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Early Tuesday in
Los Alcázares
FLOODS returned to the Mar
Menor region this week, as
some residents are still trying
to get their lives together
after September’s recordbreaking
downpours, and
parts of Los Alcázares town
being under water for the
fourth time in three years.
The fresh storms hit the whole
of Alicante Province and the
Murcia region, but fortunately
the Vega Baja only saw a handful
of roads flooded, with little or
no property damage reported.
The main problems caused by
this week’s deluges were in the
Mar Menor, with around 100 people
evacuated from properties in
Los Alcázares on Tuesday morning,
and motorists stranded in
their cars by flood water around
the San Javier municipality.
Though the flooding was
at the same severity level as
in September, there was still
plenty for emergency services
to deal with.
A dozen trunk roads were
blocked around the Mar Menor,
as over 100 litres of rain per
square metre fell in the early
Mayor Mario Pérez
Los Alcázares
town centre
by Alex Trelinski
hours of Tuesday in just three
hours, with some local routes
still closed well into Wednesday
morning.
The Vega Baja region saw
several roads that are usually
flooded during heavy rain once
again having to suffer overnight
between Monday and Tuesday,
most notably in Torrevieja and
on the Orihuela Costa.
The AP-7 tunnel at Pilar de
la Horadada, that was blocked
for days after September’s Gota
Fria, was also hit.
Access though largely returned
to normal as Tuesday
morning progressed, and inland
areas of the Vega Baja saw
no repeat of the September’s
flooding caused by the high
level of the Segura river.
For the Mar Menor though,
there were was an instant
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Schools were closed across
the municipality and the weekly
market scrapped.
Mayor Mario Pérez said that
this week’s events meant that
there was “no more room for excuses”,
and repeated the need
to stop muddy flood water pouring
down into the town from
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“This matter has been denounced
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Optical chain joins the
campaign for those in need
Specsavers Ópticas has recently
launched a campaign
to collect non-perishable food
for those in need across all six
stores on the Costa Blanca.
It has joined the Operación Kilo
Campaign, which is organized by
Spain’s Federation of Food Banks
(FESBAL) and operates nationwide
through a network of 55
food banks. FESBAL distributes
food via charities and associations
to help the most vulnerable
people in society and is currently
supplying food to 1.5 million people.
Specsavers Ópticas will be
collecting food for them until the
end of the year.
by Alex Trelinski
TWELVE new members of the Alicante
Province fire service have been unveiled,
with nine of them having positions
as front-line firefighters.
The rest of the recruits area are a radio
operator, as well as more senior captain
and sergeant positions.
Three of them will be based in the Vega
Baja in Almoradi and Orihuela, whilst the
remainder have postings in the north of
the region at Cocentaina, Denia, Elda, and
Sant Vicent del Raspeig.
The Specsavers Ópticas stores
on the Costa Blanca are collaborating
with the food bank for
the Alicante province (Banco de
Alimentos Alicante) to ensure the
food donations get to those people
who really need them. They
are particularly in need of the
following non-perishable foods
and toiletries – oil, tinned foods,
baby food, nappies, formula milk,
toothpaste, deodorant, bath gel,
shampoo and soap. These products
can be dropped into Specsavers
Ópticas in Javea, Calpe, Benidorm,
Torrevieja, Guardamar
and La Zenia until the end of the
year. Visit www.specsavers.es to
find your nearest store.
The directors of these six opticians
are asking for donations of
food and toiletries in return for
their free eye test and encouraging
anyone who recently had a
free eye test to also join the collection
and bring in some food to
donate between the 25th of November
and the end of the year.
Find out more about the important
work the Spanish Federation
of Food Banks is doing on
their website www.fesbal.org or
follow the Banco de Alimentos de
Alicante on Facebook to keep up
to date with all their campaigns
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BAND OF
ROBBERS
by Alex Trelinski
AN ALGERIAN gang that
carried out at least 30
robberies in Alicante
Province and the Murcia
region, has been arrested
in Alicante City by the National
Police.
The seven-strong group
specialised in home robberies,
but also robbed from
cars and would not hesitate
to use violence if needed.
The men struck in La Nucía,
Denia and Jávea in the
north, whilst in the south,
Callosa del Segura, Los Alcázares
and Mula were some
of the areas hit.
BARING
IT ALL
NAKED animal rights protesters
by Alex Trelinski
covered their bod-
than 32 million animals are
ies in fake blood on Sunday
“sacrificed and skinned” in
in Barcelona as part the EU every year to provide
of a protest against the fur to the clothing industry.
fur industry.
“More than 70 brave activists
The protest, organised by
put themselves in the
animal rights organisation shoes of the animal victims
AnimaNaturalis, took place of the fur and leather industry,”
in Barcelona’s central Catalunya
the organisation said
square.
on Twitter. “Cruelty is not
Organisers said more elegant!”
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
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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
OBSCENE VIEWING
A TORREVIEJA pervert
who downloaded and distributed
obscene material
via a computer and mobile
phone has been given a
two-year-jail sentence by
an Elche court.
No further details about
the man was given except
that he came from the La
Mata area of the city, and
that his prison term was
suspended because it was a
first offence.
He was placed on probation
for three years and
warned that we would go to
by Alex Trelinski
jail if he offended again.
National Police cyber officers
were alerted to his
La Mata home, when they
tracked him accessing disturbing
sexual material involving
young children and
animals amongst a variety
of perverted subjects.
The bonus for police was
that they were also able
arrest other people across
Spain who were watching
and passing on the same obscene
files.
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
965 641 163
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By Tracy Storer
Senior Partner
Chorus Financial
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.
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
email t.storer@chorusfinancial.es
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TIGERS
SPANISH
TREK
RIDDLE OF MISSING BRIT
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have
found no trace of a missing
British man who was
last seen on Saturday November
23rd kayaking out
of Torrevieja marina.
Kenny McPherson’s family
fear that he may have been
carried out to sea by strong
currents and launched social
media appeals for information
on the 62-year-old Aberdeen
man.
The Scots-born offshore
survey engineer flew to the
southern Costa Blanca last
month to spend a few weeks
by Alex Trelinski
at his holiday property in the
Torrevieja area.
His step-daughter,
23-year-old Anna Mitchell
said:- “My mum said he
had kayaked when they had
been abroad with a tutor but
on this particular occasion
he had decided he wanted to
do a bit by himself.”
“He had just bought a kayak
and had been out on the
Friday before he went missing
just down the road from
where he was last seen. We
were unaware he was going
to go out on the Saturday
again.”
Mr McPherson’s neighbours
saw him leave with
the distinctive lime green
kayak early on Saturday
November 23rd, and his car
was was left at Torrevieja
Marina.
“The weather conditions
early in the morning were
good but we were told it got
bad later in the day and the
wind speed picked up around
midday and the sea turned
quite choppy,” Anna added.
FIVE TIGERS have arrived
at their new home in Alicante
Province, after they
were intercepted in a bad
state in a lorry by Polish
border guards.
The animals were en route
to to a Russian zoo after an
arduous journey from Italy.
by Alex Trelinski
They are now based at the
Primadomus Wildlife Refuge
in Villena, which specialises
in helping exotic non-domesticated
animals.
Two Polish zoos gave nine
tigers temporary accommodation,
with experts describing
the animals as “emaciated,
dehydrated, with sunken
eyes, excrement stuck to their
fur, urine burns, in a total
state of stress, and without
the will or desire to live” when
they were first discovered.
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Politician dies in hotel fire
by Simon Russell
Teacher
accused
of abuse
THE authorities in Andalusia
have confirmed that
a schoolteacher has been
arrested in the region in
connection to suspected
child abuse charges.
Due to the age of the victim
few details have been released
although it is known
the charges relate to a
by Simon Russell
schoolchild at a school in the
Velez-Malaga municipality.
The local authorities have
opened a separate enquiry
to that of the police as the
abuse took place on municipal
property.
THE sole victim in a fire at
an Ibiza hostel has been
named as Pedro Tesoro,
a 53-year-old Spanish national
and prominent member
of the local Vox political
party.
