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ISSUE 118 - Friday 22nd November 2019 

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TIME is ticking by for British 

expats in Spain to make 

sure that they can vote in 

the UK General Election on 

Thursday December 12th, 

with the end of Monday as 

the cut-off point. 

You must have been registered 

to vote in the UK within 

the last 15 years, and if you 

were too young to register when 

you left the UK, you can still 

register as an overseas voter. 

You can do this if your parent 

or guardian was registered 

to vote in the UK, as long as 

you left the UK no more than 

15 years ago. 

An overseas registration 

by Alex Trelinski 

expires after 12 months. You 

must renew your registration 

each year, and should have 

been reminded to do so by your 

Electoral Registration office in 

the UK constituency that you 

lived in. 

If you have renewed your 

registration and it will last 

until after Dec 12th, you are 

registered already. 

If your registration has expired, 

you will need to register to 

vote again at gov.uk/register-tovote, 

and you must to register by 

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You can also choose your 

method of voting, and you can 

apply to vote by proxy. 

This means you appoint 

someone to vote on your behalf, 

and eliminates any concerns 

over postal vote delays 

in the pre-Christmas mail. 

You need to apply by December 

4th vote by proxy in England, 

Scotland or Wales, but 

the deadline for proxy votes 

in Northern Ireland has already 

passed. 

With tight results expected 

in some constituencies in 

the so-called “Brexit” election, 

every vote could count, 

with anti-Brexit campaigners 

in Spain calling on expats 

to make sure they use their 

right to vote and that they 

go, if they can, for a proxy 

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Cabbie stabbed to death 

POLICE in Madrid have 

opened a murder enquiry 

after a 59-year-old taxi driver 

was brutally killed by a 

by Simon Russell 

passenger in what they suspect 

was a violent robbery. 

Jose Luis Espada Morales 

picked up a fare in Alcala de 

Henares who attacked him 

after the driver had put his 


A SPANISH court ruled 

on Wednesday that low 

cost carrier Ryanair’s 

policy of charging an 

extra fee for hand luggage 

was “abusive” 

and could no longer be 

levied in Spain. 

The ruling stemmed 

from a passenger complaint 

over the policy 

which charges most people 

an additional fee for 

bringing anything more 

than one personal item 

into the cabin. 

The passenger, travelling 

from Madrid to 

Brussels, went to court 

after airline staff forced 

her to pay 20 euros to 

bring her 10 kilo luggage 

on board. 

The court ordered Ryanair 

to refund her the 

20 euros plus interest, 

but rejected her demand 

for compensation of a 

further 10 euros for the 

suffering she experienced, 

according to court 

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also stabbed several times in 

the chest according to early 

reports. 

A fellow taxi driver saw the 

vehicle parked in the road 

with the door open and when 

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they saw the victim slumped 

in his seat called the authorities. 

An ambulance arrived 

but could only declare Mr 

Espada dead at the scene. 

The police say the thief 

would have only got away 

additional cost. 

The judge characterised 

the charge as abusive, 

adding that it “curtailed 

the rights that the 

passenger has recognised 

by law”, and declared it 

invalid in Spain. 

New race- track gets off the blocks 


AFTER a failed first attempt, Denia’s 

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Mondo Iberica SA were the winning 

bidders for the €750,000 project after 

the first bidding process was abandoned 

in May after protests from some 

of those firms taking part. 

The existing track has long been in 

a poor state of repair and users have 

been requesting a new one for several 

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Animal welfare on the local agenda 

THE Compromis political 

party in Denia have called 

for the formation of an official 

Animal Welfare Board 

in the Marina Alta town. 

The motion was presented 

by Rafa Carrio at a council 

meeting this week, saying 

I often wonder how people get drawn in 

by scammers, you hear of it all the time 

but how does it happen? How do people 

allow it to happen? 

I was recently approached by a couple 

who were considering investing their 

life savings. They had recently sold 

their house here in Spain and wanted 

a low risk investment which would 

provide them with a steady income. In 

the past this could have been achieved 

by depositing cash with your bank and 

getting a reasonable return on your 

savings, however with interest rates at an 

all-time low, people are being forced to 

shop around. 

So where do you start on your search for 

an investment product? Well my clients 

understandably googled ‘safe’, ‘low risk’ 

investments and were overloaded with 

many different options. Not knowing 

where to start, they postponed their 

research and opted to speak with a 

professional who can at least explain in 

simple terms how investments work and 

what would be most suitable. Days later, 

my client was on his laptop checking 

his emails when he noticed a ‘low risk’, 

‘safe’, ‘capital protected’ advert appear 

on the top of his screen. Inquisitively 

he clicked on the advert and it took him 

through to a professional looking website 

where he discovered they had a fixed 

interest savings plan which was capital 

guaranteed and offered a set 6% return 

for the next 5 years with NO FEES! This 

is exactly what they were looking for so 

they completed the form to receive further 

information. 

Days later they received a phone call 

that it should involve animal 

experts in fields such as 

health as well as groups like 

the police, local charities and 

even hunters. 

The plan is to improve animal 

welfare and also communication 

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from the company who were based in 

Malaga where a seemingly professional 

adviser gave them confirmation that they 

could have guaranteed returns of 33.82% 

over 5 years with no risk to their original 

capital. In fact he went as far as putting it 

in writing to them, illustrating that if they 

were to invest £50,000 in 5 years it would 

be worth £66,910!! Being sensible they 

started to research the company, and this 

fixed interest, risk free savings plan. They 

were re-assured by the professionalism 

of the product, the company boasted that 

they were operating in 189 countries 

including UK, Spain, Hongkong, Thailand 

and many more. Struggling to find 

anything negative the couple agreed to 

meet with their ‘so-called’ professional 

adviser. 

Having already made an appointment 

to see me prior to this they popped into 

the office to see what Chorus could offer 

and it wasn’t long before the clients 

were telling me all about the ‘risk-free’, 

guaranteed returns that they were about 

to sign up to, asking whether we had 

anything similar. 

Straight away I knew this was a scam! As 

an independent adviser constantly looking 

for the best options for my clients, and as 

someone with nearly 10 year’s experience 

advising here in Spain, all the alarm bells 

began to ring. 

As I started to investigate the product 

in more detail, it became very clear, 

very quickly that this was a completely 

unregulated product, the capital guarantee 

was about as useful as a chocolate teapot 

and all over its literature were the words 

‘for professional investors only’ (these 

matters ranging from stray 

cats to regulations regarding 

dangerous dogs. 

There will also be specific 

policies regarding matters 

such as dog parks, feral cat 

colonies, hunting, reporting 

animal abuse and dealing 

with abandoned pets and 

other domestic creatures. 

Mr Carrio said “in Compromís 

we believe that this 

summer it was demonstrated 

during the controversy 

about the bidding of the animal 

collection service, that 

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INTERNATIONALLY renowned 

floral artist John 

McDonald will be giving 

a demonstration of 

his craft entitled “Up to 

Snow Good” at the Marina 

Alta Floral Club’s 

Christmas event on 28 

November. 

John, whose work has featured 

in various magazines 

and who used to be head florist 

at the Gleneagles Hotel, 

is Scottish but now lives in 

Hungary. 


de Actos in Moraira with the 

doors opening at 1.30pm. 

There will be a glass of 

wine and a mince pie on offer 

as well as a raffle and sales 

table. 

The raffle will be drawn at 

2.45 with the lucky winner 

receiving a hamper and proceeds 

going to the Proteccion 

Civil ambulance service and 

Afa Alzheimer. 

Entrance is €5 for members 

The event will be at the 

and €8 for other 

usual demonstration venue visitors with everyone 

of the theatre at the Salon welcome. 

were the words used on all the ‘Structured 

Notes’ which were miss-sold and left 

devastating damage to the life savings of 

many here on the Costa Blanca as part 

of the Continental Wealth scam). This 

couple narrowly avoided a scam that could 

have swallowed their entire life savings, 

and do you know what………. It could 

have easily happened. On the surface, 

to an untrained eye, this product looked 

legitimate, and it was a mixture of luck 

and fate that walked them into my office 

that day. 

I’m sorry to say, but in a world where 

central bank interest rates are effectively 

0%, it is impossible to guarantee returns. 

The idea of a guaranteed, capital protected 

5, 6 or 7% is preposterous to anyone who 

knows their stuff, and truly understands 

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our current economic environment. 

Yes, there are low risk, highly diversified 

investment funds out there that have 

consistently achieved growth over many 

years, but they are not guaranteed and the 

risks need to be properly discussed with 

an independent professional to assure 

suitability. 

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there is an increase in sensitivity 

towards the welfare of 

animals by civil society and 

political groups. 

The town hall needs a firm 

commitment to address the 

issues, with a serious review 

of the resources that 

are being allocated, as well 

as giving more voice to social 

agents related to animal 

welfare. 

These include processes 

such as the drawing up of technical 

specifications, protocols 

and campaigns”. 

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Senior Partner 

Chorus Financial 

John McDonald 

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My advice is stay clear of the internet 

when it comes to shopping for 

investments, seek professional advice 

and make sure the company and the 

products you use are fully regulated and 

are appropriate for you. By fully regulated 

this means they will be listed with local 

regulators here in Spain, and preferably 

other trusted regulators like the UK FCA. 

Whether it’s a product provider or a ‘socalled’ 

financial adviser, they are legally 

obliged to clearly display their regulatory 

details, reference numbers etc on everything 

– articles, business cards, emails etc. 

Always get a second opinion before you 

commit to anything and remember, if it 

seems to good to be true, it probably is. If 

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Local blackspots highlighted 

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THREE Chinese nationals 

have been detained after 

Guardia Civil officers discovered 

a million euros in 

used €50 notes in their 

luggage. 

The trio, two men and a 

woman aged between 38 and 

79, had been stopped and 

searched at Valencia airport 

on Tuesday. 

When the huge bundles 

of cash were discovered 


THREE roads in the Valencian 

Community have 

made the list of Spain’s 

15 most dangerous, as released 

by the Linea Directa 

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they were unable to give an 

adequate answer as to its 

origins and they have been 

charged under smuggling 

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The other is Alicante 

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The convergence of pedestrians 

and vehicles on 

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main reason for the figures 

which count serious injuries 

and fatalities for all 

road users including those 

on foot. 

