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TENERIFE DECIDES!

22nd May - 28th May 2015

Inside this week...

AFTER weeks of campaigning, Spain will go to the polls this Sunday for the local and regional elections.

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Tenerife decides which parties will be in power Continued from front.

In Tenerife, 211 candidates are standing in 31 municipalities, and every political job is up for grabs.

Nationally, the ruling Popular Party is leading the opinion polls. But after the British General Election, few people are willing to trust what the pollsters are saying.

Even so, it is rare for a ruling party to do well in the local elections, but, with more choice than ever before, the political landscape is confusing at best.

New parties Podemos and Ciudadanos will certainly make waves against the PP and the socialist PSOE. Local parties will also leave their mark, and there is no suggestion that the biggest here, Coalicion Canaria (CC), will do any worse than they did four years ago.

Like on the national stage, there are new local parties, which could gain representation in the town halls.

The race to rule the Canarian Government has been fiercely fought, and a poll on Tuesday showed that an astonishing 50% of the electorate had yet to decide who they would vote for.

Coalicion Canaria is the traditional frontrunner but, after the disaster of Paulino Rivero’s last term as President, it is no good thing.

In fact, Rivero has been ominously missing from this election campaign - and he was shunted off to America this week in an effort to keep him as far away as possible In Tenerife, CC looks to be heading towards a sort of victory in the battle for the Cabildo.

Incumbent President Carlos Alonso has been all over the Island to get the vote out, and he has held a few important rallies in the south.

His record is solid, but his rivals have been busy as well. Manuel Dominguez, the PP candidate, is calling for changes, saying: “The CC and the PSOE cannot stitch up the Island.

We need to invest, but we need to do this to-

gether. We cannot divide the Island into three with a North, South and metropolitan area of Santa Cruz.”

The PSOE is hoping to lead the Cabildo without any help, and its candidate, Aurelio Abreu, says Tenerife should be “a leading tourist destination in the world,” adding: “We will raise new air and sea routes and boost our cruise-liner presence.”

In Santa Cruz, current Mayor Jose Manuel Bermudez is hot favourite to retain his job. He faces 17 rivals, but it would be a mammoth upset if he were to lose.

In the South, all eyes are on the battle for

Adeje and Arona. Jose Miguel Rodriguez Fraga is a popular Mayor in Adeje, and his PSOE hopes to increase its majority.

Under his leadership, Adeje has become the jewel in the South’s crown and there is no doubt he has done an excellent job.

Ahead of the Election, he wrote an open letter saying: “It has been one of the greatest challenges and honour of my career to represent this fascinating and diverse borough.

“Adeje, our borough, is, today, a by-word for quality in tourism and quality of life for those who live here - and I feel proud

to have played a part in that evolution.

“But the job’s not over, not at all. You hold a special place in the heart of Adeje, as people who chose to live here. No doubt you picked Adeje for many reasons, and you have stayed and contributed greatly to the borough’s growth and economic stability. So for that, as the current Mayor, I thank you. But I also need you to join me on the path ahead.

“We want to make Adeje the No.1 place to visit, to move to, to live and work in, to grow up in, no matter where our people were born. Today we are all from Adeje, a town that offers more job op-

portunities, educational opportuni¬ties, sporting and cultural choices, a borough that combines the traditional with the modern for the benefit of all, a successful, safe, enjoyable place to live.

“I know it’s not always easy being from a different country, starting a new life, having to deal with different ways of living and bureaucracy. But we have already taken great strides to advance integration, and I am personally so encouraged by the numbers of other nationalities now very involved in the dayto-day life of our borough.

“In the next four years, with your help, we will do more to help you overcome any challenges, and we will listen to what you have to say - that’s the work of a local council. But we need your help, too.

“On 24th May, I am heading up a team of candidates who hope to continue the work we have started; a team that combines experience with fresh ideas and a commitment to you, our residents, and the next generation, that is 100%.

“I ask for your support in taking this team to the Town Hall to work on your behalf. We promise to do our best to make you and Adeje proud.”

His main rival is Coalicion Canarias’ Ricardo Moreno, who told Canar-

ian Weekly that he sees areas where Adeje needs to change and grow.

“I have a political proposal which consists of advancing higher levels of inter-cultural integration through promotion of workshops, common spaces and evolving groups of people who are rooted in our town.

“The municipal area has grown up with British neighbours and today we see so many various social and economic sectors. But it is necessary for our Town Hall to improve the public administration and get closer to the citizens.

“In the business sector, we commit to allocating more resources to the economic revitalisation of our region.

“From a social welfare perspective, we have hundreds of elderly people registered in the municipality and they simply cannot be ignored.

“In addition to specific attention demanded by this section of the population, we are seeing disadvantages with the language in relationships with the Administration.

“We all share an interest in improving the environment around us to make it more enjoyable: to improve the cleaning services, public safety, street furniture, gardening, and the general feel of our area.

“This would be possible if the resources of the municipality, which is the highest tax-collector in the Canary Islands, were bound to the essential services and public interests.”

There will certainly be changes in Arona. The campaign for Mayor has centred on anti-corruption and businessfriendly manifestos.

The PSOE is confident of taking Arona and if it does, it is promising closer links with Adeje.

Jose Mena, the PSOE candidate, told Canarian Weekly: “I am aware that more than 40% of the population of my municipality is of foreign origin, and this is why the integration and social cohesion politics is one of my high priorities.

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Continued from page 3. nity is exceptional and brings a difference to the region, with more than 6,000 registered citizens, even though we know that this number increases significantly after adding the unregistered citizens.

“Because of this size, and the vast number of people in our community who speak English, this is our international language that everyone of us can communicate in.

“I propose to offer ‘Servicio de Atención al Ciudadano’, or a Citizen Attention Centre, in Los Cristianos. This is a help-and-information service in English language, which will make official paperwork easier for non-Spanish speakers resident in Arona.

“Another area where it has become necessary to have an English language attention point is the future help desk for small and medium businesses.

“This is very important to me. It will attract outside investors and it will be a better service in a diverse and plural municipality of the 21st century. Traditionally, the British community has been very active in the services sector and you have become a fundamental part of Arona´s economic development.

“Also, by the end of this next term, I want the entire municipal public information on the streets, avenues and in all public buildings to be bilingual.

“Another of the ideas I have in our programme is to make possible a temple in Arona, where all religions, including the Anglican faith, will be able to exercise their activities and religious services. “Festive days are very important to us, and I want to expand Arona´s festive calendar.

St George’s for the English, St Patrick’s Day for the Irish and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated, as will other events.

“I want to achieve coexistence with the maximum values of respect and tolerance, with a political integration.

The different communities have become fundamental in a municipality where half of the population is of foreign origins.

Arona must be an example to be followed.”

Miguel Angel Mendez is the CC candidate and he admits it has been a tough few years in Arona for his party. “We need to get back in touch and do

credible things,” he said.

“And above all, correct the mistakes of the past four years. There have been different situations and that has left us with some to-do things.”

He added: “For Arona, it is time to correct these remaining challenges and be able to perform.

The priority is employment; training for young people, one of the sector’s hardest hit by the crisis. Also Social Services, which will continue to occupy a prominent place in my mind. And, of course, the tourism sector.

“For Arona, it has been a hotch-potch of problems between the crisis, the cessation of the previous Mayor, Jose Alberto Gonzalez Reveron, and the arrival of the new ruler, Francisco Jose Nino. And, of course, government restructuring.

“All this has led to us not having a road map.

One of the biggest mistakes was on the beaches. The Lifeguard problem, the beds and loss of blue flags on the beaches. These are mistakes I would not have allowed.

“We need to take possession of the local government, and I’m sure Coalicion Canarias will govern in Arona, and

govern correctly.”

CANDIDATES FOR MAYORAL OFFICE Santiago del Teide Emilio Jose Navarro (PP), Jonathan Martin (CC-PNC), Pedro José García (PSOE).

Guia de Isora Carlos Javier Alvarez (PP), Peter Martin (PSOE), Ana Dorta (CCPNC), Pablo Jesus Vargas (CD).

Adeje Andrés Montiel (PP), José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga (PSOE), Jose Ricardo Moreno (CCPNC), Maria Cristina Suarez (NC-FA), Blas Felipe Rodriguez (UPyD) and Antonio Jose Fuentes (CD).

Arona Jose Antonio Fuentes (CCN), José Julián Mena (PSOE), Águeda Fumero (PP), Jose Antonio Reveron (CxArona), Maria Isabel Gil (C’s), Sergio Cabrera (SSP), Bentor Trujillo (ANC), Arturo Martinez (UPyD), Hugo Andrés Lamarthee (Ganemos), Miguel Angel Mendez (CC-PNC), Antonio Luis Sosa (United for Arona), Jacqueline Lopez (CD).

Vilaflor Agustina Beltran (PSOE), Jose Luis Fumero (SSP), Luciano Marrero (CC-PNC).

San Miguel

Maria Jose Tacoronte (PP), Arturo Gonzalez (CC-PNC), Esteban Gonzalez Valentin (CCN), Victor Chinea (PSOE), Pedro Luis Muñoz (UPyD).

Arico Olivia Delgado (PSOE), Celestino Andres Martinez (PP), Juan Ernesto Marrero (NC-FA), Elena Fumero (CC-PNC), Juan Leopoldo Torres (SxTF Green), Juan José Armas (CCN), Sebastian Martin (SSP), Candido Gonzalez Vidal (ANC).

Fasnia Damián Pérez (PSOE), Germán Guillermo Garcia (CCN), Pedro Hernandez (CC-PNC), Daniel Delgado (Green SxTF).

Güímar Carmen Luisa Castro (PP), Airam Puerta (PSOE), Francisco Javier Mederos (CC-PNC), Sixto Carlos Alfonso (AXG-NC), Jose Moises Fernandez (UPyD), Jose Bernardo Coello (CD), Veronica Rodriguez (ANC), Ruymán Abel Exposito (SSP).

Arafo Juan Jose Mesa (CCPNC), Samuel Rodriguez (PSOE), Francisco Javier Hernández (CD), José Juan Lemes (AIACCN), Milagros Calzadilla (uxa), Tamara Maria del Pino (PP).

How, where and when to cast vote on Sunday IF you are an EU citizen, or member of a country which has voting agreements with Spain, and are on Adeje’s electoral register, you are entitled to vote in Sunday’s local elections.

Spanish citizens will also be casting their vote for the insular and regional bodies.

You should have received a polling card through the post telling you where your polling station is. If not, you are still able to vote if you are on the census, but do bring some form of photo identification with you: passport, driving licence with photograph, and residency certificate.

Even if they are out of date, they should still be accepted as long as

they are the originals.

Polling stations are open from 9am-8pm on Sunday (24th May).

Overall, 22, 677 Adeje residents are entitled to vote this Sunday, an increase of over 3,500, and nearly 3,000 of those are non-Spanish. Four years ago the turnout was 53% (10,115 people).

The number of Adeje electoral tables has increased from 23 to 38 in 12 polling stations this year. There is, however, no polling station in the Costa Adeje bus station.

Voters should present themselves at the Magma Arts & Congress centre and, as per last year for the European Elections, voters from Playa Paraíso will vote in the Armeñime Cultural Centre.

As this is a list system, you chose the complete list of party nominees for whom you wish to vote. The list and envelope may

have already been delivered to your house or you will find it in the polling station.

Place it in the appropriate envelope - in the case of Europeans, the list and envelope is white - and give it to the returning officer, who will place it in the ballot box.

Spanish nationals are also voting for the Cabildo (green list and envelope) and the regional government (sepia list and envelope) Adeje polling stations *Adeje Cultural Centre *La Postura Cultural Centre *Fañabé Cultural Centre *Armeñime Cultural Centre *Tijoco La Hoya Cultural Centre *Adeje School of Music and Dance *Security College (Las Nieves) *Magma Arts & Congress Centre *Callao Salvaje Cultural Centre

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Spain No to migrant scheme SPAIN and France have criticised an EU scheme to distribute migrants via a quota system, which could sink the idea.

Spain has poured cold water over the plan, with foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo saying his country’s unemployment rate of almost 24% meant it could not help. “Pledging to take in migrants to whom you cannot provide work would be, in my

opinion, providing a bad service,” he said.

And French President François Hollande dismissed the quota plan, days after the European Commission unveiled a proposal calling for asylum grants for 20,000 refugees in Europe over the coming years.

Under Commission President JeanClaude Juncker’s plan, each EU country should accept its fair share of

asylum-seekers, based on factors such as that country’s population, GDP, unemployment rates and the country’s history of granting asylum.

Along with Italy, Germany and Austria, France initially appeared to back the proposals, with its interior minister even saying they

were “inspired by the propositions made by France”.

But in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, Mr Hollande said: “There is no question of having immigrant quotas because we already have rules governing border checks and immigration controls. The right to asylum does not correspond to a quota.”

Britain, which has an opt-out, was the first to oppose the quota idea, when Home Secretary Theresa May said last week: “The UK will not participate in a mandatory system of resettlement or relocation as it would encourage evil people-traffickers.”

Under the plan, it was

estimated that the number of people seeking asylum in Britain could have more than doubled to above 60,000.

France would be asked to take in 14.17% of all asylum seekers to reach the EU, second only to Germany at 18.42%. Italy, at just under 12% and Spain (9%) were close behind. Italy reacted to the development with alarm, warning its European partners against betraying the scheme.

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said: “It would be very bitter if there were a U-turn in that availability to share and turn the problem from an Italian into a European problem.

“There is no turning back at this point; oth-

erwise, Europe would not be living up to its own standards.” European leaders have pledged to help rescue efforts in the Mediterranean after around 750 migrants drowned last month as they tried to reach Italy from Libya.

On Monday, the EU also agreed to deploy a military mission to destroy boats used by migrants, in which Britain’s Royal Navy will play a major role.

The agreement between EU foreign ministers hinges on securing a United Nations’ mandate.

Libya’s official government has said it opposes any military operation to destroy boats, complaining that such a move was “inhumane”.

Police pinch forgers THE National Police have arrested three people in Guaza for allegedly falsifying employment contracts.

It is understood they forged documents

for illegal workers, who were employed to work on two Guaza farms.

The manager of one farm carried out the fake employment contracts, which were pre-

sented to the Foreign Office.

The detainees were arrested along with the workers, who had the counterfeit papers.

They have all been charged and bailed.

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Starry-eyed Canarians are hoping to woo the Hollywood heroes...

CANARY Islands’ officials are still trying to attract Hollywood to the archipelago to make more films.

This week, in his final overseas trip as Canarian President, Paulino Rivero linked up with James Costs, US ambassador in Spain, along with a delegation of officials from the Canary Islands to try to woo California’s Los Angeles set.

The group travelled there to meet representatives of the major American film studios and engage in negotiations to explore opportunities for filming in Spain.

They spent time with representatives from Universal, Fox, Sony,

Time Warner, Paramount, 21st Century Fox, Viacom, Comcast, Netflix, Warner Brothers, Disney and CBS. The Canaries group were also hosting a function with the Motion Picture Association of America.

Rivero is keen to push home the “unique advantages for filming the Canaries offer, such as various unique sites, local talented professionals, tax incentives and excellent weather”.

After the tour of California the delegation, including Rivero, were scheduled to visit Washington DC to meet US Government officials and business leaders.

Their aim was to present the Canary Islands as a platform for doing business in Africa.

Seatrade Cruise Med 2016 will set sail for Santa Cruz SANTA Cruz will be next year’s venue for the largest cruise industry event - Seatrade Cruise Med (previously known as the Seatrade Med Cruise Convention).

Knife attacker stuns bar owner GUARDIA Civil officers arrested a 41-year-old Italian man on suspicion of attempted murder following a knife assault at a petrol station near Tijoco, Adeje.

The incident occurred in the bar of the DISA service station when the perpetrator, allegedly with the intention of committing a robbery, caused injuries to the owner.

He inflicted wounds to the head, chin and wrist - so bad that the victim

has had reconstruction surgery.

Trouble flared after the petrol station was closing. The bar’s usual closing time is 10pm, but there were a few customers still drinking and the owner decided to remain open.

According to sources, the assailant was playing a fruit machine and asked the owner to change a 50-euro note for coins. The owner refused, saying he was about to close. But when he tried to lock the front door, the attacker pounced.

The assailant, well known to police, is in custody awaiting trial.

The three-day event, which focuses on the Mediterranean, and its adjoining seas is to be hosted by the city’s Port Authority and takes place from 21st-23rd September 2016 at the International Trade Fair and Congress Centre.

Pedro Rodriguez Zaragoza, President of the Santa Cruz Port Authority, said: “It is a great honour, and we are absolutely delighted to have this trade fair in Tenerife and, for the first time, in the Atlantic Islands.”

The event will feature a showcase exhibition, conference and travelagent training.

The conference will take in a wide variety of topics, including the current state of the cruise industry in the Mediterranean region and adjoining seas, itin-

eraries and shorex, the cruise line/port relationship, shipbuilding and ship supply.

Andrew Williams, Seatrade General Manager, said: “We are delighted that Tenerife is hosting this important event. As well as bringing together key industry leaders from across the world, it will also showcase Tenerife’s ideal location, facilities and everything this fantastic island has to offer.

Tenerife plays an extremely important role in cruising in the Med and its adjoining seas, as already demonstrated by the growth in cruise-ship calls in this region.”

As a leading platform for discussion and debate on issues confronting the Mediterranean’s burgeoning cruise market, the conference is an integral part of Seatrade Cruise Med. A comprehensive programme and high-level speaker line-up in 2014 attracted almost 700 delegates to the Barcelona venue, including many executives from the world’s leading cruise-line companies Tom Matesanz, Vice-

President, communication and public affairs, CLIA Europe (Cruise Lines International Association) reiterated how important the event is for Tenerife.

“It is truly a great honour that they have set their gaze on Tenerife for Seatrade Cruise Med 2016,” he said.

“Let me highlight that at a time when collaboration is so important, Tenerife have shown that they can rise to the challenge for everything this sector means.

“I would also like to highlight the importance of this event to CLIA and all representatives of the cruise lines, who will, of course, be in full support.

“We know that Tenerife will ensure that all attendees have an enjoyable stay there.”

Airam Diaz Pastor, Director of projects & studies for MedCruise, added: “First and foremost, this a very special day, full of joy, and we have to thank Seatrade for choosing Tenerife to host Seatrade Cruise Med 2016.

“For the first time in history, the event will be held outside the Mediterranean.

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that is because we are a member of MedCruise.”

Santa Cruz Mayor Jose Manuel Bermudez, also in attendance, was “delighted” with the decision, stressing that Seatrade Cruise Med will be “the most important congress that has ever been held in Santa Cruz, and an historical event for the city”.

The exhibition, complementing the conference sessions, will see ports and destinations, tourism authorities, cruise associations, ground handlers, tour operators, port agents, technical equipment and hotel suppliers showcasing their products and services to the cruise industry.

The event will also feature a travel-agent training programme, and a full social programme for delegates.

More than 3,500 participants visited the showcase exhibition in 2014, when over 180 exhibitors from all over the globe, including numerous companies new to cruise, showcased their products and demonstrated innovations on the exhibition floor.

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Ex-Oasis FM DJ is handed an MBE B R I N S L E Y Forde, lead singer with popular reggae group ASWAD and a former Oasis Fm DJ, was presented with an MBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

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It’s time for real change IT has been quite an exhausting few weeks with firstly, the UK General Election, and then the double elections here.

I can honestly say it has been a breath of fresh air as I have never known so much political debate.

And I’m pleased to notice that we, as a British community, have finally woken up.

Every week I get emails, letters or people asking me about various problems in their daily lives. Dog-mess on the street, scooters on the pavement, the state of the pavements, opening licenses, community fees, parking fines, parking spaces, opening licenses, noise limits, all-inclusive hotels, police attitudes, NIE collections, opening licenses, travel documents, unhelpful town halls, road works, housing boundaries, opening licenses ... and so on.

Normally I ask them one simple question: “Have you registered to vote?”

I guess you can work out the answer.

A recent survey showed that as many as 30,000 Brits in the South, who are eligible to register to vote, haven’t. And of those who are able to vote, I’d wager most will not.

Trust me, this survey sent a jolt through the political parties. As a community, if we got off our arses and voted, we will have not only regime change but genuine power.

Remember that in 2019, when we next have a chance to change how we live.

The current politicians are aware of this, and I will wager over the next month or so we will see the Town Halls opening up to us. The mayoral candidates say as much in our front-page story.

If you have a vote, use it wisely.

Mayor Fraga has done a great job in Adeje, and I’m sure he will get back in. As for Arona, well anything will be an improvement on the last few years.

I just hope that the electorate look at how Adeje has been run and finds the party and the man, or should I say Mane, to do a similar job.

His group pioneered home-grown British reggae, earning British chart success and the respect of their Jamaican peers.

Their Don’t Turn Around single topped the charts in 1988 and cemented their position as a leading reggae act in the UK. Prior to his musical success, Brinsley appeared in the Seventies’ TV series Here Come the Double Deckers, British sitcom Please Sir! and the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

He is also played the lead role in the Eighties’ cult film Babylon, about the life of young black man in a troubled London. Brinsley, who started out as a child actor, received the award for his services to music and charity.

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of his child,” he said.

Prince William, who is on paternity leave, revealed that he could play bass guitar, and a delighted Brinsley joked afterwards: “I’ve just got a new bass player you might know him as

the Duke of Cambridge.

“He said, ‘I’m a bit good on the bass guitar’, so I’m thinking of signing him up. But he’s got such a lot of other duties that I don’t know whether he’ll have time to do it!”

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He spoke with the Prince about his new daughter - and told him he was about to become a grandfather.

“I congratulated him on the birth of Charlotte, and said my son was waiting for the birth

the last few years.

The 2014 data, published by the Cabildo, shows that 5,148,453 people visited the Island, which was a 3,53% improvement on the previous year.

In addition to the many four-star holidaymakers, some 530.886 (15,63%) enjoyed a luxurious five-star stay.

Some 1.7 million visitors stayed in nonhotels and not surpris-

ingly, August was the busiest month of the year.

