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TWO ChiLDreN DeAD :

Tragedy In sanTa cruZ

iCeLAND OPeNS in las aMÉricas

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esidents in the normally quiet Santa Cruz neighbourhood of Vistabella are still trying to come to terms with the unbelievable tragedy that struck on Tuesday 13th of December.

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ould Overseas Imports have picked a better time to open their new Iceland store?

Probably not. Certainly as far as the first customer, Patricia Bellas from Yorkshire was concerned this was perfect.

Shortly after 4pm a woman went to the door of one of the homes to visit her niece and nephew, aged 11 and five – instead she found their bodies, covered with blankets, dead, and their mother with stomach wounds in a state of hysteria. As we go to press police are still trying to discover what happened in the previous 48 hours when it would appear the mother of the children smothered both of them. The authorities have said that the mother, aged 40 has a history of depression, and was being held under guard in the psychiatric unit of a local hospital following the macabre discovery, while her partner, who is the father of one of the two youngsters, was also recovering in hospital after it is suspected he tried to commit suicide by jumping from a balcony as police rushed to the scene.

The family of the father of the older child has already said this could have been avoided and that the children should never have been left in the care of their mother, with their grandmother saying on local radio those who gave her custody of her dead grandchild should be in prison.

Patricia, along with her friends, were queuing all morning waiting for the new shop to open and was delighted to receive a bouquet of flowers from owner Bryn Robertson as the first shopper down the stairs.

Bryn’s son Jesse, who was also celebrating his ninth birthday, did the ribbon cutting honours.

Patricia and the many others who were in the new Iceland on the first morning, were not just there to browse. They were there to shop, and for many residents and regular Tenerife visitors, it was a bit of a party, as they recognised staff from the Las Chafiras and Los Cristianos shops.

The new store, which is in the CC Paraíso Royal, below Perfumería Safari, in Playa de las Américas, is excellently designed, with diagonal aisles, wide and well lit meat and bread sections, a café, well placed freezers and, as you would expect, a superb range of the kind of produce you love from home, particularly welcome at this time of the year when its nice to add those extra special Christmas touches that only a store like Iceland can provide.

(Continued on page 2) Owner Bryn Robertson with the store’s very first shopper Patricia Bellas

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Best of both worlds

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Ricardo Melchior

President Tenerife Cabildo

Seasonal greeting A seasonal message from Dr. Ricardo Melchior, President of the Tenerife Island Government Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

You will find all the best from home as well as local fresh produce

(Contd from front page) Owner Byrn Robertson also told Island Connections that the fresh fruit, veg and meats are locally sourced, so you really do have the best of both worlds.

We recognised many friendly faces on the first morning, including American Joe Arnold and his son Henry. Joe told us

he flew all the way from the States for the opening (we’re not quite sure if we should believe him or not), and if was also nice to see volunteer till packers from the St Francis Anglican Chaplaincy at the tills, helping customers and accepting any donations to charity.

Bryn told us that they had

Joe Arnold and his son Henry with the volunteer packers from St Francis Chaplaincy at the check out on opening day

been on the lookout for an ideal location in this part of South Tenerife for a while, and are delighted to finally be able to open in the tourist zone, and continue to work “to drive the prices down”. Potential customers will be pleased to

learn to that the shop will be open seven days a week, from 9am to 9pm, so it’s ideal for both those working and holidaying in the area as well as residents from the outlying parts of South Tenerife who prefer to do their shopping at the weekend.

Breast Cancer

Walk for life

I hope that you will be able to celebrate a few moments filled with love and affection with your family and friends

I am painfully aware that the year that is ending has been difficult. So I want to show my solidarity with those who have suffered the consequences of this complicated situation.

I know that this will require an enormous effort. But I also know that if we work together with hope and determination, we will get over this crisis.

We must take advantage of this opportunity to think about how each of us can contribute towards changing things and getting back onto the road to progress and well-being.

I am convinced that the character of the men and women of Tenerife will make it possible to rise to the challenge of a better future. I am sure that together we will achieve it.

M

ore of you than ever turned out for this year’s Walk for Life to help local charities in their fight against breast cancer.

I wish you a very happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year!

credit: Phill Crean

The walk has become somewhat of a Christmas classic in the south of Tenerife and many local councillors turned out, together with the mayors of Arona and Adeje and this year, although attending privately, the British Consul to the Canaries, Maria Leng. But what made the walk special and makes it special every year were the public who turned out in their thousands, 2,200 of them approximately, four hundred more than last year, many with heart rending messages on their ‘I walk for’ dedications. The swimmers too completed 1.2 km in the open sea and arrived to great applause and some cheeky comments from Katy.

Last year’s total on the day of just over €13,600 was smashed again as an amazing €15,580 was collected. Many more people had arranged sponsors for themselves too, groups like the Teide bowlers who raised around €1,500, and there is still quite a lot of money to come in. The 2010 total was €16,000. This year with the sponsor money due and the definite income of €1,500 from the special Tenerife Masters Swimming

From the Cabildo de Tenerife, I send my best wishes to everyone who lives on our Island and, at this very special time of year, a message of peace, joy and happiness.

and enjoy these special days when we reinforce our common desire for a society where there is greater justice and solidarity.

Group calendars which have already been ordered, it is hoped that the total will exceed €18,000.

There are just 55 example left of the special edition calendar left at €10 each. All

of the money goes to the two Walk for Life charities, Ámate and the AECC. If you are interested in obtaining a copy call Brigitte on 629111856, or order via the website at www. carreraporlavida.com.

Quiz question Day 1. What four-

legged creature “had a very shiny nose”?

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BritishConsulate

Transport

Cash rewards

Lucky escape

The false ceiling in the main hall of the bus and train terminus in Santa Cruz de Tenerife completely collapsed into the public area on the day considered to be unlucky in Spain, Tuesday the 13th.

The whole of the metallic structure dropped but luckily no-one was injured because of the time of the disintegration, 3.45 a.m. The collapse appears to have been caused by faults in the fixing materials, although investigations continue. It looks as if one area of the roof started to fail and brought down the rest in a chain reaction.

The cave-in meant the closure of the whole of the entrance hall where the Titsa offices, the café and some offices and kiosks are situated. It’s still unknown when the area will be able to be reopened.

All the services are operating normally but switching between buses or tram and bus may take a little more time, so allow for that when planning your journey.

Information about tax evaders B

ritish residents in Spain are being asked to join the fight against tobacco smugglers and tax fraudsters.

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a new campaign asking people who have information to call a Customs Hotline.

The freephone Spanish number is 900 988 922. The message to expats: You don’t need to give personal details, and you may get a cash reward for useful tip-offs.

The call for help in the fight against illegal imports of cigarettes to Spain, which are often en route to the UK, comes as smugglers try to make huge profits by evading tax or by selling low-quality, counterfeit cigarettes,

Smuggled cigarettes are often fake and always illegally sold

tobacco and other goods.

Some 225 million cigarettes and several tonnes of tobacco that were destined for the UK market have been seized in Spain over the last year. Cigarettes may look genuine, but they very often bear no relation to the brands which they pretend to represent. Smuggled alcohol is similarly very likely to be fake.

Cards asking people to phone the Customs Hotline are now included with all passport renewals and visa applications in Spain. People with information can also email customs.hotline@hmrc.gov.uk or, if in the UK, can calI 0800 595 000.

Customs officers continue to catch up with fugitive smugglers in Spain. Malcolm McGowan, convicted in 2001 of smuggling

56 million cigarettes worth more than eight million pounds, was last month arrested in Valencia and will now serve his four year sentence.

Information is particularly sought about the smuggling of cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol,

as well as other items such as drugs, firearms, obscene material and endangered species. Other tax frauds that HM Revenue & Customs want to hear about include betting and gaming, money laundering and the ‘carousel’ VAT scam in Europe.

“We hope the public will help us come down hard on the smugglers and fraudsters who cheat the rest of us by not making their full contribution to the cost of public services”, said an HMRC spokesman.

“These people are criminals who we want to catch.”

Spain attracts smugglers because of the large numbers of British residents, and also because it is a staging post for smuggled and counterfeit goods en route to the UK. HM Revenue & Customs rely on information to fight smuggling and fraud, and to make sure that all citizens pay their fair contribution to the costs of society. The cheats mean that the rest of society has to pay more to deliver the same level of public services

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Port protest / Gran Canaria

‘Child-labour’ ship mystery T

he presence of a Russian-flagged slip in Gran Canaria sparked a major investigation at the beginning of the month following reports that the monster fishing-freezer vessel had boys as young as 14 among its crew.

The alert concerning the 228-metre Lafayette, dubbed ‘the world’s largest floating fish factor y’ by the international media, was raised in the port of El Ferrol in Galicia, where it had arrived for two months of repairs after a long stint fishing in the North Atlantic.

A dockworker contacted the authorities and Save the Chil-

dren with his concerns that up to a dozen youngsters were working on the ship and were kept hidden from view during the day. However, the ship was allowed to leave two days later,

considerably ahead of schedule, after no evidence was found to support the claim.

Shortly before it was due to arrive in Las Palmas, children’s welfare organisations pressed

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the Canarian authorities to check the Lafayette closely and news of the pressure led the ship to stay offshore for several days. It eventually entered port but was kept away from the main docks while police kept a discreet watch.

Sources in Ferrol say the ship could not be boarded because the Russian authorities had denied Spain permission. The dockworker who raised the alarm said he stood by his version that he had seen very small boys loading and unloading cargo late at night. He accused the Port Authority of failing to investigate properly in order not to scare rule-breaking ships from using Ferrol.

The report regarding the use of child workers was made while the ship was docked in El Ferrol

Quiz question

Day 2. In the song Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, what kind of pie will they be eating?

Discount count-down Sales fever

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he dates for the New Year sales have been announced and will start in the Canar y Islands on Januar y 7th and run until March 6th, and in these times of crisis will be ver y welcome indeed.

Dates in Spain are set at regional level. Making the announcement, Gustavo Matos, the director general of the regional department of commerce, said the dates were fixed this year to ensure that there was exactly the same sales period in all the islands, something which had not been the case in previous years. He also announced the dates of the summer sales, which will

be from July 2nd to August 31st. The agreement on dates was reached, he said, thanks to a good working accord between the different business associations in the Canaries as well as consumer groups and trade unions which were

also part of the consultation process.

According to Matos everyone is hoping the sales period will bring a positive note and strike a balance to counteract the negative months this year.

He added that in discussing

the length of the sales period those deciding took into account that they were opting for the maximum time allowed, despite the fact that there were concerns that towards the end of the sales period many shops are running out of stock and customers have bought all they need in the sales.

There was also a rejection of any suggestion that the start date be brought forward to before January 6th, Kings Day, as happens, for instance, in Madrid. “In the Canaries no-one has suggested this”, said Mato, adding that it was a date-change that only suited the bigger department stores and was of no benefit whatsoever to the smaller shops.

Irish eyes

Biddy’s Tenerife Mary McEvoy, one of Ireland’s favourite actress, recently named a trip to Tenerife as her “best holiday” in the Irish Times Go holiday supplement.

The actress, probably still best known as Biddy in Glenroe, singled out visits to Garachico, Masca (“a picturesque mountain village”) , Las Cañadas and La Orotava (“amazing architecture”) and said that the underexplored part of Tenerife

was a great surprise to her.

Delighted to see you back here any time Mary.

Seclusion nuns

No open door!

La Laguna’s Poor Clare nuns went back on a promise to give the public rare access to their convent as part of the city’s World Heritage anniversary celebrations.

The nuns, who live in total seclusion in one of the city’s most historic buildings, had agreed with the council to open the convent doors to visitors on December 1st and 2nd for only the second time in five hundred years but contacted the council offices at the last minute to say their “spiritual duties” had forced them to cancel the occasion. Visitors who had signed up for an organised tour were left standing outside with no explanation whatsoever

Lynne Canales

Coma woman flies home

The London woman whose accidental fall in Los Cristianos at the beginning of November triggered a spontaneous help campaign by ex-pats here has flown home after making a miraculous recovery.

A chance meeting in the Candelaria hospital between a member of the ex-pat community and the husband of Lynne Canales, who spent several weeks in a coma, led to spectacular demonstrations of generosity from Britons living here, including a fund-raiser in Shakespeare’s Bar to help the husband (David) meet the costs of his enforced stay to be at his wife’s bedside.

She was discharged on Friday December 9th and, with doctor’s permission, flew back to Gatwick on Sunday December 11th. The grateful couple were seen off at the airport by some of those who had answered the SOS.

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Airline subsidies

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Legislation impact

he Canarian authorities have reacted furiously to hints from Popular Party leader here, José Manuel Soria, that the new Spanish government will scrap the current subsidies offered to airlines using the region’s airports.

aBorTIons up The impact of changes to abortion legislation is already being seen in the Canaries, figures released this month show.

The more flexible rules introduced by the PSOE government, which permit pregnancy terminations up to 14 weeks (22 weeks in case of risk to the mother’s physical or psychological health), came into force in July of last year and led to a 10 per cent increase in the number of abortions in 2010, with the rise expected to increase further this year.

The figures, disclosed by the Canarian Department of Health, were provided by the four private clinics authorised to carry out abortions in the islands, two in Tenerife and two in Gran Canaria. Although the rate - 9.36 abortions per 1000 woman aged 15-44 - is lower than the national average (11.4), officials acknowledge that the true figure may be considerably higher given the number of undeclared terminations, particularly among teenage immigrant girls.

The subsidies, in the form of partial or total refunds on airport taxes, are considered crucial by the Canarian government for maintaining flights by carriers such as Ryanair, who have repeatedly made it clear that a rethink would discourage them from operating some or all of their routes to the Canaries.

Soria, who is tipped in some circles as a possible Transport Minister in the Rajoy government which takes up office on 21 December, said in several media interviews recently that the subsidies only benefit newer airlines, particularly low-cost ones, because the payments are

Numbers up

Long hoLIday BrIngs fLIghT cheer

A ‘question of honour’

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Gando

airport heart attack man saved

rapid intervention by the emergency services saved the life of a German holidaymaker who suffered a heart attack in Gran Canaria airport recently.

conditional upon an increase in passenger numbers, which is much more feasible for companies who have not been flying here for long. However, airlines who have remained loyal to the Canaries by maintaining their routes rather than pull out do not derive the same advantages, added Soria. The remarks trig-

gered an angry response from Canarian president Paulino Rivero, who says the subsidies are non-negotiable and a question of honour for the region’s tourist industr y. Rivero said he would insist that Madrid respects its agreement to keep the refunds until the economy picks up.

the 72-year-old collapsed with chest pains shortly after disembarking from a flight from Germany and was attended initially by medical staff at the airport while an ambulance was dispatched from a nearby health centre. the paramedics arrived just in time with resuscitation equipment and succeeded in keeping the man alive during the transfer to the island’s main hospital in las Palmas, where he was admitted in a critical condition.

Bonus row

School inspectors ‘barred from visits’ The importance to the Canarian holiday of the extra-long tourism sector in early December industry can be gauged from the fact that around 1.4 million passengers used the region’s airports during the period.

Figures published by the National Airport Authority (AENA) show that Saturday 3 December was the busiest of the days over the holiday, which this year took in two week-ends and the two traditional public holidays on 6 and 8 December.

The day saw over 1,100

flight operations involving some 160,000 passengers, just pipping Saturday 10 December’s 1060 operations and 155,000 passengers.

The way the dates fell this year meant that, by taking just a couple of days annual leave and fitting them around the week-ends and bank holidays, Spaniards could escape the cold to the Canaries for a total of 10 days. The rural tourism sector reported one of its busiest periods for years across the region, with most properties booked up well in advance for the holidays.

T

he scandal triggered by revelations that school inspectors in the Canaries have been receiving a secret bonus in their pay-packet for several years has had an immediate consequence in the shape of a blanket ban on visits to schools to meet with head teachers and parents to resolve problems or check up on progress.

Details of the payments, amounting to around €1,400 per year in travel and subsistence allowances, sparked an inquiry into how they had been made consistently without the knowl-

edge or approval of Department of Education finance chiefs.

According to the Diario de Avisos paper, the embarrassing revelations have led education chiefs to suspend all travel to

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Instead, senior teachers and heads are being forced to visit the Inspectorate offices in Santa Cruz and Las Palmas if they require advice or assistance

with problems. The decision has been slammed as counterproductive given the valuable role of the inspectors’ visits.

“Schools who have not been pulling their weight can sleep easy knowing they will not be visited unannounced and heads will not be under pressure to fix problems unless they are called up for a meeting” said one insider.

However, many teachers agree that the inspectors should not have received extra money for driving to other parts of their respective islands during their working day to visit schools. “We have to use our own cars to get to our schools, which can often be over an hour’s journey from home, but we do not get mileage allowance, so why should they be different?” argued a teachers’ spokesperson.

School inspectors have been banned from visits to schools for the time being

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“…tough and independent and marvelouslly stubborn”

Enjoying a snack in her new home with Skyla

Annette Reid, MBE, RIP

By John Reid in honour of his mother, Annette (This was first read during her funeral service at All Saints Church, Puerto de la Cruz, on 2nd December, 2011.)

I don’t think this is a moment to be sad for Annette. You see, she has been longing to be reunited with her beloved Noel for quite some time.

Some of us will remember her as a dear old lady with a heart of gold, which she certainly had. But most of us, especially local Canary Islanders, look back to not so very long ago at Annette’s indomitable and courageous spirit and at how she always put the needs of others before her own.

Her immense generosity, her priority to help and to always put others before herself, and the inner strength she demonstrated especially when times were hard, undoubtedly came from her deep faith in God and a profound sense of almost military duty which she shared with Noel.

But although she could never say “no” to someone in need, she could also be very tough and independent and marvellously stubborn. From her father’s memoirs I gather she survived a trek across Africa when she was just a child by drinking water from muddy puddles. Perhaps she inherited that sense of survival from one of her ancestors.

Annette always claimed, very proudly, to have been a descendant of Alexander Selkirk, on whom Daniel Defoe based his Robinson Crusoe.

Her love of animals and nature, as well as that special fighting spirit of hers, she undoubtedly discovered during her intrepid youth in Africa. Annette was born in Umtali, in Rhodesia in 1921, and although she did spend an important part of her school life in Scotland, the land of her ancestors, she was brought up mainly moving

from place to place in the depths of the still undiscovered plains of a virgin land, and on a farm on the slopes of the Vumba Mountains.

From what she told me she was a ver y happy child and learnt to survive not only wildlife, once even sliding down a river bank onto crocodiles, but also four mischievous brothers. Despite having lived so far away from them and her little sister for so many years, she always spoke with great fondness about them and her parents, Norman and May Young. She was the eldest of six children and that is possibly how she learnt her organisational and leadership skills and also how she discovered that she would stand for absolutely no nonsense. I am told that her brothers referred to Annette, rather harshly perhaps, as “Meine Kommandant”. With first-hand experience I would say this title often suited her and she could sometimes be as tough as other determined ladies in history. Talking of which, after being presented to Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher during her visit to Tenerife a few years ago, my mother was asked, “What did you think of the Iron Lady, then?” She replied as only Annette could, “Um, I thought she had the most beautiful skin!”

Before falling in love with a battalion commander called Noel Reid, who was 29 years older than her, she had become the youngest lady officer in the Rhodesian army and won acclaim for being an incredibly good shot. It was in Africa where she also developed her love of writing. Her delightful short stories, many of which were published in Edinburgh’s Blackwood’s Magazine, offer unique and charming insights into her life in Africa and in Tenerife.

Her secretarial and writing skills, added to her well-know persuasive nature, were put to excellent use here in Tenerife not only as member of the Reid family, but also in her service to the British community as a whole. Annette became deeply

involved in the wellbeing of All Saints Church, of the British Games Club and The English Library, all of which she served tirelessly for many years. She took a great interest in the histories of all these British institutions and her 1976 booklet on the origins and history of the Library, one of the most important of its kind outside the United Kingdom, has been a guide to many a local historian.

Many people often referred to Annette as an unofficial Consul and she was made an MBE (Member of the British Empire) for her services to the community. Although she supported Noel and often his brother Rio Reid in their capacities as Honorary ViceConsuls, I vividly remember total strangers sitting around the dinner table, knocking on the door asking for help or even staying for a night.

She never said no to anyone, whether they needed help or not, whether anyone else thought they should be helped or not. She could often be seen, even at the age of 85, carrying shopping bags full of food that was not for her fridge, but for another person, possibly quite a lot younger than herself. I got used to that when I was a boy. There was always a person in need waiting at the gate for some pesetas or for a food parcel, or just for a cup of coffee. At Christmas she always had a few hampers ready for certain special local destitute people.

Without forgetting her running of the poppy collections year after year for the Royal British Legion she also helped with the Spanish Red Cross. Indeed, she used to have monthly tea parties with her Spanish lady friends where they organised charities and fund-raising…..as well as husbands’ political careers. Some of these ladies were and still are amongst her best friends and they were most cultured. I know she found these meetings the greatest of fun and a great relief, and she rather missed them when she became more involved in accompanying

lonely folk and helping certain troubled British citizens.

One of these was a young English woman who was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail in Santa Cruz for drug smuggling in the 1980s. Someone asked Annette for help and, as usual, she could not say no. She decided to visit the prisoner on a regular basis. After a couple of years the prisoner was allowed to be collected by Annette a few times a year in her rattling old Fiat 127 to spend weekends at our home, El Santísimo. From being a stubborn atheist, the prisoner became a devout Christian, as I discovered in letters the woman wrote to my mother from Britain. I truly believe it was Annette’s persuasive nature which led to the prisoner’s release after just four years.

Luckily for us, her children, she has also had time to be like any other grandmother, devoting energy, love and affection to all her grandchildren. Without a doubt her seven grandchildren will have learnt a great deal from Annette, especially her sense of duty, her faith, her generosity and her love of nature. One also knew, by looking into Annette’s incredible turquoise eyes, even in her fading light, that she got immense pleasure from their presence and from her five great grand children.

One day they too will learn to be grateful for having had the privilege of being a part of her.

My sister Dorothy and I would like to thank Lyn and her nurses for their kind and gentle assistance with Annette over two years, and to the nurses and nuns at the little nun’s hospital, Nuestra Señora de la Imaculada Concepción in Puerto, for looking after her so beautifully in recent months. Although she will be fed up with me for saying this, I would also like to pay a special tribute to my sister, Dorothy, who has been a tower of strength and has cared for Annette over these past three years more than anyone.

Loro Parque

And then there were six

Loro Parque has a new guest, a three and a half metre female orca called Morgan.

The Parque’s first four orcas were born in captivity at SeaWorld and are only on loan, the fifth was born in the enormous facilities last year and now Morgan a rescued orca has joined them, not without some conflict.

She was found all alone in the Wadden Sea, north west of the Netherlands in June last year. Underweight and probably dehydrated she was rescued and taken to the Harderwijk Dolfinarium where her health was restored to normal limits with careful care. The idea was originally to return her to the wild, but it has proved impossible to find her family pod. Only two orcas have successfully been reintroduced to the sea and both were returned to their own families. Orcas are very family orientated and a panel of experts decided that her health would be endangered if she was returned to the wild. Loro Parque, which has best facilities in News Update >>

Europe, was asked if they would take her in.

The experts’ opinion was challenged by a group of environmentalists and the matter came to court, a delay was achieved because the Ministry dealing with the transfer hadn’t done its paperwork correctly, but finally the export of the animal to Tenerife was approved by the justice system and she was transferred at the end of November.

She was immediately introduced to the youngest members of the Loro Parque pod, Skyla (seven) and Adán (one) and has stayed in their company since without any problems. She has since been introduced to the oldest female, Kohana and the second eldest male Tekoa, again without any hitches. The presentation to Keto, the eldest male is yet to take place and her care continues to be overseen by staff from Harderwijk, Loro Parque and SeaWorld. A Loro Parque representative told us, “all of the attention of the staff is concentrated on the new orca and her wellbeing, but so far everything is going to plan.”

Peace poster

Tenerife Sur Lions are pleased to announce the recent winner of the southern Tenerife peace poster competition , Elise Sawyer, from Wingate School has now been judged the ‘Best in Spain’ by the District Governor in Madrid.

Her poster will now go to America to be judged with the best entries from other countries worldwide. Good luck Elise let’s keep our fingers crossed!

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South Hospital action group

attention now. The Platform representatives said that they would be in agreement with this idea as long as it was only a temporary measure and not used as an excuse to further delay work.

All present agreed that the current situation was unacceptable and the slow rhythm of work had to be addressed.

From the top table it was suggested as a matter of some urgency that rather than working and making representations individually, mayors of all the relevant borough areas should come together and deal with the regional government as one voice, and demand that the hospital be operational by the

United front demanded A

t the well-attended meeting the active lobby group for the completion of the public hospital for South Tenerife, the Platforma Pro Hospital Público, brought together local and insular political representatives as well as interested residents and business people.

It’s not an easy task to keep a campaign of this nature going in the face of what must seem political intransigence and cross-par ty foot dragging at regional level, but

such is the level of need for a proper hospital in the south combined with the drive and determination of those behind the group, that they manage to do just that.

This hospital has been in the promise and planning stages for more years that most of us care to remember, and yet again, for the umpteenth time, there are delays, huge deficits in funding and funding allocation, and the end doesn’t really appear to be in sight. The most recent promise by the regional president, Paulino Rivero, that all would

be complete and patients in their ward beds by 2013, now seems highly unlikely, given that the monies voted through for the building budgeting are obviously inadequate, with only €3 million ear-marked for 2012.

One of the suggestions by the Cabildo social and health services president, Margarita Pena, made with the Arona mayor, is to look at the possibility of using, as a stop-gap measure, the almost completed emergency services area to at least improve conditions for those in need of health care and

News in Brief >>

Tenerife South >>

Mirador robberies continue

Caution urged

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ourists stopping of f to admire the view at Tenerife’s top ‘mirador’ locations are being warned yet again to take security precautions after the latest spate of car break-ins.

In one of the incidents, a

promised date. A commission of all the mayors and the established Platform was suggested and approved, and the meeting concluded that this commission should seek an urgent meeting with the regional department of health.

“After 16 years of waiting the current economic situation can no longer be used as an excuse for delays”, said the Platform”, “especially given that the south of the island has been and continues to be, despite the crisis, the place where more jobs are created and taxes collected”.

couple who were taking photographs at the viewpoint in the mountains outside the picturesque town of Vilaflor on the road to Mt Teide lost a substantial amount of cash and personal effects when their car was burgled in a matter of minutes. Similar thefts have

been reported at viewpoints in several parts of Teide and also at Masca. From descriptions given by the victims, police suspect an Algerian gang is behind the break-ins.

As reported here, back in early October a British couple had their passports and cash stolen from their car as they snapped holiday shots at a Mt Teide mirador. The couple told Playa de Las Américas police they had been followed by a silver Citroen C2 for much of their journey up the mountain and the car had stopped at the same viewpoint, speeding off suspiciously as they returned to their own vehicle to discover it had been broken into.

The thieves appear to follow their unsuspecting victims to one of the island’s beauty spots

Unlicenced OAP home in spotlight

A formal complaint by a Santa Cruz family against a private old people’s home in the city has led to the discovery that the centre has been operating for 15 years without the required licence.

According to the La Opinión newspaper, despite repeated closure threats from the authorities nothing has been done to force the home to obtain the licence. The discovery was made after one local family brought a complaint against the home after their elderly father, an Alzheimer’s sufferer, was ordered to leave at just 24 hours notice because the management decided it could not care for him any more. “We have tried repeatedly to get his personal effects and medical records but the home refuses” says the family.

According to the paper, an inspection of the home in September 2010 led to a closure order by the regional government, but it has not been enforced.

Las Galletas

Street cred

Las Galletas shops and businesses took part in an evening show of their wares as part of the Arona based Christmas campaign. 35 local young people took part in the show, which also saw live music and workshops on the streets of Las Galletas.

Young people taking part in the street show in Las Galletas

El Médano

windsurf reprieve Windsurfers at El Médano received a preChristmas boost with the news that their plea for a bigger area for surfing have been successful.

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The meeting to debate future action was well attended

As reported here, a few months ago the Department of Coasts shocked the local surfing community by imposing restrictions that effectively confined the windsurfers to a zone just 50 metres wide. Pressure from the surfers and Granadilla council appears to have done the trick and the green light has been received to mark off a 250-metre stretch at the spot known as El Balo, which draws enthusiasts from all over the world. Local instructor Lucas Orsi said the change of heart was “great news” and ensured El Médano would continued to be one of the top beaches for surfing.

Security

Airport strike threat Security staff at Tenerife South airport have warned they will not hesitate to go on permanent strike if their company does not heed their demands for a review of their working conditions.

The guards, who work for the Vinsa firm, staged a protest outside the terminal building earlier this month and threatened an indefinite strike as of 16 December unless their requests for improvements are heeded.

Top of the complaints list is the lack of cover for short breaks: “we cannot even take a toilet or coffee break

due to the lack of cover and during each 90 minute stint on luggage-scanning duty each of us has to get through far too many cases. With no rest possible, it puts our own health and passenger safety at risk” said union rep Santiago Alcocer, who praised the 153 security guards for “maintaining their level of concentration despite the worsening staff conditions”.

Quiz question Day 3. Who played

George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life?

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Teresitas details emerge No prosecutions

Ex mayor of Santa Cruz Miguel Zerolo among those who won’t face charges

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he collapse of the Las Teresitas corruption case has produced interesting disclosures about how the authorities went about investigating the allegations of massive irregularities in the purchase of land in and around the Santa Cruz beach for the ill-fated redevelopment project.

It now seems likely that no-

one will face criminal prosecution over the deals, which saw prime land bought up almost overnight by developers with inside information about the plans and then sold to the city at massive profit.

The judge in charge of the case recently lifted the secrecy imposed from the beginning of the investigation several years ago and it has emerged that top figures at the CajaCanarias

bank were under suspicion of collusion with the developers, who were granted major loans for the property deals against the advice of senior bank staff.

However, telephone taps ordered by the judge found no evidence of criminal actions by the bank’s current chairman Alvaro Ar velo, or his predecessor, Rodolfo Núñez, who sanctioned the €33 million loans in record time to a company set up just hours earlier by a man whose earnings (€720 per month) did not justify the sizeable amount sought.

Among the public figures investigated for bribery and collusion but who will not now face prosecution are former Santa Cruz mayor Miguel Zerolo, currently a regional MP, and two of Tenerife’s biggest property developers.

Internet groomer arrested Webcam pressure

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he parents of a teenage Tenerife girl have won their battle to have a man who groomed her on Internet arrested.

