RTN Costa Calida 130 by Round Town News

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costa calida edition

January 2015

Friday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 29 2015

Issue 130

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Paramount Theme Park and Real Murcia under threat by Keith Nicol THE FUTURE of the Paramount Theme Park may be at the mercy of external financing. The Commercial Court of Madrid has received an application for bankruptcy for the business group Jesús Samper Santa Mónica Sports, which is part of the subsidiary Santa Monica Financial Services. This is the majority partner in Premursa who have the rights to build the Theme Park and thus, this week’s decision leaves the developer of the proposed theme park on the verge of suffocation. The company should have already started development work on the park, which was originally due to be finished this year, but has managed to postpone losing the rights for the agreement with the Paramount film company, to use the brand name until 2016. However, following the suspension of payments of the business group Samper and with the Real Murcia football club in danger of disappearing, any chance of the park progressing on the land in Alhama acquired by Premursa depend totally on any funding that be found from foreign investors. Jesús Samper of Santa Mónica Sports

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zo: 16. María Inmaculada Sala Buades: 17. José Fulgencio Rubio Miralles: 18. Clotilde Peñalver Lorente: 19. David Graham Knight: 20. Domingo Paredes Ibáñez: 21. Antonio Montero Domínguez: 22. Vicente Chazarra Gil: 23. Carmen Vera Ballester: 24. Javier Rincón Herrera: 25. María José Sanz Mateo. Eduardo Dolon team does not hold many surprises however there are three new names in the Top Ten; Maria del Carmen Riera, Sandra María Sánchez Andreu and Miguel Alberto Cano. Of the present team, six are not standing for re-election: Loli Albaladejo, Paco Moreno, Lola Sanchez Roca, Pepe Sanchez and Javier Montoro. Also on the list is none other than the former Director of Torrevieja’s Foreign Residents Office, Graham Knight, who stands at number 19 on the list. More information can be found at: www.pptorrevieja. es or on Facebook at /PartidoPopularDeTorrevieja or: /eduardodolon.

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Poker-playing gangster jailed

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DRUG SMUGGLER Robert Knight who fled to Spain to avoid justice was finally jailed for 11 years last week at Birmingham Crown Court. by Jack Troughton ONCE NAMED one of Britain’s ‘most wanted’ men, the 53-year-old’s luck ran out last September when he was arrested in a Calpe sports bar playing ‘Texas

Hold’em’. A joint operation involving Spanish National Police, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), and West Midland’s Police proved the Costa Blanca was not a

Robert Knight

“safe haven”. Knight, from Walsall, had been identified by the NCA and charity Crimestoppers in 2013 as a fugitive believed to be hiding in Spain as part of the ongoing Operation Captura initiative. He was arrested when armed officers surrounded Saffy’s Sports Bar in Calpe Port and led away in handcuffs. After appearing in a Madrid court, an extradition order was issued and he was on a plane back to the UK; spending five months behind bars on remand before his court appearance. And last Thursday a Birmingham jury found Knight guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine, a Class A drug. AIRPORT Knight went on the run from West Midlands Police following the seizure of 6kg of cocaine at Heathrow Airport in London in April 2008. Five other men were arrested at the time and were later jailed for their parts in the crime. Following the sentencing, DCI Sab Johal, of the Serious Organised Crime Unit, underlined that Knight’s capture was an example to others that the law had a very long arm. “It may sound like a cliché, but this case reinforces the message that ‘you can run, but you can’t hid’,” he said. If Knight thought that after six years he had successfully evade capture and he had dropped off our radar, then he was mistaken. “We were working with Crimestoppers, the NCA, Spanish counterparts; and last September this work came to fruition.” The detective added: “The 11 year sentence handed to Knight is justified by the severity of the sophisticated drug importation and the distribution network.”

European news...

French Air Traffic calls off strike

SINCE LAST weeks edition of the Round Town News, Eurocontrol, which coordinates European skies announced that the French ATC strike planned for 29th April until 2nd May had been cancelled. The SNCTA said it had received assurances from the government and air-traffic management but that they would be ensuring promises made were upheld.

Europe suffers every year from threats of strike action, with a similar strike, by Italian air-traffic controllers, planned for Tuesday of this week also being cancelled.

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Coffee spill behind Serbian President’s airplane scare BLAMED INITIALLY on “engine failure”, a government jet carrying Serbia’s president to Italy was forced to turn back when the co-pilot spilled coffee on the instruments. by Patricia Thompson ADVISERS TO President Tomislav Nikolic described being “thrown around the cabin” when the plane, a 34-year-old French-built Falcon 50, began tumbling through the air. The plane landed safely back in Belgrade, but Nikolic was forced to cancel his official visit to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican, and his advisers put the incident down to yet another malfunction on the ageing, incident-prone aircraft. An investigation determined that the co-pilot, Bojan Zoric, had spilled coffee on the instrument panel “due to ongoing turbulence”. “I began wiping the panel and accidentally activated the ‘emergency slat’ button,” which automatically turned off the automatic pilot and the plane began losing altitude, Zoric said according to Serbia’s Civil Aviation Directorate . The pilot took over command, managed to pull the plane up and sought permission to turn back to Belgrade, Zoric added. He said that one of the engines then stopped working but was restarted on the way back to the airport. The Directorate has temporarily suspended Zoric’s license.

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Secondary Classrooms suffer from overcrowding by Keith Nicol

ESO SECONDARY classrooms are more crowded in the Alicante province than elsewhere. In Alicante there is a predominance of municipalities that exceed or are close to 30 students per class. Elevated ratios maybe, but this does not reach 36, the maximum legal and where numbers climbed to in 2012 when Education Minister José Ignacio Wert launched the decree of urgent measures to reduce education spending. This increase was controversial and rejected by the educational community. Albatera is the municipality that comes out top, in the province, with more overcrowded classrooms at ESO level (31.19), with Pedreguer (30.92), Petrer (29.98), Campello (29.96), Rojales (29.89), Onil (29,73) Catral (29.69), San Vicente (29.65), La Nucia (29.50) and El Campello (29.28). These are the ten most affected. In the case of the provincial capital; Alicante records a ratio of 28.76. In contrast, the lowest classroom numbers are found in the villages of Benilloba (9.50) and Orba (18). Catral also has the most overcrowded classrooms at Primary Level in the Vega Baja, followed by a municipality of L’Alacantí. Until 2012, Catral averaged 25 pupils per class but that number has slowly risen and now stands at 26.69 students per class. Those that also exceed the 25 students threshold include Bigastro (25.44) and San Vicente del Raspeig (25.52) while getting close are Torrevieja (24.87), Callosa de Segura (24.82) and El Campello, with 24.63. New data has yet to be put forward to see if there is any connection between classroom numbers and the fact that in Valencia, the failure and year repeat rate for secondary students is about 30%; one of the highest in Spain. However, while Secondary classroom figures continue to grow, some programs, such as in Torrevieja have seen new schools recently opened at Primary school level and at Primary school throughout the region, most municipalities are coping.

Would you believe it...

Brother and sister reunited through Tinder after 15 years

A BROTHER and sister who last saw each other 15 years ago have been accidentally reunited through Tinder, the online dating app. Erik de Vries, 24, and Josphine Egberts, 22, from the Netherlands, both “swiped right” on the matchmaker site, not realising they were looking at pictures of their own sibling, according to NL Times. They lost contact after their parents separated in 1999 Erik moved to Belgium with their father and brother Maarten, while Josephine remained in the Dutch city of Breda with their mother, but when they began chatting through Tinder’s text messaging service in April, Erik quickly suspected that the woman was his long-lost sister. After sharing his suspicions with Jospehine, they swapped family histories and their unlikely situation became apparent. In order to be sure, Erik, now living back in the Netherlands, arranged to meet Josephine in a cafe a week later. “When I saw him, it was suddenly very clear.” said Josephine “It was so special to see my own blood brother again after 16 years.” They now plan to stay in touch.

Dog fouls up traffic by driving tractor onto busy Scottish motorway

TRAFFIC DELAYS occurred on a busy Scottish motorway on Wednesday morning after a tractor careened out of control as a dog took to the wheel. The bizarre incident occurred at junction 13 of the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire The dog had reportedly leant on the controls of the tractor sending it out of the field it was ploughing and onto the motorway. The vehicle was moved to the central reservation and the dog and farmer were unhurt in the incident. Traffic Scotland updated its 85,000 followers shortly afterwards, informing them: “#M74 (N) at J13 – Route is CLEAR from earlier incident & dog is fine. Has to be the weirdest thing we’ve ever reported! No delays in area.”

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The city expects 180,000 congress tourists Friday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 29 2015

THE BUSINESS of talking mainly about business is booming in Murica, with 850 meetings and 60 congresses planned for 2015. by Keith Nicol

However, not happy with their lot, the manager of the Office de Congresos de Murcia, Ramón Palazón, is in ‘no doubt that the AVE and Corvera, Murcia’s International Airport will give the industry a qualitative leap, in the field of congresses, conventions and the incentive industry,” or ‘MICE’, as it is known. “This will,” says Palazón, “take Murcia directly to the first division: With the AVE and the airport it is clear that Murcia will play in another league and we can fight with other cities that have more opportunities now, that are not present.” Still, Murcia is a highly valued destination for congress tourism, offering very competitive prices; overnight accommodation in Murcia’s hotels is the cheapest in Spain, and there are high levels of satisfaction both within the organization sector, plus tourism and climate. For 2015, Murcia has already confirmed a number of major conferences, the majority being within the medical sector: Vaccine Congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatrics estimated 400 participants:

Murcia’s Conference centre plan for a busy 2015

National Congress of Medical Education: 300 congressmen; XVII Congress of Physiotherapy: 300 congressmen: National Congress of the Spanish Society for Surgery: 300 people: I Mediterranean Forum of Logistics: 300 participants: XXII Congress of the Spanish Society of Gastroenterology: X Congress of Healthcare Quality: 350 participants: National Congress of Medical Education: 250 participants: Regarding meetings and conferences an estimated 850 meetings or conferences are planned. According to Pal-

azón, “We are in April and that number of 60 will vary, increasing as the year progresses, since small conferences are organized with less lead time.” In 2014, the number of conferences organized in Murcia was 40. However, as for meetings scheduled in 2015, added Palazón, “We expect to exceed the 850 mark. In 2014 were 800 and 600 during 2013. With all this activity, the Convention Bureau estimates that 180,000 people can pass through Murcia for various congresses and meetings.

