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The long arm of the law RETIRED BRITISH police officers John and Liz Yardley used traditional detective skills to bring a cunning and “brazen” Costa Blanca fraudster to justice.

by Jack Troughton Crooked swimming pool construction company boss Juan Antonio Gomez Olivares of AG Pools was jailed for two years and ordered to repay victims at an Alicante Court last Friday over a 100,000€ scam.

The smooth talking businessman preyed on unsuspecting customers by claiming he had cash flow problems to get money advanced to finish a contract - but vanished leaving victims with little more than a hole in the ground.

However, he picked the wrong target when he tangled with John and Liz who were able to build up a case against Gomez and present a file to the Guardia Civil that led to the fraudster’s downfall.

John and Liz are one of eight known victims between Alfaz del Pi and Gandia – but John, a former Detective Inspector, believes over the years many more people lost out to the con.

“We presented the file to the Guardia Civil and they were most interested as to how we got all the information – it included personal details, where he got his materials from, the car he was driving, where his mother lived – we even spoke to his ex-girlfriend,” said John.

“She was asked by Gomez to pay money into her bank account so it could not be found.

“We told the Guardia we had just asked the right questions. We presented the file and said our last knowledge of him was leaving a hire car at Alicante Airport – he was actually driving around on his deceased father’s driving licence.”

CATCH Later the Guardia Civil discovered the businessman had not left the country and had fled to Madrid. “We had a little bet on who would be the first to catch him – we were within a day of doing so when the Guardia told us they had picked him up in Jaen. I asked how it was done and they said his details were circulated as the third most wanted man in Spain at the time!”

The Yardley’s decided they wanted a pool and terrace area at their Javea home in 2008 and obtained a number of quotes.

AG Pools won the contract after offering to build a pool and 100 square metres of terrace for 30,000€.

“It was not the cheapest quote but he turned up on time and could do the job,” John said John. and Liz Continued on page 5 Yardley

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Grant support for Marina Alta

by Jack Troughton TOWN HALLS in the Marina Alta have received 16 million euros in grant aid since 2011 from the provincial government thanks to the lobbying of three politicians.

The trio are Deputies – or MPs – on the Diputicion de Alicante and work hard to secure funding to make major improvements.

Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi is one of the three. He became a Deputy in July 2011 and on Monday explained his work for the provincial government to Englishspeaking residents.

The meeting at the Parador hotel was a landmark, the mayor decided to address the audience in English. “It is a big challenge for me...I hope you will excuse my mistakes because during the last few days I have not slept a lot, I have not slept very well thinking of this moment.”

He said the Diputacion had responsibility for managing the local economy, administration and its functions within Alicante and was established in 1822.

Mr Chulvi said area had a population of almost 2 million people and the numbers of deputies was set by law, currently 31 - made up of 20 Partido Popular members and 11 PSOE. “Individual MPs are elected internally by the vote of councillors of the respective political parties in the districts. In my case it is the Marina Alta and PSOE,” he added.

The mayor serves on the management committee of MARQ, the “fantastic” archaeological museum, the Costa

Mayor Jose Chulvi (right) ansers questions with Javea PSOE President George Thomas

Blanca tourism board, the committee for infrastructure and economic development, and also attends monthly meetings of the Alicante government.

“I receive a salary from the Alicante government,” he said. “Because of this I renounced my salary as Mayor of Javea – the only mayor to do so – because in these difficult times I do not believe a public servant should receive two salaries.”

And he said he believed there were benefits for Javea from his becoming a member of the regional authority. “We have better access to grants and subsidies and the ability to lobby for those grants and subsidies.

“The previous government, apart from getting money for flood damage, were much more modest in obtaining them.”

Mr Chulvi said when he took office

in 2011 Javea received only 7,204€ in grants, this year it will be 487,000€ for a number of projects, including road works to remove “accident black spots”.

A victim of the mayor’s hard work was his nine-year-old car. “In 2001 I bought a new car...on credit! My previous car had reached the end of its life, it actually died on the motorway,” he said. “Since 2011 I have driven almost 60,000km on official business.”

He concluded the meeting by telling English-speaking residents the town had launched a “Javea Says No’ campaign to fight the prospect of oil exploration off its shores.

“We must protect our beaches, marine reserve, tourism and fishing. We have to protect our sea environment and our fauna. We are taking the battle to the European Parliament.”

Pool tragedy in Javea A THREE-YEAR-OLD little boy drowned in a private swimming pool in Javea this week. The tragedy happened in the Casalades urbanization where a mother and her child were staying in a holiday villa. By the time the mother noticed her child was missing, it was too late to revive him despite the efforts of the attending SAMU ambulance crew.

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Protest rally in Benidorm If you care about Benidorm and what goes in the town, then make a note of this date – Saturday 12th April.

by Irena Bodnarec At 6pm there will be a protest rally outside the Town Hall – jointly organized by ´Platforma Ciudadana´, the neighborhood association; ´SUP´ - the National Police Union and ´British Benidorm´ - a group of British business owners.

The primary aim of the rally is to highlight the Regional Government in Alicante that changes need to be made in the law, so that the police here in Benidorm can take appropriate action on security issues.

As in all tourist destinations, crime happens – and unfortunately, Benidorm is no different.

However, one thing that appears to be almost exclusive to Benidorm are the ´peamen´ or ´trileros´ in Spanish and the scam which they operate. Do not stop to watch if you see them - they work in groups, generally appearing as spectators to the naïve, but are in fact professional gangs of con merchants. The National Police are the ones that deal with this type of

crime, but are extremely frustrated with the constant criticism aimed at them about the lack of action to address this problem. Until the law is changed, which has to come from the Regional Government in Alicante, their hands are tied. They make arrests but because of current laws, if caught with less than 400€ they generally only get a caution from the courts and are released to reoffend.

The rally also wants to highlight the lenient sentences which need to be changed for other crimes, namely pickpockets, muggings and unregulated sellers – which includes ´free blanket trips´. The objective is to pressure relevant officials from the Regional Government to sit together with the SUP and Neighborhood Associations to discuss and push forward urgent legislation, by bringing in tougher laws and punishments to make the streets of Benidorm a safer place for all.

Show your support for the town you love with an hour of your time on Saturday 12th April.

Altea residents collar council on new doggy beach

ALTEA MAY consider designating a beach area for dogs in response to popular demand from local residents who have generated a petition bearing 150 signatures, started by resident Monika Klostermann via www.change.org El Campello was the first to unleash a doggy initiative by ear-marking the Punta del Riu Sec for pooches, with Villajoyosa following in response to a 500-signature petition from residents. In Benidorm 1,405 signatures have been gathered but the jury is still out.

Fantastic start to the year

By Irena Bodnarec The Costa Blanca has started 2014 with record figures, showing a 9.8% increase on the same period last year. For the first 2 months of this year, hotels registered 392,383 visitors, an increase of 40,000. International tourists are the driving forces behind this surge, demonstrating the continued popularity of Benidorm and the Costa Blanca as a holiday destination. Sebastian Fernandez, Director General of Tourism addressed a training conference in Benidorm, jointly organized

by Invattur, Hosbec and the Provisional

Tourist Board of the Costa Blanca, which was attended by hoteliers and industry professionals. He recognized the importance of social media as a means of reaching new markets, emphasizing that going forward the Internet would be instrumental to the tourism sector. Benidorm continues to be the number one European holiday destination for Brits and bookings for this Summer are already outstripping last years figures. Over 2 million Brits will visit the resort, by far the biggest nationality, but the Portugese and Russian markets are growing.

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New kit for Proteccion Civil

by Jack Troughton MEMBERS OF Paquitas Country Club have donated a much-needed ‘scoop stretcher’ to the newly formed Benidoleig Proteccion Civil.

The lightweight aluminium stretcher is used to lift injured people off the ground and transfer them to a conventional stretcher or trolley – where it unclips and is removed without causing further trauma.

Simon Lunn, the group’s co-ordinator, said the new piece of equipment was vital for lifting an injured person off the ground after an accident on the road or mountainside.

“It is a very useful piece of kit,” he said. “It keeps a person’s body stable while they are moved – it is very important because a person suffering a bad injury can easily be killed by just moving them.”

The Benidoleig team continue to be busy – an emergency evacuation exercise was recently held at the village school, and the team travelled to Valencia to help marshal crowds

during the annual ‘fallas’ celebrations, as well as helping with fiestas in nearby Ondara. Simon added: “We go all over the place.”

Handing over the 150€ needed to buy the stretcher were Paquitas Chairman Bill Hampson, Vice-chairman Sheila Woodham and member Janet Hills.

The group was found in 1993 at a Beniarbeig restaurant and takes its unu-

sual name from one of the restaurant staff. It currently has 185 members.

Paquitas Country Club now meets at El Cid Restaurant in Benidoleig and also holds a number of outside events and functions.

Pictured are members of Benidoleig Proteccion Civil with (centre from left) Deputy Mayor Maite Far, Janet Hills, Bill Hampson, and Sheila Woodham.

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Continued from front page “We were then introduced to his team of contractors, who as we got to know them were a group of Ukrainians and Bulgarians – all were professional people living in Spain. The work was half completed when Gomez claimed he had money troubles and was advanced the final 15,000€ to complete the job – the money to be used exclusively on the Yardley’s pool. “He made a promise to return to the house to start work a few days later – he never turned up but his workers did,” said John. “On speaking to the workers we found out they hadn’t been paid for two weeks and immediately I became suspicious.” John said he rang the businessman who again claimed he was having cash flow problems.

“I spoke in depth to one of the workers and asked him how many other pools they had contracted throughout the area. “He very kindly took me to several pools from Gandia down to Alfaz, all of which had been left in a similar state, unfinished.” John spoke to home owners and neighbours to obtain statements and details of the contracts. They found seven more victims. “It is likely there are many more outstanding.” John and Liz discovered the Pedregeur business address of AG Pools did not exist – in fact the street name on “convincing” documentation was imaginary.

“He was quite meticulous, he got all the pools to a certain degree of completeness then asked for second payments and did a runner,” he added. “He obviously thought he could get away with it. He had done it before and even after defrauding us, rather foolishly, went to a friend of mine to give him a quote – the intent was obviously there.” Liz said at court Gomez was overheard discussing his assets – including a Swiss bank account – with his lawyer. “He slipped up because he said he had all this money in Switzerland. His bank accounts are being frozen, and his car and home embargoed. “There was always something funny about him – he would never look you in the eye.”

Newborns share ward with infectious patients

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THE UNIVERSITY Hospital de Fuenlabrada in Madrid has allegedly been accused of mixing infectious and oncology patients with maternity cases.

by Jan Gamm THE NURSING union has expressed concern that mothers and their newly born babies could be at risk. The maternity department at Fuenlabrada is considered to be one of the best in Spain, but as the country’s birth rate has dwindled in recent years several empty beds in the maternity wing have been taken by patients suffering with respiratory infections and other diseases. In 2008 the hospital delivered 2,936 women: in 2013 almost a thousand less - 2,026.

Nursing professionals have warned of the dangers of compromising the sterilisation facilities on the ward and recommended that the situation be rectified immediately.

Drunk taxi driver charged THE GUARDIA Civil traffic police stopped and breathalysed a taxi driver on Sunday 23rd March and found him to be four times over the blood/alcohol limit. The driver, a 32-year-old Spanish man, had a passenger in his cab at the time, en route from Barajas Airport to Villanueva del Camus. He has been charged with driving offences and could face between six months and two years’ imprisonment as well as the loss of his license for a year or more.

Man protests on dome of St. Peter’s Basilica

AN ITALIAN businessman known as Marcello Di Finizio climbed out onto the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, calling for intervention by the Vatican in the Italian government’s austerity policies. Di Finizio, a café owner from Trieste, remained perched on a ledge on the 137m dome created by Michelangelo for three days, displaying a banner that read: “Stop for God’s sake, you are killing us all. Give us back our lives.” He came down from the dome cold, exhausted and with a leg injury he sustained during his climb. He was immediately arrested by the Gendarmerie. Meanwhile Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has promised to ‘reboot the economy’ by reducing taxes, slashing the costs of Italy’s bureaucracy and promoting businesses.

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Performing animal magic

by Jack Troughton ANIMAL LOVER and tireless charity worker Betty Smith’s last wishes were for everyone to help her four-legged friends at the Animal Protection Association of Denia.

Betty, who lived in Parcent for 18 years, was well known for her commitment to helping animals and before she sadly passed away last November asked people attending her funeral not to buy flowers but to make a donation to APAD. She worked in Parcent charity shops for many years and was a committed APAD supporter – she even set up and ran the APAD charity shop in Jalon. Sadly missed by friends and neighbours, her dedication to charity work was always much appreciated.

