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High ratings ALMERIA was the second best rated city in Andalucia, earning 8.1 for tourist satisfaction in the second quarter of 2012.
Marilyn on show A MULTI-ARTIST exhibition tribute to Marilyn Monroe began last Sunday in the Casa de la Cultura in Antas. It will move to Vera on Saturday. EMBLEMATIC: The mineral loading platform in Almeria.
Cable Ingles work on hold after six months THE project to restore the ‘Cable Ingles’ in Almeria is at a standstill six months after the first renovation works concluded. After many years of
neglect, work on the emblematic mineral loading platform in Almeria finally began. However, the work has been discontinued due to financial issues. The Cable Ingles, which was declared a Cultural Heritage Site (BIC) in 1998, was constructed by the Gustave Eiffel architecture school at the beginning of the 20th century. Talks to renovate the site and transform it into
an exhibition centre, a restaurant and entertainment complex have been going on for years. The current problem has arisen because it is not clear where the rest of the project’s funds are going to come from. The initial work, which required a €2.7 million investment, was paid for by the Ministry of Public Works with the government’s ‘1 per cent cultural programme’ and the Junta de Andalucia.
Now, a joint commission will have to decide how they will fund the remaining €3 million which is needed to complete the delayed project. “The Cable Ingles is as much of a priority as it has been for years,” Provincial Culture Councillor Antonio Lucas announced, adding: “To this date we do not know the joint commission’s decision and we will have to wait and see what happens.”
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Fire scare A FAMILY of three had to be evacuated from their Carboneras home after a fire broke out in the kitchen.
Minors at sea AT least 12 of the 22 North African immigrants rescued from an open boat 10 miles off San Jose, Nijar, may be minors.
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Real Flamenco this week in Vera THE first Flamenco and Trovo Festival opened in Vera on Tuesday. Vera has an important link with Flamenco and Trovo. Pedro el Morato, the creator of one of the most skilled Flamenco dancestyles ‘El Taranto’, was born in the town in the 1840s. El Taranto roots come from the voices of the Gador and Almagrera miners. One of the most famous Trovo performers, Pepe el Raspajo, was born there, too.
The festival is on until Saturday, ending with the grand finale of the Flamenco Competition at the Vera Bullring at 10pm. This is authentic Flamenco in ‘real’ Spain, as opposed to commercial performances designed for tourists. Thursday’s show is a tango-flamenco fusion and Friday’s includes a performance by Anabel Veloso. Tickets are on sale at Vera’s tourist offices, La Frontera Bar in
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AUTHENTIC: Anabel Veloso will perform at the Vera festival.
PULPI hosted a series of conferences on its water and vegetation heritage at San Juan de los Terreros Castle.
More debt The PSOE party criticised Nijar Town Hall for taking another loan to pay service providers two months after it received €13m. Carboneras, the Estanco 1 (tobacconist) on Garrucha’s main street, El Mar La Mar in Villaricos, Hotel Mexico in Puerto Rey, and other major hotels. The organisers want Vera to make a cultural name for itself and attract people who love the Mediterranean for its music, dance and poetry, not just its sunshine and beaches.
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40 require medical care due to heat FORTY people have required emergency medical assistance in Almeria due to the extreme temperatures. The regional government has established a yearly ‘Health Prevention Plan against the Effects of High Temperatures,’ which informs locals and visitors of how they can protect themselves from the extreme temperatures and keeps a record on the
number of people who require medical assistance due to heat-related health issues. According to the Health and Social Wellness Council of Almeria 15 people needed emergency medical assistance due to cramps, dehydration, and exhaustion due to the heat, while 25 cases were related to previous illnesses worsened by the temperatures.
Weather forecasts for August initially predicted temperatures between 24 and 35 degrees, although temperatures of above 40ºC can also be expected. The Health and Wellness Council has issued a series of recommendations including staying hydrated, avoiding sun exposure during the day and healthy food choices. These measures are especially important for senior citizens and children.
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TWENTY residents of Almeria have asked the city’s Mortgage Mediation Office for help. It opened last month to help those who are having difficulties paying their mortgage loans.
New parking ALMERIA PORT’S new parking lot has opened with competitive prices and specific options for people who work in the downtown area, which will give local drivers alternatives to ‘blue area’ parking.
Fatal accident A YOUNG man died in a car accident in Cuevas de Almanzora, in which the three occupants of the other vehicle involved in the crash were also injured.
ADRA’S West beach recently hosted workshops and games for children, which lasted the whole morning and most of the afternoon.
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NO TAKERS: Boris’ luxury villa named Son Coll which lies amid olive groves outside the Mallorca town of Arta.
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NLIKE many foreign homeowners in Spain who want to sell up, Boris Becker is unlikely to be short of a euro or three. For although the former tennis star’s luxury Mallorca villa is set to go under the hammer at a court-enforced auction on September 28, the 44year-old still possesses commercial sell-ability. Proof is that last week one well-heeled charity event diner in London paid €26,250 for the chance to play tennis against the three-times Wimbledon ace. Becker has not been seen at his Mallorca bolthole one hour’s drive from Palma and which carried a €13 million price tag for ‘a long time’, according to a woman caretaker. Recently a Palma judge - on the
advice of a valuation expert - ruled that bidding for the home should start at €8.5 million in a move that profits from the long-awaited sale can settle debts for building and landscaping work said to total around €710,000. Becker’s lawyers had argued that the debts ought to have been settled by the estate agents handling the property sale under an agreement that they pay all upkeep while it remains on the market. But this was rejected by the courts, leading to the auction. Meanwhile, Boris, second wife Lilly and toddler son Amadeus, recently moved from a stylish rented London property to live in a more modest home nearby.
Two men in jewel arrest Eco-gardening TWO men were arrested in Cuevas de Almanzora for allegedly stealing jewellery valued at €18,000, as well as €1,000 in cash. Officers have been able to recover part of the stolen items, and the safe in which they were held along with the victims’ personal documents in their private residence. The investigation has also been able to show that the two men were allegedly involved in three other burglaries in the area. The men were caught selling the stolen items at local pawn shops in Cuevas de Almanzora as well as other towns including Vera, La Garrucha and Aguilas (Murcia).
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THE sports club ‘Aleman Castillo’ from El Ejido held a charity event of five Olympic boxing matches to raise money to help the family of a nine-yearold boy with serious health issues.
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ONCE (Spain’s National Organisation for the Blind), is the only social organisation in Almeria to give back 90 per cent of what it receives from society by investing in education, job development, psychological support, and more.
THE towns of the Almanzora Valley celebrated their regional town fair ‘Feria Comarcal de Los Pueblos’ this week, where each town displayed local products and what its tourism has to offer visitors.
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FURTHER cutbacks will be very painful”
Tax Minister, Cristobal Montoro, who admitted that there will be further cutbacks in 2013, and that this is “just the beginning”, as even sectors with reduced budgets are likely to suffer further adjustments.
HUERCAL-OVERA Town Hall has bought two energy saving electric trucks and one fork-lift for local gardening work with a ‘Ciudad 21’ subsidy that granted the local government €60,000.
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of in Spain according to data from the National Institute of Statistics for the second quarter of 2012. This is almost 1 per cent more than the first quarter, despite many hoping for summer jobs.
ALMERIA TOWN HALL has assigned the €518,382 construction work on the future Heritage Interpretation Centre to the company Hispano Almeria.
Memorial day THE family of Miguel Angel Gonzalez, skipper of the sunken ship Enrique ‘El Morico,’ commemorated the eighth year that has passed since his death. The trial against rescue workers who failed to save Miguel has not yet concluded.
€3.5m debt MORE than 10 private training schools in Almeria have shut down due to the Junta de Andalucia’s debt with them for subsidised courses. According to the President of the provincial private academy association the Junta owes them €3.5 million.
and finally... A WOMAN, aged 74, was arrested when Tarifa Port in Cadiz. She had disembarking at arrived on a ferry from Morocco. It was discovered that she was carrying almost four kilos of hashish which were in pellets taped to her body under her clothing.
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The Junta invests in La Alpujarra tourism
Politician cuts her own pay A VERA politician announced last week that she had decided to reduce her salary, and not receive a Christmas bonus this year. Belen Carnicer, Councillor for Planning and Public Works, said she had decided to take a 3 per cent pay cut, in support of other public sector workers, who had faced similar measures. Carnicer said her actions are part of the effort needed to overcome the current economic situation.
THE Junta de Andalucia has presented a project to attract more tourists to the Alpujarra mountain area shared between Almeria and Granada. The project will cost the regional government a €716,914 investment, which will benefit 14 towns in Almeria. The money will go towards 19 projects to modernise infrastructure and revalue the region’s natural resources; there
BIG PLANS: Members of the Alpujarra Tourism Committee. will be motorhome parks, new viewpoints, and heritage interpretation centres.
In addition, landmarks including Arabic baths and medieval wells will be renovated in order to
make La Alpujarra a more attractive destination for national and international visitors.
Army officers sentenced A SERGEANT and a corporal have been sentenced by the Supreme Court to three months and one day in prison for fighting in Almeria. Following a dispute
over the late arrival of a vehicle, the sergeant began to insult his subordinate and hit him twice. The corporal retaliated until another sergeant intervened. The court
charged the sergeant with abuse of power and fined him €100 for physically harming the corporal, who was in turn punished for insulting his superior officer.
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Less Olympic traffic ACCORDING to Olympic organisers, London traffic has dropped 17 per cent since the Games began, which has been attributed to frequent public service announcements featuring the mayor telling citizens ‘don’t get caught’.
Case solved THE murder of nineyear-old Christopher Laverack in Humberside has been solved 28 years after his death. An independent assessment found conclusive evidence against his uncle, who died in 2008 while in jail for sexually abusing four boys.
Twitter case A UK based company has decided to withdraw legal action against a tweeter ‘@UnSteve Dorkland’ for allegedly hacking into company accounts, after he had been mocking its chief executive with a twitter account in his name.
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AN Oxford United fan was sentenced to two months in prison and a six-year ban from football matches for carrying a Hangar 18 smoke grenade at a match against Plymouth Argyle earlier this year.
Pumped up THE online video hosting site YouTube is to open a professional recording centre in London called ‘Creator space’, for use by members in the area.
Wrong blame WEST MERCIA police have apologised for a poster campaign released in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire that was considered by the Sexual Abuse Support Centre to be putting the blame of sexual assault on victims.
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Protests against debt to lawyers PP PARLIAMENTARIAN Rosalia Espinosa defended the cause of the 670 lawyers in Almeria who have not been paid in the past year. According to Espinosa, the legal system is at risk of losing the legal aides who take on cases with government funding. She also noted that the current situation is “very complicated”
and it has made many workers “take to the streets to protest against the Andalucian Government’s debt.” She was referring to the lawyers’ protests that were held in Almeria on June 20. The lawyers of Almeria have taken on 24,420 ‘free’ cases in the past year, most of which have not been paid for. Espinosa declared that it
is the government’s responsibility to ensure citizens’ constitutional rights to have a defendant despite not being able to pay for one. For this reason the PP party has planned to make a petition in September for the Andalucian parliament to commit to setting payments to be made in 90 or 100 days after the legal work is done.
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Stories making headlines from Germany
Circumcision rights JEWISH and Muslim youths from Berlin are organising a petition against the Cologne district court’s decision to criminalise nonmedical circumcisions. They believe the right to be circumcised is a vital part of their religions.
Suicide help THE German justice minister has drafted a law to protect doctors and care-givers from being legally prosecuted should they decide to be suicide assistants for terminally ill patients.
Granny thief A 59-YEAR-OLD grandmother from France was sentenced to five years in prison in Frankfurt for trying to steal diamonds from a jewellery store with the help of a young accomplice who would distract the shopkeepers while she switched real diamonds for fakes.
Owner, Alan Walklate with his friendly bar staff.
Frankies Bar fourth celebration By Richard Shanley PICTURED are Alan Walklate, of Frankies Bar on Vera Playa, with his ‘Angels’ at their fourth anniversary party last week.
I feel credit should be given to any bar in the area that achieves such a milestone in these current economic times. Well done to Alan and Shelly and may there be many, many more.
Wiley at Spectrum by Richard Shanley WILEY has earned his first solo number one single with ‘Heatwave’. The rapper's collaboration with Ms D sold over 114,000 copies to land straight at the top of the charts. Wiley wanted to record the video for the chart topping single in Puerto Banus to match the theme of ‘Heatwave’ and the house he chose belongs to none other than one of the owners of Spectrum FM Costa Del Sol. Spectrum FM said “It was great fun having Wiley and his entourage at home. They were very polite, careful with our
property and consummate professionals in every way. I am very happy that Heatwave has become Wiley's first UK No. 1 single and I like to think I have helped towards that in some little way. “We will of course be playing the song throughout the summer on all Spectrum FM stations in Spain. Just another reason why we are the No.1 English radio station in Costa Del Sol, Almeria, Calida, Blanca, Tenerife and Mallorca.” If you would like to watch the video here is the You Tube link: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qimiWfZAtXw
Toddler care LOCAL governments all over the country are having trouble funding day-care facilities for the law that grants children aged one to three free day-care starting August 2013. A total of 130,000 more places are needed for the law to be upheld.
Body found A MAN was found dead at his home after several days when police were trying to evacuate a 250-metre radius of a Second World War American bomb being diffused beneath a building in Bochum.
Spy minister AN AUSTRIAN minister at a Swedish Lutheran Church resigned from his position after investigations revealed he had been a highprofile Stasi spy in East Germany in the late 1960s.
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Singing and supper NEXT Saturday at the Parque Comercial on Mojacar Playa courtesy of Maskos and ‘Sweet Charity’ there will be an early supper while listening to some superb voices. These include the wellknown Lady Ellen and Eileen Gardner. They will be joined by members of The Voices of Almanzora including Melanie HowardCole, Marie O’Brian, Sandy Tucker, Roger Dickman and Bill White. The programme includes songs from many different eras and some of the best musicals. The show will commence at 8.30pm and run for approximately 80-90 minutes. Thanks to the Voices of Almanzora for the loan of the stage, Costa Coaches for transportation and DanniellsFox SL for their generous scontribution to these worthy causes.
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Labour unions plan for strikes LABOUR unions CCOO and CSIF have organised two ambulance worker strikes due to the recent changes in the way they will work. The strikes are planned to take place on August 21 and 23, and September 4 and 6. The Andalucian Health Service (SAS) and company Ambulancias Quevedo have recently reorganised the workforce, which will suppress on-site
ambulance duties, allowing workers to stay at home or continue their daily activities under the condition they be available to work when they receive an emergency call. When they receive the call, they will have to go to the health centre, pick up the ambulance and go to where the patient is. According to a union spokesperson “this will slow
down the response to emergency calls for town residents and visitors, which will risk human lives.” The two unions have also jointly denounced that with this measure 23 ambulances drivers “have lost their jobs,” and that 33 others “have had their full time contracts reduced to part time, which means their salaries will be under €600 a month after taxes.”
Briton favourite to win race BRITISH expatriate Peter Bowerman (aka Spear) is one of the favourites for this year’s FAA Historic GTI and Touring Car Championship that is taking place at the Tabernas circuit in Almeria. Despite mechanical troubles botching the second race of the year, Peter is currently in third place. He is originally from Chigwell Essex, and has a successful career in motor sports including karts, cars and bike
racing in the UK for several years. When he moved to Spain he decided to enter the nationwide Time Attack Champion-ship, which he won in 2009 and came in second in 2010. As he has already raced with his Mk2 Golf GTI in previous championships, coming in third and second places in 2010 and 2011, he has set his mind on winning this year’s regional competition.
SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
‘Too drunk’ for own good NORWAY - A man was deemed ‘too drunk for his own good’ by police officers who decided to take the inebriated man to hospital instead of jail when they found him at Cardemoen airport in Oslo.
