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MURDER AND SUICIDE

IN SAN FULGENCIO A British ex-pat has shot his wife dead and then turned the gun on himself in a murder/suicide that has left neighbours in San Fulgencio shocked. By LOUISE CLARKE Continued On Page 4

KILLER: David Rouse in 1978

The Murder Scene

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BY LOUISE CLARKE

WHEN THE HEAVY rains hit the Costa Blanca last week, residents of Calle Ubeda in El Galan in San Miguel de Salinas got more than they bargained for when the whole of the bottom half of the road collapsed. Following water pipe replacement work by water company ERNA, which started in June this year, the road has been dug up for the new pipe work. Since then, the company has not reﬁlled the trenches they dug, despite several pleas from concerned residents and consequently when it rained last week, all the rubble washed away and caused the tarmac on the road to collapse as well as washing away all the loose ground

holding up the pavement. As a result, the foundations of three large villas are visible from the road, making them susceptible to subsidence, and the road has had to be closed to trafﬁc. The San Miguel Town Hall is saying that it is the responsibility of the water company ERNA and they are saying that the road is not their responsibility, but that of the now defunct property developer Tecnologia. Round Town News contacted the San Miguel Town Hall to see what they intend to do about the problem and they have said that they are in contact with ERNA to resolve the matter. In the meantime, some of the residents can’t get to their homes due to the road being closed and three houses are in danger of serious structural damage.

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Calls for Youth Support Against the Crisis BY HEIDI WARDMAN

GRAVE CONCERNS have been voiced over the future of youngsters in Spain who are entering the labour market at a time of economic crisis. The Spokesman for the Partido Popular of the City Council of Torrevieja, Joaquín Albaladejo, presented a motion to the plenary session which proposes that the Municipal

Youth Delegate of the City Council of Torrevieja, José Manuel Pizana

collaboration lodge a plea to the Spanish Government to adopt a series of emergency measures relating to youth, to support them through the economic crisis. The Youth Delegate of the Torrevejense City Council, José Manuel Pizana, presented the motion to the meeting, stressing that the series of measures should be focused in the areas of housing, employment, education, youth associations, culture, immigration, sports and voluntary work. He said the unemployment problem among young people living in Spain has become quite alarming, with the nation having the highest rate in Europe at 33%: This raises the number of young people without work to almost 800,000 people, or a quarter of the Eurozone proportion; only three points away from the overall European average. TAXATION In the Valencian Community there are currently some 1,569,949 young people between the ages of 14 and 35 years; 32.2% of the total population. The Generalitat Valenciana allocates 630 million euros of its annual budget to these young people through its various policies on youth. José Manuel Pizana emphasized a number of “urgent” measures which it is felt should be implemented by the Socialist Central Government in order to cushion the economic blow that has hit the Valencian Community particularly hard, attacking its two main industries of Construction and Tourism. In the area of housing, it is recommended that

the Government revise its policy on ‘Renta de las Personas Físicas’ (IRPF), or Personal Income Tax, increasing the deduction per household from 15 to 25% and the base rate of the deduction to 10,000€, whilst adjusting the recognized Basic Rate of Emancipation, to reduce the minimum qualifying age for obtaining subsidized rent paid by youngsters from 22 to 18 years and extending the upper age from 30 to 35 years. EDUCATION On the subject of employment, Mr Pizana suggests that the area of self-employment should be developed, taxes imposed on commercial associations, and particularly small businesses and market traders, 100% of which fall into the 35 years or below category. He recommended the creation of buffer credit payments available for youngsters and additional support be afforded to those who wish to establish a small business in the area. He also said that increased incentives for those contracting unemployed youngsters under the age of 35 years who are entering their ﬁrst employment should be released. Mr Pizana said that increased incentives should be offered to volunteers, who could gain work experience in this manner and contribute to the labour market in exchange for university credits as an example. He referred to the need to revise the university network throughout the country, following the ‘Bologna System’ to link universities more closely and restructure the basic educational curriculum to include more

vocational subjects and the level and breadth of the English language taught in schools to give students greater opportunities to enter the global labour market. Further emphasis should also be placed on sport, offering greater sports related subjects in universities and increased practical and theoretical study periods, as well as introducing additional grants for promising young sports men and women with a disability. CULTURE The Youth Delegate went on to address the subject of culture, insisting on an increase in the number of cultural museums and educational centres available to youngsters in the Valencian Community. He claimed that ours has the least number of youth cultural museums, with just two, in comparison to other communities with a lesser population, like Extremadura, which is incidentally Governed by the PSOE, and gains access to 16 such centres. As far as immigration is concerned, The City Council of Torrevieja would like to see an increase in ﬁnancial support offered to young immigrants, to give them access to the same grants and subsidies as Spanish nationals and therefore equality in the labour market. Finally, the Youth Delegate stressed that the Department for Youth is now and will continue to do its utmost to make life as easy as possible for young people living within the city and believes that their future could look a lot brighter with immediate effect if this additional support was afforded from the Central Government.

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FROM FRONT PAGE... POLICE confirmed that the couple, David and Heather Rouse, were found dead in their home in the municipality on Sunday evening. The Guardia Civil told reporters that Heather Rouse, 58, was killed as she slept at their home and that Mr Rouse, 70, had left water and food for the couple’s pet dog and cat, as well as leaving his identification on a table and the front door open. Following a call from a concerned friend, police officers found the couple’s bodies close to each other in the bedroom of their home. A police source said: “Mr Rouse appears

to have planned the crime meticulously. He left documents out identifying himself and left food and water for the pets.” The source continued: “The ofﬁcers found both bodies in the bedroom. Mrs Rouse had been shot in the head with a shotgun as she slept.” It appears that Mr Rouse had then used a long stick to ﬁre the trigger of the shotgun and kill himself. The Police source concluded: “Everything points to a murder-suicide and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with their deaths.” SHOCK The couple, originally from

Berkshire, had moved into the ﬁve-bedroom villa, two miles from San Fulgencio, eight years ago. The house is set in three-quarters of an acre of grounds lined with palm trees and has a 43-foot swimming pool. According to reports, Mr Rouse had been due to pick up his sister from Alicante airport that day on a planned visit from the UK but when he failed to meet a friend as arranged, police were called in. Mr Rouse’s sister arrived as planned only to be met by ofﬁcers who broke the news to her. Police found the bodies at 10.30pm on Sunday night and said that they believed the crime had taken place during

that afternoon. Mayor of San Fulgencio, Trinidad Martinez, was stunned by the news. She told Round Town News: “It is a terrible tragedy that has shaken up the town. They were a very well-liked couple who were popular with neighbours and had lived near the town for eight years without any trouble.” She added: “Mr Rouse had suffered from a series of strokes and it has been suggested that he may have been suffering from depression. However, he had seemed in better health recently.” A friend of the couple, who did not wish to be named, said: “They were really lovely people and I cannot believe that this has happened. My husband and I only saw them last week and they both seemed to be dealing well with David’s recent health problems. It is a complete shock.”

Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre Miniature Horse Show BY LOUISE CLARKE The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre will be hosting a miniature horse show, next Sunday, 18th October. Sponsored by the centre, the AEMHS (Anglo European Miniature Horse Society), incorporating the AEMHS Miniature Horse Show Spain; Dimundo Miniature Horse Farm Spain; the Tinyhorse Miniature Ranch and Wags Kennels as well as Seven Acre Farm;

Jodie Prosser at 1st Choice Dog Groomers in Los Montesinos and Equine Dentist Kay Berry, the event starts at 13:00. There will be a demonstration on showing and training miniature horses followed by a few shows with some top class miniature horses. Refreshments will be available all day and there will be a rafﬂe with some great prizes and lots to do, including seeing all the rescue animals.

Everybody is welcome, with or without your miniature horses or ponies and it promises to be a great day for all the family. For more details please visit www.easyhorsecare.net or telephone Lorraine on 661 458 304.

Success For Habitation

Certificate Meeting

BY LOUISE CLARKE NEARLY 100 PEOPLE attended last week’s meeting regarding the lack of habitation certificates, organised by the Los Verdes party in Orihuela Costa. The event, which took place at the Celtic Isle in Playa Flamenca, was attended by affected owners and Presidents from more than 20 different communities and urbanisations on the coast, including Bosque de las Lomas; Laguna 3; La Ciñuelica; Marco Polo; El Barranco and La Zenia Elite and in total, over 3,000 homeowners were represented. The meeting was set up so that the opposition political party could inform the interested parties about the proceedings which are currently being initiated by the Orihuela Town Hall’s Councillor for Urbanism. Los Verdes Councillor Monserrate Guillén told the attendees: “I am working together with the technicians at the Town Hall in order to be able to offer a solution for each case. It will be absolutely impossible to find one solution for all. We have agreed a meeting with the Town Hall officials in the offices at Playa Flamenca at the end of October or beginning of November, to try to find some possible solutions. This meeting will only be with the presidents or representatives of each of the affected communities. In principle, we expect an initial satisfactory solution for the end of the year. In any case, as up till now, you will be informed by the press or by e-mail”.

BENEFIT On Tuesday 6th October, the Ombudsman’s office (Síndico de Agravios de la Comunidad Valenciana) moved to Orihuela to take care of the citizens who wish to formulate and present any complaints. Representatives of Los Verdes seized the opportunity and had an appointment at 11.00 with a team of legal advisers, together with persons affected by the lack of a habitation certificate in Orihuela Costa. The results of this meeting will be published in RTN next week. A Los Verdes Spokesman told us: “The benefit of a legal and suitable house to live in, in agreement with the rules established by the Spanish Constitution, is a fundamental right of all the citizens. Likewise, the house has to be passed as fit to live in; this is explained in The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: ‘Art. 7. Respect for private and family life’.” The Spokesman concluded: “Los Verdes de Orihuela will ask the Town Hall of Orihuela, via its representatives, to respect the law and find a solution for all those affected. If they do not, our next step will be a citizen petition to the Committee for Petitions of the European Parliament in Brussels.” They added: “We would also like to apologise for the problems with the organisation of the event. We did not expect so many people to attend, but we are so glad that they did and we will continue to fight for them regarding the lack of habitation certificates in Orihuela Costa.”

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Population Boom Grinds to a Halt

BY HEIDI WARDMAN AFTER MANY years of uninterrupted growth, Torrevieja’s population explosion has finally died down, registering fewer inhabitants today than at the start of the year. According to the statistical data relating to Population and Evolution of the Municipal Register of the City Council of Torrevieja, produced by the Councillor for Census and Statistics, Pilar González Cifuentes, Torrevieja is now home to a whopping 103,265 inhabitants who are registered on the padron, of which: 53.22% or 54,958 are of foreign nationality Only 46.78% or 48,307 inhabitants are Spanish nationals In this sense, Torrevieja continues to be the third most important city in the province of Alicante in terms of the number of inhabitants, and the fifth in the pecking order for the entire Valencian Community only trailing behind the three Provincial capitals (Valencia, Alicante and Castellón) and Elche. MULTINATIONAL With respect to the number of international residents registered on the Padrón, those originating from the UK are still leagues ahead, with the figure now standing at 12,917, with the second largest group being Germans at only 3,817. Other significant groups include those descending from: Russia 3,353 Morocco 3,206 Sweden 2,784 Norway 2,213 Ukraine 2,213 Bulgaria 2,180 Rumania 2,162 Colombia 2,139 Finland 1,209 Belgium 1,417 Italy at 1,095 When taken as a whole, there are exactly 117 countries represented in the Municipal Register of Torrevieja, which can

undoubtedly regard itself as a multinational community. The register is also a true reflection of the large number of citizens of the European Union who have chosen to make Torrevieja their home, when you consider that those from the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Germany, France and Italy account for 25,000 of the total number of registered inhabitants, equating to a quarter of the entire registered population. The data facilitated by the Councillor for the Census and Statistics of the City council of Torrevieja relating to population distribution according to age and sex, reveals that females are heavily outnumbered within the city. Actual figures show that of the 103,265 inhabitants registered on the padron, 52,602 or 50.93% are men, while 50,663 inhabitants or 49.07% are women. DECLINE Ms González went on to confirm that in 2007 Torrevieja’s population burst through the 100,000 mark for the first time in its history with the number having increased by another 3,264 people since. She said that in 1990 the city registered a population of 23,192 citizens, more than doubling in number to a whopping 50,189 a decade later in the year 2000. The trend has continued into the 21st Century; Torrevieja attracting a further 53,000 citizens over the past nine years. These figures demonstrate that in a space of twenty years, Torrevieja has grown to become one of the most influential and popular cities in the country, increasing its population far more than any other city of the Valencian Community. However, over the past year there has been a decline in the number of residents originating from the countries of Latin America, which it is thought has been motivated by the economic crisis that has gripped the country. This downturn has been reflected in the figures as a whole, with the population terminating the month of September with 1.37% fewer inhabitants than it had at the start of 2009, when the population had peaked at 104,700.

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Hardhearted Insurers Leave Pensioner Stranded By Heidi Wardman

A British pensioner has been left high and dry by his insurance company which refuses to recompense damage to his mobility scooter. Peter Price and his wife Valerie have lived in Urbanization La Siesta, Torrevieja, for over 20 years, and for the majority of which instructed Madrid based company, ‘Groupama Seguros’ to take care of their home insurance requirements. During this time, they had little cause to rely upon the service until recent flooding caused a number of damages to the property and more importantly, to Peter’s mobility scooter. He had purchased the modern scooter in 2007, after being officially registered as disabled and relied upon it entirely for getting out and about. However, due to its immense size he had been forced to store it outdoors, which meant that it became a casualty to the relentless ‘Sahara mud’ storms that caused drains throughout Torrevieja and surrounding areas to burst and the couple’s swimming pool to overflow, leaving over half a meter of water in their garden which their three drains could not cope with.

WORTHLESS The flooding on this occasion was so severe that the Fire Service spent hours pumping water out from blocked roads and even evacuated some homes, whilst water levels remained high throughout the city for several days. Valerie stated that she had also attempted to telephone the Emergency services, for fear that if water started to pour into the house she would not be able to move Peter, but could not get a signal to the phone due to water lying on the line. She said, “I was terrified that we were going to get trapped in the house, or that water would start coming in as it was already as high as the second step. I have never seen floods like it and it was a horrifying experience.” Whilst the house and the Prices’ were safe, the water unfortunately seeped through into the bottom part of the scooter, where the computer and mechanics were all located, rendering it worthless.

Peter Price is devastated that his wonderful mobility scooter cannot be repaired

CLAIM Peter put in a claim to Groupama Seguros to fund the cost of a replacement, only to be informed that it should have been in a shed or garage so the company was not prepared to pay out on this occasion. Peter was of course devastated, as he saw his only route to independence being taken from him. He explained that they bought a shed to house the scooter, but it was eventually too large to accommodate it, and besides, the water would have leaked inside destroying it regardless. “Very few Spanish homes are built with their own garages, so to make this a clause in their terms of reimbursement is ludicrous” he complained, adding, “We have paid into the policy for years and now that we are asking for assistance, we are told that we cannot have any. I feel completely mislead and disillusioned.”

NEGLIGENCE Peter explained that he was hit with another

blow when he enquired as to how much it would cost to get the scooter repaired, being informed that the company from which he purchased it had gone into liquidation, and the model discontinued. Therefore he was left with no other option than to opt for a second hand scooter, which he says is adequate but not nearly as well equipped as the previous model. “I can still get from A to B but this scooter is far less comfortable and more difficult to steer being older”, he claimed. Peter would like to make his situation known to others and advises them that if they keep mobility aids outside of the house to be sure that they are covered by the insurance policy. He also highlighted the City Council’s negligence in the ordeal for not installing adequate infrastructure to cope with such events. He concluded that “The state of the roads in this area is appalling. The road where we live, Calle Ravel, lies on an incline with only one drain at the bottom. In situations such as this flooding, extensive damage and upheaval is inevitable.”

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Valencia Unveils Health Scheme By Jack Troughton

The government of Valencia this week announced details of its new quota scheme for expats falling outside the umbrella of Spain’s national health system. By paying quarterly contributions – 270 euros for those below retirement age and 330 euros for those above it – the scheme means no-one living in the region will be left without healthcare. Charities working in the community have already heralded the quota system, which comes into operation on November 29th, as a “very good deal” as it opens doors to every facility the public system offers. And unlike private insurance, people are not discriminated against by the Valencia Regional Health authority for any pre-existing conditions. The long-awaited news ends months of uncertainty after the government called time on its unique free health care for all last year because of the strain on its coffers.

quick to promise a quota system and extended cover until it was ready. Those who continued to enjoy healthcare under the old system – those who have a SIP card with ‘DEMAND’ written on it – have 20 days from November 1st until November 21st to make an application without the need to present supporting documentation. This should insure there is no break in health cover. New applicants can also apply from November 1st but will need paperwork, for example a residency certificate and padron. Coverage is for individuals only – every person accepted on the scheme will have to pay the quota and no dependents – including children – will be included on another person’s cover. And UK citizens receiving a UK State Pension will be eligible for free cover once they begin to receive the benefit and will not longer have to remain on the scheme or become a dependent of someone receiving the pension.

NEWCASTLE The immediate people to benefit are early retirees – who used to qualify for SIP cards by presenting a ‘Newcastle letter’ – confirmation from the UK they were no longer entitled to care under the NHS. Ending free care sent shockwaves through the expat community. Although the move actually brought Valencia in line with the rest of Spain, the authorities were

COVER Patients on the scheme will be entitled to healthcare throughout the whole of Spain, not just within the borders of Valencia. However, they will not be entitled to a Spanish European Health Insurance Card and must take out adequate travel insurance to cover any other EU state – this is because EHIC cards are linked to national health systems of the

member states and if a person is not insured by such a system, they cannot be issued with the card. And people who believe they have insufficient income to meet the cost of the quota system, they may still be eligible for cover through ‘sin recursos’ – insufficient economic means. The British Embassy has been told existing patients affected by the changes will receive information direct from the health authority as well as details of where to obtain the application forms. And an embassy spokesman said: “It is important to note that EU

legislation does not require member states to set up health insurance schemes for groups that fall outside their national health systems. OBLIGATION “The government of Valencia was, therefore, under no obligation to set up this scheme. This system, designed and paid for by the Valencian government, shows goodwill on its part to insure that nobody living in Valencia is left without healthcare.” He said the UK government was “grateful” for

the stance taken by the regional government in its consideration of citizens. A full list of people who may be entitled to free healthcare in Valencia is published on the embassy website www.ukinspain. fco.gov.uk * Queries relating to the new quota system should be made to the Valencia Regional Health Authority. It can be contacted via the free phone number 900 662 000. The British Embassy does not have further information regarding the changes other than is published on the website.

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Happy 10 Birthday to Us!

By Louise Clarke

On 14th October 1999, the very first issue of Round Town News was printed and made available to the people of the Costa Blanca. Priced at just 100 pesetas, the 40 page newspaper was filled with local, national and international news and boasted four - yes four - colour pages. This Wednesday sees our 10th Birthday and from a very modest start a decade ago, we are very proud to be officially the largest English speaking newspaper in Spain. General Pinochet being extradited and the commencement of building the London Eye were amongst the articles in our very first edition as well as a very bizarre article about the Benidorm Town Hall banning boiled sweets! The Bed Specialists were one of just 19 advertisers in our first issue and we are delighted that they are still very loyal advertisers with us today, ten years down the line. As well as news and sports, we had some of the same core sections that our readers enjoy to this day, including a comprehensive TV guide, a clubs and society page and a motoring section. Input Ten years on from that first edition, Round Town News is going from strength to strength. We now have hundreds of advertisers who know that by advertising in Spain’s biggest and best English speaking newspaper, they are not only advertising their business to more expatriates than any other newspaper, they are also getting the marketing support that every business needs to make it a success. But we couldn’t do this and be the successful newspaper that we are without you; our readers. You provide the input and initial impetus, which starts the

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whole ‘ball rolling’. From your comments and stories to advertisers contacting the sales team, through to the reporters working hard gathering news to produce the content and the production team setting the paper and sending it to the printers, it really is a team effort for everyone concerned.

Birthday Present As a birthday present to us, all we ask is that you as readers continue to read, comment, advertise but most importantly enjoy the overall content of RTN. Our paper is only as good as you make it! It is constantly under review to adjust, expand

and improve to suit the changing social environment and the needs of both customer and reader and we have lots of exciting plans for the future, so please make sure that you keep reading your favourite freebie! Happy 10th Birthday to us and here’s to many more!

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Beach Rescue Continues for Cruz Roja BY HEIDI WARDMAN

THERE WERE troubled waters off the Mediterranean coastline as emergency services pulled a dead body from the depths before battling to rescue a swimmer in distress. The body of a 65-year old man was found floating off a Torrevieja beach, near to the Avenida Alfred Nobel. The alert was raised by a group of bathers who called the Policía Local reporting that they had sighted a “strange bundle” floating some 40 meters off the shoreline near to coves ‘La Zorra’ and ‘Los Trabajos’. The operation to recover the body was initially launched by Lifeguards of the Cruz Roja, and caused quite a stir among the remaining bathers, who gathered to watch the crew’s motorboat scouring the coastline. The body of the man was eventually hauled from the water and towed on a rescue raft by representatives of the Cruz Roja, to the shores of Playa de Los Locos, where they announced that the body was “extremely pale, was not breathing and had suffered a serious blow to the side”. They immediately commenced cardiopulmonary resuscitation but without success and he was pronounced dead only moments later. AUTOPSY Guardia Civil arrived at the scene to take over the investigation and subsequent Police statement revealed that he was fully dressed, wearing a shirt, trousers and socks but no shoes, and was carrying no identification which of course made their job a lot more difficult. Although no definite identity has been confirmed sources concerned with the case believe that the man was retired and native to Burgos, but had resided in Torrevieja for many years.

by the Cruz Roja and Local Authority, whilst the Centro de Información y Coordinación de Urgencias (CICU) claimed that the man was dead when Medical Practitioners of the SAMU arrived at the scene, and all that they could do was reafﬁrm his death.

ROCKS The place in which the body was discovered will also be examined, as representatives of Cruz Roja said that it was not appropriate for bathing. A youth from Vizcaya of between 25 and 30 years old was found dead in the same area on 26th August. He had been wearing swimming shorts and a T-shirt and had suffered a serious blow to the head, which it was found had been caused when his body was swept against the rocks. The Distrito Marítimo of Torrevieja, which takes care of coastal incidents, was not called to action during this latest rescue operation, which was expertly masterminded

The Judge, Forensic team and Pathologist arrived to examine the scene before the body was removed from the beach over two hours later. There was some concern over how and why the man had ended up in the water, as he clearly had not just encountered difﬁculties whilst swimming. They revealed that an autopsy would be required in order to conﬁrm the exact cause of death, and numerous possibilities such as fainting or falling whilst climbing on the rocks and subsequently sliding into the water by accident, are being explored. These would be conducive with the blow to his side.

RESCUE Cruz Roja received a second alert call at exactly the same time as the first, when the body of a 74-year old woman was pulled from the sea at La Mata. The CICU said that the woman was of foreign nationality and displayed serious signs of drowning. They revealed that the two Lifeguards posted on the beach had spied another bather rushing into the water to save her, and immediately launched the rescue mission. The woman was pulled from the water and described as having “blue lips, an extremely pale complexion, and was foaming at the mouth with traces of blood apparent. She did not respond to voices but was semi-conscious”. The Cruz Roja immediately administered oxygen, and attended the patient until the arrival of the SAMU, when she was transferred by ambulance to Torrevieja Hospital. A source from the City Council of Torrevieja was proud to boast that while the beach patrols terminated in the majority of coastal areas in September, Torrevieja continues to benefit from the presence of a team of Cruz Roja volunteers, who will continue their duties until mid-October. A statement concluded that “The fact that the Cruz Roja were called upon in two different points along the city’s coastline is confirmation that their services are still required after the official end of the summer season and that their input is invaluable to the rescue operation”.

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Plummets in •Spain Health Care Ranks

Spain’s Health Care system is rapidly losing its status as one of the best in Europe, as others make improvements on a grander scale. The Euro Health Consumer Index, a Europe-wide survey of the health services which is carried out in 34 countries, has placed Spain as low as 21st place. This equates to a drop of three points since last year and puts the country on a par with health systems in some countries of Eastern Europe, whilst trailing behind others such as Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus and Italy. The Health Consumer Powerhouse allocated Spain a score of 630 out of a possible 1,000 points, and reported on a “continuous decline in the Spanish, Portuguese and Greek health care systems which do not keep up with the improvement rate one can find in countries like the Netherlands, Denmark or Ireland”. With specific respect to Spain, HCP’s Director, Dr. Arne Bjornborg, announced that the “public health system in Spain seems incapable of developing a strategy to improve access and the quality of its services, which would explain the great development seen in the private sector in recent years.” Incidentally, The Netherlands held the title as having the best health care system in Europe for the second year running.

Arrests Made •inMultiple Child Porn Probe

Spanish Police have arrested 74 people in connection with an internet pornography scheme, which unveiled hardcore images of minors. Millions of child images were confiscated during the raid which a Police statement described as “extremely hard-core videos featuring sexual attacks on very young children”. The statement said that the video footage will be analyzed in an effort to identify the attackers and the victims and to try to determine links between the articles and the suspects that are being held in custody. Police revealed that those arrested came from a variety of backgrounds, including engineers, computer specialists, students, government officials and one teacher.

Penalties •Increasing for Drivers in Spain

The Government intends to focus on improving the safety of Spanish roads from next year, with the installation of a series of new radars across the country.The state budget

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currently being debated in Congress has allowed for a 3.8% increase in income from traffic fines, which it claims is necessary in these tough times. The Government envisages that it will pick up a whopping 431.9 million € worth of fines derived from traffic infractions during 2010, a figure which has been devised in accordance with the higher number of radar traps due to be installed on the nation’s roads. 500 radars are currently in operation, with the number increasing to 1,500 by 2011, and next year will also see the introduction of 21 more mobile radars in camouflaged vehicles, to add to the 18 which were established this year. The Government predicts that as many as a million and a half drivers will lose at least a point from their licences as 2.2 million infractions are caught, 100,000 more than this year. These fines will fund the work of the DGT traffic authority, with further income being derived from the tax on new registrations.

•BBVA Chief Under Fire

The Chief Executive of Spain’s second largest bank has been condemned after scooping a multi-millioneuro pension pay out. Spanish unions and some lawmakers have called the move to pay chief operating officer, Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri, of BBVA Bank millions of euros in pension payments “obscene” and “scandalous”. The bank has reserved 52.5 million euros for his pension, which Spanish media calculates will equate to around 3.0 million euros per year. The figureheads of the country’s two largest unions, UGT and CCOO said that they felt that the payout was a disgrace and in bad taste in light of cutbacks and layoffs which are currently being imposed. The Secretary General of UGT, Candido Mendez, announce that this type of news “which unfortunately is frequent”, provokes “justified irritation” while Deputy for the United Left coalition, Gaspar Llamazares, claimed that “It is a national and international scandal” at a time of economic crisis. Meanwhile, Finance Minister, Elena Salgado, took a less severe line claiming that “I think that we shouldn’t make statements on these matters. It is an ethical consideration on which you know the Government’s position, but it is a decision of shareholders.” Very diplomatic of you Ms Salgado!

AND FINALLY... Car Sales •Spanish on the Rise

The Spanish auto sector could finally be getting back on its feet after an increase in the number of new registrations was recorded last month. The Spanish car manufacturers’ association ‘ANFAC’ reported that new car registrations in Spain had climbed from 18 per cent in September on a 12-month basis, the first increase for 16 months, which the association believes is due to the new Government incentive provoking sales. This was imposed in May, when the Government announced that it would release grants of 1,500 and 2,000 euros for anyone purchasing a new car. A total of 77,374 cars were registered during the month, up from 65,594 during the previous year. This is the first time that such a trend has been

BY HEIDI WARDMAN witnessed since April 2008 and economists are optimistic that it should continue. Incidentally, Spain’s auto manufacturing sector is the third-biggest in Europe; although it’s only national mark is Seat, owned by Germany’s Volkswagen.

