Week 175 by TKO Media

Edition 175

www.thecourier.es

Friday, June 27, 2014

TEST OF PATIENCE Kidney shock in Spanish procedure end to all the problems, but it isn´t, there could be rejection and all sorts of problems and her quality of life could be greatly less than it is now. That is why we want to leave everything as it is for as long as possible." The couple want the hospital to bend their procedures so that the dye test is undertaken at the very last moment as it is in Britain. Tom added: "It is a shame that different countries have different ways of doing things, and the Spanish way could result in serious problems for her." The alternative would be for her to travel to the UK and for Valerie to meet them there from Ireland. But the Byrne´s have no UK home and the cost would be prohibitive. In addition there was the risk of a deterioration of her health in the British climate. So all the Byrne’s are left with, is to bank on a change of heart in the procedural rules in Spanish hospitals.

By TONY MAYES A BRITISH woman, who now lives in Torrevieja, has been left high and dry over get ting a kidney transplant in a Spanish hospital due to a special test that she will not take. Her husband says that her condition would dra matically worsen if the test was done, which in the UK is normally left until the last minute. Tom and Philomena Byrne, aged 45 and 55, moved from the UK to Spain, with Philomena being a diabetic since the age of 21 and has stage four kidney disease as a result. While living near Birmingham she found the climate and her life there was increasingly damaging the function of her kidneys, so much so that it was becoming ever more apparent that she would need a transplant. Her sister Valerie Fair, who lives in Dublin, was tested and found to be a perfect match. That seemed to be the perfect solu tion, but Philomena was concerned that the new kidney would only last a limited time, especially with her diabetes, and decided the best alternative would be to delay the operation until it was absolutely necessary and when there was no alternative. In a bid to improve Philomena´s overall health, she and Tom last year took the bold step of moving to Spain, buy ing a house in the El Chaparral area of Torrevieja and spending months turning it into a home. It did the trick too, because her kidney function tests showed that living on the Costa Blanca, with the warmth and good food, improved the function by several percentage points. Philomena’s health has been monitored in local hospitals, but before they will move any closer to a kidney transplant here, they are insisting on what is called a dye contrast test, which in Britain is left to the very last moment because of various risks. Tom explained: "We are so worried about this. The test is something that is done to determine the best place to attach a new kidney onto the relevant artery. The problem is that in some cases the dye can seriously damage what is left of the kidney. If that happens, Philomena would have to go on emergency dialysis, and that is the last thing we

want, because that can open you up to infections and dis eases." "She doesn´t need the transplant right now, but, of course, it could be necessary at any time. What we do want is to prolong her quality of life as long as possible,” added Tom. "People think that a kidney transplant is the

Our latest edition is always online at www.thecourier.es

Friday, June 27, 2014

Are you a snapper? Do you have a great photo? Send it to design@thecourier.es and if we think it is good enough we will publish it as our Picture of the Week TELEPHONE

EMAIL office@thecourier.es WEB www.thecourier.es HEAD OFFICE Calle Luis Canovas Martinez 1. Urb Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja 03183, ALICANTE PHONE: 96 692 1003 Email: office@thecourier.es OPENING HOURS Mon Fri 1030 to 1730 EDITOR Alex Trelinski CONSULTANT EDITOR Donna Gee ADVERTISING SALES 966 921 003 office@thecourier.es TELESALES 966 921 003 679 096 309 Sally Los Alcazares, San Javier 618 391 491 Myra Quesada, Rojales, Torrevieja, San Miguel Tel. 618 583 765 Jean La Zenia, Playa Flamenca, Cabo Roig Tel. 618 898 034 Patrick International Rep 5 Languages Tel 685 901 265 Writers Donna Gee Sally Bengtsson Jeanette Erath Alex Trelinski Dave Silver Tony Mayes John McGregor

Picture of the Week

96 692 1003 679 096 309

The Cave village of Alcala del Jucar Photo by NICK BRISCHUK

NAUGHTY IBERDROLA? SCHOOL BATTLE

Electricity provider Iberdrola faces a multimil lion Euro fine over alleged 'fraudulent manipulation of prices', according to the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC). Investigations centre on Iberdrola's 'alteration' of energy prices just before the supply contract was last put out to auction in December – a process that used to take place every three months but has now been scrapped. The Spanish gov ernment declared the auc tion null and void, since it would have led to an 11per cent hike in domestic elec tricity bills.

LATEST

According to the ministry at the time, there had been 'a clear price manipulation' which had led to the actual cost of energy being grossly inflated and the surplus passed onto the consumer. The ministry has since announced plans to give the electricity supply system a

thorough restructuring whilst consumer group FACUA is calling for Iberdrola to be hit with the maximum possible fine if the allegations are true. Considered a 'serious offence', fraudulent price inflation carries a sanction Parents of children who go ranging from six to 60 mil to the El Principe school in lion Euros. Rojales are being advised to bombard the Valencian Education Department in the latest stage of their battle to get what they see a vitally needed replacement build ing. The idea comes from Rojales Council and their education councillor, Tatiana Cañizares, who is asking parents to write letters of protest to them, which they will pass on to the Valencian authorities, "The school is in a lamen table state and is dangerous for both the teachers and pupils", said Cañizares.

SMELL THE DOUGH

Affiliations

Publication Courier South Published by TKO Media and Entertainment S.L. Printed by Localprint S.L Depósito legal A 188 2014 The Courier, its publishers, members of staff and its agents do not accept responsibility for claims by advertisers nor can it be held responsible for any errors in advertisements which are reproduced from poor artwork, low qual ity electronic data or inadequate instruc tions for text or other layout features. Further no responsibility is accepted for any loss or damage caused by an error, inaccuracy or nonappearance of any advertisement, although all advertise ments produced are checked prior to insertion. We regret that we cannot accept responsibility for more than ONE incorrect insertion and that no republi cation will be granted in the case of typographical or minor changes which do not affect the value of the advertise ment. E&OE. NO PART OF THIS NEWSPAPER MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PUBLISHERS.

Major Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has completed introduc ing a fresh bakery section in every one of its outlets this week. 303 extra workers have been hired in Alicante Province alone for the expansion, which is part of the com pany’s strategy of investing 26 mil lion Euros to increase the range and quality of fresh products in every store. The expanded bakery range, freshly produced on the premises, include a wide range of breads, pas tries, and cakes.

Some improvements paid for by Valencia were carried out in the last summer last year, but angry parents and teachers say that the work barely scratched the surface of what was needed, with dangerous tiles and poor toi lets just some of the problem in a building that has failed a number of independent safe ty inspections. The regional government says there is no more money for further improvements or for a new building.

WANTED – MORE HEADLINE NEWS! DO YOU have a story that might grab the headlines? What’s all the gossip about round your way? A spate of robberies, perhaps – or maybe you’ve spotted a celebrity in the neighbourhood. Whether your news involves fire, police, ambulance, accidents – or hap

pier events like family weddings (particularly Golden and Diamond ones!), Just phone the Courier office on 966 921 003 or email office@thecourier.es We’re waiting for your call…and next week’s Front Page story.

Friday Sunny High 27 Low 20° Chance of rain 0%

Saturday Sunny High 29° Low 20 ° Chance of rain 0%

Sunday Sunny High 27° Low 21° Chance of rain 0%

Media and Entertainment SL Monday Sunny High 25 Low 19° Chance of rain 0%

Tuesday Sunny High 27° Low 21° Chance of rain 0%

Wednesday Thunder High 29° Low 19° Chance of rain 0%

Thursday Sunny High 31° Low 22° Chance of rain 0%

Friday, June 27, 2014

EL SCORCHIO THE GOOD

AND THE BAD

Spanish weather forecasters are predicting that the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida could be in for one of the warmest summers on record. State meteorological agency AEMET has made a long range projection that says that most of Spain will have average temperatures and rainfall for the next two months, but that the eastern part of the country will have values “several degrees above normal”. Meanwhile, spring temperatures for the Costa Blanca were some 1.2 degrees Celcius above the average, and it was the driest spring for over 20 years, with rainfall down by 57 per cent on normal values.

PIMPS COLLARED

The Spanish cabinet have approved income tax reductions that will start next January, and in time for the General Election that must take place before the end of 2015. Some products though will have a higher IVA rate put on them by order of the European Union. Upper levels of income tax, known as IRPF, will be reduced from 52 per cent to 45 per cent, and the first 12,000 Euros will be exempted from tax, which is a 1,000 Euro boost. This essentially means that personal taxes will return to preSeptember 2012 levels, after across board increases at the height of the recession. The basic IVA rate remains unchanged at 21 per cent, but certain pharmaceutical and veterinary products will now attract a full rate of tax. Taxes on alcohol, fuel and cigarettes will not go up, but other duties – such as 'environmental' taxes – will be imposed. Company Tax known as Impuesto sobre Sociedades, which is payable on business profits will come down from 30 to 25 per cent.

HORRIFIC ORDEAL

A 26 year old man has been arrested for holding his 22 year old girlfriend prisoner in their Hondon de los Frailes and Elche homes for nearly a year. His father who lived with them in Hondon, has also been detained by the National Police for failing to do anything about her predicament. The victim was locked up every time her boyfriend left the house, and she was left without food or water for days, as well as being physically and sexually assaulted. The woman managed to escape one day, when she found some keys to the front door of the Elche apartment in the Carrus area of the city(street pictured), and she immediately went to the National Police office. She said that the problems started over a year ago when she had a baby boy, when her partner and his family started to control and dominate her, as well making sure the doors were always locked, with no access to any keys.

DIRTY PIGS

SILVER BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN

A San Javier brothel has been closed down with two peo ple being arrested on prostitution charges. Authorities were alerted to suspicious behaviour around a house on Calle Ramón y Cajal in the town, where fights and rows seemed to be taking place on a regular basis. A 41 year old Brazilian woman and a 25 year old man were arrested by the National Police, with the two said to be “rakingoff” a substantial cut off the three women of Brazilian and Columbian nationalities who were prostituted.

BRIT DROWNS

A 66 year old British man drowned last Friday afternoon at La Glea beach, Campoamor, on the Orihuela Costa. It was the area's second seaside fatality in less than a week after a death at La Zenia. The local police were unable to res cue the pensioner who had ventured into the sea, despite the strong swells. The deaths happened after a oneweek delay in Orihuela council signing a new lifeguard contract which formally came into operation last Saturday (June 21st). Further down the coast, a man in his 70’s died of a heart attack at Lo Pagan on Saturday. The incident happened in the waters of La Puntica beach at 12.15pm, with emergency services unable to revive him.

SAFER PILAR

Pilar de la Horadada's beaches have gone onto a full lifeguard service for the summer season. The 25 strong Ambumar rescue team will work every day between 11.00 am and 8.00pm, and they've also got access to rescue boats as well as an ambulance. The Mayor, José Fidel Ros, personally thanked the lifeguards, with nearly all of them liv ing in the municipality.

Santa Pola has become the only fishing municipali ty in Spain to get an international “Silver Broom” award for the high quality and envi ronmental work on its beaches. The recognition comes from Ategrus (The Technical Association for Waste Management and Environment), who were particularly impressed with the pioneering way that seaweed and algae are split from the sandy beaches.

HOLA EVERYBODY!

A recordbreaking 21 million international tourists, includ ing almost five million from the UK, visited Spain between January and May this year, which is just over eight per cent more than in the same period in 2013. Figures released by the Spanish government show that 6.8 million tourists came to the country in May alone. The Valencia region including the Costa Blanca welcomed just over two million foreign tourists during the first five months of the year, which is a rise of just over seven per cent on the same time last year.

Torrevieja’s latest campaign against irresponsible dog owners who let their pets foul streets and public areas is ask ing the question: ARE WE PIGS? Posters are being put up around the city with a reminder that the police have powers to issue fines of up 600 Euros for owners that are spotted let ting their pooches poo in banned areas. Councillor Carmen Gomez said there are some 150 bins specifically for special plastic bags containing dog mess to be deposited into them, which are emptied on a daily basis.

SURF UP

Beach lovers will be able to surf to their heart’s content on the Elche region beaches this summer, and they won’t have to go into the water! The council are installing 15 new wifi points to allow people to access the internet, including the beaches at La Marina and Arenales del Sol, with the work expected to be finished during the first week of July.

DEAD DRUNK

The body of a 24 year old Danish man was found floating on a lake in Roldan’s La Torre Golf Resort on Monday after noon. The man had been reported missing by his family, who had not seen him since the previous evening. According to reports from the Guardia Civil, he had been spotted on Sunday night walking around the resort in a drunken state.

HOT TRIP

Firefighters were called on Tuesday afternoon to put out a car fire that started on the AP7 Camino de Castilla section northeast of Elche. Passing motorists motioned at the driver of the vehicle that his car was alight, and so he stopped and quickly escaped with the passengers.

SPEEDY SEVILLA

Direct high speed AVE train services between Alicante and Sevilla will be launched as a thriceweekly experiment by RENFE at the end of July. The service, which will use the existing line at Madrid and have a 15 minute stop in the cap ital will see the journey take four and a half hours. If a suc cess, RENFE says it will consider extending the service past the end of August. The train will also stop at Villena in Alicante Province. The new service will also give passengers the chance to change at Madrid to use AVE services to Malaga and Cadiz.

Friday, June 27, 2014

PAY AND ENJOY

ROMANIANS RUMBLED

Drivers visiting Calblanque beach near La Manga may have to pay for the privilege, but at least the money will be ploughed into maintaining one of the Murcia region’s most beautiful areas. The idea is that a suggested four Euro fee would go straight into the nature reserve coffers. The current free car park is on the edge of the park, and during the high season of July and August, a free bus picks up visitors and takes them on a 3 kilometre journey to the beach.

Three Romanians have been arrested for stealing 7,500 litres of diesel from lorries around the Vega Baja. The Guardia Civil arrested the men in Cox, and are suspected of syphoning fuel from vehicles across the area when they were parked up at their various businesses. The threestrong gang, all aged in their 20’s, were nabbed when they were try ing to steal 700 litres from a lorry in Cox, and have been charged with 15 offences.

LITTLE BLIGHTERS

Two children are amongst seven people arrested by the Guardia Civil for their involvement in a spate of burglaries around the Santiago del la Ribera area. Investigations start ed in March with the two youngsters being taken in for ques tioning, leading to five other detentions, including that of the gang leader. The under18's stole items around Santiago, and handed them over to the gang boss, who in turn supplied them with drugs as payment for their services.

SAN PEDRO PERV A San Pedro del Pinatar paedophile has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for inappropriate behaviour towards an 11 year old girl, who was a daughter of one of his neighbours. He abused her on a regular basis, and pleaded guilty to the charges over the events that took place towards the end of 2012. The Murcia court also ordered him to pay 8,000 Euros of damages, and imposed a distancing order which will kick in when he’s released.

CRISTINA FACES TRIAL

Princess Cristina, King Felipe's sister, will have to stand trial on tax fraud and money laundering charges. The princess, 49, was questioned in court in February about the business dealings of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, and a judge has ruled that she has to face charges, though an appeal has been lodged against the decision. The judge's ruling will come as an embarrassment to Felipe VI, who came to the throne only last week. The tax fraud case was one of several scandals that weakened the popularity of the Spanish monarchy and prompted the abdication of King Juan Carlos. Princess Cristina's appearance in court in Mallorca was

unprecedented for the royal family and if she goes to trial, she could face up to 11 years in jail. Judge Jose Castro believes the princess knew more than she has let on regarding the allegedly cor rupt activities of her hus band, Inaki Urdangarin. He has been investigating alle gations that the princess's husband embezzled millions in public funds with a former business partner.

LINE EXTENDS

Over a quarter of families in the Valencia region, including the Costa Blanca, are living below the poverty line. The sta tistics from the Valencian Institute of Economic Research suggests that poverty rates are rising, whilst other surveys are showing that more people in the area are concentrating their spending on buying essentials like bread, whilst sales of fish are falling.

DIVER DIES

A 52 year old Irish diver has died of a heart attack a few minutes after coming out of the water near Cabo de Palos in La Manga last Monday morning. The tragedy happened after the experienced diver complained of suffering a pain in his left arm after being in the waters between Cabo de Palos and the Islas Hormigas.

BEAUCOUP DE TROUBLE

A French airtraffic control strike led to flights to and from Spanish airports being cancelled or delayed since the start of the week, with services to Alicante Elche and San Javier also being disrupted. The strike was called off late on Wednesday night. Although many routes that are to and from airports in France suffered the worst problems, there was also been a knockon effect on flights which pass through French airspace. A Ryanair service due to leave on Wednesday morning from Stansted to AlicanteElche was cancelled, with the lowcost carrier suffering the brunt of the cancellations. One British tourist had to cancel their short break weekend in La Marina and told The Courier that Stansted was “full of disappointed Spanish people desperate to get back home!” Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, Kenny Jacobs said "It is high time the EU Commission removed these air traffic con trollers’ right to strike, in the same way as ATC in the US, and many of Europe’s armies and police forces, are prohibited from striking by law, to stop Europe being held to ransom by a small number of air traffic controllers every summer.”

Friday, June 27, 2014

WISHFUL THINKING

Another senior Murcian politician has claimed that the new Corvera Airport facility could open this year. The latest prediction comes from Development Minister, Manuel Campos, who said that the government is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the European Commission greenlights a loan to Aeromur who will be the service provider at Corvera. Campos claimed that the new air port would be operational sometime between September and December this year, though regional politicians have been giving a range of opening dates for Corvera for the best part of five years. No mention was made of the substantial compensation that operator AENA are asking for the clo sure of the facility at San Javier or the fact that six months is needed for the air carriers to change their schedules and routing.

OLD KING PROTECTED

Spain's politicians have admitted they are rushing to pass new legislation to shield former King Juan Carlos from two paternity suits. Juan Carlos, 76, lost his immunity from prosecu tion after handing power to his son, Felipe, following a 39year reign. A Partido Popular spokesman said that amendments would be added to a package of judi cial reforms so that only the Supreme Court can hear cases against him and his wife Queen Sofia. Two sepa rate paternity suits were filed against Juan Carlos in 2012.

Alberto Sola Jimenez from Catalonia and Ingrid Jeanne Satiau, a Belgian national, both claim to be the former king's children. His legal

immunity meant that the suits were not processed at the time but the cases could now be brought again in ordinary courts.

RUBBER STAMPED

A controversial change in Spain’s abortion laws could be approved in Parliament as early as today (Friday). Every opposition party led by the PSOE Socialists, with the exception of Uniò and UPN, which support the changes, have announced plans to put forward amendments, which are pretty much a complete rewrite. The Partido

Popular has an overwhelming majority, meaning it does not need the votes of any other party to push the law through and has the power to reject calls for alterations to the text out of hand. The new law, which severe ly tightens the timetable for an abortion, is expected to come into effect before the end of the year.

BEACH BUSTERS

Guardamar’s beaches have an extra element of protection this summer, with the local police using quads to patrol the area. Additional officers have been draft ed in by the council for the high summer season to help swimmers in difficulty as well as making sure that there’s no crime amongst the thousands of visitors. Meanwhile, the Cruz Roja lifeguard serv ice has swung into action at the Arugula and Centre beaches, with the rest of the city’s beaches being covered from next month. The Cruz Roja helped over 3,300 people in the area last year.

