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Relief for Tenerife tourism as air controllers call off planned strike TENERIFE’S battered tourist industry breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when Spanish airport staff called off their planned strike - at least until next month.

The air traffic controllers, set for a three-day shutdown on 18th August, were instructed by their union on Tuesday to carry on working.

The anouncement followed top-level discussions in Madrid, and requests from the tourists sector and the airlines, with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero pressing the union to make up its mind.

Earlier in the month, the Union of Air Traffic Controllers (USCA) had voted overwhelmingly to down tools over government changes to their working conditions.

The union then broke off negotiations with AENA, the state-run airport management authority.

But César Cabo, USCA head of communications, said the no-strike decision was “a demonstration of responsibility” by the controllers.

Zapatero, who presided over Tuesday’s meeting between AENA and union officials, called on the controllers to make a decision “as soon as possible”. He said the proposed action had already caused “uncertainty” and “negative effects”.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) also urged AENA and the controllers to take “all measures possible” not to damage the country’s key tourist industry.

Following the three-hour meeting, the controllers’ union agreed to postpone any

action until September, paying regard to the importance of the tourist industry in mainland Spain and the Canaries.

A strike next week would have affected thousands of tourists - especially Britons travelling to and from Tenerife, and would also have left many stranded on the Island.

It would have been the third major disruption to the South and North airports this year, following the disastrous Icelandic ash-cloud controversy in March, followed by freezing conditions which shut down major airports

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throughout the UK. The airport union’s decision has been welcomed by the tourist sector, and talks with AENA resumed on Wednesday in the hope of bringing the dispute to a satisfactory conclusion.

The airports’ management authority has already offered a fixed salary of not less than 200,000 euros a year - one of the highest in Europe - and a set pattern of shifts with compulsory overtime, which would bump up salaries enormously. It has also proposed half-hour breaks for every two hours worked.

In addition, the Air Transport Association has

pressed air-traffic controllers to accept the offer in order to “resolve their differences” with AENA. The government had

already put in place plans to ease at least some of the intended disruption by using military air controllers.

Thankfully, for the tourist

industry as a whole here on the Island, that move won’t be necessary. At least for now.

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Minister meets Monarch King Carlos steps into border row ALLEGATIONS of clashes between Moroccans and Spanish police at the Melilla border are being tackled personally by the King of Spain.

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been meeting with King Juan Carlos, who in recent weeks has been putting together a process of stability, peace consolidation for the Spanish economy.

After the first of the two offices held every summer with the King, the Prime Minister underlined the influence of the measures that the Government has been implementing since last May at the start of economic recovery, particularly “the initiative to publish the stress tests of our banks and savings banks, which have shown the ability to be solvent.“ He added that this will continue progressively reflecting on the financing capacity of financial institutions and private companies, a process that will be slow but that is headed in the right direction.

As he explained in his appearance before the media after his meeting with the monarch, the President has explained that what will be needed in the coming

months are “new initiatives to the process of economic stability, growth and recovery in the longer term, employment recovery.“ Among them, he has cited the adoption of the General State Budgets and austere eye on the recovery plan, and plans to promote the competitiveness of the Spanish economy.

The recovery in employment is, according to the President, one of the biggest concerns of the government and the monarch.

In this sense, he has announced new initiatives in active employment policies “to bring opportunities,

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Asked if the Minister of Development will directly intervene in the conflict between Aena with the group of air traffic controllers, the Prime Minister noted that the Executive’s desire is to make a decision as soon as possible “to call off the course possible strike.“ Asked to sit down to negotiate and be aware that just a hypothetical strike uncertainty and produces only negative effects.

He assured that “the Minister of Public Works is willing to dia-

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logue but that dialogue is not adversely affected by this situation.“ New European tax The Prime Minister has avoided comment on the new European tax which has been talk in recent days: “It’s an idea that has not yet been finalized. If completed by the Commission will give timely opinion.”

In any case, he assured that “we need a strong EU Europe because it makes us more secure to all members of the EU, as seen in this grave crisis.” Therefore any consideration to strengthen economic and financial capabilities by the EU “will be seen by the Government of Spain with interest.”

In Question Time, the President has said that recent news about the possibility that some of the ministers are candidates in regional and municipal elections have no influence on the composition of the government or in a possible short-term remodeling.

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King Juan Carlos called King Mohamed VI to try to solve recent “misunderstandings” between the two factions.

His intervention earlier this week came after the release of several statements complaining about the treatment of some Moroccan citizens at Spain’s border post at the North African

enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta.

Accusations of racist behaviour and aggression by border guards against Moroccans have been levelled.

The monarchs, who will have an informal meeting soon, agreed that the “misunderstandings should not affect the excellent relations” between Spain and Morocco, The King’s phone call followed a statement from Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero saying he wanted to clear up the matter, but underlining that the Spanish security forces acted with “maximum correctness”.

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A WORD FROM OUR EDITOR

It’s plane sailing!

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Working 9 ‘til 5...

I don’t think so!

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Yet it is not all good news for travellers because, as we went to press yesterday, in the UK, Unite union members, who work at BAA’s six UK airports, voted for strike action.

A ballot over pay involving 6,000 staff belonging to the Unite union resulted in a three to one vote in favour of strike

DO YOU fancy a break from the 9 ‘til 5 lifestyle? I thought that was why we resided here in Tenerife, to escape the British system?

Or, are you one of the millions looking for work? Either way read on…

In the media this week are jobs advertised which are slightly different shall we say.

Fancy being a shark personality profiler, a Koala catcher or a “roo poo” harvester?

Well, a range of odd occupations on offer in Australia may be for you.

The South Australian government is attempting to lure what it says are Britons stressed out by the UK’s work culture.

Officials said the new jobs will help those aged 18yrs to 30yrs achieve the “ultimate work-life balance”. Is that not age discrimination.

Other jobs on offer include a Fairy Penguin home remodeller on Kangaroo Island, a shark personality profiler at Port Lincoln, and a beer taster.

Australia offers more exciting work and travel options than anywhere else in the world due to it’s diverse cul-

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ture and geography. All interested applicants need to do is fly to South Australia on a working holiday visa.

Officials said jobs like sifting through kangaroo dung will offer Britons a unique experience.

South Australia‘s Londonbased agent Bill Muirhead said: “This isn’t about one job that everyone has to compete for, but rather about showing people that South Australia offers more exciting work and travel options than anywhere else in the world.

“Travellers who want to work have an option. Take the usual trail, do the usual jobs, or go for something that you can’t get anywhere else in the world and have an experience you’ll be dining out on for years, the sort of experience you’ll be telling your grandkids about.”

The South Australian government has commissioned research that claims some 60% of British workers are bored with their jobs with Wrexham and Coventry listed as the worst places to work.

“This is the first time these jobs have collectively been released and with no previous experience necessary, we’re offering people a genuine chance to get away from it all,” said Mr Muirhead.

Until next week…

action, the union said.

Unite will meet with its key representatives on Monday to decide what form of industrial action its members will take.

Any action will affect not only Heathrow but also Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh airports, which will

almost certainly have to shut down because Fire-fighters, plus security and ground staff are involved.

Earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron had said any strike would be futile.

“These sorts of strikes never achieve anything apart from damage - damage to business, damage to jobs,

damage to the interests of tourists who want to come to visit Britain, or people who want to leave Britain and have a holiday overseas,” he told reporters at No 10.

Tellingly he warned; “We want to demonstrate that Britain is open for business,“ but it appears to have been to no avail.

Spanish prices risen In Spain the 12-month inflation figure rose in the month of July to 1.9 percent, official data illustrated last Thursday, which means that it is at its highest level in nearly two years.

The figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed preliminary data released on July 29th.

It attributed the rise to a gain of 6.2 percent in the price of automobiles and of 4.3 percent in gas prices.

Inflation in June had dipped to 1.5 percent after three months of rises.

The July figure was the highest since November 2008 when Spain fell into recession.

During the first quarter, Spain became the last of Europe’s big economies to emerge from recession, with official data showing fragile growth of 0.1 percent.

The Bank of Spain last Friday forecast growth of 0.2 percent in the second quarter while official figures from INE are to be released on this Friday.

Spain slipped into its worst recession in decades at the end of 2008 as the global financial meltdown compounded a crisis in the domestic property market, which had been a major driver for growth.

The recession pushed first-quarter unemployment up to more than 20 percent.

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WHATS ON Migrant boat sinks

Kitesurf World Championship 09/08/2010 to 15/08/2010 Granadilla is an international area for the practice of many water sports and welcomes hundred of surfers every year coming from the whole planet. This summer, the beaches of El Médano will host the Kite-surf World Championship. This event will take place in the first two weeks in August, with the best kite-surfers of the world who are going to offer an incredible show with this amazing sport.

IN TENERIFE we’ve not seen literally a sea of immigrants for a long while, even more unusual during the religious fasting period of Ramadan.

However, a would-be illegal immigrant drowned and seven others are missing after their small boat is thought to have capsized

off the coast of eastern Spain, maritime rescue services said last Thursday.

Ten immigrants of Algerian origin were on the boat that sank on Wednesday off the tiny Spanish island of Tabarca, near the eastern city of Alicante, sources in the maritime rescue service said.

Two of them were rescued while the body of a third was recovered. The search continued for the seven others.

The service also said in a

statement that it had rescued 25 men of Algerian origin travelling in a boat off the southeastern coastal town of Mojacar, and a further 10 migrants in two boats near the southern town of Tarifa.

It said that all those rescued appeared to be in good health. Spain has been a magnet in recent years for African migrants aspiring to reach Europe. Authorities fear many of those who

attempt the crossing by sea die of thirst, hunger or exposure.

But the number arriving by sea last year fell by 45 percent compared with 2008, according to the government.

It attributed the fall to the economic crisis in Spain as well as better policing of the waters around the country and cooperation with the immigrants’ countries of origin in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ladies dig deep for charity Pic: Daniel Prado San Cristóbal Castle, Santa Cruz 1st Aug 2010 - 30th Sep 2010 Monday to Sunday Time: 11:00 - 19:00 The Castillo San Cristóbal visitor’s centre has reopened its doors to the public in the Plaza de España, Santa Cruz.

It was closed following the heavy rains that devastated the island on February 1st.

The ‘Castillo de San Cristóbal’ Visitor’s Centre features an exhibition of Tenerife’s old defence system. It offers information from its construction in 1575 to its demolition in 1928. Since the 25th of July 2009, the ‘Castillo de San Cristóbal’ Visitor’s Centre has had an added attraction to delight both local and foreign visitors: the legendary ‘El Tigre’ cannon.

Although it cannot be demonstrated historically, popular belief says that the famous British admiral Horacio Nelson was injured and lost his arm thanks to this ‘El Tigre’ cannon.

Compañía Nacional de Danza Tickets are on sale during August for performances by the Compañía Nacional de Danza 2, which takes place in the Symphonic Hall in Tenerife’s Auditorium on the 6th and 7th of November.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 902 317 327 (between 10:00 and 19:00 Mondays to Fridays), in the Auditorium’s ticket office (between 10:00 and 15:00 Mondays to Fridays and 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays), in CajaCanarias multiservice terminals, or online at www.auditoriodetenerife.com.

The history of the Compañía Nacional de Danza is firmly linked to Spain’s most recent past.

The main objective of the company is to train and prepare dancers for professional dancing and serve as a link between, dance schools and professional dance companies such as the Compañia Nacional de Danza. Its repertoire is principally made up of works by Nacho Duato, although works by young choreographers have gradually been incorporated, allowing dancers to keep up to date with new trends and incorporate them into their performances. The aim of this project is to inspire young dancers, to arouse interest in contemporary dance amongst young audiences and add to the range of cultural activities on offer in Spain.

A SPECIAL Ladies Day at Amarilla Golf’s 9th Hole bar attracted a good crowd, who enjoyed a pleasant afternoon and helped raise 279.00 euros for the Guaidyl Children’s Centre in Granadilla.

Lily from the 9th Hole, and Susan, presented the cheque to Marion, who does a lot of voluntary work for the centre. Many thanks to Ann and everyone who helped make the day so successful.

There will be another Ladies Day next Saturday (21st Aug) at Friends Bar on Golf del Sur. It starts at 3pm, so p lease come along to support the Centre.

Barclays Premier League 2010/2011 WE ARE on the eve of one of the most anticipated weekends of the year, aside from New Year that is – the start of the football season – Saturday August 14th sees the kick-off of the new season. Now is your chance to make sure you catch all the Barclays Premier League action for the whole season.

commentary, the best talent around, and all 380 games LIVE and exclusive. All matches will be broadcast in HD on AD SPORTS TV. So if you’re a business owner or resident then see page 34 to see how you can watch Premiership football at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon.

You may or may not be aware but the official distributor for the television rights of Barclays Premiership this season has changed.

The Abu Dhabi Media Company now has the television rights for the English Premiership for the next three consecutive seasons.

Technology has got smarter and the new AD Sports decoder and embedded card is smart, it will only work together; that is why the new system is in short supply. The AD Sports package guarantees you top quality English

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Cajasiete painting contest now open for submissions CAJASIETE is calling on all novice painters from the Canary Islands to take part in the 7th Pedro Modesto Campos Painting Contest.

Paintings can either be sent or delivered directly to the Cajasiete Foundation building between the 20th and the 30th of September. Prizes of 2,000, 1,000 and 500 euros are up for grabs.

Traditional Fiestas, Games and Sports of the Canary Islands is the theme chosen by the Cajasiete Foundation for this year’s edition of its Pedro Modesto Campos Painting Contest, the rules and regulations of which have now been published. All beginner or novice painters from the Canary Islands are invited to take part. Each artist may present a single piece of work and any tech-

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nique will be accepted unless it is deemed to be incompatible with characteristics of the gallery space. The maximum permitted dimensions, including any frame, will be 70 x 70 cm. Paintings must be delivered between the 20th and the 30th of September this year. All of the paintings entered into the competition will be exhibited in the Cajasiete Gallery between the 15th and the 29th of October.

The winner of the first, second and third prizes will be awarded 2,000, 1,000 and 500 euros, respectively. The jury will announce its decision on the 15th of October.

More information is available from: Fundación Cajasiete, Avenida Manuel Hermoso, 8, Planta 6 or telephone 922 698 400.

Candelaria pilgrimage has been postponed DUE to the inclement weather conditions here in Tenerife the annual Candelaria pilgrimage has been postponed until Saturday August 14th.

Following the conclusions of a meeting the Mayor of Candelaria recommended that “no one walks through the woods until Saturday due to high temperatures announced by the State Agency of Meteorology for Thursday and Friday, adding that maintaining the precautions not to smoke, bring water, respect the environ-

ment, etc. Further details will evolve depending on how the weather conditions develop.“ The meeting was attended

by the mayor of Candelaria, José García Trujillo Gumersindo, the sub-delegation of the Government in the Province of Santa Cruz

de Tenerife, José Antonio Batista, the Minister of Environment of the Cabildo de Tenerife, Wladimir Rodríguez Brito, Chief Civil Protection Unit and Emergency of Spain Prefectures, Jerónimo Hernández Manuel del Pino, the Technical Unit of the Cabildo Wildfire, Florencio López Ruano, and other technicians involved in the Security Plan.

Finally, José Antonio Batista stressed that it is absolutely forbidden for pilgrims travelling on the highway, so the presence of the Guardia Civil will be highlighted especially in conflicting sections, such as tunnels at Güimar.

Cocaine network dismantled in La Laguna OFFICIALS of the National Police, assigned to the local police station in La Laguna, broke up a network to smuggle cocaine in the north of Tenerife. In the course of the operation five people were arrested accused of Drug Trafficking.

Agents proceeded to the arrest Jabha, 39, CPL, 48, Laab and 35, jmma 48, all males, in addition to STP, 32 and wife.

The prisoners formed a small network to traffic and distribute cocaine, in small amounts to consumers in La

Laguna and the North.

Research led the police to the location of Jabha’s home and a farm in La Orotava, the places where they were trafficking narcotic substances.

In the farm in La Orotava, the police seized, among other effects, a gun, two

boxes of ammunition and a bucket of white matter, which would proved positive to be cocaine.

The total weight of the narcotic substance amounted to 524 grams.

Further items were found in another property.

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Roller coaster A NEW musical event lands in Tenerife. Under the name Roller Coaster Events Airbag productions brings a festival of musical – six bands, everything from hip hop, electronic, rock and drum & bass. The event takes place on September 11th at 18:00 at the auditorium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This event will cater for all tastes and tickets are reasonably priced at 10 euros.

Queen Sofia is given a real buzz

QUEEN SOFÍA is absolutely delighted with the little electric car she has been given to try out while on holiday with the rest of the Spanish Royal Family in Mallorca.

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The Queen couldn’t wait to test the Peugeot iON, and declared it to be “phenomenal” after driving it near the Marivent Palace, where the family are enjoying their summer break

The car was sent by air to Palma from Japan, and the Queen said she was happy to drive it in support of electric cars, which do not contaminate the environment.

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Enjoy Muestra Cabildo has The increasing Gastronómica fire ban in property sales don’t reveal hills due to the full story

It’s the first of a series of 12 monthly local food promotions organised by the Cabildo’s Turismo de Tenerife.

The Tenerife Tourist Board’s first local food event “Muestra Gastronómica” kicks off in Tegueste, “A Village in the Vineyards”, with the sweet potato as

the star product. 16 local restaurants and bars will take part – they will offer a dish made of sweet potato: it can be dessert, starter, main course etc. On Sunday 22nd August, a creative chef will be cooking and there will be local Tegueste wine tasting – this is free and all are welcome.

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BAN will not be lifted until the extremely hot weather remits

THE TENERIFE Cabildo warned residents and visitors that the Canary Islands Government has declared a state of pre alert for the higher ground on Tenerife due to the heat wave.

The high temperatures, coupled with high winds of up to 75 kms per hour in the mountains, which has prompted an official ban on certain activities in the hills and woods.

The Island Corporation’s ban includes no lighting of fires of any kind in recreation and BBQ areas; a ban on fireworks; no burning vegetation and leftovers from tree cutting and plant clippings; no bonfires of any kind as well as the use in farmland or wooded areas of any type of equipment which could give off sparks

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such as weeding machines, burners for bee keepers or soldering equipment etc.

The Cabildo has confirmed that the ban will not be officially lifted until the weather cools down and the extreme risk of forest and wild fires is reduced.

As part of the Cabildo de Tenerife’s safety measures for forest fire and wild fire prevention, all visitors and residents on the island are strongly urged NOT to go up into the hills and woods over the next few days until the situation improves. The Island Corporation kindly request that drivers use only the tarmacked roads and avoid forest tracks whenever possible. Holidaymakers and residents are strongly recommended to take extra precautions when visiting the mountains.

In an emergency please call 112.

Updates: www.diariodetenerife.es

PROPERTY sales in Spain increased by 10.7% in the first half of 2010, compared with the same period last year.

And sales rose for the sixth straight month in June, which was a positive sign for an economy devastated by the collapse of its once-booming property sector in 2008.

Figures released last Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed that 37,297 transactions were registered in June, while July saw 1% more property sales than the respective month last year.

Nevertheless, the June increase was more moderate than in preceding months.

More than half the Spanish properties sold in June were second-hand (19,339) and 48.1% new (17,958).

The number of transactions of new-build properties fell 2.1%, while second-hand property sales increased by 17.1% over June 2009.

Yet the underlying facts reveal a different scenario.

Property sales in June 2007 were strong at 66,670, dropping to 46,533 in June 2008.

And the comparison between those figures and this June’s (37,297) showed a 56% drop in sales. Sales rose 7% yearon-year in June, slightly less that in May, said the INE. The property industry’s decline plunged the Spanish economy, which was Europe’s fifth-largest, into a severe recession in 2008.

It has sent the unemployment rate rocketing to more than 20%, which is the highest in the eurozone.

The rising housing sales were spurred by lower prices and more attractive interest rates.

26 die in tragic weekend on Spanish roads SPAIN has experienced its most appalling weekend on the roads this year, with 26 deaths stemming from 24 fatal accidents. Another 30 people were injured.

Eight who died were on motorbikes, while seven were pedestrians. Of the 24 accidents, seven were for leaving the road, seven for collisions, and ten caused because of distractions,

according to the DGT traffic authority. It is thought that fewer fines issued by the Guardia, following their unofficial work-to-rule, has led to drivers and riders not paying their usual respects to speed limits.

Despite the tragic weekend, the 991 total of Spanish road deaths recorded so far this year is 174 lower than the same period in 2009.

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Zara set for online battle

ZARA, the international clothing brand, is ready to compete online against some of Spain’s leading design names.

Zara is part of the Galiciabased Inditex chain, which also covers Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Oysho.

It will find itself up against such exclusive names as Armand Basi and Custo Barcelona, streetwear com-

Jellyfish swarm stings hundreds

pany Desigual and high-street giant Mango.

Desigual will launch its collection online next month, at the same time as Zara, and both say they have had “multiple requests” to provide an online delivery service from people living a long way from their nearest store.

Mango, which started its own shopping website 10 years ago, when internet retailing was less of a guaranteed success, has reported excellent results.

HUNDREDS of swimmers on Spain’s holiday beaches have been stung by swarms of jellyfish that have swept along the Costa Blanca.

At least 700 people have complained of being stung since Sunday - 380 alone on Tuesday.

Normally just a handful of swimmers are stung every day.

The jellyfish are tiny and invisible, meaning it is difficult to warn bathers of their presence.

“In the five or six years I have been in this job, I have never seen anything like this,” said Juan Carlos Castellanos, of Elche’s city tourism department.

Officials have blamed strong currents for sweeping the jellyfish onto beaches.

In the north, it is the muchfeared Portuguese Man of War that has been plaguing beaches in the northern areas

of Cantabria and Basque.

At least 300 swimmers have been stung in the last three weeks - the creature’s metrelong tentacles carry a venom that causes intense pain.

Despite the spate of stings, officials say this summer has been quiet on the jellyfish front.

But scientists say jellyfish numbers could rise due to global warming and intensive fishing off the Spanish coast that kills its natural predators, such as tuna and swordfish.

How Navy saves jet ski rider from police PARTIDO POPULAR, the Spanish Government’s main opposition party, believes criminals are taking refuge on the Rock, with the help of the Royal Navy.

The PSOE Socialist party agreed there is collaboration between the Guardia Civil and the Royal Navy in the waters off Gibraltar, after El Mundo newspaper carried a critical piece on the matter in Tuesday’s edition.

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El Mundo this week highlighted a recent incident in which a jet ski being chased by the Guardia Civil’s Zodiac escaped to the Rock, after three patrol ships from Gibraltar blocked the police boat in Spanish waters.

José Ignacio Landaluce, national PP deputy, is said to have blamed the PSOE Government for what he sees as a lack of support for the Guardia Civil del Mar in operations in the area - especially as Gibraltar is a known haven for criminals wanted by Spanish police.

But PSOE national deputy Salvador de la Encina maintained said that the collaboration between the Guardia Civil and the Royal Navy in Gibraltar was “extraordinary”.

He added: “Relations are good, independent of the incidents which had existed historically, but which always have been solved with dialogue, as it could not be otherwise in a democracy’.

Meanwhile the Guardia Civil based in La Linea have seized 702 packets of contraband cigarettes close to the Gibraltar border.

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Cameron backs move to stop cheap alcohol

DAVID CAMERON has indicated he will support councils that want to ban shops and bars from selling cheap alcohol.

The Prime Minister said plans to introduce a minimum price per unit of 50p in Greater Manchester would be looked at “very sympathetically” Ten local authorities in the area want to pass bylaws to address public disorder and health issues caused by binge-drinking.

