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Benidorm in Top 10 TRIPADVISOR results based on millions of reviews have ranked Benidorm as one of the Top 10 Spanish holiday destinations; the first is Barcelona.
Bikers held TWO members of a bikers club in Calpe have been arrested on multiple charges including possession of drugs, weapons and false vehicle documentation.
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British couple murdered By Jan Gamm
FORMER British Olympic diver and retired engineer Peter David Tarsey and his wife Jean, both 77, were found shot dead, lying in each other’s arms in their Jalon villa on Sunday. The couple had not been seen for several days. A British friend of the couple, a local estate agent who prefers not to be named, had gone to the house when she was unable to contact them by telephone. She said she was still in a state of shock after finding their bodies. “The Tarseys were my closest friends,” she said, “I still can’t really believe it.” A Guardia Civil spokesman said the Tarseys appeared to have been shot with a small calibre
weapon and were lying on the sofa in their lounge, shell casings scattered on the floor. The deaths are being treated as homicide subject to post-mortem examinations yet to be carried out at the time of going to press. It is possible the couple had been dead since Friday March 27. No gunshots had been
heard. A television was missing from the house and the safe had been unsuccessfully tampered with; inside there was no money, only documents. A computer was found in the swimming pool. The Tarseys’ pet dog, Domino, was found wandering about the house. Jean Tarsey did a lot of work for
local charities, including a dog shelter. David Tarsey (he preferred to use his middle name) was a familiar face in Jalon’s popular Alleluya Bar. His absence since the end of last week was put down to having some dental work carried out. Their villa, on the market for €260,000, had been a target of burglars in the past. The couple were hoping to move to Mallorca to be closer to one of their grownup sons. A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We can confirm the death of two British nationals in Alicante, Spain. We stand ready to provide consular assistance.” The family has been informed of the deaths.
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It’s time to get adventurous! LA NUCIA Mayor Bernabe Cano officially opened the 12,000-square-metre adventure park behind the eco recycling park in the town on Saturday. The inauguration earlier this month was delayed due to bad weather. This time, more than 1,000 residents attended, with hundreds of youngsters eager to try out the facilities. The €400,000 construction was jointly funded by the council, regional government and the European Social Fund. The park features four adventure circuits for all ages - one designated for younger children - incorporating rope bridges, climbing frames and six zip wires. The local scouts’ association were amongst the
THRILLING TIME: Children of all ages catered for. first to try out the new facilities – giving them the thumbs up! There are shady picnic areas and also animals including chickens, goats, donkeys and even owls
for the children to see. The park is open on Fridays after 5pm and at the weekend from 10am until 8pm. During the week it will be open to schools for educational trips.
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NEWS Tapestry exhibition AN exhibition at Calpe Town Hall by Carmen Sanchez Ruano entitled ‘Plural Feminine’ is on from April 1 until April 30, a collection of tapestries reflecting gender stereotypes. Luxury destination BENIDORM is among one of the top rated luxury destinations in the Spanish Mediterranean according to travel website Triptemptation.com referring to Benidorm as The Buzz on the Costa Blanca.
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Shopping centre go-ahead WORK on the new shopping centre in Benidorm may restart following an agreement with French multinational Uniball-Rodamco to part finance the construction of a roundabout. Works ground to a halt back in 2010 over access, or more specifically who would pay the estimated €4.8 million to build a roundabout off the N332 serving the industrial
estate and shopping centre. Uniball-Rodamco has offered to contribute the bulk of €3 million, leaving Benidorm Council to pick up the balance of €1.8 million. Councillor for Planning Rubén Martinez was very positive and in a statement said: “Through this agreement we finally have the goahead to complete the industrial estate and shopping centre, which
will create wealth and job opportunities for the city.” It is estimated that up to 2,000 jobs could be generated. Martinez now needs to discuss with joint developers Enrique Ortiz and Enrique Ballester a deadline for completing outstanding construction works to the industrial area and select the winning tender to build the roundabout.
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DERREN LITTEN, creator and writer of the Benidorm series said: “These 6am starts are a killer for a lazy git like me, but so worth it.”
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Forewarned THE Police Union held a conference in Benidorm to train officers in the province on detecting the warning signs of Jihadism and Islamic radicalisation.
Spain united MANY town halls across Spain observed a minute’s silence last Wednesday as a mark of respect to those killed in the Alps air disaster.
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SEVILLA FERIA: One of the most internationally recognised Andalucian spring celebrations.
Black beaches HEAVY rain in Valencia has helped clean up after the Fallas but beaches near the city are streaked with black from Styrofoam ash washed up by the waves.
Sevilla in April, a citysized party not to miss
Javea clean-up JAVEA has been sprucing up the Arenal Beach ready for Easter. Also lifeguards are in place over the Easter holiday weekend and the two weekends following.
PROBABLY one of the most internationally recognised Andalucian spring celebrations, the Feria de Abril in Sevilla is held every year during the third week after Easter. But if you want to go you had better hurry to book a hotel as accommodation will be almost impossible to get at the time. Running from April 21-26 this year, the fair officially starts at midnight on the Monday and runs until the following Sunday, although eager party-goers have in recent years begun to start celebrating as early as the Saturday beforehand. The name almost caused a problem in 1973 as the fair was actually held on May 1-6. To stop arguments, the authorities brought the inauguration forward to 9pm on the Monday, April 30. Traditionally known as the Noche del Pescaito
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AN exhibition of photographs and paintings of Altea collected over the last 60 years is on display at the Fundación Schlotter until April 26.
Expats donate THE Companian’s Social Club in Albir made a €300 donation towards the ‘United we Can’ fundraiser event held at Benidorm Palace to help support local charities.
Easter roads THE northern Costa Blanca is expecting traffic jams over Easter as 1.7 million vehicles take to the roads. Police will be increasing roadside checks for alcohol consumption.
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Quote of the Week I want to sweep away trouble-makers,” said Xavier Garcia Albiol, mayor of Badalona (Barcelona) following arrests of suspected jihadists, explaining that his so-called town cleaning was not a campaign against immigrants, but one against conflictive people of any race or background.
(Night of the Fish) due to the fact that people traditionally ate fish for dinner on the night, Monday 20 will see thousands head for the Real de la Feria fairground between Los Remedios and Tablada districts to see the lights turned on at midnight. Dating back to the 1840s, the fair was originally organised as a livestock fair by the city council and held in Prado de San Sebastian on the outskirts of Sevilla. An air of festivity appeared after a year or two when three casetas (temporary marquees) were set up by the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, the town hall and Sevilla’s Casino. These casetas were the first examples of the more than 1,000 mostly private tents which families, clubs and groups set up on the fairground streets each year within which to drink, dance and be merry.
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is the number of women who recently admitted to being afraid of their partners during a survey on gender violence in Spain.
MANAGEMENT at Villajoyosa Hospital are investigating claims that a cancer patient had to wait three hours for an ambulance to transport them home after treatment.
On a high A DUTCH national was arrested in Altea for growing hundreds of marihuana plants and defrauding the electricity company by bypassing the official meter supply.
Farm tragedy A FARMER aged 74 died on Friday afternoon at 5pm near Benifallim, when the tractor he was driving overturned, trapping him beneath.
Spruced up IN the days leading up to Easter, Benidorm Council’s maintenance department went all out to ensure the resort looked its best.
And finally... MADRID’S emergency services will be speeding to the rescue with a new Porsche Cayenne which has been donated to Samur ambulance team. The car, worth more than €77,000, will carry vital equipment to help keep patients who have suffered a heart attack alive until they reach hospital.
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Cocaine in a gas cylinder A TENANT living in a property Valencia called the police when he discovered a bag of cocaine in a gas cylinder. The owner of the property is serving a prison sentence for drug dealing.
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Last dance for literary genius out of Africa By Irena Bodranec CREATIVE literary writer Sue Read-Lobohas has had two books published, with a third on its way. Now settled in Albir, she left her native South Africa back in 1984, with husband and two boys in tow. Spain was a natural choice as her husband Carlos is Spanish but not wanting her children to forget their homeland set about writing her autobiography ‘Lol-
lipops of Dust’, set in colonial Botswana, her birthplace, throughout the 50s and 60s. The book was about life through a child’s eye, initially for her children and was published in 2011. Prior to that she had a book of poetry published called ‘Africa My Africa’, a small selection of works compiled over many years. Her poems are based on transition and the circles of
life, with a reoccurring theme of death and mortality; yet she is by no means morbid or dejected. In fact, she is upbeat and spiritual, perhaps something to do with her Druid beliefs, a link to her maternal Celtic heritage perhaps. She entered a competition earlier this year run by Creative Talents Unleashed in California and won a fiveyear publishing contract for her latest book ‘The Last
Dance’, which will be out later this month on Amazon. Famed French photographer Lili Saatchi has contributed with some of her dramatic pictures, many taken of statues and sculptures captured in cemeteries. Sue finds writing, especially about death very therapeutic and has a huge archive of poems, some of which she used for this latest book.
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ITH Spring springing and clocks jumping, the overwhelming urge to clear out the old and bring in the new may never have been so significant. The economic crisis of the last few years appears to have subsided and people are feeling a new era beginning. The UK Coalition Government has run its five-year course and died a graceful death, now allowing the UK to choose a new way forward. The Spanish regional elections are due to take place in May - apart from Andalucia where they were held early - followed by a general election later in the year.
New transparency laws and procedures seem to be the height of fashion throughout Europe at the moment, which, while holding large corporations and government officials openly accountable for their actions, should have the larger, longterm benefit of making them work for the public good instead of themselves. The EU reformation issue is high on all member states’ agendas, and it is up to the people to decide how to change it. Maybe now is the time! This year, this Spring. We should take a moment, sit down and think about the important voting matters and decisions that could affect the next five years of our lives.
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Shoe art
AN exhibition of 13 three-metre-high shoes designed by local artists are on display at the Plaza Mar II shopping centre in Alicante until May 18.
BENIDORM Town Hall has tabled a motion to the Generalitat Valenciana requesting urgent expansion to Villajoyosa Hospital, citing WHO recommendations of 1.3 beds per 1,000 inhabitants. Regionally the figure is 2.69 and nationally 3.49: WHO recommends 8/1,000.
Busy weekend
Tweet tweet THE Twitter password of Benidorm’s PP party was compromised allowing a joker to post messages in support of the opposition.
New faces AS one family exits another arrives; Julie Graham and Steve Edge join the cast of ITV’s popular Benidorm series, taking their place on the Solana sunbeds.
Tower work VILLAJOYOSA has started restoration work on the 12.5metre-high Sant Josep tower.
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WITH the change in weather, hotels in Benidorm estimate that 95 per cent of rooms are booked for this weekend.
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Fabulous prizes at MABS Spring Ball
MABS is one of the leading charities in Spain dedicated to the support of all who are affected by cancer. Founder and President Jacqui Phillips, MBE, understood the importance of a support network, particularly for those with no family in Spain, and set about her challenge. Last year a brand new cancer support centre opened in La Cala, Benidorm, inaugurated by British Consul Paul Rodwell. Since then Branch Director Sue Reula has done an incredible job, aided by
an army of 60 volunteers who help run the shop, collect donations and deliver equipment as well as a team of professional nursing and therapy staff. But this all costs money to maintain, which spurred Sue to organise a Spring Ball, with the help of Maria Killer and Sheila Fearon, to raise much-needed funds. The event takes place on Saturday April 25 at the Marina Hotel in Benidorm and includes a welcome cocktail followed by a fourcourse meal with wine, and live entertainment.
A raffle with some incredible prizes such as a tablet computer, colour TV and tickets for resort attractions will be held on the night. But three star prizes will be auctioned: a signed Barcelona football team mascot, an authenticated blouse/memorabilia worn by Coronation Street character Michelle Conner, plus five signed Benidorm cast photos. Bids are being taken now at the MABS shop or by Sue on 664 266 991. Ball tickets cost €37.50, available at the shop.
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What’s the rush? ALICANTE, Elche and Benidorm head the list of drivers in the province who have lost points on their licences due to speeding. And it could get worse as police are stepping up roadside checks for drink-driving over Easter.
Obviously healthy ONLY 290 foreign residents under the retirement age of 65 have subscribed to the €60 per month contribution to be covered for healthcare on the Social Security system.
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Uniting for local charities BENIDORM Palace was the venue for a huge charity fundraiser on Sunday night to benefit five local charities.
It was the expatriates of the community who organised the event, this time members of the Dutch community, but it was also well attended by the British residents. The variety show ‘United We Can’ featured a wide range of performers who came together to help make a difference to those in need. Representatives of each of the beneficiaries were invited and manned stands in the ROOF COLLAPSE: Sniffer dog Kora at work. foyer to share information on their charities. One lady in particular who inspired the Dutch guests was Sandra Reemer, who representEMPLOYEES and customers at a supermarket in Valened Holland three times cia, part of the Consum chain of stores, escaped injury at the Eurovision Song when the ceiling fell in after last week’s heavy rain. Contest. The staff noticed a few drops of water dripping The evening was through the ceiling over the freezers at about 11.30am deemed a huge success so took the precaution of fencing off the area with paland organiser Wendy lets. When ominous rumblings were heard, they evacDen Hartog said she uated the building and moments later the ceiling colwas “delighted with the lapsed, leaving a huge hole where the roof had been. turnout and support.” Firefighters responding to a 112 call deployed the Donations are still Canine Rescue Unit and sniffer dogs Kora and Eska coming in and once all were put to work making a ‘supermarket sweep’ to be the cash has been certain that no one was left trapped in the rubble. counted the grand total A fire brigade spokesman said: “Consum employees and amounts will be acted quickly, averting a major disaster through their published and presentprompt actions.” ed to each charity.
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Processions for Easter under way BEING a predominantly Catholic country, Easter is the most important date of the church calendar and
marked across all towns and cities in Spain. Reenactments of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ
Spring clean CALPE mayor César Sánchez took the trouble to thank the town’s team of efficient street cleaners on Saturday. He said, “Your daily effort to keep the streets clean is so important to a town that lives on its tourism.” The mayor was speaking at the presentation of a new fleet of cleaning vehicles, among which is the useful ‘Motocan,’ nicknamed ‘the pooper-scooper,’ which quickly and hygienically collects dog mess and cleans the ground at the same time. The council has paid particular attention to the town’s appearance this year, anticipating a busy holiday season with 330 refuse bins also having been added throughout the municipality. “During the summer the population of Calpe can rise to 100,000 residents and visitors,” said Sánchez, “it is necessary to introduce such changes in good time and to have everything ready.”
along with moving solemn processions will feature heavily in the lead up to Easter Sunday. Visitors are often taken aback at the sight of the Procession of the Brotherhood, wearing their distinctive hooded cloaks somewhat reminiscent of the 1920’s extremist American hate group. You can catch the last one in Benidorm on Good Friday at 8:30pm, starting at the San Jaime church in the Old Town. You will notice that bakeries will be full of an Easter cake called ‘La Mona de Pascua,’ which has a hard-boiled egg baked into it - although many supermarkets now sell them with chocolate eggs for the children, traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday.
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One in eight women suffer gender abuse
GENDER VIOLENCE: One in eight women have been victims.
ONE in eight women in Spain have suffered gender-based violence at some point in their lives, a new study has revealed. The new Macro-survey on Violence Against Women 2015 revealed that 12.5 per cent of women aged 16 and over living in Spain have suffered some form of physical or sexual ag-
gression at the hands of their partners or ex-partners. The results of the study, presented by Health, Social Services and Equality Minister Alfonso Alonso also revealed that 77.6 per cent of victims manage to overcome the effects of abuse and create new lives for themselves.
Roll up for the Antiques & Collectables Fair ON Good Friday, April 3, one of the most popular events in the region, the Antiques & Collectables Fair, is to take place in Salon de Canor, Teulada from 9am to 3pm. Firm favourite The fair is now a firm favourite with antique addicts who flock to the Salon de Canor to browse the goodies on display. Fine silver, china, beautiful antique linens and paintings are displayed on dozens of stalls. There will be plenty of bargain collectables including postcards, spoons, thimbles, costume jewellery and things your granny
would remember... And at the entrance to the hall will be Tracy, selling her wonderful plants all ready for spring planting. Don’t miss her, she’ll be saving the best ones for you! Organisers Sue and Paul Horey are looking forward to a bumper attendance this year, especially as the event is dedicated to the memory of the fair’s original founder Adrian Fortt, who passed away in January. Sue said: “The fair has become a favourite with residents for miles around. Probably because you can come with a few euros in your pocket and pick up something nice
for a gift or a keepsake.” Free entry Entry to the fair is free and there is plenty of parking. The Canor gardens are delightful and there are plenty of snacks and drinks available as well as a good lunch menu in the restaurant for hungry shoppers. You can find Salon de Canor on Calle Assagador in Teulada off the N332 Benissa–Gata de Gorgos. For more information please contact Sue or Paul on 965 732 741 or 626 795 587
Alonso stressed that the number of women who manage to overcome the effects of abuse has increased since the last study, carried out in 2011, and launched an appeal for society to continue supporting women to leave abuse behind. The investigation, in collaboration with the CIS Sociology Investigation Centre, was based on interviews with 10,171 women in Spain aged 16 or over. The survey revealed that 25.4 per cent of women have suffered psychological abuse, 21.9 per cent emotional abuse and 10.8 per cent financial abuse, all lower than the European averages of 35, 32 and 12 per cent respectively. Gender Violence delegate for the Spanish government Blanca Hernandez explained that 67.4 per cent of women end relationships due to violence, yet only 26.8 per cent of victims are believed to report cases to the authorities.
