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SOUTH EDITION

JULY 9 - 15 2010

Corruption allegations rock provincial PP

by Louise Clarke SENIOR MEMBERS of the Partido Popular (PP), including the Regional President, Francisco Camps and the National President, Mariano Rajoy, have defended Alicante Diputación President José Joaquin Ripoll, who this week was taken in for questioning following allegations of corruption.

The President was arrested at the Diputación in Alicante on Tuesday morning in an operation by the Anti-Corruption Department of the National Police.

Meanwhile, 40 kilometres away in Orihuela, computers and documents were seized from the Town Hall and Councillors Manuel Abadia, Antonio Rodríguez Murcia and Ginés Sánchez were also taken away for questioning.

Monica Lorente reading statement to the press

RUBBISH

The National Police from Madrid, Valencia and Alicante spent Tuesday morning search-

ing the offices of the Diputación in Alicante and the home of Snr Ripoll, the highest member of the PP in Alicante. RTN understands that the allegations are that he, along with other senior PP Councillors, received backhanders from a company granted the rubbish collection tender for Orihuela.

As well as Orihuela Town Hall, officers simultaneously searched the offices of Inusa SL, owned

by Enrique Ortiz, a well known entrepreneur and the largest shareholder of newly promoted La Liga football team, Hercules, in Alicante. His company is responsible for the change of usage plans for the Rico Perez land in Alicante, which would see its value increase to €55 million.

According to reports, following the search of his offices, Ortiz later voluntarily handed himself in to agents in Pamplona and was immediately transferred back to Alicante for questioning. continued on page 3

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continued from front page During the search of Orihuela Town Hall, RTN received regular updates from an inside source who said that as well as the Town Hall’s computers being removed from the building, officers took away dozens of boxes of documentation relating to the rubbish collection service for the Orihuela municipality; the contract of which changed last year.

Since Tuesday, it has emerged that no charges have yet been made against any of the people taken in for questioning and the Orihuela Mayor said during a press conference on Wednesday that she had fully cooperated with the investigating officers, saying that at no time was there any wrongdoing with regards to the issuing of the tender for the rubbish collection contract.

On Wednesday, the judge at Orihuela Judicial Court Number Three said that there have been no new judicial proceedings issued since 2007 and Snr Ripoll issued a statement saying he had no idea why he was taken in for questioning. The three Orihuela Councillors were required to make statements before leaving the police station.

QUESTIONS

Following this week’s events, opposition parties, including Esquerra Unida, have called for the President’s resignation and Los Verdes has praised the judicial activities which have taken place. Monserrate Guillén, leader of the Orihuela Los Verdes party told RTN: “The investigations that have been undertaken the Anti-Corruption Department is a logical consequence to the activities of the PP party; which we have been denouncing since 2003, when we began working within the Orihuela Town Hall.

“We have been questioning the legality of the new ‘awardee’ of the rubbish collection tender since it was passed in 2008.” He added: “Los Verdes hopes that these activities

Woman dies after ex throws her from window A WOMAN was killed by her ex when he threw her from a sixth-floor window last Wednesday. The incident took place in Girona. Reports say that they were heard arguing in the morning before the event.

Emergency services arrived at the scene but say, Olena K, 37, originally from Ukraine, died instantly from the impact. Her ex, Hafid C, a 33-year-old Moroccan national, has been arrested.

Girona’s mayoress, Anna Pagans, has expressed her condolences to the woman’s family and her repulsion at the crime. There have been three deaths from domestic violence in the province of Girona this month.

Tragic death of voluntary aid workers FOUR SPANISH aid workers were killed in a road accident in Peru last Tuesday evening.

President The incident was Ripoll was reported by Spain’s foreign taken in for ministry, who said the questioning four women died when will bring greater transparency within the Orihuela Town their van careered off Hall’s management.”

Snr Ripoll was ordered to attend court yesterday afternoon a mountain road into (Thursday) to answer questions from the judge and RTN will a ravine 20 miles (30 kilometres) from Cuzco in have more details on this in next week’s paper.

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Fury at ‘sick’ t-shirt

by Jack Troughton ANGRY EXPATS are shocked that Chinese shops on the Costa Blanca are peddling a little girl’s sun top emblazoned with a “disgusting” sex slogan.

The pink top is openly on display on a mannequin in the window of a Chinese Bazaar in the centre of Javea Port.

RTN readers complained the t-shirt was deeply offensive and want the authorities to take action – saying it was another example of the unwanted sexualisation of youngsters.

The slogan reads “VIRGIN GIRLS, 07-08, ARE YOU CRAZY? LIFE IS PLEASURE”.

And in smaller letters, a shieldshaped badge carries the four words “SEX CLUB, FETISH STYLE.” Recent years have seen hundreds of Chinese shops spring up along the coast offering a huge array of

cut price imported clothing, shoes, tools and DIY and electrical goods.

CHEAP And traditional community shops have felt the pinch as customers are attracted to the cheap rivals and an ‘open all hours’ policy. James Wilmott, who lives near the Asia International Bazaar, said the girl’s top was “an absolute disgrace”.

“This t-shirt is like a sex predator’s dream – it is completely sick.

The ’07-08’ makes it read like a sporting event, or is it meant to represent a girl’s age?” he said.

“I am pretty sure the shop owners do not understand the implication of the slogan but is shocking to find this openly on display in a shop window.”

Caroline Shaw, owner of Inspirations card and gift shop and a member of the Javea Port Traders’ Association said the t-shirt was “absolutely disgusting.”

Couple found dead THE BODIES of a married couple have been found dead at their home in the Costa de la Luz. A neighbour made the discovery last Sunday. Police believe it could be another case of domestic violence, even though the 64-year-old woman had no signs of abuse on her body.

The woman was however, holding a knife, and her 67-year-old husband was found in the garage with a gunshot wound to his face and a gun by his side. An investigation is underway and an autopsy is being carried out on the woman. The couple were well known and had their own bodega and vineyards.

She said: “I do not know why people cannot let children enjoy their childhood without having to sexualise everything.

RUBBISH “We really do not need this sort of rubbish. It should not be allowed and there is bound to be some idiot who will actually buy this disgraceful t-shirt.” Javea councillor and lawyer Oscar Anton promised to investigate whether selling such clothing was actually a breach of the shop’s licence.

He said legally there were three levels of control over what shops could stock and sell to the public.

Firstly, central government controlled what could be imported into Spain and its compliance with EU rules, the Valencia government was responsible for checking stock complied with safety standards and finally, a town council licensed commercial premises, controlling

The offending t-shirt

their activity and opening hours.

“But I imagine many things, up to 70 percent, are not inspected when they are imported. It is impossible to check every container,”

said Oscar. “Certainly if they are selling things like this it should be controlled and it should not be in the window where people could find it offensive.”

Manhunt for Brit fugitives BRITISH CRIMINALS are thought to be hiding out in Spain, according to Interpol, who have released a list of fugitives in the hope of catching them with the public’s help. The manhunt has been called Operation Infrared and hopes to trace 26 people who are wanted for crimes including rape and fraud.

Amongst those on the wanted list are 40-year-old Darren Michael Elarmo, a British commercial pilot, wanted for abusing two boys in the United States; also 32-year-old Christopher More, who murdered a man in Cheshire – he is thought to use the name ‘Guest’.

Darren Police say not to approach the criminals, but to inform the local authorities, Michael via www.csiworld.org or email fugitive@interpol.int Elarmo

RTN campaign gathers momentum

by Louise Clarke FOLLOWING THE announcement in last week’s paper about RTN’s ‘No Vote, No Voice’ campaign, Town Hall officials all over the Costa Blanca have been contacting the newspaper so that they can get involved.

This week, RTN (which has a very good working relationship with the San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall), has kindly been given permission to hold an open and public meeting at the town’s Casa de Cultura on 21st July, so that anyone wanting information on how Orihuela to get onto the electoral register may acquire Costa’s the details and forms necessary to do so. opposition At the meeting, open to any San Miguel party ‘padron’ holder, electoral census forms will Councillors and be provided and step by step instructions on representatives how to fill in the forms provided. RTN has at last weeks been told by officials at San Miguel Town meeting Hall that, as in Orihuela Costa, thousands of votes were lost at the 2007 municipal elec- Clarke will be at the meeting along with Jantions due to ‘padron’ holders being unaware ette Lopez, who works for the Town Hall in of how to get on the town’s electoral census. a non-political capacity, translating for the town’s residents; Terry Watson, the PresiRIGHT TO VOTE dent of the Presidents’ Liaison Group and Once the forms have been filled in, it will Dick Conway, who is one of the coordinabe up to the voter to take it, along with their tors of Neighbourhood Watch in San Miguel passport, to the Town Hall in San Miguel to de Salinas. They will be able to answer any have it stamped. In due course a voting card questions with regard to the Spanish muwill be issued and sent to the resident. nicipal voting process.

Information will also be provided at the Terry told RTN: “We are all residents of San meeting for those residents who are not yet Miguel de Salinas and as such, we all have on the ‘padron’ but want to be. RTN’s Louise the right to vote and therefore have a voice.

We have the right to say how we want our Town Halls to be run. Everyone must understand that we need to vote and all the Presidents of the San Miguel PLG will be getting behind the RTN’s No Vote, No Voice campaign and encouraging their neighbours to register to vote.”

The meeting will start at 19:00 on Wednesday 21st July, so if you live in San Miguel de Salinas and would like to find out how to vote next May, please come along. Keep reading RTN for information on meetings in your municipality.

Two arrests made in connection with murdered woman A 55-YEAR-OLD retired nurse was found stabbed to death last Tuesday. Two men have been arrested in connection with the incident. Mercedes T.C. was discovered at home in Cádiz after her husband – who was visiting his mother in Madrid – alerted the police when his wife failed to answer his calls.

The victim sustained more than 30 knife wounds. According to

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police, both suspects are aged about 20, and fit similar descriptions.

Mercedes had reported her purse and house keys as stolen earlier in the week, but police say there is no connection between that and the murder.

Neighbours report that they did not hear any disturbance from the victim’s home at the time she was killed.

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Global Brits make the most of living abroad A NEW report shows that Britons living abroad are often active, independent and self-sufficient. But many are under-prepared for the new challenges they face.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) released the report entitled ‘Global Brit - Making the most of the British diaspora.’ One of the report’s findings is that many Brits abroad are adventurers and risk takers who thrive on the challenge of adapting to a new environment. This positive, entrepreneurial outlook also enables them to integrate into their new country of residence and enjoy a better experience.

On the other hand, many tend not to do much preparation before they leave. According to a separate study undertaken for the Foreign Office, fewer than 40 percent of Britons research critical issues such as healthcare or personal finance before going abroad.

Around 5.6 million Britons now live abroad permanently, with another half a million living abroad for part of the year. Whilst support networks exist within many British emigrant communities, the research underlines the importance of planning for the long-term when considering moving or retiring abroad.

Many were also unaware that British nationals who live overseas can receive the same consular support as British visitors.

ETA terrorist gets longer sentence JAVIER GARCÍA Gaztelu, the ETA terrorist also known as Txapote, has been sentenced to a further nine years in jail for providing 1,700 kilos of explosives used in two car bombs in 1999. Garcia had previously been found guilty for killing José Ignacio Iruretagoyea, a PP councillor in Zarautz, and for the murders of Miguel Ángel

Blanco, Fernando Múgica and Gregorio Ordóñez, to name but a few – and was sentenced to 46 years in prison, along with his girlfriend, Irantzu Gallastegi.

During the latest hearing García told the court to go to hell, and blew a kiss at the female judge, before being placed in the transparent box – also known as the fishbowl.

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Join our club

by Jack Troughton

THE EXCLUSIVE RTN Golf Club gets its official launch today (Friday) and the membership list is thrown open to get everyone playing at a price they can afford.

The club is free to join and members are entitled to a generous ‘two for one’ offer to ensure the sport is affordable for everyone – making sure golfers are out enjoying themselves rather than worrying about the cost of a game.

The RTN Golf Club is open to every resident – all that is needed to qualify is an NIE number – and a round of golf, including a buggy, will cost no more than €50 per head – slashing the current club average green fee of €80.

Since announcing the launch of the club, Spain’s favourite newspaper and its golf expert, professional Noel Eastwell, have been flooded with calls from golfers keen to join.

And it really is simple. Go to

www.roundtownnews.co.uk and tap in a few details – or inquire at golf clubs taking part in this exciting new venture.

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Golfers will be issued with a credit card sized membership card and when shown at participating courses – Alicante Golf, El Plantio, Font del Llop, and Javea were the first to sign up – they will enjoy an unbeatable discount and all the course facilities.

Members will also be kept in touch with a monthly newsletter and be entitled to money saving offers on equipment and clothing. Immediately on board and chipping in with some highly competitively priced golfing goodies for RTN Golf Club members is the leading supplier www.buygolfgear.co.uk Noel said RTN Golf Club was eagerly anticipated and a tremendous opportunity for the golfing public and top courses throughout the region.

He said one of the major com-

plaints filling his postbag was the high cost of a round of golf – preventing players from regularly teeing off.

“I just thought we should have a residents’ discount scheme like they do in Florida; a two for one offer,” said Noel. “On average a round of golf costs €80 but then there are discounts for golf societies and booking large numbers.

DISCOUNT

“Somehow there is always an excuse not to give a discount for individuals. This is really unfair to keen golfers living here year round, or for long periods of time, who really want to play regularly.”

And Noel said clubs were quick to see the advantage of opening doors to RTN Golf Club members who would use the pro shop, bar, restaurant and cafe.

“Clubs will be taking money to help pay their own costs. Everyone is a winner,” he added. “We want people out on these top courses and playing.”

Spanish food popular in Egypt SPAIN’S TRADITIONAL dough-like churros are becoming popular outside Europe, thanks to an Egyptian chef.

Sherif Halim came to Spain and tried churros dipped in chocolate in 2006, and was instantly addicted.

He has since opened Spanish-style churrerias in Cairo, Turkey, Lebanon and the UAE and is planning to

extend his empire to the UK. Churros are like deep-fried donuts, but a different shape, and they are dipped in thick drinking chocolate. Sherif says that the dough is similar to a sweet found in Egypt called balah el-sham. Sherif’s churrerias also serve traditional tapas and customers listen to Latin music.

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Geoff Gartland, RTN’s managing director, said the club was the first of its kind on the Costa Blanca and already voted a success by sportsmen and women.

“As a community newspaper we are always looking to give some-

thing back to our loyal readers – this is a wonderful opportunity for golfers,” he said.

“The RTN Golf Club is open to everyone living here and underlines the paper’s reputation as being the voice of golf.”

Madrid Metro strike off, but not for long THE MADRID Metro strike has been called off, but only for a week. Workers will meet again on Monday to discuss whether or not to continue the strike. The media were not allowed to be present at the last union meeting because Metro workers feel that they are being unfairly portrayed and citizens are being turned against them. The law requires the Metro workers to provide minimum services, which they failed to do during the strike, and so 900 fines have been issued to workers who failed to turn up for work. However, as workers have agreed to run a normal service this week, the fines will not be enforced.

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Tragic death in family pool A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in his family’s swimming pool last Monday.

Reports say that the boy was with his mother in the kitchen and he wandered off without her noticing. When she ran outside to look for him, she found his body floating in the pool. The emergency services were called but they were unable to resuscitate him. The tragedy took place in Granada.

More blue flag beaches

RESIDENTS OF Pilar de la Horadada proudly stood and watched as the Blue flag was raised during a ceremony in Mil Palmeras last week. The Mayor of the town, Ignacio Ramos, raised the flag during the ceremony and was accompanied by the town’s Councillor for Tourism, Maria Jose Lopez and the Councillor for Works and Services, Alfonso Armenteros.

A total of eleven beaches in the Pilar de la Horadada municipality have been awarded flags for quality and excellent beach management, including the beach next to the port in Torre de la Horadada.

So near, yet so far

by Louise Clarke THE COMPLEX of the ‘Five Star’ Albamar is located in the Dona Pepa area of Cuidad Quesada, envisaged as the first five star resort in property developers Euromarina’s portfolio.

The complex comprises of 177 units, approximately 80% of which are complete, with the swimming pools and landscaping throughout the complex fully operational.

The architecture, design and layout of the whole urbanisation is of the very highest order and completely in line with the original idea of providing a five star complex to the area, which surely must meet the expectations of those who have invested there for their holiday homes, and for those who have relocated to Spain permanently: so why the headline?

INCOMPLETE Last week, RTN went to visit the complex and meet the President of the community, Margaret Mitchell to find out why the residents who have properties on the complex are so unhappy with their homes; some of which cost €360,000 to purchase.

Firstly, there are several areas where there has been a deviation from the original specification; specifically the viewing towers and wifi facility. These may not be an issue in themselves as occupiers can purchase network systems and even the change of use for the viewing towers is not important. But there are areas that are incomplete eyesores that significantly detract from the original concept.

The towers need to be finished and the incomplete properties need, at the very least, to be sealed off so the posse of feral cats which inhabit them may be encouraged to find new homes. Finally, there seems to be a lack of motivation by property developers Euromarina to finish off the complex.

UNFULFILLED PROMISES Brochures for the complex featuring properties still being sold, state that “…since its foundation in 1972, Euromarina has prided itself on the high degree of satisfaction amongst its customers.” However, after meeting many of them on the Albamar complex, RTN would have to contradict this particular statement. Many residents have serious complaints about their property including damp, flooding and numerous faults on property structures that have caused residents to fear for their safety.

Margaret commented: “Euromarina promised us the earth, moon and stars and we have been left with an unfinished and in places, unattractive complex that could never be described as ‘five star’.”

She added: “We were promised a gated entranced, manned 24 hours a day, and CCTV surveillance and we have neither.” Margaret says that many of the houses have damp problems and the doors that have been used as external doors are inadequate for use; they have now warped and are starting to decay.

The complex’s administrators are Grupo Mediterraneo and Margaret

Margaret by one of the stair-less viewing towers

told RTN that they are not forthcoming with regard to helping the residents liaise with Euromarina, who will no longer communicate directly with Margaret to get problems resolved.

HELP They have a debtors’ list which accumulates to nearly €35,000 worth of debt. As a result of lack of funds, this ‘five star’ resort has been, on two occasions last year, close to bankruptcy and residents have had money taken out of their bank accounts without their permission to top up the com-

munity’s bank account in order to pay utility bills.

Margaret concluded: “The residents feel that potential buyers are lost because of these few problems.

It needs a relatively minor effort to finish off the complex, achieve the relevant standard originally envisaged and probably radically improve the sales opportunities with new customers. We implore Euromarina to help and then everyone, including Euromarina, will be happy.”

RTN contacted Euromarina for a comment, but did not receive a response before it went to print.

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Latest RTN Success Story – Toldos Alchemy

Why don’t you put your competitors in the shade too?

TONY BOWERS of Toldos Alchemy and RTN’s Roddy Cunningham know each other because they both belong to the CBBA (Costa Blanca Business Association).

Just recently Tony has begun advertising his business in RTN, and within the first week of advertising Tony had already received orders covering his entire outlay for this summer’s RTN campaign. How impressive is that?! And even better, when Roddy went to visit Tony installing two awnings at Bar Pasaje in Calpe this week, a very pleased Tony told Roddy that he has received further business as a result of his advert and that he is “into profit now!”

Toldos Alchemy has been established in the Costa Blanca since 1992 and has already installed thousands of blinds and awnings.

Tony and his son Ray carry out all installations personally and their motto is that they have been “putting their customers (and their competitors) in the shade for years!”

The company offers an extensive range of manual or motorised awnings, material replacement for all types of sunblinds; interior blinds of all descriptions (including vertical, venetian and roller); protection from pesky mosquitos using special roll-up blinds for windows; and pleated blinds for doors. They even repair roller blinds and shutters.

“I am delighted with the results so far, RTN has worked really well for me, which I appreciate because in turn I like working really well for my customers,” says Tony. “My son Ray and I pride ourselves in giving an excellent service, being prompt every time and treating every customer as we would like to be treated.”

This is just what Roddy and RTN have done

Roddy and Tony at Bar Pasaje in Calpe

for us, so a big thank you to them!” Roddy replies: “Thanks Tony. We at RTN appreciate your business, and we look forward to working to promote you and your company for years to come.”

Whatever your business, if you wish to put your competitors in the shade, contact Roddy or your local Sales Rep now. Photos and telephone numbers are shown on Page 2 every week...

Contact Toldos Alchemy on 659 464 992 or info@toldosalchemy.com. Website: www.toldosalchemy.com where you will see the extensive range of blinds available.

A final farewell to local minister

LAST TUESDAY (6th July) the funeral of Revd. John Littlewood took place in the church in El Pinar de Campoverde, conducted by Revd.

Chris Scargill.

A local resident and minister, he died after a heart attack on 2nd July, following treatment at Torrevieja hospital. John moved to Spain in May 2006, officiating as a priest with the permission of the Bishop under the Diocese in Europe. He loved walking and music – especially Mozart – and invited friends for musical evenings.

Particularly influenced by the religious books of CS Lewis,

he enjoyed debate and conversation. “Whenever you spoke to him, you never got a dull reply,” said a friend.

John leaves behind his

partner Don, many Godchildren, seventeen members of his family and a huge number of friends throughout the World.

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New president sets out his stall

by Louise Clarke FOLLOWING THE resignation of Torrevieja Football Club President, Pedro Martinez, new President Andy Hermida and the new board directors have already reduced the club’s debt from €50,000 to €29,000. Andy told RTN: “This reduction has been due to hard work by the directors, with the help of the Torry Army. Our thanks to all concerned who gave their time to ensure that the club has a greater chance of achievement in the coming season.”

Outstanding players’ wages were paid on 29th June and now the club confirms a further sponsorship windfall of €39,000 to be assigned to players’ wages, meaning the club will not have to go cap in hand to the council for further funds. The remaining outstanding debts will be repaid before the end of next season.

NEW SIGNINGS The club is now actively signing players, further negotiations taking place with new Manager, Mario Barrera.

Andy said: “The team will combine youth and a small number of experienced campaigners. We are also interested in a small number of existing players, if the price is economical.”

Three new players are: 19 year old Raul Agullo Reina (Agullo), an attacking central Midfielder from Torrellano; 28-year-old fast left winger Pablo Martinez Canovas from Torrellano and 22-year-old Raul Gordo Rodriguez (Rulo), a

Torrevieja FC’s football ground

tough but imaginative midfielder with 13 goals last season for Athletico Calatayud.

Andy continued: “We are in negotiations for a selection of friendly matches and are looking at having five home games to increase the coffers, with two away matches. The club would like to thank the Torry Army for their continued support and for their offer to supply the team with kit for the season. I would also like to thank the Frente Salineros for their support.”

PERMISSION

Following the article in last week’s RTN about the new Torrevieja FC supporter’s club, Andy told RTN: “We have not received any approach from them or details on how they intend to support the club. All Peñas (supporters Clubs) have to be vetted and legalised. We understand that they are not and therefore cannot recognise them.

All Peñas also need permission from the club to use the club’s badge, but to do so they must be registered. As yet, they have done neither, so they must desist from calling themselves an official Torrevieja FC supporters club.” He concluded: “There are only two registered Peñas and they are the Torry Army and the Frente Salineros; both contribute to the club, are registered legally and have permission to use the club’s emblem, the only asset the club has.

