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Farmers lose millions in ‘killer cucumber’ scare FED UP WITH PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE?
FARMERS in Almeria Province are reporting millions of euros in losses after the E.coli outbreak in Hamburg (Germany) decimated fruit and vegetable exports.
German authorities initially pointed to organic cucumbers imported from Almeria and Malaga. Shortly after Spain was ‘cleared’ on Tuesday, the Junta de Andalucia’s
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Small, blue jellyfish (Velella) washed up on the beach.
A blue phenomenon By Tony Unwin HUNDREDS of small, blue jellyfish washed up on the beach from Vera Playa to Puerto Rey on Monday. They are Velella and live on the surface of the open ocean, worldwide, and are commonly known by the names by-the-wind
sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella and a cousin of the Portuguese Man o’ War. Although not dangerous, if touched, the advice is that people should wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes and face.
“They don’t want anything,” one Almeria farmer said referring to EU buyers. “They don’t want aubergines, courgettes, peppers, melons or watermelons.” In the five days that followed the outbreak, widespread media reports of ‘killer Spanish cucumbers’ saw orders throughout the province, and elsewhere in Andalucia cancelled. On Monday, Almeria exporters reported cucumber sales were down 100 per cent and lorryloads were being sent back. Countries which removed Spanish-grown cucumbers from sale included Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Belgium, and Holland, among others The same day, Spanish Health and Agriculture officials, including Junta de Andalucia Councillor Clara Aguilera, who ate a cucumber in Almeria to show her support, criticised the German authorities for creating mass hysteria. Even after Hamburg’s Health Minister Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks reported on Tuesday that analysis of the cucumbers in question revealed they were not the cause of the outbreak, news continued to appear on the internet to suggest the contrary. On Tuesday, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment advised against eating raw tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce.
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€67,000 road grant LOS GALLARDOS Town Hall has received a grant of €67,000 from the Junta de Andalucia to pay towards the repair of the three kilometres of rural roads in the Las Corralizas and Las Pastoras areas.
Dog show A FUN Dog Show will be held to raise funds for The Dog House Foundation at the Paladares Pool Bar Tennis Court in Arboleas on Sunday from 10am. Entrance is €1, and €2 for entering a dog in the show.
No felines MANAGEMENT at El Acebuche Prison in Almeria have installed metal wiring in several areas to prevent cats from entering. Around 100 cats have colonised the area surrounding the prison.
Real woman A 20-YEAR-OLD student teacher from Almeria has been chosen as one of the women to take part in an new advertising campaign for Unilever’s Dove anticellulite products. The company wanted ‘real women’ for the campaign.
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Melon mountain: Officers pile up the recovered fruit.
Watermelon felons GUARDIA CIVIL in Roquetas de Mar arrested two men, 40 and 19, for allegedly stealing watermelons from a property in the area. The suspects also caused damage to the greenhouses where the fruit was growing.
By Jennifer Leighfield ALMERIA Museum Art Centre is holding an exhibition ‘Femeninos’ with 200 works by Hoefnagel, Bacon, Braque, Warhol, Picasso, Munch, and others. Organised by Almeria Culture Department and CajaGranada, the display includes the work of photographer Carlos Perez Siquier, and is divided into seven different areas. Councillor for Culture, Lola de Haro, explained that the exhibition shows the ‘perspective of women which art has had in the past decades’ through sculpture, painting, drawing and photography. One of the works is Catalan photographer Isabel Steva Hernandez’s, ‘Sexo Tuerto’ with 21 photos following the passage of a woman from childhood to maturity. Another interesting piece is ‘Estudio de los Arboles’ by Maria del Rosario Weiss, supposed to be the daughter of Francisco de Goya. The exhibition, open until July 24, analyses the female body as an object of art.
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Charity concert for Lorca victims A CHARITY concert will be held in Aguilas on Friday in aid of the thousands affected by the earthquake in Lorca. Pick-up from Sorbas, Los Gallardos, Mojacar, Turre and Albox turn-off at around 7pm. Tickets €27. Call 646 760 389.
Man drowns A MAN in his 50s died in El Huerto district of Zurgena after he hit his head and fell into a pool and drowned. Firemen from Albox were called in to pull the body from the water.
Sports centre GARRUCHA Town Hall has announced that the new municipal sports complex will soon be partially open.
Police station opens THE new Local Police station in Vera has opened, close to the local bus station. It was inaugurated by the mayor, Felix Lopez.
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Drugs in boy’s room A COUPLE were arrested in Zaragoza (Northern Spain) after more than 40 marihuana plants were allegedly discovered at their home, some in their four-year-old son’s bedroom.
people die from smoking related diseases every year in Spain, estimates show. Since the new law, tobacco use has fallen between 4 and 5 per cent.
Kio Tower for sale SPAIN’S Bankia Bank has put up for sale one of the 114m tall Kio Towers in Madrid, sources advise. The tower could sell for €200 to €250 million, says Spanish daily El Confidencial.
Four more blue flags for Almeria’s beaches
Lifeguards course BERJA Municipal Sports Board has organised a lifeguards course in collaboration with the Andalucian Federation of Water Safety, which will take place in June. The course is free, but a €100 deposit is required.
Beekeeper grant MORE than 250 beekeepers in Almeria will be able to benefit from national grants which aim to improve the conditions of production and commercialisation of products derived from the activity.
Living Water Church THE Living Water Church Mojacar will be having a grand inauguration of its new venue this Saturday at 2pm. The venue is situated near the Red Cross Centre opposite the pharmacy on Mojacar Playa.
Port of distinction ADRA PORT is the only one in Almeria to be awarded a blue flag for quality. The port has been totally reformed over the past year.
Tabernas won’t be named a Natural Park for now
38 per cent of fires started on purpose
FORTY per cent of the complaints received last year by the Almeria delegation of the Junta de Andalucia Consumer Service were against service providers, mainly electricity, mobile phones and internet.
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THIS year, Almeria’s beaches have been awarded four more blue flags for quality than last year, amounting to 16. Although the Playa del Descargador in Mojacar and Playa de Guardias Viejas in El Ejido have lost the flags they had last year, there are four new flags in Adra, Roquetas de Mar and Nijar. In fact, the three towns, together with Mojacar and El Ejido, are the top-ranking municipalities in the province for the quality of their beaches. Mojacar has flags on the Marina de la Torre, Venta del Bancal-Las Ventanicas and Piedra Villazar beaches, while Nijar has been awarded for Aguamarga and San Jose. Roquetas de Mar is The province’s beaches now have 16 blue flags for quality. awarded for La Romanilla, La Bajadilla, Urbanizacion-Playa Serena, Las Salinas and Aguadulce. El Ejido will fly flags on the Poniente and Levante de San Miguel beaches in Almerimar, and Adra on San Nicolas, Sirena Loca and Censo, as well as at the port, the only one in the province to get a THE Junta de Andalucia has Rodriguez, has left the blue flag. admitted that it does not see project in the hands of local This year, Spain has a total the classification of the town halls, businesses and of 603 blue flags, 511 on Tabernas Desert as a priority. hunters affected by the beaches and 92 at marinas, The Environmental initiative, and confessed that which are awarded by the Delegate in Almeria, Sonia the Junta would not be Environmental Education and Consumer Association, keeping it amongst the 36 countries with the best beaches of the Northern Hemisphere. Ten fewer beaches were THIRTY-EIGHT per cent of the fires detected so far this year awarded this year, but flags in Almeria Province were started intentionally, according to were given to eight more the Junta de Andalucia. ports. The Junta de Andalucia Government Delegate in Almeria, The flags are given for Maribel Requena and the Environmental Delegate, Sonia the quality of the beaches, Rodriguez, presented the Plan Infoca 2011 programme the water, safety, and against forest fires, which began yesterday and will end on the facilities provided, October 15. Both stressed that everyone must be on high as well as the care given alert for fire risk during the summer, and asked everyone to to conserving the co-operate to prevent fires. environment. In 2010, 11.8 per cent of fires in the province were started The ‘Blue Flag’ campaign deliberately. So far this year, there have been 21 fires, 14 of began in France in 1985, them affecting less than one hectare, and the others and now extends to 40 considered to be forest fires. Twenty-eight per cent began countries on the five due to negligence. continents.
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dealing with it for now, so it is more than likely that plans will not go ahead until 2012. There are three deserts in Spain waiting to get on the list of the country’s protected areas, according to the head of Europarc here, Hermelindo Castro. The Junta de Andalucia has said that the decision must be based on a unanimous proposal from all parties involved by the decisions, including the town halls of the municipalities within the limits of the national park. If one of them was against the plan, it would not go ahead.
Pensioner found GUARDIA CIVIL located an 86-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer whose son had reported him missing the previous afternoon when he was walking in the Paraje de Las Cuevecillas area of Alhama de Almeria.
Adra maths teen A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Adra is one of the six people who will represent Andalucia in the national Thales Mathematics Olympics which will be held from June 26 to 30.
Council cut-backs THE mayor of Nijar, Antonio Jesus Rodriguez, has said that he intends to reduce the number of local councillors from seven to five and will cut back on staff to save money.
Spain a republic, UN boss says EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of UN Women and former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, forgot that Spain is a constitutional monarchy, addressing Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as ‘President of the Republic’ during a meeting in Madrid.
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IT’S no fun being sick, but, boy, have I saved money this week! I was struck down with some sort of chest infection and have been housebound. However, it’s been great for my finances. Feeling unwell has not only left me with a diminished appetite, but also the lack of energy has meant I’ve been quite happy to entertain myself at home, rather than go out and spend money
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we feel good, too? Saying ‘NO’ to frivolous spending is easy when we’re under the weather, we’re just not bothered
much more tempting to purchase when we feel full of beans. Imagine if we could transfer this frugal mentality to choices in normal everyday life. We’d save a fortune. Modern-day marketing gets us so excited that we nearly trip over ourselves to buy things we see advertised: a mascara that lengthens and conditions eyelashes in one easy stroke; before the advert is even finished we’ve
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Tourism hots up with a 27% boost in April
THE high season for tourism began well for Andalucia in April, with
almost 27 per cent more foreign tourists than in the same month of 2010.
Most of these were from the United Kingdom, which continues to be the main
Eleven chicks have arrived to join our animal kingdom.
OUR family are animal lovers. My grandad used to have a monkey, horses and all sorts of other animals. My momo (grandma) takes her beloved cat for walks in Oslo on a lead. When my dad married my mum she was under strict instructions to only have one pet; my dad had to put his foot down or he could see the house being taken over. My mum was pregnant with my brother Toby and
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dog, dad now had the dog, three cats and a guinea pig thrown in for good measure. We would buy mum a guinea pig or a bunny for her birthday so that way we couldn’t get in trouble, and the animal kingdom kept growing. Since my mum and dad divorced, no-one has been putting their foot down so, four dogs, two horses, some ducks and a goldfish later, we now have 11 chicks to add to the
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market for tourists vis Andalucia, governm data shows. A monthly study sh that 755,944 for tourists visited the regio April, making it the t favourite destination Spain. The total number visitors in the whole Spain was 4.7 million, 20.9 per cent rise from l year. In the first fo months of this year, 1 million foreign tourists ha visited Andalucia, 14.4 p cent of the total number visitors to Spain. Nationally, the number British tourists rose 42 pe cent compared to April las year, while almost 41 pe cent more tourists visite from Holland and 16 pe cent more from Germany.
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Caravan park plan A PRIVATE investor plans to develop a caravan park in the Retamar area, close to the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park. The 40,000m2 park will include a TV room, library, supermarket and restaurant.
Healthy habits Carme Chacon.
Chacon quits to prevent election By Staff Reporter “I BACKED out to forestall an early election,” admitted Carme Chacon, Defence minister and presidential hopeful. Spain’s President, Jose Luis Zapatero Rodriguez,
had already announced that he would not run in next year’s general elections and Chacon was a likely contender for the PSOE primaries. So too was Alfredo Rubalcaba, Interior Minister as well as vice-president and considered the government’s safest pair of hands. Then came the municipal and regional elections debacle on May 22 when the socialists were routed by the PP conservatives.
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THE Public Prosecutor is asking for almost 10 years in prison for a man accused of tying up his girlfriend in a greenhouse in Nijar. In October 2010, he allegedly beat the woman and tied a scarf around her neck, choking her. This was just the last of a series of constant attacks during their three-year relationship. That night, he tied her to a metal bar which was part of the structure of the greenhouse and allegedly left her there for several hours. The prosecutor is asking for a 20 year ban from coming within 500 metres of the victim, and compensation.
Rumblings were heard within the party, particularly from Patxi Lopez, the Basque Region’s president. A national conference to renew the party leadership was called for and some – including Chacon – feared this would topple Zapatero and prompt an early election. Chacon’s withdrawal consequently left only Rubalcaba and last Saturday it was announced that he would be the primaries’ sole candidate. Not all of the PSOE hierarchy subscribed to Chacon’s view of the situation, however. Any hint of division was ‘absurd’, according to Jose Blanco, minister of Public Works and party vice-secretary. Health minister Leire Pajin expressed her support for Rubalcaba although the primaries process was not entirely closed, she warned, citing two Andalucia socialists who intended to enter the primaries race. Carme Chacon was soon seen looking noticeably happier than when she announced her withdrawal from the primaries or attended the PSOE’s federal committee meeting last Saturday. Talking to TVE, the smiling minister attributed her good mood to something other politics. As she is Catalan she was delighted by Barça’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United.
BERJA held its ‘Bicycle Day’ last weekend as part of the ‘Healthy Habits’ programme organised by the town hall to encourage local people to lead a healthier lifestyle. Around 500 people took part.
More helipads THE Health Emergency Department is planning to build a network of 70 heliports in Andalucia by 2013. Plans include four more heliports in Almeria Province by the end of this year.
Sporty women MORE than 160 women gathered in Los Gallardos last weekend to carry out activities such as sports, ballroom dancing and board games, accompanied by a huge paella, all without their husbands or partners.
Russian culture FROM June 6 to 12, the Russian Cultural week will be held in Almeria, with events in the city, Roquetas de Mar and Vicar. The aim is to strengthen ties between the Russian and Spanish communities.
Water study A TOPOGRAPHICAL study has been carried out at Las Norias, El Ejido, to determine how to drain water from the area which otherwise will flood within seven months, damaging surrounding buildings.
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Mojacar Elections: a true déjà vu ‘abomination’ By Mark Crayon TWO weekends ago, the ‘voting incident’ occurred in Mojacar. It was either the most blatant act of stupidity committed within the last 25 years of democracy in Spain or a contrived and well thought out ‘hi-jack’ of the town’s elections in which no recrimination is likely to be presented. Mojacar Village is obviously lost and trapped in a time capsule which makes it repeat past elections with a little twist to the tale. Postal voting is not a big thing in Spain, a mere 3 per cent vote via the post office. But, in this local election, the statistic jumped to a freak occurrence, some six times higher than the norm. Now, common sense would dictate that this high sense of municipal
voting pride would be essentially scattered over all the nine parties competing for running the town hall. Yet, 95 per cent of all the postal votes were for just one party, the incumbent PP, those already present in power and in fact elected by the same method four years back. OK, let’s start again because the scenario is so improbably from a numerical premise. Four years ago promised another tight election, with 12 parties competing for the votes. Statistically the vote should have been widely spread amongst so many parties. Logic would dictate that a coalition government would have to be formed. This happens in 90 per cent of Spain yet it didn’t happen in Mojacar. For some reason, a virulent cadre of Argentinians nevertheless, their names were registered as having immigrated to that country from Mojacar back in the 20s and 30s voted. As far as I know, this long-lost group of emigrants never voted before in any of the previous town elections, but they did four years back. They voted by the hundreds, some 99 per cent for just one single party again, and that was PP, which won the election by those votes. Now what amazes me is how all the would-be voters living so far away and supposedly divided all over the country could have written personal letters to the consul, had him respond and send their applications back to them so they could vote in time. It would take an idiot to believe that the slick efficiency of Spanish bureaucratic paper knots finally performed promptly. This last election was a
similar matter using people here to fill out the forms and get them stamped at the post office. It seems quite common knowledge in the streets of Mojacar that many others allegedly witnessed these shenanigans going on, saw monies being handed over, some right in the post office. By allegedly accepting the money, those immigrant workers had nothing to lose as they had no property, so another large increase in taxes quite possibly wouldn’t bother them one iota. Time constraints for returning and getting this piece in didn’t allow me to consult at enough length to publish their names or a list of those that gleefully accepted the sugar money for their vote. I promise to fulfil this within the next few weeks and reveal a more detailed run-down about how the election in Mojacar seemed to have never really happened. Political columnists have long written about how the long-ruling socialist party here in Andalucia did not really want to have immigrants from the Northern European climes as they tended to be better educated, more free thinking and didn’t need the constant handouts and free give-aways that the socialist party did to obtain so many votes that kept them in office regionally since day one of democracy in Spain. In Mojacar’s election, those newcomers from the Eastern bloc, the Rumanians, voted via postal votes en masse for the PP. So did the Ecuadorians, Polish and Lithuanians. All of these people need not to have even been here any more, they might have moved on already. And no surprises were noted, none of their votes were split between the nine different
parties, they all went directly to the PP. I think someone in local politics is going to need a big civic project to recoup their invested monies from the alleged vote buying scheme. I wonder what it will be? Mojacar seems to deserve better.
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30-year mining extension COMPANY Holcim España has been given a 30-year extension on its contract to carry out mining operations in Almeria Province as it has been doing so since 2001, by the Junta de Andalucia.
Long wait A CENTRE for the elderly planned in La Loma area of El Ejido will not be completed in the estimated two months due to financial cutbacks and is not expected to be ready until early 2012.
Adult education FOR the past eight months, 384 people registered at the Adults University in Almeria have studied languages, computer science and literature amongst other subjects, as well as attending seminars and workshops.
Exploitation NATIONAL POLICE in Almeria are handing out 4,000 leaflets in six languages to inform the victims of sexual exploitation and gender violence of their right to legal protection even if they are illegally living in Spain.
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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Man caught with sheep SWEDEN – A Swedish man in his 50s who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep on a farm near Alingsås in western Sweden denied being guilty of animal cruelty.
