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SOUTH COSTA BLANCA EDITION

January 2015

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José Hurtado Paredes (LV): Economy and Finance; Education and Employment. Carmen Maria Morate Arco (LV): Relations with the EU, Department of Citizenship (International Residents, Immigration, Coexistence and Integration); Health, NGOs and Volunteering plus Zoological. Manuel Rodriguez Osuna (LV): Commerce, Catering and Consumer Affairs. Fanny Serrano Rodriguez (PSOE): Planning, Planning, Environment, Housing, and Aactivities openings. Tourism Africa Celdrán Ros (PSOE): Festivals, markets, building cleaning and Municipal Offices, Social Welfare, Accessibility, Equality, Dependency and Women.

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by Keith Nicol THERE WAS only one major political force in Torrevieja at this time, and Torrevieja’s first democratically elected mayor was the city’s former midwife, Rosa Mazón Valero form the PSPV-PSOE. Another landmark occurred on Saturday when José Manuel Dolón García took over the role of Mayor, leading a five party coalition, with the Ciudadanos (C’s) signing an agreement to back the most unlikely of coalitions, that politically swing from way out in left field, to centre right.

José Manuel Dolón García becomes only Torrevieja’s sixth mayor and the first from the Los Verdes (Green Party), although the wheeling and dealing to get the deal done meant the resignation of the former head of the PSOE in Torrevieja Ángel Sáez Martínez. José Manuel Dolón will only hold the post for a maximum of two years before handing over the role to the new head of PSOE, Serrano Rodriguez.

Over the years, the post of Torreveja’s Mayor was first held by the former and very popular Councillor for Foreigners, Pedro Valero’s mother, Rosa Mazón Valero, who held the post for six years before passing over the role, by her choice, to Joaquín García Sánchez.

Pedro Hernández Mateo replaced him in 1988 and held onto the gauntlet until 2011, when Eduardo Dolón Sánchez became mayor.

Not much is known about the new Government team except that with the exception of former Deputy Mayor Domingo Solar, few if any, have held the position of councillor before, except in opposition. With five, or six, if one includes Ciudadanos, different views and objectives as to how the city should be run, it’s no surprise that they still have not published their combined and agreed manifesto is, as to what their outlook is for the future

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Man dies in restaurant after being served detergent A 50 year old man died at the weekend near Vinaros in the Valencian region after being given dishwasher detergent instead of wine.

Vinaros Hospital

by Jeanette Rice ANDRES LORENTE visited a local cafe on Sunday afternoon and ordered a glass of white wine. When he started drinking it became very apparent that something was seriously wrong as the liquid began to burn his windpipe, throat and stomach.

The industrial cleaner had been poured into an empty wine bottle and placed in the fridge.

The liquid which is colourless and odourless was then mistaken, by the waiter, as being white wine and served to Mr Lorente.

The divorced father of two was rushed to Vinaros hospital by ambulance as his condition worsened and he later died.

The local Guardia Civil attended the scene and immediately arrested the bar owner on suspicion of manslaughter but he was later released on bail following questioning.

The bar was closed after the incident and all evidence was taken away for analysis. However a source close to the investigation said “everything seems to be pointing towards a tragic accident caused by negligence”.

It is not know yet why the detergent had been poured into the empty wine bottle.

National news...

British motocross rider dies during rally

MOTOCROSS LEGEND, Timothy Swinscoe, was killed in a crash during the Supermotard rally in Algemesí, Valencia on Sunday morning.

The British rider, aged 54, who had been involved in the sport for many years and lived in the region lost control of his bike and hit a tree at high speed.

Whilst emergency services attended to Mr Swinscoe, who was transferred to La Ribera hospital, his injuries were such that they were unable to save him.

The accident, which took place at approximately 10 am on Sunday, occurred during the pre-race demonstrations and it is believed Mr Swinscoe brushed another rider before loosing control.

Officials suspended the scheduled race and police then immediately began their investigation.

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Traffic light red for 28 years OFFICIALS IN Dresden, Germany, said a traffic light that has been red for the past 28 years will remain red for the foreseeable future due to regulations.

by Patricia Thompson OFFICIALS IN Dresden, Germany, said a traffic light that has been red for the past 28 years will remain red for the foreseeable future due to regulations. The light, where Ziegelstrasse meets three other streets, has been red since 1987 and allows motorists to turn right after stopping, but any motorists hoping to go straight on to Gerokstrasse will almost definitely run out of fuel before they get a green light.

The traffic light has never lit up yellow or green, despite annual maintenance costs for the intersection including replacement green

and yellow bulbs for the signal.

Dresden officials said “Because a green light means ‘transport is free to go’ all other lights in conflict to this one must show red.

That includes the light on Ziegelstrasse. Because on Ziegelstrasse one is only allowed to turn right, we can do without using the traffic signal’s green light.” The representative said the same job could not be fulfilled by a stop sign because “stop signs do not correspond to traffic light systems and do not fulfill the same set of regulations.”

National news...

Woman arrested in Gibraltar for drug smuggling

THE 29 year old woman aroused suspicions with her behaviour when crossing the border and HM Customs Officers decided to interview her further, requesting that she be medically examined.

The detainee refused and was then kept in custody until a senior customs officer could authorise her detention under the provisions of the Imports and Exports Act. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the 29 year old woman expelled a plastic wrapper which contained approximately two grams of cocaine and heroin along with a smaller amount of cannabis resin. The local woman has now been released on bail and will charged at a later date.

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Alicante airport reports record breaking figures ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport, originally named El Altet, has exceeded for the first time in its history a million passengers for the month of May. Although in the past week the airport has been affected by the air traffic control strikes, sources said that the figures show the regions airport is becoming one of the fastest growing passenger terminals in the country.

Alicante skyline just before the storm

Storms cause havoc on the Costa Blanca

by Jeanette Rice

UP AND down the coast of the Costa Blanca extreme weather reeked havoc with lightning strikes, fires and heavy rainfall.

The inland areas were not exempt from the forces of nature and even Madrid suffered flooding, with vehicles being pictured floating down the streets.

Lightning struck in Devesa del Saler, south of Valencia on Tuesday evening, causing a fire, which was luckily extinguished quickly, and reports quickly came in from around the region of similar events.

During the early hours of Tuesday morning La Nucia, Benidorm and surrounding areas experienced explosive sounding thunder, rapidly, followed by huge bolts of lightning as residents feared for possible fires caused by the

extreme storm.

In Gandia, residents reported hailstones the size of marbles followed by heavy rainfall with rivers forming on the streets and debris floating past their properties.

The whole of Spain experienced the severe storms as they travelled through the country, with many other European cities reporting similar flooding and disruption.

In Germany the heavy thunderstorms saw six young people injured when their tent was struck by lightning as they were trying to stop it blowing away.

Reports came in from around the Valencian community including a tornado seen in Buñol, Valencia on Monday afternoon.

Many social media sites experienced higher levels of activity as weather reports came flocking in from residents

Caught on camera...

Burglar jailed after being caught on BBC presenter’s garden foxcam

NIGEL BATTON, 43 has been jailed for burglary after he was filmed on a camera installed in a neighboring property to film urban wildlife.

Around 3.46am, the camera installed to film urban wildlife by BBC Springwatch host Simon King picked up an image of a man climbing over a garden fence. The man then looked through the slat blinds of a studio office and tried to open the door before walking off across the garden. Police released a CCTV image of the man and a number of people called to identify Batton.

Batton, from Lewisham, South East London, was jailed for four-and-a-half years for burglary and attempted burglary.

around the region who were posting their personal experiences.

Some of the reports compared the storms to that of a “gota fria” although those familiar with the local climate will know that these predominantly occur in the autumn months when the sea temperature is still high but the upper air temperature suddenly drops. The warm air, saturated with water vapour rises and cools too quickly when meeting the upper cooler air.

As reported in RTN a couple of weeks ago, the Orxeta reservoir was in desperate need of such rainfall but much more is needed to see the levels rise to any significant amount, and so for now most fire planes will continue to take their water from local pools around the area.

Red faces all round as boys in blue have a smashing time!

POLICE CHIEFS in Dyfed-Powys in Wales are puzzling over how two police cars crashed head-on into one another, with no other cars around. The marked police Vauxhall van and the Ford Kuga patrol car were left facing each other after the crash which blocked the road at Penpont, near Brecon, mid-Wales. Two officers sustained minor injuries and the vehicles also demolished a Victorian post box which had been in use for 120 years.

One motorist who arrived on the scene minutes afterwards said: ‘I can’t understand how it happened. It was a clear day on a straight stretch of road. The vehicles hit each other head-on and it caused a lot of damage.

It was fortunate no-one was killed, but the van must have been travelling at some speed because it was very badly damaged and looked like a write-off.’ A police spokeswoman said ‘The circumstances are being investigated and both vehicles are non-operational.’

Renfe seeks more workers for the first time in four years

THE PUBLIC Spanish state owned railway company, Renfe, has announced plans to take on 156 new staff. The announcement has been received well by the unions that represent the workers of the company, who have constantly complained that there is a severe lack of staffing, and although more than 156 new staff are needed they felt it was a step in the right direction.

Of the 156 new positions 81 will be engine drivers with the other 75 positions being filled with vacancies in the workshops, commercial department, technical team and assistant management.

The recruitment will take part in two phases, the first will seek to employ most of the non-driving staff, with selection processes being carried out in July. A second phase will then take place in Autumn.

The 81 driver vacancies will mostly come from candidates that are on a reserve list. This list was complied last year when 500 workers were asked to take voluntary redundancy.

Currently employing 14,232 staff Renfe has seen a continual increase in the number of passengers using the high speed train service, AVE. Combined with this the network has seen new routes with plans for further expansion in the near future, which have all added to the increased pressure that the current staff have complained about. With the average age of the Renfe employee being 51 years old, and 90% of them being male the public owned company is hoping to attract applications from the younger population as well appealing to more women.

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Not adios but hasta luego

by Keith Nicol

WITH THE change of municipal government in Torrevieja, there comes a lot of changes. One of those is an institution in Torrevieja, the closure of the Foreign Residents Office. While the new five party coalition may open something similar, those of us who have been used to finding advice, information, organising events or even a shoulder to cry on, may now be wondering where to turn to.

Jean Paul Mulero took over the role of Director of the OARI from Graham Knight about 18 months ago and has brought his own character and multiple language skills to the role.

Everything must change over time, but rather than leave Foreign Residents without a point person, Jean Paul has decided to give up his free time a couple of times each week and continue to help the International Community.