“The club will soon hold an AGM as it has obtained copies of the constitution translated into English. Copies will be sent to all ‘socios’ prior to the meeting; this way it will guarantee that more than just one person is informed.”

Andy intends to build a good working relationship with RTN to keep everyone updated on club news. In the meantime, season tickets are for sale and the Club 100 is still open to businesses and individuals.

For more information, please contact the club on 616 447 721 or the Torry Army in San Luis on 966 784 111 from 10:00 until 13:00.

Finally, Andy added: “We need all the help that we can get so that the club can move forward: together, nothing is impossible.” Torre FC has a brand new website http://officialfctorry.webs.com/ visit this for all the latest news.

New Torre FC President Andy Hermida

Cover up unless on the beach

BIKINIS ARE now banned in the resort of Salou – unless on the beach.

The local council have also prohibited men from walking about without shirts on. The offences can be punished with a fine of up to €250.

Salou’s mayor, Pere Granados is attempting to clean up Salou’s image in response to many recent complaints about drunken and lewd behaviour of tourists, especially students, who gather for the annual Saloufest party on the beach – and leave quite a mess behind them.

The authorities have erected posters showing the image of a bikiniclad woman with a red line crossed through it.

Gridlock in Madrid

A NEW study shows that workers who commute to work in Madrid spent a whole week of their lives stuck in traffic last year. A second study rates Madrid as the ninth-worst city in terms of traffic congestion in the

World. The city council are now seeking to promote the bicycle as a way to get to work, and 262kms of bike lanes are being built. Walking is also being encouraged. Estimates show that the time workers spend stuck in hold-ups loses businesses €839 million per year.

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Jennifer Cunningham y Asociados S.L.

by Jennifer Cunningham

Why do you think everyone wants to sell insurance?

THE ONLY answers I personally can give to this question is with the housing market in a desperate state, Insurance seems to be a good idea to supplement income but it isn’t a quick solution to any financial problem. Firstly you have to be registered with the DGS, which is the equivalent to the FSA in the UK. Why on earth anyone feels comfortable in Spain with a company proudly stating that they are regulated in the UK is beyond me. Being regulated and forming an SL company obviously protects the interests of the client. This also means rules have to be adhered to, many hours of training has to be given by the insurer to all the staff, along with correct procedures on administration.

Every so often an audit is carried out by the insurer, and it is always possible the Spanish authorities (DGS) could do a surprise visit to check that all the right documentation is in place, on top of this the staff needs to be completely legal and paying into the Social Security system, and of course the dreaded tax man has to be fed.

Apart from all the set up fees which can take some time to recoup, the commissions are not at all attractive, unless you achieve targets.

Nothing on the same scale as the high fees charged when selling houses. Quotations have to carried out , which can either be accepted

or declined, and as a broker the law states a number of quotes have to be presented to the client from various insurers, however as an exclusive agent the law states you may only represent one insurer. Therefore, when I see advertisements offering the client a choice of insurance policies on behalf of an Agent, I know instantly that they are not conforming to any of Spain’s insurance laws.

It takes a fair amount of advertising to attract clients and to keep them: clients will only stay if the service is good. My company now enjoys a very loyal customer base and many of our new clients are recommended to us which I find heartening as my staff will always go the extra mile, ensuring the policy you have is the policy you need and their knowledge is fantastic. They are constantly amazed at hearing advice given by other insurers, for example, contents being severely under insured, making the quote cheaper in the first instance and this of course reflects on the amount you will be offered on making a claim. Once you have a client base, the next steps are to set up a renewal department, along with a claims department. This all takes a huge strain on resources, and it can take years before any real profit is made. At this time of recession, I urge you all to take great care when you select your Agent; it’s better not to deal with an individual

using a mobile phone and with no company name. If it is a company, always check how long it has been trading. I say this as I am aware of a number of individuals / agents that have not been successful and have left clients without insurance, when they have disappeared. These clients would have been covered by the insurer, but it still can cause a lot of unnecessary stress and worry.

I have discovered over the years that running a business in Spain is very difficult. The rules are very different and the Spanish attitude is sometimes extremely frustrating. So many fiestas to handle and summer hours as well can become a nightmare. Whilst the Hacienda is frightening and the power they have is awesome; it is just ‘black and white’- no negotiations at all. Some must be asking “Jennifer why continue?” Because, I started it and until I have had enough and sell my company I will continue to offer the best service possible, together with my staff and associates. Yes, we make mistakes sometimes, no, we are not the cheapest (service and a good policy cost money). Yes, I agree claims can take far too long in Spain, especially via the consortium, a Government agency that all insures should be paying into, who handle claims after a severe wind or flooding etc. That’s another reason we have our own claims department on general

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I have made a huge investment and am assured everything is 100% legal so I hope more of you will feel confident enough with my long stable history of running an SL company and help us to continue to grow even more by becoming one of our valued clients. Hopefully when the market place gets busy again, and houses are once again selling to a new generation of expats, we can assist all those people to get it right in the first place! Some might not agree with or accept my words, and as a few have said I am just a big con artist. Thankfully most of you don’t think like that, so I will continue to fight the good fight despite the very aggressive competition which in the main just offer cheap, cheap prices: some well established; others just opportunist .

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Rumors

ONCE AGAIN, rumours are rife about the Torry Army.

This time the report is that Torry Army is no more…! To quote Monty Python: “…it is a dead Torry Army…”

One can only assume that the same rumour mongers are at it again! By this time it is felt that all supporters are probably sick and tired of all this pathetic negative mischief making which is only making the club look foolish.

I can assure you all that the Torry Army is functioning as normal and are here to bring you organised functions, away trips and social trips like the one taking place in September to Sevilla – anyone who would like to go on this trip should contact Pat at the Torry Office.

Don’t forget the Torry Army AGM on Thursday 15th July at Casa Ventura, 20.00.

Who wrote that?

I would not normally respond to a letter hiding behind the word ´Anonymous´ but feel on this occasion I should if only to highlight how easily false assumptions are reached.

I agree entirely with the writers comments about the English and why he should feel I have an affinity with them I dont know.

Although of English parents I was actually born in Germany and grew up in Nkuru outside Nairobi in Kenya during the Mau Mau years.

I have spent time in Lobito and Luanda in Angola alongside the Portuguese during the MPLA and FNLA troubles. I have worked in Lagos Nigeria. Tripoli and Beirut in the Lebanon. Aden and the Gulf States. Port Elizabeth and Durban in South Africa I have also worked with the Americans during the Vietnam War out of a Base in Thailand.

In view of this I think I can recognise a Third World Country when I see one. My Original comments about Spain still hold.

Perhaps by having an outsider criticise a Nation rather than sitting back and doing nothing and remaining ´Anonymous´ then that Nation may just avoid the Decline that so many countries nowadays are suffering.

Jim Ireland, La Cala Finestrat

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Anyone for Chinese?

SIRS, ON my recent visit to the once pleasant town of Quesada, I was rather dismayed to see one side of the High Street from the Arches onwards covered in Chinese Shops!! How many of these shops does one town need?

The goods on display flow out onto the footpath selling everything you could possibly require for the beach including blow up crocodiles! Where is the beach in Quesada? Inside I was surprised to see adult material on display well within reach of children

shoppers? Talk about the Ronnie Barker show ‘Open All Hours’; do these shops ever close?

Can your readers explain the reason for these shops?

It is not the happy smiling helpful staff It is not the quality of the goods on sale. It certainly is not to make a profit (if they pay the normal rents, rates and taxes). Let us hope on my next visit they have not spread any further into this once nice little town.

Fred Ingham

Am I alone with Iberdrola

IN YOUR 30th April – 6th May edition you solved what was for many people a riddle concerning the legality of adding IVA to parts of an electricity bill: I believe that I am subject to another form of cheating by Iberdrola.

Every other month, I get a bill stating that it is based upon an ‘estimated reading’. The alternate months since July 2009 state that they have been unable to read my meter. The meter is in the street and unlocked. They are unable to explain why my meter cannot be read. In the meantime, I appear to be the unwilling lender of a substantial sum every other month with no end in sight.

Am I alone in being treated this way or is it endemic throughout the area?

Regards, Allen Everington

Well done Iberdrola IN APRIL my house was hit with 400 volts by Iberdrola. The dishwasher; oven; American fridge freezer; TV’s; phones and nearly every electrical appliance in the house went out. No power: no lights. Telephonica: Brilliant. Iberdrola: Brilliant.

They took away and repaired what they could; what they could not repair was left to Whirlpool & AEG repair men.

Our Bills came to €1,864 as some items had to be replaced, and our repairs paid for. Iberdrola have reimbursed us in full.

Well done Iberdrola. Bob Gill, Javea

An imaginary offence

WEEK IN, week out, year in, year out, we continue to be bombarded by idiots and half-wits obsessed with UK plated cars not displaying a current road fund license. Has it not occurred to them that failure to succumb to the UK road tax extortion is not an offence if your vehicle is unregistered, or if it is not on a UK road?

Indeed if it was an offence, thousands of people would have been prosecuted. To those of you who continue to spout about this imaginary offence, I’ll make an offer you can’t refuse: I’ll pay 50 Euros to the first person who can produce checkable proof that anyone has ever been successfully prosecuted in the UK or Spain for the imaginary offence of driving a UK registered car on a Spanish road without UK road tax. The reverend Harry Southgate

Condolences to Gill family I RECEIVE your newspaper each week online and it’s great to read up on things happening in the Murcia region, especially Campoverde where we lived for five years up until a couple of years ago. I was pleased to see the write up on the passing of our friend and neighbour Joyce Gill, and

what a great photo. Joyce was a caring, beautiful lady, full of life and always willing to help. Joyce and Dennis welcomed us to Campoverde and treated us like their own family. She will be sadly missed. Our condolences to Dennis, Vicky, Chris and Gaz and their families.

Chris & Steve Crowe

Amazed by a sudden rise WE ARE residents in Laguna Green 1 and are totally amazed by the sudden rise to power of John Reynolds.

It would appear that this appointment was the brain child of Mr Stefan Pokroppa (Orihuela Costa International Residents’ Officer) and we are concerned that Mr Reynolds is being used by the Partido Popular as a ‘mole’ to covertly sabotage all the good work that has been done to make our area into a viable community. If

we have a spokesperson/ representative/mayor, it would not be unreasonable for us to expect that this person is elected by the majority of the residents.

Our priorities and urgent needs are basic amenities such as medical centre; pharmacy; a working sewage system and most importantly, a bus service connecting this isolated urbanisation (termed, not unfairly, ‘the lost urbanisation’) to the surrounding areas.

Fiestas are not currently top of the list of priorities. If Mr Reynolds is not shunted into a siding soon, all that our joint urbanizations have achieved so far will be negated in one fell swoop.

As we are all aware, the Partido Popular, created under General Franco’s regime under the name of People’s Alliance, retains firm roots in its origin and no democratic solutions to our problems will be arrived at without constant pressure being applied.

Lucky golf winners I WAS fortunate to win the RTN golf competition (of 21-27th May) for a round of golf for two people at El Plantio Golf Course.

El Plantio golf course is situated near Alicante Airport and is very easy to find.

Upon arrival, my playing partner Ian Read and I were warmly greeted by the lovely ladies Veronica and Marina who work in the reception office.

This must be one of the best maintained and pleasurable golf courses to play in the province of Alicante. The fairways are in an excellent condition and the putting surfaces of the greens were superb. Both Ian and myself would like to extend our congratulations and our very best wishes to Senor Manuel Ferry and all his staff at El

Plantio golf course for making our day such a really enjoyable and pleasant experience.

In addition, I would like to say thank you to Noel Eastwell and all the staff for running such an interesting, informative and enjoyable golf section in the RTN. Jimmy Murray and Ian Read

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Vamos España!

The regulars of Orbita in San Miguel de Salinas celebrate Spain’s victory

by Louise Clarke THE GOOD thing about living in a foreign country is that when your team gets unceremoniously dumped out of the World Cup, you can adopt the country in which you live and support their team; and that is what thousands of expats have done this week.

Wednesday’s exciting semi finals

saw Spain beat Germany 1-0 to get them through to their first ever World Cup final against Holland, who beat Uruguay in their semi finals the previous evening. The final takes place this Sunday evening, 11th July and football pundits the World over are whetting their lips in anticipation. Germany, who beat England 4-1 in the first round of the tournament’s knock out stages,

were far out beaten by the Spaniards, who dominated much of Wednesday’s match and now the whole of the country, with the exception of the Dutch expat community, of course, is turning red and yellow to support the Spanish national team. The match kicks off at 20:30 and it promises to be a great night of football and hopefully, fireworks!

Vamos España!

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British Embassy in Madrid now on Facebook THE BRITISH Embassy in Madrid has today launched its Facebook page, allowing dedicated social networkers to get news about the Embassy and Foreign Office via the popular site.

Joining 400 million other users of Facebook, including British Embassies in Caracas, Kabul and Kuwait, the Embassy in Madrid is hoping to reach a wide and varied audience.

Following the British Embassy in Madrid on Facebook allows you to see all its latest news. There are also links to FCO travel advice and information about visiting or living in Spain. Linking to the Embassy’s Flickr and YouTube channels, the Facebook page shows up-to-date photos from events and useful videos.

Most recently, the consular network in Spain uploaded a ‘Living in Spain’ video with important advice on a range of topics from claiming a pension to registering to

work in Spain. Users of facebook are encouraged to visit the site and give it a thumbs up if they think information they see there is useful - use the ‘like’ button!

The URL is: http://www. facebook.com/pages/Madrid/British-Embassy-Madrid/138104872883324 or search for British Embassy Madrid on the site.

Spain welcomes around 16 million British visitors a year, and is home to an estimated 1 million British nationals. The British consulates across Spain will see a huge increase in British visitors in the coming summer months - websites and social networking sites are increasingly the medium of choice for tourists and residents to get information, particularly about safety abroad.

The British Embassy in Madrid also circulates messages on the microblogging site Twitter (ukinspain) and has its own website at http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk

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Judy tells the Quesada Ladies about palace trip

by Louise Clarke THE QUESADA Ladies Club recently welcomed Judy Ferris, ex President of Age Concern, to their usual weekly meeting to tell a packed audience all about her day of magic at Buckingham Palace. Judy told the ladies of her knife edge days before the investiture date, when it looked as if the volcanic ash would mean a month’s delay at least before she could receive her MBE award for her work with Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur. However, the night before her booked flight, air traffic was once again operational!

Arranged flights were confirmed - hotel bookings reinstated - and the planned day, 23rd April 2010 - took place.

NEW ROLE Judy showed the ladies her medal, photographs on the palace steps, and one actually receiving the award from His Royal Highness Prince Charles. She also recounted some of the amusing and interesting moments of the day.

It was particularly appropriate to receive the award from HRH Prince Charles as he is the Patron of both Age Concern and Help the Aged charities, now amalgamat-

Man arrested for driving offences A 24-YEAR-OLD Bulgarian man was arrested by local police in Villamartin on the Orihuela Coast for driving offences following an incident last weekend.

The man, who lives in Torrevieja, had no licence or insurance to drive the vehicle and had been spotted driving erratically. He was taken to the Guardia Civil station in Torre de la Horadada, where he was charged with the offence.

He was then fast tracked to Orihuela Judicial Court to go before a judge.

ed under one umbrella as ‘Age UK’.

The Quesada Ladies Club handed Judy a welcome and generous donation, which she has passed onto Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, with whom she had worked for some six years and through her work with the organisation the award was in recognition of the progress of the team she headed during that time.

Judy has now left Age Concern and is working closely with Matilde Sanchez from the Alzheimer’s Association and RTN would like to take this opportunity to wish Judy all the very best in her new role.

Judy with her MBE and certificate which was signed

by Prince Charles and the Queen

Choral treat for Alzheimer’s patients

THE ALZHEIMER’S Association building in Torrevieja was the venue for a brilliant afternoon’s entertainment last week, when the Coro Casa Regional de Madrid performed for the patients.

The event was organised by Matilde Sanchez, Treasurer of the Association in Torrevieja. She told RTN: “I try to organise for the choir to come twice a year as the patients really enjoy it.” The choir not only sing traditional Spanish music, they also dance as well. Matilde continued: “This is the kind of

music that the patients respond to.”

There are more than 40 day patients that attend the centre daily from 09:30 until 17:00 and another eight patients looked after at the annex of the Age Concern centre in La Siesta. They are a mix of nationalities and are cared for by a team of psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and carers.

The association also cares for a further 30 patients at their homes as they are too ill to go to the centre.

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Benidorm Palace 2010 ‘De Luxe’ Show THE SHOW opens and the audience is immediately transported to a Plaza de Torros, complete with Torreadors and all the pomp and ceremony synonymous with Spanish culture. The opening music is in the famous Spanish paso doblé style, but a huge repertoire of musical styles soon emerge seamlessly, varying from Classical and Flamenco to more contemporary sounds.

The tableau ends with ladies in glamorous white Spanish gowns, performing the famous paso doblé, Espana Cañi.

THIS IS IT!

The deLuxe company pays a glamorous tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and his frequent co-performer, Janet Jackson.

EAST MEETS WEST

The deLuxe company performs

a Celtic fusion of eastern and western rhythms. Intricate footwork, accelerating rhythms and Irish tap forms an exciting mix of dance styles.

BOLERO

Ravel’s famous work was written as a ballet, the first performance on November 22nd 1928, at the Paris Opera. Since the first public performance, Ravel´s Bolero has inspired many choreographers, dancers and musicians. The bolero originated in Spain in the late 18th Century, a combination of the Contradanza and Sevillana.

BOOGIE WONDERLAND

Dressed to kill with Afro hair, platform shoes, bell-bottoms and lots of sparkle, the cast takes the audience on an exciting trip down memory lane to Boogie Wonderland with ‘It´s Raining Men’, ‘Daddy

Each segment showcases a contemporary diva of popular music

You cannot better the outstanding Benidorm Palace!

Cool’, ‘Mama Mia’ and all the dance moves and glamour of the 80’s era.

SABOR FLAMENCA

A fine blend of sounds is used for this light-hearted, humorous look at pure flamenco dancing – eight minutes of deLuxe Flamenco fun.

The composer Manolo Carrasco and the group Ojos de Bruja created flamenco music that is richly infused with contemporary Jazz flavours. The lyrics of the Stevie Wonder song, ‘Isn’t She Lovely?’ inspired the finale of De Luxe.

Each segment showcases a contemporary diva of popular music, illustrating how songs and performers have become inseparable from their glamorous images, fads and fashion.

At the opening, intermission and ending of the show, New Bamboo, the Benidorm Palace resident orchestra, accompanied by the talented Amy, kept the audience entertained.

The Cabaret performers between the dance sets were amazing!

The Menu Gran Palace Plus at €55 is a delight… the chef might have

been preparing dishes for the most expensive five or six star hotel in any capital city or resort, at four times the price.

For an evening out with exceptional food and entertainment, you cannot better the outstanding Benidorm Palace. Next stop - the Benidorm Circus; located in the same area and part of the Benidorm Palace family…watch this space!

Bookings: 965 851 660 for the Palace Show and 965 851 661 for the Circus. www.benidormpalace.es or www.benidormcircus.es

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Beach rescue trials prepare lifeguards

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by Louise Clarke MORE THAN forty lifeguards took part in beach rescue simulations last week, to prepare them for the busy summer period on the beaches of the San Javier municipality.

The Town Hall has announced that there will be more lifeguards on patrol this summer and that beach security will be at its highest, with an increase in local police officers.

There will also be more ambulances on stand-by and the Mayor of San Javier, Pepa Garcia, has also announced that the Town Hall has implemented new beach buoys to ensure bathers do not swim too far out into the Mar The beach rescue Menor. The Mayor watched last week’s simulation simulation alongside the Director of witnessed by Emergencies, Luis Gestoso and the San the Mayor Javier Councillor for Security, Manuel Leal, and said that she was impressed a vast array of equipment, including a rescue boat, two jet skis and three quad by watch she saw. bikes for easy and quick access to and EQUIPMENT from the beach.

The lifeguards will also be equipped Lifeguards will man 15 observation posts: four in Santiago de la Ribera and with three transmitters; 29 walkie11 in La Manga as well as 10 lifeguard talkies; and 20 oxygen kits as well as posts - three in Santiago de la Ribera five defibrillators.

The Mayor told RTN: “This year and seven in La Manga. They will be on duty from 11:00 until 19:00 during the we are prioritising beach safety and whole of July and August and will have monitoring and as a result we are well

prepared for the influx of beach lovers to our municipality. We just hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer and the services of our well trained and efficient lifeguards are not required too often.”

Snr Gestoso added: “With the investment into beach safety that the San Javier Town Hall has realised, I have no doubt that the municipality’s beaches will be the safest in Spain.”

A new Prince at The Palace

Aday with Mum Jo & Dad Pepe

ON 7TH MAY, 2010, at 14.45, a baby boy, ‘Aday’ arrived to tremendous greetings of joy from Mum Jo, Dad Pepe and Grandparents Christine and

Vicente Climent of Benidorm Palace. Aday weighed in at 3.10kilos and measures 50cm, a brother for Laura. Both Mom and baby are doing very

well as can be seen from the photograph.

Many congratulations from all friends and family and the team at RTN.

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Deluged with the continuing Dorset debate

Watts In Britain By

Paul Watts

ON MONDAY as I lazed on the beautiful white sands of Calle Finestrat, trying to finish Stieg Larrson’s, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest – the third in his excellent ‘Millennium’ trilogy- the dilemma over Dorset continued to haunt me. It was impossible to concentrate on my book knowing that my inbox was still being crammed with correspondence over what I’ve come to regard as the Dreaded Dorset Debate (see June 25’s Watts in Britain).

Well, I fib actually. It was possible to concentrate on my book but I knew that at some point I had to drag my lazy bones off that glorious beach and get cracking on this week’s nonsense. However, it is true that emails about Dorset’s actual positioning continue to pour through cyberspace towards me. And for some, like Steve Pilfold of East Sussex, it has become a scientific quest.

To reiterate, it all started when RTN reader Jean Rudd took issue with me for calling Dorset County Council, a ‘West Country’ council. I then asked readers what they thought and asked for their help. From there on, the Dorset deluge began. Here are just some of the points of view.

The arboreally named Jeni Treehugger asserts: “Dorset is most definitely west. I should know I was born there.” Jeni says, “Going on Jean’s deduction that the West Country has

always being south of Bristol and down to Cornwall on the west coast is ridiculous because that doesn’t even take into account Somerset! Which is definitely west as well.” Jeni thinks the area needs its own name. She says, “I would be delighted to see Somerset and Dorset given their very own geographical nickname. I think The Middlings has a ring to it.”

How about a point of view from Maria, who actually lives in Dorset: she also conveniently presents me with a great ‘get-out’ clause. “I think,” Maria says, “it was your choice of words rather than the geological position that is causing trouble.” Thank you Maria, you’ve hit the spot. She continues, “Dorset, as you say, is definitely to the west of the meridian, however it is definitely not West Country. Jean’s definition of West Country, geographically speaking, is correct. Dorset is merely in the west of England (just).” She says, “We lived there for 30 years.” Hmmm, Maria I guess that’s just about long enough now for the locals to start talking to you but I take your point; I should have said “a western council”.

