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ISSUE 114 - Friday 25th October 2019 - Alicante South & Murcia 

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Paseo de la 

Estacion, 

Elche 

AN EXPENSIVE 

SIX BRITISH men have been 

stranded in Alicante Province 

for almost two months, after 

getting involved in an assault 

in Elche at the end of August. 

The group have had to surrender 

their passports and one 

of their relatives has said that 

they are virtually broke and 

can’t afford any accommodation. 

The friends from the 

Northampton area flew in on 

August 28th for a mini-break 

and were scheduled to fly back 

home from Alicante-Elche 

airport on September 1st. 

But they got involved in 

a 3.00am fight with a group 

of Spaniards after watching 

a football match in an Elche 

NIGHT OUT 

by Alex Trelinski 

city centre bar, and they were 

arrested in the early hours of 

August 30th. 

They were later charged 

with causing Actual Bodily 

Harm (ABH), after a 36-yearold 

man was seriously assaulted, 

along with lesser injuries to 

a man and woman, who were 

all walking home. 

They also faced charges of 

resisting police arrest after running 

off in different directions 

when the National Police arrived 

in the Paseo de la Estacion 

area of Elche. 

The group subsequently admitted 

that they were involved 

in an altercation but they claim 

they were not the initial aggressors, 

whilst those who 

were assaulted told authorities 

that they had never seen the 

tourists before. 

The British men, aged between 

22 and 26, have had to 

remain in the Elche area where 

they are on police bail and have 

to report to court every month as 

part of their bail conditions, with 

their passports being removed. 

Some of the men, who have 

already been in Spain for seven 

weeks, have lost their jobs and 

face losing their homes in the 

UK. 

A relative of one of the men 

told Northampton’s Chronicle & 

Echo newspaper:- “Shortly our 

boys will be sleeping rough on 

the streets as they cannot pay 

the £360 per week for a shared 

flat, or afford food. One mother 

has two of her sons stuck out in 

Spain and is heartbroken.” 

“Two of the boys have had to 

give up their homes in the UK 

as they cannot pay the rent and 

another has already lost his job.” 

The Cruz Roja is helping 

them with food but cannot 

provide them with temporary 

accommodation. 

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Bad weather returns 

HEAVY RAIN returned to Alicante 

Province at the start of 

the week, with the Marina Alta 

area taking the brunt. 

Figures of up to 108 litres of 

rain per square metre were recorded 

in the Marina Alta on 

Monday, with the first heavy rain 

recorded south in the Vega Baja 

region, since last month´s storms. 

No significant problems were 

reported, as temperatures fell to 

daytime maximums of around 13 

degrees in Alicante, and as low as 

10 degrees in some inland areas. by Alex Trelinski 

where cut off and several rivers 

Further afield, one man died 

burst their banks and flooded 

following torrential rain in the a man on a beach at Arenys de nearby streets. 

Catalunya region. 

Mar hours after he was reported Storms also hit the island of Ibiza, 

with eyewitnesses reporting 

Regional police said on Wednesday 

that they found the body of Some 40 roads in the region that they had spotted a 

missing from a nearby town. 

tornado. 

Bus stop 

DESPITE having strong 

support from local residents, 

the popular Benibus 

that links Benissa 

town and the coastal area 

of the town will not be 

running during the early 

part of the winter. 

The free service ran all 

summer and was popular 

with locals and tourists 

alike, creating a vital link 

between the two areas and 

easing traffic. 

However, for financial 

reasons the Partido Popular 

by Simon Russell 

have said that, for the time 

being at least, the service 

will be ceasing. 

There are still hopes that 

the service will resume at 

the start of 2020 rather than 

wait until Easter as in previous 

years. 

A number of foreign residents 

attended the meeting 

about the issue, but as there 

was no translation service 

offered many of them left 

early.

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Getting the voters out 

ALICANTE City is running a 

special service to transport 

the infirm and those with 

reduced mobility to the 

polls during the upcoming 

election on 10 November. 

This is being done through 

a collaboration with the Red 

Cross and Civil Protection 

Volunteers and will also help 

elderly people who have no 

relatives or close friends who 

will take them to the polls. 

Ten volunteers will be running 

three specially adapted 

vehicles which will pick 

people up direct from their 

homes. 

To sign up for the service 

Alicante residents can call 

Nothing doing 

PHONE and internet operator 

Vodafone has denied 

that there have been negotiations 

over selling its 

operations in Spain to its 

smaller rival MasMovil. 

Reports had suggested 

over the summer that Vodafone 

rejected an offer from 

MasMovil as not being high 

enough by at least two billion 

euros. 

A Vodafone spokesman 


said there was "no truth 

whatsoever" to reports that 

talks had taken place or that 

the company was asking a 

specific purchase figure. 

City centre biker death 

THE body of a dead motorcycle 

rider had to be left 

on a city centre pavement 

in Alicante pending the arrival 

of a coroner and judicial 

authorities on Friday 

night. 

The 49-year-old man had 

hit a tree at about three in 

the morning on Avenida Jaime 

II and an ambulance was 

called by witnesses. 


The emergency medical 

staff soon arrived at the 

scene but could only confirm 

the death of the victim. 

It appears that the man 

had lost control before hitting 

the tree, and toxicology 

tests will be carried out. A 

helmet lay on the ground 

next to the body. 

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A similar scheme was run 

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using the service. 

A WOMAN killed a German 

female and seriously injured 

a 33-year-old British 

man, after she claimed to 

have fallen asleep at the 

wheel of her BMW car in 

Mallorca. 

The 52-year-old Spaniard 

tested negative for alcohol, 

and was granted bail after 

hiding her identity under a 

sweater before walking into 

court in Palma last Saturday. 

A 39-year-old German woman 

was killed in the accident at 

around 4.30pm on Friday on 

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Driving disaster 


Palma's seafront promenade, 

as she and the British man 

were trapped underneath the 

car, after it careered into signs 

and traffic lights. 

Reports suggested that 

the dead woman and the inured 

Brit were part of a tourist 

party of doctors who had 

studied together at Manchester 

University. 

The motorist was arrested 

on a charge of causing 

death and injury by reckless 

driving.



Age Concern 

Fashion Show 

On Thursday 17th October, 

Age Concern were delighted 

to hold a fabulous Fashion 

Show by Glamour, Glamour 

Fashions at Domino’s 

Bar in Punta Prima. 

We were specially treated to 

see the launch of the Autumn 

Collection of beautiful day and 

evening wear from Italy. 

Customers loved browsing 

the many rails of gorgeous 

sweaters, blouses, tops, skirts, 

trousers, wraps and camisoles 

that would look good at any 

prestigious occasion. 

Glamour, Glamour Fashions 

also displayed a huge 

range of fashionable costume 

jewellery to accompany 

the many outfits on show. 

At 1pm many of the fantastic 

outfits were modelled 

by four beautiful models, 

showing these fashions were 

suitable for all ages. 

Age Concern held a raffle 

where an amazing amount of 

140 euros was raised, which 

will go directly to maintain 

all the services available 

for which Age Concern is 

renowned, especially the 

vulnerable in the Southern 

Costa Blanca area. 

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Pseudo-science still 

being taught despite ban 

DESPITE the General 

Council of Medical Associations 

saying that they 

have no place in modern 

medicine, what are often 

referred to as “pseudosciences” 

are still being 

taught in the Valencian 

medical association. 

These include homeopathy, 

acupuncture, naturopathic 

medicines and even 

yoga. 

The Spanish Collegiate 

Medical Organisation said 

that homeopathy “has not 

been able to demonstrate to 

date any scientific evidence 


of medical efficacy outside 

the placebo effect” and generally 

these treatments are 

“without foundation, with 

high risks and costs, as well 

as generating confusion for 

many patients to be described 

by some as 'alternative’ 

medicine”. 

However contrary to the 

WTO ruling the Valencian 

Association continues to 

have a section dedicated to 

alternative medicines, as 

they refer to them. 

Controversially Mercedes 

2020 routes unveiled 

RYANAIR has now published 

their timetable from 

Valencia airport for next 

year, a total of 49 routes 

from the regions second 

largest airport. 

There are three new 

destinations - Kiev in the 

Ukraine, Toulouse in France 

and the capital of Portugal, 

Lisbon. 

Routes to Marrakech 

and London-Stansted are 

extended with there now 

being 10 weekly flights to 

Stansted. 

The company will have 195 


flights a week from Valencia 

in 2020 and anticipates 

a 5% increase in passenger 

numbers to 3.4 million. 

Hurtado was elected to her 

current role as President of 

the association in Valencia 

Thomas 

Partey 

thanks to the vote of supporters 

of these treatments, 

especially homeopathy. 

Soccer snatchers 

AN ALBANIAN gang that 

robbed top flight soccer 

players’ houses whilst 

they played, has been 

rounded up. 

Authorities detained four 

people, all Albanian citizens, 

and seized jewels and 10,000 

euros in cash that were 

believed to belong to the 

players and their families. 

Officials also recovered a 

Champions League runners 

up medal that had been stolen 

from the house of Atlético 


Madrid midfielder Thomas 

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The player’s passport also 

was recovered after his home 

was robbed twice in a week. 

High-end neighbourhoods 

were targetted in the Madrid 

and Toledo areas, with Atlético 

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Saving the seaweed 

SEAWEED and algae is not 

generally a welcome sight 

for beachgoers, but ecologists 

have long been saying 

that it helps preserve 

the sands. 

Based on this advice Teulada-Moraira 

council have 

decided that from mid-October 

until April 8, a longer 

period than previous years, 

they will no longer be clearing 

the weeds and algae from 

the Portet, l’Ampolla and les 

Platgetes beaches. 


The weed lessens the impact 

that wave erosion has 

while the task of clearing it 

also loses sand. 

