Cw issue 840

E E R

Rivero’s vote vow

F

Issue 840 14th February - 20th February 2014

Inside this week...

OIL MAKE IT HAPPEN! See story on page 3

CW 2

Advertisement

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

News

3 CW

OIL MAKE IT HAPPEN! CANARY ISLAND residents will have the final say on the future of oil exploration, according to Paulino Rivero.

The Canaries’ Government President essentially declared war on the national government during a fiery press conference this week.

When asked, “Do you agree with Repsol’s search for oil off the Canary Islands?”, he came out all guns blazing.

“There must be a referendum,” he stressed.

“This project has a special significance for the Islands. The reasonable thing is to consult the people.”

He called on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to have an open, honest and frank debate on the subject before allowing any exploration.

Rivero revealed that he has been trying to speak with the PM for the last few days, with no joy.

A 2012 Royal Decree permits drilling off the coast of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. But Rivero says: “This act has created a social, scientific, and institutional impact. The possible effects of oil exploration on the environment and tourism are unknown.”

Unlike in Catalonia, where, through a claim of devolution in Article 150 of the Constitution, a referendum can be called without Royal involvement, the Canary Islands are subject to Article 92.

That reads: “The referendum shall be called by the king, via proposal of the Prime Minister (of the nation), having previously been authorised by Congress.”

Rivero’s calls for a debate and then a local referendum have gone down like a lead balloon in Madrid.

Jose Manuel Soria, Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, said a Canary Islands’ referendum would be “Illegal”.

He added: “You cannot hold referendums and consultations like this. It would be an illegal referendum consultation, and illegal if

done on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the state.”

Soria, strongly in favour of drilling, says the controversy of hydrocarbons in the waters of the Canary Islands is a moot point.

“So far, there has not been a single survey or research into this.” he adds. “All you need is the authorisation of the ministry, so that they can make that happen.

The report on the environmental impact by the Ministry of Environment is still pending.”

The ever-escalating row has caught the eye of the Commissioner for Development of SelfGovernment and Institutional Reforms.

Fernando Rios believes that consultation

promoted by the Canary Islands Government on oil exploration “is legal and profoundly democratic”.

Rios states that Rivero’s claim is based on the provisions of the Statute of Autonomy, of the Spanish Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the Canary Islands.

“It seems that the ruling Popular Party fears the voice of the Canaries in matters that directly affects them.” he said.

He pointed out that

Articles 203 of the Rules of Procedure of the Canary Islands, plus the Home Rule 32.5 and 92 of the Constitution, provide for the possibility to consult on issues of special importance.

But Rivero has also pointed out that the Canary Islands has statutory powers in the affected areas by surveys, such as economic planning and management (Article 31.4), tourism (Article 31.21) and environmental protection (Article 32.12 ).

Rios also slammed Soria’s stance saying: “Regarding the status of the case, contrary to what was said by the minister, the Canary Islands are already in the second stage of oil prospecting.

“They have made 10 years of research along with Repsol. In my opinion, the Spanish Ministry is violating its own transparency law.”

Drilling has been provisionally scheduled for the end of the summer, but this is now unlikely.

Both the National Government and Local Government could, in theory, go to court. initially to stop, then appeal, legal decisions from either side.

And it seems that the oil companies which hold permits will also be dragged into court.

The oil issue is highly controversial and it’s easy to see both arguments. Oil production would give a massive boost to the national economy, and the local as well.

But the long-term dangers are obvious.

Many Canarians are wary of the dangers and the long-term effects it could have to the tourist economy.

This is where Rivero is being politically savvy. While he is neither pro or against the oil drilling, on the record at least, he does raise some sensitive self-governing issues.

Those in favour of Canarian independence have been boosted by recent talk of a Catalan independence referendum.

And Rivero’s insistence on a local decision on oil, in the face of strong national interest, does little to dampen long-term, Independence thoughts.

CW 4

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Abortion Law

reform draws closer THE Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) has called for a withdrawal to a reform of the Abortion Law in Spain.

But the ruling Popular Party has taken the proposed reform a step closer in a “secret” ballot, which produced 183 votes against the petition’s withdrawal, 151 in favour, and six abstentions.

The Reform to the Abortion Law proposes to outlaw ALL abortions, except in the case of rape, or when continuing pregnancy puts the mother’s life at risk, and

has been widely criticised.

Women wishing to terminate a pregnancy will be required to see two doctors to verify that the conditions are met.

Polls indicate that 7080% of people are op-

posed to what they call “rolling back” the country’s abortion laws.

Carmen Montón, of the PSOE, said the idea of the vote was to encourage MPs to vote with their constituents, rather than follow the

party line, again mentioning that the majority of Spaniards are against the reform.

Possibly, the toughest opposition to quashing the reform comes from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who has

defended the changes, often citing that they will fulfil an electoral promise.

It comes as no surprise

that the Popular party has pushed for the reform, given its historical ties to the Catholic Church.

Don’t drink dodgy water!

Tourism points way to more jobs, says Alonso ELEVEN municipalities in the north have been warned that it is unsafe to drink tap water.

Even the Puerto de la Cruz supply is off-limits because of an excess of fluoride in the domestic supply.

The Public Health Department, which issued the warning, also advised that tap water in the affected areas should not be used for cooking or preparing food.

The readings have been known for over a

year, but there are differences in the guidelines. For El Tanque and Los Silos, the restriction is for the general population in some areas, whereas in Buenavista, Icod and Garachico, the warning is in place in certain areas only, for children under eight.

In El Sauzal, La Matanza, La Victoria, Santa Úrsula and San Juan de la Rambla, the water should not be given to under eights in any areas.

The Puerto de la Cruz problem with nitrate means that in Guacimara-Esquilón and Punta Brava, tap water is not

to be used by children under three, or pregnant women.

While “acceptable” levels of fluoride in water can help prevent cavities, prolonged exposure to excess fluoride can affect the hardness of dental enamel.

It can cause calcification, and a condition known as “fluorosis,” which can alter the appearance of children’s teeth as they develop.

The critical time for monitoring total fluoride intake is between one and four years of age, with the risk ending at around the age of eight.

CABILDO President Carlos Alonso discussed proposed amendments to the Tourism Law on Tuesday with his Gran Canaria opposite number, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna.

They have differing ideas and it seems as though the amendment can no longer go forward.

Alonso believes that growing tourism at the high end, with five-star hotels, will produce

more employment, which the Islands desperately need.

Bravo de Laguna, on the other hand, is committed to promoting four-star facilities.

Despite their individual approaches, though, dialogue was said to be “productive” and Bravo de Laguna agreed their positions had “more commonalities than differences”.

The two will continue discussions to try to find some common ground.

Alonso believes that more jobs will be created by offering more five-star accommodation (the staff-to-client

ratio increases the more luxury is offered).

But Bravo de Laguna says the emphasis should be on increasing the number of “affordable” hotel beds, to make the Islands more financially viable for the “average” tourist.

The recent meetings between the mayors of both Islands’ capital cities, José Manuel Bermúdez, from Santa Cruz, and Juan José Cardona, of Las Palmas, were cited as a model of a way forward, where the Island rivalry is to be set aside somewhat for the greater good of the Canaries as a whole.

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

5 CW

Brits go all-out for All-Inclusives MORE than three million people opted for allinclusive holidays in the Canary Islands last year.

But the 3,212,050 figure - 28.8% of the overall total - supplied by the Canary Islands Statistics Institute (Istac), was 51,419 fewer than in 2012.

Despite the drop, it was still the most popular option for visitors, ahead of flight and accommodation (2,804,407) and halfboard (2,121,183).

The all-inclusives again attracted more British holiday-makers than any other nation, 1,064,362, and they were also No.1 in the loyalty chart. Of the 3,957,776 who came to the Canaries last year, 1,501,908

Russians are still coming!

TENERIFE is the preferred choice for the vast majority of Russians visiting the Canary Islands.

The year-on-year increase is quite astonishing, with nearly three times as many visitors in 2013 as there were in 2009 (68,000 in 2009 to 185,000 last year).

These figures come from the Cabildo’s Tenerife Tourism department. But while the percentage increase may suggest that the Russians are arriving

in droves, it should be pointed out that they occupy fourth place in the international visitors’ table.

Brits are still top of the pile with 1.5 million visitors last year, followed

by Germans (800,000).

Even with the steady rise, Russians accounted for a 3.7% share of the tourism market in Tenerife.

Of those who came on holiday here last year, just over 94% opted to stay in the south, and just under 66% chose hotels over apartments.

The Russians, along with the Dutch, have

the highest occupancy in five-star accommodation (around 17%), but they are better represented four-star level (almost 33% choosing this star rating.)

In addition, the Russians holidaying here are more affluent than the Island’s average visitor (spending 72 euros a day, which is nearly twice the average).

And thanks to improved air links - the number of flights from Russian airports has doubled in the past few years - this trend is set to continue.

had been at least three times previously.

But the Germans stayed the longest on average, each chalking up 10.78 days on the Islands, followed by the British (9.71) and and the Spanish (8.04).

As for those holidaymakers opting for apartments, their stay averaged just over 1½ days longer than those who stayed in hotels (10.36 days against 8.74 days).

In a survey of the 8,838,397 tourists here last year, most voted their stay “very good” or “good”, with just 58,407 offering a negative view.

The British were the most generous with their reviews (2,707,065) and the Spanish most critical.

And in a scale of one to 10, the Islands’ best assets (rated 8 or above) were the climate, hospitality, scenery and tranquillity.

CW 6

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Stadium upgrade underway

TENERIFE Cabildo has started work on a major redevelopment of one of the south’s main football areas.

Refurbishment of the green area opposite the

Arona football field in central Las Americas is underway. A budget of more than 200,000 euros is in place for the scheme, which is part of the Tourism Convention Regeneration project.

Cabildo President Carlos Alonso said the municipality of Arona will

benefit in the long term.

He added: “This is the first of five actions to improve the tourism space between now and the end of 2015. We are spending over four million euros.”

In addition to the work on the football field annex, there will

be improved parking areas implemented on Avenida Rafael Puig, City Centre Square opposite Parque Santiago and landscape work for Chayofa as part of the improvement to the TF-1 exit 28 plans.

Alonso said: “These types of actions are fun-

damental to improving the image for the tourists. These are key to improvements. This will help the quality of the destination, its preservation and renovation to remain competitive with tourists.”

The regeneration next to the football field will

take six months and will see a complete revamp of the space to improve its suitability.

The project includes an improved pedestrian route, widening the sidewalk and a reserved space for a future bike path, linking Las Americas with Adeje.

Air cargo traffic halved AIR traffic cargo coming into the Canaries has dropped by 52% since 2007, with textiles, footwear and accessories suffering the most.

A new study reveals that the decline coincides with the start of the recession, while on the other side of the coin, exports of plants and flowers have been hardest hit.

In 2007, 82.3 million kilos of charge came into the Islands. And this figure fell to 39.4 million kilos last year.

The information comes from CEOETenerife (the Provincial Confederation of Employers) after being collected by the Spanish

Airports and Air Navigation Agency (AENA).

By airport, Tenerife South’s Reina Sofia

air-cargo port has seen a drop of 62.9%, followed by Great Canaria (-49.9%) and Tenerife

North (-46.4%). On a national level, the Canary Islands’ air charge ports handled 11.14% of

all air cargo on a national level in 2007, a figure which has dropped to 6.18% in 2013.

According To CEOETenerife, the slump is directly linked to the recession, along with a slow but steady trend towards maritime traffic - more timeconsuming, but often a more economical way of transporting certain goods.

The new Economic and Fiscal Regime (REF), has arisen from the current reforms, and aims to create a register of aircraft and airlines in the archipelago Its ultimate goal is to increase the traffic of goods and passengers to the Islands, and to raise the airports’ profile.

If this is achieved, it is hoped that the economic and social development of the Canary Islands will be heading in the right direction.

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Advertisement

7 CW

CW

CW 8

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Kathy’s crazy for Beyonce

The editor says...

Email: editor@canarianweekly.com

The old and the bold...

ANOTHER week and another warm welcome to a new contributor. I’m sure you will enjoy reading Monica Dyson’s column on page 38.

Monica makes some very good points and it’s a subject I’ve broached with my parents.

I’m a firm believer in enjoying life and living for today. Just this week I had another friend pass away, barely a few days after sharing a cava and a joke. My parents have worked hard and I’m keen for them to enjoy their retirement. Nothing would make me happier than for them to wring every last ounce of pleasure out of every last penny of their pension and savings. It’s their money.

But as Monica points out, it’s a generational thing and boy, have times changed. The spirit of the Sixties is certainly living on with our senior generation! Channel 5 are here at the moment filming a few for a real-life documentary.

Super Youths or Saga Louts would be an apt title.

Most of them still act like teenagers, and I salute everyone of our funloving senior citizens.

Gone are the days of comfy slippers, a sip of port and a bag of Werthers Originals. I’ve also noticed how certain bars and business have cottoned on to the fact that the “Swallows” are cash rich. Or rather happy to spend what they have. More and more venues are putting acts on in the daytime. Leonardos, for example, has something on every afternoon and their Terrace is packed. And, of course, people attract people.

There are early-bird dinners popping up as well.

I’m not suggesting we are turning into Benidorm, but their presence is certainly stronger this year. And yet, in a few weeks, most of them will be gone.

The south will come alive to the sound of push-chairs and kiddie reps.

Throw in the end of the Skandi season and the growing east European market and you can see why the tourist board is promoting Tenerife as an island for everyone.

I’d certainly rather have the smorgasbord of nationalities and ages we have here than the “eggs in one basket” style of, say, Ibiza.

Tel: 902 232 102 info@canarianweekly.com Publisher, proprietor and Editor: MES ONCE SL Depósito Legal TF 1209/97 CIF: B- 38753802

KATHY SMITH will enjoy Valentine’s Day today (Friday) after winning the big Valentine’s Competition on Oasis Fm.

It was sponsored by Venture Restaurants and Kathy was lucky enough to be drawn out of the hat on Roscoe’s breakfast show.

Needless to say, she was stunned: “I have never won anything in my life!” she said. “I’m absolutely over the moon. My husband Chris and I have never had a Valentine’s Day off.

“In 25 years I have never been out on Valentine’s

night! We have a restaurant so we are always working.”

Tonight, Kathy will enjoy a VIP meal for two in Biancos, in the Safari Centre, followed by cocktails at Magic Lounge Club.

And next month she will be whisked off to Barcelona to see Beyonce live in concert.

He prize includes flights, accommodation and the tickets to see Beyonce’s only Spanish gig. And she told us how special it is.

“I am a massive Beyonce fan,” she said. I love her. I cannot believe it. Barcelona! And that day is also our wedding anniversary!”

Avda. Claudio Delgado Diaz 99, Edf. Ayllon Local 2C, Pol. Ind. Las Chafiras, 38639 San Miguel De Abona, Tenerife PRINTED BY: TF Print S.A.

Managing Editor & Director: News Editor: Ross Browning Chris Elkington chris.elkington@canarianweekly.com

editor@canarianweekly.com

Features Editor: John Hennessey

john.henessey@canarianweekly.com

Writer: Maggie Lennard

maggie.lennard@canarianweekly.com

Design: Joe Price

joe.price@canarianweekly.com

Sales Manager: John Zammit

john.zammit@canarianweekly.com

Classified Linda Johnson

classified@canarianweekly.com

Contributors: Adi Benson, Carl Pattison, Emma Swain, Geoff Huxtable, Jamie Drew, Joe Ferguson, Mariano Zunino Siri, Margaret Tully, Ruth Benson, Sue McDonald, Val Sainsbury Canarian Weekly takes all reasonable care to check the contents of every advertisement, but cannot accept responsibility for the claims or statements made in them. Also, statements or opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or Publishers. Material featured in Canarian Weekly may not be reproduced without the explicit written permission of the Editor. Copyright © 2014 Canarian Weekly

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Advertisement

9 CW

CW 10

www.canarianweekly.com

News

Child euthanasia has been approved

Government ‘abandons’ San Andrés SANTA CRUZ Mayor José Manuel Bermúdez believes the Spanish Government has turned its back on the possible plight of San Andrés residents.

Their sea wall is in desperate need of repair - and has been for a long time - despite a commitment made last September by Development Minister Ana Pastor.

The Mayor’s view was firmed up even more following his meeting with Deputy Environment Minister Francisco Muñoz.

Bermúdez could not hide his bewilderment at the outcome, asking: “What needs to happen so that the Ministry will realise there is no way to do this, other than declaring it an emergency? In that case, work could start tomorrow.”

The other option - the commission of reports, the outcome and results, of which will take time The delay seems to stem from a proposal to link the sea wall to the marina close by, but

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Bermúdez believes the two issues are unrelated.

And if positive action is not taken soon, the whole project will come to a dead end, leaving it on hold for, perhaps, several years.

The semi-submerged dyke has been redued to ruin, and, without a date for the start of renovations, residents face severe flooding again - especially as the variable weather worries the Mayor.

He fears that if the Government approves the second option, there will be no dyke left to repair by the time reports and surveys have been completed.

Bermudez firmly believes that situation would put people at risk. But his sentiments were opposed by Partido Popular (PP) Santa Cruz spokesperson Cristina Tavío.

She said: “The State’s interest in the emergency remains intact and there is all the will in the world to take it forward.

There is already money on the table.”

She believes the solution lies in within the city’s technical services and the Port Authority, who could be working together to develop the whole area.

LATE yesterday evening (Thursday), Belgium’s parliament passed one of the most controversial bills the world has ever known.

A bill allowing euthanasia for terminally-ill children without any age limit was voted into law by 86 votes to 44. There were 12 abstentions.

Formally, the King of Belgium still has to sign the bill into law, but this is just a constitutional formality. When the ink is dry, Belgium will become the first country in the world to remove any age limit on the practice.

Opponents argue that children cannot make such a decision, but Belgium is not the first country to have child laws on this.

The Netherlands has a law which states that euthanasia is legal for

children over the age of 12, provided there is parental consent.

But the Belgian law removes even this barrier. Its law-makers have been busy with the country’s euthanasia laws.

The act was decriminalised for terminallyill people over the age of 18 some 12 years ago.

But this ruling has seen public anger on both sides. Yesterday,

one man in the public gallery shouted “murderers” as the vote was passed.

It is unclear whether any other European countries will follow Belgian’s lead.

DLT found not guilty FORMER Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis was yesterday (Thursday) found not guilty of 12 sex-offence charges.

But a jury was unable to reach verdicts on two remaining charges.

The former Top of the Pops presenter, known as DLT, was charged with a string of sex charges dating back more than 30-years. But, like Coronation Street actor Bill Roache, he has been cleared.

The jury deliberated for more than three days before clearing Travis after the judge ruled he would accept

a majority verdict. A further hearing will be held at Southwark Crown Court on 24th February to determine what happens next with

the two outstanding charges.

As Travis walked free with his wife, Marianne, he said: “All I want to do now is go home and

relax with my wife, who has suffered with me and been by my side all the way through this.

“I am not ‘over the moon’. I don’t feel this is a victory. It has been a year-and-a-half of hell. I have lost my reputation, which I may try to get back later.”

The Met Police said it will continue to encourage victims of sex crimes to come forward.

Travis was the fourth person to be arrested as part of the Met Police’s Operation Yewtree, which was launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

It was set up to investigate allegations of historic sex abuse.

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

House prices still falling!

THE average price of a Canary Island home fell by 6.9% from January 2013 to last month.

Figures from Real Estate Appraisals (Tinsa) show that, nationally, the fall was 7.2% yearon-year.

Despite continuing to fall, the drop was less than in December, when a 9.2% slide was regis-

tered from December 2012 to December 2013.

Last month’s figure was half of that recorded in January 2013, indicating that the drop in value is slowing down.

Yet this will come as no comfort to those who bought in the Canaries during the 2007 peak.

That’s because house prices have fallen by 33.8% since the recession began.

On a national level, this figure sits at a worrying

40%, with properties in metropolitan areas and the capital experiencing the biggest falls.

Homes along the Mediterranean coast in urban areas devalued the least in 2013 (-4.8%).

But the values of these properties plummeted far more steeply at the beginning of the recession, and they are now worth 45.8% less than in 2007 - the highest drop in the whole of Spain.

11 CW

La Gomera-Tenerife routes could grow

LA GOMERA authorities are seeking a subsidy from the Canaries’ Government to enhance travel between Los Cristianos and their main ports.

Their recent meeting with Domingo Berriel, head of Infrastructure and Transport for the Canary Island Govern-

ment was primarily to secure a 75% subsidy for travel to Valle Gran Rey and Playa Santiago, the island’s two autonomous ports, and San Sebastian.

The regional government has confirmed its willingness, but has asked the State Government for an increase in the volume of coastal traffic allowed to make the proposal viable.

Casimiro Curbelo,

La Gomera’s Cabildo President, was happy with the talks and hinted that, regardless of State involvement, he hopes the Canary Government will go ahead with the subsidy.

Garajonay Express triggered the meeting because the company wants to resume a service to cover the routes. If all goes to plan, it could be up and running within two months.

CW 12

Advertisement

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Poncho Pete will blow your mind!

ONE of the finest balloon modellers in the UK is in Tenerife – and he’s causing a stir.

Peter Higham (aka Poncho Pete) started life as a part-time magician before he started twisting balloons.

“It just kind of happened.” he said. “I did a bit of magic and because of this I became a bar manager for a year.

“I was also doing some magic tricks at the same time, and making things out of balloons. Then a circus came to Cleethorpes, where I was living, and I somehow got talking to the ringmaster.

“He offered me a job as his barman and it was mad. I had midgets backflipping off the bar, and a strongman one-arming himself up the roof.

“Then one day I spoke with this clown. He had a bag of balloons and I made a basic dog. He took three balloons and made a monkey in a tree! That was it. I was hooked!”

Since then, Peter has progressed at a rapid rate after competing in various competitions.

And he is now ranked

No.5 balloon-modeller in the UK. His ambition is to become as good as UK No.1 Dave Grist, of whom he says: “He is unbelievable. He gave me a tip to whistle into the balloon. And not many people can do that!”

But his talents do not stop there. In fact, they are mind-blowing. He can do balloon portraits, animals, even large designs, from a Harley Davidson to the Millennium Falcon!

He is keen to enjoy Tenerife this year and says: “I’d love to stay.

I’ve come for a busman’s holiday. A guy called Ian told me to come here as I would like it here. And I do!”

He’s open to ideas for kids clubs, parties or even as part of a show.

You can contact him on 902 232 102.

13 CW

CW 14

www.canarianweekly.com

News

Fans in flap over Flappy Bird App

Adeje taxis get thumbs-up THE entire Adeje taxi fleet are given a thorough inspection every year and again, they have passed with flying colours.

The region has nine vehicles specifically adapted for people with reduced mobility, and they all sailed through the inspections’ programme, carried out by Adeje Council.

Transport Councillor Rafael Dolado said: “I want to thank the company which manages the ITV for offering us the use of their space and staff to carry out these checks.

“The result has been very successful and we have verified compliance with all the conditions required for these vehicles.

I also want to thank and

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

congratulate our drivers for their work. “They are professionals in this sector and are an important public service in a tourist town like ours.

“Their role is critical to the tourists. An enjoyable journey will make them want to come back.”

Inspection of the vehicles included the verification of compliance, conditions, features and services, as well as the taxis’ documentary checks.

Adeje meets the ratio of 5% of the total fleet of taxis adapted for the disabled, and Dolado added: “This is a public service and is especially sensitive to people from all regions of the area who have some kind of difficulty.”

THE extremely popular Flappy Bird app, preloaded on mobile and tablet devices, was withdrawn last Sunday.

Since then, the app has attracted astonishing eBay bids of up to £83,000.

The hit game was removed from Apple’s App Store and Google Play by Vietnamese inventor Dong Nguyen, who announced his decision on Twitter.

Gamers with Flappy Bird on their mobiles are now exploiting its popularity by trying to sell their devices on eBay. And they have already attracted amazing bids, ranging from £400 to £83,000. Whether or not these offers are genuine, an eBay spokesman said the transactions were hardly likely to be allowed anyway.

