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Issue 833 13th December - 19th December 2013

Inside this week...

Guaza Miracle World remembers Nelson Mandela See page 3

Heroes save pregnant woman

Future’s bright, says Rajoy See page 6

Cindy’s Pink walk for life car!

See page 38

Full story on page 4-5.

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The world remembers A M ER I C AN President Barack Obama summed up the greatness of Nelson Mandela at his Memorial Service on Tuesday.

Obama’s electrifying tribute captured the mood of the 60,000 crowd at Soweta’s FNB Stadium in Johannesburg: when he told them: “The world thanks you for letting us share Nelson Mandela with you. He ranks alongside humanitarian greats like Ghandi ad Martin Luther King.”

Obama led a wave of glowing tributes from some of the world’s leading statesmen as the rain poured down, curtailing the numbers of “his people” paying their final respects to and celebrating the life of the great peace-maker.

Mandela, The muchloved and cherished leader, who led the mighty struggle to replace South Africa’s apartheid regime with a multi-racial democracy - and succeeded to an extent - died last Thursday at the age of 95.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, said: “Nelson Mandela has made harmony the strength of his mandate and from whom we should all learn. He was an example of human dignity.”

The revered statesman, and an iconic political figure, lost his battle against a lengthy lung infection having returned home, still “seriously ill” after spending several weeks in hospital some months ago.

He was treated in early 2012 for what the President’s office described as “a long-standing abdominal complaint”, which was no surprise because, while imprisoned on Robben Island in the Eighties, he contracted tuberculosis.

Following his release from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years of a life sentence, he went on to become South Africa’s first black president four years later.

Mandela was to play a leading role in the

Nelson Mandela: A great peacemaker!

drive for peace in other spheres of conflict, and such was his peacemaking passion that he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

His charisma, wonderful smile, self-deprecating sense of humour and lack of bitterness over his harsh treatment, as well as his amazing life story, went only some way to explain his extraordinary global appeal.

Since stepping down as president in 1999, he became South Africa’s highest-profile ambassador, campaigning against HIV/Aids and helping to secure his country’s right to host the 2010 football World Cup. He was also involved in peace negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and other countries in Africa and elsewhere, despite a series of health problems in recent years.

In 2004, at the age of 85, he retired from public life to spend more time with his family and friends - and he also wanted his own share of peace - in “quiet reflection”.

Engagements, social or official, were a definite no-no, and he warned anyone considering an invitation: “Don’t call me, I’ll call you!”

Mandela, born in 1918 into the Xhosa-speaking Thembu people, in a small village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. was often called by his clan name of “Madiba”.

He was born Rolihlahla Dalibhunga, and was given his English

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name, Nelson, by one of his schoolteachers.

His father, a counsellor to the Thembu royal family, died when Nelson Mandela was nine, and he was placed in the care of Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo, acting regent of the Thembu people.

In 1941, at the age of 23, he ran away from an arranged marriage and went to Johannesburg.

Two years later, he enrolled for a law degree at the mainly Afrikaner Witswaterand University, where he met people from all races and backgrounds.

He was exposed to liberal, radical and Africanist thought, as well as racism and discrimination, which fuelled his passion for politics.

The same year, he joined the African National Congress (ANC) and later co-founded the ANC Youth League.

He married his first wife, Evelyn Mase, in 1944, but they were divorced in 1958 after having four children.

Mandela had long since qualified as a lawyer, opening a law practice in Johannesburg with his partner, Oliver Tambo.

Together, they campaigned against apartheid, the system devised by the all-white National Party which oppressed the black majority.

In 1956, Mandela was charged with high treason, along with 155 other activists, but the charges against him were dropped after a four-year trial.

Resistance to apartheid grew, mainly against the new Pass

Laws, which dictated where black people were allowed to live and work.

In 1958, Mandela married Winnie Madikizela, who later took an active role in the campaign to free her husband from prison.

Tension with the apartheid regime grew, and soared to new heights in 1960 when 69 black people were shot dead by police in the Sharpeville massacre. It marked the end of peaceful resistance and the ANC was outlawed that year.

Mandela, already national vice-president of the group, went underground - as did Tambo - and launched a campaign of economic sabotage that same year.

He was eventually arrested and charged with sabotage and attempting to overthrow the government violently.

From the dock in the Rivonia court room, Mandela used the stand to convey his beliefs about democracy, freedom and equality.

“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities,” he said.

“It is an ideal which I hope to live for, and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

In the winter of 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison and then, in a tragic, 12-month period between 1968 and 1969, Mandela’s mother died and his eldest son was killed in a car crash. But he was not allowed to attend the funerals.

He remained in prison on Robben Island for 18 years before being transferred to Pollsmoor Prison, on the mainland, in 1982.

As Mandela and other ANC leaders languished in prison, or lived in exile, the students of South Africa’s black townships did their best to fight white, minority rule.

Hundreds were killed and thousands were injured before the schoolchildren’s uprising was crushed.

The ANC, led by the exiled Tambo, launched an international campaign in 1980 against apartheid but, ingeniously, decided to focus it on one cause and one person: the demand to release Mandela.

This culminated in the 1988 concert at Wembley Stadium, when some 72,000 people - and millions more watching on TV around the world sang Free Nelson Mandela.

And popular pressure led world leaders to tighten the sanctions first imposed on South Africa in 1967 against the apartheid regime.

This pressure produced results and, in 1990, President FW de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC. Mandela was released from prison and talks on forming a new multi-racial democracy for South Africa began.

In 1992, Mandela separated from his wife, Winnie, on the grounds of her adultery. She had also been convicted on charges of kidnapping and accessory to assault.

Then, in December 1993, Mandela and De Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Five months later, for the first time in South Africa’s history, all races voted in democratic elections - and Mr Mandela was elected President overwhelmingly.

His greatest problem as President was the housing shortage for the poor, and slum townships continued to blight major cities.

He entrusted his deputy, Thabo Mbeki, with the day-to-day business of the government, while he concentrated on the ceremonial duties of a leader, building a new international image of South Africa.

To that end, he succeeded in persuading the country’s multinational corporations to remain and invest in South Africa.

On his 80th birthday, Mandela married Graca Machel, widow of the former Mozambique president.

He continued travelling the world, meeting leaders, attending conferences and collecting awards after stepping down as President.

After his official retirement, his public appearances were mostly connected with the work of the Mandela Foundation, a charitable fund he had founded.

Possibly, his most noteworthy intervention of recent years came early in 2005, following the death of his surviving son, Makgatho.

At a time when taboos still surrounded the Aids epidemic, Mandela announced that his son had died of Aids, and urged South Africans to talk about Aids “to make it appear like a normal illness”.

He also played a key role in the decision to let South Africa host the 2010 football World Cup and appeared at the closing ceremony, despite his failing health.

Sadly, his poor health was to fail him in the end. But what a man, what an icon.

And what magnificent beliefs and deeds he bequeathes as his legacy to mankind.

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Guaza Miracle: Hero

IT was the most incredible sight Julie Moss had ever seen - “Like a scene from a horror movie”, she said.

But the setting was the rain-swamped Guaza roundabout on Tuesday, and Julie and her son Dan (pictured) were involved in the most astonishing rescue operation.

Many Canarian News readers may have seen the half-submerged truck and a sinking car on Spanish TV news and social media sites as the area was hit with

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what Julie described as a “raging torrent”.

What they could not possibly have seen was the collective courage and spirit of Brits, Spanish and police, who combined to save a pregnant woman and her husband from the car, and two men in the truck, all of whom were in serious danger of being swept away.

Julie runs the Manhattens bar in CC Pasarela, near El Mirador in Los Cristianos, with husband Bill plus Dan and his girlfriend, Lliwen.

And the only reason she was in the area at the time was because her bar was flooding,

and she was driving her son there so they could assess what needed be done.

“There was no major heroism on our part because everyone mucked in. It was all hands to the deck, and it was simply fantastic to see

so many nationalities involved,” recalled Julie.

“We came off the motorway intending to take the back road to Cristianos when we saw the flooding at the roundabout.

“Dan felt we could get through as it wasn’t

that bad. But all of a sudden, there was a tremendous surge of water through the tunnel from the Valle San Lorenzo direction.

“I was able to pull into the side, and Dan said, ‘I think I can see a head bobbing about in the water’. Then we saw the van and the car starting to sink.”

Julie added: In a flash, there were people everywhere offering their help and jumping in the water. I managed to reach the woman in the car, but she was just too heavy for me to lift.

“Eventually, a man wearing a bright-yellow jacket - probably a po-

liceman - took over and carried her to safety.

The poor woman was suffering from shock.

“The man laid her down, and people were taking off their coats to provide her with warmth and she was eventually taken to the Green Clinic.

“We later learned that she’d had a fall at work and her husband was on his way to the hospital when the car was swept up in the torrent.”

When the danger had disappeared, Julie and Dan drove the husband to the Green Clinic as well as a precaution.

Before then, however, there was more drama unfolding in the van because the driver, despite pleas from the helpers, refused to leave the cabin.

“We thought he was on his own, but there were actually two Spanish blokes, and one of them seemed to be trapped by a leg,” said Julie.

“Dan starting wading out to the van, but was warned to get back when he was waist-high because the current was so strong.

“Eventually, the other man was freed and they

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oes save pregnant woman

were both helped to safety by the police.”

The entire episode was a tribute to the incredible togetherness and courage of everyone involved.

Julie stressed: “There were no heroics from us.

We just reacted to the situation, as did everyone else, and it really had to be seen to be believed.”

What struck her most, and remains firmly in her mind, was the speed and force with which the rain turned so quickly into a deluge.

“I will see that in my mind every time I used the Guaza roundabout,” she said.

Meanwhile, several other areas suffered as a result of the persistent rain, which poured down throughout Tenerife for hours on end, and carried right through until yesterday afternoon, when it finally subsided.

The seriousness of the storm became evident as early as Tuesday morning when AEMET issued a red alert for heavy rainfall. It’s the first time this

alert had been issued since Tropical Storm Delta eight years ago.

Rainfall reached a stunning 190 litres per square metre as the Island was battered with heavy and sustained rainfall.

Almost every area was flooded and, on Wednesday afternoon, the TF-1 was a no-go area with a waterslide that would normally be found in the Siam Park.

Water gushed down in both directions near Guaza making motoring impossible. Elsewhere, landslides and mudfalls hit the major trunk roads. Car parks became mini swimming pools.

Leafy areas saw trees uprooted and power surges caused chaos in offices.

Over 700 firefighters worked long shifts while Police battled with emergency workers to get roads open and divert people away from danger. Schools, colleges and public buildings were closed.

Scores of flights were cancelled and one Binter flight which did manage to fly, skidded off

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the runway on arrival at the north airport. It was nothing short of a miracle that nobody was killed. Local town halls will now liaise with Island and national government as the cleaningup exercise begins.

Major damage to the TF-1 and main roads will need to be swiftly addressed ahead of Christmas, while hundreds of people will be hoping for swift payments from their insurance companies after the effects of the biggest storm in years.

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Future’s bright, Drivers hit by predicts Rajoy drink-drug tests SPAIN’S Transport Ministry (DGT) has this week launched a purge on drink-or-drugdriving.

Traffic police, who are targeting drivers returning from company Christmas parties, here and on the mainland, expect to have carried out around 20,000 checks during the campaign.

But initial reports suggest that drivers are being more sensible this year. In Madrid, for example, most drivers tested negative on one service road to a motorway, with few over the limit. Of these, none had been drinking to extremes.

Despite the Ministry’s insistence that the campaign is to improve road safety, however, it has been seen by some as a means of generating revenue. That’s because

the fines have been doubled to 1,000 euros for certain driving faults.

Although the number of drivers found guilty of driving under the influence has dropped, around 100,000 drivers in 2012 were found to be in control of a vehicle while over the permitted alcohol level.

The DGT carried out six million breath-tests in 2012, and the percentage of positives had dropped from 5% in 2001 to 1.7%.

The National Toxicology Institute’s annual report found that 47% of drivers involved in fatal accidents had alcohol, recreational or psychotropic drugs (for psychiatric treatment) in their systems.

The figure rose to 51% with regard to pedestrians killed on the roads.

PRIME MINISTER Mariano Rajoy believes the worst of Spain’s recession is behind us now.

He also insisted that reforms undertaken in the past two years have brought hope from the crisis.

Rajoy, speaking at a press conference, added: “A year ago, I could not speak of hope. Now I can talk about hope in the future.”

He supported his claims with recent unemployment figures, which for November showed the

first decrease since 1989.

The President said wage moderations were still “key” in the struggle for economic recovery, with the message: “It is better to earn a little less in the hope of maintaining as many jobs as possible.”

Rajoy based his optimism on the growth of exports from Spain, as well as the improvements in lending to

small and medium-sized businesses (PYMEs), and hopes the start of banking supervision(by the European Central Bank will spark a more intense and fluid movement of funds.

The Prime Minister also defended the austerity measures, but admitted that some sectors - health especially - weerstill waiting to see signs of a recovery after huge cuts.

More luxury hotels for Adeje?

JOSÉ María Alvarez, Adeje’s Chief Town Planner, has been discussing the future of the projected development in the Las Torres area of Adeje.

And he has hinted that two luxury hotels are planned for part of the land.

The development will house commercial and leisure facilities, and Alvarez is convinced this will help revitalise the town’s economy.

He was not only defending the project, but was also optimistic about the benefits it will bring to the municipality.

“There are huge commercial centres in Santa Cruz and La Laguna, so why not here?” he questioned.

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The General Management Plan is currently being pushed through the relevant channels, and Alvarez said the emphasis of the development must focus on the resident and tourist sectors. Adeje is still attracting funding from many investors, and more detailed plans for the two luxury hotels will be announced soon.

Both the Town Planner and Adeje Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga remained tightlipped on the proposed marina, which has been the subject of much opposition from residents and local organisations.

There has been talk over the past two years about building a marina

by Playa de la Enramada and La Caleta.

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Salute our heroes

BY the time you read this, the horrendous storms from this week will just be a thing of the past.

While Tenerife doesn’t really have a rainy season, there is no doubt that we have had our fair share over the last fortnight.

On the plus side, the reservoirs will be full and - Teide should be looking spectacular.

Some of the pictures you will see in the CW are jaw-droppingly intense. The “Guaza” picture on Page One took some understanding.

And then the human element kicked in when the story of the amazing rescue was told. It was a Herculean effort and demonstrates the wonderful human spirit we have.

Talking of which, I’m sure all residents and visitors would like to pay tribute to the emergency services for the job they did. They were magnificent.

It’s Friday the 13th and probably a good thing the storm came 48 hours ago! I’m not a superstitious person, but it seems that I’m in the minority.

They dread Tuesday the 13th in Spain, but for the rest of us, today is the day things go wrong. Which got me digging into why we are so scared of it.

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*Fear of the number 13 is known as triskaidekaphobia, while fear of Friday the 13th is known as friggatriskaidekaphobia (after Frigga, the goddess who gave her name to Friday). *Research in Finland has shown that women are more likely to die in traffic accidents on Friday the 13th than on other Fridays. *AND, according to the British Medical Journal, there is a significant increase in traffic-related accidents when the date is Friday13th. *The first reference to an unlucky Friday the 13th came in an 1869 biography of the composer Rossini, who died on Friday November 13, 1868. *NASA was almost tragically unlucky with its Apollo 13 mission. The capsule was launched at 13.13 on 11th April, 1970. The explosion that ultimately destroyed the craft took place on 13th April, which was a Monday. *Tarot Card number 13 is the Death Card, depicting the Grim Reaper. *According to official traffic accident figures, the risk of being in a car crash on any Friday is higher than other days of the week.

Police attribute this fact to alcohol consumption. *Some people believe the fear of Friday the 13th goes back to the Garden of Eden. Supposedly, Eve offered Adam the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and they were then ejected from Paradise. *Finally, it’s not that rare. It happens at least once a year and as many as three times.

This is the second Friday the 13th in 2013.

Your Emails Dear Editor, AS winter residents west of the Arona Gran, we certainly see the area’s neglect.

The fact that the beach is the last natural sea-front for miles seems to have been forgotten because it is now a rubble-strewn site.

It is unwalkable because of dog faeces; the west end is a meeting place for perverts and the east, a permanent caravan/camp site.

Visit that area and you’ll be left in no doubt where the site effluence ends up.

Also, whichever route taken to the town is a minefield of broken pavements and, again, dog fouling.

It is our opinion that when the property market improves, this oncerising part of town will be exited and will disintegrate into a disaster area for property and business.

Wake up Arona, while there’s still time.

Yours, Anonymous (due to the declining area we are now forced to live in)

Dear Editor, I COULD not agree more with the A.G. Throll letter in your editorial last week, and thank-you for publishing it.

What can we do to make the authorities act? The plantation house is certainly a dangerous eyesore, made worse by the fact that it is occupied by itinerants and rats.

The other buildings referred to on Tarajales beach are also dangerous eyesores and could be removed easily and cheaply.

Whatever happened to the plans to renovate that area? We were told work should have started this August.

The permanent campsite beside the Peacock house is disgusting and unbelievable, particularly as they are parked beside no camping and caravanning signs. Many have been there for several months.

Waste water, including toilet, is dumped around the site. They pay no taxes, and they seriously spoil a part of Los Cristianos where there are some of the nicest residential and letting apartments.

I understand the President of Tenerife had a meeting last year with the presidents of neighbouring apartment blocks and promised to get rid of them. But nothing has happened!

We all know money is tight, but many of us pay taxes and, it seems, it is not spent in the areas where it can be most cost-effective.

So much is also wasted on starting projects where there is not enough money to complete them: motorway, hospital, harbour wall to mention a few!

The coffers could also be easily boosted by enforcing laws such as illegal letting.

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Taste the finest wines... locally THE Cabildo has launched a campaign called “Best of Tenerife” to promote awareness of the Island’s locallyproduced fine wines.

But officials, keen to encourage us all to consume more of these wines, admit it’s a bit of a “David and Goliath” situation when facing competition from la Rioja and Ribera del Duero, among other mainland regions.

José Joaquín Bethen-

court, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, said a recent study shows that just over 20% of wine consumed on the Island is actually produced in Tenerife, as opposed to 40% from la Rioja.

Bethencourt said: “Drinking Tenerife

wines contributes to the maintenance of agriculture, the landscape and culture of the land. It’s also a sign of good taste and an act of responsibility.”

He believes that the wide range of aromas, textures and flavours of the local wines may well surprise people.

The initiative has also led to a number of venues in Santa Cruz opening their doors to the “Tapas and Corks” promotion. Some 15 venues on the La Noria and El Clavel streets will

be offering a tapa and a glass of local wine for three euros.

And if you’re in Santa Cruz today (Friday), and fancy a taste of Tenerife wine, pop along to the Wine Festival at Plaza Principe.

Tenerife began producing wines in the 15th Century, when vineyards were first introduced to the Canaries.

Within 100 years, the wine had become a major part of the Island’s economy. And today, wine production

represents one of the mainstays of Tenerife’s agriculture, with 3,531 hectares cultivated as vineyards.

This figure represents 19% of total cultivated land, and produces on average about 12 million litres of wine annually.

Viña Norte is one of the best-known Tenerife wines, having won national and international acclaim.

More recently, Cumbres de Abona and Valle de Güímar are making names as the up-andcoming wineries.

Sunday opening in La Orotava!

IT was a bone of contention for years, but where would many of us be without Sunday opening hours in the UK now?

It appears that legislation has been passed that will allow businesses in La Orotava to open on Sundays and Bank Holidays, as long as they fall within the area known as the Zona de Gran Afluencia Turística (or ZGAT - zone of high tourism).

The declaration was made in the Official Canary Bulletin (BOC)

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on Monday and allows special opening hours in an area covering almost half-a-million square metres in the town centre.

The space declared at ZGAT is bounded by the following roads: Calle La Torrita, León, Hermano Apolinar, San Francisco, Cólogan, Sabino Berthelot, Comunidad Iberoamericana, República de Venezuela, María Auxiliadora and Miguel de Cervantes, along with the Plaza de La Paz and El Ramal street.

Felipe David Benítez, head of Economic Development, hailed the decision as “good news” and added that

it had the support of four entrepreneurial organisations in the town, as well as the Centre for Tourist Initiatives (CIT) and the taxi drivers’ collective.

Along with this news, it is hoped that investment in the area will become a more attractive proposition.

It should also expand the tourist sector, given the numbers already visiting the town because of its architecture, heritage.

And, of course, there are the Corpus Christi celebrations in June each year, which include the colourful, intricate floral carpets.

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Spain stares down Catalonia’s claim THE long-standing issue on Catalonia’s independence reared its head again this week.

While Scotland will have a referendum on her future in September 2014, the Catalans are planning something similar just a few weeks later.

Catalonia’s parliament says it will hold an independence referendum on 9th November, but the Spanish government has vowed to block the event.

It is understood that voters would be asked two key questions: do they want Catalonia to be a state, and do they want Catalonia to be an independent state.

Spain’s ruling party, the Popular Party, led

by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, together with the main opposition So-

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cialist party, are fiercely against the referendum.

Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon said at a press conference: “The poll will not be held,” while Catalonia President Artur Mas has other ideas.

He announced the landmark deal between Catalan political parties yesterday (Thursday), saying an agreement had been reached on the date, and on the two voting questions.

However, while the

agreement has been reached in principle, it still has to be formally signed off. And legally there are problems.

Under the laws of the Spanish Constitution, which celebrated its 35th anniversary last

week, only the national ruling government can call such a vote.

The Constitution is made up of 17 “autonomous” regions but, singularly, they have no power to legally call such a referendum.

And there appears to be no legal grounds to challenge the current laws, either under appeal or via a European or World court.

The only way for that to change would be for the “autonomous” regions to vote on a change, which is a political non-starter.

The Catalonia region has been divided for years on the thorny subject of self-rule. It is has a large population, around seven times that of Northern Ireland, and a strong economy.

Mr Mas has been President of Catalonia since Christmas 2010 and, under his leadership, the calls for independence

have grown stronger.

He said recently that if the Spanish Parliament blocked a referendum, he would turn the 2016 regional elections into a vote on independence.

But while he has popular views, independence is not to everyone’s taste.

Opinion polls suggest Catalans are evenly split. and there is no guarantee he would win a referendum. Politically, he has few international allies, and the European Union has warned that Catalonia would be excluded if it broke away from Spain.

It’s a thorny and dangerous topic because other Spanish regions have been whispering about breaking away as well.

The Basque Country has long since had a dream of self-rule, while there are many in the Canary Islands who harbour similar ideas.

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Council backs Wings to fly?

Council and Alas team members meet with potential employers

ADEJE Council has launched a programme called Alas (Wings), which will create “real” jobs for SpecialNeeds people in the Borough.

It is being developed

by Adeje’s Social Welfare and Disability departments, together with the Adeje Occupational Centre team.

The group’s main function is to encourage and develop these people in significant activities. This will, hopefully, strengthen their independence and improve their quality of life.

The Occupational Centre cares for people aged 21-65 who attend on a daily basis, providing rehabilitation services and occupational workshops.

It also offers their family members a muchneeded break.

The Alas programme is based on individual

attention in a workplace, using professional qualified trainers.

Their object is to prepare the social and professional integration of a Special-Needs person into a working environment, where he or she can expect equality of treatment.

Atlas intends to change the outlook of this group of people and transfer them from the Occupational Centre into a proper work environment, depending on their wishes, needs and abilities.

The programme covers cerebral palsy sufferers, those with intellectual needs and a recognised disability level of 33% or more, and people with physical needs or sensory disabilities of 65 % or more.

