Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 13 - 19 November 2014 Issue 1532

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Calls to bemonitored

SAN JUAN’s Town Hall isrecording all telephone callsto discourage false alarms.This puts the local authorityon an equal footing with itsEuropean counterparts, thetown hall said.

All lit upJAVEA’S Soler Blascomuseum has beenequipped with new LEDfloodlighting. Theoriginal 17th centurybuilding was once thehome of AntonioBanyuls, steward toKing Felipe III.

New lookTHE €240,000 remodellingof Altea’s main shoppingstreet, Avenida Jaume I,begins in January.Pavements will be widened,with cars now parkingparallel instead of at anangle.

Icy depthsRESTORATION has begunon the 17th century CavaGran in Agres, originallybuilt to store ice 12 metresbelow ground.

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A PRICE war means that sometourists heading for Benidorm arehaving to pay less for their hotelrooms than pensioners on state-subsidised schemes.

Some agencies are offering ratesfor Benidorm hotels at just €19,even lower than the €22 perperson per day rate by Imserso,the cheap winter travel schemeaimed at pensioners.

This is good news for touristslooking for a cheap break as hotelshave slashed prices to rockbottom, looking to enticecustomers during the winter.

Hotels have to decide whether totake the lower rates to guaranteecustom and keep employees busyor to close until the summer.

The news comes as the CostaBlanca was being represented at

the World Travel Market inLondon, which resulted inmoderate optimism about demandfor the province in 2015.

With tour operators wanting tobook beds, but without theguarantee of subsequentoccupation and thereforepayment, hotels are weighing upthe risk of committing to operatorsor selling direct to tourists.

Hotel price war greatnews for tourists

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INDEXNews 1 - 32

Finance 33 - 38

Letters 39

Daily TV 40, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54

Leapy Lee 47

Time Out 57 - 60

Health & Beauty 61 - 63

Food 66 - 68

Homes & Gardens 69-70

Property 71 - 75

Services 76 - 80

Classifieds 81 - 83

Motoring 85 - 86

Sport 87 - 88

THE InTempo apartment block,Benidorm’s tallest building, has hugeproblems.

The 47-storey tower is 94 per centfinished, but its promoters Olga Urbanaare deep in debt and burdened with a€93 million loan from the now-extinctCaixa Galicia.

This was a toxic asset acquired bySpain’s ‘bad bank’ Sareb which hasdecided that Olga Urbana should startbankruptcy proceedings.

Last July, Sareb sources admitted thatthe only way to recoup the loan was byfinishing the building. This is not theproperty of Sareb, the same sourcesstressed, but Olga Urbana.

Given the company’s insolvency,demonstrated by its unpaid debts andinability to continue construction,bankruptcy proceedings would enable ajudicial review of the company’sfinancial position, Sareb insiders said.It would also assess the viability of thecompany and the project itself.

Nor are all InTempo’s problemsexclusively financial as the 200-metre

building is not equipped with theaircraft warning lights required for all

Time is up forInTempo building

UNFINISHED: InTempo, Europe’s tallestresidential building.

A VILLENA couple almost diedafter eating poisonous mush-rooms they had picked in thefields.

Forty-six-year old Jose MariaPaya has now recovered, butonly after a spell in IntensiveCare and a total of two weeks inhospital. His wife TeresaAlpañes, who ate fewermushrooms, but was even more

seriously affected, had to remaina week longer in hospital.

Paya and his wife raise goatsand between them they have anencyclopaedic knowledge of thecountryside, but still mistook thepoisonous Lepiota brunneo-incarnata or ‘deadly dapperling’for the mushrooms known as‘morenas’ that they have pickedand eaten all their lives.

They closely resemble eachother and both were growingside by side, Paya recalled. “I’llpick and eat mushrooms againbut not this year.

“Mushrooms are over for meand for the time being I don’teven want to look at them,” saidPaya who at one point waswarned that he might need aliver transplant.

Telling porkiesAN Alicante woman facesprison after claiming that herex-husband did not pay herallowance. He had actuallypaid more than required, andthe excess was officiallydeducted from subsequentpayments.

No early closingSAN VICENTE shops will stayopen on Saturday afternoonsthroughout December. Thisshould boost sales andencourage residents to shopnearer home, said the localAsociacion de Comerciantes.

It all adds upSECONDARY school teachersopposed moves to ban thescientific calculators thatreplaced slide rules fromuniversity entrance exams.This amounts to changing therules after the game starts,they complaimed.

Olive woesDROUGHT reduced the ElComtat olive crop by 50 percent to eight million kilos thisseason. Trees are damagedand next year’s productioncould be worse, growerspredicted.

Off-puttingTHE number of students atAlicante and Elche universitiesfell by 1,300 last year.Academic sources blamedstricter requirements forgrants and higher registrationfees.

Addicts helpedTHE Red Cross attended to1,811 people at its AlicanteCity methadone centre. Thecentre, which opened 25 yearsago, gives social andpsychological support to thosewith addiction problems.

Tram collisionA CAR ran into a tram on theAlicante City - San Vicenteline. No-one was hurt duringthe incident which occurredwhen the motorist ignored atraffic light.

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Back on the listDENIA Town Hall suspendedconstruction permits for sitesof important local buildingserroneously divested ofprotected status. At least 26buildings are at risk, theOpposition party claimed.

Run, rabbit, runTHE Environment departmentconfirmed Villena, Novelda,Monforte del Cid, Agost,Beneixama and Banyeres areplagued by rabbits. Farmersmay apply for financial aid andalso trap or kill them.

No chargeGANDIA’S mayor pledged toinsist on free parking at thenew Francisco de Borjahospital. The regional govern-ment intends to privatise theservice to offset the newcentre’s increased cost.

Flying highTEULADA-MORAIRA allocated€40,000 from the town hallbudget to promote the town inairline magazines. Each public-ation reaches an estimatedtwo million travellers fromGermany, France, Norway,Denmark and Switzerland.

All settledJIJONA and Campello townhalls will have the healthiestaccounts in the Alacanti areaafter paying off loans nextmonth. Campello will be theonly large town with zero debt.

Cruel baitFOOD laced with nails found inAlcoy parks and plazas wasprobably intended for dogs,police said. Vigilance has beenstepped up but so far no vetshave reported cases.

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It is bizarre we are even contemplatingpaying this. Bullfighting is the last thing inthe world we should be subsidising,’

said Labour MP Sir Alan Meale, who believesBritish taxpayers should not pay £13.5 million(€17 million) to the Common Agricultural Policy(CAP).

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A Spanish television crew were the first to filmpeople crossing from East to West Berlin on thenight the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. TheTVE crew were filming when an East Germanborder guard opened a gate amidst confusionabout orders. The Spanish crew captured the firstimages of East Berliners crossing to the West.

per cent is the number of Catalans whovoted for independence from Spain in a

mock poll that was held over the weekend. Morethan 1.6 million people voted that the Cataloniaregion should separate from Spain.

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ADRID will become thedance capital of theworld for the month ofNovember as it plays

host to one of the most prestigiousinternational dance festivals. The29th Madrid International DanceFestival will see some of the world’sbest dancers from the most talenteddance companies globally, take to thestage at various venues around the Spanish capital.

One of the highlights of the annual dancecalendar, the Madrid International Dance Festivalfeatures a wide range of diversity in dancing styles:from flamenco to contemporary and from contact-

improvisation to dance theatre. Not only does the festival

feature a huge array of danceperformances almost nightly,there will be various workshops -for professionals and amateurs -to learn new techniques from thebest dancers and choreographersthe world has to offer.

Twenty-three dance companiesfrom Canada, Belgium, Monaco,

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T was moving to see thecommemorations in Londonover the weekend to markRemembrance Sunday andthe centenary of the start

of the First World War. The striking display of ceramic

poppies spilling from the Tower ofLondon in a sea of red was nobetter image to remind us of allthose brave souls who shed bloodand gave their lives in both WorldWars.

A welcome decision has beenmade to leave part of the 800,000poppies on display until the end ofNovember so that people can paytheir respects.

Falling poppies were projectedon to Big Ben, illuminating theskyline in another moving tributeto those soldiers and civilians whofought.

Sometimes it can be difficult forexpatriates living in Spain not to

be in the UK for special occasions,as last Sunday certainly was.

But with so many expatriatesliving in all areas of Spain,Remembrance Sunday did not passunmarked here.

There were wreath-layingceremonies and prayer servicesthroughout the length and breadthof Spain, so that expatriates couldpay their own homage to the menand women who gave their lives inthe wars.

While we choose to live in sunnySpain and adopt new customs andways of life from our Spanishfriends, we will always retain ourown customs and close links withhome, especially on importantdays like Remembrance Sunday.

And on Sunday, as Britainhonoured those who fought in twoWorld Wars, so too did the proudBritish community in their homeaway from home.

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EditorHonouring the Fallen onRemembrance Sunday

AT the last count there were 11cases of Legionnaires’ disease inAlcoy.

The latest case involved apatient whose condition was notserious and did not need to beadmitted to hospital, theRegional Health departmentconfirmed. Only three people

are receiving treatment at thetown’s Virgen de los Lirioshospital and are respondingwell, the departmentannounced. All are elderly andone normally lives in a geriatrichome.

This is only a minor outbreakcompared with those elsewhere

in Spain, but new cases continueto be reported in Alcoy.Representatives from the PublicHealth administration, the townhall’s Environment Departmentand the Aqualia water companyadmitted after a recent meetingthat they had not located thesource of the infection.

“Inspections of high-riskequipment and the domesticwater have been stepped up,”said Alcoy Mayor AntonioFrances after the meeting.Stringent controls will continuebut so far analyses of the town’sdomestic water have givennegative results.

More cases of Legionnaires reported in Alcoy

A PLOT of wasteland in Javea is nowon its way to becoming Plaza MarujaVaro.

Located between Calle Pescadorsand Plaza Adolfo Suarez, it wasformerly a ‘carabineros’ (coast-guard) post, later becoming aGuardia Civil barracks when bothforces merged in 1940.

The plot adjoining the La Gravabeach promenade had been fencedoff since 2007 when the buildingwas demolished. Converting it into a

public space with benches and treeswas included in the town’s budget.

A total of €119,000 has beenallocated to the project.

Plazaworkstarts

BULLDOZED: Javea’s Mayor and Public Works Councillor at the site.

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Big trade fair dateCALPE is hosting next year’s Meetings andIncentive Travel Market (MITM) Euromed trade fair.

During the fair European and Mediterraneantravel and tourism organisations make contact withselected European and US firms through individual,pre-requested appointments. These all specialise inincentive trips as well as international meetings,conferences and congresses.

This is the most important fair of its kind and ison from May 6 to 8 at the Diamante Beach Hotel.

TEULADA-MORAIRA’SGourmet Race cost the townhall and the municipal touristboard the sum of €333,000 toorganise.

The event consists of a

yacht race during which thecrew must also prepare ameal. The meal is thenjudged by a panel of famouschefs.

The president of this year’s

jury was Joel Robuchon who,having accumulated 28Michelin stars, possessesmore than any other chef inthe world.

“The Gourmet Race enables

Teulada-Moraira to fly theflag for haute cuisine andquality tourism,” said TomasSolano, who is president ofthe local tourist board andalso manager of Moraira

yacht club.“The regatta is a good

excuse to bring leadingfigures in the gastronomicworld to the town,” Solanopointed out.

Gourmet race ‘means to an end’

HOTELS in the centre ofBenidorm were fullybooked during the townfiestas that endedyesterday.

Reservations fromSpanish clients, mostlymiddle-aged or elderly,shot up over the last fivedays.

Many are long-timevisitors, returning year afteryear during the fiestas and,unlike Easter or thesummer, they are onlycharged low-season rates.

“Our perennial clientsbook well in advance tomake sure of gettingaccommodation,” onereceptionist said.

The fiestas also attractBritish tourists, drawn bythe atmosphere in the

streets with parades,processions, concerts andmonumental fireworkdisplays. And it is thanks tothe British that theThursday after the officialfiestas is never a let-downbut sees the BenidormFiestas Festival. Organisedin the English zoneadjoining Calle Mallorcaand Calle Gerona, it isattended each year bythousands of UK touristswho come to wear fancy-dress and drink until dawn.

Benidorm fiestas are alsowelcomed by the hoteliers’association Hosbec, whichregards them as animportant boost foroccupancy. Not only hotelsin central Benidorm feel thebenefit of the fiestas, but

also those in the otherparts of town, a Hosbecspokesman said.

Fiestas to makeeveryone happy


CHANGES are to be madeat one of the worstaccident N-332 black spotsin the Alicante area.

The ministry of PublicWorks has given the go-

ahead to plans that willmake the two intersectionsin Coveta Fuma safer fordrivers. Work is expectedto begin shortly, CampelloTown Hall confirmed.

The l’Amerador inter-section located near thepetrol stations is to beeliminated, and it will nolonger be possible to turnthere. Nothing changes fordrivers heading in thedirection of Valencia, butthose bound for Campellowill now have to turn off atthe next intersection inCoveta Fuma. The slowlane on this section of theN-332 is to be eliminatedand will serve as an entryand exit lane.

Coveta Fuma driverswanting to travel towardsVillajoyosa and Benidormwill now have to make adetour before joining theN-332 according to thenew plans.

Instead they will have todrive towards Campello asfar as the small flyover atthe petrol stations wherethey can turn.

A GOLD bangle and a ring were stolen from two statuesin Alfaz del Pi’s San Jose church.

They disappeared when the parish priest, MiguelAngel Schiller, briefly left the church one morningwithout locking the door. “I leave it open so that peoplecan pray,” he said afterwards.

The jewels are worth little and their value is mainlysentimental, particularly the bracelet, which wasdonated by a local family 50-years-ago, Father Schillerexplained. He doubted that they could be sold, headded.

The same bangle was stolen two years ago, butreturned a few days later and the priest is hoping thatthis will happen again this time.

Black spots tobe eliminated

Jewellery takenfrom the church

ALTEA wants residents torecycle more. The town halllaunched a media cam-paign and is distributingrecycling bags, fridgemagnets and leaflets.

“This is a priority forAltea,” said Mayor, MiguelOrtiz. “Between usimprovements can bemade, but we need every-one’s cooperation,” saidMayor Miguel Ortiz.

Altea generates morethan 13,000 tons of rubbisheach year but the 660 tonsof glass, 169 tons ofcontainers and 279 tons ofcardboard that are recycledare insufficient said UrbanSetting councillor JaimeSelles. Although theselevels equal the nationalaverage, they do not matchAustria or Germany’s.


Familycustom

PEPICA LLEDODEVESA, aged 93,was proclaimedAlicante Province’s‘Third Age Queen.’She continues familytradition as herdaughter, grand-daughter and great-granddaughter haveall been fiesta queensin La Nucia.

Toy storyTOY manufacturersin the AlicanteProvince foresee amodest rise inSpanish sales for thefirst time in threeyears. Despite lowerturnover at home,exports haveincreased by 15 percent.

Happycampers

BENIDORM camp-sites were 74.7 percent occupied inOctober, the highestfigure since 2009 and1 per cent more than2013. Just over 71per cent of clientswere British.

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JAVEA residents wouldquestion the name of ‘amurmuration’ to describe aflock of starlings.

They are more likely toregard them as deafeningas the starlings settle downfor the night in the planetrees along the Fontanaarea. Their droppings alsomake it impossible to walkalong the avenue leading tothe Arenal beach in theevening, they complain.

Residents who do notmove their cars from underthe trees at night find them

covered in guano nextmorning.

Business-owners cleanoutside their premises eachmorning, knowing they willbe covered again next dayand have asked the councilto hose the pavements.

Each year the starlingsignore other parts of Javea,returning to these treesbut there are nowthousands due to thedrought and high tempera-tures, experts said.

The town hall intends tocut down the trees.

A THOUSAND years ago,Denia was a ‘taifa,’ anindependent emirateduring the period ofMoorish dominance.

So too was Alpuente inthe province of Valencia,where it is still possible tosee remains of the town’sAljama tower, fortifica-tions and walls.

Denia Town Hallrecently organised anouting to Alpuente as partof the town’s ‘taifa’

millennium celebrations.As well as sightseeing, theparty listened to talks onthe history of both towns

from their respectivemunicipal archaeologists,Josep Gisbert Santonjaand Rosario Serrano.

Starlings takeover Fontana

ALPUENTE: With the Alcazaba as a backdrop.

Shared historyfor two towns

More Altearecycling required


A VALENCIA judgedismissed the case againstCampello’s landfill site.

It was launched by‘Afectados por el Vertederode Les Canyades,’ an

association of nearbyresidents affected by theinstallation. Reports andevidence from residents,the Local Police and MiguelHernandez University

(UMH) all warned of highlytoxic emissions from theplant, the judge said in hersumming-up.

At the same time, thesewere challenged by otherreports that contradictedthese findings, she said.

Her investigation onlywent up to October 2012when the associationlodged its complaint, thejudge continued. Until thenLes Canyades had actedcorrectly and no irregular-ities occurred before 2012,she concluded.

Nevertheless, Canyades’Integrated EnvironmentalAuthorisation (AAI) is nowbeing revised, after areview by the UniversidadPolitecnica (UPV) inValencia City, ordered bythe regional government.

Undeterred, the spokes-man announced they nowintend to launch criminalproceedings.

THE Paidos school in Denia have warned parents thatWhatsApp could have a negative effect on theirchildren.

Teachers and the school managers have noticedthat day after day pupils are neglecting homework orrevising for exams and spending much of their freetime using their smartphones for WhatsApp groupchats.

Parents have now been sent a circular, asking themto exercise a sense of responsibility regarding the use‘of this new messaging system.’

This can doubtless be of help in some respects,the circular conceded. ‘But in the majority of casesit is hindering the children’s development andmaturity.’

A ‘no case’ decisionon Campello landfill

What’s up withWhatsApp?

NO animal from the closedanimal shelter in Alfaz del Piwill be put down.

The Local Police,together with the municipalbiologist, have now

inspected the installationand the condition of the 68dogs and 27 cats housedthere.

Contrary to rumours andclaims of the Oppositionparty on the local council,closing the shelter does notimply that the town hall iswashing its hands of theanimals, said town hallspokesman Toni Such.“Quite the opposite,” hedeclared.

“The Opposition knew ofthe meetings we held withother towns to reach anagreement in the bestpossible conditions andpreferably on a local level,”Such explained.

The councillor alsochallenged claims that theperson who ran the shelterreceived a pay off ‘for beingour friend,’ but because ofan agreement betweenboth parties.

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CALPE Town Hall plans toprovide older residentswith cards entitling themto cheaper municipaltransport.

Once issued under the‘Major a Calpe’ programme,the cards containing eachuser’s details will alsofacilitate discounts inparticipating shops as wellas local services.

The council hopes in thisway to improvepensioners’ quality of lifeby providing easier accessto public services andreducing their outgoings

as far as the town hall isable, said Calpe mayorCesar Sanchez.

“Our older residentsdeserve as much attention

and warmth as possiblefrom public adminis-trations together withrecognition for a lifetime ofwork,” Sanchez added.

Cards to makeone’s life easier

DISCOUNTS: Help for older Calpe residents.

Animals from closed Alfaz del Pishelter to be housed elsewhere

WHATEVER the weatherdoes this month there islittle likelihood oftorrential downpours.

A cold front early putpaid to September andOctober’s unusuallywarm weather and seatemperatures, whichhovered at around 25Cthroughout October,plummeted 4C degrees.

The entry of the coldair, bringing clear skiesand colder nights,practically eliminatesthe risk of a monsoon-

like cold spell accordingto the weathermen.Although rainfall ispredicted, this will be“normal,” they said.

Not everyone ispleased, however.

For Alicante Province’sagricultural sector,normal rainfall will notbe enough to alleviatethe effects of this year’sdrought, growerswarned.

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A COMPANY in the Gandia area had to readmit anemployee who was sacked for becoming pregnant.

She had worked for the company since 2012 ontemporary contracts and was offered a permanentcontract last summer.

She accepted but the firm obliged her to sign ablank sheet of paper, revealed the CGT-La Safortrade union.

“That signed piece of paper was later used to

force her resignation when her employerdiscovered that she was pregnant,” the unionexplained.

The employee, who wanted to continue working,went to the union which took up her case andobtained her readmission. It would not drop itsguard, the union warned, and is keeping watch toensure that all the pregnant worker’s rights wererespected.

NATURAL gas will arrive in La Nuciahomes by early 2015.

The first phase has now commencedwith the inauguration of the Cegas plantthat will supply both La Nucia and Polop.

“This will make La Nucia a moresustainable and competitive town asbusinesses and homes will benefit fromcleaner and cheaper energy,” said MayorBernabe Cano during the gas plantinauguration.

“We estimate that 1,125 homes andbusinesses will be linked to the networkthroughout 2015 with the first La Nuciaconnections made in January andFebruary,” said Cegas executive RafaelBotella.

Twenty-nine Alicante municipalitieshave natural gas piped directly to theirhomes.

Sacked for having a baby

Downpours unlikely

ON TAP: Gas plant inauguration withLa Nucia mayor Bernabe Cano (right).

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New lease THE Red Cross willcontinue to occupy itspresent headquartersrent-free for another30 years, TeuladaTown Hall announced.Upkeep, repairs andutility bills will becovered by theorganisation.

Jobs foundEIGHT long-termunemployed Benita-chell residents atrisk of social exclu-sion were engagedby the town hall’sMaintenance andServices depart-ment.

No hiding ALFAZ DEL PI hasinstalled three numberplate recognitioncameras at a cost of€33,577. There arenow 17 in the town.

NEWS EXTRA

SEVENTY-TWO per cent of36 million bogus productsimpounded by EU Customs

officials were bought on theinternet.

That figure could not be

more official, as it camefrom Alicante City’sTrademarks Office, OHIM

(OAMI in Spanish) during aconference that centred onstemming the flood of fakeproducts.

The conference, co-hosted by OAMI andEuropol was attended byCustoms officials, policeinvestigators and publicprosecutors as well asjudges, lawyers and brand-protection representatives.

The internet is a perfectcommunications channelthat has also encouragedillegal trade and piracy, theexperts agreed.

Medicines, personalaccessories, food and drinkwere the most frequentlyseized products OAMIrevealed.

This was particularlyserious not only for thosewhose trademarks, patentsand copyrights wereinfringed but also forconsumers.

CALPE’S Mascarattower features in aregional governmentbrochure that lists thelookout towers ofAlicante Province.

The brochure givesdetails of the 21towers that date fromthe 16th century andwere built on theorders of Philip II -Mary Tudor’s husband- to protect anddefend the coastagainst raiding Berberpirates.

The base and a 4.5-metre high section ofwall, complete witharrowslits, are all thatnow remains of theMascarat tower,popularly known asthe Castellet de Calpe.