The fight has taken almost two years but finally came to a successful conclusion when police in Oviedo in northern Spain detained a local man after explicit pictures of the girl were posted in the web.

According to the family, the man posed as a teenager on a Messenger chat room and gradually befriended the Santa Cruz girl, eventually persuading her to take her clothes off in front of her webcam for him.

The man forced the girl to remove her clothes in front of her webcam

He then threatened to release the pictures unless she agreed to per form explicit acts on camera, which she refused to do and then broke off all contact.

The alert was raised when the girl’s school contacted her parents to report that pupils had seen photos of her circulating on Internet. Cooperation between police in Tenerife their colleagues in Ovideo produced sufficient evidence to identify the man as the person responsible for the publication of the images.

Dead crustaceans

Shrimp invasion ‘normal’ M arine biologists say the invasion by tiny shrimps of the coast at Radazul outside Santa Cruz was a perfectly normal phenomenon.

Millions of dead miniature crustaceans washed up on one local beach on the same day and their presence drew TV

cameras and photo journalists to cover the unusual sight.

Despite initial speculation that severe sea pollution may have been the cause of the pink invasion, experts later said the shrimps’ presence had a relatively easy explanation. It appears they were the youngest and weakest of a massive school pass-

ing through the Canaries and were not strong enough to keep up with the main group.

The currents on the days leading up to the rare discovery were directly responsible for pushing the tiny creatures towards the coast in Tenerife, as happened in November in Fuerteventura.

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One of the very original Christmas tree designs at the Plaza del Duque

f the three wise men, the Magi, were looking for a bright star in the sky to follow this Christmas, they would probably end up in the Plaza del Duque commercial centre in Costa Adeje.

(L-R) Adolfo Alonsoe Ferrera, María Rivero Vargas, Julio Delgado Díaz and Shyam Aswani at the lights ceremony

This five star centre switched on its Christmas lights to an outbreak of spontaneous applause on the first Friday of December, and the South West Tenerife sky indeed lit up with a delightful display of seasonal sparkle, a tower of light arising from the centre with the verges onto the street the setting for traditional Christmas scenes, grazing reindeer, a crib, and various Christmas figures, not to mention a very original Christmas tree.

The season to be jolly had officially begun.

Joining the centre’s president, Shyam Aswani on the evening were representatives of Adeje council, Julio Gonzalo Delgado Díaz, Adolfo Alonso Ferrera and María Rivero Vargas, who were delighted to reflect the benefits of private and public bodies working together for the whole community and to ensure that visitors to this part of Tenerife go home with an excellent impression of the commercial and cultural aspects of the region. .

Music was supplied by local folk group La Diata, and of course the evening would not have been complete without the presence of Santa Claus who was there to greet the children, listen to their Christmas wish lists and hand out sweets to all.

Plaza del Duque

Lighting up Christmas

Adeje crib

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he blessing of the Christmas Belen in the Adeje centre for senior citizens was a family event.

While the main protagonists, apart from the figures in the nativity scene itself, might have been the older Adejeros who had spent so much time creating the delightful crib, as well as preparing and performing a selection of Christmas songs, the young children and grandchildren of those present were fascinated by the crib and ignored all protocol (though there was ver y little of that) to get as close as they could to the Belen itself. Little

Thiago Ledesma Jones

When a child is born…

eyes spot even the smallest details and the four, five and six year olds were as intrigued by the pigs, geese and goats who were in the farmyard, the eggs they laid, the baskets of goods that were going to market as they were by the religious figures present too.

The detail that is present in this nativity scene is always worth a longer look, as nimble fingers and dedicated hands have obviously spent many hours making this very special indeed. You can visit the scene in the lower floor of the Adeje cultural centre, Monday to Friday, 9am – 1pm, and 4pm – 7pm.

Attention to detail in the Adeje Belén

Callao Salvaje carol service

Presents of mind!

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wo years ago during the planning of the new community church in Callao, it was decided to hold a carol ser vice in the plaza.

Organised by Ken Cummings, the evening was held on 23rd Dec, with assistance from the cultural department of the Adeje council, and was more successful than expected.

Last year the carol ser vice was held again; this time with more people attending and the event expanded to include

participation from some of the local children.

According to Ken, this year’s evening will be the biggest event yet and will be truly international with singers and readers from five dif ferent nations taking part along with local singers and dancers, children from “Stay n Play” (the local mums and tots group in the church) and one of the local schools. The support of the council is ongoing and the event is now also officially supported by the the Callao Salvaje

Residents Association who have said how delighted they are to be involved.

The International Carol Event is on Friday 23rd December, starting at 7.15pm and will be held at the Mirador Plaza Callao Salvaje, just at the end of the main road into the village. The organisers are asking that this year people, if they can, should bring a small toy or Christmas present which will be collected on the evening and passed on to the social ser vice for needy local children.

The event attracts more and more people each year

Thiago

The birth of a child at any time of the year is a very very special event, and proud parents Tal Jones and Valeria Ledesma were so thrilled when Thiago came along exactly on his due date on November 28th.

Tal and Valeria, of the Eclipse Bar in Callao Salvaje, would like to thank everyone for the kind thoughts, words and deeds, and their families in Northern Ireland and Uruguay also join in their joy in welcoming Thiago to the world

Quiz question

Day 4. What was the name of Scrooges’ dead business partner in A Christmas Carol?

Quiz question

Day 5. Under what plant do people traditionally kiss at Christmas time?

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Stock Market

Capital protected funds the investment firm offering the fund fail varies from country to country and the type of arrangement. One way you can achieve more security is to invest through a Luxembourg life assurance policy as the law there provides maximum protection to policyholders. Your assets are entirely separated from the investment company’s shareholders and protected from creditors.

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

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am often asked for recommendations for low risk investments, understandably more so at the moment. With the current interest rates and market situation, more people are looking for alternatives to cash but without the attendant risks of equity investment.

A capital protected fund would enable you to invest in stock market rises at the same time as protecting your capital from stock market volatility.

They are designed to provide you with exposure to rising equity markets, usually by providing a return linked to a major stock market index or indices, but without investment risk to your capital.

The key is to select a fund that offers a 100 per cent capital protection. This means that even in turbulent market conditions you are assured that you will

Life assurance arrangements are also taxed very favourably in Spain Instability in the economic world

get back your entire original capital (provided you hold it full term). Conversely, when market conditions are favourable, you can enjoy substantial rates of return.

The only investment risk with these funds is that you would miss out on any interest you would have earned if you had left your cash on deposit.

With stock markets having

fallen this year, if you were to invest in a fund which does not mature for a few years there is a reasonably strong expectation that markets will have improved by the end of the term – though this cannot be guaranteed.

There are a couple of points to note.

These investments are for set terms and you may need

to tie your capital up for over five years. The funds are unsuitable for anyone who needs income.

The 100 per cent capital guarantee does not cover institutional risk. Since these investments are guaranteed by a bank, make sure the bank has a credit rating of at least A+. For peace of mind you want it to be a ‘too big to fail’ bank.

Investor protection should

In this case, a capital protected fund could be a tax efficient investment vehicle for a single lump sum, with 100 per cent minimum return of capital, 100 per cent capital security and a return linked to market rises.

There are different types of these funds available so you need to consider the terms of the one you are considering and the investor protection regime of the country it is domiciled in. Some are more risky than others, so you should take

professional advice. These funds are also not necessarily suitable for everyone and you need to consider your personal circumstances, objectives and the other assets you own. A wealth manager like Blevins Franks would review your situation, portfolio and risk profile before making recommendations on what would be suitable for you.

The key is to select a fund that offers a 100 per cent capital protection.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com You may also contact our partner Paul Montague on Tel: 922 716 079 or Email: paul. montague@blevinsfranks.com

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Air company strike C

onsumer’s advice group Facua have warned that Iberia will have to pay out compensation to passenger who lose money because of their pilots’ strike scheduled for the 18th and 29th of December.

They advise that it will cost the company more than just the return of their money or the search for alternative flights.

Passengers could claim for hotel reser vation deposits, lost connections with an Iberia contract etc. They counsel passengers who have only a single flight booked through Iberia to claim directly from the airline, but if there is a combined journey you should claim to the airline and the travel agent.

To avoid paying out, the companies “tend to argue that the strike is an extraordinary circumstance and inevitable”, Facua remarked, but they don’t share this, “opinion”. On the contrary they consider that it is the companies that should shoulder the risk of a strike

Iberia will be forced to compensate passengers affected by the proposed pilots’ strike

when a service has been contracted, even more when the breakdown of that service is announced in advance.

Facua recommend that if your cancelled flight results in the cancellation of a tourism package holiday via a travel agent, that the customers should reclaim the whole amount paid, or the cost of another holiday of the same or superior quality.

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Then...

He refuses to advertise, says advertising does not pay, and when his business, the one he won’t advertise, goes to the wall, he advertises it for sale.

If you believe in your business and want to survive…

Advertise.

holiday due to the flight cancellation you should claim the proportion of the hotel costs and other services you haven’t been able to enjoy.

Legally, the airline company and the travel agent should offer an alternative method of transport to the cancelled flight.

If the traveller is not interested in the new dates or times offered they can ask for the full amount of their ticket price to be returned. If the passenger books another flight themselves, which is more expensive they have the right to the cost of their initial flight back plus the amount of the additional costs they have suffered.

If the connection with other methods of transport is lost because of the cancellation, the airline or the travel agent should administer and shoulder the costs of the new tickets to guarantee that the traveller

reaches his or her destination.

Facua advises you to contact the connection transport company to tell them what has happened and ask for the cancellation of the continuation of the journey or a change in dates, for which no charge should be made.

Any drinks or food which you have consumed whilst waiting should also be paid for by the airline or travel agent so hang onto your bills and if you are away from your home area, they are also responsible for your hotel costs.

If your luggage has been checked in and not returned to you, they also have to pay for your ‘first aid kit’ of soap, toothbrush, under wear etc.

Again hang onto the bills.

To claim you need to make a formal complaint to the company concerned through an hoja de reclamaciones (complaints’ form). The airline has to give you one at their airport desk, or via a letter or email.

All documents or copies thereof, should be attached to this complaints form. All bills, details on ongoing flights, train or bus journeys, and additional costs suffered.

If your claim is denied or ignored, place the case with copy documentation before the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aéra and/or the local consumer’s office in the region where you live.

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ouT of work

The number of people out of work in Europe increased by 0.1 per cent in December, with Spain at the head of the unemployed on 22.8 per cent of people looking for work, 0.3 per cent up on the previous month.

the overall level now in europe is 10.3 per cent according to the latest eurostat report, with 23,554 million people looking for work, of which 16, 294 million are in the euro zone. this represents a depressing increase of 130,000 more unemployed in the eu and 126,000 more in the eurozone. Year on year figures for the 27 member countries show an increase of 440,000 people, of which 367,000 were from the eurozone. the lowest and most recent figures available show austria at 4.4 per cent at the lower end of the unemployment market, luxembourg on 4.7 per cent and the netherlands on 4.8 per cent, whilst the highest is suffered by spain, 22.8 per cent as previously mentioned, Greece at 18.3 per cent and the republic of latvia on 16.2 per cent.

statistics

spanIsh worrIes

Unemployment is the main worry for 83 per cent of the Spanish people according to the latest survey by the CIS (Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas – sociological investigations centre).

the jobless situation comes in first place followed by the economy in second place at 48.2 per cent as national problems and the political classes with 22.6 per cent come in third. Health only rates 7.6 per cent just ahead of immigration and housing and bringing up the rear is education and law and order with 5.7 per cent. However optimism is on the upturn. in october 89.8 per cent of those surveyed saw the economy as “bad” or “very bad” and that figure changed to 86.7 per cent in november and although 60 per cent of the people believed that the crisis had got worse in the last year, 32.8 per cent believe it will get better in 2012.

MarGins reduce

profITs sLIde

Spanish companies are now earning almost two thirds less than they did before the crisis.

Profits dropped 15.5 per cent last year, but this year has been even worse with a 27.4 per cent drop in the first nine months and the Bank of spain is calling for a generally wage cut in line with the public sector cuts and group wage agreements more in line with reality. overall, profits are down by 62. 8 per cent since 2007.

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education

Overqualified

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ccording to a recent study by Eurostat, Spain has more people overqualified for the job they are doing than any other EU nation.

The average number of people doing a job which is less than their studies qualify them for is 19 per cent, in Spain it is 31 per cent. The figure is based on those people between 25 and 54 with professional formation skills such as mechanic, nursing auxiliar y and university degrees. The problem seems to be that the number of places in the professional qualification institutions and Universities has grown faster than the number of jobs requiring high

qualifications in an economy based on the ser vice sector and construction. Between 1999 and 2009, the number of Spanish residents with higher level studies increased from 21 per cent to 30 per cent and among young people the level is at 34 per cent.

The closest to these levels is Ireland with 29 per cent and Cyprus with 27 per cent of people overqualified for their current position, it must be mind numbing and extremely disappointing after working hard to get a qualification, not to be able to use it. The Czech Republic and Slovenia with seven per cent are at the lower end of this same problem. Italy

registers 13 per cent, Germany and the UK 20 per cent and France 19 per cent.

A repor t in 2008 already showed Spain with a level of 38 per cent, but in that study the number of Spanish nationals and foreign workers was not differentiated. The new study shows the information separately. It is expected that

the level will continue to rise, because with a youth unemployment level of 45 per cent many youngsters without higher qualifications are returning to their study books rather than sit at home with their arms crossed waiting for work.

Growth in the number of unversity places available is not matched in the job market

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implants and bridges Dr Chanut

Q: What is an implant and what is the difference between an implant and a bridge?

An implant is the nearest thing to a natural replacement for a lost tooth. An artificial tooth root is inser ted into the space where the bone of the tooth was and a ceramic tooth attached to that. A good implant will look and feel like a real tooth and shouldn’t affect your bite at all.

With a Bridge a new tooth is placed in your mouth by way of a special apparatus which holds the new tooth in place beside you real ones. The disadvantage of a bridge is that for it to hold the new tooth firm in your mouth two healthy teeth have to have holes bored into them to hold the apparatus in place and thus are, in effect, damaged.

most resistant and most solid implants are made using titanium.

You can then judge the quality of the implants by the purity of the titanium and obviously the better the quality the better the end result. Those patients who don’t want to have any metal in their mouth can request an alternative type of implant, made using zirconium.

Q: Are there any preoperative procedures and will i be anaesthetised?

Q: Do i need an implant Q: Can i use all types of for each tooth? implants and what are they made of?

No, depending on the particular tooth in question, and what kind of chewing function the artificial teeth will have to undertake, three or four teeth can be fixed to two implants.

Every patient can use pretty much any of the implants available. The only exceptions are those patients with a serious immune-related illness. The

Q: Can you also use imQ: how long does it take to install the im- plants to replace missing bone mass? plant?

That depends on two important factors - the experience of the dentist and the difficulty of the procedure being undertaken. Smaller implants can be in place in about 30 minutes.

In more dif ficult cases the procedure can last from 45 to 90 minutes.

Q. Will the implant hurt and will the area of the operation be swollen?

The implant itself won’t hurt, and in the hands of an experienced dentist and with

In this instance there are two options. The patient can either use a kind of splint to anchor the implant where there is still some effective bone mass, or the dentist can build up the missing bone with a bone graft.

When the bone has been rebuilt and is in place then the dentist can work with the implant. This way the patient will avoid a possible break of the implant or a loosening of the bite.

More information on implants is available from Dr Denis Chanut, in North Tenerife on 922 381347, or in South Tenerife on 922 788328.

Christmas appeal for Brits in need

ÁMate

Love pillows

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o, that’s not a new name for love handles, it’s the name for a brand new project from Ámate, the local charity which helps in the fight against breast cancer.

The pillow reduces pain from the surger y and alleviates some of the complications thereof, it allows the patient to sleep on the side which has been operated, use a seatbelt comfortably, protects the incision site from accidental knocks, it reduces shoulder tension and underarm pressure and helps to prevent the arm swelling and protects the stitches against stretching and pulling.

careful surgery the inflammation should have gone down by 24 – 48 hours. The patient will also be able to eat almost immediately after surgery.

Charity >>

Charity >>

No-one quite knows where the phenomenon began, but its therapeutic effects seem to be in no doubt. Like most great ideas, it’s very simple, it’s a heart shaped cushion which is designed to fit under the arm to help women who have had a mastectomy.

Your mouth will be x-rayed to make a full assessment of the operative needs. Only in ver y exceptional cases are more complicated diagnostic tools and procedures (such as a scan) needed. Normally a local anaesthetic is all that is needed to numb the area where the implant is being installed, make the process

quick and painless. For more complicated reconstructive surgery or for very nervous patients a general anesthetic can be requested.

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CASA – The National Casework Service of Age Concern España – has launched a campaign to ask expats in Spain to give what they can this Christmas to help Britons who have hit hard times. The charity is hoping to raise at least €50,000 to support its work, helping the less fortunate in the British community.

Ámate hope to be able to supply the hospitals with enough pillows to help all the patients there and individual patients in need at home too.

So how can you help?

Do you have any spare scraps of material that could be made into cushions? Pieces as small as 30cm square can be useful, the only proviso is that they can be washed at a temperature of 40ºC, a requirement placed by the hospitals. The charity will be glad to arrange to pick up any larger quanti-

ties, or Island Connections is acting as a drop off point.

On the other hand can you sew and in particular do you belong to any group of people who would be willing to make up these therapeutic cushions? School groups, women’s groups, or cultural groups etc?

If you can and are willing to help contact Ámate direct at 922 22 05 64 or email amate19@yahoo.es.

Don’t worry if you can’t speak the language, an English speaking volunteer will contact you.

The charity has two client bases – people over the age of 50, and those of any age who serve or used to serve in the British Armed Forces, and their families, as ACASA does the work of SSAFA Forces Help in Spain. It helps people overcome problems of poverty, isolation and illness, and assists them with better mixing into the Spanish way of life. It also helps them access benefits and support, and works to identify charitable grants.

Kim Stollard of ACASA said, “one of the best presents anyone can give is help for people less fortunate than themselves.

We welcome gifts of any size, whatever people feel they can af ford, to help people who need advice and help on living

in Spain, or about returning to the UK. Our seventy plus volunteers receive four or five new cases of hardship every week, and hundreds of enquiries a year, and Christmas donations will help us keep up the good work in the New Year.”

Recently the charity helped a lady with mobility issues source funds to purchase a mobility scooter. She told us the that the scooter she has named ‘Nellie’ has changed her life because she can now go out with her dog or go shopping Official Partners :

on her own.

“We could never have done it without the generous help of the British community. A Christmas donation, whatever its size, will help someone else who is in distress. It´s easy to donate just go to our website www.acespana.org and press the ‘donate’ button or contact us at 902 00 38 38 or CCM@ acespana.org.”

ACASA - Official Partner of The British embassy in Spain, AGe uk, and SSAfA forces help

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ello everyone, I’d like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

Spending Christmas with all of us together is very important to our family. It accentuates the

meaning of Christmas.

One daughter lives in Yorkshire and the other lives in Berkshire, so one or the other of my girls has to travel. Julia is a teacher so has more time than her sister Vivianne. She is a nursing sister and her off-duty is limited. Nevertheless, she and her family will be driving to Berkshire on Christmas Eve morning, where we will all celebrate together.

Decorating the house for Christmas is so much fun. Abigail always has a

party a couple of days before Christmas Eve. About six or seven little girls, complete with bags of felt tip pens, paints, lots of coloured paper and glitter, make decorations for inside the house. Usually, their decorations sit resplendent on the banister, stairs, and the entrance hall.

The adults spend the day baking cup cakes, making fudge and gingerbread biscuits.

The

biscuits are cut out in different Christmas shapes, then iced in different colours when cool, to hang on a the men of the family find in the nearby wood, to eat at any time the kids feel peckish. When I say “the men of the family” I mean Dad (Martin), and my grandson Joshua, and Joshua’s six pals.

With them, it’s a ritual.

TV, all cuddled together on the huge sofa, in front of the fire.

After an enormous lunch, the boys go to the woods. Their job is to col-

lect any evergreens or holly, being sure not to damage any bush they take samples from, and hoping to find some with berries. Dad carries a can of Christmas glitter to spray so it will dry before they come home when dusk draws in.

There is a particular site in the little wood near to the house, that Mum and Dad have already paid a secret visit to that morning.

There they pieces of card the boys were choose to cut branches from.

placed small in the bushes most likely to a few choice

each bit of card contained a clue to the next clue, and

so on. The final clue enabled the boys to find edible gifts, one for each of them, well hidden from chance walkers.

Last year the fun was fast and furious with all the snow in the woods, and the boys had a marvellous time.

Despite the enormous lunch they’d eaten, they came home ravenous and rosy cheeked and full of fun and Christmas cheer. Most had picked up snow from our garden, made it into a ball, and hidden it in their pockets as they came back into the house. They then took great delight in putting their snowballs down the back of the necks of the girls, causing squealing and screaming with all the little girls running up and down the stairs trying to evade the little devils. In all the run up to the big day itself, this is my favourite time.

The cup cakes are iced by

the children, with even the

boys trying their hand at it, although we always have to make twice as much as we need because so much seems to end up on the end of fingers which simply have to be licked!!!

The gingerbread is iced, and pieces of cord threaded through the hole in the biscuit and little holly shaped leaves and Christmas tree shapes and Santa Claus’s are strung from a glittered branch.

Barnsley market is a great place to shop and you can get almost anything you want there, so all the coloured food

dye came from there, and the green is almost identical to the colour of leaves, and looks wonderful on top of the white icing. The red is particularly vibrant, and only the kids, both boys and girls, are allowed to ice them. It seems to be their favourite pastime of the day.

They all wrap up one with MUM on it, which they’d iced themselves.

it is the most joyous day, costing no more than the ingredients for gingerbread and cakes, and a little gift, with a ceiling of two pounds, for Secret Santa. Gifts for

boys are wrapped with a blue label hanging from it, and pink for the girls. Around seven o’clock, car doors slam and parents arrive to collect their children, and a wonderful day draws to a close, with kids and adults happy to settle down and watch a film on the

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After a late evening meal, we all go to the nearby church for the carol service, then home to bed, after

placing stockings around the fireplace. Every member of the family has one, with their name embroidered on it, even me. Last year I played a joke on the kids. When they asked me what I got from Santa, I pulled a piece of straw out, peered inside the now empty stocking and said, “Well I think Santa left me a horse, but it must have done a runner in the night.”

So I hope your Christmas will be as happy as mine will be. Christmas is a time for

families, and i hope no one here on this lovely island will be sad or alone.

I’ll see you in the New Year, until then, have a wonderful, wonderful time.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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What king is the children’s favorite at Christmas time? a stoc-king!

short, spiky and very sweet – some pixie girls this year included emma Watson and ashley simpson’

knee-highs socks (with everything, though not so much in the canary islands) were in all over the place this year, with shorts, skirts, though we have yet to see them with bikinis.

Ties More of the nice nerdy look that’s making the sock sexy, ties for girls was very hot in 2011

Emma Watson very pixie haircut

facebook this seemed to be the year when social networking went viral – but will it be so hot in 2012 when more and more privacy-related questions start to be asked

What was not!

Debt it just got worse, wherever you looked people were facing huge problems and actually very few of us understand why we have to pay for the mistakes of banks and governments.

Baggage charges Just about every airline now seems to charge you for every extra toothbrush you want to pack – the latest news is the ryanair has upped charged for seasonal high times again.

Bah humbug

Marrying younger men Hard one to call really. demi Moore lost hers but the duchess of alba married her younger man in style. let’s see how 2012’s couples work out.

Jeggings are, apparently, out!

Jeggings the clingy jeans/leggings combo that only the very skinny or very young (and not too pudgy) can get away with are, we are reliably informed, out.

Good news for the rest of us, but only when the skinny and lovely long legged rest of the world read this column and throw them away!

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he lyrics of this song were penned by Robert Burns in 1788. The message of the song is to forget about the past and look ahead to the New Year with hope. The custom of the song was first rooted in Scotland as one would expect being written by a Scot.

The Scots really know how to enjoy New Year’s Eve which they call Hogmany. No one really knows where the word Hogmany is derived. Some have suggested it originated from the Gaelic Oge Maiden (new morning) while others have said it comes from the Anglo-Saxon Haleg Monath (Holy Month), but its origins are assumed to be derived from ancient Roman times like the rest of the UK. Wherever Hogmany came from one can be sure it is celebrated in Scotland in the most exuberant fashion. Glasgow and Edinburgh hold the biggest Hogmany festivities. But even in the remotest parts you will see ceilidhs (Scottish dances) take place. It is also traditional in Scotland to be presented with a lump of coal for the fire, a cake or coin from a tall dark stranger in exchange for food, wine or a wee dram of whisky.

This practice is known as first footing and is said to bring prosperity.

Wherever you choose to spend this special evening on

the last stroke of midnight link hands take a deep breath and burst into song.

Auld lAng Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne?

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To enter, answer the question related to the day in question, send your answer by post (bearing in mind Christmas post may delay things), email adventcalendar@ic-news.com / fax 922 795 810 or call into the office, marking your answer clearly with the day in question (eg. Question 13).

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For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne!

And surely ye’ll be your pintstowp, And surely I’ll be mine, And we’ll tak a cup o kindness yet, For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes, And pou’d the gowans fine, But we’ve wander’d monie a weary fit, Sin auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn Frae morning sun till dine, But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin auld lang syne.

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ll over the world people celebrate the coming of the New Year with traditions from their own countries.

Celebrations are not necessary held on the same day, but they often include traditions of religious celebrations, costume parties, parades and with customs that are said to bring good luck and fortune for the coming year.

In the Canary Islands and throughout mainland Spain, New Year’s Eve is known as Nochevieja (the old night). It is celebrated in a similar way as in the UK. Many families will eat in restaurants on this evening and as well as the traditional glass or two of champagne everyone will be supplied with twelve grapes. As the clock strikes each of the strokes of midnight of the old year a grape will be consumed.

Each grape represents each month in the forthcoming year. It is said that those who do not finish all the grapes will not have good luck in the New Year.

The striking of midnight is televised from the Plaza del Sol in Madrid on national television , while in Barcelona the New Year is celebrated as if it were carnival time with people in masks dancing in the streets.

It is not unusual in the Canary

Islands to see massive firework displays in many villages to celebrate the coming of the New Year. –after the clock has struck people will venture out to party in bars and on the street with friends and family.

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Welcome to Property Connections, a pull out supplement for professionals and those interested in buying, selling or rentals in the Canary Islands.If you wish to advertise or contribute to this section contact sales@ic-news.com

News in Brief >>

hOuSe TrANSACTiONS

Less saLes

The third quarter of 2011 saw house sales at 75,462, a drop of 6.3 per cent over the same period the previous year and a drop of 16.8 per cent in comparison with the second quarter of the year.

New properties represented 33.1 per cent of the total and was down by one per cent and older properties dropped by 8.7 per cent.

Navarre and Catalonia both saw increases in sales of 14.4 and 13.6 per cent respectively, but Ceuta and Melilla dropped 36.9 per cent, Extremadura 24.8 per cent, the Canaries 23.6 per cent and Galicia 22 per cent. Purchases by non-Spanish residents increased by 24.7 per cent over the previous year’s third quarter figures, with a total of 7,537 purchases registered. The provinces where foreigner buyers were most interested in investing were Alicante where 2,097 properties were sold, Málaga with 951, Barcelona on 607, the Balearics on 516 and Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 476.

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id you know that even if you only own a holiday home here in Spain you have to pay non-residential taxes?

Did you know that if you own anything of value in Spain having a Spanish will is highly recommended and can be very simple with the proper assistance?

Did you realise that you only require 25 per cent of owners to call an extraordinary meeting of your community association?

If you were unsure of the answers to any of the above then Ferae Consulting SL should be your first port of call.

The company director, Fernando Benítez studied and obtained his degree at Manchester Metropolitan and La Laguna Universities. Ferae Consulting can provide all your requirements with business formations and legalities, accounts, taxes and wages and on a personal level can prepare wills, car transfers, NIE applications and even help you register with your local health centre etc.

They moved to their current premises in Edificio Kanal, near the Language School in Los Cristianos in August 2010 with the sole purpose of “working together” with Admiral Insur-

Ferare consulting, Lorraine (L-R) Yurena, Sandy, Debbie, José Luis, Hiro, Lorraine, Fernando

ance. Fernando is also joint owner of this company with Sandy Strachan, a fully qualified Financial Advisor who has lived and worked on the island since 2002. Admiral Insurance can provide all your insurance requirements on a personal and business level, as well as excellent pension and investment opportunities.

This move has proved to be beneficial to staff and clients alike as its easily accessible by car, has ample parking close by

and is wheelchair friendly.

Fernando and Sandy explained that whilst they are more than happy to provide any service required on a one off basis to clients old and new, their main achievement so far has been to build a long term relationship with many of their clients providing all their legal, administrative and insurance requirements under one roof.

This, they explained is thanks to their helpful and friendly team, Yurena, Lorraine, Debbie and

Jose Luis, who are all fully committed to “working together” for the benefit of all.

As a direct result of their success, Fernando has now extended their office space and a fully qualified English speaking lawyer, Hiro Bulchand Guidumal, has joined the team who can provide a full legal ser vice in absolute privacy with the same guarantee of professionalism as the rest of the team.

Debbie, a fully qualified

community administrator can handle Community Administrations and queries on community problems on a personal level from the privacy of her own office.

They also now have the luxur y of a separate conference room where they can accommodate larger groups of clients for business meetings in complete privacy.

Fernando advised he is now ver y proud to have reached his goal of providing his clients with a one stop shop to deal with every piece of paper you will need to live, work or run a business in Tenerife.

Why not drop in to see for yourself for a free consultation or contact their offices on 922 790 404 or 922 753 912 to make an appointment. You will find the offices at Edificio Kanal, close to the Language School in Los Cristianos. Office hours are 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 5pm on Saturday.

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Ray of hope for construction sector

Dealing with the courts Property advice from the British Embassy

Although slight, the increase in approvals of plans for new building work in the Canaries is being interpreted as a ray of hope that the current construction crisis may be nearing the beginnings of an end.

The number of plans submitted to the College of Architects for mandatory revision and approval rose by five per cent during the first three quarters of the year, the first increase since 2007 when the property crisis kicked in.

The picture is even more optimistic when the overall figure is broken down, revealing that the residential property category has enjoyed a 13 per cent increase in plan approvals. Architects and developers have welcomed the change in trend but warn that a more sustained upturn is needed before talk of a sector crisis exit can be considered realistic.

