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In the TOP 20 for five consecutive years

by Lynn Whittaker NOT for the first time, the team at Torrevieja Hospital have picked up an award for their excellent service.

On this occasion, the hospital has once again been placed in the prestigious TOP 20 list that is a yearly ranking of the very best private and public hospitals throughout Spain.

At a ceremony held in Madrid, Torrevieja Hospital – manager Ribera Salud – was presented with a special award to acknowledge the wonderful feat of being in the TOP 20 for five years in a row. Such an award has only been given to four other hospitals in Spain and continues to highlight and confirm what both patients and officials

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say about the excellent service offered by the facility.

The TOP 20 is put together by two committees consisting of doctors, administrators and clinicians aimed at encouraging improvements to the provision of health in the country; in the case of Torrevieja Hospital, it was highly ranked across every area where it was examined.

Representatives of the hospital – which has just completed 11 years of service in the community WINNERS: - said that they were “delighted” Torrevieja Hospital to be in the prestigious list once celebrates again and saw the award as rectheir ognition of the commitment of consistent its staff and the benefits of pubhigh lic-private collaboration. position

Inside this week...

Homeless people to be moved into housing projects

Photo credit Hospital de Torrevieja

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British Empire Medals awarded for ‘outstanding dedication’ HER MAJESTY’S Ambassador to Spain has presented British Empire Medals (BEM) to two British residents in Alicante.

The honours were part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List announced during June this year and the proud recipients were Sylvia Tatnell and Annette English.

Sylvia Tatnell, resident in Teulada-Moraira, has been awarded the BEM for her services to British residents and the wider community in Alicante, where she was a local councillor for 25 years and Head of Social Services. Mrs Tatnell also supports local charities in the area to help the most vulnerable residents.

She said: “I am overwhelmed with this. I decided to go into politics twenty five years ago, because I felt I could be of help to fellow British residents in Spain. I am deeply honoured to have received this award, which is a fantastic encouragement to continue assisting people in need” The other recipient, Annette English from Alicante

Photo credit Alicante Studios

by Glen Scott

COMMUNITY: HMA Simon Manley (left) presents the BEM to Annette English was awarded her BEM for her services to child welfare. Mrs English has dedicated her retirement to improving the conditions of the Elche Children’s Care Home, close to where she lives.

Annette said: “I feel very honoured to have received this award. Fundraising for the children keeps me active and I receive so much back from them! I want to give a special mention to my husband, Dave, without whose

support none of this would have been possible. Never would I have imagined I would be receiving an award from the Queen.”

Speaking after the award ceremonies, Ambassador Simon Manley said, “I was delighted to present these two honours to Sylvia and Annette this week, for their work in Alicante. Their outstanding dedication and commitment to making others’ lives better are an inspiration.”

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Snowploughs on the way

by Ray Chadwick THANKS to the help and assistance from central government, the Murcia region has been promised enough resources and equipment to enable them to cope with winter weather conditions.

As part of the 2017 / 2018 Winter Road Plan, thirteen snow ploughs and 375,000 litres of brine will be available to take care of the region’s roads over the next few months.

Government delegate, Francisco Bernabé, and the Minister of the Presidency and Development, Pedro Rivera presented the plans that will guarantee safe conditions on the 578 kilometres of State controlled roads and the other 3,000 kilometres of highways in Murcia.

Facilities exist in the Murcia region to

store 240,000 litres of brine and 1,000 tons of salt, and also allow for the quick deployment of 230 members of the traffic division of the Guardia Civil and 110 other municipal workers.

During the same period last year, 3,612 kilometres of roads was covered using 292,833 litres of brine and 320 tons of salt.

“Working together for all eventualities and emergencies is our priority. We are prepared,” said Bernabé.

Common salt has traditionally been used as an anti-icing treatment on roads but in recent years that has slowly been replaced by brine – very concentrated solutions of salt – which ‘stick’ to the road surface better and doesn’t get thrown up and around by passing traffic as salt would and thus lose its effectiveness.

PREPARED: Murcia region has 13 snowploughs at its disposal

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New equipment makes drug detection easier LOCAL Police based in Torrevieja have begun using a special kit at a number of checkpoints to measure levels of drugs taken by drivers.

The specialist equipment comprises of a device for checking the levels of both alcohol and drugs, kits for collecting samples that can be sent off for analysis, and a fridge for keeping the evidence in such a way as to not affect the condition of the samples that may be used in bringing offenders to justice.

The machines can detect the presence of all kinds of drugs - hashish, cocaine, heroin, modern ‘designer drugs’ (amphetamines, methamphetamines) and general medication – and according to the law, only officers that have been on a training course are able to carry out the tests. So far, 10 have completed the course and a further six will be undertaking it soon.

Before being tested for drugs, drivers will at first be breathalysed as is the normal practice; fines for driving with drugs in the system can be up to €1,000 although the main aims and objectives of the tests is to guarantee road safety

and prevent accidents.

The new tests will feature two phases. The first will see a cotton bud placed into the mouth until a sufficient amount of saliva is obtained. The swab is then put into the testing device and will produce a result after six minutes. A positive test then leads on to phase two.

This consists of a second saliva sample

with a special swab called Quantisal that is sent on to the official laboratory.

Analysis there will give the final result and the actual amount of narcotics discovered in the driver’s system.

Authorities in Torrevieja have announced that there will be increased checks for both alcohol and drugs over the Christmas period.

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the Guardia Civil became aware of a spate of thefts from cars all by the same method. The thief always gained entry to the cars by making a hole close to the locks which led them to believe only one person was carrying them out.

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A MAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil believed to be behind nine robberies from parked cars on public roads in Jumilla.

They also suspect that he attempted to break into a home in the municipality.

Investigations began when

Photo credit Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja

by Glenn Scott

Suspected nine car robber caught

TWO MEN and one woman were injured when two vehicles collided on the N-340, close to the exit at Cox. The front-on collision happened between a BMW and a Ford and two occupants in one of the car were uninjured. The three people taken to the Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela needed to be cut free from their car by firefighters in an operation that is understood to have taken more than three hours.

Local police trained to spot illegal foreign cars GUARDAMAR del Segura has organised a course to train local police officers in the detection of fake or expired documents being carried by owners of foreign cars in Spain. Councillor Ana Martinez explained that the objective is to discover irregularities in MOT

certificates, insurance documents, log books and payment of taxes. The course for the 30 police officers lasts for three days and they will be shown official documents from a number of countries to recognise exactly what foreign vehicles should be carrying.

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Council demands safer road layout

No-one should be living on the street

Homeless people to be moved into housing projects

by Steve Collins MORE than 200 volunteers have toured the streets of Alicante to learn about the reality of homelessness in the city.

The initiative was carried out with collaboration of several organisations that form a network of aid to the group REAPSHA and part of an overall European campaign to raise awareness of the problem.

Part of the reason for the study is to find those who will be the first to enter 10 new housing projects aimed at the homeless and most vulnerable in society.

The information that has been collected thanks to the volunteers over the course of two days and nights will affect the future measures taken to improve the lives of those most affected, and to completely eradicated homelessness by 2020.

A council spokesperson said: “We are working on having 10 houses in Alicante city for the homeless and is a new programme that will complement the work we do with local reception centres.” The houses, located throughout the city, will soon be inhabited by some of the most vulnerable homeless people, particularly those with mental health issues, alcohol or drug addictions, and have spent more than a year living rough in the streets.

CREVILLENTE city council has asked the central government ministry responsible for roads to improve the layout of the N-340 as it enters their municipality.

The calls come following a fatal accident at that point in May this year and requests that the section between the Moscardó petrol station and Mercadonna where people make illegal left turns

is subject to more control. Crevillente is asking for barriers to be erected along that stretch of the road to make it impossible for drivers to carry out illegal manoeuvres.

At present those that turn across the centre line are taking a risk as there are two bends in the road that limit both the visibility of and reaction time to oncoming traffic.

Alleged wife-beater arrested LOCAL Police based in Murcia have arrested a 39-yearold man accused of alleged gender violence when he insulted, threatened and then beat his wife in the house in the district of Beniaján that, until a few months ago, shared with her. According to police sources, children were present when the abuse took place and the couple were at the time going through separation procedures.

Dog rescued from drain A VERY lucky dog has been reunited with its owner after being rescued by firefighters in Orihuela. Emergency services received a 112 call from concerned locals on Tuesday morning after hearing what they thought was a

dog barking...but inside a drainpipe! Their worries were proved right as when the fire service arrived they were able to find a dog trapped at least five metres down and unable to get out due to the bends in the drain.

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Crisis for Tasha

Tasha before

White House asks for more details of her case.

by Staff Reporter TASHA LYNCH is a one in a million girl. Not only is she suffering from one of the world’s rarest conditions, she spends most of her free time thinking of others – when not needing regular or emergency hospital treatment – contacting and encouraging people, many of whom are complete strangers, not to give up with their debilitating and life threatening conditions. As her devoted father Andy told RTN: “Even though she can be very poorly in a hospital bed, she feels as though she’s taking up a space that someone else can use.”

Tasha, now 24-years-old, was struck down by four separate life threatening conditions and her father, with the help of the local community has been supporting the ‘Tasha Appeal’ for some time. Through a series of fund raising events taking place up and down the Costa Blanca and a dedicated internet site, Andy Lynch is desperately trying to raise a total

of over €200,000 to get his daughter to the USA for specialist treatment for her rare mitochondrial disease.

“It’s a ridiculously rare condition that Tasha has”, said Andy, “and is more or less the same condition as the young baby Charlie Gard suffered from who tragically lost his fight for life this summer.” The case of baby Charlie made the world news, and those fighting for Tasha are hoping for similar awareness of her illness, especially as The White House has taken notice of a Tweet sent to President Donald Trump and have asked for details of her case.

However, the fund raising has become top priority for Andy and Tasha as her condition is deteriorating quickly and if Andy doesn’t raise the money soon, her condition will be too far gone to be reversed. Tasha isn’t eligible for UK benefits as she is not a UK resident. She has applied for help from the Spanish Social Security Department and has been waiting for two years for a definitive answer.

While it is hoped her official situa-

tion can be resolved, the fund raising must continue.

The disease has struck Tasha in such a devastating way that she is currently paralysed from the waist down, unable to breathe unaided and relies on a ventilator and tracheotomy, 24 hours a day. She is unable to swallow, and is fed through a tube. Blind in her left eye and light sensitive in her right eye, Tasha is even unable to support her own head unaided.

