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costa de almeria Edition Friday, May 6 - Thursday, May 12 2016

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Johnny be good RTN shared a brew and a chat with the funny man as he returned to the sun. Read more on page 33.

Welcome to the family THE NEW Costa de Almeria edition hits the streets today as RTN welcomes another host of readers to its growing family along the Spanish Costas.

Mojácar pensioner’s zest for life THE OLDEST gymnastics student in Mojácar celebrated her 91st birthday with other club members, but not until after her class. Read more on page 18.

by Jack Troughton First launched 16 years ago, the paper has always strived to report local community news and also keep a watchful eye on the bigger picture; whether it is in the neighbouring province or another country. It is a tried and tested formula.

The paper has become a firm family favourite and won the trust of both the establishment and the man in the street. As the paper has evolved over the years, family values remain the key to RTN’s success at the heart of the community it serves. Continued on page 4 & 5.

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A word from JT A BIG ‘hello’ to all you lovely people picking up the paper for the fi rst time on the Costa de Almeria, it’s a pleasure to be able to welcome you aboard the good ship RTN and share some of your adventures. Launching a new edition is always an exciting time and the team has been kept on its toes discovering more about the south coast, what is going on, and all the important issues.

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New technology means the website, the Facebook and Twitter feed are constantly changing and they are well worth checking out. The door to the editor’s offi ce is always open; well, metaphorically speaking, through the magic of email and I look forward to meeting you electronically in my inbox.

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Almería Plans Blocked The high profile proposal for a new shopping complex in Almería has been quashed by the High Court. by Rhiannan Bell The development was a project initiated by the PP-run council and was planned to be built along with a residential urbanisation next to the Torrecárdenas Hospital in Almería’s city centre. Despite on-going legal battles, the former mayor, Luis Rogelio Rodriguez Comendador, had even laid the first stone for the proposed site last October. However, the High Court ruled that the development, which was estimated to cost €150m, “violated regional planning laws”. It comes as a blow to the city council as they had hoped the finished project would create 3,000 new jobs and provide much needed central housing.

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Lobster farm

Luis Feldman has presented his project which has been developed in association with the universities of Almeria and Hannover to farm 50,000 kilos of lobster a year in a 5,000m² warehouse. Once administrative licenses are granted, first phase construction will begin - with an initial lobster tank which involves a bioaquatic ecosystem that allows the organic ranching of lobsters in controlled conditions. Lobster larvae will be imported by a firm in Singapore. Feldman also wants to harvest a species of edible saltwater plant called “Salicornia”, a delicacy known as the “asparagus of the sea”. And he hopes his project will expand from an initial five employees to twelve if the plans take off.

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AND LAST year, the paper received its reward and was voted the third most popular expat newspaper in the world in The Expat Survey; taking second place in Spain in a poll of people around the world behind colleagues at The Olive Press. The overall winner was French media outfi t ‘The Connexion’. In early 2015, RTN went through a period of change after it was acquired by new owner Mia Media SL. A period of rationalisation followed with editions being merged, following feedback from readers they wanted to have a wider range of news. Managing Director Daniel Wilkinson immediately stressed his commitment to heading a family ﬁrm with a family-friendly paper by naming the parent company after his daughters. “Mia is my eldest daughter and the company name came from there. The company was always going to be an ‘SL’ and I have told my youngest daughter it stands for Siena Lily,” he said. Over the last six months Almeria has come under the microscope ahead of the new paper’s launch. Distribution, towns, and localities have been researched and potential clients and readers were approached. “We have done our homework ahead of the launch. We fi rmly believe we have a place amongst the other media companies in the area,” said Daniel.

“This has been a very exciting time for myself, my family – my wife Louise is sometimes roped in and gets involved - and my team at RTN. Everything is in place and we are raring to go.” Ian Tilley, Head of Distribution and Daniel’s father-in-law, is conﬁdent the move will be a success. “We will always be looking to expand our outlets along the Almeria coast and inland to make sure RTN is easily available to our readers.” However, despite heading for fresh pastures, RTN has not forgotten its roots. This year it sponsored the Homes Gardens and Lifestyle Show at the ﬁve-star Denia Marriott Hotel and constantly backs charity events along the coast. The list of ‘what’s on’ across the region appears to grow by the week and the team is kept busy all through the year taking pictures of adults, children and pets at play – happy pictures are highly prized. Serious issues are never side-stepped. Unfortunately, hard news is often seen as ‘bad news’ but in the 21st Century there is a mass of important issues aff ecting everyone’s life and readers need to be kept informed.

A word from the Ambassador

IT IS happy days for the ‘Our Local Ambassadors’ project after it won a big ‘thumbs up’ from expats looking to enjoy life to the full in Spain. British Ambassador Simon Manley, who helped launch the scheme, said: “We have had a very positive response to the launch of the ‘Our Local Ambassadors’ initiative, which aims to use the experiences of a group of British residents to help other expats to integrate better into Spain by learning from their stories. “We are looking forward to working with RTN, our media partner for this project, over the coming months.”

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Some words from our advertisers & partners For a great read, up to date local news, information, products and services in the community, the RTN is an ideal platform to place your advertising; The GM Promotions Homes Gardens & Lifestyle Show team wish the RTN every success on their expansion and we of course will be working with you again very soon! GINA MARKS, MANAGING DIRECTOR - GM PROMOTIONS. RTN has been an amazing support to Grant a Wish since we first sowed the seed in 2012. Without all the undoubted support and helping us share with the community everything we do we wouldn’t be where we are today - and that’s a flourishing charity raising thousands and thousands of euros to help people across the Costas. Thank you RTN! JODY KIRBY, FOUNDER OF GRANT A WISH CHARITY. I am the owner of Copper Heeler. My company sells copper and magnetic heels and bracelets for the prevention and cure of arthritis I have advertised in the Round Town News for many years. The result and response I get is incredible and so I could never, not be in the paper. I cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone needing to advertise. Keep up the good work, and good luck with the expansion. MALCOLM, COPPER HEELER Good luck on the Launch of RTN Almeria this week from Everyone at Sunshine FM We have been working closely with the number one newspaper on the Costa Blanca and found it has progressed and grown our business and our growth has been phenomenal since our association. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Danny and the team at RTN as our paper of choice and a great way for any business to reinforce and establish their business in the marketplace. Best wishes Simon Morton, Executive Director and administrator at Sunshine FM. ‘I have used the RTN for a number of years now. Their prices are good, their sales staff always helpful with ad changes and suggestions but most importantly I’ve consistantly received the most sales enquiries from my RTN ads. I therefore have no hesitation in wishing the RTN Almeria all the very best of luck’. KEITH, ROCAMER FUNERAL SERVICES & INSURERS Glad to see you spreading south to cover even more of our area for removals, Good luck with the new paper and thanks for such a great job you do in continually promoting and advertising our companies services to the many expats enjoying life on the costas. MAT FORD-DUNN - MANAGING DIRECTOR - ADVANCE MOVES INTERNATIONAL REMOVALS. RTN - Congratulations! Costa Media would like wish all the staff at RTN the best of luck with the Almeria Edition of the best English newspaper in the region. As graphic & web designers we value their professional layout & design, interesting web presence and their commitment to providing superb value advertising for small to medium business. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that without their support and continued innovation, Costa.Media would have had a much longer road to becoming established. We’re eager to bring our products to a far wider audience through Round Town News advertising, simply put – it works. We have been advertising with The Roundtown News for a few years now and it has definitely been a worthy investment. It is a popular paper with good information for both news and services, meaning the general public are always quick to look in the paper for general services. Therefore the ideal place for us to advertise. We have been with a lot of newspapers in our area and The Roundtown News is one of the only papers we still advertise with due to our continued success. The team are always friendly and helpful and give their expert advice on the best route for our business. Highly recommended. CLIVE ADAMS - BEDS BEDS BEDS “I’ve been working with Round Town News ever since DFS opened its store in San Javier. I have always found them extremely efficient and a pleasure to work with.” JOHN ARMSTRONG, DIGITAL MARKETING EXECUTIVE From us all at Apply Hearing & Healthcare I’d like to wish the RTN all the best with the launch into Almeria. Im looking forward to more of the same incredible response I have from my advert with you guys. Thanks for your help with my latest advertising campaign. GARY, APPLE HEARING

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Justice delayed again Drunk ‘parks’ HELEN AND Len Prior must again wait for compensation for their demolished home in Almeria as the local town hall heads back to the courts by Jack Troughton

A DRUNK driver who swerved off the road and into a communal swimming pool on an urbanisation in Retamar was twice over the legal limit for alcohol. Police were called and the motorist was said to have “slurred speech and a very strong smell of alcohol” before failing two breath tests. Courts in Almeria heard he had consumed a number of drinks and lost control behind the wheel, veering off the road, mounting a pavement, striking a wall, before smashing through a metal fence and a hedge before sinking into the pool. The man was banned from driving for two years and must pay a fine amounting to 12€ a day for a period of ten months. The court heard the community involved was not claiming for damages as the driver had already paid compensation.

Vera Town Hall was ordered to pay the couple more than 425,000€ after the high-profile levelling of the villa in 2008 by an Almeria judge, but an appeal has been lodged – with councillors claiming they did nothing wrong. Helen and Len, who were forced to live in their garage with a generator providing power, watched the house taken down despite the building having planning permission from Vera. The regional government revoked the licence and sent in the bulldozers. Protest group AUAN – Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No! – must again fight the couple’s corner; maintaining that further court action will delay the payment. Maura Hillen, AUAN President, said: “Enough is enough. The Calvary of the Priors had lasted for nearly 10 years. They did nothing wrong except to trust the Spanish State and its legal system. “Now is the time to pay them and put

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an end to their odyssey, which is harmful and damaging for them and for everyone who lives here. “Whilst, fortunately, things have changed for foreign investors as a result of legislative changes last year, those changes have come too late for Helen and Len Prior.” Vera councillor Alberto Clemente confirmed the town hall was to appeal “because we have not done anything wrong” and wanted clarification of the issue.

The finance councillor said the compensation would not hit the town hall coffers but would be made through an insurance claim. However, he said the town had to defend itself. He admitted the council was very aware of the Prior’s situation and said if the appeal was successful he advised them to sue the government of Andalusia. “We have done nothing illegal, let alone the Priors. We know the damage this is causing them.

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Prostitution Gangs in Torrevieja Police swooped to arrest 30 people for sexually exploiting more than 50 women and girls in a sordid world of prostitution. by Rhiannan Bell The National Police detained two Nigerian gangs based in Torrevieja who were trafficking women, some of whom were underage girls. The gangs were well organised and controlled areas like cartels. The prices for sexual services were all coordinated to rid the area of any competition. Most of the profits were illegally sent to the gang leaders in Nigeria and the rest financed new operations to expand their illegal business. The officers also freed 18 women who were being exploited, as well as a pregnant woman on the Ceuta border and another victim in Guadalajara. The investigation began after a Nigerian woman in Málaga reported to the police that she had been captured in her home country and brought to Spain, where she was forced to work as a prostitute to pay off the debt for her travel costs. The victims had to work every day of the week from 7pm until dawn and could not go home until they were given

Street food Market Elche Elche will be hosting its first Food Truck Street Market from the 6th to the 8th May 2016.

It will take place along the Paseo de la Estacion, beside the Municipal Palm Park. They will be serving a selection of gourmet gastronomy. The opening hours will be Friday 6th May 18:0000:00, Saturday 7th May 12:00-00:00 and Sunday 8th March 12:00-22:00

permission. They were also attacked and humiliated, and one of the pimps even threatened to kill one of them in front of the police. Some of the profits were sent to Nigeria from a Torrevieja shop that specialised in African products and police detected transfers worth more than a million euros. The second gang used the influence of a pastor from a Torrevieja church who not only knew the victims were being exploited but hid their documentation, took a share of the profits - and the women even had to pay him to be forgiven for working as prostitutes. The operation involved border police, units from Alicante, Málaga, Valencia, Cartagena, Torrejón de Ardoz and Alcalá de Henares, as well as Europol, who investigated the gang’s connections in Sweden, Finland, the UK, Italy and France.

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Specialist police for Roquetas de Mar ROQUETAS DE Mar council and the local police force have formed a special tactical group for public security. by Angela Baker This week the town has launched its TOG (Operational and Tactical Group) which will specialise in dealing with issues directly related to public safety and ensuring that entertainment venues are acting in accordance with the rules. The group will be composed of 17 officers who have been trained by the Guardia Civil and other agencies such as the fire service on how to respond in the case of an emergency. Gabriel Amat, mayor said: “The launch of GOT responds to the training needs of the local police in issues such as inspection of entertainment premises, intervention in disasters and emergencies, or participation in joint operations with the National Police and Civil Guard, among others, “ He explained that the group will ensure that the town is ready for any eventuality and would be best placed to assist as they were “troops on the ground.” Amongst the training the officers will learn about the legal, criminal and technical side of the police including identifying drugs and protecting crime scenes. They will also learn about self-defence techniques. Amat went on to say that: “The aim of this exercise is to offer operational support to other units of the local police, helping to control access in the town and maintain crowd control at special events. Inspector Antonio Torres will be coordinating the new team and told reporters that “this team will be very beneficial, particularly when it comes to enforcing closing times of nightlife venues and controlling drug trafficking in areas where street prostitution is prevalent. The GOT will constantly liaise with other state agencies.” The GOT members will have a special uniform - easily identifiable - including bulletproof vests, helmets, shields, coats and berets.