Last year countrywide 

there were twice as many 

road accidents in urban 

settings as on interurban 

and rural roads, with 2,360 

traffic deaths in towns and 

cities. 

This was 13% higher than 

2017 and almost half the 

victims were pedestrians. 

The most common urban 

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side on shunt between cars, 

usually at traffic lights and 

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injury or death as the vehicle’s 

body protects victims 

and speeds are usually low. 

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A concert for Christmas 

THE Costa Blanca Male 

Voice Choir are holding 

their ever popular Christmas 

Carol Concert at 

Benitatchell’s Santa Maria 


Magdalena church on 11 

December at 7pm. 

Usually the event is standing 

room only due to both the 

performers and the beautiful 

setting. The 30 strong choir 

will be singing festive songs 

both old and new with some 

popular standbys for the audience 

to join in with as well. 

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A MAN was arrested in 

the Belgian town of Tubize 

last Friday in connection 

with the murder of a 58 

year-old woman in Malaga 

the previous Tuesday. 

It was initially thought 

that the dead woman, a Belgian 

national, was a victim 

of gender violence. 

However, the police have 

revised this theory and they 

now believe that the incident 


may have been a robbery 

gone wrong. 

The victim had been found 

at the rural property, dead 

in her bedroom and showing 

signs of violence. The 

aggressor took the woman’s 

vehicle which was how he 

was located in Belgium, apparently 

using number-plate 

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ALICANTE’S Provincial 

Court has rejected the appeal 

of a city employee who 

had been found guilty of 

stealing fuel for private use. 

The accused, a mechanic, 

was using his work fuel card 

to fill his personal vehicle 

with diesel at the weekends, 

embezzling a total of €1,800. 

He has been sentenced to 

eight months in prison and 


ordered to pay back the value 

of the fuel he took, plus 

interest. As a mechanic he 

had access to the fuel cards 

to refuel town hall vehicles 

after repairs. 

Details of the case had 

not been released until 

the appeal process had 

been completed. 

The Belgian authorities 

made the arrest and handed 

the suspect over to the Guardia 

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Hometown return 

MOVIESTAR Antonio Banderas 

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home city of Malaga last 

weekend to reopen a theatre 

that he has renovated, 

as well as starring in 

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AVERAGE waiting times for patients to get 

an operation at a Valencia region hospital 

have gone up by four weeks. 

Department of Health figures say that waiting 

times between July and September went up by 

30 days, with the average delay being 133 days 

in September, compared to 103 days in June. 

The data shows that there are over 68 thousand 

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Banderas took the role of 

Zack who is charge of auditions 

in the musical, and it 

was the first production at 

the Teatro del Soho, a former 

cinema which has been completely 

revamped. 

The 59-year-old actor was 

born and bred in the Costa del 

Sol city, and said that he hoped 

the Spanish language production, 

which will tour around 

the country, could eventually 

end up on Broadway. 

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and ferry company Balearia 

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Dozy driver blamed for police smash 

THE authorities are looking 

into whether a truck 

driver who smashed into 

a Local Police patrol car, 

injuring the two agents 

in the vehicle, may have 

fallen asleep at the 

wheel. 

The incident happened in 

Alicante City last week on 

the Ocaña main road when 

the car was waiting at a 

traffic light. 

It was then struck by the 

truck, a breakdown recovery 

vehicle, causing non-life 

threatening injuries to the 

two officers. 

Two other vehicles were 

also involved although there 

are no other reported injuries. 

As the driver of the truck 

A HUMAN trafficker who 

charged migrants up 10 

thousand euros for an illegal 

journey to the UK has 

been put behind bars for 

four years at Teruel. 

Iraqi-born 36-year-old 

Shwana Rafiq lived with his 

wife in the Valencia area 

and run his operation from 

there which placed mainly 

Kurdish refugees, including 

whole families, into 

British-bound refrigerated 

lorries. 

He was arrested with his 

associates close to a service 

area at Teruel in Aragon 

as they were supervising 


current two vessels registered 

in the port. 

The boat is set to undergo 

tests off the Dutch coast this 

week and, if all goes well, 

will be delivered to Balearia 

in December. 

It will be replacing the existing 

tugs, one of which has 

been working in Menorca. 


is unable to properly explain 

why he stopped or even 

a lorry full of people back 

in 2017. 

The Guardia Civil and 

National Police believe that 

Rafiq smuggled over 100 

people into Britain, netting 

close to a million euros over 

a 12 month period. 

His lawyers successfully 

pulled off a plea bargain 

deal with prosecutors who 

originally wanted him jailed 

for 14 years on a variety of 

charges including money 

laundering in addition to 

human trafficking. 

Rafiq´s wife, Esperanza 

Martinez, escaped jail time 

as she was given a firsttime 

two year prison sentence, 

which under Spanish 

law meant that term was 

suspended, despite the initial 

prosecution call for her 

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Curry supper after Puig 

ON Monday evening, 30 

church members from 

across our Chaplaincy 

gathered and enjoyed a 

curry supper. 

We also enjoyed a ‘starter’, 

because SARITA’S Indian 

Restaurant kindly provided 

by Elaine Mitchell 

us with all the Poppadoms 

and Mango dip. 

The curries that were devoured 

were cooked by Peter 

Johnson and Elaine Mitchell. 

This event followed a 

sponsored climb around 

Puig. 

Fr Don, who is the Albir 

& El Campello Chaplain, is 

leaving us after Christmas 

and this evening was also 

an opportunity to make an 

advance presentation to Fr 

Don. This was done by one 

of our Chaplaincy Wardens, 

Martin Bentley. 

A service of Holy Communion 

is held in Albir every 

Sunday at 9.45am. You can 

find us in the centre of Albir. 

Turn up the main road hill, 

Camino de la Cantera, (quite 

near the Consum Supermarket), 

signposted Rober Palas 

Hotel, turn right in front of 

the hotel and the Church 

(Norwegian Seaman’s 

Church) is just inside the 

next road on the left, Carrer 

Mart. 

Also, every Thursday at 

11.00am at the Forum Mare 

Nostrum, Alfaz del Pi, we 

have a service of Holy Communion. 

The second Thursday 

of each month is a healing 

service. 

If you need any further information, 

please telephone 

our Local Church Warden, 

Elaine Mitchell, on 96 686 

4962 or mobile 636 164 467, 

or Peter Johnson on 676 845 

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Lighting the way to Christmas 

VALENCIA City’s Christmas 

light will be switched-on on 

Friday 29 December, marking 

the unofficial start to the 

festive season in the regional 

capital. 

As usual the main display will 

be at Placa de l’Ajuntament as 

well as surrounding streets and 

the main shopping areas. 

There will also be large 

stained glass ornaments installed 

in 30 points of the city, 


between streets and squares so 

that nowhere is missing out. A 

council spokesman said that the 

decorations weren’t just for show 

but also brought people into the 

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thief-catcher 

AWARE of a series of burglaries 

in the area, Denia 

Mayor Vicente Grimalt 

immediately called the 

police when he was visiting 

his country house and 

noticed the front door had 

been damaged. 

When the police entered 

the property they were surprised 

to find the culprit – 

sitting on the mayor’s sofa 


and having a soft drink, presumably 

taking a break from 

his illegal endeavours. 

They arrested the suspect 

who is now being linked with 

a number of other break-ins 

in the area in the same week. 

The suspect said he had 

no idea whose house he had 

entered. 

Holiday petition 

gains steam 

A CAMPAIGN has been 

started to have 4 December 

declared a holiday for 

residents of the Alicante 

province, currently the 

Day of Santa Barbara, the 

cities patron saint. 

The current holiday for 

the Valencian Community 

is 9 October, recognising 

the reconquest of the region 

from the Moors by Jaume I. 

However, this fiesta receives 

only a “lukewarm” 

reception in Alicante and is 

seen as more of a recognition 

of the achievements in 

Valencia than in Alicante. 

Moreover, Alicante was actually 

recovered on 4 December 

1248 by Alfonso X El Sabio 

when the Santa Barbara 


castle was taken, and which 

should now be the Alicante 

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Murder mystery as suspect cleared 

ONE of Alicante’s highest 

profile court cases in 

years came to an abrupt 

end at the weekend as the 

son-in-law of the widow of 

a prominent banker was 

cleared of her murder. 

Known as the CAM case 

as victim Maria del Carmen 

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former president of the CAM 

Bank, it centred around her 

shooting in an underground 

carpark in December 2016. 

Her daughter’s husband, 


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financial motives involving 

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EL Poble Nou de Benitatxell 

has been selected as 

the venue for the UEFA B 

football coaches’ course 

in 2020, as confirmed by 

the Valencian Football 

Federation. 

David Rangel, director of 

the federation, visited the 

town last week and spoke 

to Sports Councillor Toni 

Colomer and Celso Alcazar, 

manager of the Base Soccer 

School. 

Mr Rangel commented 

on the excellent state of the 


pitch, a key to being chosen 

as hosts. 

The UEFA B is a mixture 

of practical and theory, with 

the Lady Elizabeth School being 

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studies. Local children will 

be taking part in some of the 

practical coaching sessions. 

All professional football 

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Pirate switch off 

A DOZEN people have 

been arrested after a two 

year National Police investigation 

into a pirate TV operation 

that saw the gang 

illegally redistribute subscription 

channels and videos 

on demand to around 

20 thousand customers in 

Spain and overseas. 

Two people were detained 

in Alicante Province, with 

investigations by the cyber 


crime division of the National 

Police also taking in 

the Murcia region, as well 

as Madrid, Toledo, La Rioja, 

Ávila, and the Canary 

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The gang used social media 

to publicise their cutprice 

services, with four 

members specifically in 

charge of syphoning-off the 

TV pay channels, and then 

distributing them via internet 

servers across Europe in 

order to avoid detection. 

Items seized by the authorities 

included 86 decoders, 

15 hard drives, 10 computers, 

17 mobile phones, and 

nearly 23 thousand euros 

in cash. 

No further details about 

the gang were supplied by 

the National Police. 

Flu jab shortage crisis 

DESPITE a major campaign 

urging people in vulnerable 

groups of society to ensure 

they are immunised against 

the flu, the Valencian Community 

Medical Union 

(CESM-CV) has warned 

there is currently a severe 

shortage of the vaccine. 