Friday, June 27, 2014

editor@thecourier.es COURIER POSTBAG: YOUR VIEWS ON OUR NEWS

super Courier Orange pay squeeze is racist! The is best of the lot I HAVE had several runins with Orange in recent months over my telephone service with a successful outcome. Until last week, that is, when I came up against what I believe is RACISM. It all started with an Orange, when they charged me €60.50 for an ADSL Router which I did not want because they could not install a line. They took four months to collect it despite my constant telephone calls. They eventu ally agree to refund the

€60.50 after I had spent a total of 90 minutes on the phone to Customer Services on a Premium Rate number. That cost me €17, which I tried to claim back from Orange. However, they refused to reimburse me. The reason they gave and this is where the racism comes in was: ''The line is an English speaking number and you have to pay, though if you had been able to speak Spanish you could have used the Freephone number." To make matters worse I

was kept holding on listening to music waiting for them to check if the Router had been collected. This was despite the fact that I informed them a week earlier that I had a receipt from the courier who collected it. I told them that I believe they are in contravention of European law in this atro cious discrimination against nonSpanish speakers. And it is they who were at fault in the first place! I DAVIES, Algorfa

in any language

THE BIG STEAL

Passport rip-off smacks of Dick Turpin

THE shambolic situation at Her Majesty’s Passport Office continues. Civil servants at the British Consulate office in Alicante continue to have the effrontery to charge British subjects around €200 before they will issue temporary passports. Their master plan now, is to allow an ‘extension’ to any passport that will expire within the next three months. Some countries are now saying that this expiry extension will not be acceptable at their border controls! It's ridiculous, only something that the Civil Service could think up. Far more helpful would be if Batman & Robin, alias Consul Rodwell & Vice Consul Milen, refunded the cash taken from British subjects and issued temporary passports, free of charge. But I'll not hold my breath. At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask when committing a robbery. ROBERT W BARNES, Campoverde

THIS is what British Consul Paul Rodwell would look in a Dick Turpin mask

Get real, Montesinos - unrealistic prices are your loss THE lack of business sense here in Spain at times totally baffles me. A cracking little British shop in Los Montesinos run by a charming Scottish couple has just closed its doors after four years due to a total lack of logic. The premises had been empty for a number of years before they took it over, paying substantial rent every month, and they made a successful go of it, almost straight away. Then, two months ago, the owner tells them, as is her right, that she wants to sell the premises and has

put it on the market at a totally unre alistic price (which is probably why there were no takers a few years ago), as well as telling them to quit by the end of June. The couple were given first refusal to buy and turned it down, whilst everybody else wondered why the owner would turn down a good monthly rental income in favour of an unrealistic sale price. With a June 30 deadline to keep to, the shops stock was cleared out last week and then the building owner got in touch asking whether

they would extend their rental peri od! The answer was a resounding NO, with all the stock now gone and of course the uncertainty about the future. So, a good business has folded and a property owner has absolutely nothing coming into her coffers, whilst the building, like so many shop premises in Los Montesinos, will now lie empty. I've come across many such instances in the area with total stu pidity and inflexibility over rents and a crazy belief that somebody will

come and pay an unrealistic price for a business. The main street in the town is a shameful parade of deserted prem ises, which I'm sure would be used if a few people actually used their brains and realised that a reason able rent coming in would be miles better than asking for a skyhigh unrealistic figure. You really can't make all of this up. Are the Spanish that dumb? JOHN PARKINSON Los Montesinos

LETTERS AND EMAILS WILL ONLY BE CONSID THE COURIER MANAGEMENT DOES ERED FOR PUBLICATION ON THIS PAGE IF AN ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBER ARE NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE PROVIDED IN CASE WE NEED TO CALL YOU

I WOULD just like to say how much I enjoy your newspaper for me it’s the best of the lot. Apart from news, there are lots of interesting arti cles plus crosswords. Also could you pass on my thanks to Jeanette Erath (pictured). I enjoy her articles also her "Say it in Spanish." I have been learning to speak the language ever since I came to live here 15 years ago and I consider myself "not bad". But, because I am not able to speak it as often as I would like, I have to keep learning and revising. Jeanette's articles help me to do this. May your paper keep thriving for many years. PAT PRITCHARD, Urb La Marina, San Fulgencio

Suarez the Bugs Bunny biter is a dental case

LUIS Suarez may be one of the world’s best footballers but he’s clearly unbal anced both mentally and dentally. It’s not as if biting that Italian defender is a one off. The Uruguay striker has done it at least twice before. It’s not a football ban Suarez needs they should cage him with other dan gerous apes in a zoo. A sports and business psychologist, commentat ing on the latest incident, said an adult bite repre sents regression and transgression, born out of frustration and that Suarez need to find tools and fire walls to create selfcontrol. ‘‘If you do it several times, in critical moments, it means it can become compulsory, almost obses sive,’’ he added. Too late in the case of football’s Bugs Bunny, I’m afraid. If my front teeth were as prominent as his, I’d have killed two birds with one visit to the den tist...and settled for the gummy look. SOCCER SUCKER, Guardamar Del Segura

Friday, June 27, 2014

WARNING: DYING CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH LIFE experts reckon young people don’t even think about their own mortality until they reach the age of 35.

No point being too serious. None of us is going to get out of this alive

That’s their funeral. When they get to my age, they’ll think about it 35 times a die sorry, day. With respect to the doommongers, I refuse to let the thought of dying get me down half an inch, let alone six feet. There’s no point in tak ing our existence too seriously because, let’s face it, none of us will get out of it alive. Death is arguably the most sensitive issue in life but losing someone special is something we all have to deal with it at some point. I just wish I had the courage to laugh in the Grim Reaper’s face and ensure that I go out in a blaze of glory. (Heaven help October 10, when I’ll be cele me if the Reaper really does brating my three score years exist!). and 10 at my daughter’s The funeral scenario gets home in Manchester. OK, to a whole lot worse as the be strictly accurate she lives years roll on. Your body in Bury...hell, that’s ominous. starts to creak and you won If I do actually pop my der if the tickle in your throat clogs on the big day, I guar is about to escalate into a antee the shock will kill me. coffin fit. So I’m hoping the Big Boss It’s time to stop choking will grant me a bit of overtime and start joking. instead. And that is easier said than Say 30 years in perfect done when your own Biblical health to take me through to DforDeath appointment is a a Lord’s century? mere 115 days away. I'm dying to know what lies It's a grave thought but, beyond the grave. Absolute going on Old Testament believers like Jehovah's chronology, my funeral plan Witnesses predict that God’s will explode into action on Kingdom will soon replace

DONNA’S TOP TEN OF DEAD -CERT HITS

The Jam 1. Going Underground – Yoric 2. Skull Of Kintyre - Poor Swinging Blue Jeans 3. The Hippy Hippy Wake w Seekers 4. The Funeral Is Over - Ne natra 5. That's Death – Frank Si 6. Grave On – Buddy Holly Tomb - The Searchers 7. When You Walk In The n - The Animals 8. Hearse Of The Rising Su a Re 9. The Road To Hell - Chris rland Ga dy Ju 10. Good Mourning

the increasingly rotten soci ety we live in today. The dead will be resurrect ed and put to a loyalty test, while the wicked and disobe dient will be destroyed. It’s a case of ‘Vote for the JesusGod coalition and live forever in an idyllic world’ I guess that means you’re a dead cert for 10,000 years hard Labour if you vote ConserveaSpiv. Only con solation is that you’ll inevitably serve your time Cleggless. The goodies live happily ever while the unfaithful push up daisies for the rest of their deaths. Chain gang, here I come.

God or Bang? The eyes have it ORGANISED religion is not for me. I pre fer to work things out for myself. Let’s face it, religious leaders know no more about the meaning of life than any of us. My own verdict, based on every thing around me, is that there is more to life than anyone can possibly imagine. Listen to the scientists and we are expected to believe it all started with a Big Bang. Yes, a random explosion of matter created the green fields, leafy trees and flowers in full blossom under a gleaming sun and cloudless blue sky. Big Bang? My twoyearold grandson could have thought that one up. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that life

does not just ‘happen’. Humans may be able to duplicate exist ing creatures like sheep, but when it comes to creating rather than cloning life, the best we can do is to impregnate each other and let Nature take its course. This life is no accident there just has to be a reason why we are here. For proof that there is a God, a Creator or whatever you wish to call Mother Nature just look at the complexity of, say, an eye. Its design is a feat of engineering more complicated than any computer, yet scientists believe it merely evolved from that Big Bang I mentioned earlier. Talk about the blind leading the blind...

Friday, June 27, 2014

CHEERS TO NEW DAD

A STRANGER came into the pub the other evening. It wasn't the same stranger who had joined us a few weeks previously because the latter technically would no longer have been a stranger in view of the fact that we'd already met him. But I digress. No, this stranger was indeed a proper stranger. He approached the bar, we wary regulars parting like the Red Sea to allow him through. Dave the barman put on his sincerest false smile and asked: 'And what may I offer you, sir, from my extensive range of alcoholic drinkies?' The stranger did not reply immediately. He turned his head first to the left and then to the right as we members of the pub discussion group tried to shrink into the shad ows, apprehensive of what the guy intended to do next. Although we were a pretty disparate (some would say desperate) bunch, we did try to look out for one another in threatening situations. Indeed, we followed the

motto of the Three Musketeers: 'All for one and one for all.' Or was it the other way round? Anyway, the stranger spoke. 'Does any of you go by the name of Barry?' We immediately pointed out Daft Barry, each of us relieved that we were unlikely to fig ure in any subsequent has sle. I say each of us but, of course, that did not include Daft Barry who was shaking and quaking in his galoshes. Dave the barman cleared away the few glasses from the bar top just in case Daft Barry's vibrating limbs acci dentally sent the drinks flying onto the floor. Then the stranger spoke again. 'My name is Fred. If you will allow me, I would like to buy you all a drink.' There was a resounding thump as Dave the barman collapsed onto the floor in exquisite shock at the prospect of money actually coming his way over the bar. That single sound was fol lowed by a snuffling and shuffling sound as the usual

ly semicomatose Ol' Red Eyes stopped snoring and opened one peeper. 'Did somebody actually mention getting in the drinks?' he asked. 'Only I did n't recognise the voice so I suspected I was dreaming. Somebody please pinch me just in case this isn't really happening. Although, on sec ond thoughts, if I have got it wrong I would rather not know.' By this time, all of us were hysterical with happiness at the prospect that we would soon be partaking of liquid refreshments simultaneously just like in a proper public house. Dave the barman had regained consciousness and was chortling with pleasure as he produced drinks for all and sundry. Even Daft Barry had stopped quivering. Fifteen minutes later, after we'd carried an exhausted Dave the barman into the back for a liedown, we got to the second item on the agen da what did Fred the stranger want with Daft

Barry? 'Right,' said Fred. 'In a nut shell . . . ' 'Er, sorry, I'm allergic to nuts,' interjected Fag Ash Bill who, after stubbing out his cigarette in the street, had made one of his rare forays into the pub to investigate the unfamiliar sound of joy emerging. But Bill soon fled back to his usual place on the pavement, fearing that merely hearing the phrase 'in a nutshell' would trigger anaphy lactic shock. Fred the stranger continued: 'You all know that Barry's mother is a l o v e l y woman. But she's been lonely since she divorced his dad. Well, I have been seeing her for several months at the bingo club and have decid

ed that with her son's permis sion I shall propose mar riage. So what do you say, Barry?' A faraway look appeared in Daft Barry's eyes. He often wore a distant expression but on this occasion it was more distant than usual. He said: 'I still have the letter my dad wrote me to say that he'd

been confused the day he walked out on my mum.' I patted Barry on the back. 'I know, I know,' I consoled him. 'When a couple sepa rate it is always an emotional and bewildering time.' Daft Barry shook his head. 'No, dad was confused because he walked out on February 15, 1971, the day decimal currency came in. He couldn't work out the cost in new money of a oneway bus tick et to London.' Fred the s t r a n g e r grabbed Daft Barry's hand and spoke once more. 'Would you, Barry, allow me to take your mother as my lawful ly wedded wife?' Daft Barry blushed and said 'I will' and we all lined up to give him a con gratulatory kiss.

Friday, June 27, 2014

BETTY BEATS THE ODDS A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Betty, a dog we rescued from stables in Spain. She was covered in fleas, ticks, sores and dead skin. She had just given birth to a litter of puppies who were not there when we res cued her. Her nails were so long, she could hardly walk and she also had Leishmania. Her eyes were bleeding, parts of her body had bald patches and her spirit had been broken.

I would like to thank all of you very kind people who donated money towards helping Betty. She has now been with us for three weeks and I have to admit, after the first two days I really thought she was going to die. I am so pleased to tell you that she is now making a remarkable recovery. For the last three weeks, she has been on medication, includ ing daily injections. We have given her love ly baths, which she has really enjoyed. She has had flea and tick treatment. She has been wormed, her nails have been trimmed and she is also receiving regular lavender and aloe vera massages for her skin. Even the hair on her bald little head is starting to grow back, as well as on the rest of her body. BETTY She was lifeless for the first BEFORE few days, but now she gets very excited when she see’s us and you can see her little stump of a tail wagging, which is a delight to see. Days before we rescued her, her owner was going to have her put to sleep, but when he heard we would rescue her, her life was saved. It just shows what a lot of love, empathy and dedication can do for a sick dog and I still find it hard to believe that I am

looking at the same dog, as the photos in this article will prove. Thank you also, to the many lovely people out there, who sent her loving, healing energy, including my good friend Marie Holliday and her wonderful friends. I see no reason why Betty will not go on to make a full recovery and live a long and happy life. It just goes to prove how wrong her owner would have been, had he let her be put to sleep. Her spirit is back and it beams so brightly that it would put a tear in your eye should you see her. Thank you once again my friends.

BETTY AFTER

www.thedogyouneed.com is a registered charity, where we rehabilitate the most severely abused animals. Our charity regis tration number is 1157175. If you would be kind enough to donate anything to this spe cial cause you can do by Paypal, where the account details are peter@thedogyouneed.com or to our Nat West charity account, where the sort code is 601603 and the account number is 73754900. Even one Euro will help, so please, please, try and support us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

PETS’ CORNER: CAN YOU TAKE IN A HOMELESS DOG OR CAT? 2 tiny females 8 weeks old, will be small. You can see our dogs by finding us on facebo ok “Paradise Kennels” or call 619 938 955

URGENT Have You Seen This Dog ? This lovely little dog called Brendan, was on trial with new owners. On Friday 6th June he escaped and is now lost in the Balcones / Lago Jardin Area. Torrevieja. He is a very friendly dog,please if you spot him ring 616655789

Chico is about 10 months old, he is an adorable short haired pointer cross. He is a lovely affectionate good natured dog. He gets on with all other dogs and cats, he is great with people too and is one of those dogs that you feel has been with you fore ver. Please call 650 304 746 or Email: p.e.p.a.animalcha rity@gmail.com

Lady was Found wandering round Eagles Nest, she is approximately 4 years old. Gets on well with other dogs. Very loving and loves atten tion. Find us on facebook Finca la castellana

Chico Brendan Lady Rescued by APAH, at only a few weeks old, this little girl and her litter were left on the side of the road to die. She bring the total of cats and kit tens in APAH's care to 71, can you offer any of them a loving home? To meet them all, please contact Yvonne on 630 422 563.

April and 3 of her10 week old kittens are looking for homes. All were abandoned on someone’s doorstep. And are now ready for re homing. Please contact K9 or PHONE 600 84 54 20 for more info www.k9club.es

Born in February 2012, Bobby might be a large dog, but this big softie is so frigh tened of the dark that over night he has a light on in his kennel! His brother Billy is totally different and very con fident. Bobby needs a lot of love from a calm and quiet owner and he will be a won derful companion. To visit the APAH kennels and meet Bobby and Billy, please con tact Yvonne on 630 422 563.

Bobby

GINNIE was returned to the kennels after 7.5 years. Her owners had to move due to ill health and they could not take Ginnie or their other dog, Osho with them. Ginnie has been in a home environ ment since she was a 3 month old puppy so we are hoping she will not be with us for too long. She is a small mixed breed, around 9 kilos, a happy girl who enjoys going for a walk and of cour se, lots of cuddles. She is fully vaccinated ( passport), micro chipped and sterilized. OSHO is a 6 year old cross breed who is small in height but long in body and weighs around 16 kilos. He is fully vaccinated (passport), micro chipped and castrated; so if you feel you could give either Ginnie or Osho a new forever home then please contact the kennels on 966710047 or email info@satanimalres cue.com

Ginnie

Osho

SKIPPY & SHADY are two of a litter of 6 puppies that were abandoned. Will probably be different sizes when they are older . The pups are now 10 weeks old and have had their puppy vaccinations. Please contact the kennels directly, on 966710047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Shady

Sasha is about 9 months old and is a small, she was found by a road in a very bad state, it has taken some time for her to be well enough to go to a good home. She is now a thri ving healthy happy little dog that loves life, she gets on very well with the other dogs and cats that she is being fos tered with.Please call 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.ani malcharity@gmail.com

Sasha

Friday, June 27, 2014

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

Who would like to be rich? I´m not talking about hav ing enough in the bank to pay the bills and a bit left over for shopping, but I’m into super rich territory: the most wealthy who have around, say seven million Euros in their account! Can you imagine having that money stashed away, and the amount of worries that it would take away, knowing everything can be paid and that life can be lived in comfort Then of course there is the thought that your children will always be com fortable, that they will not have to work as hard as you did and that life should always be that little bit easier. So why have some famous people come out and said their kids will not receive any money from them? Recently the pop star Sting was reported as saying that he is spending his fortune and by the time he leaves this life, there will be nothing left for his offspring. They will have to make their own living and survive by themselves,

but then of course he says that should they need his help he will give it but he´s grateful that they never have. However take one look at the chosen careers of Sting’s children and it´s easy to see that they were handed some thing in their youth as all of them work in show business! One daughter is a singer in a group; another an actor; and a son is a filmmaker, which are all difficult occupations to make a living from and sur vive which makes me won der just how much help daddy has been giving? Not that I believe it´s a bad thing to give money to your kids. If I had millions in the bank, then my little man would have a lifestyle to match. Of course he wouldn´t have everything he wanted and there would be limits and guidelines set down, but his birthday would be some where more exciting than the local pizzeria and maybe he´d have two or three pres ents from me. The importance of working for a living cannot be empha

sised and I think it´s great that Romeo Beckham, son of Posh and Becks got a job in a coffee shop for £2.68 an hour, even though it meant a young person who could really have done with the money was denied. At least it has taught him a certain sense of perspective but my mind goes back to a song popular in the 90´s by Britpop group, and personal favourite of mine, Pulp. It was called ´Common

People´, and it was about a young woman with a rich father who wanted to live like people who had no money, i.e. the common people of the title, one of the lines in the song, If I remember cor rectly, it went along the lines of “Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair and get a job, smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school, but still you'll never get it right 'cos when you're laid

in bed at night watching roaches climb the wall if you call your Dad he could stop it all. You'll never live like common people”. Jarvis Cocker, the genius behind Pulp summed it up in one song, even though you are being made to work, you know it´s not forever and it´s not being done out of necessity. There must have always been in the back of the mind of young Beckham that this was something he was doing to appease his parents and certainly not how his life was going to end up. He is in the very privileged position of being able to pretty much have any career he chooses, as nature tells us mum and dad will help him out, and not that this is a bad thing! As I´ve said, I wish I had the money to be able to say to my son and daughters

“choose your career, I will help you start whatever business you want to be in and I´ll be here for you, as long as I see you´re trying I will help you” and give them the chances I never had growing up. Of course there´s a lot to be said for things that money can´t buy when it comes to our children. Much more important than throwing money at them is giving them encourage ment, love and of course our time. My son loves it when I sit and play on the Wii with him or read him a bedtime story. Our house may not have the money of a famous pop star but it is filled with something more special and long lasting, and maybe, one day I might make a million. If I ever do, my children will be the first to benefit.

Friday, June 27, 2014

STICKS AND STONES What an unholy much ado about nothing row last week over a flippant remark by a Tory MP over journalist Yasmin Alibhai Brown after he tweeted that he might “end up with a brain haemorrhage or might punch her in the throat” if she appeared on a TV discussion show with her.

