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January 2015

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Issue 824

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Fight goes to No.10

Safe pair of hands

PENSIONER ALBERT Fereday has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to restore the winter fuel allowance to all pensioners living in Europe.

JAVEA HONOURED footballer Antonio Sivera this week. The 18-year-old was in his home town after winning the UEFA Under-19 Championship with Spanish team mates. For the full story turn to page17.

by Jack Troughton

Antonio Sivera

PENSIONER ALBERT Fereday has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to restore the winter fuel allowance to all pensioners living in Europe. He described the controversial decision to axe the cold weather payment to people living in Spain as “illegal” and said it was unfair to discriminate against people who had paid taxes all their lives. In his letter, the 87-year-old wrote: “Thousands of British pensioners come here and to other places in winter and still claim the heating allowance. Do you think this is fair Mr Cameron? “And thousands of people go to live in Britain and they claim for everything and they have not paid a penny into the system – I think you and your party are afraid to tackle the problem.”

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Continued from Front Page ALBERT, WHO lives in Benidorm, said he worked and paid taxes from the age of 14. His letter, sent by registered mail to Downing Street, concludes by saying: “I am not being greedy Mr Cameron, as I am only asking for what I believe I am entitled to.” Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, introduced a temperature test for the winter fuel allowance and announced the payment would halt in September for those living in warm countries, including Spain and France. Mr Duncan Smith provoked anger by saying it was “absurd and offensive” that taxpayers should fund payments to people who had retired to “warmer countries”. SACK However, Albert believes the politician step down if it is shown scrapping the payment was illegal. “He has made a mistake – if you make a mistake like that it should be the sack with no pension and no pay outs. “I am not happy about this situation and all I want is fair play. I paid into the system all my life and everyone should be treated the same.” Albert, originally from the Black Country, understands that Chancellor George Osborne needed to make cuts. “Mr Osborne is thinking about pruning, cutting costs. If you prune a tree you start at the top – you never start at the bottom but this is what Mr Osborne is doing.” He said politicians at Westminster did not realise just how cold countries like Spain and France could be in winter – and pensioners could not afford air-conditioning to keep cool in summer. “Our pension is one of the lowest in Europe. We have to keep warm in winter and cool in summer – pensioners have air-conditioning but cannot afford to have it on despite it being red hot in the summer with sky high temperatures – perhaps we should get a subsidy for electricity prices!” Albert, who has lived in Spain for 12 years,

added: “I believe I have a good argument and I am glad RTN is doing its bit to support pensioners.” PROTEST It is understood the European Union will examine the legality of the alleged discrimination over winter fuel payments later this year and campaigners hope more people will follow Albert’s example and make a personal protest. Margaret Hales, MBE, is one of the leading figures protesting on the Costa Blanca. She believes the new regulations for the winter fuel payment were “riddled with prejudice and ignorance”. She said: “We are still British citizens and should receive our pensions and other benefits. Of course some of us are not in need of extra money to pay fuel bills and some of us are very grateful for those few hundred Pounds. “Parts of Spain, France and Greece are perishingly cold in winter. Mr Iain Duncan Smith has manufactured a regulation based on myth so that it affects us who are not able to protest in front of Parliament. “And he saves such a relatively small amount of his DWP budget that he must be doing it out of prejudice.”

Albert Fereday

Margaret acknowledged that fighting a myth was extremely difficult but a determined campaign was in the process of raising the issue of winter fuel payments with

the Select committee on Work and Pensions. “I commend those who take the trouble and effort to write to the Prime Minister. The battle is not yet lost.”

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Car trouble DENIA TOWN Hall has removed 57 cars from the streets of the Marina Alta down in a crackdown on abandoned vehicles. The local police have also launched a prosecution against 14 owners of cars on health and safety grounds. Many of the cars had been stripped of valuable parts and the remaining wrecks have been transported to the police pound in Denia.

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French farmers disrupt Spanish goods FRENCH FARMERS have been causing havoc all week over complaints of foreign competition. by Jeanette Rice THE FRENCH farmers are complaining that a fall in prices due to foreign competition and a squeeze in margins by food processors and retailers has put many livestock farmers close to bankruptcy. French farmers say that the have also been hit by lower meat consumption, with a reduced demand from China and a Russian ban on EU food imports. It has been estimated that around ten per cent of farmers face bankruptcy. However the European Commission has called on France to ensure that goods flow freely through Europe after several incidents occurred on Tuesday. French livestock and dairy farmers blocked imports from German and Spanish producers, stopping lorries wherever possible and checking their loads. In retaliation Spanish farmers warned they would push for a boycott of French food and farm products. The Spanish farmers union, UPA, said “we Spaniards want the same as the French, fair prices for our products”. In a bid to calm the farmers the French president, Francois Hollande announced plans to raise the price of beef, pork and milk, with a promise of up to 1.1 billion euros in tax rebates, delayed payments and loan guarantees. Although this decision was made on Tuesday it seemed to have little effect on the protesting farmers who have continued to hijack foreign lorries carrying competing goods and erected blockages on the border with Germany. In an escalation of activity on Wednesday, farmers took to their tractors and blocked a main route into the country. They then began to spray the cars with manure. The convoy of tractors then continued to the supermarkets, spreading liquid waste in front of the stores. One French union leader, Franck Sander said “the measures that the government have announced do not deal with the competition nor the long term, they are merely postponing contributions”. There are fears that Spanish and German farmers may retaliate as they see their goods being destroyed by the French farmers.

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Changes in Airport procedures

BARCELONA’S EL-PRAT airport had new passport control systems operational on Monday, with the Alicante-Elche airport next on the list. The Interior Ministry inaugurated the new intelligent border control systems which are part of an ongoing programme where high levels of cross border transfers take place. The new system is designed to streamline the process for passengers with digitalised documents, using facial recognition and fingerprint detectors as well as reading the information on the passport. Jorge Fernandez Diaz, the Interiror Minister said “this will help people gain access to Spain without compromising on safety, with better controls using fewer people”.

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Ongoing troubles for Gibraltar

Queues at the border

by Jeanette Rice LONG QUEUES formed again last week at the border crossing between Gibraltar and Spain for both vehicles and those travelling on foot. Gibraltar has again made an official complaint to the European Union after the Spanish government was “testing new security measures” at the frontier between the British territory and Spain which resulted in traffic queuing for hours. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, said that they have made a report to present to the European Union “in order to draw attention to the manner in which the Spanish government is implementing the recommendation made by the commission”. Dr Garcia went on to say that “the effect of this seems to be designed to cause as much disruption as possible”. In the Gibraltar parliament the issue was discussed as fears over the impact of such actions by the Spanish would have for tourism, with expenditure on the rock dropping by over £111 million since 2011. Whilst it was accepted that other factors had been involved, such as a weak Euro

against the pound, the parliament felt that the drop in spending was predominantly due to the border issues. The queues started as the Spanish authorities began using new passport e-gates at a time in the day where border crossings were at their busiest. Some waited over an hour to cross with reports of the problems lasting late into the evening. The Gibraltar government sends reports to the EU periodically together with photographic evidence of such events however no resolution has been found to help those who need to travel to work on the rock and are constantly finding themselves delayed. Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, visited the port of Algeciras to see at first hand the new passport system in place. Stating that the system was operating normally and at 100% Snr Diaz said “we have installed the new system following the recommendations of the European Union to facilitate the transit of people and vehicles to Gibraltar, we are pleased to have done this earlier than we had promised”.

Fire fighters strike during forest fires

AS NORTHEN Spain burns, with forest fires ripping through the Catalonia area, the forest fire reinforcement service have been striking since Monday. Members of the BRIF, the forest fire fighting reinforcement service, started their indefinite strike in protest of unfair wages and working conditions. On average the fire fighters earn €16,000 a year for performing their dangerous job, however they are also asking for official recognition as fire fighters rather than being called reinforcements. This will be the first time in history that any fire prevention or containment service have taken industrial action during active fires, with 570 workers across ten bases not attending the wildfires. The association of forest fire fighters, Atbrif said in a statement “is it fair that we make such a ridiculously paltry amount while we put our lives at risk”. The association is due to meet with representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Madrid on Monday.

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TRAM delays THE DENIA to Benidorm route began experiencing delays at the beginning of the week as reduced speed limits were put in place. by Jeanette Rice READERS MAY remember a few months ago that RTN reported on the poor state of the sleepers between the two towns and now FGV have applied a speed restriction of 40 km per hour for safety reasons. This means that the 50 km journey now takes 107 minutes, previously 77 minutes, with customers wishing to transfer at Benidorm to an Alicante TRAM finding the additional 15-30 minute delay had meant they had missed their connection. For travellers along the line where connections are also made, such as Villajoyosa and Alicante there is also no guarantee that the TRAM links, so well timed in the past, will be effective with many passengers having to wait an additional fifteen or more minutes. This is not only causing problems for the many tourists using the service but also those who rely

on the TRAM to get to work, with many workers having to make alternative travel arrangements. The trade union representing the FGV workers has spoken out in regard to the effect that this speed restriction will have on their drivers and platform staff, pointing out that their rest periods will now be non existent as the delayed trains will not be able to sit in the stations as they have previously, needing to leave as soon as they load their passengers. Although the ruling for a reduction in speed was made on 17th July it is only this week that the speed restrictions have been implemented. This follows the recent studies which confirmed the dangers on the tracks, with sleepers in disrepair and poor maintenance with a possibility of causing a derailment. In the area of Denia, the conditions are so poor that the TRAM is limited to 15 km per hour.

The 50 km journey now takes 107 minutes

Local news...

Colour coded parking

NEW COLOUR coded parking bays have been introduced in the Costa Blanca resort of Calpe – ending months of chaos. Blue, orange and green zones have been created in the streets of the town and are run by a private company paying the town hall 100,000€ for the concession. And people living in the town or running a business can enjoy half price parking if they apply for a resident’s parking ticket. Councillor Carole Saunders said orange zone parking bays only needed to be paid for in July and August, while tickets for green zone bays were only need during the mornings. “The orange zones were brought about after consulting with the owners of shops and restaurants – they were complaining that in the summer would park for a month and stop customers getting to their premises,” she said. And new technology allowed people paying by credit card to ‘top up’ their parking. “It is really useful if you are delayed for some reason”.

Why some expats couldn’t vote

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Britian’s most wanted – arrest in Algeciras

by Jeanette Rice AN OFFICIAL report has been released detailing why many expats couldn’t vote in the UK May 2015 elections. Unbelievably the reason behind the scandal was simply that returning officers did not have enough money to put the right stamps on postal ballot papers sent overseas, using UK stamp rates only. Many expats did not received their ballot papers before the May 7th poll and a flood of complaints headed in the direction of the Electoral Commission. More than 400 people filed a complaint to the commission but figures are likely to have been much higher with many not registering officially the “no show” of their ballot papers. The report stated that “within the UK, returning officers (ROs) are required to include sufficient pre-paid postage on return envelopes for voters to send their completed postal ballot papers back. They are not, however, required or funded to provide the additional postage necessary to enable packs to be returned to the UK from other countries”. The Electoral Commission also pointed out

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in the report that “the UK return postage is normally printed onto the return envelopes, and it appears that in some cases it was also included on return envelopes in postal ballot packs sent to overseas addresses. This led to confusion for some overseas voters who may have mistakenly assumed that the prepaid postage on the envelope would be sufficient for them to return their postal ballot pack to the UK”. In a mishmash of ballot issues the report also found that expats who had registered to vote by the deadline of April 20th were unlikely to have received their postal ballot packs in time to complete and return it them to the UK, with some recommended latest posting dates from overseas being April 13! The report has made several recommendations, including that all Returning Officers ensure that overseas packs have the correct

GUARDIA CIVIL in Algeciras believe that they have arrested one of the men on the Crimestoppers “most wanted” list. In a surveillance operation at a hostel in the town of San Roque Taraguillas, following a tip off from one of the other guest, the Guardia officers watched the premises until the suspect returned from his trip out. Torries urging Once the officers had seen the suspect expats to vote they checked via SMS that he was on the list supplied by Crimestoppers and propostage and that they are provided with the ceeded to enter the building. The man was immediately arrested unappropriate funding for this. der a European arrest warrant originatWorking closely with the UK governing from the UK on charges of robbery ment the Electoral Commission is hoping with violence. that new measures can be developed to The detainee was sent directly to court ensure that everyone can use their right to where the official charges were made and vote no matter where they are, they hope the British authorities informed. that these measures can be added to the It was not know at the time of going to “votes for life” bill. press which of the 18 still most wanted Announced during the Queen’s speech, the men had been arrested. “votes for life bill” will abolish the 15 year rule that prevents expats from voting if they have been out of the country for more than 15 years. This ruling currently prevents approximately one million expats from voting. Ironically the Conservative party had launched a very public campaign, prior to the elections, encouraging overseas Britons to make sure their vote counted.