Naked sleeper SWEDEN – A naked man, aged 35, broke into a flat and fell asleep next to an unknown woman. He kicked down doors to enter the building and was still asleep when police arrived.
North Pole DENMARK – The North Pole may belong to Greenland, and by extension to Denmark, claim Danish geologists who are going on location to confirm it. Their theory is based on seismic data collected.
Snoop banned NORWAY - Rapper Snoop Dogg was banned from entering Norway for two years and fined 8,600 kroner after trying to sneak eight grammes of marijuana into the country through Kristiansand Airport in Kjevik last month
Turbine ready DENMARK Foundations for 111 wind turbines are in place in Anholt as part of a project by the world’s largest developer of offshore wind power, Dong Energy A/S. Turbines are set to be installed in September.
Told off SWEDEN – When a con artist tried to pry the rings off an elderly Gavle woman’s fingers, the lady snapped, “Like hell you will!” The man allegedly rang the doorbell and asked for a bucket of water as a ploy.
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A new home and play area for the Doghouse THE DOGHOUSE dogs in the Huercal-Overa area have a brand new home and play area. With the help of a UK school’s head teacher and pupils, more than €500 was raised to buy sheds and other much-needed materials for the foundation. Paul Tighe, who runs the Doghouse said he was really thankful for Anita Warwick’s support and that of her Uplands Primary School pupils. The children from the Sandhurst school have designed and printed special Doghouse charity Christmas cards which are already on sale. The inauguration took place during the Play Day on July 28. These are held on the last Saturday of every month. British people of all ages came to walk and groom the dogs, and generally socialise with them. There was a prize wordpuzzle to win a bottle of bubbly. The answer sheets are to be handed in at the next Play Day on Saturday September 1. Paul and his volunteers said they would really love to see more EWN readers there. They invite people to bring a ball or squeaky toy and help teach the dogs how to play, as some of
VOLUNTEERS: Socialising with the Doghouse dogs.
INAUGARATION: Paul Tighe just before cutting the fence and letting the dogs in to discover their new home. them don’t really know how. Unlike more traditional animal shelters, the
Doghouse dogs are not kept in individual kennels or pens. They are free to run around and live as a
canine community within a fenced-in piece of land. They can choose their own playmates while
staying safe and being well-fed. Some visitors questioned whether the fences were really necessary as none of the dogs seemed to want to leave the centre. The new wooden sheds have open doorways and provide shade and comfort. Paul said he would love to be able to put in a shallow paddling pool and plant some strong shade-trees. Up until opening the new living quarters adjacent to his house, Paul was sharing his home and patio with more than 80 abandoned and in some cases abused, dogs. Now that they have their own space, he will renovate a room in his house, for a volunteer to live there. He plans to offer board and lodgings to a gap-year student with a driving licence in exchange for a desperatelyneeded helping hand. For more information about the Doghouse and dogs looking for good homes, see www.thedoghousehuercal-overa.webs.com. To provide materials, construct a pool, fundraise, do the charity puzzle, or get directions for the Play Day, e-mail thedoghse@hotmail.com.
Mojacar set to be astrologers MOJACAR Pueblo will become a viewing platform for the Perseids Meteor shower. On Sunday, bars and other businesses in the town will turn off their lights and use candles instead. The owner of one bar said telescopes will be provided. The hillside Pueblo is already known for its view across the
countryside to the sea. Now the town hall and local businesses want to encourage visitors to come and stargaze. The Perseids shower is visible every summer, between August 9 and 14. It is known as the ‘tears of St. Lawrence,’ because August 10 is said to be the day the martyr was burned to death.
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Stories making headlines from Russia
Natural move NUTRITIONAL food provider, ForeverGreen, announced that it is expanding its market to Russia’s ‘rapidly emerging market’. The company’s natural foods are sold in all five continents.
Pussy Riot BRITISH rock stars have published a letter which calls for the release of the Russian band Pussy Riot. Contributors include the Who’s Pete Townshend, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, and the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant.
No swastika OPERA singer, Nikitin, claimed that his tattoo is not a swastika, despite some people’s belief that it is the Nazi symbol covered by other tattoos. Nikitin did claim that the ink was a mistake from his youth.
Pro-protests MORE Russians support opposition protests since Vladimir Putin was re-elected in March. During that time, 32 per cent said they were for protests, compared to 42 per cent in July, according to polls.
Century old THE Russian Air Force turns 100 years old on August 12. Despite the naval aviation unit’s establishment in 1912 under the Ministry of War, the ‘birthday’ was not made official until 1992.
Status denied GAY relationship statuses are impossible on Russia’s leading social network, VKontakte. When one man complained about not being able to select ‘I have a boyfriend’, he allegedly was told to ‘change sex’ online.
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Free family fun in the Costa de Almeria throughout August THE Costa de Almeria is alive with shows, activities and festivals this August. Most are free. Tonight Teresa Rabal’s circus without animals opens in Garrucha. It is said to be a fun show for all the family, with balancing acts, juggling, puppets and songs. The circus sold out in Roquetas de Mar and will be on next in the Garrucha Castle every night until August 19. Children are free and adult tickets start at ₏8. Call 659 783 889 or buy tickets at Carrefour in Almeria. The charity craft market near the Zimbali Hotel in Vera Playa continues every night this summer from 8.30pm until after midnight. It is a summer meeting place for locals and tourists of assorted nationalities. There are also some great stalls next to the sea in Villaricos, and in other nearby towns. Most craft markets are closed during the day but come alive at night. The Vera Flamenco festival started on Tuesday and continues all week. Check out Prensa Turre
Children’s rides will be almost half price at the Garrucha fair next Friday. Almeria on Facebook, or ask the town hall for details of what’s on in Turre, and to sign up for their sports activities. Sporting events include a sea swimming race at Playa Cantal on Sunday, and the marathon on Saturday 25; both in Mojacar. Next Friday, seventh year running, there will be an open-air painting exhibition in Calle Lorito,
Turre from 9am to 9pm and next Saturday is the town’s ‘Dia de la Bici,’ (Day of the Bikes). Even small towns in Almeria tend to have ever-changing exhibitions with free entrance, by local and international artists. Popular venues include La Fuente in Mojacar, The Convento de la Victoria in Vera, the San Juan de los Terreros and Cuevas de
Almanzora castles and Centros Culturales in many towns. Mojacar is buzzing with nightlife, from bars and discos to markets and cultural activities. Events in Mojacar’s programme include flamenco at 10pm on Saturday and next Tuesday; children’s activities with Sponge Bob at 7pm on Monday, a puppet show on Tuesday and Brazillian
music fiestas next Thursday and Friday. All these are in the Mojacar Pueblo’s Plaza Nueva. There are free tango, flamenco and other types of dance shows on at the Mojacar Centro Comercial tonight (Thursday), tomorrow, Saturday and Monday at 8.30pm. Last week there were fiestas in Palomares, Sopalmo and Santa Maria de la Nieva, and now they are coming to Garrucha, in honour of the town’s patron Saint, Joaquin. On Tuesday from 11pm there will be live music and a flamenco fashion show. Next Friday there’s a procession starting at 7pm, followed by a magic show and dancing from 10pm. Next Friday children’s rides will be almost half price (1.50₏) at Garrucha’s fair. The times given for events in this article are approximate. Activities in Spain often get behind schedule and are sometimes rescheduled. To avoid disappointment, contact your town hall to confirm details.
Tibetan Buddhist Teachings RIGDZIN COMMUNITY NAMKHA DZONG RETREAT CENTER BEDAR, ALMERIA
Rigdzin Community is a Buddhist community founded and directed by Namkha Rinpoche with lay and ordained practitioners from all over the world. The main goal of the association is to give access to the holy teachings and practices of the Nyingma Lineage (the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism), in the aspects of sutra, tantra and dzogchen.
Nature of Mind Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of August From 10am to 1pm and from 3pm to 6pm Admission: Single Session 20â‚Ź, Whole Day 35â‚Ź, Weekend 60â‚Ź
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SLINGS & ARROWS is set in a health and safety department at a local council, and contains ‘a team of misfits who are hellbent on causing as much chaos as humanly possible’, reports Chortle. The Thin Blue Line’s David Haig will star as the department’s boss Gerald, described as an ‘exasperated everyman’. If the series is picked up, it will be Elton’s first British sitcom for seven years after the short-lived Blessed in 2005. The pilot was recorded at Teddington Studios last Saturday and was directed by The Vicar of Dibley’s Dewi Humphreys. • Room 101 has been renewed for a 13th series. Frank Skinner will return for a second run of the revamped version of the long-running BBC One series, according to Comedy.co.uk. The show was originally hosted by Nick Hancock and then Paul Merton from 1994 to 2007, before it returned in January 2012 with Skinner as host. However, the series saw a new format, where three guests per episode nominated items in different categories, rather than just one guest each show. The eight-part 13th series will shoot in October, with a broadcast expected in early 2013 on BBC One. Room 101’s series finale in March dropped around 800,000
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viewers from its launch show. • BBC Two has picked up Rev for a third series. It was reported back in April that the channel was in negotiations with Big Talk Productions to recommission the series. Rev stars Tom Hollander as Adam Smallbone, a vicar who relocates from a rural parish in Suffolk to an inner-city London church. Development on series three will commence this autumn, with a 2014 air date planned, Variety reports. “We’re absolutely delighted to have Rev back on the channel,” said BBC Two Controller Janice Hadlow. “It’s one of the real comedy jewels in BBC Two’s crown.” Big Talk’s Kenton Allen added: “Such is the brilliance of the Rev cast that getting everyone back together for further adventures is always challenging. But I’m delighted that we’ve managed to get Adam and his congregation back into church for what I hope will be an extraordinary third
Ben Elton back after seven years. season of a show that is extremely special for all those involved.” Rev concluded its second series in December last year. • Lance Reddick has claimed that the popularity of Downton Abbey is down to HBO’s The Wire. Reddick - who played Cedric Daniels on the cop drama - told Zap2it that the show paved the way for
Downton’s ‘complex’ storylines. “The legacy of The Wire is tricky,” he said. “It changed television in that it set the bar to a whole new level - a level that I think has never been done before.” The actor continued: “I also think that something like Downton Abbey - which is so complex and so rich in characters - in some ways its popularity is possibly due to The Wire. People realised that this can be done and that people want to watch.” Downton Abbey recently received a total of 16 nods in the 2012 Emmy nominations, including one in the category of ‘Best Drama’. Despite critical acclaim, The Wire never won an Emmy award, but did scoop a writing nomination in 2005 and again in 2008. If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (90.8fm), or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
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4.00pm - midnight 5:00pm Olympics 2012 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm Olympics 2012 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:40pm Olympics Tonight
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Olympics 2012 8:00pm
1:00am BBC News The international news from Olympic Sportsday Weatherview Detailed 2:00am BBC News
latest national and the BBC. 1:10am 1:55am Holiday weather forecast.
BBC3 5:55am British Olympic Dreams 6:25am Total Wipeout 7:25am The Real Hustle 7:55am Great Movie Mistakes 8:55am Total Wipeout 9:55am Olympics 2012 1:45pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Live at the Electric 3:30am Live at the Electric 5:30am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life
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2:00am BBC News 7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 12:30pm Olympics 2012 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Olympics 2012
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4:35am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:05am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:25am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to hunting out the rightful heirs to unclaimed estates. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Antiques series. Best friends Dreena and Eleanor from Swansea have a passion for drama. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Olympics 2012 Featuring the climax of the women's long distance swim. 3:15pm Flog It!
4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:30pm Copycats 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Roy Comedy drama. The O'Brien family are new in town. 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep Animated adventures of a lamb at nursery school. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 More action from across the Games as all the team competitions reach a crucial stage. 8:00pm Coast 8:30pm EastEnders Shirley makes a momentous life decision on the day of her sponsored abseil. 9:00pm Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight 10:00pm Wonderland 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight
12:30am Amish: A Secret Life 1:30am Panorama 2:00am Horizon 3:00am Natural World 4:00am Real Rescues 4:45am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Proms 10:10pm The Story of Musicals 11:10pm Sinatra Sings 12:10am Frost on Interviews 1:10am Nature's Microworlds 1:40am Lost Cities of the Ancients 2:40am Sinatra Sings 3:40am The Story of Musicals
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4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Coronation Street A broken Tyrone turns on those trying to help him. Emily sends Tracy packing. 10:00pm The Briefs Second of a two-part documentary which looks at the cut-throat world of criminal law. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Talent Show Story
12:35am Poms in Paradise Documentary series following some of the Brits who have settled in Australia's Gold Coast. 1:00am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
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5:25am Countdown 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's and Channel 4 Presents... 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me French fitness instructor JeanJacques Silitto is the latest to host in Merseyside. 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 1:55pm Meet Me in St. Louis
5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge 6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed Anthony and Peta Lloyd of Fallowfield Hotel and Restaurant in Oxfordshire are last to host. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks 'What are the limits to religious education?' 9:00pm The Churchills 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm True Stories
4:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes Chinese cookery show with chef Ching-He Huang. 4:15pm Jane Doe - The Harder They Fall Mystery drama about a crime-fighting sleuth with a double life. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Vanessa gets the wrong idea when Rhys invites her over. 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cowboy Traders 9:00pm Born to Kill 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series with hotelier Alex Polizzi. 11:00pm Big Brother
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12:20am Random Acts 12:25am 24 Hours in A and E 1:30am Undercover Boss 2:25am Undercover at the News of the World 3:20am A Short History of Everything Else 3:50am Dispatches Britain's high streets are struggling to survive, but one business is booming; betting shops. 4:20am Apocalypse: The Second World War 5:20am Chrono-Perambulator 5:30am Countdown
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Sinbad 10:00pm Mount Pleasant 11:00pm Ultimate Road Wars 12:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:00am My Holiday Hostage Hell 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Don't Stop Me Now 3:55am Caprica 4:45am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:50am Dragnet 7:40am The Truth About Cats and Dogs 9:25am Transformers: Dark of the
Moon Special 9:55am The Royal Tenenbaums 11:55am Marmaduke 1:30pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 3:20pm Take Me Home Tonight 5:05pm Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 5:35pm The Truth About Cats and Dogs 7:20pm Marmaduke 9:00pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 11:00pm Take Me Home Tonight 12:45am The Royal Tenenbaums 2:40am 41 YearOld Virgin Who Knocked Sarah 4:10am Broadcast News
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9:00pm Footloose 11:00pm Shallow Hal 1:00am Rabbit Hole 2:35am Bird on a Wire 4:30am Blonde Ambition
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:40am Our Man Flint 7:30am Bunraku 9:40am Crimson Tide 11:40am The Eagle 1:40pm Real Steel 3:50pm The Other Guys 5:50pm Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 7:30pm The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 8:00pm The Eagle 10:00pm Real Steel 12:10am The Other Guys 2:00am Circle of Pain 3:35am The Thing 5:30am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
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5:05am The Count of Monte Cristo 7:20am Young Winston 9:45am 3 Men and a Baby 11:35am 40 Days and 40 Nights 1:15pm Footloose 3:15pm Shallow Hal
6:00am Soldier of Fortune 7:35am Gunsmoke 8:40am The High Chaparral 9:45am Bombers B-52 11:45am Bandolero! 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral
5:10pm Scents and Sensibility 6:45pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 8:30pm Footloose Special
4:00pm Young Dillinger 6:00pm Betrayed 8:05pm Fathers' Day 10:00pm Deep Blue Sea
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12:00am Deadwood 1:10am True Crime 3:50am Teleshopping
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Stat of week FOREIGN tourists spent €23.6 billion in Spain during the first six months of 2012, an average of €111 each per day.
