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On February 19th budget airline Ryanair launched its in flight mobile phone service initially on board 20 of its (mainly) Dublin based aircraft.
This is the first step in fitting Ryanair’s entire fleet of over 170 aircraft to allow all passengers to make and receive mobile calls and texts on all Ryanair flights. The actual routes on which the service will be available haven’t been published, but a spokesperson in Dublin told Island Connections that the plan was that the service would be accessible on all routes in time. Passengers on the enabled aircraft can now make and receive voice calls at non– EU international roaming rates, about two to three euros per minute, text messages will cost about 50 cents, while the cost of sending an email on a BlackBerry or other smart phone will be one to two euros and web browsing will cost about €10 to €15 per megabyte of data transferred. At the moment only six persons will be able to use their phones for calls at any given time during the flight, but this number should increase to 12 by the end of the year. The service will initially be available to over 50 mobile phone operators across Europe with discussions already underway with more who wish to join the service. Michael O’Leary stated, “today’s launch by Ryanair and OnAir is the first step to offering in-flight mobile phone services on board our entire fleet of over 170 aircraft over the next 18 months. This service will allow passengers to keep in touch with the office, family or friends. We expect custom-
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RYANAIR
Tindaya
Goodbye quiet time
Rivero confident
One of the remaining bastions of mobile-free space is no more.
The company which lost out when the project to car ve a giant sculpture inside the mountain was cancelled is seeking massive compensation for the withdrawal of the quarrying contract and its position has been strengthened by a recent court ruling in its favour. However, Rivero said recently in a radio interview that he is sure “the public interest will prevail” ahead of private business and a way out will be found to the problem.
Garajonay
er demand for this service to grow rapidly and hope that customers of all UK mobile operators will soon be able to call or text home from 30,000 feet....” The Daily Mail also quoted Ryanair’s boss saying, in reply to concerns about increased noise on flights as a result of the development, “If you want a quiet flight, use another airline”. According to Onair, to access Mobile OnAir, when on board the enabled planes, passengers simply switch on
their GSM-enabled phones when cabin signs indicate that the Mobile OnAir service may be used. As long as their mobile service provider has a roaming agreement with OnAir, passengers are able to use GSM and GPRS services as they would on the ground. The phones or BlackBerry-type devices connect to an antenna onboard the aircraft and a mini-GSM network. The mini-GSM network sends the calls and data via an Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite
link to the ground where it connects to the OnAir ground infrastructure. This then routes the calls and data to public networks (mobile and fixed network operators). Pricing is set by your home mobile operator and varies from operator to operator. Switching on your mobile phone in-flight and receiving text messages is free. Communications costs will appear in the normal way on the bill.
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Canarian president Paulino Rivero says he is confident the government will not have to pay a cent of the almost 100 million euros it is supposed to hand over in compensation for the failed Mt Tindaya project in Fuerteventura.
Canarian tourism minister Rita Martín and her officials are preparing a concerted drive to woo German tour operators ahead of the ITB Holiday Fair from March 11th to 13th. Martín spent time meeting senior representatives of two tour operators and held marketing cooperation talks with giants Thomas Cook and TUI. A Department spokesman said he hoped deals could be struck before the ITB, to ensure all the operators continue to maintain their flights and packages to the Canaries in the summer and beyond. Approximately 2.5 million Germans visit the Canaries every year, making the country one of the mainstays of the tourist industry here.
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Fred Olsen awarded service The regional government has moved quickly to r e solve the pr oblem created by the failure of Garajonay Express to meet the conditions for the contract for ferry services to Playa Santiago and Valle Gran Rey from Tenerife. Garajonay, which operated the route for some years before pulling out due to a funding dispute, won the recent tender organised by the Canarian government but failed to lodge the financial guarantee. Rumours had circulated for several days that it had no intention of accepting the contract to force another competition to be held and embarrass the authorities. However, the government has decided instead to award the contract to the company that came second in the tender procedure, Fred Olsen, who will cover the route from Los Cristianos for the next two years.
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Santa Cruz Weddings with a difference at Santa Cruz’s Auditorio
Another migrant tragedy
I do at the
Auditorio Looking for somewhere different to marry – with new modification to the city’s by-laws you can now host your wedding at the Santa Cruz Auditorio. The eye-catching building, designed by leading Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is now able to stage a variety of events as long as they do not interfere with the existing cultural calendar. Music events including open air concer ts and private/corporate parties can now be booked into
the Audtiorio as part of the drive to create further sources of revenue for the city coffers. A wedding, with catering by a private company who have been awarded the contract, can be booked for inside the building – in the main entrance hall - or in the open air plaza to the back of the auditorium, at a cost of €4,000. Two private weddings have already taken place in they building, one in October 2008 to which 500 guests were invited.
Trial date
Johnson murders A man accused of murdering a Welsh couple in Fuerteventura in July 2006 will be tried at the end of March in Las Palmas. Prosecutors are seeking a 46-year jail term for the local man, who is accused of killing Brian and Tina Johnson with a hammer when they called at his apartment in La Oliva to collect rent. He is said to have then buried their bodies under rocks on waste ground. The trial is due to begin on 30 March in the Criminal Court in the Gran Canaria capital.
The deaths of 28 Moroccan migrants, many of them children, when their boat capsized off Lanzarote in mid-February have put the Canaries once again in the world illegal immigration spotlight. The tragedy could have been even greater had it not been for the heroics of two local surfers who raced to the aid of the stricken boat when it hit rocks just yards from the shore at Los Cocoteros (Teguise) and managed to pull several occupants to safety. Differing accounts given by the handful of survivors as to the number of people on board the wooden boat, which set sail from Tarfaya a few days earlier, meant that an extensive operation to recover bodies from the sea had to remain in place for several days, coinciding with a period of official mourning ordered by the island’s authorities. On the same days, boats carrying over 200 sub-Saharan Africans arrived in Los Cristianos and Playa Fañabé Tenerife, as if to demonstrate the capacity of the mafias to evade detection on shore (at departure points) and at sea. For
Legal proceedings start
Piedad ‘mother’ trial The adoptive mother of the girl at the centre of a headline-making custody battle in the Canaries goes on trial later this week for failing to hand her over to her real mother when ordered to do so by a court. Soledad Perera, from La Orotava, says she has been through a nightmare since the mother of the young girl took legal action to reclaim her, several years after giving her up for adoption as a young
baby. Despite widespread support from the regional authorities and the public, Soledad was forced to hand Piedad back via social services after initially failing to meet the hand-over deadline. The girl, now seven, is currently in a children’s home after real mother -having gained custody- decided she could not look after her. Soledad’s trial begins in Las Palmas on Thursday.
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Moroccan migrants’ boat capsized off Lanzarote
A better life or a watery grave?
all the international publicity given to the drownings, from the BBC to CNN, and despite the customary ‘emergency’ debates in the Spanish and regional Parliaments, one wonders whether this latest in a long line of tragedies coming just a few months after 13 bodies were discovered in a drifting boat off Gran Canaria- will spur the authorities into action. The signs are not positive. Senior Canarian politicians have slammed the Ministry
of the Interior’s expensive SIVE detection system as a complete failure since too many boats slip in unnoticed. ‘Even if it does work, it only means that emergency services can mobilise in time for the boat’s arrival. But we still have to look after them in any case’ complained one veteran Tenerife councillor, who wants Spain and the EU to take a tougher line against African countries that allow the mafias to operate unhindered and
dispatch thousands of migrants in the direction of the Canaries in rickety boats. The pictures of dead migrants on a Fuerteventura beach in 2005 were supposed to have been the final straw … until the next final straw, that is. Meanwhile the lighthouses on the coasts of the Canary Islands will continue to act as beacons guiding the migrants packed into pateras and cayucos to a better life that can turn out be a watery grave.
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THE WORKS UNICEF
The demise of the FEB
Life for many African children will be hard
The long-running debate on whether resorts here should pander to every need of a British tourist by encouraging 100 per cent contact with home traditions such as the Full English Breakfast took a humorous turn recently on a popular forum run by people who live on or visit Fuerteventura often.
In the midst of the arguments whether offering all-day breakfasts etc at cheap prices actually does any good for restaurants serving local dishes (by filling up late in the morning, tourists can skip lunch out), one supporter of the FEB tradition posted a witty defence against the continental breakfast approach -croissants and rolls with coffee- favoured by many who prefer to ‘integrate’ while on holiday. The website posting, which prompted considerable reaction on the forum, is reproduced in full below: “I’ve been watching this Forum for a while now but held back, but I have to say an Oeuf is an Oeuf! Now its time for my say. “I’ve had it with being slagged off on this forum...the snobs want
Remember the children left The head of UNICEF here has ur ged the media to focus less on the growing numbers of African youngsters who cross by boat to the Canaries and more on the plight of those who are left behind in deplorable conditions. Neredia Castro, who is chair woman of the regional branch of the organisation, said in an interview that the media tends to bombard us with news that newlyar rived ‘cayucos’ are carrying more and more youngsters, who are entitled to stay in the Canaries under Spanish immigration law and do not risk deportation. “Their numbers are
No has-beans, just the FEB
me off the island BUT IM NOT GOIN ANYWHERE. They want me replaced with croissants which everyone knows are just pouffs. Or with them Pans, I ‘av to watch them cos they are hard boogers. And wot do they put in them Pans, ey? Meat that’s been cured, haha cured of wot I ask meself. Smoke? probably bloody illegal stuff anyway. And that goat cheese ha!
I’ve seen ‘em chalk snooker cues up with that stuff. I can be very saucy and hot as mustard sometimes. I’m not racist, I dont care whether me mates are black pud or white pud. We will stick by you all day, we’re sometimes so big there’s not mush’room left on the plate. “We will be on every street corner, every BRIT Bar. We will be in front of you, be-
hind you, at the side of you but most important INSIDE OF YOU..WE WILL NEVER LEAVE FURTEVENTURA HA! we’re no has-beans! “Let’s hope the bloody steak n chips rise up next, not next morning tho ha ha. “We don’t mind being eaten but we wont be bloody beaten HA! LONG LIVE FULL ENGLISH BREKKIE!
minute compared to those who never even make it to a boat or those who stay behind in squalor” said Castro. “Countless children simply do not exist in terms of rights in Africa, they are not registered anywhere and have no chance of making it to the west coast of the continent to catch a boat to the Canaries” she insisted. On a slightly more positive note, Castro revealed that, even in the current times of crisis, levels of donations by companies and other forms of assistance to UNICEF have been maintained and are helping with several key projects in Africa at present.
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VALLE GRAN REY
Binter bother
Wrong kind of tourism?
Government denies Islas Airways bias The Canarian government has flatly rejected claims by regional airline Binter that it favours its main competitor Islas Airways. Binter complained recently that deals had been struck with Islas for discounts on flights by, for example, patients needing to travel to another island for hospital treatment, as repor ted in this paper. It also accused the government of sidelining it when appointing the official carrier for major events and congresses held here. However, the government’s official spokesman Martín Marrero rejected the accusations and said no favourable treatment was dispensed to any airline or ferry company in the
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Canaries. “The same options have been offered to Binter in all cases and if one airline obtains a contract it is because its bid is better for us and for users” he insisted, adding that the government seeks at all times “to reach agreements in the general interest of the public”. Marrero revealed that Binter’s bid for congress flights was considerably less attractive than the 20 per cent reduction offered by its competitor.
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Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera has been featuring on holiday opinion websites again recently, not just on account of the current uncertainty surrounding the ferry links from Tenerife.
Several prospective UK tourists have posted inquiries on one of the most popular sites asking for updates on the situation before deciding if they will book again this Easter and summer. More noticeably, however, the debate has been rekindled on the type of ‘alternative’ tourism the resort attracts and whether it is in the local interest any more given the low spending of a sizeable contingent of visitors. Several contributors remark that, although the complicated travel to La Gomera generally and Valle Gran Rey in particular dissuades what has been dubbed the ‘Stella [Artois] and Chips’ brigade, the remoteness and relative isolation also attracts a new type of tourism which, if the postings by residents and some visitors are to be believed, is not necessarily to the liking of the local authorities or the business community. Recent messages posted on the HolidayTruths website, for example, draw attention to the dilemma as
Businesses in Valle Gran Rey would like to see more of their new age visitors
follows: ‘I think that one of the problems is that the local council on La Gomera does want to discourage the sort of savvy independent traveller that is on the increase in Valle Gran Rey. And it does have some support from the locals in that aim. Rightly or wrongly, there is certainly the perception that Valle Gran Rey (VGR) is now attracting too many visitors - usually referred to as ‘New Agers’ or
‘Neo-hippies’ and mainly German - who aren’t willing or able to spend money on the island. There has been an increase in the number of people camping out on the more remote beaches and who only venture into the towns and villages to buy very basic supplies. Local friends speak very disparagingly of families who come and do nothing but feed their children on plain boiled pasta and little
else. In other words they are doing little to support local businesses’. Another contributor agrees and urges visitors in self-catering apartments to help make themselves feel welcome among the locals: ‘Even if people can’t afford to eat out every night I’m sure it would make a difference if every set of visitors patronised some of the local bars and restaurants just once or twice a week’.
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By Sheila Collis
HOTEL TIGAIGA - THE EARLY YEARS
Green giants
PART I
The hotel has won more Holly prizes for their ecological and quality policies than any other hotel in Spain. The Hotel Tigaiga is celebrating 50 years of their extended family of staff and clients
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very year since 1995 the tourism giant TUI have awarded the top 100 hotels in the world with a Holly prize. The Hotel Tigaiga in Puerto de la Cruz is one of only two hotels in the world and the only one in Spain which has won an award ever y year since its inception – 14 in all, so far. This jewel of a hotel welcomed its first clients in December of 1958 and was inaugurated the following year, this year they are celebrating their golden anniversary. As part of the celebrations they are hosting a special folklore concert with dancing on March 1st which is also open to non-residents but it would be advisable to book. The history of the hotel is basically the histor y of the last three generations of the Talg family starting with Heinz ‘Enrique’ Talg Schulz,
the grandfather of the hotel’s existing directors. Heinz star ted his hotel career as an apprentice waiter at the Hotel Weisser Ross in Lüneburg near his native Horndorf. After the end of the Great War the young man felt the need for new challenges. He started in the Hotel Palace in Madrid, later taking over as manager and leaseholder of the restaurant in the Gran Hotel Peinador in Mondariz in Galicia. Mondariz was a spa town which attracted summer trade but was closed in winter, so he was delighted to accept the offer of leasing the Hotel Quisisiana in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which at the time only opened in the winter season. During the summer season of 1924, his son, Enrique Talg Wyss was born in Vigo to his Swiss mother, Ida Wyss. Following the early death of his mother, the young boy returned to Switzerland to live with her
family, returning to Tenerife after the Civil War. Spaniards had problems pronouncing Heinz, so he took the name Enrique. In 1934 he took over the running of the Hotel Taoro in Puerto de la Cruz, under the ownership of Gustavo Wildpret, taking over the lease after his death. He acquired some land in the Taoro Park which he used for growing plants and flowers, produce for the hotel and even raising pigs at one point, but his agricultural ventures were not a great success. In 1950 he took Spanish nationality and there is a street in Puerto de la Cruz named in his honour. It was here that the ambition of the senior militar y governor of the Canaries intervened in his life. In the post Civil War military dictatorship, General García Escamez had power over the civilians as well as
THE HISTORY OF THE
hotel
IS BASICALLY THE HISTORY OF THE LAST THREE
generations of the Talg family the soldiers in the Islands. He wanted to promote tourism in the Canaries and wanted to play host to General Francisco Franco, but there wasn’t a suitable venue, so he decided to build one – The Hotel Mencey in Santa Cruz. Once it was built he needed someone to run it, he offered it to the leading Spanish hotel chain at the time, HUSA. They were interested, but worried about taking on something so far away from their base
so to make it worthwhile for them, they asked for two further hotels to be included in the deal, the Hotel Santa Catalina in Las Palmas and the Hotel Taoro in Puerto de la Cruz. Enrique was not thrilled with the decision, which left him with a handsome payoff but without a job and with a lot of now useless hotel silver he had bought for the Taoro which was engraved ‘HT’. He took over yet another landmark hotel in Puerto, the Hotel Martiánez. His son, Enrique Talg Wyss had spent the inter vening years learning his trade at the Hotel Taoro, Madrid’s Hotel Palace and then in further establishments in Stockholm, London, Montreux, Saint Moritz and Algeciras before retur ning to the Hotel Martiánez in 1957 as assistant manager. His father decided it was time they built their own hotel and the young man
was given a free hand in it’s planning and building on his father’s agricultural site in the Taoro park. The father was to provide the funding, help locate scarce building supplies and lay the foundations for the stunningly beautiful gardens. Enrique Talg Schulz had been a botany enthusiast all his life, his special interest was in blossoming trees and under the Tinguaro Terrace, exactly as he planned it, is his particular favourite, a tulip tree. The hotel was to be built on a wonderful site, like a balcony hanging over Puerto de la Cruz with views up to Teide, across the Orotava valley and down to the sea and the site inspired a wonderful hotel which started off with a modest 12 bedrooms with en suite baths. They already had the hotel silver ware of course, they just had to come up with a name and various were
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
The hotel is celebrating
50 YEARS OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY OF STAFF & CLIENTS
discussed. Hotel Teide, Talg, Tenerife, Turístico, but in the end they decided on Hotel Tigaiga, a name from Guanche legends which had the ring and musicality they were looking for. It is also the name of an area in Los Realejos and, typically of the family, they forged links with their namesake neighbours which continue to this day. The first guests had to go to the Hotel Martiánez for their
meals as the kitchens were not yet finished but as improvement followed improvement the hotel took shape. Sadly Enrique Senior didn’t live to see it completed, he died of a heart attack in 1962. His son continued working on the hotel, this impulse for constant improvement is what has kept the establishment at the forefront of the accommodation stakes in Tenerife for the last 50 years and will no doubt continue to do so.
In 1963, an extension for 48 double rooms, eight single rooms and a dining room was built (they now have 76 double rooms and seven junior suites). The following year the mammoth task of building the swimming pool got underway. It sits on the edge of the land and sunbathers sit in front of clear windbreaks looking from the pool to the sea and mountains. It was to make history as Puerto’s first heated pool. The sauna in the mini spa, built under the pool also has wonderful views over the town to the sea. Enrique Talg Wyss married Gisela Reineke from the German town of Paderborn in 1964 and in the fullness of time they had three children Ursula, Irene and Enrique. Since the death of
his father the gardens had gone into decline a little, but Doctor Gisela had an abiding interest in plant life, she had originally planned to study pharmacy. Her green fingers soon became evident and she took over the landscape gardening. By the 1970s the fame of the gardens had spread worldwide and attracted plant loving guests to the hotel. There are more palm trees than there are hotel beds and now there is a leaflet available from reception for residents and non-residents to help them find their way around and enjoy the floral opulence and beauty without special guidance. On Gisela’s death she handed over the task to her daughter Ursula who used her photography skills to produce a popular garden catalogue.
Top Hotels specialist magazine featured the gardens in an international photography competition called The Most Beautiful Hotel Gardens in 1999, where they won 10th place in the world. The surroundings now also benefit from the remodelled Parque de La Sortija in front of the hotel which was finished in 2006 and the 3,300 square metre plot of land belonging to the Hotel Taoro which they look after under an agreement with the island council, Jardines Carolina. It is planted with species native to the islands and there is a special experience offered in the, “tickle walk” (paseo de cosquillas) a reflexology route to provide stimulus to various points on their feet, where visitors are encouraged to walk barefoot over grass, volcanic stones,
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wood, pebbles etc. The family were hotel pioneers from the beginning. They were the first hotel in the Canaries to install a telex machine in 1968 and the first to use solar energy in 1982. A particular joy for Enrique Talg Wyss was to put on a rucksack and march over the trails of the Orotava valley showing his guests the hiking tracks. One of his achievements was in having the 345 bus route extended to the Caldera to facilitate access to the hiking trails and park there. He had a great love for and respect of the Islands and thought of himself as tinerfeñan. He was the first hotelier to realise the attraction of the hiking trails for prospective visitors and always strived for them to be kept in good condition and extended. He ser ved as a local councillor, was a member of the Lions, Rotary and Tourist initiative centre and was simply a charming man who took great pleasure in listening to others and to making worthwhile things happen. On his 80th birthday he handed over ownership and management of the hotel to his three children. *Part II the story of Ursula, Irene and Enrique in the next edition.
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CRUEL SPORT
Hot stuff
Cock-fighting controversy
Lanzarote charm offensive
Lanzarote’s 2008 temperatures Lanzarote’s charm of fensive to attract visitors continued with the publication by the island’s Cabildo of the local weather statistics for last year. As the rest of the country and many parts of Europe were caught in the big chill throughout Januar y and much of February, the corporation reminded ever yone in a press release that the average temperature on Lanzarote throughout last year was almost 22ºC.
The so-called sport is banned in most parts of Spain, but not here
Controversy has resurfaced over cock-fighting in the Canaries following media coverage of several cases of animal cruelty, including the arrest of a Tenerife man for killing his sick horse with a hammer. Several newspapers here and in the rest of Spain have drawn attention to the con-
tradiction between the stringent application of anti-cruelty legislation in the case of some animals and the blind eye turned to the popular sport of cock-fighting, which is still legal in the Canaries but is banned in almost every other part of he country. Canarian MP Miguel Pérez Camacho, who tried unsuccessfully to have the sport
banned back in the 1990s, is willing to take up the issue again in Parliament but fears he will have little support. “This is a cruel, barbaric sport which ill becomes a developed region like the Canaries” said the MP in an interview with the La Opinión daily, which gave cock-fighting prominent coverage under the heading ‘Cruelty or
Tradition’ and reported on the suffering of birds used in an event in Santa Cruz. The paper also criticised the Canarian government for flouting its own legislation, which bars the authorities from organising or promoting fights, by including cockfighting as part of the official events marking Canaries Day on 30 May every year.
Even the coldest month of December posted an average of 17.9ºC, while the warmest was August with a temperature of almost 26ºC, according to readings from local weather stations. The Cabildo admits that rain fell on 48 days of the year, an unusually high number, with October par ticularly ‘bad’ (12 days). December saw the heaviest falls while June, July and August did not see a single day of rain between them.
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GRANADILLA PORT
Worst job creation project
Controversy continues over the Granadilla port project
Critics of the new port in Granadilla, where work got underway in mid-February after the last of the environmental legislation hurdles was cleared, say the project is the “worst possible” in terms of job creation, particular
ly in the light of the current crisis. The IUC party has published figures showing that the cost per employee of the controversial port is much higher than other public works projects locally and it recommends that the plans should be shelved for the
time being. According to the party, 45 jobs will be created initially by the construction of the jetty, which will cost 112 million euros over four years. “That works out at 622,000 euros per job, 15 times more than the 40,000 euros per job being spent on infrastructure improvements in Adeje, which give work to 112 people” said an IUC spokesman. The party has also revealed details of a study showing that, once operational, the port in Granadilla, which is designed to ease the congestion in the island’s main port in Santa Cruz, could be out of action for up to 116 days a year due to the high winds that blow in the area.
Felipe Campos
Arona crusade continues
Felipe Campos, (r) pictured here with Santa Cruz deputy mayor Ángel Llanos
One of Tenerife’s most feared lawyers has fulfilled his vow to highlight corruption cases in Arona town hall. Felipe Campos, who in the past few years has blighted the lives of politicians and civil servants
in various parts of the island by taking up complaints from people ranging from residents affected by carnival noise to others aggrieved at unlicensed nightspots on their doorstep, has called on the government to dissolve the council and appoint
administrators following the latest allegations of corruption. He has provided a judge who is investigating mass-scale irregularities in Arona with taped conversations which, he says, appear to show the town’s mayor confessing to interference in planning decisions. Campos has compiled a dossier of 50 cases where planning permission for lucrative developments was granted by Arona council despite opinions to the contrary by the corporation’s own legal department. The stream of headlines relating to the accusations has prompted the town’s mayor to threaten his own legal action against the lawyer for slander and for tarnishing Arona’s image. A council spokesman described Campos as a “self-styled crusader who is acting on behalf of hidden interests”.
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the gang which included Romanians and Spaniards. According to police the victims were advised to pay up to 3,000 euros every month, depending on their takings, in order to be “left alone” and to avoid potential problems, including the burning of the premises. Police were alerted to
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There is an increasing need for well qualified lifeguards in the islands which is why Siam Park has opened its own official lifeguard school. The first course opens in March in the recently opened water theme park and includes all aspects related to preventing accidents in the water and how to act in emergency situations. Students must be a minimum of 16 years old and have completed the minimum school education level (E.S.O.) or its European equivalents. The classes will be in the afternoons and passes are required in all subjects to complete the course. Topics to be covered during the 100 hours of theory and practice include the role of a lifeguard in preventing accidents, reanimation, handling injuries, rescue and treatment of victims’ injuries and the most common water accidents. The head of the course is Mariano Alarcón who has over 10 years of experience
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The Lions Club Tenerife Sur have announced details of the holidays they arrange each year for the physically, mentally handicapped or under privileged children which are now fully organised. There will be a group of Tenerife children, partly selected by Social Services, local clergy and a head school teacher who know which children would most benefit from a holiday. These 30 children will fly from Tenerife on 28th June to Gatwick and then by coach to the Combehaven Holiday Camp in Hastings in Sussex. The cost of these flights and all accommodation has been met from the Lions Club Charity Fund, however some of the costs incurred in the UK will be funded by local
Lions Clubs in that area. There will be a group of 36 children and carers arriving in Tenerife from the UK on the 1st May for 14 days. They will be staying at the Princesa Dácil Hotel in Los Cristianos. The Lions will be providing all the usual trips out and visits to the local attractions such as the Loro Parque, the Medieval Castle, whale and dolphin watching trips, bowling competitions and the Aqua Park. Interspersed with the organised outings will be plenty of beach days and days where the children can do their own thing visiting the local markets for shopping always goes down well. The Lions will also host a family day where children and carers or parents from the south of Tenerife orphanages are invited along to enjoy
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Adeje Agromercado
TENERIFE SOUTH
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THOR HEYERDAHL
Norwegian frigate launched The frigate, the F-314, travels the waters again.