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f you are not happy with how the Spanish Courts are dealing with your case you could complain to the Consejo General de Poder Judicial (the general council of the justice department).

The ‘Atención Ciudadana’ or citizen section of the Consejo General de Poder Judicial deals with complaints regarding all courts when they do not meet their obligations as stated in the ‘Carta de Derechos de los Ciudadanos ante la Justicia’ (bill of citizens rights regarding the justice system). However, they cannot deal with complaints involving the content of a sentence/court ruling or which may involve disciplinary action against judicial staff.

Within ‘Atención Ciudadana’, you can find (in Spanish) an online complaint page, alternatively complaints can be made by post or email using a downable form. They should respond to your complaint within 30 days.

Minister for Justice If you wish to raise justice issues you may want to consider writing to the Minister for Justice. Contact details are below: Ministro de Justicia Ministerio de Justicia Calle San Bernardo 45 Madrid 28015 www.mjusticia.gob.es

Colegio de Abogados If you believe your lawyer has been negligent and has not met his/her obligations as stated in the ‘Bill of citizens rights regarding the justice system’, you are entitled to complain to the provincial Colegio de Abogados (College of Lawyers).

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Mortgage rate down

The Euribor inter-bank 12 month lending rate on which the majority of Spanish mortgages are based closed in November at 2,035 per cent, with an average over the month of 2,044 per cent.

You can find a full list of all the Colegios de Abogados across Spain on the Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola website. There is also a list of regional bodies (consejos autonómicos).

Colegios Notariales Similarly, if you believe your notary has been negligent you can contact the regional Colegio Notarial (Notarial College).

A list of the all the colleges across Spain is available in the bottom right hand corner of the national Consejo General del Notariado website.

Legal aid The Spanish Constitution states that justice will be free to all those who can prove that they do not have suf ficient resources for litigation. Legal Aid (asistencia jurídica gratuita) may cover the following costs: • Pre-trial legal advice • procurators’ and lawyers’ fees • Court Fees

• Costs of publishing announcements in official journals • Deposits required for lodging certain appeals • Experts’ fees • Affidavits • An 80 per cent reduction in the fees for notarial deeds and certificates from the land registry In addition, and solely for crossborder disputes, following the reform of the Legal Aid Act by Law 16/2005 of 18 July 2005 to adapt it to Directive 2002/8/ EC, recipients of legal aid do not have to pay the following costs: • interpretation services • translation of documents • travel expenses if the applicant has to appear in person • defence by a lawyer and representation by a prosecutor even where a personal appearance is not necessary if this is ordered by the Court to guarantee the equality of the parties.

Who can benefit from legal aid?

• All Community citizens of insufficient means (for crossborder disputes, only individuals are eligible) • Non-Community nationals who are legally resident in Spain or who have their entitlement recognised in international conventions (such as conventions on international child abduction) on the same terms

as Community nationals • in labour matters, any employed person regardless of nationality and means • public-interest associations and foundations.

Where can I obtain an application form for legal aid?

The form is available from Legal Guidance Departments (Ser vicio de orientación jurídica) of Bar Associations (Colegios de Abogados), Offices of Senior Judges (Decanatos) at courts and provincial Legal Aid Commissions (Comisiones provinciales de Asistencia Jurídica Gratuita).

Further information on legal aid in Spain, including FAQs and details on how to apply can be found on: • European Judicial Network, (http://ec.europa. eu/civiljustice/legal_aid/legal_aid_spa_en.htm) FAQs on Legal Aid in Spain, information about how the Spanish justice system works and bringing a case to court• Justicia Gratuita (Free Justice) – This website has information about how to apply and a calculator to estimate whether you are entitled to Legal Aid • The website of the local Colegio de Abogados (College of Lawyers/Bar association).

Contact details can be found on the Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola website.

This is a drop of 0.07 per cent in comparison with October and will mean cheaper mortgages for those who are signing on the dotted line in December, however for those who have existing mortgages it is still an increase on last November’s figures and they will face increases of over €400 a year. Concretely, someone with a mortgage of €150,000 over 25 years who is due a mortgage revision in December will see an increase in their monthly payments of €36 a month.

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Revitalise rentals A new report by the Bank of Spain claims that revitalising the rentals sector could improve geographic mobility of the labour force and reduce the amount of unemployment in the country.

The latest economic bulletin from this entity outlined their theory and underlined that the development of rentals meant a better economic efficiency because it would reduce the excessive concentration of resources in the construction sector and limit the disproportionate rise in house prices.

The Bank of Spain believe that the development of rental rather than purchase, making access to homes easier and reduce the existing residual stock.

They emphasise that the proportion of rentals in Spain is around 10 per cent at the moment, whilst in countries like Germany and

France it is over 40 per cent and in the UK is around 30 per cent.

They analysed the causes of the current imbalance and put it down to the reduction of interest rates for credits since 1995 and the process of bank liberalisation since the 80s which meant more mortgages were given out over the last decades. They claim that the key factors in people buying rather than renting are legal restrictions, the inefficiency of the legal system in situations where the renters faulted on their payment agreement, a fiscal policy that is more favourable to purchase and the development of public housing policies.

They believe that the latest changes in the laws surrounding rental property which give more security to the owners, should have a positive effect in the evolution of the rental market.

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he custom of erecting a Christmas tree can be historically traced to 15th century Livonia (present-day Estonia and Latvia) and 16th century Northern Germany.

According to the first documented uses of a Christmas tree in Estonia, in 1441, 1442, and 1514, the Brotherhood of Blackheads erected a tree for the holidays in their brotherhood house in Reval (now Tallinn). At the last night of the celebrations leading up to the holidays] the tree was apparently taken to the town hall square where the members of the brotherhood danced around it. In 1584, the pastor and chronicler Balthasar Russow wrote of an established tradition of setting up a decorated spruce at the market square where the young men “went with a flock of maidens and women, first sang and danced there and then set the tree aflame”. The Christmas tree became widely adopted by the Estonians themselves only in the 19th century.

In the German Middle Ages, mystery plays at Christmas time within churches often featured an evergreen Paradise tree from which an apple was plucked. The first evidence of Christmas trees outside of a church is of the 16th century, with trees in guild halls decorated with sweets to be enjoyed by

Christmas Trees tHe cHristMas Plants the apprentices and children. (A Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 reports that a small tree decorated with “apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers” was erected in the guild-house for the benefit of the guild members’ children, who collected the dainties on Christmas Day.) Soon after, they are seen in the houses of upper-class Protestant families as a counterpart to the Catholic Christmas cribs. In the 18th century they begin to be adorned with candles, which were expensive items.

A decisive factor in winning general popularity was the German army’s decision to place Christmas trees in its barracks and military hospitals during the 1870-1871 war. Only at the turn of the century did Christmas trees again appear inside churches, this time in a new brightly lit form.

The modern Christmas tree originated in western Germany. The main prop of a popular medieval play about Adam and Eve was a fir tree hung with apples (paradise tree) representing the Garden of Eden.

The Germans set up a paradise tree

in their homes on December 24, the religious feast day of Adam and Eve. The tradition was introduced to Canada in the winter of 1781 by Brunswick soldiers stationed in the Province of Quebec to garrison the colony against American attack.

General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel and his wife, the Baroness von Riedesel, held a Christmas party at Sorel, delighting their guests with a fir tree decorated with candles and fruits. In the early 19th century, the custom became popular among the nobility and spread to royal courts as far as Russia. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg introduced the Christmas tree to Vienna in 1816, and the custom spread across Austria in the following years. In France, the first Christmas tree was introduced in 1840 by the duchesse d’Orléans. In Denmark the first attested Christmas tree was lit in 1808 by countess Wilhemine of Holsteinborg.

In Britain, the Christmas tree was introduced in the time of the personal union with Hanover, by George III’s Queen Charlotte of

Mecklenburg-Strelitz in early 19th century, but the custom hadn’t yet spread much beyond the royal family. Queen Victoria as a child was familiar with the custom and a tree was placed in her room every Christmas.

A later woodcut of the British Royal family with their Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, initially published in the Illustrated London News December 1848, was copied in the United States at Christmas 1850, in Godey’s Lady’s Book.

Godey’s copied it exactly, except for the removal of the Queen’s tiara and Prince Albert’s mustache, to remake the engraving into an American scene. The republished Godey’s image became the first widely circulated picture of a decorated evergreen Christmas tree in America. Folk-culture historian Alfred Lewis Shoemaker states, “In all of America there was no more important medium in spreading the Christmas tree in the decade 1850-60 than Godey’s Lady’s Book”. The image was reprinted in 1860, and by the 1870s, putting up a Christmas tree had become common in America.

Today homes all over the world have Christmas trees, some real, some planted, some fake and some almost interpretative. When the tree should be decorated can vary depending on different traditions, but many homes nowadays put up

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Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Abrigos 52m2. 1 room 112000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Antonio 119m2. 3 rooms. 258436€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Realejo Bajo 84m2. 3 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 C h a l e t L a P e r d o m a 80m2. 268830€. Phone: 670242080

 D u p l e x L a s A g u a s. 3 r ooms. 167000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Fernando 50m2. 1 room 149000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Dehesas 78m2. 2 rooms. 305000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house San Lázaro 52m2. 2 rooms. 152000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 139950€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Cancajos.

Central. Views: sea. 50.00m2.

1 room. 350€. Phone: 670735822

for rent

 Studios, 1 and 2 bed apartments from 350€ for rent to mature-minded people in Tor viscas Alto. UK TV channels. For details, phone Nadine: 922 715 162  For Rent; Impecceble hidden shop of 155 m2 with 28 m2 terrace. Only 150 m above C/C San Eugenio. Only € 500/month 609 907 886 or keesvalk@terra.es

 Apartment San Fernando 68m2. 2 Rooms. 550€. Phone: 670242080  Studio La Paz 40m2. 390€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment C/Lanzarote 60, San Isidro. Central. 1 room.

300€. Phone: 639689448

 Apartment La Paz 40m2.

1 Room. 450€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Puerto de la Cruz. Central. Views: sea.

45.00m2. 1 room. 400€. Phone: 617751398

 Apartment El Durazno 60m2. 1 Room. 550€. Tel. 922248514

 Apartment C/Lanzarote, 47, San Isidro. Central. 1 room.

285€. Phone: 639689448

Property

EDITION 658 :: 16/12/2011 - 29/12/2011 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS

 Apartment San Cristóbal de la Laguna. Central.

40.00m2. 1 room. 485€. Phone: 649475565  Apartment Puerto de la Cruz. Central. Views:sea 50.00m2. 1 room. 400€. Phone: 617751398  Apartment La Punta del Hidalgo. Central. Views:sea 50.00m2. 1 room. 380€. Phone: 617751398  Terraced house Golf del Sur. 2 Rooms. 700€. Phone: 670242080  Double garage, Victoria Court; Los Cristianos, 14.500 euros, tel 663 571587

 Studio San Fernando 35m2.

350€. Phone: 922248514  Apartment San Agustín 70m2. 3 Rooms. 400€. Phone: 922248514  Apartment Puntillo del Sol 64m2. 1 Room. 470€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Punta Brava 50m2. 2 Rooms. 500€. Phone: 922248514  Terraced house Durazno 150m2. 3 Rooms. 800€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Punta Brava 36m2. 1 Room. 450€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house La Montaña 90m2. 3 Rooms. 600€. Phone: 922248514  Apartment La Cuesta 88m2. 3 Rooms. 520€. Phone: 922248514

 Studio San Fernando 30m2.

360€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Quinta 50m2. 1 Room. 500€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Urb. El Durazno 65m2. 1 Room. 800€. Phone: 922248514

 Chalet Mesa del Mar 180m2. 3 Rooms. 1000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house San Miguel Las Chafiras. 3 Rooms. 790€.

Phone: 670242080

 Studio San Fernando 33m2.

400€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Chafiras.

76.00m2. 2 rooms. 450€. Phone: 627 903 770

 Chalet Mesa del Mar 133m2. 2 Rooms. 1050€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Cristianos.

Sea views. 60.00m2. 1 room.

550€. Tel. 637 390 199  Apartment El Médano. 1 room. 380€. Tel. 649 957 250  Apartment Taco. 65.00m2.

3 rooms. 350€. Tel. 689 695 634  Apartment Buzanada.

Central. V iews:mountain 70.00m2. 2 rooms. 390€. Phone: 618215904

 Terraced house Durazno 240m2. 3 Rooms. 1200€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Playa Jardín 55m2. 1 Room. 500€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Toscal 90m2.

3 Rooms. 450€. Phone: 922248514  A p a r t m e n t T a o r o 60m2. 2 Rooms. 550€. Tel. 922248514

 Apartment Armeñime 77m2. 3 Rooms. 500€. Phone: 670242080  A p a r t m e n t M a r i t i m 80m2. 1 Room. 800€. Phone: 670242080  Duplex Maritim 80m2.

1 Room. 800€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment La Longuera 74m2. 2 Rooms. 650€. Phone: 670242080

Quiz question

Day 7. Traditionally in

Spain, on what day do  Apartment Amarilla Golf.  Apartment San Vicente children receive their Sea views. 45.00m2. 2 rooms. 92m2. 3 Rooms. 550€. Phone: gifts from the Three Kings?

922248514 450€. Phone 922 737 290

Property

for sale

 Great opportunity in San Eugenio Alto, apartment, 58m2, one double bedroom, reformed and furnished, living / dining area, American kitchen, large terrace, price 56.000 euros, tel 629 244958  To w n h o u s e i n S a n Sebastián de La Gomera, 180m2, 3 furnished apartments, good for tourist use, basis for negotiation, 295,000 euros, phone 922 141385  Opportunity, Los Cristianos, by the sea, one bedroom plus living area, garage, panoramic news, sun, quiet, 115.0000 euros, 3 bedroom, wheelchair friendly, 130.000 euros, (no agents), 922 752759 / 608 425426  Golf del Sur, Las Adelfas 1, lovely 2 bed, poolside, security, must sell quickly, 178.000 euros, tel 672 599411  Te r r a c e d h o u s e L o s Príncipes 180m2. 4 r ooms. 378000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Playa Jardin 70m2. 3 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Luis 115m2.

3 rooms. 188500€. Phone: 670242080  A p a r t m e n t S a n L u i s 105.51m2. 3 rooms. 176000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Luis 120m2.

3 rooms. 192500€. Phone: 670242080  Chalet La Primavera 200m2.

3 rooms. 525000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Romántica II 130m2. 3 rooms. 184000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment Playa Jardin 50m2. 1 room 260000€. Phone: 670242080  Chalet El Rincon 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house Green Golf 167m2. 3 rooms. 270000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment El Durazno 57m2. 1 room 198000€. Phone: 670242080

Residencial

La Duquesa Playa Fañabé

Great opportunity!

Los Abrigos, private sale

Buenavista del Norte: Traditional one-storey Canarian house with two bedrooms, large garden and fruit trees. Central. Garage.

Available from the end of May. €400 per month. Tel. 660 731913

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, community pool. €455,000 Tel. 629 244 958

Apartment, excellent location 220 m2 + 15 m2 terrace, 4 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms with jacuzzi. Fully equipped kitchen.

Ironing room. Living room with two large windows and balcony access.

Large hallway. Sole occupant on second floor. Price negotiable €190,000

Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm Tel. (+ 34) 922 735 984

Urb. Oasis Dakota, Playa Fañabé 3 bed semi detached, toilet, complete bathroom, separate kitchen, totally equipped, furnished, 35m2 terrace, secure access to pool, infant park, good views, beside commercial centres, 800m from Playa Fañabé, community fees 30€/month,

165,000 € Tel 629 244958

Great opportunity new apartment in Llano del Camello

Canary Country house El Salto - Granadilla

325sqm, 15 rooms, indoor pool, car port, extra wooden house (22sqm) in the garden, patio with bar, billiards, TV, washhouse with machine and dryer, 440sqm grounds, perfect for private club or small pension. www.draguito-teneriffa.de Tel. (0034) 609 504 380

Opportunity in Costa del Silencio

Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm Tel. (+ 34) 922 735 984

Apartments, 55m2, one bed with American kitchen and terrace Community pool Excellent investment opportunity Price: €52,000 Tel: 629 244 958

El Camisón, 247.56m2, very quiet, close to the park and Hospiten, triplex and private garage with electric doors. Three bedroom with three complete bathrooms.

Independent kitchen, dining room with air conditioning, terrace with awning and BBQ. Independent water tank (750 litres). New electrical system. Own satellite system and community TV. Tel: 639 515154

Apartment 58m2, 1 double bedroom, furnished, ample terrace with sea views.

Shared pool, bar, 24 hour reception, supermarket, close to the commercial area and the beach at Puerto Colón.

Very good investment.

Price €95,000 Tel: 629 244 958

82 m2 + 40 m2 terrace + parking place.

3 bedrooms, 2 fitted bathrooms.

Furnished, excellent natural light. Fully equipped kitchen. Penthouse with only one neighbour, second floor, lift.

Price negotiable €165,000

14 DAY GUIDE

16th - 29th Dec 2011 : BBC1 / BBC2 / ITV1 / Channel4 / Channel5 / Skysports1 / Skysports2

ITV1 / Music / 17th december, 9.05pm

Westlife: for The Last Time

The Grammy award winning singer songwriter will be sprinkling his unique blend of extraordinary talent and infectious humour in this one off Christmas Special.

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Just Henry

ITV1

this unique one-off music spectacular marks Westlife’s final tV appearance as the pop giants take to the stage to sing some of their greatest hits as well as songs from their

Michael Bublé: Home for christmas

welcomes Westlife: for The Last Time, in a farewell special featuring one of the biggest-selling boy bands in music over the last decade. over the past 14 years Westlife have had a staggering 26 top ten hits including 14 number one singles and 11 top five albums. they have had countless awards and sold over 44 million records worldwide.

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new Greatest Hits album including World of our own, Mandy, uptown Girl, queen of My Heart, You raise Me up, lighthouse, Beautiful World and Flying Without Wings.

Presented by christine Bleakley, Westlife: For the last time, features exclusive interviews with key figures in their story as well as

ITV1 / Drama / 25th december, 9.00pm

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hristmas 1919, Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates’s arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities.

Will he be a condemned man or will he be found innocent in time to dance with his new wife at the annual servants’ ball?

Mary has to consider her future with sir richard carlisle following a contretemps at the shooting party and Violet has concerns about rosamund, whose new suitor - the dashing but raffish lord Hepworth, is not all he seems.

archive footage which will provide a unique insight into the life of this world renowned band. Guaranteed to be the hottest ticket in town, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Westlife for the final time, as the global superstars perform their biggest hits live in front of a studio audience.

18th Dec. 18th Dec. Set in Post War Britain, Just henry tells an engaging story about one boy’s discovery that will alter his family life forever.

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Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me Laurence fox plays a wealthy car dealer whose attitude is challenged when he receives a community service order at a support organisation called The Moonbeam club.

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Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Noise Squad Cash in the Attic Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors Only Fools and Horses Barney’s Latin America Splatalot Alesha’s Street Dance Stars Postcode Newsround Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Pat takes the family for a day trip in Clacton to take their mind off their financial problems.

The Two Ronnies Sketchbook Reunited before Ronnie Barker passed away, the comedy legends returned behind their famous desk.

Have I Got News for You Live at the Apollo Host Sarah Millican is joined by Australian funnyman Steve Hughes and the award-winning Russell Kane.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Graham Norton Show Graham is joined by Hollywood stars Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr, who discuss their new Sherlock Holmes movie; Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon; comic great Eddie Izzard; and singer Rebecca Ferguson, who peforms Nothing’s Real But Love.

The National Lottery Friday Night Draws Millions Heart-warming fantasy adventure. When their mum dies, Damian and Anthony move house to a new area with their dad.

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Mastermind John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. Subjects are: The Life and Work of George Orwell, The Life of Sir Francis Walsingham, The West Wing and The Valley of the Kings.

Masterchef: The Professionals - Michel’s Classics Michel Roux Jr gives MasterChef fans and serious cooks a culinary master class, demonstrating classics from the latest series as well as others from his legendary heritage.

Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner With contributions from actor Simon Callow, the programme asks why the British remain so wedded to this meal.

QI A compilation of some of the best bits from the I Series of QI. Newsnight The Review Show Where the Truth Lies Thriller charting the rise and fall of two popular entertainers in the 1950s.

A comedy duo bask in the glory of fame, money and power until a blonde beauty is found drowned in the bathtub of their hotel suite.

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Coronation Street Tracy is rushed to hospital while Becky propositions Steve. Will Eileen consider Jason’s advice after Lesley becomes aggressive?

Wild Britain with Ray Mears The outdoorsman presents his personal highlights from the first two series and explains why the best place in the world to view wildlife is right here at home.

Coronation Street Tracy is rushed to hospital while Becky propositions Steve.

The Big Quiz: Corrie Versus Emmerdale The titans of the ITV soap world go head to head in an epic battle that will see one of them crowned Soap Champions 2011.

ITV News & Weather Unforgiven Uncompromising western.

Long after he has settled into a peaceful life as a farmer with his two children, reformed gunslinger William Munny is coaxed out of retirement by a young gun The Zone

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Frasier Undercover Boss Australia Kirstie and Phil’s Perfect Christmas A Superscrimpers Christmas Drop Down Menu Miracle on 34th Street George Seaton’s classic family Christmas film stars Oscar-winner Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, hired by Macy’s department store’s toy department executive Doris Walker to play Santa Claus.

Countdown Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Mitzeee returns from a fraught trip with Warren, but has her time away made her reconsider Brendan’s proposal?

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv ‘Should we be free to express our religion in public?’

Come Dine with Me British Comedy Awards 2011 A live broadcast from Fountain Studios, London, hosted by Jonathan Ross.

Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night John Barrowman, Jimmy Carr and Pixie Lott join quiz master Chris Moyles to flaunt their general knowledge.

Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live Recorded at London’s Hammersmith Apollo during the height of Sean Lock’s sell-out tour of Britain and Ireland in 2010.

The Crush with KFC Krushems Rick Edwards looks back at the best bits of The Crush in 2011.

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Home and Away Roo is torn between Sid and Harvey, but when she finally makes up her mind her lover’s reaction is not what she expects.

Neighbours Chinese Food in Minutes CSI: New York A man falls from media tycoon Robert Dunbrook’s window following a fight, but the body suddenly disappears.

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus Seasonal romance. A high-flying career woman and single mother with no time for love is unexpectedly wooed by Santa’s son and heir.

5 News at 5 Neighbours When Martin refuses to pull strings for him, Rhys finally accepts he has ruined his chance of becoming a surgeon.

Home and Away OK! TV Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas 5 News at 7 Fifth Gear Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Speed Fast-paced action adventure following a Los Angeles SWAT-team cop’s attempts to foil the plans of a deranged bomber.

Comedy Kings Irish comic Dara O’Briain, English newcomer Jack Whitehall and dour American comedian Louis C.K attempt to tickle a Canadian audience’s funny bones.

Inside Hollywood Super Casino Live interactive gaming.

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Barclays Premier League World Football League Weekend Barclays Premier League Preview A look ahead to the weekend’s Barclays Premier League fixtures.

World Darts Championship Day one of the 2011 World Darts Championship from Alexandra Palace in London.

Super Six Final Countdown Take it Like a Fan

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Tight Lines Each week Keith Arthur is joined in the studio by an expert from the world of fishing.

European Rugby Ospreys face Saracens at the Liberty Stadium in a Pool Five Heineken Cup match.

Take it Like a Fan The Sky Sports football quiz Super Six Final Countdown Football League Weekend NFL

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17th December, 7.00pm Strictly Come Dancing

sir Bruce Forsyth and tess daly throw open the doors to the world-famous tower Ballroom in Blackpool for the first of two spectacular live shows

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live Home Cooking Made Easy BBC News BBC London News Football Focus British Olympic Dreams Equestrian Bargain Hunt Famous Finds Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Final Score BBC News BBC London News A Question of Sport Winter Wipeout Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram present as 20 brave and chilly Brits face a new obstacle course in a snowy, winter wonderland setting.

Strictly Come Dancing The Strictly Come Dancing Grand Final 2011 begins, as Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly throw open the doors to the world-famous Tower Ballroom in Blackpool for the first of two spectacular live shows.

Merlin Fantasy drama series.

With Morgana at the helm of a vast Southron army, a deadly net is closing in around Camelot.

The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws Strictly Come Dancing BBC News Match of the Day Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day’s six Premier League games.

Chelsea make the trip north to play Wigan at the DW Stadium, where the Blues won 6-0 last year The Football League Show Manish Bhasin presents highlights from the Football League.

Bat*21 Drama based on the true story of an American officer who is shot down on a reconnaissance flight over Vietnam and stranded in the jungle

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Children’s Entertainment MOTD Kickabout The Preacher’s Wife Romantic fantasy about a cleric who begins to doubt himself and is visited by an angel. The heavenly emissary is supposed to help the good reverend over his midlife crisis, but he is distracted by the cleric’s lovely young wife.

Splash Enchanting comedy about a young boy saved from drowning by a beautiful mermaid, only to fall in love with her 20 years later when she returns to seek him out.

Flog It! One Man and His Dog The Triple Cross World War II spy adventure based on the real-life exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman. Imprisoned in Jersey at the time of the German invasion, Chapman offers to spy for the Nazis in exchange for money and freedom.

Top Gear Dad’s Army Defiance Thriller based on a true story. In 1940s Eastern Europe, four Jewish brothers flee to the forest to escape persecution and death at the hands of Nazi forces after their parents are murdered.

TOTP2 Christmas 2010 Mark Radcliffe digs deep into the Top of the Pops archives to bring some festive performances from the likes of Slade, The Pogues, Elton John, Take That, Coldplay and Abba.

The Gorgon Atmospheric Hammer classic, directed by British master of horror Terence Fisher. In a German village, a series of strange deaths occur, with the victims having been turned to stone. Could the ancient myth of the snakeheaded Gorgon with a petrifying gaze be true?

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Death Becomes Her Black comedy. When a novelist loses her man to a former friend, she ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

Years later and looking radiant, she returns home to confront the now-married couple.

London Tonight ITV News & Weather New You’ve Been Framed!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fantasy sequel. Harry is dismayed when the Ministry of Magic denies Voldemort’s return and appoints a nasty new teacher at Hogwarts to keep an eye on Dumbledore.

Westlife: For the Last Time After 14 years together, top Irish boy band Westlife appear in their last-ever TV special before they disband in 2012. Christine Bleakley presents this incredible show The Boat That Rocked Comedy set in the 1960s.

Finding a distinct lack of rock ‘n’ roll on the airwaves, a group of eccentric DJs start running a pirate radio station from a boat on the North Sea - but they soon find themselves targeted by stuffy government ministers.

ITV News & Weather The Boat That Rocked The film concludes.

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BT and Channel 4 Present...

Sailing The Med Cup 2011 The Morning Line The Hollyoaks Music Show T4 Stars of 2011 Sunday Brunch Real Stories The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Ascot’s Ladbroke Hurdle, is a fiercely competitive and hugely popular handicap Hurdle. Nicky Henderson is a trainer to follow in the race. And might we see a future Grand National winner again today?

Come Dine with Me Five back to back episodes.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation’s favourite toys and games. From Action Man to Yahtzee, and from Barbie to Trivial Pursuit, inventors and toy-makers tell the inside stories of their creations and success.

Catherine Tate: Nan’s Christmas Carol Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties is a twohour romp through the very best comedy of the noughties. Sketch-show sensation Catherine tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name.

The Omen Disturbing horror about a wealthy American diplomat who agrees to adopt an orphaned child when his own son is delivered stillborn in a Rome hospital.

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Milkshake Animal Rescue Squad Justin Bieber: The Making of Under the Mistletoe A behind-the-scenes documentary following the 17-year-old Canadian pop sensation as the ‘Never Say Never’ heartthrob records numbers for his Christmas album, ‘Under the Mistletoe’.

The Gadget Show Eloise at the Plaza Family film adapted from Kay Thompson’s stories about a precocious but loveable six-year-old girl who lives in New York’s Plaza hotel. Eloise’s longsuffering nanny has her hands full trying to keep her charge out of mischief, but when a young prince arrives.

Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas Snow With only three days before Christmas, Nick Snowden needs to rescue a young reindeer from a zoo Mrs. Miracle Drama. A widowed father of six-year-old twins struggles to cope with his family responsibilities.

A Christmas Carol Adaptation of Dickens’s classic tale of hope, compassion and the uplifting power of the spirit. Patrick Stewart stars as miser Scrooge, who despises the festive season until he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

5 News Weekend NCIS A former petty officer thought to have been dead for 17 years is implicated in a double homicide NCIS The Mentalist The CBI team launches an investigation into the National Society of Authentic Santas.

CSI: New York Mac attempts to make peace with Peyton.

CSI: New York Inside Hollywood Super Casino

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Barclays Premier League Preview Asian Tour Golf JB Were Masters Golf Day three of the JB Were Masters from Victoria Golf Club in Australia. Greg Norman became synonymous with the event, after winning six gold jackets here between 1981 and 1990.

European Rugby Leicester Tigers v Clermont Auvergne.

European Rugby Gloucester v Connacht.

European Rugby Leinster v Bath Rugby.

World Darts Championship Day three of the World Darts Championship from Alexandra Palace in London.

Road to London A look ahead to the 2012 Olympic Games.

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A Cinderella Story Romantic comedy updating of the Cinderella fairy tale.

ITV News & Weather Jack Frost Comic fantasy. A musician neglects his family in pursuit of his career, and is then tragically killed in a car accident.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Charlie Bucket and four other children win the chance to tour the mysterious Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and win a lifetime’s supply of chocolate.

All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special This festive special features the McQueen family from Hollyoaks playing against the Dingles from Emmerdale London Tonight ITV News & Weather Odd One In Regular home team Peter Andre and Jason Manford compete against star guests Carol Vorderman and Mark Watson.

Just Henry Drama set in post-World War II Britain and based on the award-winning novel by Michelle Magorian.

Michael Buble: Home for Christmas In this festive special, singing superstar Michael Buble performs a selection of classic seasonal hits.

ITV News & Weather Ocean’s Twelve Danny Ocean has recruited a dozen cohorts for his crime caper.

The Zone For shopping and special features from QVC, plus roulette with Jackpot247.

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Deal or No Deal Channel 4 News 4thought.tv The Political Slot Fred Claus David Dobkin’s festive comedy stars Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus, the slacker brother of Santa who has grown apart from his more successful brother.