Delighted organisers say there are already 20 people in training, and some are almost ready to begin their new careers.

The entire project is aimed at ensuring that new employees feel at

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home in the workplace, and that each individual receives training and is encouraged to develop skills for a specific job.

Families are also involved in the programme and development of individuals’ employment prospects, as are the companies hiring them.

Members of the Alas programme and the Council, through the relevant departments - headed up by Carmen Rosa González Cabrera - are meeting potential employees throughout this month.

They believe that as many as 20% of those using the Occupational Centre will be eligible to enter the jobs’ market.

And up to 60% of those in Functional Rehabilitation are, they say, also moving towards full integration.

Companies involved in the programme will be eligible for tax reductions, depending on the kind of contract they can offer the person.

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Alopicia – It’s the recession!

San Miguel’s special spuds!

SAN MIGUEL’S busy Farmers’ Market welcomed almost 5,000 visitors at the weekend.

It has been running for 14 years and has proved a popular centre in Las Chafiras, especially on Saturdays, enabling local growers a chance to sell their produce direct to the public.

According to studies

by Tenerife’s Insular Federation of Farmers Markets, 4,825 residents and tourists passed through the doors.

A further study, by the University of La Laguna, reports that the market

offers the best quality, freshness and price of produce available.

San Miguel Mayor Valentín González said potatoes were the most popular vegetable, with a staggering 11,000 kilos sold in one day.

The market was established in 2000 to boost the agricultural sector’s economy, while providing local growers with an opportunity to sell their produce at prices which would sustain their livelihoods.

The market is open on Wednesdays from 4-8pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 8am2pm, and can be found on the Las Chafiras Industrial Estate.

EXPERTS at a Valencia hospital have discovered an increase in cases of alopecia and dermatological conditions.

They say these occur especially in the spring and autumn, and that the recession is partly to blame.

Dermatologist Salvador Laguarda said the fear of losing a job, and the stress it causes, can trigger new cases of alopecia, as well as flareups among those who already have the condition.

There is a notable increase in the number of youngsters suffering, both males and females alike.

It often occurs in women who have recently given birth, or who have been through the meno-

pause. And it is also linked to increased levels of testosterone after women’s significant life events.

Mr Laguarda recommends herbal remedies,

and adds that Minoxidil, a drug formerly used to control blood pressure, has been used successfully on patients suffering hair loss.

On average, a normal person loses between 50-100 hairs a day, and alopecia occurs when the new growth does not “repopulate” the head quickly enough.

X Factor Tulisa’s on drugs’ charge TULISA Contostavlos, the former X Factor judge and chart star, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

She was the victim of a newspaper sting in which she allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover journalist.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the former N-Dubz singer.

CPS London chief Crown prosecutor Baljit Ubhey said: “This charge relates to an investigation by the Sun newspaper between early March 2013 and 23rd May 2013, which resulted in the supply of Class A drugs to an investigative journalist,

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“This decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the code for Crown prosecutors.

“We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction, and that a prosecution is in the public interest.”

The singer will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (19th Dec).

Mr Ubhey added: “This defendant is now the subject of criminal

proceedings and has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that nothing should be reported which could, in any way, prejudice these proceedings.

Tulisa was initially arrested in connection with the incident with 35-year-old musician Mike GLC in June.

She lost her X Factor job just days before her arrest, with Sharon Osborne returning to the show in her place.

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And you think it’s a bit nippy over here!

SCIENTISTS in East Antarctica have uncovered the coldest-ever recorded temperature on Earth.

Newly-analysed data showed the temperature there plunged to -94.7C (-135.8F) in August 2010.

The review of NASA satellite data also revealed that the area came close again this July this year, with a -92.9C (-135.3F) reading. Both figures beat the previous record of -89.2C (-128.6F).

Ted Scambos, an ice scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, announced the record at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on Monday.

“It’s more like you’d see on Mars than on a nice summer day in the Poles,” he said. “But I’m confident that these

Eastern Antarctica’s - 94.7C is the coldest place ever

pockets are the coldest places on Earth.”

By coincidence, the US has been shivering in record-low, bone-

chilling temperatures down to -41C. However, Mr Scambos said the temperatures would not be eligible for the Guin-

ness Book of World Records because they were measured by satellite and not thermometers.

He added: “Thank

God I don’t know how exactly it feels!”

Curiously, scientists routinely make naked dashes in the South

Pole during temperatures of 73C below zero (-100F) as a stunt, so people can survive such extreme cold for about three minutes.

Mr Scambos said researchers needed to breathe through a snorkel that brings air into the coat through a sleeve and warms it up “so you don’t inhale the cold air by accident”.

Waleed Abdalati, an ice scientist at the University of Colorado and NASA’s former chief scientist, said the new record was likely to be an unusual, random reading in a place which had not been measured much before.

He added: “It might have been colder or hotter in the past, but that we would not know.

“Yet it does speak about the range of conditions on this Earth, some of which we haven’t been able to observe.”

In memory of my friend Maggie A WARM-HEARTED lady who held a fundraiser for cancer research in memory of a dear friend has offered her gratitude to everyone who helped her.

Carole, from Las Galletas, writes: May I say a big thank you to Nele and Rita and everyone at Westhaven Bay, Costa del Silencio, for their help with my fund-raising event on Friday, 6th December.

I held a sale of personally hand-made crafts, including a variety of Christmas decorations, cakes and hampers.

This was my second Christmas sale held to raise money to help fight cancer which I particularly wanted to do in memory of a friend, Maggie Mosedale, who died here in Tenerife in 2012.

She was known and liked by scores of people in Costa del Silencio, where she spent her winters.

Thanks to the help and generosity of many friends, and the tremen-

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dous assistance given

by Westhaven Bay in providing space for my stall inside their restaurant area, I was able to make a donation of

280 euros to help fight cancer. I would like to thank everyone involved for their support, and all those who made purchases.

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Sound of Music star dies ELEANOR PARKER, the American actress renowned as the Baroness in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91.

Yes, there WAS life on Mars!

MARS could well have been the ideal place to live at one time. And that’s a fact!

Evidence of sticky clay and a mixture of chemicals suggest the planet had the “perfect conditions” for life - under four billion years ago!

A Martian rover has uncovered evidence of a historic lake, which might well have been teeming with life all those years ago.

Rocks collected by Curiosity, which has been exploring Mars for about a year, suggest the Red Planet’s vast Yellowknife Bay was once “really similar” to Earth’s environments.

Scientists at NASA found the rocks had signs of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur.

And that cocktail of chemicals, according to a report in the Science journal, “would provide perfect conditions for simple microbial life”.

Tiny bacterial life forms, known as chemolithoautotrophs, thrive under similar conditions on Earth, where they are typically found in caves and beneath the sea in hydrothermal vents.

Tests on Yellowknife Bay samples also revealed they contained smectites, which are the clay minerals commonly found in lake deposits.

David Vaniman, of the Planetary Science Institute, said: “It’s commonly called swell-

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ing clay - the kind that sticks to your boot when you step in it.

“You find biologically-rich environments where you find smectites on Earth.”

Previous missions to Mars have suggested lakes were once a feature of the planet’s landscape, but this is the closest scientists have come to proving their existence.

The study maintained that the results from Curiosity provide “the strongest evidence yet that Mars could have been habitable enough for life to take hold”.

John Grotzinger, a professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology, said Yellowknife Bay was most likely a cold lake connected to various streams and surrounded by a ridge of snowcapped mountains.

It may have supported life for tens of millions of years at roughly the same time as the first life forms are thought to have existed on Earth.

The ancient lake bed is contained within the giant Gale Crater on Mars. It was chosen as the landing site for the Curiosity rover because it was believed to contain many layers of rock, as well as evidence of water.

The £1.5bn rover, the size of a small car, is controlled by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

She passed away through complications from pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.

In her day she was a leading star, being Oscar-nominated in 1951, 1952 and 1956.

Christopher Plummer, her Sound of Music costar said: “She one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known, both as a person and as a beauty. I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever.”

Her big breakthrough came in the Fifties’ film Caged, for which she was nominated for the Best Actress role.

The following year, she was nominated again as the frustrated wife of Kirk Douglas in Detective Story.

A number of successful films followed, including Valley of the Kings with Robert Taylor and The Naked Jungle, alongside Charlton Heston.

Her third Oscar nomi-

nation came for her role as opera star Marjorie Lawrence in 1955’s Interrupted Melody, for which she learned to lip-sync nine arias in three languages.

But her most memorable role was in 1965’s The Sound of Music, starring opposite Plummer and Julie Andrews.

Surprisingly, her career went downhill after this smash hit and she worked infrequently af-

terwards, appearing in TV shows such as Murder She Wrote, The Love Boat and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. In a 1988 interview, Eleanor said: “I’m primarily a character actress.

I’ve portrayed so many diverse individuals on the screen that my own personality never emerged.”

And that probably explained why she never attained the heights of

so many of her co-stars.

Her first three marriages, to Navy dentist Fred Losse, producer Bert Friedlob and painter Paul Clemens respectively, ended in divorce.

But her fourth and final one, to Shubert Theatre manager Raymond Hirsch in 1966, lasted until his 2001 death. She is survived by two daughters and two sons.

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By John Sutton

MANY British ex-pats move to Spain or the Canaries later in life to enjoy their retirement in a warmer climate.

However, an unfortunate consequence of this is that when they eventually pass away, it sets a series of problems for the next of kin, whether here in Tenerife, mainland Spain or back in the UK. They are confronted with handling the funeral arrangements and the inheritance matters, which can seem overwhelming at what is already a difficult time. Following the death of a British national in Spain, the next of kin, or a formally-appointed representative, must decide whether to repatriate the deceased to the UK, or carry out a local burial or cremation. If the deceased was covered by insurance, the next of kin must contact the insurance company without delay. If there is no insurance cover, the family will have to meet the cost of repatriation or burial. The death certificate is issued by the Civil Registry (Registro Civil) at the Court Building (Juzgado) or at the Justice of the Peace (Juzgado de Paz). You should request as many copies as you need, and the funeral director will normally assist with this.

The death can then be registered with your local British Consular office.

If the circumstances of the death were not unusual, registration of the death is permitted and the body will be released for repatriation or burial within a few hours.

Under a strict interpretation of Spanish law, burials should take place within 72 hours of death.

However, in the case of foreign nationals, the authorities will normally allow as much time as necessary, although this should not be longer than a few days. Cremation is now widely accepted in Spain and, except in rural areas, there are modern,

Dealing with death over here

well-equipped crematoria. Ashes can also be taken back to the UK by next of kin with minimal bureaucracy. If this is not possible, local undertakers will be able to arrange the necessary paperwork and transportation. And there are no restrictions on movement of ashes within the EU. As far as dealing with the inheritance is concerned, it is important to use the services of a reliable Spanish law firm.

The lawyer will then have to ascertain whether the deceased died with an English or Spanish will, or wheth-

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er he or she died intestate (without a will).

Depending on whether or not wills were prepared will determine the legal work required to realise the assets on behalf of the beneficiaries or surviving relatives. Jon Sutton, a practising English solicitor, specialises in English and Spanish wills, and Probate with international law firm De Cotta Law, which has offices over here and on the mainland.

To book a consultation, please call 922 719 520, or email tenerife@decottalaw.net

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Saturday 14th December, ITV1, 20.00 Sunday 15th December, ITV1, 19.30

This year’s X Factor comes to a close this weekend with the series spectacular Live Final.

After thousands applied the competition is now down to the final three contestants, who are all one step away from being crowned the winner of X Factor 2013 and winning a life changing record contract. Each of the final three will be singing for their lives in front of an audience of 10,000 at Wembley Arena as well as millions of viewers at home.

Rounding off an amazing series of guest performances, a host of international superstars will take to The X Factor stage; including world-renowned rock band The Killers; and singer songwriter Tom Odell.

After a nail-biting wait the contestant with the lowest public vote will have to leave the competition in third position. The remaining two contestants will then compete in tomorrow’s Sunday night show before the winner is crowned.

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The Xtra Factor

Sunday 15th December, ITV2, 21.30

As The X Factor 2013 winner is crowned live at Wembley Arena, Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson will be in the thick of it getting all the exclusive reactions and the very best gossip from behind the scenes!

We’ll be chatting to judges Gary Barlow, Nicole Sherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh to find out what they made of all the night’s action as well as getting the first exclusive chat with the new X Factor winner. We will also be joined by past contestants, as well as a whole host of celebrity guests and music artists.

This year The Xtra Factor is more interactive than ever before. As your opinion portal for all things X, we’ll be putting your phone calls, video calls and Facebook and Twitter comments direct to the acts and judges.

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Friday Friday Friday 06:00.............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

09:15 .....................Heir Hunters

06:30 ................. Homes Under the Hammer

08:30.............................. Lorraine

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

07:30 ........Helicopter Heroes

09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:00 ....................... Caught Red Handed

08:15 ............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

10:30 .................... This Morning

11:30 ..........Helicopter Heroes

09:00 ..................... Africa 2013: Countdown to the Rains

11:30.................... This Morning

12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15......................... Perfection 15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45........... Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 16:30................................ Flog It! 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 18:30..... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30................. A Question of Sport 20:00 ................ EastEnders 20:30......................Miranda Sitcom starring and written by Miranda Hart. Penny embarrasses Miranda by running for local councillor with Tilly as her wingman. Gary has put himself on the dating scene and Miranda decides she has to do the same they both want dates for Stevie’s birthday party. Will they find partners or end up back in each other’s company? The result is a big surprise for Stevie.

10:00 ...............Question Time 11:00 ........................BBC News 11:30 ...........BBC World News 12:00........... The Daily Politics 13:00 ...........One Man and his Campervan Martin Dorey, campervan lover and passionate foodie, journeys around Britain in his 1970s classic campervan on the ultimate escapist adventure - meeting growers, fishermen, farmers, larger-than-life local experts and fellow holiday makers. He forages for local delicacies and cooks for his new-found friends, creating local dishes in his small campervan kitchen. Martin’s campervan adventure continues in Northumberland. It’s an early start on Holy Island and he has to beat the tide to join local fishermen Sean and Richard on a quest to pick up fresh lobster for a campervan feast.

13:30 ..................Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam 14:00........... Cash in the Attic 14:45 ...... Expedition Borneo 15:15 .......... Orangutan Diary 15:45 ....... Cagney and Lacey

21:00 .................. Have I Got News for You

16:30 .................Are You Being Served?

21:30 ..... Live at the Apollo

17:05 ........................ ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News

17:30 .........Priceless Antiques Roadshow

22:35................ The Graham Norton Show

18:00....................Celebrity Eggheads

The award-winning host continues his anarchic talk show.

Expect the unexpected as top celebrity guests join in the fun with Graham and his irrepressible audience. Together on Graham’s sofa are Hollywood star Ben Stiller, talking about new film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, campaigning chef Jamie Oliver, star of Sherlock, and The Hobbit Martin Freeman, and music and chat from Jessie J.

18:30 ............Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

23:20.......... The Last Castle

22:30 ............... Newsnight

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11:25 ............................ITV News 12:30 .................. Loose Women 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00............... Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 15:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 .......... Show Me the Telly 17:00 ..............................The Paul O’Grady Show 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street 20:00 ........................ Off the Beaten Track Christine Bleakley ventures off the main roads and away from the big cities to explore some lesser-known British locations.

In the final episode in the series, Christine is in Fife where she visits the caves of Wemyss and their ancient Pictish carvings. She meets a local family who have invented their very own Fife diet, and comes across a real gem - a needlework school full of unexpected treasures, hidden away in an old coal mining town.

20:30...... Coronation Street 21:00.......Boyzone at 20: W C No Matter What choice

19:00 .............Great British Garden Revival 20:00 .............Mastermind 20:30... Kangaroo Dundee 21:00.............. Wild Burma: Nature’s Lost Kingdom

22:00 ................ ITV News at Ten and Weather

22:00 ..............................QI

22:35 ........ The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Boyzone at 20: No Matter What ITV1, 21.00

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, one of our biggest boy bands of the past twenty years celebrate their success in a special one off music spectacular, Boyzone at 20: No Matter What.

Hosted by Dannii Minogue, Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham perform their biggest and best-loved hits and share intimate insights into their career including their bitter break up and the untimely death of their band mate Stephen Gately.

During the one-hour special, Boyzone give exclusive performances of classics such as Love Me For A Reason, Picture of You, When The Going Gets Tough, a medley of Words and Father and Son, as well as their new single Love Will Save The Day. The show includes footage charting the band’s career from the very beginning, and exclusive interviews where each band member has the opportunity to tell their part of the Boyzone story. Boyzone were one of the biggest bands of the 90s and to date they have achieved 18 UK Top Ten hits, six UK Number One Singles and 25 million record sales worldwide.

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y Friday Friday 13th December 06:10 ............ According to Jim 07:00 ................. Will and Grace 07:50 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 .................................Frasier 10:00..................... Ruth Watson Means Business!

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 12:05 .............. Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:25 .....................Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 13:30 ........... Channel 4 Racing 15:30 ...................... Countdown 16:15 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00.................... Four in a Bed 17:30...... Come Dine with Me 18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 19:55...........4thought.tv CW ch oi ce 20:00 .........Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 21:00 ........... Derren Brown 22:35 ................... Alan Carr: Chatty Man 23:40 .............. Stand Up for the Week

06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:00 ........................Emmerdale

08:45 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

06:25 ........................Emmerdale

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

06:55 .....You’ve Been Framed!

06:15 ........................MasterChef Australia

06:00........................... Switched

07:00 ...................... Doctor Who

07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty 08:00 ........................... Charmed

06:25.................................. 90210

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

07:20 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:00............................Babylon 5

11:10 .................. Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

09:00................................ The Bill

09:00 .....................................Glee

10:00 ................................The Bill

10:00 .............................New Girl

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

11:00................................ The Bill

10:30 ..........The Mindy Project

12:15............... Monster Moves

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New York City

12:00........................ Emergency Bikers

11:00.... Rules of Engagement

10:25 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

13:00................ Fantasy Homes by the Sea

12:30.......................... Hollyoaks

12:25........................ Emmerdale

14:00 ................ Fantasy Homes by the Sea

13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45 ...................... Neighbours 14:20 .................................... NCIS 15:15 .......A Perfect Christmas 17:00....................... 5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours

13:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

13:55...The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:05 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

15:00 ................ Fantasy Homes by the Sea

11:30........................... Charmed 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00............................. New Girl

16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

15:30...........The Mindy Project

17:00........................... Babylon 5

16:00 ... Rules of Engagement

18:00............ Choccywoccydoodah Christmas

17:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother

19:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party

18:00... The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks

20:00 ........Dynamo Top Ten Greatest Moments

19:30....................How I Met Your Mother

21:00 ............... The Holiday

21:00........ The Happenings

20:00....The Big Bang Theory

23:00 ............. ABBA: Live in Concert

23:45.............. American Pie Presents Band Camp

22:00 ................ Traffic Cops

21:00 .................Max Payne

23:00 ............Derren Brown

23:00 ..............2 Broke Girls

06:00............... Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:00.................... Dragons’ Den

06:30 ........Nothing to Declare

08:00 ..............Storage Hunters

06:00 ..........................The Devil’s Dinner Party

07:00 ....................... The Middle

08:30 ..............Storage Hunters

07:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

07:30 ....................... The Middle

08:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue

09:00 .............................Top Gear

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

08:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

09:00............ Sun, Sea and A&E

10:00 .............................Top Gear

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

10:00................ Criminal Minds

11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

10:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00.................Criminal Minds

12:00 ..............Storage Hunters

11:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

13:00 .............................Top Gear

12:00........................Blue Bloods

15:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

14:00............................. Top Gear

13:00.................................. House

16:00.................. The Simpsons

14:00 ................Criminal Minds

15:00...........Lizard Lick Towing

15:00 .......................Blue Bloods

17:00 ...........................Futurama

16:00........................ Emergency Animal Rescue

16:00.............. Storage Hunters

16:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

17:30........................ The Middle

17:00 .............................Top Gear

17:00 ..........................................ER

18:30 ............The Simpsons

17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad

18:00......................... House

18:00 ... Nothing to Declare

18:00..................... Top Gear

19:00 ............The Simpsons

19:00..... Lizard Lick Towing

20:00................ Blue Bloods

20:00 ............... Yonderland

19:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

20:00.................Man v Food

21:00.............................Glee

20:00 ................Elementary

22:00........ An Idiot Abroad

21:00 ......... Criminal Minds

21:00 ..........Mock the Week

21:00 .......... Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life

23:00.................... Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

22:00 ......................... Nikita

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 09:00 ....................... World Darts Championship Preview 09:30 ....................... Darts World Championship Years 10:30 ......................... Darts Gold 11:00 ....................... Darts World Championship Years 12:00 ......................... Darts Gold 13:00....................... Darts World Championship Years 14:00 ......................... Darts Gold 15:00 ....................... Darts World Championship Years 16:00 ......................... Darts Gold 16:30 ....................... Darts World Championship Years 18:00 ................The Fantasy Football Club 19:00................ World Darts Championship

20:30 ............The Simpsons

18:00 ........Home and Away 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00.....Tutankhamun: The Mystery Revealed 20:00 ......... Stobart: Trucks, Trains and Planes 21:00..........The ABBA Years 22:00 ......... ABBA: Absolute Image

23:00.......... Criminal Minds

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17:00 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:00................ Dinner Date 19:00.You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ........... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

Coming Out

20:30 ................Man v Food 22:20 ..........Mock the Week 23:00 ..........Mock the Week 23:40 ..........Mock the Week

22:00........................... Veep 22:35 ....................Mad Men 23:35 ....................Mad Men

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4thought.tv Channel 4, 19:55

Terrorist actions in the name of Islam loom large in Britain’s consciousness.

While the Islamic community has been critical of the effectiveness of the Government’s anti-radicalisation strategies, 71% of young Britons believe that Muslims themselves are not doing enough to prevent further attacks.

But is it fair to ask a community to police itself? 4thought. tv asks: ‘Are Muslims doing enough to tackle extremism?’

Dr Brooke Rogers is an American lecturer who studies war and terror. Brooke believes that after 7/7 Britons began to categorise Muslims as collectively dangerous, ostracising communities and labelling them extreme.

In Brooke’s opinion there is a lack of understanding of the diversity that exists between different Muslim communities in the UK, and there is no single ideal solution to deal with radical extremism.

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Saturday Saturday S 06:00 ............................Breakfast 10:00 ............................. Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 ............... Food and Drink 12:00 .................Football Focus 12:45 .......Saturday Sportsday 13:00 ..........................BBC News 13:15 .......................Gymnastics World Cup. Matt Baker presents coverage of the men’s and women’s all-around competitions from Glasgow’s Emirates Arena.

The 2012 event saw a battle between Britain’s Daniel Purvis and Marcel Nyugen, Germany’s Olympic silver medallist. Purvis missed a pirouette on high bar during his final routine, gifting victory to Nyugen and also slipping behind Japan’s Kazuhito Tanaka. The 23-year-old Brit returns this year, looking to put that disappointment firmly behind him. He has rising American star John Orozco and fellow Briton Sam Oldham amongst his rivals. Elizabeth Price was dominant in the women’s event last year, and the American is back again to defend her title.