The new Agromercado, situated across the road from Makro in Adeje, is more than just a sales point for local produce: already the local council have been running a series of agricultural based courses in the building aimed at local farmers and producers. According to agriculture councillor Elena Fumero Álvarez, the new installations will be used as a centre for the “development of educational programmes, activities and linked events for the sector, thus making the centre a multi-use recourse for these and other related activities.” Some of the courses already underway are designed to show “agricultural personnel and farmers the basics they need to be
more competitive in the market place”. Rural workers are being shown the norms of the agricultural market place and the importance of logging their daily activities to improve the production process as well as guaranteeing the quality of the food produced for sale and consumption. The courses, run in conjunction with the Guía de Isora department of agriculture, are developed by professionals with experience in the field, working with a total of 60 students. In this way, added Fumero Álvarez, “we can guarantee the sale of fresh local goods that have been grown or produced by our farmers, bee keepers, grape growers, cheese makers and artisans among others”.
For the many who have an interest in the world of explorers and their fascinating findings, and for those who have visited the stepped pyramids at Güímar in Tenerife, the name Thor Heyerdahl is well known. Now he travels the waters again, since the launch of the Norwegian Navy’s newest frigate, the Thor Heyerdahl, on February 11th. The frigate, the F-314, was built at the Fene- Ferrol shipyard Navantia, and attending the official ceremony were the legendary explorer’s great granddaughter Elisabeth Heyerdahl Lampe, and General Trond Karlsen from the Royal Norwegian Navy. Heyerdahl died in 2002 aged 87. While Heyerdahl’s newer converts came to know him through his belief in the existence of the Güímar pyramids and the development of the Piramides de Güímar Ethno-
Photo: Navantia
Farming courses
The new frigate, built by the Navantia shipyard
graphic Park, he was already famous for his theories on inter-continental travel. In the Kon-Tiki Expedition, Heyerdahl and five fellow adventurers went to Peru, where they constructed a pae-pae raft from balsa wood and other native materials, a raft
that they called the KonTiki. The Kon-Tiki expedition was inspired by old reports and drawings made by the Spanish Conquistadores of Inca rafts, and by native legends and archaeological evidence suggesting contact between South America and
Polynesia. After a 101 day, 8,000 km journey they landed on the Tuamotu Islands on August 7th 1947 proving the trip would have been possible. It is more than appropriate that his memory is now enshrined in a sea-going vessel.
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BUENAVISTA DEL NORTE
Nepotism
The family firm The court in Icod has spent the last two years trying to unravel alleged cor r uption involving the previous mayor, Juan José Dorta, and his team. In the latest episode in this ongoing saga it has been revealed that the council secretar y sent a document to the cour t showing that a family member of the then urban development
councillor was contracted illegally. The allegation is that a personal favour was granted when there were nine other people to whom that particular job should have been offered first. However minor a problem this might seem it is just one of a growing list of accusations, which include illegal property dealings.
Underage migrants
New youth centre Due to the continued flow of illegal child migrants from Africa the regional government is opening more youth centres designed especially to provide shelter and education for them. Underage child migrants automatically become wards of the regional government under current Spanish law and the numbers arriving in cayucos have swamped the cur rent facilities, which were far from ideal in the first place, making it essential that new homes
were built. The last of this kind of 30 temporary hostels opened at the end of February in La Orotava with room for 40 youths who have survived the risky crossing from the west coast of Africa. The main reason for needing extra centres is because the central government has now put a stop to transferring immigrant youths to the mainland. However, despite the number of centres being made available they still can’t cope with the number of migrants coming in.
Five star accommodation A new hotel close to Buenavista’s golf course is due to open at the end of the year. Backed by a mixed finance group of public and private capital including the Cabildo, the total investment so far is over 27.6 million euros. It is hoped that once open the hotel will revitalise the economy of the area and boost the gastronomy, bodegas and the local fiestas and traditions. It is the first five star hotel to be built in the Isla Baja area which is made up of El Tanque, Garachico, Los Silos and Buenavista. The hotel will have 117 bedrooms and a spa and its privileged location in the middle of an unspoilt natural area will mean that guests can enjoy golf, exercise and relaxation in prime conditions. It is being built in Canarian style within 14,000 square metres of land in an area known as Hacienda La Fuente, the site of the home of the late and last Conde de Siete Fuentes. The Vincci hotel group, which has am-
Island President Ricardo Melchior (left) on a recent visit to the new hotel
ple experience of running luxury hotels and establishments linked to golf courses will be taking charge of the management of the new facility. The hotel is expected to give direct employment to around a hundred people. However it is to be hoped that the same error
is not made that occurred when employing people for the golf course, also a mixed finance arrangement. Well before the jobs were advertised a list of those to be employed was made public and signed by a notary, making the subsequent interviews and ability tests a complete
farce. Whilst employing local people for local jobs has to be applauded, especially given the paucity of work in the area, in the long run the enterprises and the area will only benefit if the best people for the jobs are selected and not simply those whose faces fit.
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TENERIFE
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MIGUEL ZEROLO
Calls for mayor to resign The mayor of Santa Cruz should step down to prevent further damage to the city’s image, say opposition councillors. Following the news that Miguel Zerolo faces another charge (bribery) in the longrunning Las Teresitas in-
vestigation, the PSOE party says it is time for him to do the honourable thing and resign. Zerolo spent several hours recently being quizzed by the anti-corruption judge investigating the council’s purchase of land at the beach from well-known
Local abduction
developers. The transaction cost the corporation over 50 million euros because lower valuations of the land, including one by Santa Cruz’s own surveyors, were ignored by senior officials. The company that received the money had paid just a fraction of the sale price when it bought up the land several years earlier, ahead Calls for Zerolo to step down
Express kidnaps reach Tenerife The so-called express kidnaps common in many countries of South America appear to have arrived in Tenerife. Police in La Laguna say the abduction of a local businessman recently had all the hallmarks of speedy kidnaps in countries like Venezuela and Colombia, where they have become a daily occurrence and have prompted many prominent company bosses to hire private security. In the La Laguna incident the owner of a bottled gas supplier was
snatched at gunpoint as he arrived for work in the Las Mercedes district outside the city. His family were contacted by phone and ordered to bring the ransom to a secluded spot, where the kidnappers were waiting. On receiving the money, thought to be around 6,000 euros in cash and jewels, the kidnappers told the family where they could find their victim, who was located tied to a tree a short distance away. Police say he was unharmed but badly shaken by the experience.
TEA
Penrose on show
Penrose’s works on show at the TEA
An exhibition of the works of British surrealist Sir Roland Penrose along with photographs of the artist during visits to Tenerife, is currently on show at the TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, in Santa Cruz, under the title Mirar de Reojo, Roland Penrose y el surrealismo. Penrose was the one of the founders of British surrealism, and as well as his works as a painter and sculptor wrote and edited specialist publications and worked to promote the arts throughout Europe. He spent much time in Spain and in Tenerife and
was friends with Oscar Domínguez and Eduardo Westerdahl, and was integral in the inauguration of the I International Sculpture Exhibition in Santa Cruz in 1973, along with Joan Miró, José Luis Sert and Westerdahl. At the opening of the exhibition his son Anthony spoke of his father’s love of the island of Tenerife and how he always felt at home here. Also present were the artist’s grandson Josh and the exhibition organiser Catherine Slusher. Mirar de Reojo, Roland Penrose y el surrealismo runs unitl May 24th.
of a controversial decision to reclassify it and allow it to be used for building. Zerolo and several colleagues face a string of charges, including misuse of public funds and now taking bribes as public officials. The PSOE says Zerolo’s resignation would take Santa Cruz out of the current negative publicity limelight and allow the city to concentrate on more positive issues.
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SLICK SALESMANSHIP
Imported thuggery
Camera con?
Six warehouses in Las Chafiras were hit in one day
LONG TIME VISITORS TO TENERIFE FELL FOR WHAT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK
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ros and 581 pounds sterling for a camera that apparently doesn’t always do everything the salesmen say it will. Our couple went back to the shop after they had investigated the camera online but they were refused a refund. The note on the
Police in Tenerife have arrested a gang of Eastern Europeans behind over 40 robberies and break-ins in industrial warehouses on the island and in La Palma. Nine people in all, from countries such as Albania, Kosovo, Slovakia and Romania, were detained in swoops carried out in Puerto de la Cruz and other parts of Tenerife. Police say the gang was highly dangerous and had detailed knowledge of sophisticated alarm systems. It raided six warehouses on a single day in Las Chafiras. A machine gun and bullet proof jackets were also seized during the arrests.
St Valentine’s celebration The wives of Parque Santiago I were treated to a lunch out by their spouses
Love and lunch Romance is certainly not dead in Parque Santiago I, Las Américas as 30 female residents were treated to a wonderful St Valentine’s Day lunch by their spouses. There was music, dancing and a great singalong, which was enjoyed by all and a lovely gift for the ladies at the end of the event. The El Dornajo restaurant in La Sabinita excelled themselves food-wise and with Kris Richards on keyboards the meal was followed by a good old knees up. Thanks to Irene and Peter Crane for organising the event.
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It’s not a brand we know, so we won’t make any comment on the standard of the camera, however the methods that have been used to sell it seem consistently dodgy to say the least. The list of people on the website unbeatable.co.uk complaining about the camera and how they were persuaded to buy it seems endless. The problem is not limited to Tenerife either, the website lists cases in Lanzarote and even in Benidorm in the Spanish peninsula, with people paying between 150 eu-
till, ‘no exchange no refund, price differences from internet or other shops will not be compensated’ should have been a clue as to the type of business they were dealing with. The fact that they asked when the couple were going back and looked worried when they found out they were still going to be here for another four weeks, should have been another. It’s uncertain what the authorities can do, after all the salesmen are not actually doing anything more than a very slick sales job. If the camera doesn’t live up to the verbal promises the salesmen make, you cannot prove what was said at the consumer office and make a claim to get your cash back. However these get rich quick cheats are spoiling the name of all the traders in the areas where they operate and affecting the satisfaction level of our tourists. We have printed warnings before about similar schemes. If you are offered an item with a similar name to a named brand such as this, or something from a shop with a UK high street shop name, check on the internet to see if the brand is really known or if the UK shop has branches in your holiday area. Remember, if something seems too good to be true, it’s probably a con.
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Long time visitors to Tenerife, Mr and Mrs D. came in to see us recently looking rather sheepish after falling victim to a rather slick salesman. The couple were very embarrassed about falling for what is one of the oldest tricks in the book, but they are not alone. “It leaves a nasty taste in your mouth,” explained Mr D., “we’ve been coming to Tenerife for four or five weeks every year for about ten years and it makes you feel like not coming back again. We feel as if we’ve been conned.” Walking along the beachfront in the south of the island they were offered a ‘too good to be true’ bargain by a man standing inside a shop doorway - a camcorder for 10 euros. “We’ve just opened and this is a special offer,” they were told. They were actually looking to buy a camcorder and although they didn’t expect much for the money, they thought, “what have we got to lose?” Once inside the shop the salesman told them they didn’t have a pin and code machine yet and filled out the old fashioned sales slip for their credit card. He then began to skillfully run down the camera they were about to buy, explaining all the problems, cost of maintenance etc. and, blinding them with science, eventually sold them a Sharpixel camera for over 250 euros.
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PUERTO POLITICS
Let them ride the storm The main opposition party at the council in Puerto de la Cruz, led by Marcos Brito, has again made assurances that it will allow the current socialist mayor, Lola Pardrón, to govern the town until the 2011 elections. Marcos Brito is clearly an experienced and cunning politician. He is also well advised. He could easily call for a motion of no confidence against the
council and probably win it. However he does not want to be seen to be in a hurry to regain power and neither does he want to be in government while the economic crisis deepens. Like any sensible politician, although he can’t admit it, he would rather let the socialists ride the storm. At the same time, although the conservative PP leader, Eva Navarro, keeps hinting at a possible pact of no aggression between the
socialists and nationalists, with whom she participated in two failed alliances, Brito has criticised the socialist’s poor government. He accused them of being inefficient, of inept management and of using too much propaganda to boast about projects which aren’t even theirs. He thinks the town has not progressed at all since the socialists took over. The only good point, as far as his party are concerned is that since the
governing group dumped their ally, Eva Navarro, life at the council has become somewhat pleasanter. The socialists immediately defended their record saying that they have begun to revive the town as a tourist resort after years of stagnation thanks to what they believe is their efficient mayor who has managed to speed up the new port project. It is claimed however that she has to be grateful to
News in Brief
Brito’s party for helping her negotiate with the regional government over the port. The two groups have forgotten their differences and have agreed to find a consensus. The result has been immediate. Marcos Brito and deputy mayor, Jaime Coello, are approaching the government together. It is possibly the only way any real progress on the matter will ever be made. The sad thing, now that differences are finally being shelved for the sake of Puerto’s future, is that as a result of the economic crisis, the government may not have any money to spend. Nevertheless the construction of the port would be an ideal opportunity to create public works employment.
Stray pets
Dogs have a home
Crash survivors don’t remember
THE COUNCIL IN LA OROTAVA HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH APANOT, AN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN THE NOR THWEST OF TENERIFE, FOR THEM TO LOOK AFTER STRAY DOGS PICKED UP IN THE TOWN.
A month has passed since their light plane crashed into the hillside above La Orotava and the three survivors are still recovering from their injuries in hospital. The pilot’s 27 year old brother, David Martin, speaking from his hospital bed, said none of them could remember anything of what happened when the plane went down. All he can recall is that his brother, Carlos, who was getting over his injuries fastest, had begun to descend, presumably to approach the airport, through very dense cloud. He could not remember what happened next
After the forced closure of the Punta Brava animal shelter last October, the valley was left without a facility to house new stray animals. The council will be responsible for collecting dogs and taking them to the association’s 5,000 square metre plot near Icod. In return APANOT will receive a donation of 6,000 euros towards the dog pound. Stray dogs kept at the police station in La Orotava have already been taken by the association as part of the agreement.
Accident amnesia
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and thinks he must have been unconscious for a while. He remembers feeling very cold when he came a round and that he could hear the rescue helicopter hovering above them. The pilot couldn’t remember anything and David’s girlfriend, the other passenger, was struggling to get over a lung affected by crushed ribs. Investigators have not made it clear what caused the accident but it is thought to have been due to poor visibility and pilot error. David remembers hearing the rescue helicopter
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News in Brief Loro Parque
Kids learn about gorillas CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER SPAIN ARE TAKING PAR T IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE COURSE HOSTED BY THE LORO PARQUE FOUNDATION IN PUER TO DE LA CRUZ, BASED ON THE HABITS OF GORILLAS.
The aim of the course is to make young people more aware about the urgent need for protecting endangered species by exploring their natural habitats and learning about what they eat and how they behave. Biologists at Loro Parque, which is much more than a magnificent animal park and specialises in animal care, investigation and breeding, give this course during which kids are invited to participate by asking questions and giving their opinions. The free courses are part of a series of educational activities hosted by Loro Parque aimed at teaching children about environmental and animal concerns. Similar courses have already been provided for schools in the Canary Islands.
LA OROTAVA COURT
Drug gang investigated Columbian immigrants, suspected of drug related activities, are being investigated by a court in La Orotava. It is already well known that the Canary Islands have been used for many years as a convenient stepping stone to Europe by drug dealers and it is thought they have also been using the islands to distribute massive amounts of cocaine and other drugs into the Spanish
peninsula and Europe by using container ships entering Spanish ports. Investigations have also led the police to the airport at Vigo, in the northwest of the Spanish peninsula, where they believe private jets, disguised as diplomatic flights from several African countries, have been introducing cocaine from the Columbian cartel’s warehouses in western Africa. According to a newspaper in Vigo the police investiga-
tors also discovered that one of their own men, a deputy security chief at the airport, had been acting as link man between the Columbians and a trafficker in Madrid. Investigations have also led police to other major cities like Valencia and Barcelona. The court has also uncovered a tobacco smuggling ring which involved corrupt members of the police force, sailors aboard a ship and dock workers.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The island’s assassins The Canary Island Patriotic Front is a minority nationalist group which has been simmering in the background for a number of years. Like other independence seekers it finds the current economic crisis an ideal situation to attract new devotees and in a recent letter printed in the local press, the groups’ president made quite clear, not only his firm belief that the Canary Islands would be better off being independent from Spain, but also that the Front blames private building firms, aided and abetted by corrupt politicians for the current state of the islands in
terms of overdevelopment and abandoned agriculture. He makes no effort to hide his opinion that the assassins of the islands’ agriculture are the same as those who have permitted or participated in the devastating development of fertile lands and beautiful valleys once covered in productive fields and banana plantations. In fact it is a similar view held by a growing number of people and the steep decline of the construction industry has led even the most progressive politician to suddenly become a keen preserver of the countryside after reaping the benefits of years of
hungry, money-making development. However, the trend now, or the progressive thing to do, appears to be to be an environmentalist. Although it doesn’t pay in terms of rapid profits, many now listen to the warnings which have been issued for years – that overdevelopment, the consequent deterioration of the countryside, of virgin coastal regions and fertile farming land with constant building projects and more roads, has gradually been putting visitors off these islands, especially those who like to spend a bit of money.
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Chinese Astrology
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he legend says, that one day Buddha called all the animals of the jungle to get advice. Twelve different animals followed Buddha’s call and one after another appeared. First the smart rat came along and is therefore the first animal sign of the zodiac followed by ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
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Your Chinese horoscope Rat (1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008) Academic luck is strong for you this month therefore it‘s a good idea to involve yourself in taking up a new study or skill. On the down side, if you are in a position of power in the workplace you may find your employees leaving and this in turn causes some problems for your company.
Ox (1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009) Your wealth luck is strong this month so work extra hard to achieve strong gains throughout February! On the downside, you may possibly offend those around you due to rough or careless speech. Be mindful of your tongue and you will do wonderfully. Tiger (1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998) There‘s a chance you will spend more than necessary this month, but you can control this by avoiding all types of frivolous expenditure. It‘s also a bad period for investments so don‘t start thinking stocks and shares just now.
Rabbit (1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999) The Rabbit‘s luck is fair for the rest of the month, but your temper may be on the short end now and this may lead to all kinds of issues such as making important people angry. Just control your temper and be super-patient this month and you will do well.
Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000) If you‘re in need, seek the assistance of those in power. These people will help you and give you a strong footing for your endeavours this month! Make sure that you take enough time to explain why you need support.
Snake (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001) You may not be able to make as much money as you wish for the time being. Keep your chin up anyway and turn to those who are higher up the ladder - these people may be able to help you. Avoid any kind of high-risk investments this month.
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Horse (1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002) Your career prospects are fair this month but you should improve your working environment - redecorating your business or working premises is auspicious for you now. Avoid giving out any kind of personal advice this month.
Sheep (1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) These weeks see the Sheep experiencing a little pressure from all sides and in turn you will feel pushed or forced into a situation that does not bode well for you! Avoid the pressure to conform and instead take your time to resolve any problems you may have this month.
Monkey (1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004) General luck is on a high for the Monkey now, but you may offend with your quick tongue and hot temper! Curb the urge to lash out, and instead project an amenable nature at all times to be on the safe side. Rooster (1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005) Progress is fantastic for the Rooster this month, therefore it‘s an auspicious period to kick off any new endeavours. Aside from this, the clever Rooster who gains the attention of superiors will receive recognition and even a promotion of sorts at work!
Dog (1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006) Dog, the last days of February are an auspicious time for you. Your progress is very good and furthermore you can receive the aid of your superiors if need be! However, you should take good care of your finances and avoid making risky investments.
Pig (1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007) Though your fortune is quite good during this time, it may be a hectic period for you and there is a chance of health issues that plague you throughout the rest of the month. Stock up on nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables, and remember to hydrate well. The Chinese solar year starts around February 4. If your birthday is in January or at the beginning of February, your Chinese animal sign belongs to the year before. For example, 27.1.1967 still belongs to the year of the horse.
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YOUR OPININION
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Vox Populi
Letters editorial@ic-news.com
To All My Friends Dear Editor
I
have lived in Tenerife for 25 years and I am just another victim of this so called ‘Credit Crunch’, so I am leaving the island quietly, but with great sadness. I cannot believe that I am going, nor can anyone else who knows. This has been my life for so long and with the many friends I have made, I have had lots of laughs and lots of fun with you all. I would like to say a special thank you to Val Simpson for all the help she has given me over the years, and also to Angie Mowberry for all her help in making my leaving as painless as possible. Also Anthony Scott, and his wife Carla, and Dawn and Alec Cetrolio,
who have been very good friends to me. Also thanks to Steve Smith for my earlier years of laughter with him. I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Mitch Mitchell for being my close friend for eight years. I would like to list all the friends who have made my time in Tenerife so happy, but there are too many to name, but you all know who you are. I have many memories of you all, and thank you all so much for the memories. So goodbye to you all, keep yourselves well,
Dear Editor
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Environment or job creation?
Sincerely yours, Margaret Br yant
Mobile murder see that the latest trick that awfully rude man Michael O’Lear y of R yanair has introduced to screw cash out of the passengers is to make it possible for people to use their mobile phones in the air. Long distance trains were a nightmare for those of us who want to journey in peace until mobile-less coaches were installed. The mindless drivel of those who are unable to make a trip to the loo without ringing 20
IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS, WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT:
friends and informing them of the fact can drive you mad. And why is it that those same brainless individuals normally have such a penetrating nasal whine? Now the last bastion of peaceful transport would seem set to fall. O’Lear y’s answer is the same as always, if you don’t like it use another airline. Thank you for your advice Mr O’Leary, I will.
Yaiza,
Diego Miguel,
EL MÉDANO
GRANADILLA
It is important to create jobs, but on the other hand we live from the tourism and people visit Tenerife because of the nature. If we destroy the nature we may lose tourists which means less jobs in our main industry. On one side we generate jobs, but on the other we destroy them.
I think that the port won’t create many jobs. There are so many unemployed people on the island and the port with its small number of jobs won’t eliminate this high unemployment. Also, the construction companies come from the mainland and bring their staff with them, so we Tinerfeños won’t profit from the new jobs.
María Dolores,
Rocio,
EL MÉDANO
EL MÉDANO
Job creation is more important. We cannot walk backwards, unemployment is obvious and we have to do everything to give people work.
It is important to create jobs, but at the same time to respect the environment. I hope that the necessary measures will be taken to protect it.
José,
Sergio,
LAS CHAFIRAS
LAS CHAFIRAS
It is absolutely necessary to create the jobs, we need employment.
The environment has priority. The few jobs that the port may create will hardly compensate for the existing high unemployment rate. This item has to be solved by politicians. Some people may have work for a short while, but at the public expense. Taking the long-term view the risks (for the environment) exceed the benefit.
Sincerely, Carol Scart
One man’s fun… Dear Editor
Last year’s leftovers in Puerto de la Cruz
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arnival season again and whilst some people are looking out their fishnets and false eyelashes, some of us are battening down hatches. It isn’t only that the same sites seem to be chosen each year to hold the various events, in many cases there are no alternatives and most of us who bought in these areas were aware of the annual bean feasts so can’t later complain, but every year the loudspeakers get bigger and louder and the partygoers seem to get drunker and dirtier. I can cope with the noise, earplugs help, and the various town hall
cleaning services do what they can but they just can’t cope with it all with the resources they have. I am sincerely tired of cleaning up the spilt drinks and less salubrious remains of the party goers off my doorstep. In other areas of the country, such as Valencia, the streets are sparkling the day after the night before. I would suggest if they can’t manage to do the same here, the number of party days should be cut down until the resources they have available to clean up match the mess that is likely to be left on a daily basis. Regards, E. Forsy
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German OAP killer
Follow US lead
A German woman wanted in her home countr y in connection with the deaths of several elderly people has been arrested as she tried to flee Gran Canaria for Italy. The 59-year-old was detained as she was about to board a plane at Gran Canaria airport after background checks confirmed she was the woman being hunted in Spain since she disappeared last
The mayor of Las Palmas wants Spain’s justice minister to resign The mayor of Las Palmas has triggered a major row within his own party by urging Spain’s justice minister to resign following revelations that he spent the day hunting with a top judge on the eve of arrests of several people linked to the opposition Popular Party. The government has insisted all along that it has not been involved in any way in the decisions taken by judge Baltasar Garzón, who is investigating alleged corruption by a group of influential figures close to the PP. However, a newspaper has published details of a hunting trip between the judge and the minister shortly before the swoops.
The government is under increasing pressure to act after one of its most senior party figures, Jerónimo Saavedra, who is a former cabinet member and now mayor of Las Palmas, publicly called on the justice minister to step down. “In the United States, Obama had to withdraw nominations for key posts due to the possibility that the nominees had skeletons in the cupboard but this is not happening here” insisted Saavedra, whose remarks have given the PP a powerful weapon in its bid to have Garzón removed from the case.
Bank accounts to be examined
The remarks have spurred the PP to call for Garzón to be removed from the case
Gran Canaria’s Eluana Eluana Englaro dilemma has caused a major rift in national politics Silveria speaks to him for hours every day and has devoted her life to him since the crash, even sleeping beside him at night. Felix receives his food through a tube and doctors hold little, if any, hope that he will ever regain consciousness at this late stage. Undeterred, Silveria continues to pray for his recovery and asks God to keep her in good health so she can continue to nurse him. The news from Italy that Eluana Englaro died days after her family decided to withdraw her food and
month from her home city. Police say she is believed to have killed a number of OAPs whom she befriended in order to con them out of their money. Repor ts from Germany say in some cases she burned their bodies to destroy the evidence. When arrested she was car r ying several passpor ts in dif ferent names. She had also changed her appearance to avoid detection.