Home for the Holidays One soon-to-be-married couple will, for the first time, bring their two extended families together this Christmas in Channel 4’s brand new, live entertainment event, Home for the Holidays.

Black Mirror Bruno Sacha Baron Cohen follows up his outrageous PC-busting mockumentary Borat... with this outrageous PC-busting mockumentary about a disgraced gay Austrian fashion journalist.

Carrie Brian De Palma’s classic horror film, based on Stephen King’s novel.

Teenage Carrie, who is bullied at school and terrorised by her mother.

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Goals on Sunday Ford Super Sunday Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United.

Ford Super Sunday Aston Villa V Liverpool.

Ford Super Sunday Manchester City v Arsenal.

World Darts Championship Day four of the World Darts Championship from Alexandra Palace.

Test Cricket Day four of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

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Fight Night International Carl Froch v Andre Ward European Rugby Munster v Scarlets.

European Rugby Toulouse v Harlequins.

European Rugby Newport Gwent Dragons v Exeter Chiefs.

Football Valencia v Malaga at the Mestalla.

Ford Football Special Q.P.R/Man Utd and Aston Villa/Liverpool and Man City/Arsenal Highlights.

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Winter Storage Short animated film featuring Donald Duck.

Winter is coming and Chip ‘n’ Dale’s acorn ration is running low. What better place to find them than Park Ranger Donald’s tree seeding project?

Scrooge One of the most memorable cinematic adaptations of Dickens’s classic story, ‘A Christmas Carol’, about the miser who discovers the true meaning of Christmas through his encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

A Grandpa for Christmas Sentimental comedy drama about an ageing entertainer who rebuilds a bond with his estranged family.

Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan Drama. Magic and romance abound in a family-run department store in the lead up to Christmas.

Our First Christmas A newlywed couple with children from previous marriages attempt to bring their families together at Christmas, but the kids are somewhat reluctant to embrace their new siblings.

5 News Hancock Action comedy.

Urban Justice Action thriller. A man with a violent past seeks revenge for the murder of his son, a police officer who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.

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Antiques Road Trip Great British Railway Journeys Celebrity Eggheads Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May compare the Mercedes SLS, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the Ferrari 458 Italia in an epic road trip up America’s east coast.

James May’s Man Lab In this Christmas special James and the team try to create their own Christmas miracle, by making it snow.

A Night with the Stars Professor Brian Cox presents a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Match of the Day 2 Highlights of the day’s busy four match Premier League schedule which includes a clash between high flying Manchester City and Arsenal.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Rhod Gilbert hosts with team captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding, and guests Jimmy Osmond, Tom Parker from The Wanted, Caroline Flack and Charlie Baker.

Life’s Too Short Warwick throws a party in his new apartment to show it to his ex-wife and his new date Amy. But when Cat Deeley shows up, he can’t resist being a player, and no one is impressed.

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Bargain Hunt Famous Finds Cash in the Celebrity Attic Lifeline Songs of Praise BBC News BBC London News Lost Christmas Urban fairytale set in Manchester.

Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Stories featured include the remarkable discovery by a viewer of a lost brooch by Victorian designer William Burges after she saw an appeal on the show.

Young James Herriot The drama telling the story of James Herriot’s early years begins, as he starts his first term at Glasgow Veterinary College. After blundering his way into the case of a suffering dray horse, he learns his first lesson in veterinary medicine: you treat the owner, not the animal.

BBC News BBC London News Take That: Progress Live 2011 Tour Recorded coverage of Take That’s Progress Live 2011 UK Tour, in which the band reunited on stage with Robbie Williams at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Have I Got a Bit More News for You Extended version of the popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, a guest host and guest panellists Nick Hewer and Jack Whitehall.

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EastEnders Yusef’s announcement that he is taking Zainab and Kamil to Pakistan turns Zainab’s world upside down.

A Question of Sport Sue Barker hosts a Christmas edition of the light-hearted sports quiz, with regular captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell. Joining them are TV presenters Jake Humphrey and Tim Lovejoy, comedian Patrick Kielty and impressionist Alistair McGowan.

Young James Herriot Drama telling the story of James Herriot’s early years. When a farm is threatened with a deadly disease, James must put aside his prejudices to reunite the family.

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The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Will Jedrington rescue his family in time for Christmas? And is there more to the name of Secret-Past than meets the eye? All will be revealed in a tale of hidden wills, brave urchins, giant clocks, misery, joy and treacle.

The Rob Brydon Show On this Christmas extravaganza, Rob Brydon is joined by an eclectic mix of guests. Comedian Noel Fielding, Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding, Kiwi comedian and star of Flight of the Conchords.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks The Funny Side of Christmas Clive Anderson presents the best and the worst that TV has served up to us over the years at Christmas: the Blue Peter Advent crown, Christmas Top of the Pops, plus Morecambe and Wise.

QI Stephen Fry hosts the mind-expanding quiz.

Rev Adam faces questions about his own future.

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Best Dish: The Chefs The specialist judges are culinary superstar JeanChristophe Novelli, critic William Sitwell and Good Food Guide consultant editor Elizabeth Carter.

London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Amy starts to consider keeping her baby. Adam tries to get his family together for Christmas.

Jai shares his worries with Charity.

Coronation Street A grieving Tracy takes desperate measures to keep Steve. David suspects a case of sabotage at the salon Countrywise Kitchen Paul Heiney and Mike Robinson look for the very best ingredients to make the most important meal of the year.

Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Chris Tarrant presents a special festive episode of the game show. Some of the UK’s best-known celebrities pair up and play live in an attempt to bag that magical million ITV News & Weather Dave Warmhearted comedy about a regular guy who, being a dead ringer for the American president, is employed as a stand-in when the leader is taken ill.

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Freshly Squeezed Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

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The Muppets Take Manhattan Toys Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks In the run-up to Christmas, Brendan and Mitzeee continue to plot against Warren.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv The Year the Earth Went Wild The Year the Earth Went Wild looks back at a year where almost every month was affected by a natural disaster. With a recordbreaking cold winter, the tsunami in Japan, the extraordinary killer American tornado season, the floods in Australia and a hurricane in New York, 2011 has seen an onslaught of epic-scale climate and geological events across the world, all caught on camera in the most spectacular fashion.

King of Christmas Lights This Cutting Edge film explores the world of extreme Christmas decorating, meeting some of the UK’s most obsessive, eccentric and lovable people who live for adorning their houses in festive regalia every year.

Home for the Holidays Random Acts Syria’s Torture Machine Rosemary’s Baby

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5 News at 5 Top 20 Soap Moments Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Documentary series lifting the lid on the fascinating world of the legendary Eddie Stobart haulage company. A runaway bull stops driver Ashley in his tracks.

How to Play Baseball Animated fun. Everything you have always wanted to know about baseball, with Goofy as all 18 players.

The Gadget Show Consumer technology show. A winter special sees Jon and Polly hitting the slopes, Suzi snuggling up indoors and Jason splurging on a bit of Christmas shopping.

Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers Travel show. The concluding chapter of Charley’s Canadian campaign sees him head for the Pacific coast.

Step Brothers Comedy. Two spoilt middle-aged men who still live at home become stepbrothers when their parents marry. Forced to share a bedroom and look for jobs together, the pair eventually forge a friendship.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Spoof biopic about a musician from the Deep South who is determined to succeed in order to make his poverty-stricken parents proud.

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Ford Football Special La Liga Ford Football Special Fight Night International La Liga Soccer A.M. The Best Bits Netbusters Sky Sports News Football League Crystal Palace take on Birmingham City at Selhurst Park in the npower Championship.

Netbusters SPL Round-Up All the goals from this weekend’s Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League fixtures.

Barclays Premier League Review A comprehensive round-up of all the weekend’s action in the Barclays Premier League.

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Great Run Series Wild Spirits British Junior Carp Championship Ali Hamidi presents the 2011 Korda Junior British Carp Angling Championship from Linear Fisheries’ .

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BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Zainab fears for her son when Yusef refuses to tell her where Kamil is. Scared about what Yusef will do, Zainab is forced to go along with his lies.

Holby City Malick’s personal and professional lives collide when he tries to save an ex-lover.

Young James Herriot Jenny’s parents’ fascist sympathies are a cause for concern for Richie when James takes a job at their kennels.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News Imagine The second of a two-part series for Imagine on the art of stand-up comedy.

Alan Yentob talks to comedians in Britain and America, exploring the evolution of stand-up and how it transfers to other mediums.

The Impressions Show Surviving Christmas Yuletide family comedy. A wealthy executive offers a family to spend Christmas with him.

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Children’s Entertainment Herbie Rides Again The sequel to the hugely successful The Love Bug finds the free-wheeling Volkswagen doing his utmost to prevent ruthless property developers from erecting a skyscraper on the site of his friend’s house.

Rick Stein’s Food Heroes Christmas Special Restoration Home Equestrian To Buy or Not to Buy The Red Baron World War One. Dashing flying ace Manfred von Richthofen proves a propaganda success above the Western Front, famed as The Red Baron.

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Coast The Rabbits of Skomer Antiques Road Trip Celebrity Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen Nigella Lawson sets out to cook a Christmas lunch that attempts to marry the weight of Dickensian expectation against the modern worries of today’s chefs.

University Challenge The Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party Si King and Dave Myers, the Hairy Bikers, are throwing a Christmas party for family, friends and some of the people they have met on the road over the last few years.

Mock the Week Rev Life’s Too Short The Making of QI QI Shooting Stars Christmas Special 2010

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Best Dish: The Chefs London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Val is encouraged to learn that Amy has named the baby. Laurel is troubled by Sandy’s disapproval.

The Adventurer’s Guide to Britain Gethin Jones and naturalist Charlotte Uhlenbroek present the series in which they travel all over Britain revealing how to get the most adventure out of short visits.

The Butlin’s Story Documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of the opening of Billy Butlin’s first holiday camp in 1936. Holidaymaker David Bradshaw returns to the Skegness camp which he first visited on the day of its opening.

The Comedy Annual Phillip Schofield is joined by some of the country’s funniest men including Jason Manford, impressionist Alistair McGowan, Jason Byrne and Patrick Monahan to look back at some of the key moments from 2011.

ITV News & Weather The Bourne Supremacy Spy thriller sequel based on the Robert Ludlum books.

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Freshly Squeezed Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

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Swiss Family Robinson On the run from the Napoleonic regime, the Robinson family head for a new life in New Guinea.

Tested by the terrors of pirates and a brewing storm, they wake to find themselves left for dead on an idyllic desert island.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman’s sequel to the comedy hit.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Doug has a date with new student Jodie, but sparks fly when she meets Dodger, leaving Doug to face up to Christmas alone.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv The Food Hospital Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On The second of two festive specials in which Jamie Oliver shows that Christmas can be fun, preparing a collection of traditional culinary classics, alongside new recipe ideas and fantastic party food.

Home for the Holidays Black Mirror Another chance to see the second of Charlie Brooker’s three satirical tales with a techno-paranoia bent.

Random Acts Channel 4’s nightly short-form arts strand

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Crazy for Christmas Festive drama. A rich old man employs a single mother to drive him around town on Christmas Eve with the sole intention of handing out money to deserving passersby.

5 News at 5 Top 20 Soap Moments Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Pluto’s Sweater World’s Strongest Man 2011 Coverage of the contest that pits some of the world’s top strongmen against each other in a variety of challenges to prove both their physical fitness and technique Monster Moves Documentary series following professionals who transport huge buildings and machines to different locations.

Scientists assemble a colossal telescope that will benefit from the clear, dry atmosphere of the Atacama Desert.

CSI: Miami Natalia and Horatio pay a high price.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Langston faces a steep learning curve on his first day as a CSI when an arson case turns into a homicide investigation and a burglary is not all it seems.

CSI: Miami CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Super Casino

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Football League Barclays Premier League Review Netbusters SPL Round-Up Football League Barclays Premier League Review Netbusters Football League Barclays Premier League Review Revista de la Liga Matches from the Spanish league.

Sky Sports News Ford Football Special Bolton Wanderers travel to Ewood Park to meet Blackburn Rovers in the Barclays Premier League.

Ford Football Special A League of Their Own Christmas Special Revista de la Liga

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this is a christmas feast with a difference... clams with serrano ham and oloroso sherry

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The Impressions Show Impressions galore as Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson present a compilation of the best moments from series 3.

The Royle Family It is Christmas Day in the Royle household and Barbara is up to her eyes in it, as Jim is out of action following an unfortunate incident in the precinct.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws Match of the Day Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day’s seven Premier League matches. Manchester City meet Stoke in a rematch of last season’s FA Cup final.

A Question of Sport Light-hearted sports quiz, with regular captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell. Joining them are TV presenters Jake Humphrey and Tim Lovejoy, comedian Patrick Kielty and impressionist Alistair McGowan.

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Lifeline The Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party Restoration Home The Weakest Link To Buy or Not to Buy MacKenna’s Gold Wild West adventure in which a motley crew of men and women set out in search of a canyon full of gold - pursued by Apaches and the cavalry.

Coast Antiques Road Trip Celebrity Eggheads Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen Nigella cooks roast pumpkin and sweet potato soup with a Stilton swirl, mincemeat pies and her Star from the East, and a lamb and date tagine..

University Challenge Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of distinguished graduates from ten universities.

Top of the Pops 2 Mark Radcliffe digs deep into the Top of the Pops archives to deliver 90 minutes of some familiar and unfamiliar festive footage treats of yore and unseen Christmas delights from the BBC library.

Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas This is a Christmas feast with a difference... clams with serrano ham and oloroso sherry, lamb stuffed aubergines with moorish spices, chicken with saffron and pine nuts and orange caramel creams.

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Midsomer Murders Schoolteacher Connie Bishop keeps waking in the night, convinced she has an intruder.

Best Dish: The Chefs The competition moves into the semi-final stage in the main course category as three chefs cook at Wembley Stadium.

London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Val tries to reassure Amy that she could cope with being a mum. Ashley is upset to be the subject of gossip. Gennie is worried

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Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama The cast and creators of the award-winning drama series tell the story of the show from the inside.

A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards 2011 Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden host a glittering event paying tribute to our armed forces.

ITV News & Weather Michael Buble: Home for Christmas In this festive special, singing superstar Michael Buble performs a selection of classic seasonal hits and other favourites from his luxurious Canadian mountain chalet.

Grimefighters In this edition, Welsh cleaner Ben confronts a revolting three-bedroom house rented to students in Aberystwyth.

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Freshly Squeezed Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

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Freaky Friday Fast-moving ‘Disney-style’ comedy about a mother and daughter who wish they could change places for a day just so the other new how hard it was.

Oliver Twist Roman Polanski’s film of Charles Dickens’ classic novel stars Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley as Fagin, Jamie Forman as Bill Sykes and Leanne Rowe as Nancy.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Brendan and Warren come to blows as Nancy struggles to contain a shocking revelation.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Kirstie’s Home for Christmas With carol singing and spiced cider drinking, and a true feast of fine foods to tuck into, it’s a definitive slice of Christmas cheer.

Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder In a pretty English village in the Surrey stockbroker belt lives the infamous Mr Wallace, whose hoarding habits have spread across a million pounds-worth of property that used to belong to his parents.

Home for the Holidays Continuing the live entertainment event in which one soon-to-be-married couple bring their two extended families together for Christmas.

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A Carol Christmas Spirited take on the classic Christmas novel

by Charles Dickens. Carol Cartman is an egomaniacal TV talk show host who is determined to destroy the festive fun in the studio.

5 News at 5 Top 20 Soap Moments Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas Animated fun for the children.

World’s Strongest Man 2011 Coverage of the contest that pits some of the world’s top strongmen against each other in a variety of challenges to prove both their physical fitness and technique, and their psychological strength.

Cowboy Builders The dynamic duo arrive in Dorset to meet a grandmother who was rippedoff while she recovered from cancer.

Bad Santa Black comedy about an alcoholic con man who robs department stores every Christmas Eve by working as a resident Santa Claus.

The Brothers Solomon Comedy about two wellmeaning but ultimately socially inept brothers, raised in the remote Arctic, who search for a surrogate mother willing to bear them a child, hoping that a grandchild will bring cheer to their grandfather.

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Ford Football Special Revista de la Liga Football Asia Ford Football Special Revista de la Liga Football Asia Ford Football Special Revista de la Liga Football Asia FIFA Futbol Mundial Transworld Sport Hyundai A League FIFA Futbol Mundial Sky Sports News Ford Football Special Wigan welcome Liverpool to the DW Stadium in the Barclays Premier League Football First Sarah-Jane Mee presents highlights from all of Wednesday’s fixtures in the Barclays Premier League.

Football First Match choice.

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NFL European Tour Golf Around 1,000 golfers shoot for a place on the 2012 Tour in the European Tour’s Qualifying Schools.

World Darts Championship Day seven of the World Darts Championship from Alexandra Palace in London.

European Tour Golf Around 1,000 golfers shoot for a place on the 2012 Tour in the European Tour’s Qualifying Schools.

Asian Tour Golf Show

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22nd December, 7.30pm Eastenders

Day 9. What does

“Próspero año” mean?

Masood realises what Zainab is going through - can he save her?

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Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Real Rescues Cash in the Attic Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Only Fools and Horses More capers with Del Boy and Rodney.

Keeping Up Appearances Escape to the Country Hairy Bikers’ Best of British Hairy duo sample some of Scotland’s finest cheeses.

Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Zainab is at her wits’ end as Yusef fails to reunite her with her son, but she continues to go along with his actions in order to get Kamil home safely.

Sports Personality of the Year 2011 Sue Barker, Gary Lineker and Jake Humphrey present live from MediaCityUK, Salford. The event features some of the greatest names in world sport and climaxes with the presentation Sports Personality of the Year award, chosen by viewers from a shortlist of ten contenders.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News Gavin and Stacey Special festive edition of the hit sitcom. Nessa and the Wests head east, with some help from Dave and his coach.

Blades of Glory Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy McElroy are two polar-opposite rival Olympic ice skaters.

Stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from any men’s singles competition after their hostility ruins an awards ceremony, they sink into desperate obscurity.

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Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas Restoration Home The Weakest Link To Buy or Not to Buy She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Western drama with John Wayne as a US Cavalry officer on his last duty before retiring: escorting two women civilians to a stagecoach.

Coast Antiques Road Trip Celebrity Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen Nigella makes her Christmas puddini truffles and Christmas cookies, showing that Christmas doesn’t have to come ‘off the shelf’.

University Challenge Lorraine’s Last Minute Christmas There are tips, cheats and ideas that are bound to impress, even if you have left everything until the last minute.

The Young Victoria Period drama from Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes. After a confined and controlled childhood, Princess Victoria faces a fight just to become queen, then is caught between the schemes of more men out to steer her rule - the Belgian king has primed Prince Albert to woo her, while politician Lord Melbourne seeks to charm her.

The Choir: Military Wives Rev

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Rhona and Paddy provide a shoulder for Marlon.

The Lakes at Christmas In the first of two Christmas specials from the Lake District, hoteliers Tom and Clare Noblett prepare the Langdale Chase Hotel for the festive season as a bride arrives for her fairytale wedding.

Emmerdale Ashley takes out his frustrations on Sandy. Paddy tries to stop a desperate Marlon from going to the vow renewal. Jai prepares for the worst.

Coronation Street Becky is left devastated by Tracy’s accusation. David plots his revenge. Will Peter’s mistake cost him dearly?

Without You Conclusion of a three-part thriller based on a novel

by Nicci French. Having risked everything and with nothing left to lose, Ellie is determined to get to the truth, whatever the cost to her personally.

ITV News at Ten & Weather Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond 007 action thriller in which a media baron sets about triggering World War III so that his 24-hour news network can profit from exclusive coverage of the conflict.

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Freshly Squeezed Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier Double bill.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Joe Johnston’s fantasy comedy stars Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski, who invents an electromagnetic shrinking machine.

The Princess Diaries Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews star in Garry Marshall’s family comedy about an ordinary girl who suddenly finds out that she is, in fact, a princess.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Mercedes struggles with her role as domestic goddess for the Christmas meal with Riley and calls for back-up from the McQueens, but will her efforts be enough to bring about a reconciliation?

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Living with the Amish London’s Burning Set in Clapham Junction, London, London’s Burning is a dramatic interpretation of a single night of rioting and looting that took place in August 2011. Starring David Morrissey and Samantha Bond as senior police officers, London’s Burning tells how residents, shopkeepers and businesses dealt with the violence.

Home for the Holidays Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night Random Acts

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Twice Upon a Time Romantic tale about a frustrated office worker who finds herself in a parallel universe after she makes a wish for a different life. The surprise that her wish has been granted soon turns to horror when she realises that she is in a relationship with her office nemesis.

5 News at 5 Top 20 Soap Moments Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Tim has an issue with his weight, Aidan’s load is a bit tipsy and Andy takes a test drive.

Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas World’s Strongest Man 2011 Fairground Attractions The season is coming to an end and the country’s showmen are on the last push to make what money they can before winter closes in. Abie Danter is up in Hull and all is going well - that is, until his multi-million pound Air ride breaks down, which could put him out of business for weeks.

The Mentalist The crime-solving team are called to investigate when the San Joaquin killer, who preys on young women, claims his fifth victim.

It’s All About Amy Amy and cousin Harry get ready to attend the Pride of Britain Awards.

Police Interceptors Super Casino

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Good Morning Sports Fans Three episodes.

European Tour Golf Asian Tour Golf Show FIFA Futbol Mundial Football First Match choice.

Football First Game of the day.

Football First Sarah-Jane Mee presents Football First Barclays Premier League World FIFA Futbol Mundial The Rugby Club Sky Sports News Ford Football Special Tottenham meet London rivals Chelsea.

Football’s Greatest Managers Jose Mourinho.

Football’s Greatest Managers Bill Shankly.

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Barclays Premier League World A round-up of all the latest headlines from the Barclays Premier League.

World Darts Championship Day eight of the World Darts Championship from Alexandra Palace in London.

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BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Just when Zainab thinks she is going to be reunited with her son, Yusef wickedly tells her that he cannot be manipulated.

The Two Ronnies Sketchbook Filmed before Ronnie Barker’s death in 2005, the Two Ronnies reunite to delve into the backstage stories behind some of their classic moments.

Have I Got News for You Christmas Special Popular news quiz with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Martin Clunes and guest panellists.

Miranda It is Christmas and Miranda, for once, would like a relaxing and fun time without her parents.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Graham Norton Show Guests include boxing champ Amir Khan and top comic Russell Kane.

The National Lottery The Impressions Show More amazing impressions as Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson present their unique take on the world.

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Lorraine’s Last Minute Christmas Restoration Home The Weakest Link To Buy or Not to Buy The Heroes of Telemark Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris are the Norwegian resistance fighters who go undercover to destroy an atomic weapons factory in their Nazi-occupied homeland.

Coast Antiques Road Trip Celebrity Eggheads Nativity!

A teacher is put in charge of his primary school’s musical version of the Nativity.

Raymond Blanc’s Christmas Feast The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen As a historian and unashamed fan, Professor Amanda Vickery is fascinated by how Jane Austen, an anonymous minor novelist in her lifetime, is 200 years later recognised as a unique British literary genius whose fame rivals Dickens and Shakespeare.

QI Tamara Drewe Tamara Drewe returns to the sleepy Dorset village where she grew up to sell her mother’s house. Once the big-nosed girl next door, she has had a nose job and is a successful journalist in London.

The Rob Brydon Show On this Christmas extravaganza, Rob Brydon is joined by an eclectic mix of guests. Comedian Noel Fielding,and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding

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Daybreak Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Loose Women ITV News & Weather May the Best House Win Midsomer Murders Best Dish: The Chefs London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Charity is desperate to find a way to help Jai. Amy makes a big decision about Kyle.

Coronation Street Katy saves the day at the nativity play but will she be left holding the baby?

The pressure mounts on Sophie as the big day approaches.

The Lakes at Christmas On Christmas Day at the Nobletts’ hotel, Thomas Noblett comes up with a surprise for his wife Clare.

Coronation Street It is a race against time for Katy and Chesney. As Tracy’s lie spirals out of control, even those closest to Becky begin to doubt her. Sian has some unsettling news for Sophie.

The Jonathan Ross Show Jonathan Ross presents an extra-large Christmas spectacular with guest Tom Cruise.

ITV News at Ten & Weather Eyes Wide Shut The final film from Stanley Kubrick tells the story of Bill Harford, a doctor who longs for extra-marital action after he discusses fantasies with his wife.

He follows old pal Nick Nightingale to a mysterious party where men wear masks and orgies seem normal, but he gradually realises that he is out of his depth and becoming endangered.

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Freshly Squeezed Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier Double bill.

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3 Men and a Baby Leonard Nimoy’s classic comedy stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson as Peter Mitchell, Michael Kellam and Jack Holden, three very determined bachelors who share an apartment.

Hocus Pocus Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Thora Birch star in this slightly dark, Disney family fantasycomedy, directed by Kenny Ortega.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Events reach a dramatic climax on Christmas Eve as Warren takes Mitzeee to the place where he buried Louise.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Gordon’s Christmas Cookalong Ahead of his Christmas Day Cookalong Live, Gordon shows viewers where to buy the best turkey, when to get started, and how to make your Christmas go with a bang.

Come Dine with Me 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas Special Stand up comic and presenter Jimmy Carr hosts a cracking Christmas special, overseeing disputes and deliberations on festive topics.

Home for the Holidays The Inbetweeners Top Ten Moments

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Festive family fun based on the traditional song of the same name. After learning that his best friend’s parents are getting a divorce, a young boy fears for his own family.

5 News at 5 Top 20 Soap Moments Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers The Whalers World’s Strongest Man 2011 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special Magic from one of television’s best-loved double-acts, still hilarious after all these years. When Eric and Ernie persuaded veteran actor Alec Guinness to appear in their Christmas special in 1980, he had no idea what he was in for!

Tommy Cooper’s Christmas Classic comedy from 1974. Ho, ho ho! Still funny, years after his death, Tommy Cooper was the comedian whose magic tricks always used to go wrong. In his trademark fez, he has the audience in stitches in this special show for Christmas Day. Up the Chastity Belt Saucy comedy vehicle for Frankie Howerd in which the noble Lurkalot joins the Crusades to bring King Richard back to take his rightful place on the throne of England.

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Good Morning Sports Fans Ford Football Special Football’s Greatest Managers Jose Mourinho.

Football’s Greatest Managers Bill Shankly Ford Football Special Football’s Greatest Managers Football’s Greatest Managers Barclays Premier League World Ford Football Special Tottenham meet London rivals Chelsea.

Football’s Greatest Managers Football’s Greatest Managers Barclays Premier League Review Football League Weekend World Darts Championship Barclays Premier League Review Football League Weekend

Aerobics: Oz Style Kings of the Snow WWE Raw Transworld Sport World Darts Championship The Rugby Club Racemax Kings of the Snow H20 Powerboats NFL Championship Rugby Union Bristol Rugby take on the Bedford Blues at the Memorial Ground in the RFU Championship.

Super League Super Tries A look back at some of the best moments and most thrilling tries.

Barclays Premier League Review Take it Like a Fan The Sky Sports football quiz.

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in this Coronation street Cube special, actors Ryan thomas and Julie Hesmondhalgh boldly take on the Cube

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Breakfast The Nativity Saturday Kitchen Nigel Slater’s Simple Christmas BBC News BBC London News Keeping Up Appearances The Santa Clause 2 Humorous, festive sequel as Santa realises that there is a clause in his contract which states that he needs a wife, or else he will lose his job.

G-Force An elite team of highly trained guinea pigs, armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, fight to save the world from a diabolical billionaire reprogramming the world’s kitchen appliances BBC News BBC London News Winter Wipeout The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe An antique wardrobe proves the perfect hiding place for Lucy, the youngest of four Pevensie children evacuated during WWII. Merlin Will the young warlock convince Arthur before his dreams of Albion fall to pieces?

EastEnders Masood and Zainab try to foil Yusef’s plan to go to Pakistan, but it seems he may have cottoned onto their scheming.

Outnumbered Lapland Festive comedy drama.

The Lewis family are determined to leave their troubles at home in Birkenhead when they set out for Lapland in search of Santa, huskies, reindeer, and hopefully the mysterious Northern Lights.

The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws BBC News Midnight Mass From St George’s Cathedral Southwark At First Sight

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A young boxer fills in when a member of his friend’s skipping team drops out at the last minute, and he finds a passion for this new sport.

Bicentennial Man Sci-fi family comedy drama based on a story by Isaac Asimov. When the Martin family purchase a domestic android, they don’t yet know that Andrew, their servant, is no ordinary robot.

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Adventure about three household pets forced to fend for themselves in San Francisco, where they must confront human and canine adversaries in their efforts to make their way home to their family in the suburbs.

Pappano’s Essential Tosca Tosca from the Royal Opera House Puccini’s ever popular Tosca from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with a star-studded cast.

University Challenge Dad’s Army Carols from King’s The John Craven Years Morecambe and Wise Choice moments and festive fun from a decade of Britain’s beloved comic duo, assembled from the BBC archives.

The Many Faces of Les Dawson Les Dawson was one of Britain’s all time great comedy talents. Best known as a comedian but also a talented musician, writer and actor.

The Best of Les Dawson Classic clips from comedy performances and sketches by the late Les Dawson.

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Santa Claus Festive fantasy adventure about a disillusioned elf who leaves the hard labour of Santa’s North Pole workshop for the bright lights of New York.

Coronation Street Omnibus ITV News & Weather The Polar Express A young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve destined for the North Pole.

E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial Heartwarming sci-fi fantasy. 10-year-old schoolboy Elliott befriends and shelters a gentle alien stranded on Earth.

ITV News & Weather You’ve Been Framed at Christmas!

The Cube Celebrity Special Coronation Street stars Ryan Thomas (who plays Jason Grimshaw) and Julie Hesmondhalgh (aka Hayley Cropper) boldly take on the Cube.

Text Santa Ant and Dec and Holly Willoughby present a spectacular night-beforeChristmas extravaganza.

Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Piers Morgan joins Donny Osmond in Chicago for a special Life Stories interview.

ITV News & Weather Carols From Bucklebury A traditional candle-lit carol service from rural Berkshire.

Connie and Carla Sassy comedy from the writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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Garfield Based on the popular comic strip, Peter Hewitt’s mix of live action and CGI stars Breckin Meyer as Jon, the ‘primary caregiver’ of Garfield, the large, slothful, cynical, lasagne-loving ginger cat.

Olive the Other Reindeer Prep and Landing Charlotte’s Web Gary Winick’s film, based on EB White’s children’s classic, stars Dakota Fanning as Fern, a farmer’s daughter who is determined to save runt piglet Wilbur from her father’s axe.