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Investment in water

THE NEW President of the provincial government, the Deputacion de Alicante, has promised investment to insure people have supplies of drinking water.

Cesar Sanchez

by Jack Troughton CESAR SANCHEZ, who is also Calpe’s mayor, maintains the Marina Alta had sufficient water resources but lacked the infrastructure to move it between different communities. People in Teulada-Moraira and Benitachell have already suffered cuts to supplies in the ongoing drought because of this. Mr Sanchez made the comments as he opened a new water treatment plant at Parcent which will supply the Vall de Pop after the regional government invested over 322,000 Euros. And he said an immediate priority was to bring back the Water Consortium of the Marina Alta to coordinate work on infrastructure in the various municipalities of the area. “Water is available but we need the means to insure that all municipalities have a guaranteed supply of drinking water,” he said. The new plant can supply 1,500 cubic metres a day and will restore mains drinking water to Jalon and Lliber.

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Supply line ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES of food arrived in Benitachell on Wednesday with a donation of 1,500kg of non-perishable “necessities” from the Alicante food Bank. The charity Caritas took delivery of the supplies which will be distributed to families in need of support – hit hard by the ongoing effect of the economic crisis. The basics included oil, rice, pasta, canned food and sugar; all distributed fortnightly by the charity. However, Serafina Bolufer, President of the Benitachell Caritas, said some people an even greater level of help. “Currently in the municipality there are 20 families who come weekly to stock up on staples, the most requested are milk and oil.” And the Councillor for Social Services Jacinta Pastor pledged: “My department will continue to work helping the most disadvantaged people in Benitachell with new support programmes.” She said the town hall planned to open a new office to offer help and advice to families in need. Caritas welcomes any donations of non-perishable food and basic necessities and works with businesses, associations, and individuals to keep putting food on tables.

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Mayors call for rail link

by Jack Troughton

Jose Chulvi

EXTENDING THE railway network from Gandia to Denia is “vital” for the economy and for the quality of life in the region, say local politicians. The town halls of Gandia, Denia, Alcoy, Xativa, and Javea, all PSOE controlled government teams, have formed a block to call for change. Infrastructure, tourism, and culture are high on the agenda of the informal group as it looks to improve the lot of individual municipalities. At present rail passengers can travel between Alicante and Denia – but the mainline to Valencia halts at Gandia. The group met for the first time this week. However, the politicians believe it was just the first of many discussions as they were united to improve the lives of people in the region. And they described themselves as a “union” between town halls and pledged to fight for improvements to infrastructure “neglected” by political opponents. The importance of creating a new rail link was underlined. Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi said: “The link between the Safor and the Marina Alta, and therefore, between Valencia and Alicante along the coast, is vital to boost the economy and the quality of life in these regions.”

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Hospital up for UN award HOSPITAL CLINICA Benidorm and partners at the Polytechnic University of Valencia have been nominated for a top award for work on technology to aid early diagnosis of diseases affecting the brain. The BRAIM project has developed software to help doctors identify the onset of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s, as well as monitoring and treating brain tumours. And the work has earned a nomination for a World Summit Award – a United Nations backed scheme to mark innovation in digital technology. The award scheme recognises tools that make a “positive social impact” and is contested by 178 countries around the world, the hospital as ‘Inscanner’ and the university representing Spain in the category ‘e-Health and Environment’. Technology developed under BRAIM “stands out for the ease of its use and its ability to help clinicians make better decisions on diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases” said a hospital spokesman. The software produces a 3D image of the brain and identifies regions of the organ needing the attention of medical teams and compares the results against a data base prepared by researchers. It is also invaluable in oncology, identifying tumours and allows doctors to build an objective picture of the effect of treatment of cancer. A second programme developed by Inscanner and the university allows doctors to analyse a series of tests performed on the same patient – combining structural, metabolic and functional information in a single image of the brain.

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Battle over iconic building

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MADRID is bracing itself for a battle to save the iconic España Building in the heart of the city, which is now threatened with demolition. by Jeanette Rice MOST WHO have visited the city will have passed by the building, either on a tour bus, by car or on foot. The building, which occupies an entire city block has become a landmark since being built in 1953. The 25 floor building was Europe’s tallest when it opened and has become part of the city’s cultural heritage. The building was sold in June 2014 by the Santander Group to a Chinese property giant, Dalian Wanda for 265 million euros with the condition that the facade and the side walls of the property remained intact. Angry politicians and the general public have begun a strong campaign to save the building, since Dalian Wanda made its plans clear, which has been empty since 2006 due to its poor condition and also the very high maintenance costs. Dalian Wanda plan to turn the whole building into rub-

ble and then build a luxury hotel, shopping centre and exclusive residential properties on the land, saying that the for safety reasons the facade will need to come down. A Spanish architect, Cristina Guardia, has said “it is a very complicated building but I do not think total demolition is needed, restructuring from inside could be enough to keep the facade”. Meetings are ongoing between the Chinese company and the Madrid council to try and find a resolution to the problem, with the city council emphasising that the general public will be consulted and allowed to have substantial input. In China it is common practice to tear down old buildings and it is a learning curve for the investors who are now finding that the treatment of protected sites is much stricter under European legislation.

The España Building

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More trouble for “Ibiza Shores”

FOLLOWING THE article in the RTN last week, where we reported that the islanders and politicians of Ibiza were uniting to stop the making of the MTV reality show in August, an Ibiza businessman has joined in the battle by registering the name “Ibiza Shore”. Jaume Torres discovered that the name had not been registered and so started legal proceedings to have the commercial name as his. Jaume said “I was amazed that the name was still free so acted immediately. The registry process takes months, so technically the brand belongs to no one, but according to the patent and brand law, the first to apply for it has priority”. Jaume went on to say “I am fully supporting the initiative to say ‘no’ to this programme which will tarnish Ibiza’s image”. MTV applied for the name just one day after Jaume as the islands council said it will block all licences required to produce the programme. Let’s just hope MTV don’t decide to focus on making “Benidorm Shores” instead. Incidentally the name is still available!

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Honouring ‘The Few’

THE BRAVERY of the fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain will be honoured with a special 75th anniversary dinner dance on Tuesday 15th September.

RAF pilots scramble during the Battle of Britain

by Jack Troughton THE ROYAL Air Force and the Royal Air Force Association is “pulling out all the stops” to mark Battle of Britain Day – marking a remarkable aerial victory that saw Nazi plans to invade the UK scrapped. To mark this historic milestone, the North Costa Blanca Branch of RAFA is inviting everyone to a celebration at Salon Canor in Teulada. A month earlier, wartime leader Winston Churchill had already told the country: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” And RAFA branch Chairman Bob Hunt hopes people will want to support an occasion when the Battle of Britain was considered won, and honour the “tremendous achievement” and sacrifices of the young men of all Allied air forces involved in the conflict. “The aerial conflict over the UK went on for weeks, months and years after September 1940, but 15th September is recognised as the day when the Luftwaffe realised that its attempt to destroy the RAF in the air and on the ground

to provide air superiority to enable ground forces to invade had failed,” he said. “The Luftwaffe losses were so great that the Nazi master plan for the conquest of Great Britain had to be shelved and on 17th September, just two days after what we now know as ‘Battle of Britain day’, Hitler was forced to postpone indefinitely his plans for the invasion of England under Operation Sea Lion.” BRAVERY He said 15th September was remembered every year to recognise the bravery of the airmen who became known as ‘The Few’ but the 75th anniversary was a “remarkable” event. “The Few are becoming the ‘Fewer’ as each year passes and who knows for how much longer we will be able to commemorate this time in our history. It is even more essential, therefore, that in this year, we, here on the Costa Blanca, make a special effort to celebrate the tremendous achievement of those young men...and recognise the sacrifices made

by the men of all the air forces involved.” The RAFA celebration begins at 7pm with a cava reception with dinner served at approximately 7.45pm. The meal starts with assorted tapas, a main course of stuffed chicken with mushroom or roast beef with béarnaise sauce or tuna fish ‘ventreca’, and a dessert of strawberry tiramisu or banofee pie. Tickets are 30€ including the cava reception, meal, and wine, coffee and mineral water, and there will be live music from the forties and fifties with a five-piece band. Dress for the occasion will be dinner jacket or smart jacket and tie for those without a DJ. Bob added: “The important thing is that people attend, not the attire.” And he said he hoped members of the European community on the Costa Blanca would choose to support an event to mark a “remarkable period” in the history of the RAF and the British people. To book a place and make menu choices, contact Bob on 96 619 7325 or email roberthunt@hotmail.com.

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Water Shortage I CANNOT understand how people here on the Costa Blanca can still not understand how grave our water shortage is. The water companies should change tariffs to reflect usage. The first m2 per house should be charged at the current price, the second should be expensive, and subsequently at the price of petrol. Perhaps then people would not leave their taps running when they clean their teeth, or keep topping up their pools ...... John Fletcher

Watch your shopping! WE WERE shopping at a well known supermarket on the N332 in Orihuela Costa. It is quite something how we have to be on guard so as not to be over charged. It sometimes feels like we are entering this supermarket at our own risk. The couple in front of us bought numerous items, and paid with their debt card. The cashier waited until they paid, then asked them if they wanted bags which they needed, this started the confusion. As they were putting their items in the bags, she hastily started ringing in our items, and instead of putting our things separate, she pushed them onto the items in front with the other customer. We had to try get our things and try to keep watching the till as she was hastily putting things through. We have experienced this behaviour before to distract customers, and overcharge in amongst the confusion. During the summer and so many people shopping, be careful to see the cashiers do not overcharge. It is not that I am paranoid, it is just that I do not trust anyone. John Brundell, Punta Prima

Big fish in a small fish bowl HAVING LIVED in Spain for eight years I am learning about life in urbanizations. With urbanizations there has to be a president. Some people want to be President, whilst others avoid it. Some act like a king, a legend in their own minds, or one could say, a big fish in a small fish bowl. Whatever motivates people we can debate another day, but the important thing is to have a representative committee which has the power to make decisions along with the president, and also oblige him, or her, to respect decisions made beforehand by the Assembly of owners. The presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s function is one of legal representation of the community, not arbitrary dictatorship! Much behaviour on communities is group clannishness and virtual thuggery and the victims are often minorities who just want to pay their dues and lead a quiet life. Dave Davenish, Villajoyosa

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Wishing charities well GRANT A Wish hosted a tour of the Franciscan shelter for homeless men in Gandia before presenting Costa Blanca charities with a summer giveaway. by Jack Troughton

Five good causes – including the shelter – were each given a 500€ cheque to help fund their valuable work in the community. Grant A Wish founder Jody Kirby told RTN: “It was one of my dreams to get a few local charities together to visit the shelter in Gandia – and reward them with a giveaway. “Everyone keeps saying they wanted to visit the homeless men’s shelter and I just though how lovely it would be to get them all together, take a trip to Gandia, and give them a

cheque to help them with their own work.” Pictured from left are Carmen Vidal of the Vergel-based charity against domestic violence Asociacion No!; Jody; Brother William of the shelter; Jacqui Phillips MBE of the MABS Cancer support Group; Pracilla Valmente of Cruz Roja Javea; and Tony Grande of Make A Smile. A grateful Carmen Vidal said it was her ambition to work more closely with Grant A Wish on joint fund raising efforts – and get the Spanish community involved.

