Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 16 - 22 April 2015 Issue 1554

ISSUE NO. 1554 // 16 - 22 APRIL 2015

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Costa Blanca tourism seeks new air routes TOURISM Costa Blanca is in Scotland promoting the province and showcasing the potential of Alicante-Elche airport to airlines.

The tourism board is participating in the Routes Europe Fair in Aberdeen, meeting with the major companies to address the possibility of new flight routes from Alicante-Elche to various points in the rest of Europe.

The delegation, headed by the CEO of the tourism board, Jose Mancebo, met with representatives of easyJet, one of the lowcost airlines with a greater presence at the airport, to bolster the number of flights for the next summer season. Flights to Rome, London, Geneva, Basel and Hamburg,

among others, were discussed.

The board also met with officials from Jet2.com, looking at targeting potential customers in Leeds, boosting passengers in low season, and promoting sports and gastronomyrelated tourism.

Mancebo stressed that in addition to promoting the area as a traditional sun and beach destination, other aspects includ-

ing tourism-related conferences, conventions and business trips should be highlighted. “According to official figures, 11 per cent of

passengers arriving at Alicante-Elche do so for work, a very interesting niche market we want to promote and increase,� he remarked.

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INDEX News 1 - 36 Finance 37 - 42 Leapy Lee 43 Daily TV 44, 46, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 Letters 61 TORREVIEJA FIRST: Job centre for mentally disabled is opened by Mayor Eduardo Dolon.

Time Out 62 - 63 Health & Beauty 65 - 68 Food 69 - 72 Homes & Gardens 74 - 75 Services 84 - 89 Classifieds 90 - 92 Motoring 93 - 94 Sport 95-96

Job centre for the disabled opens

TORREVIEJA has opened the first employment centre of its kind for people with disabilities in Alicante Province.

START is a special employment centre specifically devoted to finding employment for those with severe mental illness. It was inaugurated by Mayor Eduardo Dolon, accompanied by the

president of ADIEM (the Association for the Protection and Integration of People with Mental Illness in the Vega Baja) Gertrudis Marcos. It currently employs seven people and the aim is to develop a social economy project to create work for at least 15 mentally-disabled people over the next two years.

Mayor Dolon congratulated ADIEM for initiating the project. He demonstrated his commitment to the scheme by announcing that the town hall would make provisions, through the Local Development Agency, to hire people from START. The centre is situated in the ADIEM building in Calle la Paz.

Work waiting to start on neglected hotel WORK is waiting to be started on the old hotel in Arenales del Sol, following three decades of neglect.

Renovation work will start

when approval is granted by the Environment Ministry for the licence issued by Elche Council.

The project is expected to last

between 21 and 24 months, with an investment estimated at between â‚Ź8-11 million, to include creating 100 rooms, a spa, swimming pools, gym and

restaurants at the beach-front property.

The building will be part of the Princesol chain, which currently has four hotels in Benidorm.

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Algae complaints RESIDENTS of Puerto Amor have been complaining about a mountain of algae that attracts mosquitoes and bad smells near the Almadraba beach, Alicante.

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€100 energy rebates for poor THE Valencia Regional Government has announced plans for an energy rebate for the poor.

The rebate will be an annual contribution of €100 per family from the Regional Liquidity Fund. The Generalitat calculates it will reach up to 10,000 households.

Energy poverty has been one of the harshest aspects of the

crisis, with thousands of families unable keep their homes warm.

The announcement will come into immediate effect with provisions already made within the budget, but it will not be managed by the Consell and an NGO will handle the applications to ensure compliance with the requirements. The Minister for

the Economy, Maximo Buch, said it will be “a quick process” with the government already looking for a suitable NGO that has the necessary structure already in place.

Priority of awarding the aids will be to families with children under the age of 18 and whose household incomes do not exceed €532 per month. aaltair / Shutterstock.com

Jellyfish arrival LA MATA beach has seen the arrival of hundreds of jellyfish on the shore, believed to be washed up from the strong easterly winds.

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Skating for cancer MORE than 1,000 people took part in the ‘Grand Fiesta of Skating’ along the beach of San Juan, Alicante, to help raise over €1,500 for the AECC cancer charity.

Multilingual lessons A TOTAL of 477 schools in the Valencia Region will follow the multilingual teaching mode as of September. There will be 153 schools in Alicante Province.

Job hunt ALICANTE law graduates were amongst nearly 4,000 people sitting tests in Valencia, Madrid, Granada and Barcelona, in a bid to gain one of 100 posts as judges and prosecutors.

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THERE were 20 per cent more exhibitors at this year’s Antic Auto car show at the IFA exhibition centre, compared to last year.

The show is in its 12th year.

RTA death A MAN, aged 31, was killed after he lost control of his vehicle which crashed down an embankment on the road from Elche to Dolores.

Terrace use TORREVIEJA residents have complained about bars and restaurants extending their terraces onto public land forcing pedestrians to cross onto the road and walk around the terraces.

Fire fighter honoured ALICANTE fire department honoured former fire fighter Jesus Gonzalez Soria on the fourth anniversary of his death by renaming the fire station in Avenida Jaime II in his memory.

Two arrested TWO people have been arrested in El Campello and La Nucia accused of distributing internet material of paedophilia. The arrests were part of a nationwide operation which saw 17 arrested.

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Forest fire A MUST-SEE: At least half a day will be needed to visit Park Guell.

Bringing Barcelona to Life BARCELONA is one of the most visited cities in the world. Its selection of must-see places will have you writing a list that resembles your last supermarket till receipt. But the first words you should pen ought to be, Gaudi’s Park Guell.

Park Guell is a landmark in Barcelona. Designed by Antonio Gaudi, one discovers the beauty of Gaudi’s vision of the world. The park, containing areas like the Hypostyle Hall, Esplanade or the Salamander, will perfectly illustrate the spirit and beauty of his work.

Gaudi was strongly influenced by natural shapes and used them in his pieces, Park Guell was commissioned by Eusebi Guell who simply wanted to create a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy.

Quote of the Week People that pick on my rap video are more old-fashioned than corduroy,’ said Partido Popular politician Jose Antonio Monago about people who have criticised a video included in his campaign material to attract younger voters.

The park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings that will stretch your imagination. There is something rather hypnotic and magical about his dragon fountain at the entrance to the park.

The ornate dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling and is poised to welcome you.

The columns of the Market Hall are world famous, and were once described by Salvador Dali as the precursor of surrealism. There is also a small house in the park which Gaudi lived in at one stage. The house has now been converted into a museum and contains furniture also designed by Gaudí.

Due to park Guell’s location and size, you’ll need at least half a day if you want to see it all in one trip.

Number of the week

81,014

is the number of runners that took part in the Cursa El Corte Ingles-Trofeo International Ciutat de Barcelona race in Barcelona last Sunday, taking the record for participants from the Sun Herald City held in Syndney, Australia, in August last year.

A FIRE in the Sierra del Aguila de La Majada in the municipality of Mazarron has destroyed around 1.2 hectares of scrub land in the area.

Zombie attack THE streets of La Manga will come under attack from zombies on May 15 as part of a live-action Zombie Survival game. Registration fee ranges between €5.50-€60.

For more information visit www.c-fem.es.

Anti-graffiti THE anti-graffiti brigade of the Local Police in Murcia carried out 329 graffiti interventions last year. The group also carries out talks aimed at teenagers to prevent graffiti on the city’s monuments and buildings.

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TWO good samaritans handed in a bag containing €4,405 at a Madrid police station. The men, aged 77 and 64, said they had found the bag, which turned out to belong to a local restaurant owner, on a pavement on Calle Leganes in Fuenlabrada.

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Port audit reveals irregularities IRREGULARITIES have been found in payments made to the Puerto Foundation of Alicante.

The government has criticised the contractual relationship between Alicante Port Authority and its foundation after finding irregular payments including duplicate expenses, cronyism, dubious agency work and illegal agreements dating back to 2009.

The findings came to

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Saint’s day

THOUSANDS took part in religious processions in towns and villages across the Vega Baja to mark the San Vicente fiesta. Following centuries of tradition, communion was taken to the sick at home.

Public cuts AUDIT: Irregularities found at Alicante Port. light after an audit was carried out following a

request from the Compromis political party.

Infant school cuts planned PLANS are in place to close 51 primary and infant classrooms across Alicante Province.

Announced by the Consell, they said the cuts, planned for next school year, will also involve the removal of 66 teachers to take into account the lower ratio

of pupils, with classrooms remaining at an average of 25 children.

Amongst the schools named for the cuts include the San Jaime school in Benijofar; Asis in Dolores; Molivent in Guardamar and the Moliner school in Pilar de la Horadada.

VALENCIA Regional Government has cut public works’ expenditure by 78.2 per cent whilst Murcia has cut its spending by 80.2 per cent.

Wreck fame THE Bou Ferrer Roman shipwreck off the Alicante coastline is featured in this month’s National Geographic History magazine. It includes images produced by Alicante University.

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Who should be responsible?

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ITH the seemingly large amount of fatal accidents appearing in the media recently, it would appear that the world we live in can be a very dangerous place.

It also seems more should be done by somebody to make sure these accidents don’t happen. We agree! Somebody should be responsible. That someone is us! Health and Safety are not just words on the back of some official’s jacket, Health and Safety should be everybody’s responsibility.

Common sense is the best weapon in fighting accidental injuries. Common sense is free and we all have it. Just because there isn’t a sign every five

metres along a cliff edge saying ‘Don’t jump, you’ll die’ doesn’t mean that you will live if you jumped off.

Spain is not Britain, the Spanish have for many years learned the dangers of their surroundings. They don’t go into the sea if they cannot swim, they don’t speed around winding mountain roads, and they’ve never needed signs to tell them that.

A downside to being British is that for the same amount of years, we have been indoctrinated with ‘signage’.

We are used to living with signs that tell us to do everything. If we look at how many signs there are on just one road in the UK, we start to realise how much we expect them to be everywhere we go.

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Unpaid grants row THE PP party in Redovan is accusing the opposition PSOE party of a “dirty campaign” with lies and false statements.

The PSOE claims that aid allocated to entrepreneurs had not been paid, but the PP’s Jose Najar said this was not true with statements only causing “confusion to citizens.”

He added: “This information is absolutely false because according to municipal accounting, the money was paid.

The lack of ideas and projects by the PSOE results in their only task being to try to confuse and manipulate citizens.”

The PP are now calling for an apology from the PSOE.

Throwing stones leads to arrests TWO children have been arrested for throwing stones at cars on the Autovia del Regueron near Alcantarilla, Murcia.

The arrests were made following an investigation launched as police officers were carrying out surveillance as part of the special Easter operation.

They received calls from the 112 emergency co-ordination centre that a group of people were throwing stones at vehicles on the MU-30. Two cars had suffered damage from the acts of vandalism, but no one was hurt.

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scene and removed from the road stones, a plastic box, backpack and a firefighting hose from the nearby tunnel.

The investigation led police to identify two youths as suspects. They now face criminal liability along with their parents or guardians.

Last month, in the first case of its kind in Spain, the courts in Murcia condemned the parents of children who threw stones from a bridge which killed a car passenger in 2012.

The parents were forced to pay €163,000 in compensation to the victim's family.

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Pine forest protection ‘is vital’ SCIENTISTS at the Miguel Hernandez University (UMH) are warning that reforestation with varied plant species is vital to revive the pine forests in Alicante Province.

Analysing the effect of the Tomicus beetle attacking the pines, scientists said Alicante is the least wooded area of the Valencia Region with less diversity of flora and is more affected by reduced rainfall, which is exacerbating the situation.

The Vega Baja and the Sierra de Crevillente have been most affected by the beetle and 1,500 pine trees have

been destroyed in Orihuela.

Deputy Dean of Environmental Sciences at the UMH, Juana Maria Botia and member of the Botany Division, said dealing with the pest was “essential to the design and management of biodiversity, both plant and animal with 60 per cent of European birds depending on these conservation areas. Birds act as bio-indicators of the health of ecosystems.”

The province has 132,786 acres of wooded mountain, 22.8 per cent of the total area of the province.

NEWS Jailed for domestic violence A MAN has been jailed for 10 months for violence against his former partner.

A Murcia court said there was a “pattern of domination, contempt and humiliation” against the woman as the man forced her into having sex with him.

The woman refused although did voluntarily become involved in a series of dominatrix style struggles and physical aggression with some sexual content.

On another occasion when she resisted, the man grabbed her hair, punched her in the face, cut off her hair and partially shaved her head.

The man has been banned from going within 300 metres of his former partner for two years.

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Not enough patient time CUTS in health care have meant that doctors in Alicante Province get an average of just five minutes for consultations with patients.

That’s the complaint made by the Valencia Society of Family Medicine (Svmfyc) and the College of Physicians of Alicante.

“The situation varies among centres, there are some doctors who have

been getting 7.5 minutes per patient, but usually it is acknowledged that doctors are seeing three patients in every 15 minute block,” said Juan Manuel Zazo, from the Primary Medical College of Alicante, who added the situation affects doctors as well as patients.

“The more patients you see throughout the day, the better chance you have

of making a mistake.”

Across the Valencia Region the average time is seven minutes, but it is still lower than the 10 minutes per patient as recommended by the Spanish Society of Family Medicine.

“We need time and resources,” said Alvaro Bonet, president of Svmfyc, who advises hiring more nurses.

Body found at foot of castle NATIONAL POLICE are investigating the death of a man found in the Monte Tossal park area at the foot of San Fernando Castle, Alicante.

The body of the 40-year-old was found on a slope facing the corner of Calle Ronda del Castillo and Calle Sergento Vaillo after a passer-by

alerted the authorities.

Police are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

It is believed the man lived in the neighbourhood of San Blas, close to the scene where his body was discovered.

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Tourist train for port A TOURIST train now serves cruise passengers arriving in Alicante Port, offering them a tour of the city centre and easy access to commercial and eating areas.

Rubble trouble A MAN was slightly injured by falling rubble from building works being carried out in Plaza de Gomez Ulla in Alicante.

Jobless fall UNEMPLOYMENT in Elche fell during March for the eighth consecutive month.

The total number of those without work now stands at 30,949.

Air strikes ALICANTE-ELCHE airport was forced to cancel 28 flights, affecting around 3,500 passengers on the second and final day of the strikes by French air traffic controllers.

Palm guide THE Visit Elche tourism department has produced a new brochure about the historical palmeral. It has been translated into four languages.

HAPPY EASTER: Tourists returned for what is being described as the most successful Easter in a decade.

Easter brings in €40m to region

EASTER has generated around €40million for the hotel industry in the Valencia Region, with over half of that coming from Alicante Province where hotels averaged 85 per cent occupancy levels.

Regional Minister of Economy, Industry, Tourism and Employment, Maximo Buch, expressed his satisfaction with the good results achieved by the tourism sector in terms of the number of travellers and overnight stays, which has also resulted in a increase in spending compared to 2014. “These results show good occupancy data recorded this holiday season, with hotels along the coast of Alicante Province averaging 85 per cent occupancy (4.5 per cent

more than last year) with peaks above 90 per cent in several municipalities like Benidorm (98 per cent),” he said.

The minister stressed that Easter “is often a barometer of how the next summer season will be so we certainly have high expectations in terms of travellers, overnight stays and tourist spending.”

The results have also had a positive impact on employment with 58,500 employed in the tourism sector, 7 per cent more than in the same period last year.

Easter has also been deemed a success in the Murcia Region with the regional government saying it was the most successful Easter period in a decade.

Sports centre opens early ELCHE’S new sports centre has officially opened ahead of schedule.

It is the second privately-run sports centre

in the town, built on a 150,000-square-metre plot of land in El Pla-Sector V near the Vinalopo Hospital on land donated by the town. It will be run by Forus for 30 years who, in return, will contribute to the municipal coffers fees €200,000 a year.

The centre consists of a water sports area with swimming pool and a multi-purpose pool for freestyle, group activities, learning and aqua fit. It also has a spa

area.There is a fitness room of over 800 square metres with classes and exercise equipment and paddle and tennis courts.

There is also a treatment and physiotherapy area and nursery service for young children.

The sports centre has been completed nearly seven months ahead of schedule.

It is open Monday to Friday from 7am10.30pm, Saturdays from 9am-9pm and Sundays from 9am-3pm.

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‘Alicante could be like Africa’ CLIMATE change in the next three decades will lead to a sharp rise in temperatures in Alicante Province, reaching levels similar to North Africa.

