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ANNA RATCLIFFE explores the sea-based activities available on Costa Blanca. • p44
Andy Kay’s weekly round up of sporting news. This week Saracens coach Brendan Venter is
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A welcome boost for newly weds
The final whistle
A report on the new grants being offered from Torrevieja Council to newlyweds which help them get onto the property ladder. • p5
Sea experiences across the Costa Blanca
Last year, RTN and Bay Radio offered the opportunity of a lifetime to four dedicated and golf mad youngsters in a competition which gave away a year’s free golf tuition courtesy of professional coach and RTN’s golf expert Noel Eastwell.
Golf factor!by Louise Clarke
THE COMPETITION was open to kids aged from 11 to 16 and all they had to do was explain why they should be selected for the prize. On Tuesday, the lucky youngsters were chosen and so began Golf Factor! Two teenagers were chosen from the north Costa Blanca and two were chosen from the south. All four of the chosen kids were delighted to be given this fantastic opportunity. As we stated in the competition rules, they all have to be totally dedi-cated to the game and want to become the very best they can be, with ambitions to be a top class amateur or professional. Having spent most of the day with them earlier this week, we couldn’t have chosen a bet-ter group of youngsters.
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FC Torreviejamake changes
ON TUESDAY, a company called Sports and Media Management (SAMMINC) was granted full commercial and fi -nancial control of the club. Mr Cagigao resigned from the club last week and as a result fans were left wondering what would happen next and even if there would be a club at all.
It appears that the new company has now taken charge of the club and hailed it as a ‘New Beginning’. SAMMINC is-sued a statement to RTN saying: “The
function of Sports and Media Man-agement will be to support FC Tor-revieja by implementing a strategic recovery plan to re-integrate the club back into the heart of the community, stabilise the unfortunate fi nancial is-sues the club has been experiencing and push for promotion at the earli-est possible opportunity.”
It continued: “We are currently work-ing through the due diligence process with the temporary committee and aim to clear outstanding players’ wag-es and other debts by the 31st January
2010 to ensure the recovery of this his-toric football club.”
HAPPY RELATIONSHIP
Tommy Taylor has been appointed as the ‘Director of Football’ and will work alongside Soto to establish a level of football guaranteed to please the loyal and valued FC Torrevieja fan base. The new management have said that this Sunday’s game will now NOT be a ‘Club del Dia’ as previously sched-uled. The statement added: “We would be delighted if you could make it to this
Sunday’s game and play a vital part in launching this new and exciting chap-ter for FC Torrevieja. We would also like to take the opportunity of thanking the offi cials of the town for the level of courtesy demonstrated during our recent stay, as well as their help and as-sistance. We look forward to a long and happy relationship serving the commu-nity of Torrevieja and we would like to welcome all the fans on Sunday. Please come along, enjoy the atmosphere and watch a great game of football - we look forward to seeing you there!”
IT’S ALL change at FC Torrevieja following the resignation of Chairman Eddie Cagigao.
by Louise Clarke
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Spain cracks down on institutional corruption
The decision to take a stand has been triggered by fifteen years of repressible real estate speculation believed to have contributed to the economic crisis currently gripping the nation.
Gaspar Llamazares, the leader of the United Left coalition told the Spanish press: “After getting drunk on speculation, we are waking up to a corruption hango-ver”. Corruption scandals “buried in the books” are continually be-ing uncovered throughout the country, as auditors employed to study the economic trends ask the question: “Where did all the money go?”
Construction companies that played a part have gone into liq-
uidation, handing ‘dodgy’ paper-work over to the creditors. As more incidents and extortionate sums of embezzled money hit the head-lines and with soaring unemploy-ment levels and no imminent end in sight, Spaniards are not happy with the status quo.
CONSEQUENCES
Sadly, for those of us living in the Valencian Community, it is of-ficials of our ruling party, the con-servative Partido Popular, which have been at the centre of the accu-sations, along with fellow party mem-bers in Madrid. Corruption also raised its head among the Socialist PSOE party earlier this month, when the activities of a party legislator and former nation-alists from the northeastern region of Catalonia were placed under scrutiny.
The Spanish daily ‘El Mundo’, estimated that a staggering 4.1 billion euros was embezzled in Spain during the decade long property boom; an investment which could have created “50 modern hospitals.”
Police Investigators have sug-gested that institutional cor-ruption has generated more ‘black’ money than drug traf-ficking, the country’s second major black market.
The majority of cases have relat-ed to the unlawful reclassification of land in exchange for favour-able payouts from contractors. Mr Gonzalez Pons suggested that concerned parties have “become multi-millionaires without lifting a finger, through an administra-tive decision”.
The Spanish press states that over 300 people, the majority of whom being in positions of power or contractors, will be tried for cor-ruption and influence peddling next year.
by Staff Reporter
The former Councillor for Traffic of Marbella City Council, Victoriano Rodríguez.
Angry SpAniArdS are saying “no more!” to the years of corruption that have clouded judgments made within Town Halls and other influential bodies across the country.
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A welcome boost for newly weds
NEWLYWEDS are being given a valuable bunk up into their love nest thanks to a series of grants from the Torrevieja City Council. The Council is off ering grants to young, recently married couples in a bid to help them onto the property ladder. The Delegate for Youth of the City Council of Torrevieja, José Manuel Pizana, announced that the department had chosen to off er a total of 110 grants of €3,000 each. He revealed that applications from couples married during 2009 will be received from the end of January, although with numbers obviously limited recommends early application. The Council launched the initiative in 1999
PREREQUISITES
The Youth Delegate outlined the rules: at least one member of the couple must have been registered on the Municipal Padron for the last two years or more, and both at the time that the application is presented. They must also not have any other property registered in their name, as verifi ed by the Registry of Properties and this must be supported by a sworn declaration signed by both parties.
Furthermore, they are not permitted to sell the property for a minimum period of fi ve years and must use it as their main place of residence throughout that period. Finally, they must have been legally married during 2009 to qualify and be in a position to verify this with production of a registered Marriage Certifi cate or Libro de Familia (book of the family).
APPLICATIONS
Applicants must enclose the purchase contract or offi cial escritura for the property, and if they have yet to fi nalise the sale they must instead produce evidence of the deposit or contractual agreement with the real estate agent or constructor. Applications should be collected from the Registry Department of Torrevieja Town Hall and the completed paperwork submitted at the Centro de Información y Animación Juvenil (CIAJ). José Manuel Pizana added that interested parties may prefer to download the application forms and accompanying information from the Youth Council website www.ciaj.es
The Delegate for Youth of the City Council of Torrevieja, José Manuel Pizana, announced plans to renew the grants for Newlyweds.
Five injured in blaze
A THREE story apartment block had to be evac-uated on Tuesday morning following a devastat-ing fi re in a second fl oor apartment. The block, situated in the Sacred Heart Plaza in the town of Los Montesinos, contains 24 apartments.
The fi re brigade from both Torrevieja and Al-moradi were called to the scene at 06:30 on Tuesday following reports of a blaze; the causes of which still remain to be confi rmed, under in-vestigation by the Guardia Civil. The residents of the apartment, who were woken by the blaze, managed to escape before the fi re devastated the property and some of their neighbours quickly evacuated the rest of the building as the alarm was raised. Other neighbours couldn’t es-cape via the emergency fi re escape due to thick smoke and so had to be rescued from their balco-nies by fi remen using mechanical stairs.
GUTTEDA fourteen year old and three adults, includ-
ing two women aged 31 and 59 years, as well as
a 34-year-old police offi cer from the Los Mon-tesinos local police, were taken to Torrevieja Hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. The older woman had also suf-fered cuts to her leg as a result of contact with broken glass during her escape from the inferno. A hospital spokesman told RTN that their injuries were minor and all left hospital the following day. The fire was extinguished quickly and the fire brigade’s appliances left the scene shortly after 09:00.
The remaining residents had to stay away from their apartments for the majority of the morning but were allowed to return to their properties later in the day. According to neigh-bours, the aff ected apartment was “gutted” and has been sealed by the Guardia Civil whilst they investigate the circumstances surround-ing the incident.
The fi re also damaged the outer façade of the building and the fl oor of the apartment above: the road outside the apartment block was closed to traffi c for several hours after the blaze.
by Louise Clarke
Multinational baby boom in TorreviejaBy Louise ClarkeTHE TORREVIEJA Hospital has announced that during 2009, its midwives attended a record 1,462 births, with over half of the babies being born to foreign parents. The hospital said that of the 1,462 births, 44% of the mothers were Spanish (646), 11% Moroccan (165) and 7% British (105). Overall, the hospital welcomed mothers from 58 different countries during the year. 33% of all the mothers who gave birth during 2009 obtained an epidural anaesthetic, which although is standard practise in UK hospitals, is rare here in Spain. Pilar Santos Fuster, the head of anaesthesiology at Torrevieja Hospital said; “The fact that we can offer epidurals to mothers giving birth differentiates us from other local hospitals. We have several experienced anaesthetists here able to perform the procedure and give this service to the mums who demand it.”
BEST QUALITY CAREShe continued: “We are able to offer this procedure to all women who come to the hospital during child birth as long as there is time before the birth to perform it and the risk to both mother and baby is minimal.” She
continued: “We have ample supply of the necessary drugs for this procedure as the demand is quite low.” She also said that many Northern European mums don’t ask for the procedure as they would prefer to give birth naturally. The maternity unit at the hospital officially opened in 2006 and offers many birthing options for mothers-to-be. Juana María Martínez Abellán, head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Torrevieja Hospital said: “We pride ourselves on offering the best quality care, welfare and security for all our patients and babies and we offer privacy and emotional support to new mothers and their infants.” Ms Martínez Abellán also said that the hospital is committed to attending to the cultural diversity of its patients and as a result, the maternity department can offer bilingual and even trilingual care. The maternity department also offers single rooms for all its patients along with an extra bed for partners or other relatives. Ms Martínez Abellán concluded: “The fact that we can offer women from all over the local area this high standard of care when they are giving birth is important and is something that we have attained to achieve since the department opened in 2006.”
Doctors at Miguel Hernández University have revealed a new method to treat breast cancer. The study is only in its initial phases, but doctors are optimistic about results so far. The drugs used are less aggressive than those used in chemotherapy. The new drugs only attack the cancerous cells, therefore causing less secondary effects than chemotherapy, where the drugs are indiscriminate and damage healthy cells as well as cancerous ones.
ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2009, we lost a very dear friend, Doreen Plumb from Quesada. She died on Christmas Day whilst on holiday in Benidorm with her daughter Gillian and son-in-law Martin. Doreen was a member of the NO SMOKING Club for a number of years and an enrolled Friend and enthusiastic member of the Knitting and Craft Club at Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur.As the family requested a quiet and family
only funeral, at the same time more than forty of her friends, neighbours and colleagues gathered at the Laguna Hotel, where Doreen’s lovely smiling face, friendship and kindness was remembered by all, during the one minute silence held as we all said our goodbyes.A collection was made in lieu of flowers, and €150 was handed to Judy Ferris as a donation to Age Concern in memory of Doreen.
Doreen Plumb - Obituary
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New year,
new look
PUBLISHACK, the Costa’s leading design and marketing agency and RTN designers have spent months working on a bright modern look and feel for a 21st Century paper that simply demands to be picked up every Friday morning and read from cover to cover.
RTN is packed with news and the important issues aff ecting expats across the region, and will welcome a series of guest feature writers, as well as some exciting new competitions.
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And readers will enjoy turning to new dedicated pages such as health, business, and for the fi rst time coming soon, a regular and dedicated women’s section. “This is a very exciting time for all of us,” said Geoff Gartland, managing director of the Round Town News Group. “We strongly believe that RTN will be a better paper for all our
readers to enjoy and a perfect showcase for all our loyal advertisers.”
He said after 10 years it was time to change the familiar format of the paper and introduce the crisp clean lines of a state of the art newspaper. “We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves and this is the ideal way to go forward into a new decade,” added Geoff . “Round Town News served the community and its readership very well but I have felt for some time the paper needed to move forward. RTN is the perfect successor.”
And he said his team was set the challenge of taking the best of existing print journalism and moulding a unique new look for the newspaper. “I think we have succeeded in creating a paper that is refreshing to read but still containing the stories and important information our readers demand,” said Geoff . “RTN is your English newspaper on the Costas.”
Ringing in the changes for 2010, Spain’s favourite free English newspaper has a colourful new look to greet the start of a new decade. Now in its eleventh year, it is time to sing Auld Lang Syne for Round Town News - and bid hello to the fresh-faced successor, RTN.
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MBE for JudyJudy, who was President of the charity based in La siesta in Torrevieja for two years, was named on the list which recognises outstanding achievement and service across the whole of the uK, overseas and within the diplomatic corps. Earlier this week, RTN met up with Judy to find out how her well deserved award came about. she told us: “when the former British ambassador to spain, denise holt, retired last year, she was allowed to nominate someone whom she thought deserved an award in the New year’s honours List and unbelievably, she chose me.”
New Hat
Judy was told about her award over a month ago by current British ambassador to spain, Giles Paxman and has had to keep it quiet from everyone, including her family.
she said: “I had to tell my husband, as he saw the look of astonishment on my face when I took the call from Giles, but everyone else had to wait until New year to be told.” she added: “when he called, I asked ‘why me?’ and he said that he had it on good authority that it was well deserved and that it was officially for service to the British elderly community in alicante, spain.”
Judy is still waiting for Buckingham Palace to contact her with possible dates for her investiture but she has been told that it is likely to happen between Easter and June. she joked; “I’ll definitely have to get a new hat for the occasion!”
Michael John holloway oBE, the Regional director of Consular and Visa services for Iberia, phoned Judy personally to congratulate her on her award. she said: “MJ told me that my award was a strong signal to say that the hard work that ex-pat charity workers do here in spain is very
much appreciated by the Embassy and the Foreign office in the uK.”
SurgerieSJudy was President of the charity when
it established the dwP clinic at the centre. It was a pilot scheme that has been so successful it has been introduced all over Iberia and it was an idea that came from Judy. she said: “so many people were coming to the centre with problems and these people needed help. They couldn’t get into alicante to visit the Consulate and so I phoned them to ask if it would be possible to open a surgery at the centre. within half an hour, the then Consul, Juliet Maric, called me back and said, ‘yes’ and that was the start of it. Now there are similar dwP surgeries all over spain and Portugal.” RTN would like to congratulate Judy on this amazing and thoroughly deserved achievement. well done Judy!
Amongst the famous names in this year’s New Year’s Honours List, such as Formula One Champion, Jenson Button and World Champion Gymnast, Beth Tweddle is the former Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur President and current Secretary Judy Ferris, who has been awarded an MBE.
by Louise Clarke
HoNour:Judy Ferris MBe
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Opposition party denounce municipal webpage
MARTINA SHEURER, the Los Verdes Coastal Spokesperson, told RTN: “As well as the site’s faulty maintenance, the way that it is being utilised is a disgrace: the site is supposed to inform the citizens of the municipality about events not only in the city but on the coast as well. It is supposed to be the best point of contact to the Town Hall yet unless you speak Spanish, it doesn’t accommodate anyone.” On the request of Los Verdes, it was agreed by the Town Hall in October 2007, that the webpage of the Town Hall
would be accessible in languages other than Castellano. Martina continued: “We think that citizens and visitors of Orihuela who do not speak Spanish are being discriminated against. In spite of having agreed over two years ago that the page would be translated fi rst into English and then later into other languages, this has not happened. The Municipality of Orihuela has a great number of foreign citizens and visitors and is a town with a high touristic importance.”
The opposition party has also accused the PP for spending a considerable amount of money in maintaining a coastal adviser, who they say doesn’t do the work that he is paid for. They are, of course, referring to Stefan Pokroppa, the Foreign Residents Offi cer on the coast. He fervently opposes this claim and told RTN that the opposition party has been misinformed about exactly what his duties are. Martina commented: “The majority of the local information given about the coast is no more than PP propaganda.
As a consequence of this terrible misuse of the municipal website, the foreign residents in Orihuela Costa are informed by means of Mr Pokroppa’s own personal web page.” Martina concluded: “This local webpage of Mr Pokroppa appears to try to manipulate the residents and to work for the benefi t of the ruling PP party instead of the citizens. The activity of the PP is being confused with municipal activities or news; as a result of Mr Pokroppa’s organisation of such events as beer festivals and Guinness World Record attempts with bikini clad women, which are not benefi cial to its citizens and prove the low level of the PP’s cultural and tourist policies and commitments for the coast.”
Bah humbug!By Louise ClarkeWith the Christmas season well and truly behind us, opposition parties in Orihuela Costa have been questioning whether Christmas actually happened on the coast, as there was no evidence of it. Coastal opposition party C.L.A.R.O have been enraged by the Orihuela Town Hall’s obvious lack of Christmas spirit on the coast and told RTN: “We didn’t even get a Christmas tree!”
President of the political party, Bob Houliston said: “With a budget for Fiestas of €1.7 million in 2009, next to nothing has been spent by the Town Hall on Christmas decorations and celebrations in Orihuela Costa, where at least a third of the population of Orihuela are registered, contributing in the same proportion at least to the income of the Town Hall. We do have children in Orihuela Costa and they and their parents as well as other residents and visitors would have appreciated a little eff ort to celebrate Christmas.”
Lack of ConcernBut offi cial Christmas
decorations were worse this year than last when, in response to protests from C.L.A.R.O, for the very fi rst time, some Christmas lights and a Christmas tree appeared in Orihuela Costa just before Christmas. The contrast with Orihuela city and its neighbouring villages was striking. Bob added: “Offi cial Christmas and New Year celebrations, as well as Three Kings Day was celebrated in the city with four Christmas Cribs, one of which cost €6,000; Christmas street lighting and Christmas trees; a Father Christmas visiting commercial centres; a Christmas Market; games and gifts for children; music and carols in the streets provided by the Conservatory of Music; fi reworks to bring in the New Year and a procession of the Three Kings.”
And according to Bob, as a further token of the Town Hall’s lack of concern for Orihuela Costa, the bulbs used in the few decorated streets were the old fashioned kind and not the energy saving bulbs recommended by the government. He concluded: “As well as not being spent on Orihuela Costa, our hard earned taxes are being wasted!”
Los Verdes in Orihuela has denounced the ruling PP party for their bad management of the municipal website www.orihuela.es
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so it was important for me to give up. Just before the session I had several cigarettes outside your office, but afterwards I threw the remainder of the packet in the bin and I haven’t had one since. The hypnosis was very relaxing. It was incredible!”
Deidrie M I got Hypnosis in November 2008 to lose weight. I own a large company in Belfast and ate junk food, sweets and drank fizzy drinks for convenience as I worked long hours. Since I attended Alan Gilchrist for Fast Track Hypnosis I have now lost 6 1/2 stone ( 41 kilos ) in just over a year. I have come back again on Monday 4th Jan 2010 with my girlfriend who wants to lose weight as well.Thank you for all your help Alan.Philip
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Hotel Stays Hit Rock BottomTHE NUMBER of overnight stays taken in Spanish hotels has taken another dive during the festive period. A report released from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) claimed that the number of overnight stays in Spanish hotels during November 2009 stood at 4.5 million, which equated to 8.3 per cent less than last year’s figure for the same month. Hoteliers were alarmed at the significant margin, as the decrease in bookings had appeared to slow during October. It would appear that while the number of Spanish travellers booking into Spanish hotels had increased slightly, the number of non residents had conversely decreased.
THE ALICANTE PROVINCE’S leading savings bank ‘Caja Mediterráneo’ (CAM), has removed 480 houses from the fl ailing property market to rent out with the option to buy, for as little as €160 per month, when the majority of rental contracts available are double the price proposed by CAM. A real estate guru explained, “There are many empty apartments and houses dotted throughout the province, but they belong to the banks, having been repossessed”. He added, “We have noticed a trend of people previously comfortable paying quite a high rental fee, now coming to us in search of a smaller, cheaper property. Others are happy to pay the same price but expect to get more for their money.”
PROPOSAL
You would normally not expect to pay less than €300 to €400 and certainly not on the ‘Rent to buy’ basis CAM has proposed, even for accommodation located in rural areas. CAM has an additional 890 properties on its books, which can be viewed via its property web portal www.oportunidadescam.es. Two hundred and fi ve of these can be found in Murcia with costs starting from €190; 283 properties are available in Valencia from €180 per month; 70 in
Castellón from €210; 280 in Madrid for as little as €220 and 82 in the Balearics from €280. Various sources from the Real Estate sector have confi rmed that these houses are off ered unfurnished and often in need of minor reforms and repairs, having been empty for several months following repossession.
OPPORTUNITIES
CAM claims that these “opportunities” are universal, and should be particularly attractive to youngsters struggling to get on the property ladder, as banks refuse to fi nance their purchase.
A Director of the CAM bank explained that tenants have two years from the
point of moving, in which to confi rm the purchase. At this point all money that they have paid in rental costs is deducted from the total price, and in the meantime they have “been granted suffi cient time to secure savings for a deposit, or sell existing property to use as collateral”. If they are not in a position to buy until the third year they will benefi t from a discount of 80% of the rental money invested, 70% in the fourth year and 60% in the fi fth. “It is a wonderful opportunity for people with fi nancial constraints to buy some time and eventually a property in which they will be happy” he affi rmed.
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CAM extends lifeline to property buyers
In the face of the deepest recession that the country has ever seen, CAM Bank sees property rentals as the way forward.
by Staff Reporter
SPAIN ADOPTED the role of EU presidency at the end of December, and the event was commemorated with a tremendous light show in Puerta Del Sol in Madrid.Spain took over the Presidency from Sweden and will head the EU until 30th June 2010. The Spanish Government has already vowed to give maximum attention to the controversial Lisbon Treaty which came into eff ect in November and will focus on methods of smoothing the new decision making process which came with it,
and which critics claim remains as complex as ever. Spain will also be the fi rst country to bear the eff ects of the recently created positions of President of the European Council and Foreign Policy Supremo, which it is feared may result in a “too many chiefs and not enough Indians” situation. Finally, Spain has voiced its intentions to chair a series of crucial meetings on the economy, energy and environment and will host a number of summits for all members of the bloc.
Spain Takes The EU Reins
From the pages of your excellent newspaper, I would like to urge your readers to boycott Alcampo supermarkets unless they wish to be humiliated as my wife and I were this morning. After a pleasant hour or two buying Christmas presents for our boys in various clothes and shoe shops in the Bonaire shopping complex on the outskirts of Valencia, we decided to get some shopping done in Alcampo supermarket in the same complex. After spending an hour or so loading our trolley with Christmas goodies and a few essentials, we were surprised when, after passing all our goods through the checkout, the cashier refused to accept my credit card with my Spanish driving licence as identity. I was incredulous as this was the first time that this had ever happened to me. The official residency document with which
we are now equipped, as most of the readers will know, is now a sheet of foolscap paper which is totally impracticable to carry around and therefore useless as ID. Our passports do not bear the same number as our banking documents...NIF, which makes that useless too, whereas the Spanish driving licence bears the official residency number and is sufficiently small to be the ONLY convenient form of proving that we are who we say we are.We were forced to leave all our shopping, by now in bags, all around the cash till. So you have been warned: if you go to Alcampo, it is cash or nothing. I urge you not to go at all...if they don’t want our money; there are plenty of other supermarkets that do.JONATHAN ANTHONY VALENCIA
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STAMPSCan anyone help me - I have greetings cards and postage stamps which I hope can be of use to some charity. I am reluctant to throw them away if they can be of use.In the UK there were several charities such as Age Concern; Save the Children to make further use of them. I do not know of any in Spain, so if your readers are able to help I should be most grateful.Many thanks, Pat Howells
NISSAN UNVEILS “LEAF” - THE WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC CARSo excited to see some car makers taking initiative on pollution issues. They will certainly lead the charge in changing the face of our global climate issues and be heroes for it. I will be doing my part by patronizing my local St. Louis Nissan Dealer for sure.Via RTN Forum llorracnayr
SUPERB SERVICEI would be grateful if you would print this in your newspaper.I would like to say a big thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of Torrevieja hospital who looked after me during my recent illness. Their efficiency, professionalism and care was second to none. Any ex-pats with any worries about the Spanish health service should think again: it is superb.Most of the staff even took the trouble to speak to me in English. Hilary Bouncer, Murcia
The condemnation of China for the execution of a drug trafficker is unfair. It is my opinion that China has done the right thing. Looking at Western developed societies and the way they deal with murderers and drug dealers, who by the way bring misery to many and cause the deaths of many people, is questionable. The way criminals are treated in these developed countries is creating a bad world for us all. Many of them remain in prisons for years at the expense of ordinary citizens who have to contribute through their taxes .Many will die there and those who manage to get released re-commit the same or other crimes and return to incarceration.With the building of more luxurious prisons offering all mod cons, many criminals now are quite content to spend part or most of their life behind bars, where in many cases drug dealers continue to run their illegal activities. We need to eliminate murderers and other serious offenders where there are no doubts of their purposely committing the crime.If we continue to bow to the wishes of human rights organisations, we are going to develop a dangerous world. Many of these organisations’ ideas are highly illogical and about the only thing left for them to announce is the right of human beings to murder each other… It is bad enough now where in certain areas of the World the citizens are afraid the go out at night and are even afraid to walk the streets during daytime. I believe these scenarios set the scene for things to come all across the World. It is therefore vital that those purposely committing serious crimes that bring about the death of other human beings be eliminated quickly.Yours faithfully, GA Marques
CHINA HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING!
I hope you will allow me to give you my observations on your article about John and Dee under your heading ‘Beware of Road Bandits’, as the article could have planted a lot of worry in the minds of other readers who drive back to the UK.I have driven regularly to the UK and back from Spain through France, using the AP7 in Spain and the E11/A75 through France without any incident. However, I would point out that I will only drive any distance in any country during daylight.I have read in your paper about incidents on the AP7 close to the Spain/France border but not before in France. John, along with three passengers appears, according to your article, to have driven from the Torrevieja area to the Clermont Ferrand area in the same day; a total distance of approx. 1.216km, which would be a driving time of approx. 11/12 hours; a much longer time when you allow for fuel/break stops every 200 miles. This
must have included at least 3 hours night driving, providing he left Torrevieja around 08.00. John says he continued on the motorway from Clermont Ferrand for some time, pulling into two service centres on route but appears to have left both without fuelling up, because he says the two service centres were both dark. On leaving the toll booth at Clermont Ferrand, the first service centre is large, brightly lit with it’s own security patrol and nearly always with police close by: the service centre also has it’s own hotel as do many others service centres on this road. For anyone not familiar with this excellent route, the journey from Beziers to Clermont Ferrand is one of the highest routes in France and is subject to adverse weather conditions, more so in December when the snow falls. It is also a fast duel carriageway toll free road. From reading the article, I can only conclude that the incident John encountered was before reaching Clermont
Ferrand on the toll free section between Beziers and Clermont Ferrand but this does not agree with the article, which says John came off the motorway to an unmanned toll booth. The toll section of the motorway goes a distance of 299.9km from Clermont Ferrand to Orleans.What I find very strange, is what on earth is a man who has had two heart attacks and a triple heart by pass thinking about by putting the life of himself and three passengers in danger, not to forget other road users, by driving such a long distance, a lot of it in darkness, when on this route there are dozens of hotels along side the route every 20km or so with double rooms starting at just 28€? Surely it would have made more sense to drive in the daylight and have a comfortable night’s sleep; then in the morning, after a refreshing shower and breakfast, set off again in the day light. It would appear to me that tiredness caused fatigue, so really we do not know for sure if there were any “bandits”.Finally, I can recommend the route to anyone driving back to the UK. After leaving Orleans in the direction of Paris, turn off to Chatres, then to Rouen missing out Paris (unless you want to look around Paris). This way is far less stressful than driving around Paris.Kind regards, Michael Hayes
BEWARE OF ROAD BANDITS
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Watch out - Martha’s about!
THE AECC issued a statement last week to say that Martha Harlam had been spotted in the Playa Flamenca area of Orihuela Costa promoting a new ‘charity’ with a name that includes the words ‘Lonely Hearts’. It is targeting singles, specifi cally old and possibly vulnerable pensioners, as people in need of her help.
