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Legends of Darts COOL OFF AND CHILL OUT AT THE 36TH BAVARIAN WEEK IN PUERTO DE LA CRUZ

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he oldest of the Canarian tourism celebrations, Bavarian Week, takes place from August 26th to September 9th.

Just as the original Oktoberfest actually starts in the middle of September, Puer to’s Bavarian Week will last a fortnight – but what a fun fortnight with almost daily oompah band

per formances from die Lustigen Egerländer Orchestra and a huge beer festival on September 5th at 7 pm.

The first Bavaria festival was celebrated in 1973 when the local CIT decided to invite a Bavarian orchestra, none other than the Lustigen Egerländer, to give a series of concerts in the town. It was a grand

success, repeated in 1975 and thus began a cultural interchange with the German region which continues to this day.

Tickets for the festival are on sale at 10 euros from a week before the event at the Puerto de la Cruz Tourist Initiative Centre, close to the Plaza del Charco, telephone 922388777, or at the box office in Plaza

de Europa on the night, where clients will enjoy a typical Bavarian evening of music, laughter, good food and great beer. If you want to avoid drinking and driving take advantage of the special discounts on offer from local hotels for the period covered by the celebration. Information from the CIT office on the above number.

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UK BENEFIT FRAUDSTERS

News in Brief Benefit fraudsters abroad are being targeted in a new campaign

Southern train plans

Tenerife Choo Choo The southern train project has moved a step closer to reality as the contracts for basic planning of the eight sections of the route were recently allocated to a group of companies by Metropolitano de Tenerife. Just under half of the companies involved are based locally.

The next move takes place on September 16th when an agreement will be signed with State government which will allow the Ministry for Development to grant five million euros towards the costs of the planning undertaken during 2009. Another option open to Metropolitano is that they can additionally offer the same group of companies the project of planning the construction of the track. In that case, the grant could be extended to a total of 12 million euros.

Parliamentary investigation

Unfair influence?

Apparent attempts by Canarian president Paulino Rivero to secure preferential treatment for his niece in a job selection procedure look set to be probed by the regional Parliament.

Fraud crackdown Potential fraudsters flying to Spain from the UK whilst claiming benefits should think again.

The UK Government is cracking down hard on fraud abroad which costs the UK taxpayers an estimated £44 million a year.

Claire Grummet of the Fraud Investigation Service clarified, “we know the vast majority of people claiming benefits are honest, law abiding citizens but we are closing in on the small minority who

are relaxing in the sun at the taxpayer’s expense. “Travelling overseas for any period of time and for whatever reason may affect your benefits so check before you go that you are being paid correctly. The message to the fraudsters going abroad is clear, we are on your case and will find you wherever you are.”

The FIS campaign is placing adverts at 15 international

airports, in budget airline flight magazines and the Eurotunnel in Folkestone and they have phone numbers and websites available for those wishing to report fraud. From the UK, 0800854440 or log on to www. dwp.gov.uk/benefit-thieves and from the Costa del Sol and the Canary Islands, residents in the ex-pat areas can report suspected British ben-

efit thieves to a local number, 900554440 or log on to www. gov.uk/benefit-thieves-spain.

If you are receiving Pension Credit, Income Support or Jobseekers’ Allowance you may be committing fraud if your circumstances change or you travel abroad and do not alert benefits staff. For information and advice you should contact the office that pays your benefits.

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The PSOE party formally submitted a motion yesterday for Rivero to appear to explain a phone call made to the mayor of Arona giving details of his niece, who had applied to be a local police officer. The call was recorded by police as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption in Arona town hall. Rivero has refused to say anything about the allegations since they emerged in the media last week. Ironically his niece was apparently disqualified during the exam process for attempting to copy.

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Tourism image The Gran Canaria tourist board and various political groups are accusing Antena 3 television of, “deliberately degrading Gran Canaria as a tourist destination” and demanding a new, “objective” programme.

The problems have arisen following the showing of the latest in the series Arena Mix which depicted the beaches of the island full of obese women sunbathing topless and youths trying to remove each other’s swimming trunks. The tourist board has threatened legal action and the President of the Canarian Confederation of Businessmen and Women, Sebastián Grisaleña, criticised the programme as being totally insensitive to, “the effort in investment and tourism promotion which local business people have been carrying out for decades to make this destination one of the most valued at international level for its high quality and the great added value of the level of services”. The tourist board underlined in a press statement that, “the gravity of the issue is such that many business people are beginning to fear that their reservations will be affected as a consequence of the screening of this report, a situation which is completely unforgivable, especially in the moments of uncertainty which we are going through at the moment in one of the fundamental pillars of the economy of the archipelago”.

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News in Brief

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Tourism targeted

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Majorca steps up security Security has been stepped up in Majorca following the detonation of four low-level explosive devices in local businesses which caused only material damage.

Thankfully there were no victims, unlike an earlier bomb which took the lives of two Civil Guard officers. Police are working on the assumption that the same terrorist team planted all the bombs and were well away from the island and probably back in France before the first detonation.

Security in Majorca has been stepped up as a result, but holiday makers interviewed by Spain’s TVE 1 channel seemed unworried and unafraid, one stating that she felt, “safer than ever with all the extra security”. A local shopkeeper in the shopping galleries in Majorca’s Plaza Mayor, where a device was left in the toilets of one of the businesses, confirmed that sales had increased the following day rather than falling.

He put it down to, “the curiosity factor”.

The Spanish Royal family also showed their total faith in the safety of the island, where they holiday every summer, as Queen Sofía and her two daughters, the Infantas Elena and Cristina, were seen confidently enjoying a shopping expedition in a local commercial centre.

Buenavista del Norte

Craft fair The popular annual craft fair during the San Bartolomé fiestas will take place this year on August 23rd.

Modern and traditional crafts on sale by the crafts people themselves with no middle men make economical and different gifts for all ages or a treat for yourselves. Traditional music and dance displays during the day, colour, folklore and local customs – a taste of Tenerife in this pretty northern town.

TDT

No signal From August 10 analogue television was no longer available in Gran Canaria.

The only reception is now via Digital Terrestrial Television, for which you will need a decoder box if your television is not equipped with a DTT (TDT in Spain) facility. Fitting the boxes is easy and you shouldn’t need a new aerial, although you will probably need to realign it. For fuller information see our special report in issue 592 available on-line.

x-pats with satellite dishes to watch digital TV from the UK could see their pictures switched off in the coming weeks as a crackdown against illegal broadcasting continues in Spain.

During recent raids on several firms that supply dishes and decoders in Tenerife and other parts of the country, police seized details of thousands of customers whose equipment and cards are registered to addresses in Britain and Ireland. In Tenerife alone it is believed that contracts for around 3,000 customers who paid a monthly fee to receive satellite TV are being checked for possible copyright fraud running into millions of euros by the companies involved.

Britain’s biggest digital broadcaster has already said it is, “keen” to get access to the subscriber details to disconnect the cards as quickly as possible. Hours after the nationwide raids, a Sky spokesman told Island Connections, “we authorise the reception of Sky TV in the UK and Ireland only. Our Terms and Conditions expressly prohibit reception elsewhere in Europe and viewing cards are only ever sent to UK and Ireland addresses. While we’re not naïve enough to think overseas viewing can be stopped in every case, if we have evidence that a viewing card is being used outside the UK or Ireland, we will switch it off. When Spanish authorities find evidence of Sky viewing equipment being used in a way which infringes local copyright, we would encourage them to provide us with the necessary customer details so that we can guard against future infringements.”

Sky had no formal involvement in the latest raids and says it does not actively work with foreign law enforcement agencies to check on possible illegal use of its equipment. However, a source said that the company constantly

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Digital TV crackdown continues

By Karl McLaughlin

monitored the status of its subscribers, particularly those suspected of living abroad, and had its own methods of ascertaining whether a card was being used at the correct address.

It is thought the crackdown was ordered after more complaints were lodged by Spanish broadcasters who purchased exclusive rights to Premiership and Champions League football. A police source in Spain said the action was understandable, “these companies have paid massive sums to buy exclusive rights to show the programmes in Spain and the rights are seriously devalued by the widespread practice of ‘illegal’ digital reception in holiday areas”.

The raids, which saw almost 1,000 set-top boxes seized along with 1,300 smart cards and sophisticated computer equipment, did not just focus

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Some of the digital boxes seized by police/ (LEFT) on firms offering UK digital TV. Several hotel bosses and heads of residents’ communities were among 60 people arrested for knowingly contracting illegal rebroadcasting by unauthorised companies, which had set up stations to bounce satellite signals using microwaves. A government

spokesman said none of the rebroadcasters visited had obtained the mandatory licence to occupy the frequencies they were using to supply their customers with pictures and sound. More action by the Spanish authorities is expected in the coming weeks.

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Health

H1N1 flu WORSE THAN THE OUTBREAK OF SWINE FLU HAS BEEN THE LACK OF INFORMATION AND THE CONFLICTING ADVICE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS RECEIVED FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES.

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We checked the provenance of the information and one chart which the publishers claim is information from the World Health Organisation, the WHO themselves in the person of Aphaluck BHATIASEVI, Media Officer with the Global Alert and Response Department deny authorship.

The best advice is to go to source to your country’s national help line set up by the respective governments or to the World Health Organisation site itself where you will find excellent coverage of the pandemic, advice on how to avoid it and how to deal with it.

The number of cases of H1N1 is still on the increase, even in countries that have been af fected for some time. The medical world’s understanding of the disease continues to evolve as new countries become affected and the infection spreads into the community in already affected countries. The top priority is to find out which groups are at risk so that

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n addition a number of emails are going the rounds with advice and charts which are supposed to show the dif ference between swine flu and ordinar y flu.

steps can be taken to protect them.

There are many deaths every year from seasonal flu but the A(H1N1) influenza is potentially more dangerous because it’s a new virus which is not related to previous or current human seasonal flu viruses.

That means that most people have no or little immunity and, therefore, this virus could cause more infections than are seen with seasonal flu. It is spread as easily as seasonal flu and can be passed to other people by exposure to infected droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing that can be inhaled or that can contaminate hands

or surfaces. The symptoms of influenza A(H1N1) are flulike, including fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. However most people experience only a mild form and recover at home. If you experience shortness of breath, or a light temperature continues more than three days get medical help. Or for parents with a young child who is ill seek help if a child has fast or laboured breathing, continuing fever or convulsions. Call your health centre first before going to see the doctor. If they have no designated quarantine waiting area, they may

have to organise a home visit or for a doctor from a larger clinic to attend you.

Mothers who are breastfeeding and become ill are recommended to continue to breastfeed unless their health care provider advises otherwise. Studies on other influenza infections show that breastfeeding is most likely protective for babies, passing on helpful maternal immunities.

If you believe you are infected stay at home and rest, drink plenty of fluids and use a non-aspirin pain reliever for aches. To prevent the spread of the disease keep your distance from other people, cover your mouth

and nose when coughing or sneezing, use disposable tissues and hand towels and wash your hands regularly and thoroughly.

Based on data from Canada, Chile, Japan, UK and the United States of America, the average age of those infected is between 12 and 17. However some reports suggest that patients requiring hospitalisation and fatalities may be slightly older. Reflecting the situation in many countries where the first cases often appeared as school outbreaks and later spread into the community, the average age of the cases is appearing to increase slightly.

The risk factors for serious pandemic disease are not known definitively, however risk factors such as existing cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes and cancer are considered risk factors. A recent report suggests obesity may be another risk factor and there is accumulating evidence suggesting that pregnant women are at more risk.

Drugs companies are working around the clock to produce a vaccine and clinical trials are expected to be started soon. The manufacturers expect to have vaccines for use around September.

Antiviral drugs have been

used in treating infected patients as it is believed they may reduce the symptoms and duration of the illness.

However they are no use in prevention and if used in that way may actually help create antibodies which would prevent their use if the individual subsequently becomes infected. There are more than enough doses of the antiviral available for expected use and if the pandemic steps up the drugs companies already have contingency plans in place to maximise output if necessary.

If it is wise to stay away from other people when you are ill, travelling is not recommended, however if you are fit and well WHO is not recommending travel restrictions.

Prevention • WHO recommends that you stay away from or reduce the time spent in crowded settings if possible.

• Avoid touching your mouth and nose.

• Keep a ‘social distance’ (around one metre) from other people.

• Clean your hands thoroughly with soap and water, or cleanse them with an alcohol-based hand rub on a regular basis.

• Avoid close contact with people who might be ill.

Improve the airflow in your living space by opening windows.

• Practice good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food and keeping physically active.

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FOREST FIRE

Fuerteventura Driving

Road fatalities The number of deaths on Canarian roads fell last year by almost half, according to a nationwide study.

2008 saw the continuation of the downward trend seen throughout the country, although the drop here is well above the average for other regions, where the figure is just over 20 per cent. The good news has been welcome by the traffic authorities, who say the fall coincides with higher-profile campaigns to persuade drivers to slow down and to wear seat belts at all times.

On the less bright side, the number of accidents caused by drink driving continues to give concern. 25 per cent of drivers involved in road accidents in the Canaries now test positively for alcohol or drugs, a figure the authorities admit is worrying. Almost 600 drivers face prosecution after being caught driving under the influence during July’s two-week blitz by traffic police. Another blitz, this time to catch speeding drivers is taking place from 10-23 August.

Legal mistake

Police driver bonus A slip-up by Las Palmas Council’s legal department has forced the corporation to pay out 120,000 euros to a group of the city’s police officers in respect of a driving bonus.

The officers claimed the extra money for driving police cars while on duty and they won their case in a local court. However, despite announcing it would challenge the decision a year ago, the legal department failed to submit the appeal. With no choice but to pay up or face further legal action for contempt, the council paid the money, including interest arrears on the bonuses.

It now says it intends to ask the officers to return the payment. Opposition councillors say it is curious that most of the drivers in the group chauffeur the mayor or are union representatives. The revelation that they received extra money for driving the police cars has triggered widespread protest in the media, with many readers suggesting civil servants should be consulted whether they want a bonus for picking up a pen.

Opera

Kraus anniversary Plans to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of one of Spain’s most famous tenors have been announced.

Alfredo Kraus, from Las Palmas, died in September 1999 and the anniversary will be used this year to release two new CDs and a book on his life. The Canarian opera singer was rivalled only by Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti during his long career in Spain and abroad. Other tributes planned for next month could include a series of concerts at the auditorium that bears his name in the Gran Canaria capital.

La Palma plea The socialist MP Mercedes Coello has made a public plea to prospective tourists to La Palma not to cancel their holidays there after the fire that has destroyed 2,700 hectares of the island.

“If people stop coming to this island, then we are really going to have a problem,” she announced after receiving information that some Spanish peninsula and German tourists had cancelled their reservations. She reminded people

that La Palma, “tries to make a dignified living exploiting the natural landscapes it has,” and she accused some areas of the press of concentrating only on the more shocking aspects of the fire, looking for those who have lost their homes etc.

Coello af firmed that at the moment, the only area affected by the fire is the higher par t of Mazo and that the rest of the island, including the spectacular Caldera de Taburiente and

other natural landscapes are in perfect condition.

Meanwhile, the head of the Tenerife Cabildo, Ricardo

Most of the island is unaffected Melchior has demanded that the Canaries have a water-bombing plane based in the islands permanently

for early extinction of forest fires. Speaking hours after the massive blaze in La Palma was brought under control, Melchior said if a hydroplane had been available immediately rather than having to be called in from the mainland the fire could probably have been contained more quickly.

“We want to be on the same footing as the Spanish peninsula when it comes to tackling blazes and this can only be done if a plane is kept here all the time,” he insisted.

PAEDOPHILES ON THE BEACH?

Threat to children The authorities in Las Palmas have denied that two men who were almost lynched by an angr y mob on a beach in Las Palmas at the beginning of the month had tried to abduct toddlers.

According to local media reports, two children were approached by the pair, both of whom are Moroccan, as they were playing in the sand. One of the men began talking to the youngsters and asked them if they were alone and then picked up the twoyear-old boy in his arms as his colleague chatted to the girl, also aged two, and asked her to go with them. When the parents of the youngsters

realised what was happening they called out to the children and the men ran off. The shouts prompted other beachgoers to give chase and the men were cornered a short distance away.

The tense situation was defused by the arrival within minutes of police officers who kept the angry crowd at bay and took the men away for questioning.

However, city mayor Jerónimo Saavedra said the reports were exaggerated and the men had been, “sexually explicit with the children,” but did not try to snatch them.

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Santa Cruz

ISLAND TO ISLAND

Granadilla port

Blow wind, blow THE REGULAR FERRY SERVICE FROM TENERIFE TO EL HIERRO IS RUN BY THE NAVIERA ARMAS COMPANY, USING THE VESSEL ‘VOLCÁN DE TEJEDA’.

By Barbara Belt

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eather on this route can occasionally be inclement, but the crossing is generally a pleasant affair. With a reasonable restaurant, congenial bars and comfortable cabins, passengers can enjoy a good night’s sleep, arriving well- fed and rested at the small port of La Estaca-a good way to start a visit to peaceful El Hierro.

rived, however, it was impossible to dock safely in the wind-lashed port. La Estaca was taking the full force of near gale force winds, with the harbour walls doing little to protect the port. Captain and crew repeatedly tried to dock, but were forced to abandon each attempt, given the high winds and seas.

At midday, after five hours of trying, and with no sign of the wind dropping, the decision was taken to abandon the attempt altogether and to leave and wait out the storm in La Gomera.

The Volcán de Tejeda sailed out of port in El Hierro, leaving friends and family sadly waving from the jetty, and

made its way to San Sebastián de La Gomera, arriving by mid afternoon.

Some of the passengers immediately decided to go home, given that the storm still raged in El Hierro and they had to get back in good time for work or classes on Monday morning in Tenerife.

Others spent the night in cabins on board the ferry in the port of San Sebastián, or-if they preferred, in local hotel accommodation provided by Armas. Most professed to be “...pleased to have the chance to see La Gomera,” and all passengers still in La Gomera on Saturday night said they had been “extremely well looked

after” by the ferry company.

By Sunday midday, all but for ty passengers had left the island, bound for home after an impromptu stay in La Gomera.

The forty remaining passengers were entertaining themselves on San Sebastián’s beaches and in the town itself.

With the Armas company footing the bill, the passengers confessed themselves to be “a gusto” (having a good time). Retired Herreño, Juan Miguel Febles, summed up the general mood: “...to tell you the truth, we’re having a lovely time! I found trying to get into port very interesting, although my daughter and her family there got upset

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Bad, stormy weather and high winds lashing La Estaca provided unfortunate passengers on a recent crossing with the opportunity to enjoy the experience twice, with an impromptu, all-expenses paid holiday in La Gomera thrown in.

The ferry in question left the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife at eleven on Friday night, supposedly to dock at seven the following morning in La Estaca. Passengers were the usual mix of Herreño students and workers going home for the weekend, tourists from Tenerife and other islands, patients returning from hospital appointments, a sprinkling of foreign tourists and a small contingent of commercial vehicles delivering goods to the island’s businesses.

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Passengers were in no hurry to reboard the ship

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watching the whole thing.

But we were never in danger.

I was a fisherman. I know that port and the captain did everything right. There was no chance of getting in.”

“And now this! I’ve never had a holiday on La Gomerahaven’t even been here for thirty years.

How it’s changed! We’ve had a fine time of it, staying in a hotel here, meeting lots of people. We were all invited to a parranda (sing song) last night. We had a time of it, I can tell you! We’ve been treated like kings by the locals and Armas. God willing, the storm will continue and we’ll be able to stay here another night!”

Unfortunately for Señor Febles and friends, the wind in El Hierro changed direction and dropped shortly after.

Their ferry left La Gomera on Sunday evening and was finally able to dock without incident in La Estaca early the next day.

Pro group criticised Pedro Anatael Meneses, spokesperson for the group set up to defend the Santa Cruz port, has lashed out at the, “self named debate and opinion” group which, ”wants to build the Granadilla port at any cost”.

Referring to Avante Canarias, which has bombarded local businessmen, politicians and newspapers in recent months, Meneses claimed that, “they pull all kinds of arguments out of a top hat, lie like troopers, fallacies, which is a lie repeated until it turns into the truth, comments outside reality, and articles of opinion with huge deployment in the various media types, with the intention of confusing public opinion”.

He insists that the group should, “get their facts straight and not talk about things they don’t understand…

Special Report Tarfaya link

Transport criticism Air links to Fuerteventura are not the only subject of travel controversy this summer on the island.

The failure to replace the ferry route to Tarfaya in Morocco has generated more criticism, this time from an MP who says he cannot understand why more is not being done to reopen the sea link. The route has been halted since April 2008 when a ferry ran aground in Tarfaya and then sank.

MP Domingo Fuentes said he had been told by the Canarian government that no steps had been taken to fill the gap left.

“I find it amazing that this valuable commercial route is not being actively promoted. Even more bizarre is the failure of the government to investigate the circumstances of the sinking, which left 113 people without their vehicles and belongings. After all the effort made to upgrade Puerto del Rosario’s EU port status to enable it to receive international traffic, the authorities are doing nothing to make use of it,” complained Fuentes.

Wind power

School-book mention El Hierro’s drive for energy self-sufficiency has earned a mention in a new school textbook.

The tiny island’s power station, which converts wind energy to electricity, will be studied by final year pupils in secondary schools throughout Spain following its inclusion in the new course book published by Santillana, one of the country’s biggest academic publishers. The station appears in a unit on environmental management and could be the subject of exam questions next summer for pupils hoping to go on to university. Santillana says the El Hierro initiative is an excellent example of the use of renewable energy resources with minimum impact.

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Tourist attraction

Capital idea ‘London Eye’ for Las Palmas?

Gran Canaria is hoping to take a leaf out of London’s book and install a giant wheel in the centre of Las Palmas. Local paper

Canarias Ahora says the island’s tourist board has been in talks with the city council to look for a suitable site for the ‘Eye’, which it

says will help sell the capital to visitors.

It appears, however, that not everyone in Las Palmas is keen on the idea and a squabble has already broken out about where best to place it. Although several potential sites have been looked at, none fulfils the established accessibility and safety requirements. Critics say if it is placed too near the city’s main roads drivers will stop to look up at it and could trigger crashes. The spot currently favoured is the plaza at the Santa Catalina Bus Station.

Venezuela visit

Praise for windfarms Windfarms in the Canaries received glowing praise from an unusual source.

The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, surprised journalists covering a visit to the country by Spain’s foreign minister by highlighting the good work being done here to tap renewable energy sources.

Chávez said he had been very impressed with the number and size of windfarms on a fleeting trip to the Canaries several years ago. He even asked if there were any Canarians among the journalists so he could congratulate them in person. Chávez said he would be interested in copying the Canarian projects for his own country, even though it is a leading oil producer.

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violence. The fatal stabbing occurred when Cruz’s wife flew to Gran Canaria to attend the funeral of her son-in-law.

She had fled the Canaries a few years ago to start a new life in Majorca with another daughter. Cour t sources said the accounts of cruelty, including the dragging of the woman down flights of stairs by the hair, were among the most harrowing ever heard in a trial in the Canaries.

Las Palmas prison looks set to receive Spain’s oldest inmate after an 88-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years for Operation Iron killing his wife, aged 74.

The Criminal Court found Francisco Cr uz guilty of stabbing his wife to death during a heated row in the Gran Canaria home of one of the couple’s daughters in 2006. The trial, which attracted considerable media attention due to the age of the defendant, heard that Cruz had subjected his wife and daughters to constant abuse over a period of several decades, including physical

Traffickers arrested A Nigerian network that arranged for illegal women immigrants to move to the Canaries and then forced them

into prostitution and drug-dealing has been broken up by police in Gran Canaria.

Operation Iron, which was launched after a Nigerian woman contacted the authorities to report that she had been made a virtual slave by the network, concluded with the arrest of four people at the end of July. Police say the gang targeted recentlyarrived Nigerians on the Spanish mainland and offered them fake residence permits to enable them to move to the Canaries.

Once here, the permits were confiscated and the victims threatened with violence and depor tation unless they agreed to work the streets and sell drugs.

Raids on apar tments and two internet cafés owned by the Nigerians uncovered a substantial amount of heroin and forged documents. All four were remanded to the Gran Canaria prison.

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RYANAIR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Cawley’s plans for the Canaries The Canarian government’s successful lobbying of Madrid to have airport charges cut for airlines flying to the Islands has been warmly welcomed by low-cost carrier Ryanair, who have been quick to capitalise on the concession.

By Karl McLaughlin

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he Irish airline is to open 39 new routes to Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife South from Britain, Ireland and other parts of Europe in October.

Deputy chief executive Michael Cawley, who unveiled the new flights during a fleeting visit to Tenerife, predicts that Ryanair’s operations in the Canaries will grow further if the charges stay low or are eliminated permanently. In an exclusive interview with Island Connections, Cawley spoke of his company’s plans for the holiday region, while also giving interesting insight into the airline’s approach to its business.

Perhaps inevitably the

inter view began with an update on the controversy surrounding the decision not to reinstate the flights to Fuerteventura, which were withdrawn on 31 Januar y.

According to Cawley, there is no prospect of the routes reopening until a local business consortium honours its contract with the airline. The dispute has developed into an acrimonious legal battle in the English courts and the Ryanair No. 2 is understandably cautious when speaking about it so as not to jeopardise his company’s position: “I am just sorr y that we are announcing routes to three, not four, Canarian airports.

But there is a legal dispute with the AIE consortium over its breach of contract with us and until that is settled we

cannot consider returning to Fuerteventura. We still have not been paid but if the dispute were resolved this week I would have no hesitation about putting on 14 routes to the island. We’d be very happy to fly there, but if we cave in we will only encourage other people not to pay their bills and we are not in the forgiveness business, we are an airline. We flew without being paid by the AIE for a long time and it was expensive for us because at times fuel was $140 a barrel.

I am absolutely certain there is a great market there and we would be only too happy to step in to it.”