The fire broke out at the
Hostal Balearic last Thursday
which is located in the
popular tourist town of San
Antonio. Mr Tesoro, the proprietor
of the establishment,
was lying on the floor when
the emergency services arrived.
He was declared dead
at the scene and it is believed
that he may have suffered a
cardiac arrest not directly related
to the fire.
The victim was a member
of the steering committee for
the Ibiza and Formentera
THE court inquiry into the death of
a customer after eating in a prestigious
Valencia restaurant has
found that this was most likely due
to natural causes and not food poisoning
as first suspected.
The 46-year-old had a meal with her
husband and child in Michelin starred
“Riff” back in February. She became
Vox party who expressed their
sadness at the loss in a social
media statement.
There were 30 other people
Michelin “food poisoning” may
have been natural causes
by Simon Russell
in the hostel when the fire
broke out and they were all
evacuated without injury although
at least one person
very ill the same evening at home and
died. Due to her symptoms, at first
food poisoning was suspected, possibly
caused by mushrooms.
The initial ruling in the court this
week was that while the victim may
was treated for a panic attack.
Mr Tesoro helped with the
evacuation and was believed
to have collapsed shortly after.
have had gastroenteritis, the cause of
death was most likely an underlying
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To the point
TORREVIEJA’S municipal
animal shelter wants to
make more room for their
cats by expanding their
cattery pen.
Volunteers at the facility
on Avenida de Los Nenufares
just off the CV-905 close to the
Habaneras shopping centre,
are appealing for donations of
any spare building materials
that are of no use, but could
help boost the cattery.
One of the helpers, Lisa, is
to build the extension, and
she is after items like sand,
cement, treated timber in
LOS MONTESINOS has
unveiled its first electric
car charging point at
a cost of just under nine
Cattery expansion
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length, chicken wire, gravel,
and tins of wood stain.
She plans to build a base,
tile it and then build a wood
and metal cage that will be
then be weatherproofed,
which means that good quality
toldos and tarpaulin will
be very useful.
Details about the work of
the shelter are available on
the Facebook page, Concejalia
de Protección Animal de Torrevieja
or by sending an email
to alberguecats@gmail.com
by Alex Trelinski
thousand euros.
The unit was mostly paid for
by a grant from the Valencian
Institute of Business Competitiveness,
and has been placed
in front of the Town Hall on
Avenida de La Marquesa.
Los Montesinos mayor José
Manuel Butrón said: “We
hope this new point will encourage
residents to go electric
with their next car and
the council is also looking at
its vehicle fleet being more
environmentally friendly
when it comes to renewing it”.
Brit’s fatal error
A BRITISH motorist was by Alex Trelinski
was a local resident or had
killed last Thursday morning
come to the area on holiday,
when his car travelled
the wrong way down the
AP-7 motorway in the San
Javier area.
The unnamed Brit was
driving a Ford Focus car and
lost his life instantly, after
he smashed head-on into another
vehicle that was on the
correct carriageway.
The incident caused a six
vehicle pile-up, with three people
taken for treatment to San
Javier’s Los Arcos hospital.
It was unclear whether
the dead British national
or whether there was anybody
else in his car.
It was the third death on
the Murcia region´s roads
this year caused by drivers
travelling on the wrong side
of a motorway or dual-carriageway.
Cruz azul day
ANIMAL charity Cruz Azul,
Murcia, will be at the Iceland
supermarket in San
Javier this Saturday (December
7th) for a day of
fundraising.
Cruz Azul, which specialises
in providing vet services
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for needy animals or well
as rehoming them, is the
nominated charity for 2019
of the local Iceland store,
which has had collection
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Carols in the square
LOCAL choirs will come
together next Friday (December
13th) for the annual
Carol Concert in in
front of the church at
Torrevieja’s Plaza de la
Constitucion.
The Crescendo choir and
members of the Studio 32
Musical Theatre Company
by Alex Trelinski
will join with vocalists from
other nations to lead the
singing, whilst the music will
be provided by the RBL Concert
Band and the Spanish
Wind and Youth Band.
A selection of International
Carols, including many
traditional English ones,
will be performed, with the
concert scheduled to start at
5.00pm.
Song sheets will be available
for everybody to join in,
with up to three thousand
people expected to attend
a very popular event in the
Torrevieja festive calendar.
Boosting independence
A LOCAL charity is to present
10 thousand euros
next week to a regional
group that try to help
people with a variety of
mental problems to live as
independently as they can.
The donation will come from
Help at Home(HAH), Costa
Blanca, who after months of
fundraising, will handover
to a cheque to the ADIEM
charity during this Tuesday’s
Christmas Fair at the Emerald
Isle in La Florida, which
starts at 2.00pm.
Currently ADIEM rent six
flats in Alicante, Orihuela, and
Torrevieja, and now they have
bought a five-bedroom property,
which will be extended
at a cost of 18,500 euros, with
the HAH money coming as a
major boost to ADIEM.
The property has a commu-
Outside ADIEM-owned home
by Alex Trelinski
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helps prepare meals. a dining
room and sitting room;
plus a pool and garden that
eventually will be a vegetable
garden.
The charity have all the
necessary planning permission
for the extension, which
will help an additional three
people with two bedrooms
and bathrooms.
There are social workers
at the home to make sure
everything runs smoothly,
and they help the residents
to find jobs and to build their
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A sea of santas
AROUND 200 people,
many of whom dressed
up in red, took part in last
Sunday’s annual Santa
Walk organised by cancer
charity fundraisers, Maria
and the Pink Ladies and
Panthers.
by Alex Trelinski
The five kilometre started
and finished at Zenia Boulevard,
with musical entertainment
provided at the
shopping centre by the RBL
Concert Band.
Many items of food and
clothing were also brought
in to help the Torrevieja
homeless charity Reach
Out, with well over a thousand
euros raised for the
AECC Contra el Cancer
charity.
Festive success
GLORIOUS sunshine provided
an excellent backdrop
for last Saturday´s
Age Concern Christmas
Fair at their La Siesta centre
in Torrevieja.
An impressive 2,647 euros
by Alex Trelinski
was raised through a variety
of stalls, plus a grand raffle
and tombola, plus a chance
to guess the name of a Teddy
bear, who ended up being
called just Teddy!
Seasonal songs came from
local choir, The Lyricals,
with the proceeds on the day
enabling Age Concern to continue
their work across the
southern Costa Blanca.
A big thank you
SAN FULGENCIO will be
paying tribute this Friday
(December 6th) to everybody
who helped with
the aftermath of September’s
floods that hit the
municipality.
Starting from 11.00am in
San Fulgencio village, there
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will be a full programme of
events paying homage to
the many organisations, associations
and individuals
that played their part during
and in the aftermath of
the worst storms to hit the
area for 140 years.
After gathering at the
Plaza España, there will
be an unveiling of a special
plaque at 1130am followed
by a parade through
the village streets which
will finish at the Recinto
Multiusos centre for a Ceremony
of Appreciation from
12.30pm.
This will be followed by a
Giant Paella and drinks at
2.00pm, with everybody invited
to come along to support
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World News
Seat scammer
diverts flight
Jewish cemetery
defaced by Nazis
Record roam
for tiger
A WILD tiger in India,
which had a radio collar
fitted at birth, has been
tracked as roaming over
more than 1,300 kilometres
(800 miles) in the last
five months.
The mammoth trek –
roughly the equivalent of
walking from Valencia to
Paris – has surprised experts
as the big cats are generally
home bodies.
However, the tiger population
in India has grown
by over a third in just four
years, putting pressure on
the territorial animals.
In this instance it is
thought that the animal was
looking for territory, a mate,
or possibly both.
The male, named simply
C1, was born in Tipeshwar
two years ago, one of three
male cubs.
The males may have been
fighting over the same space
when they matured, prompting
C1’s odyssey which has
so far taken him to Hingoli
by Simon Russell
FRENCH Premier Emmanuel
Macron has been
among the many who
have expressed their horror
and sadness after the
desecration of graves in a
Jewish cemetery near the
city of Strasbourg.