There are fears that climate 

change and the increased frequency 

of storms will lead to 

advanced coastal erosion and 

measures like this, which 

are cost efficient and easy to 

implement, will be used more 

frequently in regions such as 

the Costa Blanca. 

Ten year old project 

back on the agenda 

DENIA council is reviving 

plans to fully renovate 

Casa Torrecremada, one 

of the town’s great old 

buildings which has been 

allowed to fall into a state 

of neglect. 

The project was originally 

approved in 2006 

and was in the Community 

budget but, for various reasons, 

the work was never 

started and it failed to reappear 

in the next year’s 

budget plans. 

Early blueprints for the 

renovation work are now 

being put out to tender 

with a maximum cost of 

€45,000 as the old plans 

need updating. 

The aim is to get this 

agreed by mid-November 


so that it will be eligible 

for a central government 

grant. 

The final overall cost is expected 

to be well into seven 

figures, most of it from a regional 

grant for works of this 

type. 

Green castle plans 

ALICANTE City Council 

is set to submit plans to 

make the iconic Santa 

Barbara Castle Spain’s 

first sustainable castle. 

They have said that this 

arose due to the lack of 

green areas in the neighbourhood 

and room for 

improvement with issues 

such as recycling water 


and cleaner energy. 

Proposals will include 

reforestation using native 

trees, a “smart” walking 

space, fully recycled water 

and the use of solar panels. 

There are also plans 

for a special fitness area 

including machines such 

as exercise bikes that can 

generate energy which 

is measured on a control 

panel. 

Less low tech additions 

include rest areas, extra 

shaded spots, benches 

and increased citizen 

participation. 

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be announced in December. 

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Fighting for the train 

Quiz night going off with a bang 

AFTER its summer break, 

the P.E.P.A. quiz night in 

Oliva is returning, this 

time with a Fireworks 

Night theme. 

The venue is Honey Dukes 

Bar on Calle Mayor (opposite 

the cinema-theatre) and 

there will be chicken pie and 

chips at the special price of 

€5 for those who want to eat. 


THE Compromis party in 

Pedreguer have promised 

to step up their campaign 

for a Costa Blanca train 

link, something they believe 

has been put on the 

back burner by regional 

and central government. 

The Costa Train, if it ever 

comes to pass, will link Alicante 

and Valencia with proposed 

stops at Gandia, Oliva 

and Pedreguer, all of which 

are also keen to see the train 

network built. 

The current delay is down 

to the environmental impact 

report that is required. 

“The València-Alacant railway 

line is a priority, linking 


very populated areas and 

relevant tourist destinations, 

which would allow us to connect 

the provincial capitals 

by train along the coast and 

by providing a service that 

was started 45 years ago. 

So much ineptitude can 

only be conceived from planning, 

inefficiency or bad faith” 

they said in a statement. 

There are loads of good 

prizes, including free boarding 

for your cat or dog kindly 

offered by the Dog Grove in 

Oliva. 

To reserve a place and 

book a meal call Fiona on 

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Email p.e.p.a.animal charity@gmail.com 

for more information 

or ways you can 

help out. 

P.E.P.A. rescues local animals 

in distress and are always 

looking for donations, 

help or fund raising ideas. 

At the moment the charity 

is urgently looking for 

foster homes for rescued 

animals. 

Lucky 

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POLICE have seized more 

than 100kg of methamphetamine 

by chance in 

a Madrid shopping centre 

car park. 

While investigating a 

separate incident at the car 

park on Wednesday, National 

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man acting oddly around a 

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Police said the person 

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on a front wheel of the car. 

As the man tried to leave 

the car, the officers stopped 

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They found seven bags of 

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Holiday Brit dies in India 

A 69-YEAR-OLD British 

woman from the Los Montesinos 

area was found 

dead in an apartment in the 

South Calcutta area of India 

last Saturday afternoon. 

Helen West was staying at 

the building at Jodhpur Park 

with five other people from 

the Vega Baja area, who had 

started a two month tour of 

India towards the start of 

October. 

Preliminary investigations 

suggested that she died 

of a heart attack. 

RELATIVES of a British 

father and son who went 

missing on the Costa del 

Sol nearly seven months 

ago say they are not hopeful 

that they are still alive. 

Liam Poole and his son 

Daniel travelled to Malaga 

on March 31st but have not 

spoken to relatives since the 

following day. 

Their hire car had not 

been returned and their 

luggage and passports were 

found in their hotel room. 

Sussex Police said the pair, 

from Burgess Hill in West 

Sussex, had travelled to play 

golf and look at holiday homes. 


Helen lived on the Florantiles 

Camping and Caravan 

site off the CV-942 Los Montesinos 

road, close to the CV- 

95 junction on the Torrevieja 

to San Miguel de Salinas 

route. 

The tour group, organised 

by Peter Sayles, flew into 

India on October 6th from 

Spain, and had been at their 

Calcutta accommodation almost 

a fortnight, ahead of a 

scheduled flight to Mumbai 

Unhopeful signs 


But Daniel's grandmother 

told the BBC: "Daniel didn't 

play golf but he and his father 

would keep coming back 

there." 

Kathy Catney said she suspected 

the pair were "up to no 

good" and had visited Spain 

several times in a year. I do 

think Liam's died, I think he's 

been killed," she said. 

Ms Catney said: "I knew 

he [Liam] had done time for 

drugs because he was with 

my daughter that time, we 

always suspected he was up 

to no good but again we just 

Helen West 

didn't ask questions. 

"I knew he was going to 

Spain to meet up with somebody 

to do some sort of deal. 

Whether that was property [or] 

drugs I really didn't know." 

Ms Catney said Spanish 

police had told the family 

"two or three weeks ago" the 

just hours after Helens´body 

was discovered. 

She had been sick and was 

spotted lying unconscious on 

a couch at around 10.00am 

on Saturday in the sitting 

room by one of her co-travellers, 

Mary Hanratty, who 

then called the authorities. 

Medics arrived at the scene, 

but Helen was pronounced as 

dead on arrival at hospital. 

The rest of the group subsequently 

flew to Mumbai, 

with local officials saying 

that Helen´s body would be 

hire car had been found in a 

street near Estepona. 

She said the family received 

a phone demand for 

£100,000 the day after the 

pair disappeared and they 

managed to raise the money 

"in three hours", but nothing 

further materialised. 

released to her relatives, 

after a formal post-mortem 

had been completed. 

No further details about 

Helen´s family were released 

by Indian authorities. 

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Kirsty’s parents 

set for appeal 

The parents of Scottish 

newlywed Kirsty Maxwell, 

who fell to her death from 

the tenth floor of a Benidorm 

apartment two and a 

half years ago, are set to 

appeal against a judge’s 

decision to close the case. 

They want Judge Ana Isabel 

Garcia-Galbis to review 

her ruling, made last month, 

arguing that five British men, 

formerly interviewed as suspects, 

could be have been involved 

in a case of homicide. 

Brian and Denise Curry, 

have instructed their legal 

team to contest the decision, 

claiming that the judge 

placed too much emphasis on 

the amount of alcohol their 

daughter had consumed, 

which tests concluded, would 

have caused, 'blurred vision, 

loss of balance and emotional 

instability', in the hours 

leading up to her death. 

The five British men, under 

investigation, who were present 

in the room at the Payma 

Apartment block, from which 

Kirsty fell in April 2017 - Joseph 

Graham, Ricky Gammon, 

Anthony Holehouse, 

Callum Northridge and Daniel 

Bailey – were cleared of involvement, 

by judge Garcia- 

Galbis last month. 

The family are unhappy 

Kirsty fell from the tenth floor of the Payma Apartments 

by Andy Mansell 

that formal DNA tests were 

never conducted on the suspects 

and are convinced that 

Kirsty died in ‘sinister and 

suspicious’ circumstances. 

However, lawyer Roberto 

Sanchez, who represented 

the British men, countered 

with his own submission urging 

the judge to reject the appeal, 

highlighting the police 

report concluding Kirsty's 

death was most likely a terrible 

accident and denying 

claims of contradictions in 

his clients' version of events. 

Judge Garcia-Galbis insisted 

in her ruling last 

month that, 'There is no evidence 

of the participation of 

the men investigated in the 

death of the victim,’ and is 

expected to reject the Maxwell’s 

family’s request for 

appeal. 

If that occasion arises, 

Kirsty's family are expected 

to take their battle to a higher 

court where three judges 

will be asked to review the 

case. 

The appeals process could 

take until next summer to 

resolve if judges from the 

Provincial Court in Alicante 

end up intervening. 

Russian’s DIA quiz 

SPAIN’S High Court will 

investigate whether Russian 

tycoon Mikhail Fridman 

deliberately tried to 

keep the share price down 

of struggling supermarket 

chain DIA, as he tried to 

buy it. 

Fridman’s LetterOne 

fund snatched DIA from the 

brink of insolvency earlier 

this year after the retailer 

continued to lose customers, 

with the group losing 

90 per cent of its market 

last year. 

The Supreme Court has 

given the High Court a mandate 

to investigate anonymous 

accusations which it 

said indicate that Fridman 

may have manipulate share 


prices; engaged in insider 

trading; and damaged the 

interests of minority shareholders.



Game, set, 

and matched 

TENNIS STAR Rafa Nadal 

married his longtime girlfriend, 

31-year-old Mery 

"Xisca" Perello, in a lavish 

ceremony on Saturday. 

The wedding took place 

at La Fortaleza, a privately 

owned fortress on the 

couple´s home island of Mallorca, 

and was attended by 

some 350 guests, including 

the former king of Spain, 

Juan Carlos I. 

Nadal, 33, has been with 

Perello for 14 years, and 


they are childhood sweethearts, 

having got engaged 

in Rome in May. 

