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Community shocked following death and four arrests One man died and four have been arrested following an incident in the early hours of Saturday morning at Villamartin Plaza.
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HE EVENTS HAVE left the community shocked, particularly as the Plaza is a family-friendly place, with several up-market bars and restaurants. Reports in UK media have
sensationalised the incident with claims of fights and chases – and one bar that is referred to in these reports was actually closed when the stabbing took place. According to official reports from the Foreign office the only facts that have been established is that one man died after being attacked with a bottle and suffering several wounds to the neck and chest and that four people have been arrested, all British, allegedly in connection with the incident. These include two men, aged 43 and 26, and a 39-year-old woman. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We can confirm the death of a British national in Alicante, Spain, on 16th January. We are in contact with the local authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.” On the arrests, she added: “We can confirm the detention of four British
nationals in Alicante, Spain on 16th January.” The reasons behind the attack and the events leading up to it are still under investigation by the Guardia Civil. According to regional newspaper Informacion, the alleged suspects are said to have been arrested after driving away from the scene with the car headlights off. When officers stopped the vehicle, there were obvious signs the occupants has been in an altercation. Local residents are horrified at the turn of events. One said that he had ‘lived here for 15 years and have never experienced anything like this’. The plaza has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere with adults and children enjoying all it has to offer. ‘We are all shocked that this has happened here – it’s a nice, safe and friendly place,’ said another.
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Marbella’s ex-mayor pleads guilty in Connery corruption case
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ormer Mayor of Marbella Julián Muñoz (right) has pleaded guilty to a major property development corruption scam in which Bond actor Sean Connery's wife Micheline Roquebrune has been charged. Already sentenced over the ‘Malaya case’, relating to powerdealing and backhanders connected with luxury urbanisations in the Marbella area and in Los Alcázares, Murcia, Muñoz's involvement in the so-called ‘Operation Goldfinger’ is thought to be an extension of this. Not only did Muñoz plead guilty, but he apologised to ‘the people of Marbella’ for his actions. The greatest shock to all those watching, however, was not his admission – or that of his six councillors – but his apparent state of health. Muñoz was led into the courtroom slowly by one of the accused parties, his former sidekick Juan Antonio Roca, and was said to be extremely thin, pale and walking with a stick. Wearing black sweatpants instead of a suit and tie, Muñoz revealed he had recently undergone an operation to have a stent planted in his coronary artery due to heart failure. Now that he and his councillors have pleaded guilty, they will no longer have to appear for hearings and only need to wait for the final verdict, expected to be passed in March. José Luis Fernández Garrosa, Alberto García Muñoz and Tomás
Reñones – ex-party members of Muñoz’s – have all been sentenced to nine months in prison, whilst Rafael González and Marisa Alcalá have been sentenced to a year and Javier Lendínez to 15 months. None of them intend to appeal, but as the sentences are all less than two years, if their charges turn out to be a first offence they will not need to spend any time in prison. The trial continues for other accused parties out of a total of 16 people, one of whom is Roca, who faces 11 years behind bars. He has already served 10 years out of a total of 30, and his solicitor Rocío Amigo maintains he is overdue for prison leave and that this is the third time he has been on trial for the same offence.
The Connery family connection Investigations into two companies, Malibú, S.A. and By The Sea, S.A., the first of which owned the Connery family's own villa and both of which are linked to an urbanisation of 72 homes, centred on relations between the firms and Marbella town hall in what was dubbed ‘Operation Goldfinger’. Prosecutors believe Ms Roquebrune ‘offered to cooperate with’ the main suspects in the tax fraud case by agreeing to set up dormant front companies in order to launder the profits from the sales of the Malibú Apartments in the Costa del Sol town.
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BITE SIZE A new office for NEWS: consumer complaints Advice for parents Bringing up a teenager isn’t easy. To help parents cope,five sessions have been organised at the secondary school IES Mediterráneo from the 21st January to the 19th May. The sessions will cover issues such as how to say ‘no’ to a teenager, new technology, drugs and sexuality. The sessions will be led by Cristina Torres Penalva, Professor at the University of Alicante. They are targeted at parents and carers of pupils at the school but other parents are also welcome to attend. The sessions will be held on Thursday 21st January, 18th February, 10th March, 14th April and 19th May from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. The sessions will take place free of charge in the Multipurpose hall of IES Mediterráneo.
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suzanne@costablancapeople.com The Mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, this week opened the new Municipal Office for Consumer Information (OMIC) in the La Plasa building between Joaquín Chapaprieta and La Plaza de Isabel II. This building was previously located in La Mata which the Mayor claims was a disincentive for people to use it.
people who have bought something that they have not been satisfied with. The Mayor claims that more complaints were received from consumers in the PROP than in the OMIC itself.Now, with its position in the centre of town, it’s hoped that people will be able to make better use of it and draw attention to bad practice. The Councillor for Commerce, Manuela Osuna, announced that the OMIC will be open from 8.00 am until 2.00 pm and that there are currently two people based there. The mayor assured
Emergency help needed for the Sahara Flooding in the Sahara is causing devastation and great hardship for those trying to exist there. To help a little,Torrevieja town hall is providing support to the refugee camps by covering the cost of two trailers. The trailers will take donated medicine, food, blankets and clothes to the camps. October 2015 saw torrential rain in the region. The donations that have been made now need to reach the affected areas. The camps are currently home to Continued on page 4
The mayor inside the new OMIC building
‘If we want to stimulate trade for bars and shops, it’s clear that we must take care of the consumer,’ said Councillor Dolón. ‘We are obliged to have this facility by law as we are a town with more than 50,000 inhabitants. Where it was located before, in La Mata, meant that many citizens didn’t exercise their rights.’ There has been a tendency for people in Torrevieja to use the PROP office instead. The OMIC is intended for
people that more assistance will be brought in if necessary and the smooth running of the facility should also be helped by virtual office alternatives. The OMIC is expected to inform and guide consumers in relation to their rights, receive complaints and provide education and training in consumer affairs. There is also a mediation service to resolve disputes and the office will be the centre of information and inspection campaigns.
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BITE SIZE Please save our cats NEWS: Continued from page 3 160,000 people who were forcibly exiled 40 years ago when the Spanish government abandoned its last colony.
Elvis Tribute for charity On Saturday 23rd January there will be an Elvis Tribute night featuring Nigel Burchill to be held at The Club, Quesada. The evening starts at 8.00pm and the tickets are €12with proceeds raised going to Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity. For this price you get entertainment and a dinner of chicken in a peppercorn sauce or lasagne. There will be a charity raffle held on the evening. If you would like to book your ticket call 966 717 028. If you can’t make this event perhaps you will be able to attend their next tribute nighton Saturday 6th February. This time it’s Rod Stewart at Casa Ventura. Tickets will also be €12 and the evening begins at 8.00 pm.
Christine Hoggett has been helping to save cats for six years now. During that time the kittens she has taken in have grown and matured leading to her rescue centre in San Fulgencio holding 90 cats at one point. It came as a total surprise to Christine when on 17th January 2014 the police arrived at her property to say a denuncia had been made against her. ‘This was the first I’d heard,’ explains Christine. ‘No one had complained before, we don’t really have any neighbours as most of the buildings around us are businesses rather than for domestic use.’ The police could find no problems
all but five of the cats.’
Núcleo zoológico
Under Spanish law anyone being responsible for more than five animals must have a zoological licence (núcleo zoológico) . The terms and conditions of obtaining this are such that Christine would never be in a position to get one, leaving her with no alternative but to close. ‘If I don’t find homes for the cats before the date in March then I can expect the Guardia Civil to arrive, take them away and have them put down,’ she explains. In the meantime Christine has been trying her hardest to find placements for
never heard of this law before,’ she says. ‘It came as a surprise to me and I’m sure there are other people who are
The Bull boys go from boats to bikes The diagnosis of terminal cancer in a close relative prompted Dave and Mitch Bull to venture out on their Kayak Challenge in November 2015. The father and son team collected a total of €3,000 for the cancer charity AECC and raised awareness of the work of the Samaritans in Spain. Not satisfied with this, the pair are now set on raising more money this time by biking around Spain. They plan to take 25 days in October to tour most major cities around the perimeter of the country, avoiding motorways and stopping off at schools. Along with collecting sponsorship money they are also intending to collect plastic bottle tops that they will cash in to add to the total. Dave and Mitch are hoping that during their drive supporters will also continue to raise money back at home through pledging funds and organising fund raising events. Beating the amount they raised through the Kayak Challenge will not be easy, but with their determination there’s a good chance they will.
Looking forward to Carnaval It’s not long to go now until the February Carnaval. In spite of taking place in perhaps the coldest month of the year it tends to be one of the most flamboyant, glamorous and spectacular of the annual processions. This year the website ‘Enjoy Torrevieja’ has announced an Instagram competition covering this year’s Carnaval. There are three prizes: a tablet, a smartphone and a camera for the winning Instagram photos received between the 16th January and 15th February. The Carnaval itself has already begun with the coronation of the Queens and on Saturday 23rd January there will be the Drag Queen Gala. The Carnaval procession will be on the 7th February and will leave from the Plaza de la Asunción at 4.00pm. Prizes will be presented at 8.30pm. The evening procession will be on Saturday 13th February and it will set out from the Plaza de la Asunción at 10.00pm.
Ferrández attacks the PP over the park Councillor Victor Ferrández has released Continued on page 5
with the cats or the conditions they were being kept in. However, Christine did have to attend the town hall to be told that she was operating without the correct licence and would need to close down. ‘Fortunately they agreed to an extension of just over a year before this would happen,’ says Christine. ‘Now I have until this March to find homes for
the cats. However, it’s a constant cycle, as soon as one cat is found a home another litter of kittens arrives. ‘It’s a never ending flow,’ she says. ‘I’ve even been brought kittens by the police themselves.’ Some of the cats have been found homes in the UK but there are still many more that need a home and Christine is desperate to make sure they are given one rather than see them put down. ‘I’d
Tax credit cuts for expat workers David Cameron is to slash tax credits for poorly paid British expat workers. The British Prime Minister is reported to be offering the deal as part of an EU deal. Thousands of British expats could lose tax credits for up to four years under plans by David Cameron. The British Prime Minister is reported to be offering the deal in exchange for a ban on EU migrants claiming in-work benefits in the UK. Cameron’s plans to limit in-work benefits to migrants are the most complicated measures in his plans to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with Brussels ahead of next year’s referendum on EU membership. British workers who had lived out of the UK for four years would be affected by his proposals. People who would normally expect to top up low wages through tax credits once they return to the UK would be restricted from doing so. Tax credits are payments made regularly by the state into bank accounts to support families with children, or those who are in low-paid jobs. However, tax credits are due to be replaced by universal credit before Chancellor George Osborne’s proposal for a ‘national living wage’ of £9 an hour by 2020.
David Cameron is to slash tax credits for poorly paid British expat workers.
operating without this licence only because perhaps it hasn’t been drawn to the attention of the relevant council.’
Help received and more needed Looking after the cats isn’t a cheap business. Christine has a shop from which she sells clothes, furniture and bric-a-brac. From this, they use the money to buy food, litter and pay for
veterinary bills. ‘I need 80 bags of litter every week,’ she says. ‘That’s not cheap. I’ve been fortunate because Consum deliver it to us free of charge.’ Christine also appreciates the discounts she’s been given by the vet and others who provide her with essentials for the cats. She’s particularly grateful to Kim Ross and Matt from Right Move Insurance who have accepted donations for Cat Protection. ‘We really appreciate the ongoing support we have had from people visiting the shop and staffing it too. At the moment the future doesn’t look good and finding homes for the 42 cats that remain is our priority.’ If you think you might be able to help care for one or more of Christine’s cats please get in touch by emailing catprotectionsf@yahoo.com or contact Christine through the Facebook page ‘Cat Protection San Fulgencio’. You can also visit their shop on 5 parque gaualiquvir, La Marina Urbanisation. Suzanne O’Connell
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Day of the pig
Continued from page 4 to the press his comments about the works in Torrevieja; both the workshops that have recently started and those that were closed after the election. Attacks and counter attacks continue around the subject of contracts with Ferrández accusing the PP of handing them out to friends rather than using the proper channels. Part of the press release refers once again to the La Siesta-Chaparral park and the PP’s decision to make plans for it that would have cost more than one million euros. Ferrández criticises the hiring of students to complete the job in six months rather thancontracting a specialised company to take on the work over a longer period. He makes reference to the election campaign and accuses the PP of handing out the contracts to friends. Councillor Ferrández also claims that those living close to the park were deceived by being told that the work could have been completed and that the current town hall were at fault for stopping it. ‘The problem is,’ says Ferrández, ‘that the workshop was finished leaving the park half done and now we are left with the responsibility of sorting out this mess, with a debt of €170,000 and no contracts. No doubt, our government will find a solution and in less time that the 27 years that it took the previous government to start it.’ Suzanne O’Connell
Spanish cities in global travel guide The New York Times recommends three Spanish cities in its 2016 travel guide. The trio are hailed as key travel destinations for the year ahead so don’t be surprised if you hear a sharp rise in American accents this year in Spain. The New York Times has listed three Spanish cities in its 52 essential travel destinations for 2016. Malaga, which enjoyed a huge rise in tourism last year, is recommended as a place to find ‘beauty, but now a cultural capital, too’. Its abundance of museums is highlighted as big draw, alongside the popular beaches and towns found in the wider province. Elsewhere, Catalunya capital Barcelona and San Sebastian, found in the Basque Country, complete Spain’s presence in the list. The former is hailed as the place to celebrate the beloved architect Antoni Gaudi, while the latter is described as a ‘culinary capital expanding its repertoire’.
This rather unglamorous name announces a rather unusual event. On Sunday 24th January the Plaza de Encarnacion Puchol in La Mata plays host to the 16th International Day of the Pig festival. Seeing as the day involves the eating of roast pork its title is a little ironic. However, this is a popular event and taking place in January, arguably the most depressing month of the year, it’s perhaps a good way of spending a
patron saint of animals, who was celebrated in Torrevieja on Sunday 17th January. Although thespirit of these two celebrations seem to be rather contradictory. Whatever its origins it has grown in popularity perhaps largely due to the fact that the food is provided free of charge. It’s not just the pork either. The 600k of meat is served with 120 kilos of bread, 70 litres of wine, 8 barrels of beer and 200 kilos of celery and beans. A portable grill is used to cook the pork and after it’s 12.00pm start, the party continues until they run out of food. Who pays for this event? Every year there is a prize draw of hams to help
Sunday. It can be expected that the event will attract its usual variety of international residents from across the towns of the Vega Baja. The festival is said to originate from the traditional killing of pigs at this time of year in order to stock up on food for the rest of the winter. It also coincides with the festival of San Anton, the
raise money for next year’s celebrations. The pigs themselves originate from Murcia, are bred in Elche, fattened up in La Hoya, killed in Alicante and refrigerated in La Daya. The end of their journey is at the hands of the butcher Franciso Rocamora Ferri. Perhaps one to avoid for the vegetarians amongst us.
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Severe weather warnings Weather warnings were issued across 46 provinces in Spain including the south, east and centre, and the Balearic Islands last week with forecasters warning these gusts may well carry on into this week. The week has started off with gales reaching from 90 to 100 kilometres per hour, which are likely to continue for several days. Tidal surges were seen along some of Spain’s coastal areas, especially the northern strip – Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country – and also all the of the Balearic Islands and most of coastal Catalunya (Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona provinces). ‘Yellow warnings’, meaning 'proceed with caution', were issued by the State meteorological agency, AEMET, for the provinces of Granada, Castellón and Murcia and the island of Mallorca, whilst gales of around 90 kilometres per hour (56mph) will blight the first half of this week in the rest of Andalucía, parts of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain (the province of Albacete, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo), the centre-northern region of
Change of name for Torrevieja sports centre
The name ‘Palacio de la Infanta Cristina’ is removed
From now on the previously named ‘Palacio de la Infanta Cristina’ will be known as the ‘Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja’. A change in name that will at least give a better indication of what the building is actually used for. However, the reason for its new identity is not any confusion about its purpose. With the recent trial of the Infanta Cristina taking the front page the current council felt it was inappropriate to keep the name. It’s not only the external lettering on the building that is being taken down. There are various references to the Infanta within the building and on the website which will also need to be removed. The sports centre is at the heart of Torrevieja’s sports city and was built in 2000. It includes a heated Olympic pool and multipurpose central court that is used for competitions. Suzanne O’Connell
The new title Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja’
Gusts will reach at least 100 kilometres Castilla y León (the provinces of Zamora, Segovia, Palencia and Valladolid), Badajoz in the western region of Extremadura, the region of Navarra, the Basque Country and the whole of the Comunidad Valenciana on the east coast. Gusts will reach at least 100 kilometres per hour (63mph) in the provinces of Teruel, in Aragón; Burgos and Soria, in Castilla y León, and the region of La Rioja. Most of the country, except for isolated areas of the north and central mainland, will escape the rain, but those which do suffer it this week will find it could be torrential. The northern strip and south-western Andalucía are the most prone to heavy
showers over the next few days, but any rain will be more moderate over the south-east and Balearics. Temperatures overnight are expected to fall in most of the country, except for the Canary Islands where cloudless skies and a mild climate will continue for the rest of the week at least. High winds could lead to disruption in air and sea traffic, with delays in the former caused by possible longer times needing to land, affecting turnover and take-off slots. Where gales are particularly strong, residents are advised to avoid going out or driving where they can, to secure patio furniture and not to walk too close to trees or buildings in case of falling objects.
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Three minors charged for ‘sexting’ Three young people of 14 and 15 years of age have been charged by the Guardia Civil for having distributed photos of underage girls who were part of the social group. The three minors are of Spanish, Colombian and Bulgarian nationalities and have been charged with a crime against individual privacy. The police were alerted when the mother of one of the girls denounced the dispersal of naked photos of her daughter through the social network Instagram. The Judicial Police began an investigation that led to them gradually sourcing the origin of the posting back to the three accused. One of those charged, a girl, has claimed that she had been herself the subject of bullying as a result of a compromising photo she sent. Another of those charged, a boy, had sent the same girl indecent images of another minor and this was also circulated amongst them this time on WhatsApp. The third accused had created an anonymous profile on Instagram where photos of this and other minors were posted in underwear and without clothing. The problem of ‘sexting’ is not uncommon and involves the sending of erotic or pornographic images via mobile phones. Suzanne O’Connell
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Tightening up on dangerous dog laws Getting a licence ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL
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o those who don’t know him Padhen Hitman, otherwise known as ‘Angus’ is a formidable looking dog. He is in fact a champion Bull Terrier with a string of titles to his name; UK Champion 2012, Best Bull Terrier in UK 2013, Best Dog Bull Terrier Crufts 2013 to name but a few. However, when docile ‘Angus’ came up against the Guardia Civil in La Mata it was touch and go who would come out on top. His owners, Ian and Lynne McDermid had bought a muzzle for Angus from a vet in Spain and he was wearing it when Ian took him out for a walk. So it came as a bit of a surprise when the Guardia stopped Angus and Ian and announced that it was the wrong type of muzzle. ‘We realised we had to use a muzzle,’ says Ian. ‘But the Guardia told us it was the wrong kind of muzzle and in fact took it off to get a better look.’ Ian had to ring his wife Lynda and wait until she brought his and Angus’ identification. Then they were allowed to go but advised to go to the town hall in Torrevieja to find out what the situation was. ‘We were signposted to Carmen Morate,’ says Ian. ‘She couldn’t have been more helpful and she checked that the muzzle we had was the correctone. Just in case we got stopped again she took an image of the correct muzzle from the internet and stamped it, indicating in Spanish that we were complying correctly.’