Continued from front page... On Tuesday Premursa issued a statement through its website which denied the direct participation of the group that has defaulted on Premursa, trying to distance Paramount Park from the other businesses of the group Santa Monica Sports. The statement concluded; “Premursa Theme Park continues its efforts to raise capital and financing for continuing the project.” However the viability of the theme park now depends more on finding new capital sources that finance within Samper’s traditional grasp. Santa Monica Sports also manages the marketing of Real Murcia but the club has recently be in court due to outstanding debts, which could reach 30 million. The Commercial Court No. 1 of Madrid has declared the necessary competition, as recorded by the BOE last March 23rd, which means that the application has been filed by a creditor for protection. Jesús Samper became Real Murcia’s largest shareholder in 1999. Because of financial issues the club was relegated on division last season. On the one hand, the Madrid Courts works to postpone the 11.5 million owed to the Treasury, a figure that was reduced during 2014 due to the disbursement of nearly five million. On the other hand, Jesus Samper has been unable to find the third and fourth term arrangement with creditors that Real Murcia signed in 2010 to defer payment of a debt of thirty million. With the club faced with closure at the end of the season, footballers, technical and administrative staff, take their payrolls per day.

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The new ‘lift’ can lift boats for repair work

San Pedro del Pinatar’s new dock facilities by Keith Nicol

YACHTSMEN AND Cruisers now have an additional facility at their fingertips in San Pedro. Amjomar dock represents an investment of over two million euros by the concessionaire and allows lifting large tonnage vessels from the water, so that work can be carried out. The Councillor of Development, Public Works and Planning, Francisco Barnabas, accompanied by the Mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, visited the works in the port town to see the construction of a new dock; the execution and subsequent operation was granted to the company Amjomar for a period of 27 years at an annual fee of 45,000 Euros. Bernabe said the new dock, located in the inner harbour basin between the Yacht Club and Marina Deportiva de las Salinas, next to Puerto Pesquero, “enriches the offering within the port facilities with more than 600 moorings, shopping and entertainment and privileged enclave, which is undoubtedly a great attraction for sailing enthusiasts.” The Mayor praised the bravery of the pinatarenses entrepreneurs for having confidence

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in their municipality, through investing in innovative initiatives like this that extends the nautical services of the town, placing it as a reference in the region and also creating 12 new employment opportunities. The award was documented in March last year, and the works began in July with a budget of 2.1 million euros, over an area of about 4,000 square meters, having generated 13 jobs for the first phase. The uses of the dock are directly related to and derived from the operations and functions of grounding, maintenance, repair, overhaul, painting, launch, exhibition of naval supplies, bilge suction / sanitary water, cleaning and the basic need of a slipway. To access of vessels from sea to dry dock, a moat was built along with the installation of a 160-ton travelift, for lifting boats. The new dock has also added a new supply network for lighting, water, electricity and compressed air, fire protection, drainage and waste collection and recycling centre, in quiet area facilities plus a wastewater treatment plant.

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Woman jailed for gunfire over McDonald’s order A US woman has been sentenced to three to seven years in prison for opening fire at a McDonald’s after her cheeseburger was twice served without bacon. by Patricia Thompson Shaneka Torres, 30, drew the weapon at the restaurant’s drive-through window in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in February 2014. When the snack was delivered the first time without bacon she complained to the manager, who offered her a complimentary burger on her next visit. Torres returned hours later to collect her free meal and initially seemed in good spirits, chatting up a cashier and slipping him her phone number, but then the burger arrived, again, without bacon! Before pulling the gun from her handbag, Torres allegedly said: “B****, you don’t know who you’re talking to.” The bullet shattered the drive-through window, but no one was injured. She was sentenced to one to five years for shooting at a building, plus two years for possessing a firearm during a felony. Torres must also pay $1,500 for the damage she caused

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Do chimpanzees have Human Rights FOR THE first time in US history, a judge has decreed that a pair of chimpanzees are covered by the same laws that govern the detention of humans, effectively rendering the animals as legal “people”. New York Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe said that the apes, held at Stony Brook University for research purposes, are covered by a writ of habeas corpus, the basic legal principle that lets people challenge the validity of their detention. The Nonhuman Rights Project, an animal rights group, wants the apes moved to a sanctuary. Jaffe has ordered a Stony Brook representative to appear in court to reply to the Nonhuman Rights Project’s petition that the animals are being held unlawfully. Regardless of whether the chimps are afforded legal personhood after the hearing, Natalie Prosin, the Nonhuman Rights Project’s executive director, said “We have scientific evidence to prove in a court of law that elephants, great apes, whales and dolphins are autonomous beings and deserve the right to bodily liberty. This strengthens our argument that these nonhuman animals are not property.”

International news...

Woman run over by husband

AN 85-YEAR-OLD Australian woman has died after being run over by her husband in a Brisbane car park. The woman was struck in the car park of the Brookside

Shopping Centre at Mitchelton, in north-west Brisbane. Paramedics said the woman was hit when she was helping her 87-year old husband to park. They tried to revive her but

she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband is being treated in hospital for shock. The Police Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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The Royal British Legion get on with the N332 by Keith Nicol

A NEW and welcome iniatitive by members of Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil Trafico officers has been visiting Orihuela over the past week, including yesterday’s presentation at the Orihuela Costa Town Hall and last week with The RBL Orihuela Branch. Members of the N332 team visited the Orihuela Costa branch of the Royal British Legion last week, to give an explanation of both the project and a presentation answering some of the most common questions relating to traffic laws and driving in Spain. The members of the group seemed excited about the presentation and were attentive throughout, as Mark Nolan first explained the history of the N332 project, the Facebook page and accompanying website, before Francisco Morales, a serving officer from the Guardia Civil traffic police, took over and presented a series of images and explanations. Francisco started by explaining a little about his own background as a serving Guardia Civil officer, and how he and the corps are active around the globe, serving as Military Police in areas where Spanish troops are engaged in peacekeeping and conflict zones. Francisco then moved on to answer many of those common questions, from documents you are required to carry in the car, changing a wheel on the roadside, buying and selling a used vehi-

Keith Carter and Francisco Morales

cle, and even the speed limit of mobility scooters, amongst other topics, including an explanation about how only uniformed traffic officers are allowed to take cash payments for fines, and the finer details of how to spot an unmarked traffic patrol car. This was not to give drivers to opportunity to avoid being caught by the unmarked cars, in fact it wasn’t a local car that was described, but it allows drivers to identify the real police after numerous fraudsters have tried to mimic the police to stop innocent and un-

knowing drivers and some of those drivers who have unwittingly stopped, have subsequently become victims of crime. At the end of the talk, Francisco was presented with a certificate from the Royal British Legion, thanking everybody involved for both their work and their commitment to groups like the RBL, who offer help and advice to countless people during their work here in Spain. Find out more for yourself about driving in Spain by visiting their Facebook Page: N332.

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Fickleness prevails I have lived on the Costa Blanca for over 15 years. I have a lovely life and have been very lucky that I have some very dear kind friends. I keep myself very much to myself and always try to stay away from trouble. I am a member of various groups which include many different nationalities. I make a conscious decision to steer clear of complete British groups. What I find sad is that it is very hard to find trustworthy people. Sitting on the sidelines I keep my eyes and ears open. There are many gossips and within the expat community there seems to always be a drama or somebody stabbing someone else in the back. People moved to Spain with there own ideas and agendas but it seems the pack mentality of an expatriate means that at times they revert back to childlike behaviour. Fickleness prevails. I feel it is sad that you have to hold a little of yourself back as being open and laying all your cards on the table sometimes gives others the red light to take advantage. I was always taught to do unto others as you would have done to yourself. The sad truth is that as an observer I have watched over the years that clearly a lot of expats have no respect for others or themselves. Jean Andrews,Mutxamel

Clever Dog I JUST loved reading about Alfie (Edition 808), the little Yorkshire Terrier who got himself rescued by the RSPCA. It’s heart warming to read a story like that, instead of all the bad news. P.S. It just shows how important it is to have your dog Micro-chipped. Margaret Hayter, La Siesta, Torrevieja.

Ruined for a tattoo THIS IS probably too late but I have to say to all tourists to be aware of having tattoos from the Chinese massage vendors and to remember to bring your EHIC card and insurance documents with you. My neighbours brought a 21-year-old friend of their son on holiday with them. One day at the beach he had a tattoo done on his chest, by a Chinese man offering massage and tattoos. The man said it was ‘henna and harmless’- two hours later he was projectile vomiting but blamed it on the heat. He suffered two days’ illness and weird spaced-out episodes before he was taken home to the UK as everyone was so concerned (he was the only person who had

forgotten his EHIC card and insurance documents). On arrival he visited his local A&E department and after extensive tests he was told that he had toxic poisoning from the ink used on the tattoo. They told him it could have been fatal had he not returned home. He is now suffering with mental illness and may have to be admitted for treatment in a specialist hospital. I am telling you this as told to me by my neighbour but I think I have read about someone suffering adverse effects from a tattoo before. This young man’s life may be ruined for a tattoo. Catherine Gibson, Los Alcazares

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Cruise season begins to build More than 5,000 cruise visitors hit the streets of Cartagena this week

by Keith Nicol ON WEDNESDAY the Port of Cartagena welcomed two more cruise ships bringing more than 5,000 passengers and crew to the city. The largest of the two was the Celebrity Reflection, with 3,046 passengers, coming from MĂĄlaga on her way to Barcelona plus the Hamburg, with 400 travellers on board, on route from Palma de Mallorca to Motril. Cruise passengers had a full day in Port to enjoy the heritage of the ancient city, shop and taste dishes and drinks in the downtown area. Cartagena is beginning to savour the taste of tourists themselves as since the beginning of the spring season more than 30,000 passengers and crew

have visited the city. On Thursday the boutique Wind Surf, one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest sailing vessels made a stop, with 300 passengers on board. Next week four more ships arrive: the first on Tuesday April 28th, with 1,000 passengers aboard the Balmoral and 2,100 more on the Eurodam. The following day, Wednesday 29th, the Silver Spirit arrives with 540 cruise passengers and the Thomson Celebration, which will bring 1,254 travellers. So far this year, mainly during the month of March, 22,000 cruise passengers have visited the city on board 23 cruise ships plus another 12,000 or more staff or crew members.

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Mansfield Senior Reds in Los Montesinos WALKING FOOTBALL is continuing to grow in popularity and participation around the Vega Baja region.

Dozens of players and more than 100 spectators enjoyed the region’s first tournament held last February

by Keith Nicol Next week the cross bar gets raised even further as the first English Touring team, Mansfield Senior Reds, are visiting the Costa Blanca for fun, mini-tournament against three local teams. The new Walking Football format is primarily designed for those 55 plus, with the oldest participant to date in Los Montesinos being a fantastic 83 years-of age. Next week’s games kick off on Tuesday 5th. May when Mansfield will play a three team tournament against Playa Flamenca and the Monte Mentals, with kick off on all days at 10.00am. On Wednesday the tri-team contest features Daya Vieja, Mansfield and Monte Mentals while on Thursday the visiting local team is from Lo Crispin. The Referees are Bill Whitehouse and Stan Dibble.

Mansfield players are staying in Los Montesinos during their stay with organiser Stan Dibble setting up a number of divsersions including a meeting with the Mayor, dinner, lunch at Tu Tu´s restaurant and trips to Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa planned. Due to the summer heat, the Walking Football schedule will wind down by the end of May but other teams are planning on playing throughout some of the summer months. If you’d like to know more about Walking Football or those interested in becoming tournament sponsors for events, kits, trophies, newspaper articles, etc, in the Autumn and Winter, or for any other information about Walking Football, please contact Stan at: montestan@gmail.com.