In essence, instead of just rolling over and playing dead, the Partido Popular will be adopting the stance of a parallel government and so if you have a question, a concern, problems with municipal services, garbage collection, barking dogs, even doggie droppings, then Jean Paul will be available on an appointment basis, to help you as much as he can, and pass on any pertinent matters to the attention of Eduardo Dolon, who will bring up every month in the council meetings.

Jean Paul said: “This is not goodbye, but I wanted to thank all those people and associations with whom I have worked with during this past year whilst I have been at the head of the OARI, the Office for the Attention of the International Resident, and to all those people I have come to know, help and advise.

I also want to thank the man who, through his hard work and dedication, fought for us international residents so that we can now feel truly ‘torrevejense’: Graham Knight. And of course, the person who has worked tirelessly, without taking into account either race, nationality or political leanings; who has always been attentive and open to solve the problems of our citizens; Eduardo Dolon. Thanks to you and your team for your management during these past, very difficult, four years and finally, sincere thanks to Rosario, my boss, for

your kindness, your professionalism and your availability to the city of Torrevieja. We will miss you.”

Jean Paul continued; “The new municipal government does not represent the true will of the citizens of our town, only their own need for power and the personal interests of six different political parties, each with very different ideologies. Therefore, the Popular Party of Torrevieja will carry out a permanent and constructive opposition, which will, in my personal opinion and hope, lead to the disassembling of this ‘six-party show’. Finally, I wish to reiterate my commitment, from the Popular Party of Torrevieja, to continue working for my city and especially for all international residents to assert their rights. Thank you very much for your confidence in the past. We will stay in touch.”

But the giving of thanks is not just a one-way street. Billie Anthony Gaddess from Siesta Productions, makers of ‘The Cucaracha Club’ added: “I can honestly say that Jean Paul has been the epitome of a man representing his employer. With out his help and guidance Siesta Productions would have struggled to complete much of the filming, set in the wonderful town of Torrevieja. Jean Paul loves the area, the people, the cul-

ture and we cant thank him enough for his Integrity, work rate and dedication. I can honestly say that Jean Paul is a highly motivated self-starter that displayed the highest standards whilst, fostered the spirit of community through out his time in office.”

Billie was just one of the many who wanted to pay their respects to Jean Paul.

Within the next week or so, Jean Paul and Eduardo Dolon will devise a plan of action and timetable when Torrevieja Residents can visit Jean Paul in the Head Office of the Partido Popular. In the meantime, if you would like to contact Jean Paul directly you can do so by email: torreviejapp@ gmail.com or by phone or whatsap on: 619 930 505.

Graham Knight and Jean Paul Mulero

Local news...

Guardamar’s firey afternoon

AT ABOUT 3.30pm, Tuesday afternoon, a fire broke out at the headquarters of Grupo Marjal in Guardamar del Segura. Huge plumes of black smoke bellowed into the sky, which could be seen as far away as La Marina, Quesada and Torrevieja. Fire crews were quickly on the scene from Torrevieja, Almoradi and Guardamar, spending more than two hours to completely smother and extinguish the fire, while Guardia Civil, Policia Local and local ambulance services were on hand to handle any emergency. The fire has affected the facade of the first floors of the building that houses Group Marjal in Guardamar del Segura, peeling off some of the metal that covers the northern side of the building. Fire-fighters from Almoradi and Torrevieja quickly controlled the blaze and stopped it spreading to adjacent structures.

The fire seems to have mainly affected one end of the structure on the facade of the building, the panoramic lift and to a lesser extent some bathing areas, but does not seem to have caused any damage to the work area. When the fire started at around 3.30pm, the company headquarters was virtually empty, with just over a dozen employees inside, due to it being lunch time. No injuries were reported and a check by the local police and Guardia Civil established that nobody had been left inside the building during the emergency.

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Call for change to EU Bill

AN AMENDMENT to the controversial EU Referendum Bill has been tabled in the House of Commons – calling for all expats to have a voice in the coming ballot.

by Jack Troughton The proposed legislation, which will determine whether the UK remains a member of the European Union or leaves, has now reached the ‘committee stage’.

But a last minute amendment proposed

by MPs Mike Gapes and Keith Vaz calls for all British citizens living in Europe to have a vote – even if they are currently barred by the ’15 year rule’.

The pair’s amendment states “A British citizen resident overseas within the European Union will be eligible: (a) to register to vote and (b) to vote in the referendum irrespective of the length of time that the citizen has been resident overseas.”

They explain: “The amendment would entitle British citizens living in any country in the European Union to vote in the referendum irrespective of the time they have been living overseas.”

STEP FORWARD Campaigner Brian Cave believes the proposed change “was a huge step forward” for

all British expats around the globe to enjoy ‘full life’ voting.

Predicting a ‘votes for life’ bill to be presented within the year – as promised by the Conservative Government in its election manifesto, he said: “No opportunity must be missed to move forward.”

The committee stage of the bill began on Tuesday. As yet there is no mention of the 1.5 million British citizens living within the EU – many without a referendum vote at present.

However, Philip Hammond MP did mention the 15-year-rule situation – and only once – while making introductory observations introducing the bill.

For more information about the vote for life and petitions and contact numbers visit www.votes-forexpat-brits.com

Keith Vaz MP

Stag party cause havoc at Airport MANCHESTER AIRPORT passengers reported a group of men on a stag party had begun drinking at 6am.

The stag party, who expressed loudly their destination as being Benidorm, were seen drinking from 6am and surprisingly were allowed to board their aircraft.

Passengers reported that the group, who smelt heavily of alcohol then began shouting loudly to each other from one end of the aircraft to the other using foul language until one of the cabin crew asked them to calm down.

The aircraft, still on the runway, became quiet for a short period of time until just after take off, when the group of men started drinking from a bottle that they had obtained from their hand luggage. The bottle being passed around then became the reason for further bad language between the stag party members as some said they had not had their fair share.

The remaining passengers on the flight were reported to be subdued and with a two and a half hour flight ahead of them just tried to ignore the rowdy group.

Cabin crew reported the issues to the pilot, who then announced that the disruptive behaviour must stop or the offending passengers would face life time bans with the airline.

Surprisingly enough, when the drinks trolley patrolled down the aisle the stag group were allowed one drink per person, presumably to keep them appeased for the rest of the flight.

One of the group, as reported by a passenger, finally realised that their behaviour was not acceptable and moved between his friends asking them to curtail the noise and behave themselves.

Finally the group, possibly through excess alcohol quietened down and the flight landed safely with many relieved passengers just wanting to continue with their onward journey.

Airlines are continually experiencing difficulties with stag and hen parties who want to start their adventure as soon as they reach the departing airport, and are trying to find a balance between such groups travelling and the other passengers on the flights.

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Weather Hazards

by Keith Nicol

WHILE THE Sun may shine all summer long, if it should happen to rain, it’s generally in the shape of a thunder and lightning storm and occasionally hailstones the size of golf balls.

We asked Club President and Classic Car enthusiast David Hudson, President of Club Torrevieja Clasicos Red what drivers should be aware of when driving on the Costa Blanca.

“This June, Spain experienced flash floods that has taken lives and it may be a good time to explain to Visitors and Non Residents that think that heavy rains and floods are only in October and November when it is fairly common for June to have flooding and hail storms that change roads to rivers and underground areas to deep lakes.”

When it comes to driving in Radin, James noted, the following is taken from our successful information pack for visitors: It can be dangerous in the Rain as the tarmac along the coast is designed to cope with the heat and not melt as in the UK but it is not good in the wet. So take care when driving immediately after a rain fall especially following a dry spell. Some places have special tarmac on the corners. A new research by Trafico said that in dry weather there were 347 accidents while in heavy rain it was 1487 accidents but in light rain after a dry spell it increased to over 3400 accidents.

Continuous heavy rain is very dangerous because of bad Flooding. Within 30 minutes you can have over 100 litres of rain can fall and the danger is the speed that the water raises.

If you are in your car an the water level is rising, get out and abandon your car.

A car does not make a good boat and people have died in their car through drowning. If you are in an underground Car Park and water starts coming in get out quickly and leave your car for the insurance because people have drowned trying to get out in their car. Make a note of flood areas around you which when it floods will become dangerous and if caught out in flood areas get to the high ground and in the night be weary of the road because the reflection will mean you may not be aware of the edge of the road you are driving on. Drivers have drowned when loosing the road and driving into deep water.

In the summer sun the exhausts can set fire to the grass on roadside so take care when parking or driving onto dry grassy areas. Throwing a cigarette out of the car window in the Elche area will mean a fine. Don’t forget American brand cigarettes are designed not to go out so be careful of your cigarette ends. Emergency crews have lost their lives fighting fires including a pilot. Be careful when driving in

Drive carefully this summer

the hot sun because dehydration it can be very quick always carry a bottle of water in the car.

Be careful of road rage in the hot sun. If in doubt of someone approaching you lock the doors. This advice I gave my Spanish friend prevented him from being attacked though his car door was badly damaged. I had a young person pull my door open and hit and kicked me while I was still in my seat. And drive carefully.”

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Appreciated MAY I offer a huge thank you to all the hard working people who produce RTN each week. As well, the Spanish lessons by Jane Cronin have helped considerably. The letters page is great, and I love the cartoons by Carter McKeague that go with the letter of the week. (One of my neighbours said she could relate to last week’s cartoon about renewing a Bus Pass.)

Without a doubt, these give RTN an edge over all the British newspapers on the coast. Keep up the good work, you are appreciated.

Sincerely, Joan Ashmore, Benijófar

Such a shame I returned two weeks ago to the UK after two weeks in Benidorm which I really enjoyed, apart from the beggars and prostitutes, especially in the nightlife area. The prostitutes especially seemed to surround drunken young lads and manhandle them, touching them in intimate areas and possibly going through their pockets. I witnessed this on several occasions and couldn’t believe they were allowed to behave like this. The police were nowhere to be seen.

I have written to the Benidorm Tourist Office but have not received a reply. After two weeks I doubt I will now receive one.

It’s such a shame this is being allowed in such a popular resort.

D Mills

People do what they shouldn’t and don’t do what they should Dear Editor: Is it just us, or do other readers suffer similar situations as we do in our urbanization?

I was asked to be the president of our urbanization, but had to decline because of my poor health. However, I feel sorry for urbanization presidents who try to make people obey the rules in the communal pool.

Yesterday, some young people with a child were in the pool area and they were breaking several of the rules clearly posted on the pool gate.

The elderly president went to the pool to confront

them, and received verbal insults from people half her age. It was a disgrace to see people willfully breaking rules, and then verbally assaulting a president twice their age who was just trying to get them to obey those rules. It’s discouraging to see peopledo what they shouldn’t and not do what they should. People break rules because they have a problem with authority.