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Sol Productions Present Their Fourth Mind, Body & ‘Sol’ Exhibition The event takes place this Sunday, 11th October from 10:30 to 16:30 at the Hotel Montepiedra/Atlas in Dehesa de Campoamor, Orihuela Costa. The exhibitions have been, in the past, extremely popular with the public, giving them a fantastic day out and a chance to explore the holistic side of life alongside the mainstream which helps keep our minds, bodies and soul in tip top condition. This year’s exhibition will have the Paul Cunningham Nurses on hand to do diabetic and/or blood pressure tests. Early detection is vital because as our life style changes, so can our health. The whole concept of the day is to be able to chat to the experts and try taster sessions of what’s on offer, whether you want to feel better, look better, look into the future or find out how to bring the balance back into your life. So put this Sunday, 11th October, in your diary and get yourself down there. If you are a therapist or a business whose focus is on the Mind, Body and Soul, then this is the perfect opportunity to promote your products or services to a targeted audience. For more information on the TV series and the exhibition, please contact the exhibition team on 966 720 407 or email us at office@ solproductions.tv Or log on to our web site www.solproductions.tv where you can see all of the exhibitors who have booked to date. The TV series is currently on air on the information channel 6 - Simulsat TV – from 10.00 to 11.00 – 14.00 to 15.00 and 18.00 to 19.00, Gran Alacant Television from 18.00 to 19.00 and Mar Menor TV from 19.00 to 20.00.

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Watts In Britain a weekly look at, well erm, what’s in Britain. Week by week this column will build into a collection of essential reasons for staying-put in Spain. By Paul Watts

Similar fates... Oh dear! Last week I returned from Spain via Birmingham to my home town of Brighton only to land slap-bang in the middle of the Labour Party conference. Now I find that a similar fate has befallen dear ole Steve O’Grady, all round good egg and editor of your fabulous free Friday Round Town News. Steve, from Manchester, decided he was long due a home visit. He landed there this week – just in time to be caught up slap-bang in the middle of the Tory Party conference. “Oh no!” he tells me, “I had no idea! I wondered why so many places were booked up so long ago.” Poor Steve is now in the midst of serried ranks of police and politicians. “Argh…” he cries, “The airport and train stations are going to be a nightmare… of your baseball capped police officers!” To reiterate; oh dear! Talking of similar fates, I grumbled the week before last about being forced to pay for un-used fuel by Alicante car hire firms (i.e., having to pay for a full tank of fuel even if you do not use it all). Apparently, many RTN readers have likewise fallen prey to this practice. I have a cartload (should that be car-load)

of emails on the subject. Here are just a few. Allen Everington emailed me to report another case “of car hire rip off.” Allen told me his neighbour had guests staying in her home. He says, “She asked me to keep an eye on them to ensure that they had their needs attended to.” It appeared that the only thing they were really short of was a hire-car for mobility. Now bear in mind that this was back in the summer when recession fears had some unpleasant by-products for tourists. Allen’s neighbour’s guests duly tried their usual supplier. They were told that there was a waiting list for the type of car they wanted because the agents, fearing low demand, had not updated their fleet this year. Allen says, “Eventually these visitors were offered a car for 900 euros a week!” Now, when you’re expecting to pay maybe 150 euros for a compact it’s a bit of a shock. So Allen, what did they do? “They decided that they could manage with the bus,” he says, adding, “Who would blame them?” Who indeed! I don’t think Terry Thorpe would. Terry told me of his last experience. To start with he

was very disappointed with his hire vehicle. “It was,” says Terry, “a very tired Kia Picanto which was damaged on every panel including the roof!” And with a 540€ excess on the vehicle Terry was concerned that he had to sign for the car unseen. He adds, “The car was underpowered and the air-con ineffective for the conditions.” “But,” Terry says, “The real rip off was the fuel - almost 50€ for a full tank and a 16€ charge to refuel is unacceptable and unreasonable.” He argues: “There is a clear profit of more than 100% on actual fuel cost which was stated at 1.01€ per litre.” He says, “The tank only holds 32 litres (according to the

manufacturer) and certainly I was filling the tank regularly with around 20€ from a quarter full.” Terry adds, “This sort of attitude does leave a nasty taste and I would certainly not use this hire company again.” He questions: “Is it not enough that the hire charges, and therefore profits, in August are very high already?” Unfortunately for Tel there was a little salt added to his wound. He ends: “To finish off the nasty taste they also charged my credit card in pounds at a very poor exchange rate - without informing me, of course!” However, it seems that charging for a

full tank is not entirely new. Graham Johnson wrote to inform me that, “this new system you talk of I first came across over 3 years ago at Alicante airport.” Obviously, it must have started with one company and bit by bit has become the norm across all hire companies. Alan Bessell, has a possible solution. He writes: “As a regular visitor (since 2002) I also used to get caught by this trickery. However for the last few years I’ve used Centauro. And with them, three hires gets you a Gold Club membership - and the option to return the car with a full fuel tank is part of that.” Alan adds: “Collecting the points has also come in handy on this visit to mitigate the price hikes. On this visit the clerk asked if I’d be returning the car full and didn’t even bother charging for the fuel. Presumably, they save the credit card cost of the refund but it’s nice to be trusted.” It is nice indeed, Alan. Maybe, bit by bit this might become the norm across the hire companies. Hmmm, maybe?

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SPANISH LESSONS WITH JANE CRONIN

7 LESSON 7

A WEEKLY ‘CUT OUT AND KEEP’ FEATURE HELPING YOU TO LEARN BASIC SPANISH FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS. THIS SUBJECT of prefixes is beginning to take me over. After limiting myself to two of them last week, and only choosing very few examples of each, I have now discovered that there are approximately sixty prefixes altogether, most of them Latin in origin, but quite a few Greek, and a nice little clump of them are in a different category called “prepositional”. And that’s not to mention suffixes, which are the bits you add onto the ends of words. There are forty four of them, at the last count. So I’ve decided to pick out a few of the more common prefixes and list them, along with their meanings and an example or two, on the understanding that those of you who are interested, will discover more for yourself, and those who aren’t can just skip through to the end!

Here we go: Ante = in front of Antepasado = ancestor Anti = against Anticonceptivo = contraceptive (lit. against conception) Bi / bis = two. Bisabuelo = great grandfather (lit. twice grandfather) Entre = between Entresemana = mid-week Extra = outside Extraordinario = extraordinary (lit. outside the ordinary) i = negation ireal = unreal ilegal = illegal menos/minus = less menospreciar = to scorn/ despise (lit. undervalue) pos / post = after posponer = to postpone (lit. to put after) pre = before preocupar = to worry (lit.

to occupy ones attention before an event) pro = forward progreso = progress (lit. moving forward) re = repetition repasar = to revise (lit. to pass by again) sin = without sinvergüenza = shameless (without shame) tras = through /beyond trastienda = back room of a shop uni = one uniforme = uniform (lit. one form) There is an abundance of other examples and some of these preﬁxes can have more than one meaning, so the list is really just a taster. I’ll just ﬁnish off with something different but related, and that is compound words. Again there are many of them, so here are just a few that I like.

Things to look forward to this autumn with Jane Cronin

“A Portrait of Spain” the highly acclaimed series of six talks about Spanish history, geography and contemporary society --------------------------“An evening with …..” following on from the success of Jane’s onewoman stand-up comedy show, another light-hearted look at life in Spain. --------------------------To help your Spanish learning or as an ideal personal gift, Jane’s excellent Spanish teaching products are available from her online shop and all Bookworld España stores:

Spanish as it is Spoken DVD 1 and 2 Survival Spanish course CD and book Essential Spanish course CD and book www.janecronin.eu For future dates and venues … watch this space!

MABS Murica/Mar Menor Race For Life (3km) 2009

Boquiabierto = open-mouthed Nomeolvides = forget-me-not Agridulce = bittersweet Aguardiente = ﬁrewater And I truly think there is enough food for thought there to keep you going for a good long time!

FUNDRAISING EVENT for everyone and all monies raised will go to MABS the cancer support group.

Playa Los Narejos, Los Alcazares, Sunday 15th November at 11am (registration from 9.30am).

Chicago Bridge Day On Friday 16th October, there will be a Chicago Bridge Day at La Manga Club and players are invited to come along and join in. The event starts at 10.30 and it’s just 20 to enter. This includes a delicious lunch and again, a donation to the La Manga Fiesta charities, which are Cancer Research UK and the AECC. Please call Jo Fish on 968 338 203 for more information and tickets.

ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE AT: Centro Las Claras, Los Narejos, Bar La Flamenca (525 Hotel) Legs & Co (opposite K2), Shape & Tone (Av Rio Nalón) Best Wishes, CC Hispania, Salsa Bar, El Oasis Phone: 968 432 525/693 824 511 Online at: www. mabsmurcia.com

tvguide

tvguide 7.00 Breakfast 10.15 Helicopter Heroes 11.00 Homes Under the Hammer; BBC News; Weather. 11.30 Iraq 2003 - 2009; BBC News; Weather. 13.00 Cash in the Attic 14.00 BBC News 14.30 Regional News 14.45 Doctors 15.15 Murder, She Wrote 16.00 BBC News; Weather; Regional News 16.05 CBeebies: Mister Maker. 16.25 CBBC: Bear Behaving Badly. 16.45 Bernard 16.50 OOglies 17.05 Keep Your Enemies Close 17.35 Hotel Trubble 18.00 Newsround 18.15 Weakest Link 19.00 BBC News 19.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather 20.00 The One Show; BBC News; Regional News. 21.00 EastEnders 21.30 A Question of Sport 22.00 Criminal Justice 23.00 BBC News 23.25 Regional News; Weather 23.35 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 0.35 The National Lottery EuroMillions Draw 0.40 Gridlock’d; Weatherview. 2.10 Sign Zone: Emma 3.10 Sign Zone: Home Time 3.40 Sign Zone: MasterChef: The Professionals 4.25 BBC News

tvguide 7.00 Breakfast 11.00 Saturday Kitchen 12.30 The Hairy Bakers 13.00 BBC News; Weather 13.15 Football Focus 14.00 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 17.20 Bruce Goes Dancing 18.20 BBC News; Regional News; Weather 18.45 Hole in the Wall 19.15 Merlin 20.00 Strictly Come Dancing 22.15 The National Lottery Draws 22.25 Casualty 23.15 BBC News; Weather; National Lottery Update. 23.35 Best of Would I Lie to You? (and Unseen Bits) 0.05 The Football League Show 1.05 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

friday night 1.05

FRIDAY

9th October 2009

8.00 CBBC: Arthur. 8.25 Newsround 8.30 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 9.00 Deadly 60 9.30 CBeebies: Tommy Zoom. 9.40 Big Barn Farm 10.00 Timmy Time 10.10 Chuggington 10.25 Numberjacks 10.40 Tweenies 11.00 Ethelbert the Tiger 11.05 Grandpa in My Pocket 11.20 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 11.30 In the Night Garden 12.00 Schools: Just So Darwin. 12.15 KS1 Science Clips 12.25 Something Special 12.40 China Stories 13.00 Daily Politics 13.30 Working Lunch 14.00 Open House 14.30 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 18.15 Flog It! Ten of the Best 19.00 Eggheads 19.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20.00 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 21.00 Mastermind 21.30 Gardeners’ World 22.00 Autumnwatch 2009 23.00 Autumnwatch Unsprung 23.30 Newsnight 0.00 Newsnight Review 0.35 Later with Jools Holland 1.40 Snooker: The Grand Prix 2.30 Snooker Extra

alan titchmarsh

show 22.00

7.00 GMTV 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11.30 This Morning 13.30 Loose Women 14.30 ITV Lunchtime News 14.55 Granada News 15.00 60 Minute Makeover 16.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16.59 Granada Weather 17.00 Midsomer Murders 18.00 Britain’s Best Dish 19.00 Granada Reports; Weather 19.30 ITV Evening News 20.00 Emmerdale 20.30 Coronation Street 21.00 Winning the Lottery - Dream or Nightmare?: Tonight 21.30 Coronation Street 22.00 Benidorm 23.00 News at Ten and Weather 23.30 Granada News and Weather 23.35 Mystic River; ITV News Headlines. 2.05 Fahrenheit 451 4.00 ITV Nightscreen

7.10 The Hoobs 8.00 Freshly Squeezed 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Frasier 10.00 Will & Grace 10.30 My Crazy Media Life; 3 Minute Wonder: Behind the Hoodie. 11.00 The Deadly Knowledge Show; 3 Minute Wonder: Behind the Hoodie. 11.30 KNTV Sex; 3 Minute Wonder: Behind the Hoodie. 12.00 Britain’s Deadliest Addictions; Before and After. 12.30 The Family: Teen Stories 13.00 News at Noon 13.30 Glamour Puds 14.00 It’s Me or the Dog 14.35 Monkey Business 16.25 Countdown 17.10 Deal or No Deal 18.00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Hollyoaks 20.00 Channel 4 News 20.30 Unreported World 21.00 Jamie at Home 21.30 The Big Food Fight 22.00 Rude Tube 23.00 Peep Show 23.35 The IT Crowd 0.05 True Blood 1.20 4Music: Editors Live at Fabric 1.50 4Play: Mpho 2.05 Friends 3.00 Ripley’s Game 4.55 Freesports on 4 5.20 Beach Volleyball 6.15 Countdown

7.00 Milkshake!: Fireman Sam. 7.10 Pocoyo 7.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 7.30 The Beeps 7.45 Big School 7.50 Peppa Pig 7.55 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 8.05 Little Princess 8.15 The Mr Men Show 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Make Way for Noddy 9.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 9.15 Peppa Pig 9.25 Thomas & Friends 9.40 The WotWots 9.50 Hana’s Helpline 10.05 Family! 10.15 The Wright Stuff 11.45 Trisha Goddard 12.45 Breaking into Tesco 13.40 Five News 13.50 Britain’s Bravest 14.45 Neighbours 15.15 Home and Away 15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits 16.00 It Had to Be You 18.00 Five News 18.30 Neighbours 19.00 Home and Away 19.30 Live from Studio Five 20.30 Police Interceptors: Special Edition; Five News Update. 21.00 Brighton Beach Patrol; Five News at 9. 22.00 NCIS 23.00 FlashForward 0.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 SuperCasino 5.00 The FBI Files 5.45 Wildlife SOS 6.10 Neighbours

bones

15.00 & 2.30

7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 9.00 Lion Man 10.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 11.00 A Town Called Eureka 12.00 Stargate SG-1 13.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 14.00 Project Runway 15.00 Bones 16.00 Cold Case 17.00 Malcolm in the Middle 17.30 Oops TV 18.00 Futurama 19.00 Malcolm in the Middle 19.30 The Simpsons 20.30 Futurama 21.00 Grease: The School Musical .00 Days of Thunder 1.05 Road Wars 2.30 Bones 3.25 A Town Called Eureka 4.20 Stargate SG-1 5.15 Don’t Forget the Lyrics

7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Bewitched 9.00 Maury 9.55 The Fix 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 America’s Next Top Model 12.00 Maury 13.50 The Fix 14.00 60 Minute Makeover

medium 22.00

snooker:the grand prix 14.30,18.30 & 19.10 15.00 Nothing to Declare 16.00 Ghost Whisperer 17.00 Charmed 19.00 America’s Next Top Model 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 21.00 Private Practice 22.00 Medium 23.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Nothing to Declare 2.00 Charmed 3.00 The L Word 4.00 Boston Legal 5.40 Maury 6.30 Home Shopping

saturday

10th October 2009

7.00 CBeebies: Me Too! 7.20 Big Cook Little Cook 7.40 Bits and Bobs 8.00 CBBC: Dennis and Gnasher. 8.15 Dennis and Gnasher 8.25 Sportsround 8.40 What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9.00 Gimme a Break 9.30 TMi 11.00 My Almost Famous Family 11.30 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 12.00 The Story of Tracy Beaker; Diddy Dick & Dom. 12.30 Animals at Work 13.00 BBC Switch: The Cut 13.25 BBC Switch: Off the Hook 13.55 BBC Switch: The 5:19 Show 14.10 BBC Switch: Chartjackers 14.15 BBC Switch: The Well 14.25 BBC Switch: Kyle XY 15.10 The Sky at Night 15.30 Pal Joey 17.20 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 18.50 Emma 19.50 Autumnwatch 2009 20.50 Autumnwatch Unsprung 21.20 Gandhi 22.20 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23.00 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 1.00 Dragons’ Den: On Tour 2.00 Snooker Extra

8.30 Eurosport for the Planet 9.00 Live WTA Tennis 12.30 MotoGP 13.30 World Superbikes 14.30 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 16.30 Live Under-20s World Cup Football 18.30 Snooker: The Grand Prix 19.00 Eurogoals Weekend 19.10 Snooker: The Grand Prix 20.00 Live US Tour Golf 2.00 Freeride Spirit Show 2.15 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 2.30 Eurogoals Weekend

10.25 CITV: Horrid Henry. 10.40 Scratch ‘n’ Sniff’s Den of Doom 11.10 Art Attack 11.35 Getting There 13.15 ITV News and Weather; Weather 13.20 Agatha Christie’s Murder with Mirrors

jurassic park 16.10

15.10 The X Factor 16.10 Jurassic Park 18.30 Granada News 18.45 ITV News 19.00 People Do the Funniest Things Abroad 20.00 New You’ve Been Framed! 20.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 21.00 The X Factor 23.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 0.00 ITV News and Weather; Weather 0.15 Murder by Numbers; ITV News Headlines. 2.30 Point of Origin 4.05 Crossing Jordan

8.30 FIA GT Championship 9.00 The Morning Line 9.55 T4: Friends 10.25 T4: The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Justin Timberlake 11.30 T4: P Diddy’s Starmaker 12.30 T4: F1 Rocks Singapore Live 13.35 T4: Scrubs 14.00 T4: Rivals 15.00 Channel 4 Racing from York, Ascot and Bangor-on-Dee 17.00 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 19.00 Channel 4 News 19.30 Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour 20.30 Oliver Twist 23.00 Blade II 1.10 4Music: Live from Abbey Road 2.10 Gunga Jumna 5.05 Supporting Acts 5.20 Reaper

blade ii 23.00

7.00 Sunrise 8.00 Milkshake!: Angels of Jarm. 8.05 Milkshake! Bop Box 8.15 Elmo’s World 8.40 The Milkshake! Show 9.05 Noddy in Toyland 9.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9.35 Rupert Bear 9.50 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 10.05 Olivia 10.15 Little Princess 10.30 Mr Men Minis 10.35 Chiro 10.45 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 11.00 Zoo Days Shorts 11.10 NFL UK 12.10 The Gadget Show 13.10 Megastructures: Built from Disaster 14.10 Rooster Cogburn 16.15 The Alphabet Murders 18.00 Five News 18.10 Operation Crossbow 20.10 NCIS 21.05 CSI: NY 23.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 0.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 SuperCasino 5.00 The FBI Files 5.45 Rough Guide to Eco Escapes 6.00 Hana’s Helpline 6.10 The Milkshake! Show 6.35 Thomas & Friends 6.45 Roary the Racing Car

the simpsons 19.00

7.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 8.00 Oops TV 8.30 Malcolm in the Middle 10.00 Soccer AM 13.00 Futurama 14.30 Oops TV 15.00 The Real A&E 16.00 WWE: Smackdown 18.00 Grease: The School Musical 19.00 The Simpsons 20.00 Futurama 22.00 UK Border Force 23.00 Lie to Me 0.00 Road Wars 1.00 Night Cops 2.00 Road Wars 2.50 One and Other 3.40 Football Behind Bars 4.30 Road Wars 5.20 Prison Break 6.10 New Parent Nightmares 6.35 New Parent Nightmares

8.35 Eurogoals Weekend 8.45 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 9.00 WTA Tennis 10.00 Live WTA Tennis 11.45 British Superbikes 12.45 Live British Superbikes 14.00 MotoGP 14.45 Live British Superbikes 17.00 Live US Tour Golf

LIVE BRITISH SUPERBIKES 11.45,12.45 & 14.45

CSI:CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 0.00

7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 I Dream of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 10.00 My Wife and Kids 11.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 12.00 Will & Grace 13.00 Bewitched 14.00 Charmed 15.00 Make Me a Supermodel US 16.00 America’s Next Top Model 17.00 Passport Patrol 18.00 Nothing to Declare 21.00 Passport Patrol 22.00 Criminal Minds 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 The L Word 4.00 Boston Legal 5.40 Nothing to Declare

tvguide

SUNDAY

7.00 Breakfast 10.00 The Andrew Marr Show 11.00 The Big Questions 12.00 Country Tracks 13.00 The Politics Show 14.00 Cash in the Attic 15.00 EastEnders 16.55 Bruce Goes Dancing 17.55 Points of View 18.10 Songs of Praise 18.45 BBC News; Regional News; Weather 19.10 Land Girls 20.00 Countryfile 21.00 Antiques Roadshow 22.00 Emma 23.00 BBC News 23.20 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 0.05 Last Orders; Weatherview. 1.55 Sign Zone: Last Chance to See 2.55 Sign Zone: Criminal Justice 3.55 Sign Zone: Holby City 4.55 Sign Zone: The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain 5.40 BBC News

7.00 CBeebies: Me Too! 7.20 Big Cook Little Cook 7.40 Bits and Bobs 8.00 CBBC: 8.00 Uncle Max; Diddy Dick & Dom. 8.15 OOglies 8.30 Prank Patrol 9.00 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 9.30 MI High 10.00 Undercover Dads 11.00 Something for the Weekend 12.30 Animal Park 13.30 Escape to the Country 14.00 Rugby League 15.00 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 18.40 Meerkat Manor 19.30 Porridge 20.00 Top Gear 21.00 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 0.00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 0.30 Spider 2.05 BBC News 5.40 The Super League Show

MONDAY

10.25 CITV: Paz. 10.35 Captain Mack 10.50 Emu 11.05 My Parents Are Aliens 11.35 Coronation Street 13.50 Animals Do the Funniest Things 14.50 ITV News 15.00 Columbo Goes to the Guillotine 16.55 Diamonds Are Forever 19.15 Granada News 19.30 ITV News 19.45 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 20.15 All Star Family Fortunes 21.00 The X Factor 22.00 Doc Martin 23.00 ITV News and Weather; Weather 23.15 Disney.Pixar: The South Bank Show 0.15 Crossing Jordan 1.10 The Other Side 2.00 Champions League Weekly 2.30 Kojak; ITV News Headlines. 3.25 Countrywise 3.50 Winning the Lottery - Dream or Nightmare?

tvguide

10.00 T4: Friends 10.30 T4: Hollyoaks 13.00 T4: 90210 13.55 T4: The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Madonna 15.00 T4: Friends 15.30 T4: Sugababes: Video Exclusive 15.40 T4: JLS Love Jacko: Top 10 16.40 T4: The Simpsons 17.45 Deal or No Deal 18.30 Scrapheap Challenge 19.30 Channel 4 News 20.00 The Genius of Charles Darwin 21.00 Come Dine with Me 22.00 Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour 23.00 House of Flying Daggers 1.15 4Music: Florence and the Machine: Video Exclusive 1.20 4Music: The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Britney 2.25 My Name Is Earl 3.10 School Disco 3.20 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 4.05 Bright Young Wonders 4.10 Unreported

12th October 2009

12.00 To Buy or Not to Buy 12.30 Cash in the Attic 13.15 Bargain Hunt 14.00 BBC News 14.30 Regional News 14.45 Doctors 15.15 Murder, She Wrote 16.00 BBC News 16.05 CBeebies: Mister Maker. 16.25 CBBC: 16.25 Bear Behaving Badly; Bernard. 16.50 OOglies 17.05 School of Silence 17.35 MI High 18.00 Newsround 18.15 Weakest Link 19.00 BBC News 19.30 Regional News 20.00 The One Show 20.30 Inside Out 21.00 EastEnders 21.30 Panorama 22.00 Life 23.00 BBC News 23.25 Regional News 23.35 The Graham Norton Show 0.20 Small Engine Repair 2.05 Sign Zone: Criminal Justice 3.05 Sign Zone: Watchdog

12.00 Schools: Big Slam Poetry. 12.20 KS1 Science Clips; Star*Poems: Steamy Shower. 12.30 Henry’s Wives with Terry Deary 12.40 Seasonal Snapshots 13.00 Daily Politics 13.30 Working Lunch 14.00 All Saints 14.45 Animal Park 15.30 Open House 16.00 Diagnosis Murder 16.45 Flog It! Ten of the Best 17.30 Are You an Egghead? 18.15 Escape to the Country 19.00 Eggheads 19.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20.00 Coal House at War 20.30 Saving Britain’s Past 21.00 University Challenge 21.30 MasterChef: The Professionals 22.15 Design for Life 23.15 Dragons’ Den Online 23.30 Newsnight 0.20 RTS Huw Weldon Lecture 2009

7.00 GMTV 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11.30 This Morning 13.30 Loose Women 14.30 ITV Lunchtime News 14.55 Granada News 15.00 60 Minute Makeover 16.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16.59 Granada Weather 17.00 Midsomer Murders 18.00 Britain’s Best Dish 19.00 Granada Reports; Weather 19.30 ITV Evening News 20.00 Emmerdale 20.30 Coronation Street 21.00 Why Did My Son Die? Tonight 21.30 Coronation Street 22.00 Blue Murder 23.00 News at Ten and Weather 23.30 Granada News 23.35 The Amityville Horror 1.15 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Mystery; ITV News Headlines. 2.10 Loose Women 2.55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3.50 ITV Nightscreen

8.00 Freshly Squeezed 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.55 Frasier 10.00 Will & Grace 10.30 Battlefront 11.00 The Deadly Knowledge Show; I’ve Got This Friend. 11.30 KNTV - Philosophy; I’ve Got This Friend. 12.00 Lifeproof TV 12.30 The Family: Teen Stories 13.00 News at Noon 13.30 Glamour Puds 14.00 Supporting Acts 14.10 S1m0ne 16.25 Countdown 17.10 Deal or No Deal 18.00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Hollyoaks 20.00 Channel 4 News 20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Frieze Films 21.00 The Enemy Within 22.00 Daredevils 23.00 Ugly Betty 0.00 Wife Swap USA 1.00 No Angels 2.00 Sholay 5.00 Channel 4 Education

12.45 Breaking into Tesco 13.40 Five News 13.50 How to Be a Property Developer 14.45 Neighbours 15.15 Home and Away 15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits 16.00 The Family Recipe 16.10 Plague City: Sars in Toronto 18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky; Weather 18.30 Neighbours 19.00 Home and Away 19.30 Live from Studio Five 20.30 How Do They Do It?; Five News Update. 21.00 The Gadget Show 22.00 FlashForward 23.00 Ross Noble’s Australian Trip 0.00 Glory 2.15 SuperCasino 4.00 NASCAR

10.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 11.00 A Town Called Eureka 12.00 Stargate SG-1 13.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 14.00 Project Runway 15.00 Bones 16.00 Cold Case 17.00 Oops TV 18.00 Malcolm in the Middle 18.30 Futurama 19.00 Malcolm in the Middle 19.30 Futurama 20.00 The Simpsons 21.00 Futurama 21.30 The Simpsons 22.00 UK Border Force 0.00 Football Behind Bars 1.00 Stargate Universe 2.50 Bones 3.40 A Town Called Eureka 4.30 Stargate SG-1

8.30 European Tour Golf 9.00 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 10.00 Under-20s World Cup Football 11.45 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 12.00 Internaational Football 15.30 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 15.45 Cycling 16.45 WTA Tennis 17.45 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 18.00 International Football 20.00 Eurogoals: One to One 20.15 Cycling 21.15 Karting 22.15 World Superbikes 23.30 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 23.45 MotoGP 1.15 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt

9.00 Maury 9.55 The Fix 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 America’s Next Top Model 12.00 Maury 13.50 The Fix 14.00 60 Minute Makeover 15.00 Nothing to Declare 16.00 Ghost Whisperer 17.00 Charmed 19.00 America’s Next Top Model 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 21.00 Extreme: Skinny Celebrities 22.00 America’s Next Top Model 23.00 Meet the Hasselhoffs 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Criminal Minds 2.00 Charmed 3.00 The L Word

9.00 Noddy in Toyland 9.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9.30 Rupert Bear 9.45 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 10.00 Olivia 10.10 Little Princess 10.25 Little Lodgers 10.30 The Mr Men Show 10.45 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 11.00 Shake!: Snobs. 11.30 Wizards of Waverly Place 12.00 Hannah Montana 12.35 The Tribe 13.05 Everybody Hates Chris 13.35 Farmer Wants a Wife 14.35 Zoo Days Shorts 14.40 Al Jennings of Oklahoma 16.10 Calamity Jane 18.10 Lilo and Stitch 19.45 Five News 19.50 Ghostbusters II 22.00 Ghost Rider 0.10 FlashForward 1.05 The Mafia 2.05 NFL Live 5.40 NFL Classic 6.00 Hana’s Helpline

8.00 Gladiators 9.00 Oops TV 10.00 Road Wars 11.00 Malcolm in the Middle 11.30 Oops TV 12.00 WWE: Experience 13.00 Futurama 14.00 Oops TV 15.00 Project Runway 16.00 Bones 17.00 UK Border Force 18.00 Malcolm in the Middle 18.30 Futurama 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Grease: The School Musical 20.30 The Simpsons 21.30 Futurama 22.00 House 23.00 Fringe 0.10 Bones 1.10 Road Wars 2.05 Night Cops 3.00 Inside: Gangs Behind Bars 3.50 Road Wars 4.15 Prison Break 5.10 Drugs Wars: DEA 6.05 Bite Size Brainiac 6.10 New Parent Nightmares

11th October 2009

8.30 Live Karting 9.30 International Football 12.00 FIFA Under20s: Today in Egypt 12.20 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 13.20 Live Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 16.45 Live Snooker: The Grand Prix 18.00 Live US Tour Golf 0.30 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 0.40 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 1.40 Cycling

CYCLING 1.40

CRIMINAL MINDS 23.00

7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 I Dream of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 10.00 My Wife and Kids 11.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 12.00 Will & Grace 13.00 Dating in the Dark 14.00 Ghost Whisperer 22.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23.00 Criminal Minds 0.00 Supernatural 1.00 Nothing to Declare 2.00 Ghost Whisperer 3.00 The L Word 4.00 Boston Legal 4.50 Ghost Whisperer 6.30 Home Shopping

Free Entrance

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 LA MANGA CLUB CRICKET GROUND Round Town News Sponsors La Manga CC vs The Nomads Starts at 10.30 a.m and….. all the fun of the Fete Clothes Books & Bric a Brac and much more! BBQ and Beer Tent Paul Cunningham Nurses bring all the ‘FUN OF THE FETE’ to La Manga Club - there will be various stalls selling their wares all day as well as ‘Change of Image’ a fun and inexpensive way to try out many styles new to you! We will also have a hair and beauty expert giving FREE treatments and advice on colours and styles that suit you. FREE trial reﬂexology sessions and nail art demonstrations. Directions or more information call 629 869 959

National Day of Spain

BY DAVID MILLS THE ‘FIESTA NACIONAL de España ‘is the National Day of Spain and will take place this year next Monday. It is held annually on October 12 and is a national holiday which commemorates the day in 1492 when Christopher Columbus ﬁrst set a foot in America. As such it is related to the Columbus celebrations held on the same day and for the same purpose across the Americas. To commemorate it, there is a parade led by the military (usually held in Madrid) presided by the Spanish King, who is the Head of State, since Spain is politically organized as a constitutional monarchy. The Presidente del Gobierno has also a special role in the ceremony, only second to the King. Then a wide array of dignitaries, from foreign diplomats like our own Ambassador in Spain to members of the Autonomous governments, are invited to attend the parade and aerobatics performed by the Spanish Armed Forces, typically by the Patrulla Águila (a bit like our Red Arrows). HISPANIC Since 1987, Spain has celebrated the anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in

the Americas as its Fiesta Nacional or ‘National Day’. Prior to this, the country had celebrated the day as Día de la Hispanidad, emphasizing Spain’s ties with the Hispanidad or international Hispanic community. In 1981 a royal decree established the Día de la Hispanidad as a national holiday. However, in 1987 the name was changed to Fiesta Nacional, and October 12 became one of two national celebrations, along with Constitution Day on December 6. Spain’s ‘National Day’ had moved around several times during the various regime changes of the 20th century; establishing it on the day of the international Columbus celebration was part of a compromise between conservatives, who wanted to emphasize the status of the monarchy and Spain’s history, and Republicans, who wanted to commemorate Spain’s burgeoning democracy with an ofﬁcial holiday. Closer to home we have the National Day of Valencia today Friday 9th Oct and also on Monday the ‘Fiesta del Pilar’ in Alfaz del Pi. On a practical note these activities will mean many shops and businesses will be closed, so get you groceries in now.

Rambling Success For ADAPT ONE OF ADAPT’S CLUBS has become a big success and is proving very popular with its members. The Rambling group are a happy bunch and numbered 24 at the last walk. Meeting in San Pedro, they made their way in cars to the pretty town of Los Belones and the Parke Regional Calblanque, one of the last untouched nature reserves along the mediterranean coast. Enjoying stunning views of the hillsides and La Manga Strip and a visit to the

Information Centre, they began their two and a half hour walk on the circular route, taking in evidence of the mining industry of the area, with old shaft air vents and in the hillside minerals and metals of amazing colours. Walk Leader, Mary Ennis promised that the views would become even better and everyone agreed that they did as they reached the beautiful, secluded beach of Playa Parreno where they enjoyed a welcome 20 minute break. The ﬁnal part was the uphill walk but once over the top, it

was back to the car park and to Los Belones, where the group had a very well deserved lunch of ﬁsh and chips and for some, Guiness on tap. The next walk is planned for 23rd October to the Dunes of Guardamar de Segura. ADAPT meet on the ﬁrst Saturday of the month and will be there tomorrow, 3rd October at 10.00 in the Casino at San Pedro del Pinatar. For more information, please visit their website at www. adaptsanpedro.eu or telephone Enid on 966 746 662.

The Lounge Bar looks forward to welcoming back the ever-loved Lee Lard, as Peter Kay

APARTMENT

for sale

Stunning 1 Bedroom apartment with amazing views across la Cala bay in Benidorms Poniente beach area. Lounge/dining area Built in kitchen Large terrace connecting bedroom to living area Hot and cold air conditioning Marble ﬂoors Video entry phone

Numbered parking space Trastero Community pool Tennis courts 9 hole golf course

10 minutes to Terra Mitica 5 minutes to Villaitana Wellness Golf & Business Resort the magniﬁcent setting of two 18 hole golf courses

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A Season of Laughter at The Lounge BY HEIDI WARDMAN THE LAW OF supply and demand has raised the profile of humour for 2009, as after being forced to be mean with our spending, getting a good laugh is the order of the day. The Lounge Bar is THE place to go for anyone in search of great company, a warm atmosphere and fabulous entertainment. Located in Aguas Nuevas, it has certainly earned its reputation as Torrevieja’s premier nightspot, showcasing top name celebrities from across the Costas and overseas, and remaining firmly at the forefront of the local entertainment circuit. Sadly, the Lounge Bar has noticed an increasing incidence of ‘Credit Crunch Blues’ casting a shadow over the community, and recognized the need to act fast before sunny Spain is overcome with doom and gloom forever……. FAVOURITES ‘Live at the Lounge’ has launched itself onto the Costas, bringing with it enough laughter to blow the blues into oblivion! This incredible antidote embraces a series of live comedy nights which are guaranteed to put the sparkle back into your life throughout October. No stranger to the comedy scene, the Lounge Bar has played host to a plethora of great comedy acts over the past seven years, including household names such as Roy Walker, Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear, as well as many lesser known comedians that have brought laughter to Spanish shores, namely Lee Lard, Mick Miller, George King and Ricky Grover to name but a few.Live at the Lounge is offering you a regular dose of comical enlightenment, with hilarious acts to suit all tastes. Feisty drag act Stevie Spit will be among the names on the bill, alongside of some of Benidorm’s best comedy personalities. The Lounge Bar will be bringing back a selection of old favourites from yesteryear including Vince Earl, The Grumble weeds, Jimmy Cricket and the one and only Frank Carson; always guaranteed to raise a smile even through the toughest of times. COMEDY CLUB Live at the Lounge is also proud to introduce The Costa Comedy Club, who will be bringing acts over from the buzzing UK comedy club scene. This is a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of many of the up and coming comics who are currently doing the circuits in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool amongst others. You never know, you might be the first to spot next year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe winner! The Lounge Bar has

endeavoured to offer FREE entry to as many of the shows as possible, with only a minimal charge required to cover the cost of shows featuring celebrities who will be flown in from the UK. Bar Owner, Tom Riley, stressed that when it comes to presenting some of these great comic legends, even laughter has its price, but worth every cent to witness some of the classic comedy moments that they have in store. He said that, “Each of these events will be a full night of entertainment: each comic will also have a fantastic support act- so a night of laughs, music and dancing is guaranteed!” LOYALTY CARDS Meanwhile, the Lounge Bar is also pleased to introduce its brand new loyalty card scheme, allowing regular clients to earn points for every euro which they spend on food and drink at the bar, at any time. The points accrued can then be redeemed against the cost of tickets to future shows or meals and drinks. Loyalty card holders will also be given regular updates on forthcoming shows and the advantage of selecting their seats in advance. Furthermore, a series of special nights will be arranged with access offered exclusively to members. It costs nothing to join but the benefits are endless! SHOWS Anyway, back to comedy. The first slice of Live at the Lounge action can be seen on Monday 19th October, when stand-up hero and actor from the long running soap Brookside, Vince Earl, aka Ron Dickson, will take centre stage. Vince will be supported by the fantastic duo ‘No Trace’ and the Lounge Bar is offering FREE ENTRY as a special introduction to the series. There will be no advanced seating plan for free entry nights so guests are advised to arrive early. Doors open at 19:30 for a 21:00 start. Following this, on Wednesday 21st October, the Lounge Bar is proud to welcome back the ever-loved Lee Lard, with his tribute to Peter Kaye. Lee is the image of his idol, while his material is original and equally amusing, delivered direct from the UK. He has hosted many sell out shows at the Lounge Bar and gets funnier with every appearance. A performance by supporting act ‘No Trace’ will be included in the price of just 10€ and tickets are available from the Lounge Bar now. Doors open at 20:00 and the show starts at 21:00. Food will be available during each show. For further details please call the Lounge Bar on 966 922 134 or consult the website www.theloungebar.co.uk

tvguide 12.00 To Buy or Not to Buy 12.30 Cash in the Attic 13.15 Bargain Hunt 14.00 BBC News 14.30 Regional News 14.45 Doctors 15.15 Murder, She Wrote 16.00 BBC News 16.05 CBeebies: Mister Maker. 16.25 CBBC: 16.25 What’s New Scooby-Doo?; Bernard. 16.50 OOglies 17.05 Raven 17.35 Blue Peter; MyWish 18.00 Newsround 18.15 Weakest Link 19.00 BBC News 19.30 Regional News 20.00 The One Show 20.30 EastEnders 21.00 Holby City 22.00 Around the World in 80 Days 23.00 BBC News 23.25 Regional News 23.35 The Marchioness: A Survivor’s Story 0.35 Film 2009 with Jonathan Ross 1.05 Urban Ghost Story 2.50 Sign Zone: See Hear 3.20 Sign Zone: Criminal Justice

TUESDAY

13th & 14th October 2009

10.25 Numberjacks 10.40 Tweenies 11.00 Ethelbert the Tiger 11.10 Charlie and Lola 11.20 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 11.30 In the Night Garden 12.00 Schools: BBC Primary Geography. 12.20 KS2 Science Clips 12.30 Telling Tales 12.40 Let’s Write a Story 13.00 Daily Politics 13.30 Working Lunch 14.00 All Saints 14.45 Animal Park 15.30 Open House 16.00 Diagnosis Murder 16.45 Flog It! Ten of the Best 17.30 Are You an Egghead? 18.15 Escape to the Country 19.00 Eggheads 19.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20.00 Wainwright Walks 20.30 Heir Hunters 21.15 MasterChef: The Professionals 22.00 Horizon 23.00 Later Live - with Jools Holland 23.30 Newsnight; Weather. 0.20 The Choir Revisited

10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11.30 This Morning 13.30 Loose Women 14.30 ITV Lunchtime News 14.55 Granada News and Weather 15.00 60 Minute Makeover 16.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16.59 Granada Weather 17.00 Midsomer Murders 18.00 Britain’s Best Dish 19.00 Granada Reports 19.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 20.00 Emmerdale 20.30 Grimefighters 21.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 22.00 Joan Does Glamour 23.00 News at Ten 23.30 Granada News and Weather 23.35 Dishing the Dirt 0.30 In Plain Sight 1.25 Red Bull Air Race 2.15 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Mystery; ITV News Headlines. 3.10 Loose Women 4.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show

11.00 The Deadly Knowledge Show; I’ve Got This Friend. 11.30 KNTV - Philosophy; I’ve Got This Friend. 12.00 Lifeproof TV 12.30 The Family: Teen Stories 13.00 News at Noon 13.30 Glamour Puds 14.00 Ice Cold in Alex 16.25 Countdown 17.10 Deal or No Deal 18.00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Hollyoaks 20.00 Channel 4 News 20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Frieze Films 21.00 How to Look Good Naked 22.00 The Force 23.40 Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind 0.10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 1.10 4Music: Alesha Dixon: Video Exclusive 1.15 Late Night Poker 2.15 World Superbikes 2.45 FIA GT Championship 3.10 World Sport 3.35 The Track and Field Show

9.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 9.15 Peppa Pig 9.25 Thomas & Friends 9.40 The WotWots 9.50 Hana’s Helpline 10.05 Family! 10.15 The Wright Stuff 11.45 Trisha Goddard 12.45 Breaking into Tesco 13.40 Five News 13.50 How to Be a Property Developer 14.45 Neighbours 15.15 Home and Away 15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits 16.05 The Nanny Express 18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky 18.30 Neighbours 19.00 Home and Away 19.30 Live from Studio Five 20.30 Monkey Life; Five News Update. 21.00 Nature Shock; Five News at 9. 22.00 CSI: Miami 23.00 CSI: NY; Five News Update. 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 The FBI Files 1.55 SuperCasino 4.00 US PGA Golf

7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 9.00 Lion Man 10.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 11.00 A Town Called Eureka 12.00 Stargate SG-1 13.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 14.00 Project Runway 15.00 Bones 16.00 Cold Case 17.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 18.00 Malcolm in the Middle 18.30 Futurama 19.00 Malcolm in the Middle 19.30 Futurama 20.00 The Simpsons 21.00 Stargate Universe 22.00 Welcome to Stargate Universe 22.30 Fringe 23.40 Justin Lee Collins: The Wrestler 0.40 Road Wars 2.35 A Town Called Eureka 3.35 Street Wars 4.30 Stargate SG-1

8.30 Inside WTCC 9.00 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 10.00 MotoGP 10.45 International Football 14.30 Under-20s World Cup Football 16.15 FIFA Under20s: Today in Egypt 16.30 Live Under-20s World Cup Football 18.30 International Football 19.00 Eurogoals Flash 19.10 International Football 20.00 Live Under-20s World Cup Football 22.00 FIFA Under20s: Today in Egypt 22.15 International Football 23.00 Freeride Spirit Show 23.15 International Football 0.15 Under-20s World Cup Football 1.15 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt

7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Bewitched 9.00 Maury 9.55 The Fix 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 America’s Next Top Model 12.00 Maury 13.50 The Fix 14.00 60 Minute Makeover 15.00 Nothing to Declare 16.00 Ghost Whisperer 17.00 Charmed 19.00 America’s Next Top Model 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 21.00 America’s Next Top Model 22.00 Most Haunted 23.00 Medium 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Criminal Minds 2.00 Charmed 3.00 The L Word 4.00 Boston Legal 5.40 Maury 6.30 Home Shopping

wednesday 12.30 Cash in the Attic 13.15 Bargain Hunt 14.00 BBC News 14.30 Regional News 14.45 Doctors 15.15 Murder, She Wrote 16.00 BBC News 16.05 CBeebies: Mister Maker. 16.25 CBBC: 16.25 What’s New Scooby-Doo?; Bernard. 16.50 OOglies 17.05 Keep Your Enemies Close 17.35 Blue Peter;MyWish 18.00 Newsround 18.15 Weakest Link 19.00 BBC News 19.30 Regional News 20.00 The One Show 20.30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 21.00 Inspector George Gently 22.30 Traffic Cops 23.00 BBC News 23.25 Regional News 23.35 The National Lottery Draws 23.45 Inside Sport 0.30 Blow Dry; Weatherview. 2.00 Sign Zone: Criminal Justice

10.00 Timmy Time 10.10 Chuggington 10.25 Numberjacks 10.40 Tweenies 11.00 Ethelbert the Tiger 11.10 Charlie and Lola 11.20 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 11.30 In the Night Garden 12.00 Pingu 12.05 The Flintstones 12.30 Daily Politics 14.00 See Hear 14.30 Working Lunch 15.30 Open House 16.00 Diagnosis Murder 16.45 Flog It! Ten of the Best 17.30 Are You an Egghead? 18.15 Escape to the Country 19.00 Eggheads 19.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20.00 Railway Walks 20.30 Heir Hunters 21.15 MasterChef: The Professionals 22.00 Prescott: The North/South Divide 23.00 Mock the Week 23.30 Newsnight 0.20 How a Choir Works 1.20 BBC News

7.00 GMTV 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11.30 This Morning 13.30 Loose Women 14.30 ITV Lunchtime News 14.55 Granada News and Weather 15.00 60 Minute Makeover 16.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16.59 Granada Weather 17.00 Midsomer Murders 18.00 Britain’s Best Dish 19.00 Granada Reports 19.30 ITV Evening News 20.00 Emmerdale 20.30 Live International Football 23.10 The Late News 23.40 Granada News 23.45 International Football Highlights 0.45 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Action Stations 1.40 Nightwatch with Steve Scott: Crime; ITV News Headlines. 2.35 Loose Women 3.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 4.20 Why Did My Son Die? Tonight 4.45 ITV Nightscreen

9.00 Frasier 10.00 Will & Grace 10.30 Battlefront 11.00 The Deadly Knowledge Show; I’ve Got This Friend. 11.30 KNTV - Philosophy; I’ve Got This Friend. 12.00 Lifeproof TV 12.30 The Family: Teen Stories 13.00 News at Noon 13.30 Glamour Puds 14.05 What’s in a Word? 14.20 The Comancheros 16.25 Countdown 17.10 Deal or No Deal 18.00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Hollyoaks 20.00 Channel 4 News 20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Frieze Films 21.00 Ruth Watson’s Hotel Rescue 22.00 The Secret Millionaire 23.00 True Blood 0.15 Generation Kill 1.40 4Music: The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Madonna 2.40 4Music: This Week’s 4Music Top 20 4.30 F2.8 4.50 Invasion

9.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 9.15 Peppa Pig 9.25 Thomas & Friends 9.40 The WotWots 9.50 Hana’s Helpline 10.05 Family! 10.15 The Wright Stuff 11.45 Trisha Goddard 12.45 Breaking into Tesco 13.40 Five News 13.50 How to Be a Property Developer 14.45 Neighbours 15.15 Home and Away 15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits 16.05 Jane Doe: Vanishing Act 18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky 18.30 Neighbours 19.00 Home and Away 19.30 Live from Studio Five 20.30 Highland Emergency; Five News Update. 21.00 Secrets of Egypt: Sphinx; Five News at 9. 22.00 Farmer Wants a Wife 23.00 Above the Law 1.00 Poker 2.30 SuperCasino 4.00 Summer X Games 4.55 European Challenge Tour Golf

8.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 9.00 Lion Man 10.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 11.00 A Town Called Eureka 12.00 Stargate SG-1 13.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 14.00 Project Runway 15.00 Bones 16.00 Cold Case 17.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 18.00 Malcolm in the Middle 18.30 My Big Fat Cycle Challenge 19.30 Futurama 20.00 The Simpsons 21.00 Project Runway 22.00 House 23.00 Guinness World Records Top 100 0.30 Law & Order 1.30 UK Border Force 2.30 Road Wars 3.50 A Town Called Eureka 4.45 Stargate SG-1 5.40 Road Wars 6.05 Bite Size Brainiac 6.10 Wedding SOS 6.35 Wedding SOS

8.30 World Series by Renault 9.00 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 10.00 International Football 10.45 Freeride Spirit Show 11.00 MotoGP 13.00 WTA Tennis 14.00 Live WTA Tennis 17.30 International Football 18.30 FIFA Under20s: Today in Egypt 18.40 Eurogoals Flash 19.05 Wednesday Selection 19.10 Show Jumping 20.05 Riders Club 20.10 US Tour Golf 21.10 European Tour Golf 21.40 Golf Club 21.50 Sailing 22.45 Yacht Club 23.00 International Football 0.00 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 0.15 World Superbikes

10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 America’s Next Top Model 12.00 Maury 13.50 The Fix 14.00 60 Minute Makeover

CSI:MIAMI 23.00

15.00 Nothing to Declare 16.00 Ghost Whisperer 17.00 Charmed 19.00 America’s Next Top Model 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 21.00 Four Weddings 22.00 Dating in the Dark 23.00 CSI: Miami 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Criminal Minds

tvguide

thursday

15th october 2009

7.00 Breakfast 10.15 Helicopter Heroes 11.00 Homes Under the Hammer; BBC News; Weather. 12.00 To Buy or Not to Buy 12.30 Cash in the Attic; BBC News; Weather. 13.15 Bargain Hunt 14.00 BBC News 14.30 Regional News 14.45 Doctors 15.15 Murder, She Wrote 16.00 BBC News 16.05 CBeebies: Mister Maker. 16.25 CBBC: 16.25 What’s New Scooby-Doo?; Bernard. 16.50 OOglies 17.05 Raven 17.35 The Sarah Jane Adventures 18.00 Newsround 18.15 Weakest Link 19.00 BBC News 19.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather 20.00 The One Show 20.30 EastEnders; BBC News; Regional News. 21.00 Watchdog 22.00 New Tricks 23.00 BBC News 23.25 Regional News; Weather 23.35 Question Time 0.35 This Week; Holiday Weatherview. 1.25 Sign Zone: Panorama 1.55 Sign Zone: Design for Life 2.55 Sign Zone: Criminal Justice 3.55 Sign Zone: Countryfile 4.50 Sign Zone: MasterChef: The Professionals

8.00 CBBC: Arthur. 8.25 Newsround 8.30 Outback 8 9.00 Dani’s House 9.30 CBeebies: Tommy Zoom. 9.40 Big Barn Farm 10.00 Timmy Time 10.10 Chuggington 10.25 Numberjacks 10.40 Tweenies 11.00 Ethelbert the Tiger 11.10 Charlie and Lola 11.20 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! 11.30 In the Night Garden 12.00 Schools: BBC Primary History. 12.20 KS2 Science Clips 12.30 Class Clips; Primary Maths Promo - Schools TV. 12.50 Focus 13.00 Daily Politics 13.30 Working Lunch 14.00 All Saints 14.45 Animal Park 15.30 Open House 16.00 Diagnosis Murder 16.45 Flog It! Ten of the Best 17.30 Are You an Egghead? 18.15 Escape to the Country 19.00 Eggheads 19.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 21.00 MasterChef: The Professionals 22.30 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 23.00 Home Time 23.30 Newsnight 0.20 Prescott: The North/South Divide 1.20 BBC News 5.00 BBC Learning Zone

7.00 Milkshake!: Fireman Sam. 7.10 Pocoyo 7.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 7.30 The Beeps 7.45 Big School 7.50 Peppa Pig 7.55 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 8.05 Little Princess 8.15 The Mr Men Show 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Make Way for Noddy 9.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 9.15 Peppa Pig 9.25 Thomas & Friends 9.40 The WotWots 9.50 Hana’s Helpline 10.05 Family! 10.15 The Wright Stuff 11.45 Trisha Goddard 12.45 Breaking into Tesco 13.40 Five News 13.50 How to Be a Property Developer 14.45 Neighbours 15.15 Home and Away 15.50 I Own Britain’s Best Home: Flying Visits 16.05 Murder Among Friends 18.00 Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky; Weather 18.30 Neighbours 19.00 Home and Away 19.30 Live from Studio Five 20.30 Inferno 999; Five News Update. 21.00 Megastructures: Built from Disaster; Five News at 9. 22.00 Vice Squad 23.00 Black Hawk Down 1.45 SuperCasino 5.00 NFL Replay 5.45 Wildlife SOS 6.10 Neighbours 6.35 Home and Away

12.00 Stargate SG-1 13.00 The Biggest Loser: Australia 14.00 Project Runway 15.00 Bones 16.00 Cold Case 17.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 18.00 Malcolm in the Middle 18.30 Futurama 19.00 Malcolm in the Middle 19.30 Futurama 20.00 The Simpsons 21.00 Modern Family 21.30 The Simpsons 22.00 Bones 23.00 Lie to Me 0.00 Modern Family 0.30 Football’s a Funny Old Game 1.00 Bones 2.00 Road Wars 3.40 A Town Called Eureka

Wishing You a Treasure 7.00 GMTV 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11.30 This Morning 13.30 Loose Women 14.30 ITV Lunchtime News 14.55 Granada News and Weather 15.00 60 Minute Makeover 16.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16.59 Granada Weather 17.00 Midsomer Murders 18.00 Britain’s Best Dish 19.00 Granada Reports 19.30 ITV Evening News 20.00 Emmerdale 20.30 Countrywise 21.00 Emmerdale 21.30 Coronation Street 22.00 The Bill 23.00 News at Ten 23.30 Granada News 23.35 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 0.35 Party People 1.05 Surface 1.50 Motorsport UK 2.40 The Cosby Mysteries; ITV News Headlines. 3.35 Loose Women 4.25 ITV Nightscreen

loose women 13.30 & 3.35

9.00 Twenty20 Champions League Cricket 10.00 Inside the PGA Tour 10.30 Under-20s World Cup Football 12.00 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 12.15 International Football 14.00 Live WTA Tennis 17.30 International Football 19.00 Eurogoals Flash 19.10 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 19.25 F1: The Factory 20.00 Strongest Man 21.00 Inside the PGA Tour 21.30 European Tour Golf 22.00 US Tour Golf 23.00 Live US Tour Golf 1.00 FIFA Under-20s: Today in Egypt 1.15 WATTS

SUDUKO ANSWER

7.05 The Treacle People 7.15 The Hoobs 7.40 Planet Cook 8.00 Freshly Squeezed 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.55 Frasier 10.00 Will & Grace 10.30 Battlefront 11.00 The Deadly Knowledge Show; I’ve Got This Friend. 11.30 KNTV Philosophy; I’ve Got This Friend. 12.00 Lifeproof TV 12.30 The Family: Teen Stories 13.00 News at Noon 13.30 Glamour Puds 14.05 My Eden 14.10 Back to You 14.40 High Anxiety 16.25 Countdown 17.10 Deal or No Deal 18.00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19.00 The Simpsons 19.30 Hollyoaks 20.00 Channel 4 News 20.55 3 Minute Wonder: Frieze Films 21.00 Location, Location, Location 22.00 The Red Lion 23.00 Without a Trace 0.55 4Music: Arctic Monkeys: Video Exclusive 1.00 Teachers 2.00 The Force 3.30 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 5.30 Reaper 6.15 Countdown

9.00 Maury 9.55 The Fix 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 America’s Next Top Model 12.00 Maury 13.50 The Fix 14.00 60 Minute Makeover 15.00 Nothing to Declare 16.00 Ghost Whisperer 17.00 Charmed 19.00 America’s Next Top Model 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 21.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 22.00 Supernatural 23.00 Private Practice 0.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 Criminal Minds 2.00 Charmed

Crossword Solutions 520 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Letter-writer; 7 Prong; 8 False; 9 Ill; 10 Container; 11 Theory; 12 Divans; 15 Raise Cain; 17 Man; 18 Smart; 19 Tread; 21 Heartrending. Down: 1 Love interest; 2 Ego; 3 Wagons; 4 Inflation; 5 Ellen; 6 Representing; 7 Pulse; 10 Carpenter; 13 Aimed; 14 Castor; 16 Image; 20 Eon. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Extravagance; 7 Fleet; 8 Mourn; 9 Cur; 10 Interfere; 11 Potent; 12 Obtuse; 15 Tolerance; 17 Dud; 18 Olden; 19 Infer; 21 Interminable. Down: 1 Emancipation; 2 Awe; 3 Astute; 4 Admirable; 5 Cause; 6 Independence; 7 First; 10 Ignorance; 13 Under; 14 Infirm; 16 Laden; 20 Fun

Chest Christmas

By Heidi Wardman It’s Christmastime once again at the Treasure Chest, and Santa’s little helpers have been stocking the shelves high with wonderful gift ideas to surprise your loved ones… It may only seem like five minutes since the summer, but for those of us who wish to send cards and gifts overseas, Christmas has to start early. Luckily for us, business owners of the ‘Treasure Chest’, Mark and Christine Lumley, are always on the ball ensuring that everything that you could require to make this Christmas special is right at your fingertips and in plenty of time to catch the post. The two Treasure Chest stores located in Ciudad Quesada and in Villamartin are currently brimming with sparkling jewellery and gift ideas which are guaranteed to put a smile on someone’s face this Christmas time. Mark and Christine appreciate that many families will be celebrating on a budget this year, so have pegged their prices lower than ever before! They are always on hand to offer friendly, sound advice ensuring that you will make the right choice and remain firmly in the good books of your nearest and dearest. And with a whole host of new items in store for Christmas 2009, you are guaranteed to find something to suit even the fussiest of customers.

professional finish. And for the second year running, it is offering all of these items, as well as boxed card sets at the outrageous price of just €2, while family and personalised cards are pegged from as little as 1.45€. Finally, with luxury crackers available for only €9.95 for 12 you can really start the festivities off with a bang without blowing the budget! Essentially, you do not need to venture very far to make this festive season special. So for a Very Merry Credit Crunch Christmas, pop into Treasure Chest and fill your stocking today! The stores are open from 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday and 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays. For further details please contact the Treasure Chest on 966 718 100 (Quesada) or 966 765 374 (Villamartin).