Community news....

Spring Shopping Fair

OPEN FROM Thursday April 30th to Sunday May 3rd is Torrevieja’s Spring Shopping Fair. The annual outlet style fair is being held in a large Marquee on the Paseo Vista Alegre with free entrance and open from morning through late evening. The fair is organised by the municipality in collaboration with Torrevieja’s small and medium business association APYMECO, and this Spring features 35 local businesses with many offering special discounts on their goods. The shops offer a diverse mixture that will satisfy the various needs that any visitor may have, including: Jewellery, Gifts and Decoration, Lingerie, Mirrors, Paintings, Serigraphs, Home Textiles, Food, Fashion, Automotive, Sports Children’s Accessories and Fashion, Sevillanas outfits, Siding and Awnings, Aesthetics, Cosmetics, Perfumery and, of course; shoes. More details of what’s on offer and the range of shops and services can be found on APEMECO’s Facebook page or by visiting www.shoppingtorrevieja.com. For local businesses wishing to know more about the various and varied advantages of being a member of Torrevieja’s small and medium business association and how businesses can become members, visit their website: www.apymeco.com.

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Monasteries and mosques HISTORY LOVING members of AMUX stepped back in time to enjoy guided tours of a historic monastery and a mosque to turn pages in Valencia’s history. by Jack Troughton Alfred Serrano Donet and Alma Dorndorf – both members of the Friends of the Museum of Xabia – pooled their expertise to insure fellow AMUX colleagues were able to enjoy the stories of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria, at Simat de Valldigna and the Mosque of La Xara. Alfred is from the Simat area where the religious building stands and has carried out extensive studies of the monastery and mesquita. A history teacher, his recent talk to the association about the sites served to whet the appetites of members, who signed up for last Saturday’s trip. Built in Cisterian style, the monastery was founded in 1298 by King Jaime II ‘The Just’ and was in use until 1835. In 1991, it was acquired by the Valencia government and is being restored to its former glory. And the mosque at La Xara is considered one of the most important remnants of the Muslim religion within the ancient kingdom of Valencia. Built in around the 15th Century, it remained in use until 1525 when all Muslims in Spain were required to convert to Christianity. It is now dedicated to

Santa Ana. Alfred’s colleague Alma was able to help translate both his explanations and the official guides to both sites, increasing the enjoyment of English-speaking members of the society. AMUX – Amics de Museu de Xabia – brings together people of all nationalities with an interest in the history and archaeology of Javea and the Marina Alta. As well as supporting the town’s museum, it organises talks and outings, which are open to all. For more information, visit the museum or its blog, www.amuxabia.weebly.com

AMUX members at the monastery

Charity news......

Taste a cafe society

VISITORS TO the annual craft fair staged by animal charity SCAN in El Vergel on Sunday enjoyed a taste of relaxed cafe society – helping raise 1,229€. People browsed stalls selling a wide selection of quality and handmade goods before enjoying refreshments at the entrance of the town’s Casa de Cultura. The money raised will enable the Society for the Care of Animals in Need to continue its work rescuing and re-homing cats and dogs.

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A RECORD 38 groups took part in last year’s Association Day, in Torrevieja, setting a new precedent for the record number of participation of associations, organizations and local NGOs. by Keith Nicol

Details are still to be finalised but it looks like this Sunday’s event, April 26th, will attract even more Associations and visitors. Sunday’s event takes place on the Paseo Vista Alegre, just in front of the Office of Tourism, and Real Club Nautico Torrevieja, with doors opening around 10.00am and closing late afternoon. Along with thousands of expected visitors, Torrevieja Mayor, Eduardo Dolon will be accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Tourism, Joaquín Albaladejo, Councillor for Citizen Participation, Agustina Esteve and other councillors. Eduardo Dolon stressed the “importance of the International participation of associations, NGOs and local authorities last year, which broke the record of participating entities.” Entry is completely free and visitors will have the opportunity to find out more about just a few of the estimated 200 plus Associations, NGOs and local institutions, who will have staff on each stand, usually lots of edible goodies from the Eastern Block associations plus products related to their activities

and annual work projects. The main idea of this annual event continues to reinforce the line between the work performed by some of Torrevieja’s larger associations and to offer participants from the municipality an opportunity to promote their work projects and seek new members, thus helping the City Council to achieve its objectives of boosting harmony and integration within the community. Throughout the day, music, dance and entertainment will also be taking place, while a display of Classic and Specialists cars will be at the entrance to the to the event, thanks to the participation of the region’s original International motoring group, Club Torrevieja. Although there are almost 150 clubs who are legally registered with Torrevieja or/and Valencia, there are at least the same number again, who are not, and a new campaign to encourage them to fill in their paperwork and register with the Jean Paul at the Office of Foreign Residents, will soon be introduced.

A record number of participants are expected at Sunday’s Association Day

Sport News...

Cricket Saturday THIS SATURDAY, 25th April. Torrevieja Cricket Club take on the might of the Worcester police touring side. This an excellent opportunity to promote cricket in Spain and it is hoped many more touring sides will visit Torrevieja. Many teams visit either La Manga or Alfas but if more local teams were based in Torrevieja they could visit both as well as play an extra game against Torrevieja. Spectators are very welcome at the sports arena in Torrevieja and the game starts at 11.00am.

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New look church

FATHER MARCUS Ronchetti has been appointed Senior Chaplain of the Costa Blanca Anglican Anglican Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit, succeeding the Revd. Canon Peter Edwards – the longest serving Church of England priest on the Iberian Peninsula. by Jack Troughton

Father Peter moved to Spain 12 years ago from a London parish and Father Marcus has been working with him as a Chaplain. Father Ray Andrew has joined the team from South London to work with Father Marcus and Father Steve Foster. And Father Marcus and Father Ray will be licensed to their new roles at a special service at noon on Friday 1st May at La Fustera, when the Archdeacon of Gibraltar, the Venerable Geoffrey Johnston will preside as emissary of the Bishop of Europe. In one of his first acts at the helm of the chaplaincy, Father Marcus chaired the annual parish meeting, held at the Esmeralda hotel in Calpe and presented his “powerful vision” for the church, encompassing both growth and strength, reflecting the family of God and the work to be done to serve the Costa Blanca community. WARDEN At the meeting Andrew Johnson and Stephen Carden were admitted as Chaplaincy Wardens, Stephen Lemon was confirmed as Secretary and Gary Lloyd as Treasurer. After the formalities of the meeting and over lunch, a presentation was

Father Peter is bid farewell by Stephen Carden

made to Father Peter to mark his retirement, with the gratitude and the good wishes of the seven congregations that make up the chaplaincy in the very large parish. Church of England parishes in Spain are entirely self-financing and so fund raising is essential to maintaining the church’s ministry; including funerals and pastoral care to the sick and be-

Betty Guinness at U3A

reaved – and the activities of the seven local churches in support of good causes such as Caritas, EMAUS, World Vision, and the Gandia Hospice. And the chaplaincy serves a community from Valencia to Alicante with Sunday services in seven different towns. For more information and contact details and service times, visit www.costablanca-anglicanchaplaincy.org.

Happy birthday Betty!

BETTY GUINNESS celebrated being 96 years young on Tuesday with fellow members of the U3A Javea group ‘Traveller’s Tales’. Betty, who is a popular and active member of several of the U3A groups, was serenaded by colleagues singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to mark the occasion. And the special occasion would have royal approval – Betty shares a birthday with the Queen, who was 89 on the same day.

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home and garden

Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

Starting your new garden or modifying an old one MOST EXPATRIATES buy properties in Spain with a very different lifestyle in mind to the one they had experienced previously. They envisage a more open air lifestyle to make the most of the generally drier warmer and healthier climate. However this is only possible if the garden is designed and constructed to support this. For instance: The provision of shade from the hottest suns and shelter from the coldest winds, for the extremes of temperature are very different to the average temperatures often quoted by tourist boards, estate agents and persons attempting to sell their house privately. The provision of good sized covered and open terraces for when the family or friends visit for meals or to partake in hobby activities or games. An interesting network of paths that do not turn boggy after monsoon like rainfalls. Colourful perfumed and productive with minimum monthly maintenance needs especially if you plan a busy working or social life. Safe for both young and elderly. A swimming pool located and surrounded by a low leaf drop mini garden so that it is not the dominating feature of the garden. Cooking features beyond a barbecue so that al fresco meals can be organised daily in good weather without the style of eating becoming boring. A collection of fruit trees and facilities to grow at least a

few ecological fruit and vegetables. Thick boundary hedges for privacy and hideaways for nesting birds. Trees that not only provide shade but also hide surrounding houses and possibly local eyesores. A challenge for the dedicated gardener/s in the family. A garden that looks great from wherever one stands or sits at all times of the year for with an outdoor lifestyle you will live within it and not just view it through rain splashed windows as so often happens in northern Europe. Hideaways for peaceful reads and siestas. Areas for children and grandchildren to play safely without constant supervision. Matches all aspects of the lifestyle that you foresee in both the short and longer term. The latter is very important if you are to be happy with your purchase. When we wrote the first edition of our practical and comprehensive book ‘Your Garden in Spain’ the sub title was ‘Practical ideas for gardens that suit your Spanish lifestyle’. Some years later our publisher Santana Books asked us to split the book into four in order to expand the chapters on growing fruit and vegetables and the development of gardens on apartment terraces and balconies. To differentiate the new edition of ‘ Your Garden in Spain’ the subtitle of the new one became ‘ From

planning to planting and maintenance’ but an essential chapter in both is Chapter 2.1 ‘Design the garden to match your lifestyle’ which includes an easy to follow self questionnaire to help you clarify your lifestyle needs. It would be worth reviewing and completing this before investing another euro in the garden. The book can be obtained from high street and internet bookshops including Amazon, The London Book Depository.

An interesting network of paths

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money

Bank identity crisis looms

BANK ACCOUNTS could be frozen if customers fail to provide up-to-date personal data under Spanish laws designed to combat money laundering and financing terrorism. The country’s banks must collect the information before the 30th April deadline – yet the obligation to keep digital records of clients’ personal data was introduced in a law passed in 2010 and gave five years to complete the task. There are around 70 million bank accounts in Spain and some 50 million of these are held by private individuals – leaving the sector with a mammoth task. However, claims that some five million clients are without the correct data are hotly disputed by banks. “We’re all prone to leaving things to the last minute,” admitted Jose Maria Roldan, President of the Spanish Banking Association – saying the affected bodies in the finance sector were now working round the clock to meet the deadline. Spaniards need to supply a DNI national identity card; foreign residents are required to show their residency card or passport.