Okay, now for a bit of heavyweight scientific defence from fellow Brightonian Steve Pilfold. Steve says, “Using maths, I accepted the challenge, grabbed my calculator and a map, and found the protractor!” Steve presents a quiz on local radio

called ‘Where in Sussex?’ which is often pretty tough to solve.

So, when I received his email I knew the content might get a wee bit, er, ‘retentive’. Righto then Steve, the next paragraph is yours: “The mid-point of Dorset, west to east, has been presumed to be midway between the western and eastern most boundaries of the county: -2.95 and 1.69°. This makes it -2.32°.” See, what I mean folks? “Oh do shut up Watts - let Steve continue, you’ve promised him this paragraph.” Oops sorry, go on then Steve: “The extremes of mainland Britain are -6.22° and +1.76°, putting middle Britain (and, I suppose, the Daily Mail’s offices) at -2.2°. The extremes of England are -5.71° and +1.76°, putting middle England at -1.98°.”

Steve concludes: “The above therefore puts the mid-point of Dorsetshire 0.12° in the west of Britain and a whopping 0.34° to the west of the mid-point of England. Even though 77% of Dorset’s west-east spread lies in the west, this means, of course, that 23% doesn’t.... Although, it would be a lower number still if we take out the Unitary Authorities in the Poole and Christchurch region.” Phew, cheers Steve. He tells me, “I wasn’t, however, bored enough to take the shape of the county and country into consideration, and count the square kilometres in each half!” Really Steve, you do surprise me.

Meriden Dead Centre of England

Steve adds, “Personal research, though, has shown that cider is more readily available in Dorset than in Sussex, and you’ve a far greater chance of hearing someone say ‘oooh arrrr’ in a stereotypical way.”

Well, I’m glad you said that Steve and not me. It would just mean more trouble.

And talking of trouble, me stating that Leicester was the dead centre of England got David, an exiled Brummie down in Albatera writing. “Hi there Wattsy,” says Dave, “I’m with you all the way with Dorset; of course it’s in the West Country, just listen to the dialect. But LEICESTER as the dead centre of England, I don’t think so! Meriden (just south of Coventry where Wedgwood Benn tried to make Triumph motorbikes) has an old cross claiming to be the real genuine official centre

of England and it dates back to the 1900s. So it must be right.”

Dave adds: “The cross was actually shifted a bit to accommodate the A45 dual carriageway at the time of the Festival of Britain in 1951.”

Dave tells me: “It takes an old Brummie to remember this trivia stuff,” adding, “Cheers, and long may you keep your column.” Eh? Keep the column?

Why, what have you heard Dave? Dave?

Okay, that’s it with Dorset folks, please... Let’s just defer to Jeni and call that area of England, be it west or east or south or whatever, ‘The Middlings’.

Now, I’ve got to get back to Finestrat folks, for important things - like my mate Dave waiting down at the beach to see if we can beat last year’s high pit-pat score of 164!

Watts in La Nucia and loving it!

Maria’s market success

By Louise Clarke EVEN THOUGH the Pink Ladies walk took place last month, Maria Wilson’s ‘Mission’ to raise much needed funds for the AECC has nowhere near finished and last week, she arranged a market in aid of the charity. RTN went along to the market, held at LMD´Bras in El Galan (formerly known as TW´s) and was amazed at the number of stallholders there were at the event and the vast array of products they were selling.

There were stalls selling jewellery, handbags, shoes, books, cakes, sweets and also a raffle; all in aid of raising money for breast cancer awareness, which is what Maria is

The vast array of stalls at Maria’s market suffering from. Despite a slow start, the market managed to make more than €400 for the AECC and with donations and sponsorship money still coming in from the ‘Pink Ladies’ walk, which took place on 19th June, Maria and her ladies have already exceeded their target and raised more than €11,000 for the charity.

RTN would like to congratulate Maria and her Pink Ladies for a fabulous fundraising achievement and wish Maria a very speedy recovery. The stallholders at last week’s event were all impressed with the response to the market and have said that they would like to do it on a regular basis. So, keep reading RTN for more details.

Paul Cunningham Nurses need YOUR help PCN VOLUNTEERS need your help. Kären’s team at the La Marina office handles administration, helps with fundraising and supports patients. Extra hands are needed to rotate collecting tins. Please ring Kären on 966 790 363/629 733 463: Mon-Fri, 09.30 to 12.30 to help.

Chris and his team hope to repeat the success of the PCN Charity Shop in Quesada in the new Playa Flamenca shop.

Volunteers please contact

Chris at pcn.chris@gmail.com, ring 650 695 482 or visit the shop weekday mornings between 11.00 and 13.00.

THREE EXCITING EVENTS Thursday 15th July: Los Arcos Restaurant in Torrevieja: PCN Spanish Night, with Sevillana Dancers; singers; tapas; and Mike Davis. Tickets are €5 on 965 710 289; Quesada Charity Shop or from Lyn Adams on 645 926 690.

Rock n Roll night: the Lounge Bar in Torrevieja Monday 19th July. Prizes for the best dressed and best jive! Eddie Wallace is appearing.

Entrance: €3, including a strip of raffle tickets.

Saturday 17th July: the Junior Strikers stage their own World Cup Final - England v Spain, in Pilar de la Horadada!

For further details visit www.paulcunninghamnurses.com or PCN Facebook Page.

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How to choose sewage wastewater treatment plants SOME PEOPLE might say that choosing a wastewater treatment plant is as hard as solving a conundrum or mathematical equation with lots of variables.

However, with a proper guideline this task could be completed easily.

In order to choose well operating and efficient treatment device the correct questions must be asked. The first question when facing a sales manager should be what are the terms and conditions of warranty?

Decision to install a treatment device must be treated as a long-term

investment; warranty with less than ten years must not be acceptable. Also, be extremely cautious if the device possesses moving parts as it tends to break more often.

The second question which must be answered is what certificates the device has? The best advice would be to choose a treatment plant which is marked with a CE mark and has a PIA Aachen certificate.

If the device satisfies criteria the crucial question must be asked – what is the working capacity of the device? An inefficient plant

could make you miserable so the best advice would be to choose a device according to number of people in the family.

As technology evolves innovation takes its place. It is naturally understandable that septic tanks must be substituted with modern biological treatment plants. The question arises, what technology is being used in treatment process?

Nowadays, the most progressive technology in treatment is a biological treatment process. The biggest advantages of biological treatment

Eyes down at Age Concern

EVERY WEDNESDAY afternoon at the Age Concern Centre in Calle Paganini in La Siesta, it’s Bingo time. The session takes place from 14:00 until 16:00 and is great fun for everyone. The centre will be closing for its summer break from 30th July but will reopen 6th September and for emergencies, you can still contact the centre on 966 786 887. There will be someone there to check their messages regularly.

Age Concern’s bingo is great fun for all

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are: no smell; no solid parts inside the device; toilet paper; soda and other chemicals from washing and dishwashing machines can do no harm to the device. The decision to install a biological treatment plant is truly a wise step in making your life comfortable. Finally, it would be logical to ask a sales manager what conditions must be fulfilled in order for a device to operate successfully.

Electricity usually is one of the costs.

Best advice would be to choose a device which is equipped with a timer. It means that electricity costs

will be minimized. Finally, guideline questions for sales managers should be: Warranty terms and certificates?

Working capacity of the device?

What technology is being used in treatment process? Biological treatment is preferable.

What costs are being incurred?

If these questions are answered, the device will operate efficiently and satisfy all your needs.

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Great adventuring for Orihuela teens THE RECENT Orihuela Town Hall organised youth adventure week was deemed to be a great success, according to the city’s Councillor for Youth, José Manuel Cutillas.

Nearly 90 teenagers from all over the municipality got stuck into all the activities

on offer, which included kayaking and canoeing down the rapids of the River Segura. The trip was made possible thanks to the Town Hall’s collaboration with the outdoor activities association ‘Asociación Pasico a Pasico’.

The teenagers got the chance to canoe down the River Segura

New Lions Club President IN COMMON with every Lions Club throughout the world, The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club celebrated the start of the new Lionistic year on 1st July by holding the Club President’s Night dinner with dancing in the Country CookIn in Formentera del Segura.

The formal part of the proceedings took place at the start of the evening, allowing everyone to relax with good food, good wines and good company.

The assembled company heard the outgoing Lion President Diane Walsh give an account of her year as President and offer her sincere thanks to everyone who had worked and contributed to another year of success for the Torrevieja Costa Lions Club. Diane then performed her last duty as President by inviting Lion Iain Bennett to come forward and accept the role of President for the coming year.

New Lion President Iain thanked Diane for her dedication and hard work throughout her year and wished her a more peaceful, relaxing year ahead.

Iain also thanked those who nominated him for the post and the Club members for electing him as Lion President.

Iain gave a look forward to the coming year with the promise of new initiatives along with the natural evolution and continued growth of the Club, to serve those less fortunate, Internationally and also most importantly here in the Torrevieja area.

Torrevieja Costa Lions Club is part of Lions Clubs International and welcomes fellow Lions from all over the world.

Should you wish to find more in-

formation on the Torrevieja Costa Lions you can visit the website at www. torreviejacostalions.org or by emailing Membership Secretary Dave on brayer50@yahoo.co.uk telephone 966 262 980. Alternatively you are welcome to attend the Club monthly business meeting which is held on the second Thursday of every month in the Hotel Cabo Cervera, La Mata, Torrevieja at 19.30.

Moors and Christians Fiesta THE ORIHUELA Moors and Christians Fiesta starts next Friday. The programme of events for this popular event starts at 23:30 in the Orihuela Town Hall Square next Friday, 16th July and continues until Saturday 24th July.

There will be a vast array of parades, solemn procesThe Fiesta starts next sions, celebrations and fireworks and details of all the events that are taking Friday

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Torrevieja U3A recipe for success THE MEN’S cake making competition was fiercely contested at the recent University of the Third Age social meeting. Highly recommended, the U3A branded Victoria sponge baked by Peter King (see photo) was beaten to the first prize of two bottles of wine by Ray Lockley’s lemon drizzle cake.

All the cakes were sold and all declared delicious.

Geoff Crane, Torrevieja U3A Membership Secretary said: “Our growing membership totalling 250 retired or semi-

Cake competition

retired men and women have a wish to develop and share interests. U3A offers not only academic interests to members but also functions as a focal point for social activities.” U3A’s next event takes place at Los Arcos Restaurant, Torrevieja on Thursday 29th July 10.30. Non-members and guests are invited. There will be a presentation by a guest speaker from Centro Medico plus stalls and more delicious homemade cakes Visit www.u3atorrevieja.com for information.

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Dyna Pool swimming pool leak detection: Save time; save chemicals; water and money!

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An unrepaired leak could mean real expense to a pool owner. For example a 1mm hole could release up to 350 gallons of water per day, proving very costly. It is important to remember that the water that you are losing is also chemically dosed; you are therefore throwing away your hard earned cash on both chemicals and water. More important than this is the fact that the water has to go somewhere and this can inevitably lead to

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Anyone for chess?

THE TOWN HALL of Torrevieja has announced this week that it will be introducing a ‘Chess Cor-

ner’ every Saturday morning from 10:30 until 12:30 during the summer months.

All pools are susceptible to leaks

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The Councillor for Commerce, Agustina Esteve, made the announcement on Wednesday and said that anyone who wished to have a game would be welcome to play free of charge.

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The initiative has come about thanks to the collaboration between the Town Hall and the Capablanca Chess Club of Torrevieja.

The Town Hall hopes that the

‘Chess Corner’ will attract young and old players of all nationalities and it will take place in a special covered area opposite the Aquópolis Water Park in Torrevieja.

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Finding peace of mind in Spain LIVING IN another country can often be daunting – especially when you don’t understand the language and can come up against unexpected pitfalls and obstacles. However, there is one company that is there to soften the blow should the unexpected actually happen.

Breaking down in your vehicle, having your house broken into or even being involved in an accident – these are all incidents that unfortunately can occur in any country.

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ble to carry the burden, but ensures that its clients’ futures evolve without undue concern where possible.

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The Liberty Seguros office

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Regular payments from the UK to Spain – don’t bet on the bank!

by

Kevin Wright

Account Manager, Moneycorp

WHETHER YOU need to make transfers for mortgage payments, living costs or a pension, how do you know if your bank is giving you the best deal?

Because banks do not specialise in foreign exchange, their transfer fees are usually high and their exchange rates poor. In many cases, the rate is 2-3% less than could be achieved elsewhere.

You are only given the rate available at the time of transfer, with no option to ‘lock’ into better rates when Sterling is strong against the Euro.

The situation is often worse if your pension is paid in Sterling and you arrange your transfers directly with the bank. In addition to poor exchange rates, the average cost for transferring your Euros is €20 per payment and again, there is no option to lock into favourable rates. Finally, most banks do not have an automated process for regular payments, so you are required to arrange your transfers every month via telephone and internet banking.

HOW CAN YOU BENEFIT FROM THE MONEYCORP REGULAR PAYMENT PLAN? In a nutshell, the Regular Payment Plan makes your money go further. We

offer better rates than a bank, as well as fixed and variable plan options – so customers can lock into favourable exchange rates. The process is fully automated, so every month you can relax in the knowledge that your transfers are taken care of. What’s more, our transfer fees are some of the lowest around.

We continually invest into making our processing system the best in the business. It is geared towards processing regular payments as efficiently as possible – using the very latest technology. Features include automated Direct Debit, so if your payment is from your UK Sterling account, we can automatically debit funds on the day you choose and make your transfers every month. If your pension is paid directly by your pension provider, we can receive the money from them and make the transfer.

We offer multiple frequencies, so that your Regular Payment Plan can operate on a weekly, 4-weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis.

Finally, our dedicated Regular Payments Team has over 15 years’ experience and is on hand Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 10:30pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.

For more information on how Moneycorp can help you to save hundreds of euros on your Spanish bank fees, as well as helping you get more pounds for your euros, contact us on 902 887 243 or email Moneycorp directly at roundtownnews@moneycorp.com

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STERLING HIGHER ON MOST FRONTS MPC members voice their opinions; disagreement abounds. The euro rejoices after the Spanish government runs a successful bond auction.

On Monday and Tuesday the pound climbed from €1.2150 almost to €1.24 but it promptly turned tail. By Thursday it was back to its starting point and it moved lower still. The low point came on Friday afternoon, and is now uncertain about what to do next.

Most of sterling’s achievements last week were more the result of other currencies’ doings than of any effort on its own part…

Members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee were out in force, offering their various opinions about, well, about monetary policy. The two who drew the most attentive audience were Andrew Sentance and Adam Posen. Professor Sentance leads the hang-’em-high faction. At the beginning of the week he repeated his view that the time had come to consider raising UK interest rates. A report by the Bank for International Settlements published on the same day warned against governments clinging to ultra-low interest rates for too long…

The cautious tone of the BIS was at odds with the International Monetary Fund’s view that ‘if all the countries were tightening, it could totally destroy the recovery’.

Professor Posen sided with the IMF. Although he sees the high inflation figure as more than a temporary phenomenon he fears that tightening policy at this stage would risk ‘stifling the nascent recovery’…

If mediocrity was the watchword for UK economic statistics, so it was for the euro zone evidence. The official EU measures of economic, consumer and industrial confidence were all very similar in June to their modest levels a month earlier…

Unusually, the euro prospered at the end of the week thanks to a relatively upbeat reading of the credit situation. At the end of June the European Central Bank called time on its provision of one-year loans to commercial banks. Investors had feared that the banks would increase their use of the ECB’s three-month loan facility. They did, but to nowhere near the extend analysts had expected. The following day there was a positive reaction for the euro when the Spanish government ran a successful auction of €3.5 billion five year bonds…

Sterling has not gained a whole lot of ground since the budget a fortnight ago but investors see it once again as a ‘proper’ currency that they are prepared to buy as well as to sell…

To read the full report click on Currency Guidance at www.moneycorp.com/roundtownnews

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Complementary Tax Liquidation by

Marc White & Carlos Baos

English & Spanish Solicitors

I PURCHASED a property on 15th March 2008 in Javea, Alicante, for a price of €150.000 (as stated on the Notary’s Deed). The Tax Authorities have sent me a penalty notice as they consider that the real/true value of the property was €213.000. I am now being asked to pay 7% transfer tax of the difference, plus interest and penalties. I have been told that we cannot challenge the penalty - is this right? If not then what can I do? Should I contest the Tax Authorities’ decision or it is not worthwhile?

We understand that the Tax Authority from the Land Registry where your property is registered has sent to you a notification reviewing the value of the property transferred (‘comprobación de valores’). That notification has resulted in a Complementary Tax Liquidation (“liquidación complementaria”) made by the Taxman, where they are asking you to pay 7% transfer tax (Transmisiones Patrimoniales”) on the difference between the value that you have declared on the deed (€150.000) and the value reviewed or market value as per their own valuation: (€213.000) plus interest. As should appear on the notification that you have received from the

Taxman, this liquidation could be appealed by means of a (Recurso de Reposición) Reposition Appeal or by means of a Economic-Administrative Claim (“Reclamación EconómicoAdministrativa”), so yes, you can contest the decision, initially in the said two ways. As you will understand, it is not possible to give you any advice without checking the papers that you have received, but in general we could say that quite often the Tax Authorities do not make their decision according to the law and the chances to successfully contest this kind of penalty decision in this specific field are quite high.

Normally the main problem and lack of legalities of these kinds of resolutions it is that are not capable of being properly justified by the Taxman. The administrative acts agreed by the Administration, as in your case, should explain to you in detail, which are the legal basis and the facts that have given rise to the penalty.

An important number of Court Precedents have already clarified how the interpretation the Tax Laws should be, and when it should be considered that a decision on the penalty proceeding has been properly justified.

The National Audiencia (Audiencia Nacional) on its Order of the 31st of March 1998 said that when the Taxman is reviewing the value of an asset, it is not enough that they use a standard, general or stereotypical explanation. It must explain the specific criteria used by the Taxman in the specific cased to fix the value, and also the qualifications of the person that grants the report upon which the Tax Authority decision is based. We have the right to know the criteria

used by the taxman as if they do not let us know, we cannot contest, accept or understand their decisions, and an abuse could have taken place.

Another interesting question it is the fact that some Courts, such as the Highest Court of the Valencian Community (TSJ Comunidad Valenciana) in an Order granted on the 16th of March of 1994, understood that it is necessary to carry out a personal and direct survey and inspection of the property by the Taxman (or the surveyors appointed by them).

Normally most of the time the Taxman will review the value and issue the new value without a site visit, using general rules or coefficients, and just copy-pasting the precedent that they use. Being therefore quite common that the tax authorities review the value of the assets without complying with the above mentioned criteria of the courts explained above, it is also quite common that many Penalty Tax Proceedings based on the revision of the value of a property are in a breach of the legal principles. This arguably leaves the citizens who are facing the proceedings unable to defend themselves in front of the taxman, opening up the possibility of having the penalty declared void.

Therefore, if you receive a notification from the Taxman reviewing the value of a property and charging you a penalty, there may well be quite a lot chances to fight it with success if this is your case. Please do not hesitate to contact us to study your case in detail.

Marc White LL.B. & Carlos Baos (English & Spanish Solicitors) © White & Baos Abogados 2010 - All rights reserved. C/Diana 19, 2º-D, 03700 Dénia (located close to the Glorieta Square at the end of Marques de Campo). Tel: 966 426 185. Send your questions to spanishlawyer@roundtownnews.com or info@white-baos.com

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What is an Entrepreneurial Outlook? by

Karla Darocas

Information Technology & Communications

TO BE an entrepreneur doesn’t mean you need to be the smartest person on the block, but what you do need are dreams, ideas and passion – plus a simple, basic business plan, to get you off the unemployment treadmill and onto a way of life that offers independence.

If you believe in the old Chinese proverb - “Give a man a fish - he eats for a day - teach him to fish - he eats for life!”, then you will understand why being an entrepreneur is a far better way to lead your life than being unemployed, bored and often feeling depressed.

Most general descriptions of an entrepreneur are based on the premise of a person who has possession of an enterprise, venture or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome.

Many people, if not all people, will agree that entrepreneurs are passionate people and it is that emotional drive that will get results. Anyone who believes in themselves will get results. That is a given truth.

Most of my students ask me, “But what can I do with my life to become an entrepreneur?”

It isn’t that hard to figure out. You just need to look at what you like to do best and with enthusiasm: often it is a hobby, and turn that into your venture. What is a venture?

Again the basic definition of a venture describes a major undertaking, synonymous with an adventure.

The other aspect of launching a venture or an adventure, like turning your hobby into a business, is the experience that it creates. Fundamentally, all business, which is just a fancy word for the physical state of

being busy, hence “bus-i-ness”, is about giving your clients an “experience” – your experience.

This is what people pay for; it is something ethereal.

The result is that no matter what you do, it is how you do it that makes the difference.

And if you can create an enterprise that can do something different, and do it better, faster or cheaper, then you are going to bring in your rewards, in this case money.

However, chasing money is not what drives entrepreneurs.

Successful entrepreneurs tap into a higher purpose of making a positive impact in their marketplace. A good example is Bill Gates. He is no longer the CEO of his company because his passion is in doing research.

That is what he loves doing.

Entrepreneurs understand the psychological law of reciprocity whereby the

Will you become another Bill Gates?

more you give, the more you receive. It is human nature to offer something in return for a good deed. If your enterprise is offering high quality services and products, and you are positive, enthusiastic and effective, then your reward will be given to you in the form of money.

Being an entrepreneur also means that you are always thinking about ways to improve your enterprise, motive your clients, give good service and other imaginary processes that set off

neurological impulses in your brain that make you stronger.

Understanding this principal makes you more powerful and confident and helps you to avoid negative impulses that can weaken you.

In conclusion, everyone has the power to share their personal experiences with other people and inspire, motivate and educate their way to economic solutions. You may not make a lot of money turning your passion into profit, but then again, you may become another Bill Gates.

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New security trial at airports

SPAIN IS to start using whole body scanners at some of its airports. The Minister for Development, José Blanco, has revealed that the scanners will be used as an experiment to see how the public respond. He made the announcement last Monday to the EU mixed Commission in Congress. The exact airports where the scanners will be haven’t been revealed, but there is speculation that the trial could begin in Catalonia. Initially, passengers will be able to choose if they want to be scanned or not.

Blair and Zapatero hold talks on Gaza THE SPANISH PM, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, received former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Quartet’s Middle East envoy, Tony Blair, at La Moncloa last week.

At the press conference held after the meeting, Zapatero stressed that the action taken by Tony Blair, in coordination with the European Union, has contributed to smoothing the way towards an easing of the blockade on the Gaza Strip. He also said this will contribute towards a different attitude in Israel on the opening of borders to allow humanitarian aid to reach the people.

According to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the solution to the conflict lies in direct negotiation between Israel and the Palestinian people, on which Tony Blair is working to create a positive climate and favourable conditions.

The Spanish PM told Tony Blair that he can count on the support of Spain for accelerating and strengthening the expectations for dialogue on peace in the Middle East. For his part, Tony Blair expressed his gratitude for the work on the issue undertaken by the Spanish Government during the rotating Spanish Presidency of the European Union.

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Sti₤₤ need a ₤ifetim€ ₤oan? by

Bob Oxley

Senior Partner at the OSW Partnership

IT IS now over a year since the funding ran out for the highly successful ‘Golden Years’ Lifetime Loan Equity Release plans made available to expatriates on their Spanish property.