Love or hate DENMARK – Marmite has been banned from being sold in Danish supermarkets because it has too many vitamins, and so breaks food laws passed in 2004 regarding sales of fortified foods.
Tree hotel SWEDEN – Ecofriendly Treehotel, located 64km south of the Arctic Circle in Harads, was named on the prestigious Conde Nast Traveller Hot List for 2011. Its rooms are nestled 1.8m to 12m up in the pines.
Emissions up NORWAY – CO2 emissions in Norway increased by 4.8 per cent in 2010, to 53.7million tonnes, while climate policy requires that they range between 45 and 47 million tonnes by 2020.
Egg face SWEDEN – A man who retaliated to trickor-treaters throwing eggs at his home in Gothenburg by going after them and smearing crushed egg over one of the boy’s faces was fined 11,400 kroner (€1,279).
Elderly rights DENMARK – A new proposed rule change would give retired couples the right to have someone to help them with their cleaning and shopping, in exchange for a room plus 3,050 kroner (€409) per month.
Man faces jail over veil A 27-YEAR-OLD Moroccan man faces jail for making his wife wear a veil and stopping her from learing Spanish. Nadia E, a 21-year-old Moroccan, was forced into an arranged marriage in 2008. A year later, she and Jamal D left Morocco for La Seu d’Urgell (Lerida). “My husband obliged me to go out with a veil,” Nadia told the Lerida court. Her movements were controlled, Nadia claimed, and her husband routinely hit and insulted her. On one occasion, he threatened to kill her by throwing her over the balcony. Last summer, however, Nadia returned to Morocco to visit her family and during her absence was able to lodge a formal complaint against Jamal D.
Arranged marriages are an accepted aspect of life in isolated areas of rural Morocco but are a crime in the eyes of the Spanish legal system. In order for it to deal with offences, however, the women involved have first to make a formal accusation of illtreatment. Leading isolated and insecure lives, few pluck up enough courage to go to the police and make a complaint. “Most victims are not aware that they are at the receiving end of abuse, which they are entitled to report to the police,” said Hadar Saabi, a prominent spokeswoman for Islamic feminism in Spain. All the accusations were denied by Jamal D, who said his wife wanted to end their marriage which took place just 15 days after their first meeting.
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4 held in Almeria for internet fraud FOUR people between 18 and 20 were arrested by National Police in Almeria accused of fraudulent internet sales, which earned them €4,800. They opened bank accounts in the names of others using stolen documents, demanded up-front payments for animals sold at below average prices, then, never having the intention of handing them over, used the money to buy phones and computer equipment that they sold on the black market.
CRIME WATCH PC thieves NATIONAL POLICE in Almeria arrested three people aged between 20 and 21 charged with stealing 27 computers and other equipment worth €50,000 from a local school and a hospital.
Octopus seized THIRTY-FIVE kilos of immature octopus and red
bream were given to a charity kitchen after they were seized at the city fish market by the Junta de Andalucia Agriculture and Fishery inspectors.
In a different operation, a 32-year-old man was arrested at the port. In this case, the officers noticed he was walking in a strange way and took him aside. They were found to be 154 pellets of hashish amounting to more than a kilo.
Tomatoes stolen
and gardens. He was also found with drugs.
GUARDIA CIVIL from Roquetas de Mar arrested a 50-year-old man charged with stealing tomatoes from a greenhouse in the area. He attempted to escape from the officers but was caught nearby.
Bogus report
Man arrested GUARDIA CIVIL from Seron arrested a 28-year-old man charged with a crime against public health, public disorder and causing damages to a phone booth
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Stories making headlines from Germany
Jail-house rock parties
Hashish smugglers GUARDIA CIVIL at Almeria Port arrested a 31-year-old woman charged with a crime against public health after she was found to be carrying 37 pellets of hashish in her body. She was noticed when disembarking from the ferry from Nador, Morocco. Female officers located the pellets which had been placed in a condom.
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GUARDIA CIVIL from Vicar arrested a 44-year-old man for falsely reporting that his BMW car had been stolen from his garage back in January 2009. He had however sold it for €26,000.
Prolific ‘robber’ GUARDIA CIVIL in Maria arrested a 60-year-old man twice in three days for different robberies.
A HOTEL in Hameln has been hosting jailthemed parties in cellars where the Nazis once imprisoned forced labourers, which is said to have embarrassed city politicians.
Bronze Age POTENTIALLY the earliest Bronze Age battle site containing 100 bodies was found in the Tollense Valley in northern Germany by a team from the Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology.
Free condoms ONCE a willing sponsor has been found to pay to have their logo on the packaging, thousands of condoms will be given away for free around Berlin.
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7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Fake Britain We follow the UK Border Agency teams as they uncover illegal workers using fake documents to work in restaurants and take aways of Liverpool. We visit Newquay in Cornwall and show the increasing problem of fake IDs used by underage drinkers - and we see how a trading standards team shut down a company supplying the fake identification online. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Real Rescues 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country
7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Wild Tales 8:25am Newsround 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:45am Pinky and Perky 9:00am Basil and Barney's Game Show 9:30am LazyTown 9:55am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Guess with Jess 10:30am Big and Small 10:40am Buzz and Tell 10:50am Big Cook Little Cook 11:10am Timmy Time 11:20am ZingZillas 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm Escape to Burma 2:00pm Diagnosis Murder 2:45pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm Rewind the 60s
7:00am Daybreak Dan Lobb and Christine Bleakley present the lively breakfast show featuring the latest news alongside showbiz, entertainment, health and lifestyle features. An act from last night's Britain's Got Talent joins the show. 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show Jeremy Kyle deals with more dilemmas, fiery confrontations and topical issues all in front of a studio audience. 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm 60 Minute Makeover
6:25am Countdown Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Dictionary Corner guest Gregg Wallace. 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Friends 10:30am Accidentally on Purpose 10:55am Location, Location, Location 11:55am A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm The Home Show 2:05pm The Silent Enemy
7:35am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 7:40am Igam Ogam 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Milkshake! Show Songs 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Hana's Helpline 9:50am The Wotwots! 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:05pm Highland Emergency 1:00pm Meals in Moments 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:20pm Law and Order 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Vanessa Show
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4:00pm Rewind the 60s 4:45pm Flog It! 5:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 6:15pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 7:00pm Great British Menu 8:00pm The Culture Show 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm The Shadow Line 11:00pm Psychoville 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Gavin Esler.
4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Celebrity Britain's Best Dish 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Moira makes a surprising discovery. Jackson insists on going to a friend's engagement party. 8:30pm Britain's Got Talent Ant and Dec present the fourth live semi-final. 10:00pm Coronation Street Fiz comes face to face with her worst nightmare. Becky cannot face life without Max. 10:30pm Britain's Got Talent Results 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm When Piers Met Sir Cliff As Sir Cliff Richard celebrates his 50th year in the music business, he talks to Piers Morgan about his long and successful career. Piers travels to meet Britain's must enduring pop star at his luxurious Barbados home. In this revealing interview, Sir Cliff talks about religion, plastic surgery, his sexuality and marriage, as well as challenging Piers to a match on the tennis court. They also take a trip back to Cliff's old childhood home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, where he lived as a teenage pop star.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Three in a Bed 10:00pm Meet the Elephant Man 11:00pm Bums, Boobs and Botox Transform is the UK's biggest provider of cosmetic surgery. Whether it's Botox, breast enlargement or liposuction, they have it covered. Over three months of extensive filming, the documentary makers were granted access to every trim, tighten, nip and tuck carried out across the network of Transform hospitals and clinics. Last year Transform performed over ÂŁ40 million worth of business and they pride themselves in having taken plastic surgery to the masses. If you think the answer to your problems is changing the way you look, then it's more than likely that Transform's 280 full time staff will be happy to help. Like any business, Transform has to constantly come up with new products and find different ways to bring new clients in.
4:05pm Chinese Food in Minutes 4:20pm Summer House 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV 8:00pm 5 News at 7 National and international news. 8:30pm Zoo Days Documentary series from Colchester Zoo, presented by Konnie Huq. 9:00pm Emergency Bikers Action-packed documentary series following the work of emergency bike crews. 10:00pm Extreme Fishing with Robson Green Documentary profiling the hottest fishing destinations around the globe. 11:00pm Resident Evil: Apocalypse Science-fiction sequel based on the successful video game series.
12:35am Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives 1:30am The Zone Our hosts guide you through The Zone, ITV1's place to shop and play. 3:35am Nightwatch with Steve Scott 4:25am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News
12:05am The Secret Millionaire Electronics wizard Aria Taheri has a real passion for technology. 1:05am The Vue Film Show 1:35am The JD Set Presents... 1:50am Cat's Eyes 2:05am The Model Agency 3:00am The Sex Education Show 3:55am Unreported World 4:25am The Dead Zone 5:05am Hill Street Blues 6:00am Wogan's Perfect Recall 6:25am Countdown
12:45am Sex Lessons 1:15am Scxtra Featuring news from the casino world, and gaming hints and tips. 1:45am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am The Family Recipe 5:05am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:30am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:55am County Secrets 6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am House Doctor
4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Copycats 4:40pm Wingin' It 5:00pm Project Parent 5:30pm Horrible Histories 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm The Weakest Link 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders Yusef fears for his life when a dramatic showdown with Masood threatens to spiral out of control. 9:00pm Andrew Marr's Megacities 10:00pm Traffic Cops Documentary series following the traffic police as they enforce the law on Britain's roads. 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:25pm BBC Weather The latest weather forecast. 11:35pm Question Time
12:35am Presumed Innocent 2:40am Holiday Weatherview 2:45am Countryfile 3:40am Britain's Next Big Thing 4:40am DIY SOS 5:40am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm The Apprentice 9:00pm Secrets of the Superbrands 10:00pm Misbehaving Mums to be 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Ideal 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Misbehaving Mums to be 1:45am Ideal Sitcom revolving around the world of small-time dealer Moz and his circle of acquaintances. 2:15am Secrets of the Superbrands 3:15am Fast Food Baby 4:15am Secrets of the Superbrands 5:10am The Apprentice
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12:20am Time to Remember 12:50am Tennis Highlights from the women's semi-finals of the French Open in Paris. 1:50am The Culture Show 2:50am BBC News 5:40am Pages from Ceefax
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1976 9:00pm Welly Telly 10:00pm Storyville 11:00pm Rubicon Post-9/11 conspiracy drama serial. 11:45pm Destination Titan 12:45am Top of the Pops: 1976 1:25am Welly Telly 2:25am Last of the Summer Wine 2:55am Dorset Days 3:55am Storyville
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7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am Bondi Vet 8:30am Lion Man 9:00am Best of Oops TV 10:00am Medical Emergency 10:30am Medical Emergency 11:00am Lie to Me 12:00pm X-Men: First Class Special 12:30pm Chronicles of Narnia 1:00pm Stargate Atlantis 2:00pm Stargate Atlantis 3:00pm Oops TV 3:30pm Futurama
5:45am Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation 7:25am 40 Days and 40 Nights 9:15am 35mm 9:45am Suburban Girl 11:30am Get Him to the Greek 1:20pm Funny People 3:50pm Police Academy 4: Back in Training
7:00am 35mm 7:30am Dragonball Evolution 9:10am Night at the Museum 3: Battle of the Smithsonian 11:10am Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince 1:50pm Legion 3:40pm Dragonball Evolution
5:20pm 40 Days and 40 Nights 7:00pm The Hangover 2 Special 7:15pm Suburban Girl 9:00pm Get Him to the Greek 10:50pm Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
5:15pm The Tuxedo 7:00pm Night at the Museum 3: Battle of the Smithsonian 9:00pm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 11:35pm Legion
12:40am Funny People 3:05am Fired Up! 4:50am X-Men: First Class Special 5:20am Police Academy 4: Back in Training
1:20am Showdown in Little Tokyo 2:45am American Ninja 3: The Confrontation 4:15am American Ninja 4: Bloodhunt 5:50am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
4:00pm Lion Man 4:30pm Lion Man 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Glenn Martin DDS 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 Five-0 track a deranged bomber with a grudge against the legal system. 10:00pm The Chicago Code 11:00pm Lie to Me 12:00am Martina Cole's The Take 1:00am Caprica Zoe sets off in search of Tamara, convinced she holds the key to a higher purpose. 2:00am Drug Wars: D.E.A. 2:45am Stargate Atlantis 3:35am Stargate Atlantis 4:20am The 4400 5:05am Secret Life of Suburbia 5:30am Airline 5:55am Bite Size Brainiac 6:10am Don't Forget the Lyrics
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:35am Taps 7:50am The Top Ten Show 2011 8:10am Meet Joe Black 11:15am The Boys are Back 1:00pm The Thomas Crown Affair 3:05pm Adventureland 5:00pm Textuality 6:40pm Angels and Demons 9:00pm Legally Blonde 10:45pm It's Complicated 1:00am Nine 3:10am Away We Go 4:55am Bright Star
TCM 6:00am Camille 7:55am The Little Hut 9:40am Kid Galahad 11:40am East of Eden 1:50pm The Tender Trap 4:00pm Peyton Place 7:10pm Innerspace 9:30pm The Screening Room 10:00pm The Banger Sisters 11:55pm Feeling Minnesota 2:00am The Banger Sisters 3:50am Teleshopping 4:20am Teleshopping 6:00am The Tender Trap
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7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Real Rescues 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors Julia is worried that she may have given her old friend Helen bad advice when she finds out her toyboy has asked her to move to Australia with him. And will all of Rob's coaching pay off for Imogen's big day in court? 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. After 27 years of urban living, some house hunters are desperate to downsize to the Yorkshire Dales with a budget of 350,000 pounds.
7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Wild Tales 8:25am Newsround 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:45am Pinky and Perky 9:00am Basil and Barney's Game Show 9:30am LazyTown 9:55am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Guess with Jess 10:30am Big and Small 10:40am Buzz and Tell 10:50am Big Cook Little Cook 11:10am Timmy Time 11:20am ZingZillas 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm Cattle Queen of Montana 2:00pm Animal Park 2:30pm Racing from Epsom
7:00am Daybreak Carol Vorderman presents a topical mix of entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour, as well as the latest fashion, food and celebrity gossip. Irish girlband Wonderland perform their new single Starlight. 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm 60 Minute Makeover Designer Ann Hazell leads the team to Bebington in Cheshire to make over Tricia's home. After being diagnosed with a brain disorder, Tricia needed several operations, which means that decorating has not been a priority for her or her family.
6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 9:55am Friends 10:25am Accidentally on Purpose 10:55am Location, Location, Location 11:55am A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm In Your Dreams 1:15pm My Eden 1:25pm The Home Show 2:25pm When Eight Bells Toll
7:35am Castle Farm 7:40am Igam Ogam 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Milkshake! Show Songs 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Hana's Helpline 9:50am The Wotwots! 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:05pm Highland Emergency 1:00pm Meals in Moments 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:20pm Law and Order 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Vanessa Show
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5:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 6:15pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 7:00pm Great British Menu 8:00pm Windfarm Wars 9:00pm Petworth House: The Big Spring Clean 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury 10:30pm Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Gavin Esler.
4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Celebrity Britain's Best Dish 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Adam is shocked by Ella's reaction when he tries to end things. Bob is worried about Hazel. 8:30pm Britain's Got Talent Ant and Dec present the last of the live semifinals. 10:00pm Coronation Street The search for John and Hope reaches a dramatic climax. 10:30pm Britain's Got Talent Results 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm American Pie At a high school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they thought, so enter into a pact to be the first to 'score' as the senior prom looms. This crude but hilarious comedy from first-time director Paul Weitz contains some outrageous set pieces.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 10:00pm Saving Private Ryan
4:05pm Meals in Moments 4:10pm This Matter of Marriage 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV 7:55pm 5 News at 7 8:00pm Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Test Series Highlights from Lord's of the second of a threematch Test series with Sri Lanka. 9:00pm Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Documentary series lifting the lid on the fascinating world of the legendary Eddie Stobart haulage company. Fiona has no time to hang about on a multi-drop trip in her refrigerated lorry before she takes a thoroughbred package to the airport, the rail division pull their weight and the search is on to find a team of drivers to join life in the fast lane. 10:00pm The Mentalist US drama series following the work of CBI consultant Patrick Jane. 11:00pm Law and Order Green and Cassady are on the trail of an arsonist targeting churches. 11:55pm CSI: Miami Crime drama series based on the work of forensic investigators.