Occupancy rates were 83,38% for hotels and 67,47% for non-hotel resorts. Likewise, May was the worst month for both cases: at 64,66% and 42,95% respectively.

The total average occupancy between the accommodations was 67,14%, with 75% in hotels and 57,26% in other outlets.

The average stay in Tenerife last year was a healthy 7.68 days and again, the Brits led the tourist market, with 32,71% coming here, followed by Spain (22,43%) and Germany (11,88%).

As usual, the South received more tourists, and Adeje had over 1.8 million visitors (34,84% of the total), followed

by Arona (1.478.216 or 28,71%).

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Masterchef viewers are given tasty Teide treats

The heat’s on farmers THIS year has already been one of the coolest in recent memory, but it has also been drier than normal.

With the weather about to click into summer mode, there is little chance of any rainfall until September. And this is causing real problems for farmers in Benijos, La Orotava.

They are desperately worried about their crops, with most predicting they could lose between 70% to 80% of the potato harvest this year through drought.

The lack of rainwater is causing day-to-day problems for the 500 farms receiving water from the Las Llanadas reservoir. With no rain and recent higher temperatures, which have reached over 100f, the water has disappeared.

José Luis García, President of the neighbourhood residents association, said: “Unfortunately, many crops will be lost - and many families depend on this harvest.

The potatoes are too small to be any good for seeds even, because the whole thing

is dry as a bone.” The dearth of water, said Garcia, “has affected all the farmers, and not just those who are independent companies and live on what they can get from their crops.

“There is an increasing number of people who have stopped working in the construction industry over the last few years to work in the fields, but they are feeling jinxed as it’s going wrong again.”

You may have already noticed that the standard of potatoes has dipped, while shop prices are going up. Garcia said: “Each ‘sack’ of potatoes has a value of approximately 200 euros. Then there is the cost of the seeds, preparing the land, labour, insurance and transport, among other expenses.”

José Luis García is calling for help from insurance companies and the Cabildo to compensate the losses, to enable farmers to get back on track with the next crop as quickly as possible.

There has been talk of installing a purposebuilt water tank, but this would be extremely costly because of the volume of water needed to fill it.

TENERIFE’S Teide National Park starred in the hit TV series Masterchef this week as venue for the seventh programme of the current season.

The filming took place on 7-8th April and was supported by the Cabildo, via the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and Turismo de Tener-

ife, through its Tenerife Film Commission and its Products club “Saborea Tenerife” (Taste Tenerife).

The Masterchef team, led by the popular Jordi Cruz, Pepe Rodriguez Rey and Samantha Vallejo-Nájera, were delighted with the Island and its settings.

The recording took place in various areas of the National Park, such as the Rambleta, next to the cable car on Teide, and the exteriors of The Parador.

For the tasting of prepared dishes by the contestants, there was an attendance of about 80 people, including winemakers, representatives of restoration and Island cuisine, as well as those from hotels and travel agencies.

Besides seeing Teide, the participants were able to try different products of the Island’s cuisine and wines, while enjoying picturesque landscapes of the Anaga Rural Park, Los Gigantes, La Laguna

and El Medano. Cabildo President Carlos Alonso said: “We have a unique promotional opportunity to show the millions of people who watch the show some of the main attractions of Tenerife.

“Viewers will appreciate not only the spectacular landscape and climate, with Teide acting as an incomparable setting for the evolution of the participants, but they will also learn some of the elements of Tenerife cuisine.”

Race track gets the green light IT’S all systems go for Tenerife’s long-awaited motor-racing track.

The Cabildo confirmed on Tuesday that it had awarded Italian company Ronda Ross the 30-million-euro contract to build the track and infrastructure in Atogo, Granadilla.

The building work, which will take 21 months, begins shortly.

Onda Rossa has also been awarded the administrative and management contract for the next 35 years.

Cabildo President Carlos Alonso said the company had considerable experience in Italy, constructing roads, airports and car parks, and has worked on the Monza circuit.

The project is already under way, and the actual physical work

begins in late June or early July. The initial spend is 23.8m euros, of which 21.4m will go on the track and 2.4m on access points. Another 240,000 euros will be spent purchasing land just south of the track to aid access.

In addition, 4.2m will

be spent on equipment and another million will go on miscellaneous matters such as a control room, security cameras, closed-circuit TV, a perimeter fence and sundry staffing.

The motor complex will occupy over 1.3m square metres. The

main track is just over 4km in length, with a top speed for a Formula 1 test car of around 310kph. Alonso said: “This award is very important to the Island for the generation of economic activity and job creation - and it adds to the tourism industry.”

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This year marks the sixth annual Ingane Yami Golf Tournament here in Tenerife and the third consecutive year it has been hosted at Costa Adeje Golf Course.

Organised by the staff at Pearly Grey Ocean Club with the help of resident golfer Stephen Moore, their aim is to provide a memorable and enjoyable day for the golfers and raise awareness and funds for Ingane Yami Children’s Village. The event is now firmly established on the Tenerife golfing

circuit and once again organisers will be welcoming players from Tenerife, the UK and South Africa. Sponsorship packages are available and if you would like any information on these then please email golf@pearlygrey.com or telephone 922 743 903.

The Charity Ingane Yami is a nonprofit organisation whose purpose is to provide a stable family environment for orphaned children in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa.

Pearly Grey Ocean Club has been active partners with the charity since 2009 and in that time it has raised in excess of 80,000 euros.

Village Update • Community Centre completed and operational.

• Five homes built with three house mothers caring for 10 children.

• Five additional homes already in the planning.

• Resource Centre built and functioning as a school and admin offices.

• Sustainability initiative to see a self-sufficient water supply introduced.

About the Golf Entry fee: 70 euros per player (includes green fees, buggy & lunch) The format: Shotgun start, 4 ball alliance (Specific rules may be added or amended on the day)

Date: Saturday 4th July Venue: Costa Adeje Golf Course.

Times: Tee off time 9.30am (you need to be at the course 30-45 minutes before) The prize-giving buffet dinner will take place at the golf course outside terrace bar once the tournament has finished.

Local radio station Oasis Fm will be providing a live broadcast, including interviews with the organisers and players.

For more information on player registration or sponsorship options in the tournament please email golf@pearlygrey. com or telephone 922 743 903.

South airport will soon be facing up to overcrowding T E N E R I F E South airport could hit its passenger limit in just a few years, according to research conducted by the University of La Laguna (ULL) at the request of the Cabildo.

The Reina Sofia airport could soon he handling 10 million passengers a year, which is the maximum set out by AENA, the Spanish airports’ authority.

The report concludes that growth of visitors, and air routes covered by the airfield, could see the maximum reached as early as 2018 - and in the worst case, in 2021.

This means the current terminal will be saturated inside a maximum of six years.

It is good news and bad news for the Cabildo because any new airport infrastructure could take up to 10

years to implement fully. The local government has been urging AENA to plan an extension of the South airport for some time.

The findings were revealed by the Cabildo’s Tourism and Strategic Projects Councillor Miguel Becerra.

He said the ULL had already presented the study’s first conclusions, which will be broadened soon, in order to transfer it to AENA in an effort to support the expansion demands. A meeting is planned, but a date has not yet been set.

Under the terms of AENA’s recent privatisation, there is a limit to the annual amount dedicated to investment.

That adds up to 450 million euros for all Spanish airports, which concerns Becerra. “If we plan a new terminal now, it could be gradually financed,” he said.

“But if we wait, the limit could make the development of Reina Sofia airport impossible.”

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Mercadona weighs in again for Food Banks THE Mercadona supermarket chain will deliver 30 tons of products to Food Banks in Las Palmas and Tenerife over the next few months as part of its ongoing 2015 donation.

Arcadio Peñate, Mercadona’s Director of External Relations in Las Palmas, and Pedro Llorca, President of the Food Bank there,

signed an agreement on the latter’s premises this week.

In addition, Celia Roman, Director of External Relations of Mercadona in Tenerife, and Hernán Ceron, President of the Food Bank of Tenerife, did the same on-site signing at the Island’s Food Bank.

A Mercadona spokesperson said: “We are grateful for the work done by the Food Banks. Its work and selfless dedication to serving those in need, in a very difficult time for

the Canarian Society, should be applauded.”

Mercadona has also committed itself to backing the Food Banks’ Operation Kilo campaign, which gets underway at the end of June.

Last year, Mercadona in the Canary Islands donated 180 tons of food to the Food Banks and also supported the Caritas soup kitchens in Gran Canaria, Tenerife charity La Milagrosa Soup Kitchen La Noria, and the Caritas Soup Kitchen in Fuerteventura.

Brother’s double family slaughter GRAN Canaria has been shocked by a double murder carried out by a man in Las Palmas, who shot dead his brother and sister.

Police believe the unnamed person killed his sister, whom he attacked at her home in the neighbourhood of Almatriche, and then his brother.

It is believed that he chased his brother in his car before finally overpowering him in the Jinámar neighbourhood, between the capi-

tal and Telde. The man was arrested shortly afterwards, after surrendering to a traffic patrol a few metres from the scene of the second murder.

It was where he abandoned the weapon used - a single-cannon shotgun, and several cartridges - on the side of the road. The double homicide has stunned the two neighbourhoods and left residents shocked.

The first of the crimes, committed in the street, saw the offender attack the victim at her front door and shoot her several times without leaving his car. The woman

received emergency aid, but died shortly afterwards in hospital during an operation.

Police have also revealed the gruesome details behind the second murder. This took place after the aggressor crashed his car against his brother on a roundabout, then coldly executed him a short distance from the entrance to a school, shortly before it opened.

Several children were believed to be in the vicinity of the murder.

The National Police has not provided details of what sparked the double tragedy.

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Chicken bug way lead to fowl play ONE-THIRD of people in the UK could contract food poisoning some time during in their life through a bacteria on chicken.

That’s the worrying news issued by food safety watchdog Food Standards Agency (FSA) according to its new study.

Campylobacter, frequently found on raw poultry, is responsible for more than 100 deaths in the UK annually, and it costs the British economy an estimated £1bn.

The bug is the most common cause of food poisoning in Britain, with around 280,000 people falling ill each year.

Nina Purcell, FSA director, said: “We’ve been working hard with the poultry industry to reduce that number by cutting the level of contamination on shop-bought chickens.

“At the moment, up to a third of us could fall

ill with campylobacter - the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK - at some point in our lives.”

She added: “We all have a responsibility to do what we can to reduce that figure. If they all live up to their promises - the FSA, consumers and the industry - then this really can happen, hugely reducing the number of people who get ill every year.”

Tips to avoid getting campylobacter poisoning include storing raw chicken separately from other food, always washing hands and utensils after they’ve been in contact with poultry, not washing raw chicken, and always making sure a bird is thoroughly cooked, with no pink flesh and juices running clear.

Symptoms of campylobacter include diarrhoea, stomach pain, fever, headache, feeling and/or being sick.

It usually takes two to five days for these to kick in, although the

onset of symptoms can range from one to 11 days.

Archie Young was struck down with campylobacter in his teens and was left housebound for a fortnight.

“It was absolutely terrible,” recalled the 22-year-old schoolteacher from west London.

“I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. It was so bad that I can remember it as if it happened yesterday. I can’t understand why anyone would ever want to take a risk with raw poultry.

“You wouldn’t drive your car without insurance. You just wouldn’t take that kind of risk, so why do it with your food?

“I think people need to be more aware of the dangers because it’s dreadful, and it will wipe you out for two weeks.”

An FSA study last year found that 70% of chickens sold in major supermarkets tested positive for the presence of campylobacter.

Arona courts hot on crime!

THE judicial district of Arona, comprising the boroughs of Adeje, Arona, Guia de Isora and Santiago del Teide (with a total of 150,000plus inhabitants) has become Tenerife’s Criminal Capital.

The courts there heard more cases in 2014

than the capital city, Santa Cruz, according to data released by the General Council of Judiciary.

Arona tops the litigation tally in the Canary Islands, with 227 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, followed by Las Palmas, 215, and Puerto de la Cruz, 197.

Those with fewer cases were, as always, the judicial districts of La Gomera’s Valverde and San Sebastian, with 74 and 77 respectively.

Of the rate of litigation in civil cases, most of the archipelago hearings occurred in Las Palmas, with 43, and the lowest total recorded in Valverde, with 16.

But Arona does get the job done because the courts recorded the greatest number of resolved cases. Per court, they heard a total of 3,726 - an average of 10 a day, counting weekends and holidays - compared with 3,454 in Las Palmas

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Hand it to Prince Charles!

PRINCE Charles has become the first Royal family member to meet Gerry Adams, whose menacing voice was banned from the British airwaves.

Charles shook hands with the Sinn Fein President at the start of his first official tour of Ireland, where his great-uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA. It follows the breakthrough three years ago, when Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness shook hands with the Queen in Belfast, and it is seen as a sign of deepening relations between the UK and Ireland.

The heir to the throne exchanged a few words with Mr Adams as Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met guests at the National University of Ireland in Galway.

The two men, both 66, smiled at each other and shook hands for several seconds in the packed

hall. Charles was holding a cup of tea as he greeted Mr Adams, who leaned forward to speak close to the Prince’s ear several times.

Later, the Prince of Wales held a short meeting with Mr Adams and the North’s Deputy First Minister Mr McGuinness behind closed doors. It lasted 15 to 20 minutes.

Mr Adams said they spoke of their mutual sense of loss and relief that “the war is over”.

He said it was a “great meeting and a great engagement”, adding: “It was obviously a big thing for him to do, and a big thing for us to do.”

Charles and Camilla touched down on a chartered flight at Shannon Airport in County Clare, before travelling to Galway for their first engagement in a packed agenda.

Mr Adams arrived there at midday and told reporters he hoped their meeting would boost the Northern Ireland peace process.

“I don’t have any expectations other than this being an engage-

ment which I hope is symbolic and practical, and will assist that entire process,” he said.

“It will, by its nature, be a relatively short engagement.”

Mr Adams added: “But I don’t buy into not shaking hands.”

In 1979 Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Queen’s cousin, was killed when an IRA bomb blew up his boat The invitation for a get-togther came from Charles after Mr Adams

requested a meeting.

The Sinn Fein leader is one of the most prominent and controversial republican figures of the past 50 years.

He was once deemed such a threat by the British establishment that his voice was banned from the UK airwaves from 1998 to 1994.

Instead, a transcript of his words were read out by an actor.

The historic handshake came on the eve of the Prince’s emo-

tional walkabout in the seaside village of Mullaghmore, County Sligo.

Lord Mountbatten was murdered there in 1979 when the IRA remotely detonated a bomb on his fishing boat.

Three others were also killed: his grandson Nicholas Knatchbull, Nicholas’ paternal grandmother, the Dowager Lady Brabourne, and Paul Maxwell, their local boat boy.

Within hours, another IRA bomb claimed the

lives of 18 British soldiers at Narrow Water, Warrenpoint, in Northern Ireland. Charles and Camilla visited Mullaghmore on Wednesday following a service of peace and reconciliation at St Columba’s Church, in nearby Drumcliffe.

They were also scheduled to visit the grave of poet WB Yeats, who is buried under the shadow of Benbulben, before ending their tour with a string of engagements in Northern Ireland.

North Korea Minister is executed by anti-aircraft

NORTH Korea’s defence chief, who dozed off during a military event attended by Kim JongUn, has reportedly been executed by anti-aircraft gun.

Defence Minister Hyon Yong Chol, 66, was charged with treason after having shown “disrespect” to Mr Kim and, allegedly, talking back to him.

The claims were made

by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) to politicians in a closed-door parliamentary briefing.

It said hundreds of officials watched the execution in late April at a shooting range at the Kanggon Military Training Area, north of Pyongyang.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that he was killed by a firing squad using antiaircraft guns.

Hyon, who had held the role for less than a year, was also thought to have voiced complaints against Mr Kim and not followed his orders several times.

He was arrested late last month and executed three days later without legal proceedings, said the NIS. South Korea’s spy agency has a patchy record of tracking developments in North Korea, and information about the isolated state is often impossible to confirm.

In the past, when rumours have circulated about senior officials possibly being killed, they have soon ap-

peared on North Korean television to show the reports are wrong.

But Hyon has not appeared on TV since reports of his death.

The news comes after South Korea’s spy agency said last month that Mr Kim had ordered the execution of 15 senior of-

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Terrace tax is dropped Santa Cruz SANTA Cruz entrepreneurs in the leisure, catering and commerce fields have universally backed a new law, which will abolish the fees that restaurants, cafes and bars pay to the City for placing terraced areas on the street.

The Official Province this week abolished the so-called terrace tax for private use, or special use on public property - a change approved at the end of last April.

This amendment, to apply immediately, stands until 2017, when the local government has the option of keeping or scrapping the new ruling.

Abbas Moujir, General Secretary of FAUCA (Federation of Urban Areas of the Canary

Islands), said: “Businessmen from Santa Cruz have been waiting a long time for this announcement.

This measure will encourage establishments to install a terrace, which will make more alive.

“A city like Santa Cruz, where there is good weather all year round, has been slow to promote this sector.”

Many businesses couldn’t afford to put tables and chairs on the pavement as the cost was too high. And Moujir said: “From my point of view, not only does it enhance the tourists sector, but residents can also enjoy more of the life of their municipality. It will attract more people to the city centre.”

José Antonio Santana, President of the Canarian Leisure & Restaurant Business Federation (Fecao), said.

“Businesses will save between 500 and 1,500 euros a year.”

Oil-spill is no longer a threat THERE is finally some good news surrounding the Russian fishing boat Oleg Naydenov, which sunk after catching fire a few weeks ago off the coast of Gran Canaria and threatened a huge oil spill in the Canaries.

Experts have been able to seal a hole which had been spewing oil and fuel into the Atlantic.

According to the Ministry of Development, a steel coffer or a “cofferdam” has been placed in the area which saw the fuel seepage in an operation carried out by underwater robots.

Also, the Sea Rescue Centre in Las Palmas continues to co-ordinate the integrated

orea horror: executed aircraft guns ficials this year as punishment for challenging his authority.

Kim Jong-Un, who took power in 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong-Il, has conducted a series of purges to try to strengthen his grip on power.

The most high-profile

was the 2013 execution of his uncle, once considered the secondmost-powerful person in the regime.

Jang Song-Thaek was killed after he was accused of being a traitor and, allegedly, living a “dissolute and depraved life”, which involved drug use, womanising and gambling.

A US-based North Korea human rights group also believes executions involving six ZPU-4 antiaircraft guns took place at the Kanggon Military Training Area in October.

The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) believes the powerful guns,

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which have a range of 8,000m (26,000ft), were fired at the target from just 30m (100ft).

“Bodies would be nearly pulverised,” said the HRNK. “The gutwrenching viciousness of such an act would make ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ sound like a gross understatement.”

It published satellite images which, it said, indicated a viewing area had also been set up for party officials and VIPs to watch the killings.

Some 70 officials are believed to have been executed since Mr Kim took power, the Yonhap news agency cited the NIS as saying.

hydrocarbons security and cleaning operation, which is being implemented with help from the Canary Islands Government and the Red Cross.

The Miguel de Cervantes continues to work in the area, performing surveillance tasks and liaising with

the Sasemar aircraft to watch the flow of the spillage, which is still parallel with the south of Gran Canaria.

It is currently occupying its smallest area, thanks to the ships the Luz de Mar and Punta Salinas, which have been working on the dispersion and collec-

tion of the hydrocarbon residues.

Despite the positive news, though, there are still wildlife casualties.

On Monday two turtles were recovered, one dead, and a shearwater bird was also collected.

They are being treated at the wildlife centres of Taliarte and Tafira.

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2nd-hand vehicles in the driving seat THE second-hand motor market is flourishing, with sales rising 10.1% in the Canaries last year, and mainland Spain registering a 12.8% growth.

The figures, supplied by the National Association of Motor Vehicle Dealers (GANVAM), saw Las Palmas recording the highest increase, with 16.2% more vehicles changing hands last year than in 2013.

Santa Cruz was up

3.7%, while all regions registered increases in used-car sales.

Even better news for the car industry, according to GANVAM, is that these figures are in line with positive sales in the new vehicle market, which grew 23.9%.

Of interest is the sales figure for models aged 3-5 years, which rocketed by 34.4%, and sales of vehicles less than three years old grew 20.1%.

Cabildo’s fire-beater TENERIFE Cabildo has approved an 830,000-euro investment to the Hispanic Aviation company for a firefighter helicopter.

The La Guanchabased aircraft, which can carry nine people and 1,500 litres of water, will be in action during the summer, from 15th June 15th to 18th October, when the contract ends.

The helicopter is a vital weapon in combating fast-moving forest fires. And, with much of the woodland like a tinderbox after an unusually dry winter, experts fear a summer of blazes.

The Cabildo has set aside 2.5m euros for this summer’s fire “season”.

This covers 277 people, of which 155 troops are from the Island’s own environmental department, and 122 back-up workers, contracted for the summer campaign.

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A brand-new beetle group!

THE Entomology Research Group of Tenerife (GIET) has discovered a new species of beetle!

The GIET is funded by the Canary Islands Government and, thanks to this grant, they study the wildlife inhabiting Teide National Park’s underground.

The group’s recent findings have thrown up some exciting results.

Along with the confirmed beetle species, researchers believe they have also found another three new species: a cockroach, a spider and a centipede.

They discovered a new species of Coleoptera (beetle), which is totally blind and de-pigmented.

It was found in a Teide Park cave, where the three possible new species were also discov-

ered. According to the researchers, “these findings show the need to further explore the depths of the National Park”.

Luis Perera, Deputy Mayor of La Orotava, said: “The objective now is to make publications on these important studies - one

scientific and the other informative - since the primary purpose is to extend knowledge of them to favour more the protection, and involve the people in the park’s conservation.”

The park’s researched underground area is throwing up lots of new questions. The area’s

unique system of volcanic tubes leads to a fascinating habitat for species and fauna,.

That’s because they have to adapt to special conditions such as lack of light, high humidity, constant temperature changes and, above all, lack of food resources.