Soria investigation
COMA CASE
The massive worldwide publicity given to the case of Italian woman Eluana Englaro, whose 17-year coma dilemma caused a major rift in national politics, has served to bring media attention to an even longer coma case in the Canaries. Felix Alonso has been cared for at home by his elderly mother for nearly 43 years since he fell into a coma after a motorbike accident in March 1966. Now aged 64, he does not respond in any way to stimulation but his mother
Arrested in Gran Canaria
medication (before prime minister Silvio Berlusconi could pass emergency legislation to keep her alive despite her parents’ wishes) has not gone down well with this long-suffering Gran Canaria mother. In an interview with the Canarias 7 newspaper she said that the mere mention of euthanasia, active or passive, “turns her stomach” and she will not throw in the towel as long as she is still alive and can rely on the support of her two other sons, who are both doctors, to tend Felix at home.
Police have been given per mission to examine bank accounts held by the vicepresident of the Canarian government José Manuel Soria and his wife as part of the ongoing investigation into whether Soria received free holidays from a prominent businessman. The vice-president, who is also the region’s
finance minister, insists he paid for his trips out of his own money but the judge investigating allegations that he intervened to help the now deceased Bjor n Lyng clear red tape for major holiday complexes wants proof of the payments. Permission has been given to probe movements during recent years in 16 accounts held by Soria and his wife.
Calendar girl
Red faces
Eluana Englaro died a few days after her feeding tubes were removed
Revelations that this year’s Las Palmas Carnival Queen posed nude for a calendar have embarrassed the Organisers. Carmen Murias lifted the crown on the televised Gala but the win has been tarnished by controversy over the calendar. The shots were taken for the 2009 calendar by final year stu-
dents at the university’s School of Medicine to raise money for a holiday on completion of their studies in June. Carmen, who has modelling experience, is the pin-up for the month of August and the students hope the publicity will lead to a rush to buy the calendar. The new Carnival Queen preferred not to comment on the photos.
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By Barbara Belt
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FARMING
Grow your own Regional government agencies are trying to regenerate farming in La Gomera. Fify thousand square metres of overgrown agricultural land has been cleared by regional government agencies in a new drive to regenerate farming in La Gomera. The Island’s Plan de Medianías office, financed by regional government, subcontracted Gesplan to organise work crews throughout the island, with a view to clearing abandoned fincas (farms or smallholdings) of all sizes. Work crews have so far cleared fifteen thousand square metres in both Alajeró and Vallehermoso, ten thousand in San Sebastián, seven thousand in Valle Gran Rey and three thousand in Hermigua. The
list of applications for clearing is long and the work will continue throughout this year. Finca owners applying for their land to be cleared are required to guarantee that cleared land will be maintained clear and, importantly, planted with crops or fruit trees, thus ensuring that abandoned farmland is used and irrigated again. The scheme comes not a moment too soon. Some seventy-five per cent of previously used agricultural land, much of it situated on painstakingly terraced and dry-walled land, is now abandoned. Farmland that once supported a population of nearly forty thousand now
lies idle while trucks roll in from Tenerife full of imported produce, although the island’s population is now only twenty-two thousand. The logic of eating a vegetable grown in another country that has been harvested, packed, chilled, trucked and then shipped to Tenerife; unloaded, then trucked and shipped to La Gomera and trucked on across the island to a supermarket,
We have great resources FOR PRODUCING THE FOOD WE EAT
would baffle previous generations. They may not have known what a carbon footprint was, but they would surely have told us our way
makes no sense. We have better resources now than ever before for producing a lot of the food we eat, right here in the Canary Islands. Rich volcanic soil, two planting seasons and harvests a year, diverse micro-climates, benign weather and-generally-sufficient water, make for hard to beat, excellent conditions for agriculture and farming. There are several similar initiatives on the go throughout the islands at present and they are obviously a ‘Good Thing’. Local town halls should be able to provide information on help available for anyone wishing to turn unproductive land into growing space. In the absence of such a scheme near you, try the traditional Canarian way and invite family members or friends to take it in turns to help you and each other. Either way, it’s time to grow our own.
Los Abuelos A new island council committee has been set up to deal exclusively with La Gomera’s growing number of elderly islanders. The Consejo Insular de Mayores was recently launched by Cabildo head, Casimiro Curbelo and Social Affairs head Ventura del Carmen Rodríguez. Curbelo explained that the committee is comprised of representatives from the island’s municipal councils, the Cabildo, pensioners’ associations and old people’s homes. The new committee is a result of an initiative taken last year, when a meeting was held between representatives of the island’s seven pensioners’ associations and politicians. No such coordinating body existed on the island, although they are now common throughout
Elderly islanders A new council committee has been set up to deal with La Gomera’s elderly islanders. the Canaries, and local associations were anxious about this apparent lack of interest in their concerns. Ventura del Carmen Rodríguez stressed the importance of listening to the elderly. “There is concern amongst the older islanders that there should be adequate provision made for everyone to receive help and care at home, where necessary. They want more care and nursing homes to be established, so that nobody needs to worry about how to manage when least able to.” More than three hundred
elderly people are at present waiting for a place in homes for the elderly. A new facility at Alajeró will soon be finished, and a new centre to replace the present, outgrown premises in San Sebastián is projected. The Cabildo is also pushing for new homes in Valle Gran Rey, Agulo and Chipude. On an island where elderly people often find themselves unable to leave the house and fend for themselves because of the steep steps and the climb involved in doing so, there are special problems when mobility is impaired. Many abuelos (grandpar-
ents) become prematurely isolated. Whilst able to easily walk, carry and maintain independence in flat areas, there is no chance of negotiating the hundreds of steps up the island’s steeply sided valleys once knees and hips become troublesome. An extensive home help service deals with such cases, but it would surely be preferable to build special units of housing for the elderly in flat, coastal areas where walking to the shops is an easy, sociable stroll and the outside world in general is not only accessible by means of an impossibly steep climb.
The new committee is there to help the growing number of elderly Gomeros
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Fewer tourists Tinerfeñan island council president, Ricardo Melchior, has called into question statistics produced recently by the Canarian Regional Government.
T
he Government figures show 33,868 less nonSpanish tourists visiting Tenerife in Januar y this year in comparison with the same month in 2008, a drop of 10.43 per cent. Overall 56,760 less tourists flew into the Canaries, a downturn of 6.75 per cent. Tenerife continues to be the most popular island with 290,836 foreign visitors, followed by Gran Canaria which just topped the quarter million with 256,501 tourists, a drop for them of 1.46 per cent. Lanzarote lost 12.33 per cent of their visitors, Fuerteventura 1.11 per cent and La Palma 9.87 per cent. The most worrying trend for the Islands is the downturn in the British market which in Tenerife was down by almost 18,000 visitors, a fall of 13.82 per cent on the month, and 15.03 per cent in the whole of the Canaries with over 40,000 less British tourists. Regional Government Tourism Minister, Rita Martín underlined their success in other markets with an increase in tourists from Austria, Russia and Finland of 7.7, 4.45 and 7.66 per cent, however all together from all three countries there were only 3,782 visitors. Similarly in Tenerife more tourists flew in from Ireland and Switzerland, 10.88 per cent and
21.98 per cent but together they total just 1,631 visitors. In Tenerife too, the next major market, German tourism is also down by 9.19 per cent, however Gran Canaria managed to attract 10 per cent more Germans this year than last and Fuerteventura 1.49 per cent. Melchior claimed that the figures were unreliable as they only used the airport charter flight arrivals and that their own statistics due out soon are more dependable as they measure the number of overnight stays in hotels and apartments. He claims that the downturn is closer to eight per cent. He also underlined that the numbers do not include the cruise tourism which the island continues to attract.
Optimistic for next winter’s campaign he did however admit that the future does not look too bright at the moment and that, “we are not going to have a good summer,” mentioning the uncertainty in the British market now that the pound sterling is almost on a par with the euro and, “that the press talk every day about the recession”. Melchior also claimed that more British tourists are choosing all inclusive holidays where competitors like Dubai and Turkey are gaining ground. He underlined the negotiations being undertaken with the British and German tour operators and Tenerife’s upcoming attendance at the Berlin ITB tourism fair, with the intention that, “not one tourist escapes us”.
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with fewer tourists expected A recent study carried out among 1,000 British holidaymakers by BLM Horizon whose clients include Thomas Cook, would seem to bear out the President’s comments at least on the all inclusive problem. When asked how they would be saving money on their holiday
this year, 43 per cent said they would be choosing all inclusive deals, 45 per cent replied that they would be booking cheaper destinations and 27 per cent claimed they would be cutting the length of their holiday. Worryingly 19 per cent of those interviewed stated that they will take less holidays this year, and seven per cent said they would be staying in Britain. The uncertainty spoken of by Melchior is reflected in the study as over half of those questioned intend to book their holiday at the last minute, with 54 per cent saying they will book in April or later. The effects of the recession, collapse of several airlines and travel giant XL means that the holidaymakers are reluctant to hand over cash for larger purchases such as a holiday in advance, although they do still intend to take a break.
Companies who offer protection and inclusive deals may be expected to benefit at the expense of those who don’t. Some would-be tourists are also thought to be hanging back hoping for last minute price reductions which may not materialise since the main tour operators have made well publicised reductions in the capacity booked. People would seem to be looking for savings wherever they can find them with the BLM Horizon report stating that 40 per cent of the holidaymakers will be spending less on their holiday plans this year. A further study by responsibletravel.com maintains that the recession is giving a boost to the self-catering tourism sector. They claim that their website has seen a 54 per cent increase in the number of people looking for self catering accommodation.
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SEPARATING THE MARKETS FROM THE ECONOMY
Understanding the Yin and the Yang By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks
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his Symbol (YinYang) represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. While ‘yin’ would be dark, passive, downward, cold, contracting, and weak, ‘yang’ would be bright, active, upward, hot, expanding, and strong. The shape of the yin and yang sections of the symbol gives you a sense of the continual movement of these two energies, yin to yang and yang to yin, causing everything to happen: just as things expand and contract, and temperature changes from hot to cold. So, what is the relevance of this to stockmarkets and the economy? Unfortunately, moving into 2009 didn’t mean we left the ďŹ nancial gloom of 2008 behind – so far the economic news has continued to be bad. However economic downturns and bear markets always end and every day we move for-
wards is a day closer to recovery. Investors shouldn’t mistake the economy for the stockmarket. Yes, negative economic news can lead to market volatility, but the two don’t follow exactly the same path. The market doesn’t reect what is happening now – that has already been priced in. Instead the market is forward looking. Historically markets fall before the economy does. Investors are looking ahead and anticipating a downturn. Likewise, markets move higher, sometimes substantially so, before the economy turns up. Let’s look at some data:In the US, there were 21 recessions between 1900 and 2001, with an average length of 14.4 months. On average, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index hit the bottom 8.4 months into the recession – so the markets began climbing six months before the end
of the recession. Looking at the average data of US recessions from 1954 to 2001, if you’d bought equities at the lowest point of its economic cycle, the average return for the following 12 months was 17.6 per cent. If you’d bought six months before the economic trough, the average return for the following 12 months was 27.8 per cent. If you’d waited until three months after the economic low, the return would‘ve been 11.1 per cent. Those who wait for the economy to recover before investing may miss out on a signiďŹ cant part of the upward correction. Bull runs start when things look bleak and often keep going when they get bleaker for several months. Being exposed to equities now ensures you will capture the upswing – which can be quite powerful. While markets may not have hit the bottom and there may still be volatil-
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Economic downturns and bear markets always end
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12 months return from bottom 38%
Bull duration 74
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enerife Property Shop has received two International Property Awards at the recent ceremony in London. But what does that really mean to people who want to buy or sell a property? The prestigious International Property Awards gala was held on the 27th September, in London. This glittering event took place at the Park Lane Hotel, and Tenerife Property Shop scooped two awards: a proud moment! Tenerife Property Shop has been recognised as the best Estate Agency in the Canary Islands, and has also won the award for best real estate agent marketing. The awards follow previous successes that the company has had, but winning this year is the result of the continual effort to improve the service offered to clients. “We are continually building on our success, and ensuring that we remain several steps ahead of the rest of the market. Last year, we ensured that every member of staff was covered by Professional Indemnity Insurance, protecting clients, their money and their homes to a greater level than any other agent in Tenerife. This year we have built on that by offering all new purchasers a Title Insurance. This unique insurance protects a purchaser to such a high degree, and for a period of twenty years. We are the only company on the island to offer this to our clients�, said Mary Spencer, Director of the award winning estate agency. At a time when many companies are cutting back on marketing their clients’ properties,
Tenerife Property Shop are as active as ever. “In the last two decades, we have seen the property market go through its cycle more than once,â€? commented Bruce Grindley, a director of Tenerife Property Shop. “But its no good simply cutting back, or else you are not performing the service you have promised to the many vendors who have trusted you with the sale of their property. This award for Best Estate Agency Marketing should show all vendors that we are really committed to finding buyers for their properties.â€? But what do these awards really mean to you, if you are interested in buying or selling property? A recommendation is only as good as the person who made it and buying and selling property are probably the biggest transactions you will make in your life. So a recommendation should always be from someone who understands the profession and who you trust. The impartial panel of judges involved in selecting the winners of the International Property Awards could hardly be more qualified: Eric Pickles, British Shadow Secretary of State; Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents; Phil Spencer, property expert and presenter of Channel 4’s Location and Relocation TV shows; Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council‌ it would be difficult to assemble a more experienced and competent group of judges. So when you next need to buy or sell a home in Tenerife, make sure you do it the safe way and give the award winning Tenerife Property Shop a call.
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Tax break bid Canarian firms have called on the Spanish government to extend the deadline for reinvesting tax allowances under the RIC (Canarian Investment Reser ve) scheme. The scheme, which gives companies the chance to write off substantial amounts of tax by reinvesting profits
in pr oper ty and other purchases related to their businesses, sets a ‘use it or lose it’ deadline but the sector is recruiting support for a special case to be made to the Ministry of Finance in Madrid to extend the time limit so that firms can reduce their tax debts this year and next. Support for the call has
already been received from the regional authorities and from the national employers’ association (CEOE), whose chairman visited the Canaries recently and urged Madrid to take into account the, “special needs of the Islands in the current crisis�.
Stimulating the economy
Buy Spanish? Spain is now officially in recession and the Finance Minister, Pedro Solbes, has now announced that the recover y for Spain may be slower than at first thought. In the face of the downward spiral of lost jobs, lower purchasing power and more lost jobs, some experts have called for a ‘buy Spanish’ policy. However John Bruton, European Ambassador to
the United States, Irish ex Prime Minister and the man who oversaw the massive tur naround of the Irish economy, recently spoke out against this kind of policy. “A solution to the current economic crisis must be found in a framework agreed between all the major economies. “If one countr y tries to stimulate its economy by increasing its spending and
borrowing, and does so in isolation from the rest of the world, it will eventually encounter dif ficulties borrowing money. This will force up its interest rates and defeat the whole purpose of its stimulus. “That is why I, and many others, think ‘Buy American’type policies are mistaken, because they make it more difficult to reach globally coordinated positions.
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Splitting up? Check your paperwork first Couples need to keep an eye on each other even when initially deep in love. A bitter divorce-related case in a Tenerife court shows the importance of ensuring partners in a couple take the trouble to keep an eye on each other even when initially deep in love. The case was brought by an ex-wife who discovered on separating from her husband that a little-used provision in the law deprived her of a fair split of the couple’s possessions. Although they were living together (but had not yet married) when they bought a plot of land in La Laguna to build their marital home, a judge has ruled that the
land belongs 100 per cent to the ex-husband since only his name figures on the sale contract. Within days of their split-up several years after marrying, the husband asked for the deeds to the property to be amended to reflect the fact that only he appeared in the contract. The request was upheld by the Land Registry and, following a dispute lasting a decade, a court now says that the house built on the land with both partners’ money does not belong to the ex-wife. At best she is entitled to a refund of her half of the mortgage but even that could be in doubt
given that the ex-husband has filed a detailed list of possessions he left behind when he departed and the judge has ordered that they be taken into account in the acrimonious settlement. The astonishing list of more than 100 separate items includes a set of frying pans, cutlery, multi-socket adapters for plugs, 50 vinyl LPs of assorted music and even the family Christmas tree and decorations (which he has valued at 500 euros). In all, the ex-husband wants more than 47,000 euros worth of household effects to be factored into any deal struck. The staggered ex-
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Make sure your rights are protected, however much in love you may think you are
Ministerial plea
Jobs instead of overtime Canarian Employment Minister Jorge Rodríguez is urging firms in the Islands to consider recruiting new staff instead of paying overtime to current employees. The Minister issued the plea during a recent meeting of the region’s Employment Council, which discussed measures to protect and create up to 35,000 Canarian jobs during the economic downturn. Praising an initiative taken on the island of La Palma to divert overtime hours to a pool of working time for sharing out among new staff, Rodríguez said that extending the novel idea across the Canaries would go some way to remedy-
La Palma workers are sharing the overtime among new staff
ing the current unemployment. The government says it is prepared to consider helping businesses who opt for the solution by offering subsidies or tax incentives.
However, the proposal has met with a mixed reaction, with some union quarters claiming that few firms actually pay their staff for extra hours worked.
wife, who was presented with the list at a hearing a few weeks ago in Santa Cruz, says the level of detail showed that her former husband had been planning his departure for a long time and she had no idea he had “inventoried the entire house down to the last spoon.” She told Island Connections, “I can’t prove I paid for my share of the land back in the early 90s and I was naïve enough to leave everything in his hands at the time”. The home stands in what has become the most sought-after district of the city but the price increase will be pocketed by her former husband when the property is eventually sold.
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The annulment of planning permission granted for the extension of the Alcampo Shopping Centre in La Laguna could cost the council 25 million euros in compensation claims. The figure has been calculated by the PSOE party, which has been dogged in its pursuit of the case and is continuing its campaign to ensure that the solution is not brushed under the carpet. The problem arose when legal challenges were filed against the building of the extension, which now houses several top fashion chains. The council went ahead with the permission despite the challenges, which have
now been upheld by a series of court rulings ordering the land to be returned to its original state. “The corporation granted business licences to the stores even when it knew the extension could be pulled down at any time” says the
PSOE, which has calculated the compensation payable to shops that have taken out 15-20 year leases. The party wants the officials responsible for the, “fiasco” to be held accountable if compensation has to be paid from council funds.
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rown lines, forehead creases, laughter lines (crows feet) and neck wrinkles are all primarily caused by the action of underlying superficial facial muscles. Other factors causing wrinkles include normal ageing, sun damage, gravity pull and loss of subcutaneous tissue. Botox is Botulinum Toxin A, extracted from the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum and purified for medical use. Botox has successfully
been used for over 10 years in England for other medical conditions, for example spasticities in children. It produces its effect by temporarily paralysing the injected muscle, preventing it from contracting and producing skin wrinkles. The treated areas become relaxed, allowing existing frown lines to soften and the overlying skin to rest and re-establish its youthful appearance. The administration of Botox is a minor, almost painless procedure achieved by the superficial injection of
the relevant muscles with a very fine needle. The effect usually becomes apparent within two to seven days with the maximum effect at approximately 14 days. The toxin’s effect lasts from two to three months. However, after a few injections the target muscles may become educated not to contract, making further injections infrequent or unnecessary. Administered correctly, Botox is a very safe treatment and any side effects are unlikely and transient.
Controversy over vaccine use As the issue of whether a particular batch of the HPV vaccine is safe to use or not continues to be examined (see page 28), the debate on the use of the vaccine in the first place continues. According to one group of health care workers under the umbrella organisation CAPS (a health analysis centre), over half of those teaching in the health sector in Spanish universities have called for a moratorium on the use of the HPV vaccine, and claim that over 8,000 sector professionals have signed a petition in support of the moratorium. They claim that the decision to administer the vaccination was taken in a rushed manner, possibly due to strategic pressure from the pharmacy industry, that the cost (anything up to €500 per girl) could mean in effect that one death from cervical cancer may be saved at a cost of
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Child cancer - 45 cases a year ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT 45 CASES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER A YEAR ARE DIAGNOSED tion group. There are three centres in the islands for the treatment of childhood cancer: one in the Hospital Universitario MaternoInfantil in Gran Canaria, serving the population of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in Tenerife, for patients from Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro and the Hospital Universitario de Canarias, for children from Tenerife and La Palma. Important advances in new treatment procedures are being implemented in the islands as well as improvements in medica-
tion and disease control therapies, according to the department. As well as normal treatments, which would include radiation and chemotherapy and surgery, the pediatric oncology units at the Canarian hospitals are using advanced technologies in the treatment of childhood cancers. The department also took the opportunity to remind parents of the need to use adequate protection when exposing children and adolescents to the sun. Over-exposure at an early age and especially sunburn during childhood are linked to an increased risk of skin cancer in adults.
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Government suspends vaccines The ministry for health has temporarily suspended the administration of vaccines from a specific batch which is used against the human papilloma virus which can cause cancer of the cervix and other sexually transmitted diseases. This follows two cases reported in Valencia where girls who had been given the vaccine showed adverse reactions, following which an evaluation was made of the possible connection between these symptoms and the vaccine given. This evaluation, coordinated by Valencia’s public health authority and an extraordinary public health commission, led to
the decision to temporarily suspend the administration of vaccines from lot number NH52670 of the brand Gardasil which is authorised for use in all countries within the European Union. 75,582 doses from this lot had been distributed all over Spain and of these 21,300 had been acquired by Valencia, Madrid and Extremadura to be used as part of the country’s vaccination programme for teenage girls. As vaccines from different lot numbers had been used previously with no adverse reactions reported, the programme is continuing as normal with vaccines from different batches. The ministry for health has
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5 Elements Qi Gong WORKING YOUR ENERGY TO FEEL HEALTHY AND STAY FIT By Daniela Herzberg & Roger Keller Qi Gong is one of the most powerful forms of exercise ever invented yet it involves only small movements. Instead of using up energy, it builds up and moves energy in the body. As a consequence, regular practice will improve your health and balance out your emotions. Qi Gong (or ch’i kung) means ‘working the energy’ and refers to a wide variety of traditional cultivation practices that involve methods of accumulating, circulating, and working with breathing and the life energy. Qi Gong is practiced for health maintenance purposes, as a therapeutic intervention, as a medical profession, a spiritual path and/or component of martial arts. With Qi Gong you can feel energetic all day every day, stay calm and focused and develop a strong immune system. There are a lot of different schools and ways of practising Qi Gong, nearly all focussing on the balance of the energies in your body. We have both practiced and studied Qi Gong for over 12 years with many different teachers. The five elements Qi Gong is the result of our own personal experience and the different training methods we have learned throughout the years. With the help of the productive elements cycle, you can strengthen your organs, harmonise your emotions and thus heal body, mind and soul even more. You can find some of our exercises on our webpage. For the ‘real’ experi-
ence, come and join one of Daniela’s open classes at the Hotel Abama in the southwest of Tenerife or ask for personal classes with her.
No sports please? We always tend to the extremes – so it is either too much exhausting activity or no sports at all for most of us. Both is not recommendable for a healthy body. A busy manager working out after an intense working day, jogging 10 kilometres before going to his office and spending his leisure time doing excessive running or mountain-biking will exhaust his life-energy on a long term. A person working eight hours a day in front of the computer, then coming home, sitting down in front of the television not moving a single muscle, will soon feel weak and unmotivated. Moderate exercises and movements like Qi Gong and/ or Tai Chi are the far better solution to balance out yin and yang and hence reduce stress and preserve mobility and flexibility.
Find your inner balance Doctors’ waiting rooms are full of people who have no idea how to eliminate stress and tension. Their bodies rebel, because they have lost their balance due to their stressful jobs or their nervewracking daily routine. But we really do not need a doctor or pills to find our inner peace and maintain our inner balance. If we take responsibility for our own wellbeing and dedicate only 10 to 15 minutes a day to doing
some of the easy exercises of the 5 elements Qi Gong, we can improve our health tremendously. We know that sometimes it seems nearly impossible to work out daily to maintain our inner energy level. You might feel there is just never enough time or it’s just too
Watch the imaginary ball in your hands and let an energy field grow between your hands. Feel the energy and let the ball grow bigger or smaller, go for a walk with it or just move it with your hands from one side of your body to the other. If you feel your hands getting
arms and head relaxed. Imagine the situation that made you angry. Sharpen your ‘claws’ and scratch the stressful and disturbing image to pieces. Snarl loudly whilst you do this, to let go of all your anger. Repeat three or four times and finish the exercise with a loud
much hassle, but you should really give it a try! You may for example integrate the following exercises into your daily routine:
warm or tingling, guide the energy into your Dan Tien and feel it – with your hands on this energy centre and eyes closed.
and relieving yell.
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Get rid of your agStand relaxed, your legs gressions and anger shoulder-width apart, knees – the tiger exercise slightly flexed, shoulders, arms and head relaxed. Let your hands rest on your Dan Tien (which is your energy centre two fingers wide below your navel). Breathe deeply and easily and imagine how the Qi (the energy) accumulates in your Dan Tien dispersing a pleasant warmth. Rub your hands to make them warm and massage softly the palms of your hands. Make a little ball with both hands, without touching each other.
If stress just overwhelms you, your boss or children are constantly getting on your nerves or you want to burst out with anger, you should try this exercise from the healing tao, which soothes your liver and thus the wood element. You should choose an undisturbed place to do the exercise – because you are going to make some noise!) Stand relaxed, your legs shoulder-width apart, knees slightly flexed, shoulders,
This is one of the basic, but nevertheless most effective exercises from the healing tao practise, which can lead to complete relaxation and composure, if you practise regularly. Stand or sit relaxed, your legs shoulder-width apart, knees slightly flexed, shoulders, arms and head relaxed. Let your hands rest on your Dan Tien, breathe calmly and send a warm smile into your inner centre. Imagine a special, joyful situation to achieve a smile that really comes from the bottom of your heart. Now, smile to yourself, to your heart, your organs and fill your body, mind and soul with this positive energy. Stay like this for as long as you feel comfortable.
