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ISSUE 118 - Friday 22nd November 2019 - Alicante South & Murcia 

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Ryanair 

rapped 


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 

documents. 

The judge ruled that 

the hand luggage, by 

size and weight, could be 

easily carried in the cabin, 

pointing to a Spanish 

regulation that allows 

passengers to take hand 

luggage on board at no 

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 

by Simon Russell 

AFTER a failed first attempt, Denia’s 

proposed new athletics track project 

has successfully gone to tender. 

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 

years.

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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 

to residents on 

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Are scammers becoming more sophisticated? 

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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florist 

coming to 

Marina Alta 

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”. 

By Tracy Storer 

Senior Partner 

Chorus Financial 

John McDonald 

with one of his 

creations 

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 

you are considering any new investment 

or pension transfer or if you have any 

concerns about anything in this article, 

please contact me direct on 693 107 044 or 

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Local blackspots highlighted 

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 

Foundation this week. 

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they were unable to give an 

adequate answer as to its 

origins and they have been 

charged under smuggling 

laws. 

Under Eurozone wide 

regulations, you are not allowed 

to enter or leave the 

EU with €10,000 or more in 

cash unless you first declare 

it to customs. 

Two of them are in Valencia 

City, Blasco Ibanez and 

El Cid, both busy avenues. 

The other is Alicante 

City’s Denia de Alicante, also 

an avenue. 

The convergence of pedestrians 

and vehicles on 

these types of roads is the 

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 

accident is a rear-end or 

side on shunt between cars, 

usually at traffic lights and 

roundabouts. 

These rarely cause serious 

injury or death as the vehicle’s 

body protects victims 

and speeds are usually low. 

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Put on 

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Stan the little 

green tugboat 

THE new eco friendly tug 

for Denia has the unlikely 

name of Stan Tug 1004, 

and ferry company Balearia 

have revealed plans 

for the new vessel. 

It will be 11 meters long and 

have a beam of 4.5 meters and 

a 220 horsepower engine. 

The engine is the key to 

its green credentials, being 

more eco-efficient than the 


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. 

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SPAIN’S CaixaBank has Alex Trelinski 

announced that facial recognition 

is being used at a lows customers to pay using 

Spanish store for the first biometric identifiers in their 

time. 

faces, without the need for a 

The payments system al- 

card or cash. 

The Nestle Market, located 

in the Barcelona area at 

Esplugues de Llobregat, will 

operate a three month trial, 

in order to determine whether 

the facial recognition system 

helps improve customer 

checkout times, especially 

during peak demand as the 

Christmas shopping season 

begins. 

Customers only need to 

download a Face to Pay 

Nestle Mobile mobile app to 

their phones and then checkout 

at a special line that includes 

a tablet outfitted with 

a camera. 

Users then just need to 

take a selfie at the checkout 

camera and the image is 

compared the same image at 

the bank. 

CaixaBank says it was 

the world's first bank to offer 

ATM withdrawals without 

a PIN number, which 

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Hopes are high as Poppy count gets 

underway 

This year the Poppy Appeal 

is aiming to raise 

over £50 million to help 

support serving and exserving 

members of the 

Armed Forces community 

and their families. 

To help reach that target, 

over 150,000 volunteers 

were out on the streets, markets 

and in shopping centres 

across the UK and many European 

countries including 

here in Spain. 

Although local branches 

have been busy raising funds 

for those ‘needy’ ex-servicemen 

and their dependants 

since the beginning of the 

year, their activities have 

increased dramatically in recent 

weeks as they set out on 

their final fundraising ‘efforts’ 

of the year with the ‘Poppy 

Appeal’ in the knowledge that 

all of the monies collected will 

be used to support cases here 

in Spain. 

Currently the members 

from 28 branches, 12 on the 

Costa del Sol, and the remainder 

from the areas that make 

up Spain District North, 

predominantly the Costa 

Blanca, Calida and Almeria, 

have also been busy during 

recent weeks, collecting your 

thousands of donations. 

With poppies and collection 

boxes distributed to over 

600 bars, restaurants and 

other locations across the region, 

the four local branches 

mobilised their ‘armies’ of 

volunteers, in Mid-October. 