The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppets take on Dickens’ festive classic, directed by Brian Henson.

Gordon’s Christmas Cookalong Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On Double bill.

Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Extra Portions Four back to back episodes.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Hairspray Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the 2005 musical stars John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Nikki Blonsky.

Home for the Holidays Concluding the live entertainment event in which one soon-to-be-married couple bring their two extended families together for Christmas.

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind Thomas the Doubter gets a new look.

Father Ted It’s a nightmare Christmas when Father Ted and Father Dougal get lost in a department store.

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Meet the Santas Comedy sequel to ‘Single Santa Seeks Mrs Claus’.

The son of Santa Claus plans to wed on Christmas Eve shortly before taking on his father’s mantle.

However, his fiancee’s prim and proper society mother disapproves of her choice of husband and insists on controlling every aspect of the wedding.

Scrooge Memorable cinematic adaptation of Dickens’s classic story. Alastair Sim stars as the miser who discovers the true meaning of Christmas through his encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Eddie Stobart: Christmas Delivery The Gadget Show This week’s consumer technology show looks into the future of tech.

Suzi investigates 4G; Jason looks at the best new tech for 2012, including 3D technologies, the Kindle Fire and Windows 8.

Greatest Christmas TV Moments A three-hour countdown of some of Christmas TV’s greatest moments. Highlights include scenes from ‘Only Fools and Horses’, ‘Morecombe and Wise’ and ‘The Royle Family’.

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Barclays Premier League Preview Take it Like a Fan Soccer A.M. Take it Like a Fan Scottish Premier League St Mirren v Rangers at St Mirren Park in the SPL. Premiership Rugby Northampton Saints take on Bath Rugby at Franklin’s Gardens in Round 11 of the Aviva Premiership.

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As the street prepares for Christmas day, tragedy hits as Becky is left fighting for her life

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EastEnders As Masood frantically searches for Kamil, Zainab finally stands up to Yusef - but what consequences will this have for her family and the rest of the Square?

Absolutely Fabulous The award-winning sitcom returns for a brand-new episode, as a frightening visitor forces Patsy to find out who she really is.

Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Joining Michael on stage for this festive viewing extravaganza are Jack Dee, Miranda Hart, Sean Lock, James Corden, Rob Brydon, David Mitchell and Rhod Gilbert, with music from Kylie Minogue.

BBC News On Christmas Night Actor Julian Rhind-Tutt reads the account of the birth of Jesus from the gospel of Luke in the King James Version of the Bible.

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Children’s Entertainment The Magic Roundabout Big-screen remake of the children’s TV series. When the evil wizard Zeebad threatens to entomb the world in ice, doleful dog Dougal must save the day.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

A Musical Nativity with John Rutter The Prince and the Composer: A Film About Hubert Parry by HRH the Prince of Wales In this film, HRH The Prince of Wales, a longstanding enthusiast of Parry’s work, sets out to discover more about the complex character behind it, with the help of members of Parry’s family, scholars and performers.

Dad’s Army Porridge The Queen University Challenge Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood Blackadder the Third Edmund tries to get Baldrick elected as an MP in a rotten borough.

Blackadder the Third The Toys That Made Christmas Spirograph, Fuzzy Felt, Barbie, Meccano - Robert Webb tells the story of all our Christmases through the toys we played with and loved.

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March of the Penguins Oscar-winning documentary chronicling the ritual journey of emperor penguins across the harsh terrain of the Antarctic Miracle on 34th Street A young girl claims that she does not believe in Father Christmas, but when a department store Santa convinces her otherwise.

ITV News & Weather Aladdin Lavish animated version of the classic Arabian folk tale.

HM the Queen Happy Feet Animated adventure. A penguin is cast out by his colony because he is unable to sing.

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Emmerdale Amy worries that she will not be a good enough mum to keep Kyle. Sparks fly between Debbie and Alicia.

All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special A team from award-winning reality series The Only Way Is Essex goes up against cast members from hit sitcom Benidorm.

Coronation Street As the Street prepares for Christmas Day, tragedy hits and Becky is left fighting for her life.

Downton Abbey Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite it being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife.

ITV News & Weather Benidorm It is Christmas on the Costa Blanca and the Garveys are staying with Mel and Madge in their luxury home.

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Brothers and Sisters The Ugly Duckling and Me Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich’s fastpaced animated comedy adventure.

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James and the Giant Peach Part live action, part animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book from Henry Selick.

Gordon’s Christmas Cookalong Live Gordon invites the nation’s families to cookalong together. Gordon challenges everyone to muck in and help create the perfect three-course festive feast.

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas The Snowman Celebrity Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News Alternative Christmas Message Deal or No Deal Big Penny Marshall’s comedy drama stars David Moscow as Josh Baskin, who’s on the cusp of adolescence and eager to grow up.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier’s third helping of the family-friendly prehistoric animated adventure sees Manny the mammoth, Diego the sabre-toothed tiger and Sid the sloth journey far from the frigid world they call home.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man Settle in for a treat of festive frolics plus the odd song or two as Alan is joined on the sofa by Ruth Jones, who talks about her new drama.

Rude Tube Alex Zane has a bulging sack containing the 50 greatest Christmas internet clips ever.

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Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas Animal Rescue Squad Andre Rieu’s Christmas Spectacular The iconic Dutch violinist, conductor and founder of the Johann Strauss Orchestra brings a slice of classical music to the table this Christmas.

Ice Road Truckers Double bill.

Disney’s 12 Days of Christmas Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan Drama. Magic and romance abound in a family-run department store in the lead up to Christmas.

Mrs Santa Claus Seasonal musical about a neglected housewife who decides it is time the world knew of her existence as Mrs Santa Claus.

The Santa Suit Festive comedy. A greedy toy manufacturer sees the error of his ways when he is forced to work as a shopping mall Santa Claus following a run-in with St Nick.

Christmas Card Uplifting drama. A soldier serving in Afghanistan is deeply touched by an anonymous Christmas card sent by a woman in California.

Eddie Stobart: Trucks, Trailers and Tinsel As blizzards hit the UK, the trucks need to keep rolling to get Christmas trees to garden centres, turkeys onto dinner tables and sacks of presents under the trees.

Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs Artists, producers and pundits unwrap the greatest gifts that musicians have given to us for Christmases past and present.

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Scottish Premier League Soccer A.M. Gillette Soccer Special Netcrackers Goals on Sunday Football’s Greatest Managers Gillette Soccer Special Netcrackers Goals on Sunday Football’s Greatest Managers Gillette Soccer Special Goles y Goles y Goles Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks back at the first half of the season.

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Ronaldo Tested to the Limit The Portuguese winger undergoes the most in-depth scientific examination of a professional footballer.

Gillette Soccer Special Netcrackers Goles y Goles y Goles Football’s Greatest Managers Ronaldo Tested to the Limit

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26th December, 7.30pm The Unforgettable…

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Breakfast Shaun the Sheep The Gruffalo The Gruffalo’s Child The Jungle Book 2 Beverly Hills Chihuahua BBC News BBC London News Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 1976 Strictly Come Dancing Winter Wipeout Shrek 2 BBC News BBC London News Jim’ll Fix it with Shane Richie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa The Borrowers Family adventure based on Mary Norton’s classic children’s books.

EastEnders When Yusef seeks his revenge on Zainab and Masood, his actions have explosive consequences, throwing the entire square in danger.

The Royal Bodyguard Guy Hubble’s first assignment as the royal bodyguard is to investigate a planned assassination attempt on a member of the royal family at the Commonwealth Conference in Scotland.

Mrs. Brown’s Boys Agnes Brown is depressed.

Her son Trevor is on the missions in Canada, and can’t possibly afford to make it back.

BBC News Match of the Day Gary Lineker is joined by guests Alan Shearer and Mark Lawrenson for highlights and analysis of the eight Boxing Day fixtures in the Premier League.

The Guardian Sea rescue thriller. A swimming champion with a troubled past enrolls in the US Coast Guard’s “A” School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice

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Children’s Entertainment Heidi Retelling of the classic novel by Johanna Spyri.

Left in the care of her gruff grandfather in the Swiss mountains, young Heidi is determined to make the best of things.

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos Documentary looking at the life cycle of the crimson-winged flamingoes that arrive in great numbers on Lake Natron in Tanzania every year.

Mansfield Park Period drama set in the early 1800s, based on the Jane Austen novel. A young girl from a loving but impoverished family is sent to live with her wealthy aunts.

Emma Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about a privileged young woman’s misguided attempts at matchmaking. Emma Woodhouse wealthy and charming and is convinced she knows what is best for everyone’s love life.

Final Score Becoming Jane Dramatised biography of the young Jane Austen, revealing how her feisty character affected her romance with a young Irishman and how the experience came to have an influence on her writing.

Springwatch University Challenge Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?

Jane Austen is one of the most celebrated writers of all time but apart from a rough sketch by her sister Cassandra, we have very little idea what she looked like. Biographer Dr Paula Byrne thinks that is about to change.

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV Victoria Wood looks back at her hugely successful television career.

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Children’s Entertainment The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi’s classic children’s story about a carpenter’s puppet which comes to life as a small boy.

Best Ever Christmas Films Goodnight Mister Tom ITV News & Weather Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties Visiting London, Garfield is mistaken for a posh puss.

Fat cat sequel: think Prince and the Paw-per plus Billy Connolly and a side order of lasagne.

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Based on the second novel in JK Rowling’s best-selling series, this adventure finds young wizard Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger facing new challenges.

ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Debbie has a controversial proposition for Andy.

Moira is determined to fight for her family.

The Unforgettable A tribute to one half of one of Britain’s greatest double acts. A successful child star by the time he was 12, Ernie Wise went on to become a consummate comedian and foil to Eric Morecambe in Morecambe and Wise.

Coronation Street Becky takes drastic steps to clear her name. Sophie gets caught out as Amber makes a move.

Poirot Poirot arrives in Dover to help Lieutenant Colin Race determine if Sheila Webb is responsible for the murder of a middle-aged man.

ITV News & Weather Gladiator Multi-Oscar winning film about Maximus, a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor.

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Scrapheap Challenge The Treacle People Benji: The Hunted The Bear The Morning Line The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

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Bugsy Malone Channel 4 Racing The Simpsons Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Hollyoaks At his lowest ebb, Doug can see no way out and decides to end it all. He stands on the edge of the bridge and prepares to jump.

Come Dine with Me Home Alone Macaulay Culkin stars as an eight-year-old accidentally left at home when his parents, siblings and relatives, set off for their holiday in a mad rush and jet off to France for Christmas without him.

Bear’s Wild Weekend with Miranda Bear Grylls takes comedy writer and actress Miranda Hart on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition to the spectacular Swiss Alps for an exhilarating new programme. Adventurer, Chief Scout and best-selling author Bear challenges novice Miranda to go far beyond her comfort zone with a series of exhilarating adventures during an intense two-day expedition.

Chris Moyles’ Christmas Quiz Night Chris will be competing against mighty comedy actor James Corden, X Factor singing sensation Olly Murs and Pineapple Studio’s irrepressible Louie Spence as each endeavours to win their supporters in the audience a share of a festive thousand pounds Unintelligent Design Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted Father Ted

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Milkshake Ice Road Truckers Hugh Rowland hires a driver to operate one of his empty trucks.

The Producers Musical based on the Mel Brooks classic in which a crooked Broadway producer co-opts a timid accountant into mounting a play that is certain to flop, intending to sell out and escape to Rio. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Effervescent musical in which seven brothers who live on a ranch decide to get married but set about finding suitable wives in an unusual way. Sidestepping the customary ritual of courtship, they kidnap available women from the next town, making the process of wooing a little more difficult than usual.

The Wizard of Oz Repeated viewings can never dull the magic of this now-legendary musical fantasy, in which Kansas farm-girl Judy Garland, Toto the dog and their oddball trio of pals take a trip over the rainbow to the Technicolor fantasy world of Oz. Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs Entertainment show featuring a rundown of the nation’s all-time favourite Christmas pop songs.

Dirty Dancing Coming-of-age drama about a sheltered 17-yearold girl who learns a lot about life from the hotel dance instructor during a family summer vacation in the Catskills in 1963. Featuring the Oscar-winning song I’ve Had the Time of My Life, performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

Fragile Chilling horror in which a nurse at an old children’s hospital struggles to protect her charges from a mysterious and evil force.

The hospital is at the point of being abandoned when a train crash brings multiple victims to its doors

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Test Cricket South Africa v Sri Lanka.

Football League Gillette Soccer Special Football League The npower Championship clash between Birmingham City and West Ham United at St Andrew’s.

Ford Monday Night Football Stoke City entertain Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium.

Football First Sarah-Jane Mee presents highlights from all of today’s fixtures in the Barclays Premier League.

Football First Match choice.

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Netcrackers Football’s Greatest Managers Golf Special Netcrackers Goles y Goles y Goles Cricket Test Cricket Cricket-England on Top of the World Super League Super Tries A look back at the season’s best tries.

Test Cricket Day one of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Durban.

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Emmerdale 27th December, 7.00pm Zak is furious when he sees sean kiss Belle

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Breakfast Match of the Day The Road to El Dorado Animated comedy adventure about two rogues in 16th century Spain who make a dubious living gambling.

Hotel for Dogs Good-natured family film about brother and sister Andi and Bruce’s secret enterprise - turning a derelict hotel into a paradise for stray dogs.

BBC News BBC London News EastEnders Omnibus Doctor Who Bedtime Stories BBC News BBC London News Celebrity Mastermind Shrek The Third Second sequel in the popular animated fantasy franchise.

EastEnders It’s the morning after the night before and the residents of Albert Square are all still trying to comprehend the events of Christmas night and the damage that’s been done.

Holby City Elliot’s Ukrainian Christmas trip takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the real reason for his visit.

Great Expectations Lavish adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News John Bishop’s Britain Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes.

Tropic Thunder Action comedy. A troupe of pampered Hollywood actors are shooting a Vietnam war epic when they are ambushed by a gang of local drug dealers.

The Heartbreak Kid Comedy about a bachelor who decides he has been single for too long.

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Children’s Entertainment Camp Rock Music-filled movie featuring the Jonas Brothers as members of a leading musical group, Connect 3, and Demi Lovato as Mitchie, a beautiful young singer.

Madagascar Yellowstone Racing From Chepstow One of four races being covered, the Welsh National involves two circuits of the famous Chepstow track. The horses must clear 20 fences over three miles and five-and-a-half furlongs - just under six kilometres Wild Coast Flog It! Escape to the Country Antiques Road Trip University Challenge Hi-De-Hi! Dad’s Army You Have Been Watching... David Croft From Dad’s Army to ‘Allo ‘Allo!, Are You Being Served? to It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum, David Croft, who died earlier this year, had a hand in them all.

This programme pays tribute to his comedy genius through the friends, family and colleagues who knew him.

Three Men Go to New England Rory McGrath, Griff Rhys Jones and Dara O Briain head to America to join a birthday party flotilla celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, in New York harbour. They start in the cradle of American history, New England, and have just 10 days to find a suitable vessel and get to New York.

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The Prince and the Pauper Adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel about two young lookalikes in Tudor England.

King Ralph Comedy in which a slobbish Las Vegas lounge singer is discovered to be the heir to the British throne.

ITV News & Weather From Time to Time A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart.

Cats and Dogs Unknown to humans, a secret war has been raging between cats and dogs for eons, but a fragile truce has long held the order of the animal kingdom in place. Now the balance of power has tipped.

All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special You’ve Been Framed!

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor The third instalment of the Mummy films.

London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Andy and Debbie feel the consequences of their decision. A furious Zak threatens Sean when he sees him kiss Belle.

The Adventurer’s Guide to Britain Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me Funny and touching drama.

King Kong Oscar-winning remake of the classic Depression-era monster movie.

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Five Children and It John Stephenson’s family adventure is based on the classic children’s novel by E Nesbit.

Penelope Mark Palansky’s modernday romantic fairy tale is the story of young heiress Penelope Wilhern.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions The Simpsons Hollyoaks Texas and Jodie deal with the fallout from the previous day’s events. Joel is left wondering if he has any place in Hollyoaks after what happened.

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Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2011 Jimmy Carr puts a panel of A-list celebrities to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about the events of 2011.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man Settle in for a treat of festive frolics plus the odd song or two. Alan is joined by Ruth Jones.

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Festive family fun based on the traditional song of the same name. After learning that his best friend’s parents are getting a divorce, a young boy fears for his own family. When he spies his mother kissing ‘Santa Claus’, he hatches a rescue plan; if Santa only visits good boys and girls then he will have to start behaving very badly.

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The Greatest Carry on Films Cor, Blimey!

Drama based on Terry Johnson’s award-winning play, Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick.

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High School Musical 2 What time is it? It’s summer time, and for the pupils of East High it means leaving their desks for fun in the sun, sea and sand. It’s great to be free, but sadly, enjoying yourself costs money. So the youngsters need to work.

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks Classic Disney fantasy set in World War II England.

Evacuated from London, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins discover that their guardian, Eglantine Price, is an amateur witch.

BBC News at Six BBC London News Celebrity Mastermind Frozen Planet Countryfile Great Expectations Pip starts his new life as a gentleman in London, quickly acquiring expensive tastes and mounting debts.

BBC News at Ten BBC London News The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws Comic Relief 2011 It’s a Boy Girl Thing Romantic comedy in which neighbours and lifelong enemies Woody and Nell wake up one day to find themselves in each other’s bodies. In their switched identities they each set out to destroy the other’s high school reputation, but when they start to succeed they get more than they bargained for.

Children’s Entertainment The Country Bears Family film about a young bear who feels he doesn’t fit in. When Beary realises he is adopted, he runs away from home to search for his heroes, legendary band The Country Bears.

Madagascar Yellowstone The Many Faces of Michael Caine Series of screen biographies that chart the careers of Britain’s best-loved film and television faces through their most significant roles and sometimes forgotten gems from the archives.

The Man Who Would be King Colourful, historical epic set in the 1880s. Tired of life as disreputable con men, Dravot and Carnehan - former British Army sergeants who have remained in India - plan to venture beyond the north west frontier into Kurfuristan.

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An affectionate tribute to Jimmy Savile via the BBC archive courtesy of Top of The Pops, plus rarely seen footage of Clunk Click, the Saturday night entertainment show which eventually made way for his series Jim’ll Fix It. Top Gear In the 2011 Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India.

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All Star Family Fortunes ITV News & Weather After They Were Famous Midsomer Murders Lewis Feature-length drama following on from the Inspector Morse series.

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London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Cain’s return to the village spells disaster for Jai - but is he guilty? Chas discovers Cameron’s escape route. John dashes Moira’s hopes of a reconciliation.

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Wilde Stories Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

Frasier The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

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Firehouse Dog Todd Holland’s family canine action-(mis)adventure starring Bruce Greenwood, Josh Hutcherson, Bree Turner and, of course, Rexxx.

Star Trek: First Contact The first film featuring the stars of The New Generation TV series.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions The Simpsons Hollyoaks The students prepare to travel up to Barney’s but, as they start their adventures, Theresa and Will feel further apart than ever.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Come Dine with Me Jon Snow’s 2011 Jon Snow turns his eye and mind back on an extraordinary 12 months of news in Britain and abroad.

The Untold Tommy Cooper This one-off special looks at the untold life of British national treasure, comedian and magician Tommy Cooper.

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Six Black Horses Frontier action drama in which a woman hires two men to take her across Indian country to her husband. En route, she reveals to one of them that her husband is dead, gunned down by the other.

Custer of the West Big-screen biography of American Civil War General George Armstrong Custer of the Seventh Cavalry, a maverick who met his end at Little Big Horn. After successes in the Civil War, Custer rose through the ranks and became noted as much for his bombastic cruelty as for his heroism in conquests.

The Witches of Oz Paulie Rojas, Eliza Swenson, Lance Henriksen, Christopher Lloyd, Billy Boyd. The first part of an epic, modern-day retelling of the classic Wizard of Oz story. An author named Dorothy discovers that the magical world she has created in her books really exists when the Wicked Witch of the West appears in New York, determined to conquer the Earth.

World’s Strongest Man 2011 Coverage of the contest that pits some of the world’s top strongmen against each other.

Ben-Hur Lavish biblical adventure of betrayal and revenge.

Two former friends are pitted against each other during the Roman occupation of Judea.

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Test Cricket South Africa v Sri Lanka World Darts Championship Football’s Greatest Managers Netbusters Barclays Premier League Review A comprehensive round-up of all the weekend’s action in the Barclays Premier League.

Scottish Premier League The Old Firm game between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park.

Netbusters Barclays Premier League Review A comprehensive round-up of all the weekend’s action in the Barclays Premier League.

Test Cricket Day four of the first Test between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Ford Football Special Football Asia SPL Round-Up Goles y Goles y Goles Premiership Rugby Round 11 of the Aviva Premiership sees Harlequins against Saracens at Twickenham Stoop.

Cricket Test Cricket Ashes Memories NFL Solheim Cup 2011 Golf Highlights Coverage of the 2011 Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle Golf Resort in Ireland. 7:00 World Darts Championship Day 11 of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London.

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Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure Musical adventure. A New York casting director spots well-heeled Sharpay Evans performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala.

George of the Jungle Family comedy. Whilst in the jungle a beautiful heiress, Ursula Stanhope, gets into trouble and is rescued

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BBC News BBC London News Only Fools and Horses The Two Ronnies Sketchbook Superman Returns The last son of Krypton returns to Earth for another adventure.

BBC News at Six BBC London News Celebrity Mastermind Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death Wallace and Gromit have opened a new bakery business, Top Bun, but local bakers are being targeted by a mysterious assassin.

EastEnders Buckling under his guilt, Patrick comes clean to Denise and Kim, but how will they react when they find out the truth?

Earthflight Documentary series giving a bird’s-eye view of some of the world’s greatest natural spectacles.

Great Expectations Pip wants nothing to do with Magwitch and rushes to confront Miss Havisham.

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Madagascar Yellowstone The Ipcress File Spy thriller in which agent Harry Palmer is assigned to investigate a bizarre brain drain among scientists, and finds himself embroiled in a world of espionage where nobody can be trusted and nothing is what it seems.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Comedy about two con men competing for the same patch on the French Riviera. The smooth English operator finds his territory invaded by a cocky American and decides there is not room for the two of them in town.

Flog It! Escape to the Country Antiques Road Trip Confessions of a Shopaholic Romantic comedy. A college graduate with a shopping addiction unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine.

Dragons’ Den Insightful documentary charting the business career of Hilary Devey, the newest star of Dragons’ Den. We see Hilary return to her Bolton roots, where she gained early experience of business success and failure as she lived through her father’s bankruptcy and subsequent business rehabilitation running a variety of local pubs and clubs.

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ITV News & Weather After They Were Famous Agatha Christie’s Marple Inspector Morse London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Ashley struggles with his emotions. Charity goes to desperate measures to clear Jai’s name.

That Was 2011: The ITV News Review of the Year Emmerdale Charity fears she has lost her family for good. Ashley is left humiliated. Aaron misses counseling.

Coronation Street Will Kevin keep schtum as Sophie and Sian head down the aisle? Karl gives into temptation.

Paddy’s 2011 Show and Telly Paddy McGuiness presents a brand new quiz show which pits three celebrity pairs against each other.

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Wilde Stories Perfect Couples Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill.

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See Spot Run In John Whitesell’s family comedy, David Arquette plays a dog-hating postman who can’t resist the charms of a stray mastiff.

Never Been Kissed Romantic comedy where a former high-school nerd (now a reporter), Josie, gets a second chance to go back to school when she goes under cover to research her story on cool teens.

Deal or No Deal Coach Trip Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions The Simpsons Hollyoaks The students are in high spirits, intending to make the most of their impressive surroundings, but an unexpected arrival threatens to spoil the party.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Come Dine with Me Living with the Amish The boys camp out in the woods with some young Schwartzentruber men who are currently being shunned by their church for wanting to bring in a new piece of machinery for their sawmill.

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Back to the Secret Garden Magical period drama inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale.

It’s now 1946, and the adult Mary and Colin have turned the Manor into a home for young war orphans.

David Copperfield Two-part adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic story of the fortunes of a young boy left to the care of his cruel stepfather after the death of his mother.

The Witches of Oz Paulie Rojas, Eliza Swenson, Lance Henriksen, Christopher Lloyd, Billy Boyd. The second part of an epic, modern-day retelling of the classic Wizard of Oz story. Dorothy and her friends fight back against the Wicked Witch who plans to conquer the world.

World’s Strongest Man 2011 The Mentalist The crime-solving team are called to investigate when an undercover policewoman is murdered while staking out a drug dealer.

It’s All About Amy Documentary series. Amy’s media commitments come thick and fast and a television appearance throws Amy into the lion’s den on the cult music show ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ The Truth About Cheryl Cole Documentary looking at the rags-to-riches story of Cheryl Cole, who went from Newcastle housing estate to global fame and adoration.

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Test Cricket Day four of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban.

World Darts Championship Football’s Greatest Managers Barclays Premier League World Michael Watson - The People’s Champion World Darts Championship Day 12 of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London.

SPL Round-Up All the goals from this weekend’s Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League fixtures.

Test Cricket Day five of the first Test between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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3 rooms. 113000€. Phone: 629681111  Apartment S/C de Tenerife.

Location: central 94.00m2.

2 rooms. 2 0 0 €. Phone: 678454967  A p a r t m e n t M i ra m a r.

Location: central. Views: sea.

95.00m2. 3 rooms. 129000€.

Phone: 636440278  Apartment Candelaria.

Location: central. Views: sea.

61.00m2. 2 rooms. 155000€.

Phone: 637405693  Terraced house Gracia.

L ocat ion: cent ral. V iews: m o u n t a i n 3 8 7. 0 0 m 2 . 5 rooms . 2 70 0 0 0 € . P hone: 633088807  Terraced house La Florida.

Sea views. 130.00m2. 4 rooms.

265000€. Phone: 630 760 021  Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

REF: SPV4-0109 • LUXURY SEMIDETACHED VILLA Fañabé. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, cloakroom + integral garage - private pool. Includes a 1 bedroom apartment below the main house.

Constructed 212m2 internal - with 185m2 distributed through garden and terraces (Plot 251m2 approx.)

498,000 Euros - SUPERB BARGAIN!!

REF: SPA1-0117 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, + private parking space. Los Seres, Los Cristianos. Constructed 47m2 + 10m2 terrace.

149,500 Euros

 Duplex El Toscal 147m2.

3 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080  Chalet Cruz del Teide 262m2. 2 rooms. 495000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment La Longuera 74m2. 2 rooms. 2250 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080  Apar tment La Quinta 8 3m2. 2 rooms. 1650 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 150 0 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080  Chalet San José 466m2.

3 rooms. 420000€. Phone: 670242080  Apar tment La Cuesta 70m2. 2 rooms. 146 0 45 €.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080  Chalet Las Candias 398m2.

8 rooms. 578000€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house San Antonio 195m2. 3 rooms. 300000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Cabo Blanco 69m2. 2 rooms. 130550 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Jardin del Sol 230m2. 3 rooms. 485000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Toscal 82m2.

3 rooms. 180000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Cruz del Teide. 3 rooms. 342577€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apar tment La Quinta 55m2. 1 room 184000€. Phone: 670242080

 Te r ra c e d h o u s e G o l f C o s t a A d e j e 14 0 m 2 . 3 rooms . 78 9 5 0 0 € . P hone: 670242080

 Chalet El Durazno 402m2.

6 rooms. 695000€. Phone: 670242080

 Te r ra c e d h o u s e L a Corujera. 3 rooms. 330000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet San Juan del Reparo 250m2. 5 rooms. 504000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Urbanización Puertito 720m2. 5 rooms . 8 0 0 0 0 0 €. P hone: 670242080

 Chalet El Rincón 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080

CELL/SMS +34 680 877 977

 Apartment Ofra. 83.00m2.

3 rooms. 115000€. Phone: 636 567 823

 Apartment Cabo Blanco 6 8m2. 3 rooms. 139 0 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

www.teneriffa-fincas.net

 Apartment Las Arenas  Chalet Los Blanquitos - Cruz 80.86m2. 3 rooms. 192000€. de las Ánimas. Countryside, sea views. 93.00m2 2 rooms.

Phone: 670242080 210000€. Tel. 659 569 750  Chalet L a Montañeta 130m2. 3 rooms. 360000€.  Apartment Puertito de Güímar. Sea views. 70.00m2.

Phone: 670242080 1 room. 165000€. Tel. 616  Apartment Piedra Hincada. 116 560 2 rooms. 244350€. Phone:  Apartment El Caletón. Sea 670242080 views. 135.00m2. 4 rooms.  Apar tment La Quinta 13 0 0 0 0 €. Tel. 6 0 9 9 5 0 59m2. 1 room 186000€. Phone: 124 670242080  Apartment Santa Cruz.  Duplex Maritim 117m2. 120.00m2. 3 rooms. 280000€.

2 rooms. 280350€. Phone: Phone: 678 856 377 670242080  A pa r t ment Valle Sa n  Apartment San Antonio Lorenzo. Sea views. 62.00m2.

87m2. 2 rooms. 19 950 0 €. 2 rooms. 120000€. Tel. 679 349 630 Phone: 670242080

REF: SPA2-0078 - BARGAIN 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom. Chayofa Park, Chayofa, (3km. Los Cristianos) Constructed 83m2 + 37m2 Terrace Good family accomodation, small private complex of only 36 apartments. 199,500 Euros

LOCAL FOR RENT - ADEJE The Local is on the first floor facing the road, giving the advantage that yoursign can be seen from the main road and the TF1 Motorway. It also has sea views. The area of Adeje is a very busy commercial area which has grown in importance due to it's strategic location and the extention of the TF1 motorway. Local size:- 110m2. Balcony size: 8m2. Separate kitchen area with a fridge 2 Daikin Air-conditioning units 1 Toilet with sink 2 entrances (double and single doors). All mains services are connected. The local is currently subdivided into offices.

RENT: €1,200 PER MONTH + IGIC

TEL/FAX +34 922 770 054

 Apartment Cuesta de La Villa. 1 room 168000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Puntillo del Sol 204m2. 3 rooms. 450000€.

Phone: 670242080

WANTED! APARTMENTS FOR LONG LETTING IN THE LOS CRISTIANOS, LAS AMÉRICAS AND ADEJE AREAS! www.tenerifeproperty.co.uk

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REF: SPV2-0131 – REDUCED BY €200,000!!