As for the other Canary Islands, Cawley is optimistic that Ryanair can go from strength to strength,

Cawley / Press Conference in Tenerife

although he warns that if the airport-charge incentive disappears he will pull the planes off immediately. “The key to unlocking new routes is to cut the cost of flying to airports. Spain has some pretty good airports but they are not cheap to fly to, so this decision by the government is the right one. Airports are publicly-owned and the authorities now realise that sacrificing around nine euros per passenger in charges can generate up to 1,000 euros in spending by that passenger in the destination. Britain and Ireland have done just the opposite and have increased air passenger duty, despite the damaging effect it has on travel.”

Cawley also feels that the Spanish decision is a good

example of properly targeted market support, which is often poorly used: “The millions of euros spent on some government campaigns could be put to better use.

Much of it is contracted out expensively by people who simply don’t have solutions.

Take Andalusia, for example, which has the biggest budget of any regional tourism authority in Europe. They pay full rate for mass advertising and if you drive through parts of Ireland you see giant boards advertising a brand nobody knows. Everyone knows Marbella but who is familiar with ‘Andalusia’ as a tourist brand? They need to redirect their marketing support to achieve a more direct impact.”

If things go to plan in the Canaries, Ryanair will set up a base in at least one of the local airports (and could even operate inter-island flights), which would mean having cabin crew, engineers and pilots permanently posted here as in Alicante and in Girona, the Spanish airport that has most benefited from the carrier’s presence. “In 2002 Girona was a small regional airpor t with just 300,000 passengers a year. It now has 6.5 million, of which 5.5 million are ours. That shows what can be done.” Cawley

does not feel that expanding routes at this time is a risky business given the economic downturn. “We continue to grow, by nine million passengers this year, because our fares are low and there is a huge market out there if you cut fares. We have become Spain’s second biggest airline in terms of numbers carried.

In times of recession, the firms that grow are the likes of McDonalds, Ikea, Lidl etc. People want to spend less but get better value for their money and that’s why we will continue to expand.

We do three flights a day to Malaga from Dublin alone on many days so why not to the Canaries?”

Those plans do not include Tenerife North for the moment, which is a little ironic bearing in mind that the first Ryanair flights from Dublin to the island landed there.

“We would be happy to return but for the moment we will concentrate on Tenerife South. This is just the start of a big push and we believe we can bring almost 10 million passengers to the Canaries within a few years,” a staggering forecast for a region that receives a total of 12 million visitors annually.

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and 700,000 additional visitors every year respectively has been welcomed by the industry, and revenue predictions put the amount of extra spending by the new passengers at 250 million euros.

However, some concern has been expressed at the type of holidaymaker likely to use the routes. One contributor to an on-line discussion in a Canarian paper warned that low fares attract low spenders and the boost for the economy may not be that noticeable. Another alerted to the danger that the Canaries might suffer the problems suffered by Prague, Riga and other low-cost destinations, which are used for shor t ‘partying’ trips, particularly stag and hen nights involving binge drinking and anti-social behaviour.

Cawley disagrees: “The debate on how much stays in the local economy has been going on for ages. Trieste in Italy knows that half the passengers we fly there head straight across the border to Croatia but the locals are still happy with the routes. Independent travellers are good for business especially in the Canaries because they stay longer due to the distance involved. Our typical flyer is not just a low-spending young person, the second big category is the older, more discerning generation. People who save on their flights have more discretionar y spending money available and use it to go out more. The Catalan authorities say that Ryanair passengers spend more than anyone else. If you come on a package deal you tend to stay in and around the hotel but if you are on a flight-only basis you explore more. Market studies in many areas we serve show that visitors on short breaks spend around 450 euros while at the destination and that figure will be double in the Canaries because the stays will be longer.”

The Ryanair boss is also at pains to stress that the new flights as of the autumn will benefit ex-pats who want to return home more frequently, as well as the growing numbers of Spaniards who hope to visit countries such as Ireland. “A significant percentage of our customer base is Spanish already and the figure will increase with these new services, so all sides should benefit.”

Needless to say, the conversation got around to other aspects of Ryanair’s business, including a discussion of some of the criticism received regarding the airline’s customer service.

Much-publicised gripes in the past from passengers include paying for Priority Boarding only then to find

they have to board by bus so the advantage is lost. The problem should not arise in the Canaries, Cawley emphasises, given that one of the pre-conditions for opening the new routes was that the airports would guarantee walk-on, walk-off facilities at the airports.

On-line check-in fees are another gripe, with the inevitable criticism that, if the airline forces people to check in from home as desks at airports are gradually phased out, the fee should be part of the price because check-in is a condition of carriage.

Cawley defends the charge, however: “It is much smaller than the fuel charge other

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airlines are still forcing on their passengers even though there is no context for it at present now that fuel prices have fallen so much. In any case, the check-in fee does not apply to our very low fares, below 9.99 euros.

Where it is charged, it is totally transparent and we are not duping anyone.” So why not build it in to the price and avoid the criticism? Is it just another ploy (like coinoperated toilets on planes or standing passengers on short flights!) to keep Ryanair in the headlines, i.e. ‘any publicity, however bad, keeps us in the news’? A wry smile and a No Comment… Another frequent complaint – the lack

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of pre-allocated seating – is dispatched swiftly by Cawley, who sees free seating as one of the keys to the airline’s success: “It actually speeds up the boarding process.

When you have a seat you leave it late to head to the gate and you don’t necessarily board when you are supposed to under the ‘by row numbers’ approach.

With us, if you want to pick your seat you need to be at the top of the queue, so you get there earlier. That means we can get the aircraft turned around in quick time.

Southwest Airlines in the United States have proven that non-allocated seating is a faster process with the front and rear doors of the aircraft open. We believe it is true also.” With 13 years behind him at Ryanair, Cawley has seen many changes introduced, some more farreaching than others but most of them quickly imitated by competitors.

“We have brought in many small but incremental changes during my time with the company. We are criticised for the add-ons we charge for certain services but all we have done is to segment the flyer market, something nobody had thought through properly before. For years,

passengers who carried a bag were subsidised by those who did not. Passengers who ran on first and got a good seat were subsidised by those who did not. Now we are saying, and many competitors have joined us in doing so, that if you want that extra you pay for it. Of my own daughters, one likes her comforts when flying and the other is happy to sit anywhere and does not check in a bag.

With this system we let passengers opt out of things but we also cater for so-called price-insensitive passengers who are not driven by the absolute need to get the lowest possible fare and are prepared to pay for the extra services.” Despite the many regulars, there are no plans for a frequent flyer programme, Cawley’s argument being that it is not needed.

“Southwest in the States openly admit that it was the biggest strategic mistake they ever made and they want to unwind it. Free seats push up the prices. If you are already getting the lowest fare around you should not expect to get freebies as well.

We have just one trick to our business. We advertise a fare and if it does not generate enough interest we reduce it

and even give the seat away free if necessary. The day passengers are not prepared to travel for free we will have a big problem, but it hasn’t happened yet!”

Concluding the interview, Cawley comes back to the factors which the Canaries need to keep uppermost in mind to attract visitors. “Access costs are the key to growth in the tourism industry. It is remarkable how much money people will spend when they are not forced to do so. Do not underestimate people’s resistance to high air fares. The key is to get them here and the key to that is having low fares, through zero airport charges. Why should we, as an airline, be charged to bring people who spend 1,000 euros on the island? We can take them to Sicily for no airport tax at all.

Politicians must realise that keeping airport costs down is crucial in this competitive business. The crisis is making people price-sensitive.

The Canaries have a popular product but if people can’t get here competitively the islands will lose out. If the people come, they will come back. You can’t get here by road or train, so the attention must focus on attracting air passengers.”

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MARINE INVESTIGATION

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Rural tourism

Quarry quandrum The owner of a rural tourism house in Guía de Isora has called for a local quarry to be shut because it is driving business away.

María del Mar González, who runs the Finca Las Dulces in Los Pajales (Chío), says she is tired of reporting the nuisance to the authorities and may have to take stronger action. “The quarry is illegal, as the council itself has admitted, and we are fully licensed but it makes no difference. Day in day out, we have to put up with giant trucks and JCBs, their noise and dust. Tourists who book us for peace and quiet are constantly complaining,” said González, who has spent the last two years trying to persuade the authorities to close the quarry. “If it is unlicensed, it is extracting stone and sand illegally and is therefore breaking environment rules also, but nobody in the council seems willing to do anything,” she added.

False airport alert

Authorities slam hoaxer The authorities in Tenerife have criticised a prankster who telephoned bomb warnings to the island’s two airports early in the month.

Describing the calls as highly irresponsible, a government spokesman said the prankster, who said he was a member of Basque terrorist group ETA, had caused unnecessary panic at a very sensitive time when foreign holidaymakers were already concerned at the terrorist threat in Spain, particularly after a car bomb exploded in Majorca the previous week. No flights were cancelled during the short scare, but there were some delays.

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ADEJE’S TOURISM COUNCILLOR, MIGUEL ÁNGEL SANTOS CRUZ, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR COOPERATION WITH A NEW MARINE INVESTIGATION AND LEARNING CENTRE. The Canarian association for a sustainable ocean are to set up the centre and deal with the scientific valuation, educational projects and assist with ideas and projects for the conservation of the local biodiversity. The centre is to be based in El Puertito, an area

which Santos considers is the best place within the borough given its ideal natural setting and the presence of threatened species such as seahorses, green turtles and the Harlequin crab among others.

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Local jobs The easiest and most efficient way of pairing up workers with jobs in their areas is via a local, and preferably disinterested, agency.

The employment and development centre in San Miguel de Abona has set up a kind of employment agency where local residents of the borough can leave their curriculum in the hope of being matched with new job and course vacancies that arise in the area. To be considered fill in the appropriate form, this is available from the agency, and return it to them. Your application will be assigned a registration number and put on file. When a job becomes available, candidates’ details will be forwarded to the company depending of the profile they have requested within 48 hours. After the selection process, the company inform the agency of their decision. A fast and free service for employers and prospective employees – other boroughs take note.

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SANTA CRUZ CARNAVAL

News in Brief

Tom Jones “scrapped”

Crisis cash control

A flap about flags The opposition IpO group at the town hall in La Orotava has once again made a flap about the two dozen or so international and Spanish provincial flags which line the main Ramal entrance into town from the motorway.

Ordinary folk have always made a joke about the flags symbolising their mayor’s delusions of grandeur.

However, the current economic crisis has turned his magnificent row of flags, which resemble the United Nations in Brussels, into ammunition for a bored opposition. Members of Ipo suggest the flags are a total waste of public money.

They have to be renewed when they become tattered, using 5,000€ a time of taxpayer’s money for one of the mayor’s whims when just a few months ago he said the town had a debt of over six million euros.

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The programme for next year’s Tenerife Carnival has been thrown into disarray by the political upheaval in Santa Cruz council.

The recent sacking by mayor Miguel Zerolo of his deputy, Angel Llanos, could see the entire programme altered. Llanos, who was personally in charge of the

negotiations with performers and stars hired for competition juries, including the Carnaval Queen contest and the new Mr Carnaval competition, said that contacts had already reached “advanced stages” with Tom Jones and Liza Minelli to appear, but the plans had apparently been dropped now.Although the council says it is very much

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business as normal, Carnaval organisers admit they are concerned at the uncertainty triggered by the departure of Llanos and reports that Zerolo wants to change the style of the giant celebration. Next year’s Carnaval starts at the end of January, with the main events taking place between 12-19 February.

COSTA DEL SILENCIO

Facelift completed Major improvements to one of Tenerife’s oldest tourist areas, Costa del Silencio, have been completed.

The area has received a facelift costing almost two million euros. Regional and local authorities visited the area recently to see the results of the extensive work to resurface roads, add new pavements and generally spruce up the

area, which is enjoying something of a revival at present. Regional tourism minister Rita Martin said the knock-on effect of the work is already being seen in the growing number of holiday complexes and businesses that have also carried out improvements in recent months.

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PUERTO POLITICS

Winds of change?

The opposition CC nationalist party in Puerto de la Cruz hopes it can call for a vote of no confidence against the current socialist government in the autumn.

Their leader, Marcos Brito, has been tempted to do so before, ever since the unlikely governing alliance between the socialists and the conservative PP group

disintegrated after the ruling group also found the PP leader, Eva Navarro, too much of a handful. However, in order to present a vote of no confidence, he would have had to hold hands with Navarro so as to have the necessary votes to oust the socialists. Any observer of goings on at the town hall in Puerto would understand that that would have been

impossible for Brito to bear, given his intense dislike and distrust of Navarro, with whom he also had a tempestuous political alliance when he was mayor.

She has now handed in her resignation as councillor after being found another job a long way away by her regional conservative leaders. Navarro’s departure is what the nationalists needed

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in order to go ahead with their vote of no confidence.

However, things may not be as easy as they would seem. At the beginning of August nobody quite knew who the new conser vative leader would be or with whom Marcos Brito would have to negotiate a new governing pact. Navarro had taken the liberty of proposing Guillermo Meca as her successor. He seemed the obvious first choice at the time. But the fact that Navarro chose him as successor may work against his nomination and two other candidates have announced they want to be considered too.

The long, sticky summer is set to continue, especially in terms of political manoeuvres in Puerto, and ordinary folk, if they are still at all interested in what their politicians are up to, will have to wait until after the summer holidays for any sign of clarity.

Meanwhile, stirred into action by the possibility of the right wingers ousting the socialists again, left wing supporters gathered outside the town hall on 1st August to defend their mayor, claiming the opposition was using lies to undermine her form of government. For other reasons these left wing supporters have been joined in their

Lola Padrón may be facing a no confidence vote concern by businessmen, taxi drivers and ordinar y members of the public who believe the constant political bickering in Puerto is damaging the town’s tourism industry. While the politicians are losing time and energy arguing with each other, nothing for the good of the town ever gets done. Juan Carlos Arricivita, President of the local business association,

ALCIPC, has even called for all political groups to actually do some work together instead of spreading muck over the town all the time.

The socialist spokesman and deputy mayor, Jaime Coello, possibly the most influential in his party, favours letting Lola Padrón continue until the 2011 elections and he is trying to persuade the other parties to think in that direction. If he remains calm it is possible that he may well become leader of the local party, if and when Lola Padrón is ousted. He may also one day become mayor, which might not be a bad thing, judging by his conciliatory and gentlemanly approach to politics.

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It took until the end of July for the first mountain fires of 2009 in Tenerife to be reported.

This spell of hot weather had been particularly long so it was almost too good to be tr ue and the small bushfire in the Cumbre de Bolico hills above El Palmar was just a warning of what might happen. The devastating fire of 2007 still haunts people’s memories so this comparatively small fire, which was controlled swiftly by one of the island’s well trained mountain fire fighting teams, assisted by a helicopter dropping huge bags of water on the target, caused considerable alarm.

This one was thought to have been started, as most, by carelessness or by accident.

However, just a few days later, a fire in the Anaga mountains, which could have been much

Memories of the 2007 fire still haunt people’s memories

worse had there been wind, was deliberate. Since then the terrible fires in hills of La Palma and La Gomera have made those in Tenerife appear like backyard bonfires. The

one in La Palma, which has left people without homes and caused disruption to the island’s tourism industry, rumoured to have been started by a stray fiesta firework.

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LOCAL CHARACTER

Anita and her shop IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TALK TO ANITA. evening, and is proud of the fact that she has never taken a holiday, although her family did persuade her this year to pay a visit to Salamanca, where her father came from.

But she never wants to leave her shop unattended. It is just a happy way of life for this enchanting lady and it would not surprise anyone if she had an extremely healthy bank account as a result.

Her life as a shopkeeper began when she was just fourteen. One day she went straight to the shop, which was run by her family, from the nun’s school. She observed what was going on and returned the next day only to be asked by a gentleman how much a hundred grams

News in brief Fluoride scare

Puerto’s water The authorities restricted the use of drinking water in certain areas of Puerto de la Cruz at the end of July.

Routine tests showed high levels of fluoride in the water being consumed in Las Aguilas, Tafuriaste and Piedras Blancas. The environment councillor Jaime Coello explained the in Puerto, Jaime Coello, cause of the problem explained that the problem had occurred after a pipe from the Vergara water spring had burst. To compensate they had had to use water from another spring, Roque Caramujo. This had caused an imbalance in the mineral content of the usually safe and well controlled municipal water supply.

Although it turned out to be a storm in a teacup after a day or two, the authorities were criticised over how they at first announced that there was a water problem, causing unnecessary concern. Although it was possibly the only way of getting their message across quickly, a van with a loudspeaker was used to warn people not to drink or to cook with the water until further notice due to high fluoride levels. The main criticism was that this caused more alarm than was necessary.

Vehicle theft

Car switch culprit caught A Tenerife man’s bid to upgrade his car by stealing an identical one and switching the number plates has failed.

The victim of the switch spotted his car after it was stolen and although the registration number was different he was convinced the Ford Fiesta was his and contacted the police. Despite protesting his innocence, chassis checks proved the downfall of the thief, who lived nearby and parked the car a short distance from his victim’s home. He was arrested and the Fiesta was returned to its rightful owner.

of sweeties cost. (She only knew the price for one kilo so she got a bit stuck.) However she has not left the little shop since, opening punctually

The best known and most popular lady in town at nine, stopping from two to three for lunch and closing for the night at nine or thereabouts, depending on how much is going on. “I don’t close any later in case

there’s a thief about!” she jokes. She does not close at weekends, a clear sign that she lives for the shop and that the shop is alive for her. She is also faithful to her clients and they adore her. This summer the streets around her have been up for road works and cars have not been allowed anywhere near the shop. A tear drop will run down a cheek when one of her faithful clients walks a long way in the summer heat to see her.

Anita has never been ill.

The only problem she ever had was with cataracts which she has had operated. A niece helps her with orders now but Anita is very much at the helm of the business and will

undoubtedly remain so for years to come. She still carries her goods up and down the steps and puts them up on the shelves, reminding people that hard work all these years has kept her as fit as a fiddle.

Besides, her neighbours look after her lovingly. She is just that sort of person.

Her generosity, strong will, constant mischievous smile and teasing face have made her eternal friends and she

is almost certainly the best known and most popular lady in town. She will not retire, remembering Regina, her friend the tapestry lady.

She retired and became so depressed that she soon died.

Apart from all the cakes and candy, she also does big business with carnival disguises, Christmas decorations and party balloons and decorations, mainly from her other shop just round the corner.

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Her shop is on the corner, at one end of the kiosk square in La Orotava. There is hardly a soul in town who doesn’t know Anita. She is part of the scenery in the old centre. She has worked in her tiny corner shop every single day for 62 years, from daybreak to late

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Stolen mail

The postman is a thief The police in Puerto de la Cruz arrested one of the postwomen early in August and the thirty year old post delivery lady has been accused of theft, violating private property and destruction of correspondence.

Police investigations began after a resident, looking down onto the street from a balcony, reported she had seen a post delivery woman acting suspiciously.

She apparently spotted the postwoman, who arrived on one of the distinctive yellow motorbikes belonging to the post office in Puerto, taking out a plastic bag from her post bag and chucking it into a rubbish container.

The watchful resident then went down to the street, opened the lid of the container and saw that the plastic bag contained foreign correspondence, mostly large envelopes, which had evidently been opened.

The post office managers were alerted and, with help from the police, began an internal investigation. They

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caught the lady red handed after she had again pinched and manipulated a lot of letters from the international reception area, with the intent of stealing anything of value. The post woman in question had no option but to admit her actions and she was handed over to the police.

Royal gift

Arona council has decided not to renew the contract with the firm currently providing rubbish collection.

The five-star luxury Hotel Botánico in Puerto de la Cruz, owned by Wolfgang Kiessling, proprietor of Loro Parque, has almost become the King of Spain’s official residence in Tenerife.

Each time they pay a visit to the island they are booked in to the luxury hotel. King Juan Carlos and his wife, Sofía, enjoyed a night there when they came to officially open the new giant telescope in La Palma.

The royal couple were welcomed at the entrance of the hotel by the local mayor, Lola Padrón and Kiessling himself. It was the first, and may well be the last time, that Lola Padrón has the opportunity of greeting the King as mayor and she

Bright students Diego López of IES Los Realejos, scored 9.93 out of a possible 10 in his overall university access examinations

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wanted to present him with a gift. It was a traditional crafted knife, made in Tenerife, designed for use as a paper knife.

and Adriana Gómez of IES Los Cristianos scored 9.89.

Diego, who had the highest score of any student entering La Laguna University this coming academic year, is to study mathematics. He admitted that he was a bit demoralised towards the end

The corporation voted unanimously to look elsewhere after what appears to be growing discontent with the service offered by the company, which has held the contract for years, and the cost.

The change will also affect park and garden upkeep and the daily cleaning of the beaches in Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas.

However, the decision to bring in a new operator could lead to problems in the coming months given that a tender procedure has to be organised and until then the current firm will stay on under a temporary extension to the existing contract. Fears have already been expressed that if the firm knows it will not be re-hired, the quality of service may plummet as of now.

of the school year but is, “very proud” of the results he achieved in the end. The Regional Education Minister, Milagros Luis Brito, congratulated the pupils for their excellent academic records which were, she pointed out, an example to the rest of the Canarian students. “It’s not easy as good results cannot be improvised, they are the result of effort and work,” she underlined.

Take your rubbish for a walk.

RECYCLE

Internal conflict

Conservative battle Eva Navarro, who resigned her position as conservative PP leader in Puerto de la Cruz in July, has left the party in turmoil.

Many within the party have longed for her to go. However, by naming whom she thought should be her successor as local party leader Navarro has stirred up even more antagonism. Other party members are furious that she has jumped the gun and have accused her of manipulation.

One candidate, Sebastián Gonzalez, a businessman in Puerto, actually told the local press that she had deliberately prevented him from presenting his candidacy for the leadership by claim-

Eva Navarro, gone but not forgotten

ing many of his supporters had not paid up their party membership quotas. He offered to pay the quotas himself but she also refused.

In fact he claims Navarro had only informed him half an hour before the deadline for

candidates to present their credentials that his supporters would have to pay their quotas individually.

Naturally this is being seen as a deliberate tactic to reser ve the position of party leader for her chosen successor, Guillermo Meca, when the party leadership election is held on 17th September. Gonzalez warned that his supporters might actually quit the party if this situation continued.

He hinted that the regional conservative leader, Cristina Tavío, who originally made the decision to place Navarro at the helm in Puerto, was also involved in this blatant manoeuvre. Many seem to believe that everything will also be done to keep out a third candidate, lawyer Lope Afonso.

Air show

Thundering finale

Motorised paragliders passed over the harbour

Despite the economic crisis forcing the budget on fiestas to be reduced by 30 per cent in Puerto de la Cruz, the traditional and spectacular air

show went ahead as usual on 26th July. It brought a thundering climax to what has been a particularly enjoyable and populous fiesta this year, as so many people just stayed in the town, not

affording to go away for the summer.

The air show, which has been a tradition for twenty seven years, was packed with action. It began with a remote control aircraft display and was followed by thrilling and seemingly risky passes over the harbour by motorised paragliders.

A Guardia Civil rescue helicopter and a team from Spain’s armed forces gave spectators tr emendous demonstrations of what the professionals can do before military parachutists dropped from high in the sky and landed on target beside the harbour. A demonstration by a Harrier jump jet used

by Spain’s navy was followed by the always spectacular and noisy low fly past by a Phantom F-18 fighter.

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Dream Home MI CASA - A PROJECT TO REFURBISH AN AGEING CANARIAN HOUSE

Every wall is a door

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hen we started, the door in the middle of the picture was the back door and the only door downstairs.

It will eventually be removed to form the entrance to the stairwell. At that time, the only way to get upstairs was to climb up a ladder and walk across the crumbling roof.

Not for the faint hearted! *(pic 1) Now the roof has gone, there’s no way to get upstairs! *(pic 2) Still not finished, but the roof is back on, the walls have

been plastered and the floor tiled. The old door has been painted white as a temporary measure. We want the wood in this room to have the appearance of light oak. We bought close grained pine and used a wood colour from Leroy Merlin. It’s very easy to apply and Leroy provide stepby-step guides for just about ever ything. Even if your Spanish is poor, they have good diagrams. It worked just as well on pine furniture which we bought in Alcampo.

See earlier articles in The Magazine for Robert’s own guide to hanging a door. *(pic 3) This was the scene that

greeted visitors as they c a m e through the entrance from the Camino.

N o tice the greenery growing inside what will eventually be one of the bedrooms. Also notice the lack of roof and the knee high pile of rubble. *(pic 4) Six months later, it’s not looking any prettier. There is even less roof, but at least the ‘indoor garden’ has gone. *(pic 5) Still a lot to do, but at least it has a roof! The window is from Leroy Merlin. The

door is secondhand. There are lots of places to buy secondhand items. Tenerife Forum or ‘segundamano’ on the internet, car boot sales or newspapers. There are also some very good rastros or secondhand shops dotted about the island.

Once the door is fixed, the walls need rendering and painting and most of the floor will be tiled. *(pic 6) If you would like advice on these or any other home improvements, you can contact Robert on 922 814 073, mobile 605469352, or email rjmcalees@yahoo.com

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e arrive in Christchurch at midnight and we find our motel room door unlocked, key inside, and lights on.

There are places in the world as laid back as the Canary Islands!

Next day we awaken to brilliant sunshine and walk down to the Cathedral Square. A lively spot with a giant chessboard, an open air weekend market, street entertainers, a wonderful huge piece of metal sculpture in the shape of an inverted cone and alfresco bars and cafés. Here is our first encounter with New Zealand’s i-site visitor centres. We will discover them in all the main towns and they are goldmines of local information, dispensing brochures and leaflets on every attraction and activity for miles around.

After a cappuccino and a climb up the Cathedral steps to the bell tower for an overview of the city we set off walking. Christchurch is known as the Garden City and that day looked truly

glorious with it’s autumnal colours shimmering beneath clear blue skies. We cross the Avon river and come upon a boatperson with a straw hat and a long pole punting a group of tourists between the leafy banks of the river.