Swastikas and other anti-
Semitic graffiti were sprayed
on over 100 gravestones and
this week Interior Minister
Christophe Castaner visited
the site and condemned the
act.
At the site he said “I want
to say to those who think
they can come here in the
middle of the night and tarnish
the memory of those
who are buried here that
they tarnish the memory of
our French republic.
I want to tell them that we
will not leave them alone,
and all our means will be
mobilized to follow up and
act on this”.
This is seen as part of wider
backlash in France, which
is home to half a million
Jewish people, the largest
such community in Europe.
Earlier this year a similar
incident happened in the Alsace
town of Quatzenheim.
by Simon Russell
where it is though he may
finally have settled down.
There was one incident in
the long walk where a human
was “accidentally injured” after
the tiger stumbled upon
their camp, and some people
in India have concerns about
the danger to humans as
the big cat population keeps
expanding.
There has been a 74% increase
in the reporting of
anti-Semitic acts this year in
France, although partly that
may be down to more willingness
to report such crimes by
minority communities.
President Macron has
promised that his government
will fight what he calls
a scourge.
However, what is widely
regarded as France’s second
most powerful party, Marine
Le Pen’s National Rally, has
been criticised for its supposed
anti-Semitic stance,
particularly among many of
their supporters.
The biggest worry is that
while due to careful management
the tiger population in
India is doing well, their natural
prey, mainly medium to
large mammals, continues to
shrink in number.
A mature tiger needs a
“food bank” of 500 breeding
prey animals to allow it to
survive, worrying some that
they may turn on domestic
animals – or even people.
A WOMAN’S scheme to
fake illness to get a better
seat on a plane had unintended
consequences after
the flight was diverted
and ended up making an
emergency landing.
The unnamed passenger
was flying from Pensacola in
Florida to Miami when she
told the air crew that she was
having breathing troubles.
Her acting skills were
clearly very good as the pilot
took her health issue so
seriously that he took the
decision to reroute the craft
AN American man regarded
as one of the world’s
best free climbers died
after falling hundreds of
metres from a sheer rock
face in Mexico last week.
Brad Gobright, aged 31,
was descending after a successful
climb of El Sendero
Luminoso, regarded as one
of the toughest peaks in the
world.
He was abseiling down the
mountain when the tragedy
by Simon Russell
back to Peniscola, telling the
airport authorities he had an
inflight emergency.
The crew’s suspicions were
first raised after the “sick”
woman refused to leave the
plane after the emergency
landing which had closed
the airport for a period and
disrupted several other flights.
By this time all the other
passengers had been forced to
evacuate and eventually the
female was also persuaded
to deplane. However, shortly
struck after it appeared Gobright
failed to secure his
equipment properly. In free
climbing you are not allowed
to use tools such as ropes to
help you and all work must be
done with the hands and feet.
However, the same rules
do not apply on the ascent
which was when the victim
died.
Tributes from the tightly
after that she had to confess
to medical teams that there
was nothing wrong with
her and she had faked the
breathing troubles simply to
get moved to a better seat.
She has been arrested and
may well be fined for the
substantial costs incurred by
both the airline and airport.
Penescola to Miami is only
a short haul flight and it
has been pointed out that it
may have been cheaper for
the shameless flyer to have
hired a private plane once
the fines are incurred.
Top climber in
death plunge
by Simon Russell
knit climbing community
poured in for Mr Gobright.
Alex Honnold, the worlds
number one climber said
“He was such a warm soul. I
suppose there’s something to
be said about being safe out
there and the inherent risks
in climbing but I don’t really
care about that right now.
I’m just sad for Brad and his
family. And for all of us who
were so positively affected by
his life. So crushing”

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Christmas Fayre
Success for the
AFA Alzheimers
WHAT a fabulous turn
out of people for the Marina
Bar Christmas Fair on
Saturday 23rd November.
With a minimum amount
of time to organise and to
make pleas for donations, the
effort was well worth it, raising
a brilliant 1493.56 Euros
for the AFA Alzheimers
Torrevieja.
The last minute influx
of donations that literally
covered the billiard table
ensured that stalls and the
Tombola were well stocked
for the event.
David and Lorraine Whitney
brought their unique
fundraising and organising
skills to the fore and together
with Rita and Dave
Monaghan, and their loyal
bar staff, worked very hard
to ensure the event was a
success.
The Phoenix band played
a variety of well known
Christmas tunes and Santa
himself found time in his
busy schedule to hand out
Chocolate Santa’s to the
throng of excited children,
many who had written their
Christmas wish lists to hand
in to him personally.
A great afternoon with
fabulous raffle, tombola,
stalls, music, name the bear
and of course crowds of loyal
supporters ensured the success
of the event.
David and Lorraine Whitney getting ready for the event
Representatives of the
AFA Alzheimers were their
to witness the popularity of
the Fayre, happy with the
attendance and atmosphere
created by the team of hard
workers.
Thanks must go to all of
the people who helped and
who donated to this event,.
Their generosity and loyalty
was much appreciated.
The amount raised, together
with the 200 Euros
raised at the recent
"Fright Night" at the bar,
totals 1693.56 Euros for this
worthwhile charity.
Thank you for Reach Out donations
QUESADA Ladies Club,
The Costa Blanca Scandinavian
School and the Pink
Ladies have all been excellent
supporters of Reach
Out in the last few months.
Quesada Ladies Club have
donated over 800 Euro in the
last year and also contributed
bags of food and toiletries
which Reach Out are eternally
grateful for. Some of
the Volunteers are members
of this group which shows
the compassion and love in
the Community.
Marie Wilson and her Pink
Ladies have been outstanding
in their generosity, collecting
food and toiletries
during their Santa's Walk in
La Zenia Boulevard last Sunday,
and Reach Out thank
them for thinking of them
as they help AECC carry on
their work. The Scandinavian
School in Horizonte are an-
THE next fund raiser organised
by David and
Lorraine Whitney for the
AFA Alzheimers will be
the popular annual event
“Mingle Bells” at the Marina
Bar Calle de las Rosas
on Friday 13th December
at 2pm.
This is a chance for people
to get together, make new
friends and enjoy a two
course Christmas lunch,
quiz, raffle, spot prizes,
other new benefactor with a
different take on fundraising.
The young people are
producing items of various
design and manufacture,
then hold a Bazaar in school
where the goods are sold. All
profits are then donated to
Reach Out.
A group of Students recently
visited the Centre in Calle
Bella Antonia, and presented
President David Young
with some chocolates. Accompanied
by Rektor Ingela
Björklund they were given a
tour and talk about the Charity,
its history and how Reach
Out do things. The Chocolates
were accepted and will
be part of a Christmas bag for
the Homeless.
Reach Out send their
sincere thanks to all these
groups and with their donations
can help make Christmas
better for some of the
Homeless and needy families
in Torrevieja, and wish them
all a very Happy Christmas
and Peaceful 2020.
Mingle Bells
music and enjoy a fun pre-
Christmas afternoon with a
special festive atmosphere.
As places are limited this
has to be pre-booked, the cost
per person being 15 Euros.
Rita and Dave Monaghan
of the bar are giving their
help and support as usual
to make this a non-missable
event.
Further details can be
obtained from the bar.
Telephone 965705907.

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SISTERS KEEP
BOBBY
GETS
MAKEOVER
DOING IT!
She may have just turned 100 six birthday cards from the
years old – but Lil Thomas is still Queen.
the youngster when it comes to her Both sisters have received one
sister.
to mark their 100th, while Amy
Lil(pictured-left), from Newport in – known as Win – was also sent
South Wales, has just become a centenarian,
following in the footsteps of had one every year since.
a card when she turned 105 and has
her 108-year-old sister, Amy Winifred Born a year after the end of World
Hawkin.
War One, Lil was Wales’ first female
With a combined age of 208, they bus conductor in World War Two between
her career as an entertainer.
are thought to be among the oldest living
sisters in the UK, as well as Wales. Lil’s advice for a long life is:- “Never
Between them, they have received lose your sense of humour because if you
can’t laugh,
especially at yourself, you will never
get through it all.”
