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he mothers of three young English holidaymakers who have spent the last five months in a Tenerife jail have gone public with their anger at the failure of the Spanish justice system to resolve what they are convinced is a case of mistaken identity which is having untold consequences both on the youths and their families.

John and David Heyfron, aged 20 and 18, and their friend Cakgan ‘Chucky’ Guvener (19), who are all from south London, came to Tenerife at the end of July for what they hoped would be a great holiday together, one of several they have taken without incident in Spain and Portugal in recent years. However, according to their families, just three days before they were due to fly back they found themselves caught up in a nightmare which shows no signs of ending.

Their mothers, Kerstin and Sevda, have been forced to give up their lives and jobs in England since early August to be near their sons, visiting them at least once a week in prison and liaising on a daily basis with a prominent Madrid lawyer hired to secure their sons’ release. The nightmare began when the three young men were picked up by police in Playa de Las Américas as they headed from the Paraíso del Sol hotel to the beach nearby for a late-night swim. They were put in the back of a police van and taken to the local station where they were questioned about a stabbing incident a short time earlier in which a Belfast youth was injured.

Despite cooperating fully with the police – they could not protest their innocence

Kerstin Heyfron (left) and Sevda Guvener have spent €50,000 so far to try and free their sons

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English mothers’ remand rage WHY JOHN AND DAVID HEYFRON AND ‘CHUCKY’ GUVENER DIDN’T SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH THEIR FAMILIES because they did not learn until a week later what they stood accused of – all three were remanded to Tenerife II prison on the orders of a local judge in Arona and since then the families have left no stone unturned in their bid to have them freed, at least on bail.

“We want them back home and this matter brought to a close but, failing that, they should be bailed until a trial takes place, if it ever gets to trial. We have given all kinds of guarantees, including proof that relatives who live permanently in Parque La Reina would look after them, that they will remain on the island if released and have even of-

fered to hand in our own and the boys’ passports to make sure they cannot leave” said Kerstin, who has been on strong medication for the last few months due to the toll the ordeal is having on her health.

A string of appeals against the remand order have been filed by the families’ lawyer, but to no avail, the latest rejection having been notified to the boys in prison shortly before Christmas. “We have been told that the Public Prosecutor is under instructions from her superiors to oppose bail applications as a matter of policy, irrespective of merit, and our sons are

suffering the consequences” explains Sevda.

The official reasons given for the prolonged remand are the seriousness of the alleged crime, classed by the prosecutor as attempted murder given that a broken bottle or a knife was used, and the risk that the youths will flee the island and not return to stand trial. However, a crucial prosecution element of ‘evidence’ of their involvement – a blood stain on a towel carried by John Heyfron when he was stopped by police – has turned out to be groundless as DNA tests now show the blood does not belong to the stab victim

but was from a nosebleed suf fered by John earlier in the night. “This was the only objective evidence the prosecution had against the boys and after four months it has come back from the forensic lab in Madrid with confirmation of what we knew all along. We proposed a much quicker way of doing the tests but they would not listen” says Kerstin, whose anger grew when she learned that the judge had contacted the prosecutor to advise of the towel development but backed the latter’s motion to keep the boys in jail despite the test outcome.

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peculation that the direct flight from Tenerife to Miami had been pulled off by Air Europa has been dismissed by the airline and the local authorities.

As reported here, the weekly connection is to stop as of 9

Januar y and it was thought that Air Europa had taken the decision to suspend the service due to low passenger numbers and the reliance on of ficial business and political delegations to fill seats. However, in a communiqué issued just

before Christmas the carrier said it was happy with the route, which had achieved a load factor of just over 70 per cent since it was inaugurated in June. The lack of flights as of January is due to “extensive maintenance” on the Airbus 330 aircraft that

covers the route.

An Air Europa spokesman said the ser vice should be resumed towards the end of March, although there are no plans as yet for a second weekly flight.

HUNGER STRIKE ENDS

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upporters of Aminatou Haidar celebrated the return of the Saharan human rights activist to Morocco after a 34-day hunger strike in Lanzarote airport.

Haidar, who had been admitted to hospital 24 hours prior to finally returning home due to her weak condition, was flown by private plane to El Aaiumafter Morocco bowed to international pressure to allow her back in to the country. Her case had

sparked international interest and certainly will have raised the level of awareness regarding the situation in Western Sahara and the unresolved dispute over the zone’s independence.

At a more local level, her departure meant Lanzarote airport could get back to normal after the month of disruption caused by the protest, which attracted scores of journalists from all over the world.

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up in August and disclosed to a local paper just before Christmas could seriously damage the prosecution case against Morales given the evidence found that points to the involvement of another person.

Doubts cast over accused in murder of Isabel Canino

EU deal

In our thoughts

Michael Clarke - RIP Banana deal fury We at Island Connections Media Group were shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden and untimely death of Michael Clark, the Shaitsu practitioner.

We have known Michael for some considerable time as both a client and friend of the newspaper. He was a larger than life fellow and anyone who had the good fortune to meet him will never forget him. We pass our sincere condolences to all his friends and family at this sad time.

Banana growers in the Canaries say the import tariff deal struck between the EU and Latin American countries could spell the end of the sector here.

The major associations have expressed their anger that the lower tariffs agreed to open up the EU market to bananas from countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica will squeeze fruit from the Canaries out of shops because growers cannot compete on wage costs.

They are calling on the EU to create a package of measures to compensate them for anticipated losses.

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Local fiestas are part of the way of life in the islands and mean that we get extra days off in comparison with many of our European counterparts.

Often on these days, businesses, banks and shops are closed and equally often a number of colourful traditions are enacted before, during or after the official fiesta date. Holiday dates are divided between national and regional holidays and municipal holidays. Below is a complete list of the national, Canarian and island holidays for 2010 and in addition each borough has two feast days which are local holidays and can be found at

National & Canarian holidays

Aminatou Haidar is back home

Morales has been in jail since 31 May after bus driver Isabel’s body was discovered buried in his La Laguna garden several weeks after she went missing.

Morales has always denied killing her although he admitted to burying her after he allegedly found her body on his premises.

A 12-page forensic report drawn

Fiestas and national holidays

http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/ boc/2009/220/002.html.

ISABEL CANINO

he investigation into the murder of Tenerife woman Isabel Canino took a new twist with the revelation that DNA traces found under her finger nails do not belong to the man currently on remand in connection with her death.

Former boyfriend Salvador

Official holiday calendar

January 1st New Year’s Day January 6th Three King’s Day April 1st Maundy Thursday (aka Holy Thursday) April 2nd Good Friday May 1st May Day May 31st Canarian Day October 12th Spanish National Day November 1st All Saints’ Day December 6th Constitution Day December 8th Day of the Immaculate Conception December 25th Christmas Day

Island feast days February 2nd- Tenerife Virgen de Candelaria August 5th - La Palma Virgen de las Nieves September 8th - Gran Canaria Nuestra Señora del Pino September 15th - Lanzarote Virgen de los Dolores, Nuestra Señora de los Volcanes September 18th - Fuerteventura Nuestra Señora de la Peña September 24th - El Hierro Nuestra Señora de los Reyes October 4th - La Gomera Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

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ther aspects of the case, which the families and their lawyer believe have been badly mishandled by the police and the judge, have prompted them to call for a full and impartial investigation.

“We have kept silent about all this until now so as not to jeopardise the case but the time has come to put this out in the open. There have been so many irregularities from the beginning that something needs to be done.

We have contacted our MP in London as well as Fair Trials International in the UK to ask them to take up the case on our behalf. When the boys were handcuf fed and put in the police van, an officer brought friends of the stab victim to the van and shone a torch in the boys’ faces, asking ‘is that them?’ Later, in the police station, the three (now officially suspects) were in full view of the witnesses for a long time. One witness has even admitted that he picked them out because ‘he had seen them before’. Witnesses were shown hastily-prepared sheets of photos, not an album as should be the case, and our boys were the only photos to appear on all the different sheets, in exactly the same position. Their photos were taken by a policeman using his mobile phone, which is highly unusual. The formal identification process was conducted without a lawyer present”.

Documents seen by Island Connections confirm that irregularities committed during the identification procedure have been acknowledged by Tenerife’s Criminal Court, which also expresses surprise that the case has not come to trial more quickly. Yet it has upheld the remand order by the Arona judge as “appropriate and within the law”.

The mothers have many other questions they want answers to quickly and cannot understand that such

English mothers’ remand rage issues will not be resolved until a trial takes place. For example, one witness picked out a totally different person from the line-up but that seems to have been ignored completely. Initial witness statements described the assailants as wearing ‘scarves or something similar’ to hide their faces, a point picked up by their lawyer who openly asks “if their faces were hidden, how could they be recognised later? We think that since the boys were carrying small beach towels when stopped, the original versions were subsequently changed to read ‘towels’. In any case, it is impossible to keep a towel on your face in the way described by the witnesses”.

Another key point on which the two mothers are pressing for clarification is the allegation that John, who was singled out as the actual perpetrator, “ran away immediately from the scene”, which is physically impossible for him according to his mother: “As we have shown in affidavits supported by medical reports, John has had so many operations on his ankles since the age of 11, including eight reconstructions, that he cannot run as alleged. Despite 30 translated pages of medical evidence from his surgeon at home the judge would not even listen and repeatedly put obstacles in our path when we presented the evidence” explains Kerstin. John’s stay in prison has already caused him to miss another operation scheduled for 14 August and a special brace has had to be brought over to make sure his ankles recover fully after previous surgery.

“The judge has also constantly refused to order statements to be taken back in Britain from the other people who were with our sons on

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the night to corroborate their versions of where they were at given times. These statements are crucial because although the police say the stabbing occurred at 5.30, the treatment report by doctors who tended the victim was signed at 5am, which meant it had to be earlier and we can show the boys were somewhere else then” says Sevda, adding that “in any case the Belfast youth simply walked out of the hospital on his own after he was treated.

How can the prosecution call this attempted murder?

He discharged himself, continued his holiday and went back home a few days later.

And three innocent boys are still behind bars. There seems to be no more evidence to gather and now that the blood has been shown not to be the victim’s, what is the court waiting for to throw this case out or, if it goes ahead, to set a trial date so they can be acquitted?”

Legal sources say that the English boys may have fallen foul of the current and widelypublicised chaos suffered

by Arona’s cour ts, which do not have the resources to deal with the spiralling caseloads caused by the surge in population (and crime) in recent years in the south of the island. The Canaries’ justice minister Carolina Déniz admitted during a recent visit that both Arona and Granadilla were in “urgent need of extra judges and officials” to speed up proceedings.

To make matters worse for the Heyfron brothers and their friend, the judge in charge of the preliminary investigation into their case since August departed at the end of December for a new posting, triggering family fears that a new appointee will have to review everything all over again and they will

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be back to square one. The families also feel that the bad reputation of Britons on holiday in Playa de Las Américas is a relevant factor and the boys are paying the price for the authorities’ attitude to trouble involving Britons in Tenerife.

“We are at the end of our tethers. This is costing so much money, around €50,000 so far, in lawyer’s fees, flights, car hire, telephone bills and accommodation, and all because someone got it wrong and is not decent enough to admit their mistake and free the boys. We don’t know who to turn to to get this case speeded up and/or ended once and for all. We have been told it is costing the British government money every day our sons are held on remand so surely Britain is also interested in a solution. You can’t imagine the trouble we have organising visits every week.

There is just one telephone number to book visits and it is always engaged. We have to rely on a Spanish-speaking person to do it for us all the time. We have even considered writing to the tourism authorities here to say how much damage is caused to the reputation of the island by cases like this.”

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stacles, the two mothers stress that the prison staff in Tenerife II jail could not be more helpful. “They know us well from our weekly visits and they are great with the boys, despite the language barrier, as are the other prisoners, who have taken them under their wing”.

However, both women are less complimentar y about the assistance provided by the Consulate and feel it could do a lot more. “Apart from an initial visit, a list of lawyers and interpreters, and arranging the mandator y letters of introduction to the prison for family visitors from England, they have actually done very little for the boys.

They did send a Christmas card, however.

“We understand that a Consulate cannot get involved on a personal level but the diplomatic representatives of other foreign prisoners do a lot more for them”. Sevda was particularly annoyed at the lack of help given when she needed an official letter to request exemption from jury service back home in November because she was here full-time to be close to Chucky. For her part, Kerstin admits to exchanging “angry words” with staff over the problems encountered in get-

ting her son’s ankle brace to the prison. Although aware that ‘when’ (a word both mothers insist on using instead of ‘if’, so confident are they of their sons’ innocence) all turns out well and the three boys are released without trial or are acquitted, they will be entitled to compensation for the time spent behind bars, the families feel this will never make up for the physical and psychological trauma suffered. “Chucky spent his bir thday in jail and now Christmas. He has missed out on his dream to star t university this year, where he hoped to study Criminal Psychology, which would be funny if it were not so serious. Nothing will give them back their lost freedom and the sleepless nights in jail. We, as their parents, have suffered tremendously being away from the rest of our families back home all this time and banging our heads against brick walls due to the slow and incomprehensible system here. But just imagine what it must be like for the boys inside” says Sevda. “Enough is enough. In Britain the CPS would have dropped this long ago. It is time someone looked into this in earnest and gets our sons out of jail” adds Kerstin.

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enny Lattimer had just bought the last of the linen she required and new shoes for her two teenage boys at Herreros in La Orotava when the heavens opened and it began to pour with rain.

They started to run down the slippery cobbles in the direction of the car but realised it was a futile effort and stepped gratefully into the portico of an old town mansion. It was early April 1966 and they had only recently arrived to live in Tenerife where Sam Lattimer had been posted to set up what was to become a very successful distribution centre for a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer. The two boys, Jamie and Peter were 17 and 15 respectively and about to return to school in England for the summer term.

It was a beautiful entrance to what was evidently one of the town’s magnificent wealthy mansions and they peered through a wrought iron gate into a central patio. It was lush with potted ferns and a delightful Roman fountain whose cascading water was no match for the heavy shower. The rain ceased as suddenly as it had arrived and instead of stepping out into the street again Penny and her sons

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The pink Stradivarius

By John Young were captured, not by the hypnotising sound of water made by the fountain, but

by Beethoven. A piano was accompanying a cello from a room somewhere above.

After a few moments, Penny, who had herself been a cellist in her youth in Birmingham, exclaimed.

“Good God, I can’t believe it.

That’s got to be a Stradivarius. Listen to the vibration.

Nothing sounds quite the same.”

The sun began to shine through the gate and sent shivers through the boy’s mother as she stood paralysed by the perfection of the music and her memory of days gone by. But her trance was quietly interrupted by a maidservant, dressed in black and white uniform.

She opened the gate and bade them enter.

“Pase, por favor”, she said leading them up a wide wooden staircase to the right and onto the gallery overlooking the central Spanish patio. The music came from the other side but the Lat-

timers were led into a huge living room with exquisite French furniture and walls covered with glorious oils and water colours. With the little Spanish they had learnt they understood from the

If music be the food of love... girl that la señora would be with them in a moment.

“I am terribly sorr y to have kept you waiting but I was still in my dressing gown when you took shelter in my porch. I am Antonia Monteverde. Would you join me for coffee?” As Penny Lattimer discovered in the following years, only someone educated by an English nanny, as so many wealthy islanders were in the early to middle part of the 19th century, could speak such

melodious and distinguished English.

The cello was being played by Emilia, her youngest daughter. She was just thirteen and practicing with her music teacher for a forthcoming concert.

“You must meet her, and Emilia would just love to know your boys!”

Of course that was the last thing Jamie and Peter wanted to hear. They just needed to get down to Puerto and to the beach as quickly as possible. But they were polite young fellows and followed the Spanish lady and their mother to the music room.

Again it was a huge space.

They peered through the door way until invited to interrupt the lesson. The sunlight played with dust particles floating in the air to the melancholy sounds coming from the cello. An elderly lady at the piano concentrated on the music in front of her. There were no paintings on the wall, just two violins, another cello, percussion instr uments and an old guitar sitting

on very bohemian looking armchairs. Emilia’s head, a mass of long chestnut hair, was bowed over the cello held tenderly between her legs. The sounds she produced by arching the bow back and for th over the strings would make even the

toughest of men surrender.

Perhaps it was how she wore a loose man’s jumper which came to just above her knees or her feet bare on the wooden floorboards.

But when the piece finally ended and Emilia looked up she left both boys knowing

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that there might one day be something much more interesting in Tenerife than the beaches.

Penny, however, left Antonia Monteverde’s house slightly disappointed. It can’t have been a Stradivarius after all, certainly not with all those pink markings. The boys did not see Emilia again during those Easter holidays because they were soon on the British United Airways flight back to Gatwick for the summer term.

“I’m going to marry her!”

Peter suddenly informed his older brother as the plane descended over the Isle of Wight. Going back to school always made them look back with a kind of empty stomach feeling at the holidays. They were both wearing their new shoes bought in La Orotava and the conversation had taken them to the girl with the cello.

“I’ve got a much better idea” replied Jaime. “Perhaps Mummy was right and it is a Stradivarius after all. I’m going to pinch it and bring it to London. I could sell it.

It might be worth a fortune!”

Like any other brothers they were very different. Peter was always day dreaming and in love with somebody. Jaime wanted to be a millionaire and would stop at nothing, or so he liked to pretend. In fact

he could never be a thief, but always took up a challenge and liked to shock. Anyway, he was going to be captain of cricket this term at Allhallows School in Devon, so he would soon be far more interested in using his well known tactician’s mind to defeat the best of England’s public schools on the cricket field.

Funnily enough it was Jaime who eventually won the heart of Emilia the cellist when she was nineteen and he a graduate on holiday at his parents’ home in Puerto de la Cruz. By that time the cello had gone. Emilia’s father had died leaving enormous debts and, as was the tradition, everything except the family home, was sold. Young Peter Lattimer went to Sandhurst and had become much more interested in war games.

Jaime got a job with Lloyds and married Emilia. They went to London and lived in a small flat in Gloucester Road but hopped back and forth to Tenerife.

After a number of years looking after many of Lloyds’ Latin American and Spanish clients, Jaime became an independent and very successful broker. In fact he knew he was going to make a fortune and sent his own children to boarding school, all three star ting at a prep school called Cottesmore, which was

conveniently placed very near Gatwick airport. They also moved to a lovely house in the Sussex countryside.

Despite Jaime’s reputation for planning almost everything he did in life, his marriage to Emilia was a happy one, except for one year in the early 1990s. A stressed husband, children in their teens and the death of Antonia Monteverde got the better of Emilia. She moved back to the old family house in La Orotava to have what she referred to as a sabbatical. Jaime, who began to live more and more in their Gloucester road flat, never failed to telephone her every evening. But he realised he would have to do something to stir his wife out of what was evidently the beginnings of a depression she disguised extremely well. The most important business he would have to attend to was ensuring his wife’s happiness and his family’s unity. That Christmas would have to be a very special one indeed. It was late October and he was gazing out at the autumn leaves in the park when an idea caught his imagination.

Jaime Lattimer telephoned an old school friend, Philip Schofield, who looked after the antique instruments department at Bonhams. Had he ever come across a pink

Stradivarius cello? No, of course not. How ridiculous.

Nevertheless, two days later, the phone rang and it was the friend from Bonhams.

It wasn’t a Stradivarius but Philip had located a cello matching the description at McPharlin Guitar and Violin in Harmony, Pennsylvania. It was in fact described as fine 1760s English cello by Joseph Hill and the engravings on the instrument’s edges and scroll had been tinted pink, which is why it was for sale for just under $12,000.

Jaime booked five seats on the flight back to Tenerife for the family Christmas.

Four were for his two sons, his daughter and himself.

The other was for the pink Stradivarius. Today, anyone sheltering from the rain in the old portico in La Orotava still gazes placidly at the water falling from the Roman fountain in the central patio. Those lucky enough might also hear Beethoven coming from a room above, but only when Emilia is at home to play her cello. She is usually to be found wherever life takes her husband, Jaime Lattimer. As far as the pink tinted engravings were concerned Emilia eventually owned up to the fact that when she was twelve, she had used her first pink nail varnish to decorate the engravings on her beloved cello.

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La Orotava Teaching fun

Street Science La Orotava celebrated its sixth annual science fair in December.

The aim of the event has always been to show visitors how science can help them in their daily lives and also be easy and fun to learn about. The fair combines entertainment with teaching.

Councillor Francisco Linares was pleased to open the science week in the magnificent central patio of the San Agustín Casa de Cultura and hoped people would spend a little time at the fair whilst they did their Christmas shopping. It included practical workshops, mathematical games, scientific experiments and even a flight simulator.

Los Silos Los Silos spy

Peeping Tom There was embarrassment and controversy at the town hall in the north western town of Los Silos in December after a suspected Peeping Tom was reported to the police.

A female member of the staff at the town hall caught a male colleague in the act. He was apparently crouching down and peeping through a hole into the ladies’ toilets. In fact it is believed he may have been a voyeur of women in the toilets for some weeks.

The man had burrowed a tiny hole into the ladies through the wall which separated the room from the gents. It was also thought that members of the council staff had been aware of the embarrassing situation before it was reported. That is possibly why the Guardia Civil police asked several members of the staff to make written statements at the police station.

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Branko Lustig, the Hollywood producer who made Schindler’s List and Gladiator, has announced he will begin filming a new version of the film in the Canary Islands, which shoulfd be released in 2010. Canary Island authorities hope that, apart from their share of the 90 million dollar production budget, the film will also encourage tourists to visit the Canaries, just as Gladiator did for Malta and Lord of the Rings for New Zealand.

The first version of the film also had a Spanish connection, according to British Valencia-based writer Bob Yareham, who is compiling a series of ar ticles about over 260 English language films made wholly or partly in Spain. This is what he says about the first Papillon: “Forget France; put your clothes on!” Words that have served us all well over the decades and which are pronounced to a group of French prisoners among whom are Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, before transportation to French Guiana by an angry commander who is in fact the writer Dalton Trumbo, and has possibly forgotten that he is not in fact speaking at a French prison but at a school in Las Matas near Madrid.

The prisoners are then marched off to be embarked and exiled, but the streets they parade through are not French streets but the cobbled stones and harbour of

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Canarywood; now and then Fuenterrabia, Guipuzcoa, just across the border in the Spanish Basque County, which means the prolific berets among the crowds would not have been a problem. Once at the prison, there is another Spanish touch as a prisoner is guillotined to teach everybody, and especially him, a lesson. As he fights and spits his way to oblivion he can be clearly heard cursing in Spanish.

There’s plenty of good advice for the prisoners while they are rehabilitated. Anoth-

er warden assures them that they should “put all hope out of your mind and masturbate as little as possible; it drains the strength”.Perhaps it is because he doesn’t have a motorbike this time that Steve McQueen finally manages to escape.

Another film that has recently been remade on the Canary Islands is Clash of the Titans, and again the original, shot in 1971 was also partly filmed in Spain. Bob Yareham writes, “a strange film to find Sir Laurence Olivier in;

perhaps he believed the title referred to rows amongst the stars, or perhaps he just couldn’t resist the opportunity to play Zeus with a hunchback.”

It was filmed all over the place, with the Spanish section being shot at El Torcal de Antequera, Málaga, a place once praised by the American traveller and writer Washington Irving, and which was the location for the scenes with the Stygian Witches’ cave.La Calahorra and Guadix in Granada province also got a brief

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Filmed Here: • Grand Canary (1934) • Moby Dick (1956) • Wonderful Life (1964) • One Million Years BC

(1966) • When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) • The Land that Time Forgot (1975) • Take a Hard Ride (1975) • Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1976) • The People that Time Forgot (1977)

01. Gregory Peck starred in Moby Dick

• Monster Island (1981)

02. Cliff Richards and

• Enemy Mine (1985)

Susan Hampshire star in what can only be classed as a highly innocent romp

• Krull (1983) • The Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

03. Krull starred a very young Liam Neeson, back here with Clash of the Titans (Krull.jpg) 04. Raquel Welch revolutionised the notion of cave life forever (One Million Years BC.jpg)

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look in. For the 2010 version Bob writes“Liam Neesen and Ralph Fiennes star in this remake of Laurence Olivier’s 1981 classic, also filmed partly in Spain. Among the selected locations in Tenerife are the Teide National Park and the coast in the districts of Icod, Buenavista del Norte and Guía de Isora plus some pinewoods and mountain areas, as well as the Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote.”