Fund raising has being coordinated by the Orihuela Costa Community Care Association who, as Andy said, are “doing a fantastic job” on his and Tasha’s behalf and have also made contact with politicians in both Spain and the UK. A number of dedicated fund raising events are being held leading up to Christmas, and you can read full details of them in next week’s RTN.

Tasha after

FIGHTER: More than €200,000 needed for vital treatment in the USA

If you’d like to donate to the Tasha Appeal and see the total raised so far, go to https://www.gofundme.com/ w48en-tashas-mitochondrial-treatment

‘Underground city’ discovered by radar AN underground city is believed to have been discovered in Santa Pola.

The find was made thanks to the latest in 3D radar technology that investigated the street market area of the municipality close to the cemetery and the settlement could date back to any-

where between the 1st and 5th century. It was found by the members of the Geodetection Unit of Historical Heritage of the University of Cádiz and the Department of Archeology of the University of Alicante (UA) when they scanned the area with the 3D radar.

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Neighbourhood Watch welcomes its new president

Targeted work opportunities...but only for six months BETWEEN now and December 20, the municipality of Orihuela will be hiring 45 new members of staff; a mixture of the over 30s and the long-term unemployed.

Following two subsidies from SERVEF totalling €515,000, the hiring of a number of people can get underway.

The jobs needing to be filled include administrative officers and assistants, cleaning staff, caretakers, locksmiths, electricians, plumbers and various other technicians, particularly

those that have specialism in agriculture.

Employment Councillor in Orihuela, Victor Valverde, explained that it will be the SERVEF employment service that will carry out these contracts and source the people required to fill the posts from their database.

Therefore it’s very important that people registered have an updated profile on the SERVEF system.

Those taken on to fill the positions available will only be on a six month contract from December 20.

City aiming to catch fishermen of the future

AN initiative has been set up in Cartagena to encourage more people to consider a future in the local fishing industry. This will involve a series of visits and tours.

Patron of the Cartagena Fishermen’s Association, Bartolomé Navarro, said about the project that, “it’s about citizens being able to see at first-hand how people work at sea, watching the catches being unloaded and how the selling process functions. There will also be opportunities to taste some of the fish too.” The original idea of such tours, to also include some of the ancient sites of Cartagena, was first put forward some years ago.

Photo credit Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja

VIGILANCE: Neighbourhood Watch welcomes Torrevieja officials

by Lynn Whittaker THE urbanisations of San Luis, La Siesta and El Chaparral have a new Neighbourhood Watch president. In his first official act, Doug Allen chaired a meeting of residents that was attended by Torrevieja’s Councillor for International Residents, Carmen Morate, the Director of the Overseas Residents office, Carlos González, and a representative of the local police.

The new president informed all the residents of the rights and obligations of the members of Neighbourhood Watch, particularly the need to alert the correct authorities should they experience or witness any issues on their urbanisations.

Councillor Carmen Morate said that one of the principle concerns of the residents was the growing bad practice of those that dump their garden cuttings and other large items in and around the

general rubbish containers.

The group also agreed on greater coordination in reporting those that are breaking the law, not just with rubbish and recycling issues but with vehicle offences, and without putting themselves at risk.

The next meeting of the Neighbourhood Watch will be on Monday January 29 at 4.30pm, held at the Casa Ventura, San Luis.

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‘Drunk driver’ let off

Ham and chocolate shoplifter detained

by Lynn Whittaker A MAN has been acquitted on a charge of drunk driving even though he was drunk and in control of his car.

The man was let off by the judge because when he was drunk he was only planning to move his car...at the request of the police.

The man was originally convicted for the offence of driving under the influence of alcohol back in January 2017 in Murcia; but the man appealed against the sentence which saw him fined €6 a day for a period of eight months – approximately €1,500 – and banned from driving for 18 months.

The incident began when the car belonging to the acquitted man was found parked in a disabled parking bay in Plaza Condestable in the city centre of Murcia and without an official per-

ACQUITTED: Drunken man only behind the wheel at the request of police mit to do so.

A local policeman then saw the driver and asked him to remove his car... and as soon as he did the police officer noticed the man showing signs of being drunk – a combination of the way, he walked, talked and smelt – and pro-

ceeded to give the man two breath tests which he failed.

The man was let off because there was no evidence that he was actually drunk when driving his car before he was asked to move his vehicle parked illegally by the police.

Five years prison sought in captive case

A TRIAL is underway at the Provincial Court in Alicante in which six people are accused of holding a man against his will. The man was held in his home in Torrevieja for 13 days back in 2016; three of the six on trial are also accused of attacking their captive.

The original incident

that has led to the trial happened during last year when the victim allowed two of the accused – a man and a woman – to live with him in his house on a temporary arrangement.

However, the arrangement didn’t work out and after a few days the man told them they had to pack up and

leave; but they refused and responded by holding him captive in one of the rooms.

In total, he had to endure 13 days and was continually guarded by the couple and even one of the other accused took turns. All three of them allegedly hit the victim on a number of occasions

where, among other injuries he suffered a broken rib.

Prosecutors are asking for a prison sentence of five years for each of the accused for the crime of illegal detention and an extra 18 months for three of the accused for the physical injuries they caused.

OFFICERS of the National Police in Elche have arrested a man for stealing chocolate and ham from a supermarket.

It’s understood that the man lives on the street, without any documentation, and simply took the packets and bars of food to eat for himself. He was apprehended by the police during a routine patrol in Calle Mallorca, in the Altabix area of the city, when their attention was caught by a man hiding among parked cars. He was asked for ID but failed to produce any and during a frisking the police found several packets of Serrano ham and a bar of chocolate...some of which had already been eaten.

The man, who allegedly is without any home or money, immediately admitted that he’d stolen the products from a nearby supermarket.

Police then visited the store where it was confirmed that the man detained had been in the supermarket earlier had left without going through the checkouts.

After checking via the bar codes that the products did actually belong to the store, the police requested a price ticket to confirm the value of the shoplifted products...€24.34. Some of the packets of ham could be returned as they were unopened so the actual value of the stolen goods was less.

However, due the man having a criminal record for other minor robberies in the past, he was arrested and will be brought in front of the courts. Such cases usually attract a fine of €60.

If the accused can prove that he’s insolvent and does indeed live on the street, he could escape a fine. So far, the supermarket concerned hasn’t registered a complaint for the stolen items, and so it will be down to the court to decide whether what was stolen was for consumption or would be sold on for financial gain given his personal circumstances.

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FOUR people have been arrested following an operation to dismantle an alleged drug selling gang in Alicante.

Officers were aware of the same place in the northern part of Alicante being used to sell the illegal substances – in this case cocaine – and they set up an operation to monitor the area. They managed to seize 250 grams of cocaine on this occasion which was a continuation of a previous exercise in which two kilos of the narcotic was discovered.

The operation began following an investigation that began in August when the first two kilos were found and this led police to a similar network of distribution and selling. Eventually, they were able to link both operations and were able to firstly identify and then locate every member of the organisation.

Homes were raided during a planned operation which culminated in the arrest of the four gang members who are aged between 26 and 47-years-old.

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UNDETERRED: Car park will be used as before

Car park ‘attendant’ violence

by Steve Collins A WOMAN from Murcia has suffered a number of violent threats at the hands of an opportunist car park attendant.

Many people have suffered a similar experience over many years. People drive into a number of large, free parking spaces and are often shown into a space by someone who then expects to be paid for their help.

But they are not officials and only do what they do as a form of begging.

However, one woman has had a particularly nasty experience which she shared through social media recently with one of the ‘attendants’ in the city.

“I go and park in the same car park every week when I go to visit my parents and I never give them any money. Sometimes they say something to me, but last time it got out of hand,” she said.

As she pointed out on Facebook: “I was threatened by this man when I was inside my car, then began to hit the car, swearing at me and trying to force me out of the car. He knows me from previous visits that I’ve never previously yielded to his verbal threats and also knows that he won’t get a single cent out of me.”

The woman pointed out that she called the police who arrived some 15 minutes later. In the meantime, she had told the ‘attendant’ that she’d recorded him at which he got scared and fled the scene. Police soon identified him as being well-known to them...however, as they informed the woman, there is nothing they can do as no law is being broken.

She says that she will continue to park in the same place and will not be intimidated.

“Until the authorities receive several complaints and the courts issue a restraining order or a by-law is put into place, this situation will not be resolved.”

Man dies instantly from fifth floor fall A 55-YEAR-OLD man has died after falling from a fifth-floor building in Murcia. Emergency services were called to the scene at the Cabezo Cortado industrial estate where the victim was working on the Disco Pub. Paramedics arriving following the alert did their best to revive the man but without success as he’d probably died instantly as he hit the ground below.

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Piggies in the fiddle

Prison sentences sought for bank fraudsters PROSECUTORS at the Provincial Court in La Manga have asked for prison sentences of five years for six people accused of defrauding English people who were looking to buy property in La Manga. Two bank employees and four others have been accused of the misappropriation of €17,000,000 intended to be used as loans for the purchase and reformation of houses. There were 327 mortgage loans affected; in addition there was €1,000,000 connected with 99 personal loans. All the alleged offences took place between 2005 and 2007.

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Animal by-laws overwhelmingly approved ALMORADÍ City Counc� cil has passed a resolution with the approval off all councillors to draft a new by-law to end the putting down of animals that come under their responsibility and care. The regulation is intended to update the one that has been in force since 1998. It will also regulate the control and sterilisation of cat coloc

nies and how abandoned animals are collected and subsequently homed and protected. It also intends to limit the number of anic mals permitted to be kept in private homes and to sanction owners that allow their pets to continually stay on patios and balcoc nies. The use of animals in shows and fiestas will also be reviewed.

STORE: Location of most of the stolen goods recovered

by Glenn Scott OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil have apprehended two people accused of a number of robberies from farms.

The detained were arrested in Almoradi and Orihuela and suspected of being behind nine crimes of robbery with force and driving infringements. The case that stands out the most is of the

12 stolen piglets found in one of the cars that were stopped during the investigations.

The two men are 25 and 30-years-old, and the 25-year-old was also charged with driving the vehicles involved in the robberies, without a licence, and not having any identification documents.

He has already been sent to prison.

During investigations, the Guardia Civil

noticed a similar pattern for the robberies which saw them locating targets during the day, and after stealing a vehicle moments beforehand carried out the thefts at night. Once inside the farm premises, they stole mainly agricultural machinery, tools, copper wiring and oil drums...and on one occasion 12 piglets weighing 20 kilos each. The value of the stolen goods amounted to more than €7,500.