Meanwhile, Win will turn 109 next
month, when she can expect her sixth
letter from the Queen.
“I got a stack of them there, a boxful!”
she added.
HUNGRY
A 100-year-old teddy bear that helped a
World War Two airman convalesce has undergone
a delicate restoration.
Bobby Bear was the childhood toy of RAF wireless
operator Joe Mack, who flew with one of the
elite Pathfinder crews based in Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
The “treasured keepsake” was faithfully mended
by a team of specialists for the BBC TV Repair
Shop series series.
Mr Mack’s daughter, Kris Johnston, said the
family wanted Bobby “conserved rather than
changed”, keeps his trademark wonky smile.
The “fragile” bear was loaned to the Pathfinder
collection at RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire and
formed the centrepiece for its 75th anniversary
last year.
Joe Mack died at the age of 72 in 1994 but his
family said he would have been “overjoyed that
Bobby Bear is still going – and will go on for generations”.
HUSKY
A husky dog started a house fire after managing to turn the
microwave on.
The husky, which was left on its own in the semi-detached
home in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex managed to turn on the worktop
appliance.
A packet of bread rolls, left inside, began to burn, causing a
small fire, Essex Fire Service said.
The owner saw smoke in the kitchen from a camera feed on
their phone.
Geoff Wheal from the Essex Fire Service called it a “very
strange incident” and said firefighters found the kitchen filled
with smoke, but they made sure the flames did not spread to the
rest of the house.
The dog was not hurt, the service added.
SNIPING DISCOVERY
You never know what you might find but may now legally have to be handed over
when you get your hands dirty...or even to the National Museum of Scotland or the
wet, as
Natural History Museum.
Britain’s largest gold nugget, weighing The gold was actually found in two pieces,
just over 121 grams has been unearthed in which slot together perfectly, earning it the
a Scottish river. An unnamed explorer made name The Reunion Nugget.
the find used the traditional method of sniping,
which involves lying face down in a may have been caused by a strike off a rock
It also has a hole in the middle, which
river wearing a snorkel and dry suit. or glacier or even a tool used by a farmer
The nugget is thought to be worth £80,000 during the Iron Age.
DOUBLE
RAGS TO
RICHES
A mother-of-four claiming benefit
became an overnight millionaire
after scooping two huge online
bingo wins in the space of 10
days!
Anita Campbell, from Seaham
in County Durham, won £597,000
within hours of opening her Mecca
account and followed it with another
£552,000 jackpot just over a week
later.
She described how she struggled to
make ends meet on Universal Credit
for more than a year, during which
time she lost weight from not eating
properly and her diabetes was affected.
Following the win, she told Mirror
Online: ‘It’s still a bit of a dream. ‘I’m
over the moon, I still can’t believe it. I
thought straight away I can help my
kids with this money.’
Anita has moved out of her rented
home into a new property and given
away her old furniture to people she
felt might need it.
She also used a chunk of the
windfall to pay off debts following
her mother’s funeral last year, buy
her 73-year-old father a new home
and foot the bill for her daughter to
undergo IVF treatment.

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Puig and Elliott
PUIG MEETS UK
AMBASSADOR
VALENCIAN President
Ximo Puig once again
made more soothing noises
to British expats, as he
welcomed the UK ambassador
to Spain, Hugh Elliott
to Valencia City last
week.
It was Elliott´s first official
visit to the Valencian
government since becoming
ambassador in August.
Puig guaranteed the
maximum “cooperation and
collaboration” of his government
to minimise the effects
of Brexit on all people living
in the Valencia region, as
well as businesses, especially
those related to tourism.
“The Valencian Community
has a deep and friendly
relationship with the United
Kingdom”, said Puig who
also pointed out that around
a third of all British expats
in Spain live in the region.
He also stressed that the
local economy was boosted
by Alex Trelinski
by five billion euros of business
with the UK over the
last year.
Puig stated that the UK
had to leave the EU with
an agreement rather than
“crashing out” and added:-
“Britain may stop being a
member of the European
Union, but it will stop being
European.”
The President repeated
his regional government´s
guarantee over healthcare
provision for British residents,
and stated that his
administration had put together
a post-Brexit plan
with measures such as “an
investment of around 11 million
euros to promote the
area as tourist destination
in the UK market”.
Puig went to London on
Tuesday with representatives
of the Valencian cham-
bers of commerce to promote
the region to tour operators
and travel journalists, which
Tourist figures
steady finance
DESPITE experiencing
a slight downturn in October,
tourist numbers
for 2019 to date have increased
slightly as has the
amount they are spending
per visitor.
There were 7.6 million
foreign visitors in October,
0.3% down from 2018.
However, the total for the
first ten months of the
year is 74.7 million, up by
1.1%.
The average tourist
spent 2.9% more than in
the corresponding period
included a special seminar,
and a chance to sample Valencian
cuisine, including a
by Simon Russell
last year, another key figure
especially for indirect
service industries such
as bars and retailers. The
highest number of visitors
came from the UK, although
the figure of 16.4
million is 1.9% down on
2018.
Over a fifth of all tourists
chose Catalonia as
their destination, followed
by the Balearic Islands
and Andalusia.
special cocktail made by chef
Quique Dacosta.
There was also a meeting
with UK business owners
and representatives of financial
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was booed off stage after making Brexit
and political jokes at a charity event on
Monday night.
Kumar, who hosts the BBC’s Mash
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performing for free at the Lord’s Taverners
annual charity cricket lunch.
“You are the only audience in my entire
13-year history of performing that have
actually thrown something at me,” Kumar
said, after a bread roll hit the stage.
The event, at London’s Grosvenor House,
was raising money to give vulnerable
children a start in life through sport, but
audience members couldn’t see the funny
side.
Kumar refused to leave the stage after the
boos and a slow hand clap started, and
the show host eventually escorted him off,
after also having a go at the crowd.
Radio 1 DJ and Taverners’ ambassador
Greg James said the behaviour of some
of the crowd was “appalling”, but hey it
could have been worse.
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Boyle had done a turn?
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she turned to alcohol after struggling
to adjust to life in the spotlight.
“I had to be a fake person to deal with
the surreal situation I was in,” the pop
star said.
“Usually for me it involved alcohol. I
assumed I couldn’t be good enough,
smart, funny, or crazy enough to be
with certain people without it.”
However the double BRIT Award
winner – who performed at the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding
reception in 2011 – says she never
had an alcohol problem.
“I wasn’t an alcoholic,” she said. “I
could go months without a drink, too.”
She revealed her marriage to old
Etonian Caspar Jopling in August has
helped calm her emotions.
“When I met Caspar, this anger thing
just went away.”
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Sir Elton John isn’t one to mince his words and I loved
his revealing BBC TV interview with Graham Norton
last week, which was the perfect companion to one
of the best movies of 2019, Rocketman. The star made
the headlines earlier this week during his latest
concert in Australia, after he slammed his security for
allegedly manhandling his fans. He’s on his Farewell
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in Perth when he spotted a security man escorting
someone out. Not liking what he was seeing Elton
began an expletive-ridden outburst, labelling them the
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and get the woman back into her seat ‘immediately’.
The band had stopped by this stage, with the HBF
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the last half dozen years or so, and especially
the kind of person that he these days when the
cameras are rolling and the microphones are
switched on.
Yes, tennis is pretty much my favourite sport,
and so I may be biased, but the knighted
Scotsman now stars in one of the best TV
documentaries I’ve seen this year.
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This two-hour doc will make you smile but
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That op by the way is Certificate-18 stuff to
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Being a professional UK TV celebrity is
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on the Farm. I reckon you can pick up
the theme there for the 27-year-old who
said on Saturday that “she’s living her
dream” after being crowned the winner
of ITV’s The X Factor: Celebrity.
She told viewers: “Thank you so much
for everybody that voted for me, I’m
living my dream and I can’t even explain
how excited I am.”
Her winning song was a cover version of
It Must Have Been Love by the Swedish
pop group Roxette.