THE need for a new National Policestation in Benidorm is overriding politicaldifferences.

Benidorm mayor Agustin Navarro ismeeting the central government’srepresentative in Alicante today Thursday(November 13) to discuss the issue andsuggest sites.

There are three suitable plots ofmunicipal land adjoining the Palacio deJusticia law courts and the ValencianInstitute of Tourist Technologies (Invat-tur) and near the bus and fire stations.The town hall is prepared to cede moreland if necessary, Navarro said.

The mayor has also requested a Madridmeeting with the minister of the Interiorand will be accompanied by Alicantesenator, Agustin Almodobar. Thesenator, who was born and lives in

Benidorm, belongs to the Partido Popular,while Navarro is a PSOE socialist.

Navarro stressed the importance ofAlmodobar’s cooperation. “We have toseek the good of the town, which isabove party politics,” he said.

“I appreciate his help because we mustjoin forces and be together on this.”

Calpe’s‘Castellet’singled

out

Internet is principaloutlet for fake goods

BENIDORM: Area for new station.

For the good of the town

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A THIRD of the Valencianpopulation lives in socialexclusion and in poverty.

That’s according to areport by Caritas and theDevelopment Foundationfor Social Research andApplied Sociology(FOESSA).

The report concludesthat Valencia is, “one ofthe autonomous regionsmost at risk of poverty

and social exclusion inSpain, because it has oneof the lowest incomes andthere is an increase ininequality in thecommunity.”

Based on the data, JaimePerez, director of CaritasDiocese of Orihuela-Alicante, said: “We arefacing a moment ofweakness and socialfracture is one of the

aspects we need to correctby transforming our socio-economic model which isalready outdated.”

The report alsoconcludes that 49.5 percent of the populationsuffer exclusion fromemployment and one inthree people are affectedin some way byhomelessness orunsuitable housing.

A third of peoplelive in poverty

A MOTHER is lodging a complaintagainst Altea Town Hall after herdaughter was injured in park next tothe Plaza La Carrasca de Altea.

The five-year-old was celebrating afriend’s birthday in the bar next to thesquare when she tripped over a smallrubber tile, raised from the ground,and fell on to one of the iron archesbordering the playground, protecting

the plants. Her face caught the edge ofone of the arches and she was rushedto Villajoyosa hospital where shereceived stitches to two deep woundson her cheek and forehead.

The girl’s parents are calling for thestate of the park to be addressed asother parents report accidents withchildren falling on the uneven tiles,and for the iron arches to be removed.

Parents call for park repairs


LAND is being increasinglydevalued in ValenciaRegion.

The average price offarmland in Valencia fell by5.5 per cent compared to

last year, reaching €21,562per hectare.

This decline in price is thesecond highest fall in Spainand follows a trend whichstarted in 2007, when the

price of farmland was at€32,708 per hectare.

The price of agriculturalland rose throughout theproperty boom. Thesituation encouraged landspeculation, so farms werebought with the intention ofreselling land quickly at ahigher price, or waitinguntil it was reclassified asbuilding land.

Irrigated farms withwater resources were themost profitable, reaching€52,905 per hectare of landduring the peak. Now,irrigated land has beendevalued by almost €4,000in a single year.

The Farmers’ Union doesnot believe these lowerprices are of any benefit forthe sector, but said there isanother major problemover and above the price ofland; the lack of youngpeople in the profession.

A WOMAN suffered multiple shrapnel wounds inElche after an explosive device was placed in theheadrest of the car she was driving.

The 41-year-old from Elche, was taken to VinalopoHospital with minor injuries, but was laterdischarged.

Police are still investigating the incident and arestudying the composition of the explosive devicethat was placed in the car.

Due to the unusual nature of the incident,emergency services initially thought the driver hadbeen injured by the car’s air bag.

Price of farmlandhits an all-time low

Woman hurtby car bomb


Xmas musicFIVE children wereselected from 120 tosing during a Christmasmusical that willpremiere at theChristmas display atAlicante’s El CorteIngles on November21.

Swan LakeSWAN LAKE is beingperformed at theCalderon Theatre,Alcoy, on November16. Tickets are €20-24, from 965 549403 or [email protected].

Mars exhibit AN exhibition,‘Landscapes of Mars’ isnow showing at Javea’sCasa del Cable untilNovember 30 featuringworks by artist ReneMonzon Relova.

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PROSECUTION officers inAlicante are asking for policecollaboration for offences ofunpaid child support.

The Attorney General is askingpolice to investigate cases wherechild support is not paid despite aperceived income from black

money. The move comes after anincrease in the number ofparents avoiding payments. Theplan would allow the prosecutor

in charge of each case of unpaidchild support to ask the court torequest police collaboration toratify bank and moneymovements if the spouse claimsthey have no income and tosubstantiate their standard ofliving and check if they areworking without declaring theincome.

Head of the Criminal Court ofAlicante, Miguel Herrero said theacquittal rate of non-paymentwas “very high” and hasincreased during the crisis, withparents unable to pay, havinglost their income but equallythere are cases when people arenot declaring the black marketmoney they earn to avoidpayments.

Applications to the FamilyCourts of Alicante to change theamount paid for minors hastripled in the last five years.

The minimum amount of childsupport imposed by courts inAlicante is €180 a month.

AIRLINES have reduced flights at Alicante-Elcheairport by 40 per cent now the winter season ishere.

Operations have been cut 40 per centcompared to the summer and an additional 10per cent compared to the out of season schedulelast year.

Connections with Germany and the Nordiccountries are most affected with travellers nowpreferring to travel to the Canary Islands andeven the Caribbean and Egypt, which is seeing anincrease in flights again after the social unrest ofthe past two years.

In total, the airport has lost 13 direct linksincluding flights to Frankfurt, Hamburg, St.Petersburg and Santander.

The UK is also without flights to Blackpool andExeter and British Airways has cancelled theLondon-Heathrow service.

Ryanair, the leading airline in terms of thenumber of passengers, has cut almost half itsoperations. From the recent 44, there will now be26 routes offered until April 2015.

Increase in unpaid childsupport cases investigated

CUTBACKS: Fewer flights from Alicante-Elche.

Winter sees reduction in flights

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AROUND 600 amateurphotographers tookpart in a competition inAlicante City.

The seventh edition ofthe event, organised bythe Association ofWriters of Lights at theUniversity of Alicante,was busier than ever.Children and adults tookpart to help create aunique photo archive ofAlicante’s Old Town andto promote the area.

The best will bedisplayed on December9 at El Claustro.

THE Department ofEducation is discussingwith trade unions thepossibility of changing thetimetable at schools acrossAlicante province.

The draft decree statesthat the school day shouldcontinue to be divided intotwo sessions, morning andafternoon, although therecould be a procedure toallow continuous lessonsuntil a later lunch time.

The draft decree alsosaid that schools must stillprovide services such asbuses to allow pupils tostay at school until theusual time.

POLICE have identified€10 million of fraudfrom the Treasurythrough falseallowances andbenefits, with nearly €3million of it taking placein Alicante and Murcia.

The National Policecarried out an operationagainst fraud with thePublic EmploymentService in Madrid,Valencia, Alicante andMurcia, which has so farresulted in the arrest of612 people.

Investigations have

been ongoing forseveral months afterthe authorities detecteda significant number ofsuspicious companies,with 22 found to beshell companies withfictitious trading.

The investigationfound companies andindividuals which werewithout real or effectivework activity, used tosimulate business getpeople onto the SocialSecurity system,allowing them to accessbenefits.

COCA-COLA executives are currentlyvisiting Valencia in their bid to combat“citrus greening”.

The soft drinks firm is profoundlyworried about the disease which isadvancing rapidly in Florida, Mexico andBrazil, decimating plantations. It fears thatAtlanta-based citrus fruit supplies willsoon diminish and rise in price.

Executives from the US firm have beenin talks with experts from Valencia’sInstituto de Investigaciones Agrarias asSpain’s citrus fruit plantations are atpresent free of the disease.

But it is feared that this could soonarrive and meanwhile Coca-Cola hopes toboost and coordinate the search for asolution to this global headache.

Autumnsnappers

VALENCIA ORANGES: Region’s fruit is so far free from greening.

Coca-Cola looks tohalt citrus blight

School daydiscussion

Police bust SocialSecurity fraudsters


FOLLOWING months ofenthusiastic readersentering our Win a Tabletcompetition, we finallyreached the finishing lineon Friday October 31.

As the competition wassponsored by SpanishProperty Choice, wethought it only fair thatthe owner, SharonGarner, be the one tochoose the lucky winner.With a great fanfare, sheselected the winner ofthe tablet - many, manycongratulations toLorraine Cochrane fromMurcia!

A delighted Lorrainesaid: “I never winanything! I have enteredloads of competitions, butthis is the first time Ihave actually wonanything. Thank you somuch!”

Thank you to all of our

readers, and there werehundreds of you, forentering and we’re sorrywe only had one tablet togive away.

However, avid readers

may already have spottedthat we have anothercompetition to win aniPad starting this week,so good luck to you all –again!

Lucky reader winstablet competition

WINNER: Lorraine Cochrane.


How long have you beenin the publishing arena?

“I have been involved innewspapers for longer than Icare to remember, or admit. Ihave been lucky enough towork at the Daily and SundayExpress papers in London aswell as the biggest pictureagency in the UK, the PressAssociation. I always say thatI have ink running through myveins, not blood!”

When did you leave theUK?

“I left the UK 13 years agoto live in Tenerife. I wanted abetter quality of life andrealised that one day I wasgoing to wake up and my lifewould have disappearedwithout me realising it. I

ended up editing a weeklypublication there calledTenerife Weekly. However, Imoved over to mainland Spaindue to family commitments,and I love it.”

How do you feel aboutyour new position?

“I am looking forward to thechallenge that I have beengiven, but I am going to needsome help if I am to take ourpapers up to the next level.”

What are the futureplans for the paper asEWN is already thebiggest and strongestprint media?

“We are growing all thetime and are now looking toexpand even further to

encompass the most diverseand interesting topics ofinterest to those living inSpain. We are currentlyseeking and recruitingtalented and creative writersacross every aspect of thepaper in order to bring thehighest quality and mostinteresting publication that wecan to our loyal readers andadvertisers.

“The paper has become aninstitution, a part of expatriateway of life. The EWN footprintis from Gandia to Gibraltar,which is a huge amount ofreaders to please everyThursday, 52 weeks of theyear.

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MEMBERS of Javea U3A’sSpanish Culture andCuisine Group steppedback in time on a trip intothe mountains just outsideJalon.

On the outing, organisedby group leaders AngelaChantry and Tony Dearie,the 37-strong party visitedthe enchanting MaserofInn Museo wine museumand restaurant.

Originally a Roman ruin,the site and its 18th-century farmhousebuildings were bought inthe early 70s and

restored to their formerglory by Englishman PeterPateman.

Since his death a fewyears ago, his daughterCarolina has continued thefamily tradition, welcomingvisitors to the museum andserving meals in therestaurant, cooked in theoriginal wood burningoven, accompanied by thenatural red wine of theregion.

Catch Javea’s classicchoir in concert

THE Javiense Classic Choir will perform theirwinter concert on November 30 at 4.30pm inthe Church of Loreto.

The choir will have musical accompanimentby the Marina Alta Orchesta under thedirection of Francesc Estevez. The concertwill include the Coronation Mass in C Majorby Mozart.

Tickets cost €12 and are available fromHumpty Dumpty of Javea, Calpe's EuropeLibrary and from Letters R Us, Moraira. Oryou can pick one up on the door one hourbefore the performance.

Wine time forculture group

MASEROF EXPERIENCE: Group leaders Angela andTony take tour to the wine museum.


A TOTAL of 17 talented Spanishphotographers are among 120entrants in this year’s prestigiousMirabaud Yacht Racing Image2014.

An international jury of yachtingand photography experts havechosen an incredible selection ofimages from yacht photographersaround the world, and the publichave until December 1 to choosetheir favourite one.

“The collection of imagessubmitted by the 120 photo-graphers is very interesting and ithas been a real challenge tovote,” said Antonio Palma, CEO ofMirabaud, the banking andfinancial group. “Each picture hasits merit and it is fascinating tosee how different photographersperceive and interpret the yachtracing environment through theirart.”

The yearly contest - that seeksto recognise the best yacht racing

image taken during the year -awards two prizes: one chosen bya panel of specialists and one bythe public and delegates from theWorld Yacht Racing Forum.

The winners of the competitionwill be awarded a stunning ZenithEl Primero Chronomaster 1969watch - as well as the prestigeattached to winning the award -

at the World Yacht Racing Forumin Barcelona on December 11.

“This extraordinary collection ofimages is the visual expression ofwhat happened in the world of

yacht racing this year, all over theplanet,” said Aldo Magada, CEOof Zenith. “It proves the yachtracing world is very dynamic,diverse and beautiful; those arevalues that are dear to us.”

To view the stunning imagesand to vote for your favourite, goto www.yachtracingimage.com.

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Jail for a€5 theftA SPANISH man has beenjailed for two years forstealing €5 from his localbank.

The angry bank customerjumped over the counter of abank in La Coruña and took€5 he believed he was owedto him after bank charges haddriven his account into thered.

The man had gone to thebank to withdraw the last ofhis funds but was told thatbank charges had reduced theamount in his account belowzero. Furious, the mandemanded an explanationand when the bank managercame out to speak with himthe angry customer said hewould beat him, according toLa Voz de Galicia.

He then jumped thecounter and pushed staffaside before grabbing €5 froma cash drawer and fleeing.

The man pleaded guilty atthe court hearing and wassentenced to two years in jailfor aggravated robbery.

EWN’s MikeWalsh isan Amazonstar MIKE WALSH: Key to success was writing first-class poetry.

EURO WEEKLY NEWS columnistMike Walsh has had one of hisbooks named in the Top 100 byonline retail giant Amazon.

‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship,’ thepicture-poetry 102-page chro-nicle of life as a Liverpool sailor,has been nominated by AmazonBooks to be included in their ‘BestBooks of 2014.’ Chosen by a 100member fraternity of Amazon

editors, the award is given tonew books for best-sellercontent, quality and price.

The key to success was thebook’s imaginative compilation ofillustrated first-class poetry.

Liverpool born, Mike who liveson the Costa Blanca, says ‘All IAsk is a Tall Ship,’ reflects life asa Liverpool sailor through Beatlesera Liverpool.

Encouraged to write by hisfather Paddy, associate andfriend of war correspondentErnest Hemingway and Irishplaywright Sean O’Casey, Mikehas earlier taken Liverpool bystorm with poetry collections.

In 1999, Mike’s 3,000 print-runof ‘A Sea Veneer of Liverpool’ and‘Believin’ of Liverpool,’ sold out inweeks. His mother, Kathleen, a

friend of Spanish revolutionary‘La Pasionaria,’ honed his gifts asa poet.

‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship’ is Mike’sseventh of nine poetryanthologies. He has a worldwidefan base and is a ghost-writerand journalist by profession.

To find out more look upAmazon Editors’ Favourite Booksof the Year.

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THE Spanish nursingassistant who beat theEbola virus hasdemanded €150,000 incompensation forremarks made by theMadrid health chiefwhile she washospitalised with thekiller disease.

Teresa Romero claimsthat comments madeby Madrid’s regionalhealth minister, JavierRodriguez, “seriouslydamaged her reputa-tion.”

Mr Rodriguez angerednot only Ms Romero butalso a large section ofthe Spanish population,when he said that shemay have lied abouthow she contracted thevirus.

He then said “youdon’t need a Masters tolearn how to put on andtake off a suit,” and“some people are betterat learning than others.”

Ms Romero’s legalteam is demanding

€150,000 incompensation for hisremarks that “seriouslydamaged the reputationand privacy” of thenurse.

Ms Romero has saidthat she will donate themoney to animalprotection charities ifshe wins.

Her own dog,Excalibur, was put downby authorities as aprecautionary measureonce it emerged that Ms

Romero had contractedEbola.

The 44-year-oldnursing assistant washeld in isolation for amonth after contractingthe disease whiletreating two missionarieswho caught the Ebolavirus while in Africa.

She was released andallowed to return homelast week. Ms Romerowas the first personoutside of Africa tocontract the disease.

Ebola nurse is seeking

compensation

TERESA ROMERO: With her dog Excalibur.


BRITISH expats over theage of 55 are much moretech savvy than theircounterparts in the UK,according to a new survey.

Three out of four expatsliving abroad and aged over55 are regular internetusers, and are much morecomfortable and capablewhen it comes to usingSkype, paying bills online orbooking plane tickets.

In the UK however, morethan 50 per cent of over65’s can’t use the internetwithout supervision, and 28per cent have never usedthe internet at all.

The vast majority of the‘silver surfer’ generation ofexpats use social mediaand email to stay in touchwith loved ones backhome, according to theNatWest InternationalPersonal Banking (IPB)Quality of Life Index.

Nearly two-thirds ofexpats also use socialmedia to keep in touch withfellow expats.

“It’s fair to say theinternet has had anincredible impact on the lifeof your average Britishexpat since our Quality ofLife Index began sevenyears ago,” said Dave Isley,

head of NatWest IPB.“Being separated fromhome comforts and familyand friends has clearlymotivated older expats toadapt to a new way ofcommunicating, as they areforced to embrace newforms of technology at afaster rate than their UK-based counterparts.”

Expats over 55online experts

TECH SAVVY: Older expats now using social media.


A YOUNG Spanish pokerplayer has walked awayfrom a Las Vegas casinowith $1.6 million (€1.3million) after beingknocked out in sixth placein the world’s mostprestigious poker event.

Andoni Larrabe, aged22, from the Basqueregion but now living inLondon, was hoping to goall the way and becomethe first Spaniard sinceCarlos Mortensen in 2001to be crowned the WorldSeries of Poker champion.Not only that, he wouldhave won a cool $10million (€7.9 million) forfirst place.

Unfortunately forLarrabe, he was the

fourth player of the finalnine to be eliminated, butthe young poker pro saidhe was delighted withhow he played.

Playing at the final tablein an Athletic Bilbaofootball jersey and withSpanish flags beingbrandished by his familyand friends in the crowd,Larrabe watched his Jackand Ten of Clubs beatenby the King and Five ofHearts belonging to Dutchplayer Jorryt van Hoof, tobe eliminated in sixth.

“I’m really, really happywith how I played thistournament,” Larraberemarked after he waseliminated, adding: “Icould not ask for more.

The cards just didn’tcome. But I’m happy.”

The youngest player atthe final table, Larrabehas only been playingpoker for four years, yetmade it past more than6,500 players to fight forthe title.

“The first couple ofhands I was terrified andshaking,” he said. “Butthen when I startedplaying hands and doingwell, I started to relax.And in the end I was justplaying poker like I was atmy house.”

Before sitting down atthe most daunting pokerfinal table in the world,Larrabe’s career winningswere €269,000.

Young Spaniardwins €1.3m in toppoker tournament

Cameras rolling MALAGA City’s Calle Larios was busierthan usual last week while the area wasused for the filming of an advert for thelatest Suzuki Vitara car.

Flamenco weekNOVEMBER 14-21 is flamenco week inBenalmadena, with a large number ofevents planned by La Repompa club,starting with a poetry and flamencoevent on Friday November 14 at 9pm, atSalvador Rueda school.

Lucky winnersTWO ticket holders, one in Malaga Cityand the other in Puente Genil inCordoba, won €737,778.44 each on thePrimitiva lottery.

Extra ferriesTRANSMEDITERRANEA will run extraferry services over the Christmas periodbetween Malaga and Melilla to meet theincreased demand during the festiveholidays.

Officers hurt TWO Guardia Civil officers were injuredin Casares after crashing intoconstruction works while chasing a vanon the A-7 motorway which ignored theirsignals to pull over.

Kickboxing eventFORTY-TWO fighters from aroundAndalucia took part in a kickboxing eventin Rincon de la Victoria. Fighters fromGranada, Almeria, Cordoba and Malagaparticipated.

Sustainable housesFIVE sustainable renovation projectswill benefit families in Granada, someof them from Motril. The homeimprovement works will be paid for bythe Development and Housingdepartment of the regionalgovernment.

Newly asphaltedAN amount of €200,000 was spent byVelez-Malaga Council to asphalt roadsduring the month of October. The workswere aimed at repairing significantlydamaged surfaces.

Helping familiesVELEZ-MALAGA Council will help 250families who will not have to pay capitalgains tax, in the case of losing theirhomes.

Hiking funTWENTY hiking enthusiasts fromAlmuñecar defied the bad weatherconditions on Sunday November 9, anddecided to take on the walk betweenCarretera de la Cabra and Conchar despitethe rain and wind.

Autism concertALMERIA’S Auditorio Maestro Padilla wasfilled with music from the movies andmusicals as well as classic pop tunes inorder to raise money for the DarataAutism Association.

Windsurfing champEL EJIDO has congratulated VictorFernandez, the world-class windsurfingchampion for his second place win in Maui.El Ejido sponsors the athlete who competesin windsurfing events worldwide.

Pampanico paintingRESIDENTS of the El Ejido municipalityhave grouped together to improve thelook at their area by painting andrepairing various walls and facades.Thirty residents grouped together for thework.

Adra employmentADRA has provided work contracts for68 young people as part of theEmple@joven programme. Thecontracts will run for sixmonths and are funded by theJunta de Andalucia regionalgovernment.

Roadworks neededALMERIA’S UI party has pleaded forurgent work to be carried out on the ElCharco boulevard after heavy rain againrendered the area inaccessible onNovember 4.

VAT returnTHE Municipality of Sant Llorenç will get a€618,322 VAT refund from the Tax Agency.The money will reportedly be used to settlepart of the council’s debt.

Called offTHE Nurses’ Union (SATSE) and theDoctors’ Union decided to call offdemonstrations after reaching anagreement with the Health Department.

Financial aidTHE President of the Balearic Islands andthe Minister of Development signed acooperation agreement earmarking €13.52million in financial aid for property leasesand restoration, accessibility and energyefficiency.

Winter closureSON SANT JOAN Airport announced that itwould close some of its facilities given thedecline in winter flights. One of the areasbeing closed is Module A, which commonlyhandles passengers from non-Schengencountries.

Flying cheapLOW-COST British airline carrier easyJet isto offer flights between Palma andToulouse on Mondays and Fridays duringthe summer of 2015 starting on July 3, saidthe company.

Water costMURCIANS pay more for their water thanany other region and use more than thenational average of 137 litres per personper day. Murcians use an average 143 litresper person per day at a cost of €2.50 percubic metre.

Highway robberyA MUGGER who intimidated his victimswith a pellet gun has been arrested inCobatillas, Murcia. He also attacked twowomen who were hitch-hiking on the A-7.

Tax updateMURCIA Region is updating its IBI propertytax records, taking aerial photos todetermine properties that have unlicensedextensions and swimming pools in a bid tocrack down on illegal builds.