4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Copycats 4:40pm Wingin' It 5:00pm Remote Control Star 5:30pm Fee Fi Fo Yum 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm The Weakest Link 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport Sue Barker hosts the light-hearted sports quiz. 10:00pm Have I Got News for You Popular news quiz. 10:30pm Outnumbered Award-winning comedy. 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:25pm BBC Weather The latest weather forecast. 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show
12:20am The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 12:30am Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Comedy sequel about the zany private detective who specialises in locating missing pets. 1:55am The One Show 2:55am Weatherview 3:00am Monty Don's Italian Gardens 4:00am Great British Railway Journeys 4:30am One Man and his Campervan 5:00am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Doctor Who 8:45pm Doctor Who Confidential 9:00pm Hotter Than My Daughter 9:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 10:00pm Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps 10:30pm Lee Nelson's Well Good Show 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Family Guy 11:50pm Family Guy 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:00am Ideal 1:30am Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps 2:00am Lee Nelson's Well Good Show
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12:00am The Review Show Round table arts and culture discussion programme. 12:50am Foo Fighters Full length documentary that explores the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters. 2:35am Foo Fighters at R1BW 2011 3:05am Tennis 4:05am Pages from Ceefax
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me 9:30pm Transatlantic Sessions 10:00pm Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless 11:00pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:50pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:55am Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements 2:25am Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless 3:25am The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:15am The Old Grey Whistle Test
1:20am The Zone Our hosts guide you through The Zone, ITV1's place to shop and play. 3:25am Gorillas in the Mist 5:30am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News
1:10am Comic's Choice: Alan Davies 2:10am My Name is Earl 2:35am My Name is Earl 2:55am Ugly Betty 3:40am Ugly Betty 4:25am The Dead Zone 5:10am Hill Street Blues 6:00am Wogan's Perfect Recall 6:25am Countdown
12:55am Rough Guide to Activity Holidays 1:15am Scxtra Featuring news from the casino world, and gaming hints and tips. 1:45am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:05am Motorsport Mundial 5:30am Nick's Quest 5:55am County Secrets 6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am House Doctor
Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am Lion Man 8:30am Lion Man 9:00am Best of Oops TV 10:00am Medical Emergency 10:30am Medical Emergency 11:00am X-Men: First Class Special 11:30am Chronicles of Narnia 12:00pm Best of Oops TV 1:00pm Stargate Atlantis 2:00pm Stargate Atlantis 3:00pm Oops TV 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Lion Man 4:30pm Lion Man 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Glenn Martin DDS 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Middle The Hecks up sticks from our screens as season two comes to an end. 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Raising Hope After one too many restless nights, Burt and Virginia try out a sleep-training book on Hope. 10:30pm A League of Their Own The popular panel series runs into extra time. 11:30pm Spartacus: Blood and Sand 12:45am Drug Wars: D.E.A. DEA Special Agent John Greer goes deep undercover to bring down an international ecstasy ring. 1:45am Drug Wars:
D.E.A. 2:45am Stargate Atlantis 3:30am Stargate Atlantis 4:15am The 4400 5:00am Top Ten Show 5:10am Airline 5:35am Airline 6:00am Bite Size Brainiac 6:10am Don't Forget the Lyrics
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 7:00am National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion 8:40am Airheads 10:15am Risky Business 12:00pm Old School 1:40pm The Hangover 2 Special 2:00pm Date Night 3:35pm National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion 5:15pm The Hangover 2 Special 5:30pm Hannah Montana: The Movie 7:15pm Airheads 9:00pm Old School 10:45pm Date Night 12:20am The Hangover 2 Special 12:35am Another 48 Hrs 2:15am Risky Business 3:55am Harlem Nights 5:55am Hannah MontanaMovie
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:55am Bright Star 7:05am The English Patient 9:55am The Top Ten Show 2011 10:10am Crazy/Beautiful 11:50am Brothers 1:40pm Taps 3:50pm Amelia 5:45pm Turn the Beat Around 7:15pm Legally Blonde 3: Red White and Blonde 9:00pm The Secret Laughter of Women 10:50pm Brothers
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Inflation dropped in Spain during May to 3.5 per cent, 0.8 less than April when the highest consumer price index was recorded since September 2008, first National Statistics Institute figures show.
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• SPANISH workers union UGT claims 18.1 per cent of staff who have worked for a company for more than three years have a ‘temporary relationship’ with their employer. The law states employees who work for one company on a temporary contract for 23 of 30 months, must be given an ‘indefinido’ (permanent) contract, according to 2010 labour reforms.
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• ELECTRICITY companies in Spain must carry out meter readings every two months, the government has ruled. With the new rule, electricity companies will no longer be able to estimate consumption more than one month at a time - as it was doing without express consent from the customer. • OPPOSITION leader, Mariano Rajoy, of the Partido Popular, will limit spending by the central, regional and local governments if he wins the general elections next year, he said in an interview with Spanish daily ABC. • THE Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rio de Janeiro is demanding Spain’s Santander Bank returns 265 million reales (€113 million) to its customers in Brazil for charges it claims were made ‘incorrectly’ between 2008 and 2009, according to news agency EFE.
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25% of company loan requests refused By Business Editor, Brendan Small ALTHOUGH more than a third (38 per cent) of companies in Spain applied for a loan last year, one in four (25.2 per cent) saw their application rejected. This was revealed in a survey carried out by Spain’s National Statistics Institute of small and medium-sized companies in the services, construction and industrial sectors. Another one in four were ‘partially successful’ while half saw their loan application granted. By comparison, in 2007, 80.3 per cent of loans were approved. Almost all (96.8 per cent) loan applications were made to banks. Reasons given for turning them down
remained similar to 2007, with ‘insufficient guarantees’ (38.6 per cent), ‘low liquidity’ (36.9) being the top two reasons. ‘No reason given’ accounted for 35.5 per cent of rejections (5 per cent more than in 2007) in joint third place with ‘lack of capital’. Six in 10 companies say banks were less likely to approve a loan in 2010 than in 2007, although the number of applications remained practically the same during this period. More than half think the cost of obtaining financing has increased since the recession began. The study also shows 60 per cent of companies will need financing between 2011 and 2013.
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Full speed ahead at half the price RAIL operator Renfe announced up to 50 per cent discounts for its high-speed AVE train services aimed at families and groups. The summer discount applies to tables of four and became available yesterday (June 1). Online, trains for which the offer applies are identified with a number 4, the offer is described as ‘Turista Mesa’.
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By M Mynor TWITTER is close to acquiring London-based startup TweetDeck in a $40m (€28m) deal, making the company’s founder Iain Dodsworth a multimillionaire. The microblogging website has finalised a cash and shares deal with Dodsworth, which is expected to be officially confirmed today, according to media reports. Twitter has remained quiet on the speculation, which first emerged last month, and issued a statement saying that it will ‘continue to not comment on rumours.’ TweetDeck’s software enables users to organise their various Twitter accounts from a single launchpad, while also integrating data from other social networks including Facebook. Dodsworth, a programmer who has worked at the Prudential and PricewaterhouseCoopers, founded TweetDeck in 2008 after becoming frustrated at missing messages from friends. The company employs 15 staff and is based in the Old Street area of London, dubbed the ‘Silicon Roundabout’ due to the large amount of technology startups. Despite TweetDeck failing to ever turn a profit, the company has received the support of many high profile Twitter users, such as Stephen Fry and Ashton Kutcher. Twitter’s interest in TweetDeck accelerated after reports emerged that internet entrepreneur Bill Gross’s UberMedia company had submitted a $30m (€21m) offer.
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• SOME of the UK’s richest individuals and businesses spent an extra £1bn (€1.15bn) on private jets in the last three months of 2010 in a bid to beat the January VAT rise, recent figures show.
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Barclays boss Bob Diamond (left) with Spanish PM Zapatero. Inset: Pedro Solbes.
Barclays hire Solbes as caja speculation grows By Business Reporter BARCLAYS BANK is to hire former Spanish Finance Minister Pedro Solbes to head its Spain operations, a spokesman for the bank said on Monday. Solbes, 68, will join the board of the Spanish unit as well as advise on European banking issues such as regulation, given his experience as EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs from 1999 to 2004. He was Finance Minister for Spain between 2004 and 2009. Meanwhile, Barclays may be considering purchasing one of Spain’s highly-indebted cajas de ahorros (savings banks)
according to a report in the British newspaper The Sunday Times. This follows a meeting held at La Moncloa in Madrid between Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Bod Diamond, Chief Executive of Barclays Bank. The Spanish prime minister expressed his government’s firm commitment to strengthening the Spanish financial system. Zapatero also assured the Barclays boss the government will make reforms to regulations governing savings banks, as well as the creation of the Fund for Ordered Bank Restructuring, in order to help foster activity and create jobs.
Former Bankinter SA Chief Executive Jaime Echegoyen was recently appointed CEO in Spain for Barclays Global Retail Banking (GRB) division. Barclays is to shut 120 of its 590 branches and cut 700 jobs in Spain, according to the online edition of US newspaper The Wall Street Journal . The bank operates in more than 50 countries, employing nearly 147,000 people and has been in Spain since 1974 where it currently employs nearly 4,400 people, according to the company website. Barclays has more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.
Spain attends the International Transport Summit in Germany SPANISH Development Minister Jose Blanco joined transport officials from 55 countries at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig (Germany).
Blanco held meetings with Turkish, Russian and Georgian officials in a bid to strengthen ties in this sector with these countries. The development of the
Turkish railway network includes the participation of Spain, in particular regarding the infrastructure of the network and high-speed rolling stock.
Spanish and Turkish ministers also agreed to a plan of cooperation with respect to air transport. A group of aviation experts from the Turkish government will soon travel to Spain. Spain has been invited as a ‘guest of honour’ to the International Russian Transport Forum held in Moscow in November. Meanwhile, Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Vera Kobalia, agreed to send specialists to Spain to study its marine traffic control systems as well as its maritime rescue services.
• MEDIA group Daily Mail and General Trust said their advertising revenue from domestic consumer operations fell in April and May, sending their shares down, despite market-share gains and operating efficiencies.
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• THE second largest cigarette company in Colombia is set to be bought by British American Tobacco (BAT) for £277.7m (€319.5m) so they can ‘fill a strategic gap’ in their Americas region.
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• VIRGIN MONEY is a ‘serious bidder’ for branches set to be disposed of by Lloyds Banking Group, Sir Richard Branson is reported to have insisted.
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• SHAFTESBURY’S Finance Director Brian Bickel will replace Jonathan Lane who has been CEO at the company - which owns swathes of Carnaby Street and Covent Garden - for 25 years.
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• AFTER household spending contracted for the second quarter running at the start of the year - 0.6 per cent following 0.3 per cent UK consumers have technically gone back into recession.
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www.euroweeklynews.com Tax inspectors take more tax out of the rich HM Revenue & Customs set up its High Net Worth Unit in 2009 specifically to investigate the tax affairs of the UK’s wealthiest citizens. So far it is proving a great success for the Treasury. The High Net Worth Unit replaced the Complex Personal Tax Team which used to bring in £25 million annually. In its first year the new unit managed to net £86 million. According to reports it has now almost doubled this achievement, generating £162 million extra revenue for the 2010-11 tax year. This is on top of the tax already paid by the individuals concerned. Treasury Minister, David Gauke, commented: “These are economically challenging times and it is absolutely essential and only fair that everyone pays their share of tax.” The Treasury acknowledges that high net worth individuals tend to have complicated tax affairs, but says this complexity should not prevent accuracy, and that the “very rich” must “pay the tax the law says they should”. The Unit works with representatives of the individuals to ensure tax rules are applied correctly. The extra tax becomes due when rules have been misunderstood or incorrectly applied to the taxpayer’s particular circumstances. If the Unit finds evidence of tax evasion the matter is referred to another HMRC unit. This is an example of why it is important to get your tax
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planning right from the outset so that you do not end up with an unexpected tax bill. Switzerland Some taxpayers could also find themselves paying more tax when the agreement between the UK and Switzerland is finalised and launched. According to all reports, under the agreement Swiss financial institutions will start to deduct a withholding tax from interest earnings, dividends and capital gains earned by British taxpayers. The tax collected will be anonymously remitted to HMRC. The Treasury expects to earn £3 billion in extra income over the next four years from the agreement. While the withholding tax was initially expected to be between 25% and 35%, the Financial Times has since reported that, according to a source familiar with the investigations, it will
actually be 50%. The actual amount still needs to be officially announced, however. Also as part of the deal, investors will also pay a one-off levy in recognition of past unpaid tax. The announcement on the final deal is expected soon. The talks between the UK and Switzerland were held against a backdrop of changing tax transparency standards. The conclusion is anticipated to set a new precedent in tax information exchange and for the Swiss banking industry. The UK is not the only country negotiating with Switzerland. Germany has already started discussions on a similar agreement and France and Italy are expected to initiate similar talks in the near future. A similar deal with the US has also been suggested, with Switzerland’s Finance Minister saying that a withholding tax would be the “right instrument” to resolve remaining tax issues with the US. HMRC’s latest initiative HMRC has set up a new task force, with specialist teams to “undertake intensive bursts of compliance activity in specific
high risk trade sectors and locations across the UK”. This initiative is part of the £900 million allocated in the government’s October Spending Review to claw back around £7 billion lost to tax evasion annually by 2014/15. The restaurant trade is the first to be targeted. The first task force will be deployed in London, but will later cover the North West and Scotland. There will be another nine task forces over the next year, followed by more in 2012/13. Mike Eland, Director General Enforcement and Compliance, said: “The message is clear – if you deliberately seek to evade tax HMRC can and will track you down, and you’ll face not only a heavy fine, but possibly a criminal prosecution as well.” Over the past year HMRC’s increased targeting of tax evasion and avoidance has brought the Exchequer an additional £8.5 billion of tax revenue, nearly 50% more than the total for the previous three years. It is aiming to undertake 1,000 criminal prosecutions a year. New penalty regime The start of the tax year in April introduced a new penalty regime
for people found to have evaded tax. The amount depends on which jurisdiction the undisclosed assets were held in. For tax evasion within the UK and countries which automatically exchange information with the UK - up to 100% of the tax owed. For countries which exchange information on request – up to 150%. Other countries – up to 200%. Commenting on the changes, David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said: “The time is running out for anyone going offshore to evade tax. Get your tax affairs in order, or face the risk of a penalty worth up to 200% of the tax evaded.” Wherever you live, be it the UK or here in Spain, it is important to make sure you get your tax planning right so that you do not have to face the consequences later. For advice on legitimate tax planning in Spain and/or the UK, speak to an experienced international tax adviser like Blevins Franks. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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31.29
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BA Boeing Co
76.99
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104.60
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16.46
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KO Coca Cola Co
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52.56
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19.44
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30.2M
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36.96
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20.6M
HD Home Depot Inc
36.00
-0.19
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22.21
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66.77
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34.75
+0.13
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81.62
-0.81
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36.21
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10.5M
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24.76
+0.09
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50.3M
PFE Pfizer Inc
20.93
+0.03
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27.9M
PG Procter & Gamble Co
66.20
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TRV Travelers Companies Inc
61.52
+0.31
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2.2M
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2.9M
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36.67
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0.50
0.06
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23.25
3.00
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1,444.50
34.50
2.45
0.40M
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284.50
3.30
1.17
1.02M
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220.25
4.05
1.87
2.63M
1,314.25
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GlaxoSmithKline Glencore International
528.25
4.55
0.87
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Hammerson
479.05
6.15
1.30
0.61M
Hargreaves Lansdown
631.50
5.50
0.88
0.15M 10.27M
HSBC Holdings
636.00
5.50
0.87
ICAP
486.55
3.45
0.71
0.61M
IMI
1,043.00
12.00
1.16
0.18M
Imperial Tobacco
2,183.00
13.00
0.60
0.69M
604.75
2.25
0.37
0.45M
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12.50
0.98
0.21M
1.35
0.57
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0.55
0.17
1.28M
2,036.50
39.50
1.98
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1.08
0.36M
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1.87
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Johnson Matthey
2,091.00
66.00
3.26
0.48M
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1,310.50
14.50
1.12
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290.00
6.20
2.18
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830.75
5.75
0.70
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116.95
1.25
1.08
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52.23
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1,582.00
10.00
0.64
Man Group
259.05
5.75
2.27
3.25M
Marks & Spencer Group
400.45
4.55
1.15
2.51M
Morrison (Wm) Supe.
304.85
-1.05
-0.34
5.10M
National Grid
627.75
8.25
1.33
3.81M
2,273.00
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130.80
1.40
1.08
2.73M
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1,143.50
18.50
1.64
0.36M
Petrofac
1,598.00
10.00
0.63
0.28M
737.75
4.25
0.58
1.45M
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5,020.00
91.00
1.85
0.13M
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41.00
1.21
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551.75
2.75
0.50
1.42M
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311.55
1.05
0.34
1.27M
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399.80
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1.15
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42.71
0.47
1.11
2,181.25
35.25
1.64
1.19M
138.00
1.90
1.40
2.93M
2,237.75
12.25
0.55
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Sage Group (The)
289.20
2.50
0.87
1.82M
Sainsbury (J)
345.15
1.95
0.57
1.48M
Schroders
1,647.00
15.00
0.92
0.16M
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17.50
1.28
0.82M
Serco Group
574.00
16.50
2.96
1.12M
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1,495.50
-21.50
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Shire
1,914.50
26.50
1.40
0.89M
Smith & Nephew
674.00
-3.00
-0.44
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Smiths Group
1,232.50
12.50
1.02
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1,635.25
30.25
1.88
2.86M
Standard Life
209.90
0.90
0.43
2.51M
Tesco
418.45
2.45
0.59
5.84M
TUI Travel
234.60
0.40
0.17
0.87M
Tullow Oil
1,345.50
17.50
1.32
0.72M
Unilever
1,967.50
27.50
1.42
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2,170.50
1.50
0.07
0.35M
169.18
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1,993.50
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Whitbread
1,651.50
27.50
1.69
0.46M
Wolseley
2,076.00
85.00
4.27
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Wood Group (John)
631.75
-2.25
-0.35
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758.75
11.25
1.51
1.96M
1,431.75
8.25
0.58
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Get by with help from your friends HAVE you ever considered how paying off debt is a bit like dieting? It all starts off with the best of intentions, but once nobody is looking you’ve got your face stuck in the fridge, taking large and cheeky bites out of a chocolate tart. Weight-loss experts are always harping on about how support groups are essential to starting and sticking to a diet. Apparently, succeeding in shedding the pounds is not only reliant on yourself, but on a whole host of other people, too. Which is why WeightWatchers is such a success. The concept of the group is to band together, support each other and most importantly communicate how much weight is being lost. It seems the very idea of having to confront other
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people with the number of kilos being shed gives even the most slack of dieters motivation. Conclusion – it’s much easier to lose weight when you have a support network – so why should paying off debt be any different? In America, the latest trend in the financial world is a debt support group. And, goodness knows, thanks to the recession, there are enough financially crippled people in the
States to utilise them. One such support group is called DebtGoal – an organisation that looks at your debt, monthly income, spending habits, and specific personal challenges. Like WeightWatchers, DebtGoal gives you financial ‘exercises’ each month. A homegrown solution to this type of organisation would be to team up with some close friends and family and start your own ‘DebtGoal’ support group. Lay all your debts on the table, then arrange to meet your ‘DebtGoal’ buddies twice a week and analyse each other’s progress. A supportive shoulder and some preying eyes over your accounts could be all that’s needed to whip any financial mess into order.
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Good client relationships are key MY father used to say that he closed more business on the golf course than in the office. I am not suggesting everyone go out and learn how to play golf, but the sentiment is to build a relationship with the client. Often when you wish to have a new customer or keep existing ones, the initial reaction is to give them a discount on the price of the product or service to close the sale. In the long-run, this may not be the best tactic.
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Are they married? Have children? Do their children like football? Buy tickets if you can. The initial cost dwarfs the longterm benefits.
Show you care In this age of email, the personal touch is often lost. With social networking it is very easy to find out when is their birthday and other personal details, or simply ask them and send a card; yes, use the post office not a virtual card.