The two managed to keep 

the wedding fairly under 

wraps, and Perello generally 

shuns the spotlight. 

Rafa and his bride left 

notes on guests' seats reminding 

them that this 

was a private ceremony 

and asking them not to 

take photos. 

They were asked to put 

their cell phones in lockers, 

though the Spanish tennis 

legend and his new wife did 

take to social media to post 

a photo of their special day. 

Tough-talking trip 


SPAIN’S Prime Minister 

Pedro Sanchez accused 

Catalunya’s pro-seccession 

president of failing in 

his duty to ensure public 

order and peace between 

pro and anti-indepedence 

supporters as he visited 

Barcelona on Monday following 

a series of riots. 

Sanchez said that Catalan 

president Quim Torra 

had “turned his back” on 

the security forces and he 

reiterated that Torra should 

forcefully condemn the 

unrest. 

The riots followed the jailing 

last week of nine Catalan 

separatists found guilty 

Glum PM in 

Barcelona 

of sedition over their role in 

leading an illegal 2017 independence 

referendum. 

A small crowd of protesters 

greeted Sanchez as he 

arrived, blowing horns and 

yelling as he walked into 

the National Police headquarters, 

which has been 

the focal point of much of 

the recent violence. 

Sheepish walkthrough 

SHEEP replaced traffic 

on the streets of Madrid 

on Sunday as shepherds 

steered their flocks 

through the heart of the 

capital, following ancient 

migration routes. 

The annual event, which 

started in 1994, sees shepherds 

exercise their right 

to use traditional routes to 

migrate their livestock from 


northern Spain to more 

southerly winter grazing 

pastures. 

The route would have taken 

them through undeveloped 

countryside a few centuries 

ago, but today it cuts 

through Madrid's bustling 

city centre and along some of 

its most famous streets. 

Sheep farmers pay a 

nominal charge in symbolic 

acknowledgement of a 1418 

agreement with the city 

council that set a fee of 50 

maravedis, medieval coins, 

per 1,000 sheep brought 

through the central Sol 

square and Gran Via street. 

The herd includes 2,000 

merino sheep and 100 

goats. 

Wrong target 

A RABBIT hunt in the 

Sucina area of the Murcia 

region took an unexpected 

and deadly 

twist, when one of the 

rabbit hunters shot his 

colleague dead. 

The two men were 

sharing out the killed 

rabbits at the end of 

their session, when the 


68-year-old victim was 

fatally shot in the head 

when his colleague’s gun 

went off. 

The Guardia Civil arrested 

the shooter after he 

called them, and he said 

the tragedy was just an 

unfortunate accident. 

National award 

for local chef 

DENIA based chef Quique by Simon Russell 

Dacosta has won an award 

naming him as Spain’s he opened a new establishment 

in London, ArrosQD. 

number one gastronomic 

entrepreneur. 

Dacosta has also been at 

He is best known for his the forefront of various catering 

events and taken part 

eponymous three Michelin 

starred restaurant in Denia, 

the only one to achieve three other top chefs. His 

in a “European Tour” with 

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community. 

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A BRITISH fireman died on 

Saturday as he was taking 

part during a triathlon in 

Mallorca. 

Carl Cavanagh, 45, was 

helped out of the water 

after getting into difficulties 

during a swim which 

formed part of the annual 

Peguera Challenge event. 

But he died after going 

into cardiac arrest on Tora 

beach despite the efforts of 

paramedics to save him. 

Carl worked as a crew 

commander at Bournemouth 

Airport, and his 

wife and parents witnessed 

the tragedy on Saturday 

morning. 


SPAIN has launched a 

new national cyber-safety 

helpline number which 

anybody can call if they are 

worried about their online 

security being threatened. 

The number, 017, can 

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The Business and Economy 

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The App will be called 

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TAX GUIDE FOR NON-RESIDENTS 

Paying tax is something we 

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the UK, or elsewhere. 

We at Sun Lawyers can advise 

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We cannot stress strongly 

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Putting it off or claiming 

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This is the simple Sun 

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What group are you 

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If you’ve bought a property 

in Spain, then you will be 

in one of the following three 

groups: 

1. Investor, to rent out 

(not having Spanish 

residency card) 

2. Holiday home owner 

(not having Spanish 


3. Permanent home owner 

(having Spanish 


Are you a Spanish 

fiscal resident? 

You are a Spanish fiscal 

resident if: 

You live more than 183 

days per calendar year in 

Spain. Otherwise, you are a 

fiscal non-resident. 

However, both resident 

and non-resident (unless 

rented all year round) property 

owners in Spain are 

obliged to file annual income 

tax returns, as the Spanish 

tax system operates through 

self-assessment. 

Sun Lawyers will clarify 

what exactly your position is, 

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What is the Spanish 

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The fiscal tax year in Spain 

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Spanish fiscal non-resident 

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How much tax will 

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Sun Lawyers have identified 

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1. Non-residents of Spain 

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2. Resident of an EU 

member state or EEA 

country which shares 

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Spain, means that you 

will be charged a Spanish 

income tax rate of 

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In either category, the 

general rule if you are a fiscal 

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tax is based on your income 

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To use the right terminology, 

that’s your gross Spanish 

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(benefit of having an asset); 

your total NET rental income 

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You are a nonresident 

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We will keep you right and 

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appropriate tax on time. 

The final income tax 

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A) Notional income tax on 

properties in private use 

Let’s say you were not the 

owner of the property during 

the whole year. In this 

case, you would only pay 

notional income tax that 

would apply to the period 

where you were the actual 

owner (proportion you 

owned the property). This 

same formula would apply if 

you rent out property. 

Notional income tax is 

calculated according to the 

calendar year and between 

January 1st and December 

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B) Income tax on property 

which is rented out 

The rule here is simple, 

where you have to declare 

what you have earned in total 

as a non-resident property 

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your home, where you have 

to declare the total amount 

received, deducting the 

costs involved with carrying 

out the rental period and 

you would be taxed over the 

resulting NET income. 

But unlike notional income, 

this kind of tax is declared 

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• 1st-20th April (1st quarter) 

• 1st-20th July (2nd quarter) 

• 1st-20th Oct (3rd quarter) 

• 1st-20th Jan (4th quarter) 

Don’t forget something 

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Expo torrevieja 


LIFESTYLE enablers and 

providers plus local clubs 

and associations will once 

again feature at this weekend’s 

autumn staging of 

Expo Torrevieja. 

The twice-yearly lifestyle 

event takes place at Torrevieja’s 

International Auditorium 

this Saturday and 

Sunday. 

Admission is free on both 

days, with doors open between 

10.00am and 3.00pm, 

and there’s plenty of free 

parking in the area as well. 

Flood help pledge 

A TOP European Union figure 

has promised prompt 

emergency funding to 

help rebuild those parts of 

the Vega Baja region that 

were devastated by last 

month´s flooding. 

Speaking in Orihuela 

City, Frans Timmermans, 

also pledged to provide EU 

help to the Madrid and Valencian 

governments to improve 

water management in 

the area. 

“The Vega Baja region 

presents many challenges in 

regard to what is happening 

with climate change”, said 

Timmermans. 

“These kind of Gota Frias 


do not happen every 50 

years, but could now happen 

annually due to climate 

change. We need to fully 

protect residents and take 

immediate action”. 

“It also doesn´t make 

sense that you have so much 

rain, but due to management 

issues, you end up with 

droughts”, the ex-Dutch 

foreign minister added. 

Valencia President Ximo 

Puig said that working in 

tandem with the EU was 

crucial to help revive the 

area, and that would “they 

work together to make it so”. 

Tapas variety 

THE ANNUAL Orihuela 

Tapas and Gin & Tonic 

route will take place from 

next Thursday October 

31st through to Sunday 

November 3rd. 

The municipality says 

that they hope the increasingly 

popular event in Orihuela 

City will be further 

boosted by the fact that November 

1st is a bank holiday, 

with a 25 per cent rise in 

the number of places taking 

part. 

There will be four different 


categories besides one for gin 

and tonic, with traditional, 

gourmet, and desserts on the 

list. 

Tapas will be sold on 

each day between noon and 

3.00pm, and then 8.00pm 

through to 11.00pm, with 

the price for a drink and 

snack at 2.50 euros. 

A full visit of establishments 

taking part in the 

event is on the municipal 

website www.orihuela.es 


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Winter feed secured 

AN INTERNATIONAL effort 

has helped the Rojalesbased 

Easy Horse Care 

Rescue Centre to provide 

vital nourishment for their 

animals over the winter. 

Last month’s bad weather 

led to the centre losing 

around three thousand euros 

in forage for their horses, 

ponies, and donkeys, 

and replacing it has not 

been easy. 

Centre co-founder Sue 


Weeding said: “78 per cent 

of alfalfa in Spain is exported 

to the Middle East 

and China and we cannot 

compete with the price the 

producers are getting from 

these countries.” 

An appeal for help led 

to financial donations, but 

also people like Rune from 

Norway tried to find actual 

supplies of forage by going 

Austria and Germany where 

farmers donated hay which 

was taken to a central collection 

point in Germany, 

ahead of a pick up and long 

drive to Rojales! 

Two more loads for next 

month and for December 

have been secured by Rune, 

with each load last around 

16 to 17 days in terms of the 

animals getting through it. 

The cost of transporting 

the hay over to Spain has 

been quoted at €3,300, but 

the Deutschen Golfclub 

Costa Blanca stepped in, 

and with other donations, 

they collected enough money 

for the first load of hay to 

be delivered this week. 

Sue added:- “We are so 

grateful to all our everybody 

at this difficult time. This 

is going to be a long winter 

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harvest again, which won't 

be until well into next year.”



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reference to the knock on 

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THERE will be a post- 

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watching nervously as the 

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Garden outbuildings can be 

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give your garden a new lease 

of life. Sand down and paint 

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look of something new. 