Geographer and climatologist Jonathan Gomez Cantero from the Au-

tonomous University of Madrid and University of Alicante (UA), predicts temperatures regularly topping 40ºC, with 44-46 degree heatwaves becoming normal, bringing with them torrential rain.

In his study ‘Climate

Guardamar dunes losing their defence GUARDAMAR’S dunes are losing their only defence.

Residents and opposition parties complain that protective wooden fences and signs have been abandoned and are suffering from a lack of maintenance, despite an investment of €4.3million spent on a regeneration project along miles of protected sand dunes from 2004 to 2010.

The project was aimed at regenerating the dunes, delaying their destruction and restricting access to preserve reforestation work. A city spokesman has blamed the Provincial Directorate of Coasts, but the socialist party has blamed the PP government team for the situation.

Change in Europe 19502050: perception and impacts’, the climatologist studied the impact and general changes that havecaused global warming from 1950 to the present and what is likely to happen for 2050. He said: “The southern part of Europe will have a dry climate similar to that of North Africa and cities like Madrid, Alicante, Naples, Rome and Athens will have summer weather similar to what Cairo has today with extremely high night-time temperatures.”

Climate change will occur in the sea where jellyfish plagues will be more frequent and there will be changes in bird migration by warmer winters, loss of crops and natural disasters becoming more common.

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The cruise season is under way AFTER 18 days travelling from Rio de Janeiro, the MSC Lirica cruise with nearly 2,000 passengers aboard arrived in Alicante, inaugurating the start of the cruise season.

The ship is one of 51 cruises planned to arrive in 2015, bringing up to 87,000 passengers, an increase on the 34,000 passengers who arrived last year.

Cruise Terminal Manager Francesco Balbi, said: “There are also further good prospects that we hope to confirm next year, as well as working on making Alicante a home port for the departure of cruises - if possible by 2017.”

The president of the Port Authority, Juan Ferri said that this is the first year of working together with the Costa Blanca Cruise Terminal Port, “which is already yielding positive results by increasing cruises and passengers.”

The Port Authority is also attempting to encourage the arrival of A NEW speed control campaign is under way across cruises by reducing port the Murcia Region. tariffs and improving All week, until Sunday, the Traffic Department will services. carry out monitoring and speed checks across mainly Cruising is an imporsecondary and urban roads in the Region. tant part of the tourism It is expected that around 30,000 vehicles will be inmarket for Alicante with spected across the municipalities of Cartagena, La each tourist spending Union, Murcia, San Pedro del Pinatar and Torre an average of €75 in Pacheco. the city.

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EU demands put food aid at risk AROUND 25,000 families in Alicante Province depend on aid in the form of food from the European Union (EU), distributed through the Food Bank and the Red Cross.

However, aid may be in danger for thousands of these families if management does not meet the new requirements imposed by the EU to deliver food. This now requires a report on the situation of families to prove their need, to be submitted by a social worker.

“They have given us neither the financial means nor the personnel necessary to develop these reports,” said Juan Vicente Peral, manager of the Food Bank of Alicante.

This institution, like the

FOOD DONATIONS: Aid packages are crucial to help thousands of families in Alicante.

Red Cross, distributes food through partnerships which help them reach families in need. “The associations do not have the financial capacity to pay anyone, and families can ill afford to pay for a private report,” he said.

Currently 20 per cent of recipients of food are

already derived from the municipal Social Services Departments and therefore have the required report but Peral said many do not. He claimed it would take a team of about 30 over six months to prepare the reports at an estimated cost of €240,000.

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Austrians flock into Murcia THE first 1,400 tourists have arrived at San Javier airport from Vienna in Austria.

The wave of tourists from the central European country comes following an agreement between operator Vacances Iristour and Murcia’s Institute of Tourism, to increase visitors to the region.

Over the next four weeks, there will be 60 flights from Austria, expected to bring 8,000 tourists, with the experience being repeated in 2016.

The first flight was welcomed at San Javier airport by Minister for Tourism, Juan Carlo Ruiz, and Tourism Councillors from Los Alcazares and San Javier, Maite Olmos and Toni Martinez.

“Although our region is

AIRPORT ARRIVALS: Thousands of Austrians. small, we have a lot to offer and hope when they leave they will speak well of Murcia,” said Ruiz.

The tourists, mainly aged over 55, will spend a week on the Mar Menor and ensure that occupation in seven of the eight open hotels in La Manga and Los Alcazares will reach 95 per cent during

April and May. Antonio Guillen, President of the association of hotels and tourist accommodation in Costa Calida (Hostetur), said: “This initiative will give a boost to the sector at a time of low occupancy, and with visitors spending money, a range of businesses will benefit.”

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Party says ‘Let’s change Orihuela’ THE coalition party ‘Let’s Change Orihuela’ consisting of the Greens, United Left and members of other independent formations, have presented an ethical code that will limit the wages of councillors.

The code, signed by all members of the electoral list, headed by Karlos Barnabas, wants to limit wages to three-and-a-half times the minimum wage.

They also signed a com-

mitment to expel any accused councillors if necessary.

Meanwhile, Pepa Ferrando, the former president of the PP in Orihuela, who was later ousted from the party, has announced the formation of a new party ahead of the elections.

Ferrando is still to announce the full list of candidates to join her OPC party, standing for Orihuela, villages and coast and it is not yet known if any of the other five councillors expelled from Orihuela’s PP party will be joining OPC.

Flight risk concern THE prosecutor is calling for the withdrawal of the passports of the 35 defendants in court over alleged fraud in the Terra Mitica case.

The prosecution, which is investigating fraud of €4.4 million in the construction of the Benidorm theme park considers there is a risk of the defendants absconding due to the potential long jail sentences and also due to the amount of overseas money that has been discovered during the investigation. The prosecution is also calling for the defendants to appear before court twice a month. The defence lawyers, however, deny their clients are a flight risk.

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Military jump THE Alcantarilla airbase is hosting the 48th National Military Parachuting Championship. A total of nine teams will compete to win top honours.

Teacher aid SECONDARY school teachers in Murcia are to receive €400 aid in recognition of their efforts in the past year for their commitment to improving their knowledge of languages.

Family film FAMILY film Paddington Bear is on tonight (Thursday) at 7pm at the cinema in Pilar de la Horadada and on Saturday at 5pm. Tickets €5 for adults, €3 for children.

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50 new patients of Parkinson’s yearly THERE are around 50 new cases of Parkinson’s diagnosed every year at Elche’s General Hospital, with the neurology department now serving around 400 people

affected by the disease.

The figures were announced to mark World Parkinson’s Day. Parkinson’s is a multisystem disease that pre-

Milk and food donation to food bank HELP VEGA BAJA has donated 538 litres of milk and 66 units of food products to the San Miguel Archangel neighbourhood association in San Miguel. The contributions will go to a local food bank.

The neighbourhood association thanked the charity group “for the heart shown since the beginning of the crisis for the neediest families within the locality. It is an example of how human solidarity overcomes the barriers of language and different cultures.”

dominantly affects the nervous system, especially the area that coordinates movements and muscle tone.

Head of the unit at Elche’s General Hospital, Dr. María Alvarez said: “The disease usually appears in people over 60 years and evolves slowly, but there are also cases in young people under 40 years, affecting around 5 per cent of the total number of sufferers.”

She added: “The majority of patients are controlled with oral medications but in the case of patients with advanced Parkinson’s, with both motor and non-motor complications, oral drugs do not exhibit the same results and require continuous infusions of medications that are new but with very good results.”

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There is still time for Legends of a UK citizens to vote shipwreck or two

FLICKR BY ROBSON SILVA

WITH the registration deadline of midnight on Monday April 20 just a few days away away, the UK’s Elec-

toral Commission has urged UK citizens who are living overseas to register to vote in the UK General Election.

The government website www.gov.uk tell us it is important for any UK citizen overseas that wishes to register for a postal vote to do so as quickly as possible so that they can receive and return their postal ballot packs in good time before polling day.

HIGH DEMAND: Madonna to appear in Barcelona.

Estimates show that there could be as many as 5.5 million UK citizens living MADONNA will be giving a second concert in Spain this overseas. Not all will be eligible to register November due to high demand. as overseas voters, The singer, who will be appearing at the Palau Sant Jordi but the most recent in Barcelona on November 24, will give a second concert figures showed that the following day according to Live Nation promoters. there were only Tickets for the second concert on November 25 will go on 15,849 overseas votsale on Tuesday, April 28 at 10am. ers on the UK elecMadonna’s Rebel Heart Tour starts in Miami on August 29 toral registers. and will travel across the US and Europe.

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THE stories say that the sea can hide many mysteries, but eventually nature exposes reality and recent bad weather has washed ashore on the beaches of

La Marina what could be the remains of a boat.

One resident said initially she thought it was remnants of the San Juan bonfires on the sand but it was

Exhibition of rural clothing THE new Archaeological Museum of Rojales is housing an exhibition of clothing of the rural society of the 19th and 20th centuries, allowing visitors to see the various traditional garments of the Vega Baja.

Museum Director Manuel de Gea said the exhibition covers an important gap regarding the ethnological collection on traditional local dress and clothing, with the show aimed at “valuing the garments worn by our ancestors.”

Local residents have also participated in the unique exhibition providing some clothes and sharing their memories.

found to be too hard and as the days passed, more bad weather washed up more residues outlining a triangular pattern which could be from the bow of a ship.

One fisherman said it was common for sail boats to arrive for salt and if the weather conditions were not right, the boat was beached and left at sea: “This boat could measure around 12m in length” he said, adding it is likely to have been buried under the sea for around 60 years.

Another two sets of remains have been found meaning there could be another two boats sunk off the coast with some elderly residents recalling tales of shipwrecks from their youth which may now be proven to be true.

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Rice on the menu in cooking contest ENROLMENT has opened for those who wish to participate in the first national rice competition in Torrevieja.

The contest will be held on May 14 at the CDT centre in Torrevieja and deadline for registration is April 24.

The event has been co-ordinated by the mayor of Torrevieja, Councillor for Tourism and Hospitality, representatives

of the Valencian Agency of Tourism, Tourist Board of the Costa Blanca and the association of hospitality companies in Torrevieja (AEHTC), along with various industry experts.

The contest is open to any professional chef, regardless of age and nationality, as long as they are representing a Spanish catering establishment.

There are two categories to enter: Torrevieja Rice and Free Rice, and each entrant may have an assistant.

DEPUTY Mayor of Pilar de la Horadada, Ivan Registration forms must Romero, accompanied by James Herbert, visited be submitted to the the council buildings in Campoverde to meet and municipal tourism office discuss residents’ needs and their perceived on Paseo Vista Alegre, or problems. emailed to gastronomica Such diverse items as tree roots, power outages and complaints of poorly-maintained pavements @turismodetorrevieja. were bought to the deputy mayor’s attention, with com. Forms can also be promises made to resolve matters. He explained downloaded from www. that work continues to create a fire-break between turismodetorrevieja. com. wooded areas and the municipality.

The jury will be chaired It was also mentioned that improvements would by prestigious cook Susi soon be noticed by residents in both the accessibilDíaz. First prize in each ity and preservation of the Rio Seco gorge. category is €1,500 and a trophy.

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Cultural best at the folk festival THE seventh Folk Festival of Dolores de Pacheco takes place on Sunday.

The festival will start in the church of the village and after the mass the events move to the Parque de los Pinos in Dolores de Pacheco, close to Los Alcazare.

It will include folk groups such as Rondalla Virgen de los Dolores,

Cuadrilla de Patiño and Cuadrilla de Las Torres de Cotellas and nine outstanding troveros (the best masters of improvised musical poetry of the Murcia Region).

After the performances there will be the ‘controversia trovera’ improvised poetry challenge, where all the troveros will come together on the same

stage to show the art of improvisation of the Murcia Region.

The festival is free and thousands of spectators are expected who will also have the chance of tasting the gastronomy of the area.

The festival is one of the most important within folk music in the Murcia Region.

Norway and Poland train TWO new Norwegian swimming clubs have completed training at the Sports City of Torrevieja.

The Aastveit and Delfana youth clubs, both from Bergen, Norway, arrived with 60 swimmers to spend nine days in Torrevieja to focus on their training and to enjoy a sports holiday.

Both teams reported their satisfaction of the facilities available in the Sports City.

Poland’s youth national triathlon team have also been training in Torrevieja.

The four athletes and coaching staff spent 10 days in the city.

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Spring show RASCALS present their spring and summer show at Los Montesinos Theatre on April 23-24 at 7.30pm. Tickets €6 on 966 784 874 . Proceeds for Age Concern and Los Montesinos Social Services.

March heat MARCH recorded warmer than average temperatures in Murcia Region. Meteorological Agency Aemet, said temperatures peaked at 33 degrees, but the month was also wetter than average.

Fast fair A SPRING fair is being held today (Thursday) at Marianos, Camposol A, organised by FAST, the fast response medical emergencies team.

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Duo raise €700 for Caritas charity

By Robert Barnes DYNAMIC duo Eddie Templeman and Brian Jenkins have donated €700 to the Caritas charity.

The money was raised from their latest charity concert and casino event at The Rusty Nail in Campoverde Committee members from Caritas, along with the mayor and deputy mayor of Torre de la Horadada, took grateful possession of the donation.

Thanks also go to innkeeper Jim for the free buffet, to the Portobello ladies for organising the casino, and to the multitalented Brian Jenkins, who supplied three hours of music.

The next Caritas charity event at The Rusty Nail is on June 6.

FUNDRAISER: Volunteer librarian Chantelle Smith has raised over €500 from selling her loom bands.

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By Robert Barnes VISITORS to Campoverde library not only get to choose a novel from many hundreds on the shelves, but now they can buy very colourful loom bands and necklaces, made by Chantelle Smith.

Chantelle, a young lady with Down’s Syndrome, has helped as a volunteer librarian since 2006. Amongst her interests of swimming, golf and Zumba dancing, Chantelle makes loom bands and the hobby has raised more than €520 for the AECC cancer charity.

Chantelle’s parents say her work at the library has improved her life enormously and are rightly proud of her achievements and fundraising efforts.

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Join up with the rugby revolution COSTA COBRAS RFC are taking part in the Alan Davies memorial 7’s on May 16, from 10am at the Campo de Rugby Jose Antonio Amoros Palau.

The rugby club, which trains at the Daya Vieja sports ground, is gradually gaining momentum with more new players of all ages joining the team and the fun of

Quesada pool league results WEEK 26 in the Eight Ball Leisure Quesada Pool League saw the top three teams all win, and with the next five teams all losing, a gap is opening up at the top of the table and the title now looks to be a three horse race.

All matches finished with 6-3 results except for an 8-1 win by The Tavern at home to Bull Flanagan. Coopers Arms had only their fourth win of the season, but their second in two weeks, against Green Baize Minis who are fifth in the league.

Green Baize Amigos are now top of the table followed by Shenanigans Shakers and Bar Pepito.

rugby training.

As numbers increase they are steadily getting to the goal of getting a 7’s team together at all levels, from under 10’s through to senior level and hope to soon start looking forward to begin playing friendly matches and getting some match experience under their belts.

Training is every Monday and Wednesday from 6-7.30pm for juniors and from 89.30pm for seniors.

For more information call Dutch on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416. The team will also be in Catral at the Marjal campsite at the British Market for those wanting more information.

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AFTER: Clean shave raises €800.

Peter’s close shave for charity AFTER 45 years of sporting a moustache, Peter Belch, has shaved it off for charity.

Thinking about doing the deed for several years but never actually getting the razor out, Peter, from Los Montesinos, decided if he was going to do it, it would be for a good cause. To accompany his effort he has spent the last few months growing a beard too.

“My son told me about Movember and growing beards for charity, but I didn’t want to wait until then,” said Peter.

With donations coming in from Bobbie

Jo’s bar and their customers and pool team, Sacko’s Bar pool team, members of his church at La Siesta, friends and neighbours and his family and friends back in the UK, Peter has raised €800, which is being divided between the UK and Spain.

Locally, the AECC is receiving €520 and €280 is going to Cancer Research UK. Peter wishes to thank everyone for their support and donations. He said: “It has been quite an experience and it is amazing what people do and the support and sponsorship they give.”

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Rockin and rollin for Alzheimer’s IT was another successful fundraising night at El Alto La Dolores Restaurant in Guardamar, when Woody and The Peckers had diners jiving in the aisles and all in aid of a good cause - to raise money

for the Alzheimer’s Association (AFA).

With profits from ticket sales and the raffle, a total of €575.60 was raised on the night for AFA. President Matilda Sanchez gratefully accepted the money, explaining how their government funding is never sufficient to meet their needs. With the exception of trained professionals, all their staff are volwhere the choir unteers, who do not even received a standing claim expenses. ovation.