The statement said: “Martha Harlam’s methods are suspect at the very least. Anyone considering making any donation to her ‘charity’ should fi rst of all establish her credibility by requesting proof of her registration with the Spanish Authorities. An offi cial receipt for any monies should also be requested.”
CONCERN
During the four years that Martha Harlam operated as the head of SCHF, considerable amounts of money raised by the ‘charity’ were never satisfactorily accounted for and despite requests from RTN for full and detailed accounts, none ever materialised. As a result, she was denounced and sadly many other local charities suffered a loss of credibility and reputation.
The statement added: “This notice is a very unusual step for AECC to take, and has not been taken lightly. The information has been confi rmed to the AECC by more than one reputable person. It is not the policy of the Torrevieja branch of AECC to denounce any legitimate organisation, but this new development, if allowed to prosper, will once again cause disruption at a time when charity work is diffi cult enough for many reasons, not least of which is the lack of available funds. AECC recognises the rights of any legally set-up charity to make their case for scarce funds, provided it conducts itself in a right and proper manner.”
Age Concern Secretary Judy Ferris MBE agrees with the sentiments of the AECC statement. She told RTN: “When Martha was exposed, it left a sour taste in a lot of people’s mouths and subsequently many legitimate charities in the area suff ered from a drop in donations. As a charity dedicated to looking after the welfare of vulnerable elderly people here on the Costa Blanca, we are very concerned that this woman is targeting them with a view to making money from them.”
Do not give this woman any money until you establish her credibility by requesting proof of her registration with the Spanish Authorities. An offi cial receipt for any monies should also be requested.
King Juan Carlos I turns 72Spain’s much-loved king celebrated his 72nd birthday on 5 January. Born in 1938 in Rome, the king presided over the traditional military parade on the eve of Epiphany. Queen Sofi a, the Prince and Princess of Asturias, leading politicians and the heads of the country’s armed forces accompanied him.
Just when you thought that it was safe to come out of your villa or apartment, it appears that the infamous Martha Harlam is back on the scene. The woman behind the Sweet Charity Hospice Fund (SCHF), later exposed by Round Town News as a money making scam, has been spotted back on the Costa Blanca raising funds for a ‘lonely hearts’ charity.
by Louise Clarke
JOCULAR CARTOON character Mr Bean gate-crashed Spain’s offi cial website marking the launch of the country’s six month presidency of the European Union.A computer hacker beat security measures to insert a large smiling picture of the bumbling slapstick fi gure played by British actor Rowan Atkinson.The supposed resemblance between socialist Prime
Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Mr Bean has been a running joke in Spain for some time. And in a recent edition, the respected newspaper El Pais ran a cartoon portraying the Spanish premier as the comic fi gure alongside an article critical of the Zapatero government’s handling of the economy during the current recession. This week El Mundo published a screen shot of Mr Bean’s appearance on the website www.eu2010.es and
reported how visitors to the Spanish government website were cheerfully greeted by the character with the words: “Hi there!” A government spokesman in Madrid confi rmed the website had been compromised but said no information on the site was aff ected by hackers.
Mr Bean hijacks Spanish website
by Jack Troughton
Drunk driving increaseThe Guardia Civil have recently released figures that show 3,000 people were arrested for drunk driving in 2009. That equates to an average of six people per day. Police have been cracking down on intoxicated drivers and anyone caught can face a fine of up to 1,000 euros, but the threat of a fine doesn’t seem to have affected some drivers.
VISITOR NUMBERS to Benidorm in 2009 were at their lowest for 20 years say Hosbec, the association of hospitality businesses in Benidorm and Costa Blanca. The average occupancy rate in 2009 was 74.5 percent, compared to 92 percent in 1999. Tourist occupancy rates have been declining steadily over the past five years, from
80.2 percent in 2005, to 79.6 percent in 2006, 81.7 percent in 2007, 77.8 percent in 2008 and 74.5 percent in 2009.Traditionally, travellers to Benidorm hail from Britain at 43 percent or from Spain at 51.8 percent with the remainder coming from Belgium and Holland at 4 and 3.2 percent respectively.
Empty beds in Benidorm
Anthony Rabin Buckwald, born 13th Oct 1937, sadly passed away on Sunday 3rd January 2010.
He is sadly missed by his lovely wife Coral, his family and multiple friends, including Henry and Christine. Known as ‘Tony The Flowerman’, he had a wonderful personality and love for life and made friends easily.Catherine and I only knew him for a short time but were welcomed with opened arms by Tony, Coral and the group we named ‘Cocoon’, due to their fitness level and zest for life.
Tony, I will miss you: I will miss your e-mails that made me chuckle. God Bless.Cliff Roberts
The Flowerman
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SINCE RTN NETWORK launched their landline service late last year, hundreds of Telefonica customers have realised the savings that they can achieve, not to mention the lack of hassle, with RTN Network. The price for the landline package is the same as Telefonica at €13.97 + IVA. ‘But that’s what I pay with Telefonica’ I hear you say? It is… but as always, with RTN Network you get more for less! With the Network line rental you also get TWO hours per month to call the UK for free and a host of services including voice mail; caller ID; call forwarding; all for FREE. You will pay extra to have these services with Telefonica and the saving is a whopping €18.67 per month! But as we all know, price alone is not the main reason to change to RTN Network where Telefonica is concerned.
Just think - no more ‘lost in translation’ moments with the ‘English’ speaking customer service advisors who, despite saying they speak English, cannot actually understand you! No more telephone bills going astray and never again being charged for calls that you haven’t made with random amounts being extracted from your bank account for no apparent reason. Never again will you get a bill with items on it that you don’t understand and never again will you be charged for a service that you are not receiving and have to call the company ten times before you get the money back; explaining the situation over and over again.There are lots of reasons to change and now you can! As well as the
new landline package, RTN Network can off er call packages which include 120 free calls to
the UK; cheaper ADSL with 3MB broadband; unlimited dial-up internet
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Just think - no more ‘lost in translation’ moments with the ‘English’ speaking customer service advisors who, despite saying they speak English, cannot actually
bills going astray and never again being charged for calls that you haven’t made with random amounts being extracted
new landline package, RTN Network can off er call packages which include 120 free calls to
the UK; cheaper ADSL with 3MB broadband; unlimited dial-up internet
and an 0843 number, which means that your friends and family in the UK can call you
here in Spain for a fraction of the cost that BT charge.
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How to avoid a telefonica induced nervous breakdown…join the RTN Network!It’s a new year and a new decade. Many people are starting New Year resolutions to quit their vices: giving up smoking; cutting down on alcohol; going on a diet… we have an even better New Year’s resolution for you… why not ditch Telefonica?!
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areas would save the lives of 1,000 workers in the hospitality industry, according to the Coordinadora de Usuarios de la Sanidad (Cus). The organisation has reiterated its request to increase the number of smoke-free spaces. In a statement, Cus said that since the adoption of the Anti-Tobacco Act in 2006 there is “suffi cient scientifi c evidence” to show that the legislation has brought “improvements”, especially among workers in the hospitality sector.
The Spanish federation of Hotel and Restaurant owners claim that the smoking ban will cause 40,000 establishments to close and 100,000 workers will lose their jobs. Cus have rejected these claims.
Smoking ban in bars could save 1,000 lives
El niño lottery won in Barcelona for second consecutive yearThe winning number if 58,588 was sold in Castelldefels. The El Niño lottery which is drawn in Spain every King’s Day has sent millions of Euro to Castelldefels in Barcelona with the winning number of 58,588. Ticket holders in the town share out 2 million €. It means the top prize in the draw has gone to Barcelona for two consecutive years; last year it was sold in Terrassa.
Second prize of one million € went to 42,653 sold in Almagro, Ciudad Real. All the ticket parts were sold by Vicente Ruiz in the ‘Al Alarbadero’ lottery offi ce in the town, and he has said that most were sold in the San Francisco bar opposite the local Parador hotel. The bar played with the same number every year.
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SOLUTION: Manuel Martínez Carratalá, presented the compliment of food boxes to ONG’s, María Dolores Canales.
ONE SUCH initiative which has been invaluable to the needy families of Torrevieja is the ‘Alimentos Solidarios Torrevieja’, established to provide a fast and eff ective solution to those families worst aff ected by the increase in unemployment and severe grip of the crisis. The Councillor for Social Welfare and Relations with ONG’s, María Dolores Canales, received the latest generous donation from Manuel Martínez Carratalá, the Torrevejense representative of the Fundación ‘La Caixa’, to help provide food for as many as 150 people per day. Alimentos Solidarios Torrevieja was created by the City Council in collaboration with the Torrevieja branch of the ‘Hospitalidad de Lourdes’ organization, joined by an alliance of local businesses and associations with the common goal of providing basic, necessary
resources to those who need them - food being of prime importance.
CONTRIBUTION
As a savings bank, La Caixa has a sizeable amount of money at its disposal, which can be used to pledge tax free donations to locally registered charities. However, banks do not employ delegated personnel to oversee the distribution of ‘La Fundación’ so rely on guidance by relevant Council departments to liaise with recommended charities and make the arrangements. Manuel Martínez handed over 300 food parcels. Ms Canales said, “We are extremely grateful to La Fundación La Caixa and to everyone who has contributed to the work of Alimentos Solidarios Torrevieja in some way. Every little helps and makes a huge diff erence to people across the city suff ering right now. Please continue this support into 2010 and make the year ahead agood one!”
by Staff Reporter
Town Halls throughout the country have been forced to implement measures in order to assist those families struggling to survive the crisis.
Food for thoughtby Jack TroughtonGenerous ex-pats are mobilising in an urgent campaign to combat the suff ering of families relying on food parcels to survive the bitter recession. Stung into action by the RTN front page story ‘Brits Help Fight Crisis at Christmas’, people are urged to ‘make a diff erence’ by supporting charities along the Costas. Sue and Paul Horey, who live near Benissa, were so moved by the report of thousands of people needing handouts that they launched an appeal to help solve the ‘shocking situation’. They immediately sent an email to everyone in their address book – including a link to the RTN story - in an attempt to recruit help and asking them to forward the message. Sue said: “I felt so strongly about what is happening to the poor of this area: it is a shocking situation and I wanted to do something about it.“I thought if more people sent an email like mine to everyone they know, perhaps we could make a small diff erence.”
She said as most of Europe appeared to be recovering from the recession, it seemed Spain was falling further into it.“One of our leading ministers reported last week that 2010 is going to be even worse than last year,” Sue added.“We cannot help fi nancially, but we can help physically – we are facing our own struggles but unlike these people, we still have some work and property we can sell.”And she appealed for anyone with spare food, blankets and clothing to donate it to “very worthwhile charities” like the various International Lions Clubs along the coast and the Roman Catholic Church charity Caritas.Sue said she was sure big-hearted ex-pats would respond to the chain letter asking for help. “I hope I have not off ended anyone by asking this small thing but I feel so helpless and fear what some of these people face in the coming year.”
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Some reflections on 20098-14 JANUARY 20108-14 JANUARY 2010
I AM sure like many; I heaved a sigh of relief when 2010 came into the world with a bang. To say 2009 has been a difficult year for most people must be an understatement of some magnitude.
To have to re balance every month our accounts, to cancel insurances and other standing orders, to have to watch every penny, after working so hard for a good retirement must be very distressing. I am sure many living in Spain have seen their dreams shattered, not just by losing a job, but also by fi nding out that all your money has been tied up in a house which has been declared illegal and will be demolished.
I appreciate that 2010 will not be much better as far as the recession goes, in both Spain and the UK. Here, in Spain the unemployment is at a record high, whilst the UK seems to be borrowing millions. I have a
few questions here, as to, how, when and who will be paying all this money back? Where is the industry to manufacture products to export and sell in the UK, therefore, helping to balance the books. Importing so much to stock the shops cannot be good housekeeping. When I watched the shoppers queuing up to spend thousands on Boxing Day and to grab a bargain, I compared the life in Spain on Boxing Day and realised I was in the right place.
However, I was envious of those who enjoyed a white Christmas; I would have loved to have been in a small country Hotel with a log fi re and snow outside. Yes, I still remember Christmas in the UK with great aff ection and, I am so glad my children enjoyed one or two white Christmases.
The sadness I, along with others must have felt, for all of those families of servicemen that
have been killed in Afghanistan and, being aware that there would be many places empty at the Christmas Dinner table, not only made me sad but very angry as well.
There are so many young men and, woman losing their lives in a place so far away. I for one do not really understand why they are there. I fully accept that the world is a very dangerous place to live in now and, thank god that the detonator did not function on the plane at Detroit airport, otherwise, vast numbers of lives would have been lost. How do the do gooders explain, that the young man who tried very hard to kill, came from a very rich and successful family, not as we often hear, under privileged angry young men?
If I lived in the UK, I would, I am sure, be arrested for hurting people’s feelings on many subjects. Political correctness and human
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By Graham HuntTHE DEEP recession in Spain is without doubt diffi cult for many but positives are already starting to come out of it. This article is written to point out some of them.The recession brought hugely reduced interest rates.
Those who have now lost their jobs are experiencing hugely reduced mortgage and loan repayments compared with last year. The drop in mortgage rates from 6% to 2% has had a huge eff ect on the number of repossessions. The average Spanish mortgage is €500 per month less than it was last year: an extra €6000 per year in your pocket can make a huge diff erence
Next, the combination of lower property prices and low interest rates means that good fi xed rate mortgages on property are available; meaning one can actually get a buy to let property at a decent price and give a return on investment if you let it. In 2006-7 this was virtually impossible.
There is less competition around for estate agents, which personally I fi nd an excellent piece of news. Around 70-80% of estate agents have disappeared and it is only the best that remain.
Spain has a highly qualifi ed workforce waiting for the chance to do a job. A very large proportion of its young people are unemployed and they would love to have a chance to show what they can do. When you ally this to the great transport infrastructure of roads, air and the fantastic rail system, you have a great opportunity to open up a
company here that can be competitive at both a national and international level.
The fact that with property values have tumbled is good news for buyers, if not sellers. Bargains under the Spanish sun are now much more prevalent: buying a property for lifestyle reasons as opposed to an investment will get you a much greater value for money compared with a couple of years ago.
Spain remains a beautiful place to live as the basic fundamentals of the climate, the location and the lifestyle are all well in place. Spain remains the place that Northern Europeans will come to play, simply because of where it is. The country only needs to believe in itself a bit more.
Finally, Spain has a major strength in the fi eld of renewable energy, transport and certain areas of technology related to fi elds it needs to develop. If the current economic storm forces Spain to become more competitive and more productive, subsequently branching into new technology and exports, perhaps the crisis will be a good thing long term, delivering Spain from its over-reliance on construction and tourism.
Whatever happens in the future, Spain is currently in a position that other countries do not envy. However, we need to remember where Spain has come from. In the mid seventies it was a third world backwater emerging from 36 years of a brutal dictatorship. Spain has done a lot of catching up and may fall behind somewhat in the next few years but it has shown its resilience once and can do it again.
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Why Living in Spain During a Crisis Isn’t That Bad Really - The PositivesCurrently, wherever you go in Spain people are talking about the ‘Crisis’ and how bad and deep it will be or already is.
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THE PRIZE is worth €2,000 for each youngster and in exchange for a year’s tuition, the three boys and one girl must show dedication and commitment not only to the game but also to their lessons and their coach Noel, who is a registered World Golf Federa-tion Coach. “Now we have chosen the fi nal four, it’s all systems go.” Noel said, “They are all expected to be totally dedicated to the game and enter every junior golf competition organised by the Spanish Golf Federa-tion in the Valencia region.” The Southern team will be based at El Plantio Golf
Club, near Elche and the Northern Team will be based in Benidorm. Their progress will be high-lighted every month in RTN and also, the kids will make regular appearances with Noel on his Bay Radio show on a Saturday as well as in Viva Maga-zine. And so without further ado, let’s introduce the lucky winners…
SOUTH - SAM CURTIS AND CHARLIE LITTLE Sam is 16 years old and has lived in Torrevieja all his life. He plays golf regularly at La Marquesa Golf Club in Quesada and has a handicap of 10. After a couple of hours with Noel on Tuesday, he said that he felt that his swing had already improved and he enjoyed Noel’s teaching methods. He is hoping to get his handicap to
less than fi ve over the next year and is very excited about seeing an improvement in his game and being able to compete in local competitions. Charlie is 15 years old and lives in Quesada. He plays at La Finca Golf Club off a handicap of 14. He too is hoping to get his handicap to under fi ve and has already noticed that his swing has become more consistent after just a couple of hours coaching from Noel.
NORTH – NATASHA WOODHAMS AND MAX BEARD
Natasha, or Nats as she prefers, is 14 years old, from Denia. She plays at Javea Golf Course and has a handicap of 36. She is hoping to getting it down to at least 10 over next year and was grateful to Noel for
showing her a technique which means that she will no longer be in danger of breaking her wrist when she putts the ball. And she can now accelerate bet-ter through the ball as a result of just two hours of advice from Noel. Last but not least is Max Beard, who is 13 and from Be-nitachell. He plays off a handicap of 18 and has been lucky enough to have played golf in many diff erent countries as he always takes his clubs with him on holiday. Max is hoping to improve his handicap to scratch during the next year and is looking forward to receiving Noel’s excellent coaching. Golf Factor will be back at the end of the month with an update from both Team Clarke and Team Troughton – Let battle commence!
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South winner,Sam & Charlie, with Noel and north winners, Nats and Max
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by David Mills
90 Years Old and still counting!
RECENTLY I had the pleasure to meet a part time resident of Plymouth and Els Poblets, Tony Blonden. He was kind enough to relate his story to me which is best heard from him direct. “I fi rst met George Rutherford in Spain through my dear friend and mentor (now sadly departed) Mike Ayear. It was around 1988-ish.I had had a house built in Setla, near Denia on the Costa Blanca, and was able to arrange purchase of a house just two doors down from me for Mike. Consequently, we were very often out there together and were able to ‘sit in’ with the local band(s) made up of ex-pats; Dutch; German and occasionally Spanish players.
The scene was, and is, very much as it is in this country with a mix of ‘pub’ gigs and pri-vate functions. Very often at a venue, sat be-hind a large string bass, was George Ruther-ford. I fi rst played, accompanied by George, at a venue called ‘Maxi’s’ a restaurant/bar at which a very fi ne piano player called Char-lie Jones was resident. Charlie knew all the tunes and more besides. One Sunday, I ar-rived just as Charlie was fi nishing for the af-ternoon. However, he welcomed me and set his gear up once more and we continued for another two hours. George, who was eating at the restaurant, rushed down to his house in Benidoleig, collected his bass and was on the stand within minutes.
Thus I became friendly with him, and his charming wife Joan, and we meet up with them whenever my wife and I are in Spain, and I usually sit in with his latest band, ‘The Jubilee Jazz Band’. George and Joan retired to Spain in 1970 and lived initially in Javea but later moved to Benidoleig, a small in-land village on a hill, in those days idyllic but nowadays expanded around the periphery with houses build for ex-pats like me, and, to my mind, spoilt to some extent. In 1936, at
the age of 17, he was besotted by Nat Gonella and Stéphane Grappelli (particularly by Tiny Winters who played bass for Nat Gonella). His fi rst instrument was a home made bass. He could not aff ord to purchase one, so he made his own. He used to pass a music shop frequently and took measurements of a bass in the window, and after some time created his fi rst instrument. As it turned out, the sound board was 2 inches too short, because by the time this part of the construction was attempted, the bass in the window had been sold, so George had to guess the measure-ments. His next instrument, having sold this one (probably at a profi t), was a three string bass which he purchased for 30 shillings – a lot of money in 1937.
George’s main chosen career was in jour-nalism and he worked initially on a local paper reporting gigs played by his band, ‘The Reg Williams Rhythm Aces’.
Then came the war in 1939 and George joined the Army as a PT instructor. He met and played with Bob Sharples (well known band leader and arranger) while in the Army, and played opposite Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadronaires. However, because of another more pressing eventuality (birth of his fi rst born) the bass was sold in favour of a pram.
He purchased a bass for the Army Regi-mental Band and while in the music shop, trying it out, he was approached by an American Warrant Offi cier who said “You play that thing boy?”, and on replying in the affi rmative, the American picked up four hammers and played on a nearby xylo-phone, accompanied by George. The Ameri-can was none other than Lionel Hampton!
He started playing again in 1942, by which time he was commissioned and was play-ing for a band called ‘Troise Mandoliers’, run by the nephew of the band leader, Dick. He played with various other bands during and shortly after the war when he joined Fleet Street and worked for the London Evening Standard and the Daily Mail, where he met Wally Fawkes (Humph’s clarinet player for many years) who was responsible for ‘Trogg’, the cartoon character. As more ma-ture people among us may remember, there was a radio personality called Cyril Fletcher. His radio show contained a feature called his ‘Odes’. Many of these were written by George and he can recite them even now. He also makes a good stab at ‘Eskimo Nell’ – in the appropriate company In 1960, Joan and George moved to Spain to live, but kept a residence in Torrington.
They travelled to and fro until six or eight years ago, and he was known to play with lo-cal bands and musicians on occasional gigs. Some of the locals that he remembers are Bob Manuel; Stan Thomas; John Baker; Gor-don Hunt; Pete Sumner; Bobby Fox; Malcolm Hurrell; Mike Ayear etc. He has been playing with the Jubilee Jazz Band for seven years. They hold down regular venues at various watering holes and restaurants in the Denia area. Joan still writes a food column for the local paper and their social calendar is fully committed – that must be the secret.
They don’t get across to the UK these days as George has had a triple heart bypass and Joan has had a little trouble with her joints, but they both love the music and intend to go on for ever. “ Let’s hope 2010 brings yet another good year for you George - we love your music – keep it up!
STILL GOING STRONG:George Rutherford
His next instrument, having sold this one (probably at a profi t), was a three string bass which he purchased for 30 shillings – a lot of money in 1937.
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Freshening UpWhy getting an image makeover is more than skin deep.
FIRST OF ALL, I off er my congratulations to the team at RTN for taking the plunge and making a bold move in very tough times. This re-brand is a true refl ection of the spirit and energy of everyone involved in the RTN group and will no doubt send out a positive message to the readers and advertisers who support the publication and contribute to its success. It is something I’m extremely proud to have been part of.
I have spent a lot of time with the RTN team developing ideas and delivering design workshops. Witnessing fi rst-hand the knock-on eff ects of the re-brand inspired me to write this article. The positivity and unifying sense of direction I encountered was something that took me a little by surprise and, in today’s climate, fi lls me with great motivation and a positive outlook for the future – for those who are willing to take responsibility to create action for their success.
A classic motivational book by Napoleon Hill describes Andrew Carnegie’s (the original true rags to riches entrepreneur) secrets to attaining anything he desired. In short, his life success story revolved around the Law of Attraction: whatever you focus on or direct your energy toward is what you’re going to get more of, whether you want it or not! You will encounter plenty of doubters in life, telling you that you can’t do this or that… the truth is THEY can’t. Negatively speaking, the power of associating yourself too much in this environment is quite scary – positively speaking, it is immensely powerful. But the law of attraction goes beyond positive thinking. It is behaving as though your desires have already happened. A visualization and belief that something positive has already happened will turn you into a magnet for what you desire.
All of this is great theory, of course, but for me it was amazing to see it happen at RTN. Looking at generating a fresh image has been the springboard, not only to improvements across all areas within the newspaper, but more importantly to carry the motivation and desire for success and deliver a quality product – a process that will no doubt continue developing far beyond this new edition.
The new improved RTN started out as a very simple questionnaire for the production team asking some seemingly obvious questions such as: where are we?; who are our readers?; what do they want?; where do we want to be? and so on. Sounds simple or even unnecessary, but if you have a business, ask yourself some of these easy questions. Now ask yourself if your workforce is likely to come up with the same answers!
Going back to basics and unifying your team with a clear focus and sense of direction can suddenly make your marketing; advertising; image and message fall into place incredibly easily! A company’s brand should assist in refl ecting its values and beliefs and strengthen and support the company’s message. Creating this in a visual way isn’t always so easy to achieve but when the message is clear, it is achievable in a way that goes far beyond looking pretty or satisfying the wife’s colour preferences! Furthermore, when a brand contains meaning and provides values and motivation for the people behind the product, the power goes far beyond just appealing to clients and potential customers.
If your advertising seems to be going in circles, or you feel your message is stale, or simply desperate for something to lift you out of the recession then you’re probably not alone. Times are hard. But one thing is certain; change for the better won’t just happen. Not everyone needs a complete makeover, of course, but asking some very basic questions about your business may reveal a few obvious inconsistencies in your messages and marketing approach. But don’t just leave it there: be prepared to move up a gear and make the changes to be in control of your own success. To everyone at RTN: well done. I can’t think of a better way to launch into the new decade. Keep it up!
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Managing Director of the Round Town News Group, Geoff Gartland (left) & Simon Tebbenham, who helped steer the RTN team through their bold rebrand process
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Danger in the trees
PARENTS AND PET OWNERS are warned to be on the alert for one of Spain’s most notorious and dangerous pests, the pine processionary caterpillar. Trees are already laden with the large silken white nests – resembling candy fl oss – each containing hundreds of the caterpillar ‘thaumetopoea pityocampa’.
Known as ‘procesionaria del pino’ in Spanish, they leave the nest at night to avoid predators and gorge on pine needles, returning during daylight hours and positioned to catch the warmth of the sun.
However, they take their name from their habit of forming long chains and marching nose to tail across the countryside to another tree, or after the feeding phase when they look for a suitable place to burrow underground and transform into a harmless moth.
The danger to both humans and animals is the caterpillars’ own defence mechanism. Each one is covered with tiny barbed hairs. Laden with a venom, the hairs can cause a nasty irritation or in severe cases, anaphylactic shock.
Animals – and especially curious dogs – can get too close to the intriguing procession and inhale hairs or get them on their paws and lick the irritation. This can cause itching, swelling, and vomiting.
Immediate medical or veterinary advice is advised for victims who suff er any reaction to contact with the pests. Never attempt to handle the caterpillars or their nests.
RTN was contacted by Neighbourhood Watch (Vecinos Colaborando) to warn of the early arrival of the caterpillars. A spokesman said the insects had arrived early for the second year “obviously due to the mild weather we experienced until recently.”
He added: “I cannot stress enough the need to be vigilant, especially with animals and small children.
“Some of the nests have already been vacated, so the caterpillars have started their trek to fi nd somewhere suitable to burrow to await pupation….so take care out there!”
Town halls will deal with nests in urban areas but extra care is needed in the countryside and heavily wooded areas.
by Jack Troughton
PESTS:caterpillars and nests in the Montgo Natural Park
Congratulations to Fiona & Peter de Graaf upon the birth of their son Alexander who was born at the Acuario Hospital at Beniarbeig on 26th December 2009
heavily wooded areas.
Congratulations!
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Congratulations!
Hunger protests and further demonstrations are planned for the New Year as campaigners step up their fi ght for the reinstatement of health care in the Valencia region.
The PUMA22 group marched to the British consulate in Alicante to deliver an open letter to the Consulate in Alicante on December 10th, also presenting a formal complaint to Francisco Camps Ortiz, President of the Generalitat Valenciana, regarding the withdrawal of free health.
The Valencian Regional Health Authority is to charge €270 a quarter for health care, making the bill for a family of four more than €1,000 per quarter: the scheme is run by a private company.
The letter to Mr Paxman stated that the majority of people being denied free health care had paid National Insurance contributions in the UK. Some were also being denied access to the European Health Insurance Card: “Some of us continue to pay taxes in the UK, yet our Government is not prepared to assist us. What is happening here is not only wrong; it is dangerous. There are many people who cannot aff ord to join this new scheme in constant need of medical treatment, care and drugs. If they cannot join and are judged not to be eligible under the ‘sin recursos’ arrangements their treatment will be stopped and they will have no medical assistance”.
Mr Paxman has written to PUMA22: “I know that colleagues here and in the consulate in Alicante have had various contacts with the Valencian authorities”, he wrote. “However, your letter raises some complex and detailed points and I want to satisfy
myself that we are doing all we reasonably can to help. I cannot promise anything but I will look thoroughly into the problem and reply more fully early in the New Year”.