Friends at Jalon Valley HELP decided to make a contribution to APAD in her memory and last Friday Betty’s son Steve and HELP’s Sheila Skinner visited the animal charity to Steve present a cheque for 100€. Colleagues at APAD, Monika and Marion were delighted to acwith cept the donation in Betty’s memory and were able to show their visitors the hard work Monika and care needed to look after 150 dogs. and They said Betty was fondly remembered for all her efforts to give dogs the chance of a new Marion and happy life. People prepared to adopt or just walk dogs are guaranteed a warm welcome. at APAD

Back to nature

By Jack Troughton SPRING IS very much in the air on the Costa Blanca as the photograph chosen for the March entry in the Friends of the Children of EMAUS 2015 calendar illustrates.

The picture of a butterfly landing on fruit blossom was thought to evoke the spirit of “re-birth after the winter” and was thought

by the judges to be “a positive statement”.

The panel decided that photographer Chris Jenkins from Relleu had taken “a beautiful picture” as the March entry.

Every month the charity is asking people to submit pictures portraying life on the Costa Blanca and the winning shot will be included in next year’s charity calendar as well as in

RTN. Charity President Carole Saunders said the judges had been “very impressed” with the standard of the photos submitted so far.

Pictures should be sent to info@fcemaus.com and the April entries should be received by Friday 25th April. People can submit up to five photographs for each month and they should be sent as a ‘jpeg’ attachment.

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Expats keep EMAUS alive

by Jack Troughton

EMAUS PRESIDENT Montserrat Fitur has paid tribute to Costa Blanca expats for their vital support to the charity that cares for disadvantaged children across the region. She was at the El Paraiso Restaurant in Par-

cent to collect a donation of 1,635€ and two collection buckets of loose change – raised at a monthly quiz night that collects for the charity.

“The foreigners are so important for us,” she told RTN. “Without the help of the expats, EMAUS would have died a long time ago.” Montse revealed that EMAUS had not been able to pay its workers since November because funding had not been released by the Valencia government.

(From left) Alan Wood, Montse, and quizmasters Anne and Derek Martyr

“Our employees have not had a salary since November and for us as employers it is a terrible situation as well because we rely on this funding – you have to be a little bit crazy at EMAUS because it is an awful situation,” she said.

MONEY “I just hope we get some money through soon, but the government in Valencia hasn’t got any money either.”

Montse added: “The director of EMAUS is calling Valencia every day hoping for better news.”

The El Paraiso quiz is normally held on the last Wednesday of the month and has become a popular night out – with the restaurant producing dinner at cost price so more is added to the charity total. Funds are also raised through Alan Wood’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’, a ‘daft question’ round at the end of the contest, and by people emptying their pockets of loose change into ‘shrapnel’ buckets.

Four legged friends at work ARCADYS IS promoting a project to provide therapeutic pets to the disadvantaged. Dogs that might otherwise be destroyed are utilised to provide emotional support and companionship in homes for the elderly, hospices for the terminally ill and even in prisons.

Arcadys in an independent non-profit organisation established in 1993 to defend animal rights and find workable solutions for abandoned pets. Olaf, a Labrador cross, lives in a senior citizens’ centre in Burriana. He is shared among 240 elderly inmates who take it in turns to walk and feed him. Dogs are also being used as prison visitors, having an uplifting and calming effect on long term inmates.

To find out more about the work of Arcadys, organise an event or make a donation please visit www.arcadys.org

Help and support for diabetics

By Keith Nicol IF YOU or a loved one suffers from diabetes and are seeking help and support, or just want to find out more about coping with diabetes then help is at hand. Benijofar now has a free diabetes club, run by a top UK diabetes nurse. Their next meeting is on April 7th at 12.30pm and will be held at the Medcare clinic in Calle del Sol, Benijfoar, just off the main road next to Caja Rural. Seasons, advice, support and information is all free. For more information please call: 966 860 258 or just turn up on the day.

Guardia Civil busts weapons workshop

by Jam Gamm THE GUARDIA Civil has dismantled a clandestine weapons workshop in Laguna de Duero (Valladolid). The confiscated haul of weapons includes more than 100 guns in an investigation that resulted in six arrests spread over nine provinces throughout

Spain. Also seized were huge quantities of gunpowder plus machinery and tools used in the manufacture of firearms and 47,200€ in cash. Those now in custody were arrested in Valladolid; Valencia; Orense; Granada; Vizcaya and Malaga. They are charged with arms possession, trafficking and illicit arms manufacturing.

New vaccines for Spain

THE SPANISH Association of Pediatrics has announced a unique ‘optimal immunisation’ schedule in line with the epidemiological and social needs of the country. Serafin Málaga, President of the ASP, said that last year the Ministry of Health unified an immunisation schedule described as “minimal” but with some vaccines omitted. This week a conference on vaccine in Zaragoza brought health professionals together to discuss the re-emergence of diseases preventable by vaccine and the importance of maintaining a unified coverage across all communities, especially for children.

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Passport forms I RECENTLY applied for my UK passport using the new online application process. The questions were easy, payment was swift and in no time at all I was at the end of the process and ready to print off the application..

HOWEVER, IT clearly states that the print settings should not be adjusted and to print the form as shown.

I followed these instructions and was dismayed to see that the top part of the form which included my name and details had been “chopped” off. Being a clever chap and being used to mindless paper processing from the numerous authorities here in Spain, I had a brainwave to print out a further form with the print settings adjusted so my details in all their glory could be seen. I duly signed both copies and put a covering note with the application explaining what I had done and why. My wife’s passport was also due for renewal so I did exactly the same again. After a few weeks my wife’s passport arrived.

One week passed and I received an email from the passport office advising me that my application could not be progressed as the form was not the right size and they could not scan the signature. I immediately replied back, giving my wife’s application number and asked them to review it as hers had been processed. I am pleased to say that the following a morning I received a call from the passport office who had seen my email and attempted to scan it again and it had worked and my passport was being sent out!

I would like to praise the passport office for their excellent customer service and also to warn other readers that if they have the same problem to send two signed copies like I did and hopefully they won’t have any problems.

I. S. Hope

America’s latest data THE LATEST data published in the 10th February issue of Time International Magazine entitled ‘US Airports With the Most Gun Seizures’ states: “1,813: Number of guns confiscated by the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) at airport security checkpoints in 2013 - a 16.5% jump from 2012. US Airports with the Most Gun Seizures: 1.Atlanta: ; 2.Dallas: 96; 3.Houston: 68; 4.Phoenix: 66; 5.Denver: 51.”

So the easy access to firearms in America includes passengers about to board flights. Anybody know if there are trans-Atlantic ocean liners still crossing The Puddle?

Richard M McBride, Benidorm

Found

I RECENTLY found an electrically-assisted bicycle in the Benidorm area. As it was found in the middle of the road, perhaps it fell from the back of camper van. If you have lost such a bicycle please contact me on 634 019 784. I will require a full description of the machine and also when and where it was lost so only the genuine owner need apply. Name and address supplied

Travelling expenses entitlement IN REPLY to the letter written in the 21st – 27th March edition headed ‘Travelling To and Fro’, Patricia is entitled to claim travelling expenses if she is referred from Denia Hospital to Benidorm for Radiotherapy. On the completion of her treatment, Benidorm would fill out a form that shows the number of times she has attended. This form must then be presented

at the Denia Hospital. A form has to be completed with her bank details and contact details etc. This is then stamped by Denia and sent off for approval.

There is a set tariff and the amount paid out is based on the patient’s distance from their home to Benidorm and back. They do not refund motorway expenses. The monies are paid eventually into the patient’s bank

account. The person coming from Pego should do this too. If you need more help or advice on what to do then come to the Help of Denia and Marina Alta desk at Denia Hospital in the main entrance where we will be happy to assist and translate if necessary.

Candy Wright, Co-ordinator for the Help Desk at Denia , Help of Denia and Marina Alta Hospital., Ondara

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A light dusting of sand Watts In Britain By

Paul Watts

A WEEK into spring and it’s gone all overcast. The trouble is it’ll remain this way all week; and do you know why?

It is because sand from the Sahara has blown across Europe, missing you guys down on the Costa Blanca, and mixed itself with some fumes from France to dump on us Brits. Yup, pollution warnings have gone out…

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said: “The east of England and Midlands were the worst-affected areas on Tuesday, but large swathes of England and Wales will see high levels of pollution on Wednesday.” You’re telling me, the sunlight has become diffused today with a pinkish veil - and so has my car. Back in my La Nucia days it used to be a standing joke on the urbanization that following the rare times I’d wash my car you could be pretty sure that the next day we’d wake up with sand covering everything following a post-Saharan rain storm. However, the Saharan cloud that we’re under today (Wednesday) is of enough density to warrant a UK Gov health warning.

On Radio 4’s Today programme, Dr Helen Dacre - a meteorologist from University of Reading - reported: “High air pollution levels can cause unpleasant and dangerous effects on health, both long and short term.” Oh Helen, you’re not wrong – I’ve had to leave my bike at home today and my mid-week power walk is cancelled. Now, for someone on a weight reducing campaign this is not good at all. Stop being flippant Watts, because as Helen explained, “Toxic gases, such as nitrogen dioxide and ozone, as well as fine dust particles in the air blown in from the Sahara and from burning fossil fuels, all contribute to cause problems for people with heart, lung and breathing problems, such as asthma.” She is right though, it is palpable, and you can feel it on the back of your throat which is quite unpleasant.

So, the standing orders today are stay inside but if you are out and about reduce any physical exertion! I’m taking

Saharan dust dodges Costa Blanca and heads for Tamworth

no chances – me and my daughter are off to see Captain America in 3D; in air conditioned luxury.

The Power of RTN Previously on Watts in Britain: There I was booking a cheap train ticket to Southampton and ending up with money haemorrhaging out of my visa account to some internet ‘promotions’ company. Well, the power of the press is not to be reckoned because after that

article was published completesave. com contacted the RTN office with offers of help. This impecunious hack is now happy to report that he’s reunited with his fifty quid; and is feeling magnanimous towards completesave.com for playing fair. But don’t get complacent folks, remember our internet mantra: ‘double check - before you double click’ on any offers of discount!

Watts in Britain, avoiding the fog and re-washing my car

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Recipe for success BRITISH AMBASSADOR Simon Manley and Spain’s three Michelin star chef David Munoz got together in a kitchen to cook up a traditional treat – roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.

by Jack Troughton Wearing Union Jack aprons, the 46-yearold diplomat and the 33-year-old chef – who recently won a third star to become the youngest Spaniard to achieve the top Michelin ranking – worked on a modern version of the classic dish...with a Spanish twist.

At first glance, this may look an unusual mix but the pair share three passions – food (naturally), running, and the United Kingdom.

And so David – who is soon to open a London restaurant – was invited to the ambassador’s official residence in Madrid to meet the diplomat for the cook off.

He threw in horseradish, papaya, and an herb found growing on Spanish riverbanks, to create something slightly different to the usual Sunday roast.

The chef’s new Mayfair base StreetXO will open in the summer and will offer the culinary style that has made tables at his DiverXO restaurant in Madrid desirable and almost impossible to obtain.

CAPITAL David explained why he chose the UK capital city for his new venture. “I love it. I lived

in London for six years and learnt almost everything there. London’s huge gastronomic diversity can be found nowhere else.”

Mr Manley added: “David’s decision to expand into the UK shows what a great place London is to start a new business or to expand an existing one. “What’s more, he’ll add even further to the incredible quality and variety of food which visitors to London can enjoy.”

The Foreign Office uses its ambassadors around the world – such as Mr Manley in the British embassy in Madrid – to promote and explain the benefits of investing in Britain, recognised as one of the easiest counties in Europe to start a new venture.

And David will not be resting on his laurels. He will be join-

The ambassador and the chef

ing internationally renowned chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal, Jamie Oliver, Marco Pierre White, and Raymond Blanc, to continue a ‘gastro revolution’ that is chang-

ing international perceptions of British food. It is part of the ‘Britain is Great’ campaign, and its emphasis on food, which is helping British suppliers sell key products overseas.

The cooking habit ARGENTINIAN BORN Dominican Sister Lucia Caram from Manresa, Catalonia, launched her own show on Spain’s Cooking Channel this week, cooking a range of traditional convent cuisine. Sister Lucia has a Twitter following of 54,000! Her specialities include doughnuts, hearty stews and a signature pumpkin and potato dish.

She said: “I am convinced that food brings people together, unites families and strengthens communities. The table is an ideal place for people to talk about what is in their hearts and this can transform our world.”