During the final, Simon Cowell
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on The Only Way is Essex.
And if you’ve not had your fill of The X
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Panama City
PANAMA City (or simply
Panama) is the capital
and largest city of
the country of the same
name, located in Central
America and surrounded
by Costa Rica, Columbia,
the Pacific Ocean and the
Caribbean sea.
The country can trace its
routes back beyond the 16th
century when only indigenous
tribes lived there. It
was declared a city in 1519
by a Spanish conquistador
and remained a colony of
Spain before breaking away
to form a part of the Republic
of Columbia, before seceding
in 1903 from this latest
union and becoming independent.
In the years 1904
– 1914, American troops
built that which it is prob-
ably most famous for – the
Panama Canal.
A city with much history,
it was burned to the ground
in 1671, to be rebuilt close
by, however the ruins and
remains of the original city
still remain and form an important
tourist attraction of
the city.
Being strategically situated,
Panama became the
launching point for the exploration
of Peru, and much
of the Inca Gold travelled
through Panama en route
to Spain. With the launch
of the railroad, this brought
closer ties to the United
States and was influential
in the rapid expansion of the
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Today, the city is a mix of
modern skyscraper buildings
and hotels in the new
part of the city, and old rustic
colonial style in the old,
the Casco Viejo. Originally
inhabited by the city’s poor,
this area has undergone a
complete transformation and
is now filled with bars, restaurants
and trendy hotels.
Also in this area are the
best places to buy local
souvenirs such as the traditional
cloth called Mola.
Of course, no visit would
be complete without pur-
chasing the quintessential
Panama Hat, however be
warned – the origins of this
hat are from Equador! Made
of a specific tight weave, the
hats manufactured and sold
to passing Gold prospectors
needing protection from the
hot Equadorian sun.
There is lots to see and do
in the City, which you can
use as a base for a holiday,
travelling around the country,
or equally, as the main
resort. In the hotels, there
are plenty of tours and excursions
being offered, such as a
visit to San Blas, one of over
300 islands close to Panama,
with beautiful white sandy
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The cuisine in Panama is
heavily influenced by its Caribbean
roots, with a typical
dish consisting of chicken or
seafood with rice, vegetables,
plantain and coconut flavours.
There are many traditional
restaurants to choose
from, with a typical meal costing
around 10 USD. However
for the best prices, look for
where the locals are eating
and avoid those with English
menus, or be prepared to pay
the price!
Of course, one of the main
attractions is the Panama
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project started by the
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Fort Lauderdale
There's no better time to drop by
TWENTY-THREE miles of
Atlantic beaches – Hillsboro,
Deerfield, Pompano,
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea,
Fort Lauderdale, Dania,
Hollywood, Hallandale –
each with their own personality
and more than
300 miles of Intracoastal
Waterway and navigable
canals make Greater Fort
Lauderdale the "Venice
of America" and yachting
capital.
In 1986, the city began
a transformation process
that changed Greater Fort
Lauderdale from a springtime
college destination to a
year-round, family-friendly
retreat.
The story of spring break's
history in Fort Lauderdale
dates back to the 1930s – and
its future is continually being
told, retold and refashioned.
Some of the old haunts –
from hotels to bars – are still
open, with proprietors keen
to retell the tales of Spring
Break's heyday in the 60's,
70's and 80's.
Success can be seen in the
calibre of shops, restaurants
and hotels along the beach
front.
Today, visitors include
families and couples, meeting
attendees and international
travellers – and even
a few college students.
The arts and culture scene
in Greater Fort Lauderdale
has blossomed.
Today it includes arts districts,
festivals and a countywide
$100 million art in public
spaces programme.
For those keen on serious
shopping, Greater Fort
Lauderdale takes it very
seriously.
Domestic and international
travellers are known to
visit area shopping centres
and mega-malls and buy
suitcases just to bring home
their new purchases.
The Galleria: accessible by
car or water taxi (from the
nearby Gallery One – a Doubletree
Suites by Hilton),
this mall reflects Greater
Fort Lauderdale's upscale
style.
Sawgrass Mills (and nearby
Ikea): One of the nation's
first mega-outlet malls, Sawgrass
Mills includes retailers
Prada, Michael Kors, Off
Saks, Bloomingdales Outlet,
Coach, Judith Ripka, True
Religion Brand Jeans, TAG
Heuer, Tumi, Tommy Bahama's
Outlet, Giorgio Armani
General Store, Burberry
Outlet and Kate Spade,
among scores of others.
Some hotels run shuttles to
area malls.
The mall's Bags To Go
programme will fetch and
forward shoppers' luggage
to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood
or Miami International
airports.
Las Olas is known as
Greater Fort Lauderdale's
"style mile," lined with
stores and restaurants of all
kinds serving all tastes.
Independently-owned
boutiques feature couture,
jewellery, home décor, art
galleries and specialty gifts.
Florida has become the
third most active gambling
state in the U.S.
Greater Fort Lauderdale
is in many ways the epicentre
of that activity. Pari-mutuel
betting venues and freestanding
casinos combine
the excitement of traditional
table games; slot machines;
horse, dog and harness racing;
jai-alai; simulcasting –
and all the excitement that
comes with them.
The short list found in
Greater Fort Lauderdale
includes the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood,
Gulfstream Park,
the Isle of Capri Casino and
Pompano Park Racing, and
the Mardi Gras Casino and
Poker Room offer casinos,
thoroughbreds, dog racing
and race simulcasting.
Jai-Alai (pronounced "Hi-
Li") at The Casino @ Dania
Beach features the "world's
fastest sport" and a poker
room.
Just off Greater Fort
Lauderdale's 23 miles of
clean, Blue Wave-certified
sands is a three-tiered living
coral reef system and
more than 76 artificial reefs
that have made this one of
Florida's most popular dive
destinations.
Snorkelers can swim a few
hundred feet off shore (remember
your buddy and dive
flag) to reefs that begin at
less 15 feet in depth in places
like Lauderdale-By-The-Sea,
just south of Anglin's Pier
at Commercial Boulevard;
Greene Street, three blocks
north of Hollywood's North
Beach Park; Dr. Von D.
Mizell-Eula Johnson State
Park in Dania Beach; or at
the new Shipwreck Park in
Pompano Beach.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport,
is ranked 21st in the US in
total passenger traffic and
13th in domestic origin and
destination passengers –
there are more than 325
departure and 325 arrival
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Puzzles & Tarotscope
ACROSS
1 To some in trouble, feelings are needed (8)
6 Tree seen if turning to the right (3)
9 Violet almost changed colour (5)
10 Unruly girl was first to be questioned (7)
11 Moving house? (7)
13 Superficial burn produced by fusing electrical
component (5)
14 Animals ordered to rest (6)
15 Musical instrument filled with ice cream? (6)
18 Took a picture that includes an animal (5)
20 Brought to a conclusion everywhere (3,4)
21 Stuck with tot holding present (7)
22 Alice’s new name (5)
23 Finish back in Widnes (3)
24 Disturbed rest with clap that’s ghostly (8)
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2 Detective finding mother with wild tiger (7)
3 Neckwear that’s Siamese, by the sound of it (3)
4 Musical instruments vital to life (6)
5 Cylinder jammed? (5,4)
6 No elf could be a criminal (5)
7 Quite an occasion when the extreme left write?
(3-6,3)
8 Drink as alternative to the cool cha? (3,9)
12 Green coating spoiling diver’s rig (9)
16 A short work of fiction: November Girl (7)
17 Light taken from attic and left (6)
19 Hurt when head is broken outside city (5)
22 A share of the profits, called for by movie
director? (3)
DROP QUOTES
Drop Quotes are similar to cryptograms,
in that the goal is for the solver to
uncover a hidden quote. A blackand-white
crossword-style grid is set
up for each quote, with a number of
letters “hovering” above each column.