Canarian Weekly Photo Challenge This week’s best photo: Shirley Woollett

Theme: Food

This week’s theme is MACRO

Flappy Bird was one of the most downloaded mobile games of all, and a Nintendo spokesman said: “Ensuring a good customer experience is our top priority.

“We are in the process of removing listings for these devices as they do not meet a number of our requirements.

He added: “In particular, devices such as tablets and mobiles must be completely reset to factory condition before being sold on eBay.” The exact reason for the game’s withdrawal

is not known, but Nguyen indicated that legal issues were not responsible.

Nintendo also denied claims that its legal challenge relating to the game led to its withdrawal.

Spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa told the Wall Street Journal: “While we usually do not comment on the rumours and speculations, we have already denied the speculation.”

Flappy Bird, launched in May 2013, was free to download and re-

quired players to tap the screen to keep the bird flying through an endless series of pipes.

But despite its simple graphics, it was seen as an extremely difficult game because most users were unable to keep the bird in the air for more than a few seconds before it hit the ground.

But it proved incredibly popular, topping the free games charts on both Apple and Google’s online stores and becoming the year’s most popular mobile game to date.

The official game is no longer available to download online, but it still works on mobile devices which have installed it previously.

Twitter fans have been using hashtags of #RIPFlappyBird and #SaveFlappyBird, to raise awareness and encourage support for its return.

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Advertisement

15 CW

CW 16

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Minister targets Energy profits

BRITISH Gas prices and profits have been targeted by the Government’s Energy Minister.

Ed Davey, who suggests it might have to be broken up, said in a letter to regulators that profit margins made by the “big six” energy firms were higher than previously thought.

He called on regulators to study the dominance of British Gas, which said it would participate in any discussions.

Mr Davey wants a market investigation, pointing out that British Gas charged among the highest prices to domestic customers in the past three years.

If regulators find evidence of a monopoly, this could see a company being broken up.

British Gas has 41% of the domestic gas supply market, which is the

Child star Shirley Temple dies at 85 SHIRLEY TEMPLE, the Hollywood star who began her film career in 1932, has died at the age of 85.

largest share of any of the big six.

The company insisted that the data highlighted by Mr Davey had already been fully disclosed.

For politicians over the past few months, it has been open-season for attacks on energy companies.

But Mr Davey’s move, highlighting the domi-

nance of British Gas, is still seen as controversial.

The figures portray a stark picture, but Labour says the Coalition had highlighted the same data weeks ago.

The first annual competition review into the energy sector will be reported next month.

One former competition authority boss says

regulators Ofgem, the OFT and the CMA will not enjoy the pressure.

One “big six” energy firm said that the Energy Secretary was interfering in what should be an independent review.

But, as part of an ongoing review, he has asked the competition authorities to investigate the profit margins.

The much-loved star died from natural causes on Monday at home in Woodside, California.

A statement read: “She was surrounded by her family and caregivers. We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and … our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.”

Shirley was the most famous child star of all, appearing in her first film as a three-year-old and going on to make Bright Eyes (when she was five), Stand Up

and Cheer and Curly Top among others, which shot her to international stardom and acclaim.

She was married twice, retiring from the screen at 22 to raise her children, although she later appeared on TV as an actress and entertainer until 1965.

Shirley then spent many years as a political diplomat, and received a SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Advertisement

17 CW

CW 18

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

America’s most ‘Britain should generous couple lose their Marbles’

A M E R I C A’ S joint-top 2013 philanthropists are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

The couple were acclaimed following a donation of 18 million Facebook shares worth more than (£590m), to a Silicon Valley foundation.

It was America’s largest donation of the year, beating regular US philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.

The Zuckerberg couple donated the huge sum to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which manages and distributes charitable funds.

The shares have helped make the foundation one of the largest in the US, according to

the country’s Chronicle of Philanthropy. They have donated about 36 million Facebook shares to the foundation in the last two years, and these funds have been distributed to education and health causes.

Those heading the list previously, such as Microsoft co-founder Gates and his wife, have always adhered to their pledges made in previous years.

HOLLYWOOD legends George Clooney and Bill Murray have called for the Elgin Marbles to be returned to Greece.

The treasured, classical sculptures have been in Britain for almost 200 years after being taken from Athens by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. They were acquired by the British Government in 1816 and have been in the British Museum ever since.

Clooney and Murray, currently publicising their new film, The Monuments Men, were asked about the Marbles.

Murray said: “They’ve had a very nice stay here, certainly. London’s gotten crowded. There’s plenty of room back there in Greece.

“England can take the lead on this kind of thing - letting art go back where it came from.”

He added in his trademark, deadpan style: “The Greeks are nothing but generous. They would loan it back once in a while.”

In their new film, the

actors play members of an Allied team tasked with retrieving artworks looted by the Nazis. The controversial subject first arose at the Berlin Film Festival when a Greek reporter asked Clooney about the Marbles.

Last week, during a press conference at the National Gallery, Clooney said: “In Berlin, it was one in about 100 questions at a press conference, from a Greek reporter, and I said I thought it was probably a good idea if they found their way back. “Apparently, I got in trouble for

saying that and I had to do a little research to make sure I wasn’t completely out of my mind.

“Even in England, the polling is in favour of returning the Marbles. The Vatican returned parts of it, the Getty returned parts of it. There are certain pieces you look at and think, ‘That would perhaps be the right thing to do’.”

In 2012, fellow actor Stephen Fry also campaigned for their return saying: “Let’s be a classy country and return the Marbles to Greece. We would be admired by the rest of the world.”

www.canarianweekly.com

News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

19 CW

Missing for over 20 years Missing ‘shed’ boy still sought after A £20,000 reward has been offered for information about the disappearance of a London teenager 26 years ago.

Police fear Lee Boxell, then 15, was killed after witnessing child abuse - or even being sexually assaulted himself, in Cheam. Met Police officials admit they were aware of paedophile activity in that area when Lee disappeared.

The youngster, who would have had his 41st birthday this week, used to attend an unofficial youth club in an out-building at St Dunstan’s Church in Church Lane, known locally as the “shed”.

Teenagers used to meet there to drink and smoke, and Lee might have gone there to meet friends on the day he

went missing, on Saturday, 10th September 1988.

Det Insp John Mc-

Quade said: “We hope the offer of this reward may encourage people who have not previously

felt able to come forward to now do so.

“We are still appealing for any victim of sexual assault around that time, linked to the area or the shed, to contact us in confidence.”

His disappearance sparked the Met Police Service’s longest-ever forensic archaeological dig, with police spending a year excavating St Dunstan’s churchyard – to no avail.

Lee’s father, Peter, said: “We, Lee’s family, need answers to what happened to Lee. Someone in this community can give us those answers. Please help us bring Lee home.”

Mr Boxell has released a recording of a song called Where Is Lee? which he sang in December at the Missing People Carol Service, hosted by former TV newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald.

New probe into young mum’s disappearance POLICE investigating the disappearance of a young mother 22 years ago have been searching a small area of land and woods.

Officers from West Midlands Police have cordoned off a site on the nature reserve at Binley, Coventry, in connection with Nicola Payne, who went missing on 14th December 1991.

And specially-trained search officers have been combing the area.

Ms Payne went missing after leaving on foot from her home in Coventry. Despite extensive inquiries, the 18-year-old Ms Payne, who had a sevenmonth-old baby son, has never been seen again.

Detective Inspector Martin Slevin, who is leading the investiga-

tion, said: “The area of land being looked at is as a result of ongoing inquiries into the disappearance of Nicola.

“At this stage, it is a preliminary search of an area of interest to us.”

Two 49-year-old men and a woman, aged 51, who were arrested in December 2013 in connection with the investigation, remain on police bail while inquiries are ongoing.

The arrests followed a high-profile appeal by local police, and Ms Payne’s family are aware of the latest developments.

CW 20

www.canarianweekly.com

The Ferguson Files

By Joe Ferguson

WAT C H I N G television in the UK has become one huge pain.

But don’t worry this is not another review.

But as if the British population are not obsessed with the weather enough, it really has gone into total overdrive.

Gone are the days when you wanted to watch the news you got it. And then, after that, a two-minute update on how much rain there’ll be the next day.

That’s all changed over the last, longest two months in history.

Now, whichever channel on normal telly you decide to catch up on the day’s events, you get 25 minutes of weather and a little update on what’s happening in the world afterwards.

We now know the story by heart of the flooding on the south coast of England. We know every person in every village because they’re never off our screens, saying the same thing on a repetitive loop.

Yes, whenever the flooding started, you

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Water, water everywhere!

would watch and tut to yourself, thinking: “I couldn’t go through that.”

Then as the rain fell and fell and then fell again, and the residents of whichever place even Dick Turpin didn’t bother to pillage, I was starting to feel that maybe it wasn’t so much the rain but the tears everyone seemed to be shedding.

The shouts of “we knew this was going to happen sooner or later” fell on these deaf ears.

They knew it was going to happen? Then why didn’t they do something about it? But it seems so easy to elbow blame on others. The

Government gets the full brunt of this and, as much as I’m not a fan of any government, why should they take it?

But obviously, they did. We hear that rivers are going to be dredged to stop them from overflowing, and, according to the Prime Minister, money is “No object” and will be made available ASAP for those affected.

At a time when cancer patients have to pay thousands for treatment, you’d think this would be more important. But as this all proves now, bricks and mortar are first in line over someone’s life.

The turnaround has

been unbelievable. But what happens next is the very thing that makes my blood boil.

They have the work on the rivers, the money coming in boatloads (pun intended).

And Sky News camped in a makeshift hovercraft so they can all be at the first raindrop, don a Norman Wisdom-style flat cap, wellies - and a camera person ready to go live and show the nation.

Is this good enough?

Not on your welly (pun again intended).

The flooding will start all over again because the cries of “Too little, too late” are making even those who had full

sympathy of what was going on seeing red now.

Nothing is going to be good enough as far the residents are concerned. And I’m now in the majority of those whose thoughts are on other things, including watching paint dry just to get away from all of it.

So before I put it out of my mind forever, leave it to me to come up with a few ideas to help these people along the way.

First off, after the riv-

ers are all dredged, buy sandbags. In fact, buy shares in them. Then, next year, when you know it’s going to happen again, surround the village in them and watch as your share prices sky-rocket.

One thing I would definitely buy into is a calendar and a bright-red marker pen. Then circle October to April and remember: that’s winter!

The time of rain, snow and wind.

As it’s too late to do anything now, every villager will have a gettogether and collect money to buy a couple of killer whales and a school of dolphins, rope a square-mile radius off - and sell tickets for a new water park!

But the most valuable advice I can truly give you takes no time at all. It’s only one word, but it’s what we are all shouting at the TV every time we see your faces on the news.

And that word is …

MOVE!

Contact Joe at: www.facebook.com/joeferguson.921 Twitter: @djjoeferguson

X Factor in black and white IT seems weird talking about the X Factor so early in the year.

It’s supposed to be mentioned only in August, which, as we know, is the official start to the run-up to Christmas.

Looks like it will be a good one this year as Simon Cowell is back.

But this is a different piece on the talent show.

Earlier this week, Irish actor and comedian Chris O’Dowd gained the attention of Cowell for saying: “The viewers are racist because they consistently vote to eject the best black singers.”

O’Dowd told Radio Times: “I’m a big X Factor fan. Generally, my favourites go out in the first

few weeks and, of course, because the viewing public is so racist, all the black, strong singers go out in round five every year.”

Simon Cowell’s talent search has produced a number of black stars, including Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke, who won the public

vote by an overwhelming margin in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

Simon has hit back saying, O’Dowd is “ignorant” and “insult-

ing” because of his comments. “We are the least racist show you could possibly find in the world, so not only is he ignorant, it’s actually insulting to hear him say that. And it’s insulting to our audience.” The producers of the show love this sort of stuff because the run-up to the show can be more exciting than the actual product, as we experienced last year.

But maybe there’s a hint of truth in O’Dowd’s statement.

Yes, there is a minority of people watching the show, black and white, who will never vote for anyone of a different skin colour from their own because they are morons.

I never vote unless I really do hear somebody completely original. But over the last few years on this show, it has been getting harder and harder.

Originality had gone out the window because these are the facts: white male copies Robbie Williams, white female copies Adele; Black male copies Stevie Wonder and black female copies Whitney Houston.

So it seems that if you wanted to look into it deeper and be really picky, you could even say the singers could be open to criticism of being racist.

But then that would be totally ridiculous.

Wouldn’t it?

www.canarianweekly.com

TV

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

21 CW

Guide

Don't Miss...

Wednesday 19th February, ITV1, 20.00 The BRIT Awards with MasterCard at The O2 in London – the UK’s most prestigious music awards show – returns in 2014 with a stellar line-up of performances from Arctic Monkeys, Bastille, Rudimental, Bruno Mars, Disclosure, Ellie Goulding, Lorde and Katy Perry to name a few.

This year’s nominations reveal new British music largely dominating the categories.

Topping the list of nominations this year and flying the flag for British music are electronic music duo Disclosure and four piece rock band Bastille, who both appear in four different categories, with both their respective debut albums reaching Number 1 in the UK chart as well as receiving critical acclaim across the pond in America. In contrast, David Bowie is nominated 30 years after winning his first BRIT award.

Sam Smith was this year’s winner of the coveted Critics’ Choice, following in the successful footsteps of those who have gone before him, who include Adele, Florence & The Machine, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Emeli Sande and Tom Odell.

Reflecting the growing popularity of social media, a new award has been added this year in the form of Best British Video. This will give viewers of the BRITs the chance to vote for the award live on the night.

A shortlist of five videos based on YouTube views will be announced prior to the night itself.

The show will be hosted once again by James Corden. It will be his fifth time in the role, making him the show’s longest serving host.

The British Academy Film Awards Sunday 16th February, BBC1, 21:00 Stephen Fry presents the British Academy Film Awards, one of the most prestigious and star-studded events in the film calendar, live from the Royal Opera House in London. Nominees for the coveted Bafta masks include Tom Hanks, Judi Dench, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Emma Thompson, Christian Bale, Sandra Bullock and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Films up for awards include 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Gravity, The Wolf of Wall Street and Philomena.

CW 22

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

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

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

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

09:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited

06:45 ...........Winter Olympics

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

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

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

13:00 ...........Winter Olympics

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

11:00 ....................Bargain Hunt 12:00 .............Winter Olympics 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ...............................WPC 56 Drama following WPC 56 Gina Dawson, the first woman police constable to serve in her West Midlands hometown in 1956.

Will a chance meeting with a bullied schoolboy give Tommy the push he needs to stand up to Chief Inspector Coulson? A desperate Fenton enlists help from an unlikely party as he goes on a mission to track down Lenny Powell. Gina’s world is rocked when the murderer reveals himself, and she has to make a life or death decision to protect Rebecca.

15:00 ......................... Perfection 15:45 ............................Escape to the Country 16:30............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 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.................. Room 101 21:00................. New Tricks Drama featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes.

UCOS reinvestigate the 2001 death of Dr Bernard Fletcher, a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum, when the pathologist on the original investigation is suspended for negligence.

22:00........ BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35 ............... The Graham Norton Show 23:25...... Pound Shop Wars 23:55................. EastEnders Omnibus

W C choice

Jonathan Edwards presents the latest action from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The men’s skeleton begins, with Kristan Bromley looking to end his long career with an Olympic medal, the only major honour to have so far eluded him. Team-mate Dom Parsons has shown some impressive form on the World Cup circuit in the season, and could be Team GB’s best hope of getting on the podium. As a host competitor, Russia’s Alexander Tretiakov will have had plenty of practice on the Sochi track, so the current world champion could give the local crowd something to cheer about, while Latvia’s Martins Dukurs will also be among the favourites. The women’s aerials also takes place. Australia’s Lydia Lassila is the reigning champion but has taken some time out since Vancouver to have a child. In her absence Xu Mengtao has been the standout performer and the Chinese skier should start as favourite.

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

15:40 ...........Winter Olympics

An observational series which follows student nurses at different stages of their training, revealing the challenges they face both in the classroom and on the wards. With the nursing profession under a growing media spotlight, the series paints an intimate portrait of some of the men and women who choose to devote themselves to a career on the frontline of the healthcare system. In the first episode, former carpet fitter Alistair has first day nerves, children’s nurse Helen is in uncharted territory and second year student Dany deals with a very poorly patient.

19:10 ..... Winter Olympics 20:00............. Mastermind 20:30...... An Island Parish Series following the community on the island of Sark. On an island as independent and isolated as Sark, the volunteer culture is strong; who else is going to do it if you won’t do it yourself? This extends to Sark’s parliament, the Chief Pleas, but also includes the island’s emergency services. The volunteer fire brigade (lead by farmer and church organist Kevin Adams) get a weekend of training down at the harbour. Raising money for charity is also the norm on Sark, from Zoe Adams’ famous jumble sales (the island’s limited clothes shopping opportunities means that the ladies fashion stall generates a febrile atmosphere) and a charity calendar featuring Sark’s emergency service personnel as they have never been seen before.

21:00 ........Mock the Week 21:30.............................. QI 22:00 .............. Alan Davies Apres-Ski 22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:05..........Before Sunrise

The Last Leg Channel 4, 22:00

11:25............................ ITV News 11:30.................... This Morning 12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00........Britain’s Best Bakery 17:00.......................... The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00 ................ Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street 20:00 .........Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages

20:30..... Coronation Street 21:00 ........... Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35........... The Americans Cold War drama series following two KGB agents posing as Americans. A German assassin has been ordered to kill American scientists involved in the ABM program. After the mission is aborted, Phillip and Elizabeth must stop him and prevent a possible war, without having any idea of his identity.

23:35 ...................Benidorm

The award-winning gang show returns live to Friday nights with a joyful, offbeat take on the week. Returning as host is 2013 British Comedy Award winner Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker.

The trio take a look at the weird and wonderful talking points of the week including the stories and highlights from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Each week, Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by a live studio audience and a weekly special celebrity guest. The show also sees the return of the all-encompassing question: Is It OK? Viewers at home and the studio audience are encouraged to ask this question about anything from the week, without fear of judgement, and the three hosts attempt to step into the minefield of sometimes difficult and delicate areas and answer the questions with their own unique insight.

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

ay Friday Friday 14th February 06:25 ...................... Countdown 07:10 ................. Will and Grace 08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 .................................Frasier 10:00 ............. Undercover Boss Canada 11:00..............Sarah Beeny’s CW Selling Houses choice 12:05 ...........................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 12:35 ...... Come Dine with Me 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00............... Deal or No Deal 17:00...... Come Dine with Me 17:30 .........................Coach Trip 18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00..... Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 21:00.....Peter Kay: Live and Back on Nights!

22:00.............The Last Leg CWce ch oi 22:50.....Brooklyn Nine-Nine 23:20 ......... The Naked Gun

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

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

06:15 ......... Coastguard Alaska

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

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

07:00 ...................... Robin Hood

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

06:55..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:00 ........................ Masterchef South Africa

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff 11:10 ........................... The Hotel Inspector 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .........Police Interceptors 13:15..............Home and Away

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

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

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

11:00 ...................... Doctor Who

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of Atlanta

12:00........................... Babylon 5

13:45...................... Neighbours

11:30.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

14:15.................................... NCIS

12:30 ........................Emmerdale

15:15 ..............................Taking a Chance on Love

13:00 ........................Emmerdale

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

14:00......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00........ Home and Away 18:30............ Newstalk Live 19:00 .......World’s Toughest Prison 20:00...... Ice Road Truckers 21:00...........Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 22:00......... World’s Scariest Animal Attacks 23:00 ........ Street Crime UK

13:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

16:10 .............................. The Real Housewives of New Jersey 17:05 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00............... Dinner Date 19:00 ...You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00... Bridget Jones’s Diary 23:00 .............. Take Me Out

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

13:00.......................... Sanctuary 14:00........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 15:00 ................ Fantasy Homes by the Sea 16:00...................... Doctor Who 17:00........................... Babylon 5 18:00 ....................The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00 .................Masterchef South Africa 20:00................. Traffic Cops 21:00......... Motorway Cops 22:00 ................ Cops Uncut 22:30 ................ Cops Uncut 23:00 ................ Traffic Cops

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25 ..................................90210 07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty 08:00 ........................... Charmed 09:00..................................... Glee 10:00 .............................New Girl 10:30 ..........The Mindy Project 11:00............................ Charmed 12:00 ... Rules of Engagement 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 .............................New Girl 15:30.......... The Mindy Project 16:00 ... Rules of Engagement 17:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00 ...The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30..................The Big CW Bang Theory choice 20:00.............................Troy 21:00 .......Beverly Hills Cop 23:10 .......... How I Met Your Mother

06:00 .................Inside Gatwick

06:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:10 ..............Storage Hunters

07:00............................... Dog the Bounty Hunter

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

07:35 ..............Storage Hunters

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

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

08:00...................Downsize Me!

08:00 .......................Man v Food

07:00............. Thirtysomething

08:00 ................Modern Family

09:00................................. Maury

08:30 .......................Man v Food

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

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

09:00............................Futurama

10:00................................. Maury

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

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

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

11:00.................Four Weddings

11:00.............. Storage Hunters

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

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

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

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

08:25 .................................Cricket

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

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

16:00 .....................................FL72

13:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

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

17:00 ............................. Ringside

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

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

15:00 ..............Storage Hunters

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

18:00..................Champions League Weekly

16:00....................... Man v Food

17:00.................... Stargate SG-1

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

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

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

19:00 .........................House

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

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

20:00............................ Suits

21:00............ The Following

21:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

22:00............... Nurse Jackie

14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00.................. The Simpsons 15:30 ...........................Futurama 16:00........................... Futurama 16:30.................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:30............ The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons 20:00 ..........Modern Family 21:00 ..........................Stella 22:00.............. Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 23:00 ................A League of Their Own

14:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 19:00....... My Kitchen Rules 20:00.................. CSI: Miami 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:00..........................Bones

22:00 ........... Not Going Out

22:35 .......................... When Strangers Click

23:20.......... Mock the Week

23:50 ......................Fleming

08:00.............. Barclays Premier League World

18:30 ................The Fantasy Football Club 19:30............ Rugby League 22:00 ................The Fantasy Football Club 23:00 .................Champions League Weekly 23:30 ............... One2eleven 23:45 ............... One2eleven

23 CW

W C choice The Big Bang Theory E4, 19:30

Raj organises an epic and demanding scavenger hunt for his friends, designed to test their scientific knowledge and common sense, and it brings out some surprising traits in everyone. As the hunt progresses, Howard and Amy unexpectedly bond over their shared musical tastes, Penny and Sheldon work surprisingly well together as a team, and Leonard is run ragged when Bernadette becomes insanely competitive.

Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses Channel 4, 11:00

Sarah Beeny gives three competing vendors the chance to check out the competition in Chelmsford.

They each have £1000 and a week to make improvements, before bringing round a potential buyer.

Paul must make his sleek, contemporary house feel more like a home. Sarah must ensure she makes the most of every inch of her colourful family house. Maggie needs to update the bathroom and master bedroom in her cosy cottage. But which home will buyer Mandy prefer, and will she like any of them enough to part with her cash?

CW 24

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Saturday Saturday S 06:00 ............................Breakfast

12:30........... Winter Olympics

06:00...................... Pat and Stan

10:00............................. Saturday Kitchen Live

16:30........... Winter Olympics

06:10 ..................... Pat and Stan

19:00 ..... Winter Olympics

06:20...................... Pat and Stan

11:30 ............... Food and Drink

06:25............................ Dino Dan

12:00 .................Football Focus

06:40 .............................. Dino Da

12:45 .......Saturday Sportsday

06:50............................ Canimals

13:00 ..........................BBC News

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

13:10 ......... BBC London News

07:05 ............................ Canimals

13:15 ............................ Athletics

07:10 ..............Om Nom Stories

16:30 ........................ Final Score

07:15 ...................................Sooty

17:15 ..................................Reflex

07:30 ........................Scrambled!

18:00................... BBC News 18:10..... BBC London News

07:35..................................Almost Naked Animals

18:20 ....................Pointless

07:45........................ Scrambled!