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Happy families at fun run

Stars of the dance marathon

HUNDREDS OF people ran or walked in the annual MABS Family Fun Run on Sunday helping put more than 3,000 Euros into the cancer charity’s coffers.

by Jack Troughton A cheerful mixture of adults and children - along with the odd family pet – started and finished at Sol Park, Moraira, with British, Dutch, German and a record number of Spanish people taking part.

A total of 305 official entries were recorded by the MABS Cancer Support Group and while prizes were distributed for the fastest home over the 5km course, everyone was declared a winner.

MABS President Jacqui Phillips MBE said there was an impressive increase in the numbers of people taking part on 12 months ago and thanked the volunteers who had made the run possible.

“We have actually run out of race cards and bottles of water,” she said. “But there is an absolutely great atmosphere and it has been a very good day. We hope to raise more than 3,000€.

“Next year we hope even more people will turn up in fancy dress because it makes it even more colourful and fun.”

An arresting sight

By Jack Troughton HARD-WORKING YOUNGSTERS of Calpe dance school Audaz Academy hit the floor for a ‘danceathon’ to raise 445€ for Grant A Wish. The Sol y Mar Hotel hosted the event and the students paid in sweat with weeks of rehearsal to help the charity continue its work in the Costa Blanca community.

Pictured with tutor Louise Kirkham are some of the dancers – all aged between seven and 14 -after last Thursday’s marathon where their hard work paid dividends.

And Grant A Wish founder Jody Kirby said: “These little superstars contacted us because they wanted to raise money for Grant A Wish. They practised hard for weeks. It shows you can have fun and raise much-needed funds for our charity!” For more information about the Audaz Academy go to www.audazacademy.com

On song at Easter

by Jack Troughton MEMBERS OF the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir say they are honoured to be invited to sing at Benitachell Church as part of its Semana Santa celebrations.

The choir is busy rehearsing for the solo appearance on Saturday 12th April at 8pm after a successful appearance at

the ‘Four Choirs Concert’ in Teulada.

Everyone is invited to the Benitachell concert, which is free, and the choir will sing a mixture of old favourites and new pieces only recently added to the repertoire. Since it was founded in 2007, the choir has gone strength to strength.

President Mike Evans said: “With new members joining, the choir now numbers

50 and under the direction of the experienced and talented musical staff of Claire Post, Heather Butcher and Kirsty Glen, the future is looking very exciting.”

Full details are available on the choir’s website www.costablancamalevoicechoir. wikidot.com and its Facebook page ‘Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir’.

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Parcent gremlin

By Jack Troughton GHOSTS IN the RTN production machine caused an error in last week’s story ‘Parcent’s fairy grotto’ about the work of the village charity shop. The recent donation to the village school for computer equipment and repairs to existing machines by ‘Amigas de Parcent’ was 500€ and not 50€ as printed in error.

Colourful and busy

By Irena Bodnarec LAST WEEKENDS International Day in the town of La Nucia was a triumph – with well over a five thousand visitors attending the first such event, at the towns ´Camilo Cano´ sports complex. A real honour was that a British contingency, the Scottish pipes and drummers were asked to open the event – and who travelled especially from Torrevieja for the occasion. In their speeches, the Mayor, Bernabe Cano and Bart Gomans, Councillor for Foreign Residents both spoke of the importance of integration within the community – especially significant as half the registered residents of the town are not Spanish. Thirty three different nationalities were represented, with the United Kingdom taking 3 separate stands for the Royal British Legion, U3A and HELP International. Throughout the day there was a program of activities, with singing and dancing from the various participating countries to keep the audience entertained. Each stand showcased the best of their culture, with traditional dress, memorabilia and a selection of food and drink on offer, native to their country.

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Table manners GOOD FOOD and good company is the philosophy behind the U3A Marina Baixa’s Dining Out Group as it enjoys international cuisine.

by Jack Troughton Last week the group tucked into a typical British roast – including Yorkshire pudding – at the Peppermill Restaurant in Benidorm but as an international band of diners they enjoy food from around the globe.

The group also has a non-seating reservation policy, encouraging people to mix, although if people do want to sit together all they must do is arrive at the venue together.

Next month the Dining Out Group meets at the Deja Vue Resaurant in Alfaz del Pi, the last lunchtime meal before switching to evenings. May sees the diners at the Wok in La Nucia, and June’s gathering is at La Cova Restaurant, El Campello.

U3A Marina Baixa holds its general meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at the Social Centre, Albir, at 10.30am for an 11am start. The next meeting is 28th April.

For more information, visit www.u3amarinabaixa.com or go to the U3A Marina Baixa page on Facebook.

Anyone without internet access can call Secretary Joan Flint on 96 586 1226 or 663 637 167.

Antique and Collectors Fair

THE POPULAR Antique and Collectors Fair is to be held at Salon Canor, Teulada on Good Friday18th April - a great opportunity to see and buy some fantastic antique and collectable items. Doors open at 9am and close at 4pm and the fair is in elegant surroundings with the bar open all day for food and drink, with a lunchtime menu available. Parking and entrance are free: enquiries to Paul or Sue on 96 573 2741/626 795 587.

Chief of police at U3A

By Jack Troughton DENIA U3A welcomes the town’s Chief of Police as guest speaker at its next meeting on Thursday 17th April.

The officer will address the association on the subject of traffic regulations – helping drivers stay on the right side of the road. The meeting takes place at Denia’s Casa de Cultura at 10.30am for 11am.

And the group’s President Denise BoltonBottermann said spring had sprung and U3A “has a number of new buds coming along.”

The Computer i-Pad ‘infoshare’ Group, is up and running, Art will start next month and Photography “will be opening shutters soon”. The travel Group has organised a day trip to Elche and short breaks to Peniscola and Morella, and Zaragoza.

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Swedish at the Sports City

End of the Civil War

The Swedish third division team Uddevalla Football Club trained in Torrevieja this week

by Keith Nicol THE IMPORTANCE of the Sports City as a major tourist attraction received another boost this week as the first group of Swedish footballers arrived in Torrevieja. The arrival boosts the numbers of International athletes who have specifically chosen Torrevieja as their training base, to 330, or the first quarter of the year. Although football might make up the majority of those training in Torrevieja, a total of 15 sports are represented.

This newest group of athletes from Sweden, consisted of 32 players from Uddevalla Football

Club, who play in the equivalent of the third division of Sweden. They considered Torrevieja as the best option for their winter training break.

Their athletic director and coach said “this is the first year we have decided to conduct a sports campus outside Sweden, as the club had never before made this type of trip before and we are among the first teams in Sweden to do so.” Their sporting director stressed that although they knew about Torrevieja’s sports facilities compared to other cities around Spain, they did not expect them to be as complete and modern, and even expanding, as they are.

Attracting new markets and looking for assist-

ance from agents and sporting groups is one of the main focus points for the Department of Sports City of Torrevieja and its Sports Tourism Department. Their main objective is to introduce Torrevieja into new markets that will generate a constant flow of tourists to the city.

Of the 330 athletes that have chosen Torrevieja as their training base, some of the main sports include footballers, athletes, tennis players and rugby players from different countries, genres and categories. As we approach Easter, the sports Department announced that they expect more athletes to arrive over the next few months.

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THIS WEEK marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War on 1st April 1939. The surrender of the Republican side was announced late in the evening on Easter Saturday, via Radio Nacional de Burgos, capital of the Nationalist side. The announcement was read by broadcaster Fernández de Córdoba and edited by General Franco himself: “On this day, Nationalist troops have reached their last military objectives.

The war is over. Generalissimo Franco: Burgos April 1, 1939.” The short message was followed by a bugle call. The duel to the death lasted a thousand days, killing half a million, according to statistics, although it is still said that a more realistic figure is nearer to one million. It was followed by post-war hunger, fear and repression in a militarized state. It would take almost 40 years for Spain to reach democracy.

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Fortified feelings MEMBERS OF AMICS del Museu de Xabia enjoyed a guided tour of one of the town’s most important historical buildings – the fortified church of San Bartolome.

The church roof

by Jack Troughton ACCOMPANIED BY archaeologists Ximo Bolufer and Josep Castello, around 50 members of the history and archaeology association Friends of Javea Museum explored the church that dates back to the 14th Century.

Declared a national monument in 1931, the church is at the centre of Javea Old Town and has a rich history.

The group was able to climb onto the roof – known as ‘els montons’ – to understand its importance as a stronghold used to repel pirate raids.

Calling Javea knitters!

GOOD NEWS for knitters! A new Knitting Club has started in Pinosol, Javea: Wednesdays from 3pm – 5pm.

If you fancy having a natter while you knit up a masterpiece why not come along with your pattern, needles and wool? Or needles and wool and knit freestyle! We will also be making items for Charity so if you have wool you do not want, however little, please get in touch with knittersofpinosol@gmail.com

Artistic talent on show

By Jack Troughton THE TALENTS of artists Pedro Nogueria and Manuel G de la Cruz are on show in a new Javea exhibition.

Following the success of ‘Mirades de Mujeres’ festival, gallery Artefactus is hosting a show of the two men’s work in an exhibition officially opened last night (Thursday). Pedro is showing some of his latest pictures, pictures he believes capture “a feeling of the eternal”, while Manuel’s work feature ceramics and Japanese ink painting. Atrefactus is next to the Post Office in Javea Old Town and the exhibition runs until Saturday 26th April. It is open Monday to Saturday between 10am and 1.30pm and 5pm until 8.30pm.

New faces at U3A

NEW FACES have taken over the helm at Javea U3A following the Annual General Meeting at the Parador Hotel and the election of a new committee.

by Jack Troughton Stephen Burke and Francis McNeil are the new President and Vice-President, respectively succeeding Peter Allin and Ron Hughes.

Stephen said he was honoured to take over the post and hoped to continue the good work that has seen U3A flourish in the town. He hopes to launch a Facebook page to help keep in contact with nearly 1,200 members and keep them informed about the activities of more than 50 groups.

Re-elected to the committee were Treasurer Mick Cox; Secretary Val (from Dromgoole; Membership Secretary left) Howard Parker; Groups Co-ordinaPeter tor David Grove; and CommunicaAllin, tions Officer David Woodhall.

Stephen Burke, Last year, the association raised €2,600 for Caritas and this year’s Francis McNeil, nominated charity is the Friends and Ron of the Children of Emaus.

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Seasonal cheer

By Jack Troughton JAVEA PLAYERS used Christmas cheer to raise money for charity and this week presented a cheque for 505€ to Grant A Wish. Members of the theatre group have given up sending each other Christmas cards and instead buy balloons in news sheet ‘Behind the Scenes’ to wish each other the best of the season. The money collected by the sale of the balloons is donated to a local charity – and Grant A Wish will use the donation to help the Shelter for Homeless Men in Gandia which is run by two Franciscan monks and relies entirely on voluntary support.

Jody Kirby (right) the founder of Grant A Wish is pictured with Javea Players’ Chairman Tony Cabban and Vice Chairman Pat Doidge.

Jalon Valley HELP

By Jack Troughton JALON VALLEY HELP was the odds on winner at the charity’s Race Night at the El Cid Restaurant in Benidoleig – scooping 1,139€ in prize money. Guests enjoyed a meal before Matt and Sally Mason got everyone under starter’s orders for the racing which was enthusiastically followed by punters backing horses and cheering them on. Jalon Valley HELP depends on the support for such events to raise funds to allow the charity to help those in need in the community.

And the next major event is the May Fayre in Jalon on Sunday 11th May. Full information is available on the website www.jalonvalleyhelp.com and there are entry forms for anyone wishing to have a stall.

Score yourself a new Samsung tablet

PENNICK BLACKWELL Financial Services are offering a free Samsung Tablet along with your Pension Transfer and 30% Lump Sum with Pennick Blackwell QROPS. The offer applies to any new customer who contacts the company throughout the month of March. You will receive your free tablet when your funds are transferred.

And if you introduce a friend who completes transfer you also get a free night at a Costa Blanca hotel!

Call Pennick Blackwell Financial Services on 865 674 038 or 0034 657 076 055, visit www.pennickblackwell.com see Facebook page facebook.com/pennickblackwell or pop into the office at Avda. Albir 73 for a quick chat.

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legal

by

Carlos Baos

from White & Baos Abogados Solicitors Lawyers

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Amendment of Spanish Consumer and User Law EXPANDING RIGHTS in line with EU Directive.

THE RECENTLY issued Law 3/2014, modifies the Spanish Consumers and Users Law and brings the Spanish National Law closer to EU Directive 2011/83/EU regarding consumers rights.

Among the many new features we have to give a special mention to the following: - The concept and definition of Consumer and User is being enlarged. Thus individuals acting outside their commercial or professional activity, etc., also companies (enterprises) and entities without legal personality acting as non-profit organisations outside their business activity, are considered from now on consumers and users.