The approach has the backing of doctors and health experts but ministers have previously been lukewarm to the idea.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Mr Cameron made clear that he did not want to introduce a national minimum price for alcohol.

But he said: “I think the idea of the councils coming together on this is a good one and we will certainly look at it very sympathetically.”

He went on: “I think if what you’re trying to do is stop supermarkets from selling 20 tins of Stella for a fiver that’s what we’ve got to go after.

“Where I want to try and help is ending the deep discounting on alcohol.

“People going and ‘preloading’, having bought from a supermarket where they were attracted by a price

designed to bring them into the store.” Mr Cameron said a local bylaw could fall foul of competition rules as it would mean alcohol in Greater Manchester being priced higher than neighbouring areas.

Any bylaws imposed by local authorities would need to be signed off by the Home Secretary, he added.

The House of Commons Health Select Committee and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) have both voiced strong support for minimum pricing.

However, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley expressed doubt on the grounds that it punishes low-income families.

'World' backs an Essex cafe in Harrods tussle THE OWNER of a roadside cafe has hailed the support he has received from across the globe in his row with Britain's most famous department store, Harrods.

Nigel Holland's comments came as Harrods appeared to back down in the battle over the logo for Hollands Cafe Lounge.

Harrods had claimed the lettering of the Hollands sign is too much like its own and was threatening legal action if Mr Holland failed to change it.

In turn, he has argued it would cost £14,000 to make changes to his signs, menus and website.

Harrods has now offered to help make the changes and said it was "awaiting feedback" from Mr Holland.

But Mr Holland has said the company has not yet made any offer of cash to cover his costs.

"Harrods has offered to assist with rebranding Hollands Cafe Lounge, so we have sent them the copies of invoices from when we had our signs designed," he said.

Public support has been phenomenal. We have had hundreds of emails from all four corners of the world.

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Mr Holland went on to say he had received global support for his battle with Harrods.

"Public support has been phenomenal. We have had hundreds of emails from all four corners of the world."

Harrods attracts 1.5 million customers a year to its site in Knightsbridge, one of London's most prestigious locations.

The store can trace its origins back to 1849, while its original gold coloured logo was first created in 1967.

In contrast, Hollands Cafe Lounge sits on the northbound stretch of the A12 near Rivenhall and opened in early 2010.

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Mother and daughter are found stabbed to death

A MOTHER and daughter have been found stabbed to death in east London.

Police found the body of a woman, aged in her 40s, lying in Stansfeld Road, Beckton, at about 7.30am on Thursday morning She had been attacked in the street by someone wielding a knife and ID documents led them to her family home a short walk away in Leamouth Road.

The house was on fire, and

inside they found the body of her mother.

The woman, believed to be in her late 60s or early 70s, had been stabbed to death.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which is thought to have been started in an upstairs bedroom. Officers then found a man in the loft.

He said the man, aged in his 40s, is understood to be the partner of the first woman.

The suspect was taken to an east London hospital, and has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said his injuries

are not life threatening. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Inquiries are under way to identify the deceased and trace next of kin. Inquiries continue.”

Neighbour Ben Tilley said he saw the man being taken out of the property at around 8am.

He said the suspect and his partner had lived at the family home about a year ago.

He added: “They were a nice normal couple - they used to keep themselves to themselves.”

Puppets discover new voice at the Edinburgh fringe

VENTRILOQUISM is back at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, where a number of acts are causing quite a stir among audiences.

In its heyday, television family favourites such as Lord Charles, Nookie Bear and Keith Harris and Orville were big ventriloquist stars.

But by the mid-80s their popularity had waned, their humour seemingly tame compared to the explosion of socalled alternative comics like Ben Elton and Rik Mayall.

But could Britain be entering a new Golden Age of ventriloquism? That’s the question being asked at this year’s Fringe.

Paul Zerdin, one of Britain’s new ventriloquism stars, said: “I just think a lot of those old acts from the 70s and 80s took ventriloquism so far and then just didn’t develop it any further.

“So as styles of humour changed, becoming a lot more edgy, the old variety

show type performances just didn’t stand up any more.

They became a bit staid and boring.”

Ventriloquists today are really cutting edge with their humour - they’re pushing all the boundaries, which is why I think they are making such a comeback.

Zerdin and fellow British ventriloquist Nina Conti are both heading new shows in Edinburgh and the reaction from their audiences has been very positive.

“I just think people are rediscovering ventriloquism again,” said Conti, whose Talk To The Hand show features puppets Monkey and Scottish Granny.

“These things are often cyclical, something goes out of favour, something else takes its place and then when everyone gets a bit tired of that along come a new breed of comics with a different approach, in my case using puppets.”

The resurgence in Britain has been prompted by acts in America such as David Strassman and Jeff Dunham,

with their top-selling DVDs and 350 million hits on YouTube.

Terry Fator, another ventriloquist star in the US, won America’s Got Talent in 2007.

Alex Rochford, booking manager at The Assembly Rooms venue in Edinburgh, said: “Ventriloquists today are really cutting edge with their humour - they’re pushing all the boundaries, which is why I think they are making such a comeback.

“The other amazing thing now is the quality of the puppets. They’re not just wooden dummies with chattering mouths.

“These latex puppets are just amazing, so expressive.”

Conti agrees, adding: “I think TV shows such as Spitting Image probably helped to kill off the old-style ventriloquist acts - especially on television because people got used to more sophisticated puppets.

“As soon as ventriloquism stopped being on TV then it disappeared altogether and people stopped caring about it.”

Teen £1m Lotto winner thought she’d won £70 An 18-year-old who scooped £1.1m on the lottery said she didn’t realise all her lucky numbers had come up.

Stacey Bywater said she was pleased with £70 extra spending money to take on a family holiday to Turkey after spotting only four of her six matching numbers.

The teenager admitted it was only later that her father Gary examined the ticket and found she had won the jackpot.

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“I watched the lottery on Saturday night and realised I had some numbers but only thought I had four, which was about £70,” Miss Bywater, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, said.

“Then I realised I had five, which was a bit more. Then when I went to see how much I’d won, my Dad said: ‘I think you need to sit down and check your numbers again because you’ve got the full six.’”

The nursery nurse said she will keep the money in the family - buying a home for her elder sister and giving her parents a deposit to move out of their council house.

But she said she had no plans to jack in her day job after the £1,117,779 windfall.

“I’m going to continue in my career, I work with children and I really enjoy it so I won’t be giving that up, but it’s going to change my life,” she said.

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A father’s life is Holidaymaker in coma ‘destroyed’ after after balcony plunge head-on smash A MAN says his life has been “destroyed” after his wife and sixyear-old daughter were killed when a car going the wrong way smashed into their vehicle.

Ian Richardson, 37, and his three-month-old baby Ava survived the horrific collision which happened on the A1 near Gosforth, Newcastle.

But his wife Joanne, 40, died at the scene and their elder daughter Mya, who suffered head injuries, lost her life the next day in hospital.

Mya had been chief bridesmaid at her uncle’s wedding in Dundee and Mr Richardson was driving the family home to Billingham, Teesside, when the crash happened on Sunday night.

Mr Richardson, who has chosen to donate Mya’s organs, has released a photograph of the family taken that weekend at his brother Simon’s wedding.

Even though Mya’s light was taken from us, we wanted her to live on. Mya’s selflessness means that at least six other families will have the chance of a future.

Mr Richardson, who is still recovering in hospital with Ava, said: “My life has been destroyed and my girls have been taken from me before their time.

“The only light I have now is my baby Ava. She gives me the focus to carry on and begin again.”

Ava survived the crash despite being showered in glass. He described her as a “miracle child” who completed the family after a series

A YOUNG holidaymaker is fighting for his life after falling from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Ibiza.

Ryan Elley, 20, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, was seriously injured at the weekend after plunging two storeys from a balcony at the Jet Apartments in Playa d’en Bossa.

He was airlifted to Son Dureta hospital in Palma, of miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy.

Mr Richardson, who works in marketing, also said: “Mya was a great kid, so full of life and spirit. Her verve, passions and enthusiasm made her unique.

“She also possessed a deeply caring and thoughtful side and would always help those less fortunate.

“Even though Mya’s light was taken from us, we wanted her to live on. Mya’s selflessness means that at least six other families will have the chance of a future.

“That little bit of knowledge gives us some consolation.”

Mr Richardson described

Majorca, where he was put into a medical coma.

On his Facebook page, Mr Elley asked on August 6 where he could find cheap flights to Ibiza.

His father, Simon Elley, said his son made a spur-of-themoment decision to join friends on holiday.

Mr Elley said they did not expect their son’s condition to worsen.

He told the Portsmouth News: “Ryan has been heavily sedated and he is in a coma

in intensive care. “He had a massive bleed on one side of his brain and three smaller bleeds on the other side. He will not be able to move anywhere for at least two weeks.

“But there has been some good news because he has not got any worse.”

The family are now faced with a £15,000 bill to pay for an air ambulance to bring him back to the UK because he did not take out medical insurance.

his wife, who worked for Currys Digital in Middlesbrough, as a devoted mother and the backbone of the family.

He said: “She put the girls first in everything and always supported me. She was always keen to make sure the girls were challenged and encouraged them in both their education and creativity.”

A 61-year-old man from Blyth, Northumberland, suspected of driving a burgundy Jaguar north on the southbound carriageway was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

He was bailed until October.

Serial killer suspect held by FBI US police have arrested a man in connection with 20 racist murders and stabbings in Michigan, Virginia and Ohio.

The suspect was caught after the FBI were called in to help with the investigation.

Five men have been murdered in Michigan and a further 15 attacked in the three states.

Police had released a sketch

of the suspect and over 500 people contacted them with information.

One of those tips led officials to Beecher, Michigan, where the suspect is believed to have worked in a party store.

The man was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday.

The last attack was on Saturday in Ohio, when a minister was stabbed outside his church while smoking a cigarette.

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In several cases victims were attacked by the man after he got out of his car and asked them for directions.

He then stabbed them repeatedly in the stomach.

In other instances, the man asked for help with his car before attacking his victim.

Officers in Virginia said the attacks were racially motivated, although police in Michigan would not comment on the matter.

All but two of the 20 victims were black.

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Ryanair steps Sex-pest panic up safety after toddler plunge BUDGET airline Ryanair says it has tightened up its safety procedures after a threeyear-old child fell on to the tarmac while boarding one of its planes.

The child, Olga Slater, escaped with only minor injuries after falling through the gap between the handrail and the level platform at the top of the Boeing 737’s boarding steps.

On a Ryanair flight leaving Stansted airport, she climbed the stairs unassisted as her mother, journalist Sasha Slater, was carrying her 18month-old son, Joe, with one hand and luggage with the other.

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towards her mother, leaned backwards and fell through the gap between the extendable handrail and the top of the airstairs,” an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said.

After receiving initial medical assistance, Olga was airlifted to hospital and was released 24 hours later.

The AAIB recommended that Ryanair review its current passenger boarding and disembarkation procedures

“so that assistance is made available to passengers accompanied by children and those with special needs”.

The report into the incident, on July 17 last year, said: “The gap between the extendable handrail and the upper platform of the Boeing 737 airstairs represents a hazard to small children boarding or disembarking the aircraft.”

In a written statement , the airline said: “Ryanair has reviewed its procedures as

recommended by the AAIB report into this incident, which took place over a year ago.

“New procedures including new high visibility tensa barriers, and specific announcements to passengers travelling with young children on both boarding and disembarkation have also been introduced in order to eliminate any recurrence of these extremely rare events in the context of over one million Ryanair flights over the past two years.”

The AAIB said there were four previously reported similar incidents involving small children on other airlines.

This led to American aviation authorities issuing new safety information, including amendments to the Boeing 737 flight attendant manual.

A BRUTAL sex offender who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of six women has controversially been released early from jail - and plans to move back to the area where they went missing.

Larry Murphy is one of Ireland’s most notorious sex attackers but he has been released just 10 years into a 15-year sentence.

Protesters say he has shown no remorse and refused to take part in any rehabilitation programme.

In February 2000, he kidnapped a woman in her 20s, repeatedly raped her in the isolated Wicklow Mountains and then tried to suffocate her with a plastic bag.

There’s unbelievable concern that this lad has been let loose without any conditions whatsoever.

She only escaped when two men stumbled across the scene while out hunting late at night.

Murphy was arrested for the crime and became the prime suspect in the cases of six missing women from the so-called “Vanishing Triangle” area of the Irish midlands.

At least one former senior detective still believes Murphy, who lived in the village of Baltinglass with his

wife, may be linked to the disappearances of those women.

PJ Browne, a retired detective superintendent, said officers from Operation Trace considered Murphy their prime suspect.

“The Guards (police) interviewed Larry Murphy… and he failed to co-operate,” he said.

“And the question I would ask… is why did the disappearances stop when Larry Murphy went to prison?”

Murphy’s early release from Dublin’s Arbour Hill Prison has sparked a public outcry.

His own brother has questioned the decision to grant him his freedom.

“He won’t be coming back to me,” Thomas Murphy said.

“And I don’t know what I can say to the people of Baltinglass to pacify them and put their minds at rest.”

Villagers in Baltinglass do not want him back.

Gerry O’Neill, a local councillor, said women are now afraid to travel alone.

“There’s unbelievable concern that this lad has been let loose without any conditions whatsoever,” he said.

Cathal McMahon from the Irish Star Sunday newspaper has co-authored a book entitled The Beast of Baltinglass.

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VIVO crowd sway along to Pip’s Buble act his shows. So we were lucky to have been treated to this one off appearance.

There are also lots of fantastic facilities at the VIVO venue to occupy the adults and also the kids!

As well as the crazy golf, the youngsters can be let loose on the bouncy castles, while their mums and dads put their feet up on the man-made beach, or in the bar and restaurant area.

Holiday-makers Paul and Julie, from Birmingham, were enjoy-

VIVO continued to host Oasis Fm’s Summer of Fun last Sunday, and what a great line-up there was for the fifth week’s show.

With temperatures rising into the 30s, it was nice to get out of the afternoon sun and into the air-conditioned venue at Playa de Las Americas.

The opening act and show’s presenter was Liam O’Reilly, followed by Pip Brown’s Michael Buble tribute act.

The Leeds lad has been on the island for only four months, and was making his debut at VIVO, as well as being live on Oasis Fm. But he pulled out all the stops with a professional show, wooing the audience with some Buble hits, including Just Haven’t Met You Yet and Sway. If you enjoyed Pip’s tribute act, you can see more of

him at the Irish Rose, in Puerto Colon.

Next up was the spectacular Ged Bolton, with his famous Rod Stewart tribute act. With his beautiful, bright-blonde hair and suave tuxedo, Ged shot through all of No1s from the great star, dazzling the audience with his quirky moves.

Ged, originally from Manchester, has been entertaining here for many years and is always popular with the

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ing their first time at VIVO. And while they were entering the Bangers and Cash competition, the kids were enjoying their time playing on the giant slide.

And Mavis, from Denton, was happy to sip her cocktail while enjoying the afternoon entertainment.

As Pip ‘Michael Buble’ Brown was leaving for his next show, he told Canarian Weekly: “I love it here, and I’ll definitely have to bring the wife and kids along.”

tourists, as he proved at VIVO. Closing the show was Oldham’s finest, Morgan, who rocked the audience with his charismatic performance. The versatile entertainer raced through a string of hits from Journey, The Killers, Robbie Williams and even Amy Winehouse.

Morgan flies in from Manchester every month, especially for the gigs in Summer Nites, where he bases

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Grouse numbers have fallen again GROUSE shooting is worth more than £20m a year to the Scottish economy, a new study shows but there is concern grouse numbers are falling.

On the first day of the new grouse-shooting season - The Glorious Twelfth of August research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) shows that it contributes £23m annually.

It also directly supports more than 1,000 jobs on the sporting estates and surrounding areas.

August 12 marks the first day when shooting parties take to the grouse moorlands with guns loaded.

Typically, a party consists of eight or nine members, each of whom will typically shoot around 20 grouse and pay around £2,000 to take them home.

It is a business that has grown over the years. In the early 1990s only 1% of grouse moors made money from shooting parties. Today 41% are profitable.

The number of grouse being shot is managed by the gamekeepers on Scotland’s sporting estates to avoid ‘over-shooting’, with roughly

10% of the overall grouse population killed.

But while more money is being made from grouseshooting, the grouse population has fallen steadily.

Numbers have declined over the years as a result of less heather on the moorland combined with an increase in the number of predators and parasites.

Those who manage the industry want more Government support to boost grouse numbers and build on their business success.

They want fewer restrictions on killing foxes and other predators and more freedom to maintain the wild heather that is home to the grouse but prone to damage by parasites.

At present heather can only be burned between October and April, but GWCT director Dr Adam Smith said that was only making the situation worse.

“We call on policy makers to support the industry with the basic tools we need - the ability to burn heather and do remedial work at a time of year when it’s being damaged by parasites, not be restricted to a rigid set of winter months when those bugs aren‘t necessarily at their worst.”

Explorer wakes up in jaws of a Polar Bear

AN EXPLORER has described the moment he was attacked by a polar bear - waking up to find the animal’s jaws around his head.

Sebastian Plur Nilssen was attacked last week as he slept in a tent on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

Mr Nilssen was travelling with his expedition partner, Ludvig Fjeld, as they attempted to become the first ever team to paddle 1,250 miles around the island chain.

Despite protecting their tent with a trip-wire hooked to a early warning flare, Mr

Nilssen woke face-to-face with the biggest land predator in the world.

The 23-year-old was dragged screaming from the tent, with his head clamped in the animal’s jaws.

The adult male bear flung the young explorer’s body from side to side in an attempt to stun him, a technique typically used on its usual prey of seals.

The polar bear’s teeth pierced Mr Nilssen’s lung as it fought for a better grip and narrowly missed a main artery in his neck.

“It was so strong I could not fight, I grabbed for my shotgun and tried to shoot it but the polar bear had snapped the gun in half,” he

said. “It must have been only a minute I was in his jaws but it felt like forever.

“It was a big bear, at one point it stood up on its back legs with me in its mouth, I was 2.5 metres off the ground and it seemed very high.”

As the bear made off with Mr Nilssen, his 22-year-old expedition partner scrambled to find their other rifle.

“I was about 20 or 25 metres from the bear and it had Sebastian in its mouth, I was very worried I did not want to hit Sebastian as well,” said Mr Fjeld.

“That would have been a really bad day for him.

“When I fired the first shot, the bear dropped him,

but I had to fire four more to make sure it was dead.

Mr Nilssen was airlifted from the scene, bleeding heavily, and was rushed into an emergency three-hour operation.

But despite his brush with death, Mr Nilssen said he was not angry at the bear, speculating that it carried out its unusual attack on humans because it was hungry.

“I must be one of the only people in the world who can say when people ask me about my scars, ‘I got them in a fight with a polar bear’,” he said.

Polar bears are protected under strict conservation laws and can only be shot in self defence.

Old habits die hard for Sister star Whoopi WHOOPI Goldberg is getting back in the habit to perform in Sister Act the musical after vowing she would never appear in the show.

As a producer, she helped turn the film into a West End hit last year - but declared she would not to star in it.

However, she has decided to break her vow to attract more theatregoers to the London Palladium.

Back in 1992, Goldberg played Deloris, the lovable

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nun-on-the-run in the Sister Act film.

But this time, she has taken the role of Mother Superior, replacing Sheila Hancock.

Goldberg said: “I’m back in the habit. I said I would never do this again but I’m in the adult part now, playing Mother Superior.

“I hope she allows me to have a little fun because you know she’s very adult, so I have to, like, watch myself with her.”

It is no great surprise that Sister Act the musical has been a hit. Theatre producers quickly learned to cash in

on West End musicals based on popular films.

Some of the most successful shows are adaptations of movies, like Dirty Dancing, Billy Elliot, Calendar Girls and The Lion King.

While they have certainly put bottoms on seats, critics say they do not offer theatregoers an original experience.

But Goldberg said, although producers often choose the soft option, there is still room for new ideas in the theatre.

She said: “While there is a room with a light, original

plays will be written.

Playwrights particularly are compelled to write, it’s like breathing to them, so there will always be new works being done.”

Goldberg is an Oscar-winning actress, as well as a singer, song-writer, comedian and talk show host.

She has recently put on her political activist hat to raise funds for Haiti with Wyclef Jean, who she is backing in his attempt to become president.

Goldberg said: “If he has the heart and soul to do it, then let him do it. Anyone

taking the job of president or prime minister, or even the Queen, it’s a tough gig because people are looking to you to instantaneously make things happen not realising that it’s a process.

“I hope he will bring to his country what is needed.

Nobody knows it better than Wyclef.”

Goldberg will appear in Sister Act until August 31, alongside Patina Miller in the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier, recording artist Simon Webbe as Curtis Shank and Dad’s Army star Ian Lavender as Monsignor.

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Russia pays the price for Winter Olympics THE 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia could become the most expensive Games ever - with estimates coming in at a staggering £20bn.

With four years still to go, that figure will dwarf overall spend for Canada’s Vancouver Olympics of about £3.5bn.

The 2014 Games in Sochi, on Russia’s southwestern coast, are already dogged by massive controversy and allegations of corruption.

Many homes are in the process of being demolished to make way for the six-stadia Olympic Park.

Bulldozers have been crashing through the remnants of once beloved buildings, whose owners argue the destruction of their homes is unnecessary.

Natalia Prudnikova’s house was to be the next to meet

such a fate. She had lived in her “beautiful place” for more than a decade, but was given three days to get out. She was heartbroken.

Ms Prudnikova said: “My life, the lives of my children, have been completely destroyed like this house. Pain, that’s all I feel.

“We’re so angry. They could have easily amended their draft plans and redesigned the project to avoid homes.”

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compensation which, they said, does not match the true value of their homes.

They were also offered new homes, but they said these are cramped and poorly built.

The authorities insisted the result will be worth it. Their shiny promotional video showed the ambition of the project, which is being billed as the most expensive Olympics ever.

Perhaps, surprisingly, the most expensive aspect is a

road which will connect the coastal area with the mountains.

It will cost a staggering £5bn because they have to drill through 17 miles of mountain.

But many said what is really making these games so pricy is corruption.

Businessman Konstantin Dorafeyv said his firm had to pay a backhander to a corrupt official in order to get a contract to build a hotel.

He said: “Suddenly a new contract was announced and

the job was taken away from our firm.

“We had already done a lot of work on it but another company was paid for doing things that we had already done. For example, the road to this hotel was budgeted twice.”

Such claims are widespread.

Lawyer Mikail Benyash alleged that land for construction is being stolen and then sold back to the state at a cost of millions.

“Since the announcement of the Winter Olympics it’s been like vultures feeding from a corpse. My city - where I’ve lived all my life - is being torn apart by predators,” he said.

Corruption is a rude word to those involved in the projects.

A chief engineer of one of the stadiums said, there is no corruption because the government is in charge of the budget.

As millions are spent on shiny stadia, those forced to leave their homes stripped them of all that might offer some cash. Others salvaged flowers from their gardens, the last fruits of decades of labour.

The Sochi Committee promises the best winter Olympics ever - but it will come at great financial and, to some, personal cost.

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Sunday golf gang are still having fun JOHN BEDWORTH and Steve Jones triumphed in the Fun Golf competition, held at the Los Palos course last Sunday.

Only 23 players took part but, as ever, a great day was had by all, with Mick Croft and Julia Fleming finishing second.

Last month’s winner, Wee Billy Banes, teamed up with his younger brother, Wee Tony Banes, to claim the third

spot. The ladies are still no nearer to winning the Nearest the Pin contest, while Bernard Welsh showed them the way by claiming the men’s award.

