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29th January - 12th February 2010

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CARNAVAL HAS ARRIVED, AND WITH IT THE BEST EXCUSE IN THE WORLD TO PARTY!

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f you have yet to experience Carnaval Canary-style you’re in for a real treat.

Whatever island you’re living in or holidaying on Carnaval fever is upon us, and there really is no better time to party on down.

The best and biggest fun to be had is in Santa Cruz and Las Palmas where three weeks of partying is already under way. The organised fun is to be had with concerts from Murgas groups who sing satirical songs about current affairs and politics, and singing and dancing groups. There are also processions, and of course galas for the election of the adult, senior and infant Carnaval queens and some towns such as Las Palmas, Playa del Inglés and Puerto de la Cruz stage a series of events aimed at the gay community including a drag queen contest. And most evenings in the major cities the streets will be thronged with people in all sorts of costumes, dancing, partying and generally revelling until the wee hours.

As Lent begins just as Carnaval ends in essence this is the storm before the religious calm, a time for the ridiculous, the unexpected, and if you attend any of the evening street parties you will feel completely out of place if you don’t dress up. Don’t worry too much about conforming with the chosen theme.

Wear what you like as long as it’s fun.

The ritual of the Burial of the Sardine marks the end of the Carnaval. Much work goes into the creation of the huge papiermache fish which is towed around the town in procession followed by an entourage of weeping widows who are not always all that they seem. At the end of the procession, there is a fireworks display during which the sardine is set alight, and this is followed by the widows’ ball.

For a full listing of Carnaval dates in the main cities see pages 6/7

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EDITION 609 :: 29/01/2010 - 12/02/2010 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS

Carlos Alonso, Ricardo Melchior, Fernando Palao and Antonio Monfort (l-r)

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aking advantage of the visit of Ineco (Engineering Transport and Finnace SA) President, Fernando Palau, and his Director General, Antonio Monfort, to the island, Ricardo Melchior, Tenerife council President, headed a brief press conference to give up to date information on the projects for the southern and northern train lines.

Ineco is a public company responsible directly to the Spanish Development Ministr y and considered a top company within the transport sector. They have four decades of experience nationally and internationally in the planning, design and development of various projects. Employing 3,200 experts directly, engineers, coordinators etc. they are, informed Melchior, “probably the biggest in the world in this field”. Their role in the Tenerife projects is in drawing up the initial plans for the routes of the trains, assist in putting them out to tender and, once the various sections of track and installations have been awarded to various contractors, coordinating the overall construction.

The plans for the northern train up to Los Realejos are currently on public display as are the plans for the extension of the southern train as far as Fonsalia. Anybody who believes their property may be affected by either of the projects has a limited time to make their objections.

Metropolitano, the umbrella light railway transport sys-

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Tenerife trains tem company in Tenerife headed by Andrés Muñoz, are currently in talks with residents of La Laguna over the route that the train will take through their part of the island. However the councillor for finance, Carlos Alonso, assured residents that there were various routes proposed and that their criterion was to affect the minimum number of people possible.

He underlined that for this reason and to protect areas of natural beauty, 50 per cent of the northern route was underground. “Working on a plan with a scale of 50,000:1, the route is just a line on a map, which is gradually refined,” he reassured, admitting however that some people would inevitably be affected, but it was far too soon to say how many.

Melchior affirmed that the projects were going ahead, “step by step” at the expected rate and that the budget for this year is €10 million and Alonso confirmed that they hoped that the finance of €1,800 million for the southern line would be agreed with central government this year. Until final agreement is reached, no start date can be announced, although they hoped that work would begin next year and be finished within the expected seven years construction timespan.

Four thousand people will be employed during the construction period and two hundred permanent jobs will be created on the finished railway routes.