This is a relevant change, since a professional or a firm will now be considered consumers and users even if the service contracted is not connected or will not form part of their professional activity, production process, etc.

- Consumers and users’ rights for obtaining pre-contractual information are reinfored. Thus,

information regarding the after-sales conditions, the legal and commercial guarantee of the product, the compatibility of digital products with different operating systems, etc. must be provided before signing the contract.

- There is a new definition of distance contracts, including all those concluded by post, internet, telephone or fax.

- The withdrawal period for distance and off-premises contracts is extended up to fourteen calendar days.

If the consumer and user is not informed about this right, this will lead to a withdrawal period of twelve months after the expiry date of the initial period.

- Therefore, in order to determine if we are entitled to withdraw from a contract, it is fundamental to check the information provided. If it was not precise, clear and truthful, we can terminate the contract during the period of the indicated year.

- If the product is not delivered within the time limit agreed, the client (consumer and user) will have

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

to give another reasonable delivery date before terminating the contract; usually by means of sending a formal request with the new delivery date and the consequences of non-compliance.

- Telephone agreements have to provide written information regarding conditions of the offer. The consumer and user will only be linked to the said offer after express written acceptance by means of a signature or any other written confirmation (sms, fax, e-mail, etc.)

These changes according to european regulations mean a significant extension of consumer and user rights in Spain.

If you feel you have been mislead and/or have not been adequately informed, if you want to terminate your contract, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

You can follow the Spanish Legal Issues that affect you and consult us by following us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ WhiteBaosAbogadosLawyers

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money

How safe is the pension’s lifeboat?

by

Christina Brady

Regional Manager of Blacktower Costa Blanca

THE DEMISE of “gold plated” final salary pensions in the UK is much in the headlines these days.

ACCORDING TO employee benefits consultancy JLT, the UK’s private sector final salary pensions were collectively carrying a deficit of £171 billion at the end of January this year.

That is quite a hole in the accounts and naturally prompts the question: “What happens if my employer can’t afford its pension promise?” The good news is that private sector salary related pensions enjoy the backing of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF). This is a lifeboat funded by pension scheme levies – it is not government-“backed”. It is not possible for an employer to simply dump their pension liabilities into the PPF; in order to qualify for compensation the sponsoring employer must be officially insolvent and the company’s pension scheme must be underfunded with little hope of recovery.

The compensation afforded to the member depends on whether they were already drawing their pension at the time their

employer became insolvent. Where the pension was in payment, the entire pension is protected. Where the pension has yet to commence, compensation is limited to 90% of the accrued pension to a maximum of £31,380 p.a.

Clearly individuals with larger pension promises enjoy less protection in this regard.

The PPF’s existence is comforting for pension scheme members, although the lifeboat does have its leaks. Firstly, it should be noted that public sector pensions, such as National Health Service or teacher’s pensions, are not covered. Also, ancillary benefits such as a spouse’s benefits and children’s pensions may be far less generous than the original scheme.

The PPF also offers limited protection from inflation, especially where benefits were originally accrued prior to 1997.

So with the UK Chancellors announcement in this March´s Budget that he is proposing that from April 2015 Final salary and Government pensions will not be able to be transferred to a QROPS or cashed in , if you are the member of a scheme that is in deficit or you just wish to protect your spouse/ beneficiaries in the event of your death now is the time to be seriously looking at transferring to a QROPS. For free independent, impartial advice on QROPS and your financial future please contact me by email christina.brady@blacktowerfm.com or call me on 658 892 330 to arrange a free consultant.

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 Services 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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money

Living in Spain I DON’T need a funeral plan! These are the thoughts of the vast majority of UK citizens who live more than four weeks a year here in Spain. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different. Tens of thousands of people who are ‘Living La Dolce Vita’ have planned for life’s final event. Why? I hear you ask – let me explain: Spanish Customs: Funerals here in Spain generally take place within 24 hours, quite different from back home in the UK. This creates complications for many reasons, one of which is: how are my family and friends going to get here to pay their respects?

Finances: Funerals can cost in excess of 4,500€ and usually have to be paid in full prior to the service going ahead. Accessing such a large amount of money quickly can be problematic.

Inflation: Prices of funerals, like everything else, are rising. The latest figure is an average of around 8% - this is considerably higher than almost any savings scheme.

Age or Health: There are insurance policies that do not cover people over a certain age or with particular health issues.

Stress: At such a painful and distressing time people would rather spare their loved ones the potential complications of arranging a funeral

in another country. Language difficulties and different procedures from the UK can create additional worries.

Final wishes: Many people have specific requests for when the inevitable happens. How can they be sure that their wishes will be carried out?

People who have already purchased a funeral plan find that these issues are no longer a factor. They now have complete peace of mind as everything is in place. Families and loved ones will only need to pay their respects.

Some plans fix the costs at the outset. This means there will be nothing extra for the family to pay in the future. This will also protect against future price rises and actually save the estate money the longer the person lives.

Funeral plans are generally available to everybody irrespective of health and age. No declarations or age checks will be required.

Usually the companies that offer plans have procedures: ‘one telephone call’ and they deal with everything. Some even cover their members in both the UK and here in Spain.

So in summary those that believe funeral plans are not for them may wish to reconsider and find out for certain.

For more information please call Robert Kirkhope on 685 733 278.

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home & garden

by

Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

April, the time to start garden visits WITH LONGER days, higher temperatures and the recent heavy rains, gardens are now really perking up. It makes sense to start making visits to the gardens that are open in your area or beyond for a day out, from now until mid-June when it becomes too hot.

Botanic gardens: from Gibraltar to Malaga and Valencia along the coast and from Cordoba to Albacete and Madrid inland each have something different to see. The differences are stimulated by the landscaping of the land, the local microclimates and soils, whether the garden is still under development or several centuries old and the academic research programme underway.

Tours in English are now available at the Valencia Botanic Garden led by knowledgeable botanists such as Dra. Olga Mayoral Garcia-Belanga, known by many members of Avinenca. Regular tours are on Mondays commencing 12 noon and 2.30pm and on Thursdays commencing at 3pm. There is no need to pre-book and tickets at the ticket office are 5€: each tour lasts 90 minutes.

Pre-booked group tours can be booked by email gab.didactida@uv.es or call 96 315 6818. The maximum size of groups is 20 persons, the cost 75€. In each case the cost of the tours includes the cost of an entry ticket into the garden.

Private foundation gardens: include the L’Abarda garden of the Fundem Foundation inland from Javea near Pedreguer which is well worth a Spring visit. Visit the Fundem website for latest information.

Other spectacular gardens worth Spring visits: include the Alhambra gardens in Granada, the Marnes Iris Garden in the mountains above Benissa off the N332 in Alicante Province plus the patio gardens open in Cordoba during the May Patio Festival. Full details of each of these gardens will be found on the internet.

Then in the short term there will be for Costa Blanca readers a demonstration garden at the Homes Gardens and Lifestyle Show that will take place next week on the 3rd and 4th April at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe.

SOWING SPRING SEEDS With the weather becoming warmer and the ground now damp it is timely to prepare seed beds and start to sow spring and summer crops to replace the over wintered crops that are being harvested.

The beneficial vitamins and minerals etc., of a wide range of vegetables are described in the book ‘Living Well From Your Garden – Mediterranean Style’.

This is an issue I will discuss at the Calpe Homes Gardens and Lifestyle Show 3rd and 4th April. I will be at stand number 66.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE THE HANDSCOMBE’S BOOKS - With the demise of many of the bookshops and distributors that used to handle Santana Books the most convenient way of obtaining information about and purchasing the gardening and lifestyle books written by Dick Handscombe is to use Amazon Books. A search for ‘Dick Handscombe’ on first entering the Amazon Books site will normally bring most of the books up in one go. ©Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com

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travel

Mallorca Magic THE LARGEST of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca is a winning combination of the peace and serenity of unspoilt natural beauty with perfect weather and glamorous nightlife.

The island offers plenty to do and see for those who love to explore, shop or hit the night spots of Magaluf: something for everyone!

See Palma’s massive cathedral which took 300 years to complete with 20th Century touches by Antoni Gaudí; sample the pastries at the Horno San Antonio in Palma (they will neatly pack them for you to take home); ride the historic little train to Soller, the site of one of Spain’s most popular Moors & Christians celebrations; or simply laze around…

THE LUABAY GALATZÓ The fabulous Luabay Galatzó adults-only hotel in its beautiful natural setting is just a step to the beautiful Palmira Beach. 1,400m2 of gorgeous spa facilities, fine dining and elegant 5 nights amenities.

Five nights in Mallorca for two people at the Luabay Galatzó from 17th p/p April is just 195€ per person, accommodation only. From www.hotels.tv/mallorca, local hotel booking experts in Mallorca.

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EXCLUSIVELY FROM RTN and Gandia Tours comes this exciting seven day tour of Morocco from 11th September.

DAY 1: Travel from the Costa Blanca to the Costa del Sol and stay in a welcoming Three-Star Hotel before commencing your journey to Morocco.

DAY 2: Travel from the Costa del Sol to the mystic Arabian cities of Tangier and Casablanca.

Tangier is not far from the entrance to the Gibraltar Strait. The crowded, colourful Moroccan markets offer shops, souvenirs and delightful eateries, enticing you to spend your Dirhams (around 11 Dirhams are equivelent to a Euro) in and around the Grand Socco and the entrance to the Medina.

Glittering Casablanca, known as simply ‘Casa’ by the locals, is one of

DAY 3: From Casablanca make way to Marrakesh with the sights and sounds of the marketplace and the heady aroma of delicious spice-laden foods turning over open fires.

And the Souks are a fascinating attraction crammed with rugs, Tahines (the colourful ceramic cooking pots so dear to the Moroccan heart), perfume, hubblybubbly pipes and silver jewellery.

DAY 4: Marrakesh is left behind to explore Fez, where most visitors feel they must leave having only seen a fraction of what there is to see.

DAY 5: Fez: There is the wonderful Fes el Bali Medina, a sprawling maze of sand-

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coloured houses and the cacophony of the constant call to prayer from hundreds of mosques spread all over the city; an impossible labyrinth of souk-sellers, donkeys and tourists!

Fez is the centre of all things leather, with its dozens of tanning factories (you will smell them long before you see them!) Little boys collect pigeon dropping daily to be used to soften the skins.

At night there is plenty to do although raves and discos are not to local tastes. Family life is more prominent here but you can find a drink in the local hotels and of course the food is outstanding. Don’t leave without sampling the local lamb!

DAY 6: We reluctantly leave Fez to travel to the Costa del Sol where to spend our last evening in an excellent hotel before heading back to the Costa Blanca on DAY 7.

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Life

Ramsey’s new Kitchen Nightmare challenge!

CHANNEL 4 FAVOURITE ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ has confirmed that another series featuring the fiery Gordon Ramsay is to start filming in May and June throughout Europe prior to release later in the year.

By Jan Gamm RESTAURANT OWNERS all over the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida are invited to apply to the producers for a slot on the show.

PRESSURES In the past year in Spain 10,000 restaurants closed their doors, unable to survive amid the pressures of the economic climate. Yet thanks to the Costas’ plentiful sun, sea, sand and sangria there are plenty of customers to tempt if you get it right.

Perhaps your menu is too large – or too small. Perhaps your décor is depressing or your chef can’t cook! Whatever the problem, you can be sure that Gordon Ramsey will spot it!

HELP! Do you think your restaurant, hotel or B&B could do with Ramsay’s outspoken opinions on where you are going wrong and how you might turn your business around? Help from the BAFTA-winning Kitchen Nightmares could be just what you need to change your fortunes.

If you would like to take part, contact the producers of Kitchen Nightmares, One Potato Two Potato, by emailing restaurants@onepotatotwopotato.tv or calling 0044 020 3227 5867.

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showbiz goss

Will the real ginger Prince please stand up!!

US TV Channel 20th Century Fox has a new show in the can that will go out over there on May 27th and, in my opinion it is the biggest spoof ever. But the question is … who is being spoofed? … The contestants, or us, the long suffering viewers.

The programme´s called ´Who Wants to Marry Harry?´ and features 12 American lassies trying to win the hand of Harry …

Prince Harry that is! Yes, you will see the 12 girls living with ´Prince Harry´ in a posh gaff called Englefield House in Berkshire, but they will in fact be vying for the hand of Matthew Hicks, your everyday average bloke, who has been made to look like the flame-haired royal and has the job of pulling the wool over the girls’ eyes for the entire series ... Yes!! not for just a night! … The entire series! And it’s this that makes me ´beggar the question´ … who is being spoofed round here?