The Booby Prize was lifted gallantly by Sam Stitt and Derek S Reynolds, and the event was sponsored by Zippy’s Pizza, in Costa del Silencio.

All proceeds go to Tenerife Sur Lions Club, and anyone wishing to play should call Clive on 922 797 640.

Teide Challengers gone to the dogs MARION, who runs the Aktiontier dog refuge at Accion Del Sol, in Granadilla, laid on a barbecue to meet and thank all the Teide Challengers for raising 1,056 euros.

The group set out in the middle of the night recently to climb Teide, watch the spectacular sunrise and raise vital funds for the animal sanctuary.

The expedition proved a great success, as did the barbecue, with all the “challengers” enjoying a guided tour of the refuge, and meeting some of the 170 dogs for whom the funds were raised.

And even the children who accompanied their mums and dads were catered for with a cooling dip in the pool.

Aktiontier’s next date for your diary is 5th September, when they are holding an afternoon tea party with a dog agility exhibition. More details to follow shortly.

Table-top bonus OFFICIALS at Live Arico have added another string to their fund-raising bow by organising a weekly Bring & Buy Table-Top Sale at the Terrace Bar on Amarilla Golf.

The first one takes place

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next Sunday (22nd Aug) and will be held every Sunday after that, from 11am to 3pm. Tables cost five euros each.

The bar will be open for drinks and the barbecue will also be available, plus the bouncy castle and free icecreams for the kids.

Contact Ruth on 636 306 397 to book a table.

Live Arico Update Our thanks to …

All involved in last week’s benefit at The Theatre Bar, San Eugenio, where we raised 201.50 euros. The event, hosted by Suzy Q, provided entertainment by Nick Page, Phil Gibson, Cy Benson and his talented daughter Shelley.

Thanks to owners Dennis and Jackie for providing so many prizes, to Val Karlsen for selling tickets, and to Jean Blake for a 500-euro donation from the sales of her knitted toys.

Also, thanks to John Jay, and all involved in the fundraiser in Coral Mar Square, where a 280-euro total was raised towards the purchase of a mobile home for Eugene to live in.

After years of sleeping in his car, we can now say he is extremely grateful – and extremely comfortable!

Hats off also to David, James and all at the Merry Monk, Los Cristianos, where we held a benefit night on 4th August which raised 230 euros.

Suzy Q hosted the evening, and Phil Gibson, Indiana as Lady Gaga, Ged Bolton as Rod Stewart, Dave Michaels, Chris Bryan and Robbie Dominic entertained. Sky Sports presenter Chris Kamara, the former football star, was in attendance.

Our own Trisha sold the raffle tickets, sandwiches were provided, and a good night was had by all.

Upcoming events We are staging a benefit night on the Top Square at San Blas, Golf Del Sur, from 8pm next Friday, (20th Aug) with raffle, tombola and lots to do for the kiddies. Join Suzy Q and guests for a great night.

Revised adoption procedures A minimum 50-euro donation for an adopted male dog, and 75 euros for a female, is now required by Live Arico. This is paid direct to Hospivet Sur on collection of your new pet, which will be chipped, neutered, vaccinated and wormed.

Our Rescue Centre We have sold 509 square metres of land up to now, making a total of 2,545 euros.

The plan to buy our own plot of land remains, possibly even where we are now renting, so are you prepared to buy a square metre of land for Live Arico?

At just five euros, you will receive a certificate from Live Arico for now, and your name and number of square metres purchased will be on

a Roll of Honour at the new refuge.

Live Arico Flight Line Anyone booking flights to and from the UK with the Live Arico Flight Line will get them at competitive prices, and will also help our dogs.

Call now on 922 794 918 and please quote Live Arico Flightline.

Dog-grooming Claire is now offering 10% of her fee to Live Arico. She has 18 years of experience, so call her on 660 862 910 for an appointment, and quote Live Arico so we can receive our donation.

Live Arico Shop news (in association with Tenerife Nursing and Care) As you probably know by now, the shop is now on the frontline of Coral Mar, at ground level, next door to

the Coral Bar. This makes life far easier for everyone: cars unloading can park right outside, and our elderly and disabled customers no longer have to negotiate the stairs.

We now have a fantastic range of hand-made cards for all occasions. They are decorated beautifully and cost from two euros.

We are also grateful for items of furniture as we are working in conjunction with Fish for Furniture, at Los Abrigos and Idea, in Adeje.

Call Rick to arrange pick-ups.

We are also grateful to receive any donations of cat and dog food at the shop.

Through popular demand, the shop is now open at the following times: Mon-Fri: 104pm. Sat: 10-2. Sunday: Closed. The shop will also be open when there’s an event

on in Coral Mar Square, Live Arico hot lines For any questions about the shop, the dogs or Live Arico, or if you would like to make a donation and need somebody to pick it up, call Debbie on the number below.

Important phone numbers Eugenio: 649 001 907 (call if you find an animal abandoned or in distress) Suzy Q: 629 388 102 (fundraising, press releases, prize donations, etc.)

Pete Holland: 661 099 365 (Poochies Pet Hotel for boarding your dog) Rick: 639 207 064 (shop donations and collections) Debbie Gibson: 637 918 158 You can also read about us at www.livearico.org http://twitter.com/tenerifedogs or http://tenerifedogs.blogspot.com

Lots of fun at our Open Day

LIVE ARICO welcomed some 200 people to an Open/Auction Day last Sunday at our new refuge, and it proved to be a smashing success all round.

At the time of writing, pledges/money were still coming in, but a total of around of 1,350 euros was raised.

The day was organised mainly by supporters Chris and Barbra, who worked so hard collecting items for the auction lots, including some beautiful vases donated by Antiquities, in Las Chafiras.

Meat for the barbecue was kindly donated by Pete the Meat, from Euromeat, and the Las Chafiras branch of Iceland, so there was plenty to eat and drink for our guests.

Special thanks to the Red Cross (Cruz Roja) in Granadilla for supplying an ambulance

and two lovely staff free of charge.

Chris Donogue, from Oasis Fm, hosted the event extremely well, and some entertainment was provided

by Suzy Q, Phil Gibson and the wonderful Rokk Solid.

They finished the evening off as things got a bit silly, with Eugenio and his committee jumping in the swimming pool fully clothed!

An appearance was made

by former world champion boxer Nicky Cook, who donated a pair of signed gloves to auction next time.

Another highlight came when Eugenio was presented with keys to a converted coach for him to live in, bought and paid for by his many well-wishers.

All in all, a fantastic day was had by all, and Live Arico officials are now planning their Bonfire Night celebrations.

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Online virus robs from 3,000 UK bank accounts THOUSANDS of online banking customers have had their accounts drained by a sophisticated new computer virus, internet security experts say.

Around £675,000 was taken from a “large UK financial institution” over the last month with 3,000 customers hit - and the attacks are ongoing.

Online security firm M86 Security Labs said the customers were infected with a Trojan virus - which cannot be detected by traditional antivirus software - while browsing the internet.

The Trojan, known as a Zeus v3, copies the passwords and usernames of customers’ online details and transfers their funds to a different account.

It then gives the victim of the virus a false bank balance screen so they are unaware the cash has been taken.

M86 said the virus is potent because it has been carried on legitimate websites locat-

Speeding Swede is facing up to world record fine A MOTORIST is facing the world’s largest speeding fine after allegedly being clocked doing 180mph on a Swiss motorway.

ed in the UK and not confined to porn and gambling hubs.

The online security firm, based in California and Britain, uncovered the fraud when it penetrated the criminals’ command server, based in Eastern Europe, and found a list of all the cash transfers.

The company said the cyber criminals had modified the Zeus virus, which is one of the most popular type of Trojan used by fraudsters, taking online hacking to a “new level of technical sophistication”.

According to our research, these cybercriminals used a combination of the new Zeus v3 Trojan and exploit toolkits to successfully avoid antifraud systems while robbing bank accounts.

“According to our research,

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these cybercriminals used a combination of the new Zeus v3 Trojan and exploit toolkits to successfully avoid antifraud systems while robbing bank accounts,” the firm’s report said.

“This indicates a new level of technical sophistication and signals the continuation of a cybercrime trend.

“Two years ago, M86 Security Labs identified Zeus, which became one of the most popular trojans used by cybercriminals.

“Today, the latest iteration, Zeus v3, not only acts a data collector - it also performs illegal online banking transactions.”

The name of the financial institution affected has not be released by M86 and high

street banks have refused to comment.

Last year £59.7m was lost to online banking fraud, according to Financial Fraud Action UK. A spokeswoman at the industry body said the use of Trojans or malicious software to steal cash was “nothing new”.

“Bank systems are hard to attack so they’re having to go through the easier link in the chain, which is the customers,” she said.

“They’re hoping customers aren’t taking security precautions. We’ve been seeing this for the last few years and we’re constantly urging people to protect their computers to try to mitigate the risk of becoming a victim.”

The 37-year-old Swedish man was caught by a camera on the A12 highway between Bern and Lausanne on Friday.

He was travelling so fast he needed over half a kilometre of road to come to a halt, according to one arresting officer.

The Swede may have to pay up to £650,000 under a formula used in Switzerland that takes into account the driver’s salary and how much over the speed limit he or she was. Other older speed cameras had failed to capture the

Swede in his £160,000 Mercedes-Benz because the technology was unable to detect speeds over 125mph (200kph).

A police spokesman added: “We have no record of anyone being caught travelling faster in the country.”

In 2001, the 44-year-old Finnish boss of Nokia was issued with what was believed to be the world’s heftiest speeding fine.

Anssi Vanjoki had to pay 116,000 euros (£95,400) after he was caught doing 47mph in a 30mph zone in Helsinki while on his Harley Davidson motorbike.

Traffic fines in Finland are determined in a similar way to that in Switzerland, so Mr Vanjoki’s large salary at the telecommunications company was taken into account.

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DAVID PENNY Tales From Travels Of Years Gone By Email: David.Penny@canarianweekly.com

Fuertaventura, full of Eastern promise This week, DAVID PENNY takes a look at the final two islands of the archipelago, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura, in his review of the 1952 travel book, Madeira and the Canaries. A Traveller’s Notebook, by Elizabeth Nicholas, the Sunday Times travel writer of the day MRS NICHOLAS sailed to these islands in the spring of 1952 on the “delightful ship La Palma” (recently restored and now on view in the port of Santa Cruz).

She was struck by the contrast between these islands and the others she had visited in the Canaries, saying: “By happy chance, the 20th Century seemed to have passed them by altogether.”

She also describes the port of Arrecife thus: “in atmosphere it was very noticeably African and could not possibly have been mistaken for a fishing port in the Mediterranean (as was the case with the islands formerly explored).

“There was a general ambiance which could never have been European, I am reluctant to suggest that it had an atmosphere of the East, and yet such was the case.

“However, it is possibly to stay very comfortably on Lanzarote, for a splendid parador has been built on the edge of the harbour.

“It is a large, spacious, cool building, furnished with all modern comfort and exceedingly unexpected; the en pension (full board) rate is about 22s a day (£1.10) including excellent food, which is provided in lavish quantities.

“Admirable wine costs only a shilling or two (5-10p) a bottle and I can imagine no better place for those who like to get away from the beaten tourist track.

“Lanzarote is, at the same time, the last place for those who seek any sophisticated entertainment; there is nothing to do nothing except sit in the sun, bathe - and sea bathing is not of the first quality - and enjoy the atmosphere of a world which is remote from ours by a couple

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of centuries or so.

“And yet Lanzarote, in its way, has a very occupied life.

Tomatoes are grown, and maize and pumpkins, wheat, barley, chick peas and potatoes and, of course, vines from which a truly powerful wine is produced.

“Trade has assumed very reasonable proportions, and there is even an airfield and a regular air service, between Gran Canaria and Tenerife.”

It is interesting to note that in these early days of Canarian tourism, it was the norm for the Spanish State Tourist Department to furnish each visitor with a guide and translator, who would accompany the tourist on their excursions; however, one was expected to provide one’s own chauffeur.

On Mrs Nicholas’s visit to the Montanas del Fuego - “a picture of magnificent desolation” - her guide demonstrated the latent heat of the blow holes for her by grilling a chop on the lava rocks.

She travelled from Arrecife to the group of extinct volcanoes which lie on the south

western shore. To reach the volcanic area, she “drove northward first, to the little town of Teguise, which lies roughly in the centre of the island”.

She adds: “Apart from the church, which is possessed of a certain charm, there is nothing here which would attract the attention of Baedeker (a German-based pioneer in the business of world travel guides).

“But it is a town of great fascination for those who like to find the Middle Ages in the 20th century; the shambling camels proceeding melancholically up the main street were more reminiscent of Jerusalem.”

Camels at this time were the main means of transport on the island, as well as being used in agricultural processes of ploughing, etc.)

Mrs Nicholls continues: “From Teguise, another road runs down the centre of Lanzarote, then branches in a north-westerly direction to Tinajo, on the edge of the volcanic area.

“Having crossed this, we

came to Yaiza, another straggly village, and so back to the main road to Arrecife. I do strongly recommend this drive to anyone who may ever visit Lanzarote, however briefly.”

Sailing in the early afternoon, she landed at Puerto Cabras in Fuertaventura at first dusk. “My visit to this island was exceedingly brief,” she writes. “There was also exceedingly little to see.

“It is a land of paradox for it has less water than any other island, yet it produces great crops of tomatoes, onions, alfalfa, root vegetables and grain. In shape, the island is long and narrow, around 60 miles long, and 20 miles broad.

“It is, today, adequately served by roads, but in my opinion it really is not worth making any great effort to see it. (Her words not mine).

There is, moreover, no inn which even approaches the usual tourist standard.

“To a large degree, its lack of interest is due to an entire absence of agreeable natural contrast; very few flowers,

no woods, virtually no trees.

“The vegetation, my guide told me, is, in fact, of considerable interest to those versed in such matters, for it is very varied and resembles closely the vegetation found in the deserts of North Africa.

“But, in the end, Fuertaventura gave me one enchanting picture. From Puerto Cabras we sailed south to the little port of Tarrajal, where we loaded cargo by the light of flares.

“It was night by then and the sky was thickly pricked with stars. In this moment, there was the core of all travel nostalgia; the land left behind, lonely, strange and isolated, the lights dying on the horizon and ship moving forward slowly, doggedly, and without emotion into the great spaces of the sea.

“In the morning there would be Las Palmas but, at that moment, the land was behind us. We were alone, moving gently beneath the stars, and all that was left to us of earth was the recollection of a few huddled cottages, a climbing street, and flares reflected on

the dark surfaces of the waters.”

“By way of a postscript, there is one island not yet mentioned in this review, and that is the “legendary” island of San Borondon, said to be named after Saint Brendan, who landed there in AD 565.

“In the centuries that followed the voyages of Saint Brendan, various sailors testified that they had seen the island but, for one reason or another had been prevented from landing on it.

“In 1519, San Borondon was actually named in the treaty of Ivora, concluded between Spain and Portugal, when it was specified as the unknown island.

“In, 1721 a party set out from Santa Cruz, complete with a complement of priests to exorcise the island of its undoubtedly evil spirits should they find it; needless to say they did not.

“The last time the island was “seen” was in 1759.

Incidentally, quite a detailed map of it may be found in the Museo Canario in Las Palmas.”

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Sunday 15 August, 10:50pm - 12:35am, Channel 4 James Wong resumes directing duties for this third entry in the horror franchise, which like its predecessors delivers more gruesome deaths and ghoulish giggles. High-school graduate Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is boarding the Devil’s Flight rollercoaster ride when she has a terrifying premonition of a fatal accident. After she gets off, a scuffle breaks out and those classmates ejected from the ride then watch as disaster ensues. But that’s just the beginning: one by one they fall victim to a series of elaborately structured and gory fatalities. The gimmick here is that Winstead’s photo record of the ominous night provides clues to the mode of her friends’ demise. This adds a surprise element to the intricate and visually ingenious slaughter scenarios - including death by sun bed, firework display and workout equipment. As hysterical laughter merges once again with screams of terror, this is a worthy addition to the series.

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The Gadget Show, 11:30am 12:30pm, Channel Five Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley compete in this summer’s outdoor challenge, using gravity bikes, kayaks and trekking devices in a cross-country race to the top of a mountain in Scotland. Jason Bradbury looks at the motion-control technology showcased by Sony and Microsoft at gaming exhibition E3, photographer Martin Brent and Jon Bentley select the top five colour printers and new presenter Pollyanna Woodward helps to review the latest coffee machines.

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The Armstrong & Miller Show, 11:05pm - 11:35pm, BBC1 The RAF pilots try to escape from a PoW camp by digging a tunnel and a boxer’s coach thinks of inventive ways to fill the time between rounds. A reasonable boss ruins an undercover operation by letting his staff leave the office at five, and Divorced Dad tells his son Tilly Green is out of his league.

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Coronation Street 8:30pm - 9:00pm, ITV1 As Natasha books in for an abortion, Nick decides to tell her that his future lies with her and the baby, while Leanne faces up to her relationship with Peter.

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6:00am Home Shopping 6:30am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am Four Weddings 10:00am Dating in the Dark 11:00am Britain’s Next Top Model 12:00pm Dating in the Dark 1:00pm Dating in the Dark 2:00pm Dating in the Dark 3:00pm Dating in the Dark 4:00pm All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

16 and Pregnant Nothing to Declare Nothing to Declare Nothing to Declare Nothing to Declare Four Weddings Britain’s Pushiest Parents Criminal Minds

6:15am A Life of Grime 6:40am A Life of Grime 7:05am Cranford 8:00am Super Vets 8:30am Super Vets 9:00am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 10:00am A Life of Grime 10:30am A Life of Grime 11:00am Heir Hunters 12:00pm What Do Kids Know? 12:30pm Funniest Pets and People 1:00pm Seaside Rescue 1:30pm Seaside Rescue 2:00pm Seaside Rescue 2:30pm Seaside Rescue 3:00pm Seaside Rescue 3:35pm Seaside Rescue 4:05pm Seaside Rescue 5:10pm Robin Hood 6:10pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:45pm

Little Shop of Horrors Doctor Who The Catherine Tate Show Double Team Bait Car

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Sunday 15 August 6:00am Breakfast 7:40am Match of the Day 9:00am Breakfast 10:00am Sunday Morning Live 11:00am Country Tracks 12:00pm BBC News 12:05pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 12:50pm Bargain Hunt 1:20pm Escape to the Country 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm EastEnders 4:55pm Lifeline 5:05pm Songs of Praise 5:40pm BBC News; Regional News and Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 11:10pm 11:10pm

Great British Railway Journeys Countryfile Last of the Summer Wine Antiques Roadshow Secret Britain BBC News; Regional News and Weather Live at the Apollo Weatherview No Way Out

1:05am Holby City 2:05am How to Build Britain’s Secret Engineers 3:05am The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2010: A Culture Show Special 4:05am BBC News 4:30am HARDtalk 5:00am The World Today 5:30am World Business Report

6:00am Aerobics Oz Style 6:30am Football First 8:00am Football First 9:30am The Sunday Supplement 11:00am Goals on Sunday 1:00pm Live Football League 3:30pm Live Super Sunday 6:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm

10:00pm 11:30pm

Live Super League Take It Like a Fan FIFA Futbol Mundial

Football Special Super League

1:00am Football Special 2:30am FIFA Futbol Mundial 3:00am Super League 4:30am Football Special

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6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Dennis and Gnasher 7:35am Bear Behaving Badly 8:00am MySay 8:00am Escape from Scorpion Island 9:00am Deadly 60 9:30am Gastronuts 10:00am Something for the Weekend 11:30am Restoration Roadshow 12:00pm Flog It! 12:30pm Live MotoGP 2:00pm Inside Sport: The Princess Royal at 60 2:40pm Hondo 4:00pm Live Swimming 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:50pm 11:35pm

Dragons’ Den Top Gear Vexed Match of the Day 2 Mad Men Mad Men

12:20am The Pumpkin Eater 2:05am BBC News 2:30am Dateline London 3:00am BBC News 3:30am On the Road with an Entrepreneur 4:00am BBC News 4:05am The Super League Show 4:50am Close

6:00am Hour of Power 7:00am Guinness World Records Smashed! 8:00am Oops TV 8:30am Malcolm in the Middle 9:00am Road Wars 10:00am WWE Superstars 11:00am WWE: Experience 12:00pm Glenn Martin, DDS 12:30pm Glenn Martin, DDS 1:00pm Must Be the Music: Countdown 2:00pm 50 Greatest TV Endings 4:00pm Oops TV 4:30pm Oops TV 5:00pm UK Border Force 6:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

The Simpsons Must Be the Music The Middle The Simpsons Martina Cole’s The Take The Middle Must Be the Music

6:00am The Fluffy Club 7:25am Toonattik 9:25am Coronation Street 11:45am News and Weather 11:49am London Weather 11:50am This Morning: Sunday 12:50pm Dinner Date 1:50pm Columbo: Dagger of the Mind 3:50pm The Man with the Golden Gun 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:14pm 10:15pm 11:15pm

You’ve Been Framed!

Weather ITV News and Weather Stephen Tompkinson’s Australian Balloon Adventure Heartbeat The Unforgettable Jeremy Beadle ITV News and Weather London Weather Drama Trails Comedy Classics: Doctor in the House

12:15am Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Crime 1:10am ITV News Headlines 1:10am The Zone 2:30am British Superbikes 3:45am Motorsport UK 4:35am ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ITV Morning News

7:10am TOTP2 7:35am TOTP2 8:00am Seaside Rescue 8:40am Trawlermen 9:20am Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival 10:00am Top Gear 11:00am Top Gear 12:00pm Red Bull X Fighters 2:00pm Top Gear 3:00pm Top Gear 4:00pm World Rally 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:40pm 8:20pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

Seaside Rescue Trawlermen Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival QI I’m Alan Partridge QI XL Al Murray: Giving It Both Barrels

12:10am QI 12:50am QI XL 1:50am Lead Balloon 2:25am Banzai 3:00am Close

6:10am The Hoobs 6:35am The Hoobs 7:00am The Grid 7:30am British Formula 3 Championship 8:00am Boardmasters 8:25am Friends 8:55am Hollyoaks 11:25am Big Brother’s Little Brother 12:30pm Friends 1:05pm The Simpsons 1:35pm The Simpsons 2:05pm Three in a Bed 2:40pm Three in a Bed 3:10pm Three in a Bed 3:45pm Ugly Betty 4:40pm Evolution 6:30pm 6:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:50pm

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Orchestra United Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers Big Brother Alan Carr: Chatty Man Final Destination 3

6:00am Peppa Pig 6:05am Roary the Racing Car 6:15am Fifi and the Flowertots 6:25am Castle Farm 6:35am The Milkshake! Show 7:00am Elmo’s World 7:15am Pocoyo 7:25am Milkshake Monkey 7:30am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:40am Noddy in Toyland 7:50am Milkshake! Bop Box 7:55am Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8:10am Little Princess 8:20am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8:40am Igam Ogam 8:55am Olivia 9:15am The Mr Men Show 9:35am Gerald McBoing Boing 10:00am iCarly 10:35am True Jackson, VP 11:10am Zoo Days 11:20am Don’t Stop Believing 12:20pm The Hotel Inspector 1:20pm Bermuda Triangle: The Mystery Revealed 2:20pm My Girl 2 4:20pm Five News 4:25pm Matilda 6:25pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 11:05pm

12:35am Big Brother: Live 3:45am The Real Housewives of New Jersey 4:30am Bear Eats: Born Survivor 5:20am Hill Street Blues

6:00am Home Shopping 6:30am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am Four Weddings 9:30am Four Weddings 10:00am Four Weddings 10:30am Four Weddings 11:00am Four Weddings 11:30am Bulging Brides 12:00pm All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 2:00pm RSPCA Animal Rescue 3:00pm Passport Patrol 3:30pm Passport Patrol 4:00pm Britain’s Next Top Model 5:00pm 16 and Pregnant 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

Dating in the Dark Four Weddings US Ghost Whisperer Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Don’t Stop Believing Cheryl Cole: Where Did It All Go Right and Wrong?