16:00 ........................ Final Score 17:30.......................... BBC News 17:50 ............................ Pointless 18:40............. Strictly Come Dancing W 20:20..................Atlantis Coi ch ce 21:05 .....................Casualty 21:55 .............. The National Lottery Live

Saturday Numbers for er are: 14th Decemb Bonus Ball

22:05 .................. BBC News 22:25....... Match of the Day 23:55 ...............The Football League Show

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06:35 .....................Teacher’s Pet

06:00 ...................Babar and the Adventures of Badou

07:45 .................... Anything But Christmas

06:10 ........... The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That

09:15 ..................... Animal Farm

06:25 ........... The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That

06:00 ................ This is BBC Two

10:30 .......................Reel History of Britain

06:35 ............................Dino Dan

11:00 .......................Animal Park

06:50 ............................Dino Dan

12:00 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin

07:00 ............................ Canimals

12:45............Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 13:30............Christmas Kitchen with James Martin

07:10 ............................ Canimals 07:15................Text Santa: Help with Hattitude 07:25 ..........................Bookaboo

14:15 ................................... Coast

07:35 .................... Horrid Henry

15:10 .......................Doctor Who Mastermind

07:45 ...............Text Santa: Help with Hattitude

15:40...................... The Weakest Link

07:50 .................Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil

16:30................................. Flog It! 17:30 ..................................... Tron

08:00 .................Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil

19:00.................... A Culture Show Special

08:15 ................................Bottom Knocker Street

Me, You and Doctor Who. Why has a kids TV show about an eccentric man with a box that can travel anywhere in time and space become the BBC’s longest running TV drama - and one of Britain’s biggest brands?

On its 50th anniversary, lifelong fan Matthew Sweet argues you ignore Doctor Who at your peril.

It may be a piece of children’s television, but he believes it’s one of the most important cultural artefacts of modern Britain. Put simply, Doctor Who matters. The Culture Show explores with wit, authority and affection, why Doctor Who has become entrenched in British life. Matthew Sweet traces the 50 years of extraordinary social change and uncertainty that sent generations of children scuttling behind the sofa. How did a pepper pot, the Nazis and a sink plunger result in the scariest adversaries of our time - the Daleks? Sweet argues how in turn the show became a cultural force in its own right, influencing music, design and storytelling.

08:30 ............... The Munch Box 09:25............................ ITV News 09:30 ..................... The Home of Fabulous Cakes 10:30 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:25............................. ITV News and Weather 11:30 ............................Columbo 13:30 ........................ Doc Martin 14:30 ...... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 17:05..........................The Big CW Christmas Reunion choice 18:05...... ITV News London 18:15............. ITV News and Weather 18:30 ............... You’ve Been Framed 19:00 ..................The Chase: Celebrity Special

20:00............... Tron Legacy

20:00 ...............The X Factor

21:55 ............The Science of Doctor Who

22:05............. The Jonathan Ross Show

22:55........ The Wrong Mans 23:25........ The Wrong Mans

23:10............. ITV News and Weather

23:55........ The Wrong Mans

23:25............... Take Me Out

Cornwall: Walking Through History Channel 4, 20:00

In the late 18th century there was a sure-fire way to earn a living along the Cornish coast: smuggling. The tiny secretive harbours, beaches and secluded coves were ideal for the infamous illicit imports: brandy for the parson, tobacco for the clerk... It’s also great walking country, as Tony discovers in his four-day trek along the stunning coastline between Plymouth and Falmouth. And the facts are extraordinary.

Half of the brandy drunk in the country in the 1780s had been smuggled in illicitly through Cornwall. The smuggling business was so huge that it threatened the national economy. Tony discovers why so many people were involved in the trade, and why everyone else turned a blind eye.

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Saturday Saturday 14th December 06:15 ........................ The Hoobs 06:40 ............. Beach Volleyball 07:30 .....................Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest 08:00........... The Morning Line 09:00....................The American Football Show 10:00 .................................Frasier 10:30 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 11:25 .....The Big Bang Theory 11:55 .................. The Simpsons 12:25 ........Heston’s Fantastical Christmas 13:30 ........... Channel 4 Racing 16:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 16:35 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:35........ Channel 4 News 19:05..... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 20:00..Cornwall: Walking CoiWce Through History ch 21:00...... Psychopath Night 22:55.....................Clear and Present Danger

06:00 ...................Luton Airport 07:00 ...................Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 08:00........................ The Fantasy Football Club 09:00 .............Sky Sports Game Changers 10:00....................... Soccer A.M. 12:00 ...............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 13:00....David Attenborough’s Micro Monsters 14:30 ................. Harrow: A Very British School 15:30.....Frozen Movie Special 16:00........................ Face 2 Face 16:30 ....................Portrait Artist of the Year 18:00 .........All Aboard: East Coast Trains 19:00................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 20:00 ............The Simpsons

06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:00 ............Coronation Street Omnibus

06:15 .....MasterChef Australia

06:00 ........................... Charmed

07:00 ................................The Bill

06:50 .............Made in Chelsea

08:15......................... Emmerdale Omnibus

08:00 ................................The Bill

07:45 .......... Prep and Landing

09:00 ................................The Bill

08:10 .......... Prep and Landing

10:00 ................................The Bill

08:40.... Rules of Engagement

11:00 ................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

09:10.... Rules of Engagement

12:00 ................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

11:35 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

13:00 ...............Motorway Cops 14:00 ...............Motorway Cops

12:05 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

15:00 ....................... Traffic Cops

12:35... Rules of Engagement

15:40 ....................... Traffic Cops

13:30 ..................... 2 Broke Girls

16:20 ....................... Traffic Cops

14:00 ......... Never Been Kissed

17:00 ................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

16:05 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

18:00........... Cars, Cops and Criminals

17:05 .....The Big Bang Theory

19:00....... Fake or Fortune?

19:00................... How I Met Your Mother

22:50 ...............Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

15:00................ The Only Way is Essexmas 16:05........ I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 17:10...... You’ve Been Framed!

Christmas Special 17:40 ................ Johnny English 19:25 ..... The Perfect Storm 22:05 ..........The Xtra Factor

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:05 ...............................Carpool

06:00 ...... FIFA Futbol Mundial

06:30 ........Nothing to Declare

07:15 .........................Bush Pilots

06:00 ........... Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind

07:00 ........Nothing to Declare

08:00 .............................Top Gear

07:00.......................... The British

08:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue

10:00 ..............Storage Hunters

08:00.............................. Seinfeld

07:30 .............. Barclays Premier League

09:30 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue

11:00 .......................... Lizard Lick Towing

09:00........................... Inside the Actors Studio

08:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club

10:00........... Sun, Sea and A&E

12:00 .......................Man v Food

09:00 .............. Game Changers

12:00 ....................Fat: The Fight of My Life

12:30 .......................Man v Food

10:00........................... Inside the Actors Studio

10:00....................... Soccer A.M. 12:00.............................. Football

13:00.....The Biggest Loser USA

14:00..............................Top Gear

11:00........................... Inside the Actors Studio

15:00 ................Four Weddings

15:00........................Man v Food

16:00 ........Nothing to Declare

16:00...............Storage Hunters

13:00 ..........................................ER

16:30 ........Nothing to Declare

17:00 .............................Top Gear

14:00 ..........................................ER

17:00........ Nothing to Declare

18:00..................... Top Gear

15:00 .......................Blue Bloods

19:00 ................................QI

18:00.....Star Trek: Enterprise

19:40 ................................QI

20:00..............Team Sky and British Cycling:Road to..

08:25 ..........Angelina Ballerina 08:40...................... Rupert Bear 08:55 .....Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:10 ........................Jelly Jamm 09:20 .........The Mr. Men Show 09:30 .......................... LazyTown 10:00 ................Power Rangers: Megaforce 10:35 ............................Slugterra 11:00 ...... The Great Christmas Toy Giveaway 13:05 ...........Inside Hollywood 13:10 ............... World’s Scariest Weather 14:05 ..........Will You Merry Me 15:50 ..... The Christmas Heart 17:35 ................. Mistletoe Over Manhattan 19:15 ....... The Real St. Nick 20:55....... 5 News Weekend 21:00.................... The Bible

18:30.... Nothing to Declare 19:00.... Nothing to Declare 20:00 ........UK Border Force 21:00 ...................... Dracula 22:00......................... Bones 23:00......................... Bones

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11:10............ The X Factor USA 14:00...... Peter Andre: My Life Fly-on-the-wall series following the hectic life of singer, TV presenter and doting dad Peter Andre. Pete takes Emily and the kids on holiday to New Orleans, keen to spend quality time with Princess and Junior before the new baby arrives.

They arrive just in time for the city’s famous Halloween festivities, where their costumes prove a massive hit with the locals! After a journey into the swamplands of Louisiana in search of alligators, Pete reflects happily on his new family and how close they have become.

13:00............................. Top Gear

20:20 ....Would I Lie to You?

20:00 ............... Who Do You Think You Are? 21:00......... Motorway Cops 23:00 .............. Booze Patrol Australia 23:30............... Booze Patrol Australia

12:00 ..........................................ER

21:00........................... QI XL

21:00..... Boardwalk Empire

23:00........ Russell Howard’s Good News

23:15..................... Manhunt

22:15.................. The Tunnel

11:05 ..........The Mindy Project

18:30.............. 2 Broke Girls

19:30 ..............Suburgatory 20:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 21:00..................... Die Hard 23:40 .....The Inbetweeners

06:30 ............................. Ringside

14:30................. Saturday Night Football: Team Talk 15:00 .................. Gillette Soccer Saturday 17:00.................... Ford Saturday Night Football Live 20:00 .......... Saturday Night Football: Game of the Day 22:00........... Saturday Night Football: Match Choice 23:30............................ FL72

W C ch o i ce Atlantis BBC1, 20:20

Penniless and starving, Jason cannot believe his luck when he stumbles across an abandoned feast.

Temptation proves too much and he helps himself to the bounty, savouring his first proper meal in days... But it soon becomes clear that Jason’s gluttony has come at a price as he begins to exhibit some seriously strange behaviour.

As things spiral out of control, it falls to Hercules and Pythagoras to save their friend before Heptarian and the palace guards bring his exertions to heel for good.

The Big Christmas Reunion ITV1, 17:05

Ten years after their music dominated the airways, and after a phenomenal comeback year, the bands from hit series The Big Reunion are back in the recording studio to produce a Christmas single in aid of Text Santa.

The Big Christmas Reunion gives viewers an access all areas pass to see what happens behind the scenes when - for the first time ever Blue, Atomic Kitten, 5ive, The Honeyz, B*Witched, 911 and Liberty X join forces to record music together.

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Sunday Sunday Sund 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ................This is BBC Two

07:35 ............Match of the Day

06:55........................... The Valley of Gwangi

09:00 .......................The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 ......Fern Britton Meets...

11:00 ....Wanted Down Under 11:45 ...........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 12:15 ....................MOTD2 Extra 13:00 ..........................BBC News 13:15 ..................... Nigel Slater’s Simple Christmas 14:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45 ...........................Christmas Supermarket Secrets 16:45............................... Lifeline 16:55................ Songs of Praise 17:30 ..........................BBC News 17:50 ......... BBC London News 18:00 ................ Countryfile 19:00 ............. Strictly Come Dancing 19:40..Sports Personality of the Year 2013

08:30 .............. Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 09:00 .............. Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 09:30............. Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

22:25 ... Match of the Day 2 23:35.......... Adventureland

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06:25 .......... The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 06:35 ........................... Dino Dan 06:50 ........................... Dino Dan

11:45 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin

07:10 ............................Canimals

07:00 ............................Canimals

12:30 .........................EastEnders Omnibus

07:15 ..............Text Santa: Help with Hattitude

14:20 ........... Around the World in 80 Days

07:25 .................................. Sooty 07:35 ....................Horrid Henry

17:05................................ Flog It!

07:45 ..............Text Santa: Help with Hattitude

17:55........................ Ski Sunday Ski Sunday returns to our screens for its 36th consecutive year with presenters Graham Bell and Ed Leigh. The series features the thrills and excitement of the men’s and women’s alpine tour as they build towards the Winter Olympics in Russia in February. Ski Sunday opens for business from the French resort of Val D’Isere with the men’s Giant Slalom which was won in 2012 by Marcel Hirscher, the best skier in the world last year. Ed Leigh catches up with snowboard legend and winter sport icon Shaun White in an exclusive interview and Vancouver gold medallist Amy Williams turns tourist guide as she introduces us to all that Val D’Isere has to offer.

07:50 ..........................Victorious

18:40....Sports Personality of the Year at 60

14:35 ...........Love Your Garden

08:15 ............................... Bottom Knocker Street 08:30........................Fort Boyard 09:25 ........................... ITV News 09:30 ........... Storage Hoarders 10:30............... Sunday Side Up 11:30 ................. Sunday Scoop 12:30 ............................ITV News and Weather 12:35 .......................... Inside the National Trust 13:35 ......... Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel

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20:40...............The Duchess

22:15 .... BBC London News

06:10........... The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That

11:00........... Christmas Kitchen with James Martin

19:40...The Great British Sewing Bee

22:00 .................. BBC News

06:00 .................. Babar and the Adventures of Badou

Period drama based on the tumultuous life of the 18thcentury Duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts - including living with her husband’s mistress and falling passionately in love with a young politician. Based on Amanda Foreman’s bestselling novel Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Director: Saul Dibb

22:20 .......................... QI XL 23:05 .................... Hebburn 23:35 ..........Never Mind the Buzzcocks

15:35 ..................... The X Factor 17:40...................... You’ve Been Framed!

18:05...... ITV News London 18:15 ............ ITV News and Weather 18:30 ................. The Chase: Celebrity Special 19:30 .............. The X Factor Results Show 21:30 .....................Through the Keyhole 22:30............. ITV News and Weather 22:45........... Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Sports Personality Of The Year BBC1, 19.40

Clare Balding, Gary Lineker and Gabby Logan (credit BBC/Ray Burmiston/Joel Anderson) After another incredible year of sport, Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan and Clare Balding present the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, live from the first direct arena in Leeds. In front of a 12,000 crowd and millions watching at home, this star-studded event will feature appearances by some of the greatest names in world sport.

The evening climaxes with the presentation of one of the most coveted awards in sport, which is chosen by viewers live on the night.

This year is the 60th anniversary of the show and this milestone in television history will be celebrated in the programme, as among the many famous faces in attendance will be a number of the award’s great past winners.

Last year, cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins walked away with the famous trophy and described winning it as probably his ‘greatest achievement’. Ten contenders will be in with a chance of creating their own piece of history, but only one will be victorious.

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day Sunday Sunday 15th December 06:10 ........................ The Hoobs

06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:35 ...................The American Football Show

08:20............................. Angelina Ballerina

07:30 ........ Anglesey Sandman Triathlon 08:00.................. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 08:30 ..................Jamie’s Money Saving Meals

06:00 ................... Life’s Funniest Moments

06:10 ......................... The Sound of Musicals

06:00 ............................... Switched

08:40 ...................... Rupert Bear

06:20........................ Emmerdale Omnibus

07:00......................... The Sound of Musicals

07:10 ............. Prep and Landing

08:55 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

08:55............ Coronation Street Omnibus

08:00 ...................... Who Do You Think You Are?

08:00 ......Rules of Engagement

09:10 ....................Olly the Little White Van

11:20 ......................The X Factor

09:00 ............. Fake or Fortune?

Dermot O’Leary presides over the exciting grand finale of this year’s X Factor competition, live from London’s Wembley Arena. By the end of the weekend, one act will walk away as 2013 champion with a recording contract and a healthy shot at establishing a career in the music business. As the judges offer their final critiques of the year, the voting public alone decides the winner. Dermot will be on hand to announce the third-placed act, but can they accept their placing gracefully or will tantrums and tears be in evidence?

10:00 ................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

08:55...............................How I Met Your Mother

11:00 ................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

09:55 ..........Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:30 ................Made in Chelsea

12:00 ...............Motorway Cops

13:35 .........................2 Broke Girls

13:00 ...............Motorway Cops

14:00 ....... The Big Bang Theory

14:00 ....................... Traffic Cops

14:30 ....... The Big Bang Theory

14:40 ....................... Traffic Cops

15:00 ....... The Big Bang Theory

16:00 ...................... Who Do You Think You Are?

15:30 ....... The Big Bang Theory

17:00 ............. Dynamo Top Ten Greatest Moments

16:30........ The Big Bang Theory

09:15........................ Jelly Jamm

09:00.................. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals

09:30 .......................... LazyTown

09:30 ................Sunday Brunch 12:30 .....The Big Bang Theory

10:15 ................Power Rangers: Super Samurai

13:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

10:50 ............................Slugterra

13:30 .................. The Simpsons

11:15 ...........Inside Hollywood

14:00 .................. The Simpsons 14:30..................... Gadget Man 15:05............................ Diary of a Wimpy Kid 17:00...............Channel 4 News 17:20 ......................... Fred Claus 19:30...................Brtain’s Killer Storms

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21:00 ................. Homeland 22:00 ...........Your Highness

06:00 .........The Hour of Power 07:00 ................. Harrow: A Very British School 08:00 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 09:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 10:00............... World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00............ WWE Experience 12:00....David Attenborough’s Micro Monsters 13:30 ...................Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 14:30 ....Frozen Movie Special 15:00........................... Futurama 17:00....................... Face 2 Face 17:30 .................. The Simpsons 18:30 ............... Yonderland 19:00 ............The Simpsons 21:00 .........................Arrow 22:00 .................Revolution

10:00 ..........The Mr Men Show

11:25 ....................... Stop! Police Interceptors 12:25......... Battle of the Bulbs 14:10............................ A Star for Christmas 15:40 ........... The Polar Express 17:40........... A Christmas Carol 19:25 ............... Ghost Rider 21:25....... 5 News Weekend 21:30 ..... Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare 06:30 ........Nothing to Declare 08:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue 08:30........................ Emergency Animal Rescue 09:00......Sports Women Week 09:30 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue 10:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue 11:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E 12:00 .................Inside Gatwick 13:00........ Emergency Abroad 17:00........ Nothing to Declare 17:30........ Nothing to Declare 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 20:00 ......... Criminal Minds 21:00 .........................Bones 23:00 ......................... Nikita

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13:30 ................ The Xtra Factor 14:30 ................ I’m a Celebrity...

Get Me Out of Here Now! Best of the Bush 16:30 ................You’ve Been Framed!

17:30...... Two Weeks Notice 19:30 ........ Land of the Lost 21:30 ..........The Xtra Factor

07:00 ................Ray Mears Goes Walkabout 08:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00 ................... Total Wipeout Australia 11:00 ..............Storage Hunters 12:00 .......................Man v Food 13:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 14:00..........Would I Lie to You? 14:40 .......................................... QI 15:20 .......................................... QI 16:00............................. Top Gear 18:00 ................Man v Food 19:00 ........Storage Hunters 20:00 ............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 21:00............ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00................ Crackanory 23:40 ............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

18:00 ........The Happenings 19:00 .................... Sky Cops 20:00 ................ Traffic Cops 21:00 ................ Traffic Cops 22:00 ........The Happenings 23:00 ........... Derren Brown: Messiah

06:25 ............................... Charmed 07:35 ............. Prep and Landing 08:30.......Rules of Engagement

16:00 ....... The Big Bang Theory 16:55............................. Dear John 19:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:30....The Big Bang Theory 20:00....The Big Bang Theory 20:30 ...The Big Bang Theory 22:00 ....... The Inbetweeners 23:10 .................... Rude Tube

06:00 ........... Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind

06:00 .................Saturday Night Football: Match Choice

07:00............................... Seinfeld

07:30 .............. Game Changers

07:30 .............................. Seinfeld

08:30 .....................................FL72

08:00 .........Friday Night Lights 09:00............................ Inside the Actors Studio 10:00 ........................... Inside the Actors Studio 11:00 ..........................................ER 12:00 ..........................................ER 13:00................... Urban Secrets 14:00............................. Mankind 15:00....................... Blue Bloods 16:00....................... Blue Bloods 17:00........Star Trek: Enterprise 20:00.......................... Vegas 21:00 .......Game of Thrones 22:15...........Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

09:00........................ The Sunday Supplement 10:30 .............Goals on Sunday 12:30 .........Ford Super Sunday Aston Villa v Manchester United.

Aston Villa and Manchester United meet at Villa Park in this Barclays Premier League clash. The visitors claimed a convincing 3-0 victory in the corresponding fixture last season.

15:30 .........Ford Super Sunday Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.

Tottenham Hotspur take on Liverpool at White Hart Lane in the Barclays Premier League. The Reds ran out 3-2 winners when the sides last met.

19:00 ................World Darts Championship 23:30 .................Champions League Weekly

W C ch o i ce The Great British Sewing Bee BBC2, 19:40

The Great British Sewing Bee returns for a Christmas reunion with judges, Savile Row’s Patrick Grant and sewing teacher, May Martin, and 2013’s semi-finalists - Stuart, Sandra, Lauren and 82-yearold winner Ann. Like traditional sewing bees of the past, they pool their experience and talents to make everything from Christmas table linen, to unique gifts to exquisite tree decorations. Ann demonstrates how to make a beautiful teddy bear, Stuart produces a tweed satchel, Sandra puts together a gardening belt and Lauren constructs a fabric doll’s house.

Brtain’s Killer Storms Channel 4, 19:30

A powerful and moving feature-length drama-documentary telling the story of five major storms that battered the UK throughout 2012.

Told by the people who survived them, it combines archive footage with dramatic reconstruction and satellite images, to piece together the life of the storms, how they were formed, what made them unique and the impact they had on our islands.

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Monday Monday M 06:00 ............................ Breakfast 09:15..................... Heir Hunters 10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ......Caught Red Handed 11:30 .......... Helicopter Heroes 12:15 .................... Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ..........BBC London News 13:45 ..........................Perfection

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

07:35 .......... Helicopter Heroes

09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

08:20 ..................... The A to Z of TV Cooking 09:05 ................The House That £100k Built 10:05 ................. Britain’s Empty Homes 10:35 .....................................Click 11:00 .......................... BBC News

08:30 ..............................Lorraine

10:30..................... This Morning 11:25 ............................ITV News 11:30 .................... This Morning 12:30 ............................... Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel

12:00............. The Daily Politics

13:30............................. ITV News and Weather

13:00............. One Man and his Campervan

14:00................Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover

13:30 ....................Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam

15:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal

14:00 ..............Cash in the Attic

16:00 .......... Show Me the Telly

14:45 ...................... Madagascar

17:00 ..........................The Chase

15:45 .......... Cagney and Lacey

18:00...... ITV News London

19:30...... Fight Back Britain

16:30 ................................Are You Being Served?

18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather

20:00 .................EastEnders

17:00........................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

19:00 ................ Emmerdale

20:30................... Panorama

17:30 ...........Priceless Antiques Roadshow

19:30 ..... Coronation Street

14:30............................ Escape to the Country 15:30 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 16:15................................. Flog It! 17:15 .............................Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30..... BBC London News 19:00............ The One Show

The Romanians are Coming?

Ahead of Romania and Bulgaria gaining full employment rights in the UK in 2014, Paul Kenyon travels to a Romanian village where most of the men have already left to pursue work in the black markets of London. He joins British police in an unprecedented operation to stem the flow. With Romanians and Bulgarians set to be given full access to work, benefits, the NHS and schooling, many worry that this latest piece of European integration is a step too far. But how many will really come, and what is at the root of our fear?

21:00............. Ripper Street Crime drama set in Victorian London. As Reid and Drake find themselves powerless to resist the awful temptation of a final reckoning with K Division’s Jedediah Shine, so Jackson and Judge’s ever more desperate attempts to profit from the stolen diamond, lead them into the teeth of the murderous agents of the De Graal monopoly.