Please show respect for other people.

Tom Babcock, Finestrat

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Football mad in Torrevieja IF YOU have some football mad kids with nothing to do the entire summer, fear not because there are a couple of Football camps happening in Torrevieja this summer.

by Patricia Thompson There are other sports courses on offer too, to keep youngsters busy, and even better, at RTN we are giving you the chance to take part in a simple competition to possibly win a place learning about nautical experiences, or improving their football skills.

Spain’s Captain and Goalkeeper Ikar Casillas has been involved in the background, with Torrevieja since 2012.

Through Xpert-Events.com, they have organised two campus weeks, although the second week is completely booked ou for some actitivitest, but you can be added to a waiting list.

This July they are offering the opportunity to win a place on either their football Campus, Multisport Campus or Nautical campus, all taking place from the 2nd to 11th July, 2015.

And don’t worry about any language barriers because part of the activities for those visiting Torevieja from Madrid and other points in Spain, is that coaching takes place in both Spanish and English, as a fun, educational, addition to the program, and to cater for International children.

This summer they are offering a number of different activities in Torrevieja covering a variety of sports such as football, water sports, scuba diving, golf and many others, all led by highly qualified professionals to ensure that participants receive the best attention all times.

For Footballers, the annual Campus Champions Torrevieja – Xpert Events offers the opportunity for all participants to refine and enhance their basic technical aspects of playing football and to take their skills and understanding to a higher level. Their more general Multisport Campus offers a week practicing various sports and adventure activities with

boys and girls of similar ages. For the slightly older and more skilled footballers, their Xpert-Tecnificación Torrevieja Football Camp is perfect to help players understand more about power playing and advanced technical aspects of football, aimed more at those players possibly thinking of some future in sports: offering an aspect of training that’s crucial to their future development.

If you love the ocean, then they have a full schedule of Underwater activities through their Xpert-Camp – Subacuatica. This includes scuba diving, snorkelling and swimming in one of the best and safest environments along the Mediterranean coast. The Camp Náutico Torrevieja teaches children how to sail different types of sailing craft as well as rowing. They also offer a combined Golf and Padel Tennis campus that allows children to practice, improve and have fun practicing these popular sports.

For more information on any of these summer activities, please visit their website: www.xpert-events.com/xpert-camps.

To have a chance in winning a place on the July 2nd Football, Multisport or Nautical campus, simply send an email to: keith@roundtownnews.com with Xpert Camps in the subject line and include your name, name and age of your child, a contact phone or email and state which campus you are interested in, or

put down two or all three, to be entered into the draw. Winners will be contacted directly by the organisation for more information and no other correspondence will be entered into. The decision of Xpert Events is final. Good luck and enjoy fun in the sun this summer.

Some of last year’s participants with their copy of the RTN

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Paul Cunningham Nurses charity fashion show DESPITE TORRENTIAL rain and thunderstorms, the Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity Fashion Show went full steam ahead indoors last Thursday evening.

Photograh courtesy of Kristoff

by Patricia Thompson WE WISH to thank everyone who braved the elements and supported the charity, including stall holders.

We also wish to thank the hard working staff and owners of the Quesada Country Club, Open Car who kindly donated the cava and of course a huge thank you to Mike Thornton from Lifecare Services, who was Master of Ceremonies for the evening and brought fun and laughter to the show. Kristoff Wright donated his time and took wonderful photos of the volunteer models in their stunning outfits.

The evening raised a total of 795€ and all monies will be forwarded to the charity.

The next event is at The Posh Private Members Club, la Marina on Wednesday 1st July for an Hawaiian Night. Bella Luna will also be coming back to the Quesada Country Club on 15th August. Tickets will go on sale towards the end of July.

Community news...

Velvetones help buy a bus for Age Concern ON WEDNESDAY 10th June the President of Age Concern, Maureen Payne, attended a presentation by the Velvetones where she was given a cheque for 250€ towards the Age Concern “Help Us Buy A New Bus” Appeal.

The 250€ are the proceeds from the sales of the Little Book of Poetry written and compiled

by June Brady.

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Britain’s U20 national triathlon champion’s vacation in Los Montesinos TRI-ATHLETE Jack Hindle will be jetting off to Spain after becoming Britain’s Under 20s National Triathlon Champion this week.

by Patricia Thompson LANCASHIRE STAR Jack is visiting his granddad John Hindle, who lives in Los Montesinos, Alicante, for a summer break. Jack, a member of Blackburn Harriers, competed in the Deva Triathlon at Chester,took first place in the age group, 17-18, and first in the U20s National Triathlon Championships.

Jack, who finished 20th overall out of 1100 competitors, said: “Thanks to all the lads

that I train with, and the help and support they give”.

Jack’s granddad, John Hindle, who lives in Los Montesinos, said: “Well done Jack. I am so proud of you!

Jack, who will be relaxing away from his racing schedule for a few weeks in Spain, will fly back to England on July 4, due to racing commitments.

Jack Hindle

Society news...

Playa Flamenca fun day

IT WAS a fun day for one and all, and best of all for a couple of good causes last Saturday. Supported by Sunshine Radio and all the bars and restaurants in The Playa Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre, hundreds of people turned up for a full day’s entertainment to raise money for The Pink Ladies and AECC cancer charity, The Elche Children’s Home plus Help At Home.

While the entertainment was the main focus of the day, there was a massive raffle with fifty great prizes donated by the businesses of the centre. The proceeds from the raffle totalled 1,366€ plus an additional 300€ donated by Derek, owner of Goodfellas, Legends and The Landsdowne. The proceeds were split equally between the three charities with each benefiting by 555.44€.

The Pink Ladies also organised two Tombola stalls and would like to thank everyone for their generosity.

Maria personally thanked all the bars and restaurants for their support, and also all the people for their generous donations.

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Quirky news......

Mystery of holes in Swiss cheese solved

Pride of Lionesses LIONESSES ENJOYED a Valencia safari after the ex-servicewomen flew into Alicante Airport from the UK and across Europe to enjoy a reunion in the sun.

by Jack Troughton

In all, 30 members of the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Association arrived in Benidorm - all have served in the Regular or Territorial Army or the ATS, and included six Chelsea Pensioners.

The association is known as the ‘lionesses’ because of the emblem on the WRAC badge and

after the title of their membership journal.

Mel Howell of Beniconnect Travel Agents – who served with WRAC herself – organised accommodation at Benidorm’s Hotel Brasil and arranged numerous trips for the girls to enjoy their stay.

And despite a busy schedule there was time for the Lionesses to renew old friendships,

make new ones, as well as enjoying the hospitality of Spain.

Branches of the WARC Association exist throughout the UK and its Mediterranean Branch, administered from Alicante, has members along the Costa Blanca. For more details, visit http://wracassociation.org.uk/

APPARENTLY THE holes are caused by tiny particles of hay - contradicting the old wives’ tale that mice are responsible.

Scientists have finally solved a mystery that has baffled them for a century why does Swiss cheese have holes? Microscopically small hay particles get into the milk and create holes as the liquid matures into cheese. The discovery also solves another riddle - why the famous holes in cheeses like Emmentaler or Appenzeller have been getting smaller or disappearing completely over the last 15 years. It is because the milk has been getting cleaner.

The “Agroscope” Institute claimed the transition to fully-automated, industrial milking systems has caused holes to decline. “It’s the disappearance of the traditional bucket,” said spokesman Regis Nyffeler. Researchers at the government-funded body carried out tests in which they added different amounts of hay dust to milk.

Agroscope said the subject had been under study since at least 1917.

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IT WAS a night of great music, fun and friendship on Saturday, as hundreds of people crowded inside Munroe’s Music Bar to help celebrate their 26th Anniversary.

by Keith Nicol

MUNROE’S IS not only a Torrevieja institution but opened their doors five years before Hard Rock Café arrived in Madrid in 1994. Attracting the best in local and international music talent, Saturday was no exception, because along with a couple of surprise guests, John the Music Man, Deja vu: playing rock and punk music of the 80’s along with their special guest Ivan Tamargo on drums, who’s also Munroe’s and Motley Crue Tribute band ‘Wïld Sidë’ keep everyone entertained until the small hours.

Joe Vince Neil from headliners Wïld Sidë said: “The 26 anniversary at Monroe’s pub was a blast. We want to thank everybody that somehow turned up at the show. All the Monroe’s staff and especially owner Neil Wyatt for inviting us, Iván Tamargo, Taran Carter-Scott, Eli Liverkrautt, Abel Lopez, and last but not least, Janet Figueroa for your time and support. We also want to thank all the Bigastro Crew; Manuel Sáez Cerezo, Miriam Vicente Arques, Lorena Mas Ballesta, Vicente and the Orihuela Crew plus the other bands and the guys from Dejavù. Of course thank to our fans in London for understanding the cancellation at Hammersmith Apollo. See you around The World.”

Owner Neil Wyatt also wanted to thank all the musicians and the hundreds of people who supported the event, and also those who were still donating to their ‘Rock Against Cancer’ campaign, which was held a few weeks ago.

Neil added. “The support we have received is absolutely fantastic and at Munroe’s we aim to bring you the best musicians to Torrevieja.” Keeping that promise, this weekend, June 21st one of the world’s most acclaimed guitarist is appearing; Gwyn Ashton. He’s received such tributes as: ”One of the best blues guitarists since Stevie Ray Vaughan” from Krusher Joule Kerrand, BBC: “One of the great unsung heroes” from Don Airey, Deep Purple: “Gwyn’s the king of feel and tone.” From Robert Plant and “A true blues player” said Johnny Winter. It’s a superb opportunity to see one of the very best locally in Torrevieja. For more information visit Neil Wyatt or Munroe’s Music Pub facebook page or their website: www.monroesrockcafe.com.

Fun was had by all as Munroe’s celebrate 26th anniversary

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Tax obligations in Spain

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Carlos Baos

from White & Baos Abogados Solicitors Lawyers

Non residents income tax.

AS WE do every year, we wish to remind readers who are Non Tax Residents in Spain, that they are still obliged to pay Income Taxes in Spain for Non Tax Residents, even if they do not have any income in Spain, just for the fact of owning a property here.

IF YOU live in Spain and but are not registered with the taxman as a tax resident or you do not submit taxes as tax residents, you could be legally considered as Non Tax Resident, as no notice has been given to the Tax Authority. Non Tax Residents could be liable to pay Wealth Tax, but only if the value of their assets in Spain (after deducting debts, i.e: pending capital of the mortgage, etc.) is above 700.000€.