PUMA22’s Bill Bridges responded: “This somewhat positive response from the Ambassador is welcome but as the issues involved have been apparent since the problems fi rst arose in June 2008, PUMA22 is a little concerned that it has taken a public demonstration to achieve such a response. PUMA22 now looks forward to Mr Paxman’s further response, promised for early in the New Year”.
Campaigners are setting up new groups at San Miguel de Salinas; Rojales; Torrevieja; Benidorm and Alicante. Founder member Dr Roman Jimenez Gil said two hunger protests are planned for the New Year; one at the entrance to the parliamentary buildings in Valencia and the other at the British Consulate in Alicante, with dates to be arranged. “There will be a demonstration, and events will be recorded on a videotape as part of a documentary to be sent to the UK and distributed in the whole of Valencia”, he said.
For the latest news, visit www.puma22.org
More protests planned for the new year
by Corry Granger
Founder member:Dr Roman Gil
Snow GoAIR TRAVEL between Spain and Britain was severely disrupted this week as airports were hit by the big freeze, leaving some passengers stranded and faced with long delays and cancellations.Ground crews battled to keep runways clear of snow and ice in blizzard conditions and temperatures plummeted as low as minus 18 degrees centigrade. Airlines warned of “severe disruption” as at times the weather gained the upper hand and airports were forced to shut and suspend operations.Budget airline easyJet made large scale cancellations and rival Ryanair also warned of cancellations and major delays to schedules. Other airlines also used websites to alert people to the chaos and asked passengers to check up to date information before starting their journey.The situation was further complicated by aircraft being grounded at the wrong airports around Europe and crews running out of allowable flight time.
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The edge of reasonWeeks after sheets of glass plunged 30 metres into the street, a Costa Blanca family remains living – literally – on the edge of a man made precipice.
the December storm ripped away the protective glazed side of the balcony of the third floor Benitachell home, damaging a car below.
that night, police edged out into the driving rain and wind to secure the remains of the structure with rope on the night of December 14th and later the town hall placed barriers car-rying warnings on the pavement.
However, Chloe Hooper complained that despite their daily efforts and after taking legal advice, it seemed no-one wanted to help solve the problem and a real hazard remained.
the singer, who shares the modern top floor apartment with partner David rawlings and their 10-year-old daughter serena, told rtN: “It is so frustrating and absolutely ridiculous that no one wants to take any responsibility.”
INSURANCE
she said an assessor claimed the balcony was not covered by their building and contents insurance policy. the constructor appeared uninterested in the problem, and the ‘community’ of six flats had no cash.
“On the night of the storm, we could hear the weather get-ting worse and worse. We were decorating serena’s room and she was drawing in the lounge,” said Chloe. “You could hear the doors shaking.
“serena shouted me to come into the lounge because there was this massive smash – she was very scared – and outside there was glass flying everywhere.”
Chloe said her daughter was old enough to understand the ongoing danger – although they needed to keep a close eye on
their pet dog – but their next door neighbours had three very small children.
“all the apartments have these glass sided balconies. some builder friends say the actual balcony structure is secure but the metalwork holding the glass panels is just not strong enough,” she added.
DANGER
“there is a real health and safety issue here because it is so very dangerous.”
Chloe said they had lived in the apartment for three years and it was supposed to enjoy a 10 year builder’s guarantee.
“this is just the final straw. I am very angry and just don’t know where to go – I am trying to put a brave face on the situ-
ation but sometimes it all gets too much. someone must take responsibility for this,” she said.
Chloe said she still hoped the constructor would intervene, “which at the moment looks unlikely”, or the members of the community would chip in to make all the balconies safe.
“We must do something to make it more secure and it will not be cheap to fix – everyone is saying not to worry and it seems we have to play a waiting game,” she said. “It is appar-ent that trying to take anyone to court would take years and be a pointless exercise anyway.
“and we are told one of the problems of small urbanisation communities is they have no money and a very small voice.
“You hear of these things happening – it’s just a nightmare really.”
by Jack Troughton
Samaritans stride out in the New Year
Four local business people have decided to demonstrate their powers of endurance and personal commitment and enter the Barcelona Marathon on the 7th March this year.Steven ashley of the Samaritans, Judy Webber of ‘The Fusion Gallery’ in altea, andy Mansel from the albir ‘casa Fitness’ and Mark Trowbridge of the Denia based Foncordiax telephone company are starting the New Year with a strict training regime in order to successfully complete the marathon without too much trouble.
The reason for their valiant effort is to raise much needed funds to support the ‘SaMarITaNS’ organisation here on the costa Blanca. These funds are desperately needed to cover the attendant cost of operating this vital service that
provides for the needs of those suffering mental and emotional trauma in their lives. The costa Blanca Samaritans was formed on the 24th July 2008 to provide a free, telephone based, English language support for people experiencing distress and who might be suicidal. The service was initially available on Monday to Wednesday evenings between 19.00 and 22.00 and plans are afoot to extend the hours of operation later this year. Existent and future expansion is entirely dependent on volunteer numbers and funding and this is why the determined four will be running the marathon. Staffed entirely by volunteers, costa Blanca Samaritans telephone listeners are extensively trained to be with people through their suffering. Such a service was long overdue here on the costa Blanca, where life can be tough and
where being in a foreign country often exacerbates feelings of isolation and desperation at difficult times. The current crisis, predictably, has increased their workload enormously.
The World Health organisation (WHo) statistics indicate there are more than one million actual suicides and 20 million attempts each year. uK Samaritans have an average of 5.5 million contacts with people each year. anyone interested in donating can contact costa Blanca Samaritans by emailing [email protected] or for other enquiries and offers of support at [email protected] also feel free to pop into the Fusion Gallery, or the casa Fitness, to donate.They are ready to hear from you now and the all important number to call is 902 883 535 – ‘You talk - they listen’
HElpING HAND:l-R Judy, Mark , Steven, Mark
by David Mills
Chloe Hoopersitting on her balcony
Torrevieja Ladies FC is the city’s official ladies football team established 12 years ago to cater for the growing number of women with a passion for the sport and something valuable to contribute on the pitch.
The team was pulled together under the guidance of Trainer/ Manager, javier Gomez alcaraz, with the 2006/07 season being a particular turning point, when they finished at the top of the 2nd regional League, winning promotion to the 1st regional League, and only one league away from the national table, La Liga.
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close of every match. Michelle said the package is a huge help for them. Michelle stressed what a positive impact support from the stands has on the players’ performance, and how much it means to them knowing that they have fans behind them during home games. The team is still just one league away from playing in the national ladies league; an awesome achievement for what is essentially a small club.
The team meets for training at the sports centre on avenida delfina viudez, behind the vicente Garcia stadium, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, commencing at 21:00, and are always on the lookout for fresh blood. For further information and details of the latest fixture please visit the website www.fctorreviejafemenino.web.officelive.com
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that girls can play
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ANGER IS mounting at the British Government’s broken promise to raise pensions as millions of benefi ts will be frozen – saving the Treasury up to £350 million in 2010-11
The basic state pension will rise by 2.5 percent in April but additional benefi ts claimed – including the State Earnings Related Pension (Serps) – will not receive the boost.And pensioners living in Spain are now being urged to join people in the UK and expats around the world in condemning the “cruel deceit”.In December’s Pre-Budget Report, Chancellor Alistair Darling made headlines by pledging: “Basic state pensions will not be frozen, but will rise by 2.5 percent in April.”
Nowhere in his speech to Parliament or in hundreds of pages of pre-Budget papers did Mr Darling reveal that increases to parts of the state pension not regarded as “basic” would be put on ice.
But as well as Serps, the BBC’s Money Box programme has reported the freeze also applies to the earnings-related supplement called ‘graduated pension’ which is paid to over 10 million people and the additional pension of £57.05 paid to 41,000 men with wives aged under 60.
EXTRAAlso threatened is any increase to the ‘extra pension’ of £7 a week paid to 1.2 million over 60s who postponed their retirement.Pensions Minister Angela Eagle
said extras such as Serps were frozen to avoid creating “an uneven playing fi eld between the public and private sector.”
And she claimed increasing Serps could cause “confusion and unfairness” because it aff ected company pension payouts.RTN readers are calling for a lobby of MPs and the soon to merge charities Age Concern and Help the Aged (they will become Age UK) to overturn the Government move.
One said: “A lot of people may not know of this underhand treatment of pensioners and I think they should be made aware of the situation as a matter of urgency.”
Another said she believed Labour hoped its plans would not be discovered until after the coming General election. “We have to put up with MPs claiming money on their expenses that they are not entitled to and which are funded by the taxpayer.
“And yet they have the audacity to take it out on pensioners, most of whom do need any extra increases they can get.”
CONDEMNDot Gibson, general secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, said: “Pensioners will be absolutely stunned that only part of their state pension is going to rise next year. This is unprecedented and the fact that the Chancellor never made this public looks underhand and shabby.“Over 2.5 million older people already live in poverty and millions more are struggling to meet the rising costs of living. This decision will certainly push more into fi nancial hardship – we need a state pension that takes older
people out of poverty, not one that pushes them further into it. It is simply unfair that the least able are being asked to shoulder the biggest burden of the recession”
Labour’s move was also under fi re for once again announcing a seemingly positive budget measure that in reality was punitive.And Liberal Democrat spokesman on works and pensions, Steve Webb said: “Once again things are not what they seem. Most people do not think of their pensions being in bits and when the Chancellor says it will rise by 2.5 percent, they expect it all to go up by 2.5 percent.“Britain’s pensioners will lose money because the Government is shaving off corners where it hopes people will not notice. It is all about getting the maximum good publicity for the minimum spend.”
ATTACKThe Tories have also attacked the Government for the discrimination over pensions, claiming Mr Darling’s report was the most “political and cynical” of Labour’s term in offi ce.Philip Hammond, Conservative Shadow Treasury Chief Secretary said: As always with this government, the headlines of its announcement unravel when we see the small print.
“The pensions minister has revealed Alistair Darling’s 2.5 percent rise will not actually apply to all pensions.
“Now we see the cruel deceit of pensioner and benefi t recipients who were given false hope on a Wednesday only to have their expectations dashed by Saturday.”
8-14 JANUARY 2010by Jack TroughtonFury at
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WHAT HAPPENS TO MY PENSION FUND IF BA GOES BUST?When British Airways recently announced that the shortfall in their staff pension had increased in the last 3 years from £2.1 billion to a breathtaking £3.7 billion, the concerns of existing and former employees grew deeper. However, just when they believed things could not get any worse came the news that the UK Pensions Regulator may consider the deficit to be even bigger!As BA’s market value is only £2.2 billion, this could indicate that the situation is even worse than has been suggested. Put bluntly – the value of BA as a whole is worth less that the total of its pension fund. Employees both past and present with BA pension funds must now be thinking the unthinkable – what happens to my fund if BA goes bust?If BA were to go bust then this huge deficit would be foisted upon the pensions’ lifeboat - the Pension Protection Fund (PPF),
with potentially devastating consequences for the PPF and BA fund members.
HOW MANY SCHEMES HAVE DEFICITS WHICH ARE WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED?British Airways are not alone in facing such a difficult scenario and one wonders how many other major UK defined benefits schemes may have pension deficits which are more serious than the Company and the employees, both past and present, are aware of. Take Shell as another example. Last year, Shell reported that a previous pension fund surplus of £6.8 billion had deteriorated to a deficit of £5.6 billion: again truly shocking.
SHOULD I TRANSFER MY PENSION FUND OUT NOW?In the past, no one in their right mind would consider a transfer out of a company pension (defined benefit / final salary) scheme. The advantages of keeping with a seemingly cast iron guarantee of a pension with increases in retirement were overwhelming.In recent years, with pensioners living far longer than anticipated, investment returns being lower than predicted and average salaries rising at a higher rate than foreseen, most schemes have rapidly become under-funded and employers have been unable to contribute at the increasing levels actuaries recommended.The end result is that scheme members have serious and justifiable doubts that their pensions will be paid at the levels promised. Is it any wonder that such scheme members have been taking transfer values from their company pension arrangements to secure their share of the fund elsewhere, accepting that whilst they may no longer have the ‘guarantees’ that they had, they feel they now have control over their funds?
QROPS TRANSFERS MAY BE THE ANSWER FOR EX-PATSFor those former employees who now no longer live in the UK, Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes, (QROPS) offer
them additional benefits such as reduced taxation, the ability to transfer unused funds to future generations, control over investments and no need to buy an annuity.For someone who has been a non UK resident for five or more complete tax years, there is the added benefit of being able to take out the fund as a capital withdrawal – an option in these desperate times that cannot be ignored.It is for these reasons that in recent months the number of enquiries from members of ‘defined benefits’ schemes has risen dramatically: we believe this a trend that will develop further in 2010.For an impartial and unbiased review of your pension funds or for a no obligation second opinion, please contact Stephen Ward or Robert Burns at [email protected] or see: http://www.qrops.esArbutus Qrops represents Premier Pension Solutions S.L (CIF B55414198), appointed agents of Inter-Alliance Worldwide Insurance and Advisors Ltd authorised and regulated by the Insurance Companies Control Service, Cyprus. Registration number F.O.S.9.
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SPAIN TOOK up the baton for presidency of the European Union this month, with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero promising to work to end the continent’s economic crisis.The six-month post was last held by Sweden and was taken over by Spain at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.Prime Minister Zapatero said Spain’s main goal as EU president will be “to fi ght for economic recovery, for recovery from the crisis, and make Europe
an economy that is more and more productive, more and more innovative and more and more sustainable.”
THE COUNCIL of Ministers has set the Inter-professional Minimum Wage for 2010 at 633.30 euros per month, which is an increase of 1.5 percent on the fi gure set for 2009.
This equates to 21.11 euros per day, or not less than 8,866.20 euros when calculated on an annual basis. For occasional and temporary workers whose services to a single company do not exceed 120 days per year, the wage may be no lower than 30 euros per day. Domestic workers will earn a minimum of 4.96 euros per hour worked.
New minimum wage still low
Can Spain lead the EU out of crisis?
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
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Stephen Ward & Robert Burns
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legal Marc White LL.B. & Carlos Baos (English & Spanish Solicitors) C/Diana 19, 2º-D, 03700 Dénia (located close to the Glorieta Square at the end of Marques de Campo). © White & Baos Abogados 2008 - All rights reserved.Send your questions to [email protected]
How can I protect myself against an airline or travel company going bust?
MANY READERS will have been directly affected or know someone who has lost out as a result of the collapse of Scotland’s biggest airline Flyglobespan. All of the company’s flights were cancelled without notice and 800 jobs lost. Moreover, 4,500 passengers were stranded, many of them in Spain. The only people who may have benefited in the short term were the hotels and businesses who managed to squeeze a few extra days out of each guest, although those affected are unlikely to hold fond memories of the trip. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it would repatriate about 1,100 of them - those who booked package holidays and are therefore protected through the ATOL scheme.It is possible to take steps and protect oneself to a degree against this happening in the future.
DO YOU BOOK FLIGHTS ONLY? Anyone who booked a flight through Globespan Airways is unlikely to be covered by the ATOL scheme which only protects travellers
booked through tour operators, not directly with airlines or through ticket agents. If you do use an agent, then make sure the tour operator you book through has ATOL and ABTA accreditation. If you pay for a flight using your credit card or Visa debit card, however, you should be protected. Under section 75 of the UK’s Consumer Credit Act, when you pay for goods or services that cost between £100 and £30,000 on credit, the company providing credit is jointly responsible with the supplier of the goods or services if things go bad. Making payment by credit card is therefore a very simple and cost effective way of protecting yourself.Anyone affected by the collapse of Globespan who paid for tickets by credit card or Visa debit card should contact their card issuer in the first instance to determine whether they can claim a refund under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and/or their insurance provider (see below).
TRAVEL INSURANCE?There was a time when almost
every traveller would take out travel insurance when booking a flight. The ease of booking online combined with the fact that many travel more frequently than before has resulted in this being overlooked. If you book flights using a non Visa debit card or by cheque/cash, you will be classed as an ‘unsecured creditor,’ which means you’re basically at the bottom of the list for repayment. As an unsecured creditor, you’ll be unlikely to recover even a fraction of your money - unless of course you have comprehensive airline failure insurance, in which case your insurance company should fully reimburse you for your loss.If you have travel insurance or perhaps an annual policy, check to see if it provides cover for airline or accommodation failure. Your broker may well know the answer to this question without checking. The type of protection provided may vary depending on the type of policy taken out, and a policy may cover all or part of the cost of the original tickets or accommodation purchased.
BUYING A PACKAGE HOLIDAY? Taking the Globespan case as an example, anyone who booked a Globespan package holiday is likely to be protected under the ATOL scheme and should visit the CAA’s ATOL website www.atol.org.uk for further information. The lesson is simply to look for the ATOL badge and make sure the broker’s accreditation is current.There are bookmakers taking bets on which airline will be the next to disappear and I have heard that you can place money on Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary becoming the next boss of British Airways. Either way, the approach when booking a holiday or flights should be the same in every case and payment by credit card can be very useful in this and many other contexts. I trust the above is clear, although please feel free to give Carlos Baos, abogado, or myself a call at any time on +34 966-426-185 if you wish to discuss the above or any other issues. In the meantime; Happy New Year to all.
AN ANTI-ABORTION group has collected a million signatures aimed at fi ghting the imminent abortion law reform in Spain.
The pro-life group has raised its game in the fi ght to overthrow the Government’s plans to liberalise legislation relating to abortion and demand that a referendum be held to review the arguments that have arisen. President of ‘Derecho a Vivir’ or ‘Right to Live’, Ignacio Arsuago, told the Spanish Press that a petition featuring some million signatures will be presented to Moncloa Palace at the end of this month, demanding that the public also be allowed to vote on the controversial issue.
The association claims that the majority of Spaniards are opposed
to the reforms; a scenario which it says could completely divide Spanish society if it were allowed to manifest. According to them, abortion constitutes “the cruel and violent death of a human being and of the most innocent and defenceless of all: the unborn”.
The pending reform will permit a termination of pregnancy from the age of 16, although the governing Socialist, PSOE party has ceded on the most controversial point of permitting underage mothers to undergo the procedure without parental consent. Instead they will be required to inform at least one parent or a guardian, except if they are at risk of violence or of being thrown out of their home.
by
Marc White &Carlos Baos
English & Spanish Solicitors
Pro-Life Defends Abortion Arguments
A pro-life group supporter
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business
IN THIS new frontier of our ever-changing human landscape, co-operation plays a vital role as a kind of glue that keeps the fabric of our existence from tearing into sheds of alienation. The mystical German philosopher and physician, Albert Schweitzer once said that, “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
For many women over 50, they forget about the flame of their youth and the vibrancy of what good health can bring to their lives. It takes persuasive people like author Nina Bagnall to reignite that spark. In her book, Looking Good Feeling Great Ladies 50 And Over, Nina offers a selection of suggestions and helpful tips to inspire, motivate and assist women to revitalize that ember! From her Costa Blanca retreat, Nina Bagnall shares with us some informational insights on how co-operation has played a role in her life, and her writing.
BRIEF PROFILE Name: Nina Bagnall Nationality: British Current Living / Working Location/s: England/Spain
Type of Enterprise/s: A writer/Author Year/s in Operation: 4 years Do you consider yourself an artist, entrepreneur, deal-maker, educator, investor - all or none of the above? Please briefly explain...I am an educator, in health and fitness for mature women.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q: How have you found living in Spain? Do you find the ex-pat community co-operative? Do you find the local Spanish community co operative? A: Our time in Spain has been most delightful; moving around to see the different areas, both South and North.
We English can be lazy when it comes to learning other languages, but our experience of the Spanish people is that providing you try and speak a little Spanish, they are more than friendly with you and if they can help you they will.
Q: When writing your book, were your family and friends co-operative about the whole thing? Who gave you the most co-operation? A: My husband was very supportive, but to be fair, if the rest of my family had known of what
Co-operation can spark the spirit
I was involved with, they too would have given their support.
Q: How did you get on with your editor and publishers? Were they co operative? Were there any funny stories that came about due to their full / lack - of co-operation? A: Because this was my first experience into this world of editing and publishing, I was a little daunted to say the least, but everyone was extremely helpful to bring the book to its published format.
An agency in America picked up my manuscript and offered to market it to publishers, but prior to this the book had to have a critique review, which came back, exceeding my greatest expectations. The lady was so complimentary, suggesting with the correct marketing strategy it would be a big hit.
The editors and publishers were brilliant and so very helpful, acknowledging I was a novice, yet in no way condescending.
We had such fun with the edit. I had been asked if I wanted the book published in English or American English. Without hesitation told them American English, after all it was being published in America! Backwards and forwards, the manuscript went flying to America and back here in Spain, with a little misunderstanding on both sides. Once the text block was completed, it went to the art department for book cover. Black cover with pink silhouette in my mind was classy and the finished published copy turned out to prove me correct.
Q: What advice would you give an aspiring writing that was looking for a little co-operation with accomplishing their goals and objectives? A: To become a writer, first you must have an idea, and then develop it over time. It is important not to be in a rush, for the end manuscript will require many hours of review. Also, it can be frustrating to find someone that will be willing to take on
first time authors and even then it is an extremely slow industry. “Patience they say is a virtue”. It is necessary to have it in abundance.
Q: Would you co operate with others to write another book? Perhaps there is another book in the works now? A: I have already finished a children’s book, which is waiting publication. My energies at this moment in time are to write another health book for all age groups.
Send me your feedback: Karla Darocas [email protected]
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32 8-14 JANUARY 2010If you have a question, comment or problem you need help with please contact us on: Tel: 968 33 66 06 Email: [email protected] Web: www.helpcentrespain.comPost: The Help & Advice Centre for Spanish Living, Tina Tait, C/ Francisco Franco No 4, Santiago De La Ribera, Murcia 30720 or write to RTN, see contact details on page 2
everyday spainHow to save money Spanish styleIF YOU are having money troubles and you live in Spain, here are some tips that can help you and your family navigate through troubled times.
TELEFONICA If you asked to be transferred to an English speaking operator, have them explain their calling plans. If you have Internet with Telefonica, all national calls are free if you add it to your plan for only €1 more per month. Here are some Telefonica offers for January: If you do not have a Telefonica line and want to get one, now is the time until the end of January. Telefonica offers you free telephone activation which can save you €83 (for new customers only). If you make a lot of international calls, ask them about their new offer on their international calling plan, for as little as €9.95 per month you can call up to 200 minutes anytime, anywhere in Europe or the USA. Also, while Telefonica does encourage you to pay by automatic debit from your bank account, it is not legally required. You can request (or
insist) on having a statement sent by post and pay it at your local bank on the day you want to pay it. This could buy you three weeks of time to pay off the bill: if you are juggling bills around it could help a lot. IBERDROLA‘Now you can pay the same amount every month for both gas and electricity and you can also choose the day when you want to pay. And because your usage will always vary, once a year we’ll adapt your ‘Fixed Fee’ to your actual usage in the most convenient way. Call us at 901 20 20 20 and apply for the Fixed Fee’. RENTMany people I know have simply asked their landlord to reduce their rent and been given the reduction. Some have saved €100 a month in rent reduction by asking. SPEEDINGRemember, now the zero tolerance law is in force, if you are doing 121kph in a 120kph limit area, you will be fined. They will send
this to you on the address you have on your car documents. If this is not your postal address you will not receive the fine and it will escalate. Also, ‘trafico’ might send you a preliminary notice asking you to prove you are the driver. If you do not respond to this notification, they will fine you another €300 on top of your speeding fine. Save yourself hundreds by making sure you are registered to receive your post and responding to the notices. If you pay your fine on time; the fine is reduced.
COMPARE PETROL PRICESYou would be surprised how much the petrol prices vary. Some stations are 10 to 12 cents less and it all adds up. COMPARE FOOD PRICESThere is a big difference in price in products between stores.
CAR INSURANCE Shop around. If you find a better rate for your auto insurance, call your existing company and tell them to match the rates.
Often they will do it just to keep you as a customer, and that saves a few hundred per year just for the asking.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO IMPORT YOUR UK REGISTERED VEHICLE, AND WISH TO AVOID IMPORT DUTY, YOU MUST DO IT AS SOON AS YOU DECIDE TO BECOME RESIDENT Start the process before getting your residency and before getting your padron. This is an extremely complicated process, in my opinion purposely so in order to collect more taxes and to encourage you to purchase a Spanish vehicle. If done properly, within the correct time period, it could save thousands in taxes. The time limit is based on your date of your padron. Car rental agencies have raised their rates as well, so the cost of transferring your vehicle, if it was split between family and friends who come to visit you here and want to use the car instead of renting one, could save you several hundred a year.Do you have a tip to save money? Write to Everyday Spain and let the community know. Every little bit counts.
THE SALES offi cially started on 7 January, and predictions are that spending will be down 10 percent on 2009. The Federación de Usuarios-Consumidores Independientes (FUCI) or Federation of Independent User-Consumers conducted a survey of two thousand people which showed that Spanish citizens are planning to spend an average of 95 euros in the winter sales; 10 percent less than last year.
The biggest spenders surveyed were in Madrid and Catalonia, where shoppers said they would spend 108 euros and 105 euros respectively. Most purchases would be clothing and textiles.
The sales last for one month in most regions, but two months in Cantabria and Galicia.
ECONOMIC FORECASTS predict that Spanish families will have less disposable income throughout 2010. A report was published recently by the Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros (Funcas), or Foundation Savings Bank, which shows that there will be a 0.8 percent drop in disposable household income despite a growth of 2.1 percent during the last period of 2009.
Navarra, Madrid, Catalonia and the Balearics will be the hardest hit, while Valencia will see a fall of 1.2 percent.
In contrast, Funcas predicts that the household savings rate will grow over 2010 – a trend that could be due to the crisis, as families cut on spending and save money instead.
Disposable income shrinksSpending down in January salesUNEMPLOYMENT IN Spain was recorded at 3.9 million at the end of 2009. Those claiming the dole increased by 54,657 in November; 25.4 percent more than the fi nal month of 2008 and the highest level of unemployment ever recorded.
Despite the bleak outlook, the Labour and Immigration Ministry say that the rate of job losses is slowing; by comparison in November 2008, unemployment grew by 139,694 people. However, Spain has now seen fi ve consecutive months of growing joblessness. Unemployment in December 2009 hit the construction sector; job losses were up 7.56 percent. Unemployment dropped among fi rst-time job seekers by 2.73 percent and went down 3.57 percent in agriculture.
Four million unemployed in spain
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TinaTait
The Help & Advice Centre for Spanish Living
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‘Brits abroad are struggling as a result of the weakening pound’. The result of a global survey from Moneycorp which hardly reveals a well kept secret. However, it is the Brits living in Spain who are suffering the most financially as a result of the property downturn. More than four in five (85%) Spanish expats say the value of sterling has impacted them financially, with three quarters (79%) saying that their spending power has decreased as a result.
David Kerns, Head of Private Clients at Moneycorp, comments:“Our research shows that British expats have had a tough time and the
findings reveal that no country has escaped
unharmed from the economic downturn. Brits living in Spain
are particularly affected by the
struggling property market and having to convert sterling to euro for living costs.”
Investment in property has hit expats hard. Over half (53%) of respondents in Europe have noticed a decrease in demand and subsequently rental
values in their place of residence, while that figure stands at only a quarter (26%) in non-European countries. Demand/rental values appear to have
decreased most in Italy and Spain, where 62% and 60% of expats respectively have noticed the decline House prices in Italy have fallen by an
average of 10-20%*, while those in Spain have fallen by as much as 65%
David Kerns concludes:“During challenging times, there is certainly more that expats can be doing to manage their money and make sure that they are making the most of their income.”
Although this sounds depressing, at Moneycorp we are determined to help as many of you as possible maximise your income from the UK. From next week we will be issuing the CURRENCY CHALLENGE. With no obligation OR pressure we will help you ascertain whether or not your current method of foreign exchange is giving you the best deal and more importantly the MOST MONEY. So whether you make regular payments, ad-hoc payments or selling your Spanish property and sending the funds back to the UK, make sure you turn to the RTN Currency Zone.