The introduction of the 0.5% bank interest rate in the UK at the end of 2008 dramatically reduced the inflow of savers’ capital, and together with the then falling value of the pound against the euro, and falling Spanish property values, the high demand for regulated Equity Release plans soon drained the available funds.

Although there is still a Lifetime Income facility available, this does not always meet the greater need for a large tax free cash sum.

Together with a ‘no negative equity’ guarantee and the absence of any repayment costs during the homeowners’ lifetime, the Lifetime Loan product was a lifesaver for many expatriates suffering from the ‘double whammy’ of a reduction in income due to the sterling/euro exchange rate and

falling property values in Spain.

Lenders continue to be reluctant to make cash advances against Spanish property, particularly over the potentially long and uncertain period of a ‘lifetime’, and in view of the continuing low value of the Spanish property market. However, the UK market is showing positive signs of growth, and there are now opportunities for expatriate Spanish homeowners with a house in the UK, to raise capital through a variety of plans secured against their UK property.

These include Home Reversion plans and Lifetime Loan plans, (also known as Lifetime Mortgages). The UK market is highly regulated. Providing that homeowners maintain the property, there is no need for them to reside there in order to obtain an advance.

You do not have to be partially resident in the UK in order to obtain a lifetime loan on your UK property, nor do you have to return there in order to complete the transaction.

All these UK based equity release plans

OSW now offer a Home Reversion Plan

are SHIP (Safe Home Income Plans) regulated, and all the advisers are regulated by the FSA. All carry a ‘no negative equity’ guarantee, and there are no repayments during the lifetime of the homeowners. In addition, unlike the regulations in Spain, applicants only have to be 55 or over, not 65.

Your UK property will be valued, and the maximum amount you can receive is calculated on a combination of the younger age of the owners and the property value. (See our advert for a guide on how much you could receive.)

You can use the cash for any purpose, and there are no repayments of any kind either until the death of the last

surviving owner or the sale of the property. There is no shared or change of ownership.

As an alternative to a lifetime loan, we can now offer a Home Reversion Plan on your UK property. This involves the partial sale of your property for cash, but with the right to remain in the property until the eventual death of the surviving owner.

For more information on any of these options, visit the www.lifetimeloansinspain.com website, contact your local ‘Golden Years’ consultants at the OSW Partnership on 965 741 686 or email info@oswpartnership.com.

Article supplied by Bob Oxley of the OSW Partnership. Tel: 965 741 686, website: www.lifetimeloansinspain.com, email: info@oswpartnership.com.

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Invest in your health with JPS Fitness JPS FITNESS is here on the Costa Blanca, to help you with your healthy lifestyle. Do you have a body ache that you need someone to look at? Do you want to tone up and lose those wobbly bits? Or lose the extra weight or even bulk out? If the answer to any of these questions is ‘Yes’ then JPS Fitness is the place to go.

Jason Scawthorn is a qualified fitness expert who can help you achieve the body results that you want. He can train you personally, in your own group session with family and friends or join in with one of his already established classes.

HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE JPS Fitness can offer Sports Therapy Clinics, with management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons. These are held at Paul Michael’s Health and Beauty Salon in Catral, mornings before 09.00 or evenings after 18.30, the OK Gym in Los Dolces on Saturday and Tuesday afternoons and Howards Gym on Tuesday afternoons from July.

Jason’s Just Plain Slim meetings are about getting you to lead a healthier lifestyle with a natural eating plan that offers tasty, quick meals for all the family. You get a full body MOT which is non-invasive; in fact you take off only your shoes!

Jason also offers health checks for people who do not want to lose or gain weight.

Go along to the Fountain Bar in Dolores every Friday from 09:30 until 11:00.

BOOTCAMP JPS Fitness offers a number of exercise classes in different locations and can even bring a class to you if you can gather six people or more and have a suitable location available (except spinning). They have an Aquacise class, based in water and consisting of aerobic type exercise to increase mobility, improve fitness, muscular strength and endurance.

This is every Wednesday at 11:00 at the Centro Deportivo in Dolores, where they have an indoor salt water pool.

For something a little different, why not try the JPS Bootcamp; an outdoor full body workout. You will need some fitness to participate as it is group exercise military style with Jason who is an ex-military personal trainer. Burn the calories and ‘get fit quick!’ You are guaranteed to be put through your paces.

This takes place on Wednesdays at 18:30 at the sand pitches behind Centro Deportivo in Catral. You must be over the age of 12 to join this class.

KIDS ENERGY With Body Blast, Spinning, Nifty 50’s and Boxercise to add to Jason repertoire, you are guaranteed to find something for you and JPS Fitness is an ideal alternative to the routine gym workout sessions. Or the classes can be worked into your usual fitness regime. They even offers kids classes with the Kids Energy class which is a fun and lively class suitable for children to keep them active.

Jason of JPS Fitness

This class is suitable for all children aged from five years of age. There is no doubt that whichever class you pick, even if it’s only one class a week, you are well on your way to changing your lifestyle. If you managed it two or three times a week, you’d soon have an excellent level of fitness. But fitness requirements are very personal, so tailor your class selection to your own needs and goals.

For more information on all Jason’s classes please call 693 596 533.

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Have you had an accident but aren’t sure what to do, where to go or who to turn to?

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ASICAR OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT SERVICE COVERING: The cost of our services to the victim is ZERO as all fees are paid by the other party’s insurer.

We offer our services to victims of traffic accidents as well as those of accidents resulting from medical or employer negligence.

Upon having an accident, and in the shock of the moment, important issues such as good legal advice tend to be forgotten and we turn to our insurance companies. What a great number of people are unaware of is that in the case of a car accident, the insurance includes the service of a private lawyer. In such cases our lawyers will claim for compensation and will deal with all material damage caused by the accident.

The accidents we specialise in include car accidents, accidents at home and at work as well as accidents in the street, large warehouses and restaurants.

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accident victim has the right to a private health service intended to treat injuries caused by the accident, the cost of which will be completely covered by the insurance company of the person who caused the accident.

With this in mind, we offer our clients a professional health team capable of covering all the services necessary to ensure the full recovery of the victim as well as providing accurate reports which are fundamental when claiming compensation.

Even though ASICAR is a fairly new company our teams at our head offices have extensive experience in their fields.

THE SERVICES THAT YOU CAN FIND IN ASICAR ARE: • Legal assistance • Legal advice • Medical assistance • Physiotherapy • Psychological As we aim to offer our services to the greatest client base possible, our offices are spread across the Vega Baja, where we have 3 clinics and a lawyer’s office, all served by highly qualified and experienced staff who are ready to assist you at any moment.

OUR OFFICES CAN BE FOUND AT Los Montesinos, Avd del Mar nº 37: C/Carlos Diez Nº 10 3º 1, Torrevieja, C/ Bazan nº 6 2º A Dehesa de Campoamor, Avd de adelfas s/n Phone number, 650 111 131 www.asicaraccidentes.com info@asicaraccidentes.com

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Discover the Costa Blanca

By Derek Workman. Derek Workman continues his series of excursions from his book ‘Inland Trips From the Costa Blanca’ which features 22 detailed trips that lead you to spots you’d never find by yourself.

The Romance of Iced Toes “Every street was lined with plant pots bursting with greenery and vivid colour, and a bright purple spread of bougainvillea framed the arched doorway of the petit village church, the Iglesia San Ambroso” IF ANY village in Castellón deserves the title of Romantic Spain, Aín really hits the button, with its white painted houses, rare en mas outside Andalucia, cobbled narrow streets filled with floribunda, and icy water flowing from the village font. It was a complete surprise to find it, and I almost drove past without a second glance.

Everywhere is spotless; here’s a tiny village whose inhabitants are proud of where they live. Not a scrap of paper fluttered about in

Ain Church

the breeze, not a dog turd lay in wait for the unwary, or an empty coke can floated in the fountain. Every street was lined with plant pots bursting with greenery and vivid colour, and a bright purple spread of bougainvillea framed the arched doorway of the petit village church, the Iglesia San Ambroso. It was delightful wandering through the alternating shade and sun of the narrow streets.

It was one of those lethargic summer afternoons, where the heat of the past few days had faded and the sky was a hazy washed-out blue. A light breeze kept its cool, and even in the shade the temperature was warm enough to raise a light sweat if you walked too quickly – so I didn’t. All I wanted to do was lie on a warm rock and dangle my feet in the water, so I made my way down the ziggurat streets to the river running in the fold of the ravine over which half the village hangs.

I dropped down through the near vertical streets but when I reached the river I found there were no rocks big enough for lounging on, so I ended up stretched out on a short cement path, occasionally hauling myself upright to plunge my feet into the bubbling flow. As they slowly turned to ice in the

Ain cottage corner

gin clear water, I watched tiny sticklebacks weaving around my toes, as water dragons skittered across the surface. The clarity of the water made it clear that my toenails needed clipping. Concrete slab or no, rarely has my bed been so luscious for a siesta, as I drifted off to the rippling and splashing of the miniature waterfall a metre from my head.

Having dozed and reflected that had I brought my paella, a bag of rice and a rabbit or two, I could have made lunch at the paelleros at my side, but as I hadn’t I climbed the narrow track up the other side of the shallow ravine.

I heard the hectic gurgling of water as it whooshed through the acequias, the network of irrigation channels, many of which in these mountains have been in use since the Moors established the first terraced agricultural system over a thousand years ago. In fact, Aín is Arabic for water, and given the amount of water flowing from the font, through the acequias and in the river, it was aptly named.

As I topped the short rise and started along a rough track, with the village spread along the hillside opposite, I saw the hermita and the calvario, (the stations of the cross), with its row of cypress trees, that instant identifier in Spain of either an hermita or a cementario.

As far as I can remember, this is the only calvario I’ve come across that is on the flat and not scaling a steep hillside. For that reason alone I decided to have a look at it when I passed by later on.

I followed the curving path back down the hill, and passed the sparkling water of the village swimming pool, with jumping and splashing kids and adults picnicking or dozing in the shade. I added another ‘must carry in the car’ item to my list, alongside my walking boots – always take swimming trunks and a towel, because I would have loved to

have thrown myself into the shimmering pool – but at least my feet were still smiling from the paddle earlier.

When I arrived at the calvario, not only did I find that it was flat, but that it was also in a straight line, another first, and it was one of the most delightful I’ve ever seen. Between each of the tall cypress stood tinajas, the large ‘Ali Baba’ pots once used for storing oil and wine, plant pots and small troughs full of plants that had obviously been the centre of someone’s loving care and attention. Too often plants in public places are just thrown in the ground and left to fend for themselves, but here the gardener cared, and the care showed in the abundant greenery. From two large cracked and much cement-repaired tinajas grew two ivy plants, whose years had led them to finally meeting and forming a frame for the central of the three arches to the portico at the entrance to the hermita.

In the shade of the portico stood alone and battered old bentwood chair, its woven cane seat long ago replaced by some rough wooden slats.

I sat for a while looking out over the garden and the village, just listening to the breeze flutter through the cypress. It was sublime, and as much a temple as the consecrated hermita behind me.

Having visited literally hundreds of villages and towns in the Valencian Community over the last few years, I can safely say that Aín is one of the most delightful. It has no museum, no art gallery and no fancy must-eat-at restaurants, but it is the peak of romantic Spain during the summer; a place to walk, make a paella with the family beside the river, splash in the open-air swimming pool or simply lie down beside it and drift in and out of a siesta.

Ain from the hillside

To discover more about Spain, visit www.derekworkman-journalist.com and http://derekworkman.wordpress.com. http://valpaparazzi.wordpress.com Random notes about life in Spain.

Derek Workman’s books, Inland Trips from the Costa Blanca and Small Hotels and Inns of Eastern Spain are available from most good books shops or direct from the publisher, Santana Books, www.santanabooks.com or Tel. 952 485 838.

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Name your price at the Yorkshire Linen Co! YES, THAT’S right. The Yorkshire Linen Store in Torrevieja is celebrating it’s 5th birthday this weekend by inviting customers to come down to the store and ‘make them an offer’ on any of their items!

Yes it seems too good to be true but there is no catch; just pop down to the Torrevieja store, ignore the price tags and make any of the staff a sensible offer for the goods you love. You only need to take two things with you – your wallet and your best haggling skills!

One of Yorkshire Linen’s main ethics has always been to give their loyal clients value for money with an unrivalled choice in bedding, linens, curtains, and soft furnishings. From their humble market roots through to the multi-national company of today, this mantra has remained. So when the credit crisis hit the Costas, Yorkshire

Make the team an offer

There is an unrivalled choice of bedding

Linen didn’t shy away, they responded positively and reduced their prices, adapting to what the market needed. This now makes shopping at Yorkshire Linen cheaper than shopping there 5 years ago!

The Torrevieja store, the largest of its kind on the Costa Blanca, wanted to mark its 5th Anniversary with a huge bonanza to thank all its loyal customers by “giving something back”. On Friday 9th and Saturday 10th July, the store (just behind Habaneras shopping centre) will be transformed into a ‘market place’ and normal RRP prices will be

ignored. Customers are invited to go to the store and make any sensible offer on any of the bedding, curtains and soft furnishings throughout the two days.

The sales team with their interior design experience will also be available to advise clients on home furnishing needs throughout the weekend, whether it be a bathroom or bedroom to a complete home re-vamp. They have the experience and talent to make your house a heaven. All stock items from their range of curtains and poles, quilt covers, bedspreads, pillows,

quilts, cushions, towels and decorative accessories will be open to the ‘make us an offer’ policy. So you have no excuse not to transform your home this weekend.

Head to the Torrevieja Yorkshire Linen store this weekend to bag a bargain and have some haggling fun along the way. The store will be open on Friday 9th July from 10.00 till 18.30 and on Saturday the 10th from 10.00 till 18.30. Get directions to the store from their advert on page 15, call 966 703 832 or email ylchabaneras@hotmail.com for more information.

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08:30 Soccer City 09:00 Cycling 10:10 Planet Armstrong 10:15 Rowing 11:30 Soccer City 12:00 Cycling 12:55 Planet Armstrong 13:00 Live Cycling 17:30 Creative Breaking 18:00 Eurosport Flash 18:05 Soccer City Flash 18:15 Domino World Tournament 19:00 Eurosport Flash 19:05 Soccer City Flash 19:15 Cycling 20:00 Eurosport Flash 20:05 Live Soccer City Flash 20:15 Fight Club 22:30 Eurosport Flash 22:35 Soccer City 23:10 Eurosport Flash 23:15 Cycling 24:10 Planet Armstrong

08:00 The Jerry Springer Show 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 Maury 10:50 Celebs 24/7 11:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 12:00 Will and Grace 13:00 Britain’s Next Top Model 14:00 Four Weddings 16:30 Bulging Brides 17:00 Extreme 18:00 Nothing to Declare 22:00 Celebrity Four Weddings 23:00 Cougar Town 23:30 Cougar Town 24:00 Criminal Minds

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08:00 Malcolm in the Middle 08:30 Malcolm in the Middle 09:00 Steve Jones in The Jones’ Boys Amazon Adventure 10:00 Road Wars 11:00 WWE: Superstars 12:00 WWE: Experience 13:00 Malcolm in the Middle 13:30 Malcolm in the Middle 14:00 Modern Family 14:30 Modern Family 15:00 A League of Their Own 15:30 A League of Their Own 16:00 A League of Their Own 16:30 A League of Their Own 17:00 UK Border Force 18:00 Futurama 18:30 Futurama 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 Pineapple Dance Studios 21:00 Fat Families 22:00 House 23:00 House 24:00 Fringe

08:30 Soccer City 09:00 Cycling 10:10 Planet Armstrong 10:15 Live Rowing World Cup 11:45 Live Superbike Corner 12:00 Live World Superbikes 12:45 Live Cycling 17:30 World Superbikes 18:15 World Superbikes 19:00 Motorsports Weekend 19:15 Rowing World Cup 20:00 Eurosport Flash 20:05 Soccer City Flash 20:15 Rowing World Cup 21:00 Boxing 22:30 Eurosport Flash 22:35 Soccer City 23:10 Eurosport Flash 23:15 Cycling 24:05 Planet Armstrong 24:15 World Superbikes Slumdog Millionaire Cup Final World Channel 4, 10.00pm BBC 1 & ITV 1,

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08:00 The Jerry Springer Show 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 Maury 10:50 Celebs 24/7 11:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 12:00 Will and Grace 13:00 Four Weddings 15:30 Bulging Brides 16:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 Nothing to 18:00 Passport Patrol 18:30 Passport Patrol 19:00 16 and Pregnant 20:00 Four Weddings US 21:00 Ghost Whisperer 22:00 Criminal Minds 23:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 24:00 CSI: Miami

tv Monday

09 - 15 july 2010

08:00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 09:00 Best of Oops TV 10:00 Cold Case 11:00 UK Border Force 12:00 X-Weighted: Families 13:00 Law & Order 14:00 The Real A & E 15:00 A Town Called Eureka 16:00 Stargate SG-1 17:00 Stargate SG-1 18:00 Malcolm in the Middle 18:30 Malcolm in the Middle 19:00 Best of Oops TV 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 The Simpsons 20:30 The Simpsons 21:00 The Biggest Loser USA 23:00 Law & Order 24:00 Bones

23:35 The Thing

07:50 Big Brother’s Little Brother 08:45 Big Brother 09:45 Vernon Kay’s 5 O’Clock Show 10:45 Deal or No Deal 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00 Friends 12:30 Friends 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 The TV Book Club 13:30 Will and Grace 14:00 Come Dine with Me 14:25 Come Dine with Me 14:55 Come Dine with Me 15:25 Come Dine with Me 15:55 Come Dine with Me 16:25 Countdown 17:10 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Dispatches 22:00 Concorde’s Last Flight 23:30 Big Brother 24:40 Being N-Dubz

08:00 Childrens TV 10:05 Milkshake! Music Box 10:10 Castle Farm 10:15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 10:30 Igam Ogam 10:45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip 11:45 Trisha Goddard 12:45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:40 Five News 13:45 House 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Home and Away 15:50 Don’t Stop Believers 15:55 County Secrets 16:10 Hard Ground 18:00 Five News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 Don’t Stop Believers 19:30 Live From Studio Five 20:15 Cricket on Five 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 xXx 24:20 Road House 2

08:00 Childrens TV 10:30 Gimme a Break 11:00 Copycats 11:30 Deadly 60 12:00 Sam and Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster 12:10 The Flintstones 12:35 The Flintstones 13:00 The Daily Politics 13:30 Working Lunch 14:00 The World at War 14:50 Hands on Nature 15:00 Open Gardens 15:30 Ready Steady Cook 16:00 Diagnosis Murder 16:45 Flog It! 17:30 Ben Fogle’s Escape in Time 18:15 Escape to the Country 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Antiques Road Trip 20:00 Antiques Master 20:30 University Challenge 21:00 Top Gear 22:00 That Mitchell and Webb Look 22:30 Shooting Stars 23:00 Miranda 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 Money Watch

07:00 GMTV 09:30 GMTV with Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 12:25 ITV News 12:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 60 Minute Makeover 17:00 Midsomer Murders 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Granada Reports 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Piers Morgan on Monte Carlo 22:00 The Bill 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:35 TV’s Naughtiest Blunders 24:40 October Road

07:45 Big Brother’s Little Brother 08:10 Big Brother 09:20 Frasier 09:45 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 10:45 Deal or No Deal 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00 Friends 12:30 Friends 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Wife Swap USA 14:00 Come Dine with Me 14:25 Come Dine with Me 14:55 Come Dine with Me 15:25 Come Dine with Me 15:55 Come Dine with Me 16:25 Countdown 17:10 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 The Ugly Face of Beauty 22:00 The Fairy Jobmother 23:00 Big Brother 24:15 The Rise and Fall of Tiger Woods

08:00 Childrens TV 10:15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 10:30 Igam Ogam 10:45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip 11:45 Trisha Goddard 12:45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:40 Five News 13:45 House 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Home and Away 15:50 Don’t Stop Believers 15:55 County Secrets 16:05 A Decent Proposal 18:00 Five News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 Don’t Stop Believers 19:30 Live From Studio Five 20:30 Michaela’s Zoo Babies 21:00 Build a New Life: Was It Worth It? 22:00 CSI: Miami 23:00 CSI: NY 24:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 24:55 NCIS

08:00 Brainiac: Science

24:00 Petnapped

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08:00 Childrens TV 10:30 Gimme a Break 11:00 Copycats 11:30 Deadly 60 12:00 Sam and Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster 12:05 The Flintstones 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 Animal Park 14:30 Working Lunch 15:00 Open Gardens 15:30 Ready Steady Cook 16:00 Diagnosis Murder 16:45 Flog It! 17:30 Ben Fogle’s Escape in Time 18:15 Escape to the Country 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Antiques Road Trip 20:00 Golf 21:00 How to Beat Tough Times: Money Watch 22:00 Dragons’ Den 23:00 Rev 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 That Mitchell and Webb Look 24:50 James May’s Toy Stories

07:00 GMTV

08:10 Big Brother 09:20 Frasier 09:45 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 10:45 Deal or No Deal 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00 Friends 12:30 Friends 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Wife Swap USA 14:00 Come Dine with Me 14:25 Come Dine with Me 14:55 Come Dine with Me 15:25 Come Dine with Me 15:55 Come Dine with Me 16:25 Countdown 17:10 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 How to Look Good Naked 22:00 Living with Brucie 23:00 Big Brother 24:10 The Big Bang Theory 24:35 My Name Is Earl

08:00 Childrens TV 10:15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 10:30 Igam Ogam 10:45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip 11:45 Trisha Goddard 12:45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:40 Five News 13:45 House 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Home and Away 15:50 Don’t Stop Believers 15:55 County Secrets 16:05 The Last Cowboy 18:00 Five News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 Don’t Stop Believers 19:30 Live From Studio Five 20:30 Escape from...

Auschwitz 21:00 Battle of Britain: The Lost Evidence 22:00 NCIS 23:00 CSI: NY 23:55 K-Ville 24:55 PartyPoker.com:

08:00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 09:00 Best of Oops TV 10:00 The Real A & E 11:00 UK Border Force 12:00 X-Weighted: Families 13:00 Law & Order 14:00 The Real A & E 15:00 A Town Called Eureka 16:00 Stargate SG-1 17:00 Stargate SG-1 18:00 Malcolm in the Middle 18:30 Malcolm in the Middle 19:00 Best of Oops TV 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 The Simpsons 20:30 The Simpsons 21:00 My Pet Shame 22:00 Erin Brockovich 24:35 The Real A & E

08:30 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football 10:00 Cycling 11:25 Planet Armstrong 11:30 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football 13:30 Live Cycling 17:30 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football 18:00 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football 18:45 Eurogoals Flash 18:55 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football 20:05 Wednesday Selection 20:10 Show Jumping 21:10 Riders Club 21:15 US PGA Golf 22:15 Golf Club 22:20 Yacht Club 22:30 Cycling 23:25 Planet Armstrong 23:30 Live FIFA U20 Women’s Football

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Murder, She Wrote 16:00 BBC News 16:05 ZingZillas 16:25 Zoo Factor 16:50 OOglies 17:05 Trapped 17:35 The Legend of Dick and Dom 18:00 Newsround 18:15 The Weakest Link 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Fake Britain 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 The Silence 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News 23:35 Who Do You Think You Are?