Michael Fabricant’s tem perature rose when he was watching AlibhaiBrown on Channel Four News and he rushed to his phone, but I doubt that the colourful politician could possibly have bargained for the uproar that he caused. AlibhaiBrown, who hates the Tories, called on David Cameron to withdraw the

party whip, but the PM accepted Fabricant’s apolo gy and said the matter was closed. The columnist though saw all of this as some kind of endorsement by Fabricant of domestic violence, which clearly it wasn’t. It was a turn of phrase done as a joke, which to be honest didn’t work, but the lady is a tough

nut. I know from personal experience, and I once got a lashing from her for a sim ple, though unprofessional mistake! Back in 1998, I hosted a discussion about Princess Diana featuring her and the extrovert Julie Burchill one year on from the tragedy in Paris. I boobed in my introduction, and got Yasmin’s surname wrong, as the producer had fed me a wrong name and I had not come across her at the time (honest!). It was as if Mount Etna had erupted as I was berated live on air by Yasmin for not doing my job properly, which got me seething and very much on the backfoot. Fortunately, we then had a cracking half hour where she and Burchill fought hammer and tongs over the merits of Diana in one of the best radio rows that I had the privilege to referee. AlibhaiBrown was certainly feisty which Michael Fabricant discov ered last week, but perhaps

kicking up a row over a few badly chosen words was not really necessary since it all brought a lot of publicity to some remarks that would have gone unnoticed. Would she have been so upset if the silly comment had come from a Labour MP as opposed to a right wing Tory? Tony Blair’s old cronies all seem to be throwing in the towel, with the name of David Blunkett added to the list of those who have said they will not be stand ing at the next General Election. At 67, the Sheffield MP is certainly not past it, though of course it could be

that he feels that there are stormy waters ahead and he wished Ed Miliband well, but with the barbed com ment that if Labour don’t win next year, then the party could be in opposition for 15 years! Politics aside, and following in the footsteps of the crusading Jack Ashley, who was deaf, Blunkett proved that you could reach a high office like Home Secretary, and not be hin dered with a disability like blindness. Good on him on doing that and also for being somebody who had little time for the activities of spindoctors like Alistair Campbell

REGISTERING YOUR VEHICLE IN SPAIN. SPANISH LICENSE PLATES AND REGISTRATION DOCUMENT. Registering a nonSpanish vehicle in Spain is a complex and potentially costly procedure. However, you may be exempt from Spanish registration tax by getting Spanish number plates within one month of entering the country. But to do this, you need to become a res ident. Linea Directa has been insuring expat drivers in Spain for over a decade and under stands all the steps involved. Below we outline this process.

STEP 1: OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY This is a statement by the car’s manufacturer that it conforms to EU regulations. You will need the car’s chassis number to complete this straightforward process online at www.eurococ.eu/en/certificate_of_conformity. The charges for this service will vary according to type of vehicle, make and country of 1st registration.

STEP 2: CURRENT LOG BOOK The vehicle’s original log book showing your name as the owner, the vehicles age and a valid UK address. You will also need the bill of sale for the car.

STEP 3: RESIDENCY IN SPAIN The Spanish residency certificate (Certificado de Empadronamiento) is your official proof of residency in Spain. Your local town hall can provide you with this document. You will need to take your passport and proof of Spanish address (rental contract, contract to pur chase or property deeds).

STEP 4: OBTAINING A SPANISH MOT CERTIFICATE All vehicles over 4 years old must be roadworthy and clearly display a valid ITV sticker. The ITV (Vehicle Technical Inspection) must be tested at an authorised centre, just as for an MOT test. You can find out the location of your nearest ITV centre on DGT website (equivalent to the DVLA). You can also call your local centre to make a booking. If the cen tre is busy, especially presummer, this can save a lot of time. The cost can vary but gen erally is around 40€ for petrolengine cars and 56€ for dieselengine cars.

Step 5: OBTAINING A SPANISH EQUIVALENT OF A TAX DISC The Spanish Tax Agency can provide your vehicle with a valid “tax disc” for Spain, which must be carried in the car when in use. You will need to complete the relevant form online and pay the amount according to your car’s tax band. You can carry out all these procedures yourself or you can seek the assistance of an accountant to do this for you. We hope the information provided in this article is of interest. If you would like to contact Linea Directa please call 902 123 104 More information on Linea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

Friday, June 27, 2014

A FINE ROMANCE- NOT!

I START this week by say ing I would hate to be a teenager or twentysome thing trying to start a rela tionship with one of today´s pain in the neck females, and I make no apologies for part of this week´s rant being sexist! There´s much discussion in the UK about what is "inappropriate" sexual behaviour and where does it tip over into being unlaw ful? Question: Should you ask a girl´s permission to kiss her? I would never have dreamed of asking a girl when I was a teenager, it just sort of happened. But not so in the wonderful litigation world of 2014 when every one´s after a quick buck. When I was at work, a friend of mine was appointed man ager over a particular office full of females. Their produc tivity was lousy because they had the reputation of putting chatting first and work a very poor second, and so my friend´s appearance in the office went down like a lead balloon. Anyway, it was the era where we all received, and passed on all kinds of joke emails, some nearer the knuckle than others. One particular girl asked my friend to be included in the email round, which he did. Days later, he was hauled before the MD because the girl had complained about receiving unsolicited and inappropriate emails from him. It ended with him being demoted, and her receiving a big cash pay out. Months later it was dis covered she had done it all before in two previous jobs. Little cow, prepared to ruin someone else just for money. Now I come back to my previous question about a kiss…..and more! In my book, just asking and getting a reply is not good enough. In today´s litigation world, the only real protection for a bloke against a golddigger is

to have a sexual consent form, and have it signed and witnessed before having any kind of relationship with her. Think I´m joking? At the trial of Conservative MP Nigel Evans earlier this year, the court was told that he had tried to kiss someone, been rebuffed, and had backed off. This was regarded by the Crown Prosecution Service as potentially crimi nal. Thankfully, Evans was acquitted. The incident has highlighted just how far down the road we have gone towards absurdity. The debate about consent and how it should be established is raging on both sides of the Atlantic. In California, a law is being debated that will bring in new rules on univer sity campuses to make it clear that both parties to a sexual encounter must give "affirmative consent". The bill says there must be "an affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreedupon sexual activity". It goes on to say: "Lack of protest or resistance does not mean consent, nor does silence mean consent." It's generated intense

debate on news sites and blogs. Some have speculat ed that written permission might be needed before sex. Just imagine having to ask a girl to sign a sexual consent form, get it witnessed and present it before the notary. But hang on...some little darling would probably say merely being asked to sign such a form would be sexual harassment. And if she asked me, could I claim the same? There is a good side to all this it´s a wonderful way to curb the population explosion. AS YOU watch the TV screens as the horrors of Iraq unfold just remember one thing that the root cause of the problems in the country rests on the two clowns of the West, George Bush and Tony Blair. In Iraq you have what boils down to a religions conflict between two Muslim sects, Shia (more liberal) and Sunni (more religious and, at the extreme end, Islamist). Add to the mix another religion in the shape of devout Catholic Blair. A former close friend of Blair, the novelist Robert Harris, suggested he had a ‘messiah complex'. I can well believe it. I have met so many people in my life con vinced they have God on their side, and when I hear that sort of thing spoken in the context of trying to get one up on someone else, I have serious doubts on that person. Blair, no doubt, has blood on his hands. The crazy fool didn´t understand he was intervening in a country at constant war between the two sects, fuelled by religious nut cases. In such a country, Saddam Hussain had only one alternative, controlling the population by brute force. Anything else would end in war, as it did in the former Yugoslavia. But Blair and Bush were on a mission and concocted a story that Hussain had nuclear

weapons. Total rubbish of course. Thanks prat. Your political and religious obses sions resulted in the 179 deaths of British service per sonnel, the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and the loss of £9 billion from Britain´s reserves. Apparently Blair is haunted with the prospect of being impeached by the Government for his alleged war 'crimes'. Not much chance of that with the polit ical oldtimers in the club in Westminster determined to protect their own. But new comer on the block Nigel Farage would, I'm sure, have no such reservations. One more reason for voting UKIP at every opportunity. And here´s a message from me to any Labour supporter thinking of continuing your obsession...dwell on what Blair did. Dwell on what Brown did in selling our gold to pay for welfare. Dwell on what Labour did to open the floodgates for mass immi gration. Dwell on what Labour did to ruin Britain on the lead up to the recession. Dwell on what Labour would have done to try to spend, spend, spend our way out of recession and into mass debt. Think of all that and ask yourself whether Labour is ever capable of governing Britain properly. And dwell on whether you really think Ed Miliband would ever be a worthy PM. A growing num ber of people thankfully think not. WE´VE been hearing of the crisis in the UK passport office, with people having to wait far longer than normal for a passport or renewal. The Passport Office has been struggling to cope with a backlog of half a million applications. But it seems that the situation has been made far worse because of a flood of appli cations from migrants. A record 207,989 foreigners

were handed citizenship last year – a huge rise on the 82,000 seen in the year 2000. Their requests for papers are contributing to the delays at the Passport Office, which is struggling to clear a backlog of 500,000 applications. Once citizen ship is granted, a first pass port application usually fol lows – a timeconsuming bureaucratic exercise that involves a facetoface inter view. In the final three months of last year, 59,687 citizenship applications were approved compared with 41,121 in the same period of 2011. This is the group of people most likely to be seeking their first British passport. So much for the government suc ceeding in bringing immigra tion under control! AND having got their citizenship, what have a growing number of new British arrivals been doing? Going to the Middle East to fight alongside the extreme jihadist group ISIS. The Government believes more than 500 British citizens have left the UK and gone to join rebel fighters in Syria, with many of them feared to have crossed the border to join the uprising in Iraq. And now, British security experts think that homegrown extremists trained by the ultraviolent group may bring terror back to the UK. Charlie Cooper, researcher at the antiextremist think tank, Quilliam Foundation, said: "People are going from Britain and the EU to fight for ISIS the estimate is more than 500 and that number will probably rise. If you want to go and fight jihad, ISIS, which holds a particularly extreme view of Islam and wants to create an extreme Islamic utopia, is a very attractive group to fight for." Mr Cooper warned that once the ISIS position

was secure, there was a danger they may look to the west, with the possibility of Britishgrown, ISIStrained extremists bringing their ter ror tactics back home. He said: "It's estimated that one in nine jihadists return home from jihad wanting to try to commit terror offences at home, and I would argue that they would look to the West. In ISIS they fight in battal ions organised by nationality, the French together, the Belgians together, and so on, which is a clever tactic as it means when they return home they have an organ ised network of people to coordinate. I think what's happening out there is really, really worrying." Yes, so do I. Let´s hope a good few of these wretches who should never have been allowed into Britain in the first place, get killed. It´s another reason why it´s so important for the West to confront Islamist extremism wherever it breaks out, because if it doesn´t. it will be on all out doorsteps. FINALLY, the UK emer gency services are con stantly complaining that some people just cannot get it through their heads that calling the 999 service is for emergencies only. The latest example of stupidity was when police received a 999 emergency call from a woman complaining that she was having a row with an ice cream van salesman. It seems she was upset because he had only put sprinkles on one half of the ice cream in a cone and she wanted some on the other half too. She wouldn´t accept that he had put her allocated spoonful on the ice cream she wanted more. Fellers just imagine being married to this crazy woman! (Sorry, that´s my sexism breaking out again!)

Friday, June 27, 2014

SAY IT IN SPANISH Learn the lingo - with a little help from JEANETTE ERATH Spanish 128

therefore it becomes fuera del coche. It´s not always easy to know which prepositions to use in This week we are carrying on with prepositions, I hope Spanish therefore it is important to remember the basic rules you´ve all been revising the ones I gave you last week and as explained in the last lesson and to pick up others as you maybe even learning some new ones. We have looked at go along. It´s not always correct to translate direct from single prepositions which consist of one word and now we English to Spanish so always be careful and if in doubt ask a are going to be revising compound prepositions (frases Spanish friend, hopefully one with a good knowledge of their preposicionales), that is prepositions that have more than language as they can have difficulties with their own lan one word, i.e. they are a phrase, however short, remember these are Spanish compound preposi tions therefore the Spanish version will have more than one word although the English version may not. a favor de – in favour of, a partir de – from, a pie – walking, on foot, a tiempo – on time, a través de – through, además de – besides, antes de – before, cerca de – near, de vez en cuando – from time to time, debajo de – beneath, under, delante de – in front of, dentro de – within, inside (of), desde luego – of course, después de – after, detrás de – behind, en efecto – in fact, en vez de – instead of, encima de – above, on top of, en frente de – in front of, opposite, frente a – in front of, fuera de – outside of, lejos de – far from. These words cause problems for many speakers of a for guage in the same way that many Brits don´t speak English eign language whether it be English or Spanish, if you think properly. I am going to leave you with some homework, place the of all the different occasions we use them you can see the problems they can cause. In English, as in Spanish, there are correct preposition from the list in the gap: some rules for the use of prepositions, one of which you will de, que, al, para, desde, por, en, a, con hopefully have noticed with regards to those which end with the preposition de these are included in the compound 1. Estoy _____________acuerdo _____________Usted. prepositions and therefore there is no need to repeat it, how 2. José se va ________________extranjero. ever we may still need another word such as an article (el, la, 3. Acabo ______________llegar ___________Paris. un, una etc) For example, imagine you want to say inside 4. Este avión sale ______________Londres. the house in Spanish you have to say dentro de la casa it´s 5. Te mandaré los papeles___________________correo. important not to forget the preposition de. If however we want 6. Te regalo esta botella _____________coñac to say outside the car we use the Spanish contraction and

_________________tu cumpleaños. 7. Tengo ganas _____________ ir ___________teatro. 8. Tienes _____________ir _______________casa. 9. Hay que tomar las cosas ________________calma. 10. Déjame ______________paz. 11. Mi hermano vive _________________Sevilla 12. Esta tarde vamos ______________cine. 13. Tienes que escribir una carta __________________tu padre. 14. Cinco días _____________la semana vamos ______________________la escuela. 15. El profesor escribe las palabras difíciles _________________ la pizarra. Next fill in each of the blanks with the correct trans lation of the preposition in (parentheses). Choose from the following options: a, de, en, hasta, hacia, según, sin, con: 1. Voy ______________Madrid en dos semanas.(to) 2. ________________ mi madre, soy hermosa.(according to) 3. Caminas _____________go. (towards) 4. Ustedes son ___________________ Argentina.(from) 5. No puedo vivir ____________________ti.(without) 6. Esta mesa está hecho ___________________madera. (of) 7. Voy a la playa _________________ mis amigos. (with) 8. Mis primos van a estar aquí ________________ el sábado. (until) 9. ¿Usted vive ________________Dallas?(in) 10. Vamos _________________ las cuatro.(at) Have a great week, enjoy the sunshine and get out and about to practise your Spanish whenever possible, be confi dent and have fun. ¡Hasta la próxima!

Friday, June 27, 2014

DIGITAL HEARING Embarrassing Bodies.......Fungal Infections OPEN DAY THURSDAY 3RD JULY 2014 Has seen the launch of the Unitron Pro 2 hearing aids incorporating 360 degree speech detection and also the launch of the Quantum Micro mini, and Digital Hearing at Quesada is holding an open day to enable everyone to have the opportunity to experience this latest technology for them selves. Unitron Pro 2 360degree speech detection Speech zone 2 can now pinpoint speech anywhere within the 360 degrees of a circle and respond intelligently to pro vide superior results for hearing speech in noise. Activated when speech is present in a noisy environment, its sensors rapidly determine if speech is coming from the front, the back, the left or the right side of the listener. Speech zone 2 then automatically selects a binaural or asymetric synchro nised microphone strategy to ensure the best possible speech understanding in noise. The ability to target speech from any direction is made possible by the next generation of binaural spacial processing. Book your free 15minute appointment now on 698 418 642 to: • Experience your mobile phone played directly into your ears • Hear the television played directly into your ears • Use a remote microphone to hear with total clarity in any noise. Quantum Micro mini Also take the opportunity to see the Quantum Micro mini hearing aid in your own hands ( you can't see it in your ears!). These new Micro mini aids sit deeper in the ear canal, making them almost invisible to the outside world. Seeing (or not seeing) is believing! No appointment necessary, telephone 698 418 642 for your free 15minute hearing check to ascertain whether the microminis are suitable for your hearing loss. Contact Michael Burke at Digital Hearing, Quesada Business Centre, Calle los Arcos 7, Ciudad Quesada. Email: digitalhearing@hotmail.co.uk Visit us online at www.digitalhearingspain.com

Fungal infections may seem minor little inconveniences but a full blown fungal or yeast infection can be irri tating, uncomfortable, smelly, anti social and serious. Where exactly do these fungal and yeast infections affect us. The answer to that is almost anywhere in or on the body from athlete’s foot to candida in the gut. What is the treatment? Well treat ments vary depending on where they are and what they are. Athlete’s foot can be easily treated with proprietary powders from the Pharmacia, keeping very good hygiene and avoiding spreading it to other people so stay away from their

pool area until it clears as it can eas ily be passed. Vaginal Thrush or (Candida Albicans) can be treated again with propriety medications from the Pharmacia but if you find that one or two treatments doesn’t significantly clear the condition it is quite possible that you may have a true systemic Candida Infection and need some thing much more to clear your body. We know much more about Candida these days and it has gone from an affliction that some GPs didn’t believe existed to a recognised and sometimes serious problem. Recent research has found that in some studies almost 100% of people diag

nosed with cancer also have Candida. When we do allergy testing Candida always comes back as being a problem. Everybody will have Candida to some degree but it is the degree to which a person has it that can make or break their health. Leaky gut syndrome is connected to Candida and often in this case can be associated with smelly wind and bowel problems. So when you think of fungal infec tion as a minor issue remember that it can have very serious effects on your health and it usually needs an experienced health professional to help you to eradicate the problem.