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appointment are having to 

return in 4 to 6 weeks for the 

actual shot, meaning they 

are vulnerable for this crucial 

period as we get into the 

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for health professionals 

but others such as the 

elderly, infirm and pregnant 

women are being kept waiting 

due to “a complete lack of 

provision by the Department 

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The blaze was in El Rebolledo, 

with fire crews called 

in shortly after 1.30am. 

Twenty firefighters dealt 

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Prospective 

urban gardeners 

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ALL 52 individuals and associations 

who requested 

allotments in Benidorm 

will be able to have one, 

Environment Councillor 

Monica Gomez confirmed 

this week. 

She explained that initially 

there were slightly 

more applications than plots 

available, but they have 

been able to restructure the 

area so that all applicants 

were successful. 

The allotments are located 

next to the Pepita Esperanza 

Linares Centre in La Cala 

and will be between 10 and 

12 square metres for the 46 

solo gardeners. The six associations, 

five charities and 

a neighbourhood group, will 

each have double plots. 

The Environment Council 

will be running a training 

session on organic gardening, 

saving water and basic 

cultivation. 


Ms Gomez said many of 

the applicants were younger 

residents, keen on growing 

their own fruit and vegetables 

in an organic manner for 

both health and cost reasons. 

Poor start to month 

blamed on government 

A 5.1% drop in hotel occupancy 

rates for the first half 

of November is down to the 

governmental delay in the 

start of the pensioners Imserso 

scheme according 

to Hosbec, the Benidorm 

hotelier’s association. 

Imserso, where Spanish 


resident pensioners receive 

heavily subsidised holidays 

funded by the state, has 

lost around 60,000 bookings 

for the sector at a quiet 

time of the year that the 

scheme usually helps plug. 

Just under half the hotel 

stays in November’s first 

two weeks were by people 

from the UK said Hosbec, a 

slight fall. 

The domestic market was 

the second biggest followed 

by Belgium, the Netherlands 

and then Ireland.



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Good deed from 

Odd Fellows 

THE Costa Blanca Odd Fellows 

Association has donated €500 

to the Alfas del Pi Social Volunteering 

group to be used for 

stocking local food banks. 

Treasurer Liv Rosaloe handed 

the cheque over to Quimo Sanblancat 

and Dolores Alvarex 

from the Volunteers while Foreign 

Residents Councillor Martine 

Mertens also attended the 

ceremony. 

The Odd Fellows Order originated 

200 years ago in Britain, 


although the Costa Blanca branch 

is comprised mainly of Norwegian 

expatriates. 

The Alfas Social Volunteer 

group is a non-profit with over 50 

volunteers who give up their free 

time to help with social projects 

such as food banks, caring for 

the sick and elderly, identifying 

those in danger of social exclusion 

and much more, all on a local 

level. 

Fisherman’s blues 

THE Javea Fisherman’s 

Association have been 

talking about the issues 

caused for them 

by mass tourism and an 

increased emphasis on 

the environment, arguing 

that the concerns of 

commercial fishermen 

are rarely taken into 

account. 

The worst case scenario 

for them would be that 


they would be effectively 

stopped altogether as has 

happened on the island of 

Tabarca. 

There are also accounts 

of incidents such as divers 

cutting their nets for 

“environmental” reasons, 

while most people understand 

little of what fishermen 

actually do, with 

many seeing themselves 

as stewards of the seas, 

knowing the Javea coast 

better than anyone. 

The sheer number of 

people in the seas in the 

summer is also causing 

problems, with many boatmen 

choosing to set off in 

the early hours of the 

morning to avoid them. 

Swimmers, jet skiers, 

paddle surfers, divers, 

small craft users and others, 

many with little or no 

marine knowledge, pose 

a constant hazard for all 

parties. 

The association is calling 

for greater co-operation 

and co-ordination 

between all parties concerned 

and recognition 

that a well-controlled fishing 

fleet can be a benefit 

not a problem. 

The group at the town’s food bank and clothing storeroom 

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When pirates roamed 

the coast 

AN ancient document 

obtained by Javea’s 

Cirne Foundation offers 


have been prolific in this 

a fascinating insight stretch of coast 400 years 

into the Marina Alta in 

the early 16th century, 

a time when residents 

major fear was coming 

under attack by Berber 

pirates. 

The 19 page manuscript 

shows how ordinary people 

from Javea, Moraira 

and Calpe were paid to 

ago. 

These included, as laid 

out in the document, Sant 

Antoni and Sant Marti 

in Javea and the Mascarat 

in Calpe which were 

manned by people put 

together from the same 

neighbourhood with the 

barrio receiving payment. 

man the watchtowers Historian Antoni Espinos 

and fortresses that would 

from the Cirne 

Akira volunteers keeping busy 

THE Akira animal charity 

has plenty on in the run 

up to Christmas with a 

quiz night, antiques fair 

and carol concert all on 

the agenda. 

The quiz is at El Martillo 

in Moraira (Carretera 

Teulada) on Thursday 

28 November, starting at 

7.30 in the evening. 

The €10 entry fee includes 

a buffet supper and 


there will also be games 

and a raffle. 

Reserve a table by calling 

Christina on 648 853 019 

or email Secretary@akiraanimals.com 

On 6 December the 

Antiques and Collectors 

Fair is at Salones Canor 

in Teulada and will be 

a great chance for some 

Foundation says that this 

shows the fear that existed 

in the Marina Alta at the 

time. Berber pirates were 

mainly from the old Moorish 

kingdoms in North 

early Christmas shopping. 

Refreshments are 

available at the event 

which runs from 9am 

to 3pm with free entry 

and parking. 

On 15 December there 

are Carols by Candlelight 

at El Martillo and the 

cost is €4 for adults while 

children are more than 

welcome and can attend 

free of charge. Mulled 

Africa and the Moors had 

just been driven out of 

this part of the world and 

the fear of attack by raiders 

who knew the Marina 

Alta well was genuine. 

wine and mince pies 

are available, to reserve 

these call or WhatsApp 

Christina on the number 

above. 

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New Year are out of the 

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worldwide charity project 

that aims to ensure all disadvantaged 

children get 

at least one present for 

Christmas. 

It started in 1993 and 

came to Spain a decade ago 

where the Rotary Club has 


been a supporter in many 

areas. 

The l’Alfas del Pi Rotary 

Club, along with the Norwegian 

Club and the Norwegian 

College Costa Blanca, 

have been collecting and gift 

wrapping presents, having 

now prepared 50 as well as 

raising €300 in cash for the 

cause. 

These will later be distributed 

to the neediest kids in 

the Marina Baixa town in 

time for Christmas and the 

Three Kings. 

Hotspot for cyclists 


ALTEA’S Tourism Department has 

produced information aimed at 

showing that it is officially a Cycling 

Friendly town. 

This is in both paper form and online 

and sets out 10 different bike 

routes starting from the Marina Baixa 

municipality. 

Tourism Councillor Xelo Gonzalez 

said “Altea City Council is betting on 

cycle tourism as one of the key tourist 

products of the moment. 

This sort of specialisation fits into the 

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Sixteen years in 

the swing alfas 

NINETY players turned 

up for a special charity 

event last weekend as 

the l’Alfas-Albi Golf Club 

celebrated its sixteenth 

anniversary. 

Sports Councillor Oscar 

Perez also attended, and 

he thanked the club for 

the work they do with the 


community and noted that 

there are currently 30 students 

at the Municipal Golf 

School. 

The event itself raised 

€1,200 with the proceeds going 

to Chitipa, a small village 

in Malawi where the money 

will be used to help with the 

many social projects needed 

there. 

Miguel Torres, president 

of the club, thanked those 

who attended noting that 

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Better parking 

deal for locals 

A SESSION by Calpe’s 

council last week approved 

various measures 

designed to make parking 

better for residents and 

businesses in the town. 

These include the introduction 

of a minimum 20 

minute waiting period, a 

cheaper weekly ticket and 


DETAILS have been announced this week 

of Calpe’s New Year party, one of the biggest 

fiestas in the town’s calendar of 

events. 

The venue will be Plaza de la Villa, starting 

at 5pm with a children’s party, featuring a minidisco 

at 6pm followed by a magician. 

From 11pm local band Trilogy will be performing 

their mix of pop and rock, taking us up 

to midnight and the bells seeing in 2020. 

Trilogy continue after that and at 2am DJ- 

Jota starts his dance set, which is scheduled to 

end at 3am. 

There will be a well-priced bar service 

throughout the evening. 

free parking for vehicles 

with zero emissions. 

Local traders will be able 

to have up to eight parking 

cards for their vehicles if 

their business is in an area 

where parking is limited. 

There will also be the introduction 

of a “mixed” orange 

zone in the old town 

from 1 May to 31 October, 

with a set rate between 6pm 

and 9pm in a bid to limit 

parking in the evenings. 

It is planned that the 

changes will commence 

when the new parking 

concessionaire is appointed. 

New Year party announced 


Supermarket sweep 

A gang of three men and 

a woman have been arrested 

in Calpe accused 

of stealing €500 worth of 

gourmet food and accessories 

from a supermarket 

in the town. 

Many shops are starting to 

display pricey seasonal goods 

at this time of year and their 

haul included perfume, turron, 

hand-made chocolates 


and even a serrano ham. 

Guardia Civil agents on 

routine patrol spotted the 

suspicious activity on Avenida 

Juan Carol I, where a 

car with driver was parked 

up and the other three were 

loading products into the 

boot and returning to one of 

three supermarkets. 

The perpetrators were 

wearing specially adapted 

clothing with deep pockets 

for the stolen goods and then 

leaving at the checkout by 

legitimately purchasing a 

handful of cheaper products. 

The stolen goods would 

have been quickly sold on via 

the black market. All those 

in detention have a record 

for similar crimes.



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Javea 

Giving and winning 

THE Original Charity Shop 

and Charity Library in Javea 

are asking people 

to support their raffle 

which is to raise money 

for Christmas presents 

for children at the Raquel 

Paya special needs 

school. 

There are currently 65 

kids at the centre who all 

look forward to receiving a 

special gift from Papa Noel. 