08:00 Childrens TV 10:00 Roar 10:30 Gimme a Break 11:00 Copycats 11:30 Deadly 60 12:00 Sam and Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster 12:10 The Flintstones 12:35 The Flintstones 13:00 The Daily Politics 13:30 Working Lunch 14:00 The World at War 14:50 Hands on Nature 15:00 Rowing 16:00 Diagnosis Murder 16:45 Flog It! 17:30 Ben Fogle’s Escape in Time 18:15 Escape to the Country 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Antiques Road Trip 20:00 Wild Wales 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Antiques Master 22:00 Mary, Queen of Shops 23:00 Rev 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 How to Build...

07:00 GMTV

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Murder, She Wrote 16:00 BBC News 16:05 ZingZillas 16:25 Zoo Factor 16:50 OOglies 17:05 Natural Born Hunters 17:35 Horrible Histories 18:00 Newsround 18:15 The Weakest Link 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 The Silence 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News 23:35 Between Life and Death 24:25 Lady in the Water

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Murder, She Wrote 16:00 BBC News 16:05 ZingZillas 16:25 Zoo Factor 16:50 OOglies 17:05 Prank Patrol 17:35 Little Howard’s Big Question 18:00 Newsround 18:15 The Weakest Link 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Penguin Island 21:00 Waterloo Road 22:00 The Silence 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News 23:35 The National Lottery Draws 23:45 The Bionic Vet 24:15 Dan in Real Life

09:30 GMTV with Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 12:25 ITV News 12:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 60 Minute Makeover 17:00 Midsomer Murders 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Granada Reports 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Countrywise 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Identity 23:00 ITV News at Ten

tv Tuesday

tv Wednesday

09:30 GMTV with Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 12:25 ITV News 12:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 60 Minute Makeover 17:00 Midsomer Murders 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Granada Reports 19:30 ITV News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:35 Frantic

08:30 Motorsports Weekend 08:45 World Superbikes 09:30 Soccer City 10:00 Rowing World Cup 11:15 Cycling 13:25 Planet Armstrong 13:30 Soccer City Live 14:00 Rowing World Cup 15:15 Cycling 16:55 Planet Armstrong 17:00 Rowing World Cup 18:30 Soccer City Live 19:00 Eurogoals Flash 19:10 Cycling 20:35 Eurogoals Flash 20:45 All Sports 20:50 All Sports 21:00 Pro Wrestling 21:30 Pro Wrestling 22:25 All Sports 22:30 Strongest Man 23:30 Soccer City Live 24:00 Cycling

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08:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 The Jerry Springer Show 10:00 America’s Next Top Model 11:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 12:00 Maury 12:55 Celebs 24/7 13:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 14:00 Four Weddings 15:00 Nothing to Declare 16:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 Charmed 19:00 America’s Next Top Model 20:00 Four Weddings 21:00 Kids Who Have It All 22:00 Britain’s Next Top Model 23:00 Four Weddings US 24:00 Criminal Minds

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Abuse 09:00 Best of Oops TV 10:00 The Real A & E 11:00 UK Border Force 12:00 X-Weighted: Families 13:00 Law & Order 14:00 The Real A & E 15:00 A Town Called Eureka 16:00 Stargate SG-1 17:00 Stargate SG-1 18:00 Malcolm in the Middle 18:30 Malcolm in the Middle 19:00 Oops TV 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 The Simpsons 20:30 The Simpsons 21:00 Ouch! Sextuplets 22:00 House 23:00 House

08:35 All Sports 08:45 Rowing World Cup 10:00 Cycling 11:25 Planet Armstrong 11:30 Cycling 17:30 FIFA U20 Women’s Football 19:00 Eurogoals Flash 19:10 Cycling 20:00 Boxing 21:00 Boxing 22:00 Cycling 22:55 Planet Armstrong 23:05 World Superbikes 24:00 Porsche Supercup 24:30 Cycling

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The Silence BBC 1, 22.00

08:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 The Jerry Springer Show 10:00 America’s Next Top Model 11:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 12:00 Maury 12:55 Celebs 24/7 13:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 14:00 Four Weddings 15:00 Nothing to Declare 16:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 Charmed 19:00 America’s Next Top Model 20:00 Celebrity Four Weddings 21:00 Britain’s Next Top Model 22:00 Dating in the Dark 23:00 16 and Pregnant 24:00 Criminal Minds

08:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 The Jerry Springer Show 10:00 America’s Next Top Model 11:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 12:00 Maury 12:55 Celebs 24/7 13:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 14:00 Celebrity Four Weddings 15:00 Nothing to Declare 16:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 Charmed 19:00 America’s Next Top Model 20:00 Four Weddings 21:00 Four Weddings US 22:00 Ghost Whisperer 23:00 Most Haunted 24:00 Criminal Minds

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Murder, She Wrote 16:00 BBC News 16:05 ZingZillas 16:25 Zoo Factor 16:50 OOglies 17:05 Safari 8 17:35 Deadly 60 18:00 Newsround 18:15 The Weakest Link 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Waterloo Road 22:00 The Silence 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Question Time 24:35 This Week

07:00 Harry and Toto 07:10 Bob the Builder: Project Build It 07:20 Postman Pat: SDS 07:35 Guess with Jess 07:50 Pingu 08:00 Everything’s Rosie 08:10 dirtgirlworld 08:25 LazyTown 08:50 Charlie and Lola 09:00 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 09:30 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 10:00 Golf 21:00 The Private Life of...

22:00 Victorian Pharmacy 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 Dragons’ Den

07:00 GMTV 09:30 GMTV with Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 12:25 ITV News 12:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News & Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 60 Minute Makeover 17:00 Midsomer Murders 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Granada Reports 19:30 ITV News & Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Homes From Hell 23:00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 23:35 Cops with Cameras 24:35 Party People

08:10 Big Brother 09:20 Frasier 09:45 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 10:45 Deal or No Deal 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00 Friends 12:30 Friends 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Wife Swap USA 14:00 Come Dine with Me 14:25 Come Dine with Me 14:55 Come Dine with Me 15:25 Come Dine with Me 15:55 Come Dine with Me 16:25 Countdown 17:10 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Fern Britton’s 5 O’Clock Show 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me 22:00 Undercover Boss 23:00 Big Brother 24:10 Skins

08:00 Childrens TV 09:40 Hana’s Helpline 09:50 The WotWots 10:00 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 10:10 Castle Farm 10:15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 10:30 Igam Ogam 10:45 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip 11:45 Trisha Goddard 12:45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:40 Five News 13:45 House 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Home and Away 15:50 Don’t Stop Believers 15:55 County Secrets 16:10 Mystery Woman 18:00 Five News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 Don’t Stop Believers 19:30 Live From Studio Five 20:30 Fifth Gear 21:00 The Man Who Moves Buildings 22:00 Romeo Must Die 24:20 Police Interceptors

08:00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 09:00 Best of Oops TV 10:00 The Real A & E 11:00 UK Border Force 12:00 X-Weighted: Families 13:00 Law & Order 14:00 The Real A & E 15:00 A Town Called Eureka 16:00 Stargate SG-1 17:00 Stargate SG-1 18:00 Malcolm in the Middle 18:30 Malcolm in the Middle 19:00 Oops TV 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 The Simpsons 20:30 The Simpsons 21:00 The Real A & E 21:30 Real Filth Fighters 22:00 Lie to Me

08:30 Show Jumping 09:30 Cycling 10:25 Planet Armstrong 10:30 FIFA U20 Women’s Football 11:45 FIFA U20 Women’s Football 13:00 Cycling 14:10 Planet Armstrong 14:15 Live Cycling 17:30 FIFA U20 Women’s Football 18:50 Eurogoals Flash 19:00 Cycling 20:00 Fight Club 22:00 Cycling 22:55 Planet Armstrong 23:00 IRC Rally 23:30 Pro Wrestling 24:30 Cycling

08:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 08:50 Celebs 24/7 09:00 The Jerry Springer Show 10:00 America’s Next Top Model 11:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 12:00 Maury 12:55 Celebs 24/7 13:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 14:00 Four Weddings 15:00 Nothing to Declare 16:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 Charmed 19:00 America’s Next Top Model 20:00 Four Weddings 21:00 Cougar Town 22:00 Criminal Minds 23:00 Private Practice 24:00 Criminal Minds

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23:00 A League of Their Own 23:30 Modern Family 24:00 NCIS: LA

Crossword Answers 559 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Inane; 8 Rookery; 9 Husband; 10 Elder; 12 Never again; 15 Auctioneer; 18 Towed; 19 Cutlass; 21 Oneness; 22 Sieve.

Down: 1 Light heart; 2 Pansy; 3 Beta; 4 Bridge; 5 Coverage; 6 Headway; 11 Ring-master; 13 Evildoer; 14 Scowled; 16 Nicest; 17 Males; 20 Tass.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Roach; 8 Element; 9 Adverse; 10 Earns; 12 Protection; 15 Songstress; 18 Sound; 19 Topical; 21 Mariner; 22 Adieu.

Down: 1 Broadcasts; 2 Halve; 3 Char; 4 Detect; 5 Defences; 6 Terrain; 11 Santa Claus; 13 Resident; 14 Inquire; 16 Retire; 17 Acrid; 20 Pear.

No laughing matter!

The TV Round Up by

Alex Trelinski

Broadcaster and freelance journalist

MY WARNINGS of a fortnight ago of the summer season of tv dross seem to be coming true in an even more accurate forecast than the bejeweled Mystic Meg could come up with for her load of pre-National Lottery draw twaddle back in the 90’s.

It’s always been said that laughter is the best medicine, so why is British TV failing so miserably to produce a half-hour sitcom that might just occasionally tickle the funny bone?

At least ITV gave up the ghost some years ago, after producing just one classic in its 55 year history, namely the brilliant ‘Rising Damp’ which gets a deserved regular re-run on ITV3.

After a few weeks of writing this column, I think we’ve become friends, so I owe it to you to give you a tip-off that you are about to be inflicted with a new run of ‘My Family’ on BBC 1 tonight. Unbelievably this will be its tenth series, which suggests that somebody at the BBC clearly thinks that if you keep showing something enough times, you will be forced to like it. It’s a kind of technique that might have been used by Stalin or Hitler or in a waterboarding interrogation by the CIA. The fact that ‘My Family’ is starting its latest irrelevant chronicle of 9 episodes in high summer, suggests that it is likely to plumb new depths of banality. This week’s edition of the ‘Radio Times’ describes the show as “the evergreen British sitcom”. Pull another one.

Talking of which, you are likely to get more of a buzz having Robert Lindsay’s dentist character of Ben removing your wisdom tooth, rather than wasting half an hour of your life sitting through a script that could have been penned after a 5 day beginner’s course at a residential writing school.

Even that school though might have come in useful for a new show on BBC 2 called ‘Rev’ which follows the trials and tribulations of a new vicar at an inner-city church. ‘All Gas and Gaiters’ or ‘Father Ted’ it certainly

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isn’t, as I sat through the first two episodes with my funny bone untickled, checking constantly that this was meant to be a comedy. Tom Hollander in the lead role of Adam has some quality about him, but a good star (as in Robert Lindsay’s case), cannot rescue a poor script. Sadly though, the apparatchiks at the BBC believe that you must like ‘Rev’ or suffer the consequences, like having to sit through a complete re-run of ‘Eldorado’.

‘Rev’ is first screened on a Monday night on BBC2 at 22.00 but gets the astonishing privilege of being repeated exactly 48 hours later on the same channel at the same time!

Besides saving money and treating you as a fool with this Soviet TV style scheduling, it’s an old trick to bump up the audience figures, thus guaranteeing a second series that it does not deserve.

By the way, I’m just in the middle of typing a memo to the BBC suggesting a new sitcom that can run for the next few summers, which will be a televisual diamond in the rough. It’s about a dour Scottish male tennis player who fails to deliver when it matters, and I’m trying to secure the services of Tim Henman as a creative consultant. It speaks volumes that I think it’ll be funnier than anything else on offer at the moment!

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After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks.

Whats happened to this ogre’s roar?

Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smoothtalking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin.

Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

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Body parts

Spanish lessons by

Jane Cronin

A weekly ‘cut out and keep’ feature helping you to learn basic Spanish for everyday needs

Lesson 115

THIS WEEK’S lesson is about parts of the body – but before you get too excited, it’s actually about verbs that are connected to parts of the body.

I will explain: for example the word for “arm” in Spanish is “brazo”. There is a verb in Spanish connected to this which describes what you do with your “brazos” from time to time – that is “abrazar” which means to “embrace”.

There are quite a few of these, so let’s see what else we can come up with. The word for “eye” is “ojo”. In English we sometimes say “to cast an eye over”, well in Spanish this is “ojear”. It is the sort of thing you do when you turn the pages of a magazine in the waiting room. Here is another one – the word for back, which is “espalda”. Well “to back” something in Spanish, in the sense of to support something, is “respaldar”.

Before I go any further I would like to point outside something interesting about English here.

We very often use exactly the same word for the verb as for the noun. For example we have the noun: “eye” and also the verb “to eye” something.

We say “the back” and also “to back”. We can say “to arm” as well, but this has a completely different meaning. Confusing eh?

The “forehead” in Spanish is “la frente”. From this we have the verb “enfrentar” which means “to face” (there we are again in English – “the face”, “to face”) or “to confront”. The preposition “enfrente” comes

from the same root. It means “opposite” that is “facing”. The word for “knee” in Spanish is “rodilla”, and “to kneel” is “arrodillarse”. Notice this time in English we say “to kneel” and not “to knee,” which also exists but means something completely different and not something one would expect to do in church.

Going back to the eye for a moment, the word for “eyelash” in Spanish is “pestaña”, whilst “pestañear” means “to blink”. There’s some logic there, but it is not to be confused with “párpado” which is “eyelid” and “parpadear” which is “to blink” in the sense of “to flicker”.

This is the verb you use when you phone the technical people to tell them your Internet connection has gone off. It’s when you have that interesting conversation with them about the little lights on your modem or router or whatever it is. You kneel on the floor with your head under the desk, breathing in dust and saying “Ahora está parpadeando” (Now it’s flickering.”) Don’t tell me you haven’t been there.

I imagine that many of you will have come across “sangre” meaning “blood”, especially as our doctors are very keen on sending us off for “un análisis de sangre”. Well, we have a verb from this as well which is “sangrar”. In English we don’t say “to blood” though, we say “to bleed”. Rather confusingly “desangrar” also means “to bleed”, but that’s when you lose all your blood, apparently.

I can’t resist finishing off with some more English peculiarities. We “toe” the line and “foot” the bill. We can “head” a ball and “elbow” someone in the ribs. In fact we can also “rib” somebody, “finger” things and “thumb” a lift. We might “nose” around someone’s

house, and didn’t we use to “neck” sometime in the past? So, now you have some more things to think about before next week!

Velvetones splash into Summer YES THE Velvetones are starting their summer break after their July Pool parties in place of Wednesday rehearsals.

They have had a busy six months but will resume rehearsals on 8th September 2010, at The Cabo Cervera Hotel, La Mata, Torrevieja from 10.00 to 13.00.

Any ladies interested in joining or just

listening, please come along, you will be most welcome. We would like to wish everyone who has supported us a very happy summer and to all the publications for running our photos and write ups, we are most grateful. Visit our website thevelvetones.org or ring Kristoff on 966 714 973

Painting exhibition TODAY, 9TH JULY, sees the inauguration of an exhibition showing the works of Juan de Dios Fresnada in San Miguel de Salinas.

The inauguration will take place inside the No 4 cave in the town at 21:00 and will be open Monday to Friday from 20:30 until 22:00 until 23rd July. For more information, e-mail La Rebolica Cultural San Miguel de Salinas at larebolicacultural@gmail.com.

Intercambio group meetings THE MAJORITY of English expats with time to spare are as the Spanish say, “mayores” and while they are interested in learning the language, wish to do so without the pressure of attending school twice a week and taking examinations. Thus few English native speakers tried to ‘intercambio’ with 10 to 15 Spanish.

An appeal was made through RTN for English speakers wanting to improve their Spanish to join the sessions: the response was excellent. So far there have been three group meetings, but individual members meet for small group or face to face conversations and others communicate through SKYPE. Meetings in July will take place in the picnic area on the path to the Albir lighthouse at 16.00 until about 20.00 (arrive late or leave early or both). The level of language does not

The group

matter. Those who are proficient can discuss “the benefits of transcendental meditation”: those who are less proficient can talk about what they

bought at the shops this morning…

Anyone interested in joining the group can email geoff_rose@yahoo.com for more information.

AECC donation

BAR VERANO in Ciudad Quesada raised over €200 for the AECC at a recent fundraising event and last week Summer from the bar handed over a cheque for €237 to Debbie Weedon to kick off the fundraising for Debbie’s breast cancer awareness walk in aid of the AECC. The money was raised during England’s World Cup games via a raffle which was thankfully was drawn at half time during the Germany match! The prizes were kindly donated by the bar and consisted of England and Spain football shirts and footballs plus many other items.

Debbie is also organising a nine hole golf tournament at La Marquesa in Quesada on July 14th: if you wish to enter please give Debbie a call on 630 771 296.

Remember, this year’s walk is on October 17th from the Recinto Ferial in Rojales and will be the same route as last year. To enter go to www.breastcancerwalkspain.com or give Debbie a call.

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From Jazz San Javier with love Vibes From The Costas by

Tony Poole

from www.vibesfromthecostas. blogspot.com

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Michael Jackson Tribute is AMAZING

By Louise Clarke SAN MIGUEL de Salinas was rocking to the songs of Michael Jackson last Sunday evening as TKO Radio’s very own Suzy G performed the hits of the late King of Pop. Just over a year after his sudden death, his music is as well known and loved as ever by both young and old and everyone who watched Suzy’s amazing and breathtaking performance at O’Neill’s in San Miguel had a fabulous night. During the interval, she performed the Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue hit, ‘Doing it for the Kids’ with local band Off ya Head’s lead singer, Micheal Moran, as a special treat for popular San Miguel student Alice Reynolds, who has left Spain this week to return to the UK.

FORTHCOMING SHOWS Tonight, 9th July, Suzy will be at the Tavern on the Torremendo road performing her amazing Suzy G ‘Cabaret’ show and then tomorrow, Saturday, 10th July, she will be doing it all over again at O’Neill’s in San Miguel de Salinas. And if Sunday’s Michael Jackson tribute is anything to go by, it will be a brilliant night.

In order to make sure that you get the best seat in the house, book a table by calling O’Neill’s Manager, Fiona on 620 761 643. Next week, Suzy will be doing her Kylie tribute at Bernie D’arcys on 14th July and on 15th July she is back doing her Cabaret show at St James’ Gate in Torrevieja.

On 16th July, join her at the Rusty Nail in Campoverde, where she will be back doing

Concert in Orihuela

NEXT THURSDAY sees the much anticipated concert of popular Spanish band ‘Muchachito Bombo Infierno’ at the Recinto Ferial Los Huertos in Orihuela.

The band has had a string of hits in Spain and is about to release its third album. The concert, organised by the Orihuela Town

the awesome Michael Jackson tribute and the following day, on 17th July, Suzy will be performing as herself at The Pals Club. She will then be back to the Los Arcos Restaurant on 18th July doing the Michael Jackson Tribute.

Hall, starts at 22:00 and pre booked tickets cost just €10 with tickets on the night costing €15.

Tickets may be purchased at various outlets in Orihuela city including; ICONE in the Plaza Nueva; MANGO in Calle San Pascual; and Bar SUCO in Calle Castellón.

You can find out more about the band by visiting: www.muchachitobomboinfierno.com.

N RECOGNITION of the faithful support the British on the Costas have given to the San Javier Jazz Festival over its 13 year history since the beginning in 1998, Festival Director Alberto Nieto is dedicating the final concert of the XIII edition to Brits in Spain. The evening features two British greats, Scottish jazz singer Carol Kidd and Yorkshireman Paul Carrack.

Carol Kidd is acknowledged in jazz circles as ‘Britain’s finest ballads singer’ (Jazz Review). She has secured the Best Vocalist title at the British Jazz Awards on four separate occasions and, in 1998, received the MBE for services to Jazz. Over a 25 year period, she has released seven studio albums and a ‘Best of...’ compilation for Linn Records. Recently she returned to the recording arena, following a seven year hiatus, with ‘Dreamsville’, which was Recommended Release on BBC Radio 2’s Russell Davies Show.

A long line of admirers included Frank Sinatra, who invited her to open for him at a concert at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. During his performance he commented; “Carol Kidd is the best kept secret of British jazz”. This endorsement from Ol’ Blue Eyes gave Carol the confidence to truly make singing her career.

Almost immediately she was invited to appear at the internationally acclaimed Ronnie Scott’s Club in London. Tony Bennett was singing in London at the time and he made a point of coming to hear her, stating; “You are World class - where have you been?” Later, she went on to record ‘A Place in My Heart’ with one of Sinatra’s favourite arrangers, the late Robert Farnon.

Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well. His distinctive voice appears on some of his affiliated bands’ best-known hits. He was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Paul Carrack and Carol Kidd are performing at the San Javier International Jazz Festival on Sunday 31st July, doors open at 21:30. Tickets are €15 each and may be purchased from the festival office on the ground floor of the San Javier Town Hall (Tel: 968 191 588 or 968 191 568, email festivales@sanjavier.es), opening hours are 10:30 to 13:30 and 18:00 to 20:30; Saturdays from 10:30 to 13:30. Also Discos Carrots in Cartagena (Tel: 968 522 080) and ServiCaixa www.servicaixa.com Festival programmes are available from our Torrevieja office in San Luis.

The XVI edition of the La Mar de Músicas is dedicated to the culture of Columbia, organized by the Culture Department of Cartagena Town Hall. It will be held between 9th and 24th July.

Music, Art, Cinema and Literature will form a

comprehensive programme and during the festival many international artists will perform: Salif Keita; Melody Gardot; the Kronos Quartet; Alim Qasimov Ensemble; Toumani Diabaté; Youssou N`Dour; Patti Smith; Diego El Cigala; the Gotan Project; Macaco; Aterciopelados; Marta Wainwright; Toto La Momposina... and the project Afro-Cubism, a musical encounter between Cuba and Mali’s finest.

This is what the Buena Vista Social Club was originally meant to be. Now a stellar collaboration, the original plan has finally become a reality and the world premier is at La Mar de Músicas on opening night with an incredible lineup including Eliades Ochoa, Toumani Diabaté, Basekou Kouyaté and Kasse Mady. An album plans to be released later this summer. More info at www.lamardemusicas.com FREE TICKETS FOR PAUL CARRACK AND CAROL KIDD THIS IS your last chance to win free tickets to the San Javier International Jazz Festival, courtesy of the RTN. Here’s a final opportunity to win two pairs of tickets for the festival finale to see Paul Carrack and Carol Kidd on Sunday 31st July at the Almansa Park Auditorium, an evening of music dedicated to the Brits. The previous competition is also still open, so there is still a chance to win tickets to Women of Chicago Blues together with the James Carter Quintet by checking last week’s edition of the RTN or my blog.

HERE’S THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: WHAT WAS PAUL CARRACK’S UK TOP 20 CHART HIT RELEASED WITH ACE IN 1974?