Price of loyalty If unsure of a customer’s loyalty, ask them to fill out a questionnaire with a benefit attached such as the possibility of a plane ticket or free dinner. It is better to know where one stands than wonder and be surprised at the end of the day.
Have male entrepreneurs become too complacent?
IT seems the power behind the throne has come out of hiding. Female chief executive officers in Spain are on the increase. At a 10 per cent presence, there is still some way to go, but the gap is narrowing. Discount supermarket chain DIA is set to have as its president Ana Maria Llopis; it will be the biggest Spanish company run by a woman. A phenomenon not yet recognised is the huge potential shown by businesswomen. Men are being sharp-elbowed aside by female dynamos. This is not confined to the upper echelons of corporate power, it is self-evident across Spain’s Mediterranean business communities. I noticed the female assault on traditional maledominated business bastions when attending networking events in the UK. It was not unusual to find many of those attending were women; mostly self-employed entrepreneurs. Noteworthy was their enthusiasm and almost evangelical selfbelief. Whereas the men tended to be laid-back, their female counterparts
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Female CEOs in Spain are on the increase. I was in no doubt as to women’s important role in business. Most of the companies I visited were headed by a male boss who looked after the trade. It was the woman who took care of the sharp end by providing the skills of financial management, marketing and risk-taking. To my knowledge there are no business groups exclusive to male membership. I have no doubt that any suggestion that one be formed would be dismissed as ludicrous. On the other hand, women’s business networking groups are plentiful. They are vibrant, inter-active and their members are up for any
challenge. One can only marvel at their passion. What has brought about the change? Are women in business more driven than men; have male entrepreneurs become complacent? Alison Meehan of networking group Costa Women, says: “Over my 30 year working lifetime, the stereotypical view of women has changed dramatically. Successful women in business are no longer the exception, they are the norm. “Women traditionally created and led social and supportive networks. With the arrival of the internet this ability moved into the social media/social
business sphere. Information Beautiful report reveals Twitter and Facebook have 57 per cent women users. Morgan Stanley say the fastest growing demographic group on Facebook is women aged 55 and older; up 175 per cent since September 2008.” Karen Love, VicePresident of Company Women, Costa Blanca, has a UK banking background where the men are entrenched. She says: “They can be difficult to edge aside. Here on the Costas the glass ceiling hardly exists. This gives businessminded women more free rein and they make the most of it.” Karla Darocas, artist, educator, entrepreneur and founder of Women in Business Club (WIBC), now retired as president but still a member, is in general agreement: “When I moved to the Costa Blanca in 2000 there were no women’s business clubs. I found that shocking. I set up WIBC so that I could make contacts, find clients, and educate women about business and cybernetics. “I know from experience that women are natural at being entrepreneurs. For thousands of years women ran the household, which is basically a family business. Women are creative, they take risks, they communicate with great skill, and they balance budgets and many other things that are the foundations of entrepreneurialism,” she added.
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Children have their own ideas on marriage.
Can a marriage be made in heaven? IN view of all the media coverage given to ‘the wedding’ - and all things wedding-related from an adult’s perspective - I thought it might be interesting to look at the subject from another standpoint: that of eightyear-olds. Here are some of their thoughts I overheard in a
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recent discussion on marriage initiated by a teacher friend: 1. What’s the right age to get married? Twenty-three is best
because you know the person forever by then. 2. How do you decide whom to marry? (i) No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it long before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with. (ii) You’ve got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. If you like sports, she should like it that you like it. 3. How can a stranger tell if two people are married? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. 4. What do your mum and dad have in common? Both don’t want any more kids. 5. Is it better to be single or married? It’s better for girls to be single. However, boys need someone to clean up after them. 6. How would you make a marriage work? Keep telling your wife she looks pretty, even if she looks like the back of a bus. Finally, on a different note, thank you for helping to make my novel, The De Clerambault Code - that I wrote about here two weeks ago - reach the top 50 psychological thriller category of Amazon’s eBooks!
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frustration and anger of the most educated generation in history faced with a system that denies them the opportunity to use their skills. Despite a large police presence and call to end the illegal sit in from the Interior Minister, there has been no reported violence or vandalism making Spain’s revolt a far cry from the May 1968 student uprising in Paris which led to a month long series of strikes that paralysed France. It had been well organised and the campers remained in good humour, making the event seem more like a mini Woodstock than a political protest. So far the police, with the exception of Barcelona’s, have acted with restraint too. They are angels compared with the heavily armed French CRS who turn out in force for every Paris demonstration. The Puerta del Sol is a symbol, the epicentre of Spain.
The anti-capitalist demonstration in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. Thousands of curious visitors filled the square every day to learn what the protests are all about from the thousands of banners and messages plastered on walls and columns around the square and covering the glass panels of the new entrance to the Sol Metro station. The square had been transformed into a gigantic open air free library and art gallery. There is nothing original about the basic
message which is aimed at the politicians and of course bankers calling for an end to greed and more democracy to create a fairer society. There is also a strong message to the main parties to get to grips with the endemic corruption and impunity that has spread across the political spectrum. The movement called 15M, since it began on 15 May, has now spread via the net to almost every
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The political leaders of the Western nations were unanimous in praising the Arab Spring aimed at removing dictators, ending corruption of the ruling class. It remains to be seen whether they will accept a European Spring designed to end corruption by the ruling class and give more freedom to the people. Peter Fieldman is a writer living in Madrid. He is the author of ‘1066 The Conquest’ published in the UK last year to coincide with the possibility of another King William on the throne 1,000 years on.
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By Peter Fieldman HOW far is the distance between revolution and capitalism? Last week it was little more than three kilometres. That is the distance that separated the anti-capitalist demonstration in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol central square and the city’s Palacio de los Deportes, sports arena, where the country’s right wing party, the PP were holding their final meeting before the May 22 elections. But they might as well have been on different planets. While the right wing politicians received a rapturous welcome from their supporters, for two weeks thousands of young Spaniards have been camped in the centre of the city to voice their discontent over the financial crisis and economic policies that have left them without either jobs or a future. It is the result of pent up
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Modern life causes memory problems MODERN-DAY living is putting our brains under too much pressure, experts believe. More than one in 10 people between the ages of 20 and 35 suffer severe memory problems, a study by Japan’s Hokkaido University of 150 people showed. A third of women less than age 30 cannot remember their own phone number or recall the birthdays of just three of their close relatives, another recent
study revealed. The reliance on computer gadgets including electronic phone books, organisers and automatic car navigation systems to do one’s remembering for one, results in many memories never getting stored on the brain’s ‘internal hard drive’. Also, information overload means the brain simply cannot cope with trying to do so many things at once. The modern brain has to cope with as much information in a single day
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as women 100 years ago received in an entire week. On top of that, most people do not get enough sleep which is crucial for the brain to be able to digest and solidify information acquired throughout the day, studies have shown. There are techniques that can help improve one’s memory: • Get between six and eight hours sleep each night. • Do not skip meals. • Exercise daily as this encourages a chemical that boosts memory. • Complete crosswords or sudoku puzzles to keep the brain active. • Use colourful visualisation to remember things; this is a trick that was used as far back as Ancient Greece. • Do one task at a time and avoid background distractions.
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DRIVING from Almeria to Mojacar on the motorway recently, the rear nearside tyre punctured. I stopped the car on the hard shoulder. Being in my 80s and not having changed a wheel for many years, I considered the situation. What happened next was remarkable. Within a minute or two a car pulled up on the hard shoulder just ahead of me and a young Spaniard wearing a suit and tie came to assess the problem. He immediately set to, loosening the wheel nuts, jacking up the car and fitting the spare tyre. As he waved goodbye, I slipped a €50 note into his shirt pocket. With a shake of the head and a charming smile he removed the note, dropped it on the driver’s seat of my car and was gone. Aren’t guardian angels wonderful? John van Dijk, Mojacar
Would-be voters WE did try to vote in the local elections, but were instead led on a ‘car treasure hunt’, never finding our allotted polling station in an obscurely named local school. First we went to the school where we voted four years ago, but that had been pulled down. After a discussion with several other would-be voters we decided
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I FOUND the article ‘On yer bike and watch your savings grow’ ( Jane Plunkett, Finance Issue 1350 ) interesting and factual. My wife bought me a mountain bike on my 64th birthday, and I have spent the last two summers increasingly enjoying setting out on short shopping trips on two wheels, rather than four. Joe Chetter, Fuengirola
Soccer greats THERE cannot be many more of football’s ‘greats’ to add to those mentioned in Tony
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Divided they fall HOW stupid the parties New Javea (NJ) and Javea Democrats (XD) appeared to be as they split the expatriate vote down the middle. Together, they could well have taken the majority of seats. I urged on both parties a preelection pact. Nobody wanted to listen. Colin Bagnall, by email
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WALKING along the Paseo Maritimo in Fuengirola, I came across a group of people lighting Chinese lanterns. When I asked why, I was told that they - the Socialist party - were doing this in lieu of their end-of-campaign party, which the Popular Party had obstructed. It was touching to see everyone participating in such a symbolic act.
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we should be at a school near to the ITV centre.
Wrong again. We were directed to various other locations, each time it was not the right place. On our forms it said Urb Torreta 111, Patricias. In the end we drove home, despondent and fed-up. As pensioners we are not familiar with all the schools at the opposite end of the town from where we live and not once on our route did we see a sign pointing out any polling stations, even in Spanish. C and C Willoughby, by email
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Matthews’, (EWN Sports Writer) list. In the first of his twopart exclusive on Lionel Messi, I was rather surprised that he did not have the good grace to give a mention to another great footballer, Sir Stanley Matthews. In his day, Sir Stanley was another great crowd puller and always ‘a gentleman’, both in and out of the game. As of many, in those years gone by, he played football for the honour and pleasure of being lucky enough to be selected, and for whatever small income the clubs could afford. Go on, Tony, be gallant in your second-part and apologise for the oversight. Raymond Hull, by email
Tony Matthews reply: I personally did not compare Messi with other greats; pundits on TV/radio, magazines and other newspapers did that. I compare Messi with my namesake, Sir Stan, Finney, Edwards, Bobby Charlton and Cruyff. If Messi had been playing in the 1908s, I do not think he would be the player he is today.
Hats off THANK YOU for the excellent write-up of our concert ( Costa Blanca North, Issue 1350). What it does not tell is of the stunning
contribution, the effort and courage of Pat Pyne. Deprived of leader Jo Baldwin, she was thrown in the deep end and rose to the occasion, putting aside her own health problems. Not only did she save the day, she made it. Coral Clasica Javiense founder
A real fan EVERY week I read your paper. I especially enjoy articles by Ms Plunkett and Mike Walsh. I am Danish and like how all the articles in the paper are written in such a way so that nonnative English speakers are able to read them. Lisa Olesen, by email
I HAD my wallet lifted at Puerto Pollenca market recently. When I went to the police station, which is as big as Manchester City Hall, they did not want to know unless I had an interpreter. Seeing there appeared to be more police than we have troops in Afghanistan, no wonder Spain will probably be next for a bail-out. Arthur Arnold, Puerto Pollenca
Up in smoke REGARDING Mr Kennedy’s letter (Issue 1351) on the subject of smokers, he cannot have it both ways. He has been quite happy all winter for smokers to be banished to the outside terraces, but now that the sun is out he wants the terrace for himself. Sorry, chum, that is just tough. But, he does have the freedom of choice. There are bars whose owners ban smoking even on the terrace, so if he objects that much he should find one of them. Live and let live. Andrew Coates, Fuengirola Editor’s note: Andrew is just one of many readers who wrote in with similar sentiments.
Just a name! THE article ‘What’s in a name?’ (Issue 1351) was very readable. It also reminded me of how politically correct the world has become in recent years. Forty years ago, my sister married a man known since schooldays as Dick, a favoured short-form for many christened Richard. About five years ago – by now a pensioner – an instruction went out to all that he wanted everyone to call him Richard as his grandchildren had enquired why he had such a dirty name. Although Richard is now known as Richard by the majority, just occasionally a reference to Dick slips into conversation. Ooooops! R Major Aguilas
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Obsessed with cookery shows IS it not ironic that when two thirds of the world is on the breadline, the West, particularly the Brits, are obsessed with cookery programmes? These days you simply can’t tune in to the box without eyeing a variety of individuals endeavouring to disguise some lump of flesh or another. Celebrities, glamorous gourmets, hairy Hells Angels, foulmouthed oafs... There is no escape. As the cook in my family (especially since the wife walked out) all I need in the kitchen are reasonably priced recipes, with plenty of nutrition that keep the interest of the kids, month in and
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT month out. I’m afraid Vietnamesestyle Prawns with Hearts of Palm and Green Tea Noodle Salad, doesn’t quite hack it. Another TV offering I have followed with some amusement over the past couple of years has been the ads for Qatar Airways, which sponsor Sky News. The correct pronunciation for Qatar rhymes with catarrh.
Obviously the hierarchy of Sky decided that to pronounce it in this way could be considered somewhat unsavoury. The results have been quite hilarious. It would be impossible to print the different pronunciations they have tried out over the years. I can’t resist one more moan. Why do we still grovel to the Americans? To me both the Obamas displayed a condescending attitude towards their British hosts last week. Michelle’s speech to the schoolchildren I found particularly patronising. When are the British going to realise that as far as the
Americans are concerned we are nothing more than a funny little quirky island, full of people forever grateful to them for saving us in the Second World War? Even that is a fallacy. The Americans finally joined in that war only when they realised that if Hitler was victorious in Europe they would be his next target. Meanwhile, if there are any selfsufficient, unattached ladies out there, interested in an aging unattached pop singer, I’m all ears. Have a good week. And, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee.co.uk
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IF only we could offer 50 quid a barrel (Issue 1349). It is the rich xxxholes at the stock markets that control the price of oil and all other commodities. They dictate our lives to line their own pockets and are the ones who should be assassinated. Compared to them, Bin Laden is a saint. Eric Thoms, by email I ENJOYED reading your hilarious rant about Obama (Issue 1349). Obama is far more reasonable than the cretins who preceded him . I do not support any party so have no sympathy with leftwing politics or religious zealots. J.Jefferson, Almunecar Letters for Leapy should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com
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7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Space Hoppers 8:30am Arthur 8:55am Shaun the Sheep 9:00am Little Howard's Big Question 9:25am Prank Patrol Down Under 9:50am Dennis and Gnasher 10:00am Dick and Dom Go Wild 10:30am Deadly 60 11:00am Relic: Guardians of the Museum 11:30am The League of Super Evil 11:40am Wolverine and the X-Men 12:00pm Mortified 12:25pm Ooglies 12:40pm MOTD Kickabout 1:00pm Coast 1:15pm Diagnosis Murder 2:00pm Two Greedy Italians 3:00pm Tennis
7:00am Signed Stories 7:05am Signed Stories 7:10am Dora the Explorer 7:35am The Hive 7:45am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 8:00am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 8:10am Tati's Hotel 8:25am Monk 8:30am Spider-Man 8:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 9:10am SpongeBob Squarepants 9:25am House Gift 10:25am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:10pm This Morning 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:20pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm Field of Dreams
6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Vue Film Show 8:00am FIM Superbike World Championship 8:25am Dunlop Msa Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011 8:55am The Morning Line 9:50am Friends 10:20am T4 Movie Special 10:50am The Wanted: Stars and Strikes 11:55am Friends 12:25pm New Look Style the Nation 1:20pm The Big Bang Theory 1:50pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm That Paralympic Show 2:55pm Channel 4 Racing
7:15am Fifi and the Flowertots 7:25am Fireman Sam 7:40am Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends 7:50am Elmo's World 8:05am Chiro 8:10am Mio Mao 8:20am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 8:30am Noddy in Toyland 8:45am Hana's Helpline 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am The Adventures of Bottletop Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Mist: Sheepdog Tales 9:45am Rupert Bear: Follow the Magic 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Mr. Men Show 10:30am Gerald McBoing Boing 11:00am Meals in Moments 11:10am How Do They Do It? 11:40am The Gadget Show 12:40pm Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 1:40pm The Hotel Inspector 2:45pm Hangman's Knot
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6:10pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 6:40pm Flog It! 7:40pm Dad's Army 8:10pm Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story 9:00pm D-Day to Berlin 10:00pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You Paul Merton and Ian Hislop continue to entertain in the extended version of the classic news quiz. 10:45pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right. 11:30pm Derren Brown: Enigma
4:45pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates. 5:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 5:15pm Euro 2012 Qualifier Live 8:00pm Britain's Got Talent Final Ant and Dec reveal which act will be performing at the Royal Variety Performance as they are crowned the winner of Britain's Got Talent. 10:00pm Popstar to Operastar Series in which eight chart-topping singers attempt to perform well-known opera songs accompanied by a full live orchestra. 10:30pm Britain's Got Talent Results Ant and Dec reveal the result of the public vote. 11:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 11:15pm Euro 2012 Qualifier Euro 2012 Qualifier.
4:55pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 5:25pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 5:55pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 6:30pm Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:25pm 4thought.tv 7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11:15pm X-Men: The Last Stand When a mutant called Leech produces an antibody that cures all mutants, billionaire Warren Worthington II, driven by shame of his mutant son, kidnaps Leech to manufacture the cure and rid the world of mutants. But while Professor Charles Xavier advises negotiation and understanding, Magneto favours using mutant force against Worthington. Caught in the middle is government advisor Dr Hank McCoy, a.k.a. Beast. As the mutants, including Wolverine, Storm, Phoenix and Juggernaut, take sides, the battle becomes the final stand for the X-Men.
4:20pm The Pink Panther Slapstick comedy charting the adventures of a hapless French detective. The inept Inspector Clouseau must solve the mystery of a murdered French football coach and retrieve the priceless Pink Panther diamond. Steve Martin steps into the shoes of the legendary Peter Sellers. 6:00pm My Girl 2 Sentimental comedy drama continuing the story of a young girl's coming of age. Now 13, Vada Sultenfuss is set a school project to write about someone she has never met. Researching the life of her mother - who died when she was a baby - Vada visits her uncle to gather more information and strikes up a friendship with his girlfriend's son. Together they attempt to solve the mysteries of her mother's life. 8:00pm Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Test Series Highlights from Lord's of the second of a threematch Test series with Sri Lanka. 8:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 9:00pm NCIS 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm CSI: New York 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
5:30pm Total Wipeout 6:30pm BBC News 6:35pm Weather 6:40pm So You Think You Can Dance 7:40pm Doctor Who 8:30pm The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 9:20pm Casualty 10:10pm So You Think You Can Dance Results It's time to find out the results and discover who will remain in the competition. 10:30pm John Bishop's Britain 11:00pm Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow 11:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:50pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:55pm Firewall Jack Stanfield is a security expert for a bank, but things take a turn for the worse when his family is kidnapped and the man responsible wants to use Jacks skills to get rich.