Are all 12 of these American girls completely insane to think that they have a shot with an English Royal, or are they the ones doing the spoofing and are just like all these reality show individuals with an eye on the prize of being on global TV. ZigZag Productions, who have made the show are reeling us in by saying, “our ´Prince’ won’t be revealing he’s actually an ordinary Joe until the very end of the show, after which they suggested, “Will he be able to convince them he’s regal, and if he does, will they fall for the crown or fall in love with the real him? Oh dear … how terribly American!

by Peter

Taylor

Writer and Broadcaster

Celebrity Clips TWO YEARS ago ´The Walking Dead´ went out on Ch5 and is still going strong with series 3 closing out last September. Like all shows that hang in there, some sort of major promo comes out and you might be interested to find out that the show now has its very own perfume. Produced by a PH.D. Chemist it’s called ´Eau de Death´ and will delight with its wondrous whiff of rotten eggs and boiled cabbage!

We now go to a TV company in Holland who´ve produced a ground breaking show called ´Adam and Eve´ about couples dating. Ground breaking because all the contestants will all be naked! The contestants are taken by boat (naked!) to a tropical island where they swim ashore (naked!), looking to find love (naked!). They go ashore on different sides of the island and are left to wander into one another … naked? … of course!.

Harrison Ford is now 71 years old there are all sorts of rumours about their being a new Indiana Jones, and Bradley Cooper the latest to be tagged with the role. US ragmag Latino Review printed the rather unpleasant “Harrison might not be fit enough to pick up his whip and fedora soon, let’s be realistic, he is not the box office draw he once was, and he is only getting older.” Shock horror!

He´s getting older! … how did that happen?

Headline to this story reads; ´Miranda Hart is a bit like Marmite – you either love her or hate her´ … I´m happy with that … She´s here as she started filming a movie last Monday alongside Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Jason Statham. The director is Paul Feig, (he of ´Bridesmaids´) who said, “I am so excited to bring her to the big screen, and I’m also hoping I’ll finally get back that lawnmower I loaned her last summer!” … now that’s funny!

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television

4th - 10th April

Friday 4th April BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12:45 Saints and Scroungers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 More Creatures Great and Small 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Gay, Married and Legal 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 MasterChef 22:00 Have I Got News for You 22:30 Outnumbered 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 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 08:45 Saints and Scroungers 09:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 11:00 Pound Shop Wars 11:30 Live Davis Cup Tennis 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Live Davis Cup Tennis 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Revenge of the Egghead 19:30 The Voice: Louder on Two 20:30 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 A Very British Renaissance 23:00 The Trip to Italy 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Weather 24:05 Michael Clayton

07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Martin Clunes & a Lion Called Mugie 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:35 National Lampoon’s Animal House

07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 River Cottage 13:35 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 14:35 Channel 4 Racing 17:30 Four in a Bed 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 A Very British Mission 21:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 24:05 8 Out of 10 Cats 24:55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Police Interceptors 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Conned, Fleeced and Left for Broke 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Finding a Family 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 NewsTalk Live 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Ice Road Truckers 22:00 The Limbless Mountaineer 23:00 NCIS: Los Angeles 24:00 A Damn Shame

07:00 Emmerdale 07:25 Emmerdale 07:55 You’ve Been Framed!

08:25 You’ve Been Framed!

08:45 Jeremy Kyle Show USA 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 13:30 Emmerdale 14:00 Emmerdale 14:30 You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:05 Millionaire Matchmaker 19:00 Dinner Date 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 Butterfly Effect 24:20 Take Me Out

07:00 Switched 07:25 90210 08:10 Ugly Betty 09:00 Charmed 10:00 Made in Chelsea 11:00 New Girl 11:30 Happy Endings 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Rules of Engagement 13:30 Hollyoaks 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 16:30 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Happy Endings 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 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 How I Met Your Mother 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Because I Said So 24:05 Rude Tube

Saturday 5th April BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry Cooks 13:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 13:10 Football Focus 14:00 Live Davis Cup Tennis 17:30 Final Score 18:15 Shrek 2 19:40 BBC News; Regional News 20:00 The Voice UK 22:05 The National Lottery Live 22:15 Casualty 23:05 BBC News; Weather 23:25 Match of the Day 24:50 The Football League Show

07:00 The Saint in London 08:05 On Moonlight Bay 09:40 The Living Planet 10:35 The Living Planet 11:30 Fred Dibnah’s Made in Britain 12:30 Great British Railway Journeys 13:00 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:45 Live Women’s International Football 16:00 Glass Bottom Boat 17:45 Mountain Gorilla 18:45 Collectaholics 19:45 Flog It! 20:30 Dad’s Army 21:00 The Plantagenets 22:00 Formula 1 23:15 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 23:45 QI XL 24:30 Welcome to Collinwood

07:00 Dino Dan 07:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 07:50 Canimals 08:00 Canimals 08:05 Canimals 08:10 Om Nom Stories 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Scrambled!

10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 ITV News and Weather 12:29 ITV Central Weather 12:30 Crocodile Hunter Diaries 13:30 Twins 15:30 The Chase 16:30 Midsomer Murders 18:30 ITV News Central 18:40 ITV News and Weather 19:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 21:25 The Cube 22:25 Law & Order: UK 23:25 The Americans 24:25 ITV News and Weather 24:39 ITV Central Weather 24:40 Through the Keyhole

07:10 The Hoobs

07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 09:45 Rupert Bear 10:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Meerkat Manor 11:30 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12:30 Hercules the Human Bear 13:30 McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?

15:10 Columbo: Mind over Mayhem 16:45 Columbo: Dagger of the Mind 18:40 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 20:15 A Damn Shame 21:05 NCIS 22:00 5 News Weekend 22:05 Most Shocking Moments in Pop

07:00 Emmerdale

07:00 Switched 07:25 Ugly Betty 08:10 Make It or Break It 09:00 Made in Chelsea 10:00 Charmed 11:00 The Mindy Project 11:30 How I Met Your Mother 12:00 How I Met Your Mother 12:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 Rules of Engagement 14:30 Rules of Engagement 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Come Dine with Me 17:00 Rude(ish) Tube 17:30 Rude(ish) Tube 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 How I Met Your Mother 20:30 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 The Tomorrow People 22:00 There’s Something about Mary 24:25 Rude Tube

Sunday 6th April

07:35 The Hoobs 08:00 Trans World Sport 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Sunday Brunch 14:00 Channel 4 Racing 18:15 Fifteen to One 19:15 Channel 4 News 19:35 Lent Diaries 19:40 Gadget Man 20:10 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 21:05 Hostages 22:00 Colombiana 24:10 The Guard

09:35 Coronation Street 12:00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 13:00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 13:55 The Only Way Is Essex 14:40 The Only Way Is Essex 15:30 You’ve Been Framed!

16:00 Kangaroo Jack 17:45 Britain’s Got More Talent 18:50 Two Weeks Notice 20:55 The Incredible Hulk 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Crazy Beaches 24:20 The Faculty

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07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:00 BBC News 13:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 13:15 Live Davis Cup Tennis 16:55 Songs of Praise 17:30 The Boat Race 19:35 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 The Crimson Field 23:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 23:25 Match of the Day 2 24:30 The Graham Norton Show

07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:30 Countryfile 08:30 Gardeners’ World 09:00 Beechgrove Garden 09:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:00 James Martin: Home Comforts 11:30 Live Davis Cup Tennis 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Escape to the Country 14:45 Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 17:30 Live Davis Cup Tennis 18:30 Flog It! 19:30 Inspire: The Olympic Journey 20:00 Great Barrier Reef 21:00 Border Country: The Story of Britain’s Lost Middleland 22:00 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories 23:00 Formula 1 24:30 Cross of Iron

07:00 Dino Dan 07:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 07:50 Canimals 08:10 Om Nom Stories 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Scrambled!

10:25 ITV News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 11:25 Dickinson’s Real Deal 12:25 ITV News and Weather 12:34 ITV Central Weather 12:35 Columbo: No Time To Die 14:25 Crocodile Hunter Diaries 14:55 Big Star’s Little Star 16:00 Martin Clunes: Man to Manta 17:00 For Your Eyes Only 19:20 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News and Weather 19:45 Catchphrase 20:30 Off Their Rockers 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:14 ITV Central Weather 23:15 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 24:15 The Cube

07:15 The Hoobs 07:40 Street Velodrome 08:10 How I Met Your Mother 08:35 How I Met Your Mother 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Secret Eaters 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 14:55 The Big Bang Theory 15:25 The Simpsons 15:55 The Simpsons 16:25 Hairspray 18:40 Deal or No Deal 19:35 Channel 4 News 19:55 Lent Diaries 20:00 Iceman Murder Mystery 21:00 Secret History 22:00 The Grey 24:20 What Lies Beneath

07:00 Childrens TV 09:20 Angelina Ballerina 09:35 Mio Mao 09:45 Rupert Bear 10:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Power Rangers Super Samurai 11:35 Power Rangers Megaforce 12:10 Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 13:05 Police Interceptors 14:05 National Security 15:45 Are We Done Yet? 17:30 Alpha and Omega 19:05 Surf’s Up 20:45 5 News Weekend 20:50 Ladder 49 23:00 The Next Three Days

07:00 Beauty and the Geek 07:45 Emmerdale 10:30 Coronation Street 12:55 Britain’s Got More Talent 13:55 You’ve Been Framed!

14:30 Casper 16:35 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 18:00 Cats & Dogs 19:55 Year One 22:00 Fast & Furious 24:10 Party Wright Around the World

07:00 Switched 07:25 Make It or Break It 08:15 Ugly Betty 09:00 Charmed 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Hollyoaks 13:35 Revenge 14:35 Rude(ish) Tube 15:00 Rude(ish) Tube 15:30 Come Dine with Me 16:30 How I Met Your Mother 17:00 The Big Bang Theory 17:30 The Big Bang Theory 18:00 The Tomorrow People 19:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 Star Trek: Insurrection 23:05 Rude Tube 24:05 My Mad Fat Diary

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07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 I Never Knew That About Britain 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Undeniable 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:35 The Agenda 24:05 Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald

07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 According to Jim 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Fifteen to One 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Lent Diaries 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Shop Secrets: Tricks of the Trade 22:00 One Born Every Minute 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:50 Shut Your Facebook 24:20 Gogglebox

07:00 Childrens TV 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 Diagnosis Murder 16:20 Columbo: the Most Dangerous Match 17:55 Access 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News 19:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Shops and Robbers: Britain’s War on Shoplifters 23:00 Law & Disorder: Catching Crims Live 24:00 Closing Time

07:00 Emmerdale 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Coronation Street 08:25 You’ve Been Framed!

08:45 Jeremy Kyle Show USA 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 13:30 Emmerdale 14:00 Coronation Street 14:30 Coronation Street 15:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:05 Millionaire Matchmaker 19:00 Dinner Date 20:00 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 American Pie Presents the Naked Mile

07:00 Switched 07:25 90210 08:10 Ugly Betty 09:00 Glee 10:00 Made in Chelsea 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Rude(ish) Tube 12:30 Rude(ish) Tube 13:00 Rules of Engagement 13:30 Hollyoaks 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 17:00 Charmed 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 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:30 2 Broke Girls 22:00 Revenge 23:00 Made in Chelsea 24:00 How I Met Your Mother 24:30 How I Met Your Mother

Monday 7th April BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12:45 Saints and Scroungers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 More Creatures Great and Small 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Bang Goes the Theory 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 The Treasure Hunters 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Michael McIntyre Chat Show 24:25 Late Kick Off 24:55 Live at the Apollo

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07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 08:50 Saints and Scroungers 09:20 Wanted Down Under 10:05 The Restaurant Man 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 Click 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Instant Restaurant 14:45 Cash in the Attic 15:15 Cagney & Lacey 16:00 Triathlon 17:15 Great British Bake Off 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Escape to the Continent 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Mary Berry Cooks 22:00 Coffee Shop Hot Shots: Business Boomers 23:00 Rev 23:30 Newsnight

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Tuesday 8th April BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12:45 Saints and Scroungers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 More Creatures Great and Small 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 Shetland 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 24:20 The Box

07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 08:50 Saints and Scroungers 09:20 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:05 Great British Garden Revival 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 A to Z of TV Gardening 14:05 Super League Show 14:50 Golf: The Masters 15:45 Coast 16:15 Planet Earth 17:15 Great British Bake Off 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Escape to the Continent 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Great British Sewing Bee 22:00 The Battle for Britain’s Breakfast 23:00 The Sarah Millican Television Programme 23:30 Newsnight

07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Live UEFA Champions League 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 24:35 Crocodile Hunter Diaries

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 According to Jim 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Fifteen to One 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Lent Diaries 21:00 Kirstie’s Best of Both Worlds 22:00 New Worlds 23:15 12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories 24:25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man

07:00 Childrens TV 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 Diagnosis Murder 16:20 Columbo: Blueprint for Murder 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News 19:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:00 Stop! Police Interceptors 21:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

23:00 The Mentalist 24:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 24:55 Body of Proof

07:00 Emmerdale 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Coronation Street 08:25 You’ve Been Framed!