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Nr. El Médano.

Constructed 110m2 on a plot of 42,869m2 + garage. Situated in an elevated position with superb 360º views. Comes fully furnished and fully equipped kitchen, BBQ, Bar. Plenty of scope for extending! VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMENDED! Two options available for purchase: 1. Villa + 42,869m 2 of land for – 520,000 Euros 2. Villa + 15,000m 2 of land for - 395,000 Euros

Are you looking at medium to long term investments?

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 Terraced house. La Florida.

Central. Views: sea. 130.00m2.

4 rooms. 265000€. Phone: 630760021

Property

for sale

 Apartment San Luis 120m2.

3 rooms. 192500€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Luis 105.51m2. 3 rooms. 176000€.

Phone: 670242080  A pa r t ment . Ba rra nco Grande. Outskirts. Views: sea.

65.00m 2 . 2 rooms. 123000€.

Phone: 647914254  Apartment Puerto de la Cruz. Outskirts. Views: mou nt a i n . 15 5 . 0 0 m 2. 3 rooms . 2 3 5 0 0 0 € . P hone: 693772137  A pa r t ment Teg ueste.

Central. Views: sea. 120.00m2.

3 rooms. 190000€. Phone: 922317003  Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Central 140.00m 2 .

4 rooms. 255000€. Phone: 679437720  Chalet. Sitio Litre. Central.

V iews: s e a . 2 0 0 .0 0 m 2 . 3 rooms . 5 8 0 0 0 0 €. P hone: 679352074  Apartment Puertito de Güímar. Outskirts. Views: sea. 70.00m2. 1 room. 165000€.

Phone: 616116560

SAN EUGENIO ALTO DON’T MISS THIS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

 Apartment El Caletón.

Outsk ir ts. V iews: sea.

135.00m 2. 4 rooms. 130000€.

Phone: 609950124  C h a l e t L a P r i m ave ra 200m2. 3 rooms. 525000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment . Valle San Lorenzo. Central. Views: sea.

62.00m 2 . 2 rooms. 120000€.

Phone: 679349630  Chalet El Rincon 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Playa Jardin 70m2. 3 rooms. 2250 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080  Terraced house. Tabaiba.

Outsk ir ts. V iews: sea.

173.00m 2. 4 rooms. 259000€.

Phone: 630708491  Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Central. Views: mou nt a i n . 1 2 0 . 0 0 m 2. 3 rooms . 2 8 0 0 0 0 € . P hone: 678856377

2500.00m 2 . 1 room. 11000€.

Phone: 690166806  Duplex. Callao Salvaje.

V iew s : s e a . 8 0 . 0 0 m 2. 2 rooms . 13 8 0 0 0 € . P hone: 699012178  Apartment . Valle San Lorenzo. Central. V iews: m o u nt a i n . 8 0 . 0 0 m 2. 2 rooms . 118 0 0 0 € . P hone: 669604281  Apartment . Visvique.

142.00m 2. 3 rooms. 174000€.

Phone: 665979787  Rustic Land. Fuente de La Vega. Countryside. 14400€.

Phone: 687005301  Golf del Sur, villa, quick sale, lovely 2 bedroom villa with gardens overlooking pool, secure complex, 50 per cent discount, tel 672 599411  Cristianos central, (Avda.

Suecia), one bedroom apartment, 64m2, furnished, 120.000 euros, 649 142612 sea views  Apartment San Luis 115m2.

3 rooms. 188500€. Phone: 670242080

 Urban Land Guía de Isora. Outskirts. Views: sea.

1000.00m 2. 8 rooms. 140000€.

Phone: 690166806

 Te r r a c e d h o u s e L o s Príncipes 180m2. 4 rooms . 3 78 0 0 0 € . P hone: 670242080

 U rba n L a n d . G u ía de Isora. Cent ra l 3 0 5.0 0 m 2 .

16 rooms. 250000€. Phone: 690166806

 Apartment Romántica II 130m2. 3 rooms. 184000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Industrial. Guía de Isora. Outskirts. 4400.00m 2.

1100000€.

Phone: 690166806  Rustic Land. Guía de Isora.

Countryside. Views: mountain.

 Apartment Playa Jardin 50m2. 1 room 260000€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house Green Golf 167m2. 3 rooms. 270000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment El Durazno 57m2. 1 room 198000€. Phone: 670242080

Renovated and furnished, living/dining room.

 Chalet La Perdoma 8 0 m 2 . 2 6 8 8 3 0 € . P ho ne : 670242080

Tel. 629 244 958

 Apartment Romántica II 130m2. 3 rooms. 184000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Dehesas 78m2. 2 rooms. 3050 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 150 0 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Playa Jardin 50m2. 1 room 260000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house San Lázaro 52m2. 2 rooms. 1520 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet San José 466m2.

3 rooms. 420000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet El Rincon 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080

 Duplex La Paz 48m2. 1 room 18 0 0 0 0 €. Phone: 670242080

 Apar tment La Cuesta 70m2. 2 rooms. 146 0 45 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Green Golf 167m2. 3 rooms. 270000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Durazno 57m2. 1 room 198000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Abrigos 52m2. 1 room 112000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Realejo Bajo 8 4m2. 3 rooms. 1450 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080  Duplex Las Aguas. 3 rooms . 16 70 0 0 € . P hone: 670242080  Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Las Candias 398m2.

8 rooms. 578000€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house San Antonio 195m2. 3 rooms. 300000€.

Phone: 670242080  Cristianos central, (Avda.

Suecia), one bedroom apartment, 64m2, furnished, 120.000 euros, 649 142612 sea views  Apartment Playa Jardin 70m2. 3 rooms. 2250 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 139 950 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Luis 115m2.

3 rooms. 188500€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Luis 105.51m2. 3 rooms. 176000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Duplex El Toscal 147m2.

3 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Luis 120m2.

3 rooms. 192500€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Cruz del Teide 262m2. 2 rooms. 495000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Te r r a c e d h o u s e L o s Príncipes 180m2. 4 rooms . 3 78 0 0 0 € . P hone: 670242080

 Apartment La Longuera 74m2. 2 rooms. 2250 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 C h a l e t L a P r i m ave ra 200m2. 3 rooms. 525000€.

Phone: 670242080

Quiz question Day 13. According to

the Bible, why did Mary and Joseph have to go to Bethlehem before the birth of Jesus?

 Apartment Aguagarcia 41m2. 1 room 150000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Barranco De Ruiz 96m2. 3 rooms. 170000€.

Phone: 670242080

For Sale - Rural house in Aldea Blanca, San Miguel, Tenerife

Land 400 m 2, built 230 m 2, three bed, two bath, barbecue and wood burning stove, pool, garage for two cars, patio with planters, kitchen with pantry, fireplace, wood fitted ceilings, fitted wardrobes. €398,000.

Contact José Guadalupe Mobile 676 399 652 josejguadalupe@gmail.com

REDUCED BY €100,000

 Apartment Barranco De Ruiz 96m2. 3 rooms. 170000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Antonio 119m2. 3 rooms. 258436€.

Phone: 670242080

Price €56,000

 Apar tment La Quinta 8 3m2. 2 rooms. 1650 0 0 €.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Aguagarcia 41m2. 1 room 150000€. Phone: 670242080

Apartments 58m2, 1 double bedroom.

American kitchen and large terrace.

 Apartment San Fernando 50m2. 1 room 149000€. Phone: 670242080

Exclusive complex EL VERIL DEL DUQUE Close to beach, beautiful 3 bed house, 2 bathroom & cloakroom.

Fully furnished. Fully fitted kitchen, priced to sell separate laundry room, spacious living NOW AT & dining room, large communal pool.

Private double garage with direct access €499,999 to house. 125m2 + 60m2 terrace.

Tel. 922 719 346 · Mob. 676 387 774

Smallholding: 3,000m2 with 350m2 property In Playa de La Tejita (El Médano).

With permission to construct a further 20 per cent, practically on the beach front of the Playa de La Tejita (El Médano).

Unique opportunity in Tenerife. Price was €250,000, now €150,000 due to transfer.

Tel: 629 244 958

Opportunity in Torviscas Alto (Playa Fañabé) Apartment, 60m2, one bed, furnished with terrace 8m2, views over the pool and La Gomera.

Quiet neighbourhood, near to commercial centres, Playa Fañabé , safe, communal zones.

Urb. La Tagora • San Eugenio Alto

New 3 bedroom luxury villa 650,000€ (0034) 634 072 328 (0034) 922 72 44 16

Community pool.

Community monthly fee, €49. Excellent investment.

Price €75,000.

Iñaky - Tel. 629.24.49.58 aska_tenis@hotmail.com

Opportunity in Playa de Las Américas

Apartment, 55m2, one bed, American kitchen, terrace. Excellent location, 2 minutes from the beach. Community pool, excellent investment opportunity.

Price: €85,000 Tel: 629 244 958

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Property view >>

A house in the snow!

W

hile this particular property isn’t for sale, we thought we would give readers a peek at where one particular individual spends most of the year, despite the cold, but in fact will be travelling the world very soon with gifts for everyone.

While the North Pole might seem like an inhospitable place,

it has the most incredible scenery to enjoy; swathes of white snowy landscapes, mountains and lakes, forests and icy igloos.

It’s a kind of landscape we’re not too used to here in the Canary Islands, but for Mr Claus and his wife and their ‘family’ of elves it is what they like most. Their faithful companions, the reindeer, also prefer the colder climes and are the ideal fellow travellers for traversing across the huge icy plains.

Getting there may be a bit difficult however as for most of the year Santa and his elves are too busy at work for visitors, so finding his home will be nigh impossible, however at other times you will find well marked signposts telling you the way.

Property News >>

Construction

Less economic input The construction sector has reduced its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product by six per cent.

of construction in the GDP and remains the fourth EU country in inversion in this area behind Germany, France and Italy.

n 2005, the industry supplied about 20 per cent of the GDP, current figures have dropped to 14 per cent. Within Europe, only Ireland has seen a larger drop in economic input of this sector over the last six years.

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he reduction of the relevance of construction in the GDP is a direct result of the global economic contraction following the boom in house building and

Quiz questions

House pu rchases

purchase prior to 2007, followed by a massive cut in administrative investment in large structures and public works. The latest estimations are that the construction industry will see a small improvement in 2013 of around 1.2 per cent after a drop of almost a third since 2009.

Day 16. Which one American President of these is not one of banned Christmas trees Santa’s Reindeer - Dasher, in The White House?

Dancer, Springer, Prancer?

New mortgages The number of new mortgages registered in September dropped by 42 per cent over the year on year figures to just 30,808 in Spain.

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t’s the 17th month running that the number of mortgages has reduced in comparison with the previous year.

Average loans have dropped over the same period by 6.3 per cent to €111,934, although there was an increase of 4.7 per cent over the previous

month. The number of new mortgages dropped by 31.1 per cent in respect of the previous year during the first nine months of the year, however there was an increase of 5.4 per cent over August.

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anks took the lead in lending in September with 49.9 per cent of the total, followed by the savings banks with 36 per cent. Banks also lent more cash overall at 52.9 per cent in comparison with

the savings banks on 31.7 per cent. Average interest rates for new mortgages signed in September were 4.31 per cent, an increase of 14.9 per cent on the previous year, but a reduction of 0.9 per cent on August.

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anks were offering the cheapest option with an average of 4.29 per cent over 21 years and savings banks registered an average of 4.58 per cent over 22 years.

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Unlike those of us used to the excitement of Christmas morning, the early wake up call, the gifts under the tree,

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Christmas Eve >>

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dr. de la Flor

Coaching Corner ::

Dear Dr. De La Flor

THANKS GIVING DAY

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By Dr. De La Flor

Dear Dr. De La Flor,

the last month I have noticed that her hearing seems to be bad and she is constantly blocked up nasally – is there a chance that her adenoids have grown back a third time and is there an alternative to an operation?

Julie

I’m 45 and my father and one of my brothers have colon polyps, should I be preoccupied? rob

Dear Julie,

Dear Rob,

The adenoid glands are made of lymphoid tissue, and are found near the tonsils which are also made from lymphoid tissue. During childhood, both adenoids and tonsils contribute to the immune system by producing antibodies. Both tend to shrink as time passes and disappear before adulthood.

You should be attentive and proactive rather than preoccupied. As you know, colon polyps are growths in your large intestine (colon).

The cause of most polyps is not known and most colon polyps are benign.

For a polyp to become malignant takes many years.

They usually don’t cause symptoms and can stay clinically “silent” for years.

As a matter of fact, often they are found during routine screening tests. If polyps get large, they can cause symptoms; bleeding from your rectum or a change in your bowel habits. A change in bowel habits includes diarrhoea, constipation, going to the bathroom more often or less often than usual, or a change in the way your stool looks.

It is true that you are more likely to have colon polyps if: you are over 50, colon polyps run in your family, or you inherited a certain gene that causes you to develop polyps. Experts recommend that everyone age 50 or older have a screening test to look

Generally speaking adenoidectomy is considered as an operation with excellent outcomes

for colon polyps. Finding and removing colon polyps can prevent colon cancer.

The screening tests for colon cancer are: faecal occult blood test, barium enema and colonoscopy - doctors can view and if necessar y also remove polyps during the procedure.

Make sure you talk to your doctor about your need to be tested. Much can be done since there are several controllable factors - sound nutritional habits are at the very top. If you have certain

digestive conditions, make sure your GP prepares you an easy-to-follow nutritional plan.

Stay positive, be proactive and focus all your energies on the controllable factors.

Dear Dr. De La Flor, Two years ago my daughter, then aged four, had her tonsils and adenoids removed, but then last year she had to have her adenoids removed a second time. In

Frequently the adenoids might become chronically infected (usually between two and six years of age). If this occurs they swell and they become greatly inflamed, causing breathing problems, which worsen during the sleep. The inflammation can also block the Eustachian tubes which connect the ears with the back of the thr oat, something that leads to hearing issues until this particular blockage is relieved.

Generally speaking adenoidectomy is considered as an operation with excellent outcomes. After the operation the majority of patients nosebreathing is much better.

Also less and milder sore throats and ear infections are reported. Unfortunately I’m afraid your daughter is one of those cases where adenoid tissue regrows, however in most of these cases, this doesn’t cause any problems or issues. Why this regrowth occurs is still unknown.

For the moment no other alternative treatment exists.

Although antibiotics can been employed for up to six weeks in lymphoid tissue infection, they have failed to eradicate the bacteria completely.

Also due to the creation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the use of long-term antibiotic drugs is a highly non advised alternate option.

i recently celebrated one of my favourite bank holidays – thanksgiving day. such a day always brings fond memories of my decade-long trip to the states, and also a reminder of the mindset i should always shoot for. thanksgiving should be much more than a 24 hour-holiday or celebration, thanks-giving should be a way of life, a deeply-rooted habit, so ingrained in our genes that most days we should be able to give, to smile, to flourish … because when we do thanks-giving we tend to fly so much higher. to a certain extent, thanks-giving is magnanimity of spirit, detaching ourselves from the daily minutiae, and being able to enjoy the uniqueness of being alive, and being full of thanks for it! a seasoned doctor once told me that “a thankful man is a healthful man”. to a certain extent it’s a reliable way of gauging your level of happiness.

ResoLution For the next two weeks, let’s try to be courageous and ask ourselves how many times per day we are grateful, how often we show gratitude and magnanimity on the way we approach our daily undertakings as well as the way we treat those around us. i hope we all make this “thanks-giving mindset” last until next year. merry Christmas to all. best wishes for those enduring any illness or pain. talk to you in a couple of weeks.

by the way, feel free to add me as a friend on Facebook (manuel de la Flor). talk to you in a couple of weeks.

Some studies suggest that there might be some benefit by using topical nasal steroids, causing an adenoid shrinkage of up to 10 per cent and greatly relieving nasal

blockage. Nonetheless if the drug treatment is stopped, the adenoids enlarge once again and the symptoms are back. Your daughter’s case is unusual, and it needs to be addressed individually, taking into consideration manifold factors. Have a thorough conversation with a seasoned ENT to see the pros and cons of further invasive treatment.

Best wishes.

Dr. De La Flor, licensed G.P./Family Doctor. Holds cer tificates in coaching, nutrition and medical exercise from Berkeley University and the American Council on Exercise. His medical approach is highly influenced by Positive Psychology; an empowering, encompassing way of approaching patients through the study of their strengths and virtues to enable them to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, accept the past, find happiness in the present, and hope for the future.

You can reach the doctor at 0034-697.888.666 to schedule a consultation in his surgery or in your home/business.

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Be aware that to receive medical attention in Spain you will need to present identification, residence certificate and passport for residents and a passport for visitors.

In addition visitors should present their European Health Insurance Card for emergency health care at a Social Security Hospital. Private hospitals will not accept the EHIC and will ask you to pay for your treatment or provide adequate insurance. Please make sure you are aware whether or not the service you need provides care under the Social Security system, before you sign to accept anything.

Residents in Spain will be expected to show their Health Card (tarjeta sanitaria) to gain access to full health care at Social Security hospitals.

If you are not eligible for a Social Security Health Card, you must ensure you have adequate private insurance.

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health Directory :: Useful Vocabulary

describing your sYmPtoms

i have a pain (here) tengo dolor (aquí) i have stomach ache tengo dolor de estómago i have chest pain tengo dolor en el pecho i have a sore throat tengo dolor de garganta i feel sick tengo nauseas i feel dizzy tengo mareos i have a temperature tengo fiebre i have diarrhoea tengo diarrea i have cramps tengo calambres i have sunburn tengo quemaduras del sol i have something in my eye tengo algo dentro del ojo i have difficulty breathing tengo dificultad en respirar i am sick a lot Vomito mucho it itches me pica i get pain when i pass urine me duele cuando orino i have high blood pressure tengo hipertensión i have low blood pressure tengo hipotensión

Frequency & tYPe:

sometimes: a veces All the time: todo el tiempo A lot: mucho A little: Poco stabbing pain:dolor punzante

existing CoNditioNs

i am allergic / soy alérgico(a) i’m diabetic / soy diabético(a) Asthmatic / asmático(a) epileptic/ epiléptico(a) i’m pregnant estoy embarazada i have anaemia/arthritis tengo anaemia/artritis looking for health care Buscando asistencia sanitaria i need a doctor / dentist / midwife necesito un médico / dentista / matrona Where is the nearest hospital/doctors’ surgery / dentist / out of hours chemist? ¿Dónde es el hospital / clínica / dentista / farmacia de guardia más cercano?

Can i get treatment on the national health here? ¿Puedo recibir atención aquí por la seguridad social?

Please call an ambulance.

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deje’s mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga and the councillor for tourism, Rafael Dolado joined Doctor Francisco Rivero Padrón at press conference to speak about the future health strategy for the borough.

Francisco will be known to many as he has worked in the Adeje health centre for many years, and now he heads up the municipal plan for the area. The council are working, they say, to promote a borough that is healther, with a greater level of information exchange between health professionals and the council as well as members of the local community, to maximise the available facilities to everyone’s benefit.

The mayor said that tourism, employment and health were three principal concerns of the council for Adeje; “investing today in the promotion of health habits and in the prevention of illnesses will save us lots in the future, because we can depend on a population that is healthier every day”, he said. “Now, more than ever, the quality of infrastructures in our towns and villages has a significant bearing on our health” the

Francisco Padrón outlined the town’s plan in the area , which will begin with the Collection and analysis of data corresponding to the current heath care situation in the borough to identify where gaps existed and attention was needed, given that currently the system wasn‘t under the control of the council.

The latter fact was a point of reference for the mayor who said that Adeje had “been badly treated in this respect”, with, until recently, only one health centre in the whole of the borough. However the construction of a second health centre in now under negotiation, to be based in Costa Adeje. The land has already been ceded by the local authorities who are now waiting for the regional heads to present the final plans. Appropriately, there was further criticism for the ongoing delays in building of the public hospital for the south of Tenerife.

As well as the planned data collection, the council also announced the creation of an Adeje school of health, which would be at training centre for health technicians, nonprofessional care workers, as well as a promotional centre for health programmes and volunteers.

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pets

Pets News >>

Pets News >>

Ask Gizmo! shearwater rescue CABILDO CAMPAIGN

It’s not much fun having a few hundred volts of electricity shooting through your tail - really plays havoc with your fur-cut

Hi

- I’m Gizmo, Island Connection’s intrepid News Hound, doggedly sniffing out the breaking news. For more about me, and to find a cute pooch to adopt: check out www.TenerifeDogs.com.

The nice people at Island Connections have asked me to write a regular column to give the pooch perspective on things. It’s a real honour to be the first dog to write for them (or any other newspaper?), so I’ll be trying my best to get my paw on the pulse of everything funky in the canine world.

Christmas can be a bit stressful for us woofers. We don’t really like our routine to change too much, so I though I’d start my column with a few tips to help all you pooches (and their stressed out humans) get through the Season of Good Will.

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Don’t tear open any of the nicely wrapped boxes that they put around the tree, even if it has your name on it and what’s inside smells really tasty.

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Don’t get annoyed when your owner puts a stoopid paper hat on your head. Apparently humans get a big kick out of this.

Dog-God knows why. Be nice – it’s only for one day a year after all (any more than that and you should seek help for them).

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Be nice to any strangers that visit over the Christmas holidays. Best not to smother them with wet sloppery kisses, because apparently some humans don’t like this (allegedly).

6.

gizmo’s twelve rules of Christmas for dogs:

Don’t get annoyed when a visitor sits on your favourite bit of the sofa.

Just fart loudly and smelly that should get rid of them pretty quickly!

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7.

Best not to pee on the tree that the humans bring into the house. It’s a very strange thing to do I know: bringing a tree into the house!

I mean, what’s that all about?

But apparently it’s an important ritual for the humans.

2.

Don’t chew the cord that’s plugged into the wall and runs around the tree.

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Don’t grab food from the table (even if it smells a lot better than the stuff that they normally feed you).

8.

Important rule: chocolate is very bad for dogs. Don’t be tempted to have a chew from an open box lying on the floor, it could make you extremely

Trevor

sick or worse - very fat ... then that cute poodle next door won’t fancy you any more.

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Don’t drink out of glasses that are left hanging around, unless you want to have a major mucho headache (humans call this a ‘hangover’).

It’s not pleasant, and can lead to a lot of mess on the tiles.

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. Be very patient with your female human around this time of year - it can be a very stressful time for her: wrapping up all those presents, cooking all that food etc. So it won’t help her mood if you break any of the other rules (eating the turkey, destroying the presents, peeing on the tree, getting a hangover and being sick on the carpet etc).

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. Be nice to the children: only eat one at a time! (only joking of course :-)

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. Don’t bite the Big Guy who appears in the living room in the middle of the night. You can’t miss him: he has a white beard, and is dressed in red. I know what you mutts are thinking: “this is really stoopid ...if some stranger comes down the chimney any other time of year, my owner would want me to bark like crazy, and scare the sh*t out of the intruder”.

But this is another of their weird seasonal rituals. Where do they get these crazy ideas from? I mean, can you imagine some big fat pooch with a beard coming down the chimney to bring you a load of dog biscuits? On second thoughts - bring it on !

Hasta luego mis amigos.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Wooftastic New Year, and remember the Dogs Trust slogan ‘A Dog is for Life - Not Just for Christmas” Next time I’ll tell you all about how I was rescued from the mean streets of Granadilla and got my job with TenerifeDogs.com.

Trevor the turkey

“Whaddya mean am I looking forward to Christmas? A break, that’s what I need, an escape from the stress and strain of the season. I’m off. Have a cheese sandwich for all I care…..”

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he annual campaign by T the Tenerife Cabildo to rescue Cory Shearwater

chicks has seen over 1,200 birds re-released back into the wild.

The shearwater is a marine bird that breeds on the islands, and in late summer and autumn most birds migrate as far north as the south-western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. Unfortunately many chicks experience problems during the migration and are

Over 1,200 young birds were released back into the wild

separated from the main flock, distracted by coastal lights. Often found by local residents after they have become stranded and sometimes injured, they are taken into care and, when appropriate, released back into the wild by trained personnel. According to the insular councillor for the environment, Ana Lupe Mora, thanks are due to those people who have helped in the rescue of the birds, “assisting in finding the young chicks who have become disoriented during their first night flight”, the lights from the coast often causing them to crash to earth and injure themselves.

The recovery station is based at the Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre, La Tahonilla, which is linked to the Cabildo’s environmental department, and relies too upon the help of

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LIVE ARICO NEWS Christmas celebrations

the recent live arico party at restaurant maria, el Náutico suites, golf del sur was a huge success and solange and her staff provided a fantastic hot buffet supper. Guests were treated to the very best of entertainment in the form of Bitter & Twisted, Nick Page and Tanya Tevaro, hosted by Suzy Q. A great night was had by all, and almost €1,000 was raised.

The final Live Arico fundraiser of the year will be at the Ocean View Restaurant, Hotel Comodoro, Los Cristianos on Tuesday the 20th December from 8.30pm. Tickets are €7 per person to include a hot turkey bap, sausage roll, mince pie and Christmas cracker. There will be having a seasonal quiz, raffle and dancing to Motown with Suzy Q. Call her for tickets on 682 517045.

volunteers and councils around the island as well as the Red Cross, local police forces, and SEPRONA, the environmental protection wing of the Civil Guard, among others.

Releases took place in different points in the islands, Candelaria, Tacoronte, Puerto de La Cruz y Arona, with the participation of many different groups, including school children.

And Ana Lupe Mora reminded people that if you do come across a wild animal in need of attention you should contact the centre directly, 922 445 777 or alternatively you can call the general emergency number 112.

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Just for you?

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s this one of these lovely animals just for you? There are many waiting for homes at the K9 kennels. If you would like to re-house one of the animals call K9 on 667 638 468 or visit the kennels between 11am and 2pm any day of the week.

Kelly &Sally:

are around 4-5 months, very cute and affectionate.

refuge changes

live arico welcome ana rodríguez Perez to their team. She is now at the refuge full time, giving some respite to Eugene and working through the dogs with vaccinations, and generally managing the database and general organisation of the refuge. Should you find a dog abandoned or in distress call her on 610 182744 and she will advise the best course of action.

Christmas shopping

Why not visit a live arico shop for your Christmas gifts and more. You will find them at Costa del Silencio, Coral Mar; San Eugenio, opposite Hotel La Nina and Los Cristianos at Churchill Square.

Pumpkin:

is a large female dog, around 2-3 years old. she is very friendly but unfortunately she is heartworm positive but this can be treated.

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top 3 Christmas films

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hile the cinema is open at Christmas most of us like to watch at least one of two ‘classics’, either with the kids or with a snuggle up on the sofa person… Here, from the island Connections offices, are our top three Christmas films in no particular order.

It’s a Wonderful Life

(1946) Directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy stewart as an emotionally disturbed and frustrated businessman who makes a suicide attempt on Christmas eve and meets an angel.

Perhaps never has this one been so timely, the film has featured in top lists for decades. Prepare the tissues.

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Christmas curtain raisers

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tour dates

nothing is signed on the dotted line, but the World tour dates are out there and negotiations are underway to bring this legend and his band to these shores.

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solidarity and their families”, the Councillor said, “when we are celebrating Christmas and the New Year”. She explained how the municipal school of music brings together everyone from the borough,

regardless of age, and introduces them to a whole range of music styles, from modern to classical, taught by professionals, with classes in everything from classical orchestral instruments to electric guitar to drums, jazz saxophone, ballet or modern song.

beNito Cabrera The timple player has

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Chœur des Petits Chanteurs de saint-Marc

Miracle on 34th Street

(1947) Miracle on 34th street

is a family film directed by George seaton and starring Maureen o’Hara, John Payne, natalie Wood and edmund Gwenn. it is about an old man who is declared insane and institutionalised on his claim of being santa Claus.

Home Alone

(1990) Young Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left alone at home while the entire family goes to Paris to spend the Christmas holiday. the boy makes fun out of this opportunity and deals with two burglars who plan to rob his house. Brilliant performances, hilariously well directed, a perfect family film for the season.

Vikings & voyages Hark the herald angels sing…

P IT, or the Parque Infantil de Tenerife has taken terror as its theme this year, and the doors will open to a very eager young public on December 23rd and remain so until January 8th of 2012.

Always a hugely popular attraction

announced a new recording to support the residents of el Hierro who are suffering from the volcanic crisis. una canción para el Hierro also involved the most famous of the Canarian folk groups, Los sabandeños.

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Always a hugely popular attraction, the park is based in the Recinto Ferrial, which is the trade fair centre, on the left hand side as you enter Santa Cruz from the southern motorway. It’s a huge indoor arena dedicated to fun and games for kids of all ages, with bouncy castles, walls to scale, rides to scream on, and this year there will also be a Viking boat and a dj space where the young music fans can spin some sounds.

There is also a paint-ball zone, but with colourful foam rather than paint, and a witch train as well as a house of horrors (cue loud shrieks and screams). All in all there will be about 40 different attractions, and even though the price is going up (from €6.50 to €7), its not at all bad when you consider the hours of fun guaranteed by a visit. PIT will be open from 10am to 8pm, except on December 24th and 31st and January 5th when the hours are 10am to 3pm and December 25th and Jan 1st, when the park is open from 3pm to 8pm.

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Students and teachers preparing for the Christmas concerts and Councillor Nayra Medina Bethencourt

hile they might not be candidates for New York’s performing school of art, over 500 of Adeje’s song and dance students are taking to the stage over the next two weeks.

Students of the borough’s school of music have been practising for a variety of Christmas concerts taking place in both the school of music itself and in the other parts of the town. The students, from aged five upwards, attend weekly classes in the school of music, learning music and movement, different solo instruments, dance and song, and now they get the chance to show the public what they can do.

According to the town’s cultural councillor, Nayra Medina Bethencourt, the level of achievement and performance standards are something to be proud of, with over 500 students taking to the stage this December. “These performances are hugely important for both the students

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The Film:

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The children range in age from ten to 15

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he Chœur des Petits Chanteurs de SaintMarc, (The Little Singers of Saint Marc) is a children’s choir, founded in September 1986 by Nicolas Porte It is a mixed unit composed of seventy-five to eighty school-aged children from ten to fifteen years old, and they will perform in the Magma Arte y Congresos centre on December 17th, at 9pm.

The choir belongs to the French Federation of Fédération française des petits chanteurs, itself a part of

the Fédération internationale des Pueri Cantores which represents thousands of young choral singers from over the world. The choir’s repertoire varies widely from spiritual hymns to classical and contemporary music.