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Firefi ghters rescue bees by RHIANNAN BELL A FIRE crew from Torrevieja was called into action by the Department of Environment earlier this week to help with the safe removal of a swarm of bees from a residential street of Campoamor. Swarms usually form when a group of worker bees and drones from the hive, along with their queen, seek a new place to build their nest. They fl y in a dense cloud and although they do not normally cause harm to humans, the sight often results in

panic which the insects view as an attack. Often, they alight somewhere for the night or to rest. Collecting swarms safely is vital as bees are protected and have recently been found to be in decline. Firefi ghters are responsible to ensure the safe collection of the insects although they are usually aided by a professional beekeeper. The decline of honeybees is occurring mainly in Europe and the United States, can jeopardize the economy of large regions, as they act as principal pollinators in commercial crops. And the bees play a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystems and therefore conservation of these precious insects is seen as paramount.

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Expats want their say EXPATS IN Spain are going on line to register for an EU referendum vote at a rate of more than 1,000 a day. by Jack Troughton The deadline to claim a postal vote in the 23rd June ballot is 16th May and over 80,000 people have already spent five minutes claiming a voice in the historic battle. The Foreign Office is backing an Electoral commission campaign to encourage British people living overseas to register to vote – unfortunately, those who left the UK over 15 years ago are currently barred by law from voting. In Spain, British Ambassador Simon Manley and consulate team have been busy encouraging people to register and clicks on www.gov.uk/register-to-vote have averaged at more than 1,000 per day since the launch of the campaign in February. Mr Manley, who was in Malaga on Friday, said the interest in voting was “very encouraging” as the message spread. “I am pleased that so many are already

preparing to exercise their democratic right. “Whether your view is that the UK should remain in or leave the EU, I urge all eligible expats to register to vote in this historic referendum “So make sure you can have your say. It is for the British people to decide whether they we’re stronger, safer, and better off as part of the European Union, or on our own.” Voters must have been on a UK electoral roll within the last 15 years and to register they will need their passport, national insurance number and a last UK postcode. Voting papers will be sent out on 23rd May – but people missing the deadline can still claim a proxy vote. To find out more facts about the ballot go to www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/eu-referendum and more about voting at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/frequently-asked-questions/overseas-voters

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Illegal booze sellers caught by Caroline Tyszka A CRIMINAL bootlegging network said to have defrauded the Treasury of millions of euros has been shut down. The Guardia Civil dismantled the gang selling alcoholic drinks without paying VAT under an operation named â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHITE GORPROS.â&#x20AC;? The operation began following the officers investigating a group for drug trafficking, where information was discovered of a major tax fraud. During the investigation ten people were arrested and seven companies in the areas of Seville, Cordoba and Vigo were searched. Documents discovered indicated that the Treasury had been defrauded to an estimated 3,700,000 million euros. Customs Surveillance Officers and Financial Inspectors from the Tax Office worked with the Guardia Civil to unravel the complicated systems that had been used to commit the fraud. The companies involved were distributors of alcoholic beverages. They brought the goods from another EU country, such as the Netherlands and Portugal and placed the goods into a bonded warehouse. Clients would then purchase the goods but the companies did not pass on the VAT to the Treasury. The investigation is still ongoing with officers not ruling out further arrests in the coming weeks.

Bull Run protests

POLICE HAVE arrested four people following an attack on animal rights activists at a bull run in the Catalonia region. Two protesters were attempting to video a Bull Run festival in the town of Mas de Barberans, north eastern Spain, when a group of participants allegedly pounced on them

and threw their camera to the ground. Aida Gascon, director for Animal Naturalis and her colleague Yasmina Moreno were attacked as they tried to film the bulls set loose with a ring of flaming balls of tar attached to their horns. A police spokesperson confirmed that three men and a woman had been detained on suspicion of assault and damaging property in an incident which was caught on La Sexta television, who were covering the event.

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Glide for life supporting MABS NINE VENTUROUS locals are about to embark on a personal challenge to raise funds for MABS in honour of friend Cathy Humphreys who passed away earlier this year by Caroline Tyszka The paragliding challenge will take place on May 22nd at the Maryvilla Mountain in Calpe and was initiated by two friends buying Diane Buckle a “gliding experience” with Outbound Adventures. Diane, who works at the Vincents Corner chain in Benidorm, said: “My friends Helen Taylor and Lucy Young decided to buy me a special gift to make me feel alive and embrace life after a recent struggle with cancer. I decided to put the gift to good use and paraglide in loving memory of

dear Cathy who is missed every day.” Cathy, 59, died in January this year following a long battle with illness. Many will have known her as being the sub-editor at the Costa Blanca News where she had worked for over 25 years. And she was a huge supporter of the MABS cancer charity group so it seemed natural for Diane to ask for sponsors to help the worthwhile organisation. “I am amazed at how everyone has taken up the challenge, paying to do the glide to help support the charity and realising how much Cathy meant to me.” Collection boxes and sponsor forms can be found in The Triangle Pub, The Plaza, The White Horse and The Cheap

and Cheerful Bar, all in Benidorm’s plaza area. Diane said: “I don’t even like roller coasters but I know what a complete and utter world changing gut wrenching feeling a cancer diagnosis brings. “I’m doing this to honour my dear friend’s memory and for everyone who is going through it, and I guess for me facing fear head on and possibly ruining some underwear.” For further information you can call Diane on 680172635 or Helen Taylor on 685252207 and also the GlideforlifeVincentscorner Facebook page. If you are unable to sponsor the team in person you can go to www.mabscancersupport.org/#!donations/cr2u to make a donation.

RAF jets scrambled TWO TYPHOON jets were scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft on Monday, as the crew did not respond to air traffic control. The incident occurred at 9.50pm with an Air France flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Newcastle. An RAF spokesperson confirmed that two jets were launched from RAF Coningsby to identify the unresponsive aircraft which they then escorted to Newcastle International airport. Air France tweeted that Flight AF1558 had experienced “a radio communication problem” and was “accompanied by two British fighters aircraft according to procedure, landing safely at 10.20pm”.

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Big brother is watching

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by Caroline Tyszka ALICANTE HAS applied for a grant of 4 million euros to fund cameras to watch the traffic in the city streets. Mayor Gabriel Echavarri has put forward the proposal which would see CCTV cameras installed at the entrances to the city and on the main streets with the ability to capture the licence plates of the estimated 150,000 vehicles that pass through each day. It is hoped that the information provided by the cameras will assist the authorities in improving traffic flows and spotting bottle necks. The grant would allow for approximately 110 cameras to be placed in key areas with an opportunity for other organisations to share the information. Echavarri said: “This is a pioneering project that would make Alicante the city of European reference for traffic management, we will be able to control traffic flow and also check for those vehicles that do not have insurance or an ITV.”

Battle for votes

Spain are heading to the polls on June 26th following politicians’ inability to form a government, the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Podemos have already begun the battle for the left-wing vote. Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez and Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias now see each other as rivals after failing to agree on a power-sharing deal following the elections on December 20th, although the anti-austerity leader has focused on acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy, of the Popular Party (PP), as his true rival. Sánchez will now depict the emerging party in the image of “the old Communist left” who were unable to produce either progress or welfare. PSOE hold their first meeting of the election committee at party headquarters in Madrid where they will set out the guidelines for the campaign ahead. The battle for the left-wing vote will pit the Socialists against Podemos, which is attempting to join up with the United Left. On Wednesday Pablo Iglesias appeared to presume that his party would win over PSOE in the elections even offering the deputy position to Sánchez in any possible Podemos-led government. “The PSOE would be legitimized to demand the vicepresidency,” said Iglesias. “To us, the PSOE has to be an ally, we want to govern with them.” Only 300,000 votes separated PSOE from Podemos in December. The Socialists will now concentrate on defense of social democracy and attack “the communists.” Podemos wants to turn into the archaic Communist left obsessed with overtaking the PSOE, even if it means the expense of letting the right keep ruling Spain. Meanwhile, Iglesias is aiming high. “For us, beating the PP and winning the elections would be a success. Not for us, but for the country. That is why it’s important to try to agree among ourselves,” he said.

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Bank robber jailed

AN ARMED robber has been jailed for 10 months for his part in a raid on a bank in Almeria’s Canjayar. by Rhiannan Bell He was sentenced this week at the Criminal Court in Almeria after judges heard a second robber has never been caught. The defendant admitted robbing the bank in

the agricultural town and stealing 10,035€. Both bandits hid their faces with ski masks and one of the pair “brandished” a pistol, ordering a customer to lie on the ground. And the robbers also held the weapon against head of a terrified employee of the branch, who was also forced to lie on the floor whilst they grabbed the money.

Fibre optics agreement for Vera HIGH SPEED internet has been announced for the town of Vera which will benefit almost 7,500 properties. Internet providers Telefonica and the town hall of Vera have agreed terms as works begin this month for the installation of the service which should be up and running in about 7 months’ time. Alberto Clemente, the councillor for Finance, along with other colleagues met with head of Public Administration of Telefonica in Almería, José Javier Armenteros and the head of fibre deployment John Urban. The meeting discussed the necessary infrastructure required and how the gradual replacement of existing telephone copper cables would be replaced with the fibre optics cables. IT was agreed that wherever possible existing pipework would be used and just the linings of these replace. The councillor for Finance told reporters that this would mean “the town keeps pace with evolving new technologies and can take advantage of the many benefits of fibre optic connections, allowing access to multimedia content in high definition, the possibility of connection of camera security via the Internet or the use of devices that require a band width of maximum speed.”

Rapist jailed for six years

A ROMANIAN national has been sentenced to six years in prison following an attack on a woman in Almeria. The attacker, known only as TRL, followed the victim who was meeting friends from work early in the evening on October 18th in 2008. Grabbing her from behind she attempted to break free so he struck her on the face before wrestling her to the ground. At this point TRL sexually assaulted the woman despite

her friends screaming for help. Nearby neighbours rushed to the scene and the man fled with the victim’s handbag which contained nearly 140 euros. DNA samples taken from the woman were matched with the assailant and the Regional Court of Almeria issued a five year sentence for rape with another year for robbery with violence. TRL has also been ordered to compensate his victim to the sum of 42,182.91 euros.

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Recycling programme for Almeria ECOVIDRIO AND the city of Almeria have announced a joint venture to recycle glass which will save the council 150,000 euros a year. by Angela Baker The non-profit organisation Ecovidrio, who recycle glass throughout Spain, have reached an agreement with the Almeria council to collect and transport used glass free of charge from designated points around the city. Mayor Ramón Fernández-Pacheco signed an agreement with the director of operations for the recycling company, Felix Reneses, which has seen the renovation of 350 collection containers within the city and new, more relevant, locations for the public to deposit their used glass. Ramón Fernández-Pacheco said: “Recycling is a more sustainable, more environmentally friendly and, ultimately, the way forward for protecting the future and making a healthier Almeria.” A spokesperson for Ecovidrio highlighted the importance of recycling and forming partnerships with cities such as Almeria. “This agreement represents the firm commitment of the city and us to continue to promote environmental responsibility with the hope

that we can increase the collection of glass by 20 percent over the next two years.” The company worked closely with Horeca (Hotels, Restaurants and Catering) who contribute approximately 50 percent of glass for recycling. From their consultations Ecovidrio decided to install special containers which have a wider opening and allow more glass to be deposited at one time. They have also arranged for businesses to have collection baskets in their buildings and will offer a door to door collection service if there is no recycling unit near to them. Figures for 2015 show that residents in Almeria recycled a total of 1,043,100 kilograms of glass averaging 5.4 kilograms per person. Ecovidrio guarantees that 100% of the glass recovered in containers is recycled to manufacture new glass containers and achieve multiple benefits for the environment and society. Currently a total of 2,558 companies work with Ecovidrio who by separating bottles, jars and flasks and depositing them in the containers help to reduce power consumption and landfill deposits.

Mojácar pensioner’s zest for life THE OLDEST gymnastics student in Mojácar celebrated her 91st birthday with other club members, but not until after her class. Edna Thirlaway, 91 years young, attends gerontogimnasia classes – gym specifically for the elder community – in the town of Mojácar. The sprightly pensioner has attended the classes without fail since they started nine years ago but has also participated in many other organised clubs such as Spanish lessons and Salsa dancing. Edna moved to Mojácar over twelve years ago with her daughter and son in law, Jill and Patrick Bennett and has become a well-loved member of the community, which was clear from the party celebrations where around 40 students enjoyed cakes and soft drinks in the bar area of the towns sports centre. The classes are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning and are open to anyone over the age of 55. Residents over 65 can register for free. Further information can be obtained from the town hall located in Plaza del Fronton, near the Tourist Office of Mojácar.

Murder in Aguilas A man has been arrested and another is being hunted following the violent death of a man in Águilas in what is believed to be an underworld killing. The body bore a heavy blow with a blunt object and several stab wounds; and investigators believe there was a possible drug connection. The Guardia Civl arrested a man early this week and are looking for a second assailant for his alleged connection to the violent assault which led to the death of the victim. The incident took place last Friday in Calle Antonio Manzanera. The Emergency Coordination Centre took a call requesting assistance but ambulance staff could only confirm his death on their arrival. The deceased was known by police, had a criminal record and had been involved in a dispute a few days previously with one of the perpetrators when local police had to intervene.