Production Designer Martin Laing explained the choice of Tenerife when he said: “we looked all around the planet for locations. We did not want to go where other films have been. This film had to be special”. , “we could have gone anywhere in the world but Tenerife has so many beautiful and dramatic landscapes. He added that “it is the jewel in the crown. Tenerife is special, it has that wonderful light and flavour which will really make this film stand out”.

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Bob Yareham has asked our readers to send him (bobyareham@gmail.com) information about the locations of any of the other films shot in the Canary Islands.

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Back on track? he dream of joinT ing La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz with a tramline first found space in the local press exactly ten years ago.

The idea, which was promoted by one or two Canarian Coalition politicians like Orotava’s Isaac Valencia, was shelved. It was thought to be too far fetched, especially in terms of the complicated route it would take.

Nevertheless Valencia aired

the proposal again recently.

Politicians are desperately looking for ways to keep construction firms alive and he thinks he has a new chance. Many firms have closed as a result of the economic crisis and the building industry is expected to be much reduced when the economy begins to recover.

It is widely considered that politicians in the last twenty years have allowed the building boom in Tenerife to prosper beyond capacity or

requirements. The search for new kinds of work for building firms brings projects like new ports, railways and this northern tramline between Puerto and La Orotava to the forefront. In fact Valencia told reporters in December that now was the time to put his tramline proposal on the rails again. The problem is the sloping nature of the terrain, so alternatives are likely to be placed on the table before any decision is taken, probably in 2011.

Puerto de la Cruz

Christmas parking

Shops and cars he Association for T Young Business People in Puerto de la Cruz complained just before Christmas that the town had lost a thousand valuable car parking spaces, just when they were most needed by prospective Christmas shoppers.

They were unhappy, as usual, about the fact that the traditional travelling fairground had been permitted to set up camp on the

harbour car park as always.

William Lucas, local commerce and trade councillor, denied the town had lost all those car parking spaces.

In fact he explained that to compensate for the loss of 400 spaces at the closed bus terminal, the council had reduced the space made available to the fairground so as to provide 500 free car parking spaces which had not been available in previous years. Lucas also referred to the confusion which arose

regarding people using the closed bus station as a car park. His council had tried to keep it open for Christmas shoppers but was obliged to close it off altogether after inspectors found there was too much of a risk of falling plaster and leaking roofs.

Lucas also pointed out that Christmas shoppers have also been able to make use of free car parking at the Plaza de Europa car park provided they purchased goods at local shops.

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Culture

THE CANARY ISLANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL

I. Albéniz: Spanish Rhapsody G. Holst: The Planets Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 30th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 31st

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Russian National Orchestra I

Staatskapelle Dresden

Lü Jia

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor N. Golovanov: Russian Overture D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 S.Taneyev: Symphony No. 4 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Februar y 4th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Februar y 6th

Russian National Orchestra II

Zubin Mehta

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Denis Matsuev, piano D. Shostakovich: The Bolt, suite from the ballet S. Rachmaninov: Concerto for piano No. 2 D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Februar y 5th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Februar y 7th

Canary Islands

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he Canary Islands Music Festival takes place throughout the Canary Islands, though most performances are concentrated in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Running from January 8th to February 7th, this is the 26th year of the festival, and will offer the public concerts from an excellent selection of international classical music greats, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, and the Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev.

The brain child of the then regional president Jeronimo Saavedra (currently mayor of Las Palmas) the three primary goals of the festival are, to enrich the cultural programme of a region with a long tradition in music, to heighten the international profile of the Canary Islands through something other than the sunshine and beaches for which the islands are already well known and to attract more cultural tourism to the islands.

The history of music in the region can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century when European opera companies stopped over in the Canary Islands on their way to South America, making good use of their stay to offer the recitals and performances which helped create a significant musical tradition. It is worth bearing in mind that Las Palmas of Gran Canaria can boast the oldest private society in the whole of Spain founded to organise concerts. With over 150 years to its credit, the Philharmonic Society of Las Palmas can also claim Camille Saint-Saëns as one of its presidents.

Staatskapelle Dresden I Zubin Mehta, conductor Thomas Quasthoff, baritone A. Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra G. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 8th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 11th

Staatskapelle Dresden II Zubin Mehta, conductor J. Brahms: Tragic Overture Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 4 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 9th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 12th

Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife Lü Jia, conductor

José Luis del Castillo, piano Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano Cynthia Millar, Ondes martenot L. Vega: In paradisum, concert for piano and orchestra- work commissioned by the Festival O. Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 16th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 15th

Göteborgs Symfoniker I Gystavo Dudamel, conductor L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 C. Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 20th Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 18th

Göteborgs Symfoniker II Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano E. Benzecry: Rituales amerindios- Work commissioned

by Göteborgs Symfoniker S. Rachmaninov: Concerto for piano No. 4 J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 21st Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 19th

London Philharmonic Orchestra I Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Carolin Widmann, violin D. Shostakovich: Five fragments, op.42 K. Szymanowsky: Concerto for violin No. 1 D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 22nd Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 20th

London Philharmonic Orchestra II Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano M.A.Turnage: Commission piece L.v. Beethoven: Concerto for piano No. 3 S. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Januar y 23rd Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Januar y 21st

Performances on other islands Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, EL Hierro y La Graciosa Sphera AntiQva La Graciosa, January 9th. Lanzarote, January 10th Fuerteventura, January 11th. La Gomera, January 12th El Hierro, January 13th. La Palma, January 14th

Camerata Clásica de Canarias La Gomera, January 18th. El Hierro, January 20th La Palma, January 21st. Fuerteventura, January 22nd Lanzarote, January 23rd

Duet Al Océano & Guest artist (guitar, violin and percussion) La Gomera, January 25th - Fuerteventura, January 27th Lanzarote, January 28th - La Palma, January 29th El Hierro, January 30th

Prague National Theatre Chamber Orchestra La Gomera, February 1st - El Hierro, February 3rd La Palma, February 4th - Fuerteventura, February 5th Lanzarote, February 6th

Tickets

Music festival tickets Las Palmas G.C. • Telephone (La Caja de Canarias): 0034 902 405 504

(from Monday to Sunday, 24 hours) Internet: www.cajatique.com, or on the festival webpage, www.festivaldecanarias.com • CajaCanarias ATMs • Auditorio Alfredo Kraus’ s box office *Note: Tickets for ‘the Gods’ (upper balcony) will only be sold in the box office of the Auditorio, two tickets per concent.

S/C. de Tenerife • Telephone Nr. (Auditorio de Tenerife): 902.317.327

(from Monday to Friday, from 10am to 7pm

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria Pedro Halffter, conductor OFGC CHORUS Iván Martín, piano J. Rueda: La Tierra

• Internet: www.cajatique.com • Cajacanarias ATMs • The festival webpage, www.festivaldecanarias.com • Auditorio de Tenerife: from Monday to Friday, from 10

am to 3pm. Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. On concert evenings the box office will be open two hours before the beginning of the performance.

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AGE CONCERN ESPAÑA

Helping people to help themselves FAMILIES TODAY SEEM TO BE INCREASINGLY DIVIDED.

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t may be that the older members of the family feel fit enough to care for themselves and don’t want to be, what they think of as a burden, on their younger members, or it may be that the younger members themselves, already busy with full time jobs and children are unable to dedicate all the time necessar y to handson care of their elderly relatives.

Many of those relatives choose to emigrate to the sun for health reasons, or to improve their quality of life and continue to enjoy regular visits from family and friends.

Sadly however, at some time in their lives some of them may be left alone and have problems they are unable to solve without help.

We received this story from Age Concern España, a registered charity which works to promote the well-being of all older people. The name has been changed to protect the lady’s privacy.

Milly’s story Milly’s story is one which is all too common amongst older people in Spain today.

Milly‚ like many people was looking for ward to a long and happy retirement with her husband of many years.

They had moved to Spain and were excited about their new life together. Tragically‚ shortly after relocating‚ Milly’s husband died.

Struggling with her loss and sense of emptiness‚ Milly found it increasingly difficult to gain any meaning out of what remained of her life. She would spend days and nights alone‚ often going for weeks without any contact with another human being. Having only recently moved to the area she did not know anybody. With no family here and not being able to speak Spanish she became more and more housebound. Then she phoned the British Consulate in a very distressed state because she had no money as she was unable to sort out her pension.

A caseworker from Age Concern visited Milly at home and under took a detailed assessment of her needs.

By working with the Pensions Benefits and Heathcare team, they managed to sort things out and she is now in receipt of both her UK and Spanish pension. Her sister in England rang them to thank everyone for all their efforts.

Each week casework suppor t volunteers from the local Age Concern still visit Milly, do some shopping for her, take her to the hospital and translate for her when necessary. With assistance from Age Concern, the Red Cross provided her with a tele-alarm, which she now carries at all times. She is too scared to go out on her own but she attends Age Concern social events, including the monthly luncheon club.

Many elderly relatives choose to emigrate to the sun

This has made a tremendous difference to Milly’s life.

Her weekly visits from Age Concern España casework support volunteers has given Milly some hope back in her life whereas before she felt she was merely existing.

Age Concern España works to help to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for everyone. It started in the Balearic islands and now has bases in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Costa Blanca Sur and Estepona. Through a network of English speaking volunteers they are able to provide direct services for residents and tourists who are over 50 years of age and in need. They are also committed to integration in Spain, are developing stronger links with Spanish organisations and work closely with Age UK/Help the Aged, the

British Consulate and the Department for Work and Pensions.

They concentrate on working with people aged 50+ and provide services designed to assist with all of the typical difficulties associated with ageing such as failing health and mobility, financial constraints and often isolation and loneliness.

Furthermore, the Spanish social welfare system is not as comprehensive as in the UK which means that often family units are relied upon to provide care for elderly relatives. Many British nationals living in Spain do not have families here or are estranged from their families in the UK and so this essential element of support is missing. This combined with a lack of knowledge of the Spanish language means

that people often find it difficult to access Spanish public services and get the help that they so desperately need. A. C. España have designed services (such as the casework service/lifeline volunteers/hospital visiting/various clubs/transport/social event/food parcels etc.) to help alleviate many of these problems.

Nationally‚ Age Concern provides a casework and an Infoline service: 902 00 38 38 (local call rate) between the hours of 10am and 2pm. Infoline is a gateway into the casework service and also provides a basic advice and signposting ser vice. The service currently only operates on a restricted basis due to lack of funding.

Their caseworkers within the casework ser vice can identify which benefits older

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people may be entitled to and how to claim them, they provide support and advice, and liaise with other organisations and charities to assist those in need. Locally‚ Age Concer n also provides a range of direct services for older people. Through their Lifeline service, they make home and hospital visits‚ liaise with social ser vices, lease care equipment, and arrange various social activities.

Although fronted by A.C. España, this project is about bringing many other local organisations (both expat and Spanish), local councils, and other agencies together to provide a more coherent and comprehensive service for older people in need.

Sadly in the Canaries there is only one Age Concern España volunteer and a great deal of very useful work that could be done. They are actively looking to recruit new volunteers to assist with their objectives and even if you are only in the country for a few months a year, your help could be vital. As they are a charity organisation, they are also looking for potential sponsors or donors to help with the cost of training the casework volunteers and to provide funding for the Infoline service.

Age Concern España needs dedicated volunteers like you to help deliver important services for older people. There are lots of different ways you can get involved and they have volunteering activities to suit everyone, whatever their age, skill or background. As well as helping older people, volunteering can give you a great personal award as you can make new friends, gain new skills, give something back to the community and have fun.

If you are able to help in any way, please call (+34) 606 522 915 or contact Age Concern España by email at ccm@ ageconcern-espana.org. More information on their website at www.acespana.org.

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Fuerteventura

La Gomera

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very early December, a sweet morning chorus of bleats returns. The goats start having their kids then and more are born each day, swelling the chorus. We wake to this lovely sound. It is the pre-Christmas soundtrack in rural La Gomera.

Most of the island’s villages have a sizeable goat population. There are no paddocks or fields, so this other island population is not immediately visible to the casual observer. All the lower lying, steeply terraced land has traditionally been used for agriculture, not grazing. The goats may not be in view, but they are very much there.

Look into any of the tumble down stone sheds or patchwork wood and pallet shacks, or peep into ruins roofed with corrugated tin, and what do you find? Chickens, a few ducks, the occasional sleepy donkey and a veritable multitude of brown, black, grey and white goats. This stabled goat population is largely female, kept close to home for the rich milk, then used to make local white cheese.

It is the young of these goats who are responsible for our December sound track. Their complex bleat language overlaps with human morning conversations, sometimes hilariously.

Serious dialogue is, thankfully, impossible when all pronouncements of intent or ire are met with a perfectly timed ‘baaaaaaa’.

Then there are hundreds of other goats, left to wander and graze so much higher up on the steep cliff faces that their owners keep track of them with binoculars. We rarely see them, apart from as an occasional flash of colour on rock faces, but we can hear them too as they go about their business.

Their morning and evening migrations along precipitous tracks send down peals of little bells on the breeze.

The male kids down in the valleys are happily unaware of their fate.

Their lives will be short and sweet, ending shortly before December the twenty-fourth, when Canarians will get together with their extended families to celebrate Christmas on Noche Buena.

Preparations for the event start early in the morning, when ovens and stoves are lit. As day breaks, the smell of woodsmoke wafts everywhere. A bluish smoke haze thins on the cool air.

Huge saucepans are put on to boil water while the ovens fire up. Lots of it is needed to cook the traditional Christmas dinner’s other main ingredient, the yam.

Yams are dense roots, shaped like long, tubular potatoes. They can weigh more than five kilos and are roughly the size and shape of a chocolate Yule log, but two to three times heavier. Yams need lots of moisture for their slow growth and their large, distinctively shaped leaves are to be found wherever there are damp corners. Dark green, heart-shaped leaves nod in the breeze beside irrigation channels and watercourses all over the island, and the heavy roots are ready to eat in December, after long hours of slow boiling in

Neighbours and friends new and old get together to sing and celebrate

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GOATS AND YAMS FOR CHRISTMAS

Goats and yams and many friends water. Eaten with spicy red mojo sauce, they are delicious.

The slaughtered kids are cooked slowly, either jointed in wood ovens or diced and simmered in sauce in enormous saucepans. As the afternoon wears on, the delicious smell of this tender meat slowly cooking in its juices and sauce, and the yams softening to perfection in spiced water, distract one from the serious business of feeling sorry for the kids and their distraught mothers. All the meat and fish we eat has been killed for our pleasure, but we are usually spared the reality, which we like to forget.

At about nine o’clock, the feast is ready to serve and everyone gathers, not necessarily round the table and not necessarily at the same time.

This is a far more casual affair than an English Christmas dinner. The vast spread of food does, in the end, all get eaten and a unbelievable quantity of wines and liqueurs disappear and are replenished as if by magic. Conversation and argument takes place, sometimes to the accompaniment of guitars and small timples playing villancicos, or carols and Canarian standards. Sometimes everyone sings.

This is all a slow process, involving place changing and changes of personnel when sudden missions to go off to do something, or show somebody something, become crucial. Promises to be back in five minutes are ignored and then forgotten with the arrival of new guests, who have in turn gone temporarily absent with leave from their family Noche Buena tables.

As the festivities proceed, forgot-

ten, earlier absentees re-arrive, and are persuaded to eat and drink again, despite having had at least three dinners here and elsewhere.

The whole party may, or may not, disappear to midnight mass, the Misa de Gallo, (the cockerel mass), reappearing a few hours later, with more new faces.

Both returning family and guests and new guests are welcomed and brought up to date on all fronts. An endless supply of food and drink arrives at the table.

Phone calls to and from relatives and friends on other islands and Venezuela punctuate the proceedings. You may find yourself in deep telephone discussion with an unknown, but charming, ex neighbour in Caracas.

Throughout the proceedings, children and grannies nod off in chairs, wake up and start again. Nobody would dream of putting anyone to bed. Just as all seems to be winding down, there may well be a visit from more friends bearing musical instruments.

The Gomeros have a reputation throughout the islands of being keen on their music. The Canarian joke, ‘what happens if you put more than seven Gomeros together?...a music band’, reflects this stereotype. And away we go again, fuelled by more food and wine. Everyone sings if they still can and bangs something if they can’t.

Much, much later, coffee and mistela close the proceedings.

The mistela is homemade, delicious and potent. Cinnamon, orange and other closely guarded secret ingredients are added to a bottle of spirits

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a few months before Noche Buena and left to mature, to wonderful effect. No two mistelas are the same and much is made of savouring this year’s batch before the long leavetaking begins. Should new guests arrive at this point, it is quite possible that the party will revive and go on for hours longer. Hospitality is of the essence and until the place is in darkness and the hosts are finally asleep in bed, all guests will be enthusiastically welcomed and pressed to eat and drink.

Considerable staying power, a welldeveloped capacity for consumption and lots of bonhomie are the necessary attributes for enjoying these wonderful goat and yam Canarian Christmas celebrations. The same attributes, incidentally, will ensure that the Christmas communication miracle takes place.

Those who arrive at the Noche Buena dinner speaking little Spanish will realise, at approximately two fifteen in the morning, that something extraordinary has happened. They have been vigorously arguing the case for something-possibly now forgotten but still compellingly interesting to everyone-for some time now in Spanish! Their hosts and local friends will, at about the same time, realise that yes! of course!... they can indeed speak English.

This will be enormously exciting, calling for a celebratory round of toast making in the new languages and a bout of singing, where all the English speakers, both practised and newly discovered, will sing Beatles songs, followed by a rendition of Guantanamera, the Spanish song everyone knows the chorus of.

The Dublin-based low cost airline announced several routes, including flights from Ireland, Italy and Belgium. The formal announcement came a few weeks after a deal was reached with the local authorities and an influential business grouping, ending the bitter passenger subsidy dispute triggered at the end of 2008.

According to the company’s website, they will return to Fuerteventura “with 10 new routes from March 2010”, adding that the decision was taken after the “local government” extended the airport discount scheme.

They confirmed that they will operate 10 Fuerteventura routes from March 2010 to/from Bournemouth, Brussels (Charleroi), Dublin, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Frankfurt (Hahn), Glasgow (Prestwick), Liverpool, Madrid, Milan (Bergamo) and Pisa, creating, they state 300 new jobs in Fuerteventura.

Speaking in Fuerteventura following the announcement, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said, “we commend the local government’s decision to protect its vital tourism industry, jobs and the Canary Island economy with the extension of the hugely successful airport charges discount scheme.

We are confident that in the current climate of reduced traffic and tourism in Spain the Spanish Government will see the wisdom of extending low airport costs throughout Spain.”

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Santa Cruz

INDIAN RESTAURANT

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he young owner of a new Indian restaurant in Santa Cruz is convinced he has hit on the formula to help him succeed where others have failed in the past.

Dynamic 27-year-old Siddhartha Chandiramani runs the Rasoi restaurant in an unlikely part of the Tenerife capital, off the beaten track for visitors to the city centre.

Set in the upper district of the city, theoretically it could prove a recipe for disaster but only if geared solely to the traditional fans of Indian food, namely, British tourists or resident ex-pats. And yet Siddhartha’s tables are 80-85 per cent filled by locals, not foreigners, and around half are repeat customers.

“We have consciously tried to adapt things to Spanish palates” says the hyperactive manager-chef-PR man, all in one. “Elsewhere, it is all about making the hottest and spiciest dishes but our market focus means we have to tone things down for local tastes, a l -

his dream was also foreign (Japanese) but rarely if ever attracted such numbers.

The secret is not just what is on the plate. A different business approach by a young man who has hotel management studies in India, including attachment to the world famous Taj hotel group, under his belt and experience as a revenue manager for a hotel in south Tenerife, has led him to merge the country of his culinar y offering (not his birthplace, which by a quirk of fate is the west African state of Liberia, where his parents ran an electrical goods store before the civil war broke out there) and his land of adoption.

Themed dining events, which are continuing over the festive season and at Carnaval, include a Bollywood Night featuring dancers

who, when I was there, were so proficient at their job that they had customers up to the age of 70 joining them on the improvised dance-floor well after midnight (see picture).

Unlike the kitchen staff, the dancers are local but have taken to the elegant Bollywood gyrations and hand movements with such relish that they have changed the name of their dancing school to Madhuri Bollywood Dancers. Their classes draw not just teenage Tinerfeñas but a sizeable group of women from Santa Cruz’s Indian community.

What was initially designed to be a one-off themed night looks as if it will become a permanent fixture on the calendar at the restaurant, which might have to think about charging the many passers-by who stop and

Diners get grooving to Bollywood

stare through the windows and door of the restaurant in Calle del Perdón, one of many whose name used to be that of an army general but was changed recently to rid Santa Cruz of its Franco

and food they will feel more comfortable with us and what we offer. That generates word of mouth advertising and we will reap the benefits” insists Siddhar tha, who is often accompanied by his mother

Bollywood

often not getting home until 2.30am”. They don’t expect him to fail and judging by the growing popularity of the venture among the local office workers, lawyers and doctors who pop in for lunch, not to The staff mix reflects Siddharta’s merger approach

‘merger’ a success A SUCCESS WHERE OTHERS HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST

though taking care not to lose the authenticity of the dishes in the process”. And it works: two recent nights in the Rasoi drew upwards of 100 diners who tucked into a set but varied menu extending across all the traditional favourites of Indian cuisine. Curiously, the establishment which closed its doors and gave Siddhar tha the chance to realise

By Karl McLaughlin memories. “The dancing helps us connect with our customers. We explain what it is all about, which region each dance is from, as well as telling them, to start off with, what to expect from the set dinner menu” says Siddhartha, who cuts the ice ably by launching into his explanations in Spanish for all customers at the beginning of the evening. “There is an educational component to all this, along with – of course – the business side. If people know more about our culture

and father in the restaurant, although the parents take a back seat and their presence is very discreet, allowing their son and his Spanish waiting staff to get on with things.

Mum, however, cannot keep a tear from her eye from time to time as she watches things, openly confessing that turning up at the Rasoi is “like having grandchildren”: “This is his baby. We helped out with the start-up a few months ago but it is his and he devotes all his time to bringing the baby up,

mention the busy evening periods, it looks as if it will beat the myth that the location is jinxed for anything but Spanish tapas bars or pizza huts.

Initiatives like free air tickets to India, three of which were given out recently, will help, no doubt. Potential customers are warned that to earn such fringe benefits they have to play ball, like dressing up in traditional Indian gear during Carnaval if they want to eat there… or joining in the Bollywood dancing if called upon.

Tenerife South

Granadilla/Arona

Court chaos T he Canarian government has admitted that something urgent needs to be done to resolve the chaos suffered by the courts in Granadilla and Arona.

The region’s justice minister Carolina Déniz said during a recent visit that the current facilities are saturated and new courtrooms, judges and

prosecutors are required sooner rather than later to clear the backlog of cases in the system. Déniz acknowledged that the spiralling population growth in the south of Tenerife has brought unforeseen consequences in terms of crime and the corresponding need for legal provision to deal with it. An added factor has been the

have now opened their New Interactive Showroom! relatively short stays of many judges and prosecutors in the area before being posted elsewhere.

However, Déniz insisted that improvements were on the way and new technologies would be used to speed up notifications and the processing of cases.

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TENERIFE

By Karl McLaughlin

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any who come to Tenerife for their holiday return home with the impression that there is very little to do except stroll around the resorts and soak up the sunshine during the day, saving the night for entertainment.

No different to what can be done in virtually any holiday destination. So how about trying something a little different and aiming much higher, literally?

Less than an hour’s drive from Playa de Las Américas and Los Cristianos is one of the wonders of the world, the impressive Teide volcano which is not only the third largest anywhere on earth but is also Spain’s highest point at 3,718 metres (12,200 feet). The National Park in which it is located attracts almost three million visitors every year, the vast majority of whom are fer-

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Teide’s moonlight hikes

mations, also the product of volcanic eruptions – the Roques de García route should take just over two hours in daytime, so add a little bit more at night to fully appreciate the eerie silence of this vast expanse and to glimpse the many rabbits that dash across your path as you walk.

Boots, fleeces and a woolly hat are recommended as standard wear to ensure cold does not become an obstacle to the enjoyment of the surroundings. Early starters, around 8pm, will

The two-hour Roques de García trail is the best

ried up on coaches for brief sightseeing tours or drive up themselves for a quick stroll around the lunar landscape.