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Milan, 

Italy 

The second largest city 

in Italy, Milan is located 

in the North of the country 

and is world renowned 

as one of the world’s four 

fashion capitals. 

The city attracts around 

8 million visitors annually, 

and are catered to from a 

wealth of luxury hotels in 

the city – the fifth most Michelin 

starred in the world. 

Thankfully, there are other 

options of accommodation 

available too, for those who 

are not millionaires! 

Amongst the cities top attractions 

are the Santa Maria 

della Grazie, the Church 

and Convent built in 1469. 

The chapel was the original 

home of the Titian artwork 

of Christ receiving the crown 

of thorns, however this was 

looted by French troops in 

1797 and now hangs in the 

Louvre in Paris. 

Art lovers will not be disappointed 

however, as the 

chapel’s Refectory is the 

home of the famous work of 

art by Leonardo da Vinci – 

The Last Supper. This work 

is an al fresco painted onto 

the end wall of the now refectory. 

Not a true A Fresco, 

this work was nevertheless 

painted onto a dry wall and 

almost immediately after 

completion, began to disintegrate. 

The work has been 

restored various times over 

the years. 

If you plan to visit, ensure 

you buy tickets in advance – 

visitors are only allowed in, 

in controlled groups of 30 

persons and for a 15 minute 

slot due to the degradation 

that modern conditions can 

cause the painting. Tickets 

the world, along with Paris, 

New York and London. With 

a history in fashion that can 

be traced back to the Middle 

Ages, the city was known for 

its luxury cloths and materials, 

which continued and 

developed over the years 

and was cemented thought 

the 70s and 80s as young 

designers launched their 

new ranges in this city. This 

makes it a mecca now for the 

shopping aficionado, with 

designers such as Dolce & 

Gabbana, Armani, Versace 

and Prada amongst some of 

the most well known. 

Amongst the most imporby 

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Worldwide Horizons 

sell out months in advance 

so plan in advance. 

Other reasons to visit the 

city – well for football fans 

there is the city’s two famous 

teams of AC Milan and Inter 

Milan. Whilst getting tickets 

for a match may be a little 

more difficult, visits to the 

legendary stadiums of San 

Siro stadium and Casa Milan 

can be arranged in advance, 

and offers a fascinating 

tour of the history of both 

clubs through the years. 

Both stadiums feature on 

the routes of the frequent 

Hop On/Off buses that tour 

the city, taking in all of the 

best places to visit. 

Tickets for these are available 

online and offer other 

excursions such as day tours 

to Florence and Turin, so if 

your timetable allows for it, 

take advantage of these reasonable 

priced guided tours 

in English. 

Milan is also one of the 

four top Fashion Cities of 

tant shopping streets, visit 

the Piazza del Duomo, and 

the Quadrilatero della Moda 

which includes Via Monte 

Napoleone, Della Spiga, 

Corso Venezia and Via Manzoni, 

the latter of which is 

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Amazing Atlanta 

Photo: © 2015, James Duckworth/AtlantaPhotos.com 

Atlanta Streetcar and Skyview Atlanta 

FROM award-winning tattooed 

chefs to hipster 

artists with beards, Atlanta 

is a dynamic city 

with a thriving creative 

class. While Atlanta is 

highlighted by its main attractions, 

the city’s charm 

lies within its neighbourhoods 

– each with its own 

personality and character 

and all within a two-mile 

radius of Downtown. With 

films shooting across the 

city, new dining concepts 

popping up daily and 

new developments in the 

works, it’s no wonder why 

Atlanta is the Capital of 

the South. 

Atlanta began as a rail- 

Photo: © 2015, Gene Phillips/AtlantaPhotos.com 

road terminus. It’s 

still a transportation 

hub, but with 

a 21st-century, 

global approach. 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 

International Airport is the 

busiest airport in the world 

with direct, nonstop service 

to more than 150 U.S. destinations 

and more than 75 

international destinations in 

50 countries. 

Upon landing in Atlanta, 

it doesn’t take long to get settled. 

Hartsfield-Jackson is a 

short taxi or train ride into 

Downtown, Atlanta’s walkable 

tourist hub, with more 

than 10,000 hotel rooms 

and nearly 300 restaurants 

within a one-mile radius of 

Centennial Olympic Park 

– home of the 1996 Centennial 

Olympic Games. Once 

Downtown, visitors can 

hop on the Atlanta Streetcar, 

a modern-day trolley 

that transports passengers 

from Downtown to the Historic 

Sweet Auburn District, 

birthplace of American civil 

rights leader Martin Luther 

King Jr. Visitors to the 

Martin Luther King Jr. National 

Historic Site can see 

Dr. King’s birth home, burial 

site and the church where he 

preached. 

Centennial Olympic Park 

is marked by playful fountains 

that draw visitors to 

its core. Attractions abound 

at Pemberton Place with the 

popular Georgia Aquarium, 

World of Coca-Cola and 

Center for Civil and Human 

Rights. American football 

fans can ”Rise Up” at the 

Georgia Dome for the Atlanta 

Falcons, who played in 

London’s Wembley Stadium 

in 2014. 

Dining is one of the most 

popular pastimes for visitors 

to Atlanta. The city boasts 

more than 700 Zagat-rated 

restaurants from upscale 

gourmet cuisine to progressive 

variations of Southern 

staples. Eateries opening in 

Atlanta cater to the neighbourhood, 

providing a warm 

welcome and inviting ambiance 

to invoke the feeling of 

dining at a friend’s house, 

rather than a restaurant. 

Even the city’s most highend 

restaurants dish out a 

homely feel. Today, new epicurean 

markets, like Krog 

Street Market near the Sweet 

Auburn District and Ponce 

City Market near Atlanta’s 

Midtown neighbourhood, 

serve as a gathering place for 

locals and visitors and as a 

showcase for established local 

chefs. 

Midtown is also home to 

the largest concentration of 

arts facilities and organisations 

in the city with more 

than 30 permanent performing 

arts groups and 22 entertainment 

facilities. Atlanta’s 

arts scene is not confined to 

within the walls of the city’s 

world-class venues. Recently, 

a new wave of visual art 

installations and street murals 

have rolled in, splashing 

parks, facades, tunnels 

and walkways with colour 

and energy. Musicians play 

live at more than 40 outdoor 

festivals and neighbourhood 

farmers’ markets. 

From art without borders 

to live music and worldclass 

dining, Atlanta is a 

thriving city for young entrepreneurs. 

Urban development 

such as the Atlanta 

BeltLine allows many of 

Atlanta’s neighbourhoods to 

be explored on foot or bike. 

The BeltLine is considered 

one of the nation’s largest 

Martin Luther King 

Center Mural 

sustainable redevelopment 

projects that when all phases 

are complete, will provide 

a network of public parks, 

multi-use paths and transit 

along a historic 22 mile railroad 

corridor that connects 

45 intown neighbourhoods. 

The most popular trail, the 

Eastside BeltLine Trail, is 

a 2 mile segment that connects 

several of Atlanta’s 

neighbourhoods including 

Virginia-Highland, Old 

Fourth Ward, Inman Park 

and more. 

Atlanta is quickly becoming 

the “Hollywood of the 

South.” As one of the top five 

production destinations in 

the country, the city hosts 

eminent television and film 

actors year-round who appear 

on shows like The 

Walking Dead. Locals and 

visitors alike can experience 

the magic of Hollywood with 

a visit to a number of film 

sites on tours led by Atlanta 

Movie Tours, including The 

Swan House at the Atlanta 

History Center, a prominent 

filming location for The Hunger 

Games trilogy, and the 

Georgian Terrace, the site 

of the 1939 Gone with the 

Wind premiere gala. 

Atlanta’s skyline is constantly 

changing and with 

$2.5 billion in new development 

coming over the next 

five years, there’s no end 

in sight. Atlanta sits at the 

intersection of Southern 

charm, creativity and sophistication. 

It is easy to fall 

in love with this beautiful 

city – its world-class attractions, 

award-winning dining 

and hidden wonders – and 

be inspired by the city’s endless 

possibilities. 

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Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail



Pets 

Are you giving the right 

treats to your pooch? 

MILLIONS of dog owners 

worry that they are giving 

their canine friends the 

wrong kind of treats, new 

research has revealed. 

A study of more than 2,000 

pet owners revealed that the 

average family dog gets 27 

treats a week. 

But despite pampering 

their pooches, six in 10 owners 

worried that they were 

giving their pets something 

that wasn’t good for them. 

Dog owners are also a 

sucker for puppy dog eyes 

– with 16 per cent of those 

quizzed admitting they have 

given in and given a treat 

when their pet begs. 

Acting ‘cute’, performing 

tricks and behaving well 

for a picture are among 

other reasons why dogs are 

treated. 

However, one in ten owners 

admitted giving chocolate 

or grapes to their pets, 

which is dangerous for them. 

Ice cream, cheese and bacon 

were also among the unhealthy 

‘human foods’ used 

as treats. And it means three 

quarters have had 

to take their pet 

to the vet because 

they got sick from 

eating something 

they shouldn’t 

have. 

And a quarter 

of them had been 

advised by their 

vet to change their 

feeding habits for 

the sake of their 

dogs health. 

The research 

also revealed that 

one fifth of owners 

polled did not know 

what their dog 

should or shouldn’t 

be eating. 

The findings follow warnings 

from welfare experts 

that coach-potato lifestyles 

and harmful junk food diets, 

scraps and treats are threatening 

the health of millions 

of pets. 

With research showing 

almost half of dogs are 

overweight or obese, huge 

numbers of our four-legged 

friends are suffering devas- 

tating health problems as a 

result. 