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IT has ´been just over two years since the introduction of the Modelo 720 for expats living in Spain. “What is it?” I hear you ask.

And while most of us Brits have heard the term, and have a vague understanding that this is something we SHOULD be doing if we have overseas assets in excess of 50,000 euros, in reality, there are a number of us who are not abiding by this reporting requirement.

It’s either through fear of the possibility of being charged an ever-increasing amount of tax on assets which are “nothing to do with Spain”, or simply not having a clue about how to complete - or even where to access - the actual form.

Rule of thumb is that if you (or your spouse and/or dependent children) spend more than 183 days during any tax year in Spain, you will be deemed to be a resident of Spain for this purpose.

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Modelo 720 and the implications sets, such as shares, life insurance policies and annuity income - you have an obligation to declare these assets via the Modelo 720.

Failure, or delay, to declare, will result in hefty fines and penalties according to the Spanish Government. Reporting date is 31st March each year.

But if your assets have not increased by at least 20,000 euros, (£14,400) from declaration, then you will not need to report them again unless, or until, they do.

The minimum penalty for failing to declare an asset could be 10,000 euros, as well as income tax on any undeclared income, late-payment interest and penalties as high as 150% of the total tax due on the asset. Quite a risk then!

It was reported recently that many expats who completed the modelo 720 have received a letter from the tax office requesting them to prove that income tax was paid on rental income to avoid being charged as capital gain and unjustified income.

Unpaid tax as a result of undeclared overseas assets worth more than 120,000 euros (£86,000) could also be considered a criminal offence of tax fraud.

Governments across Europe have been looking closely at tax declaration for quite some time now. The pressure to raise revenue means that any legitimate

methods to generate funds will be pursued.

And the globalisation of financial activity and ever-increasing problems with fraud have made it necessary to establish a specific obligation of information on assets located abroad.

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You choose face of UK’s new £20 note THE public have been asked to choose a famous figure from the world of visual art to be the face of the new £20.

The Bank of England has launched a consultation to nominate a painter, sculptor, photographer or fashion designer who made a great contribution to British society to feature on the note.

Nominations can be made over the next two months via the Bank’s website until the 19th July deadline, with plans to announce the new face next spring.

The new-look £20 will be circulated from three to five years after the decision.

The idea of a public choice follows the Bank’s move to set up a new character-selection process at the end

of 2013, which came after an outcry over a lack of women on paper money.

It prompted its decision to choose Pride And Prejudice author Jane Austen to appear on £10 notes from 2017.

A 35,000-name petition was presented to the Bank in 2013 in the wake of a decision to put Sir Winston Churchill on £5 notes in place of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry - one of only two female selections since historical

figures were introduced in 1970. Bank governor Mark Carney said at the launch of the nomination at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London: “There is a wealth of individuals within the field of visual arts whose work shaped British thought, innovation, leadership, values and society, and who continue to inspire people today.

“I greatly look forward to hearing from the public who they would like to celebrate.”

Nominations can be

made for historic, visual artists only, and the Bank will not represent living characters on its banknotes.

Architects, ceramicists, print-makers and film-makers can also be nominated.

The existing £20 note, featuring Scottish economist Adam Smith, was introduced in 2007. Other historic characters on previous notes include William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Sir Isaac Newton and Florence Nightingale.

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Saturday 23 May, BBC1, 20.00 Graham Norton commentates as the Grand Final of the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, one of the longest-running and most-watched non-sporting events in the world, is broadcast live on BBC One from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

A total of 27 countries will compete in tonight’s Grand Final. Electro Velvet, a musical duo consisting of Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas, will be representing the United Kingdom performing the song Still In Love With You with an eye-catching and spectacular stage performance.

The Grand Final itself will be presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer, the first all-female trio to host the contest in its 60 year history, whilst last year’s winner Conchita will be presiding over matters and chatting with this year’s contestants in the Green Room.

Meanwhile back in London, a surprise spokesperson will deliver the voting results from the United Kingdom plus there will also be a chance for viewers to sing-along during the final by pressing the red button.

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Britains Greatest Generation: The Fight For Freedom

BBC2, 21.30 This third episode interweaves stories of extraordinary courage, terrible suffering and miraculous survival from servicemen and women between 1942 and 1945.

It will feature interviews with the original bomber boys, who flew on some of the most dangerous missions of the war, and will discover what it was like for the soldiers who fought at El Alamein and on the beaches of Normandy, as well as the front line nurses who risked everything to care for them. The last survivors of Britain’s Greatest Generation will recall their memories of how - as the fight for freedom was finally won in 1945 - the full truth about the extermination of Jews in the German concentration camps finally came to light.

Amongst the ordinary heroes featured in this episode is Fergus Anckorn. He was once the youngest member of the Magic Circle and, at 96 years old, is now the oldest. Fergus was captured and taken prisoner by the Japanese in Singapore, then miraculously survived a massacre of wounded British soldiers. Put to work on the Burma Railway, he used his magic to entertain the Japanese troops, who rewarded him with food which helped keep him and his fellow prisoners alive.

Other remarkable stories include that of the last surviving Dambuster, George Johnny Johnson, who played a vital role in the Dambuster raid. Another bomber boy, Bob Frost, emotionally recalls how his plane with shot down and how he secretly made his way back across Europe to Britain, to be reunited with his mother.

This episode also tells deeply moving, untold stories from D-Day, the great turning point in the war in Europe and features rare footage of D-Day nurses such as Betty Evans, one of the unsung female heroes of D-Day, who treated the injured troops behind the lines.

Man & Beast with Martin Clunes ITV1, 21.00 In the second programme, Martin looks at how pet ownership in Japan is scaling new heights of intensity. For many years there have been more dogs and cats than children. Now more than 24 million cats and dogs share the pavements of Japan’s already crowded cities.

Martin learns the poignant story behind the statue of a dog called Hachiko in the heart of Tokyo which symbolises just how important dogs have become here, and all over the world.

Hachiko was an Akita, a unique Japanese breed, and every evening, when his owner returned from work on the train, Hachiko would be waiting. But one day the dog’s owner didn’t return, he suffered a stroke and died.

Every day for the next nine years Hachiko waited for his master at the station. Over the years the story spread far and wide. What people admired about Hachiko was his unending loyalty to his master, even after his death.

A statue was erected in his memory and Hachiko became the perfect expression of why man allowed dogs into his life in the first place. In Japan today Akitas are revered – celebrity dogs, almost.

Martin also meets the dog owners in Tokyo who treat their pets more like children. He sees them being pampered at a canine beauticians, and dines with them at a special dog cafe.

But the sad side of pet ownership in Japan is that more than 100,000 dogs a year end up in the dog pound, of these 70 per cent are put down.

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F riday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00...........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 11:45 .....................Saints and Scroungers 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45......................... Doctors 14:15............... Escape to the Country 15:15 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show 15:45 ..................... Decimate 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ...........RHS Chelsea Flower Show 20:00 ............ EastEnders 20:30.. The Vicar of Dibley 21:00..... Have I Got News for You 21:30........Peter Kay’s Car Share 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:35 ........... The Graham Norton Show 23:35....... Peter Kay’s Car Share 00:00......... The Rebound

06:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 07:45 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show 08:15 ...... Gardeners’ World 08:45.............. Cowboys and Angels 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 ...........Italy Unpacked 13:00.... Cagney and Lacey 13:45 ........Cash in the Attic 14:15 ... Monty Don’s Italian Gardens 15:15........ Elephant Diaries 15:45 ..............Are You Being Served?

16:15..................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

16:45 .....Just Good Friends 17:15 .Antiques Roadshow 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30....... Beat the Brain 19:00................. Antiques Road Trip 20:00........Mary Berry’s W C Absolute Favourites choice 20:30 ...........RHS Chelsea Flower Show 21:30.Britain’s Greatest CW Generation choice 22:30..............Newsnight 23:05... Later... with Jools Holland 00:05... The History Boys

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 10:55...................... ITV News 11:00.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............. ITV News and Weather 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00.......... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....... The Paul O’Grady Show 18:00.. ITV News London 18:30......... ITV News and Weather 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00.................Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 20:30..Coronation Street 21:00....Man and Beast CW with Martin Clunes choice 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40......................Fletch

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06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:40 ............Will and Grace

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

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

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

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

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 08:10 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35 .......................Scorpion 10:25.............................. Psych 11:20 .................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 13:15.................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ................. Dinner Date 14:40.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00......... Judge Rinder 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00............... Two and a Half Men 21:00.............. The Matrix Revolutions 23:35 ...............Two and a Half Men

06:15............... Saving Hope

22:00 ............Highlander: Endgame

01:30............. 24 Hours in A and E

06:00 .................. Airline USA

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

12:40 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

07:00 ................................Glee

07:25 .......................Top Gear

08:00................ The Fanatics

12:45 .................. Big Brother

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

09:00.................... Scrapheap Challenge

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

11:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

14:15..... NCIS: Los Angeles

13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

15:15.................. Jesse Stone: Stone Cold

15:00 ............Harrow: A Very British School

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

16:00..................... Futurama

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

16:30..................... Futurama

18:00.. Criminals: Caught on Camera

17:00 .............The Simpsons

18:30...... 5 News Tonight

18:00............... Futurama

19:00............Cricket on 5

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

20:00............ Mysteries of the Bible

21:00 ............A League of Their Own

21:00............ Big Brother

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

22:00 ..... Mock the Week

23:00 ........ Hawaii Five-0

23:40........ Only Connect

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

00:20 ..... Mock the Week

01:00 ................ NCIS: Los Angeles

01:00.... Storage Hunters

06:00 ........Football Gold 06:30... WWE Main Event 07:30 ................ Ringside 08:30 ..... Premier League Darts 11:30.... Barclays Premier League World 12:00......... FL72: Play-Off Final Highlights 13:00............ The Premier League Years 15:00........Indian Premier League 19:30........Rugby League 22:15......... Super League Gold 22:30.... Barclays Premier League Preview 23:00............ The Fantasy Football Club 00:00......... FL72: Play-Off Final Highlights 01:00............ The Premier League Years

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

08:25 ........................... Frasier

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig

08:55 ........................... Frasier

06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

09:25 .......Undercover Boss

07:10 ............. Little Princess

10:30 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show

11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:35................... Come Dine with Me 13:05...................... A Place in the Sun 14:10 .................Countdown 15:00 ......... Deal or No Deal 16:00 ................................Posh Pawnbrokers 17:00............. Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30 .............. Hollyoaks 19:00.................. Channel 4 News 19:35............ Unreported World 20:00......Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 21:00................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 22:00................ Alan Carr: Chatty Man 23:05.................. Virtually Famous 23:50 ................ Brooklyn Nine-Nine 00:15 ....... The Waterboy 01:50 .....Shameless USA

07:35 .................Thomas and Friends 07:45 ... Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:45.....................Bananas in Pajamas

08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 .........................DIY SOS 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ...... Masterchef South Africa

08:55 ....Location, Location, Location 10:00 ............ Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05............Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 11:25 .... The Lady Vanishes 13:25 ...................Time Team

13:00............One Born Every Minute

16:40 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

14:00 .........................DIY SOS

17:45......A Place in the Sun

15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00................... New Tricks

18:50........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

17:00 ..... Who Do You Think You Are?

21:00............. Anzac Girls

19:55....... Grand Designs

18:00 ... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain

22:20............. 24 Hours in A and E

19:00 .............Masterchef South Africa

23:25.... My Daughter the Teenage Nudist

20:00 ......... Resurrection

00:30......... Embarrassing Bodies

21:00 ........... Traffic Cops

09:00................... Tickety Toc 09:15........ The Wright Stuff 11:45.........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

22:30........... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 23:30......Big Brother Live From the House 00:00..........Super Casino

17:30..................... Futurama

10:00...... American Pickers 11:00 ........ Storage Hunters 12:00....................... Top Gear 14:00.................... Scrapheap Challenge 15:00 ...... American Pickers 16:00........ Storage Hunters 17:00....................... Top Gear 18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge 19:00 ...................... QI XL 20:00...Gavin and Stacey 22:40 ...................... QI XL

01:30.... Storage Hunters

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites BBC2, 20:00

Cookery series.

Mary is inspired by her love of the great British countryside. She begins by preparing some delicious mushroom Scotch eggs - perfect for a country picnic hamper.

Mushrooms are one of Mary’s all-time favourite ingredients and tonight, assisted by expert advice, she goes foraging for wild varieties in the New Forest, before cooking her delicious garlic mushrooms on toasted brioche. To follow, Mary makes a simple game dish just perfect for a dinner party or family supper - paprika pheasant with mushroom sauce.

Getting out and about in the British countryside is one of Mary’s passions, and tonight she tries her hand at fly-fishing on the River Test. As something she’s never done before but always wanted to do, she enlists the help of expert angler Charles Jardine. After cooking up her catch on the riverbank, Mary returns to her kitchen to cook a no-fuss hearty sausage lasagne, followed by some easy and delicious mini apple cakes made out of windfall fruit.

Delicious!

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22nd May - 28th May 2015

S aturday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30.........Paul Hollywood’s Bread 12:00......................BBC News 12:10 ............Football Focus 12:50 ..Saturday Sportsday 13:00............... Bargain Hunt 14:00....Father of the Bride II 15:40 ...............Escape to the Continent 16:40.........................Celebrity Mastermind 17:10...............F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 18:45............... BBC News 18:55.BBC London News 19:00........... The National Lottery 20:00........The Eurovision Song Contest 23:35............... BBC News 23:55........Peter Kay’s Car Share 00:25...... Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 01:55...... Weather for the Week Ahead

06:20 ......A Walk in the Sun

06:00 ................. Fort Boyard

08:10 ..............................Jubal

06:25 ................Pat and Stan

09:50 .................Animal Park

06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

10:50 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:50...... Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

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

12:50 .................Hitch: Alfred the Great

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

13:50 ........Shirley Maclaine

07:30 ......................... Super 4

14:35 ........ The Trouble with Harry

07:45 ..................... Nerds and Monsters

16:10.................... Formula 1

08:00 ...............Thunderbirds are Go

17:10........................... Flog It! 17:30 ........ Britain’s Greatest Generation 18:30 ........................Golf 19:30............ Dad’s Army 20:00 ...........RHS Chelsea Flower Show 21:00....................... Great Expectations 23:00.............The Many CW Faces of Michael choice Crawford 00:00..................... Man of the Year 01:50...... This is BBC Two

The Many Faces of Michael Crawford BBC2, 23:00 Documentary tracing the career of one of Britain’s most versatile stars. Michael Crawford began his career as a child actor in the 1960s, and his first film, The Knack, was an award-winning cult success that saw him rub shoulders with the Beatles. In the 1970s he landed his best known part as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Ave ‘Em. His love of stunts and mastery of Frank’s comic mannerisms made him a household name, but he then turned to the stage in what became the biggest musical of all time - The Phantom of the Opera.

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06:45.......... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

08:25 ...................... ITV News 08:30 ......................Weekend 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:25....................The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30.............. ITV News and Weather 12:40 .................. Doc Martin 13:35 .........Who’s Doing the Dishes?

14:40................. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 17:30....................... ITV News London 17:45.............. ITV News and Weather 18:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

19:00 .......................Ninja Warrior UK 20:00................Britain’s CW Got Talent choice 21:20.................... Play to the Whistle 22:05 .........ITV News and Weather 22:20.................... Mickey Blue Eyes 00:10........... Jackpot247

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06:15 ........... How I Met Your Mother 06:40 ........... How I Met Your Mother 07:05 ..................Volkswagen Racing Cup 07:30 ........Mobil 1 The Grid 08:00................ The Morning Line 09:00 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:00 .....................Peppa Pig 06:05 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 06:20 ........................Angelina Ballerina 06:30.................... Milkshake!

Bop Box 06:35...................... Pip Ahoy!

06:45.... The Mr. Men Show 07:00 .............Chloe’s Closet 07:10 ......................Milkshake Monkey

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06:00 ...................Emmerdale Omnibus 08:35.................... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:00........................... Britain’s Got Talent 12:20 ..................Britain’s Got More Talent 13:20 ..............The Hot Desk 13:30 ............... Catchphrase 14:10 ....................... Mr. Bean

07:15 ................Roobarb and Custard Too

14:45....................... Mr. Bean

10:00........ Everybody Loves Raymond

07:20 ...............Make Way for Noddy

18:55 ..........The Mummy

10:35 ........................... Frasier

07:35.................... Paw Patrol

21:20........Britain’s Got More Talent

11:05 ........................... Frasier

07:50 ............. Little Princess

22:20 ...... Celebrity Juice

11:35 ...........................The Big Bang Theory

08:05........... Wanda and the Alien

23:05 .................. Britain’s Got Talent

08:15 .........Zack and Quack

00:20............ Britain’s Got More Talent

12:05 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 12:35 .......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 13:30 .........................Channel 4 Racing 16:15 ................... Come Dine with Me 16:50 ................... Come Dine with Me 17:15................... Come Dine with Me 17:50................... Come Dine with Me 18:15.............. Come Dine with Me 18:40...................Channel 4 News 19:00...................Walking Through History 20:00 ..........World’s Most Extreme...

21:00............Rise of the CW Planet of choice the Apes 23:10..................Savages 01:35................ Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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08:30 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

15:20.................... King Kong

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01:25......... Hell’s Kitchen

06:05 ...................Perception 06:55 ...................Perception 07:55 ............... Resurrection 08:55 .......................... The Bill 09:55 .......................... The Bill 10:55 .......................... The Bill 11:55 .......................... The Bill 12:55 .......................... The Bill 13:55 ........................Spy Kids 15:45 ......................Madeline 17:45 ..............Open Season 19:30...................Gangsta Granny 21:00 ............Highlander: Endgame 23:00 ................. Haunted Highway 00:00 ................. Haunted Highway 01:00.................... Fake or Fortune?

01:55.................... Fake or Fortune?

08:55 ............ Hugh’s 3 Good Things

07:10 ..............Radical Highs

06:00 .........Barclays Premier League Preview

09:20 .....A Place in the Sun 09:45 ...................Time Team 10:50 ...................Time Team 11:55 ..........................Gambit 14:05................Four in a Bed 16:45......................... Building the Dream 17:50.... Location, Location, Location 18:55................ Location, Location, Location 19:55 ............. Father Ted 20:30 ............. Father Ted 21:00 ..... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 22:00........Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live 23:05 ............. Father Ted 00:50 ..... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:50.............. Father Ted

08:45................... Jelly Jamm 09:00..................... LazyTown 09:30 ....................... Dora and Friends 10:00 .........Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35 .............. Chinese Food in Minutes 10:50 ............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 11:50............Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem 13:25...................... The Great Escape 16:45............................. Anzio 18:55.................... 5 News Weekend 19:00 ...........Cricket on 5 19:55................. What the Dambusters Did Next 21:20............ Big Brother 22:20.....CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:20........................NCIS 00:15..........Super Casino

06:00 ................................Glee 07:00 ................The Fanatics 08:00 ..................The Fantasy Football Club 09:00..........Game Changers 10:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 12:00 ...............The F1 Show 13:00 ....... Driving School of Mum and Dad 13:30 .............Pitch Perfect 2 Special 14:00...............................David Attenborough’s Galapagos 15:00.............. Hawaii Five-0 16:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 17:00 ...........Modern Family 19:30........ The Simpsons 20:00 ......Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 22:15 ........ Hawaii Five-0 23:15..NCIS: Los Angeles 00:05 ............. Road Wars 01:05.............. Road Wars

07:20 ...................Bush Pilots 08:10 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 10:00 ...... American Pickers 11:00 .Storage Hunters UK

06:30 ....................... Ringside 07:30 .........Barclays Premier League Preview 08:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club

12:00.... Lizard Lick Towing

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

13:00.... Beverly Hills Pawn

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

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

12:00 ............................ F1: GP: Qualifying

15:00 ................. Traffic Cops 16:00 .........Motorway Cops 17:00 ........ Storage Hunters 17:30........ Storage Hunters 21:00...... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 22:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

14:15 .............................Pro 12 Semi-Final 17:00......... Football League Play-Off Final 20:00 .............Fight Night International

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

00:00 ..............Sky Sports Originals

01:00...... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

01:00........................FL72: Playoff Final

Britain’s Got Talent ITV1, 20:00

In the final auditions of the current series, the remaining hopefuls take to the stage in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. On hand to guide viewers are Ant and Dec. Following the last auditions, the judges will whittle down this year’s crop of contestants to the lucky few to go on and perform in the live shows. The winner of the live grand final will win a cash prize of 250,000 pounds and the chance to perform at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.

Britain’s Got More Talent ITV2, 21.20 Stephen Mulhern hosts the hilarious companion show. As the seventh and final round of auditions gets under way, Stephen presents exclusive extra audition footage and goes behind the scenes to uncover all the latest news, views and gossip from the judges, contestants and main show hosts Ant and Dec.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Channel 4, 21:00

Director Rupert Wyatt’s contribution to the iconic sci-fi saga is an origins story in which compassionate scientist Will Rodman finds that testing a cure for Alzheimer’s on apes has unexpected consequences. Forced to take his research home with him after a catastrophic early experiment leads to the cancellation of the project, Will brings up infant Caesar in secret as part of his family - which includes John Lithgow as Will’s father, whose dementia is Will’s personal motivation for his work. Caesar grows into an adult ape of heightened intelligence, which leads to moral questions concerning humankind’s treatment of our simian cousins, and hence inevitably to conflict. With Andy Serkis portraying Caesar via performance capture technology, the ape suits and prosthetics of the original films are a thing of the past, and this franchise reboot makes the most of the realism now possible, highlighting both the similarities and the differences between the two species.

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Armada: 12 Days To Save England

22nd May - 28th May 2015

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BBC2, 21.00

It is the summer of 1588 and Tudor England stands on the brink of annihilation. A mighty Spanish fleet - the Armada - is on its way to conquer England and destroy Queen Elizabeth I. This is the story of the iconic events that forged the reputation of England and Elizabeth. With unique access to recently discovered documents, dramatic reconstruction and CGI, this series will shed new light on this pivotal piece of European history.