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Ask the optician
What are the numbers on my prescription? Louise Stone, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas, Javea REGULAR eye tests should be carried out every two years. Contact lens wearers will need to attend regular contact lens check-ups. Specsavers opticians’ thorough 20minute eye tests include the use of specialist equipment to determine your correct lens strength and type. Your optician will answer questions, address specific problems and if necessary refer you to an Ophthalmologist. If you need glasses or contact lenses you will receive a prescription explaining issues with your eyesight. Here’s an explanation of what the numbers and codes on your prescription mean. SPH (sphere) - the amount of long (+) or short (-) sight: the higher the number, the stronger the prescription lenses required which could affect your choice of glasses if you have a higher prescription. Lenses for short sight are thicker at the edges than in the middle and for
long sight, they are thicker in the middle. The higher the prescription, the greater the curve of the lens. CYL (cylinder) - the amount of astigmatism, or visual distortion, caused by an irregularly shaped cornea - the surface of the front of the eye. AXIS - the direction of the astigmatism, measured in degrees. PRISM - correction needed to balance the eyes. BASE - the direction of any correction needed to balance the eyes (prism). ADD - the amount of additional correction needed to focus at close distances. This measurement on your prescription means you have different prescription requirements for distance and reading. Ask your optician if you have any doubts: we are here to help and are currently offering free eye tests: visit www.specsavers.es.
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Dogs can run free in new park MAYOR of Calpe César Sánchez took the time on Tuesday to visit a new municipal area, a free roaming space for pets, where owners can allow their dogs to exercise off the lead. The facility is properly serviced with water, electricity and cleaning stations. Located in the green Fossa area not far from the beach, the park covers 10,000
square metres and there are benches in place where owners can take a breather after all that exercise. Shortly there will be waste disposals installed designated for doggy ablutions, complete with disposal gloves and paper dispensers. The area is fenced to prevent dogs escaping on to the road and stop unvaccinated strays from entering.
Javea midwife is honoured JAVEA has dedicated one of its plazas to the late midwife Maruja Varo, known to locals as Doña Maruja Xábia, who assisted at home births in the Marina Alta town for many years. She was a skilled and experienced midwife, a familiar face in the community and popular with her neighbours. Doña Maruja assisted more than 3,000 mothers in bringing their babies into the world in Javea since 1960 and several generations of families in the small community remember her with affection and respect.
Learn in English PRESIDENT of the Valencian Generalitat Alberto Fabra has said the regional government wants 80 per cent of classes in more than 70 schools conducted in English “to increase future opportunities for students.”
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Sleeping with the wildlife animals TERRA NATURA Wildlife Park will open their brand new lodge resort Magic Natura this May, bringing guests closer to nature. Two hundred and fifty Polynesia-inspired log cabins have been constructed on a 40,000 square metre plot overlooking the wildlife park, each of the cabins built with wood from sustainable forests and designed
with the environment in mind. The bioclimatic design incorporates double cavity walls and windows are double glazed to maintain optimum temperatures. Taps have pressure regulators and swimming pool showers are installed with timers to promote responsible water consumption. Everything has been designed with the envi-
Son of the city FRANCISCAN father Enrique Oltra Perales received the distinction of a son of the city of Dénia on Tuesday following 31 years of devoted work in the parish. Surrounded by well-wishers and friends, Fr Oltra was presented with an honour badge of the Golden City and handed his diploma. The moving ceremony concluded with the father signing Denia’s Book of Honour.
ronment in mind, with efficiency-saving equipment such as low energy lighting used throughout. Electric vehicles will be the means of transport within the complex, thus avoiding CO2 emissions. Javier Garcia, vice president of Magic Costa Blanca said, “Magic Natura is a resort based on respect for the environment and animals.”
Summer is on its way THE Easter holidays will bring warm temperatures and clear skies forecast to stay. In Valencia over the weekend thermometers topped 28º while Jativa recorded a sizzling 29º.
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New mobile app to report crime A NEW app for your iPhone or android that allows you to report a crime instantly without having to speak Spanish is now available. For some, the thought of having to speak to the Guardia Civil when they have been the victim of a crime is daunting. As of this week, that should be a thing of the past with the release of a mobile app called ‘AlertCops’.
The Ministry of the Interior supported development of the new app, which is already set up in Madrid, Alicante, and Malaga, and has released a video guide to help explain its functionality. The new app will ask you to download and install from Google Play or Apple,
then to register and confirm by return SMS. Once this is done and you are accepted, you will be free to report any crime directly to the authorities without speaking Spanish. The app speaks both! In addition, with the GPS function linked your location is known as well.
Cricketing stars CRICKET is not something you often see being played in Spain yet every weekend you can witness ‘cricket on the green’ in Albir. The Woodbridge Oval is home to the SACC - Sporting Alfaz Cricket Club and the youngsters are certainly making their mark. Five members have been selected to play for the Under-18s Spanish national team. This week they travelled to the world-renowned La Manga to play against UK touring side St Johns. Trained under Mark Perman every Sunday morning, these boys are certainly not out!
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Anything to declare? NATIONAL Police raided a warehouse in Benidorm, which sold and distributed counterfeit goods, arresting four people and seizing over 63,000 items.
On song BENIDORM performer Ilu Peréz is odds on favourite to win ‘La Voz’ Spain’s version of The Voice - broadcast on Telecinco.
Relics show TO mark the fourth anniversary of the Villa Romana open-air museum in Albir, an extension has been opened displaying the 45 pieces excavated since 2008.
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Future’s bright ALTEA Council has awarded Elecnor a 15-year contract to provide the town’s public lighting, resulting in an estimated 27 per cent saving on electricity bills. The company pledged to invest €1.25 million over the next year and within the next four months will replace 5,300 bulbs to economical LED lights. They will also maintain traffic lights
and streetlights including on urbanisations. Altea mayor Miguel Ortiz was very positive on signing the agreement with “one of the most prestigious national companies in the sector” and was confidant that “residents will notice an increase in the quality of public lighting in the municipality.”
Large cannabis Bullfighting operation busted in Benidorm THE National Police arrested three people on March 10 and 11 after dismantling two hydroponic operations. Benidorm Police took three men, all Dutch nationals, into custody in Altea and Teulada-Moraira, accused of crimes against public health and defrauding electricity providers, following raids carried out in private residences in the area. Some 1,588 marihuana plants were seized during the searches. In addition to the marihuana crop, a large supply of equipment and tools required for the cultivation of cannabis was confiscated.
THE controversial issue of bullfighting is debated again this Easter as Benidorm’s Bull Ring springs to life. Bullfighting is a well-attended Easter tradition in Benidorm dating back many centuries. Big business across the country, it’s seen as part of Spain’s heritage, although Catalonia introduced a ban in 2012 following animal rights group pressure. Benidorm’s event is on Good Friday April 3 at 5.30pm. Tickets are €20 from the box office.
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The Grand Blacktower Egg Hunt THE Easter Bunny has cunningly hidden eggs for little bunnies to find. He will be handing out baskets for kids to collect their eggs and giving prizes for the best Easter Fancy Dress and the best Easter Bonnet. The Costa Blanca’s best ever Egg Hunt will be running throughout the day with different agerelated start times. And there is no time like Easter for dressing up with the kids! Easter costumes and creative Easter bonnets will attract prizes in each age category, courtesy of Blacktower Finance. Organiser and host Telitec Communications SL has 4G internet demos to share, with advice on how to make communications in your area so much easier, getting you connected full-time or part-time, for residential or commercial use. Hear what they have to say about internet, mobile, ADSL and wireless communications. There will be stands selling local products - everything from homemade chutney to solar lights - and cancer support charity MABS is organising the Tombola.
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Telitec’s Eggs-travaganza at L’Ancora Tenis Photo courtesy of Keith Lockyer.
Sponsor the Easter Bunny HOP along to L’Ancora Tenis in Javea, one of the town’s busiest sporting and social centres, at noon on Good Friday April 3 and join Telitec for a fun afternoon with the Easter Bunny! He’s soft, he’s cuddly and he’s addicted to chocolate! Sponsor the Easter Bunny (Ginge of Positive Signs & Designs) who has got together with the Euro Weekly News (EWN) to raise cash for EMAUS. He has pledged to remain in his alluring pink Easter Bunny outfit at Telitec’s Big Easter Fun Day for as long as donations keep coming in – so the more sponsorship he raises, the longer he will stay in his cuddly costume! To donate go to www.euroweeklynews.com and follow the link. All proceeds will go to the EMAUS children’s charity.
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JAVEA: The junior football team will be showing off their skills.
Have a kick around LOCAL football juniors will be showing off their skills under the eagle eye of Coach Rob Jones in the football tournament planned for 2 to 4pm, and L’Ancora Tenis will showcase some tennis tips for would-be
Wimbledon hopefuls. Take the kids along to have their faces painted and to bounce around on the bounciest bouncy castle. Enjoy a tasty BBQ and listen to the fabulous sounds of the Dolce Divas sponsored by Avalon, the spine-tingling repertoire of the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir sponsored by Solar in Spain, and EAT CHOCOLATE! Don’t miss Club Casa Kids’ Events from 2pm to 4pm at €5 per child! And all the afternoon events will be covered by Overseas FM Live Broadcast.
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Give a little something for EMAUS… TELITEC’S Gemma Broad said: “This event is all about fun and helping deserving causes. With the support of generous sponsors Avalon, Solar in Spain, Euro Weekly News , Blacktower and Positive Signs & Designs of Javea, Telitec wants everyone to enjoy browsing the stalls, hunting for eggs, listening to some won-
derful music and indulging in delicious food.” Telitec’s Big Easter Fun Day is all about children. Gemma said, “This is about cramming as much fun as possible into the afternoon; Euro Weekly News has purchased 150 yummy chocolate bunnies for the EMAUS children and the Easter Bunny will be handing out chocolate eggs, taking donations and donated eggs for EMAUS and posing for selfies. “Not all children are in secure
and loving homes this Easter. Some are in children’s homes where the gift of a chocolate egg at Easter is a rare treat. A gift of something new that is theirs to open and enjoy, and just for a change not passed on from someone else - a delicious chocolate surprise of their own... “So when you are buying chocolate eggs for your kids this Easter, please pick up one ex-
tra for an EMAUS child – so little to give but it will mean so much. And everybody knows that Easter is all about eating a whole chocolate egg with joyful abandon! Hand it to the Easter Bunny when you arrive and put a smile on an EMAUS kid’s face at Easter. And if you can spare some pennies for his collection bucket he’ll do a bunny hop just for you!” If you would like to make a donation to EMAUS or help organise an event, please check out: http://www.fcemaus.es/ The fun continues until 4pm; don’t miss Club Casa Kids’ Events from 2pm to 4pm at €5 per child. Plenty of fun, laughter and CHOCOLATE! L’Ancora Tenis is on Avenida del Pla 118 in Javea.
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Dog retirement homes needed RETIRED police dogs can now be adopted through a platform set up by an agent of the National Police Corps (CNP), Rafa Muñoz. A Facebook page has
been created to help dogs who have retired from active duty find loving homes. Roni, a black dog with 12 years’ service in the National Police of Val-
A good year for Alicante-Elche ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport earned €50 million last year before tax, the fifth best recorded in Spain and more profitable than Madrid’s Barajas Airport. The airport boasted of having its best year last year, exceeding 10 million passengers for the first time, which has shown in the bank balance, and achieving an impressive turnaround considering that in 2012 it registered losses of €2.43 million. Barcelona recorded the most profits followed by Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife South and Gran Canaria. Nationally, the airport’s operating company Aena, which has been partially privatised this year, also showed solvency with pre-tax profits of €652 million.
ladolid, specialising in the detection of explosives, now lives in Alzira, Valencia. Roni was adopted a month ago by his new owner, Julio Piquer, who spotted him on Facebook and fell in love with him. “Roni is very quiet and obedient,” said Julio, “He’s attentive when we are out walking, always looking all around as if he’s checking everything out, especially if he is in a harness. We did feel slightly apprehensive, however, when he took a lot of interest in a parked car!” If you need a faithful companion and are interested in giving a hard-working dog a home, contact: www.facebook.com/ MilitaryWorkingDogs
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Cancer unit extended FOLLOWING a 34 per cent increase in patients at its oncology department, Villajoyosa Hospital has extended the unit.
April Fair SEVEN restaurants in Benidorm Old Town will take part in the fifth Andalucian tapas and culture festival, from April 20-26, mirroring Sevilla’s dates.
On your bike THE mayor of Benidorm has stressed the need to encourage the use of bikes by creating more bicycle lanes and even transforming some streets into cycle access only.
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Spaniards are embracing DIY MOST Spaniards are very happy with the homes in which they live, with 82.3 per cent saying they were content with their homes’ décor, location and appearance, ac-
A race day for all LA NUCIA will be hosting a triple race on Sunday April 12, jointly organised by the Athletics Club and Brotons Group in collaboration with the Department of Sport. The 13th Sant Vicent event has been sponsored by a number of local businesses including Caixaltea, Hospital Clinica Benidorm and La Nucia Sport Xperience; members of the Peñya L’Aixeta will man refreshment points along the route. The nine-kilometre route will begin at Plaza Mayor in front of the town hall at 10.30am and finish at the Ermita Sant Vicent in Captivador. Those wishing to participate must pre-register before Thursday April 9 at www.lanucia.es - the cost is €10 which includes a T-shirt for each runner. If there are any spare places left on the day, registration will be €15. Trophies will be presented to the winners of each category. For the less athletic, a Nordic walk will take place along the same route, starting at 10.35am. Registration is €5, and later at 12.30pm, a free children’s race around the Ermita area is aimed at the five14-year age group. The event aims to encourage everyone, regardless of age or fitness to participate in this fun family activity and explore the network of routes around the Captivador area.
cording to research carried out by DIY superstore chain Leroy Merlin Almost a third have taken precautions to ensure their home is energy efficient,
while 59 per cent have installed improved security systems. DIY is a relatively new concept in Spain, where traditionally changes in structure
or décor were the responsibility of contracted tradesmen. Nowadays, many Spanish are prepared to try their hands at putting up shelves or wielding a paintbrush.
And one of the main reasons Spaniards decide to make changes to their homes is to accommodate an elderly relative or to welcome a new baby.
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Brand-new logo for Benidorm THE results of a logo competition initiated by the Benidorm Tourism Foundation, #Benidorm byTalents, have been unveiled. Looking for new ways to promote and freshen up the image of one of the Costa Blanca’s most popular holiday destination, the Tourist Foundation’s challenge was to design a new logo and letterhead. In total 330 designs were submitted and the
LOGO: I love Benidorm. judging panel, consisting of eight individuals - five design/branding profes-
sionals and three representatives from Benidorm - chose Juan Asi as the winner. The orange heart inspired ‘B’ won him a €3,000 cash prize and the logo will be introduced from next June. The letterhead design was won by Yolanda San Juan for her multicoloured wave, inspired by Poniente promenade. She received a €1,500 prize.
Spreading the word THE budget to promote Benidorm has been agreed by the Board of Trustees of the Tourism Foundation and this year stands at €800,000 - an increase of more than €200,000 on the previous year. Last year, the foundation generated a profit of €65,000. Eighty per cent of this year’s budget will be directly used on campaigns to both retain and attract new
tourists to the resort through promotional campaigns and a continued presence at travel trade shows, particularly targeting the Scandinavian and East European markets. The foundation has 33 companies which are sponsors, but it is looking to engage more local businesses and associations, especially within the leisure sector.
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A rare sighting PRINCESS Leonor of Asturias and her sister, Infanta Sofia, will be appearing in public this Easter after a long spell behind the scenes. The young princesses, who have not been seen in public since October 12 when they accompanied their parents to see a traditional military parade, will be accompanying King Felipe and Queen Letizia and their grandmother Doña Sofia to Mass at Palma de Mallorca cathedral this Sunday, April 5.
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New emergency police contact app without speaking Spanish A NEW app for your iPhone or android that allows you to report a crime instantly without having to speak Spanish is now available. For some, the thought of having to speak to the Guardia Civil when they have been the victim of a crime, is almost as bad as the crime itself. As of this week, that should be a thing of the past with the release of a Mobile app called ‘AlertCops.’
Pilot smells smoke A VUELING flight covering the Barcelona-Munich route returned to Barcelona on March 26 and made an emergency landing after the pilot smelled smoke. The airline explained that flight VLGH1812, which had taken off from El Prat airport at 6.55am, returned as a routine precaution. The plane landed back in Barcelona and 137 passengers were boarded on another aircraft, which finally took off at 9.40am, although 12 passengers decided not to board.