The charities are also hoping 

to raise money this year 

to help 90 local children 


who are in the care of the 

Red Cross. 

Tickets are on sale at the 

shop on the Arenal and the 

library in Javea Park at 

€3 for a strip of five. This 

is great value considering 

the prizes which include a 

145cm Toshiba TV, a Christmas 

hamper, restaurant 

vouchers, beauty vouchers 

and much more. 

Not to mention of course, 

that it is also all going to a 

good cause. The draw is being 

held at midday on 21 

December in the Charity 

Shop. 

Recent fundraising by the 

charity has seen cheques 

worth a total of €5,700 

handed over to Aspanion 

cancer support (€1,000) the 

Javea Autism Association 

(€1,000), the Royal British 

Legion (€500), the Red 

Cross (€1,000), Javea Feral 

Cat Association (€1,000), 

Apasa (€600) and APAC 

Horse Rescue (€600). 

Crunch time for copter 

MAYOR Jose Chulvi has 

promised that the Town 

Hall will fight tooth and 

nail to ensure that Javea’s 

rescue helicopter remains 

based in the town. 

The Helimer, as it is 

called, currently has a 24 

hour a day operational base 

in Manises and the recent 

rescue of 22 stranded paddle 


boarders highlights the importance 

of the helicopter, 

said the mayor. 

However, the overall body 

in charge of marine rescues 

has recently announced 

plans to “standardise” Costa 

Blanca’s rescue choppers, 

meaning that any call out in 

Javea would see an average 

45 minute attendance time 

as opposed to the current 10 

minutes. 

Incidents such as the latest 

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extra 35 minutes, said Mr 

Chulvi, adding that the issue 

would be addressed this week 

in the council chambers. 

Ending gender violence for good 


A SERIES of events are 

underway in Javea to commemorate 

25N, the International 

Day against violence 

inflicted on women 

held on 25 November. 

The campaign runs until 

mid-December and it states 

that the ultimate aim is to 

ensure that the terrible toll of 

1,095 women who have died 

as a result of gender violence 

in Spain since 2004 (when records 

started) is not added to. 

Events include a women’s 

empowerment workshop, a 

talk on violence and nightlife, 

workshops with schoolchildren 

of all ages and an 

equality show in the Casa de 

la Cultura. 

There is also an exhibition 

entitled “I am not your 

possession” in the Museum 

Soler Blasco until 15 December 

and a play at the Casa de 

la Cultura this Saturday and 

again on Monday (23 and 25 

November). 

The activities have different 

venues, themes and timings 

and the Town Hall will be able 

to give you more details. 

The Department of Equality 

is co-ordinating the campaign 

under the slogan “Ni 

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Delfina Guy enjoying her birthday cava 


THE Ermita del Popul in Javea 

celebrated two special 

events earlier this month, 

a landmark birthday and 

First Communion. 

One of the churches most 

senior members, Delfina 

Guy celebrated her 90th 

birthday with cava and 

snacks after the Sunday 

service. 

Earlier on one of the 

youngest, Florrie Wallace, 

had her Communion. 

Upcoming events include 

The Chaplaincy Singers 

on 3 December, starting at 

7.30pm. 

On 7 December there is a 

Christmas Coffee Morning 

and on 10 December there 

is the Christmas Carol Service, 

starting at 4pm with 

mince pies and mulled wine 

provided. 

For information on location, 

events and anything 

else about the Chaplaincy 

you can visit http://costablanca-anglicanchaplaincy. 

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The buyer’s quick checklist 

IF you are first-time property 

buyer in Spain, or looking to upsize 

or down-size, then there are 

four absolutely basic things that 

you should review when going for 

something that you fancy, and have 

it as a checklist during a viewing. 

1. Check the paperwork! 

You should acquire a nota simple, a 

condensed report of the property details 

including a brief description of 

the land and property features, as 

well as telling you who the owner is. 

By having one of these, you can 

have peace of mind that the person 

selling you the house is the real owner 

and that the sale is legal. 

You should also be sure about 

what comes with the property: any 

mortgages or extra hidden fees of 

any kind. 

For example, all buildings in Spain 

over 20-years-old need a special inspection 

certificate, the Inspección 

Técnica de Edificios (ITE) which 

should be renewed every 10 years. 

2. Know the price per 

square metre and square 

foot 

The local council keeps track of and 

sets the minimum sale price according 

to the area, and use this to work out 


the Impuesto de Transmisiones Patrimoniales 

(ITP), the property transfer 

tax, so be aware that if the final sale 

price is below the local average, the 

taxes will still be higher. 

3. Utilities and general 

condition of the property 

Check the electricity and water pressure, 

and try turning on all the taps 

and flicking all the light switches. 

Look and see whether the fuse 

box is new and if there are individual 

energy and water counters. Pay 

attention to the state of the drainpipes, 

walls and heating. By making 

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future problems. 

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How far is your local supermarket, 

bank, restaurant and bar? Do you 

have a decent bus connection? Is 

the building north- or south-facing? 

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IF you own a property 

in Spain that you let out 

for holidays, then just be 

aware of possible higher 

property taxes once Britain 

leaves the EU, assuming 

that the UK and Spain don’t 

sort out a bilateral deal. 

Nothing is going to happen 

just yet, but paying 

more tax is an unforeseen 

consequence of Brexit that 

thousands of property owners 

that become landlords 

might have to face. 

This subject is not covered 

in the proposed Withdrawal 

Agreement that 

Boris Johnson wants to see 

get through the House of 

Commons if he wins next 

month’s general election. 

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made is that no immediate 

changes will happen if the 

Agreement gets passed, with 

the UK leaving the EU on 

January 31st, and then moving 

into a transition period 

which is scheduled to finish 

at the end of next year. 

The issue in just over 13 

months time is what happens 

for UK landlords letting out 

their homes in Spain after 

that transition period ends, 

as they would be classified 

as coming under Spain’s tax 

rules for non-residents who 

do not live in an EU country. 

Spanish income tax rates 

for non-residents from a non- 

EU country having a Spanish 

property would go up by 

five per cent to 24 per cent if 

no reciprocal tax deal is done 

between the UK and Spain. 

Although the taxes are 

higher, the biggest drawback 

is non-EU residents cannot 

offset any business expenses 

against rental income. 

Neither Britain nor Spain 

have indicated how tax matters 

will be sorted out after 

Brexit, but if you are already 

letting out your Spanish 

property or planning to do 

so in the future as a non-resident 

of Spain, you should be 

aware that you might have 

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Hidden cost of 

high rise living 


AN estimated two thirds of 

people in Spain live in communal 

apartment blocks, 

something that most are 

generally happy with, appreciating 

the cost, modernity 

and convenience that 

goes with this. 

However there is one major 

issue, community fees and in 

particular unexpected ones. 

While standard community 

fees are part and parcel 

of high rise living, paying for 

unexpected issues such as 

external repairs or a leaky 

roof can cause real financial 

issues for some people. 

If they can’t pay, this in 

turn causes friction with 

near neighbours. 

A major bone of contention 

is replacing or installing 

lifts, which can often 

cost about €100,000, maybe 

€10,000 an apartment. 

For the elderly or infirm 

they are a lifeline to the 

outside world while a young 

couple sharing a flat, for example, 

could probably think 

of things they would rather 

be spending €10,000 on – assuming 

they have that kind 

of money in the first place. 

Good communication and 

regular community meetings 

are key to avoid a 

fallout among neighbours 

who, at the end of the day, 

have to live together in the 

same building. 

Shock in electricity bills 

A CONSUMER group in 

Spain has estimated that 

90% of customers are 

paying more for their electric 

bill than they need to 

simply because they do 

not understand the bill. 

They would save an average 

of €68.40 a year, with 

one of the key elements being 

knowing whether your 


provider is in the regulated 

(PVPC) or open market. 

70% of people surveyed 

don’t know the answer to 

this question or the fact that 

PVPC regulated providers 

cannot offer discounts. 

Open market operators 

can, but you also need to be 

Mega project resumes 


DRAGADOS, the company 

that has taken over responsibility 

for Benidorm’s iconic 

but controversial Intempo 

building has said that 

the construction works are 

set to resume this month. 

The original owners Olga 

Urbana declared bankruptcy 

in 2014 and the skyscraper 

ended up in the hands of the 

Sareb “bad bank” before being 

sold to a multi-national 

investment firm two years 

ago. The Intempo is Europe’s 

tallest residential building 

at 200 metres and the 47 

floors will have a total of 256 

apartments. 

Luxury touches include an 

infinity pool, spa, hot tubs, 

children’s area and a rooftop 

wary of offers as they can be 

linked to things such as tying 

you down to the provider 

for a set period. 

Knowing when electricity 

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organisation. 

with spectacular views. 

Properties from the 38th 

to 45th floor will be in the 

unique diamond structure 

that can be seen from almost 

all points of the resort. 

The top two floors are being 

set aside for communal 

use. Dragados has said that 

the work is scheduled to 

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No move for 

many after 

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A SURVEY by insurer Direct 

Line in the UK has found 

that about one in 25 people 

in the country are currently 

living in a property with an 

ex-spouse or partner. 

The phone survey of several 

thousand people found 

that one in six people asked 

had been through this at 

some stage in their life. 

Financial pressures are 

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a “clean break” not being as 

simple as it sounds for many, 

especially where a mortgage 

is involved. The average 

time between a separation 

and one or both people moving 

out Is four months. 

The insurer said that 

claims for breakages in the 

home rose dramatically after 

a break-up, indicating that 

the situation is far from ideal 

for all parties concerned. 

The most popular item 

broken was a laptop or 

similar gadget, followed by, 

despite the obvious cliché, 

crockery and tableware. 

Suspected theft of personal 

goods and cash by partners 

was also reported in a 

number of cases, over half 

those surveyed, usually at 

the point of moving out. 

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Pets 

It’s love at 

first sight! 

IT takes pet lovers just 

two minutes and seven 

seconds before they know 

that a dog is ‘the one’ 

for them, according to a 

new study. 

Its research involved more 

than 2,000 would-be dog 

owners looking at photos 

of potential pets. The dogs 

were a mix of breeds, sizes 

and ages. 

expressions, in determining 

whether we like them and 

they like us. 