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Cruise forum highlights passenger growth CARTAGENA has hosted the ‘2017 Cruise Forum’ which has highlighted the growth of the numbers of cruise passengers to the city. More than 200 professionals connected to the cruise and tourism sector were in attendance.

Passenger arrivals have grown by 20 per cent of the past two years alone and since 2008 have increased from 35,000 annually to the current level of 230,000.

Director of the Port Authority, Antonio Sevilla, was the driving force behind this conference and in his speech indicated that, “the port of Cartagena is a fundamental part of the Murcia region’s infrastructure that benefits the citizens enormously, and its development has a great social and economic impact.”

Last year cruise passengers accounted for almost 19 per cent of foreign tourism that arrived in the region. A total of 187,000 tourists from the 120 cruises that docked in Cartagena included mainly British (50 per cent) and Americans (25%). These were followed by the Germans, Italians and French, and such has been the growth of tour-

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by Ray Chadwick

CARTAGENA: Passenger arrivals due to surpass last year’s levels ism that Cartagena is now eighth in the list of Spanish cruise ports.

Forecasts for this year see the 2016 figures being surpassed with a pre-

dicted 230,000 passengers from 150 ships...a year-on-year growth of 24.3 per cent. To date, 143 cruise ships have docked containing 218,000 tourists.

Do the belly, belly shake!

JUST recently, a group of up to 20 ladies who attend the Torrevieja U3A Group took part in a six-week taster course to learn about the ancient art of Egyptian and Turkish Belly Dancing.

The course was a great success, so much so, that another course is expected to be run in the early part of the New Year.

Belly dancing, despite Hollywood’s efforts to portray the subject as entertainment for men, was apparently never intended to be performed for the pleasure of the male population but was intended to simply be a beneficial and safe form of exercise for ladies of all ages, shapes and sizes.

Do you have a skill or pastime that you feel you could demonstrate and would be of interest to others? In which case you’ll be more than welcome to come along and present those talents to the U3A membership. It can be a one-off experience or a short or long term course.

The Torrevieja U3A are always on the lookout for new and interesting subjects for their members to take part in, so if you are interested, please contact the Group Co-ordinator.

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State aid toward electric cars

by Steve Collins

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ON CHARGE: Up to €20,000 towards electric vehicles

PEOPLE living in the Murcia region will be able to qualify for a grant for up to €20,000 towards the purchase of electric vehicles.

The initiative has come from central government but the plan is for both regional and local authorities to add to the amount of subsidy that will come into force over the next few days.

Deputy spokesman of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Congress of Deputies, Theodore Garcia, said the approval of the MOVALT Plan, “...is an opportunity that helps accelerate the expansion of sustainable, alternative and efficient mobility. Residents in Murcia can receive up to €20,000 in aid for the purpose of buying an electric vehicle.”

The Buffs shine with a generous donation

Maureen Payne, President of the Southern Costa Blanca branch of Age Concern, has gratefully accepted a cheque for €1,613 from the RAOB Patience Lodge...better known as The Buffs.

Jim Joyner (Treasurer), Dave Tonge (Secretary), Roy Wilce (Registrar) and Bill Clyes presented the cheque, and as Jim Joyner said: “It gives us a lot of pleasure

donating money to Age Concern. We know that the money is always wisely used for all the services this branch offers for people in need of help” On this occasion, a portion of the money raised went towards a fabulous day trip to Moraira that included a superb lunch.

After the presentation, the Buffs en-

joyed a cup of tea in the newly refurbished centre and mingled with volunteers and friends of Age Concern at their daily pop-in coffee morning that is open to everyone.

For any information required regarding any of the services provided by Age Concern, call 966 786 887, Monday to Friday between 10am and 1.30pm.

The objective of the plan is to increase the fleet of vehicles powered by alternative forms of energy and thus reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other polluting gases.

“This will also reduce the dependence on oil for Spain as a whole and the region in particular,” said Garcia.

Once the initiative is published in the Official State Bulletin (BOE), €20 million will be allocated and will range between €500 and €18,000 depending on the category of the vehicle purchased.

On top of this state aid, the regional community and the local council can increase the subsidy and also develop the number of recharging points, which is estimated to cost €15 million.

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The best since sliced bread...

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TOP BAKE: Will Alicante bakery be given their day?

by Lynn Whittaker A BAKERY in Alicante has been selected as one of the best in Spain.

The Better Pan Bakery, run by Ramón Maciá and located in the Plaza Alcalde Agatángelo Soler on the Gran Vía, is the only Alicante bakery included in the Ruta Española del Buen Pan 2017 (Spanish route of good bread), an initiative organisations looking at the quality of bread.

An overall total of 83 bakeries from across Spain have been designated as being the best in the country, and among them are six in the Valencian Community of which three are

in the city of Valencai, one in Castellón and the Better Pan Bakery in Alicante.

Six months ago, those behind the list decided to start touring around Spain to find the locations of the best bakeries in the country.

They visited them one by one accompanied by some the top professionals in the sector and carried out a series of ‘anonymous’ tastings. More than 400 bakeries were visited and the final list of 83 was whittled down from an original line up of the best 150.

The winners will be announced soon and the top 80 on the list had to be expanded to include those bakeries that emerged from the tests with the same score.

Torrevieja Christian Fellowship Carol Service

THE Torrevieja Christian Fellowship (TCF) is holding their annual Carol Service at the TCF, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68 in Torrevieja.

It’s taking place on Sunday December 17 at 10.30am and everyone is welcome. Why not bring along your family, friends and neighbours and as well as enjoying the carols and singing along, you can enjoy a mince pie served afterwards in the coffee lounge.

Royal Naval Association Torrevieja Branch MORE than fifty Shipmates from the Torrevieja branch of The Royal Naval Association met at Restaurante Doña Isabel in San Miguel de Salinas at the end of November. Diego and his staff did them proud as always with an excellent three course lunch washed down with some rather good wine. Earlier in the month several of the members attended the Armistice Day service at La Siesta Church followed by a buffet at Hoggies Bar, and in December there is the Christmas party to look forward to.

If you would like to join this very friendly and sociable crew please call Chairman Paul Edwards on 618 644 934, Vice Chairman Danny Kay on 96 671 6274 or Secretary Margaret

Forshaw on 96 692 1996. Remember, you don’t have to have served in The Royal Navy to become a member of this Association.

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News from around Europe NETHERLANDS

Lost and found Rail company NS has declared this week ‘lost cuddly toy week’ in an effort to unite toys lost on the train and at stations with their owners. Its aim is to return at least five creatures from ‘a complete zoo of lost cuddly toys’ before Sinterklaas brings new ones.

Please prosecute Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell played a part in a ‘brutal campaign’ by the Nigerian security forces to silence protests in the oil-producing Niger Delta region in the 1990s, ac-

cording to a new report

by Amnesty International.

The human rights group is calling on governments to investigate Shell’s potential involvement with ‘a view to prosecution’.

First come, first served On a trial until December 11, Schiphol airport is allowing some passengers travelling within the Schengen open border zone to book a time slot to go through security controls. Passengers can reserve a 15-minute slot using the airport app if their flights are between 10.00am and 1.30pm.

Hidden talent?

The Dutch national centre for war and genocide studies NIOD has confirmed that a painting it acquired from an anonymous donor is an original watercolour

by Adolf Hitler.

Are you there?

Russia lost contact with a crucial satellite just hours after it was launched into space on Tuesday morning. The Meteor M2-1 was supposed to detach from the rocket carrying it soon after it launched.

But it failed to do so and the space agency lost contact with it.

Justice served A man who posted a racist message on Facebook in response to a demonstration against Zwarte Piet has been ordered to carry out 40 hours’ unpaid work.

The 31-year-old man from Lelystad said protesters at the welcoming parade in 2015 should be ‘put to work again as slaves’.

I’m off Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic, said he is ready to step down, leaving it to the Kremlin to choose his successor whilst President Vladimir Putin, 65, is expected to announce he will run for his fourth term in elections due in March.

FRANCE Power to the President President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to ban the use of controversial weed killer glyphosate within three years, despite the EU voting to renew its license for a further five years on Monday.

Tiger shot dead An escaped circus tiger was shot dead by its handler in the middle of a Paris district about a mile from the Eiffel Tower last Friday. Witnesses told the French press the animal was shot two or three times before it collapsed.

Suitable sentence?

A French teacher was handed an 18month suspended sentence on Monday for having sex with a 14-year-old pupil. The 31-

year-old maths teacher had an affair with the girl for several months this year after they struck up a conversation on Instagram.

Not on France's biggest secondary teachers' union has called for strikes on Monday at 500 French schools in foreign countries in protest at planned cuts to budgets and staffing.

Jo Cox honoured Murdered British MP Jo Cox has joined war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill as one of the few British politicians to have been bestowed the honour of having a French street named after her. The town of Avallon in Burgundy has honoured the Labour MP.

ICELAND Freezing times TEMPERATURES went down to -18 C in central Iceland last night and will continue to drop. The Iceland Met Office says that it's not unlikely that the temperature will beat the record for this time of year - Möðrudalur in the North central highlands in 1978 at -24.2 C. Eruption warnings AN EVACUATION plan for the Öræfajökull volcano has been published by the Department of Civil Protection in light of increased activity in recent days. If volcanic ash starts falling, people are instructed to seek shelter

in the nearest building and follow further instructions when they are issued.

Feline good about it THE FIRST cat café is set to open before Christmas in the Reykjavik city centre aptly called Kattakaffihúsið. New governmental regulations now allow restaurant owners in Iceland to decide for themselves whether or not animals are allowed there as long as health guidelines are respected.

Child car attack TWO MEN in their twenties were arrested in the city centre of

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Reykjavik on suspicion of attacking a four-year-old boy sitting in the back of a car that his mother was driving. According to the Reykjavik Metropolitan Police the men were in a drug-induced state and resisted arrest.

Is it an alien?

LOCALS OF Breiðdalsvík in East Iceland wondered if the aliens were actually coming when they were surprised by strange lights shooting across the sky. According to the University of Iceland science department this was most probably a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere.

Humiliating and insulting A court in St Petersburg has sentenced a man to two years in a penal colony for insulting high-ranking Russian officials on

social media. He was found guilty of writing a post on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte that “contained text of humiliating and insulting nature towards high-placed officials”.