19:10 ............. The Voice UK

07:50 ...............Adventure Time

Blind Auditions. Emma Willis and Marvin Humes host the penultimate round of blind auditions as the search for the UK’s next big vocal talent continues. Places on each of the coaches’ teams are increasingly limited, and the fight for a coveted spot on either Team Will, Team Ricky, Team Kylie or Team Tom is fiercer than ever. Each of the four megastar coaches must continue to choose artists to join their team based only on what they hear, and use their experience, vision and talent to spot astounding vocal ability.

20:30 .............. The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 21:20 .....................Casualty 22:10..... Mrs. Brown’s Boys Comedy series about a loudmouthed Irish matriarch whose favourite pastime is meddling in the lives of her children. Agnes Brown is concerned that her family are keeping too many secrets.

Her daughter Cathy will not let her meet her new boyfriend, while her elder son Mark refuses to reveal why his feisty wife Betty has thrown him out. When Betty and Mrs Brown meet to discuss Mark’s problem, they unsurprisingly come to blows, but who is really to blame?

22:40 .................. BBC News 23:00...... Live at the Apollo Stand-up comedy from the world-famous venue. In this episode one of comedy’s biggest stars, Eddie Izzard, introduces two top comics: South Africa’s Trevor Noah and Devon’s favourite son, Josh Widdicombe.

23:45 ...............The Football League Show

08:20 ........................Scrambled!

08:30 .................... Horrid Henry 08:45 ........................Scrambled!

08:50 .................... Horrid Henry 09:00.........................Scrambled!

09:05................................ Bottom Knocker Street 20:00 .................. Top Gear Motoring magazine. The series continues with a jam-packed show featuring Italian sports cars, military manoeuvres and a trip to Belgium. Richard Hammond is on the shores of Lake Como testing the exciting new Alfa Romeo 4C, a mid-engined machine from one of the world’s most beloved sports car makers. Hammond’s enjoyment of the super-lightweight, 237 horsepower beauty is brought to a halt by the arrival of Jeremy Clarkson on a quad bike, demanding a race to the far end of the vast lake. Elsewhere in the programme, Clarkson is in the genteel surroundings of Bruge and at the rather less sedate Spa Grand Prix track in order to test a thrilling new breed of hybrid hypercar: the stunning, 904 horsepower McLaren P1. Meanwhile, James May is at the vast Camp Bastion in Afghanistan looking at the incredible efforts behind the army’s largest vehicle redeployment since the Second World War. Finally, actor Tom Hiddleston, tries his hand out on the track as the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

21:00 ...................True Grit 22:45 .........................QI XL 23:30 ........... The Notorious Bettie Page

09:15 ........................Scrambled!

09:25 ............................ITV News 09:30...................... Dinner Date 10:30 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 11:40 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 12:35 ................... The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 13:05 .......The Unforgettable...

14:05 .............................You Only Live Twice 16:20 ........... ITV News London 16:30............................. ITV News and Weather

CW Wce 19:20....................Splash! Coi 16:45...............F.A. Cup Live

ch oi ce ch

20:50 .............. Take Me Out Paddy McGuinness presents the sixth series of the hilarious dating show in which he introduces 30 single girls to a succession of single guys.

22:05............. The Jonathan Ross Show 23:05............. ITV News and Weather 23:20 ..... FA Cup Highlights

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Saturday Saturday 15th February 06:10......................... The Hoobs

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

06:35......................... The Hoobs

07:40 ................. City of Friends

07:00............ Transworld Sport

07:55 ...................Little Princess

08:00........... The Morning Line 09:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

08:10 ..........The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky

09:30................................. Frasier

08:25.......... Angelina Ballerina

10:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

08:45 ...................... Rupert Bear

10:30 .....The Big Bang Theory

09:00 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

11:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

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

11:55 .................. The Simpsons

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

12:25... Undercover Boss USA

10:00 .................................Access

13:25........... Channel 4 Racing

10:05.......... The Dog Rescuers

16:10 ...... Come Dine with Me

10:35........... Daddy Day Camp

16:40 ...... Come Dine with Me

12:20.............. Land of the Lost

17:10 ...... Come Dine with Me

14:05......... Planet of the Apes

17:40 ...... Come Dine with Me

16:20.......... Diagnosis Murder

18:15... Come Dine with Me 18:45 ........ Channel 4 News

17:20 ........Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star

19:05... The Restoration Man

18:45....... 5 News Weekend

18:50 ........................... NCIS 20:00...Walking Through CW History choice 22:10 ............ The Secrets in the Walls 21:00 ................... Hostages 23:55........................

Access 22:00... Inglourious Basterds

06:00..................................... Glee 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 ........... Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance 14:00.................................Sinbad 15:00........................... Futurama 16:00 .......................... Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 16:30...Grudge Match Special 17:00 ......... Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie 18:00 .......... Harrow: A Very British School 19:00 ............The Simpsons 19:30 .......... Cloudy 2: Extra Topping

W C choice

06:00........ Nothing to Declare 06:30........ Nothing to Declare 07:00............. Motorway Patrol 08:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 08:30... RSPCA Animal Rescue 10:00...................Downsize Me! 12:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 14:00.............My Kitchen Rules

06:00......................... Beauty and the Geek 06:45 ............Coronation Street Omnibus 09:05........................ Emmerdale Omnibus 12:15..... You’ve Been Framed!

15:20 .................... Horrid Henry: The Movie When a group of corrupt school inspectors plan to close Henry’s school, Ashton Primary, the headmaster of the neighbouring school sees his opportunity to make a fortune from the influx of new pupils, Henry puts together a talent contest, hoping that the success of his Zero Zombies Band will mean that no one will dare close Aston Primary. Miss Oddbot is not impressed and tells Henry that he should have thought about the future of the school before he started being horrid.

17:15 .................The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

06:10 .......... Helicopter Heroes

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

07:00 ..........................Helicopter Heroes

06:25 .......... Make it or Break it

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

08:05 ........................... Charmed

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

09:05 .....................................Glee

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

10:05 ..........The Mindy Project

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

10:35... Rules of Engagement

12:00 ........................50 Greatest Magic Tricks

11:05.... Rules of Engagement

07:15 ......................... Ugly Betty

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

13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

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

14:00 ..........The Mindy Project

16:00 ...............Motorway Cops

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

17:00 ....................................... Life

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

18:00 ............................. Life 19:00 ......... Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 19:30 ......... Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 20:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

15:30...How I Met Your Mother 16:30.... Rules of Engagement 17:30...How I Met Your Mother 18:00........... How I Met Your Mother 18:30....The Big Bang Theory 19:30 .......... How I Met Your Mother

19:00 .........Rumour Has It...

21:00 .................. Cars, Cops and Criminals

21:00...... Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

22:00................... Cars, Cops and Criminals

23:15 ............... The Magaluf Weekender

23:00 .............Stansted: The Inside Story

07:00 .......Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness

06:00 ....................The Mortified Sessions

06:00 ................... Football Gold

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

07:00 ...............The Guest Wing

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

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

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

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

09:00......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

07:30 ........................ Champions League Weekly

11:00............................. Flip Men 11:30............................. Flip Men 12:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing

10:00......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

20:00 ........... The Tomorrow People 21:00............... Role Models 23:00....The Big Bang Theory

06:15................... Football Gold

08:00........................ The Fantasy Football Club 09:00 .............. Game Changers

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

12:00.......... The Bachelor King

10:00 ....................... Soccer A.M.

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

13:30 ..............Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow

12:00 ........................ Champions League Weekly

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

12:30 .............................. Football

16:00 .......................Blue Bloods

15:00.................... Rugby Union

18:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

17:00 .......................Blue Bloods

17:00 .................... Rugby Union

18:00....Star Trek: Enterprise

18:55...................... Football

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

19:00 ...Star Trek: Enterprise

21:00...................... Football

20:00........................... QI XL

20:00......................... Smash

22:00..........................Bones

21:00....... Gavin and Stacey

21:00...................... Fleming

23:00 ................. Ronaldo: A Golden Year

23:00.........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

23:00 ..........Mock the Week

22:00 .......Game of Thrones

23:30 ........ Making of Messi

23:40 ...........................QI XL

22:15....... The Act of Killing

23:45 ............. Spanish Gold

15:00 ...................The Face USA 16:00 ........Nothing to Declare 17:00 ........Nothing to Declare 17:30 ........Nothing to Declare 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 20:00.........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 21:00..........................Bones

15:00 ..............Storage Hunters 16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 .............................Top Gear

F.A. Cup Live ITV1, 16:45

Manchester City v Chelsea.

Two weeks after beating City at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League, Chelsea travel to Manchester again as the teams go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. It is the start of a crucial run of games for City as they pursue a historic quadruple. How Jose Mourinho would love to end their hopes in the FA Cup. Presenter Adrian Chiles is joined

by Lee Dixon and Roy Keane, and commentary comes from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

25 CW

W C choice

Walking Through History Channel 4, 20:00

Tony Robinson sets off on his most curious walk yet, across the ancient and turbulent kingdom of Northumbria.

In the seventh century, at the height of the Dark Ages, the rule of Northumbria stretched from Edinburgh to York: a mighty power in post-Roman Britain.

But this was a land where a battle was raging for the souls of the people. Over five days, from Melrose in the Scottish Borders to Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland, Tony is on the trail of one of Northumbria’s greatest sons: Saint Cuthbert.

Through the Tweed Valley and across the Cheviot Hills, it’s a journey through a murky history laden with myth. But by investigating the communities, power bases and landscape of seventh-century Northumbria, Tony aims to understand the pagan land in which Cuthbert spread his simple brand of Celtic Christianity.

Splash! - The Final ITV1, 19.20 Vernon Kay and Gabby Logan present the live grand finale of the celebrity diving series. Four brave competitors have made it this far, but only one will be crowned Splash! Champion 2014. On hand to guide them on their way to possible victory is Olympic medallist Tom Daley. Comedian Jo Brand and diving experts Andy Banks and Leon Taylor have the commentary, but tonight it is all down to the viewers who wins. Tension is guaranteed as the celebrities dive live in a bid to rule the pool.

CW 26

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

W C choice

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Sunday Sunday Sund 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:00 .......................The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 ..........The Big Questions 11:00 ................Sunday Politics 12:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited 13:00 ..........................BBC News 13:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 14:00 ..........The Indian Doctor

Mr Selfridge ITV1, 21.00 Agnes (Aisling Loftus) has now moved into Miss Mardle’s (Amanda Abbington) house. As they eat breakfast, Agnes receives a letter from George (Calum Callaghan) from the front telling her all is well. A tentative knock at the door reveals Miss Mardle’s new lodger. Instead of the female Belgian refugee she was expecting Miss Mardle is taken aback to find an extremely handsome male refugee named Florian (Oliver Farnworth).

The new Defence of the Realm Act means that lights across London will now go out at night – including the landmark Selfridge’s shop windows.

Gordon (Greg Austin) can’t stop thinking about the Selfridge lads now out on the front; he wishes he could fight. Rose (Frances O’Connor) finds it difficult too; she wishes she could do more.

Meanwhile, Henri (Gregory Fitoussi) gets a frustrating and mysterious telephone call from Webb (Philip Rosch) who still has no results or new information for him…

With so many of the Selfridge men off fighting in the war, women have been employed to fill their roles. There are teething problems in the loading bay as their clothes aren’t practical, and some will need to be taught to drive. Crabb (Ron Cook) is a bit crabby about it all, and it turns out that he’s approaching a ‘special’ birthday and feeling a bit redundant given he’s too old to go to war. Harry (Jeremy Piven) decides to give him a challenge: to setup a training scheme of sorts. Crabb gets onto organising rifle training immediately, and with incredible enthusiasm!

Rose overhears about the ‘womanly’ problems in the loading bay and offers to help straight away! She recognises corsets must be a problem and instructs Grove (Tom Goodman Hill) to produce new, lighter, more practical work clothes for the women immediately.

Thackeray (Cal MacAninch) has a run in with Henri (Gregory Fitoussi) about women’s wear. Thackeray tells Henri not to lecture him about war - why’s he not fighting for his country?

Delphine (Polly Walker) surprises Harry with an invite to a card game at the club. She’s heard that a position on the government’s Procurement Committee is coming up, and she knows how much Harry craves an official role in the war effort.

Lord Loxley (Aidan McArdle) is suddenly awash with extra cash. He tells Mae (Katherine Kelly) he’s going to be more involved in commerce and needs her to be the perfect wife. Mae visits Selfridge’s fashion department to get new clothes but is disappointed by Thackeray’s offerings and by his insulting attitude towards her. Mae complains to Harry.

Kitty (Amy Beth Hayes) goes to see Frank (Samuel West) at his office – she hasn’t seen him in a while and wants to show him what he’s been missing. They have a cheeky flirtation that results in Frank inviting Kitty on a dinner date.

Miss Mardle has bought Florian a violin. She has to ask him to leave and hopes the instrument will help soften the blow. However, when push comes to shove she can’t do it!

Webb has finally got some information for Henri. It’s an address, and Henri leaves to go there right away. Little does he know that that a mischievous Thackeray has overheard… Thackeray sees Henri knock on a door and speak to a woman. When Henri leaves, Thackeray approaches the door, wanting to find out what secrets Henri is hiding. When the woman tells him Henri was asking about a woman who is now in Germany Thackeray is certain Henri is up to something untoward.

At Delphine’s private card game, Harry meets Lord Edgerton (Raymond Coulthard) and asks about the place of the Procurement Committee.

Lord Loxley snubs Harry’s advance: the position has been filled, by someone they know and trust. A mysterious latecomer to the game arrives, a chap called Bill Summertime (Jay Villiers). Who is he?

Victor is with Agnes at Miss Mardle’s house. Uncle Gio left him the restaurant and Victor wants Agnes advice. Agnes tells him she thinks it’s worth the risk. Victor uses the opportunity to ask if there’s still anything between Agnes and Henri.

When Harry returns home from the card game he tells Rose that he won.

The chemistry between them sparks and she lets him into her bedroom for the first time in many years.

14:45............................ Escape to the Country 15:30 ..........Hidden Kingdoms 16:30 ............................... Lifeline 16:40 ................Songs of Praise 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:05 .................. BBC News 18:20..... BBC London News 18:30..............Blandings

CW ch oi ce

19:00................ Countryfile The Countryfile team visit the rural county of Wiltshire. Matt Baker looks at the pig industry, visiting a farm containing the oldest pedigree herd of pigs in the country. Jules Hudson is at one of Help for Heroes’ recovery centres at Tedworth House, meeting some of the servicemen who have suffered life-changing injuries or illnesses whilst serving their country. Julia Bradbury is in Cambridgeshire looking at the birds that call the UK home in the winter months, and Tom Heap reports on growing calls for sky lanterns to be banned in the UK following fires and the deaths of farm animals. Down on the farm, Adam finds out about a parasite that is affecting cattle, including some of his own.

20:00 ........Call the Midwife Drama about a group of midwives in 1950s London, based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

When a young woman with Down’s syndrome is discovered pregnant, sinister circumstances are assumed. Meanwhile, as the nuns organise celebrations for Sister Evangelina’s jubilee, Nonnatus House greets new midwife Patsy. Elsewhere, Timothy Turner takes his first steps without his callipers.

05:00 ...........Winter Olympics Hazel Irvine is in Sochi, venue for the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. It is the turn of the men’s alpine skiers to tackle the super-G course. Norwegian skiers have a good record in this event, and Aksel Lund Svindal will be hoping to retain the title he took from compatriot and three-time champion Kjetil Andre Aamodt in Vancouver. Also taking place in the mountains outside of Sochi is the women’s snowboard cross, one of the most exciting sports on the Winter Olympics programme.

One of the memorable moments of the 2006 Games came when Lindsey Jacobellis crashed out after being on her way to what seemed a certain gold. The American has recently been battling serious injury but will be back in Sochi, still searching for that elusive gold. Britain’s Zoe Gillings will also be competing at her third Games, where the Isle of Man snowboarder will be looking to land a first Olympic medal. Plus live coverage of Great Britain’s match with 2010 silver medallists Norway in the men’s curling event.

07:30........................ Scrambled!

07:35 ...................Almost Naked Animals 07:45........................ Scrambled!

07:50.................... Horrid Henry 08:00 ........................Scrambled!

08:10 .................... Horrid Henry 08:20 ........................Scrambled!

08:30........................... Victorious 09:00........................ Scrambled!

09:05................................ Bottom Knocker Street 09:15 ........................Scrambled!

09:25 ............................ITV News 09:30 ......... Murder, She Wrote 10:30 .....Dickinson’s Real Deal 11:25 .............................ITV News and Weather 11:35......................Inside the CW National Trust choice 12:30 ................... The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

16:00 ...........Winter Olympics

13:00...................... F.A. Cup Live

19:00 ..... Winter Olympics

15:50 ................................ Splash!

20:00 .................. Top Gear

17:20......You’ve Been Framed!

17:50 ........... ITV News London 18:00 ............. ITV News and Weather 18:15 ...........Dancing on Ice

21:00 ...........Dragons’ Den Series in which budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires. The den takes on an international flavor as a Ghanaian entrepreneur brings in his chocolate drink startup, a Welsh couple hope to change our sleeping habits with their British-made woolen duvets and the Den is filled with strange monsters when a pitch for a kids storage device brings out the Dragons’ inner child.

22:00 .............. Alan Davies Apres-Ski

23:00................... BBC News

22:30 .............Line of Duty

23:15..... BBC London News

23:30 .................... For Your Consideration

W C choice

07:15 ...................................Sooty

12:30 ...........Winter Olympics

21:00 ..................The British Academy Film Awards

23:25......................... Doubt

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

Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley host week seven of the ice skating competition as just six celebrities remain in contention.

In addition to the usual individual routine, each contestant must take part in a team challenge this week. The stars are divided into two groups and the team that impresses the judges the most will get their points doubled lessening their chances of facing the dreaded skate off.

19:45 ............All Star Family Fortunes 20:30 ...........Dancing on Ice 21:00 ...............Mr Selfridge 22:00 ............. ITV News and Weather 22:15.......Birds of a Feather 22:45...... FA Cup Highlights 23:45...... Rugby Highlights

Inside the National Trust ITV1, 11:35

Michael Buerk presents the series which goes behind the scenes and meets some of the people who safeguard the nation’s heritage. Michael joins in a bid to save historic books at Wimpole Hall, but his offer of a helping hand does not go down too well. Sizergh Castle gets a Tudor makeover, the Strickland family take up arms and discover the how the Tudors kept their linens whiter than white, while the rangers are preparing a creche for some special arrivals in the Farne Islands.

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

day Sunday Sunday 16th February 06:10 ........................ The Hoobs

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

06:00..... Beauty and the Geek

06:10 ...................... Doctor Who

06:00 .......... Make it or Break it

07:00 ...............Freesports on 4

08:25 ..........Angelina Ballerina

06:45 ....................The Hot Desk

06:45 ......................... Ugly Betty

07:30 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

08:45...................... Rupert Bear

06:55 ....Emmerdale Omnibus

07:00........................Doctor Who Explained 08:00 .......Hollywood Treasure

08:20 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

07:55 .................................Frasier

09:00................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

08:25 ........................... The Taste

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

09:30 ................Sunday Brunch

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

12:30 ................................The Big Bang Theory

10:00 ................Power Rangers: Super Samurai

12:55 ................................The Big Bang Theory

10:35 ................Power Rangers: Megaforce

13:25.......................... How I Met Your Mother

11:00................................. Access

13:50........................... How I Met Your Mother 14:20................... The Simpsons

11:05 ................Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 12:00 ........... Ice Road Truckers

14:50.................. The Simpsons

12:55.......Ultimate Emergency Bikers

15:20.................... Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World

13:55 ........................... The Hotel Inspector

17:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

14:55 ...........What a Girl Wants

18:00 ........ Channel 4 News

17:00....... Paul Blart: Mall Cop

18:30....... Gulliver’s Travels

18:55....... 5 News Weekend

20:00.........Scandimania

19:00.......The River Wild

CW

ch oi ce

CW ch oi ce

09:50 ............Coronation Street Omnibus 12:15...................... Take Me Out 13:30......You’ve Been Framed!

14:00 ............... Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 15:40 .......... The Mighty Ducks 17:50 ..............The Perfect Man 20:00................ You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 ...........Ocean’s Eleven Slick crime caper based on the classic Rat Pack film. When thief Danny Ocean is released from prison, he rounds up his old team of top criminals for a complicated heist in which they will rob three Las Vegas casinos at the same time. The casinos are owned by ruthless hotelier Terry Benedict, who is now dating Danny’s exwife - and who is not so keen to part with his cash

10:00 ...................... Doctor Who 11:00....................... Doctor Who 12:00 ...................... Doctor Who 14:00 .......................Doctor Who Explained

08:50 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:25 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:50 .......Hollyoaks Omnibus

15:00....................................... Life

12:30 ............................ Revenge

16:00........................................ Life

13:30 ... Rules of Engagement

17:00 ................Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities

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

17:30 ................Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 19:00................ Who Do You Think You Are? 20:00 ............... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

15:00 .......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 16:00.................. The Tomorrow People 17:00...................................... Troy 18:00.....Brooklyn Nine-Nine

21:00 .............Stansted: The Inside Story

18:30....The Big Bang Theory

22:00 ......Confessions From the Underground

20:00 .................... Iron Man

19:00....The Big Bang Theory

23:00 ................ Cops Uncut

23:25 ........The Big Reunion

22:25 ....................... The Big Bang Theory

23:30 ................ Cops Uncut

22:55.................. Rude Tube

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

07:10 .............................Top Gear

06:00 ................... Football Gold

07:00............. Motorway Patrol 08:00...................RSPCA Animal Rescue

09:00 ................... Total Wipeout Australia

06:00 ....................The Mortified Sessions 07:00 .............................. Seinfeld

06:30 .............................. Football

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

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

09:00 .....Sports Women Week

11:00 .......................................... QI

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

08:00 .........Friday Night Lights

09:30... RSPCA Animal Rescue

11:40.......................... Have I Got News for You

09:00 ................... Making of the Bachelor King

08:30 ........................The Sunday Supplement

12:20 .......................................... QI 13:00 .............................Top Gear

10:00......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

11:00 ........................The Sunday Supplement

15:00 ..........Dynamo: Magician Impossible

11:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

12:30 .............................. Football

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

13:00 ...................Urban Secrets

17:00 .......................................... QI

14:00......... Networks of Power

17:40 .......................... Have I Got News for You

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

21:00............................. Red

21:00................... 10,000 BC

23:15........... Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

23:10 ................. The Matrix Reloaded

06:00 .........The Hour of Power 07:00 .....................................Glee 09:00 .................Cloudy 2: Extra Toppings 09:20 ......Welsh Breakdancers 09:50 ...............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 10:50 ............ WWE Experience 11:50.................................Sinbad 12:50........................... Futurama 14:00................ Modern Family 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:00........... Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance 18:00.... The Greek Dancers 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:30 ..............Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 20:00 ............The Simpsons 21:00 ............ Hawaii Five-0 22:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

W C choice

09:00 .......Hollywood Treasure

07:30 ........................... Charmed

11:00 ...................The Face USA 12:00 ............My Kitchen Rules 13:00 .................Inside Gatwick 14:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E 15:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E 17:00 ........Nothing to Declare 17:30 ........Nothing to Declare 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 20:00..............Harley Street 21:00......... Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 22:00 ........ Grey’s Anatomy 23:00......... Caribbean Cops

17:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

18:20................................ QI

18:00 ....Star Trek: Enterprise

19:00 ...... Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets

20:00 ................. The British

21:30 ...........................QI XL

22:15 .......Game of Thrones

22:30 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

21:00 .......Game of Thrones 23:30 .......Game of Thrones

Blandings BBC1, 18.30

Blandings Comedian Tim Vine joins a cast of comedy greats for the second series of BBC One’s Blandings, based on PG Wodehouse’s classic stories.

Vine takes on the role of Beach, Blandings’ long suffering and loyal butler, in this seven-part series adapted from the Blandings Castle books. He joins Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders as they reprise their roles as the absent-minded Lord Emsworth (Clarence to his friends) and his indomitable sister Connie, alongside Farthing as Clarence’s feckless son, Freddie.

In the first episode, Throwing Eggs, The Duke of Dunstable - the most obnoxious man in England - has come to stay at Blandings. Not content with smashing the fixtures, he is determined to have Clarence committed as a lunatic.