Your task is to “drop” each of those
letters into the appropriate square in
each column, until the entire quote is
revealed. All punctuation (commas,
periods, dashes, etc.) has been
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Drop Quotes
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1 STEERING APPARATUS (6)
4 POLAR REGION (6)
8 SUSPICIOUS (5)
9 LAKE DISTRICT COUNTY
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10 GREEDY EATER (7)
11 ___ AND CRANNIES (5)
12 INNOCENT (9)
17 LARCENY (5)
19 SPEECH DEFECT (7)
21 BORNE (7)
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9 OWNED UP (9)
13 TIRADES (ANAG.) (7)
14 JAPANESE WARRIOR (7)
15 HEAPS (6)
16 DELIVER A SERMON (6)
18 MISTAKE (5)
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Aries
21st Mar – 20th Apr
Queen of Swords
This week is about owning your
power and working with it, there may
be others giving you advice but you
are your best advisor just now. An
offer may change your plans at the
end of the week. There is something
new on the horizon for you which
will lead to a new skill
Lucky Number 22
Taurus
21st Apr – 21st May
Page of Swords
The rebel in you will be out in force
this week and heaven help anyone
who crosses you. Although you do
need to keep your cool and use
some tact with those close around
as they put their own ideas forward.
An Elderly gentleman will bring a
new perspective for you
Lucky Number 13
Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Strength
Everything this week will be about
balance, between work and play,
relationships and solitude, get the
balance right and the week will go
well. Keep your wits about you on
Wednesday as there will be an
invitation that will be worth accepting.
Red will be lucky
Lucky Number 31
Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Queen of Wands
Offers of work will be in the air and
you need to think what is it you really
want at this time and go with that.
Things will be happening quickly for
you and your close ones. There are
those around that will help you out of
a sticky situation. There are papers
for you to sign
Lucky Number 10
Leo
23rd July – 22nd Aug
Three of Coins
A small decorating job will turn out to
be much bigger than anticipated. As
you travel around you will find new
friends in doing swill feel much better
about yourself than you have for a
while. Don’t be a stick in the mud
get out there and take some time for
yourself
Lucky Number 19
Virgo 23rd Aug –
22nd Sept
The World
There will be opportunities for you
to travel, you have felt a bit stuck for
a while and this is the time to move
forward with any plans you may
have. Your confidence is improving
and others are noticing this and will
act accordingly. There may be some
delays as you travel
Lucky Number 32
Libra
23rd Sept – 22nd Oct
The Star
Possibly the luckiest card in the
pack, good things are happening but
you need to keep your eyes open
for the small miracles around you.
A wedding will be announced & you
see this as a good move for those
involved. Chat around the table will
bring some surprises
Lucky Number 42
Scorpio
23rd Oct – 21st Nov
The Empress
Your maternal instincts are high at
this time and you want to mother
the world. Look to your own
environment first as there are some
wonderful developments coming
up. A good time for you to join an
art group or writers group as your
creative side is looking so strong
Lucky Number 01
Sagittarius 22nd Nov
– 20th Dec
The Hanged Man
You will be doing a lot of waiting
around this week for yourself and
others. You can get on with those
long term plans and bring them to
action. Looks like there will be a
little extra money coming around
you, spend it wisely and see many
rewards. Purple will be lucky
Lucky Number 17
Capricorn 21st Dec –
19th Jan
Queen Ace of of Wands Cups
Family There is
matters good luck
fill your around
week the
but
work
in place
a good this week
way, you and
may you will
hear see
from
some
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part of family in
you that
haven’t part of your
seen
life.
for Someone
a long while. is arranging
This will a party
be a so
busy
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week ready
so to celebrate
make time with
to them.
put your Notice
feet
up your
when dreams
you there
can. will
A small be a
gift message
will
brighten in there. Your
your luckiest
day toward day will
the be
end on
of
the Thursday
week, good times
Lucky Lucky Number
Number 24
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Aquarius 20th Jan –
19th Feb
Ten of Cups
News of a pregnancy or birth will
be announced & lead to closer
relationships all around you. This
will be a busy week, decide what
are your priorities & stick to a plan
in order to minimise confusion. You
have everything you need to be
successful what are you waiting for
Lucky number 13
Pisces 20th Feb –
20th Mar
The Fool
Check plans are in place before
setting out this week as delays and
disruptions will be evident. You
don’t need others to make your life
a sunny place, think it and live it.
Family (this of course includes pets)
will take your time up this weekend
enjoy them and give love
Lucky Number 11

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Pets
Don’t leave your pet home
alone over the festive time
ANIMAL experts are urging
people to be #DogKind this
Christmas after a survey
revealed a fifth of owners
believe it’s okay to leave
their dogs alone for over
24 hours.
They are urging people to
be aware of ‘separation anxiety’
and ensure they have
considered appropriate care
for their pets as the busy festive
season approaches.
The RSPCA survey also
revealed that 39 per cent of
dog owners leave their fourlegged
friend home alone for
seven or more hours on an
average day.
The organisation’s #Dog-
Kind campaign manager Daisy
Hopson said: “The festive
season is nearly upon us and
we know that it’s a busy time
of year for most families.
“As people prepare for office
parties, long days out
Christmas shopping and plan
to go away for the holidays,
it’s extremely important that
dog owners consider their
pets too. For those dogs who
are happy being left home
alone, we recommend leaving
them for no more than four
hours at a time.
“If you’re going to be out
more during the festive season,
have you thought about
how to help your dog?
“Perhaps you could ask a
friend or relative to pop in
and give your pet some company?
Or, do you need to hire
a dog walker?
“Perhaps your pet can come
with you when you go away
to visit family? These are really
important questions that
your dog will appreciate you
asking.”
Campaigners say that millions
of dogs could be struggling
to cope when home
alone
Daisy added: “We know
that many dogs form very
strong bonds with their owners
and for some dogs, being
left alone can be extremely
difficult. Unfortunately,
many dogs don’t know how to
cope when their owner isn’t
at home and become unhappy
when left alone.”
Research has also suggested
that 85 per cent of dogs
may suffer from separationrelated
anxiety, feeling frightened,
lonely or sad whenever
their owners head out to work
or pops out for the evening.”
Up to 50 per cent of dogs
don’t show signs that they’re
struggling, the experts say.
They are urging people to
check for hidden signs, such
as pacing or excessive lip licking,
by filming their dog when
they’re out.
Dog welfare expert Dr Samantha
Gaines said: “Some
dogs who suffer when they’re
left home alone may display
quite obvious signs – such as
barking, whining, toileting or
destroying things.
“But others will simply sit
there, suffering in silence,
which means you may not
know if there’s a problem.
“Thankfully, you can help
your dog learn that it’s okay
to be left alone and there are
techniques you can try at
home to help your dog feel
happier when you’re out.
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He is neutered and few
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We hope that #DogKind will
highlight this problem and
help owners ensure that their
beloved pet is happy.
“If you’re concerned that
your pet may be displaying
signs of separation related
behaviour then we would
strongly recommend speaking
to your vet or a clinical
animal behaviourist for some
specialist advice tailored to
his or her needs.”

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ISLANDS SEE
BIGGEST HIKES
Average prices for both
new build and secondhand
homes in the Balearic
and Canary Islands
grew by 11.3 per cent in
November compared with
the same month last year,
according to Tinsa, one
of the leading real estate
valuation services.
House prices increased by
an average of 3.7 per cent
across Spain as a whole last
month, in line with the yearto-date
increase of 3.8 per
cent.
Only the island territories
have seen an annual average
increase of over 5 per cent in
2019.
Average house prices in
regional capitals and bigger
cities have gone up by 4.6 per
cent and 2.5 per cent respectively
over the past year.
The Mediterranean coast
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on the other hand has seen
a year-on-year rise of only
0.3 per cent, lower than that
seen in smaller towns or
“remaining municipalities”
where prices have risen by
1.3 per cent over the past 12
months.
Compared with figures
published at the end of 2018,
house prices across Spain
have gone up by an average
of 2.4 per cent.
Only the islands, regional
capitals and big cities have
shown above average increases,
with rises of 6.2 per
cent and 3.6 per cent respectively.