The children receive special training in musical theory, harmony, choir singing, chamber musical and more. No prior musical knowledge is required upon entry to the choir. The students practice between six and eight hours a week, with increased times according to concerts and performances.

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1. Michel Telo Ai Se Eu Te Pego 2. Rihanna/Calvin Harr We found love 3. Pablo Alborán Perdoname 4. Paulino Rubio Me Gustas Tanto 5. Pitbull/Marc Anthony Rain over me 6. Maroon 5/Christina Moves like Jagger 7. India Martinez Venecer el amor.

8. Juan Magan/Crossfire Bailando por ahi 9. Adele Rolling in the Deep 10.Sergio Dalma El Mundo

Quiz question Day 18. Who “knows

when you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake”?

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Living Spring Pentecostal guaza Calle Almorejo 2, beside the Guaza sports complex.

Rev. and Pastor (Mrs) Nelson Olajide Tel: 609 505 915. livingspring75@hotmail.com The Anglican Parish of All Saints Puerto de la Cruz Sunday services 9.30am and 11am.

Carretera Taoro 29.Chaplain.

Tel: 922 384 038 www.allsaintstenerife.com Christian Fellowship los Cristianos 1st floor of Apolo Shopping Centre Pastor Adrian McBride.

Tel: 922 790 007 Costa del silencio Coral Mar. Sunday Services 11am-6pm. Mothers & Toddlers group Tue.10.30 to 12 noon.

Counselling and info: Pastor Bill Jeffrey Tel: 617291751. www. silenciochurch.com Calvary Assembly International buzanada Sunday 11.00am, Wednesday 7.30pm. Nursery is provided during the Sunday morning service as well as Sunday School for children under 12. For more information, for counselling, or for information about the International Bible Institute, call: Missionary / Pastor Mark G. Baumgartner 628 107 316.

Catholic Mass Puerto de la Cruz International service Sundays (almost always in English) in the Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia parish church St. Sebastian’s Inclusive Church mogán, gran Canaria Sundays 7pm at Cordial Mogán Playa Chapel Anglican Chaplaincy of St. Francis Tenerife Playa de las américas, san eugenio: Sunday 10.15am Holy Eucharist, sung Wednesday 10.15am. Holy Eucharist, said (Sept to June) los gigantes espiritu santo: Sunday 6.00pm Holy Eucharist, sung Thursday 10.30am Holy Eucharist, said (Sept to June) golf del sur (Sept to April) san blas: Sunday 6pm Holy Eucharist sung. September to June los Cristianos (2nd and 4th Sundays. Oct to March) Swedish Church: Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist, sung Callao salvaje services: Thursdays 6pm.

Please contact Chaplain, Father Keith Gordon for further information regarding services, wedding blessings, baptisms, confessionals, renewal of vows, confirmations, counselling, pastoral care and funerals on 922.742045 or 679660277 North Tenerife Christian Fellowship evangelical Church meets every sunday with services in english at the scandinavian church behind the main post office, Puerto de la Cruz. everyone welcome. sunday service and sunday school 11.30am Bible sharing Wednesdays 5.30pm. Ladies group meets one morning a month Tel: 922 351 011

GRAn CAnARiA CHristmas NatiVitY sCeNes

The Spanish tradition of creating nativity scenes is brought to a fine art in the islands. Many administrations, banks, cultural organisations, hospitals and even schools set up nativity scenes that are worth visiting. Check with your local town hall, tourist rep or tourist information centre. If you are in this eastern isle, don’t miss the amazing sand nativity scene in the Playa de las Canteras in the capital, made with 1,000 tons of sand.

Fiestas

Music, dancing, street parties and processions - local banks and shops may be closed. december 18: romería de Los Labradores, Santa Lucía de Tirajana

musiC & sCeNiC arts

auditorio alfredo Kraus, las Palmas: december 16: 8.30PM, classical, Drama and Triumph, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria december 16: 8.30pm, young Canarian artists, Beethoven, European popular songs december 17: 12.30pm, family concerts, bringing classical music closer to your children december 17: 8.30pm, charity concert with local artist José Vélez december 20: 8.30pm, choir, Los Chicos del Coro december 21: 10.00pm, crooner Bertín Osborne and comedian Paco Arevalo, Mellizos, with Franco Castellani on the piano. december 22: 7.00pm and 10.00pm, Mellizos (see above) december 23: 6.00pm and 8.30 pm, the magician Aday and his 8 assistants december 27: 8.30pm, classical virtuosos in concert, Chamber music orchestra, Jíri Lecian organ, Corelli, Capocci and Bellini, Krystof Lecian, cello, Virtuosi de Vivaldi, Chamber orchestra, Bach, Albinoni, Dvorák and Paganini december 28-30: 9.00pm, classical, Grand New Year concert, Johann Strauss Plaza de la música, las Palma: december 16: 11.30pm, DJ set, Tony Zenet (fusion) and The Last DJ december 17: 11.30pm, DJ set.

Efecto Pasillo and Javi La Fábrica december 22: 11.30pm, DJ set, The Birkins, Malcortado and DJ Lobo december 23: 11,30pm, DJ set, the Monos and OswaldoH december 29: 11.30pm, DJ set, Victor Lemes and DJ Ridoo december 30: 11.30pm, DJ set, La Perra de Pavlov and Mr Paradise las Canteras marine walk december 17: 5.30pm, Los Gumbo Blues, free entry Plaza santa ana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria december 23: 9.00pm, folk, Los Gofiones Christmas concert san martín Comtemporary

Have you a local event or happening you would like to see listed in our Whats On guide? send the details to editorialc-news.com clearly marking it ‘Whats on’ at least three weeks before the event. While we cannot guarantee all events will be listed we will include as many as we can.

Cultural Centre december 17: 6.00pm, carols from the youth choir of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria teatro Cuyas december 22: 8.30pm, Big band, Christmas concert with the Gran Canarian Big Band, the voice of Jamie Davis and Bob Sands on sax.

CiCCa december 16 and 17: 8.30pm, folk music, Olga Cerpa and Mestisay present their new record, Atlantico Radio december 20: 8.30pm, rock and roll, Ronnie Spector december 22: 8.30pm, percussion concert teatro Pérez galdos december 26 and 27: ballet, The Nutcracker, Moscow national ballet company december 28 and 30: ballet, Swan Lake, Moscow national ballet company san martín Centro de la Cultura Contemporánea, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria december 17: 6.00pm, Christmas carols, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria junior choir Centro Comercial las terrazas, Jinámar, Telde december 28: 8.00pm, Rainbow Gospel Choir december 29: 8.00pm, The Beatles cover group, Los Beats

san Bartolomé de tirajana, 3 levels from 38 to 90 kilometres, http://nyx.at/canary/news2249-8ª-edición-del-open-mtb

service (spoken) december 25: 11.00am – Sung Eucharist and carols for Christmas

trekking: Local councils in various areas of the island organise guided treks and other open-air activities. For more information, call uPnature, guanarteme 928 270084 or 928 473265, arucas 928 621754, maspalomas 928 764201, tablero 928 140640, mogán 928 158805, aldea de san Nicolás de tolentino 928.891.252 or www.alberguelaaldea.com, or Valleseco 928 618740.

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december 18, noon, El Tesoro del Fantasma, Auditorio de Teror december 23: 6.00pm and 8.30 pm, magic in the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus (see above)

eXHibitioNs

until december 16: photographs, German Historical Canarian Photography, Tourism Information Office, Playa del Inglés, San Bartolomé de Tirajana until december 23: photographs, The Body, Mariana Bravo de Laguna, Mario Javier Chamba and Edwin S. Freyer, Reyes Católicos 60, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria until december 31: photography, La Pìel de África by Esther Azpeitia. Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria until January 8: Models, sculptures, photographs and videos, The future of the past, Yinka Shonibare, MBE, CAAM, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria until January 20: photographs, Fragments of a New History, Zanele Muholi, Casa África, Alfonso X111, 5, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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december 20: 8.00pm, tastings of local fish and shellfish, Hotel Escuela Santa Brígida, Santa Brígida

sPort aNd Nature Cycling december 17: open race, XXXi carrera atlética Maspalomas, Playa del inglés, Maspalomas,

archaeology Guided visits to the principal digs in the island: bentayga (tejeda), Cenobio de Valerón (Guía) etc. For more information 928 219 229.

marKets

Arguineguín: tuesday Gáldar: thursday Mogán: sunday Puerto de Mogán: Friday Telde: saturday Terór: sunday Vecindario: Monday & Wednesday – all 8am to 2pm.

Playa del Inglés: every day except sunday, 7.30 to 11.30pm.

Las Palmas Rastro: sunday 8am to 2pm, bus station.

CHristmas CHurCH serViCes

st Francis anglican Chaplaincy, tenerife south Nine lessons and carols december 16: 7.00pm, San Blas december 17: 6.00pm, San Eugenio december 18: 6.00pm, Los Gigantes december 26: 5.00pm, Los Cristianos Christmas eve 6.00pm, Eucharist with carols, Los Gigantes 11.30pm, Midnight mass, San Eugenio Christmas day 10.15am, Holy Eucharist (sung), San Eugenio 10.30am, Holy Eucharist (sung) Los Cristianos 11.30am, Holy Eucharist (sung) San Blas all saints Church, Pto de la Cruz december 16: 6.30pm, ‘Carols

by Candlelight’ - a service of carols, readings and drama with musical items from St Andrew’s School, El Sauzal and All Saints own choir to celebrate the story of Christmas. The service will begin with candlelight. Wine and mince pies are served afterwards december 24: 11.30pm, ‘Midnight Communion’ - a service of Holy Communion and carols to celebrate the birth of Jesus at midnight. december 25: 9.30am, Traditional Holy Communion

The Spanish tradition of creating nativity scenes is brought to a fine art in the islands. Many administrations, banks, cultural organisations, hospitals and even schools set up nativity scenes that are worth visiting.

Check with your local town hall, tourist rep or tourist information centre.

Fiestas

Music, dancing, street parties and processions - local banks and shops may be closed. december 24: Baile del Niño, La Matanza

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open air Christmas concert december 25: 10.00pm, a family concert of classical and popular music by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife. Entrance free, on the dockside in Santa Cruz de Tenerife port gospel concerts december 16: 8.00pm, Coro Unido de Tenerife, convent church, Granadilla Folk music until the end of march 2012, every Thursday in Los Cristianos, Paseo Marítimo, and every Friday in Playa de Las Américas, city centre plaza, the best of the Canarian folk groups. auditorio de tenerife: december 16. 8.30pm, poetry and music, En El Tapete Del Mar december 18: 9.00pm, dance, Tenerife Danza lab december 21: 9.00pm, jazz fusion, Polo Orti & Satomi Morimoto, €12 december 27 – January 2: Musical, The Sound of Music (in Spanish) teatro guimerá december 16: 6.00pm, school choir, Los Chicos del Coro or La Coral de Saint-Marc, all profits will go to the Church charity for social relief, Caritas Cine Victor december 23: 8.00pm, folk music, Olga Cerpa and Mestisay present their new record, Atlantico Radio teatro leal la laguna december 17: presentation of the album Todas las Calles, fusion, Tony Zenet december 27: dance, Zing Zing magma, arte y Congresos, adeje december 17: 9.00pm, school choir, Los Chicos del Coro or La Coral de Saint-Marc

CraFts:

december 18: Granadilla de Abona december 21-23: Christmas craft fair, Puerto de la Cruz december 22: Christmas market, Valle de San Lorenzo, Arona

CHildreN:

Pit december 23 – January 8: Holiday fun in the Recinto

Ferial de Tenerife in Santa Cruz. Games, slides, rides, workshops and all the fun of an indoor fair. House of horror, make up workshop, Sheriff’s saloon, Flintstone’s cars, Tatoo workshop, water circuit, climbing, train safari, pedal karts, Wii zone, modelling workshop, minigolf, basketball, Scalextric, skating, trampolines, chess, badminton, Disney, Big Bulls, Maxi Dance, Super Dragón, archery and much more. Daily from 10.00am to 8.00pm, except December 24 and 31 10.00am – 3.00pm, December 25 and January 1st, 3.00pm – 8.00pm, January 6th closed.

eXHibitioNs

until december 31: paintings, Roberto Batista, Silence, Adeje cultural centre until January 8: sculpture, Páramo, Fernando Pérez, Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife la laguna: until January 6: Merkarte, Casa Viña Norte. An exhibition and sale of modern art work from young Canarian artists. until may 29 2020: photographs: Sáhara. Casa Lercaro

gastroNomY

december 17: 10.30am, how to cook and preserve yams, what to accompany them with.

Show cooking and tasting, La Cocina de Aqui, farmer’s market, Tegueste december 22: From 5.00pm, wine tasting, San Lorenzo Arona december 28: 5.00pm 10.00pm, Christmas food tasting, Plaza Salytien (Costa Adeje) la baranda Wine museum, promoting local quality wines. TF-5 motorway (El Sauzal exit). More information on 922 572 535 or www.tenerife.es/Casa-vino

sPort aNd Nature

Kayak routes Tours by kayak for all abilities which may be combined with snorkelling, hiking, climbing or potholing. More info on 922 127 938 or www.elcardon.com surfing: all 2011: la laguna big sessions.

Surfing enormous waves on La Laguna’s coast, for those specialising in Tow-In. Information at www.lasantasurf.es escuela de surf y body board oad La Laguna, for over 12s.

More information on 922 256 244 or wwwoadlaguna.com South: Escuela Oficial de la Federación Canaria de Surf K16 (Playa de las Américas). Groups or individual training for over 7s. More information on 922 798 480 or www.k16surf.com trekking: december 20 and 27: traditions route in Teno, www.elcardon. com guided birdwatching and hiking tours december 26 – January 4, south morocco. A visit to North Africa in search of unique landscapes and fauna, hiking, gastronomy, local customs, camel rides, visits to heritage sites. €950 per person, includes minibus transport, hotels or Kasbahs, three meals a day, accident insurance, observation material, documentation, local guides. It does not include

what’s your star sign?

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the flight but Birding Canaries can arrange flights for you. For more information contact info@ birdingcanarias.com. tourist routes 922 127 938 every tuesday: Montes del Agua 1st saturday of each month: Teide National Park 2nd saturday: Masca ravine 3rd saturday: Volcanic tube at Cueva de San Marcos 4th saturday: Kayak trip off Los Gigantes cliffs, Punta de Teno Hiking: adeje: Barranco del Infierno, temporarily closed. arona: More information about trekking routes on 922 725 180 or www.arona.org los silos: All year round, guided walks for groups through the most emblematic buildings of this lovely northern town.

Contact Oscar on 922 841 086. guided routes: The Cañadas National Park’s interpretation service offers guided tours free of charge. You need to book in advance with the National Park Office (Tel. 922 290 129/922 290 183).

CHristmas Programmes

arona december 16: 6.00pm, Christmas parade, Los Cristianos december 16: 9.00pm, Arona choir concert, Auditorio Infanta Leonor, los Cristianos december 17: las galletas until midnight, late night shopping in las galletas 5.00pm, marching band 6.00pm – 11.00pm, children’s workshops, Plaza Colegio, Calle Central, CC Alborada 6.00pm, concert of the music school’s sax and clarinet group 5.30pm, choreography group, in the shopping streets and then at 7.00pm in the Plaza del Colegio 9.00pm, Christmas parade through the shopping streets 10.00pm, Salsa exhibition december 18: los Cristianos 10.30am - 11.30 am, marching band, shopping areas 11.00am to 6.00pm, exhibition of antique cars 11.00am - 6.00pm, children’s workshops, Calle Juan XXII 11.00am - 6.00pm, tournaments, workshops and displays, Avenida de Suecia, mini basketball, archery etc.

11.00am - 6.00pm, hair and makeup workshops, Calle General Franco 5.00pm – 6.00pm, skating exhibition, Plaza de la Iglesia 6.00pm, Christmas parade, shopping streets 6.00pm, puppet show in Spanish, Auditorio Infanta Leonor, Los Cristianos december 18, 7.30pm, exhibition of modern dance, Centro Cultural de Valle San Lorenzo december 19, soloists con-

cert from Arona dance and music school, Auditorio Infanta Leonor, Los Cristianos december 20: las galletas 4.00pm, craft workshop, IES de Las Galletas 6.00pm, Christmas parade december 20: el Fraile 7.15pm, Christmas parade december 20: Parque la reina 8.30, Christmas parade december 21: las galletas 4.00pm, craft workshop, IES de Las Galletas december 22: las galletas, 4.00pm, craft workshop, IES de Las Galletas Arona, 6.00pm, Christmas parade Cabo Blanco, 7.15pm, Christmas parade Valle San Lorenzo from 5.00pm Christmas market, children’s workshops, wine tasting, Canarian dancing, local choir, at 8.30pm, Christmas parade Los Cristianos, 8.00pm, Christmas concert by the local music and dance school, free, Auditorio Infanta Leonor, Los Cristianos december 23: las galletas shops open until 10.00pm 5.00pm, marching band 6.00pm – 11.00pm, children’s workshops, Plaza Colegio, Calle Central CC Alborada 6.00pm – 7.00pm, Christmas carols, shopping streets 7.00pm – 9.00pm, live Nativity scene and Christmas plays 8.00pm – 9.00pm, Canarian dancing, Plaza Colegio 9.00pm – 10.00pm, Christmas parade 9.30pm, free hot chocolate, Calle Central december 23: los Cristianos 5.00pm – 9.00pm, Santa’s Elves will collect your letter to Santa in the Plaza 5.00pm – 9.00pm, children’s activities in the shopping streets 8.00pm, Christmas show by the local music and dance school, free, Auditorio Infanta Leonor december 25: 7.00pm, Christmas dance with Sensación Gomera, recinto Ferial de los Cristianos (next to the Edificio Edén) december 27: 4.00pm, craft workshops, IES de Las Galletas december 27: 4.00pm, electronic games afternoon, Centro Joven de Los Cristianos december 27: 6.00pm, chess, Centro Joven de Los Cristianos december 28: 4.00pm, craft workshops, IES de Las Galletas december 28: 8.30pm, Christmas magic, €8, Auditorio Infanta Leonor, Los Cristianos december 29: 4.00pm, craft workshops, IES de Las Galletas december 30: Valle de san lorenzo shops open until 11.00pm 5.00pm – 11.00pm, Christmas train, shopping streets 5.00pm – 6.00pm, marching band, shopping streets 6.00pm – 10.00pm, children’s

workshops, Carretera General 8.00pm – 9.00pm, local church choir, shopping streets 9.00pm – 11.00pm, Christmas parade, shopping streets 11.00pm – free hot chocolate, Carretera General adeje december 16: 4.00pm - 7.00pm, Christmas market, Associación San Juan december 17 10.00am – 7.00pm, Christmas market, Associación San Juan 7.00pm, Santa Claus visits La Postura, Plaza César Manrique de La Postura 7.00pm – midnight, Christmas market, children’s workshops, theatre, story telling (in Spanish), singing and dancing shows, Calle Grande, Adeje town 8.00pm, United for Christmas concert, Plaza de España 8.00pm, live Nativity scene, plaza de La Hoya december 19: 9.00pm, Christmas carols, Armeñime december 20: 9.00pm, Christmas carols, Calle Grande, Adeje town december 21: 7.30pm, Christmas representations by children, Parroquia de la Resurrección del Señor, Armeñime december 22: 8.00pm, live Nativity scene and Christmas Carols, Nuestra Señora del Campo, Fañabé december 28: 6.00pm, lantern workshops and SpongeBob SquarePants puppet making, Spanish storytelling, Plaza Cruz del Llano 5.00pm – 10.00pm, Christmas food tasting, Plaza Salytien (Costa Adeje) Puerto de la Cruz december 16 6.00pm, concert by the local music school, town hall 8.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, all over town 22.30pm, jazz, Mansión Canaria Ábaco december 17 10.00am – 8.00pm, Christmas flea market, Plaza de la Iglesias 8.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, all over town 10.30pm, concert, Memphis Blues Band, Centro AstoriaBambi december 18 5.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, all over town 6.00pm, concert of flue and cello, Centro Astoria-Bambi 7.30pm, classical music, quartet, Mansión Canaria Ábaco 8.00pm, Christmas concert, Mozart, with the Reyes Bartlet Choir, Centro de Congresos (el hotel) Taoro. Information and reservations on 696227636 december 20: 6.00pm, Christmas concert by the local music school, town hall december 21: 11.00am, inauguration of the Christmas craft market, Plaza Europa december 22 11.00am – 9.00pm, Christmas

craft market, Plaza Europa 8.00pm, talk on Churchill in the Canaries (in Spanish), Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos de Canarias december 23 11.00am – 9.00pm, Christmas craft market, Plaza Europe 5.00pm – 7.30 pm, Christmas rhythmic gymnastics festival 8.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, all over the town and at Punta del Viento 8.30pm, Christmas concert, youth choirs, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia 22.30pm, jazz, Mansión Canaria Ábaco december 24: midnight mass, with the participation of the choirs of the Associación Cultural Reyes Bartlet december 25 10.30am – 2.00pm and 4.30pm to 8.00pm, live Nativity scene, Plaza del la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores San Felipe-Tejar 7.30pm, classical music, quartet, Mansión Canarian Ábaco december 26: 10.30am – 2.00pm and 4.30pm – 8.00pm, children’s workshops, bouncy castles, activities, reading, table games, Colegio Tomás de Iriarte december 28: 10.00am – 2.00pm and 4.00pm – 9.00pm, children’s card tournaments, magic, cartoon’s competition, cards workshop, karaoke etc., La Casa de Juventud december 30 6.00pm, parade from Plaza de la Iglesia de la Vera 8.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, Punta del Viento 8.00pm, Christmas folklore in the streets, all over town 10.30pm, jazz, mansion Canaria Ábaco santiago del teide december 16 6.30pm, dance, Centro Cultural Arguayo 7.00pm, Christmas carols, Centro cultural Guaninfa, Tamaimo 8.00pm, Christmas carols, Centro Cultural Grama, Santiago del Teide december 18: 7,30pm, Christmas concert, with the participation of various folklore groups and the local band.

Traditional lighting of the Lions club Christmas tree december 19: 7.30, parade, Arguayo december 21: 4.30 onwards, children’s festival, bouncy castles, workshops, acts december 22: closure of the youth Christmas campaign with acts and prize giving, hand over your card to the Three Kings, Plaza de La Vigilia, Puerto de Santiago december 22 and 23: 9.00am – 8.00pm, candle making workshop, decorations workshop, how to tie pretty parcels, hot chocolate and chestnuts, Avenida Coronel Gorrín, Tamaimo

december 24: from midnight, live nativity scene and poetry recital (in Spanish), Parroquia San Fernando Rey, Santiago del Teide december 28: 7.15pm, Christmas parade, Puerto de Santiago 8.00pm, Christmas parade, Los Gigantes december 29: Los Gigantes 9.00am until noon, street activities, music, craft workshops 8.00pm, first singer-songwriter festival, Plaza Bouganvilla december 31: 9.00pm, New Year’s Eve dance in the Plaza Bouganvilla, Los Gigantes with that great local band, Old Dogs New Tricks, plus Falo y Punto Tres and Arguayo band. Dance the New Year in until the early hours

misCellaNeous

lioNs Club arona, las galletas, Costa del silencio: second sunday of the month: barbecue with entertainment at Coral Mar square. last sunday of the month: buffet and entertainment at Habla Habla, Las Galletas. Call Cath 629 506 882. the Lions shop in the Apolo Center is open Mon to Fri 11am to 3pm. the Costa del silencio shop is open Mon to Fri 11am to 2pm. Donations of clothing, books, bric-a-brac etc welcome.

Ken sadler 670 647 765. san miguel de abona Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of every month. auction 1st Friday of every month.

Charity shop open every weekday, Costa del silencio (20 metres fro the Las Galletas branches shop) New book shop open every weekday next door to our charity shop many fun events throughout year. information from secretary Ralph solomon, mobile 685542128 gospel Concerts on other islands december 16: 8.00pm, Shine Voices, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, San Sebastián de La Gomera

MASONIC METINGS

logia Ave fenix nº 73 Edificio Simón, Los Cristianos Meetings every Tuesday.

Regular meetings every 4th Tuesday starting Tuesday 25th October 2011 (Installation) through to April 2012

All Visitors welcome

Contact John Donaldson (Secretary):

(+34) 922 17 91 74 or donaldsonjh@yahoo.co.uk

Quiz question

Day 20. What child actress said, “i stopped believing in santa Claus when i was six.

Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph”.

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K9 & FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS & AKTION TIER K9 Car boot sales • First sunday of every month / 8am to 12 noon. Happy Days, Costa del silencio.

• second saturday of every month/ 9am to midday. nearly new sales, outside shimmers Bar, Callao salvaje • K9 also have a stall on the Playa san Juan market every Wednesday, and alcalá every Monday, from 9am to 2pm.

• For more information call Pat the Cat on 608 121081.

tHe FrieNds oF tHe aNimals Car boot sale • Last sunday of every month at tipsy terrace, los gigantes from 8am to midday.

• shop next to the medical Centre in Playa de la arena, open 10am to 6 weekdays and 10am to 2 saturdays.

• A constant supply of goods is needed. Any full collection boxes, call Hazel on 667 638468 or Pat the Cat on 608 121081. www.k9tenerife.com. email: info@k9tenerife.com

aKtioN tier: Polígono industrial de Granadilla-Parque eólico del iter tel: 922 77 86 30 teneriffa@aktiontier.org

useFuL nuMBeRs :: tenerife :: Auditorium Tenerife www.auditoriodetenerife. com Santa CruzTel.902 317 327 Guimerá Theatre www.teatroguimera.es Santa Cruz - Tel.902 364 603 CajaCanarias Cultural Centre www.canarynet.com Santa Cruz - Tel.922 471 000 Museum of Nature & Archaeology www. museosdetenerife.org Santa Cruz - Tel.922 535 128 Tenerife History Museum www.museosdetenerife. org La Laguna -Tel.922 825 949/43 Teatro Leal La Laguna -Tel: 922 255 141 www.teatroleal.com Cine Victor Santa Cruz www.cinevictor.com TEA >Santa Cruz www.teatenerife.com El Cardón

Buenavista 922 127938 info@elcardon.com

gran Canaria :: Cuyás Theatre www.teatrocuyas.com Pérez Galdós Theatre www.teatroperezgaldos.es Auditorio Alfredo Kraus auditorio-alfredokraus.com

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Letters

Land evaluation – help needed Dear Editor

I

am a retired lady, recently widowed, and I wonder if any of your readers could offer me help or advice with a problem which I have been trying to deal with for the last three years and before.

We have owned land here in Tenerife for over 20 years but usually only spend the winter months here. We had all the land fenced off according to the markers shown to us by the people who sold it to us and we have all the correct documents, Escrituras (deeds) Land Registry and other relevant papers.

In December 2008 I was made aware of that the government

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was building a roadway right across our land in front of our small house which my husband had built entirely by himself.

To cut a long stor y short and so as not to offend anyone the government has at last made me an offer but it is not acceptable to me for various reasons, e.g. other people claiming part of my land on its north, south and western borders. The government has therefore recently given me the opportunity to evaluate for myself how much compensation I think I should get.

This sounds ver y good at first, but I have made a list and I shall need expert assistance and advice regarding how much I should ask/expect for each item Many items are to do with how many square metres have been taken and how many are left, and where exactly. There items will require a particular type of evaluating and the engineers plan supplied to me by the government contractors is by no means clear. Other items are for stolen or expropriated

property, e.g. a six metre high wrought iron gate, some chain link and other type fencing.

And some ver y large rocks which supported topsoil for growing crops but which has since been washed down by heavy rain allowing scrubland to take its place. These items require special evaluation but receipts have been kept.

and a printer and could manage email if shown how. I now feel physically and mentally drained from all the unexpected work that the situation has brought about but I am determined to see this through so that I get a fair deal in the end and for the benefit of other people planning to retire to Tenerife. I’ve never worked so hard in my life! Also I have been without piped water for the whole of these three years for reasons best known to the “powers that be”:

Thanks for any help Yet more items are to do with the stress and strain caused by Mrs P the whole situation over the (Contact details with the three years. These last items editor) will require a totally different kind of evaluating and doctors’ letters are available.

Can anyone give me help or advice? I have already spent more on lawyers and translators over the last three years than the government’s first offer. It is vitally important that I get this evaluation right first time or they might revert back to their original offer. I have been given 20 days to do this.

We are a very remote hamlet with very few houses. I do not have access to internet nor to email facilities but I do have a phone, a fax machine, a lap top

Come to Bethlehem and see…

Make time to view one of the terrific Belens or Nativity scenes designed by Tenerife’s Santi González Arbelo, which you will find in La Laguna, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Teide, La Orotava, or Icod de los Vinos.

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Horoscopes Aries (March 21 to April 20)

You are feeling more sociable after a busy month of attention to career and professional matters. Love which is business related could blossom. Opportunities to expand your physical and mental horizons arrive after the 18th.

Taurus (April 21 to May 20

Love matters are tricky until the 9th, and you may need to make some personal sacrifices. Friends and contacts could bring you enjoyment and rewards. Money may come your way from the 1st-2nd, and you conclude a work project.

Gemini (May 21 to June 20)

Your demands and needs in love remain strong but you won’t get exactly what you want until the end of the month. A past relationship could capture your attention around the 20th. From mid-month, the focus is on money and possessions.

Cancer (June 21 to July 21)

Shared finances are in strong focus now. Personal projects, needs, and desires are not easily met, or even on the table. Money matters take precedence and there are exciting chances to enhance a partnership.

Leo (July 22 to August 21)

Some truly magical moments could occur in your love life. You may meet creative or spiritual people with whom you have much in common. The 20th-22th is a great time for fun, creativity, entertainment, humour, and adventure.

Virgo (August 22 to September 21)

Great satisfaction from business affairs is likely to cheer you this month. Singles may find love and there could be interesting surprises, particularly through foreign connections. Shared finances and intimacy have a magical quality.

Libra (September 22 to October 22)

Relationships continue to feel complicated until the 19th after which you will enjoy socialising. There is a strong connection between love and work. Be sure to accept all invitations as one particular one brings opportunities for love.

Scorpio (October 23 to November 21)

Santi and his Belen in Icod de los Vino

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This is a month for play, hobbies, getting out and about, and generally finding pleasure in life. Fortunate events surrounding your home and family are likely. Your work needs more of your attention towards the end of the month.

Sagittarius (November 22 to December 20)) Friends and connections figure strongly and they may even be of practical and spiritual help. Your intuition for making money is acute. Communications are strong, and love may even result from them. Don’t overdo it energywise.