Pool improvementsMAZARRON has spent €129,000 on a newretractable roof for the municipal poolwhich will allow it to be open all year round.Another €50,000 is being spent onimproving the changing rooms.

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Cantoria demolitionsTHE Junta de Andalucia regionalgovernment has announced thedemolition of two properties in the LasTerreras area of Cantoria in a move thathas been criticised by AUAN (AbusosUrbanisticos Almanzora No).

Two other homes were demolished in2013, reduced to rubble in less than 40minutes by bulldozers. Cantoria TownHall later accused the Junta of actingillegally, claiming the demolitions werenot accompanied by the necessarylicence or technical demolition plans.

The Junta responded that the licencewas unnecessary in order to comply withjudicial resolutions. All the homes weresold to British families after completionand after utilities had been connected.

The demolition order has beencriticised by AUAN who are instrumentalin fighting for homeowner rights in

Almeria. Alejandro Navarro, the lawyerrepresenting the property owners, hasannounced plans to appeal onhumanitarian grounds. The victims havebeen left homeless and in more than onecase, lost everything. Navarro statedthat, according to the Spanish press , theproperty owners were now living withfamily or renting, having returned to UK.

He planned to fight to get thedemolition delayed until the home-owners had been paid compensation, atotal value of €789,000.

AUAN and SOHA representing home-owners from Almeria and Malaga, arecalling for a change in the Criminal Codeto prevent ‘social and economic harm’ topurchasers in good faith.

Cantoria Town Hall has laid the blamefor the illegalities with the former mayor,Pedro Llamas.

CAMPAIGNING: Those affected by illegal properties visited the AndalucianParliament (representatives from AUAN and SOHA).

Flower kills gardenerA GARDENER, Nathan Greenaway, aged 33, has

died from multiple organ failure after brushing againsta poisonous plant known as ‘Devil’s Helmet andMonkshood.

Fox attackA TWO-YEAR-OLD boy was attacked in his south

London home by a fox that snuck into the housethrough a catflap. The urban fox bit into the boy’s heelbefore fleeing when the youngster’s screams alerted hisparents.

Hippy drug factoryA MAN whose surname is ‘Hippy’ could face jail after

police found £8,000 (€10,217) worth of cannabisgrowing in his garage. Gregory Hippy, 28, from Lincolnsaid he was growing the drug because it was “cheaperthan buying it.”

Expensive snackA LITTERBUG who dropped the lid of a Pringles can

on a Bristol street has had to pay nearly £500 (€640) infines. Initially fined £75, Gareth Daniel, aged 31,failed to pay in the allotted time and the fine wasthen upped to £200. He also had to pay coststotalling £298.75.

Skinner tells allCOMEDIAN Frank Skinner has revealed that he used

to be a “reckless alcoholic”, and that his drinking led totemporary blindness. The 57-year-old said that he wentblind for around 40 minutes one morning, and that heoften slept on the street as he was unable to make ithome.

Pipe dream…RUSSIA and China are close to an agreement

for a second gas pipeline between the countries,according to President Vladimir Putin. It is inaddition to a $400 billion (€322 billion) deal for thefirst pipeline that was reached in May.

Not normalTWO Mistral class helicopter carriers will not

be delivered to Russia until the situation inUkraine has neared ‘normalcy, said FrenchPrime Minister Manual Valls. He wasresponding to reports that Russia would takedelivery of the ships tomorrow (Friday).

Obama snubRUSSIA will not attend the 2016 Nuclear

Security Summit championed by US PresidentBarak Obama, accusing the Americans whowant to take charge of the issue away frominternational organisations.

Stitched upTHE leader of Russian separatists in

Ukraine has ordered his troops to arrest allwomen seen in pubs. Alexey Mozgovov says

they should stay at home ‘and do yourstitching.’

Lada upturnSALES of Lada cars rose 4.7 per cent in

October, the first rise in 19 months. Thecheapness of its cars during an economicdownturn, coupled with a government funded

scrappage scheme andthe weakness of the

Ruble are to thank,said analysts.

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Freedomcelebration

THREE days of celebrationsto mark the 25th anniversaryof the fall of the Berlin Wallwere held over the weekend.Guests included former Sovietleader Michail Gorbachev andex Polish President LechWalesa.

Paint orderAN ex-tenant has been

ordered by a court to pay hisformer landlord €3,200 to payfor an apartment he had leftto be painted white. He hadpainted the walls and ceilingsof his bedroom and livingroom blue and glossy green.

Splash the cashDESPITE an estimated €6.4

billion drop in revenues,federal, state and localgovernments will spend €10billion more in 2016, said thefinance ministry.

Double takeA HITLER look alike has

been seen touring Germany ina marketing ploy for a newfilm called Look Who’s Back.He is said to have taunteddemonstrators at a right wingrally, calling them wimps.

Digital concernGERMANY and Brazil want

the United Nations to toughenup regulations against spyingon digital data. In a draftresolution concerns thathuman rights could beharmed by mass surveillance,interception of digitalcommunications and personaldata collection.

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Bear alertSWEDEN - A driver

called police to say shesaw a bear wandering thestreets of Gothenburg.

False alarmSWEDEN - New Social

Security Minister AnnikaStrandhäll inadvertentlycalled police as she triedto adjust the height of herdesk. She hit her panicbutton in error. Officerswere soon at the scene.

Guards callNORWAY - A security

report has said policewant to have armedguards at Parliament asa safeguard againstterrorist attack, amongstother measures.

Jobs goneNORWAY - More than

7,000 jobs have been lostin the oil industry withmore set to go this yearand next, according toDNB Marketing.

Cheese aidDENMARK - Fifteen

tonnes of luxury cheesemade by dairy Arla is tobe given to homelesspeople. The produce hadbeen destined for Russiauntil an embargo on EUgoods was imposed.

Exports upDENMARK - Exports to

China doubled between2008 and 2012, makingthe country Denmark’ssixth largest exportmarket. Germany remainsthe biggest client.

Likely threatNORWAY - Intelli-

gence officers havewarned the country facesa very ‘likely’ threat of aterrorist attack within thenext year.

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BERLIN WALL:

It’s been25 yearssince the

wall camedown.

NIPPY FOX: Snuck through a catflap.

BIMBO has been synonymouswith cut bread , not an attractiveand compliant airhead, since1964.

Sales plummeted by almosthalf after 2008 when the crisischanged spending habits. “Thefall in disposable income meantthat people ate less and atedifferently,” said Ana Varela,Marketing lecturer at the ESADE

business school.Consumers also turned to the

supermarkets’ own-labelproducts, a tendency that ateinto the profits of all foodmanufacturers but whose impactwas even more pronounced forthe industrial bakers. Bread andconfectionery could be producedmore cheaply in plants that weremore modern than Bimbo’s and

at lower costs, Varela explained.Unsurprisingly, supermarketown-labels now account for 65per cent of industrial bakery.

Bimbo’s Mexico-based mothercompany Grupo Bimbo intendsto redress the balance with anew €70 million plant inGuadalajara Province. This willcut costs and restore its marketshare, sources revealed.

AMANCIO ORTEGA is stillSpain’s richest man.

The founder of Inditexand the Zara fashion labelsits atop a €46 billionfortune according to theSpanish edition of Forbesmagazine.

Rafael del Pino and hisbrothers, majority share-holders in constructionmultinational Ferrovial takesecond position on theSpanish list with €6.4billion. In 2013 the Del Pinobrothers were ranked thirdafter Juan Roig, but thisyear the positions arereversed, with theMercadona president andhis €6 billion fortuneslipping a notch.

The magazine’s calcula-tions are based on declaredbusiness assets alone

without taking personalassets into account,explained Forbes editorAndres Rodriguez.

The Spanish list isdominated by businessmenand there are no sportingfigures or scientistsamongst the top 100.

Although former heart-throb Julio Iglesias wasranked 47th, his presencewas due to real estateinvestments, not hissinging career.

Between them, the 100richest Spaniards are worth€164.42 billion, the equiva-lent of 15.6 per cent ofSpain’s GDP. While notuntouched by the economiccrisis, few have much togrumble about as theirfortunes increased by 9.2per cent over the last year.

THE European Commission (EC)adjusted its 2014 growthpredictions for Spain by one-tenthto 1.2 per cent.

Expectations for next year werereduced from 2.1 per cent to 1.7per cent prompted in part by‘domestic problems,’ but also bythe eurozone slowdown althoughSpain’s GDP growth is still set toaccelerate.

This would be supported byemployment growth and easierfinancing conditions, saidPierre Moscovici, the EUCommissioner for Economicand Financial Affairs.

Brussels foresaw weak growthfor the eurozone and the EUoverall, with a GDP increase of1.3 per cent for this year and 0.8per cent in 2015.

Outlook still brightish for 2015

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SPAIN’S consumer confidence indexfell 3.52 per cent to 74.2 points last

month. Family finances,employment prospects and the

general economic situation were toblame, said the Centro de

Investigaciones Sociologicas.

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THE new European CommissionPresident, Jean-Claude Juncker, onNovember 5, loftily declares that Westernimposed sanctions imposed on Russiaare likely to remain at the same level.

Brace! Brace! The 28 nations makingup the European Union are set to lose€50 billion in trade with Russia during2015. Even if sanctions are lifted mostcannot be recovered. The Russians havemany alternative sources, whilst EU Bloctraders have few options.

Some struggling economies will suffermore than will others. Nevertheless, as anoted American economist points out,“One more sanction and the EuropeanUnion is back in recession.”

How will businesses tackle this self-

strangulation? Many will tighten theirbelts and hope to survive whilst otherswill look for alternative markets. Ipropose the latter as being the bestcourse. Why?

Businesses have become eithercomplacent or mulishly refuse to move

with the times. I was reminded of thiswhen browsing one of Latvia’s biggestcountry fairs.

On sale were Baltic Statemanufactured products restricted tohome markets, yet would find eagerbuyers outside their own country. Givenadded novelty effect and the fact thatmany larger nations like the UK,Germany, France and the Low Countrieshave more disposable income, theopportunities for Baltic product salesabroad are phenomenal.

When pointing this out I was dismissedas naïve. Really? I asked the owners oftwo switched on businesses that weresuccessfully exporting their products,how they were doing. Both were

manufacturing Baltic related goods andexplained that half their produce wasbeing sold abroad; mostly Germany andthe United States. They conceded thattheir businesses would be unlikely tosurvive without sales abroad. They owedtheir success to their internet marketing.

A Swedish business friend of mine whoruns a business networking association inRiga agreed. Businesses are mired ininertia. Is it any different in Spain? ManySpanish-made products, again becauseof their exotic value, would find eagerbuyers in the rest of Europe.

A pipe dream? Hardly. Many Spanishentrepreneurs have grown super rich bylooking for streets paved with gold. Whynot you too?

It’s too soon to panic over sanctionsMike Walsh

Mike Walsh was for 20 years RegionalAssessment Manager for the Guildof Master Craftsmen, Britain’sbiggest quality assurancebody for businesses.

www.michaelwalsh.es • 966 786 932

Talking shop

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BUSINESS EXTRA

Goodshowing

SANTANDER’S 2014third-quarter profitsincreased by more than50 per cent to €1.6billion, its best for threeyears. Profits for the firstnine months of the yeargrew by 32 per cent to€4.36 billion thanks toimproving revenue,falling costs and lessneed for write-downs,said Santanderpresident Ana Botin.

Jobs assuredFIFTY-SEVEN per centof Spain’s big employersexpected their currentnumber of workers toremain unchanged in2015, found a surveyduring the Family Firmsannual conference inAlicante. Thirty-two percent intended to engagemore staff, comparedwith 27 per cent whohad planned to do so in2013.

HOW many times have youhave walked into a café orshop only to be greeted by asour grin and an obviouslyirritated expel of air askingwhat you want?

This deplorable kind ofcustomer service is a pet hateof mine. I have worked in acafé. I have worked in a shoptoo, and I know that it is notthat difficult a job. The least anemployee - or owner for thatmatter - can do, is be politeand welcoming.

So often, obviously untrainedstaff completely ignorecustomers, while they chat and

laugh with colleagues. It’s aninfuriating situation when youare waiting at the till, with yourhard-earned money in hand,ready to buy something fromtheir business.

Failing to make a customerfeel welcome and worthyis a fundamental fault ofany business that leadsto massive losses, yetso many businessesstill continue toput themselvesabove theircustomers.

Propertraining ofstaff is keyto success,be it a dogwalker or anursery school ora supermarket chain.Receiving good serviceis a delight. So it’sessential to employ staff whoare enthusiastic and who

actually know whatthey’re talking about.

This will put a smile on acustomer’s face and makethem WANT to come backand spend more money.

Modern customers aresmart - if they’re not

happy they will pop off to acompetitor quicker than youcan say, ‘where are yougoing?’

Remember the businessesthat boast great success often

have one thing in common- great customerservice.

A tried and testedmethod of keeping

customers happy is rewardingthem for their loyalty. Makecustomers feel special andgive them a reason to comeback by offering a voucher, aloyalty discount card or specialpricing. People love adiscount.

For any businesses or smallbusiness owners out there…please train staff to know whatthey are there for and actuallyattend to customers.

While for all you customers,if businesses continue to treatyou like dirt, then please…take your money elsewhere.

JanePlunkett

A look at finance for females

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Loose change

Q. Having just read your article ‘WorriedOver Medical Bills,’ I question thestatement that the medical card is validin all of Spain.

My wife and I have held a SIP card forfive years and every year we spend five

or six months in Tenerife. Each time we try to use the SIP card there we aretold they do not accept it. Could youclarify?

K.A. (Costa Blanca)

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola [email protected], or call 952 667 090.

You and theLaw in SpainBy David Searl

SIP Card no good in Tenerife?

A. Tenerife rejects your SIP cardbecause it is not a Spanish SocialSecurity card. In the Valencian regionyour health services are provided bythe Valencian health service and inAndalucia, they are delivered by theServicio Andaluz de Salud. They are allpart of the national system but theyare individually administered, oftenwith some differences.

The SIP card is one of thesedifferences. The SIP stands forSistema de Información Poblacional,(System of Information regarding thePopulation). Every resident of theValencian region is supposed to haveone. Even a newborn baby gets a SIP.Basically, it is a census. The SIP card

entitles holders to health care, butonly in the Valencia region.

The least all business owners can dois make their customers feel special

CUSTOMERSERVICE: Proper

staff trainingis the key.

Different addressNORA JOHNSON wrote about‘Millionaire’s row,’ The BishopsAvenue in Hampstead.

I had my first baby there inOctober 1953, in what had beenGracie Fields house, ‘Towers.’Shirley Bassey also gave birth toher first baby there in October1954, before she became famous.

The rich residents of TheBishops Avenue (among themLord Sainsbury) didn’t like this‘common mill girl’ living there andmade it known. So when Gracieleft, she gave the house to theGovernment with the proviso itwas used as a maternity hospital:“See how they like ambulancesgoing up and down in the night!”

The house was just as Gracieleft it, with ballerina wallpaper, apiano in the corner, a centralstaircase and a balcony all roundthe first floor. The bathroom washuge, black-tiled and the bathstood on a dais in the middle ofthe room.

On the third day after givingbirth we were moved three doorsalong by ambulance to anothermansion, ‘Green Trees.’ Theowner had tried three times toburn it down for insurance but theinsurance company realised, sohe lost the house and the money!It had a tennis court andswimming pool (not that we wereallowed to use them, of course).

It is sad to read about theAvenue now.

Jenny Hollowell, Arroyo De LaMiel (Malaga)

Flight frightWHY can I not get a flight to orfrom Majorca in November?

I looked at easyJet, who I flewwith last November and the yearbefore, and also Ryanair.

No flights for November!Daniel Duff (by email)

Time for a changeYOUR columnists Nora Johnsonand Mike Walsh raised someexcellent issues about our UKpoliticians.

I remember my grandfathertelling me how proud he was tovote for the newly-formed Labourparty, the party for workingpeople. Alas things are no longerthat simple!

The New Labour Party appearsto have forgotten completely who

they are supposed to representand all MPs are there purely fortheir own self-glory. They promiseus everything tomorrow.

Now a grandparent myself, Ifeel this is my chance to changeour political system once againand perhaps give my ownworking-class grandchildren achance to have a party that may,hopefully, stand up and representtheir views in the future.

Yes I know Nigel Farage isn’tworking class, but he does appearto answer a direct question andcertainly appears to know a littlemore about living in the realworld.

Just think about the mayhemthey could cause when his partywins a few more seats: no moreboring politics for us! Theycertainly couldn’t do any worsethan the current lot.

Ann Paterson, San Fulgencio(Alicante)

Do something nowIF the British conservative partywins the general election in 2015

the proposed EU referendum willno doubt go ahead in 2017, if notearlier.

The merits of giving such a voteto the British public are inthemselves debatable and ofsome concern. The issue is highlycomplex, beyond the knowledgeof the average ‘Joe Public,’ andmost commentary about the EU isto be found in the British tabloidpress, known to be profoundlyanti-EU and xenophobic.

Any vote given to the public onthis issue would unfortunately bea vote bound by ignorance ratherthan informed commentary of theworkings of the EU.

If the referendum goes ahead,it will be a miracle if the Britishpublic votes ‘yes’ to continued EUmembership, especially in the faceof David Cameron’s currentrhetoric and paranoid fear oflosing votes to the upstart andultra-rightwing UKIP.

To the best of my knowledgethe government has not indicatedwhat it will do to protect the 1.4mor so registered British residentsin other EU states. Other EUcitizens working and living in theUK must have similar concerns.

If no lobbying is done now,waiting for the vote to take placecould be too late and we couldsee our rights eroded overnight.

I have already written to theBritish prime minister and to theother two mainstream Britishpolitical party headquartersexpressing my concerns.Everyone who cares about theirfuture residence should dolikewise. Let the politicians reallyknow of your concerns.Complacency and doing nothingachieve nothing.

Jeremy Cordon Newby,Perin (Murcia)

Not goldenJUDGING from his reaction tonoise, Michael Hill has clearly notresided in Spain for long.Otherwise he would haveunderstood by now that theSpanish concept of silence differsradically from that of the British.

The Brits associate silence withpeace and tranquillity but to theSpanish it represents death andsadness, hence the love ofnoise and life! They say you canattend a fiesta somewhere inSpain every day of the year andthe Spanish appetite in generalfor having a noisy time canbe difficult to compre-hend particularly when you aretrying to make yourselfunderstood in a restaurant!

As a former bar-owner myself Ican assure you that it’s never theSpanish who make thecomplaints about noise: itis almost invariably the Brits.

Ken Bethell, Puerto deMazarron (Murcia)

Taxing matterI OWN an apartment in a complexin Benalmadena and wasoutraged to learn because it’s notmy main residence I have to paya lot more money for collectionsof bins and other services.

Surely this is not right? Or wasthe information I received wrong?

If true, is this in accordancewith EU law?

Andrew James,Hengoed (South Wales)

Job doneI WAS charmed not long agowhen I saw a young man stop inthe street and greet a very oldlady. A little unsteady on her feetand with a wheeled walking aid,she was out with someone wholooked as though she must be hercarer. This very good-lookingyoung man kissed her on bothcheeks. He was probably arelative, as all the Spanishresidents in our small town turnout to be related to each other.

The elderly woman asked himhow he was and he replied hehad found work. “Work!” sheexclaimed. “That’s wonderful!”

“I know,” he replied. “Myparents are over the moon.”

And so, at a distance, was I.But what a sign of the times!

Rosemary Cochrane (by email)

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BBC THREE8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride10:00pm Comedy Fest Live11:00pm World's Craziest Fools11:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy12:25am Family Guy12:45am Family Guy1:10am Family Guy1:30am Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents2:30am Life is Toff3:00am People Like Us4:00am Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents5:00am This is BBC Three

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Sounds of the 70s

Documentary series presenting archivefootage of rock, pop and soul performancesfrom the 1970s.

9:00pm Chivalry and Betrayal: The HundredYears War10:00pm Queen Victoria's Letters: AMonarch Unveiled11:00pm Puppy Love11:30pm Horizon12:30am Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde1:30am Barry Manilow at the BBC2:30am Arena3:30am Puppy Love

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action5:15am Born to Race: Fast Track7:00am Jaws9:15am Demolition Man11:20am Thor: The Dark World1:20pm Cinderella Man3:55pm The Jewel of the Nile5:50pm Jaws

Steven Spielberg's scary chiller about acoastal community plagued by a killershark.

8:00pm Demolition Man10:00pm Thor: The Dark World12:00am Commando1:40am Crank3:20am The Marine: Homefront5:00am The Jewel of the Nile

5:15am Bean7:00am Top Secret8:35am Fun with Dick and Jane10:10am This is the End12:00pm The Internship2:00pm The Break-Up

Gary and Brooke are blissfully happytogether in their Chicago condo.

3:50pm Syrup5:25pm The Devil Wears Prada7:15pm Uncle Buck9:00pm This is the End11:00pm The Internship1:10am The Break-Up3:10am Stir Crazy5:10am Monkey Business

6:20am Home Alone: The Holiday Heist8:00am Snowmen9:30am Miracle on 34th Street11:10am The Santa Clause 21:00pm Die Hard 23:10pm Grumpy Old Men5:00pm Miracle on 34th Street6:45pm Love Actually

Romcom following the interconnected livesof a group of loved-up, and lovelorn,Londoners.

9:00pm The Santa Clause 211:00pm Die Hard 21:10am Love Actually3:35am Grumpy Old Men5:30am Snowmen

6:00am Warriors Five7:30am Gunsmoke8:30am Gunsmoke9:35am The Mackintosh Man11:25am The Arrangement1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm Screaming Eagles5:40pm Dial M for Murder7:40pm The Black Stallion10:00pm The Reaping11:55pm Cradle to the Grave1:45am The Reaping3:30am Cradle to the Grave5:15am TCM Shorts5:35am Off Set

Comedy Drama TCM

ITV210:15am Royal Pains11:15am The Chase12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes1:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm Coronation Street2:15pm You've Been Framed!2:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show6:05pm You've Been Framed!7:00pm Royal Pains8:00pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!10:00pm Scorpion11:00pm Celebrity Juice11:50pm Little Man

9:20am Wycliffe10:30am Judge Judy11:50am Inspector Morse1:55pm Heartbeat3:00pm Wild at Heart4:00pm Wycliffe5:10pm Second Thoughts5:40pm Fresh Fields6:15pm George and Mildred6:50pm Heartbeat7:50pm Wycliffe9:00pm Midsomer Murders11:00pm Philippa Gregory's The LittleHouse12:00am The Vice

ITV3 ITV48:55am The Professionals9:55am Kojak10:55am Magnum, P.I.12:00pm Pawn Stars12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones1:55pm Minder3:00pm The Professionals4:00pm Pawn Stars4:55pm Magnum, P.I.5:55pm Kojak7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones8:00pm Pawn Stars9:00pm River Monsters11:05pm Horsemen of the Apocalypse1:00am Jaws 3

1:35pm Rules of Engagement2:00pm How I Met Your Mother3:00pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm Rules of Engagement5:00pm Melissa and Joey5:30pm Suburgatory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Melissa and Joey9:00pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Drifters10:30pm 2 Broke Girls11:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine12:00am The Big Bang Theory

E4

5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder7:00am Pete's Christmas8:35am The Good Witch's Wonder10:15am Getaway12:00pm The Good Witch's Wonder1:40pm Pete's Christmas3:15pm Aftermath4:55pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom7:25pm Pete's Christmas9:00pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom11:30pm Getaway1:15am Aftermath3:05am American Mary5:05am The Heat: Sky Movies Special5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder

Premiere

3:15pm NCIS4:10pm Rosamunde Pilcher: The UnknownHeart

Two-part romantic drama in which the recipientof a heart meets the widower of the organ donor.