“Studies with pet owners 

have shown that gazing into 

our dog’s eyes releases levels 

of oxytocin in the brain and 

this plays an important role 

how dog owners bond and 

form attachments with their 

dogs, much in the same way 

parents and children do.” 

Professor Sir Cary Cooper, 

The research was led 

an expert in psychology by dog adoption website 

and wellbeing at the University 

dogsblog.com and Animal 

of Manchester, says the Friends Insurance, who 

study reveals a lot about our 

relationship with our fourlegged 

friends. 

Scientists lay our emotions 

to dogs firmly at the 

door of the ‘love hormone’ 

want to debunk the myths 

about adopting dogs and encourage 

people to consider 

taking that route. 

Celebrities including Pete 

Wicks, Charlotte Hawkins, 

oxytocin, which is released Sarah Jayne Dunn and 

into the brain and is elevated 

when humans gaze into a 

potential pet pooch’s eyes. 

Prof Cooper says: “There 

is a relatively close bond 

between dogs and humans, 

and it is certainly the case 

that humans look for nonverbal 

signs from dogs, such 

as eye contact and facial 

Beverley Knight have been 

involved in the campaign. 

Beverley and her husband 

James O’Keefe were searching 

for a dog to adopt last 

year and found their perfect 

pet in Spain. The soul 

singer explained the instant 

connection she felt to Zain 

through a web browser. 

She says: “My husband 

James happened to be looking 

through dogsblog.com 

one day, he kind of did it 

all the time, he was always 

looking through and he had 

left the page up. 

“Out of curiosity I started 

to look and I came across a 

video of a black and white 

dog playing with a white dog. 

“I just thought ‘oh this 

dog is so cute, look at his 

little face’ and I found myself 

reading the blurb about the 

little black and white dog. 

“He was described as a 

dude and said his name 

was Zain and he was about 

nine-months-old. There was 

something about the way 

he was playing, just something 

about him and I said 

to James ‘come and have a 

look, I think this might be 

our dog’. 

“We didn’t know what 

breed he was but we started 

to make enquiries with his 

rescue, Angel’s Kiss. The 

next thing was we were accepted 

and he was winging 

his way to us from Spain.” 

The campaign also hopes 

to help new dog owners understand 

what lies ahead by 

sharing the many fantastic 

benefits of adopting a dog. 

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When a Cold 

becomes a 

Chest Infection 

AT this time of year common 

colds are at a peak 

and unfortunately some 

will turn into chest infections, 

some of which can 

be serious, or for some, 

life threatening. 

The main types of chest 

infection are bronchitis 

and pneumonia. 

Most bronchitis cases are 

caused by viruses, whereas 

most pneumonia cases are 

due to bacteria. 

These types of infections 

are usually spread when an 

infected person coughs or 

sneezes. This propels tiny 

droplets of fluid containing 

the virus or bacteria into 

the air, where they can be 

breathed in by others. Infections 

can also be spread to 

others if you cough or sneeze 

onto your hand, an object or 

a surface, and someone else 

touches it before touching 

their mouth or nose. 

Some people are at a 

higher risk of chest infection 

including: 

• babies and very 

young children 

• elderly people 

• people who are 

very overweight 

• pregnant women 

• people who smoke 

• people with long-term 

health conditions, such 

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or chronic obstructive 

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• people with a weakened 

immune system – this 

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In addition to general 

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aches & pains, lethargy 

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• breathlessness or rapid 

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• wheezing 

• a high temperature 

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• a rapid heartbeat 

• chest pain or tightness 

• feeling confused 

and disorientated 

Many chest infections 

aren't serious and get better 

within a few days or weeks 

and you may not need to see 

your GP. While you recover 

at home, you can improve 

your symptoms by: 

• getting plenty of rest 

• drinking lots of fluid to 

prevent dehydration and 

to thin the mucus in your 

lungs, making it easier 

to cough up 

• treating headaches, 

fever and aches and 

pains with painkillers 

such as paracetamol or 

ibuprofen 

• drinking a warm drink 

of honey and lemon to 

relieve a sore throat 

caused by persistent 

coughing 

Avoid cough medicines, as 

there's little evidence they 

work, and coughing actually 

helps you clear the infection 

more quickly by getting rid of 

the phlegm from your lungs. 

You should see your GP if: 

• you think a child under 

five has a chest infection 

• you are 65 or over 

• you are pregnant 

• you have a long-term 

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• you are very overweight 

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Sometimes further 

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Vaccinations: 

If you are at an increased risk 

of chest infections, your GP 

may recommend being vaccinated 

against flu and pneumococcal 

infections. These 

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your chances of getting 

chest infections in the future. 

Most chest infections get 

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Lisbon, Portugal 

THERE is a path waiting 

to be taken. An emotion 

just around the corner. 

A heart that beats in the 

stones of the pavements, 

in the waters of the rivers 

and the sea, in the golden 

sands that stretch into 

the distance, in the unparalleled 

white light that 

bathes the buildings, in 

the people that live here 

and in the testimonies to 

their lives. 

Unique and memorable 

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those who come to enjoy nature 

and for everyone who 

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A rich, diverse, and inviting 

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Have some fun in Lisbon. 

During the day, the historic 

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fascinate visitors with 

their picturesqueness and 

neighbourhood feel. 

At night everything changes 

and a party atmosphere 

prevails. The area is the epitome 

of Lisbon nightlife, the 

central axis around which a 

good night out revolves. 

Bairro Alto is cherished 

for its history and for its restaurants, 

bars and outdoor 

cafés with views of the city. 

From here, you can drop 

down through Bica, and its 

more offbeat bars, to Pink 

Street in Cais do Sodré, fast 

becoming the new focus of 

Lisbon nightlife. 

Baixa, Chiado and, 

Av. Liberdade 

The charm and elegance of 

the city centre. 

This is the central, and 

unmissable, artery running 

through the heart of Lisbon. 

Walking down the Avenida 

da Liberdade, you’ll find 

numerous topflight international 

brands along with 

its trees and outdoor cafés 

that draw you on to downtown 

Lisbon. 

At the Rossio, you can immediately 

feel the history and 

ambience of the real Lisbon. 

Then, Rua Augusta points the 

way, full of shops, restaurants 

and street artists. At the other 

end, opens out the Terreiro 

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Another recommended 

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Centre, where you can explore 

the main events in this 

unique city’s two thousand 

year-long history. 

In Chiado, diversity and 

modernity intermingle with 

the history of the poets and 

artists, who stamped their 

mark on an age and who, in 

the 19th Century, made this 

a hothouse of literature and 

poetry, full of contrasts and 

irreverence that have made 

the place so magical. 

Parque Das Nações 

A new Lisbon on 

the waterfront. 

The Park of Nations is 

Lisbon at its most modern. 

On the east side of town, 

contemporary architecture 

now covers a vast area of urban 

regeneration. The most 

notable buildings, the ones 

everyone wants to see, are 

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de Portugal (Portugal Pavilion) 

and the Gare de Oriente 

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The numerous small 

parks, many of them right 

on the river, and the famous 

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place for a family outing. 

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and diverse. The Oceanário 

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biggest attractions, as well as, 

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experiences. 

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Heritage and history with a 

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Belém is synonymous 

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Dubrovnik, 

FROM the moment you 

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city, Dubrovnik’s charm 

pulls you in. 

Whilst some cities don’t live 

up to their hype, Dubrovnik 

really is as beautiful as its 

photos. The luscious green 

and blue waters that surround 

the city provide plenty 

of activity and entertainment, 

or simply a relaxing 

environment. 

Enjoy an excursion of a 

three island boat trip, go 

kayaking, visit the stunning 

island of Hvar or many of the 

other popular islands. 

You will never be at a loss 

for things to do and places 

to see from Dubrovnik, the 

world-famous ‘’Kings Landing’’ 

for those who are a 

Game of Thrones fan, but 

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this spectacular city is well 

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Simply taking a walk 

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breath away, one of reason 

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UNESCO listing, it will take 

you around an hour or so to 

make the full circuit along 

the battlements, stopping to 

take in the panoramic views 

along the way. 

You may well get lost in 

the Old Town while exploring 

(I know I did many a 

time!), the charming little 

twisting streets and alleys 

of Dubrovnik will have you 

discovering mouth-watering 

restaurants, sweet shops 

and many other fascinating 

shops to get a souvenir from. 

Depending on where you 

stay (and how fit you are), 

this can dictate where you 

will stay. Some of the accommodation 

set on the hillside 

have the best views of the 

town, but be warned the walk 

back can sometimes prove to 

challenging (we got a 

taxi on a few occasions!). 

If you decide to stay somewhere 

slightly easier to get in 

and out of the town then don’t 

pass up the chance to travel 

on the cable car, this will take 

you to the crest of Mount 

Srd which looms 412 metres 

above the city and undoubtedly 

has the best views over 

the city and beyond. 

There are plenty of 

churches, monasteries and 

curious monuments of the 

old town, including the city’s 

Cathedral which is most definitely 

worth a visit, it is one 

of Dubrovnik’s large ensemble 

of baroque architecture, 

the interior artworks are a 

must see. 

If you have time, take a 

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But first you will visit the 

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Its signature Italian styling 

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Rome, from which it takes 

its evocative name, Roma. 

Stylistically, the Ferrari 

Roma is characterised by 

clean and symbiotic forms. 

Its beautifully harmonious 

proportions and elegantly 

pure, balanced volumes are 

very much in line with the 

Ferrari mid-front-engined 

grand touring tradition of 

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lusso and 250 GT 2+2 are 

the most iconic examples, 

and from which the car 

takes its inspiration. It embodies 

an extremely modern 

design language which 

underlines its authentic, 

refined styling. At the same 

time, its sleek lines retain 

the sporty vocation shared 

by all Ferraris. 

To guarantee best-in-class 

performance whilst still retaining 

the stylistic purity 

of its bloodline, Ferrari’s engineers 

developed several 

leading-edge technologies, 

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spoiler integrated into the 

rear screen designed to 

retain the car’s formal elegance 

when retracted and 

guarantee the downforce 

essential for the Ferrari 

Roma’s extraordinary performance 

by automatically 

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The Prancing Horse’s new 

2+ coupé sports a V8 turbo 

engine that punches out 

620 cv at 7,500 rpm, making 

it the most powerful in 

its segment. A member of the 

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International Engine of the 

Year four years in a row, it 

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system which has been completely 

redesigned, removing 

the silencers and introducing 

new bypass valves. 