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Candlelight party CANDLES LIGHT up the streets of Orihuela from tonight (Friday) as the celebration ‘Noches en Vela’ is staged for the 11th year. by Rhiannan Bell A collaboration between the council’s youth, citizens and culture departments, audiences will be treated to nights of comedy and music at different venues in the city over the coming month. Councillor Mar Ezcurra the event would “liven up the streets of Orihuela for the next few weekends with a wide range of performances, while illuminating the areas of hospitality as establishments will have candles to celebrate the evenings.” She added: “Every weekend we will have two different shows which will allow the public to enjoy a variety of styles.” This year, groups will perform music in different styles including reggae, pop, rock, swing, and 60s music. The local authority believes there is something for everyone and all shows start at 9.30pm.

Tonight, the comedy show will be at the Plaza del Salvador with performances by Chema Ruiz and Marco Antonio and tomorrow (Saturday 7th May) there will be a show called ‘Hyperfanes’ in the district of Desamparados. The comedy programme continues on Friday 13th May in the Plaza of the Iglesia de Torremendo with David Navarro and on Saturday 14th May, in La Matanza with Toni Rodriguez. Comedians Antonio Ocana and David Rubio perform in Calle Luis Barcal on Friday 20th May followed by José Boto and Kalderas on 21st May at the Alameda del Mar Civic Center. Music shows open with ‘Los Escorpione’ tomorrow (7th May) at the river seawall, while ‘Milchacas’ will play at Obispo Rocamora. On 14th May, it will be the turn of ‘Riverside Blues’ in Pasaje Pepe Baldo, and ‘Esla Bhor’ at the Plaza de San Sebastián. ‘Vintagers’ will perform on 21st May at Plaza de las Cadenas and ‘Wili and The Riverside Blues’ will be at Plaza Alfonso XIII. The closing musical events will be by ‘Red Swing’ in the Plaza de Europa and ‘The Blackyard Session”’ in the

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Tortoise population increases by Rhiannan Bell THE ANNUAL study of the tortoise population across Almería and Murcia shows it to be in good health with numbers increasing. The study called ‘Proyecto Testudo’ is directed by Elche University and 12 known breeding areas across the region are monitored. Volunteers spend an afternoon combing the designated zones for the animals and

once located, the specimens are examined by biologists before being returned to their habitat. The 2016 census reported that the tortoise appears to be in excellent health with a slight increase in population compared to last year. In particular, the spur-thighed tortoise, found in abundance in the Sierra Cabrera just above the town of Turre, was found to have more than doubled its numbers. The report added that this was probably due to a recent ban on keeping them as pets.

Fires rage

THOUSANDS OF people are battling deadly forest fires in Indian which have gone largely unnoticed by the world’s media. The northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has been engulfed in flames for nearly a month but over last weekend alone 427 additional fires broke out and at least six people have now been reported as dead. More than 4,700 acres of forest land has been destroyed with 1,218 fires recorded in the last month as the ongoing drought in the country fuels further fires. No sooner have firefighters extinguished one fire then another breaks out. Indian air force helicopters have been helping to douse the flames as villagers struggle with air quality and visibility with many trying to stay in their homes. The fires come as India suffers one of its worst droughts in years. The government says 330 million are now affected by water shortages.

Crime wave

POLICE BELIVE they have ended a one-man crime wave after arresting a man suspected of committing more than 40 burglaries in and around Elche. The Guardia Civil has arrested the 48-year-old man alleged to have carried out the illicit campaign – it alleged on occasion he used violence on homeowners and on one incident attacked an elderly man to force him to give him money. The arrest occurred just a short while after a victim was robbed in his house but managed to raise the alarm. The suspect was seen riding a bicycle through the rural roads in Elche close to the address - he attempted to flee officers but was caught. And once detained, the suspect was found to be carrying various items including a music stereo, a camera and a wad of counterfeit 50 euro notes. One of the householders told officers he had photocopied 50€ banknotes and had left the fakes as decoys.

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Fundraiser for melanoma sufferer

A FUNDRAISING event is being held in Orihuela Costa for a paramedic in the UK who the residents have taken to their hearts. by Caroline Tyszka Kathryn Osmond, aged 40, who has spent most of her working life helping others and frequently saving lives working as a paramedic for the NHS in the UK has been diagnosed with advanced malignant melanoma, with a poor prognosis of a few months at the most. The mother of three young children can have a specialised treatment called tumour invading Lymphocytes however it will cost an estimated £70,000. Fundraising has already begun with a page on the Just Giving

website – Fund Kaths Magic Bullet –but the people of Centro commercial Rioja in Orihuela Costa are going stage further and plan to host their own charity fundraiser on Sunday 29th May. There will be entertainment from a host of singers as well as comedy and other acts – the full line up has yet to be announced – there will be arts, crafts and charity stalls, the usual raffle and tombola with numerous prizes plus a lot more besides. If you want to do your little bit to help this wonderful lady recover from her illness please go along and support her. Further information can be obtained by contacting Paula on 672 571 461.

Paul Cunningham Charity Event

The King of Soul and Mowtown, Barrington Dubois, will be playing live at The Club, Quesada on Friday 13th May at 8.00 p.m. With his sultry tones, he will be singing all the favourite soul and mowtown tunes throughout the decades. Tickets 12 Euros and to include dinner of Gourmet Beef Burgers, Coleslaw & Chips or a Vegetarian option. There will also be a charity raffle on behalf of Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity. To book, please telephone 966 717 028 The following event will be a Neil Diamond Tribute at The Club, Quesada on Saturday 4th June. Tickets will be 12.00 Euros, including dinner of Chicken in a Mushroom Sauce or Spaghetti Bolognese.

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Combating caterpillar plague by Rhiannan Bell COUNCIL WORKERS were in the front line as they treated more than 2,600 pine trees in the fight back against the processionary caterpillar – a prevalent problem this year. The fumigation of the trees in Murcia City and its suburbs took place during the months of October and November and resulted in a 90% extermination success rate. But some of the nests survived and these are being removed manually using a cherry picker for the highest branches. The council has warned if people encounter the pests, they should not be stepped on or touched under any circumstances because their bodies are covered in more than half a million tiny hairs and these cause acute irritation to the skin and can cause respiratory problems. The processionary caterpillar is the most serious threat in pine forests and the local authority has thirty gardeners who monitor and inspect the trees to control the presence of this insect. If touched the caterpillars can cause severe discomfort to humans and can be fatal to pets. If the caterpillar is stressed or threatened it can eject its hairs which act a little like harpoons and can penetrate or irritate any exposed skin. Dogs are particularly susceptible as they will pick up the hairs on their paws and then lick them as they start to itch. This then leads to the hairs being transferred on to the animal’s

tongue and can result in itching, swelling, vomiting and even death. The insects are easy to recognise by their distinctive orange-brown colour and blue bands. The nests can be also be spotted quite easily. They look like bags of cotton wool hanging from the tips of branches. The nests vary in size but can be as large as a football and can contain hundreds of caterpillars.

Survey reveals Murcia’s slums

A new Murcia survey reveals 600 people live in slums and substandard housing or are homeless. A study conducted by the Social Exclusion Observatory, with the help of NGOs and Murcia City Council has advised better coordination should be made to improve existing aid within the city. Seventy-two volunteers took to the streets with a mission: to make a study of ‘homelessness’ in Murcia; including the homeless or excluded residents. Taking part were students, Murcia City Council technicians and thirteen helpers from NGOs and associates of Jesus Abandonado, a soup kitchen in Murcia.. It had three main objectives: to perform a head-count, to produce a survey to determine the socio-demographic of those in situations of extreme poverty and to gather 20 personal life histories. The results of this study, which have yielded comprehensive information on the worst of social exclusion, have been published and presented by 30 participants of the project. The director of the Observatory of Social Exclusion, Manuel Hernandez Pedroza, who was the coordinator of this project, said that the findings must be seized “to give a comprehensive approach to the serious structural problems” of society.

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May fair fun at the circus by Jack Troughton JALON VALLEY HELP’s “flagship” annual fund raiser, the May Fayre, takes place on Sunday 15th May between 10am and 2pm. The colourful and fun family event is held on the ‘rastro’ car park in Jalon – which has scooped around 5,000€ for the charity over each of the last three years. This year the theme is ‘the circus’ and visitors can expect stalls, entertainment, and HELP’s small army of volunteers to enter the spirit of the day; there are sure to be clowns, tightrope walkers, acrobats, and animal trainers ready for photo opportunities; as well as the odd circus master. And the May Fayre grows every year. There is expected to be more than 100 stalls selling such things as crafts, bric-abrac, clothes, accessories, plants and gifts. No one will be hungry as there will also be table laden with goodies to eat and drink and there is always the opportunity to enjoy entertainment or join in a variety of games, including a raffle and tombola. If there are any stallholders would still like to book a pitch please email: jvhevents@hotmail.com.

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Wildfire forces mass evacuation A WILDFIRE in Alberta, Canada saw 80,000 residents evacuated from the town of Fort McMurray this week. The Canadian oil sands town was almost surrounded by the blaze as residents took to any transport they could find to escape the blaze. The northern route out of the city was closed off as it was too dangerous to pass so the entire population were forced to head south as one resident said : “Flames were jumping over the road.” The chaos was the result of abnormally warm weather and dry conditions that had combined to make Alberta’s boreal forest a “tinder box,” it was reported. While the fire appeared manageable over the weekend, it grew into an inferno on Tuesday, buoyed by strong winds and dissolving into showers of ash. Fort McMurray Fire Chief Darby Allen said that Tuesday was “the worst day of my career, “It’s a nasty, ugly fire and it hasn’t shown any forgiveness.”

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Kids point the way

QUICK-THINKING YOUNGSTERS helped corner suspected bandits by forming a human arrow to point a police chopper to the fugitives. The fugitives were later arrested on suspicion of burglary – the helicopter was scrambled after a call by Surrey Police following reports of intruders at a disused building. And a video of the action on the ground, a real life adventure story, has just been released by the National Police Air Service. A group of 30 children and adults had been taking part in an Easter egg hunt at Capel, when they became aware of the aircraft circling overhead and saw the two suspects dive for cover. The “intrepid” group quickly realised they were watching a pursuit and the children formed an arrow pointing to the men’s hiding place – information relayed to officers on the ground and leading to the pair’s arrest. Air Service Sergeant Paul Sochon later said: “I’m sure the last thing a group of daring Capel residents expected when they set out was to abandon their Easter egg hunt to assist us in a police search, but the initiative they demonstrated proved invaluable.”The swift action taken by the group of parents and their children was the sort of thing you would usually associate with an Enid Blyton adventure, but their ingenuity proved a great help for our crews.” The helicopter landed nearby so the crew could thank the children – and were even able to share some chocolate. “It was an added bonus after a busy shift.”

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Whale of a time beside the seaside

RIGHT, COFFIN dodgers gather around ‘cos I need your razor sharp recall. Does anyone remember a 70 ton dead whale named Jonah being put on display in UK seaside resorts in the 50’s? I do, but few believe me, which is acceptable as i went to many 60’s groovy gigs at Woebegone Worthing’s Pier Pavilion and was subjected to second hand smoke of the Moroccan variety. While we’re at it Hawkwind & Deep Purple were the reason I got the nickname – Buggerlugs – thanks to the sound barrier blasting bedlam of Lemmy & Co; thus the buggeration of my lugs. Deaf as a tree stump. We’re in a compensation obsessed society & I want some. Sorry got sidetracked, back to the whale. It was carted around on a whacking great lorry & people paid to gawp and smell this behemoth and boy did it pong. That’s why I’m sure it’s not my failing faculties playing pranks – the memory of that stink (almost as bad as the the Hillsborough cover up) has never left me. However to counter balance the rotting denizen of the deep on our beach - we had the end off the pier variety shows during the 50’s – with comedians, magicians, dancers,jugglers,singers and on one occasion Brian Rix in a knockabout sketch. Many years later around the mid 90’s, I interviewed him and didn’t quite know how to address him as he had just been made a Life Peer. Should it be - working down the pre-eminent pecking order- Lord/Sir/Mr/Brian/Me Old Mucker-“None of those” said the great man loftily “It’s Baron Rix”. Now, with the greatest respect, this is a fellow who made a living in his Whitehall Farce heyday, dressed as a Vicar, chasing French maids with his cassock akimbo. I’m afraid my inner plebeian reared it’s ugly serf like head – I just couldn’t bring myself to address him in a Baronial manner. What I didn’t realise at the time (my inept research) he campaigned tirelessly

for various disability causes and that’s why he was so honoured. Tugging my forelock cravenly, I salute you BARON RIX OF WHITEHALL & HORNSEA! Just a thought your Lordship, could you do a bit of campaigning to get me some compo from the remnants of Hawkwind? I’ll see you right Guv, although I won’t be able to hear you right Guv. God Bless – Your Humble Servant – Christopher Buggerlugs.