However, the McDermids’ efforts to stay legal didn’t stop there. Angus may not be banned or restricted in the UK but he
With some help they found insurance for €36 a year and began the process of applying for a licence. ‘The licence is for you and not the dog,’ explains Ian. ‘It’s a bit like obtaining a
Padhen Hitman, or Angus as he is known to his friends, pictured here at Crufts
is one of 14 breeds of dogs in Spain whose owners have to have a licence to be legal. The ‘potencialmente peligrosas’ (PPP) list includes the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff, American Pitbull, Rottweiler, Bull Terrier and Doberman. ‘It was made clear that in addition to the muzzle we would have to have insurance and a licence to comply with the law in Spain,’ says Ian. Ian and Lynne are not strangers to Spain. They have had a property here since 1999 and now spend the winter months from November to February in their Spanish home. As non-residents the question was would they be able to get the insurance and licence they needed?
gun licence. You have to prove that you’re a fit person to own one.’ The couple went to the town hall at La Mata and there the process of obtaining a licence began. They checked that Ian didn’t have a criminal record, and he had to have his eye sight and strength checked. They also made enquiries about whether there had been any complaints against him from neighbours. ‘When my fitness to own Angus had been checked we had to go back to La Mata and the application for the licence has now been sent to Valencia for approval. We should receive it on the 5th February,’ explains Ian.
Is your dog on the list? As regular dog walkers, Ian and Lynne are conscious that they see many dogs on the Spanish dangerous dogs list without muzzles and presumably without licences. ‘All the bull breads are on the list,’ says Ian. ‘So there must be lots of people not complying with the law and the authorities do seem to be tightening up on it now.’ It is rare for anyone who’s on holiday to bring their dog with them. However, for those who, like Ian and Lynne, spend a few months of the year in Spain it is important to check whether your dog is on the list or not. If it is then it must be microchipped, licensed and insured. Now that Ian’s licence is on its way it’s Lynne’s turn to apply for hers. ‘We don’t always walk Angus together and both of us need to be covered,’ says Ian. ‘Now I’ve got my licence I could walk any of the dogs on the list.’ Angus might be something of a big softy, but the laws are designed to protect the public. With such a famous and valuable canine in the house Ian and Lynne aren’t prepared to take any risks. The concern is that many people might not even know what the law is until it’s too late.
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Bleak start to new year for Orihuela Costa In a New Year message, the Popular Party Mayor of Orihuela set out his priorities for 2016 and most striking was the complete absence of a mention of Orihuela Costa. Other party leaders in similar messages showed the same lack of concern for the area of the municipality with a population equal to that of the city which contributes over 60 per cent of the income of the municipality via taxes. In a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of Mayor Bascuñana’s Popular Party, they congratulated themselves on winning back the prized control of Orihuela Town Hall in May last year and their performance in the December 2015 General Election. They openly put it down to their success in recapturing votes in three small villages surrounding Orihuela city, Correntias, Molins and La Aparecida. These three villages have a combined population well short of just one of the major
urbanizations in Orihuela Costa. The difference is that they vote and their votes count in getting favours done for them whereas only small numbers of non-Spanish residents and taxpayers in Orihuela Costa register to vote and vote in local elections. So we cannot say we were not warned; the importance of each expat voting in the local elections was made time and time again. A CLARO spokesman said: “An illustration of how the Orihuela Town Hall favours selected areas of the municipality and not Orihuela Costa can be seen in the decision this month to allocate €330,000 to improvements in a main city square, Santa Lucia, and certain surrounding villages. In Santa Lucia square the cobble stones will be replaced by tarmac. According to the Spanish press, the cobble stones were placed only 7 years ago for €600,000. What waste and extravagance! Orihuela Costa needs improvements to
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the streets and pavements of innumerable urbanisations!” In another decision in January, this time by Torrevieja Town Hall, together with funds from the provincial government in Alicante, they allocated €826,145 to improvements their seafront walkway (Paseo Maritimo), so important is it to residents and tourists. In contrast, the Cala Capitan section of Orihuela Costa’s equally important seaside walkway remains closed for the third year due to failure to repair the damage and danger to pedestrians from cliff falls – despite constant statements to the contrary from the government team. In an interview in January, one of the three recently appointed political assistants (pedanías) to Orihuela Costa’s Coordinating Councillor presented an ambitious list of all the things needed in Orihuela Costa. He is whistling in the wind, believes CLARO. In the present political context, the local political party claims there is ‘no chance’ of correcting the problems of deficiencies in the areas of health, sports and education which he cited, or, as he continued, meeting the need for a second health centre, a nautical sports centre, increased local police, an emergency Services Centre, and parks and gardens which would be the envy of La Manga de Mar Menor and Benidorm, plus a mega natural park in Cala Mosca. All of these are admirable ambitions for which CLARO has been fighting for years. However, the sad truth is that the political masters in Orihuela and the other Orihuela political parties simply do not listen and pay heed to what CLARO or the Coordinating Councillor for the Coast and her team of political assistants proclaim as the needs of Orihuela Costa. See it is true what they say no votes, no voice.
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Children’s charity concert Guardamar at Fitur Madrid 2016 ■ MIREILLE TODDINGTON
mireille@costablancapeople.com The ever-popular 70-strong chorus, Melody Makers International, is in final rehearsals for its latest show, entitled ‘That's Entertainment’ and being held for the benefit of children’s charity Debra. The concert is to be performed in the impressive setting of the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia on Saturday 30th January. There will be two performances – a matinee at 2pm and an evening performance at 8pm - and the entire production is directed and conducted by celebrated local musician and choirmaster Nigel Hopkins. The show will feature many popular favourite tunes including: Bridge Over Troubled Water (a no.1 hit over the festive period), Fix You, Rock Around The Clock, One Moment In Time, a Phantom of the Opera medley, and many, many more. Some of the finest soloists on the Costa will feature in the show, which will also include comedy routines and a special performance by a small close harmony group which should prove to be most entertaining for the audience. The show will be accompanied by a
the international choir
professional band from the UK, led by Matthew Hopkins, Director of Music at Nottingham Trent University, who will be visiting La Zenia with his famous awardwinning Chamber Choir on their Spanish tour in April. Melody Makers International is supporting the most worthwhile charity, Debra, or the Butterfly Children's Charity as it is known, which provides help and support for youngsters with the serious condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). This is a rare disease where blisters and wounds occur spontaneously on the skin all over the face and body with even the slightest touch. As well as the choir’s support there will be a collection bucket during the perfeomances for the charity. Nigel Hopkins has even written a song about the condition (EB) called Butterfly, which will be performed by the three youngest soloists of the evening. Tickets, matinee: 10€ and evening: 12€, are available now from several outlets, including La Ponderosa gift shop at La Zenia, The CardPlace at both Punta Prima and Benimar and also the Debra Charity Shops at Quesada and San Fulgencio. This promises to be excellent entertainment for all the family, as well as a very worthwhile fundraising event.
The town of Guardamar has been asked to attend the Pavilion of the Costa Blanca for the national tourism fair Fitur. This will be held in the country’s capital Madrid from 20th to 24th January, and Guardamar has been invited as one of the municipalities that offers a wide range of activities. On Thursday 21st January, at 12noon
at the stand of Turespaña, Guardamar will receive a diploma from the Ministry of Tourism for the work undertaken to improve management quality and the enormous task of achieving 13 winning companies with SICTED (Integral System for Quality in Destination) seal of approval. On Thursday 21st January, at 6.00pm
will be the presentation of the new tourist site by the Mayor and Councillor for Tourism, José Luis Sáez. In the last quarter, it has made a great effort to have a decent quality tourist website, as is fitting for a prime tourist destination such as Guardamar, with about 5000 hotel beds. The website will be presented in Spanish and English. In the coming weeks there will also be versions in Catalan, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian and Russian.
Interview charging disgrace In a bizarre revelation it has been revealed that Air Europa Express, a newly launched subsidiary of Air Europa, has been charging candidates for the privilege of having an interview for jobs. The initiative has been criticised as an 'abusive measure', especially in Spain, a country with 21 percent unemployment. Unions have slammed the Spanish budget airline for charging candidates for the privilege of having an interview with Air Europa Express. Applicants for the 100 pilot and 150 cabin crew positions at the newly launched company – the low cost carrier subsidiary of Air Europa - had to pay €60, which is around £45 to get their shot at a job, union representatives said. “Charging for an evaluation of candidates is inadmissible”, the pilots’ association Copac said in a statement. Copac said such a policy was an “unlawful attack on the principles of
equal opportunities and nondiscrimination in the labour market.” “If they asked for 60 euros this time, what may they charge the next time?” said Isaac Valero, a representative of the USO trade union at Air Europa. “Faced with an ever more precarious labour market with over 20 per cent of the active population out of work, this is clearly a disgraceful and abusive new measure which only contributes to making it harder for people to access employment.” Mr Valero said that his union had received a copy of an e-mail
which the airline sent to candidates demanding the 60-euro fee. Air Europa Express began flying last Monday between Valencia and Palma de Mallorca and plans to use 11 small planes on domestic and European routes. A spokesman for Globalia, which owns Air Europa, said the company had no comment to make on the accusations, merely confirming that the new low-cost carrier had conducted interviews for positions in the new subsidiary.
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Reclaiming money for school books It was announced at the beginning of the school year that parents would be able to recoup €100 worth of the cost of the text books that they have to buy for their children. The books are not optional but are the core material that is used in class. Every year the cost of them increases up to as much as €300 in secondary school. Those who are eligible must bring their documentation to a specified venue according to a calendar. The days on which parents can reclaim the money has been staggered in order to avoid delays and congestion at the schools (mostly secondary schools) where the money can be reclaimed. Altogether the process will stretch from 8th January until 11th March during the hours of 9.00am until 12.30pm. The town hall is expecting to receive between 170 and 200 requests daily although the initial take up has been slow. ‘For this reason we’re giving it more publicity so that everyone has the opportunity to reclaim the money,’ says the councillor for education, José Hurtado.
Altogether there are 7,000 students in schools in Torrevieja all of whom will have text books and in theory are eligible for the rebate.
The documents you must take In order to be entitled to the money you need to take a number of documents into the school and on the day you’re allocated. The full calendar can be found on: http://torrevieja.es/sal/A yuntamiento/Educacion /xarxallibres%20(Calend ario)/ There is also a list of documents you need to complete. Presumably these will also be available at the venue. However, it will be easier if you download them, print, complete and take them with you. If you have bought the books from a shop you will need: 1. Your child’s student identification number (this can be found on their report cards or ‘Boletín de Notas’ and is the NIA next to their name) 2. A signed declaration ANEXO III (you can download this document) 3. The town hall form ANEXO II (this provides permission for the town council to retrieve data
centrally about the applicant. It isn’t necessary to renew the padron. You must read, print and sign this document and it can be downloaded.) 4. A bank account order ‘Ficha de Mantemiento de Terceros’ (download, complete, print, sign and present to your bank for a stamp – it can then be presented with the other documents) 5. The receipt for the books including the NIF of the shop, the invoice number, date, address, description of the product and the price 6. Either the family book or other document that shows the relationship of the parents requesting the money to the child 7. The original and a copy of the DNI (presumably also NIE and passport number) of the mother or father If you bought the books through AMPA you should submit the same documents with the exception of the invoice from the shop. Instead you should have : • A separate document that includes the details of the school, the cost of the books and a list of the books purchased The documents, ANEXOII, ANEXO III and
the bank account order ‘Ficha de Mantemiento de Terceros’ can be downloaded from the same page as the calendar. Different days have been allocated for different year groups so if you are eligible it is important that you check this site to make sure you turn up on the right day. The amount of documentation and the process does seem quite a hurdle and it isn’t perhaps surprising that people haven’t yet started rushing to make their claim. However, the town hall site does assure us that there will be staff from the town council at the various venues to answer questions and tohelp with any difficulties. You can also complete the process electronically although when I tried to do this it came up as an error. If you are unable to go yourself you can delegate the process to someone you trust. Suzanne O’Connell
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Correos splits from Deutsche Bank Spain’s post office has broken off its 17-year professional relationship with Deutsche Bank, which used to underwrite financial services products for the State-run mail service, Correos. The contract was signed in 1999 when the bank then known as Argentaria ceased to provide Correos’ financial packages, and the first payment Deutsche Bank took on was a €72-million investment over 10 years, albeit then in pesetas. Anonymous market sources claim both parties had been unsatisfied with the results of their agreement for some time – Deutsche Bank is now focusing on personal, private and business banking. And the majority of Correos' customers do not fit this new profile.
In fact, according to the German entity, only 17 percent of its customers come from BanCorreos, despite having worked together for the last 17 years – in that time, it is estimated that Deutsche Bank failed to even gain 70,000 clients through the post office. The contract was signed in early 1999 in order for Deutsche Bank and the post office to compete with building societies and co-op savings banks, a strategy which has changed over more than a decade and a half in business together. According to the same undisclosed sources, Correos was beginning to find that the financial services packages marketed by the German bank were not particularly attractive to its customers.
Warm weather results in falling vegetable prices The unusually high temperatures this winter have brought forward crops of lettuces, broccoli and cauliflower by three weeks resulting in an excess of produce that the markets are incapable of absorbing. As a result the prices of cauliflower have fallen by 50 percent and the overproduction of artichokes has brought a drop in prices of about 30 percent. Prices of other crops like broccoli or beans have also fallen. This has provoked farmers in areas like neighbouring Murcia to withdraw them from the market to prevent prices falling any further. They are instead being donated to food banks or turned into animal feed. In some case the farmers did not even bother to collect them and gave up the harvest for lost. After these crops everything indicates that tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines will be next. The lack of cold weather is going to determine the farming sector over the coming months, and
production of soft fruits with stones needs a period of cold to set. The lack of cold prevents the proper evolution of
crops like summer fruits, nuts, vines and olives. Some of the most common symptoms are delayed opening of buds, irregular sprouting and abnormal setting. If the situation continues the same could happen to the summer fruits and so in spring there will be less production and the quality will be worse.
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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE The European single currency has held firm over the course of the week in spite of massive global stock market declines driven yet again by China’s worsening economic climate. It has in fact gained much ground against sterling to record a new 11 month high against sterling, and is also pressing the $1.10 level, although it is not quite there yet. The Euro seemed oblivious to the news that fraud investigators had raided the offices of the French car manufacturer Renault, as suspicions mount that other European car companies may have also manipulated emission test results. Renault’s share price dipped by as much as 20% on the release of this news, before recovering to close down 10%, after Renault stressed that tests have shown no evidence of tampering. There was very little major data release from the Eurozone over the week, with the minutes of the European Central Bank’s December meeting providing the highlight. The markets, having been disappointed by the decisions taken by ECB President Mario Draghi, were keen to understand his weak response to add further stimulus measures – with just 10 basis points cut off the deposit rate and an extension of the asset purchase programme by 6 months rather than increase the monthly amount. The market felt at the time that Draghi had clearly missed an opportunity to deliver another decisive game changing policy initiative and sees little prospect of it being geared up now to change tack. With global oil prices falling again last week, and the prospect that they will go lower as the supply glut persists, there is further scope for Eurozone inflation to remain depressed. Germany's government posted a record €12.1bln budget surplus last year, which will
no doubt come in handy when helping to cover the cost of accommodation and social services associated with the record influx of migrants to Europe's largest economy. The British pound has continued to suffer as concerns over the UK’s EU referendum unnerves investors. UK economic data also continues to disappoint. Recent industrial output data released by the Office for National Statistics was exceedingly weak, with production down 0.7% between October and November 2015. Tumbling global oil prices continue to drive fuel costs lower, which will help keep UK inflation depressed, further playing into the hands of the MPC doves. The Bank of England interest rate decision on Thursday saw rates remain on hold for the 82nd month in a row at just 0.5%. The market had been geared up for a change in the voting with suspicions that the only remaining rate hawk MPC member, Ian McCafferty may change sides. That didn’t happen with the vote remaining at 8 – 1 in favour of rates being left as they are. Although the tone of comments suggests that the UK economic climate is weakening with overall sentiment looking downbeat and growth forecast for 2016 likely to be revised lower. The dollar lost further ground on Friday afternoon as the Empire State Manufacturing survey reporting a dreadful decline in business conditions, covering new order and shipments which were down considerably. Whilst it seems highly unlikely that the ECB will alter its stimulus measures again any time soon, the markets will be looking for any hints to help second guess future ECB policy adjustments – so next Thursday’s rate announcement and following press conference will be of major interest.
The main concerns for people living in Spain
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What are the main concerns for Spaniards and other nationalities living in Spain? A recent survey has reported the results. According to a recent study by the Centre for Sociological Investigation (CIS), the main worry for 80 per cent of the population is the level of unemployment. With the unemployment rate still at more than 20 per cent across the working
Britons buying evermore properties on the coasts of Spain as tourism numbers increases, and house sales rallied by 13.7 percent between November 2014 and 2015 lead current business news. British Taylor Wimpey increased the number of its properties sold in Spain last year by 53 percent, thanks to the recovery of the real estate market, the strong pound against the euro and the combination has proved attractive for British buyers. Taylor Wimpey has residential promotions on the Mediterranean coasts of Spain and the Baleares, and completed the transfer of 251 homes in Spain last year against 164 in 2014. In addition, the average price sold rose from 250,000 € in 2014 to 314,000 last year leading to total sales of some 79 million €, up 92 percent. In addition to the houses sold, the promoter assures it pre-contracts to sell another 270 homes in Spain. ‘We have seen a significant improvement in the Spanish market in 2015’, explained Taylor Wimpey in a recent statement. Despite the great recovery, the firm has not returned to the heady days of 2006 when they sold 379 properties in Spain for some 130 million €. Tourism activity grew by 3.7 percent over 2015, one in seven new jobs in Spain were created by the tourism sector. It means last year Spain welcomed 68 million tourists in a year which consolidated the tourism sector
population, which is unacceptable and a hindrance to the growing economy, too many families continue to be affected by the number of unemployed people in the country. In some cases, whole families are out of work and have to depend on the income received by the grandparents as their pension payment. After unemployment, the second major concern is corruption (39 per cent), which has dropped from 40 per cent from the previous survey in November, followed by economic
problems (24 per cent). For the first time since carrying out this survey, the topic of international terrorism has made an entrance into the top ten since increasing 8 percent in the last month alone. Before December, only 0.8 percent of those surveyed mentioned it as one of their main worries. Politics remains to be a major concern
for Spanish citizens, with 63 per cent not having much faith in the current system, and a further 35 per cent believing that the situation will remain the same for the forthcoming year. Immigration is not rated as highly as before, and neither is the level of nationalism in Spain. However, other worries do include the state of the health system, social problems, pensions, the quality of employment in this country and education.
and became the motor for the Spanish economy, although income per tourist continued to fall, according to the Alliance for Tourism Excellence. However the same Alliance warned tourism this year would fall back by 1 percent if there is not stable Government within six months Tourists spending in Spain broke records in November totalling 3.94 billion €, 12 percent more than the same month last year. For the year to November it rose to 63.65 billion €, 6.4 percent higher than the same 11 months last year. House sales accelerated in November with a yearly increase of 13.7 percent. Experts think it shows the normalisation of the real estate sector. November house sales reached 28,733,
thanks to resale property according to the National Statistics Institute. The yearly advance in November is 11 percent higher than yearly increase in October which was 2.7 percent up. With the increase in November, house sales have seen 15 consecutive months of increases, owed exclusively to resale properties which were up by 30.5 percent to 23,129 transactions and now properties reduced by 25.7 percent with respect to November 2014 with 5,604 operations. Airbus has sold over 1,000 planes for the third consecutive year, thanks to their A320 model. The European company is beating Boeing in the number of orders, but Boeing has been delivering more planes. In 2015 Airbus sold 1,036; Boeing sold 768. For planes delivered in 2015 Airbus sent 636; Boeing sent 762. The data was given in their annual report organise this morning in Paris where Turkish Airlines and Iberia congratulated the company for their 20 and 15 deliveries in 2015. McDonald’s not only faces an investigation in Brussels for the fiscal benefits in Luxembourg. This year the giant company has to respond to their dominant position on their franchisees. ‘As much as two thirds of their total income is the rental they charge on their restaurants, and not for selling hamburgers’ denounced Scott Courtney, director of the Service Employees International Union.