The new app will ask you to download and install from Google Play or Apple,
then to register and confirm by return SMS. Once this is done and you are
accepted, you will be free to report any crime directly to the authorities without
speaking Spanish. The app speaks both! Your location will be known as well.
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Hotels planned at Terra Mitica THE owners of Terra Mitica theme park Aqualandia SA have started the first phase of works on their planned expansion project, to build three, themed hotels
within the park complex. Diggers have moved in to prepare the designated 24,500-squaremetre area, close to the park entrance and next to the Egypt zone, for
the foundations of the first structure. The 346-room, four star hotel will be opened in two phases: the first for 226 rooms by June 2016 will comprise
suites, junior suites, a swimming pool, spa area and conference facilities. The second phase, for an additional 120 rooms, is scheduled for 2017.
The park owners plan the hotel to be open all year round, creating a holiday destination similar to that of other parks like Port Aventura and Disneyland Paris. How-
ever, in order for it to succeed they would need to address the park openings as currently it is closed out of season. Alicante construction firm Enrique Ortiz has a 30 per cent share in the subsidiary company Hotel Mitica SA, which they were given in exchange for the land acquired for the project.
Silent respect in Benitachell POBLE Nou de Benitachell held a minute’s silence to mark the little town’s solidarity with the victims of the Germanwings A320 plane that crashed near Digne-les-Bains in the Alps on Tuesday, March 24 Students supervised by teachers from the Maria Santa Magdalena School also joined in a few moments of quiet reflection. On the balcony of the town hall, the flags were flown at half-mast over four days of official mourning.
Story-telling in Javea JAVEA is going all out to interest primary schoolchildren in reading by launching a series of story-telling sessions at the public library. The sessions are aimed at getting young children into the habit of reading by involving them in an interactive story. Councillor for Education Empar Bolufer said: “Javea’s children are enjoying the weekly sessions combined with other initiatives that help them become avid readers from an early age.”
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Parties unite in Javea MORE than 500 people turned up on Saturday night at the presentation of the newly formed Javea coalition of Xabia Democratica, led by Oscar Anton and Ciudadanos Por Javea, led by Juan Ortola. Oscar Anton told Euro Weekly News: “This is a coalition made up of real people working for real people.” Expat Amanda Dean-Pyott, local education professional, singer and actress was also presented high on the Coalition candidate list. And representatives of other small parties were present, showing their support for this ground-breaking new political project uniting Javea’s independents. The rally took place at the Arts Al Camp garden and sculpture centre in Javea where there was music, plenty of good food and a wonderful party atmosphere as expats and residents joined together.
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A creaky start for new Lliria hospital with only 4 patients THE Lliria Hospital has admitted only four patients since its inauguration earlier this month. On its first day of
opening the facility was scheduled to be 100 per cent operational by the end of March. It seems the Department of
Health surged forward with its plans to open two hospitals in the same region prior to the Easter period, hurriedly inau-
gurating the Hospital de Lliria and the new Gandia Hospital. However, sources say neither institution is ready for active duty. On March 3 the Lliria opening went ahead despite not having basic procedures in place. craft stalls are selling There were no laborahandmade jewellery, tory services, x-ray facilileather goods and ceties or operating rooms ramics - but mostly ready and limited ambuyou will find artists lance services. offering to paint porThe centre was due to traits, sketches and be opened on March 27, but Valencia’s health caricatures. minister, Manuel LlomThere are also musibart, pushed for the hoscians, a harpist and craft demonstrations pital to open on March 3. throughout the day. The creaky start to the On daily from 11am costly health centres’ seruntil 8pm. vices is being put down to delays on the part of suppliers and also referEASTER MARKET: rals already in place with Artists at work. other hospitals.
Easter holiday craft market AN Easter market is on over the Easter holidays at the Mirador above Benidorm’s Old Town until April 13 voted one of Spain’s Top 25 tourist attractions. Head up towards the iconic blue domed church, pass under the arch and you will arrive at the Plaza de Castelar, where you can enjoy breathtaking views of Levante and Poniente beaches. A selection of artisan
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The countdown has started for Gardens & Lifestyle Show on A Chefs go head to head in Costa’s Cook Off WILL it be the Red Chilli Pepper kitchen or the Green Olive kitchen who wins this year’s Costa’s Cook Off competition? You, the audience get to decide! Locally renowned chefs will be cooking up a treat on Friday and Saturday April 10-11 in the show kitchens. Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson will be compering as the chefs battle it out. Taking part are Christian Lohner from Nox Restaurant, Javea; Neil Browning from Tribus Diner Benitachell; Cliff Board from La Cocina Javea, and Danny Bowler, a semi-finalist on the 2014 MasterChef programme, from his restaurant The Vintage Café in Albir. Danny first came to Spain when he was five years old. His first interest was golf and he became a very good player; however, this was not to become his chosen career. Already interested in food and cooking, he left Spain for Manchester to pursue a career in catering but always working front of house. He CHEFS BATTLE: Christian Lohner from Nox Restaurant is taking part in the contest.
worked in managerial capacities for Wetherspoons and was then transferred to London. While living in London he applied to enter MasterChef along with 20,000 other applicants. He was selected to be in the last 65 contestants on the BBC One television show. His dedication, hard work and talent took him to the top in the competition, reaching the semifinals. After that, it was a natural progression to open his own restaurant. Danny returned to Spain and opened The Vintage Café in Playa Albir and it is proving very popular with residents of all nationalities. Cambridge800, who are sponsors of the Costa’s Cook Off, host Round One at midday and Round Two at 3pm on the Friday and the final will be held at 3pm on Saturday.
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HE clock is ticking and the countdown has started for The Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show. April 10 and 11 are the dates set for what promises to be an event packed with inspiration, fun and entertainment. Leading the line-up of experts are UK TV celebrities, Chef Antony Worrall Thompson and antiques expert Mark Stacey, known from TV programmes like Flog it! and Bargain Hunt. And there are some fantastic prizes, freebies and give-aways up for grabs. For your chance to win, make sure you get your Selection Box card on entry to the show at the Denia Marriott Hotel. Proudly sponsored by the Euro Weekly News, it’s a fun feature to guide you around the show, and it is easy to enter the prize draws by visiting the participating stands, CCM Quality Services, Euro Weekly News in the Jazz and Blues Bar, Infinity International and Nox Restaurant to collect the four stamps. Hand the card back in, on exiting the show, to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes including: • A fully-fitted air conditioning unit • Satellite navigation system • A juicer
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A culinary trend-setter Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson speaks to Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn about his early life, cooking and Spain... ANTONY WORRALL THOMPSON has been cooking for as long as he can remember, partly because he loved it and partly because he had no choice but to learn to cook if he ever wanted a decent meal at home. “With my parents away a lot I had a lot of au pairs and the food was pretty bad so I did it myself and really enjoyed it, much to my grandmother’s disgust and horror as she was far too grand to cook for herself!” he said. As a way of appeasing her he did a degree in hotel management but soon found himself back in the kitchen and opened his first restaurant in 1981. Since then, Antony has firmly established himself as one of Britain’s favourite chefs having opened many successful restaurants over the years, being
ahead of the game in introducing new styles of cuisine to the UK market and setting trends rather than following them. “I was a big traveller and on the West Coast of America you pick up the trends. I had a restaurant in India and went to cooking school in Thailand so you pick up a lot of things, and then I would spot openings in the market and most of the ANTONY is looking forward to his visit to the Costa Blanca.
time it would work. I started an organic bistro and a tapas restaurant but I was probably about 10 years too early for the market.” Speaking of tapas, Antony loves Spanish food and often indulges during his visits to his holiday home in Mijas on the Costa del Sol. His career soon took him into the world of television. The first cook on Ready Steady Cook, he was on the show for 13 years and it led to other projects and he was a regular on cable TV channels. Antony says he is looking forward to being on the Costa Blanca. The chef will be at The Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Exhibition on April 10-11 offering demonstrations, talking to members of the public and judging the cake competition. Don’t miss it!
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Competition To win complimentary VIP tickets to the show and a chance to meet Antony and Mark personally with a glass of cava just answer the following question correctly: What popular UK TV programme did Antony Worrall Thompson appear on regularly? Email gina@gmpromotions.es and put the answer in the subject line. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you all at the next exciting Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show, April 10-11, 10am-5pm. Show entry just €2.50 per person. Female Focus are the Main Media Sponsors for the third year running, and have given the event great support, said organiser Gina.
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Free confidential help and support THE Listeners have announced an extension to their 24-hour telephone helpline listening service. They have added free individual counselling and group support through offshoot ‘Stepping Stones... taking one step at a time’. The group helps callers cope with stress, bereavement, grief, loss, relationship problems, lack of confidence or self-esteem and also drug or alcohol abuse.
The Listeners telephone helpline, 96 599 66 78, is manned by volunteers 24/7, who are there to offer a confidential ear with empathy and understanding. For face-toface support, Stepping Stones have group meetings on the second Wednesday of every month at the El Cid Restaurant in Benidoleig. Meetings are run by a retired professional who ran his own psychotherapy practice in the UK. Those attending the Stepping Stones group have very different backgrounds and life experiences but find the relaxed and informal meetings mutually supportive and helpful. CRUZ ROJA (Red Cross) in Calpe, in collaboContact can be made ration with Piscina Climatizada de Benissa, is through the Listeners 24training a team of lifeguards. Members will hour telephone helpline, by obtain a First Aid certificate, qualifying them emailing listenersspain@ to supervise safety at pools, parks and beaches and to intervene in emergencies. gmail.com or by calling The course is open to candidates over the Stepping Stones on 634 age of 18. For more information contact Cruz 362 498. All information is Roja by calling mornings on 647 430 807 or held confidentially and sevisit the Cruz Roja office in Avenida del Norte curely by the Listeners’ No 5, Calpe. team. www.listenersspain.com
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Fire evacuation A FIRE in a building in Calle Panaderos, Torre del Mar (Velez-Malaga) forced the fire brigade to evacuate seven residents. The fire began at 3.46am on March 28 and 11 vehicles were damaged.
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Going for gold AN UNKNOWN ‘artist’ has been painting several pieces of urban furniture in gold around Rincon de la Victoria. The town mayor, Francisco Salado, has announced that he is open to discussing a project if the painter comes forward.
Centre inauguration A NEW day-care centre for people with disabilities, run by the association AMIRAX, was inaugurated in Rincon de la Victoria by Mayor Francisco Salado. It will provide services to almost 30 residents.
Foundation laid THE first stone for Nerja’s new fire brigade headquarters was placed on Monday (March 30) by Maria Francisca Caracual, vice-president of the Malaga Provincial Council.
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Record temperature MALAGA Province registered the highest minimum temperatures in Spain on Sunday, March 29. A minimum of 20.1 degrees centigrade was recorded at Malaga airport, beating the previous highest minimum for March of 19.4 degrees, registered in 1987.
Empty pockets A NEW system is being put in place at the University of Malaga that will allow services to be paid for using mobile phones, eliminating the need to carry cash for coffee, photocopies, etc.
Sun and training MORE than 300 athletes from 16 teams from Belgium, Norway, Sweden, France, Ireland and the UK will be training at
was 5 per cent more than in 2013 and 300 per cent above the 2009 figure, the organisation revealed.
Good taste FESTIVAL DEGUSTHO ALMERIA will be held from April 11-13 in Huercal-Overa. Participants include celebrity chefs David Muñoz, Mario Sandoval and Kiko Moya, plus the jury from the ‘Master Chef’ programme.
Meet catsharks TWO out of the four catsharks born in the Almuñecar Aquarium back in November can now be seen by visitors. The rest are still in quarantine, as keepers need to control the lighting and water temperature to ensure their development.
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All go in Torry AFTER a three-year delay, work has restarted on the four-storey Easter Museum located on the Avd de las Habaneras in Torrevieja.
FAMILY OF FOUR: Found dead in a Gibraltar house.
British family die in Gibraltar POLICE have confirmed that a family of four have been found dead in Gibraltar. The Royal Gibraltar Police said a 31year-old British man, a 37-year-old woman, a four-year-old girl and a sixweek-old baby were found dead on Monday March 30. Detectives and forensic officers have been working in the flat and the area remains cordoned-off. Police found the tragic scene after responding to a neighbour’s screams in
Boschetti’s Steps, just after 11am. Police said: “Presently, we are not looking for anyone involved in this very unfortunate event, but the investigation will be thorough and detailed drawing on the expertise of other professionals.” Reportedly the family had been in Spain for some time and had only been in Gibraltar for a few days. At the present moment, a full investigation is being conducted by officers of the Serious Crime Unit.
the Ciudad de Torremolinos sports facilities in April, making the most of the kind climate.
when a bullet ricocheted off a car. He received a 12-month sentence for illegal possession of firearms.
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THE mobile phone provider Orange has followed in the footsteps of Movistar and Vodafone and signed agreements with Malaga Metro to provide reception for users on the city’s underground.
PROVINCIAL irrigation syndicate FERAL called for a link between Beninar and Almanzora reservoirs. The creation of a ‘water motorway’ would distribute water more fairly to different production areas, FERAL said.
Park plans A NEW riverside park and leisure area is being planned by Estepona Council to complement the recently built fair and sports grounds and auditorium in the Arroyo Monterroso area.
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IVF figures AROUND 8,500 couples seek help for fertility problems each year in Andalucia, the public health system revealed. Approximately 700 live in Almeria, where 400 in vitro procedures were carried out in 2014.
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A DRUNK who fired a gun in La Mojonera shot a pedestrian in the buttocks
THE Red Cross helped 62,941 people in Almeria Province last year. This
Don’t read the newspapers A POLL of 200 citizens by San Miguel Town Hall shows 13.7 per cent of those participating never read a newspaper.
More rain RAINFALL in the Segura basin is at nearly 185 litres per square metre, compared to 74.5 litres per square metres last year; more than double the 2014 figure.
Spiderman jailed A THIEF, nicknamed ‘Spiderman,’ has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for stealing from a house in Cartagena after climbing up to the first floor balcony to take advantage of an open patio door.
Top temperature TORREVIEJA recorded temperature highs of 29.9 degrees at the weekend, the second highest in March since data began. Forecasters predict good weather throughout Easter.
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Permanent work THE number of temporary contracts that turn into permanent contracts in the Balearic Islands has increased by 10.5 per cent in 2014 - from 12,536 in 2013 to 13,800 this year.
Lorry falls A LORRY fell into the water at Palma’s Port on Monday (March 30) at around 12.30pm. Fortunately, there were no casualties as the vehicle was empty at the time of the accident.
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Benidorm beaches ready for Easter THE beaches of Benidorm are ready for the Easter influx of tourists, who are expected in the resort for Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrations.
However, the promised beach police, who were due to be operational from Easter until the end of the summer season have not yet materialised. The council is still seeking authorisation for the extra cover from both the provincial government and the Ministry of Interior, now unlikely to be in time for the April Bank Holiday. However, Councillor TERRA NATURA Wildlife Park has installed video surveillance cameras to observe the nurturing needs of a for Security JosÊ Marcet baby Siamang, a black furred gibbon native to is confident that the assigned 10 officers will be Malaysia, born two months ago. Vets at the park observed the baby gibbon display- in place by June. Pressure from unions ing an unusual closeness and bond with its older brother rather than the mother, sparking concern that and the opposition parties also delayed the apthe baby may not be receiving enough nourishment. Terra Natura is set in 32 hectares and based upon plication process. Lifeguards are already three continents: Europe, Asia and America. Animals and plants typical of each continent can be seen within in place and special attention will be paid to liteach region. The park’s philosophy is to preserve species through ter - in particular glass conservation and it has instigated a breeding pro- bottles which are banned gramme for endangered species – one of which is the - and the daily cleaning of the sand. Siamang.
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Cost of war DENMARK: Since the country entered the war against IS in October last year, it has spent nearly a quarter of a billion Krone (€35 million), according to the Defence Ministry.
Disease fight NORWAY: So far, Norway has spent some €58 million on the fight against Ebola in Africa. Due to the risk now being greatly reduced, the government has started to ‘scale down operations’. Health workers were due home this week.
Midnight run NORWAY: The annual Midnight Sun Marathon in Norway is now taking entrants for the day-lit night run. Between May and July the sun never sets in Tromso, meaning this is the only night-time race that doesn’t require head lamps or equipment.
Passport pain DENMARK: 11,000 Danes have received passports with errors, meaning they could be refused entry at control points abroad. A software error caused a failure to imprint the legally required fingerprint on the chip.
from Northamptonshire Police,’ a statement said.
ARMY medic Corporal Anna Cross, aged 25, from Cambridge, who caught Ebola while working as a volunteer in Sierra Leone has been declared free of the disease. She was the first person in the world to be given the experimental Ebola drug MIL 77.
Biggest ever jail BRITAIN’S first titan-sized prison has been given the government go-ahead. The £212 million (€290 million) prison will hold 2,100 inmates. The contract to build Britain’s biggest ever prison was signed just days before Parliament was dissolved for the General Election.