GIFTS Treasure Chest offers a plethora of gift ideas for her, from a modest item just to show someone that you care, to the more extravagant gesture which will really make a statement. The inspired collection is headed by the store’s impressive Lladró and Nao figurines; a mark of excellence that is considered as one of Spain’s national treasures. The exquisite Lladró range may only be found in an elite group of establishments, with Treasure Chest housing one of the largest collections on the coast. Those who prefer a gift with a more contemporary feel may select from a variety of decorative vases, photo frames and scented candles, as well as elegant fairy folk and dragon figurines; a must for collectors of anything mythical. By popular demand, Treasure Chest has also expanded its range of gift items for him, much to the delight of all of the frustrated females who are tired of scouring the high street in search of a suitable gift for hubby. These include practical box collections such as cigarette lighters, shoe shine kits and drinks accessories, alongside of hobby orientated items like model cars, boats and planes. Golfing enthusiasts who are overrun with handkerchiefs and socks may like to steer their loved ones towards the fabulous PGA Tour collection, available exclusively at Treasure Chest. JEWELLERY Treasure Chest is proud to offer an extensive selection of jewellery items, with designs to suit men, women and children. One of the hottest collections of the moment is the ‘AS’ range, featuring delicate sterling silver pieces which are rhodium coated to prevent tarnishing. These are usually available as complete sets combining bracelets, necklaces and earrings, and create the perfect gift for the special lady in your life. Another popular addition is the stunning ‘Builda-Bracelet’ range, which invites shoppers to create their desired combination of elegant keep sakes. The bracelets can be purchased in rhodium plated or sterling silver variations and decorated with a profusion of beads, charms and silver spacers, which can be added to and enhanced for every special anniversary. Watches also create fantastic gifts, with acclaimed marks and stylish designs available in store such as Citizen, Breil, Oozoo and Morgan. CARDS AND WRAPPING With the perfect present in the bag, it is time to consider greetings cards and wrapping, which can also be taken care of right there. Treasure Chest supplies a multitude of gift wrappings, bags, bows and ribbons and even extends a complimentary gift wrapping service for that

The Treasure Chest is packed with wonderful Christmas cards and gifts to surprise your loved ones

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KENNY’S DIARY

Love & Light RTN Life NEW ONLINE FORUM!!

Psychic Fair at the, ‘Jolly Sailor Bar’ in La Cala Finestrat on Tuesday October 13th from 12.00 to 18.00. Tarot and Angel Readings, Healing,Clairvoyance and a Whole Lot More. Please call for details: Sarah on: 630 142 442 or at: sarah@elcampello.com Autumn Courses now booking. Information at: www.kennycorris.net or call for details. Kenny is guesting on the ‘Rose in the Afternoon’ show on Coast FM this Friday at 16.00. Answering your spiritual questions and live tarot on line!

New Online Forum!! www.kennycorris.net/forum Please feel free to ask questions of Kenny and read questions and comments of others.

THE BEST SHOT

MANY OF MY articles stem from my Postbag and I thrive on your questions; hoping always to give an honest and down to Earth approach in my replies. When action is required, then words are the ﬁnal step and the impetus to make changes, give ourselves permission, and to prepare us for just what it is we have to do. Just sometimes, we know, words can be very hurtful to us, and we are motivated on the instructions, statements and questions that we ask people, and that we ask ourselves. Here, the contact that we have with our inner self is vitally important and when connected, we can usually ﬁnd the right direction to go, ask the right questions of ourselves, and then others; and use the results to improve our highly individual needs and our quality of life. Lifestyle is important to us because of the personal content of expressing our highly individual wants and needs. We may not always get just exactly what we want, but we

can try, put out feelers and be resourceful and indulgent with ourselves. From this, we achieve a balance which stands us in good stead to face the World with open and challenging inner energies poised to do just what we have to. At this stage, we try to eliminate fear, but when it does come, if it comes, it forces us to look at the negative side of our polarised bodies. I have seen fatal relationships when the positive energy of one partner attracts with the negative of the other. The couple realise great attraction, but something is wrong in the balance, and these relationships do not last. I hate it when I go to a wedding and I have to see for myself a relationship that I know is not going to make it anyhow, anyway. If I am proved wrong, and I have to say that I very rarely am, then it is because one of the partners took steps to make subtle changes in the relationship, and that that catalytic action worked to bring them closer together. As this

is not a controlled experiment, I have to say that this same action can result in pushing relationships even further apart. There are no hard and fast rules, but there are warning signs. If you have doubts, work with the issues within yourself and then apply your true feelings to your partner. Giving this a shot is what relationships should be about. I prescribe a healthy dose of inner spiritual energy to bring about resolve, if it’s there and you have embraced it. Very often it was Spirit who brought you together in the ﬁrst place. They brought about love at ﬁrst sight and guided you along the pathway until your ‘today’, right now. They don’t abandon you whatever happens and they accept, just like the terms of true friendship, that sometimes you need a little, and sometimes you need a lot. Sometimes they have to be on constant call. This is because Spirit are the guardians of your unique and individual soul. Above all, they wish to

Amazing Result Puts PCN in a Spin BY HEIDI WARDMAN FITNESS FANATICS from Howard’s Gym, Ciudad Quesada, generated a giant leap forward for Paul Cunningham Nurses without actually going anywhere! Fitness Instructors Kelvin and Toni, of Howard’s Health and Fitness, in conjunction with Karen Mackay, PR Representative at the @ No17 Commercial Centre on Calle Los Arcos, organized an awesome Funday, with local residents ﬂocking to show their support for an outstanding cause. The event was aimed at raising funds for Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN) , which work to support and care for people with any end stage terminal illness, at little or no cost to them. The day provided a whole host of entertainment and activities, courtesy of the collective businesses and groups that operate from the centre. Popular elements included live music from The Fab Four, a Crazy Bike display staged by Cyclogical, and a series of dance routines performed by the pupils of Howard’s Gym’s resident dance academy, ‘Totally Dance’. The specialist Bakers at ‘Yum Yums’ also provided food for thought with their Guess the Weight of the Cake Competition, which featured a delicious looking imitation cake of the@No17 building. DONATION This highlight of the day

Fundraising Manager for PCN, Susan Reader, joined Kelvin and Toni of Howard’s Gym to receive the donation invited guests downstairs to the gym, where Kelvin and Toni led a team of dedicated fundraisers in four exhausting hours of serious spinning. The sponsored Spinathon was a huge success and participants still mustered enough energy to stage a variety of class demonstrations following the event. Their hard work really paid off when a grand total of 3,200€ was raised. Susan Reader, Fundraising Manager for PCN, joined Kelvin and Toni at the gym to receive the donation on behalf of the charity. She said, “This really is an incredible achievement, and we appreciate how much thought and effort went into putting it together. The money will have a massive impact on the

charity’s ability to assist those who need us, and we are extremely grateful to everyone who played a part.” Kelvin said that all of the spinners put their heart and soul into the event, and whilst it was tiring, it was also extremely rewarding, especially when they learned of how much money had been raised. He also hinted that the Gym will be hosting another Fun day at the end of October, to follow a Halloween theme, so watch this space for further details. For further information about Paul Cunningham Nurses and carers, please contact Gina on 966 265 062 or Susan on 629 869 959. Alternatively you may email enquiries to pcnurses@hotmail.co.uk.

preserve all that you hold dear, and they are concerned with the survival of your soul. They can see the beauty within you, and they can see very often what went wrong. They will console and strengthen reserve, and manoeuvre you to just where you now have to be, if indeed you will let them. And so the ﬁnal question you have to ask yourself is deeply within you. Once you learn to ask on high levels, Spirit will respond. No matter what you do they will support the actions of your innermost feelings and serve to support you all the days of your life. All you have to do is to connect and have some faith in a system that will work with you through good and bad, thick and thin, forever, and take you closer to your destiny as fate demands and time passes and you move onwards to embrace the unknown without fear.

Love & Light... Kenny Corris

POSTBAG

Email your letters to me at: kennycorris@roundtownnews.com Kenny, my father died just over a year ago. We made a pact a little before he died that he would come back to me and make contact. He hasn’t come through to me, but my mother visited me here last month, and dad came through to her. Why didn’t he come to me? Kathy Mc. There is no hard and fast rule as to how long it takes to be able to make contact between the Spirit World and the Earth Plane. I cannot tell you exactly why in this case you have had no direct contact. Accept the message to your mother as evidence of your father’s survival in Spirit, and use it as the start of what could be the beginning of contact between you two. Be patient! My mother took 38 years to make contact, and she chose to start by coming through on my wedding day!

CONTACT KENNY Appointments: 96 587 8424 Mobile: 686 361 594 Web: www.kennycorris.net. Please contact me for inclusion in my healing list!

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Make Your Dream Kitchen a Reality Skilled Craftsmen Alan and Jay will make your dream kitchen a reality

BY HEIDI WARDMAN

EVEN SOME of the most accomplished Chefs in the world will agree that an essential ingredient in creating exquisite cuisine is a quality workstation. And for classier kitchens, you need look no further than Cocinas Elegance. Cocinas Elegance is the ultimate Kitchen Manufacturer, creating innovative designs at competitive prices. The factory was established in Matola, near Elche, in 2006 and has since built its reputation on the proud traditions of British Craftsmanship, applying only the highest quality materials and modern technology to each task. The team shares over 25 years of experience in carpentry and kitchen design, delivering professional, time-honoured skills from the planning stages through to completion. They are committed to extending a client centered service, where satisfaction is paramount to practice. Its resounding success and glowing reputation have promoted Cocina Elegance as one of the principal companies in the business, enabling it to cement strong relationships with some of the most prominent manufacturers of raw materials and equipment in the industry. And as these components are then assembled locally, it is able to supply its products at unbeatable prices. It is on this basis that Cocina Elegance has transformed hundreds of kitchens into stylish yet functional workspaces, and developed an impressive portfolio of satisfied clients situated from Moraira in the north to Mazarron travelling south, with much of its business being generated by recommendation alone. CHOICE The service commences with a home consultation, when Sales Representative and Designer, Alan, will carry out a detailed survey of their requirements and the area concerned, combining each of these elements to formulate a plan of the desired kitchen, based on both appearance and practicality. With a plethora of colours and styles to choose from, that are combined to the clients’ individual specification, it is virtually impossible to define the Cocinas Elegance collection. Cupboards are available in a selection of styles including painted, solid wood and the latest high gloss finishes. Drawers feature robust gliders for ease of use, whilst

these and cupboard doors may be fitted with precision soft-close mechanisms to avoid unnecessary slamming. High quality formica, marble, silestone and granite work surfaces will complete the effect, and are available in an array of designs, colours and thicknesses, which may be arranged to suit client preference. PRECISION Ultimately, the possibilities are endless and the clients themselves are in control of how their dream kitchen should look, in accordance with their own budget and preference. Alan takes great pride in his work, sketching all plans by hand using the finest attention to detail and demonstrating once again how valuable each and every client is to Cocinas Elegance. He said that “We believe that the kitchen should be designed to fit the room and not the other way round. It is amazing what a difference careful planning can make to a room.” The company maintains close contact with the client throughout the planning stages to ensure that the finished product is exactly as they had envisaged from the outset. REALITY From there the blueprint is directed to Craftsmen Alan and Jay, who work their magic to transform the vision into reality. The kitchen is then delivered to the client and fully installed right down to the high quality branded white goods such as dish washers; washing machines; tumble dryers; fridges and freezers required. A selection of additional reforms: bedrooms; wardrobes; replacement doors and flooring can all be taken care of by Cocinas Elegance. Furthermore, the service does not end at the point of sale, as Raul continues to oversee the entire operation, whilst taking care of the customer relations and after sales responsibilities. Essentially, even if you will never become a Michelin Chef, you can have a Michelin standard of kitchen. So for sophisticated designs and superior products at realistic prices Cocinas Elegance is the only solution. Clients may view a selection of kitchen designs and chat to Alan about the possibilities by visiting the market store at Playa Flamenca every Saturday and El Zoco on Sundays. For further details please contact Alan on 636 552 768 or email enquiries to cocinas.elegance@gmail. com.

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ROJALES PANTOMIME GROUP - ROBINSON CRUSOE

Timeless Fashions, Commercial Centre, Punta Marina, Punta Prima(Above Eroski off N332)

On October 17th at “The New Dining Room” San Luis (Lakeside) Torrevieja. We are holding the launch of our latest production The Pantomime Robinson Crusoe. Commencing at 11am ﬁnishing at 1pm. The majority of the cast will be present with the main characters in full costume; this will be a good opportunity to meet our Director Trevor King and Producer Bridget Oldroyd. we would also be pleased to see members of the public who will have the opportunity to meet and to have a chat with the cast, they will also be able to purchase tickets for the Pantomime at a reduced rate. The Pantomime will be held at The Capitol Theatre Rojales Thurs, Fri, Sat. 3rd. 4th. & 5th. December. The charity that will beneﬁt from the pantomime will be “Caritas.” Mike Smith Tel. 646 576 676 email shimserv@googlemail.com

Holding a Fashion Show in aid of APAH & Easy Care Horse Rescue Centre. Thursday 8 October 2pm. The event is for 2 hours approx. Money raised divided equally between the two Charities. Further info contact Timeless Fashions 966 722 103

The Tastier Route to Relaxation BY HEIDI WARDMAN

THINK OF A CHIC, cosmopolitan meeting place, where the sound of rippling waters and the occasional clink of cocktail glasses will whisk you away from reality…think of ‘Ole del Mar’… In spite of its central location, ‘Ole del Mar’ is the definitive escape to tranquility. With uninterrupted panoramic views overlooking Torrevieja’s prestigious ‘Marina Salina’, it provides the ultimate location to eat, drink and unwind. Since it opened its doors in May 2009, Ole del Mar has successfully dissolved the myth that you must be prepared to pay over the odds to enjoy the benefits of an exclusive establishment, rapidly becoming one of the most fashionable locations on the coast. Business owners Alan Bryan and his partner, Irene Díaz-Agero, share a wealth of experience in the Hotel and Restaurant trade, having worked in some of the most elite establishments both in the UK and on the coast. They provide a warm, friendly atmosphere, where expectations are exceeded as a matter of course. Their fine attention to detail makes the bar appealing to clients of all tastes, with impeccable service standards and breathtaking views that cannot be matched anywhere else. The addition of wheelchair friendly adaptations and baby-changing facilities makes it fully accessible to all. COCKTAILS Whether you are seeking to meet friends for a morning coffee and crunchy Spanish tostada, a few beers after work, or somewhere for a full-blown celebration of chilled wine and cocktails, Ole del Mar is the ideal venue. By day, clients may choose a spot on the spacious terrace and absorb the breathtaking view over the marina whilst basking in the warm Mediterranean

sunshine. As night falls, Ole del Mar is lit up by the twinkling lights of the marina, with a romantic reﬂection off the glistening waters. Recently installed glass curtains help to cut down the noise levels from surrounding outlets whilst retaining the bar’s light, airy feel; the glazing soon to be extended to enclose the terrace in to prevent winter draughts without compromising the view. Ole del Mar has become famous for its inspired cocktails, created by expert Mixologist, Andy Boyne. These are not cheap ‘ready to roll’ mixes, but REAL cocktails for the connoisseur. Combining fresh ingredients and just the right amount of wrist action, a choice of any one of these is guaranteed to give your taste buds a kick. And as all of the cocktails are made to order, Andy is always open to suggestions

and happy to serve up a tantalizing combination of your choice. CUISINE A delicious international menu is served

Monday to Saturday from 13:00 to 16:00. All dishes are prepared using only the freshest, ﬁnest ingredients by Gourmet Chef, Edward Barlow, who spent much of his life cooking for soldiers in the armed forces, as well as a number of more elite gatherings such as for the Royal Family, including her Majesty the Queen herself! His experience has allowed him to travel extensively, gathering authentic recipes from around the world, which he now recreates at Ole del Mar. The menu combines a selection of tasty starters, main courses and desserts plus wine or beer and water to accompany the meal, all for only 11.50€. Larger parties who reserve a table in advance may highlight a certain option which they would like to see on the menu, for example a type of meat, vegetarian or pasta dish. Celebrations, clubs and business lunches are also catered for if prior notice is given. Elegant overindulgence comes as standard at Ole del Mar. So for a real taste sensation or drinks and relaxation, call into the restaurant today. Opening hours are from 10:00 to 18:00 Monday and Tuesday and 10:00 to late for the rest of the week. For further information or to reserve a table, please Contact Alan or Irene on 965 719 983.

Enjoy a cocktail or drink of your choice with lovely views across the marina, the ambience is perfect and now has ﬁtted glass curtains, making Ole Del Mar even more upmarket, and also drowns out any noise from surrounding bars. The selection is amazing. The experience of the owners and staff is obvious and the prices are reasonable.

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New Winter Opening Hours Monday & Tuesday 10am – 6pm Wednesday –Sunday 10am – Until Late

• Large Beer 2.10€ • Spirit with Mixer From 3.10€ • All Pinchos 1.50€ • Champagne Cocktails • Martini Style Cocktails • Longs & Classics FEATURING OUTSIDE AIR-CONDITIONING** CHANGING FACILITIES FOR BABIES FREE PARKING FOR THE FIRST HOUR DIRECTIONS: Enter Torrevieja with the fountains on your left, drive on with the market/fairground on your right, and then turn right at signs for Parking. Travel past entrance to parking where you will arrive at a barrier, take a ticket and head along this road you will ﬁnd Ole Del Mar on your right. You can easily walk here using the same directions. It is only a short walk from the Fountains.

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RTN Life Music Scene

Pat

Compiled by Pat Graham, Elite Entertainment. 96 531 9158 or e-mail us at p.j.graham@ btinternet.com. If there are any music venues or acts that wish to be featured in this column, please contact me.

THE FAB 2

Ricky and Pat decided to put together their own tribute to The Beatles in March of 2009. Both of them being avid fans of the group, they sat down and over the following 2 months endeavored to replicate the sound and close harmonies of the band. It was a labour of love initially and there seemed to be a niche in the market for The Beatles music, especially at venues that could not ﬁt in a 4 piece full tribute band or could not afford the cost either.

From their very ﬁrst hit in 1962 to the unfortunate band break up in 1970, The Beatles remain the world’s most loved and successful band, culminating in the re release in 2009 of all the Beatles back catalogue of music, proving that today there is still a massive demand for their music. From the opening track of their set list Please Please Me, to the ﬁnal track, Ricky and Pat will have everyone dancing in the aisles as they cover all the major hits from 1962 – 1970. They pay homage to the songwriting talents of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison and they also have some interesting

audio sound bites of The Beatles themselves, explaining and helping illustrate what the Beatles music was all about.. Ricky and Pat have chosen not to go down the ‘look-a-like’ tribute show route that sometimes distracts the audience and have opted to concentrate on re-creating the original sound of the Beatles as faithfully as possible, so close your eyes and drift away on a trip back to the sixties you won’t forget. For further information or to book The FAB 2, contact Elite Entertainment on 965 319 158 or 610 076 204.

OUT N’ ABOUT WITH ELITE ENTERTAINMENT Well, what a great night it turned out to be last Monday night for our 3rd birthday celebrations at the Lounge Bar, and thanks to all of you who took the trouble to come down and celebrate with us and make it a special night: an extra special thank you to all our surprise entertainers for the evening, who performed to a packed audience of over 130 people. They were Shay Desire, who looked fantastic as she performed her mix of Soul and Dance; Pat Martin (who flew in specially from the UK) to perform his ‘Now This Is What I Call The Eighties’ Tribute and finally, the CAS Band featuring Robbie France on drums, who had the audience dancing long into the night. If you missed the night don’t worry because Trevor and Tony from Viva TV were there to record the evening and I’m sure it will be on your TV screens in the not too distant future. Well, as the summer season comes to a close, lots of venues are reviewing their entertainment for the autumn/winter season and unfortunately, this is the time when venues do start to cut back on their midweek entertainment and concentrate on mainly Friday and Saturday entertainment. There are a few exceptions and I will always try and keep you updated in PG’s tips each week for alternative places for you to visit to see live entertainment. In the coming weeks I will give you insights into some of the venues locally that you can get your weekly ‘fix’ of live entertainment so watch this space... I am away for a short break for the next couple of weeks so the column will be a little shorter than normal but I will still bring you PG’s tips for the places to go to catch the best live entertainment in the area. HERE’S PG’S TIPS FOR THE COMING WEEK:

FRIDAY 9TH OCT

Ship Hispaniola, Torrevieja - MATT CURTIS

FRIDAY 9TH OCT

El Balcon, Los Balcones - ANDY JONES

FRIDAY 9TH OCT

La Vuelta, Guardamar - INFINITY

FRIDAY 9TH OCT

Las Naciones, Quesada - GREG MARCH

FRIDAY 9TH OCT

Pirate Bar,Playa Flamenca - THE KITES

SATURDAY 10TH OCT

Mosquito, Playa Flamenca - ALAN WARDEN

SATURDAY 10TH OCT

Lounge Bar, Torrevieja - GLENROY & FAITH

SATURDAY 10TH OCT

Sunset Bar, Gran Alacant - ROB BROWN

SATURDAY 10TH OCT

Simple Pleasure, Dona Pepa - FAB 2 BEATLES

SATURDAY 10TH OCT

Monty’s Bar, Algorfa - TONY FRANCIS

SUNDAY 11TH OCT

O’Neill’s, San Miguel - 70’s SHOW

SUNDAY 11TH OCT

Judges Chamber, Playa Flamenca - LUCINDA

MONDAY 12TH OCT

Priory, El Galan - KINNI LEE

MONDAY 12TH OCT

Black Bull, El Chapperal - WOODY

MONDAY 12TH OCT

Abbey Tavern,Pl Flamenca - EVERLYS TRIB

TUESDAY 13TH OCT

Eduardo’s, Villamartin - MARIA O’HARA

TUESDAY 13TH OCT

Bushwacka, Cabo Roig - BELLA LUNA

WEDNESDAY 14TH OCT

Celtic Drop,Playa Flamenca - PLAN B

WEDNESDAY 14TH OCT

Simple Pleasure, Quesada - TONY LINCOLN

THURSDAY 15TH OCT

Bar Catorce, Benimar - FRANKIE JONES

THURSDAY 15TH OCT

Cavalier, San Luis - CHRIS JOHNSON

THURSDAY 15TH OCT

Bushwacka, Cabo Roig - THE MONOS For further information on Elite Entertainment and all our artists, view our website at www. eliteentertainment.es. Please support your local live entertainment venue and if you are an entertainer out there wishing to be featured in the local entertainment proﬁle section, then send us your biog and a photo and we will feature you in the coming weeks. So give me a call on 965 319 158 or Maria on 662 435 311 or e-mail us at p.j.graham@btinternet.com

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freesat from a2sat On BBC HD

Launch 15-11-09

CBS Studio´s International

CBS Studios International will next month (16th November) launch a range of new channels in the UK, including CBS Action, CBS Reality and CBS Drama; broadcasting outside the US for the first time. Channel slots have already been agreed between freesat and CBSjoint venture company Chellomedia by replacing existing Zone channels. Zone Reality and its +1 time-shift channel will make way for CBS Reality and +1; Zone Romantica will become CBS Drama and Zone Thriller will switch to CBS Action. Zone Horror will remain for the time being. CBS will delve into the archives to bring programming including remastered episodes of Star Trek and Jag on CBS Action, whilst CBS Reality will bring you hit US programmes such as Dr Phil and Late Show; Dynasty and many others will be on CBS Drama. As we understand it, the Zone channels will still be found on the non freesat service, watch this space for confirmation in the coming weeks... Good news for all you car fans, Top Gear will be available in stunning high-definition on BBC HD from the 15th November! Top Gear airs on BBC2, which sadly means for many of us that we cannot watch it, so this is fantastic news, however you will need a HD decoder to be able to receive it. So now is a great time to purchase your Humax freesat HD decoder or why not go for the freesat HD Plus so you can record the whole series at the touch of a button. ORDER YOURS TODAY from us here at a2sat freesat is the very latest subscription-free digital satellite service, created by the BBC and ITV and providing a wealth of television channels, together with radio and data services. It was introduced following concerns by the UK’s public service broadcasters that it would not be possible to guarantee access to free digital terrestrial TV to the entire population during the pending terrestrial switchover. It is effectively the satellite equivalent of the digital terrestrial TV Free to Air (FTA) services, and operates in a similar way to Sky but without the monthly subscription costs. If you already own your own dish why not just upgrade the box and recieve freesat Today! ‘a2sat’ remains one of the few companies on the Coast to provide a true freesat package and upholds the philosophy that

“If it doesn’t say freesat on the box….then its NOT freesat in the box.” a2sat insist on using only the highest standard equipment, including Portuguese prime focus dishes and Invacom LNB’s, installing new quality satellite cable during each installation and a concrete base or appropriate wall bracket, so that no drilling of the client’s roof or solarium is required.