06:15 ................... Football Gold

10:00 .............Goals on Sunday

15:00 .............................. Football 18:00 ..................... Football 20:00...................... Football 22:00 ...................... Scottish Premiership 22:30 ............ Football Gold 22:45 ............ Football Gold 23:00 ......... Fl 72 Highlights 23:30....................... Scottish Premiership

27 CW

W C choice

Scandimania Channel 4, 20:00

In the final programme Hugh visits Norway. Once one of the poorest countries in Europe, Norway is now the fourth richest in the world, thanks to its oil reserves and £500 billion in the bank. Hugh meets up with local chef Christopher Haatuft and joins some fishermen as they net some rather aggressive Monkfish. He visits a few fjords, joins local oil workers on an emergency rescue rehearsal, and tries some smoked sheep’s head.

He meets the people behind Norway’s ‘slow TV’ craze and the Ylvis brothers, who made the viral hit The Fox Song. Hugh also visits Bastoy prison, which looks more like a holiday camp, and flies to the village of Nordskot in the arctic circle to go diving for sea urchins and to cook a Scandinavian feast.

The River Wild Channel 5, 19:00

Fast-paced action thriller in which a young family on a white-water rafting adventure in Montana are taken hostage by a pair of dangerous fugitives. The rafting holiday turns into a nightmare when two armed killers take control and try to force the mother, a proficient rafter, to use her skills to help them to escape down the treacherous rapids.

CW 28

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

W C choice

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Monday Monday Mond 06:00 ............................Breakfast

05:00........... Winter Olympics

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

09:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited

13:00 ...........Winter Olympics

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

16:00........... Winter Olympics

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

19:00...... Winter Olympics

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

11:00 ....................... The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45 .......................... Saints and Scroungers 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00........... BBC News at One 13:30......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ......................... Perfection

Britain’s Great War BBC1, 21.00 Jeremy Paxman In the final part of his landmark series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the country comes terrifyingly close to defeat in the last year of the war.

Grieving parents hold séances to contact their dead sons, surgeons battle to rebuild the faces of the wounded and a maverick MP tries to pin the blame for the crisis on a conspiracy of sexual deviants in government.

Dramatically, the tide of battle turns and exhausted Britons find themselves weeping for joy as the armistice is signed. The nation begins to count the cost of four years of war; there have been some surprising winners as well as losers.

The BBC’s centenary programming will explain why the First World War happened, commemorate and remember those involved, shine a light on what it was like to live through this cataclysmic event in world history, and interrogate and debate just what its legacy has meant for modern society.

15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45................... James Martin: Home Comforts Lazy Days. TV chef James Martin shares the recipes he cooks in his own kitchen and explores every aspect of home cooking. James prepartes dishes suited for long and lazy winter days, demonstrating his chicken and mushroom puff pastry pie and some slow cooked spare ribs. Also this episode, food historian Ivan Day reveals how slow cooking years ago meant a very indulgent spit roast, and one of Wiltshire’s local microbrewers, Alasdair Large, visits the kitchen to see what James can cook with his own locally produced beer.

16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30 ..................Inside Out 20:00 ................ EastEnders The arrival of a guest at the Beales’ highlights the tension between Ian and Denise, but will the engaged couple be able to weather the storm? The market traders all band together to face an impending threat. And although Alfie is suspicious of her behaviour, an oblivious Kat continues with her plan.

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

21:00.Britain’s Great War CWce ch oi

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

22:35................... Have I Got Old News for You 23:20 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

20:00 .................University Challenge

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

20:30 ....... Food and Drink

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

Chef Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman in a series highlighting all that is excellent in food and drink. If you had to trace the origins of the food you have eaten today, could you?

Chef Genarro Contaldo joins Michel Roux Jr in the kitchen to create an authentically Italian dish from scratch - a sumptuous lasagne with focaccia. Kate Goodman’s guide to choosing the right Italian red helps make the perfect match, and there is lively debate about whether we should care where our food comes from.

21:00 .................... Horizon The Power of the Placebo. Series exploring topical scientific issues. They are the miracle pills that shouldn’t really work at all. Placebos come in all shapes and sizes, but they contain no active ingredient. Now they are being shown to help treat pain, depression and even alleviate some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Horizon explores why they work, and how we could all benefit from the hidden power of the placebo.

22:00 ....The Culture Show First he was the poster boy of 90s Britpop, then the music man behind electro-cartoon duo Gorillaz. More recently he’s composed operas and helmed the world music juggernaut that is Africa Express... Now finally, after coming full circle with a triumphant Blur 20 year reunion tour, Damon Albarn goes it alone. Due in April this year, Everyday Robots will be his first proper solo album and he’s given The Culture Show exclusive and intimate access to his world as he prepares to present this new work to the world. It’s a lyrical journey that takes him back to his childhood, to the places he holds dear and the memories that infuse his new collection of songs, many of which have never been heard by the public. The film follows Albarn as he looks behind his own masks of the past to give an honest account of himself and his work as a solo artist.

22:30............... Newsnight 23:20........... Dragons’ Den

11:25 ............................ITV News 12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00 ....................Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street 20:00 ............ A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 20:30...... Coronation Street 21:00................... DCI Banks Gritty detective series based on the novels by Peter Robinson.

When investigative journalist Matt Barber is found dead in a remote village, Banks and his team are faced with a number of leads. Then Banks notices a connection between the case and a mysterious death in the 1980s involving members of a cult rock band. As he begins to unpick decades of lies, he is all too aware that the victim’s father is Jack Barber, a former senior police officer and candidate in local police commissioner elections. Despite his formidable reputation, DI Helen Morton is convinced that Jack is obstructing the enquiry in some way. Banks is shaken to the core when a link between a suspect and DS Annie Cabbot reveals secrets from her personal life which throw their relationship into question.

22:00................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35................ The Agenda 23:10 .................The Mighty Mississippi

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

day Monday Monday 17th February 06:25 ...................... Countdown

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

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

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

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

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

09:30 .................................Frasier

11:10 .........Police Interceptors

22:50 ............................Troy

22:00.................. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

23:50 ......... One Born Every Minute

23:00 ............ Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera

06:00........................... Emmerdale 06:25 ..............Coronation Street 07:25........ You’ve Been Framed!

07:45............................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 08:30 ..........................Dinner Date 09:30 ........The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 ..................... The Millionaire Matchmaker 12:30........................... Emmerdale 13:00 ..............Coronation Street 14:00..... The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:10 ........The Real Housewives of New Jersey 17:05..................... The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00.................. Dinner Date 19:00....You’ve Been Framed!

20:00......Two and a Half Men 21:00.............................. Mom 21:30............................... Dads 22:00.................... The Job Lot 22:30 ..............................Plebs 23:00 ...............Fake Reaction 23:50 .....Two and a Half Men

06:00................. Inside Gatwick

06:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:00 ...............................Carpool

07:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:30... RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:10 ........... Matt and Allegra’s Big Farm

08:00................ Modern Family

08:00 ........Nothing to Declare

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 12:00.............. Channel 4 News

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

12:05...... Come Dine with Me

12:15 ..............Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun

14:40...................... Countdown

13:15 .............Home and Away

15:30 ...............Deal or No Deal

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

16:30 ...... Come Dine with Me

14:15..................................... NCIS

17:00 .........................Coach Trip 17:30 ............... Superstar Dogs

15:15 .......................McBride: It’s Murder, Madam

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

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

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

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

19:00........ Channel 4 News

18:00 ........Home and Away

20:00................. Dispatches

18:30 ............Newstalk Live 20:30......Benefits Street: CW 19:00............The True Story The Last Word choice 20:00.... Police Interceptors 21:00 .........Benefits Britain: 21:00 ....................... The Big The Debate Immigration Row 22:00.....8 Out of 10 Cats

CW

ch oi ce

07:00 ..................Downsize Me!

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25 ..................................90210 07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty 08:00 ........................... Charmed 09:00 .....................................Glee 10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00 ........................... Charmed 12:00 ... Rules of Engagement 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.. Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20:30 ..............2 Broke Girls 21:00 .................... Revenge 22:00 ..... My Mad Fat Diary 23:00 .......... How I Met Your Mother

06:15 ......... Coastguard Alaska

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

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

07:00............. Thirtysomething

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

07:00...................... Robin Hood 08:00........................ Masterchef South Africa 09:00 ................................The Bill 10:00 ................................The Bill 11:00 ...................... Doctor Who 12:00........................... Babylon 5 13:00.......................... Sanctuary 14:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 15:00 ................ Fantasy Homes by the Sea 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 17:00 ...........................Babylon 5 18:00.................... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00................. Masterchef South Africa 20:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 21:00 ............Derren Brown 22:00 ........The Happenings 23:00 ........................ Grimm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15:30 ...........................Futurama

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

15:00.............. Storage Hunters

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

16:30 .................. The Simpsons

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

16:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing

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

17:30 ................Modern Family

15:00 ................Criminal Minds

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

17:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

18:00.......... Modern Family

16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

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

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

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

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

19:00......................... House

20:00 ..........Modern Family

18:00.... Nothing to Declare

20:00 ...........................QI XL

20:00.... Friday Night Lights

21:00................. Moone Boy

20:00......................... Bones

22:00 ....Would I Lie to You?

21:00 ......................Fleming

17:30..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

21:30 ............The Simpsons

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

18:30............................ FL72

22:00.......................... Stella

22:40 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

22:00............................ Girls

22:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

23:35................... Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask

22:35...................... Looking 23:10 .............. Nurse Jackie

22:00 .........The Footballer’s Football Show

23:45 ........................ Weeds

23:00 ........................... FL72

09:00 ...........................Futurama

08:30 ........Nothing to Declare

10:00 ..........Football’s Funniest Moments

09:00 ................................. Maury

11:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 ................Four Weddings

14:00 .................. The Simpsons

23:00................ A League of Their Own

10:00 ................................. Maury

23:00 .........................Bones

08:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 09:00.......... Football’s Greatest 10:30 ..... Scottish Premiership 11:00 ..... Scottish Premiership 11:30 .............................. Football 12:30...........Football’s Greatest 15:00..... Scottish Premiership 16:00 .............. Game Changers 17:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club

29 CW

W C choice

Benefits Street: The Last Word Channel 4, 20:30

Following the immense reaction to Benefits Street from dozens of headlines to questions in parliament, this followup documentary from Love Productions gives the residents of James Turner Street the chance to discuss their experiences of being on benefits and their perspectives on the welfare system. Featuring a number of interviews with some of the key contributors to the series, this documentary directly precedes Benefits Britain: The Debate, a live and interactive programme shining a spotlight on the range of issues brought to the fore by Benefits Street.

8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4, 22:00

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are back for a new series of the topical comedy panel show. The teams are joined by a host of celebrity guests.

This series guests include Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Johnny Vegas, Mel Giedroyc, David O’Doherty, Paul Hollywood, Phil Spencer, Joe Wilkinson, Adam Hills, Stephen Mangan, Alex Jones, Josh Widdicombe, Ashley Banjo, Rob Beckett, Aisling Bea, Trevor Noah and Henning Wehn.

CW 30

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Tuesday Tuesday T 06:00............................ Breakfast

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

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

09:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited

06:45 ...........Winter Olympics

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

13:00........... Winter Olympics

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

16:00............Winter Olympics

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

11:00 ................ The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45........................... Saints and Scroungers 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:45.............................. Doctors 14:15 ......................... Perfection 15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45 ...................James Martin: Home Comforts 16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 19:00........... The One Show 19:30................. EastEnders 19:57 ............BBC News and Regional News 20:00 ..................Holby City 21:00 ..... Death in Paradise 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News 22:35 ................Traffic Cops 23:35 ..............The Mexican

W C choice

19:00...... Winter Olympics

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

20:00 ......The Great British Sewing Bee

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

The Great British Sewing Bee returns for an eight-part series presented by Claudia Winkleman. Ten of the country’s best home sewers face three challenges to make or alter an item of clothing under intense time pressure. Each week, their creations are judged by Savile Row’s Patrick Grant and sewing expert May Martin, until one of them is crowned Britain’s best amateur sewer. The first episode tests the sewers on the three core fabrics in a dressmaker’s cupboard: cotton, wool and silk. The Pattern Challenge tasks the sewers with making a simple tunic top out of straightforward cotton.

In the Alteration Challenge the sewers demonstrate their ability to transform a plain high street woollen skirt in just 90 minutes. Finally, the sewers face the toughest of core fabrics when asked to fit a made-tomeasure silk nightgown for a model.

11:25 ............................ITV News 12:30 .................. Loose Women 13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................... Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00 ................ Emmerdale Eric and Val receive the results of their HIV tests. Bob attempts to right Brenda’s wrongs. Charity is determined to get one over on Megan.

19:30...UEFA Champions League Live

CW

ch oi ce

21:00.............How China W 22:00 ................ ITV News at C Ten and Fooled the World choice Weather - with Robert Peston 22:35........ UEFA Champions 22:00 .........House of Fools League 22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:20 .................... Horizon

23:35......Sports Life Stories

How China Fooled The World BBC2, 21.00

Robert Peston Robert Peston travels to China to investigate how this mighty economic giant could actually be in serious trouble.

China is now the second largest economy in the world and for the last 30 years China’s economy has been growing at an astonishing rate. While Britain has been in the grip of the worst recession in a generation, China’s economic miracle has wowed the world.

Now, for BBC Two’s award-winning strand This World, Peston reveals that China’s economic miracle is over, and examines the likelihood of a fully fledged financial catastrophe.

Robert travels to Wuhan, a city of 10 million people in the heart of China.

He meets the mayor of Wuhan, who reveals that in the next five years they plan to spend £200 billion on redeveloping the city. That is more than double what we in the UK will spend for the entire country. But Robert reveals the origins of the spending boom actually lie in the recession we’ve been experiencing in the West.

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Tuesday Tuesday 18th February 06:25 ...................... Countdown

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

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

06:15......... Coastguard Alaska

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

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

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

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

07:00...................... Robin Hood

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

07:35 ................. Will and Grace

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

07:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

11:10..........Police Interceptors 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

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

08:00 ........................ Masterchef South Africa

07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

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

09:30 .................................Frasier

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

12:15 .............. Trauma Doctors

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

11:00...................... Doctor Who

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

10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

13:15 .............Home and Away

10:30 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

09:30.The Real Housewives of Atlanta

12:00 ...........................Babylon 5

12:00 ..............Channel 4 News

13:00 .......................... Sanctuary

12:05 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:40...................... Countdown

14:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

12:00... Rules of Engagement

15:30............... Deal or No Deal

15:15 ..............Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery

10:30 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

11:00 ........................... Charmed

14:15 .................................... NCIS

16:30...... Come Dine with Me

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

11:30.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

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

12:30 ........................Emmerdale

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

13:00 ...........Coronation Street

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

14:00...The Jeremy Kyle Show

18:00 ....... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain

17:00 .........................Coach Trip 17:30 ............... Superstar Dogs 18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks

CoiWce 17:30 ...................... Neighbours ch

18:00........ Home and Away

18:30 ....................... The Big Immigration Row

19:00........ Channel 4 News

19:00 ..... The Dog Rescuers

20:00 ... Location, Location, Location

19:30 ...................... Police 5 20:00 ............. Benidorm ER

21:00.................... The Taste

21:00 ..... Holiday Love Rats Exposed

22:00.....Sexting Teacher

CW

ch oi ce

23:00......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

23:45......... Paul Chowdhry: What’s Happening White People?

06:00 .................Inside Gatwick

22:00 ..........Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 23:00 ............Body of Proof 23:55.................. CSI: Miami

06:00...................RSPCA Animal Rescue

16:10...... The Real Housewives of New Jersey 17:05 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00............... Dinner Date 19:00 ......................... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00 ..... Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 23:15 .The Brits are Coming

06:00 ..............Home Shopping

19:00 .................Masterchef South Africa 20:00 ......... Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 21:00 ............ Frozen Planet

08:00 ................Modern Family

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

11:00................ Four Weddings

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

08:30................ Modern Family

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

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

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

13:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:00 ..............Storage Hunters

16:00 ...........................Futurama 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons

15:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare

20:00............. Hawaii Five-0

20:00...... My Kitchen Rules

21:00................. Ross Kemp: Extreme World

21:00 ................Elementary 22:00 ...............Doll and Em

22:00 ............... Commando

22:30..........................Bones

23:45 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

23:30 .............. Chicago Fire

W C choice

17:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00 .................... Top Gear 19:00 ..................... Flip Men 19:30 ..................... Flip Men 20:00 ........Storage Hunters 21:00........................... QI XL 22:00.......... Mock the Week 22:40 ..........Mock the Week 23:20 .......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks

19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother

22:00............................ Troy

10:00 ............... The Footballer’s Football Show

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

15:30 ...........................Futurama

18:00....The Big Bang Theory

07:00..............Thirtysomething

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

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

17:00...How I Met Your Mother

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

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

16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

16:00 ... Rules of Engagement

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

09:00 ................................. Maury

14:00 .................. The Simpsons

15:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

23:00........................ The Big Bang Theory

08:00........ Nothing to Declare

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

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

23:00 .................... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

07:30 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

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

13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

20:00............ Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

07:00 ..................Downsize Me!

09:00........................... Futurama

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

22:00 ...................... Nature’s Great Events

07:10 .......... |Matt and Allegra’s Big Farm

07:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

08:00 ........................... Charmed

11:00 ................... Stargate SG-1 12:00........................Blue Bloods 13:00 ..................................House

11:00 .....................................FL72 13:00 ........ Champions League Highlights 13:15 ........ Champions League Highlights

14:00 ..................................House

13:30........ Champions League Highlights

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

17:00 .....................Football Asia

16:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

17:30.......... Football’s Greatest International Teams

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

18:00 ...... Revista de la Liga

19:00 .........................House

19:00 ..................... Football

20:00 ............Urban Secrets

22:00...... Revista de la Liga

21:00 ........................ Awake

23:00 ............ Football Gold

22:00 ............The Following

23:30..... Football’s Greatest International Teams

23:00 ......................Fleming

31 CW

W C choice UEFA Champions League Live ITV1, 19:30

Manchester City v Barcelona.

Manchester City and Barcelona have both scored over 100 goals already this season, so expect plenty of attacking flair on show as the two teams meet in the first leg of the last sixteen. City are playing in the knockout stages of the competition for the first time, but their home form has been impressive this season and they will be looking to take a lead back to the Nou Camp for the second leg. Adrian Chiles is joined by Roy Keane, Lee Dixon and Roberto Martinez for live coverage from the Etihad Stadium.

Sexting Teacher Channel 4, 22:00

Sexting Teacher carefully tells the stories of three teacher-pupil relationships in the age of social media and smartphones, starting with a dramatic reconstruction of the most recent case to hit the headlines. Guitar-playing maths teacher Jeremy Forrest ran away to France with a 15-yearold pupil. He is currently serving a prison sentence. All three cases in this Cutting Edge documentary led to the conviction of the teacher and had a tumultuous effect on the lives of those involved.

Jermain Defoe: Sports Life Stories ITV1, 23.35

England striker Jermain Defoe talks to Leon Mann about the highs and lows of his career, from scoring for the national team at the World Cup to the deaths of his half-brother, father and cousin within a short space of time.

With contributions from England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, Jermain’s former boss Harry Redknapp, as well as family members, this programme provides a close insight into a footballer who went from a council estate in Stratford to scoring at a World Cup and in the Champions League.

After starting at the well-known Senrab youth team in Wanstead, he controversially moved to West Ham from Charlton, aged 16. Jermain trained with his boyhood hero Ian Wright, who was by then at the East London club and Frank Lampard, who was at the club when he joined, explains ‘Wrighty’s influence: “He was a young, confident, buzzy kid, he had a bit of the Ian Wrights about him. Ian Wright was at West Ham at the time and you could see Jermain’s eyes open up and follow him.”

But when West Ham were relegated in 2003, Jermain handed in a transfer request less than 24 hours after their demotion was confirmed. He expresses regret about his actions: “To this day I can imagine West Ham fans look at me and think, ‘Who does he think he is? How can you do that? You’re a Judas.’ And It’s quite sad really because I can honestly say I still love that club.”

Jermain also speaks about moments when headlines about his goals on the back pages have been overshadowed by his love life in the front of newspapers.

CW 32

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Wednesday

Wednesd

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

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

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

09:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited

06:45 ...........Winter Olympics

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

13:00 ...........Winter Olympics

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

Jonathan Edwards presents live coverage from the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

The men’s curling competition reaches the semi-final stages and, having missed out on a medal at Vancouver 2010, Team GB will want to be involved.

Skip David Murdoch won World Championship bronze in 2013, so arrived in Sochi as one of the favourites to appear on the podium. The men’s ice hockey tournament has now moved into the quarter-final stage, meaning the sport’s heavyweight nations are closing in on a place in the final four. Canada won Olympic gold on home soil in 2010, a feat current hosts Russia will hope to emulate in Sochi. There are also updates from the speed skating and the biathlon, with gold medals at stake in both.

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

11:00 ....................... The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45 .......................... Saints and Scroungers 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................... James Martin: Home Comforts Midweek Suppers. TV chef James Martin shares the recipes he cooks in his own kitchen and explores every aspect of home cooking. James offers a culinary twist on some beloved midweek suppers. He creates his own toad in the hole with onion gravy, as well as showing how simple it is to create a delicious blackberry and apple Millefeuille out of home made puff pastry. James also meets a dedicated family of fish farmers who have been producing top quality trout for over 30 years. And historian Ivan Day reveals a sweet but surprising midweek staple enjoyed by the Tudors.

11:30 .................... This Morning 12:30 .................. Loose Women 13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00.............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................... Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30............. ITV News and Weather

19:30...... Winter Olympics 20:00......... The Restaurant Man

18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show

CW

ch oi ce

20:00 .......... Waterloo Road 21:00 ........... Outnumbered

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps struggling newcomers to the trade find their feet. Tony in Gravesend thinks launching an Italian pizzeria is going to be one big happy family business.

Unfortunately, his children have very different feelings about helping their domineering Dad build his dream. A wood-fired pizza oven is planned as the focal point - but instead it is Tony’s fiery temper that blazes.

Russell locks horns with Tony as he tries to make him change his idiosyncratic ways.

21:00..........Line of Duty

19:30 ..... Coronation Street Roy is found in the most unlikely of places. Scheming Todd manipulates Sean. Gloria gets clarification.

CW

ch oi ce

22:00............... Inside No 9

22:35.................. A Question of Sport

A season of dark comedies by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. Tom is a primary school teacher with ambitious ideas of becoming an author.

When he tries to repay a good turn from a late-night caller, he gradually becomes the victim of his own generosity.

23:05................... Film 2014

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

23:35.................. Blandings

23:20 .................. Top Gear

21:30 .....Mrs. Brown’s Boys 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News

W C choice

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

Clare Balding presents live coverage from Sochi, where the 22nd Winter Olympics are taking place. The ladies’ figure skating begins with the short programme, which signals the start of what should be a fascinating competition.

17:15............................. Pointless

19:30..Pound Shop Wars

11:25............................ ITV News

16:00 ...........Winter Olympics

16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

If it’s got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. Presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

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

20:00....................... The Brit Awards 2014 22:15 ................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:50 ............. The Jonathan Ross Show 23:55............... Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands

Line Of Duty BBC2, 21.00

Line Of Duty AC-12 and the Major Violent Crime Unit lock horns over the tragedy at the hospital and evidence surrounding the ambush. Meanwhile, Kate continues to work undercover with Lindsay in Missing Persons.

They look into the disappearance of 15-year-old Carly Kirk, a case Lindsay appears personally invested in.

She is secretive and volatile as the evidence against her mounts, but it’s clear she won’t go down without a fight. As Lindsay starts to scrutinize the background of the AC-12 officers, they’re forced to go on the defensive – Kate, Steve and Hastings all have reasons for wanting to keep their private lives under wraps.

As public and private pressure on the case reaches frenzied levels, it appears that the team’s conduct might compromise the case against Lindsay.

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

day

Wednesday

19th

February

06:25 ...................... Countdown

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

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

06:15 ......... Coastguard Alaska

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

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

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

06:25 ................Holiday Airport

07:00 ...................... Robin Hood

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

07:35 ................. Will and Grace

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

07:25..... You’ve Been Framed!