In this first episode, we hear how the story began and how this epic battle came to be. From Queen Elizabeth I rejecting King Philip II of Spain as a suitor 30 years earlier, to the prominence of Protestant Christianity in England, it was the final straw for the Catholic King when English sailor and pirate Francis Drake raided the Spanish coast for gold.

Aboard a yacht on the seas of the battle - the English Channel - sailor and historian Dan Snow describes the key characters, weapons and stories of the first three days of the battle. Leading the English fleet was an inexperienced aristocrat who had never commanded a fleet in battle before - Lord Charles Howard. Fortunately his deputy had spent much of his life at sea and had recently been knighted for his raids on Spanish treasure ships. It was England’s most notorious pirate: Sir Francis Drake. Commanding the Spanish fleet was a very similar pair: the wealthy Duke of Medina Sidonia on his very first commanding voyage and his deputy Juan Martinez de Recalde, an experienced sailor like Drake. How would these commanders cope in the biggest battle of their lives?

This episode will also delve deep inside the royal corridors of power.

Vivid dramatic reconstruction will give an intimate look at the ageing and frail monarchs as they try to maintain control through their trusted advisors and nervously await the outcome of the invasion attempt. Anita Dobson plays Queen Elizabeth I.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00 .......The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 .......... Pentecost - Live Worship 11:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 .............Wanted Down Under 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 14:15 ...............Escape to the Country 14:45 ............................. Shark 15:45 .............Points of View 16:00 .......... Songs of Praise 16:35 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show 17:05 .............F1: Grand Prix 18:35 .............. BBC News 19:00 ............Countryfile 20:00..............Antiques Roadshow

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21:00..............Jonathan CW Strange and Mr Norrell choice 22:00.............. BBC News 22:30... Match of the Day 00:00........... The Football League Show

06:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 06:30...... The Big Allotment Challenge 07:30 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show 08:00.................. Countryfile 09:00 ......... The Beechgrove Garden 09:30 ........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:00.................. Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 11:30.........Paul Hollywood’s Bread 12:00 .................. Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 13:00 ........................Camelot 15:50 ...........................Flog It! 16:30 ...................Final Score 17:30 .......Nature’s Weirdest Events 18:00........................ Golf 19:00..........A Very British Airline 20:00.............Demolition 21:00..Armada: 12 Days CW to Save England choice 22:00.................... Savage Peace 1945 23:00....... Stanley Baxter: The Many Faces of

06:00................. Fort Boyard 06:25 ................Pat and Stan 06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:00...................... Canimals 07:15 .............................Sooty 07:30 ................. Fort Boyard 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30...................... Weekend 09:25.............. Judge Rinder 12:25.............. ITV News and Weather 12:40 .The Unforgettable...

13:10 ................Batteries Not Included 15:15 ....Britain’s Got Talent 16:30............. All Star Family Fortunes 17:15 ...............Thunderbirds are Go 17:45 ........Ninja Warrior UK 18:45.. ITV News London 19:15..Celebrity Squares 20:00 .... Sunday Night at the Palladium 21:00 ............Home Fires 22:05 ............... ITV News 22:15 ......... Perspectives 23:15.. Rugby Highlights 00:10................The Store

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: How is Lady Pole?

BBC1, 21.00 Mr Norrell’s magical illusions baffle the French Navy and win him the loyalty of Sir Walter Pole, but the magic he performed to revive Lady Pole has released something unnatural into Sir Walter’s home - a mysterious unseen Gentleman with thistledown hair.

Jonathan Strange’s magical ability grows, and he comes to London take up an apprenticeship with Mr Norrell. But Norrell is reluctant to share his knowledge and refuses to teach Strange the ancient magic of the legendary Raven King.

Later the two magicians are called to rescue a stricken ship; meanwhile the Gentlemen has appeared to, and enchanted, Sir Walter’s impressive butler. Each night Stephen Black is drawn to an attic door that leads him to the mansion of Lost-hope, where he discovers Lady Pole trapped in an endless waltz.

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2 4 th 05:55 ........... How I Met Your Mother 06:20........... How I Met Your Mother 06:45........... How I Met Your Mother 07:10 ..................Ginetta GT5 Challenge 07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ........................... Frasier 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 .......... Sunday Brunch 12:30 ...........George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 13:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 15:00 .............The Simpsons 15:30........................... Casper 17:30 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:30..... Channel 4 News 19:00...... Speed with Guy Martin 20:00.....................For the Love of Cars 21:00 ....................Trance 23:00..The Mega Brothel 00:00...Sean Lock: Purple Van Man

06:00................Children’s TV 08:15......... Zack and Quack 08:25................Olly the Little White Van 08:30........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:45................... Jelly Jamm 09:00..................... LazyTown 09:30 ...... Dora and Friends 10:00 .........Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35........................... Access 10:40........... Ultimate Police Interceptors 13:25.............. The Deep End of the Ocean 15:35 ..... What a Girl Wants 17:30.............. Chicken Little 19:00 ...........Cricket on 5 19:55... 5 News Weekend 20:00 ......Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 21:00............ Big Brother 22:00..Stevie Wonder: An All-Star Grammy Salute 23:50.. Blinging Up Baby: You Won’t Believe it!

00:50................Criminals: Caught on Camera 01:05..........Super Casino

06:00 ..............The Hot Desk 06:10 ...................Emmerdale Omnibus 08:50.................... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:15 ......... The British Soap Awards 2015 13:20 .......................The Little Vampire

M ay 06:05............ Toughest Place to be a...

08:55.....Location, Location, Location

06:55 ........... Toughest Place to be a...

10:00...Building the Dream

07:55 ........... Toughest Place to be a...

11:00.........Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food 12:05.......Food Unwrapped

08:55 .............................Planet Dinosaur

13:40.......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

10:00 ......................Madeline

14:10.......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

15:10............... Jurassic Park

12:00 ........................Spy Kids

17:40.......................... Britain’s Got Talent

13:45 ............ Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

14:40................Four in a Bed

15:45 ..............Open Season

20:00... Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food

19:00 ........... Britain’s Got More Talent 20:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed and Famous!

17:30 .........................Gangsta Granny

21:00 ........................ I Am Legend

21:40 .............. Superman Returns

23:05 ..............The Matrix Revolutions 01:30 ...................... Mom

19:00..................Godzilla

00:50.................... Fake or Fortune?

15:15................Four in a Bed 17:20.. Come Dine with Me

21:00.................Car S.O.S 22:00................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 23:05..................24 Hours in A and E 00:10..... 8 Out of 10 Cats

01:55 ...................... Mom

01:50.................... Fake or Fortune?

00:55................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

06:00 ... The Hour of Power

07:00 ................. Traffic Cops

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

07:00 ......... Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?

07:45 ................. Traffic Cops

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

08:40 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race

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

08:00 ......Sun, Sea and A&E 09:00 .... Football’s Funniest Moments

09:40 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race

07:00 ............................... FL72: Playoff Final

10:00 ................................Glee

10:40....... Red Bull Soapbox Race

08:00 .........Barclays Premier League Preview

11:40 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race

08:30..................... Sky Sports Originals

12:40 ........ Storage Hunters 13:10 ........ Storage Hunters

09:00 .................. The Sunday Supplement

13:40 ........ Storage Hunters

10:30 ....... Goals on Sunday

16:40 .......................Top Gear

11:30 .................. The Sunday Supplement

11:00 .................... WWE Raw 12:00 ......................The Flash 13:00 ............. Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 14:00 .............. The Real A&E 14:30 .............. The Real A&E 15:00 ...........Modern Family 17:00 .............The Simpsons

18:20................ Top Gear

17:30 .............The Simpsons

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

20:00.. Kings and Queens of Speech

22:00 ..... Mock the Week 22:40..... Mock the Week

21:00.............A League of Their Own

23:20 ...... Not Going Out

22:00..NCIS: Los Angeles

00:40 ...... Not Going Out

23:00.............. Road Wars

01:20..... Mock the Week

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

06:45 ............. Football Gold

13:00 ....... Goals on Sunday 14:00 ...................Ford Super Sunday 17:30 ........................ Football 20:00 ........ Ford Football: Game of the Day 22:00......... Ford Football 23:30......... Ford Football

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Antiques Roadshow BBC1, 20:00

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Barrington Court in Somerset. Fiona Bruce marvels at the miles of rare wood panelling that adorn Barrington Court, collected by former owner and sugar baron Colonel Lyle, before the team get to grips with Victorian brooches filled with locks of hair and a 17thcentury painting with a surprising line in humour.

The Roadshow’s resident armourer, Robert Tilney, can’t resist a 20shot revolver that is said to have belonged to Buffalo Bill, while a pair of signal flags provide a moving insight into the Normandy landings of the Second World War. A pair of ceramic figures in Russian dress reveal the surprising story of an intrepid Englishman who set up a porcelain factory in Moscow in the 18th century, while jewellery specialist Geoffrey Munn is entranced by an intricately engraved rock crystal with magical properties and a fine portrait of a woman wearing it.

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Churchill: When Britain Said No

22nd May - 28th May 2015

M onday

BBC2, 21.00

Just weeks after VE day, Britain’s great war leader Winston Churchill found himself in another battle: to be elected Prime Minister. He was confident of victory - just reward for his leadership of the country through the dark days of WWII. But what happened next is still a mystery to many people.

In one of the greatest election defeats of all time, Churchill was humiliated at the polls and his Conservative party almost annihilated. Why did his countrymen turn so vehemently on their Great British Bulldog? Was the rejection of Churchill a disgraceful mark of ingratitude, or the most mature electoral decision ever made by a democracy?

With surprising revelations from first-hand witnesses, as well as historians including Sir Max Hastings, Juliet Gardiner, Anthony Beevor and writer Dave Douglas, this film looks at Churchill’s controversial legacy - and debates the weaknesses as well as the strengths of the man.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00 ................ The Housing Enforcers 09:45 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 10:45 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 11:30 .....................Saints and Scroungers 12:00.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30 .................. Moving On 14:15 ....................Perfection 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 16:00 .........................The Box

06:00 ...........................Bottom Knocker Street

07:00.......... Don’t Get Done, Get Dom

06:10....................... Canimals 06:20 ...................... Canimals

07:45 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets

06:30...................... Canimals

08:15 ....... Glorious Gardens From Above

06:50 .............................Sooty

09:00 .................. Kidnapped

06:35............................. Sooty 07:00 ............ Good Morning Britain

10:30 ................................ Golf

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

12:30 .............Bedknobs and Broomsticks

09:25 ....Murder, She Wrote

14:25 .................Dances with Wolves

12:25.. The Unforgettable...

17:15 .....................Eggheads

10:30 ......................Columbo 13:00 .............. ITV News and Weather

17:45.........................Antiques Roadshow

13:15................ Catchphrase

18:30........................ Beat the Brain

15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00.............. Tipping Point

18:30 .... BBC News at Six

19:00 ....................A Cook Abroad

19:00 .......The One Show

20:00 ......... Springwatch

17:00........ The Paul O’Grady Show

21:00...Churchill: When W C Britain Said No choice

18:00... Off Their Rockers 18:25 . ITV News London

22:00..............Episodes

18:45......... ITV News and Weather

16:30 ..............Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 17:00 ...........................Flog It! 17:45....................... Pointless

19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00.... Marvel Avengers Assemble 22:15.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:40.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Episodes

23:20........... The Football League Show

BBC2, 22.00

00:00............ The Graham Norton Show

Sean’s former writing partner Tim Whittick is in town. There’s no love lost between Tim and Beverly, as he blames her for breaking up his partnership with Sean. She is his Yoko.

Beverly ducks out of the lunch and persuades Matt to take her to a Golden Globes gifting suite, as he had promised. Giddy by all the free swag around her, Bev declares: “It’s like when The Wizard of Oz turns to color!”

Meanwhile, at the lunch Tim reveals to Sean that he’s not just there for a catch up between old friends. He comes armed with notes for a project he and Sean developed years ago: a comedy that shares a strong similarity to Sean and Beverly’s new show, The Opposite of Us. While carting Beverly around the gifting suite, Matt gets an angry call from his ex-wife Diane. She’s just found out that he’s been teaching their young sons how to draw pictures of the female anatomy. Matt comes over to her house armed with gifting suite loot in the hopes of winning Diane’s forgiveness.

Over at the network, Merc Lapidus is pitching a new game show to Helen and Carol. The show is based on a Dutch format, and Merc has only the vaguest understanding of the rules.

06:00....... Homes Under the Hammer

01:00...... Weather for the Week Ahead

22:30...The Many Faces of Les Dawson

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23:30............. Armada: 12 Days to Save England

14:00 .............. Judge Rinder

19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30... Britain’s Got Talent 21:00..Coronation Street 21:30.. Britain’s Got Talent

00:30............... Watchdog at 30

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

01:25................... Britain’s Greatest Generation

22:15... Carry On Forever 23:15...Carry on Cowboy 01:00 ........... Jackpot247

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22nd May - 28th May 2015

2 5 th 06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:40 ............Will and Grace

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

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

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:30........ Everybody Loves Raymond 07:55 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:25 ........................... Frasier 08:55........................... Frasier 09:25....................... Car S.O.S 10:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:00................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ................... Come Dine with Me

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:10............. Little Princess 07:20.... The Mr. Men Show 07:35 .................Thomas and Friends 07:45... Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15..................... Peppa Pig

12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me

08:20 .....................Peppa Pig

13:05 ...............A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

08:35......... Toby’s Travelling Circus

14:10 .................Countdown

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

15:00 ........................... Deal or No Deal

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig

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

17:00............. Couples Come Dine with Me

12:45 ....5 News Lunchtime

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

13:20 ................ The Ghost of Greville Lodge

19:00.................. Channel 4 News 19:30........................ Food Unwrapped

11:45 .................. Big Brother 12:50 .................Neighbours

14:15 ............................... NCIS 15:20 .............. Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War 17:30................. Neighbours

20:00.................. Damned Designs

18:00.. Criminals: Caught on Camera

21:00.................. Benefits Street

18:30...... 5 News Tonight 19:00............Cricket on 5

22:00............... The Night Bus

20:00.....................Worlds Angriest Caught on Camera

23:00 ......The Island with Bear Grylls 00:05......... The Shooting Gallery 00:30......... Embarrassing Bodies 01:25............. Supersize v Superskinny

06:00 .............. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

06:15............... Saving Hope

08:55 ....... A Place in the Sun

06:25 .................All Star Family Fortunes

07:00 ............... Saving Hope

09:35 ......................Time Team

08:00 .........Planet Dinosaur

10:35 ......Von Ryan’s Express

09:00 .Walking with Beasts

12:55 ..................Four in a Bed

09:30 ......................... Walking with Beasts

13:25 ..................Four in a Bed

10:00 .Walking with Beasts

14:30 ..................Four in a Bed

07:15..................... Emmerdale 07:50 ........Coronation Street 08:50 ............The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:05..................... Emmerdale 12:40 ........Coronation Street 13:40 ...... Britain’s Got Talent 15:00 .........Britain’s Got More Talent 16:05 ...........................Mr. Bean 17:10................. Freaky Friday 19:15.................. Apollo 13 22:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:05 .........Celebrity Juice 23:50...... The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 00:20 ................. Two and a Half Men

12:00 ............ Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 14:00.................... Spy Kids 3: Game Over 15:40 ............... Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs 17:10 ................ Doctor Who 18:10................. Godzilla 21:00 .............. Superman Returns 00:00 ............. Eastenders Revealed: Whodunits 00:55............Doctor Who

14:00 ..................Four in a Bed 15:05 ..................Four in a Bed 15:35.............. Grand Designs 16:40 ..............Grand Designs 17:45 ..............Grand Designs 18:50 ........ Grand Designs 19:55 ........ Grand Designs 21:00... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 22:00 ...................One Born Every Minute 23:05.................... 24 Hours in A and E 00:05 .......8 Out of 10 Cats

01:50 ..............Babylon 5

00:55....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

07:00.... Storage Hunters UK 07:25.... Storage Hunters UK 07:50.... Storage Hunters UK 08:15.... Storage Hunters UK 10:40...........................Top Gear 12:20...........................Top Gear 15:00.... Storage Hunters UK 15:30.... Storage Hunters UK 16:00.... Storage Hunters UK 16:30.... Storage Hunters UK 18:00................... Storage Hunters UK 18:30................... Storage Hunters UK 20:00....... Not Going Out 20:40....... Not Going Out 22:00...... Mock the Week 22:40....................... QI XL 23:40......... Only Connect 00:20...... Mock the Week 01:00.... Storage Hunters 01:30.... Storage Hunters

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00.............. Ford Football 10:00 ................ Soccer Extra 12:00 .....FL72: Playoff Final 13:00 ......... Football League Gold 14:00.......... Football League Play-Off Final 17:30..............Monday Night Football - End of Season Special 18:30...... Premier League 100 Club 19:30.FL72: Playoff Final 20:30........ Monday Night Football - End of Season Special 21:30... FL72: Playoff Final 22:30...... Premier League 100 Club 23:30.... Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 00:30........ Monday Night Football - End of Season Special

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

16:00................................ Posh Pawnbrokers

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

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21:00.................. Gotham 22:00............ Big Brother 23:00........... Big Brother’s Bigger Bit on the Side 00:30................... Jackass 01:00..........Super Casino

06:00.................. Airline USA 07:00 ................................Glee 08:00...............................David Attenborough’s Micro Monsters 08:30 ..............................David Attenborough’s Natural History History Museum Alive 10:00 .............The Making of David Attenborough’s...

11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00.............. Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ...........Modern Family 16:00 ..................... Futurama 17:00 .............The Simpsons 17:30 ..................... Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ..... Modern Family 21:00 ........ Hawaii Five-0 22:00 ....An Idiot Abroad 23:00 ............A League of Their Own 00:00......... Hawaii Five-0

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The Many Faces of Les Dawson BBC2, 22:30

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

This programme traces his career, with favourite TV clips and some rare gems from the archives. Together with interviews from friends, relatives and colleagues, the programme unpicks the secrets of his enduring legacy nearly 20 years after his untimely death. After ‘discovery’ on the Opportunity Knocks talent show in the 60s, he quickly became a regular face on TV, hosting comedy-led variety shows like Sez Les and The Les Dawson Show.

The programme shows how his career unfolded and illustrates the different facets of his comedy genius. John Cleese remembers their unlikely friendship and modern comedy stars Robert Webb and Russell Kane talk about his inspiration.

Dawson’s widow Tracy recalls their marriage and his joy at being a father late in life.

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T uesday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 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 16:00 .........................The Box 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00 ............. Holby City 21:00 ...........Crimewatch 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .BBC London News 22:45........Gary Lineker CW on the Road to choice FA Cup Glory 23:45 ...........Crimewatch 23:55............. Biker Boyz 01:40................. Weather 01:45 .............. BBC News

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06:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 07:45 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets 08:15 .............Collectaholics 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00.................... BBC News 11:30........ BBC World News 12:00 ...................A to Z of TV Gardening 12:20........... Italy Unpacked 13:20 ..................... The Super League Show 14:15 .................Monty Don’s Italian Gardens 15:15 ........Elephant Diaries 15:45 ..............Are You Being Served?

16:15..................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

16:40..... Just Good Friends 17:15 ........................Antiques Roadshow 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30 .......Beat the Brain 19:00 ..... A Cook Abroad 20:00.......... Springwatch 21:00............. Joan of Arc: God’s Warrior 22:00.....Later Live... with Jools Holland 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:20.......The Detectives 00:15................. Antiques Roadshow

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30.......................... Lorraine 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30............... This Morning 10:55 ...................... ITV News 11:00.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30 .............. ITV News and Weather 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 .........................The Paul O’Grady Show 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30 .........ITV News and Weather 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30................... Britain’s Got Talent 21:00..Coronation Street 21:30 .................. Britain’s Got Talent 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:45...On Assignment

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23:15..... The Big Fish Off

00:15............ Jackpot247

Gary Lineker On The Road To FA Cup Glory BBC1, 22.45

The FA Cup is part of our nation’s history. In this show Gary Lineker brings his own personal perspective on the oldest knock- out competition in the world.

This season Gary has travelled the nation to meet the heroes and the hopefuls facing each other in the world’s most cherished sporting tournament. As well as following the FA Cup over the season, Gary speaks to current and former stars of the game, for whom the FA Cup formed a significant part of their personal footballing history.

Gary is in the dressing room with a successful Dover Athletic, immediately after they knocked out Football League team Cheltenham. He sits in as Cambridge United players plot their draw with Manchester United over a game of darts in their shared house. Ryan Giggs and Gary meet to talk about the greatest FA Cup goal ever, while Ian Wright takes him back to the estate that he lived on when he played for Palace, for whom he memorably came off the bench to score two Cup Final goals.

After his heart stopped in a FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane, Fabrice Muamba revisits the hospital where his life was saved. Michael Owen describes May 12, 2001, as the one day he would like to live again and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard describes the ecstasy of a last minute Cup final equaliser.

Jose Mourinho reveals that Chelsea’s defeat to Bradford City in this season’s competition was one of his two favourite FA Cup experiences and Everton boss Roberto Martinez talks of that most memorable of modern day giant slayings, as Wigan beat mighty Manchester City before going onto win the Cup in 2013.