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Don’t miss it when you can freesat plus it! BY HEIDI WARDMAN a2sat bringing you the latest News.

freesat range of Digital Satellite recorders, freesat HD plus. The system operates in a similar manner to the SKY HD Plus but with one major difference: users have access to any of the accepted free to air channels, with no subscription necessary. With freesat Plus, viewers have the freedom to pause, rewind and fast forward LIVE TV without the need to record anything! This is possible as the sophisticated decoder has a massive 320GB hard drive, allowing users to preserve up to 200 hours of Standard Definition or 80 hours of High Definition programming, which is great if someone telephones at a crucial moment in the programme or if you just want to pop to the kitchen to make a brew. Viewers have the flexibility to watch one channel whilst recording another, or even record two channels whilst watching a third show they recorded earlier, providing an entire evening of tailor-made home entertainment! The convenient 8-day programme guide ensures that they will always know when their favorite programmes are showing, and if they are otherwise engaged at that time, they can simply press the record button and their selections will be available to view at leisure. freesat Plus viewers have a complete Teletext service at their disposal, combined with the fully interactive service available exclusively from the BBC, featuring news, weather and sports broadcasts. Plus, the system boasts the amazing Sport Multiscreen function, enabling viewers to enjoy a combination of the day’s biggest sporting events, exactly as they happen.

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with the demands of the job. A2sat are very happy to conduct a site visit and discuss the possibilities available, and if any planning applications are required, will even complete the paperwork at no extra cost!

SERVICING CONTRACTS a2sat also extends technical support and servicing to existing clients and also those using other satellite systems. Clients will beneﬁt from a low cost, guaranteed back up service, which secures continuous hassle free television viewing direct from Astra2. The a2sat commitment means that clients can rely on same day technical support or a site visit within 24 hours from the original call if necessary. If replacement of any equipment is required, a no obligation quote is given prior to any action being taken, to avoid any nasty surprises later on. The cost of the service contract is just 5€

per month, which means that for as little as 60€ per year, clients can take advantage of professional support from a2at all year round!

freesat Platform for all of the freesat range including freesat HD plus a2sat is pleased to welcome clients to its ofﬁce which is situated on C/ Miguel Angel Blanco, Daya Nueva, where they can discuss the options with one of the informed Sales Representatives and view a demonstration of the beneﬁts of freesat over other Digital Television systems. For further information please telephone 966 194 931 or 678 239 193. Opening times are 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 2pm on Saturday´s. Alternatively you may email enquiries to info@a2sat.com or consult the website

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Q Can I use my own dish that already picks up UK TV with Freesat? A: Yes.

Q. Does my dish need to be realigned to receive freesat?

A. No if you are already receiving UK TV from your existing system.

Q. What if I cannot have a second feed from my dish as it’s shared or there are no spare ways left on the LNB?

A. No problem you can still record and watch something you have pre recorded or with a small link you can still watch some channels while recording others.

Q. How long is my guarantee?

A. Grundig SD 1 year, Humax HD and the HD plus 2 years!

Q. Can I ﬁt my own freesat box?

A. Yes you can, however why not have us deliver the box to you and show you how to get the most from your chosen freesat box.

Q. I have been told I’m watching freesat, but the box is not one of the boxes mentioned here.?

It is not just British television back in the UK that will be affected by the terrestrial switchover, as those who are currently enjoying Spanish terrestrial TV will also lose their signal by next April. However, there is also an awesome digital package available here: ‘Televisión Digital Terrestre’ (TDT), incorporating popular news, sport, entertainment and ﬁlm channels such as CNN+, Teledeporte, the Sony Channel and The Disney Channel. Many of the pay-toview premiership football matches that are available on sky are shown free of charge on TDT, whilst many ﬁlms etc originally recorded in English can be converted back if required.

COMMUNITY INSTALLATIONS

We now offer ﬁbre optics as the new way of installing the larger community systems allowing us to run the cables up to a total of 15km without any signal loss!! Investing in a personal freesat system may seem a little pricey, so why not chat to your neighbours about a shared system? a2sat install systems for up to four homes to share, where a dish of 1.9m is recommended, whilst also catering for larger communities, which can have an almost unlimited number of homes connected to it and the 2.4m dish is the favorable option. With a shared or community system, the quality of the signal and number of channels supplied is equivalent to that of a personal satellite dish, although prices vary in accordance

A. Then the box you have purchased is NOT freesat, many people have purchased boxes thinking they are watching freesat, when in actual fact they watching the channels via a FTA box ie free to air, these boxes do not put the channels into a nice logical order and if a new channel comes along and or changes frequency then you will have to perform a rescan on a NON freesat box.

Q. Why does my digital box only show NOW and NEXT, and the Red button on the BBC and Teletext does not work?

A. You only have a FTA box and deﬁantly not freesat.

Q. Where can I see freesat in action?

A. We have a full demonstration system on show in our ofﬁce

Q. In the event of a technical query, where can I get help? A. Just call us and we will be able to help.

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RTN Life Travel

Discover Spain with Repsol

Miranda del Castañar

Iberian flavours from Guijuelo. Almost like a ‘time machine’, a visit to the Sierras of Castilla-Leon seems to take you back to medieval times and to a place where delicious hams are a delicacy. The journey begins on the road that links Béjar with Salamanca, after crossing the Cuerpo de Hombre River and on the N100. In the town of Candelario, you can travel up and along a labyrinth of narrow streets, to the Town Hall square. From the very moment you open your car door, you are struck by the aroma of ham carried on the cool breezes of the ‘Sistema Central’ mountains. The mountains of Béjar, Gredos and Candelario open up before your eyes and you can feel their pure, cool and dry air, the secret ingredient in the art of drying meat from this area. This is also the reason why the area is the natural habitat and designated a protected area for birds. THE COBBLED STREETS OF CANDELARIO Leaving the white multi-storey houses behind you, you can hear the constant sound of the water ﬂowing out of the mountains down into the irrigation channels. For hundreds of years, each level was used in a phase of the meat curing process and the irrigation channels were used for washing the pigs at times of slaughter. Walking along the cobbles of the Cuesta de la Romana will take you to the top of a steep incline and steps leading to the Church of the Assumption. The church exhibits lot of late-Gothic architecture with its impressive openwork rose windows. Inside, the arches separate three naves and a Mudejar style roof above the largest chapel. Further along the street is the Plaza Solano, with its casino obrero and a house used by the monarchy during the last century. In the centre is the Palo Cucaña (greasy pole), which is used in August each year and crowned with a ham. Further up, the pathways reach 1,126 metres and criss-cross the Sierra de Candelario between an amazing variety of trees such as oaks, chestnut, birch, ash, holly and rowan.

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This is known as the El Travieso forest platform, where the view is truly outstanding but well worth the effort. In the far distance, you can see the Sierra de Francia with Miranda del Castañar that dominates the landscape. MIRANDA DEL CASTAÑAR The SA-515 route gives you the chance to enjoy the landscape, with shaded oak forests, ﬁelds of crops and meadows with hundred year old oaks all along the way. When you take the turning towards Miranda del Castañar, the natural surroundings impress upon you the richness of the Sierra de Francia Natural Park and the Bird Sanctuary of the same name. The medieval town of Miranda del Castañar, that was declared a Historical Artistic Complex in 1973, is located here between the rivers of San Benito and Francia. We would recommend that you leave your car here, walk through the

arch and enter the town’s Plaza del Coso. At the beginning of September, the whole town prepares for the first bullfight of the season, as it has done for hundreds of years. Next to the square, among the hustle and bustle of the townspeople, you can see the elegant 15th Century ‘Tower of Homage’, indicating a legacy of the coexistence of three religions. TRUE KINGDOM OF HAM Walking through the town, you find most of the houses literally covered and coloured with pots of geraniums. The descriptive names of the streets, such as Dieces, Mirador, Empinada, Hospital and Escuelas, reveal the essence of the functional Castilian character. In the Plaza de Abajo you can see the Gothic church of Santiago y San Ginés de Arlés, built during the 13th and 14th centuries with its rectangular structure divided into three naves. The Francia

Guijuelo, Plaza Mayo

River almost encircles the walls and just outside is the chapel of La Virgen de la Cuesta, with its 13th Century Romanesque carvings. From Miranda del Castañar, you simply take the CV111 and the CV-17 to La Alberca, a town known for its exceptional tourist attractions. Returning to Miranda, the route carries on towards Guijuelo, the current Kingdom of the Ham which gives it its name. Travelling through the Sierra de Francia, named because it was repopulated with people from France in the 11th Century, you will go through many interesting towns such as Santibáñez de la Sierra, San Esteban de la Sierra and Los Santos. When you decide to stop along the way, you will always see a vast variety and quantity of birds in the sky; this area is a ‘twitchers’ dream. When you eventually arrive in Guijuelo the rural landscape changes to urban also from traditional to functional modern architecture. The Plaza Mayor in Guijuelo is over 1,000 metres above sea level, and where the shops, drying sheds and restaurants are full of the local produce wherever you look. From here, you can view the plains of Alba de Tormes and mountains of Béjar and Gredos nearby. As you will have come to expect the air is very cool and dry, ﬁlled with the aroma of cured ham; noticeably stronger here at the very heart of the region. MUST VISIT The bullring of Miranda del Castañar was originally a castle parade ground and is the oldest bullring in Spain. Bullﬁghts have been held there since the 16th Century. In times gone by, two sides of the ring were split; one for common people and the other for the gentry. The stone walls, the rows of seating and the burladeros, or barriers, given the ring are almost all original.

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A Short Trip In To the Mountains

MOUNTAINS ARE my favourite landscape. They are awe inspiring and ever since my ﬁrst trip to the Alps, I have been in love. After a busy summer season, we decided to take a short break was needed to unwind. I chose Abdet, which is close to Guadalest and Benidorm, as it is easy to reach and very quiet. Abdet is snuggled in to hills that overlook a beautiful valley which in turn travel down to the coast. The aim was to unwind whilst exploring the local area. We stayed in a casa rural (rural house) aimed at

walkers, climbers and hikers. It was a very spacious and comfortable 3-storey townhouse, with good facilities and excellent views. Abdet is a small village which can one can walk across in 5 minutes; we saw very few people in our time there and were amused by the dogs that seemed to walk themselves. The surrounding ﬁelds contained olive, almond, pomegranate, lemon,

orange, apple, acorn and ﬁg trees whilst deeper searches unravelled sumptuous allotments with huge pumpkins. We decided to stay fairly close to the house during our time away and visited a few of the local attractions. One day we popped down to the dam at Guadalest, the water there is a lovely turquoise colour that is almost too inviting! From the dam we could see some good sized carp, their beautiful golden scales catching in the sun. There is a solar boat (Barco

Solar) that disembarks from the dam and although I had every intention of hopping on board, I was too busy taking photographs and missed it! I got some great photo’s of the boat travelling around the lake though, I should imagine those travelling on board were really chilled out during their journey. The Barco Solar costs 5 euros for a 50 minute journey around Guadalest dam and disembarks on an hourly basis. On the way back we wanted to visit El Arca, the wildlife sanctuary which is just outside of Guadalest. Sadly it was closed for renovations but I’ve heard such great things about the project that I will be sure to try and visit again one day soon. This sanctuary has little money for advertising and relies entirely on donations to care for all the animals including lions, tigers, bears and reptiles. Here wire cages and barriers are kept to a minimum, the natural landscape being used wherever possible. For those wanting to visit El Arca please contact Seraﬁn

beforehand: Email - info@ arca1.com / Telephone – 965 972 359. We had the best of intentions whilst in the area but bad weather meant that we didn’t end up doing much hiking. Whilst there I did come across some good information for climbers who are interested in the extensive walls that have been developed around the rocky citadel of Guadalest. The area has a selection of routes across the grades, on a variety of walls. For climbers operating in the orange spot grade range - 5 to 6a+ - there is plenty to go at including some exceptional 2 and 3

pitch routes. These offer a good opportunity for less experienced climbers to try their hand at multi-pitch routes before venturing onto the much bigger undertakings on places like the Penon and Puig Campana. For more information please do hesitate to contact me. The countryside around Abdet is beautiful and with so much to see and do, it is no surprise that this area is so popular with outdoor enthusiasts. If any walking or photography clubs would like some coverage, please do contact me on 6802 97955 as I would love to attend some winter hikes in the area.

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SNAILS ARE BACK AFTER SUMMER SLUMBERS

But luckily eco solutions are around After the recent rain in many parts of the Costa Blanca Snails have woken from their summer survival slumbers to escape the hot dry weather. They are now and about looking for succulent plants to eat - including those emergent from your recently sown vegetable seeds - and new sheltered homes especially early in the morning and late evening so you may have missed them so far. And of course not only snails but slugs most of which in this area of Spain are of the small variety that can bury themselves in pots in the green house if you are not careful. So now is the time to start to take action and continue to do so through the damper cooler months ahead. Typical actions include using chemical slug bait pellets that kill snails and slugs on contact and the vegetable plot flower beds and green house shelves can become covered with dead snails and unsightly slimy trails from dying snails . Not a pretty sight! Beer traps made by sinking plastic beakers into the ground and filling them with beer and circles of comfrey leaves can also work but with the same problem of dead snails that need to be collected up. But now there is an eco friendly product – except for killing snails and slugs - called Ferramol Antilimicos manufactured by a German based company Neudorff and distributed/ marketed by Seipasa in Spain. We met with Product Manager recently on your behalf and discovered the following facts.

BENEFITS OF NEUDORFF FERROMOL SLUG AND SNAIL KILLER 1. Eliminates slugs and snails quickly – which it has done when we tried it out.

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A GOOD SOURCE OF POND FISH AND WEEDS

We are often asked for a reliable supplier of fish for garden ponds and garden weeds as few garden centres stock such items. So after seeing the amazing new pond of a friend stocked with a wonderful mix of large fish we searched out and recently visited Aqua Mania run by an enthusiastic Belgium Bruno de Peet within the Costa Blanca with help from his young son who is obviously as interested in the fish as his father. Bruno breeds imports and sells an amazing range of gold fish, tench, sturgeon and Koi carp from sizes for small ponds to giants for big ponds or lakes. Aqua-Mania also sells pond supplies filters and design and build Koi ponds for commercial premises parks and private gardens. In the first instance visit their website www.aqua-mania. eu and then contact Bruno on 650802892 to make an appointment to visit him or for him to visit you to assess your needs. They can ship fish anywhere in Spain by a special overnight delivery service. They are also interested in garden centres interesting in stocking their fish and plants. Hopefully there will soon be less snails but more fish around the Costa Blanca!

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online Sheila via email asks:

Hello Aunty, I have just started having a problem receiving my emails. I have Vista and Windows Mail and up to now have not encountered any problems receiving or sending mail. This last week when I receive my email, after downloading the 2nd or sometimes 4th mail, it sticks. It still indicates that I am receiving mail. I wait for ages but nothing happens so I have to log off and then go to www.yahoomail which downloads fine and as soon as I go back to Windows Mail on my computer it is sticking again.

Aunty Says:

You will probably find you either have an email with a very large attachment or an email that contains a security threat that is being blocked by Vista. Logon to your Yahoo mail through www.yahoo.co.uk and have a look for any large attachments and delete any suspicious looking emails.

Derek via email asks:

Hi Aunty, love your page in the RTN. Can you recommend a safe free proxy server? I don’t feel safe handing all this information to strangers.

Aunty Says:

Nope. I only ever use proxy servers to

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get around country restrictions, i.e. watching online BBC content in Spain. I certainly would not recommend entering any personal details when connecting through a proxy server, as although you may appear anonymous to the outside world, the proxy server can store any usernames, passwords credit card details etc. that you enter.

Sonia via email asks:

Hi Aunty, Just thought I’d let you know of another speed test website which I find much more reliable than Speedtest.net. It is www.internautas.org/ testvelocidad/ It gives me a much truer reading as it’s Spanish. Just press the Empezar button and it will give you a good reading.

Aunty Says:

Hi Sonia. I had a look at this and although it gave me different results I’m not sure if it is any more accurate than speedtest. net. I noticed that speedtest. net tests your ADSL speed by transferring a 5MB file between the test server and your PC, whereas the internautus. org one appears to use a simple ‘ping’ which I don’t think will be as accurate, I may be wrong so I will do some more tests and let you know.

Ray via email asks:

Hello Aunty, can you tell me how to restore a toolbar? At the moment I only have a Google toolbar which does not give me access to some of the options as I used to have MSN and Live.

Aunty Says:

Hello Ray. It depends on whether you use Internet Explorer or Firefox but you can find the toolbar control feature if you right click somewhere on or around the toolbar. Some of these additional buttons etc. are also known as Add-ons or Extensions which you can manage from the ‘tools’ option from the menu.

Phil via email asks:

Hi, I have a pop up message on my screen that I can not remove. The message box is headed with “Ctr1 mod 20. Error al Lanzar el instalador: E:/Agente/instalar.Exe-1”. I click on the OK and another pop up with the heading Error. This devise is not ready, I again click on OK. The first message comes on again within 10 seconds followed by the error not ready. I have tried to right click on the error message at the bottom which then displays close or move. It closes the box on the screen for a few seconds before reappearing. Please help me to get rid of this message off my screen

Aunty Says:

This is something trying to run every time you start your PC. This could be spyware Phil, but it also looks like it could be a Telefonica device but unfortunately there’s not enough information to be sure. You could try

unselecting the said entry in msconfig, but only if you are familiar with using it, as you can cause a lot of unnecessary problems. If not maybe enlist the services of a qualified engineer. Certainly a scan with AVG, Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware will do you no harm

Jaqui via email asks:

I am a complete novice, and am finding your weekly column a life saver! Please keep up the good work. I am using Outlook express for my mail with a ‘gonuts4free’ dial up connection, as set up by the computer shop from which I purchase my computer when I arrived in Spain. The shop which, needless, to say has now moved on. When I go into Tools, Internet Accounts, All I find the following: Active Directory, Bigfoot Internet, Pop3gonuts4free, VeriSign Internet and WhoWhere Internet. Is this correct please, or should I remove EVERYTHING, except pop3gonuts4free.

Email your questions to auntyvirus@ roundtownnews. com

Aunty Says:

Those accounts are automatically installed by Outlook Express and you can delete all but your Gonuts one. Well that’s it for yet another week. Email me at auntyvirus@ roundtownnews.com and I will try and sort you out as soon as possible. Aunty

Well that‘s it for another week. Email me with your questions at auntyvirus@ roundtownnews. com and I’ll see what I can do.

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everYday spain by Tina Tait

Increasing cost of Car Hire in Spain Many holiday homeowners and holidaymakers who have visited Spain this year

have been shocked by the for excess rising cost of car hire. Many this will cost people are having trouble you around even locating a vehicle or 15-20 are having to hire a higher euros per category more expensive day extra. vehicle than they would have There is liked. Car hire companies usually are citing the fact that banks extra to in Spain will not finance the pay if you cost of upgrading their fleets. want to add The banking crisis has made another its impact, limiting the choice person of available vehicles and to the pushing up car hire pricing. policy, i.e., Some companies are husband charging over 800 euros or wife. for a 2 week period, Another making a trip to Spain hidden cost prohibitive for many surprise is people. Currently, if you a “collect when you or your friends can be done efficiently and plan to spend Christmas in with full fuel and family come to visit. quickly and often costs less Spain this year, a 2 week tank, return empty” policy. Lots of you have opted to do than you would imagine. car hire will cost a minimum The problem with this is that this this year with families For a no obligation quote of 500 euros plus the fact many people won’t be using and friends sharing the cost and advice on re-registering that many companies have a full tank and are being of the transfer. After all, if it your UK vehicle please hidden extras such as “fully charged around 80 euros for means that they have the contact the Help and comprehensive insurance a full tank on a basic model. use of a car when visiting, Advice Centre for Spanish included.” Don’t be fooled by This is way above the cost of most are more than happy to Living or log onto www. this some companies have a filling up in Spain. contribute. helpcentrespain.com and hefty excess, which can run One cost effective solution is Many of you are put off fill in our on-line quote into thousands! Insurance to bring your UK car over to by the paperwork issues form. We offer a fully often doesn’t include Spain and re-register it onto involved, but if handled comprehensive service windscreen chips, tyre Spanish plates so that you with expert assistance, this including changing damage, including punctures always have a car available headlights, or damage mechanic and to roof or If you have a question, comment or problem you need help with please contact us by: insurance. It undercarriage. Tel: 968 33 66 06 Email: everydayspain@rtnnewsgroup.com. costs nothing to If you want to Web: www.helpcentrespain.com, Post: The Help & Advice Centre for Spanish Living, Tina ask! be covered

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Are there any advantages in owning a property in Spain in your children’s name? the parent, the parent then has to pay ISD in Spain to inherit the property back – a property that was originally the parent’s.

This information has been provided by Mark Roach, Company Director and Spanish Tax Consultant. I was recently asked by a client who was purchasing a property in Moraira whether she could place the property in her daughter’s name to safeguard against Spanish Inheritance Tax (ISD). This is a suggestion I come across many times, given by Spanish lawyers and advisors, as a method to avoid paying Spanish ISD. In reality this is a popular misconception masquerading as a solution. This strategy does not remove ISD in Spain, and it may leave your children with a 40% tax bill to pay in the UK as well. The reason behind the suggestion is based on the probability the parent will pass away before the children. If that does happen, the children will not pay ISD because they own the property already and are you prepared to take that risk? The alternative scenario is not uncommon and infinitely more problematical. If, heaven forbid, the children die before

Another situation worth considering is one where the children do survive the parents but the son or daughter is involved in matrimonial or insolvency issues. This could put their part of the property (or the whole property) at risk. It is very important to remember that all property owners in Spain have to submit a self assessment tax declaration each year irrespective of whether they are resident in Spain or not. This is then a cost which the children have to pay each year and if there are multiple owners of the property then a declaration has to be completed by each person on the deeds. If you combine this with one of the scenarios above then life can suddenly become very complicated. You must also consider the tax liability back in the UK. As a British Citizen you are taxed on your estate worldwide. If you purchase a property in Spain for (let’s say) €200,000 and you place it in your children’s name, then in effect you have given them €200,000 in cash to own the property. In the UK this is treated as a gift, and, given you have logged it with a professional in the UK (like an accountant or lawyer), then the €200,000 could be taxed in the UK at 40% if the parent does not survive more than 7 years after purchasing the property. Anyone who owns a property in their children’s name or jointly with them can in fact request it back. One guaranteed way you can do this without incurring a 7% Transfer Tax on the value of the property or possible Capital Gains Tax

(both in Spain) is to move the ownership of the property into a UK Limited company. For example, consider a family consisting of mother and father with 2 children, and each person in the family owning a 25% stake in the property. Donating the property into the company and appointing the parents the shareholders of the company will give them complete ownership of the assets

again. Furthermore, if the children are over 16 years of age, they can be appointed directors of the company. EU directives then apply, so once the property is owned by the UK Limited company, taxation in Spain is completely removed. It is much more advantageous then to control shares and assets in the company by drafting a UK Will covering your worldwide assets. In a marriage there is no IHT payable between husband and wife in the UK.

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How can we get a cedula for our property completed 5 years ago? In the Valencian Community the ‘cedula’ has been replaced by the ‘Municipal Occupation Licence’, although the cedula still exists for certain types of property. In this article I shall refer to them both as the Occupation Licence. The Ocupation Licence is a document issued by the Town Hall which confirms that the dwelling has been built in accordance with the project as set out in the building licence, complies with the building and design regulations within the Valencian Community, and that it is fit for residential use. When purchasing a new property it is essential to check that the cedula has been issued. Commonly a developer will give assurances that the cedula is ‘to follow’, although this should never generally be accepted. In theory when buying a property which has been previously owned (known as a re-sale) one

is also entitled to request a licence of second occupation. The absence of an

occupation licence means that the property cannot be occupied, services such as water and electricity cannot

Written by The RTN Spanish Lawyer: Marc White LL.B. (English Solicitor) C/ Diana 19, 2º-D, 03700 Dénia (located close to the Glorieta Square at the end of Marques de Campo). © White & Baos Abogados 2008 - All rights reserved.

be connected, and that the property has not been given the all clear by the town hall which in turn means that it may not have been built in accordance with the approved plans. It follows that a property which cannot be lived in cannot be insured, or that any insurance policy in place may be voidable by the insurer for this reason. The absence of the licence does not however suggest that purchase taxes have not been paid or that the developer is in financial difficulty. I trust the above is clear although please feel free to give Carlos Baos, abogado, a call at any time on +34 966-426-185 if you wish to discuss the above or any other issues.

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Pink String and Sealing Wax – The World Bank View of Doing Business in Spain A recent report by the World Bank entitled ‘Doing Business – 2010’ serves to emphasize how far Spain lags behind other developed economies in easing the path of entrepreneurs in starting and running businesses and by implication, how important it is to have access to specialist legal and financial advice. The World Bank report compares 181 countries using a model of setting up and running a small general commercial business in a new industrial unit with up to 20 employees. The report ranks Spain at number 146 in ease (or rather

difficulty) of starting a business and at 62 in ease of running a business. According to the report, the easiest country in the world to start a business is New Zealand, while the UK is ranked at number 16, and to run a business the easiest country is Singapore, and the UK is ranked at number 5. Following the model business through 10 stages in its life-cycle from forming the company, buying and building premises, employing staff, enforcing contracts through the courts, through to finally closing the business down, the report finds that Spain scores well when it comes registering ownership of property, paying taxes and closing a business down, but the bureaucratic burden drags the score down in most other respects. The burden of administration drags the hardest in the fields of obtaining permits for building and opening businesses, hiring and firing staff, and pursuing your rights through the courts. Obtaining building permits is reckoned to take an average of 233 days compared with 25 days in the fastest country, Singapore, and 93 days in the UK, putting Spain in 53rd place. The complexity of hiring staff to work in the company’s new premises once they have been built and opened, and then possibly having to sack them later puts Spain in 157th place. Should the company need to fire any of those staff the average number of weeks salary payable as compensation for dismissal is 56 as compared with New Zealand and Australia where the average amount of compensation payable is nothing, and the UK where the average amount of compensation is 22 weeks’ salary. Here in Spain there

are strict procedures to be followed when dismissing staff and failure to do so can result in the former employer incurring heavy penalties, should the disgruntled employee take their former employer to the labour tribunal. In any business sooner or later there is going to be a dispute with a customer, or supplier. The World Bank compared the steps required and time taken to bring court proceedings to recover money owed for goods sold and the overall cost of those proceedings relative to the amount owed. In Spain they found that a court case required 39 different procedures, took an average of 515 days and costs ate up 17.2% of the claim. Within the scale of the 181 countries studied Spain ranked 52nd. In first place was Luxembourg, with the UK at 23rd where the average time taken for the type of dispute used as a model was 399 days but costs swallowed 23.4% of the debt. The worst of the developed economies was Italy which ranked at number 156 where the average time involved was 1,210 days and costs amounted to 29.9% of the amount involved. The complexity of doing business and protecting your rights in Spain heightens the need for qualified professional advice, whether you are embarking on a new business venture or need to enforce your rights if you become involved in a dispute.