22:00........ BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News 22:35.......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:20.... India: A Dangerous Place to be a Woman

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06:35 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

18:00 .................... Celebrity Eggheads 18:30............. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ...............Nigellissima 20:00 .................. University Challenge 20:30............. Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas Seasonal special. Christmas dinner Tom Kerridge style with everything pushed that little bit further to make it a real celebration feast. His traditional Christmas turkey comes with a twist as he does not roast it, he rolls it. He fills a turkey breast with his sage and onion stuffing and rolls it and then steams it to ensure it stays nice and moist. Once cooked he covers it in a crumble topping made from pistachios and dried cranberries. To accompany his turkey roll he demonstrates how to make rye bread sauce and then shows how to liven up veg by cooking glazed carrots with star anise, and sprout tops with chestnuts.

21:00......The Choir: Sing CW While You Work choice 22:00 ..........Never Mind the Buzzcocks 22:30 ................. Newsnight

20:00 ..................Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green Robson Green travels around his home county of Northumberland to discover how this mystical place has played a unique role in shaping the Britain we know today. In the seventh episode, Robson investigates the culinary heritage of the Northumberland coast. At Howich Hall, he learns about the history of Earl Grey tea and explores one of Britain’s greatest coastal gardens. At the fishing village of Craster, Robson visits one of the region’s last traditional smokehouses to find out about the origins of the famous Craster kipper.

20:30..... Coronation Street 21:00 ...................A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden host the sixth annual military awards which recognises the excellence and sacrifice made by Britain’s Armed Forces.

Leading celebrities from film, television, sport and music attend the gala evening honouring the achievements of our Servicemen and women.

22:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 23:05..................Cliffhanger

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Monday Monday 16th December 06:15 ............ According to Jim

06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:00........................ Emmerdale

06:15 .....MasterChef Australia

07:05 ................. Will and Grace

09:45........... Inside Hollywood

06:25 ...........Coronation Street

07:00 ...................... Doctor Who

07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

09:50 ....Paul Merton in Europe

06:55 ...........Coronation Street

08:00 ...........................Babylon 5

09:00..................................Frasier

10:50 .....Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers

07:20..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 ................................The Bill

10:00 .......Ruth Watson Means Business!

11:50 ......... Charley Boorman’s USA Adventure

07:45 ............... The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

10:00................................ The Bill

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

12:50 .........5 News Lunchtime

08:30...................... Dinner Date

12:00 ...........Emergency Bikers

12:00 ...... Come Dine with Me

12:55 ...................... Neighbours

14:10 .....................Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

13:25 ...............Chinese Food in Minutes

15:10 ...................... Countdown

13:30 ........... Christmas Wishes

16:00............... Deal or No Deal 17:00 ....................Four in a Bed

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New York City 10:25..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

23:30............... Booze Patrol Australia

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25 ......................... Ugly Betty 07:10 ........................... Charmed 08:00..................................... Glee 09:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:30..................... 2 Broke Girls 10:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 11:00 ... Rules of Engagement 11:30 ........................... Charmed 12:30............................Hollyoaks 13:00........................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 16:00.... Rules of Engagement 17:00........................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother 20:00..........................Geeks 21:00 ................. Rude Tube 22:00........ Made in Chelsea 23:05....The Big Bang Theory

06:00 ..........................The Devil’s Dinner Party

06:00...................Good Morning Sports Fans

07:00 ..........................................ER

07:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

11:00 ................................The Bill 13:00 ....................... Traffic Cops 14:00....................... Traffic Cops 15:00....................... Traffic Cops 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

15:15 ....................Mr Saint Nick

11:25..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

17:00 .......................5 News at 5

12:25........................ Emmerdale

17:30 ...... Come Dine with Me

17:30 ...................... Neighbours

12:55 ...........Coronation Street

18:00 ........Rick Stein’s Food Heroes Christmas Special

18:00............ The Simpsons

18:00 ..... The Dog Rescuers

13:55 .. The Jeremy Kyle Show

18:30 .................. Hollyoaks

18:30 ............Newstalk Live

19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

19:00...... World’s Strongest Man 2013: Qualifiers

19:55 ...............4thought.tv

20:00...... The Gadget Show

16:05 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:00 ............... Dinner Date

20:00.......Kirstie’s Crafty CW Christmas choice 21:00........ Monty Halls and the Ghost Ship of 21:00......Liberty of London Thunder Bay 22:00 ................ Fresh Meat 22:00 ............. Hatfields and 22:50 .....The Inbetweeners McCoys 23:50 .....The Inbetweeners 23:55.....Caught on Camera

19:00 ......................... You’ve Been Framed!

06:00........ Nothing to Declare 06:30........ Nothing to Declare 08:00........................ Emergency Animal Rescue 09:00........... Sun, Sea and A&E 10:00................ Criminal Minds 12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue 17:00....... Emergency Abroad 18:00... Nothing to Declare 19:00 ................The Biggest Loser USA 20:00.................The Biggest Loser USA 21:00................... Ladyboys 22:00... A Moody Christmas 23:10...................... The Spa 23:40...................... Dracula

07:00 .......Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness 08:00............................. Top Gear 10:00 ..............Storage Hunters 11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 12:00 .......................Man v Food 13:00 .......................................... QI 13:40 .......................................... QI 14:20 .........Would I Lie to You? 15:00 ..............Storage Hunters 16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 18:20 ................................QI 19:00 ................Man v Food 20:00 ........Storage Hunters 21:00 ...........................QI XL 22:00 ................................QI 22:40 ..........Mock the Week 23:20 .......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00 ....................... The Middle 08:00 .............Stargate Atlantis 09:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 .............Stargate Atlantis 16:00 .................. The Simpsons 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:00 ....................... The Middle 17:30 ....................... The Middle 18:00................ Yonderland 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 .........................Arrow 21:00 ................ Strike Back: Shadow Warfare 22:00 .....................Banshee 23:05.................. Spartacus: Vengeance

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20:00.......... The Xtra Factor 21:00.....Peter Andre: My Life 22:00............Celebrity Juice 23:00 ............... Knocked Up

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5

19:00 ............... Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 20:00 ........Dynamo Top Ten Greatest Moments 21:00 ........The Happenings 22:00 ........... Derren Brown: Messiah 23:00 .............. Booze Patrol Australia

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00 .......................Blue Bloods 10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 11:00 ................... Stargate SG-1 12:00 .......................Blue Bloods 13:00 ..................................House 15:00 .......................Blue Bloods 16:00........Star Trek: Enterprise

09:00 .................... Ford Football Special 10:30 .....................................FL72 11:00 .............................. Football 12:00 ....................... World Darts Championship 17:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

18:00 .........................House

All the best bits from last Saturday’s show, presented by Andy Goldstein and Helen Chamberlain.

19:00 .........................House

18:00............................ FL72

17:00 ..........................................ER

20:00.... Friday Night Lights 21:00..... Boardwalk Empire 22:15 ......Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net 22:45 ........................... Veep 23:20 .......Game of Thrones

George Gavin presents a comprehensive round-up of all the weekend’s action in the Sky Bet Football League, including analysis of major incidents and reaction from key players and managers.

19:00................ World Darts Championship

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The Choir: Sing While You Work BBC2, 21:00

Choirmaster Gareth Malone challenges the four remaining workplace choirs to find their souls, rhythm and conviction in a joyful bid to be crowned the year’s best workplace choir. Three world class choral judges, an 800-strong audience and the London Community Gospel Choir await them at a celebration concert in one of the country’s biggest gospel churches.

Spirits are lifted at the fire service amidst news of strike action, the besuited bankers descend into dad dancing, the council workers try to rediscover belief in themselves and the ferry staff exuberantly rock the boat during rehearsals. On the night, potential soloists wait nervously for Gareth to decide who has the courage and fervour to step forward and improvise and lead their choir into the grand final.

Kirstie’s Crafty Christmas Channel 4, 20:00

Christmas is Kirstie Allsopp’s favourite time of the year. In this craft-filled show, she shares her festive fasttrack guide to ensuring the big day goes with a bang. Kirstie shows how fast crafts can beat the clock and make a big impact.

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Tuesday Tuesday Tu 06:00............................ Breakfast

06:00 ................ This is BBC Two

06:00........................... Daybreak

09:15 .....................Heir Hunters

06:35 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

08:30 ..............................Lorraine

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

07:35.......... Helicopter Heroes

09:25......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:00 ....................... Caught Red Handed

08:20 ...........................The A to Z of TV Cooking

10:30 .................... This Morning

11:30 ..........Helicopter Heroes

09:05...... Antiques Roadshow

11:30..................... This Morning

12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt

10:05............................... Britain’s Empty Homes

13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 ......................... Perfection 14:30 ............................Escape to the Country 15:30 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 16:15 ................................ Flog It! Clacton. Paul Martin and experts Will Axon and Elizabeth Talbot pitch up on the Essex coast in Clacton-on-Sea. A Victorian silver tea set discovered

by Elizabeth turns out to be a very attractive lot. The star of the show is Will’s find - a small box thought to be plastic that turns out to be made of a precious material. And speaking of stars, Paul delves into the almost forgotten world of the variety show at the oldest live venue in town.

17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30..... BBC London News 19:00........... The One Show 19:30 ................ EastEnders 20:00 ..................Holby City Father’s Day. Michael puts his career on the line when faced with a heartbreaking case, and Gemma comes to a painful decision about her future at Holby.

Zosia’s secret is finally exposed, leaving Elliot reeling. Colette helps Mary-Claire realise she is not on her own.

21:00.................. Last Tango in Halifax 22:00........ BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News 22:35 .......... The Matt Lucas Christmas Awards

Joe Crowley presents the series revealing the potential that vacant properties can offer prospective buyers. In this episode, Joe meets Paul and Lynn Helyar, who have bought a derelict 16th-century, Grade 2 Listed cottage in Surrey.

Joe introduces them to a couple who have done an amazing job of converting their 600-year-old Grade 2 Listed farmhouse into a stunning five bedroom home. Joe also finds out about the work of a housing charity in London which enlists corporate volunteers to renovate empty properties in to affordable family homes, and we follow empty property officer Sue Li on her mission to save abandoned houses in Derby.

10:35 ........................... HARDtalk 11:00 .......................... BBC News 11:30...............BBC World News 12:00............. The Daily Politics 13:00........................... The Super League Show 14:00 ..............Cash in the Attic 14:45 ...................... Madagascar 15:45 .......... Cagney and Lacey

12:30 .......... Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00 ...............Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 15:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the team are in Oldham where fabulous finds include a Victorian Cross, a 1950s ashtray and bottle and a snuff box. David Hakeney’s favourite thing - watches - turns up on his table.

16:00 ............................ Show Me the Telly Richard Bacon hosts the television archive quiz show. A team of TV lovers hope to clinch the 3000-pound jackpot as they take on the TV legends. Captain Chris Tarrant is joined by Corrie Star Simon Gregson and broadcaster Vanessa Feltz.

17:00 ..........................The Chase

17:00 ...........................‘Allo, ‘Allo!

18:30 .................... ITV News

17:30........... Priceless Antiques Roadshow 18:00....Celebrity Eggheads 18:30 ............. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ....... The Great British Sewing Bee 20:00...The Great British W C Bake Off choice 21:00 .........Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve

23:15 ...................Film 2013

23:20 .......... The Choir: Sing While You Work

22:00................Hebburn

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22:30 ................. Newsnight

The Great British Bake Off Christmas Special BBC2, 20.00

Presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Chris Tarrant pops in for a chat, Glee’s Matthew Morrison performs, another in the school nativity series, and all the day’s headline news stories and viewers’ comments from The Hub.

16:30 ................................Are You Being Served?

Matt Lucas hosts a special Christmas-themed episode of his comedy awards ceremony, with nominations provided by guests Alan Davies, Jo Brand and Rhod Gilbert.

23:45 ..................Body Heat

11:25 ............................ITV News

18:00...... ITV News London 19:00 ................ Emmerdale 19:30........ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The fourth film in the e tremely popular Harry Potter series. In this edition, Harry Potter must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze, only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. Director: Mike Newell Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Timothy Spall, Robert Pattinson, Stanislav Ianevski, Ralph Fiennes

22:25 .................... ITV News 23:00.........The Lockerbie CW Bombing choice

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Get ready for Christmas with Mary and Paul as they plan their Christmas in this special one-off festive masterclass.

They will share their favourite recipes for Christmas classics such as Stollen, Mincemeat Streusel and a Gingerbread House that can be made with all the family, and some less well known bakes - Scottish Black Bun, Tunis Cake and Paul’s Hand-raised Boxing Day Pie – the perfect way to use up all the trimmings from the day before.

Mary and Paul will show you what will last and what can be made in advance, to keep the festive baking season as stress free as possible.

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uesday Tuesday 17th December 06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:00 ........................Emmerdale

07:05 ................. Will and Grace

09:50.. Paul Merton in Europe

06:25 ...........Coronation Street

06:15 ........................MasterChef Australia

07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

10:45........... Inside Hollywood

06:55 ...........Coronation Street

07:00 ...................... Doctor Who 08:00 ...........................Babylon 5

08:55 .................................Frasier

10:50.................. Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers

07:20 .....You’ve Been Framed!

11:50 ....................... Stop! Police Interceptors

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

09:00 ................................The Bill

10:00 .......Ruth Watson Means Business!

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

12:50 .........5 News Lunchtime

12:00 ...... Come Dine with Me

12:55 ...................... Neighbours

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New York City

14:10 .....................Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

13:25 ...............Chinese Food in Minutes

10:25..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

13:00 ...............Motorway Cops

15:10 ...................... Countdown

13:30...... A Star for Christmas

15:00 ...............Motorway Cops

16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

15:10 ......... Gifts for Christmas

11:25 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

17:00 ....................Four in a Bed

17:00 .......................5 News at 5

12:25 ........................Emmerdale

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5

17:30...... Come Dine with Me

17:30 ...................... Neighbours

18:00............ The Simpsons

18:00 ..... The Dog Rescuers

18:30................... Hollyoaks

18:30.............Newstalk Live

19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

19:00 ......World’s Strongest Man 2013: Qualifiers

06:10 ............ According to Jim

19:55 ...............4thought.tv 20:00.... Location, Location, Location

20:00 ......... Pothole Britain: Drivers Beware!

08:30...................... Dinner Date

12:55........... Coronation Street 13:55 ........................ The Jeremy CW ch oi ce Kyle Show 16:05 ................ The Xtra Factor 17:05 ................ The ITV2 Panto 18:45............. Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed!

19:30....You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 ........... Heston’s Great British Food

21:00 ............ The Mentalist

22:00 ...........Masters of Sex

23:00............................ NCIS

23:10 ...........Masters of Sex

23:55 ...............Born to Kill?

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:00 ....................... The Middle 08:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

08:00........................ Emergency Animal Rescue

09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

09:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

10:00 ................Criminal Minds

11:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

14:00 ................Criminal Minds

13:00 .......................................... QI

15:00................ Criminal Minds

14:20 .........Would I Lie to You?

16:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue

15:00.............. Storage Hunters

17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare

17:00...................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads

18:30.... Nothing to Declare

18:20.................................QI

20:00 ......... Criminal Minds

19:00 ................Man v Food

21:00 ......... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

21:00.................Elementary

20:00 ........Storage Hunters

22:00... A Moody Christmas

21:00 ...........................QI XL

22:00................. Revolution

22:35 ......................The Spa

23:00 ..........Mock the Week

23:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

23:35 ......... Criminal Minds

23:40 ................................QI

14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 .............Stargate Atlantis 16:00 .................. The Simpsons 17:00 ...........................Futurama 17:30 ....................... The Middle 18:30............ The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons 20:00 .........All Aboard: East Coast Trains

22:00 .........................Castle

06:30........ Nothing to Declare

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20:00 ..........The Xtra Factor

10:00 ................................The Bill 11:00.................................The Bill 12:00............Emergency Bikers 14:00 ...............Motorway Cops 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 18:00.... Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 19:00 ....... Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 20:00 ........The Happenings 21:00 ........The Happenings 22:00 ............Derren Brown 23:00 ......................... Magic

21:00...The Vampire Diaries 22:00 ......American Pie: The Wedding

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25 ......................... Ugly Betty 07:10 ........................... Charmed 08:00 .....................................Glee 09:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:30..................... 2 Broke Girls 10:00................ Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00 ... Rules of Engagement 11:30 ........................... Charmed 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:00................ Rude(Ish) Tube 16:00 ... Rules of Engagement 17:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother 20:00 ...The Big Bang Theory 21:00 ...................... Rules of Engagement 22:00.............. The IT Crowd

07:00....... Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness

06:00 ..........................The Devil’s Dinner Party

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

08:00 .......................Man v Food

07:00 ..........................................ER

09:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

07:00................. Good Morning Sports Fans

10:00 ..............Storage Hunters

10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

12:00 .......................Man v Food

16:00...........Lizard Lick Towing

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods 11:00.................... Stargate SG-1 12:00 .......................Blue Bloods 13:00 ..................................House 14:00 ..................................House 15:00....................... Blue Bloods 16:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

09:00 .....................................FL72 10:00 ................SPFL Round Up 10:30 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club 11:00...................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 12:00 ....................... World Darts Championship

17:00 ..........................................ER

17:00 .............. Barclays Premier League Review

18:00 .........................House

18:00 ...... Revista de la Liga

20:00 God Save the Queens

19:00 .......... Sportswomen Week

21:00 ............... Phil Spector

19:30...................... Football

22:50 ................. The Tunnel

22:00 ...... Revista de la Liga

23:50 ......Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

23:00 ........Barclays Premier League Review

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The Lockerbie Bombing ITV1, 23.00 On December 21, 1988 a Pan Am Jumbo Jet exploded in the skies over Scotland.

It crashed onto a town called Lockerbie. This is the story of the worst terrorist attack on US civilians before 9/11, told by those who were there, and by those whose lives it tore apart. Combining eyewitness testimony and unique archive footage, this is the definitive story of the Lockerbie disaster.

Hebburn BBC2, 22.00

Sarah’s got more than her new baby to celebrate - she’s got her PhD, is now a Doctor and is offered an incredible job abroad, but turns it down because of the family.

Joe’s rehabilitation is in full swing and all he has to do is take the car for a drive and then if he can walk to the pub he can have a pint. Vicky wonders if Lindsay is such a perfect man after all and with a broken Gervaise launching his album at Swayze’s, she’s torn. Jack realises that Sarah’s opportunity is too good to turn down and with a bit of help from Denise, they decide to move away. Pauline’s in denial and throws herself into the baking business, but eventually realises that Jack, Sarah and her grandson are leaving Hebburn.

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Wednesday 06:00 ............................ Breakfast 09:15 ..................... Heir Hunters 10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ......Caught Red Handed 11:30 .......... Helicopter Heroes 12:15.................... Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ..........BBC London News 13:45 ..........................Perfection 14:30 ............................Escape to the Country 15:30 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 16:15 .................................Flog It! 17:15 .............................Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30......BBC London News 19:00 ........... The One Show 20:00......The First Great CW Train Robbery choice

06:30 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

06:00........................... Daybreak

07:30.......... Helicopter Heroes

09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

08:15 ..................... The A to Z of TV Cooking 09:00 ........... Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00 ...............Ronnie’s Animal Crackers 10:30 .............................See Hear 11:00.......................... BBC News 11:30 .............The Daily Politics 13:00 .............One Man and his Campervan 13:30 ....................Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam 14:00.............. Cash in the Attic 14:45 ...................... Madagascar 15:45........... Cagney and Lacey 16:30 ................................Are You Being Served?

17:00........................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

17:30 ...........Priceless Antiques Roadshow 18:00....Celebrity Eggheads 18:30 ............. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00.............Wartime Farm

It may be a time for peace and goodwill, but there is trouble brewing in the Brown household this Christmas. Cathy takes exception to having her mother opening her mail and instigates a clever plan for revenge. Agnes is shocked when the annual nativity play is cancelled. She vows to stage her own Christmas play.

The new priest puts his foot down - but nobody gets in the way of Agnes Brown.

Ruth finds out how the Women’s Voluntary Service operated the government’s National Pie Scheme, to come to the aid of the nation’s urban dispossessed and Peter calls upon rural crafts expert, Colin Richards, to brew some improvised potato beer for Christmas. Ruth also comes up with innovative presents for children, and ingenious festive decorations made from scraps. After enjoying a Christmas church service for the community at Manor Farm, Peter and Ruth transport their gifts, food and beer on a vintage wartime steam train to Chislehurst Caves where they discover what Christmas was like for some of the 15,000 people who sheltered in the caves during WWII. Finally,

22:00 ........BBC News at Ten

20:00.......... Food and Drink

21:30 ..... Mrs. Brown’s Boys

22:25 .....BBC London News 22:35................. A Question of Sport 23:05 ................ The League Cup Show 23:55 ............... Black Death

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21:00 ..........................Tudor Monastery Farm 22:00 .....The Sarah Millican Television Programme 22:30.................. Newsnight 23:20............ The Silent War

08:30 ..............................Lorraine

10:30 .................... This Morning 11:25............................ ITV News 11:30.................... This Morning 12:30.......... Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00 ...............Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 15:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal Coalville in Leicestershire is the location today for David Dickinson and his team of James Layte, Tony Geering, Alison Chapman and Ian Towning. Amongst the items brought in are an Art Nouveau stamp box, a veterinary kit from the 1800s and a watch bracelet that once belonged to blonde bombshell actress Diana Dors.

16:00........... Show Me the Telly Richard Bacon hosts the television archive quiz show. A team of TV lovers hope to clinch the 3000-pound jackpot as they take on the TV legends.

Today, captain Chris Tarrant is joined by Loose Woman Jane McDonald and the head of the Royle Family Ricky Tomlinson.

17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00..................... ITV News London 18:30............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30..... Coronation Street 20:00..Surprise Surprise

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21:00 ......................... Lucan Conclusion of a two-part drama recreating the events of a crime that shocked the nation and a mystery that has never been solved. After a body is found in the basement of his Belgravia home. Lord Lucan goes on the run. As the police begin a extensive manhunt, his friends rally round - but what did happen to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan?

22:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 23:10 ............. Smokin’ Aces

Surprise Surprise Christmas special ITV1, 20.00 Surprise Surprise is hosted by Holly Willoughby, who rewards the country’s most extraordinary people with spectacular surprises.

This Christmas special will feature a number of emotional surprises and a dramatic family reunion, as Holly celebrates those who do so much for others and expect nothing in return.

On tonight’s show we have an array of famous faces to help Holly deliver special surprises to ordinary people with exceptional real life stories, with Britney Spears, Cher, Olly Murs, Torvill & Dean and Michael Búble.

Tonight, international pop star Britney Spears gives a fan a very special surprise.

James Colbourn, 27, from Ipswich is nominated by his younger sister Sadie Colbourn, 23, from Wolverhampton for all the support he has given her.

Sadie gave birth to twin boys George and Riley at just 26 weeks. A year later they were diagnosed with cerebral palsy and James has been by her side every step of the way.

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Wednesday 06:00 .........The Treacle People 06:15 ............ According to Jim 07:05 ................. Will and Grace 07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00................................. Frasier 10:00 ..................... Ruth Watson Means Business!