War Cobra

12:50am SuperCasino 4:05am Wildlife SOS 4:30am Wildlife SOS 4:55am The Family Recipe 5:00am Hana’s Helpline 5:10am The Milkshake! Show

6:10am Bargain Hunt 7:00am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Robin Hood 9:00am Oliver Twist 9:40am Oliver Twist 10:20am Oliver Twist 11:00am Oliver Twist 11:40am Oliver Twist 12:20pm Oliver Twist 1:00pm Seaside Rescue 1:40pm Seaside Rescue 2:40pm Stealth 5:00pm Funniest Pets and People 5:30pm Funniest Pets and People 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

9:30pm 11:20pm 11:50pm

Doctor Who Outtake TV Total Wipeout USA Motorway Cops: A Traffic Cops Special Fatal Consequences Double Team Outtake TV Rail Cops

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Monday 16 August 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Heir Hunters 10:00am BBC News; Weather 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:00am Living Dangerously 11:30am BBC News; Weather 11:30am Cash in the Attic 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:30pm Regional News and Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30pm Funky Fables 3:40pm Mortified 4:05pm Mission: 2110 4:35pm The Legend of Dick & Dom 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Weakest Link 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 10:35pm 11:05pm

BBC News Weather BBC London News The One Show BBC News; Regional News Saints and Scroungers EastEnders Panorama Who Do You Think You Are? BBC News Regional News and Weather Gears and Tears The Armstrong & Miller Show

6:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Football Special 10:30am Rugby Union 12:30pm Scottish Premier League Football 1:00pm Football Special 2:30pm USPGA Championship Golf 5:30pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 6:30pm 7:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

Netbusters Live Monday Night Football Netbusters SPL Round-Up Soccer AM: The Best Bits

12:30am Football Special 2:30am Sports Unlimited 3:30am Watersports World 4:30am Max Power 5:30am FIFA Futbol Mundial

6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Jollywobbles 7:35am Buzz and Tell 7:40am Timmy Time 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:00am Barney’s Latin America 8:30am Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 9:00am Roar 9:30am MyWish 9:30am Gimme a Break 10:00am Copycats 10:30am Deadly 60 10:55am OOglies 11:15am Hell Drivers 1:00pm The World at War 1:50pm Ready Steady Cook 2:15pm Instant Restaurant 3:00pm Diagnosis Murder 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 5:15pm Escape to the Country

6:00am GMTV 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Dinner Date 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:00pm The Michael Ball Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

10:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm

Eggheads Restoration Roadshow Dan Snow’s Norman Walks Roger and Val Have Just Got In University Challenge Antiques Master Dragons’ Den Grandma’s House Weather

6:00am A Town Called Eureka 7:00am Brainiac’s Test Tube Baby 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Oops TV 9:30am Oops TV 10:00am Pineapple Dance Studios 11:00am Don’t Forget the Lyrics 12:00pm Sell Me the Answer 1:00pm Oops TV 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm Stargate SG-1 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 5:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:50pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

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Oops TV The Simpsons The Simpsons The Biggest Loser US The Expendables Special Law & Order Bones

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London Tonight ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Countrywise Coronation Street Real Crime with Mark Austin: PC Sharon Beshenivsky - Death on Duty ITV News at Ten and Weather London News and Weather Matchstick Men

12:45am ITV News Headlines 12:45am The Zone 2:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:40am ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ITV Morning News

7:10am Top Gear 8:00am Top Gear 9:00am Robot Wars Extreme 10:00am The Gadget Show 10:30am Fifth Gear 11:00am Ray Mears’ Wild Food 12:00pm Top Gear 1:00pm Top Gear 2:00pm Robot Wars Extreme 3:00pm The Gadget Show 3:30pm Fifth Gear 4:00pm Top Gear 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:20pm 11:00pm 11:40pm

Robot Wars Extreme The Gadget Show Fifth Gear Ray Mears’ Wild Food Have I Got News for You Mock the Week Mock the Week Have I Got News for You

6:10am Sali Mali 6:15am The Hoobs 6:40am The Hoobs 7:05am Big Brother’s Little Brother 8:00am Big Brother 9:00am Smallville 9:55am Privileged 10:45am Friends 11:15am Friends 11:45am Diana Vickers’ Postcard from T4 on the Beach 12:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm Brothers & Sisters 12:50pm The TV Book Club 1:20pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 1:50pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 2:20pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 2:50pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 3:25pm Countdown 4:10pm Deal or No Deal: Hall of Fame 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:10pm 11:55pm

The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Our Drugs War The Hospital Big Brother Alan Carr: Chatty Man RockCorps 2010: Snoop Dogg Special

6:00am Children’s TV 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Wright Stuff 10:45am Lorraine Kelly’s Big Fat Challenge 11:45am CSI: NY 12:40pm Five News 12:45pm Build a New Life in the Country 1:40pm Don’t Stop Believers 1:45pm Neighbours 2:20pm CSI: NY 3:15pm Rag and Bone 5:00pm Weather 5:00pm Five News 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm 6:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:55pm 11:00pm

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner Don’t Stop Believers Live from Studio Five Five News at 7 Five News Update How Do They Do It? Five News at 9 The Gadget Show Inferno Don’t Stop Believers Last Man Standing

1:00am SuperCasino 4:05am The Boss Is Coming to Dinner 4:30am Wildlife SOS 4:55am County Secrets 5:10am The New Tomorrow 5:35am Michaela’s Wild Challenge

12:25am Poker 1:25am Big Brother: Live 4:50am Bear Grylls: Born Survivor 5:40am Yo Gabba Gabba

6:00am Home Shopping 6:30am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am America’s Next Top Model 10:00am Ghost Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 12:00pm Passport Patrol 12:30pm Passport Patrol 1:00pm Four Weddings 2:00pm Bulging Brides 2:30pm Bulging Brides 3:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4:00pm Charmed 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

America’s Next Top Model Four Weddings Dating in the Dark Britain’s Next Top Model Four Weddings US Criminal Minds

6:20am Total Wipeout USA 7:10am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Casualty 9:00am The Bill 10:00am The Bill 11:00am Casualty 12:00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 1:00pm Total Wipeout USA 2:00pm Outtake TV 2:40pm My Family 3:20pm My Family 4:00pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa 5:00pm Total Wipeout USA 6:00pm 6:40pm 7:20pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm

Outtake TV My Family My Family Fantasy Homes by the Sea Traffic Cops Rail Cops Rail Cops Jonathan Creek

12:05am Traffic Cops

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Loro Parque celebrates This summer sees the birth of 2 new Sea Lions.

LORO PARQUE has started the summer by extending its family of animals thanks to the birth of two Californian Sea Lions.

The little cubs, each of which weighs approximately 10 kg and which are now being fed by their mothers – Marta and Mara - are the 16th and 17th of the large group of Sea Lions housed at Loro Parque and Siam Park.

This group has been breeding successfully since 1989 and this is due to the high level of welfare that these sea mammals enjoy in their

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installations. And, their dad – Polo- can be seen at Loro Parque, but it’s still early days for the two cubs to be out in the public domain.

The cubs, two playful males, spend most of their time with their mothers swimming and playing in the roomy installations provided for them by Loro Parque.

After up to one year of lactation they will start eating fish and become more independent.

A competition to choose names for the pups is running on the park’s Facebook site; see www.loroparque.com or facebook.com/loroparque

for more details. The Californian Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) belong to the species of seals and sea lions, specifically to the family of eared seals, and live on the coasts of the Northern Pacific Ocean. They are characterized by the great difference in size between males and females. While the males can reach between 300 – 380 kg, the females weigh only 90 – 100 kg. They live on fish and mollusks and are the only mammals with lactose-free milk. They are very sociable and playful, living in numerous groups and interacting constantly.

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Tuesday 17 August 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Heir Hunters 10:00am BBC News; Weather 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:00am Living Dangerously 11:30am BBC News; Weather 11:30am Cash in the Attic 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:30pm Regional News and Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30pm Funky Fables 3:40pm Mortified 4:05pm Copycats 4:35pm Horrible Histories 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Weakest Link 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 10:35pm 10:35pm

BBC News Weather BBC London News The One Show BBC News; Regional News EastEnders Holby City The Deep BBC News Regional News and Weather Weatherview Ladder 49

12:30am The Edible Garden 1:00am How to Live a Simple Life

6:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Netbusters 9:30am Football Special 11:30am Netbusters 12:00pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 1:00pm Football Special 3:00pm Netbusters 3:30pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 4:30pm Live ECB 40 League Cricket 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

Countdown to the 2010 Ryder Cup A-League Football Asia UEFA Champions League Goals

12:00am Golfing World 1:00am Countdown to the 2010 Ryder Cup 1:30am Football Asia 2:00am UEFA Champions League Goals 2:30am A-League 3:00am Countdown to the 2010 Ryder Cup

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6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Jollywobbles 7:35am Buzz and Tell 7:40am Timmy Time 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:00am Barney’s Latin America 8:30am Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 9:00am Roar 9:30am Leon 9:30am Gimme a Break 10:00am Copycats 10:30am Deadly 60 10:55am What’s New Scooby-Doo? 11:20am They Were Not Divided 1:00pm The World at War 1:50pm Ready Steady Cook 2:15pm Instant Restaurant 3:00pm Diagnosis Murder 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 5:15pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm

Eggheads Restoration Roadshow Coast The Great British Bake Off That Mitchell and Webb Look Shooting Stars Russell Howard’s Good News Weather

6:00am A Town Called Eureka 7:00am Brainiac’s Test Tube Baby 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Oops TV 9:30am Oops TV 10:00am Pineapple Dance Studios 11:30am Oops TV 12:00pm Sell Me the Answer 1:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 1:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm Stargate SG-1 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

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6:00am GMTV 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Dinner Date 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:00pm The Michael Ball Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:35pm 11:30pm

London Tonight ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Grimefighters New Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

The Bill ITV News at Ten and Weather London News and Weather Ladette to Lady October Road

12:25am ITV News Headlines 12:25am The Zone 2:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:20am ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ITV Morning News

7:10am Top Gear 8:00am Top Gear 9:00am Robot Wars Extreme 10:00am The Gadget Show 10:30am Fifth Gear 11:00am Full Circle with Michael Palin 12:00pm Top Gear 1:00pm Top Gear 2:00pm Robot Wars Extreme 3:00pm The Gadget Show 3:30pm Fifth Gear 4:00pm Top Gear 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:40pm 10:20pm 11:40pm

Robot Wars Extreme The Gadget Show Fifth Gear Full Circle with Michael Palin QI QI Would I Lie to You? QI

12:20am QI 1:00am Would I Lie to You?

6:05am The Hoobs 6:30am The Hoobs 6:55am Big Brother’s Little Brother 7:25am Big Brother 8:35am Frasier 9:05am Smallville 9:50am Privileged 10:45am Friends 11:20am Friends 11:45am JLS’s Postcard from T4 on the Beach 12:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm Brothers & Sisters 1:00pm The TV Book Club 1:30pm Channel 4 Racing 3:40pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 4:10pm Deal or No Deal: Hall of Fame 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:10pm 11:40pm

The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Help! My House Is Falling Down Who Knows Best: Fighting the Fat Big Brother The Inbetweeners Pete Versus Life

12:15am The Poker Lounge 1:15am Big Brother: Live 4:20am KOTV Boxing Weekly 4:45am British Formula 3 Championship 5:10am The Grid 5:40am World Sport

6:00am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am America’s Next Top Model 10:00am Ghost Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 12:00pm Passport Patrol 12:30pm Passport Patrol 1:00pm Four Weddings 2:00pm Bulging Brides 2:30pm Bulging Brides 3:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4:00pm Charmed 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

America’s Next Top Model Four Weddings Britain’s Next Top Model Dating in the Dark 16 and Pregnant Criminal Minds

6:00am Children’s TV 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Wright Stuff 10:45am Lorraine Kelly’s Big Fat Challenge 11:45am CSI: NY 12:40pm Five News 12:45pm Build a New Life in the Country 1:40pm Don’t Stop Believers 1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm CSI: NY 3:05pm More than Meets the Eye: the Joan Brock Story 5:00pm Weather 5:00pm Five News 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm 6:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 10:00pm 10:55pm 11:00pm

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner Don’t Stop Believers Live from Studio Five Five News at 7 Chris Barrie’s Massive Speed Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank CSI: Miami CSI: NY Don’t Stop Believers CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

12:00am NCIS 12:55am SuperCasino 4:05am The Boss Is Coming to Dinner 4:30am Wildlife SOS 4:55am County Secrets 5:10am The New Tomorrow 5:35am Michaela’s Wild Challenge

6:20am Total Wipeout USA 7:10am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Casualty 9:00am The Bill 10:00am The Bill 11:00am Casualty 12:00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 1:00pm Total Wipeout USA 2:00pm Outtake TV 2:40pm My Family 3:20pm My Family 4:00pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa 5:00pm Total Wipeout USA 6:00pm 6:40pm 7:20pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:10pm 11:10pm

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Wednesday 18 August 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Heir Hunters 10:00am BBC News; Weather 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:00am Living Dangerously 11:30am BBC News; Weather 11:30am Cash in the Attic 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:30pm Regional News and Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30pm Funky Fables 3:40pm Mortified 4:05pm Copycats 4:35pm Little Howard’s Big Question 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Weakest Link 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 10:35pm 10:45pm

BBC News Weather BBC London News The One Show BBC News; Regional News Penguin Island Celebrity MasterChef The Secret Tourist BBC News Regional News and Weather The National Lottery Draws National Lottery Update

6:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am UEFA Champions League Goals 9:30am Football Asia 10:00am Countdown to the 2010 Ryder Cup 10:30am Live Test Cricket 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

Total Rugby European Tour Weekly Test Cricket Boots ‘n’ All Test Cricket

1:00am UEFA Champions League Goals 1:30am FIFA Futbol Mundial 2:00am Boots ‘n’ All 3:00am UEFA Champions League Goals 3:30am FIFA Futbol Mundial 4:00am You’re on Sky Sports! 5:30am UEFA Champions League Goals

6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Jollywobbles 7:35am Buzz and Tell 7:40am Timmy Time 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:00am Barney’s Latin America 8:30am Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 9:00am Roar 9:30am Leon 9:30am Gimme a Break 10:00am Copycats 10:30am Deadly 60 11:00am Pinocchio 12:45pm The Mouse That Roared 2:05pm Lifeline 2:15pm Instant Restaurant 3:00pm Diagnosis Murder 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 5:15pm Escape to the Country

6:00am GMTV 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Dinner Date 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:00pm The Michael Ball Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:35pm

6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:30pm 11:20pm

Eggheads Restoration Roadshow Surviving Haiti Coast The Normans Grumpy Old Men Weather Newsnight Stolen Brides

11:35pm

London Tonight ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Live UEFA Champions League ITV News and Weather London News and Weather UEFA Champions League: Extra Time Celebrity Juice

12:15am ITV News Headlines 12:15am The Zone 2:15am Psycho 4:10am The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:00am ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ITV Morning News

6:05am The Hoobs 6:30am The Hoobs 6:55am Big Brother’s Little Brother 7:25am Big Brother 8:30am Frasier 9:00am Smallville 9:50am Privileged 10:45am Friends 11:15am Friends 11:45am Pocket TV 12:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm Brothers & Sisters 1:00pm The TV Book Club 1:30pm Channel 4 Racing 3:40pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 4:10pm Deal or No Deal: Hall of Fame 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:10pm 11:40pm

The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv How to Look Good Naked Raoul Moat: Inside the Mind of a Killer Big Brother School of Comedy My Name Is Earl

6:00am Children’s TV 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Wright Stuff 10:45am Lorraine Kelly’s Big Fat Challenge 11:45am CSI: NY 12:40pm Five News 12:45pm Build a New Life in the Country 1:40pm Don’t Stop Believers 1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm CSI: NY 3:10pm A View from Here 5:00pm Weather 5:00pm Five News 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm 6:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:55pm 11:00pm 11:55pm

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner Don’t Stop Believers Live from Studio Five Five News at 7 Cricket on Five Five News at 9 Emergency Bikers NCIS Law & Order: Criminal Intent Don’t Stop Believers K-Ville Poker

12:10am My Name Is Earl 12:40am Big Brother: Live 1:40am Long Day’s Journey into Night 4:30am Gone Fishing 4:45am Boardmasters 5:10am Beach Volleyball

12:55am SuperCasino 4:05am The Boss Is Coming to Dinner 4:30am Wildlife SOS 4:55am County Secrets 5:10am The New Tomorrow 5:35am Michaela’s Wild Challenge

6:00am Home Shopping 6:30am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am America’s Next Top Model 10:00am Ghost Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 11:30am Nothing to Declare 12:00pm Passport Patrol 12:30pm Passport Patrol 1:00pm Four Weddings 2:00pm Bulging Brides 2:30pm Bulging Brides 3:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4:00pm Charmed

6:15am Total Wipeout USA 7:00am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Casualty 9:00am The Bill 10:00am The Bill 11:00am Casualty 12:00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 1:00pm Total Wipeout USA 2:00pm Outtake TV 2:40pm My Family 3:20pm My Family 4:00pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa 5:00pm Total Wipeout USA

12:20am Home Movie Roadshow Uncut 1:20am BBC News

6:00am A Town Called Eureka 7:00am Brainiac’s Test Tube Baby 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Oops TV 9:30am Oops TV 10:00am Grease: The School Musical 11:00am Don’t Forget the Lyrics 12:00pm First Love 1:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 1:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm Stargate SG-1 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 5:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

13 August 2010 - 19 August 2010

Oops TV The Simpsons The Simpsons My Pet Shame Must Be the Music Must Be the Music American Pie 2

7:00am Top Gear 8:00am Top Gear 9:00am Robot Wars Extreme 10:00am The Gadget Show 10:30am Fifth Gear 11:00am Fifth Gear 11:30am Traffic Cops 12:00pm Top Gear 1:00pm Top Gear 2:00pm Robot Wars Extreme 3:00pm The Gadget Show 3:30pm Fifth Gear 4:00pm Top Gear 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:40pm 10:20pm 11:00pm 11:40pm

Robot Wars Extreme The Gadget Show Fifth Gear Traffic Cops Traffic Cops Mock the Week Mock the Week Argumental Argumental Mock the Week

6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

America’s Next Top Model Four Weddings Four Weddings US Ghost Whisperer Medium

6:00pm 6:40pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:55pm 11:55pm

Outtake TV My Family Fantasy Homes by the Sea Dawn Goes Lesbian Neighbourhood Watched New Tricks Motorway Cops: A Traffic Cops Special Highway Robbery

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Thursday 19 August 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Heir Hunters 10:00am BBC News; Weather 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:00am Living Dangerously 11:30am BBC News; Weather 11:30am Cash in the Attic 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:30pm Regional News and Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30pm Funky Fables 3:40pm Mortified 4:05pm Animals at Work 4:35pm Deadly 60 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Weakest Link 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 10:35pm 10:35pm

BBC News Weather BBC London News The One Show BBC News; Regional News EastEnders Celebrity MasterChef Mistresses BBC News Regional News and Weather Holiday Weatherview Galaxy Quest

12:15am Panorama Countryfile

12:45am

6:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am UEFA Champions League Goals 9:30am Boots ‘n’ All 10:30am Live Test Cricket 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

Premier League World FIFA Futbol Mundial Test Cricket Time of Our Lives Premier League World Test Cricket

1:30am Time of Our Lives 2:30am Premier League World 3:00am Test Cricket 5:00am Premier League World 5:30am ATP Tour Uncovered

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6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Jollywobbles 7:35am Buzz and Tell 7:40am Timmy Time 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:00am Barney’s Latin America 8:30am Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 9:00am Roar 9:30am Leon 9:30am Gimme a Break 10:00am Copycats 10:30am Deadly 60 11:00am Heidi 12:40pm Bell-Bottom George 2:15pm Instant Restaurant 3:00pm Diagnosis Murder 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 5:15pm Escape to the Country

6:00am GMTV 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Dinner Date 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:00pm The Michael Ball Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:30pm 11:20pm 11:45pm

Eggheads Restoration Roadshow The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festival Natural World Digging for Britain Getting On Weather Newsnight Nurse Jackie Nurse Jackie

6:00am A Town Called Eureka 7:00am Brainiac’s Test Tube Baby 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Oops TV 9:30am Oops TV 10:00am Grease: The School Musical 11:00am Don’t Forget the Lyrics 12:00pm Sell Me the Answer 1:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 1:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm Stargate SG-1 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 5:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 6:00pm 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm

Oops TV The Simpsons The Real A&E Real Filth Fighters Lie to Me NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles

10:30pm 10:35pm

London Tonight ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Who Cares? Tonight Emmerdale Coronation Street Police, Camera, Action!

ITV News at Ten and Weather London News and Weather The Grudge 2

12:30am ITV News Headlines 12:30am The Zone 2:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:30am Who Cares? Tonight 3:55am ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ITV Morning News

7:05am Top Gear 8:00am Top Gear 9:00am Robot Wars Extreme 10:00am The Gadget Show 10:30am Fifth Gear 11:00am Fifth Gear 11:30am Fifth Gear 12:00pm Top Gear 1:00pm Top Gear 2:00pm Robot Wars Extreme 3:00pm The Gadget Show 3:30pm Fifth Gear 4:00pm Top Gear 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:20pm 11:40pm

Robot Wars Extreme The Gadget Show Fifth Gear Seaside Rescue Seaside Rescue Never Mind the Buzzcocks Have I Got News for You Never Mind the Buzzcocks

6:05am The Hoobs 6:30am The Hoobs 6:55am Big Brother’s Little Brother 7:25am Big Brother 8:30am Frasier 8:55am Smallville 9:45am Privileged 10:45am Friends 11:15am Friends 11:45am Professor Green’s Postcard from T4 on the Beach 12:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm Brothers & Sisters 1:00pm The TV Book Club 1:30pm Channel 4 Racing 3:40pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 4:10pm Deal or No Deal: Hall of Fame 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:10pm 11:40pm

The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Location, Location, Location Undercover Boss Big Brother Coming Up: I Don’t Care Coming Up: The Future Wags of Great Britain

12:15am Dirty Sexy Money 1:10am The Ascent of Money 2:05am Big Brother: Live 4:20am Private Hell 36 5:40am Yo Gabba Gabba

6:00am Home Shopping 6:30am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am America’s Next Top Model 10:00am Ghost Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 12:00pm Passport Patrol 12:30pm Passport Patrol 1:00pm Four Weddings 2:00pm Bulging Brides 2:30pm Bulging Brides 3:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4:00pm Charmed 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

America’s Next Top Model Four Weddings Drop Dead Diva Criminal Minds Private Practice Criminal Minds

6:00am Pocoyo 6:05am Roary the Racing Car 6:15am Thomas & Friends 6:30am Milkshake! Music Box 6:35am Elmo’s World 6:50am Peppa Pig 6:55am Milkshake Monkey 7:00am The WotWots 7:10am Rupert Bear 7:20am Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 7:30am Roary the Racing Car 7:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 8:15am Peppa Pig 8:20am Thomas & Friends 8:35am Olivia 8:50am The Mr Men Show 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Wright Stuff 10:45am Lorraine Kelly’s Big Fat Challenge 11:45am CSI: NY 12:40pm Five News 12:45pm Build a New Life in the Country 1:40pm Don’t Stop Believers 1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm CSI: NY 3:05pm Rosamunde Pilcher’s Winter 5:00pm Weather 5:00pm Five News 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm 6:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner Don’t Stop Believers Live from Studio Five Five News at 7 Cricket on Five Europe’s Super Port: Megastructures The Hotel Inspector Manson

6:20am Total Wipeout USA 7:10am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Casualty 9:00am The Bill 10:00am The Bill 11:00am Casualty 12:00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 1:00pm Total Wipeout USA 2:00pm Outtake TV 2:40pm My Family 3:20pm My Family 4:00pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa 5:00pm Total Wipeout USA 6:00pm 6:40pm 7:20pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

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Friday 20 August 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Heir Hunters 10:00am BBC News; Weather 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:00am Living Dangerously 11:30am BBC News; Weather 11:30am Cash in the Attic 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:30pm Regional News and Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Murder, She Wrote 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30pm Funky Fables 3:40pm Mortified 4:05pm Trapped 4:35pm Hounded 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Weakest Link 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:25pm 10:35pm 11:05pm 11:15pm

BBC News Weather BBC London News The One Show BBC News: Regional News A Question of Sport EastEnders QI Celebrity MasterChef - The Final BBC News Regional News and Weather Would I Lie to You? The National Lottery Draws Weatherview

6:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Premier League World 9:30am Transworld Sport 10:30am Live Test Cricket 7:00pm 7:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm

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6:00am Wibbly Pig 6:10am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 6:20am Postman Pat: SDS 6:35am Guess with Jess 6:50am Yoko! Jakamoko!