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Javea joins Alice party

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JAVEA IS joining the global celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of one of the world’s favourite magical children’s story ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. by Jack Troughton EVENTS ARE taking place across many different countries to mark the anniversary of a story which continues to fascinate across generations, and Kevin Moore has accepted an invitation from Javea Players to perform his one-man show. ‘Crocodiles in Cream’ will play Javea Players Studio theatre for a five-night run from Monday 7th September – since it premiered at the Salisbury Playhouse, the show has thrilled audiences at London’s National Theatre and toured extensively abroad. Written and devised by David Horlock, The Stage described it as “supremely entertaining” and a “masterful piece of work”. Both moving and at times hilarious, the audience are taken into the world of creator Lewis Carroll, the mathematician, photographer, poet and story-teller. ‘Crocodiles in Cream’ plays the Studio Theatre in Javea Old Town from Monday 7th September to Friday 11th September and the show starts at 8pm each night. Tickets are 12.50€ and are available by email to boxofficejp@gmail. com or by calling 96 647 1455. And once again the La Cocina restaurant is offering a pre-theatre dinner from 6pm. Two courses are 16€ and three courses 19€. To reserve a table call 96 579 5140.

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RISING FOOTBALL star Antonio Sivera has been honoured in his home town of Javea after Spain’s success in the UEFA Under-19 Championships. The young goalkeeper, who is on the books of Valencia CF, was given a civic reception after helping the Spanish team to the title in Greece, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win against Russia in the final. The 18-year-old and proud family and friends were greeted at the town hall by Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi and signed the book of honour in a special ceremony. The first choice keeper of the Spanish Under-19 team, Antonio currently plays for Valencia reserves but is tipped as a future star for both club and country – and is considered to be the best young goalkeeper in Europe. Mayor Chulvi said: “As mayor, as a sportsman, and especially as a resident of Javea, I want to say that we are very proud. “Your success in the European under-19 Championships is the realisation that hard work, dedication and the will to never, ever give up has its rewards.” Antonio has joined a select club of sporting ‘ambassadors’ of Javea; including tennis player David Ferrer, footAlice’s Adventures ballers Adrian Ortola of Barcelona and Xavi Torres of Real in Wonderland Betis, sailors Rafael Andarias and Julia Minana, basketball player Roma Bas, and kickboxer Rosanna Chorro.

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Dehydrated driving as dangerous as drunk driving DEHYDRATED DRIVING can be just as dangerous as drunk driving, with studies finding that drivers who were mildly dehydrated made as many errors as a drunk driver. by Jeanette Rice WE WOULDN’T think of getting behind the wheel if we had drunk a couple of glasses of wine but we do get behind the wheel when we haven’t had sufficient non-alcoholic fluids. With many of us suffering from the heat and being very aware of the dangers of drink driving this may come as a shock to some readers. In a recent study errors by dehydrated drivers included lane drifting, late braking, crossing the rumble strips and generally struggling to focus. In one survey Loughborough University in the UK put a group of ten men in a driving simulator under various conditions. The men were tested when they were hydrated, mildly dehydrated and when they had consumed alcohol. Phil Watson, responsible for the study said ”we wanted to simulate real

world conditions, such as when you have had a particularly busy day and were unable to take drink breaks”. The results were significantly different under each simulated situation, with twice as many driving mistakes being made when the men had not had sufficient water. In fact when alcohol had been consumed the drivers made very similar mistakes. Phil Watson said “just like alcohol, mild dehydration has been shown to reduce concentration, slow reaction times, impair memory recall, and produce negative effects on mood, all of these factors can impact our ability to safely drive a motor vehicle.” Other findings of this particular research found that at the end of the two hour test the drivers made more errors, adding to the dangers

of dehydration. Although most cars have air conditioning the research found that driving in a car that is too warm can also lead to significant losses of water, this combined with drivers trying to drink less to avoid toilet stops can be a lethal combination. The lesson for anyone, but particularly drivers, is ensure you are hydrated before you drive and ensure that you drink throughout a long journey. Water is obviously the best choice but also tea, juice, milk and coffee can help. Coffee, commonly thought to be a de hydrant can actually give you a caffeine kick which makes you more alert and evidence from previous research has shown that if the coffee is not extremely strong the body retains the fluids from the drink.

Keep hydrated whilst at the wheel

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Red Cross appeals for Volunteers

THE ALICANTE Red Cross desperately need English speaking volunteers. In a recent visit to the centre the British Consul, SarahJane Morris, discussed how they could make British nationals more aware of the services on offer and how they could attract more Britons to volunteer. Meeting with Ms Morris were the national vice president of the Red Cross, Francisco Javier Gimeno, and area coordi-

nator Miguel Angel Rodriguez. The Red Cross works locally with vulnerable British nationals, giving advice and support and accessing social services. Their services range from helping those with Alzheimer and dementia to offering practical help for those suffering financial difficulties. The Consul said “there is a lot of support offered by the Red Cross that maybe the British community are not aware

of, we want to work closely with the organisation and help build links between English speaking associations”. Sarah-Jane went on to say “we hope that this will also encourage more to volunteer, helping their fellow countrymen with any support that they may need”. If you think that you can offer some of your time to help the Red Cross you can find out more information on www.cruzroja.es.

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Chris Froome may be in Spain for La Vuelta CHRIS FROOME became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice and has not ruled out coming to Spain next month to mount an assault on La Vuelta. by Keith Nicol CHRIS IS taking a well-earned break for a couple of days and Team Sky’s Sir Dave Brailsford says it too early to make a decision but don’t rule him out being in Torrevieja on Sunday 30th August. “I think Spain could be on the cards” said Froome about having a go at Vuelta a España ’15 which starts in Puerto Banus on 22nd August. It’s one of the races that has frustrated him, having been runner up twice, in 2011 and 2014 while finishing fourth in 2012. The other temptation is that only two riders have managed the double of the Tour de France followed by La Vuelta; Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault so this could be one of his few opportunities to pull off the double. The 70th Vuelta a España consists of 21 stages, starting on 22nd August and finishing on 13th September. Torrevieja will be

front and centre on 30th August as the ninth stage, will start from in front of the Old Man of the Sea Monument, although the exact street route has yet to released to the general public. From Torrevieja the race runs along the coastm through Alicante, Benidorm and finishes 168.3 kilometres later in Cumbre del Sol, in the municipality of Benitaxell. We are still awaiting word from Torrevieja’s department of Tourism as to when the stage will start and what the route will be through the city but this is certainly going to be a historic day marked by a great atmosphere. It’s expected to possibly start at 1.20pm and follow a route of 8.5km along the N332 before heading onto the back roads, past the airport and towards Benidorm, following a route that will also see the centre of Alfaz de Pi closed as the cyclists transit

Tour de France winner Chris Froome

through. August 30th is also the final day of the main summer holidays in Spain so although many Spanish visitors will be leaving the city, thousands more will be arriving specifically for this special event. Torrevieja has been featured as one of the cities that the tour has passed through on route,

many times before, but this is the first time that a Stage has started from the city. Should Chris Froome decide that he will contest this year’s race, even more British cycling enthusiasts will be headed to the City of Salt. Froome says he will make a decision about whether he will be coming to Spain or not in the next few days.

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Donating your body to medical science in Spain Many UK citizens now living in Spain have made the decision of donating their bodies to medical science. They have contacted one of the universities’, Alicante for example, and received an acceptance document called an “Acta De Donacio´n Del Cuerpo” The document is usually in Spanish and the recipient will then think that when they have passed away everything will be taken care of and there will be no cost or stress for their loved ones. Unfortunately that is not always the case. Increasingly UK citizens are not being accepted when the inevitable event happens. The reasons for non-acceptance are included in the terms and conditions on the document they receive once their donation has been accepted. The conditions are in Spanish and are generally as follows:1. If the death happens out of the province of the university. (e.g. Alicante) 2. In the case of accident or any other cause of death which makes a post-mortem examination necessary. 3. When death occurs after surgery and the wound has not yet healed. 4. In the case of death due to an infectious or contagious disease. 5. In those cases where the Professor of Anatomy judges that a correct conservation cannot be undertaken. It is understandable that people now living here in Spain put plans in place for when life´s final event occurs. The system here is so much quicker than the UK, traditionally 24 hours, and very expensive. In addition the arrangements can be further

complicated by language difficulties and the fact that the funeral is required to be paid in full, prior to going ahead. Most people living in Spain, who make the decision to donate their body to medical science, have done so for the purest of reasons. Saving their family and estate some money or to avoid distress at a difficult time for their loved ones. When one of the five reasons for not accepting the donated body are given, the cost and stress at a difficult time for friends and family will be enhanced considerably. It is advisable for those that have donated their body to medical science to also have a funeral plan in place. They will then have ensured that their motive to be totally organised for their final journey will be fulfilled. For further information contact Robert Kirkhope on 685 733 278.

Jennifer Cunningham

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Take care with Facebook

I WAS very distressed when a friend advised me that there was a rather nasty comment on Facebook regarding my charity, Paul Cunningham Nurses. However there were also many wonderful and supportive comments from so many people. Thank you. I understand a very upset and frightened lady enquired about help for her husband who was terminally ill and being discharged from hospital. She wanted advice about what help was available and what to do next. The first reply she received must have added to her distress. It was totally unhelpful and incorrect, with false information, which I found very unpleasant to read. Fortunately, this post has now been deleted. I find it amazing when people want to hurt those who give so much of their time to the community, in this instance offering a service, although limited by the area covered, which otherwise is not available here in Spain. In the UK there are usually three options for palliative care - to remain in hospital, to go to a hospice, or return home with the support of your GP and various charities, including MacMillan Nurses. After my son had died of cancer in a Sue Ryder hospice, on my return to Spain, I realised that there was an enormous need for hospice care, as the Spanish hospitals discharge the patient when diagnosed terminal, which of course, for Spanish nationals is not quite so daunting as they have extended families. But for the Expat, they can find themselves very alone, which was why the lady went onto Facebook to try and find help. During this period, I was spending much of my

time in the Torrevieja area, building up the offices for my company Jennifer Cunningham Consultants. I put out some feelers about trying to start a charity offering hospice care in the home. The reaction from both individuals and organisations was tremendous and still is. Unfortunately, we have not been able to extend this service further along the coast, as I had always planned to do, for a number of reasons, one of them being the demands on my time. To be able to offer hospice care in the home, obviously we need continual funds. Funding is achieved by three charity shops, a fourth one to be opened in the autumn, a fund raiser and many wonderful volunteers in creating functions and events to support the charity. The commitment shown by PCN nurses as many have already discovered, is tremendous. Not only do the nurses attend the patient, they are also there for the whole family and the only thing we ask is that a funeral plan is arranged, because death is inevitable and this eases the stress, not only on the family but the nurses as well. Obviously to arrange a pre-paid funeral plan for a terminal patient is not easy, but the nurses will be able to help you through the procedure. Taking responsibility before death happens is a very loving and supportive gesture. It also saves calling a nurse out in the middle of the night requesting help with making arrangements for the funeral. This is not the UK and the culture and language is very different here, which is difficult for the families in the UK to comprehend. With such excellence from the nurses, there have

been many requests, over the last few years for a general nursing service. An assessment is always carried out prior to any treatment by a PCN nurse, and subject to their recommendations, either palliative care is available, along with any necessary equipment, which will all be offered free of charge, or the patient is referred to The Angels Nurses, for general nursing care, for which obviously, there will be a charge. Without this service, which sadly is only in one area, it must be very frightening for the family when they are advised that there is nothing more the hospitals can do for them. However, the two local hospitals, especially Torrevieja Hospital, often contact the charity directly requesting our help. Much to the relief of the hospitals, patients and families, PCN are able to offer support and help after they are discharged. Despite all the hurdles that Spanish bureaucracy and rules have placed in front of the charity, we are managing to survive and I would love to be able to extend the service along the coast. You can therefore understand how the unjust accusations are both hurtful and unacceptable. I just hope that the person who made these derogatory remarks realises how important the charity is for so many people. Perhaps he should spend some time helping to raise funds for the charity rather than condemning it, without knowing the full facts. For anyone who would like to support, organise a fund raising event, or receive assistance from Paul Cunningham Nurses, please contact Diane on 96 679 0363 between 10am and 1pm.