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Property boost from sick euro By Business Editor Brendan Small ONGOING poor euro exchange rates against the British pound are providing a small ray of hope over limited parts of the Spanish second
homes market, with bargain-hunting Britons jumping on to the property ladder as house, apartment and villa prices continue to fall. The strength of the pound now sees it worth around €1.28, compared to €1.14 a year ago. Additionally Spanish property has suffered its biggest slump in value over the past year since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007, with national economic need with money they did woes and banking not have,” he added. problems creating even Catholics - and all ‘people greater pressure on of goodwill’ - could forego real estate. one of their extra bonus But overseas payments to charities, mortgage specialist helping those most broker Conti which affected. operates in 45 Meanwhile, it has been countries reported a 33 revealed that middle-class per cent rise in Spanish jobless people are mortgage enquiries becoming the ‘new poor’ in over May and June Spain, with immigrants no compared to previous longer a majority at social monthly averages. dining rooms throughout Claire Nessling, the nation. director at Conti, said: Equal to the soup “The Spanish market kitchens of the 1930s’ has reached a low Depression, most people point, so buyers are attending dining rooms in shopping for a bargain, Madrid, Valencia and with the growing Barcelona, plus in leading strength of the pound resorts and towns and low interest rates elsewhere, are middle-aged making holiday homes unemployed Spanish men. attractively affordable.”
Give bonus pay to charities plea BONUS payments received by workers should be donated to charity, the Bishop of San Sebastian has urged. Employees traditionally receive an extra month’s pay in June and December, although most civil servants stand to lose their Christmas payout to the government’s austerity measures. “Despite this, the populace should show solidarity towards those now suffering most,” said Jose Ignacio Munilla. “The crisis is a sin we are all accessories to. “Administrations compromised the future by spending money they did not have, and people bought what they did not
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Bank of Spain in Madrid.
SPAIN’S banks are haemorrhaging money with depositors reportedly continuing to pull cash out at a frightening rate. More than €40 billion was withdrawn in May, according to a new report from the Bank of Spain. That made total withdrawals for the first five months of the year to €163 billion, representing about 16 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Domestic banks sending money abroad, foreign lenders pulling out cash and mostly non-resident investors dumping domestic assets are said to be jointly responsible for the huge losses. The figures show that austerity measures and requests to help recapitalise Spanish banks only calmed investors temporarily.
BETTER BUYS: Ever-lower prices and a strengthening pound against the euro are giving real estate sales a ray of hope.
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Is there stamp duty on a shop rental contract?
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I am in the process of renting shop premises in Fuengirola. The rental is to be €2,100 a month, and a gestor tells me that I will have to pay stamp duty of €1,000. Is this absolutely necessary, as I have never heard of it before? D G (Costa del Sol)
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The short answer is that it is not absolutely necessary to register your contract and to pay the corresponding stamp duty, but it is a very good idea to ensure that the terms of the contract can be You and the effectively enforced. Let’s go into a little Law in Spain more detail. By David Searl The rental contract can be a simple written agreement between you and the owner of the premises. This private agreement may serve very well as long as it is perfectly clear and no serious dispute arises. However, very few contracts cover all the possible situations that can arise. What if you cannot pay the rent for a time? Is this specified? What if the landlord sells the premises? Do you have the right to continue in the shop? Usually it is better to have a formal contract, which you make before a Spanish notary, and which is then registered in a special section of the Property Registry. This registration requires payment of stamp duty, just as if you were registering the purchase of a house in your name, along with the notary fee. Your contract is then a registered legal document and its terms can be enforced more effectively. The fee for this registration has risen steadily recently and is now 1.5 per cent. This percentage is applied to the total contract amount. Your contract sounds like it comes to about €25,000 a year, which would give about €375 for the stamp duty, usually referred to as Actos Juridicos. If the agreement is for a total of three years, this would put your stamp duty somewhere around the fee set by the gestoria. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Finger of blame pointed for frauds PAY freezes, unemployment and inflation are to blame for rises in company insider frauds, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.
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WOOLWICH ferry workers in London have finally reached agreement - after months of talks on extra compensation for additional work during the present London 2012 Olympic Games.
When a real crisis is not seen as the top priority AS many will know, I have often considered the ‘peripheral’ members of the Eurozone, and suggested means by which their problems might be resolved. Most solutions have revolved around the impoverished southern countries voluntarily quitting the Euro instead of just passively waiting until a final economic collapse forces them out. Now, however, Ambrose EvansPritchard, a leading financial correspondent, has come up with an intriguingly alternative plan. Taking Spain’s predicament as a prime example of a bad situation mainly of the national banks’ own making - rendered even worse by political interference and incompetence, he suggests that the debt-ridden peripheral countries, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy and perhaps Ireland - should form their own bloc. Then, using their joint ECB voting representation (against Germany’s two votes, plus a few from other ‘hard-core’ states) they should compel the European Central Bank (ECB) to comply with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which oblige that entity to ‘contribute to the stability of the financial system’, thus forcing a showdown. Of course, pointing as it might to ECB bond purchases, this would run contrary to Germany’s long-
FLASHBACK: Protest riots in Athens have been part of life in Greece over the last 12 months.
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standing mistrust of anything that smacks of its own taxpayers being obliged to dig even deeper than they already do, to cover the undoubted costs of such a move. It may also prove to be the proverbial last straw, leading to the hard core nations, led by Germany, storming out in protest. But if this were to happen, it might in fact be the best solution, the final cutting away of the wreckage, and leaving the path clear for a once-again prosperous Europe. With the ‘hard core’ removed from the equation, the ‘Club Med’ countries would have the Eurozone to themselves, which would of course lead to the single currency being drastically devalued on international markets. At first sight FOUR consecutive years of falls in completed this might appear home builds have been recorded in Spain a truly frightening since the 2007 peak in construction, official prospect, but just data shows. In total this represents a 74 per think about it for cent fall in the market overall. a moment.
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A devalued Euro would provide these nations with many of the advantages of reverting to their own currencies, but with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty providing backup from the ECB. Such a realignment would, following a settling-down period with the devalued Euro, allow these countries to recover their competitiveness while honouring their euro-debt contracts. There would be difficult times of course, but for the presently-desperate Eurozone citizens, a glimmer of light in the darkness, leading eventually to the clearing of debts and, should they wish, to making a new start with their own separate currencies. Dearly as I would like to claim credit for these revolutionary ideas, it is Evans-Pritchard who must be awarded top spot on the podium, with a gold medal glinting in the sun. Ideas are wonderful, capable of changing - sometimes quite drastically - the course of individuals and nations, but they need the will to bring them to fruition. Perhaps it’s time the politicians of the peripheral states - those searching so desperately for rescue - considered such proposals. They may, after all, contain the seeds of their salvation.
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ONE of the most financially damaging taxes facing wealthier British families is UK inheritance tax. Living overseas does not automatically protect you from inheritance tax since liability does not rest on residence or even nationality, but on domicile. Domicile is a complex UK common law concept. If claiming a change of domicile the onus is on you (or more usually on your family when inheriting your assets) to prove you were non-UK domicile at the date of death, in the event of a challenge from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Anyone who is UK domiciled or deemed UK domiciled is liable to inheritance tax on their worldwide assets. The current tax threshold is £325,000 per individual or £650,000 for spouses/civil partners. Any amount over these figures is taxed at 40%. Transfers between spouses are exempt (unless your spouse is a non-domicile). Assets situated in another country may also be liable to inheritance tax there, although in most cases the UK would give credit for the tax paid overseas. This would be the case for British expatriates living here in Spain. If you are an expatriate
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with a worldwide estate worth over the inheritance tax threshold, you need to take professional advice from a firm such as Blevins Franks to establish both your domicile status and how inheritance tax interacts with Spanish succession tax. Blevins Franks are highly experienced in determining domicile and how double tax treaties affect an expatriate’s tax position. Under UK law you can only ever have one domicile at a time. You can never be without a domicile. Your place of domicile does not have to be the country where you have your closest personal association. You can live in Spain for many years and remain a UK domicile. The basic rule is that you are domiciled in the country
where your life is centred, and which you regard as your homeland. Changing your domicile is seen as very serious step. There are three types of domicile under English law: Domicile of origin - a child takes his father’s domicile of origin at the time of birth, not necessarily the country where you are born. A child of a single or widowed mother takes the mother's domicile. Domicile of dependence - applies to women married before 1974, children and mentally disordered persons. Domicile of choice - can be acquired by moving to another country which then replaces either domicile of origin or dependence. To acquire a domicile of choice here you must be physically present and tax resident in Spain, and have formed the intention of living here permanently, and not foreseeing any reason to return to the UK, such as widowhood or illness. You need to sever as many ties as possible with the UK. This in-
cludes disposing of UK property; resigning from memberships; cutting business interests; scaling down UK bank accounts, investments etc, and setting up new ones elsewhere. You should also be careful about the number of trips you make to the UK. Even stipulating in your Will that you wish to be buried in the UK will count against your case. HMRC will look for any indication that you regard the UK as your homeland and may return for good one day. It takes at least three years to shed UK domicile for inheritance tax purposes. You will be deemed domiciled in the UK for inheritance tax if you were UK domiciled at any time in the previous three years, or were resident in the UK for any part of at least 17 of the last 20 tax years. Although the link to domicile of origin can be removed, it is not destroyed and can be instantly reinstated. If you leave Spain and move to a third country, you
would re-acquire your UK domicile of origin unless you can demonstrate you have moved to a new domicile of choice. Inheritance tax is often described as a “voluntary tax” since tax planning devices are available to mitigate or avoid it. There are a number of ways in which your domicile status can be satisfactorily tested, but professional guidance will be required. In practice HMRC will not consider this until it becomes relevant for some tax purpose. If you get it wrong your heirs could receive an unexpected tax bill. Speak to an international tax and wealth manager like Blevins Franks for clarity on your situation. Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change. Individuals must take personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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1295.50
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1948.50
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449.75
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Burberry Group PLC
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Kazakhmys PLC
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Kingfisher PLC
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Land Securities Grp PLC
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Lloyds Banking Grp PLC
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Marks & Spencer Gp PLC 345.65
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Meggitt PLC
401.20
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Morrison (Wm) Sup PLC
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753.50
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1561.00
16.00
1.04
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Polymetal Int PLC
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23.00
2.58
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Prudential PLC
789.00
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0.13
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Randgold Resources Ltd 6047.50
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561.25
1.50
0.27
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Resolution Ltd
210.75
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REXAM PLC
436.50
0.10
0.02
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Rio Tinto PLC
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Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 846.75
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Royal Bank of Scot Gr.
223.45
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC
2345.25
19.50
0.84
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RSA Insurance Group PLC 112.05
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SABMiller PLC Sage Group (The) PLC Sainsbury (J) PLC
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Serco Group PLC
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Severn Trent PLC
1707.50
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Shire PLC
1940.00
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Schroders PLC
Smith & Nephew PLC
671.75
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Standard Life PLC
252.15
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Tate & Lyle PLC
670.25
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296.19
Tesco PLC
322.57
0.35
0.11
10,078.14
Tullow Oil PLC
1355.50
22.00
1.65
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Unilever PLC
2316.50
1.18
0.05
881.39
United Utilities Grp PLC
680.25
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653.44
Vedanta Resources PLC
986.00
3.50
0.36
280.36
Vodafone Group PLC
189.10
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16,029.33
Weir Group PLC
1696.50
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228.29
Whitbread PLC
2141.00
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Wolseley PLC
2428.00
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109.61
WPP PLC
842.00
-4.38
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636.50
Xstrata PLC
901.95
18.20
2.06
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SPENDING by tourists is putting bread on the table for many Spaniards this summer, and especially for the people of Madrid. Internatonal tourists spent nearly €24 million in the first half of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. This was a 5.6 per cent improvement on figures for the same time last year. The bulk of money was due to spending by British tourists, followed by German, Nordic and then French travellers. But on the reverse side of the coin, there has been a mass exodus of British expatriates worldwide - including an estimated 150,000 plus living in Spain going back to London for the 2012 Olympics. Just over one in every five were said to have plans to return home for the Games. At the same time they would also see family, according to a bank survey.
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‘Glamping’ offers a glam side to the challenges of camping CAMPING in any shape or form is not my preferred way of enjoying life. I am not a total novice, as the following clearly displays: I once tried it in the deserts A look of Arabia at finance but almost for females sweated to death. Jane Plunkett Then I jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. also tried it com in Thailand though there I spent the entire night swatting mosquitoes and poring antiitch cream onto massive bites. And additionally I gave camping a whirl in my native Ireland, and there the wind nearly swept the tent away, while at the same time, a flood of rainwater
Loose change
Micro motoring keeps industry on road SALES of micro vehicles - which can be used by motorcycle licence holders - plus purchases of small 4x4s are increasing, but Spain’s motoring industry is otherwise in the doldrums, with new vehicle sales falling 17 per cent in July, one of the worst in history.
THE CURRENT ACCOUNT WITH A WORLD OF BENEFITS.
UNDER CANVAS: Added extras now available with ‘glamping’. soaked my sleeping bag. Not surprisingly, I am therefore now slightly encouraged to hear about ‘glamping’ (glamorous camping). Basically it is camping, but without the mosquito swatting, neck cricks from dodgy pillows and serious sweating induced by cheap plastic tents. Glamping means instead luxurious tents, an outdoor shower, chefprepared meals, organic food, spa treatments and maybe even a butler! In these times of austerity
alternative holidays aren’t just all-therage, they are also a necessity. And luckily for us in Spain, the world of glamping is booming. On the Goglamping website, which offers details about glamping across the world, Spain features the most choices and opportunities. From Extremadura to Murcia, to Alicante and the Spanish Pyrenees, accommodation options range from beautiful traditional Bedouin tents and Safari tents to self-contained yurts and much more. Most glamping sites are set in picturesque mountain areas or cosy bays, but they are always a little off the beaten track. This equals less temptation to spend money in the local shops and restaurants. Glamping prices vary, but for four people sharing, tariffs start from only €30 a night, and just €180 per person for an entire week. Take your own food, barbecue, chill by the pool, enjoy long walks, horse ride or head for fun in the world of water sports... it all sounds appealing. And most importantly the chance to relax and get away from it all in luxury without spending a fortune you do not possess.
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Spanish architect takes forgeries fight to court A SPANISH architect, who alleges that Qatar forged nearly 1,000 street lamps she designed, has filed a lawsuit against the Gulf state. Beth GalĂ said she was invited to design the street lamps for a 10kilometre stretch of road in Doha for the 2006 Asian Games. Authorities in the gas-rich state chose the ‘Latina’ design but instead of purchasing the lights from the official manufacturer, they commissioned Ashghal, the Qatari Public Works Authority, to copy the design, the architect claims. GalĂ, together with manufacturer Santa & Cole and the Barcelona Design Centre, have now issued a public statement confirming that after six years of attempting to reach an amicable agreement, she plans to press ahead with a legal case. “The case is now in the hands of the Courts of Barcelona and one of the largest acts of piracy in the history of design committed by a sovereign state is now being made public,â€? GalĂ said in a recent statement published on the
LIT UP: Doha, the capital of Qatar, where forged Spanish-designed street lamps have allegedly been installed. Barcelona Design Centre website. Catalina-based GalĂ said Ashghal requested Santa & Cole to submit lighting designs for a project for Al Waab Street in 2005. GalĂ submitted five designs with models and technical specifications and adapted the design of the Latina light. Ashghal installed approximately
900 forgeries of the light in 2006, said GalĂ. Javier Nieto Santa, Chairman of Santa & Cole, said the forgery shows a complete disregard for copyright. “It is unbelievable that Qatar, a sovereign nation and member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, could commit such a large case of forgery.â€?
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FAST-FOOD firms in Chile still use toys to attract child customers, despite a ban. Statistics show nearly 25 per cent of all six-year-olds in the country suffer from obesity.
Down to earth AN Australian man claims he was kept on hold for 15 hours by national airline Qantas, during which time he read a book entitled ‘Judgment in Managerial Decision Making’. The carrier says it has no record of the call.