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Euro/Sterling Weekly Market Update brought to you by &
Sterling Goes Nowhere Over Holiday Period.Quiet and illiquid markets dampen activity and exaggerate exchange rate movements. Third quarter economic performance disappoints.
Sterling spent ten days drifting down from €1.1250 to €1.10 and two days climbing all the way back. It opened in London earlier this week unchanged on the fortnight at €1.1250.
As anticipated, two shortened weeks and two major holidays made for an inactive and illiquid foreign exchange market. Market-makers, investors and traders did only what was absolutely necessary. Corporate and other market-users got involved only when they had to.
There was less than the usual reaction to economic data. A disappointing revision to figures for
the third quarter of ‘09, confirming that Britain’s economy had shrunk for an 18th month, prompted some selling of the pound. However, the damage was nowhere near as great as it might have been if the announcement had come two weeks earlier or later.
There were no pan-Euroland statistics other than the entirely uninteresting money supply figures for November (-0.2% in case anyone cares).
The new year will undoubtedly bring new tests for sterling. Dangling over it are still the budget deficit, the risk of a downgrade in Britain’s credit rating and of course the general election. Investors seem happy at the moment to give sterling the benefit of the doubt, in anticipation of a change of government and a change of fiscal policy. Nevertheless, the doubt is still there.
To read the full report click on Currency Guidance atwww.moneycorp.com/roundtownnews
by
Kevin Wright
Account Manager, Moneycorp
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Held to ransomResidents of an urbanisation have reached the end of their tether after administrators, appointed by a now defunct property developer, demanded over €30,000 in community charges.
LA PLAYA GOLF 3 – R2 in Cabo Roig in Orihuela Costa has 98 houses, 28 of which are owned but only fi ve are occupied full time. The developer of the urbanisation is the now virtually bankrupt. San Jose and they had employed the services of administrators Grupo Mediterraneo, based in Pilar de la Horadada, to look after the interests of the urbanisation. The company has now changed its name to Potegano, but as far as RTN can make out, is still being run by the same administrator, Jose Ramon Ferrer Mesples.
CHARGES
The residents have decided enough is enough and formed a committee to oust the administrators in favour of a new company which charges less. But Potegano say that they have a contract and will not let any other company become administrators. According to residents, they have said that as San Jose still owns 66% of the properties on the urbanisation; they get the say as to who runs the urbanisation. However, San Jose will not attend any meetings, does not contribute any money and has not paid any money towards the upkeep of the houses which they own on this urbanisation or any of the nine others on the estate.
Once Potegano knew that residents wanted to change their administrator, they told them that they would allow this on the proviso that they paid their owed community charges, which they say amount to over €30,000. This allegedly includes charges for water, electric, pool cleaning, maintenance and insurance. However, the
urbanisation has not had any electric supply in the public areas for nearly fi ve months. And no electric to the pool fi lter has meant that the pool has turned green and unusable. They have neither street lighting nor insurance; making it a burglars paradise.
NERVE
The new President, Bob Kellaway and Vice President, Dave Jones, told RTN: “We have some 22 out of 28 owners giving us their support
in this matter and have formed a committee but we are still are having diffi culties setting up our community.” Bob continued: “I have a copy of the electric bill from Ibedrola at just over €1000. There is no insurance for the public areas and swimming pool and no payments made. There is no bank account set up in the community’s name with our President or any of the committee’s signatures on it and the post boxes have never been commissioned by anyone, yet other administrators we have informed us
that this is one of the fi rst things they do. “Why is Grupo Mediterraneo sending out bills to the owners of these properties for 2008 and 2009 all of a sudden? All the bills have diff ering amounts on them and claim they have been sent with the blessing of the President and committee members.” The committee will be holding an EGM in the next three weeks and has invited RTN to attend, so this story will be updated next month. We contacted Potegano for a comment but they have not responded.
Bob and Dave with
wives Beth and Joan
by Louise Clarke
By Jack TroughtonAfter a busy night visiting homes across Spain, the Three Kings – Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar – brought smiles to the faces of children in Denia Hospital on Wednesday morning.Their Majesties and their helpers delivered gifts to youngsters in the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department and took presents to the children’s ward. Accompanied by the Mayoress of Denia, Ana Kringe, the kings ended the visit in the hospital restaurant, meeting staff who enjoyed Christmas sweets
The Kings in the children’s ward
Three kings on the CostaBy Louise ClarkeTHE THREE KINGS made their annual appearance in San Miguel de Salinas this week and delighted scores of children. The Kings left the Town Hall at 18:00 prompt and made their way along the main street in the town before stopping off at the church to see Mary, Joseph and, of course, Baby Jesus, at the alter awaiting their arrival. They then made their way to the Casa de Cultura, where they handed out presents to the hundreds of children of all ages and nationalities; all eager to see the delights that had been brought for them.
The Three Kings with Linda, Charlie and Lily outside the church in San Miguel
Don’t whisperabout your business
SHOUTabout it in
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Don’t whisperabout your business
SHOUTabout it in
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healthDear Dawn, My baby grandson has just been diagnosed with Pyloric Stenosis. Please could you tell me a little about this condition? My son and daughter-in-law live in the UK and I don’t like to bother them with a lot of questions at this point in time. Many thanks from a worried Gran!
The pylorus connects the stomach outlet to the small intestine. We don’t know the reason why but sometimes the muscle in the wall of the pylorus is abnormally thick which causes the outlet of the stomach to become ‘stenosed’ (narrowed). This is medically known as Pyloric Stenosis. Approximately 1 in 500 newborn babies are affected and it is more common in baby boys.
Symptoms usually begin when the baby is 2-4 weeks old and otherwise healthy. Oc-casionally symptoms do not appear for two months. Vomiting after a feed is the main symptom. This may be projectile where milk is vomited at force, often reaching quite a distance. Because feed has been lost the baby remains hungry and often feeds well again only to immediately vomit. This creates a vicious circle which is most distressing to the parents and usually gets worse and worse over a couple of days. Because little milk passes through the narrowed pylorus babies do not gain weight and are in danger of be-
coming dehydrated. If left untreated, a baby with pyloric stenosis will become seriously ill.
It is important for parents to seek prompt medical advice if their baby is vomiting on a regular basis so that any serious disorders can be detected without delay. A doctor can often feel the thickened pylorus whilst feeling the baby’s tummy. Diagnosis can be confirmed by ultrasound. A small operation under gen-eral anesthetic whereby the pylorus muscle is cut, thus widening the stomach outlet, usually cures the problem. These days this procedure is performed by ‘keyhole surgery’. Normal feeds are started soon after the operation and the good news is that most babies recover quickly and have no further problems.
I do thank you for your enquiry and hope this information helps.
There is current research in place whereby a drug called Atropine is being trialed in the treatment for Pyloric Stenosis without surgery. Results look promising so far but further research is needed.
Ask the Specialist
By Dawn Blythe, S.R.N. R.M.
Dawn is a British trained Midwife who has spent over 20 years caring for mothers and babies in ex-pat communities. To speak to Dawn or make an appointment to see her, please call ‘The English Medical Clinic’ Albir, or pop into her free ‘drop in’ clinic on Wednesday mornings. 966 868 013 [email protected]
Alison Achieves interior and exterior perfectionAliSon, Who is 56 years old, lives in Rojales, she is an amazingly talented lady who is a leading light when it comes to all things Spiritual. Alison is a life-coach, a spiritual healer, teacher and medium and as such has strived to enable her and many others to reach perfection with their four bodies, emotional, mental, spiritual and physical. Alison contacted Before Then After because “I felt 100% inside and wanted to feel the same way on the outside”.
In Alison’s work attention to detail, listening qualities, the giving of accurate information along with conveying warmth and care are hugely important and she was delighted to be consulted by someone who showed all those qualities. “I am a naturally confident woman but I must admit the thought of having injections of dermal filler in my face scared me a little. After thirty seconds in Gail’s company all those fears had gone.
“I was welcomed warmly and asked to talk about the areas and which lines on and around my face bothered me the most. Like most women of my age I felt that the lines running from the side of my nose down to my mouth along with the lines running from the side of my mouth down to my chin were what I focused on each time I looked in the mirror. Gail explained all about the 100% natural products, how they worked and what I could expect to achieve immediately and a few days afterwards. She also told me that I would get approximately six months from the treatment which made it all seem like very good value.
What really put me the most at ease was during the questionnaire when Gail asked me about any previous and current conditions? I have Trigeminal Neuralgia which I have to explain to everyone as it is a serious condition but not known. Being the true professional Gail picked up on it immediately and knew which areas of my face to avoid; this knowledge can only be gained by serious study and correct training.
Next and perhaps most importantly I asked if the treatment was going to hurt. “Well, I am going to be sticking needles into you!” she replied
but then showed me the size of the needle that is most commonly used which wasn’t that scary, “but I use this one” said Gail holding what seemed no different to an acupuncture sized needle, in fact, I could hardly see it. Gail went on to explain about the topical anaesthetic cream that she was going to apply to the areas first which would have a numbing effect and she was right, it really does work as she blobs it on generously and leaves it to settle for around ten minutes.
When the area was feeling quite numb I heard Gail ask “Are you ready?” I nodded apprehensively. “ I’m going to start at the top and work my way down quickly and smoothly, 1 2 3 go” and that was about ten minutes before it was done and I had had hardly felt anything other than when the corners of my mouth were lifted which I was warned about.
I looked into the mirror and couldn’t believe the difference as you can clearly see form the pictures it really is incredible. “Right, I’ll see you again in two weeks for your free top-up” said Gail. Free top-up? This is possibly the best bit as everyone who has treatment the first time gets approximately €125 treatment free of charge seven to ten days later when Gail can see and discuss with you the results. Sometimes and area that has been treated may have experienced a little swelling and so can be topped up, or, in my case, as everything was perfect when I returned I had the extra put in between my eyebrows.
The Before Then After Clinics are held in Beauty Salons from Gran Aacant all the way down to Los Alcazares, there are four choices for Torrevieja alone and there are inland options. Gail is fully qualified to carry out all the treatments offered and holds her own insurance as well as the cover you can expect from the Salon. Perhaps you have a salon and would like to host a clinic once or twice a month or you may just want to take advantage of the free consultations without obligation. In any case, contact Before Then After on 966 196 798 or 647 782 646. Treatments begin at €125.
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MOST OF you reading this have probably been ‘yoyo-dieting’ for years, losing 5 or 6lbs and then putting 8 or 9lb back on which - lets be fair – sucks! Now, most people go on these crazy low calorie diets and you lose 3 or maybe even 4 lbs per week for a couple of months, which is great! Until you start to eat like a normal person and the weight just jumps right back on, plus some more.The reason this happens is down to your metabolism (the thing that governs how many calories your body uses per day). As you lose weight through purely dieting, you also lose muscle/lean tissue which in turn decreases your metabolism; really bad in
terms of keeping weight off in the long term.
So you’ve lost 3 stone from dieting
but ½ to 1 stone of that is going to be
lean tissue;
this means your body
now can no longer burn the
same amount of calories it once did and as you go back to a normal eating regime, your body is going to stores the excess calories it can no longer use as fat.
‘Why fat!?’ (I hear you screaming!) Well it’s simply that your body likes it: it protects your vital organs; keeps you warm; supports your immune system and its energy efficient - 9 kcal for every gram, whereas carbohydrates (sugar) only have 4 kcal per gram. The problem is that too much of a good thing is bad. To much fat storage leads to major problems, the main one being CHD (coronary heart disease) and other health related issues and low self esteem due to body image which then can lead to other problems.So how to combat this? What you need to do is have a healthy balanced diet containing all the food groups: carbs, proteins and fats (good ones) at the correct ratio, eating small meals at regular intervals through out the day (ideally 5-7 meals in small portions), increase your activity levels and start to introduce resistance training into your workouts to increase your lean tissue.
THE HEALTH Ministry in Valencia says that 800,000 influenza A (Swine Flu or H1N1 virus) vaccines have not been used. The government purchased one million vaccines in November in order to inoculate high-risk groups, but figures show that on 21 December, only 212,597 people had turned up to receive the vaccine. Experts from the Health Ministry say they fear that contradictory information regarding the side effects of the vaccine has put people off, and the inoculation campaign is being labelled a failure. This is despite claims from the Region’s Health Ministry in December, that the jab available was a new, improved vaccine. The authorities spent 54.6 million euros on the vaccines.
The fundamentals of weight loss
by
Paula Denvir
Qualifi ed health & fi tness instructor
Paula is a fully qualified health and fitness instructor with 13 years experience. Specialist areas include weight loss, childrens fitness, pilates and medical condition instructing. Call 689 672 594 or email [email protected]. (Mar Menor and surrounding areas)
A failure for the H1N1 vaccine campaign
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AFTER THE yo-yoing of the weather during December it’s any ones guess what awaits gardeners during January and the months ahead. Hopefully we won’t have the record cold snap of 2005 when we had a frozen garden but even then less a few plants the spring garden was fine. But regardless of whether we know the pattern of the weather to come one thing needs doing urgently - setting some New Year resolutions.
2010 GARDENING RESOLUTIONSNew Year Resolutions are about deciding what you want to change and achieve in your garden this year? The following are 10 generic ideas that might help.
1. Complete the annual winter cutback earlier this year. What needs doing is described in Section 6.9 of ‘Your Garden in Spain’.
2. Only plant plants, shrubs and trees suitable for the microclimate of the garden. So many unsuitable ones are purchased each year that never survive more than a few months.
3. If the garden is exposed to the elements concentrate on establishing boundary and internal hedges before investing more on delicate plants.
4. Re-pot all pot plants, changing the compost to a better mix that contains nutrients and has better water holding and draining properties. Many plants die either from thirst or water logging in Spain!!
5. Plant more fruit trees, bushes and plants. The trees don’t need to take up much space if planted and dwarfed in containers. This is possible on apartment terraces as well as in gardens.
6. Grow more vegetables. Again, either in the garden
or on apartment terraces. ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables’ explains how to grow a good number of vegetables in only one square foot or metre. On a larger scale constructing an area of raised beds is a good project for this time of year.
7. Stop co-planting thirsty and drought resistant plants. If not one or both will suffer from insect and fungal attacks. ‘Your Garden in Spain’ has tables that indicate drought resistances.
8. Turn some of the lawn space to better use with continuing tough economic times ahead. Why not a mini orchard and vegetable plot, also perhaps a chicken run!
9. Gain control of the gardener. Over Christmas we have heard several couples saying that gardeners tend to only do cutting back but don’t really deadhead weed and loosen the soil, nor plant plants that they really like and the watering bill still seems to go up and not down with a mature garden. You may not have any intention of starting to do all the gardening your selves but you can arm yourself with the information required to knowledgably nudge the gardener does things differently this year. Our three books await your reading.
We hope that will help readers get more out of their gardens this year with less expenditure. A happy New Year to come to all our readers.
Don’t forget if you have a question you would like us to answer in this weekly column send it into [email protected].
A new year for gardening awaits
BY CLODAGH and Dick Handscombe practical gardeners and authors who have enjoyed gardening in Spain for themselves and at times others for twenty fi ve years. ‘Your Garden in Spain’, ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’ and ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain’ are each packed with valuable practical ideas and advice for making the garden more beautiful and productive and how to save money. They can be obtained from bookshops and internet book shops. Those of Santana Books Amazon and W.H.Smith have special New Year offers at present.
by
Clodagh & Dick Handscombe
Practical gardeners
and authors
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Eduardo’s VillamartinThe home of Quality Food and Entertainment
Due to the resounding success of the La Finca de Eduardo´s luncheons, we will now be serving all our Fabulous Lunches
& Traditional Sunday Roasts at Eduardo´s Villamartin Plaza for the whole of January
Menu del diaWinter Warmer Menu
3 Courses10.95€
Friday & Saturday EveningsWill will be serving our
fabulousA´la Carte menu
Sunday´sTraditional Sunday Lunch
3 courses 10.00€
Opening TimesLunchtimes Mon-Fri
1pm till 4pmFriday & Saturday evenings
7pm till lateSunday´s 1pm till late
Bookings or enquiries to 644 498 067
www.eduardosvillamartin.com
La Finca de Eduardo´s is closed until February 1st for holidays
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I HOPE YOU’RE all enjoying the Christmas season and having a relax-ing time, but not so relaxing that you can’t dedicate a little bit of thought to Spanish reflexive verbs. Here is the verb we looked at last week, but this time I’ll put the main meanings in as well.
Me levanto – I get up Te levantas – you get up Se levanta - s/he gets up
Nos levantamos – we get upOs levantáis – you get up (plu)Se levantan – they get upBefore moving on to other exam-
ples I’ll just mention that although we are looking at these verbs in the present tense at the moment, they of course work in all tenses. From what we have studied so far we can say, for example: “Me he levantado” (I have got up), “nos levantábamos” (we used to get up), “se están levantando” (they are getting up). Some people find these changes of person and tense rather hard to come to terms with, which is why I’ve mentioned them now so they don’t come as a shock later on. The fact is that the more you learn the more you can ap-ply to previous knowledge to extend the range of things you can say.
Back to the present tense though, and let’s think about other things we do for, or to, ourselves which are therefore reflexive in Spanish. Morn-ing is the time we prepare ourselves to face the outside world, and therefore is rich in reflexive verbs.
First things first, before we get up, we usually wake up, although that might not always be the case.
First let’s look at the verb “to wake up” in its non-reflexive form. “To wake up” another person is “desper-tar”. To say that I wake up my chil-dren in the morning is: “Despierto a mis hijos por la mañana”. Let’s look at this sentence for a moment. The subject is “I”, which would be “yo”, but here we have missed it out. The verb is “despertar” in its first person singular “I” form. Now we notice something else – it is a root changing verb! Remember them? Despertar is an E to IE verb, so the first person singular is “despierto” (and NOT desperto). The object of the verb is “mis hijos” (my children). They are the ones who receive the action of the verb. The word “a” is added in front of objects of verbs when they are people rather than things, “por la mañana” is the additional informa-tion that is tacked on to the end of the main part of the sentence.
However, before I wake my chil-dren up, I have to wake myself up. When I wake up on my own, rather than waking up someone else, this is expressed by a reflexive verb “des-pertarse”. Therefore “I wake up in the morning” is “Me despierto por la mañana”, or in full “Yo me despierto por la mañana”.
If you’re brain is now hurting, have a few more mince pies and try again later. See you next week!
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Starting Monday 18th January 2010
Level Five Successful Spanish BRAND NEW!!!!! (Mon and Wed 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.) Level Four Grammatical Spanish (Mon and Wed 11.45 a.m. – 1.15 p.m.) Level Three Practical Spanish (Mon and Wed 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
Each course consists of two 90 minute lessons a week for eight weeks
Price only 45 euro per course (including materials)
Enrolment at Los Arcos restaurant: Mon 11th January, Tues 12th January, Wed
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Refl exive VerbsLESSON 89
A New Year & New Identity for AEBE
THE ‘ASOCIACION de Epidermolisis Bullosa de España’ (AEBE) or ‘Butterfly Children’ as it is more commonly known, facilitates the work of the international ‘DEBRA’ charity, supporting children with the rare skin condition Epidermotysis Bullosa (EB) in Spain.
EB is an incredibly painful skin blistering condition affecting over half a million people worldwide. One in 227 people can carry the defective gene. The severity of the condition varies but can cause death within the first few days of a baby’s life. Children living with the condition endure up to three hours of intense pain each day while sores are cleansed and dressed to prevent infection. Even changing a nappy can require morphine. Carers must be taught how to lance blisters, bandage and protect sores so that their child can attend school etc without harming themselves. Sadly, researchers have yet to discover a cure for EB, and there is little Government funding available.
NETWORK The Costa Blanca AEBE Charity Shops are located
at Pueblo Bravo, opposite Restaurant ‘Downtown Quesada’; Urbanization La Marina and in Sax, Murcia, each relying on volunteers working three to four hours per week. Items sold are donated and profits made go directly to the Charity account.
Each branch is exceptionally well supported. The
global support network for sufferers of EB generally takes the name DEBRA (Distrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association). The Spanish arm has now adopted the new name: ‘DEBRA España’ the communal logo to reflect its affiliation with the international charity. Charity Ambassadors stress that they are offering “a different logo, but the same commitment”. It is hoped that the move will help raise awareness and secure wider recognition and respect for their work.
POSITIVEAnne Wylie, Manager and Area Coordinator,
explained that positive effects are expected long-term but immediate expenses have arisen, such as the need to produce new promotional material, and the sign writing of the shops and van, for which she is asking support. She said: “This is a really positive move forward for the Spanish organization, which has grown rapidly in strength and support over the past five years. However, the charity is now looking to those supporters to assist us in making this connection.”
Anyone willing to organize a fundraising event or make a donation to assist Debra España in fully adopting the new logo is asked to contact Anne on 966 718 134. For further information about the national charity, you may e-mail enquiries to [email protected] or log on to their website www.aebe-debra.org
Anne pictured with supporters of the Quesada Ladies Club.
THERE ARE only two weeks to go until the Campoverde Theatre Group’s Pantomime; ‘King Arthur’. Tickets are sell-ing very well with only a few left for Tuesday 2nd February, so if you haven’t bought one, please get on the phone now and order from Margaret on 966 763 783 or Colin on 966 774 127. You can also go along to the Olympia Restau-rant on Monday or Wednes-day between 14:00 and 16:00. It promises to be an excellent Panto this year, complete with wizards, knights jousting and dragons. Don’t miss it!
Campoverde theatre group
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MABS CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
MURCIA/MAR MENOR EVENTS FOR JANUARY 2010
13th January – 11:00 Volunteer MeetingCentro Las Claras, Los Narejos, Los AlcázaresNEW VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS WELCOME
15th January - 11:00 Share and Care GroupDon Lorenzo (Peter’s Bar), Estrella del Mar, Los UrrutiasIf you’re affected by cancer and want to talk to someone, we meet every third Friday of the month.One-to-one counselling available.An informal Group for those affected by cancer. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Call 693 824 512 for further details. 29th January - 13:00 Swishing PartyViva Beach Bar/Bistro, Los Nietos A chance to get a change of wardrobe Swishing - Arrive 13:00 for 13:45 start.All proceeds to MABS Cancer Support Group Call 968 134 978 for full details. NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION Do you want to make a difference?Got some time to spare?Become a MABS volunteerCall 693 275 779 now.For further details, please call 693 824 511Email: [email protected] or visit our website www.mabsmurcia.com
December quiz and nibblesTHE GARDEN Club turned out for the December meeting carrying ‘goodies’ for afternoon tea. Quizmaster Ian prepared a four part quiz comprising of a photo page of celebrity gardeners, a music section related to gardening, anagrams of fl owers, and an old Mastermind gardeners’ quiz.
Teams of six put on their thinking caps: Chairman Val chose bottles of wine for the winning team; seasonal poinsettias and cyclamen for the raffl e prizes.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be NO meeting in January.
The February meeting will be on Monday 1st Februaty at The Venue on the Lemon Tree Road from 14.00-16.00. The speaker will be PETER GREEN, a volunteer at the La Mata Natural Park in Torrevieja, talking on the invasive and alien plant species now growing around the salt lakes. There will be opportunities to ask him relevant questions.
New members are always welcome and each meeting only costs €1: any enquiries to Val on 966 716 527.
HELP MURCIA Mar Menor was formed five years ago by a dedicated group of volunteers who give their time and effort to helping people of all ages with all sorts of problems, particularly in times of crisis and emergencies. These problems include break-ins, sudden deaths and incidences that involve medical or police services. HELP is a registered charitable organisation funded by voluntary contributions and monies raised at registered social events. We have a commitment to recruit new members and volunteers from all nationalities.HELP welcomes new members to our monthly meetings and invites old and new members, as well as guests, to a luncheon held on the sec-ond Tuesday of the month. See local press for details or contact the office on 968 570 059.HELP can provide Fact and Information Sheets and Interpreters and also has a hospital visit-ing team available to visit English speaking patients. Books and ‘talking tapes’ are avail-able for loan. HELP loans mobility equipment including wheelchairs; electric scooters; walking aids and all types of bathroom assistance, along with practical assistance with transport; drivers; translation; medical assistance equipment; home visiting and advice during bereavement.
PROFILE OF HELP MURCIA MAR MENOR CHARITYA RECENT raffle held at Shape and
Tone of Avenida Mariano Ballester in Los Alcázares raised €450. Owners Paul and Charlotte Fernandez collected several prizes from local businesses, including a lady’s cut and blow dry at Infiniti and a round of golf for two (with buggy) at Sierra Golf. MABS volunteer driver Paul Eburne was on hand to help choose the winning ticket for a prize worth over €300; the lucky winner being Mr Allan of Campoverde (yellow ticket 65). Group Co-ordinator Lyn Baines commented “It’s heart-warming to know that, even in times of recession, local businesses still think of others and help their local charities. Shape and Tone is a staunch supporter of MABS Cancer Support Group and we really appreciate having them on
our side.” Paul Eburne joined MABS Murcia/Mar Menor as a volunteer driver, taking cancer patients for hospital appointments and helping to transport equipment. “I enjoy helping people and this is a very satisfying way of giving something back to my local community,” he said. “We need more drivers so, if you think that you can help, please get in touch by calling 693 275 779.” ABS Murcia/Mar Menor helps people in the area affected by cancer by providing drivers; translators; information leaflets; equipment; a listening ear or a shoulder to lean on.
To donate or if you need help, you can contact MABS on 693 275 779 or visit our website: www.mabsmurcia.com
Goodwill & festive cheer at shape and tone
THE BUFFALOS or ‘Buffs’ as they are known, have given Paul Cunningham Nurses a Toshiba laptop, with a further sum of €500 lodged for special nursing bags and other equipment.Anne confirmed they are currently nursing 20 patients with a team of 4 nurses and 5 carers – every €10 donated pays for an hour of nursing. Thanks to Jalon and Orba Lions fundraising, PCN is now expanding north of Alicante. Anne is planning interviews for early this year. Susan Reader, fund raising manager for PCN, said, “We want to extend our nursing from Javea to the Mar Menor - there is no quick fix but we are working steadily and consistently to increase funds and in
turn the amount of care and support our nurses and carers can give in the community. I am delighted that ladies’ groups and clubs and businesses offer their support, with much needed fundraising and donations.
“We would very much like to put more first hand information on our website and ask that if your friends or family have been helped by Paul Cunningham Nurses and you feel comfortable about it, please write to us telling us about your experiences and how Paul Cunningham Nurses have been able to help. [email protected]
Thanks to the Brothers of the Patience Lodge
Anne Muff – Lead Nurse for Paul Cunningham Nurses receiving a Toshiba L300 laptop computer from The Brothers of the Patience Lodge
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SHOUTabout it in
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Compiled by
Pat GrahamElite EntertainmentTel: 96 531 9158
or e-mail [email protected]
If there are any music venues or
acts that wish to be featured in this column,please contact
Pat directly.
scenemusicout n’ about with ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Friday 8TH Jan Inn On The Green, Entre Naranjos MARIA O’HARAFriday 8TH Jan Rusty Nail, Campoverde TONY LINCOLNSaturday 9TH Jan Lounge Bar, Torrevieja GLENROY & DEESaturday 9TH Jan Amigos, San Pedro PAT MARTINMonday 11TH Jan Black Bull, El Chapperal WOODYMonday 11TH Jan Abbey Tavern,Pl Flamenca EVERLYS TRIBTuesday 12TH Jan Cavalier, San Luis KEITH MONK JAZZTuesday 12TH Jan Horacios, Playa Flamenca LUCINDAWednesday 13TH Jan Celtic Drop,Playa Flamenca PLAN BWednesday 13TH Jan Stray Sod, Campoamor BELLA LUNA
Wednesday 13TH Jan Paddy’s Point, La Zenia SUNFLOWER VALLEYThursday 14TH Jan Bar Catorce, Benimar SUZANNE JAMES
For further information on Elite Entertainment and all our artists, please view our website at www.eliteentertainment.es
Please support your local live entertainment venue, and if you are an entertainer out there wanting to be featured in the local entertainment profile section, send us your bio and a photo and we will feature you in the coming weeks. Give me a call on 610 076 204 or Maria on 662 435 311 or e-mail us at [email protected]
Well now that the Xmas and New Year celebrations are well and truly over and Strictly and X Factor are
no longer on the TV it’s time to venture outside the confines of your home and take a trip to your local hostelry and see some great live entertainment.Well you’re in luck - we have just what you are looking for! How do I know that I hear you ask? Well, because on Sunday 24th January at The Lounge Bar in Torrevieja, we have 12 different acts performing in a one off showcase special; a fantastic mixture of solo acts, duos and bands will perform from 20.00 until 12 midnight and there’s even a magician performing table magic to keep you entertained when the acts are changing over. Each entertainer will perform for approximately 15 minutes so there is bound to be something to your taste on the night. Artists appearing are as follows: Suzanne James; Tony Kelly; Maria O’Hara; Tony Francis; Jayme; Kane Anthony; Cloud Nine; Shay; Double Trouble; London Pride; Abba Angels and PDQ.Entrance is just €2 euros and you can purchase a ticket in advance by calling Elite Entertainement on
610 076 204 or the Lounge Bar direct on 966 922 134 or take a chance and pay on the door on the night. It’s going to be a great night, so don’t miss it!PG’s tips will be back to its normal full gig listing when I return from annual holiday in mid January.