They were active at Alicante 

airport, as well as pounding 

the streets at local markets, 

supermarkets and shops, in 

addition to many dozens of 

other venues and collection 

outlets. 

Last year the Branches 

in La Marina/Gran Alacant, 

Hondón Valley, Torrevieja 

and the Orihuela Costa, 

raised over 80,000 euro, 

an amount which they will 

be hoping to surpass when 

totals are tallied up in the 

coming days. 

The appeal in Spain North 

was launched by District 

Chairman Don Cubbon and 

the mayor of Benidorm, Antonio 

Pérez, on 18 October, a 

little earlier that the UK. 

On the Orihuela Costa it 

was boosted by the presence 

of two Chelsea Pensioners, 

Wayne Campbell and Skippy 

Teasdale, who were collecting 

at La Zenia Boulevard and in 

the Plaza at Villamartin. Neither 

of the two venues have 

been used for some years but 

the amounts collected in both 

locations suggest that they 

will, in future, be important 

additions to the annual list, 

as also will all Overseas Supermercados 

stores who were 

once again kind enough to 

allow collectors to sit inside 

their entrances. 

In some branches many of 

the poppy collection tins are 

still to be emptied and the 

monies counted, so the final 

figure for the District will not 

be released for some time, 

however the major Orihuela 

Costa and District count took 

place yesterday, Sunday’ at 

the Olympia Restaurant in 

Mil Palmeras. 

When speaking to the 

Leader, local appeal organiser 

Eddie Coleman seemed 

in buoyant mood. “We have 

done most of the counting 

but we still have the banking 

to do. I hope, nevertheless, 

that we will have the final 

figure in the next couple of 

weeks,” he said. 

“Our volunteers have been 

amazing and we raised just 

under 50,000 euro last year 

so anywhere approaching 

that amount will be an excellent 

achievement. Watch 

this space!” 

Spain District North has 16 

Branches and all of them arrange 

regular and varied social 

events, as well providing 

support to our beneficiaries. 

Local Branches meet in Gran 

Alacant, Hondon Valley, Torrevieja 

and on the Orihuela 

Costa. New members are always 

welcome and you do not 

need to have an Armed Forces 

background to enjoy all the 

Branch has to offer. 

Locations and details 

of all the Branches can 

be found on the website: 

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counties/spain-north. 

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Moreno 

speaks at 

opening 

Expanded centre 

A NEW health centre 

for Pilar de la Horadada 

was formally opened last 

weekend, with the premises 

built next door to the 

existing facility on Calle 

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. 

An expansion in the centre 

was needed due to the 


increase in the local population, 

with the new structure 

consisting of a basement 

area for staff facilities and 

storage, whilst the ground 

floor hosts an emergency 

area in addition to a paediatrics 

and midwives area plus 

primary care provision and 

three consultation rooms, 

Pilar’s health councillor, 

Nieves Moreno, said that 

residents had to campaign for 

many years for the new centre 

to be built and that health 

is a key priority in the area. 

Slowly but surely 


WORK will begin this Monday 

on a long term project 

to start extending Torrevieja’s 

Los Locos beach. 

The start of the regeneration 

has been brought forward 

by a few months in the wake of 

last September’s storms. 

The central section of the 

beach will over a period of time 

be eventually widened by 20 

metres over the next decade. 

Currently the distance in 

the central section between 

the promenade and the sea is 

just around two metres at the 

closest point. 

Sand, which is of thicker 

density and more capable of 

less erosion due to storms, will 

be brought in from a Murcia 

region quarry.

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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 

holiday, organisers Alacant 

a Part say. 

One likely sticking point 

for the petition, which is on 

the Change.org platform, is 

that the 6 and 8 December 

are already holidays, meaning 

an effective shutdown in 

the province for that period 

if the proposal is carried 

out. 

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. 

41 cars were burnt to 

a crisp and nine others 

damaged after a Saturday 

morning fire at an Alicante 

area vehicle storage and 


Most people who make an 

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 

flu season. 

Blazing vehicles 


distribution company. 

The blaze was in El Rebolledo, 

with fire crews called 

There is sufficient provision 

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 

of Health” according to the 

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Twenty firefighters dealt 

with the incident, with an 

investigation launched as to 

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THE Suzi4fitz fitness and 

dance group last week 

presented a thousand 

euros to Los Montesinos 


council to help local needy 

residents buy emergency 

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food vouchers. 