Murder arrest OTIS GOLDSMITH, 49, of the Northamptonshire Police force has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife Jill in Wootton. The murder investigation team ‘will not include anyone
Crippen letters at auction LETTERS written by one of the 20th century’s most notorious murderers, Doctor Crippen, will go on sale in Devizes, Wiltshire, this week. Crippen was executed in November 1910 after poisoning his wife and hiding her dismembered remains under the cellar floor.
Gay prison wedding THE UK’s first gay prison wedding took place when convicted killers tied the knot behind bars. Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and fellow inmate Marc Goodwin, 31, were married in the children’s play alcove at the prison’s visitor centre. Both are serving life sentences at Full Sutton Prison, East Yorkshire.
Amanda Knox free THE conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher has been quashed by Italy’s top appeals court. It is the final ruling in the case following three previous court decisions over the 2007 murder, when Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death in a Perugia apartment.
RUSSIAN PRESS Antarctic reserve UK athlete and swimmer Lewis Pugh has flown to Moscow to discuss the creation of a new marine reserve in the Antarctic’s Ross Sea. He has made long-distance swims in all of the world’s oceans.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the German Labour Ministry was called to a special UN committee to discuss the government’s plan to improve disabled people’s rights. This is hoped to put Germany in line with UN standards.
More needed A RECENT study has found that Germany will need nearly half a million new immigrants per year until 2050, according to a report issued by the Bertelsmann Institute.
Model bank FIDOR BANK has been declared Model Bank of the Year in awards sponsored by research agency Celent at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Morale high CONSUMER morale has hit its highest level for 13 years, according to a survey. This is expected to increase spending and reduce already low unemployment in the coming year.
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SWEDEN: Poet Tomas Tranströmer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2011, has died in Stockholm this week at the age of 83. After a stroke in 1990, he lost the power of speech but continued to write and play piano with one hand.
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A KEY witness who testified against a neoNazi terror cell (the NSU) thought to be behind 10 killings between 2000 and 2007, has been found dead in Kaischtal. Murder is not initially suspected.
RUSSIA is considering a request from Guatemala to train its first cosmonaut, according to a statement from Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.
Putin requests peace VLADIMIR PUTIN has asked for an ‘immediate cessation of military activities’ in Yemen in a conversation with Iran’s al Alam news network. Iran is suspected of giving supplies and training to Houthi rebels, but denies these claims.
REQUEST: Russia to train Guatemalan cosmonaut.
Jordan reactor
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RUSSIA has signed a $10 billion (€9.22 billion) deal to build Jordan’s first nuclear reactor. The power plant will be made up of two 1,000 megawatt reactors. Jordan currently imports 96 per cent of its power.
RUSSIA said it was not prepared to discuss restructuring its $3 billion (€2.76 billion) holding of Ukrainian debt. Russian Finance Minister Siluanov then went on to say he considered Russia to be an official, not a private, creditor.
Thai sorrow THAI Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-Ocha offered his condolences for the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone message.
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Cheap and cheerful wine SPAIN is now the world’s principal wine-exporter. Aided by an abundant grape harvest and expanding markets for Spanish bodegas, it exported 2.256 billion litres of wine last year. This topped Italy and France’s figures by a respective 200 million and 800 million litres.
Spain’s bottled wine exports rose 3.4 per cent to 762 million litres, compared with 0.7 per cent for France and 0.2 per cent for Italy. Despite such good export results, turnover from Spain’s sales abroad fell by 4.6 per cent to €2.522 billion. The tendency to concentrate on cheaper wine,
Euro down, but hopes are up THE 2008 days when €1 was worth $1.60 are unlikely to return. Parity between both currencies is approaching but the outlook is not all bad, argued Miguel Angel Bernal, lecturer at the International School of Stock Exchange Studies (IEB). “Parity is a psychological barrier. But it also reflects a devaluated euro,” Bernal said. The downward tendency would continue, he predicted: “The European Central Bank (ECB) has purchased barely 3 per cent of the assets that it said it would acquire before September 2016.” Foreign tourists saved the day during the crisis even when the euro was
at its strongest and the more favourable exchange rates will boost business from outside the eurozone. This will have a specific effect on Britain, one of Spain’s most important tourist sources. Southern Europe’s eurozone countries have repeatedly stressed the need for devaluation, said Jose Luis Martinez, strategist at Citibank. The exterior sector will be the principal beneficiary as Spain’s exports gain in attraction outside the EU. Bernal agreed that this is particularly true of dollarised countries, Latin America countries and others like Chile whose economy benefits from a strong dollar.
much of it exported in bulk, was allied to a general fall in market prices, sector experts explained. Spanish wine now sells at an average €1.16 a litre, compared with €1.43 per litre in 2014, putting it at the bottom of a list that is headed by France with an average price per litre of €5.3.
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Taking a toll THE Supreme court turned down cashstrapped toll road operator AMSA’s request to renegotiate its government contracts. Sparse traffic was not an “unforeseen risk” judges told the Abertis, Sacyr and ACS alliance.
Dressing up CLOTHING chain H & M’s first quarter turnover in Spain grew by 12 per cent to 1.816 billion Swedish crowns (€195 million). The retailer now has 163 stores in this country.
O2 goes to Hong Kong TELEFONICA has sold its UK operation O2 to Hutchison Whampoa. The Spanish multinational and Hong Kong-based Hutchison agreed a purchase price of $10.25 billion (approximately €14 billion). Hutchison will merge 02 with its existing British mobile company, Three, to create Britain’s largest mobile network. Approval from the regulatory authorities must arrive
before the deal can go through, as this will reduce UK mobile networks to three and could herald higher prices and less competition. The sale was expected after Hutchison’s billionaire owner Li Kashing announced plans to acquire O2 last January. Li is the richest man in Asia, with a fortune that Forbes estimates at around €35 billion.
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STAT OF WEEK THE Social Security Reserve Fund’s balance of €66.816 billion in 2011 has shrunk to €41.634 billion. Most of the cash went on pension rises and pensioners’ June and December bonuses.
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Sterling - euro rollercoaster gains pace WE can be excused for thinking that the foreign exchange market is like a rollercoaster at the moment, because this is the way it feels when we look at the recent sharp moves in the Sterling/euro exchange rate. After the pound recently posted seven-year highs (over 1.4250) in early March, the euro seems to have clawed back some of the heavy losses it suffered in recent months and was trading around 1.3550 at the end of March. This 5 per cent move really feels like a loop-the-loop given how quickly Sterling rose and fell in such a short period of time. The quantitative easing (QE) programme launched by the European Central Bank early in March is yielding its first results, and bodes well for a wider recovery in Europe. The Eurozone’s businesses are likely to enjoy further improvements over the coming months by encouraging business investment and hiring.
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This should finally put the Eurozone’s recovery on a more sustainable path. Despite the improvement in the Eurozone, the single currency’s outlook remains negative over the long term. The QE programme should keep the euro weak, because the ECB will keep interest rates low for an extended period as Mario Draghi floods the market with waves of liquidity until at least September 2016. Further downside risks might also be exacerbated if uncertainty in Greece and Russia flare up again in the
STERLING/EURO: Has seen recent sharp moves in exchange rate. coming months and undermine both the recovery and investors’ sentiment. The great British pound has underperformed of late as investors’ confidence is put to the test by the UK’s uncertain political and economic outlooks, which are clouded by the upcoming election in May. Data
released this month showed that Britain is on the cusp of a period of deflation. For the first time since records began in the UK, inflation measured by the consumer prices index has hit zero in the month of March. This has several implications, but not all of them are necessarily as worrying as the
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word ‘deflation’ might suggest. As a result of zero inflation, living standards in the UK will rise as people see their wages and salaries stretching further. The trend of inflation growth will also likely discourage the Bank of England from raising interest rates for longer than investors anticipated. In a speech to a business club in Rutland, the Bank of England’s chief economist, Andrew Haldane, expressed his view that the inflation risks are more skewed to the downside, and that interest rates may be slashed even further before being raised. The market cheered the news but Sterling suffered. The pound will find it very difficult to rally until data improves or the MCP (Monetary Policy Committee) takes a stronger stance on raising rates. To add to this uncertainty, the electoral race is in a very fine balance so far and we are in for an intriguing journey to the polls.
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Need to shift your home - now’s the time YOUR house in Andalucia is hot property at the moment. According to British press reports the Sterling’s recent rise to a seven-year high against the euro, means that purchasing a place in Spain is becoming more of a reality for many British people thinking of buying abroad. In fact, reports show that a fifth of foreign buyers in Spain this year are expected to come from Britain, many in search of a bit more sun, but more importantly enticed by the fact that trading £500 at today’s rates means nearly €100 extra to spend, compared with a year ago. So if you’re a property owner in Spain thinking to upgrade, downgrade
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or just outright sell - now may be your moment. And to get potential buyers interested, remember, it’s vital to do your research and don’t forget about the importance of seemingly trivial details, says a new survey. Selling a property is no easy feat, but a few impor-
tant little changes can make all the difference. Of course tidiness is important, but just flushing the loo won’t cut it. A person’s first impression is impactful, so you need to make sure it’s a good one. Clean the house thoroughly and remove junk and clutter. Make it look more like a show house than a very ‘lived-in’ house. This way potential buyers can identify it more with themselves than the family already living there. As buyers want to see a property that they can imagine themselves living in! Also, if you’re selling the property for a sad personal reason, keep that information to yourself. Nearly a quarter of
buyers questioned in the survey admitted that unburdening personal information, such as, the reasons for a marriage break-up was considered extremely off-putting behaviour. Potential buyers admit that they are not in the market of sympathy buying. Positivity is essential. You may be bored of your house, but that is no need to point out faults or blurt out little asides, like how the drains tend to smell in the heat. Remember this could be a potential future property for some buyers so don’t dampen their dream. Finally something so easy but so effective is to have fresh coffee on the brew. The smell will delight any buyer, as might some freshly baked bread!
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ELL, that was the week of pure arrogance that was. Four jumped-up pillocks. Three who should know better, and one who thought we all came over on the last banana boat. First on the big A List is that total berk, Jeremy Paxman. I, like many others, was truly looking forward to the party leaders’ TV ‘debate’. An opportunity to hear their ideas and visions of the future and also open themselves to unedited examination by an audience of a cross-section of the public. Instead we got a man, generally used to bullying young university students, so pumped up with his own ego, he thought it perfectly acceptable to sandbag
both party leaders. Snidely delivering a couple of aggressive questions, that he no doubt thought were very clever, merely resulted in both leaders spending most of their limited time defending what was basically the indefensible. I’m sure it all made this idiot feel really important, but frankly it robbed the public of a whole range of questions we’d have been far more interested in hearing the answers to. If we had wanted the ‘Paxo The Prat’ show we could have waited for University Challenge. Second A List contender of the week is another Jeremy. Personally I’ve never been able to stand Clarkson, another arrogant oaf. I don’t normally have good words for the BBC, but full marks for sacking this bully for chinning a (much smaller in stature) producer for nothing more than the fact that his [Clarkson’s] already oversized gut wasn’t being supplied with a
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DROPPED: Full marks to the BBC for getting rid of Jeremy Clarkson. hot meal the following day. Third is that awful pontificating Keith Vaz, who, for some inexplicable reason, seems to keep being picked to head up some leftie influenced committee or another. This latest act of
his continuing arrogance is connected with his handling of the accusations of number four on my A List, the father of one of the girls who absconded to join the IS in Syria. He was arrogant enough to think he could get
away with blaming the police and authorities for his daughter’s radicalisation, swearing in front of the inquiry, chaired by Vaz, that he knew nothing about IS and their dealings. It was subsequently revealed that he was in fact an active Islamic radical himself, having been pictured burning the American flag in front of the American Embassy in a mob which also included hate preacher Anjem Choudary and one of the killers of soldier Lee Rigby. Vaz made him and his whole family seem like victims of some appalling crime, and actually got the Met Police commissioner to offer a grovelling apology. Will any of my A Listers issue any type of apology for their actions? Don’t hold yer breath, they’re far too arrogant! Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com www leapylee.co.uk
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2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Reggie and Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached 10:00pm Scorpion 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Release the Hounds 12:50am Two and a Half Men
11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm Where the Heart is 4:05pm The Royal 5:05pm French Fields 5:40pm Rising Damp 6:15pm On the Buses 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Endeavour 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wycliffe
3:05pm Pawn Stars 3:35pm Pawn Stars 4:00pm Duck Dynasty 4:30pm Duck Dynasty 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Pawn Stars 7:30pm Pawn Stars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm The Goodwood Members Meeting 2015 11:00pm Senna 1:15am The Island
5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm 2 Broke Girls 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:30pm Marry Me 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners 12:10am The Big Bang Theory
Comedy
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3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 5:15pm Flog It!
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders
9pm 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Truth About Fat 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:45pm Question Time
12am 12:45am This Week 1:30am Skiing Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:35am BBC News
SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am The Patriot 9:55am The Lone Ranger 12:35pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 3:10pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 5:25pm The Lone Ranger A lawman and his Comanche Indian sidekick embark upon a quest for justice across the American West.
8:00pm 47 Ronin 10:00pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 12:25am Die Hard with a Vengeance 2:35am Shaft 4:20am King Arthur
8:40am Bedtime Stories 10:25am Ride Along 12:10pm School of Rock 2:10pm The Flintstones 3:45pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 5:20pm You, Me and Dupree 7:10pm The Break-Up 9:00pm School of Rock 11:00pm Ride Along 12:45am Jackass: The Movie 2:20am Jackass: Number Two More gross-out gags and painful pranks.
3:55am My Man is a Loser Two mates ask their friend for tips that will help reignite the spark in their marriages.
5:35am The Flintstones
10:00am Black Rain 12:10pm The Pelican Brief 2:40pm Derailed 4:35pm The Call 6:15pm Black Rain Cop Nick transfers a Japanese hitman from New York to Tokyo, then loses him.
8:25pm Catch.44 Three stripper friends take on a job for a drug lord that spirals out of control. Crime.
10:00pm Lucky Number Slevin 11:55pm The Call 1:40am Cherry Falls 3:20am Single White Female 5:20am Malpractice
8:30am Bean 10:05am Journey to Dinosaur Island 11:35am Stardust 1:50pm Muppets Most Wanted 3:45pm The Perfect Summer 5:15pm Journey to Dinosaur Island 6:45pm Stardust 9:00pm Muppets Most Wanted 10:50pm The Last Keepers A teenage outcast discovers that - like the rest of her family - she has extraordinary powers.
12:25am Bean 2:00am The Good Witch's Wonder 3:30am The Last Keepers 5:05am The Perfect Summer
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7:00am Next Goal Wins 8:45am Grace of Monaco 10:30am Treehouse 12:15pm Next Goal Wins 1:55pm The Longest Week 3:25pm Northern Soul 5:10pm Guardians of the Galaxy 7:15pm Grace of Monaco 9:00pm Guardians of the Galaxy 11:05pm Northern Soul 12:50am Treehouse 2:35am Kill the Irishman
7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 9:50am Behold a Pale Horse 12:10pm All the Young Men 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Texican 5:40pm The Wrecking Crew 7:40pm Darby's Rangers 10:00pm True Romance 12:15am Hell on Wheels 1:15am Queen of the Damned 3:05am Conan 3:55am Conan
Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
4:30am Chappie Special
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The UK Budget. How Does It Affect You? George Osborne’s sixth Budget as the Coalition Chancellor was on 18th March 2015. We have summarised the changes that may affect expatriates, depending on your circumstances. There may be changes depending on who forms the government after the General Election on 7th May. Income tax The UK personal allowance remains available to both residents and non-residents, and will be £10,600 in 2015/2016, £10,800 in 2016/2017 and £11,000 in 2017/2018. The higher rate threshold is £31,785 in 2015/2016, increasing to £31,900 the following year and £32,300 in 2017/2018. The remittance basis charge for individuals resident in the UK for 12 out of the last 14 years will increase from £50,000 to £60,000, and a new charge of £90,000 will apply to those resident in the UK for 17 out of the last 20 years. A new Personal Savings Allowance
are likely to be taxable in your country of residence.
By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks of £1,000 will be introduced for basic rate taxpayers (£500 for higher rate taxpayers) from April 2016. From autumn 2015, it will be possible to extract funds from an ISA and replace them in the same year, instead of losing that portion of ISA allowance for the year. The investment limit for Premium Bonds will increase to £50,000 from 1st June 2015. If you are not resident in the UK, premium bond winnings and income from ISAs
Capital gains tax Non-residents are liable to UK capital gains tax on UK residential property from 6th April 2015 as previously announced. There is nothing new in the Budget, but although HM Revenue & Customs say that a property does not need to be valued as at that date, they do state that it is ‘sensible’ to do so. It will no longer be possible to elect that a property is your main home for UK tax purposes if you are not resident in that jurisdiction, unless you spend at least 90 days in it during that UK tax year. This could impact your residence position. Inheritance tax No change was announced to the nil rate band and it will remain £325,000 until 2017/2018. There will be a review regarding
using Deeds of Variation to avoid inheritance tax, and a future Finance Bill will introduce new rules to combat tax avoidance through the use of multiple trusts. The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes will be extended to cover inheritance tax avoidance schemes. Pensions and annuities While it will be possible for individuals with certain pension schemes to take the full pension funds subject to their UK marginal tax rate, there will not be parity for QROPS schemes at the present time. This disparity is apparently ‘temporary.’ From 2016, individuals will be able to sell their annuities and pay only their marginal rate of income tax, instead of the current 55%. From 6th April 2016, the lifetime allowance for pension contributions will reduce from £1.25 million to £1 million and will thereafter be indexed to inflation.
