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British Consul

Margarita, Gloria, Anita, Ana, Baz and Rocio

Embracing it all

By Sheila Collis

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e were delighted to get the opportunity to meet María Leng, just a few weeks after her official appointment as the new British Consul to the Canar y Islands.

Naturally bilingual thanks to an English father and a mother from Galicia in northern Spain, María spent much of her childhood summer holiday time with her mother’s family in Ferrol.

She was born in St Andrews, the eldest of four children. Her father worked in the oil industry and travelled for his job, which is how he met his Spanish wife and they eventually settled in Fife. María was educated in Scotland, studied for her degree mainly at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, with one year in France, and also speaks French and German.

Young for her position, María is obviously a high flyer.

“I worked hard and moved up quickly in every job I had,” she admits modestly. Previous experience includes work in the oil industry, a paper mill and seven years working for the Scottish Government where she was the Manager for International Trade for the whole of the South of Scotland.

She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Consulate service two and a half years ago as Vice Consul in the Balearics area, mainly based in Ibiza, where she also has family. During her time there she developed excellent relationships with the various official bodies. In her private life, “I tend to get involved too much” she stated, referring to her interests in theatre and Carnival groups and attempts to learn to play the Gallego Gaita (bagpipes) and flamenco dancing, although, laughing, she didn’t rule out timple (Canarian miniature guitar) or Canarian folk dancing classes.

Breast cancer charity

Mad dip

Puerto de Santiago resident, Anita Knight, decided she wanted to, “do something mad before her 50th birthday” and chose a sponsored Christmas Day dip in the English Channel in aid of Ámate, a Tenerife breast cancer charity.

At 11am on the day, with temperatures of minus 7ºC, between four and five hundred people gathered at Exmouth, to brave the ice covered sands and the freezing briny, some for charity and others, “just for fun”. Many were wearing Christmas hats and singing carols. Anita ran into the water with her son, Marvin, whilst husband

Baz and daughter Natalie were the on shore support team with a hot water bottle and towels. The event was filmed and can be seen at Anita’s Christmas Day swim, Exmouth, 2010 in Youtube.

Thanks to all the sponsors, especially friends at Tipsy Terrace, tennis players, visitors and friends at the gym and some excellent promotional work by Baz with customers at his gigs in Domingo’s, Las Rosas and DJ’s, Anita managed to raise €2,088.70 for Ámate, whose representatives, Rocio, Margarita, Gloria and Ana presented her with a certificate to show their appreciation.

María is a confirmed football fan

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British Consul Continued from front page

José Carlos Mauricio

no licence politician convicted One of the biggest names in Canarian politics over the past two decades has driven for years without a driving licence, it emerged during his trial recently.

José Carlos Mauricio, a former regional finance minister and highly-respected MP in the Spanish Parliament (where he was voted best speaker on several occasions), was stopped for speeding by Civil Guard Traffic officers while driving his daughter’s Toyota Prius near Las Palmas back in December. When he failed to produce his licence a background check revealed he had never obtained one in his long driving career.

The 69-year-old admitted the offences and was fined €3,600 by the court. However, a few days later he was back in the headlines after being caught by Antena3 TV cameras driving the same car in the capital.

A confirmed football fan, she holds the Scottish Football Association coaching certificate and supports Celtic and Sunderland, although she loves to watch a good game by any team and will be keeping an eye on local sides.

Looking ahead, María has no particular area she wishes to concentrate on within the Consulate work, “I’m going to embrace it all,” she confirmed.

“Basically more of what we’ve been doing up to now. Building up relationships with the authorities and the various groups here and making sure we continue to deliver

the excellent service that we do now”.

“There are a lot of myths out there,” she explained and wants to make it clear to people what the Consulate can and can’t do. She wants to make sure the right messages are out there and that the Consulate Service is accessible. “We don’t have the answer to everything, but we can normally point people in the right direction,” she added.

She would like to see more people, both residents and tourists using the website.

“There’s a wealth of information on there which is constantly updated by our specialist teams. It may be that if you checked something

12 months ago and didn’t find it listed, there is a reply to your query there now.”

Of the problems that they have to deal with on a day to day basis, one of the easiest to avoid would be if tourists took out travel insurance. “What is the average insurance now, around £20? And if something goes wrong you could save yourself thousands. One of the difficulties is that people seem to think that their European Health Insurance Card covers everything they would get in the UK. It doesn’t, it covers everything the Spanish resident would get. If the locals would have to pay for something, so do the tourists.

It can be expensive.”

María’s first impressions

Ryanair row

Authorities slam ungrateful students T

he authorities in Lanzarote have launched a scathing attack on some of the Belgian students stranded on the island after being kicked of f a Ryanair flight to Brussels following a row over outsize baggage.

The incident on the Ryanair flight made world headlines in the 48 hours after the airline decided to offload dozens of unruly passengers on a Belgium-bound flight from Lanzarote. The decision was taken at the request of the police and on safety grounds. The incident was initially said to have involved drunken brawlers but a statement issued by Ryanair said

that the passengers had been ordered off after a row over outsized luggage.

Around a hundred Belgian students who had been in Lanzarote on holiday were ordered off, apparently after refusing to sit down for take-off in protest at the decision to charge some of the group an excess fee. Local reports say one cabin crew member was assaulted in the fracas. In its statement, the airlne apologised to the other 66 passengers delayed by three hours because of the altercation.

As details emerged about the general antics of the 100-strong party during their week in Puerto del Carmen, the

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of the Canaries are ver y positive. “I think I’m going to enjoy living here. It’s all so clean and safe. I feel safe walking around the streets.

It’s family orientated and fun and I feel I am integrating quickly,” she told us.

Another plus of the Canaries are the ample air connections which will make visits to and from her family easier.

Mum and Dad and one sister are still in Scotland, another sister is in Barcelona and her brother works for Fifa in Zurich and recently chaperoned Vicente del Bosque at the latest awards ceremonies.

Bouncing with energy and with a bubbly personality, our new British Consul is one to watch.

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Interior Ministry’s local official said that the behaviour of many who have been accommodated free of charge while arrangements are made to fly them out was “less than desirable”. “They have made life very difficult in the hotels and certainly showed no appreciation for the generosity of the Cabildo,” said Orlando Suárez. Local paper La Voz de Lanzarote reports that the conduct of the students in one hotel at the weekend forced other guests to leave.

Subsequently, as the story grew, passengers who twittered and checked into local blogs were almost unanimously behind the decision of the airline.

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Ataca (the taxi association) at a recent meeting – Chinea is on the right

Cab controversy

Noisy taxi protest The massive fine slapped on an Adeje taxi driver for his noisy protest during the general strike in the autumn has led him to become a famous figure in Spanish taxi circles.

Several websites run by the sector have been drumming up support for José Chinea, vice-president of the Costa Adeje Taxi Association, who has been hit with a €6,000 fine by Adeje Council as the ringleader of a group of drivers who repeatedly breached noise levels during the day of protest on 29 September last.

According to the corporation, Chinea “constantly blared his horn, shouted through a loud-hailer and banged on pots for hours on end, disturbing the peace and impeding normal business at the town hall”. The driver says the fine, the maximum imposable under local by-laws, is “retaliation” for the association’s public complaints about Adeje’s management of the taxi sector.

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Adán Martín honoured

Name change for auditorium

The Auditorio Adán Martín

Tenerife’s ultra-modern concert venue is to be known officially as the Auditorio Adán Martín as of now, in honour of the late Canarian president who died back in October.

Known simply as the Auditorio/Auditorium since it first opened, the venue designed by architect Santiago Calatrava and bearing a passing resemblance to the Sydney Opera house has become the symbol of Santa Cruz and is one of the most photographed visitor attractions.

The island’s governing Cabildo unanimously approved a proposal to add the name of Martín, a much-liked politician during his years as the head of the Cabildo (1987-1999) and later as the region’s president (2003-2007). His wife Pilar Parejo was guest of honour at the session of the corporation that voted on the proposal, which received support from all parties.

t was a warm and sunny day in Adeje when Island Connections spoke to Charlie Karlsen, recent competitor in Operación Triunfo, the TV contest based on a music academy and weekly televised galas.

He had just taken part in an interview on Radio Sur Adeje, followed by a meeting with Adeje mayor, José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga. He was accompanied by his mother Valerie and his tutor Alejandra Mereb de Toledo from the Amae music and scenic arts academy in Los Cristianos, who could not speak highly enough of Nacho and the Radio Sur team. Charlie’s popularity was immediately apparent as people popped out from shops and bars in Adeje’s Calle Grande to greet him. Also apparent is that he is every bit as handsome (if not more so) and much more relaxed than he appeared on our television screens.

We asked Charlie how he felt about his time in the OT academy, and what he had gained from it. “I tried to do the best with what I was given, although the songs didn’t suit me, and I’m not used to singing as part of a group”, he explained. “It was an incredible experience, I made some amazing friends and got on well with everyone. I learned a lot musically, we were training all day”.

Valerie told us that there’s lots in the pipeline for Charlie, and that at present he is under contract with Gestmusic/Telecinco for three months, during which time he has to return for a period of 15 days. She added, “Alejandra has been a great help, she was the one who put him forward for Operación Triunfo”.

Alejandra told us, “This has been a very, very big experience for him, not necessarily all good, but extremely good for his career. I think he was in the academy for just the right amount of time to get the most out of it. Unfortunately they didn’t let him show what he really can do. He needs to keep training, he’s a great artist who really knows how to sing.

His education allowed him to leave Operación Triunfo with great dignity, his parents gave him that”, adding that, “he has a strong voice, he just needs to be strong and he can go wherever he wants to go in his career”.

During his time in the academy, Charlie had to sing as part of duos

Adeje concert for Charlie

End to 16 year trade war The 2009 Geneva agreement on trade tariffs for bananas from Latin American countries, which is designed to end the longest-running dispute in the history of international trade, received the backing of the European Parliament on Thursday February 3rd.

However MEPs warned that this deal cannot reconcile the interests of all parties, including those of EU banana producers. They publicly stated that they didn’t believe the special financial provisions for the EU’s outermost banana-producing regions give sufficient support to EU producers in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, who could be significantly affected by the agreement, and have called on the Commission to increase support for EU and ACP banana growers and extend it to 2020 if necessary. They also urge the relevant EU authorities to take other steps to ensure that domestic EU producers are able to stay in the market.

Charlie with his music tutor Alejandra

or trios, and says that, “It would have been good to have been able to sing something solo”, but he insisted, “I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything, it has prepared me for much bigger things – I have learnt so much”.

Amongst the things Charlie has benefited from is the opportunity to perform in a gala designed for television and all that this involves: a live orchestra, backing singers and dancers on stage with him, a massive audience, not to mention learning to work with TV cameras, how to react and what to think about.

Charlie told us that on the day of his final gala, he had a strong feeling that he would be going home, so he said his goodbyes to all his companions before the event. That’s intuition.

Alejandra considers that Charlie has a style which is not typically Spanish and that he went into the contest with a modern, London style (even

though he was born in Santa Cruz).

She commented that the Operación Triunfo tutors seem to mainly come from a stage musicals background and that they didn’t really have the time to get to know Charlie, who is at his best singing classical, rock or contemporary pop music.

He has a vibrant personality, and is buzzing with enthusiasm for a concert which he is planning, the date and venue for which is being discussed at Adeje Town Hall. It is likely to take place very soon, possibly within a month.

To keep up to date with this and find out more about what Charlie is up to, join him on Facebook and become a fan (Facebook Charlie OT 2011) or via www.otlive.es. We at Island Connections will let you know as soon as the concerts details are revealed via our website www. islandconnections.eu. In the meantime, we wish Charlie lots of luck with his musical career.

The Geneva agreement The EU has agreed to gradually end its preferential treatment of banana exporters in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in exchange for an agreement by Latin American countries to drop their complaints at the WTO. As for the main ACP banana-producing countries, in addition to regular EU aid, they are to receive extra help from the EU budget (up to €200 million) to compensate for the EU’s improving trade relations with Latin America. The EU’s gradual reduction in its import tariff on bananas from Latin America, from €176 a tonne at the outset to €114 in 2017 will make Latin American bananas more competitive on the EU market.

The EU is the world’s largest banana market. More than 70 per cent of bananas sold in the EU come from Latin America (mainly Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama), around 20 per cent come from ACP States (chiefly Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Belize and Surinam) while the rest are grown in the EU itself (Cyprus, Greece, Madeira, Canary Islands and French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique)

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Schadenfreude?

Africa turmoil ‘good news’ for Canaries The political upheavals in Tunisia and, more recently, Egypt are proving to be an unexpected bonus for the Canaries, with several tour operators diverting holidaymakers to these shores rather than risk facing emergencies there.

Januar y and Februar y are among the two countries’ best months for tourism but the panic sparked by the unrest in

Tunisia, which saw the president flee the countr y, and the prospect of thousands of holidaymakers being stranded in destinations such as Sharm-el Sheikh have prompted a flurr y of cancellations and changes to bookings.

Newspaper Canarias 7 reports that hotels on most of the islands have received late requests for extra rooms to cater for the Britons, Germans and Scandinavians who are being sent here

instead of Egypt and the trend is expected to continue for the immediate future.

A source at the Las Palmas Hoteliers’ Association FEHT is quoted as saying hotels in the south of Gran Canaria and parts of Lanzarote are fully booked and ‘although we should not delight in the misfortunes of others’, the surge in demand is ver y good news for the industr y here.

Mountain to climb!

As reported here, the government has reached an agreement with the family of late artist Eduardo Chillida for the completion of the project, which will involve a ‘Monument to Peace’ sculpture being placed in the hole carved in the mountain.

The local and regional authorities expect a large

Bonjour Tenerife

Turismo de Tenerife is targeting France over the coming months, in the hope of increasing the number of visitors to Tenerife from that country.

Last year over 111,000 French visitors graced these shores and this year they hope to see that number rise, and are organising familiarization trips for French travel agents, promotions and attendance at French holiday trade fairs.

Tourism councillor José Manuel Bermúdez said, “France is one of the countries we are looking at this year, as it has one of the best potential markets for tourism growth in relation to this island”. He added that the fact that numbers were already on the rise was proof that previous campaigns had had a positive affect.

Ricardo Melchior with Peter Van Wulfften and Stan Weyjtens

Hermigua

Tindaya battle Ecology groups have reacted angrily to the news that plans to carve a giant hollow in Fuerteventura’s Mt Tindaya to accommodate a visitor attraction have been resurrected by the Canarian government.

CabildoNews

proportion of tourists to the island to visit the monument when it is completed but conservationists have not given up hope of blocking the controversial initiative in the courts, despite suffering a previous defeat.

“This is still one of the most corrupt projects undertaken by the Canarian government, over and above the environmental damage it will cause to the mountain, which is a conservation site” said the ecologists, who want to meet with the family of Chillida to put across their reasons for the project to be halted definitively.

Tourist found dead T

he body of the German tourist missing for over a week on La Gomera was found on the island. The holidaymaker, who was reported missing by the rural hotel she was staying in in Hermigua, is thought to have fallen to her death down a steep ravine near the Degollada de Peraza as she was hiking alone. Her body was spotted after a two-day search in the area following the sighting of her hire car.

Unemployment rate

Highest in Spain F

igures released by the Spanish government at the end of January showed that the unemployment rate in the Canaries during 2010 was among the highest in the country. At the year end, the number of jobless registered had risen to 314,000, almost 28 per cent of the population of working age.

Spain’s average overall now stands at almost 21 per cent.

However, the authorities have been quick to stress that the rise during 2010 in the Canaries was substantially lower than many other regions.

Low income

New benefits U

nemployed people registered as searching for work may be entitled to €400 a month.

The benefit is only for those in the low income range who have close members of their family fully dependent on them. It is expected to be in force in the next few weeks and will probably be dependent on the unemployed person taking part in a full time retraining course for work in emerging sectors. Full details are yet to be defined.

Double Dutch

The Cabildo president, Ricardo Melchior, recently welcomed the Dutch Ambassador to Spain to the island.

Peter Van Wulfften was on an official visit and was accompanied in the visit to the Cabildo by the Tenerife Consul Stan Weyjtens.

During the meeting Melchior and Van Wulfften commented on the excellent relations the between Tenerife and The Netherlands, and the Ambassador also told the president that his government have decided to open a new regional consulate in the calle Villalba Hervás which will operate under the guidance of Stan Weyjtens.

Back to basics

Cabildo president Ricardo Melchior met recently with members of the ‘Retorno’ group, who brought him up to date on their environmental activities and budgets.

Also present at the meeting were Marion Hammerl from the European Global Nature Foundation and the head of services from the Cabildo’s department of sustainability and resources, Francisco Hernández.

On the agenda was the optimum amount of recycling the island could generate. The Retorno (Return) Group is made up of members of the larger international ecological groups including Greenpeace, Ecologists in Action and Friends of the Earth. The primary objective of the group is to increase the number of used bottles returned at national level. It works to encourage recycling and reuse of these bottles.

Future intercambiador

Cabildo president Ricardo Melchior, the councillor for economy and competitivity Carlos Alonso and the mayor of Granadilla Carmen Nieves Gaspar recently met the team of architects from Correa y Estévez who are undertaking this project.

The intercambiador (multi-purpose station) planned for San Isidro will have the capacity to cope with 19,000 passengers using the future southern train. The new infrastructure will include parking for 720 vehicles, 14 taxis, four bus stops, and eight temporary parking spots.

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Fuerteventura

Wettest for 20 years The recent spells of heavy rain have broken a 20-year record in Fuerteventura, at least according to the island’s farmers, who can look forward to lower feed bills in the coming months.

The drenchings, particularly the downpours towards the end of last month, saturated the land and mean that vegetation will be in more plentiful supply than has been the case for two decades. Farmers such as Francisco Vera, a 49-year-old goat breeder with a herd of approximately 500, are thrilled at the soakings because they guarantee fresh plants for the animals and reduce the need for imported cereal grains. However, the picture could have been much better if the millions of gallons of runof f that flowed straight into the sea from local ravines had been tapped and stored for future use, say the farmers.

‘No thanks’

Inmate prefers to stay The controversial release of prisoners who have benefited from new sentencing rules introduced by the amended Penal Code has thrown up a curious anecdote in the shape of one inmate who refused the offer of an early exit.

The revelation came during a briefing session by Spain’s Prison Authority, which repor ted recently that a total of 42 prisoners ser ving time in Canarian jails have been set free, in most cases due to the lower tariffs now applicable (since 23 December) to small-scale drug trafficking, the maximum sentence for which has been cut from nine to six years.

Of the 42, 18 were serving their sentences in Lanzarote’s Tahiche jail but an official revealed that one of the inmates ‘exercised his right not to take up the option’.

Gran Canaria

cable car Locals 0ppose Plans for a cable car to take visitors to Gran Canaria’s best-known landmark have been dealt a blow in the shape of a second petition by locals against the project.

The signatures were lodged with the Canarian government’s Department of the Environment recently and constitute the second petition filed against the installation of a cable car from the town of Tejeda to the Roque Nublo, the 80 m tall monolithic boulder situated at 1,800 metres altitude and formed by a volcanic eruption thought to have occurred over four million years ago. More than 22,000 people have now put in writing their opposition to the project, which they claim will irreversibly scar the landscape at one of Gran Canaria’s most spectacular locations.

Tourism

Deflected trade The conflicts in Egypt and Tunisia mean that the islands can expect up to 300,000 additional visitors over this winter season.

Tour operators have asked for price reductions to keep them down to the levels offered in Egypt, but this has been refused, the sector preferring to keep the standards and quality of the Canarian offer. The information was released after formal talks between representatives of the sector, Ricardo Fernández de la Puente Armas, a Canarian Government spokesperson and the airports authorities to make sure that the airports can deal with additional flights.

At the same time the petition for an extension in operating hours at Fuerteventura was renewed. The good news, announced at the end of the meeting, is that the island is well equipped in accommodation and airport capacity to take up the slack from the diverted holidaymakers if called upon to do so.

Mainland ferry route unveiled The new ship, Volcán de Teide

A new ferry reputed to be the most modern in its class begins services to the mainland from the Canaries from March.

Named ‘Volcán del Teide’ the ship was unveiled recently to the media in a ceremony led by senior representatives of the Armas Ferry Company and Canarian President Paulino Rivero.

The ferry, which can carry up to 1,500 passengers, 350 cars and 100 HGV lorries, will operate to and from the port of Huelva on the southern coast of Spain, a journey that will take 28 hours (six hours less than the current Acciona route to nearby Cádiz).

The company, which already operates a service from Las Palmas and Tenerife to Portimao in Portugal that includes an eight-hour stop-over in Madeira, hopes to make a major dent in the success of the Cádiz route thanks to lower prices.

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The scene of the tri-annual goat story

hilst it can be argued that nothing much happens in La Gomera and a goat is as newsworthy as anything else, could it be that our preoccupations are a little off-kilter?

This particular story began when the goat was spotted, high up on the rock face above the port beach in Vueltas, Valle Gran Rey. During the winter months, this beach tends to be the busiest of the valley’s five very different beaches. It is protected from Atlantic rollers by a harbour wall and tourists spend the day there, swimming, relaxing and, apparently, scanning the precipitous rock face for goats.

Once spotted, the goat quickly became famous.

Word spread. She was up there on a ledge and it was decided that she was unable to move and needed help. Concern mounted. Worried tourists watched her with binoculars.

They contacted animal protection groups and local authorities to voice their concern.

Then a similar story, from May 2008, as reported in this newspaper, was dusted off. It involved another ‘stuck’ goat, and the various attempts made to rescue it; TV crews; helicopters buzzing about, and the goat’s eventual demise, confused and disorientated by all the fuss, according to the ‘goats-live-onrock-faces, what’s-all-the-fussabout’ locals.

Goat story II gathered momentum. Would the goat survive this time?

Tourists gave details of their anguish. “I am bleeding for this poor animal”, revealed Inge, a long-stay winter visitor. The

La Gomera remake

Goat story II?

By Barbara Belt

(local) recipient of this information, Carmen, looked puzzled, but made suitably sympathetic noises. “This is terrible! The poor animal is up there. How can we sleep when it suffers so?”, revealed a German family staying in Vueltas.

Concern for this first goat’s welfare had been a foreign, and therefore, largely German, issue. Locals saw little to worry about and were puzzled by the fuss, although they joined in rescue attempts rather than be thought lacking in bravery.

Goats are commonly to be found

on rocky ledges on mountains.

It was, after all, normal.

During the 2008 drama, the subsequent, very expensive, helicopter rescuing of a German would-be rescuer who got unsurprisingly stuck was the last straw. Everyone determined never to be involved in such farcical behaviour again.

But we forget and, more importantly, there has been a change of local council since Goat Story 1. Canarian politicians in power must be seen to be better in every way than the previous lot, down to com-

mitting the same mistakes with more flourish.

Pressure on the local council obliged it to care and municipal workers in fluorescent waistcoats were sent to gaze up in concern at the goat. This sounds easy, but if you have grown up between rock faces peppered with wandering goats who are perfectly capable of sorting themselves out, a certain amount of acting ability is called for. They did their best, attracting bikini-clad sympathisers, requiring even more expressive, concerned gazing.

Then it all turned into a media event. A TV crew there to cover the An-tiki raft stor y heard about the goat and filmed it.

The next day, television crews jostled for space on the stony track beneath the rock face.

Earnest interviews with compliant locals were conducted.

One specialist in media manipulation gave the kind of gory details so beloved in these cases. “Seagulls have pecked out the kid’s eyes and then eaten it”, said Domingo, with great relish-adding that the goat had given birth up there the day before, when questioned about the presence of a kid.

Tourists thrilled with horror to this dubious news, which was quickly translated.

Ensconced in various port bars, locals watched the entertainment from a distance, having seen it all before three

years ago. They were busy discussing news that the supposedly impoverished town council were to organise “the goat’s rescue by whatever means prove necessary” when a bold Hungarian, presumably unable to suf fer a moment longer, took matters into his own hands.

This was more like it. Bar stools were vacated, bets were placed and up he went, disregarding, as is becoming traditional in these cases, local advice to leave the goat to her own devices and not to undertake the impossibly vertical, unstable climb.

Our hero did his best until he could go no further and, as predicted, needed expensive rescuing by helicopter. The goat, no doubt alarmed by the slowly approaching Hungarian, decided it was time to leave the ledge and did so. She went up the way she had come down, on an old goat path.

The whole episode raises some interesting questions about human behaviour in general and humans on holiday in particular. This apparent monopoly of concern for animals, assumed by northern Europeans visiting other countries and cultures, is often ignorant and generally pretty rude.

Do Spanish tourists in northern Europe find themselves unable to sleep because the sheep are out in the rain, foxes and deer are fleeing hounds, badgers’ sets gassed or dug out, pheasants beaten out by proles for the rich to shoot, animals crammed into factory farms, or any one of a number of dubious scenarios thought normal there?

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Composting in La Laguna

La Laguna council has joined in an initiative to encourage people to reuse their food waste as compost to grow vegetables in their gardens.

The corporation is the biggest so far to sign up to a new Cabildo scheme which will provide small composting machines in return for a contractual commitment not to throw the waste into bins. “La Laguna has many areas that are perfect for vegetable plots, particularly people’s gardens, and if we can persuade householders to take an interest it would save tons of waste being sent to the island’s main dump” explained environment councillor Plácido Mejías.

The city, which has to pay €32 for every ton of rubbish sent to the PIRS plant in Arico, sees the scheme as a win-win situation for all concerned. Householders who commit to the composting initiative will be visited regularly by inspectors to make sure they are using the subsidised equipment. Larger composting machines will be installed near the city’s parks and gardens to recycle leaves and other plant remains.

Reina Sofía

Terminal hope for Tenerife South

The new Terminal at Tenerife South could open before the end of the year, although only if passenger numbers continue to pick up.

The promise was made by the airport’s director, Oscar Martínez, who says that there is little point in the new departures facility entering service if there is no real demand. “The fact that it is a separate building makes life more difficult for all concerned so there is no reason to complicate matters more unless it is really necessary” said Martínez.

According to Martínez, the drop in passenger numbers in the three-year period between 2007 and 2009 was around 20 per cent, a figure that needs to be made up, at least substantially, before serious thought can be given to using Terminal 2. 2010 brought a 3.5 per cent increase in passengers and it is hoped that by the end of this year the total number of people flying in and out of the airport will return to the eight million mark, which will still be a long way below the 8.6 million figure achieved in 2006.

Icod dispute settled A

bitter neighbours’ dispute over security cameras has made the front pages of the Spanish media.

The row began a few years ago when the German owner of a luxury villa in Icod installed cameras to monitor the unlit alleyway leading to his home.

However, his neighbours, whose entrance in the same alleyway was also covered by the camera, objected that the filming was a breach of their privacy and image rights.

The row was resolved initially in 2007 by an Icod court which rejected the intrusion claim brought by Carmelo González against his neighbour, Gunter Repke. However,

the ruling was overturned on appeal by Tenerife’s High Court, which decided that the security cameras did intrude on the

privacy of Sr González since they recorded all movements into and out of his home.

An appeal against this second decision has been heard the Spanish Supreme Court, where judges now say that the Repkes’ security could not take precedence over the privacy of their neighbours.

The court added that the González family did not have to put up with the powerful sensor-activated spotlights that lit up the common alleyway every time movement was detected at night. Repke was ordered to remove the cameras, pay his neighbour’s legal costs as well as compensation of €300 for the nuisance caused.

Pay or stay

Irresponsible walkers F

oolhardy hikers have again come in for media criticism after the perilous rescue of a group of 19 people who ignored weather warnings and headed for the Anaga hills on the wettest day in the area for months.

Rescuers from three separate services (fire brigade, police and civil protection) were dispatched to the Chamorga district in the hills after a distress call was received from the group who became stranded due to the rushing waters in a steep ravine.

Previously, bus services to the Anaga area

had been suspended due to the threat of major rockslides caused by the torrential rain. The 19 were eventually located and helped to safety before being taken to the local hostel for shelter while the storm wore itself out.

News of the rescue has refuelled media demands for irresponsible walkers to be held accountable for the cost of operations.

One regional paper suggested that people who disregard bad weather warnings should be left to cope on their own if they get into trouble. “They show no regard for their own safety yet expect other people to put

themselves at risk to get them out” said the paper.