Toto! 6:50am Pingu 7:00am Everything’s Rosie 7:10am Bob the Builder 7:10am Dirtgirlworld 7:25am Jollywobbles 7:35am Buzz and Tell 7:40am Timmy Time 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:00am Barney’s Latin America 8:30am Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 9:00am Roar 9:30am Leon 9:30am Gimme a Break 10:00am Copycats 10:30am Deadly 60 11:00am D2: the Mighty Ducks 12:40pm The Fast Lady 2:15pm Instant Restaurant 3:00pm Diagnosis Murder 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 5:15pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:00pm

Eggheads Restoration Roadshow Who Do You Think You Are? Mastermind Gardeners’ World Home Movie Roadshow Roger and Val Have Just Got In Newsnight Weather The Review Show at the Edinburgh Festival

6:00am A Town Called Eureka 7:00am Brainiac’s Test Tube Baby 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Oops TV 9:30am Oops TV 10:00am Grease: The School Musical 11:00am Don’t Forget the Lyrics 12:00pm Sell Me the Answer 1:00pm Malcolm in the Middle 1:30pm Malcolm in the Middle 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm Stargate SG-1 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm WWE Superstars 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

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6:00am GMTV 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Dinner Date 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:00pm The Michael Ball Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm Weather 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

London Tonight ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street

6:05am The Hoobs 6:30am The Hoobs 6:55am Big Brother’s Little Brother 7:20am Big Brother 8:30am Frasier 8:55am Smallville 9:50am Privileged 10:45am Friends 11:15am Friends 11:45am Pocket TV 12:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm Brothers & Sisters 1:00pm The TV Book Club 1:30pm Channel 4 Racing 3:40pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 4:10pm Deal or No Deal: Hall of Fame 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:25pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

6:00am Children’s TV 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Wright Stuff 10:45am Lorraine Kelly’s Big Fat Challenge 11:45am CSI: NY 12:40pm Five News 12:45pm Build a New Life in the Country 1:40pm Don’t Stop Believers 1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm CSI: NY 3:05pm Flower Girl 5:00pm Weather 5:00pm Five News 5:30pm Neighbours

The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Teen Undertaker A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Big Brother 6:00pm

8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:35pm

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7:00am Radical Highs 7:10am Top Gear 8:00am Top Gear 9:00am Robot Wars Extreme 10:00am The Gadget Show 10:30am Fifth Gear 11:00am Dragons’ Den: On Tour 12:00pm Top Gear 1:00pm Top Gear 2:00pm Robot Wars Extreme 3:00pm The Gadget Show 3:30pm Fifth Gear 4:00pm Top Gear 5:00pm Top Gear 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:40pm 10:20pm 11:00pm 11:40pm

Robot Wars Extreme The Gadget Show Crash Dragons’ Den: On Tour QI QI Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly QI

6:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:35pm 11:25pm

Pete Versus Life Big Brother Stand Up for the Week Best Bits

6:00am Home Shopping 7:00am The Jerry Springer Show 7:25am The Jerry Springer Show 7:50am Celebs 24/7 8:00am Maury 8:55am Celebs 24/7 9:00am America’s Next Top Model 10:00am Ghost Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 11:30am Nothing to Declare 12:00pm Passport Patrol 12:30pm Passport Patrol 1:00pm Four Weddings 2:00pm Bulging Brides 2:30pm Bulging Brides 3:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4:00pm Charmed 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

America’s Next Top Model Celebrity Four Weddings Passport Patrol Medium CSI: Miami

10:55pm 11:00pm

The Boss Is Coming to Dinner Don’t Stop Believers Live from Studio Five Five News at 7 Cricket on Five Police Interceptors The Mentalist Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Don’t Stop Believers CSI: NY

6:20am Total Wipeout USA 7:05am Animal Park: Wild in Africa 8:00am Casualty 9:00am The Bill 10:00am The Bill 11:00am Casualty 12:00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 1:00pm Total Wipeout USA 2:00pm Outtake TV 2:40pm My Family 3:20pm My Family 4:00pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa 5:00pm Total Wipeout USA 6:00pm 6:40pm 7:20pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:35pm 11:10pm

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JOE ‘IN MY OPINION’ FERGUSON Weekly Update Email: joe.ferguson@canarianweekly.com

No offence… but!

IN A matter of weeks, we will have to see the footage of what happened on 11th September 2001 all over again.

It’s one of those dates when everyone knows exactly what he or she was doing, and where.

I was driving on the M62 heading into Manchester when my CD of Norah Jones finished playing and the radio came on automatically.

I could not believe what I was listening to. I drove straight back to Liverpool to watch the news and did not move for hours. The images of those planes flying into the towers will forever be in my head.

No matter how many times I

have seen these images, I still find them shocking. But what has happened, and still is happening, after these events I find the most shocking.

I did a piece not that long ago about how I see MY freedom being taken away in society. A freedom that I and everybody else of Christian faith have always valued and was taught in school to abide by.

I am non-practising in my Christian faith, which is my right. I do believe in the Bible and hope that after I leave this planet, there is somewhere I can go to with the rest of my family and friends.

Call it heaven or whatever you wish. The piece I did was about the way Christmas seems to have been taken away from us. It is frowned on to wish someone else “Happy

Christmas”, or to have a nativity scene in a primary school.

And why is this? Because we have to respect the faith and religions of others. The greatest thing about being a citizen in a free and diplomatic country is that we can embrace others from another country.

Until now, the UK and Ireland welcomes all who are of a different faith. We let them practise their religions in their churches. They can pray at work and worship whatever faith they belong to. And I wish that never to end.

I believe in a God who loves everyone, regardless. But there are a few things that just don’t add up to me.

If we can embrace all, how come I feel victimised when celebrating Christmas the way I have done for 45 years?

I don’t want to say “Happy

Holidays” in case I upset someone else who does not share my belief.

Why should I feel sorry for someone else? I am making the point that, as from now, no longer will I feel as though I am walking on eggshells about my faith. Let me explain..

So with the 9/11 anniversary just around the corner, what is the story coming out of New York? That a new Mosque is to built just a few hundred feet from where the Twin Towers fell in the devastation.

Just a few hundred feet from where over 2,000 people burned to death, murdered when the planes struck.

Hundreds jumped from the buildings, and the majority of workers, fire-fighters, police and the public were also murdered when the buildings fell.

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These people were murdered, we are told, all in the name of a religion. The very same religion that will be worshipped in the Mosque just down the road in New York.

I have the greatest respect for my Muslim friends and their faith and, believe me, there are many. And just like the majority they want nothing to do with the murders who carry out these terrors.

However, that many will have to see that building so near to where so many died is, in itself, an atrocity. What kind of outlook will be seen by so many if this plan goes ahead?

For me, it’s simple. This new Mosque in New York will be seen as giving in to terrorists.

It will be looked on as a shrine to the murderers who took these aircraft and killed so

many.

This week, we hear that many people in New York will be holding rallies against the building. And buses around Manhatten will have advertising posters showing graphic images of what happened on that day, to show that the city is against this feature.

But now, all of this is being looked down on as antiMuslim. How can this be when, in a democratic and free country where the right to protest is sacred, it is now frowned upon.

I am sure the terrorists in their little caves are loving all this, and plans are already being put into action, all in the name of religion.

They think it’s wrong that we feel this Mosque is a terrible idea. They could build it anywhere, but to have it so near to where so many lost their lives is just a sin.

I do not feel horrible for writing this, and let me tell you why. Last week, a British woman was among a group of others from different countries who were shot dead in Afghanastan.

Why were they murdered in cold blood? For practising their Christian faith. For praying to who I see as my God, for worshipping in a church I have been brought up to respect.

They had a different outlook and opinion to what and who they believed in. They were killed for it.

New York’s citizens will be targeted for not wanting a building that WILL be looked at as a signal that it’s fine to murder, and that tax-payers will make up for the loss. All we can do is show our disgust.

It is just the most ridiculous thing. And to be honest, I have had enough. I will be celebrating Christmas the way I always have.

If others don’t like it, I don’t care. If anyone is offended by my words, I don’t care. If others from a different faith want to look into this in any other way, I don’t care.

But I will say this: whoever or whatever your faith and God is, you know that murder is NOT on any decent-thinking person’s agenda.

Joe

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Get switched on, to dollies and rockers GANGS, Dollies and Rockers - it sounds like the title of a naff West End musical, featuring lots of leather jackets and girls who look like Olivia Newton-John.

But to the switched-on, these names have nothing to do with footlights and everything to do with illumination.

In the jargon of the electriclight switch, dollies and rockers are types of switch, and the gang is the number of switches on the plate.

If you move into a new house or apartment and find anything smarter than a cracked white plastic switch, consider yourself ahead of the game.

It is not unknown for a departing owner to remove all his expensive switches and wall plugs and replace them with the old rubbish he inher-

ited when he moved in. Of course, that’s if he is feeling decent. If not, he’ll leave the bare wires poking out from the walls, and a pile of plastic in a box on the floor.

The seller is almost certainly in breach of contract, because switches and plug outlets are deemed to be fixtures, so it creates a claim for damages.

In practice, it’s unlikely anything will be done, but it is worth sending a solicitor’s letter claiming compensation, especially if the decorations have to be made good.

If light fittings are removed, the wires should obviously be made safe, and not left sticking out of the wall.

When you look at the cost of replacing the switches and sockets, including TV, broadband (ADSL over here) and telephone, it is tempting to go straight to the nearest lighting shop and buy the cheapest there is.

But it really isn’t worth it.

Good switches and sockets are vital because they are part of the whole look. If you’re concerned with doing the job well, you just have to dig dep into your pockets and pay up.

That’s the perfect approach, but in the real world there are lots of people who have good decorating ideas but no budget to match.

So what you can do is experiment by painting white switches with eggshell paint.

They are bound to be a bit grubby if they’ve been there for a while, but give them a good clean and put a coat of paint on them.

According to Dulux, sales of coloured paint now exceed magnolia, and almost onethird of the UK population have decorated their living room in blue, green, yellow or red. So who needs a white switch standing out like a pair of old stilettos?

Some UK companies actually specialise in unusual light switches, dimmer switches and socket outlets. How else would you find an Invisible Rocker?

This “invisible range” is based on Thirties glass switches and comes with brass, chrome, nickel silver or antique bronze dolly switch

or dimmer knobs. They sit flush to the wall with a beveledged acrylic plate, allowing your wallpaper or fancy paintwork to show through.

They can be square or circular, and complement the invisible sockets.

Unlacquered brass switches and sockets suit more traditional homes and have com-

pletely flat brass plates, which mellow with time. And you can also buy primed plastic switches ready for painting in whatever colour you please.

The latest range of brushed stainless-steel faceplates was produced following demand from architects, who needed the finish to suit their hi-tech industrial-style designs.

Apple orchard growing in Covent Garden now!

COVENT GARDEN was overwhelmed last Saturday as thousands of London shoppers swarmed to Apple’s fabulous new store there.

Spread over three floors in the plaza, it was the company’s 300th new outlet, and is the largest Apple store in the world.

The premises, which used to be a nightclub, pays homage to the Californian company’s gadgets, with separate rooms for Macs, iPads, iPhones and iPods.

Some shoppers camped overnight to be first into the store, which employs 300 staff, and even recent problems surrounding the latest

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iPhone failed to dent Apple’s sales, or the enthusiasm of its followers.

Last month it reported record quarterly figures worldwide of more than £1.6bn, including the sale of a staggering 8.4 million iPhones.

That was an increase of 61% on the same period a year ago and, better still, it overtook Microsoft as the biggest technology company by market value the previous month.

The Covent Garden store will

take the pressure away from Apple’s Regent Street branch which, when it opened in November 2004, was the first outside the US. That Regent Store, which has become almost a shrine for tourists and Londoners alike, is said to be the most profitable shop in the country, raking in £60m a year.

Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice-president of retail, said: “We are thrilled to open a store in this amazing location.”

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DAVID HUDGELL Getting to the root of your gardening problems!

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A garden party to Dig together make a difference The Prince of Wales is joining forces this summer with musicians, comedians, environmental experts and some of Britain’s best known companies to create a unique festival in the heart of London. The Prince is opening up his own gardens at Clarence House, together with his neighbours’ gardens at Lancaster House and Marlborough House this September.

‘A Garden Party To Make A Difference’, is a rare opportunity to visit these historic gardens, it will last 12 days, from 8th to the 19th September 2010, from 10am to 6pm daily ‘A Garden Party To Make A Difference’ is an imaginative part of The Prince of Wales’s ‘Start’ initiative launched in February. The event aims to give people of all ages a fun day out while at the same time, via the exhibits, demonstrating the small steps that can, and are, being taken by all of us, interested in building a more sustainable future.

The Prince of Wales said: “I am delighted to be able to welcome visitors into my gardens, and those of my immediate neighbours, for this exciting festival. We have a fantastic team of talented curators who are helping us create an event which will, I hope, be both fun and informative. This festival is just one way in which Start can help to demonstrate how we can all make a difference, however big or small the steps we take.”

The 12 day Garden Party, in the heart of London, will be an intriguing blend of exhibitions, interactive displays, fun activities and live performances throughout the day from comedians, musicians and speakers There are several broad cat-

egories of event in the garden party, each “curated” by a well-known public figure: Dame Vivienne Westwood for fashion, Kate Humble for food and outdoors, Jools Holland for music, Jonathan Dimbleby, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Clive Anderson for debate.

In the garden section, curated by Alan Titchmarsh, designed by Tom Petherick there is a Future Cities Garden, that will extend the length of the façade of St James’s Palace.

This will have a strong edible theme; we are promised a lettuce “wall”, for example.

Tom wants to encourage people to get out in the garden for the four seasons of the year, interacting with nature and the outdoors and, in this way, broadening their horizons.

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The display will include a mini “forest garden”, as well as demonstrations and advice.

What links all these activities and attractions is the theme of sustainability, and the Prince’s belief that everyone can make a difference, and should be encouraged to think that they can. “It is about showing people that it is possible both to enjoy life and to protect nature.”

Conserving water in the garden is a particular issue this year, after the driest spring and summer for 71 years. It is hard to imagine that the Prince could have chosen a better designer for a sustainable, drought-resistant garden than Beth Chatto.

She has been deeply involved in plant ecology for 50 years, ever since she and her late husband, Andrew,

started to make a garden on land not good enough for farming at Elmstead Market, near Colchester.

This part of rural Essex is about the driest bit of England with no more than 20in of rainfall in a year.

Andrew was a fruit farmer, but also interested in plants in their habitats, and committed to the idea of “right plant in the right place”, to keep the requirement for water and artificial nutrients to a minimum.

Beth shared his commitment, so much so that, 19 years ago, she began to lay out a gravel garden, on extremely free-draining soil, until then the car park for her nursery and garden. She was inspired by seeing plants growing in a dry river bed in New Zealand.

She laid out the garden using hose pipes, to make a succession of generously curved island beds, with gravel intermingling with the plants, keeping roots cool and minimising evaporation.

Although Beth prepared the ground well to receive the plants, and watered them in thoroughly, she vowed she would never irrigate them once established.

She has kept that vow. It is never easy. This year, only an inch of rain has fallen each month since March, and temperatures in June and July have at times passed 86F/30C. The drought-tolerant plants in Beth Chatto’s gravel garden mainly come from the Mediterranean littoral or California, and tend to flower in spring and early summer, before high temperatures slow growth.

In September, much of the colour will come from foliage and texture, in particular of olearias, Melianthus major, artemisias, senecios, thymes, as well as sempervivums (house leeks) and sedums.

But there will be flowers as well, notably from Gaura lindheimeri, purple Verbena bonariensis, scarlet Zauschneria californica ‘Dublin’, blue eryngiums and mauve colchicums.

In the lead up to the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual Dig Together Day, a survey reveals a gardening ‘renaissance’ with increasing numbers joining their local garden and allotment clubs.

The RHS, Britain’s leading gardening charity, conducted a survey of 100 of its affiliated gardening clubs to reveal 73% of clubs saw their membership increase or stabilise over the last year –with some clubs full to capacity with people on waiting lists to join.

Stephanie Eynon, RHS Community Horticulture Manager said, “Our survey reveals people have been joining or even forming their own gardening and allotment clubs for a variety of reasons – from wanting to grow their own food and plants; to saving cash due to the credit crunch; to wanting expert gardening knowledge and swap tips; but by far the biggest benefit for joining up is the social aspect – which is great..”

The positive findings are a complete turnaround from a couple of years ago when low membership threatened the future of many clubs.

RHS survey findings: Below are some comments made by people who took part in the survey of the benefits of joining a garden/allotment club: • “People join our club to swap ideas and plants, especially in vegetable growing.

They enjoy friendly competition and good social activities such as outings, talks and shows.”

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the village” • “It’s a good social life where we have BBQs and provide advice to all the newcomers.

There’s nothing that can beat the freshness and taste of home grown vegetables.”

• “It brings the community spirit back and you get to know friends you never knew you had. We have a local children’s nursery, primary and secondary schools in our projects working for the benefit of the community” • “We get involved with one of the local infant schools and have planted potatoes with five and six year-olds, apparently it was their favourite outing of the year….hopefully they will be interested in gardening when they’re older.”

RHS Dig Together Day held over September 4-5 is a garden club open day which brings together thousands of gardening clubs across the UK, to celebrate the knowledge they hold and to inspire new generations to keep the traditions of gardening alive.

Stephanie Eynon, RHS Community Horticulture Manager added, “It’s important clubs host a Dig Together Day over September 4-5 to attract new members and inspire new generations to keep the traditions of gardening alive.”

To find Dig Together Day events in your area visit www.rhs.org.uk/digtogetherday which will be live from early August.

The question arises yet again is there anything like this in Tenerife? If you have any ideas then let me know.

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CARL PATTISON from Robot, answers your hair questions

DEAR CHRISTINE Your resident Agony Aunt Email: agony.aunt@canarianweekly.com

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Sending out SOS for hair I’VE been giving out a lot of “hair repair” remedies lately, so I thought I’d share a few with you.

I don’t mess around with words, so if you want to be told that the hair hanging from your head by the skin of its teeth can be saved by conditioner, then don’t read on!

Dry, frizzy hair can be controlled with the use of products, the right application of shampoo and conditioner.

And hair masques mixed with the right styling products can control this type of hair.

It needs moisture, and tons of it, so your shampoo should say “rehydrating, moisturising and repairing”. Remember, shampoo is your first line of defence against dry hair problems.

This shampoo should cleanse gently, while leaving the hair smoothed and not matted. Try to shampoo once only to minimise the reduction of natural oils, and don’t over-scrub the hair as this can also make it dry.

After rinsing, apply your conditioner, which should also read like your shampoo. Look for words which tell you that moisture levels will be replaced.

Don’t be fooled into thinking that your hair will be “put right” with one application (as stated in many adverts). It could actually take weeks to

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sort out, and will also include having a good haircut.

The use of hair masques is not an option but a must-do!

You can’t expect hair to repair itself because it needs constant care and replacement of proteins lost through colouring and styling.

If you have extremely damaged hair - broken, burnt, frizzy, or feels like chewing gum when wet - then there’s only one solution and it doesn’t come in a bottle. SCISSORS!!

Any salon can sell you a treatment to supposedly correct this, but forget it because it won’t happen. But taking away the ruined hair will leave you feeling shorter yet looking better.

There’s nothing worse than broken, transparent hair, so starting again will give your hair a chance to regain its strength and put a halt to any more breakage.

Left alone, the hair will continue to snap off and result in more cutting down the line, and there’s no getting away from it.

Use this opportunity to opt for a new style, and don’t make it look as though you had to have it cut off. Make it appear as though you went for a new style.

The best cure for this type of hair is not to have it in the first place! The number of times I’ve refused to do work is unbelievable.

Clients (especially new ones) can’t accept that someone can say “no” to what they are asking for. We as stylists should not only think of the errors in the till, but of our reputation and respect for our clients’ hair.

The worst damage I see is from bleaching and/or overuse of hair irons. Here in Tenerife we have an added enemy to our hair, which is the sun.

I can’t stress enough that if you want to look after your hair and maintain its condition, there are three steps you must take: Protect.

Replenish. Respect.

Following these rules will ensure that your hair stays in peak condition.

Dear Christine, I’m 19, have no family and am going to England next month to marry an only son, whose parents worship him.

His mother doesn’t like me, though. She thinks I’m going to turn him against her, which is the last thing I’d do as I know what the feeling of being unloved is like.

We’ve been saving hard to buy a small apartment here, but this means we cannot have the big wedding my fiance’s mother wanted, so we’ve planned to marry in a register office instead.

We don’t mind this at all, but his mother says that if we don’t get married in a church, she will never forgive us and will not attend the wedding. When we tell her we can’t afford it, she just looks away.

Now, though, she’s managed to convince my fiance that her way is right. She has sent 60 invitations to her friends, whom we barely know, and has arranged a meal at a big hotel.

She hasn’t offered to help out with the money side, though, as she says that’s nothing to do with her. Do you think this is fair?

‘R’

Dear ‘R’, In my opinion, if your guy goes along with this manipulation, your marriage will not last too long, and you may be left with children to bring up alone!

If your fiance fails to challenge his mother on this, I believe he’ll never change his ways and you’ll lose all respect for him. I think you’ll also end up hating the mother-in-law since you’ll find yourself blaming her for everything.

But it’s your fiance who is really in the wrong! He doesn’t appear to be man enough to say, “Mum it’s my life, so please let me live it. You’ve lived your life, so it’s my turn now”.

Please don’t go ahead with your plans for marriage - at least for 2-3 years. After all, what’s the rush? You probably think I’m being too harsh, and yes, maybe I am, but I married a mummy’s boy at your age and she made my life hell.

My husband refused to stand up to her so I lost all respect for him and ended up divorcing him. I beg you not to be the fool I was! Wait until you are more mature and have lived a bit before looking again at the situation.

In the meantime, have some fun and don’t be so serious so young. Don’t ever forget that you deserve to be treated with respect by both the man you choose to marry, as well as his mother.