Continuing along we find a vibrant area of arts activities, galleries, shops and cafés leading to the Canterbury museum and the Botanic Gardens. Star ted in 1863 and bordered by a loop in the river the gardens contain an amazing collection of exotic and native plants scattered amongst large lawns and meandering walkways. Beyond is Hagley park, home of the public golf course which is crossed by an open path where we felt we should have been issued with hard hats and fluorescent jackets. Arriving safely at the other side we enter an area of genteel suburbs. Streets of tidy family bungalows laid out in a grid system lead us eventually to Riccarton House and Deans Bush. Here is the earliest pioneers cottage built in 1843, and the sole remnants of native kahikatea forest in the

Canterbury Plains. Entering through a complicated double gate in a fence, designed to keep out non native creatures such as the possum, we enter a forest of 600 year old trees where we fully expect an axe wielding settler to stroll through after a hard day’s work forest clearing.

Heading back into the city centre we cross the Avon river at Oxford Terrace next to a twisted, rusty lump of

Highlights:

Christchurch

The largest city in the South Island of New Zealand.

Population: 368,900. The country’s second largest urban area.

History: Named by the Canterbury Association which settled the surrounding province.

Location: One third of the way down the island’s east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula.

Ethnic mix: Two thirds European with important populations of New Zealanders, Asian, Maori and Pacific Islanders.

Currency: New Zealand Dollar

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Around the world in 71 days Fifth Leg: Christchurch, New Zealand structural steel. Reading the plaque we discover that it is a five tonne piece from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre in New York which has been dedicated as a tribute to the world’s firefighters and was inaugurated in 2002 at the seventh World Firefighters Games.

Taking a trip south east from the city we go over the Port Hills and onto the Banks Peninsula. It is an area of delightful valleys long ago cleared by logging and given over to sheep farming and growing kiwi fruit, nuts and herbs. After a couple of hours drive we arrive at the settlement of Akaroa. Established by a French whaler who landed here in 1838 he returned to France to recruit people to colonise the area but on his return found the Union Jack flying. The two groups coexisted amicably and the town still has a Gallic feel with street names such as Rue Lavaud and Rue Jolie.

No longer a whaling port it survives on tourism and just like Tenerife they run boat trips out to see the dolphins and to take people fishing.

Going uphill from the port we find The Giant’s House, owned by artist Josie Martin, who has filled the garden with giant mosaic sculptures reminiscent of Gaudi’s Parc Guell in Barcelona, but with a much more intimate feel.

Being in the garden you feel like you have become part of a huge artwork, and you might find yourself unable to leave.

Heading back to Christchurch we stop off at Barry’s Bay where we buy a havarti cheese with pepper, which accompanied by some crackers and a bottle of red wine makes a delicious supper.

The next day we spend at the International Antarctic Centre, from where all the expeditions to the frozen continent of Antarctica have departed. First we take a trip in what has to be the ultimate off road experience, the Hagglund ride. We climb up into a tracked vehicle and strap ourselves in to bench seats along each side. Our driver takes us on a special circuit designed to simulate the extreme terrain in Antarctica.

We climb up gradients that

make us feel like we are about to tip over backwards; negotiate sudden drops, and finally prove the water tightness of the vehicle by traversing a two metre deep pool. Deposited back at the centre a bit shaken we go and look around the exhibits. First we pass through a recreation of Scott’s hut with sound effects recorded from wind storms and bits of narrative through crackly radios. It creates an eerie impression of isolation and total exposure to the vagaries of uncontrollable forces of nature. We experience a little of that in the storm room.

Donning heavily insulated jackets and special rubber overshoes we enter a room with real snow and ice. The temperature is –5ºC until the 40kph wind machine comes on and then it drops to –18ºC. A few minutes is all we’re allowed in there. We leave the centre with a deep respect for all the explorers who go to the barren wasteland in the name of science.

Our next stage will be by camper van, 11 days driving through the centre and south east of the island.

Pictures 01. Corner shop in Akaroa 02. Mosaic sculpture in the Giants House at Akaroa on the Banks peninsula 03. Firefighters memorial made from steel from the World Trade Centre 04. Giant chess game in Cathedral Square 05. Antigua boatsheds on the Avon river.

06. The Chalice sculpture in Cathedral Square 07. Gill as art 08. Relaxing in the gardens by the Avon river 09. The Nurses Memorial Chapel 10. kayaking from the Antigua boatsheds on the Avon river.

11. Sheep on the Banks peninsula

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MONARCH

Rain bonanza Poor weather in the UK is boosting foreign holiday and flight only sales according to Monarch Flights and Holidays.

Holiday bookings since the start of the school break have increased by 32 per cent on last year’s figures despite the crisis, as families fly abroad, desperate for some summer weather.

Monarch’s top selling destinations are Costa Blanca with an increase of 216 per cent on last year, Crete up 188 per cent, Sharm el Sheikh up by 143 per cent, Kenya with 133 per cent increase, Fuerteventura with an increase of 112 per cent, Larnaca up 95 per cent, Dalaman up 87 per cent

Rhodes up 85 per cent and Luxor with an increase of 64 per cent. Malaga, Faro and Alicante are the most popular flight-only getaways.

Liz Savage, the Monarch Flights and Holidays managing director announced, “we are seeing strong demand for both flights and holidays this summer, which has been assisted by the dismal weather in the UK and the bleak August forecast sending fed up Brits looking for warmer climes.

“This year we are seeing that all inclusive holidays are proving hugely popular, with bookings up 60 per cent year on year, especially with families, as they provide fantastic

value for money and allow costs to be ‘locked in’ prior to travel.

“However, on the other end of the scale, self catering holidays are also proving to be a favourite with bookings up 62 per cent year on year, as people look for the cheapest holiday deals available.

“Despite early indications that holidaymakers were looking to head East for their holidays this year to destinations where the value of the pound is stronger, it is interesting to see that the Costa Blanca still remains a firm favourite for both holiday and flight-only bookings this summer.

“It is very encouraging to

see that despite the current economic climate people are not looking to forego their overseas summer holiday this year.”

Whilst Fuerteventura is benefiting from the poor UK weather, the rest of the islands seem to be left out in the cold. The tourist industry continues to resist the call for all-inclusive holidays for many good reasons, but it would seem that in these economic climes that is what the punters want. Perhaps it is time to investigate alternatives which will tie in prices for the clients without restricting the tourism offer or affecting the infrastructure, such as offering all in deals which include meals in restaurants elsewhere on the island, excursions etc. Yes, it would take some working out and a great deal of effort and compromise, but if it will bring us in more tourists it has to be worth a try.

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Travel survey

Growing confidence A new survey by the Association of Independent Tour Operators shows that the travel industry prospects are not all doom and gloom.

The new study shows that 77 per cent of people intend to travel at least as much as they did last year and 72 per cent said they were going to spend at least the same amount of money. Bookings are down on the first quarter around 12 per cent according to tour operators but almost half are expecting levels for the second quarter to be the same as last year. Interestingly, travellers claimed that destination is more significant than price and responsible tourism scored higher in importance than customer service.

Safer debt

Mortgage protection Bancaja are the latest company to offer a mortgage repayment protection policy.

The company, which is best known for its fair deal for clients policy, now offers a new insurance policy via Cardif insurance company, to give their clients the peace of mind of knowing that at least the mortgage will be paid each month if an employee loses his or her job. what your unwanted items can be expected to raise, or arrange for delivery or collection of larger items.

It’s a regular bargain centre and all household items are regularly on offer in addition to small commercial items, sports equipment (including some excellent golf gear), electrical goods, pictures, You name it, they’ll flog it

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If you want to preview the bargains on offer, the showroom is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm.

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Business in Brief

Sign of the times

Farming

EU aid The European Commission has proposed that governments will be able to aid farmers with grants of up to 15,000 euros to alleviate the financial crisis, especially in the milk sector.

The European laws currently in place to restrict national aid to the farming sector are to be changed urgently due to the transitory problems of the farmers because of the financial downturn. The EU insist on maintaining the quota system for milk despite the producers’ cries to liberate the market, however they are proposing that any excess production should be penalised individually to each farmer rather than across the board nationally when a country exceeds its quota.

Indirect taxation

Tax freeze

CONSUMER GROUP, CECU HAS PUBLISHED A LIST OF WHAT TO DO IF YOU END UP ON A DEBTORS’ LIST. 1.

damage, but you should bear in mind that you can reclaim any amounts which have been charged in error.

Whoever maintains the list is obliged to let you know you have been listed within 30 days of your entr y on their register.

You also have the right to know who it is you are supposed to owe money to and how much you allegedly owe.

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The Canarian government has ruled out raising excise duties and other indirect taxes in the near future, except on tobacco.

Regional finance minister José Manuel Soria says there are no plans to alter rates, particularly in view of the current recession, and even when the anticipated upturn arrives tax changes will only be reconsidered for health and environmental reasons. “People are struggling enough as it is without governments adding to their woes,” stressed Soria. He predicted that the Canarian economy could improve from next year if the signs of progress seen in the two main tourism markets, the UK and Germany, continue further.

Exports

Business confidence Spanish export companies are expecting an improvement in their business in the next three to 12 months.

The most positive noises are being made by the chemical and automobile industries according to an official government survey. In addition between April and June 56 per cent of those questioned affirmed that their prices had not changed. The end result of the survey was a positive value of 2.3 points as compared with minus 41 for the January to March period, the fourth continuous negative quarterly result. The most important aspect of the change in perception for the upcoming months seems to be the reduced cost of prime materials.

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You have the right to know what evaluations have been issued about you over the last six months and who has requested them. You can have access to the telephone number and the address of the individual or company who has received the information.

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Spanish law recognises your right to the access, correction and cancellation of debt information. It is recommended that you don’t lose sight of the information registered and that you ask if the archives are computerised.

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If you need to make any reclamation or ask for information about your details, it is recommended that the communication is in writing, with a copy and a confirmation of postage receipt. You will need to include a copy of your passport, driving licence or other official identification document.

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If your details appear on a debtors’ list, you could be denied a mortgage or other loan.

In other circumstances the inclusion of your information will not produce irreparable and immediate

If you find that your details are on a debtors’ list when you don’t owe anything, you should write to the list company and ask for immediate cancellation of the registration. If within 10 days you don’t receive a reply, or the reply is unsatisfactory you can report the case to the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish agency for data protection), with accompanying documents proving that you have requested the cancellation of the registration.

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Female labourer wins case

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The Canarian High Court has overturned a previous decision in favour of the construction firm, which successfully argued that it did not have to provide the facility, and has ordered it to pay 6,000 euros in damages to the woman, along with full pay for the days she has not worked as a result of the discrimination suffered. She will now receive 36 euros per day backdated to December 2006. The case has triggered extensive reaction in business quarters and legal circles.

The verdict has been applauded by women’s rights groups as a crucial victory for equal opportunities but several construction firms have said it could have important consequences on labour relations on sites through-

TRANSPORT

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Cologne flight

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Over a thousand more employees of Lloyds Banking Group are to lose their jobs.

ran Canaria and Tenerife are to have a direct connection with Cologne once a week from October.

Germanwings airline and the local tourist boards have managed to come to an agreement and the weekend flights will take up to 150 passengers.

It is expected that the majority of the flights will be sold via internet. Tenerife South flights operate on Saturdays and Gran Canaria flights on Sundays with the possibility of a link through to Hamburg or Berlin. Germanwings belongs to Lufthansa and they are optimistic of the success of the new connection with

New routes to and from the Canaries

the Canaries despite the economic situation of both countries. They are also considering more flights to the island from Berlin and Hamburg if the new route takes off

as expected. New routes have also been opened by the company to and from Manchester and Venice to a variety of European destinations.

Spanair

With this further cut of 1,200 personnel, the bank has cut 8,200 jobs this year.

The main cuts will be in the computer back up area and insurance due to the fusion with Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical. The bank, which is currently 43 per cent owned by the British taxpayer, underlined that 370 of the jobs that are to go are temporary contracts.

The cuts are not expected to affect their overseas branches, but are to be concentrated in Scotland and England.

Canarian investors wanted Airline Spanair is in talks to secure Canarian investors and create a possible spin-off carrier which would operate out of a hub in the islands.

The airline’s new chairman Ferrán Soriano met with business leaders and politicians, including the head of the Tenerife Cabildo, to explore ways of attracting local investment to take advantage of the Canaries’ special economic and tax regime. One possibility floated is the creation of a subsidiary airline based here, which would operate routes to countries such as Brazil and Senegal. It is thought Spanair, which was sold recently to a Catalan consortium by its Scandinavian owners, want to raise around 30 million euros in investment from the Canaries.

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By David Franks, Chief Executive, Blevins Franks

to risk assess all information it receives and identify people who it believes have undeclared liabilities but who have not disclosed through the NDO. It intends to use its enquiry and inspection powers to approach customers in this group and will “vigorously” pursue all outstanding liabilities.

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he UK tax authority has announced details of its New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO).

It will allow people with unpaid taxes linked to offshore accounts or assets to settle their tax liabilities at a favourable penalty rate. It will run from the 1st Sept 2009 until 12 March 2010.

The scheme is open to all taxpayers who have not paid tax due in the UK on interest earned in offshore bank accounts and other offshore investments such as bonds, rental income and assets purchased with previously untaxed income such as business profits or undeclared capital gains.

The scheme applies to investment in any country outside the UK, and not just to offshore accounts in so-called ‘tax havens’.

It is the final opportunity for anyone who has hidden any income or gains away from the UK taxman to disclose with reduced penalties.

For paper submissions, full disclosure must be made between 1st September and 31st January 2010.

For electronic submissions disclosures must be made

All back tax plus interest will have to be paid

All banks in the UK will be required to hand over relevant customer details

between 1st October and 12th March 2010. In both cases notification of intention to disclose must be made by 30th November.

As with the 2007 Offshore Disclosure Facility (ODF), the penalty will be limited to 10 per cent of the underpaid tax in return for full disclosure of all undeclared funds.

All back tax plus interest will also have to be paid. Anyone who had the opportunity to

disclose through the 2007 ODF and failed to do so will now face a higher penalty of 20 per cent.

HMRC has applied for an unprecedented blanket order to legally compel all 500 banks in the UK to hand over details of customers with offshore accounts.

HMRC is expected to sift through the bank account data handed over by the banks. Those taxpayers

who did not come forward under the NDO and are subsequently found to have unpaid tax liabilities will face penalties of at least 30 per cent rising to 100 per cent of the tax evaded. They also run a risk of criminal prosecution.

Prior to the 2007 ODF, HMRC targeted five UK high street banks – Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC, HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland

- forcing them to provide details of their offshore account holders. It is clients of these five offshore banks, whom HMRC had written to, who now face the higher 20 per cent penalty under the NDO. The 2007 ODF raised around £400 million in recouped tax. It has been estimated that the NDO could raise £2 billion for the taxman. The tax authority plans

This can be a good oppor tunity to review your investment strategy. There may be options available that can legitimately allow you to reduce your tax liability.

Always take advice from an authorised and regulated financial adviser like Blevins Franks Financial Management to achieve the best tax savings possible, wherever you live.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www. blevinsfranksinternational.com

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House Calls HouseCalls with Dr. De La Flor healthytenerife@gmail.com

I have Ulcerative Colitis and keep seeing all these ads for new yogur ts, what do you think of Probiotics?

REGARDS, JANICE

Dear Janice, A growing number of people with ulcerative colitis are reaching for probiotics - products containing so-called “friendly” bacteria that populate the intestines.

Researchers don’t yet know what causes ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). So finding ef fective treatments has been a challenge.

I do recommend them in moderation, but frankly, there’s no scientific evidence that they are beneficial. In theor y, at least, the approach makes sense. Ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases may occur when bad bacteria outnumber the beneficial bacteria that normally reside in the gut.

A lack of certain beneficial bacteria may also be a cause of the diseases. If that’s true, introducing more friendly bugs would certainly seem to help.

Probiotic bacteria can influence the activity of immune cells and the cells that line the intestines: they appear to block diseasecausing bacteria from

sticking to the lining and to block chemical factors involved in inflammation.

The fact that exper t gastroenterologists offer little help on which products to choose, should make us pr udent in their use and temperate in the expectations. Probiotics are not a replacement for the conventional medication that you probably use. Your condition can lead to serious complications and therefore you need to team up with your GP and make sure you work together to create a treatment plan.

I would like you to consider starting a ‘food and symptom diary’ before you begin using probiotics and every time you purchase a new type. Keep track of how you feel before and after you start taking them. Watch for any trends and adjust accordingly.

Dear Dr. De La Flor, I love spicy food but I have heartburn, what can I do?

ANDREW

Dear Andrew, Spices are just one cause, there are many other factors. By juggling them all, you might be able to still enjoy ‘the hot stuff ’ and ward off the nasty side effects from heartburn.

Gastr o oesophageal reflux disease, or GERD,

Alcohol can contribute to heartburn

acid reflux occurs when food and stomach acids escape up into the oesophagus through the valve at the top of the stomach. That causes the burning sensation that can sometimes rise up into the throat, known as heartburn.

Researchers have compiled an endless list of foods that seem to trigger heartburn; alcohol, citrus fruits and juices, carbonated beverages, cof fee and caffeine, chocolate, tomato sauce, fatty foods, mint, and, of course, spicy foods. Spicy foods are among the worst offenders, so I’ll suggest a few practical tips that can help you put out the fire of heartburn before it starts.

Eat smaller sSer vings.

When you eat a large meal, pressure on the valve increases. Any plumber would understand this issue.

For some people, drinking carbonated beverages along with a meal can exacerbate the problem.

Fatty meals can also increase the risk of reflux

chewing gum after a meal.

Avoid mint-flavoured gums, however, since these may relax the valve at the top of the stomach.

The most reliable ways to avoid GERD may be the hardest to accomplish but they pay off big time; quit or reduce smoking and lose some weight if you’re overweight.

Dr. De La Flor, G.P. is licensed in medicine & general surgery. He holds cer tificates in nutrition, medical exercise and human per for mance 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.

697.888.666

The simple online check, found at www.rnid.org.uk, can help people to identify whether they may have a hearing loss in just a few minutes. RNID’s director of external affairs, Emma Harrison said, “the hearing check does not give a medical diagnosis, but we hope it will prompt people to take action and visit their GP if they discover they might be suffering with hearing loss.

It is a sad fact that it can take people living in the UK up to 15 years to deal with a hearing loss, and we’ve no reason to believe British expats are any different.

“The sooner a problem is diagnosed, the sooner people can take action and resume a full and active life.”

The hearing check takes only a few minutes to complete, and should be carried out in a quiet room.

The listener will hear a series of numbers and is asked to type them into the computer.

The ‘background’ noise level increases during the check, simulating a noisy social environment.

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since fat takes longer to digest. The longer food remains in the stomach, the more chance there is of reflux. To help prevent hear tbur n and GERD, choose roasted, grilled, or baked foods and go easy on butter.

Some heartburn sufferers find relief by eating smaller meals distributed more frequently throughout the day. Scheduling dinner early can also help. Night time reflux can also disturb sleep.

Eat dinner at least three hours before bedtime to allow the stomach to empty before you hit the pillow.

Elevating the head of your bed enlists gravity to help keep stomach contents from rising. For daytime hear tburn, the best way to employ gravity is to remain upright after a meal. Walking after a big meal can also help.

Saliva helps move food down through the oesophagus and can ease the symptoms of heartburn.

To increase salivation, try

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ew techniques to help cancer patients retain their ability to have children are now available in Spain.

Cancer treatments, depending on the type and seriousness of the illness, can detrimentally affect women’s ovaries. A new technique consists of the removal and storage of a piece of the patient’s ovary and fast freezing of eggs

for subsequent restoration.

It’s a method that has only been used successfully half a dozen times before in the whole world, the first in Belgium in 2004.

The successful twin birth in Spain was in the Hospital Doctor Peset in Valencia to 39 year old Valencian, Pilar, and the babies are completely stable and well.

Three years ago Pilar received treatment for breast

cancer. When she beat the illness, the piece of ovary was restored and she received fertility treatment with assisted fecundity techniques. The result was the birth of her twins at the beginning of August. It’s a new ray of hope for those who face operations and/ or treatments that they will still be able to be parents once they fight their way through their illness.

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Health Directory Hospitals HOSPITAL LA CANDELARIA Carretera Del Rosario 145 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 922 602 000 hospitaldelacandelaria. com HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO Carretera Cuesta-Taco San Cristobal de La Laguna (Tenerife), 922 678 000 huc.es COSTA ADEJE HOSPITAL Urb. San Eugenio.

Edif Garajonay Adeje Tel.: 922 752 626 Fax: 922 753 636 HOSPITEN SUR Playa de Las Américas Arona-Tenerife Tel.: 922 75 00 22.

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

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

38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Tel.: 922 29 16 00. Fax: 922 29 10 88

DIAL 112 Emergency Doctor DOCTOR DE LA FLOR Calle Tinerfe El Grande 9, Adeje 697 888 666 (Doctor), 637 245 270 Family medicine, home or hotel visits

Health SHIATSU Tel: 636 239940 T r eatment for poor circulation, pain, aches and cramps www.me-reliefnews.com ORTOPEDIA tel: 922 812 807 Ctra. Gral, Orotava-Icod 41º La Mancha. Specialist shop for or thopaedic needs. English spoken BELLISSIMA Sports Centre Los Gigantes.

Tel: 922 867 343 / San Eugenio Alto (next to Roy’s Pizza) 922 719 355 Osteopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, reflexology, chiropody and holistic massage CLÍNICA BARAJAS HEARING AID Assessments without obligation. Name brand hearing aids. English speaking personnel Los Cristianos 922 790 563 Santa Cruz 922 275 488

Gynaecology DR MICHAEL THEIS Calle La Hoya 55 Puerto de la Cruz In the south on Saturdays at Hospital Las Americas Tel 922 370897 Specialist in gynaecology

Spa HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS. Ctra. Gral. del Norte, 53. Santa Cruz.

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

AQUA CLUB TERMAL www.aquaclubtermal. com C/ Galicia (Torviscas Alto) S/N 38660 Adeje Tel: 922 716 555

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Clínica Estética Dental Health

Gran Canaria

5ELEMENTOS Feng-Shui / Chinese Astrology / Nutrition.

Consultations on the spot, holistic health check, nutrition consultation Roger & Daniela 628 012 987. www.5-elementos.com

HOSPITAL DR. NEGRÍN

Emergency

080 092 091 062 016

FIRE BRIGADE

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

Tel. 928 450 000 Fax: 928 449 100 Plaza Doctor Pasteur 35020 Las Palmas.

Tel. 928 313 033 MATERNO-INSULAR

LOCAL POLICE NATIONAL POLICE

CLÍNICA SAN ROQUE – SUR

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Dentist CLINICA ESTETICA DENTAL Urb. Miraverde, HLS Center, 1ª Planta Derecha, Costa Adeje Tel: 922 715307 General dentistry, implantology specialists, laser technology, multilingual team DR. LANGELAND, ZAHNARZT Callao Salvaje 922 740 474

GERMAN CLINIC BUZANADA Tel: 922 767166 MEDICAL IMPLANT Science & technology Dentistr y Tel. + Fax: 922 749 742 Avda. Los Abrigos, 21 Los Abrigos Granadilla de Abona adsita@libero.it www.medicalimplant.es

DIAL 112 Emergency Beauty LOURDES SANFIEL Aesthetics Centre High Class Treatments C/Juan Carlos I. Edif.

Royal, Local A-L7 Los Cristianos Tel: 922 796 660

• General Dentistry • Specialist in Implantology since 1980 • One of the founder members of German Society of Implantology (DGI) • Dental laser technology

HOSPITAL INSULAR

Avda Maritima del Sur 35016 Las Palmas.

Tel: 928 444 500 Fax 928 444 288

GUARDIA CIVIL

High standard dentistry in a comfortable environment with the most advanced technology

Mar de Siberia 1 Urb. Meloneras 35100 MaspalomasMeloneras Tel: 928 063 600 CLÍNICA ROCA

C/ Buganvillas 1 35100 San Agustín Las Palmas.

Tel. (0034) 928 76 90 04 Fax: (0034) 928 76 12 48 CLÍNICA SALUS LAS PALMERAS

Avda. de Tenerife, 24 Centro Comercial Kasbah Playa del Inglés Tel: 928 762 992

A professional multiling ual teuam awaits yo

Tel / Fax 922 71 53 07

Urb. Miraverde, HLS - Center, 1ª Plan Planta Derecha, Costa Adeje

Hair · Beauty · Nails · B Osteopathy · Acupuncture · · Chiropody E Reiki &· Reflexology Holistic Massage · · Indian Head L Aromatherapy Massage · Sports Injury · Electrolysis L Sports Centre Los Gigantes Tel / Fax 922 867 343 I San Eugenio Alto (next to Roy’s Pizzas) Tel / Fax 922 719 355 S m Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm S Health Advice midwifery, I TUE & FRI nursing care M A MARY COHR PARIS

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Beauty MISS NAIL Manicure & Pedicure Spa Parque Santiago III Local 6,Playa de las Américas, Arona Tel: 600 557 763 TENERGIE CLINIC Aesthetics Medicine Dentistry Personalised Programmes CC D. Antonio.

C/Juan XXIII -19º.

Los Cristianos Tel: 922 796 634 XAZZPERFUMERIA Excellent brandmarks and outstanding quality Cosmetics.

Calle Perez Zamora, 28, (close to Plaza del Charco), Puerto de la Cruz, Opening hours: Monday – Friday 10h to 13h, 18h to 20.30h or make your own appointment Tel: 922 372 937

DOCTOR De La Flor

FAMILY MEDICINE / G.P. 10 years of experience in the USA

HOME / HOTEL VISITS Best prices, honesty & €30 / €50 professionalism GUARANTEED Tinerfe El Grande, 9. ADEJE (next to Postal Office)

00 34 697 888 666 for Doctor 00 34 637 245 270 for diet advice

Interior Design INTERIOR’S DEL DUQUE All types of interior design & furnishing.