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06:00 .................Countdown 06:40 ............Will and Grace 07:05 ............Will and Grace 07:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 07:55.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:25 ........................... Frasier 08:55 ........................... Frasier 09:25 .......................Car S.O.S 10:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:00.................... Come Dine with Me 11:30.................... Come Dine with Me 12:00.......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05.................... Come Dine with Me 12:35.................... Come Dine with Me 13:05....................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10..................Countdown 15:00.......... Deal or No Deal 16:00.................................Posh Pawnbrokers 17:00..............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00........ The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00 ..................Channel 4 News 20:00.............. Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it 21:00............. No Offence 22:00................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00.......Benefits Street 00:00........ Born Survivor: Bear Grylls 00:55...........KOTV Boxing Weekly 01:25.................... Mobil 1 The Grid 01:50............ Ginetta GT5 Challenge

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:10 .................Igam Ogam 06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30............... Fireman Sam 06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 06:50..................... Peppa Pig 06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:10 ............. Little Princess 07:20.... The Mr. Men Show 07:35 .................Thomas and Friends 07:45... Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:20 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:30..................... Peppa Pig 08:35 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ...................Tickety Toc 09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff 11:45 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 12:40 ....5 News Lunchtime 12:45 .................. Big Brother 13:45 .................Neighbours 14:15............................... NCIS 15:15......Justice for Natalee Holloway 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00.. Criminals: Caught on Camera 18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ...... Ultimate Police Interceptors 20:00..The Dog Rescuers 21:00........ Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 22:00............ Big Brother 23:00........... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:00..... Benefits Britain: Big Families Special

06:00.............. Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05.................. Emmerdale 07:35..... Coronation Street 08:10 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35....................... Scorpion 10:25............................. Psych 11:20.................. Royal Pains 12:10.................. Emmerdale 12:40..... Coronation Street 13:15.................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45................ Dinner Date 14:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55.....Britain’s Got Talent 18:30.. Britain’s Got Talent 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

19:30............The Mummy Returns 22:00............ Britain’s Got More Talent 23:05....... Celebrity Juice

06:15 ............... Saving Hope 08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 .........................DIY SOS 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00................... New Tricks 12:00................... Masterchef South Africa 13:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 14:00 .........................DIY SOS 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00..............Masterchef South Africa 20:00........Nigel Marven’s Cruise Ship Adventure 21:00................Bin There, Dump That 22:00.................... Grimm 23:00............ Traffic Cops 00:00..............Masterchef South Africa

08:55.....Location, Location, Location

06:00 .................. Airline USA 06:30 .................. Airline USA 07:00 ................................Glee 08:00 ...........Modern Family 08:30 ...........Modern Family 09:00...............Hawaii Five-0 10:00.............. Hawaii Five-0 11:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 14:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ...........Modern Family 16:00..................... Futurama 17:00............. The Simpsons 17:30 ..................... Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ...............The Flash 21:00 ......Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 23:15.................. Forever 00:15 ........ Hawaii Five-0 01:15 ........ Hawaii Five-0

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

06:00 ............. Football Gold 08:00 .....FL72: Playoff Final 09:00 .............Monday Night Football - End of Season Special 10:00......FL72: Playoff Final 11:00..............Monday Night Football - End of Season Special 12:00..........Barclays Premier League Review 13:00..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 13:30..............Monday Night Football - End of Season Special 14:30..........Barclays Premier League Review 15:30......FL72: Playoff Final 16:30 .........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 17:00.......................... Football League Gold 17:30......FL72: Playoff Final 18:30.... Barclays Premier League Review 19:30............ Elite League Speedway

07:20 .......................Top Gear 09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 10:00...... American Pickers 11:00........ Storage Hunters 12:00 .......................Top Gear 14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 15:00...... American Pickers 16:00 ........ Storage Hunters 17:00 .......................Top Gear 18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge 19:00....................... QI XL 20:00.. Would I Lie to You? 22:00...... Mock the Week 22:40 ...................... QI XL 23:40 ........ Only Connect 00:20 ..... Mock the Week 01:00.... Storage Hunters 01:30.... Storage Hunters

10:00............. Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05......A Place in the Sun 11:35............ Winchester ‘73 13:25................... Time Team 14:30................... Time Team 16:40 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45......A Place in the Sun 18:50........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00............Building the Dream 22:00..........Britain’s Most Extreme Weather 23:05............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10..... 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:00............Building the Dream

On Assignment ITV1, 22.45

Bulgaria’s Border Fence - Rageh Omaar Less than two decades after the painstaking removal of a massive border fence designed to keep people behind the ‘Iron Curtain’, Bulgarian authorities are building a new wall along the rugged Turkish border – this time to keep people out.

Faced with a surge in refugees from the Middle East and North Africa – and fearing they include jihadis intent on terrorist attacks Europe is bolstering its defences on many fronts, including this former Communist country.

More than 200,000 refugees are known to have entered Europe through land and sea borders last year, not including those who passed undetected.

Land and sea crossings into the Eastern Mediterranean are up 107 per cent on last year, and in the light of recent events it is thought that more refugees may opt to travel via land routes rather than perilous sea crossings.

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22nd May - 28th May 2015

W ednesday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 10:30........................The State Opening of Parliament 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:40.... BBC London News 13:45......................... Doctors 14:1...................... Perfection 15:00............... Escape to the Continent 16:00......................... The Box 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00............... BBC News at Six 18:30. BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 20:00 ........... Traffic Cops 21:00 .............New Tricks 22:00 ............... BBC News at Ten 22:25 ........... BBC London News 22:45................Suntrap

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23:15 ................. F.A. Cup 23:45......... Jagged Edge

01:30 ..... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 .............. BBC News

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06:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 07:45 .................. Flog it! Trad Secrets 08:15 .......................See Hear 08:45 .............. Cowboys and Angels 09:15... Victoria Derbyshire 10:30 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 11:45 .....................Saints and Scroungers 12:15 ....... Glorious Gardens From Above 13:00 .... Cagney and Lacey 13:45 ........Cash in the Attic 14:15 .................Monty Don’s French Gardens 15:15 ........Elephant Diaries 15:45 ..............Are You Being Served?

16:15..................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

16:40 .....Just Good Friends 17:15 .Antiques Roadshow 18:00 .............. Eggheads 18:30 .......Beat the Brain 19:00...... A Cook Abroad 20:00.......... Springwatch 21:00..........Joan of Arc: CW God’s Warrior choice 22:30..............Newsnight 23:20.......The Detectives 00:20.................See Hear

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 10:55 ...................... ITV News 11:00 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............. ITV News and Weather 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 .........................The Paul O’Grady Show 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30......... ITV News and Weather 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30 .................. Britain’s Got Talent 21:00..Coronation Street 21:30 ........... Britain’s Got CW Talentchoice 22:00..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40...... Come on Down!

The Game Show Story 23:45...............More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 00:10 ........... Jackpot247

SunTrap BBC1, 22.45 Woody (Kayvan Novak) is a master of disguise - the world’s number one undercover reporter.

But when his corrupt editor blows his cover, he’s forced on the run. The only problem is that charming motormouth Woody has trouble staying out of

the spotlight…

With nowhere else to turn, Woody escapes to find his former mentor Brutus (Bradley Walsh), an expat now running a bar on a sunny Spanish island. Initially less than thrilled to see his trouble-making protégé, Brutus soon realizes he can profit by putting Woody to work on a series of investigations.

Adopting a dizzying range of larger-than-life personas, Woody runs rings around the locals; whether its tracking down a parrot with a valuable secret, or taking on a hypnotist with a vendetta, no challenge is too bizarre for Woody and Brutus, who leave a trail of mayhem in their wake.

In Episode one, Melody (Emma Pierson), the beautiful wife of pension’s fraudster Donald Hammer (Alan Williams), approaches Brutus to help her find her husband’s hidden millions. Brutus enlists Woody’s help, but there’s a catch: the only living being who knows where the money is hidden is Teflon, Don’s talking parrot - and the parrot has been kidnapped.

Can Woody’s mastery of disguise help him unmask the bird-napper before it’s too late?

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06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:40 ............Will and Grace

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

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

06:20.. Lily’s Driftwood Bay

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

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 07:35 .....Coronation Street 08:10 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35........................Scorpion 10:25............................. Psych 11:20.................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:40 .....Coronation Street 13:15.................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45................ Dinner Date 14:40................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55.... Britain’s Got Talent 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

19:30 ......... Dante’s Peak 21:45 ........ The Hot Desk 22:00 ........... Britain’s Got More Talent 23:00....... Celebrity Juice

06:15 ............... Saving Hope 08:00........... One Born Every Minute 09:00 .........................DIY SOS 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00.................... Masterchef South Africa 13:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 14:00 .........................DIY SOS 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00 .............Masterchef South Africa 20:00 ......... Resurrection 21:00................... Grimm 22:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible 23:00....Emergency Bikers

08:55 ....................... Location, Location, Location

12:45 .................. Big Brother

06:00 .................. Airline USA

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

06:30 .................. Airline USA

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

07:00 ................................Glee

15:15 ...... The Husband She Met Online

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

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

10:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters 07:20 .......................Top Gear 09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 10:00....... American Pickers 11:00........ Storage Hunters 12:00....................... Top Gear 14:00.................... Scrapheap Challenge 15:00....... American Pickers 16:00........ Storage Hunters 17:00....................... Top Gear 18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge 19:00 ...................... QI XL 20:00 ......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 21:00.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 22:00 ..... Mock the Week 22:40...................... QI XL 23:40 ........ Only Connect 00:20...... Mock the Week 01:00 ... Storage Hunters

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .......WWE Experience 08:00 .........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 08:30 ........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 09:30 .........Barclays Premier League Review 10:30 .....FL72: Playoff Final 11:30 .........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 12:00 ........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 13:00......... Barclays Premier League Review 14:00 .....FL72: Playoff Final 15:00 ..................The Premier League Years 17:00......... Barclays Premier League Review 18:00 ........... Boots ‘n’ All 19:00 .........Rugby Union 19:30 .......Championship Rugby Union 22:00...............Sky Sports Originals

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 06:50 .....................Peppa Pig

08:25 ........................... Frasier

06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

08:55 ........................... Frasier

07:10 ............. Little Princess

09:25 .......................Car S.O.S

07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show

10:25 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:35... Thomas and Friends

11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:50.......Noddy in Toyland

11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:45.... Milkshake Monkey 08:00............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15......................Peppa Pig

12:00 ...............Channel Four News Summary

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig

12:05................... Come Dine with Me

08:35 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus

12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me

08:45 .Bananas in Pajamas

13:05...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

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

14:10 .................Countdown 15:00 ........................... Deal or No Deal 16:00................................ Posh Pawnbrokers 17:00 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30 .............. Hollyoaks 19:00.................. Channel 4 News 20:00 ........ The Supervet 21:00 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 22:00 ...................The Job Centre 23:00 ....... Bodyshockers 00:00 ..........Street Sound and Style 00:25................. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:15...... One Born Every Minute USA

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08:30 .....................Peppa Pig

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

10:00 ............ Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05 ..................Oliver Twist 13:25................... Time Team 14:30 ...................Time Team 15:35 ...................Time Team 16:40 ...............A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45 ...............A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50 .................... Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00 ............... Elizabeth 23:30 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 00:35 ........ Embarrassing Bodies 01:40....... Grand Designs

11:45 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 12:40 ....5 News Lunchtime

17:30..................Neighbours 18:00.. Criminals: Caught on Camera 18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ........... GPs: Behind Closed Doors

09:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 14:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 15:00........... Modern Family 16:00 ..................... Futurama

20:00.........Seconds From Death: World’s Scariest Near Misses

17:00..............The Simpsons

21:00..... Benefits Britain: Me and My 14 Kids

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

22:00............ Big Brother 23:00........... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

17:30..................... Futurama 18:00 .............. Futurama 20:00 ....An Idiot Abroad 21:00 ..... Modern Family 21:30 ..... Modern Family

00:00................ The Hotel Inspector

22:00..NCIS: Los Angeles

01:00..........Super Casino

01:00 ........ Hawaii Five-0

23:00......... Hawaii Five-0

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Joan of Arc: God’s Warrior BBC2, 21:00

Writer and historian Dr Helen Castor explores the life and death of Joan of Arc. An extraordinary figure, Joan was a female warrior in an age where women were believed unable to fight, let alone lead an army. But Joan was driven by faith, and today more than ever we are acutely aware of the power of faith to drive actions for good or ill. Since her death, Joan has become an icon for almost everyone - the left and the right, Catholics and Protestants, traditionalists and feminists.

But where in all of this is the real Joan - the experiences of a teenage peasant girl who achieved the seemingly impossible? Through an astonishing manuscript, Helen unpicks Joan’s story, placing her back in the world that she inhabited.

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TV Guide

Inside Jaguar: Making a Million Pound Car

22nd May - 28th May 2015

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Channel 4, 21:00

With exclusive access to Jaguar, classic car fanatic Mark Evans follows the creation of what is arguably the world’s most exclusive car. Inside jaguar’s factory, craftsmen are building a car fit for a billionaire. It’s the most expensive the company has ever made. Evans witnesses the extraordinary lengths to which they’re going to manufacture a vehicle with a price tag of more than £1 million. Known as the Lightweight, it is an exact recreation of the racing version of the iconic Jaguar E-Type, and six super-rich individuals have been specially chosen to own one.

Only 12 Lightweights were ever made, back in 1963, one of which recently sold for an estimated £5 million. But 18 were originally planned and now the remaining six are being created by Jaguar from scratch.

But in the traditional world of classic cars, not everyone welcomes change.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00.............. Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom

06:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain

07:00 ..........Don’t Get Done, Get Dom

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

07:45 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets 08:15 ............................. Shark

11:45 .....................Saints and Scroungers

09:15 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire

12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt

11:00 .....................BBC News

13:00 ...... BBC News at One

11:30 ........BBC World News

13:40 ....BBC London News

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

13:45 .........................Doctors

13:00 .... Cagney and Lacey

14:15.....................Perfection

13:45 ........Cash in the Attic

15:00............... Escape to the Continent

14:15 .................Monty Don’s French Gardens

16:00......................... The Box

15:15 ........Elephant Diaries

16:30............................Flog It!

15:45 ..............Are You Being Served?

17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30... BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30............ EastEnders

09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 10:55...................... ITV News 11:00.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............. ITV News and Weather 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 .........................The Paul O’Grady Show 18:00.. ITV News London

16:15..................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

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

16:40......Just Good Friends

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

17:15... Antiques Roadshow

19:30........Britain’s Got Talent

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

20:00.............. Watchdog

18:30 .......Beat the Brain

21:00....... Britain’s Secret Terror Deals

19:00...... A Cook Abroad 20:00.......... Springwatch

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

21:00.............. The Game

22:25... BBC London News

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

22:45....... Question Time

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

23:45...............This Week

23:20 ......The Detectives

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21:00..Coronation Street 21:30................... Britain’s Got Talent 22:00 ..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:45.... The Late Debate 23:10........Britain’s Secret Homes

Britain’s Got Talent Live.

ITV1, 19:30

Ant and Dec present the fourth live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent as nine more acts compete to win the ultimate prize of 250,000 pounds and a slot on the Royal Variety Performance. They perform in front of a studio audience and judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams. It is then up to the viewers at home to choose which acts have what it takes to make it to the final. The act with the highest number of public votes automatically goes through to the live grand final. The two runner-up acts will then face the judges, who will pick their favourite to go through to the live shows.

Born Naughty?

Channel 4, 20:00 The doctors meet eight-year-old Charlie, who can be so destructive and violent that his mum Maxine has had to call the police. He has been excluded from mainstream school after he attacked other pupils and the head teacher. Dr Ravi and the experts wonder if a controversial new diagnosis might be an issue. Meanwhile, three-year-old Billy’s behaviour is worrying his mum: he kicks and screams when he’s upset and often doesn’t get to sleep until midnight. Could autism explain Billy’s behaviour? Or is there a less drastic explanation?

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22nd May - 28th May 2015

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06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:40 ............Will and Grace

06:10................. Igam Ogam

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

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

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

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 07:35..... Coronation Street 08:10 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35 .......................Scorpion 10:25 ............................. Psych 11:20 .................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:40..... Coronation Street 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45................ Dinner Date 14:40................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55.....Britain’s Got Talent 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

19:30...........The Mummy 22:00............ Britain’s Got More Talent

06:15 ............... Saving Hope 08:00............One Born Every Minute 09:00......................... DIY SOS 10:00.......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ................... Masterchef South Africa 13:00 .......................One Born Every Minute 14:00 .........................DIY SOS 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00..... Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00.... The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 19:00..............Masterchef South Africa 20:00.................... Grimm 21:00.......... Resurrection 22:00...... One Born Every Minute 23:00............ Traffic Cops

08:55.....Location, Location, Location

11:45 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

06:00 .................. Airline USA

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

06:30................... Airline USA

07:20 .......................Top Gear

12:40 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

07:00............. Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew

08:10 .......................Top Gear

12:45 .................. Big Brother

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

09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

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

08:30............Modern Family

10:00 ...... American Pickers

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

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

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

15:15 ...................Beyond the Blackboard

11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:30 ........ Storage Hunters

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

13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

12:00 .......................Top Gear

15:00 ...........Modern Family

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

16:00...................... Futurama

14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

06:00 ............. Football Gold 08:00......... Fantasy Football Club Highlights 08:30........ Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 09:30......... Barclays Premier League Review 10:30 ............. Football Gold 11:30 ........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 12:30 .........Barclays Premier League Review 13:30 .......... Premier League Legends 14:00 ........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 15:00.................. The Premier League Years 17:00.......... Premier League Legends 17:30.... Barclays Premier League World 18:00................. Ringside 19:00.... Barclays Premier League World

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

08:25 ........................... Frasier

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig

08:55 ........................... Frasier

06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

09:25....................... Car S.O.S

07:10 ............. Little Princess

10:30................... Come Dine with Me

07:20.... The Mr. Men Show

11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:35................... Come Dine with Me 13:05 ...............A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10 .................Countdown 15:00......... Deal or No Deal 16:00 ................................Posh Pawnbrokers 17:00 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00........ The Simpsons

07:35 ..........................Thomas and Friends 07:45 ......................Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ....................... Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25..................... Peppa Pig 08:35 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus

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13:25 ...................Time Team 14:30................... Time Team 15:35................... Time Team 16:40......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00....... The Good Wife 22:00...................... Inside Rolls-Royce 23:00..................24 Hours in A and E

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

18:30...... 5 News Tonight

20:00....Born Naughty?

11:20.....................Storm over the Nile

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

18:00.....Criminals: Caught on Camera

19:00..... Channel 4 News

11:05 ...........................Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

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

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

10:00............. Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

19:00............ World War II in Colour

16:30..................... Futurama 17:00............. The Simpsons 17:30 ..................... Futurama

15:00 ...... American Pickers 16:00........ Storage Hunters

18:00............... Futurama

16:30........ Storage Hunters

18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00.............Deep-Sea W C Mega Jaws choice 20:00.. Kings and Queens of Speech 21:00.............The Hotel W C Inspector: Abroad choice 21:00 ....................... Glee

18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge

21:00......Inside Jaguar: CW Making a choice Million Pound Car 22:00............ Big Brother 22:00...................... Seven 23:00........... Big Brother’s Psychopaths Bit on the Side

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

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

22:00 ............A League of Their Own

22:00 ..... Mock the Week

23:00......... Hawaii Five-0

23:40 ........ Only Connect

22:40 ...................... QI XL

Deep-Sea Mega Jaws Channel 5, 20:00

Documentary about a mysterious super-predator so large and aggressive that it can hunt down and devour a threemetre-long great white shark - and the discovery of a natural phenomenon that, for only a few short weeks each year, attracts the oceans most fearsome predators in an aquatic battle zone, never witnessed before, where killer whales, sperm whales, colossal squid and great white sharks enter into combat in an underwater colosseum.

The Hotel Inspector: Abroad Channel 5, 21:00

Reality series in which hotelier Alex Polizzi tries to turn around failing hotels and guest houses. Alex travels to Torrox, a resort in Andalucia, to help two sisters who sank their life savings into the eight-bedroom La Casa Hotel. Since then, the Spanish economy has collapsed and they now find themselves saddled with debts and an occupancy rate which has dwindled to 25 per cent.

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What’s On in Tenerife

When: 1st - 31st May Where: Santa Cruz More details: fiestasdesantacruz.com

22nd May - 28th May 2015

May Festival Every May Santa Cruz has a month-long celebration to mark its foundation. Flowers flood the city and there is a month of concerts, sports events and children’s activities as well as an extensive programme of cultural events and beauty pageants.

Tenerife Opera 2015.

Ana Bolena Anna Bolena is the first work of Donizetti’s Queens’ Trilogy and is the essence of the dramatic bel canto that the composer would later repeat in Roberto Devereux, María Estuardo and, particularly, Lucia di Lammermoor. Donizetti applied all his talent to the psychological portrayal of his characters in this delightfully melodic piece. The all star cast features Mariella Devia (one of the greatest bel canto sopranos of the last forty years) in the leading role, Tenerife’s most international tenor, Celso Albelo, and mezzo-soprano, Alessandra Volpe, who returns to Ópera de Tenerife after her tremendous success last season in Nabucco.

When: 23rd June Where: Tenerife Auditorium “Adán Martín” in Santa Cruz More details: www.ost.es

‘Caprichos Musicales’ in Isla Baja Isla Baja becomes the musical capital of Tenerife in a new edition of ‘Caprichos Musicales’. Jazz, classical, folk and choral music offered by artists of national and international reputation in a program that guarantees a unique experience to enjoy the best music in the most emblematic buildings of one of the areas with the most beautiful scenery of the island.

When: Until 18th June Where: Buenavista del Norte, Garachico, El Tanque and Los Silos More details: www.consorcioislabaja. com/los-caprichosmusicales

Tegueste Tour Enjoy the scenery and explore the history of the town of Tegueste through over 30 thematic routes that take place throughout the year.

Specialised guides will show you the most beautiful scenery of the town, its historical, artistic and archaeological heritage and, of course, vineyards and everything related to its great wine tradition. There are hiking trails, dramatised routes that will transport you to the past or night routes for a unique experience under the moon.

When: Every Day More Info www.tegueste.org

Dorada Brewery Tour The local beer company opens its doors to unveil the manufacturing process of Dorada beer, from the collection of raw materials to bottling. It’s a guided tour through the facilities, explaining each stage of the brewing process. And at the end of the visit you will be invited to a Dorada or two in the Tasting Room. Booking is highly recommended.

When: Every Tuesday Where: Avenida de Ángel Romero in Santa Cruz More info: doradatour.es

Tenerife Symphony Orchestra VIOLIN concertos and the symphonic works of Mahler are among the highlights of the 2015 season of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Polish maestro Nesterowicz Michal.

When: Until 26th June Where: Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz More details: www.ost.es

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By Jamie Droo THE entertainment scene is often referred to as “the circuit”, a reference commonly used in many walks of life when it comes to work.

