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Claro slams local government over Costa parks Orihuela Costa political party Claro is shaming the local government for not doing enough to maintain municipal parks and green spaces on Orihuela Costa.

he complaint comes after the Town Hall, controlled by the PP and Ciudadanos turned down a

joint motion from Claro and Cambiemos at the last plenary meeting asking for the proper maintenance and upkeep. Claro claim that for the last 10 years the residents of Orihuela Costa have never had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;realâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parks and gardens and there has been very poor service on its maintenance of those it did have. This is in direct contrast to the centre of Orihuela where residents have been enjoying beautiful parks and gardens,

With indignation we could see the two Coordinators for the coast turn their back on defending the rights of the residents of the coast. Rather than abstaining they voted with their respective parties.

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private contract for maintenance but only 50 percent of the more than 110 so called parks in Orihuela Costa are being serviced. In contrast, The town of Torrevieja also had poor service maintenance of its green areas, as 26 green areas were not covered and therefore not maintained, but thanks to a law passed in Spain in 2015, they are all now in excellent condition. This law obliges municipalities to keep all parks of the municipality maintained even if they were previously kept by the builders or were private and but are now open to the public. The Torrevieja Local Government approved in its May plenary to extend the contract on the maintenance service for all of its city parks with an additional amount of 500,000 euros. Claro, being well aware of the historical deficiency of services here in the coast, presented the motion would finally Continued on page 6

which is usual in most cities in Spain. Realising the sorry state of its green areas on the Coast, in 2009 it awarded a

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BITE SIZE Protest over which NEWS: language is taught Office for women Torrevieja is to get its own office for women in agreement with the Valencian government. The Vega Baja is one of the areas which has most domestic violence incidents and as such a facility of this kind is needed. It will be open from 8.00am until 10.00pm from Monday until Sunday. It is expected that it will open sometime early in 2017. There have already been moves to find a location for the office which will be staffed with 15 workers that include legal staff, social workers and administrative staff.

Which languages should children be taught in Spanish school? On Friday 7th July a protest was staged outside Torrevieja town hall to draw attention to the claim that it shouldn’t be Valenciano. At present school children in the Valencian community are taught Valenciano, Castellano (Spanish) and English at school. The protestors collected outside the

dictatorship, communities were forbidden from speaking their local language and as such, the freedom to do so and to teach it is considered to be an essential element of the democratic country that Spain now is. However, it takes up valuable time on the timetable and some parents feel that this isn’t justified. However, those speaking on behalf of retaining the prominence of

town hall when Ximo Puig came for meetings there to make their point known. More English and less Valenciano was displayed on banners. Those wanting to work as an administrator, teacher or police officer in the local community must be able to speak Valenciano. However, it is not recognised or needed as a language outside of the community and in some parts of the region, such as Torrevieja, is much less of a requirement than English. However regional languages are also valued as part of the individual identity of the community. During Franco’s

Valenciano point out that it is also needed for further study at one of the region’s universities such as Alicante or Valencia. Although it is not a prerequisite of entry to university in Murcia or Cartagena. The protest on 7th July came as members of the Valencian regional government were at the town hall. Protesters shouted and blew whistles as the councillors emerged. Ximo Puig has recently been in the headlines following his supportive comments for the British community after Brexit.

Torrevieja looks for a new lawyer Following the standing down of the previous lawyer due to ill health, Torrevieja has now put out to tender the contract for legal assistance for the town hall. The town council requires legal assistance to ensure that matters are carried out correctly and wants to have the service in place as soon as possible. The contract is out to tender for €195,000 and is a two-year contract which could be extended over a further two year period.

Lo Ferris classification will not change The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolónhas stated clearly that the classification of the land at Lo Ferris will not be changed as currently requested by the land owners. They are wanting the Continued on page 4

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BITE SIZE Nineteen year old imprisoned by father NEWS: A nineteen year old young man has been freed after having spent two years confined by his father in their house in a suburb of Madrid. The young man was found to be suffering from malnutrition, dehydration and to have experienced physical and psychological abuse during this time. The father has been arrested by the police. The imprisonment was discovered after the young man sent an email asking for help to the address atencionfamiliaymujer@policia.es and explained about the abuse. In the email, the victim includes the contact details of his sister who confirmed the situation when the police got in touch with her. When the police arrived at the house they discovered the illegal detention and that the victim appeared extremely thin, disorientated and had suffered physical

consequences from his incarceration. The house in which the young man was detained had aluminium and wooden bars which prevented him from leaving. He was subjected to regular beatings by his father and was hardly given anything to eat, only water and was kept isolated in the same room. Every part of the property contained bags of rubbish and broken furniture, so much so that those investigating could hardly move from one room to another. The father did not have good relations with his neighbours due to his unusual and obsessive behaviour and it is believed that he is suffering from a mental illness. He believed that his neighbours were poisoning his water and that he was being pursued by the Russian mafia. Suzanne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell

Free lock change for domestic violence victims Pilar de la Horadada Town Hall has signed a deal with Security Locks Union (UCES) to collaborate in a new scheme to change the locks of victims of gender violence for free. Mayor Ignacio Ramos was accompanied by the Councillors for Women and Social Services, Mayte Valero and Trinidad Escarabajal, and a representative of UCES to announce the new initiative.

The Union is offering the professional services of its members to change the bobbin or the cylinder of the lock, or the lock itself, at the victim's usual home, when the work is requested specifically in a Judicial Protection Order. The new lock will be of a similar type to the old one, with at least the required level of protection for a security lock.

Continued from page 3 land to be reclassified in order to be able to build higher buildings there. Currently the area is classified as rural land, and the owners are pressing for it to become land that can be developed. The mayor claims that the landowner is justified in asking for this categorisation because he has seen similar changes of land use in other parts of the town and therefore considers it a possibility. However, the commitment of the council remains and the land will continue to stay protected.

Happy night reminder There is still time to get out and support trade in Torrevieja and enjoy an evening of shopping and other entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Happy nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will take place on the 15th July from 9.00pm until 12.00am and the participating shops and traders will be offering discounts. There are more than 40 establishments taking part with lots of shops including dress and shoe shops, jewellers, gourmet food shops, travel agents and many more. You can find out more information on the website www.shoppingtorrevieja.com and on the Facebook of apymeco.torrevieja.

Habaneras begins The annual Habaneras competition is held from 18th to 24th July each year. The night of Habaneras took place on Friday 8th July giving a taster of what to expect in the coming weeks. Around 9,000 people Continued on page 5

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Cuban festival in Torrevieja

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gathered on La Cura beach to listen to six local choirs. Peoplehad settled on their hammocks and deck chairs to enjoy the traditional habaneras songs in what was a fabulous atmosphere and a spectacular backdrop to this much loved event.

Englishman wins radio control competition The European Radio Control championship on 9th July 2016 in Redován was won by British controller Elliot Boots.This is his second consecutive championship title. A total of 190 people took part from different European countries to demonstrate their skills of remote control of small vehicles. The final race lasted 45 minutes and the event has attracted 500 visitors to the town. Not only were radio control fans attracted but also those who just wanted to know more about this type of competition. Although a Spaniard, Robert Battle, led for much of the race a throttle failure at the end allowed Boots to win. Suzanne O’Connell

The Cuban festival ‘De Ida y Vuelta’ or ‘Back and forth’ will be celebrated in Torrevieja from the 13th to the 17th July. It will be a celebration of Cuban culture with art, music and cinema. The festival begins on Wednesday 13th July with Cuban cinema and on Friday 15th July there will be an exhibition ‘Between two shores’ along with a concert from Delvis Ramos and su chocolate son. At 10.30pm on 15th July there will be a big Cuban party in Torrevieja’s Casino and on Saturday 16th July, the chiringuitoPura Vida on La Mata beach will host a flamenco/ Cuban fusion concert. Also on Saturday a documentary film will be shown in La Cueva de Melpómene at 10.00pm ‘La Clave’ by Gilles Peterson of the BBC. Gilles is a DJ and BBC journalist and the film ‘La Clave’ explores the roots of rumba music, dance and culture. On Sunday 17th there will be workshops for the whole family on the Paseo Vistalegre from 7.00pm. This will include percussion music, dance and

painting. At 10.00pm there will be a latin jazz quartet De La Vega Quartet. This will be followed by the Afterparty Afrolatina by Nomad Radio at Pub Cinco Lobitos. For more information about the week’s events you can go to the Facebook page De Ida y Vuelta. Suzanne O’Connell

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Kath’s bullet hits its target Over the past few weeks there have been a number of fundraising events in and around the Orihuela Costa area in aid of Kathryn Osmond, who is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer. The events have included crazy golf, a hugely successful fun day at Rioja Commercial Centre, a great days golf at Vistabella and an impressive auction at the Alioth Irish Bar. Between them these events have raised an amazing 3,957.23 euros. Kath and her family have now partly as a result of this - reached their target of seventy thousand pounds so she can have the much needed treatment - Tumour Invading Lymphocytes - to help her beat the advanced malignant melanoma that she has been suffering from. However, all this would not have been possible without the help of a number of hard working individuals who freely gave up their time to organise and run the events and Kath wanted to thank them all. These

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Claro slams local government over Costa parks provide Orihuela with the opportunity to resolve this issue once and for all by allocating the necessary funds. A year ago the Mayor of Orihuela said “this Government will end the discriminatory treatment that the coast has been receiving for years.” But Claro believes that this was an empty promise after the PP and the C's government voted no to fund a better maintenance of all the parks and gardens of Orihuela Costa, despite the fact that residents of the coast contribute 60 percent to the general budget of the entire municipality. The Claro President, Paul Piccio, said: “With indignation we could see the two Coordinators for the coast turn their back on defending the rights of the residents of the coast. Rather than abstaining they voted with their respective parties. This is a shameful vote by all of the government team against the 30,000 residents of Orihuela Costa who will be affected by this negative vote. “This is further proof that again we are being marginalised by the current joint PP and Ciudadanos Orihuela Government and that there is no political will on their part to solve the shortcomings on the Coast for basic services and facilities.” Claro points out that over recent months Orihuela has spent thousands of euros on its cultural programme and events. In fact just this week has approved €350,000 for the fiestas of Orihuela City and its parishes. Claro believes that the municipality should prioritise investments and not squander more than €3,000,000 in lavish parties and annual cultural events when more than 30,000 of residents on the coast do not even have their basic services covered such as safe, beautiful and useable parks and gardens.

include all the entertainers on both days - Luke Wilder, Adrian Hyde, The Covers Brothers, Gavin James, Harry Waters, Ed Temple and the Terri Horvath Dancers - all the staff at Gossip Bar on Rioja centre and the Alioth Irish Bar Playa Flamenca. Thanks also go to all the volunteers who manned the stalls but most of all she wanted to express her sincere thanks to the four people most responsible for arranging everything: Graeme from Canal Print Rioja, Gavin and Paula from Albatross Golf and above all her father, John. Without the tireless work of these people none of this would have been possible. Finally of course thanks must go to you, the good people of Orihuela Costa and surrounding areas who turned out on these days, put your hands so generously in your pockets and donated the money which enabled her to reach her target.

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XimoPuig visits Torrevieja XimoPuig, the president of the Valencian government, visited Torrevieja on 8th July to carry out matters of business. The president chose Torrevieja for the council’s summer seminar and the similar approaches of the two administrations were noted. Both the mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón and Ximo Puig were keen to emphasise the harmony between the two councils and the extent of the collaboration that exists. ‘Today,’ said Ximo Puig, ‘the capital of Valencia is Torrevieja’. Signing the book of honour, he wrote: ‘It is a great joy to sign the book of honour in a beloved city. Torrevieja is a fundamental part of the puzzle and is united by its Mediterranean values,

and he guaranteed that the 100,000 British residents in the autonomous community of Valencia would continue to have access to public health care. His comforting message was welcomed by expat groups who have remained anxious about the future since the referendum. Puig has rejected the alarmist messages whist recognising the potential impact that the fall in the value of the pound might have on tourism here. He suggests that Europe needs to look at itself selfcritically and recognise that its restrictive policies on austerity are causing difficulties for its citizens. Following the UK vote, he has called together a committee of experts to analyse the impact that the

solidarity, social justice, equality, freedom and defence of sustainability. Torrevieja is a place of progress. Thank you, mayor, for your hospitality and to the citizens of Torrevieja for your courage, work and capacity to fight. A hug.’ Puig is leader of the socialist party in the Valencian Community, whose government was elected in the May 2015 elections. Ximo has recently become wellknown in the expat community due to his encouraging words following Brexit; ‘There will be no interruption to fundamental public services,’ he said

vote will have on the Valencian region. In particular he has focused on tourism, of which 32% is British. Puig recognises that the vote to leave could have a significant impact on Valencia if matters here are not handled correctly. It’s not only tourism that might be affected but exports to the UK too. Whatever the outcome of the referendum might ultimately be, his words have been welcomed and it’s to be hoped that he is in a position to follow them through. Suzanne O’Connell

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Deaths in the bull ring It’s been a weekend of bull-related tragedies in Spain. On Saturday 9th July, a young man of 28 died in Pedreguer Alicante, gored by a young cow. The young man was taking part in the fiesta de San Buenaventura when he was seriously injured. He was transferred to Denia Hospital where they tried to resuscitate him for more than an hour without success. The venue was packed with people and the young man was helping a girl and did not see the cow coming. The animal’s horn punctured his lung and medics were unable finally to save his life.This isn’t the first time that a death has taken place in this particular festival. Only last year a French man of 44 years old was killed whilst he was recording the event with his mobile. Deaths from bull runs are not unusual with there being around ten deaths recorded every year. However, the death of a professional matador is much less common.

First death in thirty years Making national and international headlines, the matador, Victor Barrio was killed on Saturday in the ring in Teruel. This is the first bullfighting death in more than thirty years.During the fight, which was being televised, the bull gored the matador in the chest and his right lung was perforated. An emergency tracheotomy could not save his life and he was pronounced dead at 8.25 pm. His 29 year old wife, Raquel, was in the crowd. An important factor in Spanish bull fighting tradition is the origin of the bull. In this case, the bull that killed Victor Barrio was from the Pedraza de Yeltes

stockbreeder. The tradition now is not only for the bull to be killed but also his mother in order to stop the breeding line.

bull to human, continue to puzzle those who haven’t grown up with this tradition, as well as many who have. Bullfighting

It’s been a weekend of bull-related tragedies in Spain...this is another. Barrio will now go down in history along with other bullfighters who have died such as Espartero, Gallito, Manolete, Paquirri and Yiyo. The name of the bull was Lorenzo, son of the cow Lorenza. They too will become renowned. This is all at the same time as the SanFermín festival takes place where members of the public run with the bulls, again risking their own lives or at least being in danger of injury. Other bulls from the same stock breeder are present in the SanFermínfestival and draw particular respect due to recent events. There have been more gorings at the festival this year but, as yet, no deaths. These practices and the relationship of

and the use of cattle in festivals continues to be controversial within Spanish society where many feel that it is time for Spain to stop these practices. The deaths this weekend will have added to the calls for bullfighting to be banned, which it has now been in some parts of the country. There have been concerns that following the death offensive messages will be posted on social media. Whatever people’s feelings about the status of bullfighting, two young men have died. Suzanne O’Connell Insight – More on the San Fermin festival on page 54 of this week’s Costa Blanca People.

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Beach maintenance The Department of Environment, headed by Councillor Miguel Angel Fernandez, is conducting a range of activities in Orihuela Costa in order to raise awareness about caring for beaches. The activities include theatrical animation, as well as cleaning and maintenance and were launched at both Agua Marina cliffs and on La Caleta beach. The programme will now be rolled out and be held on the beaches of Cala Bosque Cala Estaca. The theatrical performance is entitled “Escafandros” and aims to

educate bathers and especially children on how they can enjoy the beach, whilst still taking responsibility for their care. Themes include managing the recycling of waste, the biodegradation of different waste products and what people can do to help keep the beaches

clean and care for them. The performance is purposely taking place at three of the beaches with the distinctive Blue Flag to highlight the importance of keeping the beaches clean and to show how that can be recognised and rewarded. The Department of the Environment and the Department responsible for street cleaning and urban waste is carrying out beach cleaning at La Caleta and on the cliffs of Agua Marina by the technique known as vertical progression for the removal of all waste.

Summer fire protection The Civil Protection voluntary organisation in Orihuela will be expanded to include a fire prevention service for this summer. The service will run until 30th September, both on the coast and inland, where members will watch over and check areas where a fire is likely to start. The Councillor for Emergencies, Victor Valverde, explained that the team will be especially watchful over the Sierra Escalona, the Sierra de Orihuela and Campoamor, where if there is a fire they will intervene first to try and control the focal points if possible or keep trying until the fire brigade arrives to

take over. Once the fire brigade is on hand, the Protecion Civil’s role will be to support the professional fire crew as required. The unit covering the coast will be based in Cabo Roig, where it will also have a Zodiac boat “to intervene in maritime incidents providing support to the rest of the units in the Orihuela Costa”.

The inland team will be located in Pinar de Bonanza, “as it is considered a high risk area”, said the head of the volunteers' organisation, José Andúgar. The service will also be in charge of monitoring farm bonfires and help with any other emergencies that may happen. Mireille Toddington

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Botulism provokes recall of white beans Manufacturers of a brand of bottled beans have warned the public not to eat them after an outbreak of botulism in the Costa Brava area was traced to various batches. Two fire fighters from Palafrugell in Girona province remain in a serious condition in hospital after becoming infected with the virus. After a sudden epidemic of the toxic food poisoning broke out in the province, tests were carried out and botulism was found in jars of white beans in brine made by the firm Hermanos Cuevas, S.A., in La Rioja. A total of 31,250 jars, each of 400 grams, were withdrawn as a precaution, and the producers themselves have detected the bug in over 6,600 of

them so far. The batch numbers under scrutiny are L-146-16; L155-16; L-166-16; L-160-16; L-127-16; L-120-16; L-082-16, and L-116-16. They were retailed under the brand names of Bonpreu, Condis, Ifa Eliges and Aldi. Hermanos Cuevas has called for all consumers to return their jars to the shop and claim a refund, and not to attempt to eat them, even cooked. Botulism is caused by a bacterial neurotoxin, created by the Clostridium Botulinum bug, and is generally caught through poorly-prepared or badlypreserved food. It is one of the most powerful natural toxins to have ever been found in preserved - bottled, tinned and jarred - food.

Obama’s Spanish visit cut short President of the United States, Barack Obama arrived in Spain at the weekend, arriving at 11.00pm on Saturday night - but was barely be in the country for 24 hours before returning home. The USA head of State has cut his keenly-awaited visit short in light of the Dallas shoot-out, meaning he will no longer travel to Sevilla, as planned. He only had time to meet with King Felipe VI, acting president Mariano Rajoy, and the other main party leaders Pedro Sánchez (PSOE, or socialists); Pablo Iglesias (leftwing independents Unidos Podemos), and Albert Rivera (centre-right independents Ciudadanos). Then, after paying a visit to US troops at the air base in Rota, Cádiz province, in southern Spain, Obama was back on the plane home. The Spanish trip,

which Obama had been looking forward to, was due to take three days, but after five white police officers were shot dead by an Afro-American as a revenge attack in light of a number of black men being killed by white officers, Obama was needed back on home turf as soon as possible. Yesterday, saw Obama flying from Washington to Dallas to meet the city mayor Mike Rawlings in light of the fatal shooting. Residents in a village a few kilometres inland from Valencia city - Nàquera - had previously invited Obama to visit them during his planned Spain trip. Nàquera is thought to be the only municipality in Europe which has named a street after the US president, and they hoped to show it to him in person.

Spanish police smash global GPS tracker scam Spanish police announced on Sunday that they had broken up a crime group suspected of cheating more than 8,000 people in 70 countries out of around 25 million euros. Twenty-one people were arrested in Spain over the scam which involved the sale of GPS trackers. Another four suspects were arrested in Brazil, France and Portugal as part of the operation carried out with European Union law enforcement agency Europol, police said in a statement. The arrested were Spanish, Portuguese and Colombian nationals. The group allegedly sold GPS trackers to investors. The investors were awarded points depending on the amount they invested which they could exchange for objects such as cars and luxury houses. “A large part of the money invested by the group was destined to promote the scam, carrying out

several events like free trips, concerts and meetings in major hotels where they convinced those in attendance to invest their money,” police said in a statement. “The scam has evolved since the first case was detected in Brazil in 2013, extending to Europe and Tunisia under different names,” it added. Police searched seven properties in Madrid and the western city of Merida as part of the operation, seizing documents related to the ‘international pyramid scheme’ as well as jewellery, mobile telephones and over 60,000 euros in cash. The documents revealed the group had more than 50 bank accounts in several tax havens and may have had over 8,000 investors in over 70 nations, earning around 25 million euros in profit, police added.