Similar calls have followed reports of families having to be rescued from their vehicles in sub-zero temperatures when heading up Mt Teide to see the snow, despite public pleas to stay away. The rescues included that of three teenagers stranded when they drove up to Teide with surfboards to try out the snow but got into difficulty and failed to return home. The discovery of their car at 2am near El Portillo triggered a five-hour operation which eventually located them on an exposed spot suffering from hypothermia.

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Keep an eye on Granadilla

his delightful part of the south east coast of Tenerife could soon be making waves on the international tourist map as, cleverly, the powers that be have realised that this is a zone abundant with natural beauty and attractions, and an area that should be marketed as an integrated holiday zone.

Talking recently to Ivan González Gomez, the man in charge of bringing the offer together for Granadilla, it became obvious quite quickly that Granadilla offers a lot more than you might think, and as Ivan points out, “there is no need for any new ‘macro’ installations here...” given what the zone can offer already in terms of natural beauty, protected reserves, some of the island’s best beaches, towns and villages, excellent walks,

rural accommodation as well as beach hotels and a climate that practically guarantees good weather 365 days of the year, and much more. He says, “sometimes I think we can compare Granadilla to Euro Disney, we have all we need inside, from accommodation to attractions”.

Until recently the offer from Granadilla has been somewhat disjointed, but now the push is to market the area as the perfect holiday destination for those in search of a new experience as well as (not instead of) those in need of a relaxing ‘sun and beach’ break. “Here we give you an all year round offer”, Ivan says, “you can leave the seasons behind”. What he and his team are working to do is to co-ordinate the offer, so, in conjunction with the tourism information office, a visitor to Granadilla can decide to combine a rural holiday

with a few days on the beach, or vice versa, book a few mountain walks, get in a rock climb or two, get help in finding the right places to eat, etc. While they can’t and won’t recommend one hotel over another, the office can also advise potential visitors on minimum and maximum accommodation prices too. What Ivan is working towards is that Granadilla becomes a first choice holiday destination for many rather than just ‘a place to visit while in Tenerife’, or the ‘second choice’. There’s still work to be done, and he is busy on a number

of fronts. Very importantly, there needs to be a shift in the attitude of some businesses and restaurant owners. “They need to change their chip” and begin to consider every client as a new (and hopefully return) visitor who will pass on their impressions to someone else. In other words adopt a friendlier attitude, a more tourist friendly approach perhaps, as has been the case in other boroughs.

They are also working to reinvigorate the association for rural houses and hotels and bring some of the owners up to speed on how to make their offer more professional as well as improv-

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To that end there may be a need for some on the job training for those in the industry.

Regarding the ongoing debate over the construction of an industrial port in the area, Ivan reminds us that the current council is against the development, but overall doesn’t believe the issue should affect tourism developments, adding that there is also always a chance that there could be tourist related activities to benefit Granadilla when (or if) the port is built. On the other local political thorn, the coastal department versus the Hotel El Médano (parts of the hotel are deemed to be in contravention of coastal laws) he says that as any decision

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ding the future of the hotel has been deferred to 2018, that won’t current plans, adding that the rtment seem to change the rules y year. As there will be a general on before 2018 there could also change of administration within epartment, so trying to predict uture is a minefield. he said from the outset, Ivan is ughly convinced that Granadilla ll it takes to be a top class tourist nation, on an insular, national and national level, and there is support back up coming from the island’s sm body, Turismo de Tenerife. The s already known to many British German holidaymakers, though are working to increase that group, ll as targeting emerging markets, as Poland, France and Belgium. also hoping in the very near future

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to use all the new technology available to assist in selling Granadilla, “when people land at Reina Sofía airport we want them to get a message on their mobile welcoming them to the area”, for instance.

Another new departure will be the introduction of scientific tourism! With ITER, the renewable energy installation, in Granadilla, there are great possibilities here, with visits to the park and its myriad of installations, and soon the chance to rent accommodation in one of the renewable energy houses (featured recently in these pages), as a real alternative holiday.

Really, once you think about it, Ivan is quite right. Granadilla has all you need for a holiday full of fun, contrasts and comfort, and more than one chance to chill out and get away from it all.

lans are now well under way for 2011 children’s holidays sponsored by Tenerife Sur Lions.

At the end of April a party of 48 young people (and their carers) including nine from the Gateway Club for Autistic Children in Thurrock will be coming over from England to Tenerife for a week’s holiday.

The visitors will be staying at the Princesa Dácil Hotel in Los Cristianos. On the 1st July the Lions will be sending a group of 27 children plus carers for an eight day holiday to Great Yarmouth. In addition to the above the Lions will also be playing host to and supporting a group of Down ’s Syndrome children from the Okenden School in May. Many thanks go to the fun golfers at the Los Palos Golf Course for their most generous donation of €2,000 raised during 2010. Thanks also go to management and staff of Iceland for their recent support in a very successful Christmas raffle.

It is through generous support from the public and local businesses, and from the proceeds from our two Charity shops that Tenerife Sur Lions are able to sponsor children’s holidays and to fund other charitable activities on the island.

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Holidays and dinner dates

Every year the Lions organise holidays for children to and from Tenerife

in Los Cristianos or Costa del Silencio, drop in to the local Lion’s Shop, you will be surprised at the range of goods on offer, the quality, and of course the low prices. Your support really does count. Have you ever thought about becoming a Lion and joining an international network of volunteers and friends? There are many reasons for becoming a Lion.

You can help your community, gain valuable skills and make

an impact on people’s lives. You will know that what you do is worthwhile and appreciated.

Membership is by invitation so look for a club near you and make contact expressing your interest in joining. Ask if you can attend a meeting and learn more about the club and its projects, at the meeting ask about becoming a member.

On the 9th April the club hosts its annual Charter Dinner Night at La Romántica

restaurant in Callao Salvaje.

Tickets are priced at €25 and include dinner, (with wine, coffee and liquors), entertainment and dancing. Tickets can be obtained from either of the two Lions Charity Shops. The Lions are also planning a fun lunchtime Indian meal to be held at Roy’s Pizza & Tandoori Restaurant on Sunday 13th February. Further details can be obtained from the Charity Shops.

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he mayor of Guía de Isora, Pedro Martín and the local councillor for urban development and works, Raúl Morales, met with the director of the works for the Island ring road José María Riera as well as chief technicians to discuss essential changes in a bridge and road connections with Chio.

The council have insisted that certain changes be made as the road as currently designed is too narrow in certain parts leading to reduced visibility for cars driving to and from the mountain village. According to Martín, “it’s very important that we resolve the situation regarding connections between the motorway and the villages and towns, such as those with Guía itself, Tejina-Piedra Hincada, the coast with Playa San Juan and Fonsalía and no less importantly with Chio”. To this end he said that the meeting was being held to “negotiate

Chio connection upgrade Ring road

Guía and regional authorities and technicians discuss changes needed to the connection to Chio

the necessary changes that this bridge design needs which is (currently) extremely narrow, and has an upward slope blind

spot that doesn’t allow drivers to see approaching vehicles”. He said that the indications were that in a number of weeks there

would be an alternative design offered which would offer increased security for drivers up to and down from Chio.

Following the meeting the mayor said that in general the council were happy at the pace of work on the ring road in the area, which should be complete by next year, though he stressed that he “continued to disagree profoundly with the regional government’s decision not to build four lanes even though they had expropriated land for that purpose”. He also stated that he hoped that once works were complete interior roads in the borough that have borne the brunt of heavy vehicle use during the lengthy works would be repaired and left in a good condition afterwards.

Guía de Isora

South west events

Puppets and Pontes The international puppet festival takes place during the last week of April

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uía de Isora recently announced a varied programme of cultural events for the first half of the year.

One of the eagerly awaited concerts will be that of Portuguese singer Dulce Pontes, internationally well known for her incredible voice, who will perform in the Guía auditorium on April 1st.

With at least two different events scheduled per week, Guía de Isora continues to grow in strength as one of the cultural focus points of the South West. There will be an excellent cinematic selection, including Biutiful, Gru: mi villano favorito, The Karate Kid, Ellas, and the latest Harry Potter, and a children’s cinema choice is also guaranteed as well as the international puppet festival, now in its fourth year, which will take place during the last week of April. The auditorium will also host theatrical works from different companies such as Profetas de Mueble Bar, Rayuela, Delirium, Teatrofia and Platónica Teatro.

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Education

University brings forward opening date

Tenerife’s new private university expects to open for its first intake of students ahead of schedule.

Sources at the Department of Education say the new institution, which will be known as the European University of the Canaries, has indicated it would like to begin teaching before the planned start date of September 2013.

According to media reports, the consortium behind the university is looking for temporary premises, likely to be a recently-refurbished mansion house, in La Orotava to enable it to open without waiting for completion of its building near the V Centenario Square, work on which has yet to begin.

The private university will offer eight undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate qualifications.

Cheers

Wine tourists visit La Orotava

La Orotava’s bid to attract more Scandinavian tourists this winter has kicked off with a visit by a first group of Swedish wine lovers to the northern town.

A joint initiative between the local Tourist Initiatives Centre and a well-known travel agency in Sweden saw a group travel to the area at the end of January for a winethemed holiday, which included visits to local producers such as Viñatigo and Tajinaste and tours of the winegrowing areas of the Orotava Valley. Also included on the agenda was a visit to the Pueblo Chico theme park.

The arrival of the group coincided with the launch of an ambitious wine-based advertising campaign for north Tenerife in Stockholm, with help from the Spanish Embassy. It is hoped that the campaign and media coverage of the first visit will help increase the number of Swedes, traditionally among the highest-spending holidaymakers in the Canaries, visiting the area between now and April.

Callao Salvaje

More good news for residents callao beach to the beach

Arco Iris

The plans for the new urban park in Callao Salvaje

At an open meeting in Callao Salvaje recently Adeje mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga laid out the plans the council have for the resort village over the coming months, even though officially Callao Salvaje continues in the hands of a private developer – something the mayor is working hard to change as soon as possible.

However, even though that final step is still to be taken, the mayor was there to let people know the work the council are undertaking in the meantime. New details of the ongoing and very welcome work to create a proper beach in zone were displayed – with some discussion as to how the new beach will cope with rain. The council also unveiled details of an urban

zone, work on which should start within the next two weeks. This was a surprise to most at the meeting and a welcome piece of news.

The park is to be created in the area of waste ground between the Callao Beach and Arco Iris developments, will have two playgrounds, one for older children, one for younger, seats, a wooden pergola with shade, and garden zones.

Residents discussed whether the park could be closed at night. People also asked if the council could install a doggie bag system – the mayor indicated that this could be considered, but added that in other parts of the island the same amount of uncollected dog poo is still visible on the streets.

The mayor also said the inauguration of the church should take place in March.

I do..

Guía weddings probed Guía de Isora in Tenerife has been singled out by the authorities as one of the top towns in the country for ‘green card’ marriages.

The town’s Justice of the Peace Jorge Vargas has revealed that almost half the 80 or so applications for marriage licences in Guía in 2010 were flagged up by officials as possible arranged marriages to enable one of the spouses to obtain residency.

Sr Vargas’s claims have been reported extensively in recent weeks in the local media, including on radio station SER and Tenerife daily El Día. According to sources at the JP’s office, there has been a noticeable rise in the number of applications for licences by couples in which one of the partners is Nigerian, Moroccan, Colombian or Venezuelan.

In addition, newspaper ads offering quick marriages for non-EU nationals are also on the increase.

Back in the summer, the growing suspicions led police to raid the Civil Registry in Guía in search of evidence of collusion with at least one senior official.

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The Friends of Tenerife

Victoria Court 2 (Pool Bar) The Friends of Tenerife recently received a communication from Nikki Scott, who works at the Pool Bar in Victoria Court 2, Los Cristianos.

Over Christmas their generous customers had donated €560 which they wished to give to a worthy charity, and Friends of Tenerife had been chosen.

The Friends of Tenerife regularly support several charities in the north of the island, giving thousands of euros every year to help those less fortunate than ourselves: The Hospital Immaculada in Calle Iriarte, cares for elderly ladies from the area, the orphanage of Madre Mathilde, the association Apanate, based in La Orotava, which is still in need of funds for their imminent move to larger premises and a charity recently voted in by the committee, the Brothers of the White Cross in Puerto de la Cruz who care for disabled teenage boys and older homeless local men.

Anyone interested in joining the Friends, to contact any member of the committee or write to us at the following address: Apartado de Correos 135, Los Realejos, 38410 Tenerife.

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More friendly tourism…

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he CIT Sur Friendly Tourism 2011 campaign was launched on Thursday January 27th and the local tourism initiatives body are expecting that between four and five thousand school children will be taking advantage of the excursions and information trips on offer.

Between now and June CIT Sur will co-ordinate visits to a number of different institutions and attractions in the South of Tenerife. This annual campaign is designed to let

school children see tourism, the south’s most important industry, at work first hand.

As many of the children’s parents are involved directly or indirectly in the industry, it also encourages them to respect the work of their parents, perhaps consider a career in tourism themselves and also promotes the notion that as Tenerife residents they should be friendly and welcoming to visitors at all times. The trips, as in previous years, will be to a number of hotels, where the children will visit all departments as

well as enjoying a free mid morning snack, to Siam Park, the Castillo de San Miguel, the Piramides de Güímar, Jungle Park, the San Blas Environmental Reserve, and Aqualand Aspro Foundation, Finca Punto del Lomo, and the airport itself, where they will see all the operations of a busy international airport first hand, visit the emergency station, and the falconry. For the first time this year the latter visit will also be open to older students in secondary school and up to Bachillerato level, to, as the airport director Oscar

(left picture) Reina Sofía airport director Oscar Martínez Gonzalez and Cit Sur president María Rosales Alonso at the launch of the 2011 campaign (right picture) Every year thousands of school children enjoy a range of excursions organised by Cit Sur

Martínez Gonzalez said, “help in informing students who might consider choosing a profession here”.

Trips take place during week days and there is a small charge for most of the excursions, to cover transport etc. The trips must be organised through schools (private, public and subsidised), through Cit Sur, and are designed for children in Primaria/primary school (six years) and upwards.

More information from Cit Sur, 922 793312.

All Saints gets in fashion and carnival mode The world of haute couture is coming to All Saints Church on Saturday 19th February at 2.00 pm when the Church boutique hosts a Fashion Show. A selection of clothes from the boutique will be modelled by members of the congregation. Most outfits are new clothes or nearly new – many are well known labels.

Everything shown on the day will then be auctioned.

Tickets for the event cost €5 which includes a traditional British afternoon tea.

A few days later, on Thursday 24th February at 7.00 pm the church stages a Mardis Gras Carnival evening.

The menu for the evening is steak pie with potatoes and mixed vegetables, followed by ‘Carnival Delight’, Coffee and Liqueurs. Tickets cost just €12. Following the meal there will be prizes given for the most original and outrageous carnival costumes!

Tickets for both events are available from Jean FountainWilson – tel: 922 321164

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The Church Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday 22nd February at 4.30pm when a new Church Council, together with two new Churchwardens will be elected.

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ost of us prepare check lists for travel, clothes, medicines, creams and potions, travel documents and travellers’ cheques, the list can be endless, but it should be remembered that some countries require additional documents.

Within the EU, European citizens can travel freely, but if you go to Russia, Cape Verde and China for example they require that you are able to present them with a confirmed hotel reservation, show that you have enough cash for the length of your stay and that you have a return flight booked and paid for. Lack of the necessary paperwork may mean you won’t be allowed to fly or you will be denied entry.

An identity document and/or passport and Visa are required for many countries.

If you are not sure what is needed where you are going check with the Spanish Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores for up to date information over requirements and documents necessary for the various countries. They will also give you excellent information of safety conditions, risk areas, obligatory and recommended vaccinations, telephone numbers which could be of interest to you during your stay, etc.If you are go-

Spanish airports

More flights, more places There’s more choice than ever for those flying in and out of Spanish airports at the moment. Winter flights have increased by 5.3 per cent to a total of 99.6 million from October 31st to March 27th and there has been an increase of four per cent in the number of routes. New flights to Amsterdam and Leeds from El Prat and increased frequency of flights to Dublin from Madrid are among the important

ing outside the EU and want to drive, you will need an International Driving Licence.

Take along your identification DNI or equivalent, your driving licence and a photocopy with two photographs to the Jefatura Provincial y Local de Tráfico in your area. You will have to fill in the appropriate form which you can download from the Jefatura website, from the DGT or collect in the office. There is a fee which is changed annually, the current fee shown is €9.60.

Health care

Spanish residents will need the Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea for the majority of European cover, which can be obtained from offices of the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social, normally whilst you wait, but always best to get it well in advance of your need, just in case. There are also reciprocal agreements in place with other countries such as Andorra and various South American countries, information on which is available from the Centro de Atención de la Seguridad Social.

Travel insurance

If you are travelling outside an area where your TSE is valid it’s wise to take out a short term health policy which

changes which have been noted. The most popular international destinations from the Spanish capital continue to be Lisbon, Paris, London and Rome and nationally, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and Gran Canaria.

International monetary fund

Spanish predictions The future of the Spanish economy is improving according to the IMF. Following recent steps taken by the government, the IMF predict that the deficit figures will improve

covers heath care, additional travel costs generated by illness, accommodation and repatriation should it become necessary.

Vaccination

Information on necessary and recommended vaccinations can also be obtained from the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo. You are recommended to go to a Centro de Vacunación Internacional where they will give you the necessary jabs and issue you with an International Vaccination Certificate. Apart from protecting your health, you may not be able to travel to certain countries without this document. Remember that some of the vaccinations should be given several weeks ahead of travelling and cannot be given at the last moment.

Discounts

The International Students Travel Confederación offer discounts in museums, cultural activities and other services all over the world, but with each of the cards you also get a free emergency travel and information service 24/7. Some of the advantages of the various cards include discounted flights for under 30 year olds and are also available for accredited teachers, not just students. More information is available from your Servicios de Información Juvenil in the Gobierno de Canaries offices.

There are also international hostel cards for all ages, more information at the same youth offices as above or at REAJ, the Spanish chain of youth hostels. And for under 26s the European discount card, Carné Euro, information via the Instituto de la Juventud.

four decimal points to 6.6 per cent. This figure is however adrift from the government’s own estimation of just six per cent.

Statistics

Unemployment Unemployment in Spain has hit 20.33 per cent, the highest figure since 1997.

Another 121,900 people joined the job hunters’ list in the last quarter of 2010, an increase of 2.6 per cent on the previous quarter and there are now 4,696,600 looking for work in the country. The only region where unemployment dropped in 2010 was the Basque Country.

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offshore tax evasion

Don’t bury your head in the sand warns UK taxman

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

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he crackdown on offshore tax evasion is intensifying in the UK. Dave Hartnett, the UK’s permanent secretary for tax, warned, “everyday HMRC exposes more money hidden offshore.

So burying your head in the sand is becoming a very expensive and risky option”.

Arrests

According to reports, two Britons were arrested towards the end of last year for hiding money in Swiss bank accounts.

Both accounts were with HSBC Zurich, though the bank is not considered to have been complicit in the tax evasion.

They were released on bail and the Crown Prosecution Service will now decide whether to bring criminal charges against them.

It is believed that HM Rev-

enue & Customs (HMRC) got the information on these two suspected tax evaders from data that was allegedly stolen by an ex-employee of the bank and given to the French tax authorities.

Stolen data and WikiLeaks Stolen data is back in the news with ex Julius Baer employee, Rudolf Elmer, handing over two CDs of stolen client information to WikiLeaks at a press conference in London on 17th Januar y.

Elmer was the head of the bank’s Cayman Islands Branch until he was fired in December 2002. He claims the two CDs contain details of 2,000 offshore bank accounts, thought to belong to prominent politicians, multinationals and multimillionaires from the US, UK, Switzerland and Germany.

Elmer has been found guilty of breaking Swiss secrecy laws.

There is much debate about Elmer’s motives, but WikiLeaks has said it will publish the information once it has verified it. It also said it would pass

information on to the Serious Fraud Squad.

Switzerland withholding tax Last year the UK and Swiss authorities signed a joint declaration to work towards taxing accounts owned by UK residents.

The plan appears to be for Swiss banks to deduct a withholding tax on interest earnings and pass it on to HMRC. Hartnett has said that agreement in principle over the tax could be reached by April.

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility HMRC head, Dave Hartnett, told Accountancy Age that HMRC now expects to raise around £3 billion from the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility by the time it ends in 2015.

It was originally expected to raise around £1 billion, so this is good news for the cash strapped Treasury.

He said, “the people who have come for ward are changing

their ways and getting peace of mind, and are getting a good deal on penalties. We are getting money for the Exchequer”.

Last November he had said that more countries are in talks with HMRC to sign deals similar to that with Liechtenstein, which ended British taxpayers’ ability to hide money there.

More people are turning to voluntary disclosure to get their affairs in order. Legitimate tax planning opportunities can also

prove very successful at reducing tax liabilities, at the same time as providing peace of mind that neither you nor your heirs will end up with a large bill for unpaid tax, interest and penalties. For reassurance that you are not paying more tax than you need to and that your tax planning is compliant, speak to a tax and wealth manager like Blevins Franks. *To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website: www.blevinsfranks.com

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HouseCalls

Dr. De La Flor

healthytenerife@gmail.com

Dear Dr. De La Flor Dear Dr. De La Flor Is it really that bad to have a couple of drinks daily to relax? I don’t get falling down drunk, but do feel like I need the alcohol to help me unwind.

Sincerely, Jackie

Dear Jackie, The word alcohol triggers in my mind two quick ideas; personal unhappiness and family destr uction. For me, the health issues are secondary, nothing compared to the devastation it causes on the individual and those around them.

It’s no secret that excessive alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, as a matter of fact, alcohol consumption has been linked to more than 60 diseases!

Acetaldehyde is the name of the game! This potent substance is a by-product of alcohol and a well-known carcinogen, a substance that tr uly vandalises our organism. Sites of the body af fected by alcohol use include the mouth, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), oesophagus, stomach, breast, and colorectal region!

Alcohol is also toxic to liver cells, and many develop cirrhosis.

Cir r hosis often leads to a sometimes-lethal condition in which the liver is so heavily scarred that it is unable to function.

Once the liver is damaged you could easily develop

If drinking is affecting your work or family life, stop or seek help

conditions such as dementia, depression and behavioural problems, arrhythmias, high blood pressure, seizures, and gout. Ner ve damage causes muscle weakness, incontinence, constipation, erectile dysfunction, and many other problems.

Heavy drinking suppresses the immune system, providing a toehold for infections, including tuber culosis, pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. People who drink heavily also are more likely to engage in risky sex. Heavy drinking is associated with a three-fold increase in the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

Once again, as a citizen and as a family doctor, I have seen the devastation at the personal as well as family level. Stop drinking or drink in moderation. I do not care about protocols to diagnose alcoholism. For

me, the question you should ask yourself is quite simple: Does alcohol af fect your daily mood, your family or work life? If your answer is yes, I hope and pray you have the guts to quit such a disempowering and selfdestructive habit.

“Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters. We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” John Dryden

Dear Dr. De La Flor I’ve tried many diets but they do not seem to work for me. What do you think about Alli?

Sincerely, Jane

Dear Jane,

Alli (the active principle

name is orlistat) is an overthe-counter medication used to help people lose weight while following a reducedcalorie, low-fat diet. A stronger dose of the same active ingredient in Alli is available by prescription.

Alli belongs to a class of medications called lipase inhibitors. Such medications block the intestines from absorbing about 25 per cent of the fat in the foods that you eat. Fats that are not absorbed exit your body through your stools. Alli helps reduce the amount of a par ticularly dangerous type of belly fat, called visceral fat. Visceral fat has been linked to several chronic conditions - type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

The recommendation is to only take Alli if you are overweight and have already tried dieting and exercise. To take this or any other weightloss pill without making appropriate lifestyle changes is silly and immature.

The medication is taken by mouth three times a day with a meal but in my opinion, it is more logical to simply take one pill per day, with your main meal and always make sure that the meal has a fat source.

You might also need to take a daily multivitamin that contains vitamins A, D, E, K, and beta-carotene while on this dr ug. The dr ug’s fat-blocking properties also make it more difficult for your body to absorb fat-soluble vitamins.

Even though you can buy this medication over-thecounter, make sure you tell your GP. Alli can interact with certain drugs - warfarin (a blood thinner) and certain Diabetes or Thyroid medications. Remember to avoid this pill if you are not truly over weight, are pregnant or breastfeeding.

The single most common side effect is loose stools.

Coaching Corner ::

By Dr. De La Flor

three minutes “If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.” John Wooden

Resolution:

Let’s try to devote three minutes each and every night to be grateful for the manifold blessings we enjoyed that day. Silent meditation will allow you and me to go to bed with greater awareness, peace of mind and the strength to set a goal for the following day. Talk to you in a couple of weeks.

The severity of this varies.

Symptoms typically occur during the first few weeks of treatment and then go away.

A funny quote from humorist Jay Leno – “Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average. Which means you’ve met your New Year’s resolution.” Best wishes!

Dr. De La Flor, licensed G.P. Holds certificates in coaching, nutrition and medical exercise from Berkeley University and the American Council on Exercise. His medical approach is highly influenced by Positive Psychology; an empowering, encompassing way of approaching patients through the study of their strengths and virtues to enable them to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, accept the past, find happiness in the present, and hope for the future.

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Electronic cigarettes

Sold out!

Since the introduction of the new anti-smoking law, sales by pharmacies of various types of treatments and other methods designed to help smokers give up the habit have increased, especially the electronic cigarette, supplies of which have run out in the Canary Islands.

The Cooperativa Farmacéutica of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Cofarte), one of the main suppliers in the province, say that they have no stocks of the electronic cigarettes and that they don’t know why, but suggest that it is probably due to an unexpected increase in demand.

However, despite this cited increase, in the case of electronic cigarettes, the total number sold or ordered is in the region of 700 which is not many if we take into account the fact that 30 per cent of the Canarian population,around 630,000 people, are smokers. Sales of the electronic cigarette, which is based on water vapour, have almost quadrupled compared to December and pharmacies have started waiting lists for them.

This is one of the cheapest methods to help with giving up smoking, costing between €40 and €60, depending on the brand.

Of the medical treatments available, Vareniclina (available only with a doctor’s prescription) which acts on the nicotine receptive nerve cells, has clocked up the most sales during January, doubling the figure for December.

The cost of treatments and other methods which you can buy in the pharmacy varies between €35 and €200, and of these the chewing gums are the cheapest although they are nearly always used to support another method, and the electronic cigarettes.

Looking at the most expensive treatment, costing €200, if a person smokes 20 cigarettes a day, depending on the brand, within two or three months they will have recovered the cost.

ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 636 :: 11/02/2011 - 24/02/201

Health Directory Describing your symptoms

I have a pain (here) Tengo dolor (aquí) I have stomach ache Tengo dolor de estómago I have chest pain Tengo dolor en el pecho I have a sore throat Tengo dolor de garganta I feel sick Tengo nauseas I feel dizzy Tengo mareos I have a temperature Tengo fiebre I have diarrhoea Tengo diarrea I have cramps Tengo calambres I have sunburn Tengo quemaduras del sol I have something in my eye Tengo algo dentro del ojo I have difficulty breathing Tengo dificultad en respirar I am sick a lot Vomito mucho It itches Me pica I get pain when I pass urine Me duele cuando orino I have high blood pressure Tengo hipertensión I have low blood pressure Tengo hipotensión

Existing conditions I am allergic Soy alérgico(a) I’m diabetic// Soy diabético(a) Asthmatic Asmático(a) Epileptic Epiléptico(a) I’m pregnant Estoy embarazada I have anaemia/arthritis Tengo anemia/artritis I have high blood pressure Tengo hipertensión I have low blood pressure Tengo hipotensión

Chemist Farmacia de Guardia

24H Service

The various chemists in the Canaries take it in turns in each area to make sure that there is access to medicine all over the islands.

Hospitals USP COSTA ADEJE HOSPITAL Urbanización San Eugenio, s/n, 38660 - Adeje Tels: • 922 752626 • 922 791 000 • 900 112 111 Hospital La Candelaria Carretera Del Rosario 145 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 922 602 000 hospitaldelacandelaria. com Hospital Universitario Carretera Cuesta-Taco San Cristobal de La Laguna (Tenerife), 922 678 000 www.huc.es HOSPITEN SUR Playa de Las Américas Arona-Tenerife Tel.: 922 75 00 22.