Golden rule is to keep asking one simple question In the first of a new monthly series, Nigel Fitzpatrick looks at how to buy a business BUYING a business in Spain is a daunting prospect when you are from another country. The language barriers, the process plus the red tape make it at times seem impossible, yet actually it’s fairly straightforward. Buying a business here in Spain is no different to buying one in the UK or in other parts of Europe. But there is a simple question to keep asking yourself in Spain. “Would I do this elsewhere, including in the UK?� If the answer is no, then invariably it’s right. The golden rule is not to get carried away with it all and keep your head; after all, you are about to go into business! Number One rule is to always appoint a well-known and recommended lawyer. He or she as a lawyer will negotiate on your behalf with the Spanish business owner and landlord (if language is a problem) and help you get the best deal. You may well be purchasing a business run by someone originally from the UK, and because of no language barriers, you may think you don’t need a lawyer. Wrong! Prepare yourself for the purchase, sit down and structure a personal business plan.
Nigel Fitzpatrick
Research the business in question. Do your ‘due diligence’ and don’t rush in. Visit the business at different times of the day, sit outside and watch. Do this for a week and it will provide a good understanding of the situation. Do not ignore potential competitors. See how and what they are doing. Build your knowledge and use it to full advantage when starting your business.
How long does it take to buy a business? Purchasing is not a lengthy procedure as long as all financing arrangements run smoothly and to plan, and normally can be completed in a matter of weeks. A lawyer will normally charge â‚Ź80â‚Ź1,500 for the conveyancing work carried out, and an opening licence, if needed, costs in the region of â‚Ź600.
Next month: I will cover how to compile a business plan. Every business should have one!
Email – info@businessownersdirect.com Tel – 0034 91 123 4006
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Cancer and quake survivor has a clear eye for charity Globetrotting freelance journalist Ulrica Marshall survived the 2011 Japanese earthquake and has now lived in Spain with her family for just seven months. Nicole Hallett reports. Tell us about your debut novel $Expat Wives. Stranger than fiction stories on events witnessed or heard, set to a fictional account of a British woman living in Japan with her family. It is an eyeopener and armchair visit to Japan, although also partially set in Mallorca. Why donate the profits to Run for the Cure Foundation? I am a breast cancer survivor and led an Englishspeaking support group in Tokyo. A friend and fellow survivor established it to help Japanese women receive early diagnosis. Most like to meet? A Hollywood producer keen on turning $Expat Wives into a TV series or movie.
Present work? I write a weekly column for EWN. Future plans? Another novel; really different in the light, tongue-in-cheek tone of $Expat Wives. Scariest experience? In Tokyo during the 2011 earthquake; I thought I was facing the final curtain. Then there was aftershock after aftershock and the radiation scare. Seeing all the horror of people who suffered major losses. Funniest? Six people arriving at my apartment in Japan to change the dishwasher and they returned one week later to ensure it was working to capacity. I guess that is why they have full employment.
Weather outlook for next 7 days NEXT SEVEN DAYS Alicante TODAY: SUNNY, Fri - 35 25 S Sat -33 24 S Sun - 31 24 S
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Vital Statistics • Born: Sweden • Lives: Mallorca • Age: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care • Status: Married with two young daughters • Hobbies: Snow ski-ing. • Best thing about Spain: Family-focused • Worst: Tardiness • Always in fridge: Alioli, avocado and a rosado wine • Previously lived: Sweden, UK, France, Japan • Loves: Sun • Dislikes: Bullies
EWN COMMENT A study in perpetual motion SPAIN’S short-selling crackdown can bring only short-term benefits and the ban is a threat to liquidity and the functions of the markets, experts warned. Markets are not NGOs and they have little remorse for the misery they inflict with their lust for
constant movement. The economic crisis might be a battlefield for Spain and its government but for the markets and speculators it is simply a croupier’s table.
A drop in the ocean FORMER presidents and ministers must now choose between the 24-month payment routinely granted on leaving office and earnings from their public or private employment. State handouts to those least requiring them are a covetable feature of public life and the measure is a step in the right direction. Nevertheless ‘shut’ and ‘stable door’ come to mind, while a cull of aides and close advisers is still sorely needed.
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IN his letter (Issue 1412) Andrew Coates asked why public transport terminates so early in Spain. I believe local town halls have an arrangement with taxi drivers. In most leading countries public transport continues with a night service, even if a restricted service. I would gladly pay up to €1 more on top of my usual €1.40 to get out of Benidorm at 2am than pay €14 for a taxi for the same trip. I would rather spend that money on a show or a meal. Spain would do well financially if they encourage people to stay in town for the night and spend money rather than people getting on the 10pm bus back to their towns. The same goes for the airport. The last bus leaves at 11pm when flights are still arriving in the early hours of the morning. M Hughes, Altea, (Alicante)
A little late IT is commendable that the European Commission has sent €21.1million to Spain to cover the cost of the Lorca earthquake (Issue 1413). However, this is 15 months later. Surely this money to repair the streets, railway lines, water supply and sewage as well as re-housing 10,000 residents, who lost their homes, should have come sooner. Ah, well, better late than never, I suppose. Rachel Button, Almeria
Much better I LIVE just outside Javea Port and frequently walk in the area referred to by Phil Harding in his letter (Issue 1412). The two ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs with his letter show how use of this public thoroughfare has benefited by the removal of the tables and chairs beside the sea wall. No longer is it a narrow and often terribly congested obstacle course. It has become a beautiful, wide and spacious walk, to be appreciated and enjoyed by all residents, visitors and cyclists. A pleasure to view and use and a huge asset to the port’s water frontage. The mayor should be congratulated for his foresight in enforcing the regulations which have brought about this splendid transformation. Peter Twelftree, Javea (Alicante)
Street cheer FURTHER to the article ‘Large botellon crowds affect local tourism’ (Almeria,
Snapped! By Sian Harris from Elviria (Malaga)
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I AM 14 years old and have lived in Spain nearly seven years. I enjoy spending lots of time on the beach near my house. I love photography and would like to go to university and study it. This photo was taken one evening when I was walking along the beach and the sun started to set. I picked a good spot behind some tall dry grass and took a few photos. The sky was absolutely beautiful. The colours were amazing and the sea was very calm. SUNSET: A pleasing beachside photo.
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Issue 1413). This trend started in the 80s with Andalucia workers wanting to enjoy a cheap drink outside instead of paying bar prices. In the 90s young people adopted it and it is now standard practice. I think they should provide an area away from residential homes so that they are not a nuisance. If they wanted to they could charge €2 for entry, which would then pay for the cleaning staff to clear up the mess the next day. Louise Linnen, Almeria
Bouncing back FOLLOWING the opening of a popular supermarket chain our two little shops in Javea and Benissa started to lose business. The town hall were not much help. Our prices have always been the best around as we have not got large
overheads. We have worked in our business for nearly 18 years and it upset us when suddenly we had to fight for our survival. The town hall employed an authoritarian policeman and in September alone we had three parking tickets for unloading our van and, as is usual, parking spaces disappeared in the village, and trees and paved areas were put in instead. This seems to be happening all around the Costa Blanca. I cannot understand their logic. They do not care for their local businesses. They only thing we could do, other than close, like the majority of little shops, was to move into our present premises and we have not looked back since, and with the help of our EWN advert we are definitely on the way up. Julie Day, by email
Helping hand I WOULD like to thank the EWN and Paul Deed for all their help prior to me opening my cancer research charity shop in La Nucia. The shop was empty with no sign of donations. Paul came along and took a picture of me with my empty shelves and did a piece about it in the paper. After it appeared in the paper (Issue 1408), the phone did not stop ringing and the shop was soon full. We are now due to open thanks to
9 - 15 August 2012 Costa de Almería the generous EWN readers. If the EWN and Paul had not come to my rescue, I fear the shop would never have opened. Gary Burr, Finestrat (Alicante)
Heartbreaking I KNOW hundreds of thousands of cows must be slaughtered in Spain, but I found the story on the 5,000 horses killed each month due to the crisis heartbreaking (Issue 1413). It is a shame there is such a long waiting list at animal charities. They do the best they can in difficult circumstances and really need all the help they can get from the public so they can help these animals. JB, Mojacar (Almeria)
Travel alert I WOULD advise passengers to keep hand luggage with them when travelling with a certain airline, especially if there are valuable items inside. My daughter was travelling with hand luggage only. Because the flight was full they offered to put her case through free of charge, which she did. When home, she found her case had been unzipped and a letter ripped open and the contents removed. Her make-up was tipped out and an expensive shaver taken. My neighbour has also had things removed from his case a few months ago and I had things taken from mine in January of this year.
L Grinyer, Cartama (Malaga)
Trade in trams I AGREE with Peter Wilkinson’s letter (27/7) concerning the ‘ill-conceived’ tramway of Velez Malaga and Torre del Mar where there are only 75,000 people. In Morocco, the recently opened tramway connecting Rabat and Sale serves a population well in excess of two million. The tramway under construction in Casablanca will serve in the region of six million people. I read recently that Velez were wondering what to do with the carriages. Perhaps they should try and sell them to the Casablanca Tram. Peter Sanderson, Estepona (Malaga)
Stolen plants TORREVIEJA Town Hall has spent time and money on improving the area in Calla Salinas, Los Balcones. It looks really good. They planted trees and plants and water them frequently but someone has already pinched four plants from opposite our home. What low-lifes! Barbara Dale, Torrevieja (Alicante)
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Oddly, the Olympics keep getting their own back
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
Good luck to Britain in winning more medals.
‘Hey Jude’ keeps rearing its annoying head. This song was the McCartney composition that kept me at number two in the British charts for 23 weeks and subsequently cost me a fortune. So all of you who wrote and gloated can gain even more satisfaction knowing this stroke of utter mistiming keeps coming back to haunt me.
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As this week’s final word on these glorious Games, I would like to add I have never been more delighted to be so utterly wrong and hope by the time you read this I will have been proven even more of a nit. As a final, final word, I still consider many of the events that have brought a whole swathe of medals, are not open to the hoi polloi, and are restricted to the privileged few and not as
accessible as they should be. Horse-riding, rowing and sailing, to name but a few. Another wonderful result this week was seeing those ‘parents from hell’* jailed for 25 years for the ‘honour’ murder of their beautiful 17year-old daughter. And what wonderful words from the judge when he told them, and I quote: ‘Shafilea was a determined, able and ambitious girl who wanted to live a life which was normal
in a country in which you had chosen to live and bring up your children. ‘However, you could not tolerate the life Shafilea wanted to live. Although she went to local schools you objected to her socialising with fellow white pupils. You objected to her wearing Western clothes and objected to her having contact with boys. You wanted your family to live in Pakistan in Warrington’. Well done, judge! Couldn’t have put it better myself! Keep the faith, Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com *Iftikar and Farzana Ahmed, strict Muslims from Pakistan, were found guilty of the 2003 honour killing of their daughter Shafilea. They suffocated the 17-year-old in front of their four other children at their home in Warrington, Cheshire, after she rejected a forced marriage in Pakistan.
AN Italian man who told his cousin he had ‘no balls’ will now have to pay a fine. The judge has ruled that the insult had an ‘injurious quality’ to the male pride.
Bruce advice WORLD leaders should listen to Bruce Springsteen for economic advice, claims Australian Treasurer, Wayne Swan. He says the American rocker’s lyrics predict economic hardship way before economists pay attention.
Whale tale DON’T you hate it when you go for a swim only to find a dead 30-tonne whale in the pool? That’s what happened to Sydney swimmers last week, after heavy rain washed the sea creature inland.
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WELL, now I know how Michael Fish felt. For those of you who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m referring to, Michael Fish was the TV weatherman who scornfully dismissed warnings that Britain was in the path of an approaching hurricane. The following day the whole country was flattened by the worst storm in living memory! My predictions for the Olympics were so akin to Mr Fish and so short of the mark Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m delighted! In my somewhat pathetic defence, however, I was referring mainly to track events and although I knew Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah were in with a chance, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much more in the bag. Hopefully Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be proven wrong about that as well. Oddly, these Olympics do keep getting their own back.
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Why are the British the butt of Olympic-size fitness jokes?
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N a recent UK medical journal, the British were labelled one of the laziest populations in the world. Lazier even than the Americans, a nation not known for their love of walking. Anywhere. Twice as lazy as the French. More than 63 per cent of Brits fail to get off their butts to carry out the recommended 150 minutes of weekly activity needed to maintain basic good health. Now, why are the British less active as a nation? I’d say the weather has something to do with it. I mean, who really enjoys going for a nice jog in the rain or NORA JOHNSON snow? Then, there’s the Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological distance to work, suspense and crime thrillers. invariably necessitating a bus, train or car journey. Labour-saving devices like washing machines from working longer hours and and lighter vacuum cleaners more days than anywhere else in play their part as well. Europe might have a lot to do And just being plain knackered with it, too!
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RULE OF TV: A killer for the couch potato. But the killer? It’s got to be the TV. More than anything else, it welds a significant number of the population to the couch. Keeping up with the ‘soaps’ to be able to converse with peers. Or the latest reality/makeover show to see people cry because they’ve just sung for their sick mum, or
because they’re remembering their dead cats, or because they’ve just been made over by Gok. That such idleness results in sickness - often major health problems - isn’t surprising. It isn’t surprising either that it results in a massive load on the NHS and the Exchequer.
Now, I’m not suggesting Brits hurl themselves about like rippling-muscled Olympian athletes. On the contrary, an acquaintance has a couple of simple ‘rules’ he sticks to. He uses the car as little as possible. Once parked, the car stays parked. The rest is done on foot, by bike or public transport. He never take lifts or escalators where there are stairs. Oh, and he walks a couple of kilometres a day. No big deal, but he does it every day… and that’s what counts. So, you could be spending your next 20 years being spoon fed by a nurse after a massive stroke. Or, if you exercise, spend the next 20 years chasing the nurse at Bradley Wiggins-speed around the front room. Your choice!
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Heard of the Forsyth Code? CATHERINE DE MEDICI had a penchant for indiscriminate destruction and being a member of one of Renaissance Italy’s most powerful families, she was permitted to indulge in her chosen hobby with abandon. The Medicis were at various times either in cahoots with or directly opposed to that other powerful family, the Borgias, well known for their desire for political and papal power at any cost. It was said that Lucrezia Borgia’s poisoning skills were second to none and that while her brother Cesare was off causing mayhem and terror in France she was happily despatching her own enemies with a nice cup of tea and a side of arsenic. An invite to dine at the Borgias was greeted with as much dismay and trepidation as a summons to ‘discuss’ your overdraft with the bank (although death by fiscal ineptitude is probably more painful than death by poisoning). While Catherine de Medici was encouraging lithe
Suzanne Manners Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character).
Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote. young artists and having an allegedly thoroughly debauched time of it, Lucrezia was bemoaning the fact that no one ever RSVP’d. Perhaps at this point her father (the Pope) should have taken her to one side and explained the cause and effect ratio of her arsenic habit: “Now
look here, little miss serial killer,” he may have said, “you’re not going to find a husband if you keep poisoning everyone within range. So get a grip and pour me a goblet of wine from the interesting looking bottle with the skull and crossbones label.”
Thankfully life has moved on and the Renaissance has been relegated to a room at the National Gallery and interminable lectures in front of a flock of bored-looking art students. Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote and is probably spinning in his tomb as hordes of bespectacled, socks and sandals wearing geeks, brandishing copies of Dan Brown’s oddly hysterical (as opposed to historical) book, attempt to erase layers of priceless pigment in the hope of discovering the truth about Christ. I can imagine Da Vinci, hands on hips, calmly yet forcefully explaining that the ‘Last Supper’ is actually a representation of the Last Supper. For the most part things really are what they seem. Close study of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ would have afforded those desperate
conspiracy theorists a little insight into the workings of the political mind; he suggested that rumour and supposition and whispered threat of treason and espionage were cunning devices to divide and occupy an enemy that would have been spending far too much time planning and preparing for attack. The illusionist’s skill at distraction was one that Machiavelli felt all great men must master, that and the ability to snatch a coin from thin air and drink a casket of wine without falling over. Whether the stories about Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia were true, the fact remains that they and many other historically peripheral women were responsible for the patronage of great artists like Michelangelo and Bellini. It is quite likely that Catherine was the poster girl for sobriety and celibacy and Lucrezia was just a really bad cook. Oh, and have you noticed that the second figure to the left of Christ looks like Bruce Forsyth? Makes you think, doesn’t it?