Sofas & curtains made to measure.

Av.Bruselas-Costa Adeje Tel: 922 169 091

Specialist shop for your orthopaedic needs We speak English

Carretera Gral. Orotava-Icod, 41 bajo. La Mancha (38430) Icod de Los Vinos Tel. 922 812 807 / 121 804 Fax: 922 812 911

Shiatsu

with Michael Clark

Michael is recognised as one of the top Shiatsu practitioners in the Western World.

He was Japanese trained and has been practising for over 25 years. During this time, Michael has unbelievably taken over 400 people out of wheelchairs.

If you suffer from poor circulation, causing pain, aches or cramps – you have these problems unnecessarily.

One treatment of four and a half hours with Michael is specially designed to help with these problems and will last for years.

'Life is for living – not for getting a stroke or thrombosis'.

Michael is based in Ocean View Apts., San Eugenio Alto

Give Michael a call anytime on his mob: 636 239 940 www.me-reliefnews.com

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THE SPIN

The Festival:

Aguaviva AUGUST 22ND TO 30TH AMARAL There is an absence of big international names in the line-up for the concert on August 29th, but top of the bill Spanish pop duo Amaral are sure to draw a big crowd. www.aquavivacanarias. com/ 2009

The Events :

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SpinBooks

Cine Gransur // www.cinegransur.com

Book Review

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Real Tenerife Island Drives

treacherous tasks to defeat his evil nemesis. As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously, “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince”, and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

The book helps him to excel in the potions class and teaches him a few dark and dangerous mixtures along the way.

Meanwhile, Harry is taking private lessons with Dumbledore in order to find out about Voldemort’s past so they can discover what might be his only weakness. An air of foreboding has most definitely settled over Hogwarts. Director David Yates throws the emphasis on the gathering storm clouds even as Harry and his fellow wizardry students make further discoveries involving the opposite sex. The best of the forces of unyielding evil plus moments of comic relief and romantic escape.

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: David Yates Written by: J. K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy/adventure/mystery Classification: Rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality Runtime: 153 minutes

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t Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds, Lord Voldemort and his henchmen are increasingly active.

Full programme of events for this month. The club opens from 7pm so you can chill out while you watch the sunset.

Check out the programme on www.faro.chillart.org

With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledor persuades Horace Slughorn to ditch retirement to take the position of the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together with Dumbledore, must face

Spain top 10

Costa Adeje

TORVISCAS- COSTA ADEJE

SOURCE: PROMUSICAE Jason Mraz

Rock Story M

1. Pitbull I know you want me 2. C. Baute/Marta S. Colgando en tus manos 3. Macaco Moving 4. Inna Hot 5. Billie the Vision Summercat 6. Michael Jackson Thriller 7. Shakira Loba 8. Alesha Dixon The boy does nothing 9. Beyonce Halo 10. Lady GaGa Poker face

etropolitan, a new venue for shows, concerts, events and exhibitions has opened at Costa Adeje in the south of Tenerife.

Situated in Avenida Moscú very close to the Hotel Ocean Palace, the Metropolitan has its own private car park for 120 vehicles and there is also a bus stop only ten metres away.

Metropolitan is managed

by Grupo Vacare who will be bringing an international musical show to Tenerife.

Rock Story is a fantastic live tribute to the major bands of the 60s, 70s and 80s – The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Queen. The two and a half hour show which is

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presented in three sections of 45 minutes each, can be seen four days a week from now until July 2010.

Eleven artistes and various technicians from eight different countries are supported by amazing high technology audio visual techniques and constant changes of scenery.

Spectacular robotic illumination which includes more than 40 mobile units, 100 light projectors, various computer controlled lasers and four giant video screens promise to contribute towards an unforgettable show which will be a welcome and popular addition to the entertainment on offer in the south of Tenerife.

www.metropolitantenerife.com.

This definitive guide to exploring Tenerife by car

by Andrea and Jack Montgomery describes six scenic routes which take you through some of the island’s most picturesque towns and prettiest hamlets. They not only take in the very best of Tenerife’s diverse landscape but also describe picnic areas and recommend restaurants so that you will not starve on your travels.

This handy guide is for those who want to see much more than the popular sun, sea and party image and discover the history and culture of the real Tenerife. It contains useful information for those not accustomed to driving around the island, more than 100 stunning photographs to whet your appetite and takes you well off the beaten track to corners of the island which, to many unfortunate tourists, remain unseen.

Discover how to find tiny settlements perched on the edge of ravines, hidden villages, caves which are still lived in, and a lighthouse which is seemingly at the end of the world. Each route is illustrated in a useful and easy to follow manner and the book is big enough to give you many days of pleasure and yet small enough to pop in your bag.

For more information and how to obtain your copy, go to www. realtenerifeislanddrives. com

Summer09 Tenerife

PLACES TO VISIT / BEACHES / THINGS TO DO / FUN / SPORT / NIGHT LIFE

1.

Where to go? & how to get there

PARQUE NACIONAL DEL TEIDE

2.

What to do?

Water Everywhere

WHALES & DOLPHINS

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Holiday Phrases & Useful Numbers EATING OUT/ VEHICLE ACCIDENT

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Your summer guide for

all the fun in the sun

Above & Below

the Ocean Waves

Ask us about our

Special Prices Summer 2009 Free gift for every child!

C/ Chacona, s/n. Güímar. Tenerife. Tel.: (+34) 922 514 510

www.piramidesdeguimar.net

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

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Ándale! Ándale!

Restaurant Casa Mexicana

Locals’ Choice

Güímar

HOTEL RURAL CASONA SANTO DOMINGO

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C/Santo Domingo 32- Güímar 1pm – 4pm / 8pm – 10pm 922 510 229 Specialities: Local wines Roast Cheese with mojos and palm honey Sweet corn cream soup Rabbit in Salmorejo sauce *Closed Sundays (Except for large bookings)

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CASA LALA C La Cruz, 14- Arico el Viejo 7.30am – 7 pm 7 922 768 126 9 Specialities S Local wine Lo PPuchero Canarian casseroles C *Closed Sundays *

Don’t miss one of the island’s most authentic Mexican restaurants in the heart of Puerto Colón along the beachfront.

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abulous food and service and spectacular views across the ocean as well as the genuine rustic Mexican ambience are the secrets of the success of Casa Mexicana. Mexican food is the main offer at this popular and busy restaurant but there are also excellent dishes from a variety of other cultures and a superb selection of both meat and fish choices as well as delicious desserts and tempting starters.

As you can see, the presentation of the food is of five star quality, equalled only by the mouth-watering effect on your

taste-buds. The subtle uniforms of the professional and pleasant staff and the understated Mexican décor make for a very pleasurable ambience and although the service is every bit as rapid as you would like it to be, there is definitely a ‘mañana’ atmosphere about dining here.

No-one is in any hurry to see you leave, giving a no-rush factor to the meal and providing a very relaxing and enjoyable experience.

A great deal of thought has obviously gone into every aspect of the restaurant from the food and wine choice to

Puerto Colón, Las Américas Tel. 922 715 624. Mon - Sun 11 am - 12 pm

the decoration and furnishings. It is recommended that you book your table to avoid disappointment. This is quite simply a fantastic experience. Ándale Compadres!.

Casa Mexicana Puerto Colón, Las Américas MON-SUN 11:00-24:00 TABLE RESERVATIONS :

922 715 624

Los Silos

LOS VIÑEDOS C/Las Eras, 1 Tierra del Trigo - Los Silos 10am – 10 pm 922 841 158 Specialities Local wine Goat meat casserole Marinated fried pork Barbecued chicken (Weekends and fiestas only) *Closed Mondays

Casa Mexicana. Mexican food, meat a speciality

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n Tenerife we are lucky to have several ‘outlet’ shops, stocking main brands which can either be seconds or leftovers from previous seasons. ur favourites are El Corte Inglés which has a 2,500 square metre premises in La Avenida del Paso on the Los Majuelos industrial estate just outside Santa Cruz. The fourstorey building is dedicated to the sale of clothing – top brand textiles, footwear and accessories with discounts of up to 40 per cent.

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arks and Spencer have an outlet on the Costanera industrial estate, just past Radazul on the TF-1 motorway, selling clothing at bargain prices of 5, 10 or 15 euros per item. This is a warehouse which is only open until 2.45pm.

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mazing bargains can be found, especially during the sales periods, at the Mango Outlet in CC San Eugenio, Playa de las Américas where there are two floors full of clothing, footwear and accessories for women, and where men’s clothing has just been introduced.

Occasionally items can be found for as little at 1.99 euros each. or sports enthusiasts, Inter Sport have an outlet inside the Hiper Trebol complex at the entrance to Los Cristianos, and after ten years rest, Número 1 stores have been relaunched all over the Canary Islands, selling several main brands of clothing including Cortefiel and Springfield with discounts of up to 50 per cent.

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hether you are on your holidays or live here, it is easy to dress for less and go home with a great bargain.

OUTLETS

Dress for less

El Corte Inglés 2,500m2 Avenida del Paso / Los Majuelos industrial Estate/ Santa Cruz.

Mango CC San Eugenio / Playa de las Américas

Marks and Spencer Costanera industrial estate / Radazul

Inter Sport Hiper Trebol / Entrance to Los Cristianos

DISCOUNT BREAKS

HOTEL TIGAIGA

Summer reductions

Green Puerto

One of the pioneers and leaders in the Canaries in green tourism is offering a 15 per cent discount for reservations until the end of August. The Hotel Gran Rey is in Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera and

Also a leader in green tourism with many eco awards under their belt, the Hotel Tigaiga is a perfect choice in Puerto.

there is a ferry service by Fred Olsen from Los Cristianos practically to the door. The hotel is right on the front, just 40 metres from one of the loveliest beaches on the island. Supremely conscious of the natural environment surrounding the hotel, they make a continued effort to minimise the effect of tourism on the island and to enable their guests to access and enjoy this beautiful area through various leisure programmes.

Family run and with a family atmosphere, its privileged setting in the Taoro Park overlooking Puerto de la Cruz and 5,000 square metres of superbly landscaped gardens make it an ideal place to chill out during the hot summer months. The northern side of the island has the full benefit of the trade winds to balance the climate and take the edge off the highest summer temperatures for more comfort night and day. Excellent service, leisure options and opportunities and a genuine desire to please the clients make this hotel a return tourists’ favourite, year after year.

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Titsa Bus service Get anywhere you want in Tenerife Photo: Mompes

Where to go? / How to get there?

Teide National Park

348 Puerto de la Cruz

Teide N.P.

342 Las Américas

Teide N.P.

Tenerife’s greatest treasure

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he largest and oldest of the Canarian National Parks, Teide is a must visit for all.

To get the most out of a Teide visit, go to the El Portillo visitor’s centre first so that you know what you are looking at later and how it came about. It’s open almost all year round, 9am to 4pm (except 25/12 , 1/1 and 6/1).

There is also an excellent botanical garden behind the building which is at its best in spring. It’s a touchy-feely centre with leads to pull, buttons to press and kids of all ages love the experience.

There are free tours and routes where excellent and entertaining guides explain the mystery of the wooing of the Tiger spider or the lizard with built in antifreeze, call 922 356000 to book.

The extraordinary landscapes of Teide National Park are one of the most spectacular geological monuments in the world, where volcanic cones and rivers of lava form an amazing ensemble of colours and shapes.

Its rich biological diversity and the high percentage of endemic flora and fauna were additional factors in the declaration of the park as

Los Cristianos

a World Heritage Site in 2007.

The volcano is still active although the last eruption in the park was in 1798 when ‘Teide’s Nostrils’ were formed on the southern flank of the Pico Viejo.

At 3,718.98 metres high, it is the highest mountain in the Spanish territory and of any Atlantic archipelago. It was first used by the aboriginal inhabitants of the island as pasture and a holy place, it was their Axis Mundi, the place that holds up the sky. Following the Spanish conquest of the Islands, it became a focus for international scientists, visits which continue to

this day. If you want to get to the very peak of the mountain you will need a permit from the park office in advance.

Visitors staying at the Altavista refuge don’t need a permit if they are off the peak by 9am. For the less sporting there is a cable car which takes you almost to the topwww.teleferico-teide.com/.

For those who enjoy star gazing, the park’s only hotel, the Parador de las Cañadas, holds an astronomy tour every Friday for guests, 922374841. More information on the National Parks’ website, reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/.

How to get there * It is a full day’s trip, avoid bus tours that try to tell you otherwise, you’ll end up spending more time in the coach than seeing anything worthwhile. * If you can drive, it’s probably the best way to see most of what there is to see. * Make use of the free guide service, you’ll enjoy the visit more.

For non-drivers Bus Service • Línea 348 From Puerto de la Cruz at 9.15am returning 4pm • Línea 342 From Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos (9.15am and 9.30am) returning 3.15pm.

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What to do

Splash

Whale and dolphin watching

Excursions Includes: Picnic/Drink/Swim Prices: Start 25€ Check: Group/Family Discounts Types: Evening Trips / Romantic Cruises Ports: Puerto Colón/Los Cristianos/Los Gigantes Time: 2/5 hours Remember: Sunscreen/hats

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bout one-third of all known species of whale, dolphin and porpoise (collectively termed cetaceans) pass through the waters around the Canary Islands each year.

Around Tenerife some 28 different species have been sighted but the most common sightings are of pilot whales, common dolphins and bottle-nosed dolphins. With most companies respecting the rules and regulations regarding

boat trips to see these mammals, a whale/dolphin excursion is a terrific way to pass a morning or afternoon, and most of the trips include a picnic/drink/and a swim off the boat if you so desire, though not actually with the whales and dolphins.

Prices Prices range, but start at about €25 (check for group/family discounts). There are also evening trips and some companies also offer romantic cruises for couples.

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Experienced, specialised guide Great photo opportunities Buffet lunch, complementary drinks Swim, snorkel and sunbathe

Trips Trips leave from a number of ports in South Tenerife, including Puerto Colón, Los Cristianos and Los Gigantes, and there are a variety of vessels, some with glass bottoms, for viewing. The trips will last from two to five hours, many visiting the glorious cliffs of Los Gigantes and the coast of Masca.

Most of the boats will have a guide on board who will talk you through the trip (in two or three languages) and tell you about

the whales and dolphins you are seeing along the way.

Pick up service Top companies such as Freebird One, offer you packages which include transport from your apartment or hotel to the nearest pick up point. Their One 4 You package includes a buffet lunch and complementary drinks as well as some great photo opportunities and the chance to swim, snorkel and sunbathe as well as watch

some fascinating creatures in their natural element. Bring high factor sunscreen and hats (especially for the kids), a bottle of water, and a camera, and if you are planning to swim, wear/bring togs and a towel.

Info For information on whales and dolphins off the coast of Tenerife and conservation work in the area, visit the Atlantic Whale Foundation local site http://www. thedolphinsoflosgigantes.org.

Whale and dolphin watching

Freebird One - an exhilarating experience especially for you!

Information & Booking: 922 716 864 The Unique Sailing Experience

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What’s On Gran Canaria Museums & Theatres

Tenerife Auditorium Tenerife www.auditoriodetenerife. com Av. Constitución, 1

38003 Santa Cruz Phone 902 31 73 27

Guimerá Theatre

FIESTAS August 15, 6 pm, Romería de San Roque, Firgas Until August 16, Fiestas de las Nieves, Agaete Until August 16, Fiestas de San Lorenzo, Las Palmas August 22, 7 pm, Romería de San Bartolomé, Fontanales, Moya August 17 to 24, Fiestas de San Bartolomé, Tunte, San Bartolomé de Tirajana

www.teatroguimera.es

Plaza Isla de la Madera, 2- 38001 Santa Cruz Phone 902 36 46 03

CajaCanarias Cultural Centre www.canarynet.com

Plaza del Patriotismo, 1 38002 Santa Cruz Phone 922 471 000

Museum of Science & Space (MCC) www.museosdetenerife. org C/ Vía Láctea, s/n

38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Phone 922 315 265

Museum of Nature & Archaeology (MNH) 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

Anthropology Museum www.museosdetenerife. org C/ Vino, 44

38270 Valle de Guerra (La Laguna) Phone 922 546 300

Casa Lercaro C/ San Agustín, 20-22 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Phone 922 82 59 49

Casa de Carta Tacoronte main road to Valle de Guerra, s/n. 38270 Phone 922 546 300

Gran Canaria

OTHER EVENTS August 14 to 16, V Star Party Canarias 2009, an event forming part of International Year of Astronomy. El Garañon Camp.

Tejeda. More information at www. starparty.es August 17 to 21, 9 pm, The World of Circus, with acrobats, clowns and workshops. La Garita, Telde August 21, 10.30 pm, II Festival Burrerock, Playa del Burrero, Ingenio. With Las Ratas, Lord Bayron, Nothin’ 2 Lose and Mucha Mierda August 29, Irvene beach party.

Electronic music and visuals. Playa del Burrero

EXHIBITIONS Until August 22, Antique Art in the La Palma collections. Sala de Arte CajaCanarias, Las Palmas Until August 28, Art collection

by Alejandro Fajardo, Antonio Sánchez, Celestino Mesa, De Miguel y Felipe Juan. Museo Poeta Javier de la Rosa, Agaete. Tuesday to Friday 10am to 1.30pm and 5.30pm to 7pm, Saturdays 10am to 1pm Until September 6, Mareas Migratorias (migratory tides).

CAAM, Las Palmas Until September 13, Ouka Leele.

CAAM (Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno), Balconies 9-11-13, Las Palmas More info at www.caam.net Until October 10, Bamako 07 en la ciudad y más allá.

Casa África, Las Palmas Until October 18, Souvenir, souvenir. La colección de los turistas.

Where the tourists are shown to the natives, the natives shown to the tourists, the tourists shown as natives and the natives shown as tourists.

César Manrique Foundation, Taro de Tahiche, Teguise, Lanzarote

SPORT & NATURE XI Circuito Canarias Golf: August 29, Trofeo Lopesan Boabat Resort, Maspalomas Golf August 30, Grand Final, Maspalomas Golf

Cuyás Theatre

Trekking:

www.teatrocuyas.com

Local councils in various areas of the island organise guided treks and other open-air activities. For more information, call UPNature,

Pérez Galdós Theatre www.teatroperezgaldos.es

Guanarteme 928 270084 or 928 473265, Arucas 928 621754, Maspalomas 928 764201, Tablero 928 140640, Mogán 928 158805, Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino 928.891.252 or www. alberguelaaldea.com, or Valleseco 928 618740.

Archaeology Guided visits to the principal digs in the island: Bentayga (Tejeda), Cenobio de Valerón (Guía) etc. For more information 928 219 229.

MARKETS Arguineguín: Tuesday, Gáldar: Thursday, Mogán: Sunday, Puerto de Mogán: Friday, Telde: Saturday, Terór: Sunday, Vecindario: Monday and Wednesday – all 8am to 2pm.

Playa del Inglés, every day except Sunday, 7.30 to 11.30pm. Rastro, Sunday 8am to 2pm, bus station, Las Palmas.

Tenerife FIESTAS August 14, 8.15 pm, representation of the finding of the statue of the Virgin of Candelaria by the Guanches. Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias, Candelaria August 15, 4 pm, Romería de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, and 50th anniversary of the Basilica, Candelaria (pilgrimage from all over the island on 14th) August 16, Romería de San Roque, Garachico August 17 to 25, Fiestas de Santa Bárbara, Icod de los Vinos August 21, Fiestas de San Joaquín, Fasnia August 24, Fiesta de los Corazones (hearts), Tejina, La Laguna August 24, Fiestas de San Bartolomé, Buenavista August 29, Romería de San Agustín, Arafo

FESTIVALS August 14, 9 pm to 6 am, Innovation in the Sun, Esplanade, Puerto de la Cruz. A big festival with more than 40 national and international artists offering various music styles including drum bass, break beat, hip hop, UK garage, house and tech. Four stages. Entrance 25 euros in advance, 30 euros on the night August 19 to 23, 9 pm, XVI Folklore Festival, music and dancing in the Plaza, El Médano

Aguaviva Arona 2009:

Concert:

Activities:

August 29, 9 pm, AguavivaFest, Los Cristianos Stadium Annex with Amaral, We are Standard, Line, Ramón Rodríguez and DT Project.

Tickets in advance at 15 euros each from El Corte Inglés, Los Cristianos cultural centre or CajaCanarias, or 20 euros on the day at the box office. More information www. aguavivacanarias.com/2009

August 22, 10 am, coastal cleaning, Playa de Los Enojados, Las Galletas August 23, 6.30 pm, workshop: first aid procedures for marine birds, turtles and cetaceans, Playa de las Vistas, Los Cristianos August 23, 7 pm, workshop: marine graffiti, Plaza de los Caídos, opposite the port, Los Cristianos August 28 and 29, 10.30am to 3 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm, workshops on Los Cristianos beach August 28, 29 and 30, 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm, make contact with the sub-marine world, dive in with Aguaviva, Playa de las Vistas (free of charge) August 28, 9 pm, street circus with Circo Jam, followed by concert with Confabulados, Plaza de Los Caídos, opposite the port, Los Cristianos August 29, 10 am, coastal cleaning, Playa de las Vistas August 29, 1 pm, human rubbish chain from Playa de las Vistas to the Los Cristianos cultural centre August 29, 7 pm, round table to discuss the actual state of the Canarian coasts and marine floor, Playa de las Vistas (port end) August 30, 10 am to 3 pm, workshops on Los Cristianos beach August 30, 4.30 pm, releasing of turtles, Playa de las Vistas August 30, 9 pm, cinema on Los Cristianos beach

CONCERTS August 21, 10 pm, Los Sabandeños, five centuries of traditions.

Municipal Auditorium, Los Silos

EXHIBITIONS Bodegas Monje, El Sauzal: Until August 15, paintings by Domingo Vega Until August 30, varnished ceramics by Montserrat Viera Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, Saturdays 10am to 2pm

Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos: Until August 18, Foto Press 07 August 26 to September 25, paintings by José Palomares

Cultural Centre, Parque La Reina: Until August 31, paintings by Juan Martín

Cultural Centre, Las Galletas:

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lovely northern town of Los Silos.

Contact Oscar in their information office on 922 841 086.

GASTRONOMY

Church Services:

Barranco del Infierno (Adeje):

Living Spring Pentecostal Church

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. Information and reservations on 922 782 885.

Guaza Calle Almorejo 2, beside the Guaza sports complex.

Rev. and Pastor (Mrs) Nelson Olajide Tel: 609 505 915. livingspring75@hotmail.com

Guided trails for the general public:

Credit anissat

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 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 11am to 8pm. Wine tasting and shop until 10 pm, Sunday and Bank Holidays from 11am to 6pm, closed Monday.

Castles Tours:

Civic Centre, Cabo Blanco: Until September 1 Paintings by Marco Dovary

Arona Town Hall: Recortes de Africa Photographs by Oliver Yanes and Juan José Ramos

La Recova, Santa Cruz: Until August 20, Cartas con Miradas and Tras la curva del horizonte, Photos and art, part of Festival Mumes.

Monday to Saturday 11am to 1pm and 6pm to 9pm.

Tenerife Espacio de la Artes (TEA), Santa Cruz Until September 6, Patti Smith, Written Portrait

Tenerife History Museum (Casa Lercaro), San Agustín 22, La Laguna: Until October 4, Souvenir, souvenir.

La colección de los turistas.

Where the tourists are shown to the natives, the natives shown to the tourists, the tourists shown as natives and the natives shown as tourists.

3rd Saturday: Volcanic tube at Cueva de San Marcos 4th Saturday: Kayak trip off Los Gigantes cliffs, Punta de Teno

Kayak routes Tours by kayak for all abilities which may be combined with snorkelling, hiking, climbing or potholing.

From mid-July until endSeptember, hourly kayak sea trips of 45 minutes between 12 noon and 6pm from Punta de Teno.

No booking needed.

Special summer price 10 euros per person or buy a season ticket.

More info on 922 127 938 or www. elcardon.com

Surfing Learn surfing and body boarding.

North: Escuela de Surf y Body Board OAD La Laguna, for those aged 12 years and over. More information on 922 256 244 or wwwoadlaguna.com South: Escuela Oficial de la Federación Canaria de Surf K16 (Playa de las Américas). Groups or individual training for those aged seven years or over. More information on 922 798 480 or www.k16surf.com

Canarian Bodyboard Challenge Until August 30, , Caleta de Adeje.

More information on 922 781808 or www.adejoven.es

Hiking:

SPORT & NATURE August 29 and 30, Cycling trophy, Los Silos Natural. Avenida Aregume, main road to El Puertito

Tourist routes 922 127 938 Every Tuesday: Montes del Agua 1st Saturday of each month: Teide National Park 2nd Saturday: Masca ravine

Masonic Meetings in the south of Tenerife.

Visitors always welcome. Tenerife Craft, Chapter, Mark. For more information phone 922 794 502 or 922 732 386.

Ciudadanos Europeos (European Citizens Group).

For more information contact the Secretary, Chris Stanyer on 922 751507 or the President, Harry Davies, on 922 781905. e-mail: ceten@fsmail.net

K9 and Friends of the Animals K9 car boot sales are held on the first Sunday of every month from 8am to 12 noon at Happy Days, Costa del Silencio. Nearly new sales are held on the second Saturday of every month outside Shimmers Bar, Callao Salvaje from 10am to 1pm.

K9 also have a stall on the Playa San Juan market every Wednesday and at Alcalá every Sunday, from 10am to 2pm.

The Friends of the Animals car boot sale is held on the last Sunday of every month in the Los Gigantes Sports Centre from 9am to 12 noon.

Goods are desperately needed for these events which are great for bargains and a good rummage.

For more information call the

The Anglican Parish of All Saints

la Estancia R ES TAU R A N T E

La Estancia Restaurant, Chayofa, Arona 29 August Couscous Party

kennels on 667 638468 or Pat the Cat on 608 121081.

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 25 79

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).

For more information call 630 478 448 (24 hrs).