Good luck.

Christine Dear Christine I live with my girlfriend of three years and we both have steady jobs here. She has just got back from a girly holiday in Majorca and has hit me with the bombshell that she wants to go straight back to work there for a few months, for the ‘experience’.

I love her deeply and don’t understand why she wants us to be apart. This is partly my fault because last year we split up for a few days and I made the stupid mistake of kissing another girl. I told my girlfriend about it, but that still doesn’t make it right.

We got back together and our relationship went from strength to strength. But now I keep remembering that I had the chance of going into the RAF before we came here, but I chose to stay with her instead. Where do I fit in to her life, do you think?

Dan

Dear Dan, It’s illogical to blame yourself for your girlfriend’s plans. You and she were split up when you kissed someone else, so it’s hardly infidelity.

As for where you fit in, that’s a matter for you to decide together. Why not ask her what she wants and what she sees in her and your future?

If you are satisfied that your relationship is solid, then you can be “the wind beneath her wings” and support her in her Majorcan adventure. As well as phoning, texting and e-mailing regularly, you might even pop over and visit her.

If you do split up while she’s working abroad, then try to console yourself with the knowledge that it wasn’t a relationship with real staying power.

It would be very sad, of course, but it would allow you both to move on and find relationships that suit you better.

By the way, this isn’t titfor-tat. You chose not to enter the RAF - it wasn’t your girlfriend’s decision.

You might have thought it was for her sake, but the decision was still yours in the end. Good luck.

Christine

Christine Craggs-Hinton is the author of 17 selfhelp books, including ‘How to Lower your Blood Pressure’, ‘Coping with Psoriasis’, ‘Living with Fibromyalgia’ and ‘Eating Disorders and Body Image’. Her books are available from all good UK bookshops, as well as ‘The Paper Shop’, Apolo Centre and ‘Bookswop’, Edificio Cristianos 1, both of which are in Los Cristianos.

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VAL SAINSBURY Keeping her finger on the pulse Email: val.sainsbury@canarianweekly.com

MEN and women with large waists have an increased risk of dying young, even if they are not particularly overweight!

Worryingly the US study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that really high waist measurements, equivalent to a UK size of 24-26 in women and XXXXL in men, appear to double the risk of mortality.

The researchers tracked more than 100,000 men and women aged 50 and older over a nine-year period.

They also found that in women, the link between a larger waist and a higher risk of death was strongest for those of normal weight.

It seems so unfair, but

Don’t go belly up! even if you have a normal body mass index (BMI) but a big tummy, then you are just as much at risk as someone who is classified as obese with a large tummy.

But the study’s authors aren’t sure why and say more research is needed to expand their findings.

Dr Eric Jacobs and his team, at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, examined the link between waist circumference and risk of death among the predominantly white participants, involving 48,500 men and 56,343 women, At the start of the study, the average age of the men

was 69 years and 67 for women. From 1997 until 2006, the deaths of any participants were tracked and the causes noted.

A total of 9,315 men and 5,332 women died during this time.

Whether participants were of normal weight, overweight or obese, researchers found that risk of death increased with increasing waist circumference.

This risk increased significantly in men with waists measuring 43 inches or more, and in women with waists measuring 37ins or more.

But only in men and

women with very large waists (47ins or larger in men and 43ins in women) did the risk of death appear to double during the nineyear study.

The most common cause of death in those with the strongest link between mortality and waist size was respiratory disease, followed by cardiovascular disease and then cancer.

The study concludes: “Our results suggest that,

regardless of weight, avoiding gains in waist circumference may reduce risk of premature mortality.”

Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, believes the research is important, saying: “This underlines the message that fat inside the belly is dangerous.

“Even if you have a normal BMI and a big tummy, then you are just as much at risk as someone who is classi-

fied as obese with a large tummy.”

Previous studies have shown that abdominal obesity is a strong indicator for the development of coronary artery disease. It is associated with insulin resistance and the development of Type 2 diabetes.

The risk is associated with the fat stores, which are not just under the skin but deep within the abdominal cavity.

Why they’re batting a hairy eyelid!

THOUSANDS of women crashed the Boots website as they clamoured to get hold of a new “miracle” eyelash thickener.

More than 1,000 women had already joined a waiting list for the £39.99 RapidLash Eyelash Enhancing Serum, when it went on sale recently.

The “miracle” serum claims to boost the length and thickness of eyelashes by 50% with daily use.

A tube of the serum was sold every minute in Boots’ stores as women dashed to the shops on lunch breaks, or on the way home from work, to snap up the new product.

The website was so inundated with women trying to buy tubes of the serum online that it crashed under the strain.

A spokesman for Boots, who are selling the product exclusively, said it had been one of the most popular lines they had ever stocked.

The product could go on to

become an even bigger sensation that Boots’ flagship anti-aging serum, No7 Protect and Perfect.

Yet it is also reported that growing numbers of women are turning to hair transplant surgery after damaging their natural lashes through repeat use of false ones and extensions.

A specialist in intricate hair transplant surgery has been approached by more and more young female patients left with a bald patch on their eyelid.

The glue used to fix the lashes can pull natural eyelashes out as the fake set is removed and, if repeated frequently, can stop hair growing.

Such is the popularity of false eyelashes sported by celebrities from Cheryl Cole to former topless model Jordan (now known as Katie Price) that some women wear up to three pairs at the same time for maximum impact.

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seeing a significant number of enquiries from patients who have suffered from damage caused by repeatedly wearing false eyelashes.

“As with any hair follicle, eyelashes will cease to grow if they are plucked out at the root repeatedly.

“Hair transplant surgery may seem like an extreme solution, but in many cases it’s the only way to restore hair permanently.”

His £3,000 procedure removes hair from the back of a patient’s head and implants it into the eyelid. The implants grow just like head hair and need regular trimming.

The surgeon then threads the hair through the upper eye lid in the same spot where the natural eyelashes would grow.

Any number of lashes, from just a few to up to about 50, can be “transplanted” this way, under a local anaesthetic. They are then cut to the appropriate length, and the patients has to trim them.

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Food News Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck has once again waddled free of the chasing pack to be named the UK’s best restaurant.

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The Berkshire eatery held off opposition from the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Raymond Blanc to hit top spot in the 2011 Good Food Guide.

It is the third year in a row that Blumenthal, who has long held a reputation for culinary alchemy, has won the accolade.

The Which? guide awarded the Fat Duck a rare 10 out of 10, describing it as producing “a procession of worldbeating dishes for the bedazzled throngs”.

Ramsay’s Royal Hospital Road restaurant took second place for the second year running.

Judges praised it as “the nearest thing to a worldclass restaurant experience currently on offer in the capital”.

Top Ten Best UK Restaurants 1. The Fat Duck, Berkshire 2. Gordon Ramsay, London 3.

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxfordshire 4. L’Enclume, Cumbria 5. Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall 6. Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottinghamshire 7. Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, London 8. Le Champignon Sauvage, Gloucestershire 9. Pied-a-Terre, London 10. The Square, London Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire took third place, while a pair of up-and-coming chefs rounded out the top five.

L’Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria, was number four on the list, while Restaurant Nathan Outlaw in Cornwall came in fifth place.

Ramsay’s flagship restaurant was therefore the only London establishment in the top five and one of just four in the top 10.

Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay continue to delight us with their stuff of genius, world-class style and truly memorable dining experiences.

“But we’ve seen significant changes in the UK restaurant scene over the last year.

“A crop of talent has sprung up all over the country, pushing London restaurants out of the top spots with their culinary delights.”

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cafés across the UK. The Good Food Guide remains Britain’s bestselling restaurant guide, spotting up-andcoming chefs, trends and hidden gems.

To mark The Good Food Guide’s 60th anniversary, the Top 50 listing has been extended to a Top 60 this year.

The Good Food Guide is the UK’s bestselling restaurant guide. The guide does not accept advertising and pays for every meal it reviews, ensuring it is completely independent and impartial. It includes reviews of the very best establishments in the UK, from great value pubs to fine dining. Feedback from diners is used to shape

future editions of The Good Food Guide - restaurantlovers can visit

www.which.co.uk/gfgfeedback to submit a restaurant review.

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Puzzle

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New! Sudoku - X The rules of sudoku X are simple - just enter the numbers 1 - 9 once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the sudoku X puzzle grid. In addition to standard sudoku, the numbers must only occur once in each side of the 'X' that is marked on the grid.

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Horoscopes of the week will be presenting you with. They provide you with some inside news of a significant person from your past.

Leo July 24-August 23 You may be feeling as stuck in a rut as everybody elseall the others, but they appear to be able to do what they want. Don’t worry, Leo, your time is coming. Friday Monday offers you the chance to indulge in something you’ve always dreamed of, but, Just make sure you honour a financial agreement with a colleague please.

Virgo Aug-24-Sept23 You must stop pretending to know everything and try, instead, to focus on the skills you already actually do have. You have spent many much of the past months trying to keep up with the Jones’s.

But it’s not a race, and the sooner you slow down, the sooner you will get to see what a very enjoyable and fulfilling life you have.

Libra Sept 24-Oct 23 Ideas that you have been having about your future may well scare your close ones, as they try to work out whether they are a part of the future new life you are planning. Try not to bite if they ask for reassurance. We all feel a little insecure from time to time, and all they are looking for is a little bit of insight into your thoughts and plans.

Scorpio Oct 24-Nov 22 Yours is a sign that doesn’t do anything by halves, but your love life at this time looks decidedly messy. Scorpio. We all know that friends and family don’t always mix, but that doesn’t mean that you should make things worse by drawing a dividing line. They are going to have to learn together, so stay out of it.

Sagittarius Nov 23Dec 21 Something you have been wanting does not seem to

be getting any closer, to you and you may be tempted to make some phone calls, or to visit someone in the know to find out how things stand. Be cool, calm and collected and the stars will reward you well.

Friday Sunday is a good day for lifechanging news.

Capricorn Dec 22Jan 20 You seem determined to spend some money in order to blow away the cobwebs of frustration that which have befallen you. The younger generation should be the perfect tonic to lift your spirits and, in fact, many Capricorn’s may well find out that they are about to become parents, aunties, uncles … or even grandparents.

Aquarius Jan 21Feb 19 The stars are going to be makeing you feel as tif hough you are on a time limit, especially where relationships are concerned.

Watch out for a loved one trying to make accusations against you that just aren’t true. The planets are making many of us a little more testy than usual.

Pisces Feb 20-Mar 2 You appear to be more self- conscious than usual and, with the difficult aspect that Mmars is in, you may be tempted to push someone for an answer they he/she does not have.

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Aries Mar 21-April 20 Be prepared for confrontation, and bite your tongue if dealing with people whom you cannot afford to fall out with. Mercury and Mars on Wednesday should give you the energy you will need to tie up an important financial and for many Aries legally- linked matter in your favour.

Taurus, April 21May 21 You don’t seem to know what it is you want from close ones and you must not allow what is quite clearly an irritable mood to get in the way of what is really a very pleasing union in your life. The younger generation are going towill be trying to cause problems, but don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes in monetary dealings.

Gemini May 22June 21 You don’t mean to get involved in other people’s lives, but you just can’t help it. However, advice that you have given to a friend is about to back fire on you as they he turns to you for an excessive favour. that is really of your own making.

Look out for new faces entering your life and, possibly, your heart this weekend.

Cancer June 22July 23 Your stars indicate that what you thought to be a dead- end relationship is actually a very well- matched union. Be prepared for a few arguments, though. If only you had both aired your feelings sooner, you could have avoided this unnecessary atmosphere of late.

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Weekly Quiz 30-Second Brain Training Each of the following movies has been followed by a sequel.

Give the full name of that sequel.

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds. Good Luck!

1. Mad Max 2. The Road Warrior

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Too old for cover?

Old folk are penalised by UK insurance companies BRITISH pensioners who want to travel abroad are being hammered by insurance companies who charge exhorbitant fees or, worse still, refuse to cover them at all.

Once you’ve 65, premiums hit the roof - and if you manage to reach 80, you’ll be lucky get cover of any kind.

Angry Michelle Mitchell, of Age UK, says: “I can’t believe that in 21st century Britain, people are still refused travel insurance because of their age.”

While most companies will offer cover to existing customers up to the age of 100, many simply ignore the over80s.

In a secret shopping exercise, firms such as Halifax, Tesco, Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Admiral and Esure all refused to insure an 84-yerar-old man.

He was told the upper age limit was 80, while Aviva were

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not interested in travel cover for the oldies, but said they would consider new motor insurances for drivers up to 84.

Andy Goldby, director of motor pricing and underwriting at Direct Line said: “We will insure new customers up to the age of 89, but only if they can meet our underwriting criteria.”

But with so many firms rejecting these folk, the poor old pensioners just can’t make comparisons to find the best deals.

New anti-discrimination laws to prevent these practices are scheduled to be activated in 2012, but it looks now as though they won’t be carried out.

“The proposal made by the last government to allow insurers to use age limits undermines the spirit of the legislation,” says Michelle.

There is no medical evidence to prove that 65-year-olds post a higher risk than they did a year ago.

Yet Moneysupermarket research shows that average

travel premiums jump more than one-fifth on your 65th birthday, and a further half on your 66th birthday.

The average cost of travel cover rises from £52.65 at 64, to £64.79 at 65 and £98.15 at 66.

Bob Atkinson, travel expert at moneysupermarket.com. warns: “People need to prepare themselves for these overnight hikes in travel insurance premiums.”

When “Which? Money” car-

ried out a recent survey of nearly 100 yearly travel policies, only five of them covered those aged 80 or older.

Peter Vicary-Smith, chief executive of Which? believes it is so unfair. “Restrictions imposed by insurers leave many struggling to pay increased premiums, just when they may need cover the most,” he says.

According to insurance broker Peter Hayman, of PJ Hayman: “To maintain a com-

petitive edge, some insurers don’t want to cover people above a certain age. But agediscrimination legislation on the horizon may preclude insurers from having an arbitrary age cap.”

The ban on age discrimination won’t come into effect until 2012. Yet the law will probably apply to work-related discrimination only.

That means there is likely to be a specific exception, allowing age to be used when poroviding financial services where it is “fair and reasonable”.

But raising prices randomly, simply because someone reaches 65 or 66, is unfair and unreasonable. And turning people down just because they’re 80 insults them.

When Joyce Anderson, an 80-year-old with a dicky heart, booked a cruise to Barbados, she wanted good travel insurance.

“I also have high blood pressure, and obviously expected to pay a hefty premium because of my age and health,” she said. “But when I

called Insure Direct for a quote, I was told they didn’t even want to insure me because of my age.

So she turned to Saga Insurance. who set up her policy in a flash. “There was no question of age,” she adds.

“The £500 cost was well worth it because my blood pressure shot up while I was abroad and I needed a fair amount of medical attention.”

So what can older people do to find travel cover at a decent price? “Shop around,” advises Michelle Mitchell, of UK Age. “They can also contact the British Insurance Brokers Association, who will find them a local broker.”

Will Thomas, head of car insurance at comparison site Confused.com, agrees. He also suggests that older people shouldn’t just go to an insurer specialising in old folk and assume they’re getting the best deal.

“They shouldn’t rule out a better deal from a mainstream insurance company,” he adds.

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ON THE ROAD WITH JAV Behind the Wheel Email: Jav@canarianweekly.com

Reach for the sky LAST year, I wrote excitedly about an incredible new machine, which could run on the roads comfortably and take to the air just as easily.

But the Terrafugia Transition never took off, in a manner of speaking, because it was weighed down with legal problems.

Now, however, the light aircraft that converts into a road-legal car will definitely go into production in America next year, thanks to

a special weight exemption by the US aviation authorities. It has already had one redesign, and the new one, currrently underway, means the Transition, retailing at around at £129,000 (154,000 euros), will be available late next year.

Less than two months ago,

manufacturer Terrafugia received a significant boost when the US Federal Aviation Administration allowed it to qualify as a “light sport aircraft”.

That’s the smallest kind of private aeroplane under FAA classification, with a maximum weight of 1,320lb.

But the manufacturers found it impossible to fit the safety features, including airbags, crumple zones and roll-cage, which are required for road vehicles at that weight.

However, the FAA have granted the Transition an exemption, enabling it to be classified as a light sport aircraft, despite being 120lb over the limit.

Light sport aircraft licences require just 20 hours of flying time, making them much easier to obtain

than full private licences.

With wings folded, the two-seater Transition can use its front-wheel drive on roads at ordinary “highway” speeds, at a respectable 30mpg.

Once it has arrived at a suitable take-off spot (an airport, or adequately-sized piece of flat private land), it can fold down the electrically-powered wings, engage its rear-facing propellor, and take off.

Its cruising speed in the air is 115mph, with a range of 460 miles, and it can carry 450lb. It requires a runway of at least one-third of a mile to take off, and can fit in a standard garage.

Terrafugia say one of the major advantages of the Transition over ordinary light aircraft is safety because in the event of bad weather, it

can simply drive home instead of either being grounded or flying in unsafe conditions.

Already, 70 people have ordered one, leaving a £6,650 (£7,997) deposit each. Good news is that deposits are held in escrow, so should the company go bankrupt before delivery, the money will be refunded.

Unfortunately, top analyst Lewis Page fears this may be the case. He believes the delay could be longer that suggested, and that incurred costs could even stop the project altogether.

Let’s hope he is wrong because the idea of a dual road/air machine seems like a lot of fun. It’s just a shame that when driving towards a traffic jam, you can’t just push a button and take to the skies.

Renault’s breath of fresh air RENAULT’S new Wind is a smart addition to the small coupé / cabriolet sector, except that it’s more a coupé / roadster.

And with a hard-top roof that disappears in under 12 seconds, you can cope instantly with the worst the unpredictable British weather can throw at you. This makes it a practical, all-year-round car, but strictly for two people. Unlike rivals like the Peugeot 207 CC, there is no pretence of tiny rear seats that claim to fit another two passengers.

But the key thing any coupé/cabriolet needs to succeed is to look the part, and Wind certainly does that, In recent years, the Nissan Micra CC and the Mitsubishi Colt CC have shown how difficult it is to package a bulky,

electric-folding hard-top and not have a huge backside.

So Renault deserve credit for making this new model so distinctive. It has character rather than cuteness, yet it is a head-turner, despite being smaller than a Clio.

Its muscular, sporty lines give it an edge over its rivals and the influence of the Renaultsport motor division, who engineered the car, is everywhere.

Setting them loose on the Wind gives it plenty of fun factor. It handles well and is perfect for nipping in and out of town traffic.

You can choose between a 1.2 or 1.6litre petrol engine.

The 1.2 makes up for lack of power by its refinement and fuel economy of 44mpg, and reasonable CO2 of 145g/km.

The 1.6 is a lot punchier, and performance is upped to 0-62mph in 9.2secs, with a top speed of 125mph and reasonable fuel economy of

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40mpg. With prices from £15,500-£18,200 (18,63921886 euros), the Wind proves you can afford a stylish coupé/roadster with bags of character, without breaking, or robbing, the bank

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It really does take Allsorts Division 1 Bar 180 A 7-1 Our Place Flukers Bar Nauta A 7-1 Target Bar B Rood A 1-7 Toscales Allsorts Silver Surfers 2-6 Exiles Target Bar A 3-5 Phoenix Bar Tenerife Sons 7-1 Strikers Bar Toscales Ensecan 5-3 Heroes Sports Bar X-Men 5-3 Sundowners

Ket inspires super Superstars SUMMERLAND Superstars are one of only four sides with a proud 100% record after victory in the first big match of the new season in Division One. The new-look Superstars boast two new signings this season, and Ket maintained his good start with a smooth 7baller over Chris in the opening rubber against last season’s Division Two champs Hoops Bar. They rushed into an early 3-0 lead and never looked back, despite a strong Hoops finish which gave them a respectable 6-4 scoreline. With Penguin Craig still to return, the Summerland boys will be thereabouts at the end of

the season. Palms A, Bar 180 B and Tenerife Hammers A have also secured two wins from two games. In Division Two, Lupain showed true grit to fight back from 4-0 down to beat Toscales Tangos. Alex defeated Whippy in the final match to seal a 6-4 comeback and give Lupain their second win of the season.

Four other sides are also still perfect: Legends B, Nauta B, Target Rangers and Bar 180 C, who edged out Hammers B 6-4.

New teams Phoenix Potters and Gaffers gained their first-ever wins, and Bar Tasca are still unbeaten after a second straight draw.

Division One Atlantis Sharks 7 - 3 Trap Door Bar 180 B 7 - 3 8 Ball Massive Legends A 3 - 7 Phoenix Knights Nauta A 6 - 4 Men Of Atlantis Palms Bar A 8 - 2 Dreamers Bar Rat Pack 5 - 5 Bar 180 A Summerlands Superstars 6 - 4 Hoops Bar Tenerife Hammers A 8 - 2 Target Bar Terrace Bar A 6 - 4 Bar La Cana Toscales Old Boys 4 - 6 Summerlands Allstars Division Two Bar 180 C 6 - 4 Tenerife Hammers B Bar Tasca 5 - 5 Summerland Elite Barracuda Hunters 4 - 6 Nauta B Gaffers 6 - 4 Barracuda Bandits Inn The Pink 3 - 7 Legends B Lupain 6 - 4 Toscales Tangos Phoenix Potters 7 - 3 Connors Target Rangers 7 - 3 Tenerife Hammers C Woodys 4 - 6 Terrace Bar B Division One

POS 1 Palms Bar A 2 Summerlands Superstars 3 Bar 180 B 4 Tenerife Hammers A 5 Phoenix Knights 6 Rat Pack 7 Terrace Bar A 8 Hoops Bar 9 Men Of Atlantis 10 Atlantis Sharks 11 Summerlands Allstars 12 Trap Door 13 8 Ball Massive 14 Nauta A 15 Bar 180 A 16 Bar La Cana 17 Legends A 18 Toscales Old Boys 19 Target Bar 20 Dreamers Bar

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180s. But Del Boy replied with his own maximum to earn his side a valuable 6-2 win.

Moving back up to second, the Phoenix bar had a brilliant night, rocking away to some AC/DC while duelling it out with Target A. At 4-1 up after the singles they looked home and dry, but Target, with Grant in good form, pulled it back to 4-3. Super Steve-sub then came up with a magical 180 in the trebles and everyone’s favourite, Ashley, slammed in the double, making it 5-3 to the visitors.

Tenerife Sons go up to fourth with a 7-1 bashing of the Strikers, with only Chuckling chimp registering for the losers.

Bar Nauta A also won 7-1 over a gallant Target B, which keeps them in the hunt for the title. And

THE kind of Allsorts mentioned above are not the liquorice variety but the dartthrowing kind.

And although liquorice is listed as being a cure for depression, it may have had the opposite affect last Friday night.

Bob and the lads from Toscales had a sweet tooth as they made the marathon journey down to Cafe Rood looking for some bounty!

Love hearts were exchanged before the match, but the San Lorenzo team’s spears were mint, turning legs to jelly with a gobstopping 7-1 victory.

Exiles, still sitting top of the pile, had a tough match at the Surfers, especially as Abrigos man Andy hit two

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another 7-1 win was recorded by Bar 180 A, their victims being Ourplace Flukers, now the bottom team.

Heroes sports bar earned three points in their defeat

by Ensecan, which kept them just above the relegation zone, and mid table Xmen won by the same score against Sundowners.

All good things come to an end they say, and in Division 2, Barracudarts Boys dished out a first defeat of the season to Bar 180 B. The Golf del Sur outfit remain fourth, but they are being seriously challenged by Yelas Bar, who fought out a 4-4 draw with the impressive Tenerife Sun. A reported orgy of fun (not literally I hope) was the result of the match-up between Phoenix Flames and second-placed Nauta Nutters.