Fax: 922 79 36 18 HOSPITEN C/ Pescadores, Edf. Discovery, Carretera Gral. La Cuesta. Taco 38108 La Laguna Tel.: 922 626240 Fax: 922 614355 HOSPITEN BELLEVUE C/ Alemania, 6 Urb. San Fernando.

Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 35 51 Fax: 922 37 03 12 HOSPITEN TAMARAGUA C/ Agustín de Bethencourt, 30 Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 05 12 Fax: 922 38 08 50 HOSPITEN RAMBLA Address: Rambla General Franco, 115. 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Tel.: 922 29 16 00. Fax: 922 29 10 88 Hospital San Juan de Dios Ctra. Gral. del Norte, 53.

Santa Cruz.

Teléfono: 922 64 55 11 Fax: 922 64 93 52

Gynaecology Dr Michael Theis Calle La Hoya 55 Puerto de la Cruz In the south on Saturdays at Hospital Las Americas Tel 922 370 897 Specialist in gynaecology

Gran Canaria Hospital Dr. Negrín

C/. Barranco de la Ballena, s/n. 35020 Las Palmas.

Tel. 928 450 000 Fax: 928 449 100 Hospital Insular

Plaza Doctor Pasteur 35020 Las Palmas.

Tel. 928 313 033

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A holiday that really will make a difference

Look 10 years younger I

n days gone by cosmetic surger y was considered something of a luxur y that only the very rich could afford, and there was also a shadowy notion that it mightn’t deliver all it promised. Tales of Harley Street cock-ups that cost thousands abounded.

Today that’s not the case, and in fact there are highly qualified cosmetic surgeons in Europe offering you the chance to look and really feel years younger at an incredibly reasonable price. And that’s not all, you can also take the time to enjoy a holiday in one of Europe’s most delightful cities while you are undergoing treatment, so when you return from your break your friends really will tell you that it has done you the world of good.

Joanna Siczek and John Stapleton, based in South West Tenerife, are organising a series of four group trips to the Prestige Clinic in Wroclaw, Poland, during May, June, July and August. They will only take seven clients at a time, and as Joanna has a Polish background, she will act as guide and interpreter for the duration of your stay.

All guests will have a private apartment for two weeks, but within a complex where they can mix and socialise with the other clients, and make new friends as well as sharing their experiences.

Dr Piotr Rataj is one of Poland’s leading plastic surgeons, as well as a specialist in general and aesthetic surgery (in fact the training requirements for plastic surgeons in many European countries, such as Poland, are much stricter than in the UK). He and his wife, Aneta Madej, also a doctor, opened their own clinic in 2006 and now offer a range of corrective procedures designed to make you look and feel better and at a price that’s affordable.

For under €5,000 you could have a full face, neck and eye lift, including pre-op consultation (which will take place here in Tenerife as Dr Rataj will fly over to see the group before they travel), and daily post-op care, with taxis to and from

the clinic, a two week stay in a private luxury apartment, all meals included, full nursing care during your hospitalization, a personal chef serving excellent home made meals, guided sightseeing in the beautiful Polish city of Wroc aw and a like-minded group of people to share your holiday with when and if you feel inclined.

The only extra charge will be your flights to and from Wroclaw, which average at between €100 and €150 return, flying from the UK or Ireland.

Consider this and then compare it with the price of surgery in the UK – a simple face lift (neck and eyes not included), with no after care and not including consultancy fees or any overnight stay will cost in the region of €8-9,000.

Meet Joanna herself and you will be signing up immediately – she is living proof of

the excellence of the service, having undergone a number of procedures with Dr Rataj.

It’s the gift you have wanted to give yourself for a long time, and no-one need know, as by the time you return from your lovely two week break in Poland all the post-op bruising will be gone, leaving only the younger you to astonish friends and family. And if you want to bring your partner or a friend along too, why not. Your private apartment is included in the price, all they have to pay is their flight and food.

Contact Joanna and John now for more information – but hurry as places are limited. Phone 634 311 589 for more information and book a ticket away to a new you.

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11th February - 24th February :: BBC1 / BBC2 / ITV1 / Channel4 / Channel5 / Skysports1 / Skysports2

Sky Sports 1 / Rugby 12th – 13th February For times, see inside guide

Entertainment > ITV1 / 15th February / 8:00pm

The BRIT Awards 2011

Millennium

Magic Super League

James Corden hosts this year’s star-studded ceremony from the O2, featuring performances

by Take That.

soap > ITV1 / 17th February / 7.00pm

Emmerdale Come dy

20th February / 11.45pm

Unleashed. The best tries,

the biggest hits - you can not miss this!

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ll 14 teams will play in Cardiff this weekend.

Super League’s director of events and projects, Sally Bolton, said, “The Millennium Stadium has hosted some memorable rugby league matches and I’m sure supporters of every club will not want to miss out on what promises to be a truly magical weekend.” One featured match will be Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats (12th February at 5.00pm).

Pictured is Tigers’ Rangi Chase with loyal cheerleader Rebekah Gibson.

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ame Edna Everage, Jason Byrne, Chris Ramsey and regular guest Russell Kane join Jason Manford for a feast of comedy, with music and humour provided by Australian trio Axis of Awesome, who perform their internet hit Four Chords

After discovering the truth about Henshall, Katie is terrified to see the lengths he is willing to go to, leaving her life hanging in the balance.

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This episode looks back at unforgettable performances by Kylie Minogue.

one 6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the

Hammer 11:00 Save My Holiday 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 BBC London News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 4:00 Dani’s House 4:30 Tracy Beaker Returns 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 BBC London News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 A Question of Sport 8:00 EastEnders Zainab and Masood get much more than they bargained for when they put aside their misgivings and meet with Yusef. Ronnie takes drastic action to curtail Roxy and Michael’s burgeoning relationship while Julie, Kim and Mo join forces to persuade Kat to talk to Alfie. Heather finally reveals the true extent of her financial woes to Dot. 8:30 QI 9:00 Hustle Drama about a group of con artists. Ash is outraged to learn that his old football club has gone into administration, brought down by the greed of one corrupt football agent, Don Coleman.

10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 BBC London News 10:32 BBC Weather 10:35 The Graham Norton

Show 11:20 The National Lottery

Friday Night Draws 11:30 Right at Your Door Thriller about the aftermath of a terrorist attack on Los Angeles. A couple become separated when multiple biological weapons are detonated in the area around the Californian city.

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In the Night Garden Ready, Steady, Cook GMT with George Alagiah Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Real Rescues Cash in the Celebrity Attic Flog It! Perfection Antiques Road Trip Eggheads One Man and his Campervan Julia Bradbury’s German Wanderlust An Island Parish Series following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides.

Mastermind Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein Plantswoman Carol Klein shares with us a year in her garden at Glebe Cottage in North Devon.

Can’t Take it with You Sir Gerry Robinson two couples facing tough decisions over what will happen to their children in the event of their deaths.

Fast and Loose Hugh Dennis presents another comic collection of improvised games, sketches and music with guests Greg Davies, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, Marek Larwood and Laura Solon.

Newsnight The Review Show Round table arts and culture discussion programme.

A Guide to Recognising Your Saints Electrifying coming-of-age drama about a man revisiting his troubled youth in 1980s New York.

Alpha Male Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch.

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Daybreak Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Loose Women ITV News & Weather May the Best House Win Dickinson’s Real Deal Midsomer Murders The Chase London Tonight ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Cain gets his own back on Charity - with explosive results. Diane attempts to admit her feelings for Doug. Henshall enjoys winding Andy up.

Coronation Street A suspicious Peter demands an explanation from Tracy. Sally gets more than she bargained for when she confronts Rosie’s agent. Sophie’s troubles continue to go unnoticed.

Children’s Hospital Coronation Street Feeling betrayed, Peter plays mind games with Nick and Leanne. A lonely Sophie is devastated as Sian heads off on holiday.

Rosie is horrified by Sally’s discovery.

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford Jason Manford presents more top comedy and music. He is joined by Julian Clary, funnywoman Zoe Lyons and Essex motormouth Russell Kane, while this week’s house band is McFly. ITV News at Ten & Weather 30 Years of An Audience With...

This episode looks back at unforgettable performances by Des O’Connor, Al Murray, Ronnie Corbett, Kylie Minogue and Michael Buble and includes interviews with Des, Al, Ronnie and many more. Narrated by Chris Tarrant.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Secret Millionaire USA Desperate Housewives Gok’s Clothes Roadshow Channel 4 News Summary Prince Valiant Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals The Simpsons Hollyoaks In the aftermath of Kyle’s attack, an ambulance is called and the wounded are rushed to hospital as the paramedics fight to save lives.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Father Ray Comes Out Anna Llewellyn’s First Cut film follows an Anglican vicar as he shares a very personal secret with his congregation: he is gay.

Relocation: Phil Down Under Phil’s on the Gold Coast helping Tony and Nicky Hale find a permanent family home. They moved with their two children from Grimsby 12 months ago, after Tony sold his communications business and decided it was time put his family before work Embarrassing Bodies The unshockable Embarrassing Bodies doctors continue their search for cringe-worthy conditions in need of a fix.

In tonight’s show, Dr Christian sees a man with a fishy smell coming from his penis.

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The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Five News Build a New Life in the Country Neighbours As Rebecca and Michael draw closer, Declan becomes suspicious.

Home and Away The Family Recipe Animal Rescue Squad Lying to be Perfect Comedy about an overweight magazine editor with a double life as a sassy advice columnist on her own publication.

Five News Neighbours Home and Away Will breaks down and makes a confession to Morag Zoo Days Five News at 7 Vets in Action Ice Road Truckers Documentary series examining the dangerous job of driving trucks on Alaska’s Dalton Highway. As another heavy snow-storm halts many of the truckers in their tracks.

The Mentalist Drama series following the work of an investigator.

Holidaying financiers receive a note foretelling a murder.

Law and Order Drama. Green and Cassady investigate when a picture of a slashed soccer mum appears online.

NCIS A team of special agents drama. When one of Gibbs’s boats is found along with two murdered soldiers, Gibbs is forced to investigate the involvement of his mentor Mike Franks.

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Die kanarischen Inseln wurden 2010 insgesamt von 10.537.983 Urlaubern besucht.

Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr bedeutet dies einen Anstieg um 2,7 Prozent. Diese Zahlen wur-

losigkeit.

Betrachtet man die Zahlen etwas genauer kristallisiert sich Teneriffa als eindeutiger Sieger heraus. Auf der Insel kamen mehr als vier Prozent mehr Urlauber an, als noch im Jahr zuvor. Speziell im Dezember gab es zwar einen leichten Rückgang um rund einen Prozent, aber aufs Jahr gesehen fiel dieser wenig ins Gewicht.

Auf Gran Canaria verzeichnete man im letzten Monat des Jahres zwar einen Anstieg um mehr als zwei Prozent, aber nur dank der ausländischen Besucher: Der nationale Markt brach um fast ein Viertel ein. Besonders kalt erwischte es im Dezember Fuerteventura und La Palma.

Auf beiden Inseln gingen die Zahlen um mehr als 20 Prozent zurück.

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Union Sale Sharks welcome Bath to Edgeley Park in round 14 of the Aviva Premiership.

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den von den Statistikinstituten Frontur und Frontur Canarias veröffentlicht. Dabei kamen 8.610.576 Touristen aus dem Ausland und nahmen damit sogar um 4,95 Prozent zu. Mit knapp unter zwei Millionen Besuchern aus Spanien erfuhr der Inlands-Tourismus einen Verlust um herbe 6,2 Prozent.

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Hilfe! – Gebt mir mein Kind zurück Maribel Risco Weyrich ist eine junge Mutter, die einen verzweifelten Appell an die deutsche Bevölkerung auf Teneriffa und in Deutschland richtet. „Bitte helft mir, mein Kind zu finden“.

sen einige Städte und Gemeinden modernisiert und überholt werden. Die Inseln sollen nicht nur durch ihre Natur und ihr Klima attraktiv sein, sondern darüber hinaus durch eine gute Infrastruktur, die an die jeweilige Umgebung angepasst ist, überzeugen“, erklärte Castellano. Gleichzeitig habe man Hoteliers dafür gewinnen können, ihre Häuser zu sanieren.

Gerade jetzt, nach einer langen Durststrecke, sei es wichtig Hand in Hand zu arbeiten.

Die Regierung verbessere die äußeren Rahmenbedingungen und die Gastronomie müsse für einen modernen Komfort in Hotel- und Ferienanlagen sorgen. Außerdem werde durch die zahlreichen Projekte die Wirtschaft angekurbelt und es würden Arbeitsplätze geschaffen.

So kündigte Castellano an, man werde unter anderem gezielt wie Garant für rund 140 junge Akademiker, Papagayo auf Lanzarote, sind kein der Traumstrände, wie hier die Playa Baustein, wichtiger Architekten, Anwälte, Geologen mehr. Sie sind ein eine konstante Tourismusbranche muss. und komfortablen Hotels einhergehen und Betriebswirte einstellen, die aber mit anderen Attraktionen aufgrund mangelnder Erfahrung in Corralejo und Morro Jable auf Kanaren auf derzeit keine Chance auf dem Fuerteventura, auf der Isla Baja, freien Arbeitsmarkt haben. „So Modernisierungskurs in Santiago del Teide und Puerto sammeln sie wichtige Berufsersowie Teneriffa auf Cruz la de Um weiter mit anderen fahrung und sind danach besser auf verschiedenen noch nicht Urlaubsdestinationen im Wettgerüstet, um in die Privatwirtbestimmten Punkten im Süden bewerb zu bestehen, hat die schaft einzusteigen. Es ist wichGran Canarias und auf La Palma Kanarische Regierung in den tig, unseren gut ausgebildeten greifen. Ausgeführt werden die kommenden Monaten weitreijungen Leuten eine berufliche anstehenden Arbeiten von dem chende Sanierungsmaßnahmen Perspektive zu bieten“, erklärte öffentlichen Unternehmern Gesin vernachlässigten touristischen der Geschäftsführer. Die verplan unter Leitung von Rafael Konangekündigt.

Gebieten schiedenen Initiativen werden Castellano. „Wenn die Kanaren nächsten Wochen kret werden diese Aktivitäten auf dem Urlaubs- schon in den weiterhin sich und N in Puerto del Carmen in Angriff genommen. markt behaupten wollen, müsCosta Teguiste auf Lanzarote,

Mit diesen Worten richtete sie sich an die lokale spanische, aber auch an die deutsche Lisa wurde vermutlich nach Öffentlichkeit. „Je mehr Men- Deutschland verschleppt. Sie ist am schen von meinem Schicksal 23. Januar vier Jahre alt geworden. wissen, umso größer ist meine Kind am 9. Januar zur Mutter Chance, meine kleine Lisa wiezurück. Als ihr Noch-Ehemann der zu finden.

Marcos P.M. ihr am DonnersDie vierjährige Lisa wurde tag einen Casting-Termin für am Vormittag des 20. Januar einen Gesangsauftritt im Norvon ihrem Vater vom Kindergarden der Insel vorschlug, verten abgeholt. Er wollte mit ihr mutete sie daher auch nichts einen Ausflug nach El Hierro Schlimmes. Dieses Casting war machen. Am nächsten Tag sollte in Puerto de la Cruz allen unbesie zurück sein. So weit war alles kannt, und so fuhr die junge mit der Mutter abgesprochen.

Frau mit einer bösen Ahnung Das Paar lebte zwar seit Februar zurück in den Süden. Die große 2010 getrennt, aber zum Wohl Panik kam nach ihrer Rückkehr.

Hausan Haustür des Kindes Die Wintersachen ihrer Tochter, tür in einer Appartementanlage Pullis, Jacken, Hosen, Stiefel 21. in Valle San Lorenzo. Am und sogar Zahnbürste, KuschelJanuar sollte der Scheidungstiere sowie Familienbuch und termin sein, in dessen Verlauf Kinderausweis fehlten. Die auch das gemeinsame SorgeWohnung ihres 49-jährigen recht geregelt werden sollte. Bis Ex-Partners war komplett leer zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatten die geräumt. Offenbar hatte MarEltern ein relativ entspanntes cos die Abwesenheit der MutVerhältnis unterhalten. ter genutzt, um seine Tochter An Weihnachten erlaubte zu entführen. Auch das Auto, mit Tochter ihre Maribel, dass das eigentlich in der Werkstatt ihrem Vater nach Deutschland sein sollte, stellte sich als verbesureist, um die Familie zu kauft heraus. Um 17.38 Uhr chen. Marcos ist zwar Spanier, erstattete die besorgte Mutter aber ein Teil seiner Familie lebt Anzeige wegen Kindesentzugs in Deutschland. Auch er wuchs gegen den Vater des Kindes, dort auf und siedelte erst als Marcos P.M. Erwachsener mit seiner Frau nach Teneriffa über. Wie verFortsetzung auf Seite 3 einbart brachte der Vater das

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Baking Made Easy BBC News Regional News Weather Football Focus British Olympic Dreams A Question of Sport Six Nations Rugby Union England v Italy (Kick-off 2.30pm).

BBC News Weather Six Nations Rugby Union Scotland v Wales (Kick-off 5.00pm).

Total Wipeout The National Lottery: Secret Fortune High-tension quiz show presented by Nick Knowles in which contestants have the opportunity to win £100,000. In the first episode, two best friends try to win the top prize.

Includes the all-important Lotto, Dream Number and Thunderball draws.

Casualty Hospital drama. A Middle Eastern princess is admitted to the ED following an incident with a photographer, and Jordan insists on carrying out her surgery himself.

Come Fly with Me Comedy set in a busy airport. Peter and Judith get involved in the dark arts of voodoo on their latest package holiday, while airline owner Omar Baba deals with a staff mutiny when FlyLo’s ground crew goes on strike.

BBC News Weather Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of today’s Premier League clashes, including Manchester United v Manchester City at Old Trafford and Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light.

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Into the West A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.

Final Score Easy Virtue Flog It! Dad’s Army Blackadder Rides Again Faulks on Fiction Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.

The Tudors Passion, ambition, and treachery collide in this compelling drama about the early years of King Henry VIII’s infamous 40year reign.

Nurse Jackie Dark comedy about a no-nonsense emergency room nurse. Dr O’Hara covers for Zoe after she breaks the rules to save a boy’s life.

Fast and Loose Hugh Dennis presents a fast-moving and hilarious new series of improvised games and sketches.

La Vie En Rose Beautiful biopic of the powerful and often tragic life of French singer and legend Edith Piaf.

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker takes further Jedi lessons from the venerable Yoda, while Darth Vader continues to pursue his nemesis, in the ice world of Hoth and beyond. Terrific action sequences at the start and revelations at the end make this movie perhaps the best of the Star Wars saga.

Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather Harry Hill’s TV Burp Harry Hill casts his comic eye over the week’s TV, from reality shows to soaps, and dramas to documentaries.

Ant and Dec’s Push the Button Ant and Dec invite two families to battle it out for a chance to take home a big cash prize.

Take Me Out Matchmaker Paddy McGuinness continues his romantic quest to find a date for each of our 30 single girls.

Benidorm Sit-com. Gavin begins to think that Troy is apparently cheating on him and the Oracle’s tall tales get him into trouble with the police.

ITV News & Weather Shaun of the Dead A romantic comedy...with zombies.

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Freesports on 4 The Morning Line Friends Olly Murs:

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Club 4:25 Come Dine with Me Four back to back episodes.

6:25 The Political Slot UKIP leader Nigel Farage argues that the Government should not give prisoners the vote.

6:30 Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

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Gentlemen Sean Connery stars in this all-action adventure as Allan Quatermain, called out of retirement in Kenya to help the government avert a world war being fermented by master criminal The Phantom 9:00 The Million Pound

Drop Live 10:20 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Two of the greatest threats to Mankind are about to meet in battle.

The shadowy alien terrors that are Predators face the extra-terrestrial monsters called Aliens, in a longawaited movie that brings the real stars of two of Hollywood’s biggest hit sci-fi series together.

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Programmes include Peppa Pig. Meals in Moments Extraordinary Dogs How Do They Do It? Laureus Sports Awards 2011 Ice Road Truckers Megastructures Rear Window Classic Hitchcock thriller about a recuperating news photographer who believes he has witnessed a murder.

North by Northwest Classic, darkly comic Hitchcock thriller in which an adman is pursued both by spies, who mistake him for a double agent, and by the police, who think he is an assassin.

Five News NCIS Special agents’ drama series. When the NCIS team learns that 10 kilos of highly toxic chemical weapons are now in the hands of Mamoun Sharif, a wanted terrorist, they have to find a way to find the man.

NCIS After catching an international arms dealer, the NCIS team learns that the Navy’s highly classified weapons system will be sold to ‘La Grenouille’, an important arms dealer.

CSI: Miami Drama series about Miami forensics department. Two victims are found garrotted, with a man who takes wolf hormones among the suspects.

CSI: New York New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

A badly decomposed body is found on a downtown rooftop.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama about forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

The killer from earlier episode.

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Super League Huddersfield Giants v Warrington Wolves.

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Super League Catalans Dragons v Harlequins.

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Super League Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

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Super League Wigan Warriors v St Helens.

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League Preview 9:30 Take it Like a Fan 10:00 Soccer A.M. 12:00 Ford Football Special Manchester United v Manchester City.

3:15 The Sky Sports Years 4:15 Airsports World 4:45 Sky Sports Classic 5:00 Saturday Night Football Derby County meet Leicester City at Pride Park in the npower Championship.

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The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Country Tracks The Politics Show EastEnders Omnibus Six Nations Rugby Union Ireland v France (Kick-off 3.00pm).

Songs of Praise BBC News Regional News Weather Antiques Roadshow Countryfile Lark Rise to Candleford Adaptation of Flora Thompson’s memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood.

Caroline Arless returns to Lark Rise following her spell in prison, but is greeted with scorn by Queenie BAFTA Film Awards 2011 Jonathan Ross presents the annual ceremony from London’s Royal Opera House. Colin Firth is among the contenders in the Leading Actor category for his role as King George VI in The King’s Speech.

BBC News Regional News Weather Girl with a Pearl Earring Peter Webber’s Oscarnominated film takes as its central theme Vermeer’s famous, mysterious painting, Girl With a Pearl Earring. Into Vermeer’s household comes lowly servant Griet. Vermeer, entranced by her beauty, uses her as his model but his growing obsession with her begins to affect both his personal and professional life.

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Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab Gimme a Break Dick and Dom Go Wild Cop School Something for the Weekend Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman Monk The Wrong Man True story of an innocent man mistaken for a criminal, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

EastEnders Omnibus Priceless Antiques Roadshow Flog It! Escape to the Country Madagascar David Attenborough tells the story of the most intriguing wild place on earth: Madagascar.

Ski Sunday Graham Bell and Ed Leigh present highlights of the World Alpine Skiing Championships Shanghai Knights Fresh from the Wild West, Chon Wang and his easygoing partner Roy stumble on a plot in 19th-century London to steal the British crown.

Top Gear The presenters shop for second-hand convertibles, uncovering the pitfalls to look out for when buying a used car Toughest Place to be a...Paramedic Documentary following British workers as they try to do their regular jobs in some of the world’s most demanding locations.

Match of the Day 2 Review Bolton Wanderers v Everton at the Reebok Stadium.

The Cry of the Owl Film premiere. Troubled Robert moves to the countryside to get over a divorce.

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CITV May the Best House Win The Biggest Loser 14 overweight people embark on a life-changing journey, during which they will face relentless training and exercise, tough tests and the all-important weekly weigh-in.

This Morning Dinner Date ITV News & Weather Columbo Midsomer Murders Feature-length drama about a detective whose patch is a seemingly idyllic rural district.

Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather Harry Hill’s TV Burp Dancing on Ice Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby present a Night at the Theatrethemed show, in which the nine remaining celebrities and their professional partners skate to hits from popular musicals Wild at Heart Drama about a British vet who relocates to theAfrican bush. Danny is called in to investigate when the routine transportation of a tiger goes wrong.

Dancing on Ice That Sunday Night Show ITV News & Weather Freddie Flintoff Versus the World The hero travels across the American continent to take part in some extreme sports. In Arizona, he and Olympic athlete Iwan Thomas compete in a demolition derby, go kayaking and climb across the US state’s terrifying red rocks.

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford Julian Clary, Zoe Lyons and regular guest Russell Kane join the host for a feast of stand-up and sketch comedy.

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Hollyoaks Omnibus Glee The Simpsons Double bill.

Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Five back to back episodes.

Deal or No Deal Time Team Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Come Dine with Me This brand new episode comes from South Buckinghamshire, where Nicholas Witherick, takes on hard-talking waitress Lisa Bristow, wind-up merchant Dale Evans, and creative art teacher, Annie Hearne The People’s Supermarket Consumer programme.

The store opens for business, but Arthur Potts Dawson worries that it is does not appeal to a broad cross-section of the community.

The Promise Episode two of Peter Kosminsky’s drama serial begins in 1940s Palestine where Len meets AbuHassan Mohammed, an Arab charwallah working for the British Army.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man The host is joined by actress and musician Juliette Lewis, Miranda Hart drops by fresh from her success at the British Comedy Awards, and TV presenter Dermot O’Leary talks about this year’s Comic Relief.

L.A. Confidential Oscar winning dark, fast double-cross thriller. In a shady world of powerful gangsters and corrupt policemen, an A-student rookie and a tougherthan-tough detective are forced to question past loyalties

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Animal Rescue Squad The Inside Story Emergency Bikers Documentary. Paramedic Steve Harris is called to help a diabetic on the brink of a coma, while colleague Mark Hayes assists a man in agony on the roadside.

Cowboy Builders Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood head to Glasgow to help a family of four whose home’s timber extension came to a halt when the builder suddenly disappeared.

40 Guns to Apache Pass The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defend them.

Murphy’s mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but it’s stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers.

What a Girl Wants An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office.

Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.

Five News Pocahontas Disney animation based on the true story of a Native American princess who fell in love with an English sea captain North Sea Hijack Gripping adventure story about a group of terrorists who threaten to blow up two North Sea oil rigs by using a stolen ship as a floating bomb.

Revolver Complex crime thriller. A terminally ill con man is released from prison after seven years inside for a crime he did not commit.

An American Haunting Horror thriller based on the legend of the Bell Witch, a poltergeist that tormented a family in 19th-century Tennessee.

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The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard present a round-up of the latest football news and goals.

1:00 Football Q.P.R v Nottingham Forest.

3:30 Ford Super Sunday Bolton v Everton.

6:30 La Liga 10:00 Ford Football Special Bolton Wanderers welcome Everton to the Reebok Stadium in the Barclays Premier League.

11:30 Football’s Greatest One of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.

Schmeichel won 15 honours with Manchester United, and was in the treble-winning side of 1999.

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Saturday Fight Night La Liga Saturday Fight Night John Watson v Anthony Crolla (Vacant British Lightweight Title).

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Super League Hull F.C v Hull K.R. 6:30 IRB Las Vegas Sevens The fourth of eight meetings in the IRB Sevens series comes from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. England won the first meeting, while New Zealand took the second.

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Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Save My Holiday 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 The Big Performance 4:30 Blue Peter 4:55 Shaun the Sheep 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Inside Out 8:00 EastEnders Michael’s presence on the Square threatens to cause problems for Ronnie and Jack, who agree to find a way to make him leave for good. Roxy has a disappointing Valentine’s Day and ends up spending the evening with Glenda, Kat gives Whitney a job as a favour to Ryan, while Alfie returns from Brighton.

8:30 Panorama An investigation into the Government’s plan to encourage ex-soldiers to become teachers, asking if it could help restore discipline, leadership and respect to Britain’s troubled classrooms.

9:00 Outcasts Science-fiction drama series Stella and Tate enlist the help of Tipper.

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In the Night Garden Ready, Steady, Cook The Daily Politics GMT From Thames to Tigris Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Cash in the Celebrity Attic Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads One Man and his Campervan First of a new series that sees presenter Martin Dorey, journey around Britain Geert Wilders: Europe’s Most Dangerous Man? Documentary following Geert Wilders on his campaign trail during the recent Dutch elections. The politician has called for the Koran to be banned and is the first in his profession to stand trial on charges of incitement to hatred.

University Challenge Baking Made Easy Lorraine Pascale demonstrates how to make macaroons, visits her local Italian deli to get ingredients for mini tiramisu cakes, and shares tips on creating the perfect pizza Horizon Dr Kevin Fong finds out how close scientists are to being able to repair hearts that stop working.

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Newsnight Mad Men Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. An unexpected arrival at the office causes trouble for Don. An Island Parish Documentary series.