08:45 Jeremy Kyle Show USA 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 13:30 Emmerdale 14:00 Coronation Street 14:30 Coronation Street 15:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:05 Millionaire Matchmaker 19:00 Dinner Date 20:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Vampire Diaries 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 The Faculty

07:00 Switched 07:25 90210 08:10 Ugly Betty 09:00 Rude(ish) Tube 09:30 Rude(ish) Tube 10:00 Made in Chelsea 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Rude(ish) Tube 12:30 Rude(ish) Tube 13:00 Rules of Engagement 13:30 Hollyoaks 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 Rules of Engagement 16:30 Rules of Engagement 17:00 Charmed 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 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 The Simpsons Movie 22:50 Bodyshockers 23:55 The Big Bang Theory 24:25 The Big Bang Theory 24:55 Rules of Engagement

wednesday 9th April BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12:45 Saints and Scroungers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 More Creatures Great and Small 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 MasterChef 22:00 Monkey Planet 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Marine `A’: Criminal or Casualty of War? 24:25 Michael McIntyre Chat Show

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 08:45 Saints and Scroungers 09:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Food & Drink 11:30 See Hear 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Instant Restaurant 14:45 Cash in the Attic 15:30 Cagney & Lacey 16:15 Planet Earth 17:15 Great British Bake Off 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Escape to the Continent 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Under Offer: Estate Agents on the Job 22:00 Ian Hislop’s Olden Days - The Power of the Past in Britain 23:00 W1A 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 Golf: The Masters 24:50 Coffee Shop Hot Shots: Business Boomers

07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Big Star’s Little Star 22:00 Law & Order: UK 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:35 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 24:40 Baboons with Bill Bailey

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 According to Jim 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 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 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Fifteen to One 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Lent Diaries 21:00 Secret Eaters 22:00 Dead Famous DNA 23:00 The £60,000 Puppy: Cloning Man’s Best Friend 24:00 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under

07:00 Childrens TV 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 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Diagnosis Murder 16:10 Columbo Likes the Nightlife 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News 19:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:00 Stop! Police Interceptors 21:00 Killing Spree 22:00 Britain’s Crime Capitals: Crime Map 23:00 NCIS 24:00 Castle 24:55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

07:00 Emmerdale 07:30 Britain’s Got More Talent 08:25 You’ve Been Framed!

08:45 Jeremy Kyle Show USA 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 13:30 Emmerdale 14:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 15:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 18:05 Millionaire Matchmaker 19:00 Dinner Date 20:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Through the Keyhole 23:00 Couples Retreat

07:00 Switched 07:25 90210 08:10 Ugly Betty 09:00 Rude(ish) Tube 09:30 Rude(ish) Tube 10:00 Made in Chelsea 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Rude(ish) Tube 12:30 Rude(ish) Tube 13:00 Rules of Engagement 13:30 Hollyoaks 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 Rules of Engagement 16:30 Rules of Engagement 17:00 Charmed 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 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 How I Met Your Mother 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 The Tomorrow People 23:00 Rude Tube 24:00 Made in Chelsea

thursday 10th April BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12:45 Saints and Scroungers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 More Creatures Great and Small 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 MasterChef 22:00 Don’t Cap My Benefits 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Question Time 24:35 This Week

07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 08:50 Saints and Scroungers 09:20 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:05 Fake or Fortune?

11:05 Gardeners’ World 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Instant Restaurant 14:45 Cash in the Attic 15:30 Coast 16:15 Planet Earth 17:15 Great British Bake Off 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Escape to the Continent 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter 22:00 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 Ian Hislop’s Olden Days - The Power of the Past in Britain

07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV News Central 15:00 Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Central 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Ade at Sea 22:00 It’ll Be Alright on the Night 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News Central 23:35 Exposure 24:35 Harbour Lives

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 According to Jim 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 10:35 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Come Dine with Me 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:40 Countdown 16:30 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Fifteen to One 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Lent Diaries 21:00 The Hoarder Next Door 22:00 15,000 Kids and Counting 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24:05 One Born Every Minute

07:00 Childrns TV 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 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 Diagnosis Murder 16:20 Columbo: Dead Weight 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News 19:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:00 Stop! Police Interceptors 21:00 It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief 22:00 The Unseen Fred West Confessions 23:00 Running Riot: Britain’s Teen Criminals 24:00 Person of Interest

07:00 Emmerdale 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 You’ve Been Framed!

08:25 You’ve Been Framed!

08:45 Jeremy Kyle Show USA 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 13:30 Emmerdale 14:00 Coronation Street 14:30 You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:10 The Real Housewives of Miami 18:05 Millionaire Matchmaker 19:00 Dinner Date 20:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Tom Daley Goes Global 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Dads 24:20 Two and a Half Men 24:45 Two and a Half Men

07:00 Switched 07:25 90210 08:10 Ugly Betty 09:00 Rude(ish) Tube 09:30 Rude(ish) Tube 10:00 Made in Chelsea 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Rude(ish) Tube 12:30 Rude(ish) Tube 13:00 Rules of Engagement 13:30 Hollyoaks 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 16:30 Rules of Engagement 17:00 Charmed 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 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 How I Met Your Mother 22:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 22:30 The Inbetweeners 23:00 The IT Crowd 23:35 The IT Crowd 24:10 Rude Tube

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Fill A Heart With Hope

By Keith Nicol AS NEWS of an earthquake followed by a small or medium magnitude Tsunami came from Chile, Torrevieja Costa Lions also reminded us of the devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan last November and that the massive relief effort is expected to carry on for years.

But out of sight doesn’t mean out of mind for lots of people. The Torrevieja Costa Lions Clubs are continuing to help rebuild the Philippines and are being helped themselves by award winning local singer and songwriter Shani Ormistonm who has written a song especially about the disaster experienced by these poor people that need solidarity, with the collaboration of the music producer Manuel Ortega.

Torrevieja Costa Lions Club have already raised 8.000 euros for the worldwide campaign of LCI, is supporting this project and there are many Lions Clubs in the Philippines lending aid and support. The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club intend to continue their support while still supporting

many local projects.

Shani said “I’m very excited to tell you about my new project where you can take part in it too. The devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan last November has dropped out of the headlines, but the massive relief effort is expected to carry on for years. Many people are without shelter, food or basic necessities.

My new single “Fill A Heart With Hope” has been specially written for this cause with the collaboration of Manuel Ortega under production, and is now available to download on CDBaby and iTunes for only 99 cents and all the money raised will go towards the needs of the Philippines.”

The Lions have another option in that you can participate by making a donation for a coded card that will let you download the song into your computer and mobile devices.

This card can be obtained at any of Shani’s concerts or from the Torrevieja Costa Lions Club. For more info you can visit www.torreviejacostalions.org and www.shaniormiston.com

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Galileo is simply ‘magnifico’ THEATRE ON the Costa Blanca went into orbit with the visit of veteran actor Tim Hardy as he held an audience spellbound with his hit one man show The Trials of Galileo.

By Jack Troughton The scientist took on the Italian establishment and lost by proving the planets moved round the sun, falling out with the Roman Catholic Church and its doggedly held view – for the common man at least – that the earth was the centre of the universe. As a result Galileo was found guilty of heresy in 1616 and under house arrest following a fixed trial at the behest of the Pope.

He sensibly signed a confession recanting his findings and escaped torture on the rack, also avoiding the fate of a Franciscan monk who earlier promoted the same view and was burnt at the stake.

Written and directed by Nic Young, Javea Players must be congratulated for this new venture, importing professional theatre for a show at the group’s studio theatre.

MAGIC And so for around 75 minutes Mr Hardy, who trained at RADA and has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, stood centre stage and performed theatrical magic.

He has directed and performed across the world and taken roles in numerous musicals, operas, and films, as well as on UK television, where he is also in demand as a successful narrator – thus the silken tones.

The success of the show is its language – these might be complicated historical matters but the script wonderfully and

faultlessly brought alive by the actor are very modern - and it helps get the grey matter going.

As a scientist who has the mathematics to prove a crucial theory, we meet a Galileo who despite the anguish of a rigged trial and fears of an uncertain future, reflects on his lot.

Hardy brings out all the emotions of the piece.

We are treated to plenty of humour. His Galileo remains proud of his achievements, scornful of the establishment, and deeply religious – but when making peace with God as the creator, concludes that the earth and planets are still orbiting the sun.

Picture by Benny Davis Tim Hardy on stage as Galileo

Walk on by

By Jack Troughton CANCER CARE’S popular Blue Ribbon Walk raised 1,221€ in a successful Sunday morning for the Javea charity. The walk from Javea Park in the Arenal to the port and back attracted a good turnout and walkers enjoyed “wonderful weather” as they paraded along the coast with a police escort. The money was raised by supporters buying a Blue Ribbon, tombola, and donations and Deputy Mayor Oscar Anton and a number of healthcare experts manned stalls at Javea Park to make professional healthcare advice available.

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Mercury colludes with an active Aries at the end of a busy week. Clarity and good intention are the hallmark of your wants and needs right now, so just go for it!

Communications take a definite step in the right direction too, bringing calm and peace to a heated situation which should now cool significantly to your utmost advantage.

Venus takes on a calculating Ceres and confronts a dreamy and romantic Pisces this week. With demands being made on your time as of late, it is important to take the opportunity to make of this exactly what you will. With your heart finally opened, and with a muster of all of your soul energy, the next step really only needs your consent.

Mercury’s actions with Ceres bring about some new ways of solving what is now quite an old problem. Your decision is hard to confine when you take everything into consideration, especially when you do not currently have the support that you need. So long as you know it is quite impossible to please everyone involved you cannot lose heart.

A good time to start to remove the clutter and debris all around you. Things have become too complicated because you have reserved judgment, and this has lead to others abusing your kindness and biting the hand that feeds them.

If you value your own abilities then have your say and be damned, but please do get things off your chest!

As the Sun squares on Pluto and subtly opposes mighty Mars there comes a time to use your energies in a positive and inspiring way. Your innermost sensitivities have shown you that anything is possible if you have faith in yourself, and are able to influence others on the way. Think before you make any drastic changes this week.

Pluto’s subtle influences have been at work and have transformed things back to solve and resolve a negative faction that was heading out of control. Give yourself a pat on the back for finding the temerity to make things happen, whilst all around you are people who should be supporting you and praising your good intentions.

Venus acts positively to a Piscean romantic notion this week, and begs you to stop questioning that which you no longer need to. The past is over and now you have found what you were looking for then let there be nothing to get in the way. Love has changed you and your emotional centres are charged and ready for actions that finally seal the deal.

The Sun opposes Mars and a corner develops in which you are both angry and saddened. Whatever you do please do not lose your faith in yourself, and hold your temper, even if it seems as if those all around you seem to be losing theirs. There are many ways to skin a rabbit, and someone will be getting their come uppance very soon now!

Something is wrong, and you can feel it though you cannot put your finger on what’s up or why you feel this way.

Actions with Pluto determine that your sensitive balance is affected and your intuitive energies are tuned towards aspects that maintain the peace that is needed to see things safely and resolutely through.

Looking towards your opposing sign of Cancer this week there are things that have to be nipped in the bud as you are pre warned of a situation. For some good reason someone is being very economical with the truth and now that your suspicions are aroused, you can see that actions certainly will speak louder than mere words ever could.

As Neptune nears Venus there is a time to put your own needs, and your cards on the table as a priority too. Anyone who really does love you would not be treating you the way that they are, and you have to make it known that you cannot continue as things currently are. Blame any immediate conflict on the Sun opposing Mars midweek.

Venus starts this week off with a bang…since there is a need to influence you and to open your heart. Closed as a protective measure it is vital that you feel the freedom of your good intention and that the pathway to your hidden secret wishes and desires is clear and receptive on all levels.

You are more than you think that you are, remember?

If it’s your birthday this week

Sudoku

Currently going along with the plans of others you are reaching new goals and nearing your true destiny. Nothing ventured means nothing gained and now that you have garnered the support that you needed, take things further, because you can.

No frills

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

IN PHYSICAL mediumship it is possible to receive actual gifts from the Spirit World. These are known as apports, and such gifts from another dimension can be from a wide range of objects. There is one tale of an apport that I shall never ever forget, and I want to share it with you.

A dear friend of mine lost his sister because she was raped and brutally murdered by her boyfriend of the time. This crazy murderer had a penchant for women who drove minis, and she unfortunately did. He specialised in strangling his victims with their own tights or stockings and they were always killed inside their car.