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8:00pm Great TV Mistakes 8:30pm Doctor Who Confidential 9:15pm Top Gear 10:30pm Great TV Mistakes 11:00pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 1:10am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 1:55am American Dad 2:17am American Dad 2:40am Great TV Mistakes 3:10am Great TV Mistakes 3:40am Bizarre ER 4:10am Bizarre ER 4:40am Secrets of the Superbrands 5:35am Doctor Who Confidential
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BBC4 8:00pm The Secret Life of Elephants Nature series revealing the emotional and dramatic lives of elephants in Kenya's Samburu reserve. 9:00pm Latin Music USA 10:00pm Wallander Original Swedish TV adaptation of Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander detective series. 11:25pm African Railway 12:25am Top of the Pops: 1976 1:05am Latin Music USA 2:05am The Big Three Palladium Orchestra at the Barbican 3:05am Storyville 4:15am The Secret Life of Elephants
12:15am The Gauntlet Action-packed police adventure about a tough cop who must escort a key witness to trial in another state. 2:15am The Zone Our hosts guide you through The Zone, ITV1's new place to shop and play. Including features from QVC and Challenge Jackpot. 4:20am In Plain Sight 5:05am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News
1:15am Oldboy 3:25am Ugly Betty 4:10am The Dead Zone 4:55am Island 5:10am Hill Street Blues 6:00am Wogan's Perfect Recall 6:25am Countdown
12:55am Rough Guide to Cities 1:10am Scxtra 1:40am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Rough Guide to Activity Holidays 5:10am Great Scientists 5:35am HouseBusters 6:00am Hana's Helpline 6:10am The Milkshake! Show 6:35am Thomas and Friends 6:45am Roary the Racing Car
Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am My Pet Shame 9:00am Gladiators 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am A League of Their Own 12:00pm Wayne Rooney's Street Striker 1:00pm Modern Family 1:30pm Modern Family 2:00pm Modern Family 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm WWE SmackDown! 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Glenn Martin DDS 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Road Wars The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention. 10:00pm Planet of the Apes 12:20am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am UK Border Force 3:10am Threshold 3:55am Top Ten Show 4:05am The Filth Files 4:30am Best of Oops TV 5:20am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 6:10am Don't Forget the Lyrics
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:55am Hannah Montana: The Movie 7:40am Jimmy Hollywood 9:40am Police Academy 6: Assignment Miami Beach 11:15am Old Dogs 12:45pm Year One 2:30pm Dude, Where's My Car?
4:00pm Race to Witch Mountain 5:45pm Police Academy 6: Assignment Miami Beach 7:25pm Old Dogs 9:00pm Year One 10:45pm Dude, Where's My Car? 12:15am The Original Kings of Comedy Riotous concert documentary from the 'Kings Of Comedy' stand-up tour. 2:15am Miss March 3:50am Jimmy Hollywood 5:50am Race to Witch Mountain
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:45am Henry V 7:05am Adventureland 9:00am The Top Ten Show 2011 9:20am Everybody's Fine 11:05am Gospel Hill 12:50pm The Top Ten Show 2011 1:05pm The Last Picture Show 3:15pm My Sister's Keeper 5:15pm Gospel Hill 7:00pm Save the Last Dance 9:00pm Cemetery Junction 10:45pm Remember Me 12:50am The Hustler 3:15am 35mm 3:45am The Thomas Crown Affair 5:45am The Good Witch's Wedding
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:40am The Death of the Incredible Hulk 7:20am The Librarian: Return to King Solomons Mines 8:55am Robin Hood 10:45am Bulletproof 12:20pm Eight Legged Freaks 2:05pm A Knight's Tale
4:20pm Clash of the Titans 6:10pm From Paris with Love 7:45pm A Knight's Tale 10:00pm Clash of the Titans 11:50pm From Paris with Love John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are the CIA agents out to stop a terrorist attack in Paris. 1:25am Above the Law 3:10am Out for Justice 4:50am Blind Fury 6:25am The Librarian: Return to King Solomons Mines
TCM 6:55am The Screening Room 7:30am The Buccaneer 9:55am The Out-of-Towners 11:50am Hairspray 1:40pm The Searchers 4:00pm The Accidental Tourist 6:25pm The Scarlet Claw 7:50pm Miss Congeniality 10:00pm True Lies 12:50am License to Drive 2:32am Off Set 3:20am The Screening Room 3:50am Teleshopping 4:20am Teleshopping 6:00am Off Set 6:45am The Accidental Tourist
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7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. Featuring regional news and weather forecasts as well as regular sports and business bulletins. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. 12:00pm Country Tracks Travel series celebrating the British countryside. 1:00pm The Politics Show The political analysis series with in-depth local stories and regional variations. 2:00pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 3:55pm Life of Riley Sitcom which centres around second time round newly-weds Rosie and Jim, and their dysfunctional family.
7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Space Hoppers 8:30am Bear Behaving Badly 8:55am Shaun the Sheep 9:00am Gimme a Break 9:30am Me and My Monsters 10:00am Friday Download 11:00am Something for the Weekend 12:30pm Great British Menu 1:30pm MotoGP 3:00pm Tennis
7:00am Signed Stories 7:10am Boblins 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Chloe's Closet 7:40am Fluffy Gardens 7:50am Jungle Junction 8:00am Jungle Junction 8:15am Annabel's Kitchen 8:25am Monk 8:35am Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 8:45am Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 9:00am The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 9:25am May the Best House Win 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:25am 60 Minute Makeover 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Dinner Date 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm Britain Does the Funniest Things 3:05pm Britain's Got Talent Final
6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am That Paralympic Show 8:05am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:30am Ge Strathclyde Park Triathlon 9:00am New Look Style the Nation 9:25am Friends 9:50am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:25pm The Saturdays 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Video Exclusive 1:35pm The Simpsons 2:05pm The Simpsons 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:10pm Four in a Bed 3:40pm Four in a Bed
7:15am Fifi and the Flowertots 7:25am Fireman Sam 7:40am Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends 7:50am Elmo's World 8:05am Chiro 8:10am Mio Mao 8:20am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 8:30am Noddy in Toyland 8:45am Hana's Helpline 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am Milkshake Monkey 9:15am The Adventures of Bottletop Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Mist: Sheepdog Tales 9:45am Rupert Bear: Follow the Magic 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Mr. Men Show 10:30am Gerald McBoing Boing 11:00am Chinese Food in Minutes 11:15am McFly on the Wall 11:45am Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 12:45pm D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict 2:50pm Mission to Mars
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7:10pm Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections Richard Hammond sets out on a quest to find the ingenious engineering connections behind new buildings and machines. 8:00pm Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older 'classic' models and news in the motoring world. 9:00pm Murray Walker - Life in the Fast Line 10:00pm Coast A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today. 11:00pm The Damned United The story of Brian Clough's 44-day stint as manager of Leeds United Football Club in 1974. When Don Revie quit Leeds to become the England boss, the outspoken Brian Clough took charge. Determined to impose his own style upon Revie's tough tackling team, Clough soon alienated his players and the board. Based on the book by David Pearce.
5:05pm Britain's Got Talent Results 5:35pm Midsomer Murders 7:35pm Regional News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm The Royal 9:00pm Popstar to Operastar 10:00pm Scott and Bailey 11:00pm Popstar to Operastar 11:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 11:45pm The Constant Gardener Mystery drama about a widower who, haunted by remorse, is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's brutal murder, big business, and corporate corruption. He will stop at nothing to expose the truth about what happened.
4:15pm Four in a Bed 4:45pm Four in a Bed 5:15pm Deal or No Deal 6:20pm Channel 4 News 6:45pm 4thought.tv 6:50pm Home Alone 3: Lost in New York 9:00pm The Hotel 10:00pm Role Models David Wain's critically lauded comedy stars Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott as a pair of irresponsible salesmen who find themselves acting as very unlikely role models for two wayward kids. Danny and Wheeler make their living promoting a high-energy drink to pupils as a wholesome alternative to drugs. The job fits perfectly with uber-slacker Wheeler's rock'n'roll lifestyle, while cynical Danny, who's focus is his girlfriend Beth, feels underused and that his life is dribbling away. However, neither men can find the motivation to grab life by the scruff - until, one day, they crash their truck and are given the choice between jail or community service. They choose the latter, becoming mentors to a 10year-old breast-obsessed lad called Ronnie and teenage role-play gamer Augie. It's difficult to tell whose behaviour is worse, the children or the 'adults', but a hilarious battle of wills ensues, which will have a meaningful outcome for each of the quartet.
5:00pm 5 News 5:05pm Kelly's Heroes 8:00pm Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Test Series Highlights from Lord's of the second of a threematch Test series with Sri Lanka. 8:55pm Shanghai Noon Jackie Chan plays a Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. 11:00pm Rambo Retired warrior John Rambo is persuaded back into his old ways when a group of aid workers he ferried into Burma are captured.
12:00am Zoolander 1:45am Jamie's Dream School Nearly half of British children leave education without the qualifications they need to succeed. 2:45am Jackpots and Jinxes: Lottery Stories 3:40am Silver Streak 5:40am Civilization: Is the West History? 6:35am Countdown
12:50am UFC 128 1:50am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Rough Guide to Short Breaks 5:10am The Great Artists 5:35am Nick's Quest 6:00am Hana's Helpline 6:10am The Milkshake! Show 6:35am Thomas and Friends 6:45am Roary the Racing Car
4:25pm Life of Riley 4:55pm Escape to the Country 5:40pm Points of View 5:55pm Songs of Praise 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Inside the Human Body 8:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares. 10:00pm Case Histories 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:15pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:20pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:25pm Moving On Series of unique, contemporary dramas each featuring a different story.
12:10am Andrew Marr's Megacities 1:10am The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 1:30am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:35am The Apprentice 2:35am Holby City 3:35am A History of Ancient Britain 4:35am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Doctor Who 8:50pm Great Movie Mistakes 3: The Sequel 8:55pm 101 Dalmatians 10:30pm Ideal 11:00pm Family Guy 11:22pm Family Guy 11:45pm American Dad 12:07am American Dad 12:30am Ideal 1:00am Two Pints Out-Takes 1:30am Misbehaving Mums to be 2:30am Secrets of the Superbrands 3:30am Two Pints Out-Takes 4:00am Young, Rich and House Hunting 4:30am Misbehaving Mums to be
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11:45pm 12:35am Brian Clough : The Greatest Manager England Never Had? 1:35am The Shadow Line 2:35am Tennis 3:35am BBC News 4:35am The Super League Show
BBC4 8:00pm Britain's Park Story 9:00pm Edgar Allan Poe Love, Death and Women. 10:00pm A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss Series in which Mark Gatiss celebrates the greatest achievements of horror cinema. 11:00pm Gods and Monsters 12:40am Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless 1:40am Old Grey Whistle Test Police in the East. 2:30am Old Grey Whistle Test 3:30am Edgar Allan Poe 4:30am A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss
2:00am The Zone 3:00am British Superbike Championship Highlights 4:00am Motorsport UK 4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News
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8:00am My Pet Shame 9:00am Oops TV 10:00am Wayne Rooney's Street Striker 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Stargate Universe 2:00pm A Town Called Eureka 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons
5:50am Race to Witch Mountain 7:30am The Butcher's Wife 9:15am Down to Earth 10:50am The Hangover 2 Special 11:05am Bad Medicine 12:45pm I Love You, Man 2:30pm Police Academy 7: City Under Siege
6:25am The Librarian: Return to King Solomons Mines 8:10am 35mm 8:40am Anaconda 10:20am Mission: Impossible II 12:30pm Avatar 3:15pm The Book of Eli
4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm Glenn Martin DDS 6:00pm Glenn Martin DDS 6:30pm Raising Hope 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Middle The Hecks up sticks from our screens as season two comes to an end. 8:30pm Modern Family 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 McGarrett meets a CIA analyst and finds he has something in common with her. 11:00pm Mad Dogs 12:00am Lie to Me The compelling crime drama resumes its third season. 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am UK Border Force 2:50am Threshold 3:35am Glenn Martin DDS 4:00am The Filth Files 4:25am The King's Speech: Special 4:35am Best of Oops TV 5:20am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 6:10am Don't Forget the Lyrics
4:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 5:40pm Coneheads 7:15pm Down to Earth 9:00pm I Love You, Man 10:45pm The Hangover 2 Special 11:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:40am The Butcher's Wife New York butcher Leo returns from a fishing trip with a stunning new wife. 2:30am Motherhood 4:05am How to be 5:35am Coneheads
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:45am The Good Witch's Wedding 7:25am The Top Ten Show 2011 7:50am Taps 10:00am Christmas Angel 11:35am The Boys are Back 1:25pm Management 3:05pm Permanent Record 4:45pm Love Actually 7:05pm Losing Isaiah 9:00pm Valentine's Day 11:10pm Permanent Record 12:45am Up in the Air 2:45am Losing Isaiah 4:40am Management 6:20am Christmas Angel
5:20pm Mission: Impossible II 7:30pm Anaconda 9:00pm Avatar An ex-Marine inhabits a cloned alien body to conduct research on a distant planet. 11:45pm The Book of Eli 1:45am The International 3:45am Ninja Assassin 5:30am Gargantua
TCM 6:45am The Accidental Tourist 9:05am The Searchers 11:25am Miss Congeniality 1:35pm Love Me or Leave Me 4:00pm Goodbye, Mr. Chips 6:50pm The Screening Room 7:15pm 2002: A Space Odyssey 10:00pm Band of Brothers Episode 9, Why We Fight: E-Company finally enter Germany, and surprisingly has a chance to relax. 11:10pm Band of Brothers Stunning finale to Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank's WWII drama. 12:25am Assassins 2:55am Band of Brothers 3:50am Teleshopping 4:20am Teleshopping 6:00am Love Me or Leave Me
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EWN www.euroweeklynews.com By Richard Shanley • SIMON COWELL has reportedly admitted that he is ‘guilty’ and ‘gutted’ over Cheryl Cole’s sacking from US X Factor. According to Fox sources, the music mogul was unable to persuade executives to persist with the ‘Fight For This Love’ singer. An insider told The Sun: “He is gutted. He loves Cheryl and did everything in his power to get her on US TV. But channel chiefs just weren’t happy. It was a necessary evil and he feels terribly guilty about it. He knew he’d get a slap in the face from her for all of this - and he certainly got one. But he doesn't want any bad blood.” Meanwhile, Cowell - who has so far been silent on the matter - is quoted as saying: “I’m sorry it didn’t work out... I feel guilty.” • COMEDIAN Jack Whitehall will star in a new Channel 4 student sitcom created by Peep Show creators Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. According to Chortle, the former Big Brother's Big Mouth host and Live at the Apollo funnyman will be the main character in Fresh Meat, a show set in a shared house in Manchester.
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Cheryl Cole. Fresh Meat, which will be produced by Objective, will also be written by The Thick of It coscribe Tony Roche.
The Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas will also appear on the show, alongside Lead Balloon’s Tony Gardner and Charlotte Ritchie, and stand-ups Tom Basden and Greg McHugh. Channel 4 drama chief Camilla Campbell has described the comedy as ‘like Skins two years on, or This Life with more jokes’. Whitehall is also due to host an episode of the recently recommissioned My Funniest Year for the channel. He will look back at 2005 in his episode, using a mix of standup comedy, archive clips and interviews with special guests. • LORD ALAN SUGAR has denied reports of a conflict with last year’s Apprentice winner Stella English. The 63-year-old businessman bemoaned the ‘total garbage’ that he predicted would be printed tomorrow following
English’s appointment to YouView, an ‘exciting’ ondemand TV site that he was appointed chairman of back in March. As speculation grew about the reasoning behind the 31-year-old’s move, Sugar explained on Twitter: “Media asked if there was a problem/conflict with Stella at [original company] Viglen.Total garbage, expect lies tomorrow. Unbelivable negative world we live in (sic).” He added: “That’s the beauty of Twitter I can tell you the real story on Stella, with 600k followers that’s more than the circulation of some papers.” English, a former manager at a Japanese investment bank, beat rival Chris Bates to a £100,000 job with Sugar in the series six final of The Apprentice last December. She said after her win: “I’m so excited about the future. It’s all been worth it, all that blood, sweat and tears... I’m just so
happy.” English previously described her success on the reality show as ‘phenomenal’. The seventh series of The Apprentice, which will see the winner start a business with Lord Sugar, continues on Wednesday at 10pm (CET) on BBC One.
If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europa-digital.com I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (92.6fm), or you can listen online at www.spectrumfmmojacar.net where you can hear the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
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EWN Comment Diminishing returns BRITAIN’S part in persuading Muammar Gaddafi to go will cost taxpayers £1 billion if, as seems likely, the Libya conflict continues until autumn. War occupies a prominent position in far too many budgets.
But the continuing cost of Afghanistan, the astronomically expensive Iraq disaster and now of course Libya are textbook exercises in how to waste money and get little but trouble in return.
A get-out clause? BARACK OBAMA told Arab dictators ‘change or go’ but if they heed him and go, how will Obama greet replacements unacceptable to Washington? What help will be forthcoming from the United States in accommodating the waves of immigrants that would inevitably follow those already inundating Europe? These tricky questions have to be asked, because the answers promise to be trickier still.
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Copycat THE New Zealand capital of Wellington is to have a giant ‘Wellywood’ sign emblazoned across a hillside despite threats of legal action for the blatant copy of the famed Hollywood symbol.
Trapped CREW MEMBERS working on the next Spider-Man film were left trapped high above New York City when a crane broke down. The three workers were setting up a camera platform on a rooftop in Manhattan.