By Michael Olmer, Solicitor Link Point Legal and Business Services www.linkpointlegal.com michaelolmer@linkpointlegal.com

Are You Paying Too Much Tax On Your Pension? By Bob Oxley, Senior Partner with The OSW Partnership

This article is aimed at a specific group of people, those with a ‘Government’ pension. These include: Local and National Government employees; Civil Servants; Members of the Armed Forces; Police Officers; Firefighters; Teachers etc, People with ‘Government’ pensions, even if they take the payment outside of the UK, are subject to UK taxation, irrespective of whether or not they are resident in the UK. Any tax due is usually deducted at source. Although the ‘Government’ pension may not incur a UK tax liability, special attention needs to be applied once a recipient qualifies for the State ‘Old Age’ Pension. Unless the correct action is taken, it is possible that it could be aggregated with the recipient’s Government pension. This in turn can increase the recipient’s liability to UK tax, even if they are no longer UK residents. However, if you are in this situation, we are able to obtain a full refund of the tax paid in the UK for up to the last seven years. As an example, let’s take a typical case: John B served in the Army for over 20 years. He later worked in the construction industry, where he received pension entitlements through a company pension scheme, before leaving the industry to form a partnership with his brother in a painting and decorating business. The partnership contributed to personal pension plans for them both for several years, before he and

his wife eventually retired to Spain. He is now in receipt of the UK ‘Old Age’ pension, and is a Spanish resident. His army pension is paid in the UK, but, although it is subject to UK taxation, the total was below the tax threshold. At 65, he became entitled to his previous occupational pension and the UK ‘Old Age’ pension. (He elected not to take his personal pension at that stage). Having been told that his occupational pension had to be taxed in the UK but that he would receive his ‘Old Age’ pension tax free, he took no corrective action, unaware of the real tax implications. This immediately put his total income from pension payments above the tax threshold, and the Revenue started to deduct the appropriate amount of tax. Three years later, while reviewing his financial status, we were able to point out to him that just by becoming a Spanish Tax Resident, he could reduce the amount of tax he paid on all his pension income. He thought that this was great news. Then we gave him the really great news. Not only could we get a refund on the tax that he had paid since he became a pensioner, we could also reduce the amount of tax that he would have to pay in the future.

He was delighted, describing it as a “win, win” situation. There is an increasing exchange of fiscal information between EU member states. If you are a Spanish resident, you should ensure that you become a ‘tax resident’ and have your UK State Pension paid gross into a Spanish bank account. Like the UK, there is a tax threshold below which you will have no payment liability, and as John B’s case has shown, this is particularly advantageous to those with a ‘Government

pension’, as they can reduce their overall tax liability by utilising the threshold in both countries. Because everybody’s circumstances are different, this article can make no general comment on individual solutions. If you are concerned about your pension situation, (irrespective of whether you are already retired or not), simply email ‘info@oswpartnership.com’, or telephone (0034) 966 493797 to speak to a qualified consultant. In our next article, we will be reviewing all the various types of pension plan that many people in or approaching retirement have accumulated during their working lives, and what their options now are to maximise their benefits.

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QROP Before The Drop! Stockmarkets have been buoyant over the summer months and if your UK pension fund is invested in a managed fund, for example, it will have benefited accordingly. Chances are you will be blissfully unaware, as most people we come across have little idea about how their UK pension fund is invested or what it is worth. If this is not descriptive of you then trust me you are one of a small minority. However, this is in my view a false dawn. What has happened is that government policies have put more money into the system in the hope that this would provide more finance for business. Instead, much of this money has leeched into the stockmarket which is why the old adage of ‘sell in May and go away’ just did not work this year. October is often a tricky month for markets and after such a big increase, the downside risk that now exists is, we think, significant. So why not take the opportunity to look at

the options open to you in relation to your now larger fund and before it shrinks if we get an October ‘drop’. For the long term ex pat the QROPS option remains very popular. If this is something you have not explored before then maybe now would be a good time. If you have lived outside the UK since before 6th April 2004, then why not escape the shackles of the UK pension system? Surely you do not want to be effectively compelled by the UK tax system to use your pension fund to buy an annuity by your 75th birthday? Not when it is so easy to avoid this illogical and unfair restriction. As the exchange rate deteriorates (we still think that one Euro to the Pound is not far away) then for most of us the availability of a capital sum is an attractive option; in particular if your UK pension fund is of modest size and has no chance of providing you with a meaningful income. Whereas

a capital sum now would help pay the bills with time to convert from Pounds to Euros before that ‘drop’ gets underway as well. So how do you set about the task of transferring your UK pension fund (before it drops), into an environment where you can access a capital sum from it? Well that’s where we can help. We have specialised in transferring UK pension funds offshore now for a considerable time and have now arranged about 250 such transfers. About 80% of those have been

undertaken with the objective of releasing a capital sum - sometimes literally to pay the bills. The process is straightforward and whilst this astonishing facility exists, why not take advantage of it ...and before the drop.

HCS Accountants Becomes Smith & Sendra Asesores THIS ARTICLE IS WRITTEN BY STEPHEN WARD AND ROBERT BURNS. Please see our advert on page 2. At the forefront of the industry liaising directly with providers and HMRC, Stephen and Robert are arguably two of the leading authorities on QROPS transfers. Please contact Stephen at stephen@qrops.es or Robert at robert@qrops. es Telephone: 965 790 918. Website: www.qrops.es

Hazel Smith (on the right) and Yolanda Sendra (on the left) Hazel Smith, who formed HCS Accountants earlier this year, is very pleased to announce that her business is now expanding and changing its name to Smith & Sendra Asesores. Hazel has now formed a partnership with her Spanish colleague Yolanda Sendra, and together they will be working from their new offices on the Marques de Campo in Denia. Hazel who is a qualified Chartered Accountant in the UK, came to Spain three years ago and completed her Master Degree in Spanish Accounting and Taxes in order to become a qualified accountant here in Spain. After also gaining valuable practice working for a Spanish firm of Accountants, she launched her own business early this year. Her main aim has been to provide clear comprehensive advice and guidance in English for any ex-pat residents in Spain who are confused about their tax obligations in Spain and who find it difficult to communicate with their Spanish accountants. Hazel’s new business partner Yolanda

is also a qualified accountant, having completed her exams with the University of Valencia and has eleven years experience, now in practice in Denia. Together they will be offering a full tax and accountancy service for both personal and business taxation clients to give them peace of mind in this important area. Their range of services includes all forms of business management accounts and a full company payroll service. Hazel also offers assistance with UK tax matters, including advice on Pensions and State Benefits, UK self-assessment for non-resident landlords and liaison with HM Revenue and Customs. Hazel and Yolanda invite you to contact them for any advice in the area of taxation and accountancy, and offer all clients a first free no-obligation consultation. After all, tax doesn’t have to be taxing! Smith & Sendra Asesores, Marques de Campo No 16, First Floor, Door No 6, Denia 03700 Email: info@smithandsendra.com Website: www.smithandsendra.com Telephone 965 783 330 Mobile: 663 057 934

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Wheels of Fortune BY JACK TROUGHTON

GETTING AROUND in Spain frequently means using private transport and family ﬁrm Euromart Cars offers a range of affordable vehicles from top end luxury saloons to a reliable run-around. Established in Javea for over ﬁve years, Euromart has a constantly changing stock of second hand cars and commercial vehicles with something to suit every budget – whether it is to be the family’s main car or a second set of wheels.

AUTOMATIC

7 SEATER

95 Suzuki Vitara 1.6i JLX, cd, alloys, removeable hard tops

98 Toyota RAV-4, air con, cd, alloys, bull bar, 4,995€

3,995€

06 Ford Focus 1.6, air con, e/w, cd, pas, c/l, met light blue 7,995€ 03 Fiat Punto 1.2 5dr, air con, cd, e/w, c/l, pas, met grey, 3,995€ 02 BMW 745i, sat nav, every conceivable extra, met champagne, FBMWSH, 17,995€ 02 Ford Focus Estate 2.0 ghia Automatic, air con, cd, e/w, met green, 6,995€ 01 Fiat Punto 1.4 5dr, air con, cd, e/w, white 2,995€ 00 Chrysler Sebring convertible, power hood, automatic, air con, e/w, e/seats, white, 7,995€ 99 Toyota RAV4 3dr, air con, cd, alloys, bull bar, met green, immaculate, 4,995€ 99 Fiat Barchetta convertible Air con, CD, E/W, low km’s, met blue 4,995€ 98 Seat Ibiza 1.4 3dr, air con, low kms one owner FSH, met green, 2,995€ 97 Renault Twingo 3dr, full sunroof, e/w, cd, pas, c/l, met blue, 2,495€ 96 VW Golf 1.6 LHD UK reg, black 1,495€ 95 Fiat Barcheta hard and soft top, alloys 3,995€ 95 Suzuki Vitara 4x4 swb, removable hard tops, e/w, alloys, new tyres, white, 3,995€ 95 Fiat Punto 1275cc, 5dr, cd, black RHD Spanish reg, black, 1,250€ 90 Peugeot 205 1.9 automatic, 5dr silver, 795€ 82 VW Golf cabrio MK1, alloys, new hood, classic car, silver, 2,250€

00 Chrysler Sebring convertible, air con, cd, all elecs, power hood

7,995€

Diesels 05 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi Trend, air con, cd, e/w, c/l, silver, 6,995€ 05 Peugeot Partner Combi 1.9 diesel, air con, cd, side 6,995€ doors, met gold 04 Citroen Picasso 1.6 HDi, air con, cd, e/w, c/l, silver, 7,995€ 02 Renault Kangoo van 1.9 diesel, excellent condition, white 3,495€ 02 BMW 530D Auto climate + cruise control, black leather, silver 10,995€

UK Cars

03 MG ZX, 1.4, cd, e/w, sports seats, alloys, met sky blue, 3,995€ 02 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.5 GLD LWB, 7 seats, climate, cruise, all elecs, leather, met blue, 7,995€ 01 Rover 25 1.4i 16v, 5dr, alloy wheels, e/w, c/l, pas, tow bar, cream, good condition 1,695€ 01 Citroen C5 2.0 hdi, air con, cd, all elecs, met blue, low miles, 3,995€ 00 Renault Laguna 2.0 alize estate, air con, cd, e/w, c/l, met blue, 2,995€ 96 Volvo 940 saloon, air con, e/w, c/l, sunroof, silver, alloys, 995€ 96 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Ghia all usual extras, met blue, 995€ 95 Suzuki Vitara, SWB 4x4, new soft top, great fun, met blue, alloys, 2,495€ 92 Toyota Lucida Estima 2.2 diesel, 8 seats, twin sunroof, air con silver, great going home car, 1,995€

And every car bought at the lot opposite Barclays Bank in the Marina Alta resort leaves quality assured – giving an international clientele extra peace of mind for happy motoring. Euromart’s owner Martin Scott told Round Town News: “We are just a small family concern trying to offer customers a more personalised service. It means we keep the customer as happy as we possibly can.” Martin buys and sells all makes of cars from sports models to four by fours and offers a part exchange service – including right hand drive cars - to help maintain the successful turnover of vehicles. INSURANCE “We can take care of all aspects of the sale,” he said. “We can arrange insurance if that is needed,

and all cars come with a minimum of one year’s ITV. “And we use a local qualiﬁed ‘gestor’ who deals with all the paperwork, making changing ownership as smooth a transaction as possible.” Martin believes in providing the best service possible. “I think if you do it right, sooner or later that will reward you. “There are a lot of people out there who don’t particularly care how they do the job – but I think I am doing it right at Euromart.” Every car is given a professional valet and is checked by a qualiﬁed mechanic before it leaves the garage. There is even a viewing service, the car being taken to a customer’s home for them to look over the vehicle. Martin said: “We always make sure the vehicle leaves Euromart in the best possible condition.

English and Spanish Cars as part exchange All major credit cards accepted • All vehicles come with warranty and ITV • All paperwork dealt with by a qualiﬁed local Gestor • Car Insurance arranged on site • New stock arriving weekly • Visit our website for more details

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Phone 96 647 1332 • Fax 96 647 2932 • Mob 627 845 586 www.euromartcars.com CTRA CABO DE LA NAO KM 3.5 • JAVEA 03730 ALICANTE (Opposite Barclays Bank)

We Buy, Sell & Part Exchange Quality British & Spanish Cars Transfer Documents Completed Competitive Insurance Quotes All cars Fully serviced and valeted

Find us next to Petrol Station TORREMENDO 10 Minutes inland from San Miguel, Los Montesinos & Junction 751 on the AP7 towards Orihuela. Torremendo turning on CV95 towards San Miguel

SPANISH REGISTERED CARS LHD €5,995

€8,495

€8,995

€3,995

FIAT DOBLO VAN 2002 1.9LTR DIESEL FULL SERVICE HISTORY

OPEL CORSA ENJOY 2007/2008 1.3 DIESEL

PEUGEOT 307 SW 2005 2LTR HDI ESTATE

HYUNDAI COUPE 2000 1.6 PETROL FSH

€3,995

€2,995

ONE OWNER

€14,995

AUTOMATICS

KIA SPORTAGE 2008 2.0 LTR PETROL CONCEPT 4X2

€34,995

VENUS

Opening hours Mon - Fri 9-6pm (No siesta) Sat 10-1pm

RENAULT KANGOO 2001 1.9 LTR DIESEL

OPEL ASTRA ESTATE 1.6LTR 1997

€6,995

€2,500

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€13,495

€9,995

7 SEATER

VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 2006 1.9 DIESEL

€39,995

PORSCHE CAYMAN S 2006 FULLY LOADED

€5,500

Cars S.L.

LANDROVER FREELANDER 2003 2 LTR DIESEL ONE OWNER

DERBI 125 2005

€2,500

€6,995

ESTIC YAMAHA MAJ0C 2004 25 C

€10,995

MERCEDES 300 CE CABRIOLET, 1992

BRITISH REGISTERED CARS

VW BEETLE 1999 1.9 LTR DIESEL

€8,495

AUTOMATIC

LHD

€2,500

€6,500

€5,995

MERCEDES 300SL 1990 - CHOICE OF 2

€4,995

€11,995

DIESEL

LANDROVER RANGE ROVER VOGUE 2004 3.0 TD6 DIESEL FULL SPEC

MERCEDES-BENZ S320 1999 FULLY LOADED AUTOMATIC

OPEL ASTRA ESTATE 1995 1.4 PETROL

FORD MONDEO HATCHBACK LX 2004 1.8 LTR PETROL

FORD TRANSIT 90 T350 2006 LONG WHEEL BASE HIGH TOP DIESEL

CITROEN XSARA PICASSO 2001 . 2 LTR DIESEL,ONE OWNER,FSH, LONG MOT

VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN TWINPORT 2005 1.2 LTR

See our vehicles on our website www.venuscars.com

MERCEDES 500 SL AMG 1983 LHD

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PROPERTIES

SOUTH-UNDER 100,000 SOUTH 100,000 - 200,000 SOUTH 200,000 - 300,000 NORTH-UNDER 100,000 NORTH 100,000 - 200,000 NORTH 200,000 - 300,000 FOR SALE OVER 300,000 FOR SALE GENERAL TO LET ESTATE AGENTS PART EXCHANGE

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15 17 18 19 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 20 SERVICES NURSERY HIRE 29 AIR CONDITIONING 30 BUILDERS 31 ELECTRICIANS 32 PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PLUMBING & HEATING TILERS LOCKSMITHS REMOVALS TUITION TV-SATELLITE TRANSLATIONS POOLS GARDENING DRAINS GENERAL MECHANIC PEST CONTROL KITCHENS FLOORING PHOTOGRAPHY FURNITURE

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 COMPUTING - TECH COMPUTERS 55 MOTORING-TRANSPORT CARS 60 MOTORBIKES 61 CARAVANS 62 BOATS 63 CAR HIRE 64 BIKE HIRE 65 EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT 70 LEISURE LEISURE 75 PERSONAL PERSONAL 76 DANCE DANCE 77 ENTERTAINERS ENTERTAINERS 78 HEALTH HEALTH & BEAUTY 80 ANIMALS ANIMALS 85 WANTED WANTED 90 LEISURE 91 B&B 92 MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS 95 ANTIQUES 96 JEWELLERY 97 FOR SALE ITEMS FOR SALE 98

PRISTINE POOLS

▪25 Years Experience ▪Full or Part Loads ▪Friendly Personal Service ▪Large Secure Warehouse, Fully Insured ▪Storage Available 24 Hrs a day

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• Professional pool maintenance & cleaning • Replacement pumps, ﬁlters, eco salt systems Ph regulators and accessories supplied and installed • Pipe leaks pressure tested, detected and repaired • Structural leaks investigated and repaired • Refurbishments & upgrades undertaken British Trained with over 15 years experience.

Extensive references. All work guaranteed TEL: 96 677 4199 OR 678 080 500 email: info@pristineswimmingpools.com

Torrevieja and surrounding areas plus Costa Calida

HOUSE IN LAS PALAS Two double bedrooms, bathroom with seperate shower, fully ﬁttted kitchen, lounge with log burner, H/C aircon, sky TV, patio with swimming pool, fully furnished. 45,000€. Tel: 0044-1278-787-161 WANTED RESALE PROPERTIES In Orihuela Costa that are priced to sell, phone Price Crash Property on 628-932-137.

Immaculate. 115,000@ ONO. Tel: 608-446-966/ 965-003-472 NEED TO SELL NOW? If your property is in the Orihuela Costa then Price Crash Property want to hear from you. Contact 628-932-137. PRIVATE SALE Ground Floor Apartment in Sevilla, Villamartin. 2 bed, 1 bath fully furnished to a high standard. Air con, marble ﬂoors, terrace + garden. Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac with beautiful communal gardens and large pool. Offers excellent rental potential, ideal for holiday home or permanent home. 144,000€. Tel Owner on 610-950-180

JACARILLA 3 BED end terrace, large bathroom, down stairs cloak room, lounge, kitchen, dinner, garage. Was 190,000€. Now 145,000€. Phone 622-380-290 MONTESINOS ﬁrst ﬂoor, 3 bed, 2 bath, furnished, aircon, lift, separate kitchen, diner, utility, court yard, solarium, intercom. School, square, bars 2 minutes.

WOODEN BUNGALOW IN 1,200MTR ORANGE GROVE 2 beds, kitchen, hallway, bathroom, large lounge, porch, 2 patios, gardens. Everything in with price. 65,000 GB Pounds o.n.o. Tel: 638-321-307. MOBILE HOME 11X4 Aitana ready to move into on permanent site. Carol 968-192-425 Mob. 626-055-622

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2 Men and a Truck 30m3 capacity 7,5 ton truck move all in one trip no need to “squeeze load” your possessions. professional and polite service, all blankets, ties and trolleys supplied for all inclusive price of Euros 175.00 for 3 hours additional half hour Euros 35.00. no hidden costs

Tel 968 579 993

STRUCTURAL SURVEYS Mark Paddon BSc Hons Building Surveying. MCIOB 962807-247/ 653-733-066 www. costablancasurveyors.com

GUARDAMAR Corner apartment, 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, elevator, roof terrace, balcony, south facing, seaview, 400 m to the beach, close to all amenities. Tel: 616 939 326 CABO ROIG BEACHSIDE 1 minute from beach Cala Capitan. Apartments or terraced house for rent. Long term or short term. Tel: 616-939-326/ 966-773-985 FANTASTIC PLACE TO ENJOY

YOUR HOLIDAYS. RURAL HOUSE, SUITABLE FOR 8 PEOPLE WITH SWIMMINGPOOL 652-756-085 www. casalastreshermanas.com DOLORES 3 bedrooms house in the country side 330€ // 2 bedrooms wooden house, 2400sqm plot. 350€ //3 bedrooms Terraced house 425€// Country house: 2 bedrooms 3.000sqm plot 500€ // Detached villa fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, S. Pool. 800€. 5 bedrooms detached beautiful villa. Rustic style. 150sqm living area. S.pool. 850€ 695923194 BENEJUZAR 180sqm Completely reformed. 3 bedrooms ,2 bathrooms 1 toilet. Kitchen, living-dinning room. Courtyard and 30sqm solarium. Garage. 500€ 695923194 DAYA NUEVA 2 bedrooms bungalow, community s. pool. 400€ 695923194 JACARILLA Detached house with guests house. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 375sqm plot with swimming pool. 600€ 695923194 LA MARINA 1 bedroom bungalow 320€ // 2 bedrooms bungalow, swimming pool 400€ // 3 bedrooms detached villa

LONG TERM RENTAL IN ALTEA LA VELLA Spacious furnished 3 bedroom apartment to rent in middle of beautiful village. New kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, 1 bathroom and 1 shower room. Bars, restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacy all within a couple of minutes walk. Large terrace at back of the apartment overlooking orange groves and balconies off 2 bedrooms. Trastero and private parking. AP-7 3 minutes by car.

€600 plus bills per month. Tel: 617 893 036 or email kath_poole@hotmail.com

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with swimming pool 750€ // 3 bedrooms terraced house with garage and c. swimming pool. 550€ 695923194 BETWEEN GUARDAMAR AND LA MARINA 2 bedrooms bungalow, garden, s.pool. 450€ 695923194 LA MATA 2 bedrooms Spanish duplex style apartment fully furnished. BBQ. and s. pool. Close to the beach. 500€ 695923194 SANTA POLA 2 bedrooms bungalow fully furnished.695923194 VALVERDE (ELCHE) 5 bedrooms luxury villa. 300sqm living area, 700sqm plot with s. pool. 1.200€ 695923194 GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA 1 bedroom apartment fully furnished, large terrace, fantastic views. 350€ 695923194 SALADAR 4 bedrooms town house 450€ 695923194 WWW. VENDOPISO.COM EL GALAN 2 Bed/ 2 Bath villa, situated close to all amenities, large solarium, sea views. Log ﬁre, sat t.v Beautifully furnished. Available now long term only. Contract provided. Please call 663836990 SAN LUIS 2 Bed ground ﬂoor apartment available for long term let. Communal pool, off road parking,5 minutes to torrevija. Great location. Contract provided. Please call 663-836-990 3 Bed also available PUNTA PRIMA 2 Bed apartment, Sat T.v, Air-con.communal pool. Walking distance to Punta prima Island, Available now for long let. Contract provided. Please call 663-836-990 HOUSE 4 beds, 2 baths, lounge, kitchen, terrace, separate 1 bed apartment, garden, pool, free to view TV, landline, lovely views. 5 mins Albatera, 10 mins Crevillente. Long/ short term. 800€ pcm + bills. Tel: 627-371-731 1 BEDROOM part furnished

Bungalow, large garden & parking on permanent camping site. Carol 968-192-425 Mob: 626-055-622 LONG LETS go to www. javeaexclusive.com or call Jane on 620-948-853 FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT La Torre Golf Resort, Basicas, Murcia, Central Heating, Air conditioning, Fully furnished. €450 per month. Contact: Rebecca: +34-633-263361 Jenny +44(0)7954-203-257. Jennifer@AHomeInSpain.co.uk LONG LET BENITACHELL/ MORIARA Luxury 2 bed Apartment F/Furnished in Private Villa C/Heating Sky TV Ample Parking Internet facility 3 mins Mercadona/ Aldi Suit Mature Couple Sevices inc 660€pm Telephone 646-700-236 MORAIRA Luxury 3 bed/ 2 bath apt. Fully furnished. A/C hot&cold, SAT TV, lift, pool, parking. Walk 2 mins town/ 10 mins beach. Available now. 700€ p/m + bills. Tel: 666-271-461 PLAYA FLAMENCA LONG LET 2 bed ground ﬂoor apartment, fully furnished, secure complex, quiet location, nice communal pool, English TV. 350€ PM + bills. Tel: 619-604-234 VILLAMARTIN, VERDEMAR 2 Lovely 3 bedroom 2 bathroom fully equiped house close to all amenities. Telephone, Sat TV, Garden, rooftop solarium etc. 450 plus bills racbolt@gmail.com 965696367 / 666327982. SMALL LOG CABIN TO LET in Pego, private access, all facilities. Tel Tony or Jill 675-878-601 TO LET. VILLAMARTIN 2 bed,1 bath ground ﬂoor, bungalow/ apartment with own garden and terraces. Set in a quiet road next to Villamartin golf course. Easy walking to supermarket, banks and restaurants. Furnished, Sat Tv, A/C, large communal pool and gardens. Can be let unfurnished. Available from 10th October, short term 180€ p/w or long term 380€ p/m. Call owner on 628-932-137 JALON VALLEY Quality villas and apartments to let. Long term. Sensible prices. Fantastic views. Call for full details 605-231-331 PROPERTIES REQUIRED for both long and short term lets. Free advertising & professional photography 697-432-226 www. javeapropertyservices.com WWW.HOLIDAYS2RENT.COM for property rentals direct from the owner or property owners looking to advertise their property WWW.HOLIDAYS2RENT.COM for property rentals direct from the owner or property owners looking to advertise their property

LA ZENIA BEACH South facing terraced house, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, furnished, off road parking, gated community, quiet area, community pool, 10 min walk to the beach. 139.000 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com

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www.roundtownnews.com PLAYA FLAMENCA Large corner house, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, furnished, aircon, large balcony, solarium, garden, south facing, off-road parking, community pool. 119.000 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com LA ZENIA BEACH Furnished apartment, 80 m² living area, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, balcony with lovely sea view, terrace overlooking green area, 3 min walk from the beach. 119.600 Euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com GUARDAMAR Corner apartment, 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, elevator, roof terrace, balcony, south facing, seaview, 400 m to the beach, close to all amenities. 129.450 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com LAS RAMBLAS GOLF Terraced house, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, guest room + WC, marble floors, alarm, fire place, furnished, garden, s/w facing, communal pool, quiet area, nice views. 137.000 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com PLAYA FLAMENCA Detached villa on 350² corner plot, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large lounge, a/c, fire place, furnished, conservatory, storage, bullet proof glass, solarium, garage. 226.900 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com VILLAMARTIN, URB. VALENCIA Terraced house, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, guest toilet, large living room, fire place, alarm, furnished, a/c, south facing, front and back garden, community pool.139.900 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com LOS ALTOS Corner house, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, guest WC, conservatory, a/c, furnished, carport, solarium overlooking Torrevieja salt lakes, community pool. 114.000 Euros. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com LA FLORIDA Semi-detached house, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, guest toilet, central heating, dining room, a/c, big garden + wooden shack, furnished, storage room, carport, community pool. 136.700 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com VILLAMARTIN Top floor corner apartment, bedroom, bathroom, fully furnished, new kitchen, new windows, balcony overlooking green area, community pool. 52.000 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESALE PROPERTIES ON THE ORIHUELA COSTA. IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOURS, PLEASE CONTACT US. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985 MARBELLA, COSTA DEL SOL Luxury Villa, 5 bedr., 5 bathr., fire place, furnished, terraces, garden, garage, security guard, sea views, priv. pool, etc. 1.450.000 Euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com DOLORES 3 bedrooms country house. 1000sqm plot. Completely reformed in rustic style. S.pool. 159.000€ 695923194 ALGORFA 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms semidetached villa with garden. 169.500€ 695923194 CLOSE TO ELCHE HOUSE EXCHANGE IS ACCEPTED. Beautiful 4 bedrooms country house. 2600sqm plot. 160sqm living area. S.pool. 257.500€ 695-923-194 WWW.VENDOPISO.COM VILLA COSTA Villamartin. Corner duplex 2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms, American kitchen, utility room, fully furnished. Garden, balcony off main bedroom, roof solarium with sea views. Close to all amenities, including golf and short drive to beaches. Bargain price at € 94,000 Tel: 628 932 137 ALGORFA APARTMENT 2 bed, 1 bath, fully furnished. Ground floor with garden and patio to the front, communal pool. Ideal holiday home at a very good price, ONLY € 72,995. Call Price Crash Property on 628 932 137 ENTRE GOLF Villamartin, 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse. Separate kitchen, good size lounge/diner, A/C, glazed galleria, garden, roof solarium with views to the salt lakes and communal pool. The property is only 2 years old and a fantastic price of €143,350. Call Price Crash Property on 628 932 137. DETACHED VILLA on 400m corner plot in Las Filipinas. 3 bed,

2 bath, A/C, fully fitted separate kitchen, good size lounge and separate dining area. Garden with room for pool, balcony and offroad parking. €199,450. Phone 628 932 137 BEAUTIFUL SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE in Callosa de Segura with views of the mountains. 3 bed, 2 bath, separate modern fitted kitchen and spacious lounge/ diner. Fully furnished to a high standard, A/C, roof solarium and balconies off 2 of the bedrooms. Lovely garden, 200m plot and a communal pool shared between only 5 houses. €159,000. Phone Price Crash Property on 628 932 137 TORREBLANCA La Mata top floor apartment/bungalow. 1 Bed, 1 bath, sunroom, new fitted american kitchen. Balcony off bedroom with beautiful sea views, use of 2 communal pools. This is an ideal holiday retreat at a bargain price of €64,450. Phone Price Crash Property on 628 932 137 ENTRE NARANJOS beautifully presented 3 bed, 2 bath quad. Separate kitchen, A/C, lounge/ diner, garden, balcony, roof solarium with fantastic views, communal pool and carport. Close to all amenities including golf, restaurants and shops. Only €120,000. Call Price Crash Property on 628 932 137 MONTEBELLO 3/4 bed, 2 bath detached villa on a 210m corner plot in a nice, quiet location. Separate kitchen, plenty of storage areas, A/C, sat TV, communal pool, close to amenities, lovely garden and patio areas as well as a terrace with fantastric views of the mountains and country side. Viewing essential. Outstanding price of €145,550. Phone 628 932 137 NEED TO SELL NOW? If your property is in the Orihuela Costa then Price Crash Property want to hear from you. Contact 628-932-137. WANTED RESALE PROPERTIES In Orihuela Costa that are priced to sell, phone Price Crash Property on 628-932-137.