Since the house-price lows
registered at the end of the
recession, house prices in
Spain have gone up by an
average of 16.8 per cent, with
bigger leaps in the case of the
Balearic and Canary Islands
(+29.1 per cent), regional
capitals and big cities (+26.8
per cent), the Mediterranean
coast (+15.8 per cent) and
metropolitan areas (+13.6
per cent).
In all other areas
the rise was much
smaller
(5.5 per cent).
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BUYING ON AN
URBANISATION
Living on an urbanisation
or private estate formed of
apartments, houses or villas
is common practice in
Spain, and has a number
of things going for it, especially
if you are looking buy
over here for the first time.
Facilities like swimming
pools, communal gardens and
play areas for the kids, give
you everything you need right
on your doorstep.
It’s also good to keep family
members coming to stay with
you nice and occupied, rather
than having your whole day
mapped out for you.
Most estates have their own
supermarkets and restaurants.
Urbanisation properties
tend to make for a good holiday
home, and even better,
when you’re not there, there
should be plenty of opportunity
to rent it out to other people
looking for a short-term
holiday let. Community spirit
is all too lacking nowadays,
but living on an urbanisation
gives you a chance to make a
group of friends, either of the
same nationality as you or
from around the world.
Things to watch
out for:
While all the legal aspects
of buying a property on a
residential estate are usually
very secure thanks to the fact
that the whole community,
everyone else who has bought
there, are all under the same
contractual obligations.
It is still advisable, as whenever
you buy property, to use
a solicitor rather than doing it
yourself.
In this way, you can ensure
that you don’t get bitten by
any unexpected maintenance
costs all year round for the
communal areas, as these can
raise the total buying price
considerably.
Also, be advised to research
very carefully where exactly
the urbanisation is located if
you are virtually new to the
area.
Check out road links and
public bus services, and of
course visit an urbanisation
yourself, before making any
kind of commitment.
If you are after a finca in a
quiet spot, then that of course
is what some buyers want.
But there are others who
would regard as living on an
urbanisation as the perfect option
for them.
Just do your research carefully.
Good time for
mortgages
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Spain is one of the best
countries in Europe to get
a property mortgage, with
many good deals around,
along with low costs and
flexibility.
After the new mortgage
law came into force in June,
buyers are in a better position,
certainly in theory.
Banks now have to pay the
setup costs over a mortgage
including the Actos Juridicos
Documentados(AJD) tax.
In the past, the house purchasers
were in charge of
paying the registration fee,
stamp duty, and the notary
fees, but now the bank assumes
that cost.
On buying a property, the
two things to will have to
shell out for are:-
The valuation fee that the
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bank needs to realize in order
to assess the real value
of the property. That is a
fixed fee of between 300 and
500€.
Arrangement fee, which
varies from bank to bank,
but usually is one to oneand-a-half
per cent.
There are some banks that
are even assuming these two
costs, making it even a better
deal for you (but not all of
them will).
Other factors in play in
getting a good mortgage
deal are Spain’s low interest
rates, which are the lowest
for some three decades, but
on the downside with everything
that has been mentioned,
banks are generally
only financing up to 70 per
cent of a property.
In Spain there are three
main types of mortgages:
variable (adjusted with the
Euribor interest rate), fixed,
and mixed (a combination of
both).
Buy-to-let and interestonly
mortgages are not
available in Spain.
Mortgage terms are usually
from five to 40 years
maximum, and if you are a
non-resident you will be at
the lower end of this range,
as opposed to being a fulltime
resident.
It will take up to a couple
of months to get a mortgage
done and dusted, and you
will be able to enjoy your
property.

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New study
highlights
dangers of
the air we
breathe
LIVING within 50 metres
of a major road in may increase
your risk of developing
lung cancer by up to
10 per cent, a shock new
report has revealed.
The worrying study also
says that the levels or roadside
air pollution in busy cities
can stunt children’s lung
growth by up to 14 per cent.
And it comes as a new survey
revealed that two thirds
(71 per cent) of Europeans
think the EU should bring
in tougher measures to improve
air quality.
The report, written by
King’s College, London, has
been released by a coalition
of 15 health and environment
NGOs.
It shows an increased
risk of cardiac arrest, heart
disease, stroke, lung cancer,
bronchitis.
And it is the first time that
such a wide range of health
conditions and cities have
been analysed in one report,
with the research comparing
13 different health outcomes
across 13 cities in the UK
and Poland.
The research focused not
just on hospital admissions
and deaths but also symptoms
such as chest infections.
The report also says that
living near a busy road can
trigger bronchitic symptoms
among children with asthma.
And if pollution was reduced
by one-fifth, there
would be 3,865 fewer cases
of children with bronchitic
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symptoms every year in London
alone.
Andrea Lee, clean air campaigns
and policy manager
at campaign group ClientEarth,
said: “Toxic air puts
an unfair burden on people’s
lives. The good news is that
Health&Lifestyle
solutions are available. But
much more needs to be done.
“If politicians were not already
convinced by the abundant
evidence that air pollution
seriously harms our
health, could this new research
be the tipping point?”
Dr Rob Hughes, senior fellow
at the Clean Air Fund,
described the situation as a
public health crisis.
He added: “Air pollution
makes us, and especially our
children, sick from cradle to
grave, but is often invisible.”
DOCTORS are warning
people to watch out for a
condition called ‘feather
duvet lung’ after revealing
a man developed a sudden
and severe reaction
to his bedding.
The unnamed 43-year-old
was referred to respiratory
specialists after 3 months
of malaise, fatigue and increasing
breathlessness
which affected the simplest
of activities, such as going
from room to room and
walking up the stairs at
home.
His symptoms worsened
to the point where he could
only stand or walk for a few
minutes without feeling as
if he were about to pass out.
He was signed off work and
managed to do little more
than sleep all day.
He was quizzed about possible
triggers for his symptoms:
there was a small
amount of mould in the
bathroom, and he owned a
cat and a dog, but no birds,
so the doctors concluded
that these factors were unlikely
to be responsible.
But he had recently
swapped a synthetic duvet
and pillows for feather filled
bedding, he said.
Blood tests revealed antibodies
to bird feather dust,
and his chest x-ray was consistent
with hypersensitivity
pneumonitis--a condition
in which the air sacs and
airways in the lungs become
severely inflamed as a result
of the body’s exaggerated
immune response to a particular
trigger.
Is your bedding
making you ill?
The man was diagnosed
with feather duvet lung –
which is caused by breathing
in organic dust from the
duck or goose feathers found
in duvets and pillows.
He was given a course of
steroids to quell the inflammation
and told to revert to
synthetic bedding. After 12
months his symptoms had
cleared up and his life had
returned to normal.
The patient was treated
by doctors at Victoria Hospital
in Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen
Royal Infirmary in
Scotland.
And his case was highlighted
in the British Medical
Journal. Its report said:
“This is just one case, and
it’s not known how common
feather duvet lung is, say
the authors, precisely because
it is often missed as
doctors rarely ask patients
about feather bedding.”
It added: “Repeated exposure
to the culprit trigger in
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
can lead to irreversible
scarring of the lung tissue,
so it’s important to identify
this promptly.”

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SANTA POLA POLE-AXED
Monte Maintain The Pace At The Top Of The Pile
TEAM:- Carlos (13), Pepe (3), Manuel Sanchez (9), Santos (4), Manu (5), Diego
Ramirez (12), Luis (19), Dario (21), Maccan (23), Gonzalo (22), Andres (24).
SUB’s:- Morante(2), Alfredo (10), Diego (15), Dimitry (20), Nickel Chepov (7)
A brace either side of the break saw off
a spirited display from a decent Santa
Pola XI last Sunday and top scorer GON-
ZALO (22) showed he also has finishing
skills from the spot in his locker, but
also his dark side too.
Santa Pola started the encounter much
the better team and, surprise surprise,
opened the scoring with a few minutes gone
when a loose ball (yet again!) wasn’t cleared
in the box allowing the striker to prod home
(yet again!). When will Monte stop giving
these daft early goals away?