MARKETS

for groups through the most emblematic buildings of the

Tenerife South Chaplain Fr. Keith Gordon, phone 679660277 or 922742045 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

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

Tuesday Los Abrigos 5pm to 9pm Wednesday Playa San Juan 9am to 2pm Thursday Costa Adeje 9am to 2pm Friday Golf del Sur 9am to 2pm San Isidro 5pm to 9pm

St. Sebastian’s Inclusive Church Mogán, Gran Canaria Sundays 7pm at Cordial Mogán Playa Chapel

Saturday Costa Adeje 9am to 2pm Saturday El Médano 9am to 2pm Sunday Los Cristianos 9am to 2pm Alcalá 9am to 2pm Puerto de la Cruz 9am to 2pm

Canarian C-Days www.diasc.com/diasc

Discover Arona.

All year round, guided walks

Saint Francis Anglican Chaplaincy

Calvary Assembly International Church

August 22, evening walk through the laurisilva forest in the Anaga mountains. Medium difficulty.

Enrolment (up to August 19) at the Casa de Juventud, Adeje, or phone 922 78 18 08.

More information about trekking routes. 922 725 180 or www. arona.org

Puerto de la Cruz Sunday services 9.30am and 11am 29 Carretera Taoro. Parish Priest: David Jenkins. Tel: 922 384 038 www.allsaintstenerife.com

Christian Fellowship

Calle Armiche, 1, Urbanización Las Águilas del Teide, Chayofa 922 729 359 · www.laestancia.com

Kentmurray

Until September 15, Paintings by Miguel Ángel Díaz Palarea

Tenerife History Museum offers guided tours around the island’s castles for schools and groups.

More information on 922 825 949

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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.

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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USEFUL INFORMATION

Puerto de la Cruz Casa de la Aduana C/Las Lonjas s/n Tel: 922 38 60 00 Open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm Weekends 9am-5pm

La Palma Tenerife

South Costa Adeje Open: Mon-Sun 10am-5pm Playa de Troya: Avda Rafael Puig 1 Playa Fañabé: Avda Litoral Arona Open Mon-Fri 9am-9pm Sat 9am-3.30pm Playa de las Américas: CC City Center Tel: 922 797 668 Playa de Las Vistas: Paseo Marítimo s/n Tel: 922 787 011

Santa Cruz de La Palma C/O’Daly, 22 Tel: 922 412106

La Gomera San Sebastián C/Del Medio, 20 Tel: 922 141512 Valle Gran Rey Tel: 922 805458 Hermigua Tel: 922 144101

El Hierro Valverde Tel: 922 550302

Gran Canaria

Los Cristianos: Cultural Centre Tel: 922 757 137

Las Palmas Parque Santa Catalina Tel: 928 219600

Las Galletas: Paseo Maritimo Dionisio Gonzalez Delgado Tel: 922 730 133 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm

Playa del Inglés Avda de España Tel: 928 771550

Golf del Sur: Avda Galván Bello s/n Tel: 922 73 86 64 Open Mon-Fri 9am11.30am and 12 noon to 5.30pm Sat 9.30am-1.30pm Santiago del Teide CC Seguro el Sol (in front of Playa de la Arena)

c/ Manuel Ravelo, 20, Local 35 Tel: 922 86 03 48 Open Mon-Fri 9.30am3.30pm Sat 9.30am-12.30pm

Lanzarote Arrecife Parque Municipal s/n Tel: 928 801517 Puerto del Carmen Avda de las Playas Tel: 928 515337

Fuerteventura Puerto del Rosario Avda 1 de Mayo, 33 Tel: 928 851024

Granadilla de Abona Tenerife South Airport (arrivals)

Tel: 922 39 20 37 Open Mon-Fri 9am-9pm Sat 9am-1pm El Médano Plaza de los Principes de España Tel: 922 176002 Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm (winter) 9am-2pm (summer) Sat 9am-1pm

www.webtenerifeuk.co.uk

La Laguna C/ Carrera, 7º (Casa Alvarado Bracamonte) Tel. 922 631 194 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Weekends 9am-3pm

hello Infoturismo Tenerife

902 00 31 21

Airports

Ireland

902 404704

Tenerife South 922 759200 Tenerife North 922 635635 La Palma 922 426100 La Gomera 902 404 704 El Hierro 922 553700 Gran Canaria 928 579000 Lanzarote 928 846000 Fuerteventura 928 860500 Flight information:

Honorary Consul of Ireland.

León y Castillo 195, 1st Floor on right, 35004 Las Palmas.

Tel: +34 928 29 77 28 Fax: +34 928 29 77 28 consuladoirlanda@step.es

www.aena.es

United Kingdom

Maritime Rescue & Safety

A consular officer makes routine visits to the islands and is available to meet anyone who wishes to call for assistance and advice.

Fuerteventura. The consular officer will be available in Hotel Atlantis Palace, Corralejo.

Lanzarote. The consular officer will be available during the day in the lounge of Hotel Los Fariones in Puerto del Carmen.

Hononary Consul for Lanzarote, Susan Thain, will also be available to offer consular assistance to British Nationals.

Please call the Consulate in Gran Canaria (+34) 928 26 25 08 for information and appointments.

Santa Cruz Las Palmas

900 202202 928 467757

Emergency

DIAL 112 Emergency Single emergency line

080 092 091 062 016

FIRE BRIGADE LOCAL POLICE NATIONAL POLICE GUARDIA CIVIL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

www.aytolalaguna.com/ ayto/

www.grancanaria.com

Post Office Prices

Consulates TENERIFE United Kingdom British Consulate Plaza Weyler, No. 8, 1st Floor - 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Office Hours: Mon- Fri 8:30am to 1:30pm Tel.: +34 922 28 68 63 Fax: +34 922 28 99 03 tenerife.enquiries@fco.gov.uk www.ukinspain.com

Ireland

Honorary Consul of Ireland Calle de Castillo 8, 4th Floor 38002 Santa Cruz Tel: +34 922 245 671 922 245 035 Fax: +34 922 249 957 jimken@eresmas.com

EU 0.20 gr.

Normal 0.62 € / Urg. 2.76 € Large 1.07 € / Urg. 3.58 € 21-50 gr.

Normal 1.29 € / Urg. 3.79 €

Rest of World 0.20 gr.

Normal 0.78 € / Urg. 3.10 € Large 1.38 € / Urg. 3.90 € 21-50 gr.

Normal 1.66 € / Urg. 4.15 €

Ireland

Honorary Vice Consul of Ireland C/Ginés de Castro Alvarez 12, 3B,/ 35500 Arrecife, Lanzarote Tel: +34 928 815262 Fax: +34 928 802200

Honorary Consul of India Villalba Hervas 15, 1st Floor PO Box 336, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Office Hours: Mon- Fri 9:30am to 2pm Tel: +34 922 24 35 03 922 24 14 16 Fax: +34 922 28 97 55. gopemahtani@wanadoo.es

Maritime Fred Olsen www.fredolsen.es info: 902 100 107 Naviera Armas www.naviera-armas.es info: 902 456 500 Acciona www.trasmediterranea.es info: 902 454 645

Air-transport Binter Canarias www.bintercanarias.com info: 902 391 392 Islas Airways www.islasairways.com info: 902 477 478

Good Luck Why not have a flutter on one of Spain’s popular lotteries? Look out for the ONCE kiosks, or the Loterías y Apuestas del Estado shops, and good luck!.

United Kingdom

British Consulate Calle Luís Morote 6, 3rd Floor-E-35007 Las Palmas.

Office Hours: Mon- Fri 8:30am to 1:30pm Tel.: + 34 928 262 508 Fax: + 34 928 267 774 laspalmas.consulate@fco.gov.uk www.ukinspain.com This office also covers Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (please check website for dates of consular visits and how to arrange appointments).

Eating out Comer fuera Quiero reservar una mesa I’d like to reserve a table Una mesa para dos, por favor A table for two, please Camarero/camarera Waiter/waitress ¿Qué va a tomar?

What would you like? ¿Me trae el menú, por favor? May I have the menu please?

Carta de vinos Wine list ¿Tiene…

Do you have…? ¿Tiene sal, por favor?

Have you got the salt, please?

Pimienta Pepper Una servilleta A serviette Vinagre Vinegar Para mí…

I’ll have…

Para beber…

To drink…

Vino (tinto/blanco) wine (red/white) Cerveza Lager type beer Agua(con gas/mineral) Water (fizzy/mineral water) Pescado Fish Marisco Shellfish Carne Meat Pollo Chicken Postre Dessert Té ea Café solo Espresso coffee Café con leche White coffee La cuenta por favor The bill please Bote Tip ¿Dónde están los servicios? Where are the toilets?

Primitiva

Temperature

Cº / F 11 52 12 54 13 55 14 57 15 59 16 61 17 63 18 64 19 66 20 68 21 70 22 72 23 73 24 75 25 77

Cº / F 26 79 27 81 28 82 29 84 30 86 31 88 32 90 33 91 34 93 35 95 36 97 37 99 38 100 39 102 40 104

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problems A VEHICLE ACCIDENT Distractions, different roads,different cars and for some of us driving on the other side of the road, can result in a vehicle accident.

Expert Advice

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f it is only a minor bump and you and the other driver can come to an agreement there is a form provided by the insurers to fill in which you can both sign.

If you are in a hire car speak first to the hire company before signing anything especially something written in a language you may not understand.

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Island Transport Solving

India

Spain & Canary Islands 0.20 gr.

Normal 0.32 € / Urg. 2.38 € Large 0.39 € / Urg. 2.46 € 21-50 gr.

Normal 0.43 € / Urg. 2.55 €

LANZAROTE & FUERTEVENTURA

Missing Children> 116000

24-Hour Emergency Service Out of office hours the Consulate telephone number (+34 922 28 68 63) provides details of how to contact a duty officer in an emergency.

North Santa Cruz Plaza de España Tel: 922 289394 Fax: 922 284965 Open: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm Sat 9am-1pm (to 5pm and 12 noon respectively, July, Aug & Sept) Free city guides Mon-Sat from the kiosk at 11am

Useful Numbers

24-Hour Emergency Service Out of office hours the Consulate telephone number (+34 928 262 508) provides details of how to contact a duty officer in an emergency.

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Tourist Info points

Tenerife North Airport Tel: 922 635192 Open Mon-Fri 8am-9pm Weekends 9am-5pm

f you cannot reach an agreement or anybody has been injured the accident must be reported to the police. This is called making a denuncia and it can be done by phone in Spanish or English by calling 902102112, via the official Spanish Police’s website (www.policia.es/denuncia), or in person at the nearest Comisaría de Policia.

La Palma

f you cannot reach an agreement take a note of all the car details, make and model as well as licence plate number, any details that may serve to identify the driver and details relating to witnesses. You will also need the name and insurance company of the other driver. If anybody has been injured you need to take them to see a doctor as the medical report should state that the injuries were caused as a consequence of the car accident. If you think you have a claim against the other driver it is a good idea to call the police and ask them to file a police accident report confirming who is responsible for the accident.

The completed statements together with police reports are submitted to an Examining Magistrate for his/her consideration and further action if necessary.

T

here are two methods for claiming damages. For criminal and civil proceedings the reports must be made within two months of the accident but for civil cases you can wait up to a year.

The Examining Magistrate decides if further action is to be taken, and it is their sole decision to order an arrest or further investigation. It can take up to two years or longer for a case to be brought to trial.

Canary Islands Lanzarote Tenerife

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Letters

Summer supplement Dear Editor

M

any, many thanks for your summer supplement – it’s not that you haven’t published this kind of information before, but it is the first time it’s been in a way that’s easy to pull out and keep.

I have them all, right from the beginning, and they are all carefully stored for when I have friends or relatives to visit. My wife and I have already tried out a couple of the restaurants from your local’s recommendations and the ones we went to in the nor th were great.

Cheap and cheerful, plastic tablecloths, jug wine, packed to the brim with Canarians, bags of character and silly prices – the two of us ate really well, starters, salad, main course and wine for less than 20 euros in both places. We often go to the restaurants shown in your paper, they really are the best.

By the way, I’m not the only one to keep your supplement.

LEISURE & CULTURE

SINCERELY YOURS KELLY BARNES

editorial@ic-news.com

The reps at the hotel where I work also file them for their clients. More information for the visitors and I suppose it also helps them to sell their excursions better if they are not the only ones saying how great something is.

Once again, well done.

STUART BELLING LOS CRISTIANOS

Lead swingers Dear Editor

B

enefits cheats cheat us all and I for one have no wish for them to get away with it, but some of the systems here to prevent it are archaic.

I went to Santa Cr uz recently to the medical inspection depar tment.

Anyone who is a long time off work claiming sickness benefit has to appear there on a regular basis. I can understand the necessity for illnesses that are not easy to see, either with the eye or on medical tests, but not for everyone, not in this day and age. We actually followed someone in who walked fine

all the way up the street but used a crutch and limped once they turned into the building.

However I was translating for a lad who has a hip fracture and has been given a bone marrow transplant. Surely it would make more sense for his hospital specialist to send the information directly to the doctors there to save him a painful four hour journey there and back from the south and the waiting time on uncomfortable chairs once there? Have the Canarian health service not heard of Internet and emails?

This is not the only case, my husband also had to go repeatedly to the same place from the far nor th whilst he was receiving radiation therapy twice a day and chemotherapy for cancer.

At one point he weighed less than 30 kilos, but he still had to go along to the inspection as his doctor was unwilling to sign a paper to say he wasn’t fit to travel – it almost seems as if she was frightened of the inspectors. We changed doctor after that.

In general it has to be said that the public medical care here is excellent, especially if you speak the language, but they really do need to update some of their administration systems to bring them into the 21st century.

Car spares Dear Editor

M

y last five cars have been various models of Fiats and I previously found them to be inexpensive to run and long-lasting, until I bought my Dobló six years ago.

The first thing to make me cross was that about eight weeks after I bought my new car, Fiat reduced the price of the vehicle by 3,000 euros, thereby immediately devaluing the car I had just bought. Maybe I just got a wrong’un but ever since the guarantee ran out I have been paying a fortune in repairs.

The problem is the same with many new cars, something tiny goes wrong, but you have to buy the whole piece to replace it. However the straw that has broken the camels back was when my ignition switch began to jam recently. I was told by Fiat that I had to buy a complete new set of locks – ignition, two front doors, two back doors and rear door and then have them coded.

Bye bye Fiat.

YOURS SINCERELY E TAPP EX FIAT OWNER

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Chinese Horoscope

By Daniela Herzberg & Roger Keller daniela@5-elementos.com / Tel. +34 650 830 506 / www.5-elementos.com

Daniela Herzberg & Roger Keller are based in the southwest of Tenerife. They both are certified Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology consultants and Cosmic Healers and work and teach in Tenerife and Germany. Their comprehensive knowledge about Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology and the five elements is a result of their work with Derek Walters, one of the most respected Feng Shui masters in the world.

They have published several books about Chinese Astrology and how to increase your health and vitality with the five elements, with recipes from all over the world.

Rat (1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008) If friends and family look to you for financial help, only agree to their plans if your own financial situation is rock steady.

Ox (1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009) The following weeks herald stability and good progress, so watch out for opportunities and don’t be afraid to capitalise on all of them if you want.

Tiger (1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998) You’ll be feeling a little hostile towards your partner these days, so keep all communication channels open and always talk problems through.

Rabbit (1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999) The coming weeks see you potentially encountering legal-related issues, so be careful and take an extra look when signing any kind of documentation.

Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000) Whether you’re seeking flings or something more serious, romance is in the air for the Dragon now, and this is especially so for lucky male Dragons!

Snake (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001) There are changes coming for the Snake.

Therefore it’s important to keep calm throughout the rest of August to ease yourself into the new changes without effort.

Horse (1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002) You will finally reap a lot of rewards from your previous hard work. Career luck is strong this month so continue the hard work while basking in the limelight!

Sheep (1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) Love-wise it is not looking too rosy for the Sheep now. Maybe you will find yourself becoming a little hardened by the circumstances of your relationship.

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Across 1 - enclosure (3) 3 - cease (3) 5 - mallet (5) 8 - swear (4) 9 - munitions (8) 11 - coughed (10) 13 - piece of music (6) 14 - confesses (6) 17 - mound (10) 21 - cleaning (8) 22 - bean curd (4) 23 - in a huff (5) 24 - droop (3) 25 - first on list (3)

Down 1 - eats like a bird (5) 2 - holding close (8) 4 - reward (anag) (6) 5 - very serious (5) 6 - swerve (4) 7 - pieces of advice (7) 10 - proofreader’s mark (4) 12 - distance marker (8) 13 - large grassy plains (7) 15 - Lord (4) 16 - excursions (6) 18 - fur coats (5) 19 - outdo (5) 20 - green colour; duck (4)

Monkey (1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004) The Monkey is so frazzled out by work that his immune system may suffer as a result. Remind yourself to take plenty of rest and eat healthy food.

Rooster (1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005) Friends and family will be hounding the harassed Rooster for favours and money, but it’s best for you to put your own financial capacity on priority.

Dog (1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006) Partnership opportunities abound for you for the rest of the month, so if you feel that you’re ready to commit yourself to such a venture, go for it.

Pig (1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007) Good career and wealth luck abound for the Pig person now! But minor yet irritatingly persistent health problems will dog you throughout the rest of August.

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. Example 27.1. 1967 still belongs to the year of the horse.

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Back to school Fashion

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All photos: Benetton

eptember is looming fast, so it’s time to kit your youngsters out for the next school term. All these and more are available from your local Benetton store.

Jacquard round neck wool sweater, corduroy trousers with applied pockets and contrasting details (XXS-XXL), baseball cap with logo (XXSL), suede trainers with logo (27-40)

Cable-knit wool coat, silk dress with ruffles and flounce, pearl belt with satin bow (XXS-XXL), one-colour nylon tights (XS-XL), rubber boots (27-38)

Striped wool sweater with rear jacquard pattern (S-XXL), yarndyed cotton shirt (74-XXL), denim trousers (S-XXL), lace-up suede ankle boots (29-40)

Wool duffle coat, yarn-dyed stretch cotton shirt with ruffles, denim skirt with jersey details (sizes 74-XXL), nylon tights (74-XL), patent leather boots (29-38)

Wool cardigan with zip, cotton t-shirt with print, yarn-dyed cotton shirt and trousers (sizes 74-XXL), lace-up suede ankle boots (29-40)

Nylon down jacket with hood and contrasting buttons and zip (74-XXL), textured cotton trousers with sequins (S-XXL), glitter flats with fabric details (20-38)

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Part II Beauty

Indian Head Massage

By Nicola Roberts

Benefits The treatment is very beneficial for physical and emotional health.

Among the benefits are: * it is excellent for all kinds of stress-related problems * it promotes total relaxation as the massage helps to give a feeling of wellbeing and calmness * it increases blood circulation to the head, neck and shoulders bringing with it oxygen and nutrients, thus helping to improve skin condition, as well as stimulating hair growth. Moreover, the increased blood circulation to the brain means more oxygen is delivered – which helps with mental fatigue and improved concentration. For the same reason, it also helps relieve stiffness in the neck and shoulders * the increased lymphatic flow means waste products and toxins that have built up in affected muscles are taken away, aiding detoxification of the body * the massage helps eye strain and tension headaches as muscular tension is relieved; it also helps with irritability and

promotes sleep as the individual feels more relaxed and calm * it breaks down fibrositic nodules (knots) which develop from tension within the muscles. * it triggers the release in the brain of chemicals called endorphins which create a feeling of contentment and happiness.

Contraindications Indian head massage is a very safe treatment, but there are certain conditions the person receiving and giving the treatment should be aware of, which may prevent treatment being carried out or which require the advice of a doctor: * Recent head or neck injury * Severe bruising, cuts or abrasions in the treatment area * Epilepsy * High or low blood pressure * Migraine * Diabetes * Dysfunction of the nervous system * Skin disorders/scalp infections (treatment can be given if there is no infection, no bleeding or weeping, and there is no dis-

comfort when the area is massaged. Otherwise, the person could and should return when the condition has cleared) * Recent surgery

Consultation A consultation is important prior to any type of treatment. It is essential before an Indian head massage as it helps establish the client’s objectives. Moreover, as Indian head massage is a holistic treatment, you need to take into account the mind, body and spirit to improve the individual’s health. This is why during the consultation you may asked about life factors, including hobbies and stress levels – and the questions will always probably be open ended to ensure you give plenty of detail regarding yourself and your expectations of an Indian head massage.

NEW MANICURE AND PEDICURE

Nicola Roberts is the owner of Bellissima Hair and Beauty in Los Gigantes and San Eugenio Alto. For information or appointments please call 922 867 343 or 922 719 355.

Health Study

Happy Plants Aloe Vera Aloe vera is one of the only known natural vegetarian sources of Vitamin B12, and it contains many vital minerals. International studies indicate that it is a general tonic for the immune system and the juice is said to soothe digestive tract irritations.

Aloe vera contains protein, calcium, magnesium,

zinc, vitamins A, B12 and E, essential fatty acids and is naturally rich in Vitamin C, amino acids, enzymes and germanium which is a mineral said to have therapeutic benefits for immunodeficiency, cardiac disorders, circulation and eye problems.

Additionally, aloe vera juice is promoted as one of the finest body cleansers and an excellent in-

ternal tonic. If you are in Fuerteventura, then visit the aloe vera plantation and Happy Plants garden centre at Tefia where they have just introduced two new products made from the aloe flower. The distillato and liquor are already distributed in New York, Paris, Tokyo and London.

For more information contact Saskia at aloefenimoy@hotmail.com

www.tenerife.com/missnail

Tel. 600 557 763

Parque Santiago III, local 6, Arona

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Pets Portrait

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Siam

HOMELESS ANIMALS

Dingo Dogs evicted A

Siam Park baby This cute baby sea lion’s mum was transported to Loro Parque’s superb specialised facilities to give birth. Mum and son are both doing very well indeed.

hor rendous situation unfolded recently when 65 dogs under the care of Phil Nelson and his charity Dingo Dogs were evicted from a plot of land near Guia de Isora.

A court order was obtained by the owner of the land, and the Judge then instructed the Guía de Isora council to remove the dogs. By law, animals must be transported safely and kept in a clean area, with fresh water, food and access to medicines if needed. These dogs however were taken to a small place intended for goats, some 10 x 12 metres, with little shade, and no water or food. One dog (shown here) died within 30 minutes. Live Arico´s Eugenio was called to assist

and found the situation to be horrific. A finca has now been arranged as a temporary measure but they can only stay there for 21 days.

Through FECAPAP (Federación Canaria de Asociaciones Protectores de Animales y Plantas) an

official complaint has been made against the Guía de Isora council citing the many breaches made in regard to the welfare of these poor creatures, including the fact that no vet or qualified person was present in their transportation. It’s expected that this

story will make the Spanish news, and Eugenio hopes that, although this situation is diabolical, it will force the animal welfare issue further into the public eye and the powers that be will finally concede that land is urgently needed for an official rescue centre.

After all, Live Arico, K9, Dingo´s, and all the other animal rescues in the south exist because the councils have done nothing about the problem of abandoned animals. A rescue centre has finally been acquired for the North, in El Sauzal, but nothing for the South, and that needs to change, and change quickly given that in a matter of days, these 65 dogs will be homeless yet again.

ABANDONED ANIMALS

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imo, an English Setter, was abandoned near a campsite to the south of Madrid.

These animals are frequently used by hunters, and all too frequently abandoned when they become ill. Ximo had leishmaniasis, his skin was covered in scales and pus and pus dripped from his ears when he walked.

He was eventually admitted to El Refugio home for abandoned dogs in Madrid and this three year old dog has now been adopted by a loving family who say he is, “the happiness of the house”.

Sadly between the holidays, hunting cast offs and the crisis, most of Spain’s abandoned animals homes (including the Canaries) are seeing an increase in numbers this year. If you can give an animal a new chance of happiness, or can help in any way, please contact your nearest animal shelter.

Ximo’s story Wanted – kind genuine and reliable animal lovers

Digs 4 Dogs

able to speak sufficient Spanish, to put dry food and water daily at Paseo Teide for cats (next to Buda Bar) in Playa de Las Américas. Also to help an elderly lady at San Eugenio (near Bouganville Playa Hotel) to take cats to veterinary clinic at El Camisón for neutering. Must have own transport. Food provided.

Professional dog care at our purpose built

Contact Farida at fmilne134@btinternet.com

KENNELS 6 mins from San Isidro Only 10 € per day • Collection and return Service • Quarantine & UK return Service For rates and availability phone Allen or Lesley on 680 278 254 or 922 772051

Ximo before and (above) after

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VINCCI HOTEL GROUP

Seasonal Food PICKLED ONIONS

In a pickle Just about now, when the late crop onions are collected, is always a good time to check out the shops for ‘tiddlers’ to pickle.

Some farmers will even hand them over free if you swap them for a couple of jars of the finished product and if you get cracking now, they should be just about perfect in time for the Boxing Day pork pies and cold turkey. Five kilos of onions makes about 10 jars of pickles.

Care should be taken when using metal top jars that the vinegar does not directly touch the metal, if in doubt, line with greaseproof paper circles. The vinegar can be prepared by heating and boiling it for five minutes with the spices and straining or you can add them directly to the jar. The pickles will be ready after around two weeks (look for the middles to start popping out) and they should be eaten within six months.

Ingredients • • • • •

5 kilos small onions ½ kg salt (buy sal gruesa it’s cheaper) water 2 litres malt vinegar 125 grams of pickling spice (equal amounts of chopped up bay leaf, dried ginger and whole coriander seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, tiny dried chilli peppers and juniper berries) • 100g sugar

Remembered flavours F

ollowing the success of last year, the young hotel group Vincci, together with the Adeje council, arranged a second gastronomic event of Remembered Flavours.