The money was raised 

through a car boot sale, raffles, 

and even a sponsored 


New Year’s Day dip in the 

sea! 

The total raised over 

the last five years has now 

reached nine thousand euros, 

mainly through ticket 

sales to their dance shows 

in Los Montesinos, and next 

year, on March 12th and 

13th, they will be performing 

‘Lets Dance’at the town’s 

music school theatre. 

Tickets will go on sale 

in a few weeks time priced 

at ten euros, and you can 

make a reservation by going 

to the Suzi4fitz Facebook 

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TWO earthquakes were 

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The epicentre in both 

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south-east of the Algorfa 

municipality close 


to the border with Los 

Montesinos. 

The tremors just before 

and after 4.00am logged in 

at 2.3 and 2.4 respectively 

on the Richter scale. 

RESIDENTS in the Lo Pagan 

area of San Pedro del 

Pinatar can now use the 

local library to deal with 

the local council, as opposed 

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The council has opened 

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TORREVIEJA’S 17th Ruta 

de la Tapa takes place until 

Sunday, with 36 bars 

and restaurants taking 

part this weekend. 

Snacks and drinks will be 

on sale for two euros fifty, 

with sale times running 

between noon and 4.30pm 

and between 7.30pm and 

11.00pm. 

More details are available 

online via www.rutad- 


THE STAGESTRUCK Christmas 

production, Cinderella, 

hits the stage of San Fulgencio’s 

Cardenal Belluga 

Theatre next week, with all 

proceeds from ticket sales 

going to local charities, as 

has been the case in recent 

years. 

Written and directed by 

Suzanne Stokes, Cinderella 

will feature all of the favourite 

characters from the 

popular story, as the Fairy 

Godmother’s wand hits 

something of a problem. 

The show will feature music 

and comedy, and even a 

laser show! 

The production runs between 

Thursday November 

28th and Saturday December 

1st, with curtain up at 

7.30pm. 

Tickets cost 10 euros and 

can be bought at The Card 

Place, Benimar; The Post 

Box at Dona Pepa; and from 

Cards & More at La Marina. 

Taste of Torrevieja 


elatapatorrevieja.es, with 

chance to vote for your favourite 

snack and to win 

prizes, which are also on 

offer in an Instagram photo 

contest. 


THE STUDIO 32 Musical 

Theatre Company 

are holding an Open Day 

this Sunday to look for 

new members to work on 

or backstage, with the 

spring production being 

the classic musical, 

South Pacific. 

Just over a week after the 

curtain came down on their 

Dracula Spectacula, Studio 

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32 will be at Casa Ventura in 

San Luis, Torrevieja to welcome 

potential new members 

from noon. 

If you are interested in 

acting, singing, dancing or 

would like to help backstage 

or front of house, then you 

are welcome, and no previous 

experience is required. 

For more details contact 

Andy Kirkwood via email at 

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Crescendo concert 

THE Crescendo International 

Choir will be per- 

The Salt Church is on 


ing September’s floods.. 

forming a concert in aid of 

the Cruz Roja this Sunday 

at the Salt Church in Los 

Montesinos. 

The doors open at 5.30 for 

a 6.00pm start and a five 

euro donation at the entrance 

will be totally passed 

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Christmas Fayre 

IT is that time of year 

again for the Marina Bar 

Christmas Fayre. 

Next Saturday 23rd is the 

date at 2pm. There will be 

Christmas gifts, decorations, 

various stalls, plus raffle, 

name the cuddly and, for 

hungry patrons, a Christmas 

lunch at 5.50 euros, as well 

as other snacks and drinks 

of course. 

This year, the event is 

raising funds for the AFA 

Alzheimers Charity in 

Torrevieja. 

Rita and Dave Monoghan, 

together with David and Lorraine 

Whitney who have provided 

support and help, together 

with a team of willing 

volunteers and bar staff, are 

hopng that the Fayre will be 

as popular as previous years. 

Oh! Not forgetting a welcome 

visit from Santa, who 

will be sparing time to see the 

kids (and big kids too), plus 

The Phoenix Band playing 

some well known songs. 

This family event is sure 

to be a hit, so come along at 

2pm and help support this 

worthwhile charity. 