11:10 .........Police Interceptors

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

08:00 ........................ Masterchef South Africa

07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

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

09:30 .................................Frasier

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

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

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

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

12:15 ........................... The Hotel Inspector

10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

11:00 ...................... Doctor Who

11:30 .....The Big Bang Theory

13:15............. Home and Away

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of Atlanta

11:00 ........................... Charmed

12:00 ...........................Babylon 5

12:00 ..............Channel 4 News

13:45...................... Neighbours

12:00 ... Rules of Engagement

13:00 .......................... Sanctuary

12:05 ...... Come Dine with Me

14:15.................................... NCIS

11:30.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

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

12:35 ...... Come Dine with Me

15:15.................... The Elizabeth Smart Story

14:00......... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

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

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

13:05...... Come Dine with Me 14:40....................... Countdown 15:30 ...............Deal or No Deal 16:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 17:00 .........................Coach Trip 17:30............... Superstar Dogs 18:00.............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00 .........The Restoration Man 21:00... 24 Hours in A and E 22:00 ................. First Dates 23:00 ........... Bodyshockers

06:00................. Inside Gatwick

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

14:00...The Jeremy Kyle Show

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

16:10 ..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

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

17:05.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00............... Dinner Date

18:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain

19:00 ........... The Brits 2014: Red Carpet

19:00 .................Masterchef South Africa

20:00... Two and a Half Men

20:00................. Beauty and the Beast

18:00........ Home and Away 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00 ........ Trauma Doctors 20:00 .....................Ultimate Emergency Bikers 21:00 ........................... NCIS 22:00..................... Suspects 23:00 ..........Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 23:55 ..........Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

06:00 ..................RSPCA Animal Rescue 07:00.................. Downsize Me!

08:00 ................Modern Family

08:00.........Nothing to Declare

09:00 ...........................Futurama

08:30 ........Nothing to Declare

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

09:00................................. Maury

14:00.................. The Simpsons

10:00.................................. Maury

15:30........................... Futurama

11:00.................Four Weddings

16:00........................... Futurama

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

17:00 .................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:00 ..........Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons 19:30 .......UEFA Champions League 22:00 ............... The Kumars 23:00 ..............Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

13:00 ........................... The Cube

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

07:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

16:30 .................. The Simpsons

12:30 ........................Emmerdale

14:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00 ..................RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ....... Emergency Abroad 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 20:00........ UK Border Force 21:00..........................Bones 22:00......... Grey’s Anatomy 23:00..........................Bones

21:00 ...................Benidorm 22:00.............. The Hot Desk 22:15 ........... The Brits 2014: Backstage 23:15.........The Big Reunion

07:10 ........... Matt and Allegra’s Big Farm 07:35 ........... Matt and Allegra’s Big Farm 08:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00 ..............Storage Hunters 11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 12:00 .......................Man v Food 13:00............................. Top Gear 15:00.............. Storage Hunters 16:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 ........Storage Hunters 20:00 ........The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 21:00 .......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 22:00 .............. Russell Kane 23:20.................. Dave’s One Night Stand

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

21:00........................ Grimm 22:00 ......... The Happening 23:00 .............Stansted: The Inside Story

08:00 ........................... Charmed

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 ........... The Tomorrow People 22:00.................. Rude Tube 23:00 ..... My Mad Fat Diary

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

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

07:00 .............Thirtysomething

09:00 ........................ Champions League Highlights

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 14:00 ..................................House 15:00....................... Blue Bloods 16:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00 ................... Stargate SG-1 18:00 .........................House 19:00 .........................House 20:00..................... Mankind 21:00...................... Fleming 22:00 ................. True Blood 23:15................ The Borgias

10:00 ........................ Champions League Highlights 10:15 ........................ Champions League Highlights 10:30 ........................ Champions League Highlights 16:00 .......... Football’s Greatest International Teams 16:30..................... Football Asia 17:00 ........................ Champions League Highlights 18:00 ................ Boots ‘n’ All 19:00 ..................... Football 22:00 ...... What’s the Story?

23:00................ Total Rugby 23:30 ............ Football Gold

33 CW

W C choice Pound Shop Wars BBC1, 19:30

Documentary series following the competition between pound shop chains. Facing a shoplifting epidemic which he believes is costing his company up to £5 million each year, Poundworld CEO Chris Edwards decides to employ undercover store detectives to catch the culprits. Elsewhere, a big discount retail chain is trying to poach Chris’s staff. Will the manager of Colwyn Bay’s Poundworld, Sally Pritchard, be tempted by a 20% pay rise?

Chris prepares to open a new shop in Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland but his head of human resources, Frances Dove, makes a shocking discovery; just around the corner from their new premises, there is another shop called Poundworld already trading. Chris discovers the store is owned by a rival company; can he persuade them to change their name in time for Chris’s new shop’s big opening?

CW 34

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Thursday Thursday T 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15 .................. Wanted Down Under Revisited

06:00 ............Nature’s Weirdest Events

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

07:00.............. Italy Unpacked

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

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

08:00 .......................... See Hear

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

08:30 ...........Winter Olympics

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

11:00 ................ The Sheriffs are Coming

13:00 ...........Winter Olympics

11:25............................ ITV News

16:30 ...........Winter Olympics

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

11:45 .......................... Saints and Scroungers 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 ...................James Martin: Home Comforts 16:30............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00........... The One Show 19:30................. EastEnders 20:30.................... Inspector George Gently 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten

19:00 ........................ Winter Olympics 20:00 ....... The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure Cookery series. The Hairy Bikers arrive in Thailand, where people say it is impossible to eat badly. They are in Bangkok and the central plains, where much of the Thai cuisine we are familiar with comes from. Here they discover why Bangkok is the street food capital of the world and they help serve up some school dinners, Thai style. Heading out of Bangkok, they join some paddy field workers and find out how rice is grown.

21:00 .......... Bible Hunters Documentary telling the stories of the men and women who travelled across Egypt to uncover the earliest Christian texts. Discoveries included strange zodiacs, hymns to Egypt’s solar god, and heretical Christian texts. The finds threatened to shake the foundations of Christianity.

22:25 .... BBC London News

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

22:35 ...........Question Time

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

23:35 ....................The Color of Money

23:20 ..........The Restaurant Man

W C choice

12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 .....Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................... Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:15 ............. ITV News and Weather 18:45................ Emmerdale 19:45..........UEFA Europa CW League choice 22:10................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:45 .............The Invention of Lying Comedy about an ill-fated man who invents the concept of lying in a world where people are conditioned to tell the truth. Short, chubby and unsuccessful, Mark’s self-esteem and chance of dating don’t stand much of a chance in a thoroughly honest world. Until, that is, he lies to a bank clerk about how much is in his account and she hands it over.

UEFA Europa League Live Swansea City v Napoli ITV1, 19.45

Matt Smith hosts live action from the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City face a tough match against Napoli in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The Italian visitors are one of the favourites for the competition, having dropped out of the Champions League, and have the winning CW manager from ch oi ce last season in former Chelsea boss, Rafa Benitez, in the dugout. Lee Dixon and Gordon Strachan provide studio analysis, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

www.canarianweekly.com

TV Guide

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Thursday Thursday 20th February 06:25 ...................... Countdown

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

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

06:15 ......... Coastguard Alaska

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

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

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

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

07:00 ...................... Robin Hood

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

07:35 ................. Will and Grace

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

06:55 .....You’ve Been Framed!

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

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

08:00 ........................ Masterchef South Africa

07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

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

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

08:30 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

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

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

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

10:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

09:30 .............................. The Real Housewives of Atlanta

11:00...................... Doctor Who

11:00 ........................... Charmed

11:30.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

12:00........................... Babylon 5

12:00 ... Rules of Engagement

13:00.......................... Sanctuary

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

14:00........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

13:00...How I Met Your Mother

13:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

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

15:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube

14:0.....The Jeremy Kyle Show

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

16:10..... The Real Housewives of New Jersey

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

11:10..........Police Interceptors

09:30 .................................Frasier

12:15..... Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

11:05..... The Big Bang Theory

13:15 .............Home and Away

12:00.............. Channel 4 News

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:05 ...... Come Dine with Me

14:15 .................................... NCIS

14:40 ...................... Countdown

15:15.............. Seduced by Lies

15:30 ...............Deal or No Deal

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

16:30...... Come Dine with Me

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

17:00 .........................Coach Trip

18:00.........Home and Away

17:30 ............... Superstar Dogs

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

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

19:00 .............A Right Royal Scandal

18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00 ................ Supersize v Superskinny 21:00 ................... Big Ballet 22:00........Bodyshockers

CW

ch oi ce

23:00 .................24 Hours in A and E

06:00 ...................Luton Airport

20:00 ....... Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History

12:30 ........................Emmerdale 13:00 ...........Coronation Street

17:05.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00................ Dinner Date 19:00.You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men

18:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00..................Masterchef South Africa 20:00......................... Grimm

21:00 ........The Big Reunion

21:00 .............Stansted: The Inside Story

22:00........... Celebrity Juice

22:00 ...............Airport 24/7

22:50 ............Fake Reaction

23:00...... Rescue: Code One

23:00........................ CSI: NY

23:35 ...........................Mom

23:30...... Rescue: Code One

06:00 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

06:00 ..............Home Shopping

06:00........................ Iconoclasts 07:00 .............Thirtysomething 09:00....................... Blue Bloods

21:00...The Hotel Inspector 22:00 ...........Brain Hospital: Saving Lives

08:00 ........................... Charmed

14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 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 20:30........... How I Met Your Mother 21:00.....Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:30......The Inbetweeners 22:00... The Midnight Beast 22:30.............. The IT Crowd

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

07:00............... Dog the Bounty Hunter

07:00 ..................Downsize Me!

07:10 ........... Matt and Allegra’s Big Farm

08:00 ........Nothing to Declare

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

08:00................ Modern Family

08:30 ........Nothing to Declare

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

09:00 ...........................Futurama

09:00 ................................. Maury

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

08:00............... Sporting Greats

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

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

10:00 ................................. Maury

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

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

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

16:00........................ Champions League Highlights

14:00...................................House

17:00 .....................................FL72

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

18:00 .....................Ringside

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

19:00 ...................... Barclays Premier League World

06:30 ...................Luton Airport

14:00 .................. The Simpsons

11:00................ Four Weddings

12:00............... The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook

15:30........................... Futurama

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

15:00 ..............Storage Hunters

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

16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

16:00................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

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

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

18:00 ... Nothing to Declare

20:00........................... QI XL

20:00 .............The Face USA

21:00 ........................... Suits

21:00 ...... My Kitchen Rules

22:00 .......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

16:00........................... Futurama 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:00 ..........Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 .........................Arrow 21:00 ................ The Smoke 22:00 ................ Ross Kemp: Extreme World 23:00 ................A League of Their Own

22:00 ...............Doll and Em 22:30.................. CSI: Miami 23:30 .........................Bones

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

23:00 ..........Mock the Week 23:40........................... QI XL

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

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

17:00................... Stargate SG-1 18:00......................... House

07:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 08:30 .................................. Cricke

19:00 .........................House

19:30............ Rugby League

20:00 ............Urban Secrets

22:00 ..........ATP Uncovered

21:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

22:30 ........................... FL72

22:00 ............... Blue Bloods 23:00..................... Banshee

23:30 ...................... Barclays Premier League World

35 CW

W C choice Bodyshockers Channel 4, 22:00

In the last episode of the series, Katie Piper meets 30-year-old Nicola, who underwent surgery three years ago to more than double the size of her boobs, from a healthy C to a double H. Now her big boobs are stopping her being taken seriously at work. Meanwhile Flame, from St Albans, is about to embark on the very procedure that Nicola wishes to reverse.

Katie introduces Nicola to Flame. She also explores the latest trend of ‘titooing’. There’s also Antoinette, whose use of weaves and extensions has left her with bald patches. Emma from Portsmouth wants the tattoo of ex-EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin removed from her leg.

And Scott prepares for a subdermal implant of a 3-D skull beneath the surface of his skin.

CW 36

www.canarianweekly.com

Entertainment

By Jamie Drew EVERY month throughout 2014, Canarian Weekly will print a “Life Story” about artistes who have had a long career over here, as well as in the outside world.

It is often forgotten, or simply unknown, that certain entertainers have had an interesting life within their own showbiz role.

Today, we look at a career spanning almost three decades, and a man who has dedicated his working life to music, specialising in many different genres and exploring all areas of the industry.

Even while at primary school, he was always the DJ at the school disco, and he often reminisces about the early days and vinyl records at 45rmp, costing just 30 pence.

At the age of 17, DJ Snoopy, real name Jamie McDowall, began his DJ career in Scotland with a gig at The Metro club in his hometown.

Saltcoates is a coastal town in Northern Ayrshire and, though it was a small town, it housed one of the biggest clubs in Scotland at the time.

LIFE STORIES:

DJ SNOOPY Snoopy, a humble man, always considers this start as a lucky break. Well, breaks don’t get luckier than this one.

During his time at The Metro, he got to work with some major names, such as Moby, Prodigy and Shades of Rhythm.

When such an artiste gets to work with big names like this, it is no surprise that the next step for DJ Snoopy was a record release.

It wasn’t long before he set up Badass Records in 1990 - a label which is still active today and promos Snoopy’s work via You Tube.

Before leaving Scot-

WHAT’S NEW!

OVER the last year, I have reviewed most of the new artistes who have arrived here and gone on to great success.

Comperes Andy P & Maggsy are still doing well in their respective bars. Lisa Bridge, from Stalybridge, arrived eight months ago and is hugely popular on the circuit, both on and off stage.

Jacqui Peters has had a full diary since she got here six months ago with her show, A Musical Salute to Dame Shirley Bassey.

And not forgetting Paul Hazel, whose reputation as a stage hypnotist has grown from strength to strength

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

and driven confidence back into the minds of venue owners about stage hypnosis.

This brings me to Darren Clarke. He is a male singer from the northeast of England and is an exceptional vocalist.

It is this, coupled with bucket-loads of stage presence and the cheeky-chappy persona which naturally flows from him that will ensure his success in Tenerife.

For many years, Darren has worked all over the UK as a vocalist in duos and bands, as well as performing his solo work.

In fact, Tenerife singer Paul Monroe and Darren worked together for

land, he released his first EP on vinyl, followed by a 12in party break record for DJ use, both of which were available in HMV and other reputable record stores.

Nowadays, Snoopy produces party breaks and remixes for DJs to use, and a simple Google search for Badass records will direct you to all his past and recent work.

House music is where most DJs begin. But in life, you can’t build a house without a good foundation - and this DJ has it in abundance.

His early start in the biz gave him the confidence to leave Scotsome time on the UK circuit, producing some amazing harmonies and rearrangements of popular songs.

And this is how I met him, Darren joined Paul on the stage at The Highland Paddy recently and the result was fabulous.

Although it’s been years since these guys have worked together, their chemistry and vocal blend are top drawer.

Darren Clarke is available for bookings as a solo artiste, but I am also told that there is a possibility of collaboration between these two guys, so there maybe a new vocal harmony duo to write about soon.

Watch this space.

Welcome to Tenerife Darren.

land and try pastures new. His move to Tenerife came 22 years ago and, untll that point, House music was his chosen genre.

When asked about his favourite genre to work with, he explained that when he arrived, a bar called Soul Train had just opened on Starco.

And, having been locked into a genre for so long, Snoopy fancied a change. He tells me that Hip Hop, R & B and Reggae music had always been his secret passion, so, the transition began and a brand-new DJ Snoopy was born.

Since then, he has stuck with those styles

- and although House music was his foundation, his passion now lies in R & B. Snoopy has established himself in Tenerife’s Tramps Nightclub, and has spent six years there.

A while ago, Tramps split the venue into three rooms, offering different genres of music, and Notorious is the room specialising in R & B. This is where you will find DJ Snoopy between the hours of 11pm and 3am or, occasionally, on the late shift between 3-6am.

Also, he has not completely closed the door on House, and covers other DJs in The Main

Arena regularly. Last year, DJ Snoopy was voted Best DJ at the Tenerife Entertainments Awards. It was a well-deserved accolade and he received the biggest cheer of the day when his name was announced.

He is in a class of his own, without doubt.

His family are very proud of what he has achieved and have always supported his work.

DJ Snoopy will continue to succeed, both behind the decks and with other on-going projects. And it is inspiring to have such experience and talent working here on the Island.

www.canarianweekly.com

Entertainment

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

37 CW

British Male Solo Artist David Bowie Jake Bugg James Blake John Newman Tom Odell British Female Solo Artist Birdy Ellie Goulding Jessie J Laura Marling Laura Mvula British Group Arctic Monkeys Bastille Disclosure One Direction Rudimental

Star-studded Brit Awards

British Breakthrough Act London Grammar Bastille Disclosure Laura Mvula Tom Odell British Single of the Year Bastille - Pompei Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding - I need your love Disclosure - White Noise Ellie Goulding - Burn John Newman - Love me again Naughty Boy - La, La, La Olly Murs - Dear Darlin’ One Direction - One Way or Another Passenger - Let Her Go Rudimental - Waiting All Night MasterCard British Album of the Year Arctic Monkeys - AM Bastille - Bad Blood David Bowie - The Next Day Disclosure - Settle Rudimental - Home International Male Solo Artist Bruno Mars Drake Eminem John Grant Justin Timberlake International Female Solo Artist Janelle Monae Katy Perry Lady Gaga Lorde Pink International Group Arcade Fire Daft Punk Haim Kings of Leon Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

IT seems a far cry from when The Brit Awards first began, back in 1977.

Shirley Bassey won Best Female Artiste and Cliff Richard won a gong in the male category.

Robbie Williams holds the record for the most Brit Awards, his trophy cabinet housing 16. His last one was in 2010, when he picked up the Outstanding Contribution award.

As the years have passed, each ceremony has provided viewers with some amazing live performances, which have sometimes been shrouded in controversy after the antics of certain artistes.

Who will ever forget Jarvis Cocker’s stage invasion in 1996 during Michael Jackson’s performance of his hit Earth Song.

What will it bring this year? Only two of the awards are down to a public vote and those are Best British Single, which is a vote by Radio 1 listeners, and the Best British Breakthrough

Act. The rest are all decided by music industry executives. This year’s best single is a two-horse race between Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s I Need Your Love and Passenger, with Let Her Go. Other songs in the running are Dear Darling by Olly Murs and Love Me Again by John Newman.

Both are great songs, but the popularity of Passenger should prove too much for the other nominees. Then again, it’s a public vote and is difficult to predict.

The industry votes in other categories are quite predictable. The Best British Female Solo Artiste has the usual suspects: Jessie J, Laura Mvula, Ellie Goulding,

Birdy and Laura Marling.

Ellie is streets ahead on this one, with Laura Mvula second favourite. Yet she is the least favourite to win in the Breakthrough Act category.

There are three categories which involve non-British artistes and these are: Best International Solo Male/Female and Best International Group.

Daft Punk are what the buzz is all about within the group category, but this award could go to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who had huge success last year with Thrift Shop and Can’t Hold Us. The Solo Male award will undoubtedly go to Bruno Mars.

For the girls, Lorde

is the bookies’ favourite to win, with the only threat in this category coming from the mighty Lady Gaga. Best British Group should be taken away by Bastille after the huge success of their 2013 hit Of The night.

The Best British Male is a tougher call. David Bowie is in the running after his comeback, but two artistes stand out in this category - John Newman and Jake Bugg.

However, when you are up against someone like Bowie, you really have no chance of winning an award.

The 34th Brit Awards ceremony will be held at the O2 Arena on Wednesday (19th Feb) and is again hosted by actor James Corden.

CW 38

www.canarianweekly.com

A Senior View

By Monica Dyson WE’VE been in Tenerife for four weeks escaping the English weather, and now we’re back home.

Every morning we woke up, glad to actually wake up at our age, to be honest, looked at the sun and thought how good retirement was.

It’s okay for some to be able to go away like that, you might say, and I’m not generalising here, but I adhere to the theory that it is possible.

With a bit of careful, financial, retirement planning, good health, a sense of adventure and, of course, a like-minded companion, you can do it. And you don’t have to ask your neighbours to water your garden at this time of the year!

Judging from the number of grey heads in Tenerife, much more than at a Daniel O’Donnell concert, going away at this time has been a possibility for many pensioners.

And from the number of budgie-smugglers on the beaches, it’s happening with oldies from all over Europe, although that mode of swimwear is definitely not flattering on the older man! Or the younger either, come to think of it!

And when we came through security at the airport, the noise was like Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells with the artificial metal replacement joints soundingoff. And yes, I was one of those!

We really must be the first generation to take advantage of the cheap flights and accommodation in the winter months for extended stays. My way of thinking about it is that you offset the cost against heating, lighting, telephone and car expenses.

But should we be spending our children’s inheritance this way? A new study claims that pensioners are increasingly unwilling to sacri-

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Spending the kids’ inheritance fice their quality of life in retirement in order to leave an inheritance to their children.

The research has revealed a shift away from the traditional desire, and that held by our parents’ generation, to leave significant assets to family and, thereby, trying to save as much money as possible to pass on.

Is this something that our children will hold against us, or will they rather that their parents enjoyed retirement than doing without in old age?

The study found that 61% of established pensioners would not be prepared to sacrifice their own lifestyle to make sure that they leave money to their children when they die.

And, of course, in many cases they have property to leave anyway, unless that is swallowed up by carehome fees!

Yet those approaching retirement seemed to be more worried about the state of their finances than they thought they would be.

It could mean that not only were they reluctant to think about saving very much of the bit they would get, but apprehensive that their retirement would not be quite as comfortable as they thought it would be.

It would seem that only 51% of those prospective pensioners expect to feel “comfortable” when they retire, with 33% expecting to live on the state pension alone, with no savings in workplace or private pensions.

Certainly not able to think about holidays, extended or otherwise.

My parents’ generation worried that they would not leave any money behind, especially for funeral costs, and they would do without rather than not have a “bob or two” in the bank.

It was usual to take out an insurance policy, with the insurance agent calling each

week to pick up the payments, which could be as little as one penny per week.

If they were very lucky, they could afford to pay a year’s premium up front. Very often, the agent would be “The Man from the Pru”.

In 1854 the Prudential Insurance Company, being one of the biggest in the country, started a relatively new concept of selling policies to lower-income, working-class families, through door to door salesmen.

Legendary in England, The Man from the Pru was regarded with the same reverence as the local doctor or bank manager, almost part of the family.

I even heard of a case where the insurance man knew where the key to the house was left, let himself in if the house were empty, took the payment, signed the book and let himself out again!

Such was life in those days that there was a spare key left outside most homes, usually under plant pots, or, in the case of my mother, under a stone beside the back door!

There was an advertisement for the Prudential running in newspapers through

the Forties and Fifties, which depicted the five ages of men, going from a young man starting his career and

saying cheerily, “they say the job isn’t pensionable’, through to his retirement, when he says with worry: “I

really don’t know what I’m going to do without a pension.” Nothing changes, does it?

The funny thing about the early insurance policies was that they rarely seemed to come to light after the death of your parents.

It must have been that at some time of financial need, they were cashed in, which would have been an extreme step, given how anxious they were to leave something behind.

And if these policies were ever found, they were certainly never enough to pay the cost of a funeral.

With our generation, if there is something left in the pot to leave the kids after you’ve enjoyed life to the full, then that will be a bonus.

But I don’t think it should be considered one of life’s obligations.

www.canarianweekly.com

Garden

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

39 CW

The apple of love

By Margaret Tully VA L E N T I N E ’ S Day is upon us again today (Friday 14th) and the French are synonymous with being the most romantic people.

Centuries ago, the French named the humble tomato Pomme D’amour, meaning Apple of Love.

The reasoning behind this is said to be because it belongs to the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, just like the mandrake (Mandrakora), which was always known as the “love plant”.

That’s because its red fruits, which look like small tomatoes, are said to be aphrodisiac.

The mandrake has lots of myths and legends surrounding it, but I believe it is safe to say: “Don’t eat any part of this plant!”