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ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 636 :: 11/02/2011 - 24/02/2011

Welcome to Property Connections, a pull out supplement for professionals and those interested in buying, selling or rentals in the Canary Islands.If you wish to advertise or contribute to this section contact sales@ic-news.com

Property focus

Palm Gardens A

marilla Golf is one of the prime spots in South Tenerife, and boasts just about all the discerning property buyer may be seeking.

They still say the three most important words in property are “location, location, location”, and Palm Gardens Amarilla Golf underlines the truth of that age old statement.

Located between the 7th and 8th holes of Amarilla Golf, Palm Gardens is a new development of quality apartments and duplexes with spectacular views of the golf course and sea and generous communal areas that include two swimming pools, a large sunbathing area and landscaped gardens.

This is an area that boasts excellent properties, all conveniences nearby, shopping, restaurants, a marina, and is only ten minutes from the airport, yet also offers spectacular natural vistas and an unspoilt panorama sweeping across low mountains and rural terrain to the sea.

Crossley Morfitt & Lennox are pleased to be able to offer a choice of two or three bedroom apartments, with either spacious terraces or gardens and three bedroom duplexes. All properties include fully fitted and partially equipped kitchens and private garages.

The company are also offering excellent financial packages available including 100 per cent mortgages at very competitive rates for both residents and non-residents.

Early inspection is recommended to take advantage of this very special promotion! Contact Crossley Morfitt & Lennox on (´34) 922 792 952 or visit their website, www.cmltenerife.com

PALM GARDENS www.cmltenerife.com

100% Mortgages Available Located between the 7th and 8th holes of Amarilla Golf, Palm Gardens is a new development of quality apartments and duplexes with spectacular views of the golf course and sea and generous communal areas that include one adult’s pool, one children’s pool, a large sunbathing area and landscaped gardens.

Choice of two or three bedroom apartments, with either spacious terraces or gardens and 3 bedroom duplexes.

For more information on this development please call: (+34) 922 792 952 or e-mail: info@cmltenerife.com

Prices start from just: 199,950 €

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Island connections property guide

Property

wanted

Garage space wanted for car in North, tel 922 334113

Property

for rent

 Studios, 1 and 2 bed apartments from 400€ for rent to mature-minded people in Tor viscas Alto. UK TV channels. For details, phone Nadine: 922 715 162

 Apartment Urb. El Durazno 65m2. 1 Room. 800€. Phone: 922248514

 Terraced house San Miguel Las Chafiras. 3 Rooms. 790€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Chafiras.

76.00m2. 2 rooms. 450€. Phone: 627 903 770

 Chalet Mesa del Mar 133m2. 2 Rooms. 1050€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Cristianos.

Sea views. 60.00m2. 1 room.

550€. Tel. 637 390 199

 Terraced house Durazno 240m2. 3 Rooms. 1200€. Phone: 670242080

 Duplex El Chorrrillo. Sea views. 50.00m2. 1 room. 350€.

Tel. 678 176 669

 Apartment Playa Jardín 55m2. 1 Room. 500€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Médano. 1 room. 380€. Tel. 649 957 250

 Apartment Toscal 90m2.

3 Rooms. 450€. Phone: 922248514

 Apartment Taco. 65.00m2.

3 rooms. 350€. Tel. 689 695 634

 A p a r t m e n t T a o r o 60m2. 2 Rooms. 550€. Tel. 922248514

 Apartment Amarilla Golf.

Sea views. 45.00m2. 2 rooms.

450€. Phone 922 737 290

 Apartment San Vicente 92m2. 3 Rooms. 550€. Phone: 922248514

 Apartment Los Cancajos.

50.00m2. 1 room. 350€. Phone 670 735 822

 Terraced House La Montaña 115m2. 3 Rooms. 650€. Tel. 922248514

 Apartment Las Dehesas 52m2. 2 Rooms. 600€. Phone: 670242080

 Bakery to let. Industrial bakery to let in Las Chafiras, 320 metres, industrial machinery.  Terraced house Golf del Bakery is let with a purchase Sur. 2 Rooms. 700€. Phone: option on the machinery. Call 670242080 600352041/667268240  Double garage, Victoria  Large 3 bed house for rent Court; Los Cristianos, 14.500 between Abama hotel and Playa euros, tel 663 571587 San Juan ,great views, separate kitchen, 3bathrooms, garage  Apartment La Quinta and patio... 495pm +bills call 50m2. 1 Room. 500€. Phone: Jane 666 513979 670242080  Golf del Sur, Fairways Village, 3 bed, 2 bath villa, fully furnished, off street parking, with separate self contained studio, 975 euros per month plus bills. Tel Jimmy on 630 529358  Golf del Sur, San Blas, 3 bed apartment to let, fully furnished, 375 euros per month plus bills, tel Jimmy 630 529358  S p a c i o u s 2 b e d ro o m apartment for long term rental on residential complex in El Madroñal. Fully furnished to high standard. Incl. garage space. 800€ pcm incl. bills. Call Nadine on 922715162  Studio San Fernando 30m2.

360€. Phone: 670242080

EDITION 636 :: 11/02/2011 - 24/02/2011 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS

 Apartment La Paz 66m2.

1 Room. 600€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Fernando 68m2. 2 Rooms. 550€. Phone: 670242080  Studio La Paz 40m2. 390€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment La Paz 40m2.

1 Room. 450€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment El Durazno 60m2. 1 Room. 550€. Tel. 922248514  Studio San Fernando 35m2.

350€. Phone: 922248514  Apartment San Agustín 70m2. 3 Rooms. 400€. Phone: 922248514

Beautiful 1 bed apt in Torviscas Alto Quiet residential complex with large pool.

Magnificent views. Fully furnished. No smokers. €500/month.

Tel: 649 882366

 Apartment Puntillo del Sol 64m2. 1 Room. 470€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Punta Brava 50m2. 2 Rooms. 500€. Phone: 922248514  Terraced house Durazno 150m2. 3 Rooms. 800€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Punta Brava 36m2. 1 Room. 450€. Phone: 670242080  Terraced house La Montaña 90m2. 3 Rooms. 600€. Phone: 922248514  Apartment La Cuesta 88m2. 3 Rooms. 520€. Phone: 922248514  Chalet Mesa del Mar 180m2. 3 Rooms. 1000€. Phone: 670242080  Studio San Fernando 33m2.

400€. Phone: 670242080

Buenavista del Norte: Traditional onestorey Canarian house with two bedrooms, large garden and fruit trees. Central.

Garage. €400 per month. 660 731913

 Apartment Armeñime 77m2. 3 Rooms. 500€. Phone: 670242080  A p a r t m e n t M a r i t i m 80m2. 1 Room. 800€. Phone: 670242080

Opportunity in Torviscas Alto (Playa Fañabé)

Property

for sale

 A l c a l á , p l o t o f l a n d , 3000m2, planning permission, breathtaking views, paved access, stone walls, drinking water supply, private sale, €109,000. Tel 662401101.

Apartment, 60m2, one bed, furnished with terrace 8m2, views over the pool and La Gomera.

Quiet neighbourhood, near to commercial centres, Playa Fañabé , safe, communal zones.

Community pool.

Community monthly fee, €49. Excellent investment.

Price €75,000.

 Substantially reduced for a quick sale! Spacious apartment in Los Gigantes. € 222.222. Attractively furnished (102 sqm), 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, large air conditioned lounge, well equipped, separate kitchen, ter race (43 sqm) overlooking Los Gigantes, ver y quiet location (cul-de sac), private garage… no community fees! Situated in a small residence (only 3 units) in a sought-after area, large terrace of fering superb panoramic views over the sea and the cliffs. Contact us to arrange a viewing on 697799022. Grab the opportunity now!

Los Cristianos 2 bedroom apartment

 Opportunity, Los Cristianos by the sea, one bedroom plus living room, garage, panoramic views, sun, quiet, 110,000 euros (no agents, 922 752759 / 608 425426

If it's great views that you're after then this lovely 2 bed, 2 bath apartment has some of the best. Great views over Los Cristianos out to sea with La Gomera on the horizon.

 Apartment Playa Jardin 70m2. 3 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080

To be sold furnished & fully fitted, the property consists of an American style open plan kitchen and dining area combined with the large airy & light living room with patio doors leading onto the large 36m2 terrace which enjoys the afternoon sun.

 Apartment San Luis 115m2.

3 rooms. 188500€. Phone: 670242080  A p a r t m e n t S a n L u i s 105.51m2. 3 rooms. 176000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Luis 120m2.

3 rooms. 192500€. Phone: 670242080  Te r r a c e d h o u s e L o s Príncipes 180m2. 4 r ooms. 378000€. Phone: 670242080  Chalet La Primavera 200m2.

3 rooms. 525000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Romántica II 130m2. 3 rooms. 184000€.

Phone: 670242080

El Camisón, 247.56m2, very quiet, close to the park and Hospiten, triplex and private garage with electric doors. Three bedroom with three complete bathrooms.

Independent kitchen, dining room with air conditioning, terrace with awning and BBQ. Independent water tank (750 litres). New electrical system. Own satellite system and community TV. Tel: 639 515154

Iñaky - Tel. 629.24.49.58 aska_tenis@hotmail.com

Port Royale

Urb. Oasis Dakota, Playa Fañabé 3 bed semi detached, toilet, complete bathroom, separate kitchen, totally equipped, furnished, 35m2 terrace, secure access to pool, infant park, good views, beside commercial centres, 800m from Playa Fañabé, community fees 30€/month,

110,000 € Tel 629 244958

For Sale - Rural house in Aldea Blanca, San Miguel, Tenerife

Master bedroom is en-suite with patio doors leading out to the terrace and both bedrooms have fitted wardrobes.

The complex benefits from a large communal pool, reception, supermarket and many other amenities within a short walking distance.

Reduced from € 270,000 to € 230,000 for a quick sale.

Contact Horizon Property Group on 922 777 652 quoting ref C-1456

Land 400 m 2, built 230 m 2, three bed, two bath, barbecue and wood burning stove, pool, garage for two cars, patio with planters, kitchen with pantry, fireplace, wood fitted ceilings, fitted wardrobes. €398,000.

Contact José Guadalupe Mobile 676 399 652 josejguadalupe@gmail.com

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Need it to look at its best?

Professional photographer available to take the pictures that will get your home noticed

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ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 636 :: 11/02/2011 - 24/02/2011

Getting a loan after 45 can be difficult

Mortgage offer

Loans at 45 plus

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Mortgage law is under the microscope

If getting a mortgage out of the lending institutions is complicated at the moment, it can be even more so for those who are over 45.

The reason is that the length of the mortgage offered cannot be very long and the borrower normally has to settle for a loan which will be repaid before their 75th birthday. This means higher monthly repayments. The shorter loan periods would normally be tied to a fixed interest mortgage where the borrower pays the same amount for the whole length of the loan and avoids nasty shocks if the rate rises when they are close to retirement age. Currently the offered rated is between 5.5 and 7.5 per cent, with some institutions offering a slightly reduced rate for those who have their wages paid straight into the bank, or contract insurance policies or pension plans etc.

Property rentals

Increased debt

Whilst things would seem to be looking up in the home purchase department, the opposite is being seen in home rentals with an increase in the number of debtors in this sector of 16.81 per cent.

There was an increase of properties on the rental market, often due to buyers having difficulties meeting payments, returning to parental homes and renting out their property to try and meet mortgage payments. This increment in the number of properties available forced some people to drop their rental prices and as has been seen in the past, cheap rentals are often prob-

lem rentals. The average debt of the tenants now stands at €7,771.87.

Regions which have experienced the highest increase in rental debtors are Madrid – 23.84 per cent, Andalucia – 21.37 per cent, Valencia – 19.38 per cent and Catalonia – 17.65 per cent. Those at the other end of the scale with lower increases in debtors are Castilla and León – 2.43 per cent, the Canaries – 2.53 per cent (by province 3.61 per cent in Las Palmas and 1.33 per cent in Santa Cruz), Rioja – 2.80 per cent, Navarre – 3.61 per cent and Asturias - 3.70 per cent.

Although the average debt stands as above, over the re-

gions there is a wide difference. Highest debtors with an average of €16,266.15 are in Madrid, followed by Murcia at €12,865.44, the Balearics at €9,802,57 and Catalonia which registered average rental debts of €8,741.11. Castilla and León was at the lower end of the debtors list with €2,564.41, Rioja followed at €2,915.32, Asturias was slightly higher at €2,956,88 and Extremadura’s average debt was €3,328.54. The Canaries average rental debt over the period was registered at €8,085.11, higher than the national average, but the lower rate of increase in the number of debtors gives cause to hope.

Banking law

Unpaid mortgages A recent court judgement may have turned Spanish mortgage law on its head.

Currently, although a householder loses his or her house, the banks have the right to sell it at whatever price they can get for it and if it doesn’t clear the mortgage debt, the previous owner must continue to pay a debt for a mortgage he or she no longer owns.

However a court case in Navarre have called that into question, finding against BBVA and ordered them to pay costs.

José Antonio Langaria, mortgaged his house for €79,000, paid for some while but after missing several payments, from the third month of non-receipt, BBVA started an action against him to gain possession of the property. This they did and subsequently entered it in an auction where it raised only €48,000.

Following current mortgage law, the bank started the second phase of actions against their former client to recover the missing €28,000, claiming against other properties, possessions or income. However an initial judgement by the local judge in Estella has just been upheld by a Navarre High Court using what they believe is a strong argument – it was the bank which made the original assessment of the value of the property to agree to the loan and the judge called the weak response at auction, “circumstantial”.

The judgement was that handing over the property is enough to cancel the debt entered upon and called the bank’s attempt at getting more, “morally declinable”, even though the bank was only following the law.

BBVA must now go to the Constitutional Tribunal to avoid losing their €28,000 plus costs.

The bank is understandably unhappy and will be taking the case higher as they claim to have acted under the law. Other banks and loan institutions will be keeping a close eye on the case, which calls into question something basic in the Spanish mortgage system, the personal guarantee of those who take out loans and respond in the case of non-payment as compared to the property as is the case in other countries.

Last December a vote in the Congreso de los Diputados agreed to study changes in the legislation, but nothing major. Banks and other loan institutions are unanimous that such a change would cause massive bankruptcies of Spanish financial institutions.

Between 2009 and 2010, there were around 240,000 repossessions under mortgage law by the banks and savings banks and in many of those the judges also ordered the seizure of other possessions.

For a long time, the Platform for Those Affected by Mortgages has been campaigning to get this law changed in cooperation with major consumer groups.

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 Terraced house San Antonio 195m2. 3 rooms. 300000€.

Phone: 670242080

Great Opportunity!

Property

for sale

Canary Country house El Salto - Granadilla

325sqm, 15 rooms, indoor pool, car port, extra wooden house (22sqm) in the garden, patio with bar, billiards, TV, washhouse with machine and dryer, 440sqm grounds, perfect for private club or small pension. www.draguito-teneriffa.de Tel. (0034) 609 504 380

Residencial

La Duquesa Playa Fañabé

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, community pool. €465,000 Tel. 629 244 958  Alcalá, plot of land, 3000m2, planning permission, breathtaking views, paved access, stone walls, drinking water supply, private sale, €109,000. Tel 662401101  Opportunity, Los Cristianos, by the sea, one bed, one living room, garage, panoramic views, sun, quiet, no agents, 110.000

Unique design townhouses San Miguel de Abona with great sea views. Modern construction with high standard materials. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, equipped kitchen, fireplace, garden, large garage.

Near to shopping centre, Las Chafiras, south airport and beach. Price from 295,000 euros.

Penthouse corner apartment, 60m2, tastefully furnished with two bedrooms, one bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, large terrace 40m2 with stunning views of the sea and Mount Teide.

Garage place with direct access to lift.

Excellently located , near to commercial centres and just 500m from Fañabe beach.

Price €235,000.

Iñaky - Tel. 629.24.49.58 aska_tenis@hotmail.com

 Apartment El Toscal 82m2.

3 rooms. 180000€. Phone: 670242080

Must be seen! Direct from developer!

Refurbishments Male (foreign resident), does all types of refurbishments, decorative work, painting, new bathrooms, plastering, ContactSouth.

INVEX S.L.: Tel: +34 922 793 309 / Tel639 659307 576865 385, e-mail: victor@vic2.es euros, 922 752759 / 608 425426

 Chalet Los Naranjos 225m2.

3 rooms. 499000€. Phone: 670242080

 Spacious,3 double bedroom, 2 ½ bathroom, townhouse in absolute super condition, large lounge/dining room, separate kitchen, 3 car garage with direct access to the house. Large terrace with excellent sea views, plus 2 extra terraces, sold fully furnished, inc TV, stereo and telephone, price 239.000 euros, no offers, no agents, telephone 922 716456

 Terraced house La Paz 95m2. 2 rooms. 400000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Ofra. 83.00m2.

3 rooms. 115000€. Phone: 636 567 823

 D u p l e x L a s A g u a s. 3 r ooms. 167000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Los Blanquitos - Cruz de las Ánimas. Countryside, sea views. 93.00m2 2 rooms.

210000€. Tel. 659 569 750

 Apartment Playa Jardin 50m2. 1 room 260000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Zamora 71.38m2. 3 rooms. 147218€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Aguas.

3 rooms. 167000€. Phone: 670242080

www.teneriffa-fincas.net

 Chalet El Rincon 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Puertito de Güímar. Sea views. 70.00m2.

1 room. 165000€. Tel. 616 116 560

 Terraced house Green Golf 167m2. 3 rooms. 270000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house La Florida.

Sea views. 130.00m2. 4 rooms.

265000€. Phone: 630 760 021  Apartment El Caletón. Sea views. 135.00m2. 4 rooms.

130000€. Tel. 609 950 124  Apartment Santa Cruz.

120.00m2. 3 rooms. 280000€.

Phone: 678 856 377  Apartment Valle San Lorenzo. Sea views. 62.00m2.

2 rooms. 120000€. Tel. 679 349 630

Playa Fañabé, corner apartment for sale, two bed CHARACTERISTICS

 Apartment Cabo Blanco 69m2. 2 rooms. 130550€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Durazno 57m2. 1 room 198000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Aguagarcia 41m2. 1 room 150000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Barranco De Ruiz 96m2. 3 rooms. 170000€.

Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Antonio 119m2. 3 rooms. 258436€.

Phone: 670242080  C h a l e t L a P e r d o m a 80m2. 268830€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment San Fernando 50m2. 1 room 149000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Las Dehesas 78m2. 2 rooms. 305000€. Phone: 670242080  Studio La Paz. 129000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Realejo Bajo 84m2. 3 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Quinta 55m2. 1 room 184000€. Phone: 670242080

 D u p l e x L a s A g u a s. 3 r ooms. 167000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet El Durazno 402m2.

6 rooms. 695000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet San Juan del Reparo 250m2. 5 rooms. 504000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet El Rincón 160m2.

3 rooms. 790650€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 139950€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Puntillo del Sol 204m2. 3 rooms. 450000€.

Phone: 670242080

An absolute bargain and ready to move into!

 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160m2. 3 rooms. 309521€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Cabo Blanco 68m2. 3 rooms. 139000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Paz 60m2.

1 room 169000€. Phone: 670242080

 Duplex El Toscal 147m2.

3 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Arenas 80.86m2. 3 rooms. 192000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Citrona 128m2. 4 rooms. 252000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Cruz del Teide 262m2. 2 rooms. 495000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet La Montañeta 130m2. 3 rooms. 360000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Las Aguas.

3 rooms. 167000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Longuera 74m2. 2 rooms. 225000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Piedra Hincada.

2 rooms. 244350€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Quinta.

2 rooms. 183909€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Quinta 83m2.

2 rooms. 165000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Quinta 59m2. 1 room 186000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house La Quinta.

3 rooms. 286081€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Orotava Alta 79m2. 3 rooms. 150000€. Phone: 670242080

 Duplex Maritim 117m2.

2 rooms. 280350€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Mayorazgo 94m2. 3 rooms. 212000€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet San José 466m2.

3 rooms. 420000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment San Antonio 87m2. 2 rooms. 199500€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Cuesta de La Villa. 2 rooms. 210000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment La Cuesta 70m2.

2 rooms. 146045€. Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Jardin del Sol 230m2.

3 rooms. 485000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Puerto Santiago 96m2. 3 rooms. 294500€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Toscal 64m2.

2 rooms. 145000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Cruz del Teide. 3 rooms. 342577€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet El Mayorazgo 321m2. 6 rooms. 890000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Chalet Las Candias 398m2.

8 rooms. 578000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Golf Costa Adeje 140m2. 3 rooms. 789500€.

Phone: 670242080

Beautiful family home on prestigious, residential complex Adeje Park, only 200m from beach.

3 beds, 3 baths, fitted kitchen, A/C, 50m2 garden, private garage.

Sold fully furnished.

Must be seen. €440,000 Tel: 649 882366

 Chalet La Palmita 216m2.

4 rooms. 650000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Playa Jardin 50m2. 1 room 158000€. Phone: 670242080  Apartment Los Abrigos 53m2. 2 rooms. 95000€. Phone: 670242080

 Apartment El Tope 58m2.

1 room 196350€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house San Lázaro 52m2. 2 rooms. 152000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 186m2. 4 rooms. 355000€.

Phone: 670242080

 Duplex La Paz 48m2. 1 room 180000€. Phone: 670242080

 Terraced house Cruz Del Teide. 3 rooms. 342577€.

Phone: 670242080

 Apartment Los Abrigos 52m2. 1 room 112000€. Phone: 670242080

Urb. La Tagora San Eugenio Alto New 3 bedroom luxury villa 650,000€ Tel. (0034) 655 914 691 • (0034) 922 71 33 56

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Clean it up, clear it out and change it around for a new look for new year.

The importance of lighting Owner Victoriano with a selection of his lamps

Lighting is extremely important in your home, it not only illuminates but provides an atmosphere to each room or corner.

With longer nights and shorter days, this is the ideal time to give your home an exclusive touch and a delightful atmosphere. The wide variety of all kinds of lamps available can give any room a romantic and stylish ambience.

On Tenerife, there is an excellent selection in just one place at Luz Garden where they design and manufacture in their own factory right here. Therefore they are exclusive and very individual, and cannot be found anywhere else. At the same time the price-quality relationship is unbeatable.

Lamps from Luz Garden glisten and shine in many very different ways. Any style can be catered for, whether you prefer elegance or a more rustic touch. There are ceiling, wall and table lamps, all in delightful designs. Are you looking for something colourful, exotic or romantic?

No matter what your individual requirements are, they have something to suit every type of life style.

Especially famous are the colourful Tiffany lamps, which are works of art in themselves.

Animals, or flower fantasies, these are very special lamps for your lounge or dining room, reflecting a special kind of light in your daily life.

Recently a new range of precious crystal lamps have been drawing the attention of

visitors to the shop. There can be nothing more elegant than these brilliant pieces. Crystals which have come from Czechoslovakia are mixed with rare rock crystals to create much more than a lamp – this is a type of jewellery which gives a very special light to any home and reflects your own style of decorating your home.

Lamps from this excellent store could also be used to create an eye catcher in any restaurant or bar, and distinguish yours from all the others with their sheer exclusivity. The lamp

For all your property requirements please visit:

www.thepropertygallery.com C. C. Centro Playa, local 9. Puerto Colón Tel: (0034) 922 719 925 Fax: (0034) 922 719 616 Skype: tenerife.property E-mail: thepropertygallery@teide.net

factory Luz Garden can be found on the main road between Puerto de la Cruz and Icod de los Vinos, at Buen Paso. If you are arriving from Puerto de la Cruz, the exit is a few hundred metres after the Santo Domingo tunnel. And don’t worry about language difficulties, all clients will be attended to in English. The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm and from 4pm to 9pm.

REF: B1215

It’s a good time for out with the old and in with the new. Or maybe not, how about out with the old and in with the revamped?

There are a number of different ways you can brighten up your home for the start of the new year without having to lay out a fortune or spend a week decorating.

First of all start by getting rid of all the clutter. Take a good look around, there are undoubtedly items in the room that either you don’t use, are sat there for want of a better place to be or that you are, quite frankly, just sick of looking at because they’ve been there forever. Be bold, be strong, gather all these things together and decide what you want to keep in the room, what needs putting away and what you’ve really had enough of. Don’t keep things for the sake of it, clutter in our homes clutters our minds – it’s amazing how much bigger and fresher a room feels after a good sorting out.

Give everything a good clean. They call the Canary Islands the ‘Islands of eternal spring’ so every day’s a good one for giving the room a good once over.

Dye curtains, throws, cushion covers and bed spreads a different colour or brighten up their existing one. Dying material is really simple and can breathe new life into almost anything.

Mercadona, for instance, sell easy to use dyes and tints for a few euros which can be used in the washing machine or by hand. If you want the final colour to be a dark shade, a box of two

Clean it up clear it out for a new look in the new year

(Photo by Mauritius deals)

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sachets will dye, roughly, one sheet, one pair of jeans or one long curtain. If you are dying a pair of something always dye them together and remember that the original colour will affect the final colour and shade.

For example, using a blue dye on pink curtains will often give you a lovely shade of purple.

When you buy the dye pick up a kilo of salt while you’re at it – nearly all the dyes available use salt as a fixer so take a good look at the instructions before you leave the shop.

Take a look at the furniture.

Try different positions for the sofa, table, bed or whatever.

Keep at it until you find a combination that gives you more space, takes better advantage of the view from the window or just feels right. Try grouping furniture differently to make conversation areas instead of automatically pointing everything towards the television.

If a piece of furniture looks old and tired, give it a fresh coat of paint or varnish.

You can change the colour of just one wall to brighten up

REF: C1189

a room. Choose a colour in a lighter or darker tone than the other walls or make a statement by choosing a bright colour such as red. You could combine this with making a focal point in the room.

Give the doors a fresh coat as well, or paint them a different colour. Two or three doors leading off a room, all painted in a bold colour or contrasting tone can look great. Change your pictures around. Our brains crave new information and tend to disregard things that are around us day after day in the same position. Just swapping the pictures around in a room, or, even better, from room to room, can bring an exciting new look to a space.

The same can be applied to lighting. Try lamps in different corners and change bulbs for different sorts, different wattages or different colours.

And, well, if you don’t fancy any of that, or just can’t be bothered at the moment, treat yourself to some flowers.

Freshly cut flowers or a flowering plant will brighten up the room and make it feel new.

REF: D950

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Spacious one bed apartment on complex near Gran Sur shopping centre with some refurbishment recently done. Excellent value!

Well kept front line complex with 3 swimming pools & many other facilities; popular holiday home. The apt faces south & has sea views on (Pounds) its right.

Fantastic detached luxury villa with spacious accommodation, terraces, 2 storerooms, REDUCED 2 garages, great sea & coastal views.

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DIY

Make sure the ladder is secured well

Looking good With warmer weather coming around the corner, many of us are looking at tidying up the outside of our homes and now, with the crises, we’re looking to save where we can and more and more people are turning to DIY.

Safety If you need to climb a ladder then make sure it is stable and fixed securely to the building structure. Remember a few basic and common sense rules when using a ladder. Never lean sideways, have more than one person on the ladder, let children play near them, and ensure that the ground is hard enough to withstand a ladder.

When preparing the walls, take

The benefits of climbing plants

On moving into your new home, especially if it is brand new, your garden will need to be planned. If you need to add a little privacy, shade, or just cover a plain wall, then the answer is to invest in some climbing plants, shrubs or vines.

We all like our homes to look good, but can’t always afford to pay the experts. So why not dabble in a little DIY with the help of Island Connections?

This issue we are looking at looking good on the outside with exterior painting and the appearance of your home is not the only reason for painting, it also protects it from the elements.

Choosing the paint The paint type must be masonry paint.

Masonry paint is available in two basic versions either smooth to go a long way, or textured to cover up any small cracks and faults. If you can find a choice of bases then choose water based masonry paint instead of solvent based. The water base is not only less toxic but it also dries quicker. If your home is an older Canarian property you may need special paint.

The colours are basically down to your own personal choice, but do consider the style of house and your neighbours’ reactions!

In some areas the colour you paint your home is restricted, so check with the Town Hall before you choose anything very different to your neighbours.

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caution to wear eye protection from stray flakes of paint and dirt. If you suffer from respiratory problems then protect yourself with a facemask.