It is sure to be a taster of 

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Bare bones blow 

The European Union's 

trade chief has declared 

that Boris Johnson will 

only get a "bare-bones" 

trade deal next year — or 

none at all. 

The prime minister has insisted 

that the United Kingdom 

will leave the EU in 

January next year and have 

time to secure a comprehensive 

free trade deal by the 

end of the transition period 

in December 2020. 

But Sabine Weyand, the 

EU's Director-General for 

Trade, said there was only 


time to negotiate a "barebones" 

deal with the UK 

next year, as the transition 

period will give negotiators 

less than 12 months of talks. 

The other alternative, 

Weyand said, is a no-deal 

Brexit exit at the end of the 

transition period. 

The remarks were reported 

by a number of British newspapers 

and are said to have 

been made during a breakfast 

meeting with the Transatlantic 

Policy Network in Brussels 

on Wednesday last week. 

The official's comments 

flatly contradict those of 

Johnson. He said on Monday 

that there was "absolutely 

no reason" why the UK could 

not wrap up all negotiations 

for a comprehensive deal in 

December 2020. 

The UK can extend the 

transition period, under 

which the UK must abide by 

all EU rules, for two years 

to December 2022, but the 

prime minister has repeatedly 

vowed not to. 

The Liberal Democrats 

said Weyand's comments underlined 

the risk that a Conservative 

government would 

pursue a no-deal Brexit next 

year. 

Chuka Umunna, the Lib 

Dems foreign affairs spokesperson, 

said: "It's clear the 

Canada-style free trade 

agreement that the PM seeks 

cannot be negotiated within 

the next the next year.” 

An EU Commission 

spokesperson did not deny 

the comments but said they 

would not comment on a 

private meeting. 

EU wage gap growing 

THE average Spaniard has 

to work for 20 months to 

earn as much as the average 

worker in Germany 

earns in a year according 

to the latest figures. 

Across the European 

Union the average salary is 


€2,091 per month (up slightly 

from 2018) while in Spain 

it is €1,658, over 20% lower. 

There are still 15 EU 

countries with lower wages 

than here, with Bulgaria at 

the bottom of the list with 

just €428. 

Of the 12 countries higher 

than Spain, Denmark tops 

the list with an average 

wage of €3,150 per month 

while in Germany the figure 

is €2,794 and in the UK 

€2,441. 

Many young Spanish are 

leaving their homeland to 

work in parts of the EU 

where wages are higher – 

but generally find that the 

cost of living is significantly 

higher as well. 

Sabine 

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Gas price 

on the rise 

Green tax raises 

trade war stakes 

AFTER a period of falling, 

the price of butane gas 

bottles rose by 5% last 

Tuesday (19 November). 

The set price jumped from 

€12.15 to €12.74 for a standard 

household 12.5 kilo bottle, 

the first price increase of 

2019. 

Suppliers have blamed a 

big international rise in raw 


materials and a smaller rise 

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the weakening of the euro 

against the dollar. 

Toward the end of 2018 

prices reached an all-time 

high of €15.33 but have 

fallen steadily over the past 

year, at least until this week. 

THE Spanish government 

has announced plans for a 

possible “green tariff” that 

will be imposed on imports 

from countries that 

have lower environmental 

standards than Spain. 

Secretary of State for 


Commerce Xiana Mendex 

outlined the scheme this 

week which still needs EU 

approval. 

The official label is the 

Border Carbon Tax and it 

will penalise countries such 

as the USA which Ms Mendez 

has said can produce 

products cheaper and offload 

them elsewhere as they are 

not taking such stringent 

measures against issues 

such as climate change. 

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tat measure against the 

US in particular, which has 

raised protectionist tariffs 

on Spanish products such 

as olives and wine, damaging 

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of baroque architecture, 

the interior artworks are a 

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bar is difficult to find, but 

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Lisbon, Portugal 

A whole world to explore 

Historical Bairro 

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 

experiences, for those who 

prefer the city, for those 

who want to see monuments 

and those who come 

to enjoy nature and for everyone 

who travels with all 

their senses. 

A rich, diverse, and inviting 

itinerary. 

Just waiting for you to discover 

and experience. 

Bairro Alto, Bica, 

Cais Do Sodré 

Have some fun in Lisbon. 