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 12:00...... Come Dine with Me 14:10..................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00 ....................Four in a Bed 17:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00....................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 21:00... 24 Hours in A and E 22:00 ................ Gogglebox 22:45 ................Jimmy Carr: Being Funny 23:50 .................Man Down

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:00........................ Emmerdale

09:25 ....Mist: Sheepdog Tales

06:25 ........................... The Cube

09:45........... Inside Hollywood

07:20 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

07:00 ...................... Doctor Who

07:45......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

09:00................................ The Bill

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

11:00.................................The Bill

09:50..................... Paul Merton in Europe 10:50 ..................Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 11:50 ...................Secrets of the Vanishing Sphinx

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New York City

12:50 .........5 News Lunchtime

10:25................ The Xtra Factor

12:55...................... Neighbours

11:25 ................ The ITV2 Panto

13:25.............. Chinese Food in Minutes

13:00 ........................Emmerdale

13:30............. The Real St. Nick

14:00......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

15:10 .............. Mrs Santa Claus 17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30...................... Neighbours 18:00..... The Dog Rescuers

16:10 ................ The Xtra Factor

18:30 ............Newstalk Live

17:15 ................ The ITV2 Panto

19:00 ..... World’s Strongest Man 2013: Qualifiers

19:00... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ..... Collector Maniacs

20:00.......... The Xtra Factor

21:00....... Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights

21:00...... Miss Congeniality

22:00.......... The Terminator

06:00........ Nothing to Declare

08:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

09:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

09:00................... Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ................Criminal Minds

10:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 ................Criminal Minds

14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

12:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

17:00........................... Futurama 17:30 ....................... The Middle 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons

13:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

15:05......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

08:00........................ Emergency Animal Rescue

16:00.................. The Simpsons

December

06:00..................... Children’s TV

07:00 ....................... The Middle

15:00..............Stargate Atlantis

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14:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue 17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare

19:30 ............The Simpsons

19:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

20:00 ............................Glee

20:00.............. Chicago Fire

21:00 ................. Road Wars

21:00...................... Dracula

22:0.................. Strike Back: Shadow Warfare

22:00... A Moody Christmas

23:00.....................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

23:35 ......... Criminal Minds

22:35.......................The Spa

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19:30... You’ve Been Framed!

23:15 ............. The Only Way is Essexmas

07:00........Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness 08:00 .......................Man v Food 09:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 10:00 ..............Storage Hunters 11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 12:00 .......................Man v Food 13:00 .......................................... QI 14:20 .........Would I Lie to You? 15:00 ..............Storage Hunters 16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 17:00...................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 18:20 ................................QI 19:00 ................Man v Food 20:00 ........Storage Hunters 21:00........................... QI XL 22:00 ................ Crackanory 22:40 ................... Problems 23:40 ................................QI

23:30 ................ Traffic Cops

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25 ......................... Ugly Betty 07:10 ........................... Charmed 08:00 .....................................Glee 09:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:30...................... 2 Broke Girls 10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00 ... Rules of Engagement 11:30 ........................... Charmed 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:00................ Rude(Ish) Tube 16:00 ... Rules of Engagement 17:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 19:00................... Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother 20:00 ......St. Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold 22:05.................. Rude Tube

06:00.......................... The Devil’s Dinner Party

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

07:00...........................................ER 08:00........Star Trek: Enterprise

07:00...................Good Morning Sports Fans

09:00....................... Blue Bloods

08:00 ................... Football Gold

10:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

08:15 ................... Football Gold

11:00.................... Stargate SG-1

08:25 .................................Cricket

06:15 ........................MasterChef Australia 08:00 ...........................Babylon 5 10:00 ................................The Bill 12:00............Emergency Bikers 13:00........... Helicopter Heroes 14:00 .......... Helicopter Heroes 15:00 .......... Helicopter Heroes 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 17:00........................... Babylon 5 18:00 ................. Rick Stein’s Christmas Odyssey 19:00...... Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On 20:00.........The Happenings 21:00 .................... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 22:00............ Derren Brown: Evening of Wonders

12:00....................... Blue Bloods 13:00.................................. House 14:00.................................. House 15:00....................... Blue Bloods 16:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00.......................................... ER 18:00......................... House 20:00.......................... Vegas 21:00.................. The Tunne

16:00 .............................. Football 17:00 ............ Revista de la Liga 18:00 ............ Football Gold 18:15 ............ Football Gold 18:30 .................FIFA Futbol Mundial 19:00 ..................... Football 22:00 ...... What’s the Story?

22:00........................... Veep

23:00 ............ Football Gold

22:35...... Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

23:15 ............ Football Gold

23:05............. The Sopranos

23:30 .................FIFA Futbol Mundial

W C ch o i ce

The Great Train Robbery A Robber’s Tale BBC1, 20.00

Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country’s history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned: who could be behind it? How did they pull off such an audacious raid?

This is the true story of the key protagonists, led by Bruce Reynolds, and their role in the crime of the century. Told from the perspective of the perpetrators, it details how a group of mid-level criminals teamed together with a corrupt solicitor to pull off an audacious heist that baffled and frustrated the police, and thrilled the general public.

Starting from November 1962 and going through to the night of 8 August 1963 and its immediate aftermath, A Robber’s Tale tells the story of how the robbery was inspired, planned, rehearsed and executed. Beginning with a previous robbery at Heathrow Airport in November 1962, the film tells how Bruce Reynolds assembled and led the gang that targeted the August Bank Holiday 1963 mail train from Glasgow.

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Thursday Thursday T 06:00 ............................ Breakfast

06:00................ This is BBC Two

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

09:15 ..................... Heir Hunters

06:35 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

08:30...............................Lorraine

07:35 .......... Helicopter Heroes

10:30 .................... This Morning

08:20 ..................... The A to Z of TV Cooking

11:25............................ ITV News

10:00................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ......Caught Red Handed 11:30 .......... Helicopter Heroes 12:15 .................... Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30.......... BBC London News 13:45.......................... Perfection 14:30............................ Escape to the Country 15:30 ...........Christmas Kitchen with James Martin

10:05 ...............Ronnie’s Animal Crackers 10:35........................... HARDtalk 11:00 .......................... BBC News 11:30.............. BBC World News 12:00.................................Lifeline

Chefs Ben Tish and Brian Turner join James Martin for the festive food programme. Tom Kerridge demonstrates how to make a venison scotch egg at his restaurant, and former Strictly winner and Holby star Tom Chambers drops by to talk about his role in BBC drama The Great Train Robbery. Plus some treats from the BBC’s festive food archives.

12:10........... College Road Trip

16:15 .................................Flog It!

16:30 ................................Are You Being Served?

17:15 .............................Pointless 18:00..........BBC News at Six 19:00............ The One Show 19:30................. EastEnders 20:00 ........... The First Great Train Robbery Drama based on the true story of the police investigation into the 1963 train robbery, spearheaded by the Flying Squad’s legendary DCS Tommy Butler and conducted in the full glare of public and media scrutiny. In a race against time, can Butler and his handpicked team of detectives identify every criminal involved in the robbery and bring them to justice before they flee the country? And even if they catch the criminals - can they find the money itself?

13:30.....................Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam 14:00 ..............Cash in the Attic 14:45............................ The Truth About Lions 15:45.......... Cagney and Lacey

17:00 ...........................‘Allo, ‘Allo!

17:30 ...........Priceless Antiques Roadshow 18:00..................... Celebrity Eggheads 18:30 ............. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ........The Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party 20:00..........Alex Polizzi’s CW Christmas Fix choice 21:00 .............The 12 Drinks of Christmas

Agnes Brown has finally been given permission to stage her own nativity play, and is determined to put on the greatest show on Earth. The only thing standing in her way now is local priest Father Damien, who is insisting that Agnes makes some last-minute changes to her rather unusual script. Will Agnes ever get to play the Virgin Mary?

Alexander Armstrong and Giles Coren choose the booze that will give them their festive spirit. The two brothers-in-law argue each year over whether their festive feast needs only the finest or if there is no point in splashing out on quality when the quantity is going to be so much. This time they are going to settle the controversy by creating their own selection pack for Christmas, featuring twelve festive drinks they can both agree on.

22:00 ........BBC News at Ten

22:00 ..........Mock the Week

22:25 .....BBC London News

22:30.................. Newsnight

22:35........The Royle Family

23:20.......................... Tudor Monastery Farm

21:30...... Mrs. Brown’s Boys

23:35 ...................This Week

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09:05 ................................... Tudor Monastery Farm

09:25.. The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:30.................... This Morning 12:30.......... Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel Gino D’Acampo and Melanie Sykes present their guide to a stress-free Christmas with delicious, simple recipes that can be made in advance, useful tips and great gift ideas. Singers Melanie C and Matt Cardle are today’s lunchtime guests. On the menu is a starter of fish soup, some turkey enchiladas and two party nibble ideas - marinated mozzarella balls with parma ham and sausages glazed in cranberry sauce.

13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 ...............Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 15:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 .......... Show Me the Telly 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00 ...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00 ................ Emmerdale 19:30 ...................... Tonight The Greatest Gift. Will Pope is 21. Last Christmas he underwent a life-saving heart transplant, now he talks about the incredible gift of life he has been given. This moving and inspirational story was first featured in ITV’s From The Heart organ donation campaign earlier in 2013. Will spent more than three months on the urgent transplant waiting list before a donor was found, and doctors feared they would run out of time. Tonight catches up with him as he embarks on a new chapter in his remarkable life.

20:00.............. Emmerdale 20:30................ You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 ............ Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

22:00 ................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35......................... Utopia

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Thursday Thursday 19th December 06:10 ............ According to Jim

06:00..................... Children’s TV

06:00 ........................Emmerdale

06:10 .....MasterChef Australia

07:05 ................. Will and Grace

09:15 ..........The Mr Men Show

06:25 ...........Coronation Street

07:00 ...................... Doctor Who

07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

09:30 ....Mist: Sheepdog Tales

06:55 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:00........................... Babylon 5

09:45 ...........Inside Hollywood

08:55 .................................Frasier

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

09:00................................ The Bill

09:50 ....Paul Merton in Europe

10:00 ..................... Ruth Watson Means Business!

10:50 .................. Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

11:00................................ The Bill

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

11:50 ................ Stobart: Trucks, Trains and Planes

12:00 ...... Come Dine with Me

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New York City 10:25 ................ The Xtra Factor

14:10 .....................Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

12:50 .........5 News Lunchtime

11:25 ................ The ITV2 Panto

12:55 ...................... Neighbours

15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

13:25................. Mistletoe Over Manhattan

13:00 ........................Emmerdale

17:00 ....................Four in a Bed

15:15 .........The Santa Incident

17:30...... Come Dine with Me

17:00 .......................5 News at 5

13:30 ...........Coronation Street

10:00................................ The Bill 12:00 ...........Emergency Bikers 13:00 ...................... Who Do You Think You Are? USA 14:00 ...................... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

14:00...The Jeremy Kyle Show

15:00 ...................... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

16:10................ The Xtra Factor

16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

17:15................. The ITV2 Panto

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5

18:45 ... You’ve Been Framed!

Kids Special

18:00 ............Choccywoccydoodah Christmas

19:30.... You’ve Been Framed!

Christmas Special

19:00...... Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On

20:00......George Clarke’s CW Amazing Spaces choice 20:00 ................Stop! Police Interceptors 21:0.... Educating Yorkshire 21:00.... Caught on Camera 22:00........... What Happens 22:00..... Person of Interest in Kavos...

23:00..... Collector Maniacs 23:00 ................ Gogglebox

20:00.......... The Xtra Factor

20:00 ........Dynamo Top Ten Greatest Moments

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:00 .......Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness 08:00 .......................Man v Food 09:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 10:00 ..............Storage Hunters 11:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing 12:00....................... Man v Food 13:00 .......................................... QI 14:20......... Would I Lie to You? 15:00 ..............Storage Hunters 16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 18:25................................ QI 19:00 ................Man v Food 20:00........ Storage Hunters 21:00 ...........................QI XL 22:00 .......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:00 ................ Crackanory 23:40 ................................QI

18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 19:55 ...............4thought.tv

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter

17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00 ..... The Dog Rescuers 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00 ......World’s Strongest Man 2013: Qualifiers

06:30 ........Nothing to Declare

06:30 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter

08:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue

07:00 ....................... The Middle

09:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

08:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

10:00 ................Criminal Minds

09:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:00 .............Stargate Atlantis

14:00 ................Criminal Minds

16:00 .................. The Simpsons

16:00 ........................Emergency Animal Rescue

17:00 ...........................Futurama 17:30 ....................... The Middle 18:00................. The Middle 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 .................. Inside RAF Brize Norton 21:00................ Moone Boy 21:30 ................. Road Wars 22:00....................... Trollied 23:00 ................. Road Wars

17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 19:00.........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 20:00......... Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 21:00...................... Dracula 22:00... A Moody Christmas 22:35...................... The Spa 23:35 .............. Chicago Fire

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21:00....... MC Hammer’s Big Shot Academy 22:00........... Celebrity Juice 23:00 ..............American Pie Presents Band Camp

21:00......Dynamo Revealed 22:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 23:00.............Derren Brown

06:00........................... Switched 06:25 ......................... Ugly Betty 07:10 ........................... Charmed 08:00 .....................................Glee 09:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:30 ..................... 2 Broke Girls 10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00... Rules of Engagement 11:30 ........................... Charmed 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 16:00 ... Rules of Engagement 17:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 .......... How I Met Your Mother 20:30........................ The Big Bang Theory 21:00 .................Max Payne 23:00 ................. Rude Tube

06:00.......................... The Devil’s Dinner Party

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

07:00...........................................ER

07:00................. Good Morning Sports Fans

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

08:00 ................... Football Gold

14:00...................................House

#106 2002 Premier League Man Utd 5-3 Newcastle (15 Min). Relive the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford from November 2002. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick in this eightgoal thriller.

15:00 .......................Blue Bloods

08:15................... Football Gold

10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 11:00................... Stargate SG-1 12:00....................... Blue Bloods 13:00 ..................................House

16:00........Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00 ..........................................ER 18:00......................... House 20:00 .................... God Save the Queens

08:25 .................................Cricket 16:00 ........................Capital One Cup Football 17:00...... FIFA Futbol Mundial

21:00.....Networks of Power

17:30 .............. Barclays Premier League World

22:00 ............... Blue Bloods

18:00 .....................Ringside

23:00............................ Girls

19:00 ................World Darts Championship

23:35 ............................Girls

W C ch o i ce Alex Polizzi’s Christmas Fix BBC2, 20:00

Seasonal special.

Alex Polizzi imparts all her tips on transforming the home into the most stylish, perfectly Christmas space imaginable. As well as drawing on her own knowledge, she meets some of the people who make their living from creating a perfect Christmas year in year out, from Jane Means, who trains staff at many of Britain’s top department stores on the art of Christmas wrapping, to Paul Dart, who creates the lighting designs for Christmas lights in many of the country’s cities.

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Channel 4, 20:00 In this festive special, George visits an incredible man-made stalactite crystal grotto in Surrey, and meets a small spaces enthusiast who has rebuilt and renovated a Victorian flat-pack tin chapel in Shropshire to create a magical holiday home.

He catches up with carpenter Adam, who created a doubledecker bus holiday home on the Brighton coastline, and Jay and Jonathan at their ambulance -turnedcampervan in Norfolk and Barry at his hexagonal home in Lancashire.

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I.S. is still blowing hot!

By Jamie Drew OVER the last few weeks, the weather here has played havoc with the bars, and rain has stopped play on a few occasions.

Last Monday was one of those days for me, but this time it wasn’t the rain but the wind which stopped people from venturing out.

The bar I was working in closed early, so I had a chance to have a look around the other bars in the local area.

It was around 11pm and I knew most cabaret shows were scheduled for this time.

I also knew that the artiste known simply as I.S. was working at the First and Last pub.

Not only is he a solo artiste, but he is also one of the Island’s best collaborators, teaming up with various other acts to form trios and duos, covering all genres of music while adding an original signature to each arrangement.

Actually, I.S. has been successful with all his collaborations, none more so than with BWB, who formed in the late Nineties.

They were hugely popular around the show bars and were never out of work.

BWB, which stood for Brothers With Blend, consisted of three guys originally before becoming a duo, with I.S. playing a part in all the combinations.

His unique voice lends itself well to duo work,

and he is able to lay vocal melodies above and beyond the reach of most singers.

This customises the song and almost makes it sound as though it’s the first time you’ve heard it. Their arrangements have become legendary in Tenerife and even now, though BWB are no more, the way they sang and the angle in which they attacked a song, are still copied but have yet to be bettered.

Over the years, I.S. has gone on to work with other artistes, such as Mikey Mike and Stu Marlow, but it was an absolute pleasure to watch him perform solo.

The icing on the cake for me was after the show. Just when we all thought it was over, compere Vinnie Love had a surprise.

Totally unplanned and unrehearsed, Vinnie

produced an acoustic guitar, placed two stools on stage and was then joined by I.S. for an impromptu performance.

It was so laid-back and informal - and a real surprise to find out that Vinnie was a guitarist.

And a very good one at that!

This was warmly received by the audience and what had started off as a pretty grim night ended up a roaring success.

Both these guys have bags of talent and are well worth a visit. Vinnie is resident in The First & Last Pub, while I.S. tours the Island’s bars, performing his cabaret show every night.

It would be a crime against entertainment if you were to walk past a venue with either of these artistes on the bill.

PHENOMENON ARE BACK!

TWO lively lads, Ollie ‘Showbiz’ Cusack and Luke Carey formed a new partnership last year.

They became a popular musical duo swiftly, with live guitar and harmonies from Ollie and vocals from Luke.

And that, combined with the personalities of two youngsters enjoying life to the max, proved to be the perfect mix.

This year’s TEAs saw the pair win the “Best Newcomer” award, proving their popularity. Shortly after the awards, though, Ollie had to return to the UK to follow up on specialist medical treatment he had been receiving for an injured eye, in a Harley Street clinic in London.

This also meant that Phenomenon had to take a sabbatical, and the way this circuit works meant that the gigs the boys had built

up over the last 12 months had to be cancelled and replacement acts sought.

Ollie arrived back here this week - and they will hit the ground running with their first gig at Eurobar, Costa del Silencio, tonight, which happens to be Friday the 13th. They are laughing in the face of adversity at the date of their comeback gig, and I’m sure it will be electric.

I know both guys well, and the fact that they’ve missed their Phenomenon gigs is an understatement.

Ollie and Luke love to perform and it’s good to see them back on the Tenerife stages. And what a time come back as well, right before the biggest party of the year.

If your venue needs an extra show, you’ll need to be quick because their availability will be short-lived.

You can find them on Facebook at, Fans of Phenomenon.

Have a healthy Christmas IT could be said that Christmas and New Year celebrations are the most important dates in any venue’s entertainment diary.

And at this time of the year, artistes hope to stay healthy and not be struck down with infection.

So now is a good time to take as many preventative measures as

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possible to fend off ailments.

Most germs are passed around entertainers from microphone heads, yet it takes just five minutes to unscrew and clean a mic head.

No special spray is required and washing-up liquid will do more than enough to kill germs.

But do remember to

dry the head fully before replacing it. This can be done under a hand-dryer in the toilet.

Bingo! Clean mic and it smells nice as well.

Some artistes carry their own foam pop guard, which is also a good idea.

So have a good Christmas … and stay healthy!

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Avicii rolls in blue grass

SWEDISH DJ and producer Avicii has done it again.

After the huge success of Wake Me Up last year the DJ - real name Tim Bergling - has produced another huge hit.

He took a risk last year by throwing two genres together, and he even received a negative response from the audience at its launch during the Ultra Music Festival in Miami.

The risk paid off, though, because Wake Me Up became one of the biggest commercial hits of 2013.

Taking chances seems to be Avicii’s forte because the new track, Hey Brother, features vocals from American Bluegrass singer Dan Tyminski and is the third single to be released from his debut album, True.

The video accompanying this track is on You Tube, and the social community has clocked up over 10 million views since the beginning of

November, when it was first posted.

After a hugely successful year The Brits 2014 will undoubtedly have an award with his name on it. Hey Brother, like Wake Me Up, might not grab you straight away.

But this offering will grow on you with its simple vocal melody, Avicii’s big house sounds and those relatable synthesized brass stabs which seem to define his sound.

24 hours of Happy PHARRELL WILLIAMS launched a new concept in music vid-

eos this week. His latest track, Happy, is a bouncy song which will make you smile first.

Then you’ll be compelled to dance, especially if you’re listening to it while watching the video.

It’s the first of its kind and it’s 24 hours long.

The four-minute radio edit is looped, and the epic video, which takes place in Los Angeles, features different dancers for each cycle of the song.

It is shot throughout the course of the day, while the world around continues, sometimes

oblivious to what is going on.

The video has a timeline clock, so viewers can skip through to specific times of the day and have the option to share smaller sections of the video on social networks.

The dancers comprise members of the public, extras and some of Pharrell’s celebrity friends, including Magic Johnson and Steve Carell.

This is going to be big for Pharrell, and not only because it’s a good song with a fabulous gimmick in the 24-hour

Leona’s double top gift for Christmas?

AT one time, the Christmas No.1 in the Official UK Top 40 singles chart was the one to get.

And huge speculation about who would take the coveted spot would emerge each year.

The X Factor popularity has put a stop to all that speculation and, over the last few years, it has almost been a foregone conclusion that one of Simon Cowell’s stable will enter the charts at the top.

Over the years, mainstream recording artistes who have been steadily churning out hits throughout the year and maintaining a presence in the charts simply aren’t going for it any more. They’re not even releasing anything!

And even though AC/ DC fans are campaigning to get the band’s 1979 hit, Highway To Hell, to No.1, I still believe Cowell and his latest talent-show winner will again come through and take the Christmas chart crown.

The real race for No.1 comes from within the album charts, which seems to be a more credible achievement

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for artistes already in the mainstream.

But the X is still a factor and Leona has come back with a superb performance on last week’s show launching her ridiculously catchy Christmas tune, One More Sleep, which is the first single from her first festive album, Christmas With Love.

Both the album and single have rocketed up

the charts, with the album set to reach No.8 and One More Sleep climbing 30 places to No.4.

The album offers the same catchy feel, with traditional covers of Christmas classics.

The only artiste who can keep Leona away from a No.1 album this year is Michael Buble.

This week, the Canadian crooner is set to occupy two places inside the top 10 album chart with his eighth studio production, To Be Loved, and the collection simply known as Christmas.

They will enter the chart at around No.4 and No.5, with only a few copies separating the sales figures.

Yet it is not beyond the realms of possibility that Leona could have a No.1 single and album for Christmas.

video. It will also receive a mammoth profile from being featured on the soundtrack of the forthcoming movie Despicable Me 2.

Pharrell has seen huge success in 2013 especial-

ly with Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines and Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, two songs which he cowrote.

He has also produced major albums for Miley Cyrus and Jay Z.

ARTIST SONG TITLE

All About She Higher

Arctic Monkeys One for the Road Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski Hey Brother

Bastille Of the Night

Birdy Light Me Up Breach ft. Andreya Triana Everything you Never Had

Britney Work Bitch

Bruce Springsteen High Hopes Calvin Harris, Alesso Under Control

Chvrches Lies

Dan Croll Home

Eliza Dolittle Let it Rain

Ellie Goulding How Long will I Love You

Gary Barlow Let me Go

Haim Forever

Jessie J Thunder

Justin Bieber Recovery Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z TKO

Katy Perry Unconditionally

Kelly Clarkson Underneath the Tree Lady Gaga & R Kelly Do What U Want

Leona Lewis One More Sleep

Lily Allen Somewhere Only We Know

Luminites Do Something

McFly Love is on the Radio

Olly Murs Hand on Heart

One Direction Story of my Life

Pharrell Williams Happy

Pitbull ft. Kesha Timber

Rebecca Ferguson I Hope

Rihanna What Now

Sia Elastic Heart Taylor Swift & Gary Lightbody The Last Time

The 1975 Girls

The Killers Shot at the Night

Tom Odell I Know

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Cindy’s Pink special for Sunday’s Walk of Life

SUNDAY is officially Pink Day in Tenerife, the day when the annual Walk for Life takes place to raise funds for two local Breast Cancer charities.

For many among the 2,000 or so taking part, it will revive memories of lost ones, or of those suffering this dreadful disease.