Although the nor thern project is some way behind that of the south, Alonso

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claimed that there wouldn’t be much difference between the dates they were finally put into service as although it started later it is also much shorter. In answer to criticism from ecology groups Alonso stated his conviction that the environmental impact studies currently underway would be positive, not just in the construction phase but because the implantation of the trains would mean fewer roads, fewer accidents, less use of private vehicles and less CO2 emissions as the system would use renewable energy. Information which would have been more comforting if Metropolitano hadn’t just been judged in 12th place for the right to build and operate energy producing windmills to run its current tram system, when only the first 11 have been given the go ahead. It would seem that it is more important that private companies make more money than public companies save it.

However Muñoz confirmed to our repor ter that they would, “continue fighting” for their plans to install the windmills to supply their electricity needs.

King Juan Carlos receives the Ambassador’s credentials

On Monday January 11th the British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman LVO, took part in the traditional ceremony of the Presentation of Ambassadorial Credentials to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

Mr Paxman has already visited many parts of Spain, including the Canary Islands, since his appointment late last year. On taking up his appointment the Ambassador said, “I am incredibly honoured to be appointed as the British Ambassador to Spain. Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed my work in Mexico, Europe has a special appeal for me, and for my wife Ségolène, an Ambassador to Spain is without a doubt one of the best jobs in the Foreign Office.

“The relationship between Spain and Britain goes back 500 years, over which time we have built up close commercial, political and cultural ties. But whilst we have an excellent past, it’s the future we are all looking to, starting with Spain’s presidency of the European Union Council of Ministers.

“It’s a new Europe thanks to the Treaty of Lisbon, and economic recovery and the follow-on from Copenhagen’s Climate Change Conference are at the top of the agenda. These are exciting times and I look forward tremendously to working with my counterparts in Spain during the months and years to come.”

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News in Brief

FITUR

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No bulbs The official State bulletin (BOE) is about to publish a modification to the traffic law which obliges drivers to carry a spare set of bulbs in their vehicles.

Up until now, failure to carry them constituted an offence which attracted a fine of €150. Each year, some 13,000 drivers have been fined for this, according to the traffic department.

In practice, the Guardia Civil no longer fines drivers who are not carrying a spare set of bulbs because it is considered that modern vehicles have lamps which are very difficult to access and replace on the roadside, and that some of them require special tools to do so. The majority of main dealers recommend their clients to take their vehicle to one of their workshops if a lamp fails, so that a trained mechanic with the appropriate tools can do the job.

Arico Food fair

Bake in The organisers of the annual world bread samples are asking all professional and amateur chefs from all over the world to take part in the event.

Each year they have displays of bread from various countries and are hoping to extend the variety on offer by a public appeal. You will need to speak to Toni in the Arico town hall to register (922 768 177) and each bread sample should be enough for 15 to 20 people. So, 20 cobs or two loaves, depending on the recipe you decide to submit. All entries will be presented in Arico Nuevo on February 13.

Regional and local politicians met with travel chiefs

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f proof be needed that trade fairs do indeed generate good news you only have to listen to the positive noises that were being made by Canarian tourism chiefs and national and international tour operators during FITUR, the annual Spanish tourism trade fair held recently in Madrid.

Certainly there seemed to be a general air of cautious optimism about the summer ahead, with Costa Adeje’s Miguel Ángel Santos, among other tourism councillors, working day and night to secure new deals for the island, particularly the south. Among the new potential deals announced during the high profile event were the ongoing negotiations between the Tenerife Cabildo, Ashotel (the provincial hoteliers’ federation) and Adeje and Travelplan to introduce a direct flight from Tenerife to Paris. The move

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is seen as very important in recapturing a very worthwhile market for Tenerife, and opening the way to increasing the number of French tourists coming here on a regular basis.

Jet2.com the low-cost UK airline is also opening new routes including to and from Scotland, and there are also talks to open up a direct line to Canada from Tenerife expanding the American connections.

Major tour operator TUI was also upbeat, predicting a rise in visitor numbers to Costa Adeje of up to 15 per cent in the summer and 18 per cent in winter. Air Europa, under the Grupo Globalia group also announced an increase of 25 per cent in the number of package holidays to the south of Tenerife from mainland Spain, and the director of Viajes El Corte Inglés, Jesús Nuño de la Rosa, another major player in the market, said it would be “a good year for tourism

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for Costa Adeje”, adding that they have contracted an extra 40,000 air seats from Madrid to the Canaries for 2010.