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Selling your home in Spain and returning to your country? Capital Gain Tax DEAR LAWYER, For reasons of age, my husband and I are going back to the United Kingdom, after living in Spain as tax residents for the last 15 years. We want to go back and sell our house in Spain. We have received conflicting advice on whether or not to sell the property before we leave Spain. Could you please inform us about what is the best thing to do? Thank you very much for your help. Dear reader, thank you for your enquiry. Although each case is different and we cannot advise you without studying the case, it is interesting to note: If you are going to reinvest in another main home. The rules of income tax for tax residents in Spain specify that profits from the sale of the habitual residence are excluded from capital gains tax, provided that the proceeds are reinvested in the acquisition of another habitual residence. Fortunately, this exemption is now also recognized for non-tax residents in Spain. Recently the Law on Income Tax for Non Residents was amended, adding the additional 7th provision, stating that tax residents in a Member State of the European Union who sell the property that has been their main residence in Spain, will be exempt from capital gains tax, if they reinvest the proceeds in another residence, even if it is not in Spain. Therefore, in principle, you could return to your country, and before the time fixed by the law, sell your residence in Spain, reinvest in another residence, and therefor not have to pay Capital Gains Tax. If you are not going to reinvest and you are over 65 years old. More doubts exist if you are older than 65 years and not going to reinvest the money. If this is the case, the Law 35/2006 of Income Tax of Individuals, applicable to tax residents in Spain, says that the profits resulting from the sale of the principal residence* of a person over 65 would be exempt from capital gains tax, without the need to reinvest etc. (*the main residence at time of sale or for the two years preceding the sale) Unfortunately, non-residents tax rules have not included this exemption for people over 65 years old. Non-tax residents in Spain, even if they are resident in the European Union, who sell their main residence located in Spain, would still have to pay Capital Gains if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reinvest. We believe this is an error of the legislator and a clear discrimination. Therefore, given the above, if this is your case and you are over 65 years old, it would be advisable to sell the property while you are still tax resident in Spain, to benefit from the exemption. If you want to buy or sell in Spain, please contact us and we will help you.

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Remember the old adage, ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’? Many investors have been guilty of casting their nets too close to home when it comes to getting a good return on their investments. Despite the low-growth world, many companies are still able to offer their shareholders positive ‘guidance’ on future earnings – via dividends. So it has become very popular to invest a large proportion or all of your money in UK and large multinational companies that are offering good dividends, but sometimes you can get your figures burnt. Don’t forget that no matter how attractive the dividend appears if the company gets into trouble and its share price dives the profits you make via the dividends are effectively wiped out if you need to cash your holdings in as you will have lost a significant amount of money through the drop in value of your shares An current example is HSBC , which could be forced to cut its dividend after posting a dramatic fall in profits. The bank saw its quarterly profit plunge 14 per cent to £4.2billion due to market turmoil and a global slowdown. And revenues fell £627million to £10.2billion compared to the same period a year earlier. Analysts singled out dwindling earnings from the bank’s loan book as a particular cause for concern. The bank paid a 2015 dividend of 35p per share, or 6.5 per cent of its share price. Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Laith Khalaf said: “The market is sceptical the dividend can be maintained. Investors are clearly concerned on this front”. This caps off a bleak reporting season for British banks. Royal Bank of Scotland made a £1bn loss, while profits at Barclays, Lloyds and Standard Chartered were all down from a year earlier. Three European banks also reported quarterly results yesterday. Profits at Swiss lender UBS dropped 64 per cent to £509.3million, and at Germany’s Commerzbank they more than halved to £216million. Only French bank BNP Paribas posted a profit increase, up £100million to £2.1billion. So the key to managing your investment risk is never put all your eggs in one basket, make sure that your portfolio in diversified and review your portfolio at least every 6 months. If you need any help or guidance, I am here to help you, to arrange an independent, professional and impartial consultation or review of your current investment portfolio, please contact me by email: christina.brady@blacktowerfm.com or call me on 658 892 330.

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Vegas at the Palace

THE LEGENDARY Mr Jonny Vegas has returned to Benidorm to film in series 9 of the programme by the same name but also to host and compere a “comedy heroes” show at Benidorm Palace on 22nd May. by Caroline Tyszka RTN were invited to spend some time with Jonny Vegas, real name Michael Pennington, and find out a little bit more about the comedian, his family life and his career. RTN: Welcome back to Benidorm and great to hear that you are doing another show at the Benidorm Palace where you last performed in 2009. VEGAS: Yes, it’s great to be back in Benidorm both the town and the programme, and hopefully viewers will be pleased to see that the “Oracle” continues. I’m really looking forward to the show at the Palace as last time I performed there I hadn’t really done much stand-up comedy before in preparation. This time it feels different as I’m not going in cold having done quite a bit with live audiences recently, also as I’m hosting the event with three great acts: Seann Walsh; Seymour Mace and Paul McCaffrey it should be a right crack! We thought it would be great to bring to the town and the expats some amazing stand up artists, although there are some brilliant ones also here in Benidorm, but this is a chance for them to see some of the UK comedy circuit stars here in their own town. They know me though, although I am compering chances are they will waiting on the side like those ski jumpers ready to push off ….. Ready – no hold back – ready – no hold back. RTN: How do you cope with being swamped by the public when you are out? VEGAS: You can never forget who put you where you are, yes sometimes I have a lot of lines to learn or have been on set for several hours but whenever there is time it’s nice to meet those who have supported you. Sometimes if we are doing a pool scene and I know I am in the background I will just pop over and say hi to the many who have stood for ages just to get a picture. You can’t treat people with distain just because they have supported you, although no one ever ran up to my dad and said wow what a fantastic wardrobe you’ve just built! But being on television people do give you that instant appreciation when they see you. RTN: How is family life going, with two sons one twelve and the other ten months, it must be challenging and has it mellowed your comedy style? VEGAS: I am a bit more guarded now, I find it really odd that people want to take pictures of my family without asking, it’s like, if you had come over and asked then maybe, but do any of us just want a picture of our kids taken without knowing where it’s going? It’s important to give them as normal a life as possible although recently my eldest came to an event with me and normally very grounded he wanted to get to the front so said “my dad’s Jonny Vegas” – when I heard that!!! Let’s just say I reminded him that his dad was being Michael Pennington, not Jonny Vegas.

As far as having kids, it’s funny, I used to be so critical of comics who’s material related to their children and being a dad etc and when they got up for awards they would thank their wife, kids and so on. I was at a ceremony once and went to collect my award and basically said “well up to now my sons been a financial dreg and has contributed nothing whatsoever to what I do for a living, and until he starts paying his way I’ve earnt this all by myself.” People in the room kind of had that – well there was no need for that – face on. RTN: We have to ask, how do you cope with people asking where’s the monkey? VEGAS: Its weird, I get blokes in the supermarket popping their head around the isle and going oy Vegas, where’s your monkey? And then suddenly disappearing and giggling like school boys and it’s like come on, you’re 50. People seem not to have noticed that the monkey is going it alone now. RTN: Your book Becoming Jonny Vegas, was that hard to write, with the highs and lows of everything? VEGAS: It was the best and worst creative experience I have ever had, I had tried to get other people to write it cos I was really struggling and didn’t think I had the tools in the box to get it out there, so two brilliant writers came and worked with me on it but it wasn’t me, it read more like a “this is your life” which wasn’t what I wanted. It turned out to be a lot more personal for me than I thought it would be, It made me look back and think where did Jonny Vegas start and I realised that this person in me had been knocking around for a lot longer than I had realised. The fracture point seemed to be when I was at secondary school, and I started to store material but had no ambition of being the class joker or a stand-up comedian at that point and because of a school that I went to it seemed I could only challenge things in my head. RTN: It has been suggested that if there was a series 10, a reunion of as many cast members as possible would be great for the viewers, what do you think? VEGAS: Wow that would be fabulous, it’s funny how personally people take the show and when certain cast members leave, bearing in mind it has been three months a year of their life filming Benidorm, for example the Garvey family, they find it hard to adjust to new characters. When I first started filming it I was single and life was different but now if I am away I miss making my sons packed lunches and

just being there with my family. It was a pleasure to interview Jonny Vegas, a nice warm and sincere person, we spent the next couple of hours discussing Lego – the movie – and to glue or not to glue (you have to love Lego to understand this) the Grimsby film in which he starred with Sacha Baron Cohen – anecdotes and funny things that happened - as well as him allowing what seemed like 100 selfies with fans to be taken before the afternoon came to an end and he was still smiling. The show on the 22nd May at the Benidorm Palace is one of two, the second date has yet to be finalised but it is likely it will be in June. Tickets cost 25 euros and the doors open at 7 pm for the show starting at 8.30 pm. Tickets can be purchased either at the Benidorm Palace box office or online at www.benidormpalace.com or by calling 965 85 16 60. The final word goes to Jonny who hopes as many people as possible can make the show and see some of his comedy heroes.

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Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

Combating rural peace breakers in the garden

FOR GARDENERS living in wild rural places their peace is being broken not only by gangs of feral dogs but by feral pigs set loose by people who found the idea of a tame pig as a pet not such a good idea. The pigs may be tamed wild boar piglets that were not so tame when a year old, Vietamese pigs which might have had a litter crossed with a wild boar, a domestic white pig again possibly crossed with a Vietnamese pig. With a dry winter they have been arriving in unfenced properties looking for water food or company, sometimes joining in the play of local dogs. All create problems for gardens as they will dig in moist soil for moisture and

interesting edibles and drink water from ponds or swimming pools. Vulnerable plants and produce include recently planted annuals perennials or shrubs, flower bulbs and corms, ripe grapes off vines, seed potatoes or final potato crops, Jerusalem artichoke corms, ripening peanuts, broad beans and radishes. Sometimes just one short visit is experienced but if a garden or allotment is found to be a good regular source of food repeat visits can become a disaster. So what can be done about such visitors? Encourage known pet pig owners to not let unwanted ones lose in the local countryside. Set up floodlights turned on by heat detectors on the edge of properties to scare away potential intruders. Fence all your land or the most vulnerable areas. Hang bags of hair from a local hairdresser or home hair cutting on posts around your land soaked fortnightly or after heavy rains with human urine. If you don’t like the idea of fencing the flower garden: - Plant deep rooted plants. - Surround recently planted shrubs with slabs of rock or concrete, which can be covered with earth, to deter pig diggings. - Surround shrubs with 10 to 15 centimetres of stone chippings as a deterrent to digging. - Fence off new flower beds or shrubberies until they have deep established roots system. - Place urine hair deterrents alongside plants or fertilize plants Victorian style every few days with diluted night waters. You could also fill large flower pots placed by plants with compost and soak this with urine. - Build a shallow pond for water and wallowing on the edge of your property. - Fence off grape vines and vegetable plots. - Grow vegetables in raised beds. - Leave a dog out at night. Naturally rural dwellers might also be visited by a herd of wild boar on the edge of established hunting areas. This type of problem will be more difficult to stop so it might be wise to tip off the local hunting club.

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Dear Aunty Virus Since getting Windows 10 I find I can’t open pdf documents. I couldn’t open or print my Sabadell tax document query and a message came up to say my system is more advance than theirs. I also can’t open my pdf Agamed online invoice and assume the same will happen with the Iberdrola one when it comes. I have Adblok plus. Any solution or do I wait for them to catch up? Regards, Jenny Reply: This could be because you do not have a PDF reader installed, or selected. Changing the Default PDF Viewer in Windows 10 1. Click on Start Menu > Settings > System > Default Apps 2. Scroll down and select ‘Choose default Apps by file type‘ 3. Scroll down and look for .pdf on the left side, click on ‘Microsoft Edge‘ to select, once ‘Choose an app’ popup opens, select the application you want to set as default to open PDF file type, done. Of course you have to download Adobe Acrobat reader first (https://acrobat.adobe.com/be/en/ acrobat/pdf-reader.html ) If you already have Adobe reader already installed, can you open other PDF documents using it? If not then you may have to uninstall and reinstall Adobe reader? Yes it may be your adblock is stopping it from opening. Also, should be possible to download the PDF file, and opening “outside” of the email or website.

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Hope you can help, how do I enter new and delete old e-mail addresses from my contacts list, on a hudl 2 tablet. Regards, Bill Reply: I think your tablet is an android tablet. So you should have an app called “Contacts”, or “People”. Within this app you can add or delete contacts. To add contacts, press the “+” button. To delete contact, long press the contact you want to delete, and the options menu will appear, allowing you to edit or delete that contact. Response: Many thanks for the info, downloaded contacts and all is OK, thanks again.

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WITH A background in family and matrimonial mediation, Life Coach Sara Bell helps Readers with their daily worries. If you are having diffi culties with relationships, family, work or any other aspect of your life, then help is at hand.

Messy neighbours OUR NEW neighbours are treating the front garden as a junk yard. It’s now so bad, that we have seen rats wandering about. Our children can’t play out, and are scared to walk passed their property. We have said something to them, but have been told that the husband has to keep these items for his building business. When we said we had seen rats, they got all defensive and said we were lying, and to mind our own business. We asked them if we could re-build the party wall, which we think is our responsibility, and they became quite hostile. We can’t even consider moving, because no one will want to buy our place. The fact that you have seen rats, suggests a health hazard. I would go along to your local Town Hall to firstly confirm who is respon-

sible for the party wall, and to see if there is anything that they can do to help with the problem of the junk.

Write to Sara in confidence. A pseudonym will be used if you wish. Sara reads all letters and can give a personal reply. Email your question to agonyaunt@roundtownnews.com or Sara is available for private consultations, telephone 650 054 467.

I don’t want the responsibility MY YOUNGER brother was born with mental difficulties. He has been cared for by my parents, who refused any social services help, not even day centres or respite for them. I am now in my 40s and married. My parents seem to have assumed that I will take my brother in, when they are no longer around. I feel very resentful about this. I love my brother - all their money and energy went on him understandably, but I felt sidelined and as though my needs did not count. I had to shelve my dreams of going to University. I understand how you feel, you want to be his brother, not his carer. And you have your own family to consider. He of course would have benefited greatly from professional services all these years. Please talk to your parents about getting him some social help now, and let them know that you cannot provide him with a home. Don’t feel guilty about providing good social care and accommodation for your brother when the time comes. In the right environment the afflicted can flourish, and you can visit regularly.