This is just a summary, and more detail tends to emerge following the budget. It is important to seek specialist advice to clarify how you are affected, particularly when it comes to the interaction between UK and local Spanish taxation, and the tax planning opportunities available. Professional advice is even more important when it comes to UK pensions following the new pension freedom. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek 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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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Fake Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:25pm BBC London News 2:30pm The Edge
BBC TWO 7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am City Beneath the Sea 9:00am The Gospel of John 10:00am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Easter Parade 12:40pm Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 1:10pm Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 1:40pm The Game Plan
FRIDAY TV
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ITV 7:00am Dino Dan 7:10am Dino Dan 7:25am Nerds and Monsters 7:45am Sooty 8:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:25am Columbo 1:30pm O'Brien 2:25pm ITV News and Weather 2:40pm All Star Family Fortunes
CH4 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing
CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff - Easter Special 12:45pm The Hotel Inspector 1:40pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:45pm Home and Away 2:15pm Neighbours 2:50pm The Alamo
SKY 1 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Ashley Banjo Secret Street Crew 9:00am Football's Funniest Moments 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons
3pm 3:25pm Wogan: The Best of 4:10pm Are You Being Served? 4:40pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 5:10pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:25pm Judge Rinder 4:30pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:30pm Tipping Point
5:00pm Come Dine with Me
6:00pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Portillo's State Secrets 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Revisits
6:30pm The Chase 7:30pm ITV News London 7:40pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm Party Election Broadcast by the Scottish National Party 7:35pm D-Day's Sunken Secrets
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm An Island Parish 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Springwatch 11:00pm The Clare Balding Show 11:30pm Goodness Gracious Me: Reunion Special
9:00pm Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm A Fish Called Wanda
9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man
9:00pm Secrets of Great British Castles 10:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 11:00pm NCIS 11:55pm Valkyrie
9:00pm Relatively Clever 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Greatest Disney Songs
12:00am Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos 1:00am Anita and Me 2:30am Question Time 3:30am Nelson: In His Own Words 4:30am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
1:15am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the explosive US version of his popular talk show. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:05am Troy 1:10am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:35am Jackie Brown 4:05am Fargo 5:00am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5:50am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 5:55am Secret Location
2:10am Super Casino 4:10am War Hero in My Family 5:00am The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five0 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am Hawaii Five-0
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9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Bad Education 10:30pm Bad Education 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Bluestone 42 2:00am Killer Magic 2:30am Bad Education 3:00am Bad Education 3:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 4:30am Russell Howard's Good News
8:00pm Messiah at the Foundling Hospital 9:00pm Darcey's Ballerina Heroines 10:00pm Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender - Director's Cut 11:25pm Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert 12:15am Mr Blue Sky 1:15am Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park 2:35am Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender - Director's Cut 4:05am Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert 4:50am This is BBC Four
9:25am People Do the Funniest Things 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:40pm Emmerdale 2:45pm Mr. Bean 3:20pm Mr. Bean 3:55pm Cats and Dogs 5:40pm Nanny McPhee 7:35pm The Mummy 10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption 12:50am Two and a Half Men 1:15am Two and a Half Men 1:45am Crazy Beaches
10:45am That's Carry on 12:40pm Carry on Screaming 2:35pm Carry on Again, Doctor 4:25pm Carry on Matron 6:15pm Carry on Henry
1:35pm Pawn Stars 2:00pm Pawn Stars 2:25pm Pawn Stars 2:55pm Storage Wars 3:25pm Storage Wars 3:50pm Storage Wars 4:25pm Storage Wars 4:50pm Storage Wars 5:20pm Nevada Smith 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Counting Cars 9:30pm Counting Cars 10:00pm Air America 12:15am John Barnes: Sports Life Stories
4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Easy A 11:55pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25am The Big Bang Theory
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3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 4:45pm Flog It! 5:45pm Spring's Supermarket Secrets
In South Oxfordshire, the first host is exholiday rep and social worker Karina Stratford, who makes all her dishes look like sweet treats in honour of her hero Willy Wonka.
3:00pm The Alamo Star-studded saga of the 1836 defence of the Alamo, when a 187-strong garrison including William Travis and Jim Bowie fought to save Texas from Santa Anna's Mexican army for 13 days.
3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Greatest Disney Songs 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News 7:45pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm Eurovision's Greatest Hits 11:30pm BBC News 11:50pm BBC London News
A countdown of the top ten songs in Disney history.
12am 12:00am Would I Lie to You? 12:30am The Football League Show 1:50am EastEnders Omnibus 3:45am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:50am BBC News
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.
Historical hamming from the Carry On regulars.
8:05pm Carry on Jack 10:00pm Carry On Forever 11:00pm Carry on Cruising 12:50am Till Death Us Do Part 2:55am Judge Judy 3:20am Judge Judy 3:40am On the Buses 4:05am ITV3 Nightscreen
SKY MOVIES Action 9:40am After Earth 11:25am Bad Boys 1:25pm Bad Boys II 3:55pm Top Gun 5:50pm World War Z A United Nations worker battles to halt a zombie pandemic.
8:00pm Bad Boys 10:00pm Bad Boys II 12:30am Fast and Furious 7 Special 1:00am Top Gun At the US Navy's elite training centre, pilots compete to become the best.
2:55am World War Z A United Nations worker battles to halt a zombie pandemic.
Comedy 7:10am Despicable Me 2 Special 7:40am Doctor Dolittle 9:25am Doctor Dolittle 2 11:10am Saving Mr. Banks Special 11:40am The Nutty Professor 1:30pm The Golden Child 3:15pm The World's End Special 3:45pm Doctor Dolittle 5:25pm Doctor Dolittle 2 7:10pm The Nutty Professor 9:00pm The Golden Child 10:45pm Trading Places 12:45am Life 2:45am Eddie Murphy: Raw 4:25am Trading Places
7:00am The Fast and the Furious 9:00am Proof of Life 11:25am 25th Hour 1:45pm Fast and Furious 6 4:05pm The Fast and the Furious 6:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 8:05pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 10:00pm Fast and Furious 6 12:10am A Man Apart 2:10am The Last Boy Scout 4:05am Blow
8:30am Walking with Dinosaurs 10:10am Rio 2 Special 10:40am Mr. Peabody and Sherman 12:30pm Dumbo 1:50pm Despicable Me 2 3:40pm Shaun the Sheep Special A look at the making of the latest animated adventure from Aardman.
3:55pm Khumba 5:35pm Walking with Dinosaurs 7:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 9:00pm Despicable Me 2 10:50pm Khumba 12:30am Dumbo 1:50am The Reef 2: High Tide
Premiere
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7:00am The Entitled 8:35am The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 10:20am Jersey Boys
9:50am The Texican 11:30am The Wrecking Crew
The story of 1960s pop group The Four Seasons.
12:35pm Guardians of the Galaxy 2:40pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 4:25pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 6:10pm Guardians of the Galaxy 8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 10:00pm Jersey Boys The story of 1960s pop group The Four Seasons.
12:30am The Entitled
Secret agent Matt Helm must prevent a villain from stealing a billion-dollar gold shipment.
1:30pm Khartoum 3:55pm Ben-Hur 7:50pm Tootsie 10:00pm Out for a Kill 11:45pm The Foreigner 1:35am Hell on Wheels 2:30am The Foreigner 4:05am Conan 4:45am Conan 5:25am Container Wars
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BBC TWO 8:05am The Football League Show 9:25am The Sword in the Stone 10:40am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 11:10am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 11:40am Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 12:10pm Nature of Britain 1:00pm A Taste of Britain 1:30pm Michel Roux's Service 2:30pm A to z of TV Cooking 2:35pm Talking Pictures
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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:40pm The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
CH4 8:05am King of Queens 8:30am King of Queens 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35am Frasier 12:05pm Frasier 12:35pm The Big Bang Theory 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing
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7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old. 11:30am Sponge Bob Square Pants 12:05pm Access 12:10pm Ice Road Truckers 1:05pm Ice Road Truckers 2:00pm Ice Road Truckers
6:00am Stargate Atlantis 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Cinderella Special 8:30am Furious Special 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Wild Things 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm The F1 Show 2:00pm Driving School of Mum and Dad 2:30pm Modern Family
3:05pm The Devil's Brigade 5:30pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
3:00pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic
3pm 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Final Score
3:20pm Wuthering Heights 5:00pm Kew on a Plate
4:30pm Off Their Rockers 5:00pm Big Star's Little Star
5:10pm Come Dine with Me
6:00pm Gardeners World 6:30pm Easter From Kings 7:45pm The Young Victoria
6:00pm Thunderbirds Are GO 7:00pm Local News and Weather
6:15pm The Simpsons 6:45pm The Simpsons 7:10pm The Simpsons 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Lakes: Walking Through History
6:30pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:20pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away - Final Demand 8:15pm Police Interceptors
7:30pm Disney's Easter Egg Hunt 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
In Royal Tunbridge Wells, yummy mummy Sharon Pickles starts the week by going back in time with a 1970s-inspired menu.
6pm 6:15pm The Rise of the Guardians 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The Voice UK
All the very latest local news and weather.
7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway
9pm 9:25pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Monteverdi in Mantua 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Rik Mayall Lord of Misrule
9:30pm You're Back in the Room 10:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:50pm Forgetting Sarah Marshall
9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather 10:00pm End of the World Night 11:35pm Knowing
9:00pm 5 News 9:05pm NCIS 10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:55pm Educating Rita
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Goonies 11:45pm Hawaii Five-0
12:45am A Beautiful Mind 2:55am Revenge of the Bridesmaids 4:15am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
1:45am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen
1:55am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2:50am French Connection II
2:05am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heart-thumping casino experience every night. 4:10am Grand Theft Auto: UK 5:00am Nanna Love: 50 Shades of Granny
12:45am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:45am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:45am Hawaii Five-0 3:40am Road Wars 4:10am Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men 5:00am Inside Gatwick
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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 9:00pm Top Gear 10:10pm Pretty Woman 12:05am Family Guy 12:27am Family Guy 12:49am Family Guy 1:11am Family Guy 1:35am Killer Magic 2:05am Him and Her 2:35am Him and Her 3:00am Him and Her 3:30am Him and Her 4:00am Him and Her 4:30am Great TV Mistakes
8:00pm Chemistry: A Volatile History 9:00pm Wild China
4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Beethoven's 2nd 5:15pm Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 5:30pm Mr. Bean 6:05pm Mr. Bean 6:40pm Evan Almighty 7:40pm FYI Daily 7:45pm Evan Almighty 8:30pm The Mummy Returns 9:30pm FYI Daily 9:35pm The Mummy Returns 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Ibiza Weekender 12:50am Death Race
2:10pm Carry on Cowboy 3:10pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Carry on Cowboy 4:10pm Carry on Screaming 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Carry on Screaming 6:05pm Carry on Follow That Camel 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm Carry on Follow That Camel 8:05pm Carry on Cleo 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Carry on Cleo 10:00pm Carry On Forever 11:00pm Carry on Camping 12:00am FYI Daily
2:50pm Death of a Gunfighter 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm Death of a Gunfighter 4:45pm The Hanging Tree 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm The Hanging Tree 7:00pm Storage Wars Texas 7:30pm Storage Wars Texas 7:55pm Shed and Buried 8:55pm River Monsters 10:00pm Hard to Kill 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Hard to Kill 12:00am FIA Formula e Championship Highlights
10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:30am Taking New York 11:35am Troy 12:25pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 12:30pm Melissa and Joey 1:00pm Melissa and Joey 1:30pm Baby Daddy 2:00pm Baby Daddy 2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Rush Hour 3 11:50pm Rude Tube 12:50am Troy
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10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day
12am 12:55am Surrogates 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:25am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
Wild China explores the natural history of one of the world's most mysterious and diverse countries by looking at some its remotest reaches and most visually stunning scenery.
10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:40pm Definitely Dusty 12:40am Dusty Springfield at the BBC 1:40am Top of the Pops 2:15am Disco at the BBC 3:15am Lost Kingdoms of Central America 4:15am Sounds of the 70s
SKY MOVIES Action 9:25am Lone Survivor 11:35am Oblivion 1:50pm The Top Ten Show 2015 2:05pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 4:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 7:10pm Fast and Furious 7 Special 7:40pm Pacific Rim 10:00pm Lone Survivor 12:10am Oblivion 2:25am Con Air 4:30am Fast and Furious 7 Special 5:00am The Next Karate Kid
Comedy 7:00am Bedtime Stories 8:45am Bruce Almighty 10:35am Mr Woodcock 12:10pm Bad Neighbours 1:55pm The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.
3:40pm Idiocracy 5:20pm About a Boy 7:10pm Bruce Almighty 9:00pm Bad Neighbours 10:40pm The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.
12:25am Idiocracy
8:00am Speed 10:00am Speed 2: Cruise Control 12:10pm After the Sunset 2:00pm RocknRolla 3:55pm Speed 5:55pm American Hustle 8:15pm After the Sunset 10:00pm Misery 11:50pm RocknRolla 1:55am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4:20am Outlaw Paratrooper Bryant returns from Iraq to find a London ruled by thugs and gangsters.
7:00am Delhi Safari 8:45am Garfield 10:15am Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 12:00pm The Croods 1:45pm Planes: Sky Movies Special 2:15pm Escape From Planet Earth 3:50pm Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy 5:20pm The Croods 7:10pm Delhi Safari 9:00pm Escape From Planet Earth 10:35pm Monster House 12:15am Garfield 1:45am Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 3:20am Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy 4:45am Monster House
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7:00am Treehouse 8:45am The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 10:30am The Entitled
7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:55am Khartoum 10:20am Night Raiders 11:20am Ben-Hur 3:25pm What's Up, Doc? 5:15pm High Society 7:15pm Superman 10:00pm The English Patient 1:05am Bugsy 3:25am Conan 4:05am Conan 4:45am Conan 5:30am Container Wars
A disillusioned graduate kidnaps three socialites in a plot to extort cash from their fathers.
12:15pm Grace of Monaco 2:15pm Jersey Boys 4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 6:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 10:00pm Jersey Boys 12:20am The Entitled
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BBC TWO 7:05am Gardeners World 7:35am Countryfile 8:35am Beechgrove Gardens 9:05am The Gospel of John 10:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30am Back in Time for Dinner 12:30pm Michel Roux's Service 1:30pm Michel Roux's Service 2:30pm King of Kings
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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:45pm Murder, She Wrote 2:40pm River Monsters
CH4 7:30am How I Met Your Mother 7:55am How I Met Your Mother 8:15am How I Met Your Mother 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:55pm The Big Bang Theory
CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 10:45am Thomas and Friends Special: Tale of the Brave 11:55am Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2015 1:05pm Patch Adams
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SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Ashley Banjo Secret Street Crew 9:00am Moone Boy 9:30am Football's Funniest Moments 10:00am Football's Funniest Moments 11:00am Football's Funniest Moments 12:00pm WWE Raw 1:00pm David Attenborough's Natural History History Museum Alive 2:30pm Modern Family
3pm 3:55pm Escape to the Country 4:55pm The Truth About Fat 5:55pm Songs of Praise
5:05pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.
5:50pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
3:10pm Agent Cody Banks 5:05pm Reggie and Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm Honey, I Blew Up the Kid 5:40pm Hop
3:20pm Baby Boom 5:25pm Fairy Tale... A True Story
3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Greatest Disney Songs 5:30pm Terry Pratchett's Colour of Magic
7:30pm Channel 4 News
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Documentary celebrating the relaunch of Thunderbirds Are Go, one of Britain's bestloved TV series.
6pm 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow
7:35pm Pompidou 8:00pm Springwatch
6:05pm Catchphrase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:10pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:30pm Off Their Rockers
Includes sport and weather.
The latest news coverage.