If you are Non Tax Resident in Spain ( or you are not legally tax resident in Spain), you will need to pay tax for income in Spain (Income Tax for Non Residents, IRNR): such as: rents from a letting, interest on bank accounts, etc., If you do not

have any income but you own a property or a share on a property, your tax bill will be based on a calculation as per the Cadastral Value (value that appears on your Spanish Local Rates receipt from the Town Hall, the SUMA office or the equivalent).

Even now it is quite common for people who are Non Fiscal Residents in Spain ( or not legally Tax Resident in Spain) to simply not pay this tax; usually due to ignorance or neglect and especially when they have no income in Spain and only own a house.

Caution is needed as the Spanish Tax Office, equivalent to the Spanish Inland Revenue (Agencia Tributaria), is investigating property owners in Spain who do not pay taxes

as either tax residents or non tax residents, urging them to update their status and pay the applicable tax.

If you are not sure if you are “legally or officially” tax resident or non tax resident, if you want to know what is the most convenient for you, we can assist you, studying your personal situation.

If you are non tax resident, do not forget to meet your tax obligation if you want to avoid a possible tax inspection, penalties, etc. We could deal with your tax affairs as non tax residents in Spain.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

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Wayne Martin

International Financial Adviser

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We can help you make pension freedoms work

THE GOVERNMENT’S overhaul of our pension system is being derailed by companies that are determined to deny savers access to their money.

THE PENSION freedoms were announced by George Osborne in March 2014 and the new regime has been, in theory at least, effective since April 6 this year.

These pension freedoms are central to everything investors most value: the ability to control

their investments and make the most of them. Mr. Osborne’s radical pension reforms promised over-55s the choice to withdraw pension cash as they pleased, in its entirety or in small sums, or leave it invested. Annuities, hated by most and perceived by many as compulsory, would become just one of many pension choices.

But many pension providers are today refusing to offer the facilities that will make these freedoms real. Last Thursday it was revealed that one of the UK’s biggest providers had cancelled the opportunity to take the new pension freedoms. Friends

Life, part of Aviva, had originally told customers they would be able to take money from their pension funds as often as they needed after age 55. But it is now sending out letters announcing that the decision has been reversed.

It has since emerged that three further major providers, Phoenix, Virgin and Now: Pensions are not offering customers the freedoms either, while many other firms have admitted to a plethora of restrictions that will prevent savers from having “bank account” style access to their money.

Problems faced include long delays, rip-off charges, unreliable information, or being denied the new access to

pension cash altogether.

Mr. Osborne’s proposals are now in danger of being sunk by the pension industry’s commercial interests. While some companies are clearly keen to capture business and compete in the new world of accessible, flexible pensions, other providers, mainly the large insurers that for decades profited under the old regime, are dragging their feet.

We are here to give you free, impartial, independent advice. If you have any questions or need any clarification regarding the above you can contact me on 636361588 or e-mail wayne.martin@blacktowerfm.com

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity.

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Electricity rises by 4.3% over the year AT A time where, for many of us, every euro counts, households have seen yet another increase in their electricity bills.

by Jeanette Rice Figures, provided by FACUA-Consumers in Action, show that the average electricity bill for May 2014 was 71.46 euros compared to 74.50 euros last month.

Two years ago the electricity providers underwent an extensive overhaul and it was felt that prices had stabilised. Although the increase from May 2014 to May 2015 do not

appear to be as excessive as some in the past FACUA has requested that the government take control of the situation and make sure that prices are fixed.

The consumer group has demanded that the electricity providers adhere to the EU Court of Justice regulation that states consumers should be informed of any price increase before it is enforced.

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Trouble ahead if you have poor soil

White water river rafting

A touch of rain this morning prompted me to spend a while on the computer to prepare this week’s gardening article, but not much more forecast to the end of June.

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Twilight jazz MUSIC LOVERS are in for a treat on Saturday 4th July when a three-strong band of Valencia’s best loved jazzmen make a rare appearance on the Costa Blanca. Page 40 //////////////////////////////////

Not a Royal Couple after all!

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ENERGETIC MEMBERS of U3A Marina Baixa enjoyed an exciting river rafting trip on the fast-flowing waters of the Segura River in Murcia. See page 36

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Trouble ahead if you have poor soil A TOUCH of rain this morning prompted me to spend a while on the computer to prepare this week’s gardening article, but not much more forecast to the end of June. by

Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

SO WE might be in for a long drought period yet again. A big change from my first summer holiday in the house when it rained for 10 days in the middle of June and heavy storms each month until the September gota fria meant that summer watering was less of a problem than these days especially if one has not improved the garden soil before planting, purchased poor quality composts for containers, or planted thirsty plants happier in their original wetter climes in northern Europe or the tropics.

Many older expats will remember their pre Spanish gardening days when even in wetter climes it was wise to improve soils with horse manure, collected initially from passing horse drawn bread, milk and beer carts; quality real peat purchased in solid blocks; home-made compost; leaf mould and chicken and rabbits from the garden or a neighbour.

Now in Spain many newcomers assume that because local hillsides are covered with rosemary thyme and gorse that the soil in their gardens must be good. In many cases the reality is rather different. Likewise with sacks of compost and much of today’s peat is young peat which is of less initial and lasting benefit.

Occasionally one does get nice surprises. I visited a local agricultural co-operative and a chicken food supplier that both sell various brands of soil improvers and composts. Having loaded up a bag of dried goat manure and a sack of worm compost I spied a new compost product. Having read the information on the sack I immediately purchased

a sack. Its mix objectives and ingredients indicated a thoughtful mixer and packer somewhere in the country, in fact the producer was Hnos. Marco de Celadas S.L. based in Celedas, Teruel. A contact might trace a local stockist near you. The HM7 product looks as if it is popular with Spaniards as I had to buy the last bag.

The mix objectives on the sack were: A high porosity to give an excellent distribution of air and water, thus caring for the health of the roots.

Contains natural organic fertilizer to improve the physico-chemical properties of soil, thus producing optimum plant growth.

Provides by retention the nutrients and water needed by plants.

Water retention 70% by volume.

• Suitable for sowing, cultivation and transplantation of all types of medicinal plants.

Interestingly the ingredients included coconut peat, natural peat, neem cake which manages nemotodes and helps control snails and slugs, micro mineral elements and perlite. The latter we use neat sometimes for starting of small seeds. For cuttings of succulents and shrubs I will add some grit and sharp sand.

This compost product matches the gardeners needs described in the book ‘How to use less water in your garden – A practical guide to waterwise Mediterranean style gardening worldwide’. The book is available inexpensively from Amazon Books.

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MUEBLES FAMILIA Torrevieja is part of a chain of shops that also own their own factory. Because of this they can make bespoke furniture to your precise dimensions for a minimal surcharge.

Do you need a wardrobe to fit an alcove? Do you need a sideboard to fit between a door and window? How about a settee for that awkward space?

What other furniture shop can boast all this and more: excellent prices unique design all your furniture needs prices direct from the factory part of a large chain space saving furniture with clever storage ideas Your own design trading for over 10 years free storage of your furniture they speak English, Spanish, Russian and Bulgarian ample parking Pop in and browse their extensive range, and, if you can’t find what you are looking for, ask. They can usually get what you need!

They are in Torrevieja next to Yorkshire linen, Specsavers, KFS and Habaneras. See their advert on page 58.

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White water river rafting

by Keith Nicol

ENERGETIC MEMBERS of U3A Marina Baixa enjoyed an exciting river rafting trip on the fast-flowing waters of the Segura River in Murcia.

The trip enticed 46 of the association onto the waters of a river much higher and faster flowing than a U3A adventure 12 months ago – requiring determined paddling and the excitement of shooting several rapids.

And several of the party requested the chance of a quick dip at the group’s penultimate stop. Guides took the brave souls back up river where they launched themselves into the water – the current was so strong it was impossible to swim but cries of excitement were heard before they rounded a bend and were ‘fished’ out by the

professionals.

By the end of the journey, the group was exhilarated but also wet and tired. They enjoyed a shower and change of clothes before a meal at a local restaurant.

U3Aa Marina Baixa holds its meetings on the fourth Monday of the month. The venue for June only is the Albir Playa Hotel.

This will be on Monday 22nd June and doors open at 10am – the desks close at 10.50am for a prompt 11am start.

Anyone wishing to join U3A is assured a warm welcome. Visit the website www.u3amarinabaixa.com for more information or the Facebook page.

Alternatively, contact Secretary Joan flint on 96 586 1226 or 663 637 167.

Melody Makers are Back

FOLLOWING THEIR successful concert in January 2015, the highly successful Melody Makers International are back, together with Cantemos Youth Choir and accompanied by a professional band from the UK, with their spectacular new show. ‘Some Enchanted Evening - A tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein’.

The concert is on Saturday 27th June 2015. at the Orihuela Costa Resort Hotel, La Zenia, at 2pm & 8pm. Be prepared for some surprises!

Ticketsare: 10€ (2pm) and 12€ (8pm), availbale from Ponderosa Gift Shop, La Zenia, Card Shops at Punta Prima and Benimar, Johnsons´s Supermarket, CC Citrus Center and Bookshop Ramón Gallud Torrevieja.

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Life Coach

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

Wedding woes My parents split up when I was young. I am planning and paying for my wedding next year. There is a lot of hatred between them, and each of them are saying that if the other’s partner is present, then they are not going. I want my Dad to walk me down the aisle, but Mom says it should be my Step Dad. This is your wedding day, and it’s not for your Mum to decide who gets to walk you down the aisle. You need to have a serious talk with both of your parents and put down some very strict ground rules. As you are paying for your own wedding, they are guests, and it is incredibly rude for guests to dictate to the host what can and can’t take place. A lot of families are in this situation these days, but they wouldn’t make the day miserable for the bride and groom. Your wedding day should not be overshadowed by the tension you will be feeling from warring parents.

Is he cheating?

My husband and I moved to Spain a year ago, and bought a Bar. We took on staff, and there is one particular waitress who I never liked. After a while, my husband said that there was no need for me to go in to help. I suspect there is something between them - when I turn up, they exchange looks, and then she leaves the room. I saw a text message, which thanked him for running her home one night. When I asked him about it, he said there was no such message, and my suspicions were all in my head. Our marriage wasn’t good when we lived in the UK, and we moved here for a fresh start.

If you are sure that he is having an affair, you need to gather as much evidence of his infidelity as you can, before you confront him. Tell him you’re going to be helping out at the bar again. If he is innocent, this shouldn’t be a problem. This will give you a better understanding of what is really going on.