OBLIGATION Banks have an obligation to contact customers. Clients who have not received any notification can assume no further action is necessary and their details are already with their bank. However, problems could arise if the contact details held by a bank are out of date and the client is out of reach before the deadline. Accounts could be frozen on 1st May. RTN was told by a banking source: “Obviously, when a client turns in their ID, the account will be activated again.” Banks attempted to extend the deadline but were refused by the government. Madrid noted: “banks had the obligation to collect and conserve copies of their clients’ ID since 1993. “The 2010 law expressly established that electronic records had to be kept to avoid documents getting misplaced. In 2010, they were given a five-year period to obtain that digitalised information.”

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money

Pre-election giveaway promises

Keith Littlewood International Financial Adviser

CHANCELLOR GEORGE Osborne has said earlier this week that he intends to sell billions of pounds of government shares in Lloyds Banking Group to small investors if the Conservative Party wins the UK election. BRITAIN’S GOVERNMENT bailed out Lloyds with £20billion pounds of public money at the height of the financial crisis in 2009 buying 43 per cent of the bank and has since sold almost half of this back to large investors raising £9billion and leaving it with a 22 per cent holding. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper (19/04/2015), Osborne stated investors would be able to buy between £250 and £10,000 of Lloyds shares, with priority going to orders of up to £1,000. He added that shares will be sold at a 5 per cent discount to market value, and investors who hold their shares for a year would receive an extra 10 per cent, up to a value of £200. As with previous Lloyd’s sales, the shares will only be sold at a price of at least 73.6p each, the price paid during the bailout, and the proceeds will be used to reduce Britain’s national debt. Lloyds’ shares on the FTSE 100 index shares closed at 78.75p on Friday. This is following the announcement in the budget that the first £1,000 of interest from savings would be tax free from April 2016 (£500 for higher rate taxpayers) with banks

and building societies automatically paying out gross interest from April 2016 not deducting any tax. How this will affect the ex-pat living in Spain is unclear but at the moment if you are a fiscal resident you would have to pay the tax through your returns to the Hacienda as normal. At the moment the most tax efficient way of investing for the expat is through Spanish Compliant Bonds. 65+ Guaranteed Bonds offered in the UK offer a 4% gross return over 3 years or 2.8% gross over 1 year but most importantly the investment is 100% safe. These are still available for ex-pats up until May 14th If you would like a brochure or more information on either the 65+ Pensioner Bond, Spanish Compliant Bonds or just simply want a sit down and a face to face discussion about your savings then do not hesitate to email or phone me, often just a reassuring discussion is all that is needed for some people. If you need advice or have any questions regarding the above you can contact me on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktowerfm.com

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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legal

Carlos Baos

from White & Baos Abogados Solicitors Lawyers

Get back money paid buying ‘Off Plan’ in Spain. No win no fees. OVER THE last few years our firm has helped many families recover the money paid to developers for the purchase of new properties off plan. Some of these successful cases have been reported in the media. THE BANKS where promoters had their accounts, in which the buyers-consumers paid the money for buying properties off plan, are responsible for returning the money paid to the buyers, if: The property is not handed over, and If the developer - promoter has not provided the guarantees prescribed by law 57/68, to guarantee the money paid by buyers, i.e: when there is no bank guarantee or insurance policy, to cover the amounts paid on account. This is because, according to the Law 57/68, banks are responsible and should make sure that the guarantees (bank guarantee or insurance policy) are contracted when opening a special account for a developer, in order to receive money. There are many court precedents, in today’s article, we want to highlight the recent judgment of 16 January 2015 (No. of Appeal: 2336/2013), of the Spanish Supreme Court, which confirmed two important issues: 1. The bank who received the money in its special account, is responsible for returning the money to the buyer-consumer, if the developer does not hand over the property, and if the money paid is not guaranteed otherwise, even if the buyer does not have an individual bank guarantee. 2.-The limitation period ( deadline) to start a legal action against the bank is 15 years, as it is understood that the bank’s liability arises from breach of the Law 57/68, and is a result of contract relation, thus the contractual liability deadline applies. The judgment mentioned, from our High Court, is very important, and confirms the legal possibilities for all those who have paid some money buying a property off plan, that was never handed over, asking the bank where the promoter received the money to return the money paid, even if the developer has disappeared, is in bankruptcy, etc. To assist consumers in this situation, our firm offers to waive our own Law Society fees for clients in a “no win no fees” deal, meaning that only if the case is won would we charge our legal fees as per the Law Society, and if not, the only expense our office would need to charge would be a small provision to cover necessary unavoidable administrative expenses. If you lost money buying a property off plan recently or less than 15 years ago, we can help you, contact us on 966 426 185.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues. White & Baos Abogados. Tel:+34 966 426 185. E-mail: info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2014 – All rights reserved, Send your questions to spanishlawyer@roundtownnews.com or info@white-baos.com

life Country Music

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comes to town THE FIRST ‘The Ranch Country Music Festival’ will be held in Los Montesinos on May 1st & 2nd.

Steff Nevers

If you love your country, fancy a bit of line dancing, can say ‘Yeee Haw’ loud and proud, then this is the place you want to be next weekend for an event you will never forget. Along with great music from a couple of the very best Spanish and Scandinavian Country Bands, there are lots of other activities including Horse Riding, BBQ, good beer and to finish the event off, a Musical Jam with the pro’s. Headlining the event is Steff Nevers, a popular country artist all over Europe, two times Grammy nominated and nominated ‘for European Artist of the Year’ by British CMA in 2013. In 2009 Steff was personally invited by Toby Keith to be his support on his first European tour, so you know he is good. Steff also has a reputation for being one of Europe’s best country guitarist and he has released three studio albums and one Live album. You can find out much more about the artist on his Facebook page or head on over to: www.steffnevers.com Also on the bill is Alex T. & Hot Saddles Band. Alex T. was recognised by the International Linedance Association, LDA as the best Spanish country artist. After living in the US for a couple of years he became, as he calls it: “a student of the old school of country music.” Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck and Merle Haggard are amongst his sources of inspiration for writing songs. Currently he is working on his debut album and touring with his ‘Hot Saddles Band’: www.alex-tcountrymusic.com Things kick off on Saturday evening with the local band ‘Phoenix’, consisting of six experienced musicians while more music is provided in the Cafeteria with the Tex-Mex Kowboys. The duo TEXMEX Kowboys have played at El Rancho many times. They will serve you a good portion of country music and will be kicking it off in the Cafeteria. Tickets will be sold in and around Torrevieja; online at: www.scancode.no and of course at the entry of the festival. On Friday May 1st, a Red Day Holiday, from 3pm it is free entrance all day. There are family activities and horse riding while from 6pm to 11pm there is a BBQ and Country Music Jam session were everyone is invited to bring their own instrument and enjoy a ‘Good ‘ol time’. Children are also welcome all day long. On Saturday May 2nd there are family activities and horse riding taking place from 1pm until 5pm with free entrance. The festival properly starts at 5pm with tickets just 20€ and free for children under 12. From 5pm for an hour there’s a free line dance class with the Phoenix Band playing from 6pm until 7.30pm. The Tex-Mex Kowboys entertain for the next half hour in the Cafeteria followed at 8pm by Alex T. & The Hot Saddles Band with Steff Nevers taking the stage at 10pm followed by the Country Music Jam from 11.30pm until 1pm. The event also has a charity flavour as raffle tickets are on sale throughout to benefit the Elche Children’s School, and for just five euros you can be in with the chance of winning a fabulous Mediterranean Cruise for two. More information about the entire event can be found at: www.theranchcountryfest.com.

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travel

Alicante The Costa Blanca’s capital city

MOST PEOPLE think of Alicante as being just the place where you fly to when coming to the resort of Benidorm, but that’s really not the case. ALICANTE IS the regions capital city and the 2nd largest city in the Valencian community and it is a definite “must visit” whilst holidaying here on the Costa Blanca. Alicante is steeped in history and offers so much to see & do. The architecture in Alicante is simply stunning and the city has plenty of coffee-shop-lined squares, beautiful parks & interesting museums, not to mention the shops. The only thing you will struggle with, is time to get round and see them all. Whilst in Alicante, one thing that you cannot miss is a trip up to the Castel of Santa Barbara that stands high over the city on the Mount Benacantil. The origins of the castle date back as far as the 9th century when the region was under Muslim control, but through the years, the Castle has been occupied by both the English & French in its more colourful days and it was even used as a prison before being opened to the public back in 1963. The views from the castles turrets are breathtaking and it is only from here that you can really appreciate the true scale and beauty of the city of Alicante that lies below. Alicante has one of the most beautiful promenades in Spain, called the Explanada de España which is lined by palm trees and laid with six and a half million marble tiles that give waves of colour, running as far as the eye can see. The promenade runs the lengths of the port area which is filled with yachts of the rich and famous and even has a full scale replica of one of Spain´s most famous galleons, the” Santisima Trin idad” that fought in the battle of Trafalgar and was once the biggest and most heavily armed ship in the world. The replica of this great ship is used as a floating bar & restaurant and gives a relaxing, if not different environment, to enjoy a spot of lunch or your favourite tipple. If you like museums then Alicante has over twelve of them offering everything from archaeology to ocean racing, bull fighting, contemporary art and the famous fallas and their colourful statues. Prices of the museums range from free entrance to just a few Euros a head and they are definitely worth a look.

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television

24th - 29th April

friday 24th April BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Channel Patrol 12:45 Cowboys and Angels 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 32 Brinkburn Street 16:00 Decimate 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 MasterChef 22:30 Have I Got News for You 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:25 Would I Lie to You? 24:55 EastEnders

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Channel Patrol 08:45 Cowboys and Angels 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 10:15 Talking Pictures 11:00 Snooker: The World Championship 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Snooker: The World Championship 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 20:00 Snooker: The World Championship 21:00 An Island Parish: Falklands 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 Sex and the Church 23:00 The Clare Balding Show 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Election Late Show 24:30 Weather 24:35 Later - with Jools Holland

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Rambo III

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:25 Four in a Bed 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Channel 4 Racing 16:15 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Coach Trip 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Unreported World 20:55 Party Election Broadcast 21:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 24:05 Virtually Famous 24:55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Monkey 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 The Hotel Inspector 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Hoarding 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Obsession 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Secrets of Great British Castles 22:00 NCIS: New Orleans 23:00 NCIS 23:55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 24:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours

itv2

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Emmerdale 09:10 You’ve Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Up All Night 11:00 Up All Night 11:25 Psych 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Bourne Supremacy 24:10 Take Me Out

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 Happy Endings 07:45 Charmed 08:35 Made in Chelsea NYC 09:35 Rules of Engagement 10:00 Melissa & Joey 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Goldbergs 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 The Goldbergs 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Sleepy Hollow 24:10 The Big Bang Theory 24:40 The Big Bang Theory

saturday 25th April BBC1 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:10 World War One Remembered 13:05 BBC News and Weather 13:15 Football Focus 14:00 Paula Radcliffe: The Marathon and Me 14:40 Snooker: The World Championship 17:30 Final Score 18:10 The Princess and the Frog 19:40 BBC News 19:50 BBC Regional News 19:55 Pointless Celebrities 20:45 Atlantis 21:30 The National Lottery: In It to Win It 22:20 Casualty 23:10 BBC News and Weather 23:30 Match of the Day