Other nightshade plants include the potato (Solanum tuberosum), aubergines (Solanum melongena), chilli and bell peppers (Capsicum) and the lesser-wellknown tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica).

The Solanum vespertilio, known commonly as Rejalgadera, has purple flowers that turn into little, red, tomatolike fruits, which, to be on the safe side, are not edible.

The Datura plants, growing wild and cultivated, are also from the family of nightshades.

They are steeped in witch’s lore and have

white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

They come in dwarf plants or great trees and vines - and, it seems, they adapt to their surroundings.

Here in the Canaries, edible tomatoes are grown en-masse for export to other countries such as the UK and are, therefore, a successful crop to grow.

I know that in some of the Canary Islands, they still dump lots of tomatoes on to open farmland. There is a complicated reasoning behind this but, on a positive note, the goats enjoy them!

I enjoy growing tomatoes - not because I get a free bounty of beautiful fruits, but because they grow so easily.

And as my garden is a labour of love, it is always nice to have the regular plants you just know will work.

Last year, my husband had a go at growing tomatoes because he grew them successfully in-

doors when we lived in the UK. He sowed a whole packet of seeds and they all came up. Yes, I should have thinned them out - and I did.

But I replanted the thinnings - couldn’t bear to kill them.

In the end, there were too many plants and I ended up having to look after them. But mould set in because there was not enough air-flow between plants. And, to complicate matters, the pests were unmanageable and just took over.

This year, I intend to grow just eight plants, allowing for two to be unsuccessful. In the

end, I hope to have six healthy, strong, fruitbearing plants from which I can harvest my tomato bounty.

I will keep you informed. If you’ve never grown tomatoes before, you must give it a go, because it really is exciting to watch them grow - and here’s how you go about it: *Fill a three-inch plant pot with multi-purpose compost and sow finely, just covering the seeds with a thin layer of compost on top *Sit in a tray of water until top of soil is wet; take out of water tray and put in a sunny position

*Once the seedlings start to show, thin out to leave those which look the strongest *As soon as the seedlings have four true leaves, re-pot each one into its own 3in pot of compost *Grow the seedlings on until they are strong plantlets, and then repot again into their final position *You can either grow them in large plant pots, around 8-10in pots with deep height or, my preferred method is three plants to one grow-bag *Site the grow-bag on the ground in a sheltered but sunny spot. *Pierce one side of the unopened compost bag to allow for drainage, and lay this side flat on to the ground *Slash three kissshaped crosses on to the top side of the bag and fold back the plastic, so you have made three pockets into which the plants go *Plant them in the bag If you are growing nonbushy, or dwarf varieties, you don’t need to stake them. But if you are growing a tall variety, then the best way to do this is by using bamboo canes.

If you create a six-cane arch over the growbag, tie string from the plants to the join at the top of the canes.

The plants will grow up the string, and you can wind them around as they grow. Then, once they reach the desired height, nip out the top of the plant to prevent it growing any taller.

You can also nip out any side-shoots from the tall varieties. This makes for larger fruits, but fewer.

Pests and diseases are, increasingly, causing the non-chemical-using gardener more and more headaches, but companion planting is a good solution.

Alongside your tomatoes, grow French Marigolds (Tagetes patula) to deter whitefly, and either Basil, Chives or Mint to deter aphids.

By growing these plants with your prized tomatoes, they should be relatively free from pests. And if you learn from my mistakes and grow a small number, you will have time to remove any offending pests or diseases as the plants grow.

As soon as you see the flowers appearing on your tomatoes, jump for joy and make sure they get pollinated by insects; or a little soft paintbrush.

Water in abundance while fruits are growing and, consistently, this will prevent the fruits splitting if they get too much water one day and none the next.

Keep the temperature of the plants steady, and if you feel the nighttime temperature is a lot colder than the day, put a little, thin, garden blanket over them at night.

There are so many different varieties of tomato, and they are not all loved-up red. They come in yellow and purple - and there is even an almost-black tomato.

There are small tomatoes, large ones and, in fact, all types and sizes of plants for any situation.

But whatever the size, there is such joy in sampling your own tomatoes. Trust me!

SOW IT… GROW IT… TASTE IT Ingredients 1kg tomatoes 1 lge onion Small amount of vegetable oil 2 sprigs fresh basil (leaves only) 2 lge potatoes 1 chicken or vegetable stock cube Black pepper Method *Remove the skins

Thick, non-dairy Tomato Soup from tomatoes. Do this by plunging tomatoes into boiling water and letting it cool enough to put your hands in it.

Skins should just peel off *Fry an onion in a tiny amount of vegetable oil, then cut tomatoes into chunks and add

them to the pot with the onions. *Continue to cook them to soften them *Add two sprigs of basil leaves.

Don’t add the stalks; break the leaves rather than chop them. *Peel two large potatoes, chop into

small cubes and add them to the pot as well. *Boil kettle of water and pour over sautéed vegetables until you cover them. You can always add more water later if it seems too thick. *Turn heat down

to simmer and add stock cube (chicken or vegetable).

Stir to dissolve and put a lid half on the pot. *Add black pepper but no salt as there should be enough in the stock cube (you can taste when all vegetables

are cooked down). *Allow to simmer for some time, then put lid on pot fully and leave to infuse.

It will be best eaten the next day - simply heat and serve.

The potato gives it a thick, creamy consistency without the need for fattening creams.

CW 40

www.canarianweekly.com

Health and Beauty

By Val Sainsbury A NEW drug could save thousands of lives a year by stopping breast cancer spreading to other organs.

A team of British scientists have revealed that suppressing a gene in the body could help prevent the spread by up to 80%.

Metastasis, the growth of secondary tumours elsewhere in the body, such as in the liver, brain and lungs, hits up to 12,000 women a year in the UK and is the chief reason why cancer victims die.

There have been great improvements in treat-

MANY people are left with ringing in their ears after a night out at a club, gig or pub.

Campaign group Action on Hearing Loss said the poll of 1,000 adults also showed a third would ignore the “safe level” on their music players.

The group warns that people doing either increase the risk of tinnitus.

DJ Paul Oakenfold urged people to wear ear defenders to gigs and to “turn down the volume”.

Half of those surveyed said they listened to music for between one and six hours a day - up to a third of their waking day - perhaps in the background at work or on their MP3 player on their way to and from work or studies.

But one in five would not do anything differently to take any care of their hearing.

Action on Hearing Loss warned that one in 10 people across the UK is affected by tinnitus every day, ranging from a “light buzzing” to a “constant roar” in the ears and head.

It can affect everything from the ability to concentrate at work to getting to sleep at night.

The poll also found that one in 10 people does not know what tinnitus is,

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Breast cancer breakthrough

ing the early stages of breast cancer, but there has been a lack of drugs for dealing with metastasis, which can strike several years after an initial diagnosis.

Now, though, there is new hope for patients after scientists targeted the Bc13 gene, which appears to play a critical role in the spread of breast cancer.

A Cardiff University team conducted computer simulations to work out how Bc13 functioned, and then blocked it using a compound identified from a “virtual library” of chemicals.

Dr Richard Clarkson, of the university’s European Cancer Stem

Cell Research Institute, said: “We showed that suppressing this gene reduced the spread of cancer by more than 80%.”

The next goal was to find a way to block Bc13 using drugs and, in tests on mice, the researchers first deleted the gene and then explored ways of inhibiting it.

After screening thousands of chemicals, they found a compound which could target Bc13.

When mice with metastatic breast cancer were treated with the drug, the spread of tumours to other parts of the body was reduced dramatically.

The team have now re-

ceived financial backing from UK-based biotech company Tiziana Pharmaceuticals to develop the drug and bring it forward for clinical trials.

Dr Clarkson said: “There is a clear, unmet clinical need to identify new drugs to reverse or at least to slow down disease progression.”

In recent years, scientists have made several major advances in breast-cancer treatment after discovering it has many types and sub-types.

Breast cancer can “flip”, or change profile during treatment and often has to be treated as a different disease.

Studies continue to

find lifestyle factors and habits which alter breast cancer risk.

Some researchers are looking at the effect of exercise, weight-gain or loss, and how diet can affect the risk of breast cancer.

Scientists are also learning more about how genes influence breast cancer. This research should speed up now the human genome has been mapped.

One recent such breakthrough in diagnosis could prevent thousands of women a year from undergoing unnecessary mastectomies.

More than 4,800 women are diagnosed annually with ductal car-

cinoma in situ, where non-invasive cancerous cells are found in the milk ducts of the breast.

Without treatment, which can involve full mastectomies, radiotherapy and hormone therapy, half are likely to develop invasive breast cancer. But doctors were unable to identify those women at risk.

Now, though, researchers know the v6 molecule, commonly present in almost all cases, is likely to become dangerous.

And this could lead to a simple test to save women from traumatic and unnecessary treatment.

Ringing in your ears?

with 3% thinking it was “big ears” and 4% a “repetitive strain injury”.

It has created an audio version of what tinnitus sounds like in order to raise awareness.

Paul Breckell, chief executive of Action on Hearing Loss, said: “Lis-

tening to loud music for a long time can trigger tinnitus and is an indication of damaged hearing.

“Most people have experienced tinnitus, but those who are severely affected can experience fear, anxiety and feelings of helplessness that af-

fect their quality of life.

“Currently there is no cure for tinnitus. As a charity we are doing all we can to fund research into treatments, and in the meantime offer support to people who suffer.”

Paul Oakenfold, the

DJ and record producer, is supporting the campaign.

He said: “I feel passionately about listening to music safely, and urge music lovers to wear ear defenders to gigs and avoid dangerously high vol-

umes on personal music players.

“Getting decent noisecancelling headphones also cuts down the risk of damaging your ears and suffering tinnitus caused by overexposure to loud music. No-one wants that.”

www.canarianweekly.com

Health and Fashion

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Athletic look is all the rage in Russia

GIVE YOUR SKIN A PROPER TREAT

By Stella from Robot

By Ruth Benson

DURING the course of many years, I have been trained in and have studied the latest and most modern techniques in skin and beauty care.

THE Winter Olympics are up and running in Sochi, and one thing I have noticed is the choice of team outfits on display this year.

In that time, I have developed my own range of treatments, which I am can share with you at the new Robot Beauty Studio.

Modern beauty therapy is not just about traditional manicure, pedicure and waxing.

Microdermabrasion is a mechanical method of removing epidermal cell layers by means of a special device with an abrasive head, covered with natural diamond particles.

Although the treatment is primarily aimed at the superficial skin layers, changes occur not only in the epidermis but also in the dermis.

Therefore, the method is also used in skin rejuvenation, wrinkle and scar reduction, hyperpigmentation elimination and skin purification.

Diamond microdermabrasion is safe, painless and causes no allergies. The skin becomes firmer, smoother, more elastic and brighter. It regains a healthy appearance and colouring.

After a series of treatments, it is recommended that the procedure is repeated from time to

time to maintain the effects.

Microdermabrasion removes the dead skin cells and opens up the pores, preparing the skin’s surface perfectly for the infusion of treatment products with Sonophoresis.

This is a safe, non-invasive treatment which uses ultrasonic technology, warmth and motion energy to increase significantly the depth and rate at which active ingredients can be absorbed into the deeper layers of skin.

The heat generated by the ultrasound penetrates tissues, relaxes

the skin and muscles, while the deep micromassage improves blood and lymph circulation, as well as cell metabolism and regeneration.

Furthermore, the emitted ultrasounds facilitate the delivery of drugs across the skin, and the treatment is pleasant and relaxing, It uses a special probe that emits ultrasonic waves of individuallydetermined intensity.

The procedure is performed with the use of nutrient-containing ampoules, selected according to the skin’s individual needs.

41 CW

Forget Paris, London or New York for creating new fashion ideas, all you had to do was look at the athletes during the opening ceremony.

Most noticeably has been the Norwegian curling team’s Zig Zag outfit. As we know from the London Olympics in 2012, countries take time and pride in what the national team wear.

In London, Great Britain used the talents of Stella McCartney. And this year, for the Winter Games, we have seen designers putting their mark on their country’s team kit.

Giorgio Armani has

designed for the Italian team and Ralph Lauren is responsible for designing the US team’s knitwear.

But it’s not just the high-end designers who have been asked. Sweden used the high street brand H & M to create an outfit using their patriotic flag.

And Great Britain also used the flag’s colours on their adidas-designed uniform.

As most people are aware, there has been some controversy over the Games. And it has been suggested that the choice of colours and design for the German

team was also making a political statement.

The rainbow of blue, green, yellow, red and white drew immediate thoughts of Russia’s anti-gay statements, the rainbow being the iconic symbol of gay pride.

Bermuda’s team made an impact at the opening ceremony, the athletes wearing shorts in temperatures below 40-degrees.

However, the Cayman Islands outdid them by wearing not only shorts but flip-flops as well.

The Canadian team’s choice of cardigans looked as though they had employed their mothers to knit them.

And Russia had plenty of Pom Poms and looked very Christmassy in their design.

But the one stand-out costume for me had to be that of Mexican skier Hubertus Von Hohenlohe. the country’s only representative.

This will be his last Olympics, and the man is going out in style, with his ski suit taking a mariachi theme.

He doesn’t believe he will win a medal, but he hopes to win the “Best Dressed” title.

He certainly gets my vote!

CW 42

www.canarianweekly.com

Food and Drink

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Wine chief ’s Cabldo whine!

Gastronomic event a success

GRANADILLA Council has praised everyone connected with last year’s Gastrononic Route.

The month-long, preChristmas extravaganza was a raging success.

Councillor Esteban González presented gifts and certificates to 20 contestants and restaurants as a thank-you for the event, which took place from 15th November to 15th December.

Esteban Gonzalez said:

“It was a great success and one that has put the event on the map.”

A total of 36 bars and restaurants took part, and he added: “I must thank them for their work and the quality and innovation of tapas. This is a great showcase and is already a must on the Island.

“The challenge was to find the best cuisines of the municipality, and, thanks to the imagination and skill of our chefs, this

happened. “This event enriches both the social and economic perspective of our community.”

Restaurants with the most votes received, and those who received special prizes, were: Zumería El Tankito, Imperio del Pintxo and Restaurante Almogrote. Next year’s Gastronomic event is already being planned, and there will be a new and improved interactive web page and a mobile App.

JUAN Jesús Méndez, head of the Canarian winegrowers, is threatening legal action against Tenerife Cabildo.

He has accused Agriculture Minister José Joaquín Bethencourt of using political influence regarding the Island’s

wine production, and says the Cabildo’s practices are “outside the law”.

Méndez, who represents around 80% of Tenerife’s wine-makers as secretary of Avibo (The Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of the Canary Islands) believes it to be unfair competition.

He says that the “Bodega Insular de Tenerife,” is, in effect, the Cabildo’s own winegrower, and that is has far greater backing than the smaller, independent wineries.

Méndez, also president

of the Bodegas Viñátigo, and Protected Designation of Origin (DOP) for Quality Wines of the Canary Islands, and the wine-maker with the most productive acres on the Island, warns: “The Caboldo is wrong if it thinks that silence solves something.

“We have already passed the Cabildo our complaints and demands. If, within a reasonable time there is no response, we will go to court.”

But Bethencourt simply said that the Méndez claims were “disproportionate and unfair”.

www.canarianweekly.com

Food and Drink

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

43 CW

Gourmetland’s Love India restaurant

You will love Love India THERE is nothing quite like going to a brand-new restaurant.

Something unique, something different, somewhere you can tell your friends about.

And normally, you go in with an open mind.

That was never going to be the case at Love India. Situated in the vibrant new Vulcano Gourmetland Centre behind the Safari Centre in Las Americas, Love India is the latest restaurant from Gourmetland.

They have been one of the dining success stories of the decade, and Love India is their 14th restaurant.

They are the team behind Embrujo, La Martina and Taurus so, instantly, you know how high the bar has been set.

Love India is something a little different in their stable and, while in

many ways the food and atmosphere is inspired by the popular Oriental Garden, Love India has already developed its own niche.

There are all the traditional dishes you would expect in a variety of styles and flavours. You have nearly 30 start-

ers to choose from and that’s before you have the mind-boggling amount of main courses to sample and enjoy.

I always find Indian restaurants to be quite tribal. Once you have found one to suit your taste, you normally dine there time and again.

While I understand that philosophy, you are narrowing the mind because Indian dishes are so varied and open to creativity. And this is what you have at Love India.

When we dined this week, we were encouraged to sample the Tandoori dishes as this is where the restaurant comes into its own.

The Gourmentlandcreated Chicken Tikka and Cheese is an Island favourite now. While it’s served in other establishments, its originality lies here. The head chef was brought across from Oriental Garden and the quality shines through.

The prawn puri is unique, as full king prawns are used and combined with the tasty secret special sauce. We enjoyed this with the onion baaji, which is a dish often mis-cooked.

The onions need to chopped just so, and

the key is in the spice and texture. Too much and the spice overpowers the onion. Too dry and the dish needs sauce, which defeats the object.

Suffice to say, Love India have it spot-on, as are their chicken samosas, which are moist and have this delicious, light, curry twang.

Electing to go down the Tandoori route, it made sense to try a range of the options rather than just one or two main dishes.

Tandoori cooking is an art. It takes experience and know-how to get it just right. I’ve lost count of how many places either over-paste with the sauce, which overpowers, or they keep the meat in the oven too long. Again, this leads to dryness and the need for extra sauce.

That was never going to be a problem here!

On our sampler we had lamb, duck, chicken breast and on the bone, along with a special king

prawn tandoori.

This is a rare dish in an Indian restaurant, and it has to be tried.

The Tandoor oven gives the prawn a different texture and is a proper treat.

To accompany the meat, we had the pilau rice and the house special vegetable rice, which was amazing. There were also a variety of different sauces, ranging from tangy and sweet to the slightly spicier and longer lasting.

They all worked in their own way and it was great to mix the meats with the sauces and the different rices, all mopped up with the must-have cheese nan.

The Love India menu lends itself to sharing and exploring which, for me, is what an Indian restaurant is all about.

It is a new establishment but already, all the teething snags seem to have been ironed out.

The bathrooms are spotless and modern, and there is nothing to fault.

The reviews on Trip Advisor are already excellent: “If you want fantastic authentic Indian food with unequalled service and value, look no further than love India in Las Americas.

The ambiance is fantastic and the restaurant décor breathtaking. We were blown away by the quality, freshness and delicate flavours of the food.”

“This place is fantastic. Great quality food and great flavours and very reasonable.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

For reservations, call 922 750 048

CW 44

www.canarianweekly.com

Community News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Your Fasnia refuge Emails Live Arico news

hit by robbers

Dear Editor, FURTHER to your report in the current Canarian Weekly regarding unfriendly cabbies, I have been coming to Tenerife three or four times a year for the past 10 years.

Normally, I arrange for a hire car to be left for us to collect at Tenerife Sur airport, but when my wife and I arrived on time on 20th January, there was no sign of the car being there.

Recently, the car hire company changed hands, so, after searching the car park for half-an-hour, we decided there had been a mix-up and went for a taxi.

We have a flat in Golf del Sur. When in the cab and we told the driver where we wanted to go, he reacted as if a mad man. Throughout the journey, he shouted at us in an aggressive way.

We know social Spanish, enough to get by in greeting people, and ordering food and drink.

But, I think, fortunately, we did not recognise what he was shouting at us. At the end of the journey there was just a curt demand for 15 euros, no please/thank you, before he stormed off.

Like the tourists you mentioned in your original story, we got the distinct impression he was angry that he was not getting a longer trip, and so he decided to take it out on us.

We do not rent out our flat, but we let family, friends and work colleagues use it. When I mentioned what had happened to my office manager, she said the same thing had happened to her a couple of times. She never hires a car and has to rely on taxis.

Maybe your view that “This practice is not overly widespread...” is over-generous to the taxi drivers. We know most Tenerife inhabitants are kind to visitors, but I shudder to think what a first-time visitor to the Island would think if their first contact with the locals was a taxi driver like the one we had.

I imagine they would think twice about returning. Either tourism is important to the Island’s economy or it is not; if it is, then steps must be taken to stamp out rude and aggressive attitudes exhibited by some taxi drivers.

Gordon Colquhoun

WE were sad to hear this week that dog food worth some 3,000 euros was taken from the Fasnia refuge, where many of our dogs still reside.

We immediately sent 1,000 to their bank account and put a call out for help.

Joe and Stuart from the Market Tavern and Surrey Arms, in Los Cristianos, were quick to raise 150 euros, which we also sent to their account, as well as blankets and towels to the refuge.

Anyone wanting to leave cash donations

or towels and blankets can do so at any of our shops for us to pass on.

We hope the culprits are caught soon because it is tragic the depths to which some will stoop.

Dog of the Week Rip is two and has not had the best of luck so far. The Bijon cross was found in the road by one of our supporters, his coat badly matted.

So badly, in fact, that he had to be more or less completely shaved to get rid of all the burrs, ticks and parasites.

Now his fur has grown and he looks very handsome. He was on trial for permanent adoption, but his potential owner sadly passed away, so now he is back in the dog hotel.

Although he is happy there, we would love to see him settled in a family. He is playful, extremely sweet, and is fully vaccinated and sterilised.

He is a small dog, and our usual adoption fee of 110 euros includes all his injections and chip. Call Sue on 629 388 102 for more information.

Wingate museum for whales and dolphins This week the Wingate School Hall, normally reserved for theatre productions and musicals, has been hosting a Cetacean Museum.

It has been there throughout the week so that the Infants, Juniors, Seniors and Sixth Form have been given a chance to study these unique marine species, and participate in different workshops catering to each level.

The exhibition is in

English and Spanish, and is also open to parents when they come

to collect their children from school.

Everyone visiting the

museum will learn a lot about marine wildlife, and there will even be some animal first-aid, so they will know what to do if they ever find a dolphin or sea turtle in distress.

The sixth form will be following this up with a “Biologist for one day” trip, where they will be shown, by trained biologists, what it is like to study marine wildlife.

It entails a three-hour boat trip, studying the animals who live in this unique part of the world, which is a haven for many types of Cetacean.

Lions after Charity Shop staff TENERIFE Sur Lions Club are looking for additional volunteers to help in their Charity Shops

With the continuing success of their shops in Costa Silencio and Los Cristianos, the Lions are looking for active, enthusiastic individuals to join their existing team of volunteers.

The shops provide the core source of funding

for the Lions “Dream Holidays” for handicapped and disadvantaged children, both locally and the UK, as well as the club’s many other activities.

They are looking for anyone who is of a reasonably fit and energetic disposition, and who can integrate into the friendly atmosphere of an existing team.

They will also need to be able to give between three and four hours a day for one or two days

each week. You don’t necessarily need experience, but knowledge of and/or an experience in retail would be an advantage.

The work itself is varied and ranges from evaluating and preparing donations to serving on the shop floor - with quite a lot in between! *Do you believe you fit the bill? *Do you feel you are the right person for the job? *Do you have the qual-

ifications? Then why not take the opportunity to become a Lions Volunteer and enjoy the satisfaction of making the Lion’s “Dream Holidays” and other projects part of your experience.

If you are interested in working in the Silencio Shop, contact Edna on 922 732 386 and if it is the Cristianos Shop, contact Ken on 670 647 765 for an appointment, or call in to either shop for an application form.

www.canarianweekly.com

Community News

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

45 CW

K9’s 20th anniversary news

Please micro-chip your pets OUR 20th anniversary year proved to be an eventful one for a number of reasons, one of them being the turnover of dogs in and out of the kennels.

It really was pleasing because, at 362, this was the lowest figure for a number of years, 400+ being the norm.

However, the number of missing pets brought into the kennels increased, 90% of whom were not micro-chipped, which meant that distressed dogs and distraught owners were not reunited for several weeks in some instances.

Had the animals been chipped, they would have

been back together, most probably the next day.

For the sake of a few euros, HAVE YOUR DOG MICRO-CHIPPED! We had fewer “fundraising events” than previously, but those we did have were well received and enjoyed by those loyal supporters who attended.

The Anniversary Dogs’

Dinner at Palm Mar in September, the Christmas Dinners at Vivo and El Marquese in December, and the Sponsored Walk & “after party” also in December, (to name just four) raised muchneeded funds to care for our inmates at the kennels.