If you feel an imbalance in a certain area of your body, Relax your shoulgive an extra smile ders to the affected orIf you suffer from tension gans:
or pressure, you will probably notice it in your shoulder and neck area. The following exercise also helps with headaches caused by too much tension and is especially beneficial if you have a tensed fire element or a weak earth element. Stand relaxed, your legs shoulder-width apart, knees slightly flexed, with arms and hands completely relaxed. Now, as you inhale, pull your shoulders up to your ears. Stay like this for some seconds, then sigh and let your shoulders go down fast. Repeat three or four times.
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Smile to your liver for a disturbed wood element. Smile to your heart for a disturbed fire element. Smile to your stomach and spleen for a disturbed earth element. Smile to your lungs for a disturbed metal element. Smile to your kidneys for a disturbed water element. For more information on Five Elements Qi Gong, health consultations and private Qi Gong classes , call Daniela or Roger at +34 650830506 or send an email to daniela@5elementos.com
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House Calls with Dr. De La Flor Dear Dr. De La Flor, I recently turned 40 and it’s occurred to me that this is the age that many of my family members have started to have heart problems. What should I do? Martin
Dear Martin, Now is a good time to do a check up with your GP. It should be simple, personalised for you and take into account your family history. It also should be inexpensive and aim at checking your specific risk factors. A personalised check-up does not mean checking every single organ like some hospitals do, that’s unnecessary and expensive. Your doctor will take into consideration: Age and gender. The number of people affected by heart disease increases with age in men after age 40 and in women after age 50. Smoker. Quitting smoking or at least smoking with moderation (a cigarette after every meal, … unless you eat 20 times per day!) may be the most important step you can take to reduce your risk. A similar statement can be said for
alcohol. Systolic blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is the first number of your blood pressure reading. For example, if your reading is 130/80, your systolic blood pressure is 130. Blood pressure medication. Medicines used to treat high blood pressure include diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), betablockers, calcium channel blockers, and direct renin inhibitors. HDL cholesterol. HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, is the ‘good’ cholesterol because it helps prevent cholesterol from building up in your arteries. The higher your HDL, the better. Total cholesterol. Total cholesterol is the sum of all the cholesterol in your blood. The higher your total cholesterol, the greater your risk for heart disease. A total cholesterol of 240 mg/dL and above puts you at twice the risk of heart disease compared with someone whose cholesterol is below 200 mg/dL. Less than 200 mg/dL gives you a lower risk for heart disease. During your visit, your doctor will listen to your heart and lungs, check pulses and perform an ECG - electrocardiogram. An ECG gives a lot of information on how your heart is working, info on
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elusive six-pack or those highly sought after biceps.
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A few weeks ago I did a home visit for a person who was taking several medications prescribed by a number of doctors over the last five years. After the evaluation I realised that her liver pain was not related to an injury or disease (she didn’t drink) but a side effect! There was no communication between the doctors this person visited so as a result of that she was having a risky combination that was clearly damaging her liver. A recent study showed that if drug reactions were ranked as cause of death, they would rank as the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S.! Amazing number, isn’t it? Pill-poppers keep increasing as some doctors keep spending less time with their patients. I see patients taking pills for years and not having one single doctor take time to check interactions and risky combinations. I strongly recommend that you bring your ‘collection of pills’ to your GP for a check up. My goal for my patients is very simple: minimising drugs, optimising health through fostering good nutritional and exercise habits. My goal is getting people off drugs. When carefully prescribed
and wisely monitored, medications are great. For too long though, the mystique of “a pill for every ill” has reined and ruined people’s wellness. The most effective medicines do not require a prescription or visiting the pharmacy: moderate exercise, sound eating habits, spending quality time with your loved ones, enjoying your hobbies, investing time in selfimprovement habits, and trying to put love in everything you do, those are my daily medicines. Dr. De La Flor, G.P. is licensed in medicine & general surgery. He holds certificates in nutrition, medical exercise and human performance from the University of Berkeley in California, the American Council on Exercise and the U.S. National Strength & Conditioning Association. He is a strong believer in work/life balance and spends much of his time outside of his surgery on the tennis court or chasing his four kids around the neighborhood.
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MUSEUMS & CULTURAL EVENTS [ Tenerife ]
Auditorium Tenerife www.auditoriodetenerife. com
Av. Constitución, 1 38003 Santa Cruz phone 902 31 73 27
Guimerá Theatre www.teatroguimera.es
Plaza Isla de la Madera, 2- 38001 Santa Cruz phone 902 36 46 03
CajaCanarias Cultural Centre www.canarynet.com
Pl. el Patriotismo, 1 38002 Santa Cruz phone 922 471 000
Museum of Science & Space (MCC)
CARNAVAL Los Cristianos
Los Gigantes March 5 to 9,
C/ Vía Láctea, s/n 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna phone 922 315 265
Granadilla de Abona:
www.museosdetenerife. org
C/ Fuente Morales, s/n 38003 Santa Cruz phone 922 535 128
Tenerife History Museum (MHAT) www.museosdetenerife. org
C/ San Agustín, 20/22 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna phone 922 825 949/43
Tenerife Anthropology Museum www.museosdetenerife. org
C/ Vino, 44 38270 Valle de Guerra (La Laguna) phone 922 546 300 [ Gran Canaria ]
Cuyás Theatre
March 1, 5 pm, street performances of murgas and children’s workshops, Los Abrigos plaza March 7, 8.30 pm, presentation and draw for candidates for Carnaval Queen with musical and dancing performances, Plaza de la Cultura, San Isidro March 8, 5.30 pm, Carnaval Gala of the musical and dancing groups of the municipality, Cine Novedades, Charco del Pino March 13, 9 pm, Grand Gala for the Election of the Adult Carnaval Queen, Granadilla town, with various performances March 14, 5.30 pm, Grand Carnaval Procession in Granadilla town, from Avenida Mencey de Abona to the Parque Los Hinojeros, followed by dancing to Orquesta Deliciosa. March 15, 5 pm, The Burial of the Sardine. The procession starts at the parking area next to Muebles Nuri and ends at the Parque de Los Hinojeros where the sardine is burned. The widows’ ball follows with the Orquesta Arozán until 9 pm. Only main dates are shown. Carnaval is celebrated in most towns, check locally for more information.
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Pérez Galdós Theatre www.teatroperezgaldos.es
Barranco del Infierno Adeje:
March 6, 8 pm, Presentation of the Candidates for the title of Carnaval Queen at the Centro Cultural March 7, 7 pm, Carnaval procession through Playa de las Américas, from Hotel Conquistador to CC Gala March 12, 8.30 pm, Gala for the election of the Infant Queen at the Recinto Ferial March 13, 6.30 pm, Carnaval dance for seniors at the Centro Cultural. 9 pm, Gala for the election of the Carnaval Queen at the Recinto Ferial March 14, 7 pm, Carnaval takes to the streets of Los Cristianos, followed by dancing from 11 pm at the Recinto Ferial March 15, 5 pm, Grand Carnaval Procession from Paloma Beach to the Recinto Ferial followed by dancing March 16, 8 pm, The Burial of the Sardine procession from the Centro Cultural to the beach, followed by fireworks
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Museum of Nature & Archaeology (MNH)
buildings of the lovely northern town of Los Silos. Contact Oscar on 922 841 086.
FIESTAS March 2, Fiestas of San Benito, La Laguna
Mondays to Sundays from 8.30 am till 5.30 pm. No access allowed after 4 pm. Price: 3 euros. Max. 200 people a day. Free entrance on Sundays. More info and reservation on 922 782 885.
Guided trails For the general public. The National Park’s interpretation service offers guided tours free of charge. You need to book in advance with the National Park Office Tel. 922 290 129 / 922 290 183.
MISCELLANEOUS Alcalá market has reverted to Sunday following public demand complete with food stands. The Wednesday market at Playa San Juan has been extended to include two popular sections, car boot and fruit.
La Baranda WINE MUSEUM A renovated 17th century Canary Island hacienda used by the Island Cabildo to promote local quality wines. Autopista Gral. del Norte. Km 21, (El Sauzal exit), 38360 El Sauzal, Tel.: 922 572 535 Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm. Wine tasting and shop until 10 pm, Sunday and Bank Holidays from 11 am to 6 pm, closed Monday.
March 11 to 14, Fiestas of San Antonio Abad and Sagrado Corazón, El Portezuelo, Tegueste March 19, Fiestas of San José in El Sauzal, El Tanque and La Guancha
CONCERTS
of the Sisters of the María Madre de la Iglesia, at the old Convent of Santo Domingo in Puerto de la Cruz. Morning and afternoon hours. Until May 24, Mirar de Reojo, Roland Penrose and surrealism. Sala C, Photography Centre, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Santa Cruz.
March 1, 6 pm, Concert: violin, viola, violincello, bass, Tango para Cinco. Astoria-Bambi Centre, Puerto de la Cruz. Entrance: 5 euros
MUSIC February 28, Craig David and Álex Ubago, Carnaval closing concert, Santa Cruz.
EXHIBITIONS Until March 15, photographic exhibition showing the history of the Inmaculada Hospital from 1908 to 2008 and of the arrival
Castles Tours: Tenerife History Museum offers guided tours around the island’s castles for schools and groups. More information on 922 825 949 Masonic Meetings South of Tenerife. Visitors always welcome. Tenerife Craft, Chapter, Mark. For more information phone 922 794 502 or 922 732 386.
Ciudadanos Europeos
Tours by kayak for all abilities: Last Saturday of every month. The activity may be combined with snorkelling, hiking, climbing or potholing. More info on 922 127 938.
(European Citizens Group) meets monthly September to April at the Cultural Centre (Casa Cultural), Los Cristianos. Full programme of interesting speakers, advice, and social activities. For more information contact the Secretary, Chris Stanyer on 922 751507 or the President, Harry Davies, on 922 781905. e-mail: ceten@ fsmail.net
Hiking:
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All year round Guided walks for groups through the most emblematic
Pleasure Island in Playa de las Américas, just behind Lineker’s bar in Starco, now hosts the K9 and San Francisco charities for animals car boot sale. All proceeds go to the charities. Stallholders are very welcome but
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booking is advised, enquiries and reservations can be made by calling Pat the Cat on 608 121 081. Open from 8am to midday, great for bargain hunters and those who love a good rummage.
Church Services: Living Spring Pentecostal Church Guaza Calle Almorejo 2, beside the Guaza sports complex. Rev. and Pastor (Mrs) Nelson Olajide Tel: 609 505 915. livingspring75@hotmail.com
English Library Calle Irlanda, Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz: Monday 3pm to 5.30pm, Wednesday 10am to 12 noon, Friday from 4pm to 6pm and Saturday 11am to 1pm. Information: Julia Gaskell 922 37 2 579.
The Anglican Parish of All Saints Puerto de la Cruz Sunday services 9.30am and 11am 29 Carretera Taoro. Parish Priest: David Jenkins. Tel: 922 384 038 www.allsaintstenerife.com
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Meetings in the South: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.45pm, Friday at 11.45am. 1st Floor Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos (next to bus terminal). Information: 630 478 448 (24 hrs).
Saint Francis Anglican Chaplaincy Tenerife South Chaplain Fr. Keith Gordon, phone 679660277 or 922742045
MUSEUMS CONCERTS Casa Lercaro C/ San Agustín, 20-22 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Phone 922 82 59 49
Casa de Carta Tacoronte main road, Valle de Guerra, s/n. 38270 Valle de Guerra (La Laguna) Phone 922 546 300
March 5 and 6, 8.30 pm, Niña Pastori, Esperando verte. Festival Flamencoencaja 2009, CICCA, Las Palmas. Tickets: 15 euros
March 7, 8.30 pm, Niña Pastori, Esperando verte. Festival Flamencoencaja 2009, Auditorio, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura. Tickets: 15 euros
www.alberguelaaldea.com, or Valleseco 928 618740.
CARNAVAL
THEATRE February 27 to March 1, Adosados, Sala Insular de Teatro, Las Palmas March 6 to 8, Dos Menos, Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas March 13 to 14, 8.30 pm, Dance: Sombrero, Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas
Maspalomas All events take place at the Yumbo centre, Playa del Inglés unless otherwise specified.
SPORT & NATURE
March 13, 9.30 pm, Presentation of the Carnaval candidates March 14, 9.30 pm, Gala for the election of the Carnaval Queen March 15, 6 pm, children’s activities March 16, 10 pm, live entertainment and dancing March 17, 9.30 pm, traditional Carnaval night March 18, 9.30 pm, Gala for the election of the senior Carnaval Queen March 19, 9.30 pm, Gala for the election of the Drag Queen March 20, Day of the Tourist. 11.30 am, The Rescue of the Sardine – show and street parade in Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés, CC Anexo II. 9.30 pm, Grand Gala March 21, 5 pm, Grand Carnaval Procession March 22, 5 pm, The Burial of the Sardine followed by fireworks at 8 pm.
February 28 to March 10, Fuerteventura Wave Classic 2009. Windsurfing competition at El Cotillo and La Oliva. More information on www. fuertewaveclassic.com
Guided visits to the principal digs in the island: Bentayga (Tejeda), Cenobio de Valerón (Guía) etc. For more information 928 219 229.
EXHIBITIONS exhibition: Polis by Rubén Costa. Puerto Calero art gallery, Lanzarote Until March 28, La Entidad y su Patrimonio, paintings by Julio Romero de Torres, Francis Bacon, Christo, George Segal, Miró Mainou, Juan Ismael, César Manrique, Pepe Dámaso, Manolo Millares, Juan de Miranda, Giraldo, Plácido Fleitas and Felo Monzón. CICCA, Las Palmas Until June 9, Temáticas Atlánticas by Antonio Sánchez, Hotel Neptuno, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 10 am to 10 pm. Until June 2009, sculpture by Agoney Santana, Saulo Torón square, Las Canteras, Las Palmas Until June 2009, Un mar de Vergüenzas, Saulo Torón Square in Las Canteras
Trekking February 28, Tunte, Rosiana, La Sorrueda (Teror). 12 kms, 3 hrs, fairly difficult. More information, 928 630906 March 6, Los Moriscos to Artenara. 6km. Duration: 2 hours, easy. 928 630906
Guided treks 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
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 8 am to 2 pm. San Fernando
Archaeology
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MARKETS Every day: San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm, craft fair in the Parque Europeo
Mondays: Santa Lucía de Tirajana, 8 am to 2 pm. Farmers’ market in the neighbourhood fair ground
Tuesdays: Mogán, 8 am to 2 pm. C/ Paco González
Wednesdays: Santa Lucía de Tirajana, 8 am to 2 pm.
Thursdays: San Bartolomé, 10 am to 5 pm. Craft fair in the Maspalomas parking terrace next to the Global bus station, Agüimes, 8 am to 1 pm. In front of the borough swimming pool. Gáldar, 8am to 2pm. Plaza de Santiago
Fridays: Mogán, 8 am to 2 pm. Marina
Saturdays: Telde, 8 am to 2pm. Plaza de San Gregorio Arucas, 8 am to 2 pm. C/ León y Castillo, Santa Brígida, 8 am to 8 pm. Near the Borough Park. San Mateo, 8 am to 8 pm. Town centre
Sundays: Telde 8 am to 2pm. Ramblas de Jinámar, Santa Brígida, 8 am to 2 pm. Near the Borough Park San Mateo, 8 am to 3 pm. Town centre; Valsequillo, 8 am to 2 pm. C/ Isla de la Gomera; Teror, 8 am to 2 pm. Near the Basílica of Nuestra Señora del Pino Moya, 8 am to 2 pm. Bus station; Valleseco, 8 am to 2 pm. Town centre San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 8 am to 2 pm. San Fernando & La Vegueta, Las Palmas, 11 am to 3 pm. Flowers, children’s area, art and crafts, with popular Canarian dancing, music and food
Christian Fellowship Los Cristianos 1st floor of Apolo Shopping Centre Pastor Adrian McBride. Tel: 922 790 007. Costa del Silencio Coral Mar. Sunday Services 11am-6pm. Mothers & Toddlers group Tue.10.30 to 12 noon. Counselling and info: Pastor Bill Jeffrey Tel: 617291751. www. silenciochurch.com Calvary Assembly International Church Buzanada Sunday 11.00am, Wednesday 7.30pm Nursery is provided during the Sunday morning service as well as Sunday School for children under 12. For more information, for counselling, or for information about the International Bible Institute, call: Missionary / Pastor Mark G. Baumgartner 628 107 316. Catholic Mass Puerto de la Cruz International service Sundays (almost always in English) in the Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia parish church Los Gigantes Daily mass in English in the Espíritu Santo church St. Sebastian’s Inclusive Church Mogán, Gran Canaria Sundays 7pm at Cordial Mogán Playa Chapel
Canarian C-Days www.diasc.com/diasc/ Travel between the islands to cultural events is 50 per cent cheaper on certain days and for selected events with Fred Olsen, Islas Airways and Binter.
Discounts on hotels and car hire are also available.
C DAYS At the time of going to press the C Days web site was not announcing any events for these dates. Check for the special selection of subsidised cultural events on http://www.diasc.com/ diasc/
You will need to book by telephone 902 292 999, Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm or via the web
Make sure you know the full price of the ticket (including Canarian residents’ reduction) to ensure you receive the full discount.
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Sunday 7pm & Friday 2pm
Dinner In Ibiza with Tony H Saturday 8pm The Lounge King with Agent 69 Friday 9pm Zoologic Radioshow with Café del Mar’s Valentin Huedo winner of the 2008 Ibiza 2008 resident dj award. Thursday 5pm & Sunday 11am
Soul Unsigned with Phil Driver A weekly selection of the world’s most influential newcomers to the Soul and Jazz scene. Thursday 6pm & Monday 9pm
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Feathered friends
Blobby the parrot wasn’t keen on sharing when his new owner got more parrots, so he moved house. However, he’s very happy to split his food with Charlotte, a wild pigeon with a wonky beak and a broken leg and both get on very well with the other inhabitant of their large enclosure, Godzilla, a 14 year old iguana.
Live Arico
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BUDGETING
Pets and your pocket The financial crisis is now well and truly established and people are making cut backs now either as a result of a drop in income or to protect themselves from those to come. Many parts of our lives are being affected – when and where and how often we dine out, new purchases, trips and holidays, and in other ways too. A growing number of pet shelters in affected countries are reporting an increased number of abandoned dogs and animals turning up on their doorsteps since the global economic downturn began to take effect. People are finding their animals too expensive to maintain, or perhaps are moving home in search of work or as a result of redundancies. Shelter spokespersons are also stating that many animals are arriving in a poor state of
This crisis will affect us all
health, as, it is believed, their ex-owners were unable to pay for their care. For most pet owners the animal(s) in their homes are an integral part of the family and abandoning them is un-
thinkable, However they do cost money, but with proper budgeting and shopping around those costs needn’t be prohibitive. Firstly if you are about to get a dog or cat think about the breed you
choose and how much you are going to spend. Ideally visit the animal shelters first as there are hundreds of dogs and cats here in need of loving homes and would make the perfect companion. It’s also worth considering that some breeds will be more expensive to maintain and require high-cost feeding and care, so maybe an adorable mongrel dog is a good choice for more than one reason. While we would never suggest you cut back on your pet’s health care, do shop around when it comes to his/her food. The big supermarket chains generally do more than acceptable ranges of foods for dogs and cats at very reasonable prices as well as accessories and treats. However if you are unsure as to whether you should change your pet’s food you should consult with your vet. If your pet is older or has been sterilised you do need to take extra care when buying. And of course it leaves you freer to spend a lit bit extra on a special treat when merited. At the end of the day make sure your budgeting, if budget you must, takes all your family members, two legged and four, winged or not, into consideration.
FAT PET CLUB Chipping your dog is for your pet’s benefit as well as yours
A HAPPY ENDING, OR THE IMPORTANCE OF CHIPPING YOUR PET A lovely shaggy dog turned up at the Golf del Sur recently, following people around, wagging his tail. He had a collar and certainly did not look like a stray – but you never know these days! Live Arico’s Eugenio picked him up and checked him immediately for a micro chip – which he had. The owner was swiftly located and reunited with his much loved pet, who had followed a cyclist from his home in Las Galletas to the Golf and had subsequently become lost. Chipping is a legal requirement here, but when you hear of a story like this it really brings it home how important it is, for both dogs and cats. The procedure is not expensive, and can speak for your pet, who, after all, cannot speak for himself.
Nearly New news The ‘everything for 50 cents or €1 sale’ has proven so popular Live Arico have extended it. They are situated on the top level of Coral Mar, Costa del Silencio, and sell clothes, books, toys, household items and much, much more. In addition, Sally from Tenerife Nursing and Care is there daily to discuss any medical issues you may have.
Help needed The organisation are struggling with the amount of dogs they have, 165 at the moment. The refuge flooded in the recent heavy rains leaving the animals paddling around in mud. As many of you know the dogs are in a temporary place and its not possible to have any more dogs there, so they really are desperate to find some land to rent. Contact Eugenio 649001907 or Karen 687905511 if you can help.
Fat Pet Club A veterinary surgery in North Wales has launched a new Fat Pet Club for podgy canines and felines. The surgery branches at Ruthin and Abergele will check each pet’s weight and advise owners of overweight cats and dogs regarding diet and exercise. The RSPCA recently revealed that over half of the
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dogs and cats in the UK are overweight. The Tubby Club has been designed to offer advice to pet owners on how they can prevent obesity related illnesses including heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. As with humans, obesity can drastically reduce life expectancy and it does seem that our own unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles are be-
ginning to be adopted by our cats and dogs. Heart disease affects approximately 15 per cent of dogs in the UK. The most common signs in cats and dogs are a lack of energy, loss of appetite and coughing, especially at night. If you notice your pet suffering these symptoms, take him or her to your vet immediately.
Preventive care exists here in the Canary Islands too. If your pet is overweight you will probably be advised to change their diet to something more suitable for his or her age and weight, as well as encouraging the animal to take more exercise. You never know, this could benefit your own health as well!
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Excellent AndalusianBasque cuisine THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPANISH AND CANARIAN RESTAURANTS ON THE ISLAND, BUT REALLY GOOD AND ORIGINAL SPANISH CUISINE IS HARD TO FIND.
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owever two people who know how typical, authentic Iberian dishes are prepared are Luis from Andalusia and his wife Belén, who comes from the Basque region. Five years ago the couple opened their Tasca Kejartá in Valle San Lorenzo and ever since then have enriched the culinary scene of the south of Tenerife. The Tasca Kejartá is well hidden in a small back road of Valle San Lorenzo. You probably won’t find this
place by accident – whoever comes to eat in the Kejartá does deliberately and for a good reason: Luis and Belén know how to prepare proper Spanish dishes, they share an affection for cooking, plus they only use the best ingredients of highest quality. Ham, cheese, meat like the premium Cerdo Ibérico (pigs reared in the wild and fed mainly on a diet of acorns) as well as other specialities are imported directly from mainland regions like Extremadura or Andalusia. With your meal
you can choose from some of the best wines from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Fish is bought on the local markets, so it is absolutely fresh, and prepared in ‘Estilo Andalus’ – the Andalusian way – which is Luis’ speciality. All the starters are typically Spanish. There are tapas as well as bigger starters like the Iberian Ham Plate with Manchego cheese or bread with Tomaca and Iberian Ham. Warm tapas like potato cubes in Roquefort sauce or grilled artichokes
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Eat as much as you like Choose from a selection of 5 dishes daily. Served buffet style (help yourself). Open every day from lunchtime till late Kitchen open all day e.g. Curry, Chilli, Veg Stew, Goulash, Bolognase, Sweet & Sour, Sausage, Casserole, Pasta Dishes etc... Served with Chips, Mash, Jackets or Rice.
CC Salytien, Local 37, 50 metres in front of the underground parking Playa de Las Américas (next to the Casinos) Tel: 922 798 944 · Email: mio.bar.grill@gmail.com
with Iberian Ham are quite mouthwatering. Another appetising and well-known starter is the prawns in garlic, ‘gambas al ajillo’. Forget what you’re used to in other restaurants, this is the real deal and quite delicious. All of the salads on the menu are prepared with tasty marinades and if you are not too hungry a salad will do as a main meal, since the servings are quite big. If you just want to eat a snack, you can as well go for a fresh salad with seafood or a salad with sliced beef.
Main dishes include hearty meat dishes with beef, pork, chicken, lamb, duck and Cerdo Ibérico. Since Luis and Belén only purchase top quality meat, they don‘t use any sauces or a lot of spices to add taste to the meat. As Luis explains, “Good quality meat has a wonderful taste of its own, it does not need additional flavours”. There is also an exquisite choice of fish and seafood: dorada (seabream) with vegetables, grilled tuna, grilled salmon, seafood with pineapple on a skewer, spaghetti with salmon and cream, spaghetti with seafood and of course the most famous Spanish rice dish – paella. If you order in advance, you can also have lobster salad, fresh king prawns and crab. Apart from the dishes on the menu there is always a special dish of the day as well as varying specialities. If you are lucky Luis might do his famous wild boar roast. The Tasca Kejartá is rather small
so a reservation is recommended if you want to go for dinner. Luis and Belén also offer a catering service and will prepare paellas, canapés and much more for all kinds of events. They don‘t only provide the food, but also bring tables, decoration and waiters if requested. So whether you wish to book Catering Kejartá for your special event or simply want to enjoy a truly Spanish lunch or dinner at a very reasonable price, visit Luis and Belén in Valle San Lorenzo. Follow the main road through the village. Turn right before the BBVA bank and then immediately left. You will see the restaurant about 50 metres down the road on the left hand side. Tasca Kejartá opens Monday till Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and from 6 pm to 11 pm as well as Sundays from 6 pm to 11 pm. Saturdays closed. Reservations 610 672 928.
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Japanese, Thai and Chinese Cuisine Choose your sauce and our chef’s will prepare your Wok, Grill & BBQ in front of you.
A variety of Asian snacks, fresh meat & seafood
EAT WHATEVER AND HOWEVER MUCH YOU LIKE We invite you to eat whatever and however much you like from our wide variety of cold and hot dishes, desserts and ice-creams of all kinds.