Not big, not clever A Russian Su-30 fighter jet made an “unsafe” intercept of a US P-8A Poseidon aircraft Saturday while it was flying over the Black Sea. “The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and did nothing to provoke this Russian behaviour,” the Pentagon said.

Approaching deadline Facebook has agreed to hand over information showing the reach of Russian-backed postings during the Brexit referendum by early December, according to the House of Commons media watchdog.

SCANDINAVIA Wolf cull THE ADMINISTRATIVE court in Luleå has said that 22 wolves in defined areas of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Värmland, Västmanland and Örebro may be shot during the winter hunt, rejecting appeals against the cull.

The hunt will take place between January 2nd and February 15th next year.

Poor air quality AUTHORITIES in Bergen are considering drastic measures should air quality in the city this week become as poor as forecasts suggest.

Should meteorologists’ predictions become reality, motorists in the

city could face a fivefold increase in road tolls from 45 to 225 kroner.

Tops for tax takes A NEW survey from the OECD economic think tank puts Denmark at the top of all the countries included. When income taxes, social security contributions, taxes on property, goods and services are all added together they account for 45.9 percent of Denmark's overall earnings in 2016.

Cricket teas FAZER announced it will bring insect-based bread

to the shelves of grocery shops in Helsinki.

Loaves of freshly baked bread made partly of cricket flour at Fazer’s in-store bakery in Prisma Kaari Kannelmäki, became available at a total of eleven outlets.

100 years and counting THE CENTENARY of Finland’s independence culminates on Finland’s Independence Day, December 6, 2017. The climax of the centenary will be a joint effort, and the program will be rich and memorable.

The celebrations will take place in more than 100 countries on all the continents.

GERMANY Should be amusing...

A SCRAPBOOK of mementoes of Queen Victoria’s childhood collected by her German governess, including lockets of her hair and fabric from her wedding dress, is to be auctioned in Berlin. Baroness Louise Lehzen gathered the items during the 21 years she spent at Victoria’s side.

Fresh in the memory A GROUP of activists unveiled a replica of Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial secretly erected outside the home of a far-right AfD politician who says Germans should stop atoning for Nazi guilt. They said it wanted to send a daily reminder of the horrors that led to six million deaths.

Beatle diary thief GERMAN police have arrested a 58-yearold man in Berlin on suspicion of handling stolen items from John Lennon’s estate,

including the late Beatle’s diaries.

The items were stolen from Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono in New York in 2006 and have been seized as evidence.

Workers e-travel AS PART of a testing phase for Deutsche Bahn's (DB) new shuttle service, Frankfurt employees at the company will be able to call so-called "eTuk Tuks" using an app to take them to locations around the city. A fleet of 13 electric vehicles is hitting the streets.

No police charges THE AUGSBURG Regional Court has ruled that no charges can be brought against the patrol officers who were on duty when a young woman died in a car crash in the summer of 2015. "An unforeseeable string of unfortunate circumstances" had led to the officers failing to find the young woman.

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SAMM Cruising Group’s autumn lunch

Santa arrived at the Age Concern Fair

by Glenn Scott TWENTY TWO members of the SAMM Cruising and Independent Group enjoyed the social side to their activities recently at their autumn lunch get together. This year it was held at Asador Los Naranjos in Pilar de la Horadada and organised by group coordinator Heather Bell.

What, you may ask, is the Cruising and Independent Group? It’s a section within SAMM, the Sailing Association Mar Menor, comprising the owners of larger yachts and power boats who offer opportunities to other SAMM members to get out onto the water as their crew and those SAMM members who are not in one of the various boat-share groups.

The larger boats vary in size from 10 to 12 meters and are moored in various marinas along the Costa Calida. In addition to regular day sails in their local vicinity, group boats also often go on longer trips along the Spanish coast or to the Balearic Islands, either singly or in company with other boats in the group as each owner’s time permits.

Group enjoying their Autumn get together Non-sailors are welcome as crew and are encouraged to help manage the boat and take the helm to enhance their experience but, if they just want to chill out as passengers that’s OK too.

Everybody can also enjoy the many activities organised by the SAMM social

committee throughout the year such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day dinner dances, the three-day Spring Bash at a local hotel, walks and bike rides.

Full details of everything connected with SAMM can be found on their web site www.sailingmarmenor.com

LAST Saturday, Santa Claus was in town at the fantastic Christmas Fair at the Age Concern centre in La Siesta.

He was ably assisted by all his little helpers, those being the faithful volunteers who manned the stalls selling Christmas gifts, jewellery, clothes, bric-a brac, tombola and much, much more.

Everyone enjoyed a welcome cup of tea and a mince pie for just €1. One of the highlights of the morning was the raffle being drawn and the lucky winner won a threeday trip for two to Valencia.

Although the weather was a little dull and overcast, more than 300 people turned out and got straight into the Christmas spirit and went away with an enormous spring in their step.

The Christmas Fair raised an incredible €2,717 which will go towards maintaining all the services Age Concern are renowned for, which is helping people of all nationalities over the age of 50.

President Maureen Payne said that she was highly delighted that so many people came along and donated so much money which will be wisely used, as always.

If you’d like some more information of how Age Concern could help you or someone you know, pop into the centre at Calle Paganini, La Siesta or follow them on Facebook…Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur.

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The way I see it…

Mind clinic Part Two Our bus arrived outside a nondescript long low red brick building, that I have named Stallag 1V. Morning mist clung to the ground, my breath forms a frozen cloud as it mingled with the chilled air.

The three of us were walked single file by our driver into the building, greeted by our minders.

Claire is the head honcho, then Thelma and Michelle, all were official in their appearance, however with a friendly attitude.

We were sat in comfortable arm chairs and given tea or coffee and biscuits, this was not what I expected from Stallag 1V. Thelma produced a black board in which we were asked searching questions. What day of the week is it? The date? The weather? And what year is it?

Next, we sang a song, Side

by Side, later it was to be, It’s A Long Way To Tipperary. Next a simple card game. Then when prompted we had to look at a world map and tell our minders where we were born. In

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past visits, we had played with a ball, with a number stuck to our forehead, when Thelma called out a number, you had to roll the ball to the person whose number was called corresponding to the number fixed to their forehead.

All seems rather strange to you, does it?

Earlier this year I was diagnosed with dementia, after having a disturbing series of symptoms, I was interviewed by a psychiatrist and a doctor and then by the senior consultant at the unit.

I was given a brain scan, after being injected with a dye.

Now the second brain scan has now been done at the University College Hospital for nuclear medicine in London.

So where do I go from here?

In 3 months, I will see the consultant again, the results of that last scan, showed that I will likely have Alzheimer’s/ Dementia/ Lewy bodies, (Lewy bodies is a form of Parkinson’s decease), why likely? The

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Us - the Thursday Boys as we call ourselves - attend a mind clinic every Thursday morning, when else!

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picked up in a bus and taken to the Mental Health Centre at Epping Hospital, Essex.

I jest! It’s my warped sense of humour Stallag 1V in truth it is a warm friendly place, with a great staff.

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The write way up Everyone has a book inside them and sadly this is where it usually stays. As Richard Bach says, ‘a professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.’

Writing a book is a challenge but by way of letters and emails most people have already written enough to complete several paperbacks.

As with learning any new skill there’s a formula for success. Using advice given or learned I added my name to over 40 book titles and I have ghosted as many more. Your typing finger is simply a spare tongue so let your finger do the talking.

Most wannabe authors are deterred by their inability to write to retail standards. But, poor writing never discouraged successful authors like Jeffrey Archer or Stephen King. Their storyline inspirations are simply handed to a ghost writer who writes their book.

Most books are brought to publishing standards by a ghost-writer rather than the person named on the book’s cover. Many well-known authors lend their names to the works of lesser known authors. These include Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and Clive Cussler.

Clancy’s publishers say: “Tom Clancy creates the ideas for these series and the writers execute Clancy’s ideas. All are subject to his supervision.”

It helps if the writer has experience of the subject. It is not unknown for hoteliers, social workers, those employed in the sex industry, policemen and entertainers to make more money selling their life story than living it.

Biographies don’t sell but romance and erotica; dubbed mummy porn clears the shelves.

The soft porn market generates $1.44 billion each year; most buyers are women. Hot on the heels of erotica are crime novels but with sales at $728 million crime is unlikely to close the thigh gap.

Mills and Boon shrugged off its maiden aunt image by adding Cherish and Dare Romance books which are much more sexually explicit. These are described by the publishers as erotically charged and irresistibly passionate.

Size is important: The word count for romantic novels is 50,000 whilst the average paperback is likely to consist of 70 to 80k words. A sticking point for many new authors is embarrassment but if a penname is used who knows?

Will you make the Rich List? It’s a lottery but ‘if you’re not in you can’t win’. Certainly, being a published author is financially viable; a 10-day cruise would cost more than the ghostwriting and publishing fees but royalties recover some or all of one’s outlay.

These tend to be 10 to 15 per cent of the cover price, which are paid direct into one’s bank account.

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The framed posters of numerous pantomimes decorating our stairwell are a reminder as December approaches, of Christmases past and the plethora of special memories that they trigger.

Early on in our panto adventures, our sound engineer had devised a system of mini microphones in sequence that could be positioned across the apron of the stage, and up and over the proscenium arch in order to distribute the sound more evenly throughout the auditorium.

Everything seemed fine at our technical rehearsal, but the real test would come later when the theatre was packed with people.

The only adjustment the actors needed to make was to wear soft soled shoes such was the sensitivity of the apron mics.

What with audience participation and much adlibbing, our panto prompt had her work cut out; it was almost impossible to know when to intervene with an appropriate line.

The rule therefore was to look meaningfully at the prompt if the actor needed to get out of a tight spot.

Opening night. I was aware that the Dame standing beside me on stage had forgotten ‘her’ next crucial line and moreover had not remembered the prompt rule.

In panic ‘she’ muttered desperately in my ear: ‘I’ve forgotten the f^@*<?# line!’ at which point the audience fell out of their seats with shock and laughter.

The words had reverberated around the hall with perfect clarity, confirming that the system worked beautifully.

In later years we reserved the opening night for an audience of special needs children and their carers.

It was provided free, and in addition every kid re-

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LOOKING LOVELY: The pantomime dames ceived a goody bag and programme signed by members of the cast.

A Bury St Edmunds firm laid on free coaches with the drivers donating their time, and to make it a complete evening all the children were first taken to McDonald’s to get them in the party spirit.