Balance, however, was restored a few
minutes later when a trademark LUIS (19)
slide-rule pass sprang the offside trap allowing
MACCAN (23) to coolly finish. At
last, Monte were up and awake.
Monte then moved in front when an inexplicable
hand ball in the box gifted them a
penalty. Up strode GONZALO (22) with an
audacious chip over the prone keeper that
just stayed under the bar. Breathtaking
stuff for the 50+ travelling support.
Monte went in for the half-time orange
much deserved of their lead.
HT: CF Santa Pola City “A” 1 – 2 CD
Montesinos
Any lingering hopes of yet another Monte
defending freebie for Santa Pola were
dashed at the start of the half, when apparent
confusion over a penalty appeal saw a
statuesque home defence allow MANU (5)
to cheekily flick home.
It was pretty much all Monte from that
The 2019 – 2020 swimming
season has got off to
a fantastic start for members
of the CN Torrevieja
Masters swimming team.
The Masters team has recently
been re-established
with the first three swimmers
participating in the first two
competitions of the season. Already
6 national records have
been smashed by Beryl Altabas
in the 75+ age category.
In the season’s first competition
on 10th November,
held in the 25m pool, Monte
Tossal, Alicante 381 swimmers
from 15 of the regions
clubs competed across a
range of races. Beryl Altabas
started with a new record
in the 100m Individual
Medley event with a time of
2:03:24. She quickly followed
this with a second record in
the 200m freestyle event,
point on, although the home side tried to
mount attacks they were easily repelled by
a combination of stout defence and alert
keeping.
Monte went further in front when a
marauding MACCAN (23) was ruthlessly
hacked down in the area allowing GONZA-
LO (22) to complete his brace, smashing the
ball home this time.
There followed a series of forced/unforced
Monte substitutions that disturbed the previous
equilibrium and allowed Santa Pola
back into the game and with 10 minutes to
go, a direct free-kick, out wide left, slipped
by everybody, giving the home team a glimmer
of hope.
The game closed out with a collection
of bizarre and unnecessary refereeing decisions
that ultimately ended with a distraught
Gonzalo (22) getting his marching
orders, presumably for dissent.
He’ll now miss an indeterminate number
of games. His presence and goals will be
missed.
Despite the numerical disadvantage,
Monte more than saw the game comfortably
out, but the dark spectre of accumulated
yellows now hangs over a squad that
must continue to pull together in the same
direction if they are to beat off their challengers
and win promotion. Vamos Monte.
FT: CF Santa Pola City “A” 2 – 4 CD
Montesinos
Match report by Costa Blanca’s Equivalent
of Sue Barker, Steve Robinson.
Six National Records
for CN Torrevieja
Masters swimmer
3:43:76, in which she also
broke the 100m record with
her time splits.
Colleagues Christine
Johnson and Vicki Connolly
also were placed first and
second in their two races.
Three weeks later on 30th
November in the Olympic
50m pool Esperanza Lag,
Elche Beryl continued to
smash more long standing
records.
MATCH 13 - CD Montesinos are at home on Sunday 8th December 2019, to play U.D.
Horadada “A”. Kick-off is 4.30pm. The game is sponsored by The Full Monte.
Los
Alcazares
Pool
League
Chris Gilchrist (Autumn League
Winner) and Jimmy Dickson
(Spring League Winner) fought
out an all-Scottish Grand Final of
the Los Alcazares Pool League
held in Bar Fragata – Chris
running out the eventual winner
of the Champions Cup.
The 50m Butterfly record
for the 75+ female category
had stood since 2006 but
Beryl knocked 3 seconds
off the record with a time
of 1:00:04 and continued to
follow this with a further
record in the 800m freestyle
knocking 1:30 of the previous
record set last year with
a time of 15:29:40 and will
also achieve a further record
in the 200m freestyle for her
time split from this race.
Team mates Christine and
Vicki again were placed 1st
and 2nd in the races and age
categories. The next competition
is the two day Winter
Regional Championships on
11 and 12 January 2020 in
Castellon, Valencia. CN Torrevieja
are hoping new members
will join the team as the
season progresses and for
further information contact
the club on 622600965

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England will face Austria and Romania
in June during their pretournament
training camp for Euro
2020.
Gareth Southgate’s side will play
Austria in Vienna on Tuesday June
2nd prior to hosting Romania five
days later at a venue yet to be decided.
Those games have been added to a
match against Denmark at Wembley
on March 31st.
The FA said an opponent for a game
at Wembley on Friday March 27th will
“be confirmed in due course”.
In Saturday´s draw, England were
put with Croatia, the Czech Republic
and a play-off winner from Scotland,
Norway, Serbia and Israel in their
Euro 2020 group.
The tournament starts on June
12th.
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is
“open to listen to projects” in Europe as he plans a return
to management.
The 47-year-old spent five-and-a-half years in charge of
Spurs before being sacked last month and replaced by Jose
Mourinho.
“There are a lot of clubs and attractive projects for me to
take on,” Pochettino told Fox Sports Argentina.
“It is my intention to return to manage in Europe.”
He added: “But now I need to be calm for a few days and
see what happens.”
He has returned to his native Argentina following his exit
from Spurs and has been linked with Arsenal and Bayern
Munich.
Arsenal have Freddie Ljundberg in charge after Unai
Emery´s sacking on Friday, while Bayern have Hansi Flick
in interim charge following their dismissal of Niko Kovac.
Skipper sees progress
by Alex Trelinski
Captain Joe Root
says he is proud of
the way England
“learned lessons
quickly” in their Test
series defeat in New
Zealand.
Beaten by an innings
and 65 runs in
the first Test, England
established a firstinnings
lead of 101 before
the second Test in
Hamilton was drawn
on Tuesday.
Root made 226 and
opener Rory Burns
101 in England’s 476.
“I feel like we’re a
more rounded team for
being out here,” Root,
28, told the BBC.
England end the
year without a Test
series victory for the
first time since 1999,
and have won only two
of their past 11 away
series.
They next travel
to South Africa for a
four-Test series which
begins on Boxing Day.

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Election
stunt
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PUNCHES
La Liga president Javier
Tebas resigned from his
post on Monday in a move
to boost his position in a
re-election.
Tebas, 57, has been in
charge since 2013, when he
replaced Jose Luis Astiazaran,
with his existing mandate
due to run until October
2020.
“I have decided to resign
from my role as president so
that a new electoral process
by Alex Trelinski
starts, which I plan to run
in,” Tabas said.
“I hope to gain support to
stay four more years.”
Tebas, who previously
stood down in 2016 before
being elected unopposed,
explained his decision by
saying elections in October
would be too close to the
launch of new tenders for La
Liga’s audiovisual rights.
by Alex Trelinski
BRITAIN’S Anthony Joshua
will go for revenge in
Saudi Arabia this Saturday
night(10.00pm) as he
looks to regain the three
heavyweight belts that he
lost in a shock defeat to
Andy Ruiz Jr in June.
Joshua told the BBC that
he chose to “reinvent” himself
after defeat to the outsider
and and feels “different” going
into Saturday’s rematch.
The so-called ‘Clash on the
Dunes’ is the highly anticipated
rematch of Joshua’s
shuddering defeat at the
hands of Ruiz in New York,
when he was floored no fewer
than four times before being
waved off in the seventh
round as he steadied himself
against the ropes of his own
corner.
“There is fire in the belly.
There are things I have had
to do to take me to the next
level.
I am confident I can be victorious
and when I am I will
tell everyone of how I went
wrong.”
Joshua is set to pocket the
biggest-ever payday for a
British fighter with a purse
of 75 million euros, but a
second defeat will it tough
for him to return to the top
of the sport.
“Andy is still the same
person. He will come game
and I’ve got to change some
of my bits and bobs”. said the
Brit.
Ruiz Jr. said this week
that all the pressure will
be on dethroned champion
Joshua.
“We’ve got to see where
he’s at because all the pressure
is on him. The pressure
isn’t on me because I
followed my dream, made
my dreams come true,” Ruiz
said in Riyadh.
“Of course I want more
though — I want the legacy
of Andy Ruiz Jr.”