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from White & Baos Abogados Solicitors Lawyers

Renunciation of inheritance in Spain. Who, how, why ...? IN SPANISH Law when an heir accepts the inheritance in an ordinary way, they are accepting everything, both good and bad, that means not only all the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property and assets, but also the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debts. THUS, IT is possible for the heir, when debts are higher than the value of the assets or inheritance/ estate, to renounce or reject the inheritance, (I think it is also known in English as disclaimer of interest). Unfortunately, this is becoming more common as a result of the economic crisis. According to the General Council of Spanish Notaries, waivers and renunciations of inheritance in Spain have doubled since 2007. If you want to renounce an inheritance in Spain, you should know that according to Spanish Law, the waiver must be total, it cannot be partial, i.e. you cannot renounce only part of the inheritance. Furthermore, according to Article 1008 of the Spanish Civil Code, the repudiation of the inheritance shall be in a public or authenticated

document (instrument) or in an application submitted to the competent court to decide on the succession. Therefore, if you want to renounce or repudiate an inheritance, you must do it expressly and usually in a public document granted before a public notary. If you do not live in Spain and you want to repudiate a Spanish inheritance, you can do it before a Public Notary in your country, or in front of the Spanish Consulate in your country, because the consul or authorized person has notarial faculties. It is very important that you know that the renunciation is irrevocable as per Spanish Law, therefore, once it is done, you cannot change your mind, unless there is an error, or a new Will appears, etc. From a fiscal or tax point of view, it is very important to note that if a person

renounces an inheritance in a pure and simple way, in principle, they will not have inheritance tax to be paid. But if you renounce in favor of a person, it would be taxed twice, first, it would be the inheritance tax which corresponds to the person who renounces, and second, the beneficiary of the waiver will pay Gift Tax for the value of what they are receiving. Therefore, before giving up an inheritance in favor of someone else, the tax implications must be considered. Sometimes a renunciation could be

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tax convenient. For example, if the testator in a will leaves everything to the spouse, and indicates in the will that if the spouse is not able to inherit for whatever reason, such as if the spouse wants the property to go directly to the children, they could renounce said inheritance and probate rights in a pure and simple way, meaning that the children would inherit directly. For any questions about inheritance, renunciation to the inheritance or probate in Spain, contact us.

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Dave Diggle

International Financial Adviser

Mine was consumed, how about yours? A COUPLE of years ago my Bank was taken over by La Caixa. To be honest, this was one of the easiest changes I have had to deal with in Spain and therefore, in this regard I was lucky.

ESPECIALLY AS the previous bank took 6 months to assess a loan application I had made, to finally arrive at a negative answer. By the time I’d got that answer I’d already made 5 repayments to an obliging bank. ‘Opeless. We have seen many banks be swallowed up here in Spain since the crisis and I will remind you, the Spanish banking industry was seen as a fine example at the beginning of the crisis in 2008, because its purposeful structure should have prevented contagion (spreading or transfer of problems of a systemic nature). Instead, individual institutions took the risk rather than having it spread throughout the industry and that is why some 7 years later we are still seeing takeovers of failed

banking businesses. Time has dictated that may be it wasn’t such a shining light. DO WHAT? This week it was announced that Barclays Banks across Europe have decided that unless a customer has at least £100,000 in their account they will be asked to close it. My thoughts are this: How disgusting to get you on board initially and then change the criteria so that you must leave. What a cheek and what an inconvenience ! Who would put such a large amount of cash with one institution with such a patchy reputation, anyway? BAD This week I have taken on an 80 year old client

who had an investment in a Spanish bank and they were told that they could release their invested funds with out charge. Not only were they invested 50% equities for a very cautious client (this is far too volatile), but that were charged Euro 3K in various forms to release it on just a Sterling 20,000 investment. To be fair, the name of the bank does have the word “bad” in it. The Clients are now safely under Blacktower’s wing. We are here to give you impartial, independent investment and financial advice (minimum investment just £20,000 / €25,000). Call me direct on 615 607 278 or email dave.diggle@blacktowerfm.com Dave Diggle C.A.T., DipFA, (SOUTH COSTA BLANCA adviser i.e. Torrevieja etc). Main office: Edificio Palau III, local 7, Javea 03730, Alicante, Spain.

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity. Blacktower Financial Management Ltd is licenced by the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licenced in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Licence No: 00805B and registered with the DGS in Spain.

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The pain in Spain falls mainly on... the British Spanish government begins paying out after thousands of Britons with holiday homes were wrongly hit by “discriminatory” Inheritance Tax charge British holiday homeowners were taxed up to a third of their property’s value when inheriting, yet residents paid almost nothing Spanish authorities now forced to reimburse millions in overpaid tax following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice Barcelona, 25th July 2015 – The Spanish government has started to repay millions of Euros to British holiday homeowners who were hit with punitive Inheritance Tax charges. The tax charge – which in many cases was as much as a third of the property’s value – has been levied on up to 30,000 Britons inheriting a holiday home in Spain, according to research by the Spanish solicitors Spanish Legal Reclaims. The Spanish government has now hastily changed its Inheritance Tax law after the European Court of Justice ruled the legislation which exempted residents from the charge - was discriminatory. Under the law, Spanish residents were exempted from up to 99% of the tax charge, while homeowners living abroad had to pay the full amount within six months of inheriting. With more Britons owning holiday homes in Spain than any other nationality, UK citizens were disproportionately affected. The average repayment is €25,000, according to Spanish Legal Reclaims, a Barcelona-based law firm which specialises in helping non-residents to reclaim overpaid tax.

Luis Cuervo, CEO of Spanish Legal Reclaims, comments: “Losing a loved one is hard enough, but to then receive an unfair tax bill rubs salt in the wound. Yet for years this is what happened to thousands of Britons inheriting holiday homes in Spain. “Spain’s authorities have agreed that non-residents who inherited a Spanish property during the past four and a half years can claim back the tax they paid – but doing so is a complex and daunting task, as there is no single form to fill in. “Inheritors can only claim once and there are time limits for claiming, so it’s essential they seek expert legal advice to ensure they get it right first time. “Spanish Legal Reclaims is representing hundreds of families from across the EU who find themselves in this position, and since the ECJ’s landmark ruling our firm has had a 100% success rate, securing a full refund of tax in every case.” For more information about claiming back your inheritance tax contact Donna Knight, Spanish Legal Reclaims. Tel Spain: (0034) 936 804 563, UK: 0845 680 3849 Email: info@spanishlegalreclaims.com www.spanishlegalreclaims.com Sources A study of Spanish Government data by Spanish Legal Reclaims shows that between 2011 and 2014, almost 30,000 UK citizens paid Inheritance Tax on Spanish property. The tax was levied on all non-residents, which Spanish law defines as those who live in Spain for less that half the year. The tax can only be reclaimed by EU citizens.

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Everyone’s invited to Benidorm Pride

by Dave Gaskell

Photos courtesy of Neil Page Creative

THE LOCAL Lesbian, gay, transsexual and bisexual association of Benidorm (ALGTB) in conjunction with the town hall have confirmed the dates for Pride weekend as September 11, 12 and 13 plus a series of great events from September 7th. The gay friendly resort has seen a total transformation and change in perception in recent years from the cheap booze style holiday into (and you heard it here first) the cool and trendy resort it is today. Oh yes it is! Benidorm and in particular the Old Town where the gay village is located offers the perfect Mediterranean backdrop for one of the newest non-commercial pride events in Europe. A seven day event when Benidorm showcases the biggest community led gay event of the year culminating in the big colourful parade which runs directly along the famous Levante beach on Saturday September 12th from 5pm ending at the main stage in the purpose built Julio Iglesias arena. FRESH radio will be providing the after parade entertainment this year. Sexy Saturday starts at 6pm until 9pm with a line up of top DJ’s including Ultrabeat and DJ Rusty.You’ll also get the chance to meet BIG BROTHER 2015 winner Chloe. The main stage event again this year is FREE and showcases some amazing local talent. Benidorm Pride is a free party week reminiscent of the good old days when people made their own fun in their own way. Benidorm has enjoyed a long gay friendly history dating back to the early 1970`s when the first gay bar opened. The safe and friendly tradition continues in the scene of today, offering over twenty five fun and lively intimate bars in the compact gay village.

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Save water for the garden! by

Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

TWO WEEKS ago the front page headline of RTN was SAVE WATER! THIS ARTICLE was timely and interesting but it only just touched on what we can all do to save more water for helping our precious gardens not only survive but thrive during the hottest days and weeks. Two years ago I wrote the inexpensive small book entitled ‘ HOW TO USE LESS WATER IN YOUR GARDEN’ in English and ‘ COMO USAR MENOS AQUA EN TU JARDIN’ in Spanish. Costing less than five euros from Amazon Books they are currently selling well. The books include some 300 practical ideas for gardens and houses of all sizes ranging from a consideration of the types of garden design that are thirsty and those that can withstand droughts well, to practical day to day gardening practices and if about to build a new house or swimming pool the building of rainwater storage tanks under the house or terraces including tanks as extensions of the pool covered with attractive wooden decking. Since local councils have as great a problem as persons living in their areas I have sent copies to a number of majors who might be interested in new ideas.

TEN IMMEDIATE ACTIONS FOR REDUCING WATERING NEEDS Clear calcium blockages from poorly dripping jets on irrigation systems. If just a few plants are suffering give them extra water by hand rather than turning up the whole irrigation system and overwatering many plants. Water during the last hour of the day or first hours of darkness. Mulch hard baked soil areas after first loosening the soil with a high quality compost. Mulch containers with two centimetres of ground volcanic ash, grit or pea shingle. Shade vegetable plants. If watering by hose do so deeply every two or three days rather than shallowly every day or twice a day. Use washing up water and the rinse water from washing machines. Blow clean drives and paths instead of washing them down. Don’t do any pruning. Let plants and shrubs widen to give greater shade to surrounding plants and bare soil.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY AN UNUSUAL PLANTS? By the way I have had an unknown plant in the garden for the last two summers. This is illustrated above. It has attractive flowers but the best thing about the plant is the large exotic seed pod shown in the photograph. The plant first appeared on a friend’s farm probably dropped by migratory birds from Africa. If any reader can name the plant please let me know. Three copies of the book mentioned earlier will be sent to the first three readers sending in a correct identification. Please email your ideas to yourgardeninspain@hotmail.com.

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Holiday romance My daughter is 18, and has recently come back from a holiday to Turkey. She immediately announced that she has met a Turkish boy, and plans to move there in three months time. She says she can get a job with a holiday company as a representative, and she will live with his parents. Her Dad and I are quite shocked at this, and worried as she hasn’t known this boy longer than a fortnight. We don’t want to come down hard on her and say she cannot go - she is 18 after all, but we don’t know anything about this new life she is planning. Rather than raising objections - you could suggest that you all plan a short trip to Turkey, so that you can meet her boyfriend and his family. Then at least you will know where she is going, and who she is living with. There are many cultural differences in settling down with partners from a different country, and you will need to be reassured that she is prepared for that.

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 633 614 476.

I lost my father a few years ago. He was 91. I was an only child, and we were not close. In fact in later years, we did not see each other much. He never treated me well - constantly criticizing every aspect of my life, and when I was small, always ruled with a rod of iron. When I talk to other people, they seem to have had mostly good experiences with their parents. There was absolutely no affection between me and my father, and a lot of mental torture. So why am I suffering after his death? If anything I think I should feel relieved at his passing. It is possible that you have mixed feelings, and are mourning for the loss of the parent you never had. Whilst you did not get on with your father, you will undoubtedly look back and ask questions about why he was the way he was. I think some counselling sessions could help you come to terms with your situation. Talking to a professional can help you to move past this.

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Haunted?