On one occasion as the first half was coming to an end, a small boy leapt to his feet and berated one of our actors with language that would have embarrassed a Liverpool docker.

As director I was trying to placate the actor in question during the interval when I was informed that a lady was at the stage door asking to speak to me.

She was the carer of the offending boy, who it transpired suffered with Tourette’s syndrome and in his case the meatier the language the more he was enjoying himself.

I passed this information on to the relieved actor, who bounded on to the stage in the second half fervently hoping for more verbal abuse.

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Gerunds

Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

We are making progress with those wonderful things called verbs, and if you have been following these articles from the beginning you will now have a few of them under your belt. Without explaining all the ramifications, we have looked at the present tense of a number of verbs and their infinitives. To explain this differently in terms of one verb (hablar), this is what we now know about it so far: Hablar = to speak (infinitive) Hablo = I speak (first person singular) Hablas = you speak (second person singular) Habla = he or she speaks, or you speak, more polite (third person singular) Hablamos = we speak (first person plural) Hablan = they speak (third person plural).

Whatever you’ve understood of all of that is good!

For those of you who are already familiar with verb conjugation in Spanish, you will be aware that I have so far omitted one form which is the second person plural – in this case habláis. There is no particular reason for omitting this and we will include it of course once we go into more details about the present tense later on. It is a form which does not have any resonances in English, since we do not have a plu-

ral version of “you”. That makes it hard to translate, and we end up with “you two”, “you folks” “you lot” and so on.

However, we will look into all of that in more detail later on. We’re now going to look at another form which is even simpler than all of the above. Sticking for now with the verb hablar, the word in question is hablando which means “speaking.”

The proper grammar name for this form of a verb is a “gerund”, also referred to as the “present participle”, and it is broadly the equivalent of the “…ing” form in English. However, we need to be careful as it isn’t used nearly so much in Spanish as the “…ing” forms are in English. Nevertheless is quite a common type of word and also very useful and also (this is the best bit) extremely easy to work out!

We have mentioned before that all verbs can be divided into two parts – the root and the ending. Continuing with hablar – if we remove the ending – ar we are left with the root, which is therefore habl- This process is a very important one as we will need to do it for all verbs all the time, whatever else we do with them in future articles.

Now hablar is a verb that ends in – ar, and therefore follows the same simple rule as all – ar verbs, which is to change the – ar to – ando, giving us habl-ando,

Cerrando Hablamos

hablando, speaking. This same process is identical for all verbs ending in – ar.

Mirar – to look Cambiar - to change Trabajar - to work Cocinar - to cook Bailar - to dance Andar - to walk Cerrar - to close Escuchar - to listen Estar - to be

Mirando – looking Cambiando - changing Trabajando - working Cocinando - cooking Bailando - dancing Andando - walking Cerrando - closing Escuchando - listening Estando - being

This ending is different for verbs ending in – er and – ir but the good news is that these two are the same as each other. The rule is that the endings –er and –ir both change to –iendo. This gives us, for example: Correr - to run Salir - to go out

Corriendo - running Saliendo - going out

Well as you can imagine there are a lot more exciting things to say about gerunds, including (I’m afraid) just one or two simple irregular versions. Also of course we need to know when and how we can use them, but that will have to wait now until next week!

Mirar Trabajar Bailando

Saliendo

Andar Cocinando Escucha

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BBVA flogs real estate to U.S. fund SPAIN’S second largest bank BBVA said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell 80 per cent of its real estate business to U.S. fund Cerberus for €4 billion, showing how investor enthusiasm for Spanish property is reviving.

The burst property bubble in 2008 sent the country into a downturn that lasted nearly five years, causing mass unemployment and prompting a morethan 40-billion-euro bailout for the country’s banks.

Spanish economy returned to growth in 2013 and has outperformed the rest

of Europe since then, helping to revive residential construction as house prices pick up, which has started to attract foreign investors back into the market.

The BBVA real estate assets included in the deal have a gross book value of some €13 billion, the bank said in a statement.

BBVA said the whole portfolio was valued at €5 billion, with the price

involving a discount of 61.5 per cent, in line with its coverage ratio for its foreclosed assets.

The deal is the largest since Santander sold control of property worth €30 billion to U.S. investor Blackstone Group in August.

Santander sold its portfolio at a net value of €10 billion after a discount of around 66 per cent.

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ECB’s new VP will ‘probably’ be Spanish

THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB)’s vicepresident position, currently held by Vitor Constancio who has until May next year to stand down, will probably go to a Spanish candidate, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said in comments published in the Spanish press on Tuesday.

Spain has not held a position on the ECB’s executive board since 2012 after the exit of Jose Manuel Gonzalez Paramo.

“I’m convinced that the position will go to Spain,” de Guindos said.

The ECB’s executive board is charged with implementing monetary policy for the 19 member states that use the euro and consists of the president, vice president and four board members.

All executive board members are appointed for an eight-year term that cannot be renewed.

De Guindos also dismissed rumours that he was a candidate for the position of Eurogroup head, currently held by Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

De Guindos has been considered in Brussels political circles as one of the main candidates to head up Eurogroup - an informal body where the ministers of the euro area member states discuss matters relating to their shared responsibilities related to the euro.

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An Island Parish: Falklands Island Medics The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas See Hear Nigella: At My Table Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Snooker Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Celebrity Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals Peaky Blinders The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape Coronation Street I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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Childrens TV The Wright Stuff The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomney 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours Spirit of Christmas Marry Me at Christmas 5 News Neighbours 5 News Tonight All New Traffic Cops GPs: Behind Closed Doors My Son: The Serial Killer Levi Bellfield Left Me for Dead The Butcher Surgeon: Why Wasn’t He Stopped?

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Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life It’s Me or the Dog The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life 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 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Inhumans Golf’s Funniest Moments The Simpsons

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Breakfast Island Medics Homes Under the Hammer Claimed and Shamed The Sheriffs are Coming Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Armchair Detectives Escape to the Country The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas Money for Nothing Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City Love, Lies and Records BBC News BBC London News Question Time This Week

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10 best Christmas movies on Netflix It will soon be Christmas with traditional Christmas movies at the top of most peoples watch list. Some of the best are now available on Netflix, we share our top 10 below: Arthur Christmas - Epic family fun from Aardman animations.

Scrooged - Bill Murray at his festive best Jingle All The Way - Arnold Schwarznegger must get that Turbo Man action figure.

Love Actually - Romcom with an all star cast.

Happy Christmas - Starring Anna Kendrick.

The Night Before Alternate Christmas movie from Seth Rogan.

A Very Murray Christmas - Not quite a movie, but a variety show with Bill and The Muppets along with Miley Cyrus and George Clooney.

Black Mirror: White Christmas - A festive anti-

Christmas special.

Deck the Halls - Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito, in a classic Yueltide comedy.

Miracle on 34th Street - Richard Attenborough remake of the original 1947 fantasy classic.

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whats on

It’s Christmas show time for Footwork Dance TO ROUND off the year, the students of Los Montesinos based Footwork Dance, will be presenting their new exciting Christmas show ‘Kaleidoscope’ at the Casa de Cultura y Musica in Los Montesinos on Saturday and Sunday 9 and 10 December at 7.30pm. As in previous years, proceeds from the show will go to help the under privileged of Los Montesinos.

This is the 10th anniversary dance show and is bound to be a Christmas cracker, giving the students of all ages an opportunity to showcase their skills.

The show will be full of colourful costumes, new routines along with some favourites, fantastic music and exciting production. What better way can there be to start the Christmas festivities?

This year has been a very successful year for Footwork Dance, with students obtaining high marks in external exams, the introduction of Darcey Bussell’s DDmix dance sessions, the opening of a second studio in Cabo Roig, and of course not forgetting the fantastic summer show . It is because of the response from the audience after the summer show and a demand for tickets, that the Christmas show dates have been increased to two performances so not to disappoint anyone.

Tickets are €7 and are available from the Dance Studio at Calle Carlos Diez 17D, Los Montesinos, or by contacting Erica on 662 003 823.

For more information about Footwork Dance you can visit the website www.footworkdancestudios.com or the Facebook page.

From rock to classical ORIHUELA’S department for tourism are pleased to present two very different music spectaculars – one tonight (Friday) and the other tomorrow (Saturday) – for very different music tastes.

Friday December 1 – Rock Concert featuring ‘Brothers in Band’ – a tribute to Dire Straits – and held in the Teatro Circo in Orihuela beginning at 9pm.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, Halcon Viajes travel agency, FNCA, Viajes Carrefour or via the box office in the theatre. Call 96 674 0104. Further information can be obtained at www.brothersinband.com Saturday December 2 – The National Russian Ballet presents ‘El Cascanueces’ (The Nutcracker) by Tchaikovsky and directed

by Sergei Radchenko. Also staged at the Teatro Circo in Orihuela; curtain up at 8pm.

Tickets available from the theatre box office or by calling 96 674 0104.

The time of year to help ‘People in Crisis’

Joy to the world THE popular Cantabile Ladies Choir will be performing on two occasions over the next couple of weeks.

Presenting their Christmas concert – ‘Joy To The World’ – the first is today (Friday December 1) at the Centro Rural de Algorfa (The Old Railway Station) in Urbanisation Montebello, Algorfa beginning at 6pm.

The second concert will be on Thursday December 14 at 3pm at the

Los Balcones Church, Torrevieja.

Entrance to both concerts is free but there will be a voluntary collection at the end. Many of the Carols may be unfamiliar, but nevertheless all full of melody and a change from the traditional offerings at this time of the year.

The hard-working members of the Cantabile Ladies Choir look forward to your support.

TUESDAY December 12 at 7pm.

That’s another date for the preChristmas diary as Quesada Fish & Chips is the venue for a Charity Christmas Party in aid of ‘People in Crisis’ living in the municipality of Rojales. At this time of the year, more than any other, the funds raised will buy some essential food and supplies for those in most need and to bring a little Christmas cheer into their lives.

The fantastic Johnny Scott will be providing the entertainment with his usual selection of Rock N Roll and Rockabilly and much more besides.

Tickets cost €15, which includes Christmas Fayre and Cava, are available from Quesada Fish & Chips, The Post Room in Benijofar, The Card Place in Benimar and Redz Cafe Bar in Ciudad Quesada.

You can also call 692 866 536.