8:00pm Three in a Bed
7:20pm Kelly's Heroes
9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Indian Summers 11:05pm Gogglebox
10:00pm Hummingbird
9pm 9:00pm Caribbean with Simon Reeve 10:00pm Louis Theroux 11:00pm Bluestone 42 11:30pm Jack Dee: So What
9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
12:30am Invincible 2:10am Hooper 3:45am Countryfile 4:40am Holby City 5:40am This is BBC Two
12:20am Nation's Favourite 70s Song 1:40am The Store 3:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:15am Nightscreen
12:10am The Angels' Share 2:00am Qissa 3:50am Come Dine with Me 4:20am Come Dine with Me 4:45am Come Dine with Me 5:15am Come Dine with Me 5:40am Come Dine with Me
12:10am Blitz 2:10am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show Technology show that examines at some of the most popular everyday gadgets. 5:00am House Doctor
12:00am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men 5:00am Inside Gatwick
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2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:05pm Mr. Bean 3:40pm Mr. Bean 4:15pm E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 6:35pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 8:10pm Despicable Me 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Despicable Me 10:00pm Skyfall 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Skyfall
2:35pm Carry on at Your Convenience 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm Carry on at Your Convenience 4:25pm Carry on Loving 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm Carry on Loving 6:15pm Carry on Matron 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Carry on Matron 8:05pm Carry on Up the Jungle 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Carry on Up the Jungle 10:00pm Carry On Forever 11:00pm Carry on Girls 12:00am FYI Daily
7:05am Highway Patrol 7:30am Ax Men 8:25am Shed and Buried 9:25am MotoGP 10:25am FIA Formula e Championship Highlights 11:30am MSA British Touring Car Championship 7:30pm Goodwood Members Meeting 2015 8:30pm Counting Cars 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm The Deer Hunter 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Deer Hunter 1:45am Boogeyman
2:00pm The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 3:45pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 4:00pm The Frozen Phenomenon 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm My Sister's Keeper 11:10pm The Inbetweeners 11:40pm The Inbetweeners 12:15am The Inbetweeners
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9:00pm Michael Mcintyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum 10:00pm Poldark 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2
Directed by Steven Knight
9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm Hawaii Five11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles The team search for the culprit behind an explosion that killed three FBI agents.
12am 12:30am Son of Rambow 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
Comedy drama following the lives of a bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan.
2:25am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 3:20am Beaten by My Boyfriend 4:20am Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 4:30am Killer Magic
A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment.
9:00pm Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman 10:00pm Lost Cities of the Ancients, the Dark Lords of Hattusha 11:00pm The Truth About Meteors 11:55pm Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert 12:45am Freddie Mercury The Great Pretender Director's Cut. 2:10am Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and Elo 3:10am Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park
SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 10:00am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 1:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 1:50am Captain Phillips 4:10am The Fast and the Furious
Comedy 7:20am The Monster Squad 8:45am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 10:35am 13 Going on 30 12:15pm Last Vegas 2:05pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 3:45pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 5:25pm Three Amigos! 7:10pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9:00pm Last Vegas 11:00pm American Pie 12:45am American Pie 2 2:45am American Pie: The Wedding 4:35am Three Amigos!
8:20am Bird on a Wire 10:15am The Bone Collector 12:15pm Veronica Mars 2:05pm Spy Game 4:15pm Bird on a Wire 6:10pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.
8:10pm Veronica Mars 10:00pm Spy Game 12:10am The Counsellor 2:30am Internal Affairs 4:30am All Things to All Men A corrupt copper plots to stage a bank robbery in order to catch an elusive London crime boss.
7:00am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 8:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:00am Stuart Little 10:35am Stuart Little 2 12:00pm Rio 2 1:50pm Epic 3:45pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 5:30pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 7:05pm Rio 2 9:00pm Epic 10:50pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 12:30am Stuart Little 2:05am Stuart Little 2
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7:00am Treehouse 8:45am The Entitled 10:30am Grace of Monaco 12:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 2:15pm Jersey Boys 4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 6:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 10:00pm Jersey Boys
7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:50am Night Raiders 8:50am What's Up, Doc? 10:35am High Society 12:35pm Superman 3:20pm Rio Lobo 5:30pm Rio Bravo 8:15pm The Train Robbers 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Dirty Harry 12:55am Magnum Force 3:10am Dirty Harry 4:50am Conan 5:35am Container Wars
The story of 1960s pop group The Four Seasons.
12:20am The Entitled
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Just whistle a happy tune Cassandra Nash - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
BEFORE the PP’s Andalucia election defeat, the president of the Spanish government Mariano Rajoy said the results could not be extrapolated to other Spanish regions. In other words, Andalucia is different and always has been because it votes PSOE. The only time the PP came within a whisker of winning was in 2012 when it was the most-voted party but couldn’t form a government. Podemos, which won 15 seats in the regional government, could do still better outside Andalucia where it is overshadowed by the PSOE. So could Ciudadanos which came out of nowhere to snaffle nine seats and IU which took a beating and now has five seats instead of 12. Most of Spain’s political parties, even the now totally submerged
DID the presence of Pedro Sanchez on the PSOE campaign trail add or subtract votes for Susana Diez? All the world loves a pregnant politician, anyway, but it didn’t hurt that Sanchez is young and easy on the eye. The PP rolled out its big guns for Andalucia and as May approaches will resort to former president Jose Maria Aznar to herd the faithful into the conservative fold. Neither young nor easy on the eye, a hectoring Aznar will either preach to the converted or cause waiverers to head quickly to the Left or Centre instead. UPyD, could do better outside Andalucia. Does that include the PP? May’s municipal elections will reveal whether Rajoy was
PEDRO_SANCHEZ_ PSOE EXTREMADURA FLICKR
Some gentle persuasion
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court he is about to leave, believe it does. He did not swallow Hacienda’s argument that the PP was a non-profit making organisation whose black cash was used for ‘social ends’ and no different from the Red Cross or Caritas. Non-profit making? Tell that to the beneficiaries of the PP’s slush fund and those who enjoyed kickbacks from the Gurtel and Punica shysters.
A creditable force
PEDRO SANCHEZ: Young and easy on the eye. whistling in the dark or not.
All in a good cause SPAIN’S tax department Hacien-
da does not believe that the PP’s failure to pay tax on irregular party donations is an offence. Judge Pablo Ruz, tying up loose ends to the cases at the
PODEMOS, the party that evolved from protests before the May 2011 elections, has shown itself as a force to be reckoned with. But in Andalucia its 15 seats, when compared to the PSOE’s 47 and the PP’s 33, show Podemos as an option and not an alternative. In fact Podemos resembles the bad boy that all the girls used to want to go out with until he asked them.
These days nothing is certain except death, taxes and... various scams E
VER received one of those emails promising you millions of dollars in commission if you help the widow of Nigeria’s former Finance Minister? Like me, you’ve doubtless laughed at the offer, amazed the author admits to coming from Nigeria (famous for this scam) and didn’t make his message more convincing and original. What probably hasn’t struck you is that this incompetence is deliberate. After all, it doesn’t cost much to send an email to thousands of people trying to entice us into cooperating. What does cost time and money is getting the cash out of those of us who reply. The fraudsters don’t want to waste their efforts on people
Nora Johnson
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A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson
who’ll cotton on part way through they’re falling into a trap. It’s better they realise this at the start and never reply. So the ‘incompetent’ email acts as a filter to weed out the most gullible. Those the criminals lavish their attention upon are therefore those most likely to fall for the scam and end up relieved of their life savings. And the moral? Maybe the best advice nowadays is, sadly: ‘Trust nobody.’ For instance, a burglar posing as someone need-
THRILLER: Lies undercut all aspects of human life.
ing help or asking to use your phone to trick their way into your home and walk out with your wallet. If you really believe a caller’s genuine, crossexamine him to check his story stands up. So, how do you sleuth out deception? Look for telling signals that point to dishonesty: repetition, changing the subject, telling a story in chronological order. Someone who’s lying may freeze their upper body, look you in the eyes a bit too much, fake a smile. One or two of these ‘tells’ doesn’t amount to lying unlike when you start to see a pattern emerge. Now, telling a white lie in order not to offend and flattering someone with ‘compliments’ are both natural deceits adopted at
an early age. In public and private life, white lies are part of our survival mechanism. But when deception becomes a previously trusted person’s modus operandi, when deception becomes their default position, we should all be on our guard. As the latest thriller in my Alice Myers crime series, Landscape of Lies, shows, lying - from everyday half-truths to outright deceit - undercuts all aspects of human life. And death ... Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 9:15am The Gospel of John 10:00am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:30am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 11:00am Splash 12:40pm Gypsy
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ITV 7:00am CITV 8:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:25am Columbo 1:30pm O'Brien 2:25pm ITV News and Weather 2:40pm All Star Family Fortunes
CH4 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Big Bang Theory 11:50am The Simpsons 12:20pm The Simpsons 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:25pm The Dark Crystal
CH5 7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old. 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:45pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:35pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:45pm Home and Away 2:15pm Neighbours 2:45pm Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
MONDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am David Attenborough's Natural History History Museum Alive 8:30am Greatest Disney Songs 9:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 10:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:30pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:30pm Disney's Easter Egg Hunt 2:00pm Modern Family 2:30pm The Simpsons
3pm 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
4:10pm William and Kate: The Movie
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:25pm Party Election Broadcast 8:30pm The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds
6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm Party Election Broadcast 7:35pm Car Crash TV 8:00pm The Gadget Show
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Istanbul 10:00pm My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National 11:00pm Raised by Wolves 11:30pm How to be a Young Billionaire
9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Person of Interest
9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Driving School of Mum and Dad 10:00pm Moone Boy 10:45pm Little Crackers 11:00pm Disney's Easter Egg Hunt 11:30pm Arrow
12:50am Goodwood Members Meeting 1:45am Jackpot 247 4:00am Champions League Weekly 4:25am Nightscreen
12:35am First Dates 1:30am 24 Hours in A and E 2:30am The Secret Millionaire 3:25am The Fairy Jobmother USA 4:15am Hugh's Three Hungry Boys 5:10am Secret Location
12:00am Blade: Trinity 2:05am Super Casino 4:10am The Classic Car Show 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am The Great Artists 5:45am House Doctor
12:30am Critical 1:30am Hawaii Five-0 2:30am Hawaii Five-0 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am NCIS: Los Angeles
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8:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Bombay Railway 10:00pm Bombay Railway 11:00pm The Titfield Thunderbolt 12:20am Time Shift
2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm Cats and Dogs 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm Cats and Dogs 4:35pm The Mummy Returns 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The Mummy Returns 7:00pm Nanny McPhee 8:00pm FYI Daily 8:05pm Nanny McPhee 9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 10:00pm Fast and Furious 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Fast and Furious 12:10am Celebrity Juice
1:25pm Carry on Camping 2:05pm Carry on Follow That Camel 3:05pm FYI Daily 3:10pm Carry on Follow That Camel 4:05pm Carry on Up the Jungle 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Carry on Up the Jungle 6:00pm Carry on Cleo 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Carry on Cleo 7:50pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Wycliffe 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood
3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Nevada Smith 5:35pm Storage Wars 6:00pm Storage Wars 6:30pm Storage Wars 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars New York 9:30pm Storage Wars New York 10:00pm Storage Wars Texas 10:30pm Storage Wars Texas 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Bundesliga
10:30am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Charmed 12:00pm Charmed 1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm The Frozen Phenomenon 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Revenge 11:00pm Made in Chelsea Does Come Dine with Me 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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3:00pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 3:45pm A Taste of Britain 4:45pm Are You Being Served? 5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:25pm Judge Rinder 4:25pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:30pm Tipping Point
6:30pm Vintage Antiques Road Show 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 8:30pm Food and Drink
6:30pm The Chase 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Morecambe and Wise 10:30pm Kew on a Plate 11:30pm The Wedding Video
9:00pm More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Code of a Killer 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show
1:00am Louis Theroux 2:00am Back in Time for Dinner 3:00am The Big Painting Challenge 4:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
BBC THREE 8:00pm Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters 8:20pm Book of Dragons 8:40pm Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury 9:00pm First Flight 9:10pm Raiders of the Lost Ark 11:00pm Bluestone 42 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Bluestone 42 2:00am Killer Magic
3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm Home Away From Home 5:00pm Flog It! 5:45pm Super Cute Animals
TV movie inspired by the royal wedding.
3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Modern Family 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Wallace and Gromit
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm A Question of Sport
12am 12:00am Live at the Apollo 12:45am The Football League Show 2:05am Far From Home 3:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:35am BBC News
Timeshift revisits Britain's railways during the era of nationalisation.
1:20am Bombay Railway 2:25am Bombay Railway 3:25am Time Shift Timeshift revisits Britain's railways during the era of nationalisation.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 8:00am Rocky IV 9:45am Jumanji 11:40am Charlie's Angels 1:30pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 3:30pm Fast and Furious 7 Special 4:00pm Rocky 6:10pm Rocky II 8:15pm Rocky III 10:00pm Rocky IV 11:40pm Rocky V 1:35am Aliens: Special Edition 4:20am The Top Ten Show 2015 4:35am Charlie's Angels
Comedy 7:00am Crocodile Dundee 8:40am Crocodile Dundee II 10:35am We're the Millers 12:30pm The Internship 2:30pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 4:20pm Hot Shots! 5:50pm Hot Shots! Part Deux 7:20pm Crocodile Dundee 9:00pm Crocodile Dundee II 11:00pm We're the Millers 12:55am The Internship 3:00am Hot Shots! 4:30am Hot Shots! Part Deux Topper Harley takes on a rescue mission for American hostages trapped in the Middle East.
7:35am Mad Dog and Glory 9:15am Runner Runner 10:50am Mean Creek 12:30pm White House Down 2:45pm Breakdown 4:30pm Runner Runner 6:05pm Mean Creek 7:45pm White House Down 10:00pm Oldboy 11:50pm Kiss the Girls 1:55am Falling Down 4:00am The Canyons 5:55am Loss of Faith Drama about an author drawn into a web of intrigue, murder and deception.
6:30am Planes: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Primates of the Caribbean 8:25am The Aristocats 9:50am The Smurfs 2 11:40am Turbo 1:25pm The Lego Movie 3:15pm Turbo: Sky Movies Special 3:45pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 5:25pm The Smurfs 2 7:15pm Turbo 9:00pm The Lego Movie 10:50pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 12:30am The Aristocats 1:55am Primates of the Caribbean 3:20am Barnyard
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7:00am The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 8:45am Treehouse 10:30am The Entitled 12:15pm Grace of Monaco 2:15pm Jersey Boys 4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 6:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 10:00pm Jersey Boys 12:20am The Entitled 2:00am Mark Millar's Superhero Playlist 2:20am Treehouse 4:05am Fast and Furious 7 Special 4:35am Grace of Monaco
7:35am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:25am Rio Bravo 11:05am Rio Lobo 1:15pm McLintock! 3:40pm The Searchers 5:55pm Chisum 8:00pm Longmire 9:00pm Longmire 10:00pm Miss Congeniality 12:05am Longmire 1:00am Longmire 1:50am Desperado 3:45am Conan 4:35am Conan
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Happy days are here again… FIGURES from the National Statistics Institute show there is an increase in tourism with a 1.4 per cent rise in hotel overnight stays in comparison to last year. Do you agree that we are at last in an economic recovery? Are you optimistic that 2015 will see the good times return? EVERYONE we asked looked on the coming holiday season with a great deal of optimism as they have seen the signs of a positive future. Heike of The House Specialist Real Estate in Torre del Mar commented: “I can see some movement this year within business in the area. People have come to visit early this year and many are staying over the Easter period; in other years I have noticed that they have come later in the year. Many of the Spanish
STREET TALK people have a second holiday home here though. At our office we are seeing a demand for houses, which is good, although people are still looking for a bargain. I believe things are on the upturn this year.” Gemma Broad at Telitec Communications SL (Alicante) said: “We are definitely in recovery. Telitec has a wide lens on the Costa Blanca community as a whole, with access to premises across a number of
ROSY: Telitec’s Gemma Broad’s outlook for 2015.
industries. Business is brisk and property is selling again, always a good indicator of economic trends. It has been a long time coming but, yes, 2015 is looking rosy.” Joaquin Garcia Infantes manager of Le Papillon in Marbella (Malaga) was also upbeat. “Having many years behind me in the restaurant business I can definitely feel by the environment that people are very positive this year. I hear and pick up on what the general feeling is of the clients around me, and I believe it is very good. I am now well into my third year at Le Papillon and things are now evolving into how it was when the economy was good. Sterling will go further, which will enable people to enjoy more here. So,
UPBEAT: Joaquin Garcia Infantes from Le Papillon.
yes, I am optimistic about this year,” he commented. In Almeria, Orinta and Richard, owners of Bar Trabalon, said: “We can always tell by our Easter trade if there is an upturn in business as it can be quite difficult to judge before that time in our area. I do think that people may visit Spain more this year, though, as the exchange rate Sterling to Euro is better, so let’s hope that it helps. As a family business we will be ready for the good times.”
HOUSING DEMAND GOOD: Heike of The House Specialist Real Estate has seen movement in the business sector and believes things are on the upturn this year.