A: How Big B: How Long C: How Much Email your answer together with your name and telephone contact details. Paul Carrack/ Carol Kidd competition winners will be notified on Friday 23rd July. Entries by email only to vibes@roundtownnews.com Congratulations to the winners of the Dr. John/Canned Heat competition. A pair of tickets each to Michal Deefolts and Richard Wills for correctly answering that Dr. John was born in New Orleans. Thanks to everyone that entered.

Win tickets to see Carol Kidd

Full details www.vibesfromthecostas.blogspot.com plus you can find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tony.poole.

Email news and views to vibes@roundtownnews.com Keep the ViBES ALiVE!

09 - 15 july 2010 Win a meal for 2 at the Inn Plaice in torrevieja (Mon-Thu) or at La Pista Restaurante In Jalon (Mon-sat Lunchtimes Only) by answering the Cryptic Crossword correctly. Answers by email to: office@roundtownnews.com or Fax: 96 570 5328.

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Quick Crossword

Cryptic Crossword

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1. Jot (4)

2. Crawling (2,3,5)

8. Silence by surprise (6,4)

3. A continent (4)

9. Agreeable (8)

4. Lubricate (6)

10. Stake (4)

5. Drawing (6)

12. Rub out (6)

6. Contiguous (8)

14. Took notice (6)

7. Competent (4)

15. Small tower (6)

11. Moscow citadel (3,7)

17. A planet (6)

13. Rough (8)

18. A goddess (4)

16. Pulsates (6)

19. Wins back (8)

17. Gregarious (6)

21. Honestly open (5,5)

18. Middle Eastern country (4)

22. Dispatch (4)

20. Joins (4)

ACROSS 1 In a shop a lustrous jewel is seen (4) 8. Black-coated worker (10) 9. Died last month, relieved of pain (8) 10. Put a restriction on freedom in punishing at Eton (4) 12. Famous biologist in Northern Territory (6) 14. Get in the gin - a parent is upset (6) 15. Take midday meal around a vessel (6) 17. American President who deals with the joint (6) 18. Very small matter for a piper’s son (4) 19. Patch of water returns to the pit - way of escape needed (8) 21. He may get told to stick ‘em up!

(4-6) 22. History is made in Pennsylvania Street (4)

Sudoku

DOWN 2. Europeans as far away as can be! (5,5) 3. Fish not yet caught, one hears (4) 4. Peculiar child, but very much a favourite! (4,2) 5. Take umbrage at a restraining device (6) 6. See 16 Down 7. It was spoken in Ulster, seemingly (4) 11. Journeymen (10) 13. What a grind when this was operating under sail (8) 16 & 6 Down. Disembodied mirth? (6,8) 17. Cuffs a hundred ill-mannered boors (6) 18. All long Benedictine surplices, initially (4) 20. Having angelic associations, it needs some pluck! (4)

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music scene

96.7 (TKO GOLD) - 91.9 - 87.7 - 87.5 • STUDIO SMS: 667 287 588 • STUDIO@TKOFM.COM

CLASSIC HITS AND THE UK TOP 40 • TKOFM.COM • TKOGOLD.COM

J.J. Soulman

GIG DATES Saturday 10th July - Tyler’s Bar Rojales Wednesday 14th July - El Mundo De Espana

Keyword Pop Quiz

Music venues or acts that wish to be featured in this column should email music@tkofm.com with details and photo...

Beatz And Breakz - a dance show spectacular - destination ‘Everywhere’

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HOSE OF you who live or regularly visit the southern Costa Blanca will be familiar with the name J.J. Soulman, a prolific ‘gigger’ for the last eight years. You can imagine, then, that he has established himself as an experienced and talented artist. After all, if you haven’t got what it takes, venues will not keep inviting you back week in week out for such an impressive amount of time.

The story doesn’t start on the Costa Blanca though; J.J. started his musical journey back in the 1990’s when he sang and played guitar in a soul/funk group, playing across the UK, performing original songs as well as a handful of covers.

Although he had a management company looking after his musical interests they were unable to secure a record deal and so J.J. independently released his own CD which received airplay on commercial radio networks and was sold in major record stores nationwide. From there he appeared on national television and performed with Boney M before an audience of 10,000.

Having moved to Spain, J.J. started from scratch again, building his reputation and performing almost nonstop since.

You can expect a party atmosphere at his gigs and enjoy a mix of classic hits with the J.J. Soulman Soul and Motown Show, with an ever changing list of songs to ensure that whether you see J.J. once or a dozen times, you will always hear something new.

If you would like to book J.J. for any occasion just call him on 680 572 427.

• FACEBOOK: TKOFM2010

Friday 16th July - Quesada Country Club Saturday 17th July - The Courtyard, Los Balcones Saturday 24th July - Amigos, San Pedro Saturday 31st July - The Sportsman, Quesada.

CALLING ALL VENUE OWNERS… And now for something completely different!

This is a new show formulated to bring you an evening of energetic, vibrant and colourful dance, costumes and music.

The dance show presents different styles from around the world, including Salsa; Hip Hop; Ballet; Modern; Tap; Jazz; Ballroom; Jive; Swing and many more styles and if you like dancing or watching a spectacular display, this is the show for you.

The show, as it is presently choreographed, lasts for 2 ½ hours, although the time can be adapted to suit a venue or party’s preferences and, as it has attracted large audiences of all nationalities in the venues it has so far performed at, this could be just the

thing you venue owners are looking for to bring in the crowds. It has not been seen on our Costas yet so it is an ideal opportunity for you to present a fresh and unique show to your customers.

Many of the acts and dancers are from cruise ships and West End Shows and this is your guarantee of a high quality, professional and entertaining show.

For further information call 677 222 352.

Find the keyword and win win two tickets to Aqua Natura. Just listen to Davy Jones between 14.00 – 17.00 on TKO FM on Monday to enter.

Don´t forget: any Groups with ‘The’ as the first word will be the main name only... (i.e. The Rolling Stones will be Rolling Stones). First names will be used for answers (i.e. Billy Idol).

1. Who sang about a ‘Puppet On A String?’

2. Which duo had their Grammy award revoked after it was discovered they didn’t actually sing on their album, ‘Girl You Know It’s True’, in 1990?

3. Which song, written by David Bowie, took Mott The Hoople to number 3 in the UK charts in 1972?

4. Who had hits with ‘Smile’ and ‘LDN’?

5. Which bonkers female artist has a Poker Face?

6. Which song contains the lyrics, ‘21 years in captivity?’

7. Who left UB40 in 2008, after 28 years in the band?

8. What instrument is Acker Bilk widely known to have played?

9. Which Afro American jazz singer was known as ‘The First Lady of Song?’

10. Who had a hit with the song ‘Your Love Is King?’

Listen to Davy Jones on TKO FM, Monday between 14.00 and 17.00.

Davy will ask you to text in the keyword. The winner and this week’s answers will then be announced.

Tony Blackburn on TKO! DON’T FORGET to tune in to one of the UK.´s most popular and enduring DJ’s on your favourite fun in the sun station.

Listen in on Saturday evenings from 18.00 til 21.00 to hear his superb Soul & Motown Show.

Tony plays a mix of classic hits and current chart singles and, as it´s a playlist free zone, you will hear anything from from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder through to Alicia Keys, Lemar and many more besides.

Tony has been part of the TKO family for some months now and has proven to be a very popular addition to the schedule. Many of you will remember him from the very early days of Radio 1 and he

has been broadcasting for more than 45 years.

Now you can hear him on TKO FM and it is a perfect way to get your Saturday night started, listening in to Tony´s own collection of superb tunes.

So don´t forget to tune in to TKO FM on 87.7, 87.5, 91.9 and 89.9FM from 18.00 til 21.00 on Saturdays. If you miss the show you can listen to the re-run on TKO GOLD 96.7FM Fridays at 21.00.

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Some summer menaces by

Clodagh & Dick Handscombe Practical gardeners and authors

SUMMER IS now with us: gloriously hot days not yet being in the forties: colourful and perfumed gardens with the sound of fountains for evening alfresco cooking and eating.

But unfortunately the idyllic weather brings with it some uninvited bugs, some of which had not yet invaded Spain twenty years ago when gardening was less hazardous and there was no need for the chapters on ecological insect and fungi controls in each of our books. So this week we look at four pests found these days from the southern tip of Spain to the Pyrenees.

PALM BEETLES Palm beetles or weevils, technically Rhinchophorus ferrugineus, arrived in the mid 90’s in a shipment of diseased palms. Since then they have started to decimate palms along the coast and inland and continued along the French Riviera.

The palms mainly attacked to date are the date palm Phoenix dactyliferia, canary island palms Phoenix canariensis, Coconut palms, Cocos nucifera and New Guinea palms called Elais guineensis. As many readers already know, the first sign of a palm having a problem is that the crown of leaves start to wither the grubs from eggs laid a few months previously, having eaten on the inner sap and fibres of the trunk.

Although claims have been made that a

number of insecticides work and can save trees from being affected, costs up to €500 per year have been quoted in some reports.

However, we recently came across a baited trap that catches the any adult weevils that enter the garden. We discovered the product that only costs €12.84 for the vaporiser trap and €5.35 for three months supply of the two necessary baits. The patented system is called Trampa Picusan, there is a website and the distributor we found, Menan Agricola in Algemesi, south of Valencia, telephone 962 481 211 (Spanish) 670 085 784 (English), Fax 962 480 530, can deliver nationally by courier or post.

ANTS Most ant baits are dangerous chemicals with pets and children around but the natural ecological sulphur powder that you use to dust grape vines, tomatoes, peppers, courgettes and squashes, melons, beans etc against mildew also helps control ants if dusted around nests, especially the entry and exit holes and around plants where the surrounding soil is being disturbed by ants. A box of a kilo of sulphur costs only around €3 and is not the same as the more hazardous copper sulphate.

TOMATO PESTS For the past three years, tomatoes have become attacked in some areas by an insect that came in from Majorca. It drills into tomatoes and they rot inside. Always experimenting in the garden we found that a spray made from an infusion of crushed French marigold leaves and flowers, neem oil and crushed garlic worked well on our tomato plants.

Most ant baits are dangerous

MEALLY BUGS/WOOLY APHIDS These sticky white bugs found on stems and underneath leaves are mostly attracted by dense foliage allowing little light to enter, weak plants and over watering.

Plants especially prone to attacks include stephanotis, citrus trees, euonymus, succulents, apple trees and indoor type plants.

Treatments offered in our latest book Apartment Gardens Mediterranean Style are: Don’t co-plant thirsty and drought resistant plants.

Clean off with a paint brush or kitchen towel paper soaked in soapy water.

Spray weekly with soapy water or neem oil in water or a mix of the two. If you cannot yet find neem oil locally, try a neem shampoo from a good health shop or a dog spray from a pet shop or vet including neem.

CLODAGH AND DICK’S BOOKS Each of the four books include comprehensive chapters on ways of preventing and controlling plant pests and diseases naturally and ecologically, to have gardens free from manufactured chemicals with a hazard sign on the container and as safe as you can make them for the family, neighbours, pets and beneficial wild life especially during the summer and early autumn months when one is often out in the garden.The books are available from bookstores and by mail order from internet sites such as Bookworld, Amazon and Santana Books, the publishers, who also take orders on 952 485 838.

POSSIBLE STOCKISTS Incidentally if you have a bookshop, card shop or gift shop and would like to consider stocking these books contact Alan or Gertrud Roberts on 952 485 838.

CLODAGH AND DICK HANDSCOMBE have lived and gardened in Spain for some twenty five years, sharing their ideas and experience with others through their articles and books. Each of the books includes advice on sensible plants and ecological solutions to plant problems.

They will be found in bookshops or can be obtained by mail order from the Bookworld, Amazon or Santana Books internet sites. The latter are the publishers and presently have a special summer offer for a collection of three books. © Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain.com July 2010.

Hot and feeling the fiesta by

Julia Evans

BA (hons). Artist & owner of ArtHouse Gallery

THE SEARING heat of the Mediterranean is finally upon us. The days are becoming lazier by the hour, as any Spanish work ethic gradually dwindles to a sloth-like speed. Seriously, getting anything done in the summer seems so laborious as we all turn into sluggish cat-like souls wanting nothing more than to spend our days by the pool armed with an icy Mojito!

And why the hell not...? Let’s be honest, this is why most of us decided to move over here. Everything seems to virtually shut down in August as Spain surrenders itself to the hot weather.

The very last thing you want to be doing is to be traipsing around exhibitions; unless the building is heavily air conditioned that is! Having said that, the summer months can be an inspiration for artists for one reason - fiesta season.

For those who are new to the area I will explain that every village and town has its own fiesta.

They normally last between one and two weeks

At last years fiesta in Benidoleig

starting in July and trail off into the beginning of September. The main ethos behind the fiestas seems to be a lot of eating and drinking as the Spanish take to the streets laden with tables, heavy under the weight of copious amounts of food and wine – and I do love the way the Spanish can’t seem to do anything without a few bocidillos and some beers!

A lot of fiestas seem to centre round the bull runs.

These can be a little shocking if you are not used to them: don’t laugh but I remember seeing my first bull run; I was totally stunned that they were using real Busy Bees bulls! And big bulls at that! Add to this a good dose everywhere of explosions with endless fireworks used by those this is to try and befriend a Spanish Mum or Grandma sometimes as young as three or four! Seeing young rather than going to the town hall. And I am sure they children happily play with these highly dangerous will welcome any offer of help, especially if you are items while their parents sit back and watch this an artist and it is a great way to get involved in the completely normal tradition is something I still can’t community; but remember to take along food and get used to but it makes me love the Spanish attitude drink as there is sure to be a feast! even more and the kids seem fine, still retaining all If you are not an artist then the fiestas are a brilliant their arms, legs and fingers! and different way to entertain friends and family that On top of all these shenanigans you will also expect have come to visit. If you feel a little intimidated by to find parades, live music and shows. My favourite the village fiestas then the ones held in the bigger part, the painting of the streets, tends to happen towns do not have the same cliquishness; Denia is my mainly in the small villages involving some form of personal favourite. competition.

Nearly all the local papers and magazines hold In my opinion the fiestas are the best and easiest listings and details as to when the fiestas are on. Or way to experience true Spanish culture first hand. If alternatively every town hall has its own website with you are an artist living in or visiting the area then what times and events. And if you are not feeling too hot more inspiration could you possibly want? They are for an exhibition then don’t forget nearly every town an intense swirl of blazing colours, surreal costumes, or village has a casa de cultura (house of culture) that raging bulls and explosions. continue to hold exhibitions of local art throughout Admittedly the fiestas held in the small villages the fiesta season. can sometimes seem a little clique but normally the So now you have no excuse – if there is one thing Spanish love any involvement, especially with the the Spanish know how to do well, it is to party! Why street painting! not take a leaf out of their book and join in the fun.

In my experience the best way to get involved with

Julia Evans BA (hons), ArtHouse Gallery, Calle San Miguel no. 14, Gata de Gorgos, 03740 Alicante. Tel: 0034 965 756 286 or 0034 687 114 853. Email: arthousemail@gmail.com.

Web: www.arthouseonline.net. If you are an artist and have an exhibition coming up or simply just want me to view you work then email arthousemail@gmail.com

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Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and caviar TAPAS FOR 4 PERSONS 4 eggs Some cream Pepper and salt Chopped parsley 100 gr Smoked Salmon 10 gr Caviar 1 Courgette

PREPARATION

Carefully take the top off the eggs and empty the egg in a bowl. Put the shells aside because we are going to use them for the presentation. The four

eggs should be mixed together with the cream and the salt and pepper.

Now cut the salmon in slices and put aside. Cut the courgette into four slices of 2 cm. Take out the middle with a round molder so that the eggshells fit in.

Now heat some oil in a frying pan. The oil has to be hot. Turn off the flame and put in the eggs, stirring with a wooden spoon. Keep the eggs moist; don’t fry them dry. Now put the salmon and the parsley into the egg. Place the courgettes on a plate and fill the shells with the mixture of scrambled egg, salmon and parsley and put on the courgette. Finish by topping each egg with some caviar.

RTN AND RESTAURANT Casa ‘Mola Mola’ are proud to present a series of recipes. We will take a closer look at the Spanish tradition of eating, in particular the fabulous world of TAPAS. Eating tapas is typical to Spain and entertaining. It is a way to enjoy the company of friends or family whilst sampling several different flavours in small portions.

OVER THE NEXT 10 WEEKS, CHEF SASSEN WILL BE PREPARING THE FOLLOWING TAPAS: 1. Patatas Bravas ‘New Style’ 2. Goat’s Cheese with Lavander and Vanilla Syrup 3. Dices of Tuna with Tomato-Pistache Marmalade 4. Fish Cakes Thai Style 5. Chicken Sticks with Mango-Teryake Sauce 6. Smoked Salmon filled with fresh Goat’s Cheese and Herbs 7. Boquerones with Sundried Tomato and Quail Egg 8. Shrimps with Papaya and Moscatel sauce 9. Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Caviar 10. Bavarois of Horchata and Granizado of Moscatel

Restaurant Casa ‘Mola Mola’ in the old town of Calpe is a must for every food lover!

For reservations call 965 839 554 / 628 057 138 Casa ‘Mola Mola’, C/la justicia 6 C/campanarie 5, 03710 Calpe

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Open doors ALL THROUGH our lives we have encountered a set of open doors. Maybe we walked straight through, and just maybe we didn’t; but for sure doors have opened for us and entry has therefore been our prerogative and our choice.

We could look back at some of those doors we should have walked through, but we didn’t, and if we start to calculate the entries we made when we should have exited instead, we could pick our lives apart muttering, “if only…” and yes, there would be a lot of, “buts” too!

Our Spiritual pathway has brought us here and now, and many of us have a strong belief in fate, destiny and soul purpose. Maybe then we can think of the doors that are yet to be opened for us. Some of us will want or need to close doors that remain open behind us, and often our transient thoughts will recap the times in our life when the open door signalled us a new direction or new momentum as we got on with living our lives our way, to our purpose.

When we encountered the closed doors of our life, we were being shown that we were going the wrong way. Maybe we thought that it was right, but closed doors made us stop and think. Sometimes we were adamant that the door should open, but then it wasn’t to be, and the alternative actions that we took were in fact the right way after all.

I am not alone when I say that I look back at segments of my life and wonder to myself just why I did what I did. I do not have remorse because I always feel that in the past I did what I thought was right, even though in context of the here and now maybe it wasn’t right, or clever, or it was even bad.

Knowing that many think my job as a Medium is to pry, it is the thought of unleashing the demons of the past, and rattling skeletons in the dark recesses of the cupboards of their lives that can stop clients coming to my door.

That’s a shame. We all did what we could, and with hindsight we can often see the error of our ways! We can also see that we made some very good choices and that we planted seeds back in the past, that are still to flower through both our continued love and our need for growth amidst necessary careful and apt maintenance.

For those that have doors to close, please get up and do it! Keeping doors behind us open hoping change will come may mean that we are very sadly disappointed. The fear, anger and resentment that we build up reflects very sadly on us. If you have a door to open, and you need that extra bit of courage to do so, go on, walk through!

Doors come in all shapes and sizes, and the dimension of a small but welcoming door may just be your haven; walk by and you may just learn to regret as you look back in time.

No matter how big, or how small the door, the representation is access or exit, security or release!

Here on the Costa Blanca we have an Open Door Centre. In San Miguel de Salinas is a new centre bringing you a chance to explore all aspects of spirituality in a non-religious environment. It aims to allow people to share their experiences of life with others, and to achieve this there will be Healing and Mediumship on a regular basis with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

For any further information please contact either: Patricia on 965 717 394 or 672 109 432, or Sandra on: 966 181 229. They will be able to tell you of forthcoming events. I am already booked to do a 2012 workshop for them on July 17th from 10.00 to 17.00. I am looking forward to walking through their Open Door, and maybe, this door may open something spiritually wonderful; for you, or for me?

Love & Light... Kenny Corris

Postbag Email your letters to me at: kennycorris@roundtownnews.com You may think I am crazy, but things change around in my house. Some things disappear altogether, and sometimes things are just moved about. One of my chairs in my dining room set is constantly pulled out each morning, as if someone has been sitting there while I am asleep.

What causes this? Is it a bad energy? Anita L. I don’t think that you are crazy at all! And I don’t really think that there is something evil out there doing this, either. I feel that you have some kind of presence in your home, and by moving things about then you are then forced to give it full attention, rather like you would give a naughty schoolchild. So treat it as if it was a naughty child and tell it to go, if it is bugging you. Try speaking out loud and telling it to leave your things alone; you are the best person to do this within your own home. Ask whoever is there that you do not need this nonsense to attend to their needs, and ask them to explain why this is happening. Call me if you need any help! Be firm, not angry! Keep calm above all.

Kenny’s Diary SUNDAY 25TH July: The Maya Spiritual Café: Psychic and Spiritual Fair with readings, treatments, crystals… all are welcome: come and meet me from 14.00. Contact Els on: 966 868 213 The Open Door Centre: San Miguel de Salinas: July 17th Workshop: 2012 ‘The Truth’. 10.00 to 17.00. Contact Patricia on 672 109 432 or 965 717 394.

Summer Workshops in Finestrat: July 24th: Higher Realms.

July 29th: Sanctuary Half Day Meditation. August 1st: 2012 The Truth. Contact info on this page.

contact kenny Appointments: 96 587 8424 Mobile: 686 361 594 Web: www.kennycorris.net Forum: www.kennycorris.net/forum Email: kennycorris@hotmail.com Please contact me for inclusion in my healing list!

horoscopes by Kenny Corris Uranus spreads a lot of energy around as you are motivated to take things on at long last. Having seen and rejected some frightening possibilities, it is finally time you rose to the occasion and faced the consequences. Finding the hidden agenda and discovering just went wrong may be eclipsed by the good intentions from within you, together with the changes you are bound to have to make.

With your Planetary leader connecting with Virgo, you will find that this week brings some surprises, and subsequently there are decisions to be made regarding something that may make you feel that you are about to discover that you have bitten off more than you can chew. Think of yourself before you make promises that you will find very hard to keep, and realise that sometimes no is the answer you have to give.

Mercury, your trusty leader turns attention towards supporting Leo in actions with Uranus and Pluto. You need to play for time to put some distance between the events unravelled and the work that there is left still to do. Give up now if you feel that you have to take sides, since it is your natural talents of tact and privacy that will be the icing on the cake, which you really didn’t want to bake in the first place.

The end of the weekend sees dramatic action in the second house of Cancer; in which you are to be rewarded with both a Total Solar Eclipse, and the formation of the New Moon, which smiles favourably down on you. New beginnings are heralded, and a fresh start must be seen for just what it is, a moving on not a running away. Luck, happiness and fortune will back all that you do.

Mercury supports actions with Pluto and Uranus and Chiron. You have sent out a message which somebody has decided to misinterpret, and it is all about to rebound on you; if you’re not careful. Exercise caution in any formal dealings, withholding your signature or exchanging contracts, unless you are fully sure what you are getting into. Follow your natural instincts and be ruthless.

Make hay while the sun shines because now is a time to make some vital forward plans, especially for travel and rest and relaxation. Take control using your positive organisational skills and ingenuity. This means that you have something to look forward to, amidst the busy period of work that commences next month. Just don’t listen to others; things are much better when you take the reigns.

Keeping balance makes the connections that bring happiness into your complex life. There has never been a better time to enrich a friendship and to start a new relationship, and you are at last open and embracing of the love that must surely come your way, if you let it! Shake off the past and invest in the future by putting your own needs, wants and desires into some positive action.