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the bull was only slightly dampened by Batty Barb hitting double 7 to take the trebles leg for the Flames.

Knights B’s Martin hit a 180 and Tony a 112 finish during a convincing 6-2 success at Woodys B. Naughty Nautas enjoyed the hospitality on offer at the Tavern, but the niceties ended there as they triumphed 5-3. Star man was Nauta’s lucky Simon, who checked out a fantastic 154, which is the best in the league so far this season.

Gaffers man Gary, took out 130 during a 6-2 home win over the Hunters, which keeps them nicely in the third promotion position.

Elated La Caña Lancers finally got their first win this term, getting the better of a very merry Marilyns, and Amigos Bad Girls liked everything except the result as seventhplaced Ourplace Naturals showed their superiority in a 7-1 victory

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ROSCOE

Sport Talk

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Premier League Preview WITH the World Cup thankfully being erased from the memory banks, it’s time to get back to the real joys of the footballing calendar.

La Liga is a fortnight away, Celtic will surely win the coin toss over Rangers for the SPL, and this weekend it’s all about the return of the Premier League.

Will Chelsea retain the title, can Fergie mould another team of OAPs ‘n’ hoodies, and will the Tangerines taste any sort of sweet success?

Few would have seen Liverpool’s fall, Tottenham’s Champions League place and Blackpool’s promotion a year ago, but that will not stop me.

I’m no Nostradamus. I’m not even a Mystic Meg, but for our money, this is what we can expect over the next nine months.

ARSENAL Arsene Wenger has had an excellent summer. Firstly, he has been able to keep captain and talisman Cesc Fabregas after the traditional catcalls from Barcelona. This may be his last season, but he will feel like a new signing.

Wenger has deftly dumped fossils William Gallas, Sol Campbell and Mikael Silvestre, while axing sub-standard Senderos, Merida and Eduardo.

He has added Laurent Koscielny - a mustard centrehalf - and Marouane Chamakh could be the next Henry.

Throw in the brilliant kids, a fully-fit van Persie and maybe even Shay Given, and you see a season of promise.

Arsenal’s squad of players are as good as any - pound for pound - and they will be real title contenders. The Gunners’ five-year silverware wait will surely end in May. ASTON VILLA They were in turmoil before Martin O’Neill quit this week. No new signings, and vultures ready to steal the cream of their crop. I know I’m in a minority, but I’ve never bought the myth that is O’Neill.

Gordon Strachan had the same success as O’Neill did at Celtic. Villa finished 6th, 6th and yep, you guessed it, 6th, in the three full seasons under the Northern Irishman. And

they will not better that this year.

Much will depend on who comes in, who goes and what new blood they can afford.

Villa’s youngsters need to step up, but a season of struggle looks assured. Top ten at best.

BIRMINGHAM Second-season syndrome looms large over St Andrews.

Ipswich, Reading and, recently, Hull are testament to what can happen after a fine survival season. The so-called billionaire Chinaman has been anything but, and the promised 40 million quid has never been produced for new signings. The Blues struggled at the end of the last campaign as injuries and suspensions bit, and they are even lighter on numbers this time around.

The two signings have something to prove. Ben Foster joins after going from Man Utd No1 to No3 in a week, and 6ft 7in striker Nikola Zigic was hardly prolific at Valencia. So the goalscoring falls to the muchimproved Cameron Jerome. If they struggle at home, they will be in deep trouble.

BLACKBURN Big Sam has quietly done a super job at Ewood Park. It’s easy to forget their top-ten finish last time. Excellent at home but soft away, it’s all about the occasion for Rovers.

When they are up for it, they can test the very best. As always, there is no money to spend but the squad, and especially the first X1, are fine.

They do lack goals and if the well-drilled defence start to creak, then they could easily

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slide down the table. However, another mid-table finish and decent cup run beckons.

BLACKPOOL I love Ian Holloway. The guy is a legend. What he did at Blackpool last season was a once-in-a-lifetime miracle. But the problem with miracles is they don’t get repeated. Jesus didn’t have to do the loaf-andfish trick twice.

The Tangerines will do well to better Derby’s woeful points tally from a few years back.

CHELSEA The double winners’ main target this year has got to be the Champions League. The golden generation is ageing rapidly, and this may be their last real chance. Joe Cole, Deco, Ricky Carvalho, Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti have gone, while the replacements are temporary.

Is there a big signing still up the Abramovich sleeve? If not, the Chelsea kids will get a chance to shine in the league as the “old legs” are saved for Europe.

So it’s hard to see how they can match last year, but you can never write them off.

Whoever finishes above Chelsea will win the league.

EVERTON This could be a breakthrough season for David Moyes. For a manager of his talent to still be looking for a trophy is a crime.

He has bought wisely this summer and, with his big guns back from injury, they could really hit the heights.

There is no European action to distract; Arteta is fit and staying, while the return of

Jagielka is massive. They have two new strikers to bolster the roster and an easy start.

Interesting.

FULHAM Mo’s boys can be looked at two ways. Firstly, the only way is down after the best season in memory. Roy has gone, the expectation level is high and the squad is creaking. New blood is needed and big investment if they are to stand still, yet alone kick on.

Or, they have a new fresh manager with a superb reputation. The club’s profile has never been higher: cash in the bank from the Europa campaign, and Chris Smalling’s move to Man United. Take your pick.

LIVERPOOL When Liverpool finished second to Man United a few seasons back, who would have thought they would be 16-1 to win the league in 2010? Roy Hodgson has a massive job trying to succeed where Ronnie Moran, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez all failed, by winning the title.

He inherits a thin squad, but a decent starting line-up. The arrivals look good for a change and the capture of Joe Cole a genuine coup. Maybe the new face and voice will make it all click into place?

MANCHESTER CITY Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, David Silva, Aleks Kolarov and Albert Rusnak have all joined and, if you believe the papers, every other half-decent player will be at Man City this year.

Hands up if you know who will

be in the first X1 because I haven’t a clue.

Who will get the gloves Given or Hart? Who will start up front? Will they be title challengers or also-rans? How many managers will they have this season? It’s going to be a long nine months at Eastlands.

MANCHESTER UNITED “You don’t win anything with kids,” was the infamous Alan Hanson quote. I wonder if he will mutter it again this year. Sir Alex Ferguson has splashed the cash on the next generation of stars, ahead of what will be a rebuilding season.

It’s surely the last hurrah for Giggs, Red Nev and Scholesy, and with long-term concerns over Hargreaves, Rio and Vidic, Fergie had to invest. But he has done so wisely. The signings look good and I’ve a feeling Berbatov will finally shine.

NEWCASTLE Chris Hughton deserved all the plaudits for what he did last season, but he faces a bigger job in keeping the Toon Army up. Their squad is spookily similar to the one which went down and, with no money for quality reinforcements I see little changing.

STOKE Tony Pulis continues to be the next Alan Curbishley. The squad is fine and Pulis has added Kenwyn Jones, who will relish his football at the Britannia. Stoke are designed for the lanky striker, and his goals will give them another mid table finish.

SUNDERLAND I was going to tip them for a season of struggle, but Steve Bruce has done some shrewd business this week. Nedum Onuoha is a quality loan signing, as is Danny Wellbeck, who will help Darren Bent.

Ghana captain John Mensah returns, and Bruce normally finds an unknown Central American diamond. This year he has bought four, and one will shine at least. The Black Cats will be top flight next season.

TOTTENHAM Where are the signings?

Harry loves a transfer, yet “Del Boy” has been quiet. Too quiet.

Spurs need to strengthen ahead of a Champions League campaign, and the fans will want them firing in all competitions.

The usual injury worries are

still at the Lane, so expect some last-gasp activity. It may take them a while to get going, but they cannot afford an Everton-esq start. Oh, and keep an eye on Peter Crouch in the Champions League. His scoring record in Europe is excellent!

WEST BROM They are up and down more times than Jodie Marsh’s … you can work it out. So what is different this time? Erm, nothing!

They still have no Premiershipstandard striker, or midfielder come to think of it.

The signings look cheap and again they are budgeting for relegation.

WEST HAM It’s simple. If West Ham are to stay up, they need to keep their spine. Green, Upson, Parker and Cole. So far, so good as they have not caved in and pleased the bank manager.

But there is still a fortnight left until the transfer window closes. They are prepared, but Ben Haim, Hitzlsperger and Piquionne are back-ups in every sense of the word. The Hammers do finally have a proper manager. Avram Grant should see them safe WIGAN Very similar to West Ham in many ways. It’s vital they hang on to their key players, but that seems unlikely. They have spent a few quid, and Mauro Boselli is a massive gamble at six million quid.

Defensively, they are still a nightmare. Last season they lost 9-1 and 8-0 and still survived. They can sneak the odd upset, and they look stronger man for man than some of the strugglers. It will be tight, but they must just survive.

WOLVES Mick McCarthy delivered the Holy Grail by keeping Wolves up, and they will now be looking to kick on. The big boys have been kept at arm’s length in their pursuit of Kevin Doyle (assuming Liverpool don’t swoop late) and he will be partnered by Steven Fletcher this season.

McCarthy has made some decent signings and the squad now looks up to Premiership standard. The fans will relish some meaty Midlands derbies and it could be mid-table for the Mighty Wolves.

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American Dreamz American, Italian & Tex Mex Cuisine Avda Rafael Puig, under Tenerife Sol, Las Americas, Tel: 922 798 784 10% discount Banana Garden International Restaurant c.c.Palm Beach, Las Americas 20% discount Bianco Italian Restaurant/ Cocktail Bar Safari Center, Las Americas, Tel: 922 788 697 10% discount Bianco Duo Italian Restaurant c.c.Pasarela, Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 788 872 10% discount Blue Cactus International Restaurant c.c.Costa Torviscas, Las Americas, Tel: 922 719 976 10% discount Blue Rain Hair Professionals Hair & Beauty Vistasur, Las Americas, Tel: 922 798 560 10% discount Bodegon Damary Local Cuisine Adeje, Tel: 922 710 327 10% discount Bombay Blue Indian Restaurant c.c.Safari, Las Americas, Tel: 922 797 190 10% discount Cantina Mexica Mexican Restaurant Las Galletas 10% discount Casino Playa de las Americas Casino Hotel Gran Tinerfe, Las Americas Free entrance for 2 people

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Dante Aligheri Italian Restaurant c.c.Salytien, Las Americas, 922 750 473 10% discount

Harry’s Cocktail Plaza Cocktail Bar Plaza del Duque, Costa Adeje 10% discount Head to Toe Beauty and hair Salon Salytien, Playa de Las Americas.

Tel: 922 79 87 61 10% discount Hip Hop Shop Clothes Shop Las Galletas 10% discount

Little Italy Tamara Italian Restaurant Avda Maritima s/n, Los Gigantes, Tel: 922 860 011 10% discount L’Osteria Italian Restaurant Laguna Park 1, Torviscas & Parque Royale, Torviscas 10% discount Magic Lounge Cocktail Bar Piramide de Arona, Opp c.c.Safari, Las Americas, Tel: 922 751 094 10% discount

Deco Nuevo Furnishings & Textiles Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 789 729 5% discount

Hooters American Diner Hotel Conquistador, Beachfront, Las Americas 10% discount

Domus Aurea Italian Restaurant c.c.Safari Loc 7, Las Americas, Tel: 922 796 115 10% discount

Island Interior Designs Lighting, Flooring, Design C.C: Muelles de Génova, Palm Mar, Tel: 922 748317 10% discount

Equinox English Card Shop English Greeting Cards & Craft Materials Las Galletas 10% discount

James Bistro Carvery Bistro & Carvery Island Village, Opp Aqualand, Torviscas 10% discount

Gran Reserva Litoral Italian Restaurant Playa Fanabe Loc 204-205, Costa Adeje, Tel: 922 719 328 10% discount

Joyeria Juan XXIII Jewellers C/Juan XXIII, Los Cristianos 10% discount

Merceria Chari Adeje, Tel: 922 782 785 10% discount

La Brasserie Steakhouse/ Pizzeria c.c.Litoral L204, Playa Fanabe, Tel: 922 718 024 10% discount

Molino Blanco International Restaurant The White Windmill, San Eugenio Alto, Tel: 922 796 282 10% discount

Lido Designer Jewellers c.c.Safari, LaS Americas 10% discount

Monkey Bar Grill Steakhouse/ Cocktail Bar c.c.Oasis, Las Americas, Tel: 922 789 291 10% discount

Linekers Bars c.c. Starco, Las Americas 0.50€ off any drink

Monkey Beach Club Steakhouse/ Cocktail Bar Playa Troya, Beach Front, Las Americas, Tel: 655 259 826 10% discount

Gran Reserva Safari Italian Restaurant c.c.Safari Loc 2, Las Americas, Tel: 922 798 508 10% discount Greek Corner Greek Restaurant c.c.Palm Beach, Las Americas, Tel: 922 753 788 10% discount Hacienda Miranda Grill & Tex Mex Safari Center, Las Americas, Tel: 922 794 699 Peatonal Estocolmo 14, Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 791 103 c.c.Fanabe 5-10, Costa Adeje, Tel: 922 712 586 10% discount Harleys American Restaurant American/British Diner & Cocktail Bar Club Flamingo, Puerto Colon, Las Americas, Tel: 922 714 123 10% discount Harry’s Safari Cocktail Bar c.c.Safari, Above the Fountain Show, Las Americas 10% discount

Little Italy Taberna Italian Restaurant Edif Don Jose (next to Burger King), Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 792 570 10% discount Little Italy Capri Italian Restaurant c.c.Lagos de Fanabe, Costa Adeje, Tel: 922 712 795 10% discount Little Italy Pompei Italian Restaurant Colon II, Las Americas, Tel: 922 750 111 10% discount Little Italy Martini Italian Restaurant Colon II, Las Americas, Tel: 922 787 090 10% discount

Mamma Mia Italian Restaurant c.c.Americas Plaza, Las Americas, Tel:922 797 082 10% discount Mamma Rosa Italian Restaurant. Apto, Colon II, Las Americas, Tel: 922 794 819 10% discount Marios Restaurant Italian Restaurant, Garden City, Las Americas, Tel: 922 752 258 10% discount

Oasis Fashion Clothes Shop c.c. Troya, Las Americas, Tel: 922 788 473 10% discount Optica Garoe Opticians Las Galletas 10% discount Oriental Garden Oriental Restaurant c.c.Americas Plaza, Las Americas, Tel: 922 797 082 10% discount Overseas Oriental Restaurant Chinese Restaurant San Marino, Los Cristianos,

Tel: 922 792 013 10% discount Perfumes.es Perfume Shop c.c.Oasis Local 28, Las Americas c.c.City Center, opp The Patch, Las Americas c.c.Sun Beach, Playa Fanabe, Costa Adeje Plaza del Duque, Playa Fanabe, Costa Adeje c.c.Americas Plaza, Las Americas 10% discount/15% when paying in Sterling Quad Park Excursion La Camella, Tel: 922 725 176 10% discount Rock Café – Live Rock Music Next door to Yates, Starco, Las Amercias 10% discount Restaurant Coeur de Filet Italian Restaurant c.c.Sun Beach, Fanabe Shopping area, Tel: 922 717 893 10% discount Ristorante Michelangelo Italian Restaurant Edif Parque Cattleya 5, Las Americas, Tel: 922 791 065 10% discount Sand & Sea Beach Club Beach Bar Fanabe Beach Front, opp Burger King, Costa Adeje 10% discount Sangre de Toro Italian Restaurant c.c.Safari Loc 6, Las Americas, Tel: 922 793 227 10% discount Slow Boat Teppenyaki Japanese Restaurant c.c. Safari, Upper floor, Las Americas, Tel: 922 795 395 10% discount Slow Boat Colon Chinese Restaurant Puerto Colon, Las Americas, Tel: 922 713 416 10% discount Slow Boat Oriental Oriental Restaurant c.c. El Duque, Costa Adeje, Tel: 922 712 158 10% discount South Beach Cocktail Bar Cocktail Bar Puerto Colon, 1st floor, next to Subway 10% discount Stop!

Clothes Shop c.c.Oasis, Las Americas Hotel La Nina, Las Americas c.c.Galaxy, Las Americas 10% discount

Taberna del Puerto Spanish Cuisine.

Infront of Los Cristianos Beach, by the port.

Formerly Meson Sterlitzia Tel: 922 796 277 10% discount Tandoori Nites Indian Restaurant El Camison, Las Americas, Tel: 922 750 527 10% discount The Academy Bar Laguna Park I, opp Ocean beach, Las Americas €0.50 off a drink The Breeze Inn Bar/Restaurant San Telmo, Los Cristianos, Tel: 664 291 823 10% discount The Great Little Italy Italian Restaurant Avda General Franco 39, Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 790 004 10% discount The Great Little Italy Italian Restaurant Playa Fanabe Loc 206-207, Costa Adeje, Tel: 922 719 404 10% discount The Premier Bar & Restaurant, Fairways Club, Amarilla Golf.

Tel 639 990 476 Tibu Cocktail Bar/Club Next to Hotel Las Palmeras, Las Americas, tel: 630 718 940 Free Entry Tony Roma’s Ribs-Seafood-Steak Hotel Jardines de Nivaria, Playa Fanabe, Tel: 922 724 806 Avda Rafael Puig 23, Las Americas, Tel: 922 798 024 c.c Merididano, Santa Cruz, Tel: 922 228 624 10% discount Toro Tapas & Grill Spanish Restaurant c.c.Mirador, Los Cristianos, Tel: 922 791 008 10% discount Tramps King of Clubs c.c.Starco, Las Americas 1€ off per drink Verdes Italian Restaurant Playa Flor, San Eugenio, Tel: 922 716 215 10% discount Veterinaria San Isidro San Isidro, Tel: 922 390 007 10% discount

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Established for over 10 years We have a wide selection of long and short term property available to rent Luxury holiday villas and apartments also available.

Studio Las Americas 530 Euros

ONE BED APARTMENT, OASIS II, SAN EUGENIO ALTO Spacious one bed apartment overlooking the Aqua Park. Fully fitted kitchen, lounge/dining area and large terrace. 550 euros per month including up to 50 euros for water and electricity.

TWO BED APARTMENT, BALCON DEL ATLANTICO, TORVISCAS ALTO Spacious two bed, two bath apartment with separate utility room and large terrace with stunning views.

750 euros per month.

2 BED APARTMENT, ROQUE DEL CONDE Nicely furnished 2 bed apartment.

Fully fitted kitchen, lounge, 1 bathroom and terrace with sea and pool views. Underground parking for 1 car. REDUCED to 625 euros per month.

ONE BED APARTMENT, JARDIN BONTANICA, ADEJE Well furnished 1 bed apartment on well maintained complex close to all amenities. 530 euros per month.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR QUALITY PROPERTIES FOR LONG TERM RENT IN THE LOS CRISTIANOS, LAS AMERICAS, SAN EUGENIO AREAS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY YOU WOULD LIKE TO RENT OUT ON A LONG TERM BASIS.

Very nice studio with sea view in good position, inc all bills, terrace, large bathroom, complex with pool Close to the beach and amenities

2 Bed Town House Fanabe Village 650€.

Ideal Location, Walking distance to Torviscas, Roof Terrace Seperate kitchen, Two bedrooms, Two bath Modern House with parking and views

3 Bedroom Apt Los Cristianos 850€ Spacious and modern with two double bedrooms. one single. Two bathrooms, walk in shower,large lounge, and terrace. With nice sea view, complex with pool and tennis courts

Detached Villa with Pool 4 Bedrooms Beautiful UNFURNISHED property in quiet area. Large kitchen sep dinning room, 4 double bedrooms, Sep dressing room, splash pool, gardens and store room 1400 Euros

2 Bedroom House Los Cristianos 850€

Detached Villa Vilaflor 850€ Unique property, with new kitchen and in the most picturesque area of Tenerife!

Tastfully decorated and private, a must to view to appreciate

Rarley available, Pristine property with three terraces Utililty room, large kitchen, 2 bathrooms, tastfully Decorated throughout, parking included

property of the week Aldea Blanca. 2 bed 2 bath detached bungalow with sep fitted kitchen, lounge, 1 bed-ensuite, patios, parking.

Bank valuation 80,000€. Offers invited.

Must sell quick due to ill health.

Los Cristianos - Port royal 69.500 euros (Ref 167).

Fantastic Studio, with sep fully fitted kitchen, lounge sat TV, terrace Island Village. San Eugenio 82,600 euros (Ref 183). 35M2 Studio, american fitted kitchen, furnished, views of pool and mountain, 6 pools on site, 24hr reception,childrens play area, shops,rest ect good for rentals Los Cristianos - Margerita 128,000 euros (ref 172). 1 bedroom apt, refurbished,new kitchen,views pool & mountain, very central for everything Mareverde, Torviscas Bajo 97,000 euros (ref 162). Studio south facing overlooking the pool, sat TV, top floor, terrace, fully equiped kitchen

Los Cristianos - Port Royal 136,500 euros (Ref 168). 2 bed 2 bath, ground floor apt, air con, new flooring, good area, ideal for rentals.

Parque de la reina 103,600 (Ref 157). 2 bed , 1 bath apt, Brand New, Sep fitted kitchen, terrace, private parking space and lock up Las Chafiras - Nr Golf Del Sur. 144,000 (Ref 193). 3 bed, 1 bath, 105M2 apt, fitted kitchen, utility room, furnished, Sat TV, ADSL, 1st floor, large terrace of 35M2 GOLF DEL SUR. 595,000 euros (ref 192) REDUCED. Luxury Large Detached Villa, 3/4 Bedrooms, 3 baths, Large walk in wardrobe, kitchen, utiliy rm, sw pool and Bar and barbecue area, chill out area with chess and trampoline, Extensive gardens, and much much more....