Our one disappointment was not being able

Accion del Sol news

to hold our Christmas Hamper event at Iceland, in Las Chafiras, but we are so pleased that another charity did very well in our place.

Our “Team Alcala” volunteers have now become the backbone of K9. Our second-hand shop in Alcala plaza has had a record year, despite all the expenses incurred in running a fullylegal operation.

The Monday market stall also had a good year, as did our significantlyimproved Car Boot Sale on the last Sunday of each month in the Tipsy Terrace car park, at Los Gigantes bus station.

The first function of 2014 is our annual “Get Together for K9 Volunteers & Supporters”, which is being held on Saturday, 22nd March, at The Heritage Bar in Los

Cristianos. Aidy Evans, who is again compering, will be ably assisted by a number of entertainers between 3-6pm. The event is open to everyone who has supported K9 in whatever way in the past, or would like to do so in the future.

There will be a Tombola & Raffle, plus a Book Stall - and a Quiz if time allows. Further details will be added regularly to the K9 page on Facebook, and the local papers during March.

If any artist is able to give 30 minutes of his/ her time, and/or anyone would like to donate something for the raffle or tombola, we would love to hear from you.

Many thanks again to all those who have supported K9 over the past 20 years.

The whole purpose of

our existence is to provide a safe refuge for those abandoned and abused animals which find themselves, through no fault of their own, in our kennels to await, hopefully for a forever home.

Further information about K9 can be found at www.k9tenerife.com or the K9 page on Facebook. Other contact information is info@k9tenerife.com or k9mikey@ gmail.com The kennels are open every morning from 9am to help exercise the dogs, or from 11am if just looking The kennel phone numbers are 822 106195 and 667 638 468 Info regarding donations for the shop can be made to Muriel on 646 561 035 or Kenny on 686 14 1003 - or on any of the above numbers.

Saturday Club fun for everyone THE children all had great fun making cakes at our Saturday Club, and the parents later joined in playing with the latest new puppies at the refuge.

This new club, open between 1-4pm on Saturdays, is already proving successful. It is open to children aged from five to 12 Accion is anxious to find good-hearted people travelling to Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, Stuttgart or Munich, who would be willing to accompany a dog on its way to a new family.

All it costs is a little bit of your time, and it gives dogs a chance of a new life in Germany.

Sometimes it’s easier to rehome larger breeds or special-needs dogs there than in Tenerife.

Accion is completely responsible for each dog and its staff will complete the paperwork over here.

On arrival at the chosen airport, staff from Aktiontier, the German charity which sponsors the refuge, will meet you and collect the animal.

If you are interested and are travelling to one

of the destinations mentioned, please email acciondelsol@gmail.com or call 922 778 630 for more information.

It is becoming harder and harder to find homes for the dogs over here because there are so many coming in to the refuge.

Please think really carefully before allowing your pet to get pregnant because refuges in Tenerife are full of unwanted dogs.

Sterilisation and castration is the real way forward to help deal with this crisis on the Island.

Every single dog at Action del Sol is castrated or sterilised, so there are never any unwanted litters here.

Even so, puppies have been coming into the refuge in droves. If you would like to adopt one of the many dogs or pups looking for new loving homes, please drop in and see us, or call 922 778 630 for more information.

There is no fee for adopting a dog and each one ​​is micro-chipped, inoculated, wormed and free of fleas. But a donation towards the cost of

all this work would be appreciated.

Towels, sheets and blankets are always needed at the refuge, so if you have any to spare, please donate them to this worthy cause.

Opening hours 2-5pm: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1-4pm: Saturday Closed: Sunday and public holidays The refuge is situated at the Granadilla Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF-1, directly next to the ecological park with the windmills.

How to find us Travelling from the South, come off the TF-1 at Exit 51 and drive down towards the sea until the last roundabout (signposted ITER ) and turn right there.

Before the electric barrier of ITER (parking for renewable energy) on your right is a dirt track leading to the refuge (four large, oval yellow houses).

Parking is available directly by the main gate entrance. And should you get lost, head for the huge windmills, which are right next to us.

CW 46

www.canarianweekly.com

Motoring

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

THE VW Scirocco is blowing hot again

By Jav A FACELIFT for the Volkswagen Scirocco coupe is on its way but, as with the recently updated Polo, the big changes won’t be that visible outside.

The company will not be straying far from the stylish shape first introduced in 2008, and have made subtle updates to the grille and headlights.

The Scirocco is still one of the best-looking cars in the line-up, so there would be no point in VW putting off potential buyers with a radical redesign.

The facelift will, no doubt, increase the car’s appeal, though, with cleaner engines, new tech, a smarter interior and some tiny chassis tweaks.

Scirocco sales were down from 7,538 in 2009 to 5,029 last year.

But by fitting the new 1.4 TSI ACT petrol and 2.0 TDI diesel engines from the MkVII Golf, VW will be able to slash

running costs and boost performance.

Volkswagen had dropped the Scirocco R from their range because the engine did not meet Euro VI emissions rules. But the flagship will be revived, using the latest Golf R’s 296bhp 2.0 TSI. The interior will be redesigned, with topquality switchgear, steering wheel and dials from the latest Golf, plus new tech like adaptive cruise control and autobrake.

A new, slicker infotainment system will also feature, offering swiping, smartphone-style gesture control and a MirrorLink system, which, in theory, lets you use any

smartphone app via your in-car screen.

This revised Scirocco is likely to debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. And it should reach showrooms towards the end of the year It comes in five main specifications: entrylevel standard car, midspec GT, sportier RLine and GTS versions, and top-of the-range, performance-focused. special edition R. For the best balance of performance and economy, though, the GT 2.0-litre TSI petrol engine is the pick.

Even though it was launched in 2008, the Scirocco still looks good - and VW last year cele-

brated hitting their one millionth sale.

The German company’s Servicing Price Promise helps keep running costs down, while resale values are very strong. And they pledge to match any quotes for required work, also offering certain maintenance work for free.

You’ll get the best fuel economy from the diesel Scirocco, the most efficient being the 2.0-litre TDI BlueMotion, which returns 62.8mpg in combined fuel economy and emits 118g/km of CO2.

The standard 2.0-litre diesel returns 53.3mpg in economy and emits 139g/km of CO2, while the entry-level 1.4-litre TSI petrol manages

44.1mpg and emits 149g/ km of CO2.

A journey in the Scirocco is always comfortable, thanks to dampers which actively adjust the firmness of the suspension, in accordance with the road surface.

It also feels solid and stable, thanks to a wider chassis and more lightweight aluminium components. And even the stiffer suspensionsetting of Sport mode doesn’t make the ride feel harsh.

In addition, the Comfort mode is perfect for ensuring that long motorway drives are very calm and easy on driver and passengers.

There’s plenty of space inside, with a surprising amount of head and legroom in the back of the car.

The driver and front passenger get very comfy bucket seats, and the strict four-seater also has two sculpted seats in the back which are also pleasing and comfortable.

One drawback is that the boot offers only 292 litres of space, which is 58 litres less than the sixth-generation VW Golf on which it is based.

But the car feels beautifully crafted and solidly built, with both steering and brakes feeling weighty and responsive.

It comes fitted with six airbags, electronic stability control (ESP), traction control, electronic brake force distribution and ISOFIX child-seat anchor points as standard.

Adaptive Chassis Control (ACC) comes as standard, tailoring the drive to almost any conditions on the road.

And there’s a choice between Comfort and Sport modes.

At £20,000 for starters, the Scirocco is hardly cheap. But there is lots of equipment and accessories, compared with its rivals.

The entry-level model is fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels, dusk sensor, touchscreen sat-nav infotainment system, automatic windscreen wipers and auto-dimming rear-view mirror as standard.

The GT also gets the Adaptive Chassis Control, 18-inch alloys, dual-zone climate control, front fog lights and tinted rear windows, while the R-Line further adds 19-inch alloy wheels.

Bold look for new Peugeot PEUGEOT are planning to attack the fourdoor coupe section with the 408 GT - their dream car!

The concept version, which could go on sale in 2016, will take pride of place at next month’s Beijing Motor Show.

It will be based on the 308 hatch, but will be longer, lower and wider, with a more aggressive nose. Slim headlights flow into a wider grille, as on the 2012 Onyx concept, while the boomerang tail-lamps are taken from the 2008 version of the 308.

The look will help the 408 GT live up to Peugeot’s rich design heritage, which includes models like the stunning, Pinin-

farina-styled 406 Coupe.

As it shares its underpinnings with the 308, this new GT model, if brought to fruition, will be based on the company’s new, lightweight EMP2 architecture.

So we can expect an almost-identical interior, with even highergrade materials to fit its more premium image.

The engines will also mirror those of the 308, with a choice of 1.2 and

1.6-litre petrol turbos, delivering outputs from 128bhp to 168bhp. Diesel options will range from 1.6 to 2.0 litres, with 118bhp to 178bhp.

The 408 GT is one of a trio of new models

Peugeot have in the pipeline as they bid to improve their image – and, of great importance to the company, their profit margins.

An Audi Q5-sized 6008 is tipped to arrive in

concept form some time this year, tapping into the lucrative, compact SUV market, while a flagship 608 saloon will launch in 2017.

All three cars will be vital to Peugeot’s increasing focus on China, which is now the world’s largest car market. Traditionally, Chinese customers have favoured large saloons - hence the 608.

But with ever-tightening emissions regulations and less space on the roads in China, their taste is diversifying towards smaller, more efficient and fashionable models, such as fourdoor coupés and SUVs. The company have confirmed that the new car is from the same lineage as the Onyx Concept Car”, and says it is “a teaser of the brand’s future design”.

We shall see!

www.canarianweekly.com

Puzzle

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

PRIZE Godoku!

WIN! Tickets for bowling at Megabowl The rules of Godoku are simple just enter the letters stated below once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the puzzle grid.

When you have completed it a word will appear.

Email the answer to info@canarianweekly.com before 5pm on Wednesday 19th February and you’ll be in with a chance of winning.

This week’s letters: A E H I K N P R T This week’s mystery clue: This 9th Ellie Quicke mystery by Veronica Heley has murder here (9 letters).

N

A

H

P

Starter Number

1

2

3

65

÷5

+51

25% of this

6

7

8

9

-6

x7

+14

÷7

2

3

4

+72

5

÷8

Answer

Intermediate Starter Number

1

24

x5

+30

4/15 of this

6

7

8

9

38

K H P

K

N

E

T P

Which number should replace the question mark?

Beginner

Starter Number

H A T N

Making you think...

3/4 of this

-53

50% of this

1

2

3

8

9

4

-13

5

x5

Answer

Advanced

I P N H T

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!

+13

E R

E T

30-Second Brain Training

47 CW

R

Sudoku X...

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.

9 5 6 3

5 1 2 4 6 1

8 9 3 1

6 3 7

1 7 6 4 1 8 4 8 7 1 And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

6

+144

x4 +312 ÷8 7

2/3 of this

-69

4

-31

4/9 of this

5

x3

Answer

Quick Wordsearch Find the words on: Education and Training career path tenure career ladder teacher aide assessment at risk gifted and talented resource room consultant continuing education remedial education adjunct professor entrepreneur business plan curriculum inclusion counselor potential

2 5 1 7

9 1 6 3

6 3 7 9

7 8 6 4

4 8 5 3

7

9 4 8

8 2 3 1

8 3 5 7 2 4

5 1 7 2

1 2 6

4 2 5 9

6 4 8 5

1

7 9 1 2

4 5 1 6

9 1 3 4

7 3 5 2

Last Issue's Answers: Brain Training: Beginner: 60 Intermediate: 82

Advanced: 122

Making you think: Answer: 0. In each row of each grid, multiply the left and right hand numbers together to give a digit value, and write this value in the two centre boxes.

Godoku:

Sudoku X:

2 1 4 5 9 7 8 3 6

7 9 6 2 3 8 1 5 4

3 8 5 1 6 4 7 2 9

1 7 2 6 8 9 5 4 3

5 3 8 7 4 2 9 6 1

6 4 9 3 5 1 2 7 8

4 6 1 8 7 5 3 9 2

9 2 7 4 1 3 6 8 5

8 5 3 9 2 6 4 1 7

Sudoku:

4 7 8 3 5 1 2 9 6

1 6 7 2 5 9 8 4 3

2 9 1 6 8 7 5 3 4

9 5 2 3 4 8 7 1 6

5 6 3 9 4 2 7 8 1

3 8 4 7 6 1 5 2 9

3 1 4 8 2 6 9 7 5

7 9 5 1 3 6 4 8 2

7 8 5 4 3 9 6 1 2

4 3 1 5 8 2 9 6 7

6 2 9 1 7 5 8 4 3

8 2 6 9 7 4 1 3 5

8 5 2 7 1 4 3 6 9

6 1 3 4 9 7 2 5 8

9 4 7 5 6 3 1 2 8

5 4 9 8 2 3 6 7 1

1 3 6 2 9 8 4 5 7

2 7 8 6 1 5 3 9 4

CW 48

www.canarianweekly.com

Free Ads / Classified

How to submit your free adverts: PHONE 902 232 102 Email: classified@canarianweekly.com Just pop in the office in Las Chafiras (next to the Golf Shop). Deadline for Free ads is Tuesdays at 4pm.

Upto 500 euros only.

Chris Brasher Hillmaster leather walking boots, as new, size 42 (8), 39 euros. Tel: 922 794 495 Single bed, metal frame and base (not wood lats) strong, with light mattress, can deliver, 50 euros ono. Patio set 4 chairs, metal, wood, woven seats and backs, round glass table with hole for sun brolly, table with smoked-glass top, 140 euros ono. Tel: 646 771 722 or 922 783 732 Front-loading washing machine, 135 euros.

Top-loading washing machine, can deliver, 130 euros. Tel: 635 911 337 Royal Albert county roses bone china teapot, sugar, cream, small bowl, 5 cups, 4 plates, 4 deep plates, 150 euros ono. Ladies Calvin Kline, gold looking, white-face watch with 3 diamonds, 250 euros ono. DKNY unisex white and goldlooking, watch with diamante front, 200 euros ono. Binoculars, one size, Carl Zeiss, 7 x 50, 300 euros ono. Zenith 7 x 50 codex optics field 71, 200 euros ono. Tel: 657 450 885 Roll-top pine bread bin, 5 euros. Triple mirrors, free standing, mahogany and gold colour frame, 20 euros. 3 light fittings: 2 ceiling, 1 wall light with bulbs, 10 euros. Tel: 922 733 299 2 folding single beds on castors, 80 euros or 45 euros for one. Call evenings. Tel: 922 750 375 Golf 10.5 degree driver with 450 pro series head and Aldila regular carbon shaft, hardly used, 25 euros. Tel: 922 797 888 Gent’s mountain bike, good cond, with spare tyre and new lock, 85 euros. Tel: 611 221 183 Brother MFC-240C fax-copier, with instruction manual (Spanish), good cond, 20 euros ono.

24 books by James Patterson, hardback and paperback, 15 euros. 4 by Lee Child, 3 euros. Tel: 679 884 888 Nokia Media Master TV box with remote, 8 euros.

Tel: 922 170 201 Phillips DVD recorder/player with remote control and manual, 75 euros ono. Tel: 636 826 320 Epson all-in-one printer, SX 105 (scanner, printer, copier), 25 euros, buyer collects, El Medano

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

area. Tel: 639 204 022 Portable Boomerang stepper with pulleys, stride, distance, calorie-count display, 35 euros.

Espresso coffee machine (make - Demoka Mini Moka), 30 euros. Teak square table, 45cm height, 55cm width, 12 euros. Non-stick baking sheet, brand-new, 7 euros. Upright oscillating fan, 12 euros. Tel: 616 674 962 All-wood computer desk, 15 euros. Drop-down front writing desk two drawers, glass-fronted cupboard, 85 euros. 1960s glass-fronted cabinet, 45 euros. Graco car seat 0-1 kg perfect cond, 30 euros. Gas BBQ grill and heating plate on wheels and two campingaz 907 (3KG) cylinders, one full, 75 euros. Wilson hammer 6.4 tennis racket, with padded bag, hardly used, 15 euros. Wilson dual taper beam 2.9 tennis racket, with padded bag, hardly used, 15 euros. Chico baby intercom, boxed, 15 euros. Riding boots - sizes 31, 35 and 37, 5 to 7 euros each pair.

Miyota Sistema W-M99-T mini home theatre system and TV, plays DVD,SVCD,VCD, DVCD, MPEG4, MPEG3, 65 euros. Tel: 629 570 945 Gent’s mountain bike, 60 euros. Lady’s mountain bike, 55 euros. Tel: 697 746 885.

Wardrobe, sturdy solid pine with 3 small and 2 large drawers at the bottom, partial flat pack for transportation, can be stained or painted, 200 euros. Tel: 642 386 234 Cushion for IKEA Pong chair, beige/brown/ green pattern, 20 euros. 3 IKEA blue paisley/ stripe cushions, 5 euros each. Purple voile curtains, fit patio door, 8 euros and matching cushions, 8 euros. African wood face mask, 10 euros. African style picture, 15 euros. Tel: 661 249 095 Lady’s mountain bike. 21-speed. Good cond, 75 euros. Gent’s Raleigh mountain bike. lightweight Reynolds frame, 21-speed, 125 euros. Tel: 600 700 521.

Good boys’ clothes, 5-11, T-shirts, shorts, jeans, jackets and shoes; also, good assortment ladies’ clothes, size 10-12, 50 cents an item.

Brother Electric Typewriter AX100, as new, 40 euros. Binatone big button sim-free mobile phone, 10 euros. Matching pottery set by Johnson Brothers, ribbons & roses pattern coffee set, tea set, storage jars etc dishwasher and microwave-proof complete with matching 3-tier hostess trolley and wall clock, 40 euros.

Assorted suitcases, all different sizes, from 2-5 euros each. 4-wheel walking assist with large shopping bag (for elderly) good cond, 7 euros.

Tel: 922 742 257 or 661 084 981 Olympus Camera, Infinity Zoom 70, with built-in flash and automatic focus. takes 35 mm film, works perfectly, 30 euros. Mobile phone, Alcatel One Touch 813, connected to Orange, with Bluetooth, WAP, Wi-fi, MP3, radio and camera facilities, plus charger, 30 euros. Tel: 635 232 327.

Candy stainless-steel retro style fan-assisted oven, excellent cond, 100 euros. Large kettle barbeque on wheels, excellent cond, 25 euros.

Large plastic storage box on wheels with lid, 8 euros. Cool box, 6 euros. Tel: 619 518 806 5 Lladro figurines, from 90 euros. 15 NAO figurines, from 50 euros, all boxed. Tel: 676 051 341 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, 20 euros. Tel: 632 526 710 Under-counter fridge, 50 euros. Stainless-steel 4-ring electric hob, 50 euros. White microwave, 25 euros, Stainless -steel electric kettle, 12 euros.

Chest freezer, 120 euros. 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 dishes, 8 euros each. Vacuum cleaner, (bagless), 20 euros. 21in TV, 30 euros. Mini oven, 20 euros. Tel: 686 336 904

Business for SALE

Well established Sports bar for the last 8 years in Los Cristianos, 5 TV screens, large terrace, dart & pool teams, low outgoings, Traspaso 35,000 Euros.

Call 697 651 854 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.

www.canarianweekly.com

Classified

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Property for rent (cont.)

Cars/BIKES (cont.)

49 CW

Air-conditioning

Jobs Exciting new Beach Club is looking for young, well-presented, multilingual staff: Bar, Floor and Kitchen. We are holding an open day on Friday 21st February between 12 noon and 2pm. Primary interviews will take place in the Beach Club, overlooking Puerto Colon Beach - directly underneath El Faro nightclub. Applicants should come to car park entrance and bring a copy of their CV and references where possible.

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 Brand new White Opel Astra 1.7, CDTi, 5 door, only 2,600km, every possible extra, extended 4 year manufacturers warranty, retail 23,000€, discounted price 18,500€, bargain price 13,500€ ONO. Call 649 575 313 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 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

PERGEOT 107 – Dec 2009, 5 door, Triptronic gears, 16,000 km, immaculate, 4 new tyres, 4,900 euros. Tel: 693 867 248 or email: rigbygolf@talktalk.net

A Barmaid is required for a busy little Bar in Los Cristianos. Must have some experience in bar work, be presentable, bubbly and be mobile.

Some cooking skills would also be good, as snacks are prepared for customers. Please send your CV to drivetfe@hotmail.es B Funky fashion shows are looking for International girls to model swimwear in the South of Tenerife for an immediate start, along with models’ assistants. Must be presentable and speak good English, other languages an advantage. Sales or PR experience essential. Daily work, salary, commissions paid and contracts given. Call José between 11am & 5pm on 606 181 946 Silverpoint Vacations are adding to their growing call centre team in Los Cristianos and are currently interviewing for positions starting immediately. Candidates should be confident, with experience in sales, customer service or telemarketing roles. Great salary and commissions and full training given. Interviews to be held between 11th and 14th February. Contact recruitment@silverpoint.com or sms 630 869 173 for details

Antiques ALADDINS CAVE. Antiques & Vintage Goods bought & sold Tel: 922 720 493

Blinds

Telemarketers required, experience preferred, for new office in Golf del Sur, Basic plus commission with excellent working conditions. On target earnings 600€ to 700€ per week. Part time or full time with flexible hours to suit candidate. Several positions available. For more information please call 620 071 611 Due to the opening of a brand new department, Eze Group are recruiting experienced in-house salespeople. They have great opportunities for various nationalities. Successful applicants will receive a massive commission structure and weekly bonuses. Call now on 630 359 651 or email recruitment@ezegroup.com All enquiries will be handled in complete confidence.

Chiropodist Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBChA - making happy feet between El Medano and Los Gigantes for 18 years. Tel: 608 029 790 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

CW 50

www.canarianweekly.com

Service Point

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Electrician

Cleaning

Insurance

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.

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

Financial management

An opportunity for residents & holidaymakers to meet & socialise at the Restaurante Castañuelas, 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

Gardening

E-mail: Computer Service Provider BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner

info@act-tenerife.com

Web:

Kitchens & bathrooms 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.

Lawyers

www.act-tenerife.com

Construction

Mechanics

Garden Furniture

Health & Beauty www.fitnesswithdebbie.com Tel: 664 576 779

Patio Doors & Windows

www.canarianweekly.com

Service Point

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Patio Doors & Windows (cont.)

Pool tables

security (cont.)

PoolS

Sports Therapist

51 CW

Removals Personal ServiceS Patricia a Venezuelan in Los Cristianos, true Photo, lets get together for an unbelievable time without limits, Avenida Los Sabandeños, behind the BP petrol station in Los Cristianos, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits, call 610 127 223.

I am a good looking girl called Patricia who is willing to give you enjoyment to the limit!

You will find me Avenida Los Sabandeños, behind the BP petrol station in Los Cristianos, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits available, call 610 127 223.

Alejandra, the perfect lover, passionate, obliging, inmoral, abundance of pleasure without limit, 24 hour service, Avenida Los Sabandeños, behind the BP petrol station in Los Cristianos, hotel-home visits, call 650 442 665.

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.

SISSY LOS CRISTIANOS SLIM, SEXY, DOMINATING GOOD-LOOKING, PRIVATE APARTMENT, CALL : 634 273 126.

2 friends in Las Galletas, slim, big breasts, erotic massage, obliging, fantasies, threesomes, lesbianism, call 669 738 298.

Nice, sporty, 30 plus, Spanish lady, certified masseur, toys and naughty lingerie also available. Discrete hotel/home visits. Reasonable prices.

English speaking. Viagra available. Las Americas - Buzanada. Tel: 602 506 793.

Plumbing

Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

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

Translation

Second-hand Shops

Furniture & Household Items bought for cash Immediate decisions

Phone Freddie 609 303 634 security

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 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

CW 52

www.canarianweekly.com

Sport

By Roscoe

Barcelona B 2 CD Tenerife 0 You can’t say I didn’t warn you last week.

Much was made of Denis Suarez’s move from Man City - and that £4 million was a lot of money.

But he has settled in now and his form over the last few weeks has been excellent. He’s started to add goals to his make-up, and he will be playing at a higher level next season.