Some of the walkers may even have breast cancer, or have defied it. And for one woman in particular, this will be an exceptionally special walk.

Lucinder Westminster, known as Cindy to her legion of pals in Costa del Silencio - and just about every other area in the South - has devoted her time to breast cancer charities since losing her partner, Jenny Porter, in April 2009.

Only last month, helped by her “Pink Girls” - the Our Place Playgirls’ darts team she sponsors - she raised the magnificent sum of 5,000 euros for the AMATE charity, which will

benefit from Sunday’s walk.

In addition, Cindy has had her Renault Twingo car sprayed in the appropriate shade of pink, and for good reason.

Patients requiring treatment at the Candelaria hospital were told

recently that their free transport to and from the hospital had been stopped.

That will obviously cause hardship for some patients unable to afford the cost of transport, and that’s where the pink machine comes in.

Cindy will make the Twingo available to any patients who would otherwise have to forgo treatment at Candelaria. “I just want to do everything I can to make life easier for these poor people,” she said.

“I will drive them there

and back, and if I can’t do it, I have a driver who can.”

If her scheme doesn’t work, then she plans to auction the pink car off at next year’s Walk for Life.

Meanwhile, excitement is mounting for

Sunday’s event, and even the Gods are smiling down on the walkers because bright sunshine is forecast, following this week’s miserable, stormy weather.

Last year, the colourful spectacle attracted a magnificent 2,300 walkers and raised 16,000 euros, split between AMATE and AECC, the Asociación Española contra el Cáncer.

Organiser Brigitte Gypen says: “Many people affected by cancer look forward to this event full of optimism each year.

“But many who wish to help in any way possible also look forward to it, year after year since its inception in 2005.”

The Walk for Life slogan is: “If you can walk, you can support.” And that’s a powerful message for anyone who hadn’t planned to be a fund-raiser for this essential research into finding a way to beat such a horrible ailment.

It starts from the Magma Centre in Las Americas on Sunday at 11am and comprises a gentle, fun-filled stroll along the front to Las Vistas beach in Cristianos.

Charity calendar is sealed with a Kiss!

KISS Couture, the fashion show company, has teamed up with CD Marino and Xtreme Gym to produce an attractive 2014 charity calendar.

All proceeds will go to Liz Montague’s Help-

ing Hands in Tenerife charity for its magnificent support of Children’s homes on the Island.

The calendar will feature Kiss Couture models with footballers from Las Americas’ CD Ma-

rino, and MMA fighters from the Las Chafirasbased Xtreme Gym. Some of the shots have been taken at The Regency, in Chayofa, and others at the locations of both sports’ organisations, showing

Picasso’s fund raiser

Picasso’s Pool Bar in the Island Village complex in San Eugenio are holding a big fund raising event tomorrow (Saturday). The fun starts at 2pm until 6pm and the afternoon is in aid of Tierra Blanca dog shelter charity. There will be live entertainment, games, auctions and raffles.

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their boys in action.

Make-up for the shoot was provided by Emilia, from Gift of Beauty, hair by Bev, at Bamboo Hair Design, and jewellery by Nicki Pywell.

Elaine Whillock, Kiss Couture Director, is also a well-known, deep tissue/sports massage therapist (www.raynormassagetenerife.com), working with many of the Island’s footballers and martial arts specialists.

Elaine said: “I’ve thought for a long time that it would be a lovely idea to bring out a calendar with my Kiss Girls in it, and then donate all the profit to Helping Hands.

“After speaking with CD Marino Director Martin Astley, we agreed that it would be even better to include some of the main players from his club as well.

“This charity does such important work for the disadvantaged children in the local community, and, with both organisations together, we hope to raise as much money as possible for these children this Christmas.”

The calendar, costing 10 euros, can be bought at Tasca El Conde, Toby Jug, Tipsy Terrace, The Regency Group, CD Marino, Gift of Beauty, Bamboo Hair Design, Cadman Creations, Astliz Estate Agents, Xtreme Martial Arts Academy, Raynor Massage, Kiss Couture hotels & venues, Witzend, Callao Learning Centre, la Boca, Leonardos, Club la Mar, Tenerife Top Training, Ritmania, Guardia Civil and El Optimismo.

Liz will also be selling it in Iceland, Las Chafiras, over Christmas.

Helping Hands supports 24 children from under-privileged backgrounds at the Guardyl Children’s Day Centre in Granadilla, and also supports another 28 children with Cerebral Palsy at the CEE Disabled School in Guargacho.

Both these facilities are Government-funded by the local authorities and rely heavily on the support and donations from Helping Hands.

Kiss Couture is an events company, based in the South of Tenerife, supplying fashion shows to many resorts and staging shows at private shows for residents.

Elaine. who once counselled disadvantaged children in Scotland, says: “I have many personal reasons for supporting Helping Hands, and I hope the calendar sells well.”

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Accion-man Santa presents himself!

THE rain stayed at bay and the sun shone down on Accion del Sol’s fund-raising Christmas event at the refuge on Sunday.

Highlight of the afternoon was the appearance of Father Christmas with a large sack of presents for the excited children.

An excellent day was enjoyed by all, and it was good to see so many adopted dogs from the refuge back for a visit, and joining in all the fun and games.

What a mess, hopefully!

SILENCIO’S Tenerife Family Church, at Coral Mar, launches an exciting family challenge next Saturday evening (21st Dec) called Messy Church.

It is aimed at all generations: mums, dads, grannies and grandads (even grumpies) children and toddlers.

Come along and help the kids get thoroughly messy doing crafts,

decorating various odds and ends, baking, painting, creating Christmas bits, etc.

It’s a guaranteed two hours of fun, between 5-7pm, with a puppet show, food and, hopefully, a lot of smiling, grubby little faces.

It’s free and absolutely everyone is welcome.

Contact Pastor Bill Jeffrey on 609 565 528 if you have any queries

Winter wonderland of fashion and song Marion Gonzalez, who runs the refuge, says a big thank-you to

the many people who donated their time or help in so many ways to make the day such a success.

Please remember that a dog is for life, and now the festive period is upon on, think carefully before giving a pet as a Christmas present to try to avoid more abandoned dogs in the future. Many of the dogs

at the refuge have been here for years through no fault of their own.

They would love a walk and a dip in the sea maybe, so if you do have any spare time, or you would love to adopt a dog but are unable to for one reason or another, why not come down to Accion del Sol and make a dog or two very happy.

It’s a really nice area for walking, next to Granadilla Ecological Park by the windmills.

Call 922 778 630 for more information, or if you would like to help out at the refuge in any way.

Towels and blankets are always needed for the dogs, so if you have any to spare, they would be much appreciated by our inmates.

THE Arona Lions Club of Las Galletas and Costa del Silencio thank everyone who supported Sunday’s show at the Winter Gardens’ Rendezvous Restaurant, on Golf del Sur.

And a special thankyou to the following artistes who gave their time free: Sister Sister, Gary J, Simon King, Lisa Bridge, Suzie Moore, Ronnie King and Leapy Lee. There was also a fashion show by Art Fashion and a wonderful display by the Ritmania dancers.

Hats off to everyone who donated prizes for the raffle, especially The Ticket Box, in Las

Americas, and Viana Shows.

The venue and its staff did the Lions proud with a BBQ and bowls events.

Finally, Arona Lions wish all their loyal supporters a Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Keep an eye out for when and where our next event will be in 2014.

Fayre play to San Miguel Lions CHRISTMAS is the time for giving and receiving, and San Miguel Lions Club members are offering you a chance to join in their Charity Christmas Fayre.

It takes place next Sunday (22nd Dec), from midday, and you can rent the space for a stall for just five euros.

The event takes place on the top level of Silencio’s Coral Mar Square, Costa del Silencio, and there will be plenty of stalls giving festive cheer and games.

As for receiving, San

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Miguel Lions’ President Nan has been given a wonderful gift of 800 euros from Harry Fleming, on behalf of his Fun Golfers’ Society, which meets at Los Palos every month.

It really is the perfect present as the Lions start gearing up for next year’s annual holiday in Tenerife for disadvantaged children

in the UK. Secretary Ralph Solomon said: “It gives all our Club members the inspiration to work to provide the Holiday of a Lifetime for as many as we can in 2014.

“This time we will have groups from Lancaster, Somerset and East Midlands coming over.

“So it’s with a warm heart that we give thanks to Harry, Clive Rawlinson and all the Fun Golfers, who have been so generous throughout the year.”

To book your stall space for next Sunday, or any information you require about the event, contact Ralph on 685 542 128.

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Health and Beauty

HAPPY NEW YOU

By Carl from Robot MAKING a New Year’s Resolution? Going to give up smoking? Lose weight? Sign up at the gym?

What about giving your image an overhaul? Ask yourself how many years it is since you changed your hairstyle.

More than a few years ago? Maybe it’s time your Resolution should be to give yourself a new look.

If you’ve had the same style for a few years, there’s a chance it could be dating you. I recently gave a makeover to a new client who hadn’t had anything different done to her hair for over 20 years.

She thought that keeping the same style would keep her young looking, but it was quite the reverse.

As you age, your face changes shape - not always for the worse

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necessarily - but differently. And that’s why you shouldn’t stick to the same style or, sometimes, the same colour.

What suited you when you were twentysomething isn’t going to give the same effect when you’re fortysomething.

Your hair needs to evolve or otherwise, it could be ageing you and dragging you down.

Think about it. Do you still wear the same clothes as you did years ago? Of course not, because fashions change and so does hair.

Sometimes, just a small change is needed. For example, a fringe, to “soften” or having it slightly shorter to thicken because your hair sometimes thins as you age.

You don’t need to be middle-aged to be stuck in a rut, because any age group can get trapped in the same style.

There are so many styles to choose from, and colours as well, so ask your stylist to sug-

gest a change. We love to “makeover” clients because it also prevents us from getting bored.

As I said before, it doesn’t have to be a big change - something subtle can make a big difference. The easiest way to do this is to book a consultation, which should be free of charge.

This is the time when we stylists will discuss everything with you, from the cut to the colour, and suggesting what we would advise and asking what you’d like.

Remember, too, that having your hair done isn’t just the choice of the stylist. It’s also your involvement, and sometimes it’s not just what we suggest but your input as well.

So while you have some free time this holiday season, have a good look in the mirror and ask yourself if your hair is making the best of you.

Or do you need a “Happy New You” as well as a “Happy New Year”?

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Forties hammered by booze or drugs PEOPLE in their Forties are more likely to end up in hospital through booze or drugs than those any other age group.

Shock figures show they can account for nearly one in five emergency cases involving that age group.

Out of 533,302 people admitted to UK hospitals with problems related to alcohol or drugs since 2010, shock figures reveal that 120,000 were aged between 40 and 49.

Of those, 60,738 were 40 to 44 and 60,083 were 45 to 49.

And almost one in five of all people in their 40s, who were admitted for any reason in 201213, were classed by the NHS as “emergency admissions because of a known drug/alcohol issue”.

The problem was highlighted in a report by healthcare statistics company Dr Foster.

Co-founder Roger Taylor said the figures suggested a particular issue among those born in the Sixties.

“The bulk of the problem is in this age group,” he said.

“They have used drink and drugs more than previous generations, and it is catching up with them in middle age.”

Matt Tee, of the NHS Confederation, which represents hospitals, said society needed to tackle the issue of middle-aged problem drinkers.

He added: “It’s easy to dupe ourselves that binge-drinking teenagers or stag and hen parties in their Twenties are the cause of alcohol-related pressures on the NHS. “But news puts this myth firmly in its place, and makes it important that we seriously examine the impact of our drinking habits.”

The data revealed that alcohol and drug

abuse costs the NHS £607million a year, with highest admission rates in the North of England.

While problem drinking exists across all socio-economic groups, poor people are most likely to end up in hospital because of it.

A total of 3,013 children, aged 10-14, and 24,101 teenagers, aged 15-19, have been hospitalised because of drink or drugs since 2010.

Around 15% of admissions were among those aged 30-34, 18% were 35-39 and 16% in the 50-54 bracket.

A Department of Health spokesman said: “These figures highlight the harm alcohol and drugs have on users of all ages.”

The British Medical Association (BMA) warned: “It is vital that we take more action to tackle the impact of excessive alcohol consumption.”

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By Val Sainsbury

MOST people know what happens when you eat too much turkey: you feel sleepy and you’re ready for that Christmas Day doze.

That’s because the tryptophan, an amino acid which is a natural sedative, kicks in.

But, when you eat the right amount, the traditional festive food actually provides some excellent health benefits.

These include high protein and B vitamins, as well as having cancerprevention properties.

Turkey is an excellent source of protein - a four-ounce serving contains about 32 grams of protein, which equals about 65% of your recommended daily allowance.

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Why turkey enriches you …or turns the lights out!

So, if you eat turkey for at least one meal, and then eat other good sources of protein throughout the day, you’ll have your daily needs covered.

Turkey helps prevent cancer. It contains the mineral selenium, which helps your thyroid gland to function properly and is essential for a healthy immune system.

Selenium also helps to eliminate cancerfriendly free radicals from your body.

Turkey is also an excellent source of B vitamins. It contains 36 % of your daily allowance of vitamin B3, and 27% of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin B6.

The Vitamin B3 is essential because it helps the nervous system to function properly. It is also important for energy metabolism, and helps

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with the processing of fats in the body.

Vitamin B6 is also important for energy metabolism, but it has a few additional functions.

It helps with the synthesis of red blood cells and neurotransmitters which regulate functions such as mood, behaviour, sleep and appetite.

It is also important for keeping blood-sugar levels steady, because it helps to break down glycogen into glucose.

Another good thing is that all cuts of turkey are good for you: both white and dark meat are an excellent source of protein and B vitamins.

Just watch what you eat with the turkey, though. If you add fattening gravies or sauces, you will lose some of the health benefits!

Size matters when it comes down to a bra!

By Ruth Benson IT’S getting closer and closer to Christmas Day, and, for those of you who have not finished or even started your Christmas shopping, here is an idea for a festive fashion favourite.

What man on Christmas Day does not get excited when he receives socks or underwear? The gifting of these items to a man at Christmas may be an easy choice - a bit like a Lynx set but not very inspiring.

However, buying underwear for women is a completely different ball-game. I have often felt that women should buy the men the women’s underwear as a gift as it’s normally them who benefit.

Let me explain: when men purchase underwear for women, it’s not normally a set from M&S - actually, more likely to involve the letters being the other way round.

Most men’s underwear choice involves what they want to see their lady wearing, and not necessarily what the lady wearing it will actually choose herself.

The underwear usually purchased is not normally worn on a day-today basis, but spends more time in the underwear drawer.

One reason for this is sizes. Men’s perception of what size bra or knickers they think will fit their lady is normally not what it actually is, with smaller-busted women getting bigger bras.

Although women buying men’s underwear have this same dilemma; when asking the man’s size, most will say large!

The choice of underwear for women is very varied, and this is where I do sympathise with men. Women have it a lot easier when buying for men. They get their usual style, be it boxer or briefs, and then just pick a colour. But men buying for women have an abundance of choice.

Take the bra, for instance. Most men will say it’s just a bra.

Oh no, we have the wired, non-wired, pushup, support, padded, plunge, strapless … need I go on?

Then there is the bottom half: the thong, panty, mini, brief, shorts. Again, the list is endless. You would think that was it, but no, you could go for a

basque, suspender belt, a cami, a baby doll. It’s just not as simple as it initially sounds.

So how does the man choose the right one?

My recommendation is to see what she normally wears because this shows you what is comfortable.

Then ask her for ideas.

Any woman loves to receive underwear, and I’m sure they would be showing you exactly what they would like, but one they will feel comfortable in and wear again.

Don’t get depressed and think she will ask for full-on briefs or a chastity belt.

Most women want nice underwear. And women would pick lace and feminine styles, which can be far sexier then a full bondage outfit!

So if you do decide to get your loved one underwear this Christmas, just remember that there is plenty of choice out there.

But consider what that person would like to wear, rather than let your purchase be left alone in some drawer.

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The Rendezvous Restaurant, Golf Del Sur

Stuart’s first class team HAVING eaten at The Rendezvous on Golf del Sur a couple of times since it opened four years ago, it was a delight to formally review the restaurant earlier this week.

Even though it was one of the wettest evenings of the year, the welcome was as warm and inviting as ever.

The Rendezvous is located right in the centre of the Winter Gardens

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complex and is easy to find.

The complex has a bowling green in the centre and the restaurant is on the upper level above its sister Rendezvous Bar and Bistro.

It has a large, fabulous terrace which overlooks the bowling green, although it was not in use because of the weather.

However, from personal experience, we know you can spend lazy,

hazy summer evenings sitting outside on the quiet, sheltered terrace, away from the passing traffic. On this occasion, though, circumstances dictated that we were inside.

The restaurant itself is fairly large with around 20 tables nicely spaced.

And even on such a rainy night, it was almost full.

The decor is a kind of modern-classic mix, with warm creams and deep

claret on the walls and table covers. Modern artwork also adorns the walls. And we enjoy the feel of the Rendezvous even before we sample the food.

The menu is extensive with a large selection of starters, mains and speciality dishes.

Having discussed the menu at length with restaurant manager Stuart Scott, we ordered and dinner was served at a pleasantly-relaxed pace.

We opted for the homemade chicken liver and brandy pate, served with melba toast, and one of the tempura king prawns from the specials of the day. Both were very tasty.

For mains we chose medallions of pork fillet with a Dijon and herb crust and a sea bass and Dorado dish, served on a bed of fennel with a delicate lemon and watercress sauce.

The dishes themselves were visually stunning and absolutely delicious.

The Rendezvous has a reasonable selection of local, Spanish, French

and New World wines. We chose the delicious, reasonably-priced South African Sauvignon Blanc, which complemented our meals perfectly.

Sadly, we had no room left for desserts.

After dinner we had a chance to chat with Stuart and ask him what he thought contributed to the obvious success of the restaurant.

He was quick to point out that it was a team effort. From head chef Colin Bliss and his team in the kitchen, to Stuart’s own front-of-house team, they never stop looking for ways to improve, whether that be

quality, presentation, or the way that they look after people.

“We love what we do here and we think that shows,” said Stuart.

We certainly agree with him, and can recommend this restaurant highly.

The Rendezvous is open seven days a week, from 6pm. For reservations, call 922 738 683 (9am-5pm) or 922 738 602 after 5pm.

It is already fully booked for Christmas Day, and has limited places left for its New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner. Please contact above numbers for more details.

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Gem of a restaurant …and gem of a feast SITUATED on the mountain-facing side of the Apolo Centre in Los Cristianos, you could be forgiven for not finding Kikiriki, or not even knowing it has been there since 1998.

Kikiriki, owned and run by Cordobeses (from Córdoba in Andalucía) Antonio García Mora and his wife Carmen Baños González, it is a gem of a restaurant.

It offers typical Spanish and international cuisine at very reasonable prices: starters begin from just 1.25 euros for garlic bread.

Antonio was in the process of introducing his new menu when we visited, so we decided to combine some of the new items with their tried and trusted favourites.

If you fancy a sociable starter, you can’t go wrong with the Pan Catalán; chunks of lightlytoasted, rustic bread, rubbed with garlic and tomato, and topped with the best-quality Jamón Ibérico.

The onion-and-salmon quiche was our other starter selection, and it didn’t disappoint. It was creamy and flavoursome, and not shy on the salmon.

Kikiriki is known for its roast chicken. What Carmen puts in the seasoning is a closelyguarded secret, but, suffice to say, it’s delicious.

The half roast chicken is priced at 5.70 euros and, honestly, it was the biggest half-chicken I have ever seen!

It was accompanied by four sauces, all very different, and all complementing the meat perfectly.

If you’re not feeling adventurous, then try the pepper sauce, which has just the right balance of creaminess and heat.

There is a Roquefort sauce for lovers of blue cheese, but the two stars in my mind were the spicy tomato sauce (be warned; it has a kick), and their special Kikiriki sauce, featuring cream, tomato and tarragon, with French origins.

Antonio and Carmen have included loin of cod to the new menu, which is what we chose as our second main course.

The cod can be prepared in several ways; battered, simply grilled, with garlic or with onions. We received a large piece of light flaky cod loin which was served with garlic.

The garlic was subtle

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enough to taste without overpowering the wonderful fish, but if you fancy it stronger, then do ask.

Our side-dishes again showed a selection of what is on offer at Kikiriki. We opted for garlic potatoes (I see a theme developing here) and chips.

But I had already been told about their Creamed Spinach Gratinée, so we had to try that, too. It was the perfect accompaniment.

Once we thought we

had finished our feast, waitress Ellie from Ecuador appeared with not one but two desserts.

We really had to force them down (*ahem!*) but both the lemon meringue pie and the hot almond cake just smelled so good, we couldn’t ignore them.

The lemon sorbet accompanying the desserts was a great palate cleanser; delightfully fresh and zingy without making your face crumple.

We asked Antonio a few questions about Kikiriki and here’s how that went: CW: How long have you been in the restaurant business?

Kikiriki: I was a waiter from being a young man, but wanted my own place. Carmen and I moved from Cordoba 22 years ago, and finally opened Kikiriki seven years later.

CW: Where does your meat come from?

Kikiriki: It’s all fresh from the mainland;

none of our meat has come from South America, unlike some places, and is the freshest available.

CW: What (other than chicken) are your specialities?

Kikiriki: We do a suckling pig, as well as fresh roast lamb. But you have to order that in advance because of the cooking time to get it just perfect.

CW: Where does the name Kikiriki come from?

Kikiriki: It’s the noise a chicken makes in the morning (Antonio then proceeded to make the clucking noise “kikirikirikiriki” which, I guess, would translate loosely to “cock-a-doodle-doo!”).

Kikiriki, open from 5pm Monday to Friday, and from 1pm at weekends, offers 40% off ALL FOOD (drinks excluded) between 1-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Call 922 753 074 for bookings.

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Motoring

By Jav FORD have finally made an appearance in the baby SUV stakes, and they’re not ashamed to say they’ve left it late.

But now they’re up and running, the company aren’t just dabbling in what is becoming an extremely competitive market because they start with an excellent pedigree.

The Indian-built EcoSport, which starts at £14,995, is essentially the fantastic Fiesta supermini expressed as a soft-roader, with all the dynamic sophistication that implies. And the range is simplicity itself.

Each car is a relatively well-equipped Titanium model, and there are three engines: the nowfamiliar 1.0-litre threecylinder EcoBoost petrol, a 1.5-litre turbodiesel with 90bhp, and a 110bhp 1.5-litre petrol four.

The normally-aspirated petrol unit is the entry model, while the most expensive at present is the £16,495 diesel. But the Titanium X models, with slightly better kit on board, will be available next year.

That will add about £1,000 to each model and includes leather trim and 17-inch alloys - inch bigger than the standard wheels.

Whatever the style or

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Better late than never, Ford’s baby SUV will soon Boost the market

look, this is essentially a soft-roader since there is no 4 x 4 version available, even though they can be bought in non-European markets.

Ford explain the anomaly by saying demand is low Like all baby SUVs, the EcoSport is short and high, with a bluff front end and really short overhangs, so it can hardly be sleek, And the looks are further compromised, some would say, by a bulky, covered spare wheel attached to the

outside of the large, convenient, side-opening rear door.

Ford engineers believe some markets love it for the ruggedness it implies while others, in the UK for example, feel it’s a bit crude.

When you get into the car, through the wide doors, the relationship to the Fiesta is obvious from the dash design and the looming switch set about the centre console.

So is the hard plastic from its Indian heritage against others in the

class, which are better finished and have that “more European” look.