The car’s new 8-speed dualclutch 

gearbox is more compact 

and 6 kg lighter than its 

7- speed predecessor. As well 

as reducing fuel consumption 

and emissions, shifts are 

faster and smoother which 

makes the car even more 

responsive on the open road, 

but also especially comfortable 

in town and during stop 

& start driving situations. 

The Ferrari Roma’s chassis 

benefits from the modular 

technology developed by 

Ferrari for its new generation 

models. Both bodyshell 

and chassis have been redesigned 

to incorporate the 

latest weight reduction and 

advanced production technologies. 

In fact, 70% of its 

components are entirely 

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2+ Ferrari Roma has the best 

weight/power ratio in its segment 

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The Ferrari Roma features 

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vehicle dynamics systems, 

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The approach taken by 

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for the Roma’s exterior centres 

around clean design and 

absolute symbiosis between 

its various elements with 

harmonious proportions and 

pure, elegant volumes. The 

car is clothed in long, ultrasleek 

lines that sweep back 

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while the central 

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display are exceptionally 

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of the car. The wraparound 

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that signature purity 

of form, while the twin taillight 

assembly is set like a 

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For the Ferrari Roma’s 

cabin, the Ferrari Styling 

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The new Ferrari key with 

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allows the driver to open 

the car by touching a button 

next to the new flush handle 

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Back In Britain 

LANGUAGE BARRIER 

POINTER 

PROBLEM 

FACTORY staff were “left the upset it had caused. 

in tears” after being told He said the “principal 

they could no longer motivation” had been related 

to health and safety. 

speak Welsh at work, 

according to the Welsh He claimed that the language 

“request” had been 

Language Commissioner. 

Aled Roberts said it had made because of concerns 

caused upset for some employees 

at Pullmaflex which at the factory. 

relating to Polish workers 

employs 230 staff making 

car seats at Amman- 

would create any offence to 

“It didn’t occur to us it 

ford, Carmarthenshire. our Welsh speaking staff. 

Manager James Handyman 

told the BBC it had we issued an apology,” Mr 

When it became apparent, 

apologised when it realised Handyman said. 

While there is no financial 

penalty for private companies, 

the commissioner 

has instructed the firm to 

adopt a number of recommendations, 

including stating 

in a policy document 

that it “will not interfere 

with individuals’ freedom to 

use the Welsh language”. 

UNIMPRESSIVE 

BRITAIN’S oldest dog breeds are dying out 

as popularity has waned in favour of the 

more ‘fashionable’ Continental breeds like 

the Labrador. 

Several historic native British breeds like the 

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, the Boxer and 

the Border Terrier have all been taken out of the 

UK’s top ten dogs, according to data released by 

dog welfare organisation the Kennel Club. 

Numbers of the English Pointer, an old favourite, 

show that new registrations have dropped to 

historic lows and the classic family dog is now at 

risk of extinction. 

Taking the top spot, the Labrador, has reclaimed 

the throne as Britain’s top dog following 

the short reign of the à la mode French Bulldog. 

Small breeds have also grown in popularity 

because they are seen as easier to handle in a 

city environment than say the Pointer, which has 

boundless energy and a love of exercise, earning 

them a reputation offing difficult to handle. 

DELIVERY 

A DISGRUNTLED customer 

says a parcel was thrown her 

bathroom window and straight 

into her toilet, ruining her new 

loudspeakers. 

Rebeka Alam had ordered the 

package on Yodel last month and 

received an email telling her it 

had been delivered while she was 

at work. 

After returning home she was 

handed a note by her mum’s partner 

telling her the package had 

been dropped through ‘the open 

window [at the] side of the house’. 

She prayed the loo seat had 

been left down but her worst fears 

were confirmed when she went 

to the bathroom to find her new 

speakers ruined by toilet water. 

Rebeka, from Scunthorpe, 

North Lincolnshire, says Yodel 

have washed their hands of the 

problem by telling her to complain 

to the seller instead of them. 

The company have said that 

“they will be taking appropriate 

action with the driver”, but 

have offered Rebeka nothing 

in compensation. 

NO CHEAP 

IMITATION 

A COUPLE who bought a packet of 

roasted vegetables from Waitrose were 

dismayed to find it was labelled from 

Aldi. 

They ordered the veg on Ocado, and it arrived 

seemingly fine, with the front of the 

packet reading as expected. 

Its underside told a different story, however, 

saying it had been ‘specially prepared’ 

for the budget supermarket. 

The husband, who wanted to remain 

anonymous, said: ‘I was really disappointed. 

I use Waitrose and Ocado for good reasons 

– reputation and home delivery. And I 

pay for the privilege.´ 

‘No disrespect to Aldi or their customers 

but if I wanted their products I’d go to one 

of their stores.´ 

A Waitrose spokesman said: ‘We are sorry 

that there has been an error with the labelling 

at our suppliers and we are now looking 

into this.´ 

PUTTING PEN 

TO PAPER 

THE woman who pioneered the She described the aim of the 

adult colouring book trend has “nerve-wracking” record-breaking 

broken the world record for the challenge as dispelling the fear some 

largest drawing by an individual. people feel when faced with a blank 

Aberdeenshire artist Johanna sheet of paper. 

Basford has found fame with her Johanna - who studied at Duncan 

intricate work, and she returned to of Jordanstone College of Art and 

her former school, Ellon Academy, to Design in Dundee - said: “I want to 

spend 12 hours creating the huge floral 

image on rolls of paper on the floor down and pick their pencils up.” 

encourage people to put their phones 

of the gym hall. 

A Guinness World Record judge 

The finished work measured 420 was in attendance to measure and 

square metres! 

verify the attempt.

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Puzzles & Tarotscope 

ACROSS 

1 Price cuts made by discounter? (10) 

7 Discover the absence of our island state (8) 

8 A country one has entered before (4) 

9 Remain for support (4) 

10 Difference of opinion sends it awry (7) 

12 Prim artiste clad in tatters (6-5) 

14 Uninteresting weed seen where ships are laid 

up (3,4) 

16 Small measure in church (4) 

19 Hide damaged sink (4) 

20 The plane, possibly, is a Jumbo! (8) 

21 Rodent-killers stir up some rats (10) 

DOWN 

1 Rex wrecked us in wrecks (5) 

2 Lose hope, changing diapers (7) 

3 A friend much altered (4) 

4 In names, in titles, it’s a literal start (8) 

5 Wants river to flow round between poles (5) 

6 Pressed metal supplied by editor (6) 

11 Vessels for baseball players (8) 

12 Bird leading hikers astray (6) 

13 Female going round in yacht (7) 

15 A wild dog doing badly (5) 

17 Hard workers in Hampshire (5) 

18 Some prize stimulates enthusiasm (4) 

DROP QUOTES 

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until the entire quote is revealed. All 

punctuation (commas, periods, dashes, 

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Drop Quotes 

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10 EYE PENCIL 

11 MAKING ALCOHOL 

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LEGS (8,4) 

12 MOTION 

14 AGITATION 

16 CHOOSE 

18 HOLD RESPONSIBLE 

19 OVERCOME 

Aries 

1st Mar – 20th Apr 

Ace of Wands 

You have work on your mind and 

how you can make some changes, 

the changes will come and will 

be positive for you in many ways. 

Family will be celebrating and your 

social life will be busy at the end of 

the week. Check your tickets when 

travelling may be delays 

Lucky Number 03 

Taurus 

21st Apr – 21st May 

Four of Pentacles 

A creative card taking art or ideas 

forward, your intuition or gut instinct 

is working well so as another 

advises you remember to go with 

your own advice. There will be 

papers to sign or official business to 

attend to. An article in a paper will 

change your direction and ideas 


Gemini 

22nd May – 21st June 

Strength 

This week you will need to use your 

patience especially those of you 

in a working environment. You will 

find others are looking to you for 

solutions, business and personal 

the answers will come easily to 

you. A good week all round for you 

and those associated with you 


Cancer 

22nd June – 22nd July 

Five of Wands 

There may be small niggles or 

arguments around you this week, do 

your best to ignore them as they will 

pass without intervention. You seem 

to be looking back at things gone by 

but should be looking forward to a 

positive future. Opportunities for a 

change of direction will show 


Leo 

23rd July – 22nd Aug 

Six of Wands 

Victory will be yours this week 

as issues are resolved to your 

satisfaction. There will be more 

balance in your life as things settle 

down, this is a week for slow and 

positive movements do not rush 

into anything. Advice will come from 

an unexpected source 


Virgo 

23rd Aug – 22nd Sept 

Justice 

You will reap the benefits of the last 

few weeks now, hope you have been 

good as karma will show her face. 

There could be a small problem 

with transport either breakdown or 

through lateness. Relax give yourself 

plenty of time and the end of the 

week will bring much fun 


Libra 

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct 

Three of Cups 

Celebrations are around this week 

look out for those invitations and go 

with them, your life is changing and 

it will become much better. Time 

now to get out and about meeting 

new people and making friends, 

Thursday will be a good day for 

this. A loved one will need support 


Scorpio 

23rd Oct – 21st Nov 

The Star 

Possibly the best card in the deck, 

this week will hold some wonderful 

news and maybe a few surprises 

along the way. Those in work can 

see improvements there. Take time 

out to look at the positives in your 

life, watch as an older person will 

give you some welcome news 


Sagittarius 

22nd Nov – 20th Dec 

King of Swords 

Someone is needing some help 

with a healing process, you can help 

there give some time and see the 

person begin to blossom. Spiritual 

awakenings are highlighted look 

around for those messages coming 

in. Being stubborn is good to a point 

but loosen up and allow others in 


Capricorn 

21st Dec – 19th Jan 

Seven Ace of of Wands Wands 

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travelling 

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away. Check in that 

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and will 

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Aquarius 

20th Jan – 19th Feb 

The Empress 

A mother figure will help you out 

of a sticky situation, there will be a 

need for you to use some tact this 

week to not alienate those around 

you. There will be closing doors but 

there will always be other doors 

opening maybe in surprisingly easy 

ways. Need for yellow around 


Pisces 

20th Feb – 20th Mar 

Ace of Swords 

This will be a great week for putting 

new ideas forward, those of you 

sitting exams of any kind will do well. 