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Years BC (1966) to the much more recent Clash of the Titans, which was shot earlier this year. Young and not so young hikers, many of them foreign, equipped with sturdy boots and backpacks, can be seen throughout the day from El Portillo on the La Orotava side all the way across to the actual foot of Mt Teide.

Most complete their walks by mid-afternoon, when the sun can get quite hot and even if it is not it still burns skin severely, and are in time to head back to their hotels on the coast before it gets dark. But others do exactly the opposite and only set out when darkness falls and when conditions can get very chilly if the sky is cloudless, which is usually the case. Temperatures around freezing are common at this time of year but do not deter committed hikers keen for a very different walking experience.

A good starting point for anyone wishing to try out the nocturnal adventure is the Roques de García walk of almost five km through the massive crater directly opposite Teide’s only hotel, the Parador. Torches are a must for the night-time hike even though the trail is clearly marked and is in excellent condition. Be warned, however, that there is a nasty uphill stretch towards the end which catches many unawares and can prove particularly strenuous due to the thin oxygen at this height. The torches can be put away if the walk is timed to coincide with the arrival of the moon overhead, which bathes the entire crater in spectacular light. According to the detailed brochure describing the various trails – numbering 20 in all, including the five-hour walk of 15 km that takes you past Teide’s seven ‘Cañadas’ rock for-

one for beginners

still be in time to complete their walk and head by car to nearby Vilaflor for a late dinner at the Sombrerito restaurant, whose ‘puchero’ vegetable stew is the best way to refuel after the exertions. From there it is just a 40 minute drive back down to the ‘other Tenerife’ on the coast in time for late entertainment in your hotel or elsewhere.

A bigger treat, however, is to book in at the Parador and stay the night in possibly the quietest hotel location anywhere. The big log fire in the lounge is guaranteed to warm up even the coldest walkers and if you plan your dates well you will coincide with the local astronomy society that organises a weekly slideshow talk every Friday at 11pm outside the hotel to acquaint guests with what they can see above their heads in the night sky.

Next morning, if the previous night has not taken its toll, an early start as soon as the sun comes up will enable you to do at least part of one of the other walks that start next to the Parador before breakfast, which can be taken up to the very civilised hour of 11am. And you can be on your way back down the mountain before the coach loads of day trippers begin to arrive and fill the area around Teide. On the way down, satisfied with your exertions at high altitude, the chances are you will bump into another bunch of Teide regulars, namely, the cyclists in their brightly-coloured team shirts who frequently ride up the gruelling route from the coast as part of their endurance training and remind you that your hiking feat pales in comparison with their efforts.

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he second edition of Adeje’s comprehensive guide to municipal spor ts has just been launched and is available in sports centres and shops in the town centre.

Called Grada, and easily identifiable by the picture of the borough’s sporting mascot Berni on the cover, this is an excellently produced resource for sporting fans of all ages, giving you all the information you need

to know about the ongoing activities provided by the council in Adeje, where to go, who to ring, what ages the sports are designed for, etc. From basketball to volleyball, rhythmic gymnastics, keep fit, yoga, rugby, football, tennis to cricket, it’s all included.

The magazine also includes a series of articles on various sports, a look at Adeje’s beaches, a round-up of municipal parks, sporting facilities in the borough’s

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public schools, and a full directory of relevant addresses and numbers, and a calendar listing sporting events that took place in 2009 and an advance listing for 2010.

Using the guide is a great way to improve the physical health and well being of you and all your family, and what better way to start the new year. Pick up your copy today, or find the full magazine online http://www.adeje. es/esp/revista_grada_2/revista_grada_2.html

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Origin is part of the Hotel Playa la Arena building, turn up the Calle el Lajial towards the main entrance and the entrance to the spa is on the right at about 50 yards up. The gymnasium has

recently been refurbished to a high standard with all the latest gym equipment and cardio machines. The air conditioned rooms provide a comfortable exercising area and the treadmills and step machines look out over the hotel’s pools which members also have the right to use.

Their friendly staff offer you a free induction programme and health check, there are personal trainers on hand and various fitness classes available including fitness, yoga, relaxercise, dance classes in many styles

and musical theatre for three year olds upwards.

Origin also offers therapeutic, beauty and spa treatments, a selection of massages, detox and cleansing treatments, Reiki, reflexology, manicures and pedicures, facials, exfoliations and body wraps.

They are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 10pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm, so there is a time to suit everybody. For more information contact 922 860 324 extension 8088.

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David has settled so well and in the mornings is keen (yes! really! our David!) to get to school. How things change.

You know Tenerife but check out the school www.wingateschool.com. On either count a change for the better. Taken together!

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RING ROAD

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osé Luis Delgado, a socialist councillo in the Cabildo, has accused the Canarian Government of transferring funds destined for the south west of the island elsewhere.

He claims that money to be used in the Adeje to Santiago del Teide section of the ring road has been diverted to the metropolitan area of La Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife

and that cash for the connecting road to Fonsalía has been switched to Lanzarote. “This part of the island could lose its development and the diversification of its economy if we don’t construct adequate communication links,” he declared, stating his intention to demand at the next meeting of the Cabildo that ,“the south west of Tenerife receives protection”.

GUÍA DE ISORA

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unds have now been allocated to the new desalination plant for the south west in Guía de Isora.

Water works for four million euros are planned in total and the first hundred million have already been allocated to the Guía plant and four other projects.

The initial cash has been made available

to the island council by the Spanish and Canarian Governments. The Guía project has already been sent out to tender and another badly needed scheme for a new sewage works in the area to cope with the additional residential and tourism pressure is also expected to receive funding in the not too distant future.

Commercial face lift The Canarian Government has budgeted over €40,000 for a renovation plan in the commercial areas of the borough of Guía de Isora.

The idea is to make the shopping areas more attractive to the clients all year round. All the street fixtures and fittings, benches, bins etc are to be renovated or renewed as part of the overall scheme to boost the commercial areas in all of the borough’s residential and tourist nuclei. According to the council, the changes will project, “the value and identity of Guía de Isora as a commercial area attractive for both residents and visitors”.

Guía de Isora

The gift of the Magi

Kings in Guía de Isora Given their very packed agenda, the Magi, Kings Balthazar, Garzón and Melchior, have an extremely busy evening on January 5th, as they travel around the islands making sure that all children are visited and their gifts delivered.

Even in this time of crisis it’s to be hoped there’s something for everyone.

The Three Kings will make a special visit to Guía de Isora, starting with a parade through the main streets at 7pm, with music provided by local bands, some Disney stars in attendance, as well as lots of excited children and their parents.

After the parade the Kings will be collecting letters from the children in the church. Any child or young person who would like to be a page to the Kings should contact the Guía department of culture before Jan 3rd.

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Britons continue to choose Tenerife Tourism related industry and the islands in general are hoping that 2010 will see the economic recovery that is being talked up reflected in visitor numbers.

Prior to the end of the year the word was that at least among British visitors Tenerife continued to hold a high ranking as a favourite destination and was, according to the Skyscanner travel site, the second highest destination for Britons for travelling to celebrate the New Year after New York. The island

was also listed as third favourite among those booking holidays for 2010 with ebookers.com just behind Perth and Hong Kong. Tourism councillor José Manuel Bermúdez, welcomed the statistics, saying it was “good news which indicated that despite economic difficulties and the competition from emerging markets Tenerife continues to perform competitively”.

In 2008 Britons represented the highest number of tourists arriving in Tenerife, with 31.5 per cent of visitors coming from the UK.

Grupo Jésuman Elías Jesús Hernández

Goodbye good man The beautifully decorated main shopping street in Icod was crowded with mourners on 10th December last as people from all over the island flocked to pay respects to a good man.

Elías Jesús Hernández, a well known and admired entrepreneur had passed away. The 88 year old, unassuming gentleman was the creator of the Jésuman group of food industries, the Altesa chain of island supermarkets, as well as La Hucha and Supertrebol. But what most

people will remember him for was perhaps not for the industries he helped to build but for the way he was. During his funeral mass the priest referred to him as a good man, a friend of his friends, and as a family man who was always concerned for people in need. Tenerife’s leading politicians agreed that he was a magnificent businessman and an example to all in terms of his work for the good of others. Examples include solidarity with people in Guatemala and Guinea where he provided water supplies, a centre for children and apprenticeships.

KIESSLING HONOURED

Loro awards!

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he Spanish Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce has presented its medal for tourism excellence in recognition to Wolfgang Kiessling for 40 years of hard work dedicated to sustainable tourism.

The founder of Loro Parque went to Madrid to receive the award from the Secretary of State for Tourism, Joan Mesquida and he was accompanied by Rita Martín, regional tourism minister and other authorities. During the presenta-

tion ceremony Martín said the Canary Islands were privileged to count on a number of excellent professionals in the tourism industry and that Kiessling was an example to follow. There is no doubt that his efforts in terms of quality and innovation and his rigid defence of the natural environment has earned him respect, not just in Tenerife but throughout the world.

Seventy two year old Wolfgang Kiessling created Loro Parque, the Loro Parque Foundation which does so much for endangered spe-

Kiessling is the founder of many excellent institutions in Tenerife cies, Siam Park and the fivestar Botánico Hotel in Puerto de la Cruz. All institutions have a mark of excellence about them. He recently received the Prince Felipe prize for Excellence in business management and the entrepreneur of the year award from Ernst and Young.

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Letters

Chinese Horoscope

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By Daniela Herzberg & Roger Keller

Cat news Dear Editor

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ollowing my published letter about feral cats, published 4th Dec, on that day I arrived back to Oasis Tropical to find a charity from the UK had sent vets plus nurses to collect feral cats from Tenerife areas for neutering and returning to their natural habitat and were at that time catching cats from our area.

This action was met with great resentment from some cat lovers in the area who thought that the cats were being collected for extermination and I myself was involved with a fierce altercation with a local lady who thought this was the case.

I believe these vets come entirely on a voluntary basis from the UK twice a year to help to alleviate the problem and deserve some recognition for the good work they do. As a follow up to the story I would hope that Island Connections

could find more info about the charity and their work as this is a great problem here on the island and needs to be addressed.

from what he was saying to me that the vaccine isn’t considered 100 per cent safe for kids – or for anyone else for that matter.

THANKS ANNE.

It’s a bit confusing when ever y countr y you google seems to have different rules, some just giving the vaccine to risk groups, some giving it to ever yone, and some withdrawing batches because of problems. Help!

(We also spotted and spoke to these excellent volunteers and have asked them to send us information regarding their ongoing work. Ed)

Flu fears Dear Editor

It just doesn’t seem worth the worry – or what do other readers think?

YOURS A CONFUSED PARENT ARONA

TO JAB OR NOT TO JAB?

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am a regular reader of your paper and found the Swine Flu questions and answers you published quite helpful, but I still won’t be getting the vaccine for my kids.

I checked with the pediatrician in our local health clinic and was told that only the most severe cases or those in a really really high risk group were being jabbed.

I got the distinct impression

On in Coral Mar Square on 4th December. €400 of the money raised was donated to the Tenerife b r e a s t c a n c e r c h a r i t y, Amate, and the rest to a local orphanage. Special thanks go to Tony Moreton-Starmaker, Coast FM, FX Sound & Light, Ian Anderson, Aidy Evans, Mr Kelly as Santa and from the Eurobar - Paul, Alan, Julie, Steve, Debbie, Christine, Shirley, Malcolm and Dan. And of course, all the entertainers, stall holders and helpers for their time and effort in making the day such a success. The photo below is of local residents Gina and Tom collecting a cheque on behalf of Amate.

MANY THANKS TO ALL CHRISTINE AND DEBBIE

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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) There’ll be fun moments, visits and friendly gatherings. Whatever demands family members make, preserve your own interests.

Ox (1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009) When there’s a need, the slow and steady Ox can develop a devastating burst of speed, leaping into action with strategic and forceful energy.

Tiger (1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998) Many tigers will be adopting a new diet or exercise regime – the Celestial energies are right behind you! Single Tigers will attract a love potential.

Rabbit (1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999) These weeks might bring some unexpected tensions or difficulties. This could connect to emotional matters or your home-life. Stay cautious and act diplomatically.

Dear Editor

Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000) Watch out for deceptive words, and don’t be tempted by too-good-to-be-true deals or offers now. Tune into your Dragon intuition!

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Snake (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001) Expect some emotional drama in your workplace. To soothe things, show you care and remain diplomatic – even if it was not your fault.

Horse (1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002) Things that should be simple, relationships, work projects, travel plans and even gardening, will be potentially stressful. Stay calm, until the storm is over.

Sheep (1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) Now is the time to kindle romance, start a business, launch into an artistic venture, and generally act to create a new stream of experience in your life.

Amate

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Across 1 - duplicate copy (3) 3 - increase (3) 5 - mitre (anag) (5) 8 - role plays (4) 9 - communicator (8) 11 - lovingness (10) 13 - decline (6) 14 - wear off (6) 17 - they cut pencils (10) 21 - provoking (8) 22 - volcanic rock (4) 23 - dangers (5) 24 - diffident (3) 25 - slippery fish (3)

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Monkey (1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004) Whether you’re dealing with business or love, expect some adverse criticism, but take it gracefully. If you trust others with errands or tasks you’re likely to be disappointed.

Rooster (1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005) Be careful whose advice you listen to.

Sometimes you are your own best teacher.

There’ll be winter bugs and health challenges around, so keep your immune system topped up.

Dog (1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006) You’ll be feeling calmer and more aware of what’s going on in your world. There will be important business and career developments in the months ahead.

Pig (1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007) Changes and rearrangements at work, and awkward attitudes at home could unsettle you.

Have faith and carry on as usual.

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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ed either on the roof of a building or on the ground close by. They absorb energy from the sun, even on cloudy days.

The size of the panels depends on how much hot water is needed daily. In order to absorb the most amount of the sun’s energy, solar panels have to be installed at a certain angle, depending on the geographical latitude of the home, and placed on the south-side of the roof.

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h e re a re t w o types of solar panel. One type will generate electricity, while the other is used to heat water. The water heating types cost less, yet use far more of the sun’s free energy. These are the ones we are concentrating on in this week’s DIY page.

The most common type of system consists of the solar panel itself and the cylinder located immediately above it. These can be seen anywhere in the world.

The climate here in Tenerife

means that if you buy the correct system, it will supply 90 to 100 per cent of all your hot water needs.

(Pic 1) As the sun shines on the collector, the water inside the panel is heated. As it heats, this water expands slightly and becomes lighter than the cold water in the solar storage tank mounted above the panel.

Gravity then pulls heavier, cold water down from the tank and into the panel inlet. The cold water pushes the heated water through the collector outlet and into the top of the

tank, thus heating the water in the tank. A heat exchanger coil in the storage tank transfers heat from the hot water to the water in the solar storage tank

(Pic 2) shows Robert, on a fact-finding mission to the Constante Solar (Pic 3) shows the factory in Santa Cruz where the systems are assembled, using state-of-the-art technology.

The absorber plate is crucial to the operation of the

solar panel. Absorber plates have a black surface which is constructed of aluminum or copper (more reliable and longer life span than aluminum). Robert recommends the copper version, shown here, although it is slightly more expensive.

The striking blue Constante panel in the picture has been coated with a material which absorbs as much heat from the sun as possible, but lets very little escape. Hot water moves from the plate to the hot water storage tank through

a system of copper tubing containing a fluid (either water, or a glycol solution).

The solar panel also requires a heat resistant material or insulation. This is used to keep heat from escaping through the back of the panel. The whole thing is encased in glass or plastic to furtherincrease the heat retention, using the greenhouse effect.

Constante uses special glass which allows as much heat as possible to enter the unit.

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Solar panels are mount-

This depends on several factors. Obviously, if you install it yourself it will cost less. If your house is preplumbed for solar, the initial costs will be reduced.

Where you live and how much sun you get is also a factor, although the panels are very effective, even on cloudy days. It is generally accepted that this type of system will pay for itself in three to four years. A system can last for over twenty years with very little maintenance.

If you would like any further information on solar hot water or are interested in installing a system in your house, Robert can help you, either with supplying a system, helping you to carry out your own installation, or installing it for you.

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With the rest of the world we are watching and waiting to see how bad the Swine flu pandemic will get and how seriously it will affect the islands. Since the middle of November people in high risk groups are being vaccinated throughout Spain and the Canaries. A number of deaths from the flu did occur in the islands late in the summer, but there, as yet, has been no real swine flu scare reported from any parts of the archipelago.

And while some might counter that our moderate weather would exclude us from the worst of the outbreaks, the high numbers of tourists arriving from Northern Europe, potentially carrying the infection, balances out that argument somewhat.

The other international affliction was of course the economic crisis, which has affected Spain and the Canaries quite badly. Companies have closed all over the islands, but it is hoped that the worst may now be behind us.

There were many things to brighten our days though, and throughout the first half of the year the consistent winning ways of CD Tenerife, the island’s football side, kept minds off sourer matters.

When the side, justifiably, won promotion to La Liga, joy was unconfined, the rush to buy season tickets unprecedented, with individual

heroes too many to name, save the special place local player Cristo Marrero earned in the hearts of thousands of

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Highlights> Goodbyes • Stephen Jones • Jaime Willis • The many who left as

a result of the economic crisis Celebrations • CD Tenerife in La Liga • The inauguration of the

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2009 The year that was fans, even though he now no longer plays with the side. A quiet goodbye was also said to our football correspondent, Jonathan Pitman, aka The Poet, who sadly died during 2009. A tragic accident saw the loss of two lives, when large stones from a section of the cliffs at Los Guíos beach in Los Gigantes fell during a hot October Sunday afternoon. Two women, a Briton and a Spaniard, were killed instantly.

Other goodbyes, though not so sad, were made to a number of diplomatic personnel. Stephen Jones had only been the British Consul to the Islands for a few short years but gained many friends in that time. His move to the Spanish peninsula saw the arrival of the new man at the helm, Matthew Vickers.

The Irish community and beyond also saw a change in their representative. Jaime

Willis has given long and faithful service to them and the Irish consular service in Spain and will be very fondly remembered.

His replacement Ward Woods is already a well known member of the local Irish community and is an excellent replacement to Jaime, who will remain a friend to the many he has got to know over his years of service.

Another Irish person to make headlines here was Audrey Fitzpatrick, mother of teen Amy who went missing from near her Costa del Sol home on New Year’s Day 2008.

Audrey was in Gran Canaria early in 2009 to join with the mothers of Canarian children Sara Morales and Yéremi Vargas, also still missing, to make sure their children are not forgotten. Closure for another son was finally achieved – Sam Johnson, son of Welsh couple Brian and

Tina Johnson, was in court in Gran Canaria to see Carmelo Santana convicted of his parent’s murder in July 2006.

Good news for one child and his parents was forthcoming during the year, and we were delighted to be able to report that young Joshua Bliss, a child who earned a place in the hearts of thousands in the islands during his struggle against Leukaemia, was given the all clear. We wish Joshua, his parents Colin and Gemma and extended family a healthy 2010.

Visitors to the island, though perhaps down on previous years, were still more than welcome, some big names among them.

Music legend Rod Stewart played to thousands of delighted fans at the Costa Adeje Golf venue in May, confirming the Sun Live consortium’s faith in South Tenerife as a viable concert location for

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01. Cristo Marrero is carried off the pitch as he plays his last game for newly promoted CD Tenerife. Credit garyhill-photography.com 02. The new Agromercado in Adeje opens its doors 03. The Benchi Express links the ports of La Gomera and Tenerife 04. Commissioner for Miami-Dade, Rebeca Sosa arrives on the first direct flight to Tenerife 05. Lamborghinis take to Tenerife’s roads. Credit Gerard Zenou 06. Matthew Vickers, the new British Consul 07. Jonathan Pitman, aka the Poet, RIP 08. Joshua Bliss 09. Sarah Darwin 10. Francisco Fabelo, one of the islands’ winning cheese makers 11. Regional health minister Mercedes Roldós

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big name stars. Santa Cruz hosted Gloria Estefan and Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders among others, and will see out the old year and bring in the new with sell out performances of Mamma Mia! in the Auditorio.

The islands are also in line for a more cinematic boost when the blockbuster remake of Clash of the Titans, starring Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, is released.

With some of the spectacular scenes shot here, using our volcanic landscapes and seascapes as dramatic backdrops, the Canaries will be seen in major cinemas around the world, and if the trailers are anything to go by, Warner Brothers have a hit on their hands. The release date is currently listed as March 2010. Super Grover and a cast of hundreds from Sesame

Street as well as Disney’s Princesses on ice were also welcome guests to the Canaries, as was Sarah Darwin, a great great granddaughter of Charles, and currently working on an around the world sea trip, retracing her famous ancestor’s route, to discover the current state of the species, and how we as humans are working with our world.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were here too, their main stop being the official inauguration of the GTC, the world’s largest telescope, finally unveiled at the Roque de los Muchachos in La Palma. The new telescope can see further and more clearly than any of its predecessors and with international applications is being used world wide to see into the realms beyond.

Somewhat more down to

earth, but for many still out of this world, were the Lamborghinis that were spotted cruising the island of Tenerife in March.

They were here for the presentation of the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder, the latest model, on display for a week at the Gran Melia Palacio de Isora.

In travel news there was a big welcome for the opening up of a direct flight line to the United States, with the Tenerife-Miami link finally a reality. Inter-island travellers too were glad when the issue of who would take over the San Sebastián – Playa Santiago-Valle Gran Rey sea route was resolved, with the Fred Olsen Benchi Express winning the contract and resuming the vital service.

Dair y dilettantes were delighted to welcome the

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2009 The year that was Pictures 12. Santa Cruz Carnaval Queen, Ana María Tavarez Mata, in Prague 13. Spain’s King and Queen and local dignitaries at the GTC inauguration 14. Jaime Willis, outgoing Irish Honorary Consul 15. Katandra Tree Tops, Loro Parque’s newest attraction 16. Mothers of missing children Yéremi Vargas, Sarah Morales and Amy Fitzpatrick 17. Rod Stewart 18. Clash of the Titans, coming to a screen near you soon 19. GTC, the sky’s the limit 20. The cliff slide in Los Gigantes in which two woman were killed. Credit Gerard Zenou 21. Sam Johnson after his parents’ killer was sentenced 22. Thousands of CD Tenerife fans queue for season

tickets 23. Floods in Puerto de la Cruz in November cause chaos 24. Mamma Mia! comes to the Canaries 25. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders World Cheese Awards to Gran Canaria, the first time the competition has travelled outside the UK and Ireland, and though the overall winner was a Canadian cheese, local products did very well in all categories, and the organisers were more than delighted with the event, and the location.

As the year draws to an end it’s hard to know what image or memory will stand head and shoulders above the rest, but we hope that your particular favourite is a positive memory and that 2010 will bring you more of the same.

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TOURIST GUIDES

Loss of professionalism A

new law ratified on December 28th seriously threatens the quality of the tourist guide ser vice in the islands.

In an age which is increasingly competitive in the tourism market, the only way ahead is to concentrate on the traits which differentiate us from other destinations, on value for money and quality service. We have every reason to be proud of the official Canarian tourist guides.

They have obtained their qualifications after a great deal of study and a rigorous and complex series of exams

Farewell to the professional guides

on their knowledge of the islands and their linguistic abilities. Unfortunately, the new law threatens that level of professionalism. All that

will be needed henceforth for anybody from another EU country to be accepted as an official tourist guide in the Canaries will be a letter

WELCOMING TOURISM

Fáilte Ireland A

ccording to marketing services specialists, FutureBrand, in the 2009 Countr y Brand Index Ireland is the only European countr y in the top ten friendly destinations.

The attitude of the locals is one of the most important aspects of any holiday. The smiles, welcoming attitude and willingness to help of the

local population can make or break a holiday and a destination. FutureBrand have just published their third and latest index on the friendliness of locals across the globe.

Top spot was taken by Fiji, the third time they have made the top ten. Second, with their 100,000 welcomes and the craic, is Ireland for the second consecutive year.

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The conversation and sense of community remains one of Ireland’s most charming attractions for visitors according to the sur vey.