Planning the work Rain is not a large weather problem in the sunny Canaries, but do plan on weather changes. It goes without saying that you shouldn’t paint when it might rain, but equally painting is not recommended during very hot mid summer months or at the heat of the day.

Preparing the surface Most walls will need some kind of attention before painting can start.

Any old cracked or peeling paint must be removed, ideally with a hard brush.

If there are any cracks or holes in a rendered wall then fill them with a little fresh cement containing a PVA bonding agent to help it stick to the masonry.

Some walls can seem to have a chalky surface, with this use a stabilising primer to bind the loose material to the wall.

Beginning to paint Divide the walls into manageable sections that you can complete in a single painting session. Windows, pipes,

and doors could split into these sections.

Anything you don’t want to paint that is attached to or near the house should be covered with protective sheets.

Use a brush that is a 100 or 150mm with bristles that are coarse. Coat the walls evenly with the brush in all directions.

You may prefer to use a long pile roller because of its speed but it is tricky balancing the roller tray up a ladder. A long handled roller extender might not be long enough for larger houses.

Tools for the job Masonry paint Eye protectors Face mask Ladder and accessories Paintbrushes Scraper Stiff Brush These items should be available at good ferreteriás (hardware stores). Most towns have a local hardware store or visit one of the superstores found off the motorway.

This article is intended as a guide only and Island Connections does not take any responsibility for any personal or structural damage whilst conducting DIY.

Visit any reputable garden centre here in the Canary Islands and you will find that there are a good variety to choose from, including bougainvilla, clematis, the highly perfumed jasmines and honeysuckles, and the impressive passiflora, to name but a few. Depending on where your home is, you will need to consider which of these shrubs will be happy with their new surroundings. For instance, some do not like direct sunlight while others do, some cannot tolerate winds, draughts or cold nights. The staff at your chosen garden centre will be able to advise you.

Generally, the most hardy in our sub-tropical climate are bougainvilla and the passiflora, or passion flower (which grows rather like Jack’s famous beanstalk). Passion flowers used to be thought of as terribly tender and difficult to rear, but they will actually grow easily from seed and have beautifully exotic flowers and yellow fruit which the birds can enjoy.

Bougainvilla is an extremely colourful tropical vine, with spiny, cascading stems which end with colourful bracts of red, orange, purple or white that hide small insignificant white flowers. You can buy the cascading variety or a more compact and bushy type whose flowers form plumes of colour. Bougainvillas have become very popular used as hedges, on trellises, or in hanging baskets and can be grown in the garden or in containers on your terrace, giving you lots of colour and privacy. They thrive on light pruning and you can even train them to grow as trees or to form arches.

If you have a sheltered location with partial sunlight, then honeysuckles and jasmines will also do well and reward you with beautiful flowers and sweet aromas. Another climbing plant which seems to be extremely popular in the Canary Islands is the Diplodemia (otherwise called Diplademia, or Mandevilla), a tropical vine. It has smooth, shiny leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers which can be red, pink or white, and which seem to be attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.

All of the climbers which we have mentioned are evergreen, providing interest all year round, and need to be kept in moist but not over-watered soil.

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PH Electronic

Communications confidence in South Tenerife 12 years ago Peter Hochreiter began to build a new life for himself in South Tenerife.

With his qualifications, training and experience during his working years in Germany he was soon turning his hand to electronic and technical matters here and now his company employs eight people and is used by over 50 large companies and hotels as well as thousands of private clients who rely on his system skills.

What has been vital to the success of his business has been his ability to deliver a high standard of service and high quality components.

Clients are dealt with by a team of well trained personnel who can bring a wealth of experience and advice to the job. For instance, for optimum TV viewing you need more than just a High Definition receiver and television – the

Home loans

Young choices

Longer payback choices, help during short term financial problems and better contract conditions are some of the changes in the new mortgages available to young people.

Home loans specifically designed for young people are increasingly frequent in the range of products offered by banks and savings banks. They are differentiated from standard mortgages by a series of special clauses of which the most important are: longer payback periods with an average of 40 years and in some cases up to 50, they are aimed at the younger end of the market with a top end of 30 or 40 years old, softer conditions with loans developed together between the banks and regional or borough authorities (although these may have geographical limitations), a

reduction in interest rates depending on the clients’ relation with the bank (wages paid directly into the account, standing orders or credit card and/or insurance contracts etc.), a wider range of types of contract with fixed, variable or mixed on offer and longer periods of grace, called here ‘gracia’ or ‘carencia’ whereby short term financial problems can be helped by a temporary reduction in the mortgage payment. In some contracts these can be up to five years.

However be on your guard for the small print, they are intended to attract young home buyers, not to be a bank giveaway or a bargain. In particular pay attention to the opening and cancellation commissions which can make the offer between 0.1 and two per cent more expensive.

European banking

Getting tough

Banks across Europe are making home loans more difficult.

proper installation and tuning guidance is essential too. They also stock three metre Satellite dishes with tuning to English channels, including BBC 1 and 2, ITV and C4. All this and much more is available at PH Electronic, in Guargacho.

New stock additions at PH Electronic include the latest

in mobile phones for young and old – for the latter there are now models with easier instructions – as well as all the information on rates for Spain and Germany.

PH Electronic, Guargacho, Ctra General, 4. Call 922 732 899/922 783116

Some 11 per cent of the European banks toughened up their mortgage lending conditions in the last three months of 2010, however conditions for companies remained the same.

The move is explained by a higher perception of the risks involved in home purchase lending, the still weak general economy, slightly higher financing costs and lower competitiveness between banks and savings banks. The figure was announced in the latest survey on bank loans brought out by the Central European bank, which shows a significant increase in the demand for both private and business loans.

In the last three months of 2010, the banks report an increase in demand for home loans of 23 per cent, compared with the eight per cent increase in the previous quarter. Something that can only bode well for the housing sector.

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/ Wednesday 16/02/11

ITV1 / Sport

16th February - 7:30 European Champions League Live Arsenal v Barcelona (Kick-off 7.45pm)

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Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Save My Holiday 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:45 Nigel Slater’s Simple

Suppers 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 Copycats 4:30 M.I. High 4:45 Diddy Dick and Dom 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Rip Off Britain 8:00 Waterloo Road Drama. Karen discovers Bex has been lying about her whereabouts, but the situation escalates when her daughter receives an envelope full of cash.

9:00 MasterChef John Torode and Gregg Wallace assess the culinary efforts of hopefuls from around the nation, as they arrive in London for the auditions that could grant them access to one of the 20 places available for this year’s contest.

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Claudia Winkleman 11:30 The Royal Tenenbaums Offbeat comedy about a successful attorney who returns to the embittered and dysfunctional family he abandoned, claiming to have only six weeks to live.

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In the Night Garden The Daily Politics See Hear Hairy Bikers To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Cash in the Celebrity Attic Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads One Man and his Campervan Top Gear The presenters shop for second-hand convertibles, uncovering the pitfalls to look out for when buying a used car. Simon Pegg takes to the track in the Reasonably Priced Car. Madagascar David Attenborough observes the wildlife that inhabits the narrow band of mountains and rainforest on the island’s east coast, from ring-tailed lemurs living on an inhospitable peak, to forest-dwelling silky sifakas, small primates on the verge of extinction A History of Ancient Britain Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history.

Have I Got Old News for You Award-winning comedy quiz show in which celebrity contestants are grilled on the week’s news.

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European Champions League Arsenal v Barcelona (Kickoff 7.45pm).

ITV News & Weather UEFA Champions League Adrian Chiles presents highlights of the UEFA Champions League playoff first leg.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA Desperate Housewives Country House Rescue Channel 4 News Summary Sabrina Witty and sophisticated romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as a Long Island chauffeur’s daughter who is romantically pursued by two wealthy sons.

Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Rhys is torn between his best friend and his girlfriend.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice In this episode facially different Andy Tedder tries to persuade beauty queen Elicia Davies that beauty really is more than skin deep.

Life After Death Documentary. Elephants can live for 70 years.

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This stunning film turns normal wildlife documentaries on their head to find out what happens after death, as a five-tonne adult elephant is transformed into six million calories worth of fat, meat and guts, feeding a whole new cycle of life.

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/ Thursday 17/02/11 Five / Film

17 January - 10:00pm The Punisher

After a mobster slaughters his family, scarred FBI agent Frank Castle lives only for revenge

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Hammer 11:00 Save My Holiday 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 BBC London News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 4:00 Copycats 4:30 Livingstone:

Serious Explorers 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 BBC London News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders A heartbroken Jack pleads with Ronnie to get professional help after he witnesses her meltdown in the Vic. Darren makes a devastating discovery at Heather’s flat while Syed and Christian come to a life-changing decision about their surrogacy plans. Kat is thrown when she bumps into Alfie, and Roxy makes an upsetting discovery about Michael.

8:00 Human Planet Survival techniques used by people living in grasslands, including the traditional hunters of the Dorobo tribe in Kenya, who employ a high-risk strategy to benefit from the wildebeest migration.

Namibia’s Jo’hansi Bushmen wait in hiding for five days to capture a kudu antelope.

9:00 MasterChef The pressure mounts in MasterChef’s tough new audition round as the hunt for the country’s best amateur cook continues.

10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 BBC London News 10:35 Question Time Topical debate with a panel of prominent public figures and an invited audience, chaired by David Dimbleby.

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In the Night Garden Ready, Steady, Cook The Daily Politics GMT with George Alagiah Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Cash in the Celebrity Attic Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads One Man and his Campervan The Culture Show The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Series celebrating the very best of British home cooking. Nothing connects you to home like the smell of the food your mum used to cook, so the Hairy Bikers visit three mums to share their unique taste of home.

The Spice Trail Pepper and Cinnamon.

Kate Humble retraces the steps of 15th century explorers as she sets out on a spice trail to India and Sri Lanka. Kate begins her travels on India’s ‘Spice Coast’ uncovering the story of pepper, once known as black gold and now the most consumed spice in the world.

Victorian Pharmacy As the Industrial Revolution spread through Britain, so too did breathing related illnesses, due mainly to the thick smoke and smog. Nick Barber, Ruth Goodman and Tom Quick try some Victorian remedies on volunteers - will the bronchial kettle and leather ‘plaister’ work as well as modern treatments?

Newsnight Mad Men Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don runs into his old flame Midge.

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Tonight Emmerdale Katie’s life hangs in the balance as Henshall loses it. Tempers flare between Nicola and Jimmy. Lisa is sickened to see Lizzie getting closer to Derek.

Coronation Street Nick is terrified as a murderous Peter tracks him down. Janice comforts a distraught Leanne. Sunita lends a sympathetic ear as Sophie receives bad news.

Marchlands Chilling drama following three families who live in the same remote house in three different time periods. In 1968, Ruth and Paul discover that they are unlikely to have any more children. Later, Paul blames Ruth for Alice’s death, and a devastated Ruth storms out, ending up at a wild party in Leeds.

ITV News at Ten & Weather Odd One In Bradley Walsh hosts the hilarious gameshow in which two celebrity teams try to guess the person with the special skill or amazing story in a series of strange line-ups. Today regular home team Jason Manford and Peter Andre take on TV presenter Angellica Bell and Coronation Street’s Craig Gazey.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA The Good Wife Help! My House is Falling Down Channel 4 News Summary River Cottage Bites Funny Face Classic, stylish musical starring Fred Astaire as a fashion photographer who turns a Greenwich Village bookshop assistant into a top model, and falls in love with her in Paris.

Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Brendan’s blood boils when he sees Ste in the hot tub with Noah.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Relocation, Relocation Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day Phil heads back to Wales to catch up with Emma and Steve six years after they found the perfect rural smallholding. Emma and Steve originally asked Phil and Kirstie to find them a new home in rural Wales and a city pad in Bristol so they could leave Milton Keynes behind and embrace a new life in the country 10 O’Clock Live Russell Brand: Doing Life Filmed at London’s Hackney Empire during Russell Brand’s sell-out tour of 2007, Doing Life showcases the comedian’s unique, high-octane style.

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The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Five News Build a New Life in the Country Neighbours Summer reaches out to Tash and pressures Andrew into maintaining their lie. Donna has trouble creating a design folio for New York.

Home and Away The Family Recipe Animal Rescue Squad Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery Murder mystery in which bookshop owner and amateur sleuth Samantha Kinsey investigates another case. Former TV star Clint Taylor is in town with his Wild West reunion show, but when his standin is shot by a mystery assailant, Samantha enlists the help of her friends to find the killer.

Five News Neighbours Nick is pushed to give his honest opinion on her work and he admits he does not like them. Not prepared for the harsh truth, Donna is rocked - is this the end of her dream?

Home and Away Bianca becomes concerned when April begins to skip school.

OK! TV Denise Van Outen and Matt Johnson present a lively mix of celebrity gossip, big name interviews and features from the worlds of fame, music and fashion Five News at 7 UEFA Europa League Sparta Prague v Liverpool (Kick-off 8.05pm).

Today You Die Action thriller in which an honourable thief is jailed for a crime he did not commit.

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Performance recorded at London ‘s Hackney Empire during the outrageous comedian’s 2007 Tour

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European Tour Golf Day one of the Avantha Masters from the DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi.

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Champions League Highlights Cricket World Cup Documentary on the history of the inaugural event Cricket World Cup Featuring interviws with Sachin Tendulkar Cricket World Cup Champions League Highlights Barclays Premier League World Premier League Darts Ringside The Rugby Club Football’s Greatest Barclays Premier League World Premier League Darts

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/ Friday 18/02/11 ITV1 / Soap

18th February - 7:30pm Coronation Street

Simon is heartbroken as Leanne prepares to leave town

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Hammer 11:00 Save My Holiday 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 BBC London News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 4:00 Dani’s House 4:30 Tracy Beaker Returns 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 BBC London News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 A Question of Sport 8:00 EastEnders Alfie is on hand to comfort Kat when she receives some sad news. Shirley and Dot are appalled to discover the state of Heather’s flat while Darren reaches a momentous decision about George.

Christian and Syed wait anxiously for news from Roxy while Ronnie makes her first visit to the counsellor’s office.

8:30 QI Quiz show where guests get more points for being interesting. Stephen Fry gets to grips with gravity, with help from Barry Humphries, Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Alan Davies.

9:00 Hustle Drama about a group of con artists. Mickey and the team find themselves thrust into a daring, daylight heist to retrieve some stolen diamonds which are buried beneath a busy police station, and things look stacked against them when it turns out the jewels belong to a mafia boss who wants them back.

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In the Night Garden Ready, Steady, Cook The Daily Politics GMT with George Alagiah Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Cash in the Celebrity Attic Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads One Man and his Campervan Churches: How to Read Them An Island Parish Series following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the northwest coast of Scotland.

Mastermind Britain From Above Revealing the transformation of Britain’s most important city: her capital, London. We track the changes that came out of five years of bombing.

Can’t Take it with You Fast and Loose Hugh Dennis presents another comic collection of improvised games, sketches and music with guests Ruth Bratt, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, Tom Parry and David Reed.

Newsnight The Review Show Round table arts and culture discussion programme.

Sugar A talented young baseball player, Miguel ‘Sugar’ Santos, is brought from a US training ground in his native Dominican Republic to play for a minor league team in Iowa.

The Damned A chilling comment on the nuclear age, which descends into a manic world of surrealism and science fiction.

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Debbie fears that Lisa is not coping.

Coronation Street Simon is heartbroken as Leanne prepares to leave town. Sally and Kevin despair as Sophie throws away her future. Becky is mortified to hear of Tracy’s success behind the bar.

Children’s Hospital Coronation Street Ken tries to talk some sense into Peter as Leanne departs. Becky fumes as Tracy has Steve over a barrel. An upset Xin flees as money worries escalate.

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford Jason Manford is joined by the one and only Dame Edna Everage, Irish comic Jason Byrne, lovable Geordie Chris Ramsey and regular guest Russell Kane. Plus there is music and comedy from Australian trio Axis of Awesome.

ITV News at Ten & Weather The Cube Tense gameshow with Phillip Schofield. Lucky contender Dean has the chance to win the £250,000.

Take Me Out Dating show with Paddy McGuinness. The single ladies are in for a shock when mild-mannered care worker Stephen comes down in the love lift.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA The Good Wife Gok’s Clothes Roadshow Channel 4 News Summary Breakfast at Tiffany’s Blake Edwards’ bittersweet romantic comedy stars Oscar-nominated Audrey Hepburn as the seemingly air-headed elegant socialite Holly Golightly whose façade hides pain and loss, and George Peppard as Paul Varjak, a blocked-writer with his own dark secrets who falls for her.

Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks The McQueen’s go into overdrive when Riley starts asking questions about Theresa.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Made in England Relocation: Phil Down Under Embarrassing Bodies For the first time Embarrassing Bodies pitches its tent at the Wakestock Music and Wakeboarding Festival in north Wales, and the doctors are eager to see what conditions the temporary toilets, hot sun and mud will bring their way.

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The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Five News Build a New Life in the Country Neighbours Lucas finds himself at a loose end and with all his mates coupling up, he decides to reconnect with his friend Billy.

Home and Away The Family Recipe Rough Guide to Cities A Time to Remember Family drama about a disillusioned mother returning to her childhood home for a Thanksgiving family reunion. As a tragic revelation comes to light, the whole family has to face reality and cease living their deluded existence.

Five News Neighbours Home and Away Indi takes her fury out on Nicole when she learns about Sid and Marilyn’s adoption plans.

OK! TV Five News at 7 Vets in Action Ice Road Truckers Documentary series examining the dangerous job of driving trucks on Alaska’s Dalton Highway.

Jack finds himself on thin ice during an urgent fuel delivery.

The Mentalist Drama series following the work of an investigator who uses his razor-sharp skills of observation to solve crimes. A car salesman arrives at the precinct carrying what he believes to be a sack of potatoes, but is actually the body of a dead woman.

Law and Order Drama. Green and Cassady investigate when faulty wiring triggers an explosion that kills a young girl. Will the culprit face the consequences of their reckless actions?

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European Tour Golf Cricket World Cup Documentary on the history of the inaugural event in 1975 to the last tournament in 2007.

Cricket World Cup Barclays Premier League World Ringside The Rugby Club Barclays Premier League World Ringside Football League Weekend A look ahead to the weekend’s games in the npower Football League.

Sky Sports News at Seven Rugby Super League Hull meet Leeds Rhinos at the KC Stadium in round two of Super League XVI. Take it Like a Fan Football League Weekend Cricket World Cup Rugby Super League

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Cricket World Cup Premier League Darts Dubai International Racing Carnival Live Cricket World Cup Football Port Vale meet Bradford City at Vale Park for their npower League Two clash.

Tight Lines Each week Keith Arthur is joined in the studio by an expert from the world of fishing, with a look at all the latest angling news and all the tips and tactics you could need.

NFL Get the latest news from around the National Football League.

Elite League Ice Hockey NFL

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/ Saturday 19/02/11 ITV1 / Game Show

19th February - 7.45pm Push the Button

Ant and Dec invite two families to battle it out for a chance to take home a big cash prize

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Baking Made Easy BBC News Regional News Weather Football Focus Athletics Final Score BBC News Regional News Weather Outtake TV Total Wipeout Let’s Dance for Comic Relief Alex Jones and Steve Jones host this charity competition in which famous faces re-create classic dances from stage and screen. In the first edition, former model Katie Price, interior designers Colin and Justin, Irish stand-up Ed Byrne, The Thick of It star Rebecca Front and comedian Russell Kane all compete. Plus, JLS perform in the studio.

The National Lottery: Secret Fortune Casualty Hospital drama. Warren wakes from his coma and his mother reveals Kirsty’s infidelity, leading him to confront Adam about the affair, but the stress proves to much for him to handle.

BBC News Weather Best of Live at the Apollo Highlights from series four of the stand-up comedy show, featuring performances by headliners Michael McIntyre, Al Murray, Dara O Briain, Lenny Henry, Sean Lock and Russell Howard, plus their guests, recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

John Bishop’s Britain Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop presents viewers with a mix of stand-up, sketches and real-life stories from members of the Great British public.

The Football League Show Highlights from the day’s Football League games

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11:45 MOTD Kickabout 12:00 Four for Texas Frank Sinatra plays a tough guy who hooks up with fellow rat packer Dean Martin to open a casino in this western.

1:55 Into the West Historical Steven Spielberg drama, set in the 19th century, charting the development of the USA through the eyes of two families from opposing backgrounds - the pioneering Wheelers who are in search of a richer life, and a Native American clan who find their way of life under threat.

3:25 Verdi 4:25 Verdi’s Othello 7:00 Dad’s Army 7:30 The Unknown Hancock Tribute to the muchloved comic actor Tony Hancock, whose hugely successful radio and TV series Hancock’s Half Hour effectively laid down the ground-rules of the sitcom genre 9:00 Faulks on Fiction Author Sebastian Faulks examines how writers including Jane Austen and Monica Ali have deployed snobs as secret weapons in their novels.

10:00 The Tudors 10:50 Nurse Jackie Dark comedy drama series about Jackie Peyton, a nononsense emergency room nurse based in New York.

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Highlights 2011 12:20 Water The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Comedian Harry Hill narrates a selection of camcorder calamities and viewers’ mobile phone footage.

Space Jam In this part-animated fantasy comedy, American basketball star Michael Jordan makes a charismatic big-screen acting debut alongside the entire Warner Bros cartoon catalogue Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather F.A. Cup Live Manchester United v Crawley Town (Kick-off 5.15pm).

Harry Hill’s TV Burp Harry Hill casts his comic eye over the week’s TV, from reality shows to soaps, and dramas to documentaries.

Ant and Dec’s Push the Button Ant and Dec invite two families to battle it out for a chance to take home a big cash prize.

Take Me Out Matchmaker Paddy McGuinness continues his romantic quest to find a date for each of our 30 single girls.

Benidorm Comedy. Donald’s practical joker pal Wink causes a stir when he checks in, Martin begs Kate to take him back and the Oracle tells his mum Noreen he is leaving home. Madge and Mel decide to stay and pursue a new business in the resort, but need to get permission from the deputy mayor.

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Countdown The Hoobs Aviva Indoor Uk Trials and Championships The Morning Line Friends The Wanted: Stars and Strikes Glee T4 Movie Special Taio Cruz 4m Favourites The Big Bang Theory Double bill.

Channel 4 Racing From Ascot, races start at 2.00, 2.30, 3.00 and 3.30.

From Haydock Park at 2.15, 2.45 and 3.15. From Wincanton at 3.40.

The Secret Supper Club Come Dine with Me Four back to back episodes The Political Slot Channel 4 News 4thought.tv X-Men Directed and co-written by Bryan Singer, this was the darkest superhero movie since Batman and featured the coolest special effects this side of The Matrix.

Set in the not-too-distant future, the film follows the power struggle between two factions of a new breed of humans with assorted strange powers The Million Pound Drop Live Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel plays Toorop, a bounty hunter with a heart who accepts “one last job”. He must escort a young psychic (Mélanie Thierry) and her kung fu nun chaperone (Michelle Yeoh) from a post-nuclear meltdown Russia to the relatively safe haven of a gentrified New York.

Monster More an intense portrait of doomed romance than a serial-killer thriller, writer/director Patty Jenkins’s brutal biopic of prostitute-turned-multiple murderer Aileen Wuornos burrows deep into the woman’s psyche with the help of an Oscar-winning turn from Charlize Theron.

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The Family Recipe Europa League Football Highlights How Do They Do It? The Gadget Show Megastructures: Building the Super Tower Ice Road Truckers The Age of Innocence Adaptation of Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel about a love triangle between three wealthy socialites in conventionbound 1870s New York society. A noble young man becomes engaged to a well-bred but dull young lady, only to fall for an independent woman with a scandalous past.

Medicine Man Drama starring Sean Connery as an uncompromising biochemist working deep in the South American jungle who makes a discovery that could change the course of medical history.

Five News NCIS NCIS US drama series following the navy’s dedicated federal agency. When a sailor’s body is discovered in an abandoned part of town, a drugs overdose seems the likely cause of death.

CSI: Miami Crime drama series based on the work of forensic investigators. Horatio learns that the victim of a murder he is investigating was married to a prisoner who recently threatened the CSI’s son.

CSI: New York New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. A sniper begins a campaign of random shootings in the city.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forensic crime drama series. Grissom is called to a murder of a 17-year-old in a casino penthouse Super Casino

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Here, the focus is on 1995.

7:30 ICC Cricket World Cup The magazine show with action from the UEFA Champions League. Plus, analysis ahead of the forthcoming fixtures from some of the top names in football.

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Union Leicester Tigers v London Wasps at Welford Road.

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Weekly The magazine show with action from the UEFA Champions League.

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Union Leicester Tigers v London Wasps at Welford Road 11:00 ICC Cricket World Cup 1:00 Saturday Fight Night

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Transworld Sport Tight Lines Football League Weekend Champions League Weekly Take it Like a Fan Soccer A.M. Take it Like a Fan FIFA Futbol Mundial European Tour Golf Day three of the Avantha Masters from the DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi. The tournament is tri-sanctioned by the European Tour, Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India.

Take it Like a Fan Rugby Super League Castleford Tigers v Huddersfield Giants at The Jungle in Super League XVI. ICC Cricket World Cup World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars WWE NXT World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Smackdown

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Sky Sports 1 / sports

20th February - 12:00pm Football Celtic entertain Rangers at Celtic Park

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Breakfast The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Country Tracks The Politics Show EastEnders Omnibus Escape to the Country My Family My Family Lifeline Songs of Praise BBC News Regional News Weather Sheila Hancock Brushes Up: The Art of Watercolours The actress presents a history of watercolour painting, discovering a catalogue of little-known works and exploring how the medium’s immediacy and freedom has given it an enduring appeal for both amateur and professional artists.

Countryfile Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury report on the latest rural developments, and John Craven investigates the issues affecting country communities.

Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Hampton Court Castle, near Leominster, Herefordshire, where items up for scrutiny include an heirloom from the early days of photography, an ornate book painted by a Victorian invalid, and a surprisingly valuable collection of jade.

South Riding New drama series. Ambitious young Yorkshirewoman Sarah Burton returns to her home county to become headmistress of a struggling girls’ school.

BBC News Regional News Weather QI Match of the Day Reggie Perrin Lead Balloon Comedy, starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen

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Children’ Entertainment Programmes Arthur Something for the Weekend Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman Monk Diagnosis Murder Cycling The Track World Cup. Coverage of the third and final day of one of the biggest events on the cycling calendar, held at Manchester Velodrome.

Ski Sunday Ed Leigh and Graham Bell present action from the men’s giant slalom at the World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, as Carlo Janka attempted to retain his title.

Madagascar David Attenborough observes the wildlife.

Graham Hill: Driven An intimate portrait of motor racing star Graham Hill, the only man to win the Formula One World Championship, Indy 500 and Le Mans 24-hour race.

Top Gear Another helping of four-wheel features, with test-drives and reports on the latest models, plus a celebrity taking to the show’s test track in Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Toughest Place to be a... Bus Driver.

London bus driver Josh West tries working in the world’s most densely populated city - Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

Match of the Day 2 Colin Murray presents action from the only top-flight clash of the weekend, the Black Country derby between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Hawthorns.

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CITV FA Cup 5th Round Highlights The Biggest Loser ITV News & Weather This Morning Dinner Date F.A. Cup Live Manchester City v Notts County (Kick-off 2.00pm).

Midsomer Murders Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather Harry Hill’s TV Burp Dancing on Ice Celebrity ice-dancing contest in which Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean train well-known faces.

Wild at Heart Drama, starring Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele and Deon Stewardson.

Danny and Alice are divided when Peeters asks for their help in relocating a pack of rogue hyenas.

Dancing on Ice Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby preside as the two couples who have gained the least support from viewers skate again to stay in the competition That Sunday Night Show Tycoon Alan Sugar, broadcaster Janet Street-Porter and comedian Russell Kane join Adrian Chiles to round up the past seven days’ biggest news stories and look to the week ahead ITV News & Weather FA Cup 5th Round Highlights Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford Dame Edna Everage, Jason Byrne, Chris Ramsey and regular guest Russell Kane join Jason Manford for a feast of comedy, with music and humour provided by Australian trio Axis of Awesome, who perform their internet hit Four Chords.

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FIS World Snow boarding Championships That Paralympic Show 4music Favourites Friends Double bill.

Hollyoaks Omnibus Glee The Simpsons Double bill.

Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Five back to back episodes.