Plans may go off centre but you will 

find a way to make them right. A 

small gift will bring happiness and 

you can see how a random act of 

kindness can change lives 


Clues: 

Across 

Puzzle compiled by Bianca Morèl 

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1 Prejudice 1 Background to a scene 

3 Relating to measurement 2 Accumulate 

9 Blatant deception 4 In a level way 

10 Eye pencil 5 Kinship 

11 Making alcohol 6 Imply 

13 Surpass in cunning 7 Italian money 

15 Spanish dance 8 Swollen artery in the legs (8,4) 

17 Irrevocable 12 Motion 

20 Arouse 14 Agitation



Sports & Local News 

Texas Scramble and Singles K/O Final 

TODAY (November 15th), 

Montgo played a Texas 

Scramble event. 

Our sponsors, Arthur and 

Sally Burrowes, donated a 

grand selection of prizes. 

John Ross, Liz Butler, 

Glenys and Neil Cuming, 

with 63.4 points, claimed 

first place. 

Second place was secured 

by Stella Fox, Feli Baybut 

and Julia Hall, with 

65.3 points. 

Third was Franz Budnick, 

Brian Baybut, Barry Butler 

and Heiko Schram, with 

67.6 points. 

NTP second shot on the 

fifth was George Braddick. 

No lady contested it. 

NTP on 16th was Stella 

and Steve Crossan. 

Two’s today were scored 

by Stella, who won two balls, 

and Steve, just the one! 

Our guest Dirk Knape also 

received a valuable sleeve of 

Montgo balls. 

Our Singles Knockout final, 

sponsored by Geoff Willcock, 

was fought out between 

Tom Atkinson and Richard 

Fox, with Richard victorious 

and being presented with 

the magnificent Cup. 

Next week is our Champions 

Cup and Alternative 

Comp for non-qualifiers, 

sponsored by John Feek. 

Marina Alta Golf Society’s Autumn Trophy 

ON Monday 18th November 

2019, the 17 members 

of the Marina Alta Golf Society 

met at the Oliva Nova 

course to play in a single 

Stableford game, which 

will see the winner take 

home the Autumn Trophy. 

This game for the trophy 

had to be postponed in mid- 

October due to heavy rain 

over the course, causing some 

flooding. It is one of the “big” 

events in the society’s golfing 

calendar, as the trophy is 

much sort after. 

An Interesting fact, re the 

players after this prize, is 

that the trophy has been won 

by six members playing today 

and, out of that number, 

four have been the captain of 

the society at some point and 

I’m sure all of them, plus the 

current captain, are keen to 

take it home at the end of 

the game. 

Today, just the one lady 

guest is joining them as they 

prepare to tee off in overcast 

skies and some black rain 

clouds floating about and a 

slight chill in the wind. The 

weather soon picked up and 

it proved to be a fine day for 

golf. 

The results are as follows: 

In first place, with 34 

points and playing off a 21 

handicap, was Keith Cottrell, 

last week’s winner. 

Well done Keith. 

Second place, with 33 

points, was Andrew Brown 

playing off a 24 handicap. 

Third place, on countback, 

was Keith Sinden with 32 

points and playing off a 20 

handicap. Keith was the 

winner of the Trophy last 

year. (I understand a slow 

start on the front nine may 

have been at fault today, 

which prevented him taking 

the prize home for a second 

time in a row. Something 

that has never been done). 

In fourth place was Peter 

Gardiner, also with 32 

points, off a 22 handicap. 

Just the one ‘2’ today, Allan 

McManus on hole 16. 

NTP winners were, on 

hole 3 and hole 5 in 2, was 

Dave O’Meara, while on hole 

16 Allan McManus was the 

winner. Dave Reid, in two 

shots, took the prize on hole 

18. Well done to all. 

Now some players get a 

birdie on some holes, while 

others just get pars if they are 

lucky. It is not often recorded 

that a player got a birdie and 

a par on the same hole. 

So, today while past Cap- 

Pete Gardiner, Dave Reid, Keith Cottrell, Allan McManus, Keith Sinden, Dave O’Meara 

tain Tony Stevens was playing 

hole 16, his ball hit one 

of the birds running around 

the hole and then he parred 

the hole to archive just that 

distinction. Not bad for an 

old guy. 

Another past winner of 

the trophy, and also past 

Captain, lost 10 balls during 

his game. Mom’s the word 

who it was. 

The Marina Alta Golf Society 

is a small, but friendly 

group of players, who play 

every Monday at the Oliva 

Nova course with first Tee 

time being about 10.40. 

If you want to join this 

friendly group of golfers as a 

guest, then a warm welcome 

will be waiting for you. Anyone 

interested, please contact 

Denis McVeigh at mcveigh1@ 

hotmail.com or telephone 

638401170, or Alan Tissington 

at alantissington@gmail. 

com or telephone 656831893. 

Javea Green Top Winter League 

THE top two teams in the 

Winter League met each 

other last week and a fabulous 

mornings bowling 

was enjoyed, especially 

by Javea. 

The result was 10-2 to the 

home side, which ensured 

they leapfrogged their visitors 

from San Luis and took 

a three point lead at the top 

of the league. 

Great wins were earned 

by the teams skipped by 

Captain Derek Eldon, Chris 

Evans, Clive English and 

John Coates. 

Our photo shows the 

Javea Green Winter 

by Alan Phillips, 

JGBC Press Officer 

League team in their new 

club shirts. 

Last weekend a successful 

"Race Night" was held 

at the Inn on the Green and 

thanks were given to our Social 

Secretary, Bob Johnson, 

for his hard work. 

For details of all upcoming 

events visit the Javea 

Green website or call in at 

the Club. 

Great offers are still 

available for a three month 

trial period if you fancy 

taking up bowls.


Back to action 


SPAIN’S top-flight women footballers 

temporarily suspended 

their strike on Monday, after 

they edged closer to securing 

a collective deal over pay and 

conditions. 

The strike led to the postponement 

of last weekend’s women’s Primera 

Division games but this weekend’s 

matches will go ahead as scheduled. 

The Association of Spanish Footballers 

said that players had agreed 

to halt the strike and resume working 

until December 20th after receiving 

an offer from the ministry for employment 

which guaranteed players 

a minimum salary of €16,000 per 

year as well as full-time contracts. 


Sport 

New green challenge 


BRITAIN’S Billy Monger has been named as 

one of the latest racers on the Extreme E 

championship drivers’ programme. 

Extreme E, set to launch in 2021, is an environment-focused 

racing series in which 12 teams race 

off-road in fully electric SUVs in five remote locations 

around the world to highlight the effects of 

climate change. 

Monger is a double leg amputee after suffering 

serious injuries in a high-speed Formula 4 crash at 

Donington Park in 2017. 

The 20-year-old returned to competition earlier 

this year with Carlin Racing in the Euroformula 

series in a car with specially adapted hand controls. 

“Fighting climate change is incredibly important,” 

Monger said. 

“Everything we do now will affect future generations. 

It’s definitely a responsibility, and one that I 

can’t and won’t just ignore.” 

ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

INTERNATIONAL BREAK 3 

AS the Premier League 

and Alfaz Fantasy Football 

League take a rest due 

to the third International 

break of the season, it 

gives us another chance 

to review what has happened 

so far in the A.F.F.L. 

and also take a look at 

how the Mini-Leagues are 

shaping up. 

With just over a third of 

the season gone, all the Main 

Leagues, with the exception 

of the Junior League, have 

been very competitive with 

no particular team taking a 

big advantage at the top. 

In our Main League, six 

different teams have made 

their way to the top in the 

first 12 weeks. The present 

leaders, Chris’s Promotion 

Again, have just taken over 

the top spot from Kapur’s 

Napali Eleven, who had 

been at the summit for six 

weeks. 

Tony Red’s Miles Platting 

Swifts were flying high at 

the top in the first two weeks 

before giving way to two of 

our lady manager’s teams. 

Jayne’s Up the Dale and 

Isobel’s team The Bluebells 

both had a brief one week 

spell at the top, along with 

Keith’s team Max & Paddy. 

The Junior League has 

been dominated by three 

teams, Ginger Ninjar, Olly 

11 and the current leaders 

Lucky Red F.C, who at present 

have a comfortable 27 

point gap over Ginger Ninjar. 

Only two other teams have 

managed to climb to the top 

of this section and they were 

last seasons Junior Champions 

William & Henry and 

Frankie’s side More Than 

a Game. 

Isobel’s team, The Bluebells, 

have spent seven 

weeks at the top of our Mark 

Carter Ladies Section, which 

is the longest this season. 

Annette’s Hairnette became 

the fifth team to scale the 

summit when, last week, 

they took over from The 

Bluebells. 

Up the Dale (2weeks), 

Vicepresident United and 

Foxy Filberts have also enjoyed 

the view from the top. 

Pauline’s Vodka Army, Liz’s 

Cookies Crew and Sarah’s 

Lucy’s Luck have been 

knocking on the door, so it 

will be interesting to see 

how it all pans out as the 

girls start jostling for a top 

three position. 

Across the Costa’s Golden 

Boot League, the competition 

has been fierce with no 

fewer than nine teams contesting 

for the number one 

spot. Chris’s team Promotion 

Again started the season off 

near the bottom and they 

have been steadily climbing 

and have finally reached the 

top by taking over from Martin’s 

Marauders, albeit by a 

single point. 

Bill’s East Fifers have 

forced their way into the 

top three and left the early 

front-runners Lucky Red 

F.C. Athletico Higgo, Lucy’s 

Luck, Showbiz and Pompey 

Hammers trailing in 

their wake. 

Martin’s Marauders have 

taken charge of our Champion 

of Champions League after 

taking over from Max & 

Paddy, who had topped this 

section for five weeks. 

Only two other teams 

have reached the summit 

and they are Macca’s Albir 

Villains (three weeks) 

and Paulines Vodka Army 

(one week). 