Write to Sara in confidence. A pseudonym will be used if you wish. Sara reads all letters and can give a personal reply. Email your question to agonyaunt@roundtownnews.com or Sara is available for private consultations, telephone 633 614 476.

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 Actions midweek involving Saturn and Mars allow you to see things from a very different angle. It would be very wise to leave things alone at the moment, since one thing could lead to another and there have been too many false starts.

Stick to your guns and be very flexible in your outlook as this will see you well on the way to going home.

Odd that you seem to be very much back to where you started, and yet you seem to be ready to run things by just one more time. You have looked for a solution that limits further pain, but the actions of Jupiter taking on mighty Uranus cannot help but to rake up things from the dim and distant past that are best left a secret.

Mercury dallies with Neptune and establishes a financial corner that you would be best advised to keep fully in check right now. You should be taking control of expenditure but there have been some one off purchases just lately that have led to you pushing out the boat to balance the books. Take control and tighten that belt!

All aspects of the current Moon’s cycle lead you to be feeling somewhat bereft and disconnected. Things just do not seem to be working out the way that they should be, but that is no reason to let go of what your are holding onto that is truly precious to you. Things will get better shortly, but take good care of yourself meanwhile.

The Sun is ensconced with Saturn and this action seems to be responsible for some irritating last minute changes and cancellations to your schedule. It is the little things that sometimes mean so much; but delays now are for some positive reason and all will be fully revealed very shortly if you just have the patience to sit this one out.

Time is on your side this week as Mercury ensures that your channels of communication are open and ready; and that time is of the essence. Ceres balances and controls all aspects of timing, and it may be a good time to let others know what you really think of them and what they really do mean to you, now, while you have a window.

Venus and Pluto take a midweek tryst to examine what’s on offer right now. It seems as if you wish to seek pastures new, but it is good to hear what others are saying, since they do rely on you somewhat and there is still work to be done where you are. With all the will in the World you will be unable to make everyone happy, but stay trying.

Think before you take that evasive action you may very well live to regret. You have been shaken lately, and it takes such a lot to do that to you. However you are not the person to take anything lying down, and whatever has to be said must be said. Mercury stirs your innermost emotions and fans the flames of a quiet and subtle revenge.

Jupiter and Uranus work very well together especially as good fortune and invention go hand in hand. Instead of waiting for something to happen you have to make it happen now while you can; since there needs to be a suitable time for adjustments and weighing up the pros and the cons. The way ahead is clearer now for sure.

Make hay when the sun shines since it is time now to put things back together again and just the way they were.

Neptune’s square on Mercury opens the doors for some frank and pertinent business negotiation. If things are as stable as they are then it is time to put the energies of the past back into practise any which way.

With the luck of Jupiter at your side it is time to consider a better offer, whatever your initial reactions may have been. Somebody is offering you the hand of change, and this may very well be your way ahead, all things considered. There are those who appreciate your finesse and loyalties and others who take it for granted.

Neptune squares on Mercury and this does much to emphasise your current position and guides you towards the changes it would be very wise to take on board. Your natural doubting often finds that you miss out on situations whereby you can uniquely steer the ship onwards, but feel that it somehow cannot possibly be you!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Take stock of a situation that is more than just a thorn in your side at the moment. Suffice to say that things have to get very much better as you approach the workings of another astrological year with all you can muster to bring forth change and suitable resolution.

SINCE THE Oracle of Delphi began her musings about fortune and fame back in Ancient Greece, people have always had a fascination with what the future had in store for them. Superstition has always been there, as anyone remotely able to do so, chose to give their verdicts on what would occur to hapless individuals that needed to know what the future laid in store for them. From the poorest rendition of the interpretation of ancient runes, amidst peasant seers, to the splendour of the Divine Astrologers, who whispered into the very ears of countless Monarchs, and advised them of portents amidst the frippery and gnostic trappings of self indulgence. There has always been a need to be sure what is coming next and faith has always been placed in a variety of ways that allow each and every portent to be adequately explained away.

Nothing is new in a World whereby the gifted share their energies with those who need a warning or who are waiting for the green light to do something that they feel needs timbre and occasion to allow it to happen. I have often had hands thrust in my face because people think that I read palms. Sadly there are few who can read palms these days, but the hands are so revealing and can reflect much information. Once I went to one of the great Gypsy Petulengro family of fortune tellers in Brighton. People joke about, “On the Pier” readings but they can be intense and Romany readings are generally very special.

Sadly I never got my reading though because my money was cheerfully refunded to me and my hand reading declined. I think our Romany that day saw my own gift and wondered the true intention of my visit. Indeed my Mother was stopped by a gypsy woman who told her openly that I was a medium. I was seven years old. Clutching at my jumper label at the time she spoke to us I was insistent that I was a large....not medium. I knew nothing about the other sort of Medium at the time. My mother promised to tell me the difference one day, but it was actually me who told her in time to come. I think we have all used a version of the Ouija board at some time of our lives. Like so many others, mine was a giggling teenage thing complete with darkened room, candles and scraps of paper. There was always somebody, though never me, who manipulated the upturned glass, therefore spoiling the action of what could have been some farewell tale of a delinquent entity who could have truly delivered us a strong message. Exploring one night I tried the Ouija with my best friend, Angie. The glass kept spelling out a name: Tolby Fatty. We laughed at the name at the time, and all through our friendship I always asked her whether her Mr. Fatty had ever revealed himself. That was until one day when she actually met a Turkish Man whose name was Tolbe Fatteh. Angie couldn’t wait to tell me that after all these years he had come into her life! As A Medium I have always attended seances and physical demonstrations and these have brought me closer to a range of spiritual talents whilst exposing my own personal level of divination. I have never had extreme gusts of winds that whirled the curtains haphazardly upwards and flung open French windows...but cold winds have blown. I have never ever said, “Is there anybody there?” but there has been someone closely there so many times, so I never had to ask. I have never heard the peal of thunder or the electric force of a lightening strike either, but have many time felt the force of Spirit making that bridge between this World and that of the Spirit World. Call it hunches or something, but maybe those wizards of the past had something good going on. We will always seek to know aspects of our future, as a warning, to living out the very best of our life the very best way we possibly can.... nothing new in that.

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KENNY, MY Auntie read tea cups. She was very good at what she did, and many people came to consult her. Does anyone still read this way now? I was brought up to respect all types of divination. Cleo.L. Me too, Cleo. Those who worked with tea cups and coffee grounds were often using the cups and saucers as a visible prop for the clients whilst they were really using their clairsentient energies amidst the coffee grounds and tea leaves. I used to have Lebanese friends in London who always made strong Arabic coffee at the end of a meal and handed me the grounds on a saucer to read fortunes. I do not know anyone anywhere who uses this art of divination, but if any reader does know of anyone please drop me a line.

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Twilight jazz

MUSIC LOVERS are in for a treat on Saturday 4th July when a three-strong band of Valencia’s best loved jazzmen make a rare appearance on the Costa Blanca.

by Jack Troughton THE JEFF Jerolamon Trio play the terrace of the El Cid Restaurant in Benidoleig after being tempted to share individual talent with the folk down south.

The trio is one of the most talented bands in Valencia. Led by veteran drummer Jeff Jerolamon, Julio Fuster plays bass, and Joan Vicens blows tenor sax. Together they are known for superb showmanship and the ability to draw in an audience.

‘Just Jazz’ promises to be a great evening out – tickets including a two-course pre-concert supper with wine are 22€, or for the concert only 10€.

The meal is served from 7pm and the music starts at 8.30pm.

Tickets can be reserved by calling 96 640 4364 or by email to bookings@headlinerscb.com.

Nigel Hopkins, musical director

Some Enchanted Evening

The Jeff Jerolamon Trio

MUSIC LOVERS are in for a treat next week, as on Saturday June 27th at the Orihuela Costa Resort, La Zenia, two shows showcasing the talents of Rodgers and Hammerstein will be performed. On stage will be the joint choirs of Melody Makers International and the Cantemos!

Youth Choir performing many well known classics from what are now classics from the American Songbook.

There are two shows on Saturday; an afternoon matinee at 2.00pm and an evening performance at 8.00pm. Tickets for “Some Enchanted Evening”; a tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein by Melody Makers International with Cantemos! Youth Choir are now on sale with the afternoon performance priced at 10€ and in the evening; 12€. Tickets are available from: La Ponderosa gift shop at La Zenia, Johnson’s Supermarket in the Citrus Centre, The Cardplace at Punta Prima and Benimar, plus Bargain Books Calle Ramon Gallud 12, Torrevieja. The show also supports the works down by the Pink Ladies for the AECC.

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Not a Royal Couple after all!

AUGUSTA, KENTUCKY sits on the southern bank of the Ohio River, and George Clooney was there last week with his lovely wife Amal visiting his kinfolk for their annual family get together.

At the last census in 2010 the city had a population of just 1,190, meaning George and Amal were real easy to pick out, and the famous couple duly obliged by posing for a tonne of selfies when asked by the local residents. One of the regular events during George´s visit is to go to local restaurant Caprioni´s, and this time the party loving Clooney Clan all stood up and sang Happy Birthday to a woman on another table.

After a stop to show off his sports skills at Augusta High School, George and his human rights lawyer wife visited Magee’s Bakery in Marysville, enjoying some ‘Transparent Tarts’ when they popped in, and no, that’s NOT a euphemism. The baker’s co-owner Russell Dickson told Us Weekly: “They were fun as a couple, ordering Transparent, that’s his thing, he loves the Transparent … (it’s like a Bakewell Tart with macaroni in it! – Yep! I know!!)

George and Amal rounded off their trip with dinner and jazz at restaurant Urban Artifact in Cincinnati, and co-owner Scott Hand told ABC News: “He came primarily to hear the Blue Wisp Big Band play and taste some of our beer and have a good time,” which I´m sure he did Scott! “it’s nice to see such a big name revisit his childhood roots, right? Here’s hoping they had a brilliant time!”

George Clooney won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in 2000 for his portrayal of Ulysses Everett McGill in ´Oh Brother How Art Thou, ´ a movie set in the southern states he clearly knows so well!

Headline of the Week

‘People are more shocked Kate Moss flies Easyjet than that she was escorted off the plane by police!’ Metro Online.

N O W THAT Americ a n I d o l is ending Mariah Carey has decided to come clean about the show.

“Boring and fake,” she began, “I had to make things up when all I wanted to say was ‘it was good’ and end it there!” Then the big one when she revealed “and it should´ve been about the contestants and not the nonexistent feud between me and Nicki Minaj!” The TRUTH at last!!

Video of the Week!

Punch in ‘Awesome Catch by the Bear.’

Brill!