HOW YOU CAN AVOID INDIGESTION Indigestion or dyspepsia is a condition in which discom fort, distress or pain is felt in the abdomen (belly) during or after a meal. It is charac terised by belching, bloating, nausea, heartburn, recurrent abdominal pain and feeling full earlier than expected when eating. Indigestion is more accurately described as a symptom rather than a disease, and each case should be carefully investi gated to determine the cause. When food is eaten too hastily and not chewed properly to allow time to mix with saliva, additional work is given to the stomach. This is because food digestion actu ally starts in the mouth due to the presence of several

DR MACHI MANNU’S ADVICE CLINIC Email your questions and comments to contact@medb.es

digestive enzymes in saliva. When food is consumed at irregular times, it upsets the natural rhythm of the stom ach because the stomach requires restful pauses in between meals. In addition, eating between meals spoils the appetite, and without a stimulated appetite, a meal is poorly digested and absorbed into the body. Infections arising from the gums, teeth, tonsils or nose can cause indigestion owing to the constant swallowing of poisonous matter. When we are hungry, the body becomes primed for

the process of digestion and if food is consumed during this time, there will be opti mal quantities of enzymes and juices to ensure a strong digestion. Food also tastes better with hunger. Sometimes it may be neces sary to eliminate certain foods that may be causing indigestion from our diet. Wheat flour and foods con taining wheat are known to cause indigestion in many people. Rice, corn or barley are good alternatives to wheat. Drugs like omepra zole are commonly pre scribed for indigestion and

acid reflux due to their ability to suppress the acid pro duced in the stomach. However this acid suppress es the growth of harmful microbes. Adding fibre to your diet goes a long way in improving digestion. Fibre helps keep digesting food moving, while stimulating the digestive process. Good sources of fibre includes; raw vegetables, fruits, well chewed nuts, whole grains, sprouts and legumes. FOR A FULL BODY DIAG NOSTIC SCAN CALL DR MACHI MANNU: 965071745

Friday, June 27, 2014

HOW TO FOCUS ON BETTER VISION Q

About 6 months ago, I started having all sorts of problems with my eyes. My vision was blurred and distorted, and I had problems recognising colours. I saw an eye specialist who told me I had dry macular degeneration, and that there was no treatment for it. I understand that some nutrients can help the condition and will appreciate your opinion. I am a 61 year old man, and I live in Spain. Agerelated Macular Degeneration (AMD) as it is often referred to, is a pain less, progressive disorder and one of the leading causes of severe vision loss in peo ple over the age of 60. AMD occurs when the small central part of the retina known as the macula starts to breakdown, producing a widening circle of blindness. The retina is the lightsensing tissue located at the back of the eye. AMD usually affects both eyes, and even though it can lead to severe vision disability, it almost never causes total blind ness. The cause of AMD is unknown, how ever it has been linked to a number of health problems including; a family history, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, high cho lesterol, poor diet lacking in antioxidants, and exposure to sunlight. There are 2 main types of agerelated macular degeneration – Dry form and Wet form. The dry form occurs when yellow deposits called Drusen starts to accumulate in the macula. A few deposits of drusen may not cause any problems, but as they grow in size and increase in number, they cause the dimming and distortion in vision that people find most noticeably while reading. The wet form of AMD occurs when

there is an overgrowth of blood vessels sur rounding the macula (central portion of the eye). These blood vessels leak blood and fluid into the retina, causing distortion of vision that makes straight lines look wavy. Eventually these abnormal blood vessels become scarred leading to a permanent loss of central vision. Most sufferers of macular degeneration have the dry form of the dis ease and will not lose central vision. However, the dry form of macular degenera tion can lead to the wet form. Although only about 10% of people with macular degener ation develop the wet form, they make up the majority of those who experience seri ous vision loss from the disease. The wet form of AMD can be treated with laser therapy to destroy the actively growing blood vessels or seal the leaking blood ves sels. There is also a new technique known as photodynamic laser therapy, where a special drug is injected into the body, fol lowed by shining laser light into the eye to destroy the abnormal blood vessels. For dry AMD, the mainstay of treatment is good dietary advice and intake of the right supple ments. The macula of the eye contains 2 protective yellow pigments (carotenoids) called lutein and zeaxanthin. These pig ments are found in yelloworange fruits and vegetables such as sweet corn and carrots, as well as in darkgreen leafy vegetables especially spinach. People with macular degeneration have on average, 70% less lutein in their eyes than those with healthy vision and a poor diet is thought to cause the breakdown of this vital part of the retina. In a

study of people with macular degeneration, it was found that supplementation with 10mg of lutein a day for one year, significantly improved vision, compared to the placebo group. Zinc plays a vital role in maintaining the retina, and supplementation with it has been shown to improve AMD. Sunlight trig gers oxidative damage in the eyes, and this in turn causes macular degeneration. Anti oxidants have been shown to protect the eyes from sunlight. People with high blood levels of antioxidants such as Selenium, vitamins C and E have shown a 70% lower risk of developing AMD. I am 67 years of age; I consider my lifestyle to be very healthy. I take plenty of exercise, eat fruit and have veg etables with my evening meals. I have lived in Spain for 4 years, but for the past year I always seem to be very tired! I'm not on any medication, I have been to the doctors and have had every blood test you can think of and nothing has been found. I just don't understand why I have no energy, and I seem to want to sleep all the time! Can you help me please? Tiredness and lack of energy are com mon problems but only 1 in 5 can be linked to identifiable medical problems. Common causes are mineral deficiencies, anaemia, underactive thyroid gland, immune disorders, stress and depression. In practice I normally perform a full body diagnostic scan to find out the cause and origins of dis eases, and I have observed that people who have a history of chronic tiredness usually

show inflammation occurring in multiple sys tems of the body (digestive, circulatory, immune, nervous etc.). Inflammation is now understood by scientists to be an underlying problem in many diseases. This low grade inflammation is said to be mostly caused by an imbalance in the body between Omega3 and Omega6 fatty acids. Omega3 fatty acids are antiinflammatory while Omega6 causes inflammation, which is not such a bad thing, and comes in handy during wound healing. The normal ratio of Omega 6 to Omega3 in the body is 1:1 but the high intake of Omega6 through vegetable oils (sunflower oils and corn oil) has increased this ratio to 14:1 in most people or even higher in others. This means that the nor mally regulated inflammatory processes that occur in the body to repair wounds can con tinue unabated with disastrous conse quences to health. Another observation I have made from diagnostic reports is that a high percentage of people with tiredness also have high levels of toxins such as cad mium, lead, mercury, mycotoxins, and boron in their blood and organs. These toxins are found all around us, in plastics, furniture, clothing, cleaning products and the air we breathe. Mercury and lead affects the brain and this can manifest as tiredness and sleepiness. My advice to you is to have a full body diagnostic health check to determine the exact cause of the tiredness. FOR A FULL BODY SCAN CALL DR MACHI MANNU: 965071745

Friday, June 27, 2014

Get The Courier Newspaper whenever you want! Available on iPad, iPhone and any Android powered smartphone or tablet! Just search for us in the App Store and Google Play!

Friday, June 27, 2014

DUO’S SUCCESS BASIL REMEMBERED

Murcia cyclists George Burrage and Keith Redgers have completed their spon sored cycle ride back to Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, from where George originally comes from. Local cancer charity MABS Murcia Mar Menor and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust have benefited from their efforts which started from Murcia on May 21st and finished on Thursday June 19th at the Nailsworth Social Club, where they were greet ed by the Mayor, Myles Robinson. Amazingly, until he began training last October, George had not owned a bike since he was 17 but said he feels ‘fan tastic’ after finishing the ride. He said: “It was good fun and a really nice thing to do. I feel fitter now than I have done for years.” “The hardest part was going up the Pyrenees. One day we had an 865 meter climb which was real tough stuff, but getting

to the top was fantastic” he added. The pair spent 18 days on the saddle, and tried to average 75 miles a day. They totalled 105 hours of riding and spent 14,575 meters climbing a distance doubling that of Mt Everest. However the peddling doesn’t stop there for them, who now plan to ride from Santander back home to Murcia.

HELPFUL RASCALS

A new Torrevieja charity that caters for the physically disabled got a welcome boost of 1,200 Euros after the final performance of The Rascals latest production, The Best of Times is Now. The staging at the city’s Centro Virgen del Carmen was capped by the President of the AMFA charity, Maria Carmen Mora, receiving the donation, accompanied by one of their wheelchair bound members whose comments in thank

ing The Rascals touched everybody in the building. A total of 4,900 Euros was raised for local charities over the last few weeks with all of the ticket sales going to directly to good causes. The group now get ready to start rehearsals in September for their Christmas show, and you can learn more about them via their website, www,theras cals.info or you can phone Errol on 965 319 834.

GREASE WAS THE WORD

Full houses at San Fulgencio's Cardenal Belluga Theatre were recently treated to a riproaring production of Ancient Grease, put on by the Stagestruck company. Set in a retirement home and featuring the charac ters from the original Grease film musical, the audience totally embraced the music and fun, and there was even some dancing in the aisles!

The three shows raised 3,500 Euros for the Alzheimer's Association and for the Books for Children charity in San Fulgencio. The next production will be “The Panto Pensioners Save Christmas” which will be staged in late November. For more information, including ticket reservation, or if you would like to join Stagestruck, then phone 965 076 700

A popular musician who died four years ago from myeloma will be commemorated in a cheque presentation to a foundation that was formed in his name. Basil Skyers (pictured), was a guitarist with Clyde and the Blue Grooves, and along with members of his family, lived for a time in Roda. Myeloma is a type of cancer formed from the body’s plasma cells and Clive was struck down with it, before passing away in

2010. The Basil Skeyrs Myeloma Foundation was set up a year later in the UK, and have the former England interna tional footballer, Viv Anderson as its patron. Help At Home (Mar Menor) will be present ing a 1,000 Euro donation to the Foundation at a special hog roast at Campbells Restaurant in Roda on Thursday July 10th, with the evening starting at 7.00pm (Tickets cost Eight Euros).

The mental health charity, AFEMAR, is better off to the tune of 2,000 Euros after a welcome gift from HELP Murcia Mar Menor. AFEMAR run a small unit that caters for adults with mental illnesses in the San Javier and San Pedro area, and the donation will be spent largely on essen tials such as daily food. Some funding is provided by a central office in Murcia but this does not cover building maintenance

or materials for their workshops, and high on their wish list is a large van or minibus to pick up patients from those outlying fam ilies, who cannot afford the cost of travel. HELP MMM have also donated two spare computers to the centre. Pictured in the middle are AFEMAR vicepresident, Jose Luis Martinez on the middleleft getting his cheque from HMMM president, Bernard Ash.

CENTRE BOOST

A FINE NIGHT

There will be more mobility equipment avail able to loan to people seeking assistance from the charity Help at Home Costa Blanca, thanks to a highly successful fund rais ing evening organised by their Quesada branch. The dinner at the Lo Marabu Restaurant in Doña Pepa, Quesada had an added ingredient in the form of “on the spot fines” being inflicted by Barry Waddington ranging between 10 cents to 50 cents for all manner of mis demeanours, from disap pearing to have a smoke to not wearing a tie! 400 Euros was raised including a 50 Euro donation from the bar.

Friday, June 27, 2014

SPANISH NEWS

TEMPER TEMPER ONE FOR THE BULL

Spanish politicians tend to be more vocif erous than their British counterparts, but a councillor in the Madrid area took things too far when he lost his temper against an oppo nent recently in the Aranjuez council cham ber. A Partido Popular councillor, José González (pictured), “lost it “when he went into a verbal and physical tirade against Socialist councillor, José Luis Moreno during a committee meeting. González has denied the accusations but a number of witnesses claim that he “pounced” on Moreno and shouted “You’re an ahole and a st!” before delivering “a number of slaps” and throwing a glass of water. Spanish daily Publico.es reported that according to the same witnesses, it was only the intervention of a number of councillors that prevented the incident from escalating further, and that they had to forcibly remove González from the meeting, who then insult ed a number of Socialist councillors in the lobby. One witness, spokesperson for the

One of Spain’s top matadors got more than he bargained for after being gored by a bull that he turned his back on. The drama involving 38 year old José Tomás, happened in a Granada bullring last week, after he made a mistake during his second appear ance. After killing one animal, and being pre sented with its two severed ears as a reward, the second bull wasn’t to give up without a fight. The matador entered the arena to face a bull that had been previously weakened,

Independent Citizens’ Group (ACIPA) Pilar Quintana, said that even the other PP mem bers present were “perplexed”. “He’s a very excitable person,” she said of González, “and it’s not the first time that he’s used inappropriate expressions.” Meanwhile, an opposition spokesperson for the opposition called on the mayor to “take action” against the councillor who “can not continue for a minute longer sharing a municipal platform in which debate is con ducted with words and not with violence.”

Spain's largest department store chain is facing calls for a boycott over the stocking of sev eral books that promote the idea of "curing" homosexuality. Despite more than year of protests by LGBT groups in Spain, El Corte Inglés has contin ued to carry the titles I Want to Stop Being Gay, How to Prevent Homosexuality and Gender Confusion in Childhood. After several failed attempts to talk to the retailer, the political party Izquierda Unida (United Left) is calling on Spaniards to boycott the chain's stores, said Mariano Vilar, who coordinates LGBT issues for the party in Parla, a town in Madrid's met ropolitan area. "I wouldn't even call it a book. I would call it libel. It's something dirty and denigrating," he said. "This type of publication does a lot of harm, more than you can imagine." He brushed aside any arguments over the right of expression, saying firmly: "They're speaking about homosexuality as if it were a disease." He likened the books to web pages that applaud and encourage terrorism or anorexia. "They shut down web pages like those. Freedom of expression has its limits." All three books are written by Joseph

Nicolosi, an American psychologist and co founder of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. On his website, Nicolosi describes his specialty as the "treatment of men who wish to diminish their samesex attractions and develop their heterosexual potential". Many Spaniards have taken to Twitter to express their indignation over the sale of the books. "We don't have to prevent homosex uality, but rather the stupidity of homo phobes," wrote one user. "My plan this after noon is to go to El Corte Inglés and move all the books on preventing homosexuality to the science fiction section," wrote another. Others pointed out that the book was also available at other booksellers across the country, including the Casa del Libro and Amazon in Spain.

GAY CURE ROW

then brought it to its knees before turning to receive the acclaim of the crowd. The enraged bull did not, however, agree that the bout was over and gored Tomás from behind, tossing him around and knocking him unconscious. He was lifted from the sand to receive medical attention but returned to finish off the exhausted bull. Instead of leaving through 'la puerta grande' (the big door) to applause he was then rushed to hospital where he was diag nosed with cuts and a broken rib.

Friday, June 27, 2014

SUMMER RECIPES STRAWBERRY & ALMOND CHEESECAKE SPONGE Ingredients

175g butter, really soft, plus extra for greasing 250g caster sugar 4 large eggs 200g selfraising flour 50g ground almonds 75g fullfat natural yogurt 2 tsp vanilla extract 250g strawberries, hulled and sliced handful flaked, toasted almonds For the cheesecake blobs 200g fullfat cream cheese 25g caster sugar 1 large egg

Method 1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base and sides of a deep 23cm cake tin with baking parch ment. Mix the ingredients for the cheesecake blobs together in a bowl until just combined – be careful not to overmix or it will become runny. Set aside. 2. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, ground almonds, yogurt, vanilla and a pinch of salt in a large bowl, and beat together until smooth using an electric hand whisk. 3. Scrape half the cake mixture into the tin, then scatter with half the strawberries. Use the back of a teaspoon to create dips in the surface of the cake and dollop in spoonfuls of cheesecake mixture – saving about half for the top. Cover with the remaining cake mixture, being careful not to disturb the cheesecake and strawberries below. Scatter with the remaining strawberries and spoon on the remaining cheesecake mixture, using the same method as before. 4. Scatter with almonds and bake for 50 mins1 hr or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 20 mins in the tin before turning out. Delicious served warm or cold.

RICOTTA DIP WITH CRUSHED TOMATOES & BRUSCHETTA Ingredients 2 x 250g tubs ricotta 200g tub light cream cheese small bunch mint, chopped, plus a few leaves to serve small bunch chives, snipped 450g ripe cherry tomatoes (we used a mixture of red and yellow) 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra to drizzle For the bruschetta 1 French baguette (or glutenfree bread), thinly sliced 2 tbsp olive oil

2 fat garlic cloves, squashed

Method

1. In a large bowl, mash the ricotta, cream cheese, mint, chives and some salt. When smooth, spread over a large plate or a wide, shallow bowl, creating a dip in the centre to hold the tomatoes. Chill until ready to serve. 2. In another bowl, crush and rip up the tomatoes with your hands until they are in small chunks and really juicy. Strain through a sieve and discard the juice (or freeze to use in another recipe). Add the vinegar, sugar, olive oil and a good pinch of salt. Mix together, then set aside. 3. Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot. Brush the bread slices with olive oil and rub with the garlic cloves. Place on the hot griddle for 12 mins each side until nicely charred – you’ll have to do this in batches. 4. Pile the squashed toma toes on top of the ricotta spread. Drizzle with extra oil and scatter with the remain ing mint. Place in the centre of the table and let everyone dip in with the charred bruschetta.

SUMMER BEANS ON TOAST WITH PROSCIUTTO Ingredients 300g podded broad beans 200g green beans 4 heaped tbsp fresh pesto large ciabatta, split in half through the centre, then in half again to give four pieces olive oil, for drizzling 2 garlic cloves, squashed 140g light cream cheese 4 slices prosciutto 70g bag rocket

Method 1. Heat a mediumsized pan of water until boiling, and heat a griddle pan over a high heat. Add the broad beans and green beans to the boiling water. Cook for 2 mins or until just tender, then drain and remove the broad bean skins, if you like. Mix the vegetables with the pesto. 2. Meanwhile, drizzle the cut side of the ciabatta with a lit tle oil, then rub with the squashed garlic. Place, oiledside down, in the grid dle pan. Toast until charred griddle lines appear – about 2 mins. 3. Place a piece of toasted ciabatta on each plate,

spread with the cream cheese, then top with the pesto veg, a slice of prosciutto and a handful of rocket leaves. Drizzle with some more olive oil and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE Ingredients 200g spaghetti or linguine 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil zest 1 lemon 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 2 tsp caster sugar

Friday, June 27, 2014 300g tomatoes, diced 125g ball mozzarella or burrata (see tip, below), torn into pieces handful basil leaves, torn, to serve

Method

1. Cook the pasta follow ing pack instructions. Meanwhile, put the chilli, shallots, oil, lemon zest, vinegar, sugar and toma toes into a big mortar. If yours isn’t big enough, put it all in a bowl and just use the pestle in that. Add a good amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and bash everything together. 2. Drain the pasta and toss together with the tomato mixture and mozzarella. Scatter over the basil and serve immediate ly.

HERBED CHICKEN, PEACH & FETA SALAD Ingredients 200ml vegetable stock, made with freshly boiled water 125g bulghar wheat meat from a roughly 900g readyroasted smoked or unsmoked whole chicken (about 550g readyroasted chicken breasts), not too fridgecold 2 ripe yellowfleshed peaches 25g pack mint 25g pack dill handful basil (optional) 50g toasted pecan halves, some left whole 100g feta cheese, crumbled For the dressing zest and juice 2 limes (about 4 tbsp juice) 1 tsp rice vinegar (or use white wine vinegar and a pinch of sugar) 3 tbsp mild olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp golden caster sugar 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard

Method

1. Pour the boilinghot stock over the bulghar in a large bowl. Cover with cling film and set aside for 1520 mins until the stock has been totally absorbed and the grains are tender. 2. Meanwhile, slice or tear the chicken into bitesized pieces, and cut each peach into 12 wedges. Whisk the dressing ingredients together with some seasoning. 3. When the bulghar looks dry and has swollen up in the bowl, remove the cling film. Fluff it up with a fork and let cool. 4. Roughly chop the herbs just before serving, then toss into the bulghar. Spread over a large platter, then top with the chicken, peaches, pecans and feta. Roughly toss everything together a little. Drizzle over the dressing to serve.

Rivingtons AWARDED 2014 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Guardamar, 22 June 2014 – Rivingtons restaurant today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establish ments that consistently achieve outstanding trav eller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence are located all over the world and repre sent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website. When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor take into account review ratings. Businesses must main tain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, based on volume, recency of reviews, tenure and popu larity. “Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Rivingtons and we’d like to thank all our customers who took the time to com plete a review on TripAdvisor,” said Steve, the joint owner at Rivingtons. There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by our customers. With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on cus tomer reviews, the acco lade is a remarkable vote of confidence in our busi ness and our continued commitment to excel lence.” “TripAdvisor is pleased to honour exceptional hospi tality businesses for con sistent excellence,” said Marc Charron, President of TripAdvisor for Business. “The Certificate of Excellence award gives top perform ing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve,

based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers.

About Rivingtons

Rivingtons Restaurant, Café, Bar, is a developing family run business situat ed on the boundary of Guardamar Del Segura, next to Camping International La Marina, opposite the pine forest leading to the beautiful sandy beach of Playa del Rebollo. Steven brings extensive experience to the business, having man aged a number of bars,

restaurants and hotels in England and the French Alps, giving him an excel lent grounding in European cuisine, which is reflected in his Menu’s. Anita has brought her public service back

ground to the fore, aiming for continuous improve ment in every area of the business. They provide a friendly, welcoming serv ice and fresh food pre pared to order from their extensive menu’s.