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Watch out for the CAN YOU HELP!! processionary caterpillar DESPERATELY SEEKING... IT COULD BE YOU This lethal little pest has already been spotted in the area and if you have a dog it is particularly important that you watch out for the processionary caterpillar. The caterpillars might look pretty but they are highly toxic and have led to quite a few dog fatalities over the years. It is the hairs of the caterpillar which cause the problem. If they are touched they can cause a rash and give of dust that leads to breathing problems. Children and animals are at particular risk and dogs may pick up the hairs on their paws and lick them when they start to itch. The hairs are then transferred into their mouth and the animal’s tongue can begin to swell. If untreated it can cause death. The life cycle There is a clear life cycle that means for most of the year dog
owners need not worry too much. The pine processionary moth flies around May to July during which time it mates and lays its eggs in a pine tree. The eggs take about a month to hatch after which time the tiny caterpillars go through five stages of growth between the months of February to April. When they have finished growing the caterpillars make their way to the ground in a long chain – hence the name processionary. They can be recognised due to the line they form and their orange-brown colour and blue circles around their bodies. At some point they will disperse and burrow into the ground. In the meantime it is vital to be on the look out for them and avoid areas where they might be. Early this year The nests have already been
spotted in pine trees around the area. The caterpillar doesn’t usually appear quite so early but the milder winter weather has meant that they are already nesting. If the nests are spotted early they can be reported and removed. Removing the nests must be done by an expert as trying to cut them down or burn them can lead to the hairs becoming air born if it is not done correctly. If your dog does come into contact with them you should take it to the vets immediately where it will be given a cortisone injection. Forums are usually quite active in alerting people where the caterpillars have been seen and if you do notice them in a particular area it is beneficial to try and warn other owners. Suzanne O’Connell
WE ARE THE CHOIR AT LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH, TORREVIEJA. We are a friendly bunch of about 20 strong and sing to a congregation of about 100 every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month (and each 5th Sunday when this applies). We also have choir practise every Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. and the above picture shows some of us practising. Unfortunately our longstanding Choir Master has returned to the UK and we
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Fennel is a gorgeous Mediterranean perennial herb with a delicate aniseed flavour and is often used in Mediterranean dishes. The stalks and leaves can be used in salads or as a garnish, the swollen leaf base (bulb) is eaten like a vegetable, and the seeds are used for flavouring.
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) plays an important role in the food culture of many European nations, especially in France and Italy. Its esteemed reputation dates back to the earliest times and is reflected in its mythological traditions. Greek myths state that fennel was not only closely associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of food and wine, but that a fennel stalk carried the coal that passed down knowledge from the gods to men.
Description Fennel is composed of a white or pale green bulb from which closely superimposed stalks are arranged. The stalks are topped with feathery green leaves near which flowers grow and produce fennel seeds. The bulb, stalk, leaves and seeds are all edible. The fennel bulb is used like a vegetable and adds nuanced flavouring to all kinds of foods. Fennel belongs to the Umbellifereae family and is therefore closely related to parsley, carrots, dill and coriander. Fennel’s aromatic taste is unique, strikingly reminiscent of liquorice and anise, so much so that fennel is often mistakenly referred to as anise. Fennel’s texture is similar to that of celery, having a crunchy and striated texture.
Climate & Growing Conditions Fennel is an easy herb to grow for any beginner gardener and is generally problem-free. It thrives in hot, dry climates, but will grow in nearly all garden climates. Once the bulb has started growing, a few days of hot temperatures can cause it to bolt, or start producing seed instead of bulbs and stems, so good timing is the key. For growing fennel in warm climates, plant in autumn. For growing fennel in colder climates, plant in the spring. This herb is very forgiving when it comes to soil pH, but grows best when the pH is between 6.0 and 7.0. Prepare the garden bed before planting by digging in compost and well-rotted manure. For success in growing this vegetable, make sure that its garden bed is well-drained. Fennel grows up to 5 feet (1.5 m) tall so consider the best location for them when planning to add fennel to your garden (you may wish to plant it at the back). Also, since it is a perennial, you will want to plant it in an area that is convenient for allowing it to stay in that gardening location. Fennel has a reputation for hindering other plants’ growth, so place your fennel patch in an isolated location. It typically does not do well with other vegetables
and should never be planted close to dill as fennel and dill will cross-pollinate and in this case neither herb will be fit to eat. However, fennel does not have to be planted by itself. To add a splash of colour and add to culinary delights of fennel, consider planting mint, nasturtiums, and marigolds alongside the fennel.
Planting Fennel is a sunshine lover, so pick a sunny location. Plant the seeds 1-2 inches (2.55 cm) deep and lightly cover with soil. It will take the seeds 10 to 14 days to geminate. Be sure to keep them moist until they germinate and watch that soil doesn’t dry out completely during hot spells. Once germination has occurred, start thinning the plants out so that there are about 12-20 inches (30-50 cm) separating each seedling. Check soil moisture often and water accordingly. Fennel does not like it soggy, but it also does not like it dry. Fennel can also be planted in a container. When planting in a container choose a large one and do not plant too many seeds.
How to Harvest Fennel is ready to harvest in stages. It needs about 70 days to produce a good size bulb, while young greens/fresh leaves can be picked anytime during the growing process. The seeds need to be harvested just before the seed heads turn completely brown. Simply place them in a paper bag and hang upside down in a cool, shady place. As the seeds dry, they will fall into the bag for collection. Fennel not only tastes good, but it is also a good way of attracting beneficial insects to the garden. These include, among many others, bees, ladybirds and butterflies. Fennel is a host plant for swallowtail butterflies, so do not kill the larvae you are sure to find munching on the leafy fronds. The leaves will grow back. Fennel is also known to repel fleas in the yard and can be found planted around many kennels due to this fact. There is no such thing as too much fennel in the garden… Marc Vijverberg
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WELCOME TO MIAMI with Vivalia Travel Miami is one of the state's – and the world’s – most popular vacation spots, offering multiple enticements for everyone
Miami is one of the state's – and the world’s – most popular vacation spots. Though destinations often are said to offer something for everyone, the Miami area offers multiple enticements for everyone: The trendy nightlife of South Beach, bejeweled by the eye candy of the Art Deco district. The bustle of Calle Ocho and the highly caffeinated energy of Little Havana. The plush hotels of Miami Beach and the historic hideaways of Coral Gables. Seemingly endless shopping opportunities in modern, sprawling malls and the quiet, personal attention offered by the family-owned shops of Coconut Grove and many other corners of the region. The lures of deep-sea fishing and golf and tennis. Major league football, basketball, hockey and baseball. Boat shows and auto racing. Art festivals and outdoor food and wine extravaganzas. An international airport and the world’s busiest cruise port. The Miami area offers all of this – and so much more. Greater Miami and the Beaches is so much more than a tropical getaway. Artistically, it is a departure from the ordinary, offering cultural enlightenment through music and dance, museums, galleries, theater performances and fabulous festivals that take place throughout the year. ATTRACTIONS: Miami is known for its amazing attractions. While you should definitely schedule a day for beach loafing, you should also be sure to plan ahead to check out the broader tourism scene. Just imagine, in one day you could catch some early morning sun at the beach, then head down the Everglades and visit a real working alligator farm where 2,000 alligators of all sizes live in natural settings at Everglades Alligator Farm.
Not into giant native reptiles? The options are endless. Maybe you’re thinking something more like a tour of a mansion with more than two thousand years of lifestyle artifacts? Well, you’re in luck because we have that too at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens on Biscayne Bay. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens is the estate of James Deering, built in 1916, a sprawling formal garden and a stunning estate that’s open to the public, has been the backdrop to many a film and photo shoot and continues to delight with its’ timeless beauty. The examples of what you could to fill a day in Miami go on and on. A classic attraction is Zoo Miami. Kids and parents, animal lovers and educators can’t resist the charm of a day at the zoo – and with a zoo like this, why would you? Flamingos, komodo dragons, meerkats, monkeys, rhinos of all kinds, lions, tigers and bears – oh my! – are all on exhibit at this world-class zoo. At Zoo Miami you’ll take a trip around the world without ever leaving Miami. The zoo is divided into parts of the world: Africa, Asia, Australia and Future Tropical Americas. BEACHES: Miami has long been known as a city to soak up the sun on sandy white beaches with warm water all four seasons. Here’s a guide to help you pick which one is right for you: If you’re visiting with family there are two beaches that cater to a family friendly ambiance above others: Crandon Park on Key Biscayne and Matheson Hammock a bit south on the mainland. Matheson Hammock is more a lagoon with a killer view of the bay than a beach, but that makes it rip-current free and the entrance fee
to the park gives you access to walking paths and a day of watching all kinds of boats and yachts come in and out of their marina. Crandon Park is three miles long and has 13 lifeguard towers keeping an eye out on your little ones. There’s a playground area, picnic tables, shower facilities, beach volleyball court, restrooms and shelters, but come with a few bucks in your pocket for a parking fee. Another beautiful beach on Key Biscayne is the quiet Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, marked by a historic white lighthouse at the tip of the island. Bill Baggs is an ideal spot to watch the sunset. There are two restaurants here open for breakfast and lunch, but you can always pack your own picnic. On a day you expect the beaches to be jam packed, this isolated beach, where you can rent a four-person bike, is a great option. SHOPPING: Greater Miami has an exciting mix of haute couture, retail markets, designer boutiques and bargain outlets in every neighborhood throughout the city, in fact, there's so much shopping in this city it can test the stamina of even the most dedicated shopper. Spend the whole day in a magnificent mall or windowshop for miles along elegant outdoor promenades, stopping only for lunch or a spa break. From chic hidden boutiques to malls the size of small towns, opportunity awaits for shopaholics. Greater Miami’s retail landscape is a mix of classy boutiques, funky streets, upscale promenades, downtown districts, antique alleys, open-air markets and air-conditioned malls that defy the imagination with their range, scope of merchandise and variety of entertainment options.
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ABOUT US GO SATELLITE was set up 12 years ago by husband and wife team. Ian has more than 20 years experience, having spent 10 years with SKY in Home Services in the UK, where he worked on the specialist heights team as well as SKY’s Prestigious VIP Team, which caters for the stars, therefore the quality of his workmanship is extremely high! After leaving SKY, Ian set up his own business in the UK and ran this very successfully for 5 years before moving to Spain. SERVICES WE OFFER We are here to help! We can arrange installation of TV direct from the satellite with no monthly subscription. We are able to make repairs to existing satellite systems, potentially saving you from additional costs. We are suppliers of Sky and Humax receivers direct from the UK. You will find we are the cheapest on the Costa Blanca. Ask us about Sky cards and subscriptions. We are not only here for your TV and Satellite solutions, but are able to offer help with internet and telephone.
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WHERE ARE WE? GO SATELLITE is based in Ciudad Quesada and covers most of the Costa Blanca. WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT? Ian said “Being a small company has its advantages. We offer a personal service and get to know all our customers by name. It’s important to us that people fully understand and are happy with the service we are providing. We realise that the technology involved can be confusing, but we are happy to spend time with our customers to ensure that they get the best system for their needs”. CUSTOMER SERVICE Any concerns of queries are dealt with in a clear and professional manner and clients can call Ian at any point if they have any queries. This ensures that all of their customers have complete peace of mind throughout the lifetime of the service. Added to that is the fact that GO SATELLITE is a fully legal, Spanish registered business that provides individual, company and community installations with a free no-obligation site survey. Go Satellite is going from strength to strength! SATISFIED CUSTOMERS! Over the past 12 years the company has installed hundreds of satellite TV systems for individuals, companies and communities. The Go Satellite system uses highest quality Portuguese manufactured dishes and requires NO monthly payments. Packages are available to suit everybody’s requirements and budget. GO SATELLITE offer expertise, reassurance and a proven track record, which can be backed up by many a satisfied customer. OTHER SERVICES Go Satellite not only provide television, but are also able to provide internet and telephone services. Packages are available to suit all with a switch on/off service available for non-residents.
COME AND MEET US! We have an office in the Business Centre, Calle Los Arcos No 7B, Ciudad Quesada, so you can now come and meet us and we will endeavour to help you with all of your TV queries. DISH ISSUES? Here at Go Satellite, we only use only top quality Portuguese dishes and Invacom LNBs. Sky Packages are also available. If you do not have room or do not wish to have a dish, give us a call, as we have a solution! At Go Satellite, we will endeavour to provide TV for everyone. So, if you are fed up of missing your favourite programmes or you have lost your TV signal and do not want to lose out any more, then call 965 725 670 or call into our office to find out more about GO SATELLITE and its services. Alternatively, check out the website: www.freetvspain.com
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‘You Can’t Be Serious’ is a weekly tongue in cheek look at the world through Bernie Comaskey’s eyes. With kind permission of the Westmeath Examiner.
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THE MOST USELESS INVENTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF (ONE) MANKIND How many of you can remember when ‘super-glue’ was invented? There was an advert on TV showing a crane lifting a car by a chain attached to a small metal plate which was stuck to the roof of the car with super-glue. I never tried that trick, but I have tried sticking a picture to the wall and fixing back the wayward sole of a shoe. The only object that super-glue will stick for me is one finger to another. These little silver milk jugs they give you in hotels and restaurants: Hands up those of you who don’t have to use your napkin to wipe the dribbled milk from the table? They should feck these useless containers in the bin and leave the milk carton on the table. Lads, any of you who are like myself and a member of the grey brigade will remember the hoo hah when Grecian 2000 was launched on the market with mighty fanfare. You could now have the grandest head of black, brown, steely-grey, or just a hint of grey in your gorgeous hair; and control the colour through the number of
drops of Grecian you combed in daily. I tried it. I wanted that same distinguished appearance of the TV guy – even though I was good enough at the time. They say that dogs grow to resemble their owner … well I grew to resemble my dog. Brownie, my collie dog and I
sported the same type and colour of streaks on the top of our heads. I actually had to dye my hair for a spell until the ‘invention’ grew out of it. I am not much of a cook: The kitchen is not my forte. My culinary skills peaked with the frying pan. Is it just me, or have any of you ever come across a non-stick pan that doesn’t? I can’t iron a shirt … I would if I could. Mrs Youcantbeserious happens to be the best little woman that ever arched her back over an ironing board – but what good is that when either of us are away? The label on the shirts clearly state ‘non-iron’: A great invention for the likes of me, don’t you think? The fact of the matter is that after washing and hanging to dry on a hanger, there are more wrinkles on the no-iron shirt than you would find on a ninety years old retired Texan cowboy. Of course the label did say ‘non-iron’ – and not ‘noncrease’ or ‘non-wrinkle’. ‘Non-slip tiles’: Now here is an invention to gladden the hearts of
the old and infirm not to mention the blind drunk. The worst fall I ever got was when the two feet went from under me whilst mopping the floor of the pub toilet. I like to keep my non-slip tiles clean, you understand. ‘Moss-remover’ – you know the one: ‘Free your yard, patio and driveway from unwanted moss … etc’. I swear before whoever is the patron saint of inventions, that I shook, scattered, sprayed, sprinkled and blew every type of powder and liquid that had the word ‘moss’ written on the label and yet, the driveway continued to be the greenest part of my domain. That was until the brother, Camillus, (who knows everything) advised me to try sprinkling soap powder on the moss. Luckily I had the soap powder, solely because I only washed the one non-iron shirt. It worked for me folks, and if it works for you, don’t forget to buy the brother a pint next time you see him. After being bitten by a dog on my walk a couple of years ago, I
purchased a ‘dog-zapper’. The zapper was invented to stop a dog from eating a man. My problem now is that I am so nervous of a dog on the road – and twice as nervous of any modern invention, that I am too scared to know if it works. ‘A sure cure for snoring’, the newspaper advertisement promises … another one. I could do with a remedy that works – but so far no joy. Let us be ultra-careful right here. This is extremely delicate, dear readers. You see I don’t snore – and even if I do, it occurs when I’m asleep and therefore doesn’t bother me. I am still in the market for a cure for snoring that works nonetheless. Are you with me? And in the interests of health and safety … we’ll leave it at that …
Every day we hear of another new time saving invention which saves people time they don’t know what to do with.
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‘Historic’ fall in unemployment figures
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Jobless figures in Spain fell more than ever before in history during 2015, which closed with just under 4.04 million on the dole, of whom 55,800 had de-registered in December alone. This translates as exactly 354,203 fewer people signing on as at the end of 2015, compared with numbers from the end of 2014. According to the ministry of employment and social security, this represents the greatest fall in unemployment since records began in 1996. Reductions in jobless numbers in December, when the Christmas campaign starts, have been consistently increasing over the last four years with more and more new staff being taken on to work the festive season in shops, bars and hotels. And the number of workers now signed up to the social security – meaning they are now paying their national insurance 'stamp' through having a job or being self-employed – rose in 2015 by over half a million, or 3.18 percent. In December, a total of 85,314 workers registered on the social security either through their employer or through being self-employed – a rise of 0.5 percent - bringing the annual increase to 533,186 and leaving the year-end total at nearly 17.31 million. A fall in dole benefits paid out was seen yearon-year in November 2015, with 55.3 percent of
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registered unemployed persons receiving payment compared with 57.9 percent in November 2014. Dole money is contributory in Spain, with one month paid per four months of work accumulated since the last time the employee had to claim, and capped at two years. This means anyone who does not find a job before their accumulated period expires ceases to receive any benefit, although the State pays €425 a month for means-tested cases with no other source of income. For those still able to claim dole money, the average amount paid per month in 2015 was €793.10, falling from €802.50 from November 2014, or by 1.2 percent. Dole money is paid at 80% of the worker's previous gross salary for the first six months, then 60 percent of his or her salary thereafter until the benefit entitlement runs out. In more affluent times, this meant redundant workers had time to come to terms with their ordeal and search carefully for the right job, without having to worry about covering their living costs in the meantime. It also meant nobody would take advantage and 'live off benefits' instead of searching for work, because they knew that once their entitlement had expired, they would not get any more money until they had accumulated further dole pay through a job. Since the start of the financial crisis, however, the two-year maximum has not always been long enough for redundant workers to find a new job of any description – especially those living in areas which rely on summer tourism for their income and where work is purely seasonal, mostly in restaurants, bars and hotels.