Regional president Paulino Rivero also used the event to call once again for the Spanish government to extend the current reduction in airport charges for airlines flying here. He said the way out of the recession suf fered by the holiday industr y necessarily included incentives, some of which could only be decided at national level. “Our airports need to be more competitive in costs to attract airlines” insisted the president.

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All of the islands were well represented at the fair, during which the Canary Islands received the award for best stand, with excellent design and good interactive use of new technology. Arona introduced their new Braille maps for visitors with reduced sight capabilities, and also picked up their second Q for Quality award. Puer to de la Cruz presented their new image at FITUR under the slogan ‘Springland Perfecta Primavera’, and their strategic plan, ‘Reinventing the tourist destination, Puerto de la Cruz’. As local tourism councillor Carmen Dolores Padilla pointed out, “the nor th of our island (Tenerife) has over 15,000 tourist beds, four natural parks, one national park, 48 natural monuments, 44 museums and exhibitions, 174 historic monuments, 60 beaches and four theme parks among many other attractions...but we can still improve our offer”. The plan hopes to encourage the creation of a conference centre, training centres, a tourist train for the Orotava Valley, a top class sports training centre as well as encouraging more special events in the area”.

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News in Brief

Lidl Canarias The huge warehouse in Güímar will service the 12 Lidl stores in the Canaries

Lidl Spain director general Michael Aranda

Controllers

Small airports to lose ATCs Two airports in the Canaries are certain to lose their air traffic controllers as part of a major shake-up caused by the current controversy over ATC working conditions.

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housands of shop- SUPERMARKET OPENINGS pers all over the Canaries have been waiting for the big day when Lidl finally opens its many doors to retails in the archipelago.

To bring that day a bit closer, the huge international supermarket chain recently inaugurated its new logistic centre in Güímar in Tenerife, a huge warehouse which will service the first 12 Lidl stores opening soon in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. More than 100 people will work at the centre, which has 27,000 square metres, 23 loading bays, and five distinct temperature zones for different products. The shops will generate, the company believe, up to 2,000 jobs, 600 of them directly.

Speaking at the inauguration of the centre, Michael Aranda, the director general of Lidl Spain, referred to the years’ long battle to be granted the proper licencing to open their stores here in the islands, but, he said, “after innumerable meetings with the regional government, Cabildos and town councils... and a long and hard road, Lidl is in the Canaries at last”.

Regional director Javier Suárez said that last year the company had spent two million euros buying from

A Lidl goes a long way Canarian producers, saying that the Lidl chain was an excellent opportunity for local producers to sell their produce internationally. He added that the company had also opted for residents and those on the dole in their employment selection process.

The official opening was also presided over by Cabildo president Ricardo Melchior, and Granadilla mayor Rafael José Yanes Mesa. The former, who is always disarmingly frank, welcomed the opening, and stated his hope that “prices will drop and more jobs will be created than destroyed”, by the arrival

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of the new stores across the islands.

The opening timetable, according to official sources will see the Tenerife supermarkets in Puerto de la Cruz and Granadilla open on February 4th, Adeje and La Laguna on February 8th and Santa Úrsula and Las Chafiras on February 11th.

In Gran Canaria stores in Agüimes and Telde will be opened on Febr uar y 25th and in Vecindario and Ingenio on March 4th. The final two stores in this initial phase will open in Lanzarote in Arrecife on March 3rd and in Puerto del Rosario in Fuerteventura on March 18th.

Lidl and large

Ad identity resolved The identity of the firm behind one of the biggest advertising blitzes in the Canaries in recent times has been revealed.

Thousands of giant posters sprang up on billboards earlier in January informing the public that the days of the Canaries being the most expensive region for the average shopping basket were over. The ads, which centred on the deletion of the word ‘have’ (most expensive basket)

for ‘had’, were repeated time and time again on TV and radio but with no indication of the advertiser.