Capricorn (December 21 to January 19)

Your intuition is powerful this month, particularly for financial and domestic matters. The 18th is strong for work, communications, and mental output. Spending time, and possibly money, on the home and family is also likely.

Aquarius (January 20 to February 18)

Romantic and creative excitement is in store, particularly on the 21st-22nd. However, much work needs to be done. This month could bring golden career opportunities. You may decide to decorate your home.

Pisces (February 19 to March 20)

You will be thinking about, discussing, and organising your personal finances. Try to postpone major spending until after the 1st and use this time to budget. The 21st22nd is great for personal magnetism and romantic opportunities.

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Restaurant Review

various spices, high-quality lime oil or vinegar creative mixes with the best ingredients such as cinnamon sticks and fresh Seychelles’s vanilla for gourmet cooking at home. You can also order home-smoked traditional recipe smoked salmon, ideal for the festive table.

If you have special plans or requests, you just need to discuss your requests with the chef. They can cater for groups of up to 30 or they also offer a home catering service so that you can entertain your guests in your own home.

Carmen and Andreas have run this mountain restaurant for over 17 years now. She’s a native of Austria, and he is Swiss. By now, they know the area very well and walkers are always happy to follow their advice. The exceptional location of this natural paradise has already attracted film crews, El Refugio is the setting for a two-part series to be screened on ZDF German television, Tenerife. The Day of Vengeance starring Barbara Wussow, Michael Mendl and Christian Kohlund, and for a subsequent programme, Emergency with Hans Meiser. The combination of the location, the food and the moderate prices makes this a place worth seeking out. From

The old Canarian farmhouse has been a retreat for hikers for over 30 years

A restaurant El Refugio mountain retreat T

his charming restaurant is housed in an old Canarian farmhouse, close to the Roque Imoque, the volcanic mountain top named after a Guanche princess, and the Barranco del Rey, a deep ravine which is turned into a gigantic waterfall when it rains.

El Refugio is also at the crossroads of many mountain walks and paths. You can find your way to El Refugio from Taucho, Vilaflor, Arona or Adeje, and the road to Las Cañadas National Park, where Spain’s highest mountain dominates the landscape, is also not far.

The old farmhouse is sited in the middle of a very popular hiking area and has been offering a stop off point for rest and recuperation for walkers now for over three decades.

Peace seekers can wander around at an altitude of 940 metres above sea level enjoying

the views and fill their senses with the wonderful spectacle of nature. Those who cannot be pried away from their laptops will find free WiFi all over the restaurant area.

The love of nature is continued into the kitchen where the freshest of ingredients are used in homemade dishes to delight the palate and the stomach. Fresh local produce from the farmers’ market is used to create a range of homecooked meals, whether you desire coffee and homemade cakes, rustic-style plates of sausage and cheese or tapas, everything is prepared fresh.

Their dish of mixed tapas is especially popular, offering five mixed tapas with the Canarian wrinkled potatoes for just €9.90, and the speciality here is beef goulash, the ox meat is specially imported from Lleida. Vegetarians are also catered for and non-meat eaters can eat here with confidence. The wines which, are offered to complete your meal come mainly from

the mountains near Vilaflor, the highest town in Tenerife:

Now there’s a delicious whole-grain sourdough bread to take away. However, you should pre-order it, as it is baked freshly in small quantities enough to satisfy immediate demand. Kombucha, the healthy tea drink produced from the Kombucha mushroom, can also be found here.

You will also find beautiful souvenirs made for the visitors from their own produce. There are perfect items for Christmas presents, such as, sea salts with

the TF-1 motorway take the exit for Arona, staying on the main road following the signposts for Teide National park. On reaching La Escalona, turn left towards Ifonche, and three kilometres further you will see a small sign for El Refugio on the left of the road. You can either park here and stroll a kilometre or so to your final destination or drive if you prefer.

Indian Tandoori Restaurant

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AWA WINNRD R ESTA ING U TENERR A NT I FE

2011

Bombay

Babu

Bollyw Danceood New Year’s Eve Appetisers

8pm

Popadoms & Pickle Tray

Starters Mix Vegetable Pakora Cauliflower, Aubergine, Potatoes mixed in Gram Flour

Mix Kebab Barra Kebab, Pudina Tikka Mix Choose any of the Above Starters

Main Course Chicken Tikka Masala Chikcen Tikka Pieces prepared in a creamy sauce with Almonds

Chicken Jalfrezi Chicken Pieces with Ginger, Garlic, Fresh Green Chilli, Green & Red Pepper

Lamb Madras Lamb Pieces in a hot sauce with Ginger, Garlic & Fresh Green Chilli

Mutter Paneer Freshly Home made Cheese with Peas in a Mild Curry Sauce

Choose any of the Above Courses All Served with Pilau Rice and a Plain or Garlic Naan

Dessert Bombay Babu Special Dessert prepared by our very own Chef

Unlimited House Wine & Draft Beer Included in the Price

35.00€ per Person

Now open every day, including public holidays. For reservations and more information call 922 725 894.

Mixed tapas with wrinkled potatoes (top) Sausage, cheese, fresh bread and local wine - delicious and exquisitely displayed (left)

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CLassiFieDs/ CONTACTS / MOTORING

Contacts

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Items For Sale:

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Industrial five thread overlook machine and cottons, excellent condition, make GEMSY, cost nearly 4,000 euros, want 1,000 euros ono, hardly used, owner going back to England.

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For Sale, Sea Ray 200 Speed boat wth 175 HP in/out board Puerto Colón, Pantalen 3 Including extras. Price € 10.000 or partner € 5.000. 609 907 886 or keesvalk@terra.es

Items Wanted/Sale: We buy and sell

Works of art and antiques, all kinds of curios, forgotten ítems, island wide (pictures, furniture, clocks/watches, jewellery, statues, vases etc).

Home and more, Playa San Juan.

Open 10am-2pm or by appointment, www.viviendaymas. com

Quiz question Day 21. “i saw three

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Dogs For Sale:  Australian Shepherd puppies from German breeder MaTiCo’s Free Wild with pedigree in different colours, Tel 650 048741, www.matico-dogworld.de

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Binter Canarias www.bintercanarias.com info: 902 391 392

Honorary Consul of Ireland Calle San Francisco, 9, 1ºD 38002 Santa Cruz de España Tel: +34 922 245 671 irish.consul@gmail.com

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Islas Airways www.islasairways.com info: 902 477 478

Good Luck

India

Honorary Consul of India Villalba Hervas 15, 1st Floor PO Box 336, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Office Hours: Mon- Fri 9:30am to 2pm Tel: +34 922 24 35 03 922 24 14 16 Fax: +34 922 28 97 55. gopemahtani@wanadoo.es

Why not have a flutter on one of Spain’s popular lotteries? Look out for the ONCE kiosks, or the Loterías y Apuestas del Estado shops, and good luck!.

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Services

The deadline for edition 659, which is published on 30th December, is 21st December at 5pm.

No classifieds will be taken after this date.

Consulting >> Full range support of S.L. Company Management • Active or non-active societies • All legal and tax issues • Competitive price • Will, living will and heritage handling >> Will, living will and heritage management >> non resident taxes >> Resident personal and business tax

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Situations

Enjoy working outdoors and need flexible hours?

Vacant

Advisor required to give tanning advice to guests in hotels. English is essential with knowledge of Spanish and/or German. Customer service experience is an advantage. Contract provided.

In the South

We are looking for a manicurist/pedicurist.

Must have experience in Gel/Acrylic nails: interested parties contact maria@canarias.com

Promotions company with more than 10 years experience in selling attractive, high quality products in Tenerife markets, 5 star hotels and superstores is looking for open minded full/ part time promoters, who like to present and sell in live promotion.

No selling experience is required. Contract + Social Security + fixed salary + commission is guaranteed.

Feel free to contact us for further information.

Office 922 781548, fax 922 781548, 629 493799

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Wanted, waiter/ waitresses to work in South Tenerife.

Available for extra shifts.

Experience in 3 star (or higher) hotels (bars or restaurants) necessary.

Spanish essential.

Kitchen Porter (Kitchen help) Wanted, kitchen porters for South Tenerife.

Available for extra shifts Experience in 3 star (or higher) hotels necessary Must hold food handling certificate. Spanish essential.

Chambermaids (male/female) Wanted, chambermaids to work in South Tenerife. Available for extra shifts. Experience in 3 star (or higher) hotels necessary.

Spanish essential.

Bilingual sales executives for Holiday Club Wanted, sales executives for an important Holiday Club in Marbella. Excellent levels of English and Spanish required. Minimum 3 years sales experience.

Training and transfers provided by the company.

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We are looking for shop assistants You should Have experience in ladies fashion Speak at least two of the following languages: Russian, English, German, Spanish, Belgian Split shifts prakashmaher @hotmail.com

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Motoring

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Subaru BRZ Sports Coupe

A sensational driving experience S

ubaru unveiled the production version of its highly anticipated BRZ sports coupe recently in Tokyo.

With 200PS and 151lb/ft maximum torque in a car weighing just 1,220kg, the BRZ has been designed for maximum – and accessible – driving enjoyment.

The result of a Subaru-led joint-engineering venture with Toyota, the BRZ delivers a sensational and engaging driving experience, thanks in large part to an engineering and development programme that focused on achieving the lowest possible centre of gravity.

Concept The Subaru BRZ was designed and developed from the outset to deliver driving fun and exceptional handling, combined with reliability and safety. Carefully conceived powertrain packaging allows the celebrated horizontally-opposed Boxer engine to be posi-

tioned lower than ever before.

This, in conjunction with its advanced lightweight chassis and use of cutting-edge lightweight materials, endows the BRZ with exceptional handling characteristics.

The low-slung, naturally aspirated engine allows for a low and wide stance: 1,300mm tall and 1,775mm wide. However, the 2+2 sports car still offers ample luggage space, ensuring it is adept as a weekend touring companion and as an enthralling daily driver.

Exterior styling The BRZ’s styling – instantly recognisable as a Subaru

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– conveys the car’s fun-todrive attitude. At the front, the low-slung engine facilitates a low, purposeful bonnet line, which in turn accentuates the bulging front wheel arches. Signature design features – such as the six-star badge, distinctive headlights and hexagonal lower grille – give the BRZ a fresh, striking appearance. The clean flanks of the BRZ are punctured by neat air vents either side, pierced by a chrome dart. A visually striking diffuser dominates the lower edge of the BRZ’s tail, with twin exhaust pipes prominently penetrating on each side, representing a final flourish of stylish functionality that conveys the performance intentions of Subaru’s newest model.

Interior

The interior of the BRZ is

designed to ensure that the driver enjoys the behind-thewheel experience to the full.

The steering wheel is deliberately compact to aid rapid inputs and to ensure the driver can fully enjoy the BRZ’s lightning-quick responses.

The instrument binnacle features a tachometer with a digitally displayed speedometer at its centre, ensuring that the time required to view vital information is kept to an absolute minimum, and that time concentrating on the road is maximised.

The BRZ’s specially designed sports seats feature ergonomically optimised bolsters to hold the driver and passenger securely and comfortably.

litre powerplant is exclusive to the BRZ. The joint development programme with Toyota Motor Corporation allowed Toyota’s ‘D-4S’ direct injection and port injection technology to be incorporated into the BRZ’s power unit, improving efficiency. The powerplant achieves a maximum output of 200PS and 151lb/ft torque.

The transmission was engiPowertrain neered for exceptional gearFully exploiting the best de- shift feel and response. The sign features of the current- six-speed manual features a generation Boxer engine, short-stroke gear lever, which the newly developed 2.0- is optimised in rigidity, shift

Safety at Christmas The Ford company have been developing new technologies to foil would-be thieves.

Car sales dip Spanish sales of new cars dropped to 60,395 in November, a dip of 6.4 per cent over the same month last year.

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ware that Christmas shoppers often return to their vehicles to drop off purchases mid-shopping spree, criminals sometimes use a signal jammer operating on the same frequency as vehicle locking systems to block cars from being successfully locked. Criminals are then able to loot the vehicles unhindered.

However the new technology in Ford vehicles equipped with Keyless Entry remote central locking – Fiesta, Focus, C-MAX, S-MAX, Mondeo and Galaxy – can detect whether a locking command has been successful, and if not, will resend the command at a different frequency.

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Winter, and the festive season in particular, can be a lucrative period for both organised car criminals and opportunist thieves,” says Simon Hurr, Vehicle Security specialist, Ford of Europe. “As a former police special sergeant, I have witnessed first-hand just how crafty car criminals can be and the distress their actions can bring to victims.”

he year to date figures now show an 18.8 per cent reduction with only 741,600 operations in the first 11 months. The makers’ and sales’ associations expect that sales will be barely 800,000, the lowest level since 1993 when 792,590 cars were registered.

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he associations warned too that the 1993 sales was achieved with 12 million employees, this year they have 18 million employees, which means that in the early 90s eight cars were sold for every 100 employees, now that has reduced to three. There are serious worries about the evolution of the sector for next year.

accuracy and weight. The six-speed automatic transmission has a ‘Sports’ mode for immediate shift response. Its ‘Manual’ mode allows the driver to use the steering wheel-mounted paddles and features a downshift ‘throttle blipping’ system to ensure the BRZ delivers maximum driver satisfaction.

Chassis and body BRZ boasts a lightweight yet highly rigid body, developed to maximise the advantages of the car’s low centre of gravity. The rigid and durable chassis structure employs the latest lightweight, high-tensile steel technology, and helps the car’s driving characteristics while also enhancing occupant safety. The aluminium bonnet helps to minimise the BRZ’s weight, while the structure is also designed to maximise pedestrian protection.

The front suspension employs struts for optimum rigidity, while a double wishbone layout at the rear provides superb shock absorption and compliance.

The Subaru BRZ is scheduled to go on sale by the summer of 2012.

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ITV December, excellent condition, 8500 euros ono, Tel 650 719822  Mazda MX5, 2 litre, 160CV, 2010, 12.900kms, soft top, grey metallic, leather interior, Xeno, Bose, warranty June 2012, 22.500 euros, tel 637 887 688  Hyundai Santa Fe CRDi 2007. Excellent condition.

Diesel Automatic with cruise control 30,000Kms only. Blue with leather interior. FSH 16000 euros Phone Roger on 686 699462  Lotus Elan M100 SE Spider Turbo 1.6 litres, petrol, year 1991, 100,000 kms. Colour BRG, all original and fully equipped, www.lotuselancentral.com. Tel: 661841562  Ford Fiesta 1.4 l, Air Con., CD, Radio with Bluetooth, Year 2005, ITV 06.11, Price € 4500, Tel. 630 531 568  Citroën C3. 1.1 litres.

38000kms. Year: 2005. Petrol.

Doors: 4. Price: 4900€. Tel: 922309265  Citroën Xsara. 1.6 litres.

140000kms. Year: 2000. Petrol.

Doors: 2. Price: 3200€. Tel: 679361452

Alfa Romeo Spider 2.2 Year 2007 • 29,000 km • Fully equipped soft top with automatic roof, 6 speed manual gear box • Price: €19,000

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 Rover 75 V6. 2.5 litres.

86700kms. Year: 2001. Petrol.

Doors: 4. Price: 8995€. Tel: 609479148  Opel Astra. 1.6 litres.

60000kms. Year: 2004. Petrol.

Doors: 2. Price: 4500€. Tel: 686485000  Mercedes-Benz SLK 230.

150000kms. Year: 2000. Petrol.

Convertible. Doors: 2. Price: 8800€. Tel: 600660077  Toyota Land Cruiser. 3 litres.

300000kms. Year: 1997. Diesel.

Doors: 4. Price: 10000€. Tel: 619115779

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 Ford Capri 1.600 S. 2 litres.

129000kms. Year: 1994. Petrol.

Sun Roof. Doors: 2. Price: 3600€. Tel: 922232265

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 Mercedes-Benz C200. 2 litres. 120000kms. Year: 1997.

Petrol. Doors: 4. Price: 5000€.

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 Volvo S60 D5. 2.5 litres.

20000kms. Year: 2007. Diesel.

Doors: 4. Price: 22500€. Tel: 610738730

The Spanish department of traffic, the DGT, have begun their Christmas crack down on drunk drivers and drivers can expect more breathalyser controls as the DGT says it wants to crack down on office Christmas parties and other celebrations which are held ahead of Christmas. Good job too. No family wants to spend December 25th visiting a traffic accident victim in hospital or the driver in prison!

 Audi Allroad A6. 2.5 litres.

98000kms. Year: 2003. Diesel.

Doors: 4. Price: 18750€. Tel: 611608000

Don’t forget, this is for your own good - being under the effects of alcohol the risk of having an accident increases nine-fold; reaction time is slower and alcohol causes blurred vision, drowsiness, loss of control, excitability and problems with coordination – but you know all that, right!

 Volkswagen Golf GTI. 95000kms. Year: 2001. Petrol.

Doors: 4. Price: 6900€. Tel: 687968232  Citroën CX 25 GTI Turbo. 2.5 litres. 105000kms. Year: 1986.

Petrol. Doors: 4. Price: 1700€.

Tel: 676071705  Honda Civic Sport. 1.6 litres.

90000kms. Year: 2005. Petrol.

Doors: 2 Tel: 669173610  Seat Ibiza 1.4. 1.4 litres.

206000kms. Year: 1996. Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 700€. Tel: 687005301

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 Nissan Terrano II. 3 litres.

90000kms. Year: 2006. Diesel.

Sun Roof. Doors: 2. Price: 19000€. Tel: 690297819

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 Honda Hornet 900.

30000kms. Year: 2004. Petrol.

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 Mercedes-Benz Ml400 CDI. 4 litres. 120000kms. Year: 2004.

Diesel. Sun Roof. Doors: 4. Price: 27000€. Tel: 616491052

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Every issue we are listing the service stations with the cheapest litre of 95 octane in the main Tenerife zones. For more information you can visit website of the Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Tourism.

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 Volkswagen Polo. 1.4 litres.

130000kms. Year: 1999. Petrol.

Doors: 4. Price: 3000€. Tel: 696414309  Hyundai H1 Minibus 7pl. 2.5 litres. 75000kms. Year: 2004.

Diesel. Doors: 4. Price: 8500€.

Tel: 637817030  Renault Clio Sport. 2 litres.

100000kms. Year: 2003. Petrol.

Doors: 2. Price: 6900€. Tel: 629939316  Mazda 323. 1.6 litres.

160000kms. Year: 1999. Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 2000€. Tel: 649007402

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By George Reed

Cheeky Charlie Mitchell B

oxing as we know it today has its ancestry in the growing popularity of bare knuckle fighting in England in the 17th century and an Englishman, James Figg, was the first man to lay claim to the title of heavyweight champion of the world.

in the 19th Century america became the boxing capital of the world after britain had exported the ‘noble art’ to the rest of he world. the most popular american during this era was the heavyweight champion John sullivan, who came from roxbury massachusetts, a suburb of boston. A man of enormous strength, Sullivan had taken the American title from Paddy Ryan, an Irishman from Thurles. Sullivan, a big drinker in those days, was known to stride into a bar, hammer his fist on the bar top and shout out “I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the house”, and no one ever took him on. Yet over the Atlantic a Birmingham born pugilist, Charlie Mitchell, who was only a middleweight, had the nerve to set sail for America with the intention of knocking out the new wonder boy Sullivan. Mitchell was a tough rough fighter and brave as a lion.

the story goes that when he arrived in american to challenge the boston strong boy he was warned on his arrival in New York not to go near the notorious east side bar where John l sullivan’s mob hung out, the bowery boys. ignoring the warning mitchell found the location and strode boldly into the saloon with a big cigar stuck in his mouth. He ordered a

drink and then shouted to the crowd, “I’m Charlie Mitchell, the English champion, and I’ve come over here to hammer your John L Sullivan, and if anyone here has got anything to say I’ll hammer him too”. Not one of the 30 or so ruffians and thugs made a move as they were too shocked by Mitchell’s audacity. For a full minute Mitchell stared at the crowd with a contemptuous smile, raised his glass, drank half of the contents, threw the rest on the floor and then walked slowly to the door, paused, spat on the mat and walked out. However Mitchell was too brave for his own good, for when he squared up to Sullivan on May 14th 1883 at Madison Square Graden it was obvious that he stood no chance, being stones lighter in weight.

He did however shock the American crowd when he knocked their man to the floor in the first round (the only man to do so). But his success was short lived as he himself was knocked from the ring in the second, and when he went down in the third the police intervened and stopped the fight.

they were matched to face each other again but sullivan turned up in the arena drunk and in no condition to fight. The great John L Sullivan staggered to the ring and in an incoherent speech from the ring to the thousands of fans, apologised for being “sick”. The two met again four years later on the estate of the Baron de Rothschild at Chantilly, France. Mitchell fought a brilliant defensive battle.

After 39 round gendarmes stopped the fight, which was declared a draw, and jailed the fighters as boxing at the time was banned in France, as it was in England. In 1892 Sullivan fought James J Corbett in a the first world heavyweight championship in which gloves were worn, but Corbett won by a knockout in the 21st round. Charlie Mitchell, at only 11 stone, challenged Corbett two years later, but the champ retained his title.

He was and still is the lightest fighter to challenge for the world heavyweight crown.

“Magic potion” Spaniards DAVIS CUP ::

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pain’s tennis players responded emphatically to further criticism of the country’s sporting achievements, this time by France’s Yannick Noah, by wining yet another Davis Cup. Rafa Nadal, David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano López teamed up to beat Argentina in a thrilling final in Seville to give Spain a fifth Cup in ten years and confirm the country’s status as the top tennis-playing nation in the world at present.

Nadal and Co were stung by Noah’s headline-making insinuations that a concerted doping programme may be behind the unprecedented success of Spanish sport of late. “It is as if, by miraculous coincidence, all the country’s sporting stars took a magic potion at the same time and suddenly became world-beaters overnight” claimed Noah, the 1983

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The winning Spanish team and King Juan Carlos with the cup

French open champion, in Le Monde. “Today they are running faster than us, are much more stronger and only leave us the bread crumbs. We look like dwarves. Did we miss something? Did they discover some avant-garde techniques or training facilities that nobody before them had imagined?” added the ex-tennis star.

After the Davis Cup triumph, the Spaniards mockingly attributed their latest success to the “magic potion correctly identified by Noah, plus a bit of training and skill”.

Farce in Bulgaria PLAYER OF THE YEAR ::

he traditional Bulgarian T Player of the Year Award looks set to be scrapped fol-

lowing this year’s debacle which saw the country’s prime minister beat Man Utd’s Dimitar Berbatov for the accolade.

Boyko Borisov, who occasionally turns out as a forward for third division Vitosha Bistritsa, triumphed in the fan poll after collecting 44 percent of the votes with Berbatov coming second with 24 per

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cent. “It’s a protest vote” said the 52-year-old premier.

“This result is not a signal that I am the best player but that Bulgarian football needs reforms and a new policy. I suggest the organisers should annul the vote or they should hand the award to the best young player”.

Football writers say the voting farce was a protest at the terrible showings by Bulgaria’s national team and domestic clubs in European competition this year

FCB IN ADEJE

Boyko Borisov, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and current footballer of the year!

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the FC barcelona school is running training days in adeje.

Week 44 Buccaneer Bar (8) Delfin Computer (24) Canal Ocio Dayu (24) Smart as a Frog (8) Café Royale (8) Megabowl Poppets (24)

Week 45 Final Match Café Royale (24) Canal Ocio Dayu (8) Megabowl Poppets (8) Buccaneer Bar (24) Delfin Computer (8) Smart as a Frog (24)

Final Placings

ROMAN SIMAKOV

According to the local sports councillor, Adolfo Alonso Ferrera, Adeje is now one of the centres for the club’s technical training school, using the Tenerife Top Training, T3, facility.

The training is designed to introduces the league champions methods “as part of the integral training of a player”.

The school is for children between the ages of six and 14, in distinctive groups. Training will take place once a week.

More information from T3.

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A last match flourish of high games; 213 for Avril (Smart as a Frog), 209 for Sue (Megabowl Poppets) and 202 from Franck (Delfin Computers).

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russian boxer roman simakov has died in hospital without regaining consciousness after suffering heavy injuries in a bout against sergey Kovalev on december 5th.

The boxer was was defending his WBC Asian Boxing Council light heavyweight belt in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.

The fight was stopped in the seventh round with Kovalev being awarded a TKO victory and Simakov taken straight to hospital in a coma. He died three days later without regaining consciousness.

Ist Delfin Computer - Franck Avrillon, Ueli Salvisberg 2nd Smart as a Frog – Avril Taylor, Steve Holt 3rd Café Royale – Ros Hornby, Jeff Lemm Handicaps have played a huge part in this year’s league, with three of the highest scorers, Michael, Sue and Rafa, in the bottom three teams.

Only high scorer Franck, finished at the top.

Quiz question Day 24. How do you

say Merry Christmas in spanish?

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By Chris Todd

Calderon under pressure

Second Division B 13/12/2011

The challengers, the LA Vets and The Toby Jug

By SE correspondent

Over 35s League play off T

he over 35s season is coming to an end before Christmas and for the first time we are having a twolegged play off to decide the winner of the slow motion weekly league.

The best team after the two games will be over 35 league champion.

Terry and Guy’s Toby Jug might be slight favourites as they are still playing well after such a great showing in the international tournament. Shain & Paul’s LA Veterans team will be ready for the challenge and it could go all the way to the last few minutes of the second leg on December 20th. Good luck to both teams.

in Los Cristianos or Las Américas could actually walk to the field.

Our new 6–a-side Monday league has just started and if any groups of amigos of just a few friends want to come together and we can also provide some players if need be and then you have a team that can play in a fun, social and healthy weekly game of football.

Just some of the things we now do at the new field are the usual Monday and Friday open age leagues along with the over 35s Tuesday night 6a-side games. We are offering new types of games: e.g. Every Thursday night at 7pm we are arranging a game for players aged 40 years old plus only which allows a more slow motion fun and social game of football.

Private bookings are also available on a Thursday evening. Also kids pickup football will be every Saturday 11.30am – 1.30pm so if any kids from seven to 14 years old want to come along and just play games bring them.

Please call/sms: 654200470 us if you want to start playing some football.

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The blanquiazules missed the chance to make up ground on their rivals after a goalless draw in the Heliodoro stadium.

The Atletico B team travelled to the Island in good form and had become something of an away day specialist. In fact they had won their previous away game 1:6. Tenerife dominated the first half and should have taken the lead but Perona’s strike whisked past the post. Atletico did hit the top side of the bar early on but rarely troubled Aragoneses in goal during the remainder of the half.

With the score flashing on the stadium scoreboard that leaders Real Madrid Castilla had lost the crowd pumped up the atmosphere. But it was Atletico that enjoyed more of the play and incredibly hit the woodwork on another two occasions.

Kiko Raton brought on as a substitute added some urgency to the blanquiazules’ play and it was gripping stuff as both teams felt that a victory was possible. In the last minute of the injury time Kiko had a chance to become the match hero but his shot was well saved by the Atletico keeper. In a blink of an eye the attack switched to the opposite end where Sergio Aragoneses in the Tenerife goal pulled off a world class save. A fair result on the play but Atletico must have felt unlucky to have hit the woodwork three times!

11/12/11 Real Oviedo 1:0 CD Tenerife The blanquiazules visited the on-form Real Oviedo side in Asturias on the North Coast of Spain.

Oviedo play at the impressive 35,000 seater Carlos Tartiere Stadium but have fallen on lean times in recent years due to financial problems. They have many similarities to CD Tenerife after playing many seasons in the Primera and enjoying UEFA Cup runs during the 90s.

During the week Real Oviedo had narrowly lost to Ath. Bilbao in the Spanish King’s Cup but they did not show any signs of fatigue.

In fact with six wins from their last eight matches they have, after a poor start, made their way into the promotion frame.

The crowd of 6,800, including several members of a new CD Tenerife Fan Club, The Irish Clan, witnessed a tense match

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settled by a stunning strike. Oviedo player Nano picked up the ball a full 25 yards from goal and unleashed a cracker into the top corner of the goal. It was a one of those efforts that will make the goal of the season short list. The Oviedo goal came just at the wrong time for Tenerife just before half-time.

The second half proved to be a scrappy affair but the blanquiazules were creating more and pushing for an equaliser. Their unbeaten run of nine matches was in danger but it is quite obvious that fire power is lacking.

If our defence is the best in the league, the attack is very average. The match finished with a 1-0 win for the home side.

The defeat coupled with wins for all the teams at the top, CD Lugo, Real Madrid Castilla and Albacete made it the worst possible weekend for CD Tenerife. They really need to bounce back with a convincing win next Sunday in Santa Cruz against Marino de Luanco (again from Asturias). Pressure is growing on manager Calderon and whilst the results have mainly been positive the play has been sporadic at best. New players have been promised for the New Year – these could be make or break signings.

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The ultimate winner was French glider Jean Marc Malhonda (Ozone M4), who won it in the last set, overtaking the inicial leader, Antonio Perez Aserrador (Tenerfly, Peak 2), who ended up in second place ahead of third placed Mika Diaz, Ozone Delta (Tenerfly). The women’s champion was Montse Santana.

One of the members of the legendary Tenerife team of the mid-90s has been jailed in his home city of Gijón following more brushes with the law.

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uan Castaño, better known by his football name of Juanele, was sent to prison after breaching bail conditions and various restraining orders imposed to keep him away from his former wife.

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he former Spain international was arrested several months ago for causing damage to his ex-wife’s car and threatening her during an acrimonious separation.

In 2008 he was admitted to hospital after an apparent suicide attempt triggered by severe depression.

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he player, who was worshipped

by Tenerife fans during his four years here, when his dazzling performances helped the side reach a UEFA Cup semi-final, first shot to fame at Sporting Gijón and is still a hugely popular figure in the city.

Prison sources say he is regularly approached by fellow-inmates for autographs.

Levi Rost in hospital after his operation

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berostar Canarias’ player Levi Rost is expected to be sidelined for up to three months after injuring himself in a fall during the game against Melilla.

The Michigan basketball guard landed awkwardly on crashing to the floor as he tried to prevent a scoring shot by an opponent and was taken off immediately for treatment. Although it looked initially as if it might be a minor injury, scans confirmed the worst and Rost fractured his wrist on landing. He was operated on a few days later.

The lay-off is a serious blow to the La Laguna side, who have been setting the pace in the LEB league this season and look strong candidates for promotion. Rost was the team’s third top scorer, averaging 13 points per game until he was hurt.

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