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7:50am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:00am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am Play! 8:30am Noddy in Toyland 8:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:50am Little Princess 9:10am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Mr Men Show 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Samurai 11:35am Batman: The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Looney Tunes 12:15pm Animal Rescue Squad 12:35pm Big Brother 1:35pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 2:35pm Sands of the Kalahari
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4:10pm For Your Eyes Only 6:30pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Mad Mad World 11:50pm Take Me Out
5:10pm Sainsbury's and Channel 4 Presents... London 2012: Danielle Brown 5:15pm Come Dine with Me 5:45pm Come Dine with Me 6:15pm Come Dine with Me 6:50pm Come Dine with Me 7:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 7:50pm 4thought.tv 7:55pm The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 11:00pm The Million Pound Drop
4:35pm Jesse Stone: Sea Change Crime drama. Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife is getting more and more difficult. 6:20pm Avalanche Express 7:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 8:10pm NCIS 9:10pm NCIS 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house. 11:10pm CSI: Miami Crime drama. Horatio and the team encounter a new nemesis who removes the eyes of his victims.
6:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 6:20pm Regional News All the latest local news. 6:25pm Weather The latest weather information. 6:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 8:15pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 11:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:25pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:30pm National Lottery Saturday Draws The Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws, live from Lottery HQ. 11:40pm Olympics Tonight
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1:00am The Store 3:05am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 3:50am ITV Nightscreen
12:25am TOTP2 1:25am The Last Shot
BBC4 8:00pm Africa's Magnificent Beasts 9:00pm 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami 10:00pm Wallander 10:55pm Wallander 11:55pm Top of the Pops: 1977 12:25am Time Shift Dear Censor. 1:25am 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami 2:25am Wild Swimming 3:25am Africa's Magnificent Beasts Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World.
12:55am A Prophet 3:35am The Million Pound Drop 5:10am Happy Endings 5:30am Countdown
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Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Guinness World Records Smashed! 8:00am Must be the Music 9:00am It's Me or the Dog 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs 12:50pm Futurama 1:00pm Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 2:00pm Best of Oops TV 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Angel 8:00pm Terra Nova 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 11:40pm Stella 12:40am Road Wars 1:40am 99 Most Bizarre... 2:40am Top Ten Show 2:50am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:45am Night Cops 4:45am Customs UK 5:15am Gadget Geeks
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 6:00am Death Becomes Her 7:50am Black Sheep 9:20am House Arrest 11:15am Taxi 1:00pm White Men Can't Jump 3:00pm Sex and the City 2 5:30pm Road Trip 7:15pm Taxi 9:00pm Sex and the City 2 11:30pm Road Trip
1:10am White Men Can't Jump 3:10am Black Sheep 4:40am Raising Arizona
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:55am You Again 7:45am An Invisible Sign 9:25am Blonde Ambition 11:05am 3 Men and a Baby 12:55pm Rio Special 1:25pm Forrest Gump 3:50pm Scents and Sensibility 5:25pm Cyrus 7:05pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm Forrest Gump 11:25pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 1:40am Mercy 3:20am 40 Days and 40 Nights 5:00am Young Winston
12:35am Sucker Punch 2:25am Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 4:05am Death Wish 4: The Crackdown 5:50am A Quest for Camelot
TCM 6:00am The Double Man 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am The High Chaparral 10:00am Phone Call From a Stranger 11:55am Day of the Evil Gun 1:30pm The King and I 4:00pm Titanic 5:55pm Anna and the King of Siam 8:20pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 10:00pm Dead Calm 11:50pm Two Days in the Valley 1:55am Tony Rome 3:50am Teleshopping
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:20am Thunderbirds 7:00am The Chaperone 8:55am Tomorrow, When the War Began 10:50am Tron Legacy 1:00pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3:35pm Sucker Punch 5:30pm Flight of the Phoenix 7:30pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 10:00pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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WITH a certain international sporting event in full swing, health websites have been abuzz with advice on how to eat like an Olympian. British Olympic swimmer Gemma Spofforth has revealed she cuts out sugar prior to an event, and abstained from chocolate, ice cream and sweets prior to setting a world record in 2009. Meanwhile, taekwondo competitor Jade Jones swears by protein bars to supplement her diet. As well as helping her post-training recovery, this helps to keep her feeling fuller longer. Doctors do not recommend trying the Olympic rowing team diet, however. A heavyweight rower has to consume around 6,000 calories a day, more than twice the recommended daily allowance. This includes breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, post-training snack, dinner and a bedtime snack, as well as various sports drinks during training.
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Could perfume provide sweet smell of dieting success? BIKINI season is upon us, but is there a way to get the body beautiful without giving up croquetas and cañas? It seems that a solution may be at hand… French cosmetics company Velds has launched a perfume that claims to help weight loss. Prends-moi was
apparently created following extensive ‘aromatherapeutic’ and ‘neurocosmetic’ research. Independent tests showed that 75 per cent of women felt the perfume limited their need to snack and 73 per cent said they felt a feeling of pleasure after using it. Statistics do not make clear how much weight the women lost. Some have been sceptical of the claims, including Dr Kim BellAnderson from the University of Sydney who told the Sydney Morning Herald that there were ‘absolutely no peer reviewed publications to support
CLAIM: Perfume limits need to snack. this product’. The perfume does not appear to be available in
Spain as yet, but is available online for less than €40.
Sunscreen dilemma: To use or not to use? COULD you be using too much sun cream?, The Telegraph asked last week. While sunscreen is important in preventing skin cancer, The Telegraph points out that vitamin D, which our bodies produce from sunlight, is good for our health.
The NHS suggests spending 1015 minutes in the sun without sunscreen every day to get the correct amount of the sunshine vitamin. However, with skin cancer on the increase, Cancer Research UK urges the public to stay safe.
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Ex-AIDS sufferer ‘cured’ TIMOTHY RAY BROWN, also known as ‘The Berlin Patient’, addressed the media in Washington DC recently as doctors announced that he was “cured of AIDS and will remain cured.” Brown underwent a stem cell transplant of his immune system, using cells from a donor who was genetically immune to the HIV virus. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1995 and was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2006. After trying chemotherapy unsuccessfully, in 2007 his doctors suggested the new treatment. He has not taken his HIV medication since the day of the transplant. Since then, he has become a figure of inspiration to AIDS sufferers around the world, and has established a new foundation in his name. However, Steven Yuki, part of a team who claimed at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus in Sitges, Spain in June, claims they might have found some of the virus still in his body. Brown is adamant that any remnants of the virus are dead and cannot replicate, declaring: “Let me be clear. I am HIVnegative.” Doctors say the case is highly unusual, and may not lead to a widelyavailable cure, due to danger, expense and the scarcity of stem cell donors with the necessary gene mutation. On his blog Brown remains optimistic, saying: “My dream is to not be the man who stands before you and says ‘I am cured’, but to be the man who stands before you and says ‘We are cured’.”
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Storm over treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome CONTROVERSY raged over a study claiming that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was the most costeffective way to treat chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The study examined the costeffectiveness of different treatments for sufferers of the illness, which affects between 120,000 and 200,000 people in Spain. It found that there was a roughly 63 per cent chance that CBT would be the best choice, graded exercise therapy was ranked second at just over 25 per cent, while pacing (avoiding overexertion) scored only 2.6 per cent. Professor Paul McCrone, lead author of the study, said: “Investment would be justified in terms of improving quality of life for patients and could actually save costs to society if the impact on family members is taken into account.” However, The ME Association (which represents UK sufferers) was critical of the findings. Spokesman Dr Charles Shepherd said that the results “do not match
the feedback that we consistently receive from people with ME and CFS.” He argued that ME and chronic fatigue syndrome were umbrella terms for a variety of problems, and could not be prescribed a uniform treatment. He also alleged that those who prescribe CBT falsely believe that there is no physiological problem behind these illnesses and that “symptoms are largely maintained by abnormal illness beliefs.” The ME Association pointed to their own surveys, where over 50 per cent of patients found CBT made no difference, exercise caused over half to get worse, while 70 per cent felt pacing had a positive effect.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION: Experts split over best treatment for CFS.
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2:50am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat Fun for the young with the postie and pals. 7:15am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:25am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:35am Octonauts Animated deep sea adventure series. 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am Paradise Cafe 8:55am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:20am Dennis and Gnasher 9:30am Wingin' It 9:50am Shaun the Sheep 10:00am Who Let the Dogs Out? 10:30am Junior Bake Off 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman 1:30pm Escape to the Country 2:15pm Olympics 2012
Entrapment 5:20pm
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Catherine Zeta-Jones is Virginia ‘Gin’ Baker, an insurance company agent who plans to trap Robert ‘Mac’ MacDougal (Sean Connery) one of the finest art thieves in the world, by offering the opportunity to crown his career plays.
4:35pm Weather for the Week Ahead 4:40pm Flog It! 5:25pm Eisteddfod Highlights 5:55pm Songs of Praise 6:30pm Coast 7:00pm Oceans 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 9:00pm Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 10:00pm The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Channel 4
3:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am CITV 9:25am Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 10:25am House Gift 11:25am There's No Taste Like Home 12:25pm The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm Grimefighters 2:00pm The Community Shield
4:50pm Escape to Victory 7:00pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:00pm A Touch of Frost
Channel 5
5:30am Countdown 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am Paralympics Extra 7:35am Outlaw Triathlon 8:30am Surfing Special 8:55am Sainsbury's London 2012 9:00am Will and Grace 9:30am Will and Grace 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 11:00am Sunday Brunch 1:25pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm The Big Bang Theory 2:25pm The Simpsons Homer and Marge go to the school parents' evening to hear the bad news about Bart's behaviour. 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm Nine Months Hugh Grant plays child psychiatrist Samuel Faulkner who, ironically, can't stand children.
8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:15am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:25am Play! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:45am Milkshake Monkey 8:50am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:10am The Mr Men Show 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Samurai 11:35am Batman: The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Looney Tunes 12:15pm Big Brother 1:25pm The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D 3:10pm Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
5:20pm Entrapment 7:25pm Deal or No Deal 8:25pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls 11:25pm Wedding Crashers
4:40pm The Karate Kid, Part II 6:50pm The Goonies Boys' Own-style adventure based on a story by Steven Spielberg. 8:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 9:00pm Once Upon a Time 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house. 11:00pm Cradle 2 the Grave
Wedding Crashers 11:25pm Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star in David Dobkin's romantic comedy as John Beckwith and Jeremy Gray, two friends who've worked out that weddings are the ideal place to pick up women at their most vulnerable.
8:00pm CH4 12:30am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 12:45am Weather The latest weather information. 12:50am Live at the Apollo 1:35am The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
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11:00pm Glorious 39 1:05am Sirens 2:35am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
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6:25am Great Movie Mistakes 2011 6:30am World Olympic Dreams 7:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 4:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Top Gear 9:10pm The War of the Worlds 11:00pm Family Guy 11:45pm American Dad! 12:30am Olympics' Most Amazing Moments 2:25am Russell Howard's Good News 3:25am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:25am Don't Tell the Bride 5:25am Snog, Marry, Avoid?
8:00pm Pop Go the 60s, Tony Bennett 8:05pm Himalaya with Michael Palin The affable Michael Palin continues his latest ambitious trek, this time across the Himalayas. 9:05pm Reputations 10:00pm Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me 11:00pm Parkinson 11:35pm Omnibus 12:25am Wilderness Explored 1:25am Joy of Disco 2:25am Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976 3:15am Himalaya with Michael Palin
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12:00am ITV News at Ten and Weather Roundup of the day's news. 12:15am The Community Shield Highlights 1:20am The Briefs 2:15am The Store 4:00am Golden Balls 4:50am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain. 5:40am ITV Nightscreen
1:45am Norwegian Wood 4:00am Perfect... 4:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus
1:05am America's Toughest Prisons Documentary series that unlocks the doors of the United States' most notorious prisons. 2:05am Super Casino 5:00am Sons of Anarchy 5:45am Rough Guide to Adventures Highlights of the travel series presented by Julia Bradbury and Toby Amies.
Satellite channels Satellite SKY1 5:15am Gadget Geeks 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Must be the Music 9:00am Futurama 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Futurama 1:10pm Futurama: Bender's Game 3:00pm Futurama 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Raising Hope 8:00pm Sinbad 9:00pm Terra Nova 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Strike Back Project Dawn 12:00am Spartacus: Gods of the Arena 1:15am Emergency with Angela Griffin 2:15am Big Trouble in Thailand 3:10am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am 99 Most Bizarre...
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:40am Raising Arizona 6:20am House Arrest 8:15am Wild Cherry 9:45am Brave: Special 10:05am Dunston Checks In 11:40am Father of the Bride 1:30pm Father of the Bride II 3:20pm Due Date
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5:40pm Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 7:25pm Africa United 9:00pm 8 Mile 11:00pm Miral 1:00am Baby, It's You 2:50am Intersection 4:35am Super 8 35mm Special
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:50am A Quest for Camelot 7:20am The Mighty Ducks 9:10am I Am Number Four 11:05am Real Steel 1:15pm Spider-Man 3:20pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 5:50pm Jaws 2 7:50pm Real Steel 10:00pm Spider-Man 5:00pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 5:30pm Just Married 7:10pm Father of the Bride 9:00pm Father of the Bride II 11:00pm Due Date 12:40am Just Married 2:20am Beavis and Butt-head Do America 3:50am Wild Cherry 5:20am Dunston Checks In
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am Young Winston 7:25am Bread and Roses 9:20am Rio Special 9:50am Africa United 11:25am Miral 1:25pm 8 Mile 3:20pm The Age of Innocence
12:05am Machete 1:55am Crimson Tide 3:55am Fortress 5:35am Our Man Flint
TCM 6:00am The King and I 8:25am Titanic 10:15am Anna and the King of Siam 12:40pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 2:20pm Invasion Quartet 4:00pm Thunder Over the Plains 5:35pm The Big Trail 7:55pm I Died a Thousand Times 10:00pm Zandy's Bride 11:50pm The Newton Boys 2:15am Who's That Girl? 3:50am Teleshopping
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T Restaurant El Mar La Mar, Villaricos, they care. Their excellent food is prepared using the highestquality ingredients. Owner-chef Richard Shepherd only uses fully certified sustainable produce. He downright refuses to work with inferior food such as Panga (Vietnamese river cobbler). “There’s such a great selection of local produce here. Why buy fish from Vietnam?” El Mar La Mar swears by their policy of working with and supporting local suppliers. Richard Shepherd and his team simply do not cut corners when it comes to quality and customer service. Ever. Quite the opposite. They go just that little bit further to make sure you are happy and well-fed, while still managing to keep prices affordable. Richard knows that being hands-on and honest in all aspects, is key to business success. He’s proud of his team, and feels they are probably the best El Mar La Mar has ever had. Two previous team members have recently returned, too. They all work really hard together, to maintain the restaurant’s superior standards, creating a pleasant environment, clearly apparent
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ALFRESCO: El Mar La Mar staff (minus Richard, Jose & Carmen).