Lion’s den A MAN was startled to find a mountain lion making itself at home in his garage in California. He went to investigate after hearing noises.
MP does donkey work A CONTENTIOUS British law protects the privacy and reputation of those with enough nous and money to obtain a gagging order. However, Twitter and also parliamentary privilege has united in an unlikely coupling last week. They both named a married footballer currently shielded by a gagging order. The law is sometimes an ass, as Dickens said, but popular rejection could eventually succeed in sending this one braying on its way.
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Results of an affair S U P E R- I N J U N C T I O N S have been the topic of conversation recently. A cretin footballer tried to take one out after having an affair (we all know who that is now) but do you think celebs
should be allowed to take out an injunction? Being from a family that had a public divorce* - it is horrible. It is probably one of the worst things that could happen because everyone knows why your parents have split up and they’ve seen pictures of the other woman who was involved. My brother was at school which was worse because kids are quite mean Tune in to Fia’s Breaksfast Show when they on Spectrum FM want to be. We couldn’t leave the house for almost two If you cheat you must deal weeks. There were members of As horrible as it was for the press sitting outside everyone involved my home who would ring unfortunately it’s just one on the door bell every 10 of those things: if you are minutes to try and get in the public eye and you answers, which drives you cheat on your partner mad as it is. there are consequences We had no food, and involved and not just for the animals had no food. you, but your whole Whenever someone family. came over to the house The idea of a superthey would get injunction is just bombarded with ridiculous. questions, which if you’re It’s basically giving not ready for is a very people with money a scary thing to happen. chance to do whatever If it wasn’t bad enough they like and pay to get you’re stuck in your own away with it. Why should home and not able to someone who’s famous or leave to see your friends has lots of money be able or get some more to put a super-injunction cigarettes – which was in place to cover up the horrific – I wouldn’t wish wrong they’ve done? The for any family to go answer – they shouldn’t. through what we all Even though our whole went through. ordeal was horrible, as is
Fia Tarrant
with the consequences. for any family, with the likes of Twitter and Facebook it’s never been so easy for names to fly around the internet linking them to a scandal, so what is the point of wasting money on a super-injunction if it’s only going to create attention around it? I think we all know the moral of the story here: don’t do something you don’t want other people to know about. And if you do, at least let them know before someone else on Twitter finds out! * Fia’s father is English radio and television broadcaster Chris Tarrant, best known for hosting ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’
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We had 164 property transactions in 2010, due to our amazing sales record we are desperately short of sensibly priced beach properties of all descriptions as well as detached villas in Mojácar, Cortijo Grande, Cabrera, El Pinar & Bedar
Rio Abajo - Mojácar Playa 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 95m² Build. 25ms to Beach. Sea Views. Parking. Communal Gardens & Pool. Apartment: 3243-2082 179.000 €
Marina de la torre – Mojacar playa 2 Beds, 2 Baths. Fully Furnished 200ms to Beach. Underground Parking. Terrace, Solarium. Air/con Apartment: 3243-2163 105.000 €
Casa Kobi - Cabrera Picturesque Villa - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 139m² Build on 1,000m². Beautiful Pool Area with Panoramic Views & Award Winning Gardens. Sea & Mountain Views. Parking for 2 Cars. Fully Furnished Villa: 3243-2108 349.000 €
Casita Kobi - Cabrera Charming Villa - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 125m² Build. Double Garage. Sea & Mountain Views. Large Terrace & Gardens. Fully Furnished. Excellent Opportunity. Villa: 3243-2109 199.000 €
Vera playa – El Faro 2 Beds, 1 Bath, Air/con, Terrace. Fully Furnished. Close to the Beach Communal Gardens & Pool. Apartment: 3243-1915 99.000 €
Marina de la Torre - Mojácar Playa 3 Beds, 2 Bath, Communal Pool. 100ms to Beach. Golf Views. Parking. Terrace. Fully Furnished. Apartment: 3243-2028 125.995 €
Open house Sat 4th June 12 til 6pm
Fuentemar - Garrucha 2 Beds, 1 Bath, 63m² Build. 300ms to Beach. 2 Communal Pools. Terrace. Solarium. Duplex: 3243-2067 87.000 €
When you are visiting the fiesta in Cabrera why not take advantage of our offer of free champagne, beer or soft drink whilst viewing our magnificent luxurious properties on the market at incredibly low prices. (properties above next to fatimas bar and restaurant)
El Mirador - Garrucha 3 Beds, 2 Bath. Part Furnished. 700ms to Beach. Golf Views. Parking. Communal Gardens & Pool. Apartment: 3243-1930 119.995 €
Huerta Nueva - Los Gallardos 4 Beds, 3 Baths, Communal Pools. Fully Furnished. Mountain Views. Parking. Terrace & Solarium. Villa: 3243-2103 145.000
Lavanda – El Pinar 3 Beds, 3 Baths, Fitted Kitchen Pool,Gardens,& Solarium Fully Air Conditioned.Sea Views Villa: 3243-2180 292.500 €
Balcones Del Mar - Palomares 2 Beds, 2 Baths, Parking & storeroom Fully Furnished. Air/con. Solarium. Centrally Located. Sea View Apartment 3243-2162 89.000 €
Torrelaguna – Vera Playa 1&2 beds 1 Bath. Furnished. Aic/Con. Excellent Opportunity. Communal Gardens & Pool. 200m to Beach Ref: 3243-1294 From 70.000 €
Andalus Thalassa - Vera Playa 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 90m² Build. Furnished. Terrace. Garden (39m²). Parking. A/C Communal Gardens, Tennis & Pool. Duplex: 3243-1724 149.000 €
Andalus Residencial-Vera Playa 2 Bed, 2 Full Bathrooms. Indoor outdoor pools Beautiful Gardens. Furnished, Air/Con & Parking Townhouse: 3243-2172 93.000 €
Las Brisas - Mojácar Playa 2 Beds, 1 Bath. Garden Sea Views. Parking. Fully Furnished. Communal Gardens & Pool. Apartment: 3243-1988 139.950 €
Harbour lights : Villaricos 2 Beds, 2 Baths, Furnished. 3 Terrace. A/C. Parking. Gardens, Fountains and Pool. Ref: 3243-1955 175.000 €
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El Lance, Mojacar Playa WE were on holiday last week and staying on Mojacar Playa. A number of restaurants were recommended to us as not only providing delicious food but also offering excellent value for money. On Thursday evening we decided to try El Lance on Paseo del Mediterraneo. We were given a warm welcome and opted to sit in the outside terrace area with a sea view where we could watch the world go by at our leisure. The service was very good; we were not rushed and neither did we have to wait to be served. There was a good comprehensive menu and we chose to eat from the Menu de Noche.
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I chose the mixed salad for my starter and it was a delightful medley of colour and variety of ingredients, including tuna and egg and drizzled with a balsamic dressing. My husband chose the chicken soup and this was delicious with plenty of pieces of succulent chicken. For our main course we both opted for the grilled hake and this was served with sautee potatoes, green beans and strips of red pepper. The presentation was first class and the hake was delicious. Finally for dessert I chose the crème brulee and my husband had the rice pudding. Both were extremely tasty although it is as well to remember that rice
The terrace. pudding is served cold in Spain. All in all we were very pleased with our meal and the service, and all for a very reasonable €12. We would have no hesitation in recommending El Lance to anyone wanting a good meal in pleasant surroundings with excellent service. For further details see the main advert BELOW.
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LAST Saturday evening saw the opening of the new ‘El Secreto,’ (The Secret) restaurant, formerly Smugglers on the Brit strip on Mojacar Playa by The Indalo Hotel. The new name must be a play on words as the social networking sites were awash with the new name of the restaurant as well as the opening date and time last week. Beachcomber John also mentioned it on the Almeria Gossip show on Spectrum FM last Wednesday. Run by Icelandic couple Halldor and Lilian Laxdal they have secured the services of top chef Jeremy Stent and given him free reign in the kitchen. With experience at Langans, The Ivy and The
Royal Mirage hotel in Dubai on his CV this is surely a great idea. I look forward to eating there on a regular basis having sampled his style and expertise whilst he was at Mirador el Castillo in Mojacar Pueblo with the cooking school.
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Benidorm acts come to town By Richard Shanley THE Irish Rover on Mojacar Playa hosted a party evening last Friday night. With Dean Ryan performing ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll and Drag Queen Comedienne Miss Rose Peters who was quite simply the funniest act I have ever seen in Mojacar. Dean Ryan was excellent as well with his Rock ‘n’ Roll numbers although Shakin’ Stephens doesn't really float my boat. Both The Irish Rover and the Beachcomber have lots of tribute acts from
Benidorm coming down over the summer months and they are proving very popular. Elton John tribute last week at The Beachcomber was a sellout as was last Friday’s offering by The Irish Rover. It’s good to see some different approaches by these bars and I’m sure that more will follow suit. Watch out for Robbie Williams, Abba, Queen, John Lennon, The Everley Brothers to name just a few over the coming months. Listen to Spectrum FM for further details of when and where.
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I WAS contacted recently by James, who asked me to tell his Grandma’s story to help others avoid being taken in by a cruel scam targeting grandparents all around the world. James’ grandma is 75-years-old and lives alone. Generous and kindhearted, she dotes on her grandchildren and would do anything for them. That’s why when she received a phone call purporting to be from James, she was only too glad to help. The conversation went something like this: “Hi, grandma? I’m in a bit of trouble...” “Is that you James? What’s happened?” “Yeah, it’s James. I’m on holiday in Spain with my mates and, well, things got a bit rowdy last night. I’ve been arrested and need some money to get out of jail. I can’t ring dad, he’ll kill me!” To cut a long story short, ‘James’ went on to explain that he needed £1,200 so his lawyer could get him out of jail while the British Consulate sorted everything out. Grandma sent the money by wire transfer just as soon as she could get to the bank and called James’ lawyer to confirm the transaction number. She only realised that she’d been the latest victim of the ‘grandparent scam’ when James popped round for a coffee only two hours after she got back from the bank. By that time, it was too late. The wire transfer had been collected and her money was gone. The police have been informed, but there’s little chance that the fraudster
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will ever be found. According to the wire transfer service, although grandma sent the money to a recipient claiming to be in Madrid, the money was actually collected in Lagos, Nigeria. So how did the scam work? Scammers target elderly people at random, hoping that they’ll strike it lucky. Without giving a name, they rely upon the victim to provide information which will help them to continue the deception. In this case,
grandma asked; “Is that you James?” which confirmed that she had a grandson and gave the scammer a name to work with. Then it was simply a case of spinning a story convincing enough to persuade grandma to send cash. How can you avoid being ripped off? If you receive a phone call from anyone claiming to be a family member, ask them to confirm their name before you get involved in a conversation. The chances are, if they’re not genuine, they’ll terminate the call immediately. Even if they do give a name that means something to you, don’t assume that everything is as it should be. Take a telephone number to call them back on, then get in touch with other family members who can
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www.euroweeklynews.com 1) Climate: The Spanish Mediterranean has the best climate in Europe. In coastal Provinces such as Almería, and Murcia people enjoy the sun, the sea and quiet beaches all year round. Many foreign residents actually prefer their Spanish homes in the low season months, when tourists disappear, and the climate is still warm enough to enjoy fully all the advantages of living in the country, or on the coast. 2) Healthy diet: Experts have been talking about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for years. The traditional Spanish diet of grains, cereals, fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, olive oil, and even red wine (yes, according to some experts, one glass of red wine a day is good for you). Take advantage of the excellent quality fruit, fish, vegetables in Spain, and live longer! 3) Spanish language:
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walking, long sandy beaches, hidden rocky coves, crisp cold mornings, and long warm evenings. Or sitting by a warm fire watching it snow outside or sitting on a deckchair in the sun, sleepy rural villages, some of Europe's most modern cities, art, and Spanish music. There is simply something for everyone.
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4) Spain - several countries in one: Spain is such a diverse country, that it’s difficult to know where to start. Whether you enjoy the beach, mountains, tropical climates, skiing,
5) Outdoor life: The climate in many areas of Spain means that if you have the time, energy and motivation, it is not difficult to lead a healthy lifestyle. If you enjoy walking, swimming, playing golf, tennis, water sports, and winter sports this is the country for you. Spaniards tend to live outside much more than
7) Spanish culture: The sheer variety and wealth of Spanish culture is the result of the fact that Spain has been home to different races and cultures throughout its long history. Romans, Iberians, Moors, French and, more recently, Latin American immigrants, and foreign residents from northern Europe and beyond. 8) Spanish People: Spanish people are extrovert, they know how to enjoy life, they love eating, and partying. The Spaniards are loyal friends and fiercely protective of their families. They are proud of their country, and foreign residents who have chosen to live here are usually valued not only because of the income they leave in Spain, but also because of the good taste they have shown in coming here. You will enjoy making friends in Spain if you make the effort.
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When natures elements turn against you He added: “Anyway, WHAT happens when the workshop created God purses his lips to for these courses is blow some wind and fully kitted out with V8 there’s nothing coming engines and all sorts. out of His mouth? with Robbie France Take yesterday, for “The robbiefrance@gmail.com example. Chugging along Spanish equivalent to Sponsored by Serenity Sailing like a train we were, this course is a strictly Torrevieja Tel: 638 056 224 then, nowt. Nada. Zilch. ‘hands-off’ job and www.serenitysailing.com From a healthy five to six extremely lengthy, knots to absolute zero in whereas our students Whenever your preparations for the 90 seconds. Ah, then it’s sea are poor; the sea worms its way in will be getting stuck time to deploy the ‘iron in. It means there are and finds the problems. sail’. Yes, sir! When the Francis Stokes no other training elements don’t play ball, courses like this in the drop the outboard motor area, and therefore a and head for port. great opportunity and We can’t predict a making sure she’ll be introduction to marine change in conditions but reliable if needed. engineering for some we can prepare for it. However, if sailing school-leavers.” Maintaining an outboard doesn’t do it for you and If you’re interested in should be as basic as it you like the power boat doing something along gets. Oil. Petrol. Spark shape of things, then these lines, you should plugs. Keep a spare bottle Richard Plaster has a email him enquiries@ of oil on board. A small course which you serenitysailing.com or call emergency fuel tank. A petrolheads may like to 638 056 224. new replacement spark attend. There’s a new RYA I’m getting loads of plug and that’s as prepared Diesel Maintenace Course. emails regarding putting as it gets. He’s just been cleared to together a little event for all When I took my RYA Day provide the necessary of us to meet up and do Skipper Course with tuition, in collaboration with some sailing. There is more Captain Richard Plaster in a marine engineering firm than enough interest for me to do this, possibly in Torrevieja, it was de rigueur in Torry. that we checked the engine Captain Plaster August. Thank you for all thoroughly before setting explained: “They provide all the support. sail. I personally run the training and myself the I’ll be asking around, outboard for a few minutes certification. Originally this trying to sort out logistics of before casting off, listening was meant to be for young venue and boats and such for any rev changes, people, like school- leaving like over the next couple of age, but we’ve been months. getting interest from boat owners, too, which Tight sails and I’ll see you obviously makes sense.” next week.
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Can’t see the broccoli through the trees GROWING up in Surrey all of us kids would get very excited when we heard the distant but all too slowly approaching sound of a terrible and tiny sound system heralding the arrival of the ice cream van. Nowadays in Spain we can all enjoy the same sound effects whenever there are elections. Round and round drive the cars with a stereo from home plonked on the roof rack. The best of it is that it’s always impossible to work out what the screeching actually means. Near where I live a van passes through sometimes loudly announcing it has potatoes for sale. In the summer months other vehicles blare out the joys to be had if we pay good money to go and watch bulls being murdered. When people are asked why they moved to Spain a popular answer is the sunny weather. As I write this there has been rain yet again. I was chatting to an old Spanish lady and she said how strange the recent weather is. I commented that at least it was good weather for ducks in my best Spanish. She
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laughed out loud as did her friend so perhaps my lame jokes sound better when translated from English. I have been a busy chap so far this year with trips to Barcelona, Milan and London to see the fabulous stage show ‘The Wall’ performed by Roger Waters and crew. Also a boyhood dream visit to Liverpool was only marred as I stood in The Kop to watch Spurs beat us soundly (Bill in Arboleas stop gloating or you will spill your pint.) Once or twice a year I am also normally spirited away to assist on travel shoots and now Italy beckons in a few days with a nine day trip to Rome, Florence, Pisa and the Amalfi coast. I don’t bother anymore trying to explain to people just how hard work it is as no one ever believes
me, I just get out the worlds smallest violin and start to play. Clients of mine were commenting on why when there are vegetable farms all over the place (they live in Murcia surrounded by market gardens) is it almost impossible to get fresh produce when ordering a meal in a restaurant. It’s strange how with all the amazing fresh salad and vegetables grown in Almeria none of it ever seems to reach a Spanish restaurant table. Normally it’s a plate of protein and carbs with not a green to be seen. Sometimes, when a salad is ordered it’s served with the dubious contents of various jars of pickled vegetables. One notable exception is La Mesa in Mojacar with a superb value Sunday roast served with one of the best vegetable selections to be seen. Book early to avoid disappointment. www.euroweeklynews.com/ columns/stephen-amore/ www.findmeahomeinspain. wordpress.co www.facebook.com/pages/Find meahome/108588762518569
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Invasion of an unwanted feral cat family DEAR CONNIE, l read with interest your article on Tom Cats (1347) . It brought a wry smile to my face, especially the part about some cats being scared to pee/poo in the garden, because my problem is the other side of the coin. Two feral cat
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families have adopted my garden as their own personal toilet. To add insult to injury they favour the ground adjacent to my areas and under my rotary clothes drier. ln the sunshine after it has rained the stink is very offensive. Also poo under foot is no joke. They walk past my expensive ‘Cat Scarers’ as if they do not exist. How do l dissuade
them? Yours sincerely, Philip Wilson.
Dear Philip, Interesting that cat scarers do not work. I had wondered. The type that squirt a jet of water might. Get rid of the stink by heavy watering. Pick up poo. Use various proprietary products from garden centres after that.
If you have any questions, please write to me at connie-pets@euroweeklynews.com I’ll be happy to help.