But the Ecosport is quite roomy, offers pretty good rear accommodation for a car just over four metres in length, and has a decent boot which is easily accessible.

The rear seat folds and tumbles, and the resulting load space is generous, not least because it doesn’t have to accommodate a full-size spare wheel!

Ford haven’t yet quoted a kerb-weight, but

it seems rather obvious from the car’s slightly lethargic acceleration (0-62 in 14 seconds for the diesel) that it isn’t exactly lightweight.

The EcoBoost does better, with an acceleration time of 12.7secs and a top speed of 112mph, and both versions drive well, with a stable feeling, even in strong crosswinds and over bad bumps.

Overall, this machine is roomy and practical, with expectedly good on-road dynamics. But its lack of a four-wheel-

drive facility really is surprising, as is the restricted range.

The prices undercut Vauxhall’s well-received Mokka, which is probably just as well, because the interior materials quality is far from being its finest feature.

But Ford will improve and flesh out the range, and the first cars will have no problem attracting instant buyers.

And yes, it genuinely is a handy addition to the highly-regarded Fiesta line-up.

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By Margaret Tully IT’S nearly that time of year again and, dare I say, how many days to go?

There are Poinsiettas everywhere, but I am not going to focus on them because, to be honest, I don’t really like them.

When I was a child I used to visit my Nana, and I remember around Christmas time that she used to have a solitary Poinsietta plant in the “bogey hole”, which was a little room that was very cold and you went into only rarely.

The plant used to sit in a pot in the window and it would be kept in the dark from early evening until first light the next morning.

I found out later that this is exactly how these plants are treated to maintain the top bracts’ lovely, festive red. But it always seemed such a staid and sad plant.

Instead, I’m writing about a wonderful palm which grows all over the Canaries called the Date Palm.

At this time of year, shops are stacked up with hundreds of trays of sticky fruits called dates. They are given as gifts - and we are in the Canaries, after all.

The tradition harks back to when the date was the staple food of many men. They are rich and sweet, and, being food, they

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have usefulness the Canarians love.

The plant that these fruits come from is the date palm (Phoenix canariensis), which is the native species.

But its fruits are very small and, although edible, the plants are not cultivated for this purpose; moreover, they are used ornamentally.

You can propagate it from seed, which is the stone inside the fleshy date, which takes a time.

However, if you want to keep this plant in a pot

on your patio, then it will get to a manageable size reasonably quickly.

The true Date Palm is the Phoenix dactylifera, also known as the Pineapple Palm - that’s what many of my friends call it, anyway - because of the shape of the trunk when the frongs are cut off.

Then, they reveal a spiral pattern, which looks like a screw. I watched a TV programme the other night about the Hanging Gardens at Nineveh, which are sometimes called the

other Babylon. The “screw” shape was said to inspire King Sennacherib to create a screw to carry water upwards, to water the amazing plants in the garden he created for his wife.

This type of screw was used 350 years later by Archimedes, who named the screw after himself.

But the true inventor was the Assyrian King Sennacherib.

Plants can offer us answers to engineering, health, and also give us pleasure and put a smile on our faces.

If you want to plant your own Palm from seed, sow in a small pot of free-draining soil.

Continue to move the seedling as it grows into larger pots, until you have reached the desired size for your patio, garden, terrace, or wherever you choose.

If you are growing your palm for the fruit, make sure it is a female because the palm has both male and female plants.

There is no way to guarantee a seed will produce a female plant, but a cutting taken from

a fruit bearer will be female and also produce fruit a lot earlier.

I won’t encourage you to look for offshoots from plants in your neighbourhood, but you could ask for a few offshoots from the owner of the plant.

The alternative is to buy an established, female date palm from the garden centre, but they can be an expensive investment.

If you planted 50 seeds, maybe half would be female and you could whittle the number down to create a hoard of a few selected plants to grow on … next year’s Christmas presents, perhaps?

They say a dog is not just for Christmas, and neither is a palm.

They’re both with you for the duration!

At this time of year, look out for bunches of date fruits, hanging like baubles from these palm plants.

Some are as tall as 70 feet, which makes you wonder just how long this plant has been on the planet.

The date was cultivated about 6,000 years ago and the Palm is mentioned in the Bible and the Quran, where it is referred to as the Tree of Life.

It offered food and shelter from various parts of the plant and, therefore, was a lifegiving plant - and still is!

SOW IT, GROW IT… THEN TASTE IT THIS rich cake/ loaf, an alternative to the traditional Christmas cake, goes just as well with brandy butter.

Ingredients *500g pitted or dates and apricots combination

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dates dried

Date & almond fruit loaf *4oz self-raising flour *Pinch of salt *1 tsp of mixed spice *4oz unsalted butter *4oz soft brown sugar *2 eggs or 1 large one *1 tbsp muscatel/ brandy *2-3 toss almond flakes *2-3 toss apricot jam

Method *Line a loaf tin *Pre-heat oven to 150ºC *Cut the fruit into small chunks. *Cover the fruit with boiled water or a strong black tea and drain when needed *Sift the flour with the

salt and the spice mix *Cream the butter and the sugar *Add the egg(s) to the butter and sugar *Then add the flour, salt and spice mix *Finally, once all ingredients have been mixed, add drained

fruit and muscatel *Put mixture into lined tin and bake for approx 2 hours.

It’s ready when an inserted skewer comes out clean. Then let it cool.

To decorate *Melt few tablespoons

of apricot jam in pan. *Paint melted jam on to top of cake and stick on almond flakes *Paint over each almond flake with remaining jam and let it set It gives the cake/ loaf a lovely glazed appearance, and makes it look even more delicious.

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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.

4 6 8 9 1

9 1 5

2 8 3 9 4 3

2 9 7 3 6 8

5 8 4

3 2 8 6 9 And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

7 2 3 8 5 4

5 6 8 3

8 1 4

4 5 2 1 6 2 5 2 9 8 6

1 6 9 3 1 4 5 1 8 7 9

6 3 4

1 4

9 3 6 8 5 4 5 2 9 3 2 8 6 3 7 1 Last Issue's Answers: Brain Training: Beginner: 85 Intermediate: 81 Advanced: 91 Making you think: 4. Working in columns, the sum of the numbers in each column is always 14.

Sudoku X:

Puzzle

Wordsearch Find the words about Rodeo arena barrels boots broncos buckles calf cash winnings clowns cowboys dirt fairgrounds fun horses lariat music muttin bustin reins rodeo ropes saddles sheep spurs stable stall steer team ropers tie down time score title trucks

Making you think...

The Peasant A peasant is convicted in China.

He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say a last sentence in order to determine the way the penalty will be carried out. If the peasant lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded.

The peasant speaks a last sentence, and to everybodys surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty.

What did the peasant say?

Beginner Starter Number

Sudoku:

8 4 7 3 1 9 5 6 2

8 1 2 6 3 9 5 7 4

6 3 9 7 4 1 8 5 2

5 2 1 8 4 6 9 3 7

6 7 5 8 4 2 1 3 9

8 4 5 6 9 2 3 7 1

3 9 6 7 2 5 1 8 4

4 9 3 5 7 1 6 8 2

3 6 8 9 7 4 2 1 5

2 3 8 5 9 1 7 4 6

5 4 6 1 9 7 8 2 3

7 5 1 2 8 3 6 9 4

6 1 9 4 7 2 8 5 3

1 2 7 4 8 3 9 6 5

2 9 4 1 5 6 7 3 8

4 7 5 6 8 3 2 1 9

3 8 9 2 5 6 4 1 7

5 1 2 3 6 7 4 8 9

7 5 4 2 3 8 6 9 1

9 6 1 7 2 5 3 4 8

4 7 6 8 1 9 5 2 3

1 6 2 9 5 4 3 7 8

2 3 4 9 6 8 7 5 1

9 8 3 4 2 5 1 6 7

9 8 3 1 6 7 4 2 5

7 5 8 3 1 4 2 9 6

1

3

x3

4

5

8

9

2

3

6

7

17 ÷13

+47 ÷7 +31 ÷2 -9

Answer

x10

Intermediate Starter Number

1

2

3

12

x4

-23

2/5 of this

4

5

6

7

8

9

x37 -114 ÷16 +41 ÷3 Advanced

Answer

-3 1

2

101 x3 +45

5/6 of this

4

5

6

7

8

9

Starter Number

1 2 7 5 3 8 9 4 6

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30-Second Brain Training 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!

3

-187 x4 -123 ÷17 +208 ÷25

Answer

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Property for rent (cont.)

2 single beds with mattresses and covers 30 euros each. Fluorescent striplight, 5 euros. Pro electric car polisher/buffer 15 euros. Brother electronic knitting machine KH910, and full package, 180 euros.

Men’s leather jacket, new, 30 euros. 2 bedroom chairs, Queen Anne Style, 40 euros for both. Wooden-framed floral upholstered chair/ lounger, 20 euros. Earlex 4.5litre steamer with many attachments, 30 euros. Silencio area, buyer to collect. Tel: 665 934 280 or 662 354 391 Wine chiller storage cabinet, holds up to 120 bottles, 200 euros.

Wine glasses. 17cl. Paris goblets, 60 available. 6 euros per dozen.

Portable air-conditioning unit. 50 euros. Tel: 922 738 445 Figurines by Nao, all perfect and boxed, from 50 euros. Tel: 676 051 341

Events management level 3 course from www.openstudycollege. com, 300 euros including name change. Tel: 637 206 026 Brand-new stainless-steel double sink and drainer, 350 euros. Bar stools and tall tables, 40 euros each. 8 cans and 2 stands stage lighting with controller, 495 euros. Stainless-steel hand-wash sink with foot control, 250 euros. Up to 40 stools for a bar or home, will sell in 4s, all colours, 50 euros each stool. Two electric planchers, 60cm and 80cm, 200 euros. Stainless-steel bottle dumps, 2m long, 495 euros. Tel: 686 828 953 Cream leather dining chairs, 200 euros for 4. Designer sofa-bed, 450 euros. Child’s single bed with mattress, wardrobe, desk and drawers, all-in-one unit, 250 euros. Tel: 648 848 185 Front-loading washing machine, 135 euros. Top-loading washing machine, 130 euros. Can deliver. Tel: 635 911 337 White, round table, 50 euros ono. Pine dressing table, 20 euros. Valle San Lorenzo. Tel: 922 722 255 Men’s large-headed 10.5-degree carbon-shafted driver with head cover, nearly new, 30 euros. Tel: 922 797 888 Seagrass storage basket, perfect, 15 euros ono. Large plastic storage box on wheels, as new, 8 euros. Cool box, 6 euros. Torviscas area, Tel: 619 518 806 or 636 656 294.

Chest freezer, medium size, 80 euros. Single 2-drawer divan with mattress and headboard, 70 euros. Dining table, glass inset top and 6 chairs, 150 euros. Teak 3-drawer bedroom unit, 30 euros. Tel: 637 968 334 Selection of adult board games, from 10 euros. Tel: 642 965 747 Adult bike, black, lots of extras. no gears, 85 euros. Children’s bike, 16in wheels, 5 gears, 60 euros. Black patio lamp-post triple light, 60 euros. Large white basin complete with taps, hangs on wall, not pedestal, 25 euros. Wii fit plus complete package, balance board, twin-charger, 50 euros. All in excellent cond. Adeje. Tel: 637 166 582 X Box 360, 250 GB (boxed) with one control, HDMI cable, Assassins’ Creed 2 downloaded, and all the map packs for the games MW2, MW3 and Black Ops 1, (games not included), 125 euros. Also games for X Box: Fifa 14, 30 euros, Fifa 09, 3 euros, Fifa Street, 10 euros.

Assasins Creed Revelations, 10 euros, Gears of war 3, 12 euros.

Homefront 10 euros. Saints row 3, 10 euros. Medal of honour warfighter, 10 euros. Black ops 1, 10 euros. Or all games bought together 85 euros. Nintendo 3DS, pink, with charger & accessories, Nintendo dogs, and game card with over 40 games, 110 euros.

Nintendo Wii games: Just Dance 3, 12 euros. Just Dance 4, 15 euros, X factor sing-along game and microphone, 25 euros. High School musical dance game, 3 euros. Zumba dance with belt, 12 euros. Sing star microphones for PS2 OR PS3, 15 euros. Playstation 2 games, High School Musical Sing it, 3 euros. Barbie Island Princess, Bratz Rock Angels and Bratz the movie, 5 euros each or 12 euros for all 3. Boy’s mountain bike suit 8-12, 30 euros. Tel: 636 563 051 Ideal Xmas presents: 2 Panama hats small & med, new con, 25 euros each. Designer bag, ladies new black with pink, waterproof lining, can be used as baby-changing bag, 50 euros. Child’s bike, Mickey Mouse, red with trainer wheels, 25 euros. Minnie Mouse duvet cover & pillow case, new con, 8 euros. Lean, mean grilling machine, large, English plug, 35 euros ono. Large wall fan with nice painting of mountains, 10 euros. Elec juice extractor, 5 euros. 3-piece ladies lightweight luggage set, main colour beige, 30 euros. Baby carrier for front of body, navy blue, 5 euros. Child baby carrier for the back with storage pockets in red, good quality, 25 euros. Child’s lay-back buggy, lightweight, navy, 25 euros. Child’s car seat, 25 euros. Babycarrier car seat, 10 euros. Baby bag, navy blue, new, 8 euros. Brass trumpet/cornet, ideal for child learning in school, 100 euros. Lean mean grilling machine, 30 euros. Toddler’s 3-wheel pedal bike, 8 euros. Wireless logic keyboard as new 10 euros. Large boiler, ideal for apt or bar, wall-mounted, 20 euros. Small elec chip pan, 10 euros.

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Microwave and grill, 35 euros. TDT with remote, 15 euros. Ceiling fan with lamp, 25 euros. Camping gas, 20 euros. DVD player/video recorder combo remote, 45 euros. DVD player, 25 euros. VCR player, 20 euros, Butane gas bottles, 40 euros each, 3 for 110 euros. Two orange juicers, 10 euros each. Deep fat fryer, 20 euros, VCR player, 20 euros. Cordless home phone, 10 euros. Table lamp with shade, 10 euros. Computer monitor, 25 euros. Child’s car seat 0-18 kilos, 20 euros. Tel: 632 526 710 Washing machines, front & top-loading, 120 euros each. Ironing board, 10 euros. Remote for Sky box, 10 euros. Framed mirror, 20 euros. Office printer, copier, scanner, 40 euros. Washing machine, 125 euros. Gas bottle, 35 euros. Small fridge, 70 euros. Playstation 2 with controller and 2 memory cards, 80 euros. Playstation 2 games, 5 euros each. Laptop charger, 10 euros. Tel: 632 483 344 Under-counter fridge, 50 euros. Stainless-steel 4-ring electric hob, 50 euros. White microwave, 25 euros. 10 stainless-steel electric kettles, 12 euros each. Chest freezer, 120 euros. 14in computer monitor, 10 euros. Mountain bike, 85 euros. Video recorders, 20 euros. Table fan, 15 euros. Computer tower, 70 euros, PC monitor, 30 euros. DVD player, 20 euros. VCR player, 25 euros. Foot bath massager, 20 euros. Playstation 2 with controller + two games, 45 euros. Microwave 25 euros. Microwave dishes, 8 euros each.

Vacuum cleaner, (b), 20 euros.

21in TV, 30 euros. Mini oven, 20 euros. Tel: 686 336 904 Make your own DVDs. Sony Handycam video camera model HC19E , C/W battery charger, firewire, and compact carrying case, 120 euros. Tel 619 688 177 Games chip for Nintendo Ds/Dsi/DsiXL +3Ds (in normal play mode), includes top 40 games. 25 euros. Tel: 695 808 394 2 golf bags, 10 euros each. Golf trolley, 15 euros. Singer swing machine, 25 euros. 2 sets bowls, size 0, size 4 plus bags. set of golf clubs and bag, 35 euros. Tel: 922 790 522 Hewlett Packard colour printer, suit small office, 125 euros ono. Tel: 642 965 747 Small compressor, as new, with airline, spray gun, tyre inflation, wash gun. 115 euros. Tel 634 135 517 2 men’s outdoor jackets, medium size, 1 black, 1 blue, 10 euros each.

Tel: 600 712 105 Grey marl 3 piece suit, jacket and waistcoat, 40L and trousers, 34L, 20 euros. Timberland juumper, XL, 10 euros. Sonnetti combats, 34L, 10 euros. 18 x brand new glass candle holders and trays, 10 euros.

Jane, pink and orange pregnancy sleeping/feeding cushion, also turns into cushion for baby to lay in, 20 euros. Second hand mens golf shoes, size 11, 20 euros ONO. Tel: 637 206 026

Cars wanted CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH - Offer made once seen, we will come to you. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 X 4’s, small vans, people carriers, runners and non runners, accident damaged, etc. ANYTHING CONSIDERED.

Call us now on 678 451 641

Cars/BIKES Audi TT 18t 2002 model ,95k,recent engine recon and new clutch. This model boasts porche brakes and drives like new 7995 euros.

Tel: 639 913 349 2007 Mercedes 280SLK Silver, 3000cc V6 engine, Tiptronic gearbox, one owner from new only 50,000 Kms. Owner leaving the island. 22,000 euros, call 922 718 061

Property for SALE

4 car lock-up garage for sale Golf del Sur. Tel: 637 819 680 or 922 709 984 Property for rent 3 bed apartment in El Medano, quiet area, bathroom, lounge with balcony, kitchen, washing machine, pool, parking space, €540 monthly electric & water extra, 1 month deposit required. Call 607 371 034.

Year 2000 renault megane coupe,1.4 very good mechanically, ITV oct 2014, 1450 euros including change of ownership and taxes.

Tel: 674 388 147

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Cars to Rent

Air-conditioning

Long & Short Term From 270 euros per month including Insurance.

Phone Terry on 611 313 778 or email: terrybury@gmail.com 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 - making happy feet between El Medano and Los Gigantes for 18 years. Tel: 608 029 790

Cleaning

Jobs

A company is looking for an In House Manager, primarily for UK, but also for Scandinavian markets.

Some knowledge of Fractional Sales would be an advantage.

Please e-mail your CV and contact telephone number to: jobs@destinationtenerife.com

Elite Cleaning Services is an established cleaning company who can provide a professional cleaning service for Apartments, Villas and Offices. Call us today on 922 789 795 or 696 922 597.

Suncare Central has the following positions available: Regional Operations Manager - Canary Islands, Scandinavian Area Manager , German Area Manager and Supervisors in Spain . Must be enthusiastic, passionate and motivated, with managerial / supervisory experience and proven track record in driving sales.

Spanish contract with a competitive salary + bonus + car and fuel allowance offered. Please send cover letter with current CV to jobs@suncarecentral.com For the attention of Louise Byrne.

Chef/Cook with BBQ experience is required to work in a new restaurant opening in El Madronal near the German school. Good terms of employment given to the right person. To arrange an interview call 635 973 416 Marketing Assistant required, to be involved in all aspects of Marketing Activities, assisting the Marketing Director with existing and new promotional campaigns across Europe.

A background in setting up networks is preferable, and knowledge of Central/Eastern European/ Scandinavian languages is an advantage. Some travel within Europe may be involved. Please e-mail your cv and contact telephone number to: obs@destinationtenerife.com

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES An opportunity for residents & holidaymakers to meet & socialise at the Restaurante Castaùuelas, seafront, Los Cristianos near the Sunday market, 3 course meal with ½ bottle of wine for only 12 euros. To reserve call Nancy on 655 679 033. (closed after 18th December until 15th January).

Computers

Telephone: 922 736 728 E-mail: Antiques ALADDINS CAVE. Antiques & Vintage Goods bought & sold Tel: 922 720 493

Blinds

Computer Service Provider BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner

info@act-tenerife.com

Web:

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Lawyers (cont.)

Mechanics Health & Beauty www.fitnesswithdebbie.com Tel: 664 576 779

Insurance

Patio Doors & Windows Kitchens & bathrooms

Driving school Theory in English at home, collection from home for lessons.

More information www.autoescuelaenred.com or email info@ autoescuelaenred.com SMS or Whats App on 629 135 005.

Electrician

Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing etc. (e.g. complete bathroom & kitchen refurbishments, including all materials & labour from under 2000 euros) Tel 661 081 843 for quotation.

Gardening

Lawyers Personal ServiceS Alejandra, a blond Latin girl in Los Cristianos, natural French, Greek, massages, kisses, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits, Avenida SabandeĂąos, behind the BP petrol station, call 650 442 665 Erika, an attractive, loving Brazilian girl in Los Cristianos, kisses, cuddles, massage, natural French, complete Greek, toys, hotel visits, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, call 655 784 373 or 654 111 670.

Dutch Transvestite in Las Americas, hard natural French, all services, call 602 807 451

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I am Natalia your professional masseurs. Every massage you need, relaxing, sensual, all on massage bed with oils & sea salts, also French, natural Greek, kisses, 24 hour service, in front of the hotel Aguamar in Los Cristianos, call 610 609 086

Removals UNIVERSAL EXPORTS S.L. PROFESSIONAL REMOVALS TO AND FROM THE U.K. Email: info@removals-tenerife.com Transport Licence: No. 11572932 C.I.F. No. B38820395 Tel: 922 720 711

repairs Mar a Mexican girl in Los Cristianos, 24 hour service, kisses, cuddles, massage. Avenida Los Sabandeños in Los Cristianos behind the BP petrol station. Home-hotel visits. Call 660 983 631

I am a good looking girl called Patricia who is willing to give you enjoyment to the limit! You will find me in the Avenida Los Sabandeños in Los Cristianos behind the BP petrol station, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits available, call 610 127 223.

Translation Second-hand Shops

English model, showgirl, professional striptease, quality service, general entertainment. Stag night, dominatrix, fetish, luxury conditions, visits 24 hours, escort service available, 697 227 139.

Eva, the girl you’ve been looking for in Las Galletas, all services, to fulfill your fantasies, call now on 669 738 298.

Las Americas, natural French, Greek, massages, kisses, call 611 235 451.

SISSY LOS CRISTIANOS SLIM, SEXY, DOMINATING GOODLOOKING, PRIVATE APARTMENT, CALL : 634 273 126

PETS

Furniture & Household Items bought for cash Immediate decisions

Phone Freddie 609 303 634

TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES: Legally registered with over 25 years experience. Official, Medical, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Probate, Pensions, car paperwork and much more.

Professionalism and confidentiality guaranteed.

Transport available. Call Tracey on 666 857 991 or email on info@tenerifetranslationservices.com

TV and Satellite

Plumbing

Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance and Sales.

Windows

Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

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Suso needs to stay

By Roscoe CD TENERIFE were not in action last weekend, so for Alvaro Cervera’s men it was time for some well-earned rest and relaxation.

They were given three days off - almost unheard of in pro football, and came back to training “bouncing”.

Eight matches unbeaten and a smashing of local rivals Las Palmas has sent the confidence levels soaring. And a glance at the table makes fans look up and not down for the first time this season.

Tenerife are now just a win away from the playoffs and they have some very winable matches coming up. There is a real log-jam in front of them, and the teams in this league are so evenly matched.

A glance at the table would make you think that the biggest club,

Deportivo, should slip through the gears and skip the pack. But they are no great shakes.

In fact, I fancy Mallorca, who are only eighth, to be the side to kick on. Finally, they have mentally recovered from their relegation last season and in Jose Luis Oltra, they have the league’s best manager.

They also have a dream run of fixtures and should be in the top two come February.

Other big guns

Position

Points

Sporting Gijon and Real Zaragoza are also nicely placed, despite having sticky starts, and they will feel they are on track for promotion.