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Come into our friendly offices in either Quesada by the petrol station, between Mulberrys and the Computer Shop or the El Raso office on Commercial El Campico next to The Hot Stone restaurant, for more information on the above properties and many others available. We will be happy to give advice on the buying or selling process in Spain and look forward to meeting you at either office.
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Bankia scraps commision and transfer charges
State-owned financial entity Bankia will no longer charge any annual 'maintenance' fees to its account-holders - so long as their salary or other regular income is paid there - and charges for cards, bank transfers or paying in cheques have also been scrapped. Anyone whose wages, selfemployed earnings or dole money of at least €450 a month is paid directly into their Bankia account, or pensions or sickness allowance if this is €200 or more, will escape the annual cost charged for its use. Charges levied by most other banks purely for having an account open, even if it is empty – and applied per account – range from €12 to €36 a year or even more. Most banks also charge an
annual fee for having a credit card, and take commission when their customers pay in or cash a cheque or if they make a transfer to an account with another entity. Bankia clients will also be able to withdraw money from any Euro 6000 or Banco Sabadell cashpoints up to four times a month without charge. The move is expected to benefit at least 2.4 million customers. “We have listened to the public and we want to offer our clients what they are asking for: simpler, more transparent products with no small print – we are the only bank which allows its customers to use all our services free of charge just by having their monthly income paid into their account,” said chairman José Ignacio
Goirigolzarri. Until now, Bankia charged €48 a year per account for the privilege of having one open, plus €20 a year for holding a debit card and €34 for a credit card – even if these were not used – and between €6 and €7 for transfers or for paying in amounts of €2,000 or more, making it one of the most expensive on the high street. Transfers between different banks still take up to four working days to clear, whilst in other European countries, these are guaranteed within the hour and are usually instant, as well as free of charge. Bankia is a fusion of the doomed entities of Bancaja and Caja Madrid, which ceased trading due to poor fund management that has led to various ex-bosses facing court hearings. Through the merger, these entities were bailed out by the Spanish State, which received a grant of €10 billion from the European Union. Taxes levied on the general public had to be put up sharply to cover the debt repayment. Bankia is now on the way to refunding some of the cash it received and announced plans last year to float 60 percent of its shares on the stock market.
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Concussion (2015) Rating 7.1 In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. Director: Peter Landesman Writers: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (GQ article "Game Brain") Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks
Sisters Rating 6.4 Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home. Director: Jason Moore Writer: Paula Pell (screenplay) Stars: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph
Burnt (2015) Rating 6.6 Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars. Director: John Wells Writers: Steven Knight (screenplay), Michael Kalesniko (story) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl
A Bigger Splash (2015) Rating 6.1 The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. Director: Luca Guadagnino Writers: David Kajganich (screenplay), Alain Page (story) Stars: Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton
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6.10am 6.35am 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.50am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.45am 8.50am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.50am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 4.10am 5.00am
BBC 3 Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Adam Pearson: Freak Show EastEnders Russell Howard's Good News Extra Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy Adam Pearson: Freak Show Miss Transgender: Britain's New Beauty
9.55am
Phil: Secret Agent Down Under
11.00am
Grand Designs
12.05pm
River Cottage Bites
12.20pm
Santa Fe
2.05pm
Time Team
3.10pm
Come Dine with Me
3.40pm
Come Dine with Me
4.10pm
Come Dine with Me
4.45pm
Come Dine with Me
5.15pm
Come Dine with Me
5.50pm
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6.45pm
A Place in the Sun
7.50pm
A Place in the Sun
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb
11.00pm
Grand Designs
12.05am
24 Hours in A and E
1.10am
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.10am
Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb
3.15am
Grand Designs
4.20am
Hugh's 3 Good Things
Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of Adam Pearson: Freak Show This is BBC Three
8.00pm World News Today 8.30pm Sorry! 9.00pm Alex Higgins: The People's Champion 10.00pm The Queen's Castle 11.00pm The Crusades 12.00am Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution 1.00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge 2.00am Stories From the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited 3.00am The Making of King Arthur 4.00am Birth of the British Novel 5.00am This is BBC Four
More 4
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House Doctor House Doctor The Wotwots! Chloe's Closet Lily's Driftwood Bay Fireman Sam Wissper Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Milkshake Monkey Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Betrayed 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Dog Rescuers Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun Celebrity Big Brother The Secret Life of the Family Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino I'm an Alcoholic: My Name is... Wildlife SOS
BBC 4
8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.40am 1.00am 1.25am 1.45am 2.45am Queens 3.45am the Fifth 4.00am 4.55am
ITV3
Soap Update
Emmerdale – Carly spots a money-making opportunity. Rakesh has a run-in with the police. Things go from bad to worse for Aaron.
CostaBlancaPeople CostaBlancaPeople December January 22nd 19th- 28th - 25th 2015 2016
ITV4 7.00am 7.25am 7.45am 8.45am 9.50am 10.50am 11.55am 12.50pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.55pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.25pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 1.35am 2.35am 3.25am 3.55am
Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special River Monsters State of Play Ax Men Minder Tommy Cooper ITV4 Nightscreen
The Jihadis Next Door Channel 4 – 10.00 pm
In 2014, director Jamie Roberts filmed with Islamic extremist Abu Rumaysah. This month, Rumaysah has become one of the world's most wanted men: he's suspected of being the British jihadi in the latest Isis execution video. This timely, powerful new hour-long documentary for Channel 4 takes an intimate look at the people spreading extremist fundamentalism in Britain. Roberts - who also directed Angry, White and Proud for Channel 4 - gains extraordinary access, over the course of two years, to a new wave of extremists, including Rumaysah, who are radicalising and grooming young British Muslims.
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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.15am 12.45am 2.15am 2.20am
BBC2
Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Close Calls: On Camera Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown For What It's Worth James Martin: Home Comforts Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Match of the Day Live BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather A Question of Sport Film 2016 Good Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7.15am 8.00am 8.45am 9.15am 9.45am 10.15am 12.00pm 12.30pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 3.15am 4.15am
ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.05am 9.05am 10.05am 10.35am 11.20am 12.20pm 1.10pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.10am 1.10am 1.40am 2.05am 2.55am 3.20am 6.50am
Rip Off Britain Wanted Down Under Escape to the Continent Thief Trackers Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Lifeline Bowls Flog It! Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Trust Me, I'm a Doctor The Town that Took on the Taxman Russell Howard's Good News Newsnight Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher World Indoor Bowls Highlights Tomorrow's Food World's Weirdest Events This is BBC Two
7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 4.45pm 5.00pm 5.15pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.55pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.10pm 8.40pm 10.40pm 11.00pm 11.15pm
Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Experience Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Barclays Premier League Review Premier League 100 Club La Liga World 2015 Barclays Premier League Review Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Barclays Premier League Review La Liga World 2015 Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold La Liga World 2015 Barclays Premier League Review Premier League 100 Club Tour Down Under Highlights Football Gold Football's Greatest Football Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs
7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 11.25pm 12.25am 12.50am 1.25am 3.30am 4.10am 4.55am
Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Big Fat Quiz of the Year Gogglebox Supernatural 2 Broke Girls
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
Woman in Gold
9.00am
The Legend of Longwood
10.45am
The Face of an Angel
12.45pm
Woman in Gold
2.35pm
Big Hero 6 Special
3.05pm
Selma
5.20pm
Run All Night
7.20pm
The Legend of Longwood
9.00pm
Run All Night
11.00pm 1.15am 3.00am
ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.25pm Party 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 11.00pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.40am 4.00am 4.40am 6.05am
Sky Sports 1
Planet's Funniest Animals The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Celebrity Juice Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Almost Impossible Gameshow Planet's Funniest Animals Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen
Selma The Face of an Angel Girl House
4.45am
The Legend of Longwood
6.30am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Political Broadcast by the Labour ITV Evening News Coronation Street The National Television Awards ITV News at Ten and Weather Cameraman to the Queen Murder, She Wrote Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show
Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am
The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own Clash of the Titans Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Caribbean Cops Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK Border Force RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue
7.00am 7.25am 8.25am 9.25am 10.35am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 1.00pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.10pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 2.05am 3.00am 3.30am
Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Darling Buds of May Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Law and Order: UK Bouquet of Barbed Wire The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Where the Heart is ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
E4
Channel 4 7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 1.35am 2.30am 3.25am 5.30am 6.25am 6.30am
Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Deal or No Deal Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 24 Hours in A and E Bodyshockers The Undateables C4's Future Sounds: Music on 4 15 Kids and Counting How to Lose Weight Well Prizzi's Honor The Fabulous Baker Brothers Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 1001 Things You Should Know
8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.40am 1.00am 1.20am 1.40am 2.40am 3.40am 4.30am 5.00am
Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Murdered by My Boyfriend Live at the Apollo Keeping 'ER Country Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy Murdered by My Boyfriend Adam Pearson: Freak Show Keeping 'ER Country Siblings This is BBC Three
9.55am
Phil: Secret Agent Down Under
11.00am
Grand Designs
12.05pm
Hugh's 3 Good Things
12.20pm
Bless This House
2.05pm
Time Team
3.10pm
Come Dine with Me
3.40pm
Come Dine with Me
4.10pm
Come Dine with Me
4.45pm
Come Dine with Me
5.15pm
Come Dine with Me
5.50pm
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6.45pm
A Place in the Sun
7.50pm
A Place in the Sun
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
Building the Dream
7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.50am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.50am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.50am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.55am 4.10am 5.00am 5.25am 5.45am 6.10am
The Wotwots! Chloe's Closet Lily's Driftwood Bay Fireman Sam Wissper Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Do No Harm 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords GPs: Behind Closed Doors Celebrity Big Brother 10,000 BC Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Britain's Flashiest Families Super Casino Celebrity Botched Up Bodies Wildlife SOS The Great Artists House Doctor House Doctor
BBC 4 8.00pm World News Today 8.30pm Sorry! 9.00pm The Story Of... 10.00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 11.00pm The Queen's Castle 12.00am The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys 1.00am The Crusades 2.00am Constable: A Country Rebel 3.00am The Story Of... 4.00am Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 5.00am This is BBC Four
More 4
11.00pm
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
12.05am
24 Hours in A and E
1.10am
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.10am
Building the Dream
3.15am
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
4.15am
Kirstie's Vintage Gems
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BBC 3
ITV3
Soap Update Coronation Street – Will Tracy smash Nick's dreams? Phelan wants to strike a deal with Anna. David and Kylie try to hide what lies beneath.
Television: Wed 20th January
ITV4 7.00am 7.45am 8.45am 9.50am 10.50am 11.55am 12.25pm 12.55pm 1.25pm 1.50pm 2.55pm 3.55pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.55am 1.55am 2.55am
Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Benidorm The Glimmer Man Ax Men Minder The Professionals
The National Television Awards ITV – 8.30 pm
Hundreds of stars and thousands of fans join host Dermot O'Leary at the 21st National Television Awards for the biggest night in British TV. Broadcast from The O2 London, the NTAs celebrate television's best-loved shows and stars in the only TV awards ceremony where all the winners are chosen by viewers via a huge nationwide poll. It is TV's biggest election where the TV talking points of the year compete for honours. From Poldark, Doctor Foster, Humans and Downton Abbey to Top Gear, Gogglebox and Bake Off, from Britain's Got Talent, X Factor, The Voice and Strictly Come Dancing to Bear Grylls, Rylan, Nadiya, Peter Kay and more, all of the favourite stars from the nation's most popular shows gather for this one night only. Expect a spectacular evening of drama, special guest performers and red carpet glamour. In a highlight of the night, Billy Connolly will receive the NTA Special Recognition Award from Dustin Hoffman.
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Television: Thurs 21st January BBC1
7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.30am 1.35am
BBC2
Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Close Calls: On Camera Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown For What It's Worth James Martin: Home Comforts Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Dickensian Room 101 Death in Paradise BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7.15am Rip Off Britain 8.00am Wanted Down Under 8.45am Escape to the Continent 9.15am Great British Menu 9.45am Thief Trackers 10.15am Victoria Derbyshire 12.00pm BBC News 1.00pm The Daily Politics 2.00pm Bowls 6.15pm Flog It! 7.00pm Eggheads 7.30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8.00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9.00pm World's Sneakiest Animals 10.00pm The Story of China 11.00pm The Clare Balding Show 11.30pm Newsnight 12.15am Barely Legal Grafters 1.15am World Indoor Bowls Highlights 2.15am Can You Stop My Multiple Sclerosis? 2.45am Britain's Muslim Soldiers 3.25am Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough 4.25am This is BBC Two
ITV2 7.00am 7.10am 7.55am 8.55am 9.25am 10.30am 11.10am 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 1.40am 2.05am 2.30am 2.50am Records 3.15am 6.45am
Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen
7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 1.00pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.00am 12.30am 12.45am 1.00am 1.30am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 3.30am 5.50am
Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE SmackDown! Cricket's Greatest Big Bash League Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Review La Liga World 2015 Big Bash League Cricket's Greatest Barclays Premier League World World Rugby European Rugby Barclays Premier League World Football Gold Football Gold La Liga Show 2015 Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League World La Liga Show 2015 Fantasy Football Club Highlights Barclays Premier League World Fantasy Football Club Highlights Cycling Tour Down Under Football Gold
7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am
Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
Woman in Gold
9.00am
The Legend of Longwood
10.45am
The Face of an Angel
12.45pm
Selma
3.00pm 4.50pm
Woman in Gold Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
5.20pm
Run All Night
7.20pm
The Legend of Longwood
9.00pm
Run All Night
11.00pm
Selma
1.15am
The Face of an Angel
3.00am
Girl House
ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.40pm 12.10am 1.10am 2.00am 4.00am 4.25am
Sky Sports 1
Planet's Funniest Animals The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Coronation Street You've Been Framed! Catchphrase The National Television Awards Coronation Street You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk Ultimate You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Scorpion Knocked Up Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Keith Lemon Sketch Show Totally Bonkers Guinness World
4.45am
The Legend of Longwood
6.30am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Tonight Emmerdale Birds of a Feather Jericho ITV News at Ten and Weather The Late Debate Trawlermen Tales Murder, She Wrote Jackpot247 Tonight ITV Nightscreen
Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am
The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 All Aboard: East Coast Trains Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Flintoff: Lord of the Fries A League of Their Own NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Caribbean Cops Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK Border Force RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue
7.00am 7.25am 8.25am 9.30am 10.40am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.35am 2.30am 3.25am 3.30am
Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Darling Buds of May Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Return of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Land of the Midnight Sun Law and Order: UK Blue Murder The Return of Sherlock Holmes Where the Heart is ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
E4
Channel 4 7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.05am 3.05am 4.00am 4.25am 5.20am 6.15am 6.30am
Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Deal or No Deal Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Location, Location, Location The Restoration Man Date My Mum Rich Kids Go Shopping 24 Hours in A and E The Jihadis Next Door Embarrassing Bodies Unreported World Phil Spencer: Secret Agent The Fabulous Baker Brothers Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 1001 Things You Should Know
8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.35pm 11.05pm 11.35pm 12.05am 12.30am 12.50am 1.10am 1.30am 2.00am 2.35am 3.00am Queens 4.00am
Top Gear Traffic Cops Live at the Apollo Live at the Apollo EastEnders Mongrels Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy Siblings Live at the Apollo Mongrels Miss Transgender: Britain's New Beauty
9.55am
Phil: Secret Agent Down Under
11.00am
Grand Designs Revisited
12.05pm
Sahara
2.05pm
Time Team
3.10pm
Come Dine with Me
3.40pm
Come Dine with Me
4.10pm
Come Dine with Me
4.45pm
Come Dine with Me
5.15pm
Come Dine with Me
5.50pm
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6.45pm
A Place in the Sun
7.50pm
A Place in the Sun
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
The Supervet
11.00pm
24 Hours in A and E
12.05am
24 Hours in A and E
1.10am
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.10am
The Supervet
3.10am
24 Hours in A and E
4.15am
River Cottage Bites
Eastenders – As Stacey's psychosis continues to intensify, Martin realises he needs help. Paul and Ben begin to rebuild their fraught relationship, and Kat opens up to her sister. Emmerdale – Nikhil reveals his true feelings. Tracy has a hot date. Aaron confides in Robert. Robert is out of his depth. Ashley admits he made a mistake. Nikhil cannot believe his luck.