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Life guards save the life of a swimmer in Guardamar It might be their job but those who risk their lives to save people in the water around the coast are still heroes. On Saturday 9th July, a spectacular rescue was successfully carried out on the beach La Roqueta de Guardamar del Segura. The 55 year old woman and her husband were in the water when the flag on show was red. A strong current swept the couple away. Whilst the man was able to swim out of the current by himself, the woman couldn’t and her husband alerted the life guard. The lifeguard had already spotted that there was something wrong and launched a rescue attempt of the woman who still trying to swim against the current. By the time the lifeguard reached her she was unconscious with her face down in the water. Attempts to revive the unconscious woman continued for several minutes with the use of a defibrillator. She had taken in a lot of water and her heart had stopped beating. After an

intense period of attempts to resuscitate her lasting 10 minutes the woman recovered consciousness and was taken to Torrevieja hospital, already out of danger. The couple’s daughter, who was on the shore, also had to receive medical attention for shock. Fortunately the final outcome was good and the lifeguard heroes of the Red Cross were applauded by the more than 700 people who had congregated on the beach. Not every outcome of a rescue is so successful. A bather didn’t have the same luck last Thursday on a beach near to Guardamar. There are now nine people who have lost their lives since the start of the season on the 9th June. In addition, lifeguards have had to rescue another ten people. Cruz Roja would like to remind bathers of the importance of taking note of the flags on a beach and never to try and swim against the current. Suzanne O’Connel

Doubts cast over train crash investigation A European Railway Agency (ERA) report has criticised the way in which the Santiago de Compostela train crash was investigated by the Spanish courts. The crash killed 81 people in 2013 and the Railway Accident Commission Report (CIAF) blamed the driver Franciso José Garzón Amo. However, the ERA report on behalf of the European Commission suggests that the investigation was not sufficiently independent and did not investigate the root cause of the accident. ERA claims that the Spanish report focuses too much on the individual rather than looking at the design of the line or the train. This additional report from Brussels was welcomed by the crash victims and their families who have campaigned to move away from the sole cause being human error to look at wider implications. The ERA report claims that the Spanish authorities focussed too much on the derailment and did not explore

other issues that may have had an impact. The original judge placed 27 managers and technicians for the rail track operator under investigation. However, as things stand at present only the train driver has been held criminally responsible by the prosecutors. The president of the victims’ association, Jesús Domínguez was a passenger on the train during the fatel crash and has said that he will now deliver the report to the judicial authorities in charge of the criminal inquiry. The group are wanting the creation of an independent committee to fully analyse the facts. The report from Brussels states that the investigation led by the CIAF contains numerous weaknesses and it concludes that a new inquiry should now be opened. Suzanne O’Connell

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE With the Brexit vote clouding the view investors found nothing to distinguish the euro from the US dollar or the Swiss franc. The euro was unchanged on the week against the franc and just a dozen ticks behind the dollar. Not surprisingly, the euro made further headway against the benighted British pound, strengthening by another three and a half cents to leave it more than 10% above its level on Referendum Eve. The euro zone ecostats came in mostly above forecast. Purchasing managers' index readings for manufacturing and services were higher on the month, showing stronger though still not exactly vibrant - growth in the private sector. Retail sales in Euroland were in line with expectations, rising by 0.4% in May to put them 1.6% higher than the same month last year. On Thursday the European Central Bank published the "account" of the monetary policy meeting that took place at the beginning of last month. Unlike the minutes of similar meetings held by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, the ECB account is a summary, rather than a blow-by-blow report of the proceedings. Even so the account did note that, should Britain vote to leave the EU, "there could be significant, although difficult to anticipate, negative spillovers to the euro area via a number of channels". The Governing Council also thought "the risks to the euro area growth outlook remained tilted to the downside". As far as monetary policy was concerned the Governing Council seemed content to leave it unchanged and wait for developments. The minutes of the US Federal Open Market

Committee, which had come out the previous day, told much the same story. If anything, the FOMC was less inclined than before to pursue a course towards higher interest rates, and that was even before Britain's vote to leave the EU threw a spanner into the global economic works. Investors' concluded that neither the Fed nor the ECB would be adjusting monetary policy anytime soon. That is not the case with their estimation of future action by the Bank of England. A week ago the governor warned of lower rates and the possibility of renewed asset purchases by the Old Lady. On Tuesday, when he introduced the bank's semi-annual Financial Stability Report, he said nothing to dispel those expectations. Investors are not certain that next week's Monetary Policy Committee meeting will deliver a rate cut but they give it a better-than-evens chance. The prospect of lower interest rates is one of the factors that weigh on sterling but bigger and heavier ones are the decision to leave the EU and the political upheaval it has caused. According to Conservative Central Office it will be two months before Theresa May or Andrea Leadsom is revealed as Britain's second female prime minister. In the interim there can be no progress on Britain's negotiations with the European Union, a situation which irritates other EU leaders and unnerves investors. The unease continues to weigh on sterling. Further losses for the pound are not guaranteed but, as was the case a week ago, they are easy enough to imagine. A rate cut by the Bank of England next Thursday would do nothing to improve sterling's situation.

School delay in Rojales Rojales is urging the Regional Government to start work on the town’s new school. The Town Council has voiced its concern following a breach in the promise to start the project at the end of June. The PSOE Mayor of Rojales, Antonio Perez, (right) showed his dissatisfaction with the fact that construction on the new school has not yet begun. In San Fulgencio Mayor Carlos Ramirez has also complained about same problem. This is an issue that concerns the school and the wider community after years of broken promises and watching children come every day to have lessons in a school where the facilities are old and unsafe with numerous deficiencies. The Mayor recalled that the commitment of the Regional Council was to begin the work once the school year ended in order to progress much as possible in the nearly three months of summer vacation so that when classes begin again, the children would suffer the least possible inconvenience. However, the 22nd June deadline has passed and therefore the entire project is being delayed. The annoyance is shared by the Association of

Parents of Students, who thought that, this time, the commitment to implement the work on schedule would be fulfilled. The mayor said that “there is a disagreement between the project management, the Ministry of Education and the contractor” but said he is pushing for the work to start as soon as possible.

Summer school success More than two hundred children are attending Summer Schools across the municipality of Orihulea, according to figures from the beginning of July. The Councillor for Education, Begoña Cuartero, recently visited one of the schools to see how the youngsters were sending their time and declared the service a huge success. The school Miguel Hernandez has 114 students enrolled, at San Bartolome there are 15, with 13 at Hurchillo, 15 at Molins and Los Dolses in Orihuela Costa has a group of 67 children registered. Councillor Cuartero also explained that there are also children with special educational needs who are enrolled in the summer school programme. These

children are allocated a personal monitor to help them as required but full integration is favoured in the classroom and in all scheduled activities. Also the manager responsible for the company organising the summer schools, Aaron Asencio said that the activities being introduced include: sports, crafts, water play, theatre, painting, storytelling and specific activities in English." Moreover, the councillor also stressed that the Summer School ‘is a fun space for these summer days contributing to family and work reconciliation for families across Orihuela’. Mireille Toddington

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To all of you who have never tried growing avocados, planting your own avocado tree is fun and easy and they grow virtually true to type. Meaning that if you plant a 'Hass' avocado, that is what you are going to get (something that doesn't always happen when you propagate plants via seed). So the next time you eat an avocado or use one in a recipe, save the pit (seed). will get full sun, and in well‐ drained soil. They do not like wet feet, so allow the soil to dry a bit in between watering. Avocados generally take cold down to ‐1°C and after that they will get frost damage. However, some avocados like Zutano or Mexicola will take down to ‐7°C. If you live in a cold weather area that gets below freezing in the winter, then pot your seedling up in a container and move it to a sheltered location during the There are many ways to propagate and grow avocados, and growing avocados from seed, usually brings to mind a school project of sticking toothpicks into an avocado pit and then putting it in water to watch the roots grow.

any infection from avocado root rot. 3. Cut a thin slice ‐ about ½ inch (1 cm) ‐ from the pointed end with a sharp knife. 4. Then dip the wound in a fungicide. 5. Sow the seed in small pot of sandy soil with the cut end slightly above the soil surface. 6. Place it in a warm location (18°C or warmer) in bright, but indirect sunlight. 7. Keep moist, but not wet, or else it will rot. 8. Germination takes about 3 to 4 weeks.

That is fine, it can work, but there is a better way to do it, because when roots are grown in water and then transplanted into soil, they do not always do very well. Also, not all avocado seeds will germinate this way. So sidestep these problems and grow them in soil to begin with. The following process is fast, easy and works really well.

How to plant an avocado seed step‐by‐step: 1. Choose a healthy, undamaged seed. 2. Soak it in hot water (40° to 52°C) for 30 minutes. This will help stop

9. The seedling can be grown in the container until it is about 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall, then it should be ready to be moved to its final location in the garden, or potted up into a larger container.

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colder months of the year. When planting in a container you will have to increase the container size as the tree matures, but the size of the tree can be controlled by regular pruning (plus there are dwarf varieties that do well in containers too). You will eventually have your tree in a large wine barrel or other large pot, so plan to have that container on wheels if you need to move it. Young trees need only light feeding so only feed twice ‐ once in the spring and once in the summer

with a good avocado‐citrus fertilizer, which can be found at any garden supply centre. Seed raised trees start to bear fruit when they are between 5 and 7 years old.

Cross pollination In order to get fruit you will normally have to have two different varieties. Avocado varieties have flowers that are categorized as either type A or type B, depending upon on the time of day they open and when pollen is released. Although many single trees do produce fruit, you are better off having one of each type. While it will take time for your tree to produce its first fruit, as a gardener, just growing the tree in anticipation is usually just as much fun as eating the final product. Enjoy! Marc Vijverberg

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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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So what are the best years of your life? When I was a little boy going to school in Johnstown, the big people were always telling me that these were the happiest days of my life. Even then – and without the benefit of any other days to compare with, I formed the opinion that the big people had to be wrong. I just knew for sure that I had better days to look forward to. I was attending a good school with a great teacher and I made friends that I value to this very day … but I don’t believe that schooldays are the happiest days of our lives. I suppose it is dangerous to generalise … or as the man said; ‘all generalities are dangerous – even this one’, as individual circumstances at any given time can dictate happiness, but is there a period in the average lifespan where we can all agree that these are ‘the best years of our life?’ When I was twenty I heard that ‘life begins at forty’ and I considered that statement a load of bunkum, as anybody at forty was old. Then in my early forties I realised there was much truth in that dictum and if I had a rewind button, that is where I would stop the clock. That being said, I like me now and I like these present years.

In our teens and twenties we are experimenting and discovering. This is the time when we think we know it all – and generally make the most mistakes of any decade. These mistakes are a necessary part of

longer that they do. I lost a lot of mine through compulsive drinking … not to be recommended! We meet the love of our life, get married and have children. Pleasure and happiness abounds; but it is

maturing. At that young age, we have more friends than at any other time in our lives. It is probably our most selfish period. We tend to think mostly of how anything and everything affects me … the centre of the universe. The greatest of our mistakes is the belief that these glorious carefree years will last an awful lot

usually tempered with the struggle of managing a budget and setting up home. The birth and progress of the children brings unbridled joy, but alas all too often we are too busy to smell the roses and play enough with the kids. Still, maybe the best years of our lives? But then why did we long for those same children to walk, talk, get

a tooth, start school … and did we wish the best years away until they grew up and moved away? Is ‘the empty nest’ the best years of our life? When the dial has turned full circle and there are only the two of us again? This time the house is paid for and we can afford to do whatever we want and isn’t that really living? Nostalgia plays tricks on our mind with regard to the reality of the best days of our life – or ‘the good old days.’ All the summer days were sunny and we didn’t have a care in the world. We lived in an Idyll of peace, pleasure and tranquillity. Think about and maybe you will agree that perhaps the good old days of the future are the ones we are living today. George Bernard Shaw said it is a pity that ‘youth is wasted on the young.’ ‘You cannot put an old head on young shoulders’, is another witticism in the same vein. And yet, we live in a youth-obsessed culture. Most ‘big people’ now strive to look younger than they really are. This is foolish behaviour if you think of it – and downright pathetic at its worst. By all means, look as good as you can – but be your age for God’s sake … or

you can be missing out on maybe the best years of your life. We are all going to get old someday (shut up, Lads) assuming we don’t die first. I have come to the conclusion that whatever age we are at today is the right age to be at. This year is the only one we have got and we should live it to its full. Every age has its compensations – so just enjoy it. Growing old is actually a happy experience. Young people tend to associate old age with being miserable. Nothing could be further from the truth and growing old does not mean a decline in happiness. Of course being healthy for your age is an important ingredient in the happiness pot. The best years of your life are the ones you are living right now and we all knew friends who were denied this privilege of being our age.

Regards of age, most people are not as old as they hope to be.

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of the most attractive cities in Europe. Most famously, Riga is home to the largest concentration of Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture in the world. Riga has become an increasingly popular destination for Europeans drawn by its old town, its historical importance, and its reputation as having one of the most sparkling nightlife scenes in Europe.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO Riga is divided into two parts by the river Daugava. Old (medieval) town is in the centre of the city on the east side of the river. The term "centre" loosely refers to quite a large area around Old town limited by the river to the west, the railroad lines to the east and south, and without a definite boundary to the north. The areas usually most interesting to tourists are the Old Town and the area around the Freedom Monument, located nearby.

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Berlin, Paris, or Rome, such us: Museum of the occupation of Latvia, St. PeterÂ´s church, Porcelain museum and the Town Hall. Other interesting places could be: Riga Central Market or Mezaparks, which is a pleasant park area on the outskirts of Riga. There are large, gorgeous residential houses once inhabited by Riga's pre-war elite during the summers. They were largely

Riga, as the most vibrant and cosmopolitan city of the Baltics, offers countless opportunities to sample both local cuisine and international favorites. Latvian food can be hearty, using a lot of potato, cabbage, beef, pork and fish. A diversity of foreign cuisines is also available -- sushi restaurants in particular are currently in vogue. You can find restaurants which offer there is a huge choice available, including a variety of soups including borscht and the Latvian cold beetroot soup, as well as kebabs, breasts, chicken sausages, fish, red meats. Blinis are another specialty here. Also, Riga is a major nightlife destination for tourists and bars here are often open later than those in other European cities.

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SPANISH BANKS SET TO PAY BILLIONS IN COMPENSATION TO BRITISH VICTIMS OF COSTA PROPERTY CRASH •Spanish Supreme Court ruling offers hope to the estimated 100,000 Britons who became casualties of Spain’s financial meltdown •Judgment will force Spanish banks to hand back as much as £4bn to Brits who paid deposits for holiday homes that were never built •Average deposit paid per property was around £40,000, with victims now able to claim a full refund plus interest

A landmark judgment by Spain’s Supreme Court could finally offer closure to the estimated 100,000 Britons whose dreams of owning a place in the sun ended in a nightmare. The ruling paves the way for anyone who paid a deposit to secure an “off-plan” property – but lost it in Spain’s financial crisis – to claim back the money. The Spanish costas are still littered with unfinished holiday homes after the country’s financial meltdown in 2008 drove hundreds of property developers out of business. Would-be buyers who had paid deposits averaging £40,000 never saw their money again as building firms went bankrupt or simply disappeared. But now a decision by Spain’s highest court to hold banks responsible for the missing money deposited in their

accounts could allow British victims to claim back up to £4bn in lost deposits, according to research by the lawfirm Spanish Legal Reclaims. Despite the lack of official data, the firm estimates that Spanish banks could be forced to refund up to £15bn to “off-plan” buyers from across Europe who lost their deposits in the crash. They include Stephanie Davis and her late husband who lost around €75,000 on a house they tried to buy on the Costa del Sol. They bought it "off plan", and had paid a deposit and several additional payments, totalling half of the €150,000 asking price. They were within days of completing the purchase when the developer, Martinsa Fadesa went into liquidation and she was promised that she would get her money back… but so far she has received just €700! Stephanie is now retired and living in straitened circumstances after losing so much money. She is desperately hoping that the ruling will force the bank that held her money on behalf of the developer to pay it back. She says, “If I could get my money back that would be amazing” With more Britons owning a holiday home in Spain than any other nationality, UK citizens were hit disproportionately hard by Spain’s catastrophic property crash. Spanish Legal Reclaims’research shows

that as many as 100,000 Britons who had paid deposits to reserve an off-plan property in Spain lost some or all their money when the country’s construction industry imploded. Emilio Alvarez, Legal strategist at Spanish Legal Reclaims, explains: “As relatively small creditors, their chances of getting back their money from a bankrupt developer through the conventional insolvency process were virtually nil. “But the ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court sets a crucial precedent – that the banks that held buyers’ deposits can in many cases be held liable for their loss.

“While this is wonderful news for the thousands of Britons who became innocent victims of Spain’s financial meltdown, the banks have proved reluctant to pay back what they owe without a fight. “Spanish Legal Reclaims has unparalleled expertise in this area of law, and has formed a dedicated legal team to help non-Spaniards who lost out lodge a successful claim and win their money back.” Spanish Legal reclaims can be contacted by telephone in Spain on 93 680 4563 or in the UK on 0845 680 3849. Alternatively by email to: info@spanishlegalreclaims.com. Also visit: www.spanishlegalreclaims.com

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The projections provided are based on multiple sources of Spanish public and private institutions and construction sector data. No single official dataset exists showing the numbers of Britons affected by Spain’s property crash, or the precise number of deposits lost. Spanish Legal Reclaims has extensive knowledge of the market, and its research shows that around 100,000 UK citizens had paid deposits to reserve “off-plan” property that was under construction at the time of the 2008 financial crisis.

With an average deposit of £40,000, the banks could be forced to repay as much as £15bn to buyers of all nationalities who lost their money, and £4bn to British victims alone. Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that banks and property developers are jointly liable for buyer deposits that were not ringfenced from the developer’s bank account. The vast majority of banks failed to do so, meaning that if a developer went bankrupt the buyer deposits were lost. With failed developers no longer trading, the banks are now liable for buyers’ lost money. Successful claimants are entitled to a full refund plus interest.

About Spanish Legal Reclaims Spanish Legal Reclaims S.L. is a law firm specialising in legal reclaims from the Spanish tax authorities and financial institutions. Founded in 2011, its legal team are experts in Spanish and European law, and act on behalf of thousands of clients from across the EU. It offers its services on a “no win, no fee” basis to non-residents of Spain who lost a deposit paid to secure an “off-plan” Spanish property. The legal precedent underpinning such cases is new, but the firm is proud to have a 100% success rate when representing clients in similar actions.

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A spokesperson for the in the Department of Culture, Mar Ezcurra, has launched the start of the registration period for the third annual National Photography Contest entitled “The City of Orihuela”. The initiative, which will end in October, will be integrated within the city’s first Photographic Workshops. Anyone wishing to take part in the photo contest can benefit from up to three weeks free

tuition in this subject, from 1st September. The images submitted must be unpublished and not awarded in any other contests. The full rules and details of the competition can be found on the webpage: concursofotografia.orihuela.es Any queries or questions can also be emailed to the organisers through this website. The winner of this year’s competition will scoop 1,000 euros, whilst the twenty photographs that are judged to be finalists will become municipal property and will be exhibited in the Photographic Workshops. In this way ‘we promote photography as a cultural aspect, and we promote the image of Orihuela,’ explained Mar Ezcurra. Last year the competition attracted a total of 905 photographs. The expectation of the Department is to beat that figure, so the Councillor is inviting all fans and lovers of photography to register and take part.

Orihuela toddler in tragic fall A child of just 20 months of age has died in Orihuela after falling from a first floor balcony whilst playing with his sister. The boy was with his five year old sibling when he fell from a railing which had bars missing. The child was rushed to the Regional Hospital in Vega Baja where he arrived conscious, but then died during the night from the injuries the blow to the head caused. The tragic accident occurred late last Wednesday, about 9.30pm. The boy was playing with his sister in a house located on Calle San José Obrero de Orihuela. At one point he ran out and fell onto the street through a hole in the balcony railing, where one of the bars was missing and a rope had been tied across. The scene was attended by Local and National Police officers from Orihuela, as well as an ambulance from SAMU. The child was initially

taken to the Regional Hospital in Vega Baja Orihuela but as his condition deteriorated he was rushed to the General Hospital of Alicante, where there are specialists in paediatric surgery. Unfortunately the small child could not overcome the severity of the fall and died at dawn. Meanwhile, a 9 year old girl who was admitted to the Maternity Hospital of Malaga after falling from the balcony of the seventh floor in the city appears to be making a good recovery. The minor, who has multiple injuries and bruises, was admitted to the emergency department, pending diagnostic tests and evolution, but her injuries were not thought to be life threatening. Apparently, the girl’s fall was broken by one or more awnings. The incident also occurred last Wednesday at a block of flats in the neighbourhood of El Ejido. Mireille Toddington

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ITV hit show 'Love Island' causes viewers to fall for Mallorca all over again! Whether you are a fan of reality shows or not, ITV’s ‘Love Island’, is back on our screens and is certainly compelling viewing. The ITV2 reality show, hosted by Caroline Flack, features new

that Mallorca was a must visit destination last year. And the beautiful island is set to welcome even more tourists in 2016. Expansive and luxurious, the Love Island villa is central to the

singletons entering the beautiful Mallorca villa in the hope of finding The One. However it’s not just the ongoing drama and search for romance that keeps us entertained, ‘Love Island’ is also shining a light on the increasingly popular holiday hotspot of Mallorca, causing viewers to long for its sun-drenched shores and beautiful properties. According to statistics released by the Palma de Mallorca Airport website, 2015 saw a total of 23,745,131 passengers, an increase of 2.7% since 2014. With numbers like these it is no doubt

developing storylines emerging between the young people looking for love on the programme, with the stunning Mallorcan coastline also featuring as a star of the show when couples are sent on surprise private dates. Interestingly, this is not the only filming that has taken place in Mallorca recently, with the island enjoying a significant boom in the industry after playing host to the gripping BBC One series ‘The Night Manager’ which aired in February this year. Marc Pritchard, Sales and

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Spain only takes half the refugees promised Refugees are arriving in Spain in a trickle. Of the 586 individuals who were going to be relocated or resettled “by late June” from camps in Italy, Greece, Turkey and Lebanon, only 305 have arrived. The latest group, comprising six Syrian citizens, landed in Madrid last Thursday. Interior Ministry sources said that “more will keep arriving throughout the summer.” The 305 refugees arrived on 12 flights between late May and end of June. Despite early government plans to play a more prominent role in the refugee crisis, Spain ranks near the bottom of the list of European nations taking in asylum seekers. Hundreds of thousands of people are still waiting in camps around the Mediterranean, even as the Brexit vote has drawn attention away from their plight. Meanwhile, talks between the EU and Turkey to stem the refugee flow are stalled. Most of the people who do arrive are families, as they have preference over single applicants. A delegation of Spanish government workers is in charge of handling the paperwork for approved individuals, who get fielded on site at camps and other refugee concentration areas. While bureaucracy in the countries of origin is partly to blame for the delays in bringing refugees to Spain, the threat of terrorism is another factor. Police sources said that “it has been confirmed that some jihadists have returned using the refugee routes.” And the director of the new European Counter Terrorism Center, Colonel Manuel Navarrete, told Spanish newspapers in early May that “there are counterterrorism agents deployed in refugee areas.” Once in Spain, refugees go through a sixmonth trial period, which in cases of extreme vulnerability can be extended to nine, according

to José Javier Sánchez, deputy director for migrations at the Spanish Red Cross. The 305 refugees currently in Spain are scattered throughout the country – Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Zaragoza, Bilbao – and are living in apartments run by aid organizations in cooperation with the Interior and Labor ministries.

During this trial period, refugees receive free room and board, legal advice, psychological support, Spanish lessons and schooling for children. Later comes a six-month “integration” period that includes subsidies to help with the rent and other basic needs. Spanish lessons continue throughout this time. The ultimate goal is to turn the refugees into self-sufficient residents within a year. Sánchez said that Spain has the necessary resources to meet the goals set out by the government. “The Spanish people want to welcome the refugees and help with their integration, and that’s the most important thing of all,” he said. “The rest is logistics.”