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight8:00pm The Gadget Show

9:00pm Underground Britain10:00pm Streets of Rage: Caught on CameraDocumentary. 11:00pm House of Horrors

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Afternoon chat and music with AlanTitchmarsh.

5:00pm Tipping Point

6:00pm The Chase7:00pm ITV News London7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Tonight

9:00pm Emmerdale9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs10:00pm Neil Diamond: For One Night Only11:15pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:55pm Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears

3:15pm Moving On4:00pm Escape to the Country4:45pm Glorious Gardens From Above5:30pm Put Your Money Where YourMouth Is

6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm EastEnders

9:00pm Watchdog10:00pm Life Story11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:35pm Question Time

3:00pm TennisLive coverage from the O2 Arena in London,where the season-ending ATP World TourFinals are taking place.

6:00pm Flog It!7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It TakesTwo8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge

9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals10:00pm The Fall

Crime drama series set in Northern Ireland. 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News11:30pm Newsnight

3:10pm Countdown4:00pm Fifteen to One5:00pm Deal or No Deal

6:00pm Come Dine with Me6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:55pm Rory Peck Awards

9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E

The RTS award-winning documentary seriescontinues.

11:00pm Babylon

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles4:00pm Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA5:00pm Inside Gatwick

David Wilson's job is a challenging one.

6:00pm The Simpsons6:30pm Futurama7:00pm Futurama7:30pm The Simpsons8:00pm The Simpsons8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Arrow10:00pm Forever11:00pm The Last Ship

Rachel asks for six volunteers to take part inher human vaccine trials.

12:35am Looking After Mum - A Childrenin Need Special Documentary aboutyoung carers and their families. 1:35amHoliday Weatherview 1:40am BBC News

12:15am The Mekong River with SuePerkins 1:15am Panorama 2:00am This isBBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBCTwo. 5:00am The Time Traveller's Guideto Elizabethan England - Learning Zone

12:25am The Chase 1:25am Jackpot2474:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV NightscreenText-based information service.

12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:50am 24 Hoursin Police Custody 1:55am EmbarrassingBodies 2:45am One Born Every Minute3:35am Unreported World 4:00am Phil:Secret Agent Down Under

12:00am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Rome: TheWorld's First Superpower 5:00am WildlifeSOS 5:25am Great Scientists 5:45am HouseDoctor

12:00am The Last Ship 1:00am Night Cops2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am HawaiiFive-0 4:00am Parents 4:30am Parents5:00am Stargate Atlantis

7:00am Derailed8:50am In Their Skin10:30am Sleeping with the Enemy12:10pm The Call1:50pm The Manchurian Candidate4:00pm Conspiracy Theory6:20pm Derailed8:10pm Trance10:00pm The Call11:40pm Kill Bill: Vol. 11:40am Cherry Falls3:20am Jagged Edge

Newspaper man Jack is the prime suspectwhen his rich wife is murdered.

5:20am Loss of Faith

Crime

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:15am NeighbourhoodBlues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer12:00pm Call the Council 12:45pm Don't GetDone, Get Dom 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pmBBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News2:45pm Doctors


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8:05am Call the Council 8:50am Don't GetDone, Get Dom 9:20am Holiday of MyLifetime with Len Goodman 10:05am £100kHouse: Tricks of the Trade 11:05amChildren's Hospital 11:35am The Travel Show12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC WorldNews 1:00pm Coast 1:10pm Animal Park2:10pm The Life of Birds

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30amLorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm LooseWomen 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00amDaily Brunch 11:55am Celebrity Come Dinewith Me 12:30pm Celebrity Come Dine withMe 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary1:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me1:35pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me2:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me2:40pm Channel 4 Racing

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35amToby's Travelling Circus 9:50am Bananas inPyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am TheWright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pmUnderground Britain 2:15pm Home and Away2:45pm Neighbours

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6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Inside Gatwick 9:00am Futurama9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm HawaiiFive-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: LosAngeles

BBC THREE8:00pm Top Gear9:00pm Motorway Cops10:00pm Face/Off12:15am Family Guy12:40am Family Guy1:00am Family Guy1:20am Shanghai Knights3:05am Sweat the Small Stuff3:35am Some Girls4:05am Some Girls4:35am Fried5:00am This is BBC Three

BBC Three: Refreshing TV for the digital age.Tune in daily from 7.00pm.

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood10:00pm Johnny Cash: The Man, HisWorld, His Music11:00pm Bob Harris: My Nashville12:00am Brad Paisley and Friends1:00am Johnny Cash: The Man, His World,His Music2:00am John Denver at Wembley Arena2:40am Bob Harris: My Nashville3:40am Brad Paisley and Friends4:40am This is BBC Four

BBC Four is the BBC channel for people whowant more.

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action7:00am The Patriot9:55am Hulk12:25pm Man of Steel3:00pm The Saint

Simon Templar is a debonair master thief witha talent for disguise.

5:05pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time7:10pm The Patriot10:00pm Man of Steel12:25am Hulk2:45am Shaft4:30am The Saint

Simon Templar is a debonair master thief witha talent for disguise.

7:00am Best in Show8:35am Big Daddy10:10am The Hot Flashes11:55am Grown Ups 21:40pm Click3:35pm Notting Hill

A self-effacing bookshop owner bumps intoa major American movie star and fallsinstantly in love.

5:45pm The Harry Hill Movie7:20pm Big Daddy9:00pm Grown Ups 210:50pm Click12:45am Anger Management2:35am Feels So Good4:05am Someone Marry Barry

7:00am Naughty or Nice8:35am Mickey's Once upon a Christmas9:50am The Santa Clause 3: The EscapeClause11:30am Elf1:15pm The Best Man Holiday3:25pm Nativity 3: Dude Where's MyDonkey Special3:45pm Gremlins5:40pm Look Who's Talking Now!7:20pm The Santa Clause 3: The EscapeClause9:00pm Elf10:45pm Gremlins12:40am A Very Harold and KumarChristmas

7:30am Gunsmoke8:30am Gunsmoke9:40am Black Gold11:35am The Black Stallion1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm Comando Al Infierno5:45pm The Ballad of Cable Hogue7:55pm The Big Knife10:00pm The Fog11:55pm F/X 2 - Effets Tres Speciaux2:00am The Fog3:45am Fort Vengeance5:05am Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N'Roll Revolution: The British InvadeAmerica

Comedy Drama TCM

ITV211:15am The Chase12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes1:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm Emmerdale2:15pm You've Been Framed!2:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show3:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show6:05pm You've Been Framed!6:30pm You've Been Framed!7:00pm Royal Pains8:00pm Ultimate You've Been Framed!9:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!10:00pm Ocean's Eleven12:25am Dapper Laughs: On the Pull

11:20am Judge Judy11:50am Inspector Morse1:55pm Heartbeat3:00pm Wild at Heart4:00pm Wycliffe5:10pm Second Thoughts5:40pm Fresh Fields6:15pm George and Mildred6:50pm Heartbeat7:50pm Wycliffe9:00pm Wycliffe10:00pm Love Your Garden11:00pm Philippa Gregory's The LittleHouse12:00am The Vice

ITV3 ITV412:30pm Pawn Stars12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones1:55pm Minder3:00pm The Professionals4:00pm Pawn Stars4:30pm Pawn Stars4:55pm Magnum, P.I.5:55pm Kojak7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm Storage Wars9:30pm Storage Wars10:00pm Firefox12:50am Runaway Train

4:00pm Rules of Engagement4:30pm Rules of Engagement5:00pm Melissa and Joey5:30pm Suburgatory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Melissa and Joey9:00pm The Big Bang Theory9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm The Hole11:55pm The Big Bang Theory12:25am The Big Bang Theory

E4

7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Saving Santa10:30am Getaway12:10pm Almost Christmas2:00pm Time Lapse4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse3:00am Aftermath4:45am The Judge Special

Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr chatabout their new thriller The Judge.

5:15am Saving Santa

Premiere

3:15pm NCIS4:10pm Rosamunde Pilcher: The UnknownHeart

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight8:00pm World War II in Colour

9:00pm Rome: The World's FirstSuperpower10:00pm Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy11:00pm Body of Proof

5:00pm Deal or No DealNoel Edmonds presents the hit show in whichplayers could win up to £250,000 as theyopen 22 boxes and decide whether to do adeal or no deal when the Banker calls.

6:00pm Come Dine with Me6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:35pm Unreported World

9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.10:00pm Gogglebox

Britain's favourite opinionated TV viewersshare their sharp, insightful, passionate andsometimes emotional critiques of the week'sbiggest and best shows.

11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man



9:00pm The Simpsons9:30pm The Simpsons10:00pm Football's Funniest Moments11:00pm Micky Flanagan's Detour De France

3:00am Weather for the Week AheadDetailed weather forecast. 3:05am BBCNews

12:10am Never Mind the Buzzcocks12:40am Later... with Jools Holland1:40am Michael Collins 3:45am QuestionTime 4:45am This is BBC Two Highlights ofprogrammes on BBC Two.

2:05am Jackpot247 4:00am The JeremyKyle Show USA 4:40am ITV NightscreenText-based information service.

12:10am Toast of London 12:40am Psycho2:45am The Divide 4:35am Location,Location, Location 5:35am Phil: SecretAgent Down Under

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:55amAccess 1:00am Super Casino 4:10amMiracle Babies 5:00am Wildlife SOS5:25am Great Scientists 5:45am HouseDoctor

12:00am Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles2:00am HawaiiFive-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am RoadWars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

3:15pm Moving On4:00pm Escape to the Country4:45pm Glorious Gardens From Above5:30pm Put Your Money Where YourMouth Is

6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm Children in Need 2014

11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:35pm Children in Need 2014

A star-studded line-up of famous faces takepart in this year's marathon fundraisingeffort.

3:00pm TennisSue Barker hosts live coverage from the ATPWorld Tour Finals in London, where the round-robin phase is in its concluding stages.

6:00pm Flog It!7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two8:00pm The Home That Two Built

9:00pm Mastermind9:30pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes10:00pm The Fish Market: InsideBillingsgate11:00pm Children in Need11:35pm Newsnight

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 MinuteMakeover4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show5:00pm Tipping Point

6:00pm The Chase7:00pm ITV News London7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Coronation Street

9:00pm Secrets From the Sky9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm Lewis11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:40pm GoldenEye

5:20am Loss of Faith7:05am All Things to All Men8:45am The Island11:10am Deadfall1:00pm The Chamber3:00pm A Few Good Men5:20pm The Island7:40pm Proof of Life

Engineer Peter Bowden is snatched byprofessional terrorists in the SouthAmerican jungle.

10:00pm Oldboy11:55pm Kill Bill: Vol. 22:20am Deadfall4:05am Fear5:50am Point Last Seen

Crime

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport,business and weather from the BBC's Breakfastteam. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live JamesMartin presents the weekly live cooking show withguest chefs Glynn Purnell and Chris King.12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pmBBC News 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pmSaturday Sportsday 2:00pm Rugby League


3pm

7:05am My Forbidden Past 8:15am RugbyLeague 11:00am The Life of Birds 11:50amAnimal Park 12:20pm Coast Coast venturesout to new territory, the astonishing man-madeshoreline of the Netherlands. 1:00pm RickStein's Far Eastern Odyssey 2:00pm Escapeto the Country

8:10am Canimals 8:20am Signed Stories:Share a Story 8:25am Sooty 8:35am Mr.Bean 8:50am The Matt Hatter Chronicles9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am The Munch Box10:25am The Hungry Sailors 11:25amMurder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News andWeather 12:30pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pmSurprise Surprise 2:30pm Faith in the Future

7:05am NFL 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:25amRiver Rat Race Stockton 8:55am The MorningLine 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose11:00am Frasier 11:30am Everybody LovesRaymond 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm TheSimpsons 1:30pm Marvel's Agents ofS.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

9:20am Wanda and the Alien 9:30am Zackand Quack 9:45am Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom 10:00am Jelly Jamm 10:15amTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:50amAccess 10:55am Can't Pay? We'll Take itAway! 11:55am Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy12:55pm The Christmas Heart 2:40pm Helpfor the Holidays

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7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club10:00am The F1 Show 11:00am Soccer A.M.1:00pm World Wrestling EntertainmentSuperstars 2:00pm Interstellar Movie Special Alook at Christopher Nolan's new sci-fi epicstarring Matthew McConaughey and AnneHathaway. 2:30pm The Middle

BBC THREE8:00pm World's Craziest Fools8:30pm Rugby Union9:30pm Top Gear10:15pm Sherlock11:50pm Family Guy12:10am Family Guy12:50am Family Guy1:15am Family Guy1:40am Family Guy2:00am Family Guy2:25am Life is Toff2:55am The Revolution Will be Televised3:25am Sweat the Small Stuff3:55am Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents4:55am This is BBC Three

8:00pm Swarm: Nature's IncredibleInvasions9:00pm The Riviera: A History in Pictures10:00pm Inspector Montalbano

Drama based on the series of booksfeaturing the Sicilian detective, InspectorMontalbano.

11:35pm Krakatoa Revealed12:25am Swarm: Nature's IncredibleInvasions1:25am Guitar Heroes at the BBC2:25am Deep Purple: Made in Japan3:25am Sounds of the Eighties4:00am The Riviera: A History in Pictures5:00am This is BBC Four

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action4:30am The Saint6:30am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special7:00am Mean Machine8:55am Gravity: Sky Movies Special9:25am The Bridge on the River Kwai12:20pm Catwoman2:15pm Stealth4:30pm Thor: The Dark World Special5:00pm The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The TwoTowers11:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Returnof the King2:20am Mean Machine4:10am The Bridge on the River Kwai

5:35am The Harry Hill Movie7:10am In and Out8:45am The Monster Squad10:10am The Mask12:00pm Starsky and Hutch1:50pm The Hangover Part III3:35pm In and Out5:10pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days7:10pm The Mask9:00pm The Hangover Part III10:50pm Starsky and Hutch12:35am Scary Movie 52:05am The Man with Two Brains3:40am The Monster Squad5:05am Arthur 2: On the Rocks

5:40am While You Were Sleeping7:30am The Elf That Rescued Christmas8:50am Disney's A Christmas Carol10:35am Home Alone12:25pm The Elf That Rescued Christmas1:45pm Miracle on 34th Street3:45pm Disney's A Christmas Carol5:30pm Home Alone7:20pm Pete's Christmas9:00pm Bad Santa10:45pm Black Christmas12:15am New Year's Eve2:20am Bad Santa4:05am Black Christmas5:35am Miracle on 34th Street

6:00am Comando Al Infierno7:40am Gunsmoke8:45am Gunsmoke9:55am The Ballad of Cable Hogue12:10pm The Big Knife2:15pm Backfire4:00pm The Train6:30pm Ja, Ja, Mein General! But WhichWay to the Front?8:25pm Arctic Flight10:00pm Crossfire11:55pm San Ging Chaat Goo Si2:15am Crossfire4:05am The Frozen Dead5:45am TCM Shorts

Comedy Drama TCM

ITV27:00am Emmerdale Omnibus9:40am Coronation Street Omnibus12:15pm You've Been Framed!1:15pm Twister3:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!5:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!6:45pm Despicable Me8:40pm Dungeons and Dragons10:55pm The Xtra Factor11:55pm Celebrity Juice12:40am The X Factor2:15am The Xtra Factor3:10am Fake Reaction

7:00am The Darling Buds of May8:00am 1914 All Out9:40am The Royal10:40am The Royal11:45am The Darling Buds of May12:55pm The Darling Buds of May2:00pm Columbo3:55pm A Touch of Frost5:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple8:00pm Rosemary and Thyme9:00pm Doc Martin10:00pm Midsomer Murders12:00am A Touch of Frost1:45am Bomb Girls2:30am World Kitchen

ITV3 ITV412:00pm World Rally ChampionshipHighlights12:25pm GT Academy1:00pm The Professionals2:05pm Billion Dollar Brain3:05pm FYI Daily4:15pm Alias Smith and Jones5:50pm Alias Smith and Jones6:55pm The War Wagon7:55pm FYI Daily9:00pm Storage Wars9:30pm Storage Wars10:00pm Never Say Never Again11:00pm FYI Daily12:45am Klitschko

7:00am Make it or Break it7:50am The 1008:35am Happy Endings10:00am Rules of Engagement11:00am How I Met Your Mother12:00pm Melissa and Joey2:00pm Made in Chelsea3:00pm Space Chimps4:45pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts5:00pm Melissa and Joey6:00pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Love and Other Drugs12:15am Rude Tube1:20am The Inbetweeners

E4

5:15am Saving Santa7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Saving Santa10:30am Getaway12:10pm Time Lapse2:10pm Almost Christmas4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse3:00am Aftermath4:45am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special5:15am Saving Santa

Premiere

4:20pm Christmas MailFestive romantic comedy in which amysterious woman employed by the postoffice to answer Santa's mail captures theheart of a disillusioned postman.

6:10pm A Grandpa for Christmas7:55pm 5 News Weekend

National and international news.8:00pm The Battle of Britain

10:35pm The Wild GeeseRichard Burton and Roger Moore star in this1978 tale of revolution in central Africa. Asthe country is held by a brutal dictator, Britishmercenaries attempt to restore peace.

3:00pm Doc Martin4:05pm Keep it in the Family5:05pm ITV News London5:15pm ITV News and Weather5:30pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Live

8:15pm The Chase: Celebrity SpecialBradley Walsh hosts another celebrity edition ofthe hit quiz show in which four famous facestake on the Chaser, one of Britain's finest quizbrains, in a bid to win thousands of pounds forcharity.

9:15pm The X Factor10:55pm The Jonathan Ross Show

Star-studded chat show. 11:55pm ITV News and Weather

Charlene White with the latest headlines fromaround the world.

3:00pm Rugby Union5:30pm Children in Need

Shane Richie presents highlights fromChildren in Need 2014.

6:50pm BBC NewsThe latest national and international newsfrom the BBC.

7:00pm BBC London News7:10pm Pointless8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing

9:30pm Atlantis10:15pm Casualty11:05pm The National Lottery Live11:15pm BBC News11:35pm Mrs. Brown's Boys

Comedy series about a loudmouthed Irishmatriarch and her family.

3:00pm TennisSue Barker presents further live coverage ofthe ATP World Tour Finals in London, where itis semi-finals day.

6:00pm Rugby Union8:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets

Antiques series. 9:00pm Perry and Croft: Made in Britain

From Dad's Army to You Rang, M'Lord?,

9:30pm Dad's Army10:00pm QI XL10:45pm War of Words: Soldier-Poets of theSomme

Narrated by Michael Sheen, this documentarydetails the experiences of the poets and writerswho served in the 1916 Battle of the Somme.

5:00pm Come Dine with MeFirst to host in Lincoln is hunting enthusiastHunni Hindley.

5:30pm Come Dine with Me

6:00pm Come Dine with Me6:35pm Come Dine with Me7:05pm Come Dine with Me7:35pm Channel 4 News8:05pm Speed with Guy Martin

9:00pm Walking Through History10:00pm It Was Alright in the 1970's

This new two-part series revisits the TV decadethat taste forgot.

11:00pm Chronicle

3:00pm The Middle3:30pm The Middle4:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains5:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains

6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 20147:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm The Simpsons8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

9:00pm Hawaii Five-0Chin puts his entire career on the line to helpDanno save his brother's life.

10:00pm X2

12:05am Jack Whitehall Live 1:05amEastEnders Omnibus 2:35am Weather forthe Week Ahead 2:40am BBC News

12:15am TOTP 2 1:15am Down Terrace2:45am Undertow 4:20am This is BBC Two

12:10am Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The JeremyKyle Show USA 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

12:40am Max Payne 2:30am Shell 4:05amHollyoaks Omnibus

1:15am Gotham 2:10am Super Casino4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am HouseDoctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make itBig

12:40am Nativity 3: Dude, Where's MyDonkey?! 12:50am Futurama 1:00am CostaDel Street Crime 2:00am Hawaii Five-03:00am Starlings 4:00am Starlings 5:00amIan Wright's Excellent Adventure

T would be a knee-jerkcomment to describe the EuroWeekly News success story asbeing down to the hard work

and dedication of its staff. Successful ornot, newspaper hubs are no place for thefaint-hearted; the answer has to lieelsewhere.

Could it be that mainstream media haslost touch with their readership?Newspapers and broadcasters that oncecommanded enormous respect have lostpublic confidence. Today, mainstreammedia are megaphones for political andcorporate interests.

A career in journalism once carried akudos similar to that enjoyed byhealthcare professionals and the CivilService. Now, even household namecolumnists are regarded as little more thanhacks.

In truth there has never been a truly freemedia: A. J. Liebling, a highly respectedjournalist for the New Yorker, remarked,‘Freedom of the press is guaranteed only tothose who own one.’

Newspaper proprietors set the rules andwe scribblers abide by them. Here in SpainI am privileged to be encouraged tochallenge orthodoxy. I do so. However,many articles by truly great columnists willnever be printed in mainstream media.

In the U.S. 77 per cent of thepopulation distrust corporateTV news. More Americansget their news from onlinesources rather than fromconventional media.European mistrust islikely to be higher.

It wasn’t always likethat. Until a fewdecades ago queuesformed at newsstands

eagerly awaiting the days hot off the pressnews. Great newspapers, like the ChicagoHerald, Daily Express, and Paris Soirpublished uncut articles by the thenGerman leader, Adolph Hitler, Italy’s Benito

Mussolini, Spain’s General Franco andother controversial figures.

Would mainstream mediatoday allow space toRussian PresidentVladimir Putin, thePresidents ofVenezuela, Argentina,Colombia or leaders ofNovorussia orBelarus?

Interestingly, thosewho express the mostoutrage at today’smedia spin and control

are insider journalists.Outraged at restrictionsplaced on them, they

express themselves

eloquently, not in mainstream media but infreer media.