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ACROSS 1. Liking a bit of a quarrel? I should say so! (6) 4. Engulfs in the fens (6) 9. It offers short cuts for calculating people (5-8) 10. They change battles, and may commemorate them (7) 11. Number of half even shares (5) 12. Filch 20 (5) 14. A number are beaten by a very narrow margin (5) 18. Where a leader should be, presumably (5) 19. Pretentious person is out of bed to begin with (7) 21. Not a capital expression (13) 22. Egghead will be swallowed up yet rise into notice (6) 23. Creatures need new nibs, for example (6) DOWN 1. I tarry, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost unique (6) 2. Compel to follow the scent? (4,2,3,4) 3. Some nasty legal fashion (5) 5. Vigilant fellow finally gets a fluke break (7) 6. The appearance of ruinous famine at the post (13) 7. Swerves with salver in ship (6) 8. 12 couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be smaller (5) 13. Spoiling by tacking on about fifty (7) 15. Get specimen from politician in auction (6) 16. A fistful of drink? (5) 17. They may pay for corresponding deliveries (6) 20. 8 are not fresh (5)

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Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 52.

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ACROSS 1. Combat (6) 4. Private (6) 9. Invite disaster (3,3,7) 10. Satisfy (7) 11. Creek (5) 12. Rascal (5) 14. Harden (5) 18. Accumulate (5) 19. Disparate (7) 21. Counter-charge (13) 22. Banish (6) 23. Hound (6) DOWN 1. Limb (6) 2. Play safe (4,2,7) 3. Slack (5) 5. Feeling (7) 6. Stirring up the mob (6-7) 7. Negotiation (6) 8. Condition (5) 13. Weighty (7) 15. Enmity (6) 16. Cower (5) 17. Glimpse (6) 20. In high spirits (5)

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Kenny Corris kennycorris@hotmail.com 686 361 594

 Venus sends out mixed messages to you this week with a triple set of actions with Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn causing you confusion. Above all you have to put your own self love back on the menu to take advantage of this situation; rather Email your letters to me at: kennycorris@roundtownnews.com than to send out mixed messages that are opened to be misconstrued as they fall on deaf ears again.

Venus, planetary leader of your opposing sign of Libra conjuncts with Saturn midweek bringing things very nicely to a head. With the indecisive energies of late, progress in an impending matter has been slow and without the hint of the good result now needed all around. With expectations at the lowest ebb a breakthrough at last comes your way. Venus trines with Jupiter and it would seem that things are going your way at long last. The uphill and tedious way you have had to treat a recent event only goes to show that you haven’t been able to be yourself for some time. If others do not like your freedom of expression it is because they fear the truth and they do not have your interest at heart

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Jupiter trines with Venus and heralds a time in which you can work towards the simplicity and transparency you currently seek. Venus sends love in absolute to cushion any blows, whilst things are always better when your trusty leader Jupiter is close to you in his constant Cosmic journey. Be sure that it is all out there for you, and that you deserve it.

Just a reminder of the Spiritual Fair hosted by the Alfaz Spiritual Foundation on Saturday May 14th at the Forum Mare Nostrum in Alfaz del Pi. Doors open at 10.00 and the Fair closes at 16.00. Kenny will be giving readings of twenty minutes at a cost of 20EUR in aid of local charities. Pre book on: 686 361 594 or at www.kennycorris.com. Information can be found on www.alfazspiritualfoundation.com . Readings, treatments, gifts and goodies available. Warm welcome to all RTN readers!

With Uranus in cahoots, looking to your opposing sign of Leo brings the midweek entry of the Sun into Mercury. There is a message that you would dearly love to send right now; the fact that you don’t is closely connected to your pride, and the delayed actions of others who really do seem to be acting as if they have somewhat lost the plot!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Pluto, the better half of your dual planetary leaders responds to the rays of the all illuminating Sun at the beginning of a challenging but effective week. It would seem you do not have the backing of those you feel you need on board to assist you right now. Taking charge of procedure right now starts you seeing what is really there on the menu.

Happy days as the Sun in all aspects conjuncts with your planetary leader Mercury. It would appear that you have been waiting for a sign that takes you forward, and this week you are able to bask in the illuminating rays of the Sun in all her glory. Have the courage of your convictions and know that good energies abound and they are yours, for the taking! Governed always by the transits of the phases of the Moon, it is love that enters into your life right now, and it’s about time too! Venus sextiles a strongly defensive Neptune that bodes your happiness and shows you that the water has passed by you and under the bridge. Only doubt can make you change your mind so eliminate fear and move on.

Saturn conjuncts with Venus heralding the end of any recent hostilities and the rebirth of better times ahead. You have taken responsibilities because someone had to, but you have encountered nothing that borders on the respect you deserve for stepping in when you did. Now comes a time when you can look back and see you did what you had to.

As a Virgo you have trained yourself to work around routines, deadlines and schedules; however what is needed right now is to look within at the energies that you store inside. The planetary leader of your opposing sign of Pisces sextiles Venus midweek and this brings a true connection with the sheer magic available if you so desire it to be.

Neptune in sextile with Venus gives you the boost needed to get something close to your heart back on track. It is not your fault if others cannot or will not commit, but you are full of hope and good intention, and it would be such a shame if you were stopped in following your gut feelings. A project needs your tender love and care, if it is to carry on.

Establishing your own creativity will put you back in the spotlight, and it is where you belong right now as emotion rides high and options become more viable than ever. The Leo heart is the very essence of your being, and an opportunity to express yourself is not something that you should take very lightly. The Sun trines Pluto in accordance.

Strong energies and portents are the way ahead right now. Look within at the inner you and release the psychic energies that are clearly waiting for your grace, your permission and your positive interaction.

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#tv&showbiz goss

by Peter Taylor

 CELEBS ARE well known for letting their hair down, and last week in a beautiful spot on Lake Como, Italy, Mariah Carey held a party where all the guests were asked to dress up like her ... even the men! … and the rub is that Mariah didn´t come as herself, but went as her alter-ego, Bianca! ... God´s honest! She´s in Italy on the European leg of her “Sweet Sweet Fantasy World Tour, and stopped off to set up the party at the spectacular $12,250 per night 18th century Villa Napoleon, although Air B&B did give the singer complimentary use of the space. Now that’s what I call a freebie!

MCFLY WILL be doing multiple nights of live concerts in London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester beginning next month, and they plan to perform different songs from a different album each night at what they call ‘historic’ rock venues. It’s quite some undertaking, with the first night featuring songs from album ´Room On The Third Floor´, the second night songs from ´Wonderland´ and ´Motion In The Ocean,´ and on the third night they will play songs from ´Radio: ACTIVE and Above The Noise.’ By the end of the tour the group will have played every song they´ve ever recorded. I feel knackered already!

Where there´s a Will there´s a play THE RECENT celebrations on the 400th anniversary of the passing of William Shakespeare was attended by more than 10,000 people in Stratford-upon-Avon, who all turned up to remember a man who is widely regarded as the greatest ever writer in the English language. He wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets, and although he received a lot of praise, surprisingly he was never actually revered in his lifetime. At aged just 18 he married 26-year-old Anne Hathaway who was pregnant with the first of their three children Susanna who was born six months later on 26 May 1583. Another odd fact is that we all believe the images of the great man are what he looked like, but he never commissioned a portrait of himself, nor is there any written evidence of his physical appearance, which to my mind suggests he was a bit of a shy guy. The celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon were a lively affair featuring musicians, performers, local dignitaries, as well as Prince Charles who toured the writer’s former home and graveside at Stratford’s Holy Trinity Church where he laid a wreath. Inside the church the Prince was shown an inscription of Shakespeare’s grave stone, which reads ´cursed be he who moves my bones´ explained by Rev Patrick Taylor who said “the writer had his grave inscribed with the curse because he was petrified his remains might be moved to a nearby charnel house which lies behind a church door just a yard or two from the grave. Pretty solemn stuff that was beautifully counter-balanced by a 12-piece New Orleans-style jazz band that were flown over from Louisiana especially for the occasion. Drummer Gerald French said “We came to do a New Orleans jazz funeral for Shakespeare as he was one of the few people to be born and die the same day, so he gets a special procession.” Good on you Gerald.

I, LIKE most of you I suspect, have used the expression ´who said money doesn´t bring you happiness? There can’t be any more well off people in the music business than Beyoncé and hubby Jay Z but here they are, smack in the middle of all sorts of public bitching … let me explain. There’s a new trend in song writing where the writer says exactly how they feel about current people in their life, and with Beyoncé singing “Are you cheating on me? I don’t want to lose my pride, but imma f**k me up a b**ch,” a line that’s accredited to Jay Z´s alleged affair with Rita Ora … it’s gone into internet orbit. RadarOnline.com is updating the story every 10 minutes. ZZZZZZ!!

IN THE summer last year I brought you the tale of how Ab Fab: The Movie was in the advanced planning stages, and I am happy to tell you it’s now in the can, and is due for release on July 1st. Jennifer Saunders, 57, and Joanna Lumley, an incredible 69, head the cast as iconic characters Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone and Jane Horrocks rocks some kooky outfits playing Bubble. But there´s more and I mean a lot more, as the ladies have grafted in dozens and dozens of famous peeps to play cameo roles. So if you like shouting out “Oh look, there´s what’s-his/her name” you’re in for a real treat! BAKE OFF Creme de la Crème sent Twitter into meltdown after last week’s show in Liverpool. If you saw the programme you´ll know the teams had to make 36 each of three miniatures, a classic layered slice, hand-crafted slice and a cube petit gateau, before producing a showpiece reinvention of a chocolate cheesecake. The Twitter meltdown is to do with the severe criticism judges handed out, with Jana Steinhagensaying ‎ “I rarely tweet, but GBBOCreme is winding me up so much! I wanna throw those desserts at the judges faces!”… and Paul Ware “the judges want to be the stars, they are just judging the baking pathetically. Right with ya folks!!

THERE´S BEEN quite a hullabaloo surrounding Top Gear with suggestions Chris Evans has fallen out with Matt LeBlanc, not to mention his tyrannical divatype behaviour. All of that now takes a back seat after the BBC announced a show called ´Extra Gear´ will air in behind the main show that promises to give us a peek behind the scenes. The show will be fronted by Rory Reid who said “Extra Gear is hugely exciting, Top Gear fans are some of the keenest in the world, and I’m looking forward to giving viewers a different perspective on some of the coolest cars on the planet.” Don’t forget the boxing gloves Rory!

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friday 6th May BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 MasterChef 22:30 Have I Got News for You 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:20 Witless 24:50 EuroTrip

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07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Escape to the Country 09:00 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 10:00 BBC News Special 13:00 Election 2016 14:00 Coast 14:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds 15:00 Election 2016 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 20:00 Nick Baker’s Wild West 20:30 Food Detectives 21:00 The Extraordinary Collector 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 23:00 Two Doors Down 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Artsnight 24:45 Weather 24:50 Later - with Jools Holland

saturday 7th May BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry Cooks 13:00 BBC News and Weather 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 Athletics 15:00 Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 17:30 Final Score 18:10 BBC News 18:20 BBC Regional News and Weather 18:25 Can’t Touch This 19:15 Pointless Celebrities 20:05 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 21:00 The National Lottery: Win Your Wish List 21:50 Casualty 22:40 Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:10 BBC News and Weather 23:30 Match of the Day 24:55 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle

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07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 MasterChef 09:00 MasterChef 10:00 MasterChef 11:00 The Women’s Football Show 11:30 School for Scoundrels 13:00 The Hairy Bikers: Everyday Gourmets 14:00 Bargain Hunt 14:45 Escape to the Continent 15:45 Money for Nothing 16:30 Final Score 17:30 Flog It! 18:00 Bake Off: Creme de la Creme 19:00 Gardeners’ World 19:30 Attenborough’s Passion Project 20:30 Attenborough’s Passion Project 21:30 Dad’s Army 22:00 The Hollow Crown 23:50 Zodiac

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 The Secret 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:40 The World Is Not Enough

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07:00 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:25 09:30 10:25 11:15 12:15 13:15 13:24 13:25 14:30 15:30 17:30 18:30 18:45 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:15 23:00 23:14 23:15

Childrens TV Nerds & Monsters The Tom & Jerry Show Thunderbirds Are Go ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather ITV Regional Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show BBQ Champ Despicable Me The Wine Show ITV News ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed! Bang on the Money Britain’s Got Talent Play to the Whistle ITV News and Weather ITV Regional Weather Body of Lies

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07:20 Will & Grace 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 Channel 4 News Summary 13:00 Four in a Bed 13:30 Four in a Bed 14:00 Four in a Bed 14:30 Four in a Bed 15:00 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 The Windsors 23:35 The Windsors 24:05 Rude Tube

07:10 The King of Queens 07:35 Cycling 08:30 British GT Championship 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Frasier 12:00 The Superhumans Show 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:00 The Big Bang Theory 13:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:55 Come Dine with Me 15:00 Channel 4 Racing 17:30 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:35 Homes by the Med 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 Great Canal Journeys 21:00 Coastal Walks with My Dog 24:25 Alien

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Henry VIII and His Six Wives 22:00 Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration 23:00 Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives 23:55 The Hotel Inspector 24:55 Access

07:00 Childrens TV 09:05 Blaze and the Monster Machines 09:30 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:45 Wanda and the Alien 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show 12:40 Funniest Fails, Falls & Flops 13:10 Police Interceptors 14:05 Police Interceptors 15:05 Police Interceptors 16:00 Police Interceptors 17:00 Police Interceptors 18:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 19:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 20:00 NCIS 21:00 NCIS: New Orleans 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Football League Tonight 23:00 Football League Tonight 23:30 NCIS 24:20 NCIS

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07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 22:15 FYI Daily 23:50 Family Guy 24:20 Family Guy 24:50 American Dad!