Luckily this guy was caught and jailed, but with remission of sentence he was paroled, only to return to his haunting homeground in Essex. My friend passed him in the street one day, and though nothing was said between them, just the grin on the murderer’s face was enough to upset him for the sad and brutal loss of his dear sister, Anita.

My friend came to stay with me here in Spain, and I knew that

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the anniversary of Anita’s death was imminent; and I was glad that we were together to celebrate her life rather than grieve for her passing. The dreaded day came and I tired to make it as easy as possible organising everything down to the last minute.

However it was when I was pegging the washing onto the line that I spotted, and put out to dry from the laundry basket, a frilly white ladies handkerchief with the pink initial, “A”. Thinking nothing of this, and suspecting it belonged to my friend, I said nothing. However he noticed it and asked me who it belonged to. I felt the shiver running down my spine that I have felt now for so many years….. it was sent from Spirit by Anita for him.

We went out to the beach that day and returned late as the sun was going down. I went up to the naya to take in the washing. Pondering on whether I should pass the dry handkerchief to my friend, I was shocked to see just a space where the handkerchief had been between two sheets….. it had gone, and Anita had spoken silently to her living brother passing on a message of survival by apport.

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

KENNY I often talk to my father, who crossed over several years ago when he was only fifty years old. I don’t get a reply from him, but it is always peaceful after I have spoken. People tell me only a Medium can make contact, and that sometimes you get a message another way, is this true? Kerry T. Kerry, we can all make contact with the Spirit World as we all do have psychic energy and can use that mediumistic energy when we want to. I am sending many messages to the Other Side and can back your message if you need me to. Often the replies from Spirit come in dream form when people are subconscious and unafraid, or in the form of apports and asports when gifts are taken or sent between the two dimensions. Flashing electric lights and sounds from the television and radio are also possible. Dad has survived and he sends you that peace as a message that you are unafraid, and to tell you all is well….

I am sure of it! It is his way.

Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 50.

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Quick or Cryptic Crossword

Across 1. Accumulate (5) 4. Salary (7) 8. Delight (7) 9. Squeeze (5) 10. Frank (4) 11. Cape (8) 13. Dash (4) 14. Advance payment (4) 16. Exactness (8) 17. Saucy (4) 20. Unsuitable (5) 21. Ruin (7) 22. Innate (7) 23. Lock of hair (5) Down 1. Cluster (13) 2. Proverb (5) 3. Team (4) 4. Vocalist (6) 5. Cheeky (8) 6. Raise (7) 7. Drawbacks (13) 12. Story-teller (8) 13. Charm (7) 15. Real (6) 18. Banish (5) 19. Revise (4)

Across 1. The spirit of the over-venturesome (5) 4. Does old inconsequential designs (7) 8. They pinch children (7) 9. Musician seen in Chapel Gardens (5) 10. Restricted, we hear, but free to come in and go out (4) 11. In which there’s many a patient rehearsal (8) 13. Poisonous growth from Pennsylvania in America (4) 14. See 23 Across 16. He has progressed to some degree and remains unmatched (8) 17. Stimulus needed to produce endless acceleration (4) 20. One needs to do business to achieve this (5) 21. Beginning to make a breach (7) 22. Shows contempt for a bad deed, sir (7) 23 & 14 Across.

Excellent pace in bottom gear? (5-4)

Down 1. Italian unable to see window fitting (8,5) 2. Quick and quiet in attack (5) 3. A word of agreement by eastern observers (4) 4. What is wanted of French king (6) 5. Garment that’s worn out (8) 6. Fuel to set fire to after the end of the coal! (7) 7. Waits upon you and me properly - it’s our fault! (6,2,5) 12. Put a name to the boy embracing the pretty girl (8) 13. Faint - when relative arrives? (7) 15. This clue won’t hold water (6) 18. Previously the Father of the House? (5) 19. Chain of rocks here - furl the sails (4)

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health

Family Dental Centre opens! the Family Medical Centre Albir recently opened its doors to dental patients. Since opening the Family Medical Centre in 2011, clinic directors Amanda Collins and Dawn Blythe have had aspirations to expand the medical centre to include a Family Dentist.

One of the reasons that the Family Medical Centre has become a thriving medical practice is not only the wide range of specialists that are available under one roof, but that the clinic itself is so friendly and welcoming, from the inviting décor to the warmth and friendliness of all the staff.

Dawn Blythe says: “Here at our medical centre we have seen numerous patients who for one reason or another have been nervous to see a doctor or undergo a particular medical procedure. For example, we see women who are frightened to have an all-important cervical smear. This may be due to a previous traumatic experience. Or, we have patients who are literally terrified of needles and injections but require blood tests or treatment by injection.

“With all nervous patients we give them as much time as they need to help them to overcome their particular fear and enable us to give treatment. With any procedure we go very slowly, explaining to the patient what we are doing and reassuring them that we will stop at any time. Word spreads and we have become recognised for making nervous patients feel at ease. This quality of care continues to be delivered by the team of compassionate family dentists.”

Amanda Collins says: “We have gone to great lengths to ensure our dentists offer advanced dental technology with a caring touch. The standard of dental care is in line with the standard of medical, nursing and midwifery care currently given to our patients. Our Dentists use the latest techniques and materials and strive for perfection, ensuring that our patients walk away with a smile to be proud of! All of our dental team are sensitive to patients needs and are sympathetic and understanding of patients who may be particularly nervous. This is especially important for children as a bad dental experience as a child can result in a lifelong phobia.”

For more information regarding general, cosmetic and specialist dental treatments call The Family Medical Centre on 96 686 5072 or better still, pop in and meet the team!

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Charity springs forward

Ambulance campaign A SERIES of Easter events are being held to help raise money for the ‘Ambulance for Javea’ campaign.

Angels Gill (left) and Tricia at the fair

By Jack Troughton SINGLE PARENT support group Guardian Angels was given an 800€ boost from the proceeds of the annual Spring Fair at the Inn on the Green, Javea.

The charity also raised funds with its own stall and a raffle and auction, but was delighted to be picked as beneficiary of the fair.

Stalls were sold out weeks in

advance for the event organised by the inn on the green and its neighbour High Street Heaven – so the fair was destined to be a success.

Guardian Angels’ Gill Somers said: “We were extremely pleased to be nominated as the charity to benefit from this year’s spring Fair and were very grateful to Jini at Inn on the green and Nicola at High Street Heaven for

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organising the day.

“The weather was fine and encouraged people to turn out in force to support us. The money raised will help us to continue our work supporting single parents and their families.”

More information about Guardian Angels is available from founder and President Tricia Barr on 622 795 542 or at the website www.guardian-angels.es

By Jack Troughton The town’s Red Cross needs a new ambulance and has launched the campaign to raise the 64,000€ needed – and there are a number of fund raising events arranged over Easter, and even into May. And Javea’s Original Shop and library is supporting the campaign – tickets for its Easter Raffle are now on sale at 3€ for five. The draw is on Easter Saturday, 19th April.

GJ’s restaurant in the Arenal is holding ‘A day at the Races’ on Good Friday, 18th April at 1pm. The event is 12€ including a three-course meal. Telephone 96 576 7086 or 699 010 004 to make a reservation.

There is also an auction at Jaspar’s Bar, Balcon Al Mar, on Saturday 18th April, when items go under the hammer to help the appeal.

It is also hoped people will organise their own events to boost the fund raising; such as a coffee morning, cheese and wine party, a cake sale or cup cake competition.

Anyone wishing to help can contact Sandy at ambulanciaparajavea@live.com or the Original Charity Shop and Library at info@charityshoplibrary.com

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spanish

Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

Adjectives describing people WELL HAVING spent some time talking about adjectives and how they agree with nouns, it would perhaps be nice learn a few more of them.

So here are some more adjectives that generally describe people.

Alto - tall Bajo - short Gordo - fat Delgado - thin Guapo/guapa - handsome/pretty Feo - ugly Listo - clever Tonto - silly Simpático - nice Antipático - not nice Cariñoso - affectionate Sincero - honest Viejo - old Joven - young Mayor - elderly Tranquilo - calm Tímido - shy Abierto outgoing Gracioso - funny Serio - serious Remember that those which end in “o” will change to “a” in the feminine, and they will all take “s” for plural. Something that is very interesting, but rather difficult to explain, is that adjectives that describe people contain all sorts of cultural nuances and personality types which mean that they are not absolutely identical in meaning. Take for example the last word in the

list “serio” which translates as “serious”. This word also contains the idea of reliability and trustworthiness. I remember once slightly taking offence at someone who said that the English were “serios” and started to insist that we did in fact have a sense of humour, until it was explained to me that this was a compliment meaning that the English were reliable and trustworthy!

My favourite adjective is “antipático”. It is a word that doesn’t exist in English but perfectly describes certain individuals. Be careful with its opposite “simpatico”. It does not mean “sympathetic” but “nice”, which isn’t quite the same thing. The word “mayor” has a range of meanings including “greater”, “elder” and what we would call “over the age of consent”. When describing a person though, it is simply a more polite way of saying “old”.

Another tricky, but interesting, point is to realize that these adjectives alter slightly in meaning in a sentence depending on which verb “to be” is used with them – either “ser” or

“estar”. Without complicating life too much – I’ll try and illustrate this with the word “tranquilo”.

If I say of a person “es tranquilo” I mean he is a calm person, that is, he has a calm personality.

However, if I say “está tranquilo” I am not describing a personality, but just how someone is at the moment – he is in a quiet state of mind right now. Here’s another example: you may say of a woman “es guapa” she is pretty. However, if someone just happens to be looking good one day you can say “está guapa”. We would in fact say in English “she’s looking good” that is, on this particular occasion.

As you may imagine there are lots of details and finer points here. If you find it too complicated to understand then don’t worry about it for now, put it on the backburner for later on in your studies. However, if you can grasp this point about the use of adjectives with “ser” and “estar” you will find that it opens up all sorts of interesting new ideas and ways of saying things!

Friendship Tea with AFA

By Keith Nicol AFA TORREVIEJA, the Alzheimer’s Association of Torrevieja held a fun afternoon on Wednesday, with a Friendship Tea Party. Enjoying their steaming cuppas and sticky buns were Torrevieja’s Mayor, Eduardo Dolon, accompanied by the Councillors for Citizen Participation, Agustina Esteve, of Social Welfare, Tomás Ballester, and ONG’s, Mamen Mateo.

The event took place at the headquarters of the Association of Relatives and Friends Alzheimer (AFA Torrevieja), located in Station Avenue, No. 1, with the traditional Friendship Tea Party organized jointly by local NGOs’s, AFA Torrevieja and New Fraternity.

Agustina Esteve said, “The ‘Friendship Tea’ is an initiative of the Department of Citizenship of the City of Torrevieja, which has been carried on throughout the year on several occasions, and aims to encourage and promote camaraderie among the many existing partnerships in the locality. At the Friendship Tea Party, representatives of different associations had the opportunity to have a quiet chat sharing their projects and initiatives.

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Party animal sings TALENTED SINGER Tony Francis has been entertaining people on the Costa Blanca for 10 years and treating audiences to a great night out.

By Jack Troughton A self-confessed ‘party animal’, he is based in the Alicante area but can travel with a repertoire that stretches through the decades – right back to the Big Band era.

Tony has a wicked sense of humour and while he likes to spread the party spirit, he is equally at home performing more gentle easy-listening music.

He told RTN: I get my act into the audience and the audience get into my act – it’s good music, good fun and a good night out.”

He performs on Friday 4th April at Antonio’s Restaurant, Benijofar; Saturday 12th April at El Poli Bar, Busot; and Saturday 26th April at Monty’s Bar, Las Montsinos.

For more information or to book Tony, call Tony 678 029 919 or email francis_tony_@hotmail.co.uk Francis

Heads up for Footlights

By Jack Troughton CALPE-BASED THEATRE group Footlights is looking for new faces as it starts rehearsals for its November production of the hit British musical ‘Half a Sixpence’. Originally written as a vehicle for Tommy Steele in 1963, it includes a number of well known songs, including the title number, ‘Flash Bang Wallop’, ‘Money to Burn’, and a ‘Proper Gentleman’.

However, Footlights is keen to find new talent for both the main group and the youth section as members retire and others head off to college – there are large numbers of performers needed for the show.

Half a Sixpence is directed by Sue Burgess, Aileen Lightfoot is musical director and Giovanna Wallis is choreographer. Anyone interested in joining Footlights can call Sue on 96 558 1543. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings in Calpe with principal auditions being staged on Wednesday 14th April.