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7,90€ ONLY
Tel. 922 797 168 • Fax 922 795 618 Lunchtime 1 pm – 4.30 pm Evenings 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm B Blvd. Chajofe 10 • Los Cristianos (Formerly Mercedes-Benz)
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Taking a look at Spanish cheeses
Cooking with cheese A SERIES OF RECIPES CREATED BY THE BEST OF TODAY’S SPANISH CHEFS
Valdeón blue cheese quesaillas, with strawberry jam and crunchy caramel By Carlos D Cidón, Vivaldi, León, www.elvivaldi.com
Ingredients: Makes six servings
Quesailla: • 17.5 oz Valdeón cream cheese • 3.5 oz egg yolks • 1.75 oz cornstarch • 1.05 oz powdered milk • 5.25 oz egg whites • 5.25 oz sugar
Crunchy caramel: • 4.37 oz caramelised sugar • 17.50 oz flour • 8.75 oz butter • 1 egg • 0.87 oz milk • 0.07 oz salt
Strawberry jam • 2.20 lb strawberries • 5.25 oz sugar • 0.14 oz pectin Information and images from España y sus quesos (in Spanish, English and French) by José Manuel Escorial, ISBN 84-611-2686-6 (around 60 euros). With the kind permission of the national federation of milk industries, FeNIL and the Spanish Institute for External Commerce, ICEX.
Preparation: Quesaillas: Mix all the ingredients together except for the sugar and the egg
whites. Allow to set for 24 hours. Grind the above mixture and then beat it in a mixer until it triples in volume. Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff. Blend the two mixtures together and fill cake pans. Bake for about 12 minutes in a 356ºF (180ºC) oven. Cool and cut with a pasta cutter.
Crunchy caramel: Blend the caramelised sugar in a high-speed blender once it is dry. Blend the flour, butter, caramelised sugar, an egg, milk and salt. Spread into sheets (3cm -12 cm) cook at 356ºF (180ºC) for about six minutes and then shape one side into a semicircle.
Strawberry jam: Vacuum-seal the strawberries, sugar and pectin. Cook the mixture in a Bain Marie for two hours at 140 ºF (60ºC) then strain.
Presentation: Place the cake in the centre of a square plate, arranging the crunchy caramel as in combed by the wind and painting one side with strawberry jam as if it were the sea.
...how a real restaurant should be! Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks • Fresh fish, paellas, vegetarian menu, pasta, pizzas • Specials: Suckling pig, T-bone steak, mixed meat barbecue • Great range of wines. Cocktails
Open 7 days a week from 9am to 11.30pm. Kitchen open all day Golf del Sur. Avda. Galván Bello s/n. 200 metres before the right hand turn to CC San Blas
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Making the most of seasonal food
Food Ideas;
Stuffed trout
Stylish mushrooms
TROUT IS AN EXCELLENT OILY FISH WHICH IS KNOWN IN SPAIN AS THE FRESH WATER PARTRIDGE
For the chef who thought he had everything this specialised knife from Carluccio’s. A brush for the peat, a twin sided knife to harvest, scrape or trim and a tiny set of tweezers from ‘the mushroom man’ Antonio Carluccio whose Neal Street restaurant in Covent Garden was considered a mushroom mecca until its closure in 2007. £17.75 at www.carluccios.com
Preparation Clean the trout, open them in half lengthwise and remove the bones.
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rout, that excellent oily fish which is known in Spain as the fresh water partridge, is now available all year round thanks to factory breeding and this recipe also makes use of early asparagus. Take care not to wash the fish too much or the flesh will become watery. Salmon trout is simply a normal trout which has fed on tiny crustaceans and shrimps, whose red shells change the colour of the flesh of the fish. With asparagus, unless you are talking about forced varieties, the earlier in the season the better the vegetable will be. Spanish chefs on choosing this delicious vegetable would say April for me, May for my friend and June for nobody. Asparagus, when not dripping with butter, is low in calories, easy to digest, rich in vitamins A, B and C and minerals sulphur, potassium and phosphorus.
Cut the carrots in julienne, remove the stalks of the asparagus and split in four lengthwise, slice mushrooms. Soften the asparagus and carrots in olive oil for about five minutes, add the mushrooms and fry gently until the vegetables are al dente. Grease a baking tray with olive oil, slice the pepper and use it as a bed for the trout. Season and fill with fried vegetables and chopped chives. Place on the onion. Add the cream mixed with the port and bake at 250ºC for 20 minutes, basting the fish occasionally with their own juice.
A new mandoline from award winning Swiss specialists, Zyliss. This compact new gizmo has two slicing thicknesses and two grating blades as well as a food holder for safe handling. No lost bits rattling around the cupboard, the gadget folds down into a compact whole with all parts locking firmly onto each other. Five year guarantee. £9.99 from www.the-emporium.co.uk.
Ingredients • 4 salmon trout • 2 carrots • Chives • 100 g asparagus • 100 g mushrooms • 100 g red pepper • 2 tablespoons cooking cream • 50 ml port • Virgin olive oil • Salt • Pepper
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Sandwiches, sausage rolls, pasties, etc. Special cakes for special occasions
A Lakeland customer favourite which absorbs fat in the grill pan, prevents the fat from catching fire and makes grilling meat even healthier.
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By Gerald Ruben
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TASCA EL GRANERO
CALLAO SALVAJE
Didier takes over A
La Bodega revisited
little while ago I wrote about the restaurant Tasca El Granero and I know a lot of the readers of this paper visited the restaurant and to the best of my knowledge enjoyed their meal. The restaurant is still there but it now has a new owner, chef called Didier. Didier trained as a chef in Belgium and having qualified and worked in a number of restaurants there opened his own restaurant which he had for six years. Coming over to Tenerife two years ago he met Damien with whom he worked, and a month ago he acquired the Tasca El Granero from Stephan who had already built up a reputation for good food and service. Didier is a fine chef and is producing outstanding dishes.
He has an experimental flair that combines different ingredients which produce a rainbow of tastes in your mouth. The menu is far too big to list here but everything is excitingly prepared and served with flair and outstanding presentation. Didier was very lucky to retain the fantastic waitress Juliet Paquet. Juliet who is also Belgian and speaks a number of languages has been there for some time and knows most of the regular customers. and their likes and dislikes. Juliet is really more than a waitress - she falls into the category of hostess as she guides you through the menu and recommends the type of wine that she thinks might complement your choices. Between these two people I know that if you really enjoy your
food and seek different ways of dining instead of the ‘starters, main course and sweet’ approach you will fall in love with Tasca El Granero . It’s just off the Guia de Isora road past the Cepsa garage in Tijoco Bajo and is open Monday to Saturday from 19.30 till 23.00 and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12.30 to 14.30 (922 163064 ). When it comes to selecting a wine there is no wine list as such as they buy in wine from various suppliers and seek out the most interesting and value for money wines that they can find. Juliet just loves to explain why she recommends certain wines to go with the dishes you have chosen whilst at the same time is more than happy for you to select what you think you would like.
A lovely little restaurant in Callao Salvaje
Jesus, Carlos and Roberto
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uite some time ago I visited a lovely little restaurant in Callao Salvaje called La Bodega, and in those days the owner chef was a charming Spaniard called Paco. Well Paco still owns the restaurant but as he has now returned
to Denmark to be with his family he has rented it out to Carlos who comes from Compostela. Carlos has carried on where Paco left off. His food is just as good, and he has enlarged the menu so that he can introduce some of the dishes
that he loves cooking. This is a typical bistro type restaurant, relaxed good food at reasonable prices with a well balanced wine list at sensible prices. The service is friendly and both Jesus and Roberto speak English, French, German and Italian. Smart casual
is the order of the day and as the Bodega is at the far end of Callao the views over the sea to la Gomera are stunning. Some of the dishes featured on the menu include French goats’ cheese baked in chorizo, basil and coriander sauce, chef’s smoked salmon, baby sole, egg and pasta dishes, fish and seafood steaks, duck and vegetarian options. There is also a children’s menu for five euros. Give Carlos a call and reserve the leg of lamb or order one of his special paellas. An interesting selection of sweets followed by coffee that actually tastes of coffee will complete a good night out. Telephone number 922 740468 open seven days a week.
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By Barbara Law
THE BROWN SISTERS
Timple player
Tributes to Diana Ross and the Supremes O
n a recent visit to the popular classy showbar Divine Soul, situated next to the Tenerife Sol Hotel in Las Américas, I saw an artiste who I must admit I had never seen performing on stage before, but I was instantly impressed with her stage presence, looks and vocal ability. Her name is Rosye Brown and I suppose I can be forgiven in thinking that she was English by the name, however it turned out that talented lady is from Brazil. Taking to the stage in a glamorous outfit with the looks of Diana Ross, with all that lovely hair, she sang soul, Motown and disco and her vivacious personality matched her splendid voice, which along with the rapport she had with the audience, shouted success. Chatting to Rosye after her show, I learned that she and her two singing sisters Jer and Renata were born in Rio de Janeiro, and that their talent must be hereditary. Ataide, their dear father, would have been a professional singer if their grandfather hadn’t considered that being a singer was a job for tramps without any worth or honour.“However, my father had a different opinion,” said Rosye, “he proudly gave me all his support and permission to start singing professionally when I was 17 years old.
Later my two sisters did the same, performing all over the country as I had already done.” In 1995 Rosye moved to Spain and in 2001 her two sisters joined her and very soon they were invited by a big Spanish company to do a tribute to The Supremes. “This made us feel very excited, “she said, “because we had always loved Motown music and The Supremes’ glamour and style, though we were not sure if three Brazilian girls
would be able to do a tribute to such a distinctive type of a group. It was a challenge for us, but it was worth it as we have been successfully working together in hotels since then, all over Spain and the Canary Islands.” Besides working alongside her sisters, at various venues, Rosye performs her solo act and also a tribute show to Diana Ross, due to her resemblance to her, as people say, and also for the adaptability of her voice. “I suppose it has been a won-
derful experience,” she said, “to realise how people from all countries and different ages love those songs which makes my work a kind of party for me, it becomes easier with the audience singing along and sighing when I sing Endless Love, one of my favourite songs in the show. “Although I love what I am doing now, my dream is to sing Brazilian music and I do it every time I have the opportunity as that rhythm is in my blood. We have been performing nightly in some of the most important hotels on the island, in spite of the crisis, so we plan to spend a longer tour in Tenerife, although we would love to have the opportunity to perform all around the world”. Last Tuesday evening I went along to the Conquistador Hotel in Las Américas to watch the Brown sisters performing their tribute to The Supremes and I thought they were excellent. In white and silver sequinned dresses they took to the stage and sang all the classic Supremes’ hits. Their portrayal of the world renowned act was a notable achievement. They were really appreciated by an audience, who were seemingly unconcerned by stand-ins, but relishing the procession of past hits. Look out for the girls at a hotel or venue near you!
Benito Cabrera has a wide repertoire
Canarian at Carnegie Hall Lanzarote born musician, Benito Cabrera, recently gave a concert at the Weil Recital Hall, in the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. In a similar way to his smash hit concert in Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last November, Cabrera and his performance with the Canarian stringed instrument the timple, which resembles a small guitar, took the Big Apple audience by storm. Far from limiting his performances to Canarian folk music, he is well known for stretching the instrument’s capacity to the full and has worked with full orchestras on classical pieces, performed Senegalese love songs, Ragtime and even Beatles music.
Princess bus
Disney on the bus As reported in our last edition, in April the new Disney on Ice show, Classic Princesses, is on at the Santiago Martín pavilion in La Laguna. A show for all the family, the professional cast and extraordinary set create a world of Disney magic that will capture your heart and soul. There will be nine shows over four days (including weekend matinees) from April 17th – 21st and tickets are now on sale in El Corte Inglés or online at www.
elcor teinglés.es.One of our regular readers, Patricia Reilly, called into the offices during the week and wondered if there was anyone organising bus trips to the shows. Is there? Sounds like a great idea, so if you have already planned a bus trip and are looking for participants, let us know and we’ll print the information in our next issue.
Restaurante
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La Romántica Residencial El Camisón, Playa de las Américas Open from 1PM till 1AM Tuesday closed Tel: 922 79 63 05 922 79 21 36 www.mesoncastellano.com
Mesón Castellano Superb Spanish Cuisine
Offering the best in meat, including steak, pork and lamb, not to mention our fine range of fish, cold cuts & tapas. We combine tradition and good taste to offer you the best of our gastronomy, plus an extensive selection of top quality wines from our Bodega.
International cuisine, flambées a speciality Superb food, stylish service, a touch of class in Callao Salvaje
Tel. 922 741 518 Open daily 12 midday - 11pm
El Ancla, nº 21. C/ El Jable Callao Salvaje, Adeje
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CANARIAS CONTRACTA
Legal advice for home buyers
Dear lawyer What can home buyers do when despite having paid the 6.5 per cent tax on the purchase price of a property for the transfer of the property into their name (Impuesto de Transmisiones Patrimoniales – ITPAJD), the tax office asks them for a further provisional payment for a valuation check? Well, they can pay the tax, although clearly that isn’t the most satisfactory solution for those who, as you say, have already paid a lot of cash out in ITPAJD. If they
aren’t satisfied with a higher valuation set by the administration in line with the amount required, they can appeal in the Economic – Administration Courts which deal with such appeals, with the intention of challenging the declaration and having it declared null and void. But it is important to be very clear on the time you have to challenge the decision, which is one month from the date of the notification of the decision or resolution, that is to say from the day after that which they receive the notification to pay the debt. Does that mean that if you appeal you don’t have
to pay the amount stated because the payment of 6.5 per cent ITPAJD has been enough? Normally you would have to wait for the pronouncement of judgement by the Economic – Administration Court, which could decide in favour of the person challenging the decision and cancel the additional payment demanded. But it is also possible to ask for the suspension of the decision which has been challenged, which means that for the moment you don’t have to make the additional payment, although it is always wise to analyse each case on
its merits before making the best decision for the appellant. If the buyers ignore the payment notification and do nothing what will happen? In the same letter which notifies the amount required and the date on which it is due to be paid voluntarily, the sanctions for non-payment are clearly specified. These are supplementary charges from five to 20 per cent on top of the original charge notified, which is why it is recommended that the decision is challenged at the Economic – Administration
Court within the time frame specified, asking for the suspension of the decision, always of course when there is clear reason to do so, which should be analysed case by case. This is all quite complicated. Is there no way of preventing it and at the same time insure the purchase transaction for the investor? It is a right of the person who is to pay the taxes to be informed of the value of the property which is about to be bought or transferred into their ownership. By informing yourself beforehand
you can avoid later valuation checks by the administration. But experience shows that the best guarantee for everything to work out right is without doubt to use a lawyer who will give you legal advice, look after his or her client’s interests and thus minimise the risks that may be involved in property deals. *Contact Canarias Contracta for legal advice, tax consultancy or estate agency queries. South office, 922 753 623, North office, 922 374 348, mobile 647 580 504 www.canariascontracta.es
MC REFORM
Refurbishing your home Do you dream of having your kitchen or bathroom refurbished, or of turning your old Canarian house into a luxury home?
Or do you just have smaller individual jobs that need to be done by a professional, but you don’t know who to trust? MC Reform, based in the south of Tenerife, have been offering building services for almost ten years with only one objective – total customer satisfaction. They offer a complete service together with extremely high quality work, using top class branded materials. This company can carry out any type of renovation in homes or businesses, providing professionals
in each particular field of expertise. A full or partial refurbishment could involve the kitchen, bathroom, the exterior of the building, roof, extensions, masonry, demolitions, tiling, flooring, plumbing, aluminium work, carpentry, renovation of the electrical system, plastering, painting, and the list goes on. You may want a swimming pool constructed, the property insulated from heat and sound, or heating or air conditioning installed. MC Reform can do all this for you, and much more. Martin, who speaks English, Spanish and German, came to Tenerife in 1999 and began to work alone on small jobs. Gradually more and more work came in, the jobs became more complex and
he began to employ a team. Two years ago he opened an office in Playa de las Américas and nearby he also has a 400 square metre warehouse where he can store clients’ furniture or other goods for protection during complex renovation work. Over the last ten years, he and his company have built up a solid reputation for trustworthiness amongst clients, some of whom leave their properties in his care while they are away from the island. Martin and his team check these properties regularly and carry out any maintenance or repairs needed. Each project is treated individually and estimates are free, so if you are dreaming of getting those smaller jobs or a major refurbishment done, contact Martin soon and turn your dreams into reality. Find MC Reform in Playa de las Américas at CC Americas Shopping Centre, locale 33 (better known as the Patch) at the seafront end, call 922 750912, mobile 629 323156, or visit www.mcreform.es.
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CANARIES & BRITISH ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS
What you need, when you need it If you are looking for someone to make and fit new doors, patio doors or windows then you need look no further than Canaries and British Aluminium Systems (CBAS). Based in Las Chafiras, the company opened over 17 years ago and are now one of the biggest aluminium suppliers in Tenerife. However, they not only manufacture and supply doors and windows, they are able to make almost anything you require including all types and sizes of gates whether they be electric or manual, fixed or adjustable louvres, pergolas, balustrades, cupboards etc. The list is almost endless, and so are the colours of aluminium. As an example, they recently built a tank to house an iguana, so whatever your needs, all you need to do is call or visit their showroom which, as they say, has probably the best selection in Tenerife of numerous prod-
ucts produced by them. A free, no obligation quote is provided and all products and work comes with a 10year guarantee. Canaries and British Aluminium Systems is a family firm, and they pride themselves on their service. Customers who do not spend as much time in Tenerife as in the UK have very tight time schedules and CBAS will endeavour to provide the product you require within those schedules. Ninety per cent of their business is from repeat customers or by recommendation. This, in itself, speaks volumes about their service and products. Add value and space with an individually designed and built conservatory or balcony enclosure. CBAS offer a service from individual planning to the final touches including any building, electric, plumbing, tiling etc. Unique fully insulated roofing panels are used that keep the heat out. These come in a variety
of colours and designs including a Canarian tile shape and interior white or wood grain style. Glass curtains are a reasonably new innovation and are patented by ‘Cover’. CBAS are the sole distributor and installer of their system in the Canary Islands. This system allows glass doors to be fitted without frames so they are almost invisible and ‘user friendly’ for communities as it may be possible to close in a patio for winter use and fold them away when not in use, without them being obtrusive. The company have five fitting teams, who all usually have English and Spanish speakers amongst them to ensure good communication at all times. They also carry out any necessary building work or tiling required before or after installation of your product. Another important fact pointed out by CBAS is that the majority of glass fitted in the Canaries is sheet glass as there are no
safety standards in this area. CBAS only fit glass that is toughened or is safety glass. CBAS also specialise in offering a free security survey, where they will provide a report on areas where this needs increasing for your peace of mind. They can advise and quote on any security defence improvement i.e., enhanced quality locking systems, electric roller security shutters, louverd doors and windows with fixed or adjustable louvres, security gates, bars, centre pin locks, security glass.etc Canaries and British Aluminium Systems can be found behind Autos Tenerife just along from the ITV station. You can contact them on 922 736 738 or visit their website at www.cbas.eu where all the products are shown.
THE PORTRAIT WORLD
Hand drawn portraits - a unique gift The world of drawing or painting portraits is unique. There are many ways to create a portrait and the possibilities are infinite. Frank De Decker, the artist behind The Portrait World, was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1966. He studied at the Saint-Luc School of Fine Art and has since sold his art work all over Europe. Frank is fascinated by how people express themselves, smiling, crying, laughing, angry etc… it is amazing how you can read faces without words. Throughout history, people have wanted and loved portraits as a memory and to immortalise a loved one, to record the family history and history in general. We are the only Art Studio on the island who paint and draw original portraits
in all styles, using many different materials without any computer enhancement and we are very proud of what we do. Our portraits, modern or traditional, are
always very decorative for every type of interior. Another unique part of what we do is a series of portraits, for example one child, three portraits, laughing, crying,
playing etc… In our studio, one of our most important goals is to make portraits timeless so that our clients enjoy them for a lifetime. A portrait is a very special and personal gift to give or receive. All you need to do is provide us with a photo by hand or e-mail and we will give you a quote depending on the size and materials you require. We also provide gift vouchers valid for 12 months so our clients can give them for birthdays, weddings, Christmas, Mother’s Day or anniversaries. To contact us for a free quote or more detailed information you can email us at mandy-allen@ hotmail.com or call Mandy on +34 686 680875 or the studio on +34 922 729916.
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ZENZI
Hair today, gone tomorrow It is almost four years since Zenzi opened and during this time it has changed the lives of many satisfied residents on the island by eliminating their unwanted facial and body hair. Laser hair removal is a simple procedure and Zenzi offers a free consultation to determine if the procedure is right for your hair and skin type. Before the development of lasers for hair removal, both women and men have fruitlessly tried to rid themselves permanently of unwanted hair with little success. Here at Zenzi we have the most sophisticated laser system that uses a light that passes through the skins surface to target the melanin pigment at the base of the
hair follicle preventing further growth. Traditional hair removal techniques such as shaving, waxing and tweezing only provide temporary relief and may actually stimulate hair growth and cause skin infection. Electrolysis, while effective, often requires years of ongoing treatments and is particularly painful. Laser hair removal offers four main advantages, comfort, speed, accuracy, and long-term effectiveness. It is actually less painful than waxing. As everyone here in Tenerife is thinking about shaping up for the summer, hitting the gym and donning lighter clothes, why not increase your confidence at the beach or pool without the unnecessary stress of worrying about embarrass-
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ing shaving bumps, razor burn, or worse – stray hairs which become very visible in bright sunlight. Laser hair removal is both safe and effective and is soaring in popularity. Zenzi are offering a 50 per cent discount on all la-
ser hair removal treatments to anyone who brings along a copy of this newspaper, so why not come along for a free consultation and trial and make your shaving and waxing routine obsolete. Laser hair removal is safe, comfortable and cost-effective. Zenzi also offer Guinot and Matis body and facial treatments and products, including non-surgical face lifts, microdermabrasion as featured on “ten years younger”, pedicures, manicures, massages and a whole lot more.
* Zenzi is situated in cc El Camison opposite Mar Ola Park Hotel in Playa de las Américas. Tel. 922798587.
VILLA CORTÉS
Rainbows at your fingertips consultant and proper planning your current abode can be given more than a cursory lick of paint. Today, with the kind of service available through Proitesa you can give your apartment/house a complete overhaul, adapting colours to suit every member of the family, brightening your interiors and exteriors and all at a relatively low cost. Consult the human resources team at any of the ten sales points in Tenerife and find out how Proitesa can bring a bit of colour back into your life.
Culinary delights How many of us remember back to our childhoods when the houses we grew up in were wallpapered. Paint wasn’t an option, the range of colours was limited as was the quality of the products. Well no more. Proitesa is at the forefront
of paint and paint related products in the Canaries, and with their amazing range and selection can help you convert a drab house into a colourful home or a neglected yard into a desirable patio. And in these days of economic doom and gloom we
all need more than a few drops of rainbow magic in our lives. Many people who had perhaps been thinking of changing home or upsizing are rethinking for the time being. But that doesn’t mean that change isn’t an option. With a good colour
* Your will find them in Playa Fañabe, Los Gigantes, San Isidro and Arona in the south, and La Laguna, La Cuesta, La Orotava, Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos and Santa Cruz. Visit their website www.Proitesa.com for more details.
There are to be a range of culinary delights on offer at the Villa Cortés Restaurant Tiziano on February 27th and 28th. Top chefs from some of the best restaurants around will be offering their specialities; Diego Laureano Schattenhoffer, Manu Regalado from La Retama, Jesús González from El Duende and David Moraga from the Frontos Bodega.
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If you are between 18 and 30 years old, female, and you have all it takes to convert yourself into one of our models and do NOT possess a contract with any model agency, please e-mail us with the following information:
A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF A PROFESSIONAL SKINCARE RANGE IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT
• 3 photos (face, profile, body) • Personal info (full name, date and place of birth, phone nº, city, e-mail) • Measurements (height, breast, waist, hip, weight, eye and hair colour)
Call Nicola on 677 509766 or e-mail: nicky.bella@yahoo.co.uk
Promotions company with more than 10 years experience is selling attractive, high quality products in Tenerife at markets, 5* hotels and superstores, is looking for open minded full/par t-time promoters, which like to present and sell in a live promotion. No selling experience is required! Contract + Social Security + Fixed Salar y + Commission is guaranteed. Feel free to contact us for further information. Office: 922 78 91 98 Fax: 922 7 8 9 1 9 8 Mobile: 6 2 9 493799.
to marketing@tenerifepearl.net
We continue to grow... yes! Advertising Consultants
Even in the current economic climate we need extra help in order to fulfil our customers needs... We require the best in the marketplace. Have you got what it takes? Our media group has traditionally led the field and will continue to do so by hiring the best and remunerating them accordingly.
(Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera)
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Positive attitude and strong character. Self discipline and sales experience. Spanish or German language to negotiation level. Self motivation and team skills. Teachability and 100% integrity. Trustworthiness and references. If so then you could be what we are looking for. Media experience would be an advantage, but not essential as training will be given. If you would like to apply for any of the above positions, send your CV, two references, an up-to-date photo and covering letter to director@ic-news.com • henrycruz@ic-news.com • Fax: 922 79 58 10
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in Los Cristianos is look for a temporary stylist, German/ English speaking from 14.00-19.00 hours
Tel 922 791 675
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Classified information For personal and professional help in placing your classified in Island Connections all you need to do is pop along to our new offices in Las Chafiras and speak to Karen. Not only is Island Connections here to ensure that your advertisement reaches it’s target market, we will also advise on sizing requirements for maximum exposure, with prices to suit your pocket.