Richard Shepherd at his Villaricos restaurant.
to diners. No stranger to fine dining, Richard ran food operations at the BBC, the Opera House, and other top London institutions. He has worked alongside industry icons Gary Rhodes, at the Green House Restaurant, and Albert Roux at the Henley festival. He doesn’t pretend to offer Haute Cuisine at his
dressing, sea bass on lobster creamed leeks, prawn and scallop linguine… just a few options on the lunch and à la carte menus. Homemade desserts include vanilla panna cotta with summer berries, Mojitopoached peaches with lime sorbet, and favourites like chocolate brownie and
friendly, tasteful sea-view restaurant in Villaricos. We all know times are hard. El Mar La Mar strives to serve the very best, lovingly-prepared meals on a sensible budget. There really is no other seafront restaurant in the area offering such an honestly good set menu for 12€. Goat’s cheese and almond salad with beetroot
chocolate mousse. Their new children’s menu is inexpensive, simple and good, with no age restrictions. Customers say this is the very best place to eat in the Costa de Almeria, all things considered. “The Mar, in El Mar La Mar, is clearly an abbreviation for Marvellous. This is the only word that reflects the wonderful food, excellent service and value for money delivered by Richard, Louisa and the team. “Once again we have been made to feel like family to them,” commented one customer just a few days ago, on the TripAdvisor international website. Another diner said the restaurant is “still one of the best” and that it catered really well for their “awkward vegetarian.” The only advice customers give is to book ahead whenever possible, especially on Sundays. Richard says a huge thank you to Louisa, Jonny, Leanne, Christina, José, Carmen and Natasha and, of course, to you, his valued customers, without whom “none of us would have jobs.”
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7:10am Louie 7:20am Wibbly Pig 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:40am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Latin America 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Frankenstein's Cat 8:50am Arthur 9:15am Ooglies 9:30am Nina and the Neurons Go Eco 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:45am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Woolly and Tig 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm Animal Park 1:05pm The Gay Falcon 2:10pm A Date with the Falcon 3:15pm The Weakest Link
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Regional News 4:05pm I Want My Own Room Series in which kids take control of a room in their house and re-design it in any way they choose. 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats 5:15pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:30pm Project Parent 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Food Factory 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys Sitcom which follows the exploits of the working class Brown family. 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport
12:10am Room 101 12:50am Raising Helen 2:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:45am Great British Islam 3:15am Holby City 4:15am Coast 5:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:55am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:30pm Great Movie Mistakes III 9:30pm Premiership's Most Amazing Moments 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Family Guy 12:52am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad! 1:37am American Dad! 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Live at the Electric 3:00am Absolute Power 4:55am Britain Unzipped 5:50am Russell Howard's Good News
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4:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 2:10pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 2:20pm The Colditz Story
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Mercedes resorts to more dirty tricks in the hope of winning Riley's affections. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Simply Italian Michela Chiappa explores some amazing variations of pasta. 10:00pm Escape From Colditz 11:35pm Secrets of the Pickpockets It's a historical summer for London as the Olympics draws millions from around the world.
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The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain
4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Lorraine's Fast Fresh and Easy Food 10:00pm The Riots: In Their Own Words 11:00pm James May's Things You Need to Know... 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
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5:40am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Channel 5 6:35am Thomas and Friends 6:45am Roary the Racing Car 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Castle Farm 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS
4:15pm A Nanny's Secret 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours On hearing that the Ramsays' house could be on the market Paul considers making an offer. 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm Frontline Police Documentary series. 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house. 11:30pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side Mike Myers
12:20am The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:15am Super League Show
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Wilderness Explored 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Growing Children 11:00pm Racing Dreams 12:20am A Century of Fatherhood 1:20am A History of Art in Three Colours 2:20am Nature's Microworlds 2:50am Growing Children 3:50am Racing Dreams
12:35am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:40am Coming Up 1:10am Embarrassing Bodies 2:10am The Good Wife 2:55am The Big C 3:20am Happy Endings 3:45am Reasons to be Cheerful A couple acting as a museum's live project realise life isn't just loin cloths. 3:55am The Red Pony John Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his own story. 5:25am Countdown
12:30am Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 2:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am Gadget Geeks 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
12:45am Death at a Funeral 2:25am Down to Earth 4:00am A Night at the Roxbury
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:05am The Age of Innocence 7:30am Young Winston 9:55am Mask 12:00pm Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 12:30pm No Strings Attached 2:25pm The Whistleblower 4:25pm Rio Special 4:55pm 3 Men and a Baby
6:45pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin 9:00pm No Strings Attached 11:00pm The Whistleblower 12:55am 40 Days and 40 Nights 2:35am Dear Frankie 4:25am The Top Ten Show 2012
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:35am Our Man Flint 7:25am Johnny Mnemonic 9:05am The Longest Day 12:05pm Takers 1:55pm Faster 3:40pm Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 6:00pm The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 8:00pm Takers 10:00pm Faster 11:45pm Missing in Action 1:30am Missing in Action 2: The Beginning 3:10am Braddock: Missing in Action 3 5:00am Small Soldiers
12:15am Road Wars 1:15am Strike Back Project Dawn 2:15am My Holiday Hostage Hell 3:05am Don't Stop Me Now 3:55am Caprica
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6:00am Invasion Quartet 7:45am Thunder Over the Plains 9:20am The Big Trail 11:40am I Died a Thousand Times 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral
4:05pm Death at a Funeral 5:45pm Down to Earth 7:15pm Just Wright 9:00pm Little Fockers 10:45pm Arthur
4:00pm Trail of Robin Hood 5:15pm Catlow 7:10pm How the West Was Won 10:00pm Super Troopers
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5:15am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:30pm Animal 24:7 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country
7:10am Louie 7:20am Wibbly Pig 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:40am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Latin America 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Frankenstein's Cat 8:50am Arthur 9:15am Ooglies 9:30am Nina and the Neurons Go Eco 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:45am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am 3rd and Bird 11:50am Waybuloo 12:10pm In the Night Garden 12:40pm Animal Park 1:10pm The Falcon Takes Over 2:15pm The Falcon's Brother 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.
5:25am Countdown 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim During a heat wave, Jim and the family sneak into the pool of a neighbour who is on holiday. 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:00pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard Eric gets the opportunity to use his favourite ingredient: chocolate. 2:30pm Siege of the Saxons
7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Castle Farm 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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4:00pm Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 11:00pm The Rob Brydon Show Entertainment show hosted by the Welsh comedian Rob Brydon. 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Countrywise Paul Heiney presents a series with memorable scenes drawn from the best of the ITV regions. 9:00pm Lewis Drama with Kevin Whately following on from the Inspector Morse series. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm The Specialist
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Brendan grows increasingly suspicious of Walker. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm Seven Dwarves 11:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls
4:10pm My Neighbor's Keeper 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Hard-driving reality show. 9:00pm The Fastest Man on No Legs: Oscar Pistorius 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Person of Interest Crime drama series from the man behind ‘Lost’, JJ Abrams.
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm I Want My Own Room 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats 5:15pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Accused 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Traffic Cops Documentary series about Britain's traffic police.
CH5
12:35am EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 2:05am Weatherview 2:10am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 3:10am Britain's Heritage Heroes 3:40am Real Rescues 4:25am Doorstcrime 999 4:55am Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 5:40am BBC News
BBC3 5:50am Russell Howard's Good News 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:55am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:55am Britain Unzipped 5:55am Live at the Electric
12:20am The Riots: In Their Own Words 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:40am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Talking Landscapes 9:00pm The Last Explorers Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers. 10:00pm Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:00am Lost Cities of the Ancients, the Cursed Valley of the Pyramids 1:00am Wallander 1:55am Wallander 2:55am The Last Explorers 3:55am Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures
11:00pm Person of Interest
12:25am Best of British 1:30am Surfing Special 1:55am KOTV Boxing Weekly Unbeaten Demetrius Andrade returns to action at middleweight against Rudy Cisneros in Connecticut. 2:25am Sailing 2:50am International Volleyball 3:45am Mobil 1 The Grid 4:10am British F3 4:40am Outlaw Triathlon 5:35am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 5:40am The Paralympic Show
1:35am Jackpot247 3:35am Golden Balls 4:25am ITV Nightscreen
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad Documentary series telling the stories of travellers who find themselves incarcerated overseas. 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Lion Man 7:30am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Got to Dance
12:25am Broadcast News 2:45am The Royal Tenenbaums 4:40am I Want Candy
1:05am Legends of the Fall 3:25am Intersection 5:10am Secretariat
4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
SKY MOVIES ACTION 8:30am Flight of the Intruder 10:30am Superman 12:55pm Salt 2:40pm Ironclad 4:45pm Killers 6:30pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 9:00pm Salt 10:45pm The One 12:15am Eraser 2:10am Uncommon Valor 4:00am Avenging Force 5:50am Thunderbirds
12:40am Top Ten Show 12:50am Caribbean Cops 1:50am Road Wars 2:50am Don't Stop Me Now 3:45am Caprica 4:40am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Death Becomes Her 7:15am Broadcast News 9:30am The Royal Tenenbaums 11:30am Ramona and Beezus 1:20pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 1:50pm Eurotrip 3:30pm Your Highness 5:20pm Ramona and Beezus 7:10pm Galaxy Quest 9:00pm Eurotrip 10:40pm Your Highness
4:50pm Losing Isaiah 6:40pm The Karate Kid 9:00pm Black Swan 11:00pm Water for Elephants
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SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:45am The Count of Monte Cristo 7:00am Bread and Roses 8:55am The Karate Kid 11:15am Prom 1:00pm Black Swan 2:50pm Water for Elephants
6:00am Catlow 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:45am The High Chaparral 9:45am How the West Was Won 12:30pm Trail of Robin Hood 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Monte Walsh 6:05pm The Searchers 8:25pm Carson City 10:00pm Murder at 1600 12:00am Criminal 1:45am Murder at 1600 3:50am Teleshopping
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Looking for answers? They are there if only you go to the right source. There is no 'quick fix' this week and you need to delve deeper to get the information you need. It will be tempting to take a short cut but,believe me, it will not be worth the hassle in the longer term. Once you have the right facts you are truly in charge of what happens next.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:
Taking a more forceful approach with an authority figure will work only in short bursts. Nagging on and on won't, but you do need to get your point across.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The thing that you have to tackle this week is uppermost in your mind, but don't dwell on it. Write it down and what you intend doing about it, then put it away. Relax and get on with other things. When you do come to take it out again and face the situation it will be
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You are very much in two minds about how to deal with a personal situation. Ask yourself which approach will help and which will do nothing to help at all. Although you want to shout at someone and feel negative at times, hold fire.
Getting a romantic situation wrong could cause a humourous moment this weekend. I am not telling you this so you can avoid it. You could do with a good laugh right now. Planning ahead is your preferred method but sometimes it is the last-minute decision that brings the best results.
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Imposing restrictions on someone else also imposes restrictions on you. Why? Well, you have to hang around and see that your wishes are followed and take further action if they are not. Wouldn't it be easier to find some kind of compromise?
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoid getting involved in other people's arguments. There is no way that you can come out a winner if you do. Taking a step backwards is sometimes the best thing. You have been down this path before, and did your intervention do any good? Go and trim the roses or sort out those rockery stones instead.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
The need to be popular midweek could see you veer off track on a business matter. You have been warned and will be able to avoid it if you wish. Do not underestimate how much hassle a wrong move could cause you. On the domestic front, you are able to fully relax and enjoy good company.
Having been dashing about like a mad thing, you find this week a refreshing change. Only when you slow down do you realise how much you have been doing and just how tired you have become. There are some social engagements that you would not miss for the world, however.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool. Getting a few people together and using someone else to blow your trumpet for you is better.
By using your intuition midweek, you will be able to solve a small problem at the weekend. Thinking ahead sometimes seems a waste of time to you because circumstances have a way of changing, but it makes sense to put in a bit of extra effort if you are able to avoid aggravation.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Just joking “Do you believe in life after death?” A boss asked one of his employees. “Actually, I do,” replied the subordinate. “Well, so do I,” the boss went on. “Because after you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you.”
A mistake seems a small thing until someone notices it. Although you feel that they are making a mountain out of a molehill, it still leaves a nasty feeling. Get out and do something completely different at the weekend. Not only will it blow the cobwebs away, but it will also put in perspective any negative thoughts.
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A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.
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1. Britain (and the British Empire) adopted the Gregorian calendar 2. Charles Darwin published On the Origin of the Species 3. Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) reached the Americas 4. First successful English daily newspaper (Daily Courant) was published 5. Great Fire of London began 6. Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn 7. Marco Polo first visited China 8. Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 9. Suez Canal was opened 10. The houses of Lancaster and York fought the Wars of the Roses
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Move from the start word (LAWN) to the end word (TEAS) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
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BASED on Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, this film features Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), a free-spirited wife trapped in a passionless marriage with an upperclass judge (Simon Russell Beale). An encounter with a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston) throws her life into turmoil as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. 1h38m Director: Terence Davies Starring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale
Verde’s Irish assistant Emer. Then there’s her friend, Dublin designer, Murphy, an incorrigible rogue whose flirting causes jealousy and all sorts of trouble. She also encounters the sexy and handsome Sears Pearson, a New York ‘cool-hunter’. With Morgan and Sears vying for her attention, her love life is anything but smooth.
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The Deep Blue Sea
1. 18th (1752), 2. 19th (1859), 3. 15th (1492), 4. 18th (1702), 5. 17th (1666), 6. 16th (1533), 7. 13th (1271), 8. 16th (1588), 9. 19th (1869), 10. 15th (1455-1485)
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 8 Doctor with a jab, not completely harsh (7) 9 First part of evolution going to seed (5) 10 Not exactly the nicest day for our group (9) 11 Does Royal Mail accept payment in fish? (3) 12 Rail transport that is intended for cheese (4) 13 Before much time has elapsed a nobleman takes that over there (5,2) 16 Pickpocket is returning to fashionable flat (7) 19 Couch from the Courts of Appeal (4) 22 Ron goes back for conjunction (3) 23 Fine pottery, or a pencil, perhaps (9) 24 The road to the rescue boat is harsh (5) 25 Starts with groups over the side (4,3) Down 1 We use Sid to write lyric poetry for us (5) 2 The Queen brings in ʻRule Britanniaʼ composer for profitable scheme (6) 3 Start playing new super kit (6,2) 4 A predicament caused by disorderly capers (6) 5 Further news reports that the Italian capital is thrown into confusion (4) 6 Oxford University attempt to contain constant expression of public disapproval (6)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Worse (4) 3 To kiss (5) 8 Plug (electrical) (7) 9 Abuchear (3) 10 Cave (5) 11 Meat (5) 12 Comer (3) 13 Ruso (7) 14 Céspedes (5) 15 Ciervo (4)
Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Sheet used to cultivate flowers (7) 14 Takes into account the appearance of spectres (8) 15 Musician paints his heart out (7) 17 Television show that sounds corny? (6) 18 Force the last of you into evening wear (6) 20 Ensign aboard vessel? (6) 21 Chef in kitchen returns with a weapon (5) 23 Keep making a little dog (4)
QUICK Across 1/1D Closely cropped hairstyle (4,3) 3 Devout (5) 8 Piece of land (7) 9 End parts of sleeves (5) 10 Fashion (5) 11 Deduce (7) 12 Demand (6) 14 Jockey shorts (6) 17 Betrayer (7) 19 Crush (5) 21 Sharp metal projection (5) 22 Discolour (7) 24 Tiny arachnids (5) 25 Joke (4)
Down 1 Predicador (8) 2 Orquesta (9) 4 Ejercicio (físico) (8) 5 Berenjena (9) 6 Storm cloud (8) 7 To govern (rule) (8)
Down 1 See 1 Across 2 Ahead of time (5) 3 Penalise (6) 4 Happen (5) 5 Be enough (7) 6 Tags (6) 7 Evaluates (8) 10 Light-headed (8) 13 Sports ground (7) 15 Account (6) 16 Free (6) 18 Robbery (5) 20 Select group (5) 23 Head covering (3)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Smew, 4 Athos, 9 Israeli, 10 Blini, 11 Hated, 12 Bayonet, 13 Stolen, 15 Hot rod, 19 Pitcher, 21 Elbow, 23 Gamma, 24 Braille, 25 Nidus, 26 Mayo. Down: 2 Merit, 3 Wheedle, 4 Akimbo, 5 Hobby, 6 Spinner, 7 Lights, 8 Gift, 14 Ottoman, 16 Over arm, 17 Downer, 18 Tribes, 19 Page, 20 Hoard, 22 Billy. QUICK - Across: 1 Sociable, 5 Pass, 9 Bliss, 10 Premier, 11 Odd, 12 Infer, 13 Scary, 14 Bigot, 17 Year, 19 Mesh, 21 Spent, 24 Stout, 25 Incur, 27 Cot, 28 Regatta, 29 Terse, 30 Mate, 31 Fearless. Down: 1 Subsidy, 2 Chief, 3 Absorb, 4 Lapdog, 6 Agitate, 7 Sorry, 8 Feast, 15 Imp, 16 Own, 18 Amongst, 20 Harness, 21 State, 22 Escape, 23 Titter, 24 Scram, 26 Carve.