El Alto La Dolores Nigel Hopkins has Restaurant will be hosting been visiting Albir and their next fundraising Alfaz de Pi for 10 years, event on May 2 with an formerly with his Engafternoon BBQ featuring lish based choirs. This is entertainment from Ronthe second tour of the nie Taylor aka Justin area by the Orihuela Sane, and a guest apCosta Male Voice Choir. pearance by Vinny Mack.

During these visits the The event will raise funds choirs have raised funds for Elche Children’s for the AECC cancer Home. Tickets cost €10 charity and tour has including BBQ and enterraised in excess of tainment: call 692 866 €2,000.

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Choir raises €2,000 THE Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir has completed a successful three-concert tour in Albir and Alfaz de Pi. Conducted by their internationally recognised musical director Nigel Hopkins, the choir sang a selection of wellloved songs ranging from Verdi to Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Venues included the Residencia Anneke, Forum Mare Nostrum and the Fundacio FRAX

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British market THE next British Market at the Marjal Campsite near Catral will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 10am-4pm. As well as a variety of stalls there will be a tombola to raise funds for the Elche Children’s Home.

Dog show SAT animal rescue will host their annual dog show on April 26 at Salon Grande San Miguel, Los Balcones. Entry for dog and handler is €10 and €1 for spectators.

For more information call 966 710 047 or email info@sat animalrescue.com

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Community supports AECC cancer charity A DONATION of €760.50 was given to the AECC cancer charity from Carmen’s Bar/Restaurant in El Chaparral.

The money was raised mainly from the funeral of Tony Endacott Weir, the late husband of Sylvia and father of Caroline, and from the regular Play Your Cards Right afternoons held at the bar.

Julie Purdy, owner of the bar, regularly raises money for charity and on this occasion was asked to give the money to a can-

cer charity. AECC were delighted to accept the donation with Debbie Weedon from Maria’s Pink Ladies collecting the cheque on their behalf.

Another fundraising event saw €1,075 raised for AECC in honour of John Briffa.

A buffet, raffle and line dancing event was held at The Club, Quesada, in memory of popular line dancing teacher John Briffa who passed away on February 16. John and his wife Sue ran the

DONATION: Debbie Weedon from Maria’s Pink Ladies with Sue Briffa and some of the line dancers who performed all afternoon.

Dance Ranch line dancing troupe which holds regu-

Reef Band to perform for HAH REEF BAND are performing at the Don Lorenzo Bar, Estrella de Mar, Los Urrutias, on May 16 at a charity event for HAH Help at Home, Murcia Mar Menor.

Tickets are selling quickly with final ones, costing €7.50, including buffet, now available.

Call 603 517 770 or email helpathomespain@gmail.com for details.

lar classes at The Club.

John will be missed by his friends, family and pupils, and will be remembered for his patience, kindness and the love he had for everyone. The money was raised from John’s funeral, the raffle and donations made on the day.

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Country at The Ranch THE RANCH in Los Montesinos is hosting a Country Music Festival on May 1 and 2.

The two-day event offers free entry on the Friday to include a BBQ and a country music jam session where visitors are invited to bring their own instruments and join in. There will also be horse riding and family activities.

On Saturday evening there are performances from the Phoenix Band, a line dance class, Alex T and Hot Saddles band and at 10pm two-time Grammy nominated and British CMA nominated Steff Nevers will take to the stage with tickets costing €20.

The festival offers the chance to win a cruise in a prize draw with all proceeds going to the Elche Children’s Home.

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Judge authorises ETA extradition A BRITISH judge has authorised the extradition of ETA terrorist Antonio Troitiño to Spain to face charges for belonging to the terrorist group.

Troitiño was behind a terrorist attack in 1986 on a Guardia Civil bus in Madrid’s Plaza de la Republica Dominicana during which a dozen officers died and more than 50 people were injured.

After his release from jail for that crime, Spanish prosecutors believe he rejoined ETA, and have requested his extradition on that basis.

Judge Howard Riddle from Westminster Magistrates Court rejected a second charge of which Spain accused Troitiño, that of faking official documents for allegedly holding a false passport

WESTMINSTER JUDGE: Authorised the extradition. when he was first arrested in London in June 2012.

Upon giving his decision, the judge said he was rejecting the second charge due to lack of evidence that the crime was committed in Spain.

A spokesperson from Troitiño’s defence said

that he intends to appeal to London’s Supreme Court.

Defence lawyer Mark Summers stated that the charges against his client had political undertones, which public prosecutor Ben Lloyds, who represented the Spanish authorities, denied.

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Officers rescue kidnapped puppy THREE men have been arrested for kidnapping a puppy and demanding a â‚Ź300 ransom for its return.

The lady owner of the Bull Terrier reported the puppy stolen to Granada police. She said she had received a call demanding a ransom after posting pictures of the dog on the internet.

Officers from Pinos Puente accompanied the woman when she went to hand over the money to the kidnappers. One pre-

BACK HOME: Police managed to rescue the puppy. tended to be the woman’s husband and others followed at a distance. The kidnappers demanded the money be placed on the bonnet of their van, at

which point the policemen came out and managed to grab the dog and the cash while the three men, caught a few days later, escaped in a van.

Speeding under the spotlight THE DGT Spanish traffic authorities are running a campaign this week to fight speeding. Speed checks will be run until Sunday, April 19, and will concentrate on secondary and urban roads with officers working to ensure limits are respected.

Stretches of minor roads where speed limits are known to be ignored and accidents caused will be under the spotlight in an aim to reduce speeding and raise awareness of the dangers of not respecting the limits.

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Let us go faster, please SPEEDY: Spanish drivers want speed limit increased.

A SURVEY has found that 80 per cent of Spanish drivers are in favour of increasing the speed limit on motorways to 130 kilometres per hour.

The Royal Automobile Club of Spain, (RACE) surveyed drivers’ views on speed limits and restrictions on

the country’s roads. They found that, as well as being in favour of increasing the motorway limit to 130 kilometres per hour, over half the people questioned believed that the increase would reduce road accidents.

Other findings were that over 80

Job satisfaction on the rise SIXTY-EIGHT per cent of workers in Spain are satisfied with their current working conditions, according to a

new international study.

The Randstad Workmonitor for the first three months of this year, creat-

ed from more than 15,000 worldwide survey answers, revealed that the level of satisfaction amongst workers in Spain rose for the second time running.

Men (70 per cent) are reported to be more satisfied with their jobs than women (66 per cent), but in both cases the level of satisfaction was higher than that revealed in the previous study.

Education, health and financial services were the FINED: Correos for scrimping on contracts. sectors that reported the highest satisfaction levels, A saving of just €11 per once multiplied by the hun- while transport, communiday, complained workers dreds of workers affected cations and tourism reunion SiPcte-USOC, but the euros added up. ported the lowest.

PO fined for contract irregularities SPANISH state post office Correos was fined twice last year by employment inspectors.

The public company scrimped on contracts for workers standing in to cover holidays by not including non-working days. For example, in August 2013 contracts were ended on the 30th of the month as the 31st was a Saturday.

per cent of those surveyed felt safe, or very safe on toll roads, a number that falls to 65 per cent when asked about main roads and carriageways.

However, the figure drops to 8 per cent when asked if they felt secure on town streets and at junctions.

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Alcoy castle opens ALCOY castle is to stay open to the public from now throughout the Moors & Christian Festival from April 22 to April 24. Revenue earned will go to charity.

Raphael in Benidorm RAPHAEL, a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and television actor will perform a one-off show at Benidorm Palace on Sunday June 14.

Elda mourns ELDA City Council declared three days of mourning and called for a minute’s silence on Friday to mark the passing of Roberto Garcia, who was mayor of Elda for four terms.

No shortage MORE than 5,000 people applied for 100 advertised jobs at the new Terra Natura holiday resort in Benidorm, which is due to open next month.

Easter success JAVEA’S Department of Tourism has confirmed that occupancy over Easter topped 90 per cent, equal to 2014 and 20 points over 2013 figures.

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Lifeguard training FORTY young residents of Almuñecar are participating in first aid and lifeguard training courses launched by the council. These courses have been especially designed for youths to boost their chances of finding a job.

Wind causes havoc THE strong winds and rain registered in Almuñecar last week caused great damage on the Velilla, Pozuelo and Marina del Este beaches. Government representatives have requested help from the regional or central governments to restore lost sand.

Man found dead A POLISH tourist who went missing on April 7 in La Torrecilla beach (Nerja) was found dead three days later. He reportedly jumped from a walkway, tripped over a rock and fell from a 5metre height.

Square improvements THE Plaza de la Constitucion in VelezMalaga will undergo a complete redevelop-

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PAINTINGS and sculptures by Jose Luis Gallego Guillen are now on show in Vera.

The exhibition which opened earlier this month at the Convento de la Victoria cultural centre ends on April 19. It is entitled ‘El espectador y la obra’ (The spectator and the work) and the paintings and wooden sculptures set out to reflect the curiosity that abstract art still excites, the artist explained.

Originally from Jaen, Gallego has lived in Vera for several years. An architect as well as an artist, one of his best-known works both locally and nationally is the Pueblo Indalo in Mojacar, regarded as a definitive expression of Almeria’s Levante zone.

NEWS DESK fishing-boat owner, was named president of Asopesca. She is the first woman to head this association of Andalucia’s fishing boat-owners.

Match play THE Guardia Civil meet the gypsies of the Los Galgos team in their annual football match at 5pm this Saturday at Garrucha’s Emilio Moldenhauer stadium. Entrance is free but non-perishable food donations are requested.

Good customer ALMERIA growers sold produce worth €109 million to Mercadona last year, 4.8 per cent more than in 2014. The supermarket chain also donated 70,000 kilos of supplies to Almeria’s food bank.

Hard lines SELF-EMPLOYED workers dependent on outsourced Telefonica contracts demonstrated outside Movistar in Almeria City.

The conditions the multinational imposed were economically unviable for themselves and their families, they claimed.

Desert plans GREENHOUSING will be allowed at the Tabernas desert, a protected area and a national park. Installations will use irrigation water from the desalination plant and must not impede the desert views.

ARTIST: Jose Luis Gallego Guillen.

ment paid for by the town council. The new project has been planned to boost activities around the old town as well as improve accessibility.

Wetlands upgrade THE Suarez wetlands, one of the most important natural monuments in Motril, will receive €140,000 from the government to perform renovation works. Plans are to adapt a total of 13.8 hectares as a park and picnic area.

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More boats BOAT sales in Malaga Province have increased by 34 per cent with 55 registered in the first three months of this year according to Anen Nautical Association.

Churros at last GLUTEN-free churros invented by an establishment in Churriana are selling like hot-cakes as news of the discovery has spread like wild-fire amongst the estimated 1,600 celiac disease sufferers in Malaga Province.

MALLORCA

Rented taxis

Deadly meal

FOLLOWING months of meetings, Marbella Council has agreed to allow taxi-drivers to work with rented vehicles while their own undergo repairs to ensure sufficient taxis are available to meet demand.

AN 84-YEAR-OLD man died in the Son Llatzer hospital after choking on a piece of food in a restaurant in Palma. He arrived in the hospital in a critical condition on Thursday (April 9) and died three days later.

Dutch visit

Holiday destination

REPRESENTATIVES from Travel Counsellors, a group with 150 travel agents in Holland, have been on a visit to discover the province’s inland areas including Mijas, Alhaurin el Grande and the Sierra de las Nieves.

THE Balearic Islands are the preferred Easter holiday destination for European residents, according to the data of website Jetcost. Palma de Mallorca was the most chosen destination for German tourists.

Quality stamp TWENTY SIX Costa del Sol businesses have been awarded a Sicted tourism quality stamp for the first time, bringing the total number of businesses on the coast bearing the stamp to 279.

COSTA DE ALMERIA

First time ALMERIA-BORN Maria de los Angeles Cayuela Campoy, a 41-year-old lawyer and

Loans decrease LOANS granted in the Balearic Islands fell by €1.8 billion in 2014, the lowest amount since 2005. By the end of 2014, banks in the Islands had granted €33.7 billion in loans, reported the Spanish National Bank.

Heater fire A FIRE started last week in a building in Cala Llombards in Palma. Local Police reported the source of the fire was an electric heater. The young couple who lived in the property escaped uninjured.

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Iberia delivers on time IBERIA and Iberia Express were the world’s most punctual airlines in February.

The principal airline and its low-cost subsidiary Iberia Express operated 92.3 per cent of flights on time in February, found flight-monitoring service Flightstats. Only 55 per cent of flights were on time in 2009 but

Iberia is now consistently ranked amongst the top three airlines for punctuality.

Iberia Express heads the list of the budget airlines.

Good timekeeping is at the heart of the restructuring that began when Iberia merged with British Airways to form IAG in January 2011, the com-

Renfe fails to balance books SPAIN’S rail operator Renfe was €208.9 million in the red last year, nine times more than 2013’s figure.

A record 29.67 million passengers used the AVE high speed network in 2014, bringing a net profit of €9 million.

There was an overall 4.7 per cent jump in passenger traffic earnings and goods transport increased by 12.5 per cent.

Turnover grew 5.7 per cent to €2.966 billion but overheads increased by 7 per cent to €2.751 billion and pre-tax profits of €214.6 million were down 9.3 per cent.

Track operator Adif accounted for more than half of Renfe’s losses with

a 22.2 per cent hike on its levy for using tracks, stations and infrastructure.

This cost the company €607.4 million last year, €110 million more than in 2013.

Renfe’s involvement in the Mecca-Medina AVE project incurred €21.7 million in bank charges, a sixfold increase on the previous year.

Redundancy payouts cost the operator another €29.7 million although the company was able to cut personnel costs by 1.8 per cent.

Savings of 8.6 per cent were made on services aboard trains but energy and fuel costs increased by 4 per cent.

pany said.

Nevertheless, Madrid-Barajas airport, Iberia’s centre of operations, also contributes to punctuality.

The airport is not used to full capacity and Iberia now has fewer routes with few connections to over-stretched airports like Heathrow.

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Positive result THE Export Price Index for industrial goods last February rose year-onyear by 0.4 per cent, the first positive February figure since 2013. Imports of manufactured goods fell by 5.5 per cent.

Happy work JOB satisfaction amongst Spanish employees rose for the second consecutive three-month period. Seven in every 10 people responding to a Randstad survey were happy in their jobs.

Jobs upswing continues THE 160,000 jobs created in March provided the best figures for this month since 2001 when records began.

Almost a third of the new jobs were in hotel and catering, where the sector geared up for a relatively early Easter. Construction was the next-best employer as the building trade gradually starts ticking over once more.

The only sectors where the Social Security system lost contributors last month were coal-mining, energy supply and international organisations, sectors with scant repercussion on the labour market.

This repeated the pattern of the last year with only electricity, gas, and coal missing out on the bonanza, together with agriculture, fisheries and the banking sector.

IBERIA: World’s most punctual airline.

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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN sold short-term debt with a negative yield for the first time in its history. The country’s Treasury issued six-month debt worth €725 million with an average yield of 0.002 per cent.

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Avoid being a victim of fraud Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

EVERYONE is at threat of a scam. Unfortunately, there are many bad people out there just waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of you. Chances are you have received a few fraudulent emails, ambiguous phone calls, encountered fake online ads, questionable posts on social networking sites or maybe someone has come knocking at your door?

Just the other day I met an elderly man who was at the receiving end of a nasty crime. The man was sent a letter in the post, which looked exactly like an official letter from his electricity company. The letter said that in the next few days some ‘employ-

ONLINE SCAMS: You should change your passwords regularly. ees’ of the company would be calling to his house to check the electricity meter. In the following days, two men did call to his house and while he was showing one of them the electricity meter the other crook stole jewellery and cash from under his nose.

Nowadays most electricity

meters are out on the street, so these thieves really did their homework, figuring out which of the old buildings in the city still have electricity meters inside the apartment.

Crime like this is nothing new, but it is scary because it is so cleverly unexpected. This man in

question, through no fault of his own, opened the door to these criminals and invited them in. It highlights, however, that we need to be extra vigilant about these sorts of things.

If you receive an ‘official’ letter saying someone will come to your home, double check with the company, for example, that it is indeed a genuine letter.

Identity theft is another huge business. So, to protect yourself, it’s a good idea to invest in a paper shredder. Monitor your bank and credit card statements and never give out personal information over the phone to someone who initiates the contact with you.