Fencing – details on www.fabcats.org. Check with local planning office before installing. Use a garden hose on them. If you do this when they can see you they will avoid coming into the garden when you are there. So, as well as doing it
openly, do it covertly. Perhaps from a window or behind a bush!. If all else fails, put their poo somewhere where they can go and you can bear it. Make them a latrine. Keep their other latrine areas well watered or with the scent-off type products. Best wishes, Connie.
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THERE are several things about the Libyan conflict I find depressingly ironic. The Libyan leader is likely more popular in his country than Britain’s leader is in his. Under the electoral ‘first past the post’ rule Britain’s David Cameron failed; hence the coalition. Of those able to vote, 35 per cent declined to do so; they were likely cynical and thought their vote might only encourage them. Many of the 10.7 million people who ticked a Tory did so to keep Labour out. This is not much of a recommendation for democracy. It gets worse. Of those who did vote, twice as many - 19 million placed their crosses with other parties so were denied the representation they wished for. If you can dress that up as democracy then you would be at ease with a Soviet state. In my opinion, Britain’s ruling elite is woefully out of touch with the electorate, and is deaf to the public mood. Not surprisingly there is much public debate about the Libyan conflict. It is difficult to find a newspaper reader supporting
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Be heroes against war in an army of construction NATO’s war on Libya. Ironically it is easier to find correspondents, mostly with non-Arabic names, rooting for the beleaguered Libyan leader. Is this the Englishman’s penchant for the notion of fair play? Can it be we feel sympathy for the underdog in an unfair fight, or sense that here we have a biblical David and Goliath duel? Perhaps it is rooted in the people’s cynicism of the official reasons for a conflict now spilling over into Europe. The refugee tsunami is revealed as the collateral damage of blinkered foreign policy and damnable colonialism dressed up as saving the natives. There is a dreadful sense of frustration: one can almost hear the peoples of NATO member states screaming at their parliaments: ‘Which part of no do you not understand?’ The
“Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Be not dumb slaves in an army of destruction!”
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contemptible neo-socialist Tony Benn, on being reminded that his party should listen to the electorate, loftily declared that he couldn’t be expected to make policy using an ear trumpet. But these shameless, two-faced hypocrites expect Gaddafi to. There is only one way to handle these swaggering autocrats; remove their means of waging war on Third World countries. All the trappings of war - from bombers to personnel carriers, uniforms, shells and tanks, - are made by civilian workers. They should down tools and strike
against war. I know one Welsh firm that when invited to tender for the making of body bags put it to the workers’ vote. Despite the loss of income, the staff voted against making them on a point of principle. Vote against MPs who invest or are shareholders in arms-related concerns. Protest against moonlighting civil servants who take up positions in companies that invest in war.
American Helen Keller was an inspirational icon of the 20th century. Left blind and deaf from a childhood disease, she became a world-famous author, speaker, civil libertarian and pacifist. Before the outbreak of the First World War, she made an impassioned speech. “Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! “Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!” Helen Keller had no choice about her disabilities, her blindness and her deafness. We do have the choice.
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BASED on Sara Gruen’s acclaimed bestseller, ‘Water for Elephants’ the film is the story of an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recentlyorphaned veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with a secondrate travelling circus. He meets and falls in love with Marlena, one of the show’s star performers, but their romance is GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don't be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved. You have put on a jolly good show of late and it is now time to listen to the applause.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow. This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up. It is not necessary to go about things the way that you normally do. Remember that variety is the spice of life. LEO (July 24 - August 23) You are moving on in an important area but do not burn bridges before you have others to cross. You will know why I mention this later in the week. You are able to influence others far more than you realise, but with your wish to keep things on an even keel you may be giving away too much. You need to keep a balance.
FILMS complicated by Marlena’s husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top and come together through the compassion they feel for a special
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elephant named Rosie, the circus’s main attraction. In this film adaptation, not only does Jacob (Robert Pattinson) have little or none of the mystical connection he shares with Rosie in the novel, but also there is a lack of chemistry with Reese Witherspoon, who plays Marlena, which makes it very hard to believe that the two have found
an undying love despite everything they have against them. Luckily, Christoph Waltz, as Marlena’s husband, brings a little fire to the movie, but the production focuses more on the love triangle between the three characters than it does on portraying what life with a circus was like in that era, and the special connections which can be made between humans and animals.
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Born June 3, 1986, Rafa Nadal is a Spanish tennis player. His took part in his first official competition when he was just nine years old and won. He later became the youngest player in history to win an ATP match at the age of 15. At 24 he became the youngest player to get the Career Golden Slam (four Grand Slam tournaments and n Olympic Gold medal).
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
Is there a chance that you are burying your head in the sand? It is likely that something happening right in front of you is being overlooked or ignored. You are able to deal with this more easily than you think. Just take one step at a time and stick to your plan. Simply telling someone what to do instead of asking them to do it can work wonders.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting
enough out of it. Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future. Avoid doing anything that could lead to you being blamed later.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having this opportunity could cause you to hesitate. Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. The temptation to keep something for yourself is not selfish but sensible. You may not have the chance again in the near future.
SU DOKU
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: There are few areas where you can go badly wrong for the rest of this year. Finance is one of them and it is important to keep tabs on your spending. The second is love.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don't let small things get you down. In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience..
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to continue to be upset, it must. Luckily, you have mostly had your own way recently. Try to be a good loser when you have to accept second best.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead? Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be? This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time. Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same. Show confidence in others and they will show it in you. Sometimes, your patience wears thin but it is in your best interests to remain calm.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
21 - 9
Madrid
23 - 16
Benidorm 22 - 16
Alicante 23 - 16
21 - 16
Malaga Almeria
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Mallorca
REST OF THE WEEK Alicante:
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it? It could be that they are more passionate about it than you realised.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera? With the summer sun high, it is possible that passions will fire up. Everything seems to revolve round one person and it is upsetting everything else. Try to spend more time with people who have a warmth and generosity about them.
TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 22C, MIN 16C Fri - 22 16 Sh Mon - 26 18 Sh Sat -23 17 Sh Tues - 26 19 Cl Sun - 24 17 Sh Wed - 26 19 Cl
Almeria TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 21C, MIN 16C Fri - 21 16 Sh Mon - 23 17 Sh Sat - 22 17 Cl Tues - 23 18 Cl Sun - 22 17 Cl Wed - 24 18 Cl
Barcelona TODAY: SHOWER MAX 19C, MIN 13C Fri - 22 14 Cl Mon - 24 17 Sh Sat -23 15 Cl Tues - 24 17 Cl Sun - 24 16 Sh Wed - 25 17 Cl
Benidorm: TODAY: CLEAR MAX 23C, MIN 16C Fri - 22 16 Cl Mon - 27 17 Sh Sat -24 17 Sh Tues - 27 19 Cl Sun - 25 18 Sh Wed - 27 19 Cl
Madrid: TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 21C, MIN 9C Fri - 21 11 Sh Mon - 26 15 Sh Sat -22 12 Sh Tues - 27 16 S Sun - 24 13 Sh Wed - 26 16 S
Malaga: TODAY: CLEAR, MAX 23C, MIN 16C Fri - 23 16 Cl Mon - 24 17 Cl Sat -23 17 Cl Tues - 24 17 Cl Sun - 23 17 Cl Wed - 24 18 S
Mallorca: TODAY: SHOWER, MAX 23C, MIN 14C Fri - 24 14 S Mon - 27 16 Sh Sat -26 16 Cl Tues - 28 17 S Sun - 27 16 S Wed - 27 17 S C Cloud, S Sun, Sn Snow,
Cl Clear,
Fog,
Sh Showers, Th Thunder
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK THUNDERBALL
IRISH LOTTO
EURO MILLIONS
LA PRIMITIVA
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA
Saturday May 28
Saturday May 28
Saturday May 28
Friday May 27
Saturday May 28
Sunday May 29
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Crosswords
Co d e B r e a ke r
CRYPTIC Across 1 Fought against new pop odes (7) 5 Resists US money (5) 8 Former prince and school head elaborates (7) 9 Sheʼs caught in the beam (5) 10 A society role model is buried in Austria (5) 11 Where workers make a pile? (7) 12 To begin with Richard acted cautiously in silencing troubled bigot (6) 14 Can the deity, or is he a fake? (3,3) 17 A hundred on the back seat of a carriage fall to pieces (7) 19 Wash thoroughly inside disc rubber (5) 22 Beyond revised route (5) 23 Block wild knockout clout (7) 24 The knight at the meadow sounds uncivil (5) 25 In case you can meet us, can you call us in Italy (7) Down 1 On time in public (5) 2 Scottish player to defeat queen (5) 3 Records the unmarried ones (7) 4 Some nudism album photos are depressing (6) 5 Only in best muddle (5) 6 A telling off about a concealment (7) 7 Shot at, heʼd sell in confusion (7)
12 Assesses damaged conkers (7) 13 Oppose the nobleman and the monarch (7) 15 Bugs fashionable religious orders (7) 16 Fanatic Zionist leader gets a lot after the end of June (6) 18 ʻCrazy Gangʼ following Bud, initially (5) 20 Spanish river, yes, but itʼs German wine (5) 21 Debut tympanist is holding a sandwich (5)
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SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Scenario, 7 Twirl,
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
8 On the menu, 9 Coo, 10 Pack, 11 Ramble, 13 Tidies, 14 Heated, 17 Smelly, 18 Nero,
Down 1 Instruction booklet (6) 2 Make happy (7) 3 Fidgety (8) 4 Serving dish (4) 5 Nimble (5) 6 Meagre (6) 7 Positive feature (5) 13 Happy-go-lucky (8) 16 Surprise (7) 17 Puts pen to paper (6) 19 Loud (5) 20 Against (6) 22 Obsession (5) 24 Centre (4)
20 Pip, 22 Introvert, 23 Dross, 24 Prisoner. Down: 1 Snoop, 2 Enticed, 3 Aden,
H ex a g r a m The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (BECOME) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
4 Iceman, 5 Wince, 6 Allowed, 7 Tumbler, 12 Nemesis, 13 Tripods, 15 Therein, 16 Ulster, 17 Spool, 19 Otter, 21 Cons
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 23 represents L and 18 represents X, so fill in L every time the figure 23 appears and X every time the figure 18 appears. Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S
QUICK Across 1 Unhappiness (6) 4 Ensnares (5) 8 Comments (5) 9 Staying power (7) 10 Pardon (7) 11 Untidiness (4) 12 Twitch (3) 14 Cheerios (4) 15 As well (4) 18 Offence (3) 21 Frolic (4) 23 Function (7) 25 Questionable (7) 26 Formal procedures (5) 27 Disgrace (5) 28 Reschedules (6)
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7 Create, 8 Ceased, 9 Cede, 10 Turnpike, 11 Partner, 13 Defer, 11
12 14
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17 21
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15 Cagey, 17 Refresh,
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20 Decrease, 21 Care, 23 Mingle, 24 Sketch.
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3 Genteel, 4 Scorn,
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5 Sample, 6 Weakness,
24
12 Academic,
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14 Release, 16 Enrage, 18 Racket, 19 Cameo,
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22 Racy.
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1 Zipped, 2 Armies, 3 Agreed, 4 Thread, 5 Sneeze, 6 Cherry, 7 Seated, 8 Lesser, 9 Hotter, 10 Answer, 11 Peeled, 12 Resort, 13 Sweets, 14 Author, 15 Cheese, 16 Listen, 17 Shiver, 8 Senses, 19 Static
7-star quiz MONTH BY MONTH Which month of the year takes its name from…?
2.Unscramble the name of a famous city in Scotland: SINS? NEVER!
Quote
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The price of freedom of religion, speech or of the
press, is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish. Robert H Jackson, US Supreme Court justice (1892-1954)
1. The Latin word for ‘open’? 2. The Roman emperor who played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire? 3. The Roman god of doors?
4. The Roman god of war? 5. The Roman goddess of growth and increase? 6. The Roman goddess who was the wife of Jupiter? 7. The Roman purification festival?
1. APRIL, 2. JULY, 3. JANUARY, 4. MARCH, 5. MAY, 6. JUNE, 7. FEBRUARY.
Funagram
1.Unscramble the name of an African country and its capital: I BRAKE, I ANNOY
Access Annoys Attics Beasts BECOME(10) Brains Cancer Coarse Coasts Enters Losses Noises Points Reason Repeat Stamps Static Voices Watery
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Nonagram
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Target: Average: 6 Good: 8 Very good: 11 Excellent: 14
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alto, chat, clot, coat, colt, coot, cote, echt, etch, halt, hate, heat, holt, hoot, late, lath, loot, loth, oath, tach, taco, tael, talc, tale, teal, tech, tole, tool, altho, catch, cheat, cleat, cloth, coact, helot, hotel, latch, lathe, letch, loath, octal, teach, telco, thole, cachet, cahoot, chalet, clothe, loathe, locate, ocelot, CHOCOLATE
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case H) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1.KENYA, NAIROBI 2. INVERNESS
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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch Roadshow Back for its third series, Crimewatch Roadshow is on the hunt for information to solve the types of crime that affect all of us. Broadcast live from a different police force each week, former detective Rav Wilding and roving reporter Miriam O'Reilly use CCTV footage, photographs of wanted faces, new police initiatives and the trademark Crimewatch reconstructions to help track down criminals and solve the crimes blighting our communities. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Real Rescues 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country
7:00am Wibbly Pig 7:10am Dipdap 7:15am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:30am Tinga Tinga Tales 7:45am Octonauts 8:00am Wild Tales 8:25am Newsround 8:30am The New Scooby-Doo Show 9:00am Basil and Barney's Game Show 9:30am Show Me Show Me 9:55am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Guess with Jess 10:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 10:45am Buzz and Tell 10:50am Big Cook Little Cook 11:10am Little Charley Bear 11:15am ZingZillas 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm See Hear 2:30pm Tennis from Queen's
7:00am Daybreak Adrian Chiles and Kate Garraway present the lively breakfast show featuring the latest news alongside showbiz, entertainment, health and lifestyle features. 9:30am Lorraine Lorraine Kelly presents a topical mix of entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour as well as the latest fashion, food and celebrity gossip. 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm 60 Minute Makeover
6:15am Full Metal Challenge 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Friends 10:25am Accidentally on Purpose 10:50am Location, Location, Location 11:55am A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Kirstie's Homemade Home 2:05pm Jamie at Home 2:35pm Bullwhip
7:35am Castle Farm 7:40am Igam Ogam 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 8:00am Little Princess 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Milkshake Monkey 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Hana's Helpline 9:50am The Wotwots! 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:05pm The Hotel Inspector 1:00pm Meals in Moments 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:20pm Law and Order 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Vanessa Show
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6:15pm Cash in the Celebrity Attic 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Britain's Empty Homes 8:00pm Escape to the Country 8:30pm Springwatch 9:30pm Springwatch Unsprung Springwatch Unsprung is back with more audience-led informal live discussion and debate. 10:00pm Wonderland Long family car journeys. A bit of anticipation. A lot of scenery. And talk. Travels with My Family climbs aboard with four families as they take to the road on journeys which are momentous and trivial, touching and funny. In the process the film unravels some of the preoccupations and secrets of the British family. Kerry Lewis and his three young sons are driving to the Isle of Wight, but this is no ordinary trip. 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! This week's task of making money from rubbish ended with someone being dumped. Hear what they have to say to comedian Kevin Bridges, rubbish entrepreneur Jason Moore and Apprentice fan Arlene Phillips. 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Jeremy Paxman.
4:00pm Secret Dealers Kate Bliss presents the series in which antique dealers visit people's homes and make secret bids for their possessions with the homeowners deciding whether to sell or keep their items. 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Hazel calls the police as Jackson wanted. Chas and Paddy go in desperate search of Aaron. 8:30pm Poms in Paradise 9:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous! Harry Hill showcases some of the best celebrity lookalike clips sent in by viewers. 10:00pm Injustice Third in the five-part drama. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham present the latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm Mugged Documentary from Bafta-winning filmmaker Brian Hill which explores the experience of mugging from the points of view of both muggers and victims of the crime. Featuring personal stories from the victims of mugging, reconstructions of the incidents they describe, and interviews with two muggers, one of whom is now in prison.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Diagnosis Live From the Clinic 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Desperate Housewives Carlos forbids Gaby from being friends with Bree after he discovers the truth about his mother's death. But it doesn't stop them meeting up when his back is turned. Susan has inappropriate dreams about Paul. Lynette is reluctant to be the 'plus one' when she accompanies Tom to a weekend work conference; and Felicia tries to regain Mrs McCluskey's trust.
4:05pm Chinese Food in Minutes 4:20pm Mcbride: Tune in for Murder 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm OK! TV 8:00pm 5 News at 7 National and international news. 8:30pm Pawn Stars Series following pawn shop owners in Las Vegas. The pawn experts question the authenticity of an 1861 Civil War sabre, but they admire a 1916 cash register. 9:00pm Giant Animal Moves Wildlife documentary series. A team flies a pair of ferocious Silvertip sharks 10,000km from Australia to Dubai. 10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm Law and Order: Criminal Intent 11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription pain killers, their investigation leads them to an elderly woman named Jenny Rogers, who lives with her son Kevin and daughter-in-law Carol.
12:20am Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 12:50am Queen: Days of Our Lives In 1971, four university students got together to form a band. 1:50am BBC News 4:40am Pages from Ceefax
12:35am Cops with Cameras Programme taking the viewer right up to the front lines of police work across the UK. 1:30am The Zone Our hosts guide you through The Zone, ITV1's place to shop and play. 3:30am Village of the Damned 5:10am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News
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4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Copycats 4:30pm Deadly 60 Bites 4:40pm Wingin' It 5:00pm Dani's House 5:30pm Little Howard's Big Question 5:55pm Shaun the Sheep 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm The Weakest Link 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Waterloo Road 9:30pm In with the Flynns 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:35pm The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws Lotto and Thunderball draws, plus a special performance from The Baseballs. 11:45pm Not Going Out
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BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 3: The Sequel 10:00pm How Drugs Work 11:00pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:55am How Drugs Work 2:55am American Dad 5:05am American Dad 5:25am Great Movie Mistakes 3: The Sequel8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Born to be Wild 9:00pm Explosions: How We Shook the World 10:00pm Hidcote 11:00pm Nurse Jackie
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12:35am American Pie: The Wedding 2:15am Elektra Luxx 4:00am Lower Learning 5:40am Police Academy 4: Back in Training
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The ‘Cursed Fire’ of Laroya mystery Groups of people began to search the area for the culprit and the Guardia Civil from Macael were called in, but they quickly realised this case was out of their league when the jacket one of them had left on a hook burst into flames. The Civil Governor was alerted and specialist engineers were sent to the town. On June 23, a week after the first fire, another one broke out at another farmhouse in the town, and this was followed by several more in the coming days, all at local farmhouses. The engineers’ first hypothesis was related to the strange cloud which had been in the area, as a similar phenomenon had been reported in November 1741, when a cloud reached the mountains of Almeria City and burning sparks fell from the sky, setting crops alight. However, they had come from an Italian volcano. In this case, the cloud disappeared but the fires continued. Local people took all of their belongings out of their homes and the local priest rang the church bells to alert people. Some people began to speak of a legend in which a Muslim man was burned
Alberto Cerezuela’s book retells the story.