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07:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 12:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 13:00 Scorpion 13:50 Horrid Henry: the Movie 14:50 FYI Daily 14:55 Horrid Henry: the Movie 15:45 Britain’s Got Talent 17:05 Britain’s Got More Talent 19:10 FYI Daily 20:30 The Scorpion King 21:30 FYI Daily 21:35 The Scorpion King 22:15 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:15 Celebrity Juice 24:05 Family Guy 24:35 Family Guy Britain’s Got Talent 15.45

07:00 08:35 09:05 09:35 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 24:05 24:35

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Rude(ish) Tube Rude(ish) Tube The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Rude(ish) Tube Rude(ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Insidious The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

07:00 Rude(ish) Tube 07:25 Rude(ish) Tube 07:45 Jane the Virgin 08:35 Made in Chelsea 09:35 Joe & Caspar Hit the Road 10:35 Suburgatory 11:00 Suburgatory 11:30 Baby Daddy 12:00 Baby Daddy 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:00 How I Met Your Mother 13:30 The Goldbergs 14:00 The Goldbergs 14:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 15:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 The Big Bang Theory 17:00 The Big Bang Theory 17:30 Mr Popper’s Penguins 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 24:05 Gogglebox

6- 12 MAY 2016

sunday 8th May BBC1

BBC2

07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics London 13:15 MasterChef 14:15 BBC News 14:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:30 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Invictus Games 2016 16:45 Points of View 17:00 Songs of Praise 17:35 Attenborough & the Giant Dinosaur 18:35 BBC News 18:50 BBC Regional News 19:00 Countryfile 20:00 Attenborough at 90 21:00 British Academy Television Awards 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Regional News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 24:45 Smart People

07:15 The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge 08:15 This Farming Life 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 The Beechgrove Garden 10:15 Countryfile 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Rowing 15:00 Equestrian 17:00 Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 19:30 Flog It! 20:00 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 21:00 Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson 22:00 Hillsborough 24:00 Robot & Frank

ITV1

07:00 Childrens TV 08:30 Nerds & Monsters 08:45 The Tom & Jerry Show 09:00 Teen Titans Go! 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Griff’s Great Britain 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:05 ITV News and Weather 13:14 ITV Regional Weather 13:15 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:15 The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:15 Fierce 16:20 Britain’s Got Talent 17:30 Midsomer Murders 19:30 ITV News 19:45 ITV News and Weather 19:55 The Chase 21:00 The Durrells 22:00 Home Fires 23:05 ITV News and Weather 23:19 ITV Regional Weather 23:20 Her Majesty’s Prison: Norwich 24:20 Premiership Rugby Union

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

07:15 The King of Queens 07:40 The King of Queens 08:05 The King of Queens 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Swimming 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 The Simpsons 14:35 The Simpsons 15:05 Lilo & Stitch 18:25 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 The World’s Most Famous Train 21:00 Paul Merton’s Secret Stations 22:00 Indian Summers 23:00 Gogglebox 24:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

07:00 Childrens TV 09:05 Blaze and the Monster Machines 09:30 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:45 Wanda and the Alien 09:55 Toby’s Travelling Circus 10:10 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Football League Tonight 12:30 Football League Tonight 13:00 The Gadget Show 14:00 The Secret Life of Puppies 15:00 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 16:35 The Fifth Element 18:55 5 News Weekend 19:00 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 22:00 Greatest Ever 90s Movies 24:50 Football League Tonight

itv2

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:25 Emmerdale 10:00 Coronation Street 12:30 Take Me Out 13:20 Catchphrase 15:05 FYI Daily 16:25 Nanny McPhee 17:30 FYI Daily 17:35 Nanny McPhee 18:25 Britain’s Got Talent 19:50 Britain’s Got More Talent 20:50 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 21:50 FYI Daily 21:55 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 24:00 Family Guy 24:30 Family Guy

07:00 Rude(ish) Tube 07:25 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 How I Met Your Mother 08:05 Suburgatory 08:35 Suburgatory 09:00 Baby Daddy 09:30 Baby Daddy 10:00 The Goldbergs 10:30 The Goldbergs 11:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Made in Chelsea 14:35 Joe & Caspar Hit the Road 15:35 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 The Big Bang Theory 17:00 The Big Bang Theory 17:30 The Big Bang Theory 18:00 The Big Bang Theory 18:30 We Bought a Zoo 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 24:00 The Inbetweeners 24:35 The Inbetweeners

monday 9th May BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Invictus Games 2016 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Invictus Games 2016 22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 22:30 I Want My Wife Back 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 24:30 The Graham Norton Show

BBC2

07:00 Flog It! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Escape to the Country 09:00 Food Detectives 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 Athletics 15:15 My Life on a Plate 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Choose the Right Puppy for You 22:00 Attenborough’s Life That Glows 23:00 Upstart Crow 23:30 Newsnight 24:30 Weather 24:35 Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Wild Australia with Ray Mears 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Marcella 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:45 River Monsters 24:10 The World Is Not Enough

CHANNEL 4

07:20 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:35 Four in a Bed 14:05 Four in a Bed 14:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley 21:30 Food Unwrapped 22:00 What Britain Buys 23:00 Very British Problems 24:05 Random Acts 24:40 24 Hours in Police Custody

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Two Wrongs 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Deep-Sea Super Predator 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 The Tube: Going Underground 23:00 Gotham 24:00 Up Late with Rylan 24:45 Person of Interest

itv2

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 24:00 American Dad! 24:30 American Dad! 24:55 The Cleveland Show

07:00 08:35 09:05 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 24:00 24:50

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rude(ish) Tube Rude(ish) Tube The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Empire Gogglebox New Girl

tuesday 10th May BBC1 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 Invictus Games 2016 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 In the Club 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Gareth’s Invictus Choir 24:45 Room 101

BBC2

07:00 Flog It! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 Great British Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Bake Off: Creme de la Creme 22:00 Old School with the Hairy Bikers 23:00 Later Live with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Horizon

ITV1 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 River Monsters 21:00 Fierce 22:00 Crash: Anatomy of an Accident 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:45 What Would Be Your Miracle? 24:45 Bargain Shop Wars

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:35 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Sun, Sea and Supersavers 22:00 How to Get a Council House 23:00 Children on the Frontline: The Escape 24:00 24 Hours in A&E

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 A Date to Die For 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet 22:00 Penguin A&E with Lorraine Kelly 23:00 Beaver Las Vegas: Saving The Strip 24:00 Up Late with Rylan 24:45 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away

itv2

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Matrix Revolutions 23:00 FYI Daily 23:05 The Matrix Revolutions 24:35 Family Guy

07:00 07:45 08:35 09:05 09:35 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 24:00 24:30

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hot Tub Time Machine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

6- 12 may 2016

wednesday 11th May BBC1

BBC2

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Invictus Games 2016 22:00 Nature’s Epic Journeys 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:45 A Question of Sport 24:15 I Want My Wife Back 24:45 Live at the Apollo

07:15 Neighbourhood Blues 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Horizon 22:00 Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 23:00 Cunk on Shakespeare 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Old School with the Hairy Bikers

ITV1 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Sunday Night at the Palladium 22:00 Killer Women with Piers Morgan 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:45 Our Queen at 90

CHANNEL 4 07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 Channel 4 News Summary 13:00 Four in a Bed 13:30 Four in a Bed 14:00 Four in a Bed 14:30 Four in a Bed 15:00 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Supervet 22:00 One Born Every Minute 23:00 Never Seen a Doctor 24:00 Gogglebox

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:20 Left for Dead 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Britain’s Horror Homes 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 23:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 24:00 Up Late with Rylan 24:45 On Benefits

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 24:00 Family Guy 24:30 American Dad!

07:00 08:35 09:05 09:35 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:30 22:00 23:00 24:00 24:30

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Jane the Virgin The Big Bang Theory The 100 Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

Thursday 12th May BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News aned Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Invictus Games 2016 22:00 Gareth’s Invictus Choir 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:45 Question Time 24:45 This Wee

BBC2

07:00 Flog It! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Natural World 22:00 Peaky Blinders 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

ITV1 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Bargain Shop Wars 22:00 What Would Be Your Miracle? 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:40 Crash: Anatomy of an Accident 24:40 Murder, She Wrote

CHANNEL 4 07:20 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 Channel 4 News Summary 13:00 Four in a Bed 13:30 Four in a Bed 14:00 Four in a Bed 14:30 Four in a Bed 15:00 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It 22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody 23:00 Grayson Perry: All Man 24:05 How to Get a Council House

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Childrens TV 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Patient Killer 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 21:00 On Benefits 22:00 Violent Child, Desperate Parents 23:00 Betrayed and He’s Going to Pay - When Revenge Gets Ugly 24:00 Up Late with Rylan 24:45 Lip Sync Battle UK

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Release the Hounds 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 @elevenish 24:20 Family Guy 24:50 Family Guy

07:00 08:35 09:05 10:00 11:00 12:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 24:00 24:35

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa & Joey Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine Angie Tribeca The Windsors The Windsors The IT Crowd The IT Crowd

6 - 12 may 2016

6- 12 MAY 2016

life&leisure #Whats on 

A slice of life by JACK TROUGHTON TRADITIONAL FIESTAS play a huge part in Spanish life and the Costa Blanca village of Benitachell was this week busy celebrating the ‘Virgin of the Rose’. Music, dancing, theatre, kids’ sports, and a giant paella are all part of the annual event as the Marina Alta community comes together to enjoy the party. Naturally, there is a religious history to the event. There is a huge and colourful wreath dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and both youngsters and elderly people have been to the parish church to lay floral bouquets and arrangements – a parade accompanied by the town band. And on Sunday there was a “deeply rooted” tradition – said to be unique to Benitachell – when this year’s pageant queens and their ladies in waiting, the festeras, walk the streets distributing bread. The ‘pans beneits’, or ‘blessed bread’, involves a parade through the centre of the community. Slices of bread are given to folk who stand in their doorways holding an empty plate. The party continues tomorrow (Saturday) with a paella contest in the centre of the village. There is a costume parade at 5pm and much later, a mobile disco.

Costa’s beach coffee COSTA COFFEE has opened its second café, this time on the Levante beach Benidorm.

This is a fantastic postion, facing the Mediterranean! The companies fi rst location opened back at the end of January on the busy Calle Gambo in a prime spot amongst some of Spain’s leading high street brands including Tous, Pandora, Zara and Sunglasses Hut to name a few. First founded in London in 1971 by Italians Sergio and Bruno Costa, it has now become the second larget coff ee chain in the world. Costa coff ee has grown quickly over the past 5 years with on average 150 stores being opened internationally every year with over 2,800 cafes across 30 countries throughout the world.

6 - 12 may 2016

life&leisure #Spanish

Basic Spanish for everyday needs by Jane Cronin

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More Spanglish words Languages are not static things: their natural state of one of constant flux, with new words and expressions appearing and old ones disappearing constantly. For some reason, a lot of us strongly dislike changes in language, and it seems that the older we get, the more we hark back to the “correct” language of the past. A typical example of these changes in English is that wonderful way in which we turn nouns into verbs. A recent example was in the London Olympics when all of a sudden people were trying “to medal” or “to podium”. I for one cringe at this, but it no doubt sounds normal if you’re under (dared say what age), just as “to hand”, “to chair” or “to man” probably sounded excruciating to some previous generation of oldies. I’ve written before about the tendency in Spanish is to introduce anglicisms, especially “–ing” words such as “camping”, “parking”, “marketing” or more recently “piercing” which has now been official incorporated into the language with the spelling “pirsin”. Other “Englishisms” which enjoy a fully “Spanishified” spelling are “fútbol”, “tique” “mitin” and “líder”. Many of these words have been become so accepted that people are probably unaware of their English origin. It’s all part of a normal linguistic process. Anyway, I thought I’d regale you with some more recent examples, many of which come from computer technology, and therefore American rather than British English. Sometimes English words are used because they express concepts that do not exist in Spanish; sometimes they are used to sound trendy or intellectual when perfectly good Spanish equivalents exist and often their meaning alters slightly in their new language – a fact that can create some confusion for native English speakers. Spellings start to alter informally because of pronunciation difficulties. This is true of the following examples I’ve seen over last few days. Can you work out what they are? “táper”, “potochó”, “potcas”, “feisbuk”. Well, of course! They are “tupper”, which we call “Tupperware” (related to recent comments about the closure of school canteens and children taking their own lunches to school in a “táper”); photoshop, podcast and Facebook, all computer terms which you either know about, or you don’t basically! Another strange computer one is “pendrive”. I learnt to use this item in Spanish first so was surprised when an English speaking per-

son who knows about computers didn’t understand me. It turns out that in real English a “pendrive” is a “memory stick”! Here’s another cluster of terms which I find intriguing: “performance”, “show” and “boy”. Our understanding of performance is “actuación” in Spanish, but when the Spanish say “performance” they are referring to some kind of avant garde, spontaneous public display (like nude protesting or those videos of opera singers in metro stations). We all know what a “show” is in English, but I was intrigued to read in Spanish the other day about an actor’s humble beginnings doing “shows”. It turns out it meant working as a male stripper! This takes me to the word “boy” which refers to the same activity. Moving back onto safer ground, what about “friki”? This comes from “freak” but does actually mean Victorian circus creatures, more just people who are a little bit strange! And finally, there is a lot of talk these days about “fairplay” in Spanish sport. We pride ourselves on this British attribute, something to do with cricket, but you’d better know that both Real Madrid and Barcelona have recently been awarded for their “fairplay” in the game of “fútbol”. Wonders will never cease.