The remaining places were taken by Aruba, Thailand, Bermuda, Tahiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Canada and New Zealand. Ireland also came second in the ranking as the best country for ease of travel. The overall

confirming that they have worked as a tourist guide in their own countries at least two years out of the for a letter which they can easily write themselves. Nobody in the islands will be checking on their qualifications, or evaluating their abilities or specific knowledge.

Those who are currently working without the official title, and it has to be said offering a far inferior service, will no longer have to dodge the inspections as they will be handed their permission on a plate merely by asking for it. In the defence of the new law, the Tourism Department of the Canarian government says that guides qualified here will also be able to work elsewhere in the EU, however many capital cities, museums and National Parks require specific qualifications.

It is doubtful if the newcomers will respect the established rates and it has become increasingly obvious that the tour operators are price driven, so the quality of the service will be ruined and of course the reputation of the resorts with it.

UK brand was rated eighth and they were second in the nightlife category, fifth in the best shopping league, fourth in political freedom, fifth for advanced technology, fourth for ease of doing business, fifth as a conference centre and third as a place to set up new businesses. Spain, despite having the 10th most recognisable brand, does not rate anywhere.

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Souvenir shopping

Trash or treat Tourists spend over 1.5 billion US dollars on souvenirs each year.

What to do we buy to advertise to friends and family where we’ve been or to help us remember our visits? The top seller is apparently the t-shirt. However there are those who have the t-shirt and haven’t actually visited a particular destination, those who have and wear the t-shirt to prove it and those who have and are too cool to wear the t-shirt. Ashtrays are another popular pick-up, but whether bought or ‘borrowed’ is a different matter. There is even a book on Casino ashtrays across the world. However, last year’s kitsch could be next year’s collectors’ item.

Early German porcelain plates with views are fetching good prices now and if you were one of the tourists who purchased a Virgen de Candelaria snowstorm in the early 80s, you could well be sitting on a small fortune.

UK economy

British tourism Good news from British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, for businesses here that target British tourists and for the UK. In declarations in the House of Commons, Darling announced that the UK economy will shrink 4.75 per cent in 2009 but will recover next year with an expected growth of one to one and a half per cent.

Britain is the largest tourist market for Spain and the Canaries.

However according to the Minister, unemployment will continue to grow and getting people back to work will be a priority for his government. From January, nobody under 24 will be unemployed for over six months without a guarantee of work or training.

Winter 2010

Book ahead Jet2.com and Monarch have already announced their winter flight schedule for next year. Jet2.com were first off the blocks and have included new flights to Tenerife from East Midlands airport for the 2010-2011 Winter season.

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INVESTMENT FORECAST

What does 2010 have in store for financial markets?

The asset class also offers diversification benefits.

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

Property Interest rates The prospect for interest rates over 2010 is not encouraging for savers.

A Reuter’s poll of leading economists in December found that the rate is not forecast to increase from 0.5 per cent until October.

Some experts suggest that the Bank of England will wait until 2011, after which increases will be limited.

Equities While the ‘bar gain phase’ of the bull rally is over, share values are still quite attractive and have the potential to move higher.

When looking at how much markets have risen, don’t forget that they had become extremely undervalued, so that now the market appears to be good, long-term value.

While the markets could also be more resilient than some people expect, there are still uncertainties over

economic recovery, particularly in the UK. We cannot rule out a W shaped recovery rather than a V one, but I don’t expect prices to fall back to previous lows and I do expect the upswing to take prices higher than they are at the moment, over the medium term.

Emerging markets Emerging markets are a favourite asset class for 2010. After performing well over the last decade

they now account for over a quarter of the investible universe and benefit from structural long-term growth and lower levels of indebtedness than the West.

They should continue growing even if developed market economies don’t recover as expected.

Research by Swiss wealth manager UBS in December suggested that emerging markets will deliver the highest returns of all asset classes next year – around 15 per cent - although they would

be one of the most volatile asset classes.

Commodities Commodities are also expected to perform well in 2010, as economic growth continues, driving higher demand.

Finite supply, growth in highly populated countries and the associated rise in demand for resources and infrastructure development make commodities a compelling long-term investment area.

The UK property market performed much better than expected over 2009, helped by increase in demand, a shortage of supply and a fall in some mortgage rates, but 2010 will not necessarily be as good.

Estimates for 2010 performance vary from -15 per cent to +10 per cent.

Michael Dicks, chief economist at Barclays Wealth, advises that investors are better off looking for opportunities in other countries, such as the US where the market is likely to provide better returns over the next five years.

Buying shares in a property fund like a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) could be a good way to dip your toe back into the market as recover y star ts to take hold. REITs can offer diversification from across the globe, and include both residential and commercial property.

Neither I nor the analysts mentioned have a crystal ball however, and investment de-

cisions should not be based just on these opinions or on trying to find next year’s ‘hot pick’. Rather you need to consider what your long-term objectives are, and then set up a portfolio to achieve these objectives, based on your circumstances. A professional firm of wealth managers such as Blevins Franks will review your existing arrangements and recommend a suitable route forward.

Buying shares in a property fund like a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) could be a good way There are still uncertainties over economic recovery,

particularly in the UK

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

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HealthExtra

House Calls with

Dr. De La Flor HouseCalls

Swine flu vaccinations

healthytenerife@gmail.com

Wholegrain foods will help prevent constipation

A

month after the swine flu vaccination campaign began, the health authorities began to notice that very few people within the high risk group were getting vaccinated.

Dear Doctor, I seem to always have bruises and marks on my legs. Aside from how they look, they don’t bother me much. Should I be concerned that I bruise so easily?

Official sources estimate that less than 20 per cent of the population falling within this group have been immunised.

THANK YOU, BECKY

Dear Becky, Bruising easily does not mean you have a serious health problem, especially if bruising is minimal. Bruises develop when small blood vessels under the skin tear or rupture, most often from a bump or fall. Blood leaks into tissues under the skin and causes the black-andblue colour. Most bruises are not a cause for concern and will go away on their own.

Home treatment may speed healing and relieve the swelling and soreness that often accompany bruises that are caused by injury. But severe bruising, swelling, and pain that begins within 30 minutes of an injury may mean a more serious problem, such as a severe sprain or fracture.

As we age, the skin becomes less flexible and thinner because there is less fat under the skin. The “cushioning effect” of the skin decreases as the fat under the skin decreases.

These changes, along with skin damage from exposure to the sun, cause blood vessels to break easily.

Women br uise more easily than men, especially from minor injuries on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms. A tendency to bruise easily sometimes runs in families.

O c c a s i o n a l l y after an injur y, blood collects and pools under the skin (haematoma), giving the skin a spongy, rubber y, lumpy feel. A regular bruise is more spread out and may not feel like a firm lump. A haematoma usually is not a cause for concern. It is not the same thing as a blood clot in a vein, and it does not cause blood clots.

Sudden unexplained bruising or blood spots under the skin or a sudden increase in the frequency

Public apathy

of br uising may have multiple causes: aspirin or blood thinners, a bleeding or clotting disorder (Von W illebrand’s disease, thrombocytopenia), or another less common bleeding or clotting disorder, other diseases that affect clotting (chronic inflammatory diseases, such as lupis; liver disease, such as cirrhosis; some types of cancer, such as Hodgkin’s disease, leukemia, or multiple myeloma; vasculitis, malnutrition, such as deficiencies of vitamins B12, C, or K, or folic acid.

Dear Doctor, I’ve been having a dif ficult time using the bathroom lately. What causes constipation?

CHEERS, NEIL

Dear Neil, Constipation occurs when bowel movements become dif ficult or less frequent. Going longer than two days without a bowel movement is too long, the stool or faeces become harder and more difficult

to pass.

By protocol, you are considered constipated if you have two or more of the following for at least three months: hard stools and/or straining and/or incomplete evacuation more than 25 per cent of the time or two or fewer bowel movements in a week.

Constipation is usually caused by a disorder of bowel function rather than a structural problem.

Common causes include: inadequate physical activity and/or water, fibre intake, a disruption of regular diet or routine such as travelling, eating large amounts of dair y products, stress, resisting the urge to have a bowel movement (which end up in haemorrhoids).

Overuse of laxatives which, over time, weaken the bowel muscles is another cause.

Sometimes constipation can be the result of a general condition: Just to name a few - hypothyroidism, Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis. Certain medications – antacids containing calcium or aluminium, antidepressants, or iron pills also are common culprits. Irritable bowel syndr ome, pr egnancy and colon cancer are also frequent causes.

If you have constipation for more than two weeks,

you should see a doctor so he or she can determine the source of your problem and treat it. If constipation is caused by colon cancer, early detection and treatment is very important.

There are several things you can do to prevent constipation.

Eat a well-balanced diet with plenty of water and fibre (fr uit, vegetables, legumes, and whole-grain bread and cereal - especially bran). Liquids that contain caffeine, such as coffee and soft drinks, seem to have a dehydrating effect and may need to be avoided until your bowel habits return to normal. Exercise regularly.

Move your bowels when you feel the urge.

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 fr om 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 neighbourhood.

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Appointments made via the official telephone number 012 have not exceeded 40,000, which is a long way from the 400,000 persons at risk registered in the Canaries.

If this lack of interest continues, then it is very probable that the Canarian health service will return a fair proportion of the 399,949 doses which have been acquired. Despite this apparent countrywide apathy, the State government’s ministry for health continues to insist that for the high risk group, the vaccination is the best way to prevent an epidemic.

Meanwhile, a study undertaken by the health observatory of Spain’s general nursing council

revealed that 47.4 per cent of the high risk population had no intention of being vaccinated and almost 67 per cent of this group said that they are not particularly worried about the swine flu.

Luckily, all the contracts which have been signed with the pharmaceutical companies for the supply of the vaccines (GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Sanofi Pasteur) include clauses which allow for the return of unused doses so that they can be distributed to other countries or areas of need.

27 million vaccines were acquired for Spain.

Only 20 per cen of the vaccine stock has been used

Superbugs

Essential health

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esearch from the Sligo Institute of Technology in Ireland indicates that some essential oils could well be effective against the most resistant bacteria including MRSA, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL).

For a long time people have lauded the health benefits associated with these oils, but this news takes their positive uses a step further. Superbugs have been a problem in most of the world’s hospitals in recent years, with their high resistance factor to conventional antibiotics, a real danger, given that they are present where there are patients already suffering some form of illness often worsening their condition, sometimes fatally.

The Sligo scientists have described their findings as “very promising”, having tested a large range of oils and their components, and found that among the most effective at killing the MRSA, VRE and ESBL strains were clove, lemongrass, citronella, thyme, oregano, cinnamon while the popular tea tree oil was also found to be “quite effective”.

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Health Directory Hospitals

Hospitals

Physiotherapy

Gynaecology

HOSPITAL LA CANDELARIA Carretera Del Rosario 145 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tel : 922 602 000 hospitaldelacandelaria. com

COSTA ADEJE HOSPITAL English Spoken Urb. San Eugenio.

Edif Garajonay Adeje • Appointment Tel: 922 792 400 • Emergency & Ambulance Tel: 922 791 000 www.uspcostaadeje.com

PHYSIOTHERAPIST / OSTEOPATH Officially registered NÂş967 Philippe Hoogstoel Home visits Tel: 677 818 661 English, Spanish, French, German spoken

DR MICHAEL THEIS

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO Carretera Cuesta-Taco San Cristobal de La Laguna (Tenerife), Tel: 922 678 000 huc.es HOSPITEN SUR Playa de Las AmĂŠricas 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

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

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English spoken Ctra. Gral, Orotava-Icod 41Âş La Mancha.

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HealthExtra

Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria

Calima

Best in class

The air we breathe The dust clouds could be more dangerous than we thought

T

he regional health minister visited the Intensive Care Unit in the Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, recently, to congratulate the unit on its ‘Best in Class 2009’ award from the Spanish medical journal Gaceta Médica.

The accolade was granted to the unit as a result of the ongoing high standard of work of the professional team and the quality of the service.

Minister Mercedes Roldós, accompanied by the director of the Canarian Health Ser vice, (SCS) Guillermo Martinón, visited the hospital to thank and congratulate all those who work there for the excellent ser vice and dedication.

This is the four th time the journal has awarded the title, and it is based on points achieved in the ICAP index

A

worrying doctoral thesis has just been presented by Silvia Alonso in the University of La Laguna under the title, Characteristics of the intrusions of African dust in the Canaries.

The minister and SCS director with staff from the Intensive Care Unit

(index of quality assisted patient care), established by in depth analysis and the result of questionnaires completed by medical centres and hospitals. The adult Intensive Care Unit deals with medi-

cal, surgical, trauma, heart and obstetric cases. In 2008 it dealt with 1,069 patients.

The unit is divided into four wards, each with eight cubicles which are individually air conditioned to improve

patient comfort. The service also has its own surgical unit and centralised information control. In May of this year the unit was also approved

by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance for quality care.

Posture perfect

Sit up, stand straight T

he regional departments of health and education in conjunction with the Canarian association of physiotherapists have begun a schools campaign to teach children the benefits of proper posture.

Visiting over 600 schools in the Islands the objective of the campaign, ‘Health posture in school’ is to prevent/reduce skeletal-muscular problems arising as a result of poor posture and carrying bags and heavy weights, and the campaign is also supported by members of the higher education authorities, as well as the departments of culture and spor ts and is being co-ordinated at a national level by the Spanish professional association of physiotherapists.

Students between the ages of seven and 11 will be visited during this school year and the next, and the campaign is also designed to inform parents and teachers throughout the archipelago as to the correct way of standing,

sitting, and of course what school bags to use and how heavy they can be before they begin to inflict damage on young spines.

Information will be distributed on leaflets, with co-ordinated visits from physiotherapists to offer both practical and theoretical assistance, holding a series of workshops as well as using other didactic tools to get the important

LEARNING GOOD POSTURE EARLY IN LIFE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT information to where it is needed. The information will be presented in ways that will be accessible to the youngest of students upwards, to help them develop good postural habits early in life.

Vision

Eye implants

P

eople who have to wear glasses in middle or old age could have their eyesight restored or even at least obtain an improvement with the latest eye implants, according to a British surgeon.

Light-adjustable lenses (LAL) offer the possibility of 20/20 vision to thousands of people who become short-sighted or develop cataracts with age.

The lenses are similar to existing lens implants, or intraocular lenses (IOL), used to treat cataracts.

But doctors can adjust them after they have been implanted, tailoring the amount of correction to a patient’s needs and potentially eliminating the need for spectacles. The lenses, already in use in Germany and the United States, cost £600 each, ten times as much as standard IOLs. The lens can be bifocal or varifocal, so as well as giving people good distance vision, they will also have good reading vision.

In one of the chapters, Alonso confirms the presence of radioactive isotopes in the calima dust clouds that reach the islands.

The study reveals that one of the elements found suspended in the dust is Cesio 137, a material which is one of the end products of nuclear arms testing.

The author pointed out that it could be the remains of French nuclear testing in the north of Africa between 1960 and 1966.

High doses of Cesio 137 can be extremely poisonous and produce cancer. Lab tests using rats showed a significant increase in the number of cases of breast cancers in these animals. The risk of this substance is in its rapid integration in the biological cycles, the way it builds up in the land ecosystems and the way it can be carried by air currents.

So far, the only worries that have been shown by the medical profession regarding the calima episodes have been for people with breathing difficulties. There have been some cases of acute asphyxia and other milder symptoms such as eye irritations, itchy throats and similar. However with the detection of these substances, there could well be new health problems associated with this atmospheric phenomenon.

A second radioactive material discovered by Alonso in the dust is Berilio 7, a naturally occurring element in the higher layers of the atmosphere. No studies have yet been carried out on the possible detrimental effects that this element may cause over a long period of exposure.

Politics and health

Computers and myopia

T

he decision by the Valencian authorities not to give free computers to school- going children, a plan proposed by the national government, has come under fire with accusations of using children as political pawns.

The powers-that-be in Valencia are from the Partido Popular, the national government is socialists. Many feel that the decision by Valencia to reject the national plan is politically fuelled rather than stemming from genuine concern for the well being of the children in question.

The reason being given is that computers cause myopia, though the percentage of cases in young users that can be definitively linked to computer use is queried.

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LIVING & LIFESTYLE DIRECTORY

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Living & Lifestyle Directory Useful Vocabulary

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

Frequency & type Sometimes A veces All the time Todo el tiempo A lot Mucho A little Poco Stabbing pain ain Dolor punzante

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

Body parts Head / Cabeza Face / Cara Eyes / Ojos Nose / Nariz Mouth / Boca Ears / Orejas Neck / Cuello Shoulders / Hombros Chest / Pecho Hips / Caderas Legs /Piernas Feet / Pies Hands / Manos Knees / Rodillas Teeth / Dientes Heel / Talón Elbow / Codo Ankles / Tobillos

Dental Care MUEBLES DE JARDíN

Body parts Fingers g / Dedos Toes / Dedos de los pies p Hair / Pelo Nails / Uñas Veins / Venas Arteries / Arterias Heart / Corazón Liver / Higado g Ovaries / Ovarios Kidneyy / Riñón Bones / Huesos Muscles / Músculos Head / Cabeza Face / Cara Eyes / Oj Ojos Nose / Nariz Mouth / Boca Ears / Orejas j Neck / Cuello Shoulders / Hombros Chest / Pecho Hips p / Caderas Legs g /Piernas Feet / Pies Hands / Manos Knees / Rodillas d ll Teeth / Dientes Heel / Talón Elbow lb / Codo d Ankles / Tobillos / Dedos Fingers g Toes / Dedos de los pies p Hair / Pelo Nails / Uñas Veins / Venas Arteries / Arterias Heart / Corazón ó Liver / Higado Ovaries / Ovarios i Kidneyy / Riñón Bones / Huesos Muscles / Músculos

Beauty & Fashion MISS NAIL Manicure & Pedicure Spa Parque Santiago III Local 6, Playa de las Américas, Arona Tel: 600 557 763 BLAZERS BOUTIQUE Stylish, sexy, unique & chic Juan XXIII. Los Cristianos.

922 793 194 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

GERMAN DENTIST DR. MARTIN SETH Free Counselling Interview. Implants.

Quality Dentures.

Edif.Maria, Local 3-4 C/Príncipe Pelinor Adeje Centro 922 781 003 637 819 318 (24h)

HOSPITAL DR. NEGRÍN

General dentistry, implantology specialists, laser technology.

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

Tel. 928 450 000 Fax: 928 449 100

Multilingual team.

Urb. Miraverde, HLS Center, 1ª Planta Derecha, Costa Adeje Tel: 922 715307 www.kutniak.com INSTITUTO EUROPEO DE INPLANTOLOGÍA DENTAL Dr. Denis Chanut Dental Implants & Periodontics South: Los Cristianos 922 788 328 North: Puerto de la Cruz 922 381 347 CLINICA DENTAL FAÑABÉ Complete pain free dental care, dental laser whitening, computer guided surgery, no stitches and no incision required.

CC Fañabé Plaza Av. Bruselas, Local 355 2nd Floor, Playa Fañabé 10am-6pm 922 714 225 www.tenerife-dental. com

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CLINICA ESTETICA DENTAL

Founder member of the German Society of Implantology.

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GERMAN DENTAL PRACTISE BUZANADA All your dental needs under one roof.

Buzanada-Arona.

Av. Puerto Rico 314º 922 767 166

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SUPERSTORE FEK S.L. North: C/ Til , 7. (Next to Marcha).

Sta Úrsula. Tel. 922 301 397. Fax. 922 301 685 South: Pol. Las Chafiras (Next to Hiperdino).

San Miguel. Tel. 922 735 363. Fax. 922 735 121

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HOSPITAL INSULAR

Plaza Doctor Pasteur 35020 Las Palmas.

Tel. 928 313 033

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MATERNO-INSULAR

unique &

Avda Maritima del Sur 35016 Las Palmas.

Tel: 928 444 500 Fax 928 444 288

Mon -Sat 10.30am 0 11.30 30 0 5.00pm 00 m - 8 8.30pm 30 m 0..30 0.30am 30am am - 1.30pm 0pm pm & 5 Juan XXIII, nº 10. Los Cristianos. Tel. 922 79 31 94

Beauty & Fashion

CLÍNICA SAN ROQUE – SUR

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

MISS NAIL Manicure & Pedicure Spa Parque Santiago III Local 6, Playa de las Américas, Arona Tel: 600 557 763

CLÍNICA ROCA

C/ Buganvillas 1 35100 San Agustín Las Palmas.

Tel. (0034) 928 76 90 04 Fax: (0034) 928 76 12 48

BLAZERS BOUTIQUE Stylish, sexy, unique & chic Juan XXIII. Los Cristianos.

922 793 194

CLÍNICA SALUS LAS PALMERAS

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

ZENZI Laser hair removal & Beauty centre CC.El Camisón 53 Las Américas Tel: 922 798 587

MEDICAL IMPLANT Science & technology Dentistry.

Avda. Los Abrigos, 21 Los Abrigos / Granadilla de Abona Tel. + Fax: 922 749 742 adsita@libero.it www.medicalimplant.es

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UNPLUGGED HAIRDRESSERS Your one-stop shop for style and sophistication from the top of your head to the tips of your fingers C.Viera & Clavijo 10 El Médano Mon-Sat. 10am-8pm Tel: 922 179 340

Emergency

080 092

FIRE BRIGADE LOCAL POLICE

Counsellilng Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) South:

DIAL 112 Emergency

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.45pm, Friday at 11.45am. 1st Floor Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos (next to bus terminal).

630 478 448 (24 hrs).

Under new management, with new facilities, for the new you!

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CLUB TERMAL

Tel. 922 716 555 · Calle Galicia s/n, Costa Adeje

50% discount On buying at least one ticket, you will receive a 50% discount on the second ticket.

LIMITED OFFER.

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s we start the new year, thoughts drift towards Spring. The new 2010 Spring collection from Sisley, and available from all Benetton stores, contains something for all the family and for use in all types of weather.

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Beauty / PART II

Making up isn’t hard to do

By Nicola Roberts

T

he pressure in the air brush system can be adjusted to apply colours for a more precise finish, it can be used close to the eye area. Stencils are used for

colour application to shape brows, apply eyeliner and define the lips.

Mineral based make-up Another revolution taking place within the beauty industry is the development of mineral based make-up, which gives flawless coverage, sun protection and the great thing is that it is also actually good for the skin!

As with many things today it is based on a system used many years ago. The ancient Egyptians were using minerals, such as lining their eyes with khol so once again something we consider modern is thousands of years old.

We have all never been quite sure if wearing make up was actually good or bad

for the skin but now we can be confident that there are many new systems available which are good for the skin and can even treat the skin at the same time as making us look great and feel confident in ourselves.

Apparently mineral makeup is used to describe a powder formula that contains mineral pigments only, it therefore does not contain the usual fillers, chemical dyes, synthetic preservatives or other ingredients common to traditional make-up.

The ingredients used in mineral make-ups are inorganic pigments that are usually found under the heading ‘may also contain’! It is very common in any of today’s make-up for a product to contain up to 80 per cent of a filler, for example talcum. These fillers are used to stretch pigments of dyes a long way and can in many cases be derogerative for the skin.

Benefits of mineral make-up The most common use is

in everyday make-up but it can be beneficial for people with skin problems, such as burn victims.

They provide a natural, even coverage and the colour does not run, crease or smear and can be removed with a standard cleanser.

Non-comedogenic, it allows the skin to function and breathe freely without clogging the pores and causing spots or blackheads.

Due to the purity of this type of product it is less likely to bring on any allergic reactions or sensitivities to the skin.

Again because of the nature of the product formula they are quite safe for acne rosacea, acne sufferers, people who have undergone laser skin treatments and surgery. These treatment cosmetics also offer an extremely high sun protection factor and can be nourishing and rejuvenating for any skin type.

Nicola Roberts is the owner of Bellissima Hair and Beauty in Los Gigantes, Playa San Juan and San Eugenio Alto.

For information or appointments please call 922 867 343, 697 902 361 or 922 719 355.

* Stressed out? All massages half price every Saturday at Bellissima, Playa San Juan. * Dry, spotty, dull skin?

Facials half price every Friday. * Pale, healthy and uninteresting? Spray tan half price (15 euros) every Saturday.

Bellissima, San Eugenio Alto.

Beauty News

Silk

Beauty sleep S

leeping is an effortless way to improve your looks and a natural remedy which is really catching on in the UK is sleeping on silk.