Tempers flare all around you this week and you are poised and calm, though tempted sorely to join in the fray! Keeping a neutral stance helps others to fan the flames, but allows you to keep that balance you strive to achieve. Somebody has been economic with the truth, and you know that, but as with all bad liars they only really end up fooling themselves so let them get on with it!

Venus, Goddess of Love, makes direct contact with Jupiter at the start of the week. It is obvious that you haven’t seen that the door of opportunity now opens for you; but you are still more concerned with the nitty-gritty, which can be dug up some other day. Time is of the essence, and acting on impulse is allowed in the current scheme of things as Love enters and takes your breath away once more.

Saturn is ensconced in Virgo giving you the chance to take a back seat and to let things come to a satisfactory solution by themselves. Why get involved anyway, if you don’t really have to? Someone has asked you to keep a secret, and it becomes immediately evident that you are in the middle of things and having to bite your tongue over a matter which threatens to spiral well and truly out of control.

Under the guidance and the watchful eye of Neptune it is hard to say what you will make of current actions. As the truth seeker of the horoscope, your wants and needs include a penchant for making other people happy, often at your own detriment. Put your best foot forward because change for changes’ sake is pointless, but you have something you just have to pull out of that bag to spur you on this time.

Keep one eye on your own objectives because your positive energies need to link into a new venture that needs your tender love and care to make it into a success. There should be no holding back as you make some subtle changes, but you should know what you do, and others are currently waiting so that they can best follow your footsteps and to pick your brains at every step of the way.

If it’s your birthday this week...

Know that if left to others something won’t get done and you need some closure before you take on that which you know that you must, and the time to pull it around and to make a difference!

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Cold in Hand Book Review by

Danny Collins

copy@dannyjpcollins.com

AUTHOR JOHN HARVEY is a prolific writer with more than 20 novels to his credit, and half of those feature DI Charlie Resnick, an ageing roughmannered copper of the old school, who is intent on feeling collars and not overly worried about bending the law when it suits.

Resnick also has a passion for music and Harvey’s novels are smattered with off-the-cuff references to old-school jazz recordings. Not exactly heavy metal but doesn’t this character sound familiar? He also drinks malt whisky. Ouch! Getting nearer home yet?

Nonetheless, for all the Ian Rankin and John Rebus undertones, Resnick is a believable character and Harvey supplies him with good storylines.

In Cold in Hand he faces a tragedy surrounding his much younger live-in lover, DI Lynn Kellog, and goes off in true Rebus – oops – Resnick style. The result is a trip through a warren of crime on Resnick’s Nottingham patch, involving gun-running, drugs, prostitution, and murder, all cleared up in the end by our dutiful hero with the help of a statuesque black female CDI from the Met called Karen Shields and her scruffy bagman Mike Ramsden.

I hate to be picky about the work of established writers but I did notice a blip in reference to a particular firearm, which may go over most readers’ heads (there’s no pun intended there), but all in all I enjoyed the read and would recommend the book to anyone who enjoys a good detective novel.

Fourth of July celebrations

Plenty of action, crisp dialogue, and most of the villains get caught in the end. Enjoy.

Author: John Harvey Publisher: Arrow Books (paperback) Price: €8.75 ISBN: 978 0 0995 0564 8

All the featured books are available off the shelf or by mail order from Librería Europa, Calle Oscar Esplá 2, 03710 Calpe.

Tel: 96 583 58 24; e-mail: libreria.europa.calpe@gmail.com Take along or send this review for a discount of 5% on your purchases.

Procomobel and Moncayo Market was buzzing THE’MIND, Body and Soul Exhibition’ in the ground floor of Procomobel last Sunday, supported registered charity Paul Cunningham Nurses with FREE BEER; Spice Hut of Quesada food tasting; chilled pink champagne at just €1 a glass and the Duo Hot Ice entertained visitors throughout a lively morning, all filmed by Viva TV. The focus was on leisure, pleasure and healthy living. Jason of JPS fitness was present, along with gardening expert Val Duckworth of The Vega Baja garden society. New Minx nails were demonstrated by Jakki and massage was courtesy of Saphia from Saphia’s Beauty Room and Marijke from The La Marina Lotus Centre. Computer technology and advice was on hand from Warwick - Advanced Business Solutions SL. An impromptu Fashion Show utilised jewellery from Sandi at Bling and wigs and hair pieces from Jackie at Hair Enhancers, hosted by Michaela and her Rascals. Sue Campbell with Bodyshop products; medium Sammy Fitzsimmons; and Simone Segal writer of ‘The Gift’ was there, and Linda Sage from Quesada Wellbeing Centre; Jose from Acequión pharmacy in Torrevieja; Clare Gale with information on Natural Health; Katja with crystal readings; Anne with a selection of lovely perfumes and David and Maggie from Coachtrips SL, promoting ‘Adopt a PCN Teddy’ on every coach trip. A second, much larger exhibition is planned later this year.

Meantime, Amelia won a superb ladies bike –her first visit to the market - she was organising her own pitch selling ladies clothes when the winning ticket was announced and although Francisco (far right) bought the tickets, the bike

Paul, Amelia and Francisco

The buzzing market Picture courtesy of Viva TV

This Sunday, 11th July, this voucher entitles you to a FREE BEER OR SOFT DRINK IN PROCOMOBEL CAFÉ Name: ______________________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________________ If no Email – Mobile please ________________________________ Procomobel and Moncayo Market Guardamar on N332 Each different email address entitles you to a free drink

Captain Bailey, Beverly Stewart and Commodore Beck pose in front of the new flag stand

MEMBERS AND guests of the Navy League of the United States Levante Council gathered at the Restaurante Puerto Blanco in Calpe on Sunday to celebrate Independence Day with a traditional barbecue. Members were able to see for the first time the beautiful new flag stand, crafted by Derek Giddons, which displayed the colours of The United States, Spain and the Navy League.

Special guests of the day were Commodore Martin Beck, Commander Task Force 68 and, from Madrid, the US Naval Attaché, Captain Stuart Bailey.

After a moving address by Commodore Beck and the good news from Captain Bailey that there could be a visit from a Navy vessel in the near future, members and guests settled to a picnic style lunch which featured barbecued chicken, hamburgers and spare ribs.

Music for dancing was played by the popular duo, ‘Double Impact’ and at the end of the afternoon Brian Ratcliffe demonstrated his scale model ship on the restaurant’s scenic pool. The model is based on the USS Independence and features realistic sound effects plus active defence and attack systems!

The next meeting of the Levante Council will be in late September and welcomes residents of all Nationalities.

More information can be obtained from President Beverly Stewart on 629 478 007.

U3A Moraira-Teulada

belongs to Amelia! Paul who was the very first winner since the raffle has been in aid of Paul Cunningham Nurses – Paul buys €30 worth of tickets every week and when he won 5 weeks ago he asked for the bike to be auctioned to raise further funds for Paul Cunningham Nurses, in the middle is Amelia the proud winner and Francisco the man who bought the winning ticket.

Every week this raffle raises around €200 for Paul Cunningham Nurses. A huge thank you from PCN to everyone who helps in every way...

SPECIAL SUNDAY PROMOTION

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THERE WILL be no meeting in August. GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2010.

The venue for this meeting is Salon de Banquettes, Avenida Mediterraneo, Teulada. The doors will open to Members at 09.45 and the meeting will start

at 10.30. New members are welcome and they will be able to join the U3A Groups and find out about both Travel and Cultural events.

For further information please contact the U3A President, Ann Colclough on 965 747 343. www.u3amoraira-teulada.org

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Computing Real Player 11

Tony via email asks: Hi Aunty. I use Windows XP and I have just downloaded and installed the latest Real Player 11 but it seems to have changed all my music and film files from my usual Windows Media Player. The icons are different and I used to be able to double click on a song or film and it automatically opened Media Player and played the song.

Aunty says: Yes I have covered this problem in the past Tony but I know it will keep coming up so I’ll go over it again. Quite often a newly installed program will take over certain file types and cause all sorts of headaches,

with aunty virus

but there is an easy way of changing this back to your favourite application. Double click on ‘my computer’ and choose ‘tools’ ‘folder options’ and the ‘file types’ tab. You can now scroll down the list until you see the entry for MP3 or WAV or AVI (this will differ depending on your music or film file type) highlight the file type and click on the ‘change’ button. From the next list of programs you can scroll down until you see Media Player and click ‘apply’ (you may need to tick the small box that says ‘always use the selected program to open this kind of file’) This process will work with any files and I’ve found jpg and doc files are amongst the most frequently hijacked by a newly installed program.

Inserting symbols

Loading errors Terry via email asks: Hi Aunty, I hope you can help me. I am running a Toshiba Satellite laptop on Windows Vista Home. After installing the latest numerous Windows updates I now get a message on start up; “Error loading C:\Users\ Terry\\AppData\Roaming\rdycx.dll” Whilst it does not give any trouble that I have noticed,

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Alan via email says: Hi Aunty. Last week Elaine asked how to write accented characters using an English keyboard. Two methods I use might be of interest to her and other readers. In Word I use “Insert/Symbol” from the menu bar, whilst if writing an email or other non Word document I use “Character Map” from ‘start’ ‘all programs’ ‘accessories’ ‘system Tools’. To make life

easier when using the latter method I have created a shortcut to Character Map on my desktop. Both methods work okay without a number pad and enable a vast range of special characters as well as those with accents. Hope this may be of some help.

Aunty says: That is very helpful Alan and thank you ever so much for writing in.

I have to cancel the notice every time I start up. Can you help to rid me of this annoying thing (No, not the computer) Aunty says: I’m not sure to be honest Terry. I can’t find any reference to rdycx.dll so I’m wondering whether you have some spyware or virus on your machine.

Have you run a complete scan with an updated AVG9, Superantispyware and Malwarebytes?

ADSL connection Theresa via email asks: Hi Aunty, can you please help? I am at the moment using dialup for my internet access and I have tried to upgrade this to broadband with Telefonica but they say that my telephone line is not suitable and has not the

right configuration. I have checked this with RTN and other suppliers who confirm this. Can you tell me the most cost affective way to get a broadband connection?

Aunty says: It really depends on where you

are geographically Theresa.

Broadband/ADSL is limited by the distance you are from the telephone exchange as the quality of the signal weakens rapidly over copper wire. You may find you can have a wireless connection, but again that will depend on where you are and how accessible the nearest transmitter is. Give Telitec a call on 965 709 042 and ask them to give you a site survey.

That’s all for this week, email me on auntyvirus@roundtownnews.com and I will do my best to sort you out

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motoring

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The new Ford Mondeo FORD OF Europe will debut its stylish and technologically advanced new Mondeo at the 2010 Moscow International Automobile Salon on 25th August. The new Mondeo features a restyled exterior and uprated interior, new high-efficiency Ford EcoBoost petrol and TDCi diesel powertrains, plus a host of new driver comfort and convenience features and safety technologies.

SMART DESIGN, ENHANCED QUALITY Key exterior changes include distinctive new grilles featuring a bolder lower trapezoid and a slim, stylish opening above, plus an enhanced bonnet profile. New front bumpers include LED daytime

running lights, and re-designed rear lights also employ LED technology.

Additionally, a new rear deck lid treatment matches the revised rear light profile.

The interior is also upgraded and features a new flow-through centre console design, revised door treatment featuring flush and integrated door release handles, and a new central overhead console with ambient lighting.

New trim materials across the range have been selected to enhance the premium interior feel of the new Mondeo.

New Mondeo’s interior also benefits from a range of new features, including the introduction of LED courtesy lights and a new

Features includes new grilles and enhanced bonnet

satellite navigation system, while music lovers will be able to enjoy the new Premium Sound System option which incorporates a 265watt, eight-channel amplifier unit, all-new speaker system and large, 17-litre subwoofer.

The new Ford Mondeo will debut in Moscow next month

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HIGHER PERFORMANCE, MORE TECHNOLOGY The launch of the new Mondeo will see the first application of a higher performance 240PS version of the efficient 2.0-litre Ford EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engine. This will be complemented by the existing 203PS version of this engine launched in Mondeo, new S-MAX and new Galaxy earlier this year.

While the new 240PS engine provides extra performance, average CO2 emissions are targeted to be just 179g/km, the same as the 203PS unit, regardless of bodystyle.

Ford EcoBoost technology also provides fuel consumption and emissions reductions of up to 20 per cent compared to traditional petrol engines of a similar capacity.

Another first for the new Mondeo is the introduction of the comprehensively revised 2.2-litre Ford Duratorq TDCi engine, which boasts a 12 per cent power increase to 200PS,

making it the most powerful Duratorq diesel engine to date. The Mondeo TDCi line-up sees this new engine joined by a significantly improved 2.0-litre DuratorqTDCidiesel that has already been introduced to the Mondeo range earlier this year. This engine is available with 115, 140 or 163PS power ratings, with all of them delivering an average CO2 emission of just 139g/km with a six-speed manual transmission, regardless of bodystyles.

The new Mondeo range will include a comprehensive array of driver assistance features, many of which are appearing for the first time in a Ford model, including Lane Departure Warning, Driver Alert and Auto High Beam. New features already introduced in the latest S-MAX and Galaxy models are now extended to the Mondeo range, including the Blind Spot Information System, Speed Limiter, Rear Door Power Child Locks and Rear View Camera.

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Driving licences by

Brian Deller

Author of Motoring in Spain

IN THE past, my ‘permiso de conducion’ for my car has shown both my house address and my apartado de correo. Now I have a new car and only the house address is shown. Three gestorias have tried to put the apartado de correo on the document but all have failed. The question is: does this mean apartados de correo cannot be put on the document or is this a local restriction? Any post sent to my home address is always returned to sender undelivered. I hope you can help. WA Knox Trafico has always expected/insisted on your physical address so your physical whereabouts can be found in case of any problems and criminals have been known to use Aptdo. De Correos (post boxes) for fraud.

I also assume that you mean the address for receiving your mail from Trafico as the permisos do not have our addresses on them at all or at least mine, new last June after my last medical, still has not.. The police, etc. can access the Trafico computer system at the roadside, as can all authorities involved with Trafico matters so your name and NIF or NIE is sufficient to identify you, as is the notification of your change of address normally sent with your Padron certificate.

In this case, as you say, as the local Oficina de Correos is returning your ‘undelivered mail’, I suggest you meet the manager there and with a letter prepared by you, with a copy for him to sign as having read and acknowledged which you keep, insist (politely, as always in Spain) that the mail for your physical address be placed in your Postal box.

If he refuses, ask him/her to advise you in writing before you leave and then advise Trafico who will sort ‘their’ problem out. All my/our documents, including Traficos’, are delivered to our physical address. I am amazed that the gestorias have not thought of this logical solution or even phoned

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Trafico to sort it out. Tut-tut! This is a new one for me. Good luck.

I have a copy of your book Motoring in Spain and my wife and I are residents on the Costa Blanca. Having lived here for 7 years, holding a EU license, we were aware of the Driver medical situation but your book prompted us to go and do it. We went to the centre in Benissa and it was very easy to arrange; the staff were helpful. The girl completed the form and we made an appointment for the following day.

We attended with the necessary photograph required and within 30 minutes the medical was carried out and we left with our medical certificates. We now have peace of mind and wondered why people here are so reluctant to get the medical done and comply with the law.

Thank you. R. Baker I am glad that all went well and that you are NOT one of the possible few expats who hate obeying laws designed to make the roads safe for all of us.

I have recently written an article for RTN, (which can be found on their website www.roundtownnews. co.uk ) on this subject that updates the info in the book and that came into effect in December last year. Sadly, there are many expats who are going to be paying out this year and I have inside information that Trafico is to instigate another big blitz shortly to stop all those suspected of driving illegally, namely those expats who are resident here who have not transferred their vehicles onto Spanish plates. They avoid paying the road taxes both here and in the UK, etc. I receive quite a few emails from expats who are quite upset about this as they are legal and object to the ‘parasites’, as some have called them, who are not paying their share, either here or in the UK etc.

All the best, Brian Deller

There is much more detailed information on all motoring subjects in my book. Brian Juan (John) Deller, Malaga, author, ‘Motoring in Spain’ www.spainvia.com

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Sky Plus & Sky HD - The BEST gadgets of the ‘naughties’? by

Bill Pole

ConeXionS TV Solutions, professional sales, service, support & advice

WELCOME BACK to RTN’s monthly features about British TV on the Costa Blanca. This month we continue our look at the newer Sky Plus and Sky HD digiboxes, and the pros and cons of each!

Sky Plus is TV when YOU want it: Sky Digital, recordable and rewind-able with no need for a separate VCR or DVD recorder (in principle). It allows YOU to control your TV schedule.

Sky Plus works in exactly the same easy way as standard Sky digital, with extra buttons allowing users to pause live TV, rewind, fast forward past the ads, and record direct to the in-built hard disk.

HOW DOES IT WORK? Programmes are broadcast live on Sky Digital as usual, automatically recorded onto a small ‘temporary’ segment of the internal hard drive (you can store around an hour of live TV by default).

When you press PAUSE, you can resume viewing within the next hour.

This clever ‘time-shift’ enables stored content not to be instantly deleted – it continues recording, replacing each minute at the beginning of the recording with a minute at the end. You can simply press PLAY to continue from where you left off!

You can pause ‘live’ TV for 20 minutes, then resume watching from where you left off. You are now actually watching what was broadcast ‘live’, 20 minutes previously.

While watching a two hour movie, you pause Sky Plus for 20 minutes at

the start to make a cuppa, then receive a phone-call. The movie started 20 minutes ago. On your screen, you still have the opening credits. You press ‘PLAY’, and the credits continue rolling. Fifteen minutes later, there’s an ad break. It lasts about 4 minutes.

You press FAST FORWARD and skip it, resuming your movie within seconds rather than 4 minutes. By skipping over all the ad breaks, you’ve caught up to live TV again, and are just in time to change channel for the news!

There are two ways to install and use Sky Plus: You can have just one cable from the dish, or you can have two (which we recommend, where possible).

The Sky Plus box has TWO digital tuners built in, so you can connect two dish cables if you have them.

With a single cable feed to your Sky Plus box, you can do all the above – however, there can be problems getting the recording features to work properly on just one cable. Having two cables allows you to make full use of the system, and watch one Sky channel whilst recording another – you can even record two channels simultaneously!

However, each tuner requires its own connection to the dish.

Your friendly installer can upgrade you from a single-core to a good quality twin-core satellite cable as and when you choose to make use of this extra feature. Of course, a twin cable also needs a twin LNB. Luckily ALL of our dish installations over the previous years have had a twin LNB fitted as standard,

The red RECORD (R) button is for recording a show semi-permanently to the Sky Plus internal hard disk

so there is no additional cost of an LNB upgrade too.

The red RECORD (R) button is for recording a show semi-permanently to the Sky Plus internal hard disk.

Recordings can be accessed and erased through the easy-to-navigate Sky Planner we discussed back in our May edition of this article. The difference is that this type of recording will not be erased or replaced without your express permission.

If you miss the first 20 minutes of your fictional movie, you can always rewind back to the start, provided you haven’t changed channels since you picked up the TV remote. To keep the movie, press RECORD to add to previously stored recordings in your planner. From there you can always ‘series-link’ or even auto-record all the upcoming episodes of your favourite shows.

DOING AWAY WITH THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE DVD RECORDER IS GREAT – BUT WHAT IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A DVD? There is no facility for that on Sky Plus. Sure, you can hook up a separate DVD player, but then you’re adding boxes again. Also, what happens if and when the hard disk on the Sky Plus becomes full? Record Eastenders and Corrie every night, and it soon will be...

Answer: either delete the previously viewed episodes (Sky Plus also conveniently tells you which episodes you’ve watched - very handy!) or burn ‘keepers’ permanently to a separate DVD recorder for future viewing.

Many tech magazines have rated Sky Plus as the best consumer tech invention of the naughties. Sky Plus has changed the face of TV forever.

SKY HD – THE FLAGSHIP OF SKY’S EFFORTS. WHAT IS IT? Well, it’s Sky Plus as described above,

but with the capability (and back-panel connections) to reproduce stunning HD images and multi-channel sound. It’s what your HD-ready TV has been crying out for.

HD boxes cost more to buy and will connect to your TV via HDMI cable (the new digital TV cable) or SCART (for older TVs - but why have an HD box on a non-HD telly?) They function in exactly the same way as Sky Plus above, but if you pay Sky an additional £10 a month - over and above any other package subscription charge you may be paying already - they will turn on the HD channels associated with your chosen package. Be warned though, that if you pay for sports but not movies, you won’t be able to get Sky Movies HD, and vice-versa! The HD channels you receive depend entirely on your main package choice. To get the FULL line-up, you’re looking at around £56 a month, including the HD channels...

Not ALL HD channels are subscription-based – you can access BBC HD, for example, with no card at all, as long as you have the HD box and HDMI cable, and an HD-ready TV – and a big dish, of course! We also supply and install FreeSat systems which also have recording and HD facilities, depending on model.

To re-cap on World Cup go to BBC News on Sky channel 503, wait for the blue banner to clear, then press RED. From the menu which appears, key in 3001 SELECT to access the BBC Sports menu. Happy viewing!

Exclusive: ConeXionS is offering a cash trade-in when upgrading your old Sky box to Sky Plus or Sky HD. Contact us using the details below to request YOUR cash-back deal now!

Contact us for free advice and info, or with your questions. We exist to help you make the right choice for yourself and your family!

Bill Pole owns and runs the successful and newly re-launched Javea based satellite business, ‘ConeXionS Digital Satellite Solutions’. Originally established in 1988, it is one of the longest-running and best satellite TV firms on the Costa Blanca. Find out why their customers rate them #1 for installations, service, after-sales and pricing!

Telephone (+34) 660 638 975 or visit www.conexions-javea.com for the latest news, info and special offers. Legal & licensed.

The volcanic clock is ticking

By Jean Orellana THE CLOCK is ticking away for scientists and aircraft engineers in their quest to find ways of avoiding volcanic dust or detecting it early enough to evade it.

Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull has quietened for the moment. Its volcanic neighbour Katla, 12 miles to the east, is considered a bigger threat. Typically it erupts every eighty years; the last time was in 1918. On the last three occasions Eyjafjallajokull erupted, Katla blew soon afterwards; the last time it followed 6.5 months later. If it blows then climate change is inevitable and travel is likely to be severely disrupted unless the scientists succeed.

‘USA Today’ reports that when Katla vented in the 1700s, North America went into the refrigerator. Garry Hufford, a scientist with the Alaska Region of the National Weather Services, says: “The Mississippi River froze just north of New Orleans, and the East Coast, especially New England, had an extremely cold winter.”

Katla lies out of sight under the Myrdalsjokull glacier. If it were to blow then the effects of super-heated lava and ice would throw up curtains of ash reaching high altitudes. A report in the ‘Detroit Free Press’ claims; “A Katla eruption would be 10 times longer and shoot higher and larger plumes of ash than its smaller neighbour.”

On a more sobering note, the correlation of data on volcanoes is still in its infancy. Accurate predictions will be difficult until we can detect and understand better the magma channels that form with each eruption and their likely effect.

There is, however, general agreement that if there is a significant eruption from Katla, the effects caused by melting ice will be far more serious than that caused by the Eyjafjallajokull eruption. Such phenomena can last for over a year.