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CH5 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 9:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
TUESDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:45pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 3:55pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 4:40pm Are You Being Served? 5:10pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm Fatal Trust
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Holidaymakers 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 6:55pm Party Election Broadcast by the Conservative Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm Collectaholics
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast
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9:00pm Back in Time for Dinner 10:00pm Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 11:00pm Bluestone 42 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Benidorm
9:00pm Burger Bar to Gourmet Star 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm The Billion Pound Hotel
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12:35am A Bunch of Amateurs 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
12:15am Weather The latest weather information. 12:20am Newsbeat Election Debate 1:20am Caribbean with Simon Reeve 2:20am Antiques Roadshow 3:20am The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives 4:20am This is BBC Two
12:10am Carry on at Your Convenience 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen
12:00am Teens 1:00am Pokerstars.Com European Poker Tour 1:55am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:25am The Savages 4:15am Secret Location 5:10am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
12:00am OAPs Behaving Badly 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Person of Interest 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:50am Hawaii Five-0 3:40am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:20am NCIS: Los Angeles
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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere 10:00pm The Normans 11:00pm A Very British Airline 12:00am Bombay Railway 1:00am Time Shift 2:00am Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere 3:00am A Very British Airline
11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Death Race 1:10am Two and a Half Men 1:35am Two and a Half Men
11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm French Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Harry at 30 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood
2:20pm Ax Men 3:15pm Pawn Stars 3:40pm Pawn Stars 4:05pm Duck Dynasty 4:35pm Duck Dynasty 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Pawn Stars 7:30pm Pawn Stars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Shed and Buried 10:00pm Benidorm 10:30pm Benidorm 11:00pm Sports Life Stories 12:00am The Deer Hunter
3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm Supernatural 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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Comedy 7:45am Ghostbusters 9:35am The Rocky Horror Picture Show 11:20am About Time 1:30pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 3:35pm Ghostbusters 5:25pm Ghostbusters II 7:20pm Little Shop of Horrors 9:00pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show 10:45pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Redneck racer Ricky Bobby is a NASCAR king thanks to a sweet deal with his pal Cal.
12:50am About Time 2:55am The Best Man Holiday 5:05am Ghostbusters II
7:45am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 9:40am 2 Fast 2 Furious 11:40am The Fast and the Furious 1:40pm Dead Again 3:40pm Flesh and Bone 6:00pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 8:00pm The Fast and the Furious 10:00pm The Silence of the Lambs 12:05am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.
2:00am Death Warrant 3:45am Midnight Express The true story of Billy Hayes, an American caught with hash in Istanbul Airport and sentenced to life in a harsh Turkish prison.
7:00am Baby's Day Out 8:45am Doctor Dolittle 11:10am Return to Nim's Island 12:45pm Bean 2:20pm The Mask 4:10pm Son of the Mask 5:50pm Return to Nim's Island 7:25pm Bean 9:00pm The Mask 10:50pm Son of the Mask 12:35am Doctor Dolittle 3:05am Dennis The Menace When Dennis' parents go out of town, he stays with his neighbours, Mr and Mrs Wilson.
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9:10am McLintock! 11:40am Chisum 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Moonlighter 5:30pm The Marksman 6:40pm Cattle Town 8:00pm Longmire 9:00pm Longmire 10:00pm Derailed 11:45pm Longmire 12:40am Longmire 1:35am National Lampoon's Vacation 3:25am Conan 4:10am Conan 4:50am Conan 5:35am Container Wars
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12:20am The Entitled A disillusioned graduate kidnaps three socialites in a plot to extort cash from their fathers.
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SKY 1 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Home Away From Home 5:15pm Flog It!
3:20pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 4:05pm Floyd on France 4:45pm Are You Being Served? 5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm Wandering Eye
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Holidaymakers 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 6:55pm Party Election Broadcast by the Conservative Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm Collectaholics
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6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast
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6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives 10:00pm This World 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm DCI Banks 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Pop Gold
9:00pm Supercars 10:00pm The Island with Bear Grylls 11:00pm First Dates
9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm OAPs Behaving Badly 11:00pm Dangerous Dog Owners and Proud
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Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
Entertainment series showcasing amazing performances from famous musicians from the ITV archive.
MaĂŽtre-d' Fred and his team play Cupid to another new batch of singletons from across the country.
Documentary about people who keep banned and dangerous dogs.
12am 12:30am 50 Dead Men Walking A young man infiltrates the IRA for the British police until he is exposed and tortured. 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:25am BBC News
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CATS are born pleasure seekers, and they will inevitably locate the most comfortable places around your home to spend their quality time. Of course, a comfortable cat is a happy cat, and a happy cat is one who doesn’t mark, shred, or otherwise engage in destructive behaviour around the house. So it’s not a bad idea to expand your pet’s comfort zone by selecting the right supplies and equipment. Cats are playful, and providing a variety of toys will satisfy this natural need to play. Fishing-pole-style toys give a great overall workout by promoting jumping and leaping, while
COMFY CATS: Will find the best places to spend quality time. wind-up or mechanical toys provide mental and physical stimulation (although some find these scary). Plain old fashioned balls encourage running and chasing, and never forget the ol’ reliable milk jug plastic twistie! And don’t forget, like kids, cats get bored with the same old thing, so rotate toys when they lose interest in old ones. Of course, mealtimes are a highlight of the cat’s day, so providing nutritional food they like will keep them active, healthy and
delighted with dinner. While many successfully feed their cats only one type of food, variety prevents boredom and helps convert to a special diet if a health condition (such as diabetes or kidney problems) develops. If your cat has dental disease, they’ll appreciate canned food, which is easier to chew than dry. Always feed a high-quality diet (such as Iams or Science Diet) appropriate for your cat’s life stage and health. You may not know it, but your cat may be influ-
Warning of danger to sperm whales TURSIOPS Association investigators have warned of the presence of wounded sperm whales and their offspring in waters near the Balearic Islands which they suspect have been hit by boats. The whales were spotted during a recent Estemar I scientific campaign aimed at estimating the whale population near the islands. Scientists located a number of Physeter Macrocephalus sperm whales, a species the International Union for the Conservation of Nature classifies as in danger of extinction in the Mediter-
ranean, in the Mallorca Channel by following the sounds they emit to feed and communicate. One of the whales photographed, a female with a baby beside her, bore a number of scars and wounds to the head and back. Campaign director Txema Brotons explained that the fact that females appear to be more in danger of being hit by boats as there are more present in boating channels endangers the breeding capacity of the species, which could seriously affect the eco-system.
enced by their dish as well as dinner. Bowls should be big enough for them to eat without squashing whiskers. If your cat has feline acne (black crusty patches on the chin) stay away from plastic bowls, as they tend to retain oils and can make the condition worse. Research has also shown that cats often prefer to drink water away from their food, so choose separate food and water bowls and place the water dish in a different location adjacent to the food to encourage drinking.
Elsa loves her sunny spot on the balcony By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch NESTLED away in Competa, a village high up in the hills, a cat called Elsa has been feeling rather delicate of late, and not really able to oversee the young’uns. Her owner has 10 cats and one dog. Some of the cats are on medication and need careful feeding. They live in a sunny house with a garden, balcony and stunning views. After retirement in England Sonny, Elsa’s owner, decided to live somewhere quite different to her former home in Surrey, England. She settled in Competa, a place she had enjoyed on many holidays. Within weeks they were living like locals in relaxed and beautiful surroundings. Sonny began to rescue abandoned kittens she found starving in the streets. She and Elsa would nurse them back
to health, and find new homes for them when they were ready. Before they knew it there were 10 cats to feed, water and keep in good health until a kind home could be found. This summer Sonny returns to England to greet her first grandchild. She’ll be gone for eight weeks. Who’ll care for her fur family? A cattery is not viable, certainly not in Competa! Her solution to this pet challenge was online, to find experienced cat sitters who care for your pets at no cost in exchange for free accommodation. It’s a collaboration. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001 To find a petsitter visit www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508.
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EAL characters are an endangered species. A close neighbour in the Suffolk village where we once lived, was Bob. He was eighty-ish (no one seemed to know his exact vintage), and was just one of a number of great characters, many of whom carried strange nicknames like Squibby Murkin, Waters Allcock and Shacker Wright. But in this case, Bob had remained just Bob. We lived at the top of a hill, and every Thursday he would get into his Ford Fiesta - a car which through necessity, was replaced with a new model every year - and drive off to the nearby village of Clare to do his weekly shopping. The banshee wail of the car’s gearbox could be heard around the village as he screamed down the hill in
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first gear, only slipping into a relieved second once he reached the bottom, often forgetting the clutch. On two occasions, having heard an almighty crash, we rushed out to find that Bob had either misjudged the distance or engaged reverse by mistake and driven the car through the back of his garage. Luckily, this was a timber framed structure. Bob, by all accounts, had been a bit of a lad in his day. One old lady in the village once confided in me with distaste, that when Bob was the village postman, it was not only letters that he would put through her letter box. She did not elaborate on this thankfully.
JUST BOB: Keeping character alive and well in a Suffolk village. He put in a few hours gardening every week at a large house that was owned by a young couple, and the attractive wife would often make soup for lunch and invite Bob to join her. One day it seems, he put
down his spoon, leant across the table and fixing the lady with a leer announced, “It still works, y’know.” Luckily she thought it was hilarious and the story circulated like wild fire. We were owned by two
Siamese cats at that time and during the summer, Bob would eat his Sunday lunch from a little fold-up table outside his back door. Doc, one of our felines (his full name was Livingston, but with three syllables it was too much for him to cope with and he only answered to plain Doc) turned up in our garden purring loudly through teeth that were clamped determinedly around half a cooked chicken. Bob had apparently gone inside to get condiments, and Doc had seized the moment, along with the chicken. When I approached Bob to grass up our moggy, he simply shrugged and said, “I alwuz give him haalf me dinner, soo now he’s had two wiks all in one, hain’t ‘e.” We had wondered why Doc had been steadily gaining weight.
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One man’s weed... IN reply to a reader’s question about the yellow clover-like flower, it is from the oxalis family. Although some class it as a weed over here in Spain, in the UK it is very rare. Ann White, Pueblo Mijitas (Malaga)
First thoughts DELUSIONAL! That’s the nicest word I can come up with to describe Teejay, the self confessed Cliff Richard fan. Anything else is unprintable in a family newspaper. He appears to think that because Cliff appeared to be honourable and decent when he met him, then he must be honourable and decent at all times. I’m not making any remarks or accusations for or against Cliff Richard. I will say, though, that I once met Jimmy Savile. Well ‘met’ might be a bit much: he was on one of his charity runs and he passed me and my five daughters and waved generously in our direction. He appeared most honourable and decent at the time. Keith Hallam, Lake Viñuela (Malaga)
Finger-pointing I TOTALLY agree with Nora Johnson’s spot-on article about Cliff Richard. Whatever the final outcome of this case, his name should not be disclosed unless he is found guilty. And if found innocent then the accusers should be named. The way it’s being conducted is all wrong. Susan Green (via the Euro Weekly News website)
The bank job ON Thursday March 19 I went to an ATM to withdraw cash. The message said there had been a technical error and I did not get the money. I needed to have said money so
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went to another ATM and to my horror I was told to contact my branch. I duly returned home and was informed that the money had been taken from my account. When I explained that I had not received the money, my branch (which is in the UK) told me that it should be returned to me overnight. By the next morning no money had been paid back so I went to the bank. Now if you would like to be treated like a complete idiot, spoken down to as though you were a child, insulted and generally sneered-at, this is the place to visit. I have never in all my life been treated as badly. Then in the rudest way possible I was told that it would take 10 working days for the money to be refunded. After a few phone calls, which of course cost a fortune, I have got nowhere. I am sure that the ATM is faulty. This was not the first time that the bank behaved in this way as two weeks previously the ATM ate my card and it cost me the same kind of treatment from the staff to retrieve it. William Bull, Vera Playa (Almeria)
Land grab HOW come, I used to think, that an intelligent and clever
IT’S time for a break from chocolate-box photographs and there’s nothing pretty about this nasturtium’s struggle to survive! Tom Lepage (by email) man like Mike Walsh can be so blind to the obviously neoimperialist machinations of Vladimir Putin? After his article last week we know it is not his fault: it seems he had been brought up by his family to admire Russia and the Soviet Union. There is no doubt these days that in the thirties, Stalin deliberately starved many millions of Ukrainians. Had he not done so perhaps there would not be so many Russian-speakers in Eastern Ukraine (once home of the Ukrainian Cossacks of Don), who now want to secede and join Russia and which appears reasonable to Mr Walsh. In 1938 Germany invaded and annexed Czechoslovakian Sudetenland because Germanspeakers there wanted to join the Third Reich. So was Hitler justified, Mr Walsh? One wonders who will be next. The Baltic states? After all, Latvia’s population now has 40 per cent of Russian speakers (peeved at having to learn Latvian) due to 40 years of Russian occupation and settlement. Estonia is not too different,
while Lithuania wilfully resists granting Russia’s demands for a corridor across its territory to link up with the annexed Kaliningrad region on the Baltic. All ‘valid reasons’ for future annexations. Not very likely? Ask the Crimean Tartars. R Dworakowski, Torremolinos (Malaga)
Answers to property queries I’M a property owner from the UK and fly to Benalmadena quite regularly for holidays in my apartment. The first thing I do on arrival is seek a copy of the Euro Weekly News , where I can pick up some hints, tips and news about the Costa del Sol. I would like to see more sections in your newspaper dedicated to UK owners who have property here, as the different rules and laws can be quite complicated in Spain. I compliment you on a great
I HAVE just taken the advice of June Baker-Howard printed in an earlier edition on how to renew my EHIC card. I called the number she gave and was passed around to three different departments and was finally connected with the correct office. They told me I would have to fill in a form which would be sent to me to fill in and return to them before I could receive my new card. Ms Baker-Howard said you would not have to fill in a form but this is not correct. You can call the number she gave but be sure you press option three if they give you options. I did not get these when I called, so I advise you try another number which I think is on correspondence from Newcastle. Len Atkinson, Benichembla (Valencia)
Don’t be fooled THE Microsoft impostors are up to their tricks again. I have written to Your Say in the past about them and a recent spate of calls from them prompts me to warn readers once more. It’s easy to be taken in when a succession of engaging young men speaking heavilyaccented English address you by your name and proclaim that they hope you are well. Each time I tell them in a stern voice that they aren’ t from Microsoft, that they are after my money and I’m not going to give them any. They hang up straight away. Times are hard, so I suppose that accounts for these ingenious ways of parting us from our money. T Freeman (by email)
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All the answers begin with either CAN or DO 1. In surgery, what name is given to a thin tube inserted into a vein or body cavity to administer medication, drain off fluid, or insert a surgical instrument? 2. What is the name given to the practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power? 3. What name is given to a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall? 4. What name is often given to a widow holding property received from her deceased husband? 5. What was the name of the king of Denmark and Norway, who forced Edmund II to divide England with him and, on the death of Edmund II, became king of all England? 6. Which city is the state capital of Delaware? 7. Which resort on the Mediterranean coast of France holds a famous annual international film festival?
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Across 3 Beat a runner (7) 7 A fraction that is separate (5) 8 Beats up some supporters (5) 9 Example of epic men’s make-up (8) 10 Europeans wandering the Andes (5) 13 Almost grasped the snake (3) 15 Seaman after an Arts degree gets igneous rock instead (6) 16 Alters odd warnings (6) 17 Agenda contains the result (3) 19 Savage beast thumps it’s way to victory (5) 23 Drank demon ale in confusion and found out it was non alcoholic (8) 24 Boxed disc about a period (5) 25 Leg that is broken, Sire (5) 26 Write about air on a planet (7) Down 1 Agree about Earnest (5) 2 Many keen to see a Biblical hero (5) 3 Point to the lock showing strain (6) 4 Dapper monarch is changed and
Across 3 Replies to (7) 7 Turns around (5) 8 Tender and brittle (5) 9 Elegant and easy (8) 10 Christian holy book (5) 13 Writing implement (3) 15 Yellow fruit (6) 16 Harmonised (6) 17 Tie-on label (3) 19 Cooked in an oven (5) 23 Arrange (8) 24 Prepared to fire (5) 25 Paces (5) 26 Causes (7)
ready (8) 5 Plea for North-East to back an agreement (8) 6 Job makes request after first sign of trouble (4) 11 Buckingham Palace ratepayer takes in hack (8) 12 Try out wine with most flavour (8)
13 Had tea out (3) 14 Fill out a notebook (3) 18 Provoke with sharp point (6) 20 Fawn or cattle next to Her Majesty (5) 21 Skip gym in car (5) 22 Put up with large animal (4)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents X and 10 represents B, so fill in X every time the figure 6 appears and B 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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Shaman, 4 Batter, 9 Trade, 10 Abreast, 11 Slap, 12 Repartee, 13 Dated, 15 Geese, 18 Respects, 21 Mail, 24 Agitate, 25 Alike, 26 Seller, 27 Tennis. Down: 1 Sites, 2 Alabama, 3 Abel, 5 Air base, 6 Toast, 7 Rotten, 8 Kale, 12 Red, 14 Elevate, 15 Gas, 16 Station, 17 Dreads, 19 Still, 20 Tees, 22 Leeds, 23 Rage. QUICK Across: 1 Sharp, 5 Head, 8 Rests, 9 Soldier, 10 Portion, 11 Beds, 12 Tap, 14 Ball, 15 Rage, 18 Yes, 21 Adds, 23 Cottage, 25 Examine, 26 Cruel, 27 Care, 28 Solid. Down: 1 Scrape, 2 Austria, 3 Possibly, 4 Absent, 5 Half, 6 Arise, 7 Brass, 13 Protects, 16 Gradual, 17 Camel, 19 Scream, 20 Healed, 22 Drama, 24 Life.