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health

Zinc - An important trace element Zinc is an essential trace element fulfilling many functions in the human organism. It is an important building block in the metabolic process and the natural immunity system.

Zinc is necessary for the proper function of over 200 enzymes, is involved in the release of neurotransmitter substances and plays a central role in cell division.

Zinc deficiency can manifest itself in different ways, for example in eczema, healing problems in open wounds, memory problems, low immunity, hair loss, irregularities in the nails, caries, stomach diseases and nervous problems.

Investigations confirm that, especially in the elderly, zinc deficiency is often encountered. The daily intake of zinc in this age group lies between 7 and 11 mg, which is clearly too low: recommended is an intake of 15 mg a day. A multitude of causes for widespread zinc deficiency exists. Some of them are: insufficient intake of zinc through an inadequate diet, a lowered ability to absorb zinc or an increased rate at which zinc is lost, caused by illnesses that occur more frequently in

the elderly.

Zinc can be helpful in many ways: In combination with vitamin A, zinc is an important building block for the function of the eye retina. Recent studies confirm the positive effect of zinc for age-related visual impairments caused by retinal detachment (Maculadegeneration).

Even diabetics benefit from an increased Zinc supply. Diabetics excrete more zinc via urine than non-diabetics. This can lead to a zinc deficiency and increases the risk of visual problems or poor wound healing. Moreover, the zinc contributes to the insulin function and it protects insulin from oxidation.

Zinc is essential for the immune system and contributes to the inhibition of harmful viruses activity.

Zinc is used in case the metabolism is exposed to elevated heavy metals and to detoxicate it.

Zinc is important for various hormonal functions. Especially, during puberty there is an increased zinc demand caused by

the development of sexual organs in men and women.

In case of skin disorders such as acne, dandruff, reduced wound healing can zinc be helpful, if taken in sufficient quantities.

It was found that hair loss often occurs in people with a zinc insufficiency.

Our daily zinc supply depends heavily on our diet. Liver, lentils, oysters and meat are relatively good zinc suppliers.

However, a sufficient zinc supply is difficult to achieve through a normal diet.

Especially at advanced ages when the zinc requirements increase, but the total food and zinc intake decreases.

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frequencies. He determined that these frequencies or vibrations will change depending on the state of health of the cells and organs.

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Why wait to New Year to get that weight off LOSING weight and keeping it off isn't easy, but it has many benefits.

You may only need to make small changes to your lifestyle to maintain a healthy weight.

Obesity is linked to serious health problems and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancers of the breast, colon and prostate.

Most people who are overweight can blame their excess weight on eating more calories than they burn. You can reduce your risk of weight-related health problems by losing weight through eating more healthily and doing more physical activity.

Cut down on calories by making simple healthy food swaps in your everyday diet, and increase your daily activity levels.

Many doctors now believe that when it comes to your health, your waist measurement is important.

While knowing your body mass index (BMI) is a good way to work out if you're overweight, it doesn't tell the whole story.

BMI is a measure of how healthy your weight is for your height.

You can work out what your BMI is by using a BMI healthy weight calculator. Try this one at this link: https:// www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/ Healthyweightcalculator. aspx If you have a high BMI, you're likely to be carrying extra fat, but your health could be at greater risk depending on where you store that fat.

Having a large amount of tummy fat (compared to fat around your bottom or thighs) makes you more likely to develop diabetes and heart problems.

A healthy waist circumference for men is less than 94cm (37 inches), and for women it's less than 80cm (32 inches).

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Sleeping on your side can prevent snoring

Five ways to stop snoring Snoring is often linked to lifestyle, and there are some simple changes you can make to help prevent it. Try these five self-help tips: 1. Maintain a healthy weight and diet.

Being overweight by just a few kilos can lead to snoring. Fatty tissue around your neck squeezes the airway and prevents air flowing in and out freely.

2. Try to sleep on your side rather than your back. While sleeping on your back, your tongue, chin and any excess fatty tissue under your chin can relax and squash your airway. Sleeping on your side prevents this.

3. Avoid alcohol before going to bed.

Alcohol makes your muscles relax more than usual during a normal night's sleep.

This may encourage the back of your throat to collapse as you breathe, which causes snoring.

4. Quit or cut down on smoking.

Cigarette smoke irritates the lining of your nose and throat, causing swelling and catarrh. This means airflow is decreased and you're more likely to snore.

5. Keep your nose clear, so that you breathe in through your nose rather than your mouth. If an allergy is blocking your nose, try antihistamine tablets or a nasal spray. Ask your pharmacist for advice, or see your GP, if you're affected by an allergy or any other condition that affects your nose or breathing, such as sinusitis.

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Puzzles Code Breaker

Mars actions with Saturn to bring a dynamic energy to proceedings this week. You are gifted and ready to share your expertise, but not everybody has your foresight and quick thinking. Whatever you take on may mean that you get to take it over, so be prepared for some hard work, and unexpected challenges in this busy, happy time of year!

Word Pyramid

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Mars opposes Uranus and sextiles with Mercury. This is not a time to make any decisions in haste, which you may very well regret making. Take time to tune into recent events and feel that the negative vibration was needed to take you away from the business in hand and show you, once and for all, a hidden agenda; which is what you so sincerely seek.

Time and time again you are left putting the pieces back together again, but compromise isn’t there in your vocabulary. With Venus entering midweek into Sagittarius you will feel so very differently about making a clever move.

However, actions speak louder than words ever could, especially now, and especially where you are concerned!

Be prepared for a change of plans this week, for the best of reasons! The twists and turns you will encounter really do work in your favour; and they come to fruition when Jupiter trines Neptune midweek, and you are blessed with the positive results that you were waiting for. Whilst now everything has turned out fine, further rewards are out there!

The entry of Venus brings love around you on all levels this week, and it’s just the start of a time whereby you need it most for yourself. This is by no means selfish, since you have tirelessly supported those around you who have needed your love and understanding. Now it has to be your turn to show caution to the wind and be loved too.

Saturn and Mercury combine to shower you with attention because a message sent by you has been misunderstood, and because you have a good chance to help it to blow over if you act promptly. Your intentions were meant to offer pathways of peace to deal with a tricky situation, and now this has backfired, find a quick solution.

Mars opposes Uranus and it seems that someone will not take your no as an answer. Anybody who believes in you would accept that you are unafraid to be direct and confrontational if you have to be. Find a way of getting your polite refusal being accepted as your true feelings on the matter, as only then you can say this is a job well done!

Exceptional energies have allowed you to start to believe in yourself. You can be unassuming and gracious, but what is wanted now is action, and you are best person to instigate it. Staying silent is not an option when there is so much at stake. Your planetary leader Neptune trines with lucky Jupiter and squares on the Sun... a time of pure magic!

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Word Wheel There is 1x9 letter word and 189 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!

Aspects of the past come back to you with a vengeance this week. As someone who connects well with now, you must wonder why the nostalgia is flooding back so strongly? Try looking back at something from the past which sticks in your mind, maybe start a family tree? Mercury sextiles Mars, so you get the leads, and surprises you need.

Love has many faces and it is your devotion to duties that keeps you away from examining your true emotions right now. You are rather more than you think that you are; and you are about to find this out for yourself. Take time to be amongst those who love and support you and you will find someone needs your help desperately, but is afraid to ask!

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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.

As ever you are taking on the lion’s share of responsibility this week. This is a good time to have a good hard think of what your next move should really be, as you are multitalented and maybe it’s time for a change? In the current scheme of things there are some subtle changes that could work very well into your routine, so don’t wait go for it!

Moon magic allows you to have a free reign right now.

While the cat is away the mice will play...and so you should.

This would be a great time to put your planning skills into operation, whereby you may even surprise yourself. The charge in your psychic energies shows you that there are some things just waiting now for your tender love and care.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 20 represents J and 21 represents W. 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.

Kenny’s Diary Looking forward to meeting RTN readers at the Alfaz Spiritual Foundation's Wonderful Christmas Fair on the 2nd of December. At the Bar Estacion at Alfaz spend a lovely evening doing the Christmas shopping, enjoying a mulled wine or too, tasting the barbeque, and

don't forget the hot chestnuts.

I will be doing readings, and there will also be tarot readings, Santa, and a Choir; and the whole event should go with a swing.

Kick off to an amazing start to the Christmas Season. Open 16.00 to 21.00.

For Birthday Celebrants Be a part of the shift because portents are guiding

you and advising that your energies may be required to steer the ship in the astrological year ahead. Taking

control is an option that will see you through to just where you now really want to be.

WORD fit

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

3 LETTERS BEL CAB CAR ELL GAL LAG LEG NCR OIL ORR PRO RAE RPM SST TIL 4 LETTERS ABUT

AIDE ALAI ALEC AMID BALI BELA CASE DADA DANE DELL DIRE DOLT ELLA ERIE EVEN GIRL ITCH LORE

MACE OLAV OMAN RAGE RAID REAL SAGO SEED SLAV SUNG TAME TART TEAL UCLA VEDA 5 LETTERS ALLAN AMINO

CALEB CLEAT DIEGO GHENT LAMAR LEEDS MOIRE OBESE SAMOA STAMP STARR TENET URINE USAGE UTILE 6 LETTERS AMENDE BISECT

COARSE MANAMA NATION REASON RESORT SEDATE SENILE STREAM 8 LETTERS AIRSPEED COLONIAL CORTLAND SIDEREA

More Puzzles

Cryptic

ACROSS 1 Drums, for example, could be supersonic (10) 7 Oriental ate out and had a banquet (7) 8 Greet bad weather (4) 10 I’d heard and observed (4) 11 A brave leader (8) 13 In this you may drink or drive! (6) 15 Not opening father’s new suit (6) 17 Railway station in an Australian state (8) 18 Just not dark (4) 21 Depressed sportsman (4) 22 Unusual respect for a symbol of authority (7) 23 Made an angry fuss, as Adam and Eve did (6,4) DOWN 1 Aircraft seen in tree? (5) 2 To give her less would be cruel (4) 3 Is nude ordering lingerie? (6) 4 Vessel seen earlier outside church (8) 5 Renowned actor - one appearing in musical (7) 6 Distasteful attack? (9) 9 Is not wasteful with the jam (9) 12 Mobile phones or things without any chance or success (2-6) 14 A girl, having left university, gathering lilac (7) 16 Not seen but heard in light fog? (6) 19 Continue performing in part of London? (5) 20 A goddess from another age (4)

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

Quiz 1 A scimitar (pronounced ‘simmitar’) is a: Shooting star; Sea turtle; Curved sword;

or Indian stringed instrument?