Show time! Come along to another fabulous concert with this popular ladies harmony chorus!

Wednesday 11th May, doors open 7.15pm, proceeds to ALPE & AECC. Call Mary-Anne 966 714 973 or Ena 966 707 598 to reserve your ticket at the door, only €5! Restaurante El Paraiso, behind Carrefour & McDonalds Torrevieja. Visit www.velvetonesharmonytorrevieja.com or visit Facebook Velvetones Harmony Chorus for photos and details.

Crossword solutions for last week Cryptic Solutions

Across: 7 Hearts; 8 Laxity 10 Regally; 11 Latin; 12 Till; 13 Beard; 17 Glare; 18 Fair; 22 Aside; 23 Express; 24 Resign; 25 Grouse. Down: 1 Charity; 2 Largely; 3 Still; 4 Gallery; 5 Lists; 6 Hyena; 9 By degrees; 14 Allergy; 15 Careful; 16 Dresser; 19 Harry; 20 First; 21 Sport. Quick Solutions Across: 7 Option; 8 Docile; 10 Perplex; 11 Peace; 12 Roll; 13 Sever; 17 House; 18 Lone; 22 Craft; 23 Vagrant; 24 Urgent; 25 Victor. Down: 1 Compare; 2 Startle; 3 Jolly; 4 Complex; 5 Final; 6 Never; 9 Expensive; 14 Content; 15 Loyalty; 16 Venture; 19 Scrub; 20 Range; 21 Again.

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6 - 12 may 2016

life&leisure #architects

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Going towards a more ecological home The human race has been trying to be ecological since they started to shelter themselves using any local materials available at the time. In Spain there are large differences between homes at north where temperature can plunge to a freezing -20Cº (-4º Fahrenheit) to temperatures in Seville for example where we can see luminous street sign displaying a scorching 50ºC (122º Fahrenheit) during midsummer. Houses on those regions differed tremendously in their constructions, forms and their orientations. At north windows of houses are installed with an orientation towards South in order to get light and heat. In the south regions windows tend to be smaller as there is more sun light and also most façades are painted white intending to reflect the heat and obtain a fresher interior environment during the sizzling summers. New materials and technologies. The difference between this form of construction and the current methods is that now there are new materials and technologies so that building can go one step further and be designed with little environmental impact. The latest approved regulations point towards this direction. One of them is the revision of the European directive (200291EC) on energy efficiency of buildings. The directive makes obligatory to meet minimum requirements for energy efficiency and supply accreditation with a certificate with validity not exceeding more than 10 years. This certificate was explained in my last week article for CBN. Homes built from 2019 onwards must be energetically self-sufficient. It will be required that all buildings that may commence construction from 2019 must be energetically self-sufficient and may not emit any harmful gases into the atmosphere. This

measure is expected to reduce to zero the energy expenditure of the new homes and reduce total domestic energy consumption. I personally think that this challenge will be very difficult to be achieved if not impossible although I hope to be wrong. It has been shown that the method that houses is built influences noticeable the way it increase or decrease the use of energy in Europe. The EU already verified that new houses consume between three and five liters of fuel in heating per square meter of built floor area per year, that consumption rockets up on old homes with poor or none existing insulation to 25 liters of fuel per year. The new Spanish Building Regulations “El Código Técnico de la Edificación” (CTE) adopted in 2007 replaced the previous regulations on thermal insulation, dated back to 1979, when energy saving was not as a serious problem as it is now and the consumer was not so demanding on environmental quality of housing. Triples the requirements for acoustic insulation. The new regulations on noise insulation compared to the previous, triples the requirements for acoustic insulation in new housing projects. But that is not the only change. The greatest novelty of the CTE is defined as a series of demands that the architect must fulfill covering all the elements in the construction, from the foundations to the roof. In many cases, these changes materialize in issues that are not always perceived by the user, as it is the case of thermal insulation in walls. Another outstanding issue in the new code affects ventilation. As we all know houses have been ventilated since immemorial times by opening the windows. However, now the way of life has changed and building materials have also changed. Windows can be hermetically closed and it is no longer an exception that a home could remain closed for days, weeks and even months, without allowing a any air getting in, which affects the amount of pollutants and pathogens bacteria that

are accumulated indoors. Ventilate whether you like it or not. To ensure ventilation of buildings, the CTE forces new homes to incorporate a system of permanent ventilation that allows air circulation even though the home is closed. Other requirements are based on a greater thermal insulation, the obligation to take advantage of solar photovoltaic panels and in the fulfillment of minimum energy efficiency requirements. The CTE does not say how to do it exactly, what it does it establishes the conditions which are required for new houses regarding temperature comfort, moisture, sound insulation, or ventilation, among others, so it is in the hands of the architect to study each case, taking into account the location, the climate and other environmental facts, and providing the solutions to meet those requirements. However, only new projects with building licenses that have been applied for after 2007 must comply with these standards. It is expected that new buildings consume between 30 and 40 less energy and reduce CO2 emissions, between 40 and 55%. These savings can be higher in the future. Proof of this is the European directive that aims to build self-sufficient buildings from the energy point of view. An example of this is a project, developed by a consortium of construction and technological companies together with several universities, and with the support of several Regional Governments, the European Union and the Ministry of Education and Science are proposing that new buildings should save more than 80 and 90% on conventional energy by the usage of passive solar systems based on bioclimatic architectural design and the use of solar energy systems together with the use of biomass energy. To demonstrate this, it is possible that five pilot buildings are built in different Spanish towns with very different climates such as Asturias, Soria, Madrid and Almeria. Something I look forward seeing.

6 - 12 MAY 2016

life&leisure #BBQRecipes

Muskoka salad

THE SWEET flavour of this colourful salad is the perfect compliment to simply grilled chicken breasts INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup slivered almonds 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp honey 1 tbsp tarragon vinegar 1 tsp dijon mustard 1/2 cup olive oil salt and pepper to taste 5 green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup orange sections 2 avocados, peeled and chopped 5 cups mixed salad greens, washed and torn DIRECTIONS 1. In a small skillet over MEDIUM – LOW, combine the almonds and sugar and stir constantly until the sugar

caramelizes on the almonds, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat immediately, and spread on a plate or cookie sheet to cool. Break them apart if necessary, and store in an airtight container. 2. To prepare the salad dressing, combine the lemon juice, honey, vinegar and mustard in a large salad bowl. Whisking constantly, drizzle in the olive oil in a thin stream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 3. Prepare the onions, oranges and avocados, and toss them with the dressing. At the last minute, add the chilled lettuce leaves, sprinkle the almonds overtop, and toss gently.

Great recipes every time! Supplied by Inside Out San Javier

Pulled chicken This twist on the street-food favourite, pulled pork, is recreated using juicy chicken thighs to cut the calories for a healthy taco filling

Ingredients 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed and discarded and trimmed of any big bits of fat 2 tbsp chipotle paste 250ml passata 75g barbecue sauce 1 onion, chopped juice 3 limes, plus extra wedges to serve (optional) 2 x 400g cans black beans, drained and rinsed 215g can refried beans 1 small, ripe avocado, diced Â˝ small pack coriander, leaves only 3 Baby Gem lettuces, shredded 8-12 tacos, or cooked rice, to serve Method 1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Rub the chicken thighs with 1 tbsp of the chipotle paste and some seasoning. Mix the remaining chipotle paste with the passata, barbecue sauce, 100ml water and half the onion. Spoon the sauce into a roasting tin that will fit the chicken snugly in a single layer and add the chicken thighs. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hr, then uncover, increase the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake for another

20 mins. 2. Meanwhile, mix the remaining onion with the lime juice and some salt, and set aside while the chicken cooks. Mix all the beans in a saucepan with 100ml water, ready to heat to serve. 3. When the chicken is really tender, use two forks to shred the meat into the sauce (discard the bones). Keep covered with the foil while you heat the beans for 5-10 mins until piping hot and not too wet, and warm the tacos following pack instructions. Stir the avocado and coriander leaves into the limeonion mixture. 4. Serve the pulled chicken and beans with shredded lettuce and tacos, or rice and lime wedges to squeeze over, if you like. Top with a spoonful of the avocado salsa.

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6 - 12 MAY 2016

life&leisure #health

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E-cigarettes…the pros and the cons! The era of e-cigarettes is here and it is a booming billion dollar industry. Unfortunately the growing popularity of e-cigarettes is racing faster than research into their safety.

How e-cigarettes work

All brands basically work the same way. There is a battery, a heating element and a cartridge that holds nicotine and other liquids and flavourings. Some are disposable whilst others have a rechargeable battery and refillable cartridges. They are made to look like a real cigarette. The end glows when inhaled and during exhalation a puff of vapour is released.

Are They Safe?

There is no question that the nicotine inside the cartridges is addictive. When a person stops using it they can get withdrawal symptoms including feeling irritable, depressed, restless and anxious. It can be dangerous for people with certain heart conditions. However, evidence so far suggests that e-cigarettes may be safer than regular cigarettes. Tests show the levels of dangerous chemicals they give off are a fraction of what you’d get from a real cigarette.

Pros and Cons

E-cigarettes have triggered a fierce debate among health experts. The biggest danger from tobacco is

smoke and of course e-cigarettes don’t burn. But they disagree about whether e-cigarettes make the problem better or worse. Opponents say that because nicotine is addictive, ecigarettes could be a “gateway drug,” leading nonsmokers and kids to use tobacco. They also worry that manufacturers with huge advertising budgets and celebrity endorsements could make smoking popular again. This would destroy any good that has come out of anti-smoking campaigns. Some supporters believe that e-cigarettes could help people quit, just like nicotine gum. Whichever side of the fence you sit, I think that most people would agree that undoubtably, the best case scenario is to quit smoking cigarettes altogether, be it normal cigarettes or e-cigarettes.

Laser therapy – a different approach to giving up smoking

For those who’ve tried other ways to ‘kick the habit’ laser therapy may be the answer. It is completely painless and has no side effects whatsoever. So how does it work? Once the low level (cold) laser is activated on acupuncture points, endorphins (natural painkillers in your body) are released. This has a calming and relaxing effect and eliminates the desire for a cigarette. Laser also takes away cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Therapy also includes 24 hour back-up and support from our laser technician Anni Mann.

This article was provided by the Family Medical Centre, Albir. Please call 96 686 5072 for more information or to make an appointment.

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Diary for wellbeing By JACK TROUGHTON WELLBEING FRIENDS, the Javea-based group, helping people care for body, mind and soul, has published a list of events to help folk spring into summer. The group meets for a series of talks with guest speakers at Quo Vadis in Javea on a weekly basis from 10.30am and refreshments are available. Ann Mather will try and educate the group with nutritional advice on Tuesday 10th May with her talk ‘How to Beath PMT and Avoid HRT’. And on Tuesday 17th May, the subject is ‘Using Homeopathy for Stress, Anxiety, Depression’; on Tuesday 24th May, ‘The Solution to Invasive Beauty Treatments’; Tuesday 31st May, ‘Health Benefits of Aromatherapy Oils’; Tuesday 7th June, ‘An Interactive Approach to Neuro Linguistic Programming’; and Tuesday 14th June, ‘A Nutritional Approach to the Prevention andTreatment of Diabetes’. Entrance is 5€, payable on the door. To reserve a place, email costablancawellbeing@gmail.com.

Happy pilgrims ORIHUELA is to be the starting point for the pilgrimage route to Murcia’s historic Caravaca de la Cruz, a popular route with hikers. The city’s Councillor for Tourism, Sofia Alvarez, announced an agreement has been signed with the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia (ITREM) to become the starting point of the ‘Camino de Levante’ so that “Orihuela will be united with the Caravaca through this renowned pilgrimage trek”. The tour will begin in the Oriolana district of Orihuela, passing through Murcia, and run along the River Segura up to Molina de Segura to follow the “Northwest Greenway” to Caracava de la Cruz. “We are convinced that this route will be successful and we will all be grouped together as a family of cultural and religious tourism,” said Ms Alvarez. “In this way, Orihuela adds to the range of religious and cultural treasures to visit, thus uniting history, beliefs and art.” The agreement includes that sign posting and promotion of the ‘Camino de Levante’ are drawn up and placed at strategic points within Orihuela so that it is fully incorporated in the project. And the Oriolana Tourism Office will provide promotional packs and information for the municipality. It is hoped local businesses will benefit from the route by food and accommodation to walkers, while Orihuela will collaborate in staging events and activities during the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Caravaca de la Cruz in 2017.