Channel 5 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.50am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.50am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.50am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 4.10am 5.00am 5.25am 5.45am 6.10am 6.35am
BBC 3
ITV3
Soap Update
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World News Today Top of the Pops: 1981 Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great
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Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Classic Car Show Two Mules for Sister Sara The Client Ax Men Movies Now ITV4 Nightscreen
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The Brain with David Eagleman Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll India's Frontier Railways Top of the Pops: 1981 When Pop Ruled My Life: The Fans' Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll The Brain with David Eagleman This is BBC Four
ITV4
The Story of China BBC2 – 10.00 pm
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BBC1
BBC2
7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.25am 12.55am 2.30am 2.35am
Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Close Calls: On Camera Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown For What It's Worth James Martin: Home Comforts Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Dickensian Shetland BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Graham Norton Show Would I Lie to You? The Celebrity Apprentice USA Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7.00am 7.20am 8.05am 9.05am 9.35am 10.05am 10.35am 11.20am 12.20pm 1.10pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 1.00am 2.15am
Planet's Funniest Animals The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Dark Knight Take Me Out The Almost Impossible Gameshow
7.15am 8.00am 8.45am 9.15am 10.15am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.05am 3.05am 4.05am
ITV2
The Legend of Longwood
8.45am
Chappie Special
9.00am
The Face of an Angel
10.45am
Seventh Son
12.45pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.45pm
Rip Off Britain Wanted Down Under Escape to the Continent MasterChef: The Professionals Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Bowls Flog It! Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Mastermind What to Buy and Why Britain's Trillion Pound Paradise: Inside Cayman QI Newsnight The Story of China World Indoor Bowls Highlights Question Time Top Gear This is BBC Two
ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.45pm 12.10am 2.15am 4.00am
Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Martin Lewis Money Show Coronation Street Mr Selfridge ITV News at Ten and Weather Birds of a Feather You Only Live Twice Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote
7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am
The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue All Aboard: East Coast Trains Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 All Aboard: East Coast Trains Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Extreme Phobias, Extreme Cures Stan Lee's Lucky Man Stella Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever
7.00am 7.25am 8.20am 9.30am 10.35am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.15pm 6.50pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.40am 3.45am
Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Darling Buds of May Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Return of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Long Lost Family Law and Order: UK Blue Murder Captain Corelli's Mandolin The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 10.30pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.00am 1.10am 1.40am 5.50am 6.00am 6.30am
Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Main Event Cricket's Greatest Big Bash League La Liga Show 2015 Barclays Premier League World Premier League 100 Club Premier League 100 Club Big Bash League Barclays Premier League World The Fantasy Football Club International Netball A League of Their Own The Fantasy Football Club Barclays Premier League Review Football Gold Tour Down Under Highlights Cycling Tour Down Under Football Gold Barclays Premier League Review Premier League 100 Club
7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 2.05am
Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Role Models The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Gogglebox
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
Into the Grizzly Maze Big Hero 6 Special Sword of Vengeance The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.00pm
Seventh Son
9.00pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
11.15pm
Sword of Vengeance
1.00am
Into the Grizzly Maze
2.40am
The Face of an Angel
4.25am
Into the Grizzly Maze
6.00am
Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes
6.30am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
Television: Fri 22nd Jan
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Sky 1
E4
Channel 4 7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 1.55am 3.40am 4.05am
Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Deal or No Deal Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown First Dates Rude Tube Virtually Famous Get Him to the Greek Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
8.00pm 9.05pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.40am 1.00am 1.25am 1.45am 2.15am
Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News EastEnders Russell Howard's Good News Extra American Dad! American Dad! Family Guy Family Guy Siblings Russell Howard's Good News Extra
9.55am
Phil: Secret Agent Down Under
11.00am
Grand Designs
12.05pm
The Lady Vanishes
2.05pm
Time Team
3.10pm
Come Dine with Me
3.40pm
Come Dine with Me
4.10pm
Come Dine with Me
4.45pm
Come Dine with Me
5.15pm
Come Dine with Me
5.50pm
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6.45pm
A Place in the Sun
7.50pm
A Place in the Sun
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
Spin
11.10pm
The Lincoln Lawyer
1.30am
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.25am
Grand Designs
3.30am
A Place in the Sun
Channel 5 7.00am 7.10am 7.20am 7.30am 7.40am 7.50am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.35am 8.50am 9.00am 9.15am 9.25am 9.35am 9.50am 10.00am 10.15am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.05am 1.00am
The Wotwots! Chloe's Closet Lily's Driftwood Bay Fireman Sam Wissper Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Jane Doe - The Harder They Fall 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud That's So 1980 Celebrity Big Brother Lip Sync Battle UK Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Super Casino
8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.45pm 9.50pm 9.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.50am 2.20am 3.00am
World News Today Top of the Pops: 1981 The Good Old Days Pop Go the Sixties Pop Go the Sixties Pop Go the Sixties Duets at the BBC Music Moguls: Masters of Pop Lemmy: The Movie Motorhead @ Glastonbury Top of the Pops: 1981 Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
7.00am 7.20am 7.45am 8.45am 9.45am 10.50am 11.55am 12.25pm 12.50pm 1.25pm 1.50pm 2.55pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.35pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.30am 2.55am
Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Counting Cars Absolute Power State of Play Ax Men
BBC 3
ITV3
BBC 4
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ITV4
Soap Update
TV Pick
Eastenders – Martin worries for Stacey, but will she listen and get the help she needs? Pam and Les worry about Paul’s behaviour, but what’s really going on?
Britain’s Trillion Pound Paradise: Inside Cayman – BBC1 – 10.00 pm
Emmerdale – Robert shows where his loyalties lie. Kirin is desperate to prove himself. Carly's date is not all he is cracked up to be. Coronation street – Tracy faces some difficult questions. Roy is quietly concerned. Kevin takes Phelan’s advice. Tracy finally cracks. Roy says farewell for now. Has Phelan beaten Anna to the punch?
Jacques Peretti travels to the Cayman Islands in search of the truth about the controversial British tax haven, and uncovers some shocking revelations for what this sun-drenched island means for everyone back in Britain. Jacques meets the politicians, playboys and ex-pats on the islands in a bid to unravel the truth about a place with the population of Bognor Regis but a trillion pounds in the bank.
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7.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.10pm 1.50pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 5.30pm 6.10pm 6.40pm 6.50pm 6.55pm 7.00pm 7.50pm 8.45pm 10.05pm 10.55pm 11.05pm 11.20pm 11.25pm 12.55am 2.45am 2.50am
Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin: Home Comforts BBC News Weather Football Focus Saturday Sportsday Tennis Bowls Final Score Now You See It BBC News Regional News Weather Pointless The Getaway Car The Voice UK Casualty The National Lottery Live BBC News Weather Match of the Day Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
BBC2 7.05am
Race to Super Bowl 50
7.55am
Animal Farm
9.05am
Bye Bye Birdie
10.55am
Race to Witch Mountain
12.30pm
Island Stories
1.00pm
James Martin: Home Comforts
1.45pm
James Martin: Home Comforts
2.30pm
Day of the Evil Gun
4.00pm
Four for Texas
5.50pm
Flog It!
6.50pm
Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Ninja Warrior Celebrity Catchphrase Scorpion Small Soldiers FYI Daily Small Soldiers Minion Madness Hotel Transylvania FYI Daily Hotel Transylvania Jurassic Park III FYI Daily Jurassic Park III Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Take Me Out: The Gossip American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile FYI Daily American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile Not Another Teen Movie FYI Daily Not Another Teen Movie
Dad's Army
8.20pm
War Horse
10.35pm
QI XL
11.20pm
Insert Name Here
11.50pm
Live at the Apollo
12.35am
Bowls
1.35am
Walkabout
3.15am
East of Sudan
4.45am
This is BBC Two
The Legend of Longwood
8.45am
M:I - Rogue Nation Special
9.00am
The Face of an Angel
10.45am
Into the Grizzly Maze
12.30pm
Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes
1.00pm
Seventh Son
3.00pm
Sword of Vengeance
4.45pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.00pm
Seventh Son
9.00pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
11.15pm
Sword of Vengeance
1.00am
Into the Grizzly Maze
2.40am
The Face of an Angel
4.25am
Into the Grizzly Maze
6.00am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
6.30am
Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes
ITV1 7.00am 10.25am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.20pm 2.25pm 3.25pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.15pm 11.15pm 11.30pm 1.35am 4.00am
Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 3.45pm 4.00pm 4.15pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 2.00am 3.30am 5.00am
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
Victorian Bakers
7.50pm
ITV2 7.00am 9.40am 12.05pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 4.10pm 5.20pm 5.40pm 6.40pm 6.45pm 7.25pm 8.25pm 8.30pm 9.15pm 10.15pm 11.15pm 12.15am 12.20am 1.25am 2.25am 2.30am
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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Review Premier League 100 Club Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. FL72 Sky Scholars: I Am Jack Bateson Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Football Gold
Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am
E4 7.00am 7.25am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.05am 9.35am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 5.35pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.50am
Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Core The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory This Means War Gogglebox Gogglebox Virtually Famous
CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show USA The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder Tipping Point Doc Martin The Martin Lewis Money Show The Saturday Night Story Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You've Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Take Me Out The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather The Chronicles of Riddick Jackpot 247 Murder, She Wrote
Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew Game Changers Football Freestyler The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. What's Up RSPCA Animal Rescue Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 xXx2: The Next Level A League of Their Own Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Channel 4
Movies Now
7.10am
Judge Judy
7.30am
Judge Judy
7.50am
Judge Judy
8.15am
Where the Heart is
9.20am
Where the Heart is
10.20am
The Royal
11.25am
The Royal
12.25pm
A Touch of Frost
2.40pm
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3.50pm
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
5.00pm
Midsomer Murders
7.00pm
Midsomer Murders
9.00pm
Midsomer Murders
11.00pm
Agatha Christie's Marple
1.00am
Marchlands
2.00am
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
3.00am
Man About the House
3.25am
ITV3 Nightscreen
Channel 5
7.40am
King of Queens
7.00am
8.05am
Snowdon Mountain Race
9.55am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9.00am
Everybody Loves Raymond
10.30am
The Saturday Show
9.30am
Everybody Loves Raymond
12.30pm
Police Interceptors
10.00am
The Morning Line
1.30pm
Police Interceptors
11.00am
King Kong
2.25pm
Police Interceptors
1.35pm
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
3.25pm
Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud
2.35pm
Channel 4 Racing
4.25pm
Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2
5.20pm
Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud
6.20pm
5 News
6.25pm
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
7.15pm
Ice Road Truckers
8.05pm
World War II in Colour
9.00pm
World War II Battlefield Recovery
10.00pm
The Championship
11.00pm
Goal Rush
11.30pm
Celebrity Big Brother
5.00pm
Come Dine with Me
5.30pm
Come Dine with Me
6.00pm
Come Dine with Me
Milkshake!
6.30pm
Come Dine with Me
7.05pm
Come Dine with Me
7.30pm
Channel 4 News
8.00pm
Great Canal Journeys
9.00pm
The Restoration Man
10.00pm
Oblivion
12.30am
Lip Sync Battle
12.25am
To be Announced
1.00am
Super Casino
2.50am
Hollyoaks Omnibus
4.10am
Celebrity Big Brother
4.55am
Undercover Boss Canada
5.00am
Celebrity Big Brother
5.50am
To be Announced
5.50am
House Doctor
6.00am
Deal or No Deal
6.20am
House Doctor
6.50am
How I Met Your Mother
6.45am
Angels of Jarm
6.50am
Angels of Jarm
8.00pm
Stories From the Dark Earth: Meet the
9.00pm
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
10.00pm
The Young Montalbano
11.30pm
Music Moguls: The Masters of Pop
12.30am
Duets at the BBC
1.30am
Danny Baker's Great Album
BBC 3 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.05pm 11.55pm 12.25am 12.46am 1.07am 1.28am 1.49am 2.10am 2.35am 3.05am
ITV3 7.00am
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Don't Tell the Bride Top Gear Looper Russell Howard's Good News Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Siblings Tropic Thunder
BBC 4 Ancestors Revisited
Showdown 2.30am
Top of the Pops: 1981
3.10am
Top of the Pops: 1981
More 4 9.55am 11.00am 11.15am 11.50am 12.20pm 12.55pm 1.25pm 2.00pm 2.35pm 3.10pm 3.40pm 4.10pm 4.40pm 5.45pm 6.50pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am
Time Team To be Announced Celebrity Come Dine with Me Celebrity Come Dine with Me Celebrity Come Dine with Me Celebrity Come Dine with Me Celebrity Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Grand Designs Grand Designs Grand Designs Grand Designs Father Ted Father Ted Auschwitz: The Forgotten Evidence Holocaust: Night Will Fall 24 Hours in A and E 24 Hours in A and E
War Horse – BBC2 – 8.20 pm
Steven Spielberg directs this epic wartime drama, following the fortunes of a thoroughbred horse from life on the farm to battle in Europe. With Benedict Cumberbatch.
Oblivion – Channel 4 – 10.00 pm
Tom Cruise and Andrea Riseborough star in Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi action-mystery set on a war-ravaged Earth. It is 2077 and 60 years have passed since an alien invasion devastated our planet. Mankind was triumphant, but it was a pyrrhic victory: civilisation was so badly wrecked that humanity decided to relocate to Saturn's moon Titan. Jack and Victoria are among the very few humans left on the planet to tend the drones that fend off attacks from remaining alien scavengers. While performing their duties, the colleagues - whose memories have been wiped to prevent them from potentially aiding the alien stragglers - have become lovers. But then Jack investigates a crashed pre-invasion spacecraft. It not only contains a woman he has been dreaming about, but it will also reveal a host of unsettling secrets. .
ITV4 7.00am 7.15am 7.45am 8.30am 9.30am 10.35am 11.05am 11.35am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.25pm 2.55pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 4.25pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.05pm 7.50pm 8.50pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 1.05am
Football's Greatest Tommy Cooper Ax Men Ax Men Alias Smith and Jones Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sting FYI Daily The Sting Apache FYI Daily Apache The Hanging Tree FYI Daily The Hanging Tree Last Man Standing FYI Daily Last Man Standing The Kingdom FYI Daily
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BBC1 7.00am 8.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 2.15pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.05pm 6.20pm 6.25pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.20pm 11.25pm 11.30pm 12.30am 2.05am
BBC2
Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Homes Under the Hammer Flog It! The Truth About Sugar Escape to the Country Songs of Praise BBC News Regional News Weather Countryfile Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur Still Open All Hours Call the Midwife War and Peace BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Private Peaceful Weather for the Week Ahead
7.30am
A to Z of TV Gardening
8.15am
Monty Don's Italian Gardens
9.15am
Countryfile
10.15am
Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
11.45am
James Martin: Home Comforts
12.30pm
James Martin: Home Comforts
1.15pm
MOTD2 Extra
2.00pm
Tennis
3.00pm
Bowls
6.15pm
Ski Sunday
7.00pm
Real Steel
9.00pm
Dragons' Den
10.00pm
James May's Cars of the People
11.00pm
Blood Diamond
1.10am
Heist
2.55am
Countryfile
3.50am
Holby City
4.50am
This is BBC Two
ITV1 7.00am 10.25am 10.30am 11.25am 12.30pm 1.30pm 1.40pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 4.15pm 7.00pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 11.15pm 12.15am 1.15am 4.00am 6.05am
CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show River Monsters Ninja Warrior UK On Her Majesty's Secret Service Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Planet's Got Talent Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Endeavour ITV News and Weather The Day Hitler Died Perspectives Jackpot 247 Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show
Channel 4 7.15am
How I Met Your Mother
7.40am
King of Queens
8.05am
King of Queens
8.30am
Everybody Loves Raymond
8.55am 9.30am
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Channel 5 7.00am
Milkshake!
10.55am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
11.30am
The Championship
Everybody Loves Raymond
12.30pm
Goal Rush
Frasier
1.00pm
Police Interceptors
10.00am
Frasier
2.05pm
Drillbit Taylor
10.30am
Sunday Brunch
4.05pm
SpaceCamp
1.30pm
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
2.30pm
Location, Location, Location
6.05pm
Labyrinth
3.30pm
The Big Bang Theory
8.05pm
The Wedding Planner
4.00pm
The Big Bang Theory
9.55pm
5 News
4.30pm
The Big Bang Theory
10.00pm
Celebrity Big Brother
5.00pm
The Simpsons
5.30pm
The Simpsons
11.00pm
Celebrity Botched Up Bodies
6.00pm
The Simpsons
11.55pm
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.30pm
Channel 4 News
2.10am
Super Casino
7.00pm
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the
4.10am
Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun
5.00am
House Doctor House Doctor
Smithsonian
ITV2 7.00am 7.10am 7.35am 10.25am 12.55pm 2.10pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 4.20pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.05pm 7.20pm 8.20pm 8.25pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.05pm 11.55pm 12.55am 1.00am 2.00am 2.45am
Sky Sports 1
The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas FYI Daily The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Mummy FYI Daily The Mummy Cats and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore FYI Daily Cats and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore Skyfall FYI Daily Skyfall The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift FYI Daily The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Reality Bites Planet's Funniest Animals
7.00am
Football Gold
7.15am
Football Gold
7.30am
Football Gold
7.45am
Football Gold
8.00am
Premier League 100 Club
8.30am
SNF: Match Choice
10.00am
The Sunday Supplement
11.30am
Goals on Sunday
1.30pm
Ford Super Sunday
4.30pm
Ford Super Sunday
8.00pm
George Groves: My Greatest Night
8.30pm
NFL
12.30am
NFL
4.00am
Football Gold
4.15am
Football Gold
4.30am
European Rugby Special
5.30am
Ford Football Special
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
The Legend of Longwood
8.45am
Chappie Special
9.00am
The Face of an Angel
10.45am
Seventh Son
12.45pm
Sword of Vengeance
2.30pm
Big Hero 6 Special
3.00pm
Into the Grizzly Maze
4.45pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.00pm
Seventh Son
9.00pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
11.15pm
Sword of Vengeance
1.00am
Into the Grizzly Maze
2.40am
The Face of an Angel
4.25am
Into the Grizzly Maze
6.00am
Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes
6.30am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am
E4 7.00am 7.25am 7.45am 8.05am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.10am 1.40am 2.15am 2.45am
Rude(Ish) Tube Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me Home Alone 2: Lost in New York The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd
The Hour of Power Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life WWE Raw Stop Search Seize Duck Quacks Don't Echo Duck Quacks Don't Echo Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Duck Quacks Don't Echo Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stop Search Seize Air Ambulance Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets
9.00pm 10.00pm
Deutschland 83
5.25am
11.00pm
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
5.50am
House Doctor
12.05am
To be Announced
6.20am
House Doctor
2.05am
Embarrassing Bodies
6.45am
Angels of Jarm
3.00am
Come Dine with Me 6.50am
Angels of Jarm
8.00pm
India's Frontier Railways
9.00pm
Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia
10.00pm
Storyville
11.25pm
Len Goodman's Dancing Feet: The
12.25am
To be Announced
1.25am
The Brain with David Eagleman
2.25am
Blink: A Horizon Guide to the Senses
3.25am
Storyville
3.25am
Come Dine with Me
8.00pm 8.10pm 8.40pm 10.00pm 12.00am 12.22am 12.45am 1.07am 1.30am 2.00am 3.00am 3.40am
Great TV Mistakes Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes The Voice UK Die Hard with a Vengeance Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Siblings Adam Pearson: Freak Show Keeping 'ER Country London Fashion Week
BBC 3
ITV3 7.00am 7.25am 7.50am 8.25am 9.00am 10.00am 10.05am 10.50am 11.50am 12.55pm 2.00pm 3.05pm 5.00pm 6.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 1.35am 1.40am 2.45am 4.00am 4.30am
Rising Damp Rising Damp On the Buses On the Buses Man About the House FYI Daily Man About the House Heartbeat Heartbeat The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Me and My Guide Dog Caroline Quentin's National Parks The Kindness of Strangers The Hours FYI Daily The Hours Secret Smile On the Buses Heartbeat
Movie Pick Real Steel – BBC2 – 7.00 pm Set in the near future, where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling promoter feels he’s found a champion in a discarded robot.
Walking the Himalayas
BBC 4 with Lucy Worsley
British Ballroom Story
More 4 9.55am 10.20am 10.55am 11.25am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.05pm 1.35pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.10pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 5.45pm 6.15pm 6.50pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.25pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.05am 1.10am
To be Announced Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Building the Dream Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Tiny House Nation To be Announced 24 Hours in A and E Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
ITV4 7.00am 7.45am 8.35am 9.40am 10.05am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 11.55am 12.25pm 12.55pm 1.20pm 2.20pm 2.25pm 3.25pm 4.25pm 4.30pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 6.20pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.10am 1.10am
Ax Men Ax Men Alias Smith and Jones Counting Cars Counting Cars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The 'Burbs FYI Daily The 'Burbs Smokey and the Bandit FYI Daily Smokey and the Bandit The Sting FYI Daily The Sting The Classic Car Show River Monsters Exit Wounds FYI Daily Exit Wounds Sleepers FYI Daily
TV Pick James May’s Cars of the People – BBC2 – 10.00 pm Documentary looking back at how the car became an essential in everyday life.