Henrietta Morrison from 

pet food maker Lily's Kitchen, 

which commissioned the 

study, said: “The act of treating 

brings you closer together 

with your dog and helps 

you form a stronger bond 

with them, whether you're 

giving them a treat for training 

or treating them just because. 

And there is nothing 

wrong with treating a pet often, 

as long as you're doing it 

with healthy and nutritious, 

proper treats.” 

She added: “There are so 

many wonderful guilt-free 

ways to treat your pets. Just 

like looking after our own 

health is important, we’re 

responsible for our pet’s 

health too.” 

Adoption Corner 

3 KITTENS – APPROX 3.5 

MONTHS OLD – 2 black and 

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good with people. Currently 

in Murla but ARC taking 

enquiries. ARC also has many 

other dogs, cats and kittens 

needing homes. 

NO ADOPTION FEE BUT 

A DONATION IS MUCH 

APPRECIATED. Also, many 

other dogs, cats and kittens 

needing homes. Food and 

donations also urgently 

needed and can be left at 

ARC’s charity shop on Carrer 

Valencia 1, Jalon between 

10.00am and 1.00pm Monday 

to Saturday. Contact Sally by 

email: jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo. 

co.uk 

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Totting up 

the costs 

If you decide to buy a property 

in Spain, don´t be fooled by 

believing that your mortgage 

is the only large expense. 

You need to make sure that 

you budget appropriately, as 

there are plenty of other expenses 

that you need to look at 

as you buy your home. 

The bottom line figure is to 

make sure that you put aside 

around ten per cent of your 

property price to make sure that 

all the bills and taxes are dealt 

with, which will be a significant 

sum. 

Expenses include:- 

1. Getting a notary, who in 

granting a public deed of sale 

will charge somewhere between 

600 and 875 euros, depending 

on the value of the property. 

2. Another expense is registering 

the deeds signed by the 

notary. The fees are fixed by 

regulation and depend on the 

price of the property, although 


they are usually between 400 

and 650 euros. 

3. A buyer must also have 

extra savings to pay taxes, although 

the amount will depend 

on the price of the house and 

whether it is new or secondhand. 

There is VAT to be paid at ten 

per cent on a new property purchase 

price, and there is also 

the Documented Legal Aid taxi 

to be dealt with. 

For second-hand properties 

purchases, the key tax is the 

Property Transfer Tax. In this 

case, the amount depends on 

the percentage applied to the 

deeded price and the autonomous 

community in which the 

house is located. 

In the Valencia region, a ten 

per cent rate is applied. 

4. One optional cost of buying 

a home is that of hiring a solicitor, 

which you would use to process 

the settlement of taxes and 

other paperwork. 

5. Using a real estate agency 

is another optional cost, and 

you should shop around to see 

what commissions and deals 

that they advertise. 

6. If you are going to buy your 

new or second-hand home by 

means of a mortgage, then you 

need to add some additional 

expenses to those linked to the 

purchase and sale. That includes 

appraisals, opening commissions, 

taxes, land registry 

and notary fees. 

There is certainly a lot to 

be factored in when you buy a 

house in Spain, but this brief 

guide certainly suggests that, 

especially when you are a firsttime 

buyer, you should always 

go for trusted professionals to 

help lead you through the whole 

process, and to make sure that 

you have budgeted properly. 

Top oor spacious apartment with sea view 

from solarium, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, terrace, 

78m2 private garden, u/ground parking space, 

communal pool, just reduced, ref 4910 

Stunningly renovated 2nd line to beach, 3 

bedroom 2nd oor 111m2 apartment, lift, 

bathroom + cloakroom, terrace with 

superb sea view, modern interior, ref 4875 

168m2 detached villa WILL SELL QUICK, sea 

views from solarium, 5 bedrooms, 3 

bathrooms, communal pool, underbuild with 

2 bed apartment), 225m2 plot, ref 4797 

Brand new detached villas, 2 bedrooms, 

bathroom (u//r heated), pre-installed A/C, 

terraces (lots of outdoor space), electric 

blinds, solarium, 238m2 plot, ref KR1656 

117,000€ 129.000€ 299,950€ From 246.000€ 

REDUCED TO SELL, panoramic countryside views 

from terrace, rst oor apartment, lift, 2 

bedrooms, bathroom, communal solarium, 

u/ground parking space, ref 4933 

South facing quad villa, 3 bedrooms, 2 

bathrooms, terrace, solarium, separate kitchen, 

storage room, garden and driveway, 

communal pool, ref 4924 

Just listed, top oor apartment, 2 bedrooms, 

bathroom, terrace, solarium with mountain 

view, municipal pool, walking distance to 

amenities & supermarket, ref 4977 

100m2 rst oor apartment, REDUCED, A/C, 

lift, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 ensuite), 

large terrace with view to communal pool, 

u/grnd parking space, ref 4934 

65.950€ 99.000€ 62.950€ 79.950€



Getting a repo bargain 


There are still thousands 

of repossessed properties 

in Spain available, despite 

the fact that we are talking 

years since the recession 

and the bursting of 

the property bubble. 

The prospect of buying a 

bank repossessed property is 

an attractive option because 

it is often a good deal with 

low prices. 

The Costa Blanca region 

has many such properties 

still for sale, with Andalucia 

further south as the market 

leader. 

One of the main advantages 

of buying a property in 

Spain directly from the bank 

is the low mortgage rate and 

the chance to arrange finance 

for possibly up to 100 

per cent. 

On the flip side, you need 

to be cautious when buying 

a bank owned property, as in 

some cases, the homes have 

been neglected for some 

time, and may also have 

debts attacked to them. 

Owners whose properties 

have been repossessed have 

left their former home have 

often left them in poor condition 

in regard to fixtures 

and fittings, including power 

cables cut. 

Banks and real estate 

agents are not always 

aware of the deficiencies 

a property might have, so 

make sure before placing 

your bid that you have done 

the necessary legal and 

building checks. 

That means bringing an 

expert like a builder to a 

property that you might 

want to buy to carry out a 

thorough inspection, and 

also hire a solicitor to help 

you out. 

Repossessed homes can 

be sold for the outstanding 

debt, but in most cases 

banks want to get the most 

out of it and sell them at the 

price that suits them best. 

Some banks are more flexible 

than other over prices 

and getting bids, whilst 

others tend to be firm over 

keeping to a fixed price. 

Also important when negotiating 

with the bank is 

the demand for a specific 

property. If there are many 

potential buyers interested 

in the property you may not 

have a strong negotiating 

position. 

A knowledge of Spanish 

is also very useful to work 

your way around the various 

websites of the banks to see 

what is for sale, and there 

are also English websites offering 

listings as well, but of 

course they will charge if you 

go through them. 

Rental control stays with regions 

EARLIER this month the 

Spanish Supreme Court 

ruled that the regional authorities 

have the power 

to regulate tourist rental 

activity. 

Many fear that this will 

leave private landlords in 

the hands of local political 


lobbyists such as hotels who 

would like to see a drop in 

the competition that has 

come about since the rise of 

platforms such as Airbnb. 

Potential powers now in 

regional hands include limiting 

frequency and duration of 

tourist rentals, requesting external 

signage identifying the 

property as a rental and the 

offering of a 24 hour helpline. 

However, it seems it is down 

to the local authority whether 

they choose to implement 

these measures or not. 

Bad bank playing 

at estate agent 

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ONE of the biggest exhibitors 

at last week’s 

Mediterranean Real Estate 

Fair in Valencia was 

Sareb commonly known 

as the “Bad Bank”. 

They had 385 properties 

at the event, located in all 

three Valencian Community 

provinces. 

These were generally 

available at a discount of 

15% on the normal market 

price and ended up in the 

hands of Sareb primarily 

Chiswick is a fairly average 

family home it has one thing 

that Hillview Farm doesn’t 

– easy access to central 

London. 

Chiswick also has good 


as repossessions. 

Prices range from 

€45,000 to €220,000, the 

latter being for a number 

of luxury apartments on an 

urbanisation in l’Eliana. 

Sareb now also has a 

full time office in Valencia 

as it tries to offload assets 

inherited as a result of the 

bank restructuring work 

they have been charged 

with. 

It’s all about the location 

PICTURES of two very 

contrasting properties 

for sale in the UK that 

have gone viral illustrate 

perfectly the huge difference 

that location, location, 

location makes, to 

paraphrase a certain TV 

programme. 

For £625,000 (about 

€725,000) you can buy a 

three bedroom terraced 

house in the not particularly 

glamorous London borough 

of Chiswick. 

However, for slightly less, 

£600,000, you can buy the 

17th century Hillview Farm 

in County Down, Northern 

Ireland. 

This has a viable business, 

two large farmhouses, 

four acres of land, stunning 

views and plenty of 

privacy. 

Although the house in 


shops, schools and other 

amenities. 

The two properties illustrate 

for many people more 

than ever how much location 

drives the price, even in 

this age of remote and home 

workers.

Alex Trelinski’s 

Back In Britain 

MUM’S 

THE WORD 

....AGAIN! 

The mother of Britain’s 

largest family 

is pregnant with her 

22nd child. 

Sue Radford, 44, confirmed 

on Sunday that 

she is expecting again 

in a YouTube clip with 

husband Noel, 48. 

Confirming the news 

by holding up an ultrasound 

image, Mrs Radford, 

who has given 

birth to 21 children, 

told her followers: “So now you know guys, we’re 

having a baby.” 

She added that the baby is due in April and revealed 

that she is hoping for a boy. “I wonder if it will be 11 of 

each - I am feeling a bit boy,” she said. 

The Radfords featured in the TV show 16 Kids and 

Counting six years ago, and Noel works as a baker. 

The massive credit to the family is that they are not 

state spongers, and just get a few quid in child support. 

Full marks to them as their 10 bedroom house seems 

to me to be on the small side, despite the fact that two 

of the kids are grown up and have left the nest. 