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Over a million British expats could lose right to live in EU Theresa May, the favourite to succeed David Cameron as Conservative Party leaders has also declared that three million EU citizens living in the UK may also lose their right to residence. May also refused to confirm whether EU nationals could be deported after Britain leaves the EU. “At the moment we are still a member of the EU and the arrangements still continue, so there is no change to their position currently,” said May. “But, of course, as part of the negotiations we will need to look at this question of people who are here in the UK from the EU. “I want to ensure that we are able to not just guarantee a position for those people, but guarantee a position for British citizens who are over in other member states, in other countries in Europe, and living there. “What’s important is there will be a negotiation here as to how we deal with that issue of people who are already here and who have established a life here and Brits who have established a life in other countries within the European Union. She added: “The position at the moment is as it has been, there’s no change at the moment, but of course we have to factor that into negotiations.” Meanwhile, hundreds of concerned

people have signed a petition demanding British expats in Spain are given dual nationality. British journalists Giles Tremlett and

here, made their families here have changed dramatically against their wills,” he said. “Most of those people would have

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What’s important is there will be a negotiation here as to how we deal with that issue of people who are already here and who have established a life here and Brits who have established a life in other countries within the European Union.” Theresa May

William Chislett launched the Change.org petition following the Brexit referendum result. They are calling on the Spanish government to make the offer to the 25,000 Britons who have lived here for more than 10 years. Tremlett, the Economist’s Spain correspondent, and Chislett, a former Times journalist, have lived in Spain for over 50 years between them. But like thousands of British people living in Spain, they were unable to vote in last month’s crucial referendum. The plans of tens of thousands of British people in Spain who have made their lives here, their careers

voted Remain, but lots of them did not have a vote. “Other than being able to vote in the European elections, we are completey disenfranchised if we have lived out of the UK for 15 years. “We are qualified people who contribute to the Spanish economy. But now do not know what will happen to our pension rights, our health rights. “What about our right to live in another country for a couple of years and look after parents who might be il? Or our childrens’ rights to go abroad to university then come back? “I couldn’t vote on a decision that

Currently, Spain only allows dual nationality for people from Latin America, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal. But last year PP leader Mariano Rajoy granted joint nationality to descendants of the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in

Tremlett said: “Spaniards in Britain can ask for joint nationality after five years. “Here, it’s after 10 years. This week, the German vice chancellor has already proposed joint nationality for young Brits following Brexit. So the idea is out there in other countries.” Tremlett also backed a plan calling for parliamentary representation for Spain’s estimated 800,000 British expats. “I think it is a very good idea. The French and the Italians do it,” he said. “We are completely without a voice here, and we need one now as everything has been put through the shredder since Brexit.”

the 15th century. And in 2009, surviving British members of the International Brigades were given Spanish nationality.

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affects my children and my life and career choices.” He added: “Until a Brexit deal is signed, everything is up in the air. That is why we are calling on the Spanish government to offer joint nationality.” The Change.org petition has gained over 1,500 signatures just the day after it was launched last week.

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Footworks on show The youngsters at Footwork Dance Studios are preparing to present their summer show entitled “Viva la Danza”at the Casa de Cultura y Musica in Los Montesinos. The show will take place on Sunday 24th July at 7.30 pm and is a popular annual show is for all the family. The performance will feature a variety

of dance performed by students of all ages, from 18 months upwards. Footwork Dance has a growing reputation for producing excellent dance shows that are enjoyable for people of all ages; with colourful costumes and high quality performances – and this show is no exception. In fact it’s the perfect way to spend a Sunday evening. This year’s show will bring back some old favourites such as Lord of the Dance, the fabulous British production, including the Sailors Hornpipe, Land of Hope and Glory and Pomp and Circumstances. No doubt stealing the show, as in previous years, will be the ‘babies’ singing and dancing – ably supported with the junior dancers. There will be lots of tapping, colourful jazz routines, ballet, acrobatics and much more. Tickets are priced at just 7 euros and are available from the studios at Calle Carlos Diez in Los Montesinos, from any Footwork member, Kennedy’s Supermarket Los Montesinos, or by calling Erica on 622003823 or Carole 662137329. A donation from ticket sales will be given to those in need living in Los Montesinos.

Wedding Employment plan to help fireworks make the coast green cause inferno in Redovan A firework display in Redovan, near Orihuela, caused widespread alarm when it led to a massive forest fire at the weekend. Guests had arranged the show as a surprise for the happy couple, who were married in the town. However, a spark from one of the fireworks ignited a stretch of scrubland near the Támesis nightclub and then, even more worryingly, a nearby petrol station. In the end, the blaze wiped out several acres of wasteland, but did not wreak any further havoc thanks to the fire brigade's prompt action in bringing it under control. And the couple enjoyed their surprise display up until the inferno started, but admitted it was perhaps not the best way to light the flames of passion on their wedding night.

Tragedy at Terra Natura On Sunday 3rd July the doors of Terra Natura zoo in Benidorm were open again to the public after the tragic events of the previous day. An employee age 37, who lived in Benidorm,had been killed by a tiger whilst carrying out her duties there. The employee had eight years of experience of dealing with big cats and was doing cleaning chores when the tragedy happened. The exact events surrounding the death will be looked into by the court. At the moment one hypothesis is that a door to the enclosure had been accidentally left open allowing the animal to enter the enclosure. It is believed that the Bengal tiger was sedated following the discovery of the woman’s body at around 5.00pm on Saturday 3rd July. Visitors were in the park at the time but were unaware of the tragedy taking place not far away from them. The director of Terra Natura has explained that the investigation is currently open into the events and that statements are being taken to establish exactly what happened. Once the court has looked at all the evidence, a decision will be made as to the fate of the tiger itself. This is the second death to occur in the region this year in relation to a wild animal. On the 27th April a man of 42 years old was killed in Safari Aitana, Alicante, after being attacked by a buffalo whilst repairing a fence. Like the event on this month, the death took place in a restricted area so visitors to the park were not aware of what was happening. The buffalo attacked the man with full force and lifted and dragged him several metres so he was killed immediately. Suzanne O’Connell

More than a hundred currently unemployed people are part of a new employment plan centred on the design and maintenance to the green areas in the city, villages and coast of Orihuela. The Councillor for Employment, Victor Valverde, and the Councillor for Street Cleaning Noelia Grao recently met the 108 newly appointed workers who are part of the new scheme aimed at improving the look, health and condition of municipal parks and gardens. This new plan is funded by a grant from the State Employment Service, from which the City has received 391,105 euros. The funds will be used to hire the gardening teams for three months. Eight workers will take the role of agricultural foremen, whilst the remaining hundred people will work as agricultural labourers. Councillor Valverde explained that six of the new employees will be allocated to

work in the palm grove, while 48 of them will be spread across the city and outlying areas of the municipality. He also pointed out that for the first time 54 workers have been dedicated to the Coast with the emphasis on cleaning and clearing as it is an area that requires greater dedication for maintenance. He said: “This is part of the commitment we made and are keeping to the coast and just part of our efforts to meet the needs of neighbours and residents living in Orihuela Costa.” The City Council has also invested 13,000 euros to the employment plan to cover the costs of PPE, waste collection and the equipment needed to carry out the work, as well as providing a vehicle to facilitate the collection of pruning and green waste that will result from the clearing that the workers do. Mireille Toddington

Record charity donation from Studio 32 Studio 32 took on a challenging production with ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ as their summer production. However the result is more than they could have wished for with them collecting over €3,500 for local charities. Studio 32’s chairman, Philip Wilson, presented a cheque for €2,070 to Benjamin Villena Rodriguez, President of the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Society, at San Fulgencio Town Hall. Studio 32 was set up three years ago on the Costa Blanca. Since then it has gone from strength to strength and has enabled support to be provided to local charities. ‘Our membership has grown rapidly in that time,’ explains PhilipWilson. ‘Everyone in the company worked extremely hard to make this show a great success and I’m very proud of them all. It has enabled us to raise more money than ever before.’ So what’s next? Studio 32 has just announced their winter show which will be the Broadway musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic novel ‘A Christmas

Carol. Tickets will be going on sale in September and the group are always on the lookout for new talent if you think you would like to take part in this next production. For more details go to their website: www.studiothirtytwo.org Suzanne O’Connell

Donation presented to Benjamin Villena Rodriguez

Stagestruck Donate After their successful summer show of during the last week of November. ‘Just Another Week in Paradise’ Although some casting has already Stagestruck were delighted to be able to begun, the main parts of Aladdin present the proceeds to their chosen (available for male or female actors) and charities. Princess Jasmine are open to auditions. Altogether a total of €3,500 was raised and this total was split between the Music School in San Fulgencio (€300) to help them pay for the cost of instruments, and the theatre itself (€300). In addition they were delighted to be able to present €2,700 to the Alzheimer’s Association and €200 Donation to Alzheimers to the Butterfly Children Charity. If you think you might have what it Following on from the successes of take to fill one of these major parts, this year, the group are planning and including both singing and acting, then preparing now for their Christmas you should contact Leigh Humphries at production – the pantomime Aladdin. It is leigh.humphries58@gmail.com. expected that this will be performed Suzanne O’Connell

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Brussels takes Spain to task over budget miss The European Commission concluded that Spain, just like Portugal, did not take“effective measures” to reduce the deficit, which stood at 5.1 per cent of GDP in 2015 compared with the target of 4.2 per cent. But this does not necessarily mean that there will be sanctions against them in the end. Germany has been pressuring Brussels to

and Portugal’s main argument against such a move. In any case, the EU’s decision will not be formalised just yet. In the meantime, Spain would rather stretch out the sanction proceedings until the fall, to make sure that the issue does not adversely affect the formation of a government in the wake of the

“The rules must be respected,” said a spokesman for Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. slap both countries with heavy fines that will serve as an example to other member states. “The rules must be respected,” said a spokesman for Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. Berlin wants Brussels to send a clear message to governments that might be tempted to get loose with their own budgets. However, France and Italy favor a more lenient response. This is partly because the Brexit has left Italian banks in a delicate situation that could ultimately require public aid, while France is just months away from elections of its own and could be a future candidate for sanctions. And the Commission so far seems reticent to penalise two countries that have made demonstrable efforts to contain their deficits at times of crisis. This, in fact, has been Spain

repeat elections of 26th June. It would not be the first time that proceedings have been delayed. In the spring, Brussels decided to hold off its decision until early June because of Spain’s political instability – it has been under a caretaker administration since late December, when the original election yielded a hung parliament. The Commission did not want to appear to be meddling in domestic affairs. But July is here, Spain is still without an official government, and in the meantime the Brexit vote has created a worst-case scenario that European leaders had hoped would never come to pass.

Penalty fine Proceedings against Spain were formally activated last week, but the schedule ahead is

so complex that it is unclear when a final decision will be made, or what it will be. In the worst of cases, Brussels may fine Spain as much as €2.1 billion and put a freeze on structural funds. In the best scenario, the proceedings may be cancelled or the fine left at zero euros. In any case, the damage to Spain’s fiscal credibility is already done. Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has travelled to Strasbourg to meet with finance commissioner Pierre Moscovici and discuss Spain’s political and economic situation. His position is that Spain and Portugal have made enormous efforts to contain the deficit in difficult times – in the middle of a recession – and that sanctions would be counter-productive. The Slovak presidency of the Council of the EU must now decide whether to include the matter on the agenda of the Ecofin meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday 12th July). If it does not, the entire proceedings will be pushed to the fall. But if the finance ministers do debate it, and confirm “the lack of effective action”observed by Brussels, Spain will have 10 days to lodge claims and the Commission will have to come up with a sanction proposal within a 20-day period.This proposal must also include recommendations – most likely new budget cuts. “If the Commission’s proposal had come earlier, the agenda would have been clear by now,” said a spokeswoman for the Slovak presidency, alluding to next week’s Ecofin gathering. “Now, it is up to the finance ministers.”

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Barcelona star Messi given prison sentence for tax fraud The Barcelona Provincial Court has sentenced Barcelona soccer star Leo Messi to 21 months in jail for tax fraud. The Argentinean’s father, Jorge Horacio Messi, has also been given the same sentence. The pair were accused of hiding 4.1 million euros from the Spanish Tax Agency via a web of companies set up in tax havens. The scheme allowed the player to avoid declaring his income from image rights, which amounted to 10.1 million euros between 2007 and 2009, and so avoided paying taxes on this sum in Spain. The solicitor general’s office had asked for 22 months and 15 days for both of the accused, whereas the public prosecutor opted for 18 months for the father only, whom they accused of playing a key role in the creation of the companies in question. Both were eventually found guilty of three tax offences. Messi will also have to pay a fine of 2,093,001.55 euros, and his father, 1,596,939.93 euros. Given that Messi has no prior convictions, and the sentence is less than 24 months, under Spanish law the player and his father are unlikely to see the inside of a jail cell. However, there have been exceptions to this rule, such as when the Málaga Provincial Court sent Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja to jail, after she was given a twoyear sentence for her involvement in a far-reaching

corruption investigation in the southern city. During the trial, the defence team for Messi argued that Lionel Messi is simply “a soccer player,” who was only interested in the game. The world of finance was alien to him, his lawyers claimed. With these arguments, his legal team were confident that he would escape the trial without paying the penalty that he is now facing.

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IT’S A COLOURFUL LIFE...

Isn't it wonderful how something full of colour helps to make us feel more alive and invigorated? From the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the deep blue sea, and the stunning sunsets here in Spain, full of yellows, reds and oranges. We also bring colour into conversations when explaining things or sayings such as 'I'm feeling blue' meaning I'm feeling a little down or sad today. What about one none of us like when we read our bank statements and find out that we are 'In the red'! We also say someone is feeling 'Offcolour' which means they are ill and that having no colour isn't a good thing at all... So it may be no surprise to some, as to how colour can affect our moods - this is known as the Psychological Property of Colour. Think about certain colours on the walls in a house. I have wanted to run straight out of some houses I have been in and this is because the colours on the walls are dark and depressing. When I am working, especially doing spiritual house cleansings and angelic feng shui, I realise quite quickly how some homeowners don't help themselves. Gaudy, dark and depressing colours in a room will do nothing in helping their environment become light, happy, and welcoming. It sounds so easy, but just by painting rooms in peaceful and

uplifting colours is half the battle won and a fabulous start in promoting positivity within the home. Most people have their favourite colour, or one that instantly uplifts them so they will paint the colours of their home with the hues that either match their personality or make them feel calm and peaceful. Colour can be used in your daily life to restore balance and wellbeing particularly when learning about all things spiritual. Recognising colour within your development will assist you in moving forward on your spiritual path within meditation, learning about the 7 healing colours of the chakras, and how to read auras. To give you an idea of the meaning behind each of the colours, I have written a short article about the meaning behind each colour and how this relates to your body, mind and emotions. During spiritual work it is usual to see colours particularly in meditation. Each colour of the spectrum has a different meaning and can often denote the colours seen in one’s aura. When you start to see colours it means that you are beginning to trust in your own spiritual development and are therefore connecting with your higher self.

PURPLE Various depths of this colour represents all things spiritual. BLUE A spiritual colour representing balanced thought patterns & relaxation. TURQUOISE The ability to organise well, healing on all levels & communication. BLACK Absorbs negativity, mystery, symbol of the unknown, allure. RED Grounding, self-confidence, passion, love, purpose, stamina. ORANGE Joy respect for oneself, upliftment, cheer, willpower, energy. YELLOW Happiness, joy, abundance, love for oneself, release, new beginnings GREEN Balance, harmony, peace, abundance, healing, new beginnings. INDIGO Wisdom, protection, vision, understanding, responsibility, intuition. PINK Sensitivity, unconditional love, nurturing, compassion. VIOLET Transformation, spiritual growth, freedom, cleansing, knowing. GOLD Ability to channel energies, Spiritual Teacher, Wealth, power. WHITE Purity, innocence, faith, peace, cleanliness, humility, reverence. SILVER Feminine energy, the moon, intuition, and the realm of imagination. BROWN Earth colour, fertility, planting new seeds, & a connection to Gaia. GREY Spiritual Cleansing, Rituals for protection, infinite interpretations.

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265.000€

130.000€

129.950€

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155.000€

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199.950€

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299.950€

99.000€

110.000€

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Villa, 2 bed, 1 bath, 500m2 plot, 72m2 build, private pool REF. 159

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169.950€

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135.000€

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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C. Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson Stars: Ruby Rose, Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen

Keeping Up with the Joneses A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies. Director: Greg Mottola Writer: Michael LeSieur (screenplay) Stars: Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm

Inferno When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. Director: Ron Howard Writers: Dan Brown (based on the novel by), David Koepp (screenplay) Stars: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster

Gods of Egypt 5.6 Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egyptʹs throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conﬂict. Director: Alex Proyas Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster‐Waldau, Gerard Butler

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Breakfast Right on the Money Homes Under the Hammer The Wanted Neighbourhood Blues Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Holby City The Living and the Dead BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Would I Lie to You? Forces of Nature with Brian Cox Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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ITV2 6.55am 7.00am 7.20am 8.10am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.10pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.45pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.50pm 12.15am 12.45am

Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder Close Calls: On Camera Gardeners' World Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Super League Show The Big Allotment Challenge David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Nature's Miracle Babies Himalaya with Michael Palin Antiques Roadshow Eggheads The Hairy Builder Great Continental Railway Journeys Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Summer Special 2016 Exodus: Our Journey to Europe QI Newsnight Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator Celebrity MasterChef Natural World This is BBC Two

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ITV2 Nightscreen Planet's Funniest Animals Dinner Date The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Psych Scorpion Dinner Date 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! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Mom Mom Celebrity Juice Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!

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Kingsman: The Secret Service Special

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The Walk

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

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Strange Magic

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Spectre

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The Walk

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

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Regression

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Eastenders: Pam is shaken when she sees a face from the past. Honey and Billy receive some frustrating news. Shirley opens up to Linda.

Emmerdale: Charity grows concerned for Belle. Lawrence desperately tries to prove himself. Nicola struggles with new challenges.

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Food Unwrapped

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Winchester '73

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Time Team

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Time Team

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A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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Building the Dream

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Grand Designs

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Building the Dream

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Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

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24 Hours in A and E

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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Building the Dream

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Breakfast Right on the Money Homes Under the Hammer The Wanted Neighbourhood Blues Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Eat Well for Less Saving Lives at Sea BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather A Question of Sport Room 101 Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Planet's Funniest Animals Dinner Date The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Psych Scorpion Dinner Date Emmerdale Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 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 Hell's Kitchen The Vampire Diaries Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Two and a Half Men

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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The Walk

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Strange Magic

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Spectre

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Theeb

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Regression

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Independence Day: Resurgence Special

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Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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The Open - Official Films

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Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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The Open - Official Films

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The Open - Live

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Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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The Open

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The Open

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Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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The Open - Official Films

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The Open - Official Films

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Charmed 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 Jane the Virgin The Big Bang Theory Containment

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Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder Close Calls: On Camera The Best Dishes Ever Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Pressure Pad The Big Allotment Challenge David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Nature's Miracle Babies Himalaya with Michael Palin Antiques Roadshow Eggheads The Hairy Builder Great Continental Railway Journeys Mastermind Gardeners' World Exodus: Our Journey to Europe Boy Meets Girl Newsnight People Just Do Nothing Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator Celebrity MasterChef Old School with the Hairy Bikers

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Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Road Wars Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons My Lion and Me Golf's Funniest Moments The Chronicles of a Champion Golfer Sporting Rivalries A League of Their Own Ross Kemp: Extreme World

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Foyle's War Unforgiven Wire in the Blood Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Bob the Builder

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Thomas and Friends

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Peppa Pig

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On Benefits: Life on the Dole

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Breakfast Right on the Money Homes Under the Hammer The Wanted Neighbourhood Blues Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Celebrity MasterChef New Blood BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Insider This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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The Walk

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Spectre

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Body

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Regression

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Theeb

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Fast and Furious 7 Special

ITV1

Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder The Great British Sewing Bee Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Pressure Pad The Big Allotment Challenge David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Nature's Miracle Babies Himalaya with Michael Palin Antiques Roadshow Eggheads The Hairy Builder Great Continental Railway Journeys Golf Mock the Week Newsnight Normal for Norfolk Normal for Norfolk Panorama The New Gypsy Kings This is BBC Two

7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.40pm 12.10am 1.35am 4.00am 6.05am

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Planet's Funniest Animals Dinner Date The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Psych Scorpion Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Shaun of the Dead FYI Daily Shaun of the Dead Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

The Open Championship Live

The Open - Highlights

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Real Stories with Ranvir Singh Emmerdale Coronation Street The Investigator ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London The Late Debate Columbo. Fade in to Murder Jackpot247 ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am

Monkey Life

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The Open - Highlights

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The Simpsons

8.00pm

The Simpsons

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The Simpsons

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo

10.00pm

Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis

11.30pm

Football's Funniest Moments

12.00am

A League of Their Own

1.00am

Stop, Search, Seize

9.00pm

The Greatest Poem of World War One

2.00am

Hawaii Five-0

10.00pm

The Banker's Guide to Art

3.00am

A League of Their Own

11.30pm

Arena

12.30am

Time Shift

4.00am

Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

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Moominland Tales:

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Stop, Search, Seize

6.00am

Ninja Warrior

6.30am

Ninja Warrior

BBC 4 8.00pm

World News Today

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The Sky at Night

The Life of Tove Jansson

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Appropriate Adult Inspector Morse Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

Emmerdale: Chrissie demands answers. Nicola refuses to help. David aims to impress. Lawrence is forced into a corner. Robert receives an unexpected visit. Nicola gets help from an unlikely source.

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The Wotwots!

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Chloe's Closet

7.20am

Lily's Driftwood Bay

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Fireman Sam

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Wissper

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Peppa Pig

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Pip Ahoy!

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Little Princess

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Bob the Builder

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Thomas and Friends

8.50am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

9.00am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

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Peppa Pig

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Peppa Pig

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Paw Patrol

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Toot the Tiny Tugboat

10.00am

Bananas in Pajamas

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The Wright Stuff

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To B&B the Best

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Big Brother

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Home and Away

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Neighbours

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NCIS

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5 News at 5

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Neighbours

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse

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Home and Away

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5 News Tonight

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Cricket on 5

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Bargain Bride on Benefits

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Big Brother

11.00pm

It's Not Me, It's You

11.45pm

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

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Lip Sync Battle

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Super Casino

4.10am

Alex Polizzi's Italian Islands

5.00am

Mobs and Yobs: Caught on Camera Divine Designs

The Banker's Guide to Art

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The Great Artists

This is BBC Four

6.35am

House Doctor

The Greatest Poem of World War One

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More 4 9.55am

Jamie's Super Food

10.35am

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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Kirstie's Vintage Gems

11.55am

The Cowboys

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Time Team

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Time Team

4.35pm

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

6.45pm

Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

7.50pm

Building the Dream

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Love Child

11.00pm

It Was Alright in the 1960s

12.05am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

1.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

2.10am

It Was Alright in the 1960s

3.15am

24 Hours in A and E

4.20am

River Cottage Bites

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Dare to Believe Will and Grace Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Dare to Believe Posh Pawnbrokers Fifteen to One Countdown The Question Jury Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dare to Believe Inside Out Homes Inside Birmingham Children's Hospital Ramsay's Hotel Hell 24 Hours in A and E 999 Dare to Believe Child Genius Dispatches Posh Pawn French Collection Kirstie's Handmade Treasures Fifteen to One Draw it!