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Television: Mon 25th Jan BBC1
7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 4.35pm 4.50pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.40pm 12.40am 1.10am 1.55am 2.00am
BBC2
Breakfast Wanted Down Under Revisited Homes Under the Hammer Oxford Street Revealed Close Calls: On Camera Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Raiders of the Lost Ark The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper Shrek 2 Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech EastEnders Miranda The John Bishop Christmas Show BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Match of the Day 2 Citizen Khan The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7.00am 8.00am 8.45am 9.15am 10.15am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.05pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.10am 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am
ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.05am 9.05am 9.35am 10.05am 10.35am 11.20am 12.20pm 1.10pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 1.00am 1.30am 1.55am
ITV1
Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Escape to the Continent World's Sneakiest Animals Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Island Stories Pallisers Who Do You Think You Are? A Place to Call Home David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Best Bakes Ever Flog It! Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Celebrity Antiques Road Trip University Challenge Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher Insert Name Here Newsnight Weather Dragons' Den The Many Faces of Ronnie Corbett Fern Britton Meets...
7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.45pm 12.50am 1.40am 4.00am 4.50am
Sky Sports 1
Planet's Funniest Animals The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Dark Knight FYI Daily The Dark Knight Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Mom
7.00am 7.15am 7.30am 7.45am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.30am 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 5.45pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am
Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am
The Legend of Longwood
8.45am
The Face of an Angel
10.30am
M:I - Rogue Nation Special
10.45am
Into the Grizzly Maze
12.30pm
Seventh Son
2.30pm
Sword of Vengeance
4.15pm
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
4.45pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.00pm
Seventh Son
9.00pm
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
11.15pm
Into the Grizzly Maze
1.00am
Sword of Vengeance
2.40am
The Face of an Angel
4.25am
Into the Grizzly Maze
6.00am
Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes
6.30am
Kingsman: The Secret Service Special
Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football League Goals The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Gold Football Gold Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Football League Goals FL72 Football League Goals SPFL Round Up Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Football League Goals Fantasy Football Club Highlights
7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am
The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue All Aboard: East Coast Trains Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 All Aboard: East Coast Trains Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life A League of Their Own Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever
7.00am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 4.10pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.30am 3.25am
Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Deal or No Deal Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News How to Lose Weight Well The Undateables Crashing Tattoo Fixers First Dates Bodyshockers Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Grand Designs
9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.22am 12.45am 1.07am 1.30am 2.00am 3.00am
Don't Tell the Bride Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia EastEnders Siblings American Dad! American Dad! Family Guy Family Guy Siblings Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia Adam Pearson: Freak Show
7.00am 7.25am 8.30am 9.35am 10.40am 11.05am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.10pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.05am
Man About the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Darling Buds of May Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Return of Sherlock Holmes Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Lewis Law and Order Unforgiven The Return of Sherlock Holmes Where the Heart is
Benidorm – ITV – 10.00 pm
7.00am
Milkshake!
10.15am
The Wright Stuff
12.10pm
Cowboy Builders
1.10pm
5 News
1.15pm
Celebrity Big Brother
2.15pm
Home and Away
2.45pm
Neighbours
3.15pm
NCIS
4.15pm
Willed to Kill
6.00pm
5 News
6.30pm
Neighbours
7.00pm
Home and Away
7.30pm
5 News
8.00pm
World Rally Championship Highlights
9.00pm
Ice Road Truckers
10.00pm
Celebrity Big Brother
11.00pm
Gotham
12.00am
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
1.00am
Celebrity Big Brother
1.55am
Super Casino
4.10am
The Secret Life of the Family
5.00am
Wildlife SOS
5.25am
The Great Artists
5.45am
House Doctor
6.10am
House Doctor
6.35am
House Doctor
BBC 4 8.00pm
World News Today
8.30pm
Sorry!
9.00pm
Natural World
10.00pm
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of
11.00pm
The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate
12.00am
The Great War
12.40am
The Great War
1.25am
Natural World
2.25am
This Green and Pleasant Land: The
Evolution
Story of British Landscape Pai
More 4 9.55am
Phil: Secret Agent Down Under
11.00am
Grand Designs
12.00pm
To be Announced
12.20pm
To be Announced
2.05pm
Time Team
3.10pm
Come Dine with Me
3.40pm
Come Dine with Me
4.15pm
Come Dine with Me
4.45pm
Come Dine with Me
5.20pm
Come Dine with Me
5.50pm
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6.50pm
A Place in the Sun
7.50pm
A Place in the Sun
8.55pm
Grand Designs
10.00pm
A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun
11.00pm
24 Hours in A and E
12.05am
24 Hours in A and E
1.10am
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
2.15am
24 Hours in A and E
Soap Update TV Pick Comedy series set in Benidorm at the Solana all-inclusive resort which is peopled with regulars and holiday makers on their first journey abroad.
Channel 5
BBC 3
ITV3
Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Big Fat Quiz of Everything The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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Channel 4
Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase Local News and Weather ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Griff's Great Britain Coronation Street Benidorm ITV News at Ten and Weather The Jonathan Ross Show Saved Jackpot 247 The Jeremy Kyle Show Nightscreen
Sky 1
E4 7.00am 7.50am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 1.15am 1.40am 2.10am
CostaBlancaPeople January 19th - 25th 2016
The Dark Knight – ITV 2 – 10.00 pm When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice.
ITV4 7.00am 7.05am 7.25am 7.50am 8.50am 9.50am 10.50am 11.55am 12.25pm 12.55pm 1.25pm 1.50pm 2.55pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am
Football's Greatest Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Ax Men Bundesliga Last Man Standing
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BRINGING PEACE & POSITIVITY INTO THE HOME They say that 'Home is where the heart is' and we should feel happy, content and safe in our homes. But what if, just lately, everything feels stagnant or you don't feel comfortable in your environment? This may be because of a particular incident that knocked you for six such as a separation or it could be that you have moved house and there is something about the energy in your new home that doesn't feel right. This subject is one of the most common questions I receive from people who feel depressed and lethargic, as if everything keeps going wrong. They will do anything to stay away from the house because of the way it makes them feel. When this happens, you know there is a problem that needs addressing.
BLESSING THE HOME I am asked on a regular basis to do 'House Blessings'. This is usually where the homeowners say the property doesn't 'feel right' or they have had unexplained things happening. The last one I attended had a lot of unexplained activity from a spirit who was stuck on the earth plane and I had to perform a spirit rescue in the home before I carried out the blessing. The lady who lives in the home said she enjoys staying at home now because it feels light, bright and full of positive energy. If you feel that there is something 'otherworldly' please do not try to send the spirit on their way on your own. This can be dangerous if you don't know
what you are doing. In this case you could talk to a medium with a good reputation to help so that the spirit that is living between two worlds can be sent on their way. Then, and only then, can a blessing take place. MOVING HOUSE? Another question I get asked a lot is "Will my house sell"? Or "What can I do to bring prospective buyers to the door"? In a nutshell, there are plenty of things you can do such as stop worrying! Keep your thoughts positive and ask the angels to step in and send the right buyers for your home. However, don't keep asking the angels when the house will sell. Allow them to take care of the situation within divine timing. Remember - Ask, Believe, Receive. From a practical point of view when I am asked to go along and assist with bringing in light and positivity into the home by getting the house ready to sell, are smudging the house, drawing the Reiki Symbols in each room, invoking specific angels in order to promote celestial energy, and creating a space cleansing technique through sound and vibration. I give advice regarding Angelic Feng Shui such as how to group certain items together, which crystals to use, and where to place items such as pictures and mirrors to create a radiant, and uplifting ambience. Here are some tips to ensure that your house is your castle once more.
The 7th Annual Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards
For the seventh consecutive year, Costa Blanca restaurants are in line to receive a well known local award which celebrates all that is good about the dining scene in Spain. The 2016 Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards recognize excellence in the local dining industry, offering restaurateurs a standard to strive for, and diners a gauge by which to choose their eatery. We are spoiled for choice when it comes to lunch menus, evening meals and even a quick and tasty snack. The Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards are a mark of excellence which diners can rely upon to guide them to a quality restaurant. Managing Director of the Costa Blanca People, Claire Worland, said “Last year’s Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards were a wonderful success. The atmosphere at the awards ceremony was as fantastic as ever. Now in their seventh year, the Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards serve as a great platform for bar and restaurant suppliers and servicers to promote themselves directly to restaurant owners in a friendly and upbeat environment.” Claire continued, “We feel that having such a benchmark will really help consumers in choosing excellent restaurants. For restaurateurs, the winning of a Culinary Award will boost morale for
staff and owners, and will offer restaurants a tangible ‘seal of approval’ which they can strive to win again and again as the years go on.” The 2016 Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards are broken into a number of categories: Best Newcomer (open less than 12 months) Best Indian Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant Best European/International Restaurant Best Pub Fayre Best Sunday Roast Best Café/Bar Best Menu del Dia/Noche Best Fine Dining Best Chef Front of House Award for Outstanding Service The closing date for nominations for the Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards is April 8th 2016. If you think your favourite restaurant should be in the running too, then get nominating! If you are a restaurant and would like a copy of the form to offer to clients, please get in touch via email office@costablancapeople.com Limited opportunities are available for branding and sponsorship of the awards. For more information, contact Claire on 966 70 10 60.
START AT THE BEGINNING This sounds so simple doesn't it? But very often, it is the simple things in life that make everything seem so much better. You have to start at the basics and be prepared to do some of the work yourself. It's alright me coming in and doing my invocations, blessings and smudging, but you have more to do with the environment you live in, that anything else. This means taking responsibility for your own beliefs, thoughts, actions, attitude etc. Blaming other people for the way you feel isn't the way forward. Cutting ties to the past is the best way forward by making this the day where you embrace the future rather than holding onto all that no longer serves you. PHYSICAL SPACE CLEARING Space clearing should be done when moving to a new property, or when there have been arguments in the house or after a separation or a death. Reclaim your space - take control of the situation rather than allowing it to take control of you. First of all, declutter by throwing out anything you no longer need such as old newspapers, magazines, odd shoes (yes, this does happen!), and thoroughly clean the space where they have been collecting. Wash all rugs, carpets, curtains, and open all windows to let light and positivity into the home. Burning lavender in an oil burner will promote healing and positive energy as well as a releasing a lovely aroma. When you light candles, they have a magic of their very own so choose the colours wisely. I would recommend burning white candles as these denote purity, light, and the unconditional
love of the angels. Spraying an air conditioner helps to promote a lighter energy in the home. I use the Archangel Michael air conditioner in blue, helps to clear and condition your space with the energy of colour. To use, spray it around any space you wish to lighten. When sprayed, it releases the positive energies of colour to empower, refresh and condition your environment. PROTECT YOUR PRECIOUS AURA Follow the instructions in my recent article about how to Ground and put psychic protection around yourself. This should be done on a daily basis, to protect your aura and stop certain people or situations draining you.
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San Sebastian food festival San Sebastian is the jewel in Spain’s culinary crown. Home to some of the world’s best restaurants, proud traditions are carried forward by its gastronomic societies, whose chefs lead raucous celebrations on 19th January each year at the spectacular La Tamborrada. From its glittering firmament of 16 Michelin stars to its painstakingly created pintxos, San Sebastian or Donostia, as it is known in Basque, is a city in love with food. At the heart of this culinary movement are the legendary gastronomic societies. These members-only clubs have been nurturing some of Spain’s finest cooking talent since 1870 and continue to draw locals (traditionally only men) together to cook for each other. Every January thousands of chefs hammering out an ear-splitting beat on drums as the Societies lead the celebrations of San Sebastian’s feast day. San Sebastian’s most famous society is the Gaztelubide, and every year its members lead La Tamborrada. Jose Ramon Mendizabal, known as Mendi, was last years Tambor Mayor. Mendi has been a member of the Gaztelubide since 1993, a status he only achieved when his father died, after which, according to society rules, a son on the waiting list can automatically take his father’s place. “My son will then go on to take my place,” Mendi explains. La Tamborrada is, he says, “the most important and
the most emotional fiesta. The fiesta in the summer – Semana Grande – is a bit more touristy. This is more ours and for the people from here.” The Gaztelubide’s 250 members include Martin Berasategui (three Michelin stars), Andoni Luis Aduriz (two stars) and Luis Irizar, the patriarch of modern Basque cuisine. It’s a staggering roll call of talent, but inside its kitchen the great and good of world cuisine rub shoulders easily with the man in the street. The Societies have, however, traditionally been the preserve of the Basque male, and some of the older txokos still prohibit women from becoming members. “A few years ago, women were not allowed here,” Mendi says. “Now they can come in to have lunch and dinner on Saturdays. Little by little it is changing.” The celebratory menu last year was a classic representation of traditional Basque cuisine – fish soup, hake with kokotxas (hake cheeks) and salsa verde and solomillo. The cellar is stocked with the finest local nectar: txakoli from Getaria, cider from Astigarraga, a selection of Riojas, including a Reserva 2001 chosen to commemorate last year’s 75th anniversary. The absence of one fond friend was particularly mourned. The beloved Basque dish of angulas, traditionally served on the feast of San Sebastian, has almost vanished from the Societies menus and only one, Euskal Billera, included them last year.
Segovia makes‘most beautiful village in Spain’ list
The prohibitively high cost of these delicious small eels (€800 for a kilo at the local fishmongers) has seen a gradual decline in their use. Mendi says they thought about including angulas on the menu, but opted for the kokotxas instead. A cheaper alternative, gulas, is available, but the exactingly high standards of the cooking in these societies prohibit the use of inferior substitutes. The quest for culinary excellence permeates every stratum of society here, and the popularity of the Societies continues to swell this devotion.
Thriving Rafael Aguirre, a local historian and expert on Basque culture who has written a book on the Societies, reveals that the societies’ are thriving. “Forty years ago, there were about 35 societies. At the moment, there are 119, and the largest ones have about 300 members,”he says.“Every year there are three or four gastronomic societies set up, and the new ones are completely open to women.” Cost is one reason that, especially during a recession,
The small village of Sepúlveda in the province of Segovia, Castilla y León, is already famous for its gastronomy, which is quite an achievement considering its size and the fact that only a total of 1,300 people live there all year round.
The list now comprises 44 villages from across the country, which also includes Tejeda (Canary Islands), Mojácar (Andalucía), Albarracín (Aragón), Medinaceli (Castilla y León), Urueña (Castilla y León), Valverde de los Arroyos (Castilla-La Mancha), Peñíscola
entering the list of the most beautiful villages in Spain had become a priority for the Town Hall in order to achieve its goal, which would have been made harder through other methods. While those that are familiar with the medieval village are in no doubt about its beauty, the difficult part was ensuring that everyone else realised it as well. Sepúlveda, which takes in stunning views of the Guadarrama mountain range, will officially be presented with the award as
And the international profile of the home of the celebrated ‘cordero lechal asado’, or roast suckling lamb, is about to receive an even bigger boost. The picturesque village, which spectacularly sits on a hill overlooking the River Duratón, has just been added to the list of the ‘most beautiful villages in Spain’.
(C. Valenciana), El Castell de Guadalest (C. Valenciana) and Lastres (Asturias). This recognition comes after months and months of planning and organisation on behalf of the Town Hall, whose aim has been to raise the profile of the village to a greater national and international level. Due to a lack of economic resources,
one of ‘The Most Beautiful Villages in Spain’ on this coming 20th January at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), which will take place, as it does every year, in Madrid. The fact that the presentation will take place at this event already gives the village a great platform to gain interest from visitors and organisations from across the globe.
Everything is home made, including the sweets. This is no fast food restaurant, but equally their menu caters for both those wanting quick lunches to those wanting to spend the evening on fine dining. Pili is hard pressed to pick out any specialities of the house. ‘We are passionate about all our dishes,’ she says. ‘However, we do have one or two personal favourites. For example, cocida con pelotas.’ Pili explains that cocida con pelotasis traditional to the Vega Baja and really should be tried. The ‘pelotas’ are slightly bigger than the albondigas that you might have tried elsewhere. This dish and the paellas must be preordered. ‘We have all different types of paella,’ saysPili. ‘Including seafood, meat and a vegetable paella. All our vegetables are grown locally – you need the best raw ingredients to create the best dishes.’ Not only are the vegetables local, but the fish is local too. ‘We are so lucky to live here where you can get fresh fish easily,’ says Pilar. If you are a fish lover then there is plenty to choose from with different dishes of Merluza, Dorada and Lubina. The only ingredient that isn’t local is the meat. ‘It’s not really the area for meat production,’ saysPili. ‘Our meat comes from the north of Spain. We do have some very fine cuts though.’ There are several different menus you can choose
from.The set menus range from €11 up to the special menu for €20. The special menu is available throughout the week, the menu del dia (€11) from Monday to Saturday (closed Tuesday) 10.00am until 4.00pm and the menu de la noche (€14) from 7.30pm until 11.00pm. You can also choose separately from the menu throughout the week. It is best to reserve a table to make sure you are not disappointed. ‘We have simple dishes and more expensive, elegant ones. You can choose according to your taste,’ says Pilar. They also cater for special occasions When a restaurant in this region has been open for so many years and its customers continue to return again and again, you know that it’s good. So next time you want to eat typically Spanish, Casa Pili is well worth a visit.
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Casa Pili Casa Pili is a traditional family-run Spanish restaurant with traditional Spanish food. ‘We have been here in Montesinos for 19 years,’ explains Pili, ‘We’ve seen the area change but our food is still focused on using the finest, fresh ingredients.
Errata In a previous issue we published that Casa Pili offers a Sunday menu del dia at €11. Casa Pili do have a menu del día for €11 that you can sample from Monday to Saturday. However, this menu is not on offer on Sundays.
the societies are a popular way of keeping entertaining expenses to a minimum.“On a special event, maybe the birthday of your son, you join together, maybe 20 people,” says Rafael. “In a gastronomic club you prepare your own meal and you pay maybe €10 per head. If you go to a restaurant you pay maybe three times as much,” he explains. The festival saw teeming rain drench the thousands of people crammed in to Plaza de la Constitución but it only seemed to ignite their passion when the Gaztelubide’s cooks ascended to the stage. As the chimes of the plaza clock struck midnight, the crowd, many wearing chefs’ hats and carrying small barrels, accompanied those drumming on stage as the strains of Raimundo Sarriegui’s ‘La Marcha de San Sebastián’ reverberated around the square. From the raised podium, Mendi conducted the proceedings as undiluted local pride raised the decibel level of the crowd’s singing. For the next 24 hours San Sebastián marched to the beat of its own drum in a city where the heroes wear a uniform of chef’s whites.