However, the colours (bright yellow background with blue and red lettering) match those of supermarket giant LIDL, which announced, as reported elsewhere on this page, at a press conference that it would be opening several stores in the Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura) as of February, after almost seven years of red-tape problems with the regional authorities.

LIDL says shoppers will save up to €2,500 a year if they buy their food and other items in the firm’s stores.

The Spanish government has gone on the offensive against the controllers, who brought airports throughout the country and particularly here to a standstill a few weeks ago with their work to rule, and now says it will review the entire system of air traffic cover to reduce costs.

The minister responsible, José Blanco, said it was ridiculous that more than a hundred controllers are earning annual salaries of up to €600,000 and some even more due to overtime. Blanco believes that airport charges in Spain, which are among the highest in Europe, could be cut by half through a more rational use of ATCs. Airports with less than fifty operations per day, including La Gomera and El Hierro, will be allocated less-qualified staff, who will coordinate flight control with airline pilots.

The controllers’ union says the measure will put safety at risk.

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News in Brief Lanzarote Cash concerns

Clerk’s hidden stash The clerk of Yaiza Council has some explaining to do after €56,000 in cash were found in his office.

With the latest revelations in the media, the spotlight is fixed even more firmly on the town hall amid allegations of massive irregularities, including juicy backhanders from developers for planning permission.

Clerk Vicente Fuentes’ office was searched several months ago but details of the stash of cash have emerged only recently. The money, in large denomination banknotes, was found by police in a folder in the office safe. Fuentes says it was payment received from a Canarian lawyer for assistance provided with cases and had nothing to do with his council role. However, the discovery has added fuel to suspicions that local politicians and officials have earned large sums as a result of helping hands. Fuentes was summoned a few months ago to explain permission granted by Yaiza to top architect Carlos Morales, who is related to the Queen of Spain, to build a luxury home in Puerto Calero.

Saying No

Winter Blues campaign wins award The Canarian government’s Say no to Winter Blues campaign has been voted the best advertising campaign of 2009 by a German newspaper.

The initiative, which saw extensive promotions launched throughout Europe (including in several football grounds), as well as a trip by a hundred young Canarians to Iceland to ‘sell’ the Islands, was aimed at persuading people to take a holiday here to get away from the dark and gloom of winter in climates further north.

Calling on tourists to ‘share the Canaries’ good fortune’, the campaign drew fire because of the expense and, according to critics, the poorly-targeted promotions. However, a German paper, the Berliner Morgenpost, disagrees and chose the initiative as the best of its kind last year. The decision was based on a vote by readers who were asked to take into account the originality and recall factor of a series of advertising campaigns.

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LIGHTS ON, NOBODY HOME?

Bulb initiative flops T

he method chosen to distribute hundreds of thousands of low-energy light bulbs throughout the Canaries has been a dismal failure, the government has secretly admitted.

Instead of delivering the bulbs directly to homes and businesses, the decision was taken to channel the distribution through the post office.

Notices were sent to households with electricity bills

Most of the lightbulbs are sitting in storage in Correos

back in the autumn to pick up their bulbs from their nearest branch of Correos. However, it has emerged that only 15 per cent of a first batch of nearly 700,000 energy-saving bulbs has been collected, leaving over half a million idle and taking up valuable space in branches. Senior Correos staff are worried that they will be unable to cope when a second massive batch of bulbs arrives shortly. The measure is one of

the flagship initiatives of the Spanish government to reduce electricity consumption and combat climate change but the 137 million euro cost has drawn fierce criticism from several quarters, who insist a direct delivery approach would be more successful. Not even a prime time ad featuring Spain’s football team has served to encourage people to pick up the bulbs from Correos.

EDUCATION CONTROVERSY

Citizenship challenges fail A

ll attempts by parents to block the teaching of the controversial Citizenship subject in Canarian schools have failed, according to an association set up to defend the parents’ cases.