Expensive face creams and designer hair products do their own work but your hair and skin repair themselves best while you are asleep. However, cotton absorbs moisture leading to dryer skin and hair while its

fibres also cause friction. Together, these result in sleep creases on your face and ruffled hair. Silk is gentler on your skin than cotton. As it is completely natural, it helps to retain the natural moisture in your skin and hair, allowing it to breathe while you sleep, and what’s more, silk just glides, it doesn’t tug or twist. An investment in silk bedding could turn you into a real sleeping beauty.

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Gran Canaria Museums & Theatres

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

WHERE TO GO Gran Canaria/ Lanzarote/ La Gomera

Sioux City

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Canaria. It’s a subtropical paradise with over 100 palm trees and 15,000 plants. There are also more than 150 different species of birds here along with various other animals including monkeys, reptiles and even crocodiles!

Opening hours:

38003 Santa Cruz Phone 902 31 73 27

www.teatroguimera.es

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

www.canarynet.com

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

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

www.siouxcity-grancanaria.com Come on pardner - great fun for all the family in San Agustín, Gran Canaria where you are guaranteed a real flavour of the wild west.

Open daily except Mondays, and all over Christmas, 10am to 5pm.

Entrance: Adults €19, children €13.

Friday night BBQ with live country music and free bar 8pm to midnight.

Tickets and reservations on: 928 762 982 / 928 762 573.

www.teatrocuyas.com

Pérez Galdós Theatre www.teatroperezgaldos.es

Every day, 10am to 6pm with last entry at 5pm.

Exhibitions (daily): Parrots: 10:30am, 11:30am, 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm, Birds of Prey: 12.15pm and 2pm, Exotic Birds: 1pm.

Tickets: Adults €23, children 3 to 12 years €17.

Guinate Tropical Park & Penguin Paradise

www.mundoaborigen.com Situated in a protected National Park, Mundo Aborigen is a reconstruction of an ancient Canary village devoted entirely to the Guanche way of life. This park gives genuine insight into preHispanic culture, with more than one hundred man-size figures set up in lifelike scenes and recorded domestic animal noises in the background to give the whole setting some realism.

There is also a small archaeological museum on site.

Mundo Aborigen is on the road from Playa del Inglés to Fataga – San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria.

Opening hours: Daily 9am to 6pm.

Contact: 928 172 295

Palmitos Parque www.palmitospark.es Palmitos Parque is located about 10kms from Maspalomas in Gran

WHERE TO GO Tenerife

Siam Park www.siampark.net

Mundo Aborigen

Gran Canaria Cuyás Theatre

Loro Parque

The park provides the best example of Laurisilva as well as other plant species. The forests are made up of laurelleaved evergreen hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 metres in height. Many of the species are endemic to the islands, and harbor a rich diversity of plants, invertebrates, birds and bats.

CajaCanarias Cultural Centre

www.museosdetenerife. org C/ Vía Láctea, s/n

Garajonay National Park

Contact: 922 334 060 Address: 62 Camino Cruz de los Martillos, La Orotava. Take exit 35 off the northern motorway TF5 and follow the signposts.

The Garajonay National Park, La Gomera was declared a national park in 1981 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.

Guimerá Theatre

Museum of Science & Space (MCC)

and enjoy the wildlife that is all around you. Adults €14, Children 4 to 13 years €6, Pensioners €12.

Contact: 928 835 500

Opening Times: Summer – 10:00 to 18:00, Winter – 10:00 to 17:00 Ticket Prices: Adults – €28.00, Children 3 to 11 years – €18.00 Contact: For prices and reservations 902 060 000 / 822 070 000 Address: Calle Finlandia, s/n.

38660 Adeje. If you are coming from Santa Cruz on the southern motorway TF1, take exit 28 or 29, or if you are coming from Adeje on the southern motorway take exit 28, 38660 Costa Adeje – Playa de las Américas

www.loroparque.com Opening Times: Daily 08.30 to 18.45 (last entrance is 16.00).

Ticket Prices: Adults – €31.50, Children 6 to 11 years – €20.50 Contact: 922 373 841 Address: Avenida Loro Parque s/ n, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz – just follow the many signposts leading to Loro Parque once you reach Puerto de la Cruz.

Pirámides de Arona

Pueblo Chico

www.guinatepark.com Based in Haria, known as the Valley of a Thousand Palms in Lanzarote, this is a great day out for kids and adults, and is open all year round, including Christmas and New Year, daily from 10am to 5pm.

The park is set in about 11 acres of gardens, waterfalls and lakes and is home to many species of birds, animals, reptiles and fish.

Allow two to four hours to go around depending on how much time you want to just sit, relax

www.airammusical.com

www.pueblochico.com Opening Times: 09.00 to 18.00.

Ticket Prices: Adults – €12.50, Children 4 to 11 years – €6.50

Opening Times: The theatre opens at various times depending on what show is on at the time, call the box office for more information. The latest show, ‘Airam’, has opening times of: Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 9pm and Fridays at 10pm. There will be no shows on December 24, 25th or 31st, or January 1st.

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Ticket Prices: Various depending on what show is on at the time and where you sit in the theatre. Average: Adults €39, Children €19.50, or with dinner included, Adults €65, children €41.

Contact: 922 757 549 / 922757511 / 922757503 Address: Pirámide de Arona, Avda. Las Américas, s/n. Playa de las Américas, 38660 Arona.

Tickets: online

Pirámides de Güímar

www.magmacongress.com

www.piramidesdeguimar.net

General Information:

Opening Times: This ethnographic park is open every day from 09.30 - 18.00 hours (every day except December 25th and January 1st).

Ticket Prices: Adults – €10.40 euros, Children 9 to 12 years – €5.20 (children under 8 free).

Contact: 922 514 510 Address: Callo Chacona, s/n.

38500 Güímar.

This is a relatively new events centre in the South and it is open throughout the year.

You can check if any events are on at their website, or visit the box office, which is situated in the office zone at the back of the building.

Opening Times: from Monday to Friday, 09.00 – 17.00, Contact: 922 793 987.

Address: Avda. de los Pueblos s/n C.P. 38660 Costa Adeje.

Tenerife Auditorium

PIT 2009/10

Opening times for the box office are: Monday to Friday – 10.00 to 15.00 and Saturdays – 10.00 to 14.00. On concert days the box office will open two hours before the performance begins.

Contact: Call the general office on: 922 568 600, or you can call the box office on: 902 317 327, Monday to Saturday, 10.0019.00.

Address: Av. Constitución, no.1, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Magma Arte y Congresos

Multicines Gran Sur-Costa Adeje At last English language cinema in South Tenerife!

Parque Infantil y Juvenil de Tenerife www.pit-tenerife.com An annual treat for kids of all ages (and parents who need a bit of a break), PIT is on until January 10th in the Recinto Ferial in Santa Cruz.

Opening hours: 10am to 8pm except for December 25th and January 1st when the doors will be open between 3pm and 8pm, and December 24th and 31st plus January 5th when it will be open between 10am and 3pm.

PIT will be closed: January 6th.

WINTER SALES 7th January - 6th March Officially, the winter sales begin on 7th January and last until 6th March, although in some areas the sales will have been brought forward to boost sales during the economic crisis.

Safari Playa de las Américas Oasis Playa de las Américas Punta Larga Candelaria

www.auditoriodetenerife. com General Information: The auditorium is open throughout the year and there are a wide variety of shows, musicals, operas and concerts to be seen. The programme of what’s on can be found at their website, or visit the box office located next to the parking access of the main building.

Gran Sur usually shows up to two new releases in English at any time – look for the term V.O. (versión original) beside the film title on the cinema page (follow the link from www. islandconnections.eu or check out the listings when you’re in the shopping centre. Comfortable salons, great sound, and well worth the €6.50 for a new release.

Buy tickets in advance and spend a pleasant hour shopping or having a bite in one of the great bars and restaurants.

Contact: 922 713 858 / 902 221662 Address: Centro Comercial Gran Sur (Fañabé)

Ticket Prices: €6.50 per person (or little person).

Apart from the permanent attractions there are daily shows and exhibitions, all aimed at the young and young at heart.

Contact: 922 238 413.

Concorde Santa Cruz Guajara La Laguna

What is certain is that there will be plenty of bargains to be grabbed, and that a visit to your local shopping centre will be well worth the effort.

Major shopping centres: www.cinegransur.com

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Tenerife Las Pirámides de Martiánez, Puerto de la Cruz Alcampo La Laguna La Villa La Orotava Meridiano Santa Cruz

Gran Canaria Yumbo Centre Playa del Inglés Atlántico Vecindario La Ballena Las Palmas 7 Palmas Las Palmas

Carrefour Santa Cruz

Carrefour Las Palmas and Santa Lucia de Tirajana

El Corte Inglés Santa Cruz

El Muelle Santa Catalina

Plaza del Duque Costa Adeje

Alcampo Telde

Gran Sur Fañabé

El Muelle Las Palmas

Américas Plaza Playa de las Américas

Las Arenas Las Palmas

Seasons greetings and a prosperous and peaceful New Year from the team at

Island Connections Media Group

Arrival of The Magi The arrival of The Magi, Los Reyes Magos, The Three Kings, is the most eagerly awaited event in Spain.

In Adeje the parade takes place in the Calle Grande, from 8pm, in Guía de Isora the main event begins at 7pm, in La Laguna, the Kings will visit Hospital de la Santísima Trinidad, from 8pm, parade from the Estadio de los Cuartos to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. In Santa Cruz the Kings usually take part in a huge event at the Heliodoro football stadium.

Keep an eye out for local information regarding the arrival of the Kings in your area.

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K9

Christmas rush came early From the middle of November dogs and cats started flooding into K9 animal shelter, some six weeks ahead of the usual seasonal rush.

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t isn’t clear whether the economic crisis is to blame for the increase in the number of homeless pets so early in the winter season, but it has left this shelter at least full to overflowing.

At the time of our visit there were some 90 dogs and puppies and around 30 cats and kittens being cared for by this animal charity and the annual flood of thoughtless, unwanted live furry Christmas and Three Kings gifts was still to come.

Slowdowns in sales in bric-a-brac stalls and fundraising due to the crisis is

hitting them hard and they are currently raising less than half the amount of cash they did 12 months ago. They urgently need cash for food, supplies and veterinary treatments, voluntary walkers and helpers and of course good, steady, stable homes for these sad, lonely and loving animals. Foster carers are also needed for limited periods if you are only a winter visitor for example and would be able to take care of an animal on a temporary basis.

They particularly need new homes for larger animals as they are more difficult to rehome and they currently have some

4 Dogs Tierhotel Lilly Digs Professional dog care We look after your pet while you are away (short or long term) Tel: 697 826 738 (D/E), 666 864 349 (SP, Trainer)

www.tierhotel-lilly.com

at our purpose built

KENNELS 6 mins from San Isidro Only 10 € per day Collection and return Service available For rates and availability phone Alan or Lesley on 680 278 254 or 922 772051 after 5pm

Live Arico

Thanks to:

All involved in the dog show held on Sunday the 13th December at the Top Square, CC San

lovely animals, a Husky, a Chowchow, German Shepherds and some sleek podenco Canarian hunting dogs as well as a ragbag of mixed breeds of all sizes. The cat and kitten home is full too with some beautiful Siamese and Persian crosses, both kittens and young cats and some mixed breeds full of bags of character, all of which are bound to make a wonderful companion for someone.

If you can help in any way, please contact K9 at 667 638 468, or visit the web site at www.k9tenerife.com.

Blas. Overall winner was 13 year old Missy, and a good afternoon was had by all, raising €125. Well done all.

Karen, Nicole and all the volunteers who have worked in the shop in 2009. The shop has made a clear profit

of €23,952, which is a vast amount when you consider it is made by selling unwanted items.

Studio 5 Hair Salon, CC Balmahur Los Cristianos.

Andrea and the teams have raised over €5,000 in the past few years,

which is just amazing.

They are now funding the spaying/neutering of rescue dogs by holding raffles and book sales. Call into the salon and ask what fund-raising initiatives they are doing at the moment.

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The Concert: New year Films

New Year movie releases

Mónica Naranjo

JANUARY 3RD If the kids haven’t already seen it, Guía is screening this movie (in Spanish) on January 3rd in the Cultural Centre at 5.30pm.

January 23, 10pm Magma Arts and Convention Centre, Costa Adeje

The Expo:

The Universe: Yours to discover

Case 39 Release January 1st.

Daybreakers Release January 8th

Leap Year Release January 8th

Thriller/Horror/Suspense Starring Renee Zelweger, Ian McShane and Kerry O’Malley, Case 39 relates the story of a social worker and her latest case who is not as innocent as she looks.

Fantasy Suspense Thriller Stars Ethan Hawke and William Dafoe. Features a researcher working in the year 2017 when a plague has caused most of the world’s population to transform into vampires.

Romantic Comedy A romantic comedy which follows one woman’s determined quest to get married to the perfect guy…despite what fate has in store for her. Stars Amy Adams and Matthew Goode.

Percy

JANUARY 31ST. Celebrating the end of the International Year of Astronomy, in the Museum of Science and the Cosmos until January 31st.

Spain top 10

The

Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

From Paris with Love

SOURCE: ALL MUSIC HITS

Release January 8th

Release February 5th

Romantic Drama Socialite Fisher Willow hires farm hand Jimmy Dobyne to be her escort for the party season.

The loss of a priceless diamond leads to a heartbreaking tale of seduction and loss.

Suspense Thriller A young embassy employee (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) hooks up with an American spy (John Travolta) in Paris. The spy is insane but damn effective!

Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Release February 12th The half-human son of Greek god, Poseidon travels across America to save his mother, return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt, and prevent a war between the gods.

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inger Mónica Naranjo will be presenting her latest show, the MN Adagio Tour exclusively in Tenerife, produced by Dark Producciones.

The show, in which she will be accompanied by the Madrid Symphony Film Orchestra, will take place at the Magma Arts and Congress Centre in Costa Adeje.

Last summer, Mónica captivated audiences in Tenerife with her album Tarántula. Now she will return with her latest album Adagio which includes versions of her most well known songs, summing up her 15 year career during which she has published six albums.

Her idea to go on tour backed by a symphony orchestra grew from an interest in expanding her repertoire, giving a new intensity to her existing songs, and allowing her to put her heart and soul into them once again.

Monica was born in Figueras, Spain and is well known as the Panther of Figueras.

Aliens on stage 1. Black Eyed Peas I gotta feeling 2. Lady GaGa Poker face 3. Black Eyed Peas Boom boom pow 4. Carlos Baute Colgado en tus manos 5. Flo Rida Right round 6. David Guetta Sexy bitch 7. Emilia Torrini Jungle drum 8. Pitbull I know you want me 9. Katy Perry Hot ‘n cold 10. Lady GaGa Just dance

Wingate Infants perform T

he staff couldn’t believe it had been a year since the last Christmas play, but sure enough, here we were trying to sort out this year’s plot, our cast, songs to sing, how to fit 80 children on the stage and did we have enough tea towels for the shepherds costumes!!

This year, our play was Christmas with the Aliens, based around an alien spaceship breaking down on earth. The aliens meet some school children – on their way to school for a rehearsal of their nativity - so the aliens go along to see what Christmas

Well done to all involved

is all about. The show was packed with fun songs helping to portray the Christmas story and children (with much help from parents) had done amazingly well to learn all their lines and speak with such confidence and expression.

Head of Infants Lynne Pearson said, “as I watched our play this year, I looked at the different cultures, nationalities and personalities on that stage and felt a great sense of pride that we continue this tradition. Looking at the reaction of our audiences, I’m sure they felt the same. So well done Wingate Infants!”

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SEASONAL FOOD

Food News

Mellow melon

Nutrition

Eating for winter health Even in these balmy climes we tend to change our wardrobe in the colder months, but too often we fail to change our diets. We need to look at a host of seasonal vegetables and fruit which specifically help us to prevent the typical cold weather illnesses.

Pressed carrots, onions and turnip have a higher level of friendly bacteria to help prevent gastroenteritis. To press them cut them into small and equal pieces or grate them, sprinkle with a little rice or apple vinegar and sea salt and squeeze them with your hands for a few minutes, before putting between two boards with a weight on top for a few hours. The mix of the vinegar and the pressing kick-start the bacterias which begin to multiply and ferment.

Pumpkin is high in Vitamin A, a nutrient which is important in strengthening the body’s defence system and in the prevention of infections; it also helps the mucous membranes. This is why eating pumpkin either in soups or roasted is good for calming sore throats or mouths as well as soothing gastritis. If you suffer from stomach acid, dyspepsia or are prone to stomach ulcers a daily dose of pumpkin

could help alleviate the condition.

As kids the onset on winter was not just Bonfire Night and Father Christmas, but tangerines and pomegranates – being the contrary little beggars that most children are, we probably wouldn’t have eaten them with such gusto, had we known how good for us they are. Pomegranates are full of antioxidants to reinforce your defence system, more so if you drink the juice. Try the berries in salads, made into a vinaigrette over oysters or smoked trout, a sauce for roast pork or simply drenched with orange juice as a quick and easy snack or sweet.

Tangerines and oranges are obligatory in winter for their high content in Vitamin C, which helps to prevent colds or reduce the potency or duration of their symptoms, as well as for their juicy addition to the diet. Other home remedies include a spoonful of honey for a sore throat, borage tea to help expectoration, Echinacea to boost the body’s defences and the bee product, propolis, to help the defences in particular against colds and sore throats.

Finally, whilst watching your diet and eating for health is very important, your doctor should always have the first and last word in any drastic changes in your lifestyle or in looking after your and your family’s health.

Melon shouldn’t be left out of any balanced diet

Recipe and photos courtesy of Montesano

Mother Nature provides us with seasonal vegetables and fruit to help us fight off the winter coughs and sniffles.

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igh in water content and surprisingly low in calories, melon is a staple that shouldn’t be left out of any balanced diet.

A common sight in the Spanish peninsula is the local melon grower trundling his barrow through the main square selling his wares as he goes.

Forget about farmer’s markets, they take their market with them and often their choice of variety is the delicious tasting, although unfortunately named ‘piel de sapo’ (toad skin). There in peak season a housewife would expect to pay around a euro each for a melon, here unfortunately most are imported and therefore more expensive.

Our unusual recipe was provided this edition by the local meat-processing company Montesano and is a refreshing and tasty entrée to any meal.

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kilo ripe melon • 500g leeks • 2 small young onions (cebolletas)

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potatoes • 12 slices of Iberian cured ham • 2 cheese spread portions • 75ml meat stock • 50ml single cream • fresh mint • salt • olive oil

Preparation 1. Peel the melon, cut some melon balls for garnish and chop the remaining flesh into small chunks. Finely chop the leek, young onions and potatoes. Fry gently with a small amount of olive oil.

2. When the vegetables are beginning to soften (about four minutes) add the meat stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. Remove several spoonfuls of stock from the soup, add the cheese portions and blend to a cream. Sieve and season.

4. Mash or blend the rest of the soup and pass through a sieve. Add the luke warm creamy cheese mixture and once blended fully add the single cream. Chill.

5. Serve in soup dishes or spectacularly in gimlet glasses with a garnish of melon balls, a sprig of mint and a curl of delicious Montesano Iberian cured ham.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Les Gavines A lovely restaurant away from the hustle and bustle

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es Gavines, a lovely bijou restaurant, is located in one of the most peaceful areas of Costa del Silencio, away from the hustle and bustle of this busy tourist district.

a great selection of meat, poultry, fish and pasta dishes to suit everyone, a wonderful selection of starters and the puddings and gateaux are to die for. Also to die for is the homemade garlic sauce, created by Lucean and Sonia’s daughter Nathalie.

Lucean and Sonia opened Les Gavines at Atlantic View some 12 years ago and have deservedly built up a loyal clientele. Belgians, Dutch, German and English customers are regulars there, happily exchanging greetings and ‘see you tomorrows’ which augured well for our meal.

Eyes pop on entering the restaurant to be greeted with the refrigerated display of delicious patés, sliced meats, Belgian chocolates and a selection of bread and cakes which they offer as a take-away deli service as well as including them on the menu.

Les Gavines has a salad

You can choose to sit inside or outside on the terrace which is ideal for families with active young children as it gives them a safe place to run around while you keep an eye on them.

The spotless kitchen can be seen from the dining room, service was friendly and very professional and we were more than happy to add the customary 10 per cent tip to the bill. We were also amazed at the tranquillity of the venue, a haven of peace with background

bar containing a wide choice and they offer great value three course lunchtime specials between 12.30 and 3pm with a choice of starter, main course and dessert.

Bourguinon is a speciality and they also have a daily board which is guaranteed to tempt you. If you really have lots of time to relax and enjoy a meal, then why not try a Belgian-style fondue where you can enjoy cooking your own chicken, beef

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or pork at your own pace and to your liking, at your own table. The selection just keeps arriving so you can eat as much as you want to. It is a relaxing and fun experience which is working well at Les Gavines (don’t forget the first person to lose a piece of meat traditionally pays the bill).

The à la carte menu has

music which is loud enough to hear without intruding on the busy buzz of happy guests conversing. Overall we believe this restaurant offers great food, hospitality which is difficult to beat, a far from run-of-the-mill selection and excellent value for money.

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Cooking for Kids HEALTHY AND FUN FOOD FOR ALL THE FAMILY. SALMON TROUT

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A fine contrast to the meat dishes we seem to fill ourselves with at this season, these lemon trout are a spectacular and tangy addition to the family menu. Salmon trout obtain this colour because they eat coral coloured crustaceans. For a lighter end result, don’t dip the fish in flour, simply grill the trout in their own juices.

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• Lemon marmalade • 2 limes • Wholewheat flour • Olive oil • Garlic

Preparation 1. Crush 4 garlic cloves in a mortar and cover with olive oil. Leave overnight.

2. Clean the trout and place in the fridge covered with a damp cloth.

3. Mix together one tablespoonful of the crushed garlic and olive oil mixture with double the amount of lemon marmalade and the juice of the two limes.

4. Put a small amount of olive oil in a large frying pan and heat.

5. Fill the trout with the ham and dip in the flour.

6. Fry one by one until cooked, keeping those already fried warm.

7. Add all the fish to the frying pan and drench with the sauce, but remove from the heat.

8. Cover for three minutes and serve.

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REPSOL GUIDE

Wine Extra

The best Spanish Wines N A national treasure

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or over three centuries the surname Torres has been linked to quality wine.

Vines have been cultivated in the Penedés since the Phoenician, but it wasn’t until 1800 when the Torres family began to commercialise their product transporting their wine in wooden barrels loaded on a horse drawn cart. When Jaime Torres Vendrell returned from Cuba he introduced the idea of international and national expansion and the company began to export their wines all over Spain and to Cuba, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

In 1870, Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell formed the Torres & Company association, and work began on building the first winery in Vilafranca del Penedès. Their wines gained great prestige wherever the intrepid Catalan sea captains of Sitges and Vilanova transported them. Cartagena de Indias, Santiago de Cuba, Veracruz, Bremen, Hamburg and Saint Petersburg were some of these destinations.

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These wines won prizes in Vienna, Philadelphia and Paris. The gains made by the Torres family throughout the world have grown and become consolidated. In 1979 a winery was opened in the Central Valley of Chile (Curicó), where a great range of wines is made in a truly privileged land, totally free of the Phylloxera blight, given that the whole country of Chile has never been affected by it. Ever since San Francisco became Marimar Torres’s home in 1975 she dreamed of having a vineyard in California. At the beginning of the ‘80s her father agreed and, following years of searching, Russian River / Green Valley, in Sonoma County, was selected. There she makes elegant wines such as her Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Their family, generation after generation, has transmitted the secrets of winemaking and love of the land. This tradition, allied with a vision of the future, have turned Torres into a great exporting company currently trading in more than 130 countries.

ow on of fer at a knockdown price (see page 53), the Repsol Guide 2009, which includes a route guide and the Wine Guide covering almost 700 bodegas and 1,700 wines, is still worth buying. After all, how many more roads will be built or bodegas opened in the next twelve months?

The rich variety of Spanish wines available, from table wines and single estate- wines to Denomination of Origin wines and Qualified Designation wines, owe their richness and variety to the extensive vineyard surface area in Spain and the wide diversity of soils and climatic conditions.

Compare for example the rich northern bodegas of the Rioja with the arid volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote and the coastal vineyards of some areas of Andalusia with the high altitude fields of Vilaflor in Tenerife.