2 A rhomboid is a: Space rock; Thumb wart; Geometric shape; or Camel’s hump?

3 In the human body the cornea is in the: Ear; Eye; Heart; or Foot?

4 In the Christian Bible the third son of Adam and Eve is called: Jacob; Seth; Jesus; or Kevin?

5 Popular with children, the spotted Coccinellidae family of creatures is better known as what?

6 EMG (Electromyography), CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography), and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), are technologies for: Weather forecasting; Internet security; Human body scans; or DNA crime-profiling?

7 In 1852 American Elisha Graves Otis produced the first successful (eponymously branded) safety: Crash helmet; Seat-belt; Elevator; or Pin? 8 What is 12.5% of 8: A half; 1; 2; or 5?

9 The 1940s originating term ‘Latchkey child/kid’ refers to a child who is often: Stealing; Hiding; Losing things; or Home alone?

10 In the UK in 2016 the first completely new national daily newspaper since 1986 launched, called The New: World; Digest; Day; or Paper?

ACROSS 1 Halted (7) 5 Aroma (5) 8 Foreign (5) 9 Non-aligned (7) 10 Milan opera house (2,5) 11 Accommodate (3,2) 12 Cricketer’s “bible” (6) 14 Counting-frame(6) 18 Clever (5) 20 Raise (7) 22 Causing inconvenience (7) 23 Conked out (5) 24 Ahead of schedule (5) 25 Dashing manner (7)

DOWN 1 Lacking depth (7) 2 Leaves out (5) 3 Writer’s pseudonym (3,4) 4 Concerning teeth (6) 5 Baffle (5) 6 Haphazard (7) 7 Flowering bulb (5) 13 Shirker (7) 15 Enter forcibly (5,2) 16 Ghost (7) 17 Delayed (4,2) 18 Frighten (5) 19 Sycophant (5) 21 Savoury jelly (5)

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food & drink Vegan eggnog Nothing says Christmas like eggnog!

RTN’s vegan version uses dates, cashews and apricots, plus almond milk and brandy to reinvent this classic festive tipple.

INGREDIENTS

25g pitted dates, 25g cashew nuts, 25g dried apricots ¼ tsp mixed spice, 100ml brandy, 1 vanilla pod, seeds only, 1l sweetened almond milk, ice, to serve, nutmeg, to serve

method

Soak the dates, cashews, apricots and mixed spice in the brandy overnight.

The next day, tip the mixture into a blender and add the seeds from the vanilla pod and the almond milk. Blitz until smooth, then pour into eight tall glasses (use a sieve, if you like) with ice and grate some nutmeg on top.

PREP: 15 MINS (plus overnight soaking) SERVES 8

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method

1. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3/350ºF. 2. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and pepper in a food processor and, with the motor on, add the butter and sugar, then, slowly, the beaten eggs and runny honey, though don’t use all of this liquid if the pastry has come together before it’s used up.

3. Form 2 fat discs and put one, covered in clingfilm or in a freezer bag, in the fridge while you get started on the other.

Edible Christmas tree decorations (MAKES 35-40 BISCUITS)

4. Then dust a work surface with flour, roll out the disc, also floured, to about 5mm / ¼ inch and cut out your Christmas decorations with cutters of your choice, which could include fir-tree shapes, angels, stars, snowflakes, and so on.

5. Re-roll and cut out some more, setting aside the residue from this first disc, well covered, while you get on with rolling out the second. When you’ve got both sets of leftover clumps of dough, roll out and cut out again, and keep doing so till all the dough’s used up.

6. Now take a small icing nozzle and

use the pointy end to cut out a hole just below the top of each biscuit (through which ribbon can later be threaded).

7. Arrange the pastry shapes on the lined baking sheets and cook for about 20 minutes: it’s hard to see when they’re cooked, but you can feel; if the underside is no longer doughy, they’re ready.

Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

8. Make up the instant royal icing, beating it until it’s thick enough to be able to cover the biscuits with a justdripping blanket of white; but don’t beat it for as long as the packet says

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food & drink Spiced Mexican hot chocolate Spice up this sweet winter treat with cinnamon sticks and a splash of bourbon.

INGREDIENTS

4 cups whole milk 2 cups half-and-half 1/2 cup dulce de leche 2 cinnamon sticks 10 oz. 70 per cent dark chocolate 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt 1/2 cups bourbon

method

or you’ll have icing so thick it will need to be spread with a spatula and you won’t get such a neat outline.

9. Carefully ice the cold decorations, using a teaspoon (the tip for dripping, the back for smoothing), and scatter sparkles or sprinkles as you like. When

the icing is set, thread ribbon through the holes and hang on your tree.

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Make the biscuits up to 1 week ahead and store in an airtight container. Ice the biscuits the day before needed to allow them

plenty of time to set.

FREEZE AHEAD TIP: The raw cookie dough can be made and frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge overnight. The cooked biscuits can be made and frozen in sealable bags for up to 6 months.

Mulled wine brownies Bake a festive take on classic brownies.

Using red wine and spices like cinnamon and ginger lifts the flavour and fills the home with the aromas of Christmas.

INGREDIENTS

100g dark chocolate 150g unsalted butter 200g light brown muscovado sugar 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk 100ml red wine 50g cocoa powder 100g plain flour Pinch of nutmeg and ground cloves ¼ tsp each cinnamon and ginger

method 1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, butter and line the base of a 20cm x 20cm brownie tin with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water.

2. Mix the flour and cocoa powder together with the spices and a pinch of salt - set aside. Using an electric whisk, beat the butter and sugar together until super light and fluffy then whisk in the egg and yolk.

3. Pour in melted chocolate, wine and flour mixture and whisk until just combined.

4. Pour the batter into tin and bake for 15 mins until just set, don’t worry if there is a slight wobble in the centre, it will set up as they cool. Put into the fridge to firm up.

PREP: 10 MINS

COOK: 15 MINS

SERVES: 9

Whisk together milk, half-and-half, dulce de leche, and cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan.

Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 10 minutes.

Return mixture to a simmer over medium heat.

Gradually whisk in finely chopped 70 percent dark chocolate, whisking until melted and smooth.

Remove from heat and stir in pure vanilla extract, kosher salt, and bourbon, if desired. Discard cinnamon sticks. Serve warm.

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Making a carnivorous bog planter For a fun new twist on your typical terrarium, why not try swapping succulents for carnivorous plants?

RTN talks you through how to make this eye-catching, carnivorous bog planter in four simple steps.

Start With: • Clear container with no drainage or lid (a glass vase would be perfect!)

• Pebbles for drainage • Horticultural charcoal • Sand • Peat moss or carnivorous plant blend soil • Carnivorous plants • Distilled water Use organic products when possible to avoid chemical additives. You can find these supplies at most nurseries, hydroponic stores, or hardware stores that sell orchids.

Recommended Plants: • Bladderworts • Australian pitcher plants • Butterworts • North American pitcher plants • Venus flytrap • Sundew STEP 1: Place pebbles and charcoal in bottom of large glass container.

STEP 2: Add a layer of sand and soil.

STEP 3: Add the carnivorous plants.

STEP 4: Layer with decorative moss, bark or pebbles for the finishing touches.

A venus flytrap eats live food so no need for water How to Take Care of Your Carnivorous Bog Planter • Keep soil moist but not too soggy — a great way to check is to make sure the soil is always a dark brown color. You can fill the container so that you see a little bit of water in between the pebbles at the base, then water again once that water gets used up.

• Use distilled water whenever possible — regular tap water contains additives such as chlorine which are hard for the plants to process.

• Carnivorous plants need bright, direct light during summer (ideally from a south- or west-facing window).

• In their winter dormancy, give them low, indirect light (November through February).

• Make sure there is no lid on your container or it will have a hot car green house effect and kill the plants.

• Keep away from radiator in the winter.

• Clip off any dead leaves.

• Expect to repot every year with a new plant as the old plants outgrow the container.

Feeding Directions Carnivorous Plants DO NOT REQUIRE feeding.

They get their energy from photosynthesis like any other plant, so all they need to

survive is light and water. However, insect carnivory serves as their version of using fertilizer. So you don't need to feed your plant, but if you do, follow these tips: • Venus Flytraps consume live food. The movement of a live insect inside a closed trap tells the plant that it has captured prey rather than debris.

• First, catch a live insect. The prey should be no more than 2/3 the length of the trap.

• Optional: Place the insect in a small, closed sandwich bag and place the bag in the refrigerator or freezer long enough for the insect to stop moving/pass out from the cold, but not long enough to kill it.

• Grasp the insect with tweezers. Brush it back and forth along the inner surface of the trap and its trigger hairs until it closes. Then release your hold on the insect and pull your tweezers gently out of the closed trap.

• The insect will warm up and move around inside the trap, causing it to gradually close tighter. The trap leaf will digest the insect and re-open about a week later, leaving behind the insect's shell. Removing the shell is optional.

• Sundews can be fed either live or dead caught insects, freeze-dried bloodworms or small fish food flakes. Small crickets may also be used, but if alive, their legs and arms should be removed to prevent escape.

Place the food directly on the tentacled leaf surface. Feed one to two leaves of the sundew every week or two. You can also place them in an area with a lot of fruit flies if you notice them in your kitchen.

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Exports to the rescue for UK car manufacturing Photo credit Twitter

UK NEW car production increased in October, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 157,056 units left UK factories last month, a 3.5 per cent rise compared with the same period in 2016.

The growth was driven by exports, which rose 5.0 per cent in the month, boosted by demand for new models in overseas markets. 82.1 per cent of all UK-built cars were shipped abroad in October – the highest proportion this year – with the bulk going to our biggest trading partner, Europe.

Meanwhile, production for the UK continued to reverse, falling 2.9 per cent and making October the ninth month of decline at home this year.

28,178 cars were produced for domestic buyers, as lower business and consumer confidence, combined with confusion over government policies towards diesel, continued to dent orders. Yearto-date figures show production for the home market decreased by 6.8 per cent or almost 22,000 units. Exports have fared better, broadly stable so far in the year at 0.1 per cent, while overall output is down 1.6 per cent.

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: “It’s encouraging to see positive growth in exports this month and a slight increase in overall output.