Also, when was the last time you changed the PIN on your debit card or the password for online banking? Make it a point to give your access information an update this month. Yes, it can be hard to keep track of all those passwords and PINs, but experts recommend changing them twice a year, even if your accounts haven’t been compromised.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Strike a light HOUSEHOLDERS are paying 12.7 per cent more for electricity than in 2014, calculated consumer association FACUA. During the first quarter of this year an average bill increased from €66.33 a month to €74.73, prompting FACUA to call for “decisive” government intervention to ensure that users are not victims of restricted choice.

Half-covered SPAIN has the world’s fasted 4G mobile phone connection with an average 18mbps compared with 17mbps in Denmark, Finland and South Korea, said OpenSignal, a company that maps wireless coverage. In contrast, coverage is low and 4G is available only 52 per cent of the time that users are connected.

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Is social media really the answer?

WHILST conventional media embraced change such as online publishing, the business community was quick to see the potential in social media.

An online forum presence certainly has potential due to its immediacy and flexibility of advertising. It should present a challenge to conventional print classifieds and community interplay. Does it?

With a few exceptions, forums have failed due to many being managed by hapless moderators or failure to utilise their commercial potential. Many social forums boast thousands of subscribers.

In practice, as few as 30 or 40 regular posters keep a forum going as the disillusioned wander off. Little traffic is produced. As a consequence commerce

Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

www.michaelwalsh.es • 966 786 932

shuns social forums.

On the face of it a local online forum should be a perfect free opportunity for any specialist business to keep the community better informed, assist those with queries, and reap customer enquiries that result.

In principle fine, in practice fail.

This is where the Achilles heel of social networking collapses. Social Forums lack community credibility due to their lack of accountability. Profanity and abuse disguised as banter proliferates.

This is not helped by their determination to actually approve of posters anonymity. Can you imagine a newspaper allowing anonymous correspondence? No wonder newspaper advertising department heads smile as they continue to dominate advertising media.

The business world is made up of a pretty mixed bunch. There’s the good, the bad and those so ugly that only a mother could love them.

I ask genuine specialists with an excellent business reputation if they have considered advertising or contributing in social media forums. Without exception they shudder at the suggestion.

The problem is two-fold. An armchair forum critic can sabotage a firm’s reputation by a caustic and uninformed riposte to a genuine piece of advice given.

All businesses have rivals, some of whom are hostile. Sheltering behind anonymity, such rivals can easily undermine the credibility of a competitor.

In conclusion, advantages offered by conventional news media, both hard copy and online, suggests their supremacy will remain unchallenged by social media.

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Martyrdom is a ridiculous doctrine LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

I

MUST confess that I find it extremely difficult to get my head around this ‘martyr’ business.

In the wake of the latest slaughter committed by those ‘brave’ followers of the Islamic ‘religion of peace’ against Christian students in Kenya, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, stated that the dead were ‘all martyrs’ and that Christians should ‘always use non-violent resistance against jihads’.

He was echoing the Pope’s Easter message, which decreed that Christians did not need to employ violence, and should ‘simply speak and act with the power of truth, beauty and love’. Fine words indeed, spoken from the lofty portals of the

FINE WORDS: Pope Francis’s Easter message would not resonate with everyone.

Vatican or Canterbury Cathedral, but frankly standing in a dusty street, surrounded by the rubble and the beheaded bodies of your family, I would find it a bit difficult to turn the other cheek to a baying horde of maniacs bearing down on me with sabres and machetes – martyr or no martyr!

The irony is that jihadist attackers also want to be martyrs.

Everyone wants to be a martyr!

So what happens when we all inhabit this imaginary, ethereal world of paradise, peace, love and virgins? – the War of the Martyrs? It is of course a ridiculous doctrine. This is, I believe, the fallacy that will finally defeat

the IS fanatics and their supporters. The gift of the creator is not the gift of death, it is the gift of life. An army which fights with the fear of death, is far more dangerous than the army which welcomes it.

We must never weakly turn the other cheek. We must do everything in our power to give

the Islamists the martyrdom they so earnestly seek - by whatever violence at our command. It’s all these misguided morons understand.

All good-intentioned and peace-loving people must fight with everything they can lay their hands on, even if it is against moral judgment.

Only when we defeat the Satan of the East, will we be able to enjoy the true paradise that awaits us. The one we can create on this glorious planet of ours. Not as martyrs, existing in some fairy-tale Shangri-La while our miraculous temples of the soul are rotting in the ground, but as true children of the creator, enjoying the wonders of Earth. Readily available to all human beings that truly seek to enjoy peace, love and harmony with their fellow travellers.

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com leapylee.co.uk

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Do You Pay More Tax Than Necessary?

Will Your Heirs?

Tax planning is a fundamental part of protecting and maximising your wealth. Yet so many people do not review their tax planning often enough, or do not have all the knowledge they need to set up effective tax mitigation.

There are two key elements to tax planning. The first is a good understanding of the tax regimes that affect you, so that you are fully aware of your tax obligations and how they impact your income and wealth. If there are two regimes - you live here in Spain but are also still affected by UK taxation - you need to know how they interact, which country you should pay tax in etc. The second part is knowing how to apply the rules to your advantage and use compliant arrangements to lower your tax liabilities wherever possible.

If you do not have suitable tax planning in place you are probably paying more tax than necessary, particularly on your invested capital.

Taking the UK as an example, the annual Tax Action campaign by unbiased.co.uk looks at how much

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks taxpayers in the UK are wasting each year, just by not taking advantage of tax reliefs.

The 2015 research, conducted in partnership with Prudential, found that taxpayers will gift £4.9 billion of unnecessary tax to the taxman this year. This is £200 million more than last year.

The most costly mistake is failing to use pension tax relief. Over £1 billion will be wasted by not moving savings and investments into tax efficient individual savings accounts

(ISAs) and many people also pay more capital gains tax than they need have.

And then there is inheritance tax.

With its particularly complex rules, many people fail to make use of all the available reliefs.

In fact, inheritance tax is often described as a ‘voluntary tax’ because there are often steps you can take to reduce or avoid the tax for your heirs. Remember that being resident in Spain does not mean your estate escapes UK inheritance tax. It is based on domicile rather than residence, so most UK nationals remain liable even when living abroad.

Seventy five per cent of the people surveyed had not reviewed their tax planning over the previous 12 months. It is important to review it from time to time because

regulations change, new opportunities become available, or a specialist adviser could point out opportunities you were unaware of.

It is the same in other countries.

In fact, expatriates living in Spain are more likely to get their tax planning wrong, because they are dealing with a new and foreign tax system. To make it worse, the rules can frequently change, so you need to make sure you keep up to date.

You cannot presume that tax will be similar to the UK. The rules are quite different, and what was tax efficient in the UK is unlikely to be tax efficient here - you could find yourself paying much more tax than expected.

You need to look at the local Spanish regime to determine what works here, and what would be suitable for your personal

circumstances and objectives.

Professional advice is very important. With do-it-yourself tax planning there is always the risk that you will miss something important, or not realise where tax mitigation opportunities are available. Expert advice is even more invaluable if you have more complex affairs and cross border interests (resident in Spain with investments elsewhere, heirs in the UK etc.).

To ensure you fully understand how the Spanish tax regime affects you, and that you are aware of all the tax planning opportunities available, you need specialist advice. This advice must be personalised for your circumstances and objectives.

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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9:00pm Relatively Clever 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm Hawaii Five-0

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport

6:40pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm Collectaholics

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6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

9:00pm An Island Parish 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Sex and the Church 11:00pm The Clare Balding Show 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys-Jones 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Rambo: First Blood Part II

12:35am Later... with Jools Holland 1:40am Synecdoche, New York 3:40am Question Time 4:40am Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 5:40am This is BBC Two

1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:05am Virtually Famous 12:50am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:20am Sex Drive 3:10am Fargo 4:10am Shameless USA 5:15am Location, Location, Location

12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Gotham 5:00am Born to Kill? 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 Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sounds of the Eighties 9:00pm BBC Young Dancer 2015 10:00pm How to Make a Number One Record 11:00pm One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 12:00am Sting: When the Last Ship Sails 1:20am How to Make a Number One Record 2:20am BBC Young Dancer 2015 3:20am One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 4:20am This is BBC Four

11:00am Up All Night 11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Bourne Identity 12:20am Take Me Out

10:45am The Royal 11:45am Judge Judy 12:40pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Never the Twain 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder

1:15pm The Professionals 2:15pm Pawn Stars 3:10pm Pawn Stars 3:40pm Car Chasers 4:10pm Duck Dynasty 4:35pm Duck Dynasty 5:05pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm UEFA Europa League Highlights 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Counting Cars 9:30pm Counting Cars 10:00pm High Plains Drifter 12:15am Sports Life Stories

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 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 The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Van Helsing 12:40am The Big Bang Theory

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9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show

12am 12:25am Would I Lie to You? 12:55am EastEnders Omnibus A chance to catch up on the week's drama. 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 2:55am BBC News

BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am King Arthur 9:10am Lethal Weapon 11:05am Snakes on a Plane 12:55pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 3:20pm Die Hard 5:35pm Die Hard 2 7:45pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 10:00pm Die Hard 4.0 12:15am Lethal Weapon 2:10am Anaconda A film crew is hijacked by Sarone, a madman intent on capturing the biggest snake in the Amazon.

3:45am Snakes on a Plane

Comedy 7:20am The Internship 9:25am Cheaper by the Dozen 11:10am Bad Neighbours 12:55pm Me, Myself and Irene 2:55pm There's Something About Mary 5:00pm Bruce Almighty 6:50pm The Internship 9:00pm Bad Neighbours 10:45pm Me, Myself and Irene 12:45am There's Something About Mary 2:50am The Break-Up Gary and Brooke are blissfully happy together in their Chicago condo.

4:40am The to Do List

9:10am John Q 11:10am Signs 1:05pm Runner Runner 2:45pm The Purge A family are subjected to a night of terror when the government legalises all crime for 12 hours.

4:25pm RocknRolla 6:25pm Bird on a Wire 8:25pm Runner Runner 10:00pm Misery 12:00am RocknRolla 2:00am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4:25am Death Warrant

7:00am Curious George 8:30am Stuart Little 2 10:00am Bean 11:35am Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 1:20pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 3:00pm Greatest Disney Songs 4:00pm Contest 5:35pm Bean 7:15pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 9:00pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 10:40pm Contest 12:10am Stuart Little 2 1:30am The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Premiere

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7:00am Seve the Movie 9:05am Felony 10:55am Belle

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Yellowstone Kelly 11:55am Secret of the Incas 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Good Day for a Hanging 5:35pm The Legend of Tom Dooley 7:05pm Man From God's Country 8:25pm The Mouse That Roared 10:00pm 300 12:15am Out for a Kill 2:00am 300

Lush period drama inspired by the life of the illegitimate daughter of an admiral.

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Side effects of Gurtel corruption A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

THE appearance of big names in Valencian politics mired in the Gurtel corruption case was postponed until after the municipal elections.

This information produced more yawns than indignation although no tears will be shed if the businessmen and politicians involved go to jail. But this is not the only outcome of Gurtel - the German version of the surname of its prime mover Francisco Correa. The Gurtel investigation amputated some of the corrupt tentacles ensnaring public administrations, public figures and public contracts. But as the Andalucia elections demonstrated, and as pollsters continue to predict, the fallout from Gurtel has changed the face of Spanish politics by breaking the PP-PSOE stranglehold on national politics.

taxpayers within his own party and outside it will be happy to fund this humanitarian gesture.

Leading by example EURO-MP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar was the man who put his signature to the Anti-Gender Violence law in 2007 when he was minister of Justice.

His ex-wife accused him of “physical and verbal ill-treatment,” charges he denied in a Canary Islands court.

Guilty until proven innocent, Lopez Aguilar’s party PSOE membership was suspended as a precautionary measure.

No doubt Susana Diaz wishes the party would do the same with her predecessors Manuel Chaves and Jose Antonio Griñan.

The right way LIKE the Tories in the UK, the Partido Popular is regarded by many as the Nasty Party.

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DENIED: Lopez Aguilar protests his innocence.

Wanting to be seen in a more empathetic light, the government announced that illegal immigrants will once again receive health care and not only

emergency treatment.

Since illegal immigrants can’t vote, this cannot be dismissed as a vote-catcher. On the contrary, it could cost Rajoy votes. Not all

Cupboard love MARIANO RAJOY won the 2011 elections not because of his political image, but despite it.

After losing the 2004 and 2008 general elections he finally triumphed because the electorate blamed former president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and not the international situation for the economic crisis.

They believed that Rajoy could solve their financial problems, returning them to pre-2008 levels of prosperity.

Zapatero played it by the Keynesian book and failed. Rajoy played it Brussels’ way and Spain is on an even keel again.

That’s what Rajoy will say when campaigning. It’s an approach that might have succeeded if so many who voted for him weren’t worse off now.

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A quest for heroes Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

B

ACK in nineteen hundred and freezing cold, when I lived briefly in Pennsylvania, I took myself along to the local movie theatre one night to see a film that was getting lots of rave reviews in the American press.

The film was Death Wish.

It’s the story of a man in New York City, whose wife is murdered by muggers when they ransack his apartment, leaving his traumatised daughter in a catatonic state. He then embarks on a one-man vigilante killing spree on the streets of the city.

What amazed me at the time was that after each mugger was shot, the entire audience in the theatre leapt to their feet and applauded loudly. It emphasised in no uncertain way just how brassed off the American public

CHURCHILL: If ever we needed a man or woman like him, it is now.

were with the problem of violent crime, and the failure of the police to get to grips with it.

The main character, Paul Kersey aka Charles Bronson, became an immediate hero and it was understandable.

Unfortunately in 2015, we are sadly lacking in heroes. I’m not necessarily talking about blokes who go around bumping off muggers, but genuine role models for those of us who still hold dear traditional values.

But the definition of the term hero has degraded into the perverted worship of disgraced politicians; pop stars who make tawdry assignations with strangers in public toilets; chefs who are more renowned for their bad language than the food they prepare, ill behaved overpaid footballers, and so called comedians whose only talent is to ridicule and mock.

Worse still, is that we do not have leaders who are prepared to make decisions on what is inherently right, but are diverted by political correctness or the need to buy votes with cheap short term policies.

If ever we needed a man or woman for our time, it is now. With standards degenerating; corruption among the ruling elite and police forces rife, and the world going to hell in a hand cart all around us, a champion of Churchillian proportions was never more needed. Someone who has been hitherto obscure perhaps, but who would rise dramatically to the frightening challenges facing us.

It’s hard to see where such a personality could come from.

The political landscape with it’s collection of incompetent and self seeking misfits, is as barren as a eunuch’s Y-fronts and with a general election only weeks away, the prospect of such a figure emerging from the dross, looks bleak to say the least.

But in the unlikely event that this should happen, just like the audience in that Pennsylvanian theatre all those years ago, I believe the majority of decent people in our country would leap to their feet and applaud loudly.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Paul Hollywood's Bread 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 2:00pm Gymnastics: European Championships

BBC TWO 7:25am Silver Darling 8:45am Animal Farm 10:00am FA Cup Rewind 11:00am Snooker 12:55pm Michel Roux's Service 1:55pm F1 the Bahrain Grand Prix Coverage of the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:40pm Doc Martin

CH4 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm Frasier 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am House Doctor 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Ice Road Truckers 12:30pm Ice Road Truckers 1:25pm Ice Road Truckers 2:25pm Police Interceptors

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Game Changers 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm The F1 Show 2:00pm Driving School of Mum and Dad 2:30pm RSPCA Animal Rescue

3pm 4:30pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying All the action from the qualifying sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix from the Shanghai International Circuit.

3:05pm Snooker 5:30pm Final Score

3:40pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 5:30pm Unforgettable

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:45pm Come Dine with Me

3:25pm Police Interceptors 4:25pm Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder

3:00pm RSPCA Animal Rescue 3:30pm RSPCA Animal Rescue 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6:15pm Escape to the Continent 6:45pm Flog It! 7:30pm Gardeners World 8:00pm Snooker

6:00pm Off Their Rockers 6:30pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Ninja Warrior UK

6:15pm Come Dine with Me 6:50pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Walking Through History

6:25pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:20pm Britain's Horror Homes 8:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

6:00pm Wild Things 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

9:00pm Dad's Army 9:30pm Jane Eyre 11:20pm QI XL

9:00pm Britain's Got Talent 10:15pm Play to the Whistle 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Red Heat

9:00pm World's Most Extreme...