The guide is simple to use and delightfully free of the ‘oenology-speak’ which can be so off-putting to the enthusiastic amateurs. It starts with a roll of honour for the best Spanish wines which are new releases or about to be released.

Chapter two separates the wines into ten different types, rich fortified dry wines, sparkling wines, aromatic young white wines, natural dr y white wines, oaked dry white wines, rosé wines, young reds, crianza reds, reserve and grand reserve reds and sweet wines. The description

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of each wine covers its main characteristics, the approximate price you can expect to pay, the best match with which food and optimum serving conditions.

Chapter three is for those travellers who like to sample the best in each of the areas they visit, or perhaps those who are arranging a themed

fiesta. It is divided into sections according to the various regions and the ten best wines are listed in each area.

The route guide that is also included in the pack will give information on how to get to most of the bodegas if you want to visit.

In the Canaries, for example, the highest points were

awarded to the Humboldt sweet wine - 2001, Teneguía malvasia sweet wine - 2,000, Gran Salmore sweet wine, Monje de Autor Reserva and Gran Reser va red – 2000, Teneguía Zeus, sweet wine – 2006, Viña Norte crianza red – 2004, Crater young red 2005, El Grifo Moscatel sweet wine, Mozaga Moscatel sweet wine and Teneguía Malvasía Dulce sweet wine – 2006.

The final section is a simple alphabetical index so that you can look up wines on the wine lists where you are dining and quickly and easily find out what the expert’s opinion is.

Remember, there are a world of differences between the tastes of individuals, this is a guide, note your own comments alongside and those of your friends. Enjoy!

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Clinica Dental Fañabé

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hildren’s teeth start developing in the foetus. Balanced nutrition on the part of the mother during pregnancy is very important in the development of the teeth. The mother’s diet should have adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals.

DENTAL CLINIC FAÑABÉ PLAZA

There are four main stages of development of the tooth:

• The first stage begins in the foetus at about six weeks of age.

• At about three-four months of gestation the hard tissue that surrounds the teeth is formed • After the birth of the child the teeth begin to protrude through the gum • At around six to seven years of age the child will start losing their primary ‘baby’ teeth.

Each tooth has different parts. Enamel, or the outer layer of the tooth, dentin, which is the inner layer and the main part of the tooth, the pulp or nerve, which is the part of soft tissue inside of the tooth that contains the nerve and the root, the part of the tooth that secures it into the jaw.

Most of the primary teeth

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Children’s health (baby teeth) come in between the ages of four and 12 months. Usually, after the child reaches two years old, the four second molars (the last of the baby teeth) appear. The teeth on the upper jaw usually erupt one to two months after the same tooth on the lower jaw.

There are a total of 20 primary teeth. Usually, about one tooth erupts per month once the teeth have started coming in. There is normally a space between all the baby teeth. This leaves room for the larger permanent teeth to erupt. Your child will begin losing primary teeth

around the age of six, some children can start before and others later. The first teeth to be lost are usually the central incisors.

When a child reaches this age the first permanent molar behind the last primary molar also begins to erupt, with no dental loss. It’s very

important to see a dentist around this age to check and prevent any decay of the first permanent molar. It’s also very important to check the mouth every six months to teach children (and parents) the correct way to brush their teeth and deal with decay. The last baby tooth is

usually lost around the age of 12. There will be a total of 32 permanent or adult teeth.

There are many dental clinics offering free visits, check up and radiography.

When dentists talk about restoring a tooth, they are referring to any procedure that returns the tooth to its original shape and function.

Fillings and crowns are the most common types of restorations.

Children’s primary and permanent teeth sometimes need restoration. There are several reasons this might be needed, such as decay or cavities, trauma (broken or cracked teeth) or a change in colour.

You may think it’s not necessary to place a filling in a primary (baby) tooth.

After all, it will eventually fall out and be replaced by a permanent tooth. However, primary teeth are important for several reasons: They are vital for chewing and to triturate (grind) food correctly, for allowing speech to develop normally, maintaining space for the permanent teeth and guiding permanent teeth into their normal position. Also remember, tooth decay is an infection. If a primary tooth is decaying, this infection could affect the child’s general health.

UK Telecom

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here are, and rightly so, many concerns and worries about the global economic crisis as we drift towards the end of 2009, and it does not look a lot more promising for 2010. However, with UK TELECOM the opposite can apply.

Managing Director John Woodford commented: “People are travelling less, and not dining out as often due to the cost, but are replacing this by spending more time on the phone keeping in touch with their friends and relatives at home and abroad.”

Overall it maintains contact and saves a lot of money. Prior to the crisis, many more people regularly flew from the UK to visit their friends and relatives in the Canaries, but recently have avoided doing so because

RECORD NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS MADE BY THE BRITISH! of the increased costs of air travel and taxes. Businesses such as hotels, restaurants and airlines are suffering due to this decline in the number of visitors, whereas the general public are overcoming this problem by maintaining contact with their missing friends and relations on the telephone. “It does not cost as much - and you keep in touch!” is the current popular phrase.

For more than eight years UK TELECOM has been operating on the Canary Islands, with more than 50,000 members placing their trust in their service. To call the UK from a landline costs from 2·9 cents per minute, and from mobiles from 4·8 cents per minute. Full details are available Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm in Puerto de la Cruz, C/. Perez

Zamora 15 (directly behind Plaza del Charco), by phone (922 384 255) or on the website www.uk-tele.com.

Not only does the company offer the most favourable tariffs in Spain – its product range (landline calls, mobile calls and ADSL) includes other benefits for its members.

There is a free service available which automatically dials the 1052 prefix. Whereas another telephone company, (motto: “call cheaper”), offers this pre-selection service at a cost of €10! That is a waste of money, because for this sum you can phone a U.K. landline on Saturdays for almost six hours with UK TELECOM. Further significant savings can be enjoyed with the prepaid tariff which offers almost 20 per cent off the cost of calls to many European

landlines.Whilst saving money is currently a prime consideration, it is equally important to avoid additional time consuming frustrations which could arise if payment for line rental is made to Telefónica via a third party.

If we reflect upon the effort required when a Telefónica service engineer is needed to repair a fault for one of their direct customers, it is impossible to imagine what could happen when help is needed by a non-direct subscriber, especially when thunderstorms, lightning strikes and flooding add to the erratic nature of everyday standard service connections.

Naturally, Telefónica will give priority to their direct customers, and as this has always been rather erratic, a non direct subscriber will not be top of their list.

Staying in touch throughout the crisis

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Noisy Drinks

The Noise Drinks Company

A partnership worth shouting about I

n 2003 The Noisy Drinks Company was launched and quickly grew to be one of the U.K’s leading suppliers of iced drinks. With the recent addition of the Starslush brand it is delighted to boast that it is the No1 Company in the U.K. and is now ready to take on and win the European market place.

an entertainment publicity background, Laurie from catering and bookmaking.

They had actually come to the Costa Blanca with their families in their late 40’s to start a new life in Spain.

The premise of the business is simple. Iced drinks dispensers (freezers) are placed in retail outlets free on loan and maintained for the customer free of charge, with the profits coming from the sales of the drinks ingredients to the retailer.

After meeting with the directors of The Noisy Drinks Company, the determination to raise the standards on equipment, nutrition, taste

At the same time as The Noisy Drinks Company were forging their reputation, Jack Grayson and Laurie Corper formed Slush Costa Blanca S.L as the Master Distributors in Spain for another well known Slush brand. Neither of the partners had any experience in the drinks distribution business. Jack had

and service were impressed upon Jack and Laurie. A further meeting was quickly arranged whereby the equipment was strenuously tested and the full range of Starslush flavours, Slurp thick shakes, Froozie fruit smoothies and even a new iced latte were all sampled.

The products tasted wonderful.

Starslush is made with real fruit juice, added vitamin C and has no added flavourings, Starslush Light also has reduced sugar, added vitamins and no artificial colours.

The only doubt still lingering was how the customer would accept changing from the existing brand that they had known for some time, even though Starslush was quite obviously a superior

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remier Properties Tenerife - an independent Estate Agent is located in San Eugenio Alto in the South of Tenerife.

Established by partners Paul Davies and Judith Watkins with a very simple philosophy – “we believe that whether you are buying or selling property in Tenerife you deserve nothing but the very best in property value and customer service”.

We fully understand that purchasing a property can be a very stressful process, particularly if you are living several thousands of miles away.

In order to take that stress away be assured we are here working on your behalf. We can organise mortgages, valuations, NIE numbers, Spanish bank accounts and insurance.

Premier Properties are not tied to any particular bank, and only work with trusted companies. We suggest specialty business partners appropriately depending on your transaction needs.

We collaborate with all of the major banking institutions and we will also help you in obtaining the very best available exchange rate if you need to transfer funds from overseas.

Selecting your lawyer is as important. We have specialty certified lawyers and qualified translators so there are no possible language issues we ensure you receive the correct legal advice in English, Spanish, or your chosen language. We know that it is imperative that you feel 100 per cent confident when purchasing a property and we at Premier Properties Tenerife will guide you every

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product. A taste comparison trial was arranged with three key customers. A theme park, a marine world and a major water park. The buyers and their staff all tasted the Starslush brand and responded with many “muy bien’s” and “que ricos” at which point the ‘Partnership worth shouting about’ began and their company is now called The Noisy Drinks Company Spain.....

Jack and Laurie are now looking to appoint distributors in the Canary Islands to continue the expansion of this amazing product range.

They offer full training and support both at start up and ongoing, sharing the expertise they have from operating this business for six years in a touristic, Mediterranean environment.

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Contact Laurie Corper on 679 369 807.

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- a company specialising in traditionally made quality food products - is looking for a professional sales representative. The ideal candidate should speak English and Spanish fluently. An excellent commission based package is offered to the right person.

For more details telephone 922 167 044

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80000kms. Year: 2003. Petrol.

Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 20300€. Tel: 610339514 Toyota Celica ST. Engine: 1.8litres. 147200kms.

Year: 1997. Petrol. Sun Roof Doors: 2. Price: 5600€. Tel: 665698243

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Motoring BMW 318D. Engine: 2litres.

30000kms. Year: 2007. Diesel.

Doors: 4. Price: 26500€. Tel: 619051554 Toyota HDJ 80. Engine: 3litres. 200000kms. Year: 1992. Petrol. Sun Roof Doors: 4. Tel: 922583697 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompres. Engine: 2litres.

Opel Cabrio Astra BE. Engine: 2.2litres. 97000kms.

Year: 2002. Petrol. Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 12500€.

Tel: 606304345 Renault Cabrio Megane.

Engine: 2litres. 97100kms.

Year: 2004. Petrol. Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 13500€.

Tel: 922178142 Audi A3 1.8t FSI. Engine: 1.8litres. 9500kms. Year: 2007. Petrol. Sun Roof

Doors: 2. Price: 21000€. Tel: 649161468 Peugeot 206 CC. 83000kms.

Year: 2005. Diesel. Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 13000€.

Tel: 677155487

Mercedes-Benz S 350 Turbo DI. Engine: 3.5litres.

65500kms. Year: 1993. Diesel.

Doors: 4. Price: 18000€. Tel: 647403749 Mercedes-Benz CL600 V12. Engine: 6litres.

114000kms. Year: 1997. Petrol. Sun Roof Doors: 2. Tel: 922343354 Land Rover Discovery 3.

Engine: 2.7litres. 58000kms.

Year: 2007. Diesel. Doors: 4 . P r i c e : 2 6 9 0 0 € . Te l : 661490245

Toyota Corola. Engine: 1.3litres. 200000kms. Year: 1992. Petrol. Doors: 4. Price: 2150€. Tel: 665662524 Mitsubishi 3000 GT. Engine: 3litres. 69000kms. Year: 1993. Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 15000€. Tel: 652905333 Alfa Romeo Spider. Engine: 2litres. 134000kms.

Year: 1998. Petrol. Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 9000€.

Tel: 922626943

Rover engine, 1100 CC, lead free petrol, 1999 model. Special competition model (only 95 models in Spain).

Wooden dashboard. Leather steering wheel. 4 competition headlights. Wide wheel axle. Airbag, competition tyres.

Impeccable condition.

RRP: €11,500 • Tel. 670 833 944

The family friendly car hire company

BMW 525td. Engine: 2.5litres. 165000kms. Year: 1998.

Diesel. Doors: 4. Price: 7000€.

Tel: 622263924 Toyota Land Cruiser.

Engine: 3litres. 14100kms.

Year: 1998. Diesel. Sun Roof Doors: 2. Price: 16500€. Tel: 672095149 BMW Z4. Engine: 2.5litres.

23000kms. Year: 2004. Petrol.

Convertible Doors: 2. Price: 23000€. Tel: 619110008 Volkswagen New Beetle. Engine: 1.6litres.

20000kms. Year: 2006. Petrol.

Doors: 2. Price: 15490€. Tel: 677103655 Citroën Saxo 1.4. Engine: 1.4litres. 160000kms. Year: 1999. Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 1850€. Tel: 678025450

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

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Volkswagen Sharan. Engine: 1.9litres. 187000kms.

Year: 1997. Diesel. Doors: 4. Price: 7500€. Tel: 628574669 Mitsubishi Montero Did 3.2. 73000kms. Year: 2004. Diesel. Sun Roof Doors: 2. Price: 22000€. Tel: 616082280

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Items Wanted : Car boot items wanted will collect Tel. 664 826 505

Motorbikes : For sale Suzuki Marauder, 250cc, 2004, 9,500km, one owner, phone 675 34950 BMW R850R 850cc. Year: 2007. Kms: 21000kms. Price: 8900€. Tel: 629259552

Honda Varadero 1000cc.

Horsepower: 95hp. Year: 2005. Kms: 30000kms. Price: 6100€. Tel: 677327534 Suzuki Bandit GSF650 656cc. Horsepower: 85hp. Year: 2007. Kms: 10000kms. Price: 4000€. Tel: 645936307 Kawasaki ER6-N 650cc.

Horsepower: 72hp. Year: 2008. Kms: 6500kms. Price: 4000€. Tel: 628431227 Cagiva Navigator 1000cc.

Horsepower: 97hp. Year: 2006. Kms: 9000kms. Price: 5000€. Tel: 618466311 Lanvertti Vipper 250cc.

Year: 2007. Price: 1900€. Tel: 697252886 Yamaha Mt-03 660cc. Horsepower: 35hp. Year: 2007. Kms: 17000kms. Price: 4500€. Tel: 600536714 Honda F6c Valkyrie 1500cc.

Horsepower: 102hp. Year: 1999. Kms: 25000kms. Price: 9500€. Tel: 677467117

Demo Phyton Quad 110cc. Price: 875€. Tel: 922636211

Kawasaki Er-6n 650cc.

Horsepower: 75hp. Year: 2007. Kms: 9600kms. Price: 3800€. Tel: 680721126

Yamaha Xtx 0cc. Year: 2009. Price: 4500€. Tel: 600751630

Gilera Dna 49cc. Year: 2001. Kms: 6500kms. Price: 600€. Tel: 629235287

Kymco Venox 250cc.

Horsepower: 29hp. Year: 2004. Kms: 23000kms. Price: 1900€. Tel: 656526848

Kymco Venox 250cc.

Horsepower: 27hp. Year: 2005. Kms: 19800kms. Price: 2500€. Tel: 922636211

Yamaha Fazer 600cc. Year: 2009 Tel: 646449422

Kymco MXU 300 Quad 300cc. Horsepower: 21hp.

Year: 2006. Price: 3500€. Tel: 647709635

Harley-Davidson Nightrod Special 1130cc. Horsepower: 130hp. Year: 2007.

Kms: 9000kms. Price: 17500€.

Tel: 637819333 Rewaco Hs4 1600cc. Kms: 7000kms. Price: 18500€. Tel: 670807882 Yamaha Fz 6 600cc. Horsepower: 98hp. Year: 2005. Kms: 8000kms. Price: 6800€. Tel: 660292945 Yamaha YZFR1 1000cc.

Horsepower: 180hp. Year: 2006. Kms: 5000kms. Price: 9000€. Tel: 699909945 Suzuki GS 500 500cc.

Horsepower: 44hp. Year: 2005. Kms: 14000kms. Price: 2800€. Tel: 629187773 Ducati 916 S 916cc. Horsepower: 114hp. Year: 1998.

Kms: 36000kms. Price: 4500€. Tel: 637315985

Audi A3 - 1.8T Engine: 1.8litres. 209000kms. Year: 2000. Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 6800€. Tel: 606552281

Suzuki LTZ Quad 400cc.

Horsepower: 45hp. Year: 2004. Price: 2100€. Tel: 687373539

Ford A Doble Phaeton.

Petrol. Doors: 2. Price: 15000€. Tel: 669767092

Dr Big 800cc. Horsepower: 53hp. Year: 1996. Kms: 68000kms. Price: 2000€. Tel: 651407945

Opel Astra G Caravan.

Engine: 1.7litres. 172000kms.

Year: 2000. Diesel. Doors: 2. Price: 3900€. Tel: 617878616

Kawasaki Z750 750cc. Year: 2007. Kms: 8000kms. Price: 4800€. Tel: 686814883 BMW F 650 GS 650cc.

Horsepower: 34hp. Year: 2002. Kms: 31000kms. Price: 3600€. Tel: 659714867

BMW 320 TD Touring. Engine: 2litres. 132000kms. Year: 2001. Diesel. Doors: 4. Price: 9500€. Tel: 609814505

A u d i S 4 Av a n t 4 . 2 .

86000kms. Year: 2002. Petrol. Sun Roof Doors: 2. Price: 30000€. Tel: 650904409

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Insurance :

Harley Davidson Road King Class 1450cc. Year: 2003. Kms: 6800kms. Price: 15000€. Tel: 922336318

Suzuki GSXR 1000cc.

Horsepower: 170hp. Year: 2001. Kms: 28000kms. Price: 6800€. Tel: 649083925 Harley Davidson 1200 Roadster 1200cc. Horsepower: 65hp. Year: 2008. Kms: 16000kms. Price: 10000€. Tel: 678559127

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Apartment El Finchal, ring 10 minutes beforehand. Basic English spoken, 627 008443 English model, showgirl, professional striptease, quality service, general entertainment, stag night, dominatrix, fetish, luxur y conditions, visits 24 hours, 697 227139 / 803 520060 Contact agency with ladies and transvestites, beauties and feminine. Las Americas (Las Veronicas), tel 676 118108, www. companymundial.com Black, sexy lady, Brazilian, 32 years, all services, 24 hour visits, private apartment, English and Spanish spoken, tel 608 285035 / 651 500250 Escort service, very beautiful Italian and Spanish girl.. blonde, slim, sexy and sensual, not professional, hotel/apartments, 671 868 681 Professional masseuse with lovely hands invites you to paradise, come, enjoy and feel brand new with a special Tantrico massage, 672 854596 Valle San Lorenzo, new, real Canarian, mature, own private apartment or hotel visits, 24 hours, French without massage, absolute fulfillment, 699 588 433 Cristianos, Barbie, blonde, slim, green eyes, barbie body, 45 years, big breasts, sweet, complacent, massage service and all types of services, private apartment, hotels, total discretion, 608 277700 South, blonde friends, beauties, super complacent, relaxing massage ser vice, all types of services, private apartment, totally discreet, 24 hours, 608 277700

Items for sale : Brand new quality english bedding for sale. Single, Double ,kingsize and super kingsize flat and fitted sheets, quilt cover sets, polyester, memory and duck filled pillows, quilts, bedspreads, valances, towels, cellular blankets plus much more.

All at discount prices. Please call 661932881.

‘Aloe Arborensis’ (12), 2-6 years, coming to flower.

Potted 1 foot x 1 foot, 60 euros the lot, take one take all. dunsscotus13@hotmail. com or 922171338.

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Conveyancing • Criminal law • Wills Employment law • Family law • Personal injury

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RESIDENT SPANISH LAWYERS & ENGLISH SOLICITOR

General Services Simply Spanish Call: 665 495 888

922 719 520 for friendly professional advice Celebrating 25 years of expertise - www.decottalaw.com Residencial Villaflor B20, San Eugenio, Costa Adeje. Email: tenerife@decottalaw.net

• Spanish for beginners, intermediate and advanced. • 1-2-1 or group classes. • Simple to learn, simple to use. • Experienced Spanish Teacher.

Home tutoring in Mathematics, English Literature and Language available from primary age to ‘A’ Level standard (as pertaining to Spanish Curriculum.) It is a proven fact that one-to-one educational interaction enables a child to attain improved understanding and knowledge of each subject, which in turn translates as better examination results and ultimately better opportunities later in life.

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.

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I can replace that faulty tap or renovate your home.

Over 30 year’s experience. UK qualiďŹ ed to advanced skills status.

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SPANISH CLASSES Can’t speak the `lingo´?

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Individuals or groups all levels.

Home visits.

Telf: 649 882 366 ALSO TRANSLATIONS & INTERPRETING

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Moving home ? ... Call Est. 1988

The specialists in Worldwide Relocation Services Full member of the British Association of Removers Secure 24hr surveillance storage facilities Fine art / Antique specialists / Pet exportations / Vehicle import & export Weekly shared container service to the UK Whether you are in the Canaries or the UK we will gladly carry out a free, no obligation survey and quotation

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Polígono Industrial Las Chafiras III, C. Caracas Nave 4 - 38639 S. Miguel de Abona ¡ Tenerife Tel: +34 922 736738 Fax: +34 922 735 123 Email: info@canariesbritish.com ¡ web: www.cbas.eu

Canaries & British Aluminium Systems S.L. A British owned company - Established in Tenerife 1992 VISIT OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOWROOM "See the best display in Tenerife" We manufacture, supply and fit: All types of doors and window systems, insect screens, mirrored wardrobes, balcony screens and partitions. All types and sizes of gates, electric, manual and telephone entry etc.

Garage doors, louvered shutters, fixed or adjustable louvers, pergolas, balustrades, cupboards, roofing, mobile roofs (manual or electric),extensions, conservatories, shower screens and cubicles, tiling, building. All types of glass mirrors.

Security shutters, high security locks and glass. Take advantage of our free security survey.

NEW - GLASS CURTAINS 'Why spoil the view" *Frameless folding glass doors and windows* Ideal for balcony/terrace enclosures and for existing patio areas See all the above in our showroom and watch the manufacturing process.

WE ONLY SELL WHAT WE MAKE - WE ARE NOT MIDDLE MEN. Directions: With Iceland on your right, take the second turn left after the ITV station and we are on your left behind Autos Tenerife.

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General Services

Tony the Welder • Security Grilles • Gates • Railings • Steel Fabrication

HOMESTYLE DIRECT S.L. QUALITY FURNITURE IMPORTERS

HOMESTYLE DIRECT Quality Furniture Importers.

Pol.Industrial Las Chafiras. Tenerife South 922 736 849

• On-site Welding

Items For Sale: Real Bargain!!

Computer for sale Compaq Presario PENTIUM 4 (2007) with Printer/Scanner HP Photosmart C6180

Fully Qualified Legal Craftsman 27 years experience, 14 years Tenerife

Tel: 659 489 690 Property Secured, Quality Assured

500€ Tel. 677 799 475

Masonic Meetings: MASONIC MEETINGS LODGE AVE FENIX MEET REGULARLY ON TUESDAY EVENINGS IN THEIR OWN NEW TEMPLE AT LOS CRISTIANOS ................

Please contact the Secretary John Donaldson on Tel. 922 17 91 74 e-mail: donaldsonjh@yahoo.co.uk

ELECTRIC WATER BOILERS SUPPLIED AND FITTED FROM 180 EUROS • 2 Year manufacturers' guarantee • 25 years' experience in plumbing • We also supply and fit LPG boilers • Special offer in digital safes, supplied and fitted, 99 euros.

Tel 697 292 399

ALL WELCOME

LODGE TEIDE meets in Puerto de la Cruz on Wednesday evenings contact John Hughes on 922 38 22 29 email taffy007naeve@ yahoo.com

Horse sharing!

I am offering horse sharing for my 5 year old gelding. He is a very quiet horse and enjoys rides.

Interested?

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Tenerife Dream Homes T.D.H.

Local 6, 6 Calle Taoro, Taoro Sueño Azul, Azul Callao Salvaje, Salvaje 38678, 38678 Adeje, Adeje Tenerife

T.D.H.