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CLASSIFIEDS / GENERAL SERVICES
Suzuki Jimny 1.5D, 2004, 52,000 kms, air con, alarm, fender, hardtop, 8.800 euros, tel 609 130551
The family friendly car hire company
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Toyota Celica Engine: 1.8 Litres kms: 90000 kms Year: 1997 Petrol Price: 11500â‚Ź Tel: 649911000 Audi A3 - 1.8T Engine: 1.8Litres kms: 182000 kms Year: 2000 Petr ol Doors: 2 Price: 8200â‚Ź Tel: 606552281
Motoring
Seat Cordoba, 1.4 saloon, 4 door, silver, 2001, a/c, PAS, electrics, ITV, huge boot, radio/stereo, 2,500 euros, tel 628 634850 Fiat Punto, 3 door, white, 2000, (later model) PAS, electric windows, radio, ITV, 2,000 euros, tel 628 634850 Are you going back to the UK? I have in the UK a Land Rover, Freelander, TD4, SE S/W, diesel, automatic, 2004, 54,000 £7,900 and a Peugeot 307 SE HDI diesel, 2005, 50,000, £5,600. I’m looking to swap for something similar here. 611 607611 Classic car. Mercedes 500, SEC, 1986. Blue and Grey coupe. Automatic, A/Con, P/S, alloy wheels, radio CD, electric windows, central locking, call 609 730062
C o m m e r c i a l Va n and driver for hire with transport licence. Household removals / Courier ser vice / Delivery service. To all seven islands Affordable rates Tel. 922 72 41 69 Mob. 658 935 205
Automotive Technicians UK trained technicians Diagnostics and automatic gearbox specialists Full service reports supplied Guaranteed agreed price servicing Services carried out at your work, home or at our workshop We carry out Pre-ITV checks and take your car for the ITC
Lowest labour rates in the south
Tel: 600 858 080 / 600 328 561
Family company 27 years on Tenerife
DANISH RENT-A-CAR
Opel Astra G Caravan Engine: 1.7Litres kms: 169000 kms Year: 2000 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 4300â‚Ź Tel: 617878616
We guarantee:
¡ A reliable and friendly service ¡ Fully comprehensive insurance, no extras ¡ Free child seats, GPS (3 Euros a day) Special offer: ¡ Special long term rates Citroen Saxo 7 days only ₏139, ¡ VIP hire car service all included
Toyota Land Cruiser Engine: 2.5Litres kms: 200000 kms Year: 1993 Diesel Convertible Doors: 2 Price: 9500â‚Ź Tel: 922263181
Hotel drop off and collection Airport service, street maps, tour information Voucher for free entrance into theme parks
Nissan Vanette Engine: 2Litres kms: 100000 kms Year: 1992 Diesel Doors: 4 Price: 2000â‚Ź Tel: 635498764
Poul's Auto – your car-hire company in South West Tenerife Mon-Fri, 8.30am – 12 midday, 5pm – 7pm / Sat 8.30am – 12 midday / Sun 10am – 12 midday
Volkswagen GTI Engine: 2Litres kms: 52000 kms Year: 2005 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 18500â‚Ź Tel: 679412358
Tel: +34 922.740.742 ¡ www.poulsauto.com
Rent a Car
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OUR RATES ARE INCLUSIVE OF: • Full insurance cover • Government taxes at 13%
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Mercedes Benz, SEL 600 V12 400cv, 5p, 1993, 180,000 km, black, automatic, ABS, four airbags, traction control, ESP, speed limiter. Leather grey inner with walnut wood, air-con, heating system, adjustable setas with electronic memory. Central locking, double crystal lamps, sun roof, electronic rear view mirrors, nearly new wheels. Just passed ITC, fully equipped, ver y good condition, 16,000 euros, tel 629 244958
Volkswagen Golf GT Engine: 2Litres kms: 30000 kms Year: 2006 Diesel Sun roof Doors: 2 Price: 22000â‚Ź Tel: 650355052 Volkswagen Eos Engine: 2Litres Kms: 25000 kms Year: 2006 Petrol Convertible Doors: 2 Price: 21000â‚Ź Tel: 619631397 Citroen C2 Engine: 1.4Litres Kms: 46000 kms Year: 2004 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 6500â‚Ź Tel: 670308105
Daewoo Korando Engine: 2.9Litr es Kms: 138000 kms Year: 2000 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 5000â‚Ź Tel: 619471733 BMW 523i Engine: 0Litres Kms: 132000 kms Year: 1998 Petrol Doors: 4 Price: 8500â‚Ź Tel: 679398108 Honda Prelude Engine: 2Litres Kms: 159000kms Year: 1994 Petrol Sun roof Doors: 2 Price: 5500â‚Ź Tel: 616249814
03. Contacts Sur - 24 hours. Beauties, young, super sexy, sweet, playful, massages, vibrators, all services, 686 826 734 Los Cristianos, near the church square, Julia, discreet apartment .Nice and pretty girls. Open and visiting 24 H, tel: 666 773 761. For one hour or more, elegant room with jaccuzi for rent “room service� too, Playa Las Americas. easy parking. tel 659 767 875 Las Americas. professional massage (without clothes) artistic, relaxing, stress relief, sport massage, erotic and more... harmonise your body, heart and mind. natural and clean. magic hands 627 114 090 664 098 678 Susana, real beauty, high standing, dark, exotic, Thai massages, French, attends hotels and homes, south, 13.00-12.00, www.modelos-canarias.com, www,elmundoerotico.com, private appointments English gentleman seeks passive woman 30-60 for mild BDSM friendship. I’ve lived in Tenerife 10 years, own a restaurant in Las Americas, I’m genuine, affectionate and caring. Interested? Email me gentlemanjim2you@yahoo. co.uk Tenerife south, professional full body massage with sexual final shower and drinks for free, from 40 euros, call 628 610202 Multi-language blonde, busty, high class lady offers top GFE and / or professional domination with full service. Private apar tment with waterbed and home/hotel visits, tr y the best. www. sexyjessica.eu. Tel 662 476036
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body, hotel and home visits and escor t ser vice, ver y discreet, 664 098678, www.modelos-canarias.com Cristianos near the bus station, sweet and friends, all services, 24 ours, hotel and home visits, tel 664 513700 or 686 111493. hothotgirlstenerife.com Carol, Los Cristianos, in and out calls, 9am till 9pm, 6 8 7 1 4 6 9 5 9 , golden shower and more Lucas, dusky, green eyes, lovely body, individual or couples, Cristianos area, Urb Cristimar, infront of Gran Hotel Arona, one hour 100 euros, half hour 60 euors, 672 102925 C r i s t i a n o s, E u ro p e, Northwest, sweet, beautiful, sexy lady, big breasts, nice body, you’ll have a good time, erotic massage and...discreet apartment, home and hotel visits, 662 545691 / 600 835437 Aqualand area, young, slim girls, blonde hair and beautiful legs, alone or with girlfriend, live erotic show, fantasies for men, woman or couples, call me 697 549130 Brazilian, very sweet, very hot, golden rain, fantasies, ver y vivacious, 43 years, tall, sexy, 50 euros complete, English no spoken, 636 400014 Los Cristianos, Lorena, sexy little minx, back in Tenerife, erotic massages, toys, uniform and more, call in or out 678 152849 Los Cristianos, black lady, Brazilian, hot bottom, all services, special black kiss and Greek. www.sexcanarias. net/pamela. Hotel and home, 24 hours, gentlemen, no kids, 608 285035 Sasha, Los Cristianos, sexy loving lady from Argentina, for hot time, discreet, open 0900-2300, 648 054056 Transexual, new, fair, long hair, red head, super feminine, super woman, well endowed, big boobs, ardent, volcanic, black kiss, natural French, Cristianos infront of Hotel Gran Arona, Urb. Cristimar, 672 146814
Club Swinger Triangle De Paris New in Las AmĂŠricas, near to the Casino Sur, under the Hotel Gran Tinerfe.
Latin lady, very beautiful and delicate for men and women. Hotels and homes, total discr etion. 6 0 0 368355
Open every day from 11 pm. For more information see our web page: www.triangledeparis.com or call us on 0034 610 954 701
Paloma, beauty, 25 years, Lorena and blonde, big boobs for selected men. Lovely
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CLASSIFIEDS / GENERAL SERVICES
P.J ELECTRICAL SERVICES
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ALL ELECTRICAL WORK CARRIED OUT BARS RESTAURANTS APARTMENTS DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL FAULT FINDING 24 HOUR SERVICE 7 DAYS A WEEK ALL AREAS COVERED BULLETIN AND 647 039 656 ADEJE
General Services
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Masonic Meetings:
CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
500â‚Ź Tel. 677 799 475
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CARPENTRY - SUNBLINDS - CONSTRUCTION
Tel. 922 782 683 - 618 776 167 ¡ lyden@venli.com Nave 1, Barranco de las Torres, Adeje 38670
Window Company SL Manufacturers and Installers of Quality
UPVC & ALUMINIUM
Windows, Doors & Conservatories
:: Free no obligation quotations :: Now available 0% interest free credit on all products Visit our factory showroom in Nave 1, Barranco de las Torres, Adeje Tel: 922 782 683 / 649 559 866 info@meridianwindows.net ¡ website: www.meridianwindows.net
Real Bargain!! Computer for sale Compaq Presario PENTIUM 4 (2007) with Printer/Scanner HP Photosmart C6180
PolĂgono Industrial Las Chafiras III, C. Caracas Nave 4 - 38639 S. Miguel de Abona ¡ Tenerife Tel: +34 922 736738 Fax: +34 922 735 123
Kitchens, pergolas, ďŹ tted wardrobes, decking, staircases, windows and doors and much more‌ For a free, no obligation quote contact us on‌
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Ann Summers The best fun you can have with your clothes on! To book a party or join my team, please phone or text Wendy on 639 353470. Bra ďŹ tting service available / bras up to G cup
FREE, no obligation survey & quotation
The Timber Specialists
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Adults’ Ballroom, Latin American, Tap or Freestyle Childrens’ ( 2 1/2 - 7yrs). Introduction to Dance. Many other classes in ballet, hip hop, modern, musical theatre for all ages. At Vamos a Bailar - Let’s Dance. CC Perla Blanca, Callao Salvaje ¡ Ring 636 817 265 or 646 067 471 SOLAR FANTà STICO
Skilled Builder Robert McAlees
As seen in “Dream Home DIY� Tenerife Lifestyle magazine
meets in Puerto de la Cruz on Wednesday evenings contact John Hughes on 922 38 22 29 email taffy007naeve@ yahoo.com
Horse sharing!
922 127 679 or cv to MarcelCluny@gmail.com
Lady, 53 years, offers home help for older people. Cleaning, ironing with references. Area Los Gigantes, Los Cristianos, Las AmĂŠricas. Tel 600 237912 Psycotherapy. What am l ,what do l want,were am l going ? When Anguish,fear or sadness are interfering with your daily life and vitality ,a “Short Term Psychoanalitic Psycotherapyâ€?, will give you the oppor tunity to unveil the truth within your suf fering ,disclosing the meaning of your particular and subjective desires. Juan Sirote, Psychologist,member of the International Forum of Psychoanalysis, First meetings are free,call 607 556 052 San Isidro and Santa Cruz
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FULL RENOVATION WORK Would you like to change your house or apartment into a beautiful & cosy home? Or maybe all you need is a small renovation job? All with top quality ďŹ nishing?
tel: 677 799 475
Tel. 922 69 63 02 • 670 436 932 info@elbes-conservatories.com
CONSERVATORIES Your dream place to live
www.elbes-conservatories.com Your individual project from concept to completion. See for yourself the superior quality of our tailor made conservatories at the homes of many satisfied customers.
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Drawn to the world of beauty? are recruiting; Beauty consultants Free training
I listen to what you want and make sure you get the best. I can replace that faulty tap or renovate your home. Over 30 year’s experience. UK qualiďŹ ed to advanced skills status. Call any time 922 814 073 / 605 469 352 rmcplumb@yahoo.co.uk
I am offering horse sharing for my 5 year old gelding. He is a very quiet horse and enjoys rides. Interested? Please call 609 929 278
VISIT OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOWROOM "See the best display in Tenerife" We manufacture, supply and fit: All types of doors and window systems, insect screens, mirrored wardrobes, balcony screens and partitions. All types and sizes of gates, electric, manual and telephone entry etc. Garage doors, louvered shutters, fixed or adjustable louvers, pergolas, balustrades, cupboards, roofing, mobile roofs (manual or electric),extensions, conservatories, shower screens and cubicles, tiling, building. All types of glass mirrors. Security shutters, high security locks and glass. Take advantage of our free security survey.
NEW - GLASS CURTAINS 'Why spoil the view" *Frameless folding glass doors and windows* Ideal for balcony/terrace enclosures and for existing patio areas See all the above in our showroom and watch the manufacturing process. WE ONLY SELL WHAT WE MAKE - WE ARE NOT MIDDLE MEN. Directions: With Iceland on your right, take the second turn left after the ITV station and we are on your left behind Autos Tenerife.
BEGINNERS’ DANCE CLASSES
LODGE TEIDE
Canaries & British Aluminium Systems S.L. A British owned company - Established in Tenerife 1992
Ventanas Tenesur SL Windows, doors, shutters
High quality German UPVC at competitive prices. We also supply & ďŹ t all types of aluminium products. Visit our showroom on two oors at Valle San Lorenzo. Call for free quote: Tel. 627 511 606 OfďŹ ce/fax: 922 766 494 Web: www.ventanas-tenesur.com E-mail: ventanas-tenesur@hotmail.com
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Buy Direct from the Importers, save â‚Ź100’s, sofas, bedding, mirrors, kitchenware, houseware. Home Style Direct, Las ChaďŹ ras, 922 736849
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POOL HEATING Make the most of your pool ALL YEAR ROUND Affordable Pool Heating 10 Year from less than 1 euro / day Guarantee! from â‚Ź4,499 fitted
Japanese massage, energise your mind and body, getting inside a deep relaxation with a real oriental massage, Anna, Los Cristianos Tel: 677 115021
Invest in the Best, with AC Direct - Established Professionals YOU CAN TRUST!
Domestic, Commercial & Industrial, with good after sales service.
A C DIRECT 902 789 189 www.acdairconditioning.com
ON THE MOVE? • Weekly sailings to and from the UK and Ireland • Worldwide network - we can move you anywhere in the world! • Professional packing service
Call our Canarian Regional OfďŹ ce on 922 581 805
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• Reliability • Competitive prices • 15 years in Tenerife • Excellent workmanship • References, reconciliation
Klaus-Dieter Pßschner ¡ Master Carpenter Mobile phone 608 64 58 05 ¡ Tel/Fax 922 72 96 00
AIRESOL CANARIAS, S.L. Plaza de Venezuela, 1. 38670 Adeje (Behind the bus stop - between the Post Office and the Health Centre) Tel.: 922 79 28 39 - 922 79 44 93. Fax: 922 75 06 02. Mob: 630 410 011
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CLASSIFIEDS / PROPERTY
Tony the Welder • Security Grilles • Gates • Railings • Steel Fabrication
05. Property
• On-site Welding Fully Qualified Legal Craftsman 27 years experience, 14 years Tenerife
Tel: 659 489 690 Property Secured, Quality Assured
Wanted : The island’s premier Cash Buyers of freehold property. We complete within 28 days. No agents, no viewings, no delays. Call (0034) 922 720222 or visit www. tenerifehomebuyers.com
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of Houses and Apartments ¡ Painting and Decoration ¡ ¡ Tiling ¡ ¡ Plumbing ¡ ¡ Electric installations ¡ ¡ Complete bathrooms ¡ Fully QualiďŹ ed Legal Craftsman with more than 15 years experience. Located in the South of Tenerife.
Tel.
637 293 176 Reformas FULL RENOVATION WORK Would you like to change your house or apartment into a beautiful & cosy home? Or maybe all you need is a small renovation job? All with top quality ďŹ nishing?
tel: 677 799 475
For lease restaurant, working with good client base, Beautiful local with a family feel, ample parking, tel 637 560 700 Garage business for sale. Equipment, tools, office with computers, extensive client database and lease included. Well established business. For more information call 609 730062
Rent : One bedroom apartments for rent, just refurbished, 400 euros per month, tel 666 808182 or 647 927767 Studios, 1 and 2 bed apartments from 400₏ for rent to mature-minded people in quiet residential complex with all UK TV channels in Torviscas Alto. For details phone Nadine, 922 715 162 Los Cristianos, by the sea, lovely one bedroom apar tment, living room, kitchen, TV, washing machine, sunny, sea views, from 550 per month, 922 752759 / 608 425426 Golf del Sur – Attractive villa, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in exceptional position surrounded by lakes, golf course, garden and sea views. Heated pool. Parking by front door. No pets, 850 euors per month. 627 219 001 Golf del Sur, pretty cottage style house in quiet position and overlooking golf course; front door parking, garden back and front (community maintained). Heated pool. No pets. 650 euors per month. 627 219 001
Sale : Los Cristianos, apar tments by the sea, 1 and 2 bedrooms, pool, impressionable panoramic views, garage, 120,000 and 135,000 euros, no agents, 922 752759 / 608 425426 Vistaher mosa IV, beautiful 4 bedroom luxury penthouse for sale in quiet
area of Los Cristianos. Two marble bathrooms, large bright living/dinning room, separate ktichen, breakfast room, conser vator y and studio area, 200m2, sunny terraces and balconies with lovely views. Bargain at 325,000 euros. Tel 922 799585 or 629 012827 Reduced for very quick sale. Golf del Sur. Fantastic 3 bed, 3 bath penthouse on 2 levels. (2 beds ensuite). Lounge/ diner. Air con, English SAT TV, 2 terraces overlooking marina and sea. Furnished thoughout to high standard. Well kept complex with 3 swimming pools. Landscaped gardens, price 199,000 euros contact 609 587155 or 620 945895
Residencial
La Duquesa Playa FaĂąabĂŠ
Residencial
La Curva
Six semi-detached luxury houses in pairs over Cuesta de la Villa, in Santa Ăšrsula • Surperb views • 4 bedrooms • Top quality materials • Double glazing • ACS solar panels • Central heating • Iron ďŹ replace ideal for wood • Central vacuuming system Reserve your home: English/German Spanish
646 52 13 39 922 30 17 92 689 35 89 59
Inversiones
DĂ VILA Y RODRĂ?GUEZ S.L.
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, comunity pool. â‚Ź425,000
Villa Tagoro San Eugenio Alto
New 3 bedroom luxury villa 750,000â‚Ź Tel. (0034) 655 914 691 (0034) 922 71 33 56 3 bed, 2 bathroom duplex apartment for sale in Los Girasoles, El MadroĂąal Independent kitchen, downstairs toilet, ofďŹ ce, living/dining room, 2 terraces approx 20m2 each. For more information email ventasol@terra.es
Excellent opportunity
Tel. 629 244 958
Detached villa in Callao Salvaje Situated in a quiet cul de sac and sought after position in exclusive residential area. Excellent views of both sea and mountains. Five minutes from local shops and restaurants. 25 minutes from South airport. Fully legal, this property is built on two levels and consists of: Upper level – Main bedroom, en suite bathroom and fully fitted dressing room. 2nd bedroom and bathroom. Lounge, dining room and fully fitted kitchen. Good sized terrace and access to roof terrace. Car port. Lower level – 3 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms en suite. Large study/extra bedroom/ Loungediner. Utility or possible kitchen. Heated swimming pool. 2 store rooms. Courtyard. Pool equipment & Storage room. Access to garden and Bodega. Plot 400 sqm. Garden approx 100 sqm: House 210 sqm. 650,000 euros. Telephone 607 310 854
Frontline studio apartment for sale, partly furnished in a superb position with views of La Gomera. Recently refurbished. Superb holiday or residential home; quiet zone, near to shops and restaurants. Contact C. O’Flynn, 686 586 519
For sale town house in San Isidro
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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 commerical centres, 800m from Playa Fañabe, community feees 30/month, 185,000 € Tel 629 244958 El Médano, dir ectly from the owner!!! New, precious detached house, 3 bedrooms, 2 moder n bathrooms, indep. kitchen, 3 terraces,bbq, luxury complex with 2 swimming pools, 42m 2 closed garage,ver y exclusive furnished. Quiet zone, Price: 330.000 euros, Tel: 650 792 742 Torviscas Alto/ Resid. Casablanca, directly from the owner!!! Very beautiful apartment (53m2) in the most exclusive zone of Tenerife, 1 bedroom and an small officeroom, ver y big bathroom, 35m2 terrace with precious views, luxury complex with swimming pool and gardens. Garage and store-room. Only 6 months old!!! Price: 183.000 euros, Tel: 650.792.742 For sale, 2 bed apartment, 60m2 with equipped kitchen. Terrace, 25m2, views of La Gomera. Closed garage, Urbanisation Sunset, Torviscas Alto, 195,000 euros, tel 629 244958 For sale, 3 bed apartment, 86m2, 2 bathrooms, separate equipped kitchen, balcony 25m2 with communal area views, Residential Fañabe (Fañabe Alto), 169.000 euros, tel 629 244958 For sale, 5 bed villa, in quiet are of Costa del Silencio, 160m2, terrace with sea views, Ajardinadas area, 2 separate bedrooms for guests, 370.000 euors, tel 629 244958 Urb. Arco Iris Playa Second line from the sea in Callao Salvaje. Duplex, totally furnished, 75m2, separate ktichen, totally equipped, toilet, dining room, complete bathroom, 2 bedrooms, SATTV, solarium 30m2 with views to Gomera and Teide, garage space, community areas with 2 pools, automatic gates, community fees 54/month, 145,000 euros. Tel 629 244958
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A p a r t m e n t Te l d e, Las Huesas 171.00m2 3 rooms 261440€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Gran Canaria, Firgas 170.00m2 3 rooms 255430€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 80.00m 2 2 rooms 349000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 35.00m 2 1 room 89250€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 59.00m 2 1 room 179000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment San Eugenio Alto Location: central 91.00m2 2 rooms 295000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 4960.00m2 1 room 126000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 35.00m 2 1 room 89250€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 46.00m 2 1 room 120000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 60.00m 2 1 room 138500€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 66.00m 2 2 rooms 162000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 71.00m 2 2 rooms 159000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment Playa San Juan Location: central 82.00m 2 2 rooms 359000€ Phone: 922866559 Apartment San Eugenio Alto Location: central 85.00m2 2 rooms 295000€ Phone: 922866559 Terraced house Masca Location: countr yside 70.00m 2 2 rooms 120000€ Phone: 659038027 Terraced house Tamaimo Location: central Views: sea 180.00m 2 150000€ Phone: 610703429 Urban Land 36.00m 2 140000€ Phone: 630050870 Apartment Cabo Blanco Location: central 62.00m 2 2 rooms 118000€ Phone: 609969203 Terraced house Guamasa Location: outskirts Views: mountain 90.00m2 3 r ooms 222000€ Phone: 616398928 Apartment Los Cristianos Location: central 77.00m 2 3 rooms 165000€ Phone: 635476415
Apartment Sta Cruz de Tenerife Location: outskirts Views: mountain 118.00m2 3 rooms 240€ Phone: 696471932 Apartment Valle San Lorenzo Location: central Views: sea 42.00m2 1 room 125600€ Phone: 629594872
Apartment Las Palmas de Gran C 103.00m2 3 r ooms 246415€ Phone: 638173382 Chalet Arucas, Santidad 72.00m2 144243€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Gran Canaria, Santa 43.00m2 3 rooms 145000€ Phone: 638173382
Premises Las Palmas de Gran C 250.00m2 1800€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Las Palmas de Gran C 202.00m2 3 r ooms 299000€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Gran Canaria, Vega d 71.00m2 3 rooms 159268€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Gran Canaria, Vega d 116.00m2 3 rooms 153258€ Phone: 638173382 Apartment Gran Canaria, Valles 140.00m2 4 rooms 136189€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Gran Canaria, San Ba 86.00m2 3 rooms 155000€ Phone: 638173382
Chalet Las Palmas de Gran C 180.00m2 4 rooms 342580€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Gran Canaria, Firgas 101.00m2 181506€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Gran Canaria, Arucas 152.00m2 3 rooms 252425€ Phone: 638173382
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Apartment Gran Canaria, San Ba 35.00m2 103000€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Las Palmas de Gran C 25.00m2 104000€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Las Palmas d e G ra n C 2 9 . 0 0 m 2 1 room 144250€ Phone: 638173382
Apartment Gran Canaria, Mogán 105.00m2 99600€ Phone: 638173382
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Urb. Arco Iris Playa Second line from the sea in Callao Salvaje. Duplex, totally furnished, 75m 2 , separate ktichen, totally equipped, toilet, dining room, complete bathroom, 2 bedrooms, SAT-TV, solarium 30m2 with views to Gomera and Teide, garage space, community areas with 2 pools, automatic gates, community fees 54/month, 145,000 euros
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Chalet Las Palmas de Gran C 120.00m2 4 rooms 261440€ Phone: 638173382
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308 The new
Peugeot
PEUGEOT PROVES WITH THE 308 THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO DOWNSIZE A VEHICLE TO COMBAT THE INCREASED COSTS OF MOTORING. This model offers low emissions and reduced fuel consumption without compromising family motoring. With consumers under pressure to reduce all aspects of the family budget, finding a vehicle which is not going to present any nasty and costly surprises in the future is now more important than ever. Finding an affordable family car capable of accommodating five people with CO2 emissions of 120g/km or less is becoming
a challenge. This is a spacious mid-size family vehicle with six engine options - three petrol: 1.4 litre 95hp, 1.6 litre 120hp and 1.6 litre 150hp, and three diesel: 1.6 litre 90hp, 1.6 litre 110hp and 2 litre 136hp. All are supplied with a five-speed manual gearbox except the 2 litre 136hp diesel which has a six-speed manual box. Electronic Gearbox Control removes the need for a clutch pedal, providing a genuine al-
ternative to the traditional manual gearbox and which can be driven in manual or automatic modes. All petrol versions of the 308 feature the most recent engines developed jointly by PSA Peugeot-Citroën and the BMW groups. The design concept with a distinctive feline look is assertive and provides a spacious interior, great visibility, interior brightness and compact packaging. The large rear lights and wrap-
around bumper emphasise the rear width of the vehicle. The design of the interior is perfectly in keeping with the exterior styling. The inclined design of the fascia panel helps to accentuate the feeling of space. Its flowing and elegant design coupled with the use of high quality materials (both to see and feel) creates an impression of quality seldom encountered in models of this segment. The use of large expanses of glass combined with a panoramic glass roof
(standard on some models) creates a bright interior conducive to user-friendliness. Rear passengers will also be particularly at ease in the 308, thanks to its generous interior space giving lots of knee room. The chassis and suspension of the 308, combined with excellent body rigidity, have been meticulously developed to obtain the best possible combination between road holding and comfort. Additionally, larger
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Michelin energy saving tyres (up to 18 inch, depending on version), electro-hydraulic power steering, and a wide front and rear track ensure excellent road holding and handling. The 308 has been built to a very high specification where everything has been carefully studied to optimise fuel consumption and reduce contamination. With three trim levels and six engines to choose from, this value for money car should appeal to a wide range of people, from young professionals looking for a dynamic, expressive and modern vehicle, to older people looking for versatility, couples without children or young families. It retails from 15,615 euros. Don’t forget to take advantage of special offers on finance packages. For more information, visit www.automotor-canarias.com or call 922 209016.