As reported here, the introduction of the subject to

the curriculum generated a furious reaction, particularly in private schools, who refused to accept that the government could dictate the content of the morals and values received by their children.

The Citizenship syllabus contains controversial topics

such as same-sex marriage and homosexuality, which some parents feel should be discussed in the home but not imposed in the classroom.

However, over 250 individual challenges have already been dismissed by the Depar tment of Education and the region’s courts. Although

disappointed, the association says parents have not given up hope that they can keep their children out of the classes. “In Castilla-León, the courts have upheld hundreds of challenges and the children do not have to attend the classes. The Canarian cases may go to the Supreme Court for a definitive ruling” said a spokeswoman.

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EDITION 609 :: 29/01/2010 - 12/02/2010 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS

2010 Carnaval pro Santa Cruz Tenerife: Theme: The history of Carnaval

All events take place at the Recinto Ferial unless otherwise stated.

January 27, 7 pm, 1st phase, Children’s Murgas January 28, 7 pm, 2nd phase, Children’s Murgas January 29, 7 pm, 3rd phase, Children’s Murgas January 29, 8 pm, Musical Groups Contest January 31, 5 pm, Gala for the election of the Infant Queen February 1, 9 pm, 1st phase Adult Murgas February 2, 9 pm, 2nd phase Adult Murgas February 3, 9 pm, 3rd phase Adult Murgas February 4, 5 pm, Gala for the election of the Senior Queen February 5, 8.30 pm, Gala, Adult Murgas finals (Port area)

February 6, 8 pm, Music and dancing groups contest February 7, 11 am, Adults’ and children’s fancy dress contest February 7, 5 pm, Choreographic festival February 9, 8.30 pm, Concert by musical group Los Fregolinos (Salón de Actos, CajaCanarias) February 10, 9.30 pm, Grand Gala for the election of the Carnaval Queen February 11, 9 pm, Contest: Canción de la Risa February 12, 7 pm, Opening Carnaval procession, from Avenida de Bélgica through the city to Avenida de Francisco La Roche, followed by a fireworks display.

February 12, 8 pm, Carnaval float and decorated vehicles contest February 13, 8 pm, Rhythm and harmony dancing groups contest in Avenida de Francisco La Roche, and mini-procession from Plaza de Weyler to la Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena February 14, 11 am, performance by Ni Fú, Ni Fa, 12 noon Los Fregolinos, Plaza del Principe February 14, 5 pm, Rondallas contest, Auditorio de Tenerife,

followed by a Rondallas procession through Avenida de Francisco La Roche February 14, 8 pm, mini procession from Plaza de Weyler to la Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena February 14, 10 pm, St Valentine’s Day special, Plaza del Principe February 15, 8 pm, mini procession from Plaza de Weyler to la Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena February 16, 11 am, Performance by Ni Fú – Ni Fa, Plaza del Príncipe February 16, 12 noon, Performance by Los Fregolinos, Plaza del

Príncipe February 16, 4 pm, Main Carnaval Procession through Avenidas de Francisco La Roche, de José Antonio and Marítima

Auditorio de Tenerife

February 16, 9 pm, Grand Fireworks Display

February 20, 6 pm, Children’s procession through Avenidas de Anaga and Marítima, ending at la Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena

February 17, 9 pm, Burial of the Sardine, procession from calle Juan Pablo II to Avenida Francisco La Roche, followed by a grand fireworks display February 18, 8.30 pm, Rondallas festival, Salon de Actos, CajaCanarias February 18, 8.30 pm, Festival of the lyrical group La Zarzuela of the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero,

February 20, 1 pm, Daytime Carnaval February 20, 5 pm, Daytime Murgas

February 21, 10 am, XXXIX Grand Vintage Cars contest, Plaza de la IglesiaCalle La Noria.