The Open Championship Live

The Open - Official Films

The Open - Highlights

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Gunsmoke Minder Ironside Quincy, M.E. Ax Men The Chase Gunsmoke Tour de France Highlights Tour de France Live Storage Wars Ironside The Saint Tour de France Highlights The Motorbike Show The Spy Who Loved Me FYI Daily The Spy Who Loved Me Last Man Standing FYI Daily Last Man Standing Tour de France Highlights Motorway Patrol Teleshopping

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Breakfast Right on the Money Homes Under the Hammer The Wanted Neighbourhood Blues Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Celebrity MasterChef BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather New Tricks Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder Attenborough's Passion Projects Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities The Big Allotment Challenge Tennis: Davis Cup The Hairy Builder First Night of the Proms Golf Newsnight Artsnight Being the Brontes Barbara Frat Boys: Inside America's Fraternities Murdered by My Father This is BBC Two

7.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

7.30am

The Open Championship Live

10.00pm

The Open - Highlights

12.00am

The Open - Official Films

1.00am

The Open - Highlights

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The Open - Official Films

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The Open - Highlights The Open - Official Films

E4 7.00am

Charmed

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Hollyoaks

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Rules of Engagement

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The Goldbergs

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Melissa and Joey

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The Walk

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Charmed

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Strange Magic

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Charmed

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How I Met Your Mother

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Ghostbusters: Special

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The Big Bang Theory

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Spectre

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Melissa and Joey

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How I Met Your Mother

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Everest

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The Walk

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Spectre

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Hollyoaks

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Snow White and the Huntsman

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The Big Bang Theory

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Tattoo Fixers

2.35am

Gogglebox

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Rude Tube

9.00pm

Everest

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Body

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Planet's Funniest Animals Dinner Date The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street Psych Scorpion Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Dark Knight FYI Daily The Dark Knight Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!

Theeb Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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Angie Tribeca

4.50am

The New Normal

6.00am

Ghostbusters: Special

5.10am

Rude(Ish) Tube

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Independence Day:

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Rules of Engagement

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Rules of Engagement

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Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Forever Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Road Wars Futurama Futurama The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family A League of Their Own Golf's Funniest Moments 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy A League of Their Own

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Love Your Garden Love Your Garden Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs Appropriate Adult Evil Under the Sun FYI Daily Evil Under the Sun Long Lost Family

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I'm Not in Love: The Story of 10cc

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Little Princess

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Angels of Jarm

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Top of the Pops

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Roary the Racing Car

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I'm Not in Love: The Story of 10cc

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Peppa Pig

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The Old Grey Whistle Test

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Toby's Travelling Circus

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This is BBC Four

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Angelina Ballerina

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Gunsmoke

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Minder

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Quincy, M.E.

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Four Guns to the Border

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Ax Men

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Time Team

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Gunsmoke

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A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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Ironside

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The Saint

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Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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Tour de France Highlights

7.50pm

Building the Dream

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Moonraker

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Grand Designs

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FYI Daily

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Tour de France Highlights

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Love Child

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Grand Designs

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TV PICK gives Caz the boot. David and Kylie say a final goodbye. Freddie takes a step back. Chesney, Gemma and Craig each blame themselves.

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Television: Sat 16th July BBC1

BBC2

7.00am

Breakfast

7.00am

The Women's Football Show

11.00am

Saturday Kitchen Live

7.35am

Once Upon a Honeymoon

9.25am

Ivanhoe

11.10am

Homes Under the Hammer

12.10pm

Natural World

1.00pm

The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure

2.00pm

The Caine Mutiny

12.30pm

Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites

1.00pm

BBC News

1.15pm

Bargain Hunt

2.00pm

Athletics

3.15pm

Jessica Ennis-Hill: A Coach's Story

3.45pm

Tennis

6.45pm

BBC News

4.00pm

Coast

6.55pm

Regional News and Weather

5.00pm

Escape to the Country

7.00pm

Pointless

5.45pm

Flog It!

7.50pm

The Getaway Car

6.45pm

Tennis: Davis Cup

8.40pm

The National Lottery: In It to Win It

8.00pm

Gardeners' World

8.30pm

Dad's Army

9.30pm

The Musketeers

10.25pm

Casualty

11.15pm

BBC News

11.35pm

Pirates of the Caribbean:

9.00pm

Golf

11.00pm

The Rack Pack

Dead Man's Chest

12.30am

Youth in Revolt

1.55am

Weather for the Week Ahead

1.55am

Repo Chick

2.00am

BBC News

3.20am

This is BBC Two

ITV2 7.00am 7.10am 10.15am 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.05pm 4.05pm 4.10pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 6.20pm 7.40pm 8.40pm 8.45pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 12.35am 1.00am 1.35am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 3.30am 3.55am 6.55am

The Hot Desk Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Catchphrase Ninja Warrior UK Kindergarten Cop FYI Daily Kindergarten Cop Back to the Future Part III FYI Daily Back to the Future Part III You've Got Mail FYI Daily You've Got Mail Shaun of the Dead FYI Daily Shaun of the Dead Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

The Walk

9.10am

Maya the Bee

10.45am

Strange Magic

12.35pm

Spectre

3.10pm

Everest

5.15pm

The Walk

7.25pm

Maya the Bee

9.00pm

Everest

11.05pm

Spectre

1.40am

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

3.30am

Theeb

5.20am

Maya the Bee

Channel 4 7.10am 7.35am 8.00am 8.30am 8.55am 9.25am 9.55am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 1.55pm 3.00pm 5.30pm 6.30pm 6.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 10.30pm 1.10am 1.15am 2.05am 4.05am 6.10am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

The Open - Official Films

8.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

8.30am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

9.00am

The Open Championship Live

9.00pm

The Open - Highlights

11.00pm

The Open - Official Films

12.00am

The Open - Highlights

2.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

2.30am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

3.00am

The Open - Official Films

4.00am

The Open - Highlights

6.00am

The Open - Official Films

E4 7.00am 7.05am 7.50am 8.10am 8.40am 9.05am 9.35am 10.00am 10.35am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.45pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.25am 1.30am 2.35am 3.30am 4.25am 4.45am 5.05am 5.30am

Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Jane the Virgin Suburgatory Suburgatory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Rich Kids of Instagram New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 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 The Big Bang Theory The A-Team Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube Rude Tube The New Normal The New Normal Rude(Ish) Tube Revenge

CostaBlancaPeople July 12th - 18th 2016

King of Queens Motorsport Gillette World Sport Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Dare to Believe The Morning Line Car S.O.S. The Superhumans Show The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Come Dine with Me Channel 4 Racing A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun Channel 4 News Dare to Believe Gogglesprogs Star Trek Shutter Island Dare to Believe Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Something in the Air Hollyoaks Omnibus Fifteen to One

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 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 11.00pm

Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? King of the Nerds Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Guitar Star Freddie Fries Again Agatha Raisin Golf's Funniest Moments

7.00am

Judge Judy

7.20am

Where the Heart is

8.20am

Where the Heart is

9.30am

Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Marple

1.50pm

Foyle's War

4.05pm

George and Mildred

5.05pm

FYI Daily

5.10pm

George and Mildred

5.55pm

The Zoo

7.00pm

The Zoo

8.00pm

Doc Martin

9.00pm

Lewis

11.00pm

A Touch of Frost

1.00am

The Jury

2.05am

City Lights

2.55am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

Channel 5

ITV1 7.00am

The Aquabats! Super Show!

7.20am

Pat and Stan

7.30am

Dino Dan

7.00am

Bob the Builder

7.10am

Wanda and the Alien

7.45am

Dino Dan

7.20am

Pets

7.55am

Share a Story

7.25am

Noddy in Toyland

8.00am

Sooty

8.15am

Super 4

7.40am

Paw Patrol

8.35am

Thunderbirds are Go

9.00am

Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes

9.25am

ITV News

9.30am 10.25am 11.20am

Murder, She Wrote

7.55am

Little Princess

8.05am

Pip Ahoy!

Weekend

8.20am

Blaze and the Monster Machines

Murder, She Wrote

8.45am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.05am

Shimmer and Shine

12.20pm

Who's Doing the Dishes?

1.20pm

ITV News and Weather

9.25am

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1.25pm

The Wine Show

10.00am

The Saturday Show Live

12.10pm

Police Interceptors: The Fatal Four

2.30pm

Big Box Little Box

3.00pm

Doc Martin

4.00pm

The Chase

1.10pm

Police Interceptors

5.00pm

Midsomer Murders

2.10pm

Police Interceptors

7.00pm

ITV News London 3.10pm

The World's Strongest Man

4.10pm

The World's Strongest Man

5.05pm

The World's Strongest Man

7.15pm

ITV News and Weather

7.30pm

You've Been Framed!

8.00pm

Catchphrase

8.45pm

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

11.45pm

ITV News and Weather

6.05pm

The World's Strongest Man

12.05am

Carry on Up the Jungle

7.05pm

The World's Strongest Man

1.45am

Jackpot247

4.00am

Murder, She Wrote

4.50am

ITV Nightscreen

BBC 4

8.00pm

Cricket on 5

9.00pm

NCIS

10.00pm

Big Brother

10.55pm

5 News Weekend

Crossing England in a Punt:

11.00pm

Live From London

River of Dreams

1.00am

Super Casino

9.00pm

Who Were the Greeks?

4.10am

Big Brother

10.00pm

Beck

5.00am

Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud

11.30pm

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All

5.50am

Divine Designs

1.25am

... Sings the Great American Songbook

8.00pm

2.25am

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

3.55am

Top of the Pops

4.35am

This is BBC Four

9.55am 10.05am 10.45am 11.15am 11.45am 12.20pm 12.50pm 1.20pm 2.30pm 3.35pm 4.10pm 4.40pm 5.15pm 5.45pm 6.20pm 6.50pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 12.55am 1.30am 2.00am 3.05am

River Cottage Bites Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Location, Location, Location Location, Location, Location 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 Grand Designs 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014 Father Ted Father Ted 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

ITV3

11.45am

www.costablancapeople.com

6.15am

House Doctor

6.40am

Angels of Jarm

6.50am

Roary the Racing Car

7.00am 7.40am 8.25am 8.55am 9.55am 10.55am 11.55am

Ax Men Ax Men Motorway Patrol Motorsport UK Shed and Buried World Superbike Highlights British Superbike Championship Highlights BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights Tour de France Highlights Tour de France Live Storage Wars Monster Carp The Motorbike Show Tour de France Highlights For Your Eyes Only FYI Daily For Your Eyes Only Out for Justice FYI Daily Out for Justice Motorway Patrol Tour de France Highlights The Wine Show ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

More 4

Movie Pick Shutter Island – Channel 4 – 10.30pm Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo star in Martin Scorsese's dark, 1950s-set mystery thriller, based on Dennis Lehane's bestseller. Teddy Daniels was among the US troops who liberated the Dachau concentration camp from the Nazis during World War II. The horrors he witnessed there, together with other grim memories from the war and his wife's death, haunt him. Now, Daniels is a US Marshal, and he and his partner have been sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a woman who murdered her three children. She has, somehow, vanished from the ultra-secure asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, located far out to sea on a forbidding rocky outcrop.

ITV4

12.55pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 5.30pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.10pm 10.15pm 11.45pm 12.45am 12.50am 1.35am 2.00am 3.00am 3.50am 4.00am

Television: Sun 17th July

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BBC1 7.00am

Breakfast

10.00am

The Andrew Marr Show

11.00am

Sunday Morning Live

BBC2

12.00pm

Sunday Politics

1.15pm

Bargain Hunt

2.00pm

BBC News

2.15pm

Escape to the Country

2.45pm

Tennis

6.15pm

Songs of Praise

6.50pm

Pointless

7.35pm

BBC News

7.50pm

Regional News and Weather

8.00pm

Countryfile

9.00pm

Fake or Fortune?

10.00pm

The Secret Agent

11.00pm

BBC News

11.20pm

Regional News and Weather

11.30pm

One Night in 2012 -

1.10am

Weather for the Week Ahead

An Imagine Special 1.15am

BBC News

7.30am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.45pm 4.15pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 1.00am 2.55am 3.50am 4.50am

ITV2 7.00am 7.25am 10.35am 1.25pm 2.35pm 3.35pm 4.35pm 5.35pm 5.40pm 6.20pm 7.20pm 7.25pm 8.15pm 9.15pm 9.20pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 2.00am 2.30am 2.55am

Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out The Cube Catchphrase The Flintstones FYI Daily The Flintstones Nanny McPhee FYI Daily Nanny McPhee Liar Liar FYI Daily Liar Liar Love Island Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Planet's Funniest Animals

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am 8.45am

Strange Magic Independence Day: Resurgence Special

9.15am

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

11.15am

Crimson Peak

1.30pm

Maya the Bee

3.10pm

Everest

5.15pm

The Walk

7.25pm

Maya the Bee

9.00pm

Crimson Peak

11.00pm

Everest

1.05am

Body

2.30am

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

4.30am

Alex Zane's Cinecast

4.45am

Strange Magic

6.30am

Fast and Furious 7 Special

Great British Garden Revival Gardeners' World The Beechgrove Garden Countryfile Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes A Cook Abroad Triathlon World Series Kidnapped Natural World Natural World Flog It! Attenborough's Life That Glows Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Summer Special 2016 Golf A Long Way Down Mock the Week In a Better World Countryfile Holby City This is BBC Two

Channel 4 7.00am 7.25am 7.45am 8.10am 8.35am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 1.30pm 1.35pm 2.35pm 4.50pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 6.55pm 7.15pm 9.00pm 11.15pm 1.05am 1.10am 2.05am 3.05am 4.00am 4.55am 5.50am 5.55am 6.50am

7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 8.30pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 12.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.00am 4.00am 6.00am

The Open - Official Films Chronicles of a Champion Golfer The Open Championship Live The Open - Highlights Chronicles of a Champion Golfer The Open - Official Films The Open - Highlights Chronicles of a Champion Golfer Chronicles of a Champion Golfer The Open - Official Films The Open - Highlights The Open - Official Films

E4 7.00am 7.20am 7.40am 8.05am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.10pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 2.15am 3.10am 4.05am 4.25am 4.45am

Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Hollyoaks Omnibus The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Independence Day Resurgence Interview Special The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Tattoo Fixers Tattoo Fixers Rich Kids of Instagram Containment Gogglebox 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Hollyoaks Omnibus

MOVIE PICK Casino Royale – ITV – 10.00 pm Extravagant 007 spoof in which Sir James Bond is brought out of retirement to save the world from the machinations of the criminal organisation SMERSH. Reluctant to return to the dangers of his old lifestyle, he hands his licence to kill to his nephew. Featuring the usual quota of casinos, women and villains - but with more Bonds than bargained for.

Shipping Wars Shipping Wars King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Frasier Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch Dare to Believe George Clarke's Amazing Spaces Hairspray Location, Location, Location A Place in the Sun Dare to Believe Channel 4 News The Lion King Thor Dredd Dare to Believe Cutting Edge Date My Mum Dogs: Their Secret Lives Posh Pawn French Collection Dare to Believe Fifteen to One Draw it!

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 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

The Hour of Power RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Life WWE Raw Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior Futurama Futurama David Attenborough's Galapagos My Lion and Me Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Last Ship Zoo Ross Kemp: The Fight Agaisnt Isis

7.00am

Movies Now

5.45am 6.05am

A Touch of Frost

9.05am

Heartbeat

10.05am

Heartbeat

11.10am

A Touch of Frost

1.10pm

A Touch of Frost

3.20pm

Wycliffe

4.30pm

The Zoo

5.30pm

The Belles of St. Trinian's

6.30pm

FYI Daily

6.35pm

The Belles of St. Trinian's

7.25pm

Rosemary and Thyme

9.00pm

Midsomer Murders

11.00pm

Lewis

1.00am

Wire in the Blood

2.05am

Wire in the Blood

3.05am

A Touch of Frost

4.45am

May the Best House Win

5.40am

May the Best House Win

6.30am

ITV3 Nightscreen

The Aquabats! Super Show! Pat and Stan Dino Dan Dino Dan Share a Story Sooty Super 4 Oddbods Thunderbirds are Go Teen Titans Go ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather Rebound Long Lost Family Love Your Garden Midsomer Murders Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh ITV News London ITV News and Weather The Chase: Celebrity Special It'll be Alright on the Night Casino Royale ITV News and Weather Casino Royale River Monsters Jackpot247 Motorsport UK British Superbike Championship Highlights ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

BBC 4

7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Toby's Travelling Circus

7.15am

Angelina Ballerina

7.30am

Bob the Builder

7.40am

Wanda and the Alien

7.50am

Zack and Quack

8.05am

Pets

8.10am

Noddy in Toyland

8.20am

Paw Patrol

8.35am

Little Princess

8.45am

Pip Ahoy!

9.00am

Blaze and the Monster Machines

9.30am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.45am

Shimmer and Shine

10.10am

Jelly Jamm

10.30am

LazyTown

10.55am

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

11.30am

Now That's Funny!

12.25pm

Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 3

1.25pm

Innerspace

3.40pm

3 Men and a Baby

5.35pm

Willow

8.00pm

Cricket on 5

9.00pm

Now That's Funny!

9.55pm

5 News Weekend

10.00pm

Big Brother 20 Moments That Rocked the 80s

Concerto at the BBC Proms

11.00pm

8.30pm

BBC Proms 2016

12.30am

The Best of Bad TV: The 80s

10.40pm

Britain's Wild Places

2.15am

Super Casino

8.00pm

10.50pm

Britain's Wild Places

11.00pm

Storyville

12.25am 1.25am

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

5.00am

Now That's Funny!

Rich Hall's You Can Go to

5.50am

Wildlife SOS

Hell, I'm Going to Texas

6.15am

Wildlife SOS

6.40am

Angels of Jarm

6.50am

Roary the Racing Car

7.00am

Highway Patrol

7.20am

Ax Men

Time Shift

2.55am

Horizon

3.55am

Time Shift

4.55am

This is BBC Four

9.55am 10.20am 10.45am 11.50am 12.55pm 1.25pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.05pm 3.35pm 4.10pm 4.40pm 5.10pm 5.40pm 6.15pm 6.50pm 7.20pm 7.55pm 8.25pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 1.40am 2.15am 3.20am

Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free Jamie's 15 Minute Meals Location, Location, Location Building the Dream Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me 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 Grand Designs Very British Problems Very British Problems The Last Leg Father Ted Father Ted Very British Problems Very British Problems

ITV3 7.10am

Channel 5

ITV1 7.00am 7.20am 7.30am 7.45am 7.55am 8.00am 8.15am 8.30am 8.35am 9.00am 9.25am 9.30am 10.25am 11.20am 12.20pm 1.20pm 1.25pm 2.25pm 3.25pm 4.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 1.05am 1.30am 4.00am 4.50am

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ITV4 8.05am

Ax Men

8.55am

The Saint

9.55am

Monster Carp

11.00am

The Motorbike Show

12.00pm

Tour de France Highlights

1.00pm

Tour de France Live

6.00pm

Storage Wars

6.30pm

Storage Wars

6.55pm

The Wine Show

8.00pm

Tour de France Highlights

9.00pm

River Monsters

10.00pm

Tin Cup

11.10pm

FYI Daily

11.15pm

Tin Cup

12.45am

The Client

1.50am

FYI Daily

1.55am

The Client

3.05am

Tour de France Highlights

4.00am

Teleshopping

MOVIE PICK Liar Liar – ITV2 – 9.15 pm Comedy. A slick attorney fails to show up for his son's fifth birthday, prompting the boy to make a wish that his father would tell the truth for just one day. Miraculously the wish is granted, and for the next 24 hours, the formerly mendacious lawyer is unable to tell a single lie.

Television: Mon 18th July BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.25pm 4.25pm 5.10pm 6.10pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.15am 1.00am 1.05am

BBC2

Breakfast Right on the Money Homes Under the Hammer Fake Britain Neighbourhood Blues Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Red Rock Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Rip Off Britain EastEnders Panorama Forces of Nature with Brian Cox BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Have I Got Old News for You Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.00am 7.45am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.10pm 5.10pm 6.10pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 12.45am 1.45am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.10am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.45pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.30am 12.55am

Right on the Money Garden Rescue The Hairy Builder Close Calls: On Camera The Best Dishes Ever Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Athletics An Island Parish: Falklands David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Africa Himalaya with Michael Palin Antiques Roadshow Eggheads The Hairy Builder Money for Nothing University Challenge Only Connect The Somme 1916 From Both Sides of the Wire Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience Newsnight The Women's Football Show Exodus: Our Journey to Europe Celebrity MasterChef

7.00am

The Open - Highlights

9.00am

The Open - Official Films

10.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

10.30am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

11.00am

The Open - Highlights

1.00pm

The Open - Official Films

2.00pm

The Open - Highlights

4.00pm

The Open - Official Films

5.00pm

The Open - Highlights

7.00pm

The Open - Official Films

8.00pm

How the Open Was Won

10.00pm

The Open - Official Films

11.00pm

How the Open Was Won

1.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

1.30am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

2.00am

How the Open Was Won

4.00am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

4.30am

Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

5.00am

How the Open Was Won

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

8.50am

Ghostbusters: Special

9.20am

Maya the Bee

10.55am

Everest

1.00pm

Solace

3.00pm

Crimson Peak

5.15pm

Maya the Bee

7.00pm

Solace

9.00pm

Everest

11.05pm

Crimson Peak

1.10am

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

3.00am

Body

4.20am

The Walk

6.30am

Ghostbusters: Special

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tv pick Dispatches – channel 4 – 9.00 pm Post-Brexit it’s been a scary few weeks for the UK economy. Many company pension schemes are already in deficit and falling long-term interest rates are now adding further pressure. Will there be more companies like BHS who struggle to meet their pension commitments? Former accountant Shaunagh Connaire investigates the implications for your retirement.

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Eden – Channel 4 – 10.00 pm Over the course of the coming year, a group of 23 men and women attempt to start a new society from scratch. Fed up with our modern day reliance on consumerism, social media and disillusioned with 21st century life, they set out to build their very own Eden in the wilds of the Highlands, to see what happens when we start again. In order for the group to thrive and not just survive over the 12 months, they need to work together to build their own shelter, grow their own food and raise their own livestock. The people taking part in this unique social experiment offer a variety of skills - from doctors and vets to carpenters and chefs. They have no access to electricity, plumbing or the supermarket. The group take in with them only what they can carry and the basics needed to kick start their experience, including the tools of their trade.

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Spanish budget airline Vueling struggles Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded, starting form last week, following the several consecutive days of cancellations and major delays involving flights by Spanish budget airline Vueling. The airline, part of part of British Airways and Iberia's parent group IAG, said it cancelled 66 flights initially because of a strike by French air traffic controllers. All but two of the flights that were cancelled were set to arrive or depart from airports in France, including Orly and Charles de Gaulle in Paris. Problems with Vueling flights began on Thursday, coinciding with the start of the summer vacation for many passengers going through Barcelona's El Prat airport, the airline's base. Vueling has blamed unspecified ‘operational difficulties’ for the delays of over 12 hours and cancellations of dozens of flights since then, in addition to the strike by French air traffic controllers. However, a union representing flight crew and the Spanish government say

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the airline is to blame for the travel disruption, arguing it had expanded the number of flights for the summer without providing enough means to follow through. “It is a problem of planning by the company,” Economy and Tourism Minister Luis de Guindos said during an interview with Onda Cero radio. “I hope Vueling will quickly present an action plan to prevent this from repeating itself,” he added. Angry passengers have staged loud protests at the airline's check-in and information desks at El Prat, demanding that their fares be reimbursed. Spain's public works ministry has said that Vueling faces an inquiry and a possible fine over its handling of the travel chaos. Vueling then announced it would hire around 30 more pilots and rent six extra planes to boost its capacity. The airline, founded in 2004, transported 24.8 million passengers last year.