Tel: 922 740 465 Mob: (SP/UK) 661 932 881 / (UK) 663 844 141 Email: info@tenerifedreamhomes.com Websites: www.tenerifedreamhomes.com / www.invest-abroad.org.uk

TENERIFE DREAM HOMES

Los Gigantes • Ref: GIG-A-09-2 2 Bed 2 Bath Apartment Situated on the third floor, offering spectacular views of the Atlantic. American style fitted kitchen, master bedroom with built in wardrobes & en-suite. Communal pool. 48sm internal & 25sm balcony.

BARGAIN 115,000 €

San Eugenio • Ref: EUG-COM-07 Bar to Let Well established bar in the popular tourist area San Eugenio. Central location known as the golden triangle, very popular with tourists and residents.

The bar has been fully refurbished to government approval.

PRICE NEGOTIABLE

Tijoco • Ref: TIJ-V-04-3 3 Bed, 2 Bath Villa Beautiful independent villa with incredible panoramic views of the Atlantic, La Gomera and South coast.

Situated in rural setting only 10 minutes from Adeje.

320,000 €

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Granadilla • Ref: GRA-V-03-10 10 Bed 7 Bath Villa This property is an absolute bargain.

Situated in the heart of Granadilla, it has 10 beds, 7 bathrooms, 2 fitted kitchens, 2 dining rooms, double garage & garden of 700 sq m & private roof terrace.

315,000 €

San Eugenio • Ref: EUG-COM-04 Freehold Bargain Well established diner in the centre of San Eugenio. The current owners have had the business for 12 years & the reason for sale is retirement. The bar caters for both residents & tourists & has excellent passing trade.

35,000 € + Private Mortgage

Golf del Sur • Ref: GOL-V-17-3 3 Bed 3 Bath Villa with stunning uninterrupted views Situated on the Fairways complex, comprises of 3 bedrooms with the possibility to construct a further 2. Fully fitted kitchen, large lounge & separate dining area. Private pool.

355,000 €

Aldea Blanca • Ref: ALD-H-11-3 3 Bed 3 Bath Bungalow The property briefly comprises of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, American style fitted kitchen, spacious lounge with patio doors to the 42m2 garden area. Air conditioning in all rooms. Roof terrace of 65m2.

BARGAIN 175,000 €

Taucho • Ref: TAU-V-06-5 5 Bed 3 Bath Villa ***Reduced for Quick Sale*** Beautiful 5 Bed, 3 Bath Villa with stunning views in Taucho. Solar panels heat the pool, separate games room / bar area, large garden with mature fruit trees. A must to view.

775,000 €

Granadilla • Ref: GRA-V-30-3 2/3 Bed 2 Bath Villa with separate apartment Beautiful private 2/3 Bed villa with separate fully contained 1 bed apartment in the heart of Granadilla. Master bedroom with en suite shower room, Dining room, large family bathroom, fully fitted kitchen / diner. Large garden to rear of property with bbq area & Jacuzzi. Electric gated driveway for up to 7 cars.

Holiday Rental • Callao Salvaje 3 Bed, 2 Bath Villa – Sleeps 6. Private Pool Ref: HOL-SUE-03-3 – From 550.00 p/w Other Holiday / Long & Short Term Rentals available.

Please visit the website www.tenerifedreamhomes.com

San Eugenio Alto • Ref: EUG-V-05-6 6 Bed 4 Bath Villa Luxurious large 6 bed villa 2 with en suite & 2 separate bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen with mod appliances, 2 large living areas & large heated pool. This property has recently been refurbished throughout to a very high standard.

900,000€

TENERIFE DREAM HOMES

450,000 €

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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 Chayofa, corner townhouse with garage and garden in a luxury complex, ¾ beds, kitchen with terrace, direct from owner, to buy price 255.000 euros or rent 800 euros plus expenses. Tel 639 643651 For sale . Las Ámericas, San Eugenio Alto, Laguna Park II, Apartment 65sqm, 1bedroom, American kitchen, terrace, patio, heated pool, restaurant, playground, tennis cour t 84.000 Euro (value 135.000 Euro) 699 146 874. (English speaking) Finca (4,400m 2 ) with main house and outbuilding

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Tel: (0034) 922 178 888 · Fax: (0034) 637 309 734 Mobile: (0034) 634 134 615 http://www.tenerifemortgagesolutions.com for sale. Various uses, ie tourism / agriculture. Tel 650 980719 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 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 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 105.00m2 3 rooms 126000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz. Location: central 3 r ooms 126000€ Phone: 663805740 Terraced house Santa Cruz. Location: central. Views:

325sqm, 15 rooms, indoor pool, car port extra wooden house (22sqm)in the garden, patio with bar, billard, TV, washhouse with machine and dryer, 440sqm Ground, perfect for private club or small pension.

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

www.draguito-teneriffa.de Tel. (0034) 609 504 380 For sale La Finca, private complex (Chayofa), five minutes from Los Cristianos, 3 bed terrace house, 1 ½ bathrooms, community pool and garden, own garage, community fees only 113 euros, quick sale 199,000 euros ono Tel 610 753675

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

Contact José Guadalupe, mobile 676 399 652 josejguadalupe@telefonica.net

TENERIFE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS

sea 187.00m2 3 rooms 525000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Tabaiba Baja.

Location: central . Views: sea 86.00m2 3 rooms 250000€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 140.00m2 4 rooms 370000€ Phone: 663805740 Terraced house Cruz del Teide 3 rooms 342577€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Las Dehesas 50.00m2 1 room 200000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Luis 115.00m2 3 rooms 188500€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Playa Jardin 70.00m2 3 rooms 225000€ 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

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Apartment La Paz 60.00m2 1 room 169000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Citrona 128.00m2 4 rooms 252000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Las Aguas 3 rooms 167000€ Phone: 670242080

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, 155,000 € Tel 629 244958 Apartment La Quinta 2 rooms 216365€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house La Quinta 3 rooms 330557€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Realejo Bajo 84.00m2 3 rooms 145000€ Phone: 670242080 Duplex Las Aguas 3 r ooms 167000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Toscal 64.00m2 2 rooms 145000€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160.00m2 3 rooms 309521€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Orotava Alta 79.00m2 3 rooms 139950€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Tabaiba Alta 160.00m2 3 rooms 309521€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Los Frailes 184.00m2 3 rooms 335000€ Phone: 670242080

Duplex El Toscal 147.00m2 3 rooms 225000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment La Cuesta 70.00m2 2 rooms 146045€ Phone: 670242080

Chalet Cruz Del Teide 262.00m2 2 rooms 495000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Los Cristianos.

V iews: sea 56.00m2 1 room 150000€ Phone: 606394368

Apartment La Longuera 74.00m2 2 rooms 225000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Quinta 83.00m2 2 rooms 165000€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Orotava Alta 79.00m2 3 rooms 150000€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet San José 466.00m2 3 rooms 480000€ Phone: 670242080

Urb. Arco Iris Playa Second line from the sea in Callao Salvaje.

Duplex, totally furnished, 75m2, separate ktichen, totally equipped, toilet, dining room, complete bathroom, 2 bedrooms, SAT-TV, solarium 30m2 with . Views to Gomera and Teide, garage space, community areas with 2 pools, automatic gates, community fees 54/ month, 130,000 euros

Tel 629 244 958

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.

For more information email ventasol@terra.es

El Camison, 247.56m2, very quiet, close to the park and Hospitan, tripex and private garage with electric doors. Three bedroom with three complete bathrooms. Independent kitchen, dining room with air conditioning, terrace with awning and BBQ. Independent water tank (750 litres). New electrical system. Own satellite system and community TV. Tel: 639 515154

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

Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 84.00m2 3 rooms 252500€ Phone: 663805740 Apartment El Médano 1 room 125000€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Barranco Hondo.

Location: outskirts . Views: sea 169.00m2 4 rooms 438000€ Phone: 663805740 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 Chayofa, corner townhouse with garage and garden in a luxury complex, ¾ beds, kitchen with terrace, direct from owner, to buy price 255.000 euros or rent 800 euros plus expenses. Tel 639 643651 For sale. Las Ámericas, San Eugenio Alto, Laguna Park II, Apartment 65sqm, 1bedroom, American kitchen, terrace, patio, heated pool, restaurant, playground, tennis cour t 84.000 Euro (value 135.000 Euro) 699 146 874. (English speaking) Finca (4,400m 2 ) with main house and outbuilding for sale. Various uses, ie tourism / agriculture. Tel 650 980719 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 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 Majuelos.

Location: central 103.00m2 3 rooms 183682€ Phone: 663805740

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LA01417 - Apartment in Mareverde (Torviscas Bajo). Price: €99,750 (Appx. £90,473) A 55m2 apartment comprising of bedroom/ lounge, bathroom, kitchenette with breakfast bar, and terrace of 12m² with views over the community swimming pool. Facilities within the complex include cascading pools, pool bar, supermarket and reception. For sale. Fantastic rental potential.

Currently achieving 35-40 weeks per annum. Fully furnished.

CDS00097 - Duplex in Amarilla Bay (Costa del Silencio). Best Bargain.

Price: €117,000 (Appx. £104,575) If you are looking for that front line property with stunning views of the ocean and coastline then stop the search. This two bed two bath duplex apartment has three terraces for that all day sunshine. If you want to wake up and watch the sunrise listening to the gentle lapping of the waves from the comfort of your bed, then this is a must view. Reduced for a quick sale!

LA01309 - Duplex in Compostela Beach II (Las Américas). Golf Property - Exclusive to us. Price: £149,500 (Appx. €164,824) Very well presented & attractively furnished spacious 2 bedroom 2 bathroom duplex apartment situated on a very popular holiday complex adjacent to the golf course & within walking distance of all amenities in both Las Americas & Los Cristianos. Onsite is a full reception, community pool, children´s pool & restaurant / pool bar making it excellent for rental or as a holiday home. Why not take a look?

GOLF01007 - Linked House in Fairway Village (Golf del Sur). Golf Property. Price: €295,000 (Appx. £267,565) If it´s quality you are looking for then this is a must view.

This 3 bed linked villa has been refurbished throughout and furnished to an extremely high standard.

Set in a complex with the lush fairways of the golf course meandering around it. With a roof top solarium offering views of the ocean and outside decking area to enjoy a glass of sangria as the sun sets. Is this perfection? You decide. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN RECENTLY REDUCED AND IS STILL OPEN TO REASONABLE OFFERS.

PP00092 - Parque Margarita (Los Cristianos). 100,000€ A nicely situated and refurbished 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom apartment on this popular complex close to all amenities and the town centre/beaches of Los Cristianos. The apartment has a new kitchen and fitted wardrobes and is nicely furnished. There is a patio garden with views into the town. The apartment has good letting potential, is secure and has pool bar and 2 pool ool areas. It has been reduced for a quick sale at 100,000 Euros.

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The development has been designed to take in the fantastic views. Over the 7th fairway and green, the view sweeps down to the ocean on one side and up to the mountains on the other, a really awe inspiring sight. Built with the luxury of lots of living space, these two and three bedroom units are available in a number of designs. Ground floor units have gardens incorporating a private spa, the apartments above them have front and rear terraces. If you can’t make up your mind which you’d prefer, then there are duplexes available which have both gardens and roof terraces, so you can choose where to sit back and sip your Pimms!

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Villa Tagoro San Eugenio Alto

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New 3 bedroom luxury villa 750,000€ Tel. (0034) 655 914 691 (0034) 922 71 33 56

Lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom duplex apartment for rent in Amarilla Bay, Costa del Silencio.

Fully furnished, English community TV, three terraces, washing machine, communal pool, 600 euros per month. Minimum six months contract.

Tel 659 489690 for more details

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Los Cristianos 2 bedroom apartment

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

Recently refurbished, new bathroom, kitchen & floor.

Communal pool, satellite TV, washing machine. Amazing views. €500 inc water & elec.

No pets. No smokers. Tel: 649 882366 Los Cristianos, for rent, lovely 2 bedroom apartment, quiet location, fantastic views, English TV, pool, washing machine, 650 euros per month, 629 606494 La Camella, small one bedroom penthouse, newly fur nished, TV, washing machine, etc. inter net available, views, big terrace, parking, 380 euros per month, fully inclusive, tel 922 720671, mob. 690 375 716 Playa Americas, one bedroom apartment for rent in Ocean Park, sun all day, well furnished and equipped, call 922 751113 / 620 230871 Apartment Guargacho.

Location: Central. 1 Room 440€. Phone: 663805740 Chalet Caleta Fuste.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 156.00m2. 3 Rooms 720€.

Phone: 605781981 P re m i s e s. Location: Central. 200.00m2. 5 Rooms 1100€. Phone: 686955971

Apartment El Golete-la Caleta. Location: Central.

V iews: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 360€. Phone: 630873360

Semi Detached House Parque De La Reina. Location: Central. Views: Mountain 68.00m2. 2 Rooms 490€.

Phone: 619080175

Apartment Santa Cruz De Tenerife. Location: Central.

65.00m2. 2 Rooms 500€.

Phone: 686853631

Terraced house Puerto de la Cruz. Location: outskirts . Views: mountain 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: Central. 90.00m2.

3 Rooms 550€. Phone: 630257404

Duplex Maritim 80.00m2 1 room 800€ Phone: 670242080

Studio. 35.00m2. 400€.

Phone: 670242080

Studio La Paz 550€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Cabo Llanos.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 80.00m2. 2 Rooms 850€.

Phone: 922595965

Apartment Torviscas Alto. Location: outskirts 45.00m2 1 room 550€ Phone: 922751064

Apartment El Centenero.

Location: Outskirts. Views: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 420€.

Phone: 615061610

Apartment Fañabé.

Location: outskirts 2 rooms 795€ Phone: 922751064

Apartment. 56.00m2.

1 Room 600€. Phone: 670242080 Premises Cabo Blanco.

Location: Central. 100.00m2.

1 Room 0€. Phone: 687583862

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 Terraced House Durazno 166.00m2. 3 Rooms 800€.

Phone: 670242080 Terraced House Ayuntamiento 167.00m2.

3 Rooms 950€. Phone: 922248514 Apartment Playa Paraiso. Location: Central.

Views: Sea 60.00m2.

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, comunity pool. €425,000 Tel. 629 244 958 Excellent opportunity in Costa del Silencio

Duplex La Higuerita 95.00m2. 1 Room 500€.

Phone: 922248514 Apartment. 60.00m2.

2 Rooms 700€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment Santa Cruz De Tenerife. Location: Central. Views: Sea 76.00m2.

2 Rooms 460€. Phone: 663805740 www.teneriffa-fincas.net Apartment. Location: Outskir ts. V iews: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 375€.

Phone: 922363570 Premises. 4 Rooms 800€.

Phone: 922382782

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 1 Room 320€. Phone: 671193765 Apartment Adeje.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 50.00m2. 1 Room 400€.

Phone: 922363570 Apartment Vistabella.

Location: Central. 60.00m2.

2 Rooms 650€. Phone: 607798406

Apartment Bco. Grande.

Location: Central. 80.00m2.

3 Rooms 360€. Phone: 649319493 Apartment La CuestaHiguerita. Location: Central. 3 Rooms 600€.

Phone: 663805740 Apartment Tacoronte.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 65.00m2. 2 Rooms 450€.

Phone: 635262689 Apartment Los Menores.

Location: Outskirts. Views: Sea 100.00m2. 2 Rooms 550€.

Phone: 679853684

Apartment Valle San Lorenzo. Location: central 60.00m2 2 rooms 495€ Phone: 922751064 Terraced house Durazno 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Armeñime 77.00m2 3 rooms 500€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Maritim 80.00m2 1 room 800€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Armeñime 49.00m2 1 room 380€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment La Longuera 74.00m2 2 rooms 650€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Antonio 70.00m2 2 rooms 680€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Puerto Viejo 54.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Los Frailes 60.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Tabaiba Baja.

Location: outskirts. Views: sea 50.00m2 1 room 400€.

Phone: 922273239 Terraced house Green Golf 120.00m2 3 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Piedra Hincada 2 rooms 700€ Phone: 670242080 Studio Plaza Del Charco 20.00m2 420€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Puntillo Del Sol 43.00m2 1 room 450€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house La Quinta 130.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 C h a l e t E l D u ra z n o 275.00m2 3 rooms 1500€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Green Golf 150.00m2 3 rooms 750€ Phone: 670242080 Studio Playa Jardín 35.00m2 450€ Phone: 670242080 Studio San Fernando 27.00m2 360€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Playa Paraíso 3 rooms 2000€ Phone: 670242080 Premises Plaza Del Charco 133.00m2 2500€ Phone: 670242080

Chalet San Jose 70.00m2 2 r ooms 550€ Phone: 670242080

Chalet Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 150.00m2 3 rooms 750€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central . Views: mountain 85.00m2 3 r ooms 600€. Phone: 922273239

Apartment El Amparo 50.00m2 1 room 450€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Tope 75.00m2 2 rooms 650€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central 190.00m2 5 rooms 850€.

Phone: 922273239

Apartment Bajada al Pris 59.00m2 2 rooms 450€ Phone: 670242080

Studio Puerto de la cruz.

Location: central . Views: sea 35.00m2 400€. Phone: 670242080

Apartment Urb. Paraíso 52.00m2 1 room 650€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 2 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Guargacho.

Location: central 1 room 440€ Phone: 663805740

Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 3 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Studio Puerto de la Cruz.

Location: central . Views: sea 35.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced house GreenGolf 135.00m2 2 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Studio San Fernando 33.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080

Premises Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central 120.00m2 750€. Phone: 922273239

Terraced house Urb. Green Golf 135.00m 2 3 r ooms 950€ Phone: 670242080

Industrial La Laguna.

Location: outskir ts 1050.00m2 6000€. Phone: 922273239

Sale : El Médano, directly 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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Tenerife Royal Gardens is considered the resort with the best location on the island of Tenerife.

Front line, with the breathtaking beaches of Las Vistas and the Sir Anthony 5-star hotel, this represents the last opportunity to own what is, for many, their dream beach property.

Only a few seconds walking distance from the legendary Golden Mile, the leisure and commercial area with the most upmarket shopping and dining choices around.

Selection of studios (with separate bedroom), 1 & 2 Bed units. Amazing prices starting from €120,000.

For more information contact us TODAY on info@key-property.com or call us on +34 922 78 81 25

Sale : Bargain apartment, 130.000 euros, La Concepcion, Las Chafiras, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, air con, furnished, lovely condition, tel 922 731138

Apartment Los Cristianos. Location: central.

Views: mountain 50.00m2 1 room 100000€. Phone: 670804067 Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 105.00m2 4 rooms 162200€. Phone: 922245178

Terraced House Tabaiba Alta 186.00m2 4 Rooms 355000€. Phone: 670242080

Apartment La Laguna.

Location: outskirts 55.00m2 2 rooms 138200€. Phone: 922245178

Terraced House Cruz Del Teide 3 Rooms 342577€.

Phone: 670242080

Terraced house Aguamansa 190.00m2 3 rooms 200000€. 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 3Rooms192500€.

3 Rooms 192500€.

Phone: 670242080 Apartment Los Realejos.

Location: central. Views: sea 74.00m2 2 rooms 225000€ Phone: 922245178 Chalet Candelaria.

Location: outskirts. Views: mountain 180.00m2 4 rooms 222375€. Phone: 922273239 Terraced house Guayonje.

Location: countr yside.

Views: mountain 350.00m2 3 rooms 330000€. Phone: 922245178

Premises Santa Cruz 125.00m2 2 rooms 540000€.

Phone: 922245178 Apartment Los Abrigos 62.00m2 2 rooms 115000€.

Phone: 670242080 Duplex Las Aguas 3 rooms 167000€. Phone: 670242080 Terraced house San Clemente 174.00m2 3 rooms 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 El Médano 2 rooms 175000€. Phone: 670242080 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 Rustic Land La Hoya.

Location: outskirts. Views: mountain 12000.00m2 2 Rooms 300507€. Phone: 670804067 Apartment Tabaiba Baja.

Location: central. Views: sea 86.00m2 3 Rooms 250000€.

Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 140.00m2 4 Rooms 370000€. Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 84.00m2

3 Rooms 252500€. Phone: 663805740 Apartment Los Cristianos. Location: central.

Views: mountain 50.00m2 1 Room 100000€. Phone: 670804067 Chalet Barranco Hondo.

Location: outskirts. Views: sea 169.00m2 4 Rooms 438000€.

Phone: 663805740 Terraced House Guayonje.

Location: countr yside.

Views: mountain 350.00m2 3 Rooms 330000€. Phone: 922245178 Apartment Los Realejos.

Location: central. Views: sea 74.00m2 2 Rooms 225000€.

Phone: 922245178 Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: central 105.00m2 4 Rooms 162200€. Phone: 922245178 Apartment La Laguna.

Location: outskirts 55.00m2 2 Rooms 138200€. Phone: 922245178 Premises Santa Cruz 125.00m2 2 Rooms 540000€.

Phone: 922245178 Apartment Los Abrigos 62.00m2 2 Rooms 115000€.

Phone: 670242080 Terraced House San Clemente 174.00m2 3 Rooms 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 Chalet Playa Paraíso 3 Rooms 475000€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Médano 1 Room 125000€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Médano 1 Room 125000€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Médano 2 Rooms 175000€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment El Médano 2 Rooms 175000€. Phone: 670242080 Terraced House Carmenaty 174.00m2 4 Rooms 299000€. Phone: 670242080 Terraced House Aguamansa 190.00m2 3 Rooms 200000€. 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 Apartment Radazul Bajo.

Location: outskirts. Views: sea

145.00m2 4 Rooms 380000€.

Phone: 609338519 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 Arona / Valle San Lorenzo. Location: central. Views: sea 85.00m2 2 Rooms 115000€. Phone: 627180081 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 105.00m2 3 Rooms 126000€.

Phone: 663805740 Apartment Santa Cruz De Tenerife. Location: central 3 Rooms 126000€. Phone: 663805740 Terraced House S/c De Tfe. Location: central. Views: sea 187.00m2 3 Rooms 525000€.

Phone: 663805740 Chalet Los Naranjos 225.00m2 3 Rooms 499000€.

Phone: 670242080 Apartment Centro 130.00m2 4 Rooms 252425€. Phone: 670242080

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New Toyota Land Cruiser T

he Toyota Land Cruiser has built a formidable worldwide reputation for its ability to take the most extreme conditions in its stride.

From arid deserts to polar wastes, Land Cruiser has demonstrated its unrivalled toughness and durability in a heritage spanning six decades.

The all-new Land Cruiser builds on the pedigree of its ancestors. It is equipped with a raft of new and advanced handling and driver assistance systems which take its off-road capabilities to new heights. At the same time, it has been engineered for greater on-road poise, comfort and performance.

The new Land Cruiser is only slightly larger than its predecessor, which helps maintain its off-road agility.

Intelligent interior design provides more space, with Toyota EasyFlat third row seats which can be raised or folded flat. The usable loadspace has been significantly increased and a new rear glass hatch allows loading without having to open

the full side-hinged tailgate – ideal for tight parking places.

Toyota has retained the body-on-frame construction which has always been an integral part of this vehicle’s exceptional off-road ability.

Careful attention to the suspension design ensures that high standards of on-road ride, handling and comfort are maintained.

The new Land Cruiser introduces a series of advanced but user friendly features to help the driver tackle even the most challenging routes. These include electrically modulated Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS), minimising body roll and giving positive steering on-road, plus

increased wheel articulation off-road; full-time all-wheel drive with Torsen limited slip differential; Multi-Terrain Select (MTS), with four driver-selectable modes to tailor vehicle settings for different off-road conditions; MultiTerrain Monitor, a worldfirst system of front and side view cameras giving the driver a real-time view of areas around the vehicle which can’t be seen from the wheel; Crawl Control, which controls the engine and brakes to maintain a slow, safe speed (in forward and reverse) when driving off-road or wading, so the driver can concentrate on steering, and Active Traction Control (A-TRC), MultiTerrain ABS and Vehicle

Stability Control (VSC) which are fitted as standard on all models.

17-inch alloys, roof rails, fog lamps, climate control, cruise control, Bluetooth and Smart Entry and Start system are all standard at entry level.