Whatever spin media puts on it thereshould be outrage that whistle-blowers likeEdward Snowden, Julian Assange andother dissidents seek sanctuary abroad ortake refuge in foreign embassies; in caseslike that of ex-serviceman Chelsea Manningjailed for years.

Whatever happened to the Voltaireprinciple: “I disapprove of what you say butwill defend to the death your right to sayit.” Paul Craig Roberts, former AssistantSecretary of the Treasury for EconomicPolicy and Wall Street Journal editordescribes journalists as ‘presstitutes.’Former CIA Director William Colby; “TheCIA owns everyone of any significance inthe major media.”

Western mainstream media readershipcollapses as its cynical readershipevaporates. In Britain, 52 corporateinterest publications collapsed in 2009alone.

Despite this gloomy outlook, trulyindependent more trusted localised media

adds to its readership andadvertising revenue. Newspaperscan survive and thrive but will do soonly when once again independentof political and corporate interests.


Mike WalshMike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is aninternational journalist, authorand professional writer.

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Honesty pays in the media

WHISTLE-BLOWERS: Like Julian Assangeseek sanctuary abroador take refuge inforeign embassies.

HAVE just paid £8 forfour coffees! Yep, backin the old Motherlandfor a couple of weeks.

That was the price inthe café at Blackpool trainstation. The mind boggles.

With these sorts of pricesone thing is becoming perfectlyclear (as our politicians are sofond of spouting) I’m gonnahave to put up my fees!

Been a pretty eventful weekso far. I’m delighted to say myprostate biopsy result camethrough as clear. Had to waitmore than a month for theresults. To say it was a longmonth is something of anunderstatement. It’s an oddsort of limbo-land when thefuture is unknown andcertainly undecided. Thank-fully I was one of the lucky

ones. My heart goes out tothose whose results are not sofavourable.

Another event this week wasmy daughter Charlene’sannouncement that she wasfinally going to tie the knotwith her handsome Mallorcanpartner, Miguel. Not beforetime. Mucha suerte to youboth. It’s all done differently

these days. They've boughtthe house, had a beautifulbaby boy, saved their moneyand now they’re gettingmarried. I dunno, in my daythat procedure was reversed.That’s progress, I suppose.

All that has been rounded offby coming over to the auldcountry for a mini tour. Lastnight I had the pleasure of

working with Amen Corner.Now there’s a blast from thepast! I am now on a train backto Blackpool, as I missed thePreston stop on the way down.Duh! One thing that doesbecome apparent over here isthe politeness of those whoserve the public. Rail staff,hotel staff, etc, are all mostobliging and helpful. A trait

that is somewhat lacking insome public servants in goodold España where the dreadedshoulder shrug is prominent inmost problem situations. Ahwell, at least it’s warmer. It’sfreezing over here.

Just been informed that Ineedn’t have got the train backto Preston and could havecaught my connection atManchester. Gawd! Am now onmy way back to ManchesterPiccadilly and feel it may bewiser to discontinue this mis-sive and concentrate on whereI’m supposed to be going!

Just as a matter of interest,waiting for my train, whichincidentally goes on toHuddersfield, there were onlythree white faces out of some50 or 60 waiting passengers.Just an observation, that’s all.

Have a good week. Try anddo a favour or two. And,whatever ya do, always keepthe faith.

Love Leapy Leapylee2002@ gmail.com

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LEAPY LEESAYS ITOTHERS THINK IT

MINI TOUR: Blackpool is one of Leapy’s destinations back in UK.

Back in the old country...

7:30am The Mean Machine9:35am S.W.A.T.11:40am Murder at 16001:40pm The East3:40pm Captain Phillips6:00pm Children of Men8:00pm S.W.A.T.10:00pm Captain Phillips12:20am The Last Boy Scout2:15am Internal Affairs4:20am The Mean Machine

Jailed for match fixing, a former proquarterback is railroaded into an Americanfootball game pitching inmates against aformidable team of prison guards.

Crime

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7:00am Life in a Cottage Garden with CarolKlein 7:30am Great British Garden Revival8:30am Countryfile 9:40am Glorious GardensFrom Above 10:30am Saturday Kitchen BestBites 12:00pm James Martin: Home Comforts12:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts1:30pm Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey2:30pm Rugby Union

8:20am Signed Stories: Share a Story 8:25amSooty 8:35am Mr. Bean 8:50am UltimateSpider-Man 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am BigTime Rush 10:00am The Aquabats! SuperShow! 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:25pm ITVNews and Weather 12:35pm Carry on Cowboy2:25pm All Star Family Fortunes

7:10am NFL 8:05am How I Met Your Mother8:30am How I Met Your Mother 8:55amEverybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier9:55am Jamie's Comfort Food 10:30am SundayBrunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pmThe Big Bang Theory 2:20pm Channel 4 Racing

9:20am Wanda and the Alien 9:35am Zackand Quack 9:50am Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom 10:05am Jelly Jamm 10:20amTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:55amAccess 11:05am Police Interceptors 12:10pmPolice Interceptors 1:10pm The Good Witch'sCharm 2:55pm A Star for Christmas

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3:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains4:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains5:00pm Futurama5:30pm The Simpsons

6:00pm The Simpsons6:30pm The Simpsons7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Futurama8:00pm The Flash

9:00pm Modern Family9:30pm Trollied10:00pm Hawaii Five-011:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

6:00am Nothing to Declare 6:30am Nothing toDeclare 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am AreYou Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Glee10:00am Inside Gatwick 11:00am WorldWrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pmWWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's SecretStreet Crew 2:00pm Last Man Standing 2:30pmLast Man Standing

BBC THREE8:00pm Tennis10:00pm Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents11:00pm Family Guy11:25pm Family Guy

Subversive animated comedy about the trialsand tribulations of American family life.

11:45pm Life is Toff12:15am Face/Off2:25am Sweat the Small Stuff2:55am People Like Us3:55am The Revolution Will be Televised4:25am Life is Toff4:55am This is BBC Three

BBC Three: Refreshing TV for the digital age.Tune in daily from 7.00pm.

8:40pm Britain's Wild Places8:50pm Britain's Wild Places9:00pm Congo Calling: An African Orchestrain Britain10:00pm Rosetta: A Sky at Night Special11:00pm Pop Go the Sixties11:15pm Mark Lawson Talks to MichaelMorpurgo12:15am Johnny Cash: The Man, His World,His Music1:15am Bob Harris: My Nashville2:15am Brad Paisley and Friends3:15am John Denver at Wembley Arena3:55am Congo Calling: An African Orchestrain Britain

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Action7:00am Ghosts of Mars8:50am Gangster Squad11:00am Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit1:00pm The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring4:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The TwoTowers7:00pm The Lord of the Rings: TheReturn of the King10:20pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit12:15am Gangster Squad2:15am Enter the Dragon4:05am Ghosts of Mars5:50am Angel Flight Down

7:00am Wayne's World 28:45am The Cable Guy10:25am Crocodile Dundee12:10pm Crocodile Dundee II2:10pm Wayne's World 23:55pm So Undercover5:35pm Napoleon Dynamite7:15pm Crocodile Dundee9:00pm Crocodile Dundee II11:00pm The Cable Guy12:40am Admission2:30am Mallrats4:10am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas5:55am Heaven Can Wait

Warren Beatty stars in and co-directs thisquirky comedy.

7:20am Naughty or Nice9:00am Jack Frost10:50am Holiday Inn12:35pm Snowmen

Three youngsters try to break the worldrecord for building the biggest number ofsnowmen.

2:05pm The Santa Clause3:50pm The Santa Clause 25:40pm The Santa Clause 3: The EscapeClause7:20pm Ernest Saves Christmas9:00pm Love Actually11:20pm Jack Frost1:10am Ernest Saves Christmas2:50am Love Actually

10:35am Ja, Ja, Mein General! But WhichWay to the Front?12:30pm Arctic Flight2:00pm Armoured Command4:00pm Fort Utah5:35pm Cast a Giant Shadow8:10pm Rear Guard10:00pm Rome11:10pm Frankenstein1:30am The Matrix 24:00am Terry Wogan Presents the VeryBest of the Ed Sullivan Show5:30am The Very Best of the Ed SullivanShow

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ITV27:00am The Hot Desk7:10am Life's Funniest Moments7:30am Emmerdale Omnibus10:25am Coronation Street Omnibus12:50pm The X Factor2:25pm The Xtra Factor3:30pm Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home5:25pm King Kong9:00pm Scorpion10:00pm The Xtra Factor11:00pm You've Been Framed!11:30pm The Hot Desk11:40pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of HereNow!12:45am Educating Joey Essex

7:00am A Touch of Frost8:50am Agatha Christie's Marple10:50am Heartbeat11:55am Heartbeat12:55pm Inspector Morse3:00pm Rosemary and Thyme4:00pm George and Mildred5:55pm Columbo7:55pm Inspector Morse10:00pm Lewis12:00am William and Mary1:00am William and Mary2:05am Wycliffe3:00am Judge Judy3:25am Judge Judy

ITV3 ITV49:15am Ax Men10:15am Billion Dollar Brain11:15am FYI Daily12:25pm World Rally ChampionshipHighlights1:00pm Rooster Cogburn2:00pm FYI Daily3:10pm The War Wagon4:10pm FYI Daily5:15pm Cheyenne Autumn6:15pm FYI Daily8:25pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Live11:00pm Storage Wars11:30pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights1:00am Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager

1:30pm Made in Chelsea2:30pm A Turtle's Tale: Sammy'sAdventures4:15pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine5:30pm The Big Bang Theory6:00pm The Big Bang Theory6:30pm The Big Bang Theory7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm The Big Bang Theory8:30pm The Big Bang Theory9:00pm Avatar12:10am The Inbetweeners

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7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Getaway10:40am Time Lapse12:40pm Saving Santa2:10pm Almost Christmas4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse3:00am Aftermath4:45am The Judge Special


5:15am Saving Santa

Premiere

4:40pm Farewell Mr. KringleDrama.

6:25pm Dumb and Dumber8:30pm 5 News Weekend8:40pm Superman 2

Entertaining, special effects-filled sequel toSuperman.

11:00pm Conan the BarbarianFantasy adventure about Conan and his noblequest to avenge the murder of his father andthe slaughter of his village.

7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew MarrShow 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pmHomes Under the Hammer 1:00pm BargainHunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Escape to theCountry 2:45pm Gareth's All Star Choir

3:10pm The Unforgettable...3:50pm The X Factor5:25pm Downton Abbey

7:00pm You've Been Framed!7:30pm ITV News London7:45pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Keep it in the Family

9:00pm The X Factor Results Show10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!11:40pm ITV News and Weather11:55pm Broadmoor

4:40pm 17 AgainBurr Steers' teen body-swap comedy stars ZacEfron and Matthew Perry in the dual lead role.

6:45pm Mirror Mirror8:40pm Channel 4 News

Includes sport and weather.

9:00pm Speed with Guy Martin10:00pm Homeland11:00pm Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game

3:25pm Up Periscope5:15pm Glorious Gardens From Above

6:00pm Flog It!7:00pm Tennis8:00pm Human Universe

9:00pm The Mekong River with SuePerkins10:00pm World's Greatest Food Markets11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News11:30pm The Wrong Mans

12:45am The Apprentice 1:45am RepoChick 3:10am Weather for the Week AheadDetailed weather forecast. 3:15am BBCNews

12:00am The Wrong Mans 12:30amRegeneration 2:20am Countryfile 3:35amHolby City 4:35am This is BBC TwoHighlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:55am Rugby Highlights 1:50am TheStore 3:20am Motorsport UK 4:15am TheJeremy Kyle Show USA 5:00am ITVNightscreen

12:40am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1:40am TheBig Bang Theory 2:05am According to Jim2:25am NFL 5:45am NFL

1:15am Chaos 3:05am Super Casino4:10am Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big5:50am Make it Big

12:00am Trollied 12:30am The Cafe 1:00amRoad Wars 2:00am Costa Del Street Crime3:00am Spy 3:30am Spy 4:00am The Kumars5:00am Nothing to Declare 5:30am Nothing toDeclare

3:45pm Gareth's All Star Choir4:45pm Points of View5:00pm Lifeline5:10pm Songs of Praise5:45pm Life Story

6:45pm BBC News7:05pm BBC London News7:15pm Countryfile8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing

9:00pm War Horse11:15pm BBC News11:35pm BBC London News11:45pm Michael Mcintyre's Showtime

OPINION & COMMENT EWN 4913 - 19 November 2014 / Costa Blanca NorthTRUST our advertisers WE DO!

RECENTLY, there’sbeen much cover-age in the Spanish

press about the high levelof corruption cases hereinvolving members ofboth mainstream politicalparties, each hurlingaccusations at the other.

Well, glasshouses andstones come to mind and,hopefully, British politicianswill be the last to throwanything - in light of thelatest shenanigans inWestminster.

First off, there’s themusical chairs scenario ofwho’ll finally end up aschair of the historical childabuse inquiry, with bothBaroness Butler-Sloss andFiona Woolf forced toresign over their too-close-for-comfort links to the‘Establishment.’ Really, is itnow impossible in the UK to

find even one person tohead an inquiry who isn’t amember of the great andthe good?

Next, the news thatrecords of MPs’ expensesfrom before 2010 havebeen shredded. Membersof the public who contactedthe parliamentarystandards commissioner toquestion their MP’sexpenditure have beeninformed there can be noinvestigation because of alack of evidence.

So, what if an MP doesn’twant questions asked

about their expenses?Under the current ‘rules,’ allthey have to do is dither,‘misplace’ letters, foot-dragand generally spin thingsout until three years havepassed. All above board ina democracy, then whoosh!All records vanish! Magic!

Now, any decentcompany with this numberof claimants would have asystem set up requiringexpenses claims to besaved as pdfs together withcopies of receipts and keptfor six years for taxpurposes. In this case,

maybe MPs believe them-selves to be above the lawor that it doesn’t apply tothem - no surprise there,then. Or, maybe space isneeded for yet moreexpenses scandals?

I’m sure there are somedecent, upright politicians,

but it’s becoming increa-singly hard to imagine whyanyone still has faith inthem when they are sobusy looking out forthemselves. If there’snothing to hide, why shredthese documents sohastily? Nobody else couldever get away with it.

And yet we havepoliticians still in post whofiddled their expenses!Disillusionment with politicsand politicians now runs sodeep it defies belief. Inexasperation, you couldend up supporting clownslike Russell Brand. Well,maybe not Russell Brand ...

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A Costa del Sol resident for anumber of years, Nora is theauthor of psychologicalsuspense and crime thrillers.To comment on any of theissues raised in her column,go towww.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson

Nora JohnsonBreaking Views

WESTMINSTER: Glasshouses and stones come to mind!

Democracy, disillusionment andthe political class - it defies belief

4:20am The Mean Machine6:30am To Kill a Mockingbird8:50am Derailed10:40am Last Passenger12:25pm The Temp2:05pm Red Rock West

Michael drives from Texas to remoteWyoming on the promise of a job.

3:50pm Derailed5:40pm The Pelican Brief8:10pm The Fast and the Furious10:00pm Training Day12:05am Pride and Glory2:20am Blow4:35am The Fast and the Furious

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:15am NeighbourhoodBlues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer12:00pm Call the Council 12:45pm Don't GetDone, Get Dom 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pmBBC News at One The latest national andinternational news stories from the BBC Newsteam, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC LondonNews 2:45pm Doctors


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7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05amCall the Council 8:50am Don't Get Done, GetDom 9:20am Holiday of My Lifetime with LenGoodman 10:05am Celebrity Antiques RoadTrip 11:05am Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pmBBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics2:00pm Coast 2:10pm The Life of Birds

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30amLorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV NewsThe latest headlines from around the world.Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:00pmThis Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pmITV News and Weather

7:20am King of Queens 8:10am 3rd Rock fromthe Sun 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00amEverybody Loves Raymond 9:30am EverybodyLoves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00amDaily Brunch 12:00pm Come Dine with Me12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me2:40pm Small Animal Hospital

8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben andHolly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's TravellingCircus 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00amTickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pmCowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime1:15pm Rome: The World's First Superpower2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

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BBC THREE8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride9:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes9:15pm The Proposal11:00pm Some Girls11:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy12:25am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am American Dad!1:30am Some Girls2:00am Sweat the Small Stuff2:30am Snow, Sex and SuspiciousParents3:25am People Like Us4:25am Some Girls

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys9:00pm Lost Cities of the Ancients10:00pm Dancing Cheek to Cheek: AnIntimate History of Dance11:00pm The Kate Bush Story: Running UpThat Hill12:00am Jack Bruce: The Man Behind the Bass1:00am Sounds of the Eighties1:30am Puppy Love2:00am Flamenco: Gypsy Soul3:00am The Kate Bush Story: Running UpThat Hill4:00am Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An IntimateHistory of Dance

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Action5:50am Angel Flight Down7:25am Volcano9:10am Drop Zone10:55am Batman Begins1:20pm The Wolverine3:30pm Volcano5:15pm The Mask of Zorro7:35pm Batman Begins10:00pm The Wolverine

An old acquaintance brings the clawedmutant to Japan, where he finds himself ingrave danger.

12:10am Mad Max1:50am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior3:30am Resident Evil: Apocalypse5:10am The Mask of Zorro

5:55am Heaven Can Wait7:40am Saving Mr. Banks Special8:10am Look Who's Talking10:00am Bean11:45am Talladega Nights: The Ballad ofRicky Bobby2:00pm The Harry Hill Movie3:35pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding5:20pm The Break-Up7:10pm Never Been Kissed9:00pm The Harry Hill Movie10:40pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad ofRicky Bobby12:50am Life2:50am Blazing Saddles4:30am The Witches of Eastwick

7:00am Christmas in Wonderland8:45am Home Alone 410:15am Home Alone: The Holiday Heist11:55am National Lampoon's ChristmasVacation1:40pm Nativity 3: Dude Where's MyDonkey Special2:00pm Elf3:45pm Home Alone: The Holiday Heist5:20pm Grumpy Old Men7:15pm National Lampoon's ChristmasVacation9:00pm Elf10:45pm New Year's Eve12:50am Grumpy Old Men2:40am Millions

6:00am Armoured Command8:00am Fort Utah9:40am Cast a Giant Shadow12:15pm The Black Dakotas1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm Lautlose Waffen5:55pm Cattle Town7:30pm From Here to Eternity

Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love andhonour on the eve of World War II.

10:00pm The Illusionist12:00am Bait2:15am The Illusionist4:05am I Died a Thousand Times

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ITV29:15am The Cube10:15am Royal Pains11:15am The Chase12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes1:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm Coronation Street2:50pm Royal Pains3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show6:55pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!8:35pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Two and a Half Men10:00pm Tricked11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of HereNow!12:00am Celebrity Juice

8:25am Wild at Heart9:25am Wycliffe10:35am Judge Judy11:55am A Touch of Frost1:55pm Heartbeat3:00pm Wild at Heart4:00pm Wycliffe5:10pm Second Thoughts5:40pm Fresh Fields6:15pm George and Mildred6:50pm Heartbeat7:50pm Wycliffe9:00pm Doc Martin10:00pm Endeavour12:05am The Vice

ITV3 ITV48:55am The Professionals9:55am Kojak10:55am Magnum, P.I.12:00pm Pawn Stars12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones1:55pm Minder2:55pm The Professionals4:00pm Pawn Stars4:55pm Magnum, P.I.5:55pm Kojak7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones8:00pm Rugby Highlights9:00pm Storage Wars11:00pm Ax Men1:00am Rugby Highlights

1:00pm Hollyoaks1:30pm Paternity Court2:00pm How I Met Your Mother3:00pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm My Fair Wedding5:00pm Melissa and Joey5:30pm Suburgatory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Melissa and Joey9:00pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Made in Chelsea11:00pm Rude Tube12:05am The Big Bang Theory

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5:15am Saving Santa7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Saving Santa10:30am Getaway12:10pm Almost Christmas2:00pm Time Lapse4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse3:00am Aftermath4:45am The Judge Special5:15am Saving Santa

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7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&EFly on the wall series following the team atCoventry University Hospital's A&E. 8:00amInside Gatwick 9:00am Futurama 9:30amFuturama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm HawaiiFive-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS:Los Angeles

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles4:00pm Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA

The life-changing US documentary seriessteps off the scales and comes to an end.

5:00pm Inside Gatwick


9:00pm Modern Family9:30pm Trollied

Some fake banknotes are doing the roundsand, egged on by Lisa, Rose shops aninnocent customer.

10:00pm Micky Flanagan's Detour DeFrance11:00pm Arrow

3:15pm Moving On4:00pm Escape to the Country4:45pm Glorious Gardens From Above5:30pm Flog It!

6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm Fake Britain

9:00pm EastEndersLee's birthday celebrations don't go quite toplan when Stan's secret is exposed.

9:30pm Room 10110:00pm New Tricks11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:35pm Panorama

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 MinuteMakeover4:00pm Secret Dealers5:00pm Tipping Point


9:00pm CountrywisePaul Heiney, Ben Fogle and Liz Bonninpresent the series about rural life.

9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:40pm The Agenda

3:00pm The Great British Bake Off4:00pm A Place to Call Home4:45pm The Rockford Files5:35pm Cagney and Lacey

6:20pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It TakesTwo8:00pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes8:30pm Children's Hospital

9:00pm University Challenge9:30pm Only Connect10:00pm Intruders10:45pm Some Irish People with Jokes11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks11:30pm Newsnight

3:10pm Countdown4:00pm Fifteen to One

Sandi Toksvig presents the notoriously toughquiz show.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal

6:00pm Come Dine with Me6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:55pm The Political Slot

9:00pm DispatchesWith Britain out of recession it should be lookinggood for us all.

9:30pm Sarah Beeny's How to Sell Your Home10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats11:50pm Toast of London

3:15pm NCISAmerican crime drama. 4:15pm A Christmas Visitor

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight8:00pm The Gadget Show

9:00pm Jack the Ripper: The MissingEvidence

Documentary series investigating conspiracytheories.

10:00pm Gotham11:00pm Under the Dome11:55pm Set Up

12:20am Jamie Baulch: Looking for MyBirth Mum 1:20am Weather for the WeekAhead 1:25am BBC News

12:20am Great Continental RailwayJourneys 1:20am The Apprentice 2:20amThis is BBC Two 5:00am My Story

12:20am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:20amJackpot247 3:30am UEFA ChampionsLeague Weekly 4:00am The Jeremy KyleShow USA 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

12:20am The IT Crowd 12:50am NFL 1:50amYeh Jawaani Hai Diwani 4:30am RaidersFrom Beneath the Sea 5:45am Phil: SecretAgent Down Under Perry and Lisa Horner

1:35am World's Scariest Flights 2:15amSuper Casino 4:10am 200 Nips and Tucksand I Want More! 5:00am Nick's Quest5:20am Great Scientists

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS:Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-03:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Road Wars5:00am Stargate Atlantis

RAHAM SALT from PestControl, Costa del Sol saysalcohol, because nobody inEngland would drink Anis at

seven in the morning, but here it isnormal!