Friday, June 27, 2014

Cool bed linen at Sarah's NO SOLACE IN SOLAR Curtain & Bedding Store

For quality and amazing customer service you cannot beat Sarah's Curtain & Bedding Store..... With extensive ranges of bedding and curtains from the UK and local Spanish manufac turers..... You won't be dis appointed. Now entering their second summer season at CC Los Dolses, Sarah's Curtain & Bedding store is now well established in the Villamartin area. As official stockists of some of the UK and Spain’s' finest manufacturers they are fast becoming the first choice for purchasing home textiles in our area. With regular deliveries and an option to order in store... the ranges available are vast. The in store sewing service also offers a range of servic es from clothing repairs and alterations to making

bespoke textiles for your home! The glorious summer months bring with them hot and sticky nights..... The super ranges of bed linen at the store mean there is something to suit everyone. A huge delivery of soft combed noniron percale sheets and pillow cases has just arrived, offering comfort and quality. They come in a wide range of stunning mod ern colours to refresh and enhance your bedroom. These percale sheets are of superior quality and are made with a higher than average thread count for long lasting comfort wash after wash. All sizes are available with linen being sourced directly from well known UK and Spanish manufacturers. Having a brilliant in house sewing

Tens of thousands of investors and work ers in Spain’s solar panel industry plan to take over Madrid this Saturday in a mass 'green' protest over budget cuts in the renewable energy sector which they say are going to 'ruin 62,000 families'. With the upsurge in environmentally friendly fuel sources in the past few years and Spain being one of the market leaders in the field, between 55,000 and 62,000 indi viduals and small companies decided to invest in solar panel 'farms' as a way to guar antee their financial future. But most are now on the verge of bank ruptcy thanks to ongoing funding cuts in wind and solar energy by the current and previous central governments. Coaches will take protestors from practically every one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions to Madrid, where they will converge upon the central Paseo de la Castellana, the capital's main business district. Farming associations, solar energy com panies, environmental groups and represen

tatives of all political parties except the reign ing PP will be involved, as well as Greenpeace. New legislation, which is retroactive, removes all grants and subsidies for renewable energy and will reduce returns originally guaranteed by the State by at least 50 per cent. Already, numerous investors are finding they are unable to pay the interest on the loans they took out to buy their solar panel 'farms', and complain that the latest cuts will 'create a lack of confidence internationally' about investing money in the country. Organisers claim support for the giant protest march is likely to be overwhelming.

Spain is the worst country in Europe for the number of abandoned pets, with figures showing that Spaniards abandon a pet every three minutes, which mean 150 thousand homeless animals every year. The Affinity Foundation Monitor, who carried out the sur vey, says that the economic crisis is the reason for the big leap in abandoned pets, with around 15% of cases directly attributed to people unable to meet the cost of owning a pet. "Type of coat and weight are two of the factors that determine the cost of keeping an animal in terms of hygiene and feeding. Veterinary bills also need to be included, together with possible health problems, security measures, rest, toys and a multitude of other things which people don't automati cally consider, resulting in animal shelters being overwhelmed," said pet company

Kiwoko which commissioned the study. The difficulty of going on holiday with pets leads to many abandonments in summer. Other excuses given for getting rid of pets included unexpected litters (19 per cent), loss of interest (10 per cent), the end of hunt ing season (9 per cent) and behavioural problems (8 per cent) Half of the abandoned animals are re housed with new owners but the rest meet a less happy end.

SPAIN’S ANIMAL SHAME

service means bed linen can be made to fit any bed! Sarah’s Curtain & Bedding Store is located in CC Los Dolses, Urb Villamartin, next to the card shop near the Canal. For enquiries please call the shop on 966 848 980. Open Monday to Saturday.

Friday, June 27, 2014

“GET ON YER BIKE.” Cycling tips / advice and routes. Why Ride ?

Longer life, improved health, more energy, lower costs and extra fun. It’s official cycling makes you a better person in many ways. Here are just a few.

Feel Happier :

Apart from the increased self esteem and confidence that getting fitter and leaner will give you, simply spending more time outside will cheer you up. This is thanks to the ability of sunlight to boost your levels of the feelgood hormone sero tonin. So if you want to beat the depressing effect of sitting inside day after day you should just get yourself outside to expose yourself to more daylight. One of the major benefits of getting more daylight in your life is that you’ll sleep better and longer. So go on get out there.

Live Longer :

Those people who exercise regularly are at significant lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes , all types of cancer, high blood pressure and obesity. According to the British heart foundation around 10,000 fatal heart attacks could be avoided each year if people kept them selves fitter. Physical activity helps decrease the time it takes food to move through the large intestine, limiting the amount of water absorbed back into your body.

Get Leaner :

Sports Physiologists have found that the body’s metabolic ratethe effiency with which it burns calories and fat is not

only raised during a ride but for several hours after. Even after cycling for 30 minutes you could be burning a higher amount of total calories for a few hours after you stop. As you get fitter the benefits are more profound. Cyclists who incorporated fast intervals into their training burned three andahalf times more body fat than those who cycled con stantly but at a lower speed. Loads of people who want to lose weight think going out for a jog is the best way to start. But while running does burn fat well, it’s not too kind on your body if you're a little larger than you’d like to be. Think about it . Two or three times your weight crashes right through your body when your foot hits the ground. If you weigh 16 stone, that’s a lot of force! Instead start on a bike most of your weight is taken by the saddle so your skeleton and joints don’t take a battering. One of the most attractive advantages of cycling for fitness is that you can combine it with commuting, getting to work earlier and fresher after an invigorating ride. You’ll also be becoming fitter by the day without really trying, and feeling and looking younger.

Travel cheaper :

According to the RAC, the yearly cost of car ownership is €5869, the lion’s share of which is down to fuel. Today fuel costs are at at all time high and are still rising. So should we be letting the buses and trains take the strain? If only. Public transport costs have gone skyward too and the solution hun dreds of thousands of people are turning to for daily travel, just as in the 70s is the bicycle. With cycling the only infla tionary factors are the rising cost of food and the payouts for your bike and kit. But you have to eat anyway and the cost

and depreciation on a new bike will be very minimal. By using your bike instead of your car on short journeys and on regular journeys can save you anything from €500 to €1000 per year

Save the Planet :

It takes around 5% of the materials and energy used to make a car to manufacture a bike, and cycling produces zero pollution. Bikes are efficient machines too you travel around three times as fast as walking for the same amount of energy and taking into account the fuel that you put in your engine you can do the equivalent of 2924 miles to the gallon. You have your weight ratio to thank for that: you're about as 6 times heavier than your bike but a car is roughly 20 times heavier than you .Leaving your car at home is going to help pollution both locally and globally. Transport is on the way to overtaking industry as the major contributor to CO2 emissions. Vehicles give out approx 70% of air pollu tion in towns and cities. Going by bike contributes nothing and either walking or cycling much more on shorter journeys would reduce our dependence on oil. If all commutes of under 7kms were completed by bike instead of car they would save a collective 44,000 tonnes of CO2 every week the equivalent of heating 17,000 homes. Given that the aver age speed of rush hour traffic is 7mph and a reasonable average cycling speed is 13mph that makes commuting by bike almost twice as fast as taking the car. Oh and 20 bikes can be parked in one car space.

Editorial supplied by CYCLOGICAL, Calle Los Arcos 7, Quseada. Tel Gary or Lyn on 637 487 377 www.cycolgicalcostablanca.com See their main ad on Page 16

Restaurants & Bars

Friday, June 27, 2014

Services

Friday, June 27, 2014

Property

Lifestyle

The Vista Card For great discounts, cut out This Vista Card and present it to participating businesses

Friday, June 27, 2014

Horoscopes Aries March 21 April 19 There is a funloving, boisterous energy to the day that should give you a great deal of power and selfconfidence. You'll be extremely effective in everything you put your hand to, Aries. Remember to love yourself and believe in the things you say and do. Generate passionate love from your heart. No one will be able to respond with anything but the same.

Taurus April 20 May 20 You might be getting a bit forceful with your emotions today, Taurus. Don't be surprised if you're like a firebreathing dragon when you speak. Sparks are apt to fly. Strong feelings have been building up inside you. Now is the time to release them in all their intensity. People need to hear the things you have to say. You're doing yourself and others a dis service by keeping it all bottled up inside.

Gemini May 21 June 20 This is a fantastic day for you, Gemini. You'll have a great deal of physical power. Engage in activities that put this strength to good use. Tackle projects vigorously and feel free to speak up. Make sure that the whole world knows that you're handling every task. People would be unwise to cross you today, because you have a great deal of warrior energy and won't hesitate to strike back.

Cancer June 21 July 22 This is a good day to stand up for yourself and make it known that you aren't a pushover, Cancer. Use the powerful ener gy of the day to follow through on projects that may have lost momentum. Pick up the reins and take control of the direction of your life. Feel free to be more aggres sive than you normally would. Show oth ers your incredible worth.

By Pandora Leo July 23 August 22 If you want to shine brightly, Leo, then do so. Maintaining balance includes some times being a bit selfish. Feel free to radi ate your beauty to the world. If you aren't in a situation that makes you happy, change the situation. There's no reason for you to be miserable. Don't allow yourself to be pushed around by other people's whims. Be free, be yourself, even if it means you might create tension with others.

Virgo August 23 September 22 People would be wise to get out of your way today, Virgo. You might find yourself feeling like a steam engine that's stoked to the brim with fiery hot coals. You're likely to be adamant about your course, and no one is going to be able to pull you off track. If people look carefully, they might even be able to see the steam coming out of your ears.

Libra September 23 October 22 The fiery energy of the day is helping you press on with projects you have in the works. Set things in motion now, Libra. Move out of the background and onto cen ter stage. Your rocket is fueled and ready to take off. All you have to do now is ignite the engine. Use the power of your emo tions to deliver a boost that will propel you to the stars.

Scorpio October 23 November 21 You might be charged with energy but feel you have nowhere to aim it, Scorpio. The force is there, but the goal may not be. Talking with others may only confuse you. Listen to yourself. You know yourself bet ter than anyone else does. You have noth ing to fear. Don't let doubt consume you. If it doesn't seem like the right time to make a move, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with stillness.

Sagittarius November 22 December 21 Arguments that have been brewing are coming to a climactic point for you, Sagittarius. Don't be surprised if heated opposition rears its head today. This is like ly a result of your own doing. Cycles of anger are reaching a critical point, and your stubborn character is butting heads with an equally strong force. Try not to take yourself too seriously. Life is meant to be fun. Our objective is to be happy.

Capricorn December 22 January 19 There is no need to frown when another person walks by just because you don't know that person, Capricorn. You must break the habit of living your life in fear. Take active steps toward curing this trend by not stepping down when strong forces try to intimidate you with brute strength. Promote the picture of peace and serenity that you have inside your head. Bring out more of your inner self.

Aquarius January 20 February 18 A blast of energy is headed your way today, Aquarius. You'll find that there is no shortage of adrenaline in your system. Don't delay there are opportunities now that may not be there for you later. Action is the name of the game. You'll be noticed and properly rewarded for your efforts. Your emotions have a great deal of strength now.

Pisces February 19 March 20 You could run into some emotional road blocks today, Pisces. This could be due to a lack of honesty on your part. Make sure you're sticking to the truth at all times. A strong, forceful energy could challenge your ego. Don't be surprised if this force is emotionally highly charged. Conflict is apt to result if you aren't honest about your feelings as soon as they arise.

Friday, June 27, 2014

RICHARD CAVENDER

Bluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services com pany on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computer services at realistic prices and specialise in working with home users and small businesses.

Richard moved to Spain seven years ago hav ing left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to (usually) sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Ann wanted to know if she could control her ADVICE: Rosanna was having problems with Internet computer using voice commands Explorer displaying a pop up every time she started it.

Hi Richard, I have a lot of trouble with my fingers. My step son was telling me the other day that you can talk to the computer and it will type. I write a lot of letters to friends so this would be handy for me. Do you know anything about it and what software or downloads I could use. Many thanks Ann

Hi Ann, yes your step son is quite right, you don’t mention which operating system you have so I am going to assume you have Windows 7, and you can find more information in the ease of access section of the control panel. Here is a link that will help you get started.... http://windows.microsoft.com/engb/windows/setspeechrecognition#1TC=windows 7 ...however you may decide that you want to get an engineer in to set it up for you as it might seem daunting at first.

Hi Richard, every time I start Internet Explorer I get a pop up with the head ing “Dialup Connection” asking me to select the service I want to connect to. Every time I have to click the cross to get rid of it and then it’s fine until I restart Internet Explorer – do you know what this is and how I get rid of it? Hi Rosanna, yes I know exactly what that is and how we can stop it from appearing. If you do the following please. 1. Go Into Internet Explorer 2. Click Tools, Internet Options 3. Click Connections 4. Towards the bottom of the screen you will see a set of options, select the option to “never dial a connection” Click OK to close the Internet options That should be it, give it a go and let me know how you get on.

ADVICE: Patricia was having problems receiving email ADVICE: Max wanted to know how to back up his new from her solicitor in the UK netbook Hi Richard, I am having problems receiving emails from my solicitor in the UK, no

Q A

emails sent to my Gmail address have arrived would appreciate any advice as I have no problems with any other company, person etc.

Hi Patricia, apologies for the delay in replying, with regards to your email issue its pretty straight forward, one of 3 things is happening, assuming that the solicitor is not having any problems with their email server either… 1. The solicitor is entering the wrong email address, in which case the mail would either be delivered to another person, if a valid address was used, or the email would bounce back to the solicitor but may of course bounce into their spam folder and they may not notice it. 2. The solicitor is entering the correct address and you are not seeing the email because it’s in your spam folder 3. The solicitor is sending email from an address that is on a spam list and their email is being rejected by Gmail, again in this instance they would receive a bounce email that may not be seen if it’s gone into their spam

Don’t forget you can follow me on twit ter @bluemoonspain Alternately why don’t you sign up for my newsletter. You can do this by going to: www.bluemoonsolutions.es and fill in the form that is on any page except the front page.

Q A

Hi Richard, I have an Asus laptop which does not have a CD/DVD drive. Can I back up the Windows Seven Starter operating system to a USB 2.0 flash drive memory stick of eight gigabytes? Regards Max

Hi Max, although I can’t say for cer tain for your laptop as I don’t have the exact model details, it is normal for new laptops to give you the ability to create recovery media, usually there is an option for creating the media either by using DVD’s or a USB stick. Click the start button on your Asus and look for a program in the Asus group called “recov ery media creator” or something similar, it’s with this program that you will be able to cre ate your recovery media. Remember that this will only create your Asus and Windows media, it will not back up any files, you should also ensure that you have a good backup process in place to manage your data.

office@bluemoonsolutions.es www.bluemoonsolutions.es Mobile: 655 044 970

Office: 902 906 200

Friday, June 27, 2014

GM recalls now total 17.7 million cars in 2014 General Motors is recall ing another 3.2 million cars in the US due to ignition key problems, taking the total number of vehicles it has issued recalls for to a stag gering 17.7 million cars in 2014 alone. To put this into perspec tive, that’s 2.1 million cars MORE than were sold in the US during the whole of last year. GM recall: ignition switch

problems The latest recall affects cars built over the 14year period between 2000 and 2014 – quite a long time frame by usual automotive recall standards. GM – the world’s second biggest car company – is replacing keys on affected cars after it was found that ignition keys carrying too much weight from heavy key rings can jump out of the

"on" position if the cars hit a particularly harsh bump. If this were to happen, it could turn the car’s engine off, disabling the power steering system and poten tially activating the steering lock. It gets worse, though. It turns out that due to the way the cars have been pro grammed, when the key flicks to the "off" position the vehicle’s airbags are no

BMW beats Audi to laser lights

BMW has beaten Audi to be the first manufacturer to offer laser lights on road cars after customer deliver ies of its new plugin hybrid i8 ecosupercar started last week. It comes after Audi ambassador and previous Le Mans driver Allan McNish told us that laser lights will be the future, fol lowing their appearance at the Le Mans 24 hours this weekend on Audi’s LMP1

cars. While the Audi R8 LMX, on sale later this month, will feature laser lights as stan dard, they’re an optional extra on the BMW i8. But BMW has trumped Audi by delivering the i8 with laser lights to cus tomers earlier than antici pated. Laser lights more efficient than LEDs The BMW i8’s laser lights have been developed with

specialists Osram and, the company claims, offer a more constant beam of light resulting in improved inten sity over LED lights. As well as being more powerful, the laser lights will be 30% more efficient than LED lights, meaning they’ll be less of a drain for the hybrid i8. BMW originally debuted its laser lights technology at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, but then Audi stole BMW’s glory by revealing the R8 LMX limited edition, announcing it’d go on sale before the i8 this summer. BMW responded by bring ing deliveries of its i8 with laser lights forward. Audi has since posted on Facebook that the R8 LMX will actually be the fastest car with laser lights. Just move on, guys.

longer operational. This means passengers won’t have the luxury of this safety feature in the event of a resulting accident. GM is asking all owners to remove any "excessive weight" from their key rings to try and reduce the poten tial for the problem to occur, but that all cars will eventu ally receive the fix: "The use of a key with a hole, rather than a slotted key, addresses the concern of unintended key rotation due to a jarring road event, such as striking a pothole or crossing railroad tracks." According to GM, the cur rent key problem has caused eight crashes and six injuries. Other GM recalls It’s not the first time General Motors has had to deal with the problem, how ever. Earlier this year another 2.6 million vehicles were recalled for a similar issue – this time related to the mechanics of the switch and not heavy key rings – thought to be linked directly to 13 deaths.

A further 166,000 passen ger cars and light trucks are also being recalled for sepa rate problems not associat ed with the ignition key fault. As a result of the defects, the American carmaker is predicting its expenses to fix the problem will nearly dou ble from $400 million to $700 million (around £413 million) for the second quar ter of 2014 alone. That’s quite a significant chunk of cash over just three months when the firm recorded a profit of $3.8 bil lion (roughly £2.2 billion) for the whole of 2013. GM recall: how many cars have been fixed?

Setting aside the latest 3.2 millionstrong batch of defective vehicles – of the initial 2.6 million cars affect ed by faulty ignition switch es, just 7% of vehicles have been repaired, according to CBS. That amounts to only 177,000 cars out of the incredible 2.6 million total, although a further 423,000 replacement parts have apparently been shipped to dealers ready for replace ment. GM has admitted it knew about the problem for more than 10 years, although the vehicle recall wasn’t actually issued until this year.

Friday, June 27, 2014

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents B and 2 represents Z, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

7 Garden flower (6) 8 In a foreign country (6) 9 Hairless (4) 10 Particular (8) 11 Moorland shrub (7) 13 At no time (5) 15 Convey (5) 17 Last course (7) 20 Hair problem (5,3) 21 See 2 Down 22 Containing salt (6) 23 Not wide (6)

1 Handle (6) 2/21A Best clothes (4,4) 3 Burrowing rodent (7) 4 Army trainee (5) 5 Running shoes (8) 6 Large gully (6) 12 Wonderful (8) 14 Marriage ceremony (7) 16 Earnest request (6) 18 Area (6) 19 Postpone (5) 21 Uncommon (4)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Summons, 4 Topic, 7 Scald, 9 Retains, 10 Absolve, 11 Lotus, 12 Nickel, 14 Madras, 18 Brass, 20 Measles, 22 Actress, 23 Dense, 24 Stray, 25 Dead end. Down: 1 Sustain, 2 Means, 3 Shriek, 4 Total, 5 Painter, 6 Costs, 8 Delve, 13 Chapter, 15 Award, 16 Suspend, 17 Amused, 18 Boars, 19 Seedy, 21 Lunge.