The jury is still out on the economic consequences of a large scale eruption but both Europe and North America are vulnerable during what is already a difficult period of change.

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CHIPPED & INOCULATED. Ring 634-108-686/ 683 for price to view or book REGISTERED SPANISH HORSE FOR SALE Stallion, 4 years old. Beautiful horse with a great temperament. Blacky/ grey, full registered Spanish papers. Well ridden. 1,63 metre, 16.1HH. Travels well in box, shoes well. Competed in in-hand shows. Call Olivia for more information 605-778-559 SMALL FRIENDLY BRITISH KENNELS individual runs, large excercise area. 25 mins Alicante airport. www.parkbark. co.uk 628-244-712 YORKSHIRE TERRIER 8 month blonde male, lovely temperament, seeking good home 250€. ONO. 616-965-833 PETZBACK HOME LTD Professional door to door pet transportation. UK/Spain/UK. Travel in our petmobile with y our pets for free (subject to availability). Or treat yourself in one of our air conditioned luxury limo service. A regular, reliable and safe service. Defra pet passport advice given. www.petzbackhome.co.uk Credit or Debit cards accepted.

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Low Overheads. Please E-mail leec697@gmail.com BAR BISTRO FOR SALE on popular lemon tree market.

Excellent potencial. 88 cover. Sale due to ill health. Tel: 966-180-168/ 655-479-753 CASHKING TORREVIEJA Pawnshop for sale. Highly profitable Pawnshop with licence to Pawn, Buy, Sell Gold, Watches, Consumer Electronics, ect. For first contact and more. Information admin@cashking.es or Tel. 965-703-774 DUE TO RETIRMENT: Very popular profitable magazine business for sale. Now in its 6th year. Alicante area. Worked part time, minimal overheads. includes all equipment Tel 690-222-273 DRIVING TO THE UK? English owned B&B in France close to the Spanish border. Peaceful location, ideal for your stopovers. Please ring for details: 0033-562-33-19-62 or visit website: www.millefleursbb.co.uk

ONLINE E-BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES: Promotional website marketing slideshows, banners, videos, audio files, graphics, logos, photo retouching, e-business consulting & training. Monthly fee covers hourly support and training services by email or telephone. Contact: Karla Darocas - info@Darocas.com or 648 156 066

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SPORTS POWERBOAT Very cheap boating. Sports powerboat 5m, comes with 90hp engine and all equipment, can be seen working. Excellent condition only 4,500€. Call 638-056-224 LEMON TREE INTERIORS Homevisit soft furnishing company.

Curtains, all types of blinds, loose covers. Excellent quality work at reasonable prices. Wide range of fabric and pole samples. Full fitting service. Call Claire to arrange a no-obligation visit in the comfort of your own home. Tel.968-698770/ 626-614-850 Website: lemontreeinteriors@hotmail.com

DRAGON REFORMS PROPERTY RENOVATIONS & MAINTENANCE. Tel 966-807098. Mob 639-917-798. Property Renovations/Shop/Bar Refits. New extentions, patios, underbuilds, tiling. Complete new Kitchens/ Bathrooms refits, all electrical, plumbing, carpentary work undertaken. References given, free quotes, work guaranteed.

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FOR SALE HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY SCHOOL Fully Equipped Main Salon (open to public), Classroom, Reception, Beauty Room etc. City and Guilds plus

SMALL DOGS CARED FOR IN OUR OWN HOME so if you need to go away on holiday but don’t want your dog to go into kennels then we will look after them.

References available on request.

Call Diane and Trish: 965843781 or 622514980 (Altea Area)

Javier, all amenities, 3KM beach & hospital. 7 mins Murcia airport by car. Carol 968-192-425/ 626-055622. Email: haydn47@hotmail.com Web: www. mobilehomesmarmenorspain.com FOR SALE MOBILE HOME At Camping Almafra. 3 years old, plot 273. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. To view call Mary - Plot 291. Tel: 0044-7860-744-675.

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NEED A WEBSITE? Websites start 395euros, free domain name, free hosting. www. websitedesignscostablanca.com Tlf:-966-182-275 ANY REFORMS, MAINTENANCE, GENERAL REPAIRS. No job to big or small. Pices cannot be beaten.

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LA MARINA FURNITURE All Furniture Bought & Sold At Unbeatable Prices. Now Also In Shop, New Linen, Lingerie, Jewellery & JML Products.

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BATTERIES FOR MOBILITY SCOOTERS all sizes, from 12V 10AH to 12V 100AH, very good prices from 25€. Fully guaranteed.

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GUARDAMAR 3 bedrooms country house, very close to the town.

130.000€ 695-923-194.

DOLORES Beautiful detached villa.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, lounge, utility room, swimming pool and garage. 231.750€ 695-923-194.

LA FLORIDA Det. house, 250m² plot, 2 bed, bath, conservatory, solarium, sunny locaiton, off-road parking, fire place, in need of some renovations. 119.000€. Tel: 616939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com LA ZENIA Det. villa, 400m² plot, 3 bed, 2 baths, dining room, fire place, furn., nice garden, large storage and garage, pool possible.

176.000 euro. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com LA ZENIA BEACH Semi-detached, 280m2 plot, 2 bed, 1 bath, terrace, priv. pool poss. , in need of renovations, quiet location, short walk to beach. 129.000euro. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com VILLAMARTIN Corner house, 2 bed (3 poss.), 2 baths, air con, furnished, beautiful garden, 3 terraces, comm. pool, quiet + sunny. 116000 euro. Tel: 616 939 326, 966 773 985, www.hf-immo.com MAR AZUL, TORREVIEJA Corner apartment, 3 bed, 2 baths, furn., lift, balcony, nice sea views, comm. pool, 100m from the beach.

115.000€ Tel: 616-939-326, 966773-985, www.hf-immo.com LA FLORIDA Terraced house, 2 bed, 1 bath, sep. Kitchen, storage, terrace, sunny location, 54.000 euro. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773985, www.hf-immo.com PLAYA FLAMENCA Groundfloor apartment, 2 bed, furn., terrace, patio, comm. pool, 79.000 Euro.

Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com LA FLORIDA Large corner house, 3 bed, 2 baths, furn., large balcony,

09 - 15 july 2010 solarium, sea views, garden, off-road parking, comm. pool, 117.800€. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com VILLARMARTIN Det. villa, 107m² living area, 2 bed, 2 baths, storage, nice terrace, balcony, off-road parking, air con, fire place, 154.000€. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com VILLAMARTIN Ground floor apartment, 1 bed, 1 bath, amer. kitchen, air con, morning sun, beautiful comm. pool, 49.999€. Tel:

616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com LOS BALCONES Det. Villa, 3 bed, 2 baths, 400m2 plot, car port, terraces, alarm, safe, fire place, air con, heating, sunny location, private pool, 297.000€. Tel: 616-939-326, 966-773-985, www.hf-immo.com MOBILE/PARK HOMES Ready to move into on permanent site. From 15,000eurosCarol. 968-192-425 Mob. 626-055-622. Web. www. mobilehomesmarmenorspain.com

FOR SALE OR TO RENT Classic Spanish Old Town House. 3 double bedrooms (one with en-suite bathroom), master bath, downstairs toilet, new kitchen, large living room diner with real fire. Terrace with bbq, summer kitchen and shower. Separate sun terrace with views to the mountains. Recently reformed and fully furnished.

135,000€ or 450€ per month.Tel: 609-177-032 .

QUAD HOUSE in aqua park residential in torrevieja bottom floor, living room, kitchen 2 bedrooms & bathroom top floor, 1 bedroom plus solarium, separate, secure parking, com pool, mins walk from superstores, shops and bars. reduced to 75.000 euros for quick sale for any information regarding the property contact me on email: james.ley2@hotmail.co.uk Phone: 0044-1248-712-562 WOODEN CHALET, EL REALENGO rural site, furnished, 2 bedrooms, large plot, must sell, reasonable offers considered.

664-760-428

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Buyer’s structural surveys, defects reports & solutions Mark Paddon BSc Hons Building Surveying. MCIOB. T 0034 962 807 247 M 0034 653 733 066

SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS 3 bedrooms country house with swimming pool 600€. 695-923-194.

LA MARINA 3 bedrooms detached house furnished or unfurnished.

600€ 695-923-194.

ELCHE Detached finca country house. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, s. 900€ 695-923-194.

DOLORES 2 bedrooms house, fully furnished, including bills.

500€ 695-923-194... 3 bedrooms detached villa with swimming pool 600€ 695-923-194... Large detached villa fully furnished 700€ 695-923-194.

CABO ROIG BEACHSIDE 1 minute from beach Cala Capitan.

Apartments or terraced house for rent. Long term or short term. Tel: 966-773-985.

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Spanish Old Town House. 450€ per month. Tel: 609-177-032. (See main advert description under For Sale - General) VALENCIA CITY Two double rooms available in stunning shared 140m2 apartment, with 14m2 sunny terrace. The bedrooms share a full bathroom. Apartment is spacious, modern, wooden floors, light and sunny, peaceful, but only 15 mins walk to city centre.

Supermarkets and market within 5 mins walk. View from terrace across city to mountains (6th floor atico). Apt has lift, trastero, internet, a/c and heating, new washing machine, new fridge, microwave, dishwasher and spacious lounge/ dining area. Peaceful street with plenty of bars and restaurants nearby. To share apt with one other female, English, 34. No smokers (or you smoke on the terrace!). Professionals with work only. Looking for relaxed people with sense of humour who are used to sharing. Beautiful apt. Bills included. OPTION 2: If only one room is rented the price is 450 incl bills. Deposit of one month’s rent.

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1 BEDROOM FIRST FLOOR FLAT IN TORREVIEJA telephone line, English TV, pool. Near Friday market and Iceland, walking distance to bars, shops and sea front. Long let min 4 months. 300€ pcm including bills. 966-708-573 or 660-859-862 ALGORFA TOWN CENTRE two bedroom ground floor flat, large terrace, swimming pool, furnished 250€ per month.

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BRITISH GRADUATE TEACHER offers secondary/ primary tuition.

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LARGE EMPTY VAN with experienced owner, driver returning to UK regularly. Dave: 965-329610/ 686-767-839 MAN & LWB SPRINTER VAN going to UK- Spain twice a month.

Tel: 610-846-260 or 0044-7519186-355 email van.man@hotmail. co.uk MICK WITH HIS VAN Removals Collections Deliveries. For a reliable effective service. Hourly rate or quote. Call Mick anytime 600-247-535

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GOLD WANTED English jeweller wishes to buy unwanted gold jewellery/coins. To book an appointment call Peter. Instant cash paid! Member of the National association of Goldsmiths. Call 664 890 990

FOR SALE IN ALTEA LA VELLA

Spacious furnished 3 bedroom apartment for sale in middle of beautiful village. 110m². New kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, 1 bathroom and 1 shower room. Bars, restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacy all within a couple of minutes walk.

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INTERPRETER cheap rates, I can help out with: Medical, Police, Schools, Admin. Call Olivia 605-778-559 TRANSLATOR Spanish and English speaking. Available for medical visits etc. Benidorm and surrounding areas. Tel Dawn: 626-337-258.

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The final whistle With Andy Kay

One fortuitous Italian

Perfect drive

By Jack Troughton A SUCCESSFUL charity golf and family fun day in aid of MABS Cancer Support Group raised €6,500 for the charity.

Javea Golf Club hosted the event sponsored by Bay Radio, Webster Asesores and Vicens Ash. Many generous winners returned their prizes, in-

cluding money, in the hope MABs can put them to good use again.

And many people at the event enjoyed a range of stalls, games and demonstrations at the club.

Clubhouse manager Jose had a fitting reward for his hard work in making the day a success; he won a massive 4.5 litre bottle of whisky.

LUCKY BOY: Fabio Capello FABIO CAPELLO can consider himself to be a very lucky man. After watching his England side implode at the World Cup, Capello has been told that his job is safe for the next two years. That being the case, I hope the Italian takes a long, hard look at how he should approach the task.

Clearly, the England camp in South Africa was far from happy. Players were apparently on fire in training but then failed to light the blue touch paper when it came to game time. And, as for the coach telling his charges who was playing just 2 hours before a match – well, just don’t get me started on that one. Geez, I give my 7 and 5-year-old boys more notice about bed time than that!

Interestingly, England had no problems in qualifying but then, Capello’s influence would have been significantly less, or at least not as intense, during those games.

For a midweek qualifier, the players would meet on Sunday, travel on Monday, train on Tuesday and play on Wednesday. You don’t have to be the World’s best organiser to sort that out. No, England’s problems (apart from not being good enough!!) seemed to stem from their elongated stay together and that comes down to the coach. One thing is for sure – Capello’s stock has taken a massive dive. A great club manager, for sure. But so far, on the international front, Capello is lagging behind Sven. He’ll need to get it right for the 2012 European Championships or the clamour will increase for the likes of Redknapp or Hodgson to come riding to the rescue.

FERGIE ON WAYNE The reason Wayne Rooney didn’t perform at the World Cup is because he was under too much pressure. Not my words, but those of his club manager Sir Alex Ferguson who maintains that the England striker was crushed by the weight of expectation. If that is the case, then our Wayne needs some serious psychological assistance. This World Cup has seen lesser players from un-fancied teams stand up and be counted and top names from the likes of Germany, Spain and Holland more than cope with the demands of the tournament. Mind you, most of them have been playing in positions they are used to, aligned with well thought out tactics. Rooney didn’t have that luxury and also had to put up with Emile Heskey, so perhaps his lack of form shouldn’t have come as too much of a surprise.

Fishing

Costa Blanca round-up

Maggots end by

David Hoare

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RODS AND REELS AGAIN THIS week was a two match week for some members of the club. The first match was the final of the knockout series. It was held as with the heats, on the Eden Canal stretch of the Rio Segura. The day was warm with little wind, and the river fished far better in the early number pegs, with the first 3 anglers coming from there. Again, I had a good day, although I didn’t win. I never lost any gear or caught a terrapin. Top rod (again for a second year) as follows: 1st Pete (The Peg) Hampshire, fishing the pole using corn with 11.240 kilos 2nd Lenny (Ex Cultural Attache) Bolton, fishing the pole using maggot and corn with 9.780 kilos 3rd Rob (Lenny´s Mate) Harrop, fishing the pole using maggot and corn with 4.180 kilos ACCUMULATIVE POINTS AFTER 3 MATCHES: 1st Paul Baxter with 7 points 2nd Ian Dalzell with 9 points 3rd Dave Hoare with 13 points After the Pedrera filled up, this is the remaining view of Pete the Peg´s holiday home and he had no flood insurance.

Bay Radio’s Andy Stammers and Tony Miles

Denia RFC celebrate the old and start with the new DENIA RFC held their end of season BBQ at the Oasis Hotel on the beach in Denia.

The event was for players, family and friends to celebrate the winning of the league and gaining promotion into Valencia League 1.

On the night, presentations were made to the following players by Nacho Rouyet, Italian International Rugby player, also brother of two of the Denia players Mariano and Rodrigo.

Player of the Year Ian Wakeman Most Improved Senior Player Edu Vega Young Player of the Year Guilliano Iannuzzi Most Improved Young player Leo (Tankito)

Perez Players Player of the Year Juan Silva Each player was presented with a Denia RFC cap with personalized gold embroidery showing the category and the date.

The Club coach thanked all the players for their effort and commitment shown over the last season but reminded them that work now starts in preparation for next year and the beach sevens tournaments.

Training nights are on Tuesday and Thursday starting at 19:30 on the beach opposite the Oasis Hotel. Already Denia has enrolled Nacho Rouyet and Matt Cook, ex Denia, La Via and Spanish International to take fitness and skills sessions.

Anyone who thinks they are good enough and would like to join or anyone who just likes sport and fitness, please come along and join in. Everybody is welcome.

ANGLERS TOGETHER Anglers Together continues to grow with firm friendships being formed since the group started 4 years ago. Many members fish together regularly and say they are happy to have taken up a sport to replace golf and the like which that have become so expensive. We have the occasional organised outing but the main aim is to introduce members to find fishing companions and to assist in finding the venues. It costs €10 to join for the first year and €5 per annum for each year after. If you are interested in joining or finding out more about Anglers Together, either come along to one of the meetings or contact Alan below: email: anglerstogether@gonuts4free.com or Tel: Alan Roscoe 968 570 876.

Meetings are generally held on the first Friday and Saturday of each month, depending on other public holidays and local fiestas. Anyone with an interest in fishing (sea or freshwater) is welcome to come along to a meeting to see what we’re about. NOTE: There is no meeting in August.

The next meetings will be held on Friday 10th September at 12.00 at Mary’s Bar in Campoverde (north of Pilar de la Horadada) and on Saturday 11th September at 12.00 at Los Galayos Bar, opposite beach front, at Puerto de Mazarron.

Anglers fishing a couple of weeks ago at Argos were all checked for their licences and insurance so don’t take chances and make sure you have all relevant documents to hand. Tight Lines Dave Hoare

BECKS - STAY CLEAR OF OZ As a player I always was, and still am, a fan of David Beckham. But as a cheerleader....I’m going off him. He couldn’t lift his former team mates in South Africa and his lucky charm rating suffered again last week as he sat courtside watching Andy Murray lose to Rafael Nadal. Now I hear tell that Beckham is considering going out to watch the Ashes test series in Australia. David...think of your country and don’t go near the place!

ANYONE FOR FOOTBALL? Aged between 20 to 40 ? Torrevieja area Call Doug on 628 789 335

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The 150th Open Championship THE MOST important and prestigious event of the golfing year starts next Thursday at Noel’s world The Home of Golf, St. Andrews. Whatever else thinks this is the championof golf anyone ship that all golfers want to win more than

By Noel Eastwell any other; whether they are honest enough Professional coach to admit that or not is another matter. The and RTN golf expert Open will be staged for the 150th time and 639 730 891 will be watched by one of the biggest TV audiences in The World over the four days of fierce competition.

The Old Course at St Andrews has had some modifications for this year’s Championship, most notably to the world famous 17th The Road Hole. The tee has been moved back on slightly to the right for The Championship so that the hardest hole in golf will play as it was originally designed to. The hole will play long and will require some imagination and almost any player in the field would take level par over the four days at this hole. In the past we have seen some of the best golfers totally humiliated in the greenside bunker, where some have run up serious double-digit scores. Other holes will see far less dramatic modifications but the bunkers that were almost redundant in recent years will now come back into play as the course is lengthened to combat how far the modern greats are hitting the ball.

THE CONTENDERS There are very many players who state The Old Course is their favourite course in The World. All will fancy their chances and be full of confidence when the event starts on Thursday morning. Rory McIllroy will be amongst the bookies’ favourites and has played well around the course several times as an amateur, the professional game is different though and I think he’ll have to wait a few years to pick up The Claret Jug. Padraig Harrington will contend and has the experience of winning The Open but he will only contend if the weather gets bad and makes others struggle. Tiger Woods took the course apart 10 years ago and loves the atmosphere but whether his head is in it or not only time will tell.

Ernie Els has come back to form and could be a good outside bet. Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Paul Casey could all win it for England if they bring their ‘A’ games with Poul-

Rory McIllroy

ter seemingly the most determined. KJ Choi could become the first in many years from Asia to compete and is due a good result in a major championship; I don’t think he’ll be far away at the end. Of the Americans Phil Mickelson is perhaps the most fancied but I think he hits the ball too high to contend if the wind gets up and this is probably the hardest of all the majors for him to win.

What about the oldies: could we see Watson, Faldo, Lyle or Norman compete again? Probably not in all honesty but Watson got very close last year so the experience of winning the most important event in sport could play a very big part at the end of the scheduled 72 holes.

Whatever happens, the whole of the golfing public await next Thursday morning and the four days of The Open in great anticipation. Keep everything crossed for a European winner.

WIN A ROUND OF GOLF FOR 2 INCLUDING BUGGY AT THE BEAUTIFUL EL PLANTIO RESORT IN ALICANTE To enter this competition, simply answer the question below correctly. Every

correct answer will be entered into a draw at the end of the month and the winner of this fantastic prize worth over €180 will be picked at random at the end of each month.

Send your entries by email to golf@roundtownnews.com. The decision of the editor of RTN will be final in making the winning selection.

Question for 10th July 2010: How many times has Sir Nick Faldo won The Open?

A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 All answers must be received no later than 17.00 on 31st July 2010 to be entered into July’s draw, to be made on 1st August.

The winner will be announced in RTN on 7th August 2010.

QUALITY GOLF LESSONS To enjoy golf lessons with a coach recommended as one of The World’s Top 100 call Noel on 639 730 891.

Any questions you have for Noel should be sent to golf@roundtownnews.com

RTN rider in 2nd place in latest round of Spanish Superbike Competition

Joe Lester (2nd place) ON SUNDAY 4th July, the sleepy village Banyeres in the north of the Alicante Province came alive with the annual superbike race organised by Motoclub 4x4 Banyeres. This ‘supertrack’ course is unusual because it is ridden a quarter of the

way around on tarmac, and the rest on dirt, whereas a normal ‘motorcross’ course is entirely on dirt. Bikes in Categories 85cc, MX1 and MX2 are allowed to compete, and there is a local fun race too, where local petrol heads have a chance to show

their skills. Each superbike race meeting consists of two races that count toward the Championship Competition and Joe Lester from Alfaz Del Pi, sponsored by Tindale and Stanton and RTN came in overall 2nd place; not bad considering that Joe had suffered a bad start in the first race, and in the second race had to battle to keep his position after getting a puncture at the half way stage.

And Joe is currently in joint 2nd place in the Valencian Federation 2010 Championship overall, just 3 points away from the 1st position.

There are still 3 race meetings to go.

Pictured here on the Winners’ Podium are Sergio Javaloges (1st place), Vicent Tormo (3rd place), and Joe Lester (2nd place) pictured with his sister Phoebe-mae, whom we would like to wish a very Happy 9th Birthday on Sunday 11th July.

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Men’s Amateur Charity Football Match: 17th July!

LAST YEAR more than 300 people supported this event with €1,100 raised for Paul Cunningham Nurses.

This year’s match is at Estadio Ikomar, on the CV 925 in Pilar de la Horadada behind the Cepsa petrol station heading towards Pinar de Campoverde. Admission is €5, under 16s welcome without charge. Players are selected through local English and Spanish Men’s 7 A-Side leagues; both teams in full international kit.

Junior’s idea is to stage charity football events to raise money for PCN, who carry out vital work in the local community. Last year Junior was nominated for the community spirit award in the Pride of Spain Awards. Pre match and half time entertainment will be supplied by local dance group Quesada Dance Extreme. Children from the Junior Strikers Football School will compete in a penalty shoot-out.

For more information, visit www.juniorstrikers.com

Well done David!

DAVID LÓPEZ, a regular swimmer at the Municipal pool in Pilar de la Horadada, attained a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay at the recent swimming champonships for people with learning difficulties in Cadiz.

David’s parents were overjoyed at his success.

They told RTN: “He worked so hard before the championships, so we are really proud of his achievement.”

David also participated in the 50 metres freestyle and the 50 metres butterfly.

The Councillor for Sports at Pilar de la Horadada Town Hall told RTN: “David has been swimming at the municipal pool since he was seven years old and we are also very proud of what he has achieved at the recent national swimming championships. Well done David and we wish you lots more success in the future.”

David with his coach