Trinidad Sanchez Fuentes from theClinica Mejorate Physiotherapy andOsteopathy Centre which has centresin Altea, Los Montesinos andTorrevieja believes men and womenspend money they don’t need to ontwo different things: “Women spend

too much on shoes and menspend too much on

televisions and tech-nology, TVs alwayshave to be the biggestand best and womenalways need a newpair of shoes!”Cesar Ripanu from

Gold Rush in Zenia Boulevard, LaZenia, Torrevieja and Quesada,believes people spend lots of moneyon self confidence: “When peopledon’t have any, they think they canbuy it as if they are saying ‘I don’t likethe way I look, so I will buy a Rolex ora Ferrari’ and you don’t need to buythat sort of status and confidence.”

Claire McCann of TotalEntertainment, Albox and Arboleassaid: “I might have to be a bitcontroversial, as one of thosehorrible, preachy non-smokers myanswer would be cigarettes.Especially at UK prices! I alwaysjustify my huge Avon bills by sayingit’s still less than my boyfriend spendson smoking.”

Donna from Little Britain inMallorca says shoes; she alwaysspends thousands of pounds on shoes,

when she doesn’t reallyneed them.

Sammi Clueit from Splash Pools,Costa del Sol says handbags. Peoplespend ridiculous amounts of money onexpensive handbags.

TRINI: Women spendtoo much money

on shoes.


G STREET TALK

What is something that people spend alarge amount on, but don’t need to?

Total Entertainment.

CESAR: People spendmoney on material thingsto buy self confidence.

6:30am Deep Family Secrets8:10am The Liability9:40am Cellular11:20am Twilight1:00pm Sleeping with the Enemy2:50pm Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan4:25pm The Good Doctor6:15pm Cellular8:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious

Former LA cop Brian now makes his livingdriving in illegal street races in Miami.

10:00pm Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan11:30pm Kiss the Girls1:35am 2 Fast 2 Furious3:35am Cherry Falls5:20am Malpractice

Crime

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7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05amCall the Council 8:50am Don't Get Done, GetDom 9:20am Holiday of My Lifetime with LenGoodman 10:05am Antiques Roadshow11:05am Building Dream Homes 11:35amHARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBCWorld News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pmCoast 2:05pm The Life of Birds

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30amLorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women2:30pm ITV News and Weather

9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30amEverybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier10:30am Frasier 11:00am Daily Brunch12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm ComeDine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 NewsSummary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pmCome Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine withMe 2:40pm Small Animal Hospital

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15amPeppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby'sTravelling Circus 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 NewsLunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:15pmHome and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

6pm

9pm

12am


The documentary returns its security pass, butnot before taking one final flight.


9:00pm The Flash10:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles11:00pm Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets

6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Inside Gatwick 9:00am Futurama9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm HawaiiFive-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS:Los Angeles

BBC THREE10:00pm Snow, Sex and SuspiciousParents11:00pm Life is Toff11:30pm The Revolution Will be Televised12:00am Family Guy

Bonnie and Lois take a little trip to Paris, butBonnie crosses the line in the City of Love.

12:25am Family GuyAnimated comedy about the trials andtribulations of American family life.

12:45am American Dad!Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agentand his family.

1:10am American Dad!Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agentand his family.

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys9:00pm Great British Railway Journeys9:30pm National Treasures of Wales10:00pm The Many Faces of Les Dawson11:00pm Hunt v Lauda: F1's GreatestRacing Rivals12:00am Totally British1:00am Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours2:00am The Riviera: A History in Pictures3:00am National Treasures of Wales3:30am Easter Island: Mysteries of a LostWorld5:00am This is BBC Four


BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action5:10am The Mask of Zorro7:30am King Arthur9:40am Fire with Fire11:25am Kick-Ass 21:10pm Appaloosa3:15pm The Last Samurai5:55pm King Arthur8:10pm Fire with Fire

After identifying a murderer, a firefighter isplaced in a witness protection programme.

10:00pm Kick-Ass 211:45pm Species1:35am Mad Max 3: BeyondThunderdome3:25am The Peacemaker5:35am In the Line of Duty: SmokeJumpers

7:00am Look Who's Talking Too8:35am You've Got Mail10:45am Pitch Perfect12:45pm The World's End Special1:15pm In a World...3:00pm You've Got Mail5:10pm Wedding Crashers

John and Jeremy specialise in crashingweddings.

7:20pm In a World...9:00pm Pitch Perfect11:00pm Wedding Crashers1:05am National Lampoon's AnimalHouse3:05am It's All Gone Pete Tong

Superstar DJ Frankie Wilde has beenabusing his body (and his hearing) inIbiza's clubs for years.

4:50am Scary Movie 3

6:20am Home Alone 47:50am The Best Man Holiday10:00am Mickey's Once upon a Christmas11:15am Pete's Christmas12:55pm Home Alone2:45pm Interstellar Special3:15pm The Best Man Holiday5:25pm Holiday Inn7:10pm Sleepless in Seattle9:00pm Home Alone11:00pm Black Christmas12:30am Sleepless in Seattle2:20am A Very Harold and KumarChristmas4:00am Black Christmas5:30am Pete's Christmas

8:55am Gunsmoke10:00am From Here to Eternity12:15pm Cattle Town1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm The Fearmakers

Directed by Jacques Tourneur (Cat People). 5:55pm Cheyenne Autumn8:50pm Across the Rio Grande10:00pm Porter11:55pm Fifteen Minutes2:10am Porter3:50am Land Raiders5:45am Off Set

TCM presents a special on the acclaimedEnglish jazz-pop singer-songwriter.

Comedy Drama TCM

ITV21:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm Coronation Street2:15pm Coronation Street2:50pm Royal Pains3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!8:00pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Two and a Half Men9:30pm Two and a Half Men10:00pm The Vampire Diaries11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere Now!12:00am Celebrity Juice

9:25am Wycliffe10:35am Judge Judy11:00am Judge Judy11:25am Judge Judy11:50am A Touch of Frost1:55pm Heartbeat3:00pm Wild at Heart4:00pm Wycliffe5:10pm Faith in the Future5:40pm French Fields6:15pm George and Mildred6:50pm Heartbeat7:50pm Wycliffe9:00pm Doc Martin10:00pm Endeavour12:00am The Vice

ITV3 ITV411:55am Cheers12:25pm Cheers12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones1:55pm Minder2:55pm The Professionals4:00pm Border Security USA4:55pm Magnum, P.I.5:55pm Kojak7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm World Rally ChampionshipHighlights10:00pm Memphis Belle11:00pm FYI Daily12:10am Spy Game

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm My Fair Wedding5:00pm Melissa and Joey5:30pm Suburgatory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Melissa and Joey9:00pm The Big Bang Theory9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Rude Tube11:00pm Bad Robots11:35pm Tattoos After Dark12:05am The Big Bang Theory

E4

7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Saving Santa10:30am Getaway12:10pm Almost Christmas2:00pm Time Lapse4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse3:00am Aftermath4:45am The Judge Special


5:15am Saving Santa

Premiere

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover4:00pm Secret Dealers5:00pm Tipping Point

6:00pm The Chase7:00pm ITV News London7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm International Football

11:15pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:55pm Hot Tub Britain

Documentary examining the growingattraction of the hot tub in Britain.

3:15pm NCIS4:15pm The Christmas Dance

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight8:00pm Madeleine Mccann: A GlobalObsession

9:00pm There's a Rhino in My Bed!10:00pm Miracle Babies11:00pm NCIS

American crime drama.


6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm EastEnders

9:00pm Holby City10:00pm The Missing11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:35pm Imagine...


6:20pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge

9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals10:00pm Secrets of the Castle with Ruth,Peter and Tom11:00pm The Walshes11:30pm Newsnight



9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners10:00pm You Can't Get the Staff11:00pm Gogglebox

12:50am The Painted Veil Drama based onthe novel by W Somerset Maugham. 2:45amWeather for the Week Ahead Detailedweather forecast. 2:50am BBC News

12:00am Legends 1:00am Road Wars2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am StargateAtlantis

12:00am NCIS 12:55am NCIS 1:45am TrueCrimes: The First 72 Hours 2:10am SuperCasino 4:10am Underground Britain 5:00amNick's Quest 5:25am Great Scientists5:50am House Doctor

12:00am 24 Hours in A and E 1:00amPokerstars.Com Shark Cage 2:00am CageWarriors 2:55am KOTV Boxing Weekly3:25am Transworld Sport 4:20am River RatRace Stockton 4:45am Phil: Secret AgentDown Under 5:40am Location, Location,Location

1:00am The Cube 1:50am Jackpot2474:00am Loose Women Comedian JasonManford joins the ladies for more lunchtimechat and debate. 4:50am ITV NightscreenText-based information service.

12:20am World's Greatest Food Markets1:20am Film 2014 1:50am This is BBC Two5:00am Gang Life 5:25am Gang Life 5:35amProtest

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8:45am Murder by Numbers10:50am The Fast and the Furious12:40pm All Things to All Men2:20pm The Call4:00pm Perfume: The Story of aMurderer6:30pm LUV8:10pm The Fast and the Furious10:00pm The Call11:40pm The Canyons1:30am Single White Female

Crime



3pm

7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00amCall the Council 8:45am Don't Get Done, GetDom 9:15am Holiday of My Lifetime withLen Goodman 10:00am Sacred Rivers withSimon Reeve 11:00am Building DreamHomes 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBCNews 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pmLifeline 2:10pm The Life of Birds

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30amLorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women2:30pm ITV News and Weather

9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30amEverybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier10:30am Frasier 11:00am Daily Brunch12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm ComeDine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 NewsSummary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pmCome Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine withMe 2:40pm Small Animal Hospital

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15amPeppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby'sTravelling Circus 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 NewsLunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:15pmHome and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

6pm

9pm

12am

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles4:00pm Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA5:00pm Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie


9:00pm X211:40pm Legends

Clues lead Martin to a mysterious figurenamed John Cameron and a possibleassassination plot as the conspiracy thrillerreaches its conclusion.

6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Inside Gatwick 9:00am Futurama9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: LosAngeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

BBC THREE8:00pm Top Gear9:00pm Gavin and Stacey9:30pm World's Craziest Fools10:00pm People Like Us11:00pm Sweat the Small Stuff11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News12:00am Family Guy12:25am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am American Dad!1:30am Sweat the Small Stuff2:00am People Like Us3:00am Some Girls3:30am Life is Toff4:00am People Like Us5:00am This is BBC Three

5:00am This is BBC Four8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys9:00pm Horizon10:00pm Enigma11:55pm A303: Highway to the Sun12:55am Great American Rock Anthems:Turn it Up to 111:55am Bon Jovi in Concert2:55am Queen Victoria's Letters: AMonarch Unveiled3:55am The French Revolution: Tearing UpHistory4:55am This is BBC Four


BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action7:10am Hellboy9:25am X-Men11:15am A Good Day to Die Hard1:00pm Alexander4:00pm Dante's Peak5:55pm Hellboy8:10pm X-Men10:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard11:45pm Commando1:25am Crank3:00am Miami Vice

7:00am Mad Dog and Glory8:40am Look Who's Talking Now!10:20am Struck by Lightning11:50am When Harry Met Sally1:35pm The Heat3:40pm Mr. Deeds5:20pm You, Me and Dupree7:15pm American Pie: The Wedding9:00pm When Harry Met Sally10:45pm The Heat12:50am Mr. Deeds

7:05am Miracle on 34th Street8:45am The Elf That Rescued Christmas10:10am Disney's A Christmas Carol11:50am Jingle All the Way1:30pm Love Actually3:50pm Bad Santa5:35pm Ernest Saves Christmas7:15pm Disney's A Christmas Carol9:00pm Jingle All the Way10:35pm Bad Santa12:20am Love Actually

8:45am Gunsmoke9:50am Cheyenne Autumn12:45pm Across the Rio Grande1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm Zero Hour!5:45pm The Gun Hawk7:30pm In Cold Blood10:00pm Desperado12:00am National Lampoon's EuropeanVacation

Comedy Drama TCM

ITV21:45pm You've Been Framed!2:15pm You've Been Framed!2:50pm Royal Pains3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere!8:00pm Best of You've Been Framed!9:00pm Two and a Half Men9:30pm Two and a Half Men10:00pm Freshers11:00pm You've Been Framed!11:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out ofHere Now!12:30am Celebrity Juice

9:20am Wycliffe10:30am Judge Judy10:55am Judge Judy11:20am Judge Judy11:50am A Touch of Frost2:00pm Heartbeat3:00pm Wild at Heart4:00pm Wycliffe5:10pm Faith in the Future5:40pm French Fields6:15pm George and Mildred6:50pm Heartbeat7:50pm Wycliffe9:00pm Doc Martin10:00pm Endeavour12:00am The Vice

ITV3 ITV412:30pm Pawn Stars12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones1:55pm Minder2:55pm The Professionals4:00pm Pawn Stars4:30pm Pawn Stars4:55pm Magnum, P.I.5:55pm Kojak7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm GT Academy9:30pm Storage Wars10:00pm River Monsters11:00pm First Blood12:00am FYI Daily

2:30pm How I Met Your Mother3:00pm The Big Bang Theory3:30pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm My Fair Wedding5:00pm Melissa and Joey5:30pm Suburgatory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Melissa and Joey9:00pm 27 Dresses11:15pm The Inbetweeners11:45pm The IT Crowd12:15am Drifters

E4

7:00am Time Lapse9:00am Saving Santa10:30am Getaway12:10pm Time Lapse2:10pm Almost Christmas4:00pm Getaway5:35pm Grudge Match7:30pm Saving Santa9:00pm Grudge Match11:00pm Almost Christmas1:00am Time Lapse

Premiere

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover4:00pm Secret Dealers5:00pm Tipping Point


9:00pm Surprise Surprise10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!11:30pm ITV News and Weather

Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with thelatest headlines from around the world.

3:15pm NCIS4:15pm Christmas Returns to Canaan

Seasonal drama.

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight8:00pm Police Interceptors

9:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun10:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!11:00pm Wentworth

Graphic Australian drama series set in awomen's prison.


6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show

9:00pm Waterloo Road10:00pm The Apprentice11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:35pm Live at the Apollo


6:20pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It TakesTwo8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge

9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals10:00pm Great Continental RailwayJourneys11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired!11:30pm Newsnight



9:00pm Posh Pawn10:00pm Liberty of London11:00pm Confessions of a Copper

Over the past 50 years Britain has changedalmost beyond recognition.

12:05am Film 2014 12:35am Obsessed2:20am Weather for the Week AheadDetailed weather forecast. 2:25am BBCNews

12:40am Forever 1:40am NCIS: LosAngeles 2:40am NCIS: Los Angeles3:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:20am HawaiiFive-0 5:10am Hawaii Five-0

12:00am The Jersey Slayer 1:00am Dallas1:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours2:15am Super Casino 4:10am House ofHorrors 5:00am Nick's Quest 5:25am GreatScientists 5:50am House Doctor

12:00am It Was Alright in the 1970's1:00am Music Nation 1:35am Ramsay'sKitchen Nightmares USA 2:25am EnglishVinglish 4:40am Phil: Secret Agent DownUnder 5:35am Location, Location, Location

12:15am The Chase 1:10am Fool Britannia1:35am Jackpot247 3:30am Dog DayAfternoon 5:35am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:20am Russia's Lost Princesses 1:20amIntruders 2:05am See Hear 2:35am TrustMe, I'm a Doctor 3:35am This is BBC Two5:00am The Imagineers 5:30am Fazer'sUrban Takeover

“PP and PSOE, harried byPodemos, mobilise againstcorruption.” This was an El

Pais headline not long ago, butthe same message was seenand heard throughout theSpanish media after aMetroscopia poll put Podemosahead of both parties.

It would be uplifting tobelieve that the PP and PSOEhave the electorate’s good atheart. Instead mostdisillusioned voters believe thatwith local elections six monthsaway they are running scaredas political control slips fromtheir fingers.

It takes the threat of losingpower to push the two principalparties into doing somethingserious and effective againstthe corruption that always wasand still is endemic in Spanishpolitics.

If they can do it now, or atleast attempt it, why notbefore? The answer isdepressing: because they havebeen found out.

Words and musicPODEMOS, Spain’s third-mostvoted for party in the European

elections, is poised to eat intomany more of the votes thatthe PP and PSOE regard astheirs.

Both parties have lost voters’trust and Podemos ispromising to give them whatthey want although this is onlyever on offer in a Utopia orimmediately after the big bang

moment of a revolution. Following every election, as

Mariano Rajoy knows to hiscost, the magic wand turns intoa joke-shop bunch of flowersand the new broom can’t sweepdirt under the carpet.

The biggest danger forPodemos would be an electoraltriumph and not being able to

deliver. As Joaquin Almunia, theoutgoing European Commissionvice-president and a formerPSOE minister, said ofPodemos, “We’ve heard themusic, now let’s have thewords.”

Safe optionTHE same Metroscopia pollputting the Podemos catamongst the PP and PSOEpigeons placed Felipe VI farabove Spain’s politicians with a52 per cent approval rating.

In the past Spain’srepublicans, communists andsocialists admitted to beingJuancarlistas, thanks to hisfather’s role during thetransition to democracy afterFranco’s death.

Times have changed and onlydiehard monarchists woulddescribe themselves asFelipistas, although mostSpaniards currently appreciatehaving a king. At least it sparesthem the ordeal of choosing ahead of state from the presentcrop of politicians.

EWN 13 - 19 November 2014 / Costa Blanca Nor th56 www.euroweeklynews.com OPINION & COMMENT

Running scared as control is slippingCassandra Nash

A weekly look- and not entirely impartial reaction -

to the Spanish political scene MIRIAM GONZALEZ DURANTEZ is the Spanishwife of Nick Clegg, but that shouldn’t be heldagainst her.

A woman of professional substance in herown right, and incidentally the daughter of aformer PP senator, she knows what she’s doing.And what she didn’t do during the Lib-Dems lastconference was make a fool of herself with astaged smooch with her husband.

The Spanish don’t go in for that sort of thingand although elections loom, voters will also bespared baby-kissing and wheeling out of wives.Does anyone know what Mariano Rajoy’s wifelooks like? Very few, and that’s the way itshould be.

Touchy-feely, but not in Spain

Nick Clegg with Miriam Gonzalez Durantez.

Plan the Handat Trick One

As soon as the opening leadis made, it is time to stop,think and plan the play. Do nottouch any card in dummy, noteven a singleton in the suitled, until you have consideredthe opposition bidding,counted your winners andlosers, and assessed whereany missing trick(s) mightcome from to make yourcontract. Cover up the E-Wcards here and think how youwould play this hand on thelead of the ♦3.

Although you have acombined 31 HCP, there areonly eight top tricks. Where isthe ninth trick coming from?Several possibilities go

through your head:1. Finesse the ♠J.You have no reason to

assume this is any better thana 50 per cent chance

2. Play for 4 ♦ tricks.

That will fail if the ♦3 was avery likely fourth highest.

3. Establish the fourth ♥The suit is more likely to

break 4-2 than 3-34. Lead up to ♥J or ♣QYou have no reason to place

♥Q or the ♣K with West5. Is there a squeeze?No obvious squeeze

possibility suggests itself6. Can I endplay and

opponent?Having reached this last

possibility, the light suddenlydawns. Duck trick one! If the♦3 really was fourth highest,East’s ♦T was a singleton andhe is endplayed. Whatever heleads at trick two is 100 percent guaranteed to give you aninth trick.

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SCORPIO(October 24 - November 22)A juicy bit of gossip comes yourway this week and it is hard to keepit quiet. You must do so, however,because there is a lot riding on it. Whenpeople trust you, they are saying muchabout the relationship. In this particularcase, the person may well be able toprogress you socially at some time in thefuture.

SAGITTARIUS(November 23 - December 21)The rather more serious side ofyour nature needs to take over thisweek. Someone in a higher position iskeeping an eye on you. This maybebecause they are considering you forpromotion, so be on your bestbehaviour. It is important at the momentto stick to any rules and regulations oryour reputation (and pocket) could behit.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 20)Letting life get too tame willeventually irritate you no end. Yoursocial life needs a boost which, in turn,helps romance blossom. It is easy to bea bit lazy when things are goingsmoothly but we all need constantstretching. With an active mind such asyours, the important thing is to keepmaking progress. This may be in aphysical way or in some kind ofbusiness. A brisk attitude to your wholelife is needed.

AQUARIUS(January 21 - February 19)A chance remark alluding to yourpast brings a flashback. This helpsyou to see a current situation moreclearly. We all make mistakes and followthe same old patterns, but this time youare being forewarned. It is in yourexperience and power to make adifferent choice of action this time. Indoing so, much confusion and upsetcan be avoided.

PISCES(February 20 - March 20)Someone will most certainlycome to the rescue when your situationchanges. Well, they will, won't they?Have Plan B ready just in case. Incontinuing to think in the short term youdo yourself no favours. Think now of a'10- year plan' and be determined toreach your goal. Bit by bit and day byday you will progress. You don't have torush ahead and get stressed.

ARIES(March 21 - April 20)An exciting project is bubblingaway in your mind but may needfinancial backing. Take advice from aprofessional or someone with successfulexperience in these matters. Rememberthat any idea has to grow, so considerwhat you need to see happen in fiveyears' time.

TAURUS(April 21 - May 21)During your social encountersthis week you meet someone whooffers to help. That is great, but do askyourself if you would be prepared togive anything in return.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)Some exciting suggestionsmake you think twice about a

current business matter. However, itmay not be necessary to changeanything but to consider the newsuggestion as a sort of 'add on' to acurrent project.

CANCER(June 22 - July 23)The moment that you havebeen waiting for has arrived. Acolleague has made a decision that islong overdue. Perhaps you are a littleshocked and speechless because therehas been such a time lag, but this willpass. It may not be over-convenient butthe phrase 'striking while the iron is hot'springs to mind.

LEO(July 24 - August 23)You work hard for your money.Make it worthwhile by trying tohold on to as much of it as possible.

Someone who is charming andplausible may try to get you involved ina fast-track money making scheme.

VIRGO(August 24 - September 23)By showing confidence in yourown way of doing things, youinspire others. This is chiefly becauseyou are at last finding a balancebetween work and home life. In the pastyou may have felt stressed and equatedthat with working - not so now.