BBC2

07:10 The Crimson Wing 08:20 Sword of Sherwood Forest 09:40 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments 10:10 The Nature of Britain 11:00 Snooker: The World Championship 13:00 Talking Pictures 13:35 The Long and the Short and the Tall 15:15 Flog It! 16:00 Final Score 17:30 Snooker: The World Championship 18:30 World War One Remembered: Gallipoli Highlights 19:30 Gardeners’ World 20:00 Snooker: The World Championship 21:00 Dad’s Army 21:30 Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went to War 22:30 QI XL 23:15 Up in the Air

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

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07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Signed Stories 08:35 Hulk and the Agents of Smash 09:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Regional Weather 13:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 Doc Martin 15:35 HouseSitter 17:35 Tipping Point 18:35 ITV Regional News 18:45 ITV News and Weather 19:00 New You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Ninja Warrior UK 21:00 Britain’s Got Talent 22:15 Play to the Whistle 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:14 ITV Regional Weather 23:15 Inside Man

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:25 Four in a Bed 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Channel 4 Racing 16:15 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Coach Trip 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Unreported World 20:55 Party Election Broadcast 21:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 24:05 Virtually Famous 24:55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine

07:00 Childrens TV 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 Paw Patrol 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 Wanda and the Alien 09:25 Zack and Quack 09:40 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:55 Jelly Jamm 10:10 LazyTown 10:40 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:45 Ice Road Truckers 15:30 Police Interceptors 16:30 Columbo: an Exercise In Fatality 18:30 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 19:25 Britain’s Horror Homes 20:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 21:15 5 News Weekend 21:20 NCIS 22:10 NCIS 23:10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 24:05 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Emmerdale 09:40 Coronation Street 12:05 Britain’s Got Talent 13:20 Britain’s Got More Talent 14:25 Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality 15:25 Catchphrase 16:05 New People Do the Funniest Things 17:05 Mr Bean 17:45 Mr Bean 18:15 The Vow 20:25 Stormbreaker 22:15 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:20 Celebrity Juice 24:05 Britain’s Got Talent

07:00 Rules of Engagement 07:25 Rules of Engagement 08:40 How I Met Your Mother 09:05 How I Met Your Mother 09:35 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Melissa & Joey 11:30 Melissa & Joey 12:00 Melissa & Joey 12:30 Baby Daddy 13:00 Baby Daddy 13:30 How I Met Your Mother 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 14:55 Star Trek: Insurrection 17:00 Made in Chelsea 18:00 Jane the Virgin 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 23:00 Scary Movie 24:45 Rude Tube

Stormbreaker 20:25

sunday 26th April BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

itv2

07:10 The Football League Show 08:30 Gardeners’ World 09:00 The Beechgrove Garden 09:30 Athletics 11:00 Snooker: The World Championship 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Triathlon 15:00 Snooker: The World Championship 19:00 Athletics 20:00 Snooker: The World Championship 21:10 Coast Australia 22:00 Hunters of the South Seas 23:00 Britain’s Biggest Diamond Heist? The Inside Story 23:30 W1A 24:30 Snooker: The World Championship

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Breakfast

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:30 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Regional Weather 13:35 Tipping Point 14:35 All Star Family Fortunes 15:40 Britain’s Got Talent 16:55 Doc Martin 18:55 Ninja Warrior UK 19:50 ITV Regional News 20:00 ITV News and Weather 20:15 Celebrity Squares 21:00 Vera 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:14 ITV Regional Weather 23:15 Perspectives 24:15 Premiership Rugby Union

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:05 Volkswagen Racing Cup 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Frasier 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Sunday Brunch 13:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:00 The Big Bang Theory 14:25 The Big Bang Theory 14:50 The Simpsons 15:20 The Simpsons 15:50 Location, Location, Location 16:50 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:50 ParaNorman 19:35 Channel 4 News 20:00 Three in a Bed 21:00 For the Love of Cars 22:00 The Impossible 24:15 Whiteout

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Wanda and the Alien 09:10 Mio Mao 09:15 Zack and Quack 09:30 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:40 Milkshake! Show Songs 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:00 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Chinese Food in Minutes 11:50 The Hotel Inspector 12:50 The Hotel Inspector 13:50 The Hotel Inspector 14:50 James and the Giant Peach 16:20 Sabrina the Teenage Witch 18:10 5 News Weekend 18:15 Labyrinth 20:15 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 22:00 The Last Stand 24:30 Navy SEALs

07:00 Mr Bean 07:30 Mr Bean 07:55 Emmerdale 10:45 Coronation Street 13:10 Take Me Out 14:20 Scorpion 15:15 Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey 16:55 Scooby-Doo 18:45 Britain’s Got Talent 20:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 21:00 New You’ve Been Framed! 22:00 Rush Hour 24:00 The Bourne Supremacy

07:00 The Tomorrow People 07:45 Rude(ish) Tube 08:10 Rude(ish) Tube 08:35 Melissa & Joey 09:00 Melissa & Joey 09:30 Baby Daddy 10:00 Baby Daddy 10:30 Hollyoaks 13:00 Made in Chelsea 14:00 Revenge 15:00 Jane the Virgin 16:00 How I Met Your Mother 16:30 How I Met Your Mother 17:00 The Goldbergs 17:30 The Goldbergs 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 Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief 23:20 Virtually Famous 24:05 The Change-Up

08:25 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Athletics 15:30 Sunday Politics 16:45 Points of View 17:00 The Truth About 18:00 Songs of Praise 18:45 Pointless Celebrities 19:35 BBC News 19:50 BBC Regional News 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 Poldark 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Regional News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 24:35 Snake Eyes

Pick of the week

Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby return to our screens for the seventh series of Inspector George Gently. Wednesday 29th April, BBC1, 9pm

Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey 15:15

Friday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 29 2015

monday 27th April BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Channel Patrol 12:45 Cowboys and Angels 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Land Girls 16:00 Decimate 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 20:30 The Leader Interviews 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 New Tricks 23:00 BBC News 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:50 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 24:30 The Graham Norton Show

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Channel Patrol 08:45 Cowboys and Angels 09:15 Wanted in Paradise 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Triathlon 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Snooker: The World Championship 15:00 Daily Politics Election Debates 16:00 Snooker: The World Championship 18:55 Party Election Broadcast 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Snooker: The World Championship 21:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 22:00 Inside Harley Street 23:00 Jack Dee’s Election Help Desk 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 Snooker: The World Championship

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:25 Party Election Broadcast 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Wild Ireland 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Safe House 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 The Agenda 24:20 Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

07:00 Deal or No Deal 07:40 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:25 Four in a Bed 11:30 Come Dine with Me 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Party Election Broadcast 21:00 Dispatches 22:00 Skint 23:00 Gogglebox 24:00 The Island with Bear Grylls

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Britain’s Horror Homes 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Blind Trust 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Gotham 23:00 Person of Interest 24:00 Unforgiven

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Psych 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 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 Mom 22:30 Mom 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Hot Fuzz

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 Revenge 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Made in Chelsea NYC 10:05 Rules of Engagement 10:35 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 21:00 Revenge 22:00 Made in Chelsea 23:00 Virtually Famous 23:55 The Big Bang Theory 24:25 The Big Bang Theory 24:55 Rude Tube

tuesday 28th April BBC1 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Channel Patrol 12:45 Cowboys and Angels 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Land Girls 16:00 Decimate 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 24 Hours in the Past 23:00 BBC News 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:50 Del Boys & Dealers 24:50 Ghost Town

BBC2

wednesday 29th April BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Food 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Channel Patrol 12:45 Cowboys and Angels 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Land Girls 16:00 Decimate 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Inspector George Gently 22:30 Peter Kay’s Car Share 23:00 BBC News 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:50 Election 2015: A BBC Special 24:30 Jindabyne

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Channel Patrol 08:45 Cowboys and Angels 09:15 An Island Parish: Falklands 09:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 10:15 Talking Pictures 11:00 Snooker: The World Championship 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Snooker: The World Championship 15:00 Daily Politics Election Debates 16:00 Snooker: The World Championship 18:55 Party Election Broadcast 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Snooker: The World Championship 21:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 22:00 Nick and Margaret: The Trouble with Our Trains 23:00 Inside No 9 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 Snooker: The World Championship

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:10 Cedar Cove 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Britain’s Horror Homes 22:00 Sick Note Skivers Exposed 23:00 Killer Psychopaths 24:00 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of

itv2

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:25 Party Election Broadcast 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Countrywise 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Election Debate NI 24:40 Benidorm

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:25 Four in a Bed 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Party Election Broadcast 21:00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It 22:00 The Queen’s Big Night Out 23:00 Ballot Monkeys 23:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24:35 The Island with Bear Grylls

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

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07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Paul O’Grady Show 19:00 ITV News Central 19:25 Party Election Broadcast 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Give a Pet a Home 22:00 Newzoids 22:30 The Delivery Man 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Bargain Fever Britain 24:40 Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:25 Four in a Bed 11:30 Come Dine with Me 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Party Election Broadcast 21:00 The Restoration Man 22:00 The Island with Bear Grylls 23:00 First Dates 24:00 One Born Every Minute

07:00 Childrens TV 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Hotel Inspector 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Reverse Angle 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 20:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 22:00 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of 23:00 CSI: Miami 23:55 CSI: NY 24:55 CSI: Miami

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 New You’ve Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Psych 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Britain’s Got More Talent 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hot Fuzz 24:25 The Vampire Diaries

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 Revenge 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Made in Chelsea 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 Rules of Engagement 17:30 Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Jane the Virgin 23:00 Scary Movie 24:45 Virtually Famous

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Psych 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 New You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Educating Joey Essex: Football Fever 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 Knocked Up

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 Revenge 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Made in Chelsea 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 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 The Goldbergs 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 The Goldbergs 21:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Empire 23:00 Supernatural 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

Friday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 29 2015

showbiz goss

by Peter

Taylor

Writer and Broadcaster

Mad Max! Mad Tom! and Mad Charlize!