UP AND DOWN: October showed ninth decrease of UK sales Production for British consumers, however, has continued to fall as domestic demand for new cars decreased for the ninth month this year amidst continued uncertainty over both Brexit and the government’s air quality plans. It’s important that confidence is restored to the new car market, as sales of the latest cleaner, greener cars not only address air quality concerns

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Changes to the UK driving test A NUMBER of British people in Spain often return to their homeland in order to pass their driving test. As from next Monday December 4, they will notice a few changes to the test that include some different manoeuvres and some tech based enhancements.

The changes are designed to make sure new drivers have the skills they’ll need to help them through a lifetime of safe driving, and will only apply to cars to begin with.

1. The independent driving part of the test where you drive without instructions from the examiner will increase from 10 minutes to 20 minutes...roughly half the duration of the entire test.

2. During the independent driving part of the test, most candidates will be asked to follow directions from a sat nav.

The examiner will provide the sat nav (a TomTom Start 52) and set it up. You won’t need to set the route - the examiner will do this for you. So, it doesn’t matter what make or model of sat nav you practise with.

You can’t follow directions from your own sat nav during the test - you have to use the one supplied by the examiner.

You’ll be able to ask the examiner for confirmation of where you’re going if you’re not sure. It won’t matter if you go the wrong way unless you make a fault while doing it.

One in five driving tests won’t use a sat nav. You’ll need to

Photo credit Twitter

PASS OR FAIL: No more reversing around a corner follow traffic signs instead.

3. Reversing manoeuvres will be changed. The ‘reverse around a corner’ and ‘turn-in-the-road’ manoeuvres will no longer be tested, but you should still be taught them by your instructor.

Instead, you’ll be asked to do one of the following: a) Parallel park at the side of the road

b) Park in a bay - either driving in and reversing out, or reversing in and driving out (the examiner will tell you which you have to do) c) Pull up on the right-hand side of the road, reverse for two car lengths and rejoin the traffic 4. During the test, you’ll be asked two vehicle safety questions, known as the ‘show

me, tell me’ questions.

You’ll be asked the ‘tell me’ question (where you explain how you’d carry out a safety task) at the start of your test, before you start driving and then the ‘show me’ question (where you show how you’d carry out a safety task) while you’re driving - for example, showing how to wash the windscreen using the car controls and wipers.

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VW picks up 2018 pick-up award

VOLKSWAGEN Commercial Vehicles' Amarok has won the 'International Pick-up Award 2018' (IPUA 2018). Like its predecessor in 2010, the new Amarok, now with high-torque V6 engines, has also succeeded in winning over the jury of transport journalists.

"We are very grateful to have received the IPUA 2018 and feel honoured by the decision of the international expert jury. With the new Amarok, we've once again listened to what customers want and been able to achieve more power, more torque and also better capability for deployment on any terrain. This is more than just pure luxury and lifestyle," said Dr Eckhard Scholz, Chairman of the Brand Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, at the presentation of the International Pick-up Award 2018 in Lyon. "I promise that we will continue to deliver the best

AWARD WINNER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Works hard and plays hardâ&#x20AC;? solutions for our customers in order to make their lives and day-to-day work easier," stressed Dr Scholz.

The jury rated the Amarok as the epitome of 'work hard, play hard', a core element of

the entire pick-up segment and described the Amarok as a "top pedigree workhorse". The clear

design, the fantastic feel and the finish, in short the workmanship, were specifically cited by the jury as being key factors in their decision. The size of the double cab with room for five people, the benchmark in the segment, also impressed with its modern design. The ergoComfort seats for driver and front-seat passenger, adorned with the AGR logo of the 'German Healthy Backs Society', also won over the jury, who in addition highlighted the unique eight-speed automatic transmission and broad V6 engine specification in the segment.

The second-generation Amarok with its V6 engine is a hit with customers: this year, to the end of October, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has already supplied customers with 65,200 vehicles from the Amarok range (same period last year: 57,600 units). This represents an increase of 13.2 per cent.

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Final SAMM race day for the year

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.

Australia’s cricketers comfortably won the first Ashes Test at Brisbane’s Gabba by ten wickets, scoring 328 & 173-0 against England’s 302 & 195. The second Test (a day-night game) starts tomorrow in Adelaide.

Onto football, all there were Champions League wins last week for Chelsea (4-0 v.

Karabaq), Manchester City (1-0 v. Feyenoord), Real Madrid (6-0 v. Apoel) and Tottenham (2-1 v. Dortmund). Liverpool squandered a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 in Sevilla; PSG thumped Celtic 7-1 and Manchester United, who lost 1-0 in Basle, need something from their last group game against CSKA Moscow to reach the knockout stage.

In the Europa League, Arsenal succumbed 1-0 in Koln and Everton’s lowest home crowd since 1999 - 17,431 – saw them belted 5-1 by Atalanta.

OFF WE SAIL: The start of the final race for 2017 THE FINAL race day of the SAMM Autumn Series 2017 attracted a good turnout of competitors and nine boats came to the start of the first race; five single handers and four with crews of two or more. Due to a timing error by the race officials the boats had to be recalled and re-started, the first time this has happened in many years.

Unfortunately the SW four to five knot early wind gradually faded to virtually nothing and the uneventful race, so uneventful that it looked as if one competitor had fallen asleep, had to be shortened to just two laps, which some boats took nearly two hours to complete.

By the time the 10 boats started the second race at 2.30pm the wind had gone to the forecast Easterly at five knots with some

gusts a little stronger.

As in previous weeks the lead was being contested by the dinghies led by Julian in the Topaz, Tug in a Laser 2000, John in his Quba, Norman in the Laser Radial and Di &Tom in a Gamba, with the bigger boats and the diminutive Sea Hopper bringing up the rear.

The results after handicaps were: 1st place - Julian, Topaz Duo 2nd place - Tug, Laser 2000 3rd place - John, Quba That’s five straight first’s for Julian, five seconds for Tug and 4 thirds for John in the last five races; a brilliant achievement by all of them.

The SAMM Spring 2018 Series is scheduled to begin in March.

Cadena Sunrise 10 pin league Bowling Results 22 NOVEMBER 2017 (WEEK 8) RESULT THE PHANTOMS 0 - 8

THE BANDITS 2 - 6 ALLEY GATORS 6 - 2 S***T HAPPENS 4 - 4 SUNRISE COLEGAS 6 - 2 999s 2 - 6

Pos TEAM 1 S***T HAPPENS 2 SUNRISE COLEGAS 3 GI GI’S HOOKERS 4 STRIKE FORCE 5 SOL AMIGOS 6 PIN PALS 7 999s 8 PIN PUSHERS 9 ALLEY GATORS 10 THE BANDITS 11 ALLEY CATS 12 THE PHANTOMS

PIN PALS PIN PUSHERS STRIKE FORCE SOL AMIGOS ALLEY CATS GI GI HOOKER’S

GENTS TERRY CAPON DAVE BELL

TERRY CAPON JOHN SKINNER

Apologies to Doreen Wiles.

She had last 202 week’s High 221 Game plus 515 handicap 573 with a game of 243.

PLD W D L TOTAL GMS AVE. HI-G HI-S PTS 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

22 0 20 0 20 0 19 0 18 0 17 0 17 0 16 0 15 0 14 0 14 0 0 0

10 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 32

16912 16879 16826 16481 16393 16287 16004 16066 16584 16469 16251 12480

In Germany, Dortmund, 4-0 up, drew 4-4 with Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach ended Bayern Munich’s 30-game unbeaten run, winning 2-1.

Inter Milan top Serie ‘A’ and Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with La Liga leaders Barcelona with a £625m/€700m buy-out clause! And right now, the average weekly wage for a PL footballer is £50,000.

The draw for next year’s World Cup groups takes place in Russia today (Friday) at 4pm Spanish time. England are number 3, Spain number 10.

Brazilian Robinho, ex-Manchester City, AC Milan and Real Madrid, has been gaoled for nine years after being found guilty of sexual assault in Italy in 2013.

Felipe Massa finished 10th in his 268th and final F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi last Sunday. The winner was Valterri Bottas with world champion Lewis Hamilton second.

After the race, Poland’s Robert Kubicki, seriously injured in 2010, test drove a Williams car and could return to F1 next year. And Fernando Alonso has had his first drive in a Le Mans 24-hour proto-type car.

Australian Wade Ormsby won the Hong Kong Open golf title and in tennis, France beat Belgium in the Davis Cup final.

In Rugby Union, Scotland thumped Australia by a record 53-24; England made it 14 Twickenham wins in a row by beating Samoa 48-14; Ireland defeated Argentina 2819 but Wales lost 33-12 to New Zealand.

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THIS WEEK´S TOP PERFORMERS

LADIES

HI/GAME LYNNE AILSBY 187 HI/GAME+H/CAP VAL ROWE

202 HI/SERIES JANETTE HURST 490 HI/SERIES+H/CAP JANETTE HURST 550

Manchester City, 2-1 winners at Huddersfield, are eight points clear of rivals neighbours United (lucky 1-0 victors over Brighton) at the top of the PL; Chelsea (3rd) drew 1-1 at Liverpool. Wolves lead the Championship by four points from Cardiff; Luton and Notts County top Leagues 1 & 2 respectively and Celtic, after beating Motherwell 2-0 in the SLC final, are now unbeaten in 65 domestic matches.

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704 703 701 686 683 678 666 669 691 686 677 520

799 785 822 772 770 775 728 738 766 827 731 520

2208 2259 2193 2228 2187 2219 2053 2104 2164 2245 2130 1560

44 40 40 38 36 34 34 32 30 28 28 0

PL games this weekend include Arsenal-Manchester United, Brighton Liverpool, Chelsea-Newcastle, Manchester City-West Ham and Watford Spurs; it’s Birmingham-Wolves, Cardiff-Norwich in the Championship and Celtic-Motherwell in the SPL. There are also 20 second round FA Cup-ties with ten non-League teams hoping to join the ‘big boys’ in the next round, and Champions League/Europa League action continues on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday.

The Mauritius Open, the Australian PGA (Gold Coast) and the Heroes Challenge (Bahamas) golf tournaments are underway and tomorrow Australia play England in Rugby League’s World Cup final.

In Rugby Union, Wales play South Africa tomorrow while in the Aviva PL, Leaders Exeter Chiefs meet Bath while second-placed Saracens play Harlequins.

DUMMY RUN Ten days ago, with his wife Steph in labour, Ryan Colclough was substituted after scoring his second goal in Wigan’s 3-0 win over Doncaster.

Still kitted out, he reached the hospital just in time to see his son born, completing a unique hat-trick for the winger!

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