Scribble Pad

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double CrossWord puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES

23 Vet show on television

Across

(6)

1 Small laboratory with our

Down

work (6)

5 Search for water to put

donna on the way up (4)

out the fire, one hears (5)

3 Stayed too long at the

8 Quote the Church of

fare? (7)

England about it (4)

4 Schedule is not altered

9 Order ale, but at riot (8)

by the revolutions (9)

10 Manager is hesitant but

5 Spot the bad back (3)

is the exact opposite (10)

6 Earnest writer spotted in

13 Look at old boy over in

the wilderness (5)

summerhouse (6)

7 Involved ideal networks

14 Possibly buries gems

(8)

(6)

11 Dines in with sailors

16 Selfish lover giving

who are late (9)

flowers to saint (10)

12 Hiding a para? No I’d

19 More of us play a game

be fearful (8)

of golf (8)

15 However, Sonny’s part

21 Originate from Thailand

ner is a killer (7)

(4)

17 Dog included in decor

22 Started to damage the

gibberish (5)

skating area and take in

18 Dreadful ride (4)

Enthusiastic

prima

20 Article in fine wood (3) liquid (5) Down STANDARD CLUES 2 Ardent (4) Across 1 Physical or mental toil (6) 3 Had too much food (7) 5 Divine for water (5) 4 Gyrations (9) 8 Make reference to (4) 5 Apply lightly (3) 9 Arrange systematically (8) 6 Irish writer and wit (1854 10 Exact opposite (10) 13 Garden summerhouse 1900) (5) (6) 7 Involved (8) 14 Red gems (6) 11 Lateness (9) 16 Someone in love with 12 Irrationally fearful (8) themselves (10) 15 Retailer of meat (7) 19 Group for golf (8) 17 Welsh breed of dog (5) 21 Frozen rain (4) 18 Appalling (4) 22 Take in liquids (5) 23 Partition (6) 20 Mighty tree (3) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Clutch, 5 Mutiny, 8 Esau, 9 Turnover, 10 Oilstone, 11 Else, 12 Igloos, 14 Chumps, 16 Reap, 18 Sombrero, 20 Surefire, 21 Zinc, 22 Bedsit, 23 Straps. Down: 2 Lasting, 3 Truss, 4 Hotdogs, 5 Merge, 6 Thoreau, 7 Noels, 13 Orpheus, 14 Campers, 15 Parsnip, 17 Elude, 18 Swift, 19 Razor.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

3 letter words Nab Pen Urn 4 letter words Acne Acre Ague Aloe Amen Aunt Aura Bend Bets Burn Card

Data Dodo Drop Dyer Earl Elbe Erie Gasp Halo Iran Naan Oath Oral Ours Past Rata Rial Rope

Rusk Shoe Slab Sole Tons Trot Whet 5 letter words Alamo Alias Alone Aorta Baize Baulk Beans Beret Brace

Delta Ensue Eyrie Farad Hares Haunt Hough Ideal Inane Learn Motel Roast Seize Spasm Straw Trees 6 letter words

Basket Carpet Famine Fiesta Grille Melees Moaned Shears 7 letter words Clamber Doleful Easiest Inkblot 8 letter words Asphalts Reassess

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Otoño (6) 4 Mouths (5) 8 Comidas (5) 9 Promedio (7) 10 Sport (game) (7) 11 Boss (4) 12 Y (3) 14 Ass (donkey) (4) 15 Cada (4) 18 More (3) 21 Último (final) (4) 23 Terrace (patio, veran dah) (7) 25 As well as (3,4) 26 Sauce (savoury) (5) 27 Floor (of room) (5) 28 Theory (6)

Down 1 Navy (ships) (6) 2 Traps (snares) (7) 3 Seta (8) 4 Cerveza (4) 5 Code (cipher) (5) 6 Suecia (6) 7 Task (job) (5) 13 Behind (in or at the rear) (6,2) 16 To chat (7) 17 Siempre (indicando frecuencia) (6) 19 Taburete (5) 20 Plátano (6) 22 Sonrisa (5) 24 Wolf (4)

Friday, June 27, 2014 Across 1 87storey skyscraper in London that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter devel opment: The (5) 4 Surname of 17th century French philosopher and mathematician who devel oped dualistic theory of mind and matter and introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (9) 9 In golf, the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course or for the entire course (3) 10 Brinecured salmon that is lightly smoked (3) 11 Portion of territory sur rounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are cultur ally or ethnically distinct (7) 12 12 pairs of curved arch es of bone extending from the spine to or toward the ster num in humans (4) 13 Chief clergyman responsible for a large district (10) 15 Free newspaper pub lished in tabloid format in the UK by DMG Media. It is dis tributed from Monday to Friday on many publictrans

port services in selected urban centres and at other outlets such as cafes, work places and bus stops (5) 16 Vehicles or missiles able to be used or be effec tive over great distances (45) 17 Stairway whose steps move continuously on a circu lating belt (9) 21 Software programme capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of caus ing great harm to files or other programmes on the same computer (5) 23 Savoury dish made of a hardboiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat and bread crumbs (6,4) 24 English alternative rock band consisting of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, formed in London in 1988 (4) 27 Someone who is no longer working (7) 28 Field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock (3) 29 Comedy play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599: Much About Nothing (3)

SUDOKU (Easy)

Quiz Word

30 State in the north cen tral US, on the Canadian bor der, whose capital is St Paul (9) 31 1967 UK Top 10 hit sin

gle by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (5) Down 1 Word that can precede:

bug, cede, conductor, glue, grass and market (5) 2 Entertainer who per forms spectacular gymnastic feats (7) 3 Aromatic annual herb of the parsley family with fine bluegreen leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes (4) 4 Of or on the right side or the right hand, the opposite of ‘sinistral’ (7) 5 First name shared by British actor, comedian, tele vision presenter Fry, British theoretical physicist Hawkin and American horror fiction and screenplay writer King (7) 6 In architecture, the mouldings (or other ele ments) framing a door, win dow or other rectangular opening (10) 7 Dutch pop group, best known for winning 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song DingADong (52) 8 1993 American romantic comedy film directed and co written by Nora Ephron, based on a story by Jeff Arch, starring Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan

as Annie Reed: in Seattle (9) 14 English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (18441901): Richard ’ (5,5) 15 Powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river (9) 18 Small piece of toasted or fried bread served in soup or salads (7) 19 Archaic adverb mean ing to that or that place (7) 20 Emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre and other ornaments used at a coronation (7) 22 Now defunct British car manufacturer founded in 1935 that produced the mod els Scimitar GT (19641970), Robin (19731981, 1989– 2002) and Kitten (1975 1982) (7) 25 US TV miniseries based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel that introduced LeVar Burton in the role of Kunta Kinte (5) 26 Small white ball in bowls, at which the players aim (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

ACCESORIOS DE VERANO Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

el abanico

la mochila

el bikini

la pulsera

el collar

la ropa de baño

el gorro

las chanclas

el pañuelo

las sandalias

el pareo

la toalla

el sombrero

pantalón corto

general QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. Blue 2. Sea Of Galilee 3. Los Angeles 4. 2 teeth 5. Erasure 6. Virgin Mary 7. Adobe 8. Eye 9. Ukraine 10. Soft Cell / Tainted Love 11. Lewis Carol 12. Charles De Gaulle

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 8 Detour, 9 Gridiron, 10 Bandanna, 11 Tennis, 12 Endive, 13 Airplane, 15 Fragile, 17 Hassock, 20 Sheridan, 22 Pantry, 23 Eccles, 25 Isabella, 26 Geronimo, 27 Thetis. Down: 1 Retainer, 2 Gold digger, 3 Prince, 4 Iguanas, 5 Victoria, 6 Kiln, 7 Jovian, 14 Los Angeles, 16 Ladyship, 18 Cyrillic, 19 Incisor, 21 Hacker, 22 Plaits, 24 Laos.

la camiseta Empareja estas palabras Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el abanico, 2.el bikini,

12.las chanclas,

g.shorts, h.the Tshirt, i.the hat,

3.el collar, 4.el gorro, 5.el

13.las sandalias, 14.la toalla,

j.the cap, k.the bikini,

pañuelo, 6.el pareo,

15.pantalón corto.

l.the sandals, m.the bracelet,

7.el sombrero, 8.la camiseta,

a.the flipflops, b.the necklace,

n.the sarong, o.the rucksack.

9.la mochila, 10.la pulsera,

c.the scarf, d.the towel,

11.la ropa de baño,

e.the fan, f.the swimwear,

Soduko

Span Eng

Quizword

Answers: 1e, 2k, 3b, 4j, 5c, 6n, 7i, 8h, 9o, 10m, 11f, 12a, 13l, 14d, 15g.

1. What colour toothbrush do most people have? 2. Which biblical sea is also known as Lake Tiberias? 3. Where is Blue Jay Way? 4. What was Louis the 14th born with, that amazed everyone? 5. Name The Band: Vince clark, Andy Bell? 6. Which Woman Is The Subject Of The Greatest Number Of Statues Around The World? 7. Which company produces The Computer Programs PageMaker, Photoshop and Acrobat? 8. Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest? 9. Eurovision: Which Country won The Eurovision Song Contest in 2004? 10. Which Soft Cell Single Was Dismissed In A Melody Maker Review As 'Some Of The Most Appallingly Limp Music It's Ever Been 11. Which Childrens author appears on the cover of the beatles album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band? 12. Which Paris Airport Is Named After A French President?

Fill It In

Friday, June 27, 2014

TRELI ON THE TELLY EYE OFF THE BALL

nament goes by, we seem to get more of them spouting blander and more inane comments, and that‘s before the excellent Alan Hansen retires next month! The mass gathering of Something I’ve also pundits amassed by the touched on before is the lack BBC and ITV sports depart of a really great commentator ments to pontificate on the on either channel to become World Cup in Brazil has not a kind of national focus. It’s a harder task as the “old really impressed me. I’m all after quality rather guard” have retired, and the than quantity, and I’m con really good ones like Martin Tyler, Ian Darke, and Alan vinced that after every tour

with ALEX TRELINSKI

Parry, and newer recruits like Darren Fletcher all ply their trade for either Sky or BT. As a BBC loyalist, it has made me weep that they’ve been unable to unearth a real top line commentator, and whilst far from perfect, I’m afraid the mantle (in the absence of the satellite boys) has to go to ITV’s Clive Tyldesley, which is an indication of falling standards. With ITV losing virtually all of their live football after next season,

and the Beeb starting live coverage of the FA Cup this autumn, what price Tyldesley joining the corporation, who he used to work for in the past? He’s better than any body else they have at the moment. As for the pundits, let me take you back to Mexico 1970 for a bit of nostalgia. ITV bosses John Bromley and a certain Jimmy Hill came up with a great idea of creating a Londonbased stu dio panel to provide some plainspeaking analysis, and it ended up being a sensa tion, with the BBC hold on the sporting ratings seriously threatened. Malcolm Allison, Pat Crerand, Derek Dougan, and Bob McNab interacted brilliantly with ITV’s best ever sports host and commentator Brian Moore(who the Beeb tried to pinch), and it made headlines. They all had something to say and were not scared to row with each other, and it‘s all we used to talk about in school the fol lowing day! 44 years later we seem to have an expensive bunch of pussycats flown

funny as James Corden’s show, which returns soon for a new run. I thought that one of the key purposes of the Beeb is to innovate rather Imitation is said to be than to rip off successful for the sincerest form of mats elsewhere! I read in this week’s flattery, which is a kind way Radio Times that ITV of saying that BBC 1’s A Question of Sport: Super are planning to do a UK ver Saturday is a blatant copy of sion of the brilliant US legal Sky’s awardwinning A drama, The Good Wife. As League of Their Own. Jason the latest series finished last Manford has been brought in night on More Four, I have a to host, and though pass very simple question for ITV able, it just isn’t a patch or as bosses. Why? over to tournaments on what seems like a holiday for them, when they could easily sit in a UK studio and be just as boring.

Friday June 27 04:05 This Is BBC Two 05:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! Key 01:20 Holiday Weatherview 01:25 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Countryside 999 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2014 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 The Graham Norton Show

27/06 00:20 BBC2 00:20 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 01:20 Panorama 02:20 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Replay

Stage 3 06:00 Schools Ecomaths: Primary 07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:20 Homes Under the Hammer 08:20 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 09:20 Helicopter Heroes 10:05 The Great British Sewing Bee 11:05 First Time on the Front Line 11:35 The Travel Show 12:00 Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2014 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 Gardeners' World 22:30 QI 23:00 Glastonbury 2014 23:30 Newsnight

00:15 00:40 00:50 01:45 04:00 04:20 05:15 06:05 07:00 09:30 10:25 11:30 13:30 14:30 14:55 15:00 16:00 16:59 17:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 23:35

ITV News and Weatherr ITV News Meridian The Cube Jackpot247 Tonight ITV Nightscreen May the Best House Win The Jeremy Kyle Show Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV News and Weather ITV News Meridian 60 Minute Makeover Dickinson's Real Deal ITV Meridian Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News Meridian ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Emmerdale Coronation Street It'll Be Alright on the Night ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News Meridian Fast & Furious

THE HUNT FOR HITLER'S MISSING MILLIONS This documentary examines this story and the subsequent quest to uncover the extent of the dic tator's wealth and locate the money as well as revealing how he managed to copyright and sell his image rights and took payment for public appearances and speeches.

00:05 Britain's Benefit Tenants 01:00 The Virgin Killer 01:55 One Born Every Minute 02:50 My Last Summer 03:45 Dispatches 04:40 Europe's Immigration Disaster 05:05 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 06:00 Mary's Silver Service 06:55 Countdown 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:30 The King of Queens 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Draw It! 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Celebrity Fifteen to One 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00 Friday Night Dinner 23:35 The Inbetweeners

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Girl Raised by Monkeys 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Nick's Quest 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:35 The WotWots 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:00 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:10 Little Princess 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Her Fatal Flaw 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 World's Busiest 21:00 The Hunt for Hitler's Missing Millions 22:00 Big Brother 23:30 Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Saturday June 28 Continues 00:20 Uncle 00:50 EastEnders

28/06 00:00 BBC2

02:45 Weatherview

00:00 Weather

02:50 BBC News

00:05 Glastonbury 2014

07:00 Breakfast

03:00 Question Time

11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live

04:00 This Is BBC Two

12:30 Paul Hollywood's Pies &

07:00 The Big Sky

Puds

09:00 MOTD Kickabout

13:00 BBC News; Weather

09:30 Inspire: The Olympic

13:15 Bargain Hunt

Journey

14:00 Wimbledon 2014

10:00 World Cup Films

17:30 World Cup Finals 2014

11:45 Wimbledon 2014

20:10 BBC News; Regional News

21:00 Today at Wimbledon

and Weather

22:00 Mock the Week

20:30 A Question of Sport: Super

22:30 Glastonbury 2014

21:10 The National Lottery: Break

22:00 Casualty 22:50 Mrs Brown's Boys 23:20 BBC News; Weather

00:05 The Inbetweeners 01:10 The Waterboy 02:40 The Angelos Epithemiou Show 03:10 I'm Spazticus 03:35 Desperate Housewives 04:15 According to Jim 05:00 Beat My Build 05:55 SuperScrimpers 06:10 Deal or No Deal 07:05 The Hoobs 07:30 Trans World Sport 08:30 FIM Superbike World Championship 08:55 The Morning Line 10:00 Weekend Kitchen 11:00 Frasier 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:50 The Simpsons 13:50 The Tomorrow People 14:40 Channel 4 Racing 17:10 Come Dine with Me 19:45 Channel 4 News 20:15 Transformers 23:00 Van Helsing

WORLD CUP FINALS 2014

Saturday

the Safe

01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures 07:50 Canimals 08:05 Sooty 08:20 Digimon Fusion 08:45 Horrid Henry 09:00 Adventure Time 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Hungry Sailors 11:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 ITV News and Weather 12:29 ITV Meridian Weather 12:30 Storage Hoarders 13:30 All Star Mr & Mrs 14:30 Dinner Date 15:30 Fool Britannia 16:00 Tipping Point 17:00 The Chase 18:00 All Star Family Fortunes 18:45 Catchphrase 19:30 ITV Meridian Weather 19:45 ITV News and Weather 20:00 You've Been Framed! 20:30 The Cube 21:30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014

Group A Winner v Group B RunnerUp (Kickoff 6.00pm). Coverage of the match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The last 16 gets under way with this highly anticipated clash, which many pundits expected to feature Brazil as the win ners of Group A before a ball had even been kicked.

23:40 Kevin Bridges The Story

00:30 Stand by Your Man 01:10 SuperCasino 04:10 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Nick's Quest 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Abby's Flying Fairy School 07:25 Bubble Guppies 07:35 The Mr Men Show 07:50 Chloe's Closet 08:00 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:25 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 City of Friends 08:50 Little Princess 09:05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:20 Angelina Ballerina 09:40 Rupert Bear 09:55 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Access 11:05 Meerkat Manor 11:35 Big Brother 13:00 The Hunt for Hitler's Missing Millions 14:00 Away All Boats 16:15 Under Ten Flags 18:10 5 News 18:15 Columbo: Short Fuse 19:40 Columbo: the Greenhouse Jungle 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 The 12YearOld Shopaholic, and Other Big Spending Kids 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

Sunday June 29 00:40 Match of the Day: FIFA

02:30 Hard Candy

World Cup Highlights

04:10 Match of the Day: FIFA

01:25 Final Analysis

World Cup Replay

03:20 Weatherview

05:55 This Is BBC Two

03:25 BBC News

07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:10 Lucky Jim

07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show

08:45 Gardeners' World 09:15 World Cup Films

11:00 Sunday Morning Live

10:45 Match of the Day: FIFA

12:00 Sunday Politics

World Cup Highlights

13:15 Bargain Hunt

11:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

14:00 BBC News

13:00 Glastonbury 2014

14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead

14:00 Live Athletics 17:30 Inspire: The Olympic

14:15 Countryfile 15:00 Flog It!

Journey 18:00 Glastonbury 2014

15:55 Escape to the Country

20:00 Tropic of Cancer

16:40 Points of View

21:00 The Quest for Bannockburn

16:55 Songs of Praise

22:00 A Cabbie Abroad

17:30 World Cup Finals 2014

23:00 Glastonbury 2014

20:10 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 20:30 Countryfile 21:20 Antiques Roadshow 22:20 Casualty 23:10 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 23:35 Imagine

00:15 ITV News and Weather 00:29 ITV Meridian Weather 00:30 Gone 02:05 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:45 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures 07:50 Canimals 08:05 Sooty 08:20 Digimon Fusion 08:45 Horrid Henry 09:00 Deadtime Stories 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 May the Best House Win 11:20 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 ITV News and Weather 12:29 ITV Meridian Weather 12:30 Love Your Garden 13:30 Tipping Point 14:30 Nature's Newborns 15:00 Columbo: Undercover 17:00 Midsomer Murders 19:00 The Chase 19:55 ITV News Meridian 20:05 ITV News and Weather 20:20 Catchphrase 21:20 FIFA World Cup Live 2014

THE QUEST FOR BANNOCKBURN Part one of two. To mark the 700th anniversary of Robert the Bruce's decisive victory in the First War of Scottish Independence at Bannockburn, Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard attempt to pinpoint the location of Scotland's most iconic battlefield.