During the day, the historic 

Bairro Alto and Bica quarters 

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 

do Paço and the majestic Arco 

da Rua Augusta (Arch). 

Another recommended 

stop is the Lisbon Story 

Centre, where you can explore 

the main events in this 

unique city’s two thousand 

year-long history. 

Belém 

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 

the awning of the Pavilhão 

de Portugal (Portugal Pavilion) 

and the Gare de Oriente 

(Oriente Train Station). 

The numerous small 

parks, many of them right 

on the river, and the famous 

cable car, make it a great 

place for a family outing. 

What’s more, the cultural 

and pedagogical offer is extensive 

and diverse. The 

Oceanário (oceanarium) is 

one of the biggest attractions, 

as well as, the Museu 

de Conhecimento – Ciência 

Viva (Museum of Knowl- 

edge – Living Science, here, 

you determine your own 

experiences. 

Belém 

Heritage and history with a 

special twist. 

Belém is synonymous 

with history and the Portuguese 

discoveries. It was 

from this historic location 

that the great adventurers 

set sail in their fragile caravels, 

on a mission to discover 

the world. The Mosteiro 

do Jerónimos (Jerónimos 

Monastery) and Torre de 

Belém (Belém Tower), both 

UNESCO World Heritage 

sites, are Manueline-style 

monuments, whose imposing 

architectural wealth 

transports us back to the 

heyday of the Portuguese 

Empire. 

On your way there, pick 

up a Pastel de Belém (Belém 

pastry), one of the city’s most 

famous edible titbits and 

now well-known all over the 

world. 

Alfama, Castle, 

Graça and Mouraria 

The pure charm of history 

and the viewpoints. 

The city becomes increasingly 

iconic and picturesque, 

the further you delve into 

its historic and medieval 

districts. As you walk along 

the stone-paved, narrow and 

often steep streets of Alfama 

and Mouraria, you are literally 

transported back in 

time. 

Perched at the very top of 

this hill is Castelo S. Jorge 

(St. George’s Castle), built 

during the 7th Century. 

The castle occupies a 

strategic position and offers 

unrivalled views of the city, 

side by side with the melancholy 

music of Fado that 

infuses the air and tells you 

that you are in the Alfama. 

You can also get on the 

famous No. 28 tram. A ride 

on this emblematic symbol 

of the city allows you to take 

in most of the historical and 

cultural heritage that Lisbon 

has to offer.



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. 

Another great donation to 

the Albergue, Torrevieja 

TWO very generous Rojales 

ladies, Sofie and 

Kelly, El Cubo Cleaning 

Services, donated a variety 

of light and heavy 

blankets, beds and igloos 

for our cats. 

These igloos are fantastic. 

Not only do they help keep 

the cats warm during a cold 

winter evening but also provides 

a hidey hole for those 

cats that are shy or just want 

a bit of peace time. Thank 

you very much ladies. 

If you care to know more 

about the shelter and 

animals, or indeed like to 

help in any way, contact 

alberguecats@gmail.com



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 

sure everything is in working order 

now, so you will hopefully avoid 

future problems. 

4. Location 

How far is your local supermarket, 

bank, restaurant and bar? Do you 

have a decent bus connection? Is the 

building north- or south-facing? This 

last detail could be a big factor on 

how much you spend on heating and 

electricity. 

Have these points on a checklist 

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No move for 

many after 

break-up 

READ US ONLINE: 


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 

by far the main reason with 

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. 


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 

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 

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. 

Hidden cost of high rise living 


Mega project resumes 


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 be 

finished by the first half of 

2021.

Alex Trelinski’s 

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 “It didn’t occur to us it 

car seats at Ammanford, would create any offence to 

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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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 

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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) 

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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) 

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9 BLATANT DECEPTION 

10 EYE PENCIL 

11 MAKING ALCOHOL 

13 SURPASS IN CUNNING 

15 SPANISH DANCE 

17 IRREVOCABLE 

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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 


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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 


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Sports & Local News 

GOAL-ZALO! Monte’s 

ace marksman 

snatches the points 

THE cliché goes that, 

‘defences win championships’, 

but Montesinos’ 

leading scorer Gonzalo 

(22) showed decisively, 

that goals win games last 

Sunday at Torrevieja. 