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House prices expected to rise this year With 2015 closing on a high with regards to the evolution of the property sector, many will be interested to find out what this forthcoming year has in store. ccording to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), house prices ended the year having increased by a healthy 4.5 percent from what they were at the end of 2015. This is actually the biggest annual percentage rise since 2007. A number of real-estate experts are of the opinion that by the end of this year, house prices will have gone up in all major capitals across Spain. The tendency in 2015 was that this was just the case only in Spain’s largest cities, such as Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia and Alicante. And, whereas prices have increased annually by 4.5 percent in the last 12 months, those working in the property sector believe that this year the value of property will increase by a minimum of 6 percent and up to a maximum of 12 percent. Although, this phenomenon is not expected to last and will come to an end at some point, possibly within the next two or three years, when the fact that the population is shrinking in Spain will take its toll on the real-estate sector and lead to fewer operations and less pressure on house prices as a result. Nevertheless, until this actually happens, property purchases will continue to rise and prices will also go up. Some professionals believe that now is the optimum time to invest in Spanish real estate due to a number of factors, including low interest rates and
excellent returns in investment terms. In addition, more new jobs are forecast to be created in 2016, and it is now more profitable to purchase a property than rent one once more. According to one property analyst, the most successful properties will be those with three or four bedrooms. With regards to the location of the best-selling
houses, they will be located on the outskirts of major cities, such as in the north of Madrid, where prices are not increasing as much as they are nearer to the centre. For those looking to invest, the hot areas this year will include the districts of Salamanca, Moncloa, Chamberi or Chamartín in Madrid and their equivalents in Barcelona, but also municipalities such as Cambrils, Denia, Estepona or Blances along the coast. And for investment purposes, buying property to rent is also recommended this year. The most profitable will be two or three-bedroom homes for young families with a low-medium income, and in areas with large concentrations of young people living in them.
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Spain tops luxury spa guide Six top Spanish resorts have been featured in the Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Spas guide. The world's mostconsulted élite spa hotel guide now features six luxury resorts in Spain among its total of 71 for the 2016 edition – twice as many as for the year before. ‘Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Spas 2016’ features top-ranking destinations as diverse as Sri Lanka and the Channel Islands, of which 16 are new additions this year. Celebrity favourite SHA Wellness Clinic,
not far away in Albir, Alicante province, appears alongside the Barceló Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa in the Cala de Finestrat, about 15 minutes south of Albir and close to the popular resort of Benidorm. The Canary Islands have four select spa resorts in this year's publication – the Bohemia Suites & Spa in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahía Real in Corralejo, Fuerteventura; Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque Resort, in the Costa Adeje area of Tenerife; and Hotel
Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden in Puerto de la Cruz, also in Tenerife. Condé Nast Johansens, which comes from the same publishers as Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller and Glamour magazines, is read by over 5.5 million worldwide and features destinations in 62 countries. Along with Spain, Sri Lanka and the UK (Channel Islands), the luxury spa guide covers resorts in Thailand, the Philippines, the Maldives, China, Switzerland, and Indonesia.
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More on offer at Permanently Perfect Since opening its doors the Villamartinbased permanent make-up salon Permanently Perfect has impressed locals with its quality and range of treatments. Salon owner Lizzy Maxted is an expert in the provision of this specialised area of cosmetic treatments and a fully qualified professional trainer. Lizzy is currently training student Lulu, who when she has passed her course will be fully qualified in permanent make-up treatments. Lulu’s training is providing a fabulous opportunity for current and potential clients as Permanently Perfect is offering a huge 50 percent off permanent make-up treatments for those willing to be models. These models will be in the very capable hands of expert Lizzy as she shows Lulu exactly how the specialised treatments are carried out. This offer runs for four weeks only and begins today, Tuesday 19th January. This is a fantastic opportunity for those who have been considering a permanent make-up treatment to benefit from the skills of one of the area’s leading experts – and at half the price! Permanent make-up is a nonsurgical procedure that can enhance natural beauty and is fast becoming one of the most popular beauty treatments, helping people of all ages look and feel more attractive. Treatments available at
Permanently Perfect include: eyebrows, eye liner – top and or bottom, lip colouring and or outlining. The Permanently Perfect salon also incorporates a hair studio managed by Cut & Co and a beauty parlour both accommodating male and female customers - from cuts to colours or treatments including facials, waxing and
spray tans. There are men’s and women’s manicures and pedicures, as well as gel, acrylic or shellac nails. Eyelash tinting and eyebrow shaping and tinting is also available. Advanced treatments Cutting edge treatments are also available at Permanently Perfect and the salon is currently exclusively offering a course of Nano Pen treatments. This revolutionary Swiss treatment is a non-surgical facelift, using the most advanced technologies to accelerate activation of collagen. The Nano Pen tightens, lifts, rejuvenates, smooths wrinkles and repairs sun damage. It can be used in the treatment of acne, scarring, stretch marks and other skin problems. There is a free full consultation and skin analysis available at the salon. Another leading treatment, this time aimed at men is hair stokes. This pioneering treatment is used to address bald spots and patches. This uses individual hairs weaved into the scalp to create a full head of hair. For more information on any of the above or to book your 50 percent discounted permanent make-up session call 698 418 991 or visit Permanently Perfect at Villamartin open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturdays from 10am till 2pm. Mireille Toddington
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Graham via email asks: Hi aunty. I updated my laptop from Win8.1 to 10 and since then I have had loads of problems. When I first downloaded 10 it said that if I was not happy I could revert to my previous Win8 but I found that I’d only had a month for that option and missed it. After searching the web I found a site
that says if I do a factory reset my computer will revert back to 8.1 even though I don't have a download disk or code. What do you think? I think it's either get another computer or change to Apple which for me is really out of reach unless it is the only option I have. Aunty Says: Hello Graham. There is usually a
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“factory reset” image built in to most modern laptops and will take your computer back to how it was when it came out of the box. This is a fairly brutal process and unless you are very careful you can easily loose all of your photos and documents etc. Not to be confused with the Windows “System Restore” feature which is very different and simply reverts Windows back to a few weeks ago. I would personally soldier on with Windows 10 and definitely check your Windows updates have all come through (start – settings - updates) as these can
often slow computers down and even stop some apps from working properly. James via email asks: Hi Aunty. When I start the Internet with Google Chrome I get the Google search page in Spanish. I followed your previous instructions and set www.google.com as my home page through the settings options but when it loads it seems to change to www.google.es and favours Spanish search results. I have added www.google.co.uk as a bookmark in
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The world was in shock when we lost David Bowie recently. So many of our icons have been lost to the big Jam Session in the sky. Last year we lost our own very dear Tony Christie, who joined the likes of Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Taylor from Motorhead, Cilla Black, Lynn Anderson, Chris Squires of Yes, BB King, Errol Brown, Ben E King, Percy Sledge and Natalie Cole. All these musicians have played a very big part in our lives. Growing up with them all has evoked so many memories in our lives and the way their music has touched us. No wonder we feel like a member of our own family has been lost. They and other like them have been
part of us from our formative years. These musicians leave behind a legacy that only those in the world of entertainment can do. Our lives are so embroiled with the world of entertainment, from actors to musicians that we feel a great sense of loss when we lose them. Musicians have a special place in our hearts. They have a creativity and style which belongs to only them. All the popular artists can be recognised from the first few bars of their songs. There has even been a game show based on that fact. “I’ll name that tune in 4”. It is however, a sad fact that pop and rock stars die up to 25 years younger than
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the average person. Their lifestyle is in the fast lane, so accidents and drug related deaths are far higher than normal. A study by an Australian university also found shocking figures that suicide rates were up to 7 times as likely in the pop world. This may be due to the unreal bubble that superstars live in and the immense pressure they are under to get and stay at the top of their field. Our own acts here on the Costa Blanca, although stars in their own rights, don’t have to face such intense stress. They still feel the need to perform to the very best of their ability, as any professional does. They still have fans who will follow them
wherever they go. They still have to do a lot of travelling and cope with all sorts of situations. But what they do have here in Spain(apart from the weather), is a superb and friendly back up – the other acts and promoters like myself to lend a helping hand or just listen to their person problems. As an ex-entertainer I am aware of the very real need to keep ones feet on the ground. It is all too easy to get carried away by your own celebrity status. Having a network of friends and family to bring you back to the real world is key to the entertainer’s mental health. Luckily our area is full of loving and caring people who give just that.
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Thank you to The Costa Blanca People readers for the lovely emails I have had. If you would like your events in our next issue, it’s free. Just let me know who, where and when by emailing me at letsrockshowslive@gmail.com Or visit www.keepentertainmentliveinspain.co m for shows, acts and event details. Love your life. Love live, music and support your entertainers! Jax Lawson x
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Alfie’s Bar, La Zenia – The Rekords – 1pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Martin Kay - pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 9pm The Arches, Los Alcazares – Kevin Tyler – 2pm The Archers, Quesada – Denis Christian – 5pm Mumbai Blue, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pm
Posh Club, La Marina – Burns Night with Lynden B – 7pm - 16€ Bar Kenz, San Luis – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Tony Francis – 8.30pm Royal Oak, Blue Lagoon – Burns Night with JJ Soulman – 7pm - 15€
Wed Jan 20th Maggie O’Brien’s, Campoverde – Brian Bennett Live Rock – 4.30pm So Bar, Benimar – Paula – 5pm Bar Britannia, Torrevieja – Blue Waves – 3pm Park Inn, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – PDQ – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Ali and Che Acoustic – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Ladies Night with Stevie Spit – 9pm - 12€
Thurs Jan 21st New Tavern, San Miguel – Re Union Gap – 7.30pm – 20€ Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pm Maggie O’Briens, Campoverde – Paul Mac – 9pm Aneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Juanjo – 9pm Monos Bar, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10pm Teatro Del Mediterreaneo, Alicante – Abba Elite – 8.30pm – 20€
Friday Jan 22nd O’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Vinny Mack – 10pm Em’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas -9pm The Local, La Florida – Kolted – 10pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Sharni – 9pm Maggie O’Brien’s, Campoverde – Dee – 9pm Final Whistle, La Marina – Woody – 9pm El Rincon Del Tio Cali, Torrevieja – The Streeters – 2pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Dan Davy – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pm Madhouse, Pueblo Principe – Grendels Bane Ceilidh Band – 8pm - 10€ La Taberna, Quesada – Nilo – 9pm Lansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10.30pm
Saturday Jan 23rd Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Angie McKay as Cher– 9pm La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Cassi Kennedy – 9pm Imanyos, Daya Nueva – Paul Harris – 9.30pm The Local, La Florida – JJ Soulman – 9.30pm Mari Luz, Hondon de Los Frailes – Turnpike – 9pm Maggie O’Briens, Campoverde – Burns Night with The Soundz – 7.30pm Aneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pm Spanglish, Balsicas – Lynden B – 9pm Inn at the Green, Entre Naranjos – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pm The Club, Quesada – Elvis Tribute Show for Paul Cunningham Nurse - 12€ Emerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pm Celt Irish Bar, Los Alcazares – Streeters All Star Jam Band – 9pm
Sun Jan 24th Maggie O’Brien’s, Campoverde – Andy Jones – 9pm Ship Inn, Torrevieja Marina International – Cover Brothers and Guests – 9pm Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pm Sports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 9pm The Club, Quesada – Burns Night with Dougie Monroe – 7.30pm - 15€ Benijofar, Angel Workshop with Alison Wynne-Ryder – 10.30pm - 20€
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Iran to construct petrol refinery in Spain Iran is planning to construct a major petrol refinery in Spain and is currently in talks with a number of Spanish companies to see which would be willing to invest 50 percent of the capital required. Vice-President and managing director of the National Iranian Oil, Refinery and Distribution Company, Abbas Kazemi, announced that this project to build a new refinery in Spain as part of the country’s plans to guarantee sales of Iranian petrol outside of its own borders. Talks are already underway, but
nothing has been finalised as yet. However, according to Kazemi, a number of Spanish companies have submitted their proposals to the company. Finance will be split fifty-fifty between the company and Spanish investors but sources say Spain’s two largest petrol companies, Repsol and Cepsa, will not be involved. Apparently, this news has come as somewhat of a shock to those in the industry, particularly as there are already nine petrol refineries in Spain that are producing plenty of crude oil. Repsol has
refineries in Cartagena, Bilbao, La Coruña, Tarragona and Puertollano; Cepsa is present in Palos de la Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Roque; and BP has its own refinery in Castellón. The new part-Iranian plant is set to be one of the largest in the country, if it does have the capability of producing 200,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Despite the fact that sanctions exist against Iran, the Arabic nation has voiced its preference to do business with Spain and collaborate in future projects together.
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BUSINESS PROFILE
DO I NEED TO INSURE MY VEHICLE EVEN IF IT’S OFF THE ROAD Some insurance policies like medical cover are not compulsory, others such as fire protection for your property, are. Your vehicle however, must be insured at all times, even if it’s kept off the road in a garage. The minimum legal compulsory insurance is Civil Liability to cover any damage to or claims from a third party, resulting from your vehicle. The existing legislation (Royal Decree 8/2004) states that any car that is kept in Spain must be insured. Trailers and other special types of vehicles that weigh less than 750 kg and cannot be driven on Spanish roads are not required to have insurance. This also means that they cannot be parked on roads or kept on private land. If you own a vehicle that’s not insured you could face a fixed penalty from €601 up to €3,005, and your vehicle may be seized and immobilised. WHY DO I NEED TO INSURE MY CAR IF IT IS KEPT IN A PRIVATE GARAGE The owner of a vehicle has a civil responsibility towards their neighbour and their property. Civil responsibility extends beyond car accidents on Spanish roads. If a vehicle, for example, kept in a communal garage, has a fire due to a short circuit, the owner will be
responsible for any resulting damages to third parties. The owner will also be liable for a fixed penalty fine, the amount will depend on the gravity of the situation, the length of time the vehicle has been without insurance, and if this is a repeat offense.
IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES IS INSURANCE NOT COMPULSORY? If your vehicle has officially been temporarily or permanently taken out of circulation, for example it has been scrapped, then no insurance is required. If you own a vehicle that is not being used and you wish to avoid paying for insurance, then you can apply to have it temporarily taken out of circulation. However, to do this the vehicle needs to have passed its MOT. If the MOT has expired, then it must be taken again and passed, before applying.
HOW CAN I AVOID ANY FIXED PENALTY FINES The best option is to ensure you have adequate insurance protection for your vehicle at all times.Once your vehicle complies with Spanish regulations, you can then decide what the future use of your vehicle will be, and whether or not to keep it in circulation or take it out. If you require an insurance policy for your vehicle, you can contact Línea Directa on 902 123 566. They can supply you with a fast and efficient quote for either third party or fully comprehensive insurance. We hope the information provided in this article is of interest. If you would like to contact Línea Directa please call 902 123 566 More information on Línea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com
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logic puzzle Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.
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quick ACROSS 6. Overseer (7) 7. Dry up (5) 9. Perform (3) 10.Start (9) 12.Respectful (11) 15.Change of luck (11) 17.Curious (9) 19.Jewel (3)
8. Amuse (6) 11.Leaf-shedding (9) 13.Make certain (6) 14.Majesty (7) 16.Kingdom (5) 18.Mid-day (4) 20.Fate (3)
21.Sturdy (5) 22.Eye-glass (7) Down 1. Fish of the carp family (5) 2. Fresh (3) 3. Wan (4) 4. Size (9) 5. Disgrace (7)
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DOWN 1. See 19 Across 2. The farmer will go here to sow (3) 3, & 16Dn. On the spot in search of the next world! (9) 4. Clothes for those who give a service (9)
5. Formally approved what the porter did (7) 8. See 19 Across 11. They man the guard-room in which discipline reposes (9) 13. It is to be found in extreme truth (6) 14. He uses a gesture to indicate the dog (7) 16. See 3 Down 18. Writers who do can expect a caret! (4) 20. See 19 Across
SOLUTIONS 616 QUICK QUICK: Across: 7 Miscellaneous; 8 Scimitar; 9 Ewer; 10 Runner; 12 Endure; 14 Stroll; 16 Stifle; 18 Slap; 20 Advocate; 22 Consternation. Down: 1 Discount; 2 Acumen; 3 Plot; 4 Fairness; 5 Defend; 6 Dupe; 11 Released; 13 Relation; 15 Oppose; 17 Incite; 19 Loop; 21 Vend. CRYPTIC: Across: 7 Expostulation; 8 Accounts; 9 Item; 10 Otters; 12 Fossil; 14 Primer; 16 Legist; 18 Spas; 20 Narrowly; 22 Bare necessity. Down: 1 Executor; 2 Morose; 3 Stun; 4 Blissful; 5 Stairs; 6 Dose; 11 Stranger; 13 Insulate; 15 Meshes; 17 Grouse; 19 Peal; 21 Reef.
Solution for Logic Puzzle Dave
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Vickie
10 minutes
Neal
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Harriet
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Maximus Augustus Galerius Caligula Licinius
B+ A ABC-
Sudoku Solution
Ivan
1. Of the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the presenter who got the A, one talked about Maximus and the other was Dave.. 2. Harriet spoke 6 minutes less than the student who got the A.. 3. Harriet was either the student who gave the presentation on Licinius or the student who spoke for 12 minutes.. 4. Vickie didn't get the B-.. 5. The presenter who got the B- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who got the B+.. 6. The student who spoke for 10 minutes, the presenter who got the B- and the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes were all different students.. 7. Of the student who got the C- and Dave, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other talked about Augustus.. 8. The presenter who got the A- didn't talk about Caligula.. 9. The student who got the A- didn't talk about Maximus.. 10. Ivan spoke for 14 minutes..
19, 20Dn, 8Dn & 1Dn. In unfrequented ways (3,3,6,5) 21. Having no inclination either way (5) 22. Having lost weight, the girl looks different (7)
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Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.
ACROSS 6. To waste time on battered food (7) 7. Shakespearian character showing shocking anger (5) 9. An expert in taking flight (3) 10. Weapons used for destroying pear-trees (9) 12. Soldier observes the detectives (7-4) 15. No grape, mate, could change to this! (11) 17. Rising prices necessary for the smooth running of road transport (9)
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TORRY EXTEND THEIR UNBEATEN RUN WITH VICTORY AT BORRIOL ABBEY ANGLING
We fished our 2nd round match of the Abbey Angling Cup at Nancy’s on the 12th January. The water levels are right down with very little flow, it was going to be another hard day with feeder maggot and corn the best options for this venue, and with just the three dry nets the rest of us caught fish of some sort. 1st Terry Screen with 6.060kgs fishing the feeder using maggot and corn 2nd Richard King with 4.500kgs fishing the feeder using maggot and corn 3rd Mick Hill with 2.780kgs fishing the feeder using corn There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our website www.abbeyangling.com or from me on 965328368
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The 2nd match of the Winter Series was fished at the El Bosquet Complex on the 13th January; the sudden cold snap has really taken its toll with the fish just not feeding. I think this match might have given us one of the lowest weights recorded here, and we could be struggling for fish over the next few matches while this cold spell lasts. 1st Bill Cannon with 3.500kgs fishing the feeder using pellet 2nd Tony Macmillan with 3.020kgs fishing the pole using bread 3rd Mick Hill with 2.680kgs fishing the pole using corn There are still some vacancies at the club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Derek Swann on 966729293 or 617283503 TIGHT LINES. Terry Screen
GOALS GALORE FOR THE TOP THREE
When Zidane took the reins at the Bernabeu, the Real Madrid faithful responded with their applause, and the effect on the team has been contagious. Their first half against Sporting de Gijón’s normally solid defence was spectacular, with superb goals by Ronaldo and Benzema amongst the five. Injuries to Bale and a minor one to Benzema slowed them down, and enabled Sporting to come back with a consolation goal in the second half. Atletico continued on their merry way, the prolific Antoine Griezmann scoring two of their three as they easily overcame Las Palmas away. Far from being outdone, Barcelona whacked six past a depleted Athletic Bilbao, who lost a man when they gifted Messi an early penalty. Luis Suarez’s hat-trick took him into the lead in the scoring tables, two ahead of team-mate Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema – that, at least, promises to be a good scrap.