 It is the actions of others that are at fault right now, but you would be right in surmising that there is more in this than meets the eye. You’ll get no thanks for interfering but there are limits as to what you have to do to secure you own interests. Blame this fallout on Mercury in trine with Uranus, making mountains out of mere molehills again. Venus conjuncts with Jupiter midweek, and you can truly have it all right now since success, love and luck are only a heartbeat away. This is a time to tune into your innermost soul energy and to balance your desires with the faith and belief that anything is possible; when the Cosmos opens up to you in this very special and inspiring way! Mercury attracts the attention of Kora, dwarf planet of peace and serenity, this week. This is time for something new, and the end of the many conflicts that have bugged you of late. As the bad memories simply fade away you are rewarded with time to work with yourself establishing ground rules that calmly act to prepare you. Someone will have the last word this week, but in time they will realise that they have made a grave mistake in trying to mess with your emotions. That which has hurt you will serve to make you stronger, and you should have no regrets in being yourself. Somebody needs your tender loving care right now but is afraid to approach you. The Sun in Neptune is balancing and rewarding. The strong message is to try again, because times have changed and you are now in a far better place. Looking back you were not yourself when some major decisions were made, and thankfully, this week you will see that despite this things are about to change for the better. You haven’t seen the writing on the wall, or maybe you have but think that being stubborn right now is the resolute way forward. It does you no favours whatsoever, but all is not lost if you learn from the current experience and use it to your advantage. Look for the loophole whilst Mercury guides you and Uranus protects your interests. It takes the love of Planet Venus and the analysis of Pluto to make you see reason. Things aren’t what they used to be, but they could be better if you plough your energies into a project that demands your intelligence to steer it through. Licking your wounds just tells others, above all, that they should give you a wide berth right now There are so many versions of the truth around. If you knew then what you know now then things would never have got this way; but since they have take stock of the situation and walk away with your head held high. You are not running away, but hopefully, since you have learned the hard way this time, you are finally moving on. With Jupiter ensconced with Venus, love is truly in the air, and a recent disconnection thankfully becomes something of the past. You have to love yourself, above all, and this isn’t selfish, it’s self preserving, and it puts you back where you belong this week. Ensure that a future plan really has your backing and full attention too. Ceres connects at the start of a hectic week. Above all check your timings and be prepared for some synchronicity, as your schedule goes to pot but everything seems to work out well regardless. Energies around you should inspire you to ring the many changes you would wish for, and right now they start to become a reality. Mercury seems to be constantly there to make sure that a message is received by you. Quite why somebody is so nervous they are unable to speak to you face to face is uncertain, because they certainly have good news for you. What they have on offer will greatly change your routine and your way of working, if you just say, yes! Finances take a tumble, but as Neptune is bathed in the highest energies of the Sun this week the solution is there for you, somehow, some way. Nevertheless check statements and monitor expenditure, turning your attention towards simple ways of making economies that will help to balance the books and see you safely through.

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

There is something that begs for completion right now, and once this has received your immediate attention you can focus on the pressing imminent wants and needs. This astrological year sees you fine tuning your innermost energies and learning to use them in different and inspiring ways!

IT HAS been a long while since I wrote about psychic energies experienced in the home. There are a great number of haunted homes here on the Costa, and scarcely does a week go by without somebody has a good story to tell me. There are many types of hauntings, and many classifications of lingering Earthbound spirits, who have for a variety of reasons wrongly chosen to inhabit a property. These lingering, grey spectres and wraiths have no business whatsoever to be here on Earth. They are entities, and really do need to be asked to move on, and often it is my business to aid in the process of telling them to sling their hooks! There are three distinct stages in the process of asking entities to go. The first stage is a polite one as the truth must be told to them, and they should be given the option of moving on with the suggestion that if they make their final journey to the Other Side they will be in a far, far better place. Just sometimes this polite and motivated coaxing can and does work. It works especially well with those entities who do not realise that they are dead; but there are those too who are wilfully stubborn and claim utterly that they do know of their demise, but won’t accept it in any way. Such undead as resolute as this need to be asked to move on, but it is obvious that they need to feel that there would be benefits in moving on, or over to the Spirit World, where they truly belong. At this stage it is important to explain that all ghosts live in a different dimension to us here in the present year of 2015. However this means that they move around ( always diagonally!) as if they were still living in older properties from the past. A call from a client earlier this year took me to the the second floor of a very modern block of apartments. In this habitat the errant ghost was repeatedly drowning in the water tank that was on top of the barn that previously occupied the space that was now a chic apartment. In this particular case the drowning was because one of four brothers refused to agree to the sale of his family farm, and he was mysteriously drowned by the remaining three. An old lady living close by was able to substantiate that there was, previously, a farm on the hillside directly on the site of the patio of my client. Unfortunately on this occasion the entity refused to leave politely, sidestepped the more forceful solution to the problem as well, and finally had to be banished by the third stage of exorcism. Such exorcism has been performed by me eight times on the Costa Blanca. Exorcisms are rare but effective, and today I hope to help anyone who needs to take that first step in removing the unwanted. Generally the entities experienced are simple and low grade. They can be cajoled amazingly easily. It is always best if the home owner takes steps themselves to rid their home of the unwanted. It takes faith and a sincere love for spirit, also the reason for the removal of any of the undead has to be for mutual reasons as you will both benefit from it happening. Above all you have to eliminate any fear because, if this is transmitted to the entity, it will stop them believing in your seemingly good intentions and they will not comply with your wishes for them. A malicious spirit, and I have experienced many, will use that element of any fear to dig their heels in and entrench themselves further, making things worse. Cleansing homes is always a good experience, and a chance to uplift the energies of any property. Though the tools of the trade are relatively simple they can bring such success. Re- enforcing domestic energies allows for love and harmony to come back to bless the true heart of such a happy home, bringing resolve and peace from any unwarranted disturbances or interruptions. TO BE CONTINUED...............

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Email your letters to me at: kennycorris@roundtownnews.com

KENNY, MY husband has had so many psychic moments in his life, but he still doesn’t understand spiritual matters. What will it take to help him to see how he could use his gift? Keren T. Hi Keren. Your guess here is as good as mine! If he is not ready then we have to wonder why? Possibly he fears his powers, as sadly many people do, or maybe he doesn’t want to be seen as being different? For whatever reason he decides not to explore his talent, tuning into Spirit is not for everyone. I have to accept, and never forget, that most of the World does not believe in the Spirit World; though thankfully, by sheer numbers, opinion is changing. You cannot make anyone believe in something that they choose not to. Hopefully soon, something special will start to steer him in the right direction, and if he asks for help then, at that point, I will do what I can!

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Quick Crossword ACROSS 1. Unfeeling (4-7) 9. Apply friction (3) 10. Robot (9) 11. Elude (5) 13. Dog (7) 14. Deaden sound (6) 16. Go (6) 18. Unceasing (3-4) 19. Oust (5) 20. Stateliness (9) 21. Marry (3) 22. Tenant (11) DOWN 2. Globe (3) 3. Curtain (5) 4. Property (6) 5. Regret (7) 6. Disentangle (9) 7. Ruling (11) 8. Unthankfulness (11) 12. Determinable (9) 15. Correspondence (7) 17. Oration (6) 19. Artist’s stand (5) 21. Grief (3)

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ACROSS 1. Televised boxing-match displayed courage (6,5) 9. A small stake for Margaret (3) 10. Night-light? That’s something quite unreal (9) 11. Properly adjust what the writer sometimes drops, we hear (5) 13. Kind of fever for destroying cartels (7) 14. Can be seen, we hear, to provoke (6) 16. Nearly everybody going to the bay for a recess (6) 18. Yellow-coloured marshland surrounded by hunted animals (7) 19. This provides noted form of entertainment (5) 20. Not descriptive of one who’s been already spotted (9) 21. In flowers a container of pollen (3) 22. Enlarged upon the facts? (11) DOWN 2. He’s inconsiderate when following the road (3) 3. She’ll give the fellow endless sorrow first! (5) 4. Morbid affliction - collapses before the end of the day (6) 5. Invest in a place to sell goods (7) 6. Sounding like pneumatic weavers included in legacies (9) 7. What’s the open-air orator doing? (8,3) 8. It’s affected by blows from all quarters (7-4) 12. I’m on exact revision of national revenue (6-3) 15. Got into mix-up, warning other road-users (7) 17. To put your mind at rest, pay up (6) 19. Aimed to destroy means of communication (5) 21. 3 Down is not completely disheartened (3)

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A Difficult GASP THE NEXT production of GASP theatre group will be an evening of comedy sketches in both English and Spanish.

by Patricia Thompson The show will be at the Casa de Cultura, Santa Pola on the 18th September, curtain up at 7.30pm. Tickets are 4€ and may be reserved by calling 966 699 845 / 606 800 272 or 676 281 656. Or you can e-mail gasptheatre@hotmail.co.uk. The group has many Spanish

members to date and have always had to learn their lines in English, for this production it is the turn of the British members to realise the difficulties the Spanish members have had, as now they are having to learn lines in Spanish, so why not come along and see how well they do.

Come along and find out if Mavis gets her planning permission? Will the customer get his bowl of soup? Did the Butler really do it ? Will Vincente give up smoking ? As always GASP will make a donation to the CRUZ ROJA from the proceeds of the show.

Continued from page 33 With over 100 hotels from 5* to budget within five minutes of the gay village, Benidorm absolutely gives more bang for your euros than any other Mediterranean resort. The super star resort quietly ticks all the boxes in the ‘must try one day‘, list of emerging gay destinations. The best of pride weekend will be in the Gay Village every night until the sun comes up. No door charges or wrist bands required, just a good old fashioned pride in this true community led BIG LOVE IN created by you the people. Again this year there will be a FREE open air party at the viewing point at the top of the Old Town (The Mirador) on Thursday the 10th. The resort is split into three distinct areas each very different. The “late and lively” Playa Levante where most of the big hotels are located, the “lazy days and early to bed” Playa Poniente more sedate and a little bit posh! And the Casco Antiguo or Old Town where the gay village, best bars, best restaurants, smaller hotels are located and where all the fun is to be had. Benidorm Pride is the perfect time to say hello to Benidorm for the first time or to say hello again! The big LOVE IN kicks off from Monday 7th September until wind down Sunday 13th September. For the latest news, recommended hotels and cheap transfers visit the one stop Benidorm Pride website www.benidormpride.com or go to BENIDORM PRIDE on facebook.

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Xena: Warrior Princess for me was not one of the better shows from the 90´s. However, once it took on a comic bent, and the suggestion of love interest between the two lead females, viewing figures went on the increase. Xena (Linda Lawless) has been talking-up a re-boot saying “I think the holdup´s about who´s got the rights, but that’s a p*ss-poor excuse, find who´s got the rights, and freakin’ pay it! Don’t you just love her?

Video of the Week!

What to do with a digger Video captures crazy builder who takes a roller coaster ride and a must for your collection The Muppets First Look Presentation Brilliant!

50 Cent aint got 50 Cents to rub together

A 40 year old guy called Curtis Jackson, who was born in New York´s South Jamaica neighbourhood, had a colourful life that included, selling crack cocaine when he was 12, having 9 bullets pumped into him in 2000, before wisely changing his name to 50 Cent and taking up a career in music. I said last week how he´d filed for bankruptcy, and he´s here again after some remarkable information was printed by the New York Daily News about his appearance at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday 21st July. Filing for bankruptcy is all about establishing you´re outgoings are far in excess of your incomings, and with the Forbes list estimating the rappers fortune to be around $155 million in May, Curtis, I mean 50 Cent, needed to do some slick talking. Oh yes, and as if that’s not enough, he also faces a lawsuit for having posted a sex tape online, for which he is being sued for $5 million. TILT!! Jackson´s lawyer stood up and explained that his man was only worth $4.4 million, meaning the sex tape lawsuit could never be met, and this was followed by 50 Cent himself standing up and saying “although the social-media is filled with flashy photos and stuff in my videos, I take the jewellery and the cars I use back to the stores!” well bless my old cotton socks, would you credit that! All sorts of numbers were then bandied around the courtroom about how much Curtis Jackson is actually worth, but with him saying afterwards “Now I´ve filed for bankruptcy, I’m not as cool as I was last week,” he´s kinda hit the nail in the head.

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Pippa Middleton has admitted she is a serious fitness freak writing in Waitrose magazine “Exercise can easily be incorporated into your life; all it requires is a change of mentality,” before adding “try indoor climbing, boxing, or letting your inner child out by jumping on a trampoline!” Do what? Indoor climbing? Boxing? She´s having a laugh isn´t she! Won’t the Waitrose magazine show pictures of cream cakes and the like as well?

Looking stunning at 61, Christie Brinkley said on her family yachting holiday “These natural wonders will make you want to protect our ocean waters on this magnificent planet, and inspire dreamers!” The Jeremy Kyle Show has now descended into being the programme everyone loves to mock. Like last week when a guest came on accusing one of her cousins of stealing a personal locket containing a lock of her mum’s hair, but the Twitter trolls were not as interested in the lie detector results as they were in the surprisingly furry jumper the guest was wearing. The Jezza Fights and Furry Jumpers Show!