It all started rather 

tamely though, with Monte 

looking somewhat jaded 

and sluggish, perhaps the 

early start had affected 

by Steve Robinson 

them? They were left reeling 

though, as early as the 

10th minute when a swift 

Torre raid caught them napping 

at the back allowing the 

overlapping player to guide 

the ball home. Not the start 

they would have wanted and 

only the second goal from 

open play that Monte have 

conceded so far this season 

and, I have to say, on the 

way they started, their opponents 

deserved it. 

Gradually though, they 

started to gel and get into 

the game. The deserved 

equaliser came after some 

magic from the ever tricky 

Luis (19), whose delicate 

chip found an unmarked 

Manu (5) free in the box, who 

Las Ramblas Golf Society 

by Peter Reffell 

WITH an excellent score of 44 

points, it was Benedicte Kruse, 

alongside Marleen Billen, who 

stood on top of the winners 

podium after Monday’s ‘2 ball 

better ball’ competition. 

Standing just below 

them were Pat Cassidy and 

Nora Betts, who scored an 

impressive 42. 

It was the same format on 

Wednesday, although this time it 

was the ‘Memorial Pairs Trophy’ 

that was at stake. 

Again, with a winning score 

of 44 points, this time it was 

AnneMarie Weisheit and Richard 

Connock who took the glory. 

With 43, John Dobson and Phil 

Herrington were a close second, 

followed by Olga Douglas and 

Paul Brown, who managed 42 

points. 

Four ‘2’s today with Phil Herrington 

getting two of them. 

The others in the money were 

Ron Phipps and Jan Svendsen. 

It was a certain Jim Bishop 

who once commented, ‘Golf is 

played by twenty million mature 

American men whose wives 

think they are out having fun’. 

Pues hasta la semana que 

viene. 

PEGO Golf Society held a 

Pairs Betterball Competition 

at Oliva Nova Golf 

Course on Tuesday 19th 

November. 

We had a magnificent 49 

members and guests playing 

today, and everybody turned 

up. This was the biggest field 

of the year, and there was 

some great golf played today. 

We had three guests playing 

with us today, and they 

were Ann Reilly, Chris Reilly 

and Graham Radford, and 

all were warmly welcomed 

by the captain and by the 

other members. 

Balls in the water today 

was a mammoth 143 and that 

figure was guessed correctly 

by Chris Reilly, and the only 

AnneMarie and Richard 

person to have a two today, 

and in the competition, was 

John Snelling. 

Nearest at hole five, with 

their second shot, was Michel 

Grin, with a very creditable 

2.14 metres, and at hole 

16, the winner was Celia 

Cronin, with 2.92 metres. 

In the competition proper, 

the results were as follows: 

First place was Barry 

Carter and Alan Barwick 

with an incredible 49 points. 

Second place was Steve 

Patton and Steve Crossan 

with 42 points. 

Third place was Fiona 

Sankey and Simon Fox with 

42 points. 

Fourth place was Peter 

Hanks and David Blakeley 

with 41 points. 

Fifth place was Donna 

Green and Celia Cronin with 

40 points. 

Sixth place was Michel 

Grin and Carla with 39 

points 

Well done to all our winners 

today, especially to Barry 

Carter and Alan Barwick. 

Just Great!!! 

Next week we will be 

playing a team accumulator, 

which is a lot of fun, 

and if you wish to join us, 

please send an email to 

Penny Barden at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com, 

and we would just love to 

see you. 

simply nodded home. Just 

desserts for the way that 

they had re-imposed themselves 

on the game after a 

flat start. Both sides headed 

in at the break, level. 

HT: Torrevieja CF 1 CD 

Montesinos 1. 

The vast bulk of the second 

half was played in the middle 

of the pitch, both sides effectively 

cancelling each other’s 

efforts to progress out, punctuated, 

it has to be said, by some 

fussy and overly-officious at 

times, refereeing. Why can’t 

match officials take charge of 

a game without interfering in 

its smooth running? 

The game was developing 

all the hallmarks of a 

score draw until that is, yet 

another excellent cross-field 

ball found Maccan (23) who 

jinked and turned, shook off 

his marker and laid the ball 

on a plate for Gonzalo (22) to 

thump it in the net emphatically. 