Water tasting on Orihuela Costa

Water tasting may not sound as much fun and wine tasting but residents from the coast took part in a recent event organised to highlight the differences in what many believe to be a drink that generically tastes the same. The Councillor for the Environment, and the co-ordinator of services for Orihuela Costa, Sofia Alvarez joined forces with Juan Jose Alonso, manager from local water company Hidraqua to host the event in Playa Flamenca. The test was organised by Interlab an accredited laboratory dedicated to the analysis of water for human consumption. Thirsty work Members of the public were given an explanation of the proper procedure for tasting water and presented with eleven types of water from different sources. The study was carried out by sensory analysis, performing tests among participants that took a similar approach to that used in market research when launching a new product. Among the samples provided for taste testing was a range including bottled mineral waters and surface waters collected from source wells, desalinated water and mixture of several varieties. The samples were numbered so that the

tasting could be done blind, without the participant knowing which water they were tasting. Interlab experts explained that “although all the waters that were tasted were of excellent quality, there were some easily identifiable nuances in taste, color and odor by source.” The last part of the tasting corresponded to samples taken from the water provided through the domestic system across the municipality of Orihuela. “Most of the perceptions held about the taste of water are associated with the consumption habits of the person. Participants usually better assess the water whose origin matches the one that they are used to drinking”, said Juan Jose Alonso during the tasting. “This makes it possible to know the factors that encourage people to consume tap water, and their preferences for taste.” The local councillors said that through this kind of tasting the people of Orihuela can experience first-hand the quality of water that is consumed daily from the taps in their homes and the services that are being provided across the entire municipality. Mireille Toddington

Cash & goodies for Elche children The annual BBQ at Restaurante El Alto La Dolores was held in aid of Elche Children's Home. These BBQ's are always special as they provide an opportunity for some of the children to enjoy the party, as well as benefiting from the proceeds. The two young ladies and young men who came from the Home certainly had a ball – feasting on the food, non-stop dancing, and they even gave us a song. A total of 658 euros was raised on the night. This money will be spent on summer clothes for the 18 children currently residing at the Home. But the benefits didn't stop there. One of the attendees, Richie Sharples, won a 42 inch SMART TV at another raffle, and he very generously donated this to the home as well. A second-hand electronic keyboard has also been given to the Home, for the children's enjoyment. The Mediterranean cruise, donated by the Restaurant owners, Andres and Berna, as 1st prize in the raffle, was won by Mrs Davis from Puebla Brava. Next month's Charity Night will be on 20th July, with the ever popular Woody and the Peckers providing the entertainment. Whenever Woody appears, with or without his Peckers, tickets are sold out well before the event, so early booking is advised. Money raised from this night will be donated to Torrevieja Stroke Support. Tickets are available from Restaurante El Alto La Dolores in Guardamar, The Card Place in Benimar, and from REDZ cafe bar in Quesada.

Passport warning: nearly 70% are stolen in towns and cities Holidaymakers and residents should take extra care of their passports this summer, with thefts in towns and cities on the rise, the British Consulate in Alicante has warned. The number of Brits needing an Emergency Travel Document (ETD) is up 11% so far this year, with the Consulate having issued some 500 to date. Getting hold of an ETD costs time and money: they cost £100 and can take around two hours to issue, plus the time needed for travel to and from the Consulate. These singleuse documents will get you home, but you will then need to spend more time and money applying for a new passport, leaving a bad aftertaste to any trip. Two-thirds of stolen passports are taken in town or city centres, according to figures compiled by the Consulate. As tourist numbers rise for the summer, passport theft often soars – as this year’s figures are already demonstrating. Consul Sarah-Jane Morris says, “It’s frustrating to have your holiday ruined through a lost or stolen passport – and costly as well. It should only take a little vigilance and care to keep it away from thieves. Think about where

you keep your passport – is it secure, or could it be grabbed? If you are carrying your passport, keep it in a zipped pocket or money belt under your clothes.” This year is seeing a significant increase in the number of British tourists visiting Spain, with an

expected rise of 11% over last year. With the increase of passport thefts following suit, last minute dashes to get an emergency replacement from the Consulate are increasingly common, causing stress for more British holidaymakers.

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10 million Android phones infected Up to 10 million Android smartphones have been infected by malware that generates fake clicks for adverts, say security researchers. The software is also surreptitiously installing apps and spying on the browsing habits of victims. The malware is currently making about $300,000 (£232,000) a month for its creators, suggests research. The majority of phones that have been compromised by the malicious software are in China. A spike in the number of

phones infected by the malware was noticed separately by security companies Checkpoint and Lookout. In a blogpost, Checkpoint said it had obtained access to the command-andcontrol servers that oversee infected phones which revealed that Hummingbad was now on about 10 million devices. China, India, the Philippines and Indonesia top the list of nations with most phones infected by the software. Hummingbad is a type of malware known as a rootkit that inserts itself deep inside a phone's

operating system to help it avoid detection and to give its controllers total control over the handset. The ability to control phones remotely has been used to click on ads to make them seem more popular than they actually are. The access has also been used to install fake versions of popular apps or spread programs the gang has been paid to promote. "It can remain persistent even if the user performs a factory reset," wrote Kristy Edwards from Lookout in a blogpost. "It

uses its root privileges to install additional apps on to the device, further increasing ad revenue for the authors and defeating uninstall attempts." Ms Edwards said the recent spike in infections could be driven by the gang behind the malware adding more functions or using their access to phones for different purposes. The malware gets installed on handsets by exploiting loopholes in older versions of the Android operating system known as KitKat and JellyBean. The latest version of

Android is known as Marshmallow. In a statement, Google said: “We've long been aware of this evolving family of malware and we're constantly improving our systems that detect it. We actively block installations of infected apps to keep users and their information safe.” Google released the latest security update for Android this month and it tackled more than 108 separate vulnerabilities in the operating system. So far this year, security updates for Android have closed more than 270 bugs.

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Men are not better gamers, Spanish residents favour Google diagnosis claims study Six in 10 people in Spain admit they ‘consult Dr Google’ for medical advice – a practice which doctors are divided upon. Many support searching online for health answers and even recommend their patients do so when they see them in the surgery, but the Patients' Ombudsman is concerned about the dangers of trying to replace a professional with a website. Over half – 54.2 percent - of Spanish residents say they research healthy lifestyle hacks online, whilst another 52.1 percent looks up illnesses, 50.9 percent check their symptoms through google, and 47 percent look for remedies. In the last five years, the number of medical-related searches online in Spain has risen by 22 percent - from 38 percent in 2011 to 60.5 percent now, according to the National Telecomunications and Information Society Observatory (ONTSI). Experts worry this trend could lead to hypochondria, a severe mental disorder where the sufferer genuinely believes he or she suffers from serious and lifethreatening illnesses with no real grounds, and which sometimes even leads otherwise perfectly healthy individuals to plan their last rites. In response, medical professionals say those who cannot keep away from ‘Dr

Google’ should limit their searches to sites endorsed by public health bodies and written by qualified doctors. Those more likely to go online to look up health matters are young adults (80.2 percent), generally with higher levels of education of graduate standard or the equivalent (82.9 percent), or those with dependent children (76.8 percent). “The patient does not have the necessary criteria, so although there are sources of every type out there, incorrect information is rife – a consultation in person is essential,” says Sergio Gómez Cisneros, a urologist from the Ponferrada Clinic. But 88.7 percent of Spanish residents questioned said they would in fact turn to a doctor in person first, before going online, or as well as – and many resort to the internet to find out more about a condition they have already been diagnosed with. Sometimes this is because they did not fully understand their doctor and want to find out more in simpler terms, Dr Gómez Cisneros says. Comparing notes is just as likely to be a reason for looking up medical information online, the survey shows – the majority, or 59.3%, of 'Dr Google patients' realise looking up conditions on the internet is not a reliable way of finding out more, but more than one in five – 22.3% - resorts to search engines to find out

statistics, ask questions, improve their basic medical knowledge and read comments from other users. Health apps Google searches are only part of the story, however – one in three residents with internet access uses specific health Apps on their SmartPhones; women more so than men, at 36 percent compared with 31 percent, and with these searches tending to increase by 35 percent from the age of 60 onwards. Health technology coordinator Dr Vicente Caballero says 80 percent of patients go to their GP having already googled their symptoms, and 85 percent will check their practitioner's verdict online after the appointment - “so we have to get used to it and adapt to it,” he says. Rather than fighting the trend – ‘because it's a bit like picking up a book to learn about something’ – Dr Caballero says he prefers to direct his patients to the sites he considers most helpful if they want to find further information. Patients' Ombudsman chairwoman Carmen Flores, however, is set against doing so and says she ‘cannot believe’ that ‘there are doctors who actually approve’ of online searches. “We only have one life, and trying to replace professionals with the internet is messing with it,” she warns.

A long-standing gender stereotype has been that men are better than women at computer games. Dr Cuihua Shen, from the University of California, and Dr Rabindra Ratan, from Michigan State University, conducted a study to understand whether men pick up video games more quickly than women. The pair explained the results of their study in an article for The Conversation. Although women now make up almost half of all video game players, the gaming community remains, in some ways, hostile toward women. For example, the GamerGate controversy, which began in 2014 and involved a harassment campaign against prominent female gamers, journalists and designers, reflected a longstanding undercurrent of misogyny and sexism in the community. In some cases, those who challenged the sexism found themselves threatened with rape or death. There's also the long-held stereotype that men are simply better gamers than women. Women gamers are often perceived as incompetent players who aren't genuinely interested in the games but rather sign up to get attention. If a female gamer does play well, she's often derided as a hacker – someone who cheats to gain an advantage – because 'there is no way a girl can be that good.' In a recent study, we set out to examine whether men really make better gamers than women and, if so, what drove the gender performance gap. Specifically, we wanted to compare how quickly men and women levelled up in Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games,

which are online worlds where thousands of players develop characters, make friends, join groups, complete quests and slay dragons together. If men are actually better gamers than women, they should advance to higher levels within the same amount of play time. But if they don't progress any faster, this finding would help refute one of the most pervasive stereotypes that continue to exist in the gaming community. The study Our research used anonymous server data from over 10,000 men and women in two MMOs, 'EverQuest II' in the United States and 'Chevaliers' Romance III' in China. 'We knew each player's actual gender through their account registration information. When players finish quests and kill monsters in MMOs, they earn experience points. 'When experience points reach a threshold, the player ascends to the next 'level,' which unlocks new abilities, skills and access to new content. As in most video games, levels indicate a player's progress. Naturally, players spending a lot of time in the game are likely to reach high levels. That is why the speed of leveling up, rather than the level itself, measures performance in our study. Before getting to our findings, we want to point out a couple of things we took into consideration. First, players who had reached the top level in the games were excluded in our analyses. Because top-level players couldn't advance any further, their rate of leveling up was essentially zero. We removed these players to avoid confounding our analyses, but this also meant that we were not able to measure gender differences between the most advanced players.

Second, our analysis recognized that the rate of leveling up slows down as players progress. For example, it would take a lot more time and effort for a level 60 player to level up than a level 30 player. Our analysis compared apples to apples by evaluating players' performance only against others who were at the same level. Contrary to the stereotype, we found that player gender itself does not cause performance differences. Instead, the perception of women as poor gamers is fuelled by other factors. For example, we found that women spent less time playing overall than men and chose more assistive character classes, such as Priests, who fare better healing group members than fighting on their own. When we took such factors into account by statistically controlling them in the analyses, the gender performance gap disappeared; women advanced at least as fast as men did in both games. We also realised that different players are interested in different aspects of MMOs, and a few of those differences may correlate with gender. There's some empirical evidence that men tend to focus more on achievement in video games – leveling up rapidly, gaining in-game status and competing against others – while women are drawn to social interactions, whether it's helping other players or forming longterm relationships. This suggests that men should advance faster than women. However, we found the opposite: Women advanced at least as fast as men did. So taking into account different play motivations (which we were unable to do in this study's analysis) likely only strengthens our conclusions.

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Pamplona’s San Fermin festival The running of the bulls at the fiesta of San Fermín is, as always, complete madness. The gates are opened at 8am and six bulls weighing at least 600kg each are released with six steers from their corral to charge through fenced streets of the old quarters of Pamplona. The bulls have been selected from some of the most famous fincas in Spain and their job is to chase a crowd of around 2,000 runners who might press their backs to the wall and let them past, or try to touch them, or simply see them and run for their lives. The knack is to try and make sure you have space in the crush and are not pushed down by a fellow runner also in fear for their life. It is not hard to be gored by a bull’s horn or stamped on by a hoof, so reaching the bullring in one piece is synonymous with victory – a Spanish

senseless game, the running of the bulls is an aspect of the fiesta that flirts with danger and tragedy, encouraging runners to expose themselves to death in order to feel more alive – and without it, San Fermin would be nothing more than a food and drink fest. The bull-run is like a primal test, the mystery of which many locals carry deep within them and which hundreds of others who come from all across the world hope to experience through the proximity of the bull. It is a tradition that unites thousands of people for eight days that feel like an eternity. The festivities begin each year on 7th July, the day of Saint Fermín, patron saint of Navarre, when three minutes before 8am, young men holding newspapers pray aloud to a small statue of the saint, placed in a raised niche in the Cuesta de

tradition that fascinated Ernest Hemingway, inspiring his novel The Sun Also Rises, and which defies all logical explanation. The running of the bulls can only be described as adrenaline fuelled folly at best and mindless madness at worst. Sixteen runners have lost their lives since records of the tradition began in 1911. Hundreds have sustained injuries at an event that would have no meaning if it did not entail the risk and danger inherent in pitching yourself against the tremendous strength of a scared bull longing for the peace of its meadow and trying to rid himself of a bunch of lunatic runners who are harassing it for no good reason. The bull-run is, however, at the heart of the fiesta. Far from being a

Santo Domingo. “We ask Saint Fermín, our patron Saint, to guide us in the bullrun and give us his blessing,” they chant. Moments later, the bulls are released and descend upon them. The most famous of all Spain’s festivals, the San Fermin dates back to the 14th century, when bulls were herded into the city by cattle merchants; who completed the last stretch in the early hours to avoid inconveniencing local residents. Until the middle of the 19th century, the running of the bulls ended in Plaza de Castillo, which was used temporarily as a bullring; later, there would be four different

routes leading to four different plazas. Finally, in 1992, the current bullring was inaugurated and runners and bulls now take just a few minutes to run the 825 meters, a ritual that turns the streets into a mad dash of fear and excitement every morning. The participating bulls have been selected from various fincas. This year from Fuente Ymbro for the 12th time, Cebada Gago, for the 28th, Escolar, for the second time; Pedraza de Yeltés, for the first; Jandilla for the 16th, Victoriano del Río and Nuñez del Cuvillo for the sixth, and the veteran Miura for the 36th. The bulls from these fincas have left countless scars over the years, particularly on the most inexperienced and fearful runners. However this year, there will be more than 100 people on hand to mop up the blood and tend to the wounded. Besides 16 fully equipped ambulances, there will be nine doctors, nine nurses, 21 ambulance crew, 47 rescue workers, nine operators and eight coordinators. In total, there will be nine clinics and another eight backups, which means one for every 53 meters of the bull-run. Those hoping to play it safe can watch it on TV or from a balcony – for 85 euros, spectators can rent a third-floor balcony with coffee and cake to sweeten the experience. Or you can wait for the runners and bulls to arrive in the bullring where a musical jamboree is laid on for 6 euros while you wait. However you look at it, the running of the bulls is sheer madness. In fact, for 54 percent of the runners, it is a one-off; perhaps they know that the risk of death is 0.017 percent. Not much, but a definite possibility that is there non-the-less. Opening ceremony The Pamplona

bull-running festival kicked-off last Wednesday with a wine battle. Thousands of revellers wearing red and white sprayed each other with red wine in Pamplona's main square for the start of Spain's famed annual bull-running festival. The nine-day fiesta got underway at midday to cries of "Viva San Fermin!" at city hall, followed seconds later by the firing of a firecracker known as the "chupinazo". Masses of merrymakers, many wearing traditional white outfits trimmed with red neckerchiefs and cummerbunds, danced and sprayed each other with cheap wine

daily bull runs that have made it famous. The bravest run as close to the tips of the horns as possible, hopefully without being gored. The first bull run, which traditionally draws the largest number of participants, was held on Thursday and each run takes on average just under four minutes to complete. Dozens of daredevils are hospitalised each year. Most of the injuries are not caused by bull horns but by runners falling, or being knocked over and trampled by the animals. For or against About 50 semi-naked animal rights

as red and white confetti rained down on them. The crowds passed large yellow and black inflatable balls over their heads as scores looked down from packed apartment balconies. For the first time this year the person who launched the ‘chupinazo’ and

activists daubed themselves with fake blood and stood outside of Pamplona's bullring last Tuesday holding signs that read: “Pamplona: Bloodbath for bulls” in several languages. Each year there are calls for the festival to be banned and for the tradition to be wiped out forever. Hotel occupancy in Pamplona on the eve of the start of the festival stood at 80 percent, two percentage points higher than during the same time last year, according to the Navarra Hotel Association. “I think the rise in the number of foreign visitors this year at the national level has had an impact on San Fermin,” the association's secretary general, Nacho Calvo, told the Spanish news agency AFP. Pamplona city hall will spend 1.95 million euros on cultural programming during the festival which will end on 14th July. More than 400 events are planned across the fiesta, mostly concerts with music and dancing. To stop revellers from relieving themselves in public during the festival, municipal workers this year coated the walls of busy areas of the city centre with a clear urine-repellent paint that causes pee to spray back on the person’s shoes and trousers. So this year it might be more than a fear fuelled run that causes a few red faces. Last year 76 people were fined in Pamplona, a city of around 300,000 people, for urinating in public during San Fermin. The offence carries a fine of 300 euros - or half of the amount if the fine is paid right away.

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bedlam was chosen by a popular vote organised by city hall from a list of six candidates. The winner was 85-year-old Jesus Ilundain Zaragueta, who took part in his first Pamplona bull run when he was just 15 years of age and continued into his 60s. The festival in honour of the patron saint of Spain's northern Navarra region - San Fermin dates back to medieval times it involves religious processions and all-night partying in addition to the hair-raising

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Record number of tourists for Guardamar Hotel occupancy records for Guardamar began in 2007 with the collection of monthly data given by hoteliers. This is processed and archived by the Municipal Tourist Office and usually refers to almost all of the nearly 5,000 tourist accommodation spaces that exists in the municipality in official boarding houses, hotels, campsites and tourist apartments. For the first time in the last 10 years the town has achieved occupancy averages of 70percent for the months of May and June, with some facilities reporting above 75 percent occupancy. A comparison shows us that the occupation for the previous year, 2015, was just 40 percent in May and 56 percent in June, so the increase in 2016 is remarkable, an additional 30 percent in May and 14 percent in June. Meanwhile, the Marjal Camping, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5 star resort according to its recent official classification, has declared an occupancy rate of 82 percent in June 2016, up 6 points from 76 percent in June last year. The apartments Europa House

Sun Beach, which has more than 200 tourist apartments, has announced an occupation of 87 percent in June, which is yet another record. Tourism specialists have announced an expansionary phase for the Spanish tourism sector so it's important that Guardamar has a strong position in the national and international markets. Analysis of the figures for Guardamar shows the majority of facilities have occupations close to or above 50 percent for 8 of the 12 months of the year, with an upward curve exceeding 95 percent to full occupation during the months of July and August. In Guardamar the months of March and April are positioned as mid season with an average occupancy close to 50 percentwhile the off-season corresponds to the months of November, December, January and February with an average occupation in these lower months of 30 percent. Mireille Toddington

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his week there is a plethora of tributes to all the top names. Kicking off Tuesday, newly returned from his tour on a 6 star cruise ship (alright for some eh?) is top Phil Collins Tribute Rob Lewis. Formerly in Sheffield cult band The Sharp Cuts, Rob has transposed himself into the leading Phil Collins vocal act and tours the world with his band. Luckily for us he now lives in Spain, and on the few dates that he is in the country venues have snapped up the only Phil Collins act in the area. Singing all the classics Rob has made the act into a lively show that has audiences awestruck. Catch him on Tuesday at Pablos’s International in Playa Flamenca and on Friday in Almoradi at Victoria’s Tea Rooms. If you are in La Marina he will be in Consum Square for the first time on 20th July. Diana Ross fans will be delighted to see Celena Deans back after being in the UK for 18 months. She was only coming on holiday but I have convinced her to appear for one night only at The Club in Quesada on Wednesday 13th. Celena will not be back until next year so drop everything to catch the Soul and Motown diva that we have all missed on the circuit. The Beatles have and always will hold an iconic status. This Saturday Rick and Trace will be not only singing the classic songs we all know and love so well but also giving some background to the music of the fab 4. The Beatles Story is a musical journey that is well polished and thoroughly enjoyable. You can catch them at The Leprechaun in Santa Pola del Este on Saturday. Well worth the journey. If you are more into rock n roll you can catch Johnny Scott a jumpin’ and a jivin’ at La Piedra in Gran Alacant on the same night. Blue Lagoon has multi tribute act Paula B at Disseny’s. Paula covers all the top female acts from Cher to Dolly Parton and has recently added icon songstress Tina Turner to her long and varied list of tributes. Her show include many costume changes including wigs. Finally for the first time at La Bodegueta, 2 of the nicest guys you could wish to meet. Duo Zodiac from Benidorm will be getting everyone dancing in Lo Crispin. If you haven’t seen them, be prepared to get involved, learn new dances and have a brilliant evening. There is no other act that I know of who take photos while they are performing and post them on Facebook so that everyone can enjoy the memories of an evening of pure joy. If you would like your events in this guide, they are FREE. Just email me the details to letsrockshowslive@gmail.com. To book acts please go to my new site www.jaxlawson.com Shows dates can be found on www.lrshows.com Love life, love music and support your venues and acts. Jax Lawson xx

Tues 12th July Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Phil Collins Tribute – 9pm Posh Club, La Marina – Open Jam Session – 3pm La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Wok Buffet, Benimar – Peter G – 8pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Adam Slater – 5pm Villamartin Plaza, Villamartin – De Polis – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10.30pm Lago Jardin, Los Balcones – Nick Gold 9pm The Sports Bar, Playa Flamenca – Dee – 8pm Washington Bar, La Siesta – Lynden B – 5pm Paddywack’s, La Manga Strip – Richie Alexander 4pm CK1 Café, Via Pk 3 – Jacuzzi – 8pm St James’ Gate, Toretta 2 – Adam Slater – 5pm