6 - 12 may 2016

life&leisure #sports

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La Vila book a trip to burgos

by Tony Fox

Winning 15 to 6 in the second leg of their quarter final pay off match against CAU Valencia, La Vila secured the tie 29 to 19 on aggregate. They now meet Universidad de Burgos first away next weekend and then at Villajoyosa the following week in the semi final. Much more at home on a grass pitch than the artificial one in Valencia, they again showed their fighting spirit when after CAU scored a penalty, Luca Poggi scoring a try which Matias Jara duly converted. Javier Carron scored another try which was not converted to counter a penalty scored by CAU. La Vila led 12 to 6 at half time. CAU showed their fighting spirit in the second half but to no avail. The La Vila defending was awesome and even allowing for having a man ‘sin binned ‘ CAU could not take advantage and Matias Jara scored a penalty to close out the match and tie giving them the win they thoroughly deserved. Even after the lessons of the first leg La Vila had that moment of indiscipline reducing them to 12.5% of the match with only 14 players. They got away with it this time but against tougher opposition they will pay the price. For further information on future games and how you can support your local team in their effort to gain entry to the first division, please visit their website at www.rugbylavila.net On Saturday and Sunday, from 9.00 am until 3 pm, La Vila hosts the Spanish Under 18 Championship Finals under 18. Free entrance.

And Saturday 7th may, from 5 to 8 pm, 4 xv a side tournament, with SILEBY RFC, MILL HILL RFC, HSBC RUGBY, and LA VILA B. There will be four short games 2x20 minutes. Free entrance.

Benitachell Bowls Club’s Open Competition

A complete week of bowling has taken place at Benitachell Bowls Club. This competition is open to all clubs far and wide and was, as always, well attended. The weather was not too bad and the club saw a good turn out of spectators. Sunday 1st May was the finals day for the Rinks, Mixed Pairs and the Single’s game. An early start faced the Rinks teams, with Maggie Lawley, Tony Lawley, Steve Griffin and Tim Woodcock against Dave Roberts, Jacquie Roberts, Annie

Jones and Rosina Dunham. A hard fought game between the teams saw Maggie Lawley and her team the winners. The Plate competition for the rink’s team went to Brian and Diane Manser, Joe and Diane Ridley, runners up were Dudley and Carol Davies and Jeff and Linda Richards. The pairs competition again featured Maggie and Tony Lawley against Alan Phillips and Velia Woods from Javea Green. The winners of the game were Alan and Velia. The singles were last with the ladies event first. A really

good game involving two BBC Bowlers, the game being won eventually by Viv Humble and runner up Jackie Munt. The men’s singles went to the wire with Alan Phillips (Javea Green) and our own Dudley Davies. A great final game won, in the end, by Alan Phillips. This competition was really well organised and gave one and all an excellent week of bowling. As always it was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants. Congratulations to all those that took part and all the people behind the scenes, organising, marking, umpiring and of course the catering.

Pego golf “ the Javea cup”

This is a great competition, and one of our major trophies of the year. It is a Pairs Competition, with a better ball medal score based on handicap. We had a brilliant turnout as usual today with a full compliment of 52 players and guests. The guests with us today were Andy McClaren, Chris Andersen, Neil Elwell and Pat Durning. All were warmly welcomed by our Captain David O’Connor. The weather was beautiful, the course in marvellous condition, and looking magnificent The results of the “Javea Cup” competition were follows :Division 1 1st Place was Donna Green and Barry Levett with a net score of 62 2nd Place was Tricia Chapman and Malcolm Cannon with a net score of 64. 3rd Place was David Collins and David Blakely with a net score of 64. 4th Place was Brian Barden and Alan Barwick with a net score of 65 5th Place was Steve Patton and Paul Trigwell with a net score of 65 6th Place was Angus Muir and Jim Leith with a net score of 66 Our players of the day were Donna Green and Barry Levett, with a wonderful score, and congratulations to all our winners with such very low scoring There were seven two’s today and they were recorded by Marin Gates, Malcolm Wise, Barry Levett, Donna Green, Mal-

colm Cannon, Bob Jenkins and our guest Neil Ewell. The “Balls in the Water” prize was not won today as the total number of balls in the water was 141. That’s a lot of balls. Nearest the hole at Hole 5 with their second shot was Sam “the man” Salmon with 0.83 meters and nearest the hole, at hole 16, was Bob Jenkins with 1.47 meters. If any member or guest would like to play with the Pego Golf Society, and who wouldn’t, as we are playing a “Magic Three Competition” please contact our secretary and send an e-mail to Penny Barden at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com or enter through our website www.pegogolfsociety.com. A warm welcome awaits you.

Bowled over BOWLS PLAYERS and spectators are days away from the exciting tournament of the Linea Directa National Championships, staring on Saturday 14th May at the Emerald Isle club on Orihuela Costa. The competition gets underway at 11am with a formal and colourful opening ceremony and the action starts at 1pm with the mixed triples. Admission is free for spectators who should be treated to some great sport and close matches out on the green with players and former champions from a number of clubs competing – with some tough matches scheduled from the off.

6 - 12 may 2016

life&leisure #sports

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by patricia thompson After last weeks goal fest it was all quiet in this weeks Alfaz Fantasy Football League with the average score dropping to only 14 points. There was one Monday Night game and nine Premier League games at the Weekend which gave the Fantasy League 29 goals,3 clean sheets,26 yellow cards and 3 red ones. Liverpool’s young defender Smith,Aston Villa’s Cissokho and Leicester City’s Drinkwater all went for the early bath. Joe’s team Keith Lard F.C.have virtually wrapped up this Season’s A.F.F.L.by top scoring this week with a tally of 48 points which gives them a formidable 99 point advantage over our top Lady Managers team Plaistow13hammers.Scott’s Dog Dale and Darren’s team The Pheonix Club remain in 3rd & 4th place while Arthur’s Wombles quest for a top 4 finish improved when they jumped up 3 places to 7th.Down at the foot of the table Lyn’s Handbrake City have been cut adrift since the 7th week of the Season and have never looked like moving since 2 of her strike force Liverpool’s Danny Ings and Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony got injured. The Golden Boot League which is sponsored by Leonard Knowles Construction is going right down to the wire with only 1 point between the leaders James’s Jukeboxers and Dave’s Pearson’s

Alfaz fantasy football league Smashers while at the other end of the table it is just the opposite with Handbrake City in line for their 2nd Wooden Spoon. Maxine’s Plaistow13hammers are in a strong position at the top of our Mark Carter Ladies Section with a comfortable 77 point lead over Debbie’s Foxy Filberts. Joanna’s Hup Hannah City and Liz’s White Lions are fighting for the runners up spot along with the Foxes as Karen’s Ceasar’s Blackcats have slipped out of the running.Plaistow13hammers have won for the 3rd time this Season our 20 euro voucher which is sponsored by Quick Save Supermarket in Albir when they just edged out Liz’s White Lions by 5 points. Nathan’s Tyrannosuarez-Rex F.C.are still in pole position in our U.K.T.V.SPAIN Junior League, they currently have a 36 point advantage over last Season’s winners of this Section Super Rhys.Harley’s Ginger Ninjar are in 3rd place but they don’t look like closing the gap on the leaders.At the other end of the scale Bradley’s team Hero to Zero have joined Marcus’s Salford Sausages at bottom both dead level on 620 points and with only 3 weeks to go it’s anybodys guess who will finish up dropping through the Trap Door. Three teams will go into the hat for our case of Cava which is sponsored by Premier Imports who are specialists in supplying British Real Ales.´ Leaders Keith Lard F.C. who top scored with 48 points and

our Two lowest scoring teams Nick’s Blues & Angie’s Blues who both finished up with a minus 5 score. Manager of the Month for April as been sponsored by Our Plaice in the Sun Restaurant in Albir and the lucky winner is Grahem whose team Benivorm just pipped Tyrannosuarez-Rex by 3 points courtesy of Southampton’s Mane who bagged a hat-trick against a weakened Manchester City side. Dominic who is an avid Barnsley Fan has had a good weekend with his team in line for a play off place,he has also moved up 19 places in the Fantasy which has won him a Breakfast for 2 at Rafters sponsored by Kate. With the 2 F.A.Cup Semi-Finals out of the way Ian’s team Tasty Toffees are still top of our RTN F.A.Cup League with a lead of 18 points over Mick’s Marvels.Parky’s Players are in 3rd position with Coey & Doey’s team Parkwyddn in fourth place waiting to pounce as they have 4 players available for the F.A.Cup Final. Don’t forget with only 3 weeks to go it’s important to follow your teams progress in the coming weeks by visiting our website which is www.alfazffl.com or if you can’t access a computer you can always pop into one of the Bars which support us by displaying all the League Tables on their Notice Boards, in Alfaz Robin’s Nest, in Benidorm Union Jack, in Albir Wyndhams & The Local and over in Moraira Barilloche.

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Big screen comes alive by Jack Troughton

SHOW GROUP ‘The Rascals’ is bringing the best-loved music and comedy from the silver screen to the stage with its new show ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’. Over three nights, Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th and Friday 27th May, the group presents a feast of colourful numbers at the School of Culture and Music in Los Montesinos; curtain up if 7.30pm each evening. The production includes a host well-known songs made popular over the years from musicals such as: The Drifters, Jersey Boys, South Pacific, Chicago, 42nd Street, Blood Brothers, Calamity Jane, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, James Bond, Chess, and Me and My Girl. To order tickets priced at 7€ each, call Sue on 96 678 4874, or book direct on line at the website www.therascals.org. Tickets are also available at the following: Johnson’s, La Finca Comercial Centre; Mail Point, Algorfa; The Post Room and The Card

Place, Benijofa; Kennedy’s Supermarket, Los Montesinos; The Shop and Penny’s Supermarket, Playa Flamenca; Cunningham Nurses charity Shop, Playa Flamenca Beach; Porterhouse, Altos Del Limonar; Bodega, St Luis; Quick Save, Los Dolses; Bargain Books, San Miguel; The Post Room and Quesada Fish and Chips, Quesada and Donna Pepa. In La Marina, call Lesley on 618 199 773.

MAKING THE MOST OF LIVING IN SPAIN

The May Chatters meeting will be on Wednesday 18th May starting at 11am, at the Pasty Shack in Rio Nalon near to the Mercadona in Los Alcazares. Complimentary refreshments will be available from 1015 until 10-45. The Speaker will be a returning visit by Miguel from Liberty Seguros. Well known for the help and advice he gives to Expats he will be telling us how to take advantage of the many benefits of living here in Spain and highlighting the more common pitfalls to avoid, After his presentation he will answer your individual questions. We will have the usual Quiz and Picture Quiz and the opportunity to win modest prizes. All are welcome. Why not put the date in your diary and come along and join in. Meet old friends and perhaps make new ones. Chatters is sponsored by Help At Home Mar Menor. We are a local charity offering a little short term help to those who need it. Follow us on Facebook, or find out more by visiting www.helpathome.es

6- 12 MAY 2016

life&leisure #advertising feature

Plane parking launch new website WE HAVE great news, Plane Parking are launching a brand new website this Monday. It not only looks good but is now fully automated and will make it easier for you our customers to book your parking; it also calculates the cost automatically so you can see the cost of your parking before you book. We would like to say a big thank you to Daniel Beard from Brunel - Encantado Diseño Web for writing and designing our new website.

Do you fly from Alicante or San Javier airports, or is it sometimes both? What you really need is a professional and secure airport parking company based at both Alicante and San Javier (Murcia) Airports that can cater for both short term and long term clients. Of course you also want a company that is fully insured, offers you total security with a comprehensive alarm and CCTV system which allows you to have total peace of mind 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Not too much to ask!!! Plane Parking is ideally situated to look after your needs for both Alicante and San Javier (Murcia) airports. They currently have secure airport parking facilities directly in front of Alicante Airport and less than 2km from San Javier (Murcia) Airport. At Alicante you are provided with a `meet and greet´ service right outside departures and at Murcia you can drop off your vehicle and be transferred to departures by their new 9 seater minibus, free of charge. On return to either Alicante or Murcia airports, you will be met outside departures by one of their experienced customer service staff who will have your vehicle ready and waiting and sparkling clean, what more could you ask for. All vehicles that are booked with Plane Parking receive a complimentary external car wash, a really handy free extra. Having facilities at both airports gives you total flexibility with your

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travel arrangements. “One of our most popular services is the ability for our customers to leave their vehicle at Alicante Airport and then fly back to San Javier (Murcia) Airport or vice versa and have their vehicle waiting for them, along with the complementary external car wash of course” said owner Marianne Baker. Plane Parking currently have over 37,000 square metres of secure airport parking and will open their 3rd airport parking facility at the new Corvera Airport giving you even more choice and flexibility with your travel plans. To be expected from one of the leading airport parking companies, they also offer a full range of extra services, looking after their customers is of prime importance we were told at RTN and they pride themselves on their excellent customer care. If your car requires an ITV, service, valet, body work repair, or more, Plane Parking will arrange it for you. They work with a wide range of qualified engineers and mechanics, so whatever the job, you can rest assured that they will arrange for competitive rates from fully qualified experts to give you the best deal. If you need secure, flexible airport parking contact Plane Parking on +34 966 840 289 or log onto their fully automated website www. planeparking.com for more information or direct booking facilities including a cost calculator. So no more delays, no more waiting for friends and family or having to use taxis – contact Plane Parking today, both English and Spanish is spoken. We are also now partnering with Flight Delay claims and wanted you to know that you may be one of 30 million EU passengers entitled to claim up to £500 PER PERSON for any flight cancellation or delay since 2010! So if your flight was cancelled or delayed by 3 HOURS OR MORE, since 2010, then contact them now to assist with your claim. Call 100% Free from any mobile or landline within the UK Tel: 0800 464 0180 Calling from Spain Tel +44 (0)161 451 5319

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