Deal or No Deal Time Team The experts are given an opportunity to dig at an army firing range in High Ham, Somerset, as they investigate a set of mosaics first discovered 150 years ago Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Come Dine with Me The People’s Supermarket Supermarket Three months after opening Britain’s most innovative supermarket Arthur Potts Dawson is struggling to keep The People’s Supermarket open. It’s hardly proving to be the utopian dream he had hoped for The Promise Episode three of Peter Kosminsky’s drama finds Len lying in hospital, being treated for his injuries after his unit came under attack in Haifa. When he recovers, Len goes to see Mohammed and spends some time teaching his son - Hassan - geometry.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man The host is joined by Doctor Who star Matt Smith, who discusses forthcoming drama Christopher and His Kind, and comedian Lee Mack, who talks about his sitcom Not Going Out. their single Eyes Wide Shut.

As Good as It Gets Heartwarming comedy drama about a disgruntled, misanthropic novelist who falls for a waitress

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Starlight: For the Children Street Market Chefs Stansted: The Inside Story Cowboy Builders Jane Doe: The Harder they Fall Mystery thriller directed by and starring Lea Thompson. A series of robberies at an art gallery prompt an amateur sleuth and her partner to investigate, but the case is complicated when her sidekick becomes romantically involved with the prime suspect.

Five News Starman Romantic science fiction tale about an alien who lands on Earth and abducts a young widow to helphim travel across America so he can find his spaceship.

Superman Oscar-winning fantasy based on the classic comic strip, portraying the early years of the Man of Steel.

After his birth on the planet Krypton, Superman grows up on Earth.

Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol Ghost Rider Comic-book adventure starring Nicolas Cage as a stunt motorcyclist tricked into making a pact with Mephistopheles. The rider can only escape doing the demon’s bidding if he agrees to battle the dark lord’s son.

Christine Chiller about a 1958 Plymouth Fury that develops a sinister will of its own.

Beneath the car’s shiny exterior lurks a devious mind that will stop at nothing to get its own way. As the vehicle gains more power and understanding of the world, it goes on a terrifying hunt, mowing down its owner’s enemies.

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Super Rugby Premiership Rugby Union Leicester Tigers v London Wasps at Welford Road.

Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard present a roundup of the latest football news and goals. They will be joined in the studio by some of the top names in the sport, ready to lend their views.

Football Celtic v Rangers.

Football St Mirren v Hibernian.

Football’s Greatest La Liga

Two games from La Liga.

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ICC Cricket World Cup The opening game in Group A: Kenya v New Zealand at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

ICC Cricket World Cup Super Rugby Scottish Premier League Coverage from the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League as Celtic take on Rangers.

ICC Cricket World Cup Kenya face a tough task when they take on New Zealand at MA Chidambaram in Chennai and Sri Lanka against Canada at Hambantota International Cricket Stadium.

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/ Monday 21/02/11 Five / Soap

21st February - 5.30pm Neighbours

Toadie inadvertently gives Rebecca a legal way out of her relationship with Paul

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Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Wreck or Ready?

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11:30 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 The Big Performance 4:30 Blue Peter 4:55 Shaun the Sheep 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Inside Out 8:00 EastEnders Kim excitedly prepares for the B&B’s grand reopening, but Zainab is horrified to find out who is staying there. Heather reaches a decision about George’s future, Janine takes revenge after being upstaged by Whitney at Ricky’s birthday party, and Alfie tries to win Kat back.

8:30 Panorama 9:00 Outcasts Sci-Fi. A man arrives in Forthaven with a fistful of diamonds and claims that he lives by Carpathia’s ocean - a radiation hotspot thought to be uninhabitable by human life.

10:00 BBC News 10:25 Regional News 10:30 Weather 10:35 Mrs. Brown’s Boys Comedy, written by and starring Brendan O’Carroll.

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Family tale in the Stand By Me mould.

Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Wanted Down Under Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads General knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the formidable ‘Eggheads’.

My Life in Books Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

University Challenge Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen Secrets Chef Raymond Blanc shares recipes for cooks of all abilities in the lively surroundings of his Oxfordshire restaurant kitchen, beginning by celebrating the best of British shellfish.

When Teenage Meets Old Age Episodes Comedy. British screenwriters Sean and Beverly Lincoln are delighted when their TV series is picked to be remade for an American audience - but the process threatens to destroy both the programme and their marriage Newsnight Cricket World Cup Highlights 2011 An Island Parish

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Lisa struggles to hide her emotions when Lizzie and Derek sign up for overtime at the factory.

Coronation Street A cash-strapped Dev has shocking news for Sunita as Owen chases him for payment on refurbishing the shop. Nick is shattered to see the Barlows making peace and decides to leave Weatherfield, while Faye’s stay at the Windasses gets off to a bad start.

Elsewhere, Julie believes Tyrone needs her help.

The Lakes Coronation Street Steve scoops a big win at the casino, but is weighed down with guilt after learning the reason for Dev’s financial woes.

Anna feels inadequate when Gary makes a connection with Faye, and Tyrone realises what he has let himself in for as Julie begins to take over his life. Gail and Audrey try to persuade Nick to stay on the Street.

The Biggest Loser ITV News & Weather Wormwood Scrubs A two-part documentary about the life of prisoners That Sunday Night Show Grimefighters

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA The Good Wife Relocation: Phil Down Under Channel 4 News Summary The TV Book Club The Gunfighter Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Popular game show hosted by Noel Edmonds.

Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Ste gives Brendan an ultimatum when he discovers that he was behind Noah’s dismissal. Gilly struggles as news spreads that he’s been charged with rape, while Tom is forced to move back in with the Osbournes.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Dispatches Dispatches reveals the shocking truth about catering in the NHS One Born Every Minute In this edition an older mum and a teen mum approach childbirth in very different ways.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man In the final episode of the series Alan is joined on the sofa by the cast of the hit show The Only Way Is Essex for an exclusive chat, plus music from Duffy, performing her new single My Boy. Shine a Light Director Martin Scorsese filmed The Rolling Stones over a two-day period at the Beacon Theater in New York for this tour documentary Countdown to the Shockwaves NME Awards

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Home and Away Rough Guide to….

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 Drama following the events after the crash of Swissair flight 111. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman who took part in the recovery mission in Nova Scotia.

Five News Neighbours Home and Away As Will and Daria are questioned, the truth about Penn’s death emerges at last.

OK! TV Denise Van Outen and Matt Johnson present a lively mix of celebrity gossip, big name interviews and features from the worlds of fame, music and fashion.

Five News at 7 How Do They Do It? The Gadget Show Royal Navy: Caribbean Patrol This exciting documentary series follows Royal Navy warship HMS Manchester on her final deployment a seven-month tour of duty hunting drug smugglers in the Caribbean. Morale is lifted aboard HMS Manchester as the crew spots and stalks a suspicious fishing vessel.

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Champions League Weekly The magazine show with action from the UEFA Champions League.

ICC Cricket World Cup Champions League Weekly Netbusters The Sky Sports Years Football

Crusaders v Glentoran.

The Sky Sports Years Netbusters A chance to catch up with the news from the weekend’s football with all the goals from the games in the npower Championship, npower League One and npower League Two. SPL Round-Up All the goals from this weekend’s Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League fixtures.

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- The Best Bits Irish Football

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Championship Day one of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. Serbian Novak Djokovic returns to defend the title he won last year after beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in the final.

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/ Tuesday 22/02/11 ITV1 / Game Show

22nd February - 5.00pm The Chase

Quiz show in which four contestants must pit their wits against The Chaser

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Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Wreck or Ready?

11:30 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 Dead Gorgeous 4:15 Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30 Blue Peter 4:55 Shaun the Sheep 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders Whitney gets into trouble trying to raise money for rent, but a stranger comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Roxy ruffles feathers when she hires Tanya to run the salon, and Denise confronts Yusef about his past marriage to Zainab.

8:00 Holby City Hospital drama. Hanssen asks Sahira to report on Greg’s performance in surgery, and with rumours already circulating about her past, she is torn between remaining loyal to her colleagues and maintaining her relationship with her old boss.

9:00 Silk Silk is a thrilling new drama series for BBC One about the lives, loves and hard cases facing barristers on the front line of criminal law, written

by Bafta award-winning writer Peter Moffat.

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Children’s Entertainment Programmes Barney’s Latin America In the Night Garden The Pixar Story Due South To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Wanted Down Under Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads Popular quiz show with the top brains in Britain.

My Life in Books Too Fast to be a Woman? The Story of Caster Semenya Documentary catching up with South African athlete Caster Semenya following the media furore that occurred after her victory at the Women’s 800m World Championship in 2009, during which doubts about her gender were raised.

Coast The team visits locations around the British shoreline, telling the stories and investigating the mysteries that have played such an important role in the nation’s development A Farmers Life for Me Jimmy Doherty challenges the six remaining couples to make as much money as they can at a farmers’ market.

Natural World One Million Snakebites.

Natural history film documenting the habits of wildlife species from all over the world.

Cricket World Cup Highlights 2011 Newsnight Mad Men Drama series from Matthew Weiner, one of the writers on The Sopranos, exposing the cut-throat world of advertising in Sixties New York as executive Don Draper struggles to stay on top of his game.

Jon Hamm stars.

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Daybreak Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Loose Women ITV News & Weather House Gift Dickinson’s Real Deal Midsomer Murders Detective drama set in a picturesque rural county where death lurks around every corner. John Nettles stars as local detective DCI Tom Barnaby.

5:00 The Chase 6:00 Local News & Weather 6:30 ITV News & Weather 7:00 Emmerdale Nicola is shocked when she checks her bank account and discovers Jimmy withdrew £500 in Peterborough. Lisa’s concern for Lizzie grows after she admits she is attracted to Derek, and Adam is furious with John for refusing him time off and teasing him about Mia. 7:30 Grimefighters Extreme cleaners Jonnie, Peter and Kyle face hidden dangers when they are called to Aberystwyth to clear a vacant flat.

8:00 Lion Country Documentary series which looks at how Englishman David Youldon is trying to stop the decline in numbers of wild African lions.

9:00 Taggart Crime Drama. Newly promoted DI Reid leads the murder investigation when a busker is stabbed to death down a dark alley in Glasgow city centre 10:00 ITV News & Weather 10:35 Demolition Man Frozen in 1996, Simon Phoenix a convicted killer is ‘thawed’ pending parole some time in the 21st century. Revived into a crime free society, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can stop him.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA The Good Wife A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Channel 4 News The Conqueror Dick Powell’s historical epic, Howard Hughes’ final movie as a producer, stars John Wayne as Temujin, later Genghis Khan, the feared Mongol leader. The film charts his rise to power and his love for the beautiful kidnapped Tartar princess Bortai, who first despises him and then falls for him.

Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Lee and Leanne embark on a money-making scheme, but is Leanne’s real plan to get back with Lee? Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Gok’s Clothes Roadshow The RoadShow rolls into Birmingham, where Gok meets working mums Kate, Georgina and Debbie, who are so busy juggling family life with their careers as solicitors, that they are guilty of breaking every fashion rule in the book.

Heston’s Mission Impossible: Alder Hey Shameless Drama. Kelly is outraged to discover Lillian has formally adopted Bonnie The Big C Countdown to the Shockwaves NME Awards 2011

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The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Five News Street Market Chefs Double bill.

Neighbours Donna challenges Andrew to do the right thing.

When he refuses, Donna’s interference leads to a startling declaration.

Home and Away Rough Guide to…

Christy: Return to Cutter Gap Epic adventure based on Catherine Marshall’s novel, following the life of Christy, a young missionary who endeavours to bring change to a backward and resistant community.

Five News Neighbours Home and Away Colleen and Irene fall out over their plans to throw a party celebrating Alf’s release.

OK! TV Five News at 7 Extraordinary Dogs Insightful documentary series following the work of dogs and their handlers Stansted: The Inside Story Documentary series about work behind the scenes at Stansted airport. This episode looks at the precautions taken by security staff to prevent crime and terrorist incidents.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama series. The shady CEO of an anti identity-theft company becomes a murder suspect.

CSI: Miami Horatio and the team search for a missing young woman. Crime Drama.

CSI: New York Law and Order Super Casino

Good Morning

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Double bill.

8:00 Netbusters 8:30 ICC Cricket World Cup 5:30 Football Asia 6:00 Revista de la Liga Mark Bolton is joined by Guillem Balague for a roundup of all the matches from the Spanish league.

7:00 Sky Sports News 7:30 Gillette Soccer Special Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of the goals from up and down the country in today’s matches.

10:00 Ford Football Special 11:00 Revista de la Liga 12:00 Champions League

Highlights All the best bits from the Champions League last 16, second leg games: FC Copenhagen v Chelsea at Parken Stadion and Lyon v Real Madrid at Stade de Gerland.

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- The Best Bits 10:00 Dubai Tennis

Championship 2:00 Netbusters A chance to catch up with the news from the weekend’s football with all the goals from the games in the npower Championship, npower League One and npower League Two. 2:30 Blauvelt’s Backcountry 3:00 Dubai Tennis

Championship 7:00 UEFA Champions League Copenhagen host Chelsea at the Parken Stadium.

10:15 ICC Cricket World Cup England take on Netherlands in a Group B game at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.

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Ruby’s political views land her in hot water following the arrival of a new Polish caretaker

one 6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the

Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Wreck or Ready?

11:30 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 Copycats 4:30 M.I. High 4:45 Diddy Dick and Dom 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Rip Off Britain Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond tackle the sharp practices making viewers hot under the collar.

8:00 Waterloo Road When Ruby witnesses Martin Dowling and Kyle Stack taunting new Polish caretaker Lukas Wisniewski about his right to work in the country, she controversially takes the side of the pupils 9:00 MasterChef 10:00 BBC News 10:25 Regional News 10:30 Weather 10:35 National Lottery

Midweek Draws 10:45 Film 2011 with

Claudia Winkleman Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh return for a new series of Film 2011, presenting all the latest film reviews, news and interviews.

11:25 Match Point At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal.

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Children’s Entertainment Programmes Prank Patrol Down Under In the Night Garden Anne of Green Gables An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her firey spirit and imagination.

See Hear Lifeline Priceless Antiques Roadshow To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Wanted Down Under Flog It! Perfection Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads My Life in Books Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older ‘classic’ models and news in the motoring world.

Madagascar David Attenborough tells the story of the most intriguing wild place on earth: Madagascar, a huge island of dramatic landscapes, where life has evolved in isolation for over 70 million years and more than 80 per cent of which is found nowhere else in the world.

A History of Ancient Britain Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history.

Have I Got Old News for You Award-winning comedy quiz show in which celebrity contestants are grilled on the week’s news. With team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.

Newsnight Cricket World Cup Highlights 2011

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This Morning ITV News This Morning Loose Women ITV News & Weather House Gift Dickinson’s Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them? Take money on the spot from a dealer - or if you think the item’s worth more, turn the dealer down and choose to sell at auction instead.

Midsomer Murders The Chase Quiz show in which four contestants must pit their wits against The Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs.

Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather Emmerdale The police have some shocking news for Nicola.

Lizzie accuses Lisa of jealousy. Cain’s convinced he hasn’t lost Charity UEFA Champions League Adrian Chiles presents live coverage of Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League tie away to Olympic Marseille.

ITV News & Weather Champions League Highlights Highlights of the latest Champion’s League fixtures.

Police, Camera, Action!

Alastair Stewart presents more incredible examples of dangerous driving, as video footage from police cars across the country illustrates some alarming and often life-threatening behaviour on Britain’s roads.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Undercover Boss USA The Good Wife Country House Rescue Channel 4 News Summary Whatever Turns You On The Barbarian and the Geisha Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Amy tries out as a teaching assistant at Hollyoaks High and finds out that her new boss, head teacher Pete is an old friend of Brendan’s.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice The Real King’s Speech The Model Agency Founded by Carole White and her brother Chris Owen, the world-famous Premier Model Management are leaders in their field. They have nurtured some of the world’s greatest models including Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista. Unapologetic in their pursuit of perfection, Carole and her team of bookers must juxtapose the pressure of the office with the glamour, sweat and tears of the models at work.

Shameless Drama. Carl and Sita’s relationship comes to an abrupt halt Sounds From the Cities The Album Chart Show Spotlight

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Milkshake Programmes include Fifi and the Flowertots The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: New York Five News Street Market chefs Neighbours Summer is left reeling when she hears of Andrew’s declaration of love to Tash. Andrew asks Summer to keep their love a secret for a little bit longer - but can she?

Home and Away Rough Guide to Eco Escapes Out of the Woods Young, self-absorbed attorney Matt Fleming (Jason London) is sent out of the city and into the woods by his mother, who is worried over the welfare of Matt’s crusty, eccentric nature-loving grandfather Jack (Ed Asner).

Five News Neighbours Home and Away Alf and John are locked in a power struggle over at the Surf Club, with each man possessing opposing views on the best business strategy.

OK! TV Five News at 7 Starlight: For the Children Documentary series celebrating 25 years of the Starlight Children’s Foundation - the charity that brightens the lives of sick and terminally ill children by granting them once-in-a-lifetime wishes.

Cystic fibrosis sufferer Ben and his family are given a magical family holiday to Florida.

Cowboy Builders Dom Littlewood and Melinda Messenger track down the UK’s most terrible tradesmen NCIS Law and Order: Criminal Intent Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Good Morning

Sports Fans Double bill.

8:00 Football’s Greatest 8:30 ICC Cricket World Cup 5:00 World Golf Championship Day one of the Accenture Matchplay at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Arizona. This is the first of four WGC events in 2011 and carries a prize purse of 8.5 million dollars.

11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial From Serie A to the Bundesliga, from Major League Soccer to the J-League, Futbol Mundial reviews all the football from the world game. Complete with features and analysis.

11:30 Football’s Greatest A focus on Italian legend Paolo Maldini, who spent all 25 seasons of his career at AC Milan.

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Dubai Tennis

Championship Champions League Highlights Dubai Tennis

Championship Day three of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. The furthest British number one Andy Murray has reached in this competition were the quarter-finals in 2008 and 2009.

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League Inter Milan host Bayern Munich at the San Siro.

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Hammer 10:58 BBC News & Weather 11:00 Wreck or Ready?

11:30 Cash in the Attic 12:13 BBC News & Weather 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 Regional News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News & Weather 3:01 Regional News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Bear Behaving Badly 3:47 The Owl 4:00 Copycats 4:30 Livingstone:

Serious Explorers 4:45 Richard Hammond’s

Blast Lab 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:30 Regional News 7:00 The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 7:30 EastEnders Patrick puts himself in charge of getting Alfie and Kat back together in tonight’s visit to Walford.

Meanwhile, Whitney tries to kiss Max and Yusef tries to find out who has been spreading rumours about him.

8:00 Human Planet Nature series that marvels at mankind’s incredible relationship with nature in the world today.

9:00 MasterChef 10:00 BBC News 10:25 Regional News 10:30 Weather 10:35 Question Time 11:35 Dirty Pretty Things An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life.

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Chilren’s Entertainment Programmes include Eliot Kid In the Night Garden Anne of Windy Poplars Due South Police comedy drama series about a dyed-in-thewool Canadian Mountie in Chicago. Ray, Welsh and Thatcher witness a murder at a local shopping mall.

But their accounts of the incident vary widely and it’s up to Fraser to find the right man.

To Buy or Not to Buy Living Dangerously Wanted Down Under Flog It! Perfection General knowledge quiz show. One thousand pounds is up for grabs in each game but only by achieving absolute perfection will contestants win the prize. If they fail to achieve perfection the money rolls over to create an even bigger jackpot for the next game.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads My Life in Books The Culture Show The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Cookery series celebrating the very best of British home cooking.

The Spice Trail Kate Humble retraces the steps of 15th century explorers as she sets out on a spice trail to India and Sri Lanka.

Victorian Pharmacy Historical observational documentary series in which historian Ruth Goodman, Professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick recreate an authentic 19th-century pharmacy.

Newsnight Cricket World Cup Highlights 2011 The Culture Show

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Daybreak Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Loose Women ITV News & Weather House Gift Dickinson’s Real Deal Midsomer Murders The Chase Local News & Weather ITV News & Weather Emmerdale Lisa’s determined to save Lizzie from Derek. Nicola and Carl step up the search for Jimmy. Rhona’s patience with Marlon is tested Tonight Emmerdale Lisa makes the hardest confession of her life. Will Carl and Nicola’s search prove fruitless? Aaron’s thrown to receive a call from Flynn Coronation Street Steve remains torn between Lloyd and Dev. Owen seeks revenge when Eileen incurs his wrath.

Julie panics as she wakes with no memory of the night before.

Marchlands Chilling drama about three families who live in the same remote house in different time periods. Ruth reassures Paul that she’s not going to disappear again. She just missed the last bus back from Leeds that night. Whilst Ruth is at Alice’s grave she discovers the toggle.

ITV News & Weather Odd One In Bradley Walsh hosts the hilarious family gameshow Send in the Dogs A look at the work of the Metropolitan Police dog unit - 300 dogs and their handlers tackling crime in the capital in their own unique way.

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Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier According to Jim Supernanny US The Good Wife Help! My House is Falling Down Channel 4 News Summary The League of Gentlemen Jack Hawkins stars as ex-Colonel Hyde, an army officer bitter that, after a lifetime of service, he’s on civvie street with no prospects and a tiny pension. So he decides to use his expertise illegally Cookery School Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks After school, Pete takes Amy out for a drink and sparks fly as she questions him about his history with Brendan. Jason and Seth have a joint 16th party.

Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Relocation, Relocation Phil catches up with Peter and Louise to see if they’ve managed to achieve their dream of splitting their lives between London and Wiltshire.

Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day Documentary. It’s October and the final push is on to get the Roman villa completed, before the winter weather makes building impossible. But things aren’t going well.

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Milkshake Programmes Hana’s Helpline The Wright Stuff The Vanessa Show CSI: New York Five News Street Market Chefs Neighbours Sophie finds herself in a fix and Kate is nowhere to be found.

Home and Away Romeo makes a special meal for Indi when she comes to visit, but she passes out, still drunk from a uni party.

Meals in Moments Mystery Woman: Redemption Murder mystery sequel about the sleuthing owner of a crime bookshop.

While engaged in remodeling the shop, Samantha and Philby find clues to the murder of a mysterious visitor.

Five News Neighbours Sonya manages to defuse Toadie and Jade’s argument, but Jade remains frustrated. Knowing she has to convince Jade that Toadie is the best parent Callum could have, Sonya presents her with proof of what a good man he is.

UEFA Europa League Liverpool v Sparta Prague Emergency Bikers Documentary series following the work of emergency bike crews. Biker paramedic Mark Hayes is called to a four-car smash in Birmingham.

Mercenary for Justice A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.

The Exorcist: The True Story Cops in Crisis Documentary series about people who have had to face extraordinary, dangerous and harrowing situations.

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8:00 Football’s Greatest 8:30 ICC Cricket World Cup 5:30 Champions League

Highlights 6:30 Football’s Greatest A focus on Italian legend Paolo Maldini.

7:00 Premier League Darts Week three comes from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Matches: Gary Anderson v Mark Webster; Simon Whitlock v James Wade; Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins.

10:30 Ringside The boxing magazine show that brings you all the latest news and views from inside the ring.

11:30 The Rugby Club Simon Lazenby, Stuart Barnes, Dewi Morris and Will Greenwood preview and review the latest rugby union news.

12:30 Time of Our Lives

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Highlights 9:00 Football’s Greatest 9:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 10:00 Dubai Tennis

Championship 2:00 Football’s Greatest 2:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 3:00 Dubai Tennis

Championship 7:00 ATP Tour Uncovered 7:30 Barclays Premier

League World 8:00 ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa face West Indies in a big Group B contest at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.

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Pets & valentines

The Night out:

Arona tackles the problem

Abandoned animals

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bandoning a domestic animal in the streets of Arona is treated as a serious offence which could cost the owner between €1,500 and €15,000.

The Arona council is working to tackle the problem of abandoned animals who wander the streets, lost, especially during the summer.

Recently, they have signed a contract with the animal

refuge Acción del Sol to care for these animals, mainly dogs. At the same time, a contract has been signed with a specialist company for the collection of these animals from the streets and their transport to the refuge. The agreement was signed by mayor José Alberto González Reverón, councillor for public health Clara María Pérez Pérez and the director of the Acción del Sol animal protection centre Marion Köpke.

“This is a great step forward in the treatment of animals. We must not forget

Live Arico News

that having a pet must be considered carefully and that we must instill in our children the idea of respect for animal life and the responsibility involved in having a pet”, insisted Clara María Pérez.

After collection, an animal will be kept in quarantine at the refuge, examined, vaccinated and treated for parasites. Anyone who finds a lost or presumably abandoned animal in the borough of Arona would have to advise the Policia Local, who in turn would contact the animal collection company. All animals passing through the refuge are identified or given

a name, and medical records are kept of all treatments given. Refuge staff in charge of adoptions must be absolutely convinced that a prospective new owner offers suitable conditions for the animal. To promote adoptions, the Arona council will be using their website www. arona.org to publish information about animals needing a new home.

The message is clear, don’t have a pet unless you really want one and are prepared to provide adequate care for the whole of the animal’s life. Abandoning a pet is not only cruel, it could be costly.

Adoption procedures Live Arico´s policy is to ask now for a minimum donation of €50 for an adopted dog, which is paid direct to Hospivet Sur on collection of your new pet, who will as a result be chipped, vaccinated and wormed. We are at present negotiating special rates for neutering and spaying.

Contact >>

Eugenio 649 001907 (Please call if you find an animal abandoned or in distress) Suzy Q 629 388102 (Call regarding fund raising, press releases, prize donations etc) Pete Holland 661 099365 (Poochies Pet Hotel for boarding your dog) Debbie Gibson 637 918158 ( Shop donations and collections, overseeing land purchase) Bobby by Alison Sturgess

Pet portraits

Pets Portrait

Own a hand painted portrait of your pet and help Live Arico in the process. Local Artist Alison Sturgess has kindly agreed to donate 25 per cent of her fee to Live Arico. Her work really is first class, and can be viewed at http://www.alisonsturgessartist-illustrator.com/.

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Happy birthday Eugenio Eugenio’s birthday party will be held on Wednesday the 23rd February at The Palms Restaurant Golf del Sur, from 8.30pm.

Enjoy a BBQ supper for just €8, with entertainment from Suzy Q, Nick Page, Tanya Tevaro, Andy Phillips, Colin Stevens and Jan Monroe. Do not miss this one, it will be a blast!

Pet Lovers

We have rental property in The Palms and Island Village and welcome you and your small dog for long term contracts.

Call for availability 922 715 030 or Nicola 619 121 058

Room with a Viu! V

iu Lounge Bar has just opened in San Telmo and promises to be the place to be seen from now on.

With a range of different mood settings, Viu will be everything you want it to be. Exciting, fun, romantic, chill out, sexy, scintillating, vibrating good and bad intentions!

This Valentine’s night check out Viu, with music from dj Vincent B, gogo dancers, Julio on percussion, pole dancing courtesy of Stefania, gifts, surprises, and so much more.

With four separate bars offering house music, live gigs, a chill out terrace and a VIP zone, Viu is for the more discerning client, with a car parking and cloakroom service. Themed nights, guest djs and parties catered for – Viu is where it’s at.

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St. Valentine’s breaks

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wo Iberostar hotels in Costa Adeje, the Grand Hotel El Mirador and the Grand Hotel Salomé are offering the perfect St. Valentine’s breaks for adults only.

The ‘adults only’ status assures clients of absolute relaxation in a quiet hotel with special leisure services focused on gastronomy and that feel-good factor, so why not treat yourself and your partner to one of these very special weekends?

The Grand Hotel El Mirador overlooks the Playa del Duque and is considered one of the best in Spain. With its elegant colonial style, this hotel has 126 suites with spectacular views over the Atlantic, and some wonderful areas for relaxation.

The Grand Hotel Salomé is located on the coast between Playa del Duque and

Playa Fañabé. This is a private luxury complex of 23 suites where attention is always paid to those little details which can be so special.

During Valentine’s weekend both hotels are offering a package for couples including two nights accommodation with a romantic breakfast in your room (El Mirador), a gourmet breakfast (Salomé), upgrade to a room with sea views, a welcome with strawberries, chocolate and cava, a daily thermal circuit and massage together in the Thai Zen Space, a romantic dinner in the main restaurant (El Mirador) or Poseidón (Salomé), and an equally romantic boat trip. Subject to availability, guests can prolong their stay on the Sunday to 6pm to enjoy even more of the hotel’s facilities. More information is available at www.iberostar.com

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6 mins from San Isidro Only 10 € per day Collection and return Service available For rates and availability phone Alan or Lesley on 680 278 254 or 922 772051 after 5pm

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The Premiere:

Gnomio and Juliet

march 25th Gno, it isn’t a joke, it’s about the biggest love story ever told, between two garden gnomes.