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Megabowl
TENERIFE
Compiled by Doreen Lemm
10 pin bowling league results
Tenerife 8 Ball RED LEAGUE
YELLOW LEAGUE
TEAM
PL W D L P
TEAM
PL W D L P
1. Target Bar A 2. Toscales Old Boys 3. The Cygnets 4. The Palms Bar 5. Ten Hammers A 6. Atlantis Bar 7. Trap Door B 8. Phoenix Potters 9. Nth & Sth A 10.Terrace Bar 11. Barracuda
11.9. 0. 2. 27 11.8. 2. 1. 26 11.8. 2. 1. 26 10.7.1. 2. 22 11.6.1. 4. 19 11.4.4. 3. 16 11.4.1. 6. 13 11.3.1. 7. 10 11.3.1. 7. 10 11.0.2. 9. 2 11.0.1.10. 1
1. Del. La Cana 2. The Swan 3. Brum Pub 4. Trap Door A 5. Bar Nauta A 6. Legends 7. Rat Pack 8. Ten Hammers B 9. Lupain Properties 10.Bar Nauta B 11.Target Bar B
11.8. 2. 1. 26 11.6. 5. 0. 23 10.7. 2. 1. 23 11.6. 1. 4. 19 11.6. 1. 4. 19 11.4. 5. 2. 17 11.4. 2. 5. 14 1.2. 4.5. 10 11.2. 2.7. 8 11.1.1. 9. 4 11.1.1. 9. 4
Consistent player
Six years without missing a game Tenerife Rural basketball player Eduardo Sánchez recently notched up a rare feat by completing six years without missing a game.
Sánchez hasn’t missed a game in six years
Tasca de Tranvia (6) Los Marchosos (2) Canal Ocio Dayu (6) Golf Costa Adeje (2) Delfin Computer Guargacho (4) Amazon Warriors (4) 203 for both Pamela and Frank March
Saturday Doubles league
The latest fundraiser for Lions Clubs International Tenerife Sur drew 39 players.
Golf for a good cause with the Lions
throughout the year. If you would like to take part in the fun golf competition please contact Harry Fleming on 670 840 649.
Week 3 Golf Costa Adeje (4) Tasquita Damián (4) Delfin Computer Guargacho (6) Tasca de Tranvia (2) Amazon Warriors (6) Canal Ocio Dayu (2) An excellent 225 for Frank March (Tasquita Damián). Frank usually bowls with wife, Pamela (who scored the fabulous 278 recently). Unfortunately, she has broken her arm and her sister has stepped in and the team name is Tasquita Damián rather than Los Marchosos. We wish Pamela a speedy recovery.
Ruby Supper Bar, Torviscas Sunday Doubles League Week 10 U Bin Framed (6) Market Taverners (2) Buccaneer Bar (6) Pinseekers (2) Racketeers (2) M + S (6) 203 for Eliot (U Bin Framed).
Week 11
Buccaneers (3) Double Whiskies (5) Pearl’s Pantry (2) Los Inflamables (6) Troubleshooters (8) Megabowlers (0) An excellent 219 for Jacquie (Troubleshooters), 214 for Ron and 206 for partner, Sue (Megabowlers). 200 for Steve (Pearl’s Pantry).
U Bin Framed (4) Lucky Strike (4) Racketeers (2) Buccaneer Bar (6) M + S (4) Pinseekers (4) Nothing But Trouble (6) Market Taverners (2) U Bin Framed (Carol and Eliot) head the league, one point ahead of Buccaneers (Dave D and Dave St.). Pinseekers, Ron and Dave S., are in third place.
Week 11
Monday Pub League
Week 10
Fun Golf
all the fun golfers wish Wendy a speedy recovery. The winners always are the many charitable groups that this club helps constantly
Week 2
Duncan Wallace (6) Avril Taylor (2) Jacquie Gibb (4) Steve Carter (4) Margaret Connor (0) Barry Smith (8) Ron Howling (8) Charlie Conner (0) Smudge (0) Chris Rose (8) Jeff Lemm (2) Dave Dixon (6) Sue Long (2) Allan Billing (6) Kevin Capper (0) Dave Simpson (8) Only Ron with a 200 plus, a fine 211.
Kevin Capper (2) Charlie Conner (6) Jeff Lemm (2) Adam Davis (6) Chris Rose (8) Steve Carter (0) Margaret Conner (6) Dave Dixon (2) Ron Howling (6) Sue Long (2) No Player (0) Smudge (8) Forfeit Barry Smith (8) Avril Taylor (0) Dave Simpson (2) No Player (0) Forfeit Duncan Wallace (2) Allan Billing (6) Just a few weeks ago, Adam was a clear leader but is now only six points clear of Dave Dixon in third position. Ron, the reigning champion for the past three seasons is in second place. Barry, in fourth has been playing well recently and he could be a threat as there are many games yet to be played.
LIONS
International Saturday League Canal Ocio Dayu
Week 14
Week 15
The Murcia-born playmaker, one of the most experienced in the LEB league, reached the landmark in the win away to Majorca, exactly six years after he returned from injury in February 2003 when playing for his home club Etosa. Since then Sánchez has played for Calpe, La Palma and now Tenerife Rural, where he is in his third season. The closest the 31-year-old has come to missing a fixture through injury was when he twisted an ankle during a warm-up and, more recently, when he went down with tonsillitis but recovered just in time to play. “It is all down to keeping in good shape and the occasional dose of good fortune. My desire to play every game possible must also be a contributing factor,” said Sánchez in a statement released by Tenerife Rural to mark the occasion.
Francisco Gonzalo and Keith Br yer were in first place with Jill Ashton and Malcolm Maddock as runners up and Roy Bick and Lesley McCarney in third. The ladies nearest the pin prize was carried of f by Jenny Messham, mens nearest the pin award went to Mick Croft and the booby prize to Keith Norman and Mick Mairn. A special congratulations to Sam Stitt who achieved a hole in one on the second hole and
Tenerife Royale Estate Agents S.L. Tuesday Singles League
Monkey Foreheads (6) Megabowlers (2) Job’s a Good ‘Un (0) Happy Days (6) Forfeit Buccaneers (6) The Arg’ylls (2) Double Whiskies (4) You’ll never bowl alone (4) 203 for Bob (Monkey Foreheads). Megabowlers, Sue and Ron head the league, but Monkey Foreheads, Bob and Steve, have a game in hand. The next four teams are only five points behind the leaders, so the next game could change the order dramatically.
Presentation and Fun Bowl An enjoyable Fun Bowl and meal at the Megabowl, Fañabé. Champions 2008-9 Fisherman’s Bar Ron Howling and Steve Carter Runners Up Buccaneer Bar - Dave Dixon, Bill Oliver and Adam Davis 3rd place The Bad Boys - Craig Shaw and Fester High Average Men - Ron Howling High Average Women - Jacquie Gibb This doubles league is played at 2.30 pm once a fortnight. New teams are most welcome to join on Monday, March 2nd, or telephone the Bowl on 922713040.
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By George Reed
Boxing
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Marciano’s perfect record Larry Holmes - World Heavyweight Champion (1978): “Rocky Marciano wasn’t fit to carry my jockstrap. If I wanted to break his record I could go over to England and break it in a week”.
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oxing and showbusiness are similar in ways. The only difference being that boxing is unrehearsed entertainment with blood, and you’re never sure what you’re going to get. So its not surprising that many showbiz folk are big boxing fans, one of them I learnt, being actor-comedian and writer Ricky Tomlinson, also known as Jim Royle in TV’s The Royle Family. In his book, Celebrities My Arse, Ricky writes a page on the former world heavyweight champion of the 1950s Ricky Marciano stating that he ruled the world like a one man demolition force and there’s no arguing with that, for the Brockton Blockbuster, as he was called, could certainly dish the punishment out and boy could he take it. Before Marciano was killed in a plane crash in 1969 in Iowa, on the eve of his 46th birthday, he was persuaded to face Muhammad Ali in a computer programmed fight in front of the film cameras. Ever y move was choreographed and they filmed four different endings. The film was released a week after Marciano’s death so he never knew the result of the phantom fight, with the version shown of him stopping Ali in the 10th round. Ali said later, “I went along with it out of respect for Rocky’s memor y, but the truth is that at my peak he could not have hit me with a handful of rice”. In his book Ricky writes that he begs to differ on that one, and for several years has been trying to get TV companies to let him show how and why Marciano earned the right to be called The Greatest ahead of Ali, stating that The Rock’s record says it all: 49 fights, 49 wins, without ducking any of the
top fighters around at the time. He says that he’s deadly serious about this because he feels that Rocky’s reputation has been short-changed because of Ali’s clever use of the gab as well as his jab! Rocky Marciano was born on September 1st 1924, the son of a poor Italian cobbler, Perino Marchegiano. He was named Rocco, not so different from Rocky, and you would find thousands of Roccos on the streets of New York who are known as Rocky to their pals. Marciano’s initial ambition was to become a baseball star, but incredibly he was rejected because he didn’t have enough strength in his right arm throw, a right hand which would be so destructive in boxing a few years later that his right hand swing would be a punch that the fans named Susie-Q. After various jobs such as a soda jerker, a salesman, a ditch differ and part-time cobbler, he decided to join the army when he was 18. Posted to the UK he took up amateur boxing at his army base in Wales where he had a little success, although he didn’t think he was anything out of the ordinary. That is until one night in a pub a row started up between the Australian servicemen and the Yanks. As Rocky was only drinking Coke, a 6ft 3in Australian called Rocky a cissy. Rocky planted a right hander on the Australian’s chin and he hit the deck as if he’d been pole-axed. He was unconscious for so long that Rocky was terrified as he thought he was guilty of manslaughter, until his victim recovered consciousness.
With Rocky that night was his life long pal Al Columbo who had joined up in the army with him. Al was a big boxing fan and realised immediately even though Rocky was small for a heavyweight at 5ft 11in, and a little light in weight at 13 and a half stone, that he had the punch to be a heavyweight contender. Both boys retur ned to Brockton, Massachusetts after the war where Rocky continued to box as an amateur. Encouraged by his friend Al, Rocky turned professional at 24, signing up with well-known New York manager Al Weill, who brought in veteran trainer Charlie Goldman to coach him. Goldman was one of the best boxing instructors in the world, but found it impossible to iron out Ricky’s crudities,
a return fight clause in their contracts, however the fight had been too close for Weill’s comfort and did a double cross by refusing to honour the contract. Rocky Marciano’s manager then cleverly pitched his fighter in the ring against the former world champion Joe Louis who had retired, but returned to the ring because he needed the money to pay of f debts owed to the inland revenue. This was one fight that should haver have taken place, for Louis was way past his sell-by date. However even though the balding Brown Bomber was just a shadow of the great fighter who had dominated the sport as world heavyweight champion for a record 12 years and making 25 successful defences of his title, he still had enough left in his left jab to catch Marciano They filmed four different endings time and time again with so he decided to try to help the punch in the early rounds. Marciano to use his assets to Indeed, by the fourth round the best advantage. Rocky was so cut up by the These assets were strength, old champion’s left jabbing courage and a power ful that he was bleeding from his punch. Marciano had his first eyes and his nose. However, professional fight on March like all ageing boxers, Louis’ 17th 1948 which he won on a legs went, so much so that by points decision, then he ran the end of the seventh round up a streak of victories against he could hardly make it back opponents carefully selected to his corner as the bell went. by his manager Al Weill over It was sad to watch the once the following two years, box- great champion take a terrible ing every month. He then beating in the eighth round faced a decent enough boxer, and get knocked out by the Roland La Starza, and after super fit Marciano. an entertaining contest MarOn September 23rd 1952 ciano won a points decision Marciano challenged veteran by the narrowest of margins, Jersey Joe Walcott for the but the verdict was unpopu- heavyweight title. Walcott lar as La Starza had taken was one of the oldest men Rocky’s best punches without ever to hold the title and flinching and most of the time believed to be 42 at the time, had definitely out-boxed his ancient for a boxer in those rival. Before the fight both days. As it turned out Rocky managers had agreed on won on a knockout in the 13th
round, but only after being floored in the first, and cut on his scalp, and was way behind on points after 12 rounds. Marciano successfully defended his title against Walcott, La Starza. Ezzard Charles, Britain’s game but overweight Don Cockell, and the ageing light-heavyweight Archie Moore. This brings me back to Ricky Tomlinson’s claim that Marciano earned the right to be called The Greatest, based on the fact that he retired as world champion and was unbeaten. It’s certainly a unique achievement but personally I don’t believe it entitles Rocky to be the greatest fighter of all time. First of all he had a very crafty manager in Al Weill, who chose his opponents very carefully, with the result that most of his well known victims, such as Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott and Archie Moore were fading veterans when they faced him. I also believe that if Muhammad Ali had been on the scene a few years earlier few boxing experts would have given Marciano much chance of coping with the lightning speed of Ali in his prime or the fast precision puncher Joe Louis was a few years before Marciano came to the fore. In fact,with Rocky’s reach of just 68 inches, the shortest of any heavyweight champion in history, compared for instance to Ali’s reach of 82 inches, I think he may have been cut to ribbons by either of those great champions. However comparisons aside, the fact remains that The Rock was certainly one of the best, the most dedicated fighters of all time, who by sheer determination, overcame his lack of physical co-ordination to become one of the immortals of the fight game.
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Striking end to season Final moments of drama as the Open and Master’s season’s come to an end and Winter 2009 open age group league champions. Major Credit must go to Lee Morfitt and his team for pushing Taylor’s all season long. The open league has been as strong as ever this season with all teams doing very well, a special mention must go to Darren Kemp and Dave Cheetham’s Ironcraft services for scoring over 100 goals in a season. Taylor’s Lounge receive their trophy from Martin
Open 7’s league On a dramatic final day the Open 7s league came to an end. Two teams fighting it out in a winner takes all game, to claim the open league title and for major bragging rights for weeks and months to come - Morfitt Properties, who have had a fantastic season surpassing all expectations and Taylor’s lounge the strong favorite from the outset. It started as a very cautious game with not many
chances being created early on. Eventually Taylor’s took control and a well organised performance with some clinical finishing from Gary Boyd and Rick Dawson saw them take the game 8:5. They also had to deal with a late fight back from Morfitts Properties never say die attitude, but they held on strongly. Congratulations to team captain John Parkes and his Taylor’s lounge squad crowned the Soccer Experience Autumn 2008
Masters 7’s league Going into this last round of games the Taylor’s Lounge Master’s team were three points clear and had an 11 goals difference advantage! A double winning title should really have been in the bag. But on a dramatic final day, Morfitt Properties Master’s team took on Coldflow, knowing they just had to score as many as possible to make it interesting….and make it very interesting they did! A clumsy tackle between Larry King and Billy Ions Snr saw the lat-
Martin Tierney hands the trophy to Morfitt Properties
ter pick up a nasty injury and a sending off for his reaction to the tackle (everyone hopes the Big Man’s injury is not as bad as first thought). If it was not for Coldflow’s keeper Sam, Morfitt Masters would have scored 10 goals by half time! Eventually, after playing for most of the game with only six players and against a team hungry for goals Morfitt’s scoring machine Andy Bolesty helped finish the game 12 – 2. This meant all Taylor’s
had to ensure was a draw to win the title! Present holders Rachael’s Motors could not win the title again but they had a major say on who would take their crown. In a very cagey start to the game with some great defending from both sides Rachael’s Motors took the lead, and the impossible now looked possible for Lee Morfitts team. Taylor’s Lounge was soon level and Morfitts were back out of it. Chances went very close
for both sides, with both Rachael’s goalkeeper Santi and Meatloaf of Taylor’s ensuring it would not be easy to get a winning goal. But shortly before the end, Rachael’s Motors had a breakaway to score making it 2-1. The watching Morfitt team was cheering very loudly in appreciation! It was not over as Taylor’s were reduced to six men after Gary Boyd was shown a red card for reacting to some provocation from the big Rachael’s defender Tom Melville. You would have thought the game would have fizzled out but not at all. John Parkes pushed his team forward looking for the sole goal that would have won the title. For their attacking efforts they were awarded a penalty with only four minutes to play. Amazingly Ryan Charlton blasted it over the bar and then soon after the title went to a very happy and deserved Morfitt Properties squad.
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Every point counts 15/02/2009 CD Tenerife 3:2 Elche CF If home attendances at the Heliodoro stadium in Santa Cruz continue to blossom, someone is going to have to nail on some extra seating! Just over 20,000 paying customers turned up for this encounter with Elche, and with a stadium that maxes out at around the 24,000 mark something, surely, has to give. The suits who run the club must be delighted to have this problem, as many other Segunda Liga clubs are struggling to attract gates of a fraction of that. CD Tenerife’s current form and recent run of results have created a buzz around the island, and while the club continues to court promotion this interest is bound to increase. Elche came to the Heliodoro for what was effectively the third and final part of a trilogy that began in September. Tenerife won their first away league win at Elche in a bad tempered encounter where the home side had two players sent off. A month later Tenerife returned to Elche for a King’s Cup knockout, which went Elche’s way on penalties. This was a match to determine ‘best-of-three’ bragging rights. Quite frankly the way Elche went about the business of trying win this contest was excessively combative. Apart from their style of play, which was bullying and over-robust, their demeanour was most unappealing, with plenty of snarling and spitting, and griping at the referee. With many of their players sporting unkempt face furniture and straggly long hair, there was something villainous about their appearance. Well, there’s no law against that, but the enthusiasm with which they adopted the role of pantomime Barbarians of the East made them very easy to dislike. The trouble was that when they weren’t be-
Almost full houses are inspiring some great performances
ing objectionable they could play football really well. Apart from an intensity to the action, there was little in the first half to indicate the degree of ‘needle’ in this match. The blanquiazules resisted the urge to go full throttle, wary of exposing themselves to a very useful looking Elche front line. However CD Tenerife looked to have the edge during the opening exchanges, passing the ball more fluently than their rivals, and creating more chances. Elche keeper Willy was tested more frequently and more seriously than Tenerife’s Sergio Aragoneses, and when Tenerife scored the first goal on 39 minutes it was with the run of play. From a free kick on the right Juanlu Hens sailed the ball high over Willy for Luna to head the chance powerfully into the Elche net. This was similar to Sicilia’s header at the last home game, and one can imagine Juanlu studying Beckham dead-ball DVDs in his spare time. He has become a master at these crosses, creating several goals for the cause this season. Going into half time leading by a goal, a routine home win looked very much on the cards. Elche threw this script out of the window as they ratcheted up their lusty style several notches right from the start of the second half. Within two minutes of the break Elche were level, Santos
beating Hector then finding Rubén Pérez in Tenerife’s box, whose shot left Aragoneses no chance. The goal celebrations, conducted under the noses of Tenerife’s Kop, were wildly theatrical and provocative. Santos wilfully knocked Tenerife’s corner flag off its pole as his co-barbarians joined him to hug each other and gloat. With their ghastly green-and-black tunics they looked like something from the underworld. The crowd seethed. Tenerife players became aware that to win this match they were going to have to seriously lock horns with these skilful and, at times, over-motivated opponents. But to do this, they desperately needed to confront Elche’s newly discovered marauding dominance. Tenerife became jittery and the defence looked horribly exposed. Even the normally unflappable Aragoneses was having a torrid time, failing to gather the ball cleanly and dropping catches, although he kept Tenerife in the match with a great save from another Pérez shot. However, Elche scored their second on 62 minutes after another build up by Santos. He got the better of Hector again, and found Fuster in the box who slotted for the lead. Cue more ostentatious celebrations, this time at the other corner flag, right under the noses of the hardcore Frente! Tenerife fans can
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By Spike Jones take their knocks – it comes with the territory – but the Elche players were way over the top in their gleeful joy at Tenerife’s discomfort. Bottles and insults were thrown, and the air hissed blue with hatred. Elche is now second to Las Palmas on the fans’ Titanic guest list. Elche’s joy was short lived, fortunately. On the 65th minute Tenerife caught them on the break and Nino found himself in front of goal with the ball at his feet and just the keeper to beat. Too often recently he has directed these chances straight at the goalie, but this time he shot low and hard to give Willy no chance. Some pride was restored to Tenerife as well as a stouter streak of determination. Offensive intentions were declared when Tenerife manager Luis Oltra brought on local favourite Cristo for Hector on 73 minutes, and three minutes later he won a free kick just outside Elche’s penalty box. Ricardo’s low, hard shot was deflected for the winner. Oltra bought on Martínez to stiffen up the defence, and with Fuster and Pérez off, the sting was drawn from Elche’s attack. There were still some tense moments for Tenerife, especially when Elche won a flurry of late corners, but Elche had had their best moments in the first 20 minutes after the interval. Maybe they should change the name of the stadium to Armageddon after this truly epic encounter. With the nice, clean-cut Tenerife boys having to face down and beat such a mean looking bunch of desperados, it really resembled a fight between the forces of righteousness and the forces of evil. The Good v The Ugly. This was a great match to win.
21/02/2009 SD Huesca 0:0 CD Tenerife CD Tenerife came tantalisingly close to coming away
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with all three points from this match in front of 4,000 SD Huesca supporters. No disrespect to the Aragon side, but Huesca have been punching above their weight all season. Fresh to La Segunda, these minnows have given many grander clubs a real scare, especially at their place, The Alcoraz. They have claimed the scalps of, amongst others, Nastic, Levante, Cordoba and Las Palmas. They held the highflying Xerez to a draw there last month. Only once have they lost at home this season, to Albacete. Back in September they came to the Heliodoro and popped Tenerife’s bubble by taking away a point – and it could have easily been all three. In that match they were tough and disciplined, and the previously buoyant Tenerife were lucky not to lose. In this match however the tables were turned, and Tenerife were very unlucky not to win. Unless they were just having an off day, my guess is that a wheel has come off the Huesca wagon. Maybe they are starting to feel the pressure of competition at this level, but whatever the reason they were a shadow of the side that tormented Tenerife earlier in the season. Tenerife were all over them like a rash and should have won easily. Huesca keeper Eduardo was the thorn in Tenerife’s side. He played a blinder, and kept his team in the game, stopping shots and patrolling his patch with great diligence.
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Tenerife’s shooters could have been sharper, and Alejandro Alfaro in particular is starting to get worryingly goal-shy. He had two clear chances in the first half, which, until quite recently, he could have buried with his eyes closed. Richi had a shot brilliantly saved by Eduardo. Nino hit the post. The ball seemed repelled magnetically from Huesca’s net as several times it crossed the goalmouth needing just the slightest of touches. Huesca responded in fit and starts, and had a good penalty shout turned down on 20 minutes, when Luis Helguera fell after a collision in the Tenerife box. Tenerife keeper Aragoneses’s quiet game was warmed up slightly in the last 15 minutes as Huesca belatedly strung together some slick forward moves, but the threats were easy enough to mop up. Huesca can be as happy with their point from this game as Tenerife were with theirs in the September meeting between the two. With promotion to La Liga in mind, this result is effectively two points dropped for CD. On this form it’s hard to see Huesca holding out against Tenerife’s main promotion rivals later in the season. Xerez have made their move for the Winning Post, taking all three points away at Cordoba. They are on 49 points, five clear of Tenerife who are still in second but now only one point clear of a looming Rayo Vallecano in third.