For example, ex-military personnel who take on roles as bodyguards or close protection, also refer to their work as the circuit.

I think this may be the case with many areas of work, in which the worker is self-employed and has to find jobs, not through qualification but through their own merit and experience.

Lots of entertainers here, from all over the world, began their careers in their native country’s own circuit, and each will have differing dynamics.

I am sure that every Tenerife entertainer has been asked by a holiday-maker at some stage: “I´m thinking of coming over and going on the circuit, so could you point me in the right direction?”

Well, to start with, it´s too complex to answer him/her in a nutshell.

Time for an analogy!

In industry, if a person wanted to be a carpenter and asked an established chippie a similar question, surely he would want to know first and foremost if that person could use a saw.

If he (or she) is good with a saw, the carpenter might take time to help the wannabe woodworker. If not, he’d probably say: “Come back when you have a little more experience and know how to use the tools for the job.”

But in entertainment, it is so much more difficult to tell people they are simply not good enough. If somebody wants to work on the circuit, there really is only one way to do it: come over and commit yourself to a certain period to promote your-

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Damion is on Fiore! trigue in the audience to fill the bar at 9pm with people wanting to hear this young man.

It was just Damion and his guitar. No backing tracks, just raw acoustic sound and taking on difficult songs like those sung

by Ed Sheeran, such as You Need Me But I Don´t Need You, Sing and Don’t, along with a selection of other covers.

He was on stage for a little over half-an-hour and, though it was his first stage experience in a big bar, Damion held the attention of the entire audience.

And without his presence, the bar wouldn’t have been that busy so early.

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by Vinnie to put him on, and I asked him to see whether the youngster would like to do the same for me. He obliged, and received the same audience reaction.

Damion Fiore is a talented youngster, going about getting work in the right way. He just wants a chance to gain

self. This circuit demands self-promotion, especially if the act wants to work in the showbars rather than the hotels.

It´s no good standing at a bar and telling the bar staff how good you are because the audience dictates that.

Self-indulgence and self-promotion are two different things, but they often get mixed up through the entertainer’s inexperience.

The best way to promote yourself is to entertain - your talent will speak for itself.

This circuit is small, yet saturated with venues offering shows and entertainment. So once a good show has performed a few auditions and picked up a few spots, word gets around the bookers.

Quite often, I receive messages via Facebook

from various comperes telling me to check out new acts. A few weeks ago, I was told about a young man called Damion, who was sitting on the wall outside a bar with his guitar.

He asked the compere about how to get work as an entertainer and explained that he had no real stage experience but would work for nothing to gain that experience.

“I just want to sing and play my guitar in front of an audience,” he said. And those humble words got the attention of Vinnie Love, the compere in question. As a guitarist himself, he was intrigued and wanted to give this young man a chance to prove his worth.

Damion, just 18, is extremely modest and still at school over here,

yet he has a yearning to work on stage.

After finding out that he specialises in the songs of Ed Sheeran and those acoustic artists similar to him - like Jason Mraz and James Morrison Vinnie asked Damion if he would come back to the bar and perform an acoustic set at 9pm.

This gave Vinnie the chance to promote him with the audience for a couple of days before his performance. All Vinnie had heard so far was the few tunes Damion had played and sung outside the bar.

Most comperes can recognise talent, and Vinnie certainly picked up on what Damion had to offer. It worked because after a couple of day’s of spreading the word, Vinnie had instilled enough in-

that all-important experience, which will elude him unless someone gives him the opportunity.

I applaud Vinnie Love for helping new talent, but we both told Damion the same thing, and that was to audition once for free but never to work for free.

His talent is worthy of payment and is best suited to afternoon gigs or early-evening acoustic sets. And, now that summer is here, some venues will be looking for this kind of entertainment and may want to contact Damion.

However, because he is still at school, we do not want to publish his contact number. But if you would like more details about Damion and how to book him, please contact the Editor, Roscoe, or me, and we will pass on Damion’s number to appropriate, interested parties.

I wish Damion all the best in his search for work, and I hope he gains the success his talent deserves.

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Wine and Dine

22nd May - 28th May 2015

The Bistro Bistro Restaurant is now open for lunch, serving the most famous pies, sausage rolls, quiches, sandwiches and different specials every day. All homemade and freshly baked, plus drinks offers every lunchtime including local wine at 1 euro per glass, 1.50 euros for Torres wines, 1 euro a pint and 2 euros for local spirits.

Ed. Florin, Calle Valle Menendez, behind the Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos Open: Mon - Sat, midday - 4pm, 6pm - late. Sun, midday - late.

Call: 922 795 823

Embrujo We offer the best products and dishes in Spanish cuisines. Allowing you to travel around Spain from North to South, to taste all the senses. You can choose from a wide selection of culinary specialties from Basque and Galician, Castilian, Andalusian and Canarian cuisine. From authentic Spanish omelette, oxtail, paellas, meat and fish all prepared with recipes of each region and the freshest products available.

CC Americas Plaza, Las Americas

The Swan Try our new homemade menu from our new chef Tim, with all your favourites including: fish and chips, roast dinners, lasagne, steak pie, plus daily specials. If there’s anything you fancy t hat’s not on the menu, j ust give us 24hr notice and we will do it for you!

Or just pop in for a drink, with live entertainment every night, 9pm - midnight, and your favourite quiz on Sunday evenings.

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Call: 922 789 518 or 676 868 729

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 698 396 367

The Palms Pool Bar & Restaurant Home of ‘Craig’s Creations’ - Delicious gourmet food served at realistic prices!

Specials changing daily. Exciting new menu!

Food served from 10am – 10pm daily and ‘Tipsy Time’ 4pm – 7pm. Star cabaret nights, call for details. Follow us on Facebook at The Palms Pool Bar. Palms Pool bar and Restaurant, Golf Del Sur

Call: 679 721 005 / 667 098 126 / 922 738 809

Belgabar

Rumours

Belgabar has very quickly become a favourite for diners. Our selective menu includes the finest prime steak, fresh seafood and vegetable dishes and a tropical dining experience not to be missed. There is an extensive wine menu, which includes local produce, and a range of international beers.

Belgabar menu is popular, so reservations are recommended.

You must try the house special!

Rumours has recently re-opened after refurbishment. It’s a friendly bar serving fabulous homemade English food.

With breakfast, light lunches and evening meals plus Sunday lunches from 1pm. The menu combines the traditional with the more adventurous, or just enjoy a drink on our sunny terrace. With entertainment nightly from 10pm including Karaoke. Plus don’t miss Buddy Graham’s award-winning comedy show every Saturday. There really is something for everyone at Rumours. Great food great beer, great entertainment!

Beachfront, The Patch, Las Americas, next to Burger King

Open: 12pm til late

Call: 674 578 413

Paloma Beach, Los Cristianos

Open: 9am til late

Call: 922 792 608

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Otelo Otelo restaurants serve traditional Spanish cuisine, specialising in delicious crispy garlic chicken and Canarian potatoes, plus all the tasty sauces. Try out our Canarian night, with our staff all dressed in national costumes and live Canarian music - at Otelo 1, with its gorgeous mountain views, on Monday night. Or Thursday night at Otelo 2, our beach-front restaurants. Otelo 1: closed 22nd June - 7th July. Otelo II: open as usual with the same specialities during this time.

Otelo I: Baranco Inferño. Otelo II: Fañabe Beach front

Open: Otelo I: 12noon - 11pm Otelo II: 11am - 11pm

Call: 922 780 374 / 922 716 342

Leo’s Italian & Grill Come and taste the fine Italian cuisine served at Leo’s restaurant in Oasis Paserella.

Authentic Italian cuisine with a modern twist, with a set 3-course daily menu for just 9.95 euros (served until 5.30pm) plus a fantastic selection from the a la carte. You can’t fail to find something that will delight your taste buds.

Try the amazing pastas, pizzas, fresh meat or fish, and maybe indulge yourself in one of the homemade desserts.

C.C. Pasarella, Los Cristianos

Open: daily, 11am - 12am

Call: 922 788 872

Fusion Restaurant A much-welcome, fine dining experience in Amarilla Golf. Beautiful restaurant with stunning views of Fairways pool area. Everything freshly home-made on the premises, including delicious desserts!

The owners also have the Premier Bar, and A.C. Woodenspoons are now offering a different aspect of fine dining at its best.

Gourmet food at affordable prices.

Amarilla Golf Open: Every day 9.30am - 5pm & 7pm - 10.30pm

Call: 922 708 069

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Wine and Dine

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The Bistro, Los Cristianos

lunchtime delights...

Hacienda Miranda Hacienda Miranda offer the richness and variety of Mexican food. A cuisine full of flavour and colour, made with the finest ingredients authentic to Mexico. Nachos, fajitas, tacos, quesadillas, burritos and a myriad of top quality dishes.

With huge terrace and two interior rooms with a typical Mexican hacienda decor, it will become a culinary experience accompanied by the best margaritas.

CC Americas Plaza, Las Americas

Call: 922 794 699

Lupita Parque de la Reina has a secret - Lupita restaurant is fast becoming the place to eat, and it has a well-deserved reputation.

All the usual Mexican specialities are on offer, but from midday until 4pm, check out its 3.95euro menu. You can have a bowl of soup or garlic bread, main meal (selection of 20) and ice cream or coffee to finish, which is excellent value for money. Also, evening and weekend menus are available from 4.95-euros. Now open Mondays!

Cañada Blanca 2, Parque de la Reina

Open: daily, 12noon - 11.30pm

Call: 677 381 869/645 581 621

WITH all the heat we’ve been having lately, we decided to treat ourselves to a girly lunch, and The Bistro seemed the ideal place.

It has been famous in Los Cristianos for many years because of its evening menu and Sunday lunches. And now, through demand, The Bistro is open for lunches throughout the week.

It features a lunchtime “specials” board with a range of delicious, home-made dishes.

To drink, they have introduced “Smoothie Cocktails” - fruit smoothies with an added a dash of your favourite tipple while you get your five-a-day in.

They also hold a selection of Canarian specialty wines, such as the Rosado Afrutado, an exotic, fruity Rosé, which is perfectly refreshing for those summer afternoons.

And they still have their special drinks prices: one euro for a pint of Dorada or a glass of Torres wine.

Can’t get better than that!

As we couldn’t decide individually what to eat, we eventually chose a handful of dishes and all shared together. We opted for the quiche of the day, which was a wonderful combination of Parmesan and Courgette; Potato Cakes with Tuna and spring onion and sweet chilli; Filo baskets with fresh Prawns and Salmon, coated

with a Marie-rose sauce; plus Baked Camembert, topped with herbs and warm, crusty bread.

There were side-salads on all, and the potato cakes came with a tasty lemon mayo on the side. On another board, there was a tasty selection of deepdish pies such as Steak

and Wild Mushroom, Turkey with Bacon & Chestnut, and Smoked Haddock & Cod Fish.

The Bistro has been open for 10 years, and owner Mike and manageress Lorraine do an amazing job of making you feel at home, always doing their best to please. Although the

specials change daily. there will always be something guaranteed to tempt your taste buds.

We made sure we saved some room for the desserts, which really are to die for, including their famous Cheesecakes, Baileys & Black Cherry or Lemon Meringue, and Chocolate pudding with a melting fondue middle.

Finally I must mention their intriguing range of bread-andbutter pudding: Whiskey and Orange or Spiced Plum. They are certainly not short of creative combinations to make your mouth water.

The Bistro opens from noon-4pm and 6pm till late every day.

And the new lunchtime menu is available daily except Sundays, when their traditional Roast dinner with all the trimmings is still served.

Evenings and Sundays must be booked in advance to avoid disappointment.

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HOT STUFF!

Human circus is big treat for kids

By Vanessa Vee THIS week we treated ourselves to the new “Circolandia” children’s show in Los Cristianos after being attracted by the colourful poster.

And considering what was on offer, there was no way we could miss an opportunity to see a show like this on our doorstep.

Behind the agricultural centre in Los Cristianos, there is a lovely little theatre and, luckily, it is surrounded by plenty of parking spaces. I say luckily because the place was packed!

We arrived on the Sunday at 5.50pm, half-anhour before the show started. We had prebooked our tickets and saved a few euros ... you should know me by now, always one to save where I can, and our tickets cost 12 euros, against 15 euros on the door.

Once settled into the theatre comfortably, it was time for curtainup. And, kicking in with Dora the Explorer and Mickey Mouse, the atmosphere created was phenomenal. All the children in the auditorium were highly excited.

Not only did this show consist of many wellknown children’s cartoon and Disney characters, it has obviously been well thought out, with much variety.

Contortionists, acrobats, dancers, singers, magicians, illusionists ... the list goes on and on.

The talent gathered in one room was spectacular, and they always managed to bring the theme of a musical or film to connect with the specialist act.

I did recognise a few of the acts, like the outstanding Énigma, an unbelievable talent we are exceptionally lucky to have on the Island.

They performed with Spiderman, who was an outstanding talent alone, mesmerising all the little boys.

Then there were two acrobats, who left my heart in my mouth These guys have to be seen to be believed, and not just because of their gold lycra leggings and body paint because their strength is surreal.

No children’s show today is complete without a visit from the musical, Frozen. Sung live and in full costume, “Let it Go” was coupled with a flexible young lady, performing on the white drapes, lowered from the ceiling of the tall building.

The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Transformers, plus many many more followed, all of which were timed perfectly to hold the au-

dience’s attention. Pocoyo was one of the main highlights for me, together with the clown, who was highly amusing and interacted with the crowd.

The magician and illusionists astounded everyone with their high standard, leaving the kids open-mouthed.

The two-hour show was non-stop, which was fine for my fiveyear-old, but it was a tad too long for my youngest, who became a little restless just before the end.

But in a nutshell, this is a simply wonderful, international, human circus, featuring a cast of almost 20 artists from Russia, France, Brazil, Senegal and Spain. And not an animal in sight which, I believe, is quite an important factor in this day and age.

I spoke to Eric Viana, of ´History of Rock´ fame. Eric is the show’s producer, and I seriously believe he has hit the nail on the head. I know we will definitely be visiting again.

Eric told me the next show was in La Orotava, in the North, at the end of the month, and he is hoping soon to announce more dates in the South.

To keep updated with Circolandia performances and other events, please see their website www.creventy. com - or simply type Creventy into a Facebook search.

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By Carl from Robot

NO matter which form of heat appliances you use, from straighteners and hairdryers to tongs, you should all be using some sort of heat defence.

Many of you seem to buy it, but few know exactly how and when to use it. It’s good that the intention is there.

But if you’re not applying it correctly, all your good intentions will go to waste.

If you are using a decent moisture-replacement shampoo and conditioner, this is your basis.

Then comes your treatment oil, be it Argan or another, and this should go on to WET hair - the wetter the better. And over the top of this goes your heatdefence spray.

This should be applied to all the hair, from roots to tips, paying special attention to the front corners of your hair as this part is, naturally, the most fragile.

Either dry your hair naturally or with a hairdryer, and then comes your option to straighten or tong (if that’s what you need). Apply more protection spray as you curl or straighten each section. And if steam rises from the hair as you are doing it, that’s perfect.

This is down to the moisture you have put into the hair. But if it

doesn’t steam, you will burn your precious locks.

Most people get worried when they see this happening that they are burning their hair, but it’s quite the reverse.

If the hair isn’t protected, you won’t see steam rising as the moisture being removed is your natural moisture. Keep on like this and, eventually, your hair will literally FRY. It can take only so much abuse, and without protection, it will split and sometimes fall off.

I see many people who don’t abide by the rules of heat appliances - and most have pieces of hair

or whole sections missing. Once this has happened, the hair is irreparable.

The only solution is to remove it, so make sure your hair is protected from start to finish before this happens.

Your heat protection and oil will even keep your curls and hair straighter for longer as the added moisture will also keep away frizzes.

So its a win-win situation. The only needed is that you don’t forget to apply it - and not just every now and then but every time without fail.

If not, you could be seeing a little more than the ends off next time you visit the salon!

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By Monica Dyson SOME of Britain’s established supermarket chains claim to be in financial difficulty, with rivals offering lower prices like Aldi and Lidl, who have been popular in other parts of Europe for long enough.

But near my home in Sheffield is a local man, determined to provide a quality service at a time when the demise of small businesses and certainly the corner shop - has been welldocumented.

He has bravely opened a small mini-market, well-stocked with quality goods, and with helpful and pleasant staff.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could wean ourselves off “The big shop” at soul-less supermarkets and give the small shopkeeper a chance?

Not easy, I know.

It was Napoleon who called the British “a nation of shopkeepers”.

It’s not clear exactly what he meant, other than it was derogatory and referred to the British preparation for the war with France.

But there is no doubt it was true, certainly in the Fifties when I was growing up, when there was a shop on every cor-

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Open all hours again! ner. It is estimated that corner shops have been disappearing fast that as soon as next year, they will largely be history, having all been replaced by the great gods of commerce: the supermarket.

It is said that the corner shops do not have goods as cheap or as fresh as the supermarkets, the convenience of 24-hour opening or deliveries made possible through the Internet.

But to my mind, the demise of these small businesses signifies the end of a more gentle, less-stressful age, when you were offered personal service, friendliness and the feeling that the shopkeeper actually cared about retaining your business.

As a child, I can remember the glistening jars of sweets on the shelves and huge mounds of tub butter and lard on the counter, waiting to be shaped into blocks with wooden spatulas.

There were also enormous blocks of Kraft cheese, which was cut into slices with a wirecutter, ready to be wrapped in greaseproof paper. And the grocer would often give you a little sample to try!

Enormous bacon and ham sides, covered in white muslin, were cut into thick or thin slices, with bacon bits put into a box. These you could purchase to fry for breakfast or put into

sandwiches.

Sometimes, my mother would send me for a shilling’s worth of broken biscuits. And if there weren’t enough broken ones in the tin to make up the weight, the grocer would break up a couple of whole ones. Must have been some logic in that!

Everything was placed into paper bags. No plastic ones in those days, or “bags for life”.

There were blue bags for sugar and brown bags for everything else, except for fruit and vegetables. These were tipped straight from the weighing scales, which had brass weights, straight into your shopping bag.

Tea was kept in plywood chests and weighed out in ½lb or

1lb amounts. The diversity of the goods sold in the corner shops was amazing. You could buy bread, hairnets, combs, medicines, hardware, fruit and vegetables, pins and needles, cooked meat and cheese. Often, there was a beer pump and, if you brought a jug into the shop, you could have it filled with beer.

There were numerous savings clubs, Christmas clubs, firework clubs and, of course, the chance to have goods put on “the slate” or “strap” or “tick”.

During the Sixties and Seventies, Green Shield Stamps were very popular and you could get them at most small shops. You got one stamp for every

sixpence (2½p) spent, with 280 stamps in each book.

For 33 books you could get a Kenwood Chef Mixer, and for 88 books a 19-inch Regentone TV! But most people cashed in one book, having spent £32, exchanging it for a set of lager glasses with gold rims, or a pair of stainless-steel salad servers.

Corner shops were invaluable if times were hard, as you could purchase one egg or one cigarette, usually with no questions asked about your age. And they were wonderful for children who collected empty dandelion and burdock or cream-soda bottles, exchanging them for a few pence to spend on blackjacks, sherbet fountains or

liquorice sticks. Many shops were open from six in the morning until 10 at night, seven days a week. And it was not unusual, as the shops usually had living accommodation behind it, for people to knock on the back door after hours if they had run out of something.

For the past three decades many corner shops in the UK have been in Asian ownership. The first generation of Asian shopkeepers were prepared to work hard and for long hours over seven days to make a living, often avoiding the kind of discrimination found in other areas of employment.

But their children have not been as ready to work for lower wages than they can get in a profession, or in opening a restaurant, especially when they have been to college or university.

So this familiar part of British life has declined because their children decided they didn’t want to go into the family business.

However, the young Asian man who has opened our new minimarket seems to be the exception to this rule.

Coming from a professional background, he decided to start his own business instead of going to university. So good luck to him … and let’s hope he carries on the tradition of the corner shop we once knew and loved!

But alas, he doesn’t have a mound of tub butter on the counter!

Live Arico news

Brave Katie won’t give in WE know that many of you follow the story of Katie, our 14-yearold rescue horse who suffers from a painful condition of the hooves called laminitis.

Sadly, she relapsed some months ago but is fighting her way back to

good health which, we are assured, will be the case.

Her painkillers alone cost almost 100 euros a month, so we are having a fund-raiser to help cover her care from 2pm on Sunday, 31st May, at Horse Riding

Adventures, Aldea Blanca, where she lives.

Come along and enjoy a bbq, drinks, pony rides and horseand-cart trips, with all proceeds going towards Katie’s expenses. In the past, these events have been extremely popular and well-attended, so come and show Katie how much we all love her.

See you there.

Dog of the Week About a month ago, we picked up on a Facebook thread about a frightened, injured puppy running on

waste ground near the Apolo Centre.

We managed to catch him and took him to the vets, where his broken leg was fixed. He is now good to go, and, as you can see, he is beautiful.

We called him Apollo after the place where he was found.

He is medium-sized and will make a great pet. Please call Sue on 629 388 102 for more information, and how you can help him.

MustCat almost full We are chartering the MustCat again and heading off into the

waves to see the whales and dolphins. Our last trip was completely full, and this one is well on its way, so do hurry up.

The price is just 20 euros for the threehour trip, sailing at 1.15pm on Saturday, 13th June. Call Sue now for your tickets.

Our shop news All is going well at our charity shop on Golf del Sur, and vet Cesar Bertoldi is there every Wednesday between 10am-noon, offering advice on all aspects of your pet’s healthcare.

Come and have a chat with him.

We are situated at Golf Park, on the loop road before the lottery kiosk, and are open 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday.

We also have shops in Los Cristianos, Calle Revron near Churchills Bar, and San Eugenio opposite Hotel La Nina

by Amandas bar at las Carabelas complex.

Both shops open from 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday, and until 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Come and have a browse.