01:35 Terminal Velocity 03:15 Hollyoaks 05:25 River Cottage 05:50 Deal or No Deal 06:45 The Hoobs 07:35 British GT Championship 08:05 Triathlon 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 15:25 The Simpsons 15:55 The Golden Child 17:45 Deal or No Deal 18:45 Letters to Juliet 20:40 Channel 4 News 21:00 Born in the Wild 22:00 The King's Speech

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 01:00 SuperCasino 04:05 50 Shocking Facts About Diet and Exercise 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make It Big 05:50 The Funky Valley Show 06:00 Angels of Jarm 06:10 Roary the Racing Car 06:20 Angels of Jarm 06:25 The Funky Valley Show 06:40 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Abby's Flying Fairy School 07:25 Bubble Guppies 07:40 The Mr Men Show 07:50 Chloe's Closet 08:00 Milkshake! Monkey 08:05 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:25 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 City of Friends 08:50 Little Princess 09:05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:20 Angelina Ballerina 09:40 Rupert Bear 09:55 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Power Rangers Super Samurai 11:35 Power Rangers Megaforce 12:10 Access 12:15 The Hotel Inspector Returns 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 What to Expect When You're Expecting 16:20 Sabrina the Teenage Witch 18:05 Stepmom 20:20 The Wedding Date 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 50 Shocking Facts About Diet and Exercise

Monday June 30 01:05 And Now for Something Completely Different 02:30 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 03:15 Weatherview 03:20 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Operation Hospital Food 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2014 17:30 World Cup Finals 2014 20:10 BBC News 20:35 Weather 20:35 BBC London News 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Holby City 22:30 Mrs Brown's Boys 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 Room 101 Extra Storage

30/06 02:00 BBC2

00:15 00:29 00:30 02:55 Holby City 02:45 03:55 Match of the Day: FIFA World 03:30 Cup Replay 04:20 05:15 05:40 This Is BBC Two 06:05 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 08:00 Match of the Day: FIFA World 09:30 10:25 Cup Highlights 11:30 08:45 Helicopter Heroes 13:30 09:30 Watchdog Test House 14:30 14:55 10:00 Triathlon 15:00 12:00 Daily Politics 16:00 16:59 12:30 Wimbledon 2014 17:00 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 18:00 22:00 Police Under Pressure 19:00 19:30 23:00 The Culture Show 20:00 23:30 Newsnight 21:00 21:30 02:00 Countryfile

ITV News and Weather ITV Meridian Weather Midnight Run The Store Motorsport UK ITV Nightscreen May the Best House Win The Jeremy Kyle Show Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV News and Weather ITV News Meridian 60 Minute Makeover Dickinson's Real Deal ITV Meridian Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News Meridian ITV News and Weather Coronation Street You've Been Framed! FIFA World Cup Live 2014

00:20 02:35 04:35 05:00 05:05 06:00 06:55 07:40 08:30 08:55 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 13:05 14:40 Sun 15:40 16:30 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:35

Rising Sun The Black Dahlia River Cottage Kirstie's Vintage Gems Beat My Build Deal or No Deal Countdown 3rd Rock from the Sun The King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss Canada Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News Summary Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Summer Countdown Deal or No Deal Draw It! Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches Jamie's Money Saving Meals The World's Best Diet Bouncers

THE WORLD'S BEST DIET Jimmy Doherty and Kate Quilton (Food Unwrapped) travel the globe examining the eating habits of a variety of countries, tribes and commu nities, revealing how dietary tendencies have changed radically since the 1960s. Experts help them rank 50 of the world's diets, from worst to best, as they explore the differences and surprising similarities between what people, thousands of miles apart, consume.

00:00 The Invasion 01:55 SuperCasino 04:05 Angry Britain 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make It Big 05:50 The Funky Valley Show 06:00 Angels of Jarm 06:10 Roary the Racing Car 06:20 Angels of Jarm 06:25 The Funky Valley Show 06:40 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:35 The WotWots 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Milkshake! Monkey 08:00 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Little Princess 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Hush 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The World Trade Center: Rebuilt 21:00 Angry Britain 22:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 23:00 Big Brother

Tuesday July 1 02:20 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Replay 00:15 The Graham Norton Show 01:00 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:50 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Operation Hospital Food 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2014 17:30 World Cup Finals 2014 20:10 Weather 20:10 BBC News 20:35 BBC London News 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Holby City 22:30 Miranda 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 Room 101 Extra Storage 01/07 00:20 BBC2 00:20 A Cabbie Abroad 01:20 I Bought a Rainforest

04:05 This Is BBC Two 05:00 Britain's Great War 06:00 Schools World War 1 A Z 07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Animal Park 08:35 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 09:20 Helicopter Heroes 10:05 Watchdog 11:05 Watchdog Test House 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 13:30 Wimbledon 2014 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight

00:15 00:45 00:50 01:20 04:00 04:40 05:15 06:05 07:00 09:30 10:25 11:30 13:30 14:30 14:55 15:00 16:00 16:59 17:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:30

ITV News and Weather ITV News Meridian You Cannot Be Serious! Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA ITV Nightscreen May the Best House Win The Jeremy Kyle Show Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV News and Weather ITV News Meridian 60 Minute Makeover Dickinson's Real Deal ITV Meridian Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News Meridian ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Love Your Garden FIFA World Cup Live 2014

WHALE ADVENTURE WITH NIGEL MARVEN Wildlife filmmaker Nigel Marven follows grey whales as they undertake the longest mammal migration on Earth, more than 5,000 miles along the Pacific coast of North America from Mexico to Alaska.

00:40 Beauty Queen or Bust 01:35 The Complainers 02:30 Scandal 03:15 The Milll 05:05 Beat My Build 06:00 Deal or No Deal 06:55 Countdown 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:30 The King of Queens 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Draw It! 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 The Auction House 23:00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! 02:00 SuperCasino 04:15 Under the Dome 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Nick's Quest 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:35 The WotWots 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Milkshake! Monkey 08:00 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Little Princess 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Killer Flood 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Whale Adventure with Nigel Marven 21:00 The Dog Rescuers 22:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:00 Big Brother

Wednesday July 2 05:00 Schools I Was There: The Great War 00:15 Live at the Apollo 00:45 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Operation Hospital Food 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2014 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Watchdog 22:00 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News

00:15 ITV News and Weather 00:45 ITV News Meridian 06:30 Schools: Your Paintings 00:55 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green 06:55 Wonders of Nature: Frogs 01:20 Jackpot247 Diversity 04:00 Loose Women 04:45 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 This Is BBC Two 05:15 May the Best House Win 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 08:05 Animal Park 09:30 Lorraine 08:35 Match of the Day: FIFA World 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Cup Highlights 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 09:20 Helicopter Heroes 14:30 ITV News and Weather 10:05 Antiques Roadshow 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 60 Minute Makeover 11:05 Watchdog Test House 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 11:35 Click 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 12:00 BBC News 18:00 The Chase 12:30 Daily Politics 19:00 ITV News Meridian 14:00 Wimbledon 2014 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 20:30 Coronation Street 22:10 Coast Australia 21:00 All Star Mr & Mrs 22:00 The Betrayers 23:00 Episodes 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:29 Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:30 Newsnight 23:35 Hard Target 06:00 Schools Play On!

23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 The White Widow: Searching for Samantha 02/07 00:20 BBC2 00:20 Police Under Pressure 01:20 The Super League Show 02:05 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Replay 03:50 This Is BBC Two

00:00 Undercover Boss USA 01:00 Poker 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Trans World Sport 03:25 FIM Superbike World Championship 03:55 British GT Championship 04:20 Triathlon 05:15 SuperScrimpers 05:35 River Cottage 06:00 Deal or No Deal 06:55 Countdown 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:30 The King of Queens 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Draw It! 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 22:00 One Born Every Minute 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

THE BETRAYERS From false identities to bogus terminal illnesses, this documentary tells the stories of people who have been duped by loved ones. David Checkley swindled more than 30 women out of hundreds of thousands of pounds, using their money to fund a luxury lifestyle. Public schooleducated Alistair Stewart posed as a billionaire former Goldman Sachs banker and conned property broker Nina Siegenthaler out of $1million, while the relatives of a dying man were targeted by Beth Hood, who faked cancer for her own gain.

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 Wentworth Prison 02:00 Access 02:10 SuperCasino 04:10 Emergency Bikers 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Nick's Quest 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:35 The WotWots 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Milkshake! Monkey 08:00 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Little Princess 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Nightmare at the End of the Hall 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Brand New House for 5K 22:00 The Hotel Inspector Returns 23:00 Big Brother

Thursday July 3 04:20 This Is BBC Two 05:00 Schools Regency Life: 3 00:30 A Question of Sport: Super Saturday 01:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:15 BBC News

Lives in 1 Day 05:30 Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History 06:00 History Hunt

07:00 Breakfast

06:55 Schools Wonders of

10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow

Nature: Knots Flocking

11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Operation Hospital Food 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2014 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Traffic Cops 22:00 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 Question Time 03/07 00:20 BBC2 00:20 Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter 02:20 Welcome to Rio 03:20 A Very British Airline

07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:20 Homes Under the Hammer 08:20 Animal Park 09:20 Helicopter Heroes 10:05 Escape to the Continent 11:05 Gardeners' World 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 13:30 Wimbledon 2014 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 The Honourable Woman 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight

01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 05:15 May the Best House Win 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 60 Minute Makeover 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Inside Asprey: Luxury by Royal Appointment 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:35 We Own the Night

THE HONOURABLE WOMAN As a young girl, Nessa Stein witnessed the assassi nation of her Zionist arms dealer father by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Now in her thir ties, she is at the forefront of the Middle East peace process, but when her company awards a lucrative contract to a Palestinian businessman who is later found dead, she and her brother Ephra find them selves under the close scrutiny of Whitehall and MI6.

00:00 My Granny the Escort 01:00 Superstar DJs 01:30 The Simpsons 02:20 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:15 Our Family Wedding 05:00 Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 05:05 Beat My Build 06:00 Deal or No Deal 06:55 Countdown 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:30 The King of Queens 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Draw It! 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 22:00 Beauty Queen or Bust 23:00 The Secret Life of Students

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Nick's Quest 06:35 Great Scientists 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:35 The WotWots 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Milkshake! Monkey 08:00 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Little Princess 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Earthstorm 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 World's Busiest 21:00 Child Soldiers of WW2 22:00 The 70Stone Man: The Final Chapter 23:00 Big Brother

Friday, June 27, 2014

AUCTIONS

ACCOUNTANTS Pro Business Support – for all your accountancy needs in English; bookkeep ing, taxes, wage slips and more. We cater for compa nies and selfemployed peo ple; we can deal with every thing for you. Call us on 966 923 963 for first consultation free of charge.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Ref. DB6460L 85,000€ Restaurant in enviable loca tion with no local competi tion and regular clientele.

This profitable, established leasehold restaurant has a fully fitted modern kitchen, disabled facilities and a fresh recently painted interi o r . directbusinessbrokers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 Ref. DB6435L 97,000€ Large successfully run leasehold Beauty Salon near Quesada. Spacious salon with 7 rooms and rental income from separate hair salon. All fitness machines, treatment beds and tables included in the sale. directbusinessbro kers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 Ref. DB6457L 42,000€ Excellent opportunity to pur chase a well established and thriving leasehold Bar/Cafeteria in a central location in Torrevieja. Beautiful established garden and south west facing ter race with BBQ and all year round trade. directbusiness brokers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 Ref. DB6456L 20,000€ Lively, popular leasehold Bar & Restaurant in a lovely position on La Manga over looking the port. Fully fitted

CATERING

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

kitchen and extensive sunny terraces. Freehold also available for purchase and flat above the premises. directbusinessbrokers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 Ref. DB6455L 150,000€ Profitable leasehold Café Bar, competitively priced for quick sale. Air conditioned

interior with stylish decor and large terraces. Multiple income streams: food, drink, internet facilities, games and ice cream. Offering great potential for further growth. directbusinessbrokers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 Ref. DB6446L 74,950€ Beautifully presented lease hold Garden Furniture Business, recently reduced in price. A successful and easy to run business with established website, signifi cant internet sales, cus tomer database and excel lent reputation locally. direct businessbrokers.com Tel 966 44 33 81 BUSINESS OPPORTUNI

CONSTRUCTION

BARBER

ALARMS

TY, two clothing shops for sale either as a pair or sep arate, both trading, sold fully equipped and stocked, a great opportunity for some one wanting their own busi ness, for more comprehen sive information contact Glen on 606926437 (164)

International Christian Assembly, Calle Pilar de Horadada 5, Torrevieja. Evangelical nondenomina tional church. Sunday serv ices 11am. Children's church 11am. House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier. Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. Craft club, Tuesdays, 2pm. Pastor, Rafael Restrepo. All nation alities welcome. Call 966 799 273 or 660 127 276. Pilar Christian Community Church Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am, and Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church

background or none. For further information contact PilarChristian.CommunityC hurch@gmail.com 968575417 or 966848806. Reg No:2009SG/A The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) meet at 10.00 each Sunday at their Torrevieja meetinghouse in the Torreaguas building on the corner of Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 104, close to the windmill in Torrevieja, 667 533 597. The rainbow centre for spiri tual awareness. We meet in the function room at Sacos bar el Liminar just off the CV 905 Rojales Torrevieja road. We have a divine service every Sunday at 11am and on Wednesdays we hold an evening of clairvoyance at 7.30 pm. Also there is an open circle held every wed evening at 5.30 pm for any one interested in clairvoy ance. Healing is available by trained and certified healers after each meeting a warm welcome to friends old and new. The mediums for May 2014 are Sunday 4th Jacqueline Holland hunt.

CARPENTER

CAR HIRE

CHURCH SERVICES

CLEANERS

Friday, June 27, 2014 Wed 7th David Darnbourgh. Sunday 11th Ray Bailey Wed 14th Debie Blevins. Sunday 18th Morag Bullock Wed 21st Morag Bullock. Sunday 25th Anna Marie Wed 28th Jimmy McArthur

CARS FOR SALE Car insurance quotes – new extra discount on fully comprehensive policies at the price of third party! Excellent prices for expats, all policies and call centre staff in English. We will call you back with a quote. 966 923 963

INSURANCE CASER SEGUROS for all your insurance needs, home, car, health, funeral. Policies available in English and German. Call Professional Business Support on 966 923 963 for a quick quote from our friendly staff.

PROPERTY FOR RENT Viva Villa and Vacation Services, For Short or Long Term Rentals visit: www.vil laandvacation.com or Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Santiago de la Ribera 2 bed room townhouse close to beach and shops with com munal pool €350 monthly short or long term lease Call 0044 7890996330 968570645 (162) Ref: 61, A lovely two bed roomed ground floor apart ment, located in the centre of the small Spanish town of Los Montesinos, With a pleasant communal swim ming pool adjacent & all amenities in walking dis tance. Long and short term rental available. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 112, Spacious 3 bed room detached villa with its private pool is located on the El Raso urbanisation near

CAR BREAKERS

Guardamar. Convenient for all amenities, shops, super market, restaurants and bars. Short term rental avail able. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397

LONG TERM RENTALS WANTED! Properties, all types, in the Torrevieja area wanted for long term rentals. Call us on 96 692 3963

PROPERTY FOR SALE 2 or 3 bed / 2 bath apart ments in San Miguel. Lift, communal rooftop pool & solarium, video entry sys

tem. Available for short or long term rent from 350 pcm. Tel 966723437 or 616 493 487. (184) Ref: KP3100, €183,000. Three bedroom, two bath room detached villa, located in San Luis, on a 450sqm plot, with communal pool. Garage to side of house. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Opportunity to purchase at the off plan price of 195.000 euros. Large 4 Bed, 3 Bath Brand new property. Secure underground parking for 2 cars and communal pool. Situated opposite Gran Alacant and over looks pro

jected golf course. Ref No. K52. 627 711 155 Rare opportunity to pur chase on Mediterrania III, Gran Alacant. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Private Parking, F/Furnished, Large communal pools & Tennis courts S/W facing, Dramatically reduced for quick sale to 126.000 euros. Ref No. K58 Call 627 711 155 for immediate viewing Lovely Corner property in Novamar V, Gran Alacant. 2 bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Being sold fully furnished including appliances, Has

secure underground parking and faces large oasis com munal pool. Walking dis tance to beach. 139.000 Euros, Call 627 711 155 and quote Ref No. K10 Don Pueblo, Gran Alacant. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Large Kitchen with Galleria, Secure underground park ing, Gas Central Heating, Glazed in Porch, Solarium with stunning views. Viewings absolutely essen tial. Very large property at reduced price of 190.000 euros. Ref No. K38 Call 627 711 155

UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

DRAINAGE PETS

Friday, June 27, 2014

Immaculate ground floor Duplex, 2 beds, 2 bath, Private Parking, Situated in Novamar, Gran Alacant. Price includes very tasteful furniture and white goods. Walking distance to all local amenities and beach. Now only 129,750 euros. Ref No K24. 627 711 155 2 Bed, 1 Bath Ground floor duplex. Central heating, Grills, Fully furnished, Glazed in Galleria, 2 com munal pools, private parking and walking distance to the Gran Alacant commercial centre. Situated in the popu lar urbanisation of Puerto Marino. Now only 96,500 euros for quick sale Ref No. K46. 627 711 155 Recently reduced 4 Bed, 3 Bath Villa, in Gran Alacant. Quiet Location, Exceptional Views. Converted Under build, 2 Lounges, 2 Kitchens, Private Garage and being sold Fully Furnished, now only 239.950 Ref: L81 Tel. 680333242 Gran Alacant Detached villa, located in a very sought after location.Situated on a 560m2 S/W facing plot and constructed in 2005. Comprising of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 full baths), LoungeDiner, fully equipped Kitchen, Porch and Solarium with Alicante & Sea Views. ref.L81. €258,000 neg. Tel. 680333242

Gran Alacant Town House with a difference. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Glazed in Porch, Quiet Location, Extra storage areas, and South Facing Private Pool as well as 2 communal pools. Fully Furnished, All mod cons. Greenland Views and all local amenities close by. Ref. No L79. 179.000 euros 680 333 242 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Unfurnished Mid Terraced Townhouse in GA. Recently decorated throughout means this property is a very clean black canvass. Has AirCon & Security Grills and the use of a Communal Pool. Price recently reduced to 110.000e Ref.K12 Tel. 627711155 Reduced for a quick sale to 95.000 e 2 Bedroom, 1 bath room, Top Floor Duplex in Gran Alacant. Very Modern Property with Many extras. Glazed in Porch, Roof Top Solarium, Wooden Flooring. Immaculate condition and ready to move in. Ref. K15 Tel. 627711155. Gran Alacant, Situated in the "Alto" part of Gran Alacant, this 3 bedroomed, 4th floor apartment, offers luxury accommodation, with absolutely stunning sea views, as well as views of Alicante bay and the famous Santa Barbara Castle.The apartment is 89 square

PLUMBERS

POOL TABLES

meters with open plan kitchen / living room and includes all electrical appli ances & furniture also there is a utility room, open ter race, and private parking. The urbanisation also offers many communal pools, ten nis courts, restaurants and bars. Ref. K20 €109,000 Tel 680333242 Viva Villa and Vacation Services are pleased to offer property sales for the Torrevieja and Oriheula areas of the Costa Blanca, Spain. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 or Visit : www.villaandvacation.com Gran Alacant villa located in a very quiet area , situated at the end of a culdesac means there is no through traffic.3 bed, 3 bath, 330m2 plot, established large gar dens, working fireplace, solar panel for hot water,pri vate parking, south facing great views, fully furnished, fantastic opportunity. ref. L85. €215,000 Tel 680333242 Beach front Line property, over looks Carabassi Beach, Gran Alacant. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Secure Underground

REMOVALS

Parking, Fully furnished, Roof Top Solarium. 3 Large Communal Pools, Fantastic communal Gardens, Tennis Courts and much more. 125.000 Euros Ref No. K23. Tel. 627 711 155 Lovely clean detached Villa just as you enter Gran Alacant. Very central loca tion, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Glazed in Porch, Garden Shed, Private Parking, Attractive Gardens, Private pool Ref: K59 240.000e Tel. 627711155 Offers Invited on a mid Terraced Town house in Gran Alacant. Comprising of 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Lounge Diner, Galleria, Solarium, Under build. Communal Pool and Gardens, and with Exceptional Views of Alicante. Being Sold Fully Furnished including White Goods. Ref. K42 Tel. 627711155 (reasonable offers only) Gran Alacant, Situated on the very first urbanisation as you enter Gran Alacant, this 2nd floor duplex offers taste and quality. Comprising of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, loungediner, independent kitchen, full rooftop solari um with superb views and recently glazed in porch offering extra living area as well as extra privacy as the glass is mirrored. Ref.K44 €108,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant southfacing, very private villa, with wood land and Alicante views. Situated at the end of a small culdesac which

means this villa enjoys a very peaceful location.3 Bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, 3 Bathrooms, loungediner with working fireplace, fully fitted kitchen with including white goods, large front porch, solarium,workshop and stor age in under build, central heating, air con H/C, ceiling fans, grills, UK T.V, off road parking and plenty of out side parking also. Due to its orientation of this property enjoys full sun, all day, something very important in the winter months. Ref.K24. €237,000 Tel 680333242

QUIZZES Experienced quiz master/question setter with personality available to host quiz nights in local bars. Tel: 664 838 581

SITUATIONS VACANT RADIO COSTA INTERNA TIONAL needs motivated sellers. Spanish, English and German language is a bonus but not essential. Training and good earnings guaranteed. For more info call 644 126 600 or email info@radicocostainterna tional.com Situations Vacant. Top Chef Required for The Med Bistro Bar, Guardamar. Excellent package and incentives. Tel. 0044 7917 1658 65 or email: andysteve@aol.com (168) JOVAL ACCESIBILIDAD, an accessibility solutions com pany, is looking for a com mercial to promote and sell their products throughout the province of Alicante. English and Spanish is essential. To make an appointment call 966 090 762. (178)

SOLICITORS Need English speaking solicitors in Torrevieja? Let us help to solve your problems with debt recov ery, divorce, property, fraud, criminal defence. Call us on 966 923 963, give us brief details and get in touch with your specialist solicitor today

WIG SPECIALIST SALON MARGARETHAS, 23 years in Torrevieja Hair/Wig specialist for Medical illness and Hair Loss problems. We offer dif ferent Hair Replacements, top fillers, Hair prostheses, Toupees and Wigs, Natural and Artificial hair and much more. Also fashion/festival accessories TV/TS are wel come to our service. Please call our salon reception for an appointment with Margaretha on Tel no 966 921 846 Torrevieja (90)

SITUATIONS WANTED Gardening, property mainte nance, translations, cheap rates call David 722521654.