9:05pm 5 News 9:10pm NCIS 10:10pm NCIS 11:10pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

9:00pm Hawaii Five-0

6pm 6:05pm Match of the Day Live 8:25pm BBC News 8:35pm Regional News 8:40pm Weather 8:45pm Atlantis

9pm 9:30pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day

Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

The World's Most Extreme visits the most jawdropping places in the world in search of adrenaline, danger and excitement.

10:00pm X-Men: First Class

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Grover goes with his gut instinct to determine whether the demise of a friend's wife was a tragic accident or murder.

10:00pm Eight Legged Freaks

12am 12:05am Snooker 12:55am Snooker 2:55am The Father of My Children 4:45am Antiques Roadshow 5:45am The Truth About Calories

1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

4:40am Nightscreen

12:40am In Fear 2:15am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:15am Hugh's 3 Good Things 5:30am Double Your House for Half the Money

12:10am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 1:05am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am 200 Nips and Tucks and I Want More!

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Inside Gatwick

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8:00pm Chicken Run 9:20pm Top Gear 10:30pm Tatau 11:10pm Happy Valley 12:10am Family Guy 12:31am Family Guy 12:52am Family Guy 1:13am Family Guy 1:34am Family Guy

8:00pm Ice Age Giants 9:00pm Wild China 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano

2:25pm The Hot Desk: Ed Sheeran 2:40pm Honey 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Honey 4:30pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 6:20pm Mr. Bean 6:55pm Mr. Bean 7:30pm Apollo 13 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Apollo 13 10:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:15pm Celebrity Juice 12:05am Britain's Got Talent

7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Judge Judy 7:40am Where the Heart is 8:40am Where the Heart is 9:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 11:45am The Darling Buds of May 12:55pm Gosford Park 1:55pm FYI Daily 2:00pm Gosford Park 3:35pm Inspector Morse 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Inspector Morse 1:15am A Touch of Frost

2:25pm Counting Cars 2:50pm The Appaloosa 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm The Appaloosa 4:55pm The War Wagon 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm The War Wagon 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Shed and Buried 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Born on the Fourth of July 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Born on the Fourth of July 12:50am Inside Man

11:30am How I Met Your Mother 12:00pm Melissa and Joey 12:30pm Melissa and Joey 1:00pm Baby Daddy 1:30pm Baby Daddy 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm Hop 5:00pm Made in Chelsea 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Sleepy Hollow 12:15am The Big Bang Theory

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12:50am The Football League Show 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

1:55am Family Guy 2:20am Tatau 3:00am Bluestone 42 3:30am Killer Magic

Luca Zingaretti, Cesare Bocci, Peppino Mazzotta, Angelo Russo, Davide Lo Verde, Ilenia Maccarone.

11:55pm John Denver: Country Boy 12:55am John Denver at Wembley Arena 1:35am An Evening with Glen Campbell 2:55am Sounds of the Eighties 3:20am The Sky at Night 3:50am Wild China 5:00am This is BBC Four

SKY MOVIES Action 7:05am The Karate Kid 9:25am The Karate Kid, Part II 11:30am The Day After Tomorrow 1:40pm Edge of Tomorrow 3:40pm xXx 5:55pm xXx2: The Next Level 7:50pm The Day After Tomorrow 10:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 12:00am Lethal Weapon 2 2:00am xXx 4:10am xXx2: The Next Level Someone is gunning for the president, and spymaster Gibbons knows he can't trust anyone in Washington.

Comedy 6:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 7:00am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:30am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9:25am Get Smart 11:25am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:45am Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 1:50pm Hot Shots!

3:25pm Hot Shots! Part Deux 5:05pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 7:00pm Get Smart 9:00pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 11:00pm Hot Shots!

12:30am Hot Shots! Part Deux

6:10am Malpractice 7:55am All Things to All Men 9:30am Reasonable Doubt 11:10am The Da Vinci Code 1:40pm The Call 3:20pm Spy Game 5:30pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.

7:30pm The Da Vinci Code 10:00pm The Call 11:40pm Spy Game 1:55am City of God 4:15am Green Street After he's expelled from Harvard, journalism student Matt moves to London.

6:30am Wreck-it Ralph Special 7:00am March of the Penguins 8:30am Ever After 10:35am Khumba 12:10pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 2:00pm The Lego Movie 3:50pm Journey to Dinosaur Island 5:25pm Khumba 7:05pm How to Train Your Dragon 2 9:00pm The Lego Movie 10:45pm Journey to Dinosaur Island 12:15am March of the Penguins 1:40am Ever After 3:45am Eragon

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6:30am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special 7:00am Seve the Movie 9:05am Belle 10:55am Felony 12:45pm Rob the Mob

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Good Day for a Hanging 11:45am The Legend of Tom Dooley 1:20pm The Mouse That Roared 3:00pm The Hound of the Baskervilles 4:35pm Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 6:00pm Sherlock Holmes in Washington 7:25pm The Scarlet Claw 9:00pm Longmire 10:00pm Longmire 11:00pm The Perfect Storm

Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

2:45pm Seve the Movie 5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Rob the Mob 1:00am Top Dog

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Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

A SEISMIC shift in the global power struggle between the West and the BRICS world has shifted to Central Europe.

Russian and NATO military hardware confront each other in what was, until recently, a sea of little interest to the rest of us.

We have all heard of the Bermuda Triangle, the mysterious sea where ships and aircraft disappear. Few have heard of the Black Sea Vortex. Could the inexplicable disappearance of a Russian or NATO warship spark a war that would leave Western Europe and the United States a

glass-strewn thermonuclear shellhole?

Turkish fishermen were the first to bring to attention what is known as the Black Sea Vortex of Death. The location is Snake Island set in the Danube Delta.

For centuries the region has been a hotbed of tension between Ukraine and Romania but now attracts wider significance.

Historically, Russian sailors have been wary of the phenomena of disappearing ships since the 13th century. They record a whirl of white water that swallows everything on and over this sea, even flights of birds.

Are these flights of fancy or is there something in such tales?

Russian and Ukrainian scientists are agreed. The region shows magnetic abnormality. This information came to light when,

during the Soviet era, a Red Army report disclosed that a warship in May 1944 had disappeared without trace. In broad daylight and perfect sea conditions the heavily armed Russian cruiser simply disappeared south of Crimea.

The baffling loss was reported by the commander of an accompanying warship. His report told of a ‘black fog and a bolt of lightning that, when it cleared left the horizon clear.’ The Soviet warship had incomprehensibly disappeared. There was no wreckage, no trace, nothing.

In December 1945, five Soviet bombers disappeared over the area. They left neither trace nor explanation. The last radio messages recorded a thick fog blanketing their cockpit canopies.

Equally odd the disappearance of 80 oil-drilling platform

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Mysterious Black Sea triangle DANUBE DELTA: A hotbed for tension between Romania and Ukraine. personnel in 1991. Contact between shore and the rig abruptly ceased. Repeated attempts to contact the rig were futile.

Sent to investigate, a military squadron discovered a drifting rig platform upon which there were no people evident and no signs of disturbance. Nothing was found.

This incident has its parallel in the Mary Celeste incident in 1872.

Inexplicable ship disappear-

ances are still commonplace. I recall the time when, in 1962, moored at a pier in the Red Sea, we sailors remarked on the cruise liner berthed next to us.

This vessel set sail the night before our departure. Both liner and its passengers disappeared.

We were told the liner was the victim of a rogue electric storm. I heard no more. The sea remains a very mysterious place.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Bargain Hunt

BBC TWO 6:45am This is BBC Two 7:15am The Football League Show 8:35am A to Z of TV Gardening 9:00am Gardeners World 9:30am The Beechgrove Garden 10:00am FA Cup Rewind 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm Back in Time for Dinner 2:00pm Food and Drink 2:30pm Gymnastics: European Championships

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:45pm Horrid Henry: The Movie

CH4 7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am British GT 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 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory 2:55pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Access 11:45am The Hotel Inspector Returns 12:45pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:45pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 2:40pm The Hotel Inspector

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Sun, Sea and A&E 10:00am The Real A&E 10:30am The Real A&E 11:00am Glee 12:00pm WWE Raw 1:00pm Road Wars 2:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew

3pm 3:00pm Lifeline 3:10pm Points of View 3:25pm Songs of Praise 4:00pm F1 the Bahrain Grand Prix

5:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

3:35pm Britain's Got Talent 4:50pm Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality 5:50pm All Star Family Fortunes

3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm The Simpsons 4:25pm The Simpsons 4:55pm Location, Location, Location 5:55pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

3:35pm The Land Before Time 4:55pm Alvin and the Chipmunks

3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6:50pm Ninja Warrior UK 7:50pm Local News and Weather 8:00pm ITV News and Weather 8:15pm Celebrity Squares

7:00pm Channel 4 News

6:40pm Pocahontas 8:10pm 5 News 8:15pm Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6:00pm About a Boy 6:30pm About a Boy 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Wild Things

9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News and Weather

9:00pm For the Love of Cars 10:00pm Indian Summers 11:30pm Gogglebox

10:00pm Stolen 11:55pm Drive Angry

6pm 7:05pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile

7:00pm Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves 8:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

Includes sport and weather.

7:20pm Ice Age: Continental Drift

Animation following a zany private detective who specialises in finding missing animals.

9pm 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Poldark 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2

9:10pm Coast Australia 10:00pm Hunters of the South Seas 11:00pm Bluestone 42 11:30pm Carnage

A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

Film,2011. Directed by Patrick Lussier

9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

11:15pm Perspectives

12am 12:45am Snooker 1:35am Snooker 3:35am Countryfile 4:35am Holby City 5:35am The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives

12:20am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 1:15am The Store 3:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

4:15am Nightscreen

12:30am First Dates 1:30am The Secret Millionaire 2:25am Mirch Masala 4:30am Come Dine with Me 4:55am Come Dine with Me 5:25am Come Dine with Me 5:50am Come Dine with Me

1:50am Jackass 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am 2,000 Tattoos, 40 Piercings and a Pickled Ear 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Inside Gatwick

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

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ITV3

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8:00pm F1: Grand Prix 9:10pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11:00pm Tatau 11:45pm Family Guy 12:07am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am Family Guy 1:15am Tatau 2:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates 3:00am Bluestone 42

5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm Ten Things You Didn't Know About Earthquakes 9:00pm New Forest Badgers 9:10pm Grand Prix 11:55pm Madness in the Desert: Paris to Dakar Rally 12:55am How to Make a Number One Record 1:55am One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 2:55am BBC Young Dancer 2015 3:55am 10 Things You Didn't Know About Earthquakes 5:00am This is BBC Four

10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25pm Take Me Out 1:35pm Scorpion 2:30pm Mr. Bean 3:05pm Mr. Bean 3:35pm Celebrity Catchphrase 4:40pm Stormbreaker 5:40pm FYI Daily 5:45pm Stormbreaker 6:30pm Britain's Got Talent 7:50pm Britain's Got More Talent 8:50pm The Vow 9:50pm FYI Daily 9:55pm The Vow Burlesque Burlesque 1:20am Mom

7:00am Evil Under the Sun 8:00am FYI Daily 8:05am Evil Under the Sun 9:10am Heartbeat 10:15am Heartbeat 11:15am A Touch of Frost 1:30pm Sherlock Holmes 3:40pm Agatha Christie's Marple 5:40pm Inspector Morse 8:00pm Our Queen 10:00pm The Queen 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Queen 12:10am Ray 1:10am FYI Daily

8:35am Shed and Buried 9:35am Pawn Stars 10:00am Pawn Stars 10:30am MotoGP 11:30am MSA British Touring Car Championship 7:30pm Car Chasers 8:00pm Storage Wars 8:30pm Storage Wars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm High Plains Drifter 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm High Plains Drifter 12:10am Shootout

9:55am How I Met Your Mother 10:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:00pm Made in Chelsea 2:00pm Revenge 3:00pm Hairspray 5:20pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Star Trek: Insurrection 11:05pm Virtually Famous 11:55pm The Inbetweeners 12:25am The Inbetweeners

Comedy

Crime

Family

12:30am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 1:05am The Uninvited 2:25am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:30am BBC News

Comedy drama following the lives of a bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan.

3:30am In Deep 3:45am Tatau

SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am Pain and Gain 9:15am Air Force One 11:25am Jumanji Two children discover a mysterious board game in their attic.

1:15pm Zulu 3:35pm Elysium 5:35pm Air Force One 7:45pm Pain and Gain Three Florida bodybuilders devise a criminal get-rich-quick scheme that goes horribly wrong.

10:00pm Road House 12:00am Lethal Weapon 3 2:05am Elysium

7:00am Coneheads 8:30am Patch Adams 10:30am The Nutty Professor 12:10pm We're the Millers 2:05pm Grown Ups 2 3:50pm The Harry Hill Movie 5:20pm The Nutty Professor 7:00pm Patch Adams The remarkable story of a doctor who uses the power of laughter to heal.

9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm Grown Ups 2 12:45am The Knights of Badassdom 2:15am Analyze This 4:05am Analyze That

8:00am The Sum of All Fears 10:15am The Italian Job 12:15pm After the Sunset 2:05pm Fast and Furious 6 4:20pm Dead Calm 6:10pm The Italian Job 8:10pm After the Sunset 10:00pm Fast and Furious 6 12:10am Kiss the Girls 2:10am 25th Hour Drug-dealer Monty Brogan is going down for seven years.

4:25am Midnight Express

7:00am Believe 8:45am Ella Enchanted Ella is put under a spell as a child: she must do everything she is told.

10:35am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 12:10pm Maleficent 2:00pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 3:50pm The Mask 5:40pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 7:10pm Maleficent 9:00pm The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 10:50pm The Mask 12:40am Ella Enchanted

Premiere

TCM

7:00am Seve the Movie 9:05am Felony 10:55am Belle 12:45pm Seve the Movie 3:00pm Rob the Mob

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:40am The Hound of the Baskervilles 9:10am Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 10:25am Sherlock Holmes in Washington 11:45am The Scarlet Claw 1:10pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 2:20pm The Texican 4:00pm Hostile Guns 5:40pm Zero Hour!

7:15pm The Train Robbers 9:00pm Longmire 10:00pm Longmire 11:05pm Pistol Whipped

Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Rob the Mob Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

1:00am Top Dog 2:45am Felony

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Should the UK stay in the EU? TONY BLAIR, Britain’s former prime minister, has launched a major attack on David Cameron’s plan for an EU referendum in the UK. Do you think that the UK should leave the EU or is it better to stay in Europe?

SAMMY AND PAUL, owners of Splash Pools Mijas on Costa del Sol, felt that that the UK had given too much in the past to other countries while barely looking after its own. “The UK should leave the EU and concentrate on improving the National Health System, education and so on. What other country refuses to pay for its own people’s needs such as the NHS and education while at the same time handing out to others? There is something very wrong with that.

“The only one we would vote for SAMMY & PAUL: UK should leave EU and concentrate on its own people.

STREET TALK is Nigel Farage of UKIP as we think he does talk sense,” they said.

But Betty Herr of La Cala Lions on the Costa del Sol disagreed. She remarked: “I don’t normally agree with Tony Blair but on this occasion I do. The impact of the UK leaving the EU would be dangerous and a lot of the smaller countries would suffer. It would definitely have its repercussions and do a lot of damage, so I think the UK should stay with Europe.”

Laszlo Miklosi also believed it would be better

BRIAN: Leaving would be bad for expats.

LASZLO: Unity is important. to stay in the EU: “In the end we all have to be one, everyone has to fight for the same future but if we are all in different groups it would be harder.” Originally from Hungary, the owner of La Campana in Quesada, Costa Blanca, said the EU had not necessarily helped Hungary, or people in the UK as it had just opened the doors for people to move there, but he does believe in bringing everyone together.“Unity is important,” he commented.

Brian Dulston of Aloe Vera Forever Living was an exLabour councillor for many years back in the UK. He said: “Well, I don’t believe the UK would be better off coming out of Europe. And for people living on the Costa Blanca, I think it would be bad for British expats, causing turmoil in Spain.”

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BBC TWO 7:15am Homes Under the Hammer 8:15am Italy Unpacked 9:15am Wanted in Paradise 10:15am Talking Pictures 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:25am Four in a Bed 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A Place in the Sun

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Britain's Horror Homes 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am The Holidaymakers 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm 32 Brinkburn Street 4:00pm Decimate 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Flog It!