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Kids’ trip of a lifetime Our musical Accion del Sol news

‘rescue’ operation

Whale of a time: San Miguel Lions Club organisers Susan and Lisa with their merry group at Loro Park

THE highlight of San Miguel Lions Club’s year - its Disadvantaged Children´s Holiday - came to an end after a memorable week, with sad faces flying back to the UK.

FRIENDS of Accion del Sol are asked to support and join them on 12th June for a gala evening of classical music by youngsters from the British School of Music.

The event is being held at the Auditorium Infanta Leonor in Los Cristianos, and the musicians and singers are happy to support Accion in its constant battle to rescue abandoned dogs from the streets of Arona, Granadilla and Guia de Isora.

Tickets are just seven euros for adults and five for children. Call 922 778 630 for more information and reservations.

Reward their patience Some of our dogs have spent many years in the refuge, waiting patiently for a loving new home, so please visit us if you are looking to adopt one.

Or maybe you have a little spare time and

would like to exercise a dog. There are so many animals here who would love a walk and some human companionship - apart from the staff, of course - for an hour or two.

Opening hours We are open to the public on Mondays, Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays between 2-5pm, and on Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm.

The refuge is closed Wednesdays, Sundays and on Public Holidays.

Donations welcome Please note that Accion del Sol does not charge for adoptions, and every animal is fully passported , microchipped, inoculated, sterilised and has a full bill of health before leaving the refuge.

But donations towards the day-to-day running of the refuge are much appreciated Where to find us The refuge is situated at Granadilla’s Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF1, directly next to ITER, the ecological park which houses the windmills.

The party comprised children (and carers) from Chelmsford’s Columbus School in Essex; Long Life Learning, from Warrington MacIntyre, Warrington, and, as usual, Lions Lisa and Tony, whose group

come via their Dog and Partridge public house in Chorley, Lancashire.

The couple always collect money to pay for their flights throughout the year, which is a great help to San Miguel Lions’ members, whose chief aim every year is to give underprivileged kids the most fabulous holiday of all.

And so it proved again, with visits to top tourist attractions Monkey Park, Water Park and Loro Park.

Lions’ Secretary Ralph Solomon said: “We thank all these famous theme parks for their

help and generosity. It enables us to make it a such wonderful trip for our visitors every year.

“The carers and their charges do get free days, and they take advantage of them to spend valuable time together.”

It signals the end of Lions’ fund-raisers for a couple of months, but it’s business as usual at the Charity Shop in The Dip, Costa Del Silencio.

But Ralph reminds all members and supporters that the Club’s President’s Night is on Saturday, 27th June.

“Our new President Jackie, who takes over

at this dinner-dance, invites anyone wishing to come along to contact her on 630 615 437,” he said.

The event takes place at The Chicken Shack Restaurant, Calle Minerva 2, Costa del Silencio, and there will be cocktails and canapés on arrival.

Ralph added: “Tickets are only 18 euros for a night of live entertainment and a threecourse menu.

“So come along and see us all letting our hair down … those of us (men, obviously) who have any left, of course.”

School of Music and Dance is back in tune ADEJE’S School of Music and Dance (EMMA), has opened registration for existing students who want to renew their course for the 2015/2016 academic year.

Those who want a change of discipline have until 8th June to switch, and the dates for new students to register are from 15-19th June.

Places are allocated on a strict “first-come, first-served” basis, depending on the discipline.

Registration will take place in the Las Torres sports centre,

from 9am to 1pm, and at the School of Music in the evenings from 5-9pm.

Fees can be covered in a lump sum, or over a series of payments.

Those families on the municipal residents’

register will have reduced prices for courses, and discounts/subsidies are also available for families in financial difficulties.

The EMMA disciplines available are music and movement,

trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn, saxhorn, clarinet, oboe, concert flute, saxophone, percussion, cello, violin, piano, drums, modern singing, accordion, guitar, bass guitar, and dance.

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The ultimate drink for life!

That constant craving bites...

By Nico Gil

of Activate Sports Club

FOR some, Constant Craving is a famous KD Lang song from the Nineties (remember her?). For others, it’s a fitting description of their dietary habits.

Almost all of us experience a craving of some sort from time to time. The urge for something sweet after a meal, salty chips, and, perhaps the most common of all, caffeine But cravings are normally our body’s way of trying to tell us something more important than simply the fact that we like chocolate.

Firstly, more often than not, what we interpret as a craving or hunger pang, is actually dehydration. The vast majority of the population is chronicallydehydrated, drinking nowhere near the recommended two litres of water a day our bodies need to function properly.

So step one, when a craving strikes, you should always drink a large glass or two of water, wait half-an-hour and see how you feel.

There are usually both physical and psychological reasons as to why we crave what we do - and I won’t even begin to explain some of the random cravings associated with pregnant women.

Frequently, we fall into the trap of emotional eating. We’re not actually hungry,, but we eat to fill the void created by a different area in our lives, which could be our relationship (or lack of), job, etc.

So what are the most common items people suddenly feel the need to consume, and what are the explanations behind them?

Caffeine: Who doesn’t relate to this one? We crave caffeine when we’re feeling tired.

However, it’s also down to lacking the correct nutrition. Diets high in processed junk food are especially prone to creating cravings for caffeine.

The more vitamins and minerals your diet lacks, the more your body will crave the energy associated from a caffeine fix. Try to incorporate healthier, unrefined whole foods into your diet, which should keep your energy levels high throughout the day.

Chocolate: If you really crave something rich and chocolatey, there’s a good chance you are a normal human but, more importantly, suffering from a magnesium deficiency.

Nutritionists estimate that a whopping 80% of us don’t get enough magnesium from our diets. But fluctuating sugar levels in our blood are bad news.

They cause spikes in insulin production, which can lead to Type II diabetes. Instead of sweets or chocolate, opt for leafy-green vegetables, avocado and nuts, which are all high in magnesium.

Red meat: Not surprisingly, this often indicates a lack of iron.

Women are especially

prone to these types of cravings around the time of their period or during pregnancy. Interestingly, beans or legumes like lentils and chickpeas, as well as green vegetables such as spinach and watercress, have much more iron than red meat.

Beetroot is also a great source.

Cheese or pizza: This is often down to a lack of fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are essential for reducing inflammation, but instead of these rather unhealthy sources, go for salmon, walnuts or flax seeds instead.

Salty foods: Generally speaking, if you find yourself craving salt, it’s almost certain that your mineral levels are low. Foods high in salt are especially bad news for people with high blood pressure the opposite is true in people with low blood pressure.

Sometimes, especially when high temperatures can lower the blood pressure even more, snacking on something salty is good to perk you up a bit. However, it’s better to take a good allround multi-vitamin supplement to make sure you’re not lacking in anything important, and to reduce the possibility of these cravings appearing.

Address: Calle Roques del Salmor, 38679 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Tel: 822 070 037

By Val Sainsbury WATER is hardly the most exciting of drinks but it is vital, not only for our survival but for optimal function.

A deficiency of less than I% can really affect the way our bodies work and perform; our energy levels may be low and our brains don’t function properly!

Significant health problems can arise when we are above that 1%, and our organs and glands may start to shut down.

The most important way to maintain proper hydration is to drink water throughout the day.

We do not function like many other animals.

They can rehydrate in a few minutes, by drinking up to 10% of their total body weight of water in one go.

Humans need to drink water, frequently, and in small amounts, which will correct dehydration and maintain a proper hydration.

About 60% of the body is made up of water.

80% of our lungs, heart and blood are water, and our muscles, brain, intestines and spleen constitute about 75%.

Even our bones are 22% water, and our fat stores 10%.

When we don’t drink enough, the volume of our blood decreases, which is one of the biggest problems of dehydration.

When the volume is correct, it helps maintain our cardiovascular function. Carbon dioxide and other waste products are removed, and nutrients are transported around the body.

Red blood cells carry oxygen to the muscles via the blood, and hormones are transported, which regulate the activity of the muscles.

Most people think that thirst is how we remember to drink water, but there are two problems here.

Firstly, as we age, the signal we receive from our brains isn’t always

as effective in telling us we are thirsty.

Even in the high Tenerife temperatures, some can exercise in the hot sun and not even feel the need to drink.

This can lead to heat exhaustion and, even worse, heatstroke.

I found this out, to my cost, last August. Walking briskly, uphill, in the extreme temperatures of a heatwave, my heart rate went up to over 180 beats a minute.

I went to the local medical centre, where I had to lie down in an air-conditioned room, and was given medication to bring my heartrate down.

It left me feeling awful for the next couple of weeks. And even now, several months later, my heart-rate rises really quickly if I’m in the hot sun.

I never feel thirsty, however hard I exercise in the heat, and not drinking enough played a major part in my heat exhaustion. Never again!

This condition shocks the body, and it can take a long time to get back to full fitness.

The many golfers on the Island are at risk because they are on the course for many hours, usually with little or no shade.

We lose 300 times the amount of water when we exercise, than when we are resting!

Secondly, the brain’s thirst centre doesn’t send a message to drink until we are almost 2% dehydrated. By now, we are already suffering from the stress of dehydration.

Fortunately, the kidneys respond much sooner than our brains, to tell us that

we need more water.

We should be urinating at least six to eight times a day. Our urine should be clear. If it is yellow, we should probably be drinking more.

The darker the colour, the more we need to drink water.

So, the main points to remember are: *Drink water every day, throughout the day. *The average person may need 2-3 litres a day. It can be more if exercising at high temperatures. *Drink smaller amounts - every couple of hours - rather than two or three large doses a day. *Don’t drink carbonated water as your main source, because it can cause intestinal distress. *Keep a water bottle near you at all times, wherever you spend most of your time. *Drink water before, during and immediately after exercising.

Certain drinks, such as tea, coffee, fizzy drinks and alcohol, can actually increase your need for water, so don’t count them as part of your water intake.

If we get dehydrated, just drinking a glass of water won’t remedy the situation. It can take between 24-48 hours to replace the water throughout our bodies.

Of course, it is possible to drink too much, which can lead to a condition call hyponatraemia, where the level of sodium in the body goes too low.

It is thought that many of our ailments arise from not drinking enough water.

So now is a good time to start!

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KEEPING COOL WHEN IT’S HOT

By Carl Pattison

WHEN it comes to “what do I wear to go to the beach?” then you guys sometimes need a few guidelines as to what`s hot and what’s not.

Gone are the days when men’s swimwear constituted the regular Speedos in black, or some old grey shorts you used to wear in the gym.

Beach fashion is big business, and getting it right isn’t that hard because it’s all down to body shapes and personal taste.

I don’t care if you are comfortable in your tiny trunks, or if you want to wear shorts to your knees.

But being comfortable and feeling good while your soaking up the sun

is what it’s all about. If you’re taking in the rays, then a pair of swimming trunks is the answer.

These are the best shape to wear if you’re IN shape. But if you are slightly bigger on the stomach, maybe these aren’t the best style.

Instead, go for looserfit shorts that tie at the waist. At all costs, avoid Lycra garments that

show every lump and bump - and can make you look bigger than you are.

If you are carrying a few extra pounds, then cotton shorts are best as they don’t cling to you (unless you get them wet).

And if you walking down to the beach, why not invest in some boardshorts, which will

keep you presentable as you arrive and leave the beach.

But don’t wander the town with everything on show. Many resorts across Europe now forbid this. Trunks are for those who can and those who dare, but don’t go rolling up in long shorts to take the sun, as I have seen men do on many an occa-

sion, because looks a bit silly.

If you want to tan your legs, wear something shorter to start with. Don’t be the one wearing the “nappy” shorts and looking the fool.

As with all my columns, the advice I give is general, and if you feel good in what you wear, then go ahead. But just take a look in the mirror before you leave!

As for footwear, don’t forget that it’s illegal to drive in Tenerife wearing flip-flops. Use san-

dals or trainers, then change to flip-flops when you arrive.

There are so many various styles and colours to choose from, but stay away from the cheaper variety and invest in a stylish pair to match your swimwear.

And one last note: don’t go down to the sea in your new beach gear looking all cool, only to recline on a towel that’s seen too many sunny days.

If you want to look HOT on the beach, you have to look COOL!

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This week’s letters: B D F I L N R U Y This week’s mystery clue: This is the title of the 6th mystery in the DI Anna Travis series by Lynda La Plante (9 letters).

L B

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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

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30-Second Brain Training

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds.

Good Luck!

Beginner Starter Number

5 1 2 4 6 1

8 9 3

6 3 7

1 7 6 4 1 8 4 8 7 1

2

3

3/4

+51

2/3

of this

8

9

24

of this

6

7

+42

4/5

of this

-24

÷6

2

3

4

-35

5

x3

Answer

Intermediate Starter Number

1

1

1

73

x2

-91

6

7

8

-13

4

÷11 +82

+36

of this

1

2

3

÷3

32

x8

-198

6

7

8

-69

x19 +56

5

4

÷2 +199 ÷3 9

7/9

Answer

of this

And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

7 1 8 3

2 6

1

2 7 6 8

4 2 6

8 7 1

2 5 8 3 9 1

3 1 6 7

1 7 4

5 2 9

1

3

7

9

1 7 8 2 4 1

7 6 5 3

4 9

Troubling Twenty-Four With the digits 1, 4, 5 and 6, you must make 24, using the following rules: · each digit must be used exactly once; · the allowed operations are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (note: exponentiation is therefore not allowed!); · digits may not be concatenated (so, for example, it is not allowed to use 1 and 4 as 14); · brackets are allowed.

The Question: Give the two solutions to this problem.

Solution to: Cable Curve Note that it is a kind of trick question: the pillars stand next to each other. This means that the cable goes 8 meters straight down and 8 meters straight up. Conclusion: The distance between the pillars is zero meters.

CW Crossword

Brain Training:

ACROSS. 1 COD, 3 LIQUIFIED, 8 EMBRACE, 9 CODES, 10 PATH, 11 PENSIONS, 13 YACHTS, 15 MOSSES, 18 LINGERED, 19 VISA, 22 MASKS, 23 TREBLED, 24 SLANDERED, 25 SHE. DOWN. 1 CHEAPLY, 2 DEBIT, 3 LEAF, 4 QUEUES, 5 INCISION, 6 INDOORS, 7 DESKS, 12 STRESSED, 14 CANASTA, 16 SWADDLE, 17 LETTER, 18 LUMPS, 20 IDLES, 21 NEED

Godoku:

Beginner: 49 Intermediate: 178 Advanced: 52

Sudoku X:

2 1 4 5 9 7 8 3 6

3

3 4 6 5 2

5

this week’s Riddles

Last Issue's Answers:

75%

Advanced Starter Number

DOWN 1 Prescribed amounts (5) 2 Emblems, motifs (7) 4 Easter cake (6) 5 Confusion, chaos (8) 6 Curdle (like milk) (2,3) 7 Normal, indicative (7) 8 Pig enclosure (3) 13 Makes sterile (8) 14 Drive mad, unhinge (7) 16 Silly, idiotic (7) 17 Parish clergyman (6) 19 Drink deeply (5) 21 Male toilets! (5) 22 Plus, also (3)

by Trevor Kirton

Answer

9

x6

5

ACROSS 1 Twilight (4) 3 Second-hand (4) 9 Elephant-tusk matter (5) 10 Now and again (9) 11 Halt (4) 12 Fantastic (8) 14 Field throwing event (6) 15 Legitimate, licit (6) 18 Needed (8) 20 Unpleasant smell (4) 23 Aim, purpose (9) 24 Faux pas, mistake (5) 25 Agile, nimble (4) 26 The thing here (4)

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:

8 5 3 1 9 7 6 2 4

1 9 2 8 3 6 5 4 7

4 2 7 6 8 3 1 9 5

4 6 8 9 7 5 2 3 1

6 9 1 5 4 2 8 7 3

7 5 3 1 4 2 6 8 9

1 4 2 9 5 6 7 3 8

8 2 4 6 9 3 1 7 5

3 6 5 8 7 1 2 4 9

6 3 1 4 5 7 9 2 8

7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 1

9 7 5 2 8 1 4 6 3

9 1 4 7 6 5 3 8 2

2 8 7 5 1 4 3 9 6

2 3 6 4 1 8 9 5 7

3 1 6 7 2 9 8 5 4

5 7 8 3 2 9 4 1 6

5 4 9 3 6 8 7 1 2

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San Eugenio area, buyer to collect. Tel: 671 855 865 42in LG flat screen TV with English TV box. (10 months viewing left). Facing Guaza. 400 euros. 56in gold-leaf mirror, 30 euros. Cash register till, 30 euros. Fridge, 30 euros. Small TV with remote control, good working order. 15 euros. Tel: 600 076 975 2 mountain bikes, Kuro, Revoshift Shimano gears, 1 ladies, 1 unisex, nearly new, vgc, 90 euros each, Silencio area. Tel: 697 746 885 Pine furniture: 3-drawer, 3 cupboard sideboard. Round, solid extending table with 2 chairs.

Coffee table, dressing table and 1 bedside cabinet. All in good cond, in sturdy, quality pine, 85 euros. Tel: 922 752 734 or 693 863 444 Acer keyboard, black, like new, 10 euros. Lean mean grill large size, 25 euros. Lexmark printer/scanner (requires ink refills) & instruction book, 20 euros. Logitech black keyboard, like new, 10 euros. Luggage: lady's 3-piece set -2 half-moon-shaped cases large & med, plus a vanity case for make-up/toiletries, all hardly used, tapestry design with roses, 25 euros. New-born baby front-carrier navy blue 5 euros. Back carrier, in red with storage

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Admin and Accounts Person Required for a new position in Tenerife Island Rentals. The successful applicant must be fluent Spanish and English with other languages an advantage, high standard of computer literacy, be able to work under pressure and have a good communication skills and work as part of a team. Excellent working conditions Monday to Friday 9 to 3 Minimum hours, contract will be given. Please send your email to Sonya@tenerifeislandrentals.com Established resort in Tenerife south requires a Polish speaking person to work in their marketing department, dealing with all marketing activities. Some travel involved. Contract offered.

Please e-mail your CV and contact telephone number to: jobs@ destinationtenerife.com or call 922 714 632 Showtime are looking for female sassy dancers and a female singer for a brand new exciting show starting mid June.

Please contact Lona on 639 154 726 for more information and an audition.

REF: B1551.

OCEAN PARK, SAN EUGENIO.

Very attractive 1 bed 1 bath apt has been totally refurbished & rewired.

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Communal pool.

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Construction

Home removal

ALADDINS CAVE. Antiques & Vintage Goods bought & sold Tel: 922 720 493

Auction Fortnightly General Auctions at Tenerife Auction Rooms, Las Chafiras. Buy and sell almost anything! Collection & delivery available. Call 609 303 634

Kitchens & bathrooms

Blinds

Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing, Decorating, Plastering etc. Tel: 661 081 843 for quotation.

Lawyers

Cars

Chiropodist Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist. All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel.

Tel 625 799 570

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Cleaning

Electrician

Marble flooring

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.

Furniture New Bed Bases & Mattresses for sale at Tenerife Auction Rooms, Las Chafiras. Excellent Quality, Low Prices, Next Day Delivery. Call 609 303 634

Garden Furniture

Computers

Telephone: 922 736 728 E-mail: Computer Service Provider BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner

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Patio Doors & Windows

Plumbing

Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

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Tiling

Pool tables

Translation Property services

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.

Removals UNIVERSAL EXPORTS S.L. PROFESSIONAL REMOVALS TO AND FROM THE U.K. Email: info@removals-tenerife.com Transport Licence: No. 11572932 C.I.F. No. B38820395 Tel: 922 720 711

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House, Apartment & Villa Clearances Everything bought for Cash Immediate Decisions

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Storage Short and Long Term Storage available at Tenerife Auction Rooms, anything from a suitcase to complete removals. Collection available. Call 609 303 634

repairs Windows Personal ServiceS Sissy, Los Cristianos. Slim, sexy, domination, good looking, Private Apartment, Call: 634 273 126 Las Galletas Novelty, 2 Slim Friends, with big breasts, fulfill your fantasies. Erotic massage and services. Tel 669 738 298 Meliza, blond, good looking Venezuelan in the Calle Noruega in Los Cristianos, big breasts, no limits, hotel-home visits. Tel 602 383 409 Patrica returns from Venezuela. Larges breast, different positions, vibrators, sado, fetishism, private room or home visits. Calle Noruega.

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Sport

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Suso to the rescue CD Tenerife 1 Alcorcon 1

Sabadell 1 CD Tenerife 3

By Roscoe TENERIFE are on the verge of confirming their place in the second tier of Spanish football for another season, after a rare away win.

On Sunday, the players and fans alike were left frustrated as they struggled to kill off a determined Alcorcon team, who played for a point and got it, even though they were down to 10 men for most of the match.

Tenerife dominated, but the season-long problem of sticking the ball in the onion bag continued to haunt the team.

CDT legend Alberto Molina nailed the problem when he said: “Tenerife try to score like they are Messi or Iniesta. They need to focus on simply scoring.”

It’s not rocket science. but Tenerife constantly try to score the wonder goal. It’s like the kid in the school playground who tries to go around the whole team rather than pass, so his teammate can roll the ball into the empty net.

For all their possession, Tenerife had Vitolo’s penalty equaliser only to show for their efforts. Nagore’s thirdminute opener had given Alcorcon the perfect start, but when Verdes was sent off, the match became one-way traffic.

With Racing and Osasuna, winning it was a major setback for Tenerife, yet everything was rosy again a few days later!

Sabadell have had a woeful season, and they have hardly perked up under clown manager Juan Carlos Mandia.

He was one of five managers Tenerife had in the 2010-11 horror season, when we last went down. Since then, Mandia has failed at Hercules and Alaves. And he is leading Sabadell down after they were spanked by an inspired Tenerife.

You could argue that it was the first time manager Raul Agne has had his first-choice 11 all fit and available for selection in six weeks.

Maybe it was the thought that with Sporting and Real Betis to come, this was do or die. Or maybe it was one of those days when everything clicked.

Who knows?