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The golden ages of the middleweights Randolph Turpin – World Middleweight Champion (1951) – Randy Turpin does everything wrong – right: Sugar Ray Robinson
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hroughout the history of professional boxing, the middleweight division has generally been one of the sport’s most glamorous, second only to the heavyweights in fan appeal. When one discusses great fighters of the past, the middleweights come in for their share of praise. It’s a division which has been the most colourful and most intriguing, with many of it’s battles being thrillers, and in many cases far superior to those of any other class. It’s stars have been many and their ring performances occupy a special niche in the ‘Boxing Hall of Fame’. The 1940s was a golden age in the middleweight division, a tremendous period for fight fans who witnessed some of the greatest fights ever seen. Tony Zale became undisputed champion in 1941 and was aptly named ‘the man of steel’, as he developed into one of the strongest and hardest fighters in the game. With a knockout punch in either hand he could withstand such punishment that it seemed he himself had been forged in one of the mills in the steel city of Gary in Indiana, USA, where he was born. His three title fights with Rocky Graziano who was also a tough nut to crack, turned out to be one of the most exciting fights ever seen. Zale was the victor in their first contest in 1946. After taking tremendous punishment in the early rounds, Zale stood up to Graziano’s blazing fists, and in the sixth round put all his remaining strength into a right to the solar plexus which paralysed Graziano, and Zale finished him off with a left hook to
Squaring up to the former world champion Alan Minter
the jaw. Rocky knocked out Zale in a return bout in Chicago a year later, and in their third encounter Zale regained the crown by halting Graziano in Newark in three rounds. Graziano, a product of New York’s slum districts, made the grade despite his ups and downs in a most controversial career, and after his retirement he was a success in films and on TV. A film was made of his rise to fistic fame entitled Somebody up there likes me, starring Paul Newman. After his epic ring battles with Graziano, Zale lost his title to the Frenchman Marcel Cerdan who was the complete craftsman in the ring, an immaculate boxer with power and durability. It was 1948 and the world had a new middleweight champion when Zale was unable to come out of his corner for the 12th round. The people of France, both male and female, adored Cerdan and his love affair with the legendary singer
Edith Piaf was the talk of the country. However after losing the championship to the ‘Bronx Bull’ Jake La Motta in June 1949, Cerdan was killed in an airplane crash in the Azores while on his way back to America for a return fight with La Motta. The new middleweight champion, Jake La Motta, like Graziano, was born in New York. Also a delinquent, they were schoolmates at reform school, he was also a brawler who beat most of the contenders in the middleweight division, and had the distinction of being the first fighter to beat the great ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. However, Sugar Ray beat La Motta four times after that defeat, then moved up in weight from welterweight, where he was invincible, to challenge La Motta for his middleweight crown, which he won when the referee stopped the fight in the 13th round to save Jake from his own bravery. Ray Robinson, in my own estimation, was the most complete boxer of
them all. He was involved in 22 world championship bouts and won the world middleweight title a record five times. After winning it the first time from La Motta, Robinson decided on a barnstorming tour of Europe, signing for six fights in 41 days and ending with a fight against the British champion Randy Turpin in London. ‘Sugar’ was far too good for his first five challengers taking his record to still only one loss in 91 fights. But he got a shock when he stepped into the ring to face Turpin. Robinson was over confident and had been partying leading up to the fight, and Turpin was determined not to fold. Throughout the fight he made the great ‘Sugar’ Ray retreat in the face of his persistent attacks. He out-punched the champion and roughed him up in the clinches, to win the fight without question. It was a great boost to British boxing, but the tide was turned when Turpin travelled to New York two
months later to give Robinson a chance to regain the title. It turned out to have one of the most dramatic finishes in middleweight history. The fight was very close going into the tenth round, with Turpin looking the stronger man and Robinson sustaining a bad cut over one eye with blood streaming down his face. He needed to do something spectacular, and he did. With Turpin looking confident knowing that the referee would possibly stop the fight at any moment, due to Robinson’s bad facial injury, he got careless and was caught by a combination of punches, which dropped him on the canvas. He was on his feet at the count of nine, but appeared to be groggy as he leaned forward with his back on the ropes. Robinson tore into him with both fists flying, and with Turpin looking helpless, the referee stepped in to call a halt to the contest, with only seconds left of the round. Turpin may have been a bit unlucky in losing his title, but the 61,000 crowd had witnessed one of the most memorable title fights in history and Turpin must go down as one of the best that Britain ever produced. It had truly been a golden age of middleweights and we had to wait 30 years to witness anything quite like it. Who can forget the great middleweights of the 1980s? ‘Marvellous’ Marvin Hagler, ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and our own outstanding Alan Minter. The battles between these fighters were the most exciting of the period. Alan Minter was one of Britain’s most popular boxers. As an amateur he was an ABA champion and
the winner of an Olympic bronze medal. As a professional he was twice British middleweight champion, the owner of a Lonsdale belt, and twice European middleweight champion. The Londoner really raised the spirits of British boxing fans at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas on 16th March 1980, when he comfortably outpointed the world champion, the tough aggressive American from Brooklyn, Vito Antuofermo, to become the world’s undisputed middleweight champion. It was a great win for Minter, for just four months previously, Antuofermo had successfully defended his title against a boxer who was to become a living legend in the fight game, the great ‘Marvellous’ Marvin Hagler. Alan’s win was no fluke either, as three months later at the Empire Pool, Wembley, in a return contest, he won convincingly, forcing Antuofermo to retire in the eighth round to retain his world title. I had the pleasure of spending some time with the former world champion, at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, as we discovered that we had many mutual friends in boxing and in the entertainment business, due to the many functions Alan attends, and the large amount of charity work he undertakes, which he never seeks publicity for. I found him to be a really nice guy, who always found time to chat with his many boxing fans. These days he’s a great ambassador for British boxing, and I think it’s about time Alan Minter should be given some sort of official recognition for these efforts.
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Compiled by Doreen Lemm
10 pin bowling league results
Tenerife 8 Ball RED LEAGUE TEAM 1. Toscales Old Boys 2. The Palms Bar 3. Target Bar A 4. The Cygnets 5. Ten Hammers A 6. North & South A 7. Atlantis Bar 8. Trap Door B 9. Phoenix Potters 10. The Terrace Bar 11. Barracuda
YELLOW LEAGUE PL W D L P 9.7.2.0.23 10.7.1.2.22 8.7.0.1.21 9.6.2.1.20 9.5.1.3.16 9.3.1.5.10 9.2.4.3.10 9.3.1.5.10 9.1.1.7.4 9.0.2.7.2 8.0.1.7.1
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10.8.1.1.25 10.7.2.1.23 10.6.4.0.22 10.5.1.4.16 10.4.4.2.16 10.5.1.4.16 9.3.2.4.11 10.2.3.5.9 9.1.4.4.7 9.2.0.7.6 8.1.1.6.3 9.0.3.6.3
Socas Canarias
Club mark 70th anniversary La Laguna basketball club Socas Canarias have kicked off the celebrations marking their 70th anniversar y.
The club, currently in the LEB Division, is one of the oldest in the country and was a founding member of the top-flight ACB league in 1983. During its most successful spell, the club finished sixth in the ACB two seasons in a row but fell into decline after being relegated in 1991 and has only recently re-emerged as a force in the game. Although smaller in terms of budget and facilities than Tenerife Rural, Socas have traditionally been considered the island’s ‘genuine’ club by local fans and often draw bigger crowds than their near neighbours, despite being near the bottom of
The club recently announced details of their anniversary programme
the league this season. The commemorative acts include a permanent exhibition of old photos charting the club’s histor y and a special 70th Anniversar y tour nament
for junior sides. Plans are being made also to show footage of famous matches played by Socas down the years once a month in a La Laguna pub.
Sergio delighted at turnaround Tenerife’s only NBA basketball player, Sergio Rodríguez, is riding on the crest of a wave after a complete turnaround in fortunes at his club. The 21-year-old went public a few months ago with complaints that he was not getting enough court time at Portland Trail Blazers and looked as if he would be on his way elsewhere. Things became even worse when his coach publicly rebuked him and his agent for talking to the media more than
because the head pin was there, but it seems a good shot to me!
Week 12
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Jacquie Gibb (8) No Player (0) Forfeit No Player (0) Jeff Lemm (6) Forfeit Charlie Connor (4) Gill Morton (4) Sue Long (6) Kevin Capper (2) Adam Davis (2) Margaret Connor (6) Margaret Street (4) Dave Simpson (4) Avril Taylor (2) Dave Dixon (6) A good win for Margaret C. against league leader, Adam
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to the club about his worries. Now, however, Rodríguez seems to figure very highly in Portland’s plans. He has been in the starting line-up several times and has helped the side move towards the top of the division and bring a play-off place at the end of the season a step closer. Sergio’s good understanding with fellowSpaniard Rudy Fernández, in his first year at Portland, has been singled out as a key factor in the side’s improved performances.
Sergio Rodríguez is making the starting line up regularly
Charlie Connor (6) Smudge (2) Duncan Wallace (2) Dave Dixon (6) Kevin Capper (4) Chris Rose (4) Margaret Connor (2) Avril Taylor (6) Adam Davis (2) Sue Long (6) Allan Billing (2) Jeff Lemm (6) Steve Carter (2) Dave Simpson (6) No Player (0) Ron Howling (8) Forfeit An excellent 212 for Ron, 211 and 205 for Dave Dixon, 210 for Sue and a victory over Adam, the league leader, 202 for Steve and 201 for Jeff.
Saturday Doubles league Week 8 Megabowlers (6) Los Inflamables (2) The Arg’ylls (0) Happy Days (8) Monkey Foreheads (4) Troubleshooters (4) Job’s a Good ‘Un (0) Double Whiskies (6) Forfeit Some excellent scores this week, led by Gill (Troubleshooters) with 224, Sue (Megabowlers) put in a 222 and 205, Bob (Monkey Foreheads) had a 212 and Fernando (Los Inflamables) had a 205.
Week 9 Los Inflamables (4) Troubleshooters (4) The Arg’ylls (6) Double Whiskies (2) Monkey Foreheads (0) Pearl’s Pantry (8) Happy Days (6) Buccaneers (2) Megabowlers (8) Smart as a Frog (0) Job’s a Good ‘Un (0) You’ll never bowl alone (8) A superb 213 for Steve (Pearl’s Pantry) and 204 for Duncan (Happy Days). Kevin bowled a 1, 3, 5, 7 which I’m informed is not technically a split
Week 1 Megabowl Poppets (0) Los Marchosos (8) Tasca de Tranvia (6) Golf Costa Adeje (2) Canal Ocio Dayu (2) Delfin Computer Guargacho (6) A 205 for José Vidal (Tasca de Tranvia), but the glory and applause this week goes to Pamela March (Los Marchosos). She bowled a fantastic 659 series consisting of a superb 278 which had ten strikes, nine of them consecutively and followed with a 200 and 181 game. This magnificent achievement is the highest ever bowled by a lady in this bowl and I know of only two men who have scored higher.
Ruby Supper Bar, Torviscas Sunday Doubles League Week 8 Pinseekers (0) Nothing But Trouble (8) Lucky Strike (4) M + S (4) An excellent 212 for Jacquie (Nothing But Trouble) and 204 for Dave Simpson (Pinseekers). Dave Stell has been putting in some superb scores recently which I’ve not been able to record because the opponents still had to play, but on Week 6 I can now print that he scored a superb 242!
Week 9 Lucky Strike (0) Buccaneers (8) Racketeers (6) Nothing But Trouble (2) U Bin Framed (0) Pinseekers (8) A fine 214 for Ron (Pinseekers and 201 for Dave Stell (Buccaneers).
Monday Pub League Positions Week Buccaneers ( ) Fisherman’s Bar ( ) The Bad Boys ( ) Café Royale ( ) Wigan Pier (6) Mojo (2) Bar San Juan (2) Quayside Bar (6) Razzmatazz ( ) Piramides ( ) Tenerife Royale ( ) Dolphins ( )
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Nadal leads boycott December, has angered tennis stars because of their hectic tournament schedule. “The way the tennis circuit works I could not even tell my Mum where I will be next day, let alone offer a guarantee that I can be located at the drop of a hat 24/7” complained Australian Open champion Nadal, whose main worry is that if players forget to notify a change of plans (due to early elimination from a tournament, for example) and are not available when a test is ordered,
they could end up being banned for doping. “We are people not criminals” insisted Nadal, who is calling on his fellow professionals to stand up to the rule. The rule has also been challenged by a group of Belgian sporting figures who have asked for legal clarification of whether the obligation to notify their whereabouts every day of the year is an infringement of their privacy.
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World number one Rafael Nadal is heading a campaign to block new anti-doping rules which, he says, make tennis players virtual prisoners of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The Agency has introduced a new requirement that elite athletes must provide a one-hour window, 365 days a year, where they can be contacted or found to undergo a doping test. The rule, announced back in
Nadal leading the boycott
CD TENERIFE
Globetrotting Mikel signed Tenerife have signed one of the most travelled Spanish players of recent times in a bid to maintain the push for promotion back to the top flight. 28-year-old Mikel Alonso, son of Barcelona’s 80s idol Perico Alonso and brother of Liverpool favourite Xavi, knows what it is to win promotion, having been at Numancia when they made it to the first division a few years ago. The midfielder says he had a number of offers but chose to come
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here because Tenerife was “the most attractive option”. However, sceptics say his recent track record does not augur well. His attempts to break into European football proved unsuccessful and he returned to Spain after an unproductive spell at Bolton, a loan stint at Olympiacos in Greece (which the Greeks chose not to extend) and, more recently, a short stay in Swansea, where he kept in shape after he was released as a free agent by Real Sociedad after a bitter contract dispute.
The club hope Alonso will help in the push for promotion
BRITISH SPORTS FANS PUT MONACO GP FIRST IN THE BARCLAYS SPACES FOR SPORTS SURVEY. The Monaco formula one race is considered by many as the most prestigious event in the F1 calendar and their event took 18 per cent of the vote ahead of Barcelona’s Nou Camp with 15 per cent. The stunning Beijing bird’s nest was a close third at 14 per cent, trailed by Madrid’s Bernabeu at five per cent, San Siro (the home base of AC Milan and Inter Milan), Maracana (Brazil’s Wembley) and the Melbourne cricket ground all polled four per cent. Four of the top venues were football stadiums so it’s not surprising that on the UK only venues survey, Wembley came out on top. The fans verdict on who will be the most powerful nation in elite sport over the next decade came out with a whopping 43 per cent vote for China following their impressive display at the Olympics last year, followed by a hopeful and possibly biased 17 per cent who voted for the UK and 15 per cent for the USA.
RUGBY SIX NATIONS
Allez les verts! They’re already talking about a Grand Slam showdown at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, between Wales and Ireland on March 21st, but there’s many a slip.... As we go to press Ireland are basking in an excellently worked and well deserved win over France, the team they always find most difficult to beat, so a great start to the campaign for them, and new trainer Declan Kidney
was happy with the result, “any day you get the better of France is a great day to be enjoyed by everyone. It’s a privilege for us to be here,” he said. Wales too showed good form away against Scotland, and England won against an Italian side that looked decidedly unhappy with the decision to start flanker Mauro Bergamasco off as their scrum half, though were more determined in the second half. One match day over, four more to
play, and all to play for. Three teams to battle it out for Grand Slam/Triple Crown titles. Can Wales show the mettle that saw them defeat allcomers last year? Will England find the skill and will to win against the odds? Could Ireland finally manage to win when it matters and take their first Grand Slam title since 1948? Let’s wait and see. Gordon D’Arcy is congratulated by his team mates after Ireland’s third try against France
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Club history
Museum idea takes shape
Titles to be decided IN BOTH THE OPEN AND MASTERS LEAGUES BOTH WINNERS WILL BE DECIDED OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
The museum would house trophies and a permanent exhibition of famous moments in the club’s history
Plans to build a museum as part of the forthcoming extension to Tenerife’s stadium are taking shape by the week. The idea has been raised formally with the local Cabildo, which owns the ground, and has met with a positive response, according to club insiders. The idea is for the museum to house Tenerife’s trophies down the years, as well as a permanent exhibition of famous moments from the club’s 80-year history, particularly the mid-1990s, when Tenerife reached the UEFA cup semi-finals, beating Lazio in an epic 5-3 return leg on the way. One of the stumbling blocks, however, could be the location of the museum. It is thought the club wants it to be placed as close as possible to the Directors’ Box, as in several top football grounds, but the Cabildo is only prepared to foot the cost if access to the general public is guaranteed, which would mean a different location would have to be found within the stadium. The contract for the facelift to the Heliodoro Rodríguez Stadium is due to be awarded in the next couple of months.
Taylors and Morfitt – the two title contenders battle it out
Open league Wednesday 18th February will see the most competitive and important game yet in the Soccer Experience 7 a-side leagues as Taylors Lounge and Morfitt Properties play each other, winner to take the title. Both of these teams deserve to be at the final hurdle together and it shows that the league has been hard fought throughout. After almost five months of league play it still comes down to the last game. Dan Moss and Gary Boyd are the main strike threats for Taylors and Morfitt Properties will be delighted that their dangerous striker Andy Bolesty is back in scoring form and with the help of young Zak Douglas this team has been scoring goals for fun! Don’t miss the next edition of Island Connections to find out the Soccer Experience Winter Open age league winners The other teams in the Open league are getting ready for the new season starting the last week in February and Hoppy’s team Northwest Insurance (soon to be Cyril’s Creations) were delighted to get their
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Island Connections TO FIND OUT THE SOCCER EXPERIENCE WINTER OPEN AGE LEAGUE WINNERS first win in a while thanks to a few goals from Joel Mortimer.
Masters league Martin Hilliyer’s Cold Flow team have been finishing the season very well with goals from Rob Finney and Goalkeeper Sam the Cat making sure they will be a hard team to beat from now on! Double defending Masters champions Rachael’s Motors could have made the final weeks of the league interesting had they stopped Taylors Masters from winning last week, but in the final minutes of the game, once again, Dan Moss scored a winning goal to win this very close game 3 – 2. This now means the
title is almost won subject to goal difference. Over the next two weeks Morfitt Properties Masters have to score a lot of goals and Taylors have to lose a lot of goals in their last game… which is very unlikely but not impossible!
New season The Open league will continue with the same teams as before except Harleys American Bar as they plan to play in both the Open and Masters league in the new seasons ahead and they will replace the Monkey Beach team in the open league! The Masters league will have four new teams, Hoops Bar; Dreamers Bar; Exiles Bar Silencio and Brittania School and will become a ten team league. This is what the Soccer Experience 7’s league’s objectives are all about getting guys to play football again for the first time in a long time and it is achieving the following objectives for many ex-pat players on the island: • An organized and enjoyable environment to play
7’s football every week in Southern Tenerife. • Exercise through football. • Good competitive fun on a weekly basis with your friends. • Some extremely biased post-game reports in the relevant bars! This is actually one of the main benefits as players can talk football nonsense all week preparing for the game and then they can talk even more exaggerated nonsense after the game! • Players reading about their goals, saves and misses in Island Connections newspaper and the soccerexperience website! • Giving teams the chance to get ready to play against the top ex pros later in the year at the Soccer Experience International Masters 7’s tournament. Any new individual players or new teams wanting to play in the leagues or join the weekly adult football sessions or weekly friendly games: please contact Soccer Experience asap. for more information please review the website: www.soccerexperience.com or phone: 654200470 or email: soccer@soccerexperience.com
Federation Cup
Carla disappoints
Gran Canaria player Carla Suárez
Despite good form of late, Gran Canaria’s tennis star Carla Suárez failed to impress during Spain’s defeat against the Czech Republic in the quarter finals of the Federation Cup. Spain’s overall showing was unimpressive, with the Czechs winning the rubber by four games to one. Suárez lost both her individual matches, showing nervous play in both matches, a shame following a string of strong performances in the recent Australian Open, where she reached the quarter finals beating Venus Williams along the way. This is the first time the Czech Republic have reached the semi finals of the championships since 1997, and in fact is the first time overall since the country split. They will now meet the USA in the semi finals on April 25th and 26th, with Russia and Italy the other two teams left in the competition.
CD Tenerife
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Dare to hope
NEWS
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The Player
Ángel
By Spike Jones
CD Tenerife’s run of good form continues, and the side are currently in second place in the table, clear on points, and with a healthy goal average. They are also winning the hard games they would have been happy to draw a season ago.
CD Tenerife’s super-sub, making sure he delivered a Nastic surprise when needed.
Second Division League 09/02/2009 CLUB
01/02/2009 Gimnastic de Tarragona 0:1 CD Tenerife Like the Grand Old Duke of York, Tenerife manager, José Luis Oltra, has marched his troops to the top of the hill and now begins to march them down again. The ‘hill’ in this case is the mid-point of Tenerife’s 2008 – 2009 La Segunda campaign, and if his troops continue to dazzle as they have in the past six weeks, the second half of the season could be very exciting for the blanquiazules and their large number of dedicated followers. The Holy Grail of second division football, a place at the top table, La Liga, beckons; and with the current squad showing signs of being greater than the sum of its parts, who is to say that CD Tenerife won’t be in the mix come June? How poor Nastic must hate the very sight of Luis Rodriguez Diaz, otherwise known as super-sub Ángel. In the season’s opener, back in August, Nastic were cruising to 1 – 2 victory in the Heliodoro until Ángel came on with 15 minutes to play and scored twice to win the match for Tenerife. Here, in Nastic’s own Nou Estadi in Tarragona, in front of 4,500 spectators, he came on with 30 minutes to play, and scored the winner – within 30 seconds of his introduction! This was Roy of the Rovers fantasy football, almost too unbelievable for words. Although lodged in midtable, Nastic are no mugs. They must have been relishing this match as a chance to settle scores on their patch. Their team were generally superior to Tenerife in the August game and they must have felt robbed by Ángel’s late contribution. Here they were purposeful and hard working, and Tenerife had to roll their sleeves up from the off. Nastic looked to have the better of the opening
The side were treated to a scarf tufo when they arrived on the pitch
exchanges, but after a quarter of an hour, Tenerife began to make better use of the ball with Nastic keeper Rubén Pérez showing higher scores than CD’s Aragoneses on the worry-o-meter. Tenerife began to rack up an impressive number of chances with Kome, Juanlu (twice), Ricardo and Nino all getting opportunities. Aragoneses had to pull off a fine piece of keeping to stop Alba from putting Nastic ahead, but at half time Tenerife could claim moral superiority. The second half saw a contest of wills, like an armwrestle, with both sides eyeballing each other seeing who will be the first to blink. It began to seem obvious that a goal would settle this – only which team would score it? Oltra brought on Ángel for Alfaro on the hour, and within half a minute the goal was in the bag for CD Tenerife. What Ángel lacks in height he makes up for in stature and he timed his jump perfectly to head Dani Kome’s radar guided cross past Rubén Pérez. The next drama involved midfield maestro Ricardo getting sent off for two yellows on 76 minutes. Both bookings looked harsh, and Ricardo can feel duly aggrieved. Not half as aggrieved as the watching Tenerife faithful who had an agonising last ten minutes as Nastic threw their weight against a ten man Tenerife determined to retain their priceless away points. This season, Tenerife have tried to play flair football, and have very often succeeded. There are some useful
players in the side, and there are often periods where Tenerife look really easy on the eye. This victory shows that there is a sterner seam of character running through the side nowadays. A few short months ago, Tenerife would have surrendered this game after the dismissal of Ricardo. Now they look like they just got their degrees from the University of Hard Knocks and can scrap with the best of them when needed.
08/02/2009 CD Tenerife 2:0 SD Eibar A fantastic crowd of 19,000 turned up at the Heliodoro to see if CD Tenerife could recreate some of the gorgeous football they produced against Girona in their last home game. Returning from the peninsular with four points from two tough away fixtures, the lads were treated to a rousing tickertape reception and a ‘scarf tufo’ (where everyone raises their scarves in homage.) Also in attendance were a couple of hundred Eibar supporters who had made the trip all the way from the Basque country. At Eibar, in September, Tenerife surrendered the lead, and eventually lost 3 – 2. But that Tenerife was unpolished and error-prone, whereas this Tenerife are going through a really fine run of form, notching up points with nearly every fixture and winning plaudits for their attractive football. Manager,
Luis Oltra, has gelled a tight unit where the players seem to work hard for each other. Against an Eibar side firmly embedded in the relegation zone Tenerife were odds-on to win the game, and win easily. Well, don’t let the scoreline deceive you; this was far from a walkover for the blanquiazules. SD Eibar had not come all this way just to make up the numbers. From the kick-off they announced their intentions of giving Tenerife a real scrap for their money and refused to allow the home side to settle into a rhythm. Tenerife’s nice passing game was extinguished by tenacious marking and Eibar’s sometimes uncanny ability to read their opponent’s moves in advance. In addition, Tiko and exblanquiazul Arruabarrena had early chances to test Aragoneses’ reflexes, which fortunately proved to be tip-top. Both sets of players were unwilling to back down and with play so tight there were many occasions where challenges resulted in one or more players getting floored. Every time a player hit the deck the ref assumed there must have been an infringement and there were umpteen free-kicks and a flurry of bookings. It wasn’t pretty, and the lack of flow irritated fans. They weren’t irritated, however, by the award of a free-kick to Tenerife on the right wing on 26th minute. This is Juanlu Hens territory, and he has developed a happy habit of providing excellent service to his forwards from set pieces. He did so again
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here, lofting the ball high over keeper Zigor’s grasp and onto the head of Pablo Sicilia at the far post. The header was nicely directed under Zigor’s feet and into the goal. Tenerife finished the half brightly enough and it was thought that a nice little half-time chat from Oltra would restore some oomph to Tenerife’s efforts to unlock Eibar’s stifling embrace. In fact it must have been the Eibar players who got most inspiring team talk. They came out of the traps for the second half with fire in their bellies. A blow for Tenerife was an injury to Dani Kome one minute after the restart. With his loping canter and ability to pass defenders, he was a major threat to Eibar and they must have been relieved to see him go. His replacement, Ayoze, proved to be less effective. To be fair, none of the Tenerife outfield players excelled in the second half, and the absence of the suspended Ricardo was keenly felt. Only keeper Sergio Aragoneses played with anything like authority and confidence. With Eibar’s midfield rampant, his influence saved the game for Tenerife. With nothing to lose Eibar rattled an increasingly jittery Tenerife with regular advances into danger areas. Defenders were forced into panicky clearances that saw
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the ball come straight back at them via Eibar’s slick passing moves. Fortunately for Tenerife, Eibar’s lack of teeth up front was badly exposed at this stage. With a Nino in their side they could have been a real handful. However they have only scored 15 goals this season, just one more than bottom club Sevilla Atletico. Despite all their worrying looking build-up play, Aragoneses was only forced to make one really top class save - when he tipped Yagüe’s 73rd minute low strike around the post for a corner. Relief came to Tenerife in injury time when Zigor miscued a routine clearance and Nino pounced on the loose ball and walked it into Eibar’s goal. It was his second such goal in two home matches, and his striker’s instincts and awareness are deservedly rewarded with such juicy plums. New signing, Mikel Alonso made his Tenerife debut when he came on for Juanlu Hens for the last 25 minutes. The midfielder played 100 games for Real Sociedad in La Liga and is the elder brother of Xavi Alonso (Spain and Liverpool). He was given a rousing welcome by the faithful – let’s hope his introduction to the side portends great things. Tenerife are second in the division, three points behind Xerez, and three points clear of the field.
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