Weds 13th July The Club, Quesada – Diana Ross Tribute Show – 7pm - 15€ Gogarthy’s, La Zenia – Noel Stevens – 9.30pm La Campana, Quesada – El Marino – 7pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja - Open Mic night– 9pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Swing Night with Ade – 9pm Villamartin Plaza, Villamartin – Rob Falsini and Snoopy Stray Sod, La Fuente – Rod Stewart Tribute – 10.30pm Jack G’s, Punta Prima – Nick Gold – 9pm The Park Inn, Quesada – Lynden B – 8.30pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Big Jam with Andy McBride and the Rockits – 5.30pm Posh Club, La Marina – Beatles Story – 9pm - 10€ Rusty Nail, Campoverde – Samantha Curtis – 9pm

Thurs 14th July Ali Baba, Marquesa Golf – Tony Capaldi – 7.30pm The Local, La Florida – Dougie Monroe – 10pm James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Kylie – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10.30pm Lago Jardin, Los Balcones – Nick Gold 9pm Bar Horacios, Las Mimosas – Lynden B – 9pm La Vida Sunset, Doña Pepa – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Plaza 39, La Marina – Paula Molina – 9pm

Fri 15th July Victoria’s Tea Rooms, Almoradi – Phil Collins Tribute – 9pm Nonduermas, Catral – Paul Harris – 9pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pm Posh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 12.30pm La Casa de Xu, Torrevieja – Trina – 8pm Torre Asia Restaurant, Torreblanca – Peter G – 8.30pm Banana Tree, Villamartin – Toni Capaldi – 8pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Conchita – 9pm Chyslelios, Quesada – Rob Roberts – 8.30pm Bar El Stop, Torrevieja – Samantha Curtis – 9pm Hen’s Teeth, Villamartin Plaza – The Geckos – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Streeters – 10.30pm Doolan’s, Via Pk 3 – Nick Gold – 10pm Stevie’s Lounge, Quesada – Dee – 9pm Papillion, Toretta 2 – Duncan Philips – 8.30pm Inn at the Green, Entre Naranjas – Las Vegas Tribute Show – 9pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Ed Temple Comedy Hypnotist – 9pm The Depot, Cabo Roig – Natasha Parx – 8.30pm

Sat 16th July La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Zodiac Duo – 9pm Leprechaun, Santa Pola Del Este – Beatles Duo – 9pm Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Cassi Kennedy – 9pm PALS, La Siesta – Natasha Parx – 9pm La Piedra, Gran Alacant – Jumpin Johnny Scott – 9pm Disseny, Blue Lagoon – Paula B – 9pm Spice City, La Finca – Nigel Paul – 8pm Eduardos, Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 7.30pm Bar Piscina, Lago Jardin 1 – Lynn and Brian – 9pm The Clubhouse, Marquesa Golf – Saxophone player – 8pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Kylie – 9pm Hen’s Teeth, Villamartin Plaza – The Streeters – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10.30pm Emerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9.30pm The Club, Quesada – Jacuzzi – 7pm Las Ramblas Golf Clubhouse – Dee – 9pm The Park Inn, Quesada – Las Vegas Tribute Show – 8.30pm Paddywacks, La Manga Strip – Jenna McNeil – 9pm Laurel and Hardy’s, Quesada – It Takes Two -7pm Bamboo Lounge, Entre Naranjas – Rain O’Connor – 9pm Plaza 39, La Marina – Samantha Curtis – 8.30pm

Sun 17th July Leprechaun Bar, Santa Pola de Este – Paul Harris – 3.30pm Cagney’s, La Marina – Johnny Scott – 4pm Eduardos, Villamartin – Paul Allen – 7.30pm Sports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 8.30pm La Casa de Xu, Torrevieja – Jose Miguera – 8pm Bar Liquid, Cabo Roig – Alex Scott – 8pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Stevie Spit – 10.30pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – Dougie Monroe – 10.30pm El Bojito, Punta Prima – Nick Gold – 9pm Ship Inn, Torrevieja Marina International – Cover Brothers Open Mic – 9pm La Taberna, Entre Naranjas – Lynden B – 9pm Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pm The Hole in The Wall, Gran Alacant – Ricky Patton – 6pm

Mon 18th July Eduardos, Villamartin – Juan Angel– 7.30pm La Campana, Quesada – El Marino – 7pm Bar Carlos, Torrevieja – Peter G – 9pm St James’s Gate, Torrevieja – Roz McQuillan – 9pm Hen’s Teeth, Villamartin Plaza – Gypsy King Experience – 9pm Stray Sod, La Fuente – The Cages – 10.30pm Banana Tree, Playa Flamenca – Nick Gold – 9pm The Arches, Los Alcazares – Lynden B – 9pm Bar Kenz, San Luis – Samantha Curtis – 9pm

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Feel it hot, hot, hot Numerous heat warnings have been activated in provinces across Spain, and meteorological predictions that this summer will be hotter and drier than usual are raising concerns about public health. A recently published study claims that the mortality risk for extreme heat is greater at the beginning of the summer than at the end – a fact that could encourage prevention campaigns to start earlier and focus on the first days of the summer. “Results provide strong evidence of a reduction in risk over the season,” reported researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In their study, they analysed the adjustments and lifestyle modifications of 305 citizens from nine countries, including Spain. “Every country we studied showed a significantly higher mortality rate due to heat during the first weeks of summer,” said Aurelio Tobías, researcher with the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research and one of the authors of the study. Published in the scientific newspaper American Journal of

Epidemiology, its conclusions could be traced to factors such as the progressive adjustment to the heat, something that has been observed in many studies, combined with changes in behavior that help people adapt, such as changing routine or using fans or air conditioning. The researchers believe that this notable decrease in heatrelated deaths could be explained by the proliferation of heat-illness prevention campaigns and the investment of resources towards combating the heat. In the field of epidemiology, they use the term “harvesting effect” for the phenomenon where those whose health is already compromised are affected earlier rather than later. “This study shows consistently that the effect of the extreme heat of early summer lasts longer, from four to eight days, as opposed to at the end of the season, where it might only last two days,” adds Tobías. While this study is among the first to analyse this harvesting effect at different points in the summer on an international scale, its results are not unprecedented.

Other studies from across 15 European cities, 148 US cities and South Korea have ultimately arrived at similar conclusions. No rain in Spain Here in the southern Costa Blanca we could be feeling its effects as Alicante province ended June with higher temperatures and not a drop of rain. Orihuela and Elche marked the highest temperatures at 40 degrees The area has ended the month of June as earlier months, unfortunately as being very dry and hardly any rain (the average reduction was 80 percent) with some municipalities not recording a single drop of precipitation, something which has aggravated the drought, and has obliged another year’s extension of the decree for extraordinary measures. The report from the State Meteorological Agency underlines the driest June which had an average temperature of 23.5º, 0.6º above the average. The weathermen have alerted the ‘feels like’ temperatures were high in the middle of the month, as the first fortnight was calm, but the entry of a mass of Saharan air left a footprint of nearly 40 degrees in Orihuela and Elche on 13th June, when three days of warm and dry winds westerly winds dominated.

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Alien fiction trilogy by Gordon Mackay

he three books by, Gordon Mackay, aka Scotty, are entitled, ‘An Alien Affair’, ‘An Alien Rescue’ & ‘An Alien Warning’, in their consecutive order of publication. Combined, they add up to an action-packed, humorous, romantic-with-adultcontent, Sci-Fi trilogy. The underlying theme is alienabduction and the hero’s name is Scott. He has already been previously abducted, several times, by a female sent from a secret Off-world colony … and those abductions lay the foundation of what is yet to happen. The first book, An Alien Affair, begins with Scott travelling to the Isle of Skye on his old BSA motorcycle, in order to study the island’s Geology. And during this visit he is faced with the perils of death and mutilation by an evil species called, ‘Greys’. Mythological, historical and very ancient-legends are given plausible answers to his many questions, once he discovers what is happening to him. The books continue to follow a course between planets and space, where Scott and his offworld lover face many dangers. Their courage and will to survive brings forth their need and desire to succeed in escaping death - as well as dishing-out well deserved retribution in total defiance. The second book, An Alien Rescue, carries on from the first’s ending, and is absolutely action-packed

from beginning-to-end. Mars is scrutinised with secrets galore being laid bare, while Earth does not escape from some secrets being told too. The last book in the series, An Alien Warning, concerns both aliens and fanatical-terrorists, both working hard to destroy all human life on Earth, but from totally different angles, principles and goals. There is so much in this book that emulates what is actually happening today and the pages will keep you glued to the unfolding story – right to and including the last sentence. The trilogy, page-after-page, chapter- onto-chapter, bookfollowing-book, will leave the reader wondering if any of what has been written might actually be true … and what will happen if it is? Might human life be on the verge of extinction? Who knows! A fourth book is already taking shape, but its completion is still in its infancy. About the author Gordon was in the RAF, working on aircraft such as the, Vulcan, Shackleton, Tristar, Nimrod and Tornado, eventually leaving the Royal Air Force as a highly experienced, multi-skilled engineer, where his knowledge and experience helped him in both his engineering-occupation

and hobbies. His hobbies include geology, archaeology, history, walking, computers, painting (art), science, electronics - and of course, writing. Gordon is married to Phyllis; and their wedding took place in Gibraltar. That Cretaceouslimestone Rock holds a very special set of memories for Gordon as he often visited with hisSquadron’s aircraft during his RAF days. His third book includes the Rock in great detail. While he was in the RAF he studied with the Open University (OU), earning a B.Sc. His drive to study with the OU was to learn Biology, Medicine & Nursing – including psychology, to help his oldest daughter who suffered from a medical condition from birth. He is also half-way to earning Diplomas in Nursing & Psychology from his OU studies, but insists he will not complete them, especially as his daughter sadly passed away in the nineties. “Her death makes me look at our world through different eyes”, he says.

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Rock fans more likely to have an affair (Illicit) sex is on fire, so says a new survey. IllicitEncounters.com, the leading authority on infidelity, surveyed over 1,000 of their members and found that fans of rock music are most likely to pursue an extramarital affair. Over a quarter (27 percent) of respondents chose rock music as their favourite genre, which included the sub-genres of punk rock, alternative rock, grunge, prog rock and rock ‘n’ roll. Country music came second with 20 percent, blues third with 14 percent, while pop music and funk & soul rounded off the top five, receiving 12 percent and 7 percent of the votes respectively. Other genres such as metal, rap and hip hop, r & b, house and electronic/dance received just a small percentage of the overall vote. Spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, Christian Grant, said: “With the average age of men and women on IllicitEncounters being approximately 47 and 42years-old respectively, it’s perhaps of little surprise that rock music come out on top, with many of our members growing up in an era where some of the biggest rock bands of all time were at their peak. That’s not forgetting the inextricable links between rock

music and sex. Whether it’s Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison of The Doors or Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, rock music has always provided sex symbols, many of which have led the way with regards to promiscuity. There’s no doubt that many of our members would have idolised and have been influenced by these artists at some point in their youth.” Interestingly, the survey also revealed that over half (55%) of members wouldn’t date someone whose music taste is the polar opposite of their own, as Grant explains:

“When establishing a connection with someone, be it friendship or romance, you’re always looking for some common ground, and music is a biggie. Everyone likes music in some form or another, so it’s almost guaranteed to come up in conversation. With so many people passionate about music, vastly different tastes can be a real turnoff. On the other hand, there are still plenty of people who relish discovering new music that they wouldn’t otherwise go out of their way to listen to, so a partner with different tastes can expand their horizons.”

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Free pool use for Mums-to-be Pregnant women on the Orihuela Costa can use the swimming pool at the Municipal Sports Centre for free. The Councillor for Sports, Damaso Aparicio, and the Services Coordinator for the Coast, Sofia Alvarez, have signed a collaboration agreement between the Department of Health Torrevieja, and medical director Hipรณlito Caro, with the Municipal Center Sports (CDM), with the aim of offering a free sports facilities service for pregnant women living on the coast. The initiative is supported by the local Department of Health. At the moment, this means about fifteen ladies can enjoy sports activities in the swimming pool, including classes and swimming. The initiative is aimed at promoting general health, sports and fitness during pregnancy in order to ensure the welfare of Mums-to-be. Mireille Toddington

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How to care for contact lenses Ninety-nine percent of contact lens users risk infections through unhygienic practices Specsavers Opticas offers advice for how to avoid infections and keep eyes healthy. A CDC study of contact lens wearers found that 99% of users surveyed had worn, washed or stored their lenses in unhygienic ways and Specsavers Opticas believes this is also the case for contact lens wearers in Spain. They have issued a warning that it is essential to care for contact lenses properly in order to avoid keratitis, a nasty condition which inflames the cornea and can lead to symptoms such as sore, red itchy eyes, blurred or reduced vision and difficulty opening the eyes. In order to help contact lens wearers stay healthy, Louise Stone from Specsavers Opticasin Javea has shared the following advice. “Contact lenses bring great benefits and are easy to use. Following simple hygiene and care guidelines will keep your eyes healthy and mean that your vision remains clear and the lenses stay comfortable. Your

optician will explain how to look after your contacts when you first get them, but here are some simple rules to follow: • Always wash, rinse and dry your hands thoroughly before removing your contact lenses • Only use them for the recommended time • Never rinse your contact lenses in tap water – you risk getting a severe eye infection • Don’t transfer contact lens solution into smaller travel size bottles as it may no longer be sterile • Never wet your contact lenses with

saliva – it’s not sterile and could cause an eye infection • Never wear your contact lenses in the shower or when swimming (unless you use water-tight goggles) If you’re concerned about caring for your lenses properly, try daily disposable lenses which are fresh every day.They are the most hygienic choice and you don’t have to worry about keeping them clean.” Specsavers Opticas offer contact lens health checks, lifestyle advice and also a free trial so you can make sure that the lenses suit you before you buy. For more information visit www.specsavers.es

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Saggy Breasts ! If we lived in the UK we probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care quite so much about saggy breasts, but because we live here and do tend to wear lighter more figure hugging clothing many of us do notice that we have saggy breasts. In fact research has shown that as the breasts succumb to gravity that some women experience a significant loss of self confidence which can actually affect their quality of life. Generally speaking many women start to loose the elasticity in the breasts after about 40 years of age as other factors can influence this such as ill fitting bras and of course pregnancy. Coopers droop is a name sometimes given to saggy breasts as the coopers ligaments are what help to keep the breast in place this along with the muscle of the chest area. Although some sagginess is normal as we age there are a few things that we can do to help to encourage the breast tissue to stay firm. Exercise is vital as it helps to keep our weight normal and promotes muscle mass and firm skin. Weight bearing exercises are particularly good for this and should be done 2 to 3 times each week. These can help to

tone the coopers ligaments and push ups, chest presses and dumbbell flys can also help although only exercise safely and under supervisions. If you are overweight and slimming down exercise is important too as breasts can become flaccid and saggy from rapid weight loss and the resulting excess

skin. Staying hydrated is vitally important for the body in general but also for the breast tissue. Breast cells are composed mainly of water so becoming dehydrated can have a negative effect on the skin leading to wrinkles, reduction in skin softness and saggy breasts. Regular massage can enhance the quality of the skin in the breast area and if you massage with coconut or

olive oil this will help to stimulate the blood flow to the surface of the breasts encouraging cell repair and helping to prevent sagging. Essential oils are useful and oils such as carrot, spearmint, lemongrass or fennel seed can be added to the coconut for an even better effect. Diet is important in the prevention of this problem and the avoidance of fried foods and foods that contain lots of chemicals is to be encouraged. Protein foods are essential and hemp seed and Vitamin C is thought to help breast tissue directly. Smoking has a disastrous effect of our skin and this includes breast tissue so stopping smoking is another thing we can do.. Another thing I would always recommend is to wear a correctly fitting bra. An astronomical amount of women have never been propriety measured for a bra and wear bras that are absolutely the wrong size and therefore give them little or no correct support. Get measured and if you gain or loose significant amounts of weight get measured again. Many good bra shops will offer a fitting service and it is discreetly and professionally done and should not cause any embarrassment.

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Best Newcomer The Chippy La Marina sponsored by Spanish Solutions and Comaskey Properties

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New Roadwatch Magazine launched The people behind the N332 Facebook page have launched the first edition of eMagazine, RoadWatch. This is the next progression in the N332 road safety project, supporting the website and the articles published on Facebook, and bringing them to readers in a new and easy to read format via your computer and tablet. You can read this first edition for FREE by clicking the virtual magazine on the N332.es website. Alternatively, you can purchase and download your own copy in PDF format buy clicking the BUY button, also on the website. Please make sure your computer or device is capable of reading PDF´s first though. If you downloaded the N332’s eBook you will be able to read the magazine, as it has been published in the same format. Officer Francisco told the Costa Blanca People, “We have released this first edition as a free read but in the future it will only be available for free to our N332 Club

members. I know what you´re thinking, what´s the N332 Club? Well, we will give you more information about that in the next few weeks, but let me just tell you that is the next exciting stage for the N332 project where membership will certainly have its benefits.” If you do pay the small fee to download your own copy in PDF format, the money received goes back into the project, as everybody involved gives up their time for free, and organisers will be giving a portion of the earnings to a charity - more about that in the next edition of Roadwatch. Meanwhile, if you are a business and would like to get involved by supporting the N332 project, send an email to admin@n332.es. Francisco closed by saying, “As for everybody else, we hope you enjoy this first edition. We are now off to start work on the next. Enjoy your summer and stay safe.”

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Thinking cars science fact not science fiction Deep-learning frameworks – a form of artificial intelligence – will evolve today’s semi-autonomous cars into self-driving vehicles that can handle all traffic scenarios, in all environments, by learning from experience rather than being preprogrammed for every eventuality. Crucially, these machines will also learn to make the big calls, like choosing between hitting the bus queue or the stray dog. Toyota has ploughed $1bn into the USbased Toyota Research Institute (TRI), with autonomous vehicles being a key focus. Intel recently acquired Altera, a maker of programmable logic devices with automotive applications, for $16bn. Experts at both companies are focused on developing autonomous cars that not

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only adhere to set protocols – keeping between white lines, for instance – but react to unpredictable scenarios too. “Imagine debris falling off a truck,” says TRI’s Dr Gill Pratt. “Should the car think of the debris like another car, and avoid it? Kind of, but the debris might break apart like lots of cars. Should it think of it as a pedestrian? Kind of, but the debris might initially be moving far faster than a pedestrian. Part of our work will focus on augmenting machine learning, and measuring the robustness of systems for scenarios we haven’t yet thought of.” UK-based firm i-Abra partners with Altera in developing deep-learning frameworks for autonomous cars. “Machine learning has been around since

the dawn of computing,” says managing director Ian Taylor. “The computer mimics neurons, creating artificial neural networks. Ultimately you’re trying to replace human sense and action with artificial intelligence by acting on data collected from the car’s sensors, cameras, radar and maybe audio.” Taylor takes a pragmatic view of the scenarios autonomous cars will face. “If bricks fall off a truck, the worst-case scenario is to stop the car as quickly as possible,” he says. “But the cars need that experience, that’s why Google is sending cars into the real world to acquire millions of hours of data, with a driver ready to retake control. The car can learn from experience, then share that learning across a fleet that’s constantly connected. The moral maze is presented every day to humans – do you hit the deer, or the tree? – but if a human can make the decision, a computer can too.” Taylor admits that machines are fallible, but far less so than humans. “The fully autonomous car would not only have more experience than a 17-year-old driver, but also his father,” he argues. “Autonomous cars will save fuel, cut journey times, and saves lives.” Nonetheless, Taylor predicts fully autonomous cars are at least a decade away, his sentiments echoed by Pratt: “We’re maybe 95 percent of the way to full autonomy, but that doesn’t mean the last 5 percent will be as easy,” says Pratt. So for now, for much of the time, humans do it better. But there’s no doubting we’re on borrowed time.

Driving restrictions for over 65s Drivers over the age of 65 may face restrictions on their driving based on medical conditions. Depending on the type and severity of medical failures, the traffic department have issued a list of guidelines on restrictions that the over 65´s may face. The first restriction could be based on distance, with older drivers restricted to journeys not exceeding either 20 or 50 kilometres distance. Elderly drivers may also face permanent bans from driving on motorways, or at night. Drivers may face restrictions in the maximum permitted speed which the vehicle they are driving may travel. The actual restrictions will be assessed by the driving examiners based on the medical evidence but could restrict vehicles to a maximum of either 70 or 100 kilometres per hour.

Driving licences will have to be renewed every 5 years for the over 65´s, rather than every 10 years for those under the age bracket. However, the 5 year renewal is based on a person of optimum health, the examination may result in a forced renewal every 2, 3 or 4 years, which may alter after each renewal depending on how health has declined. The over 65´s must also provide a certificate from the family doctor in the case of having been diagnosed with a chronic disease which may affect driving ability, if they have had cataract surgery or heart surgery, and if they are diabetic or taking medications such as Sintrom or other anticoagulant drugs. Send your motoring questions to n332@costablancapeople.com and don’t forget to check out the N332’s Facebook page for more information on driving in Spain.

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Chris Evans quits Top gear Ferrari’s Fiorano test track Following controversy from start to finish, poor viewer ratings, unfavourable reviews and rumours of personality clashes Chris Evans has finally admitted defeat and announced he is stepping down as lead presenter of Top gear. Chris Evans, tweeted: “Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that’s not enough. The team is beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.” A follow up statement from Chris added: “I have never worked with a more

BBC is understood to be negotiating with former Friends star LeBlanc – thought to be keen to remain on the show – for a second series. Last month, it was reported LeBlanc threatened to quit if Evans did not go. The BBC confirmed that it had “no plans to replace Chris” and that it did not expect to make any changes to the presenting lineup. However, it described rumours that LeBlanc had made an ultimatum as “categorically untrue”. The audience for the Sunday night

committed and driven team than the team I have worked with over the last twelve months. I feel like my standing aside is the single best thing I can now do to help the cause. I remain a huge fan of the show, always have been, always will be. I will continue to focus on my radio show and the allied events that it encompasses.” Evans has quit after just one series in charge of the BBC2 motoring show and the

show has more than halved since Evans took over in May with Sunday’s night’s closing episode watched by just 1.9m viewers, down from 4.3m for the opening show. Before its re-launch, Evans told press he would be disappointed if the show had fewer than 5 million viewers. When it was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, the programme attracted 8m viewers at its height – notably in the wake of co-

presenter Richard Hammond’s near-fatal high-speed crash – and always reached more than 2m. BBC management was concerned about falling ratings for its most valuable show, which was worth an estimated £50m in worldwide sales before Clarkson left last year after assaulting a member of staff. The decision to leave was made by Evans, but one television executive said that Evans had “jumped before he was pushed”. With other broadcast commitments including hosting the Radio 2 breakfast show, Evans struggled with a barrage of newspaper stories alleging poor behaviour and most recently one alleging sexual harassment in the 1990s. LeBlanc, who, in contrast to Evans, has been widely praised for his onscreen performance, is understood to have told BBC bosses during negotiations over his contract that the partnership was not working. One source said LeBlanc disliked his co-host’s behaviour on set, though the BBC would not confirm this. Reports that LeBlanc had vowed to leave the show unless Evans was sacked emerged last week in the Sun newspaper; which has been an almost constant critic of Evans over the past year. Describing Top Gear – which has been hit by a string of staff departures – as “crisis-hit”, the newspaper reported that LeBlanc had “grown increasingly frustrated with his costar’s rudeness and frosty attitude towards the team”. Evans is expected to receive just one third of his three-year fee to produce Top Gear, estimated at almost £6m for three years once all his other BBC commitments are included. He will not receive any payoff.