And frankly, CDT fans don’t care. The players were magnificent, giving their best performance of 2015. They chased

every ball, every lost cause, won tackles, created chances and actually shot at the goal!

They were three-up by half-time - a rare Carlos Ruiz opener followed by a couple of Suso strikes.

The captain had a fine match after a quiet few weeks.

Ifran and Maxi put in a shift up front, and Sabadell simply had no plan B. After the half-time sangria, the heavens opened and the sodden turf tired the legs. But Sabadell played narrow and didn’t stretch the away defence. It was crazy tactics.

Tenerife were happy to sit back and soak up the pressure, while looking to hit on the counter. Every team in the league knows that CDT love to play this way.

Well, everyone but Mandia, it seems.

The hosts had lots of possession, yet never really threatened. Dani had a few saves to make, and the Venezuelan enhanced his growing reputation with some lovely-looking saves.

They were the sort that will make the highlights’ reel. And one save from Anibal Zurdo was world-class.

The Mexican controlled a cross on his chest and volleyed the ball as sweet as a nut.

It was zooming into the top corner, only for Dani

to somehow tip it over the bar.

It broke Sabadell hearts, and even though they netted 10 minutes from time through former Las Palmas player Benja, they were never going to make Tenerife sweat.

The only fly in the ointment was another stupid booking for Suso.

The pointless handball (what did I say last week about discipline and the need to make bookings count?) gave the Tenerife captain his Position

10th yellow card of the season and a one-match suspension.

It means he misses the match at Sporting Gijon, and Suso was disappointed with that, saying: “I’m happy with the win and three points that we get to take home. I’m happy for me and my family. This is for them.

“This was the game we have tried to play for a few weeks. We deserved to win and we were magnificent.

I would have liked to be

in Gijon, but I now have to watch, which I don’t like. I will encourage as much as I can and I will train flat-out to help us get as much as possible on Sunday.

“The team is doing well, and I think we need one more win to be totally safe.”

Meanwhile, the playoffs get underway lower down the pyramid.

From the Canarian section in the 4th tier, Mensajero, Lanzarote, CD Marino and Sporting San José all look for first-leg advantages.

Mensajero will go up if they get the better of Pontevedra over two legs. If they lose, they will still get a second chance, which is the privilege of winning the regional group.

The other sides are in a straight knockout.

Lose the two-legged tie and your season is over.

CD Marino, for example, must get through three ties to go up. It will be tough, and they start this weekend at home to UD San Pedro.

The Marbella outfit score for fun and are packed with experience.

CD Marino have been on a poor run recently and are up against it.

But it’s cup-tie football and who knows?

The game kicks off at noon on Sunday.

Points

PLD

Won

Draw

Lost

F

A

1

Real Betis Balompié

78

38

23

9

6

66

33

2

Girona FC

75

39

22

9

8

60

34

3

Real Sporting

73

39

18

19

2

50

27

4

UD Las Palmas

69

39

19

12

8

64

42

5

Real Valladolid CF

69

39

20

9

10

60

33

6

Real Zaragoza

57

39

14

15

10

56

53

7

UE Llagostera

54

38

14

12

12

35

34

8

SD Ponferradina

53

39

14

11

14

52

50

9

Deportivo Alavés

53

39

14

11

14

47

45

52

39

12

16

11

42

44

10 AD Alcorcón 11 CD Leganés

51

39

14

9

16

40

37

12 CD Numancia

51

39

12

15

12

50

49

13 CD Mirandés

50

39

13

11

15

36

44

14 RCD Mallorca

48

39

13

9

17

49

57

15 CD Lugo

47

39

11

14

14

46

53

38

12

8

18

47

59

16 Albacete Balompié

44

17 CD Tenerife

44 39 10 14 15 36 43

18 Club Atlético Osasuna

40

39

10

10

19

36

57

19 Real Racing Club

38

38

10

8

20

37

48

20 CE Sabadell FC

37

39

8

13

18

38

59

21 FC Barcelona B

36

39

9

9

21

50

72

22 RC Recreativo

35

39

8

11

20

32

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A ‘Fluffs Day’ checkout!

FRIDAY is Fluffs Day, as the saying goes in the Ourplace Playboys darts team.

And despite a large dose of Jagermeister, our old friend Fluffito fired in a cool 117 finish in their seasonopener against Emer-

ald Shamrocks. And with team-mate Alex weighing in with a 108 checkout, you might have thought a win was on the cards. Not so because they lost a close match on the trebles leg to the green men from the Golf! So a decent start to the campaign for them, and a decent start for Jamie,

who hit a 180 as his new Exiles team took on a slightly new look Phoenix Bar side.

His maximum, however, was the only highlight for Exiles as they were handed a welcoming whitewash by the Phoenix gang.

A similar welcome to the top flight was

dished out to Palms Sports Bar by The Pub, in a match that included a maximum from The Pub’s Pete.

Boothen Army restricted Pas O Nadas A to a single point, and Gaffers nicked the trebles leg to claim the win over Waterfall Warriors.

So, a fairly predict-

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Bar 180 A P-P Boothen Titans Boothen Army 7-1 Pas O Nadas A Emerald Lounge 4-4 Bar 180 B Exiles Bar 0-8 The Phoenix Ourplace Playboys 3-5 Emerald Shamrocks Palms Sports Bar 0-8 The Pub Waterfall Warriors 3-5 Gaffers

BAR LEONES 6-2 OURPLACE PLAYGIRLS BARRACUDA HUNTERS 7-1 NAUGHTY NAUTAS GAFFERS JUCEE GIRLS 4-4 SUMMERLANDS MARILYNS 4-4 PICASSOS PAS O NADAS B 4-4 CLOUSEAUS PHOENIX FLIGHTS 6-2 SUNDOWNERS SPEAR CHUCKERS 4-4 Shandys Chippers

Flights had Topgun in top form as he hit a maximum during a 6-2 victory at home to Sundowners.

Notably, all four drawn matches ended with the home teams having to win the trebles leg. Marilyns match with Picassos saw Chas checking out 114 on the bull, and Spear Chuckers’ draw with Shandys Chippers included a 180 by Rob. Gaffers Jucee Girls squeezed a tie with Summerlands, and Pas O Nadas B shared the spoils with Clouseaus.

division 2 Table

division 1 Table Table

P W D L F A +- PTS

Table

1 The Phoenix

1 1 0 0 8 0 8

8

1 Barracuda Hunters 1

P W D L F A +- PTS 1

0

0

7

1

6

7

1

1

0

0

6

2

4

6

1

0

0

6

2

4

6

2 The Pub

1 1 0 0 8 0 8

8

2 Bar Leones

3 Boothen Army

1

7

3 Phoenix Flights

1

5

4 Clouseaus

1 0 1 0 4 4 0

4 Emerald Shamrocks 1

1 1

0 0

0 0

7 5

1 3

6 2

1 1 0 0 5 3 2

5

5 Gaffers Jucee Girls 1

6 Bar 180 B

1

4

6 Marylins

1 0 1 0 4 4 0

4

1

4

0

1

0

4

4

0

0

4

4

0

4

8 Ourplace Playboys 1

0

0

1

3

5

-2

3

8 Picassos

1 0 1 0 4 4 0

4

9 Waterfall Warriors 1

0

0

1

3

5

-2

3

9 Shandys Chippers

1

0

1

0

4

4

0

4

1

0

1

0

4

4

0

4

1 0 1 0 4 4 0

1

1

7

-6

1

11 Bar 180 A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11 Summerlands

0

12 Ourplace Playgirls 1

12 Boothen Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Palms Pool Bar

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13 Sundowners

14 Exiles Bar

1

0

0

1

0

8

-8

0

14 Naughty Nautas 1

15 Palms Sports Bar 1

0

0

1

0

8

-8

0

15 Waterfall B

0

0

1

2

6

0

4

0

0

4

0

1

0

4

4

0

1

0

4

1

10 Pas O Nadas A

1

0

7 Pas O Nadas B

10 Spear Chuckers

0

1

4

5 Gaffers 7 Emerald Lounge

able round of matches in Division 1, but I get the feeling that the title battle could be the closest for many a year.

But the Division 2 title is anyone’s guess, judging by the first weeks results. Of the seven matches played, four ended all-square.

Biggest winners - and early leaders - are Barracuda Hunters, who put in a strong performance to beat Naughty Nautas 7-1.

League newcomers Bar Leone got off to a fine start with a 6-2 success over the Playgirls, and Phoenix

-4

1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0

0

1

1

7

-6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 2 2 1 0

Frank’s earnest about title IT is the culmination of another long, hard season in the Oasis Fm Fantasy Football League. There’s just one game left, with four teams still in with a shout of winning, and claiming the Best Manager crown.

Sunderland played twice this week and, with two gutsy draws, managed to secure

their League safety. As a result, they contributed five players to the point-scoring team of the week.

Southampton had two, including Sadio Mané, who stunned Villa with a hat-trick in under three minutes, which was a Premier League record. Making up the rest of the team were a player each from Spurs, Man City, QPR and West Brom.

It was all-change at the top of the table as Frank Devaney’s Toffees moved from third to first with 2,053 points,

taking a 10-point lead into the final day of the season.

Ray Malone’s Inter Malone dropped to second with 2,043 points, to be joined by Jamie Palmer’s Spartans. Nick Abbott’s Boomtown Rabz dropped from second to fourth, giving him a total of 2,038 points. It left him with a 15-point gap, but can his team turn it around, or has the season finished for him?

Stephen Snook’s Kingsmead Krunchers, though up to fifth, have left it too late for a title

tilt. But they were this week’s team of the week with 85 points.

That was largely down to Sunderland’s two games as his two big point-scorers were Pantilimon and Van Aanholt, with 14 and 15 respectively, Alexis Sanchez and Lukaka also contributed double points.

The battle is also still raging in the Oasis Fm Towers’ league within a league. Adi Benson still leads with 1,842 points, but Chris Elkington is just four points behind, so this is going

right down to the wire.

Roscoe is guaranteed third spot and, with just 1,690 points, he has avoided the wooden

spoon. That dubious honour goes to John Zammit, but I’m sure he will be back next season with a new game-plan.

Fantasy Football League 1.Toffees

Frank Devaney

69 2053

2. Inter Malone

Ray Malone

46 2043

3. SpArTaNs

Jamie Palmer

67 2043

4. Boomtown Rabz

Nick Abbott

57 2038

5. Kingsmead Krunchers Stephen Snook

85 2030

6. Coffee Shop Karma

Gordon Wilson

66 1993

7. Harri’s thunderstars

Harri Lobban

49 1986

8. Crossfire Hurricanes

Warren Wilson

63 1983

9. Fc Twenty

Anthony Cracknell

68 1980

10. Over land and sea

Paul Tregent

62 1972

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Pink still have the edge

WE are nearly at the end of the Direct Telecom Pool League season, with just one more round of matches left.

And with Division One’s top two spots already decided, the battle is well and truly on for third place.

The Phoenix occupy that position, by the most slender of margins from rivals Inn the Pink A. And with the latter’s games in hand, The Phoenix need to ensure they keep winning and hope for a slip-up.

With that in mind, Palms B were visitors in Los Abrigos on Tuesday against The Phoenix. It could have been a tricky fixture because Palms are not easy to beat. But the home team knew what had to be done.

They took early frames and, once in front, they never looked back, winning with games to spare.

Inn the Pink A were in action twice this week.

They faced Tenerife Hammers C first and made their usual fast start, taking the first six frames. Heineken hit back for the Hammers, but it proved just a consolation frame as Pink took the final games for a most convincing win.

Next up was an away trip to Waterfall Re-

bels, and they were again quickly out of the blocks and into a 4-0 lead. But Waterfall are stronger opponents and they took the next three games to make it 4-3.

With five frames to play, Pink were confident of winning, but they managed to take two only, courtesy of Graham, which was enough for a point and a fair result. Inn the Pink are now just one point behind The Phoenix with a game in hand, so it is now up to them.

Treehouse A are in the driving seat for a top-five finish. If they win their last game, it is guaranteed, but it’s against Phoenix Potters, who sit a point behind them, so it could be all-change.

This week they faced an in-form Dreamers, but Treehouse are tough to beat at home and controlled the match, making it difficult for the visitors to get a foot-hold.

The home team took early frames, which always helps, and with Dreamers playing catch-up, there looked to be one winner only.

Tommy completed a hat-trick for the visitors but he had no back-up and the points went to the Treehouse, who won 8-4.

Phoenix Potters travelled to Torviscas to take on Palms A in what is always a qual-

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Gaffers A Palms Bar A Tenerife Hammers C The Phoenix Treehouse A Waterfall Rebels Inn The Pink A 1

10 - 2 6-6 8-4 9-3 8-4 6-6 1-1

The Peacocks Phoenix Potters Exiles B Palms Bar B Dreamers A Inn The Pink A Tenerife Hammers C

division 1 Table

7-5 7-5 6-6 6-6 4-8 3-9

Treehouse B Sporting Jester B The Crown Bluebell A Gaffers B James Place

division 2 Table Table

P

1 Sporting Jester A

25 20

W D 3

L

2 211

F

A

+- PTS

Table

P W D L F

1 Gaffers A

27 24

3

0 230 94 136 75

2 Bluebell A

26 18

3

5 183 129 54 57

2 Tenerife Hammers A

28 22

4

2 227 109 118 70

3 Waterfall Jokers

25 16

4

5 178 122

3 The Phoenix

27 14

5

8 174 150 24

47

4 Gaffers B

25 15

5

5 183 117 66 50

4 Inn The Pink A

26 14

4

8 173 139 34

46

5 James Place

26 15

4

7 184 128 56 49

5 Treehouse A

27 12

4

11 166 158

8

40

6 Inn The Pink B

23 11

8

4 159 117 42 41

6 Phoenix Potters

27 12

3

12 164 160

4

39

7 Hoppys Bar

25 10

2

13 154 146

7 Waterfall Rebels

26 10

6

10 149 163 -14 36

8 Picasso’s A

25

9

4

12 141 159 -18 31

8 Dreamers A

28 10

5

13 168 168

0

35

9 Next Door

26

9

3

14 152 160

9 Palms Bar A

27

9

7

11 159 165 -6

34

10 Tenerife Pool Tables

24

7

2

15 123 165 -42 23

10 Palms Bar B

26 10

4

12 146 166 -20 34

11 Sporting Jester B

25

7

2

16 123 177 -54 23

11 Exiles B

26

8

5

13 141 171 -30 29

12 The Crown

25

6

3

16 76

12 Terrace Bar B

27

8

4

15 139 185 -46 28

13 Dreamers B

25

5

2

18 114 186 -72 17

13 Terrace Bar A

28

6

4

18 139 197 -58 22

14 Treehouse B

25

2

5

18 119 181 -62 11

14 Tenerife Hammers C 27

6

3

18 120 204 -84 21

15 The Peacocks

3

7

17 129 195 -66 16

27

ity match. Palms took a swift 3-1 lead, boosted by the absence of Penguin. He had the day off work and started the celebrations at 1pm with a large vodka.

He was last sighted in Los Cristianos, doing a fair impression of Orville the Duck. And while he slept in his cage, his Palms teammates raced into a 5-2 lead, only for the Potters to grind their way back.

They took the advantage at 6-5, only for the Palms skipper to coolly spank home a five-ball

A +- PTS

Dreamers B James Place Next Door Sporting Jester A Tenerife Pool Tables Next Door

clearance to earn a welldeserved point.

Gaffers A, crowned Champions last week, condemned The Peacocks to relegation with a 10-2 beating. This time the scoreline did reflect the contest!

With just one game remaining, they are still unbeaten this season, and they will certainly not ease off in their final fixture as they really are keen to remain so.

At the bottom, Tenerife Hammers C are safe for another season.

They were too strong for an out-of-sorts Exiles B, for whom Ben won all three matches.

So it’s another season of top-flight pool, which means another year of trying to work out what Bobby Baker is saying!

In Division Two, the top two sides played this week, Sporting Jester A are already Champions with Bluebell A runners-up, so it was hardly surprising that it was always go-

ing to be close. Jesters got their noses in front at 6-4, but the Bluebell boys were not done. Al and then Mucker won late frames to share the points.

Next Door had an opportunity to move into the top half of the table with two games this week. On Monday they hosted James Place, but the visitors were too strong and, once going ahead, they didn’t relinquish their lead, taking the three points fairly comfortably.

Then Next Door played the Crown, who have been in very good form. But it was a game of three halves!

Next Door took the first four frames, and it was honours even in the middle four. Next Door felt confident with a 6-2 lead but this time the Crown fought back and took the final four to earn what at one stage seemed an unlikely draw. The Crown will be ones to watch next season!

James Place also had two fixtures and,

89 122 63 56 52

8 32 -8 30

224 -148 21

after beating Next Door, they moved on to Sporting Jester B. Again it was a match they were able to control from the start.

However, they didn’t have things their own way as their opponents put up a fight.

But James Place, so experienced in this league, saw the game out for another three points to earn a fifthplace finish.

Gaffers B will be happy with their defeat of Tenerife Pool Tables as the three points were enough to give them at least a fourth-place finish.

They are still in with a chance of finishing third, but they need Waterfall Jokers to slip up next week and ensure they win their own game for this to happen. But they will be confident of a potential title challenge next season.

Dreamers B won the battle of the bottom with Treehouse B, and their 7-5 win means the Chayofa crew will collect the spoon at the end of the season.

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It’s the final countdown!

SO we come down to the final day of matches and, in an effort to crank up the anticipation, they all kick-off on Sunday at 3pm. But apart from one final relegation place, everything else is pretty much decided.

Hull v Man Utd Games don’t come any bigger than this one for Hull, who desperately need a win. And even then, they need results elsewhere to help them avoid relegation. Their home form has cost them, plus their inability to beat the clubs around them. You have to win your mini-leagues because if you don’t, you end up in relegation trouble.

I can’t see Man Utd doing old-boy Steve Bruce a favour. Van Gaal is just not that type of manager; he is not the sentimental type. He will have his team prepared and they will go for the win.

For one or two players, it may be their last game in a United shirt, so they need to make a big impression.

Crystal Palace v Swansea It has been an excellent second half of the season for Palace since Alan Pardew came in, and last week’s result against Liverpool shows exactly what they can do. They play with real width and it causes teams problems, but the challenge will be whether they can hang to players such as Bolasie in the transfer window.

An eighth-place finish for the Swans represents a good season, especially as they sold their top goal-scorer in January. It has been a real team performance from them and, on their day, they have been capable of beating anybody. A few shrewd summer signings and they should be challenging for fifth spot.

Prediction: Away win

Everton v Spurs Everton must win to finish in the top half of the Premier League, which looked unlikely just a few months ago. They have ended the season fairly strongly and Lukaku has been scoring recently, which has certainly helped. I doubt there will be much money available in the summer, so Martinez will have to find some bargains.

Fortunately, Harry Kane has been a bright note for Spurs this season in what has developed into a hit-and-miss campaign. They looked potential top-four finishers at one point, but have really dropped off the pace in recent games. If Stoke can do them a favour, though, they could still finish fifth.

Prediction: Draw

Leicester v QPR

Arsenal v West Brom Arsenal appeared to have wrapped up second spot with a game in hand over City. But a home defeat by Swansea and a draw against United and Sunderland leaves them four points adrift and having to settle for third place. But they will want to finish the season on a high.

West Brom put in a superb performance against Chelsea and have given themselves a slim chance of a top-10 finish; it is dependent, though, on other results going their way - and a big swing in goal difference! Considering where they were a few months ago, Tony Pulis has done a great job, and they will be happy with their season.

Prediction: Home win

Aston Villa v Burnley Villa suffered a heavy loss last week but, fortunately, because of other results, this didn’t affect them and they were confirmed as being safe. Tim Sherwood’s got them playing better football, but he has a big task in the summer rebuilding the squad and faces the possibility of Benteke leaving, which would be a huge blow.

Burnley are already preparing for life in the Championship, and they are also resigned to losing players, with Danny Ings likely to leave. If rumours are to be believed, he could be forming a partnership with Benteke at Liverpool.

Prediction: Draw

Chelsea v Sunderland It’s just a case of going through the motions for Chelsea as they are already champions, but they will surely put on a show for their supporters, especially after their lack-lustre performance at West Brom. Mourinho believes Chelsea had it easy this year because their rivals were so poor, and you can’t really argue. But next season will be a different story.

Sunderland battled to a midweek draw at Arsenal, and the point was good enough to secure their safety. They can now relax and enjoy this game, but they know they cannot put themselves in the same position next season. But will Advocaat stay on as manager?

Prediction: Home win

What a finish to the season from Leicester, and I don’t believe anybody saw that coming. Nigel Pearson, who is a strange fish, got his team fighting at exactly the right time. The work ethic was there, the desire to win was there and they played as one. They now know how difficult the Premier League is, and I suspect they will be towards the bottom again next season - unless they buy wisely in the summer.

QPR have been awful this season, and their problems look set to continue in the Championship. They have an ageing squad of big-earners and Chris Ramsey, now he has been appointed full-time manager, has his work cut out.

Somehow, he needs to move them on.

Prediction: Home win

Newcastle v West Ham Some Newcastle players have said recently how nervous they are when playing at home. This game will be even more intense, given that they could still possibly go down. They are facing an out-of-form team who have little to play for, so they need to be bold and go for it. The QPR defeat needs putting behind them - this is a new game and three points are a must.

West Ham slid into the bottom half of the table following their home defeat by Everton, after such a promising spell up to the New Year. Big Sam, who won’t be there next season, will want to leave fans with a win. But I’m sure the majority will be glad to see the back of him.

Prediction: Away win

Man City v Southampton City need a win to guarantee runners-up spot, but it won’t be easy. Their home form should make them favourites, but time and again this season they have been so poor, and you get the feeling they just expect to win. Defensively, they have been poor, with Kompany well below the standard expected. Money will be spent in the transfer window.

Southampton are buoyant after knocking six past Villa, and Mane will be itching to get cracking again after his recordbreaking hat-trick. Ronald Koeman has had a great first season and performed wonders with the team. So next season, with investment, could be a good one.

Prediction: Home win

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