So much of the movie business is built on the synthetic process of directors, writers and actors creating a celluloid dream sequence they believe will convert into great masses of us beating the door down to take a look see. Having said that, thankfully every now and then films gets made with a deep sense of passion for the art of movie making, and in so many cases, films made this way turn out to be hugely successful. I found an interview Charlize Theron gave to Esquire last week on this very subject, and I would suggest you wear protective gloves as you proceed as it sizzles a little. Charlize has just completed the shooting of Mad Max: Fury Road alongside Tom Hardy, and on her relationship filming with him on the back of a trailer for six and a half months she said “we f**kin’ went at it, yeah, on other days, he and George Miller, the director went at it, it was the isolation, the fact that we were stuck in a rig for the entire shoot, we shot a war movie on a moving truck!” Tom Hardy already has a reputation for being difficult to work with after the punch-up he had with Shia LaBeouf on the set of Lawless leaked out, about which he said “I’m not unreasonable, but if somebody hurts me I lash out in order to get them to stop!” yep, that’s pretty in your face Tom. However there are seeds of a happy ending to this story after Charlize admitted “I think good actors go all the way into the deep dark corners of what emotional truth is, and it’s that that makes it the magic that it is.” Not the best grammar in the world there Charlize, but we know what you mean honeybun! Steven Spielberg is to work for the first time with Disney filming Roald Dahl´s book The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). It’s about the BFG helping the fight against evil giants who are partial to eating children, not a comedy then. Due out next summer, Penelope Wilton, who won Best Actress last week for her role as Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey will play the Queen of England in the movie.

“ Quote of

the week

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Sue Perkins on why she quit Twitter “my timeline was full of blokes about me and Top Gear wishing me dead!” who said Social Media is fun? If you´re a Friends fan you´ll know that Rachael was no cook mixing shepherd’s pie with trifle, something Joey and Ross found highly amusing. Now US Twitter user Neil Killham has only gone and faithfully followed Rachael´s recipe saying “the idea has been on my mind for quite a while, I’ve been seriously considering it for at least five years.” You need to get out a bit more mate! One of the many fun features in the ten years of The Big Breakfast was zany aliens Zig and Zag, and now the two writers have penned 26 x 11-minute episodes for CBBC, due to air next spring. Described as ‘bright and funky’ the show will follow Zig & Zag as they make a new life for themselves in a suburb after crash landing on Earth … still zany then!

Robert de Niro at 71 is still in great shape, ideal for the role he has just accepted playing Enzo Ferrari, the man who revolutionised the world of motor sport. “It´s an honour to tell the life of an extraordinary man,” he said. The film will go into production soon, mostly in Italy, and the word is that Clint Eastwood is to be the director, heavy duty stuff indeed!

Friday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 29 2015

Read the paper online every week at www.roundtownnews.com

ask Sara

by Sara

Bell

Life Coach

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

Can’t say no We recently moved to Spain. My brother and his young family have just come to stay with us for a two week holiday. He has now informed me that he is coming out for the whole of the six weeks school summer holidays, as he says it’s the best holiday he’s ever had. We are very easy-going and generous people, and like to have visitors stay, but my brother didn’t even offer to pay for a meal out, as a thank you. We don’t want to offend them, and are finding it difficult to say no. When relatives move to Spain, invitations to come and stay, are often extended. But your brother is taking advantage of you, and you must say something, otherwise the same thing may happen the next time school holidays come around. If you don’t want to say anything, you could try turning your spare room in to an office, or suggest that your brother rents a nearby Apartment, otherwise, your life will never be your own. Last week I was contacted by a very nice lady called Dorothy, in response to the story of the gentleman who had lost his wife recently. Touched by his letter, and herself affected by the loss of a loved one, Dorothy told me about a Bereavement Group called ‘Friends After Bereavement‘, of which she is a member. The group meet every Saturday at the Cartorce Bar in Benijofar between 2pm and 4pm. The

Group offers friendship, help and support to the bereaved. The 16 strong members, five of them men, also organise social activities and outings, and I am told they have just done some much needed fund raising for Cancer Research. New members are always welcome. Anyone interested in going along is very welcome. For more information, or just a chat phone Rosina on 966 713 778.

We feel we’re losing her My daughter is 21, and has a new boyfriend. Since she met him, she has not spent much time with the family. When it came to booking our usual family holiday with ourselves and her younger sister, she said she preferred to go away with her boyfriend this year. I can’t see why she can’t spend time with us as a family anymore. We also don’t approve of her boyfriend, and told her we wouldn‘t want him along. We all feel we are losing her. When children grow up and reach adulthood, the family unit inevitably changes. It is natural that once we meet a partner, we want to spend as much time with that person as possible. You are asking that your daughter attends family holidays, but her boyfriend is not welcome. In doing this, you are making her choose, and she will naturally lean toward her boyfriend, and her future. My advice is to welcome her boyfriend in to the family, don’t put any more objections or stipulations in her way, and in time, she should return to the fold. 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.

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with Aunty Virus

Printer for an iPad air

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HI AUNTY: Can you advise me as to what wifi printer I can use with the Ipad air. I do not have another computer or lap top. The cheapest one that I have found is a HP DJ 2540 but there seems some confusion as to whether I need a laptop to register initially. Regards, Trevor Aunty says: Most “wireless” printers can be set up without a PC or laptop. But most do rely on WPS - to allow quick connection between the printer and router - and a quick look at the printers manual (on the HP website) confirms this. So check first that your router has a WPS button to allow the connection to be made. And perhaps just to make sure, send HP an email asking them to confirm if it can be set up without a PC or laptop... Response: Thanks for the info, really appreciate it.

Help with laptop

DEAR AUNTY: I wonder if you could help me with my laptop? For the last few days I’ve been getting a message: ‘machineld creator.app.error.report contents.c/documents/admin/locals’. It also mentions ‘avast/avquidx.dll’? I would appreciate your help in this matter. Many thanks - Noel. Aunty says: My investigations suggest the error message from ‘machine id creator’ actually comes from AVG - another anti-virus program. It would suggest that you have the remnants of a previously installed AVG, and this is conflicting with your Avast (hence the ‘avast/avquidx.dll’). So your previous AVG has not been fully uninstalled, or you still have part of that installation, like AVG toolbar, still installed. And the two anti-virus programs are conflicting, hence the error message. So I think you would need to clean up whichever program you wish to use, and make sure the other is not installed, or has any parts left.

Security alert not working DEAR AUNTY: I am using Windows Vista with a paid AVG Internet Security and its antivirus package. On the right hand taskbar below, a window kept popping up saying, ‘Windows Security Alerts has been turned off’. When I checked the Windows Security Essential page, indeed the security alert had turned off. I clicked ‘Turn On’’security alert but it won’t work. My concern is, do you think AVG Internet Security had turned it off while installing the software? If not how do I turn it on again? I have asked online help but Microsoft told me they are monitoring... Please help, Aunty. Aunty says: It may simply be a reporting issue between AVG and the Windows Security system. It is known that the Windows Security system does not always work with some Antivirus programs, and although Windows says there is no Antivirus installed, the Antivirus can be installed and working properly. As long as AVG says it is working and active, then it should not be a problem. But if you want to, you can always uninstall and

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Home on the range

Last weekend for Tapas Route

JALON VALLEY HELP is gearing up for one of the most important dates on the charity’s calendar, the annual fund raising fair on Sunday 17th May.

Pirates from 2013’s Caribbean flavoured fair

by Jack Troughton This year’s theme is the Wild West and so anyone heading to the Jalon for a fun family day out can look forward to meeting cowboys, ‘red Indians’, saloon girls, a sheriff or two – and naturally loads to eat and drink. The ever popular May Fayre takes place on the ‘rastro’ car park in Jalon between 10am and 2pm and there will be herds of stalls selling a multitude of goodies including crafts and cards, bric-a-brac, plants, books, jams and pickles, and cakes. Radio station Total FM will be

broadcasting live and HELP will again welcome the Poco Loco Steel Band. In addition, a fitting display of line dancing will be given by the U3A Jalon Valley Stompers. Kids can enjoy a pony ride, while parents will be challenged to guess the weight of the cake, and to buy raffle tickets. Stalls are still available and there is a prize for the best decorated, anyone interested can download information and the booking form from www.jalonvalleyhelp.com – queries can be answered by calling

the two numbers or by email to jvevents@hotmail.com Profits from this enjoyable event as always go into HELP’s Charity Fund which supports the ‘drop in’ and community centre Casa de Animo in Alcalali, and to the Santolina Suite at the Ferris Hospital in Fontilles. The fund also helps cover the costs of storing, maintaining and replacing the charity’s ‘on loan’ medical equipment, and dealing with requests for help – anyone needing support should ring 659 624 643.

TWICE A year Torrevieja stages its Tapas Route. Last week, the sixty-one participating bars, cafes and restaurants reported serving thousands of normal tapas and drinks for just two euros and hundreds more of their Gourmet tapas for just fifty cents more. This Spring visitors also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite tapas by downloading a special app to their mobile device, which also can put revellers in with a chance of winning prizes just for voting. On the eve of last week’s opening day, Luis María Pizana, Councillor for Tourism of the City of Torrevieja, accompanied by Alicia Arenas, coordinator of the Centre for Tourism (CDT) and Luis Miguel Blanco, vice president of the Hospitality Association of Torrevieja, presented awards to the Winners of the XI edition, for both the public and establishment. Luis María Pizana highlighted the quality and professionalism of local restaurateurs and encouraged the public to download the mobile application and participate in voting to be in with the chance of winning any one of several awards. The Councillor for Tourism also thanked the collaboration of corporate sponsors: Viajes Ecuador, Maritime Torrevieja, Torrevieja.com and the Municipal Institute of Culture Joaquin Chapaprieta. For just a couple of euros you can note only enjoy a tapas and a drink with friends and family but also be in with a chance of winning prizes each time you enter. Prizes for the various categories include a coastline boat trip for two, courtesy of Marítimas Torrevieja and two tickets for a cultural event: Menu-tasting dinner for four at the winner establishment of the Gourmet Tapa: A smartphone courtesy of Torrevieja.com; A B&B in the Hotel Leon in Archena, courtesy of Viajes Ecuador all depending on the category you vote for. The Tapas route is open through Sunday April 26th with tapas being served from noon to 4.30pm and in the evening from 7.30pm to 11pm. More information on the Route, prizes and all the establishments can be found on their website: www.rutadelatapatorrevieja.com.