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Mal’s fun quiz showMal’s Fun Quiz Show will take place weekly on Tuesdays at the Casa Ventura Complex commencing on 12th January at 20.30.It will incorporate a starter quiz and a musical memories quiz. A raffle will also be held in aid of a local charity. Good prizes can be won so please lend Mal your support for a couple of hours and attend his unique and stylish quiz. For more information ring Mal on 966 785 769 or Casa Ventura on 966 789 247 or better still,
make a visit to the complex, which stands on Calle Arbizu, San Luis Urbanization.
Night at the racesMonday, 25th January, 2010. 7.30 Pm for 8.00 Pm. Venue: bar vitos, El mojon. Price: € 10 including chicken, chips & peas supper.Tickets available from: Joan Mitchell 968 181 943, Help office 968 570 059. Proceeds to help murcia mar menor
BALLROOM / LATIN / SEQUENCE DANCING with LA BAMBA’sNEW VENUE: Los Arcos Restaurant, Avenida Balaeres 34, Torrevieja. SOCIAL DANCE: Saturday 19.00 – 22.00: New Beginners class Monday 10.30 - 12.30. Also at the Bienvenido Chinese Restaurant at La Zenia roundabout: TUITION, Beginners Wednesday 20.00 – 22.00; Beginners class Thursday10.30 - 12.30; Intermediates Friday 11.00 – 13.00. Tel: Andrea or Brian 616 478 157
GILBERT and SULLIVAN SOCIETY END YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE!
The GilberT & Sullivan Society performed a successful Saint Cecilia Concert and two Christmas Shows. The Saint Cecilia celebrations and concert were held at the Casa De Cultura, Guardamar.
The 300 audience enjoyed songs from a number of G&S familiar operettas, including items from their forthcoming March 2010 show, ‘The Gondoliers’. A piano solo, Debussy’s 2nd Arabesque was performed by Sue Brace Guest. On the lighter side were items from ‘West Side
Story’ and ‘Cats’ and also ‘Morning Has Broken’.The two Christmas shows at ‘The Venue’ and ‘Restaurante Casa Ventura’ raised funds and public awareness for the charity ‘Asociacion de Epidermolisis Bullosa de Espana’ (Butterfly Children), with shows well attended and consisting of favourite carols and Christmas songs, with a short Panto and other musical items. The Society’s Concert Singers were led by their MD Cyril Willoughby and Susan Brace Guest, the society’s piano
accompanist. Admission was free but a raffle and donations raised over €800 for the Butterfly Charity.After a well earned rest over Christmas and the New Year, rehearsals have recommenced for the next production, the G&S operetta ‘The Gondoliers’, to be held at Casa de Cultura, Guardamar on 24th, 25th and 26th March 2010. Note the dates and look out for further details in the press or the web site www.gilbertandsullivansociety.eu
PCN Bags Over a Grand
Susan Reader with four volunteers who packed bags at Iceland in Torrevieja in the run up to Christmas
By Louise ClarkeThe generous customers of Iceland in Torrevieja donated a massive €1,752 to Paul Cunnigham Nurses after volunteers spent the four days before Christmas packing grocery bags there.
The charity’s volunteers each spent two hours at the end of tills in the store and packed the bags of all the customers who had purchased food, drink and
Christmas goodies. Susan Reader, PCN
Fundraising Manager, was delighted. She told RTN: “We couldn’t believe how much money we actually raised when we counted it all up. We must say a huge thanks to the staff and management of Iceland in Torrevieja and all their generous customers, as well as the dedicated volunteers who came along to pack the bags.”
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Stormy, serene, tranquil and awesome Stormy, serene, tranquil and
awesome are all words that can describe the
scenery that compliments our coastline. Powerful yet sensual, most spending time here witness the changing faces the sea displays. All year round there are sea-based activities one can participate in. Sailing; power boating; wakeboarding and kayaking are popular during the summer and those with a thicker skin can be seen scuba diving, kitesurfing and windsurfing all year round. Clean, golden, spacious beaches are a common occurrence along the whole of the Costa Blanca and those with local knowledge can still find empty beaches in the peak season, although far and few between the packed stretches of coastline. Further out to sea, fishing is a popular recreational pastime and an important part of Spanish culture. Beneath the surface wrecks, reefs and ledges provide interesting spots for scuba divers and marine life. There are also small islands just off our coastline including Tabarca and Ifach. 2009 saw a rise in sporting events been held in the area, both land and water based. The International Windsurf Championships were held in Santa Pola last September and the Gravity Cartel has teamed up with Surf Dude Spain in Moraira to host a new competition to see who can catch the biggest wave this winter. At the end of the summer, I started to write about the Class 1 sports scene and the
Spanish team, who are often based in Torrevieja and had a good season. But there was an upsetting end to the year: the final races in Dubai ended in tragedy as the Victory team boat flipped whilst racing, killing the driver, Emirati Mohammed Al Mehairi and French throttleman, Jean-Marc Sanchez. Last year was an incredibly exciting one and developing Costa Adventures has been exceptionally rewarding. My clients now have a professional and trustworthy place to source experiences and I have ‘My Costa Adventures’, the perfect outlet for my personal experiences, writing and photography. My first experience in kitesurfing was the beginning of it all, on my 30th birthday; a real turning point in my life. I continued my development in sailing and power boating and recently took our power boat out with an Irish rally car driving instructor, who gave me a couple of handy driving tips for the boat. My knee-boarding excursion with Love Alicante was so much fun I ended up buying one, after I had recovered from the unforgettable experience with ‘Double Trouble’, the inflatable ride straight from heart-attack alley! Sadly, we didn’t get the opportunity to dive this year, but we did buy some equipment and will be doing a refresher with Costa Blanca Diving next year. I already have some good excursions lined up for next year, including a kayak safari on the Mar Menor with Aqua
Adicta and jet skiing, which will be a first! I also look forward to fishing trips and banana rides, neither of which I have done since I was a little girl. I just hope that the schools, instructors and companies I collaborate with make it through the winter, as many people are permanently leaving the region due to the unfavourable economic conditions. I have had great fun with so many of them but to be completely truthful with you readers, I have dealt with some pretty nasty people too - those who wish misfortune on others and exert jealousy upon those who have some success. But these people fall by the wayside and are now largely ignored. I hope the festive period was an enjoyable one for all of you and that the New Year brings us all much happiness, prosperity and joy. I look forward to burning off the excess calories in as many different ways as possible and look forward to taking you on that journey with me. Thank you for reading my columns these last few months and I’ll be back again with more adventurous tales at the end of January. tales at the end of January.
My Costa Adventures by
Anna Ratcliffe
Adventure days & experiences
Pub Quiz nights have rapidly become a popular way to spend an evening. Dubbed by the media as a ‘British institution’, quiz
nights lure in punters; fewer in number due to the recession, smoking ban and raised alcohol taxes. They are cheap to organize and require groups of punters, as opposed to individuals. On the back of this growing thirst for Pub Trivia, The Daily Telegraph and Mastermind winner Gavin Fuller, have joined forces to launch the ultimate Pub Quiz. Aptly entitled ‘The Daily Telegraph Pub Quiz’, the concept is currently being rolled out across the UK and the ‘Lounge Bar’ in Torrevieja is proud to introduce it to quizzers on the Costas.
CHALLENGEGavin Fuller, youngest ever winner of Mastermind and Author of the Daily Telegraph Pub Quiz Book, ‘Genius-in-chief’ at the Telegraph Library, provides the brains behind the weekly pub quiz questions, found in the Telegraph’s Saturday supplement, and will also be mailed to the Lounge Bar ready for the quiz, to take place every Sunday evening. Gavin aims to culminate the best elements of the many different varieties of pub quiz to provide a
resource for landlords. He said, “The key is to try and get the mixture right; something for all ages and interest groups, some easy and some really tricky. There is no point in setting 60 questions that absolutely everyone can answer. Pub quizzes bring us together, reinforcing the community spirit of our local pub and as such should be supported and encouraged.” So what is the difference between taking part in a pub quiz and the final of Mastermind Gavin? “Alcohol”. And a fine addition it is too!
SPIRITThe Lounge Bar will enable quizballs in Spain to challenge not only each other but also fanatics across the UK and Gavin the Quiz Master himself!The strategy is to construct a team that represents a broad spectrum and hopefully ensure that all areas and eras are covered. The Daily Telegraph intends to make the project even more exciting by hunting down the premier pub quiz team involved.
FUNOne reader told RTN that “When we lived in the UK, Quiz night was the only night that we ever made an effort to go out religiously every week. It is totally addictive. I can’t wait for the series to
start at the Lounge Bar!” Tom Riley, the owner of the Lounge says, “I am sure we have some good quizzers in the local area and a team from here could become a featured Daily Telegraph team, but we won’t know until we have tried! So come on down to the Lounge bar and help put Torrevieja quizzing on the map”. He stressed, “the Telegraph Pub Quiz is not undertaken for financial gain (although the Lounge will provide a bottle of wine for the winning team). It is an excuse to spend a couple of hours among friends in the local, gently exercising the brain cells that remain from previous visits. And of course
to win!” Battle will commence on Sunday 17th January at 21:00 sharp, when all are welcome, to be followed by a lively Karaoke session. Plus you have the opportunity to nominate your favourite British venue overseas and the chance of winning a trip to London to attend the Best of British Awards ceremony in April - flights and hotel included!
Please go to http://expatbestofbritish.telegraph.co.uk/venues/complete_new_venue/ for further details. For further information, please telephone the Lounge Bar on 966 922 134.
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Getting quizzical on the Costasby Staff Reporter
The Lounge Bar is bringing the traditional British Pub Quiz to Spanish shores
Zumba in La MarinaA new aerobics and dance class starts at the La Marina Youth Club today, 8th January. It’s called Zumba and you can lose up to 1,000 calories per hour, through samba; salsa and merenga dancing with aerobic exercise too. It’s is only €4 per hour, so if keeping fit is your New Year’s resolution, get yourself down there every Friday at 10.30.
Medieval market in San Miguel de SalinasOn 29th, 30th and 31st January, there will be a Medieval Market in San Miguel de Salinas, to be situated in the Plaza Pozo de Enmedio.The inauguration will be on the 29th at 18:00. You can’t miss it!
Children’s fairBy Louise ClarkeThe Town Hall of San Miguel de Salinas treated the children of the town to a free fair between Christmas and New Year. Amongst the activities and attractions, there were five bouncy castles, an inflatable football game and face painting. The event lasted for four hours and over two hundred children of all ages attended and joined in with the fun. This is the first of many free events that the Town Hall has planned for the forthcoming year.
All the fun of the Children’s Fair in San Miguel de Salinas
Don’t whisperabout your business
SHOUTabout it in
BASSETT IS ONE of England’s most successful managers and a member of the League Managers’ Association Hall of Fame for managing over 1,000 First Team competitive games. He will reflect on his experiences in the game in his own humorous, colourful and sometimes controversial style. This will be one of the biggest events ever staged in this area and is being jointly sponsored by Kennelly’s, the Costa’s Premier Entertainment Venue and New Images and the No. 1 Unisex Hair and Beauty Salon and Nail Bar, both situated at Centro Commercial, Sector B, Camposol.
COMPETITIONThe compere for the evening will be Andy Daykin, Chairman of the Institute of Football Management and Administration and Corporate Director of Sheffield United Football Club. Andy has been involved in professional football for 25 years and is one of the most respected names in the commercial sector of the game. In addition, there will be a raffle and an auction of football memorabilia, to include an Arsenal football signed by the current Arsenal squad and kindly donated to Los Amigos de Mazarron CF by Steve Bould, the former Arsenal central defender.
Tickets are €30 each and include a four course dinner, coffee and mints. To guarantee your seat, call Dennis on 968
956 277 or Andy on 634 040 990, now. RTN has two tickets to give away for the event, so if you would like the chance to go and see Dave ‘live’ in Camposol, please answer the following three questions… 1. Which team did Dave Bassett manage when they achieved promotions from the old Fourth Division to the First Division (now Premier League) in the early 1980’s? 2. Which league does Mazarron CF play in?a) La Ligab) Segunda Divisionc) Trecera Division
3. Which English Football Club is nicknamed the Blades?a) Leicester Cityb) Sheffield Unitedc) Sheffield Wednesday Answers by e-mail to [email protected] and the first correct answers will get the tickets. Usual RTN competition Ts & Cs apply.
Dave Bassett tickets selling fastLos Amigos de Mazarron CF has announced that tickets for the Football Evening and Dinner with Dave Bassett are selling fast. The prestigious dinner is being held at the Sensol Hotel, Camposol on Tuesday 9th February.
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Terence via email asks:Hi Aunty, I had this problem of a Blue Screen everyday. Suddenly after months of this it became less frequent and I have just realised I only get it after I run Spybot Search and Destroy. I was running it everyday but now only once a week. On the last run it took out 28 items, I don’t get to see what these are but I wouldn’t know what not to include anyway. I have Avira Antivir running daily with no problem. My question is; if I uninstall Spybot what do you suggest as the equivalent? Happy Christmas and New Year.
Aunty Says:A Happy New Year to you too Terence. You need to be a bit careful here as the only occasions I have seen Spybot cause a Windows Blue Screen of Death have been due to a virus or spyware infection. You could uninstall Spybot and install Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware (both from download.com) but maybe try scanning in ‘safe mode’ by
pressing the F8 key before
Windows starts.
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Jon and Sali via email asks:My nephew somehow managed to change my display 180deg. Even though I have managed to get around it by turning my monitor screen upside down, this isn’t suitable as I have to prop it up with a couple of books and it keeps falling over.
Aunty Says:Top marks for the quick fi x solution Jon but I can imagine it’s not ideal. Depending on the make and model of your computer and graphics card there will be a control panel where you can confi gure your all of your video card options. Try
right clicking on a blank area of your desktop and choose ‘properties’ or ‘personalise’ in Vista and Windows7. From here you should see a ‘display settings’ option which will allow you to rotate the screen image.
Ray via email asks:Hello Aunty. Your advice on how to stop a pop-ups constantly appearing on screen seems to have cured the problem. I uninstalled everything to do with HP and now I hope there is no recurrence, thanks again. Whilst writing I would welcome advice on another subject. I have photographs in “pictures” and some in two other places. Is it possible to bring all photos into one folder? If so would you please explain how to do this. Many thanks for all your help.
Aunty Says:It is possible and fairly easy Ray. You need to get your head around the basic ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ functions of Windows, which really is a must these days. If you first open the folder containing the photos that you want to copy and right mouse click on any photo and choose the ‘copy’ option. You can then go to your ‘pictures’ folder, right click on a blank area somewhere in the folder and choose the ‘paste’ option. It’s a good idea to create a new dummy folder (also with the right button) and have a play. You can delete the old folders when you have finished using the very useful right mouse click. Once you have the hang of the basic functions you can move on to selecting multiple files and the drag-and-drop method. You can copy a whole folder (like Pictures or My Documents) and paste it onto a memory stick as a simple backup option.
Jeff via email asks:Dear Aunty, you answered me once before but I have been waiting for the best example to send you. On the attached forwarded email, why can’t I open the pictures received as jpgs in the ATT part of the message. I have tried going into My Computer, Tools, File types, ATT, ask the web. But all is does is answer “File type unknown.”
Aunty Says:Hello Jeff. The email you forwarded to me shows a standard jpg format picture attached so I suspect you either have an incorrect security setting within
your email program, or more likely a basic Windows setting that needs looking at. With Windows XP you need to go into control panel and choose ‘folder options’. You will see a tab named ‘file types’ which will show you a list of file types and the program that is associated with it. Normally for a jpg file you will find Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or Microsoft Office Picture Manage (if you have MS Office installed) looks after your jpg files but you can choose any program that is designed to read jpg files such as Picassa or Flickr which are both brilliant.
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That’s all for this week. Hope you have a great New Year and I will see you all next week. Email me on [email protected] and I will see what I can do.
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Mike from Campoverde asks:The underneath of my laptop seems to get extremely hot. I know that this can’t be doing it any good but how can I prevent the heat from damaging the laptop?
Aunty Says:This is a common problem with laptops Mike, especially during the summers here in Spain. Nearly all laptops are ventilated underneath and anything that obstructs the air vents can cause it to overheat and often cause irreparable damage. If you flip your laptop over, you can easily see and clear the air vents of any fluff or dust that may be blocking them. Try and use the laptop on a firm, flat surface to keep the intakes clear, and certainly not on a duvet or cushion which a lot of people do. For additional cooling, there are plenty of powered cooling stands for under €20 but I would probably avoid the USB port ones if you use your laptop on battery. If you tend to keep the laptop in a permanent location, you can try a bit of credit crunch DIY by propping it up a few centimetres, and having a cheap mini desktop fan blowing air underneath.
BC from Punta Prima asks:Dear Aunty, my Dell laptop (running Vista home premium) has become infected with the Win32cryptor virus. Running AVG showed 85 infections of this but could not remove them. Spybot did not show any infections and Malwarebytes showed one which it could not remove. Superantispyware showed 11 but could not remove them. In my attempts to deal with this I decided to use the System Restore function to take the system back to the last time I had run all the antispyware programs and where results were clear, which was 24th December. I did this and then ran all the anti spyware and they all came up clear. Not being very clued up on computers, this seems to be too easy. If it was this easy, the experts would have come up with it before now. My question is: have I fooled myself and is the virus still lurking in the innermost parts of my laptop?
Aunty Says:You are right to be cautious with this virus. System Restore may well have cleared the original virus from your system fi les, but it is possible (and highly likely) that it has done its job and dumped a load of other malicious and potentially dangerous items on your computer (hence the ‘Trojan Horse’ label). To make matters worse, the Cryptor family of virus are know to have ‘rootkit’ functionality which means they can hide themselves from your security programs and even stop them from working properly. To be 100% sure you are safe, I would recommend taking your laptop to an expert and get it fully checked out. If you email me with your location I may be able to recommend someone in your area.
back to the last time I had run all the antispyware
results were clear, which
is: have I fooled myself and is the virus still lurking in the innermost parts of my laptop?
Norma from San Miguel asks:Dearest Aunty. I read your column every week and although some of the articles are a little beyond me, I fi nd most of them really helpful. You recently advised one of your readers about moving some photos from one folder to another using the Windows XP copy and paste function. Could you possibly elaborate on this before I attempt it as I am worried I may do something wrong and lose some of my photos. A Happy New Year to you and all the RTN readers.
Aunty Says:A Happy New Year to you too Norma. There are various ways to copy and paste photos (and text) in Windows programs and it is arguably one of the most useful and important functions to get to know. Apart from copying or moving photos and documents from one folder to another, I use it to copy and paste text from an email or webpage into a Word document or the Google translator. If you are copying photos, you need to open the source folder where the photos are on your computer (or camera) which you can do easily from ‘My Computer’ and simply double clicking on the drive/folder where the photos are. To highlight the photos, click once on the photo at the top of the list and hold down the ‘shift’ key. With the shift key held down, you can use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the photos/fi les that you want. Once highlighted, you can then use the right mouse button to bring up a small menu, where you will see the copy and paste options. When you select
‘copy’, Windows temporarily places a copy of the photos into an area of memory known as the clipboard. This does not aff ect the original copy of the fi le and they will remain in the clipboard until Windows is restarted. To add or ‘paste’ the photos into another folder or USB memory stick, simply go back to ‘My Computer’ and right click on the folder where you would like to put them and choose paste.
That’s all for this week. Hope you have a great New Year and I will see you all next week. Email me on
to bring up a small menu, where you will see the copy and paste options. When you select ‘copy’, Windows temporarily places a copy of the photos into an area of memory known as the clipboard. This does not aff ect the original copy of the fi le and they will remain in the clipboard until Windows is restarted. To add or ‘paste’ the photos into another folder or USB memory stick, simply go back to ‘My Computer’ and right click on the folder where you would like to put them and choose paste.
8.00 Bewitched9.00 Maury9.55 Celebs Off Duty10.00 Nothing to Declare11.00 America’s Next Top Model12.00 Maury12.55 Celebs Off Duty13.00 60 Minute Makeover14.00 Nothing to Declare15.00 Criminal Minds16.00 Ghost Whisperer17.00 Charmed19.00 America’s Next Top Model20.00 Ghost Whisperer21.00 Paul McKenna: I Can Make You Thin22.00 Criminal Minds23.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation1.00 Supernatural2.00 Criminal Minds3.00 Paul McKenna: I Can Make You Thin4.00 Charmed5.40 60 Minute Makeover6.30 Home Shopping
8.30 Dakar Rally9.15 Luge9.45 WTA Tennis10.45 ATP Tennis11.30 Live Alpine Skiing12.45 Ski Jumping13.30 Live Ski Jumping14.30 Live Biathlon16.00 Live ATP Tennis17.40 Justine Henin Special17.45 ATP Tennis19.20 WTA Tennis20.20 Dakar Rally20.30 Eurogoals Flash20.40 Freeride Spirit Show20.55 African Cup of Nations21.10 Strongest Man21.55 African Cup of Nations Preview22.10 Ski Jumping23.00 Dakar Rally23.45 Poker0.45 Dakar Rally
8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse9.00 Oops TV10.00 The Real A&E11.00 Lion Man11.30 It’s Me or the Dog USA12.30 Sell Me the Answer13.30 Project Runway14.30 Models of the Runway15.00 Angela and Friends16.30 UK Border Force17.30 Lion Man18.00 WWE Superstars19.00 Oops TV20.00 The Simpsons21.00 Got to Dance22.00 Ross Kemp Middle East: Gaza23.00 Road Wars0.00 Football’s Next Star1.00 Road Wars2.00 Miami SWAT2.50 Road Wars3.40 Don’t Forget the Lyrics4.30 Nothing But the Truth5.20 Battlestar Galactica6.10 Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
8.00 - 9.50 Childrens Programms9.50 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures9.55 Rupert Bear10.05 Milkshake! Music Box10.10 Milkshake Monkey10.15 The Wright Stuff11.45 Trisha Goddard12.45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip13.40 Five News13.50 Monster Moves14.45 Neighbours15.15 Nigel Marven’s Shark Island15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits16.00 Hidden in America18.00 Five News; Weather18.30 Neighbours19.00 Michaela’s Zoo Babies19.25 Live from Studio Five20.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Speed; Five News Update.21.00 Knight Rider; Five News at 9.22.00 Murder at 16000.10 Police Interceptors1.10 SuperCasino5.00 The FBI Files5.55 Rough Guide to Islands6.10 Neighbours6.35 Nick’s Quest
8.20 Celebrity Big Brother9.30 4Music: The Hollyoaks Music Show10.00 Frasier10.30 Will & Grace11.00 According to Jim11.25 Friends12.30 The Big Bang Theory13.00 Channel 4 News Summary13.05 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away14.05 3 Minute Wonder: Juggling Homelessness14.10 Robin and Marian16.10 Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions17.10 Deal or No Deal17.55 Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions19.00 The Simpsons19.30 Hollyoaks20.00 Channel 4 News20.30 My Daughter Amy21.00 River Cottage Spring Collection22.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live23.00 8 Out of 10 Cats23.35 Celebrity Big Brother0.05 David Blaine: Vertigo1.05 4Music: Mercury Prize Sessions1.25 4Music: Mumford & Sons 1.40 Celebrity Big Brother4.50 Beach Volleyball
7.00 GMTV10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11.30 This Morning13.30 Loose Women14.30 ITV News and Weather14.55 Granada News and Weather15.00 60 Minute Makeover16.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal16.59 Granada Weather17.00 A Touch of Frost19.00 Granada Reports; Weather19.30 ITV News and Weather20.00 Emmerdale20.30 Coronation Street21.00 Countrywise21.30 Coronation Street22.00 Dancing on Ice23.00 ITV News at Ten and Weather23.30 Granada News and Weather23.35 Something’s Gotta Give1.50 Ladette to Lady; ITV News Headlines.2.45 Anything Else4.35 ITV Nightscreen
8.00 CBBC: Tronji.8.25 Newsround8.30 Deadly 609.00 Planet Ajay9.30 CBeebies: Wibbly Pig.9.40 Get Squiggling10.00 Louie10.10 Finley the Fire Engine10.25 Lunar Jim10.35 Tommy Zoom10.45 Our Planet10.55 Telly Tales11.10 Waybuloo11.30 In the Night Garden12.00 Mr Tumble Shorts12.10 The Flintstones13.00 Daily Politics13.30 Working Lunch14.00 Darts: BDO World Championships16.45 Flog It! Ten of the Best17.30 Ready Steady Cook18.15 Escape to the Country19.00 Eggheads19.30 Great British Railway Journeys20.00 Live Darts: BDO World Championships21.00 Mastermind21.30 An Island Parish22.00 History of Now - The Story of the Noughties23.00 Nurse Jackie23.30 Newsnight; Weather.0.05 Three Men Go to Ireland
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7.00 Breakfast10.15 Heir Hunters11.00 Wanted Down Under12.00 Britain’s Empty Homes12.30 Cash in the Attic13.15 Bargain Hunt14.00 -14.30 BBC News14.45 Doctors15.15 Missing16.00 BBC News; Weather16.05 CBeebies: Big & Small.16.15 Grandpa in My Pocket16.30 CBBC: What’s New Scooby-Doo?16.50 OOglies17.05 ROY17.35 The Sarah Jane Adventures18.00 Newsround18.15 Weakest Link19.00 BBC News; Weather20.00 A Question of Sport - The 40th Anniversary20.30 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson21.00 EastEnders21.30 QI22.00 Silent Witness23.00 -23.25 BBC News23.35 The National Lottery EuroMillions Draw23.45 Blades of Glory1.25 Sign Zone: School3.25 Sign Zone: Ugly Beauty4.25 BBC News
Fridaytv
8.00 I Dream of Jeannie9.00 Bewitched10.00 My Wife and Kids11.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air12.00 Will & Grace13.00 Canada’s Next Top Model14.00 Exposed: Jordan15.00 Passport Patrol16.00 Nothing to Declare19.00 Passport Patrol20.00 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter21.45 Celebs Off Duty22.00 Most Haunted Live: The Silent Town1.00 Supernatural2.00 Exposed: Jordan3.00 Nothing to Declare4.50 Will & Grace5.40 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
8.30 Dakar Rally9.15 Live Nordic Combined Skiing10.15 Live Alpine Skiing12.45 Live Biathlon14.00 Live Ski Jumping15.45 Live Cross Country Skiing16.30 Live ATP Tennis18.00 Justine Henin Special18.05 WTA Tennis19.00 Cross-Country Skiing19.30 Nordic Combined Skiing20.05 Wintersports Weekend20.15 Alpine Skiing21.15 Bobsleigh23.00 Dakar Rally23.30 Biathlon0.30 Ski Jumping1.30 Dakar Rally2.00 Wintersports Weekend
7.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse8.00 Malcolm in the Middle9.00 Oops TV10.00 Soccer AM13.00 Football’s Next Star14.00 Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza15.00 Fat Families16.00 UK Border Force17.00 Got to Dance19.00 The Simpsons20.00 Futurama22.00 Sleeping with the Enemy23.50 Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza0.50 Road Wars1.50 UK Border Force2.45 Road Wars4.05 Crash Test Dummies4.55 Football Behind Bars5.45 Hello Goodbye6.10 Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
7.00 Sunrise8.00 Milkshake!: Elmo’s World.8.15 Fireman Sam8.35 Milkshake Monkey8.40 Make Way for Noddy8.55 Milkshake! Bop Box9.00 Hana’s Helpline9.15 Mist: Sheepdog Tales9.30 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky9.50 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs10.00 Olivia10.20 The Mr Men Show10.30 Gerald McBoing Boing11.00 NFL UK12.00 Zoo Days12.10 Lost Horizon14.50 Coroner Creek16.35 Five News16.40 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure19.00 Medicine Man20.45 NCIS22.45 CSI: NY23.45 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit0.40 Women Who Kill1.10 SuperCasino5.05 Great Artists
7.10 The Hoobs7.35 Yo Gabba Gabba8.00 Freesports on 48.30 World Sport9.00 The Morning Line9.55 T4: Friends11.05 T4: T4’s Stars of 2009: Rising Stars of 201011.40 T4: 9021012.40 T4: Sugababes: Video Exclusive12.45 T4: Celebrity Big Brother14.25 T4: Scrubs14.55 Channel 4 Racing from Wincanton and Ffos Las17.10 Come Dine with Me19.45 Channel 4 News20.15 The Simpsons Movie22.00 Celebrity Big Brother23.00 Hostage1.10 Big Brother’s Big Mouth2.10 Celebrity Big Brother: Live4.50 Scrapheap Challenge5.45 The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies6.40 The Hoobs
7.00 GMTV10.25 The Planet’s Funniest Animals10.45 The NeverEnding Story12.35 Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice: The Bolero Tour Live13.35 News; Weather13.39 Granada Weather13.40 Kicking and Screaming15.25 Catwoman17.20 Granada News and Weather17.35 ITV News and Weather17.50 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory20.00 Harry Hill’s the Best of TV Burp20.30 Take Me Out21.30 All Star Mr & Mrs22.30 Notting Hill0.45 ITV News and Weather; Weather1.00 The Day of the Jackal; ITV News Headlines.3.35 Six Degrees4.20 ITV Nightscreen
8.00 CBBC: Dennis and Gnasher.8.10 Dennis and Gnasher8.25 Sportsround8.40 What’s New Scooby-Doo?; Bernard.9.00 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab9.30 Jump Nation10.30 Prank Patrol11.00 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions11.30 Keep Your Enemies Close12.00 The Slammer12.30 Animals at Work13.00 Greek13.40 BBC Switch: The Season14.10 BBC Switch: The 5:19 Show14.30 BBC Switch: The Cut14.55 The Sky at Night15.15 Animal Park15.45 The Wrong Man17.30 Live Darts: BDO World Championships19.30 Coast20.30 By the People - The Election of Barack Obama22.25 QI XL23.10 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory0.35 Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii1.40 Requiem for a Dream
7.00 Breakfast11.00 Saturday Kitchen12.35 Rachel Allen: Home Cooking13.00 BBC News; Regional News; Weather13.15 Football Focus14.00 Live Athletics15.30 Live Darts: BDO World Championships17.30 Final Score18.20 BBC News; Regional News; Weather18.40 Hole in the Wall19.10 Total Wipeout - The Awards20.00 So You Think You Can Dance21.05 The National Lottery: In It to Win It21.55 Casualty22.45 So You Think You Can Dance23.10 BBC News; Weather23.30 Match of the Day; National Lottery Update.0.50 The Football League Show; Weatherview.