We gno that the release date of March 25th is far too late for St. Valentine’s Day, but the promise of a trip to the cinema to see this upcoming movie later on could be a great gift idea.

Directed by Kelly Ashbury (Shrek 2), the film contains classics and new songs by Elton John, and there is even an Elton John Gnome to perform them!! As they say, there’s gno business like show business.

The Message: I never open myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words, I don’t just say and nothing else matters ....

“Nothing else matters” Metallica

you are my valentine lagartijulo

the spin

SpinNews

Top 10:

Romantic

films

A lovers’ tryst at the Tecina

La Gomera

Here’s looking at you kid

Casablanca (Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart 1942) Sleepless in Seattle (Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, 1993) Love Story (Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal, 1970) When Harry met Sally (Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, 1989) Dirty Dancing (Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, 1987) Serendipity (John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale 2001) Gone with the Wind (Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, 1941) My Best Friend’s Wedding (Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, 1997) Titanic (Kate Winslett, Leonardo DiCapri0, 1997) An Officer and a Gentleman (Debra Winger, Richard Gere, 1982)

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ometimes it needs to be somewhere very special and where could be more utopian than the glorious island of La Gomera.

The Hotel Jardín Tecina, in Playa Santiago, La Gomera, is luxury itself, five star service, the most wonderful gastronomy, and a location that is incomparable, from the cliffs to the Atlantic ocean. If you’re hoping she’ll say “yes” this is the place to ask her. If she already has, this is the place to thank her. And if you both need to escape to realise just how wonderful it is to be together, this is the place to be. There is also a top class golf course, an amazing array of flora and fauna, a cliff-side lift to the beach, and a host of wonderful surprises in store.

This Valentine’s Day the Hotel Jardín Tecina has a special offer, from €44, per person and night. The price is for a standard double room with breakfast, with a welcome drink, a gift, cava and fruit with chocolate, literally drizzling with romance, a romantic dinner for two and a late check out. The promotion is valid for Canary Island residents for weekends during February.

More information and reservations on 902 222 140, or www.jardintecina-com.

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The Film

(A personal selection – alternative suggestions accepted, Ed)

Maggie (Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won’t let anyone - or anything - tie her down.

But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie’s evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

Love and Other Drugs Multicines GranSur

Director: Edward Zwick Writer: Jamie Reidy (book “Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman”) Screenplay: Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovich Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal and Judy Greer Rating: Not recommended for under 7s

Top 10 Love Songs

1. Ashford & Simpson Solid (as a rock), 1984 2. Beatles And I love her (1964) 3. Eric Clapton Wonderful tonight (1977) 4. Amy Grant Baby, baby (1981) 5. Heatwave Always and forever (1976) 6. Bette Midler The Rose (1980) 7. Shania Twain Forever and for always (2003) 8. Sonny & Cher I got you babe (1965) 9. Turtles Happy together (1967) 10. Stevie Wonder You are the sunshine of my life (1972)

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Letters & pastimes

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Letters

katykennedy@telefonica.net

Katy column

Hello everyone, Aren’t birthdays wonderful? I have to say that I’ve had such a happy week of it.

I went for my Sunday lunch at my local, The Eldon House in Playa Paraíso, and to my delight, Lynn and Steve had remembered and put on a “do” for me. The Eldon choir, a group of very funny and very irreverent ladies sang a special song they’d written and I had cards and gifts galore.

Everyone there knows I’m a chocoholic, and June and Bob gave me a beautifully wrapped present. I shook it and smelled it and was convinced it was chocolate. The whole gang crowded round to watch as I ripped the paper off and found….. a box of Ryvita, for the diet I’m always talking about and never start!!

But my little lip didn’t tremble for long as there was another parcel containing Turkish Delight. I was overwhelmed

by the wonderful afternoon and would like to thank everyone for the fun and for their kindness.

I was taken out to dinner by my special friends Tony and Michael, who are hoping that 2011 improves my cooking, as we alternate between each others houses every Friday. I think they must feel I work too hard, as they often suggest a takeaway when it’s my turn.

Strange that don’t you think?

Last Friday we were at Michael’s for dinner and had a sumptuous meal before we played cards, poker, or triominos. I mentioned I had a bit of a sore throat, so Tony produced a new throat spray he said would do the trick. He offered it to me to bring home, but I declined thinking he’d need it. “Oh no” he said, “I’ve bought another two, one for

Mike and one for myself”. I asked why he had so many, and he replied, “Well you see Katy, they not only numb your throat, they numb the whole of your mouth. We’re bringing them to your house to use before we eat the meal you cook”. (Sounds like a good idea to me, and I might do the same!!!)

Tonight I’m writing this after a wonderful night at The Sound Of Musicals Show.

I have to tell you that if you haven’t been, you are missing a superb show. It was a

full house, with many people there on a return visit. In fact one member of our party, Jean from Silencio Bridge Club, was on her eighth visit. The theatre was lovely, the meal was served amazingly quickly, and the show absolutely stunning.

One of the stars was my friend Dominic, who married another friend, dancer Tracey. She’s expecting her second baby shortly so wasn’t appearing for obvious reasons.

So all in all, a wonderful week; and one that I’ll remember for a very long time.

Sometimes a gift is so special that it touches your heart and you can’t talk about it, but Tony and Michael, you took my breath away.

Until next time, take care of yourselves and especially of your friends, they enrich your life, (providing you don’t poison them when they come to dinner). katykennedy@telefonica.net 616 110 930

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Pastimes

editorial@ic-news.com

Legalise us please Dear Editor

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t is well known that there are 17 tourist inspectors in the south of Tenerife with many website advertisers being inspected, now these inspectors are demanding all information from the advertisers about the owners of these villas which they are advertising.

This isn’t a problem as far as the owners are concerned - they have been trying to register and obtain a licence for many years but they have repeatedly been refused or told in fact that they are not issuing any more licences this year and it’s the same story every year. We, the owners, want to register our property and go through the legal process to be able to rent out our villas.

The knock on effect from this action by the tourism authorities does not bear thinking about for the local bars, restaurants in fact any business in their community will suffer if what they really want is to stop villa lettings.

The villa cliental is on average between four to 10 holiday makers in each villa and they are the only ones that go outside their accommodation into the local community to spend money, visit all the parks and book excursions. Taxis are used in the majority by the villa tourist with most hotels having their own, also there are not many hotel tourists who hire cars and the list goes on.

All we, the owners, are asking is for the Tourist Board to let us legalise our accommodation so we can supply, what is in our opinion good quality accommodation for tourists coming to Tenerife. At the end of the day these tourist only want to book villa holidays so if they can’t they will surely go elsewhere and hence leave a big hole for all concerned.

We only want to be allowed to continue to offer this service…….legally.

I am sure many people are affected by this and we need to join as a group to try and sort this out. The majority of owners have been sold these villas as holiday villas for rental purposes and will comply if allowed.

Name and address for contact with the editor

Best foot forward Derby damage?

[ For Crossword and Sudoku solution see classifieds section ]

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1 - spread out (8) 6 - burn (4) 8 - allows (6) 9 - sufficient (6) 10 - net (anag) (3) 11 - graph line (4) 12 - savours (6) 13 - assessments (6) 15 - put in (6) 17 - duplicator (6) 20 - test version (4) 21 - soft-finned fish (3) 22 - clothing (6) 23 - experience (6) 24 - linger (4) 25 - disbelieves (8)

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2 - records (7) 3 - gatherings (5) 4 - female siblings (7) 5 - passed (5) 6 - domestic partners (7) 7 - standpoint (5) 14 - make sour (7) 15 - flow (7) 16 - wince (7) 18 - group of eight (5) 19 - rocks beneath the water (5) 20 - identification (5)

Some of the ramblers on a walk organised recently by Adeje council, encouraging families to enjoy activities together and have healthy fun at the same time.

See picture left

Kid’s ban on planes Dear Editor

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t first I thought it was another Ryanair publicity stunt – ban kids from planes - but I Googled and found that a business traveler survey has led to a consideration of the introduction of ‘adult only’ flights or sections in planes.

As a parent of two as well as a frequent business traveller I can see both sides of this one – but why stop at kids. Can we have isolated sections or flights for people who want to use their phones, forgot to wash and don’t believe in deodorants, or want to get drunk and bother fellow travellers. After all once they’re over two the kids have paid the same amount (on most flights) and deserve the right to travel free from adult nuisances too.

Yours truly, P. Joseph

WhatsOn2011

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February 15 to March 12, Carnaval, Las Palmas, Agüimes and more. Full programme of events for Las Palmas at www. carnavalcanario.es Other locations from March 17.

FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA DE CANARIAS

To February 27. Classical music

festival. More information at www.festivaldecanarias.com Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas February 11 and 12, 8.30 pm, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

CLASSICAL MUSIC Auditorio Alfredo Kraus: February 15, 8.30 pm, piano concert: Martin Stadtfeld February 18, 8.30 pm, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria conducted by Pedro Halffter February 20, 12.30 pm, cycle of organ concerts: William McVicker

MUSIC

February 18, 10 pm, El Arrebato, Estadio de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas February 27, 6.30 pm, The Glenn Miller Orchestra conducted by Ray McVay (previously postponed). Auditorio Alfredo Kraus

SCENIC ARTS

Teatro Cúyas, Las Palmas February 11, 12 and 13, various performances. Momentum

by Mayumana. Dance, music, laughter and rhythm February 18 and 19, 8.30 pm, La Zaranda with Nadie lo quiere creer

EXHIBITIONS

To February 15, photographs: Jugando con las líneas by Andrea Suárez Solana. Alambique, Las Palmas To February 28, El cerebro, la gran cepa azul. Museo Elder, Las Palmas To March 31, paintings: Besora.

Café Despacio, Cebrián 54, Las Palmas

OTHER EVENTS

To February 15, Almonds in blossom, Flor, Tejeda

SPORT & NATURE

Padel: February 19 to March 6, 2nd Padel Open Diamante, Club La Calzada, Las Palmas Trekking: February 11,

Archaeology Guided visits to the principal digs in the island: Bentayga (Tejeda), Cenobio de Valerón (Guía) etc. For more information 928 219 229.

MARKETS

Arguineguín: Tuesday Gáldar: Thursday Mogán: Sunday Puerto de Mogán: Friday Telde: Saturday Terór: Sunday Vecindario: Monday & Wednesday – all 8am to 2pm.

Playa del Inglés: Every day except Sunday, 7.30 to 11.30pm.

Las Palmas Rastro: Sunday 8am to 2pm, bus station.

tenerife FIESTAS

From February 15, Carnaval, Santa Cruz, Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Icod de Los Vinos, Granadilla de Abona and more.

Full programme of events for Santa Cruz at www.carnavaltenerife.es. Other locations from March 17

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Festival de Música de Canarias To February 27. Classical music festival. More information at www.festivaldecanarias.com Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz February 11 and 12, 8.30 pm, Les Musiciens du Louvre conducted by Marc Minkowski. €30 to €90 February 13 and 14, 8.30 pm, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. €25 to €75

MUSIC

Auditorio de Tenerife, February 13, 9 pm, musicians of the world: Helder Moutinho. €15 February 17, 9 pm, rock with Mark Kozelek, €18 February 19, 10 pm, El Arrebato, (plaza behind the Auditorio) Astoria Bambi Centre, Puerto de la Cruz: February 12, 8.30 pm, timple and guitar with Pedro Izquierdo and Alberto Mozzi February 13, 6 pm, piano with Conny Mulawarma February 19, 8.30 pm, jazz with the Jeremias Martin group February 20, 6 pm, choir: Gaudium Cordis Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos: February 12, 19 and 26, 8 pm, chamber music. Free entry, limited space Son de Arona music festival: February 11, 9 pm, Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos February 18, 9 pm, Plaza de la Iglesia, Cabo Blanco February 25, 9 pm, Ramblas de Las Galletas

SCENIC ARTS Teatro Guimerá, Santa Cruz.

February 12, 9 pm, music and dance: El Flamenco perdura en el tiempo. €10 to €15 February 12 to 16, dance: Mayumana with Momentum. €20 to €35 Cine Victor, Santa Cruz February 11, 9.30 pm, Sabina, los canciones desnudas. Pancho Varona and Antonio García de Diego, Joaquin Sabina’s producers and musicians, perform his most significant songs February 19, 8 pm, Rock ‘n Roll Festival: Taburiente Rockin with the Beerbellys, Little Big Rebel and Los Contratiempos

Julián Ventura/ Los Cristianos

LIONS CLUB EVENTS Arona, Las Galletas,

Costa del Silencio: Second Sunday of the month: barbecue with entertainment at Coral Mar Square Last Sunday of the month: buffet and entertainment at Habla Habla, Las Galletas.

Cath 629 506 882.

The Lions shop in the Apolo Center is open Mon to Fri 11am to 3pm. The Costa del Silencio shop is open Mon to Fri 11am to 2pm. Donations of clothing, books, bric-a-brac etc welcome. Ken Sadler 670 647 765.

EXHIBITIONS

TEA: To April 10, Arterias Visuales, five artists or groups can create their works while visitors watch and interact.

To June 26, Era así, no era así by Juan Gopar. Sala B To March 20, Disponibilidad limitada by David Ferrer. Sala A To October 16, Nessun Dorma

by Laura Gherardi Santa Cruz: To February 20, Petra, la cuidad perdida (the lost city). La Recova

Teatro Leal, La Laguna February 18, 9 pm, Bosión Trio and guests with a Buenos Aires Tango show February 25 and 26, Delirium Teatro with Un culo anda suelto Civic Centre, Cabo Blanco: February 19, 7.30 pm, the Talía theatre group with Princesa encantada busca principe azul February 25, 8 pm, Corazón y Acción theatre group with Mujeres fraguando sueños Wingate School: February 17 and 18, 7.30 pm, Wingate School presents the only pantos in Tenerife,two in one single evening: Jack and Aladdin. Entrance €5 (children under 5 free). Contact the school on 922 720102 for tickets and directions

OTHER EVENTS

To February 15, Secretos de La Isla Baja, gastronomic tapas route in Buenavista del Norte, Los Silos, Garachico and El Tanque February 18, folklore performance, Callao Salvaje Canarias Folk Fest Arona.

To April 14, 8 pm, Music and processions, Thursdays: Los Cristianos, Paseo Marítimo.

Fridays: Las Galletas.

Saturdays: Playa de las Américas

Son de Arona

To February 21, work by Pedro de Guezala. Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes To February 28, Música de archivo. Archivo Histórico Provincial, Comodoro Rolín 1 To March 6, Doble ó Nada by Carlos Matallana. Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes To March 12, photos: Retrospec-

60 different stalls NOW OPEN Over with a fabulous variety of

Daily from 4pm to 10pm

tiva by Robert Capa. Espacio Cultural de CajaCanarias To March 15, Photos: Reinas por dentro (Carnaval) by María Pisaca. Circulo de Bellas Artes, Santa Cruz La Laguna: To February 25, sculptures: La evolución de las especies by Rosa Hernández. Chafiras Tenerife Gallery To February 27, Batista Blancas Roca, by Juan Carlos Batista, Julio Blancas and Gabriel Roca.

Instituto Canarias Cabrera Pinto To February 27, Arte, devoción y fortuna. Platería Americana en las Islas Canarias occidentales.

American silver plate work. ExConvento de Santo Domingo South, cultural and civic centres: To February 12, photos: Fotosur

by Oliver Reina Rivero. ChoParque La Reina To February 25, wooden sculptures by Eduardo Rodríguez Tamayo. Arona Town Hall To February 11, sculptures by Juan Treitero. Cabo Blanco To February 15, paintings: Appodia. Las Galletas To February 28, paintings collection and exhibition of poetry by Julián Ventura. Tasca Casa Paco, Calle Amalia Alayon, Los Cristianos February 15 to March 5, Soya y Meme, two cultures: Peruvian rugs and Canarian pottery. Los Cristianos February 13 to March 12, Grupo El Jable. Cho-Parque La Reina February 15 to 28, paintings by Marco Doveri. Adeje February 15 to March 11, paintings by Ángelo Brizzi. Cabo Blanco February 18 to March 17, cinema posters. Las Galletas

artesan & other products

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES

For children aged 4 to 10 years: bouncy castle, family gymkhana, cars, puppet concerts, and Sponge Bob puppets.

All at 5 pm.

February 11, Plaza de Valle San Lorenzo February 14, Plaza de La Camella February 15, Buzanada February 16, El Mocán, El Palmar

Apply by email paula.nicol@ crowngroup.es

FIESTAS

Llanos de la Pez - Cruz Grande.

5.3km, duration: 2hrs difficulty: easy More information, 608 328 878 or senderista.elborbullon. teror@gmail.com February 19, 9 am, Camino Cruz de Tejeda Artenara.

Call 928 431320 between 9am and 1pm or email info@vangesti.com Local councils in various areas of the island organise guided treks and other open-air activities. For more information, call UPNature, Guanarteme 928 270084 or 928 473265, Arucas 928 621754, Maspalomas 928 764201, Tablero 928 140640, Mogán 928 158805, Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino 928.891.252 or www. alberguelaaldea.com, or Valleseco 928 618740.

Places still available for Artesan Products only

Gran Canaria

February 18, 8.30 pm, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife conducted by Lü Jia. €15 to €30 Teatro Leal, La Laguna February 12, 8.30 pm, concert

by Celso Albelo (tenor) and Rubén Fernández Aguirre (piano)

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Museums & Theatres Tenerife

Auditorium Tenerife www.auditoriodetenerife. com Santa Cruz- Tel.902 317 327 Guimerá Theatre www.teatroguimera.es Santa Cruz - Tel.902 364 603 CajaCanarias Cultural Centre www.canarynet.com Santa Cruz - Tel.922 471 000 Museum of Nature & Archaeology www. museosdetenerife.org Santa Cruz - Tel.922 535 128 Tenerife History Museum www.museosdetenerife. org La Laguna -Tel.922 825 949/43 Teatro Leal La Laguna -Tel: 922 255 141 www.teatroleal.com Cine Victor Santa Cruz www.cinevictor.com TEA Santa Cruz www.teatenerife.com El Cardón

Buenavista 922 127938

info@elcardon.com

Gran Canaria Cuyás Theatre www.teatrocuyas.com Pérez Galdós Theatre www.teatroperezgaldos.es

K9 & Friends of the Animals K9 car boot sales • First Sunday of every month / 8am to 12 noon Happy Days, Costa del Silencio.

• Second Saturday of every month/ 9am to midday.

Nearly new sales, Outside Shimmers Bar, Callao Salvaje • K9 also have a stall on the Playa San Juan market every Wednesday, and Alcalá every Monday, from 9am to 2pm.

• For more information call Pat the Cat on 608 121081.

The Friends of the Animals car boot sale • Last Sunday of every month at Tipsy Terrace, Los Gigantes from 8am to midday.

• They now have a good as new shop next to the Medical Centre in Playa de la Arena, open 10am to 6 weekdays and 10am to 2 Saturdays.

• A constant supply of goods is needed. Any full collection boxes, call Hazel on 667 638468 or Pat the Cat on 608 121081. www. k9tenerife.com. Email: info@k9tenerife.com

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Foodforthought

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Seasonal food

Food Ideas ::

Trail blazers

www.ardelis.be

Say it with chocolate

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ention edible snails and the reaction is always mixed and usually extreme, either gastronomic delight or total abhorrence.

The finest Belgian chocolates, wickedly delicious white, milk and dark chocolates with more than 17 different flavours or fillings, liqueurs, fruits, marzipans, petit fours and figures are available from Ardelis in the CC Gran Sur in Torviscas.

Snails are considered an intrinsic part of Mediterranean cooking, particularly in France and Spain. Many people will only have tried the French variety and some don’t like the texture of the meat itself, but the Spanish version of snails has a tasty sauce that even non-snail eaters love to dunk a chunk of bread into.

Most varieties on sale are now farmed to guarantee size and quality. It is usual in the Spanish peninsula to see market stalls in the food halls dedicated just to selling these molluscs, but in the Canaries you will probably need to order them. We got ours from Alcampo in La Villa, La Orotava.

Any sauce is only as good as its ingredients. We chose a chunk of Montesano Serrano ham (jamón Serrano) also from Alcampo and a wonderful flavourful piece of chorizo Iberico from Prestigio y Tradición in Las Zocas (902 211 220).

Cleaning and preparing the snails takes time, so at home we tend to make a larger quantity and freeze the results. The quantities given below will supply about 12 rations.

Daily bread Electric loaf baker. www.lakeland.co.uk

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hoose your own favourites or buy a selection to fill boxes which are available in six different sizes. You could even create a gift basket for that special someone in your life. There are even versions available without sugar, gluten, lactose or nuts so that literally everyone can enjoy them. To see the complete range of their melt-in-the-mouth chocolates, visit www.ardelis.be, or their Facebook page at Ardelis, Finest Belgian Chocolates, Tenerife.

Potty tomatoes

Novelty sauce holder. www.lakeland.co.uk

Healthy habits

Ingredients • 1k snails • Wine vinegar • Bay leaf • 1 tbl thyme • Piece of grape vine (small stick) • Salt • 10 tbl olive oil • 1 large onion peeled and chopped • 200g chorizo • 200g of Serrano ham with thick rind • 3 cloves crushed garlic • 1k tomatoes peeled and chopped • 1 hot pepper finely chopped • ½ litre chicken stock • 3 tbl flour • 1 tbl sweet paprika (pimentón dulce)

Preparation 1. The snails need to be in a net for at least 24 hours and rinsed frequently with fresh water to ensure they empty their stomachs.

2. Even farmed varieties can arrive in poor condition, especially after a flight from the Spanish peninsula.

You must make sure that each mollusc is still alive before use (kids love to help with this).

Rinse and wait for movement, then place in a separate bowl.

Repeat the exercise until all the snails have been checked. Be careful, some of them can move deceptively quickly when they want.

3. Wash the selected snails with abundant water and wine vinegar three or four times to remove the slippery liquid they use to slide along the ground.

Food Ideas ::

4. To ensure that you are able to extract the snails afterwards, they need to be ‘tricked’. Rinse in fresh water then put them in a large pan with a lid on it for about 20 minutes. When they are all out of their shells, cover with cold water, put the lid back on and bring quickly to the boil.

5. Once they have reached boiling point, drain and wash both the pan and the snails. Cover with fresh water, add the bay leaf, thyme, the piece of grapevine and a level teaspoon of salt. Cook until the body of the snail leaves the shell easily when it is tugged (about 15 –20 minutes). Drain and set aside.

6. To make the sofrito, put the olive oil in a large clean pan, add the diced onion and fry together

with the finely chopped garlic and hot pepper, the chorizo cut into slices and the ham. When the onions are golden, add the tomatoes and fry for two to three minutes more. Add stock and simmer for 20 – 25 minutes. Add the snails for the last five minutes.

7. In a clean frying pan, toast the flour until it’s golden brown, add the pimentón, sieve and use to thicken the stew. Add the mixture gradually as you may not need all of it depending on how juicy the tomatoes were.

8. Leave a couple of hours at least for the flavours to soak in and blend together. Serve with a hunk of bread. It is usual to separate the softer part of the body at the end of the meat and leave it on your plate.

An apple a day....

Ca n a r i a n p e o p l e h ave improved their eating habits over the last five years, according to the results of a recent survey.

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he number of people who eat fresh fruit daily has increased by 10 points since 2004 to 65.91 per cent. The daily consumption of meat, fish, vegetables and pulses, and especially pasta and rice has decreased. This survey was undertaken to identify the main health problems affecting the population by monitoring lifestyle aspects, with data collected from both adults and children. A more detailed analysis revealed that the islands consuming the most fruit are El Hierro and La Gomera.

Crisp and fresh

Vacuum storage jars. www.lakeland.co.uk

Herb mill

Twist easy herb chopping. www.lakeland.co.uk

Temptation

Better than…

There’s never not a good time to eat chocolate, but Valentine’s Day is particularly appropriate as this particular sweet treat is a passion catalyst.

Hot sauce

Gravy warmer. www.lakeland.co.uk

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he Aztecs called chocolate “nourishment of the Gods” and more recently some Italian studies have shown those who eat chocolate regularly have a better sex life. Regular indulgers were found to have higher levels of desire, arousal and satisfaction. So now you know what to get each other this February 14th. (PS..dark chocolate is considered to be particularly good in this regard!)

Elegant forks

Pastry porcelain. www.lakeland.co.uk

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Domus Aurea

Restaurant Review

Domus Aurea Golden meal memories T

he original Domus Aurea (golden house) was an extravagant villa built by the emperor Nero in the heart of ancient Rome.

Whilst this version in the Safari Centre in Playa de las Américas doesn’t quite match that in architectural splendour, it certainly does in its epicurean offer of splendid Italian and international cuisine and fresh fish and shellfish.

Perhaps the quality of this restaurant is best expressed by its popularity, for at the time of our visit on a Tuesday evening in the middle of what is supposed to be an economic crisis, there was just one empty table on the ample terrace and not much more room inside.

Clients were of all ages and all nationalities, professionally served by the multilingual staff.

Décor includes Romanesque gargoyles, stencilling, busts of the emperors of Rome, ‘marble’ panels and an excellent reduced copy of the bronze Capitoline wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.

Seating is very comfortable and spacious and efficient patio heating makes outdoor eating a pleasure.

We started with a beautifully prepared Negroni whilst we looked in amazement at the allembracing menu, which truly offers something for everyone and there are frequently additions depending on the fresh produce available.

The wide variety of tempting first courses started at €3.90 and salads at €4.25. On the meat menus, prices were from €7.75 and offered such delights as smoked salmon stuffed chicken with creamed spinach, entrecôte or fillet and filet mignon steaks in wine, pepper, all spices, béarnaise, port, truffle or blue cheese sauces, to name but a few!

Various cuts of pork also come with a wide variety of sauces and there is a choice of garnishes, rice, chips, garlic fries or the Canarian wrinkled potatoes, mushroom and spinach gratin and an enticing long etc.

Of the house specialities menu (prices start at €12.25), Jack Daniels steak caught the eye as did the porter house steak, the stroganoff and

Tandoori treats and the best in Indian cuisine

the roast lamb prepared with potatoes, garlic and rosemary.

Fish and shellfish dishes are priced from €8.85 and offer amongst other mouthwatering choices, fish platters, Dover sole, scallops, swordfish, tuna, gilt head bream, sea bass, salmon and giant prawns in a variety of delicate and delicious sauces such as mussels, prawns and white wine.

There are paellas and the full range of pastas is available with a wide variety of your favourite toppings from just €6.15 From just 60 cents more, there are 17 different large ‘standard’ pizzas available and seven gourmet choices plus a buildyour-own-pizza option with 21 adds-ons on offer to top off the basic Margherita base of tomato and Mozarella.

From the wine list, although

there are many national wines on offer from all the best areas, four Italian wines plus champagne and Sangria, we once again plumped for a Frontos from Tenerife!

We chose crostini Parisienne, the daily special of prawn kebabs and fried Camembert as our starters.

The crostini was lightly garlicky, deliciously crunchy and topped with fresh grilled mushrooms and melted Mozarella. The prawns had been peeled down to the tail tip, wrapped in Serrano ham, skewered and grilled, crunchy on the outside and softly moist on the inside. They came accompanied by a light avocado mousse, which set off the slight saltiness of the ham and shellfish beautifully.

The Camembert was of the

full flavoured variety, cooked to perfection with no sign of oiliness and the fruity blueberry sauce which accompanied it was just gently enhanced with a touch of Port.

Our salad choice was a Garden salad with lettuce and watercress or rocket, strong red Spanish onions, mushrooms, tomato, topped with crispy bacon and served with a caper vinaigrette. All ingredients were crisp and fresh and the vinaigrette an unusual and tasty option.

Our main course choices were a vegetable lasagna and a Rossini fillet steak from the specials menu. The lasagna was perfection itself, light in texture with mixed al dente vegetables (aubergine, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, courgettes, tomatoes etc.) in a light béchamel sauce interspersed by layers of egg and spinach sheets of lasagna pasta and topped with a gratined Mozarella cheese and the merest touch of a caramel glaze.