New book ‘Peter O’Toole: Hellraiser, Sexual Outlaw, Irish Rebel’, is now available, but if you fancy having a read, I suggest you check your pulse rate and sugar levels beforehand. For example the author’s claim O’Toole accepted a $150 bet that he couldn’t sleep with top stars of the time - Jayne Mansfield, Anita Ekberg and Diana Dors, but succeed he did. “There were also week-long binges and sex orgies of near-biblical proportions! “ Quote – Unquote. Holy Moly!

Music Notes

Ed Sheeran is a man who can pop up anywhere anytime! One of his favs is to do impromptu gigs and has done so in several pubs and clubs. He was at it again last Friday when he appeared at the Latitude Festival and sung a few toons. Also last week he helped friend Jake Roche propose to his girlfriend Jesy Nelson. He´s my new hero! Proud of her dad, Seattle teenager Maggie Poukkala decided to send all her Twitter friends see some pics of him when he was younger playing in a band. She knew her dad was playing with Kurt Cobain, but she had no idea the pics were from Nirvana´s first ever gig. Magazine Rolling Stone called, and Maggie had her 15 minutes of fame.

Friday July 31 - Thursday August 6 2015

TV&Showbiz 31st July - 6th August

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The Instant Gardener 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Animal Super Parents 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Would I Lie to You? 22:00 Ripper Street 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 Room 101 - Extra Storage 24:15 AI: Artificial Intelligence

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Animal Park 14:00 Golf: Women’s British Open 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Gardeners’ World 20:30 Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 23:00 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Artsnight 24:30 Weather 24:35 The Road

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07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV News Central 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 BBQ Champ 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV News Central 23:40 Crank

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 12:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 14:35 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00 The Last Leg 24:05 Rude Tube

07:00 Childrens TV 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Thomas & Friends 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Monkey 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Accidental Friendship 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cricket on 5 21:00 Weather Terror: Brits in Peril 22:00 20 Moments 23:30 Lip Sync Battle 23:55 Tattoo Disasters UK 24:30 Tattoo Disasters UK

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Emmerdale 09:05 Dinner Date 10:05 Psych 11:00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:55 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 24:10 Celebrity Juice 24:55 Two and a Half Men

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 The Goldbergs 09:30 The Goldbergs 10:00 Melissa & Joey 10:30 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 The Goldbergs 17:30 The Goldbergs 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Melissa & Joey 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Shallow Hal 24:15 The Big Bang Theory 24:45 The Big Bang Theory

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07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Box 13:00 BBC News 13:15 Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 15:45 Live Women’s FA Cup Football 18:20 Pointless Celebrities 19:05 BBC News 19:15 BBC London News 19:25 Raiders of the Lost Ark 21:15 The National Lottery: Five Star Family Reunion 22:10 Casualty 23:00 BBC News 23:20 Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:50 Not Going Out 24:20 Tropic Thunder

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07:00 The Aquabats! Super Show! 07:25 Pat & Stan 07:35 Dino Dan 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Super 4 08:45 Fish Hooks 09:00 Young Justice: Invasion 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:20 Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20 Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News 13:29 ITV Central Weather 13:30 Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 Surprise Surprise 15:35 The Chase 16:30 All Star Family Fortunes 17:15 Tipping Point 18:15 Catchphrase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:15 ITV News 19:30 Mamma Mia! 21:30 The Cube 22:35 The Nation’s Favourite Queen Song 24:00 ITV News 24:14 ITV Central Weather 24:15 The Chase

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 The Grid 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:25 The Simpsons 13:00 The Simpsons 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 Rude(ish) Tube 14:30 Channel 4 Racing 17:15 Come Dine with Me 17:50 Come Dine with Me 18:20 Come Dine with Me 18:50 Come Dine with Me 19:15 Come Dine with Me 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Homes by the Sea 21:00 Walking Through History 22:00 The Inbetweeners Movie 24:00 This Means War

07:00 Childrens TV 08:30 Paw Patrol 08:45 Little Princess 09:00 Wanda and the Alien 09:10 Zack and Quack 09:30 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:00 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Cowboy Builders 12:35 Cowboy Builders 13:30 Cowboy Builders 14:30 Columbo: the Greenhouse Jungle 16:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 17:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 18:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 19:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 20:00 Cricket on 5 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 Transporter: The Series 22:00 Tut 24:35 Caught on Camera

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Emmerdale 09:40 Coronation Street 12:05 Take Me Out 13:05 Catchphrase 13:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:20 Beethoven

07:00 Jane the Virgin 07:45 Rude(ish) Tube 08:10 Rude(ish) Tube 08:35 Melissa & Joey 09:00 Melissa & Joey 09:30 Suburgatory 10:00 Suburgatory 10:30 Baby Daddy 12:30 Melissa & Joey 13:00 Melissa & Joey 13:30 The Goldbergs 14:00 The Goldbergs 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 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 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 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 22:00 The Adjustment Bureau 24:05 Gogglebox 24:55 Gogglebox

tery of the Golden Fleece 09:05 The Maggie 10:35 The Master of Ballantrae 12:00 Animal Park 12:30 The Women’s Football Show 13:00 Escape to the Continent 14:00 Athletics 15:00 Golf: Women’s British Open 19:00 Cycling 20:00 Proms Extra 20:40 Edwardian Farm 21:40 Dad’s Army 22:10 First Light

19:25 Raiders of the 23:30 Mock the Week Lost Ark 24:00 Ill Manors

16:05 Scooby-Doo 17:50 The Mummy 20:10 Johnny English 22:00 Troy

Pick of the Week

The Inbetweeners Movie School’s out for Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, and they’re heading off on their first lads holiday to Malia.

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07:00 Breakfast 10:00 BBC News 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:50 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 15:20 Escape to the Country 16:05 Live Cycling 19:35 BBC News 19:50 BBC London News 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Fake or Fortune? 22:00 Partners in Crime 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Match of the Day 24:15 Don’t Tell the Bride

07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:15 Big Dreams Small Spaces 08:15 The Instant Gardener 09:00 Countryfile 10:00 Gardeners’ World 10:30 Beechgrove Garden 11:00 Cycling 11:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 13:00 The Box 13:30 The Box 14:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 15:00 Golf: Women’s British Open 19:00 Hair 19:30 Hair 20:00 Locomotion: Dan Snow’s History of Railways 21:00 Dragons’ Den 22:00 Odyssey 22:45 Javone Prince Show 23:15 Family Guy 23:35 Family Guy 23:55 Family Guy 24:20 Dead Poets Society

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Young Justice: Invasion 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News 13:34 ITV Central Weather 13:35 Love Your Garden 14:35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next 15:35 The Unforgettable 16:05 The Chase 17:05 The Man in the Iron Mask 19:35 ITV News Central 19:45 ITV News 20:00 Nature Nuts with Julian Clary 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News 23:19 ITV Central Weather 23:20 Brits Behind Bars 24:20 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:05 Caterham Motorsport 08:30 National Paralympic Day 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 14:30 The Simpsons 15:00 The Simpsons 15:30 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 16:35 Location, Location, Location 17:35 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:40 Channel 4 News 19:00 The Three Musketeers 21:00 Experimental 22:00 Humans 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24:05 The Guard

07:00 Childrens TV 08:20 Paw Patrol 08:30 Little Princess 08:45 Wanda and the Alien 08:55 Zack and Quack 09:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:20 Jelly Jamm 09:35 LazyTown 10:00 Dora and Friends 10:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:00 Access 11:10 Police Interceptors 12:05 Police Interceptors 13:05 Police Interceptors 14:05 White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf 16:10 The Water Horse 18:20 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 20:00 Cricket on 5 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 Police Interceptors Unleashed 22:00 Tut 24:35 Secrets Of

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 Emmerdale 10:35 Coronation Street 13:00 Take Me Out 14:10 The Hot Desk 14:20 DragonHeart 16:25 Beethoven’s 2nd 18:10 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 20:00 Nanny McPhee 22:00 The Shawshank Redemption 24:50 Safeword

07:00 Suburgatory 07:25 Suburgatory 07:50 Baby Daddy 08:10 Baby Daddy 08:35 Baby Daddy 09:00 How I Met Your Mother 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 The Goldbergs 10:30 The Goldbergs 11:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Couples Come Dine with Me 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 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:25 The Big Bang Theory 19:55 Mirror Mirror 22:00 Rude Tube 23:00 Gogglebox 23:50 Gogglebox 24:40 From Dusk till Dawn

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The Housing Enforcers 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 Britain at the Bookies 23:00 BBC News 23:35 Have I Got a Bit More News for You

08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Escape to the Continent 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 World War One: Beyond the Trenches 13:05 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 13:35 World War One: Beyond the Trenches 13:40 The Rockford Files 14:30 Cash in the Attic 15:15 Athletics 16:15 Live Swimming 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 Life in Squares 23:00 Hair 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Weather 24:05 Dragons’ Den

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Central Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Vet School 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Travel Guides 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:40 Plebs 24:10 Britain Sees Red: Caught on Camera

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Flying to the Ends of the Earth 22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody 23:00 A Very British Brothel 24:00 Tattoo Fixers

07:00 Childrens TV 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Profile for Murder 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Stop! Roadworks Ahead 22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 23:00 Under the Dome 24:00 20 Moments

07:00 Psych 07:45 Emmerdale 08:10 Coronation Street 08:40 Coronation Street 09:05 Dinner Date 10:05 Psych 11:00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 Jeremy Kyle Show 18:55 Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 24:05 Celebrity Juice 24:50 Two and a Half Men

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 The Goldbergs 10:00 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 The Goldbergs 17:30 The Goldbergs 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Melissa & Joey 21:00 New Girl 21:30 The Mindy Project 22:00 The Big Bang Theory 22:30 The Big Bang Theory 23:00 Friday the 13th 24:55 The Big Bang Theory

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tuesday 4th August BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Rip Off Britain: Food 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 New Tricks 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 Transplant Tales 24:35 Then She Found Me

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08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 The House That £100K Built 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Coast 13:05 World War One: Beyond the Trenches 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes Minister 16:05 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Live Swimming 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 The House That £100K Built 22:00 Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School 23:00 Hair 23:30 Newsnight

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Central Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Love Your Garden 22:00 Abducted 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:40 Benidorm 24:40 Murder, She Wrote

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Three Day Nanny 22:00 Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship 23:00 Not Safe For Work 23:50 A Very British Brothel 24:50 Poker

07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Secret Liaison 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 23:00 Botched Up Bodies 24:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:05 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 New You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 24:00 Celebrity Juice 24:50 Two and a Half Men

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 The Goldbergs 10:00 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 17:00 The Goldbergs 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Melissa & Joey 21:00 Night at the Museum 2 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 24:05 The Big Bang Theory

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wednesday 5th August BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 21:00 The Great British Bake Off 22:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 Cashing In 24:35 Britain at the Bookies

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08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 See Hear 09:45 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Britain’s First Photo Album 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes Minister 16:05 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Live Swimming 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Horizon 22:00 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Inside the Post Office 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight

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07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:40 Abducted 24:40 Tipping Point

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come D ine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 22:00 One Born Every Minute 23:00 Witnesses 21:00 Foyle’s War 24:10 Married Behind Bars

07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Flirting with Danger 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Trauma Doctors 21:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 22:00 Undercover Benefits Cheat 23:00 Wentworth Prison 24:00 Gypsies on Benefits & Proud

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 09:05 You’ve Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 Jeremy Kyle Show 18:55 Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 New You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Derailed 24:10 Celebrity Juice 24:55 Safeword

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 The Goldbergs 10:00 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 The Goldbergs 17:30 The Goldbergs 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Melissa & Joey 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Jane the Virgin 23:00 Nashville 24:00 The Big Bang Theory

thursday 6th August BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The Olympic Stadium: How the Hammers Struck Gold 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Traffic Cops 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia

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08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Coast 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Britain’s First Photo Album 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes Minister 16:05 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Live Swimming 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Coast 22:00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 23:00 Javone Prince Show 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Weather 24:05 Back in Time for Dinner

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Central Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Real Stories with Ranvir Singh 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Flockstars 22:00 The Wonder of Britain 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:40 Sports Life Stories 24:40 Murder, She Wrote

07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 Sex in Class 23:00 999: What’s Your Emergency? 24:00 24 Hours in Police Custody