The deadlock having 

been broken, the game returned 

to its previous ebb 

and flow in the middle (although 

again, the finicky 

refereeing arguably got in 

the way of a decent contest 

there) with neither side having 

what could be termed a 

gilt-edged chance to increase 

their existing score. 

At the final blast, it was 

Montesinos who looked the 

more relieved. They had 

started badly, but clawed 

their way back against a 

more than decent Torre 

side, who simply lacked the 

quality and guile to make a 

telling difference. I’ve previously 

mused here that good 

(championship winning?) 

sides will always find a way 

to win and on this occasion, 

happily, Monte did. Here’s 

a tip for the team though, 

switch on and focus from 

the first whistle and as WC 

Fields once said "never give 

a sucker and even break". 

Vamos Monte. 

FT: CD Torrevieja CF 1 

CD Montesinos 2. 

Team: 13 Carlos, 2 Pepe, 5 

Manu, 9 Manuel Sanchez, 12 

Diego Barrosa, 14 Pamies, 

15 Diego, 19 Luis, 22 Gonzalo, 

23 Maccan, 24 Andres. 

Subs: 3 Fernando, 4 Santos, 

8 German, 10 Alfredo, 11 

Josema. 

CD Montesinos are at 

home on Sunday 24th November 

to play their old foes 

CD Benijofar. Kick-off is 

4.30pm. The match is sponsored 

by Torregolf.eu 

Pego Golf Society Pairs Betterball Competition 

by Malcolm Wise 

Cricket at La Manga 

THE European Cricket 

League has announced 

that it will return to the 

Mar Menor region next 

year to La Manga Club, as 

it once again hosts the European 

Cricket League – 

ECL20 between May 31st 

and June 7th. 

The inaugural tournament 

took place at the Murcia 

region venue last year, and 

hailed as cricket’s equivalent 

of the UEFA Champions 

League, ECL20 promises to 

be even bigger and better, 

with V.O.C. Rotterdam being 

victorious in 2018. 

Due to huge interest and 

demand for the competition, 

ECL20 will expand its 

number of champion teams - 


spread over eight days of exciting 

fast-paced T10 action 

at La Manga Club. 

“We are delighted to have 

La Manga Club on board 

again as the official venue 

partner for the Champions 

League of European cricket,” 

said Daniel Weston, founder 

of the European Cricket 

League. 

“Featuring southern Europe's 

best cricket facilities, 

the resort is the perfect destination 

for cricket fans and 

champion clubs to combine 

world-class cricket and entertainment 

in equal measure.” 

All the games are set to be 

Photo by 

Terry Harris 

televised worldwide across 

a combination of broadcast, 

digital and social channels 

to over 120 countries and an 

estimated audience of more 

than 142 million viewers. 

La Manga Club is widelyknown 

as the home of cricket 

in Spain and features an outstanding 

range of first-class 

cricket facilities ideal for 

hosting teams and staging 

tournaments – including the 

continent’s only European 

Cricket Performance Centre. 

Nick Montgomery, general 

manager at La Manga Club, 

said: “The European Cricket 

League is a fantastic initiative 

and we’re thrilled to 

again play an important part 

in such an exciting project.”



International Sport 

New green 

challenge 

Back to action 

SPAIN’S top-flight women by Alex Trelinski 

the strike and resume 

footballers temporarily 

working until December 

suspended their strike on 

Monday, after they edged 

closer to securing a collective 

women’s Primera Division 

games but this weekend’s 

matches will go ahead as 

20th after receiving an offer 

from the ministry for 

employment which guar- 

deal over pay and scheduled. 

anteed players a mini- 

conditions. 

The strike led to the postponement 

of last weekend’s 

The Association of Spanish 

Footballers said that 

players had agreed to halt 

mum salary of €16,000 per 

year as well as full-time 

contracts. 

Rock on tommy 

TOMMY Fleetwood beat 

Marcus Kinhult in a playoff 

to win the Nedbank Golf 

Challenge last weekend in 

South Africa. 

Fleetwood started the final 

round six shots off the 

lead but carded a seven-under 

65 to finish on 12 under 

par, which Swede Kinhult 

matched with a 68. 

The Englishman, who 

had three eagles during his 

round, then made a brilliant 

par on the first extra hole to 

win. 