The idea is simple, to get a group of young chefs together with some of our more senior citizens so that they can learn the methods and recipes of years gone by, to perpetuate and recover the Canarian cooking traditions. The event was organised in the form of a competition with 25 entrants who had to use ingredients from Tenerife and it was held in the Hotel Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur (five

Constestants and hotel staff got on famously

star luxur y). Prizes were given in various categories and the winners awarded with a weekend at the hotel with breakfast and dinner and

use of the spectacular spa included. There was a grand atmosphere of affection and gratitude between the contestants and the hotel kitchen

staff and all the contestants confirmed they’d enjoyed a mar vellous experience and hope to take part again next year.

GALLINA BLANCA

Preparation 1. Peel the onions and soak them in salted water for 24 hours to release some of their moisture 2. Pack into sterilised jars 3. Cover with a mixture of 70 per cent vinegar and 30 per cent water and add one level tablespoon of pickling spice per half litre of liquid.

4. Add a level teaspoon of sugar to each jar 5. Seal

Note: 1. Proceed with caution when boiling vinegar as it takes oxygen out of the air, make sure the kitchen is fully ventilated. Asthmatics in particular should take care.

2. If you prefer your pickled onions soft, cover with the vinegar whilst it is still hot, but remember to heat the jars first or they may shatter. For spicier pickles add extra chillies to each jar.

3. There’s a wonderful selection of vinegars available each of which will give the pickles a subtly different flavour.

Try blending the malt or distilled vinegar of your choice with white or red wine vinegar, tarragon, cider or for a sweet and sour effect, raspberry. Icelands in Tenerife sell a five litre container of white distilled pickling vinegar for less than six euros.

CROQUANT British Bakery & Coffee Shop

Tasty competition T

op food products manufacturer Gallina Blanca is offering a free prize draw with a top prize of 200,000 euros.

Find the code on each of the participating products and send it to Gallina Blanca in one of three ways, by SMS, via Internet or by mail. To send an SMS, write the word BOTE followed by a space and your code, (for example BOTE ABC1234567) and send it to 5626.

To enter using Internet, go to the competition website at www.apuntatealbote.com and introduce your personal details and code there and by mail cut out the code and send it with your personal details and a contact telephone

number to APÚNTATE AL BOTE – Apdo. De Correos 2000-08080 Barcelona. Don’t forget to cut out and keep the codes if you enter by mobile or Internet.

All codes go into the main draw for 200,000 euros and in addition there are 10 prizes a week of 250 euros for those who enter by Mobile

or Internet. The location of the number depends on the item chosen. For cartons of cream soups and stock it is under the sell-by date on the top front of the package.

For packet soups and packet sauces it can be found at the bottom of the back of the envelope, again under the sell-by date. Packs of stock

cubes Avecrem have the number on the right hand flap of the box and the ready made meals, Ideas Al Plato, on the back of the carton at the bottom of the pack. Finally the instant soup range has the number on the front of the box at the bottom.

Draw closes 30th September.

PULEVA

Try your luck

Sandwiches, sausage rolls, pasties, etc.

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Special cakes for special occasions The Apolo Centre - Los Cristianos Avda. Gral. Franco - Los Cristianos Mon - Sun 8am - 5.30pm Tel: 922 798 133

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uleva milkshakes are out to tickle more than your taste buds with their latest offer.

Each of their milkshake products, 200ml, 175 ml and 750 ml mixed packs are printed with a code which could win you one of almost five thousand prizes and register points

to exchange for any of the 4,500 further presents available. A random computer program will decide if your number is a winner and what you have won and there will be an average of 26 winners a day. Prizes include, 92 Play Station 3s, 184 Singstar games with microphones, 1,500 t-shirts, 1,500 caps and 1,500 covers

for MP3s. The promotion is open to all Spanish residents and easy to enter. Simply send the code to 5110 with the SMS, BATIDOSPULEVA followed by a space and the code between 7am and 9pm (Canarian time). The SMS costs 0.30 cents. For free entries, register in their website www.batidospuleva.es (registering means you will

be sent more promotions and offers and you must be over 12 or register with your parents’ permission) and introduce the code in the area where it reads Introducir Pin. In both cases you will be advised immediately if you are a winner. If you’re lucky, don’t forget to keep your code safe as you will need to produce it to claim your prize.

Competition valid until the end of the year.

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Fun Cooking

Cooking for Kids HEALTHY AND FUN FOOD FOR ALL THE FAMILY. VEGETABLE PÂTÉS

SMOKEY TANG

Ingredients

Barbecue frying pan. www.williams-sonoma.com

SQUEEZY TOMATO

Retro ketchup. www.lakeland.co.uk

2 aubergines 2 red peppers 2 chopped cloves of garlic in olive oil 1 teaspoon of freshly ground cumin 1 teaspoon of mild curry Salt Juice of ¼ lemon Raw carrots

Preparation 1. Preheat the oven to 180º C. 2. Paint the peppers and aubergines with the garlic oil and roast in the oven until soft and leave to go cold.

3. Remove the flesh from the aubergine without the pips and blend with the cumin and three tablespoons of olive oil. Season to taste and put to one side.

EASY AS PIE

Pocket pie moulds. www.williams-sonoma.com

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4. Peel the peppers and remove the seeds.

5. Blend the flesh with the curry, the lemon and a teaspoonful of the chopped and macerated garlic. Put to one side.

Suggestions

6. Peel and wash the carrots and cut into long firm sticks.

Serve in a tray to accompany the pâtés in the form of vegetable dips.

You can also accompany the pâtés with finely sliced hot toasted bread.

COOL TREATS

Half the coal, twice the taste. www.lakeland.co.uk

NORDIC BARBECUE

Classic ice cream machine. www.cuisinart.com

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ur recipes are translated with the generous permission of the author, Teresa Pérez Hernández, from the superb series of books, La Cocina Encuentada.

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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 All day buffet

7,99€ 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)

sushi

Nutritional values Vitamin A: 325.57mg/100g RDA: 400-1,000mg/day Vitamin C: 85.26mg/100g RDA: 55-60mg/day

* Information and images from La Cocina Encuentada – Las cuatro estaciones (in Spanish) by Teresa Pérez Hernández. ISBN 978-84-96509-84-9 (around 12 euros).

Japanese, Thai and Chinese Cuisine

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.

In the original Spanish, this series of books combines healthy, fun recipes with original short stories to feed the body and the mind. They are highly recommended for anyone who can understand the Spanish language.

Vitamin E: 1.33mg/100g RDA: 8-10 mg/day

Restaurante

La Romántica 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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Denominación de Origen

WineGadgets

Visiting the Ycoden-Daute-Isora bodega

Take note

Wine cork bulletin board. www.wineenthusiast. com

Stemware care Glasses hanger and display. www.wineenthusiast. com

Luxury decanter

Hand blown lead crystal from Riedel. www.iwawine.com

Instant wine chiller

Cools the wine, not the bottle. www.brosscar.com

Home wine bar

STRETCHING BETWEEN SAN JUAN DE LA RAMBLA ALL ALONG THE NORTH WESTERN COAST AND INTO SANTIAGO DEL TEIDE, YCODEN-DAUTE-ISORA IS ONE OF THE FIVE GUARANTEED QUALITY WINE LABELS IN TENERIFE AND SOON THERE WILL BE A WHOLE NEW WAY TO ENJOY IT.

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group of youngsters in a training programme in Icod have been learning how best to promote their part of the island to tourists.

They have been schooled in all the interesting cultural and natural selling points of the area and how best to explain them to visitors and one of their first projects has just had a trial run – a guided visit to the Ycoden-Daute-Isora bodega.

A group of 71 people from Roque

Stores opened bottles to perfection. www.eurocave.com

BODEGA ROUTES

Kingdom of Bacchus Eight top tinerfeñan bodegas now offer a programme they have called Tenerife, Kingdom of Bacchus. Monje, Domínguez Tradición, Valle Oro, Tajinaste, Bodega Comarcal de Güímar, Viñátigo, La Palmera and Frontos are cooperating in a project to help people to know the rich and varied wine offer of the island, its diverse landscapes and the multiple varieties of grapes grown here.

The routes, designed by

Ycoden-Daute-Isora

expert in enotourism, Marina Scotta, cover all five of the guaranteed label areas of the island and one of them is in the evening. The programme is aimed at the top income bracket and is being marketed via 27 luxury hotels and Viajes Acentejo.

Talks are also currently taking place between various luxury travel agents and cruise operators from Italy and the United States to include Tenerife, Kingdom of Bacchus in their excursions.

Negro in Anaga visited the bodega and followed the route and listened to the explanations drawn up by the students in a visit that was thoroughly enjoyed by all and lauded by the local economic development councillor, Jorge Guzmán.

A good part of the 1,000 hectares under vine cultivation in this area is open to the trade winds which combined with the local climate usually means that the grape gathering is earlier here than in

other areas. Wines produced are mainly young whites, but they also make reds, roses, crianzas and sweet wines.

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Submarine Safari

The adventure of a lifetime

By Clio O’’Flynn

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nvestigative journalism at the cutting edge. My apprentice, aged four, armed with her SpongeBob SquarePants annual and all the words of Yellow Submarine, is ready to dive.

We are in the very pleasant San Miguel Marina, a growing concern in this delightful corner of South Tenerife, on a hot summer afternoon. Our vessel, the yellow submarine run by Submarine Safari, is docked off the marina, just beside the shop and office (which also boasts an upstairs shaded bar, great for relaxing even if you aren’t taking a dive). The hour approaches, and we enter the very spacious and air conditioned sub, posing first for a top-deck photograph, with places for up to 44 passengers, each facing a large window, so every seat is a ‘good’ seat, and before we know it we have set off on the underwater trip of a lifetime.

Darren is our guide and he first directs our attention to a safety video (similar to an aircraft, it’s good to know what to do if..). However unlike an aircraft as we are not in a pressurised cabin there are few restrictions on who can travel – passengers must be over two years of age and a minimum level of mobility is required (to be able to get up and down the steps) - and unlike a scuba dive, there are no

barracudas, damsel fish, trumpet fish, even a shoal of grunt fish and what’s nice is that he doesn’t talk too much, as people are happy to watch and chat among their own groups – he explains to me that as they know in advance the nationalities of their passengers they adapt their chat/language choice to suit each group.

Visibility is good and as we’re not above the waves there’s no danger of any restrictions on flights after this immersion.

As we move out of the port into the sea the underwater residents swim by, some ignoring the odd shaped tube moving through their waters, some more curious.

Inside the levels of interest are much higher, as my apprentice is beside herself with excitement, eyes glued

to the windows in search of sharks and octopuses, but just as happy with the smaller denizens of the notso-deep who are alongside.

There’s also a camera on top of the sub feeding live images directly to the small TV monitors in front of each seat. Darren lets us know the names of the fish we are seeing – parrot fish,

seasickness.

And even though, in a sense, we’re the ones in the goldfish bowl, it feels perfect natural to be almost sitting on the seabed. Now we approach one or two boat wrecks, and suddenly diver Debbie is there outside, swimming with the stingrays, which seem totally at ease with her, following her around the submarine as she plays with them and feeds them, giving us the odd wave as she swims by. Cue even more shrieks of delight from young apprentice, who wants to go outside as well.

Up until now we have been asked to remain seated, but as the sub is stationary for a few minutes we can get up and move around a bit. However as most of the action is taking place outside rather than inside, we are anxious to set off again, as the sub turns and we begin our journey home. Given the excellent viewing windows all along both sides, everyone gets a chance to see the side of the ocean they missed on the way out. And as we approach the port once again, the strains of Yellow

Submarine waft through the cabin, and voices young and old are happy to join in “....

Sky of blue and sea of green, In our yellow submarine, all together now....”

The submarine itself is spacious and airy with no sense of being cramped, and is custom built for the tourism industry – one of only 15 large commercial submarines in the world.

While you’re unlikely to find yourself on The Hunt for Red October or stumbling across the lost city of Atlantis, you will find lots to keep you and the family enthralled and amused on your underwater safari, a highly recommended trip this summer (and for the rest of August there are free kiddie packs for the children), with a diving certificate for everyone at the end to take home.

There are up to eight dives a day, duration one hour, Monday to Saturday, and trips can be booked directly through the office, open daily from 9am to 7pm, 922 736629. There are free coach transfers from various zones in the south and south west of the island (confirm pick up times when making your booking), and a number of day trips from the north which include a few hours in Playa de las Américas after the dive. Group bookings (with discounts) are also available, ask for details when booking, or use the 10 per cent discount voucher on the ad in this newspaper.

Optica Rieu

Crossley, Morfitt & Lennox

Time for change Bright eyes T

rue to the company’s motto, ‘the right place at the right time’ established estate agents, Crossley, Morfitt & Lennox, have moved to larger and more modern premises.

Paul Lennox, the hands-on partner with over 26 years experience in the tinerfeñan property market, has taken over the day to day running of the business, and he firmly

O believes that with the more positive signs in the sector recently that the time was right to move to a better placed location with more space. The company will continue to offer their

all encompassing service for home and business buyers and sellers from C/Amalia Alayón, 8, just a few doors away from their previous office near the Cepsa garage in Los Cristianos and in front of Bankinter.

ptica Rieu opticians has an excellent offer for clients at their new store in San Eugenio.

Based in the upmarket San Eugenio Commercial Centre, Optica Rieu is offering all clients ordering progressive spectacles an amazing 20 per cent discount.

Established over a hundred

years, they are well known and respected specialists in caring for your eyes and they also market an ‘invisible’ hearing aid. This time of the year too, it’s well to make sure that your sunglasses are adequate to prevent sun damage to the retina. At Optica Rieu you’ll find an excellent selection of all kinds of lenses and glass-

es to fit your style and pocket. According to the British Royal National Institute for the Blind, thousands of people are, “living with sight loss because they are simply wearing the wrong glasses or not seeking treatment for cataracts. A regular eye test checks your eye health as well as your sight. Don’t put it off, book one today!” Call Optica Rieu, looking out for your eyes for over a century, now at a discount at San Eugenio.

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BUSINESS PROMOTION

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Marks & Spencer

47 years in Santa Cruz F

ounded by Roberto Galloway in 1962 when he first obtained the franchise, Marks & Spencer has been at your service in Santa Cruz for some 47 years.

From the beginning his main objective was to give his customers the finest quality articles combined with excellent service.

Tenerife and Malta held the first franchises to sell the prestigious firm’s products outside of the UK. In the beginning, the merchandise was sold wholesale to various businesses in Tenerife and Las Palmas.

Following several years of intense work, it was in 1968 when the first Marks & Spencer store opened in Tenerife, situated in Calle Villalba Hervas 21. It remained open until 2003.

Meanwhile, in 1996 the

store in Calle Pilar opened, which continues to offer all the fashion you could possibly need, between 9.30am and 9pm. This shop was totally renovated last winter and contains the following sections:

Children and babies: All you need for the smallest members of the family.

Cheeky and happy items for girls, boys and babies including sleepsuits and bodys, plus a wide range of nightwear, underwear and accessories.

Ladies: Whatever your taste, Marks & Spencer has something for you. They have casualwear in the latest styles and colours, as well as smart and classic items, footwear and accessories. The ample lingerie section contains all your favourite bras, knickers, matching sets, nightwear, slippers and hosiery.

Beauty: Spoil yourself with toiletries in floral and natural fragrances, all with the Marks & Spencer quality guarantee.

Gentlemen: Fresh, Alive, Relax and Blue Harbour – top fashion for the man of today, as well as underwear, socks and a great selection of nightwear.

Simply Food: Since the early nineties, Marks & Spencer have offered a small selection of very special foods for Christmas, and now the first Simply Food store to open its doors outside of the UK has arrived in Tenerife. Situated in Calle Bethencourt Alfonso 10 in Santa Cruz, Simply Food has an ample selection

of 400 products in the following categories: chilled to frozen, deep frozen, drinks and savouries, groceries, biscuits, wines, confectionery, and just like the icing on top of the cake, an in-store bakery offering a range fresh

BoConcept

Passion for furnishings B

oConcept is the name of a furniture store chain which originated in Denmark and now consists of more than 220 stores and 120 studios in 45 countries.

The first BoConcept store opened in Paris in 1993, and now all the company’s outlets are situated in main towns and cities, and their studios can be found inside other furniture stores.

Passion and persistence has motivated the people behind the BoConcept brand, from those dedicated to designing a wall unit, to team leaders or store directors.

Their common mission is to create affordable and modern designer furniture aimed at urban life. BoConcept offer customised furniture and accessories, to suit the pock-

ets, needs and desires of their clients. Working with their own designers, they take pride in their work and aim to make their clients feel pampered and obtain the best results for them.

Visit your local BoConcept store and seek the advice of professional interior designers. All the company’s stores and studios have their own qualified teams who, with their expert design and product knowledge, can help you to choose the best option for your home.

Visit their modern, fresh and classy showroom where you can see tasteful room displays to inspire your imagination, for the lounge, dining room and bedroom as well as an ample range of rugs, fabrics, lamps, pictures, mirrors and other accessories. Unique furniture

to personalise your home.

The BoConcept interior design programme, Furnish®, can help you to design your own interior by combining all the BoConcept elements and colours and can show you what your home will look like with the new furniture which you choose. All you have to do is download the programme from the web-

site, enter the room measurements and start designing! For more information, visit www.boconcept.es or one of their stores or studios.

This month you have the opportunity to take advantage of some great discounts. In Tenerife, BoConcept is situated just beside Carrefour at the C.C. Santa Cruz, exit 5 from the TF-1 motorway, and there are several stores and studios all over Gran Canaria.

For more information: 922 687 054

from the oven. Try the muffins, shortbreads, doughnuts, pastries or bakewell tart, as well as bread and croissants. The English speaking staff will always make you feel welcome. This shop is already proving extreme-

ly popular amongst the British population and from September will be opening all day from 9.30am to 8pm.

This, and much more, awaits you right here in Santa Cruz, at Marks & Spencer, your favourite store from the UK.

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Home Style Direct

A 2 BEDROOM FURNITURE PACK INCLUDES:

Stock Clearance Sale Now On! M

any items up to 50 per cent of f original price, Home Style Direct is more than worth a visit.

Home Style Direct continues to provide fantastic value, choice and style with their huge clearance sale.

Every sale item is reduced by 10 per cent to 50 per cent off the original price. So if the current euro rate is eating into your budget, a visit to Home Style’s ample well stocked showroom is a must.

They are now clearing stock at greatly reduced prices to make way for their brand new and exclusive bed and sofa centre, which includes many items at lower prices without compromising on quality.

With 18 years in the business they can of fer customers superb quality in home furnishings in different sizes and colours to suit your home and all at incredible prices.

They also have many styles of furniture to choose

from, not only from stock, but also in a variety of catalogues. Their extensive range includes leather suites, dining room and bedroom furniture and also a range of bedding in English sizes (feet and inches).

Home Style have possibly the biggest choice in UK manufactured divan beds and mattresses and sofa beds in the South. Not only are they available in different sizes, you can also choose the quality (soft,

orthopaedic or back-care) plus storage options at low, low prices. And now with the new bed and sofa bed centre opening they will be able to offer over 50 different styles of beds and sofa beds all under one roof.

Since coming to Tenerife four years ago, Home Style has doubled in size. Though they are a relatively new store they are not a new business, they have an 18 year highly successful track record behind them in the UK where they carry most

items in stock thus reducing deliver y times to a minimum.

With a one bedroom furniture pack now starting at 2,995 euros there has never been a better time to refurbish your apartment or turn your new house into your dream home. The pack includes two sofas, dining set, beds, coffee table and lamp table set, TV unit, kitchenware, mirrors, pictures, lamps, bedding and curtains, plus much more.

This special offer includes

free local delivery and assembly. You also have the option of changing anything within the pack to meet your individual requirements and tastes.

The in-store stock is constantly being updated so whether you need just one piece of furniture or to furnish a full house, Home Style have the facilities to meet your needs. In addition, to help their customers to fully furnish their new dream home, they are now able to of fer three easy ways to make their money go even further.

Select your goods from the fantastic range on display and choose one of our three money saving options available (exclusively only to Home Style customers).

1. Pay in pounds at a rate of 1.30 euros to one pound sterling* 2. Pay in euros, ask for the euro cash discount* 3. Pay for your goods with our exclusive no deposit zero per cent option and spread your payments over six-12 months

* Subject to availability and minimum spend and acceptance by bank for No. 3.

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3+2 CLOTH SOFA COFFEE TABLE 2X LAMP TABLES TV UNIT DINING SET WITH 4 CHAIRS 4 X LAMPS 1 X SET OF 90” X 90” CURTAINS 1 X 4’6 BED FRAME + MATTRESS 2 X3FT BED FRAME + MATTRESSES 1 X CHEST OF DRAWERS 3 X BEDSIDES 1 X 4’6 BEDDING PACK INCL CURTAINS 1 X 4’6 DUVET 2 3FT BEDDING PACKS INCL CURTAINS 2 X 3FT DUVET 4 X PILLOWS 3 X PICTURES 1 X MIRROR 1 X COMPLETE KITCHEN ACCESSORY PACK

2 bedroom pack starts from €3,995 1 bedroom pack starts from €2,995

Repsol Guide

Where to eat, what to drink F

or many of us one of the pleasures of travel is trying new gastronomic experiences.

Frequent travellers will admit that a meal in a new restaurant can be exquisite or a total disaster and looking from the outside, or the price of the dishes on the menu isn’t always the best way of knowing which is which until it’s too late.

Now English speaking visitors to the Canaries, Balearics and the Spanish peninsula have a brilliant new guide to all that’s best in food and beverages – the Repsol Guide 2009. Longtime specialists in getting around, Repsol, with the aid of the Royal Spanish Gastronomy Academy and the Fine Cuisine Association,

have pulled together a list of over 2,000 restaurants in the Spanish territory.

The guide also includes information on service stations, hotels, destinations and highlights some of the biggest and most enjoyable fiestas that are held in the Spanish territories.

There’s nothing more annoying than arriving a few days after a colourful and fun event has finished.

With the Repsol Guide you can time your visits to perfection. The guide also contains a full guide to Spanish wines, listing 1,700 wines and evaluating over 700 bodegas. Whether you are looking for a cheap and cheerful table wine or an exquisite vintage for a special occasion you will find all the information you need in the

Repsol Guide. And of course the guide also includes Repsol’s famous and superbly accurate maps on the Balearics, Canaries, Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Get

your copy now from our offices at a special bargain price with the coupon on page 12. Hurry, the offer is limited and stocks are running low.

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Island Connections Media Group Karen Swift Classifieds Manager

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CLASSIFIEDS / SITUATIONS VACANT

Tenerife Pearl / Perla Canaria is looking for models for its campaigns

Situations Vacant

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:

CLASSIFIED’S DEADLINE

• 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)

The deadline for edition 598,which is published on 28th August is Thursday 20th August at 5pm.

No classified’s will be taken after this date.

Promotions company with more than 10 years experience in selling attractive, high quality products in Tenerife markets, 5 star hotels and superstores is looking for open minded full/part time promoters, which like to present and sell in live promotion. No selling experience is required. Contract + Social Security + fixed salary + commission is guaranteed. Feel free to contact us for further information. Office 922 781548, fax 922 781548, 629 493799

to marketing@tenerifepearl.net

group ales ale a e es s rwanted re reps eps snted MEDHOTEL

Sales reps wanted for beautiful resort in Majorca in quiet location Timeshare experience necessary.

You will be dealing with in-house clients.

Very good conditions, daily spiffs.

For more information please contact us on tamara@restotel.net

Legal secretary / assistant required Salary: Excellent / Negotiable Contract: Yes Working hours: 9.30am - 6.00pm (One hour lunch) Mon - Fri

Club Atlantis, San Eugenio Tel. 922 717 845 info@tenerifesolicitors.com www.tenerifesolicitors.com

Other information: Due to our continuing success and expansion, Tenerife Solicitors are now looking to recruit a Legal Secretary / Assistant for our office at Club Atlantis, San Eugenio.

The successful candidate will be totally fluent in both written and spoken Spanish and English and must have a working knowledge/experience of property transactions on the island, including Sales Contracts and Notary Procedures.

Any knowledge / experience of Spanish Wills, other areas of Spanish Law and / or Gestoria / Administrative procedures would be an advantage. Applicants must have good written and verbal communication and administrative skills.

The role will include full secretarial and reception duties, office administration and liaising with clients. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to gain experience in English legal matters by virtue of assisting our English Solicitor.

An excellent salary and package is available to the right candidate.

Succeed At The Highest Level Advertising Consultants (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera)

Island Connections Newspaper http://www.ic-news.com Daily News Site http://www.newscanarias.net Tenerife Office Tel: 922 750 609 Mob: 609 581 632 Fax: 922 795 810 Classifieds Section: classifieds@ic-news.com Sales Department: sales@ic-news.com Gran Canaria Office Tel: 928 353 279/ Fax: 928 359 744 grancanaria@ic-news.com

Class. Info 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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Publisher & Proprietor Tina Straub, Joe Schacher

Island Connections S.L. C.I.F: B-38748315 Printed by Artes Gráficas del Atlántico S.A. Dep. Legal: TF-287/93

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Night Owl (Sales person) (Tenerife)

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.

Do you possess: 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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CLASSIFIEDS / MOTORING / CONTACTS

150000kms Year: 1984 Petrol Convertible Doors: 2 Price: 19500€ Tel: 670834117 Mercedes-Benz Clase A Engine: 1.7litres Kms: 120000kms Year: 1999 Diesel Sun Roof Doors: 4 Price: 10000€ Tel: 651837544

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Motoring CAR RENTAL All models, PSV, 4x4 & minibus Daily, short & long term hire

697 2

Insurance : Renault Megane Scenic 1.9 Diesel Conquest.