LIBRA(September 24 - October 23)Because you are intent onpleasing others, you may becramping your own style. This issomething that you have in abundanceand it should be used. You may befeeling that a business idea does notstand a chance.

November 13, Whoopi Goldberg, 59, actress andcomedianGoldberg gained recognition for her role TheColor Purple, before becoming known mainlyfor starring in comedies such as Sister Act. Sheis one of very few actors to have won an Oscar,an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony Award.

November 14, Condaleeza Rice, 60, politicianRice was the first female African-American tobecome US Secretary of State. She was a keyfigure in Middle Eastern policy in George WBush’s administration. Before joining the Bushadministration she was a political scienceprofessor at Stanford University.

November 16, Paul Scholes, 40, football playerFormer Manchester United player Scholes wasrenowned for his playmaking abilities in

midfield. He is part of the group known as the‘Class of ‘92’ that includes other formerManchester United players David Beckham,Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Nicky Butt.

November 17, Danny DeVito, 70, actorBefore becoming an actor, DeVito worked as acosmetician after graduating college. Hegained fame for his role in the TV series Taxi,before going on to appear in movies such asThe War of the Roses, Batman Returns, GetShorty and Mars Attacks.

November 18, Owen Wilson, 46, actorFamous for his roles in comedy movies withfellow actor Ben Stiller, Wilson made his filmdebut in Bottle Rocket. He dated actress KateHudson for three years and his brothers LukeWilson and Andrew Wilson are both actors.

November 15, FernandoVerdasco, tennis player.

Madrid-born tennis playerand three-time Davis Cup winner,

Verdasco’s career-high singlesranking was world number seven in

2009. His best performance in a GrandSlam was as semi-finalist of the 2009

Australian Open, where he lost tofellow Spaniard Rafa Nadal.

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speculation (6)19 Attribute to a writer (7)21 A sect could be a social class

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handsome youth (6)5 Ban Kansas sailing ships (5)6 Imparts damaged axillae (7)7 Bonehead taken up by Aztec

nude dancers (5)14 A cut I arranged to get on the

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lese majesty (7)18 Deters rebel lepers (6)19 Delia’s pickle contains jelly (5)20 I am on time for the picture (5)22 Grab hold of the Bishops’ seats,

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LAST WEEK’SSOLUTIONSCRYPTICAcross: 1 Ankh, 3 Trespass,9 Surpass, 10 At sea, 11 State, 12 Esteem, 14 Elapse,16 Delete, 19 Cinema, 21 Plane, 24 Aroma, 25 Dislike,26 Elements, 27 Deny.

Down: 1 Assisted, 2 Korea, 4 Rushes, 5 Scant, 6 Austere,7 Span, 8 Caters, 13 Cemetery,15 Adipose, 17 El Paso, 18 Bandit, 20 Elate, 22 Alike,23 Dame.

QUICK Across: 7 Palace, 8 Erased, 9 Mess, 10 Careless, 11 Measles, 13 Grabs, 15 Bunch, 17 Desires, 20 Familiar, 21 Said, 23 Decide, 24 Tangle.

Down: 1 Cage, 2 Causes, 3 Reached, 4 Beard, 5 Sailor,6 Sensible, 12 Educated, 14 Secrets, 16 Crisis, 18 Insane, 19 Fixed, 22 Idle.

ENGLISH-SPANISHAcross: 1 Admit, 4 Peaje, 7 Sobrino, 8 Tia, 10 Rio, 11 Tan, 12 Patient, 14 Seeds,15 Stage.

Down: 1 Aceitunas, 2 Más, 3 Taburetes, 4 Prisoners, 5 About, 6 Expensive, 9 Apple,13 Tea.

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Unscramble the name of an ice cream-based dessert (two words): BLAST IN APAN

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Across1 Catastrophe (8)5 Take or grasp suddenly (4)9 Attendant (7)10 Grades (5)11 Frighten (5)12 Not accepted (7)13 Bonbons (6)15 Emergency (6)18 Set aside (7)20 Bizarre (5)22 Make fun of (5)23 Gloomiest (7)24 Master of ceremonies (4)25 Stress (8)

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6. ‘Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.’ Winner of 10 Oscars, 1939’s Gone with

the Wind captured audiences acrossAmerica upon its release, and continues to

do so with viewers today. At the time, theword ‘damn’ caused shock in movie theatres.Spoken by Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) toScarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) as his partingwords to her when she asks him what she isto do.

7. ‘Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infor me.’

Another surprise entry in the top 10 of alltime is this line from 1964’s Carry On Cleo.The line is uttered by Carry On favouriteKenneth Williams in his role as Julius Caesar.

8. ‘All those moments will be lost intime... like tears in rain.’

Who knew robots could be so profound?Rutger Hauer’s compelling replicant, RoyBatty, speaks these words to Rick Deckard

(Harrison Ford) before his body shutsdown, erasing all of his memories inRidley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classicBladerunner.

9. ‘Well, nobody’s perfect.’ One of the greatest ending lines in a

movie is spoken by Osgood Fielding III(Joe E Brown) to Jerry/Daphne (JackLemon) in Some Like It Hot, also starringMarilyn Monroe. Removing his wig andrevealing he is really a man, anexasperated Jerry hears those threefamous words.

10. ‘We want the finest wines availableto humanity’

We want them here, and we want themnow!’ From every student’s favourite movieWithnail and I, another movie that has awhole host of memorable quotes. Richard EGrant stumbles through the movie as analcoholic out of work actor.

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Q: Why is psychoanalysisa lot quicker for men thanit is for women?A: Because when it’s time to go back tochildhood, men are already there.Teacher: ‘Give me a sentence with thewords defence, defeat and detail in it.’Pupil: ‘When a horse jumps over defence, defeatgo before detail.’Q: What happened to the dog who ategarlic?A: His bark was worse than his bite.

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my surgeon’s secretary. I wasexpecting a call as the tumourcommittee, a delightful nameI know, had met the daybefore to discuss my case -but just not a call thefollowing day. Invariablywhen you are contactedquickly it means there isurgent news and generallynot positive. I was asked tocome in the following morningfor my results.

My surgeon cut to the chaseand said she was sorry tohave to tell me that the newswas not good. I had gradethree cancer and that mybreast was proliferated withmicro tumours, all malignant,which had not been detectedby the mammogram. Theupshot was that they weregoing to have to get me backin for another operation; amastectomy. This was goingto be the only way to ensurethe cancer didn’t spread toother parts of my body.

Just starting to feel betteragain and back onto theoperating table. Oh well, Ithought, what can you do? Ifelt that my breast wasunhealthy and so although Iwas not looking forward toanother operation I knew itwas necessary, and thesooner the better. I focusedon my main objective,eradicate the cancer. So planB, a deep breath, and wait fora surgery date.

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do not hurt when they areremoved at all but the stitchesare a little trickier as they arejust like fishing line so cuttingthem is difficult. Once done, Icame home. I was feelingtired and jaded. Thankgoodness my good friendBertie was coming to visitme… her timing could nothave been better!

As the day went on my sonnoticed that the scar undermy arm was starting to open.It seemed fine when thestaples had been taken out inthe morning but it waslooking pretty bad now and Isuspected that if it were left itwould become infected. Inthe end my son insisted Iwent to Urgencias or A&E.

It was late at night and myfriend was about to arrive butI had no choice, I couldn’t riskan infection. So off I went andhad it dealt with. Dosed upwith antibiotics and patchedup, I came home.

I felt quite weak thefollowing day and was told torest. Just as well Bertie waswith me or I would have triedto cook, wash up, sweep anda host of other things. Shestrong armed me onto thesofa and did absolutelyeverything around the house!

She even gave my childrena yoga class and a relaxationsession for me, along withanti-inflammatory exercises.Bertie is not to be argued withand I love her for it.

The next day I bouncedback and we managed a lunchout, which lifted my spirits noend. I can’t emphasiseenough the importance ofhaving the support of friendsand loved ones. You have toget used to accepting help ifyou want a quick recovery.

While I waited for myoperation date I couldn’t helpworrying about the possibilitythat my left breast might alsohave tumours. If themammogram hadn’t detectedsome of the tumours in theright breast, what guaranteedid I have that the samescenario wasn’t the case forthe other side?

So instead of fretting I rangthe doctor’s secretary and

asked if I could see mysurgeon to talk to her aboutmy concerns. She tracked herdown and was back on thephone within 10 minutes withan appointment for thefollowing day to coincide withmy meeting with theanesthetist.

This is not very common inthe National Health System.Normally you would have togo via your GP or Médico deCabecera to get appointmentsbut I had somehow managedto fast track everything, whichwas very fortunate because Ibelieve every second counts.

I discussed my concernswith my surgeon and sheagreed that we could not takeany chances with my“unpredictable breasts”. Shesent me for an MRI scan thefollowing day, to be on thesafe side. If it was bad newsthen I would have a doublemastectomy.

It was an uncomfortableprocess. I had the line put inmy arm through which theyinject a dye to provide acontrast in order to show upany abnormalities moreclearly. I had to lie face downand found it hard to breathwith the most difficult thingbeing that I was unable tomove at all.

I was still smarting from theembarrassment of havingslapped the male nurseadministering the scan in theface with my unruly rightboob! Anyway it was over andI went for breakfast with mylovely friend Conchi, whom Iregard as my adopted aunt!

Just two days after the MRIscan, my surgeon called meat home. She spoke inSpanish:

“Hi darling, good news, theleft breast is clear! So have agood weekend and I will seeyou on the operating table onOctober 22.”

Great news! Now I had toprepare for the operation thefollowing week.

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Readers’ responseDear Erica,The article you wrote about your

hospital procedure sounded almost like ahappy holiday spa you went to... whereall the staff were absolute caringprofessionals from the nurses to thesurgeons. In fact you did compare it withhospitals in films. Certainly a lot moreattractive than I have heard from theMurcian area of Spain. For whateverreason... you failed to mention thehospital you spoke of so fluently and Imust admit to being curious... possiblybecause I am contemplating taking outResidencia. I would like you please toanswer just one question... was yourprocedure with the Spanish NationalHealth or did you go PRIVATE?

Eva Taylor (Mrs)Dear EvaMany thanks for your email. In

response to your question mytreatment is with the SpanishNational Health System. I am aresident and self-employed andtherefore am entitled to use thepublic health system. To be able touse the system, naturally you needto pay taxes. British nationals whodraw a pension are also entitled touse the system.

The hospital where I had myoperations and screening is calledHospital Comarcal de la Axarquía inVélez-Málaga.

When I start chemotherapy andradiotherapy treatment I will bemoved to Carlos Haya in Málaga,another very well known publichospital.

I hope that answers yourquestions.

Kind regardsErica

What an inspiration this woman is...and so brave. Good for you, dear. Hopeeverything went well for you - with thosewonderful people looking after you.

God Bless.Ena Amengual Mallorca

By Email

Dear EnaThank you so much for taking the

time to put pen to paper and foryour good wishes. I am a very luckylady to have so much support. Thankyou once again.

Warmest wishesErica

DOING long-term shiftwork affects the brain’smemory and thinking

skills. Researchersfound that workingshifts for a decade or

more leads to a loss ofmemory and animpaired ability tothink. By stopping shiftwork, the brain canrecover, but it can takeup to five years.

The University ofToulouse in France saidthe disruption of thebody clock and naturalday and night cyclesmay cause the negativeeffect on the brain’sability to function.

IT’S bad news if you suffer fromhayfever as scientists say pollen levelsare set to soar over the next few years.

They say higher levels of carbondioxide in the atmosphere, pumped outby cars, planes and factories, will leadto a significant increase in the volumeof grass pollen in the air, with airbornepollen increasing three-fold in the next100 years.

The increased carbon dioxide alsomeans the leaves of plants can capturemore of it, leading to greater growth offoliage, including grass, and thereforemore pollen.

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Pollution causesleap in pollen levels

Working the night shift imparesmemory and decision-making

Specsaversrecognises

day fordiabetes

NOVEMBER 14 is WorldDiabetes Day.Throughout the monthof November, everyoneis being encouraged toundertake activities toraise awareness ofdiabetes, the sideeffects and differentways we can preventand treat the condition.

Specsavers Opticashave taken on thechallenge and will beholding informationevents, complete withhealthy snacks, on theday itself in all of theirCosta Blanca stores inJavea, Calpe, Benidormand Guardamar delSegura.

They’ll also offer freeeye tests, which detectsigns of diabeticretinopathy, throughoutthe month.

In addition they willbe holding a freediabetes testing event intheir Torrevieja store onNovember 28 with thelocal Torrevieja DiabetesAssociation.

These tests are free ofcharge and can identifythe signs of pre-diabetes and diabetes,and allow people to seekthe correct help beforepermanent damage isdone.

Diabetes is a conditionwith more than 170million sufferersworldwide.

Its side effects caninclude blindness, heartattack, and kidneyfailure, and could evenresult in the suffererrequiring limbamputation if it is notidentified and controlledin good time.

For moreinformation on eyehealth and diabetes

visitwww.specsavers.esor visit your nearest

store on November 14.

Economic crisis leadsto rise in heart disease

THE Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) has warnedthat there has been a small increase in strokes andheart attacks, which has been attributed to the crisisand its impact on social policies.

“The biggest impact of the crisis was in socialpolicy,” stressed the SEC chairman and head ofdepartment of the Hospital Universitario deSantiago (CHUS), Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Juanate.

He pointed out that, in recent times, life expectancyhad increased by more than six years, four of whichwere due to advances in the treatment ofcardiovascular disease, which still remains the leadingcause of death in Spain.

However, he indicated that the “surge” in mortalityfrom heart disease in both men and women in 2012,was blamed on social exclusion and the rise in thenumber of unemployed, saying, “poverty bringsdisease.”

‘WRINKLES appearvisibly reduced, poresminimised;’ ‘Uneven skintone evened;’ ‘Tacklesthe seven signs ofaging.’

We’ve all read theclaims, listened to theadvertising and boughtthe creams, waiting forthe magic to work. Butmany times it doesn’t.

The truth is, mostcreams you buy on thehigh street, even themost expensive, simplydon’t, and can’t, work.That’s according to theclinical experts atMedcare in Alfaz del Piand Benijofar who saycreams can’t tackle theseven, nine, 10, orindeed any sign ofaging. They can’t evenskin tone and they won’taffect pores.

What they can do istemporarily add moisture,or rather create a barrierto stop moisture loss. Atbest this will temporarilymask tiny lines bykeeping skin betterhydrated.

If you are looking forlong-term anti-agingperformance you will bedisappointed.

Is there anythingthat does work?

There are a fewingredients that canmake a difference, butthese are generally notfound in high-streetcreams, at least not instrengths that will makea difference.

One ingredientdermatologistsandscientistsdo agreereally canreduce,and evenreverse,the signsof aging isretinol, orVitamin A.

The effectiveness ofretinol as an anti-agingtreatment came to lightafter it was used as anacne treatment andpatients had thepleasant side effect ofsmooth, wrinkle-freeskin.

Now retinol is popularin ‘anti-aging’ creams.But to be effective itneeds to be at aconcentration that isreally only found inprescription-strength

products. Some otheringredients that can helpare Vitamin C in the rightform, and hydroquinonefor uneven skin tone.

But again, these willonly work whenadministered correctlyand in strengths notgenerally found on the

cosmetic counter.The only wayto ensure

you arespendingyourmoney oncreamsthat will

actually dosomething is

to consult adermatologist or

doctor specialising inskin care.

Your individual skin

requirements can beanalysed and the bestprescription-strengthproducts supplied foryour needs.

It may cost a littlemore than your currenthigh-street brand, butno matter the price, themost expensive high-street creams are theones that don’t work.

So make sure you onlyspend your money ontreatments that canmake a difference. Booka consultation with askincare doctor.

Here on the CostaBlanca that is easy asMedcare’s aestheticsdoctor offer free initialconsultations at theirclinics in Alfaz del Pi andBenijofar. Contact theteam now.

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Smokers morelikely to suffer

back painSMOKERS are three times more likely to developchronic back pain than non-smokers.

The results came from a study of 160 adults whohad reported new cases of back pain. MRI scanswere carried out and surveys filled in on generalhealth questions.

It was found that the two areas of the brainwhich are involved in addictive behaviour andmotivated learning ‘talk’ to one another, andscientists discovered that the strength of thatconnection helps determine who will suffer fromchronic pain.

This connection was very strong and active in thebrains of smokers.

Quitting smoking can cut the chances ofdeveloping chronic back pain.

BAD BACK: Addiction is linked to chronic pain.

Park and Go for easy andaffordable airport parking

PARK AND GO does exactly what it says,you park and you go, and now the servicehas got even easier thanks to the launchof their app.

By downloading the app, customers cando everything via their smart phone frombooking to getting through the centre’ssecurity barriers and allows Park and Goto be able to quickly update customerswith any news and information. Park andGo are the only airport parking companyto offer this service, bringing them to theforefront of the industry.

Based at Alicante-Elche airport, Parkand Go is run by Ilde Casanova, who hasover five years of experience in the field.It is part of a large, reputed existingcompany and is the chosen parking forRyanair customers who book airportparking. They have over 1,000 outdoorspaces and more than 100 covered lots,with indoor parking also available with afull security system in place. A network ofminibuses is available 24 hours a day,

seven days a week, so there is never anywaiting for your shuttle transfer to theairport terminal which is just minutesdown the road.

Ilde said they are unique in a number ofways, aside from the new and stylish onsite reception area with coffee and snackfacilities which stands out against theregular portacabins normally used, they

allow customers to keep their car keys:“Of course we can hold keys forcustomers, but unlike most othercompanies we do not move your vehicle,so you can keep your key givingcustomers extra security and peace ofmind.”

However, if you are leaving your vehiclefor a longer period of time you may wish

to entrust Ilde with the key and takeadvantage of a range of other servicesavailable. Park and Go can do a full valetservice, carry out an ITV test and domechanical checks to make sure whenyou arrive it is in perfect working order.

For stays over five days all customersreceive a free automatic car wash; justanother example of the company’s furthercommitment to offering a highlyprofessional, friendly and reliable serviceallowing people to simply park and go.

A weekend stay costs just €12, a week€25 and a year (with up to 15 visits)€240, but take along the advert in theEuro Weekly News and the annual pass isjust €200. Visit the website for a video ofhow to arrive.

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EUROCHANGE is thearea’s leading foreigncurrency exchangebureau.

With 15 offices inAlicante Province,Murcia and Almeria,there is likely to be abranch near you, butBenidorm boasts thebiggest concentrationand the company isnow proud to announcethe opening of theirfifth bureau and thefirst in the Old Townarea of the city, alongthe Paseo de laCarretera.

Established in thearea since 2003, theyhave the experienceand the best ratespossible. There are nominimum amounts toexchange and nocommission rates.

Licensed by theBanco España,Eurochange is a name

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Reserving yourcurrency and theamount through eitherthe website or thecustomer servicecentral number is quickand easy to do and youcan arrange for a latercollection at anybranch.

The Eurochange clubcard is also available for

customers makingregular currencytransfers, which makesthe service evenquicker for people.Since January this year,over 15,000 newmembers have signedup. The loyalty schemegives you points forevery transaction andthe more points, thebetter deals and ratesyou can receive.

The card also entitlesthe holder to 15 percent discount atCentauro rent-a-car anddiscounted tickets atBenidorm’s Terra Miticaand Mundomar Park.

Marina Lopez of themarketing departmentsaid: “We are dedicatedto money exchange andour new Benidormbranch has opened upbecause we are so busydealing with manycustomers each day.”

She added: “We deal inmost currencies and inmost cases thecurrency will be in stockso customers arealways welcome to dropby, although for largeramounts, reservationsare recommended.”

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LAST week with the help of CeliaHaddon I made some points onaggressive behaviour in cats, here Icontinue the theme…

Some cats are aggressive only inspecific situations that frighten them.They are friendly much of the timebut lash out, for instance, when beingpicked up. Or they are aggressive ifthey feel they are cornered andcannot escape human handling. Soonthey learn that being aggressivekeeps humans at a safe distance.

If this happens, they begin to beaggressive quicker because theylearn that this tactic works. A petbehaviour counsellor can help youwork out exactly what triggersyour cat’s aggressivereaction and how to avoid it.

Frustration aggression may bemore common in hand reared kittens,as these were not weaned in anatural way. Kittens learn totolerate frustration whentheir mother starts pushing

them away from the teats. As thebottle is never withheld by a human,they are never frustrated. Hand

reared cats have noemotional control as theywere not put through this

process.

Cats that have no coping strategyfor frustration just lash out. They maytry to control their owners by this.Their aggression is encouragedbecause the owner will back awayshowing the cat it can control itshuman. Turn round the relationshipby clicker training or reward trainingthe cat. Get help from a cat behaviourcounsellor for this.

Occasionally an otherwise docilecat will attack its owner, because it isaroused by something else. Forinstance, if it is watching another catthrough the window, and feelsthreatened by it. If there is athreatening cat on the block, or catsin the same household are fighting,your cat may take out its aggressionon you. You will also get bittenseverely if you interrupt a cat fight.

As this is an important subject I willreturn to it next week.

By Lamia Walker ofHousesitMatch

IT is never easy leaving anelderly pet when you needto travel. Some ownersfind it the hardest decisionto make. Do I leave thepet in a good kennels orjust stay at home..?

Sometimes you arecalled away and you haveto prepare your pet tocope with a new carer.

This is the difficult decisionHolly’s family faced whenthey had to return toScotland to visit an ailingrelative. After talking tofriends, David and Janetdecided that finding ahousesitter would be thesolution for them.

Holly, a Cocker Spaniel,is 12-years-old and sufferswith rheumatism in herlegs and canker in her ears.They decided moving her

to a kennels for three tofour weeks might not be agood move.

They went online andmet a number of possiblecandidates throughHouseSitMatch.com.

Within a week they metJean a sitter from Malaga.

She was available tocome and meet Hollybefore they travelled.They spent an afternoongetting to know each

other and Jean learnedabout Holly’s routinemedication. Holly seemedcomfortable in hercompany.

Download your FreeEasy Guide to Housesittingfrom here www.bit.ly/eurown001.

To find a petsitter go to

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+44 (0)1865 521508.

Holly meets and greetsher new housesitter

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Scared cats can beaggressive.

BENJY, a bull whocurrently resides at afarm in County Mayo inIreland, hasn’t lived upto expectations recentlyand may be sent to theslaughterhouse as he isreluctant to go anywherenear any of the femaleson his farm.

Although bought as abreeding bull, thepedigree Charolais,whose purpose is toimpregnate the fertilefemale cows, takes moreof a liking to the othermale bulls.

After realisation that

none of his cows werepregnant, the farmerwas forced to replaceBenjy with another bulland now more of hiscows are thought to bepregnant.

The anonymousfarmer told the IrishDaily Mail: “The bull isnow too old to castrateand turn into a bullock soI will keep him for thefactory.” At first thefarmer admitted hecouldn’t take the situa-tion seriously althoughhe had heard of ithappening to others.