FISHING TACKLE IN SPAIN Are you looking for a highly profitable business opportunity or do you have any space at your business premises that would give you a high return. I can supply at wholesale prices or on a commission basis. Be apart of the most popular sport in the world. Tel: 680-547-270 or 696-060-224 MARKET PITCH FOR SALE currently using as hairdressers. Good trade, bargain price. Lemon tree Market. Tel: 690-660-907 ESTABLISHED IN 2005 profitable retail business for sale, very low rent, Villamartin area. P.O.A. Contact 659-375-227 BENIDORM bar for rent, near Levante beach, Rent 250.00€ P.W plus VAT. 12,000€ Deposit, fully equipped, ready to start. Tel: 965-859-233/ 649-010-220

AIR-CONDITIONING supplied/ fitted services and repaired, by Engineers with 15 years experience. All work guaranteed. Free quite. K&M’s. Calpe. Shop: 965-874-838. Mob: 636-119-648 SERVICE AIR David Higton: (Tel) 966-865-883 (Mob) 629-308-505 (Email) cool@serviceair.biz (SEE OUR MAIN AD ON PAGE 18) EXCEL AIRCONDITIONING See main ad on page 27. Tel/Fax (Head Office) 966-897-772. Mobiles: 680-154-432/676-265675. Email: excelairconditioning@ hotmail.com. All credit/debit cards accepted.

PROPERTY REPAIRS & MAINTANENCE contractors. Natural gas & LPG, plumbing, heating & boiler repairs, installations & servicing pipework, gas fires, gas & electric water heaters, gas central heating, domestic boats & caravans, water filters fitted, bathroom installations, plastering int/ external, tiling, walls and floors int/external, joinery installations, doors & windows, timber, aluminum & UPVC, locks fitted & lock changed, kitchen installations, painting & decorating int/external, garden, maintenance service. All aspects of property repair & maintenance from a loose screw to a full refurb. 26 years experience. All areas, 24 hour service, no call out fee. 100% reliable. Tel: 648-876-366 PLASTERER All external finishes. Skim overs. Damp proofing. Great prices. 30 years experience. Call Joe 966-765-383 or 638-382-411 20 YEARS IN SPAIN 25 years in the building business. Classic Kitchens 966865-684 or 676-699-700.

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SPANISH LINKS LTD Low budget door to door fast collection & quick delivery removals or storage. Weekly reliable service. Full or part loads and even small deliveries. Spain/UK/Spain. Credit or Debit cards accepted www. spanishlinks.co.uk Telephone UK office 0044-1209-843-971 MIKES THE NAME driving is my game. Box van going too and from Spain- UK. Tel: 965-369-531/ 667-933-627 LARGE EMPTY VAN with experienced owner, driver returning to UK regularly. Dave: 965-329-610/ 686-767-839 GRAHAM’S TRANSPORT 24/7 Deliveries, Collections. Spain- UK- Spain or any where in Europe. Reasonable rates. Tel: Lyn or Graham 661-752-010/ 0044-7733-329-305 MAN AND LWB SPRINTER VAN any work any distance. I am in Los Alcazares, Murcia. Ring 610846-260 MAN & LWB SPRINTER VAN going to UK- Spain every month. Tel: 610-846-260 or 0044-7519186-355 email van.man@hotmail. co.uk MICK WITH HIS VAN Removals Collections Deliveries. For a reliable effective service. Hourly rate or quote. Call Mick anytime 600-247-535

DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK SPANISH? I can help you with economic Spanish lessons. 652756085 PIANO & CELLO LESSONS available from qualified, experienced teacher. Children & adults welcome. Phone 687637-032.

FOOTBALL COACHING Ages 5-12 years, 3 Lions soccer based at Sol Park Tennis Club, Moraira. Call Kevin 966-499-245 www.3lionsoccer.com BRITISH GRADUATE TEACHER offers secondary/ primary tuition. English/ Mathematics. Tel: Margaret Johnson B.Ed. 965-350516/ 616-660-687 ACADEMIA ESCUDERO intensive Spanish courses, Los Alcazares Tel 968-171-300, info@ academiaescudero.com, www. academiaescudero.com

SKY BOXES.... Replacements direct from UK, cheaper than Ebay, all models INC HD, WWW. NEWSKYBOX.COM. 1.4M, 1.9M, 2.4M FAMAVAL DISHES installed & Guaranteed from 545€, 695€, 995€, call 965888-348/ 689-205-137. LNB SATELLITE SERVICES Established 2000. The No 1 Satellite Company on the Costa Blanca. For all your UK TV needs call 965-873-726 or 669-686-587. Mon-Fri 09:30 to 18:30 Sat 10:00 to 13:30. See our main ad in TV Section. SKY SUPPLIES Full range Pace and Thompson Digiboxes, Spare remotes, LNB`s, Fault finding, Realignments. 600-899-096 CRYSTAL CLEAR SATELLITE & TELEVISION Forget the rest go to the best for all your digital & TV

NIE NUMBERS IN 24 HOURS A fast, friendly and efficient service. Call Joanne 664-405-894 INTERPRETER/ TRANSLATOR AVAILABLE Need help? 30 yrs resident Spain. Benidorm and surrounding areas. Judy 616-235-720. TRANSLATOR Spanish and English speaking. Available for medical visits etc. Benidorm and surrounding areas. Tel Dawn: 626-337-258.

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POOL LEAK REPAIR SPECIALIST’S Pipe leaks pressure tested, detected and repaired. Structural leaks investigated and repaired. 100’s of private and communal pools successfully repaired on the Costa Blanca. Refurbishments and upgrades undertaken. Replacement pumps, filters, eco salt systems, ph regulators and accessories supplied and installed. All work guaranteed. British trained in the UK pool industry with over 15 years experience. Torrevieja and surrounding areas including Costa Calida. Tel Pristine Pools on 966774199 or 678080500 Email info@pristineswimmingpools.com

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PROFESSIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Now with video highlights included as standard. Contact Steve 966-470-163/ 662-570-702.

Calpe. Shop: 965-874-838. Mob: 636-119-648 IS IT NOT COSILY WARM AT HOME? A high energy bill? Put sun warmth in your home. Consume less and enjoy a cosier and healthier warmth on top. Main or additional heating. www. radiation-heating.com Tel. 638-530-052

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NEED EXTRA CASH? Ever had or paid into a UK private pension Scheme? Release cash now. No age restriction! www. pensionmenow.com 20 YEARS IN SPAIN 25 years in the building business. Classic Kitchens 966-865-684 or 676-699-700. QUALIFIED TRADESMAN air-conditioning, plumbing, electrical, boilers, fencing, painting, balastrades, general maintenance, small jobs welcome. Torrevieja Area. Tel: 965-328-361/ 680-934-549

SELLING YOUR CAR? We Buy! We Sell! We Exchange! LHD and RHD vehicles. Simply call Frank your friendly English car sales on the Costa Blanca. Finance settled FWREUROCARS 600-726-221 www.fwreurocars.com TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 2.2 D4D (diesel) 7 seater, MPV, 6 speed. This is the high 2008 SOL Model and has everything including climate control, front and rear pack censors, multi spoke alloys, light censors, cruise

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control, CD and much more. 1 owner, 30,000kms, finished in a beautiful metallic blue. Cost new over 22,000€ on offer at only 16,950€. Not to be missed. 600726-221/ 965 687-976 www.fwreurocars.com WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN BUY and save money. For more details on our vast range of stock call Frank on 600-726-221 or 965-687-976 or simply view our website www.fwreurocars.com UK, AUTOMATIC MERCEDES 300SL CABRIOLET, 3 LTR 1990, LHD, metallic silver, power hood, electric memory seats, air con, cd player, alloys. 8,495€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 MERCEDES SL CLASS 1991, black, 5.0 ltr petrol, LHD, soft and hard tops, outstanding car, drives like new, must be seen. 11,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 CITROEN JUMPER II 2003, White, 2.8 Diesel aluminum flatbed, dropside. In excellent condition. Must be seen. 6,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 UK, LHD MERCEDES 500 SL AMG 1983, Red , Very rare AMG, Signal Red with Beige Leather Interior. Stunning Classic Car. Beautiful car. 11,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 RENAULT KANGOO 2001, blue, 1.9 ltr diesel, It is very clean throughout with air conditioning. It has 2 seats and side loading door. 3,995€. www.venuscars. com 965-368-274 FORD GALAXY AUTOMATIC 1999, silver, 1.9 ltr, 7 seater Diesel Automatic, very rare, with air conditioning. 6,495€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 VW BEETLE 1999, burgundy, LHD 1.9 ltr diesel. Rare diesel vw beetle which is in excellent condition. 5,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 KIA SPORTAGE 2008, silver, LHD 2.0 ltr petrol. Concept 4 x 2. A 2008 with 5 year manufacture warranty still remaining. A bargain at 14,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 MERCEDES 300 CE CABRIOLET 1992 blue, LHD 3.0ltr petrol automatic, 4 Door convertible with leather, air conditioning, excellent condition throughout. This car can only appreciate in value. 10,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 PORSCHE CAYMAN S 2006, 20000km, black, as new. 39,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN TWINPORT British RHD

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www.roundtownnews.com 2005 1.2LTR. blue, Excellent economical 5 door hatch, FSH long MOT & TAX . Air Con. 4,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN TRAVELLER 2006 1.9 ltr diesel. LHD, One owner. FSH. Excellent condition, Sat nav metallic blue. 13,495€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 LANDROVER FREELANDER TARGA 2003 2 LTR Diesel LHD, Air con, central locking, one owner, FSH, excellent condition green. 9,995€. www.venuscars. com 965-368-274 OPEL ASTRA 1.6 LTR petrol 1997 LHD, champagne, air con, cent locking, alloys. 2,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC 2001 1.9 ltr diesel century, LHD silver. Air con, elec windows, Popular car in very good condition. 5,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 MERCEDES BENZ S320 1999 blue LHD, this car has full business pack, sat nav,telephone, full leather etc. 6,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC 2006 Champagne LHD, 1.5 DCI Comfort Dinamique, Diesel low Klms, one owner FSH. 10,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 OPEL ASTRA ESTATE CARAVAN 1995, LHD White, 1.4 Petro Automatic. 2,500€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 PEUGEOT 307 SW 2005 2Ltr HDI estate, Silver LHD. 8,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 OPEL ASTRA ESTATE CARAVAN 1996, 1.6 Ltr Diesel, Pearlescent Paint. 2,995€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 CITROEN XSARA PICASSO UK RHD 2001, Silver 2Ltr HDI Diesel, One owner from new FSH. 6,500€. www.venuscars. com 965-368-274 YAMAHA MAJESTIC 2004 250CC, Champagne. 2,500€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 FORD TRANSIT VAN 2006 90 T350, UK RHD White 204 Diesel, 2 owners 55000 Miles, long tax & MOT, Immaculate throughout. 6,995€. www.venuscars.com 965-368-274 OPEL CORSA 2008 1.3 Diesel, LHD black, one owner, Mint condition Bargain 8,495€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 AUDI A2 TDI 2002 1.4 Diesel, LHD Silver, Unbelievable economy, excellent condition Throughout 6,500€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 RENAULT MEGANE CLASSIC SALOON 2000 1.6 petrol LHD silver, Good reliable car. Air Con, electric windows, Power steering. Nice condition.3,500€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 FORD MONDEO HATCHBACK LX 2004 1.8 Petrol blue, UK RHD, Air Con, Electric windows. Taxed & Mot. Excellent condition throughout. 5,500€. www. venuscars.com 965-368-274 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3LTR V6 manual petrol, RHD, English registered 1998, metallic maroon. 150,000miles. 2,500€. Call: 648876-366 HEADLAMPS WRONG? CHANGE TO EU SPECIFICATION. P/X AVAILABLE, FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERIES. WWW. THEPARTSFINDERS.COM. TEL: 952-112-489 4X4 PARTS LANDROVER, RANGE ROVER, FREELANDER, JEEP ALL MODELS, NATIONWIDE DELIVERIES. WWW.THEPARTSFINDERS. COM. TEL: 952-112-489 CAR PARTS ALL MAKES & MODELS, NATIONWIDE DELIVERIES. WWW. THEPARTSFINDERS.COM. TEL: 952-112-489 MERCEDES VITO 1998. 11 months MOT. Black. Tow bar. Ply lined. Ideal for return trip. 1295€. 965-669-693/ 645-365-353. PEUGEOT 307 1.6 petrol 5 door, 2005,pearl black, immaculate condition, child freindly tinted rear

windows, grey cloth interior, alloys with new tyres and just serviced, offers 6,695€ o.n.o priced to sell owners moving back to u.k, would welcome decent uk part exchange. Tel.620-952-906 BMW 735I 1997 ENGLISH REG full electrics cd television nice wheels real head turner can email photos 3000€ call 633-385-068 WANTED UK registration right hand drive cars. Immediate cash settlement. Please phone Rod 687-434-950 or 966-462-089 IMPORTING YOUR CAR need headlights. Contact www. headlights4u.com Tel: 966-875497 or 618-592-396 WE BUY AND SELL quality late vans and combis. For an instant decision phone 680-665-583

new campsite between Fortuna and Pinoso. Price: 20,500€ Tel: 626-941-569. PETER ZWAAN MOTORBIKES All makes: new or pre-owned. Motorbike rental: chopper or tourer. Daily rental from 49€. Visit website: www. CostaBlancaMotorbikes.com N332, KM 193.2 Pedreguer. Tel. 679-861-327 YAMAHA VIRAGO 750CC Fully loaded, a unique bike with 2yrs MOT, taxed loads of crome + in excellent condition. Genuine reason for sale. 2500€ o.n.o Tel: 657-245-519/ 0044-07742-413836. BMW 1150 RT 2001, BMW FSH, Blue, BMW stereo, monokey luggage, 44,000 miles. 4,800€. ONO. 965-669-693/ 645-365-353. 100 MOTORBIKES FOR SALE Second Hand with Guarantee and free document transfers. Open Sunday 10am - 2pm. N332 KM73 Guardamar. Tel 680-644-010 HONDA FIREBLADE 954CC Uk reg. November 2002. 20,000 miles, excellent condition, just needs minor TLC, hence bargain price 2500€. serious callers only. Tel 669-611-653

FOR SALE MCLOUIS 251 year 2002, 2/3 berth, toilet, shower, heating, gas alarm, fixed bed, 3 way fridge, solar panel, reversing camera, aircon to cab, satellite receiver, 350watt inverter, double bike rack, sun awning, Etc. 16,500€. Tel: 669-047-031 AMERICAN TOURING CARAVAN in very good condition, large bedroom, full size shower, fully fitted kitchen with white goods, can sleep 6, aircon, length 30ft/Metres. Price 5,250€. Delivery can be arranged. Tel: 675-495-875 MOBILE HOMES FROM 18.000€ TV, A/C, TEL, some with conservatories, permanent site, pool, tennis, bar, supermarket, 5 mins walk San Javier. All amenities, 3KM beach and hospital. 7 mins Murcia airport by car. Also 1 bed part furnished bungalow to rent. Carol 968-192-425/ 626-055-622 Email: haydn47@ hotmail.com Web: www. mobilehomesmarmenorspain.com MOBILE HOME FOR SALE located on the Mar Menor, fully equipped. Tel: 630-055-418 CARAVELAIR ANTARES DELUXE TOURER 4metres, fixed end bedroom, many extras. Spanish reg. Used twice. 7950€. Tel: 666-718-276. MOBILE HOME FOR SALE Never used, A/C, C/H, D/G, on new site between Pinoso and Fortuna, ready to move into. No hidden taxes. 38,000€ ono for quick sale. 606-687-461. MOBILE HOME FOR SALE 2 bed, 1 ensuite, fully fitted kitchen with white goods, central heating, patio and decking outside. On

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DANI 23, SWEET GERMAN GIRL Offers erotic service. House and Hotel visits or in my apartment. 650-104-534 Torrevieja area. VIAGRA GENERIC 100MG 12 tablets 30€. Discount for multi buy. Fast discreet delivery, Quesada and surrounding area. Phone Derek 685-207-378 NAKED DECORATOR have your jobs carried out with a difference. Call 688-692-174 NATACHA Divorced very sexy, erotic complete massage, private apartment, discreet and hygienic, Calle La Loma 97, near Avda Habanas, Torrevieja. 677-676-554 TORREVIEJA, ALICANTE Brazilian, loving, sexy lady, silk hands. Best massage, relaxerotic. Escort service. 664-664390 MISTRESS JASMINE will see you now for all your needs in her Fully Equipped Dungeon near Benidorm. 608-250-649 GOOD FUN 62 year old Dom/

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SPANISH LADY, PLAYA FLAMENCA Near new Carrefour before La Florida. 35 years, attractive, classy lady, private house, parking. Offers all erotic services, massage, sexy lingerie, economical prices from 40€, full discretion. Call Ana 680-735-412. ATTRACTIVE MATURE ENGLISH LADY.. For escorting, dinner dates & more. My villa is between Torrevieja & Alicante. Also available as an m/f couple. Call (0034) 648-676-277 CHINESE. SUPER SEXY GIRL! Young and beautiful. Torrevieja, Calle San Pacual Nº 251 -3ªA. 666-355-968 KAMAGRA TABLETS 12 FOR 30€, 24 FOR 50€ PLUS 2 FREE GELS. CILLIAS (WEEKENDERS) 10 TABLETS 30€. PERSONAL DELIVERY OR POSTAL SERVICE. QUANTITY DISCOUNTS. CALL KEITH 687-357-529 ANN SUMMERS MAIL ORDER SERVICE Discreet and Confidential. 100% safe Herbal Viagra (NOT kamagra) €30 for 10 tablets. Plus full range of Lingerie and adult toys. Call Anne for FREE catalogue 966-462-317/ 675-860-665 or email trampess@ hotmail.com or website www. spanishsummers.com TORREVIEJA CENTRE Calle Radio Murcia 27, 2-8, Chinese lady, 20 years old, natural French massage and more. Complete service. 24 hours. Tel: 658-172-337 NEW BLACK LADIES 18/20 years, slim, big breasts, pretty. All services, massage erotic. 600064-423 Torrevieja. NEW PLACE! TORREVIEJA Sexy girls from South America. Come and enjoy, economical prices from 40€. NEW ADDRESS Zone Los Locos beach. 639-622-285 BENIDORM NEW ATTRACTIVE YOUNG LADY Friendly, discreet in lingerie, all service for any age. 678-374-690. DOMINA CASSANDRA presents new beautiful pupil for bondage, spanking, cross dressing and much more. Playa Flamenca 10 mins from Torrevieja. Call 617-709-701 DUO Authentic, real lesbians. One passionate mature lady and one young beautiful lady for great pleasure. Here only for a few days in Playa Flamenca, Victoria Street. 617-709-701 SATISFIED EUROPEAN Beautiful body, English speaking, intelligent and open minded, enjoys giving you great pleasure. Playa Flamenca. 600-784-461 GENERIC VIAGRA FULL STRENGTH 12 tablets 30€. Quantity discount. Mazarron/ Totana area. Discreet delivery. Phone Rod on 670-058-836 JAVEA, MORAIRA East

European lady, super erotic massage and more. 661-034-261 GORGEOUS ENGLISH BLOND 45 years, gives discreet massage, 1 hour or over night stay, 15 mins Alicante airport. Tel: Karen 662-049-021 PORNOGRAPHIC DVD’S 7 for 25€. Most interests. Mike 697-647-367 CASA ANGELA TORREVIEJA Luxury Private Chalet, parking. Drinks invitation. Feeling alone? Just want some company? Exotic girls from South America. Call us, come and enjoy! Also Escort Service. Full discretion. Street: Avenida Asociacion Vistimas del Terrorismo. 609-573-468 or 639-832-118 ADULT TOYS IN SPAIN www. sextoysinspain.com Your one stop shop for everything adult.

MOBILE KARAOKE/ PROFESSIONAL SINGER Benidorm surrounding areas. Good rates. Phone Sandy B 654440-654 www.karaokebenidorm. com WANTED SINGER to join band playing music from the 60’s to present day, any age group considered, Must be enthusiastic and willing to gig. Contact me on 661-350-963 THE JED CLAMPIT BAND Versatile 3 piece band based El Campello looking for gigs from 150€. Good fun. Tel: 691-622-804 GOOD GUITARISTS with vocals available. Tel: 691-622-804

FREE SPECIAL REPORT YOU MUST KNOW For eczma, asthma, psoriasis, heart. Get your free information book now. Email: health@costasuninfo.com (your email won’t be passed-on, guaranteed) 687-600-940. WEIGHT WATCHERS Call our free English Call Centre now to find your nearest Meeting. 900818-794 CREATIVE NAILS ‘Creative’ acrilic nails. You come to me (Alfaz Del Pi) or I’ll come to you (Altea - Villajoyosa). Fully qualified, 15 years experience. Tel: 669-126-281.

The Card Place You can now place your classified adverts @ The Card Place:1. Flagship Shop in Benimar Tel 966 713 266 2. Punta Marina Branch Tel 966 799 597 3. Los Balcones (Filton Centre) Tel 966 798 039

Opening times: Monday - Friday 8.30-7.00pm Saturday 8.30-4.00pm . Sunday 8.30 - 2.00pm Calle Punta Marina, Punta Prima 966 799 597 12, General Commercial Benimar 966 713 266 Los Balcones, Filton Centre 660 141 678

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PETZBACK HOME LTD Professional door to door pet transportation. UK/Spain/UK. Travel in our petmobile with your pets for free (subject to availability). Or treat yourself in one of our air conditioned luxury vehicles with our fully chaperoned Limo Service. A regular, reliable and safe service. Defra pet passport advice given. ww.petzbackhome.co.uk Credit or Debit cards accepted. Telephone UK office 0044-1209-843-971 IFOR WILLIAMS TWIN AXLE Double horse box for sale, 4 new tyresfitted. 1,200€. Tel: 648-876-366 FREE SPECIAL REPORT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT Your pets health. Don’t waste money on vets bills. Get your free book now. Email: mypetshealth@ costasuninfo.com 687-600-940. COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES FOR SALE Born 22.7.09 vaccinated, wormed, parents can be seen. 250€ Contact David 633-323-784. PAWS PET TRANSPORT door to doorservice, all pets are fully insured, vehicle has a/con. Your pets will be exercised every 2/3 hours, and be rest assures your pets will be treated as if they belonged to us, we may have the cheapest rates in Spain so why not give us a ring for a chat on 966-074-576/ 650-341-087 or email pawspettransport@hotmail. com Web: www.pawspettransport.com PEDIGREE ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES Home reared, happy, healthy bundles of fun. Registered, vaccinated and wormed. Telephone 671-844-055 or 667-835-897 SMALL FRIENDLY BRITISH KENNELS 5km inland from La Marina (N332), 25 mins Alicante Airport, Individual runs, exercise area. Tel: 628-244-712 HOME FROM HOME Caring dog boarding (max. 3) with experienced owner in my home nr La Marina. No Kennels. Inspection welcome. Tel: 616-459-599 ENGLISH DOG ACCOMMODATION home comforts for that special friend long or short stays. 35 minuets Alicante airport. Tel: 965-696-754 NEED YOUR DOG TAKING CARE OF? No kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced garden (Altea). Tel. 699-790-080 CASA LULU CATTERY Spacious accommodation, secure outside area. TLC GUARANTEED. 968-550-094 or 667-073-140 Cartagena/ Fuente Alamo FELINE FRIENDS CAT HOTEL The purrfect place to stay. Free pickup and delivery. Tel: 965-967-081/ 665-080-885 www.felinefriendscathotel.com TRANS-PET SPAIN-UK door 2 door service, professional driver with pet care experience, kennels and cattery, passport service. Contact Sharon 965-960-658/ 600-552-030 www.trans-pet.co.uk or sharon@trans-pet.co.uk DEANACAONA BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY Social training for dogs. Home delivery and collection service. English trainer. Balsicas, 10 minutes from San Javier. Tel 639-286-428 www. deanacaona.com DELMONTE CATOTEL English cat loving owners, Tel 968-168711 or 616-276-379 Cartagena SMALL DOGS cared for in our own home, so if you need to go away on holiday but don’t want your dog to go into Kennels then we will look after them. Reference’s available on request. Call Diane and Trish: 622-514-980. (Altea area).