Ferrari’s Fiorano test track is a scientific playground based in Fiorano Modenese, Italy, where the handling of each and every car to wear the prancing horse emblem is honed – and a place overflowing with history. Fiorano’s test track is a figure-of-eight

within the track’s confines, not far from the modern-day pit-lane. Spookily, his old office has been preserved more or less as he left it, right down to the black and white TV he used to watch F1 Grand Prix on when he was no longer able to attend the races in person.

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circuit squeezed into two overlapping fields bought by Enzo Ferrari in the ’60s and built in 1972. It’s virtually next door to the Ferrari factory in Maranello, so the testers and F1 team can almost wheel their cars directly from the workshop to the track. There are two possible layouts for the approach to the first corner, each designed to upset a car’s balance by braking in different ways. Other corners are to test the flexibility of engines in the exits, the effect of centrifugal forces on their fuelling and lubrication systems, and how the brakes withstand track use. There are some big stops at Fiorano – enough to make even a 488 GTB’s giant brakes groan and flicker its hazard lights when slowing for the hairpins. Formula 1 testing may be tightly

Today, certain valued clients are invited to stay in the house overnight when visiting Ferrari, although wellheeled members of the public can do the same for a few thousand Euros. Many of the streets around Ferrari’s base are named after the F1 team’s former drivers but five-time drivers champion for the team Michael Schumacher gets an entire piazza. It’s the space in front of Enzo Ferrari’s former quarters, flanked by the reddoored, rustic-bricked farm building used as garages in the ’60s, and a former barn opposite that’s today used as a briefing room for clients. Back in his days testing for Ferrari, Schumacher used to base himself in Ferrari’s former house, converting the top floor into a gym and reputedly playing football with the

The UK's vote to leave the EU will cause instability and uncertainty that will challenge the UK car industry. That was the verdict of the trade body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), as it reported record turnover for 2015. While the UK's automotive sector has ‘gone from strength to strength’, the leave vote may cause problems for the car industry, it said. Turnover rose 7.3 percent to £71.6bn while jobs and vehicle production also rose. However SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said that the outlook had been clouded due to uncertainty about dealing with trading partners in Europe. The number employed in the sector rose by 17,000 to 814,000 and there was a 5 percent rise in vehicle production to 1.7 million in 2015, the SMMT said, and car manufacturing output is already up more than 10 percent so far this year. But the UK's future access to the single market has been brought into question following the vote to leave the EU. Hawes said success has been due to unrestricted access to the single market, input to EU legislation to safeguard the interests of UK Automotive, and the ability to recruit talent from abroad. He warned that the threat to this from leaving the union could jeopardise the ability to access important markets. “We need full and unrestricted access to the single market now and in the future, 80 percent of what we produce is

restricted nowadays, but there’s still a huge amount of experimentation and testing of Ferrari’s other racing cars, FXX track cars, driver training programmes, and extensive road car development work. Since 2001, a sprinkler system can wet the track in a few minutes, and recover most of the water back into the system as it drains off the track. There’s an enormous circular steering pad too, and a couple of helipads, little and large. Il Commendatore’s old quarters, a whitewash-walled former farm house, sit

mechanics outside in the evenings. Not even Ferrari in its own back yard is immune to the creeping threat of noise complaints. You’d think that around its home, where on the face of it the cult of Ferrari seems almost a religion, the company would be immune – but that’s not the case. When they drive the circuit they’re required to lift from the throttle after the last corner to keep the company out of hot water with the local residents and authorities. Times may change, but Fiorano is still sacred to all motoring enthusiasts.

exported and the only way to succeed is through unrestricted and reciprocal access to the EU and global markets,” he told an industry summit. Access to the single market is key; Japan and the USA have ‘access’ but many countries have to negotiate a trade deal, pay tariffs, get through customs and all abide by EU rules and regulations to get

their goods into the EU and they don't have a say on those rules. By comparison, at the moment the UK is a member of the EU's single market and has been for decades, it enjoys totally free movement of goods, finance, and people around the EU, without any tariffs and it has a say on how the rules are written. The head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Mike Hawes,

said: “Eighty percent of what we produce is exported and the only way to succeed is through unrestricted and reciprocal access to the EU and global markets.” However Jaguar Land Rover's group strategy director Adrian Hallmark said the EU would be unlikely to take any action that would disrupt trade, at least for the luxury end of the market.

“It's in the interest of the EU to maintain access to the UK market, so I can't imagine that there would be any overly punitive measure in the premium end of the business. It would be cutting the European nose off to spite its face,” he said. He added that the business would remain UK focused and that there were no plans to change.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Three more Murcian Charities Benefit from HELP M.M.M. During the last weeks of May HELP Murcia Mar Menor was able to make its last three donations to charities in the Murcia region from monies raised during 2015. Pat Massingham president of HELP presented Rafael Ros Bobadilla of Afacmur with a cheque for €2000. This charity assists families who have children who have been diagnosed with cancer by means of visits from psychologists who assess the home situation and then offer the help needed. Children in hospital receiving chemotherapy treatment are guided through the process by people who are able to help them understand and cope with the situation they find themselves in. Afacmur also organise summer holiday camps where the children meet others in the same situation and they are able to help each other in difficult circumstances. It also helps to give the parents a few days respite. Afacmur is based in Murcia and works together with La Arixaca hospital; this is the only hospital in Spain with a specialized program to assist children with cancer and their parents. It is partly funded by the government but lately this funding has been greatly reduced due to the economic crisis in Spain. HELP´S donation was very much appreciated. Picture shows Elaine Dale of HELP with Pat Massingham HELP´S President presenting the cheque to Rafael Ros Bobadilla of Afacmur. Later in the day it was the turn of

Prometeo Torre Pacheco where once again the President of HELP Pat Massingham was able to hand over a cheque for €2000 to Ascnsion Mendez to enable the charity to carry on its good works. Founded in 1997, Prometeo runs a day centre for mentally and physically handicapped children and adults with differing levels of incapacity from the age of 16 to 65 years. Their service covers physiotherapy, aquatic and occupational therapy, training in social skills which enable them to lead more independent lives. There is also a leisure group that provides parents with respite. Prometeo also look after smaller children up to six years of age in another building which was opened in November 2010 and has been extended over the years. The picture shows Pat Massingham President of HELP handing the President of Prometeo Ascension Mendez the cheque for €2000. Also present is Sandra Martinez of Prometeo and Janneke Chambers of HELP. Pat and Janneke were given handmade tokens of appreciation made by one of the clients, to remember the day, a small plant and a bracelet with the name of Prometeo on them. Last but not least on May 25th a donation was made to A.F.E.M.A.R. in Lo Pagan. This organisation was set up in 2008 by families who saw the need to help people with mental illnesses; they now work in conjunction with FEAFES in the Murcia Region. All the clients have mental illnesses and attend a day centre where they are assisted in social and contact attitudes to help them to better function and be accepted into wider

society. The services AFEMAR provide are psychological help for clients and their families, information about specific illnesses, educational workshops including reading and writing, personal hygiene, music, kitchen skills, occupational and artistic workshops including furniture restoration, bicycle repairs, painting and handicrafts. They also assist families to understand mental illness and assist youngsters between 6 and 18 years of age who have behaviour problems and learning difficulties. As with all organisations these days AFEMAR struggles financially and the donation of €2000 from HELP Mercia Mar Menor was much appreciated and will be used for their workshops and projects. Photograph showing Pat Massingham President of HELP M.M.M. accompanied by Janneke Chambers of HELP presenting Juana Maria Romero Baños the president of AFEMAR accompanied by Vice President José Luis Martinez Zamora with a cheque for €2000 from money raised by HELP M.M.M. during 2015. Dear Editor I would be very pleased if you can tell me the name of this flower. I have lived in Albatera since 2004 and every March since, this little beauty appears on the dry river bank, either singly or a small clump. It begins with very dark green outer leaves. Once fully grown, it begins to dies off within a couple of weeks. Strangely, although I believe this to be a very dry

clay earth flower, my husband and I saw it on the wet islands of Faro! It certainly looked very similar. Your thoughts would be very much appreciated.

various events around the Orihula Costa and have helped raise Thousands of euros for different charities. We now have a vacancy for a lady singer, to compliment our small group of singers. If you feel you may be able to help in this vacancy please contact our secretary, Marion. On 638266432 Dear Editor Almoradi Scrabble Club new. Members shared tea and muffins over a game of scrabble this month. The highest score of the afternoon was made by Christine with 363. Sam, our newest member won the spot prize for the highest laid word connected to"tennis". Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 26th July at Cafebar Almoradi starting at 3:45. New members welcome.

Thank you in anticipation. Regards Doreen Mayes We think it might be a desert hyacinth! Dear Editor T.A.A.B.S (TORREVIEJA ASSOCIATION BALLADEER SINGERS) Charity Singing Group The Leading award winning charity singing group on the Orihuela Costa, This Charity Singing Group, are rehearsing, in Ernest, for late summer, and Christmas Charity events. We are group of dedicated non professional singers singing for Charity at

Dear Editor The All New Rojales Pantomime Group are still looking for new members to join our spectacular next production of Sleeping Beauty we still need some main characters and you could be our next King Rumbletum (a glutton, doting Father to Princess Beauty, and hen pecked husband!!) The Rojales Pantomime Group are going from strength to strength, we have a NEW LOGO (designed by Richard Kingston) Contact us NOW Christine 678212034 or Thelma 653729189 email: rojalespantomime@gmail,com website: rojalespantomime.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 7. Tell (6) 8. Stop (6) 10. Argue (7) 11. Pretence (5) 12. Masticate (4) 13. Instruct (5) 17. Foremost (5) 18. Only (4) 22. Traverse (5)

23. Burdensome (7) 24. Movement (6) 25. Wanness (6)

6. Condition (5) 9. Throwback (9) 14. Errand (7) 15. Eyeglass (7) 16. Sweet course (7) 19. Rascal (5) 20. Adolescent (5) 21. Put off (5)

Down 1. Make (7) 2. Bunch (7) 3. Corpulent (5) 4. Faultless (7) 5. Boundary (5)

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DOWN 1. Spider’s web partly entangled near the end of the roof (3-4) 2. An evergreen island, we hear (7) 3 & 15Dn. Those who earn - but not by loafing! (5-7) 4. They slip easily from a shelf in the vessel (7)

5. 6. 9.

Bet again on a race... (5) ...say the government (5) These lads could become immortal (9) 14. Dissenter could be there in charge (7) 15. See 3 Down. 16. Put on record again (7) 19 & 7Ac. They set the table for track workers (5-6) 20 & 21Dn. He provides what the strikers need and encourages the unions! (5-5) 21. See 20 Down

SOLUTIONS 641 QUICK Across: 1 Faith; 4 Divulge; 8 Attempt; 9 Trail; 10 Tart; 11 Outlying; 13 Care; 14 Stag; 16 Sinister; 17 Vain; 20 Elude; 21 Produce; 22 Shelter; 23 Sweet. Down: 1 Fractiousness; 2 Inter; 3 Home; 4 Detour; 5 Vitality; 6 Leading; 7 Enlightenment; 12 Prospect; 13 Consume; 15 Temper; 18 Amuse; 19 Toss. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Poker; 4 Maestro; 8 Treason; 9 Drape; 10 Else; 11 Keenness; 13 Lion; 14 Very; 16 Post-free; 17 Glee; 20 Photo; 21 Preside; 22 Rosette; 23 Light. Down: 1 Put pen to paper; 2 Knees; 3 Risk; 4 Manger; 5 Endanger; 6 Tragedy; 7 Overstatement; 12 Confront; 13 Lesions; 15 Temple; 18 Lying; 19 Well.

Sudoku Solution

Solution for Logic Puzzle Leslie Everett

1986

Otis

1985

Ira

1984

Shaun

1983

Blue Lime green Pink Maroon Silver

56 69 73 58 64

1. Of the skydiver who first started in 1984 and the jumper who wears the lime green suit, one is Everett and the other has done 58 previous jumps.. 2. The jumper who has done 64 previous jumps started skydiving 1 year before the skydiver who has done 58 previous jumps.. 3. Otis started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who wears the maroon suit.. 4. Otis has done 73 previous jumps.. 5. The skydiver who wears the pink suit started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who wears the maroon suit.. 6. Leslie has done 56 previous jumps.. 7. The jumper who first started in 1987 wears the blue suit.. 8. Ira doesn't wear the silver suit.. 9. Otis started skydiving sometime before Everett.

painter (7) 24. Alarm bell will disturb the Scot at home (6) 25. Brief second return is not divulged (6)

1987

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 7. See 19 Down 8. Was attached to watch the consort (6) 10. Caterer rearranges paved area (7) 11. Money order for the enlisted group... (5) 12. ...and some of the professional soldiers as well (4) 13 & 18Ac. So the wire must be translated or else! (9) 17. Strips and goes to sleep? (5) 18. See 13 Across. 22. Desert holiday (5) 23. He produced “The Crucifixion” as a

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Emergency chemist In every town on the Costa Blanca, you will find a chemist open out of hours. In some larger towns such as Torrevieja, some chemists open throughout the day with no ‘siesta’, or even until 9pm and over weekends. The duty chemist can change on a weekly basis and in some towns, local pharmacies take turns to be ‘on duty’ out of hours and through the night for emergencies. If you approach an emergency chemist and it appears to be closed, look closer as often for security reasons, out of hours business is done via a small hatch through which

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Pueblo Bravo, large restaurant and bar for sale with private car park, 200m square build, enormous kitchen, fully fitted in stainless steel, very nicely decorated and internal furnishings, open 7 days a week, current popular clientele, only for sale due to personal reasons, price 25,000 Euros. For further information please telephone SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours. Quesada, Pueblo Bravo, Mirror Image Hairdressors Salon Lease For Sale. This fully equipped Salon has 3 Chairs, 2 washbacks, 3 nail tables, big beauty room, and upstairs a tanning room for spray on tan. Rent is very reasonable, 800 euros per month, equal to 21.91 euros per day. Possibility of subletting nail tables. Double access front and rear, parking available all day close by. Smart quality décor, ideal start up business, with a client list available. For further details please contact SunseekersQuesada on 966 718 779 office hours or 672 366 275 out of hours. Owners are minded to sell and may consider part owner financing i.e. 50% down payment and terms monthly thereafter. Located in central Torrevieja. on 3 floors of 120m2 on each floor (cafeteria, bar and private function room) the bar is fully equipped for music, with extractor and is fully functional. 27000€. Tel 677 593 875 (643) Market stall, Guardamar Lemon Tree. 642 306 454 (643)

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EMPLOYMENT Sales staff required for the Bed Specialist. Sales experience is not required as full training will be given. Excellent conditions. Full contract. Please send C.V. to torrevieja@the bedspecialists.es. (JG) Native English speaking teacher required for language school in Algorfa. Spanish speaking essential. Contact Tel. 966 781 203 or 696 714 364 (644 Experienced chef and front of house staff required-all year with contract. La Cosecha, Benijofar 966 194 018, lacosecha1@yahoo.co.uk (642)

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PORTUGAL BEATS THE ODDS

Hosts France were even stronger favourites coming into the Eurocup final, after beating the powerful Germans in their semi. They must have been confident lining up against a Portuguese squad which has had difficulty in scoring goals. After a chaotic ‘closing ceremony’ that you had to be French to understand, I suppose, the home side started to stride through the Portuguese midfield with purpose, and only a great save by Rui Patricio thwarted Griezmann. Then Cristiano Ronaldo received a brutal challenge from Payet – unpunished by Clattenburg – and was unable to continue, leaving the field in tears after only 24 minutes. But Portugal, far from being destroyed by this, started to come into the game a little more. As the game progressed, it was only really Sissoko who troubled the Portuguese defence, in which maan-of-the-match Pepe was a tower of strength, ably supported by William Carvalho and a fine ‘keeper in Rui Patricio.

When the match went into extra time, Ronaldo hobbled back, his leg strapped up, to urge on his colleagues, and deep into the second period, after Guerreiro had hit the bar with a free kick, Eder found the net with a long range shot to give Portugal their first major title. Andy Murray made it two wins in a row at Wimbledon, when he overcame Canadian Raonic’s fearsome serves to win in three straight sets, and Serena Williams equaled Stefi Graf’s record as she won the ladies’ singles yet again. Britain has done a ‘reverse Brexit’ in cycling terms, not only joining in the continental party, but beating all and sundry, it seems. As I write, Chris Froome wears the Tour de France’s coveted yellow jersey, having won a hair-raising stage victory after his descent of the Peyresourde. Three stage wins and the green sprinter’s jersey have gone to Manxman Mark Cavendish, Stephen Cummings was another stage winner, and Adam Yates wears the young rider’s white jersey. In the European Athletics Championships, Spain has won a creditable eight medals, not the least of which was the third high jump title in a row for the excellent Ruth Betia. Malcolm Palmer

El Plantio 2 Owing to a late cancellation, which necessitated a change of scheduled game, our Acting Captain trolled the internet to find a game called Split Sixes for teams of 3 players. Six points are available to be shared - four for hole winner and two for second with none for third. Obviously tied holes split the points. Each threesome compete against each

other but also other individuals. A bit complicated but eventually everyone was au fait with it. Nearest the pins : Hole 1, Mike Davies, Hole 6, Mike Davies. It's becoming quite a habit, Mike. 3rd Place, Graham Blakeway, Handicap 8 – 42 points on count back. 2nd Place, Gordon Wayne, Handicap 10 -

La Marina Golf Society A reduced field due to overseas visitors and old-age ailments saw us play a stableford competition at the immaculate Roda course. Despite almost gale force winds, mostly in our faces, some impressive scores were achieved. Fairways as always were in good condition, and whilst the speed of the greens took a while to master, they were well kept. Winner of the gold group was Mike Green with a score of 36pts, but this total was eclipsed by the silver group winner young Bill England (with partial loss of sight in one eye), grossing a magnificent 40 pts. Winners of the nearest the pins were guest Ian Jones ,Roy Welleans and John Brastock who also took home the two's pot of

42 euros which will ,no doubt, be used to buy a round at the next meeting. Many thanks to Helena and Nicky for providing the victuals at our prizegiving at the La Marina Club. Our next venue is Villamartin on 21st july, being the 2nd leg of the summer cup. First tee is 0936 at a cost of 47 euros. The sheet is on the board as usual or contact Alan Craig on 634347788 or a100ac@yahoo.co.uk.

45 points. 1st Place, Laurence Wanty , Handicap 9 – 46 points. If anyone would like to join our Society, we play at El Plantio Golf Club on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. We use both courses the Par 3 nine hole course and the main 18 hole course, so we cater for all abilities. The membership rates are very competitive, so call for more details. Anyone who wishes to play in the Society as a guest or join as a new member, contact Ian Henderson on 966 716 616 or 636 116 230. David Swann

Las Salinas Summer Petanca League The league is now finished and we are looking forward to having a few months off in this heat, but that is not say some people will still be practising ready for the winter league, which starts again in October. There have been some surprising results in the last few matches, which has altered the league tables. In division 1 Amigos Belgas 1 finally won the league on the last match of the season. Los Bandidos ended up 2nd with Guardamar coming a creditable 3rd. In division 2 three teams had a chance to win the league. As the results went Los altos amigos pipped Dominos phoenix by 1 point with the Falcons as close 3rd. In division 3 Lakeside as expected came 1st followed by Los altos jets 2nd with Laguna Rosa 3rd. There will be a hog roast on Friday 8th July were up to now over 120 people will be attending to be presented with their cups and medals. Thanks to all our sponsors Casas Manuel, Dominos Bar and Coys Rent A Car. Linda S Haymes

The Celts Club de Golf Blitz Day Last Thursday we celebrated our first Blitz Day. The itinerary for the day included an attempt at the fastest 18 holes of golf. A three club challenge and a team event which pitted a President’s selection (John O’Brien) versus a Captain’s selection (Bev Ellender). The occasion was also used as a get together to allow members

new and old to play with players they might not necessarily have met before. The day began bright and early at 8.30 with all the players ready to take on the challenge of a fastest 18 holes. Paul and Jose took up their position and the rocket was fired to begin the round. Various guesses were made as to how long it would take and how

many balls might be lost. All that I know is that we started with a box of new golf balls and not one managed to be returned. Those lakes! There were no practice swings, no lining up just, hit and run. Talk about running, Roy who needs a buggy, hmm because he cannot manage walking gave a good impression of a hundred metre sprinter. Paul was keeping a close eye on the time and when the final putt was taken the watch stopped at the incredible time of eighteen minutes and twenty-five seconds. Now beat that. All the players adjourned to the clubhouse where tea, coffee and biscuits were taken. A draw was then made for the various groupings taking part in the three club nine-hole competition. One of the clubs selected had to be a putter. We had two winners from each nine and judging by

the scores some players might do better if they only carried three clubs. The front nine winners were Dave Morris and Larry Brennan who both shot a very creditable 17 points. The back nine was won by Steve Hopkins and Tom McEwan with 18 and 17 points. Steve actually shot 20 points but signed for a 6 on a hole when he actually had a 4. I think three clubs should be all that you use form now on Steve. We then had a light snack of sandwiches or baguettes with a refreshment before we embarked on our challenge match, the President’s versus Captain’s teams. Again we had a shot gun start. The format was a twoperson scramble and the best 10 pairs on each team would decide the winning team. When all the players had finished we then had our presentation dinner of four courses with drinks included. I am not sure how our treasurer was managing the stress, Denis keeps a tight-gripe on the reins, but he was reminded that it was his idea after all! Down to the prizes, we had various nearest the pins and these were claimed by, Dave Morris, Sue Owens, Steve Hopkins, Noel Geoghegan, Jan Jenkins, Keith Peat and John O’Brien. A prize was also awarded to the best score returned from each team. For the Captain’s team this prize went to Dave Kirk and Dave Stockton with a 63. The President teamed up with James Herbert and they shot a 60 to claim the

prize. So to the overall result who claimed the trophy? Bev’s team returned a combined 673 shots for their best ten cards an average of 67.3. John’s team came in with the total of 663. The President’s team were the victors on this occasion and Denis then presented the trophy to the winning President’s team. There is a monumental amount of work that goes on behind the scene and there are a few people who need to be thanked for organising the day, Camillus Fitzpatrick and his competitions committee. Denis McCormack for his accounting skills and keeping everything in financial order. To La Serena, Bruno, Wayne, Paul, Jose, Jean, Karolina, John, Diego and Leticia thank you for all your help. To the restaurant, Anna and Jose who provided us with our sustenance throughout the day. A very special thank you to all those players who took part in this day and helped to make it very special. Thank you, one and all. The day was a fantastic occasion where members got to meet and socialise with each other and it was a free day for all our members. We did take up a collection for two charities and a presentation was made to Bruno of 330 euros for a charity of his choice and The Celts are donating 340 to the Elche Children’s Care Home. All the feed-back that we have received has been very positive and we hope to see more of our members at the next golf and social outing.