March 2008, 22000kms, 1 years Manufacturers War ranty r emaining, Immaculate condition. One careful owner, genuine reason for sale. Cost 22.000 euros new. Price 15.995 euros. Contact Colin on 608643843

For the best car hire around ring

Niza Cars Fully insured Quality & reliable service Door to door service

Call 697 292 399

on 922 792 919 or Fax 922 793868

CARS TO RENT LONG TERM 250€ - 300€ PER MONTH INCL. INSURANCE Phone Terry on 661 264 080 Email: terrybury@gmail.com The family friendly car hire company

Family company 27 years on Tenerife

DANISH RENT-A-CAR 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 Hotel drop off and collection Airport service, street maps, tour information Voucher for free entrance into theme parks

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

Tel: +34 922.740.742 · www.poulsauto.com

Audi A3 - 1.8t Engine: 1.8litres Kms: 209000kms Year: 2000 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 6800€ Tel: 606552281 Opel Astra G Caravan Engine: 1.7litres Kms: 172000kms Year: 2000 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 3900€ Tel: 617878616 Rover Rt 1.6 Engine: 1.6litres Kms: 77000kms Year: 1997 Petrol Doors: 4 Price: 1800€ Tel: 625692869 Nissan Patrol GR Engine: 3litres Kms: 114000kms Year: 2000 Diesel Sun Roof Doors: 2 Price: 13000€ Tel: 922716931 Ford A Doble Phaeton Engine: 0litres Kms: Year: 0 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 15000€ Tel: 669767092 Toyota Land Cruiser Engine: 3litres Kms: 150000kms Year: 1997 Diesel Sun Roof Doors: 4 Price: 13000€ Tel: 620398646 Jaguar X-Type 2.0d Cla Engine: 2litres Kms: 83000kms Year: 2003 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 16500€ Tel: 685501440 BMW X5 3.0 D Engine: 3litres Kms: 85000kms Year: 2003 Diesel Doors: 4 Price: 25500€ Tel: 651826200 Ford Mustang Cnvrtbl Engine: 4litres Kms: 165000kms Year: 1998 Petrol Convertible Doors: 2 Price: 15000€ Tel: 922743578 Seat Ibiza Engine: 1litres Kms: 150000kms Year: 1996 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 1300€ Tel: 617507199 Nissan Patrol Gr Engine: 2.8litres Kms: 100000kms Year: 2000 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 11950€ Tel: 669705242

LINEA DIRECTA Your direct line to cheaper car insurance

Call 902 123 157

Items Wanted :

We buy your unwanted household and garden items big or small. Complete house clearances or single items bought for cash. Call 922 703 617 / 645 389 207.

We work 7 days and evenings.

We buy used gold and diamond jewellery

BEST PRICES PAID We sell new gold & diamond Jewellery up to 50% discount Joyería Classic. C/ General Franco, 22, Los Cristianos Mob. 626 234 284 · joyeriaclassic@telefonica.net

Motorbikes : Lanvertti City 125CC Price: 999€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti mini supermotar 47CC Price: 225€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti Vipper 250CC Price: 2399€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti Nitro 49CC Price: 999€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti mini trial 49CC Price: 330€ Tel: 922636211 Yamaha R1 1000CC Horsepower: 172HP Year: 2005 Kms: 19500kms Price: 7300€ Tel: 616811530 Kawasaki Z750 750CC Horsepower: 110HP Year: 2008 Kms: 6300kms Price: 4900€ Tel: 616997396 YamahaYZF 1000R 1000CC Horsepower: 145HP Year: 1998 Kms: 46000kms Price: 2800€ Tel: 660979848

Audi A4 Avant 1.9tdi Engine: 1.9litres Kms: 127000kms Year: 2002 Diesel Doors: 4 Price: 14900€ Tel: 606304345

Lanvertti Radom 250CC Price: 2500€ Tel: 922636211

Citroën Berlingo Engine: 1.6litres Kms: 40000kms Year: 2008 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 5999€ Tel: 639255741

Lanvertti Xeno0n reload 125CC Price: 995€ Tel: 922636211

NEED CASH?

Honda CBR 600 RR 600CC Horsepower: 119HP Year: 2006 Kms: 8000kms Price: 6300€ Tel: 695200325

Ford Ka Engine: 1.2litres Kms: 60000kms Year: 2002 Petrol Doors: 2 Tel: 653158704

Lanvertti mini buggy 49cc Quad 49CC Price: 525€ Tel: 922636211

Wanted 4 ring ceramic, electric hob for a domestic kitchen. Call 665 545 041

Ford Focus Engine: 1.8litres Kms: 100000kms Year: 2002 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 4800€ Tel: 634239960

Mercedes-Benz Case 40xt Minip Engine: 2.5litres Kms: 5100kms Year: 2002 Diesel Doors: 2 Price: 19650€ Tel: 678239156

99999kms Price: 1300€ Tel: 686907008

Lanvertti Goes 125CC Price: 999€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti Quat 110 Quad 110CC Price: 1800€ Tel: 922636211 Lanvertti BBR- 2 125CC Price: 999€ Tel: 922636211 Suzuki LTZ400 Quad 400CC Year: 2004 Price: 2200€ Tel: 617628716 Suzuki ltz 400CC Year: 2006 Price: 2000€ Tel: 651163432

Mini Cooper S Engine: 1.6litres Kms: 3000kms Year: 2008 Petrol Doors: 2 Price: 22600€ Tel: 645912014

Kawasaki Versys 650CC Year: 2007 Kms: 20000kms Price: 4000€ Tel: 633317211

Mercedes-Benz 500 Sl107 Engine: 5litres Kms:

Piaggio NRG 50 Power DD 50CC Year: 2006 Kms:

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Contacts Los Cristianos, near the church square, Julia, discreet apartment .Nice and pretty girls. Open and visiting 24 H, tel: 666 773 761.

Las Américas. 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 Nicole high standing, first time in Tenerife, 26 years, toys and more, beauty, dark, 1.65, slim, 100 boobs, El Camison, hotel visits, 635 289530, OBS for appointment, strip show, cat woman.

Hot, hot girls, Cari and friends, in front of Aguamar apartments, all services, hotel and home visits, 24 hours, contact, 664 513700 / 686 111493 Larisa, Brazilian, bronze, educated, model body, sexy, hot, all services, home and hotel visits, 679 713428 Naomi, young, beauty, 1.8, dark skin, sexy, nice, playful, obliging, erotic massage service, relax with final fiesta, no rush, hotel visits, 24 hours, unbelievable time, 676 200960 I’m new in Tenerife, I’m a beautiful black lady from Brazil with a beautiful body, O do domination, water sports and all other sexual pleasures, call me on 608 285035, www.ladiablitatenerife. com//pamela Tenerife south, beautiful girl from Czech, 20 yeas, blonde, very hot, sweet, very

sexy, erotic massage, body to body service, just hotels, 647 272045 Puerto de la Cruz, Navila, 50 years, professional masseur, all types of massages, personal, serious and discreet, impressionable, speaks basic Spanish, for an appointment, wwwlaisladelplacer. com, Navila 672 843632 Cristianos, sweet, beautiful, sexy lady, nice body, big breasts, you’ll have a great time, stress relief, erotic massage, other services, discreet apar tment, home / hotel visits, 667 217814 Sasha, Los Cristianos, Sexy loving young lady for hot time, discreet, massages, vibrators, all services, you point the pleasure. Call 648 054056 Tantra-Massage in Puerto: Attractive German Lady (with good level of English) offers full body relaxation with a sensual touch in a nice location. Daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 664 085 213 Float on a cloud of sensations. Reiki, Reflexology, Sutra and Thai massages. Try the experience for yourself.

664 454 302 Danna New Cristianos.

T wo beautiful and sexy friends. Erotic massage.

Discrete apartment. 634 273 126/664 077 390 Tenerife South, beautiful girl from Czech, 20 years, blond, very hot, sweet, very sexy, erotic massage, services body to body, just hotels.

Tel. 647 272 045 Cristianos, sweet beautiful, sexy lady, nice body, big breast, you’ll have a great time. Stress relief, erotic massage, other ser vices.

Discreet apartment, home, hotel visit. 630 72 33 53 / 667 217 814 Las Galletas. Very loving, slim girl with hourglass figure. All ser vices. 696 038 179 A very attractive massage with certificate, offers a very special tantrico massage for a new experience. 672 854 596

Items for sale : Fender Bassman 135 amplifier 1972 silver face, excellent condition €1,500 Tel. 630 604 058 Romeo • Full set of ping G5 irons • Ping G5 driver • Ping G5 putter • Ping rescue club • Ping woods and white tour bag 4PME BT UPUBM QBDLBHF GPS Ŏ

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Conveyancing • Criminal law • Wills Employment law • Family law • Personal injury

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General Services

RESIDENT SPANISH LAWYERS & ENGLISH SOLICITOR DIY / Decoration / Hardware / Gardens

922 719 520 for friendly professional advice

Adeje ¡ La Cuesta La Orotava ¡ Tacoronte

Residencial Villaflor B20, San Eugenio, Costa Adeje. Email: tenerife@decottalaw.net

CHEAPEST IN • Tiling • Plumbing • Electrical • Bathroom refurbs

Celebrating 25 years of expertise - www.decottalaw.com

BEGINNERS’ DANCE CLASSES 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

• Kitchen refurbs

All other DIY needs

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We can accommodate all tastes applications and building requirements With hundreds of colours to choose from, whether your choice is timber, aluminium, Upvc or Aliclad. There are over 100 opening styles, including: inward & outward opening, folding to the left or to the right and even folding both ways.

Tel: 922 736188 ¡ Email: info@fsdc.es

Air conditioning & heating units Summer Special Air conditioning with heating from

â‚Ź450 Repairs,re-gassing & quality with experience

Tel. 664 826 505

HOMESTYLE DIRECT S.L. QUALITY FURNITURE IMPORTERS

HOMESTYLE DIRECT Quality Furniture Importers.

Pol.Industrial Las Chafiras. Tenerife South 922 736 849

Tenerife Intermediary Services

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SOLAR FANTĂ STICO

Skilled Builder Robert McAlees

Translation in English, Spanish and German Health, motoring, legal, utilities and much more Call Carmen on 606 790075 or 922 716988 Fax 922 718421 Email info@tistenerife.com

Foreign guy from Armenia

Reasonably priced reforms, professional, painting and decorating 10 years experience

Tel 659 576865

As seen in “Dream Home DIY�

Tenerife Lifestyle magazine

I listen to what you want and make sure you get the best.

I can replace that faulty tap or renovate your home.

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Tel. 628 430 734

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Property Business Opps : For lease restaurant working with good client base Beautiful local with a family feel, ample parking Tel 637 560 700 For Sale: Chance of a Lifetime to aquire an entertainment bar in Tenerife’s finest area ‘Parque de la Paz’.

Excellent Turnover; offers over € 100,000.

Tel: 922781952 or 696336936.

FANTASTIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Supermarket for sale, north Tenerife. Est. 6 years, large and ever increasing customer base, excellent revenue all year round. Phone 0034 667 759 753 for more info.

For sale. Tenerife South’s only Buggy and Quad rental and excursion company.

We l l e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h excursion outlets and hotels.

Includes 11 Road Buggies and 2 road Quads 615 917672, owner returning to the UK.

Wanted : We will buy your property, whether it is a House, or apar tment for Cash, and complete in 28 days. No agents, no catches, no gimmicks. Call (0034) 922 720222 or visit www. tenerifehomebuyers.com Room, studio or apartment on a finca in south Tenerife wanted in exchange for cooking/ cleaning services, tel 638 332447

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Rent : Unique apartment, kitchen, lounge, separate dining room. Private terrace with pergola and views over La Gomera. Quiet location.

Non-complex. Pictures at www.thedataweb.co.uk. €675

Studios, 1 and 2 bed apartments from 400€ for rent to mature-minded people in Tor viscas Alto. UK TV channels. For details, phone Nadine: 922 715 162 Puerto de la Cruz: Well kept Studio for short/long term rentals (450 €/month).

Communal swimming pool, off-road parking, full reception service. 660731913

GREAT INVESTMENT OFFER IN SAN EUGENIO ALTO

Tabaiba Alta

Apartment Santa Cruz De Tenerife Location: central Views: mountain 85.00m2 3 rooms 600€ Phone: 922273239

Restaurant with 2 bed apartment above in the south of Tenerife For rent 2500€ a month, rent-to-buy optional.

Tel: 650 406 911

Studio Puerto de la Cruz Location: central Views: sea 35.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080

Studio Plaza Del Charco 20.00m2 420€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Guargacho Location: central 1 room 440€ Phone: 663805740

Terraced house Puerto de la Cruz Location: outskirts Views: mountain 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Torviscas Alto Location: outskir ts 45.00m2 1 room 550€ Phone: 922751064 Apartment Fañabé Location: outskirts 2 rooms 795€ Phone: 922751064 Apartment Valle San Lorenzo Location: central 60.00m2 2 rooms 495€ Phone: 922751064 Apartment Bajada al Pris 59.00m2 2 rooms 450€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Urb. Paraíso 52.00m2 1 room 650€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Durazno 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 Studio San Fernando 33.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Armeñime 77.00m2 3 rooms 500€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Maritim 80.00m2 1 room 800€ Phone: 670242080 Duplex Maritim 80.00m2 1 room 800€ Phone: 670242080

Sunny 3-bedroom apartment, 103 m2 , garden, 2 bathrooms, huge terrace with a wonderful ocean view, garage, small urbanization, sat TV, 5 minutes from the German school, 700 euros per month plus extra charges.

Tel: 922 710 515

THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER FROM THE PROPERTY GALLERY. CALL 922 719 925 E-mail: thepropertygallery@teide.net www.thepropertygallery.org

Villa Tagoro San Eugenio Alto

Studio La Paz 550€ Phone: 670242080

Property Finder reference: B1102

Residencial

La Duquesa Playa Fañabé

A p a r t m e n t E l To p e 75.00m2 2 rooms 650€ Phone: 670242080 Studio Plaza Del Charco 40.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Puntillo Del Sol 43.00m2 1 room 450€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house La Quinta 130.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet El Durazno 275.00m2 3 rooms 1500€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Durazno 150.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080

Furnished two bedroom, two bathroom apartment for long term rental in Costa del Silencio. English TV (Sky, BBC, ITV etc). Swimming pool. Lovely well maintained complex in a quiet location, but close to all local amenities. 650 euros per month.

Very spacious 1 bed bungalows.

Fully furnished. Ideal for retirement, holiday home or rental income.

ONLY 115.000 EUROS

Terraced house Green Golf 150.00m2 3 rooms 750€ Phone: 670242080

New 3 bedroom luxury villa 750,000€ Tel. (0034) 655 914 691 (0034) 922 71 33 56

Port Royale Los Cristianos 2 bedroom apartment

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, comunity pool. €425,000 Tel. 629 244 958 Excellent opportunity in Costa del Silencio

Studio Playa Jardín 35.00m2 450€ Phone: 670242080 Studio San Fernando 27.00m2 360€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Playa Paraíso 3 r ooms 2000€ Phone: 670242080 P re m i s e s P l a z a D e l Charco 133.00m2 2500€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Armeñime 49.00m2 1 room 380€ Phone: 670242080

Tel 690 769899

Apartment La Longuera 74.00m2 2 rooms 650€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 3 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment San Antonio 70.00m2 2 rooms 680€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 2 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Urb. Green Golf 135.00m2 3 rooms 950€ Phone: 670242080

Chalet San Jose 70.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Puerto Viejo 54.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 150.00m2 3 rooms 750€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Los Frailes 60.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment El Amparo 50.00m2 1 room 450€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 120.00m2 3 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Puerto de la Cruz Location: outskirts Views:mountain 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€. Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 2 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Piedra Hincada 2 rooms 700€ Phone: 670242080

Industrial La Laguna Location: outskirts 1050.00m2 6000€. Phone: 922273239

Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife Location: central Views: mountain 85.00m2 3 rooms 600€. Phone: 922273239 Premises Santa Cruz de Tenerife Location:central 120.00m2 750€. Phone: 922273239 Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife Location: central 190.00m2 5 rooms 850€.

Phone: 922273239 Studio Puerto de la cruz Location: central Views: sea 35.00m2 400€. Phone: 670242080

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

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

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

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

Reduced from € 270,000 to € 225,750 for a quick sale.

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

Apartment, 73m2, 2 bed, 1 bath, American kitchen, fitted wardrobes. Terrace, 40m2 with views over Teide and the complex.

2 community pools, one heated and one salt water, playground and other services.

Price €82,000.

Tel. 629 244 958

Sale : 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, 42m2 closed garage, ver y exclusive furnished. Quiet zone, Price: 330.000 euros, Tel: 650 792 742 La Gomera, peace lovers, rustic palm fringed natural retreat. Three dwellings (123m2), residence and letting for rural holidays.

Matur e patio gar dens, beautiful mountain views.

For sale 196,000 euros, tel (0034) 922 800888, email davina@gmx.com

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ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 597 :: 14/08/2009 - 28/08/2009 Finca (4,400m2) with main house and outbuilding for sale. Various uses, ie tourism / agriculture. Tel 650 980719

05.

Property Sale : 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 Detached Villa in Callao Salvaje. Quiet cul de sac facing a barranco.

5 bedrooms,5 bathrooms, lounge,dining room,kitchen, utility and study. Garden, courtyard, heated swimming pool plus store rooms. Sea and mountain views. Can be divided into 2 apartments.

Plot 400sq m. € 650,000. tel 607310854 Finca Mansion Tenerife, unique situation, for extended family or small/ rental business (several apar tments), information email Finca-Tenerife@ hotmail.com

Rustic Land La Hoya Location: outskirts Views: mountain 12000.00m2 2 rooms 300507€ Phone: 670804067 Apartment Los Cristianos Views: sea 56.00m2 1 room 150000€ Phone: 606394368 Apartment Sta Cruz de Tenerife Location: central 157.00m2 3 rooms 235000€ Phone: 922273239 Apartment La Laguna Location: outskirts 110.00m2 3 rooms 270000€ Phone: 922273239 Apartment Arona / Valle San lorenzo Location: central Views: sea 85.00m2 2 rooms 118000€ Phone: 627180081

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105.00m2 3 rooms 126000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 3 rooms 126000€ Phone: 663805740 Terraced house Santa Cruz Location: central Views: sea 187.00m2 3 rooms 525000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Tabaiba Baja Location: central Views: sea 86.00m2 3 rooms 250000€ Phone: 663805740

Chalet Candelaria Location: outskirts Views: mountain 180.00m2 4 r ooms 222375€ Phone: 922273239 Terraced house Guayonje Location: countr yside Views: mountain 350.00m2 3 rooms 330000€ Phone: 922245178 Apartment Los Cristianos Location: central Views: mountain 50.00m2 1 room 100000€ Phone: 670804067

Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 140.00m2 4 rooms 370000€ Phone: 663805740

Apartment Los Majuelos Location: outskirts Views: mountain 113.00m2 3 r ooms 285000€ Phone: 922245178

Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 84.00m2 3 rooms 252500€ Phone: 663805740

Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 105.00m2 4 rooms 162200€ Phone: 922245178

Apartment Los Majuelos Location: central 103.00m2 3 rooms 183682€ Phone: 663805740 Terraced house Tegueste Location: central 3 rooms 247000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central Views: sea

Duplex Las Aguas 3 r ooms 167000€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house San Clemente 174.00m2 3 r ooms 250000€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet El Monturrio 190.00m2 4 rooms 189000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Piedra Hincada 2 rooms 244300€ Phone: 670242080 A p a r t m e n t E l To p e 108.00m2 3 rooms 208000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Los Abrigos 62.00m2 2 rooms 115000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Chalet Playa Paraíso 3 rooms 475000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Médano 1 room 125000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 210.00m2 5 rooms 619000€ Phone: 922273239 Apartment Santa Cruz Location: central 120.00m2 3 rooms 174300€ Phone: 922273239

Apartment Los Abrigos 62.00m2 2 rooms 115000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment El Médano 2 rooms 175000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment El Médano 1 room 125000€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Barranco Hondo Location: outskirts Views: sea 169.00m2 4 rooms 438000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Los Realejos Location: central Views: sea 74.00m2 2 rooms 225000€ Phone: 922245178

Apartment La Laguna Location: outskirts 55.00m2 2 rooms 138200€ Phone: 922245178 Terraced house Aguamansa 190.00m2 3 rooms 200000€ Phone: 670242080 Premises Santa Cruz 125.00m2 2 rooms 540000€ Phone: 922245178

Apartment El Médano 2 rooms 175000€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Carmenaty 174.00m2 4 rooms 299000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Puntillo Del Sol 80.00m2 1 room 160000€ Phone: 670242080 A p a r t m e n t E l To p e 58.00m2 1 room 196350€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 186.00m2 4 rooms 355000€ Phone: 670242080

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Terraced house Cruz del Teide 3 rooms 342577€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Las Dehesas 50.00m2 1 room 200000€ Phone: 670242080

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Hotel 4900000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Playa Jardin 70.00m2 3 rooms 225000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Luis 115.00m2 3 rooms 188500€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Luis 105.51m2 3 rooms 176000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Luis 120.00m2 3 rooms 192500€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Los Naranjos 225.00m2 3 rooms 499000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Zamora 71.38m2 3 rooms 147218€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house La Paz 95.00m2 2 rooms 400000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Las Aguas 3 rooms 167000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Paz 60.00m2 1 room 169000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Citrona 128.00m2 4 rooms 252000€ Phone: 670242080

Tabaiba Alta Sunny 3-bedroom apartment, 103 m2 , garden, 2 bathrooms, huge terrace with a wonderful ocean view, garage, small urbanization, 5 minutes from the German school, parquet floors, 2 storage rooms.

Private sale: 230,000 euros (o.n.o.).

Phone 922710515

Valle San Lorenzo Wonderful Villa with four seperate Living areas seaview, the second free plot is with building licence, 965m2, special offer, 550,000 euros for more information 667 387 459 / 922 765 446

3 bed, 2 bathroom duplex apartment for sale in Los Girasoles, El Madroñal Independent kitchen, downstairs toilet, office, living/dining room, 2 terraces approx 20m2 each.

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Urb. Arco Iris Playa

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

Second line from the sea in Callao Salvaje.

Duplex, totally furnished, 75m2, 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

Tel 629 244 958

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Motoring

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Toyota iQ T

he revolutionary Toyota iQ (Intelligence Quota) range has now been extended by the introduction of a new highly efficient 1.33 litre engine.

Benefiting from Toyota Optimal Drive technology

for a class-leading combination of power, fuel economy and low emissions, the iQ2 uses Dual VVT-i control of both intake and exhaust valves to deliver strong torque at low to medium engine speeds and achieve maximum efficiency. With manual transmission, the iQ gives an official 58.9mpg (4.8 litres/100km) in combined cycle driving, and 113g/km of CO2 – both of which are best-in-class figures. Equipped with

Toyota’s new Multidrive CVT (continuously variable transmission) system, fuel economy is just as good, while emissions rise slightly to 120g/km.

The engine develops a maximum 98bhp at 6,000rpm and peak torque of 125Nm at 4,400rpm. Zero to 62mph can be achieved in 11.8 seconds (11.6 with Multidrive) and top speed is 106mph. The iQ is more than just a city runabout, it gives a strong, stable and

enjoyable drive at motorway speeds and is no ordinary small car.

Matched to a compact, lightweight six-speed manual gearbox, the engine features Toyota’s Stop and Start system which automatically cuts the engine when the car stops and the gear shift is moved to neutral; when a gear is selected, the engine restarts quickly (in just 0.4 seconds) and seamlessly, thanks to a permanently engaged gear

mechanism. In urban driving – iQ’s natural environment – Stop and Start can give savings in fuel consumption of up to 15 per cent.

The standard equipment includes automatic headlights and wipers, manual air conditioning on the iQ (automatic climate control in iQ2), electric folding and heated door mirrors with integrated indicators, Smart keyless entry with push button start, auto-dimming rear view mirror, six-speaker sound system with remote control from the steering column, front fog lights and a leather trimmed steering wheel which is flat on the lower side to give the driver more legroom. Nine airbags are fitted, including the world’s first rear window airbag, and the active safety package includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with Traction Control (TRC).

With such a high standard specification on iQ2, there are just two extra-cost options: leather seat upholstery and a fully integrated

satellite navigation system with Bluetooth and iPod integration.

It may be a small car (only 2,985mm long), but unlike other compact cars the iQ gives a great feeling of robustness and safety on the road. Surprisingly spacious and flexible inside, the two back seats fold down to increase luggage space.

The turning circle of only 3.9 metres is possible thanks to the positioning of the front wheels relative to the engine.

The ultra-slim fuel tank with a capacity for 32 litres (which can cover 700 km with the 1.0 litre engine) is flat and located beneath the floor. Ingenious design and innovative use of space have given even more room and comfort inside.

Prices start at 12,500 euros for the iQ 1.0 litre with manual transmission, and 14,950 euros for the 1.33 litre iQ2.

For more information, visit www.toyota.es.

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Charity Golf Tournament

Legends of Darts

M

ost of us at some time or other have played darts, a few will have scored that magical 180 in one round, but only one man alive, three times world champion, John Lowe, has achieved a televised 501 with just nine darts.

Now sports fans have the chance to see the man in action here in Tenerife along with fellow super-legend and five times world champion, Eric Bristowe, (he of the cocked little finger action) on the golf course and in front of a darts board. John has been running an annual golf tournament here in Tenerife for charity since 2005.

Willie Morgan, Scotland and Manchester United football legend is also taking part in this golf event.

The hidden driving force behind the event, John Webster of Summer Days/ Summer Nites confirmed, “all of us here at Summer Nights and Las Pérgolas are delighted to be associated with one of the most enjoyable days in Tenerife’s sporting calendar.

There is a lot of hard work in bringing this all together, but it is worth it to see so many people enjoying themselves and for the charity to raise deserving

funds.” This year’s event, on September 20th, is in support of AMATE, a Tenerife based charity for victims of breast cancer and their families and players and spectators are expected to be in the pink with the entertainment on offer.

The organisers are hoping to gather together at least 18 teams of four players and your team can bid to play with one of the sporting legends. Before regular golfers begin to scoff, they should be aware that John, known in Spain as El Bandido, plays off a 16 handicap and has done for several years.