Scene of mystery: Small town of Laroya. alive by the Inquisition in the same place where the first fire appeared. Others said it was the work of the devil because there was a smell of sulphur, or spoke of having seen the figure of a ghostly boy surrounded by flames floating in the air. The same day the engineers left the town, June 30, the fires began again. Surprisingly, the first victim was again Maria Martinez, who was working in the fields with her father when her dress caught fire. Later that day, a police corporal who owned a nearby property also found his coat catching fire, and for the following days, the ‘cursed fire’, as locals now
called it, continued to wreak havoc around the town, and Maria Martinez saw for the fourth time how her clothes suddenly caught fire. Some people claimed to have seen a strange light just before the fire, others spoke of fog or smoke, and some said they smelled petrol or sulphur while the rest only noticed the smell of the items which were burning at the time. Putting water on the flames only made them spread more, and it proved more effective to cover them with blankets or stamp on them. On July 7, 1945, engineers returned to investigate, believing that
Clothes would catch fire. there might be deposits of oil underground. But when the fires started to occur in front of their very eyes, the dress of another little girl burst into flames, and, in one case, their equipment was reduced to cinders, they fled the town, never to be heard from again. The fires were no longer mentioned in the national news, mainly due to the censure of the Franco regime, and, shortly afterwards, even the local press ceased to report on
the strange goings-on. The fires stopped suddenly after a while, but, later, petrol was found at the farmhouse where Maria Martinez lived and the Guardia Civil began to investigate. On August 11, 1945, Maria confessed that she had put it there herself in the hope that engineers would return and explain once and for all what had caused the fires. Some 15 years later, Maria committed suicide, and within a few days, so did her sister and her brother, who was found hanged at the same farmhouse where it all began. Although there are plenty of theories about what caused the fires, including spontaneous combustion, magnetic properties of the soil, volcanic activity, gas pockets rising into the air and bursting into flames and planes flying over the area with chemical products, the truth is that to this day, no-one knows for sure exactly what happened in Laroya.
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By Jennifer Leighfield LAROYA is a small town in Almeria with less than 150 inhabitants, located eight kilometres from Macael in the Sierra de los Filabres. In 1945, it was the scene of some unexplained fires which seemed to appear from nowhere. It all began on the hot afternoon of June 16, 1945, when 14-year-old Maria Martinez was playing in the countryside. A thick fog had been covering the town for several days. Suddenly the girl’s clothes caught fire. Farmhands working at the Cortijo Pitango were alerted by her screaming and rushed to put out the flames. When her mother came for her, Maria spoke of a blue ball of fire which had landed on her apron. Her mother put her to bed, but while she was sleeping the same thing happened again, although the fire did her no harm. What they didn’t know was that at the same time, and until the fog cleared at around 11pm, other fires had broken out spontaneously in the area, causing no harm to anyone, although there was considerable material damage.
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WORKSHOP Contents includes lathes, grinders, sanders etc, tools suitable for metal or wood models, also clock repairing instruments, books etc, Tel 350 461 500/667 887 728 (1353) BEDROOM Suite 1 bedroom set in solid marble wood, king-size bed, double wardrobe, chest drawers, bedside cabinets, mirror, excellent condition 995.00euros Tel 636 387 865 (1353) CORBERO Dishwasher, perfect condition 50euros buyer collects Tel 950 410 615 (1353) Swim Spa Approx 4 meters x 2.2. Temperature control Swim against the current of would hold 8-10 people. Can deliver and install. With guarantee 6,500 Euros 650 722 905 Pictures available
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HUGE Range of bedlinen: Cool Egyptian cotton sheets for summer, summer weight duvets, duvet covers from only 9.99euros, pillows from 4.50euros, 50/50 sheets from 6 euro’s! Ready made curtains, poles & tracks HSH Turre (1354)
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GREAT Selection of greetings cards including hand made cards from just 0.99cents! Boxes 10 cards only 2.99euros! HSH Turre (1354)
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HUGE Range of Ethnic foods, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Moroccan, Mexican etc, we have the most comprehensive range bar none! HSH Turre 950 479 487 (1354)
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POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool.com (1364t)
AQUAEROBICS....Its back! Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Vera Beach Club Pool at 10a.m, Call Alison on 637 465487 for info
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FITNESS PILATES.......The no sweat exercise class for strong backs and toned tums.....Every Monday, 1.15 at Indigo Gym, Mojacar Playa, with Alison. Call 637 465487 for more info
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THE FIVE BONE HOTEL TURRE: prices cats 5euros little dogs 5.75 med dogs’ 6.5o large dogs 7.25. Vaccinations a must, discounts for long stays or large families, we are ministry approved and fully legal, trading for over five years not five minutes www.five bonehotel@gmail.com Tel: 630 234 556. (1352)
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Plumbing Services KNOWLES AND ABBOTT No 1 for plumbing and electrics! Central heating, solar hot water and water deposits Tel: 950 137 197or 606 807 797
Photography ALMERIA FOTOGRAPHIABritish photographers covering the Almeria area, for all your photographic needs at realistic prices Tel 663 627 942 (1362)
Due to recent sales Price Brown are looking for 3+ bedroom villas in Mojácar to add to their portfolio. Interested clients Phone Price Brown 950 478 915 Lovely 2 bedroom furnished apartment for sale in Mojácar. Small well kept complex + community pool Short walk to beach Ref A1095 – 85,000€ o.n.o. Call Price Brown 950 478 915
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TV/Video/Sat TV SATELLITE Systems for UK TV & radio, Spanish digital TV & radio aerials, European TV & radio satellite systems SATCOM 628 240 308 (1352) SKY HD SATELLITE Receiver with sports package cards, 240 euro’s plus monthly subs. Can deliver Tel Jeremy 667 235 205 (86027 1384 ma)
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teamed up with a highperformance drive system and dynamic handling. The new Coupé rounds off the successful C-Class AMG model range, which includes the classic Saloon as well as the practical Estate models. The C 63 AMG Coupé also enhances the AMG family of Coupés: in addition to the CLS 63 AMG and the CL 63 AMG, Mercedes-AMG GmbH is now able to offer another dream car featuring a
high-performance eightcylinder engine. Looking particularly attractive is the “Edition 1” of the C 63 AMG Coupé, available from launch and featuring exclusive equipment. The AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine in the C 63 AMG Coupé has a maximum output of 336 kW (457 hp) and peak torque of 600 Nm, delivering powerful traction and first-class
performance figures: the Coupé accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds and the top speed is 250 km/h (electronically limited). With this kind of specification, the new twodoor vehicle is set to take the lead in its segment. The new Coupé variant benefits from all the technology updates that have served the C 63 AMG Saloon and Estate models so well.
Fuel consumption is reduced through the AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission with its “Controlled Efficiency” mode as standard and a new power steering pump: overall NEDC consumption figures for the C 63 AMG Coupé are 12.0 l/100 km. The market launch of the new C 63 AMG coupé starts in July 2011 with pricing starting from €72,590.
Lexus CT 200h five stars THE Lexus CT 200h has been awarded the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star rating with an overall score of 83/100. This score is well above the minimum required to achieve five stars, and ranks the new Lexus amongst the very safest vehicles in the premium compact segment. This achievement is all the more significant for the adoption by Euro
NCAP of a new, more stringent crash test scheme in 2009. The new programme is composed of four areas - Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian Protection and a new area; Safety Assist. Injury avoidance and mitigating functions, such as seat belt reminders. The Lexus CT 200h is on sale now starting from €28,531.
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Almeria V Vega Baja - Inter-League Challenge Trophy FRIDAY May 13 saw the inaugural match between teams representing the Almeria Golf League and the Vega Baja Golf League based in Alicante area, the games being played at Aguilon Golf. The format was eight pairs from each team playing better ball match play against drawn opponents. The fine sunny conditions on a well set up course augured well for some competitive matches, and we were not disappointed. The first game was a prime example, four single figure handicap golfers went head to head, playing what was exceptional golf, and if the team from Almeria thought that home advantage would be a factor that idea was thrown straight out the door with the visitors winning the first close fought game. At the half way stage it was close at two games all, and still birdies were being sunk all around the course, after 7 games the home side were 1 match up and requiring a half from the last game and lo and behold that is what we got, a half in the last game making the match score Almeria 4.5 to Vega Baja 3.5.
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Players at Aguilon Golf. All the games were played in good competitive spirit and the after match banter over a beer ensured that everyone had a good day. The prize giving of the trophy and medals for the winning team had to be postponed owing to the fact that they were due to be collected from a shop in Lorca the day before, which was the day after the earthquake which had devastated the town. This certainly put in to perspective any feeling about winning or losing a game of golf.
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A time to justify WHAT justification can there be to continue driving an illegal UK registered car in Spain? How about lack of money to put it through the re-registration process, or perhaps a lack of time? But it’s obvious that many have an ‘I just don’t care’ attitude. In your opinion, does anything justify driving an illegal car? If your MOT expires – your car becomes illegal to use here, just as it would in the UK. If you run out of road tax, this is another legal requirement, even when you are using your car here. Don’t tell me that you have ‘justified’ not having an MOT or road tax because you have declared your car is on a SORN document with the DVLA. This document is a ‘sworn statement’ to the DVLA that your car will be kept ‘off-road’. If the car is kept ‘offroad’ then there is no
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need for an MOT or road tax. But if you get stopped by the police without having the legal requirements to drive here (just as in the UK) then you can expect a severe kick back from them, like impounding your car on the spot. If you spend more than 183 days here then you
are termed a resident and that means you have just 30 days to get your car re-registered onto Spanish plates. It’s your call but the Police may just make up your mind for you!
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Forum Golf Society report and forthcoming events ON May 27, almost 50 Forum GS players undertook the relatively lengthy journey to Roquetas de Mar to compete in an individual Stableford at Playa Serena Golf Course. On the day, 19 players scored 30 points or better, with the victor being Phil Elam on 36 points, winning on countback from the person that almost everybody considers to be his better half, his wife Fran Elam, who also scored 36 points. Sandra Vincent (35 points) was third, with Graham Doel (35) fourth, Bob Cowan (34) fifth and RIchard Brady (33) sixth. The five nearest the pin prizes went to Dave Sharp,
In memory of Allan Hay ALLAN HAY, a founder member of Boxers Golf Society, as well as being a member of other clubs and societies, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, aged 72. He was a current member of the Boxers Committee, serving as Membership Secretary since 2004. Allan was a valued friend to many and was well loved by all who knew him. Our thoughts are with Trudy and his family at this very sad time. God Bless you, Allan
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George Gibson, John Bridgen, Ann Wilmott and Fran Elam, with Richard Swaine booming one some 300 yards down the sixth hole to claim longest drive. Forum’s upcoming fixtures: June 9 Texas Scramble at
BOXERS GS: RECENT RESULTS Div 1: 1st Steve Gilmore, 36 pts; 2nd Brian Mayhew, 33 pts; 3rd Tony Redston, 32 pts. Div 2: 1st Trevor Barker, 34 pts; 2nd Pam Partridge, 29 pts, o.c.b. 3rd Arthur Davies, 29 pts. Nearest The Pin. Tony Harwin, 3rd Hole. Nearest The Pin in two Dave France, 17th Hole. Twos Scored Tony Harwin, twice. Steve Gilmore, Tony Hammond and Trevor Barker.
Cortijo Grande €20; June 24 Stableford at Marina €28; July 8 Pairs Two Man No Scotch at Alboran €33 Phil Elam on 666 847 840 /philjelam@yahoo.co.uk, or www.forumgolfsociety.web s.com
Marina Golf Mojacar MONDAY MAY 23. Medal Competition – men played off the yellow tees. No twos were scored. Ladies Division – 1st Nuala Hare with Net 73, 2nd Sandra Edwards with Net 76, 3rd Greta Hahn with net 77. Men’s Division
- 1st Brian Mayhew with Net 71, 2nd Peter Edwards with Net 71, 3rd Gordon Ross with Net 72 THURSDAY MAY 26. The Full Handicap Stableford Competition organised by Peter and Sandra Edwards was played in teams of three with the two best scores to count on each hole and on designated holes all three scores to count for the team score. 1st Frank Varey, Geoff Owen, Sandra Edwards with 95 points. 2nd George Gibbons, Bill Gill, Peter Edwardswith 92 points. 3rd Brian
Mayhew, Grenville Balmforth, Margaret Budd with 86.
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TUESDAY was an awayday for the society, since the course at Valle del Este was being hollow-tined. 23 members and guests visited Aguilon, which was in very good condition. We played a singles Stableford competition, with the winner, Sean Walsh, coming in with 36 points playing off 6. Phil Miles was second with 31 points, off 14, and Al Hewitt third, playing off 11. Nearest the pins were John Main on the 8th and Sean Halligan on the 17th. On Friday 28 at Valle del Este, 20 members and guests competed in the weekly Stableford competion. First was Bryan Brown, back to playing his best golf this year, with 39 points. Second, Dick Hull with 34 points, and third Phil Miles with 33 points. Nearest the pins were Sean Halligan second shot on the 8th, and Al Hewitt on the 12th.
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Aguilon Golf WEDNESDAY May 18 Individual Stableford 1st John Bridgen 37pts; 2nd Roger Kaye 34pts on a card play off; 3rd Chris Baker 34pts Twos: Graham Tabberer 8th, John Bridgen,Roger Kaye and Kevin Manser 10th. Wednesday May 25 Individual Stableford 1st Roger Kaye 38pts; 2nd Graham Tabberer 36pts; 3rd Caroline Willingham 34pts on a card play off. Twos: Glyn Ombler x2 4th and 10th, Keith Leonard and Pat Sayer 8th, and Sally Keene 10th Information: 636 938 404or 634 641 199
Media Golf FRIDAY May 27 22 members and 1 guest playing an individual Stableford. There was one two from Malcolm Smallwood on hole 6. Division One - 1st Alan Diskin 38 points; 2nd Geoff Bridgman 35 points; 3rd Mick Coulson 33 points. Division Two - 1st Chris Risbey 34 points; 2nd Adrian Pinder 27 points (on count back); 3rd John Sunstrum 27 points.
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Alex Ferguson. FOOTBALL – 160 million viewers worldwide saw Barcelona ‘Messi-acre’ Manchester United 3-1 in the UCL final. The Catalans out-thought, outran, outwitted and in the end outclassed Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, after
which the Old Trafford boss admitted: “That was the greatest performance I’ve ever seen on a football pitch. They gave us a hiding.” And he should know, he’s been in football for over 50 years. One fan said: “You can’t play football without a ball – we hardly saw it!” I thought it was one of the finest team displays of all-time, better than Hungary (with Puskas and
Co) and Real Madrid (with Di Stefano, Gento, etc) from the 1950s; far superior to Brazil of 195862 and 1970 (Pele, Didi, Vava initially, then Jairhinho, Garrincha, Gerson and Socrates); greater than Ajax (with Johann Cruyff, Krol and Neeskens); and certainly far superior to Spurs of the 1960s with Bill Nicholson in charge, to Liverpool under Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley and miles better than Don Revie’s Leeds teams. Only a few fans are alive today who saw Scotland’s Blue Devils thump England 5-1 at Wembley in 1928 and Arsenal’s treblewinning sides of the 1930s. TV footage shows that they were superb teams – Barcelona are better – and I sincerely believe they’ll become the first team to win back-to-back Champions League finals and could easily make it
three. What a team! In the play-offs, Stevenage pipped Torquay 1-0 in the League 2 final, Peterborough defeated Huddersfield 3-0 to reach the Championship and Swansea gained promotion to the Premiership, and with it around £92m, by beating Reading 4-2 with a Scott Sinclair hat-trick. On Saturday, England play Switzerland at Wembley in a vital European Championship qualifier. A win for Fabio Capello’s men will virtually clinch a place in next year’s finals. And we mustn’t forget what’s going on inside the FIFA ‘bribery/corruption’ headquarters; I will post the full story as it unfolds. RUGBY – Saracens have won the Aviva Premiership final for the first time by beating Leicester 22-18 and in Ireland the Magner’s League Grand final,
Munster denied Leinster the double with a 19-9 win. A day later, England lost 3238 to the Barbarians. F1 – Last Sunday, Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time. The German is now on 143 points, Lewis Hamilton 85 and Mark Webber 79 and with his Red Bull car purring he’ll be world champion before July! Next race is in Canada on June 12. CRICKET –Amazingly England (496-5 dec) beat Sri Lanka (400 & 82) by an innings and 14 runs in the first Test. Some terrific knocks by Alastair Cook (133), Jonathan Trott (203) and Ian Bell (103 n.o.), set England up after the tourists had batted first. Then, on the last day, Graeme Swann (4-16), Chris Tremlett (4-40) and Stuart Broad (2-21) won the match for Andrew Strauss’s men
DID YOU KNOW? TEN players have been sent-off in FA Cup semi-finals. They are Arthur Childs (Hull, 1930), Mick Martin (WBA, 1978), Brian Kidd (Everton, 1980), Tony Gale (WHU, 1991), Lee Dixon (Arsenal, 1993), Roy Keane (Man Utd, 1995, 1999), Nelson Vivas (Arsenal, 1999), Jason McAteer (Sunderland, 2004) and Paul Scholes (Man Utd, 2011).
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Barcelona, Saracens and Vettel brilliant… England superb!