Saturdaytv
8.00 I Dream of Jeannie9.00 Bewitched10.00 My Wife and Kids11.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air12.00 Will & Grace13.00 Bewitched14.00 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter15.45 Celebs Off Duty16.00 Medium19.00 Passport Patrol20.00 Nothing to Declare21.00 45 Stone Virgin Part 2: The Weight Is Over22.00 Most Haunted Live: The Silent Town1.00 Supernatural2.00 Medium4.50 Will & Grace5.40 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
8.30 Wintersports Weekend8.35 Dakar Rally9.00 Nordic Combined Skiing9.30 Live Nordic Combined Skiing10.15 Ski Jumping11.00 Live Biathlon11.45 Alpine Skiing12.30 Live Cross-Country Skiing13.15 Live Biathlon14.00 Live Ski Jumping14.45 Live Nordic Combined Skiing15.00 Live Ski Jumping15.45 Live Cross-Country Skiing16.25 Wintersports Weekend16.30 Alpine Skiing17.30 ATP Tennis19.00 Dakar Rally19.30 African Cup of Nations20.50 Dakar Rally21.00 African Cup of Nations22.00 African Cup of Nations22.15 Wintersports: Breaking the Ice22.30 Bobsleigh23.00 Dakar Rally
7.00 Hour of Power8.00 Gladiators9.00 Oops TV9.30 Malcolm in the Middle10.00 Road Wars11.00 WWE Superstars12.00 WWE: Experience13.00 Futurama13.30 Malcolm in the Middle14.00 Got to Dance16.00 Fat Families17.00 UK Border Force18.00 The Simpsons19.00 Got to Dance20.00 Are You Smarter Than Your Ten Year Old?21.00 Football’s Next Star22.00 Ross Kemp Middle East: Israel23.00 War Torn Warriors0.00 Got to Dance1.00 Football’s Next Star2.00 Road Wars4.05 Football Behind Bars4.55 So You Think You’re Safe?5.45 Hello Goodbye
8.30 Chiro8.40 Make Way for Noddy8.50 The WotWots9.05 Hana’s Helpline9.15 Mist: Sheepdog Tales9.35 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky9.50 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs10.00 Olivia10.15 The Mr Men Show10.30 Little Lodgers10.35 Gerald McBoing Boing11.00 Shake!: Snobs.11.35 Domino Day 200912.10 Ice Road Truckers14.10 Animal Rescue Squad14.40 The Mouse that Roared16.20 Ivanhoe18.20 Five News18.30 Are We There Yet?20.25 Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?22.30 Rush Hour0.35 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation2.15 SuperCasino5.05 Great Artists6.00 Hana’s Helpline6.10 The Milkshake! Show
7.05 The Hoobs7.35 Yo Gabba Gabba8.00 Beach Volleyball8.55 The Track and Field Show9.50 T4: The Hills10.20 T4: Friends10.55 T4: Hollyoaks13.30 T4: Celebrity Big Brother14.35 T4: Big Brother’s Little Brother15.40 T4: 9021016.40 T4: The Simpsons17.45 Deal or No Deal18.35 Decoded: Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol19.35 Channel 4 News20.05 Cheaper By the Dozen22.00 Celebrity Big Brother23.00 Forrest Gump1.40 Celebrity Big Brother: Live4.20 The History of Mr Polly5.55 The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies
6.30 ITV Morning News7.00 GMTV10.25 Coronation Street12.40 News; Weather12.44 Granada Weather12.45 Kojak15.30 Columbo: Murder by the Book17.00 Rosemary & Thyme18.35 Creature Comforts18.45 Granada News and Weather19.00 ITV News and Weather19.15 Harry Hill’s the Best of TV Burp19.45 Dancing on Ice21.30 Wild at Heart22.30 Dancing on Ice: The Skate Off23.00 ITV News and Weather; Weather23.15 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous1.25 Premiership Rugby Union2.15 Dating the Enemy; ITV News Headlines.2.40 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Crime4.25 ITV Nightscreen
7.00 CBeebies: Big Cook Little Cook.7.20 Clifford7.35 Brum7.45 Louie8.00 CBBC: Arthur.8.15 Dennis and Gnasher8.40 The Basil Brush Show9.05 Jinx; Bernard.9.30 Dani’s House10.00 Tracy Beaker Returns10.30 ROY11.00 Something for the Weekend12.30 Triple Cross14.30 Live Snooker: The Masters18.00 Ski Sunday18.45 Live Darts: BDO World Championships21.30 The Best of Top Gear22.30 Conspiracy Files: Osama Bin Laden - Dead or Alive?23.30 Match of the Day 20.20 Argumental0.50 Snooker: The Masters1.40 Snooker Extra3.40 BBC News
7.00 Breakfast8.35 Match of the Day10.00 The Andrew Marr Show11.00 The Big Questions12.00 Country Tracks13.00 BBC News13.05 Cash in the Attic14.05 ‘Allo ‘Allo!14.40 Murder, She Wrote15.30 EastEnders17.25 Seaside Rescue17.55 Songs of Praise18.30 BBC News; Regional News; Weather19.00 Countryfile20.00 Antiques Roadshow21.00 Lark Rise to Candleford22.00 Wallander23.30 BBC News; Regional News; Weather23.55 1984: A Sikh Story0.55 Tim; Weatherview.2.45 Sign Zone: Holby City3.45 Sign Zone: The Choir: Unsung Town4.45 BBC News
Sundaytv
Osama Bin Laden -Dead or Alive?BBC 2,10.30pm
CSI: NYFive,10.45pm
Murder at 1600Five,10pm
8-14 JANUARY 2010
498-14 JANUARY 2010
8.00 Bewitched9.00 Maury9.55 Celebs Off Duty10.00 Nothing to Declare11.00 America’s Next Top Model12.00 Maury12.55 Celebs Off Duty13.00 60 Minute Makeover14.00 Nothing to Declare15.00 Criminal Minds16.00 Ghost Whisperer17.00 Charmed19.00 America’s Next Top Model20.00 Ghost Whisperer21.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation22.00 Most Haunted Live: The Silent Town1.00 Supernatural2.00 Criminal Minds3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation4.00 Charmed5.40 60 Minute Makeover
8.30 Wintersports Weekend8.35 Dakar Rally9.15 Sport Traveller9.30 Olympic Magazine10.00 Ski Jumping11.15 Dakar Rally12.00 Live Snooker: The Masters14.15 African Cup of Nations14.30 Live African Cup of Nations16.45 African Cup of Nations17.00 Live African Cup of Nations19.00 African Cup of Nations19.15 Live African Cup of Nations20.20 Dakar Rally20.30 Live African Cup of Nations21.30 African Cup of Nations23.00 Dakar Rally23.45 African Cup of Nations0.45 Dakar Rally
8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse9.00 Got to Dance10.00 The Real A&E11.00 Lion Man11.30 It’s Me or the Dog USA12.30 Sell Me the Answer13.30 Project Runway14.30 Models of the Runway15.00 Angela and Friends16.30 UK Border Force17.30 Malcolm in the Middle18.00 Got to Dance19.00 Oops TV20.00 Simpsons - Access All Areas20.30 The Simpsons21.00 Football’s Next Star22.00 Road Wars23.00 Ross Kemp Middle East: Israel0.00 UK Border Force1.00 Road Wars2.00 Night Cops2.50 Road Wars3.40 Don’t Forget the Lyrics4.30 Nothing But the Truth5.20 Battlestar Galactica6.10 Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
8.00-9.35 Childrens Programms9.35 Milkshake Monkey9.40 The WotWots9.50 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures9.55 Rupert Bear10.05 Milkshake! Music Box10.15 The Wright Stuff11.45 Trisha Goddard12.45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip13.40 Five News13.50 Monster Moves14.45 Neighbours15.15 Home and Away15.50 Rough Guide To16.05 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky; Weather18.30 Neighbours19.00 Home and Away19.25 Live from Studio Five20.30 How Do They Do It?; Five News Update.21.00 Police Interceptors; Five News at 9.22.00 Paul Merton in Europe23.00 Traffic1.50 SuperCasino5.00 The FBI Files
8.35 Celebrity Big Brother9.30 Frasier10.00 Will & Grace10.25 Wogan’s Perfect Recall10.55 Deal or No Deal11.40 According to Jim12.05 ER13.00 Channel 4 News Summary13.05 3 Minute Wonder: Juggling Homelessness13.10 Back to You13.35 The Ritz: Checking into History14.00 Pony Express15.50 How Clean Is Your House?16.25 Countdown17.10 Deal or No Deal18.00 Wogan’s Perfect Recall18.30 Come Dine with Me19.00 The Simpsons19.30 Hollyoaks20.00 Channel 4 News20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Good to Know21.00 Dispatches22.00 Generation XXL23.00 Celebrity Big Brother0.10 Cruel Intentions2.05 Celebrity Big Brother: Live
7.00 GMTV10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11.30 This Morning13.30 Loose Women14.30 ITV News and Weather14.55 Granada News 15.00 60 Minute Makeover16.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal16.59 Granada Weather17.00 A Touch of Frost18.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show19.00 Granada Reports19.30 ITV News and Weather20.00 Emmerdale20.30 Coronation Street21.00 The Lakes21.30 Coronation Street22.00 Law & Order: UK23.00 ITV News at Ten and Weather23.30 Granada News and Weather23.35 Out for Justice1.20 Take Me Out; ITV News Headlines.2.15 Loose Women3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show3.55 ITV Nightscreen
8.00 CBBC: Tronji.8.25 Newsround8.30 Deadly 609.00 Planet Ajay9.30 CBeebies: Wibbly Pig.9.40 Get Squiggling10.00 Louie10.10 Finley the Fire Engine10.25 Lunar Jim10.35 Tommy Zoom10.45 Our Planet10.55 Telly Tales11.10 Waybuloo11.30 In the Night Garden12.00 Nature’s Calendar13.00 Daily Politics13.30 Working Lunch14.00 Open Gardens14.30 Live Snooker: The Masters18.15 Escape to the Country19.00 Eggheads19.30 Great British Railway Journeys20.00 Live Snooker: The Masters21.00 University Challenge21.30 Delia Through the Decades22.00 The British Family23.00 Nurse Jackie23.30 Newsnight; Weather.0.20 Snooker: The Masters1.10 American Football2.10 Snooker Extra
7.00 Breakfast10.15 Heir Hunters11.00 Wanted Down Under12.00 Britain’s Empty Homes12.30 Cash in the Attic13.15 Bargain Hunt14.00 14.30 BBC News14.45 Doctors15.15 Murder, She Wrote16.00 BBC News; Weather16.05 CBeebies: Big & Small.16.15 Grandpa in My Pocket16.30 CBBC: What’s New Scooby-Doo?16.50 OOglies17.05 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head17.35 MI High18.00 Newsround18.15 Weakest Link19.00 -20.00 BBC News 20.00 The One Show20.30 Inside Out; BBC News21.00 EastEnders21.30 Panorama22.00 Hustle23.00 -1.30 BBC News1.30 Sign Zone: Great British Railway Journeys2.00 Sign Zone: Wonderland: The British in Bed2.45 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are?
Mondaytv
8.00 Bewitched9.00 Maury9.55 Celebs Off Duty10.00 Nothing to Declare11.00 America’s Next Top Model12.00 Maury12.55 Celebs Off Duty13.00 60 Minute Makeover14.00 Nothing to Declare15.00 Criminal Minds16.00 Ghost Whisperer17.00 Charmed19.00 America’s Next Top Model20.00 Ghost Whisperer21.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation22.00 Most Haunted Live: The Silent Town1.00 Medium2.00 Criminal Minds3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation4.00 Charmed5.40 60 Minute Makeover
8.35 Dakar Rally9.15 WTA Tennis11.30 African Cup of Nations13.30 Snooker: The Masters14.30 Live Snooker: The Masters16.30 African Cup of Nations16.45 Live African Cup of Nations18.55 Eurogoals Flash19.05 African Cup of Nations19.15 Live African Cup of Nations20.20 Dakar Rally20.30 Live African Cup of Nations21.30 African Cup of Nations22.45 Freeride Spirit Show23.00 Dakar Rally23.45 African Cup of Nations0.45 Dakar Rally
7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse9.00 Oops TV10.00 The Real A&E11.00 Lion Man11.30 It’s Me or the Dog USA12.30 Sell Me the Answer13.30 Project Runway14.30 Models of the Runway15.00 Angela and Friends16.30 UK Border Force17.30 Malcolm in the Middle18.00 Futurama19.00 Oops TV20.00 Simpsons - Mischief & Mayhem20.30 The Simpsons21.00 Stargate Universe22.00 Stargate - Ark of Truth0.00 Ross Kemp Middle East: Israel1.00 Road Wars2.00 Night Cops2.50 Road Wars3.40 Don’t Forget the Lyrics4.30 Nothing But the Truth5.20 Battlestar Galactica
8.00 -9.50Childrens Programms9.50 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures9.55 Rupert Bear10.05 Milkshake! Music Box10.15 The Wright Stuff11.45 Trisha Goddard12.45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip13.40 Five News13.50 Monster Moves14.45 Neighbours15.15 Home and Away15.50 Zoo Days16.00 Children of My Heart18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky; Weather18.30 Neighbours19.00 Home and Away19.25 Live from Studio Five20.30 Monkey Life; Five News Update.21.00 Ice Road Truckers; Five News at 9.22.00 CSI: Crime Scene 23.00 CSI: Miami0.00 CSI: NY1.00 The FBI Files2.00 SuperCasino5.00 The FBI Files5.55 Rough Guide to Activity Holidays
7.50 Celebrity Big Brother9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond9.25 Frasier9.55 Will & Grace10.20 Wogan’s Perfect Recall10.50 Deal or No Deal11.35 According to Jim12.05 ER13.00 Channel 4 News Summary13.05 Back to You13.35 Gunfight at the OK Corral15.50 How Clean Is Your House?16.25 Countdown17.10 Deal or No Deal18.00 Wogan’s Perfect Recall18.30 Come Dine with Me19.00 The Simpsons19.30 Hollyoaks20.00 Channel 4 News20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Good to Know21.00 My Big Fat Diet Show22.00 Celebrity Big Brother23.10 Girl Who Cries Blood0.15 The Big Bang Theory0.40 8 Out of 10 Cats1.10 Late Night Poker2.10 World Sport2.40 Celebrity Big Brother: Live
7.00 GMTV10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11.30 This Morning13.30 Loose Women14.30 ITV News and Weather14.55 Granada News and Weather15.00 60 Minute Makeover16.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal16.59 Granada Weather17.00 A Touch of Frost18.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show19.00 Granada Reports; Weather19.30 ITV News and Weather20.00 Emmerdale20.30 The Krypton Factor21.00 Send in the Dogs22.00 Piers Morgan On23.00 ITV News at Ten and Weather23.30 Granada News 23.35 Doctors and Nurses at War0.35 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Crime1.30 Premiership Rugby Union; ITV News Headlines.2.25 Loose Women3.10 The Jeremy Kyle Show4.05 ITV Nightscreen
8.00 CBBC: Tronji.8.25 Newsround8.30 Deadly 609.00 Planet Ajay9.30 CBeebies: Wibbly Pig.9.40 Get Squiggling10.00 Louie10.10 Finley the Fire Engine10.25 Lunar Jim10.35 Tommy Zoom10.45 Our Planet10.55 Telly Tales11.10 Waybuloo11.30 In the Night Garden12.00 Nature’s Calendar13.00 Daily Politics13.30 Working Lunch14.00 Open Gardens14.30 Live Snooker: The Masters18.15 Escape to the Country19.00 Eggheads19.30 Great British Railway Journeys20.00 Live Snooker: The Masters21.00 The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best22.00 Simon Schama on Obama’s America23.00 Muslim Driving School23.30 Newsnight; Weather.0.20 Masters Snooker1.10 Snooker Extra3.10 BBC News
7.00 Breakfast10.15 Heir Hunters11.00 Wanted Down Under12.00 Britain’s Empty Homes12.30 Cash in the Attic 13.15 Bargain Hunt14.00 -14.45 BBC News14.45 Doctors15.15 Murder, She Wrote16.00 BBC News; Weather16.05 CBeebies: Big & Small.16.15 Grandpa in My Pocket16.30 CBBC: What’s New Scooby-Doo?16.50 OOglies17.05 Deadly 60; Street Monsters.17.35 Blue Peter18.00 Newsround18.15 Weakest Link19.00 -20.00 BBC News20.00 The One Show20.30 EastEnders; BBC News21.00 Holby City22.00 Survivors23.00 -23.35 BBC News23.35 The Man Who Can’t Stop Hiccuping0.15 Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross0.45 The Apprentice USA2.20 Sign Zone: See Hear2.50 Sign Zone: Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain
Tuesdaytv
8.00 Bewitched9.00 Maury9.55 Celebs Off Duty10.00 Nothing to Declare11.00 America’s Next Top Model12.00 Maury12.55 Celebs Off Duty13.00 60 Minute Makeover14.00 Nothing to Declare15.00 Criminal Minds16.00 Ghost Whisperer17.00 Charmed19.00 America’s Next Top Model20.00 Ghost Whisperer21.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation22.00 Most Haunted Live: The Silent Town1.00 Medium2.00 Criminal Minds3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation4.00 Charmed5.40 60 Minute Makeover
8.30 Freeride Spirit Show8.45 Dakar Rally9.30 Live WTA Tennis11.15 WTA Tennis12.30 African Cup of Nations15.00 Live Snooker: The Masters16.30 African Cup of Nations16.45 Live African Cup of Nations18.55 Eurogoals Flash19.05 African Cup of Nations19.15 Live African Cup of Nations20.20 Dakar Rally20.30 Live African Cup of Nations21.30 African Cup of Nations23.00 Dakar Rally23.45 African Cup of Nations1.00 Olympic Magazine
7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse9.00 Oops TV10.00 The Real A&E11.00 Lion Man11.30 It’s Me or the Dog USA12.30 Sell Me the Answer13.30 Project Runway14.30 Models of the Runway15.00 Angela and Friends16.30 UK Border Force17.30 Lion Man18.00 Malcolm in the Middle18.30 Futurama19.00 Oops TV20.00 Simpsons - Celebrity Friends20.30 The Simpsons21.00 Fat Families22.00 Got to Dance23.00 Wives0.00 Fat Families1.00 Songbook2.00 Night Cops2.50 Road Wars3.40 All Star Don’t Forget the Lyrics4.30 Cold Case5.20 Battlestar Galactica
8.00 -9.50 Childrens Programms9.55 Rupert Bear10.05 Milkshake! Music Box10.15 The Wright Stuff11.45 Trisha Goddard13.40 Five News13.50 Time Bomb Tunnel: Megastructures14.45 Neighbours15.15 Home and Away15.50 Animal Rescue Squad16.05 Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky; Weather18.30 Neighbours19.00 Home and Away19.25 Live from Studio Five20.30 Highland Emergency 21.00 The Da Vinci Shroud - Revealed; Five News at 9.22.00 NCIS23.00 Numb3rs0.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent1.00 Poker2.35 SuperCasino5.00 The FBI Files5.55 Rough Guide to Short Breaks6.10 Neighbours6.35 Home and Away
7.50 Celebrity Big Brother 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond9.25 Frasier9.55 Will & Grace10.20 Wogan’s Perfect Recall10.50 Deal or No Deal11.40 According to Jim12.05 ER13.00 Channel 4 News Summary13.05 Rescue Remedies13.20 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away14.25 Thunder Over Arizona15.50 How Clean Is Your House?16.25 Countdown17.10 Deal or No Deal18.00 Wogan’s Perfect Recall18.30 Come Dine with Me19.00 The Simpsons19.30 Hollyoaks20.00 Channel 4 News20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Good to Know21.00 Celebrity Big Brother22.00 Slumdog Millionaire0.30 Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?: India Special2.15 Rang De Basanti5.10 St Elsewhere
7.00 GMTV10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11.30 This Morning13.30 Loose Women14.30 ITV News and Weather14.55 Granada News and Weather15.00 60 Minute Makeover16.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal16.59 Granada Weather17.00 A Touch of Frost18.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show19.00 Granada Reports; Weather19.30 ITV News and Weather20.00 Emmerdale20.30 Live FA Cup Football23.00 ITV News at Ten and Weather23.30 Granada News and Weather23.35 Inside Man1.55 October Road; ITV News Headlines.2.40 Loose Women3.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show4.25 ITV Nightscreen
8.00 CBBC: Tronji.8.25 Newsround8.30 Deadly 609.00 Planet Ajay9.30 CBeebies: Wibbly Pig.9.40 Get Squiggling10.00 Louie10.10 Finley the Fire Engine10.25 Lunar Jim10.35 Tommy Zoom10.45 Our Planet10.55 Telly Tales11.10 Waybuloo11.30 In the Night Garden12.00 Nature’s Calendar12.30 Daily Politics14.00 See Hear14.30 Working Lunch15.00 Live Snooker: The Masters18.15 Escape to the Country19.00 Eggheads19.30 Great British Railway Journeys20.00 Live Snooker: The Masters21.00 Natural World22.00 Horizon: Why Do Viruses Kill?23.00 The Persuasionists23.30 Newsnight; Weather.0.20 Snooker: The Masters1.10 Snooker Extra3.10 BBC News
7.00 Breakfast10.15 Heir Hunters11.00 Wanted Down Under12.00 Britain’s Empty Homes12.30 Cash in the Attic13.15 Bargain Hunt14.00 14.45 BBC News14.45 Doctors15.15 Murder, She Wrote16.00 BBC News; Weather16.05 CBeebies: Big & Small.16.15 Grandpa in My Pocket16.30 CBBC: What’s New Scooby-Doo?16.50 OOglies17.05 SMart; Street Monsters.17.35 Blue Peter18.00 Newsround18.15 Weakest Link19.00 - 20.00 BBC News20.00 The One Show20.30 Cowboy Trap; BBC News; Regional News.21.00 Traffic Cops21.30 Inspector George Gently23.00 -23.35 BBC News23.35 The National Lottery Draws23.45 Breaking and Entering; National Lottery Update1.45 Sign Zone: Country Tracks2.40 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow3.40 Sign Zone: The Truth About Crime
Wednesdaytv
Cruel IntentionsChannel 4,10pm
Why Do Viruses Kill?BBC 2,10pm
My Big Fat Diet ShowChannel 4,9pm
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PEACE, THE ability to connect, and the knowledge of our inner selves brings us closer to Spirit and closer to our wants and needs. Quiet please! Sometimes we need to just be lost in ourselves and the natural energy released by meditation can help somewhat. This doesn’t mean that you have to be a stoned hippy sitting on a bean bag because that’s the way some people look at meditation. I see it as a life saver, since it has the power even to lower blood pressure and it makes you feel so very good in the process.
Sadly, attempts at meditation fail when we cannot clear our cluttered minds. Ask someone to clear their thoughts and you automatically subscribe them into focusing on what’s going on at the moment. The debris of our life comes through and we begin to question ourselves. We have to clear, but what about that Electricity bill, did I pay it? Hovering in our consciousness is an inability to disconnect, especially given as we are usually required to make whatever connections that we can. This going against the working energies of our mind is a stumbling block for many. It takes time to work towards a state of true meditation.
Messages are conveyed from the left side of the brain, where they are received
and are then successfully transferred to the right side of the brain where such actions are assimilated. Meditation carefully bridges the bridge between these two actions and brings an autonomic control to the working of the body through the mind.
Meditation may cause drowsiness, and if affected do not use or operate machinery. If you fall asleep when you begin meditation, then sleep. You must have been tired, and you probably chose the wrong time of day to meditate. Nevertheless, use the action of meditation
to help you get a good night’s rest if it helps to calm and rest you. The very best meditation exercises take the fully conscious into subconscious by self will, self control. So the act of meditation is best performed when you are very wide awake, and in the middle of a busy day rather than left until you are half asleep or winding down from a hectic day. Establishing such a control does take time, but it is well worth it to be able to experience the benefit time spent in meditation will always bring.
Where you meditate is up to you. Whilst peace and quiet are much prized, I have made successful meditation on planes and trains. The challenge of entering a temporary state in public brings a fresh energy and challenges the process of tuning successfully. Escaping consciousness yet maintaining control is a fine line that it takes time to cross and there are borders that facilitate it. Achieving an inner peace and holding a focus heralds successful results. Improvement will be under your control and experience is brought about by personal levels and specific needs.