The steak was cooked as ordered, softly pink in the middle and melt in the mouth tender, served topped with a slice of foie gras and a full

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This came superbly presented with fresh strawberries, dark chocolate syrup and a touch of caramel.

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The best tapas in town T

hose of you who have lived on the Island or have visited Tenerife regularly probably know San Telmo fairly well.

The area has been a mixture of different types of shops and night clubs with a smattering of restaurants and cafés,some good and some really bad.

However all that has changed, over the past year or so and the properties facing the main road have taken on a new identity and top of the list has got to be La Costa which in my opinion has got everything going for it and ticks all the right boxes.

The restaurant is owned by Frank who came over from Amsterdam about seven years ago and having looked around to see what was being offered by different restaurants decided to open a tapas bar that would embrace all the good things about a Spanish menu with some extra surprises that his customers might like.. The restaurant has superb views over the beach and as dining

is outside under umbrellas and shades the evening sunset is just outstanding.

The ambience is relaxed with excellent table service – and not only has Frank got good taste in preparing and organising his kitchen but he employs three of the most beautiful Belgian women in Tenerife. The service is professional and always with a smile. Don’t worry if you don’t speak their language as between them they must speak every language known to man.

As most of you know ‘tapa’ is a little piece of food to cover your glass, as ‘tapa’ in Spanish means lid. Glasses or jars of wine were traditionally served covered with a slice of either smoked ham or cheese for two reasons, first to prevent insects and other impurities falling in your glass, and for the guest to soak up the alcohol they have drunk with something solid.

Every tapas bar has its own specialities and at La Costa you can choose from over forty freshly made tapas and

so create your own meal, Or you can ask Wendy for their surprise menu in which you tell her things you don’t like and leave the choice to Frank.

They have special menus which include a whole range of different dishes and believe me these dishes are big enough to share, or you can choose from a selection on the a la carte menu garlic bread and bread with tomato and

cheese. In the salad selection you are spoilt for choice but our favourite is the Mixed Salad with goats cheese, bacon, and honey and thyme. Vegetarians are not forgotten with such dishes as Mushrooms La Costa, peppers from the grill.

Fish and shellfish are well represented with mussels from the grill, squid rings or prawns in brandy flambeed at your table. Do try their meat

La Costa

balls and don’t forget their chicken breast with honey and mustard, or the spicy shredded fillet steak.

I could continue to list a lot more superb dishes but I think I will let you find the rest out for yourselves.

There is a good selection of wines and soft drinks on their list which I found very reasonably priced. A glass of white or red wine is only €2.50

T A P A S B A R

whilst the house wine which is an excellent Rioja is €13. They also offer a litre of red wine for €7 whilst a litre jug of Sangria will cost € 10.

You can normally judge a restaurant by the quality of their house wine and Frank is very particular as to the wines he selects. As you can imagine living and running a business in Tenerife does mean that you may not be able to rely on a constant supply of the same wine that you want to feature, however Frank makes sure that if he has to change the brand of house wine for another that the quality does not suffer.

If you decide to visit La Costa do let them know that you have read the article, and do book a table on (0034 ) 678819099 or you could be disappointed.

Also, if you are looking for a special evening of great food and wine and entertainment, Sunday night is Spanish night, with music and lots more.

La Costa is at CC San Telmo, Local 4B (streetside), Los Cristianos. Reservations: 678819099

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Local election choices Centro Arona

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n the run up to the local elections on May 22nd we talked to José Fuentes Hernández, the CAN candidate for mayor of Arona.

Joining him was Marco Arosio who speaks six languages, is their main linkman to the European Community residents and a tourism specialist with a lifetime of experience and contacts in the field.

Centro Arona was formed in 2002 by Manual Barrios, a man with long experience as mayor of Arona. It’s a young and recently renewed party, with an average age of 35, now led by José Fuentes Hernández and they describe themselves as “a group of citizens who work to improve our immediate surroundings.

“Throughout our political history we have managed to combine experience and enthusiasm for the future. We believe that all citizens of Arona, whether Spanish or European residents, are essential to present new ideas for

our town.” It is a nationalist party, but one which embraces the additions and contributions that can be made by European residents in the borough and the island and as such they are adamant that as many of you as possible participate in the upcoming elections. Their nationalist vision means integration not isolation.

The main policies that distinguish them from competitors are the insistence on the need to preserve the Canarian identity, to look after the most important economic sector in the area – tourism, and above all to improve security.

The preservation of the Canarian identity is not a way of excluding non-Canarians, on the contrary they see the improved development of the gastronomic, cultural, craft, traditional sports and folklore in the area as an additional offer to all residents and as a draw for tourists, helping to sell the essence of the Canarian culture to the visitors and differentiate Arona as a tourist destination from the rest.

José and Marco (l-r)

Another idea pioneered by the party is for a local market, not just an agricultural market but offering goods from and promoting all sectors, agriculture, fishing, handicrafts, plants and everything you would expect to find in a really good market. Safety concerns are of prime importance in the area amongst both resi-

dents and tourists. The party currently have four local police officers designing an integral plan for Arona’s security. They want the police to be closer to the community and easier to locate. Currently contact between the central station and the officers is by mobile phone, which costs the borough €300,000 a year – a situ-

ation they firmly state cannot continue.

Initial ideas include a diversification of the police stations with a central station in Arona or El Mojón and two outlying stations in Las Galletas/ Costa del Silencio and Los Cristianos.

Another urgent improvement is the need for a plan for labour related risks for the of-

ficers, which currently is not in place. CAN’s final list of candidates has not been finalised, but José and Marco were adamant that if they are elected, the first priority will be the needs of the borough, not finding jobs for family members of those in power.

One of the jobs of Marco if they are elected will be there to listen to the comments, complaints and suggestions of Euro residents, for the main part in their own language, to make sure that those comments etc. are correctly registered and dealt with and receive a reply.

This is a party which is doing all it can to give priority to EU residents needs. “We want to be the voice of the Euro residents,” we were told, “and the European opinion and vote is equally as important to us as that of the Spanish residents.”

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TRANSLATIONS • Written (e.g. medical and legal documents)

 Rat

 Ox

Those who are born in the year of the Ox need to be patient and mentally prepared and not think too negatively about the uncertainty of the future. Save often, as your wealth luck is not too good this year.

 Tiger

If you were born in the year of the Tiger, you can relax knowing that your lucky stars are gathering together to stabilise your luck in 2011. However there will still be impediments in your business plans. Think twice before starting any new ventures.

 Rabbit

This is the year of the Rabbit. For those who are born under this zodiac, this may be a time for heading into your desired direction and for following personal visions. Do not get into arguments, drive safely, manage your finances well, avoid risks on all fronts, curb your anger and be more considerate towards your loved ones.

 Dragon

Those born in the year of the Dragon should not take too many risks in 2011. Take chances, swim upstream, your mainstream income will be sufficient for most things. Those who are in love or married should pay special attention to feel and see the needs of their partner.

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 Horse

Those who are born in the year of the Horse should take care not to fall for scams and traps set by evil people. Businessmen should take good care of their subordinates. Business will be hectic, so make sure you eat a proper diet every day.

 Monkey

Those who are born in the year of the Monkey should be a little stringent and rein in your urge to spend more than necessary. Try to live a healthy life. You may be confused with the selection of mates, leave all relationship matters to fate and intuition.

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 Dog

This is going to be one of the most harmonic years for those who were born in the year of the Dog. Business plans will go through smoothly, health is better, there will be harmony in family life, and your wealth luck will be excellent with wise investments bringing in great returns.

 Pig

In 2011 lucky stars will be just fine for those who are born in the year of the Pig. Spend less, avoid direct confrontations with anybody and try to be calm and composed. Laugh often. Be more understanding in love. Save while you can and do not take out loans

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The new Volkswagen

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ollowing over 15 million sales during 37 years in 100 countries worldwide, Volkswagen presents the seventh generation Passat. Establishing benchmarks in quality, design, economy and comfort, this is the most advanced and efficient version yet.

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Inside, new seats can be specified to both heat and cool their occupants and even

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The most efficient diesel unit is the 1.6-litre 105 PS TDI. With this engine and the BlueMotion package including aerodynamic modifications, Stop/Start and battery regeneration, the new Passat can achieve a combined 68.8mpg while emitting just 109g/km of C02, so theoretically it can cover 1,000 miles on a tank of

diesel. Joining the 1.6-litre TDI is a 2.0-litre TDI available in two outputs – 140 PS and 170 PS. All engines can be specified with a choice of manual or DSG gearboxes.

The new Passat has been awarded five stars in the latest Euro NCAP crash test, with strong scores for adult and child occupant protection and pedestrian safety. It also has many new safety and comfort technologies previously only seen in luxury Touareg and Phaeton models.

The optional new City emergency braking function, part of the Automatic Distance Control (ADC) system, automatically brakes at speeds below 18 mph should an unavoidable collision be sensed by the vehicle. The system can also accelerate the car automatically should it detect

Sales growth at Rahn

an imminent rear end collision providing it sees a clear space ahead. Additionally, an optional automatic fatigue detection system monitors the driver’s inputs and automatically emits an audible and visual warning recommending a break if required.

As with previous models, the Electronic Stabilisation Programme (ESP) incorporates Trailer Stabilisation when a factory fitted towbar is specified.

Another option is the acclaimed XDS electronic transverse differential. It reduces understeer and improves traction in slippery conditions making the vehicle feel more responsive. Other new options include an innovative boot

Sales by Rahn AutomociĂłn grew by 22 per cent during 2010, more than double the average for the Canarian market.

Generally, vehicle sales in the Canary Islands increased by 10 per cent last year, much better than mainland Spain with only four per cent.

opening system for the saloon: with keyless entry, if you’re carrying the key fob on your person, a simple foot motion behind the car is enough to activate automatic boot opening sensors – useful when your hands are full!

For more information, contact Domingo Alonso S.L. in Las Palmas, on 902 500 080 or 928 28 53 62/64 or visit www. dalonso.com or www.vwcanarias.com

Gartzen Aurtenetxe, director de Rahn AutomociĂłn, stated that, “the crisis in the automobile sector has been felt less in the Canaries than in the rest of Spain. In this context, the good data registered by Rahn in 2010 has put us in a privileged position which allows us to set new growth targets, with both brands which we actually work with and the incorporation of new brandsâ€?.

The contributing factors to this good news have been the variety of brands offered by Rahn in the Canaries, and the success of new launches such as the Generation i

by Hyundai and the ASX by Mitsubishi, amongst others. For 2011, Rahn have programmed more new launches and renovations, especially in Hyundai and Mercedes, as well as improvements to their postsales service.

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Boxing

By George Reed

The Fighter I

t surprises me how many boxers have admitted that they began boxing after they watched the first Rocky movie, even though Rocky takes a beating in every fight, and he can’t put two syllables together.

But the cinema has always had a big influence on the sport, with well known boxers taking the leading roles themselves in the early days.

However, since those far gone days boxing has been best served in dramatic films, hence the leading roles have been taken by movie actors.

The Fighter is the latest boxing movie to hit the screens in the UK after its success in the States. It’s the big screen adaptation of the true story of ‘Irish’ Mick Ward and his half brother Dick Ecklund, the former welterweight boxer whose claim to fame during his career was putting the great ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard on the canvas during one of his fights.

Throughout his 17-year professional career Micky Ward himself always fought in the same weight division of light welterweight. Part of the reason why he was able to do this was because he stayed in physical trim and was never far from the gym, even when he wasn’t training for a fight, and at one point when his career had dropped off after a string of losses, he got a physical type of job in his home town of Lowell, Massachusetts, driving a steamroller for a paving company. Then he captured the imagination of the American fight public with some thrilling wins, after showing great heart and desire to win against boxers far superior to him on the technical side.

In the film, actor Mark Wahlberg takes the part of Micky and Christian Bale plays Micky’s half brother and trainer Dicky, who’s a crack fiend to boot. The thing that disappointed me a little, being a boxing fan, was the fact that the movie ended when Ward beat Liverpool’s Jimmy ‘Shea’ Neary at London’s Olympia to win the minor WBU in March 2000, when in fact Ward had the most important and lucrative fights over the following three years in his trilogy of battles against another ring warrior, Arturo Gatti. Their first fight turned out to be one of the greatest and most punishing in living memory, a classic battle, with both fighters showing unquestionable spirit and thirst for sheer survival. Everyone expected blood to flow, but not so early in the fight. In fact it happened after one minute of the first round when Ward sustained a cut above his right eye and the fight gave way to the slugfest everyone was hoping for. The ninth round turned out to be one of the most dramatic and brutal rounds of boxing I’ve ever seen.

Both ring warriors were known for providing thrills and blood and guts but during this fight they exceeded even themselves. By the last round Micky Ward had very little left in his tank, but he somehow bravely fought back to survive the round and get a close decision on points. ‘Irish’ Micky and Gatti were not tremendously gifted or talented boxers, but throughout their careers no other fighters were tougher or more willing to fight to the severest level, than these two hard men, who, outside the ring were the best of friends, would you believe? Even a little of their story, would have enhanced the film I’m sure. Maybe we’ll see it in The Fighter-2, who knows!

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Flemings gets chop Marqués Vicente del Socas Canarias

Red award

Bosque

Basketball player Rod Flemings’ decision to go AWOL at the end of January proved the last straw for his club, Socas Canarias, who cancelled his contract with immediate effect.

Flemings failed to turn up for training after the squad were given a mini-break coinciding with a free week-end on the fixture list.

Manager Alejandro Martínez waited for 48 hours for news from the player’s agent but then recommended swift action to the chairman. “This is not the first time Flemings has done this and we cannot tolerate such behaviour” said Martínez, whose disappointment was compounded by the fact that the American had begun to come good after a poor start to the season.

Club insiders say the coaching staff are irate at the guard’s behaviour, bearing in mind the special treatment dispensed to him during

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has bestowed the nobel title of Marqués on Vicente del Bosque, the coach and manager of Spain’s national football team, La Roja, winners of the 2010 World Cup. This title was awarded to del Bosque for his dedication to Spanish sport and for promoting sporting values, and is one which will be inherited by his heirs.

Fleming in action against La Palma

a spate of personal problems suffered earlier in the season.

“We could have taken him back but there was no guarantee he would not get on a plane again to the States at the first opportunity and leave us high and dry” said a source.

Derby proves costly Second division

The second division derby game between Tenerife and Las Palmas proved costly for the home side in more ways than one.

In addition to dropping two vital points after conceding a late equaliser, Tenerife have been subsequently fined for poor security breaches and stewarding at the stadium. The club were rapped by football’s Anti-Violence commission for incidents during the match, including the brandishing of a knife by a Las Palmas fan, bottle-throwing from one of the stands and racist chants which were hurled at a group of coloured supporters. In all, Tenerife were ordered to pay €3,250 euros, while fines totalling more than €33,000 euros were imposed on individual culprits, who have also been barred from sporting venues for several months.

The stewarding at the stadium was criticised

Gran Canaria refs

Handball honour

Two referees from Gran Canaria were given the honour of taking charge of the recent Handball World Cup final between France and Denmark.

Spain’s defeat by the Danes in the semis opened the door for Óscar Raluy and Ángel Sabroso to be designated for the prestige job, having already impressed during two group games. The pair acquitted themselves well in the thrilling final in Stockholm, which was eventually won

by Olympic and European champions France after a period of extra-time caused

by Denmark’s last-second equaliser in normal time. The referees are certain to be included in the International Handball Federation’s list for the Olympics in London.

Record breaker

Transfer news

Fred Olsen Challenge

Tenerife’s most famous player of current times continues to write himself into the record books at Barcelona.

Former Tenerife starlet Rubén Rosquete was offered the chance to return to the island recently but considered the proposal an insult to his professional standing.

Having become the first player in top flight football to score in six major competitions in the same season last year, this year Pedro Rodríguez has gone one better than World Player of the Year Leo Messi by finding the net in six consecutive league games. Pedro’s goal in the 3-0 away win at Hércules lifted him ahead of free-scoring Messi, who had chalked up five in a row earlier this year.

The Canarian, who only scored his first league goal after ten games, is fast catching up on the Argentinian with his recent purple patch. The last Barcelona player to score in six consecutives games was Brazilian Ronaldo back in the mid-90s.

Icod-born Rosquete was released last year on loan to Murcia in second division B but has since fallen out of favour with the manager. Several small clubs on the mainland offered him a move in the transfer window before Tenerife got in touch and offered him the chance to come back, but to play in the reserves and with a whopping wage cut. According to one Tenerife paper, Rosquete was offered €1,000 a month in place of his current €4,000. A source close to the player said the proposal did not go down well. “From training with the first team in the summer to becoming one of the lowest-paid reserves was not an option” said the source.

The Fred Olsen Challenge de España returns to the Canaries for the third year running, to the island of La Gomera from September 29th to October 2nd.

Pedro records continue

Rosquete offer ‘insulting’

Golfing in La Gomera Some of the best golfers on the circuit will be making their way to the Tecina Golf links, and should include last year’s winner Álvaro Velasco. The director of the Challenge Tour, Alain de Soultrait, said he was delighted with the ongoing support of the Spanish golf federation as well as the Fred Olsen company and Tecina Golf.

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New Year twists and turns!

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he Soccer Experience Masters League so far this season has had more twists and turns than any before, and as the title race really gets going it could not be closer at the top end of the table.

The Spartans side now lead the way after impressively taking apart a very strong Spanish Style team 14-3 and based on their current form have got to be one of the hot favourites. Taylor’s Lounge are also still in the hunt after a gutsy performance at 4-1 down with a little under 15 minutes to play, they managed to pull off a remarkable 5-5 draw. Morfitt Properties are also in contention and seem to be playing with a huge amount of confidence as captain Lee Morfitt looks to be the first to pull off the Soccer Experience double, both Championship and Masters in one season.

Do not forget Exiles Masters who still have games in hand and with a couple of wins would be joint top, making this a fascinating season for all involved. Making huge strides at the other end of the table, big Rob Crewdson’s Dreamers United are beginning to show signs of steady improvement as

they picked up a win for only the second time this season, it was thoroughly deserved as Dreamers have earned their points of late.

Championship summary As the season has just started it is hard to pick any real favourites just yet but on performances alone so far, Gavin’s Linekers are looking to have started where they left off last season with back to back wins, along with wins for Tenerife Solicitors, Direct Telecom and even IC Media stranded at the foot of the table all last season, have picked up points at this early stage. Could this one also go to the wire, as any side is capable of beating anyone in this league making for an exciting new season ahead?

Over 35s summary Big Phil’s Scruffy Macs still lead the way, but they had to fight for the points this week against a very strong and

determined Morfitt Rentals side, one of the best games of the week as this match had it all, end to end football with both sides really going for it, but Scruffy’s have had a knack of grinding out wins this season and they did just that again pinching a 2-1 victory and making that 13 wins on the bounce. L A Veterans kept hot on Scruffy Macs’ tails with another victory this time over Cana Bar, followed by Ironcraft who themselves are still outsiders and could even decide the winner as they will look to take points off the leaders.

Soccer Experience Kids’ League is now into its second season and after week one the leaders are the Tulsa Tornados winning impressively against Gavin’s All Stars.

Rugby

Flying the junior flag The long awaited debut of the Ñandú youth side arrived after months of training.

The boys were ready to take on the Club de Rugby de Las Palmas, a team whose average age is two years older than the Ñandú lads, a difference which showed on the pitch as the team from Adeje had to fight body and soul throughout the match.

They may have been the smaller of the two sides and defending for 80 per cent of the time, but they were not about to be cowed by their bigger opponents and The youth team who did the side proud played out of their socks.

Don’t forget, this is a team made up of players new to the sport and most of them had never even touched a rugby ball two months ago. While they may not have won the laurels they left no one in doubt that Ñandú rugby is alive and well at all levels.

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Master 7’s League: Autumn 2010/Winter 2011 Teams 1. The Spartans 2. Morfitt Masters 3. Taylor’s Masters 4. Spanish Style 5. Exiles Masters 6. Eclipse Café 7. The Rovers 8. L .A . Masters 9. Tenerife Warriors 10. Harleys American Diner 11. Oliver’s Masters 12. Dreamers United

Played 16 16 15 16 14 17 15 13 14 13 16 16

W 12 12 11 10 10 7 6 4 4 1 2 2

D 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 0

L 3 3 2 4 3 7 6 7 9 10 12 14

GF GA Points 98 78 70 90 85 87 68 60 46 42 57 49

51 45 33 68 56 85 69 69 84 70 81 115

37 37 35 32 31 24 21 14 13 8 8 6

Over 35s: Autumn 2010/Winter 2011 Teams

Contact us: if you are interested in joining any one of our leagues, be it Masters football to Over 35s, or maybe even to join one of our kids’ teams please call or sms us on: 654 200 470 or email: soccer@ soccerexperience.com. Lots more information on www. soccerexperience.com

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1. Scruffy Macs 2. L.A. Veterans 3. Ironcraft 4. Morfitt Rentals 5. Paddy O’Taffys 6. Connection 6 7. Los Chachos 8. Cana Bar 9. The Pub

Played 13 13 12 13 15 13 13 12 3

W 13 11 7 7 6 5 4 3 2

D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2

L 0 2 5 6 7 8 9 7 9

GF GA Points 113 106 87 76 57 55 47 46 44

41 23 53 70 86 62 58 86 113

39 33 21 21 20 15 12 11 8

10 pin Bowling League Results >>

Megabowl Compiled by Doreen Lemm

Monday Fun Bowl Doubles League Week 19 Atlantis (0) Grandad + Trigger (8) Deck ‘Ems (6) Next Door Bar (2) Zippy’s (6) Café Royale (2) Tenerife Royale (8) No team (0) Forfeit Fishermen’s Bar (8) Buccaneer Bar (0)

Tuesday Singles League Final Results

League Champion - Allan Billing Runner up - Miguel Rodríguez Third place - Jeff Lemm High Average Men - Ron Howling High Average Women - Jacquie Gibb

Thursday International League Week 1 Café Royale (2) Buccaneer Bar (6) Delfin Computer San Isidro (6) Canal Ocio Dayu (2) Megabowl Poppets (2) Smart as a frog (6)

Week 2 Café Royale (4) Smart as a frog (4) Canal Ocio Dayu (0) Buccaneer Bar (8) Delfin Computer San Isidro (4) Mega Poppets (4)

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ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 636 :: 11/02/2011 - 24/02/2011

CD Tenerife

The long climb up Credit Gary Hill (www.garyhill-photography.com)

By Chris Todd

Tapia and assistant trainer Tono discuss tactics during the Girona game

30/01/2011 CD Tenerife 3:3 Girona After playing three consecutive home matches within a week it was hoped that the blanquiazules could make up some ground in their quest for survival.

A victory against Girona was a must but the way the game eventually turned out proved to be one very well earned point. The team was stretched with defensive changes forced on coach Tapia as Luna, Beranger and Melli served suspensions, in came Bellvis at left back with Prieto and Sicilia filling the central roles. Also still missing was influencial midfielder Mikel Alonso. Girona travelled from Catalunya in relatively good form and they were sitting comfortably in mid-table after flirting with the relegation area earlier in the campaign.

The ‘jinx’ of the failure to score a single goal at the ‘Popular’ end of the ground all season was finally broken after just 13 minutes of play.

An outswinging corner by Julio Alvarez was met cleanly

by Pablo Sicilia who headed into the goal to give Tenerife a deserved lead. The team has found a new confidence under their latest manager, Antonio Tapia and the first half an hour provided some of the best football of the season so far. But the defensive frailties soon reared their ugly head

as a quick counter attack by Girona resulted in an easy tap in for their Serbian striker Despotovic. Worse was soon to follow for the home side as Girona took a shock 1-2 lead before the break. Despotovic received the ball on the edge of the box before cutting in and sending a superb shot around the outstretched Sergio Aragoneses in goal.

The half-time score line was harsh but it was an all too familiar scenario; we put the play, they put the goals.

After the break a rash piece of goalkeeping by Aragoneses resulted in a red card as he handled the ball outside the box. Tenerife were down to 10 men and soon after they were 1-3 down on the scoreboard as Tenerife born striker Kiko Ratón scored at the near post. This was a disaster and an ambience of doom and gloom settled over the stadium. The reality of life in second division B must have drifted through many of the 14,000+ fans present but minutes later Tenerife pulled a goal back and they were back in the contest. Nino hit a speculative shot from outside the box and it somehow squirmed its way into the net, 2-3 and game on! This was a character test and new signing Dubarbier brought on as a late substitute created problems down the right flank for the Girona defence. The crowd sensed a comeback by ten man CD Tenerife and in injury time they were level. A corner

was headed onto the bar by Dubarbier and the rebound was pounced upon by Nino.

The stadium erupted. It had been a spirited fight back. In fact Nino almost made it a dream finish but his long range effort missed the top corner of the goal by a metre in the very last kick of the game! This six goal thriller was enough to lift the blanquiazules off the bottom of the table as the crowd filed away reasonably happy.

05/02/2011 Salamanca 1:2 CD Tenerife The Estadio Helmantico in Salamanca has proved to be a happy hunting ground for the blanquiazules.

They have managed to win on two of their last three visits to the compact 17,000 seater stadium in the province of Castilla y Leon, north-west of Madrid. UD Salamanca have hit a wretched vain of form recently losing their last eight games on the trot but they still remained six places above Tenerife in the table. Changes were again enforced on the team and the entire midfield backbone was missing as Ricardo and Alonso were injured. Kitoko, signed during the week from Granada, was given his debut and he impressed, buzzing about robbing balls and distributing with ease. It was a refreshing

change and the team has definitely improved under new manager Tapia.

Despite the lack of a win since November, CD Tenerife can be proud that around 150 supporters made their way to Salamanca on a freezing cold afternoon including a dozen Armada Sur fan club members and the Club later released a press statement thanking the travelling support. Both teams were desperate for a win so they could look to the rest of the season with a certain amount of confidence.

Tenerife controlled the early stages of the match and were playing with a certain flair.

Nino blasted over the bar and Hidalgo forced a good save from Bernabé in the Salamanca goal. As the game progressed the black and white clad home outfit began to press and with their very first serious attack they took the lead. Moratón enjoyed all the room in the world to head past Luis García on 25 minutes and yet again the blanquiazul defence had ‘gifted’ a goal.

However new look Tenerife side did not panic and minutes later were level as defender Pablo Sicilia headed the ball over the line from close range.

It is good to see players from all positions chip in with goals and this was Sicilia’s third goal within a month.

The refreshment kiosk at UD Salamanca is the very basic typical Spanish football affair, a hole in the stand selling dried up rolls, coke or water.

This one was slightly different though as secret bottles of whisky and vodka were uncovered and added to soft drinks for away fans! It was one way of keeping warm as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark.

Tenerife lost their grip on the second half as Salamanca pushed for the win, spurning half chances. However with 20 minutes remaining and against the run of play the blanquiazules took the lead, Pablo Sicilia again finding the net with a great header from a corner. The Canarian defender has worn his heart on his sleeve scoring four of the last eight Tenerife goals, a great example in the fight for second division survival. It was a case of holding on for the last period of the game especially when new boy Kitoko received

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Second Division 07 /02/2011 CLUB 1. Rayo Vallecano 2. Betis 3. Celta 4. Xerez 5. Villarreal B 6. Granada 7. Cartagena 8. Barcelona B 9. Numancia 10. Girona 11. Alcorcón 12. Elche 13. Huesca 14. Córdoba 15. Recreativo de Huelva 16. Valladolid 17. Las Palmas 18. Salamanca 19. Albacete 20. Nástic 21. Tenerife 22. Ponferradina

W 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 8 9 7 9 6 6 6 5 7 5 7 5 4 4 3

his marching orders on 80 minutes. Salamanca had a goal disallowed for a push on the line on stand-in goalkeeper Luis García who should have been stronger in the situation.

Another day that goal may have stood.

The final whistle was greeted with great celebrations, it was the first win in eight matches

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L F A PTS 4 5 2 7 8 6 8 7 10 7 11 6 6 7 7 11 8 13 10 10 10 11

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23 22 20 29 31 25 32 34 29 31 31 21 21 32 23 33 41 34 25 25 35 39

49 46 44 38 37 36 35 32 30 30 30 29 29 28 26 26 25 24 23 21 20 18

and you could sense the relief on the players’ faces. They threw their shirts into the away section and the new found bond between the fans and the players, something not so long ago almost impossible to imagine, was as important as the three points. This win will go a long way to help in the fight to beat the drop.

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