CROOK COMPENSATES 

He might not need the money, but two raids on Lord Sugars Chigwell 

a serial burglar has been ordered mansion. 

to pay Apprentice star Lord Alan He was sentenced last year to 

Sugar £173,000 in compensation eight years in prison, after being 

after targeting his home in Essex arrested hiding out on the Costa del 

during a £1.2 million campaign Sol 18 months ago. 

of crime in the area. 

At his court hearing on Monday, 

David Buisson stole mostly cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act he 

and jewellery from homes and was ordered to pay compensation to 

businesses in Epping Forest and eight of his victims, including Lord 

Canvey Island, and he admitted Sugar, who got £173,977.77. 

ENGLAND’S WOW FACTOR 

England has been named the world’s 

second-best tourist destination for 

2020 due to its ‘timeless treasures’. 

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet 

ranked the country behind only Bhutan 

in the Himalayas. 

The list was based on ‘topicality, 

unique experiences and wow factor’. 

The entry for England states: ‘Brexit 

uncertainties have dominated the headlines 

in recent years but one constant 

amid all the confusion has been the timeless 

treasures that England is famous 

for: the historic castles and cathedrals, 

the quaint villages and rolling country- 

side, and of course, the seaside.” 

‘Taking a bracing walk on a windswept 

pier, eating delicious fish and chips, 

searching for marine life in rock pools, 

finding fossils in ancient cliffs, building 

sandcastles and dolphin-spotting on picturesque 

beaches are just some of the 

activities offered by the English seaside.’ 

OK, so no need to live in Spain then! 

The top five incidentally was completed 

by North Macedonia in south-east Europe, 

the Caribbean island of Aruba and 

Africa’s eSwatini (formerly Swaziland). 

CONSTANT 

Presumably 

CONSTANT 

HICCUPER 

Presumably a key down the back 

has done the trick for a woman 

than has suffered from over a decade 

of constant hiccups? 

Lisa Graves, 31, has seen experts 

who that they may be a side effect 

of a stroke that was noticed during 

pregnancy with her first child. 

The nail technician from Lincoln 

says that she’s got used to them, but 

sometimes they can be so loud they 

have been compared to a dog’s bark 

after it’s been stood on and the noise 

of a chicken. 

Lisa’s husband and two daughters 

take them in their stride, but 

strangers often need pre-warning. 

She wants to find a cure, but until 

then she says she has just to get 

used to them. Lisa said: ‘I’m lucky 

– I own my salon and the majority 

of the girls that I work with have 

grown used to it.´ 

‘I initially tried every hiccup remedy 

in the book – people making me 

jump, sucking on a lemon, literally 

everything.´ 

By the way, the longest known 

case of hiccuping is 68 years. 

Charles Osborne, from Iowa, started 

hiccuping while trying to weigh 

a hog before it was slaughtered in 

1922, and they only stopped when 

he died in 1990! 

SAM’S FILTHY 

BACKER 

A MAN has been charged over mali- Rescue Service dropped Fireman Sam 

cious messages sent to a fire chief from its promotional material, claiming 

the children’s TV character, cre- 

after Fireman Sam was axed as a 

mascot for a brigade. 

ated in the 1980s, was outdated, not 

The messages were sent to Lincolnshire’s 

chief officer Les Britzman in joining. 

inclusive and could put women off 

September, with Jeremy Flashman Three fire extinguisher-shaped mascots, 

named Freddy, Filbert and Pe- 

from Essex set for a Lincoln court date 

next week. 

nelope, are to be used instead. 

He is charged with sending a communication 

of an indecent or offensive thinking of Tom Brown´s Schooldays!) 

I´ve no idea what Flashman(I keep 

nature. 

sent to the Lincolnshire chief, but 

The allegation relates to an email, what´s the betting that the event happened 

after a drink or two? 

telephone call and voicemail sent in 

September. 

Hardly the kind of good example 

It comes after Lincolnshire Fire and that Fireman Sam would have set!

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each quote, with a number of letters 

“hovering” above each column. Your task 

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the appropriate square in each column, 

M A E Y A W 

until the entire quote is revealed. All 

punctuation Quick (commas, Crossword periods, dashes, Puzzle - 34 

etc.) has been removed. Good luck! 

Try and solve our Quick Crossword Puzzle in 10 minutes! 

Clues: 

Across 

ACROSS 

1 Lake in former estate (4) 

3 Bird more exotic than apes? (8) 

9 Keep away from the chorus ... (7) 

10 ... and avoid a western city (5) 

11 Faultless statement made by trader? (5) 

12 A member of the family in hospital? (6) 

14 A Labour leader taking many shares out (6) 

16 A Japanese entertainer - she gets involved 

with a GI (6) 

19 Arouse cattle - about 550 (6) 

21 After a small drink Edward is carried (5) 

24 Demonstrated how to get between two poles 

(5) 

25 An outcome which makes ma a gran! (7) 

26 Shy when going to bed (8) 

27 Tin containing first of yellow colour (4) 

DOWN 

1 Alarming result in closely fought seat (8) 

2 Search messily for a firearm (5) 

4 He’s not crooked - just the opposite (6) 

5 They assist in the formulation of ideas (5) 

6 Where to find someone to speak to (7) 

7 Flower, by the sound of it, that’s fastened (4) 

8 Bad actor allowed in Shakespearean 

production (6) 

13 No sailor alights on isle (8) 

15 Knocked down a thug without assistance (4,3) 

17 Ex-star replaced by actors playing small parts 

(6) 

18 A miner ordered to stay (6) 

20 Foreign currency found in a remote part (5) 

22 Linger when covered with black stuff? (5) 

23 Employer from America meeting the queen (4) 

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Drop Quotes 

Source: Homer 

Puzzle compiled by Bianca Morèl 

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1 Medicine man 1 Liverpudlian 

4 Kingdom 2 Amphitheatre 

9 Alfresco (4,3) 3 Rookie 

10 Mine passage 5 Overly sentimental 

11 Decorative moulding 6 Picture 

12 Whenever 7 Take your pick 

13 Featuring many well-known 8 Ease shyness between 

actors (4,7) strangers (5,3,3) 

18 Heart chamber 14 Dismiss (4,3) 

20 Fictitious story 15 Protection 

22 Treasure __ 16 Suffering saint 

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STRANGERS (5,3,3) 

14 DISMISS (4,3) 

15 PROTECTION 

16 SUFFERING SAINT 

17 BULLY 

19 MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND 

21 BLOW YOUR OWN 

TRUMPET 

Aries 

21st Mar – 20th Apr 

The Moon 

This week may throw you a few 

curve balls, be ready and you can 

catch them all and send them back 

without damage. The second half of 

the week will be much calmer and 

you will find time to relax and spend 

quality time with those you love. 

Purple will be lucky this week. 

Lucky Number 15 

Taurus 

21st Apr – 21st May 

Eight of Coins 

Those of you in work and especially 

those self employed will see an 

increase in hours and cash. This is 

due to some effort you put in place 

a while ago. Look at the small print 

on some documents you need to 

sign, a meeting of like minds will 

bring you great pleasure. 


Gemini 

22nd May – 21st June 

The Hierophant 

News of a wedding will come from 

a friend and will start a chain of 

events that can only be positive. 

Are you thinking of adopting a new 

pet ? Your intuition is heightened 

over the coming months, call it 

intuition or gut instincts it will steer 

you in the right direction for you. 


Cancer 

22nd June – 22nd July 

Page of Pentacles 

New ideas and creative talents will 

take you forward onto your new 

adventure, plant those seeds now 

and watch how wonderfully things 

begin to develop. Keep your ideas to 

your self and work with them, others 

will follow. Taking a step backwards 

can be a positive direction. 


Leo 

23rd July – 22nd Aug 

The Emperor 

You are a strong leader and need to 

lead the way right now. Opportunities 

will turn up from where you least 

expect them, changes are occurring 

and you are best to go with the flow 

as all is looking good for the future. 

There are new paths to explore and 

adventures to be had. 


Virgo 

23rd Aug – 22nd Sept 

Knight of Swords 

The rebel in you may surface 

but this will help you sort out the 

positive people in your life and see 

less positive ones take a backseat. 

Advice to you 'think before you 

speak'. A younger member of the 

family will come up with some 

easier solutions and help you out. 


Libra 

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct 

Six of Swords 

Looks as though there are some 

changes coming up for you mostly 

working for your good. take some 

time out and relax, how can you help 

others if you are not okay? Towards 

the end of the week you will find a 

friend from years ago will be in touch 

and bring smiles with them. 


Scorpio 

23rd Oct – 21st Nov 

Nine of Coins 

Nothing seems to be happening 

quick enough for you at the 

moment, no problem take some 

time out as all will become clear 

soon enough. There is a need for 

you to address your diet and make 

a few changes. You will be visiting 

and experiencing new places. 


Sagittarius 

22nd Nov – 20th Dec 

Five of Wands 

Do not let small squabbles and 

awkward people get to you as 

you seem to be attracting these at 

the moment. Tuesday will see a 

turning point and you will see the 

way forward much more clearly. An 

invitation should be accepted as 

there are new friends to be made. 


Capricorn 

21st Dec – 19th Jan 

King Ace of of Wands Swords 

Others There is 

will good 

be luck 

looking around 

to you the 

for 

work 

solutions place this 

but week 

beware and you 

of giving will see 

too 

some 

much improvements 

advice they in that 

need part 

to of 

sort your 

this 

life. 

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Walk a party 

in nature 

so be 

to ready 

find to 

peace celebrate 

and with with 

that them. 

will Notice 

come 

your your dreams 

own answers there will 

and be 

solutions. 

a message 

Family in there. 

is Your 

important luckiest 

and day 

one will 

will be 

be 

on 

pleased Thursday 

to hear your voice. 