There is no complication and all you need is a decision and commitment to make a start. Practise control and exercise the deep connection that you will establish with your own body. Concentrate on your breathing as you learn to hold a breath. Breathe slowly and rhythmically, as you feel that peace and energy starts to enter into your body and your mind. Just enjoy the freedom within and the growth of an inner control that will be sourced within you, and know that this feeling of good comes from your own hidden depths; and just where they may take you.
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Yes Kate, all are welcome to attend any of the workshops, but they are tailor made to work on different levels of Spiritual energy and so can meet the needs of those who are wanting to learn more about Spirit. Any workshop can be followed by a tutorial which can help greatly in coming to terms with the content, reviewing any progress, and giving individual attention to any problems. The connection with Spirit is an individual one, but with a two pronged attack of workshop and tutorial much ground can be covered. The very popular Angelworks© course helps to connect and many find it the very best place to start. I will discuss anything that you need me to prior to any workshop. Check listings for courses at: www.kennycorris.net
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if it’s your birthday this week...Continued progress feels right and is about to make changes to your schedule as you are about to take on something that tests you to the limits, but lifts you higher to where you really should be!
horoscopes by Kenny CorrisActions with Mars bring some earth shattering changes to routines and work schedules, but allow you to keep a cool head and give everything your very best shot. A chance to shine and showcase the wealth of talent that lies within you as well as letting all concerned know that you are innovative and ready to take on responsibilities; greatly inspiring others as you do so. The cutting edge is a step in the right direction midweek.
Venus, your trusty planetary leader, harnesses the strong energy of wayward and maverick Mars, as a Saturn conjunction appears to alter things from the roots upwards in turn. The impossible may be about to happen as the serendipity of chance and fate hover around the second house, with portents of success and new venture. For once put all your eggs in one basket, give this just what it deserves, and don’t hold back whatever you do.
You are right to have doubts as the truth surrounding an ongoing situation brings light onto something untoward. Confi rming your suspicions and allaying your fears somewhat, there is now a time for action and this must speak louder than words if the solution is to overcome the shock of reality. Don’t gloat because you were right: put your energies into a resolve that actively helps all involved and you would be getting it right.
The Full Moon that began this year carries you on to new unchartered depths, though your initial reaction is to hold back and wait for things to happen safe within the confi nes of your shell. Whilst you waste time like this someone else is trying to make things happen their way, and that simply can’t be right, nor can it be allowed to happen. A period of rest and relaxation is close, but right now give this your very best shot!
You have to content yourself with second best, since you have played the fi eld and lost your direction somewhat. With strong aspirations and a desire to succeed you have to be listened to, but this will not take place until the debris of the past is swept up once and for all. Heavy baggage may be carried, but when faced with the collision course you currently call your life, it is high time that you began to rise above all this and make your mark.
The Saturn retrograde at the end of the week rings the changes and empowers you. It is an unexpected friendship that helps you to consolidate and allows you the closure that you need right now. Though the past shouldn’t be able to hurt you, there is a haunting part of your life that brings confl icts of conscience and you would be best to seek the help and guidance you need to stop this right in its tracks and to rewrite the immediate future.
Venus, your planetary leader, heralds a period of love and luck as fortune smiles and there is now nothing to hold you back. Even the impact of the forthcoming action with Saturn midweek, as retrograde commences in your midpoint, means that after a suitable time of contemplation you can start to ask for just what it is you really want this time around, rather then to waste time on unrealistic goals and ambitions that do you no favours.
Uranus is in sextile with Mars, and this serves to shake your foundations as you are forced to eat humble pie for a change. You got it wrong, very wrong, and got the wrong end of the stick. Try putting your positive energy into something you can really get your teeth into, and then a project showcasing your talent will result. You belong in the spotlight, but are at present lurking somewhere in the shadows of missed opportunity.
A great time to spend some quality time with friends, especially those who have supported you through thick and thin just recently. You haven’t been easy to get along with, but those who love and support you know full well that you were being tried and tested every which way, and that your friendship means that they all want and need for you to be yourself once more. You have turned a corner now; thankfully there is no going back.
Venus resides and her love and attention are a deciding factor in this week of hurdles as you face the truth with your open heart and rewrite the rules. You may forgive but you will not forget the actions that force you to take unwarranted further action. Now you are emotionally in pole position to take on new ventures and to see a way forward that will be right for you and those that you love. Be sure that what you seek is what you want.
Positive actions mean eliminating someone that you cannot continue to carry. We all have to stand on our own two feet sometimes, but this is self preservation at its highest level, and you won’t be judged by those who sincerely love your truthful honesty. In a situation where there is some doubt, you must stick to your guns and refuse to take signs, though everyone knows just where your true loyalties lie and what you have to do.
Take some time to study or review something so that you get it right, and so that you can use it as the useful tool that it is. You may surprise yourself but your natural talent cannot help to shine through, illuminating a way forward brought about by decision and ambition, not regret and hearsay. Since you don’t do things by halves, put your heart and soul into something that you well know could make a diff erence to all concerned.
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AzincourtAZINCOURT? SURELY that rings a bell, but shouldn’t that be Agincourt? Well no, not really. Even Shakespeare got it wrong.
The problem is we English make a hash of pronouncing French, though as Bernard Cornwell famously pointed out: ‘we won the battle so we can call it what we like.’ But the area on the map is called Azincourt, where on the feast day of Saints Crispin and Crispinian in 1415, the 6,000 strong English and Welsh Army of Henry V saw off 25,000 plus French men at arms under the Marshal of France who stood in their path on the road to Calais.
Historians tell us, and Cornwell doesn’t disagree, that the French made several tactical errors, one of which was advancing in heavy armour over a deeply ploughed battlefield after a night of heavy rain. Another was a failure to attack when the English moved their battle line 600 yards forward – yes, ‘yards’, this was before Brussels – in full view of the mounted French knights, who omitted to charge the disarrayed enemy. But the true heroes of Azincourt were the longbowmen of England.
Those massive longbows could throw a bodkin-tipped ash arrow more than 250 yards and were capable of piercing even plate armour. The result was a slaughter of the contemporary aristocracy of France as heavily armoured knights who were struck and fell in the thick mud either drowned or were dispatched by the poleaxes of the freely roaming lightly dressed archers of Henry V.
Bernard Cornwell weaves his
authentic story of this great English victory around the tale of Nick Hood, an English outlaw who joins the expeditionary army to escape his vengeful pursuers in England. Nick is a crack archer and soon commands his own band of longbowmen for the English king. Add a love interest and the confused political history of early 15th century France that saw the English ensconced in Calais and Brittany and Gascony under the English crown and we have a tale of dash and daring in true Cornwell style that will have us revelling in an era when Europe trembled at the whicker of a plucked English longbow. Bernard Cornwell, a prolific writer, has done it again.
Author: Bernard CornwellPublisher: Harper (paperback)Price: 10.40 eurosISBN: 978 0 00 727122 1
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LOCAL AUTHOR Nik Morton, from La Marina, San Fulgencio, has won an international writing competition for his short story set in the Second World War.
The story, about SOE operatives in France, won The Book Awards Short Story Competition 2010. Judges said, “Codename Gaby is a thrilling wartime story by the accomplished author Nik Morton. The atmosphere and rich character depiction in this story convinced the panel of judges it was the outright winner of the competition and a prize of $100, along with our hearty congratulations, has been sent to the author.”
You may download this story free of charge and discover more about the author and his other works at the following website; www.freewebs.com/nikmorton. The story can also be read online at http://thebookawards.com
Nik wins with ‘Thrilling Wartime Story’
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Mums launch Brussels sprouts recipe bookTwo South Yorkshire mums have published a recipe book in which every dish features Brussels sprouts.Deborah Kershaw and Rachel Peck hope to boost the popularity of many people’s least favourite vegetable, reports the Daily Mail.Dishes range from sprouts bubble and squeak and sprouts masala to a cake with sultanas and coconut - and even Brussels sprouts ice-cream.Mrs Kershaw, 46, from Doncaster, said: “Other people couldn’t understand why I was getting all passionate about sprouts - but I think they’ve had a raw deal over the years with people just steaming them and boiling them to bits.”Miss Peck, 28, from Sheffield, said: “People either love sprouts or hate them, it’s the one vegetable that seems to divide opinion very strongly.”Their recipe book, Once A Sprout, Always A Sprout... Or Maybe Not? is available online for £5 from www.forestschoolsblog.com.
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ACROSS6. Following a night of bereavement apparently (7)7. Grit needs fortune at the pithead (5)9. Externally dispose of half the girl. That’s stiff (5)10. Sleeping man stepped back outside (7)12. Depressed about own odd trend (11)14. A number fi t in presently with a loud start - must be a city bloke (4-7)18. Fleece the chap at the dairy (7)19. Open up and confess (5)21. Intends assets (5)22. Running payment for the dog house? (7)
DOWN1. Harmful side in a Christian Fellowship without aspiration (5)2. One dingo mongrel is almost blue (6)3. How many on a point? (3)4. Silently came into view, apparently with feathers (6)5. Put houses up having tin with metre (7)8. Company right and right again. Also no love for enclosures (7)11. Eskimo? (7)13. Idle Pat is upset and becomes braided (7)15. It’s captivating. Thanks to the monarch (6)16. Last aim on the river (6)17. Joints disrupted. Beastly pride (5)20. Smuggling includes pot (3)
ACROSS6. Exceedingly (7)7. Begin (5)9. Devoutness (5)10. Advent (7)12. Incitement (11)14. Disbelief (11)18. Clearness (7)19. Amusing (5)21. Grown-up (5)22. Aid (7)
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British Trained with over 15 years experience.Extensive references. All work guaranteed
TEL: 96 677 4199 OR 628 332 062email: [email protected]
www.pristineswimmingpools.comTorrevieja and surrounding areas plus Costa Calida
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PINE CHALET Totana. 2 bedrooms. On quiet and secure site. Private plot at end of cul-de-sac. Workshop/ shed. In good order inside and out. Parking alongside. Sensible ground rent. Fully furnished. 30,000€ ono.685-219-155 WANTED RESALE PROPERTIES In Orihuela Costa that are priced to sell, phone Price Crash Property on 628-932-137.
VILLAGE HOUSE in San Felipe Neri, near Catral 20 mins. Alicante Airport.3 bed., lounge dinner, 1 bathroom, internal courtyard with decking, new kitchen,ample utility room/ Storage. large roof terrace, sat. TV.,heating, furniture.150m2 . Price: 153.000€. Call: 636-641-225 Countryside views. NEED TO SELL NOW? If your property is in the Orihuela Costa then Price Crash Property want to hear from you. Contact 628-932-137.
TO RENT OR FOR SALE IN CALLOSA D’en Sarria. Classic Spanish old town house. Three double bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom. New kitchen, master bathroom, downstairs toilet, large living room & dining room with chimney. Roof garden with built in bbq, summer kitchen and shower. Seperatre sun terrace. Recently reformed and fully furnished. 450€ p.m. OR 135,000€ for quick sale. Tel: 609-177-032.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT offering a complete and competitive service for all your property rental needs including: Keyholding, cleaning & laundry, meet and greets, airport transfers Los Alcazares. Tel: 628-772-418 email: [email protected]
FANTASTIC PLACE TO ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS. RURAL HOUSE SUITABLE FOR 8 PEOPLE 652 756 085 www.casalastreshermanas.com BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS: WOODEN HOUSE SUITABLE FOR 6 PEOPLE. 695923194 WWW.VENDOPISO.COM DOLORES Beautiful villa. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, air conditioning hot and cool. s.pool. 800€ 695923194. 3 bedrooms apartment 390€ 695923194. 3 bedrooms ground floor 350€ 695923194 CABO ROIG Apartment fully furnished. 2 bedrooms, lounge, Air conditioning hot and cool. Car port, community swimming pool and tennis court. 500€ 695923194 CATRAL Detached villa fully furnished. 3 bedrooms, garage, s.pool, central heating. 700€ 695923194 PINOSO 2 bedrooms apartment fully furnished. 350€ 695923194 DAYA NUEVA 2 bedrooms bungalow, community s. pool. 400€ 695923194 LA MARINA 1 bedroom bungalow 320€ 695923194 2 bedrooms bungalow, swimming pool 400€. Detached villa with swimming pool. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. 500sqm plot. 1.000€ 695923194 BETWEEN GUARDAMAR AND LA MARINA 2 bedrooms bungalow, garden, s.pool. 450€ SHORT OR LONG TERM. 695923194 GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA 2 bedrooms apartment fully furnished. 2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility room, lounge and balcony. SHORT OR LONG TERM. 450€ 695923194 SALADAR Spanish village house. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 450€ to let and 110.000€ for sale.695923194
LA MATA 2 bedrooms Spanish duplex style apartment fully furnished. BBQ. and s. pool. Close to the beach. 500€ to let and 106.000€ for sale. 695923194 SANTA POLA 2 bedrooms bungalow fully furnished.695923194 VALVERDE (ELCHE) 5 bedrooms luxury villa. 300sqm living area, 700sqm plot with s. pool. 1.200€ 695923194 LAS BAYAS ( ELCHE) Country house. 4 bedrooms, bathroom, swimming pool. 750€ INCLUDING BILLS. 695923194 CIUDAD QUESADA Detached villa. 3 bedrooms, s.pool, central heating. 600€ to let and 249.000€ for sale. 695923194 ALMORADI Large 3 bedrooms apartment fully furnished. 450€ 695923194 WWW.VENDOPISO.COM LOCALE FOR RENT Main Road position on N332 in Gata de Gorgos, comprising of small kitchen,toilet & shower, 140sqft locale.300euros pcm Tel 96 575 7036 / 628499448 DAYA NUEVA (ALMORADI) 3 bed, 2 bath furnished appartment with large garage (suitable for storage) 500€ pm. + bills. Rent or sale. Details 679-634-272 NUEVA TORREVIEJA south facing 2 bedroom bungalow, fully furnished in quiet secure location, communal pool, internet, UK TV, seperate utilities, private garden, pet and child friendly, close to all amenities. 395€ PM. + bills. 677-839-342 ALTEA - ONE BEDROOMED ground floor apartment, dining/living room, double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, study, terrace. Fully Furnished. Private pool, garden and parking. Transport necessary as situated in the countryside. Between
Altea and Altea la Vella. No Pets or children. Tlf and internet connection. Suit young working couple or single person. 350€ per month + bills. Under reformas but ready Jan 2010. Tlf 691-202-307.
ROOM TO RENT In lovely villa near Catral. Double bedroom, private bathroom. Long term. Reasonable rates. Tel: 626-941-569. TO RENT OR FOR SALE IN CALLOSA D’en Sarria. Classic Spanish Old Town House. Three double bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom. New kitchen, master bathroom, downstairs toilet, large living room & dining room with chimney. Roof garden with built in bbq, summer kitchen and shower. Seperatre sun terrace. Recently reformed and fully furnished. 450€ p.m. OR 135,000€ for quick sale. Tel: 609-177-032. PROPERTIES REQUIRED for holiday lets in Javea area. Free advertising & professional photography 697-432-226 www.javeapropertyservices.com
FANTASTIC FINCA COUNTRY HOUSE IN DOLORES 24.000sqm plot. 652sqm living area. Ideal for rural house or similar. 695923194 DOLORES Spanish village house. 1 bedroom, lounge, kitchen, large utility room. 42.000€ 695923194 // 3 bedrooms villa, central heating, swimming pool. 247.500€ 695923194 BETWEEN GUARDAMAR AND ROJALES 3.500sqm plot fully fenced. 3 bedrooms country house. Swimming pool. 205.500€ 695923194 LA ROMANA Ask for
building plots. We have the best prices. From 60.000€ 695923194 FINCA COUNTRY HOUSE TO REFORM 4.000sqm plot. 317sqm living area. Potential to make a large house or to make a farm house. Water and electricity. 78.000€ 695923194 CREVILLENTE: Country house. 2800sqm plot. 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms. 126.000€ 695923194 WWW.VENDOPISO.COM NEED TO SELL NOW? If your property is in the Orihuela Costa then Price Crash Property want to hear from you. Contact 628-932-137. WANTED RESALE PROPERTIES In Orihuela Costa that are priced to sell, phone Price Crash Property on 628-932-137.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ON THE COSTA BLANCA (NORTH) Currently operating as a small B & B accommodation. Delightful 9 bedroom Spanish Villa. Built to a very high standard. Has the potential for other uses.
Spa Centre,Care Facility etc. Property incorporates large pool and tennis court. Opportunity not to be missed. Tel. 96 575 7036 / 628499448 ESTABLISHED 8 YEARS Distribution Business up and running, Established clients. Genuine reason for sale. 30,000€. Suitable for couple or two couples. Got too much for one person. Tel: 687-175-270
AIR-CONDITIONING supplied/ fitted services and repaired, by Engineers with 15 years experience. All work guaranteed. Free quote. K&M’s. Calpe. Shop: 965-874-838. Mob: 636-119-648 EXCEL AIRCONDITIONING See main ad on page 27. Tel/Fax (Head Office) 966-897-772. Mobiles: 680-154-432/676-265-675. Email: [email protected]. All credit/debit cards accepted.
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LONG TERM RENTAL IN ALTEA LA VELLA Spacious furnished 3 bedroom apartment to rent in middle of beautiful village. New kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, 1 bathroom and 1 shower room. Bars, restaurants,
supermarkets, pharmacy all within a couple of minutes walk. Large terrace at back of the apartment overlooking orange groves and balconies off 2 bedrooms. Trastero and private
parking. AP-7 3 minutes by car.
€600 plus bills per month. Tel: 617 893 036 or email [email protected]
BARGAIN! CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 HDi estate 2000, fully serviced, new cambelt, CD, aircon, ABS, PAS, dark blue. 2,250€. New ITV and a full tank of diesel. Don’t miss it. Saloon model in stock same price. 600-726-221/ 965-687-976 www.fwreurocars.com FORD TRANSIT 2002 Long wheel base English MOT/ TAX, Low mileage. VGC. 3,500€. Ring Bill 676-527-348 WE BUY AND SELL quality late vans and combis. For an instant decision phone 605-669-388/ 680-665-883 SPANISH NUMBER PLATES Contact Graham (over 500 vehicles successfully re-registered) for re-registration and transfers. [email protected] Tel: 966-753-375/ 605-319-889 IMPORTING YOUR CAR need headlights. Contact www.headlights4u.com Tel: 966-875-497 or 618-592-396 WANTED WANTED WANTED for cash cars vans lorries 4x4 any condition good bad or ugly runing or non runner forigen or english any vehicle any condition call ray 633-385-068. CAR 2 POSTER RAMP FOR SALE very good condition 1200€ call ray on 633-385-068. CAR & BOAT debt checks performed. Same day. Visit www.stop24.es or call 660-235-365 WANTED UK registration right hand drive cars. Immediate cash settlement. Please phone Rod 687-434-950 or 966-462-089
BAILEY SENATOR WYOMING SERIES 6 2007 twin axle caravan with movers, air con, immaculate condition today´s price £20,000. £13,500 sterling or Euro equivalent, telephone 661 682 863. MOBILE HOME FOR SALE located on the Mar Menor, fully equipped. Tel: 630-055-418 MOBILE HOME FOR SALE Never used, A/C, C/H, D/G, on new site between Pinoso and Fortuna, ready to move into. No hidden taxes. 38,000€ ono for quick sale. 606-687-461. MOBILE HOME PLOTS AVAILABLE IN PINOSO Fantastic mountain views, large swimming pool, 10 minutes to Fortuna Hot Springs, 25 minutes to Nueva Condomina. Plot size 200 sqm. Tel: 620-761-643.
PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR BOAT MOORING? Fully Insured, undercover storage. Good rates. Transport and maintenance service available. Just off AP7 J730. Espaneura Boat Store. Tel 965-723-655
FAMILYBIKEHIRE.COM Hire-Sales-Repairs. The largest selection of bike hire equipment on the Costa Blanca, free delivery and collection. Tel: 966 774 598 - 655 338 066. See us at WWW.CostaBlancaBikeHire.COM (Spanish registered)
AVON AGENTS AND LEADERS NEEDED be your own boss. Phone Rosh for info. 966-785-520
BALLROOM/ LATIN/ SEQUENCE DANCING with LA BAMBA’s. NEW VENUE: Los Arcos Restaurant, Avenida Balaeres 34, Torrevieja, SOCIAL DANCE: Saturday 7.00pm-10pm: New Beginners class Monday 10.30am-12.30pm. Also at the Bienvenido Chinese Restaurant at La Zenia roundabout: TUITION, Beginners Wednesday 8pm -10pm; Beginners class Thursday10.30am-12.30pm; Intermediates Friday 11am-1pm. Tel: Andrea or Brian 616-478-157 BALLROOM/ LATIN/ SEQUENCE DANCING with LA BAMBA’s. Asturias Restaurant, N332, next to Go Karts, SOCIAL DANCE: Monday 8pm- 10.30pm; BEGINNERS CLASS: Thursday 10.30am - 12.30m. Also at the Bienvenido Chinese Restaurant at La Zenia roundabout, TUITION: Beginners Wednesday 8pm - 10pm; Intermediates Friday 11am- 1pm. Tel: Andrea & Brian 616-478-157 DATEMED.ES Great new online dating site for English speaking people on the Costa Blanca. Free full memberships - Join Now! www.datemed.es
RENT / SALE, 2 BED apt. in Alicante city, easy access to auto route A-70
(Exit 69)
ONLY 375€ month
62 034 0548 Juan
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Do you have the skills, commitment and drive to sell for the most popular free newspaper on the Costa Blanca? The successful applicant will target businesses in a defined area and deliver revenue through the sale of advertising and related services.• You should be able to demonstrate a track record of selling advertising space and services into the market place.• You will have well developed relationship building skills and be comfortable working on a one to one basis at all levels.• You must be a team player but also feel comfortable working on your own initiative.• Age is not important, but high levels of energy will be required for this demanding role. BeNefITS• Opportunity to join a well established market leader• High earnings potential• Company car and mobile phone (after qualifying period) reQUIreMeNTS• fully computer literate• Legally registered to work in Spain (NIe)
Please send a current photo and CV marked ‘sales representative’ to [email protected]
Vacancies exist in all areas but we are especially interested in meeting people from the Murcia region.
COYS RENT-A-CAROFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
We are currently seeking someone to work in our very busy car rental office in Torrevieja. Excellent customer relations both on the telephone and face to face is essential. You will have a good knowledge of general office duties, computer skills and the ability to work well within in a team.The start date for this vacancy is 15th March 2010 The deadline for applicants is 15th February 2010To apply for the above position, please forward a current CV, hand written letter of application and recent passport photo to:
COYS RENT-A-CARBuzon 3, Calle Del Azahar, Galeria 3B Urb Torreta II,
03184, Torrevieja ALICANTE
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NAUGHTY JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE age 24 alone or together with my English husband for DP and SR. Role play, humiliation and punishment also available. Torrevieja, call Saki 687-891-139 CHARMING BI-SEXUAL MALE 50 and my beautiful 25 year old girlfriend, both British, offer erotic massage and more, we also have other girlfriends who you may visit either alone or together. In addition we have a
selection of home made DVDs for collection or by post. Very discreet private villa near Torrevieja, call Steve 697-892-969 FEMALES AND COUPLES 18 to 65 required for adult internet photo and video modeling. Excellent rates. 697-697-842 ATTRACTIVE MATURE ENGLISH LADY For escorting, dinner dates & more. My Villa is between Torrevieja & Alicante. Also available as an m/f couple. Call (0034) 648-676-277 MALE AND FEMALE COUPLE who provide an erotic massage service at our very discreet private villa near Torrevieja seek
an attractive female to join us, excellent earnings for working a few daytime hours each week. Please call Steve on 697-892-969 GOOD FUN 62 year old Dom/ Sub switch, specialising in males, cross dressers. Loves the more mature woman and great fun with couples. Low rates. Full body massage and much much more. 655-058-554 THE WEATHER MAY HAVE COOLED but Tanya is still hot! All inclusive 40€. Tel: 626-324-088 TORREVIEJA CENTRE Calle Radio Murcia 27, 2-8, Chinese lady, 20 years old, natural French massage and more. Complete
service. 24 hours. Tel: 658-172-337 TORREVIEJA, ALICANTE Brazilian, loving, sexy lady, silk hands. Best massage, relax- erotic. Escort service. 664-664-390 SPANISH LADY, PLAYA FLAMENCA Near new Carrefour before La Florida. 35 years, attractive, classy lady, private house, parking. Offers all erotic services, massage, sexy lingerie, economical prices from 40€, full discretion. Call Ana 680-735-412. CHINESE. SUPER SEXY GIRL! Young and beautiful. Torrevieja, Calle San Pacual Nº 251 -3ªA.
SOPHISTICATED EUROPEAN Beautiful body, English speaking, intelligent and open minded, enjoys giving you great pleasure. Playa Flamenca near Flamenca beach C.C. 600-784-461 www.sensualspain.com PORNOGRAPHIC DVD’S 7 for 25€. Most interests. Mike 697-647-367 NEW BLACK LADIES 18/20 years, slim, big breasts, pretty. All services, massage erotic. 600-064-423 Torrevieja. JAVEA, MORAIRA East European lady, super erotic massage and more. 661-034-261 Hotel & Home visits
GORGEOUS ENGLISH BLOND 45 years, gives discreet massage, 1 hour or over night stay, 15 mins Alicante airport. Tel: Karen 662-049-021 CASA ANGELA TORREVIEJA Luxury Private Chalet, parking. Drinks invitation. Feeling alone? Just want some company? Exotic girls from South America. Call us, come and enjoy! Also Escort Service. Full discretion. Street: Avenida Asociacion Vistimas del Terrorismo. 609-573-468 or 639-832-118
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NEW PLACE! TORREVIEJA Sexy girls from South America. Come and enjoy, economical prices from 40€. NEW ADDRESS Zone Los Locos beach. 639-622-285
SOLO GUITARIST/ VOCALIST seeks work, blues & Country. In bars etc. No set price. Pay what you can afford. Tel: Charlie 691-622-804
NEW PROFESSIONAL MODELLING COURSE starts February 6th 2010 in Javea, aged 14 +, males & females. Limited places available. Also looking for new models, dancers, actors & lookalikes of all ages. Alicante School of Modelling and Model & Actors Agency. www.AMA-Spain.com (formally PH Models) call 96649 33 70, 619 733 198 or email [email protected]. CREATIVE NAILS ‘Creative’ acrilic nails. You
come to me (Alfaz Del Pi) or I’ll come to you (Altea - Villajoyosa). Fully qualified, 15 years experience. Tel: 669-126-281.
NEED YOUR DOG TAKING CARE OF? No Kennels, Just a friendly home. Larfe fenced garden (Altea) Tel: 699-790-080 POTBELLY PIG six months old, well trained, needs loving home with company. Male castrated. tel: 687-175-270 FELINE FRIENDS CAT HOTEL The Purrfect place to stay. Free pickup and delivery. tel: 965-967-081/ 665-080-885 www.felinefriendscathotel.com ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL puppies, bundles of fun, both parents can be seen. 671-844-055/ 965-327-040 BABY TORTOISE’S For Sale 40€ each. Tel: 626-941-569 (near Catral). TRANS-PET SPAIN-UK door 2 door service, professional driver with pet care experience, kennels and cattery, passport service. Contact Sharon 965-960-658/ 600-552-030 www.trans-pet.co.uk or [email protected] DEANACAONA BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY Social training for dogs. Home delivery and collection service. English trainer. Balsicas, 10 minutes from San Javier. Tel 639-286-428 www.deanacaona.com
WANTED OTTOMAN FOR LINEN STORAGE ETC either Rattan or Light Wood Tel 966 881 413 Mob 679 303 995. INSTANT CASH FOR YOUR BRIC A BRAC tools, household items, linen, small furniture, almost everything. Torrevieja, Playa Flamenca, San Javia. Ring Bill 676-527-348 or Rita 676-527-186 WOODEN SUMMER HOUSE/ SHED (good condition) aprox. size 3m-5m x3m-5m. Concrete table set (table, chairs, benches) (good condition) 966-198-056 (Catral) WANTED 3 bed 2 bath property direct with the owner in December/January in the Orihela Costa region. I can pay 65-70,000€ plus tax. I am not fussy about the condition, it’s location that matters to me. Please e-mail me with your property description, location and your selling price to: [email protected] WANTED FOR CASH washers/ fridges/ freezers/ cookers/ microwaves etc. working or not. Tel: K & M’s 965-874-838 mobile: 636-119-648 WANTED. CLOSING DOWN? Need to sell your stock? We buy bankcrupt/liquidation stock. Anything considered. We also sell to traders/car booters. Call 675-218-436 or see our website www.liquidacionfinal.es WANTED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Instant cash payments. Furniture, electrical, tools etc. Tel John: 626-918-833.