POOLS

SURVEYOR

VAN HIRE

WANTED

Friday, June 27, 2014

Greenside Gossip

IVIE DAVIES takes a weekly look at the golf scene - golfdavies@gmail.com

CHARLEY’S SNUB IS A SCANDAL

As Michelle Wie deservedly got her first major title last Sunday by taking the US Women’s Open at Pinehurst by two shots over Stacy Lewis, I couldn’t stop thinking about an outrageous omission from the tournament that was just wrong at every conceivable level.

al times over. She is 33rd in the world, was the star of the last Solheim Cup and finished seventh in the season's first major, for goodness sake. How disrespectful for the European No 1 not to be exempt. Imagine if they tried that with the men? The USGA are forever telling us about their efforts at grow ing the game among juniors in the States and here was a golden chance to offer a special exemption to a young role model fully deserving of one. Instead, they blew it. Shame on them.

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME

Charley Hull from Woburn is, by common consent, the best young female golfer in Europe. The 18yearold is also No 1 on the European women's order of merit. And yet she wasn’t there. Just to put the tin lid on matters, the bigwigs at the USGA are presently congratulating themselves on what they perceive as their unique exercise in democracy. A men's and women's Open were played back to back on the same course for the first time and already we are being treated to moralists proclaiming equal treatment of the sexes. How hypocritical! Never mind that the women are being paid far less than the men in prize money. If the entry criteria for both events were the same, Hull would have qualified sever

QUOTE OF THE MONTH 'I don't know 100 per cent but I'm pretty sure I grounded my club in the bunker. For five days I practiced but I couldn't get it off my mind. It's heartbreaking but it's the right decision.' Five days after qualifying for the US Open, American Jason Millard disqualified himself for this possible rules breach nobody else had seen. Say what you like about golfers but when it comes to integrity on the field of play, they stand alone.

The 2014 Ricoh Women’s British Open has 28 of the world’s top 30 players headlining the field at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club next month. Along with 23 nationalities, 46 Major Championship titles and over 700 international tournament titles, the field now boasts a newly appointed Dame. Less publicised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was Laura Davies who was made a Dame, and as far as I can recall it was not on any of the main British TV news channels the other week Laura Davies, who plays in her 30th Ricoh Women’s British Open, commented, “It really is the greatest honour I have received in my career and what makes it even more special is that it is an honour that transcends golf. I was very proud when I received the letter in May and it has been really diffi cult keeping it a secret from my friends”. I am sure there will be a fair bit of teasing from her close friends at home and on Tour. it is a nice recognition for women’s golf. She is looking forward to going to Buckingham Palace and sharing this occasion with her fam ily and friends who have all played such a big part in her career. Laura Davies, who won the 1986 Women’s Open at Birkdale, said it will be very special playing in her 30th Ricoh Women’s British Open at that course again and it will defi nitely feel slightly unbelievable to be announced on the tee as Dame Laura Davies. 50 year old Laura has been a pro fessional for almost 30 years and had already been awarded an MBE and CBE in previous honours but she admits this latest recognition cannot be topped. She’s a big Liverpool fan and organises the annual football match at the Evian Masters Tournament in France, and she’s adamant another date with the Queen to receive more honours will not change

her. She has already been asked if she will now be too posh to play soccer!

FORD GOLF

The other weekend I was privileged to be with 16 golfers pit ting their wits against both competitors and the three nine hole loops of the Denia Marriott La Sella Golf Resort. The competition was the Final of The Ford Golf League that was set up for all the golf societies in Spain. The best part of all: it does not cost the Societies or the players a cent, gratis, nada, diddly squat! Basically throughout the year golf soci eties register for The Ford Golf League and their scores sub mitted from their regular events. At the end of the season, the two top players are entered into a Regional Final again and at no cost. Then the top 16 teams for these regional finals are then entered for the national final at La Sella Resort, and yes all for nothing, well not nothing because they have to play 72 holes of golf over two days. But food and accommodation at The Denia Marriott is all paid for. The whole idea was that of Campbell Lamont and Carlos Garica, director at Denia Marriott and sponsored by Ford and ably administered by his team of Frank Carroll and Mark Reynolds plus the other background boys and girls. Okay, back to the weekend with the 16 teams coming from Valencia down to Almeria. The draw was made at the Friday night dinner and it was off to bed for an early Saturday start for the first 18 holes of the day, after breakfast of course, lunch and another 18! One of the amazing things that come from an event was the draw itself , with eight Spanish teams and eight English with it uniquely coming out as Spain vs. England all the way through the sixteen teams. The odds on that must have been 10,000’s to 1. On the Sunday, all the teams played another 36 holes of bet ter ball Matchplay and at around 8.00pm, they came in to prepare themselves for the presentation dinner. And what a dinner it was: a Thai meal which was an excellent change from the normal type of food you enjoy at presentation, which was followed by the prize giving. All 16 teams got a prize but the main winners were Forum Golf Society all the way from Albox with the team of Tony Morgan and Terry Moore taking back with them a tour bag each, both of which were signed by GMac, Graeme McDowell. To a man they all said what an excellent weekend it was, well organised and prepared. My suggestion would be if your Golf Society gets an Email, they should register. Just go for it, and get involved as it starts up again this autumn. it really is a “no brainer” as there is no extra administration for the participating Society and who knows you could end up with a totally free weekend of golf at La Sella? Check it out via. www.fordgolfleagues.com

KNOW YOUR RULES QUESTION A player's ball comes to rest in front of a divot which is fold ed over but not completely detached. The divot interferes with his backswing. May the player replace or remove the divot before playing? ANSWER No. A divot which is not completely detached is not a loose impediment. It is something fixed and therefore its removal or replacement would be a breach of Rule 132 as the lie and With a screech of brakes, an ambulance pulls up outside area of intended swing would be improved. the A&E and a hippie is wheeled out on a trolley. The Doctor questions his dreadlocked mates. “So what was he doing then”? asks the Doctor, “Acid? Cannabis?” Short of replies, one of the hippies, nervously fingering his kaftan, said that he had “run out of gear”, and had made a homemade spliff!. “And what was in it?” queried the Doctor. “I raided my girlfriend’s spice rack”; replied the hippy. “There was cumin, some turmeric and a little paprika.” “Well that explains it,” the Doctor said, looking at them gravely. “He’s in a Korma”

TITTER ON THE TEE

Friday, June 27, 2014

ANGEL OF THE NORTH? SERVES THEM RIGHT

Angel Di Maria has revealed he is unsure about his Real Madrid future amid reports linking him with a move to the Premier League. The 26yearold is currently on international duty for Argentina in the World Cup, and has been linked with Manchester United and Manchester City. He insists he is focusing on his country’s attempts to win

their third world title but admits he does not know whether he will be at the Bernabeu next season. Di Maria said: "I've asked my agent not to tell me anything about the talks he's having. I don't know what's going to happen with my career. I don't want to know anything about my future right now.”

TARGET TOM

Elche are trying to per suade Atlético Madrid to loan them their talented Ghanaian midfielder, Thomas Teye Partey(pictured), for the next La Liga season, after the player impressed during a loan spell with Mallorca in the Segunda last season. Primarily a defensive mid fielder, Thomas recently cel ebrated his 21st birthday on June 13th, with speculation suggesting that Elche are the favourites to get his services for the new campaign. Another possible loanee could be 24 year oldmid fielder, Jonathan Dos Santos from Barcelona, who is set to come to the Martínez Valero for a season.

TORRY’S NEW BOSS

CD Torrevieja have a new manager for next sea son: Jose Emilio Riquelme Galiana, known as "Galiana”. The 47 year old has extensive experience of regional and local football, with teams like Novelda, Orihuela B, and Lorca, and more recently Eldense, who he resigned from last season. He replaces Anselmo Serrano who was on a one year contract and he’ll be joined at the Vicente Garcia Stadium by his old assistant José Antonio Gomis and fitness coach Rubén Verdú. Galiana will imme diately set to work with sporting director, José Antonio Álvarez, on sorting out a squad for the new campaign, with preseason training starting on July 15th, though the friendly match against Dagenham and Redbridge has had to be cancelled as the Torrevieja squad would not have been assembled by the scheduled date.

FEAST OF RUGBY

Cordoba has been promoted to the Primera Division for the first time since 1972, thanks to a premature pitch invasion by Las Palmas fans and a lastgasp goal. The first leg was goalless, and the Gran Canaria side was winning 10 with less than two minutes of injury time left last Sunday, when several dozen home fans then took to the field, forc ing a 10minute delay. Cordoba made one

last push that ended with a goal by Ulises Davila. After the match, TV images showed Las Palmas fans fighting, with some blaming the result on those who ran on the field. Police escorted match officials off the field before a few fans threw chairs from the stands. Cordoba advanced to the top tier on the away goals rule with alreadypromoted Eibar and Deportivo La Coruna.

Despite Spain’s early shock exit from the World Cup, the Spanish football feder ation (RFEF) doesn’t want coach Vicente del Bosque to quit. Del Bosque’s contract won’t end until after the 2016 European Championships in France, after which the coach said he may reconsider his posi tion. RFEF secretary general Jorge Perez, said that they do not want to lose Del Bosque, who they consider to be a valuable asset, and would oppose him trying to

resign. There’s speculation that Del Bosque’s family are apparently trying to con vince the coach to retire.

Elche have their first signing of the sum mer, with the 25 year old French midfielder, Faisal Fajr (pictured having his medical in Elche last Monday), joining the club on a three year contract from Caen. Fajr, who has dual French and Moroccan citizenship, played 38 games for Caen last season, as he helped them to gain promotion to the French 1st division. He scored eight league

goals, and two in the Coupe de France, and had attracted the interest of a number of La Liga clubs including Granada. Meanwhile, Adrián González, the 26 yearold son of former Real Madrid legend and Olympiacos manager, Míchel, has agreed a twoyear deal with Elche, follow ing the expiry of his contract at Rayo Vallecano.

CARRY ON VICENTE

BONJOUR FAISAL

Albacete Rugby Club ran out as winners of last weekend’s Sevens tournament at Formentera del Segura. Teams from around the Murcia and Valencia regions took part including San Javier, Torrevieja, Tarafa and the Orihuela Juniors (ORCOS). The Orihuela youngsters equipped themselves well, with a very good 2020 draw in their opener against a far more experienced Torrevieja side, which set the tone for a day of encouraging performances for the juniors. Albacete dominated the tournament, winning all of their matches, including a tight final against Elche, which went into sudden death, and despite some very tired legs and bodies, Albacete managed to snatch the extratime try clincher in a very entertaining finale.

Friday, June 27, 2014

END OF THE WORLD (CUP) FOR ENGLAND? Yes, sure, those naughty Celts’ll tease us for a while, but at least we got to Brazil. First the bad news – England lost the first two WC matches for the first time since Pontius was a Pilot and ‘nearly’ all the nation is/was in mourning. Embarrassing, perhaps but we were rightly (and narrowly) beaten by two of the best footballing nations on the planet – just look at their previous WC DNA. We all watched openmouthed as real world class players like Andrea Pirlo and Luis Suarez (!) showed us why they are what they are, on the biggest stage of all. In England we have no players currently like those two – players that can run the show or devastatingly finish it – as only they can. And in the process England have been taught yet another savage les son, this time in the full glare of the World Cup. Only abdicating Spain will be hurting more (I blame Juan Carlos), where the inevitable downfall of a hugelysuccessful national side showed they had much fur ther to fall from their pinnacle of their World and European football throne, much more so than middleoftheroad England. Good news? Well, there is guarded optimism on several fronts: the FA (no ini tials jokes, this is serious) chairman Greg Dyke is backing his man to the hilt. Roy Hodgson is still simply the best man for the job, an experienced Englishman (always

best) who prepared his players well. Yes, agreed England were beaten – but not outofsight, not hammered or humiliated. Indeed Roy’s Boys showed spirit and English grit after going a goal down in both the first two matches, but then fight ing back to equalise – only to be undone, both times by class football and superb finishing. Sadly England just don’t have any big name play ers who can run the show or get you a goal when it matters – probably our last two were Gazza (hmm…) and Gary Lineker (didn’t he do well). Wayne Rooney (scratches head) – dunno mate… On his domestic day Rooney is the best in our country, but for England alas, alack, again – no, he hasn’t really shown what he is capable of. Wayne did get the sympathy vote by making the first goal against Italy, and finally scored his firstever WC goal against Uruguay, and hopeful ly that won’t be his last. But the key to our nation’s rosy football garden must lie in the flower of English youth: with Luke Shaw, Joe Flanagan, Leighton Baines, John Stones, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge that’s fourteen and there’s more waiting impatiently in the wings, sadly injured were Jay Rodriguez and Andros Townsend. As all these come from only a handful of top Premier League clubs, there is a huge necessity – not merely a need for a closer liai son between the clubs and the FA in getting

those players together regularly for Hodgson to work on teamwork and understanding. N.B. I do wish Harry Redknapp would either shut up or name names of those Spurs ’stars’ who allegedly said they didn’t want to play for England, thus ensuring they would then never play for their country and invite any similarlyminded other overpaid brats to speak up and join them. If you look at the Premier League in England and Wales three of the top four teams are domi nated by foreign players: Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal have few English players in their sides – which brings me nicely to Liverpool, who don’t forget, nearly won the league. Against Italy and Uruguay, Glen Johnson, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge all played and now Jon Flanagan is a reserve – and Adam Lallana may be on his way. Neighbours Everton supplied Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and Ross Barkley, Man United supplied Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are currently reserves, and Luke Shaw may be going to Old Trafford. Of the internationally staffed teams, Arsenal field two, Jack Wilshere and Alex OxladeChamberlain, as do Man City with Joe Hart and James Milner, only Gary Cahill is a sole representative of his club. So don’t panic Englanders Roy of the Rovers knows what he’s doing – and he’s now got four years to get it right. The European Championships in 2016 will per fectly reveal our progress.

WHO’S FAVOURITE NOW TO WIN THE WORLD CUP? Well, Neymar’s still doing it for the 200 million convinced fans of unconvincing.com Brazil, who will play South American neigh bours and surprise package Chile. Other Samerican neighbours lively Mexico look to have a part to play, albeit taking on mighty Holland. Big Louis Van Gaal’s men are many people’s tip for the top this time round. Another Samerican derby sees Columbia take on Uruguay – presumably without youknowwho. Lively Columbia have been a breath of spring this World Cup, will Uruguay be merely ordinary sinthe sinner? An injurytime Giorgio Samaras penalty against the powerful Ivory Coast eased

Greece through, but realistically you can’t see ‘em going much further. Their oppo nents? Why, none other than England’s group D conquerors that super surprise package Costa Rica. Messiled Argentina will play recovering Switzerland and improving France will play Nigeria who knows who’ll come through from here? For the final ties it looks like Germany and the USA will be through to play either Belgium and surprisingly Algeria – but don’t take it as read there’s been plenty of twists and turns so far. BTW – take this Friday night off from football and get out for a change – see you next week!

FANGS FOR NOTHING!

From back page

match against Italy. In an almost identical rerun of last year’s Chelsea incident, Suarez buried his teeth in Italian Chiellini’s shoulder for no apparent reason. Calls for international life bans, psychological inves tigations and yet more inquests are being aired everywhere, except Uruguay, with the question on everyone’s lips: why? Once at a potentially career

changing moment, I was considering becoming a Probation Officer: the warning advice I was given (and took) was that working with troubled people could become a huge problem in itself, where erring individuals eventually often seemed to have got the message and turned over a new leaf. But then they would suddenly reoffend for no apparent reason to let down others badly, people close to the offender who really cared for them and were rightly devastat

ed. Luis Suarez appears a case in point, and those at Liverpool, like his supportive manager Brendan Rodgers, his teammates and legion of fans world wide must be in despair and turmoil at the latest tumultuous turn of events. Just where do we all go from here with Suarez – how many more times do we have witness such barbaric behaviour? FIFA should be acting quickly to sort it – and Uruguay – out for good.

Friday, June 27, 2014

FANGS FOR NOTHING!

SUAREZ ‘THREE BITES AND YOU’RE OUT’ LEAVES A BITTER TASTE AT LIVERPOOL…

John McGregor reports

Imagine a talented 22 yearold foot ball striker with the world at his feet. With a fantastic domestic sea son behind him, off abroad at his first World Cup he scores in the opening match but in the second and third, misses copious chances as his country are surprisingly eliminated early. By weird coinci dence playing against him in the key second match, his fellow club striker scores the two vital goals that put our country out. But in the

key third match that older, senior teammate, one of the most prolific strikers in world football today, once again amazingly bites an opponent, this time in full view of the World and its cameras. That man is then rightly reviled by (almost) everyone in football who abhors that type of disgusting behaviour. So just what must our younger man make of it all from his view point? Who knows what went through Daniel Sturridge’s impressionable young mind as he packed his bags in Brazil and flew home? Soon he will be returning to amazed, astounded Anfield where his 22 goals last season helped Liverpool to come second in the

Premier League. But it was always his senior partner Luis Suarez who dominated the news throughout and won the prestigious endofseason awards. The Uruguayan has been welcomed warmly back in a reformed sinner role after a lengthy ban at the begin ning of the season for the previous similar sickening offence. It was hoped Suarez had put this despicable side of his character behind him and thankfully got on with the job he is paid vast sums of money to do. But the dark side of the Uruguayan has now suddenly vividly reappeared in the key World Cup elimination

Continued on page 47