IF YOU fancy sliding down a dinosaur’s tail and riding a train ride through a volcano and have $2million tucked under the mattress, make your way to Arizona and track down Linda Speckels who´s looking to sell Flintstones Bedrock City. “I love the property’ she said, ‘but it’s time somebody else came in and did something with it.” All you have to yabba dabba do is find $2million!

ALL THAT snarling Andy Murray does on a tennis court might well come from his love of dogs, as when he´s on the road racketing up a few shillings he always finds time to have a quick video chat with Maggie May and Rusty. “I Skype the dogs all the time, I even say their name, but I get nothing back!” the Scot told My VIP magazine.

That’s because they´re dogs Andy!

LAST WEEK Brazilian Diogo “Di Light” Leichtweis won the Elvis impersonators contest in Tupelo where Elvis was born.

Diogo admitted “I visited Graceland in 2006 and have been performing as the King ever since, back home I’m a lawyer,” he freely admitted before adding “all the impersonators are very supportive of one another, I probably know most of them, it’s like a brotherhood!” How cool is that!!

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friday 19th June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Would I Lie to You? 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:25 SunTrap 24:55 It’s a Wonderful Afterlife

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Cowboys and Angels 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis from Queen’s 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Beat the Brain 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 Kate Humble: Living with Nomads 23:00 The Clare Balding Show 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Artsnight 24:30 The Lady

saturday 20th June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Box 13:00 BBC News Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Tennis from Queen’s 17:45 Pointless Celebrities 18:30 Formula 1 19:45 BBC News 19:55 BBC Region News 20:00 Prized Apart 21:05 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 21:55 Casualty 22:45 The John Bishop Show 23:30 BBC News and Weather 23:50 Not Going Out 24:20 Room 101 Extra Storage

BBC2

08:55 The Happiest Days of Your Life 10:15 Animal Park 10:45 Elephant Diaries 11:15 Homes Under the Hammer 12:15 Escape to the Country 13:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 14:00 Live Athletics 18:30 Ocean Queens: The Story of Cunard 19:00 Gardeners’ World 19:30 Edwardian Farm 20:30 Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Islands 21:30 Dad’s Army 22:00 La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas 23:00 Mock the Week 23:35 Hamlet 2

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Doc Martin 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Vicious 24:10 The Eiger Sanction

ITV1

07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Pat & Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Super 4 08:45 Nerds & Monsters 09:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Regional Weather 13:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:40 Tipping Point 15:40 1000 Heartbeats 16:35 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:15 ITV News and Weather 19:30 You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:09 ITV Regional Weather 23:10 Raw Deal

CHANNEL 4

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Car SOS 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Channel 4 Racing 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Shipping Wars UK 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00 Sarah Millican Home Bird Live 24:05 Man Down 24:40 Virtually Famous

CHANNEL 4

07:10 How I Met Your Mother 07:30 Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 08:00 The Grid 08:30 FIM Superbike World Championship 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Frasier 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:00 The Simpsons 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 Rude(ish) Tube 14:30 Channel 4 Racing 19:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Walking Through History 21:00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages 22:00 Rush 24:25 Basic Instinct

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 World War II in Colour 21:00 Conspiracy 22:00 Big Brother 23:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 24:30 Big Brother

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 08:35 Paw Patrol 08:50 Little Princess 09:00 Wanda and the Alien 09:15 Zack and Quack 09:30 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:05 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:40 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 14:45 Columbo: Publish or Perish 16:10 The Dog Rescuers 17:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 18:10 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 19:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 20:00 Cricket on 5 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 23:00 Big Brother 24:00 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of

Pick of the Week Holly Willoughby presents a new series of surprises on unsuspecting citizens as the show returns for a fourth series.

Surprise Surprise 21st June, ITV1 9pm

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Emmerdale 09:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Knocked Up 24:35 Celebrity Juice

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07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Happy Endings 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Goldbergs 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Rules of Engagement 17:30 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 The Goldbergs 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Max Payne 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

E4

07:00 Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 12:05 Babe: Pig in the City 13:55 The Perfect Man 16:00 The Hot Desk 16:15 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 17:40 Happy Feet 19:50 She’s the Man 22:00 Love Island 23:00 The Back-Up Plan

Babe: Pig in the City 12:05

07:00 Jane the Virgin 07:45 Baby Daddy 08:10 Baby Daddy 08:35 Suburgatory 09:00 Suburgatory 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 How I Met Your Mother 11:30 How I Met Your Mother 12:00 Baby Daddy 12:30 Baby Daddy 13:00 The Goldbergs 13:30 The Goldbergs 14:00 The Big Bang Theory 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 15:00 Made in Chelsea 16:00 Made in Chelsea 17:00 Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 18:50 Rude(ish) Tube 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Predators 24:10 Gogglebox

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sunday 21st June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Prized Apart 15:20 Yoga: Bend It Like Britain 15:50 Homes Under the Hammer 16:20 Escape to the Country 17:00 Songs of Praise 17:35 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 18:05 Formula 1 19:35 BBC News 19:50 BBC Regional News 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Regional News 23:30 Live at the Apollo 24:15 My Big Beautiful Wedding Dress

BBC2

07:00 The Big Allotment Challenge 08:00 Countryfile 09:00 Gardeners’ World 09:30 Greatest Gardens 10:00 The Beechgrove Garden 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 The Box 12:30 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 13:00 Inspire: The Olympic Journey 13:30 Live Athletics 15:05 Tennis from Queen’s 18:35 Flog It! 19:20 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21:00 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure 22:00 The BBC at War 23:00 Blood 24:30 The Clare Balding Show

ITV1

07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Pat & Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:30 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Regional Weather 13:35 Murder, She Wrote 14:35 Long Lost Family 15:35 Off Their Rockers 16:05 Jurassic Park III 17:50 Midsomer Murders 19:45 ITV Regional News 20:00 ITV News and Weather 20:15 Catchphrase 21:00 Surprise Surprise 22:00 Black Work 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:14 ITV Regional Weather 23:15 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 24:15 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

CHANNEL 4

07:05 Cycling 08:00 Volkswagen Racing Cup 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 The Simpsons 10:00 The Simpsons 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 The Simpsons 14:30 The Simpsons 15:00 The Simpsons 15:30 The Simpsons 16:00 The Simpsons 16:30 The Simpsons 17:00 The Simpsons 17:30 Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Kevin McCloud’s Escape to the Wild 21:00 Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year 22:00 Humans 23:00 I, Robot

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 Paw Patrol 08:50 Little Princess 09:00 Wanda and the Alien 09:10 Zack and Quack 09:20 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:35 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:05 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Chinese Food in Minutes 11:55 Ultimate Police Interceptors 12:50 Ultimate Police Interceptors 13:50 Police Interceptors 14:45 Police Interceptors 15:45 Are We Done Yet? 17:30 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 19:10 Monster-in-Law 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 Make You Laugh Out Loud 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 The Other Guys

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07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 The Hot Desk 07:30 Emmerdale 10:10 Coronation Street 12:40 Take Me Out 13:55 Take Me Out - The Gossip 14:45 The Hot Desk 14:55 Music and Lyrics 17:00 A Cinderella Story 18:55 Love Island 19:55 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Bachelorette 24:50 Tricked

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 19:55

E4

07:00 Suburgatory 07:30 Made in Chelsea 08:30 Made in Chelsea 09:30 Come Dine with Me 10:30 Hollyoaks 13:00 The Big Bang Theory 13:30 The Big Bang Theory 14:00 The Big Bang Theory 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 The Big Bang Theory 17:00 The Big Bang Theory 17:30 The Big Bang Theory 18:00 The Big Bang Theory 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Addams Family 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 The Big Bang Theory 22:30 The Big Bang Theory 23:00 Gogglebox 24:00 Gogglebox

monday 22nd June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 The Met: Policing London 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Have I Got Old News for You 24:05 Have I Got Old News for You 24:35 The Graham Norton Show

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Demolition: The Wrecking Crew 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Cash in the Attic 14:45 Rowing World Cup 16:15 A Man for All Seasons 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Kangaroo Dundee 20:00 Natural World 21:00 The £100K House: The Final Fix 22:00 Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Islands 23:00 Episodes 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 Napoleon

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Johnny Kingdom’s Wild Exmoor 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Vicious 22:30 It’s a Funny Old Week 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:40 Sports Life Stories

18:00 The Chase

CHANNEL 4

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Gadget Man 22:00 Kevin McCloud’s Escape to the Wild 23:00 Man Down 23:35 My Tattoo Addiction 24:35 24 Hours in A&E

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Make You Laugh Out Loud 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Buried Secrets 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Ultimate Police Interceptors 21:00 Furious & Funny: Caught on Camera 22:00 Inside Manchester’s Midland Hotel 23:00 Big Brother 24:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Ibiza Weekender 24:00 Celebrity Juice 24:50 Two and a Half Men

E4

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Happy Endings 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Goldbergs 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 The Goldbergs 21:00 New Girl 21:30 The Mindy Project 22:00 Made in Chelsea 23:00 My Mad Fat Diary 24:05 Repo Men

tuesday 23rd June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 The Syndicate 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Imagine 24:50 Sparkle

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Islands 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis from Eastbourne 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Kangaroo Dundee 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 Natural World 22:00 The Bank: A Matter of Life and Debt 23:00 Rev 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 The BBC at War

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 21:00 Love Your Garden 22:00 Don’t Blame the Council 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 On Assignment 24:10 The Chase

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 11:30 Come Dine with Me 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Running the Shop 22:00 No Offence 23:00 999: What’s Your Emergency?

24:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Lost Letter Mystery 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Ultimate Police Interceptors 21:00 The Dog Rescuers 22:00 OAPs Behaving Badly 23:00 Big Brother 24:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:45 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 New You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Bad Bridesmaid 24:00 Celebrity Juice 24:50 Two and a Half Men

E4

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Happy Endings 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Goldbergs 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Rules of Engagement 17:30 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 The Goldbergs 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Empire 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

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wednesday 24th June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Don’t Tell the Bride 22:00 The Interceptor 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 SunTrap 24:05 The Met: Policing London

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 09:45 Cowboys and Angels 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis from Eastbourne 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Kangaroo Dundee 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure 22:00 Napoleon 23:00 Haslar: The Secrets of a War Hospital 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 The Bank: A Matter of Life and Debt

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 The Cube 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 The Mafia with Trevor McDonald 24:40 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 11:30 Come Dine with Me 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Auction House 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00 Peter Kay: Live & Back on Nights!

24:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 24:55 Wild Life Festival

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Dog Rescuers 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 The 19th Wife 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00 Psycho Pussies: When Cats Attack 22:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 23:00 Big Brother 24:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 The Cube 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 The Cube 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 The Vampire Diaries 24:45 Two and a Half Men

23:00 Celebrity Juice

E4

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Happy Endings 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Goldbergs 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Jane the Virgin 23:00 Nashville 24:00 Gogglebox

thursday 25th June BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Watchdog 22:00 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 Question Time 24:35 This Week

BBC2

08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Horizon 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis from Eastbourne 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Kangaroo Dundee 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 Rick Stein’s German Bite 22:00 Protecting Our Foster Kids 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

23:00 Mock the Week

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Regional Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Big Box Little Box 22:00 Superhospital 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Dangerous Dogs 24:40 Perspectives

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:10 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 11:30 Come Dine with Me 12:00 Come Dine with Me 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:40 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 22:00 The Tribe 23:00 Peter Kay: Live & Back on Nights!

24:05 Dogging Tales

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Garage Sale Mystery: All that Glitters 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Trauma Doctors 21:00 Celebs on Benefits: Fame to Claim 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 Person of Interest 24:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Reality Bites 23:50 Celebrity Juice 24:35 Two and a Half Men

E4

07:00 Hollyoaks 07:25 90210 08:10 Charmed 09:00 Happy Endings 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rules of Engagement 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Rules of Engagement 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:00 2 Broke Girls 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 New Girl 22:30 The Mindy Project 23:00 Gogglebox 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

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June meeting of the Vega Baja Garden Club THE JUNE meeting of the Vega Baja Garden Club was the final one of the season before the summer break.

by Patricia Thompson

MEMBERS ENJOYED an informal lunch, and a garden quiz, prepared

by Alan Davis, a member of the club.

The marigold growing competition was judged by John Howes, an experienced RHS judge. Some months ago, members were given seeds, the aim being to produce the best flowering marigold plant. The winning plant was grown by Terry Sangwine, John commended it for its even and balanced shape and flowers. The meeting ended with the usual raffle of plants.

The next meeting will be held after the summer break at Bar Trasgu, Calle Alicante 12, Formentera del Segura, on Monday 7th September at 2.15 for a 2.30 start. If you are interested in gardening and want to come along to the meeting, you will be most welcome. For more information, please contact The Vega Baja Garden Club at vegabajagardenclub@gmail.com

John Howes with the winning marigolds.

Velvetones help Age Concern minibus appeal

Elaine Wheatley, Derek Ward and Jennie Mutter

Raising a glass to AFA

MEMBERS OF El Raso Wine Club wanted to give a donation to a local charity and thus chose AFA Torrevieja to be the recipient. Torrevieja Association of Friends and Relatives of Alzheimer’s Sufferers (AFA) was chosen for the second year running. AFA volunteer Jennie Mutter was presented with a donation of 200€

by Elaine Wheatley, treasurer of the club, at the May meeting of the club.

Jennie thanked members for their generosity and gave a short talk about the service that AFA provides to Alzheimer’s sufferers in the Torrevieja area, almost all of which is paid for by charitable donations such as this.

WELL HERE’S the happy ending, we’ve all been waiting for, the book of Rhymes by our own June - have all gone out the door!

It’s thanks to you for your support we now can help the cause, Because the cheque we see here was given to loud applause!

This money raised for Age Concern for their mini-bus appeal, will help them reach their target for this much needed Automobile!! (Photo by Kristoff)

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Bookmarks on Firefox

PLEASE AUNTY, I need your help again. IE kept crashing, and I was told to also use Firefox as an alternative. On Firefox, (in Bookmark) we could pin tag (on the top bar) certain things like Speedtest/Bing translate/Crossword solver/cheap flights… Then this morning, when we switched on, they had All disappeared, and not for the first time. Could you tell me, (as usual in ‘idiot form’) how to lock them in? Ken AUNTY SAYS: Firefox has a help topic on this problem. “I can add or change bookmarks but they are lost when I restart Firefox” https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cant-add-change-or-save-

bookmarks which has two solutions for you to try: One is to Fix the Bookmarks file, and the other to create a new Bookmarks file And one of these should solve the problem.

iPhone storage

HI AUNTY: I have an iPhone 4 with 6Gb. I have closed lots of Apps but still it says I have used 5.0GB and only 360MB left.

Where has the other 740MB gone? But when I look at usage it shows 600MB for photos 166 for Facebook. 97 for Google etc. only adding up to 1.4GB. Where has the other 4.6GB gone? Regards, Robert Aunty says: You are not missing any storage space. Don’t forget that the iPhone needs to run the IOS operating system, which will take up some storage, as will any other system required applications. Although your personal storage area may only show “1.4gb”, this may only be data in your personal area, and not any apps or music stored elsewhere.

People also often confuse storage space and memory space.

Closing apps will stop the apps running in “memory” but it will not remove them from storage.

Loading homepage Hello Aunty, please can you help with a very irritating problem on my laptop? When I go to my homepage on the internet it takes forever and a message eventually appears at the bottom of the screen saying ‘recover webpage’ which I have to click on at least three times before I can access what I want. Is there a solution?

Thank you. Sheila Aunty says: It may be that you have an “add on” that is not working correctly for your internet browser, causing it to fail, so you can either go into the options / settings for your browser, and go through the addons and disable / uninstall ones until you find the problematic one.

Most browsers also have a “reset” option, which resets everything on your browser.

As an alternative, you can simply try another browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Opera, as some browsers work better than others.

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

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Prefi xes Des I THOUGHT we could start having a look at prefixes today.

NO, THESE are not anything to do with keeping your dentures in place, although that is a good idea too when you are speaking Spanish. Prefixes are things that are stuck (so yes, “fix” did give us the clue) onto the front of words to change their meaning in some way.

There are many of them, but first we’ll look at one of the most obvious and useful prefixes: “des-” which creates an opposite meaning, similar to “un-“ or “dis-“ in English. Here are some examples: Gustar (to please) desgustar (to displease) Igual (equal, same) desigual (unequal, different) Aparecer (to appear) desaparecer (to disappear) Obedecer (to obey) desobedecer (to disobey) Enfadado (angry) desenfadado (easy-going, cheerful) I really like the word “desenfadado” (unangry). We just don’t have the equivalent in English!

As you may have already realized, all you really need to do is pick up a dictionary and look under “des” and you will find many more words that do the same thing.

However, be careful because sometimes the root word itself just happens to start with “des” which is not a prefix.

For example: desastre (disaster). As far as I know this word has never been the opposite of “astre”, which doesn’t exist, although I don’t know how the word came about in the first place.

If you like word games, you might like this one, a clothes shop near my house called “De-sastre”. “Sastre” means “tailor” so “De-sastre” means “of the tailor” and also disaster.

I don’t generally buy anything there.

Yes, well, anyway, another thing to watch out for is not to confuse “des” with “dis” which does not carry this opposite meaning. I learnt this distinction when I accidentally said “desfrutar” instead of “disfrutar” (meaning “to enjoy”) in a class. One of my Spanish students said that “desfrutar” sounded like “unfruit” and proceeding to mime taking all the fruit off a tree. It’s funny how we are all afraid of being mocked, but when it happens we never make the same mistake again.

It is interesting to see how these words often coincide with English and can help us to understand our own language.

For example “esperar” means “to wait” and also “to hope”.

“Desesperar” means the opposite – and in English when we lack hope we “despair”. The word “despair” clearly comes from the same Latin root as “desesperar”, although in English the word “pair” definitely doesn’t mean to hope!

Crossword Solutions for Last Week 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.

Suduko Answer

Phantom The Sheep PHANTOM THE sheep’s face markings resemble Gerard Butler’s in the Phantom film.

Farmer Paul Phillips, 50, was stunned when the lamb was born with one half of his face black and the other white - just like Michael Crawford’s famous character.

He believes the sheep, nicknamed “The Phantom”, has a recessive gene which has led to the unusual face markings. He added: “It is a pedigree Texel so I know its parentage but it must have a recessive gene for this trait as I have used both the mother and father successfully without this happening. We’ve had lots of people drive up in their cars and take pictures of him. He’s the most famous sheep we’ve ever had.”

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APART FROM the Woman’s World Cup, the football season is taking a rest for a couple of weeks.

by Keith Nicol The players maybe having their summer break but they are still working hard behind the scenes at CD Torrevieja. With the coaching team confirmed for next season, attention has turned to the stadium for different reasons.

Built in the 1970’s, not much has changed at Estadio Vicente Garcia, which is just opposite Sports City. With the last coat of paint being applied nearly a decade ago, Club Director Chris Darwen and his Business and Community Manager Barrie Crawford are appealing to the local community to support them in their efforts to freshen the ground up.

“Nobody can deny that the Vicente Garcia is a beautiful place to watch and play football. I’ve watched a lot of games across the world and not many beat being here on a Sunday evening as the sun sets,” said Chris. “Sadly, the ground itself is looking a little tired and we are hoping to get some hands on deck this summer to give it a makeover.”

Barrie jumped in to add, “On the 18th July we are holding a Painting Party here at the ground.

We are asking for two things really. Firstly, if you cannot make it, donate a pot of paint. Just that gesture will show us that the club means something to the locals. Better still, join us on the 18th, bring the paint and a roller and spend the day with us making the ground look great for the players next season!”

Club Vice-President Jefferson Scott has offered to pay for drinks aplenty for the workforce on the day and local businessman Sean Bell will providing some food at no cost to volunteers. The club are appealing for paint donations: white or blue, and asking local people to be at the ground at 10am on July 18th. All you need to bring is a roller and tray, a great attitude and, again, some paint. For more information, contact Chris at the club on: cdtorreviejaofficial@gmail.com or on 966 923 231.

The Vicente Garcia needs a little makeover on July 18th

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Treating the cause to solve the problem “IN MY 33 years treating patients, the cause of the problem is hardly ever where the pain is”, explains Dr Hans Christian Madsen DC. The neuromuscular skeletal system is fascinating, when we understand more about how various parts of the body are connected so each part is able function correctly. Dr Madsen DC, a graduate of the Palmer Institute in Iowa, USA, states that the initial examination is important, to determine the correct area to start treatment.

At his Benijófar Chiropractic Clinic, Dr Madsen says treating the source will eventually release the pain from the area where it hurts the most. “I am asked so many times “Why are you treating me on my hip, when the problem is in my shoulder?”, he explains. He treats patients with neck or shoulder pain, pain in the knees or foot problems (eg Heel Spur or Plantar Fasciitis), and of course, many patients with lower back and/or hip pain, including Sciatica.

Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the joints: Dr Madsen especially treats people suffering with arthritis. He has many years experience using Shockwave therapy. As we age,

calcification can build up affecting the joints of the body, including the hands and feet. Shockwave therapy (sound waves) removes this calcification which helps release trapped nerves resulting in more movement and less pain. Patients are then treated with laser therapy.

Laser Therapy: Dr Madsen has developed his own specific laser systems to strengthen and heal damaged cells. They produce a penetrating light which supplies energy to the body. The tissues and cells absorb this energy where it is used to accelerate the normal rate of healing. It brings vital nutrients and fluids to cartilage and discs and increases blood flow to the injured area. The laser light helps to reduce inflammation and swelling, leading to decreased pain, less stiffness and a faster return to normal joint and muscle action.

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The medicinal value of prunes GENTLY STEW the prunes in an earthenware dish in an oven, with just enough water to cover them. Cover with a saucer and, when thoroughly soft, without removing the water in which they have been stewed, beat well into a pulp. If not sufficiently sweet, add a little treacle. Take a half to one wineglassful after meals, especially after dinner. Taken this way they can tone up the nerves, and act u p o n the stomach, liver, spleen and bowels and are invaluable in cases of chronic headache arising from overwork. (This recipe was taken from the Star Cookery Book no 2 priced at 2 old pence and sent in by Dave Powney )

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Rugby La Vila News

THE RUGBY beach campaign has started.

THIS WILl be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm until 8.30pm at Villajoyosa Main beach, near Club Nautico. Everybody is welcome to play touch beach rugby (not tackles) open for any age.

Next Saturday 27th June, a rugby coaching course will be organised at the Club. Mark Hewitt, actual academy director Worcester Warriors from England will be directing the coaching course, helped by La Vila actual coach Hernan Quirelli. Coaching courses will be bilingual, in English and Spanish. The clinic will start at 11am, finishing at 6 pm, and the price is 15€ per person with lunch included. After the coaching course, they will play at the stadium against Torquay RFC Under 18 from England. Entrance is free and the bar will also be open.

They are looking for new players for next season, if you are interested to join La Vila Rugby contact Jason Craig on 659 674 768 or Ignacio Davila 608 068 208, e-mail oficina@rugbylavila.net

Los Amigos Golf Society (LAGS): June Competition

Benitachell Bowls Club

14TH JUNE 2015 - FEDERATION COMPETITION - VALENCIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The results and league table after week 6 have been published, showing EL Cid in 1st place and BBC in 2nd, 3 points behind.

13TH JUNE 2015 - BBC AUSSIE PAIRS Pony & Trap out in front by 4 points from Great Expectations & La Banda.

Mick Drummond presenting winners Glenn Read, Ray Reynolds and Dave Davidson

FOR THE first time in a number of competitions Los Amigos Golf Society members had to find their own way to the June venue at Hacienda Golf Course. Thirty six LAGS members eventually teed off from the 1st and 10th tees on a glorious June morning.

Now, over the past few competitions slow play has become a bit of a problem. The LAGS committee have however stumbled across a novel solution which is to be implemented at the next outing. Whilst looking for a ball in the rough, secretary Ron Johnston had the shocking experience of a snake slithering across his foot. Immediately the ball was declared lost, a new ball dropped from where the last shot was played, the shot retaken and all 4 players back in the buggies! In future, to speed up play, the committee will release 1000 assorted venomous snakes throughout the rough!

The day proved to be tough for some, interesting for others and surprising for one. Golf is hugely unpredictable! After five hacks along a fairway, one of our members confidently claimed to his partner “if you score a point on this hole I’ll bare my backside”. A magnificent fairway wood followed by a ‘tap-in’ left Tony Gleed somewhat red cheeked! The committee would like it to be known that baring ones anatomy on any part of the golf course will not be tolerated!!!

The scores reflected the difficulty of the day. Division 1 and overall winner was Glenn Read with 31 points, Division 2 winner was Ray Reynolds with 29 points and Division 3 was won by Dave Davidson with 19 points. Nearest the pin winners were Lenny Whalen (hole 5), Tony Pickworth (hole 8), Gerry McRobert (hole 12) and Fred Harvey (hole 15) The Presentation Evening was held on Tuesday, 9th June in the Black Bull. Our thanks go to Lisa B for the music and the Black Bull catering staff for the excellent food.

For more information about the society, its fundraising and future events please go to www.losamigosgolfsociety.es.

10TH JUNE 2015 - BBC SUMMER TRIPLES The results and league table after the latest set of games have been published, showing “Siete Arriba” out in front with 4 teams chasing four points behind, in the BBC Summer Triples League sponsored byIBEX Insurance.

7TH JUNE 2015 - CBBA NORTHERN SUMMER LEAGUE The results and league table have been published after the games for week 4.

Javea Sharks are in first place with BBC Panthers 4th and BBC Cougars 5th.

Please check out our website www.benitachellbowlsclub.com for full details of the above and for a full update of all forthcoming competitions and results.

We’re not just a bowls club, we’re a “Fun Club” and Saturday night 76 members and friends were Barn Dancing in the courtyard to the music of the ‘Shamrockers’. The food was good, the music great and the dancing sometimes a bit of a shambles but everyone had a great time.

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The second Golf Major is upon us

The US OPEN from Chamber Bay in Washington State.

By Tony Myles CAMPBELL’S MAJOR WAGER

BY THE time you are reading this article many of you will have taken advantage of Campbell’s Major Wager. It is Round Two of the free bet that is on offer from Campbell on all the Majors.

The rules are simple - select four players, then with a hypothetical 100 points allocate these in whatever proportion you wish, provided that you place no more than 50 points on any one player.

On offer at the end of the season is a day of golf at La Sella for two players versus Campbell and his partner, including lunch in the La Sella club house.

Having been spectacularly unsuccessful on previous occasions I hesitate to offer my selection but there is always the law of averages which apparently can come into play. So on that basis here are the unfortunate quartet who will benefit from my expertise!

Byeong-Hum An - having progressed from the Challenge Tour to the European Tour and still only 23 he has already enjoyed success this year when in May he won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Current Wm Hill Odds - 66/1 - My stake is 20 Points.

Jordan Spieth - with so many records already to his name he is the current Masters winner and displays a cool head under pressure.

Current Wm Hill Odds a generous 8/1 - My stake 25 points Ian Poulter - It may be the kiss-of-death but I am convinced that Ian was at the head of the queue when they were handing out wholehearted determination. One day he will prove me right - current WM Hill odds - 80/1.

My stake - 20 points.

And the big 35 points goes to...

Sergio Garcia - how many more times can we

stare at the TV and shout “Come on Sergio!!!”. Current Wm Hill odds - 28/1 My stake - 35 points.

So this multi-national selection will either propel me to Major Wager stardom or consign me to the more accustomed mid to lower reaches.

In the meantime good luck with your selection.

head 2 head

Good odds!

Tony M - You have had some great finals recently with the Campbell Lamont Golf Leagues and the International in Roda.

Campbell - They were both excellent events and now everyone will be hoping that they get good odds on their Major Wager selections.

Tony M - It reminds me of the last big golf competition I entered. I was 50/1 to win.

Campbell - So if I had bet 20€ on you to win . . . .

Tony M - Yes. Exactly. . . €20 @ 50/1 - you know what that means?

Campbell - Yes. I could have lost €20.

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IT IS still possible to be surprised by car design

AS I glance at the Vauxhall Zafira Tourer I notice that there is something a little different about the rear bumper and it’s not because I’ve reversed into something…

IN THE centre it looks to me as if it can be pushed to reveal a step, such as you might find on a conversion for a disabled motorist. It is only when I lift the boot lid that I notice a lever and wondering what it does, I pull it. This releases the Flex-Fix integrated bike carrier – what a clever idea.

I have never come across a vehicle with such a facility.

Watch the video: www.testdrives.biz

This is a gadget I’d expect Q in the James Bond films to dream up! It’s certainly not a gimmick either because I can see how the active family that would typically purchase this vehicle would want to transport their bicycles when they go away on an adventure. And this for me gives the Zafira another dimension from other people movers.

This third generation revamp looks slick and appealing from the outside and the bright red finish of the test model certainly stands out. It is also surprising that despite being a sizeable sevenseater it feels small to drive. If there is difficulty reversing a helpful camera automatically appears in the central display together with helpful beeps that sound when manoeuvring into a tight gap.

The third row of seats is nestled underneath the boot and put into position by simply pulling a loop on the back.

It’s a comfortable vehicle with plenty of room. That boot is large enough to accommodate a variety of paint tins and other rubbish including a large gas bottle

that needs taking to the tip.

When the doors are opened at night the interior is lit up with red lights incorporated into the trim, making it feel quite spaceship-like.

For a people mover it’s fast, hitting 60mph from standstill in under 11 seconds and it will almost return 70mpg; which means that it is possible to travel 150 miles without even using an eighth of a tank.

There is engine stop/start, which although I am used to these days does perplex me a little. The Zafira has a low bite on the clutch making me wonder whether I have stalled the vehicle.

Another issue is the electric handbrake; of which I am not a great fan. You see there’s an automatic hill brake that the driver must put their trust in and I find this difficult. No sooner has the accelerator been pushed and the brake releases and as a result I find myself over revving, which isn’t ideal for economy.

Vauxhall Zafira Tourer MPV 2 0 Cdti 130 Se 5dr Price: 31,950€ Top speed: 120mph 0-60mph: 10.6secs Power: 128bhp Economy: up to 68.9mpg

Advanced motorist Tim Saunders is the former Business and Motoring Editor of the Bournemouth Daily Echo. His regular test reports appear in numerous newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar. For more independent unbiased car reviews and videos visit www.testdrives.biz

VEHICULOS OCASIÓN SECOND HAND CARS

2015 CITROEN C4 G. PICASSO HDI 115 SEDUCTION 7 Seats

23.000 € JBZ

(26800 new) km 0 2015 CITROEN C3 1.4 HDI 70 TONIC km 0 red

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4.500€ FHJ

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7.500€ GMB

2007 FORD MONDEO 2.5 Gasolina V6 Auto. 94.000 km blue color

1.700€ JYF

2007 RENAULT MEGANE TOURER 1.9 DCI, 123.000 km grey

6.800€ FML

2007 FORD FOCUS 1.8 DIESEL 77.500 km grey

7.500€ FNT

2003 HYUNDAI ATOS 1.1i 120.000 km yellow

2.500€ CNG

2003 HYUNDAI MATRIX 1.6i 111.500 km beige/milky silver

3.500€ CNG

2000 MERCEDES E 280 4 MATIC 2.8i 128.000 km(P)

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