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (AROUSE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Sick, 3 Etapa, 6 Caras, 8 Adios, 10 Col, 11 Erizo, 12 Leave, 13 Ola, 14 Sweet, 15 Steep, 16 Gorra, 17 Lake. Down: 1 Success, 2 Carnicero, 4 Toallas, 5 Primavera, 7 Scooter, 9 Siempre.
1. Unscramble the name of an American singer-songwriter, pianist and actress: NO JAR SHONE 2. Unscramble the name of an awardwinning 2001 American biographical drama film (three words): LEAF BUD MINUTIA
Play on Words
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THE HAND
Answers: A little white lie A bird in the hand
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Mary Jane West, aka Mae West (1893-1980) was an American actress, playwright and comedienne.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents Q and 10 represents Z, so fill in Q every time the figure 4 appears and Z every time the figure 10 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
AROUSE(10) Breach Desire Dodged Double Endure Lasted Lusted Matron Meteor Nursed Panted Pillow Resist Rugged Steals Stripe Troops Turned
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Crease, 2 Brooks, 3 Reared, 4 Loosed, 5 Barest, 6 Reader, 7 Portal, 8 Header, 9 Splash, 10 Ashore, 11 Arouse, 12 killed 13 Floors, 14 Grains, 15 Roared, 16 Refute, 17 Tinker, 18 Dealer, 19 Purred
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. NORAH JONES 2. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
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5:40am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:30pm Animal 24:7 Series following people who protect and work closely with wild and domestic animals. 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Escape to the Country
7:00am Guess with Jess 7:10am Louie 7:20am Wibbly Pig 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:40am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Latin America 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Frankenstein's Cat 8:50am Arthur 9:15am Ooglies 9:30am Nina and the Neurons Go Eco 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:45am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm Animal Park 1:00pm The Falcon Strikes Back 2:05pm The Falcon in Danger 3:15pm The Weakest Link
4.00pm - midnight
4:00pm Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 9:00pm Restoration Home 10:00pm Vexed Detective drama about two police detectives with very opposing views to the job and life in general. 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week. 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm I Want My Own Room Series in which kids take control of a room in their house and re-design it in any way they choose. 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious games. Presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes. 5:15pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:30pm Jedward's Big Adventure 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Flowerpot Gang 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News. 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm National Lottery Midweek Draws 11:45pm Have I Got Old News for You
12:15am The League Cup Show 1:15am The Invisible The story of life, death and something in between. 2:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:55am DIY SOS The Big Build Nick Knowles and the team work on another large scale building project. 3:55am Real Rescues 4:40am Britain's Heritage Heroes 5:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:55am Live at the Electric 8:00pm Free Speech 9:00pm The War of the Worlds 10:45pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Free Speech 3:30am Don't Tell the Bride 4:25am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 5:25am Don't Tell the Bride
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4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning . 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A h. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote
5:40am The Paralympic Show 6:05am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 2:10pm Malta Story
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4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder: The Big Clear Out
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm International Friendly England v Italy. 11:10pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:45pm International Friendly Highlights
Channel 5 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Mio Mao 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Castle Farm 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4:10pm Mom at Sixteen Drama about a 16-year-old girl living with a shocking secret. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series with hotelier Alex Polizzi. 9:00pm Britain's Strangest Pets 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Action from the BB house.
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12:20am The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:40am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 9:00pm Ian Hislop's Scouting for Boys 10:00pm Death Camp Treblinka 11:00pm Africa's Magnificent Beasts Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World. 12:00am Growing Children 1:00am Borgen 2:00am The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 2:30am Death Camp Treblinka 3:30am Natural World
12:05am 2 Broke Girls 12:35am Best of British 1:35am Summer Daze with Blackberry 2:00am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 2:15am Ibiza Rocks 2:30am Music on 4 Favourites 2:55am Karima Francis 3:10am Spotlight 3:25am The Crush with KFC Krushems 4:20am Happy Endings Alex offers to design Jane a dress for her charity event. 4:45am St. Elsewhere 5:30am Countdown
12:45am Grimefighters 1:15am Jackpot247 3:45am British Touring Car Championships 5:00am ITV Nightscreen
12:30am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:30am Comedy Kings 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am The Great Artists 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1
SKY MOVIES DRAMA
7:00am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am All Star Don't Forget the Lyrics 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Got to Dance
9:00am The Count of Monte Cristo 11:15am Rio Special 11:45am Scents and Sensibility 1:20pm How Do You Know 3:25pm The Bodyguard
4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Caribbean Cops 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am The Good Guys 3:55am Caprica 4:45am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:40am I Want Candy 6:20am Galaxy Quest 8:10am Knucklehead 9:55am X-Men: First Class Special 10:25am Summer Rental 12:00pm Father of the Bride 1:50pm Just Go with it 3:50pm Analyze That 5:30pm The Rebound 7:10pm Father of the Bride 9:00pm Just Go with it 11:00pm Analyze That 12:40am The Rebound 2:20am Head of State 4:00am Knucklehead
5:40pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 7:25pm Beastly 9:00pm The Bodyguard 11:15pm How Do You Know 1:20am Irreconcilable Differences 3:20am 40 Days and 40 Nights 5:00am Young Winston
SKY MOVIES ACTION 7:30am Crimson Tide 9:30am Superman 2 11:40am Gone in 60 Seconds 1:40pm Real Steel 3:50pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 6:15pm The 13th Warrior 8:00pm Gone in 60 Seconds 10:00pm Real Steel
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7:25pm Beastly
12:10am The 13th Warrior 1:55am Rapid Fire 3:35am Firewalker 5:25am A Quest for Camelot
TCM 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am The High Chaparral 9:55am The Searchers 12:10pm Carson City 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Billy the Kid 5:50pm The Big Lift 8:05pm My Cousin Rachel 10:00pm 16 Blocks 11:55pm Disclosure 2:15am Another Time, Another Place 3:50am Teleshopping
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SPORTS BAR: There’s free WiFi at the Millionaire Sports Bar & Café near Garrucha in Vera Playa. Advertising Feature
More than just sport at The Millionaire RIGHT in front of one of the best bits of the Garrucha-Vera beach is one of the best sports bar cafés in the Costa de Almeria, The Millionaire. Neither owner Colin nor chef Krasi has raked in their first million yet. Hardly surprising, really. The generous-sized delicious homemade dishes they serve don’t give much scope for huge profits. Lasagnes, curries, jacket potatoes and tasty chilli are just a few of the old favourites on the menu. You definitely won’t go away hungry, but you’ll very likely soon be back for more. The café’s all-day English breakfasts are hearty and inexpensive, and you really shouldn’t go home without trying the ‘Millionaire Sandwich’ wrap. The Millionaire Sports Bar and Café is the place to watch the Olympics, football, tennis and other SKY Sports programmes.
SEA VIEW: The bar is right on the promenade. The fun poker meetings on Wednesdays and Sundays are a popular way to make new friends. There are very few other places nearby to enjoy Guinness, Strongbow and other British favourites from 10am until late. The local beer is cold and good, but sometimes only the best of British or Irish will do.
Colin and his bilingual team will take good care of you, your family and friends at their beachfront oasis. They’ve been living and working in the area for years and know what’s what, so feel free to grill them. The Millionaire’s large terrace with shady and sunny spots is the ideal meeting place before or after the beach, and children are welcomed with open arms. There’s a full freezer of ice-creams and some yummy desserts, too. Be warned, though, the lumpy-bumpy and apple crumble have got many locals addicted. You can walk to the Millionaire from Las Buganvillas or Garrucha, and even Puerto Rey if you’re feeling up to it. With so many police patrolling the roads in the high season, that’s a selling point in itself. Don’t be fooled. Times have changed. Licensing laws are just as strict in Spain as in the UK and other countries.
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HANUMAN Music Beach Club on Mojacar Playa opened on June 1. It is a beach bar and club with a difference. From 7pm until shortly after midnight the atmosphere is relaxing, with ambient background music, and therefore appealing to all ages. After midnight things start to hot-up, with dance music, top DJs, bar shows and lots more. Hanuman is new to Mojacar and strives to go just a bit further to provide fun and memorable nights out for both tourists and locals. One important point making them stand out from the rest is that they have done away with disorganised queues at the bar. They have personalised waiter service both inside,
where you will be impressed by their select Indian-style décor, and on their fantastic seaview terrace. The waiters and waitresses even prepare your cocktails and specialised gins right in front of you, at your table. Try their Arab-style Shisha smoking pipes that come in a range of flavours if you feel like adding a bit of spice to your night. Contrary to popular belief, these exotic looking ‘bomb’ pipes are not drugs but vaporised pure tobacco. Up until midnight you can chill out, chat, meet new friends and simply enjoy Hanuman’s uniqueness in its entirety. If you decide to make a night of it, you’ll be pleased to hear that the
bar stays open until 3am during the week and 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, (an hour later than other Mojacar bars). Its modern terrace right in front of the sea is the perfect place to get a breath of fresh air between dancing. August is party-month with five Djs hosting their ‘Fun Parties’ on Saturday 11 and 25. On Tuesday August 14 there’s a ‘Musica Electronica’, party and every Friday there’s ‘Flower Power’, starting at 10pm. Hanuman isn’t just a summer hangout, though. They organise stag and hen parties, special events, model shows and more throughout the year so watch this space or call Miguel on 654 036 359 for reservations.
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A triumph for PAWS By Bill White and Michael Palmer AT one stage it was a concert heading for disaster. Billed as a quiet classical guitar recital to raise money for PAWS, one of the two guitarists, Robin Wright, damaged his wrist two days before and couldn’t take part. Then the transport bringing the second guitarist, Spanish maestro Pedro Clemente, broke down. Yet three hours later the evening, held in the courtyard of the Villa Lamayuru, ended in a resounding triumph, a standing ovation from a packed audience and just over €2,000 raised for the animal charity. The surprise ingredient was an unplanned, impromptu performance by members of the Budapest Conservatoire, who happened to be
staying with host Robert Barlow. From the start there was a party atmosphere as the audience mingled in the delightful surroundings of the courtyard and balconies of this amazing house. Guests were able to relax with drinks and canapés setting the scene for a most memorable evening. Pedro Clemente is an accomplished, classicallytrained guitarist, and everyone was held spellbound as Pedro played with sensitivity and solemnity one minute and climatic gusto the next, teasing our emotions to the limit. He mixed his programme well with some very flamboyant flamenco, and even tossed in a couple of crowd-pleasers like the lyrical rendering of Paul McCartney’s ‘Yesterday’. The courtyard of Lamayuru provides an absolutely perfect setting for this kind of intimate music. And it proved equally adaptable when the pianist and opera singers of the Budapest Conservatoire offered to supplement the shortened programme. This began with a piece by Schubert expertly played on the grand piano, then from above us came the voice of an angel as one of the sopranos sang from the gallery. Solos and duets were sung from the balcony of the main house overlooking the courtyard and the evening concluded with a haunting rendition of Verdi’s Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. It was a triumph from unlikely beginnings, and proof (if any were needed) that everything comes to those who wait. We have been asked to thank the Voices of Almanzora for the generous loan of equipment, especially the Walkie-Talkies. Robert Barlow may find himself receiving approaches from other musicians wanting to perform in such a beautiful setting.
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Iron Art, the best for home and garden IRON ART FACTORY OUTLETS are now in their sixth year of trading. They moved to larger premises two years ago and were able to expand. This British-run business is constantly expanding their range of garden and home accessories. They have just added standard and table lamps, and table accessories. Leather suites have also been introduced this year. They sourced the suites themselves after initially
being let down by local manufacturers. This follows on from their beautiful range of pictures, mirrors, artificial flowers, lanterns, candles, cushions, wall art, furniture covers, sails, rugs and much more. All stock is readily available, with some items flatpacked or for a small charge, delivered and assembled. Iron Art continues to work with Simply Art’s bespoke wall ceramics, and Neater Heaters, either wall mounted or new in on stands. All can be seen on display. They are always looking for other companies to work with, while promoting a team attitude and positive atmosphere. Owners, Eileen and Pete would like to welcome their new team member, Mandy, who is now on hand to assist and advise customers. They can now
Accessories for garden and home are available. get out and about more, and you can see them at various fairs around the Costa de Almeria area. You can find them at Las Llanos market on Saturday mornings too, and Camposol and Polaris World on Saturday evenings this summer. Never wanting to sit back, Dave, the buyer and son of the main owners of Iron Art Factory Outlets Costa Blanca, goes to China twice a year to source and negotiate good prices and new ranges.
So, watch out for completely different and innovative items coming in later this year. Iron Art’s fairs on the last Wednesday of every month, will be restarting in September. If you are interested in having a stall, please get in touch with Eileen, Pete or Mandy. They welcome you to their new unit on the El Real Industrial Estate. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by their everchanging, ample display and the goodies on offer.
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• CARERS SUPPORT G R O U P M o j a c a r, 1 1 a m a t Tu r r e E va n g e l i c a l C h u r c h . Snacks, coffee and tea provided. Almeria Angels present to give help and support. Call 950 472 822 or 677 683 385. • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS Albox Information Centre and L i b ra r y 10am–1pm. 636 918 942 or www.almanzoragof.org. • R B L Albox meet the first Thursday of the month for a coffee morning at 10.30am and the third Thursday of the month for their Branch Meeting at 11am, both at La Parrilla Restaurant. Call 630 562 618. • RBL Mojacar meets at 11.30am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Artisan Centre situated at the base of the pueblo. Call 950 473 025.
Costa de Almeria’s best guide to local non-profit clubs, charities and societies Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.
Churches • ALBOX COMMUNITY CHURCH Sundays 11am in Christian Centre. Call 950 064 402 or see www.ftk-spain.net. • ANTAS CHURCH Jauro village meet second and fourth Sunday of month in the community room by the village church at 11am, followed by coffee. 950 092 091 or www. antaschurch.com. • LIVING WATER CHURCH
Sunday • SOCIAL RUNNING Hash House Harriers: Second and fourth Sunday of month. Call 627 225 223 or 686 408 834.
• RBL Zurgena and District meet the first Thursday of the month at 11am at Latinos Bar in La Alfoquia. Call 690 958 844 or email: a l i g a r d 5 7 @ hotmail.com.
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• ROYAL ACADEMY OF D A N C E B A L L E T Vera: Call 950 453 681.
• REGENCY POOL LEAGUE Albox – three-man teams – Call 968 006 149.
• MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB – Monday and Wednesday, 7pm in Torre – 950 437 100.
• DAMES IN SPAIN, Mojacar
Mojacar, Sundays 11am. The venue is located at the Red Cross roundabout opposite the pharmacy on Mojacar Playa. See www.living waterchurchmojacar.com or call 950 618 814. • NEW VICTORY CHURCH Sundays 11am at Avda Guillermo Reynar, Huercal Overa. • TURRE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, near the top of Avenida de Almeria, on Sundays at
meet third Monday of month at the New Kimrick, 11am. Members and guests welcome. Call the chairman 950 472 225.