And following the triumphant production of ‘West Side Story’, Footlights Youth Theatre starts rehearsals this week for an outdoor summer production at the Odeon Amphitheatre, next to the town’s Casa de Cultura on Wednesday 2nd July, in aid of Friends of the children of EMAUS – talented and keen youngsters are needed, call Secretary Trevor Harder on 96 587 0198.

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The Nomad Live Music Show THE NOMAD is Bruce Dowding, a highly talented and accomplished professional singer, alto saxophone and blues/rock harmonicas virtuoso.

BRUCE’S TRULY massive repertoire of songs and music includes classic rock and pop numbers, party, disco, soul, reggae, big band, and ballads; plus many beautiful saxophone and harmonica instrumentals.

Bruce always entertains with flair, energy, originality and infectious enthusiasm and tailors his sets to his audience to ensure their complete enjoyment. With his wealth of musical experience The Nomad is the perfect professional entertainer for any venue and indoor/outdoor private party right across the Costa Blanca!

For booking enquiries Bruce can be contacted on: 629 809 638, or via his website: www.nomadshow.weebly.com BOOKINGS FOR APRIL Friday 4th, Bar/Rte Ca Pep, Calle Mayor, Orba: 9pm Saturday 5th, Taberna del Port, Calpe Port, Calpe: 9pm Saturday 12th, Coll De Rates Restaurant (CV715), Parcent: 1.30pm Saturday 12th, Taberna del Port, Calpe Port, Calpe: 9pm Saturday 19th, Taberna del Port, Calpe Port, Calpe: 9pm Thursday 24th, Camping Calpe Mar, Calle Estovenia, Calpe Saturday 26th, Coll De Rates Restaurant (CV715), Parcent: 1.30pm Saturday 26th, Taberna del Port, Calpe Port, Calpe: 9pm

Sharni

SHARNI HAS 27 years’ experience in the entertainment business with residencies in five star hotels in the Middle East and major holiday/leisure resorts in the UK. She now has a full laser & light show, plus a 6ft Digital HD Screen. Sharni is ideal for cabaret, dancing or easy listening – singing hits from the 60s to the present day, from a huge repertoire she constantly updates. Sharni performs every Friday at Rusty’s Bar & Restaurant in Benitachell/Moraira (next to Mercadona).For bookings and more information check out: www.thesharnishow.com APRIL GIGS Friday 4th, Rusty’s Bar & Rte Benitachell/Moraira (nr Mercadona), (Every Friday) Saturday 5th, Jaspa’s Bar, Balcon al Mar, Javea: 9pm

Saturday 12th, Private Party, Parcent Saturday 19th, Pasaje Bar/Rte, Orba Saturday 26th, The Black Bull, Castalla

Costa Blanca Jazz Band

BAR ARENA in Denia recently saw the premier performance of the Costa Blanca Jazz Band, a five-piece ‘British Trad’ jazz band, managed by drummer Geoff Britton, playing mainly British traditional jazz from the 1950s and 1960s. The band consists of: Geoff Britton (drums); Mike Summers (trumpet, baritone horn, vocals); Grahame Shephard (clarinet, alto saxophone); Carlos Bou (banjo, guitar) and Xema Reig (bass). The Costa Blanca Jazz Band will be performing in Bar Arena, (near Port Hotel), in Denia on Sunday 6th April from 3.30pm. If you value live jazz, please encourage people to come to this performance. For more information on the band phone: 647 946 306. For more information on Jazz on the Costa Blanca, contact Mike on 96 617 2139 or email: mpsjazz@hotmail.com

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with Aunty Virus

Email auntyvirus@roundtownnews.com

Programs Scam? keep crashing

HELLO AUNTY: Recently I have received a number of calls from people claiming to be at a Microsoft technical centre and that they had observed problems with my ‘Windows computer’ which they could resolve. One I let get as far as asking me to switch on the computer before I hung up but others I have always cut off before they got that far.

This morning I decided to see if I could get any information from a caller and said that I was busy and would ring back later. The woman then told me that her number was 0044 141 6288227 and that she was in Glasgow.

I understand that such calls are probably from scammers and am content to ignore them but others may be taken in and give away sensitive information. Therefore we should do what we can to stop the scammers.

With thanks for your help in the past, Tony.

HI AUNTY: Could you please help? I have recently purchased a new Dell Optiplex 3010 desk top computer with Windows 8 operating system and the official Office Home & Student 2013 installed. All appeared to operate okay until I installed my existing Epson Stylus SX425W series printer.

I downloaded the drivers for this printer/Windows 8 from the official Epson website, now when I open word the Word & Excel programs crash. Could this be caused by my printer? Any ideas or do I require a new printer? This printer is only 18 months old and works okay on my Vista laptop. Keep up the good work. Regards, Geoff.

Aunty says: It appears you are not the only one with problems with this Epsom printer and Windows 8 crashing Office programmes.

Many people complaining that the driver V6.72 for this printer for Windows 8 is not ideal. I assume you have installed the correct version of the driver for your PC – i.e. the correct 32 or 64 bit version for your version of W8? One workaround may be to use the Windows 7 driver, and make sure you install that version using the compatibility mode options: Download scanner driver and software for Windows 7 from the Epsom site a) Right-click on the driver executable/installer file. b) Click on Properties and select the Compatibility tab. c) Click the checkbox before Run this program in Compatibility mode for option and select Windows 7 in the list-down box. d) Then try installing the device driver via Run as administrator.

Reply: Thanks Aunty for your help. The problem with my Epson SX425W printer drivers causing my official Office Home & Student 2013 to crash is the same with Windows 7 & 8. I have downloaded the latest 64bit drivers from the Epson website. I have also since spoken to a local IT company: they said the same as you. Epson have a major problem with this printer, they said avoid it like the plague. When I contacted Epsom they were not interested - I believe that I would have been better talking to the wall. Now looking for a new printer: it will not be an EPSON!

Crossword Solutions for Last Week Cryptic Solutions Across: 3 Forestall; 8 Paid; 9 Set-square; 10 Region; 11 Seven; 14 These; 15 Romp; 16 Relic; 18 Rout; 20 Route; 21 Third; 24 Switch; 25 Resembled; 26 Lion; 27 St. Bernard.

Down: 1 Spare tyre; 2 Single out; 4 Open; 5 Ensue; 6 Tourer; 7 Lark; 9 Sober; 11 Solid; 12 Not up to it; 13 Upper hand; 17 Crowd; 19 Thieve; 22 Robin; 23 Beat; 24 Seer.

Quick Solutions Across: 3 Unsavoury; 8 Roar; 9 Samaritan; 10 Absent; 11 Blend; 14 Demur; 15 Turn; 16 Eight; 18 Wind; 20 Amble; 21 Yearn; 24 Disown; 25 Interpret; 26 Knot; 27 Legendary.

Down: 1 Breakdown; 2 Parsimony; 4 Neat; 5 Avail; 6 Orient; 7 Real; 9 Snare; 11 Begin; 12 Dumbfound; 13 Indemnity; 17 Tacit; 19 Delete; 22 Rapid; 23 Once; 24 Dear.

Aunty says: This same issue seems to come around every few months, and is resurfacing again, given the amount of people who have mentioned this in the last few weeks. Suffice to say it is a scam: Microsoft would NEVER contact you by telephone. Any ‘problems’ Microsoft would have would affect many people, and so a mass ‘Patch’ would be issues to Windows. They would not call each individual up to talk them through the process.

These scammers simply want to get you to install some software that will allow them access to your PC: not a good idea.

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Gadget Inspector Investigates:

Logitech Z120 Stereo Speakers THIS WEEK the Inspector takes a look at the Logitech Z120 Stereo Speakers.

We all like to listen to the odd tune whilst working away at the PC/Laptop coalface, but how often are the built-in/ supplied speakers just too weak and tinny? And if they´re external speakers will also probably resemble house bricks with cables trailing all over the desk to boot.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a compact pair of speakers that plug into the computer with one lead for the sound and another for the power, and no need to be concerned with batteries or finding a mains plug?

Well fear not, Logitech have the solution in the Z120 Stereo Speakers. First, they’re compact, each speaker measuring in at 8.5 x 8.5 x 11cm and weighing a paltry 340g – no house bricks here. There will be no connection issues either – two 1.2m cables come from the right hand speaker and have a standard 3.5mm audio plug to connect to the PC output and a full size USB plug for an available USB port. Another 70cm cable joins the left and right speaker.

Once the audio and USB cable are connected to the PC/Laptop you’re ready to go! Just turn on the

speakers and adjust the volume via the controls fitted to the right hand speaker and whatever you’re playing on the PC will be reproduced with a surprisingly clear and crisp sound.

Don´t expect earth shattering levels of volume though, these are not supposed to be deafening – but they will be a considerable improvement in levels and quality to what is built into a laptop.

And don’t forget the Logitech Z120 Stereo Speakers are flexible too – if you have any other device with a standard 3.5mm audio jack and an available full size USB port to provide power you can enjoy your music with these handy little speakers.

The Inspectors Verdict: The Logitech Z120 Stereo Speakers are just the ticket if you want a compact, easy to use, great sounding and flexible pair of stereo speakers to use with your PC/laptop – or anything else that has a standard 3.5mm audio jack and USB port.

Please note the following is for information and is not intended as an advertisement - visit www.gadget-hound. co.uk/logitech-pc-speakers to purchase the Logitech Stereo Speakers for 20€. Price quoted includes delivery to Spain and is subject to availability. Euro cost subject to exchange rate at time of purchase.

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Focus on Golf Warm-up Part 2 Powered by Campbell Lamont Golf, partnered by BayRadio

- This time it’s personal!

IN LAST week’s edition we had some advice Head 2 Head from Campbell regarding a simple warm-up exercise and it was very well received.

IT ALSO included an invitation to offer similar tips to your fellow golfers. Amongst the feedback were a number of suggestions and requests for a more detailed routine which would target arms, wrists and hands in addition to the waist .

So this week we are adding to that with more detailed suggestions from a local PGA professional and Academy Director - Dino Ferrer. Dino is currently very busy with the academy at La Sella and that is where I caught-up with him.

Tony M - Last week we featured a very simple warm-up routine which was recommended by Campbell. For those wishing to extend that what would you suggest?

Dino - We have to accept the fact that no one is going to apply the same dedication that players like Tiger Woods undertakes. If he has an early tee time (around 8:00) he will rise at 4am and spend two hours working out and a further two hours putting and chipping. But there are some simple exercises which will enhance our fitness and improve our game.

Tony M - Well I agree that very few would follow the Tiger example so what would you suggest?

Dino – Off the golf course, working with weights can be beneficial and these do not have to be very heavy merely something that demands extra effort after a few repetitions. Also using strong elastic bands to create resistance is another easy way of improving our regime. I would also recommend cycling even if only for 20 minutes three times a week. This can all add-up. So to be specific if you have some small weights or a reasonable length of elastic you can try to replicate your

Dino Ferrer golf swing whilst holding the weights or employing the elastic. But please always check with a doctor before starting any conditioning programme.

Tony M - So these could be items you could leave in your golf bag and use for a few minutes before each round.

Dino - Yes of course but I would suggest that the maximum benefit can be gained by doing these on a daily basis. I would also suggest that prior to each round you spend a few minutes doing some rotation exercises. Start doing big, medium and small circles with the arms, to warm up the shoulders and then rotate them clockwise for a minute and then anticlockwise. Then move down to your

wrists and repeat the same sequence. I have seen these best explained by an American baseball pitcher called Tom House.

Tony M - Baseball?

Dino - Yes and if you can imagine how flexible and strong the pitchers arms have to be in order to create that accurate pitch then it does make a lot of sense that these routines can equally benefit a golfer. If you want to look at it in more detail then like most things these days you can find him on FaceBook. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=5M2Kj-iBXPc. So hopefully that is helpful for your readers.

Tony M - I am certain it will be very useful and many thanks for your time.

Campbell- The MASTERS is only a couple of weeks away and so once again all golf eyes will be focussed on Augusta.

Tony M - And once again will you be offering a prize if you can forecast the result.

Campbell - Yes. All you have to do is choose four players and then place a ‘virtual’ wager on each one. You have 100 points to bet and the only limitation is that you can place no more than 50 of them on any one player. Then on the first day of the event we will consult the odds provided by William Hill and apply them to the players making up the top five in the event. The winner of our competition will be whoever has amassed the most points from their wagers.

Tony M - That sounds easy so here are my choices Ian Poulter - 30 points Sergio - 20 points Miguel Angel Cabrera - 10 points Patrick Reed - 40 points Campbell - I don’t understand that.

Tony M - What are you struggling with?

Campbell - Well we have had this serious conversation and we haven’t had any rude remarks.

Tony M - That’s a street in Paris.

Campbell - What is?

Tony M - Rue d’Remarques Campbell - See you next week!

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