SHOP FIRTTINGS/ DISPLAY UNITS ETC. Needed for new shop for Age Concern. Buy or donated please. Can collect most areas. Tel: 966-786-887 WANTED ON-STREET PREMISES to rent in busy Benidorm tourism area. Not interested in buying or leasing existing business. Tel: 966-874-916 WANTED FOR CASH washers/ firdges/ freezers/ cookers/ microwaves etc. working or not. Tel: K & M’s 965-874-838 mobile: 636-119-648 ITALIAN LANGUAGE TEACHER REQUIRED to give personal language tuition in La Nucia or surrounding areas. Please call 637-708-491 RECORDS AND CDS WANTED Rock, Pop, R’N’B, Jazz.... Lots and Collections preferred. Top cash paid. 630-665-363 WANTED WANTED WANTED good bad or ugly accident damaged or decent cars vans 4x4s boats and traliors or caravans and mobile homes tractors machinery anything that moves considerd we want mobile homes off site dont worry we sort out transportation boats any condition scrap cars collected for free, cars that are crashed not working or cars in good condition english cars wanted vans runners or none runners any condition all 4x4s wanted any condition give ray a call on 633-385-068 anytime fast efficent freindly service WANTED ALL FURNITURE you don’t need. Good prices. We come and collect. Good friendly service. Call Allan on 966-443-370/ 625-985-491 WANTED LAND TO LEASE with permission and services for Mobile Homes. Turn your unused land into large income. Tel: Kath 617-893-036. Email: kath_poole@hotmail.com

your furniture on our website for only 3:- euros per item! For more info look at: www.michaels-javea. comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S You get very high quality designer pre-owned furniture for half price or less. Quick delivery. Stock changes daily ! See photos (updates every 5-6 days): www.michaels-javea. comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S Free quick delivery every day in our area! We also arrange long-distance deliveries. Choose from over 500 photos on: www.michaels-javea. comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S you also get NEW high quality Spanish beds. All sizes available as we deal directly with the manufacturers! Famous brands like United Colors of Benetton, etc www.michaelsjavea.com LOOSE COVERS curtains Etc. Made to measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful materials in your own home. Javea based. Tel: 965-771-397/ 686-453-827 GATA DISCOUNT PINE Pine Bedside chests 23€. Tel 965-757036/ 628-499-448 GATA DISCOUNT PINE Solid pine tables 160 x 90 cm. 60€. Tel 965-757-036/ 628-499-448 GATA DISCOUNT PINE Solid pine 5 + 2 chest. 99€. Tel 965757-036/ 628-499-448 GATA DISCOUNT PINE Solid pine treble robe 75€. Tel 965-757036/ 628-499-448 GATA DISCOUNT PINE Our solid pine furniture can be painted to the colour of your choice. Tel 965757-036/ 628-499-448 KARAOKE MEDIA PLAYER 500GB, inc, 70,000 songs, software/ song book, ideal for bar/ home use. Only 275€. Tel: 697108-158 POOL, SNOOKER TABLES will beat any price. Tel: 666 933 726 FLYING FLOWERS BOUQUETS beautiful bouquets, chocolates, plants, gifts sent from Jersey to any UK address by 1st class post from £12.99. Order from Kelly’s, La Xara. Tel 966425713. Payment by credit card only. Local floral deliveries now available

above and below. 425€. Tel: 966-471-687 to view in situ INFLATABLE POOL 24 ft X 12 ft, pump, filter, laders, used 1 season, San Javier area. 220€. Tel: 620-100-613 3 PERSON SPA 1,200€. 4 person spa 1,500€. Can be seen working. Phone 689-649-817 COMPLETE KITCHEN FOR SALE with electrics, for only 180€. La Nucia area. 965-870-244/ 629-648-543. GARAGE EQUIPMENT two ramps 2 poster one 1700€ one 1200€ both in good condition one is less than a year old call 633-385-068 SOLID TIMBER PERGOLAS / CARPORTS All different sizes available. Pergolas 5m x 3m 345€. Carports 5m x 3m 555€. Free Delivery 649-540-016 or whitworthjoinery@gmail.com WHEELCHAIR Light, foldable, LIKE NEW. 175.00€. Tel: 627-019-403. LA MARINA FURNITURE Pine Table & Chairs From 65€!! Single Beds From 25€!! Doubles From 50€!! Sofa Beds From 80€!! Sofas From 60€!! Upright Fridge Freezers From 75€!! These Are Some Of The Many Bargains You could Pick Up Or Get Delivered To Your Door From La Marina Furniture!! Call Allan 966-443370/ 625-985-491 LA MARINA FURNITURE (near Torrevieja) We have LOTS of great Bargains in stock. Sofas, tables & chairs, beds, fridges and Much Much More. Come and take a look. GREAT friendly service. Call Allan for directions 966-443370/ 625-985-491. We can deliver ALADDIN’S For quality furniture and second hand household goods at prices that won’t dent your wallet telephone 966-457-291

THE CARDINAL BELLUGA THEATRE GROUP will be back performing their portrayal of Legends of the Stage Screen and

DRIVING TO THE UK? English owned B&B in France close to the Spanish border. Peaceful location, ideal for your stopovers. Please ring for details: 0033-56233-19-62 or visit website: www. millefleursbb.co.uk

GOLD WANTED Coins, Jewellery. Beat any offers made. What’s there to loose?? Only more money!! 686-058-684 ALADDIN’S Disappointed with offers elsewhere on Jewellery etc? Telephone 966-457-291 WANTED INSTANT CASH PAID Antique and modern jewelley, bought sold & part exchanged, insurance valuations. Jewellery & watch repairs. Alexanders, Javea Port seafront near Bar Esquina. Established since 2003 Tel: 965-792-595.

Radio. On Friday 16th October at the Cardinal Belluga Theatre San Fulgencio. The show was a complete sell out in May, so if you missed your chance of seeing the last performance make sure you get tickets early. The last show raised €2000.00 for S.E.M the local La Marina & San Fulgencio ambulance service, donations from this show will also be given to them. Tickets are €8.00 and can be obtained by phoning. Liz on 966-797-983 or Maria on 966-715-891 DUTFIELD.MICHAEL,1936-2009 of Narejos,Los Alcazares. Passed away suddenly in Basingstoke,, England on Thursday,3rd

AT MICHAEL’S SALE - Several leather suites now in the shop. Colours: Beige, Sage green, Navy blue, Pale lemon, Tan corner leather suite See: www.michaelsjavea.comTel 96-579 1328 AT MICHAEL’S Customer-tocustomer Service: you can sell

EX WEDDING STOCK 3,500€ includes approx. 100 bridal gowns, bridesmaid, flower girl and dresses. Mens suits, shoes and accesories. Torrevieja 647-195-572 TABLE FOOTBALL GAME 20€ Clarinet 150€. 4 Wrought Iron chairs 15€ each. Phone 606944-354 BARGAIN Complete sold Oak kitchen vgc, includes sink, gas hob, fan assisted electric oven, extract fan, worktops, cupboards

September.. “Gone but not forgotten” EX-SERVICEMEN’S ASSOCIATION of Mazarron district [ESAMD]. Presents their Dinner and Dance at Mazarron Country Club on Wednesday 14th October, 7.30 for 8pm. Christine will be entertaining us that night so a good time should be had by all. Usual contacts Gerry and Mags on 968-956-058

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ALDEA FELINA HELPLINE 649 540 612

Animal Aid Linda 96 572 5794 www.animalaidcostablanca.org

A.P.A.H. Natasha 616 210 850 www.apahrescue.com

A.P.A.S.A. 618 754 635 www.apasa-javea.org

EASY HORSE CARE RESCUE 96 596 7033 or 652 021 980 www.easyhorsecare.net

Joe the Catman 96 671 9272

Yasmin is a beautiful tortoise shell cat, very affectionate and loves to be brushed. Just look at those eyes! See our website http://aldea-felina.blogspot. com. LYNDA - 648100629

CHARLIE is a blonde Poodle cross about 4 years old. He was originally abandoned in early life, but rescued by a lovely man. Sadly, this man has died suddenly, leaving Charlie behind.

Wilma is a beautiful pale tabby female kitten. She has had her vaccinations and is a very friendly kitten. She loves her sisters, but she likes Betty best if anyone is looking for two!

NANO, male, Shelter since 26.06.2009 Alsatian Mix, DOB 15.06.2008 – 54 cm Nano would be an ideal family dog. He walks well on the lead and he likes to be driven in a car.

Rojales Open Days (Weds & Suns 1– 4). Hot & Cold refreshments, Horse Tours, Coffee Garden Souvenirs and a well stocked Tack Shop (Open 7 days). FREE ADMISSION.

Four dear little kittens all looking for new homes, three are ginger and one ginger and white. They are seven weeks old and litter trained. If you would like one please call Joe.

Email: k9club@lamarina.info website: www.petsinspain.info

K9 CLUB 676 447 682

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Timmy is approx 4 years old, is vaccinated and housetrained. He is great with other dogs and cats and will make someone a perfect little lap dog. He is great with other dogs and cats

Sonny and Cher are about 1 year old,very lovable and love to play, we would like to rehome them together but will separate. If you can give them a home please contact us.

Levi is a stunning Ibizan Podenco. He is very friendly and still quite playful. Loves the company of other dogs and adores humans. This guy has a lovely personality and can really make you smile.

Chocolatina is a gorgeous 4 month old chocolate point siamese. She is very unusual in that she has green eyes, not blue. She is extremely affectionate but timid

Delta was born approx Jan 2009. She is jolly and always wants to play and have lots of love and affection. Her colouring is like a Red Setter and her coat is shiny and soft.

IMP is a 2 year old crossbreed who was brought to the kennels in August. Imp has had all his vaccinations, is microchipped and would love to find a new home

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RTN Sports football fc torrevieja ladies news

Mistakes Cost Us FC Torrevieja Femenino first game of the season was an evening 18.00 kick off away to Xativa and this gave the girls their first chance to show off their lovely looking new kit paid for by Europa Network (Club sponsor) Torre got off to the worst possible start when for some reason the Torre keeper Geno picked up the ball from a back pass, resulting in a free kick in the box for Xativa. The free kick from a few yards out resulted in a goal, as the wall tried it’s best to close down the shot but it went straight through 1-0 Xativa The 2nd goal from Xativa was not pretty on the eye for the Torre supporters either, as a ball was floated in the box going nowhere but hit Pau and went under Geno to make it 2-0. This eventually awakened the Torre team and they started to make some passing moves of their own; excellent passing through the team, the ball ending up with Jessi on the wing running in on goal. Jessi crossed the ball across the box for the on running Maria but it hit a Xativa player and went in 2-1 Xativa. Now it was all Torre and within a few more minutes, Torre were awarded 2 consecutive free kicks. The first was floated in by Sam but no Torre player was able to put their head on it and then a brave header from Eli resulted in the 2nd free kick, after being kicked in the face. Shell took the free kick which was about 25 yards out, hitting it top right

hand corner, giving the Xativa goalkeeper no chance.

Game On 2-2 It was all Torre now, but once again they were not able to finish off good goal scoring chances, as Michelle went free and was caught in two minds to cross or shoot. She opted to shoot and the keeper saved comfortably. Half time 2-2 Second half was much better from Torre as they seemed to have full control and it was only a matter of time before you thought there would be a third goal but it didn’t come. Michelle, Maria, Marta and Jessi all had really good goal scoring chances but were unable to get that decisive goal. And then to make matters worse, against the run of play Xativa had a break and a defensive error gave them a one on one with the Torre keeper: the Xativa player was calm and slotted home their third. Xativa then put all players behind the ball and defended for the remaining 20 minutes. For more information on up coming fixtures and news please see the club website: www.fctorreveijafemenino. web.officelive.com Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us via the web also. Match report done by Media Promotions. Team Sponsor Europa Network.

rugby La Vila rugby news

La Vila Lose Out La Vila Rugby Club suffered an unfortunate loss away on Sunday, losing 2019 to UE Santboiana. The narrowness of the loss made it all the more bitter to accept, particularly as La Vila had led by a convincing margin for most of the game. In fact, ironically, Santboiana lagged until the very last minute of the game. They scored a try in the corner against La Vila and converted it almost to the sound of the final whistle.The first half ended with La Vila enjoying a 13-3 lead. Points came from a penalty (Agustin Gomez) and a converted try from Ryan Le Roux and Gomez – comfortably challenging a single penalty for Santboiana. In the second half, however, all of La Vila’s 6 points came via penalties, while Santboiana came up with a successful penalty and two converted tries (the second painfully scored in the last minute of the game). La Vila created many opportunities, but failed to convert these opening into points. They gave away too many penalties in the last ten minutes, which resulted in a line-out for Santboiana 5m from La Vila’s line. Santboiana’s forwards scored in the corner, and their 10 made a remarkable conversion to win the game. Although the ultimate result was

unfavourable, La Vila played with heart and undeniably led the vast majority of the game. On a brighter side, La Vila Rugby Club was honoured with a prestigious sports award last week at the Provincial Sports Gala in Alicante. Club President Ignacio Davila accepted the trophy for the Best Sports Club in the Alicante Region for the 2008-2009 season – with an agreeable 6,000€ prize money alongside. The event was held to pay tribute to the best athletes of the year in the Alicante region. County Council President Don Jose Ripoll Joauin was present, giving his vote of support to local sports; while Spanish national basketball player Pau Gasol made his own much appreciated appearance. Club President Davila commented on what the award meant for his club: “Obviously, considering the number of firstclass clubs in this region, we are very proud to have received our award. It is wonderful exposure for the club, and hopefully is a sign that we are going to keep growing in the future.” La Vila Rugby Club was founded on 13th February 1982, and has been steadily growing for a good 27 years – a good indication of what to expect in the years to come.

golf Round Town News Golf Championship 2010

Where Eagles Dare

The Costa Blanca’s favourite free newspaper is throwing down the gauntlet again and challenging golfers to take part in the Round Town News Golf Championship 2010. The competition begins with twin qualifiers in February with the best sportsmen and women being invited to a grand final at Alicante Golf – and the chance to lift the RTN Trophy and bag some tremendous prizes. Golf professional and RTN’s golfing correspondent Noel Eastwell has been out and about choosing the best courses to host a northern and southern qualifier and provide a great day’s sport for golfers of all handicaps. The Villaitana Golf Club just outside Benidorm is home to the first qualifier on February 11th, 2010, and the southern qualifying round takes place at El Plantio Golf Club, near Elche, on February 18th, next year.And the silverware and prizes are up for grabs at Alicante Golf on March 25th, 2010, when the best pairs from across the RTN region are pitted against each other. PLAY Noel said: “Next year’s competition is bigger and better. There is room for more people to take part in the competition and experienced staff at all the courses will insure an

The driving range at Alicante Golf

enjoyable day’s play. “The paper’s first competition took place in March this year and proved to be very popular despite the difficult conditions, with winds gusting across the course. “We have chosen three top quality courses that are amongst the best on the Costa Blanca, if not the whole of Spain and each has excellent off course facilities.” Villaitana Golf Club’s 18-hole course was designed by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and was opened in 2005. The championship course, with wonderful views of the sea and mountains, is said to be “demanding” – testing the skill and nerves of the golfer.First opened in 1993 and extended in 2000, El Plantio was designed by Manuel Ferri Sanchez. A green oasis with more than 36,000 trees and three lakes the greens and fairways are

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kept in prime condition – but while the popular course is a peaceful haven, it is said to be “a test for golfers of all abilities.” ALICANTE The best pairs surviving the cut will get the chance to prove their skills again at the grand finale at Alicante Golf. Opened in 1998, it is situated just north of the city centre at San Juan and was designed by another of the world’s top golfers, Seve Ballesteros. And even without the adverse weather, Alicante Golf has a reputation of being a challenge for players of all levels – not least because everyone is faced with some tricky hazards. Noel added: “The beauty of choosing these three courses is they are all easily accessible with excellent transport links.” Entry fees have been

provisionally set at 50 euros for Villaitana, 60 euros at El Plantio (55 for players walking), and 65 euros at Alicante Golf, including a buggy and buffet lunch. At this stage – to give an early idea of likely numbers – golfers can chip in and show their interest in taking part in the Round Town News Golf Championship by sending an email to Noel at golf@roundtownnews.com. Geoff Gartland, managing director of the Round Town Newsgroup, said: “There is a huge golfing community of all ages on the Costa Blanca and as a community newspaper we want to be involved in running this exciting competition for the second year. “It will be fun and provide players some excellent golf and I am certain it will become an annual fixture in every golfer’s diary.”

FC Torrevieja 2 Crevillente 2

Another Torry Comeback As the half time whistle blew F.C Torrevieja were behind 0-2 with supporters talking about how many Torry would get beaten by at the end of the game, but once again Soto and the players showed what great fighting spirit they have by transforming the second half to earn a fully deserved vital point with a 2-2 draw in another pulsating match at the Vicente Garcia Stadium. Soto decided to go with a 4-1-2-3 formation against the high spending local rivals Crevillente, who have spent a vast amount of cash this season to aid their bold attempt to gain promotion. With Heredia sitting just in front of the defence for added protection the line up was: Aurelio, Gustavo, Arrazola (Captain), Manu, Bailen, Heredia, Maikel, Torres, Ramiro, Lotfi and Aitor. Manu, who was playing against his old Club of last season, was particularly determined to fight for the cause, especially with

Green and Piquero still injured, and Club Captain Corcoles was just about fit enough for a place on the bench. It was an evenly fought match in the first half, with the only scares for Torry being a back pass which Aurelio had to pick up; a dangerous free kick cleared by a brave Ramiro; then soon after a long range shot which was brilliantly tipped over the bar by the Torry No 1goal keeper. Then the deadlock was broken against Torry in the last 10 minutes before half time when our big spending neighbours scored twice, both goals coming from defensive errors down the Torry left side. The first goal coming in the 34th minute the Crevillente centre forward pulled the ball down and struck it firmly into the bottom corner of the net with Aurelio motionless, then just on half time a cross found their on running left winger who smashed an unstoppable drive to make it an undeserved half time score of 0-2. Soto leading his team in at

half time, and most probably with some harsh words in the changing room, he also decided to make some changes with Samuel and Corcoles coming on to replace Bailen and Lotfi, resulting in a Torry team we have come to expect, fighting for every ball and winning the 50/50 challenges. With quality star midfielder Maikel showing his usual skills and passing abilities it was only a matter of time before Torry would score a goal. Within the seventh minute Ramiro floated over a great free kick which sailed over the Crevillente keeper’s head. Now with the score at 1-2 the crowd was sensing that we now had a great chance to get something out of this crucial game. As Torry applied more pressure Maikel was clearly tripped in the penalty area as he made yet another run forward, but who would take it? Ramiro had missed a penalty in last week’s win and Maikel had scored one from the spot in the same game. But Ramiro showed his

courage to demand the ball and lay the previous week’s ghost to rest and duly sent the Crevillent’s goal keeper the wrong way to make it 2-2. The only down fall was Corcoles had to go off with what looked like a muscle injury. He was replaced by tricky Christian who has come on in leaps and bounds over the last couple of weeks since his early pre season performances. He had a few more of his skillfull runs past the defenders in an effort to give Torry all three points with a winner but it wasn’t to be, but the locals were sent home happy with a thoroughly entertaining 2-2 draw. Torry remain just one place outside the relegation zone so next week’s away game against struggling Novelda is a vital match where three points would see our boys shoot up the table. Why not come along and support the lads? It’s only a short journey and will be well worth the trip. Vamos FC Torrevieja!

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New Golf Clubs? The major club manufacturers are showing signs that the recession has finally come home to roost for them as well as the rest of us. The big question that has to be answered by them is just exactly how are they going to cope with it? Not very well, is the first impression I have of their behaviour. Over the years, we have all spent a lot of money on the latest equipment, believing that the new woods purchased will give us the extra distance we all crave. Almost as many have been thoroughly disappointed that the magical clubs only hit the ball as far as the previous ones we have discarded. It seems that every year, the big club makers unveil a set of clubs that will be the answer to all our prayers; they will hit the ball straighter, further and higher than we have ever seen before. With each development in technology, they ask us to pay more for the clubs. Rather foolishly, many golfers fall for the publicity blurb and shell out another several hundred euros to buy a golf game. Well a few years ago, when technology was running riot, the Royal and Ancient and the USGA, the games ruling bodies all over the world, severely curbed the amount of changes that could be made to clubs now being manufactured; somewhat too late in my opinion. We now have clubs that gives players’ backspin from the rough, removing a big part of the skill of the game and allowing less talented golfers to play at the same level as the more talented ones. I am all for everyone being able to play golf and enjoy themselves but I would much prefer to see golfers play the game from the fairways and control the trajectory and distance of the ball from where the game is supposed to be played. I recently gave a 60-degree wedge to my wife because it put far too much backspin on my ball even from the rough. I deserve to struggle from the long grass, as does everyone else if they hit the ball into it. For professionals, this situation will be rectified from January next year. We digress a little here, so back to my beef with the manufacturers. Put bluntly, they are charging far too much for a set of clubs and I don’t care what make they are; they are all far too expensive! We all know that manufacturers have research and development costs but the game has been around a long time and there cannot be a huge amount that the top research experts don’t already know. Hiding behind the R & D cost is just an excuse. I am very lucky; as a professional golfer I don’t pay anywhere near full price for any equipment but most golfers do and it’s high time the manufacturers entered the real world and looked after the players at the grass roots of the game. I am no expert in manufacturing and don’t have much idea how much it costs to set up a manufacturing operation but we must be realistic. Golf clubs are basically some steel for the clubhead, some graphite or more steel for the shaft and some rubber for the grip. That’s all they are; pure and simple. Assembly is done mostly in countries where labour is cheap so they cannot argue that as an excuse.As a professional golf coach, I have access to the cost prices of the major club manufacturers but cannot divulge them because of contractual obligations. What I can say is that someone somewhere is making a lot of money from golf clubs and it certainly is not the retailer, who has to provide a far higher level of customer service than is provided by most of the manufacturers.I don’t advocate a ban on buying golf clubs but do say aloud that golfers are being overcharged for the new golf clubs they are currently purchasing. The manufacturers get absolutely no sympathy from me and I hope they will soon learn that if they want to sell more clubs, they will have to get into the real world and reduce the prices they are charging.In business, I always feel it is

RODS and REELS What a week for weather! I know we have all said we needed rain but when it comes, it’s like London buses - none at all, or it doesn’t stop! The match this week was to be held at the Embalse de Pedrera, but due to the onslaught, it was first cancelled to the Rio Segura in Murcia and again moved to the Segura at Guadamar. The river, although slightly up in level and coloured, was not pushing through. The fishing though was not that good, with only the smaller fish showing.

Noel’s World of Golf better to have 25% of something than 100% of nothing. Nothing is what some of them may be left with if they continually charge far too much for their products. It will only take one of them to go down the pan and the market will go into meltdown. None of us really wants this to happen but we do want to see far better value for money in the golf club market.

European Tour The Dunhill Links Championship is the last of the tours visits to UK for 2009 and what a great way to say goodbye until next year. Links golf is a different game from what the tour professionals are used to and many see it as a big challenge to be able to change their games to suit such a competition.Rory McIllroy started the event well and swiftly became favourite to win after two good rounds on Thursday and Friday. Luke Donald sprung from the pack on day 3 but his form was temporary and a final round of 73 saw him disappoint once more. Simon Dyson was the man to spring from the pack with a scintillating 65 in Mondays delayed final round and it was good enough for him to secure the biggest title of his career.

player profile Anthony Wall

Exemption: European Tour, Cat 8, Rank 22 Exemption: Challenge Tour, Cat 0, Rank 0 Residence: Camberley, England Attachment: The Belfry Date of birth: 29/05/1975 Place of birth: London, England Height and weight: 6ft 2in 14st (188cm 89kgs) Family: Wife:Sharon (m. 2002); Child: Patrik Lawrence (2003),Nicolas(2005) Interests: Tennis,Football,music,films,Que ens Parks Rangers FC Turned Pro: 1995 (plus 2) Qualifying School: (1995), 96*, 97*

PGA Tour The regular season is now over. This weekend, we see The Presidents Cup matches, which is similar to The Ryder Cup. USA plays a Rest of the World side, excluding Europe. The USA has a habit of monopolising this event in recent years. Despite brave efforts, it has so far not got anywhere near rivaling The Ryder Cup and Saved his best performance of 2008 probably never will. Ladies Tours The LPGA Tour saw Lorena Ochoa attempt to defend The Navistar LPGA Classic against a good field in Alabama. The world number one returned to form in glorious style as she defeated Michelle Wie and Brittany Lang by 4 shots.The European ladies moved to Spain for The Madrid Ladies Masters. Spain got the winner they desperately wanted but the name was a surprise as Azahara Munoz took the top prize after a play off with Anna Nordqvist. Rebecca Hudson was the best of the British in 5th place, 3 shots off the lead. European Tour The Madrid Masters takes place at the headquarters of Spanish golf in Madrid on a golf course that really does not deserve to hold a European Tour event. This is the first week of a 4 week stay in Spain and Portugal and will see some of the big names compete for the chance to get to Dubai at the end of the season. PGA Tour Justin Timberlake’s charity event is the next event for the players in America. None of the top players support this event and the only good thing about it is the money raised for a special hospital.Win a round of golf for 2 including buggy at the beautiful El Plantio resort in Alicante To enter this competition, simply answer the question below correctly. Every correct answer will be entered into a draw at the end of the month and the winner of this fantastic prize worth over 180€ will be picked at random at the end of each month. Send your entries by email to golf@roundtownnews.com. The decision of the editor of Round Town News will be final in making the winning selection. Question for 9th October 2009: Who won this year’s WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship? A. Paul Casey B. Geoff Ogilvie C. Phil Mickelson Answers must be received by 17.00 on 28th October 2009 to be entered into September’s draw, to be made on 31st October 2009. The winner will be announced in Round Town News on November 6th 2009.

until the last event, when he finished tied second at the Volvo Masters en route to finishing 22nd in the Order of Merit. Consolidated his reputation as one of the most consistent performers on The European Tour, with 11 top 20 finishes, including four in a row as he finished the season strongly. Has finished in the top 90 on the Order of Merit for 11 consecutive seasons, since he graduated to The European Tour through the 1997 Qualifying School. His maiden title victory came in 2000 when he won the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa but his best year since then came in 2006, when he earned three second places, including one at the Smurfit Kappa European Open, which earned him an exempt spot into The 135th Open Championship. Made the most of the opportunity with an assured performance at Hoylake, eventually finishing as the leading British golfer in a share of 11th spot. Represented England at Boys and Youths level before turning professional in 1995. As a 15-year-old junior member at Sunningdale, he used to practice with Nick Faldo. Captured Sunningdale Foursomes as an amateur in 1994 with Steve Webster, now a colleague on The European Tour. Lifelong Queens Park Rangers fan. Ask About The Rules Your ball comes to rest on top of a leaf in a bunker. What should you do? You must play the ball as it lies or declare it unplayable and take a penalty drop. Should you opt to take the penalty drop, you must drop the ball inside the bunker to comply with the rules. Appointments with Noel To book an appointment for coaching with Noel or any World Golf Teachers Federation coach, call him on 639 730 891. All WGTF coaches are highly trained individuals, providing the highest level of service.

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Top rods on the day: 1st Paul (Poco Loco) Baxter, fishing the pole using corn with 8.25 kilos. 2nd Lenny (Ex Cultural Attachee) Bolton, fishing the pole using maggot with 5.30 kilos. 3rd Clive (Golf no more) Cleghorn, fishing the pole using corn with 4.92 kilos. There were a few terrapins caught on the day, however H Clarke requested a special prize as he stated he had caught the same one twice. When quizzed as to how he knew it was the same one, he said he could tell by the way it kissed him (!) ANGLERS TOGETHER Anglers Together was formed to put anglers in touch with each other to share information on venues, tactics and most importantly to find fishing partners. We have over 75 members spread across south Alicante

region and in Murcia but you do not need to live in Spain to join. Visiting members from the UK find it very useful to have fishing contacts in Spain who can pass on local knowledge and up to date fishing conditions. We have regular fishing day trips both sea and freshwater and also do guided trips around some of the more popular venues. All anglers are made welcome whether experienced or not and help is available to those who need it. Anglers Together is not a matchfishing club. The joining fee is 10€ for new members and 5€ for renewing members. If you are interested in joining or finding out more about Anglers Together, then either come along to one of the meetings or contact Alan below.Meetings are held on the first Friday and Saturday of each month at 2 different venues to accommodate our members’ locations.The next meeting for Alicante/ Murcia borders region will be at Lounge Bar 6, Pinar de Campoverde (near Pilar de la Horadada) at 12.00 Friday, 6th November. For the Mazarron area, the meeting will be at Los Galayos Bar in Puerto de Mazarron on Saturday 7th November at 12.00. All members welcome; old and new. Contact: anglerstogether@ gonuts4free.com Alan can obtain Fishing Licences for the regions of Valencia and Murcia. TIGHT LINES DAVE HOARE

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GOLF monday 26th october 2009

San Cayetano Golf Day The bad weather in September resulted in the cancellation of the event at Hacienda Riquelme. The golf day has been rescheduled as follows: San Cayetano Golf Day MONDAY 26th OCTOBER We look forward to welcoming new and familiar faces The itinerary for the day is: Full breakfast at the Rose & Thistle, San

Cayetano 18 holes at the Newly Designed Mar Menor Golf Resort Presentation of prizes in the clubhouse This promises to be a superb day on a course which will provide a great test for all golfers. San Cayetano is situated just off the C3319, less than 10 minutes from San Javier.

Outstanding value at only 35€ per person. All standards of golfers are invited for this stableford event. If you would like to play, please phone Andy on 966 198 871 or 650 718 172 andy@ ccgt.co.uk if you prefer to email your interest.

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