Tuesday • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS: Information Centre and Library in Albox from 10am to 1pm. Call 636 918 942 or visit the website www.almanzoragof.org. • RBL Roquetas meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3pm at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio. Call 950 333 243.
Wednesday • SEWING CIRCLE at Turre Evangelical Church, 10.30am–1pm. All welcome. Call 667 702 774. • ALBOX FISHING CLUB meet fortnightly at The Bar Wassy. Call Squidly Sid 634 313 650. • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB: Call 950 437 100. • LIVING ALONE IN SPAIN? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojacar area. Call 667 303 788.
10.30am - 950 617 549 or www.turrechurch.com. On Fridays there is a Mums and Toddlers group 10am-12pm. 950 452 885/950 956 171. • CHURCH OF ENGLAND: Mojacar Eucharist Sunday 11am; Albox Evensong second Sunday in month 6pm; Roquetas Eucharist third Thursday in month 11.30am. Priest 950 478 432; Warden 950 478 066; www.mojacarchurch.org.
Others • ARTISAN NIGHT MARKET in Vera Playa in front of the Zimbali Hotel open every night from 8pm until the first week of September. • BOOK FAIR Friday and Saturday evenings in front of ELC in Vera. • APSA Animal Charity in Almanzora Valley needs dog beds, bedding and blankets. www. apsa.org.es or please call: 663 762 642. • BOAT MODEL BUILDING GROUP in Los Alcazares: Call 968 170 870 or email davidlees66@hotmail.com. • ROSE SINGERS Mojacar, welcome enquiries from top sopranos. 667 275 614. • CLUB TAURINO Mojacar is a non-profit making social club for people interested in making friends and learning Spanish culture. Call 950 475 261 or www.club-taurino-mojacar.com. • MACS Mojacar Cancer Support Group: Helpline 634 656 555; General enquiries please
call: 607 598 470; or send an email: macscancer support@live.co.uk; visit the website: www.macscancersupport .com. • RBL Zurgena and District Branch offers members meetings, crib nights, coffee mornings, quiz and buffet nights, etc. See www.british legion.org.uk/branches/zurgena for more details. • THE VOICES OF ALMANZORA Albox: New members always welcome to join. Call 950 432 333. • THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION meets throughout the week: www.britishlegion.org.uk /counties/spain-north/ branches. • WANTED: Dog beds, old bedding and blankets for the Animal Charity APSA in Almanzora Valley. APSA shop call 663 762 642 - www.apsa.org.es. • PAWS CORNER Main shop 10.30am-1.30pm Tues, Wed, Thursday, Fri and Sat. Boutique: 10.30am-1.30pm Thurs, Friday and Sat call 627 819 512.
C O N S U L AT E S British (Alicante) (+34) 965 216 022 British (Malaga) (+34) 952 352 300 Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356 German (+34) 914 199 100
EMBASSIES British Embassy German
917 008 200 914 199 100
FIRE BRIGADE Albox Almeria Ejido Turre
950 120 128 950 240 080 950 486 565 617 468 239
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H O S P I TA L S Huercal Overa Almeria
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Four bed Villa near Huercal Overa THIS is a truly stunning villa with views to match. Of course there are less expensive properties available but if you are looking for a really impressive property then you must view this. Please go to our website www.vosshomesspain.com and search for property VH226 €199,500 for more details. The photos speak for themselves. Situated on the edge of a small village with a very popular Spanish cafe / restaurant and a shop, less than two miles to the A7 motorway, 10 minutes to the market town of Huercal-Overa and approx 25 minutes to the safe and sandy beaches of San Juan de Los Terreros. This impressive villa measures 189m2 plus the covered fly free porches and double garage and sits on a private, walled and gated plot of approx 1,700m2. Half of the land has been landscaped, low maintenance garden with jacuzzi and swimming pool. The remaining land is big enough for a tennis
court or is ideal for a keen gardener. The villa is approached by a tarmac road and forms part of a small urbanisation. Access is via attractive iron gates into the front driveway with a double garage. The covered porch and entrance hall welcome you to the large living room with fireplace and double doors leading to the fly free porches and the gardens. There is also a separate large fully fitted kitchen and dining room. Downstairs there are three double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The huge master en suite bedroom has a doorway leading to the garden. An external staircase leads you up to a large sun terrace and ‘The Tower’ which holds a fourth bedroom, which is currently being used as a study. This then leads onto a further sun terrace to enjoy the views even more. As well as the above, the property has its legal paperwork, mains electric and water, solar hot water heating, phone and
This truly stunning villa has views to match.
internet, hot and cold aircon, alarm system, double glazing, fly screens, pull down window shutters, window and door security grilles, central heating preintallation, log burning fire etc. Price: a very reasonable €199,500 Please come and view it and you will see what a bargain this really is. For more information or to arrange a viewing call Andy Voss on 0034 678 002
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If you have any questions, please write to me at connie-pets@euro weeklynews.com I’ll be happy to help.
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recently came across an interesting article written by Andrew Linn on the importance of dental hygiene for dogs. As the once-owner of a Yorkshire that died because of internal complications originally caused by a mouth infection (as is often the case with this breed), I have since been scrupulous about keeping my dogs’ teeth clean. Although it is not the most pleasant task in the world, taking the trouble to sit down with your dog on your lap and clean its teeth with a toothbrush and doggies’ toothpaste will usually ensure it lives longer. Having two dogs and getting lazier as I get older, I thought of using an electric toothbrush for the job, as I personally use one (not the same brush though...). Much to my surprise and my vet’s when I told him about it - the noise
Chillaxed THIS is my Fox Terrier Rosie, who likes nothing better than to swim a length of the pool and then stand on the step chilling out! Dogs prefer an electric toothbrush to manual scrubbing. does not appear to upset the dogs and I would even say they prefer to have their teeth cleaned by the less vigorous use of a small circulating brush, rather than the energetic motions normally necessary with a manual version. I started with a €5 battery-powered brush, which lasted for three months on two AA batteries, but have now upgraded to a more expensive rechargeable version. For dog-owners who may have been put off cleaning their pets’ teeth by the possible stress and effort involved, an electric
toothbrush is the answer. Do your dog a favour, he or she cannot clean its own teeth and whatever they say on the pack of those chews you can buy, only a toothbrush gets into every corner of the mouth.
Sue Rose, Almoradi (Alicante) Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo. Due to space restrictions not all submissions will be used.
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Mobile Homes Health & Beauty AQUAEROBICS....Its back! Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Vera Beach Club Pool at 10a.m, Call Alison on 637 465 487 for info (93402) ZUMBA in Mojacar with Alison … Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am at Indigo Gym … For more info call Alison 637 465 487 (93402)
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AND ROVER has received certification from the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency) for a comprehensive ‘cradle-tograve’ study which analyses the environmental impact of its new Range Rover Evoque. The life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Range Rover Evoque was fully audited and approved by the VCA, making Land Rover one of only a few vehicle manufacturers to have completed an officially
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technology. In addition, the ventilation systems in body construction have been rationalised, giving a 25 per cent reduction in electricity consumption. The study will enable Land Rover to identify more opportunities to improve the sustainability of their vehicles in the future, and highlights JLR's progress in reducing the carbon footprint of its products.
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Big debut for the BMW’s Mini MINI at London 2012 Olympics B
MW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. The 160 BMW 1 Series Active E models and 40 MINI E’s are being used for many duties including shuttling athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites. However, the BMW group took the electric vehicles a step further and presented the specially developed and designed radio controlled electric car
INTRODUCING: BMW’s Olympic ‘Mini MINI’. called the ‘Mini MINI’ measuring about one quarter of the size of the typical Mini.
Spectators may see the model on the field of play in the Olympic Stadium ferrying
javelins, discuses, hammers and shots from the field to the throwing area, saving valuable time during the competition. Three Mini MINIs will be deployed for this crucial task, loading up to eight kilogrammes at a time. Games makers who are assigned and trained for this duty can operate the small vehicle from 100 metres away. “The MINI team was thrilled to be given this
See the model on the field at the Olympic Stadium. challenge to develop a vehicle with such an important and high profile role during the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” commented Dr Juergen Hedrich, Managing Director of MINI Plant Oxford. “I know that everybody was inspired by the challenge and
the knowledge that these models will be seen in action by millions of people around the world.” Each Mini MINI will cover around 6,000 metres per day in fourhour shifts across nine days of the Olympics and nine days of the Paralympics.
It is being used to ferry javelins across the field.
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S tronic twin clutch speeds things up in the 2013 Model Year Audi R8 range. also new, with the air inlets bearing three crossbars each, and in the new V10 plus coupe it incorporates a weight-saving Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) front splitter. LED head and tail-lights are complemented by the innovative new indicators which appear to perform a ‘sweeping’ movement which makes them even more noticeable.
Audi's wealth of expertise in ultra-lightweight design is evident considering the aluminium Coupé body with the Audi Space Frame (ASF) weighs just 210 kg, and the Spyder body 216 kg. OTR prices range from £91,575 to £127,575 (€117,000 to €162,995) and may be ordered beginning of next month with deliveries in early 2013.
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Adventure awaits with the 4x4 Spain experience HAUL: The medals keep coming.
Golden days for Team GB From Page 80 first women to win a GB rowing medal, Helen Glover (a hockey player four years ago) and soldier Heather Stanning (pairs) and by fourmidable Andy Triggs Hodge, Peter Reed, Alex Gregory and Tom James (men’s coxless 4s). Silver gongs went to Chris Bartley, Richard and Peter Chambers and Rob Williams (lightweight 4s), to Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter (double sculls), to Alan Campbell (men’s singles), to George Nash and Will Satch (pairs) and to Messrs Egington, Foad, Langridge, Partridge, Ransley, Sbihi, Searle (aged 40) and Louloudis with cox Hill (men’s 8s). SAILING – Ben Ainslie, the greatest sailor in Olympic Games and world history, won his fourth gold medal in the Finn Class (terrific). Iain Percy and Andy Simpson, agonizingly had to settle for silver in the Star
race. SHOOTING – Peter Wilson, the son of a Dorset farmer, won the double-trap gold by two shots from Sweden’s Hakan Dahlby. SWIMMING - Rebecca Adlington claimed bronze in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and Mike Jamieson took silver at 200m breaststroke. TENNIS – Brilliant Andy Murray thumped Novak Djokovic in the semis and Roger Federer, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4 in the final, to win GB’s first Olympic tennis gold since 1908. However, he and Laura Robson, settled for silver in the mixed doubles. Congratulations to USA superstar Michael Phelps after winning his 22nd Olympic swimming medal (18 of them gold) and to that man Usain, who ‘Bolted’ home in style in the 100m.
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ELATION: Greg Rutherford hoists the Union flag.
48 years later... LONG JUMP – Greg Rutherford became the first Briton to win gold in the sand since Lynn Davies in 1964.
THERE is so much to discover in this region and we at 4x4 Spain never tire of exploring. On one of our safari day trips you can experience the lost and hidden corners of Almeria where a few kilometres’ journey can encompass centuries of diverse history and influence evident in the castles, towers, abandoned mines and holy buildings; even the farmed terrain has history dating back to 5000BC. With our specialised Land Rovers built to cope with the rugged, everchanging terrain, we allow our customers to travel the old packhorse routes and take a peek at the traditional Spain with its hidden villages, isolated hamlets and cave houses still occupied to
this day. The mountain ranges reach up to 2,080 metres with breathtaking vistas and are in vast contrast to the dry river beds and rock gorges. Each trip has something different to offer, from a walk through an old mining gorge, a soak in the thermal pools, to simply sitting and watching the world go by. Our meandering pace in quiet and remote areas allows the keen-eyed to spot the varied wildlife. All safaries come with stop-off points to stretch legs, take photos or swap seats and where possible take coffee and tapas at a traditional bar. Whether you are a couple celebrating, a party adventuring or
a family exploring, we have gained extensive knowledge of the local area and compiled a variety of trips to engage and entertain everyone. We also provide one to one offroad tutorials and tailored routes to suit the self-drive 4x4 enthusiasts. Throughout summer as well as being open for bookings we are arranging some scheduled dates for our most popular outings, also adding evening routes to enjoy the sunsets and cool air of the mountains with a return under the stars. See our website for more information, photo gallieries and videos. www.4x4spain.com email: info@4x4spain.es
ADVENTURE CALLING: Specialised Land Rovers allow travel through lost and hidden corners of Almeria.
Huercal Overa CF 2-3 UD Almeria B THE future is looking bright for Huercal Overa CF after playing UD Almeria B (who play in the Segunda B division) at the Desert Springs Resort on last Thursday. Almeria took the lead after 10 minutes through a well worked move. Not long after this, they scored a second from the penalty spot. Huercal Overa then put in some good attacking runs down either flank, one of which resulted in a free kick roughly 30 yards out. A good ball was played into the box and a knock down was met by Tomas Campanas to fire home. Almeria took the 2-1 lead into the break and in the second half Huercal Overa were awarded their
PENALTY: Campanas converts the spot kick. own penalty which Campanas put away confidently. From the 30th minute of the first half and the majority of the second, Huercal Overa were playing on equal terms against a strong Almeria side. They had more chances to take the lead, creating more opportunities than the professional outfit and
even hit the woodwork. But all was in vain as Almeria were gifted a free kick just outside the area which was curled into the top righthand corner, ending the game 3-2. Season tickets are on sale from Bodega Labios, Estanco de Juan Martos y Axa Seguros Sánchez y Parra Asociados or leegraham25 contact @hotmail.com.
Cortijo Grande THIS has got to be the toughest time to be running a golf course. Golfers are a rare breed at the moment. I am pleased to say we had enough to play a team event on both Wednesday and Sunday Our winners on Wednesday August 1, John Park and Mike Picken from Lilly Pepper and Paptricia Holt and Carol Hardy. August 5 and our winners Tony Stubbs and John Park from Patricia Holt and David Hardy. No ball sweep winners Enjoy your golf with Cortijo Grande visitors and guests welcome. MP
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Details of GB’s 37 medals (16 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze) won over the first nine days ATHLETICS – Mo Farah became the first Briton ever to win a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, blitzing the field away with a devastating last lap sprint. CANOEING – Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott rode the rapids superbly to win gold in the C2 race ahead of fellow Brits David Florence and Richard Hounslow. CYCLING – Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women’s road race. She was followed onto the podium by Tour de France winner Bradley
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By Tony Matthews
A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
Wiggins who collected gold in the men’s time trial; team-mate Chris Froome took bronze. Inside the velodrome, Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Phil Hindes won gold in the team sprint The awesome foursome of Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Peter Kennaugh and Geraint Thomas charged home in the team pursuit; six-time world champion Victoria Pendleton, relegated from
an earlier final, brilliantly won the women’s Keirin gold The dream team of Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott broke the world record SIX times in six rides to clinch gold in their sprint event, and Ed Clancy added a bronze to his tally via the Omnium. EQUESTRIAN – It was team silver for riders Zara Phillips, Mary King, Tina Cook and William Fox-Pitt. 400 METRES – Christine Ohuruogu won a superb silver to go with her gold from 2008. GYMNASTICS – Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Dan Purvis, Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham took team bronze – the first Olympic medal ever won by GB. Smith and Whitlock then won silver and bronze on the
pommel horse. HEPTATHLON - Pinup girl Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon gold medal in terrific style, amassing almost 7,000 points, some 300 ahead of the runner-up. Great!
RUNNING FOR GOLD: Mo Farah.
JUDO – Gemma Gibbons (silver) and Karina Bryant (bronze) did wonderfully well on the 10m square mat, GB’s best effort since 2000. ROWING – GB’s 13 boats ALL reached their respective final and gold medals were won by Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger, at last after three silvers (women’s lightweight doubles sculls)… by Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking (doubles sculls)… by the • Turn to Page 78
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