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EUROGOLF END OF SEASON PARTY Recently Eurogolf held its annual end of season party at the Chill Out lounge where they enjoyed sumptuous canapés and cocktails. The presentations for the annual competitions were made and were as follows Club Champion George McCallum, Handicap Champion Ian Stewart, Medal Eclectic David Gregson , Stableford Eclectic Claire DayeGretton, Nick Faldo (last 4 medals) George McCallum Laura Davies (last 4 medals) Sue Gillette, Club singles Ian Turner, Mixed pairs Greensomes Ian and Morag Turner, Club pairs Colin Hobden and Keith Wright, Senior Singles Joe Ogden, Mens Strokeplay Franz Berndt, Ladies Strokeplay Morag Turner, Most improved man John Barraclough, Most improved lady Claire DayeGretton. Other Trophies played for throughout the year Non winners cup Colin Hobden, Millenium Masters Robin Richards, Jubilee Cup John Barraclough, Chuck Martinez Cup Mary Sanderson, Presidents Trophy Claire-Daye Gretton, Birthday Cup Robin Richards, Founders Trophy Morag Turner, Easter Cup Stan Low, Ken Wilson Memorial Martin Rodgers. Monthly Medal Winners 2015/2106 Sept, John

barraclough, Oct Robin Richards, Nov John Fairhurst, Dec Angelique Berndt, Jan Tony Stanley, Feb John Fairhurst, Apr Morag Turner, May George McCallum, June George McCallum. Monthly Stableford Winners 2015/2016 Sept Colin Hobden, Oct John Barraclough, Nov Morag Turner, Dec David Gregson, Jan Claire Daye-Gretton, Feb John Barraclough, March Stan Low, April Morag Turner, May Pino Perito, June Albert Lawson. EUROGOLF TEXAS SCRAMBLE On Thursday 30th June Eurogolf played their last game of the season which was a Texas scramble. The winning team with an impressive score of 60.7 was Clive Horne, Jeff Lynch, Monique reeves and Gill Gordon. 2nd George mcCallum Gordon Bourne Joe Ogden and Peter Sanderson 61.5 3rd John Fairhurst Morag Turner Steve Sayers and Petra Van Dorp 63.8 NTP´s 5th George McCallum 11th Geoff Evans 15th David Gregson 17th George McCallum As the match fee was waived and all the football was sold there were 10 football prizes Ian Stewart x 2 Fred Reeve x 2 Clive Horne x 2 Ken Enever Hedy Paehlig George

McCallum John Connolly TUESDAY TOFFS On Tuesday 28th June Toffs played their last match of the season. The results were Cat 1 (015) 1st Pino Perito 38 2nd Arthur Crammon 35 3rd Franz Brendt 35 Cat 2 (16-24) 1st Jeff Lynch 39 2nd Debbie Weedon 36 3rd John Faiurhurst 35 Cat 3 (25-31) 1st Jan Shorley 34 2nd Geoff Evans 34 3rd Mary Sanderson 33 Cat 4 (32+) 1st Peter Sanderson 39 2nd Claire Daye-Gretton 38 3rd Chris Stanley 31 Best front 9 Ian Pegg 17 Best back 9 Angelique Berndt 20 NTPs 5th George McCallum 11th Tiny Stanley 15th Daviud Valentine 17th John Fairhurst. Overall winner Jeff Lynch. Football draw-As todays match was free there were 10 football prizes paid out Jeff Lynch, Arthur Crammon, Gary Grierson, Tony Stanley, Ken Enever, Fred Reeve, Hedy Paeligh, Ian Stewart, Gill Britten and John Holland. Congratulations to all the winners. Eurogolf have finished now until September but if you would like to play with one of the most established golf societies on the Costa Blanca who celebrated 25 years this year, please visit the website www.eurogolfquesada.co.uk.

T.M.G.S. @ Campoamor Thirty-six members and guests made their Way to Campoamor for the 9am starting time, hoping to finish before the temperatures soared at midday! The golf course is improving week after week with the green keeper attempting to put some shape into the fairways, maybe he needs a little help with the

promised not to mention the “Pink outfit” the Vernon was sporting today, oh sorry Vern. Today he was again accompanied by the Swedish version of Clark Kent (superman) to whom he promptly passed the “pink ball”, Kent (that’s his first name) couldn’t get the thing near the hole and if he had

Hettrick, hole 15 and Joe Dean hole 17. Best guest this week was Patrick wouters with a very impressive 41 points. Silver category; 3rd place Andy Skinner 36 points, 2nd Alex Goslan 38 points and this week’s winner with 40 points Colin Marsden. Gold category 3rd Hans Arvesen 34 points, 2nd Gary Turner 34

size of the curves but never-theless it is getting there, greens are also improving although it was thought that they had been given too much water, a little on the bumpy side. Last week at Roda that lovely man Vernon Brown was awarded the “pink ball” for NOT getting the ball to the hole when putting, and those greens were fast! I

putted better he could have improved on his 37 points considerably. Results for the N.T.P. competition; hole 4 Superman, Kent Larsson, hole 6 Hans Arvesen, hole 10 Roger Nilsen, hole 15 Any Skinner and hole 17 Joe Dean. Our “2’s” pot carried €55 including the rollover from last week and this was shared between John

points (L/H) 1st John Hettrick 38 points. Photo: Silver category winners. Campoamor will be the venue for our 4th Anniversary competition on the 3/8/16 with lots of extra prizes followed by a buffet at the club. For more information call our secretary on 661 524 101 or visit www.tmgs.org @TMGSGOLF www.facebook/TMGSGOLF

CLUB 25, LA SERENA San Miguel Golf Society at Villamartín Three guests joined 41 members playing a stableford competition at SMGS’s frequently visited venue of Villamartin. The course was in excellent condition, the quality of the greens being particularly notable. The longish set up of the course again appeared to

Roehrig, Mike Frankish and Noel Bannon again coming in the top 5, and three of the 4 retaining May’s finishing places. The day’s competition results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 5th Neil

be the main causal factor for what usually happens when we play here, that is that Gold category returns are significantly better overall than Silver, Silver better than bronze. And so it was again, with the added dimension of a clear ‘horses for courses’ day for those in the society’s premium category, with our last visit’s winner Steve Higgins (40) winning once more, and Barry

Sheldon (30 on CB), 4th Ian Parkinson (30 on CB), 3rd Ken Frew (30 on CB), 2nd Chris Hamblett (32), and 1st, winner of the category for the second week in a row, Mary Cleary with 35 points. Silver Category: 5th Phil Birtwistle (33), 4th Paul Kelsall (34 on CB), 3rd Norman Cahill (34 on CB), 2nd Mike Jordan (35) and 1st Pat McLaughlin with 38 points.

Gold Category: 5th Richard Wale (36), 4th Noel Bannon (37), 3rd Mike Frankish (38), 2nd Barry Roehrig (39), and 1st, with yet another excellent score, new Order of Merit leader, taking over from long time front runner John Osborne, Steve Higgins with 40 points. Best front 9 and not in the prizes went to Hugh Reilly (18), best back 9 to the winner of this last time we were here, Ivan Hanak, with 19 points. If only he could get the front 9 sorted out!! The Abacus, a fine bottle of red, was won by Fred Walker. Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to Captain Barry Roehrig (6 and 13), Pat McLaughlin (9), and Norman Padmore (17). The Best Guest prize went to Garfield Bell with 37 points. Our thanks go to the staff at Villamartin golf course for their contribution to an excellent day. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on 966 731 033 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week we will be at Alicante.

Seventeen players and 3 guests played our usual Wednesday Fiddle Comp, scoring was very good, in spite of an early breeze which doesn’t usually rear its ugly head until about midday. Winner of the back 9 with 20 points was Ken Sharp, the front 9 was won by our Captain Peter Ferries with 19 points, and the overall winner with 36 points was Mick (the gout) Brentnall, all 3 players had their Wednesday handicaps reduced by 1 shot. The best guest prize was won by Steve Baker with 37 points, playing off a handicap of 17, this is only the second time he has played the course, so well done Steve. There were 4 2’s today, Peter Ferries was lucky enough to get 2 of these on the 9th and 17th, Ken McKee on the 9th and Ray Millgate on the 17th. Sunday 26th saw us playing a Medal comp, in 3rd place with a net 73 was Ken McKee, 2nd place with 72 was Fernando Leone and the winner also with 72, but beating Fernando due to lower handicap was Ray Millgate. There were no 2s so next Sunday is a roll over. On Wednesday 29th we had an away day at Lo Romero. The course was in immaculate condition and the greens were quite slick, which must have suited the ladies, as you will see by the results. There were quite

a few cries of ‘do you want a taxi to take you to your T box’ as some of the ladies T’s were quite well forward. As with all our away days we do not have a 2s competition, this however, does allow us to give out more main prizes, so in 7th place with 32 points was Malcolm Smith, 6th also with 32 points was Ken McKee, 5th with 34 points was Mick Brentnall, 4th with 35 points was Martin Oakley, 3rd with 38 points was Barbara Hitchings, 2nd with 39 points was Janet Gallagher, who lost out on 1st place to May Ross on lower handicap, who also had 39 points. So well done to the 3 ladies. There were 4 NTP’s on the 5th Paul Stokes, 9th was Martin Archer, the 12th was Ken McKee and the 15th was Norman Page. On a different note, the course was quite busy and it took us over 5 hours to play the 18 holes, which is not acceptable, particularly on a course with such wide fairways, and not too many hazards. In order to speed play up golfers should play ‘ready golf’, even though

it might not be your turn, if you are ready, play your shot, particularly if you are not a ‘long hitter’ of the ball. Always keep up with the group in front, and not just ahead of the group behind.

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Tales from the top flight ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

They seemed to lack a clear plan. They were a little disorganised. They did a fine job of upsetting Ronaldo. They were busy, and if only they had brought on someone with a bit of pace earlier then the result might have been different. I am talking about the moths of course, not France. Yes, Euro 2016 huffed and puffed to its conclusion with all the style and finesse of the eventual winners Portugal. The Portugal pre-match preparation must have included watching a re-run of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s Rumble in the Jungle from the 1970’s. You know, the one where Foreman beats the living daylights out Ali for the vast majority of the match, gets knocked out by one flurry of punches and wonders how on earth he managed to lose. Actually, if you missed the final go and watch that fight instead. It was far more entertaining. Still, Ronaldo managed to finally emulate one of his idols in football. No not players like Casillas, Gullit or Platini in captaining the side to the trophy but John Terry for barking orders from the technical area whilst your manager wonders what you are doing. Portugal were already fairly unpopular coming into the final, having beaten Wales in the semi finals. Wales, without Aaron Ramsey, will forever wonder what might have been. That said, the reception they got when they flew home was incredible. Imagine if they had got to the

final? It might have been the Manic Street Preachers, Cerys Roberts and Tom Jones serenading them. Wales were also officially reprimanded by UEFA for allowing their children on to the pitch after the game. I know most people would like to see UEFA cracking down on pitch invasions, but really? Surely the governing body have bigger priorities, like making sure they don’t leave the lights on in the stadium overnight leading to a mass infestation of the aforementioned moths. France were there by virtue of knocking out Germany, but nobody cares about that now. In transfer news, Newcastle fans are said to be incredibly excited at the prospect of signing the French midfielder Sissoko, following his all action display in Saint-Denis. The relegated club have been frantically searching for a replacement for their lazy, ineffective, totally useless French midfielder Sissoko and this guy seems to fit the bill. Mind you, if you are a Premier League manager with any average players that you are keen to get rid of you have two real options at the moment. Firstly, get on the phone to Pardew and he will probably offer you £30m. If that doesn’t work, sell them to China. They are spending money like anything and if it comes from the Premier League they are happy to spend more. Southampton’s Pelle will soon be seen taking very bad penalties against the Great Wall, having shipped out for £13m. Better still, Sissoko’s role model at Newcastle, Cisse, has managed to convince a team to pay him crazy money a week and also give Newcastle some for

the pleasure incredible. Pep Guardiola had only been on the lush training fields of Manchester City for one week before he rolled out the “I need time” excuse. Having now had a look at the squad inherited and concluding he doesn’t need to see Sterling, Hart, Mangala and Sagna in action to release where they fit into his plans, Guardiola is not promising to win anything next season. Still, the reported £300m transfer budget might help him get close to some silverware. Jurgen Klinsmann is in talks over the England job. That will appeal to everyone who voted Leave. Roberto Mancini has also thrown his hat into the ring. Worryingly, he kind of fits the profile. Experience in England, tick. Won something in England, tick. European experience, tick. If we ignore everything

COSTA COBRAS RFC STARTS ORGANISING TOURING TEAMS Costa Cobras RFC have already lined up a couple of teams to come over touring next year, with regulars to the area Old Brods RFC from the Halifax area are going to play Wondervra the Alicante vets team in March. While at the end of April we are going to be having Cannock RFC ladies team and will be looking at holding a mini tournament and looking for 3 local ladies teams to play them. This week we are meeting Guardamar town hall again to organise a ground for these teams to play at, and others in the pipeline for next year. Also to hold the annual 7’s tournament in the area, which has been held for the last 5 years at a nearby ground, but are looking for a more permanent place. Also with both the ladies and men’s Spanish teams soon playing at the Olympic Games in Brazil, this is a great opportunity to develop rugby over here, specially with so

many different nationalities in the area. If other areas can do it with mainly Spanish population there is no reason why we can not do so, so come along and join in the training and help develop the club. This coming weekend, 16 July, we have the La Vila beach 5’s followed by the San Javier beach 5’s on 23 July.

Costa Cobras RFC training is on Monday and Wednesday from 18.30-20.00 on Guardamar beach in front of the restaurants and then in July and August from 20.00-21.00. Looking to recruit more players through training on the beach to get a team together ready for the beach tournaments and then into the Valencian league. So come a long and join the rugby revolution with this new rugby club from the start and be part of something new in the area. All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, the more the merrier, as we are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. So come along and join the newest rugby club on the Costa Blanca. Also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be. For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242.

he has done since he left Manchester City you could find yourself with quite a strong argument on your hands. The Glenn Hoddle talk has subsided somewhat, possibly after his on-going live audition as a pundit in recent weeks. UEFA decided to drop the case against Liverpool’s Sahko for taking “performance enhancing drugs,” meaning the Frenchman was found innocent and is free to play again. Well, at least it didn’t cost him a Europa League final or a Euro 2016 final, hey? Well done again UEFA. Now, back to leaving the lights on. King Klopp has clearly made a great impression up in Liverpool, or has done a very good job of just being anyone other than Brendan Rodgers. The Gegenpresser has been awarded a six year contract. Cynically, that might have just pushed his compensation through

the roof if the German FA come knocking in a few weeks time. We end today on a slightly more poignant note. Having fought leukaemia and won, Stan Petrov was back in an Aston Villa shirt in a pre-season friendly. It was a long battle that many felt he would not win, so to be in full training and likely to play regularly next season is an incredible victory. Many of Aston Villa’s players last season should hang their heads in shame when they look at their captain’s attitude. Actually it feels a little strange not finishing on a punchline. Former Portsmouth, Everton and Middlesboro striker Yakubu is said to be regretting his decision to play for Boreham Wood in the National League. We agree Yak, if Cisse can get a deal in China you must be able to as well, even if you are 52 now.

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Your week in Sport ABBEY ANGLING The 7th round of the Summer Series was fished on the river Segura at Murcia on the 5th July. The weights were down here from last week’s match, with the top weights just making double figures. Marlene Hutchinson taking top spot proving that she can compete with the top anglers, I must stop giving her any more tuition, as she is getting too good. The small fish and the Bleak are in very short supply at present, with only the bigger fish responding. There is a rumour that the water here will be restocked in September, as a large Spanish Competition is due to be fished here, we hope so? 1st Marlene Hutchinson with 11.140kgs fishing the feeder using corn 2nd Dave Hutchinson with 10.140kgs fishing the method feeder using corn 3rd Richard Wood with 10.120kgs fishing the method feeder using corn

all baits with the pole being the dominate method. The Mullet are a bit of a pest as they are hard to hook, but when you do get one it is usually a good one and is around half a kilo plus in weight. 1st Bill Reade with 22.420kgs fishing the pole using bread and pellet 2nd Terry Screen with 19.440kgs fishing the pole using casters 3rd Lennie Bolton with 17.860kgs fishing the pole using bread and casters

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It’s not been a bad week to be a British sports fan, and it is not often we get to say that. Arise Sir Andrew Murray, the first Brit to win Wimbledon in three whole years. It was a painful drought, but we are through it now. What a

There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Derek Swann on 9966729293 or 617283503 TIGHT LINES Terry Screen

tournament for the Scottish world number two. First his nemesis Djokovic fell along the way and then Federer lost in five to Raonic. It was all set up for Murray to claim his second Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam title and he did so in a truly efficient, clinical manner. His opponent, Canadian Raonic, played well but could not find a way past the Murray defence and the game was over in straight sets. Later that day Heather Watson and her mixed doubles partner Henri

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

RODS & REELS We fished the 11th round of the summer series at the El Bosquet Complex on the 6th July. The water here is now fishing well, with everyone in the match catching fish, and the fish responding well to

IMANYO GOLF SOCIETY Caritas Charity Trophy at Altorreal A fantastic day for the first competition for our local charity Caritas Daya Nueva, this was sponsored by local residents, Harry and Ann Goldsmith. The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, the format would be shambles full handicap stableford pairs which is becoming a favourable format amongst our players. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff at Altorreal, the course was in

pin winner and wine collector, Brian Court. The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where a BBQ and a few drinks were waiting. Thank you to Harry and Ann Goldsmith for providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio, Norma and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for the fantastic food and great hospitality. Dave Rotchell won the football card with Middlesbrough raising another €20 for our charity Caritas Daya Nueva. Photo shows Ann Goldsmith presenting the trophy to winners Alex Porteous and Donald Main.

Plane Parking Trophy at Alenda

fantastic condition and the summer has arrived, so a bit hard going for some of us. Winners of the Caritas Charity Trophy was Alex Porteous “I’ve not played since October 2015” and Donald Main “Watch my handicap”, with an incredible 70 points, close!!! Runners up were John Kemp and Dave Rotchell with 54 points. Only one of the four nearest the pins were won and that was hole 17 by regular nearest the

Kontinen won their first Grand Slam title, making Watson the first British female Grand Slam winner since Jo Durie. Glaswegian Gordon Reid won both the men’s wheelchair singles and doubles (with his partner Alfie Hewett). That’s quite a lot of titles. Serena Williams won the Ladies title, moving ahead of Steffi Graf in the all time winners list. So we are now really good at tennis. That’s nice. What about driving pre-programmed cars very fast? Well, it turns out the British are still the best in the world at that too. Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to complete a hat-trick of wins on home

A great turnout of players for the second year to compete for the Plane parking trophy, Plane Parking are a large company in the region who take care of your vehicles whilst you are out of the country and have secure parking at Alicante and Murcia airports. The day started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s, the format was singles full handicap Stableford and for the first time we played with two categories, low handicap and high handicap groups. On arriving at the course we received a friendly greeting from the staff at Alenda, the course was in fantastic condition and the weather was hot but great for golf and the

scores were a little bit low except for one person! Winner of category B was Mo Chaplin with 20 points, runner up was Dave Moore with 18 points, Plane Parking Trophy and Category A winner for the second competition on the trot was Alex Porteous “I’ve not played since October 2015” with 33 points, regular runner up was John Kemp with 30 points. Three of the four nearest the pins were won, hole 4 in two shots by Ken Walker, hole 7 in three shots by young star James Price, hole 16 in one shot “I’ve not played since October 2015” Alex Porteous. The presentation was held at Imanyo’s where good food and a few drinks were waiting. Thank you to Plane Parking Directors Nick and Marianne Baker for providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio, Norma and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for the fantastic food and great hospitality. We ran two football cards the 1st winner was Alan Byrne with Birmingham City and 2nd winner was Kim Court with Southampton, Kim redonated her winnings back to our charity therefore raising €60 for our charity, Caritas Daya Nueva. Photo shows Plane Parking Directors and staff presenting the trophy to winner Alex Porteous. Plane Parking details are www.planeparking.com or call 0034 966840289 or 0034 656532490. www.imanyogolfsociety.com imanyogolfsociety@gmail.com

soil. His team mate Rosberg is having a much less fun time. Having finished second he was demoted to third. I don’t know the reason, I didn’t check, but I am going to assume it was because Lewis said he didn’t like him. The British can pedal rather fast as well. Chris Froome has the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France after nine stages. Mark Cavendish wore it earlier in the race, and he is British too. What are the chances? This week sees England take on Pakistan in the first Test at Lords. England will be without Jimmy Anderson who has not recovered from a shoulder injury. The Royal Open in golf also gets underway, but we really try not to talk about golf in this column, unless of course someone I know of has won something.

LAS LA ZENIA RAMBLAS GOLF GOLF SOCIETY SOCIETY We started the week with a 4 ball Texas Scramble and with all the big hitters away and in the face of strong winds it was no surprise that the scoring was much higher than normal. The winners with a score of net 64 was the team of Reg Akehust, Harry Howard, Brian Dent and Mike Mahony. In second with 64.3 were Geoff Biggerstaff, Peter Dunn, Rod Doel and Hendrick Oldenziel. There were only enough players for one category on Wednesday for our weekly stableford competition with prizes on offer to the top four places. There were two stand out performances but the best of the day came from Maria Oldenziel who scored a superb 40 pts. Brian Townend took second spot with an excellent 38 pts. Mike Mahony was third with 32 pts and Marleen Billen fourth with 31 pts. There were three 2's in the 2's Club scored by Peter Dunn, John Shervell and Harry Howard. On Friday we played a Best 2 from 4 with all scores counting on the Par 3's where there was yet another Club record score with the team of Geoff Biggerstaff, Rod Doel, Mike Mahony and Peter Dunn scoring an incredible 112 pts. The previous record for this format stood at 109 pts. Mike Chapman

A good turnout for our Thursday’s round at Riquelme for the time of year Unexpected weather with cloud and fairly high winds and rain threatening which pleasing didn't come to anything serious. Riquelme being one of our favourite courses was in good condition with great improvements noted in the bunkers though the greens were a bit bobbly after recent maintenance. We played our normal singles stableford completion with two NTP's. Winner on the day with 36 points was Big John Clayton. NTP at hole #5 Norris Sheaffer. NTP at hole #15 - Nick Brooks. The raffle was also won by the big man John Clayton. Upcoming fixtures are: Thursday 14th July at Las Colinas, Saturday 16th July at Riquelme, Tuesday 19th July at La Torre, Wednesday 20th July at Riquelme and Thursday 21st July at La Finca. Guests are welcome to join us and clubs can be hired on request. All fixtures can be found on the notice board outside Gogarty's bar La Zenia. Contact Maurice on 690268711 or Ray Price on 634340279.

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