07:00 Childrens TV 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Gracie’s Choice 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cricket on 5 21:00 The Holiday Airport: Sun, Sea & Scousers 22:00 Supersized 23:00 Person of Interest 23:55 Person of Interest 24:55 Access

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:05 You’ve Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 Jeremy Kyle Show 18:55 Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 New You’ve Been Framed! 20:35 The Mummy Returns 23:00 Safeword 23:45 Celebrity Juice 24:30 Two and a Half Men

07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 The Goldbergs 10:00 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 17:00 The Goldbergs 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Melissa & Joey 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 New Girl 22:30 The Mindy Project 23:00 Rude Tube 24:00 The Big Bang Theory

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Fifth International Charities Fair THE POPULAR annual International Charities Fair returns to the Costa Blanca for the fifth time on Sunday 20th September. by Jack Troughton

It is a chance for good causes and their teams of volunteers to show solidarity and meet the public in an area adjoining the El Cisne Antique and Rastro Centre at Benidorm. The unique and fun occasion is open between 10am and 3pm and charities and support associations from across the region can meet the public together – and also to have fun with entertainment and refreshments; including a visit by Vince Tracy. The fair is organised by Pamela Dawson Tasker of Spanish cancer charity AECC and Paula Chinchilla of the Lifestyle Care Group. Dozens of charities and associations take part every year and this September there will be new faces anxious to reach a greater audience. It is a chance for the exhibitors to network and also for the public to meet individuals behind the charities and access information first hand. Naturally, each stall will also have a huge variety of items to sell to help raise money to fund their work. And they hope they can recruit new members to

help them do their job – volunteers are needed to help adults in need, children, and animals – and for anyone interested in doing charity work, it is the perfect opportunity to find out more. The antique and rastro centre will also be open next to the fair, giving the opportunity for an interesting day out. For more information or to book a stall, contact Pam at pdawson802t@cv.gva.es or Paula at paula.lifecoach@gmail.com

Stay cool at the sales

Members of Benidorm and District Royal British Legion enjoy an earlier fair

POPULAR MID-SEASON sales are being staged by the Original Charity Shop and Library with a week of special offers starting from Monday 4th August. With the ongoing hot weather there are rails full of cool light clothing at the charity shop – and it is a pleasure to browse as the premises are fully air conditioned. And as well as summer clothes, there are bargains to be had on jewellery, ornaments, electrical goods including televisions, household items, curtains and bedding, and much more. The heat wave also provides a perfect excuse to spend a lazy afternoon enjoying a good book – there is an excellent selection available at the library in Javea Park. The charity shop in Avenida Fontana, Javea, and the library are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm. For more information, visit the website www.charityshoplibrary.com

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The duel in the Castells crown

A HIGHLIGHT of the Castell de Castells Week of Culture was the annual and keenly fought ‘petanca’ competition battling for the Maximo Trophy.

by Jack Troughton The tournament is held in memory of Maximo, a former resident of the village who regularly joined British expats who gathered to play on Sundays. And this year 13 members of U3A Vall del Pop and seven Spanish residents

of the village were mixed to form 10 doubles teams. In the final Peter and Moises saw off the challenge by George and Arturo and were presented with their trophies by Vicente, the new Mayor of Castells.

A question of charity By Jack Troughton QUIZ LOVERS can enjoy a night out and support animal charity AKIRA on Tuesday 11th August in Benissa. The charity hosts the quiz night at the Casa de Cultura from 7.30pm, the building is at Padre Andres 21, opposite the children’s play area in Benissa Square. Entry is 10€ including a buffet supper and there will be a raffle, games and prizes. To book a ticket, call Pam on 676 534 486.

Wool wanted

By Jack Troughton THE KNITTING volunteers of Jalon Valley HELP are in desperate need of wool to create jumpers, cardigans, hats and scarves for youngsters this winter. The knitting wool can be of any ply and the group hopes to quickly have needles in action to create clothing for the coming winter – when the weather again turns cold. Over the last couple of years, the group produced more than 150 items of woollen clothing to kit out the The finalists with the mayor children living at the Preventorio in Gandia – and they are almost at the end of stocks of wool kindly donated at the start of the marathon. HELP would be grateful for any donations of unwanted wool. They can be left at the charity Afterwards everyone retired to the shops in Jalon and Alcalali – or send a message cool of the social centre to enjoy drinks via Facebook and tapas, where a new challenge was page www. put forward – come cooler weather, facebook.com/ there will be a competition between the jalonvalleyhelp to Spanish and the Brits to discover the arrange collection. champion team of Castells.

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Hi aunty, l have recently had to replace the memory card in my Samsung tablet so lost all my photos. Can you tell me how I back such things up on a tablet? Secondly I keep getting messages saying I need to update my browser especially on my online banking sites. I have Internet Explorer at the moment which is what was installed when I got it. So what do you recommend I do? Thanks, Margaret Aunty says: A few ways to back up documents and images on a tablet. One is to have a “back up” SD memory card. Simply back up your documents and images onto another SD memory card and keep it safe. Alternatively you can use a “cloud” base storage system. With Dropbox you can upload documents and images to your Dropbox account for storage. The best thing about this is you can then access them on any device where you can access Dropbox. Re internet browser. If you are using Windows XP, and Internet Explorer, well Microsoft no longer support this operating system or browser. And as part of your banks security, they are warning you of this, and that it may not be totally secure. But you can always use other internet browsers, such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera.

Skype history Hi Aunty, to clear history on Skype I used to (when on Skype) go to tools, then click options, then privacy, then advanced then clear history then click delete. Now when I click on advanced there is no heading clear history. Your advice please, Many thanks, Ray Aunty says: Your process is correct. But perhaps you have missed where it is. And on my screen (and a few others that I have tried) i see a bold “keep history for” in the middle of the screen. It has a drop down box for you to choose how long you want to keep history for, and just to the right is a “Clear History” button.

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs by Jane Cronin

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Introduction to past continuous tense

AFTER A long digression away from verbs whilst we investigated all sorts of other aspects of the Spanish language, I’ve decided it’s time to come back to that wonderful subject again. In previous articles we investigated the use of the infinitive of the verb in sentences, (e.g. comer - “voy a comer” – I’m going to eat) and also looked at the gerund or present participle (e.g. comiendo – “estoy comiendo” – I am eating), and the past participle (e.g. comido - “he comido” – I have eaten). We then went on to spend quite a long time looking at what happens to verbs in the present simple tense (e.g. “como, comes, come” – I eat, you eat, he eats etc.) This latter present tense is the one that a lot of people find themselves learning first of all, and yet it is quite a bit more difficult and also to some extent less immediately useful than the first three tense we have learnt. What we are now going to do is take a look at one of the past tenses, and in true Cronin style we’ll make sure it’s the easiest one, and also we’ll see exactly when we are supposed to use it. No point in rushing ahead, and especially not rushing head-long in the things that can get

us into a muddle. So, the tense we are going to look at is called the “past continuous tense”, some people call it the “imperfect tense” and in Spanish it is called the “imperfecto”. It is a tense that we use when we want to express a state or an action that lasts for a period of time in the past. Sometimes, (but far from always) we can translate it with “used to”, and this might give us a clue as its basic meaning. “When I was a child I played (or I used to play) in the park every day” – “Cuando yo era niña, jugaba en el parque todos los días”. The other main use of this tense is express descriptions in the past – that is background scenes, situations or people. For example: “Mi tío era un hombre alto y tenía el pelo canoso y corto” (My uncle was a tall man and he had short grey hair) “El día de mi cumpleaños el sol brillaba todo el día” (On my birthday the sun shone (or was shining) all

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day”. For this reason we could also (if we wished) call it the “past descriptive tense” and as these description in the past account for a large proportion of its use. Looking back at these sentences, here are the past continuous verbs we have used: “era” from the verb “ser”, “jugaba” from the verb “jugar”, “tenía” from the verb “tener”, “brillaba” from the verb “brillar” to shine. In all of the sentences we are focusing on a period of state rather than a single or completed action. For us as English speakers the main difficulty of this tense lies in the translation, in that there is not always just one way to express same idea in English. The actual concept behind the tense is pretty straightforward and, best of all, the way the tense is formed is really very easy; in fact it’s about the easiest tense of the whole lot. You’ll have to take my word for all of that though until next week. I hope you can wait that long.

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Charity begins at home ONE OF Benidorm’s well known performers, Emma Louise, who most will know from “One Vision” has appealed for help from the community that she herself has often helped. by Jeanette Rice EMMA’S SISTER, Lynsey aged 38, was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer which was treated well but she has now been told that she has secondary cancer and has been advised that it is unlikely that traditional treatment will have any affect, giving her months not years to live. There are alternative treatments that have worked for people all over the world but these are not available on the NHS due to cost. So, in true Benidorm style many of Emma’s friends who are also Benidorm performers are gathering together on Sunday 2nd August to raise funds for Lynsey’s treatment. From 2pm at the Talk of the Coast guests will be able to see Benidorm at its best with tribute acts including Sister Act, One Vision, The Rat Pack, Queen, Meat Loaf, Lady Gaga, Abba, Timeless and many more performing for just a 3€ entrance fee. Throughout the afternoon there will be a raffle, with prizes donated from the very generous local businesses and the compere for the four hours will be Chunky B. Emma said “It is a line up of the top entertainment in Benidorm, under one roof for one show, entertaining the guests whilst raising money for Lynsey”. Anyone who is unable to attend on the day but would like to donate can do so via Paypal, the address is lifeline4lynsey@gmail.com.

The Virgen del Rocio festival FOR SOMETHING very Spanish to do in Torrevieja, starting tomorrow, Saturday 1st August and future Saturdays through August, the festival of the Hermitage of the Virgen del Rocio starts. On Saturday 1st August, the Virgen del Rocio Brotherhood will hold an open day for the people of Torrevieja and also for those interested in White Doves, who will be coming to see the development of what will be the future Ermita. This is gradually being built in the Park of Europe and will soon be a reality Throughout the afternoon and evening, you can visit the site and see for yourself the improvements made over the last year. From 8.30pm they will also hold a dinner with snacks, sandwiches, soft drinks, etc. at reasonable prices. There are many other activities taking place for everyone who wishes to attend, spending a day together and enjoying the festivity among all the friends and devotees of the Virgin del Rocio, ending with the singing of the Salve Rociera. Last year these activities were extended to every Saturday in August which this year expands one day, from four to five. It’s a fun evening out and an opportunity for International residents to get a feeling of another side of Spanish life.

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A big thank you PAUL CUNNINGHAM Nurses Charity would like to say thank you to Stevie Spit for his wonderful and entertaining performance on Wednesday 28th July at The Club, Quesada. The evening was full of fun and laughter and the total sum of money raised for the charity was 480 Euros. We also wish to thank John and all the hard working staff at The Club for a delicious meal and for their organisation, all done with good humour and smiling faces.

Craic on!

By Jack Troughton EVERGREEN CELTIC band The ShamRockers promise a night to remember this evening (31st July) at Bar Emilio in La Llosa – the village between Pedregeur and Alcalali. The band is on stage from 9pm at the refurbished bar that enjoys a reputation for great live music. The popular ShamRockers operate a simple ‘scientific’ formula – the band’s mix of rock, pop, and Celtic music equals the mysterious ‘craic’. And frontman Irish Des said: “This is always a great venue and it will be great to catch up with all our friends from this area – a warm welcome awaits everyone, so come along and enjoy the fun.”

The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group HAVING STOPPED rehearsals for their new show, A Musical Mystery Tour, until September, to be performed in October, members of The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group decided to treat themselves to a Chinese meal in Guardamar. The social side is very important to the group members and they really enjoyed themselves. New members are always welcome and if you would like to be involved either as a performer or backstage please telephone Tom on 966 790 547 or Phyllis on 966 790 396 for more information.