Suarez was mustard on Sunday, and he could easily be the best player in the division. He is still growing - and when he has baulked up, he will be a serious player. It’s great to watch careers grow.

I remember watching Tenerife play Real Madrid C a few years back.

The young kid up front really caught the eye, despite not having the best of matches.

I saw him a few times that year and was delighted when he made Position

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Suarez sends CDT packing

his mark for Real’s B team the following campaign.

He scored goals for fun, and you could see the improvement in him as he grew. He’s

now taken the step up into the first team in his stride. He has scored some crucial goals over the last few weeks, and he has a massive future.

And he’s from the Ca-

Points

PLD

Won

1º SD Eibar

42

25

12

Draw 6

Lost 7

32 21

F

A

2º RC Deportivo

42

25

12

6

7

26 18

3º Real Sporting

41

25

10

11

4

41 31

4º RC Recreativo

40

25

11

7

7

40

35 24

5º CD Lugo

37

25

10

7

8

26

6º Real Zaragoza

36

25

10

6

9

30 28

7º UD Las Palmas

35

25

9

8

8

25 26

8º RCD Mallorca

35

25

9

8

8

35

40

9º CD Numancia

34

25

7

13

5

26

23

10º FC Barcelona B

34

25

10

4

11

33

32

11º Córdoba CF

34

25

9

7

9

28 28

12º SD Ponferradina

33

25

8

9

8

30

26

13º Real Murcia CF

33

25

7

12

6

32

30

14º CD Tenerife

33

25

9

6

10 26

30

15º Real Jaén CF

31

25

8

7

10 28 30

16º CE Sabadell FC

31

25

9

4

12 30

38

17º Deportivo Alavés

30

25

7

9

9

18º CD Mirandés

30

25

8

6

11 25

19º AD Alcorcón

29

25

7

8

10 24 24

20º Hércules CF

28

25

7

7

11 28

21º Girona FC

27

25

5

12

22º Real Madrid CF Castilla

27

25

8

3

8

39 35 31 42

26 31

14 28 35

nary Islands. Anyway, enough about Jese…

Tenerife’s own wonderkid didn’t have the best of afternoons in front of the scouts. It’s not that he didn’t have his chances.

Ayoze should have bagged a brace but, for whatever reason, it didn’t happen. This would prove costly as Barca dominated possession.

And what chances Tenerife did get had to be taken.

Suarez opened the scoring on 26 minutes with a fine free-kick. Roberto should have done better, and the young keeper maybe should have kept out Dani Nieto’s matchwinner 16 minutes from time.

There is no doubt that Tenerife missed Ricardo in central midfield (who would have thought THAT in August), and they looked a little leggy. Edgar had a decent enough debut, while it’s clear that fellow new boy Juanjo will need some matches to get his sharpness sorted.

The defeat was not

a disaster as teams around CDT took points off each other. Tenerife sit in 14th place - a win off the play-offs and four points clear of the drop.

Crazy!

Tomorrow (Saturday) sees one of the big fish in Santa Cruz. Real Zaragoza have been a yoyo side for a few seasons, and they are struggling to impose themselves this year.

They have the squad, but something isn’t right.

They looked toothless in the 1-0 defeat at Lugo last week, and their strikers are clearly suffering from a lack of confidence.

They’ve scored once only in the last four matches, and Paco Herrera has a real job on his hands.

The experience is there. Wily old keeper Leo Franco has seen it all before and, in Cortes and Barkero, they have men who can inspire.

They have some good kids as well. Paglialuga is having his best ever season in midfield, while 19-year-old Angelo Hen-

riquez is one to watch.

The Chilean is on loan from Manchester United and is well touted. He started the season with a bang, but none of his five goals has come since mid-November.

But he is still a livewire, and he won the FA Cup on loan at Wigan last season!

Lugo aside, Zaragoza have been excellent on the road. Recently, they won at Mirandes and, eye-catchingly, at Sporting Gijon.

They’ve also won at Castilla and over the water in Las Palmas. Maybe the lack of pressure suits their game!

Former Zaragoza Bteamer Aridane is in line to face his old side and should partner Ayoze in attack.

It has been another week of speculation about the youngster in the papers. Depending on which paper you read, and who you trust, the following teams are going to sign him: Swansea, Liverpool, Everton, Schalke, Porto & Valencia.

Meanwhile, hat-tip to Eibar, who now top the table. Like Tenerife, they came up from Segunda B last season - and they have been brilliant.

Their football is not to everyone’s taste, but they have found a formula that works. They are hard to beat, especially at their tight ground.

What makes their journey to the top is the fact that they are on the verge of either going bust, or into administration.

It’s odds on that they will be relegated, regardless of where they finish.

For the players and the fans to take this all in their stride and head a table with some genuine big guns is remarkable.

I hope they survive, and that their efforts are properly rewarded.

www.canarianweekly.com

Sport

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

53 CW

Mick’s maximum moments!

AFTER last week’s maximum no-show, no fewer than seven 180s were hit last Friday.

ed a 6-2 home victory against Target Army.

Steve replied with one of his own for the visitors.

Despite being on the verge of relegation, Gaffers A’s Matt managed his first maximum of the campaign.

But this didn’t stop his team from losing a close match against La Caña Pirates.

Ourplace Naturals put six past Target Titans as they enjoyed their first win for weeks, while Palms Sports Bar beat Ensecan by the same 6-2 scoreline.

There will be a nice

Leading the way, with nine for the season, is Bar 180 A’s Mick, no doubt inspired by his recent exhibition match with world No.3 Simon Whitlock.

He secured his ninth maximum of the season during his team’s comfortable win over Ourplace Playboys.

And chairman Harry fired in his second as Phoenix Bar recordPRemier division ResultS

Bar 180 A Gaffers A Ourplace Naturals Phoenix Bar The Pub Vikings Ensecan

7-1 3-5 6-2 6-2 P-P 2-6

Ourplace Playboys La Caña Pirates Target Titans Target Army Scruffy Macs Palms Sports Bar

shiny trophy for the team finishing third in Division 1 at the Presentation Night in April. Would anyone like it? It seems not!

That’s because third-placed Emerald Lounge lost at home against Bar 180

B, and fourth-placed Chipeque did likewise against Barracuda Bytes.

Maybe one of the Bar 180 teams will make a late surge to claim it. And if the terminator - otherwise known as Bar 180 C’s Arny - keeps up his good

form, who knows? He hit his first 180 during a 7-1 thrashing of Amistad 1.

Elsewhere, Trap Door nicked the trebles to put one over Naughty Nuatas.

With just 40 points left to play for, and last week’s 5-3 success at Barracuda Hunters, Tenerife Sun’s promotion from Division 2 is now guaranteed. Well done guys.

But, there were mixed fortunes for the chasing pack. The Shamrocks just about managed a win at Sundowners and will surely hold on to second

place now.

Young Johnny hit a 180 in La Caña Lancers’ local derby with The Rebels, which ended all-square, while Picasso’s slumped to a 6-2 home defeat against an in-form Phoenix Flights.

Pas O Nada’s last-leg victory over Bar 180 D included a maximum for Steve Sub, and, after last week’s first win of the season, those Playgirls went and did it again! And against the same team!

But girls, you might just have left it a bit too late to avoid the wooden spoon!

Division 1 ResultS

Division 2 ResultS

Bar 180 C 7-1 Amistad 1 Chipeque Pool Bar 3-5 Barracuda Bytes Emerald Lounge 3-5 Bar 180 B Rood 8-0 Marilyns Trap Door 5-3 Naughty Nautas

Amistad 2 2-6 Ourplace Playgirls Barracuda Hunters 3-5 Tenerife Sun La Caña Lancers 4-4 The Rebels Pas ‘O’ Nadas 5-3 Bar 180 D Picassos 2-6 Phoenix Flights Sundowners Bar 3-5 Emerald Shamrocks

Premier Division Table

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Bar 180 A 27 23 3 1 172 44 128 172 2 Palms Sports Bar 27 21 2 4 158 58 100 158 3 Phoenix Bar 28 19 6 3 149 75 74 149 4 The Pub 27 18 3 6 141 75 66 141 5 Target Army 28 15 4 9 134 90 44 134 6 La Caña Pirates 28 12 3 13 107 117 -10 107 7 Ourplace Naturals 28 10 4 14 100 124 -24 100 8 Target Titans 28 9 5 14 100 124 -24 100 9 Vikings Ensecan 28 7 5 16 97 127 -30 97 10 Gaffers A 28 3 5 20 61 163 -102 61 11 Ourplace Playboys 28 2 5 21 56 168 -112 56 12 Scruffy Macs 27 2 5 20 53 163 -110 53

Table 1 Rood 2 Gaffers B 3 Emerald Lounge 4 Chipeque Pool Bar 5 Bar 180 B 6 Bar 180 C 7 Trap Door 8 Naughty Nautas 9 Barracuda Bytes 10 Summerland 11 Marilyns 12 Amistad 1

Division 2 Table

P W D L F A +- PTS 29 23 5 1 158 74 84 158 28 18 6 4 140 84 56 140 28 15 4 9 132 92 40 132 29 15 3 11 130 102 28 130 29 14 6 9 125 107 18 125 28 11 7 10 120 104 16 120 28 8 11 9 110 114 -4 110 28 7 7 14 104 120 -16 104 28 10 6 12 103 121 -18 103 28 7 7 14 92 132 -40 92 28 4 3 21 75 149 -74 75 29 3 5 21 71 161 -90 71

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Sun 28 21 5 2 161 63 98 161 2 Emerald Shamrocks 28 20 3 5 144 80 64 144 3 La Caña Lancers 28 14 7 7 124 100 24 124 4 Picassos 28 11 8 9 118 106 12 118 5 Pas ‘O’ Nadas 29 13 3 13 117 115 2 117 6 The Rebels 29 12 6 11 115 117 -2 115 7 Bar 180 D 29 11 7 11 113 119 -6 113 8 Sundowners Bar 28 11 5 12 111 113 -2 111 9 Phoenix Flights 28 9 8 11 103 121 -18 103 10 Barracuda Hunters 27 8 3 16 97 119 -22 97 11 Amistad 2 28 6 5 17 87 137 -50 87 12 Ourplace Playgirls 28 2 2 24 62 162 -100 62

FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

ALL of a sudden, the Premier League seems to have become a very polite place to be. No one actually seems to want to win it this year.

The top three are taking it in turns to go top - when one team have been there, they promptly drop points and allow one of the others to move up.

Chelsea seemed to have a hit a bit of form,

and then draw with West Brom; Man City can’t beat Norwich and as for Arsenal, who knows what is going on there at the minute!

It’s no better at the other end of the table regarding a clear picture because the lower clubs are still picking up points.

And this is again reflected in the Fantasy League team of the week. This time out we have representatives from Cardiff, Southampton, Swansea, Chelsea and Fulham, plus two players from Liv-

erpool, Spurs and West Ham! I can’t remember the last time a Man Utd player made the team of the week!

The Oasis Fm Fantasy League still has no change at the top, with Steve Schofield’s Tenerife Hotspurs hanging on to the No.1 spot.

However, the gap has been cut to just 65 points as Andy Palmer’s second-placed Premier Sat Utd take Team of the Week with a superb points total of 80.

There are just 12 games left until the end

of the season, so I’m sure Steve will be constantly tinkering with his team to try to stay top.

The question is, though, would winning the Oasis Fm Fantasy League come close to mending his broken heart when his beloved Man Utd finish seventh and miss out on the Champions League?

There is no change in the battle of the Oasis Fm DJs. Adi Benson is still out in front, but Chris Elkington has cut the points gap and can easily catch him be-

tween now and the end of the season, Roscoe is just treading water, while Maggie Lennard is searching down the back

of the sofa for the loose change she will need to take the lads out for a steak when she picks up the wooden spoon.

Top Ten standings Pos

team name

player

this week

total pts

1

Tenerife Hotspur

Steven Schofield

70

1,641

2

Premier Sat Utd

Andy Palmer

80

1,576

3

Over land and sea

Paul Tregent

55

1,513

4

Summerland Saints

Jeff Hall

45

1,512

5

Burghill Rovers

Stephen Snook

53

1,502

6

Shankly’s best

Michael Dwyer

57

1,498

7

Blacktower Finance

Laura Mann

71

1,480

8

@Jony_TF

Jonay Diaz

62

1,477

9

The Spartans

Jamie Palmer

44

1,457

10

Boca seniors

Darren Boardman 32

1,425

CW 54

www.canarianweekly.com

Sport

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

Tenerife pretty in pink!

WHILE the Chairman will maintain it was the “Men In Mauve”, Tenerife finally overcame Scotland in the International challenge.

The sixth annual event was again fiercely contested, but this time the results swung the way of the home side.

The first night’s action was hosted by 2JZs, in San Eugenio, and it was swiftly evident that our lads were up for it, storming into a 5-1 lead with some fine potting.

Scotland, by tradition, started slowly, but the effects of a day’s fishing, combined with a few days of boozing, were clearly taking their toll.

They nicked a few frames to make it interesting only for Tenerife, inspired by Sergio and Neil, to pull away again.

The Jocks took a few late crucial points at the death, but at 16-11, it was first blood to the hosts.

Two nights later, Tenerife expected a fightback at Palms Bar, in Torviscas. But despite Tony, Sean and John finding their form, the hosts were never flus-

tered. Scotland won a few middle frames to go 8-4 up, before Roscoe won a vital match with Jolly.

His fine finish deflated the visitors and was the catalyst for a deciding hour. Tenerife won nine matches on the trot and, while the night ended 15-12, they led 31-23 in the firstto-41 contest.

The finale, at the Terrace Bar on Amarilla Golf, left the Tenerife boys needing just 10 matches to finish the job.

Ashley produced the form of his life to beat Paddy and, at 7-4, the contest seemed over.

But the Jocks’ pride raced to the surface and, suddenly, they found their groove.

They took a couple of matches and forced the contest into the final 10 one-frame section.

Tenerife needed one match, but, after Paul, then Ashley and Neil lost, they still needed one with seven to go.

Stevie had Wez under the cosh, but the Hammer kept his composure. Two yellows were potted - and when he rolled the black into the middle bag, the bar erupted.

Tenerife had finally done it, and the celebrations went long into the night! A big thanks

Division 2 results

Division 1 Results Bar La Cana A Gaffers A Palms Bar A Phoenix Knights Tenerife Hammers C The Treehouse A Toscales A

4-8 Tenerife Hammers A 8-4 Dreamers A 9-3 Inn The Pink A 6-6 Phoenix Potters 7-5 Exiles A 8-4 Terrace Bar A 7-5 The Peacocks

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Hammers A 23 20 1 2 183 93 90 61 2 Gaffers A 23 19 3 1 184 92 92 60 3 Phoenix Knights 23 11 7 5 160 116 44 40 4 Bar La Cana A 23 10 4 9 131 145 -14 34 5 Phoenix Potters 21 9 6 6 124 128 -4 33 6 Inn The Pink A 23 9 3 11 144 132 12 30 7 Palms Bar A 23 8 5 10 134 1 42 -8 29 8 The Treehouse A 21 8 4 9 127 125 2 28 9 Dreamers A 22 8 4 10 129 135 -6 28 10 Exiles A 22 8 4 10 129 135 -6 28 11 Terrace Bar A 23 6 4 13 113 163 -50 22 12 The Peacocks 22 6 3 13 1 13 151 -38 21 13 Tenerife Hammers C 23 6 2 15 121 155 -34 20 14 Toscales A 24 3 4 17 104 184 -80 13 to John Burns, Tony Reynolds, Muir Bryson and all the Scotland lads for making it a fine week. Sergio was voted Tenerife’s Player of the Tournament, and the boys from Scotland are vowing revenge next year.

On Tuesday, it was back to the bread-andbutter of the Direct Telecom 8 Ball Pool League.

In the top division, it was business as usual for the top sides. Tenerife Hammers A, who led the league by a single point, took a trip to Los Abrigos and eased past La Caña A. Gaf-

fers A, sitting just behind them, got the win they needed against Dreamers A. But Gaffers captain Neil said the scoreline flattered his team and it was a hard-fought game.

Phoenix Knights look like taking third spot this season, but against stablemates Phoenix Potters in the battle of Los Abrigos, they could only share the points.

But the Potters have two games in hand and, should they win both, they will move to within a point of the Knights.

Palms Bar A improved their position with a solid win over Inn The Pink A, which moved them to within a point of the team from the Patch.

Tenerife Hammers C grabbed three valuable points with a win against Exiles A, and The Treehouse A were too strong on the night for Terrace A. Basement club Toscales A have now won back-to-back league games, this time beating The Peacocks.

In Division 2, Inn The Pink B still hold the top spot after a win over Toscales B, But the four teams behind them all

Gaffers C Next Door 2JZ Dreamers B Exiles B Inn The Pink B James Place Terrace Bar B

7-5 9-3 5-7 4-8 7-5 8-4 9-3 3-9

Kandi 13 Shorty’s Next Door Treehouse B Picasso’s A Toscales B Shorty’s Bluebell A

Division 2 table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Inn The Pink B 21 16 3 2 162 90 72 51 2 Palms Bar B 19 15 2 2 153 75 78 47 3 James Place 20 14 3 3 158 82 76 45 4 Bluebell B 18 13 1 4 121 95 26 40 5 Gaffers B 17 12 3 2 131 73 58 39 6 Exiles B 20 12 3 5 144 96 48 39 7 Bluebell A 21 10 5 6 139 113 26 35 8 Kandi 13 21 9 5 7 127 125 2 32 9 Terrace Bar B 21 9 4 8 134 118 16 31 10 2JZ 21 9 4 8 131 121 10 31 11 Hoppys Bar 19 8 6 5 120 108 12 30 12 Gaffers C 21 8 5 8 128 124 4 29 13 Next Door 21 7 2 12 114 138 -24 23 14 Toscales B 21 7 2 12 111 141 -30 23 15 Tenerife Pool Tables 20 6 3 11 107 133 -26 21 16 Treehouse B 19 6 0 13 94 134 -40 18 17 Bar La Cana B 19 5 1 13 90 138 -48 16 18 Picasso’s A 20 2 3 15 85 155 -70 9 19 Shorty’s 21 2 1 18 83 169 -86 7 20 Dreamers B 20 1 2 17 68 172 -104 5 have games in hand over the leaders.

James Place collected all three points against Shorty’s to keep up the pressure.

Shorty’s were in action twice this week, but they also failed to score any points from either game after losing at Next Door as well.

Next Door also had two games and fared much better by winning both, beating 2JZs in their other fixture.

Terrace Bar B, in good form recently and getting themselves into the top 10, came up against Bluebell A, who came out on top in this fixture.

Treehouse B matched their A Team’s score by brushing aside Dreamers B. Exiles B, hosting Picasso’s A in Silencio, picked up three points in a close game, while Gaffers C squeezed past Kandi 13 by the same scoreline.

The week ended on a sad note as we lost Palms B’s popular captain Michael Shaw.

He was a long-serving member of the league and won honours with Palms A. Michael was also the inspiration behind this year’s promotion charge for Palms B. We will miss him, but we will never forget him.

www.canarianweekly.com

Sport

14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014

By Adi Benson IT is back to the romance of the FA Cup this weekend, which is quite apt really as it is also Valentine’s weekend.

Will there be a fairytale ending for one of the lower league teams?

Possibly, because there is still a good sprinkling of teams from the Championship and League 1.

And with an allChampionship fixture, it means the QuarterFinals will not be made up of Premier League teams, which is what the competition is all about.

Sunderland v Southampton (Saturday, 12.45pm) With one cup final to look forward to, Sunderland will be looking to grab a place in the last eight of this competition, but is it a distraction to far?

Their Premiership future is far from resolved as they still find themselves at the wrong end of the table, so do they gamble with a strong team or be happy with what they already have to play for and concentrate on the league?

Southampton have no such worries. They are safely in the top half of the league, and a good cup run would be welcomed by the fans. They should be dreaming of a possible trip to Wembley.

Prediction: Away win Cardiff v Wigan (Saturday, 3pm) Cardiff are in all sorts of trouble in the Premier League and face a similar dilemma to Sunderland. Sometimes a distraction is what you need, and going up against a Championship side could provide Cardiff with that.

But they face the Cupholders in Wigan, who will not want to relinquish their grip on the famous old trophy. They have ridden their luck in a couple of the rounds but will fancy their chances against this Cardiff side. They are in good form as well, and

55 CW

The right time for a fairytale

Uwe Rosler is making strides with them.

Prediction: Away win Sheff Wed v Charlton (Saturday, 3pm) Wednesday have flirted with the relegation places but have been on a half-decent run of late – well, until Tuesday! Charlton have been poor this season thanks in part to rows off the field.

Chris Powell has been

doing the job with one arm tied behind his back, and this will be a welcome distraction.

But Wednesday just look a better side.

Prediction: Home win Man City v Chelsea (Saturday, 5.15pm) Fixtures always have a habit of coming up like this, especially on the back of their recent game. City will view this as an excellent opportunity to get revenge after

being beaten recently by their title rivals.

In that game, Chelsea arrived with a game plan and executed it to perfection. But City will have learnt from that game and will approach this game differently.

After losing last year’s final, City will want to make amends and will relish the chance of putting Chelsea out.

The question is, what does Mourinho do this time? Can he use the same tactics, or does he change his game plan? I suspect he will more or less stick to the same line-up and formation as the league game, with maybe a few little tweaks.

But he will be reminding his players that they have already won here, giving them a slight advantage. As a cuptie, though, the game should be more open, meaning it should be a

cracker for the neutrals.

Prediction: Home win Everton v Swansea (Sunday, 1.30pm) Since leaving their Tenerife training camp, Everton have had a couple of poor weeks. They are a little off the pace in the race for a Champions League place, so the FA Cup gives them a great opportunity to possibly finish their season on a high. Martinez took Wigan all the way last year, and they wouldn’t be a bad shout for the final because, on their day they are capable of beating anyone.

Swansea have had a rough run. Michael Laudrup’s sacking may seem harsh from the outside, but they looked a different side as they humped arch-rivals Cardiff 3-0 last weekend.

Garry Monk has a lot to look forward to with a Europa League match with Napoli in midweek.

This is the perfect warm up.

Prediction: Away win Sheff Utd v Nottm For (Sunday, 3pm) Sheffield Utd are the lowest-placed team left in the competition, but they shouldn’t be taken lightly. Nigel Clough looks to have them going in the right direction and they will be at full strength.

According to Forest manager Billy Davies, his team are lucky to be in the competition still, after admitting Preston were the better team in the last round.

That said, their 3rdround tie against West Ham was one of the performances of the cup so far. They are still challenging for promotion to the Premiership and have been in fine form recently - so they should be in the last eight on Sunday night.

Prediction; Away win Arsenal v Liverpool (Sunday, 4pm) I’m not sure much can be taken from the recent league meeting between these two in terms of this game. Arsenal were poor, as much as Liver-

pool were magnificent, but the home team are not going to turn in two performances in a row like that against the visitors!

This time, Wenger will have his team prepared, and they will want to exact revenge for the recent 5-1 drubbing. But they have a conundrum because just three days after this tie, they face Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

So how strong a team does Wenger play? He won’t want injuries or tiredness, so this could play into Liverpool’s hands. They have a week off before their next game and rumour has it that they are off on their holidays after this game for a little sun on their backs - and a chance to recharge their batteries.

Of course, after the league win, Liverpool will be confident. But the Emirates is a difficult place to get a result, and it will be a different Arsenal side they face.

But if they can bring their A game, a place in the quarters is waiting.

Prediction: Home win Brighton v Hull (Monday, 7.45pm) Of all this weekend’s cup games, this one has the biggest potential for an upset. Brighton have been going okay in the Championship and could still grab a playoff place for promotion.

The fact that they have home advantage as well means they will have a decent crowd behind them. And that could provide what they need to get them a win from this game.

Hull have been stuttering of late in the league and have been dragged into a relegation fight, so they might not have their eye completely on the ball. They know their opponents will be strong at home, and they will have to be resilient and defend well.

If Brighton get an early goal, they will go on to win.

Prediction: Home win

CW 56

Advertisement

www.canarianweekly.com 14th February 2014 - 20th February 2014