Lucky Lucky Number 

Number 24 

26 

Aquarius 

20th Jan – 19th Feb 

Ace of Wands 

Those looking for a different 

direction with work will see new 

opportunities this week, those not 

needing/wanting to work will see a 

new interest and make new friends. 

This is a lucky card so look forward 

to a good week all round, you will 

help out a friend in a surprising way. 

Lucky number 18 

Pisces 

20th Feb – 20th Mar 

Eight of Wands 

This week will pass in a flash if you 

don't take time out to relax and find 

some positive people to spend time 

with. Planning a long distant trip 

will be on your mind and give you 

a focus for the future. Celebrations 

are in the air a new outfit will be 

necessary for you now. 

Lucky Number 23

Andy 

Mansell’s 

Stars In My Eyes 

WHO WANTS 

TO ..... LOSE 

100 POUNDS? 

Has anyone 

ever called for 

a 100 pound 

lifeline? 

Has anyone actually failed at the first ‘Just thinking it through, Jeremy,’ Ross 

hurdle on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? explained. ‘It’s a difficult one. I’m not 

I’m not sure, but it very nearly happened going to lie,’ he said. ‘I’m struggling with 

recently, when a contestant struggled to this one. I’ve never heard the saying 

answer the opening, 100-pound question before, that’s the reason why it’s difficult.’ 

and very nearly asked for a lifeline. 

The presenter began to suggest that the 

Ross Robertson was the contestant, who contestant use a lifeline, adding: ‘Has 

found himself in the hotseat opposite anyone ever used a lifeline on a £100 

Jeremy Clarkson. 

question before?’ 

His first question read: ‘According to a Ross then decided to guess at ‘variety’, 

well-known proverb, what “…is the spice correctly and eventually ended up 

of life”?’ 

walking away with £8000 after deciding 

The options were vanity, variety, virtue not to answer a question about a Sopwith 

and vanilla, so Ross paused thought to Camel. 

himself for a while, paused again, causing How many humps does a Sopwith Camel 

Jeremy to prompt him by saying: ‘Hello?’ have Ross? 

A LOAD OF BALLS 

...THE MUSICAL 

I thought I was seeing things 

this week, when I read about 

a Footballers Wives musical 

being in the pipeline. 

Now, I do realise, several 

movies and TV shows have 

had the musical treatment 

recently, including Big, Back 

to the Future and Only Fools 

and Horses, but Footballers 

Wives …. You’re having a joke. 

But, no, Maureen Chadwick, 

one of Footballers’ Wives original creators, confirmed to Radio Times 

Footballers wives 

ended in 2006 

magazine that a musical version of the show is being written for the stage. 

The adaption will be based on the first series of the show, which followed 

Tanya Turner and her fraught marriage to footballer, Jason Turner. 

The hit TV series following the off-field antic of wives and girlfriends aired 

from 2002 to 2006 and come to think, even though the format may appear 

dated almost 16 years later, if you take into account the current Instagram 

spat between Colleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, it’s actually still going on. 

Maybe it’s not such a bad idea after all. 

AVIICI DAD OPENS UP 

In a month when Mental health 

issues have been at the forefront of 

news topics, it was heartbreaking 

to read about an interview given by 

the father of chart topping Swedish 

Dj, producer Aviici, who took his own 

life, around this time last year. 

Klas Bergling was asked whether 

he had difficulty mentioning the 

word ‘suicide’ in relation to his son’s 

death, to which he replied, 

“Yes. Absolutely. To pronounce it, it’s 

also to admit that you’re part of this 

I came across a new celebrity word 

this week, that aptly describes 

someone who you used to dislike, 

but who then becomes a bosom 

buddy and it’s called ……’Frenemy’ 

You know, like Taylor Swift and Katy 

Perry, or in the context of the pair I 

was reading about, Katie Price and 

Kerry Katona, who are apparently 

very close, just now. 

To me, the word sounds like a cross 

between a Spanish cold cure and 

something you put up your bum 

when you have constipation …… 

which perfectly sums up the two 

talentless nobodies it refers to. 

destiny, so to say.” 

Tim Bergling, under his pseudonym 

Aviici, with his mega-hit Wake Me Up, 

released in 2013, became a global 

superstar. 

The song went to #1 in 22 countries 

and the famously driven star, played 

over 250 gigs a year, before quitting 

touring to get his life together. 

“He was much healthier and he 

started exercising,” Klas said. “And 

things really turned into a very, very 

good direction.” 

BE MY BEST 

FRENEMY 

Pass me the 

‘Frenema’ 

Two years later, he took his own life. 

“The suicide came as a shock to all of 

us. And we thought that he was really 

on a better way before.” 

Tim’s parents released the third 

Avicii album, Tim, with music he was 

working on just before his death. 

The proceeds are going to the Tim 

Bergling Foundation, the aim of 

which, described by his Dad is to, “Try 

to get the stigma away from talking 

about mental illness and suicide.” 

Well said, that man!! 

CALL ME NUTS 

Apparently the latest season of The 

Great British Bake Off is drawing to 

a conclusion over the next couple 

of weeks. 

I’ve not seen any of this series, 

which is a pity, because I find all the 

talk of sticky buns, floury baps and 

soggy bottoms endlessly amusing. 

Glorying in the show’s doubleentendres, 

my schoolboy humour 

got the best of me this week, when 

I read that one of the contestants, 

Rosie Brandreth-Poynter had a nut 

allergy, so they employed a ‘Nut 

Runner’ to manage her allergy. 

Not wishing to trivialise what can 

be a life threatening condition, I 

was just amused to imagine, the 

contestant’s helper filling in her 

last job on her CV. 

Call the ‘Nut 

Runner’ 

Aviici 

played over 

250 gigs in 

one year


Dolores pay the penalty - 

last gasp Monte winner 

ONE of those sterner tests 

that CD Montesinos have 

been awaiting, arrived on 

Sunday with the visit to 

the "Cauldron" of a midtable 

Dolores side that, 

whilst not exactly banging 

them in for fun at one end, 

boast one of the stingiest 

defences in the league at 

the other. 

A good crowd, well in excess 

of 200, including a good 

sized contingent from Dolores, 

eagerly awaited the 

contest. 

Photos by Terry Harris 

by Steve Robinson 

Missing talismanic front 

man and leading scorer Gonzalo, 

as well as the lynchpin 

in the defensive triumvirate, 

Santos, meant that Monte 

had to shuffle the starting 

pack yet again. 

The first period was a 

scrappy, lacklustre contest 

with both sides evenly 

matched and effectively cancelling 

each other out. Although, 

on balance, Dolores 

just shaded the goal-scoring 

chances chart, but honestly, 

both looked somewhat toothless 

up front. Not the "battle 

royal" or goal-fest that some 

had optimistically predicted. 

The half petered out much 

as it had started, all square. 

HT: CD Montesinos 0 CD 

Dolores 0. 

The second half served up 

pretty much the same stodgy 

fare, with neither keeper or 

indeed defence truly tested. 

Montesinos looked sluggish 

going forward, with 

nippy midfielder Luis almost 

alone if offering anything 

imaginative. 

Whilst Dolores seeming to 

be happier going across the 

pitch "crab like", rather than 

penetrating forward with 

any great intent. Like a lot 

of sides I’ve watched at this 

level, technically very good, 

some excellent ball players 

too, but, no team ethic or 

purpose. 

The match looked increasingly 

like finishing as a bore 

draw, when almost at the 

death, the referee, who had 

made more of a nuisance 

of himself than some of the 

players with his oblique 

decision making, correctly 

awarded Monte a nailed on 

penalty for a clumsy foul in 

the box. 

Cometh the hour and all 

that, up stepped towering 

sub MANU SANCHEZ (9), 

and calmly stroked the ball 

in the corner. It would be a 

cliché to say, the crowd went 

wild, but they did, along with 

11 of the players on the pitch. 


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Dolores looked suitably 

crestfallen, given their efforts 

to get something from 

the game. The wind had 

been well and truly, taken 

from their sails. 

A couple of nervous minutes 

later, the final whistle 

called time on an otherwise 

forgettable match. 

In the final, if simplified, 

analysis, Monte will play 

better than this and lose, 

but the test of a good side is 

to play badly and still find a 

way to win. They certainly 

did this time out and so, the 

crusade to gain promotion 

moves on to the next one. 

Charlie Blue, the match 

sponsor, selected Luis as 

Man of the Match. 

Vamos Monte. 

FT: CD Montesinos 1 CD 

Dolores 0. 

Team: Carlos, Morante, 

Fernando, Lucas, German, 

Pamies, Diego, Pepe, Luis, 

Maccan. 

Subs: Perez, Manuel Sanchez, 

Alfredo, Dimitry, Dario. 

Match 7 sees CD Montesinos 

are at home again 

onSunday 27th October, to 

play Sporting Guardamar 

C.F. (A). Kick-off is 6.00pm. 

The game is sponsored by 

The Courtyard (A) Pool Team. 

Las Ramblas 

Golf Society 

RESULTS for week commencing 

21st October, 

2019. 

Mike Mahony and Olga 

Douglas had a great start 

to their week. Having been 

paired together in our ‘2 

ball better ball’ competition, 

on Monday, they took the 

spoils with a tremendous 47 

points. 

Close behind them, with 

a score of 44 points (which 

would normally be enough 

to win), were Bryan Neal 

and the ‘evergreen’ Reg 

Akehurst. 

On Wednesday, it was 

the third and final round of 

our ‘Championship’ Medal. 

Winner on the day, with a 

net score of 70, was Olga 

Douglas, who was followed 

home by Trevor Pullyblank, 

with a net 72. Mike Chapman 

was in the frame with 

73. 