LOOSE COVERS curtains Erc. Made to measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful materials in your own home. Javea based. Tel: 965-771-397/ 686-453-827 AT MICHAEL’S Unusual dark green Canadian leather sofa, very high quality with matching armchair. Beige corner suite. Wooden church pew. See them all on: www.michaels-javea.comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S Customer-to-customer Service: you can sell your furniture on our website for only 3:- euros per item! For more info look at: www.michaels-javea.comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S You get very high quality designer pre-owned furniture for half price or less. Quick delivery. Stock changes daily ! See photos (updates every 5-6 days): www.michaels-javea.comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S From our 3 shops - free quick delivery every day in our area! We also arrange long-distance deliveries. Choose from over 600 photos on: www.michaels-javea.comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S you also get NEW high quality Spanish beds. All sizes available as we deal directly with the manufacturers! Famous brands like United Colors of Benetton, etc www.michaels-javea.co KARAOKE MEDIA PLAYER 500GB. inc 70,000 songs, software/ song book, ideal for bar/
home use. Only 275€. Tel: 654-925-679 BOTTLE FRIDGES s/s benches, grills, ovens, potatoe peelers, chairs, tables, crockery, cutlery, catering equipment. Bought sold. 966-703-304/ 666-429-562 POOL, SNOOKER TABLES will beat any price. Tel: 666 933 726
GOLD WANTED ENGLISH JEWELLER WISHES TO BUY ANY BROKEN OR UNWANTED GOLD ITEMS- PENDANTS, WATCHES, COINS ETC. IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT. CALL PETER ON 664-890-990 (7 DAYS) HOME VISITS WANTED Instant Cash Paid. GOld and Jewellery Bought and Sold. VAluations, repairs and retail. Nikolas Michael, London Jewellers & Pawnbrokers @No 17 Calle Los Arcos Ciudad Quesada Rojales 03170. Telephone 634 043 060
PINE FURNITURE ge stock of flat packed pine furniture from Denmark for sale ( Crazy price)
Ideal stock for Furniture shop,Rastro or Market Trader. Tel 96 575 7036 / 628499448 TUMBLE DRYER FOR SALE Hardly used only 50€ Torrevieja area 667-306-453. BRIC A BRAC Tel: 966791074. New towels, radiators, coffee machine, fondue, books, bedding, grill machine and more NEW TOWELS BOOKS, BEDLINEN, RADIATORS, FONDUE SET, COFFEE MACHINE, JUICER, & MUCH MORE, VILLA MARTIN AREA. 966-791-074 HEADBOARD FOR DOUBLE BED bedside cabinets with glass tops, blanket box in dark red draylon. 50€. 966-718-324 WHEELCHAIR Light, foldable, LIKE NEW. 175.00€. Tel: 627-019-403. FOR SALE Beautiful old convertible snooker/dining table with original ivory balls. Slate base. Gd con. 2.00m x 1.10m. 750€ono. Call Andy 630949883.
10TH JANUARY FREEWHEELERS will be visiting the ancient Ibero-Roman city of Lucentum. Provided enough wish to go an English speaking guide will be requested. Book now on [email protected] To read more about Freewheelers go to www.TorreviejaInformation.com/freewheelers
ACE AUTOS British & Spanish used car sales
Cars wanted for cash LHD/RHDFIND US NEAR NEW MERCADONNA. PUEBLE PRINCIPLE,VILLA MARTIN
Tel: 620 738 023 10am to 5pm
99 CITROEN SAXO 5 DOOR LOW KMS 1650€95 SEAT IBIZA 1.3 A/C P/S E/W CLEAN CAR 1,450€96 SANKYONG DIESEL 4X4 ALLOYS,A/C, 1,950€01 FORD FIESTA DIESEL 5 DOOR A/C P/S 2,450€99 FORD COURIER VAN DIESEL CLEAN LOW KMS 1595€98 V.W. POLO RED 5 DOOR A/C ALLOYS 1,950€99 VAUXHALL VECTRA SP, RHD A/C 1250€03 CITROEN C3 5 DOOR A/C P/S LOW KMS 4,750€01 CITROEN PICCASSO A/C P/S E/W 2,75000 FORD FOCUS ESTATE A/C P/S E/WLOW KMS 3,950€
97 OPEL VECTRA DIESEL A/C P/S C.D. 2,450€97 FORD FIESTA 1.4 A/C P/S MET RED 1650€95 OPEL ASTRA DIESEL ESTATE ALLOYS 1450€
U.K RHD02 FORD K,A, 1.3 LOW MILES V.G.C. P/S 1,250€04 CITROEN PICCASSO AUTOMATIC G.C. 3,450€98 CHEVROLET CAMERO V6 AUTO A/C P/S 2,995€
MANY MORE CARS IN STOCK ALL WITHNEW ITV/MOT´S P/X ON MOST CARS.
Agents Wantedto work with national
mortgage/credit broker to launch
new exciting product
Huge earnings potential
Marketing and support package
Tel now 696 421 199 or reply to
www.blenheimconsultancy.com
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INSTANT CASH PAIDWanted antique & modern jeWellery
Bought, sold & part exchanged.
ALEXANDERSJAVEA PORT
(NR BAR ESquiNA)EST.SiNCE 2003
TEL 965 792 595
You can now place your Round Town News classifieds adverts directly with us
• Genuine uncapped earning potential, Apply now and have an interview within 48 hours. • We are looking for highly motivated, tenacious money driven people to join our team. We have tens of thousands of top quality leads. • Our product is well marketed and saves clients alot of money.• A very nice office, with nice people and a nice environment. If you can sell then this is the job that will pay you better than you have ever been paid before, forget door to door sales, bar jobs and part time wages, join our team and earn serious money from day one.A background in telesales is preferred but not essential, as long as your hungry for money and have a drive to succeed we will give you ongoing training and full support. Perfect opportunity to start as a sales rep and work your way up as the company grows. Fun and enjoyable office environment and with offices in Benidorm, Barcelona and London your location can be changed too!
Brand new telesales office opening in Albir in 2 weeks!
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL GRAHAM ON 699 347 502
BAR CARVERY FOR SALE
Busy Walking Street in Benidorm
In the Middle of the Hotel and Apartment complexes. Regular clientelle as well as
holiday and passing trade
Sale due to husband´s work commitments.
25,000€ for Goodwill, Fixtures and
fittings.
Tlf: 664-093-851
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TUCKER is a one year old hairy terrier type who came to the kennels in November. His coat was very matted but with some careful grooming it is now in a beautiful condition.
S.A.T. 966 710 [email protected]
Jack was rescued by the Guardia Civil, along with Henry who could be his father, from terrible conditions. They were given to APAH to look after, and to try to find loving homes for
A.P.A.H. NATASHA 616 210 850www.apahrescue.com
Cookie and Cream are two beautiful little siamese boys of around 12 weeks old. They are looking for a home together, if possible, as Cream is very nervous without his brother.
PAWS 646 645 035 [email protected]
Lea is a part Burmese about three years old, has been spayed and is very loving and affectionate. Unfortunately her papa has to return to the UK .
Joe the Catman 96 671 9272
Blaze is small to medium sized nice natured dog. She walks well on the lead and a bonus is that she is good with cats. Her foster carers say she would make a delightful relaxed companion. Blaze is health vaccinated
P.E.P.A 650 304 746 WWW.PEPASPAiN.Com
Monty a small and pretty male terrier 36 cms high. Very affectionate, energetic and playful. Walks in the countryside off lead and never goes far away.
Noahs Arc Contact 699 352 818,
Xilo is a large bundle of pale red fur, who just loves to be cuddled and will make a real lap cat. If you would like to adopt Xilo, or any of our other cats/kittens please call
ALDEA FELiNA-DENiA HELPLiNE 649 540 612
DAVIDOFF, male, Pound since 03.04.2006Alsatian Mix, DOB 15.04.2004 – 69 cm Davidoff is a very calm male.
A.P.A.S.A. 618 754 635www.apasa-javea.org
Sophie is a lovely little girl who is only a few weeks old. She was found abandoned & she now desperately needs a new permanent or foster home
ANimAL AiD LiNDA 96 572 5794www.animalaidcostablanca.org
Sonny and Cher are about 1 year old,very lovable and love to play, we would like to rehome them together but will separate.
m.A.R.AAnnette 660 251 624,or
Susana 685 311 599
This pure bread Boxer is living with a Spanish family and he has been well looked after. They have recently moved house and he is too big to stay there. His name is Zarpas
K9 CLUB 676 447 682Email: [email protected]
website: www.petsinspain.info
EASY HoRSE CARE RESCUE 96 596 7033 or 652 021 980
www.easyhorsecare.net
George used to bite his stable door, so his owners cut off his teeth with an angle grinder! George is safe from cruelty now, but many horses are still suffering. Help us end the cruelty. Open days Wed & Sun 1pm-4pm.
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With Andy Kay
The Final WhistleONE COOK
SPOILS CITY’S BROTH
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Denia RFC
DENIA RFC continued playing during the fi esta break, playing an inter club game between Denia A and the Denia team visiting London in early February. The tour, over a long weekend, is to stay in London, play a fi xture against Eltham RFC and visit Twickenham to see England v Wales.
The touring side, some of whom are pictured here and including several ‘veteranos’, was put under early pressure from Denia A and both sides passed the ball well, making use of the width of the fi eld, giving an open, skilful match which was very entertaining for both players and spectators. The Touring side came out winners in an evenly contested game: 17 tries to 15. Last weekend Juan Acuna, (Juvenil) Pedro Acuna and Daniel Sala both (Cadete), attended a two day training camp in Alfaz del Pi with the Academia Nacional de Rugby; another big step towards selection into the Spanish national teams for their age groups.Also progressing well in the regional Federation Valenciana de Rugby squad are: Aitor Josa (Cadetes) and Valentino Ianuzzi (Infantiles) who also attended numerous squad sessions and are awaiting news of selection for the regional squad.Denia arranged training on Thursday after the Three Kings fi esta and will travel to Tavernes for a friendly return fi xture on Saturday 9th January, kick off 16.00.Any player interested in joining a team with ambition may contact the club through Coach Les Campbell: mobile 638 408 107.
Orihuela Rugby ClubA NEW Year, a new start for Orihuela RFC, with the seniors playing against the league leaders Denia on 17th January, so a couple of weeks to get the Xmas excess off and get some fi tness back.The juniors are also away on 16th January against Denia; an interesting start to the new year after a disappointing year ended with 2 successive defeats.
After fi nishing second in the league last season and qualifying for the play off s, the seniors are hoping to do the same again this year but with the same number of defeats as for the whole of last season. With such a promising start to this season we will have to just wait and see.
The junior sides are also hoping to replicate last season and qualify for the play off s and like the seniors go one step further and gain promotion, just like all the other teams.
And the good news for the club is that with the Xmas break, our injury list should be quite a bit shorter.
A number of touring sides are coming over, starting off with Old Brods Vets on 14th March and then the Golden Oldies tournament at Elche at the end of April, while the seniors will be entertaining the crowd at the break against the Rosslyn Park Nomads, with more to follow in May.
Training starts again on 7th January on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the juniors training from 18.15 to 20.15, while the seniors and juveniles are training from 20.30 to 22.30. If you would like more information about what is going on in the club, phone the president Álvaro on 630 313 298 or myself, Garry, on 692 767 242. For the juniors, contact Oscar on 600 871 606 (Spanish)
Come along and join in the fun and great friendly atmosphere at the club.
Scoreless TieFC CARTAGENA 0 CORDOBA CF 0
ALTHOUGH CARTAGENA had the lion’s share of this div 2a match against mid table Cordoba, it was a combination of too many basic errors and terrible finishing that contrived to make it a goalless draw.
The first half belonged entirely to the home side. Leading goalscorer Toche produced the half’s highlights, first on 15 minutes when his long range shot sailed over the bar, then on the half hour mark when from close range he hit the side netting.It was a different story in the second half. Twice within 6 minutes either side of the hour mark, Cartagena keeper Ruben produced first class saves to thwart Cordoba’s efforts at goal. Ruben came to the rescue again on 78 minutes with a superb block from a goal bound shot. Frustration got the better of Cordoba’s
manager towards the end, when his comments towards the match officials were punished by him being sent to the stands. With only 3 minutes remaining, sub Quintero almost won the match for Cartagena, but his shot from the edge of the box was just too high to trouble the keeper.This point was enough for Cartagena to remain in third position, 1 point ahead of fourth place Numancia. FC CARTAGENA LINE-UPRuben; Txiki; Exposito; Herrero; Ruiz; Lafuente; Longas; Mariano; Toche; Tato; De Lucas FORTHCOMING FIXTURESNext up for Cartagena is a friendly against German Bundesliga side VFB Stuttgart at Cartagonova Stadium. The match is on Thursday 7th January at 16.30, costing just €3 admission charge.The next div 2a match is a tricky visit to 2nd in the table Alicante based Hercules. Also to be shown live on Spanish TV, this match is on Sunday 10th January, with a 12.00 (midday) kick off.
Rugby La VilaTHE BOYS in the squad have had a full week off to recharge their batteries and are now back into training for the top of the table clash against El Salvador on 10th January.Just to let you all know, Rugby La Vila TV have now filmed the second episode of their exploits and it is up and running on ‘Youtube’. This episode features an interview in English between the Club PR secretary Jo le Roux and her husband Ryan.
Here are the links: Rugby La Vila TV Nº2 (1 de 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwWuOBiFSf0Rugby La Vila TV Nº2 (2 de 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVtp3SFfwgFeel free to check it out and provide any feedback via
Louise Neave on 965 890 376.
Cup is Not European GatewayJEFF POWELL of the Daily Mail wrote an impassioned plea recently arguing that the winners of the FA Cup should be awarded with a place in the Champions League. Anyone else agree? No, thought not.Winning a place in European football’s premier club competition should be based on a team’s results for an entire season, not just because they’ve managed to win 6 matches over the course of a few months. Indeed, taking the 2008 competition as an example, the route to the final for the winners Portsmouth was as follows: Ipswich; Plymouth; Preston NE; Manchester United; West Brom. Are those 5 wins plus victory over Cardiff City in the final really worth qualification to the UCL? Answers on a postcard please.
Last year’s winners, Chelsea, finished 3rd in the league so the question didn’t arise but if it had, then I’d suggest that victories over Southend; Ipswich; Watford; Coventry and Arsenal don’t merit a place alongside the likes of Barcelona; AC Milan or Bayern Munich.
WHEN IS a governing body not a governing body? When it’s the FIA by all accounts. Having found former Renault boss Flavio Briatore guilty of conspiring with Nelson Piquet Jr to organise a deliberate crash during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, the rich kids’ club that runs motorsport banned him for life. But a French court not only lifted the ban but also awarded Briatore £15,000 in compensation. Even worse, it’s reported that the Paris court didn’t find fault with the case against Briatore or his co-accused Pat Symonds, but rather came up with its findings based on procedural or technical issues. So in other words, it sounds as if they were guilty as proved but because someone signed the wrong piece of paper of forgot to cross a ‘t’ somewhere down the line, they both get off.
The FIA may appeal and let’s hope they win their case if they do so. If not, we can also hope that Briatore or Symonds never have the chutzpah to show their faces in a Formula One paddock again
SARACENS COACH Brendan Venter is in trouble with the RFU by living up to his surname and having a dig at refereeing standards in the English game. Venter launched a 40 minute broadside last week, having a bash at the laws of the breakdown, referee’s seemingly random interpretations and the lack of incentive for teams to attack. He may get hauled over the coals for it, but he’s got a point.
The English game is dying on its feet (or not on it’s feet, like most of the players contesting for the ball during a ruck these days). Much of what Venter said is what many of we rugby fans feel. The fun, inventive and spontaneity has gone out of the game and the vast majority of match ups are about as exciting as watching a sloth recovering from a big night out. While the RFU will surely come down hard on Venter, they would do well to think about what he said rather than they way he said it.
Torry Forget About the Winter BluesLine-upAurelio; Carrasco; Bailen; Jorge; Arrazola; Green; Heredia; Torres; Matias; Aitor; Corcoles
SubsMaikel; David; Lotfi; Javi; PiqueroFC Torrevieja forgot about the winter blues as they fought hard in a scrappy 1-0 victory over Valencian rivals Levante “B”.The Torry faithful turned up hoping that despite financial difficulties, the team would get their play-off hopes back on track: it wasn’t long before the fans started getting on the back of the referee with what they thought was some bad decisions including a few offside calls against Torry and a possible handball offence against the visitors’ keeper, who was possibly still just inside his area when he blocked a Torres shot, but that didn’t stop the fans calling for a card.A penalty appeal was also waved by the official as Corcoles went down in the box maybe a little too dramatically. Bailen had a chance with a free kick which took a deflection off a defender and just went wide of the goal.Just before half time, the referee started waving cards, booking Carrasco on 42 minutes for a challenge halfway into the Torry half and then No.21 for Levante “B” for not retreating his yards for a home side free kick. Then on the stroke of half time, Captain Marvel Corcoles pops up after a through ball from Aitor to put the
home side ahead and the fans more than happy.The start of the second half didn’t really see many chances and on 17 minutes Soto, who was suspended from the bench after being sent off at Onda just before Christmas, called a substitution from the tunnel, bringing on Piquero for Aitor.Things got a little bit ugly in the 23rd minute as Arrazola went down with a head injury: initially the referee played on but eventually blew the whistle for the ‘physio’ to assist as Torry and Levante players squared up to each other while tensions grew. FC Torrevieja substitute goalkeeper David was booked in the melee as was the Torrevieja delegado for throwing a ball onto the field to stop play.Piquero had a decent header on 27 minutes, just putting it over the bar. Soto then made his final two substitutions bringing on Lotfi and Maikel and taking off Matias and Green. Corcoles had a great opportunity to finish of the game after another great ball from Torres, slotting it past the keeper but also just wide.xt week, FC Torrevieja are at home against play-off contenders Torrellano, 17.00 kick off. Ian GullyDirector of Media and PressFC Torrevieja Mob. 0034 650107553www.fctorrevieja.es
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Player Profi leSam Torrance
Exemption:European Tour, Cat 15, Rank 0 Exemption:Seniors Tour, Cat 1, Rank 1
Residence:Virginia Water, EnglandAttachment:Fairmont St Andrews
Date of birth:24/08/1953Place of birth:Largs, Scotland
Height and weight: 5ft 11in 13st (180cm 86kgs) Family:Wife: Suzanne; Children: Daniel
(1988), Phoebe (1992), Anouska (1995)Interests:Family, all sportsTurned Pro:1970 (scratch)
Won the 2009 European Senior Tour Order of Merit with a third place finish at the season-ending OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship. That was good enough to see him leapfrog Ian Woosnam at the top of the Order of Merit to secure the third John Jacobs Trophy of his Senior Tour Career. Victory in the 2009 DGM Barbados Open, the 11th Senior Tour win of his career, was the highlight of a solid season that yielded a further five top six finishes, including fifth spot at the Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard. Claimed his 10th Senior Tour title when he won the 2008 OKI Castellón Open España – Senior Tour Championship. That win moved him up to eighth in the Order of Merit and took him past the €1million career earnings mark on the Senior Tour. It also ensured he maintained his record of winning at least one title in each of the full seasons he has played on the Senior Tour, which he continued in 2009. An injured right arm has affected him for much of the past two seasons. His ninth victory in the 2007 Bendinat London Seniors Masters was all the sweeter given that son Daniel had only taken on his caddie duties four weeks previously. Topped the Order of Merit for the second year in succession in 2006 after a hugely impressive season, during which he notched four victories and four runner-up finishes en route to earnings of €347,525 – the third highest total in the history of the Senior Tour. Captained the European Ryder Cup Team to victory in The Ryder Cup at The Belfry in 2002, 17 years after holing the winning putt at the same venue which ended a 28 year drought in the event. An early pioneer of the broom handle putter, was awarded an MBE in 1996 for services to golf and the OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List for his inspired Captaincy of Europe’s Ryder Cup Team. Won 21 times in a glittering European Tour career and won the team event at the 2003 Dunhill Links championship at St Andrews in partnership with his son Daniel. Appointments with NoelNoel is available for lessons at El Plantio by prior arrangement. Call him on 639 730 891 to book an appointment and tell him you got his number from RTN for discounted rates.
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RODS and REELSThe match this week was another open and held on the Rio Segura at the Eden canal. This being the last match in 2009, we all hoped for a reasonable day’s fi shing and for a change we weren’t disappointed.All anglers caught with reasonable weights for the winners. In saying that, not all was smooth for several anglers. Stu Taylor managed to lose his top 2 sections of pole, after snagging on the far bank. So the next we saw was Stuart leaving the venue and we watched him drive down the other side: eye witness accounts state that he spent some 30 minutes cutting down the foliage on the far bank in order to retrieve his lost pole section. Alan Roscoe got snagged halfway across and in pulling his pole to release from the obstruction he watched his top 2 sections release themselves from his pole and slowly sink into the river. Quick thinking, he rigged his feeder rod and spent some 40 minutes dragging through the swim to try to hook the sections. Lucky for him he did, but after the disturbance it left the swim with little fi sh for sometime. Well, that’s fi shing in Spain for you! TOP RODS ON THE DAY1st Stan (The Man) Roberts, fi shing the pole using maggot and pellet with 7.33 kilos2nd Harold (H) Clarke,
fi shing the pole using maggot with 6.83 kilos3rd Dave (Yours Truly) Hoare, fi shing the pole using maggot with 5.74 kilosANGLERS TOGETHERAnglers Together enjoyed another successful year with members enjoying both sea and freshwater days out. We also had a couple of day-trips around a lot of the waters in the Murcian region; also a trip along the river Segura and surrounding area in the Valencian region. Those who took part found it very useful as it is not always easy to describe which track to take.We shall be having more trips in 2010, starting with a Trout fi shing trip to Hondon Trucha in February, weather permitting. Anglers Together continues to grow as a club with fi rm friendships being formed over the last 3 years. Many members fi sh together regularly and report they are pleased to rejoin a sport they followed in their youth. We have the occasional organized outing but the aim mainly is to introduce members to fi nd fi shing companions and to assist in fi nding the venues. The joining fee is €10 for new members and €5 for renewing members. If you are interested in joining or fi nding out more about Anglers Together, then either come along to one of the meetings or contact Dave below. The next meetings are Friday 5th February at Pinar del Campoverde near Pilar de la Horadada and Saturday 6th at Puerto de Mazarron, Los Galayos Bar/Restaurant. Both start at 12.00.
COSTA BLANCA ROUND-UP
COSTA CALIDA GOLF TOURSGOLFERS OF all standards are invited to play in the Los Alca-zares Golf Day on Tuesday 26th January 2010
This event has been arranged by COSTA CALIDA GOLF TOURS (www.ccgt.co.uk) and The Celt Bar
The itinerary for the day is as follows –
Breakfast in the Celt bar Los Alcazares
18 Holes at Roda Golf includ-ing buggy – Individual Stable ford Event
Prize giving and refreshments in The Celt Bar
Fantastic value at € 45 per person
Places are strictly limited, so to reserve yours call Andy on 650 718 172 or Keith on 646 814 203
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678-14 JANUARY 2010
A Lot to Look Forward t o in
2010The Ryder Cup is p erhaps the biggest
sporting event in the World now and this year’s event will see two very even-ly matched teams trying to win in what will probably be a cool and damp Wales. The season of 2009 didn’t lack for ex-citement or drama, but Ryder Cup years always seem to have a special intensity. Maybe we over obsess on this biennial clash between Europe and the USA but the intrigue of the qualifi cation period provides a strong reason to keep a close eye on both The European Tour and PGA Tour rankings for the season and the match itself never fails to deliver.
The October date at Celtic Manor provides concern over autumnal conditions in the Usk Valley but this already feels as though it will be a very special match, especially with Europe so desperate to recapture the trophy. Judging by the 2009 year end rankings, we will be watching the best players in the World. Europe and America each have 11 players in the World’s top 30. The captains, Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin are such strong competi-tors they will be their own sources of interest throughout the year and once again golf will be the winner no matter who wins the matches themselves and attract general sports fans as well as die-hard golf enthusiasts.
New rules on the shape and depth of grooves will add a fascinating dimen-sion to the new season. Groove edges in the professional game will have to be more rounded and will have less depth. The result should be less control on shots from the rough so there will be a greater premium on fi nding fairways from the tee. “As much as it won’t suit my game it is a good decision,” says three-time major winner Padraig Har-rington. He is not alone in thinking like this and I personally feel this rule should have come in years ago. The feeling among the pros is that the move will put the onus on skill and accuracy and courses will be able to chop back some of the rough that has become such a negative aspect to course set-up in recent years. It seems that golf will again be the winner in this situation, while there is plenty of grace time for the rest with the new rules not kicking in until 2014 at elite amateur level and 2024 for the rest of the amateur game.The Masters is the years fi rst Major Championship and for many this is the real start to the golfi ng year; even non golfers love to see the fantastic colours around Augusta in April and tune in to the TV coverage. Angel Cabrera won in 2009 and was a somewhat surprise winner. This year I expect to see the European players do better, particularly the British contingent who used to do well at Augusta. The tournament is played just after the Easter weekend: let’s just hope that we can see it on BBC TV. Out of the expected fi eld I would expect Paul Casey to be amongst the front runners. The big question at the moment though is: will Tiger be back?
The US Open returns to Pebble Beach. Said by many to be the best golf course in the world, it is 10 years since Ameri-ca’s national championship was last played on this special piece of Califor-nia coastline and so anticipation could not be higher for the second major of
the year. Having trodden the fairways there, I feel only an American would say that but it is a good golf course that always seems to produce worthy champions. Many of us will remember Watson’s chip in at the 17th to defy Nicklaus, Kite fl ying in the wind to deny Monty and Woods winning by fi fteen shots a decade ago. Pebble never fails to deliver. I am looking for an American to win this, possibly Anthony Kim if Tiger is not playing; otherwise Tiger will be desperate to win another Major to get him closer to Nicklaus’’ record of 18 majors. Harrington could also be a contender if the wind blows.
The Open Championship sees The R & A move the tee on the 17th tee on the Old Course at St Andrews by 35 yards. A collective groan often meets news of a course being extended to cope with the distances traveled by the modern day golf ball. I think they would have been better to move the tee to the left as the hole is played and make players hit in over the famous old bunker in the front of the green. However if this move makes the famous Road Hole once again the most feared par 4 in the game at this year’s Open then it should be welcomed. We want a player with a two-shot lead not to feel comfortable until this hole has been completed. With this alteration to the hole, there is also a chance to get rid of the rough down the right-hand side, which was a blight on this majestic hole. I expect Harrington to come back to be a major force here but McIllroy fancies St. Andrews and has always played well around it as an amateur.
European Tour This year there is a drop from 52 to 47
events on tour but we see some good venues return and The Race to Dubai will continue. England has only one tournament all year, The PGA Cham-pionship at the rebuilt West Course at Wentworth. Spain has gained a few events and we expatriates will get the chance to see more of the world’s top players here at close quarters as a result.
Ladies European TourOnce again this year The LET will start
their season locally at La Sella for the European nations Cup. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever and I hope it will be well supported by our local golfi ng communities. The drop in prize money from last year is to be expected but there is optimism on tour that maybe one or two more events will come along as the year progress.Win a round of golf for 2 including buggy at the beautiful El Plantio resort in AlicanteTo enter this competition, simply answer the question below correctly. Every correct answer will be entered into a draw at the end of the month and the winner of this fantastic prize worth over €180 will be picked at random at the end of each month. Send your entries by email to [email protected]. The decision of the editor of Round Town News will be fi nal in making the winning selection.
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