For more information on all our rental portfolio please call today

Tel: 0034 922 797 438 Email: info@tenerifeislandrentals.com Office Address Ave Los Pueblos, Garajonay 1-4,Las Americas 38660

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Brevi playpen, immaculate condition, includes musical toys, 40 euros. Single bed, 190 X 70cm, excellent condition, 20 euros. Tel 659 756 793 Matrix Pram in blue c/w carrycot attachment from birth 60 euros Moses basket and stand 30 euros, Automatic baby swing with music and animal sounds 30 euros, Newborn baby bath seat 5 euros, Hanging baby door swing up to 1 year 15 euros never used, Baby bouncy chair 10 euros, Jungle Playmat 15 euros, Or all the above for 120 euros. Electronic exercise bike ( Low mileage !!) 50 euros, Under worktop fridge 45 x 45 x 90 40 euros. Tel: 666 902 314 Cross trainer, 50 euros. Pine coffee table, 15 euros. Tel 629 476 850 or 922 714 184 Ladies Linen Trousers (labels still attached) size 14, three quarter and full length, 3 colours, 6 & 8 euros. Tel 608 593 880 Step exercise machine, 20 euros. Tel 608 593 880 Hand crafted wooden cot with teddy bear carvings and mattress excellent condition 150 euros. 2 travel cots without mattress excellent condition 30 euros each. Winnie the Pooh cot set and matching curtains excellent condition 30 euros. Tel 616 688 540 (Torviscas Alto) Glass Top Table, rectangular, approx 7ft long with cream metal frame, 2 semi circle extending ends which could be used as a separate round table. Comes with 6 matching metal chairs and matching standing lamp, 500 or offers. Can deliver. 3 matching wooden room divider screens, good condition, 50 euros each. 2 different children’s beds, one metallic with board one side with toy nets on, 40 euros. Other one is antique wood extending 1st bed, 60 euros. Solid pine double headboard, needs sanding and varnishing or painting, 30 euros. 36 Stargate SG-1 Videos, 30 euros for the lot. Tel 617 121 222 Tefal multi fondues-raclette quartet 2 in 1,5 euros. Bread maker `back profi, 5 euros. Ikea fitted sheet, cream, unopened,180 x 200, 8 euros. Summer duvet, Kingsize,10 euros. Winter duvet, King size,12 euros. Ikea kingsize bed set, taupe coloured, consists of duvet cover, fitted sheet + 2 pillow cases, cotton, 15 euros. Ikea single size bed set, taupe coloured, consists of duvet cover + 1 pillowcase, cotton, 8 euros. Complete set The Office, boxed DVD set originals, series 1 and 2 + Xmas specials, 8 euros. Swim fins adults mares 46-47 (UK 11-12), 5 euros. Two children’s wet suits (8a) (10a), 4 euros each. Inflatable Technisub diving float and rope, 5 euros. One pair diving gloves, 4 euros. Tel 922 771 422 Karcher power washer model k5.51, 130 euros. Rubi speed 62 tile cutter with its own plastic case, 76 cm long, 50 euros. Set 6 Mannesmann automatic ratchet spanners 25 euros. Electric nail/staple gun 15 euros. Electric welder, 25 euros. Electric mitre saw,15 euros. Tel 647 242 659 Ciclo Sport heart monitor (biking or running) with stopwatch and other functions, working perfectly, 25 euros. Tel 600 084 832 Ikea office desk, 80 X 160 as new, 30 euros. Ikea double sofa bed, blue, 30 euros. Tel 639 744 761 Curtains long length wide 5 euros. Sofa bed, 2 video recorders, headboards, buggy, playstation 3 games, 10 euros each. Microwave stainless steel, 40 euros. Microwave white 25 euros. Hoover, 25 euros. Fridge, 50 euros. Fridge freezer, 180 euros. AMP and speakers/29 TV silver with remote 80 euros. DVD player + remote 25 euros. 14 TV with remote 20 euros. Baby pushchair 6 euros. PC monitor & table, 10 euros each. Fan, bag, blender, sun beds, ceiling lights, phone, patio chair & table, table, lamps, wireless keyboard & mouse, child’s wooden bed & mattress, from 5 to 30 euros each.

Baby’s boy & girl clothes 0-6 yrs, bodies, pyjamas, suits, leggings, tights, skirts, 1 euro each. Bike 4-7 yrs, 20 euros. Bambini pushchair, 60 euros. Men mountain bike 30 euros. Domestic silver gas bottle 40 euros. Foot spa, 10 euros. TV stand, 25 euros. Dog carrier, 15 euros. Portable radio cassette player, 10 euros. Suit case 10 euros. Tel 679 088 846 or 922 795 592.

Plastic tables and chairs, 25 euros. Hoover, 15 euros. Mini gas bottle, 25 euros. Digital satellite receiver, 20 euros. 3 disc changer + remote + mini oven, DVD player remote, 20 euros. WKL world keyboard, 205 euros. Tel 676 936 820.

3 domestic silver gas bottle, 35 euros each. Steam iron, 4 euros.

14” TV, microwave, CD, stereo radio cassette recorder, 15 euros each. 29” TV, silver 60 euros. 21” TV, 20 euros. Sandwich toaster, 5 euros. Built in oven, 25 euros. Sony 3 disc changer tuner band/tape A/B with 2 speakers & remote control, 70 euros. CD stereo radio cassette recorder 15 euros. Fridge freezer 120 euros.

Fridge 40 euros. Electric kettles/citrus juicer, 5 euros each. Bird cage, 10 euros. Tel 686 336 904 English keyboard /mouse, kettle/parasol/patio chairs table/many different AC adaptor D, C 12 v/18/9 many more from 2 to 15 euros each. Playstation 2, 30 euros. 14 computer monitor 20 euros.

Black & Decker chargers 6 euros. Mountain bike, 40 euros. Video recorders, 10 euros. Hammer drill, 20 euros. Fax telephone machine, 20 euros. Table fan, 15 euros. Round pine dining table and 4 chairs 40 euros. Electric hand mixer, 15 euros. Tel 679 788 586.

High chair sturdy design, removable washable cover, 5 point harness, converts to table & chair for up to 5 years 40 euros. Portable high chair with tray, fits onto any adult chair 10 euros. 2 bin liners full girls clothes 1-2 years, from UK beautiful dresses. Clarks shoes, coats etc 60 euros. Large bag boys clothes 5 years 30 euros. Large amount car boot items all good condition 50 euros. Car seat 9 months plus, converts to booster seat 20 euros. MacLaren XLR pushchair coffee & pink, plus all accessories, immaculate 90 euros no offers. Vacuum cleaner, 10 euros. Small Ikea unit suitable for printer, 10 euros. Long length wide width cream lined curtains 15 euros. Beautiful bridesmaids dress deep red size 8, 50 euros. Tel 922 735 013 or 662 150 854.

BARGAIN OF THE WEEK Imatsu dishwasher, perfect working order, 70 euros ono.

Tel 922 731 007 PS2 plus 20 games including Need 4 Speed Carbon Collectors Edition plus many more 2 Controllers, 1 memory card 8 Mb, 1 eyetoy plus eyetoy chat, 17 PS2 demo disks 75 euros. Tel 922 739 205 or 628 666 329 Fridge, good clean condition, 50 euros. Tel 697 611 726 (Callao) 2 white ceiling fans, both in good working order, one with light, both for 45 euros. Tel 616 674 962.

Childs extendable bed with mattress and extended mattress pieces in very good condition, 50 euros. Cot in very good condition with mattress like new, 50 euros. Double tandem pushchair one seat in front of the other very good condition, 65 euros ono. Portable TV 14” very good condition, 30 euros ono. Computer desk 143cms x 62cms with keyboard sliding shelf and side shelves very good condition 20 euros ono. Tel 671 784 608 Panasonic Fax/telephone machine, 20 euros. HP F380 All in one printer / scanner / copier, 45 euros. Epson stylus 740 printer GWO, 15 euros.

DVD player C/W remote, 15 euros. Camera Tripod, Veldon Professional with full height adjust and pan tilt head, 20 euro. Nikon F60 35mm SLR Camera VGC with Nikon AF Telezoom 28-80mm lens and Voigtländer Macro Telezoom 19-35mm & carry case, 90 euros. Sony PS1 Playstation c/w 2 controllers and cables, 15 euros. Fire extinguisher, 8Kg powder type, 60 euros. Tower PC, Pentium 512Mb ram 60Mb hard disk, 15” flat screen, Keyboard, Mouse, Stereo speakers with sub woofer, all in one Printer, scanner, copier, 200 euros ono. Aiwa Stereo System multi disc CD with 2 speakers has capability of six channel surround sound with additional speakers. 75 euros. JVC Professional Karaoke Triple deck CD/VCD player. 45 euros. Kodak Instant camera (Polaroid type) 20 euros.

Sharp CCTV Camera b/w, 5 euros. Sony Stereo with record player and radio and speakers, 30 euros. Medical nebulizer, 90 euros. 16” Tower Fan, 15 euros. Deep fat fryer, 20 euros. Mobile phone Samsung SGH260-M, 15 euros. Tel 666 200 104 Sideboard, 2 doors and 3 shelves, white, 25 euros. Pine headboard, 240cm long, 20 euros. Ladies mountain bike, 18 speed, twist grip gears, backpack, 100 euros. Reflector Telescope, very powerful, 25 euros. Tel 600 700 521 Silver IKEA TV stand 20 euros. Dog house 20 euros. Dark brown bed head (large) with matching bed side units 50 euros. Tel 626 148 377

Selection of Bratz dolls, excellent condition, 5 euros each. Tel 665 495 888 Salon sized semi permanent Lashes kit only 1 set used instructional DVD included with extra lashes included immaculate condition. 300 euros. Nearly new 3+2 Dark Red/Brown leather suite 500 euros no offers. Tel 637 265 057 26 inch flat screen Phillips TV, remote and instructions, 75 euros ono. Single bed in pine with new mattress, 35 euros ono. Kettle, iron, microwave, toaster, 35 euros ono. Tel 606 143 830 Tefal Multi Fondues-Rclette Quartet 2 in 1,5 euros. Bread Maker, “Back Profi”, 5 euros. Ikea fitted sheet, cream, 180x200, 8 euros.

Summer duvet Kingsize,10 euros. Winter duvet, Kingsize, 12 euros.

Ikea Kingsize bed set, Taupe coloured, consists of duvet cover, fitted sheet + 2 pillow cases, cotton, 15 euros. Ikea single size bed set, Taupe coloured, consists of duvet cover + 1 pillow case, cotton, 8 euros. Complete set of the Office, boxed DVD set originals, series one and two + Xmas Specials, 8 euros. Swim Fins, adults Mares 4647 (UK11-12), 5 euros. 2 children’s wet suits (8A) (10A) 4 euros each.

Inflatable Technisub diving float and rope, 5 euros. One pair diving gloves, 4 euros. Tel 922 771 422 Ciclo sport heart monitor (biking or running) with stop watch and other functions, working perfectly, 25 euros. Tel 600 084 832 Karcher Power Washer model K5.51. 130 euros. Rubi Speed 62 tile cutter with its own plastic case, 76cms long, 50 euros. Set 6 Mannesmann automatic ratchet spanner, 25 euros. Electric Nail/Staple Gun 15 euros. Electric Welder, 25 euros. Electric Mitre saw, 15 euros. Tel 647 242 659 Creamy beige curtains medium weight 240 drop 295 width with wide tape 20 euros. Sony TV, 50 x 72, 40 euros. Oval plastic table 138 long x 92 width, 20 euros. Tel 922 724 268.

Antiquities banana leaf weave dinning set consists of 1.1m x 1.1m square table with glass top and 4 chairs with cream tie cushions excellent condition, 250 euros. Buyer must collect. Tel 662 561 611.

Very good quality patio table and four chairs with seat pads. Table is 1 metre in diameter with a marble effect pattern on top and adjustable feet. Amarilla Golf area. 70 euros. Tel 671 638 682.

Ping golf clubs plus bag, 85 euros ono. Teens top bike, 20” red, good condition, 25 euros. Tel 610 353 444 Ariston electric mini wall mounted boiler, 15 litre, 40 euros ono.

Baby sit in walker musical orange colour, 15 euros. Deep fat fryer Tefal 3 litres almost new, large size removable Tefal lining, 30 euros. New ladies 2 piece suit size 16 pale green sleeveless fully lined fitted dress with long sleeve jacket, edge to edge collarless, 40 euros. 4 curtains good quality, plain pink, length 234 x 295, 40 euros. Leather trousers, black size 12, standard length, (leg) hardly worn, 20 euros. Los Cristianos. Tel 699 199 392 or 922 794 790 Headboards, buggy,14” TV, wall unit, single mattresses, PC Monitor, Sub-woofer, Dvd player, VCR, Espresso machine, Vacuum cleaner,10 euros each. Ironing board, patio tables & chairs, kitchen table, sandwich toaster, toaster, stool ,kettle, suit case, bed side table, lamps, iron ,hair dryer, dirt devil light vacuum cleaner, speakers, from 3 to 5 euros each. 4 rings electric hob,21” TV ,20 euros each. JVC DX25E camcorder, boxed, 80 euros.28” tv,50 euros .Fridge,30 euros. Tel 646 615 794 Single bed with mattress as new 49 euros. Tel 628 430 800 Motorcycle Helmet , medium size, 35 euros. Pair of Water Skis Freyrie Championship 50 euros. Fax/Telephone, 20 euros.

Corbero oven hood - extractor fan+light 20 euros. Dartboard, 10 euros. Large Parrot Cage, 20 euros. Los Abrigos area. Tel 639 207 064 Windsurf board, 50 euros. Tel 922 770 887 3x1 scanner, printer, photocopier, Canon, 20 euros. Childrens musical and lights push along, 15 euros. Steriliser bottles, Avent, 15 euros. Robot set, mixer, blender etc. 20 euros. Yellow highchair, 15 euros. Black computer chair, 10 euros. Black kettle, 10 euros. Baby car seat 0 – 13kg, 10 euros. Wooden cot, 15 euros. Moses basket, white with accessories, 40 euros. Plastic childrens bike, 20 euros.

Computer desk, 10 euros. Big lioness and cub teddy, 10 euros. Very big teddy bear, 10 euros. 2 white plastic chairs, 5 euros for both.

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Persian kittens ready now with papers. Litter trained, beige and red, 150 euros. Tel 922 770 887 or 609 000 731 2 half Persian kittens free to good home. Ready now, litter trained. Tel 609 000 731 or 922 770 887

WANTED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

CARS WANTED

DON’T MISS THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME! This is your chance to buy a 50% share in one of Tenerife’s most successful and respected internet marketing and web design companies that has been providing professional services for many years to a large number of customers within various fields.

Additionally, there are two company cars, a Mercedes SLK for you and a Ford Focus, several computers, an impressive client base, and a number of very successful websites, included in the price of 55,000€.

This truly unique opportunity comes to the market solely due to ill health, and forced retirement of the Managing Director, but the Technical Director who is the owner of the remaining 50% will be staying on.

Personality and ability will determine the new owner rather than the ability to pay the small investment required.

CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH – Anything considered. Offer made once seen. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 x 4´s, small vans, people carriers, e.t.c. Call us now on 629 128 667.

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Simply Food require Sales Representatives and Drivers within the food service industry. Experience preferred but not essential as training given, Spanish an advantage. To apply telephone 689 195 090 Suncare Central are looking for an English and Polish speaking person to become a Suncare Advisor working onboard a Catamaran excursion in the south of Tenerife. Call Craig on 639 160 033 Cafeteria El Duque in Centro Commercial Del Duque are looking for a waitress who speaks Spanish and English to work in their busy and friendly bar. Full contract offered. Call 922 718 079.

Highly motivated British sales people are required to join a successful Marketing office. The position would suit successful reps looking for high earning potential. If you are want a professional position earning up to 30% commission and a basic wage paid weekly call Lee on 608 698 719.

PROPERTY WANTED

Ferreteria Goyo require someone to work in their yard on the sales desk. Applicants must be aged between 25 to 40, fluent in Spanish and English with other languages an advantage.

Computer knowledge is needed but training will be given. Also a friendly personality and the ability work within a team. Send your CV to ferreteriagoyo@ferreteriagoyo.com A Marketing Company in the South of Tenerife urgently require the follow speaking staff; Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Hungarian with some spoken English. Basic wage paid plus commission.

Working hours 9.30 to 5pm Monday to Friday. Call Sue between these hours on 922 713 070 or 686 154 066 anytime.

Underground garage parking spaces and storage locker rooms at Winter Gardens, Golf Del Sur. Tel 637 819 680.

Suncare Central have a vacancy for a Suncare Advisor in the south of Tenerife. The successful applicant will enjoy working outdoors and interacting with people and receive daily wages.

Full training will be given. For an interview call Craig on 639 160 033

2002 HYUNDAI H1 SVX, 9-SEATER LUXURY PEOPLE-CARRIER/DAY VAN. Multi-function seating, mood lights, air-conditioning, front & rear, fully loaded, very good all-round condition, recent full service including all fluids replaced and new timing belt, new ITV.

€6,500 plus transfer fee. May part exchange from smaller combi-style vehicle. Tel. 686 539 751

BUSINESS FOR SALE

MONEY EXCHANGE & EXCURSION SHOP IN LOS CRISTIANOS. Fully licensed, well established, with internet access, car hire, bike hire & gifts.

Low rent, all stock included.

Price 8,000 euros ono

Tel 634 058 694 13 August 2010 - 19 August 2010

Please call Michael on 636 044 700

JOBS

Secure, modern, ground floor storage/light manufacturing unit. 100m², available immediately in CC San Blas, Golf del Sur. Call Central Letting Agency on 686 722 210.

One bedroom apartment, Los Cristianos, 360 euros monthly inclusive, English TV. Tel 600 700 521

WANTED Office furniture, at least 6 desks with chairs (18), computer, printers, scanners and anything else available

BritishTelemarketers are required for an established company in Las Americas. They also require English Speaking Russian, German and Scandinavian Telemarketers. Small basic and good commissions paid in cash on a weekly basis. Call 665 546 872 or 922 791 793

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 636 022 363 PROPERTY FOR RENT

Large double/triple garage wanted for rent in the Las Americas/San Eugenio area on a monthly basis. Tel Mark 659 202 826

Yamaha R1 2003, 30,000kms, Fantastic condition, loads of extras, very fast bike. 4,700 euros. Tel 610 285 953.

GOING BACK TO THE UK… NEED A VAN? Citroen Despatch (Jumper) 2.0 HDI UK plates. RHD panel van twin side door & windows, 106,000 miles.

2,999 euros

Tel: 922 770 887 / 687 046 866

MG ZR 1.8 ITV until April 2012, 16 valve twin cam, 160 bhp, 2004, 86,000km, 17” alloys, all extras, air con, elec sun roof, etc. Full service history. 1 owner from new, 5,500 euros.

Tel 669 626 840

A Spanish waiter or waitress is required for a busy restaurant on the Golf del Sur. Applicants must also speak English, be lively, have a good personality and be aged between 20 and 35.

This position is for 6 evenings a week and paid nightly. Call 627 829 803 between 5pm and 7pm only.

The Travel Group require Telemarketing staff to join their very successful team based in Las Chafiras. Excellent rates of pay, commissions and bonuses paid fortnightly with realistic earnings of an average of 500 euros per 2 weeks pay period. A contract will be given after a short trial period. Call 922 736 300 or email travelgroup.admin@gmail.com Timeshare Reps and Closers are required for a resort in the South of Tenerife. 20 to 25% commission paid. Call John on 619 950 449

Telemarketers are required for an established Call Centre in Golf del Sur. Experience preferred but training given to the right people.

An opportunity to work part-time for full-time pay with basic & bonuses paid weekly. Day or evening shifts available. Legal position with contract. Call Helen for a confidential interview on 922 737 092 or 606 583 178

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CARS

CARS TO RENT

SERVICE POINT

Long Term Rental

From 230â‚Ź per month, incl. Insurance.

Phone Terry on 661 264 080 Email: terrybury@gmail.com

AIR-CONDITIONING

CHIROPODIST Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist.

All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570 Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBCHA, serving the community from El Medano to Los Gigantes for 13 years.

Telephone 608 029 790

CLEANING

SAFECLEAN For all professional cleaning of carpets & upholstery

Tel: 609 066 973 info@safecleantenerife.com

www.safecleantenerife.com

CONSTRUCTION

BLINDS

CARS

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GARDEN FURNITURE

MARKETS

PATIO DOORS & WINDOWS

ALCALA EVERY MONDAY

ALUMINIUM & PVC

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM in Granadilla!

Call for directions

VISIT THE PRETTIEST & FRIENDLIEST MARKET IN THE SOUTH

9am - 2pm - Fancy a stall?

Tel: 922 778 050 Fax 922 778 051 Mobile 696 889 048

Special new secondhand furniture section.

Have you got any furniture for sale?

Tel: 922 796 414 or mob 610 464 841

Specialists in security shutters and blinds, locks security glass and grills.

QUALIFIED FITTERS AND FULL GUARANTEES Free no obligation survey & quotation. We speak English & German!

GARDEN SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

TREES & GARDENS - PALM TREE CLEANING/ PRUNING - Tree surgeon with 20 years experience. Tree surgery, hedge trimming, garden maintenance / clearance and rubbish removed. Tel 628 88 30 70 or 922 737 397.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Nice, sporty, young, Spanish lady, certified masseur, toys and naughty lingerie also available. Discreet hotel/home visits. Reasonable prices. Tel 0034 608 724 359

MECHANICS & VALETS

www.tenerifehairandbeauty.com

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

The only professional Mistress in Tenerife! Young, busty, fit, extreme blondie shows you who’s the Boss! All fetishes, rubber, boots, strapon, whips, electric, watersport, scat, poppers, Viagra! www.irelandescort.im 662 476 036

PETS

PETSWORLD D O G H O T E L Short or long holidays - Spacious kennels - Enclosed play area - 3 walks a day No car, no problem we can pick them up.

LAWYERS

TEL: 679 16 16 82

PLUMBING All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

RE-UPHOLSTERY

the English Upholsterer Sofas, bar seating dining chairs Free quotations & home visits Call Mike at ReStyle

677 806 800

REMOVALS

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REMOVALS

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The Travel Shop

UNIVERSAL EXPORTS FOR ALL YOUR REMOVAL SERVICES 922 720 711.

SECOND-HAND SHOPS

THE BEST CHANCE OF GETTING THE FLIGHT YOU WANT AT A PRICE YOU'LL LIKE. SAVE TIME AND MONEY, ALL THE FLIGHTS UNDER ONE ROOF. SCHEDULE OR CHARTER, "FRILLS" OR "NOFRILLS", ONE WAY OR ROUND TRIP, STARTING IN TENERIFE OR UK. UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE IN ASSURING THE BEST DEALS. FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS THE Nº 1 IN TENERIFE FOR FLIGHTS TO AND FROM THE UK. SOUTH ON 922 793 718 OR NORTH ON 922 371 422 OR SOUTH AIRPORT ON 649 884 365 OR IN UK ON 0871 717 4308

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS! DOWNSTAIRS EVERYTHING NEEDED TO START, ADD, FRESHEN OR JUST REPLACE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOME! July/Aug – Watch out for our GOING, GOING, GONE! items on the TOP OF THE RAMP. BAR:- Tables, chairs & industrial items also in stock.

Open Mon-Fri 10-30-17.30 Los Cristianos, Edf.Rosy, Calle Valle Mendez, opp Police Station near Pet Shop Tel: 618 381 488

TRAVEL

SEWING

TEETH WHITENING

SEW & SEW’S - For Clothing Alteration’s. Also stocking good quality used baby/children’s clothes, maternity wear, nursery items, toys, books, curtains etc. I also buy the above. Tel 671 784 608. Email: sue11@tesco.net

SPANISH LESSONS Conversational basic Spanish, “one to one” or small groups, home or workplace visits. Experienced language teacher at all levels. Excellent rates. Why not give it a try!

Call 649 227 833 or 922 163 270

FOR SALE & WANTED QUALITY SECOND HAND FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD GOODS

SOFA SALE - FROM 35€ SECONDHAND CENTRE Vina del Mar Hotel Playa de las Américas

OPEN 9am - 7pm Mon - Fri, Sat 10 am - 5pm Other times by arrangement

Ring Ray on: 922 790 822 or 675 569 804

TAROT READING / ASTROLOGY Professional Psychic, Tarot and Rune reader. Advice about past, present and future financial and personal guidance.. Tel Amy on 657 302 428.

International Psychic Tarot Card Reader. Confidential, reliable, caring readings in the privacy of your own home/hotel.

Tel : Anna 678 236 803

Mark the Island Astrologer. Financial / business, relationship, health. One hour reading. Specific, accurate, guaranteed. Tel 922 772 422 / 610 089 157.

T-SHIRT PRINTING & EMBROIDERY

TILING

Colin Peel Tiling Specialist For All Your Tiling Needs: Bathrooms, Kitchens & Floors Most Aspects of Building Work Undertaken

Tel: 679 736 409 TRANSLATION

TV & SATELLITE Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance & Sales.

ALADDINS CAVE 922 720 493

SECURITY

WATER TREATMENT TRANSLATION TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES Over 20 years experience.

Official Translations, Medical, Conveyancing, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Insurances, Building licences Etc.. Transport available if required.

Professionalism & Confidentiality guaranteed.

For these and many more call Tracey on 666 857 991

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