Gay bull Benjyfaces slaughter

Fire-starting hamster PEBBLES, a restless hamster has made its twoowners, Tracey Hill and her son Kae, homeless after itstarted a blaze in their home. His constant runningcaused his cage to move the buttons on the hob of anelectric cooker, which then caught fire.

The fire caused £20,000 (€25,500) of damage tothe home, as well as claiming the lives of both Pebblesand three of Tracey’s other pets - two dogs, Poppyand Twiggy, and a pet chinchilla. Fortunately Traceyand Kae managed to flee to safety.

THE TREMELOES arepromising to raise the roofof the Benidorm Palacewhen they perform thereat the end of the month.

The concert on

November 30 will see thegroup, originally formed inDagenham, London,perform some of theirmost loved and popularhits including ‘Silence is

golden,’ ‘Words’ and‘Here comes my baby.’Wayne Fontana is joiningThe Tremeloes on thenight, whose own hitsinclude ‘Groovy kind oflove’ and ‘Pamela Pamela.’

Doors open at 8pm withtickets costing €25. Fishand chips or chicken andchip meals are availablefor €8.

It is the latest unique,one-off show on offerfrom the prestigiousBenidorm Palace. TheCosta Blanca’s leadingentertainment venue, the

BenidormPalace has been opensince 1977. Since then,thousands have been inawe and wonder at theglittering spectacle of theshow which has gotbigger and better eachyear.

For tickets for The

Tremeloes and WayneFontana concert, call thebox office on 965 851 660or visit the BenidormPalace box office on site in

Avenida Doctor SeveroOchoa, Benidorm which isopen Monday-Saturdayfrom 10am.

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NOVEMBER 5 is past usand now it is time for brightautumn gardens to cheerus up and tempt us intochillier morning gardens todo essential prunings anddead-headings to encour-age colourful Christmasgardens.

Having been away for afew days seeing a numberof friends’ gardens andgiving a talk to the CostaBlanca Gardening Circle,the two photographs showwhat greeted me thismorning. Firstly the viewacross the mid garden

along the rockery whengoing to feed the fish in thepond just off the photo tothe left and secondly theview through the kitchenwindow when changing thewater covering the olivesbeing prepared for pickling.

Hopefully nature will bekind this year with no early

frosts and the salvias atpresent taller than the olivetree will still be in flower at

Christmas. It is amazinghow just a couple of springtype showers breaking thelong drought and heavymorning dews havebrought on autumngardens.

Unseen in the photoswinter and spring bulbs arewell above the soil and alarge clump of crocusesnormally out in January arealready in full bloom.

So once this article isemailed to EWN I am out

into the garden to do somepruning and weed the fastgrowing vegetable seed-lings and plantlets. Today’sbreakfast salad includeslettuce, garlic chives, younggarlic and radish shoots,rocket, purslane, chichory,a broccoli leaf, a couple ofyoung onions, two youngcarrots, nasturtium leavesand flowers, a mini redpepper and one of the lasttwo tomatoes. The mix isnot only colourful and

freshly harvested but alsochemical free and healthy.

These are grown in anumber of raised beds andmy 10-tub builders bucketvegetable plot as illustratedon page 61 of our bookGrowing Healthy Vege-tables in Spain’

There is more aboutwhat we grow in the bookLiving well from our garden- Mediterranean style whichwill also be available inSpanish later in the month,like the other books fromAmazon Books.

If you are concernedabout the quality of soil andcomposts that you have forgrowing vegetables, go tothe garden centre andpurchase some bags of soilbased compost and sacksof worm compost, as wellas some inexpensive sacksof dried goat or sheepmanure. Mix these up inblack builders buckets withhole in the bottom, or mixinto a few square metres ofthe garden and you willready to plant up animmediately productivemini vegetable garden andenjoy delicious salads byChristmas.

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Gardens are now getting chillierbut bright from the morning dew

NOVEMBER GARDEN: The view along the rockery. MORNING VIEW: From the kitchen window.

A SURVEY has shown that thedifference in price for Spain’smost expensive and cheapestaddresses is a staggering€10,600 a square metre.

The cheapest address inSpain is in Castellón (Valenciaregion) where prices are a rockbottom €300 a square metre.That is more than 36 timescheaper than the €10,900 asquare metre demanded inMadrid’s swanky Calle Serrano,which saw a 4 per cent rise inprices over the last year.

Calle Serrano is home to acollection of luxury shopsincluding Gucci and Prada,clearly signalling where themoney is.

For the second mostexpensive street in Spain you

need to head over to Barcelona,according to estate agentsTecniTasa.

Property in the city’s Passeigde Gracia commands €8,450

per square metre.There is a big drop to next on

the list, but it still costs aneyewatering €6,400 per squaremetre to buy in Calle Hernani in

San Sebastian, just off therenowned La Concha beach.

For those looking for abargain basement price, thesecond cheapest addresses are

in the El Pilar and La Estaciónneighbourhoods of Talavera dela Reina (Castilla-La Mancha)where prices are €320 persquare metre.

Most expensive in Spain:1. Calle Serrano, Madrid

(€10,900)2. Passeig de Gràcia,

Barcelona (€8,450)3. Area around Calle Hernani

(Hernani Kalea), San Sebastian(€6,400)

4. El Sardineroneighbourhood, Santander(€6,350)

5. AbandoibarraEtorbidea/Plaza de Eusaki,Bilbao (€5,500)

6. Puerto Banús, Marbella(€5,450).

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Gap widens in house prices

PRESTIGEHOMES:CalleSerrano inMadrid.

THE recovery in theproperty sector isdeveloping at two speeds.

Leading the way is thecommercial sector, withinvestment in offices,hotels and shoppingcentres this year, doublethat of 2013.

Capital spent in thatsector has now reachedpre-economic crisis levels,with the €9 billion spentthis year showing

optimism for the future. But the housing market

is still a buyer’s market,with the 27,000 homessold monthly about thesame as the 2013 figure.

The difference is thathome prices seem to bestabilising, with someareas, particularly on thecostas, seeing slight gainsover the summer. Butnationally there have stillbeen falls in the average

price of housing, althoughnot at the rates seen at thepeak of the crisis.

Most homes sold are stillresales, while the stock ofunsold new houses stillremains at around 560,000.

Out of the total, newand old, unsold housingstock of 740,000, about100,000 are felt to be‘undesirable’ because oftheir poor locations or badcondition.

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PROPERTIES are getting cheaper tomortgage. New loans on homes nowcost an average €500 a year less on a€150,000 25-year term, as banks havebeen slowly reducing their ratesthroughout the year.

It was a common gripe that bailed-outbanks were not passing on all of thebenefits of historically low interest ratesto their clients, instead preferring tokeep their margins up. But since thestart of 2014 a group of banks havebeen driving a downward thrust ininterest rates for customers.

In January, most banks were offeringmortgages at around Euribor (the rateat which they borrow money) plus 2 percent (or 2.5 per cent including Euribor).

But little by little that rate has edged

down as market forces have come intoeffect. By November the average ratewas around Euribor plus 1.7 per cent onnew loans.

Indeed it is possible to get rates aslow as Euribor plus 1.25 per cent,generally through finance professionals,and many offer charge-free mortgages– traditionally an opening fee of around1 per cent was added, meaning an extra€1,500 on a €150,000 mortgage havingto be repaid.

The downside of the best offers isusually that they are tied in to a seriesof between five and nine conditions likebuying insurance, paying bills by directdebit, having your wages paid directinto your account, taking out creditcards or opening a pension plan.

Mortgage costsdrop as banksreduce rates

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THE Spanishgovernment has bowedto public pressure andback-tracked on a newcapital gains law thatcould have seen hugeincreases in tax payableon second homesbought before 1994.

Under the originalproposals, someone whobought their propertymore than 20 years agowho sold after January 1next year (providingthey were under 65 andit was not classed astheir primary residence)would have seen a hugerise in their capital gainsbill.

For example, a housebought in 1976 at twomillion pesetas(€12,020), sold now at€222,000, would pay€10,869 tax (IRPF)under the currentlegislation.

The modification ofthe act would have seen

a dramatic increase inliability from thebeginning of Januarynext year, to €43,995.

The reason for that isbecause the governmentis getting rid of theadjustment co-efficient

which limited capitalgains liability from the80s and the monetarycorrection indices which

took into accountinflation.

Now, after protestsfrom politicians, housing

associations and thepublic saying it would beanother blow to theproperty market, thegovernment has decidedto soften the blow.

An amendment to thebill, backed by theMinistry of Finance, willkeep the reduced ratefor capital gains ‘untilthe cumulative sum ofthe transmission valueof the property exceeds€400,000.’

The converse aspectof the law is that itwould have reducedcapital gains liabilitieson property boughtsince 1994.

It is unclear whetherthe new amendment willaffect that aspect of thebill.

Property ownersconsidering sellingshould talk to a propertyprofessional for adviceon the full ramificationsof the law.

MADRID overtook London andDublin for third quarter pricerises for prime residentialproperty.

According to figures fromKnight Frank estate agents,the Spanish capital saw a 2 percent increase in prices onluxury property compared to1.4 per cent for Dublin and 1

per cent for London.Over the 12 months since

September 2013 Dublin ishighest ranked in Europe withrises of 12.7 per cent on theglobal luxury home index forprice growth.

Madrid is third in Europebehind London, with a rise of6.5 per cent compared to

London’s 7.4 per cent.The figures put Dublin in

fourth spot worldwide, withLondon 10th and Madrid 12thin the index of luxury homeprice rises for major cities.

Leading the way wereJakarta in Indonesia with a27.3 per cent rise, Los Angeles(16.3 per cent) and Tel Aviv

(14 per cent.) Worldwideluxury prices continue tooutperform their mainstreamcounterparts.

The average price of a luxuryhome on Knight Frank’s indexis 36 per cent higher than itwas at the index’s lowest pointin the second quarter of 2009,while the average price of a

mainstream property has risenby 14 per cent over the sameperiod.

Madrid, Dublin and Londonhave bucked the Europeantrend with the average rise inprime residential propertyprices across European cities inthe year to September beingjust 1 per cent.

DUBLIN: Fell behind Madrid in the third quarter of this year.

Autumn sees luxury property prices in Spanishcapital climb faster than anywhere else in Europe

U-turn on capital gains tax

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By Pete WoodallEDWARD WILLIAM INSURANCESERVICES have done rather wellfor themselves over the last 15years. Their policy ‘any boat, anywaters, any use, anywhere’combined with good customerservice has built them a steadilyincreasing customer base inmarine insurance both here inSpain and overseas. So much sothey have recently expandedinto general insurance cover.

The key to Edward WilliamInsurance Services’s popularity isthat the team are native Englishspeakers, most fluent in Spanish,providing the best of bothworlds. Insurance in English forthe customer and competent todeal with any paperwork inSpanish.

It’s sensible to say when youare paying for an insuranceservice it’s nice to understand

what you’re getting or even notgetting. The policies come inEnglish with Spanish transla-tions. No more (not quite sure ifthis is a free-phone number ornot) calls to who knows where,

never to speak with the sameperson even twice.

It’s personal service, just onetelephone number to the sameoffice, to speak to the sameteam. The firm is proud of their

supposedly old fashioned waysand should you have to make aclaim, they see it as part of theirjob to ensure everyone gets afair deal and the payout isappropriate and prompt.

So what’s on offer? Obviouslyto be this successful, premiumshave to be competitive, whichthey are, but also appropriate.This is so important, the rightinsurance for the right situation.

As well as the successful boatinsurance already mentioned,Edward William InsuranceServices now provide first classmotor vehicle, travel, pet,business and householdinsurance. You get to chooseand discuss what is right for you,third party only or fullycomprehensive, long or shortterm travel insurance and ofcourse good cover for your pets.

Whatever your insuranceneeds are on land or at sea, athome or abroad feel free to callEdward William InsuranceServices on 952 476 090, quotesare usually immediate and itcosts very little to ask.

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Evolution Grass S.L., based inCrevillente, emerged in early2007 as a result of threegenerations dedicated to themanufacture of carpets and rugsin Crevillente. The skilled teamuse their know-how in terms ofmanufacturing to launch tech-nological artificial turf productsas a result of customer enquiriesgiving them sustainable andecological astroturf at the mostcompetitive prices.

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FOR those who love Italianstyle, Maserati has come upwith a treat.

The Maserati Ghibli S Q4,designed in collaborationwith Ermenegildo Zegna,offers a new, exclusiveproduct style interpretation.

With its dynamic,contemporary look, ittargets a luxury bracket ofprecious detail lovers andhas been created with arenewed product range inmind for the future. Thebodywork has a tri-coatedpaint finish in a new colourshade and the 20” wheelsalso come in a speciallydeveloped colour.

And the interior is firstrate. It has been designedas the ultimate expressionof style and exclusivity,with a contrasting colourscheme created bycombining the finestleather and valuable Zegnayarns, says Maserati.

The car stands out fromthe rest of the currentGhibli range thanks to itsspecial colour finishes,materials and trims.

Intended to be a firstmilestone towards themanufacturer’s renewed,future product line-up, thisspecial trim developed forthe concept car enhancesits character and aestheticvalue, making it even moreexclusive and creating theultimate contemporarylook, says Maserati.

The exterior has a newexclusive Azzurro Astrocolour; the productiontechnology is based on atriple layer of pigment,adding to the depth, shineand iridescence of thefinish, enhanced by

changing shades of blue atthe brightest points, andtoned down to ash grey inthe darker areas. Thealuminium pigments usedfor this special colourmagnify the design linesand bring out the muscularprofile of the bodywork; thecar’s sculpted outline isforcefully enhanced by thecolour used, while thetransparent top coat addsdepth and a glossy shine.

Other immediatelyapparent exterior featuresare the 20” Urano wheelswith their distinctive colourspecially developed for this

concept car; this finish,named Liquid Metal,emphasises the sportsstyle, high technology andluxury positioning of thevehicle design.

As befits the sartorialexcellence represented bythe Maserati and Zegnapartnership, the style focusis mostly on the interior.The shared experience withthe Quattroporte ZegnaLimited Edition helpedErmenegildo Zegna createa pure silk fabric,combining an essential andsoft feel with an elegantlytechnical look, resulting inan extremely high visualimpact.

Dynamism and acontemporary feel are thekey words to read the dual-colour, dual-materialcomposition of thepassenger compartment -in leather tones and Zegnaanthracite silk.

As for the seating, theextra fine grain, natural

colour leather withcontrasting, light greystitching is matched to acentral silk insert with amicro-chevron weave ofvertical rolls on the centralseat and backrest area,within which the centralroll, with leather piping onthe sides, features a specialmacro-chevron weaveadding to its three-dimensional, soft feel andtechnical appearance.

On the door panels, thecentral span is covered withZegna silk Jersey andembellished by a diagonalroll pattern, with ton-sur-ton ornamental stitchingand alternating ribembroideries. The samefabric is used to cover thecar’s roof lining, top pillarsand sunshades, carrying‘Ermenegildo ZegnaExclusively for Maserati’brand labels on the inside.

The car is powered bythe high-performance 410HP V6 Twin-Turbo engine.

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SEAT’S Leon iscelebrating its first -and second - towingtitles, awarded at theUK’s Royal AutomobileClub.

Fending off 11challengers, the SEATLeon ST took the crownin the £20,000(€25,500) to £25,000(€32,000) category; thejudges concluding: “Theload-lugging Leon ST2.0 TDI 184PS kept itstorquey feel andproduced punch when-ever and wherever itwas required.”

Such was the LeonST’s performance, thecar was also crownedCaravan Club Towcar ofthe Year 2015.

Aiding its ability to sipfuel at a rate of just65.7 miles per gallon, at1,415 kilos, the Leon STis one of the lightestestates in its class.

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A LARGE field assembled atLa Sella Golf for theinaugural playing of theOrba Warbler’s AutumnTrophy.

Sponsored by Steve andSarah Cliffe, thiscompetition has replacedthe Carnaval Cup on theWarbler fixtures and willbe played for every year.

On top was Nick Berrywith 37 points, in secondwas Tony Dickinson (35)with third spot taken byColin Harris beating Sylvia

Mortensen on count-backboth with 32.

Nearest the pins wereClive Kay, Steve Robinson,Steve Cliffe .

There were a raft of two’swith Steve Cliffe gettingtwo and Clive Kay, DavidKnight, Paul O’Gorman andSylvia Mortensen alsoreceiving the covetedWarbler ball.

The next game for theOrba Warblers will be onWednesday, November19 at Oliva Nova,

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2016 EURO QUALIFIERSOn Saturday, WBA’s

Saido Berahino could makehis England debut againstSlovenia at Wembley in a2016 Euro qualifier; Walesvisit Belgium and Spainplay Belarus.

Tomorrow, it’s Scotland vthe Republic of Ireland andRomania v NorthernIreland.ROUND UP

MotoGP - Spain’ssuperstar Marc Marquezclaimed his 13th victory ofthe year on his home trackin Valencia last Sunday andtherefore broke theprevious record of 12 winsset by Australian MichaelDoohan in 1997.

F1 - Lewis Hamilton, willhave to finish at leastsecond in the last race ofthe year in Abu Dhabi in 10days time to ensurebecoming 2014 Worldchampion after takingsecond place behind hisMercedes colleague NicoRosberg in Brazil lastSunday. Remember it’sdouble points in the finalrace with 50 going to thewinner.

Football - Last week’sChampions League footballsaw Arsenal 3-0 up, held 3-3 by Anderlecht, Chelseadrew 1-1 in Maribor,Liverpool lost 1-0 to RealMadrid, nine-manManchester City lost 2-1 athome to CSKA Moscow andBarcelona beat Ajax 2-0,Lionel Messi scoring twice

to draw level on 71 CLgoals with Raul.

In the Europa League,Celtic drew with AstraGiugiu while Everton (3-0 vLille) and Tottenham (2-1Asteras Tripoli) recordedvital victories.

The top PL matchesended Liverpool 1unbeaten leaders Chelsea2, QPR 2 Manchester City2, Swansea 2 Arsenal 1,second-placed Southamp-ton 2 Leicester 0,Manchester Unitedsqueezed past CrystalPalace 1-0, Stoke won 2-1at Spurs, WBA lost 2-0 toNewcastle and Burnley wonfor the first time thisseason, 1-0 v Hull.

In the Championship, itwas Middlesbrough 0Bournemouth 0, Bolton 3Wigan 1, Derby 5 Wolves 0and Ipswich 2 Watford 1,while in the FA Cup firstround, Chester City (atSouthend), Warrington (vExeter) and Worcester City(at Coventry) caused thebiggest upsets.

Rugby Union - England,

fielding soldier SemesaRokoduguni, started theirwinter programme with 21-24 home defeat to NewZealand; Wales lost 28-33to Australia, Scotland beatArgentina 41-31 andIreland took out SouthAfrica 29-15.

SHORTS• The APT tournament is

under way at London’s 02Arena with Andy Murray inthe same group as RogerFederer, Kei Nishikori andMilos Raonic. NovakDjokovic, Tomas Berdych,Stan Wawrinka and MarinCilic form the other group.

• GB’s Davis Cup tieagainst America will takeplace in Glasgow in March.

• 80,000+ fans saw thelatest NFL game atWembley between theDallas Cowboys and theJacksonville Jaguars, theCowboys won 31-17.

• FIFA has said that the2022 World Cup WILL haveto take place in wintermonths (January/Februaryor November/ December).

• 19-time NH championjockey Tony McCoy leadsRichard Johnson by 152wins to 75 in the rider’s titlerace.

• Real Madrid goalkeeper

Iker Casillas has now madea record 144 appearancesin the European Cup/Champions League.

• England’s RugbyLeague side finished thirdin the four-nations event,beating Samoa but losingto Australia and NewZealand.

• Giles Scott has become

the eighth sailor to join SirBen Ainslie’s BritishAmerica’s Cup team.

• Australian cricketcaptain Michael Clarke saidhis team couldn’t get homequick enough from theirhumiliating Test 221 and356-run defeats byPakistan. Clarke said: “Wewere absolutely rubbish.”

Record 13th MotoGP win for Marc

Bangladesh’s ShakibAl Hasan has becomeonly the third player incricket history to take10 wickets (10-124)and score a century(137) in a Test match(doing so againstZimbabwe). IanBotham and ImranKhan are the othertwo.

DID YOUKNOW?

MOTO SUPERSTAR: Marc Marquez claimed his 13th victory.

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Orba’s Autumn Trophy

LA VILA had a fantasticwin away againstBarcelona University ClubBUC, by 28-20 which alsogained them a bonuspoint. It was not an easywin as the players lookedtired after a five hourdrive to Barcelona.

The win was goodenough for La Vila to holdon to second place in thetable, as they look forpromotion to the top tier.

Next home game will beon Sunday December 7,

at 12.30pm againts LesAbelles Valencia.

The second teamtravelled 330 kilometresto Cuenca and beat thehome team by 64-7.

On Saturday, Novem-ber 15 there is plenty ofrugby to enjoy at La Vila.From 10am until 2pmthere is the Regional MiniRugby Festival for Under12s, Under 10s, Under 8sand Under 6s.

At 3pm the Under 16stake on CAU Valencia.

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THE annual Bankia sponsored mixedtrips took place at Benitachell BowlsClub with 28 teams enjoying somevery competitive matches, using around-robin format.

All the teams played six games andthe final placings were not decideduntil the very last wood of the day hadbeen bowled.

Winners were Harry Chick, GailChick and John Coates with TerryCorner, Jean McLaughlin, Clive Scottsecond and third going to Feli Croft,Mike Croft and David Poole. MikeSmith, Linda Smith and MalcolmSprawson were fourth and DudleyDavis, Carol Davis and Peter Collinsfifth.

BBC Lions were at home to theirnearest rivals Javea Green Opals inthe Northern League and camethrough with a share of the points 5-5 which keeps them eight pointsahead of the Opals. The Challengers

team lost out 17-20. The Tigers travelled to Finca Guila

Swallows where they won on shotdifference 67-65 but lost out on points4-6 having lost on three of the rinks.The Challengers team lost 14-17.

Jaguars had an excellent resultagainst Bonalba on their home greenswinning by 80 shots to 53 and gaining

eight points. Their Challenger teamremains unbeaten with an 18-15 win.

Two wins for Bencid Utd and SieteArribba keeps them top of the table inthe BBC’s Saturday Winter Fours withmaxium points from their threematches.

More information:www.benitachellbowlsclub.com

Well done La Vila

BANKIA WINNERS: (from left) Gail and Harry Chick with John Coates,together with Bankia manager Jose Ivars, support team of Angeles and Silva.

Mixed Trips at BBC

Marc Marquez achieves his 13th win in a row.Turn to page 87

Super Marc

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