3:00pm Daily Politics Election Debates 4:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

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 4:15pm Next Stop Murder

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Fanatics 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm 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 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast

6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 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

9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Marrakech 10:00pm Skint 11:00pm Raised by Wolves 11:35pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Person of Interest 11:55pm Lock Up

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Driving School of Mum and Dad 10:00pm The Simpsons 10:30pm Futurama 11:00pm Arrow

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The Leader Interviews

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You

9:00pm Alex Polizzi Chefs on Trial.

10:00pm Inside Harley Street 11:00pm Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Wild Ireland 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Safe House 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Agenda

12am 12:25am The Graham Norton Show 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:15am Weather 12:20am Snooker 1:10am The Women's Football Show 1:40am Snooker 3:40am Back in Time for Dinner 4:40am This is BBC Two

12:20am Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys-Jones 1:15am Jackpot 247 4:00am Champions League Weekly 4:25am Nightscreen

12:35am The Island with Bear Grylls 1:30am The Secret Millionaire 2:30am The Fairy Jobmother USA 3:20am You Can't Get the Staff 4:15am Sarah Beeny's Selling Houses 5:10am Location, Location, Location

2:05am Super Casino 4:10am The Classic Car Show 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am Critical 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

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8:00pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 10:00pm Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia 2:30am Russell Howard's Good News 3:00am Killer Magic 3:30am Bluestone 42 4:00am Reggie Yates's Extreme Russia

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 9:00pm Medieval Lives 10:00pm Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal 11:00pm The Human Factor 12:50am Time Shift 1:50am Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies 2:50am Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death 3:50am Kim Philby - His Most Intimate Betrayal 5:00am This is BBC Four

1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Keith Lemon: The Film 12:50am FYI Daily 12:55am Keith Lemon: The Film

11:40am Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm Where the Heart is 4:05pm The Royal 5:10pm Never the Twain 5:40pm Rising Damp 6:15pm On the Buses 6:50pm Heartbeat 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

3:10pm Pawn Stars 3:35pm Pawn Stars 4:00pm Car Chasers 4:35pm Car Chasers 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 MotoGP 10:00pm Storage Wars Texas 10:30pm Storage Wars Texas 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Bundesliga

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 9:00pm Revenge 10:00pm Made in Chelsea 11:00pm Virtually Famous 11:55pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25am The Big Bang Theory

Comedy

Crime

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SKY MOVIES Action 9:35am Lone Survivor 11:50am Fast and Furious 7 Special 12:20pm Tora! Tora! Tora!

Dramatisation of WWII's attack on Pearl Harbor, when America was caught off guard

by Japan.

2:55pm Rocky 5:05pm Demolition Man 7:15pm Gravity When their craft is destroyed, two astronauts are left fighting for survival in space.

9:00pm Lone Survivor 11:05pm Rocky 1:15am Welcome to the Jungle When a teambuilding exercise goes awry, a group of office workers are left stranded on an island.

9:05am The Goonies 11:05am About Time 1:15pm Click 3:10pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 5:00pm You, Me and Dupree Carl is in seventh heaven when he marries his gorgeous girlfriend Molly in Hawaii.

7:00pm The Goonies A group of kids embark on a perilous search for pirate treasure. Family adventure.

9:00pm About Time 11:10pm Click 1:05am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2:55am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

8:10am Mad Dog and Glory 9:50am Cold Comes the Night 11:30am Speed 1:30pm Ocean's Twelve Danny Ocean has recruited a dozen cohorts for his crime caper.

3:40pm Proof of Life 6:00pm Speed 8:00pm Bird on a Wire 10:00pm Ocean's Twelve 12:10am The Counsellor 2:35am Cherry Falls 4:20am Single White Female A young Manhattan businesswoman becomes the victim of the ultimate flatshare horror.

7:00am Dennis The Menace 8:45am Dennis Strikes Again 10:15am The Blue Umbrella Two umbrellas make eyes at each other in the city rain. Animated short.

10:30am The Perfect Summer 12:00pm The Smurfs 2 1:50pm Peter Pan 3:50pm The Neverending Story 5:30pm The Perfect Summer 7:05pm The Smurfs 2 9:00pm Uncle Buck 10:50pm Peter Pan 12:50am The Neverending Story 2:35am Uncle Buck

Premiere

TCM

7:00am Felony 8:50am Seve the Movie

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am The Texican 9:40am The Train 12:15pm Zero Hour!

1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Osage 5:25pm Reunion in France 7:25pm The Buccaneer 10:00pm Rush Hour 11:50pm The Corruptor 2:00am Conan 2:45am Conan 3:30am Conan 4:15am Conan

The rags-to-riches story of legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros. Docudrama.

10:55am Belle 12:45pm Rob the Mob Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

2:45pm Seve the Movie 5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Top Dog 12:45am Rob the Mob

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Advertising feature

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CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:25am Four in a Bed 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A Place in the Sun

CH5 5:45am House Doctor 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am House Doctor 7:00am Milkshake!

10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 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 Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am The Holidaymakers 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 3:15pm 32 Brinkburn Street 4:00pm Decimate 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Flog It!

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 4:15pm Concrete Canyons

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Fanatics 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League

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 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Alex Polizzi 10:00pm Back in Time for Dinner 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

9:00pm Plus Sized Wars 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Ballot Monkeys 11:35pm Skint

8:00pm Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2 9:00pm Britain's Horror Homes 10:00pm The Devil's Disciple 11:00pm Family Secrets and Lies

9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm Critical 11:00pm Forever

3:00pm Daily Politics Election Debate 4:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders

9pm 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Ordinary Lies 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Del Boys and Dealers

Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

Round-up of the day's news.

11:40pm UEFA Champions League Highlights Highlights of the latest UEFA Champions League action.

Merthyr Tydfil is the former industrial powerhouse in the Welsh valleys.

12am 12:45am In the Electric Mist 2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:15am Weather 12:20am Newsbeat Election Debate 1:20am Snooker 2:10am Snooker 4:10am Rip Off Britain 4:55am This is BBC Two 5:00am Wonders of the Universe - Learning Zone

12:40am Benidorm 1:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women The Loose Ladies share the latest news and views from the day's papers, and cover a bushel of gripes and gossip, too. 4:45am Nightscreen

12:35am The Island with Bear Grylls 1:30am Pokerstars.Com European Poker Tour 2:25am Kotv Boxing 2:55am Brighton Marathon 3:50am British GT 4:15am Shameless USA 5:15am Sarah Beeny's Selling Houses

12:00am Can't Stop, Won't Stop 1:00am The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Person of Interest 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

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11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm 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!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

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9:00pm Educating Joey Essex 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Burlesque 12:00am FYI Daily

11:50am Judge Judy 12:40pm Judge Judy 1:05pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat

12:15pm Minder 1:15pm The Professionals 2:15pm Pawn Stars 3:35pm Pawn Stars 4:00pm Car Chasers 4:30pm Car Chasers 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm MotoGP 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Shed and Buried 10:00pm Benidorm 10:30pm Benidorm 11:00pm The Interpreter 12:00am FYI Daily

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 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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Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Stacey Dooley Investigates 2:30am Killer Magic

A look behind the scenes of British Airways, one of the UK's most visible brands.

12:00am Time Shift 1:00am Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley 2:00am John Denver: Country Boy 3:00am The Secret History of Our Streets 4:00am The Plantagenets 5:00am This is BBC Four

Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's.

3:10pm Where the Heart is 4:15pm The Royal 5:20pm Never the Twain 5:55pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood

SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am The Transporter 8:45am Transporter 2 10:25am Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 12:25pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2:20pm Rocky II 4:30pm Noah In the face of apocalyptic floods, one man is chosen to be the world's saviour.

7:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 9:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 11:00pm Rocky II 1:05am The Transporter 2:50am Transporter 2 Frank takes a job driving the young son of Miami's anti-drugs tsar.

4:30am Fast and Furious 7 Special 5:00am The Next Karate Kid

Comedy 6:30am Turbo: Sky Movies Special 7:00am The Dukes of Hazzard 8:50am Little Miss Sunshine 10:35am Big Daddy 12:15pm Blended 2:20pm Ali G Indahouse 3:55pm Liar Liar Fletcher Reede didn't become a top lawyer by telling the truth.

5:30pm About a Boy 7:20pm Big Daddy 9:00pm Blended 11:10pm Ali G Indahouse 12:45am Jackass: The Movie 2:20am The Dukes of Hazzard 4:20am Maverick

8:00am Murder at 1600 9:50am Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 11:35am The Fast and the Furious 1:25pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 3:15pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 5:00pm The Art of the Steal 6:35pm Closed Circuit 8:15pm Swordfish 10:00pm The Art of the Steal 11:40pm Black Hawk Down 2:15am A Man Apart 4:20am Swordfish Futuristic technology spy movie about a man who is desperately trying to access information that is locked inside a complicated computer system that contains mountains of government secrets and money.

7:00am Big Top Pee-Wee 8:40am Balto 10:05am Contest 11:40am Rio 2 1:30pm National Treasure 3:50pm The Good Witch's Wonder 5:30pm Contest 7:10pm Rio 2 9:00pm National Treasure 11:20pm The Good Witch's Wonder 12:50am Big Top Pee-Wee Comedy sequel about the bizarre, heliumvoiced character Pee-Wee Herman.

2:20am Lassie 4:00am Looney Tunes: Back in Action 5:35am Balto

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7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 10:00am Fort Osage 11:25am The Buccaneer 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Wichita 5:35pm The Burning Hills 7:25pm They Were Expendable 10:00pm 16 Blocks 11:45pm Longmire 12:50am Longmire 1:50am The Juror 3:55am Conan 4:40am Container Wars 5:10am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

The rags-to-riches story of legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.

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3:00pm Rob the Mob Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

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CH5 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 9:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Last Days of... 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

SKY 1 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am The Holidaymakers 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 3:15pm 32 Brinkburn Street 4:00pm Decimate 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Flog It!

3:00pm Daily Politics Election Debate 4:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

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 Ties That Bind

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Fanatics 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

Four passionate cooks from Surrey battle it out to win £1000.

6pm 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00pm The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm 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 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast

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6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Alex Polizzi 10:00pm World's Richest Terror Army 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Give a Pet a Home 10:00pm Newzoids 10:30pm The Delivery Man 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Pop Gold

10:00pm The Island with Bear Grylls 11:00pm First Dates Maìtre d' Fred and his team open the doors of the First Dates restaurant to another new batch of enthusiastic singletons. Bradley's not your stereotypical Essex boy.

9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm Autopsy: The Last Hours of Robin Williams 11:00pm Britain's Favourite Stand-Up Comedian

9:00pm Wild Things 10:00pm Eight Legged Freaks Mutated by radioactive waste, giant spiders terrorise a sleepy Arizona mining town. Hairy, scary thrills in this creepy-crawly B-movie with David Arquette.

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12:40am Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:00am One Born Every Minute 1:00am Snowbombing 2015 1:30am Burger Bar to Gourmet Star 2:25am Fair Game 4:15am Sarah Beeny's Selling Houses 5:10am Double Your House for Half the Money

1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Born to Kill?

5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Flying Archaeologist Broads.

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10:35am Ben and Kate 11:00am Up All Night 11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Britain's Got More Talent 2:45pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

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9:35am Where the Heart is 10:40am The Royal 11:40am 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 Never the Twain 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wycliffe

12:20pm Minder 1:20pm The Professionals 2:20pm Ax Men 3:15pm Pawn Stars 3:40pm Pawn Stars 4:05pm Car Chasers 4:35pm Car Chasers 5:05pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 11:00pm The Kingdom 12:00am FYI Daily

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Jane the Virgin 11:00pm The Change-Up 1:15am Virtually Famous

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Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

12am 12:15am Drugs in Sport 1:15am Ash Wednesday 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

2:55am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

An Evolutionary Biologist discovers how bones have enabled animals to colonise the Earth.

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5:00pm Sahara 7:10pm Poseidon 9:00pm Twister 11:00pm Rocky III Rocky's getting used to the good life, but his competitors are only getting stronger.

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6:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 7:00am Cavemen 8:40am In and Out 10:20am Without a Paddle 12:10pm The Heat 2:15pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 3:50pm The Flintstones 5:30pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 7:10pm Without a Paddle 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 12:30am Jackass: Number Two More gross-out gags and painful pranks.

6:15am Loss of Faith 8:05am Derailed 10:05am Conspiracy Theory 12:25pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.

2:25pm Pride and Glory 4:40pm Runner Runner 6:20pm Deadfall 8:00pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.

10:00pm The Departed 12:35am Runner Runner 2:10am City of God 4:30am Kid Cannabis

7:00am Baby's Day Out 8:40am Curious George 10:10am Barnyard Otis the cow is a wild-living party animal and just loves to dance till dawn.

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The rags-to-riches story of legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.

Docudrama.

9:05am Felony 10:55am Belle 12:45pm Rob the Mob 2:45pm Seve the Movie 5:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 7:00pm Belle 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Top Dog A football hooligan gets in over his head when he mixes it up in London's criminal underworld.

12:45am Rob the Mob Two down-and-out lovers get in over their heads when they stumble upon a Mob secret.

OPINION & COMMENT

A Russian takeover bid?

MIKE WALSH is again taking on the role of appeaser, 1930s’ style. As Goebbels said: “If you lie hard enough, everyone believes it.”

Mike asserts that “mainstream media seems to have toned down the anti-Nazi rhetoric.”

This is simply not true; the foul history of Nazism has never had more publicity, with hardly a day passing when we are not reminded of what Hitler did.

Mike’s only ‘evidence’ of proNazi activity is the commemoration of Latvians who fought alongside the Germans in the Second World War. Has he stopped to think why they did so? Has he forgotten that the USSR invaded the Baltic States in 1940, taking away their independence?

No wonder that Balts took advantage of the German invasion of the USSR in 1941 to try to win their freedom back. The Baltic States today have every reason to fear a new attempt to swallow them into Russia.

Mike reminds us that Germany was the bad guy in 1939 – fair enough. But if Putin does not want to be compared to Hitler, why does he go on imitating him? His takeover of the Crimea was a shameless copy of Hitler’s takeover of the Czech Sudetenland first, and then the whole of Czechoslovakia.

For Sudetenland, read Crimea, and for the whole of Czechoslovakia, read Ukraine and the Baltic States.

History is indeed repeating itself; let us just hope that Putin will somehow be put off from carrying his Hitler-imitation through!

Bill Campbell (by email)

Helpline tip WITH reference to an article about the ‘Alertcop’ app, I have looked it up and it is for reporting crimes one is witnessing, not for reporting a crime when one is the victim.

It does not replace or add to the system for victims reporting a crime on the 902 102 112 number, for instance. With that system, the victim gives information about the crime and

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I WISH that people like Cassandra Nash in her column would try to see the whole picture when reporting on South American politics.

In a recent column she castigated Venezuela as a totalitarian system. She must know that the late President Hugo Chavez and present incumbent, Nicolas Maduro, were both elected in democratically-held elections despite US attempts to destabilise them.

Even former US President Jimmy Carter said that Venezuela’s election process was the best in the world. It is precisely because some of the old political parties are seen to be tired and corrupt that new movements like Podemos and Syriza are becoming so popular.

When it comes to totalitarian systems we shouldn’t criticise too loudly. Which states in the world imprison people without trial, invade other countries and spy on their own citizens? I don’t think we should be too smug, now should we?

Les Adams, Orihuela Costa (Alicante)

WHAT’s with all these stupid EHIC letters? The cards aren’t valid if you live here, they’re for tourists.

If you’re a pensioner living here you need a Spanish Social Security card, simple.

No more of it please! There are enough other issues for expats to deal with.

Amazed Steve, Palma Nova (Mallorca) Editor’s note: Foreign residents registered with Social Security need Spain’s version of the EHIC, the Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea (TSE). This provides Spanish residents with emergency medical treatment and care when travelling inside the EU.

Driven crazy CONGRATULATIONS to Leapy Lee on a wonderful article – absolutely spot-on!

With reference to Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC Programme, Top Gear, they are dinosaurs that have been

operating the same format for the last 23 years.

Every week, two overgrown schoolboys and their verticallychallenged accomplice predictably present the same boring programme content, namely drag-racing two sports cars on an old airfield.

They compete against one another in a race from A to B in Europe in a car, train or Shanks’s pony. They get some B-List celebrity to drive a ‘sit-up and beg’ small family saloon around the same old airfield against the clock, with Clarkson’s same inane comment: “Going through the chicane.”

They take beaten-up old jalopies, weld on some steel and drive them to destruction in some God-forsaken place in Africa, Russia or South America where the local inhabitants think they are all nuts and should be certified.

Same old bloke in a space suit driving around the same old airfield (mind the old 747 Jumbo!).