There were three ‘2’s today, 

going to Dave Pulling, 

Ron Phipps and Liz 

Robertson. 

Mike Mahony’s and Olga 

Douglas’s run of form continued. 

With the best two 

cards out of the three to 

count, Mike took the overall 

men’s title with net 146, 

whilst Olga came out top in 

the ladies section, also with 

146. 

Mike only just triumphed 

over Mike Chapman on 

countback! Rachel Lee was 

the ladies runner-up with a 

net 148. 

Por ultimo, ‘I’ve spent 

most of my life golfing – the 

rest I’ve just wasted’ – Anon 

Peter Reffell. 

Pues hasta la semana que 

viene. 

Double winners 

MOTOGP world champion by Alex Trelinski 

Yamaha’s Quartararo, 

Marc Marquez won the 

who is set to finish second in 

Japanese Grand Prix for 

his 10th race victory of the 

season on Sunday, as his 

Honda team took the 2019 

constructors laurels. 

Marquez, 26, who secured 

his sixth world title by winning 

in Thailand earlier this 

tararo and Italy’s Andrea 

Dovizioso. It was the Spanish 

Honda rider’s third win at the 

Twin Ring Motegi track, and 

it also sealed Honda’s 25th 

constructors title on home soil. 

British Honda rider Cal 

Crutchlow finished fifth with 

the overall standings, managed 

to accelerate ahead of 

Marquez at the start, but the 

Spaniard almost instantly 

regained the lead and stayed 

there for the remainder of 

the race. 

The next race takes place 

month, finished ahead of Spain’s Maverick Vinales at Phillip Island in Australia 

French rookie Fabio Quar- 

fourth. 

this Sunday.



Sport 

ON TV THIS WEEK 

English Premier League 

Friday 25th October 

Southampton v Leicester 

Sky Sports Main Event 

Sky Sports Premier League - 21:00 

Saturday 26th October 

Man City v Aston Villa 

BT Sport1 - 13:30 

Burnley v Chelsea 



Sunday 27th October 

Newcastle v Wolves 



Liverpool v Tottenham 



English Football 


Championship 

– Sheff Wed v Leeds 

Sky Sports Football 

Sky Sports Main Event - 13:30 

National League 

– Chesterfield v Notts Co 

BT Sport1 - 18:20 


Championship 

– Swansea v Cardiff 

Sky Sports Football - 13:00 

Championship 

– Wigan v Nottm Forest 



Monday 28th October 

Championship – QPR v Brentford 



Wednesday 30th October 

Carabao Cup – Liverpool v Arsenal 

Sky Sports Football - 20:30 

Carabao Cup – Chelsea v Man Utd 


Golf 


Portugal Masters 2019 

Sky Sports Golf - 12:30 


The ZOZO Championship 2019 





The ZOZO Championship 2019 




Boxing 


Joseph Parker v Dereck Chisora 

Regis Prograis v Josh Taylor 

Sky Sports Box Office - 22:00 

Rugby World Cup 2019 


England v New Zealand 

ITV 1 - 10:00 


Wales v South Africa 

ITV 1 - 10:00 

Rugby League 


Tonga vs Great British Lions 

BBC2 - 09:00 

Tennis 


Erste Bank Open 2019 

Amazon Prime - 13:00 

Swiss Indoors Basel 2019 



Elite Trophy 2019 

BT Sport1 - 09:30 






Elite Trophy 2019 

BT Sport ESPN - 06:15 

WTA Finals 2019 

BT Sport1 - 09:00 





Monday 28th October 

Paris Masters 2019 



BT Sport1 - 11:00 

Tuesday 29th October 

Paris Masters 2019 



BT Sport1 - 11:00 

Motor Sport 


Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 1 

Sky Sports F1 - 17:00 




Moto GP, Moto2 and Moto3 – Australia 

– Practice and Qualifying 

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Taylor’s task 

EDINBURGH fighter Josh 

Taylor will make the first 

defence of his IBF lightwelterweight 

title when 

he faces Regis Prograis in 

the World Super Series final 

at London´s 02 Arena 

this Saturday evening. The 

American’s WBA belt will 

also on the line. 

If unbeaten Taylor can 

overcome the undefeated 

Peace 

deal 

struck 

BARCELONA and Atletico 

Madrid have made a deal 

over the controversial approach 

to Antoine Griezmann, 

who left Madrid in 

the summer. 

Barcelona were fined a 

paltry 300 euros for holding 

talks with the French star 

before his release clause was 

reduced from 200 million euros 

to 120 million euros. 

The peace deal between 

the clubs will see Barca pay 

Atletico 15 million euros and 

an option to look at five Atletico 

players in the future, 

including Saul and Jose 

Giminez. 

The option doesn´t mean 

THE first El Clasico of 

the season between Barcelona 

and Real Madrid 

has been rescheduled for 

Wednesday December 

18th. 

Barça were initially due to 

host their arch-rivals at the 

Nou Camp on tomorrow, but 

the game was postponed by 

the Spanish Football Federation 

(RFEF) last week because 

of security concerns in 

Catalunya. 

Both clubs rejected a proposal 

that the game could 

be played at Real’s Bernabéu 

Stadium instead and 

offered December 18th as 

their preferred option. 

Saturday’s original fix- 


American, he will take 

Prograis’ title and the Muhammad 

Ali trophy, as well 

as retaining his own IBF 

title. 

“Taylor will be a challenge, 

he could potentially 

be a threat,” said Prograis. 

“I have seen his style before. 

I have been in with big, tall 


that Barca will have to buy 

them, but they gave the La 

Liga champions a chance to 

match any bid that Atletico 

might receive for those players. 

dudes who punch. He is still 

a real good fighter and that’s 

what makes it so intriguing.” 

The other part of the double 

bill headliner will see 

an all British heavyweight 

clash between Derek Chisora 

and David Price, who 

replaced New Zealand´s ex- 

WBO Joseph Parker, who 

pulled out at the start of the 

month. 

The two clubs have also 

agreed to keep secret, emails 

and conversations held between 

Griezmann and his 

representatives which revealed 

that he wanted to 

move to Barcelona back in 

March. 

New match date 


ture was postponed following 

mass protests in 

Barcelona after nine Catalan 

political leaders were 

given lengthy prison sentences 

for their roles in 

the illegal 2017 Catalan 

independence referendum.


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MERCEDES say they are 

expecting a difficult time 

at this Sunday’s Mexican 

Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton 

seeks to tie up the 

drivers’ title. 

Hamilton will secure a 

sixth world championship 

if he out-scores team-mate 

Valtteri Bottas by at least 14 

points. 

But that task will be made 

harder by the fact Mercedes 

do not expect the Mexico 

City track to suit their car. 

“The four remaining races 

are not going to be easy and 

we expect Mexico to be the 

most difficult,” said Mercedes 

boss Toto Wolff. 

Mercedes sealed their 

sixth consecutive constructors’ 

championship at the 

last race in Japan and, because 

Hamilton can now be 

caught only by Bottas, they 

set a record of six consecutive 

championship doubles. 

Hamilton has clinched his 

last two titles in Mexico but 

says he does not expect to be 

able to repeat the feat this 

year. 

“Mexico is generally our 

worst race of the year because 

of the way our car is 

set up and it’s going to be a 

tough one for us. The last 

few have been pretty shocking, 

even though we’ve won 

the title there”, said the 

world champion. 

THE 2019 Rugby World 

Cup in Japan reaches 

the semi-final stage this 

weekend, as England and 

Wales face two major obstacles 

in trying to book a 

place in the final. 

Defending champions 

and hot favourites New 

Zealand meet England in 

Yokohama this Saturday 

morning(10.00am kick-off, 

live on ITV), with England 

hoping to make their first 


World Cup final since 2007. 

England have not beaten 

New Zealand since November 

2012, and England head 

coach Eddie Jones has played 

the psychological card by saying 

that his side are underdogs 

and that the pressure is 

on the All Blacks to win. 

He said: "No-one thinks 

we can win. New Zealand 

talk about walking towards 

pressure – well the pressure 

is going to be chasing them 

down the street.” 

On Sunday, Yokohama 

then hosts the second semifinal 

clash as Wales take on 

South Africa(10.00am kickoff, 

live on ITV). 

Wales will be aiming to 

reach their first World Cup 

final, but the Springboks 

have beaten them in the last 

two tournaments, though 

Wales have been victorious 

four times since a tight defeat 

in the 2015 semi-final. 

It´s also nearing the end 

of a Welsh era when coach 

Warren Gatland bows out of 

being in charge of the current 

Six Nations champions. 

The final will be played in 

Yokahama next Saturday, 

with a rather inconsequential 

third-place meeting between 

this weekend´s losers 

being staged on Friday in 

Tokyo. 

Everybody out 


ALMOST 200 women footballers 

in Spain’s first division 

have voted to strike 

in a disagreement over 

pay and conditions in the 

top league. 

The action was supported 

by 93 per cent of players employed 

by 16 clubs at a meeting 

in Madrid on Tuesday after 

more than a year of failed 

negotiations. 

Clubs are proposing a 

minimum wage of €16,000, 

but unions representing the 

players are asking for at 

least €20,000. 

A date for the strike has 

not been set. 

One of the unresolved issues 

relates to women players 

being recognised as fulltime 

professional footballers. 

The salaries of those on 

part-time contracts was also 

a stumbling block, the Association 

of Spanish Footballers 

(AFE) said. 

The three unions representing 

the players want a 

minimum of €12,000, but 

the clubs are proposing 

€8,000. 

“We are 100 per cent football 

players, every hour of 

the day,” said Ainhoa Tirapu, 

vice-president of the AFE 

women’s football committee 

and a goalkeeper for Athletic 

Bilbao and the women’s national 

team. “But there are 

red lines such as bias.”

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