The four teams who look 

likely to be awarded a Wooden 

Spoon at the end of the 

season are Terry’s Could it 

be This Year (Boot League), 

Lyn’s Handbrake City (Ladies 

League & Main League), 

Gil’s Kippax (Champions 

League) and definately Romeo’s 

My Dad Supports 

Liverpool (Junior League). 

The highest score so far 

this season is 72 points, 

which was ammassed by two 

teams, Miles Platting Swifts 

and Promotion Again, while 

the lowest score goes to Jennie’s 

Madam Tree, who only 

managed a minus four. 

The Premier League, up 

to now, has provided the 

A.F.F.L. with 372 goals, (37 

more than last season), 63 

clean sheets (five less than 

last season), 466 yellow 

cards (68 more than last 

year) and 12 red cards (wow 

five less than last season). 

There has also been 14 own 

goals and 27 penalties, which 

is 10 down on last season. 

I’m not going to comment 

on VAR (it’s a joke). Six pens 

were awarded to Manchester 

United, of which two were 

missed (there is a God). 

The Premier League has 

been completely dominated 

by Liverpool, who have only 

dropped two points, which 

has helped them go eight 

points clear of Leicester City 

and Chelsea. 

The top Fantasy League 

players are as follows: 

Top Keeper is Kasper 

Schmeichel with 36 points, 

five more than Sheffield 

United’s young on-loan 

Keeper from Manchester 

United, Henderson. 

Most People would say 

the best two full-backs in 

the Premier League are at 

Liverpool, with Arnold and 

Robertson in the running, 

but according to the Fantasy 

League, the best two fullbacks 

are at Leicester, with 

Pereira (46) and Chilwell 

(50) who have 96 points compared 

to the Liverpool duo’s 

72. 

Liverpool do have the top 

midfield players in Mane 

(62) and Salah (58). The 

nearest player to them is 

Manchester City’s Kevin De 

Bruyne, with 56. 

Up front we have the top 

Fantasy player so far this 

season, with Leicester City’s 

in-form striker Jamie Vardy, 

with 92 points. Aguero is in 

second place with 70 points. 

Top player in our Across 

the Costa’s Golden Boot 

League is also Leicester 

City’s quicksilver marksman 

Jamie Vardy, with 55 points 

(don’t forget forwards score 

five points per goal, while 

midfielders get seven points 

and defenders score 10 

points for every goal scored). 

Raheem Sterling and Mane 

are in joint second place on 

49 points. 

The leading teams in 

our nine Mini-Leagues are 

as follows: 

Milton Keyes F.C. (Hepburns), 

Ginger Ninjar (Las 

Vegas Clan), The Bluebells 

(Kasbrane Blues), East Fifers 

(The Local), Lucky Red 

F.C. (Winning Post), Sam’s 

Army (C.B.E.S.), Infidels 

F.C. (Drunken Duck), Promotion 

Again (Lills Lounge) and 

finally, Hannakins are top in 

the Magic Moments League. 

The draw for the second 

round of our K.O. Cup, 

which takes place the weekend 

30th November, is now 

up on our website. 

The new Favourites Promotion 

Again are drawn 

against Dave’s team Patangyangkipperbang 

(it’s easy 

for you to say), while last 

season’s winners of this cup, 

Martin’s Marauders, will 

play Dave’s Milton Keyes 

F.C. 

Well, that’s the last International 

Break over ‘till next 

March, so let’s hope all our 

players come back fit and well 

and ready to go again as we 

approach the heavy fixture 

programme ahead.



International Sport 

Forging forward 

GARETH Southgate says 

his England side are “further 

ahead” than they 

were at the corresponding 

stage of qualifying for the 

2018 World Cup. 

Southgate’s side finished 

fourth at the finals in Russia 

and go to Euro 2020 next 

summer as one of the top 

seeds. 

England’s 4-0 win over 

Kosovo on Sunday rounded 

off another impressive 

qualifying campaign for 

Southgate’s squad, who 

topped Group A after winning 

seven of their eight 

fixtures. 

“I think the team have belief, 

for sure, you can see the 

confidence,” Southgate said. 

“They have got the confidence 

to control games with 

possession, and they know 


they’re going to score goals.” 

“We’re definitely further 

ahead than we were heading 

into Russia, but we made 

massive strides in this period 

when we went into Russia.” 

The draw for the finals 

will be made a week on 

Saturday (November 30th) 

in Bucharest. 

Two wheel legends 


SPAIN’S six-time MotoGP 

champion Marc Marquez 

won Sunday´s final race 

of the season in Valencia 

to round off a superb 

campaign, as his fellowcountryman, 

Jorge Lorenzo 

retired from the sport. 

Marquez(pictured alongside 

Honda colleague Lorenzo 

after the race), secured 

his latest world title by winning 

in Thailand in October, 

and made it 12 wins for the 

season after starting second 

on the grid. 

“It’s been a perfect season,” 

said Marquez. “It will 

be difficult to repeat.” 

French rider Fabio Quartararo, 

who started on pole, 

came second. 

Spain’s three-time MotoGP 

champion Jorge Lorenzo 

finished 13th in his final 

race before retiring. 

The 32-year-old received 

rapturous applause from 

fans after the race. 

Spain´s Maverick Vinales 

came fourth on Sunday to secure 

him third place in the final 

standings behind Italy´s 

Andrea Dovizioso. 

Heroic Ramsey 


WALES secured qualification 

for Euro 2020 as Aaron 

Ramsey marked his return 

to the team with two 

goals to inspire a 2-0 win 

over Hungary on Tuesday 

night. 

Ramsey, starting for the 

first time in this campaign, 

headed in from Gareth Bale's 

first-half cross to fuel a carnival 

atmosphere at a heaving 

Cardiff City Stadium. 

A superb double save 

from Wayne Hennessey kept 

Hungary at bay and then, 90 

seconds into the second half, 

Ramsey calmly controlled 

the ball in the penalty area 

before stroking it into the 

top corner. 

Next summer's European 

Championship will be 

Wales' second in succession, 

a remarkable transformation 

for a country which had to 

endure 58 barren years between 

its first appearance at 

a major tournament, the 1958 

World Cup, and its second at 

Euro 2016. 

Premier League Table Championship Table League One Table


International Sport 

ON TV THIS WEEK 

English Premier League 

Saturday 23rd November 

West Ham v Tottenham 

BT Sport1 - 13:30 

Man City v Chelsea 

Sky Sports Premier League 

Sky Sports Main Event - 18:30 

Sunday 24th November 

Sheff Utd v Man Utd 



Monday 25th November 

Aston Villa v Newcastle 



English Football 

Friday 22nd November 

Championship – Fulham v QPR 

Sky Sports Football 



Championship – Charlton v Cardiff 



National League 

– Maidenhead v Woking 

BT Sport1 - 18:20 


Championship – Middlesbrough v Hull 

Sky Sports Football - 13:00 

Tuesday 26th November 

Championship – Reading v Leeds 



Wednesday 27th November 

Championship – QPR v Nottm Forest 


Championship – West Brom v Bristol City 


UEFA Champions League 

Tuesday 26th November 

Man City v Shakhtar 

BT Sport1, BT Sport Extra - 21:00 

Tottenham v Olympiakos 


Wednesday 27th November 

Valencia v Chelsea 


Liverpool v Napoli 


Boxing 


Fight Night - The Golden Contract 

Sky Sports Action - 20:30 


Callum Smith vs John Ryder 

Sky Sports Action 



Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz II 

Sky Sports Action - 04:00 

Cricket 


New Zealand v England (1st Test) 

Sky Sports Cricket 










Golf 


DP World Tour Championship 2019 

Sky Sports Golf - 08:00 

The RSM Classic 2019 


CME Group Tour Championship 2019 

Sky Sports Golf 

Sky Sports Main Event 

Sky Sports Mix - 19:00 







Sky Sports Golf 

Sky Sports Mix - 19:00 








Darts 


Players Championship 2019 

ITV4 - 13:45 



ITV4 - 13:45 



ITV4 - 13:45 

This week’s Premier 

League matches 

Saturday November 23 

West Ham v Tottenham - 13:30 

Arsenal v Southampton - 16:00 

Bournemouth v Wolves - 16:00 

Brighton v Leicester City - 16:00 

Crystal Palace v Liverpool - 16:00 

Everton v Norwich City - 16:00 

Watford v Burnley - 16:00 

Man City v Chelsea - 18:30 

Sunday November 24 

Sheffield United v Man United - 17:30 

Monday November 25 

Aston Villa v Newcastle United - 21:00



Sport 

JOSE’S 

CAPITAL 

START 

JOSE Mourinho has a 

lunchtime London derby 

to look forward to tomorrow 

lunchtime in his first 

match in charge of Tottenham, 

after Tuesday’s 

shock sacking of Mauricio 

Pochettino. 

Former Chelsea and 

Manchester United boss 

Mourinho has signed a contract 

until the end of the 

2022-23 season, and takes 

his new side to West Ham, 

who are only a point behind 

them in the table. 


It seems like a long time 

ago since Tottenham reached 

the Champions League final 

last season under Pochettino, 

but lost 2-0 to Liverpool 

in Madrid. 

Spurs languish in 14th 

place in the Premier League, 

some 11 points off the top 

four in the table, with club 

chairman believing that 

Mourinho can bring them 

success. in 2008. 

Levy said Mourinho has 

“a wealth of experience, 

can inspire teams and is a 

great tactician”. 

“He has won honours at 

every club he has coached,” 

he added. “We believe he will 

bring energy and belief to 

the dressing room.” 

Mourinho was sacked by 

Manchester United almost 

a year ago, with the club 19 

points behind league leaders 

Liverpool, and had not 

managed another side before 

joining Spurs. 

At the other end of the 

table, runaway leaders Liverpool 

go to mid-table Crystal 

Palace tomorrow afternoon, 

whilst an entertaining and 

enterprising Leicester City 

who are eight points behind 

them, also are on their travels 

with a trip to Brighton. 

The two teams behind the 

Foxes, Manchester City and 

Chelsea meet at the Etihad 

this Saturday early evening, 

and new boys Sheffield United, 

who are enjoying Premier 

League life, will look to keep 

their fifth placing as they 

welcome Manchester United 

to Bramall Lane on Sunday. 

Benidorm

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