Each team will start on the 18 tees at the same time with a shotgun start at 9am and the three best scores out of the team count towards the trophies. After a day’s fun golf, it’s all over to the marquee for a fabulous barbecue and the chance to win some great prizes in the raffle or for photos with the stars. Special prizes will be auctioned. The price per player is just 45 euros including the round of golf, a buggy, entry fees to the competition and the barbecue. Non- players can enjoy the feast with the celebrities for just 10 euros.

But the fun doesn’t stop there.

All are welcome to Summer Days/Summer Nites in Los Cristianos from 7 pm onwards for an exhi-

bition game between John and Eric, an auction for the chance to stand up at the oche with the legends. More raffles and one of Tenerife’s favourite singers, Morgan, is flying in to entertain.

This event looks set to be the charity golf event of the year. If you want to be involved as a team or to join us at the barbecue, contact the club on 922 730 319 to book with your credit card.

Places are obviously limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Please be aware that if you need to cancel and do not do so at least 48 hours before the event, your card will still be charged with

the full amount due.

The cost of sponsoring and putting a stand on a tee starts at just 100 euros (contact Dave Hill on 922 737 288) the same gentleman is in charge of gathering in raffle prizes if you wish to donate a case of wine, a weekend in a hotel, spa treatments etc.

Within minutes of the announcement of the tee sponsorship, Aqualux Spas SL - Las Chafiras, Summer Days/Summer Nites - Los Cristianos; Las Pérgolas, The Players Golf Shop- Las Chafiras, Lynne Leadbetter, Tenerife Properties – San Eugenio, National Golfer/

Lady Golfer Publications, Victoria Tenerife SL. (Mercedes), Blevins Franks, Island Connections Media Group and two generous individuals who wish to remain anonymous had already signed to purchase a golf tee.

Amarilla Golf have special discounted summer prices (see the website at www. amarillagolf.es), as do many clubs, but they have really pushed the boat out in the amazing discount they

have allowed the organisers for this event and can be considered along with the Players Golf shop near McDonalds in Las Chafiras as being among the main sponsors. Ian Pilling, the Amarilla Golf Club captain, spoke for all when he extended his thanks to both companies and to John and Eric for their support in this event and also to John at Summer Days/Summer Nites, “for taking charge of all the evening’s proceedings”.

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Megabowl

TENERIFE

Compiled by Doreen Lemm

10 pin bowling league results

Tenerife 8 Ball RED LEAGUE TEAM 1. The Palms Bar 2. Ten.Hammers A 3. Target Bar A 4. Toscales Old Boys 5. The Cygnets 6. Atlantis Bar 7. North & South A 8. Trap Door B 9. Phoenix Potters 10. The Terrace Bar 11. Barracuda

YELLOW LEAGUE PL W D L P 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19

14 14 13 12 9 9 8 8 5 1 0

4 2 2 2 6 5 3 2 4 3 1

2 4 5 6 5 6 9 10 11 16 18

46 44 41 38 33 32 27 26 19 6 1

TEAM 1. The Swan 2. The Brum Pub 3. Delicias La Cana 4. Trap Door A 5. Bar Nauta A 6. Rat Pack 7. Ten. Hammers B 8. Legends 9. Lupain Properties 10. Bar Nauta B 11. Target Bar B

PL W D L P 20 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 20 19

15 13 12 10 9 8 7 5 5 2 1

5 5 2 1 3 4 7 7 4 3 1

0 2 6 8 7 8 6 8 10 15 17

50 44 38 31 30 28 28 22 19 9 4

GOLF

Circuito Isla de Golf 2009

Closest to the hole (hole 14), Andrés de la Hera with 0.84cm.

Senior prize, Giovanni Bolognesi with 44 points Scratch prize, Mike McCarthy with 35 points Ladies longest drive (hole 13), Georgina Day Gentleman’s longest drive, Rodrigo Valverde Ladies first category: 1st, Susana Fernández de Caleya 2nd, Maria Luisa Forniés del Castillo 3rd, Marta Ascanio Arroyo

Ladies second category: 1st, María Dolores Sebares 2nd, Francisca Reyes Martín 3rd, Karin Beels Gentlemen’s first category: 1st, Rodrigo Valverde Choren 2nd, Michael McCarthy 3rd, Victor Marrero Suarez Gentlemen’s second category: 1st, Jose Medina Expósito 2nd, Giovanni Bolognesi 3rd, Adolfo Pereza Castro Gentlemen’s third category: 1st, Juan Carlos Afonso Almenara 2nd, Adrian Acevedo Henriquez 3rd, Daniel Ponce Perez Applications for enrolment for the sixth test, which will take place at Abama Golf on August 22nd, can now be made. For more information, go to www.tenerifeisladegolf.com/circuito or email circuito@isladegolf.com.

Steve Carter (8) Allan Billing (0) Sue Long (6) Martin Gronvall (2) Frank Saunders (8) Miguel Rodríguez (0) Forfeit No Player (0) Jeff Lemm (4) Forfeit Chris Rose (2) Avril Capper (6) Jacquie Gibb (7) Dave Dixon (1) Ron Howling (6) Duncan Wallace (2) An excellent 224 for Ron and 201 for Dave Dixon.

Saturday Doubles League Week 33 Monkey Foreheads (2) Megabowlers (6) No team (0) Happy Days (8) Forfeit Buccaneers (8) No team (0) Forfeit An excellent 214 for Steve and 202 for partner, Bob, (Monkey Foreheads), but it wasn’t sufficient overall to beat Megabowlers and Ron’s fine 212.

Week 34 Buccaneers (8) Los Inflamantes (0) A fine 213 for Buccaneer, Dave Dixon.

Saturday International League Doubles Canal Ocio Dayu Week 26 Canal Ocio Dayu (4) Golf Costa Adeje (12)

BASKETBALL

Socas Canarias season tickets

Megabowl Poppets (16) Delfin Computer San Isidro (0) Tasquita Damián (12) Tasca de Tranvia (4) 191 for Isabel (Golf Costa Adeje) way above her average.

Week 27 Canal Ocio Dayu (4) Delfin Computer San Isidro (12) Tasca de Tranvia (12) Golf Costa Adeje (4) Megabowl Poppets (4) Tasquita Damián (12) 200 for Franck (Golf Costa Adeje).

Sunday Doubles League Week 4 Him + Her (4) Nothing But Trouble (4) Buccaneers (3.5) Rack ‘Ems (4.5) 205 for Buccaneer, Dave Dixon and 200 for Sue (Rack ‘Ems).

Week 5 Market Taverners (4) Nothing But Trouble (4) Rack ‘Ems (0) Him + Her (8) 202 for Steve (Him + Her).

Monday Fun League League games postponed as a mark of respect for Mikey, manager of Yates’, who died last week. Our sincere condolences to family and friends.

Monday Pub League Week 11 Café Royale (0) Fisherman’s Bar (8) Buccaneer Bar (4) F.C.U.K.’Em (4) Cherry Bakewells (8) No team (0) Forfeit 200 for Dave Dixon (Buccaneer).

BOXING

Fighting start

A good kick start to the Socas Canarias season ticket sales with over 700 tickets sold in the first 12 days of the campaign.

Special deals have been included in the season ticket package this year including free participation in raffles for concerts and for two season tickets for the newly promoted Tenerife Football Club. Future discounts will include training camps and club merchandising products. Families, retired people, unemployed, companies etc. already enjoy a discount on the standard season ticket price.

An amazing 255 tickets were taken by just one fan club, La Peña San Benito who will be occupying the whole of the C Sector of the Juan Ríos Tejera pavilion and sales of the top flight seats, midpitch over the changing room entrance, continue at a good rate too. Fans who

Allan Billing (6) Chris Rose (2) Jeff Lemm (2) Miguel Rodríguez (6) Avril Capper (2) Dave Dixon (6) Martin Gronvall (4) Jacquie Gibb (4) Ron Howling (2) Frank Saunders (6) Duncan Wallace (4) Steve Carter (4)

Week 8

Tenerife-La Gomera

Golf Costa Adeje hosted the fifth test in the III Circuito Tenerife-La Gomera 2009 which was a great hit despite high temperatures, with 168 participants. Federación Canaria de Golf trophies and the prizes for the first tournament were presented as follows:

Tuesday Singles League Week 7

Two young boxers from Arona have won gold medals and been proclaimed Spanish champions in their age and weight groups.

wish to renew their season ticket only have until August 17 to do so. From that date their seats will be handed to new season ticket holders.

Their efforts were recently recognised by the local mayor, José Alberto González Reverón and the sports’ councillor, Francisco Toledo Hernández at a ceremony in Arona town hall.

Cristian Javier Jorge Alonso and Sandro Domínguez Jorge were accompanied by their trainer Manuel Povedano.

The young men were honoured by the Arona Mayor

Both young men are members of the Arona boxing school, Cristian in the under 75 kilo-

gram 15-16 year old range and Sandro in the under 57 kilogram, 17-18 age range.

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t’s always disappointing for ďŹ ght fans when a big contest is cancelled and very frustrating for fans and travelling sports writers to arrive at their destination and ďŹ nd that the big ďŹ ght has been cancelled.

Such an occurrence took place in Helsinki in June when the proposed WBA world heavyweights title ďŹ ght between the title belt holder Russian Chagaev from Uzbekistan and his challenger, the Russian giant Nikolay Valuev was cancelled the day before, when the Finnish boxing board decided that traces of hepatitis in Chagaev’s system posed a health threat not only to his opponent but to those at ringside if he had received a cut. Then, to make matters worse, another heavyweight title ďŹ ght, that between Britain’s David Haye and double belt holder Wladimir Klitschko, was scrapped when Haye received an injury in training. However all was not lost, especially for the promoters of this ďŹ ght, for, by this time Russian Chagaev had been cleared by doctors of his hepatitis traces and passed ďŹ t to ďŹ ght, so they pitched him in against Klitschko in Haye’s place. The ďŹ ght, which took place in Germany where Klitschko is a big crowd puller, having spent most of his boxing career there, turned out to be a one sided affair, as the big Ukrainian boxed Chagaev’s head off!

Then the Amir Khan – Andreas Kotelnik bout was cancelled, but rescheduled for July 18th. I thought to myself, “that must be it; surely there can’t be another cancellation of a big ďŹ ghtâ€?, but there was, and it was the biggest of them all, Floyd Mayweather’s comeback bout against Juan Manuel Marquez, two of the best pound-for-pound ďŹ ghters in the world today.

Fight cancellations are a pain in the backside for everyone concerned, but it’s happened many times in the past. In fact one world title ďŹ ght was cancelled and the ďŹ ght fans really let down when one of the contestants was actually in the ring prepared to do battle. It happened at Caesar’s Palace in February 1979 when Mike Rossman was due to take on Victor Galindez for the light heavyweight title. The evening before the ďŹ ght it was announced by the World Boxing Association that the three judges would

Boxing

By George Reed

Fights that never were Bud Schulberg, writer: “So what happens – this bum Wilson gets the title shot – outdoors in a ball-park! And what do I get? A couple of bucks and a one-way ticket to Palookaville.â€? (On the Waterfront) be Latin American ofďŹ cials, but the Nevada boxing commission refused to accept this. Galindez stood by the WBA even after being offered more money. The supporting ďŹ ghts went ahead while late efforts were made to get the Galindez camp to change their minds. His opponent to be, Rossman, was in the ring prepared to ďŹ ght when the promoter announced to the crowd that the ďŹ ght was cancelled.

Wuz he robbed?

The arena was empty and silent But the champion didn’t turn up It was certainly bizarre, but not as strange as the time way back in 1937 when Max Schmeling, the German former heavyweight champion of the world, was matched to ďŹ ght the then world champion, James J Braddock, the Cinderella Man, for his title. Seven years previously Schmeling himself had been world champion after the disqualiďŹ cation of Jack Sharkey for laying out the German on the canvas with a punch below the belt.

It was the ďŹ rst time in history that a ďŹ ghter had won the richest prize in sport on a foul.

Two years later in 1932 Schmeling lost his title in a return ďŹ ght with Starkey on a very controversial decision which led to his manager, Joe Jacobs, seeing his meal-ticket dwindling into a dehydrated water-biscuit, and acting as though the decision was as bad an act as the theft of the Crown

Jewels, grabbed the radio microphone. Now there’s a prescribed order about these things. Usually the victor, between gasps of exhaustion and manly emotion, would be expected to state something like, “he never hurt me. Mum are you listening? I did it all for you�.

Sounds a little like today’s X Factor talent show. It was a fact that no orphan had ever won the heavyweight championship.

His manager, even in those days of shortages, would certainly produce a mother for him and take a commission out of his fee. Now, just imaging the reaction of the radio audience (no TV in those days), waiting for the climax of Jack Sharkey’s speech, and instead of the new champion’s deep bass voice paying tribute to Mum, the shrill tenor voice of Schmeling’s manager Joe Jacobs sliced through the millions of radio sets with “We wuz robbed –

we shoulda stood in bed!�

The fact that Jacobs, in the high intensity of the moment, and in his anger, was not quite able to grab a strangle hold on the past tense of ‘stayed’ should not be held against him, for the sentiment was there and to hell with grammar. The in-

cident is part of folk-lore in boxing’s history.

Four years later Schmeling was considered to be past his best when he was matched up with the up-and-coming young negro prospect Joe Louis, who had never lost a ďŹ ght. The German pulled off a stunning upset by

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knocking out Louis, which set him up for a title ďŹ ght with the then heavyweight world champion James J Braddock. Contracts were signed for the ďŹ ght to take place in New York, in June 1937.

However, with Nazism on the rise and with most people in the boxing game in the States believing that Schmeling was almost certain to take the title back to Germany, it was decided that no way would that happen. The promoter of the ďŹ ght made an offer to Braddock’s manager, Joe Gould, that he couldn’t refuse. So Gould tore up the contract stating it would be a disaster if a Nazi were to win the heavyweight championship of the world. Max Schmeling refused to accept the champion’s or his manager’s excuses, and when the day on which the ďŹ ght had been scheduled ďŹ nally arrived Schmeling turned up as promised for the weighing-in ceremony at the headquarters of the New York State Athletic Commission and weighed-in and was examined by the doctor. But the champion didn’t turn up, in fact he was in Chicago having signed a new contract to ďŹ ght Joe Louis later in the month. The embarrassed ofďŹ cials ďŹ ned Braddock the paltry sum of $1,000 and banned him from ďŹ ghting in the state of New York.

Apparently that night at the appointed time Max Schmeling stepped through the ropes into the ring at Madison Square Garden Bowl to ďŹ ght for the heavyweight title, but it was a weird and ghostly sight, for in the ring there was no opponent to face him. The arena was empty and silent. All Schmeling did that night was put in an appearance before an audience of 80,000 empty seats. It would be forever known as the Phantom Fight.

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Last day loss repeat?

Taylor ’s Masters could now lose the Masters’ title on the last day again!

In a fascinating week the Soccer Experience Masters League play Taylor’s Masters (who lost last season’s title only on the last day due to goal difference) and had to win to look favourites going into the last week of games but they could now lose the Masters title for the second season running after losing 11 – 3 to main rivals and last season’s winners Morfitt Masters.

LIVERPOOL FC UNDER 18S

MASTERS LEAGUE SUMMARY The first game saw Keith’s Hole in the Wall side take on Shane’s ever improving side; this was an end to end game with non stop action, great goals and a wonderful competitive edge. Planet Football under captain Shane have been getting stronger every week and very nearly upset the odds with a terrific performance, but an experienced Hole in the Wall side snatched victory at the death to win 9 – 8.

Next up saw Damo’s Cold Flow side who have had a great season take on a Hoops Bar side with captain Kade ringing in the changes.

Hoops in their first season with Soccer Experience 7s have been up and down in their performances but this proved to be an up day destroying Cold Flow 16 – 5 and will be confident of doing well next season. The biggest shock of the week

Martin and the Liverpool 18s during the pre-season training

in their first two seasons and are now on the verge of winning the title! We will advise of the glory in the next issue!

saw Taylor’s Masters miss the chance of taking top spot with one game to go and give Tenerife Warriors the title in their sights.

Taylor’s Masters took on old rivals Morfitt Properties and were a man down within ten minutes after a great goal line clearance by Gary Ranson, just a shame it was with his hands! After that Taylor’s had it all to do as Morfitt’s ran them ragged running out 11 – 3 winners leaving Taylor’s Masters hoping Lee Martin’s Tenerife Warriors drop points in the last game of the season to have any chance of winning the Spring / Summer season.

Lee’s Tenerife Warriors have improved so much as they were bottom of the league

All of us who play in the Soccer Experience 7s and / or played in last year’s Soccer Experience International Masters Tournament would like to pass on their condolences to the family and friends of one of the Masters League players who tragically passed away last week in a freak accident. The players of Planet Football will sadly miss their mate Graham Gibson and before their game this week with Hole in the Wall, there was a minute’s silence in Graham’s honour.

MASTER’S DIVISION SPRING/ SUMMER 09 LEAGUE The Masters League is now proudly sponsored by De Cotta McKenna y Santafé, resident Spanish lawyers and English solicitors.

Teams

cult game against their local rivals www.freesmoke. eu, winning 7 – 3 which included an Eric Cantona style overhead wonder-goal from Steve Ham and this now puts them in the mix of it at the top end of the table.

Our most built up game of the season so far saw Exiles Bar’s very own director of football, Blair Macrorie, with his Exiles Bar B team take on Phil and Damo’s Grandee O’Donnells. All good friends off the pitch became enemies on it as a tight game could have gone either way, but it was Exiles Bar B who finished the stronger taking revenge on their previous encounter winning the game 5 – 3.

Played

1. TENERIFE WARRIORS 16 2. TAYLOR’S MASTERS 16 3. COLD FLOW 17 4. HARLEYS AMERICAN REST 16 5. MORFITT MASTERS 16 6. HOLE IN THE WALL 15 7. THE HOOPS BAR 16 8. BRITANNIA F.C. 16 9. PLANET FOOTBALL 17

W 11 11 10 10 8 7 6 4 2

D 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 0

L 2 5 5 5 7 7 8 10 15

GF GA 108 113 95 88 92 109 102 71 89

Points

62 68 91 63 85 104 106 136 143

36 33 32 31 25 22 20 14 6

Martin Tierney of Soccer Experience was very proud and honoured to be selected

by Liverpool to organise the pre-season training trip for Liverpool FC under 18s to Tenerife last week, where they won a tough pre-season tournament and then got down to some hard preseason training in southern Tenerife. More information about their trophy win and their training trip in the next issue.

We need some over 35s footballers!

Players and officials held a minute’s silence in honour of Graham Gibson

PREMIER LEAGUE SUMMARY First up saw big Pablo’s España side take on Taylor’s Lounge in a game which the winners could decide the runners up position. España have been a great success this season playing some of the best football in the league and being very hard to beat as Taylor’s Lounge found out losing 7 - 5. John Parkes and his Taylor’s boys have had a roller coaster season and are sure to reflect on this and as ever bounce back even stronger. The shock result of the premiership came from already crowned champions and undefeated Living Room Christian Centre who took on Morfitt Properties.

Morfitts went out firing and with their new Spanish dy-

namo Edgar, they thrashed the champs 8 – 2 and destroyed the chance of Soccer Experience’s first undefeated season. But with two games to go, well done to Living Room for lasting so long with an undefeated streak.

A mention must go to young Craig Allen of Windowsplus. co.uk whose performances of late have helped them lift off the foot of the table.

CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY Another terrific two weeks for the Canarian team who are the in form team of all the leagues taking two great victories including main rival Cyril’s Creations and pulling them even clearer top. Dreamers Bar under Captain Rob won a diffi-

Are you 35 years+ and do you remember the hat trick in the school play ground as if it was yesterday? Then Soccer Experience 7s would like to inform you of our new over 35s league coming soon! It will have up to seven teams and each team needs a few extra players in each squad, please get in touch ASAP and we will help place you with an over 35 team.

Do you or your mates want to play football every week?

If you are interested in putting a team in to any one of Soccer Experience’s leagues or maybe you would like to play and join one of our existing teams or just fancy a friendly game, please contact Soccer Experience on: 654200470 or email soccer@soccerexperience.com.

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Schumacher’s back

VIEW FROM THE TERRACES

Gené bid blocked

Pre-season in full swing

Spain’s chances of having an unprecedented three Formula One drivers in the same season have been ruined by the surprise decision by Michael Schumacher to fill in for Felipe Massa until the Brazilian makes a full recovery after his horrific accident in Hungary.

Ferrari reserve driver Marc Gené was tipped to replace Massa in the European Grand Prix on 23 August in Valencia, joining Fernando Alonso and new recruit Jaime Alguersuari, who had his first race in Hungary after Toro Rosso axed Sebastian Bordais. However, former world champion Schumacher agreed to swap his consultancy role at Ferrari to get back behind the wheel until Massa is fit again.

THE CD TENERIFE PRE-SEASON IS NOW FULLY UNDERWAY WITH THE BLANQUIAZULES TAKING PART IN VARIOUS TOURNAMENTS AND FRIENDLY MATCHES.

By Chris Todd

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Socas Canarias

Rost returns Basketball player Levi Rost is returning to Socas Canarias after a year on the mainland with Cádiz club Los Barrios.

The Michigan guard signed at the end of July and says he is delighted to return to the, “best club he has played for” and team up again with Jakim Donaldson. Rost spent two years here before moving to Cádiz and he is not the only one keen to return. Wife Leslie made many friends during her time in La Laguna and has openly admitted she missed the life in Tenerife. Socas Canarias have put together an impressive squad for the coming season, which begins away to newly-promoted Palencia. The first big derby is on 23 October, when they take on arch-rivals Tenerife Rural, who have appointed Ivan Deniz as coach to replace Rafa Sanz.

Sanz left acrimoniously after waiting for 50 days for contact from Tenerife to renew his contract.

Synchronised swimmer

Medal haul Gran Canaria synchronised swimmer Thais Enríquez received a hero’s welcome on her return to the Canaries from the World Swimming Championships in Rome.

The member of the Metropole Club in Las Palmas proudly showed off her clutch of medals (one gold and two silvers) which she won as part of Spain’s synchronised squad, which once again pushed Russia to the limit in every event, picking up seven medals in all. Gran Canaria’s other world-beating synchronised swimmer Paola Tirados retired after 15 years at the top last year and winning medals at the Beijing Olympics.

New class

Relaxercise A brand new exercise and relaxation class is due to start in Alcalá on September 2nd.

Described by the monitor as a yoga base with touches of Tai chi, super slow Kung fu, breathing and the philosophy of relaxation, the classes are suitable for all ages and all levels of fitness. The classes will be taking place at the Olinima Kung Fu and Tai Chi school from 6pm – 7pm.

Places are limited so book now. For reservations and more information, contact 616 597 010.

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he one-week training camp on the island of La Palma was affected by the huge forest fires that swept the island at the start of the month.

Their second proposed pre-season game against a La Palma Selection on Sunday August 2nd was cancelled due to the on-going emergency, mainly out of respect but also due to the fact that players on the rival team were involved in the drama. Tenerife’s first match which was against local third division outfit Tenisca ended up in a 3-0 win with two goals from Nino and one from Mikel Alonso. Meanwhile back on Tenerife the signing of Argentinean Roman Martinez was taking place. The midfield ‘general’ played 32 times for Espanyol in La Liga last season, scoring on six occasions. Next on the pre-season calendar was a game against C.D.Marino from Los Cristianos. The posters advertising the match had been displayed all over the south for several weeks and the publicity certainly paid off with a bumper crowd of over 4,000 present in the Antonio Domínguez Stadium.

The crowd was a mix of supporters mainly from the south of the Island, local residents and also many tourists.

Tenerife took an early two goal lead against Marino despite playing many reserve players. Young players Omar and Ángel bagged a couple of goals each. Promising speedy winger Omar has

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been knocking on the door of the first team for quite a few years now and if he puts in many more performances like this he could well end up in the first team squad for the start of the season.

Omar’s second goal was a superb effort as he weaved his way past three defenders before placing the ball in the right hand corner of the net.

Marino hit back soon after which drew applause from the crowd as I think many neutrals were beginning to feel sorry for the local side. The goals continued to fly in as Ángel added to his tally for the evening and by half time the score was a comprehensive 1-4 to Tenerife. Typically many changes were made at half time and the match became somewhat interrupted. New signing Roman Martínez was strutting his stuff in the middle of the park and certainly looks Primera quality. Goal machine Nino was nursing a sore ankle and was not risked and the Club were

quick to point out that he would definitely be staying at Tenerife despite transfer rumours. Daniel Kome added a fifth for Tenerife with a clever little chip over the CD Marino keeper Pol, who despite the score had a superb game. More substitutions were made as the game lost a lot of rhythm with the score remaining at 1-5. The annual Teide Trophy played at La Orotava saw Real Sociedad take on CD Tenerife on Sunday August 9th. Another large crowd of over 4,000 made their way to the Los Cuartos Stadium despite the fresh conditions and a ticket price of 15 € which fans thought was a bit steep for a friendly. TV Canaria who usually show nearly all pre-season matches involving UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife will not televise any this year. This is due to the crisis and fans have had to make do with repeats on local station Canal 4. Real Sociedad played a good solid match against the blanquiazules but it must

be said that Tenerife did not bring on their ‘big guns’ until the last 20 minutes of the match. Nino, Ricardo, Marc Bertran, Roman Martínez, Richi and Luna are the backbone of the side and without them it is obvious that Tenerife is in need of a couple more signings before the transfer deadline.

Estada won the match for Real early in the second half and overall they deserved their win, the Basque team look a good bet for promotion!

Next on the blanquiazules agenda is a week long training camp on the Spanish peninsula playing against Elche, newly promoted to the 2nd division Cartagena and lastly Real Betis at the famous La Manga sports resort near to Murcia. The pre-season calendar is wrapped up with a match against UD Lanzarote in La Laguna on Wednesday 19th at 8pm and the official presentation game in the Heliodoro Stadium in Santa Cruz against Dutch Premier side NEC on either 22nd or 23rd of the month.

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