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The Blues Brothers Experience - Benidorm THE BLUES Brothers Experience - Benidorm, are fast becoming Benidorm’s most popular act. Indeed they are accumulating a fan base throughout the Costa Blanca. The Blues Brothers are, Derek Blevins (55) (who performs solo as Dickie Ray), and David Young (28) plus Tracy from Essex who is the third member of the team. She works tirelessly in the background, not only managing and promoting the show, but also on occasions makes an appearance on stage in the role of Sister Mary. All the rules governing a traditional Blues Brothers tribute have been thrown out. The idea was to capture the essence of the much loved characters Jake and Elwood Blues and apply their “couldn´t care less” attitude to create a completely new show. Yes the old favourites such as Rawhide and Everybody Needs Somebody are still there, but there are always surprises, as the audience are encouraged to be part of the show. Not just watch it. It’s not a show, it’s a party. The show is loved by all ages from very young kids to grandparents. For full details of times and shows, and contact details visit the Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/pages/The-Blues-BrothersExperience-Benidorm/152109584955083. Bookings for August: Every Friday Heartbreak, Levante Beach, 4.30pm Jail Rock Bar, Benidorm, 10pm Jokers Club, Benidorm, Midnight Every Saturday Jail Rock Bar, Benidorm, 10pm Riviera Music Lounge, Benidorm, 11pm Tropical Bar, Benidorm, Midnight Every Sunday Heartbreak, Levante Beach, 4.30pm Ambassador Hotel, Benidorm, 11pm

Jokers Club, Benidorm, Midnight Every Monday Jail Rock Bar, Benidorm, 10pm Heartbreak, Levante Beach, Midnight. Every Wednesday Jail Rock Bar, Benidorm, 10pm Jokers Club, Benidorm, Midnight Every Thursday Tropical Bar, Benidorm, Midnight Sat 1st: Heartbreak, Levante Beach, Benidorm, 4.30pm Sun 2nd: El Cisne Rastro, Benidorm,

2.15pm Thurs 6th: Hotel Riudor, Benidorm, 10pm Thurs 13th: Hotel Rio Park, Benidorm, 9pm Sun 16th: El Cisne Rastro, Benidorm, 2.15pm Thurs 20th: Hotel Riudor, Benidorm, 10pm Thurs 27th: Hotel Rio Park, Benidorm, 9pm Sun 30th: El Cisne Rastro, Benidorm, 2.15pm

Match Trio

“MATCH” ARE a trio with: Job Netten, (guitar/vocals), Jolande Siffels, (lead vocals) and Paul van Velzen (drums). Their repertoire consists of songs from now and then, in the style of pop and easy-jazz. The history of Match goes back to 1977, when a band called “Lucifer”, who had hits and a golden album, split up because the leading-lady-singer went solo. The rest of the band continued under the name “Match” and played for many years in Holland, Belgium and Germany. Job Netten immigrated in 2010 with his wife Jolande Siffels to Benissa. This is where they met drummer Paul van Velzen

and now they’re playing as a trio. For more info phone: 96 573 2329 or 689 393 890. July Gigs: Friday 31st: Café Haventje, Avd. del Puerto, Altea, 7.30pm August Gigs: Saturday 1st: Baladrar Beach Bar, Benissa, 8.30pm Saturday 15th: Baladrar Beach Bar, Benissa, 8.30pm Thursday 20th: The Citrus Bar, Orba, 9pm Wednesday 26th: Hotel Villa Marisol, Calpe, 8.30pm

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Itching And Scratching?

ITCHY SKIN can drive you crazy! We all have an occasional itch but regular itching needs to be investigated. Most causes of itching (pruritis) are not serious and easily treated, but, sometimes itching can be caused by more serious conditions such as liver disease or even cancers. Itchy skin may appear normal or it may be red and raised, bumpy, rough or have visible spots or blisters. Resisting the temptation to scratch is very hard but it should be avoided as Scratching can make you end up in an itch-scratch cycle, damage your skin and cause infection and scarring. When to see a doctor: Itching skin that lasts for more than 2 weeks Itching that affects the whole body Other symptoms accompany the rash, such as fever, weight loss. bowel or bladder problems or fatigue and tiredness Severe itching that keeps you awake or makes daily life like work or school difficult Rash covering the whole body Causes of itching may include: Dry skin, medically known as xerosis. Often dry skin is a result of excessive bathing or showering, Air conditioning/central heating, or a dry atmosphere Pregnancy. The abdomen, breasts, arms and thighs can become itchy during pregnancy and existing skin conditions may become worse Many common skin conditions such as eczema, shingles, dermatitis, chickenpox etc. Allergies and irritants. Food, chemicals, cosmetics, soap, wool and many other items can cause irritation or allergies Drug reactions. Medications may cause skin itching and rashes

Other illnesses. Itching can be a result of other diseases such as thyroid disorders,. anaemia, coeliac disease, multiple sclerosis, liver and kidney disorders or leukaemia and lymphomas It is obviously important to see your family doctor to find out the cause of your itch but here are some tips that may help with some cases of pruritis: Keep skin well moisturised using good quality unscented products Ask your pharmacist about creams to help stop itching. These products are often steroid based and for short term use only. Other products are calamine, menthol and camphor Try local anaesthetics such as lidocaine or benzocaine. NOTE: These can have serious side effects so do not use on small children and make sure you are fully informed by a pharmacist or doctor before using such products Try not to scratch. (Easy to say I know!) Wear pyjamas, keep fingernails short and to avoid scratching in your sleep, consider wearing cotton gloves, even if you do look silly! Take cool baths and apply a cold compress such as a clean cloth soaked in cool water Use oatmeal or baking soda in a lukewarm bath. There are oatmeal products available specifically for bathing Use mild detergents to wash laundry and make sure laundry is thoroughly rinsed Use mild un-perfumed soap, shower gels etc. Wear loose fitting clothing and avoid synthetic fabrics Avoid allergens. Avoid anything that irritates you skin or causes allergic reactions!

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

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HELP enjoys grape night out Enjoying a taste of Spain

by Jack Troughton MEMBERS AND guests of Jalon Valley HELP enjoyed sampling a taste of Spain and a wine tasting event with Javea’s Casa del Vino. The evening at La Tortuga Restaurant in Jalon was presented by Thamar and Su from the wine specialist and used specialist knowledge to keep the audience entertained – as well as providing the wine free of charge. The tasting was followed by a meal prepared by Chef Michael and entertainment from Pauline McGough and her acoustic guitar – encouraging people to get up and dance. Charity President Elaine Horton thanked

everyone for helping make the evening such a success and said the event had raised more than 600€ for HELP. And she said because of the number of compliments from people who had enjoyed themselves and with a flood of requests for a repeat, it was hoped to stage a similar event near Christmas featuring wines and cavas suitable for the festive period. HELP has no organised events for august but a number are being finalised for autumn and details will be available on the website www.jalonvallyhelp.com and the Facebook page www.facebook.com/jalonvalleyhelp.

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Torrevieja CC 120 for 6 Sporting Alfas 2nd 87 for 10 SPORTING ALFAS travelled down the N332 to meet Torrevieja in an attempt to strengthen their chance of being league champions. HAVING WON the toss they put Torrevieja in to bat. After 10 overs, and an unpredictable wicket, Torrevieja had reached 34 without loss. Alfas changed the bowling and Basrat Ali came on to take a wicket with his first ball, Grant Meekins going for 7. Runs then became difficult to come by with Basrat Ali taking 3 wickets for 11 runs and Andy Dell taking 1 for 5. For Torrevieja Chris Darwen scored 34 not out, Kieren Wood 25, Mike Wareing 16 and captain Leigh Blann 13 enabling a total of 120 of their allocated 40 overs. Torrevieja then came on to field and their enthusiasm resulted in Alfas losing their first wicket with only 4 runs on the board. No-one really got going with the bat , only Wadjit Abdul (18 )and captain Mark Perman ( 29 not out ) reaching double figures. With some excellent fielding and again the unpredictable wicket, Alfas were all out for 87. Pick of the bowlers, Ciaran Guichard ( 4 for 21) Hasan Ullah ( 3 for 10 ) and Michael Wareing ( 1 for 9 ) .Torrevieja 24 points, Alfas 4 points should move Torrevieja up the table. Torrevieja CC v Sporting Alfas 2nd

BBC Summer Triples Winners “ROUND THE Bend” hit the front in the penultimate match to take the title on the last game with (one of the highest scores recorded) “Siete Arriba” and “Mustave Beers” by one point in this year’s Summer Triples Competition sponsored by Ibex Insurance. Congratulations to Competition Secretary Derek Mawson and his helpers in providing another great BBC competition. The photograph shows from left to right, Ed Teal, Terry Corner, Greg Sperring & Sheila Corner. Missing from the picture are other members of the team, Jinty & Richard Chamberlain and Rebecca & Clive Langan. The Fred Harris Aussie Pairs summer league came to a conclusion on Friday the winners where Pony and Trap with Great Expectations coming second. For a full update of all our competition results and forthcoming events please view on line at www.benitachellbowlsclub.com .

Sucina Golf Society

33 PLAYERS turned out for the annual event of competing for the ´Franc y Louise´ Cup (the society home base in Sucina), which was held at Hacienda Riquelme. Again this month, another very hot & humid day, with nearly all players opting for a buggy. An individual stableford competition with additional team prizes, choosing ´best 2 scores to count¨ Steve James picked up the trophy for winning the F & L Cup with a fantastic 44 points ( Steve can be seen receiving his trophy from our Captain & Handicap Secretary). Everything went well for Steve on the day - scissors will be out by our Handicap Secretary! On the whole some good scores were returned, despite the heat of the day. The course was in excellent condition but the bunkers could have been better. The Captain experiencing several of them! Presentation of the prizes was held back at home base in Sucina, and there was a good turn out of Members to congratulate the winners on the day, plus enjoying the sandwiches laid on for the players by Maureen Harris. Very much appreciated by all. Winner of the F & L Cup & Division One - Steve James with 44 points Division 2 - Geoff Hallett (on count back)- 34 points and Division 3 - Gary Smith (on count back)- 35 points. Winning team ( 3-ball) - Morgan James, Ray Banks & Phil Watson with 79 points Winning Team (4-ball) - John Storey, Gary Smith, Ron McKinley & John Lester with 94 points Nearest the pins went to: Hole 5 - Steve James, Hole 7 - Graeme Wilson, Hole 15 - Stan Allen and Hole 17 - Ron McKinley The next meeting is at La Torre on Tuesday 18th August. Format is a Texas Scramble.

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Don’t look at the ball! ARE YOU kidding me? This flies in the face of everything I have learned about playing golf.

By Tony Myles IF YOU cast your mind back to the early days of your golfing endeavours you will recall the often irresistible urge to lift your head as the club comes through and look for the ball as it sails towards the target, only to find that your ball has remained close to where you placed it. “Ah you lifted your head!” is the cry from your colleagues. So it became the main tenet of golf. The Golden Rule. Keep your head still otherwise you are doomed to failure. Now along comes this whippersnapper, who just happens to be a child genius, and he is moving his head every time he lines up a putt. He looks at the hole - looks at his ball looks back at the hole and sinks the putt. And it works consistently. So this is not just some attention seeking ex-pro trying to be a bit controversial, it is a young man who has a string of victories to his credit and he is not yet 21. Jordan Spieth has turned the world of golf on its head. If the concept of ignoring the ball and looking at the hole as you putt had been proposed by anyone other than Jordan, it would have been met with scepticism and possibly derision. But how can you argue with success? And furthermore he is not preaching this as the way forward or even suggesting that it is better than the more regular method, he is simply employing it and to extremely good effect. He is now collecting advocates who have found that this method does actually improve their putting statistics. Including our Campbell Lamont. According to Campbell the weakest part of his game has always been on the green and over the years he has been influenced by Sergio Garcia and by a regular visitor to La Sella, Jose Maria Olazabal. The result was Campbell’s adoption of the Claw Grip which produced a significant improvement and now, with the Jordan Spieth method, Campbell is sinking them from all over the green. WHY DOES IT WORK? The guys who should know the answer to that question are less than clear about it. There is a general feeling that by releasing the eyes from staring fixedly at the ball the pressure is also taken away from adhering to a strict routine. There is less tension in the grip. The club flows more evenly through the ball, largely because you can’t see it. Because it works there are now legions of golfers who are struggling to move their eyes away from the ball and trust to their instincts. I wonder if this means that darts players who always look at the target, would be good putters?

head 2 head

Mood Tony M - Do you have any mascots that you take with you when playing golf? Campbell - You mean like good luck tokens? Tony M - Yes that kind of thing. Campbell - No, but I know some golfers who do. Tony M - Me too. I used to know a chap who had one of those mood rings until he lost it. I asked him how he felt about that. Campbell - I know I am going to regret this but, what did he say? Tony M - He said he didn’t know.

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