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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Handball (9) 8 Warning (advance notice) (5) 9 Más nuevo (5) 11 Route (4) 12 Weight (4) 14 Broken (4) 16 Mentiras (4) 19 Carreteras (5) 21 Onza (5) 22 Forward (in position) (9) Down 2 Goodbye (5) 3 Smell (odour) (4) 4 Menta (4) 5 Ahora (en este momento) (3) 6 Lamp (7) 7 Ranuras (7) 10 Oreja (3) 13 Viejo (de mucha edad) (3) 15 Dueño (de casa, coche, perro) (5) 17 Island (4) 18 Blando (madera, droga, agua) (4) 20 Edad (de persona, animal, árbol) (3)
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 (BELLOW) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Casas, 4 Plata, 7 Oca, 8 Cliente, 9 Seed, 10 Faster, 14 Tatuaje, 16 And, 17 Peace, 18 Above.
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Funagram Unscramble the title of a popular American sitcom (four words): EATEN BY BRIGHT HOG FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: JEREMY GUSCOTT, THE BIG BANG THEORY
Unscramble the name of a famous former England rugby union international: REJECTS TOY MUG
Down 1 Occurring in ordinary use (5) 2 Seizes with the teeth (5) 3 Suppose to be the case (6) 4 Experienced soldiers (8) 5 Determined (8) 6 Canines (4) 11 Periodical publication (8) 12 Headless, unconcerned (8) 13 Touch or squeeze fondly (3) 14 Bother persistently with trivial complaints (3)
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26th March EACH week seems to come around quicker which is a good thing. I have had a mixed week again but I won’t tire you with my parental struggles. I am putting it down to having a teenager and another child
who is extremely mature in some ways, but yet just a girl and far more complex. I was brought up to get on with things and not to complain about the hand life has dealt you. If you can’t change it, get your head down and get on with things and if you don’t like it and can change it... well do something about it but don’t expect the rest of the world to sort your life out. I thank my parents for the way they brought me up. They were and are loving, kind, constant and always interested in me and my progress. They tirelessly put all their
effort into bringing me and my sister up to be the best that we could be and to treat others as we would wish to be treated. Well I consider myself a good mother but I don’t think I come close to my
“As far as I am concerned, I do not have cancer” parents. I owe them so much. The values and the strength that they instilled in me have enabled me to face
life and my cancer without fear. People are constantly trying to reassure me that it is more than likely that I won’t die as a result of cancer and if I do, I have a good few years yet. I know their intention is to give me ‘hope’ but honestly I am positive I will not die as a result of cancer. I have two more chemotherapy sessions to go and the overriding emotion that wells within me is one of happiness. As far as I am concerned, I do not have cancer. The treatments are merely to ensure there are no rogue cells bouncing around my body. Soon I will
move onto radiotherapy, which will be a localised zapping of the area from where the tumours were removed. Once the summer is out I will then be able to start rehabilitation on my right arm and then move on to periodic checks. I can look forward to having hair, eyebrows and eyelashes again. Hopefully they will have grown back by then. I will feel stronger and will be able to start to set realistic goals for myself in terms of my career and personal life. I would like to do something charitable in the name of cancer. What that might be I don’t know yet. I have time to contemplate it.
Does fear of being judged stop you from working out? MISSED the gym today? Avoided jogging in the street? What is your excuse? A report says that millions of women are simply avoiding exercise for fear of being judged and laughed at. The report by British MPs on the Commons’ Health Select Committee also highlights how girls as young as 10 avoid PE classes at school because they worry about their body image. The committee, which is also investigating obesity, spoke to experts and women who also said that some have IN PRIVATE: Women worry about body image.
taken to running on treadmills in the shed or garden to avoid being seen. Figures show that just over two thirds of women, 68 per cent, do not take the recommended level of exercise of two and a half hours over the course of a week, higher than the 56 per cent of men who do not do the recommended weekly amount. Experts have warned that a lack of exercise is as harmful as tobacco and contributes to up to one in six deaths in the UK.
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Fertility company brings hope to women AN American fertility company is claiming it can turn back the clock for women who want children. The firm in Massachusetts uses a technique that involves rejuvenating an egg’s mitochondria, which are the tiny structures that create energy to run a cell. By rejuvenating these energy cells, it can help turn back the biological clock for women and aid in fertilisation. Studies suggest that 23-33 is the ideal time to conceive, as a healthy woman is still at her most fertile and may be more psychologically prepared to have a baby. Fertility begins to diminish slowly from the age of 25 as a woman’s eggs decrease. The treatment is not available in the USA as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t approved the method but it is however, available in some in vitro fertilisation clinics in Canada, the UK, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. So far, more than 150 patients have received the treatment.
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Smokers’ children more likely to develop heart disease CHILDREN of smokers may be up to four times more likely to develop heart disease later in life. According to Finnish experts, dangers still exist even if smokers try and limit their child’s exposure to second hand smoke. The findings confirm previous research that linked tobacco smoke and toxins with a lasting effect on children’s cardiovascular health. Finnish children were measured for their exposure to passive smoking and whether their blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the head, brain and face, had become narrowed or blocked due to plaque build-up of fatty deposits in adulthood. The studies started in 1980 and 1983 with blood samples taken from children. In 2001 and 2007, ultrasound readings of their arteries were taken. Finally last year the researchers measured the participants childhood blood cotinine levels from samples collected and frozen in 1980. Cotinine is a bio-marker of passive smoke exposure and the
CARDIOVASCULAR: Link confirmed between smoking and the damaging effects it has on children’s health. researchers found that 84 per cent of children from households where neither parent smoked had nondetectable cotinine levels in their samples. However, only 62 per cent of children from households where one parent smoked and 43 per cent of children from
households where both parents smoked, had blood samples with non-detectable cotinine levels. Meanwhile, leading professor in family medicine, Adam Goldstein, said smoke exposure is as abusive as leaving children unattended in a hot car, or drink driving.
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OWNER: Jill Marples. THE Jacaranda Restaurant in Moraira is holding one of its regular auctions on Easter Saturday April 4 when customers can bid for bargains while enjoying a tasty snack. Jacaranda’s auctions happen every 1st and 3rd Saturday in each month. Anyone can come along to the auctions and if you have blitzed your cupboards and want to sell some
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Jacaranda’s Easter auction goodies you simply book them in. April’s auctions are fully booked. However, bookings are now being taken for May: call 965 743 292 for more details. Panoramic views Jacaranda offers panoramic views from its roof terrace across the valley and the vineyards towards Calpe
and Benidorm - a fabulous location with a cosy ambience. The restaurant interior is reminiscent of a gentleman’s library, the walls lined with books and travel memorabilia and local diners tend to return regularly to this friendly and popular rendezvous where they are sure to run into
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A WEEK of rain has provided the chance to clear accumulated cuttings and notes from the desk. So while the plants have been enjoying an end of March drunken orgy imbibing cool fresh rain, I have rediscovered the following snippets of information that could be of interest to readers.
1. The proposed EU seed regulation that was to restrict the free of charge exchange of non-officially registered flower, fruit and vegetable seeds has been withdrawn after negative responses by gardening organisations. This would have made it difficult to obtain heritage seeds that had never been seriously commercialised by the agricultural and horticultural industries. 2. Ensure that you have sheltered places for enjoying the winter sun as it has been recently determined that many people are seriously undernourished in Vitamin D. The magazine WDDTY suggests that regular short sunbathes without suntan lotion appear to be the best way of regularly topping up Vitamin D reserves. 3. A recent press statement suggested that since some sectors of the agricultural industry in Spain make a profit, EU grant aided support to Spain will be reduced. This could lead to a further contraction in the availability of a diversity of healthy freshly harvested ecologically
VITAMIN D: Short periods of time sunbathing without lotion advised to boost reserves.
produced vegetables and herbs to the general public. So the message continues to be ‘grow your own.’ 4. A recent report ‘Organic versus non-organic’ sponsored by the Soil Association, one of the most important licensing organisations for organic agriculture, concludes that organically grown produce contains a greater percentage of beneficial antioxidants and lower levels of cadmium (an undesirable heavy metal) and pesticide residues and are therefore of a higher nutritional value. So again, if you are concerned about the way your food is grown, consider growing some of your own. I hope that some of this up to date information is of use to you. Also that your garden is both colourful and productive for what I hope is a sunny Easter. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com April 2015.
Join the walkers IF sunny and you would like a not too strenuous but interesting walk in the picturesque DrovaBarx valley on Saturday April 4, while talking about the history of the area and gardening problems, I would be happy for you to join my Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers walk. The walk will depart from the town hall car park in the village of Barx, 14 kilometres inland from Gandia at 10.00 am. This is planned as a four hour walk and it is probable that some walkers will lunch in a local bar after the walk or you can picnic in the valley.
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to guide others. April is the fourth month of the year, and in numerology the message of this number is to consider the foundations of your life. In order for new beginnings to take root, your foundations need to be firm. So release from your daily routine now anything which may be taking up unneces-
sary energy. This is a great time to begin a new exercise regime to become more flexible, perhaps taking up swimming or yoga. The more flexible your body the more easily you will be able to navigate your way through the twists and turns of life. The fourth card in the Major Arcana Tarot deck is the Emperor. Depicted as an authoritative figure, with the head of the ram either side of the throne, this card is encouraging you to be your own authority. Once you are clear about your own needs, and communicate this respectfully to others, you will feel more at peace. As the sun moves into Taurus on April 20, your plans will find the ground they need to grow, flourish and bloom.
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BIG HELP: Guardia Civil Traffic Branch.
N332 to the rescue THE new British orientated website N332.es, launched by the Guardia Civil has become a big favourite with expatriates in Spain. The English language website has been launched by the Ministry of the Interior and the Guardia Civil Traffic Branch and is proving to be a big help to motorists looking for help and advice while driving on Spanish roads. They have also opened a Facebook page in relation to the site, which at this point has nearly 10,000 likes. They state that their basic concept is up and running; however, the idea is still in its early stages. They
hope to include new features as they become available, but in the immediate future, ideas such as podcasts with audio and video, and links to mobile apps could be on the cards. Their idea is to provide accurate information to foreign drivers on a number of different levels. Whether that be: “Where can I buy the cheapest petrol?” or, “How do I get replacement documents?” You can visit their website at: www.n332.es Or Facebook: https://www.facebook. com/TorreviejaTraffic Department
THE beauty of enthusiasm is that it’s infectious! And the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club (JEC) Spain is spreading the bug, and coming on leaps and bounds. With the recent growth in popularity of the legendary British marque, due mainly to great new models and big advertising in recent years, Jaguar lovers of all ages are looking to
share their appreciation of the Big Cats in more ways than just buying the latest magazine. That’s where the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club steps up to the mark. They provide a wonderful atmosphere of like-minded Jaguar enthusiasts and their cars, for
anybody with a hankering towards their love of owning, touring in, looking at, or just polishing Jaguars. The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club Spain is expanding. The main JEC Spain membership has typically been in the Costa Blanca region, but now a new branch has been announced for the Costa del Sol
area. Eric Arnold, the president for JEC Spain has asked Philip Wray, the proud owner of a Convertible XK8, to head up the division. Their inaugural meeting will be at the Hotel Rural AlmaZara in Frigliana, Nerja, on April 19. Contact Philip Wray for more details on: 669 434 457 or email JEC.CostaDel Sol@gmail.com
EXPANDING: The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club Spain.
Seat Leon voted best family car FOR the second year in a row, the Seat Leon has claimed the ‘Best Family Car’ award from car review site, Carbuyer. Commenting on the Leon’s latest trophy, Carbuyer’s Editor, Stuart Milne, said: “Behind those handsome looks lies a car with a big boot and room for five. Despite featuring plenty of cutting-edge equipment, the Leon still represents exceptional value for money.” The Leon line-up has recently expanded with two extra derivatives for its ST (Sports Tourer) body style, the all-road X-Perience as well as the hot Cupra 280. The X-Perience offers a premium feel and permanently available four-wheel-drive, coupled to a 2.0-litre TDI 150 and 184 PS engines. The Cupra 280 combines a scintillating 2.0-litre TSI 280 PS power-plant, launching it from 0-100kph in just six seconds (with DSG), and boasts a load space of up to 1,470 litres. Prices start from around €33,500.
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Diary of Events • Football: PL action returns over Easter with Arsenal-Liverpool, ChelseaStoke, Crystal Palace-Manchester City, Manchester United-Aston Villa and the Tyne-Wear derby, Sunderland-Newcastle. • Golf: The US Masters takes place at Augusta between April 9-12. • Horse Racing: The
2016 Grand National at Aintree is on April 11. • Boat race: The annual Cambridge-Oxford Varsity race is also scheduled for April 11. • Cricket: The threematch Test series between the West Indies and England (with new bowling coach Ottis Gibson) starts on April 13. • Motor Sport: The next F1 Grand Prix in China and the second MotoGP of 2016 in the USA, are both on April 12. Round Up: • Spurs’ striker Harry Kane scored after just 79 seconds of his England debut in last Friday’s 4-0 Euro 2016 qualifying win over Lithuania in front of
82,536 fans at Wembley. England remain unbeaten in Group E. In other ‘qualifiers’ Wales (with two goals from Gareth Bale) beat Israel 3-0 to go two points clear at the top of Group B... Spain edged Ukraine 1-0... Scotland (with a hat-trick for Steve Fletcher - the Scots’ first for 45 years) whipped Gibraltar 6-1... the Republic of Ireland (with a late Shane Long goal) drew 11 with Poland... and Northern Ireland (with a brace from Kyle Lafferty) defeated Finland 2-1. • Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s first F1 victory since 2013. This was also Vettel’s 40th win of his ca-
LINE-UP: Winners with their prizes and trophies.
Warblers at Bonalba for Greensomes Cup THIS week the Orba Warblers travelled to Bonalba for the playing of the Greensomes Cup. The course was in a good playing condition, and we welcomed two guests: Steve Jenkins and Frank Bowers. It was also great to see Ken Robinson back on the tee after his long absence. Bonalba offered a good test to a full house of 16 pairs contesting the trophy resulting in a various
range of scores. In third place with a net score of 73.6 were Chris Hoare and Tony Dickinson. In second place with a net 72 were Glynn Braidley and Margaret Hoare. However, with a par breaking net 67.3 and the new 2015 ‘Greensomes Cup’ champions were John Daniels and Jurgen Mortensen. The four nearest the pin prizes were taken by David Edwards, Chris
Hoare, Jim Rodgers, and Bob Edwards. The Warblers would like to thank our sponsors, Gearing One, for their generous prizes. The next game for the Orba Warblers will be on Wednesday, April 8, at La Galiana for a stableford competition. First tee is 10am, so please be there at 9-9.15 for registration. Guests are welcome, and bookings can be made by calling 639 242 896.
reer, his first for 18 months and his first of course in Ferrari red. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were second and third. • The first MotoGP of the year in Qatar was won by Valentino Rossi (his 109th victory of his career and his 197th podium finish). • Australia (186-3) won cricket’s World Cup final for the fifth time, beating cohosts New Zealand (183 all out) by seven wickets in front of a record 93,013 crowd at the MCG. • In horse racing, the Dubai Cup was won by Brown Panther, ridden by Richard Kingscote and owned by ex-footballer Michael Owen, while Prince Bishop beat the favourite California Chrome to win racing’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup.
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DID YOU KNOW? Steven Gerrard’s red card, 38 seconds after half-time in the Liverpool-Man Utd game last month, was NOT the fastest in PL history. That record goes to Arsenal’s Jason Crowe, who saw ‘red’ after only 13 seconds versus Birmingham City in 1997. The quickest red card in senior football was waved, after just 10 seconds, at Bologna’s Giuseppe Lorenzo for hitting Parma’s Hernan Crespo in a 1990 Serie A game in Italy.
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Sunshine and Stableford
WITH the Costa Blanca League and the calling of the UK depleting the number of members playing, Montgo Golf Society’s field at Oliva Nova was quite small. However that did not detract from the quality of the golf. They played a Stableford competition sponsored by the society in brilliant summer-like weather conditions. The winner, with an excellent 37 points, was Tony Dickinson playing off 22.5, with Richard Fox (18.9) in second with 33 points. Unfortunately, no one managed to hit the green on the third for the nearest the pin prize, so this went to Mick Farmer in a card draw. The society’s next game is at Oliva Nova on Friday April 10 for the annual playing of the Founders’ Day Medal competition sponsored by Russ Peters, with a first tee at 8.56am and lunch to follow in the Golf Restaurant.
VICTORIOUS AGAIN: Javea Green Bowls Club.
Javea’s three in a row FOR the third year running, Javea Green travelled to Monte Mar BC to meet their nemesis, Quesada, in the Federated 4s classic North-South final. Javea’s Federation Captain Dave Gardiner picked his best 12 players for the final, where Tony Mckenna’s team controlled their game from the
offset and won easily 21-12. But Clive English met a Quesada team on form and were defeated. So it was all down to the final rink skipped by Nick Cole. From being four shots down they managed to secure a draw. The rules made for a dramatic end with a one end shootout. The team chosen was Javea’s only winning rink of Jan
Brown, Greg Sperring, Paul Brown and Tony McKenna. Cometh the hour cometh the man and Greg Sperring was that man! With his first wood he touched the jack and sat just nicely behind it, which proved to be all that was needed to secure victory, and Javea lifted the trophy for the third year in a row.