It was the 28-year-old's 

first victory since January 

2018 and moved him up to 

second in the Race to Dubai. 

He is now second behind 

Austria's Bernd Wiesberger 

in the standings, with 

the one remaining event, 

the DP World Tour Championship 

in Dubai having 

started yesterday. 


The tournament winner 

in Dubai this Sunday will 

receive three million US dollars, 

and the overall winner 

of the Race to Dubai will get 

an extra two million US dollars 

from a bonus pool of five 

million dollars, which will be 

shared out between the top 

five in the final standings. 

Old boss 

returns 

LUIS Enrique, whose 

daughter died from bone 

cancer in August, is returning 

as Spain manager 

five months after stepping 

down for personal 

reasons. 

Enrique resigned in June 


Euro 2020 without losing a 

game. 

Moreno, who also worked 

under Enrique at Roma, Celta 

Vigo and Barcelona, said 

after taking the job he would 

after 11 months in the “step aside” if Enrique ever 

job and announced in August 

that his nine-year-old 

daughter, Xana, had died. 

The 49-year-old former 

wanted to return. 

But he refused to face the 

press on Monday night, and 

was angry over the way the 

Barcelona boss was replaced 

matter had been handled. 

by his assistant, 

Robert Moreno. 

Moreno was in charge as 

At a news conference on 

Tuesday, Spanish Football 

Federation president Luis 

Spain beat Romania 5-0 on Rubiales said: “Everyone 

Monday, and it saw them 

wrap up qualification for 

knew that if Luis Enrique 

wanted to come back he had 


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 environmentfocused 

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.” 

the doors open. Luis Enrique 

will continue to the Qatar 

World Cup [in 2022].” 

Enrique’s re-appointment 

sees him become the fourth 

change of manager since 

Julen Lopetegui was dismissed 

just before Spain’s 

2018 World Cup opener 16 

months ago.




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 fellow-countryman, 

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




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 

No Greek tragedy 

A NERVELESS Stefanos 

Tsitsipas came from a 

set down to beat Dominic 

Thiem on a thrilling finalset 

tie-break and become 

the youngest winner of 

the ATP Finals in 18 years 

at London’s O2 Arena on 

Sunday. 

The Greek, 21, won 6-7 (6- 

8) 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to claim the 

biggest title of his fledgling 

career. 


Tsitsipas is the youngest 

winner of the season-ending 

championships since 

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt 

in 2001 and claims prize 

money of over two million 

euros. 

“It's been a rollercoaster. 

Holding this trophy is amazing,” 

the world number six 

said. 

“It is a dream come true 

and the best way to end this 

match.” 

“I did get nervous at some 

points in the match but I 

managed to forget about how 

I felt and I had momentum 

in the final set tie-break, 

which was really tight.” 

“My fighting spirit and me 

constantly trying to push 

myself to do better got me 

there in the end.” 

Miami match ban 

PLANS to play Villarreal’s by Alex Trelinski 

court will make a final ruling 

home game against Atletico 

on whether the FA can prevent 

Madrid on December 

6th in Miami have been 

the issue of matches being 

held abroad is to take place La Liga holding a game 

in the US. 

abandoned. 

in February, 

Last year Barcelona 

A court decided not to 

grant “interim measures” to 

allow La Liga to stage the 

game as a decisive case on 

As reported last week, 

the planned game had been 

blocked by the Spanish Football 

Association, and the 

scrapped plans to play a 

game against Girona in Miami 

because of a “lack of consensus”.



Sport 

JOSE’S 

CAPITAL 

START 

Bale in 

flag row 

REAL Madrid’s Gareth 

Bale has been slammed 

in the Spanish media, after 

prioritising playing for 

Wales - and finding time 

for a quick 18 holes - over 

turning out for his club 

Real Madrid, after helping 

his country to the finals of 

Euro 2020 this week. 

The 30-year-old has not 

played for Real since early 

October and his return to 


international duty was 

dubbed by the Spanish media 

as the “Miracle in Wales" 

this week. 

Sports newspaper AS said 

that Bale was mocking his 

club, whilst Marca said that 

he would not face any punishment 

because his relationship 

with coach Zinedine 

Zidane is “broken for good”. 

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.

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