If cars are your bag there is no comparison between Top Gear and two other interesting and educational motoring programmes, Wheeler Dealers and

NOT long ago I treated a dear friend and her family to dinner.

The bill for four of us only came to €82 and the standard was so high the waiters merited a good tip.

Having sorted out a €50 and two €20 notes to cover the cost I added €5 and some coins to mark my appreciation.

As we made our way out the waitress approached me and said I had given them too much money. I told her it was to show how much we all enjoyed the meals and their service.

I walked on out to my car and my guest followed but was stopped by the same waitress who showed her what I had paid. I had given her two €50 notes by mistake and she insisted that I took one back.

Such refreshing honesty renews one’s faith in human nature in these days where corruption and dishonesty fill hundreds of pages in our newspapers each week.

Needless to say, I shall return many times.

John Wilkinson, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)

Change of diet FOLLOWERS of Barcelona Football Club will doubtless be pleased by the current form of the club and in particular the form and behaviour of Luis Suarez.

Barça seems to have curbed his habit of biting people, or perhaps he’s turned vegetarian!

Harvey ‘Hogan’ Appel, Sorbas (Almeria)

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The company is so interesting that you can hardly tear yourself away and new experiences are arriving every day. You could be forgiven for getting a little over-excited.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Someone close gets a real stroke of luck this week and no doubt the benefits will rub off on you. It seems that some fortune will come your way by the end of the month and lead you to see a situation in quite a different light.

Alicante TODAY:

FLEW or TEST FEST FEET

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The urge to get ahead at as fast a pace as possible is apparent this week. Some would say not before time. However, you know the art of choosing the moment and it has not been until now that you have felt the time was right.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A friend of long standing comes up with some bright ideas to get you out of a tricky situation. Don't be surprised. You have for a long time now underestimated their worth.

1. In which athletics event did Tessa Sanderson win the 1984 Olympic gold medal?

2. In which decade did speculative attacks on the pound force Britain to abandon the gold standard?

3. In which play by William Shakespeare would you find the, often misquoted phrase: ‘All that glisters is not gold?’

4. In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her golden jubilee?

5. Named after an 18th century English clockmaker, what name is given to an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, which is used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery?

6. Originally known as Pelican, what was the name of the English galleon that is best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake?

7. What was the name of the famous king of Phrygia who is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched with his hand into gold?

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PINCHBECK, 6. GOLDEN HIND (or GOLDEN HINDE), 7. MIDAS

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Across 3 Can eels somehow purify? (7) 7 A smell from the food, our dinner (5) 8 Leg-up to a degree? Get bread! (5) 9 Really learned about red meats (8) 10 Beautiful French girl sounding alarm (5) 13 Lass finishes with the idiot (3) 15 Supplies arrived in damaged crates (6) 16 Adapted canoes for big seas (6) 17 Greek god of use in the kitchen (3) 19 Transfers art in the Civil Service (5) 23 Produce electricity from green tea (8) 24 Enthusiastic, as found in flea germs (5) 25 A range of potential votes (5) 26 Hawaiian garland, certain relaxation (7) Down 1 Turned out, so I be in Idaho (5) 2 Divided country in New York or Eastern seaboard area (5) 3 Alternatively reclines not in fisher-

Across 1 Acknowledgments of appreciation (6) 4 Earlier in time (6) 7 Be without (4) 8 Time or space between (8) 9 Imply as a possibility (7) 12 Lacking self-confidence (3) 14 On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle (6) 15 Desert plant (6) 16 Is the owner (3) 18 Arachnids (7) 22 Being within reasonable or average limits (8) 23 Come upon, as if by accident (4) 24 Four-footed animals (6) 25 Last day of the week (6)

man's baskets (6) 4 Roused when a vigil comes to a sorry end (8) 5 Rewriting tag lines is theft (8) 6 Soldiers hidden in farmyard (4) 11 Shell motor at full speed (8) 12 Pioneers such as pay their bills (8)

13 As quiet as a snake (3) 14 Sounds like a star issue (3) 18 Reluctant to produce a few lines (6) 20 Fruit available in Fontvieille, Monaco (5) 21 Leaves left off the roof (5) 22 Ray's joyful expression? (4)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents J and 18 represents M, so fill in J every time the figure 15 appears and M every time the figure 18 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 Purchase, 5 Elms, 9 Chatter, 10 Plain, 11 Lion, 12 Desires, 15 Assume, 16 Severe, 19 Instead, 21 Bags, 24 Alert, 25 Leading, 26 Easy, 27 Princess.

Down: 1 Peculiar, 2 Reasons, 3 Hate, 4 Screen, 6 Leave, 7 Sent, 8 Spoiled, 13 Imitate, 14 Messages, 17 Examine, 18 Sailor, 20 Needs, 22 Bare, 23 Earn.

QUICK Across: 1 Dares, 5 Heads, 8 Never, 9 Soldier, 10 Earlier, 11 Cell, 12/18 Big top, 14 Mesh, 15 Inch, 21 Look, 23 Examine, 25 Confirm, 26 Tramp, 27 Sleek, 28 Clear.

Down: 1 Dancer, 2 Reverse, 3 Straight, 4 Absorb, 5 Half, 6 Alike, 7 Shrill, 13 Gigantic, 16 Climate, 17 Clocks, 19 Permit, 20 Helper, 22 Ounce, 24 Link.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

17 Without support (5) 19 Dramas (5) 20 Put on clothes (5) 21 Acquires (4)

fully (5) 12 Allayed (9) 13 Day immediately before today (9)

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Height (of object) (6) 3 Weapon (4) 7 Day (3) 9 Arrival (of person, letter etc) (7) 10 Ganar (sueldo) (4) 11 Hueso (4) 14 Gaviota (7) 15 Mar (3) 16 Faja (de tela) (4) 17 Head (of person) (6) Down 1 Direcciones (9) 2 Rollo (de tela, papel, cuerda fina, cable fino) (4) 4 Razones (7) 5 Housewife (3,2,4) 6 Cama (mueble) (3) 8 Atrasos (7) 12 Pero (uso adversativo) (3) 13 Soul (of a person) (4)

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 (SOLEMN) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Listen, 4 Hips, 8 Shade, 9 Clean, 10 Religioso, 13 Young, 15 Unico, 16 Soap, 17 Castle.

BEINGS

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Down: 1 Last, 2 Stage, 3 Evenings, 5 Ice, 6 Son, 7 Aceituna, 11 Skirt, 12 Doce, 13 Yes, 14 Uva.

HAREMS

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous sporting trophy (two words): LIAR’S MUD CAP FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FOOD PROCESSOR, ADMIRAL’S CUP

Unscramble the name of a kitchen appliance (two words): SO DROOPS FORCE

Down 1 Apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (9) 2 Forebears (9) 3 Bee wound (5) 4 Mouthfuls (5) 5 Croft (4) 6 Arrive at (5) 10 Young women (5) 11 Mock or make fun of play-

1 Cheery, 2 Farmer, 3 Wiggle, 4 Regard, 5 Melons, 6 Bagged, 7 Desire, 8 Jogger, 9 Threat, 10 Injury, 11 Reader, 12 Bleary, 13 Rumour, 14 Quoted, 15 Abroad, 16 Purred, 17 Landed, 18 Tramps, 19 Driven

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WITH spring here many pools and ponds will attract ducks, and we all love to feed them.

But it is important to feed these wild creatures the right thing. Most commonly people throw scraps of bread, crackers, popcorn and similar bread-type products, but unfortunately these are also some of the least nutritious, according to Melissa Mayntz of bird ing.about.com.

She says: “Bread has little nutritional value and can harm growth, pollute waterways and attract rodents and other pests.

FEEDING THE DUCKS: Oats, rice and birdseed better for them than bread.

“Similarly, ducks should not be fed any products that are spoiled or mouldy; different types of mould can be fatal to waterfowl.”

However, that is not to mean we shouldn’t feed ducks, geese and swans as there are other treats we can feed them as part of a healthy and nutritious diet.

“Ducks will eat a great deal of different foods, and

the best foods include: - Oats (uncooked; rolled or quick) - Rice (cooked) - Birdseed (any type) - Peas or corn (defrosted, no need to cook) - Earthworms - Mealworms (fresh or dried) - Chopped lettuce or other greens or salad mixes - Vegetable trimmings or

peels (chopped) - Duck feed pellets can be purchased from farming or agricultural supply stores.”

People should stop feeding if the birds appear uninterested or are leaving the food uneaten.

Melissa added that people should remember wild birds can be aggressive, such as larger waterfowl like swans and geese.

Mum and daughter reunite to housesit

By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch JENNY and Gemma have been living apart for 18 months, ever since Gemma left Brisbane in Australia to study in Paris.

She now lives in a tiny studio, a former maid’s sleeping quarters on the sixth floor of an old residential building - too small to accommodate more than one person.

Jenny is always looking for affordable ways to travel in order to meet up with her children who are mostly based in Europe.

Housesitting is one way she can exchange her 30 years of experience as a home and pet owner for free accommodation.

Henry Mahew and Pepin le Bref are a pair of rescue cats adopted by Chris and Letitia when they were living in France. Now settled in Valencia in retirement they occasionally need

sitters to care for their mature cats when they go on holiday. They prefer to have sitters at home to care for their mature pets, and for their extensive gardens.

The fact that Jenny is a keen gardener and that both mother and daughter love cats made them an excellent choice when Chris was looking online for house-sitters. Three weeks in Valencia this summer sounded rather appealing to the women who were looking for a sunny spot to meet in Europe. As for Henry and Pepin, they weren’t at all fussed, they’re staying in the comfort of their own home.

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Stolen Yorkie ‘flags down’ rescue van A STOLEN Yorkshire Terrier abandoned more than 100 miles from its home

has been rescued in the UK after reportedly stopping an RSPCA van.

Inspector Stephanie Law explained Alfie ran into the country road in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, and sat to make her stop.

As soon as she did so and opened the door, Alfie jumped inside the van.

The RSPCA officer scanned his microchip and discovered seven-year-old Alfie had been reported stolen from a house in the

West Midlands, more than 100 miles away, days beforehand.

“I have had plenty of people wave me down for help, but I have never actually been flagged down by a dog in need of rescue before. It was as if he recognised my uniform and knew I was there to rescue him,” Law said.

The RSPCA thinks Alfie was probably dumped in the woods but ran out when he heard the van.

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10th April I HAD the seventh chemo treatment last week. It was the fastest I have ever been seen and so I was only at the hospital until 1.30pm which was a relief since I always arrive at 7.15am making it a long day.

I have to say that the side effects kick in about two to three days after the treatment now. I am left feeling listless, very achy and generally a bit wobbly.

Nothing that stops me from getting on with normal life, but the pace slows down greatly and I am far more susceptible to coughs and colds. Hence the hacking cough I have now, more antibiotics which I dislike, but at

least my temperature is under the dangerous 38 degrees mark. I am sure the battery in my thermometer is going to run out at any moment as I have to diligently monitor my temperature. If I hit the 38 degree mark then I have to go to hospital for tests as it is a sign of an infection that I might not be in shape to fight on my own. Luckily I have avoided this as it would mean a possible hospital stay and put my treatment back.

I am now preparing for radiotherapy I was told that once I was in the last cycle of chemotherapy I had to ring the radiotherapy team at Carlos Haya to book my scan in preparation for the next stage of my treatment.

I called at the beginning of April and efficiently they called me back and I went in

on April 7 for a scan of my torso which then provided them with an idea of how to mark out the area to be radiated.

This type of CAT scan is painless as there is no intravenous dye used. You just have to strip down to your waist, in my case because my cancer was in the breast and armpit, and put your arms outstretched over your head, incline your head to the unaffected side and not move an inch.

After the scan the nurse came in and explained that they were going to tattoo me to mark out the zone that they would administer the radiotherapy to. The dye is permanent. So four little and quick punctures were filled with dye and I was done.

I had a chat with another nurse who explained the importance of moisturising in preparation for radiotherapy.

At this stage they couldn’t tell me how many sessions I would need. That would have to be discussed with my doctor. However a mini-

mum of 15 and up to a maximum of 35 sessions were discussed. I have fair skin so it is likely that my skin will become red and irritated.

I was also given instructions on what not to do! No deodorant or perfumes or extreme water temperatures!

So that’s the end to my scorching showers then!

I can’t use deodorant or perfume!

And a whole host of other things and of course to avoid the sun.

I have to say though that I am really pleased with how things have been going although I don’t have any concrete results of how my treatment has gone yet.

Finishing chemo will be such a relief. A little like a bored child… I have had enough now!

Yesterday was a day to for-

get about cancer and my motorway breakdown! It was time to catch up with friends.

Jorge and I had a splendid lunch in Fuengirola. Gosh we all laughed so much and have put a date in the diary to meet again soon. Laughing is the best tonic ever.

The children dragged themselves out of bed today and rather like an adult who has to work, they too were pretty happy that it was Friday! Well that makes all of us then. Another week gone and I am not one to wish away my life, but the passing of time for us is all about life and healing.

The children have a great loss to come to terms with and I have a physical and mental battle which should be a much shorter ordeal. My cancer is easier to deal with because there is something to be done and a process to go through.

Emotional trauma is far more deeply rooted with no road map to navigate your way out of. They are making a progress, little by little and day by day.

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While those who are pregnant may believe their memory is worse than usual, a study has found that they perform just as well as other women in mental tests. Other key skills, including attention span and spatial awareness, were equally unaffected by pregnancy according to a study by a team at Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City (USA).

They put 21 mothers-tobe through a series of mental tests a few weeks before their baby was due and again a couple of months after the birth.

Another 21 women who weren’t pregnant and had never had any children also

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Despite the group of pregnant women and new mothers thinking they had done worse, they hadn’t.

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As a result, Alicante’s Sleep Unit at Vistahermosa Clinic organised a conference directed at medical staff to familiarise them with sleep medicine and how to approach a patient with sleeping complaints.

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Great quality cuisin BAY LEAF Indian and Mediterranean Restaurant in Urbanisation La Marina has only been open for around six months but it has quickly established itself as one of the area’s most popular eateries, enjoyed by residents and holidaymakers alike.

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BAY LEAF: Happy diners enjoy a quality meal. particularly for large parties, is advised.

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Enjoy the best of Italian cuisine by simply heading to Benijofar ENJOYING a plate of antipasta, some freshly made stone baked pizza, sitting outside on the spacious terrace, you could be mistaken for thinking you are in Italy. But you don’t need to go all the way to Italy to enjoy their cuisine. Simply head down to Rialto in Benimar near Benijofar.

Owned by Dilbag Singh who also owns the popular Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant just over the road. this Italian neighbour soon built up its own crowd of regular customers enjoying the authentic Italian cuisine on offer.

The extensive menu created by the talented Italian chef boasts over 20 pizzas, a range of soups, salads and starters including bruschettas and carpaccio. Pasta is home-made and served with your choice of tasty sauce, but for serious meat eaters try the mixed grill or

RIALTO: The best in Italian cuisine. grilled fillet steak with a mushroom, red wine or pepper cream sauce. A special children’s menu is also available.

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This much-loved Italian restaurant offers a three-course menu del dia available for €9 including a drink. A special evening menu is served from 6pm every day for €10.90 and a children’s menu for €4.50.

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The pair joined forces to create Orke Servicios, based in Los Montesinos. They expertly and professionally deal with a wide range of issues from car re-registrations and Spanish driving licences, to NIE numbers, residence certificates, wills, house conveyancing, annual fiscal representation, social security SIP cards, power of attorney, set up of an SL limited company, inheritance issues as well as translation services.

As fully trained solicitors, Francisco and David are continually keeping up to date with changes in laws on a daily basis to be able to best advise clients on what they need to do for a happy, safe and legal life in Spain.

With the team speaking five languages, they are also fully clued up on international law so they can inform international clients on any changes made in their home country that might affect their fiscal status in Spain.

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When dealing with sensitive legal issues such as tax and wills, you can rest assured that your interests are being looked after in the best possible way and Orke has been operating for so many years due to their high reputation and happy customers.

Francisco said: “We have been so successful and around for so long because we believe in being transparent and honest.

With happy customers we get a lot of repeat custom and referrals based on word of mouth, of which we are very proud.”

One of the most popular services they offer is the car-registration and Spanish driving licences. Orke will assist you in every step of the way from ensuring you have the correct paperwork to accompanying you personally to their private clinic in Alicante for the necessary medical required for a Spanish driving licence.