Meanwhile Villareal failed to keep up their challenge when they could only draw 00 with Betis, who haven’t scored in six matches. Their neighbours Valencia fared no better, only drawing two all with lowly Rayo Vallecano, the whistles ringing in Gary Neville’s ears. In the second division, Alavés had a rare reverse, falling at home to Gimnástic, and allowing Córdoba, who beat struggling Almería by the odd goal, to draw level, three points clear at the top. Locals Elche, featuring the division’s top scorer Sergio León, had a good 2-0 home win over Alcorcón. In division 2B, Logroñes are challenging for the lead of group 1, beating long-time leaders Racing de Ferrol to move within a point. In group 2, Barakaldo are still four points clear, but big wins for rivals Castilla and Real Union keep them in touch. All the leading sides in group 3 came to grief, including locals Hercules, who were beaten at home by rivals Alcoyano, and slip to fourth. Real Murcia are looking good in group 4, well clear of Cádiz and UCAM, after again winning. In England, the Premier leadership looks to be a tight affair, with Arsenal drawing against a well-drilled Stoke defence, and Leicester City failing to beat bottom club Aston Villa. Manchester City was the main beneficiary, moving smoothly into third place as they beat Crystal Palace. Last season’s best team, Chelsea, can’t buy a win, and only scraped a home draw with Everton by dint of a dodgy late offside ‘goal.’ Go figure! Malcolm Palmer
On Sunday Torry made the long trip north to Borriol. It was a mid-day kickoff and the team coach left Torrevieja at 6.00 am. No overnight stays at this level and not ideal preparation for a game. Borriol were equal on points with Torry but with an inferior goal difference. Their home form was excellent with 6 wins, 2 draws and a single defeat scoring 17 and only conceding 5. On the bench for them was their club president the famous golfer Sergio Garcia. Torry were looking to extend their unbeaten run to 6 and for Lewis to add to his goal-scoring tally of 5 in the last 5 games. Out through injury for Torry were Martin and yet again Rafa Gomez. Manager Pedreno made changes and put out a defensive line-up to combat the obvious attacking aerial threat of Borriol on home soil and in acknowledgment of the small narrow pitch. He played 3 tall defenders at the back, 2 defensive midfielders and deployed Vicente and Luis Carlos as wing-backs. The tactics were to keep it compact and tight at the back and hit Borriol on the counter. The Torry line up: Miguel Serna, Vicente Boix, Luis Carlos, Javi Selvas, Jorge, Matej, Burguillos ©, Quintero Carrasco, Ruben Suarez (Sanchez 89 ') and Lewis (Higón 77'). Not used: Quique, Manu Amores and Cesar. The game kicked off in bright sunshine in front of a small crowd of around 200. The first 10 minutes were scrappy with neither side really seizing the initiative. Torry were and closing down space in their own half. Borriol played a lot of long balls forward which Jorge, Javi Selvas and young Croatian Matej dealt with quite comfortably. A few shots from distance at the Torry goal which were by en large off target. As the half progressed Ruben Suarez started to see a bit more of the ball and in the 37th minute Torry achieved the breakthrough when he played Lewis in with a slide-rule pass and Lewis struck the ball first time hard and low into the Borriol net to give Torry the lead and continue his hot goal-scoring streak. Thats how it stayed at the half-time interval. In the second half the pattern of the first half continued with Torry soaking up pressure and counterattacking when the opportunity arose. Torry could have extended their lead first through Lewis who had a momentary lapse of concentration and mis-controlled the ball when put clean through by Ruben Suarez and then
through Burguillos who´s curling effort wide lacked conviction after being found by Ruben Suarez. Burguillos is a defensive midfielder and I guess the chance fell to the wrong man. As the game wore on the pressure from Borriol intensified as long balls were rained into the Torry box which were repelled by the Torry defensive particularly by the “warrior” Javi Selvas who was superb. Towards the end Borriol almost got an equaliser and would have done but for a magnificent finger-tip save by Miguel Serna from a fierce shot which was heading for the top corner. Torry played down the clock and were victorious. Manager Pedreno got his tactics spot on
and the players executed the plan and delivered the desired outcome. Sergio Garcia made a cameo appearance towards the end but his right-foot is not quite as effective as a nine iron. Borriol had 3 players booked and Torry 2, Vicente and Ruben Suarez. On Sunday Torry are at home at 5.00 pm at the Vicente Garcia and host league leaders Atl Saguntino. It should be a cracker. Forget watching boring Man Utd or struggling Chelsea on the box or one of the local village sides around here and get on down to the Vicente Garcia and cheer Torry on. Darrylldinho
SAMM Elect New Commodore After three years at the helm, Janice Penning the Commodore of SAMM, the Sailing Association Mar Menor, stepped down at the end of 2015 in accordance with the rules. At the Association’s AGM, held on Wednesday January 13th, the membership elected Paul Shard, a member of the Shoestring Dinghy Group within SAMM, to the position. The Commodores job is to guide SAMM through any changes the membership requires, to represent SAMM in any negotiations with local organisations and authorities and generally oversee the running of the organisation for the benefit of its members. Janice’s reign has seen a gradual increase in membership numbers up to the present level of 170, the consolidation of the Associations links with CAR, the Spanish sports establishment based on the shore of the Mar Menor at Los Narejos, Los Alcazares, where most of SAMM’s activities are based and latterly the acquisition of the new support boat,
a Whaly 435R. George Wedgewood also stood down and Pat Fleck was elected to the post of web site administrator. SAMM Honours Member Every year the Race Committee of SAMM, the Sailing Association Mar Menor, make a special award to a member; either to acknowledge their efforts to support the race program or to recognise their sailing and racing skill. This year the proud recipient was Bob Miles who was given the award, a glass yacht trophy, to acknowledge his tireless work over the last five years as the chief maintenance and training manager for the SAMM support boat. Bob is a retired GPO engineer and RYA qualified power and safety boat instructor. However he has not retired from helping SAMM as he will continue to be responsible for the maintenance of the new Whaly support boat, which was launched on January 13th, and train suitably qualified SAMM members in its safe use in a variety of tasks. As the
support boat for the race program, a tender to get to boats on swinging moorings, to stand by during dinghy training and practice sessions, to collect wayward boats of the IOM radio control group and generally support any SAMM on-the-water activity. For more information about SAMM go to www.sailingmarmenor.com
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Don’t listen to them Louis, don’t fall into their trap. Don’t let the millions of punters that bet on Newcastle – United being 0-0 get into your head. Newcastle, who had lost the last 27 games 1-0 faced United, who hadn’t scored more than one goal since Alex Ferguson retired, if you believed the pre-match chat. The result? The most entertaining 3-3 of the season. What odds would you have got on that? You could almost feel LvG crying inside at such attacking frivolity. The most entertaining 3-3 of the season tag lasted a mere 24 hours as Arsenal and Liverpool threw caution to the wind the following evening. Where United’s thriller was borne more from peer pressure, this one was down to Liverpool’s defensive incompetence and Arsenal’s total inconsistency. Firmino scored a stunning goal which meant another calamitous goal conceded from a corner even more amusing to the neutral. Leicester went to Tottenham, that dark horse for the title, and came away with all three points. That Leicester, if they actually want to win the title it is there for the taking. Villa did something we all thought might not happen again this season, they won! Yes, the joke was very much on Palace as they managed to go to Villa Park and fail to score. Incredible. Bournemouth looked superb momentarily against West Ham, before West Ham decided to put in twenty-three minute shift and win the game 3-1. Now, anyone who has watched them this year know that WBA are not very good. Not very good at all in fact. They are even worse to watch. Yet a trip to Chelsea is always a chance to nick a point, and nick a point they did with the game finishing 2-2. City don’t seem to want to win the title either, drawing 0-0 with Everton. Sunderland cast Swansea a hammer blow, albeit massively helped by one of the worst refereeing performances of the season. Defoe helped himself to a hat-trick in a 4-2 win. Norwich were poor in their trip to Stoke, which as we all know is not a good place to go on a cold, windy Wednesday night. The Potters won 3-1. Southampton looked like they realised they might be slipping into a relegation battle whilst turning over Watford 2-0. The weekend was set up as beautifully as a Joel Campbell reverse pass. PART TWO Leicester. Leicester. Leicester. I literally want to bang their heads against the wall. All they had to do was score a penalty against Villa and they would be opening up daylight at the top of the table. Mind you, if they had scored a penalty against Bournemouth they would already have some daylight. Claudio, some advice. Don’t let Mahrez take penalties. Again. Ever. A 1-1 draw saw Leicester go top overnight. This new Wayne Rooney is going to start giving everyone false Euro 2016 hope at this rate. An in form Rooney
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netted the winner against Liverpool, and United were thankful to De Gea for keeping the home team at bay. Remember when people thought King Klopp might get Liverpool into the Champions League places this season? Hilarious! What could be more hilarious? People suggesting that if Rooney keeps playing like this England might win this summer. I don’t mean just a match, the whole thing. United sit in fifth, Liverpool ninth. Bournemouth learned from the midweek West Ham defeat and remembered to finish the job off this time, stuffing Norwich 3-0. Playing like that, it is hard to believe Bournemouth will have any difficulty in avoiding relegation, but the Cherries are 15th and only five points above Swansea who have slipped into the relegation places themselves. Still, Chelsea are only one point and one place above Bournemouth, so by rights they must be considered to be “relegation threatened,” no? The best 3-3 draw of the season moniker changed hands once again. Everton threw away a 2-0 lead in the space of three minutes, then went 3-2 up again only to concede late into injury time. Those Toffee’s, they like to give their fans their money’s worth. Southampton have quickly moved away from the wise man’s tip of being the team most likely to get dragged into the relegation chat by winning their last two matches. WBA were put to the sword at St Mary’s, a Ward-Prowse double helping the Saints to a 3-0 win. City remembered where the goal was, putting four past a hapless Crystal Palace at the Etihad. The win keeps Guardiola’s, I mean Pellegrini’s, men one point behind Leicester and Arsenal. Arsenal seem as keen as Leicester to stamp their authority on the title race, drawing 0-0 with Stoke where both ‘keepers excelled. Newcastle have gone goal crazy, and the signing of Jonjo Shelvey might go down as one of the January deals of the century. That is you feel inclined to judge it off one game, or maybe the first fifteen minutes of said game. Shelvey inspired the Magpies to a 2-1 win over West Ham, playing a part in both of the opening goals. The result sees Newcastle move above Swansea, who play Watford on Monday night. Spurs recovered well from their midweek defeat, and were helped by one of the worst Premier League debuts in living memory. I recall Massimo Taibi letting a Le Tissier shot through his legs on his United debut. I recall Chris Sutton missing an open goal on his Chelsea debut. Further afield, Jonathan Woodgate did not fill himself with glory on his Real Madrid debut. But step forward Jan Kirchoff. The score was 1-1 when Big Sam sent the German on to shore things up at the back. Thirty seconds later it was 2-1 and even the harshest critic would struggle to blame him for that goal. The defending that led to Jan deflecting Eriksen’s shot into the top corner ten minutes later was a little harder to explain, and the tackle that floored Rose in the area was just clumsy. In just 31 minutes Sunderland capitulated to a 4-1 loss, and Kirchoff entered Premier League folklore.
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Finally! A busy week in sport to write about. I have to thank Bernie Ecclestone for getting us off to a cracking start, by suggesting a female driver in F1 would not be taken seriously. That is Bernie Ecclestone, head of Formula One incidentally. Imagine if the FIFA president said something daft like that. Of course, that would never happen.
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pledged to investigate, personally, the claims in the second part of the WADA report, where it has been suggested that some major international events may have gone to cities that, ahem, crossed the right palm with an appropriate amount of silver. It sounds like a cracking idea, letting someone who was clearly asleep at their desk whilst all of this alleged behaviour was going on investigate it.
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David Haye popped back into the ring for a few minutes over the weekend. He destroyed David De Mori in the first round. No, I hadn’t heard of him either. Tyson Fury is not one to shy away from self-promotion. Following Deontay Wilder’s win over Artur Szipilka, Fury went all Clubber Lang in storming the ring and challenging the American to a fight “any time, any place, any where!” Fury also chucked a couple of “bum” notes in there for good measure. A couple of things there, Tyson. I am pretty sure any place and any where is the same thing. Secondly, I am not sure any credible heavyweight champion can go around calling anyone a “bum.” That kind of died out when Ali hung up the gloves. Sebastian Coe picks up the “stating the obvious award of the week” by telling us the IAAF is a “failing organisation.” Thanks Seb. He has also
Darren Clarke is taking to golf captaincy like a duck to the proverbial. Europe beat Asia 18.5 – 5.5 in the
two about the game. Jones is keen to get Jonny Wilkinson involved in his coaching team, probably as a specialist kicking coach. Apparently it was discussed over a coffee, after which Jonny went off to practise some kicking. Seriously, does the guy ever stop? The Australian Open Tennis gets underway this week. Forget the usual chat of Andy Murray, I am more interested in Dan Evans who won his qualifying tournament. How far will he get? Well, if he is still there mid-week that will be a result, but with British tennis on a bit of a high currently it will be interesting to see if he can surf that wave. An outside tip for the Women’s title? Belinda Bencic of Switzerland is one to watch. Messi won the Ballon D’Or, as many expected. There is not much more that can be said about the little genius, so I won’t. Even Ronaldo seems to be resigned to the fact that this era will be remembered for the Argentine in years to come.
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EurAsia Cup. We’d take a victory by half of that margin in September when the Ryder Cup commences. Eddie Jones is potentially speaking sense as England’s new rugby head coach. The greatest goal kicker of all time is currently making rugby very easy to understand in the TV studios. There is a chance he might know a thing or
Cricket Corner This is the first time an England team has beaten the “World Number One” side away from home since 1968. As an isolated statistic, that means little, but with Root, Stokes, Anderson, Broad and Finn taking responsibility for delivering when it counts this England team might go on to win a few more series yet.
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Great teams have match winners, and very often more than one. The England cricket team might well be entering one of those blessed era’s, where they have a collection of very fine players, many of which are capable of putting in a performance that changes the course of a match and a series. In this column we have already talked about the qualities of Ben Stokes, current holder of the record score by a number six in Test history. The Third Test victory in Johannesburg was all about Stuart Broad. His opening spell in South Africa’s second innings was devastating, and he ended with 6 wickets for 17 runs. The bowler has developed a knack of taking five wickets in a spell, and is well on course to obliterate his colleague, Jimmy Anderson’s England record.
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I say it was all about Broad, that might be being a little unkind to James Taylor, who took two stunning reflex catches, Joe Root who scored a majestic ton when England were briefly on the ropes and Ben Stokes, who partnered Root as England counter attacked. Stokes also bowled with a dangerous amount of swing, making de Villiers debut as captain a match he will want to forget.
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BACK TO WINNING WAYS FOR MONTE La Murada 1 – 3 CD Montesinos CD Montesinos: López, Fernando, Galindo, Mario, Carlos, Manuel, Darío F, José Antonio, Dimitri, Macan and Pley. Subs: Moisés (GK), Darío Pérez, Paredes, Orouke and M&A CD Montesinos recorded their first win of 2016 with an excellent fighting performance against a spirited La Murada side at the weekend with goals from Macan, Fernando and Pley before the home side scored a late consolation goal. This was a better all-round performance from “Monte” who really needed a win to try and stay within sight of the leading sides in this group. The Campo Municipal in La Murada, a compact and very well kept ground for a club of this level, has been a poor hunting ground in the past for Montesinos and for the first 20 minutes it looked like this might end the same way. But just after the 20 minute mark, Macan opened the scoring for the visitors when a long ball from defence found Carlos out wide. His run into the box and subsequent pass to the far post, saw Macan tap the ball into an empty net to put Montesinos 0-1 ahead to the delight of their travelling supporters. After the half-time break, Montesinos came out strongly and had chances to increase their lead. Carlos, Macan and substitute Orouke all missed good chances before Club Captain Fernando increased their lead on 58 minutes. A corner kick into the heart of the Murada area was missed by everybody and as the ball fell out wide on the edge of the six yard box, Fernando thumped a left footed effort in off the cross bar to make it 0 – 2. Credit to La Murada, who never gave
up and put the Montesinos defence under pressure. However, most of their attacks came to nothing especially as Lopez “The Cat” was in inspired form and was the travelling supporters Man of the Match. Lopez, who has been criticised in previous campaigns, has come on bundles this season under Manager Roberto Cases, who was himself a goal keeper at clubs such as FC Torrevieja and Orihuela CF amongst others. Montesinos went 0 – 3 ahead shortly after when the referee gave the visitors a penalty for handball. Although the Murada players protested his decision, the referee was spot on as it was a clear penalty inside the box. Pley stepped up and buried the spot kick. La Murada did pull one goal back with
10 minutes to go, again from the penalty spot, but by then it was too little and too late for any sort of comeback. The win for Montesinos leaves them in 7th position with 27 points. They are now three points behind La Murada (in 6th position with 30 points). Dolores still lead the table (42 points) with San Fulgencio in second place with 37 points. This coming weekend CD Montesinos entertain CD Benijofar in Match Day 17 of the season. This match will be played in Los Montesinos on Sunday 24th of January 2016 with a 4pm Kick-Off time. For additional information and updates, please take a look at our website and forum at www.cdmontesinos.com Report by Eddie Cagigao Photos Terry Harris
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Time to register for the Torrevieja half marathon With Christmas dinner now a distant memory the Torrevieja half-marathon 21K could be just what you need as a focus for your training. It’s taking place on 28th February and you can register now on the website http://www.mediomaratontorrevieja.es. It’s a well-organised event that follows a relatively flat route and, if the weather is up to usual February standards, it’s just about perfect for an event of this kind. The route takes you from one side of Torrevieja to the other, twice, and you’ll find yourself noticing aspects of the town that you never saw before. The race begins from the port area at the front and the finish line is there too. If you don’t quite feel up to enrolling for the full 21K you can enrol for the 10k version instead. The earlier you register the cheaper it is. For the 10K event until 24th January it costs €13 and after that it’s €16 to enrol. For the half-marathon it’s €18 until the 24th and €22 after that.
For both races you are given a number which you must collect before from a table on the seafront. There are trophies for the first three in each category and there is a local and overall category too. The senior men’s and women’s categories are for those born in the years 1982 until 1993 and there are seven veteran groups. The registration process is quite straight forward to do although if you change the language to English it seems to take you to an older site. Be aware that when you come to enter your DNI (it does not give NIE as an alternative) it will only accept eight numbers. It then takes you to the application form where you can fill in all your details. You can pay the fee online and you receive confirmation by email. Marathon website http://www.mediomaratontorrevieja.es Suzanne O’Connell
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