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs by Jane Cronin

Direct Object Pronouns – use of “le” and “les” AT PRESENT we are looking at an area of Spanish language which is basic, but at the same time rather fiddly. It is one of those areas where we really do have to accept certain things without necessarily understanding them fully and one where it takes a while to build up the whole picture. So far we have explained in some detail exactly what a direct object pronoun is, what its equivalent is in English and how it is used in most cases in Spanish. Last week I skirted around a particular aspect, which is what happens to the direct object pronoun in the third person, and also what happens when the object is “usted” or “ustedes” (the formal “you” which uses the same forms as the third person). We have established that the usual direct object pronoun in the third person is “lo” for masculine and “la” for feminine, and this is technically true when referring to people as well as for things. However, in many forms of spoken Spanish there is a tendency to replace “lo” with “le”, particularly when referring to people. (The word “le” exists correctly as something else we’re not learning yet). Exactly the same phenomenon occurs in the third person plural, which sometimes substitutes “los” for “les” when referring to people rather than things. This can be very confusing when we learn that “lo” is correct, and then see that sometimes it changes to “le” for no apparent reason. Even more confusing is when teachers and books insist that “lo” is the only possibility but then you discover that the Spanish themselves use the two words apparently interchangeably. Also, believe me, if you ask your average Spanish person to explain why they’ve used the word “le” instead of “lo” in a particular sentence, they won’t be able to. The simplest explanation is that although it is technically incorrect to use

“le” as a direct object pronoun, the use has become so common, particularly in certain parts of the country, that it is now generally regarded as acceptable. If you think that is horrible, just be aware that the same thing happens in English as well, and is all part of the evolution of languages. Certain things creep into speech which the purists jump up and down about because they are incorrect, but in the end they become so common that everyone accepts them and forgets they were wrong in the first place. (Just two examples: the tendency nowadays to say “if I was you” instead of “if I were you” and “If I would have known” instead of “if I had known). You may think I’m making a lot of fuss about nothing, particularly if you didn’t know there was a problem in the first place, but in fact as we move on and learn more of these little words, they can become a bit of a nightmare if you don’t realize these basic truths, so the best thing is to store the information in your mind for future recall. You can put it in that folder labeled “things Jane says will be important later on”. Here’s a summary which therefore needs to be tacked onto the bottom of the list of direct object pronouns in last week’s article. *le: him / you (m. usted) - les: them (people) / you (m. ustedes) (*when 3rd person masculine refers to people, it is very common in European Spanish to use le/les instead of lo/los) This oddity only applies to the masculine form. The feminine remains “la” and “las” for people and things when they are direct objects. What we haven’t mentioned yet are “indirect object pronouns” (of which “le” and “les” are actually examples), but don’t worry, we’re not going to do that for a while! Next week we will go back to real examples of Spanish sentences to put all this into place. Bet you can’t wait!

Crossword Solutions for Last Week Suduko Answer CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Wreaths; 7 Party; 9 Walls; 10 Log-book; 12 Story-teller; 14 Bill-sticker; 18 Remarry; 19 Might; 21 Pages; 22 Palmist. Down: 1 Tread; 2 Tablet; 3 Shy; 4 Barbel; 5 Strokes; 8 Contact; 11 Writers; 13 Literal; 15 Leader; 16 Enigma; 17 Ghost; 20 Man. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Disease; 7 Under; 9 Pleat; 10 Minimum; 12 Instruction; 14 Constituent; 18 Natural; 19 Droll; 21 Actor; 22 Advance. Down: 1 Aisle; 2 Retain; 3 Use; 4 Insist; 5 Set upon; 8 Liqueur; 11 Ethical; 13 Monarch; 15 Stupor; 16 Normal; 17 Slack; 20 Odd.

Fun Day for Charity ON SATURDAY 9th May, on Via Park 5 Dream Hills Torrevieja, two bars, Jukes and The Phoenix, will be having a fun day consisting of various games, including Brian in the Stocks, Shove50cents, Putting, Skittles and Fun Darts. In the evening two very popular singers are doing a gig free of charge, the lovely Debbie Slater and Showaddywaddy’s lead singer Martin Kay. During the day, Jukes are having a BBQ and in the evening, The Phoenix are having a hog roast. All this is in aid of the charity Alimentos Solidarios, a soup kitchen that helps feed over 300 needy people with donations from supermarkets, other organisations, and, of course, good old Joe Public. Adrian Siggery, the Fun Day’s organiser, says “A late friend of mine and I have raised money before for this worthy cause and after my friend Bill Dunlop died I promised myself that I would try my utmost to keep up the good work”

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health

Have YOU had your Free hearing check up with GAES yet?

If not, why not call your nearest clinic today? In order to raise awareness about the importance of detecting hearing problems, GAES Hearing Centres are offering readers a hearing check up absolutely free, at any of their GAES centres. Regular Hearing check ups offer the best protection to maintain hearing and should be taken as often as visual or dental examinations. From age 55, yearly check ups are recommended. Recently we have asked one of GAES hearing specialists, Vanessa, (hearing specialist in the Torrevieja clinic of GAES, Spain’s leading Hearing Specialists) to explain the clinic’s hearing examination offered to readers. Hi Vanessa, could you let our readers know where your clinic is located in Torrevieja, and where do your clients usually live? Of course. The clinic is located in Calle Ramon Gallud, no 52, near the Ayuntamiento de Torevieja (Town Hall). We have regular english clients from as far as San Fulgencio-la Marina, Guardamar, Orihuela Costa y and all the close towns right up to Caregena. How long have you worked for Gaes? I have been working in GAES since 2003, as a qualified professional specialist in Audiology and Audio Protethis. Do all the medical staff speak english at case CLINICS? Yes, absolutely. We have very many english patients, so english is a must in GAES clinics, especially so here in Torrevieja.

Who should be coming to the clinic for a check up? In reality, anybody older than 16 could take a hearing examination. Particularly anyone who feels that they may have had some hearing loss, or who are older, or simply would like to check that everything is still optimum. What is the normal process in a hearing revision at your clinic? Is there any obligation of further treatment? Firstly we would inspect the auditive canal to check there is no blockage, and if the ear is found to be clear, then there is a complete and thorough audio test to know the grade of hearing. If there is found to be hearing loss, we fully explain what help is suitable and recommended to regain a good level of hearing. The appointment lasts approximately one hour. There is no obligation of further treatment. How much does the revision cost (is it free?) It is completely free Are there new technologies that Gaes uses in your clinic, in both treatment and diagnosis? Of Course! As market leaders, we have to stay ahead using the latest technology. Every year we incorporate the latest advances and products to achieve the best results in diagnosis and treatment. There are also aesthetic advances that are just as important. Thanks Vanessa. Your welcome. We look forward to hearing from readers soon.

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How to choose a Cosmetic Surgeon WHEN KAY Casson decided to have a tummy tuck, she was

Health problems, medication and eight surgeries in four years saw her weight yo-yo and left her with scarring and baggy skin. Her self-esteem was low. Stepping into the office of cosmetic surgeon Dr Jorge Esbry at Medcare in Benijofar was a big deal for Kay. As soon as she met the doctor, her nerves vanished. “He put me at my ease and explained everything. He showed me lots of pictures. I knew I wanted to go ahead immediately.” Kay had her surgery and could not be happier. “It gave me back my confidence.” The key to being as happy as Kay is to choose the right surgeon. Always follow these golden rules – Check the surgeon is qualified and registered – Dr Esbry is registered in Spain and the UK A free initial consultation should be offered, so all your questions can be answered Check aftercare. Medcare has a British GP and nurse team to help with this If you are having implants, ensure quality products are used To book a free consultation at Medcare in Benijofar or Alfaz del Pi, call 966 860 258 or email doctors@medcarespain.com or go to medcarespain.com

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Horoscopes Governed by the close timing of Ceres and the Sun in Taurus, Saturn does much to help make you think that a resolution recently is nothing more than a compromise. In hindsight you would have rather have heard the truth from the start, but transparency and dedication has allowed you to make a clean breast of things so that will have to do for now. Pluto closely examines the frivolity of an ebullient Venus as love finally seems to be on the cards. You have had cold feet, and the indecisive energies from this have worked against you and not for you, this time around. There comes a time to stop weighing up the pro’s and the con’s and just to get on with this better relationship on the level you aspire to. The implications of now bring you to start to see things in a far different light. For some time you were hedging your bets and surviving in fear and false hope, and this is not the way forward, nor could it ever be. Mighty Uranus has some further work to do with you, including a plan, that if implemented really could make everyone happy. Somebody just isn’t listening to what you have to say right now and this echoes around in much you are currently involved in. There are some surprises this week that help you to see what could be, rather then your current defensive stance that does you no favours whatsoever. Believe and trust in yourself above all and bring it all on! Three actions of the Sun affect you greatly in the week ahead. The first action with Saturn is revealing and should excite you. Ceres calls time, midweek, on the ending of a project that wasn’t going anywhere; and finally Neptune intervenes to establish solvency and balance in a situation that veers out of control. A busy, active and lively week! It would seem that someone you thought was a friend is actually working against you in some way. Since there can be no rhyme or reason for this you have to look at circumstance when your natural reaction is to apportion blame yourself. Things have been intense but you simply cannot be held responsible for the selfishness of others. Balance is your comfort zone, and in the current course astrological harmony should be yours. A recent offer needs to be seriously thought through before you even start to consider it, especially as it doesn’t immediately grab you. Mercury dallies with Mars and this brings a rash of indecisive changes you may very well live to regret in time to come. Things really seem to be going your way and you are right there back on track for a change. The tried and tested routes are the simplest, and just for a change you seem to be thinking of yourself. This isn’t selfish in any way whatsoever, but it is self assuring, and just what you need to back you all the way as you now happily ring the changes. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. It seems very much that your heartfelt energies are reaching out to those who need your tender love and care right now. Home in on a family issue and nip something nicely in the bud before somebody makes a mountain over a molehill and the cart is truly upset. The Moon’s phase currently rewards your opposing sign of Cancer, and leaves you thinking that things seem to be happening in reverse right now. We are told that sometimes things have to get worse before they get better, but when? Eliminate fairly and squarely, because this is a time for action and not the time to just sit and wait it out. Examine more closely the offer that is on the table. In many ways you have grown out of your current position and it may very well be the time to start looking at pastures new with a view to moving on. Venus puts creative passion into a sextile with Uranus, and this highlights the fact there is something very much better out there for you. Neptune basks in the Sun this week and it is time for some much needed and much deserved rest and relaxation. This week is all about you, and your focus should be the inner you, where there is some exploration necessary, and you can have fun doing so. Not only will you like what you see but it will have a dynamic impact to all that you do do.

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Sudoku

Take charge of a situation that will inevitably lead you to where you should be right now. Believe in yourself as it brings comforts and it rewards you utterly for a job done, and done well!