The next level adds triplezone climate control, 18inch wheels, powered folding third row seats, leather upholstery, electrically adjustable heated front seats, dusk-sensing headlights, auto-dimming rear-view mirrors, rear parking monitor, 17-speaker JBL premium audio package and a hard disc drive (HDD) navigation system with a 10GB sound library. Top of the range models come with Adaptive

Variable Suspension with Active Height Control, sunroof, Crawl Control, MultiTerrain Monitor, Steering Angle Display, Multi-Terrain Select and a rear seat entertainment system for DVD playback and gaming.

The new Land Cruiser is offered as a five-door model powered by a 171bhp 3-litre D-4D engine, matched to a five-speed automatic transmission. Three equipment grades are offered – GX, VX and VXL – with seven seats fitted as standard on all but the entry level version (on which third row seats are optional).

For more information visit your nearest Toyota dealer or www.toyota.es.

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Relaxercise Join Xena and her keep fit friends at the new venue for Relaxercise in Playa Arena.

Owing to the classes’ popularity, they had to move to a new venue at the Origins Day Spa (recently taken over by Andy and Shain) next to the Playa Arena Hotel in Santiago del Teide on the coast. Classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6pm to 7pm and the cost for four weeks is just €18 euros for one class a week and €30 euros for both. The classes are designed taking into account individual abilities and difficulties so that they really are suitable to all ages and fitness levels. Think of yoga, mingled with Tai Chi, a little karate, breathing exercises and total relaxation, beneficial to mind and body.

Make this New Year the time you start to make some time for yourself and your health and book yourself into a Relaxercise class on 616 597 010 or 922 860 324.

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Champions League draw

Juicy prospects Some potentially great matches in February after the Champions League next round draw took place, with Jose Mourinho returning to Chelsea with Inter Milan and David Beckham also making what could well be an emotional return as he faces his old club, Manchester United, wearing an AC Milan shirt.

For Spanish fans there will be a feeling that Barcelona have been handed a fairly easy draw, while both Real Madrid and Seville will be glad they have avoided the big guns of Italy or Van Gaal’s Bayern Munich, though no team that has reached this stage of the competition can be dismissed lightly.

The line ups are: • VFB Stuttgart v Barcelona • Olympiacos v Bordeaux • Inter Milan v Chelsea • Bayern Munich v Fiorentina • CSKA Moscow v Sevilla • Lyon v Real Madrid • FC Porto v Arsenal • AC Milan v Manchester United First-leg ties will be played on 16th/17th and 23rd/ 24th February with the second legs scheduled for 9th/10th and 16th/17th March.

New Champions League team

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et down to Las Tor res spor ts complex to cheer on a brand new side, IC Media.

Aged from 21 – 47 and of various nationalities, our new team are raring to go and only need your support on the comfortable, modern stands to cheer them on.

Fit businessmen and hunky Dutch and Scandinavian tour reps make up the majority of the team at the moment and they are always on the lookout for new talent. New players can hone existing skills, get fit and have fun in the weekly training sessions and Thursday matches.

IC Media captain, John

Come to Adeje and cheer the team every Thursday

Summers, praised the Soccer Experience Leagues organisation and the matches certainly seem to be run very efficiently via SMS texts and their web page. John is “really

pleased with the strip. It’s great”, he enthused. He’s also really happy to be involved in the amateur football league.

“Things can be a bit boring here at times” he admitted,

Tenerife Sur

Tenerife Sur Central Sport A 4:1 Clear Blue Tenerife Sur A It was just like a good old British winter football match, as the rain poured down throughout this match, but truth be told, Central Sport thoroughly deserved their victory.

Full of confidence from a 9-0 win the previous week, Central looked strong from the start, but Sur seemed up to the task, and a fine ball from Michael Martin gave Jordan Stoddar t an early chance but he was thwarted by an excellent one handed save from the Central keeper.

However it was Central who

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Scott Beasley gave away a free kick that resulted in Central’s fourth goal

were to strike first, when from a corner, one of the Central strikers outjumped the Sur defence and scored the opener. Goal number two soon followed, again a cross

into the box, and the third was an own goal by Ryan Chorlton. Despondency was setting in, and things got even worse when defender Scott Beasley gave away a free

calling his weekly football a, “great release” and a welcome change from the, “routine of work, television, pub and bed”. He claims that wives and girlfriends have even thanked him for their new fitter, healthier and soberer partners. John’s been playing soccer for a long time and confessed, “I don’t think I could live here if I didn’t have my football”. He recommends it to everyone no matter what their fitness or skill level as the Soccer Experience Leagues have a league to suit all. “Get fit, socialise, enjoy yourself and exercise all at the same time. What more could you want?”

Anybody interested in joining one of the teams can contact Soccer Experience by calling or texting 654 200 470, or email soccer@soccerexperience.com.

kick on the edge of the box, and the free kick was curled into the top corner of keeper Paul Lee’s goal.

To Sur’s credit, they may have been wet and down but they continued to work hard in the second half, and Central’s keeper had his work cut out trying to retain his clean sheet. Sur got a tiny light at the end of the tunnel, when striker Damien Dinsmore poked the ball into the net after a rare mistake by the Central keeper, but were unable to narrow the margin further, and won comfortably in the end.

Tenerife Sur would like to thank their sponsors, Clear Blue Skies Group SL for their ongoing support.

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Pedro in goal record books Tenerife’s most famous footballer of the moment is savouring a record which is unlikely to be surpassed for some time.

Pedro Rodríguez, who a few years ago was deemed too small to make the grade with the then second division CD Tenerife, continues to put in star performances for champions Barcelona and has now earned himself a place in the record books as the only player to score in six top flight competitions in the same season. The speedy forward, who originally played

Local hero, international star, Pedro Rodríguez

for San Isidro here, netted in the World Club Championship semi-final against Mexicans Atlante in Abu Dhabi to add to goals already scored in the Champions League, European SuperCup, Spanish League and Cup and Spain’s curtainraiser equivalent of the Community Shield. His cash-strapped former club, now in the third division, stand to pick up €300,000 in bonuses for his feats.

VOLLEYBALL Volleyball

Rock bottom for CV Tenerife

Helping hands N

éstor Jorge is a rider with Supermotard and was injured in the Austrian GP in August 2008.

Originally from La Laguna he is to be transferred to Schwaig, a town near Nuremberg, where he will go through an intense treatment programme.

How much of a recovery is possible is still uncertain given that the brain injuries he sustained were very serious and the doctors currently call his condition a vegetative or minimally conscious state.

The treatment opens a door of hope for Néstor and his family and friends and the first thing they have to do is get the funds together to pay for the long and

expensive treatment that is necessary.

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Supporters can also buy a series of stickers which have been designed and distributed by the fund-raising commission which has been formed for Néstor. Priced from two to five euros, depending on the size, they can be bought from Niko Motobike in La Laguna, Tifón Motor in Santa Cruz, in Curva Dos in San Isidro and Moto Watio in La Matanza, or ask at your local bike shop.

Fill the streets with the Canarian plátano in aid of Néstor.

Help to get Néstor back on his feet

Former European ladies’ volleyball champions CV Tenerife have sunk to rock bottom and fears for the club’s survival grow by the week.

Formerly known as Tenerife Marichal and once boasting the game’s top players, the club was unbeatable in Spain for a decade but slumped to last spot in the premiership recently after losing to near neighbours Santa Cruz. The defeat showed that Tenerife need a complete overhaul to return to the glory days of the late 90s and early years of this century.

In-house squabbles between the coaching staff and the club’s chairwoman have soured the atmosphere and the situation has not been helped by the departure of several star players last season. Tenerife’s current doldrums

Jamper Aguere are the favourites to win the league

contrast sharply with the situation of high-flying Jamper Aguere from La Laguna, who coasted to a win away to Finestrat in Alicante and are among the favourites to win the league this year.

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GAMES Occupational centre meet

Sport for all Las Torres sport’s centre was the place for the very first sporting meet with members of Adeje’s occupational therapy centre taking members of Prominsur in Granadilla, Arcoiris in Candelaria and the Los Olivos workshop students. Different games were organised throughout, with Adeje’s

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All those who took part were awarded a commemorative medal as a mark of their individual achievements.

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Gran Canaria’s famous windsurfing twins were invited along with Robby Naish to represent the sport at the recent Tony Hawk Show at the Grand Palais in Paris.

Daida and Iballa (both with North) are quite possibly the best ambassadors the sport could have at the gathering to celebrate the Quiksilver Brand’s 40th anniversary at the skateboarding show.

Between them they hold and have held countless PWA World Championship

titles and even more event victories.

Surfing genius, Kelly Slater, was also on hand.

Over 14,000 people attended the first day events and some 5,500 watched the show which featured the highest vertical ramp ever built in Europe for the skateboarders under the dome of the Grand Palais. Board stars from a host of sports were present to the delight of the crowds who enjoyed parades, exhibitions, competitions and live music over the two day programme.

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and insists that he is the greatest fighter of all time.

The 32 year old even reckons he is better than both Muhammad Ali and ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. The current undisputed world welterweight champion, nicknamed ‘Pretty Boy’ said, “I have won world titles at five different weights and I can quit today and I’ll be known as the best fighter that ever lived.”

Mayweather is one of the slickest movers in boxing today and the best upper body mover in the sport, while possessing the best jab in the business, not unlike an old school maestro boxer.

By moving up weights to beat Oscar de la Hoya at light middleweight almost three years ago and then stretching out Ricky Hatton a year

Boxing

you could almost see the gap shrink that had existed between him and Manny Pacquiao and now it’s a two horse race between the two to see who is the best fighter in the world at present.

In the past, Manny Pacquiao had a reputation as a wild man outside the ring, drinking, all night revelling and a few illegitimate children, but he has calmed down since being with the world’s top trainer/coach, Freddie Roach, and has steered clear of temptations. He’s changed since being with Roach, who has turned the Filipino into as superb and vicious a fighting machine as we’ve seen in a long time. He’s now a complete fighter who uses both hands, jabbing and

British boxers will share the limelight in 2010 Denzil Batchelor – writer (1947), “Boxers are as various as fingerprints, no two are alike. There have been champions who hated the game and animated punch bags who could not get enough of it.”

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ans must be pleased with boxing in 2009 and on the British front we haven’t done too badly, even though our two main crown pullers, Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe are out of the picture we still have three world major belt holders.

Amir Khan looked good when taking the W.B.A. world title belt off the experienced Ukrainian, Andreas Kotelnik, last June and better still when retaining it with a one-round demolition job on Dimitriy Salita on December 5th.

Our W.B.C. title holder Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch confidently took his title belt to the States and retained it by stopping the American, Jermain Taylor, in the final round and then kept his belt in the UK after outpointing another American fighter, Andre Dirrell, who was thought of in the States as a tremendous prospect who had been unbeaten in 18 fights.

Then in November, David Haye from London had people in Bermondsey and Crystal Palace running up and down the streets with

Union Jacks waving, as if England had just won the World Cup, after running rings around the Russian giant Nikolay Valuev to win the W.B.A. world heavyweight championship.

We’re almost certain to see the three Brits in the ring again in the spring attempting to retain their title belts, so that’s something to really look forward to.

However, the fight that is scheduled to really set the boxing fans’ pulses racing is that between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao who are without doubt the two greatest fighters of the modern era. It’s definitely the fight that fans want to spend their money on and it could be a record breaking moneymaker outstripping the Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather

contest, which turned out to be the richest prize fight of all time, approaching 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, which brought the total revenue for the event to approximately 165 million dollars.

Mayweather won his first world title belt 12 years ago and is still unbeaten in 40 fights, but for years he needed a popular opponent to draw a big crowd.

However for the past four years he himself has become more popular with the fans, more so since he put on his jiving shoes during his recent 21 months break from the fight game and went on the American television version of our own Strictly Come Dancing.

For the past few years, Mayweather has been classed as the best pound for pound boxer on earth

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later, he could arguably at the time, consider himself as the best boxer of his generation. He didn’t do his reputation any harm when returning to the ring in September after his 21 month lay off to easily outpoint the current world lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, the best Mexican fighter in the game at the present time.

In the pound for pound debate over the past few years, it seemed to have been Floyd Mayweather, then everyone else, but with each passing contest

hooking with his right from the southpaw stance and landing bombs with his left hand.

Pacquiao’s last few fights against the best opposition around has highlighted the differences in terms of Mayweather’s and Pacquiao’s fighting styles and their personalities and from a fan’s perspective Mayweather loses in each one of these comparisons and maybe will eventually lose the war too when they meet. Pacquiao seems to be a humble, down to earth

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personality not far removed from the poverty of his childhood in the Philippines, while Mayweather has often come across as a spoiled millionaire athlete, although I must admit that I’m a great fan of his technical boxing abilities in the ring.

To Filipinos, ‘Pac Man’, as Pacquiao is nicknamed, carries them away from the daily realities of a third world economy. As a result he is literally everywhere in the Philippines. On the roads nearly every poster features him promoting products from property to hamburgers and he seems to have taken over the economy.

One internet site receives more than 30,000 visitors a day leading up to one of his fights. His life story made a few years ago, The Manny Pacquiao Story, is still shown in cinemas nationwide.

He’s Manny the Mexican basher, having dismantled every Mexican fighter they’ve pitched against him over the years, some of them being termed as greats in the boxing world and all trying their best to beat him to regain Mexican pride.

So it’s no wonder that his countryfolk look at him as mythical, like a god who is to be worshipped. His is the Cinderella story that most Filipinos would want to happen to them.

Boxing fans worldwide must be really excited at the thought of these two great fighters squaring up to each other in the ring this year.

Then we’ll find out if Floyd Mayweather is as great as he says he is. There’s only one way really and that’s by seeing him needing a doctor between rounds and then seeing his response when he’s seriously hurt, putting him in a dark place where he’s never been before.

The powerful punching of the smaller Pacquiao might just put him there.

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Another action packed Soccer Experience 7s year A

s another year goes by the Soccer Experience 7s leagues look back over a year full of wonderful goals and non-stop slow motion football!

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LEAGUE REVIEW We have seen the emergence of the Soccer Experience Over 35s league which has been a huge success with teams like Exiles Bar veterans - regular drinkers but not regular players - turning themselves into a well groomed side even pushing to finish in the top three this season, and Stringfellas another of the

CARLSBERG ALL finishing. Ironcraft’s Dave STARS WITH THE Cheetam rarely goes a game RHODES BROTHERS these days without scoring

new boys have been a credit to themselves. There really has been a new buzz around the over 35s league, giving players who thought their time was coming to an end a new lease of life!

The usual suspects have been delighting us in front of goal with some devastating

MASTERS Autumn / Early Winter 2009 Teams 1. Hole in the Wall 2. Taylor’s Masters 3. Chafiras F.C. 4. Exiles Masters 5. Morfitt Masters 6. L.A. Masters 7. Tenerife Warriors 8. Hoops Rovers 9. Palms restaurant 10. Dreamers United 11. Harleys American Diner

Played 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 14 12 12 12

W 14 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 3 2 0

D 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 3 4 5 7 7 6 8 9 10 12

GF GA 107 95 68 76 93 66 69 67 40 42 38

Points 41 48 43 80 75 52 69 89 87 91 89

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PREMIERSHIP Autumn / Early Winter 2009 Teams 1. EXILES BAR 2. LIVING ROOM 3. TAYLOR’S LOUNGE 4. MORFITT PROPERTIES 5. CANARIAN TEAM 6. ECLIPSE CAFE

Played 6 5 5 5 4 5

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OVER 35s: Autumn / Early Winter 2009 Teams 1. IRONCRAFT 2. EXILES VETERANS 3. L.A. VETERANS 4. MORFITT RENTALS 5. TABOO’S 6. STRINGFELLAS F. C. 7. TEAM TO BE CONFIRMED.

Played 11 12 12 11 12 12 0

W 9 8 8 7 2 1 0

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Points 48 43 40 54 99 98 0

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at least two, Gary Boyd still remains one of the league’s top marksmen continually driving Taylor’s Lounge forward and this season has seen the birth of a new Paul Connelly to L.A. Masters delight banging in goals for fun and coach Steve has made a real difference to lifting Palms Restaurant in the right direction. With top scorers come top goal keepers and there have been plenty, Adam from Hoops has been in outstanding form so far, as has big Meat Loaf for L.A Masters still brimming with confidence after winning the keeper of the International masters tournament in November.

Palms Restaurant keeper Sam Strange, new to the position, is getting better with every game, and that’s to mention just a few!

Teams this year have worked even harder to strengthen their sides and it has shown on and off the field with the standard of football rising to a new level once again and this credit must go to the hard work of the captains, with too many names to mention.

Team-wise there have been some dramatic changes with new sides coming in and plenty of movements in the transfer market. The Hole in the Wall side led by Keith Valentine have improved a huge amount this year seeing the year out on the back of a 14 match unbeaten run and Taylor’s Lounge are still as danger-

EXILES BAR HAVE BECOME A SIDE TO CONTEND WITH THIS SEASON ous as ever with captain John Parkes finding his new role up front, we have seen the emergence of another terrific Spanish side, Chafiras FC, who have already upset some of the most experienced of sides. Shaine’s L.A. Masters teams have also put themselves up for a mention with some courageous performances from Paul Stokes and big Lacey. Ironcraft led

by Daz and Dave have taken the over 35s by storm as they go into the new year with a two point lead and a game in hand. We have also seen José’s Villa Mitre team bring a taste of South America to the championship league as they hold top spot in their first season. All in all every team has improved, be it with their football or their patience or simply with their attitudes towards the game.

In conclusion, Soccer Experience has had a fantastic year with more thrills and spills than ever before with slow motion football providing the entertainment once again.

INTERNATIONAL

MASTERS 7S

A big highlight for the Soccer Experience players and fans is the annual International tournament and last month there was another football fiesta in

southern Tenerife. The third annual Soccer Experience International Masters 7s Tournament was a wonderful success with many fun filled games being played over the three days. Soccer Experience’s tournament is rather unique as it is not only recreational with amateur players participating but tournament organiser and ex-professional player Martin Tierney invited along a few of his friends from his playing days. Therefore many players who would never have the chance to play on the same pitch as these top ex-professionals had the opportunity to play against some major ex EPL, SPL and La Liga players!

It has to be said, some of the play from guys like Nayim and Regi Blinker showed what class they still have today, even as slow motion players! Darren Jackson (ex-Celtic, Scotland) Nicky Summerbee, (ex-Manchester City), Nayim (ex-Barcelona, Spain), Reggi Blinker (exCeltic, Holland) and Jim Duffy (ex Celtic) were the mainstay of the Carlsberg all-star team who took the main tournament title.

Anyone who wishes to join a team in any of the Soccer Experience leagues or would like to start their own side with some friends please contact Soccer Experience by phoning or send an sms on: 654200470 or email us on soccer@soccerexperience. com. Also more information available on: www.soccerexperience.com Soccer Experience in Tenerife would like to thank all captains, players, referees, sponsors and helpers for their support throughout 2009 and wish all a very prosperous and healthy New Year.

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Billy’s Boot

CLUB

By Chris Todd

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points?

BI: Strength on the ball and power of shot.

CT: Have you had any trials with other clubs?

BI: Yes; Sunderland, Man. Utd and West Bromwich Albion.

CT: And your weaknesses?

BI: I need to practice more with my left foot. Also to keep training hard in order to accomplish my ambition to become a professional footballer.

CT: How do you rate the standard of football in your league, the Preferente Cadete Tenerife?

BI: To be honest there are five competitive teams out of the twenty in the league. CD Tenerife often win by six or seven goals as you may expect as the best young players in theory should end up at the Island’s main club. We have scored 93 goals in our 14 matches this season. The best win was a 13-0 demolition of El Médano.

CT: So are you running away with the league?

BI: No, but we are currently four points clear of Aguilas Atletico from Adeje who are followed closely by Laguna and UD Ibarra from El Fraile.

CT: Club supported as boy?

BI: Newcastle United

CT: What are your strong

CT: Who are your football-

Chris Todd: How did you get snapped up by CD Tenerife?

Billy Ions: I was playing for the Tenerife South Selection and I was spotted by a scout at the match. Three of us playing that day were asked to sign up with CD Tenerife.

As far as I am aware I am the first ever ex-pat to make the grade at my age.

CT: How many times to do you train each week?

BI: We train four times per week at the Tenerife training camp at Geneto near to La Laguna. There are four full size pitches, one grass and three artificial. The club provides a free mini-bus service for all the youth players from the South of the Island for the 100 mile round trip.

ing heroes?

BI: Alan Shearer and Fernando Torres.

CT: Biggest influence on your career so far?

BI: My father. He has been known to play a bit himself!

CT: Which player in world football today would you like to play alongside?

BI: Leo Messi (FC Barcelona) CT: What player would you compare yourself to?

BI: Fernando Torres CT: If you make it through the ranks of CD Tenerife where would you most like to score your first goal?

BI: That would be easy. At a Real Madrid v Tenerife game

in front of 80,000 in the Bernabeu.

CT: Where do you expect CD Tenerife Cadete (U-16) to finish this season?

BI: I am very confident that we will win the championship.

Billy’s first match of the New Year will be a tough match against CD Marino in Las Américas on Sunday Jan 10th. Check www.futbolme.com for kick off details.

Search for “Cadete” then scroll down for “Preferente Cadete Tenerife”.

Thanks Billy and good luck for the future!

A draw ends the year 20/12/09 CD Tenerife 1:1 Atlético de Madrid

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Photo:Gary Hill

enerife and Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 in a sultry packed Heliodoro Stadium in Santa Cruz with goals from Nino and José Manuel Jurado for the visitors. basis in the Primera after his 29 goals last season in the second division. Ex-Man. Utd star Diego Forlán was a constant threat for Atlético and the equaliser came from his assist as Jurado blasted the ball past the helpless Aragoneses in the blanquiazul goal after 22 minutes.

Tenerife fought back pushed on by the partisan crowd of 22,000. The Atlético defence looked vulnerable

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The match was televised live by Sky Sports and various other international channels which can only help to generate good publicity for tourism promotion.

On the last day of matches before the winter break, Nino put Tenerife ahead in the third minute, tapping in unmarked from a free kick. It is great to see the pint-sized Tenerife striker finally start to score now on a regular

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Ex-pat inTenerife spotlight illy Ions is a 15 year old British centre forward lad now playing with the CD Tenerife Cadetes.

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on set pieces and with two of its main players missing in attack in the form of Chelsea target Sergio Aguero and Jose Antonio Reyes they were certainly ‘there for the taking’.

Both were sorely missed, as Atlético lacked finesse going forward and lone striker Forlán was isolated from his midfield in the first half. On one of Atlético’s rare forays deep into Tenerife’s half,

Maxi Rodríguez blasted a wild shot wide after doing well to dribble through the home team’s defence which has been ravaged by injuries and suspensions. The good news is that captain Marc Bertrán will be back in action sooner than first thought, perhaps as soon as the first match of the New Year on January 3rd.

Nino nearly scored again on the half hour, when he

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dribbled into the area and sent a shot drifting across the goalmouth. A very rare event happened just before halftime as Tenerife won a penalty! Álvaro Domínguez was adjudged to have handled in the area. But Sergio Asenjo in the Atlético goal guessed correctly and dived to his left to save Nino’s spotkick.

Diego Forlán had several chances as the clock ticked down and timed his run to perfection to take a long pass down the left from Jurado although Culebras dispossessed him. Culebras has been out of favour with the Tenerife manager Oltra for some time now and it was thought that he would be on his way during the winter transfer window but after this performance he will surely stay. He was superb! Ayoze brought in for the injured Omar also took his chance well and it is reassuring to see the fringe players come in and do a good job. The second half was an intense affair

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and either team could have taken the three points. Nino squandered half chances whilst Uruguay striker, Forlán was centimetres away from securing a win with minutes remaining when he nearly got a boot to Florent Sinama-Pongolle’s cross.

In the very last kick of the match a scramble almost resulted in a dramatic win for the blanquiazules. Nino’s overhead kick was well saved by the Atlético goalie and seconds later the referee blew for full time.

A draw was a fair result most agreed but Tenerife had played well. Next up at home is a very easy match against a certain FC Barcelona on January 10th with an 8pm kick off. If you cannot find a ticket for the game (prices range from €50 in Grada Popular to €165 in Tribuna!) you can watch the game on Canal+.

In the meantime Tenerife visit Racing Santander on Sunday Jan 3rd with a 4pm kick off.

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