So whatever you need help, assistance or advice on, call Orke and speak with Francisco, David, or apprentice Jake for a friendly and efficient service.

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SINCE living in Spain herbs have featured in the plantings in the garden, experimental terrace gardens, builder’s bucket salad bars, and the naturally occurring herbs left to grow wild on our naturally cultivated olive grove.

An interesting selection of beneficial herbs: • Mint (perennial) – Best planted in a large sunken pot to control the expansive roots. Added to boiling water adds a good touch to your new potatoes. Has several culinary and medicinal uses ranging from mint sauce to serve with lamb to a strong infusion in the morning after a night on the town.

• Stevia (perennial) –

The leaves are very sweet and a great natural replacement for sugar. Summer leaves can be dried for the winter months.

• Garlic (annual) – The healthiest vegetable/herb of them all with a wide range of culinary uses and a useful insecticide in the garden as an infusion spray or growing in geranium pots or under rose bushes.

• Chives (perennial) – A good addition to salads.

• Horseradish (perennial)– A couple of plants in the ground or large sunken pot can add zest to trout and meat dishes and grated the root can increase one’s metabolism after a gluttonous meal.

• Sage common (perennial) – Obviously for sage and onion stuffing. An infusion good for gums.

• Purslane ( annual but can self-seed for continuity) – An interesting addition to salads.

• Rocket (annual but late growing plants can also seed) – Adds a spicy taste to salads.

• Basil (annual) – Each year we grow a selection of the annual seeds from the interesting and long list offered by Chiltern Seeds.

Geat with chopped tomatoes and salads.

• Perilla (annual but easily self-seeds for continuity) – Infusions are said to help hay fever sufferers and reputed to be useful for panic attacks.

• Parsley (generally an annual but some varieties will over-winter) – Great with fish dishes and infusions useful for the wife’s cystitis.

Most annual herbs are best if not grown in full sun all day long as they can soon go to seed. ©Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain. com April 2005

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MORE properties on the Orihuela Costa are needed by leading property agents Vista Casas, for their waiting buyers.

Based in Villamartin Plaza, owner Mark DaCosta said now is the perfect time to list your property for sale with an increasing footfall past their office from now until October with new buyers looking at owning their little piece of Spanish heaven before the summer ready to come out and enjoy it.

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REPUTABLE: The Vista Casas team has years of experience. been working with a Chinese agent for the last 18 months which is a growing, buoyant market. With properties also advertised on leading property web portals such as Right Move, Kyero and Think Spain, sellers can rest assured that their home is being marketed the best way it can be.

They reach buyers across the world which is why they already have hundreds of happy and satisfied customers who have sold their properties.

Vista Casas has an honest, clear and transparent commission structure and a no sale, no fee basis and full assistance is offered throughout the selling

process from their office in the Villamartin Plaza, behind the BBVA bank, giving clients a direct point of call for all their queries and questions.

With each property sale, the team remain close to their clients, ensuring a first class after sales service and can offer a range of additional services including rental and renovations. They are also affiliated with Currencies Direct for the repatriation of funds.

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Vista Casas is expecting the property market to continue growing this year and with buyers from the UK, France, Belgium, Scandinavia, Holland, Iceland and China, ready and waiting to find their perfect property, more homes from one bed apartments, to detached villas with pools, are required.

So for a reliable and trustworthy way to sell your property, call Vista Casas for an honest valuation and to discuss how they can best find you a buyer.

The office is open Monday to Friday from 10am6pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm, with appointments outside these hours by request.

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How do I increase the value of my property?

LAST week we talked about damp problems and how dealing with the fundamentals of your property has an immediate effect on increasing the value of your property.

Today we will talk about increasing the value of your villa.

Arrange for an independent surveyor to give you professional advice on the most important and cost effective ways to maximise the value of your property.

In my experience, one of the most successful ways of increasing the value of your villa is to extend the living space to the maximum allowed and completely refurbish the villa to modern standards.

If your villa is not in a gated community but your street could have a security barrier fitted, talk to your neighbours and share the

John Graham The property expert

cost of installing an automatic barrier, this will increase the value of your villa by offering extra security and privacy.

Tip of the week.

Extra quality living space adds value to your property.

If you have an older villa you could give your villa a total refurbishment, bring your living space up to modern standards.

You could also increase living space by having a new extension built.

If you have a basement carry out a basement conversion for extra interior living space.

Convert small rooms into an open plan room on the ground floor.

Have a conservatory built for extra space.

Carry out a glass conversion of terraces for extra interior living space.

If your garage space is limited add a car port for extra parking.

Modernise the kitchen and bathrooms Maintain the value of your villa.

Give your villa a regular fresh coat of paint.

Make the rooms look bigger and declutter .

Make sure everything works, give all electrical, air conditioning, plumbing, drainage and gas appliances an annual service.

If you have any questions please contact me.

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House sales still growing as the market recovers THE number of property sales throughout Spain has now risen for six months in a row.

The number of house sales in Spain increased by over 15 per cent in February year on year, the largest rise in recent months.

According to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) property sales have now increased for six consecutive months as the market gradually begins to recover from the huge crash that hit when Spain’s housing bubble burst at the end of 2007.

The rise can be attributed directly to a 50 per

SALES UP: Sales have risen for six months in a row. cent increase of sales of existing homes where 21,613 of the 29,714 deals were done.

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ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac.

There is usually something there for everyone —- but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! During July and August the shop will only be open Wednesday to Saturday from 09.30 until 13.00. We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop.

(93325) SPIRITUALIST CENTRE, BENIJOFAR meets at new premises, Hamilton’s Bakehouse, Calle Vicente 62, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar. Ray Bailey will take the Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 12th April at 11.30am. Anna-Marie will take the Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 14th April at 7pm. David Darnbrough will take the Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday 19th April at 11.30am. Every Thursday there is an opportunity to develop your skills at the Open Circle at 6.30pm. Spiritual Healing is available on Sunday and Tuesday after the service. Contact Wendy on 965 323 029. Web address is www.spiritual istcentre-benijofar .com. New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail.com.

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THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP Vega Baja. We help people of all ages with all sorts of problems, particularly at times of crisis and emergencies. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282). La Marina Helpdesk Calle Madrid 5 (Tel: 673 109 096).

Our offices are open Monday to Friday 10am -1.30pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Friday 10 am - 1.30 pm. We are online at www.helpvegabaja.com or email office@helpvegabaja.com Remember we also have a 24 hour Emergency help-line on 966 723 733 (95456) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co.uk.

(95457) THE BAKER FOUNDATION for SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. 16 Nicolas De Bussi Ave, Playa Flamenca. Sunday Service every week 11am to 12 noon, everyone welcome. For further details please phone/fax 966 760 665 (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar.

Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 (95461)

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ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) meet on the last Tuesday of the month at Casa Ventura, San Luis Urbanisation, 6.30pm. The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. Further details Hon Sec 965 724 652 CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, contact PilarChristian.Com munityChurch@gmail.com / 968 575 417 / 966 848 806. Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463) TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Telephone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.aca costablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472)

TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 3pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 96 671 8964 or Carol, Secretary: 966 765 488, e-mail: stroke supportgroup@hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets 1st Monday of every month (except July and August) at Bar Sioux , Avda Escandinavia GA at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Brian, Branch Secretary on 639 917 971 / email secretary br3606@gmail.com (95474) CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc, and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display.

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WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726) MOTORHOME - Fiat Hymer Swing 494. 2.5 TDI, LHD, Spanish registration, 1997, 4 berth + extras. €9,995. 606 696 721 (228763)

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VAN leaving UK to Spain 2nd May, returning Spain to UK 9th May. Space available. Tel 679 042 805 / 0044 7552 985343 / email: keith marion9@yahoo.co.uk (233756)

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Mr Angry, he goes from zero to crazy in under 5 seconds

Why is it that people learn how to drive (almost), but don’t learn how to park? I’m sick and tired of looking for a parking space on a road with 'on street'

parking, and not being able to fit in because one car has parked in the middle of two bays. Or worse; abandoned their shoppingmobile at 45 degrees to everyone else!

Ooohh it makes me so angry!

N332 hits 10,000 likes THE increasingly popular Guardia Civil Facebook page N332 has just reached the 10,000 likes milestone, and its new linked website is almost as popular.

What started out as an idea by a couple of traffic police from Torrevieja to offer help and advice in English on Facebook, has grown into a vital resource for information about driving in Spain.

Francisco Morales was the officer who controlled the Facebook page, and aided by other officers would answer many of the followers’ questions when asked.

The task grew with the followers, and soon became a monumental effort just to respond to questions that had already been answered.

That’s when the independent journalist Mark Nolan started assembling a team to create the website N322.es, so as to alleviate some of the pressure from the traffic officers. The fact it is difficult to search for direct information on a Facebook page, is the beauty of a website.

Every piece of information, old or new, up to the minute reports and maps, catalogues of answers are all waiting for your questions.

The website is now as popular as the page, and will only grow from this point. You can still interact with Francisco Morales and his Facebook team, but they would appreciate you checking out the website: www.n332.es.

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Beetle mania in New York VOLKSWAGEN have showcased four new versions of the stalwart Beetle at the New York International Auto Show.

VW has revealed four new versions of the legendary Beetle car: two new coupés and two cabriolets. They have brought the bug into 2015 by further extending the Beetle line-up, and are offering a glimpse of the possible versions in the four concept cars.

The colour blue sets the stage in the concept car range with the Beetle Cabriolet Denim.The colour scheme is designed to match your old jeans. And that it does! The stonewashed blue metallic paint and soft top in dark blue with a special fabric texture will give the impression

BEETLE CONCEPTS: Revealed at New York International Auto Show. you’re putting on an old pair of Levi’s.

The Beetle R-Line Concept 1, on the other hand is a mark

above the others. It clearly bends towards automotive sportiness, and is powered by a 2.0 TSI power train that produces 162kW of pulling power that makes sure it goes as quick as it looks.

Also premiering at the show was the new Golf Alltrack. The new Golf Alltrack is aiming to be a genuine trendsetter in the estate car series.

The Golf Alltrack is well equipped with 4MOTION allwheel drive and an off-road driving profile as standard. Powered by a 1.8 TSI engine that produces 125 kW, and combined with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed DSG, it looks to make the wannabe 4x4 a worthy contender in the crossover markets.

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San Miguel Golf Society at Alicante Golf April 8, 2015 BREEZY but bright weather greeted the 24 members and three guests making the trip north to Alicante Golf.

With its six par 3s, 4s and 5s it makes for an interesting round of golf, at the same time challenging as well as allowing one to feel there is a chance of scoring well.

The fairways were in good condition, but the greens unusually woolly and therefore slow, causing some players major problems. Only Robin Eastman managed to break par with an excellent 38 points.

Two matches were played in the SMGS 2015 matchplay competition, one singles with Mike Jordan wining against Tony Smale 3/1, and Ken Flaherty with Phil de Lacy beating Barry Roehrig and Glen Rapley 2/1 in the doubles.

The day’s Stableford competition results were: Silver Category, fourth, Keith Wickham (31).

Third, Mike Jordan (32).

Second came Chris Hamblett on 33. And first place was taken by Norman Padmore, with 34 points In the Gold Category, in fourth was Charles Jones (30), with Mick Cook (31) in third. Second place went to Barry Roehrig on (34). While Robin Eastman, with 38 and the best score of the day took first place.

To keep up to date with all SMGS matters, log on to their website www.smgs.org or call 966 731 033 to find out more about the society.

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Greens run fast and true for Quesada at La Marquesa QUESADA Golf Society played the course on their doorstep, La Marquesa.

The course was in reasonable condition with the greens being fast and true.

Twenty-six members played an individual Stableford competition split into two divis i o n s . I t wa s a l s o t h e f i r s t round of the annual eclectic competition at the chosen course for 2015.

There were some decent scores on the day with quite a fe w p l aye r s c o m i n g i n w i t h 30+ points in the Gold Division.

The overall winner on the d ay a n d t h e w i n n e r o f t h e Gold Division was John Dun-

ON COURSE: Winning members. nion with 33 points followed b y Rya n Ro g e r s w i t h 3 2

points, who just pipped David McSweeney for second place

on countback. The Silver Division was won by Tony Patters o n o n 2 9 p o i n t s w i t h Pa m Martin on 27 points for second place. In third was Janet Candelin with 25 points.

Nearest the Pin winners were Brian Smith, David McSweeney, Roy Westlake, Les Lindores and Tony Patterson with two. There was one two with Roy Westlake taking the pot.

Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966 716 723.

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DIARY OF EVENTS • Over the last 48 hours, the first legs of the Champions League quarter-finals have been played (the return games are next week) while tonight eight teams play in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

• Arsenal-Reading (on Saturday) and Aston VillaLiverpool (Sunday) compete in the FA Cup semifinals and Celtic-Inverness CT and Falkirk-Hibs are the last four in the Scottish Cup. • In the Premiership, Chelsea meet Manchester United, Manchester City take on West Ham and Spurs visit Newcastle.

• In the Championship, five promotion contenders

are at home - Bournemouth (v Sheffield Wednesday), Brentford (v Bolton), Norwich (v Middlesbrough), Watford (v Birmingham) and Wolves (v Ipswich).

• The F1 cars and drivers are in Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

• The semi-finals of Rugby Union’s European Cup are Toulon-Leinster and Clermont-Saracens.

• The World Snooker Championship continues at The Crucible (to May 4).

• And the West Indies play England in the second cricket Test in Grenada: April 21-25.

ROUND UP • The first major golf tournament of 2015 - the US Masters - was won by 21 year-old American Jordan Spieth with a joint record low score of 18 under par. Justin Rose tied for second place with Phil Mickelson ahead of Rory McIlroy.

• The Grand National went to 25-1 shot Many Clouds, ridden by Leighton

Aspell. Saint Are was second and Monbeg Dude third. Aspell is the first jockey since Brian Fletcher on Red Rum in 1973 and 1974, to win the race in successive years and the first to do so on a different horse since Bryan Marshall rode Early Mist and Royal Tan to victory in 1953 and 1954.

• The men and women rowers of Oxford won their respective varsity boat races, the men for the third year running.

• Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton, with a stellar drive in his Mercedes

dream machine, won the Chinese Grand Prix - his 35th F1 race victory. His team-mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel came second and third.

• The MotoGP of the Americas was won by Spain’s superstar Marc Marquez.

• In football, United (third) won the Manchester Derby 4-2; Sergio Aguero netted his 99th and 100th goals for City. Elsewhere it was QPR 0 leaders Chelsea 1 (Cesc

DID YOU KNOW? Charlie George (exArsenal) was sent off in the first and last League games of the 1976-77 season when playing for Derby County... and brothers Tony and Tommy English of Colchester were both red-carded in the same game v Crewe in 1986.

Fabregas), Burnley 0 second-placed Arsenal 1 (Aaron Ramsey), Spurs 0 improving Aston Villa 1 (Christian Benteke), WBA 2 battling Leicester 3, West Ham 1 Stoke 1, Swansea 1 Everton 1, poor Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace (with Yannick Bolasie’s 11-minute hattrick) and Southampton 2 Hull City 0.

LEIGHTON ASPELL: Won the Grand National on Many Clouds.

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Cafe Uno

THURSDAY April 9, saw 17 members and guests of the Cafe Uno golf society play at Alenda.

It was an individual Stableford and the results were as follows.

First was J.Pedersen, with 38 points and S. Lawrence in second with 31.

April 16, will see them playing at Altorreal. First tee is at 11am.

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La Marquesa for Eurogolf

ON THURSDAY April 9, 47 members assembled at the course of La Marquesa to play the monthly medal game.

While the more senior members were allowed to play a normal stableford game at the back end of the main competition, they had 38 playing in the medal, and nine playing in the fun stableford.

The day was breezy to say the least, and although rain threatened play luckily the golfers

missed most of it. Nearest the pin winners were, hole five, Sue Gillett, hole 11 Bill Martin, Hole 15 Bob Buckeridge, and Hole 17 Ian Pegg.

Phyllis Venables won the best front nine with a score of net 36, and Malcolm Foskett did the same on the back nine.

Bruce Gordon won the fun competition with 36 points and Tom Corbett came second with 34.

The best gross score was recorded by Bill

Martin with net 36 who also came third in the Gold Division. Second in this division with net 75 was Bob Buckeridge, but Sue Gillett triumphed with the same score and also won the Founders Cup. Third in the Silver Division was Gordon Bourne with net 76 and second was Gloria Manning with net 75.

The winner of the medal competition was Joe Ogden also with a net 75.

EUROGOLF: Played monthly medal.