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Kenny Corris For Readings, Consultations and Castings email: kennycorris@hotmail.com / www.kennycorris.net Mobile: 686 361 594 / Tel: 965 878 424

WE ARE all Spirit, living in a body and the body ages, withers and dies. That is the due process of life and it does of course have its variations, its intrigues and its quirks. The soul of each body survives the transition to the Spirit World and what happens next is really up to us, just as with life there are choices to make, things to do, communication to master. We can look back at our Earthly life and spot where we went wrong. Whenever the subject of past wrongs rears its head there comes a reason as to why we acted in the way that we did and where it got us and what happened, and it is now too late to make changes that are anchored and rooted in the past. We cannot re write the past, and we are substantially living in the present which cannot change, it is only the future that can and will embrace any changes that we decide to make. Change just for change sake is pointless and hubris, but when we take on the energies that are brimming within us, then change can play the most important part in ringing in what needs to be. Surprises often test us and allow us to adapt to the needs of a busy life amidst the backdrop of true innovation, invention and intention. Each year brings changes that show us a new impetus, just as it is good to look back and see natural progress being made; making the difference we can, and learning, always for the future. If you can spend time to think of others, no matter what your needs may be, you will be rewarded for your actions in the clarity and transparency of doing a job well. If we have problems, and we do, then it isn’t too hard to perceive that there are some rather worse off than we are. Cold comfort? I am often told that we are all in the same boat, but this is currently blatantly untrue in a differing World, and it is for sure

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that we would not wish to open a can of worms as we weave our way through the fabric of our lives. The rich tapestry of good and bad is interwoven and punctuated by our commitment and dedication and all that we do is fueled by love, and always will be. I see so many people these days who have almost given up, become complacent or falsely appear content though they quite clearly are not. Here Spirit can make one hell of a difference. You cannot be alone when you are in the arms of an all embracing Spiritual Energy. Friends, Loved ones, Family may come and go, but we all radiate energy from the depths of our spirituality. Loving ourselves is compulsory, but for some the love has gone and for a few it is hard to claw back that which we deserve but maybe cannot handle for various reasons. A dear client of mine has had to stand back and see her beloved partner disappear from her life with a premature Senility. In fact her husband no longer knows who she is and stares vacantly at her whenever they meet. She has been told that he will never ever change and there is not even a glimmer of hope. Needing 24 hour nursing and care, husband is fortunately getting all of the attention that he needs with dedicated professionals in wonderful surroundings. Mindful of her vows and though still married, my client was racked with guilt that she had taken on a boyfriend. She felt that she was turning her back on her husband, but she is needy and has such a lot of living ahead of her. I told her that Spirit had intervened to bring this new partner into her life, because if something hadn’t happened then she too would have closed the doors to her heart, and there was still so much loving in there. Frightened to tell her daughter what was happening, the response was classic. Daughter and Mother cried tears of joy, sad to lose such a wonderful man from their lives, as father and husband, but happy to have the blessing of love that unites them in wanting the very best for each other. Love never dies, but only the soul survives, so make it a happy one, whatever, if you can?

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KENNY I have tried asking for what I deserve, and yet nothing now seems to be going right for me, and I am beginning to think that it never will. What do you do when all seems to be failing around you? Luz S.G. Luz, now there is a lovely name, the bringer of light to the darkness of the World! You are beginning to lose hope and this will shake the very foundation of your belief and disconnect you from the pure magic that Spirit can bring. When things go wrong, and they do, then that is the time to bolster your faith and not to give in. Hopefully for you there will be no going back, but, above all this is not a time to look back, it is a time to be on track, however hard things are. I use my faith to always try to make the difference I need!

Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 47

Quick or Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1. Insolvent (8) 5. Copied (4) 9. Profit (4) 10. Cutting tool (8) 11. Gay (5) 12. Unavailing (7) 13. Predestined (13) 18. Decisive (8) 19. Sleigh (4) 20. Sloth (7) 21. Trivial (5) 22. Entrance (4) 23. Ruminate (8) DOWN 2. Non-professional (7) 3. Relationship (7) 4. Cinema (7,6) 6. Versatile (7) 7. Obsolete (7) 8. Respect (6) 13. Choosing (7) 14. Obvious (7) 15. Lives (6) 16. Moment (7) 17. Graceful (7)

ACROSS 1. Commotion caused by disturbing brute in tree (8) 5. Boastful bird? (4) 9. Repair many at last (4) 10. Inclination to write song (8) 11. Staged imposingly? (3,2) 12. Would be select if ninety were admitted, but difficult to catch (7) 13. Loud outcry caused by 150 showing the ardour of their love (13) 18. Member constitutes an unreasoning adherent (8) 19. This horse is frightening by night (4) 20. I am to show incontrovertibly how to get better (7) 21. Hot displeasure shown that range has been blown up (5) 22. Direction given by the smallest letterhead sent out (4) 23. To Len red is imbued with disorder (8) DOWN 2. Not uniform of jejune quality (7) 3. Editor takes brush round his sleeping-chamber (7) 4. Revenge - the ability to see a small hole (2,3,3,2,3) 6. Come to understand how to convert into cash (7) 7. She has the knack of making clever remarks, but it loses freshness (7) 8. Disdainfully rejects boys from organisation (6) 13. Upset having to show measurement for headgear (7) 14. In respect of article to support thus turning up (7) 15. No sir, ring up for a prayer (6) 16. Lion and man confused in name only (7) 17. Go, nurse - he’ll do the operation! (7)

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Stars of Russian Ballet YET ANOTHER full house at Torrevieja’s Municipal Theatre welcomed some of the very best in Russian Ballet dancers, who presented a special performance last Thursday evening.

Biking for Pink ON APRIL 16th, the Pink Ladies received a donation of 1,600 Euros from a sponsored bike ride on April 4th at Bar UK, Torre Del Horadada. The Pink Ladies received a further donation from the Cascada Golf Society who recently raised 1,070 Euros in memory of and as a tribute to Adrian Boult. The donation was presented at La Cascada Bar in Algorfa on Sunday April 19. Maria, leader of The Pink Ladies, is recovering from a major operation and sent a message of thanks to all at The Cascada Golf Society “ and the bike riders for “once again for their generous support in our joint fight against cancer.”

Another full house appreciated the excellent dancing

by Keith Nicol Entitled “Stars of Russian Ballet”, they certainly shone brightly as they graced the Torrevieja stage after also performing at such prestigious locations as and with dancers from the Bolshoi, Stanislavski and Kremlin theatres. The five couples performed extracts from some of the best known dance sequences from great works as “ Last

Tango “, “Tarantella”, “Swan Lake”, “Scheherazade”, “Esmeralda”, “La Bayadere” and’ Don Quixote ‘. The audience were totally appreciative of the quality and choices of sequences, as evidenced by the applause that rang through the night, sometimes even interrupting the proceedings of the dancers. On the downside, for such a

talented troop, some audience members commented during the interval about the stage being bare and bleak and the fact that it cried out for some colour and imagination, when it came to lighting and set design. However, this did not take awy from the excellent performances of the dancers; once agin raising the bar of excellence for others to follow.

Pink ladies Karen, Sue, Beccie, and dog Dexter, together with organiser Graham

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Focus on Golf

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There was an Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman entered this golf competition. THEN THEY were followed by a Norwegian, a Frenchman and a German.

By Tony Myles NO IT’S not the start of a joke it is the typical line-up for the Costa Blanca International Cup which this year is heading south to the Roda Golf Resort. Last year it was fully booked with competitors playing on both Oliva Nova and La Sella. This year Campbell is taking it further south as one

further step in extending the spread of locations within his portfolio. In the Northern Costa Blanca Campbell is the default choice for golfers wishing to play on any of the local courses from Alicante to Valencia and these are the courses where the majority of Campbell’s competitions are held. Now, with the business growing in all areas Campbell is keen to offer the same high standard of service into the Southern Costa Blanca and beyond. We discussed this recently on Bay Radio and this is what he had to say “The golfing community in Spain are among the most cosmopolitan anywhere in the world and last year this was clearly demonstrated by the hugely successful Costa Blanca International Cup. So this year, as part of our strategy to deliver more and more services into other parts of Spain, we are combining with the new Roda Golf Resort to encourage more southern based golfers and societies to come along and join us. As you can tell by the title, we are also extending invitations into many other European

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areas. It is a great fun event scheduled for two days in mid-June when the weather will be perfect. There are both pairs and singles competitions and we have created a great package for those who wish to stay overnight.” So the call is out to golfers from Valencia to Malaga to come along and join in. All the details are on the web site - www.clgolf.es. Or send your enquiry to competitions@clgolf.es

Tony M - How are we getting on with the new website? Campbell - Looking good. Hopefully up and ready for launch in a matter of weeks. Tony M - Great, and will it have the same address? Campbell - Oh yes just more content and a clearer presentation. Tony M - That reminds me of www.conjunctivitis.com Campbell - Why? Tony M - That was a site for sore eyes!

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motoring

The Rules Regarding A–Frames IF YOU have a motorhome and you want to bring your car to Spain, you have to be aware that A-Frames are forbidden in Spain, so you will need a trailer to carry your car. The law, which legislates in this matter, is the “Reglamento General de Circulación”, and applies to all vehicles that are in Spain. The same rule applies whether you are a resident or on holiday in Spain with a motorhome with a foreign number plate. Often, motorhomes carry auxiliary vehicles, usually bicycles, a moped or small motorcycle. This practice is authorized provided an approved bicycle rack or a platform for this purpose is used and, when projecting out from the usual characteristics of the motorhome, the following requirements as provided in Article 15 of the Reglamento General de Circulación are met. After frequent questions regarding the possibility of a motorhome towing a car, this possibility is prohibited in Article 9.3 of the Reglamento General de Vehículos which prohibits the movement of a motor vehicle towing another, unless there is an immediate risk of damage or injury and it cannot be dragged by another vehicle specifically designed for that purpose, in which case it is allowed only to the nearest place where it will not hinder traffic movement and provided that it is not on a motorway. Not withstanding the points already mentioned, a combination of vehicles consisting of a motor and a trailer or semi-trailer on which another vehicle can be transported is permitted if the set qualifies for driving on public roads and is approved to Directives 70/156/CEE and 94/20/CEE and they do not exceed the maximum length allowed for these sets which is 18.75 meters and 16.50 meters in the case of a semi-trailer. You can find more information about Instruction 08/V-74 directly from the website, www.n332.es/driving-laws/motorhome-andA-Frames campervan-legislation/ are Remember to follow N332 on Facebook for daily updates and news forbidden relating to Spanish traffic laws, just search for “N332”. in Spain

VEHICULOS OCASIÓN SECOND HAND CARS 2015 CITROEN C4 G. PICASSO HDI 115 SEDUCTION 7 Seats

23.000 € JBZ

(26800 nuevo/new) KM 0 2014 CITROEN C3 PICASSO 16i AUTOMATIC SEDUCTION

13.000 € HYF

5000 kms white color 2012 CITROEN C4 1.6 VTi 120 Collection, 17.200km white color 11.500 € HJC 2011 C3 14HDI 70 SELECTION 48.000km white colour

8.500 € HDN

2005 CITROEN X.PICASSO 1.6 HDI 110 CV 86.000km

5.800 € DSR

2005 CITROEN X.PICASSO 1.6i (P)

3.900 € DJS

2007 RENAULT MEGANE TOURER 1.9 DCI, 123.000km

6.500 € FML

2009 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3 DiD, 20.000km silver colour

7.500 € GMB

2005 FORD MONDEO Estate 2.0 TDCI, 116.000km

3.900 € DRN

2010 FIAT PUNTO 1.4i 43.000km black colour

6.900 € GTW

2008 RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC 1.5 DCI, 78.300km red colour

6.800 € HJF

2007 SKODA FABIA 1.2i, 73.000 km

5.000 € FMJ

2013 OPEL ANTARA 2.2 D (Leather Seats), 23.000 km

17.000 € HNP

2006 CITROEN C4 COLLECTION 1.6HDI 110CV, 165.000km (P)

4.000 € DVZ

2009 CITROEN C1 1.0i 5 doors

6.900 € GPN

2012 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.6 TDI 25.500km

11.800 € HPP

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