Las Palmas have some real work to do. Their confidence must be shot after the DerbyDay battering here and a horror display at home to Almeria in the Cup. Eibar continue to punch above their weight, and watch Barca’s kids improve.

They are a new crew this season and they are

PLD Won Draw Lost

F A

1º RC Deportivo

33

17

10

3

4

18

9

2º RC Recreativo

31

17

9

4

4

33

25

3º Real Sporting

28

17

7

7

3

28

21

4º CD Lugo

26

17

7

5

5

21

17

5º UD Las Palmas

26

17

7

5

5

18

17

6º SD Eibar

25

17

7

4

6 21

17

7º Real Zaragoza

25

17

7

4

6

23

21

8º RCD Mallorca

25

17

7

4

6

20

27

9º CD Numancia

24

17

5

9

3

19

16

10º SD Ponferradina

23

17

6

5

6

24

20

11º AD Alcorcón

23

17

6

5

6

14

11

12º Real Murcia CF

23

17

5

8

4

23

21

13º Córdoba CF

23

17

6

5

6

20

19

14º CD Tenerife

23

17

6

5

6

18

17

15º CD Mirandés

22

17

6

4

7

17

20

16º FC Barcelona B

22

17

7

1

9

18

23

17º Real Jaén CF

21

17

6

3

8 23

24

18º Girona FC

20

17

5

5

7

21

24

19º CE Sabadell FC

18

17

5

3

9

18

24

20º Hércules CF

18

17

4

6

7

19

27

21º Deportivo Alavés

16

17

3

7

7

26

28

22º Real Madrid CF Castilla

14

17

4

2

11 11

25

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now finding their feet.

As for Tenerife it’s almost stick or twist.

Every fan is delighted with the way the season is going - and a relegation campaign has melted away. There are some juicy prizes up for grabs, IF the board want them.

To these eyes, they seem just a couple of players short of a genuine promotion side. But will the board gamble and go for it?

The transfer window is just a few weeks away, and there are some issues to resolve. Firstly, and most importantly, the club need to tie down Suso.

Not since Cristo Marrero retired has a local lad meant so much to the club. He is the heart of the team and he needs to be signed up.

His current deal ends in June, and while he doesn’t want to move, foreign clubs can sign him for nothing from January.

Cristo enjoyed his couple of seasons with Hearts in Scotland and, though he returned because of a homesick family, a move back to SPL could emerge.

A new deal for him would be a big boost, as would the signing of Ayoze. The magical new deal is no closer to being inked - and the list of clubs interested lengthens by the week.

So who will go in January?

Firstly, a few older few players need to be moved on.

The biggest earner on the wage bill is Sergio Aragoneses, and his Tenerife career is over.

He would depart with the love of the fans, but his high wages are proving a real problem.

There are not many sides in the second division looking for a keeper.

The whole window could depend on Tenerife getting him off the books.

Striker Guillem Marti seems sure to leave.

Again, there is not much interest in Spain. But a few clubs in Austria, where he is well thought of, are looking at loan moves.

The luckless Sandro is certain to be released, while fellow youngster Alberto could also depart. He was a real find last year, but his lack of experience has cost him dearly.

Cervera has gone a different way in midfield, and Alberto badly needs some game time. He will not be sold, and a drop into Segunda B makes sense.

Then there is the curious case of Raul Llorente. Like Marti and Aragoneses he is on big money and surplus to requirements. But at some stage you feel that Cervera will want a

proper left-back rather than the stop-gap Raul Camara.

There has also been word that Luismi Loro will move on, but that seems more likely in June.

New signings depend on players being removed, and any captures would be short-term loans.

A left-back is a priority.

For me, we need another left-sided midfielder and an experienced striker: three players with a winning mentality!

This Sunday, Tenerife are back on the mainland, facing a Cordoba side who are going through a sticky spell. They have lost their last three after a decent start.

The second division stalwarts are always in mid-table and, at times, they seem to be under orders to stay there.

Just when they look as though they will go to the next level, they go backwards. And just when the trap-door opens, they improve.

I remember talking to the chairman of a League Two side in England a few years back. He told me his goal for the club was 10th place every season.

“No silly promotion bonuses, no stupid pay rises and no relegation the next season.” So much for the sporting dream!

Cordoba have some grizzled has-beens.

Former Leeds and Real Madrid donkey Raul Bravo has been here for a few years. And talking of donkeys, exNewcastle “striker” Xisco has also pitched up in Andalusia.

But they do have some good young pups.

I was quite impressed with Armando when he was at Barca B, and midfielder Pelayo will play top-flight football one day.

Tenerife would happily return with a point. But with so much going for them, and after 10 days off, I thoroughly expect a win. Now there is the kiss of death!

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Trophy second round

Tenerife Sun Chipeque La Cana Pirates Sundowners Bar 180 B Rood Pas O Nadas Bar 180 A

7-1 3-4 3-4 5-2 5-2 2-5 4-3 4-3

Palms Sports Bar Bar 180 D Summerland La Cana Lancers Vikings Ensecan Gaffers B The Rebels Emerald Lounge

PRemier division ResultS

Gaffers A La Caña Pirates Palms Sports Bar Scruffy Macs Target Titans

Plate first round

Ourplace Playboys Trap Door Target Army Phoenix Flights Picassos Marilyns Ourplace Naturals Barracuda Hunters

2-5 2-5 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 3-4 7-0

Phoenix Bar Amistad 1 Barracuda Bytes Naughty Nautas Amistad 2 Gaffers A Target Titans Bar 180

Division 1 ResultS

4-4 4-4 6-2 4-4 4-4

Phoenix Bar Bar 180 A The Pub Ourplace Naturals Vikings Ensecan

Division 2 ResultS

Bar 180 B Bar 180 C Barracuda Bytes Chipeque Pool Bar Emerald Lounge Trap Door

Premier Division Table

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Bar 180 A 22 18 3 1 135 41 94 135 2 Palms Sports Bar 23 17 2 4 128 56 72 128 3 Phoenix Bar 22 14 6 2 117 59 58 117 4 The Pub 23 14 3 6 114 70 44 114 5 Target Army 22 13 4 5 113 63 50 113 6 La Caña Pirates 22 8 3 11 80 96 -16 80 7 Target Titans 22 7 5 10 79 97 -18 79 8 Ourplace Naturals 22 7 4 11 78 98 -20 78 9 Vikings Ensecan 22 5 5 12 76 100 -24 76 10 Gaffers A 22 3 5 14 56 120 -64 56 11 Ourplace Playboys 22 1 5 16 44 132 -88 44 12 Scruffy Macs 22 1 5 16 44 132 -88 44

Table 1 Rood 2 Gaffers B 3 Chipeque Pool Bar 4 Emerald Lounge 5 Bar 180 C 6 Bar 180 B 7 Trap Door 8 Naughty Nautas 9 Barracuda Bytes 10 Summerland 11 Marilyns 12 Amistad 1

4-4 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-5 4-4

Marilyns Summerland Gaffers B Naughty Nautas Rood Amistad 1

Amistad 2 5-3 The Rebels Ourplace Playgirls 2-6 Barracuda Hunters Pas ‘O’ Nadas 5-3 Bar 180 D Phoenix Flights 6-2 Sundowners Bar Picassos 4-4 La Caña Lancers Division 2 Table

P W D L F A +- PTS 23 17 5 1 122 62 60 122 23 14 5 4 112 72 40 112 23 12 3 8 108 76 32 108 22 12 3 7 103 73 30 103 23 8 7 8 96 88 8 96 22 9 6 7 89 87 2 89 23 6 10 7 89 95 -6 89 22 5 6 11 83 93 -10 83 22 8 6 8 80 96 -16 80 22 6 6 10 77 99 -22 77 22 4 3 15 66 110 -44 66 23 2 4 17 55 129 -74 55

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Sun 22 16 4 2 125 51 74 125 2 Emerald Shamrocks 22 16 2 4 115 61 54 115 3 La Caña Lancers 23 12 6 5 104 80 24 104 4 Picassos 23 10 6 7 99 85 14 99 5 Bar 180 D 23 10 6 7 97 87 10 97 6 Pas ‘O’ Nadas 23 11 2 10 93 91 2 93 7 The Rebels 23 10 3 10 90 94 -4 90 8 Sundowners Bar 22 9 3 10 85 91 -6 85 9 Amistad 2 23 6 5 12 77 107 -30 77 10 Barracuda Hunters 22 6 2 14 76 100 -24 76 11 Phoenix Flights 22 6 6 10 75 101 -26 75 12 Ourplace Playgirls 22 0 1 21 44 132 -88 44

Festive fun… for charity THE Fun Golfers attracted 23 players for Sunday’s Individual 3-Club Challenge Competition - plus a whopping 1,600 euros for charity.

And what a fun day they had, all bedecked in their Christmassy gear.

The event was sponsored by Julia Fleming, with a donation from Stellas Bar in Costa del Silencio.

Frank Moss took the honours, with Darren Kemp second and Keith Norman behind him.

Men’s Nearest the Pin prize was won by John McCabe, but the ladies had no luck this time after breaking their

bad run last month.

The competition was followed by a superb lunch at the Rancho El Palm-Mar restaurant, which deserves our special thanks to all the staff.

The Fun Golfers is a charitable society, and anyone wishing to play in our next competition, on 12th January, should call Clive on 922 797 640.

Santa’s on a golf high!

GOLF Costa Adeje hosted The Concept Open Christmas Texas scramble last weekend, and it was graced by a special guest!

The previous day’s weather wasn’t too good, but the sun came out for the tournament, to the relief of Michel, who organises the Concept golf events at courses throughout Tenerife Order of the day was 18 holes of mixed Texas Scramble, with a host of different nationalities involved.

It was a fun day, with prizes for the first three groups, followed by a

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beautiful buffet lunch at the Adeje clubhouse afterwards.

Following a fine day’s golf, everyone was ushered outside and told to look skywards.

And there, heading to-

wards the 18th green, was the unfamiliar figure of Santa on a paraglider, having jumped from the cliffs above at Roque del Conde!

This particular Santa, Mr Tony Mac (aka Tony the Tortoise), had been playing in the tournament just 30 minutes earlier!

Tony landed spot-on the 18th green, to the applause of all the other competitors.

It was another first for Concept Open, whose next Open tournament takes place at Amarilla Golf Course next Saturday (21st Dec).

Photos: Sir Old Golfer

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Ouch! Hammers go double bubble!

THEY say lightning never strikes twice, but in the Direct Telecom Pool League it has done just that.

Hammers A have now lost two games on the bounce, and they have certainly had their parade rained on.

This week’s defeat came at the hands of the boys from Inn the Pink, whose great team effort saw them come out 8-4 winners, and their confidence is sky high!

The Hammers will have been hoping third-placed Phoenix Knights would do them a favour against second-placed Gaffers A but it wasn’t to be.

An off-colour Harry Booze couldn’t inspire his troops and Gaffers romped to a 10-2 victory, cutting the gap at the top down to just one point.

The battle just below for fourth and fifth places saw a Los Abrigos derby, with Phoenix Potters hosting Bar La Caña A. The Potters “Pensioners” did what their stablemates couldn’t do and grabbed all three points to send them above La Caña, courtesy of frame difference.

Down at the bottom, Toscales A were unlucky against in-form

Exiles A, losing by the narrowest of margins.

They are now 14 points adrift and look more and more likely to be picking up the wooden spoon.

Terrace Bar A got back to winning ways against Hammers C, beating them 7-5 and moving level on points with the eel-munchers.

Tony had an off-night for the Hammers, but a special mention goes to Sparky, from the Terrace, who won two out of three, which is okay, but he’s always moaning that he never gets a mention. So there you go, Sparky!

Dreamers continued their run of form by beating the Peacocks and have now got over their earlyseason wobbles. They are now moving up the table nicely. The final game from the top division ended honours even. Up at the Treehouse, an inspired Roscoe won all three of his games, including a seven-ball clearance against Greg the Peg Leg, however it wasn’t enough to get his team all 3 points, Treehouse fought back well and got their deserved point.

In Division 2, Inn the Pink B kept their noses in front at the top with

Division 2 results

Division 1 Results Exiles A Gaffers A Inn The Pink A Phoenix Potters Tenerife Hammers C The Peacocks The Treehouse A

7-5 10-2 8-4 8-4 5-7 5-7 6-6

Toscales A Phoenix Knights Tenerife Hammers A Bar La Cana A Terrace Bar A Dreamers A Palms Bar A

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Hammers A 18 15 1 2 144 72 72 46 2 Gaffers A 18 14 3 1 144 72 72 45 3 Phoenix Knights 18 9 5 4 124 92 32 32 4 Phoenix Potters 17 8 5 4 105 99 6 29 5 Bar La Cana A 18 9 2 7 106 110 -4 29 6 Exiles A 17 8 4 5 106 98 8 28 7 Dreamers A 17 6 4 7 102 102 0 22 8 Palms Bar A 18 6 4 8 105 111 -6 22 9 Inn The Pink A 18 6 3 9 112 104 8 21 10 The Treehouse A 16 5 4 7 92 100 -8 19 11 Tenerife Hammers C 18 5 2 11 98 118 -20 17 12 The Peacocks 17 5 2 10 85 119 -34 17 13 Terrace Bar A 18 5 2 11 81 135 -54 17 14 Toscales A 18 0 3 15 72 144 -72 3 a fine 10-2 win against Terrace Bar B. It has been a hard place to come and win in recent weeks down on the Golf, because of a good run of form from the Terrace boys, but Inn the Pink were always in control.

James Place kept the pressure on with a win at Exiles B, which leaves them just a point off top spot. And it looks like Division 2 is going to go all the way this year, with some great pool being played.

Palms Bar B are still in the hunt after a 12-0 win

over Cosy Corner B, and Gaffers B and Bluebell B are also sticking around after seeing off Dreamers B and Kandi 13 respectively.

Only eight points now separate the top six, which shows the quality of this league!

Tenerife Pool Tables got back to winning ways with a victory over Bluebell A, which also saw them snatch a league place off them as well.

Next Door also got a great three points with a win against Toscales B, which will fill them full

2JZ Bluebell A James Place Kandi 13 Palms Bar B Terrace Bar B Toscales B Gaffers B

4-8 Gaffers C 5-7 Tenerife Pool Tables 7-5 Exiles B 4-8 Bluebell B 12-0 Cosy Corner B 2-10 Inn The Pink B 4-8 Next Door 9-3 Dreamers B

Division 2 table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Inn The Pink B 17 14 3 0 139 65 74 45 2 James Place 18 14 2 2 150 66 84 44 3 Palms Bar B 17 13 2 2 144 60 84 41 4 Gaffers B 15 12 2 1 126 54 72 38 5 Bluebell B 16 12 1 3 116 76 40 37 6 Exiles B 17 10 3 4 130 74 56 33 7 Kandi 13 18 10 3 5 118 98 20 33 8 Hoppys Bar 16 9 4 3 110 82 28 31 9 2JZ 17 9 3 5 115 89 26 30 10 Terrace Bar B 18 8 3 7 115 101 14 27 11 Tenerife Pool Tables 18 8 2 8 108 108 0 26 12 Bluebell A 16 7 4 5 104 88 16 25 13 Gaffers C 18 6 5 7 113 103 10 23 14 Toscales B 18 7 2 9 101 115 -14 23 15 Bar La Cana B 17 5 1 11 82 122 -40 16 16 Treehouse B 17 5 0 12 84 120 -36 15 17 Next Door 17 4 2 11 87 117 -30 14 18 Cosy Corner A 15 4 1 10 58 122 -64 13 19 Shorty’s 17 2 1 14 77 127 -50 7 20 Dreamers B 17 2 1 14 61 143 -82 7 21 Picasso’s A 17 1 3 13 72 132 -60 6 22 Cosy Corner B 16 0 0 16 22 170 -148 0 of confidence going into next week’s games - the last before the festive break.

And in the final game of the night, Gaffers C got the better of 2JZ’s which is a hard place to go to, so the boys from Gaffers will be happy with the points.

On a final note it is

a testament to the league that only three games were not played as a precaution against the poor weather conditions we expected.

So a big hat-tip to all of our venues, who ensure we are the Island’s biggest and best league!

FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE AFTER the highs of Luis Suarez’s point-scoring last week, some normality was restored to the league this week.

A lot of the teams were close when it came to points scored, and there were a few changes in the top 10.

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Steve Schofield’s Tenerife Hotspurs still lead the way, but a few other teams have cut the deficit and a poor weekend could see him caught.

Team of the week, with 74 points, was Jonay Diaz’s @JonyTF, and his top point-scorer was that man Suarez.

But Steve Sidwell got a rare goal and scored well, and all his other players chipped in as well.

Close second, though,

was Roscoe (as much as it pains me to write it) with his team scoring 73 points. It moved him up the table nicely, although he still has some way to go to catch me!

I expect the league will change again over the coming weeks and the festive period, as the games come quick and fast, and there are plenty of point-scoring opportunities.

However, what I have noticed is injuries and

suspensions are also starting to affect teams, no more so than mine, as I have five players currently injured or suspended.

So make sure you keep an eye on your teams and get transfers made, as and when required.

In the race to be the best-placed Oasis Fm DJ, I am still top, with Roscoe now starting to breathe down my neck.

Chris Elkington has now passed Maggie Lennard, who has been

in freefall for a few weeks, and Mikey Lee is bringing up the rear. It looks like the wine will be on Mikey come May! Top Ten standings Pos

team name

player

this week

total pts

1

Tenerife Hotspur

Steven Schofield

54

959

2

Summerland saints

Jeff Hall

52

923

3

Burghill Rovers

Stephen Snook

68

899

4

Over land and sea

Paul Tregent

59

886

5

Shankly’s best

Michael Dwyer

65

882

6

Premier Sat Utd

Andy Palmer

63

878

7

Boca seniors

Darren Boardman 68

878

8

Athletico Abbottski

Nick Abbott

876

45

9

The Spartans

Jamie Palmer

58

867

10

Run-DMC-11

David Clarke

55

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By Adi Benson THE Barclay’s Premier League never ceases to amaze me, because predicting correctly is like trying to pick the winning lottery numbers.

Yet for the last few seasons, you could look at games and, more or less, get the result right.

Last weekend again threw up some unexpected results and ruined quite a few people’s accumulators! It really is opening up to be one of the closest leagues ever.

And with the festive season fast approaching and plenty of points to be won and lost, you wonder just who will come out on top when the dust settles in January.

So let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the weekend.

Man City v Arsenal What a game to start the weekend with these two big guns going head to head tomorrow (Saturday) lunchtime. And it is a game which could really affect the look of the table. City are enjoying great home form and must feel more confident. They have an inform striker in Sergio Aguero, and they have the creative players to supply him.

Arsenal are still reliant on Olivier Giroud as their only genuine striker, and I believe this is where the game will be won or lost. It is a must-win for Arsenal if they are to maintain their gap at the top of the league.

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It just has to be City!

But I can see no further than a City win, even if it means I won’t get a pint in the Phoenix!

Prediction: Home win Cardiff v West Brom We are nearly at the halfway stage of the season and can now start referring to games as “six-pointers” - and this is one of them.

Both clubs, in freefall in recent weeks after good starts, now find themselves just above the relegation zone. This could be a real blood-and-thunder match because a loss could spell disaster if other results go against them. Cardiff and West Brom both need to start scoring goals, which has been the problem. It’s time for the strikers to earn their money.

I like Steve Clarke.

He’s a good manager, and I think his experience will see West Brom through this one.

Prediction: Away win Chelsea v Crystal Palace On paper, this should be an easy one to call.

But Chelsea cannot stop leaking goals and Chamakh can’t stop scoring them for Palace - a sentence I never thought I would write!

Mourinho has problems down at the Bridge and this is a real test of his “Special One” status, saying that Chelsea are still in the hunt for the league!

Palace, on the other

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hand, are having a resurgence since Tony Pulis came to the club.

He has had a couple of games now and has indentified their weaknesses and sorted them out. The players have responded with two wins on the bounce and, in football, confidence is everything.

Palace will be saying: “If Stoke can beat Chelsea, then so can we.”

And do you know what, I’m going to back them to do just that!

Prediction: Away win Everton v Fulham I am starting to get a taste for humble pie this season, and I should probably have some more for Roberto Martinez. I wrote Everton off at the beginning of the season, citing Martinez as the cause.

How wrong can you be? He is proving his credentials and has got Everton well organised and playing good football - most of it based on loan signings, which proves how shrewd he is.

Fulham, who will be hoping for new-manag-

er syndrome, secured a great result at Villa. Win this one and they could move out of the relegation places.

However, an Everton win could see them move into the top four, so a game of real contrasts.

Prediction: Home win West Ham v Sunderland Again, we have another six-pointer of a game which, dependent on the result, could see another managerial casualty as West Ham fans are starting to turn against Big Sam - and it hasn’t gone unnoticed at board level.

Of the two teams, Sunderland need the points more as they are sat at the bottom of the league, five points adrift of the teams above them. And they need to stay in touch if they are to have any chance of staying up.

West Ham are only out of the relegation places through goal-difference and are without influential captain Kevin Nolan after his red card against Liverpool. And

that could be costly for them.

Prediction: Away win Newcastle v Southampton The stats don’t lie: Newcastle are the league’s in-form team, and they will be looking to continue that form in front of their own fans. They were a laughing stock at the start of the season, but they have wiped the smile off a lot of faces as their French contingent keep going from strength to strength.

Southampton have wobbled of late, but that was expected after the great start they made.

A win here would put them back on track, but a loss would see a sixpoint difference open between the teams.

Jay Rodriguez has been scoring goals for them of late, and, with one eye on the England squad, he could be the key man in this clash.

Prediction: Away win Hull v Stoke Neither manager will want to lose, especially as Steve Bruce and Mark Hughes are exteam-mates, so there is a bit more than just points at stake here.

And if that were not enough, there is just a point separating the two sides.

Hull are a defensive team, as you would expect with Bruce, and Stoke are now trying to play attacking football – again, a reflection on their manager.

This is definitely not one for the armchair fan as there is a strong chance they will cancel each other out!

Prediction: Draw Aston Villa v Man Utd Villa have played well at home this season and will be looking forward to welcoming United on Sunday afternoon, especially as the champions have lost that air of invincibility now!

Beneteke for Villa has still to find his shooting boots this season, but as players usually up their game against teams like United, don’t

bet against him getting one!

Over at Old Trafford, Mark Lawrenson has got himself removed from David Moyes’ Christmas card list after claiming Robin Van Persie has asked for a transfer in January.

Whether it is true or not remains to be seen, but there is usually no smoke without fire!

Prediction: Draw Norwich v Swansea It has been a strange season for both teams.

Norwich spent decent money in the summer and would expect to be higher in the table, while Swansea have fared a little better. But I think they have been distracted by their European games, which have put a strain on their squad and affected league form.

Just two points separate the teams, and a win for Norwich could really move them up the table and make Chris Hughton’s life a little easier.

Prediction: Away win Spurs v Liverpool This is a real interesting game. Spurs could go level on points with Liverpool if they win; alternatively, Liverpool could cut the gap to Arsenal down to two points, after City beat them on Saturday!

Liverpool have got a tricky fixture list coming up over the festive period, playing the teams around them. So come January we will see if their Champions League ambitions will come to fruition.

Spurs have been struggling for goals, whereas Liverpool have the inform Luis Suarez leading the line and scoring for fun. Hopefully (speaking as a Liverpool fan), he will be the difference between the two teams.

I get stick for always backing Liverpool, so this week I am going for reverse psychology, or the curse of the commentator!

Prediction: Home win

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