From 12 noon, the cars will be driven from calle Antonio Domínguez Alfonso to the Hotel Mencey in the Rambla

February 21, 11 am, Performance by Ni Fú – Ni Fa, Plaza del Príncipe February 21, 12.30 pm, performance by the lyrical group La Zarzuela of the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero, Plaza del Príncipe February 21, 5 pm, Grand end of Carnaval party, Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero February 21, 9.30 pm, Grand Fireworks Display, Avenida Marítima February 12 to 21, live performances from 5.30 pm and dancing to live bands at night in the Plazas del Príncipe, Europa and La Candelaria

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grammes Las Palmas Gran Canaria

Theme:

Television All events in the Parque Santa Catalina unless otherwise specified

Puerto de la Cruz Theme:

Land of Volcanoes February 7, Gala for the election of the Infant Queen February 11, Gala for the election of the Carnaval Queen February 13, Opening procession February 16, Exhibition of classic and vintage cars February 17, Burial of the Sardine February 19, Masculine Marathon, fancy dress and high heels February 20, Grand Carnaval procession

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egional airlines Binter and Islas Airways say seats on the extra planes being laid on to ferry people across to La Palma for the most important day of the island’s Carnival in February are already sold out.

39 flights scheduled from Tenerife North airport in the run-up to the hugely popular ‘Indianos’ celebrations on Carnival Monday are already full and the local organisers expect several thousand Tinerfeños for the event. In recent years, the Indianos fiesta, with the obligatory dress code of white for participants, has become a Mecca for young people from Tenerife and this year will be no exception.

Extra flights laid on from Gran Canaria are also said to be filling up fast, according to the airlines. Accommodation is already at a premium for the week, which is now one of the most expensive in the island’s tourist calendar.

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January 29, 9 pm, Carnaval groups parade, followed by opening speech January 30, 8.30 pm, Murgas contest, final round January 31, 7.30 pm, Adult dancing groups contest February 2, 9 pm, Adults fancy dress contest February 5, 9 pm, Gala for the election of the Carnaval Queen February 6, 5 pm, Correveydile at Alcaravaneras February 6, 7 pm, Children’s dancing groups contest February 6, 11 pm, Latin Night February 7, 11 am, Children’s fancy dress contest February 7, 7 pm, Gala for the election of the Infant Carnaval Queen February 9, 9 pm, Gala for the election of the Senior Carnaval Queen February 10, 9 pm, Short list of candidates for Drag Queen February 12, 9 pm, Gala for the election of the Drag Queen February 13, 5 pm, Grand Carnaval Procession from La Isleta to Triana February 13, 11 pm, Revival Night February 14, 12 noon, Canine Carnaval February 14, 7 pm, Choreographic contest February 15, 5 pm, Children’s procession from Castillo de La Luz to Parque Santa Catalina February 15, 7 pm, Children’s party February 15, 11 pm, Traditional Carnaval procession, Triana February 16, 12 noon, Sunny Carnaval, Carnaval groups parade through the streets February 16, 9 pm, Body make-up contest February 17, 7 pm, Social integration gala February 19, 9 pm, Vigil over the dead sardine, Paseo de Las Canteras, c/Tomás Miller, c/Ripoche, Parque Santa Catalina February 20, 6 pm, The Burial of the Sardine and Widows’ Ball, c/Venegas to Playa de Las Canteras *The Maspalomas Carnaval takes place between March 11 and 21, under the theme of Eurovision. We will publish a full programme of events in a future edition.

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La Gomera Tim in December 2008 in La Gomera

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He will be sadly missed by his family and those of us who knew this quiet, pleasant man. His passing has been noted in the international press, as befits a key figure of the English folk-rock music scene of his era.

Tim’s story is a multi faceted one, as is often the case with individuals who have emigrated and started new lives and more probable still when the previous existence encompassed a certain amount of fame and fortune and all its implications.

Born in Lincoln in nineteen forty-eight, Tim’s father was the Rev. Cannon Dennis Hart, a vicar of St. Albans. I remember Tim’s delight when non-alcoholic beer was first produced in Spain. The word SIN, meaning without alcohol, featured prominently on the label, causing much mirth when taken to the U.K. as a present for his father.

Like most young musicians looking for a break, sur vival necessitated a series of temporary jobs. The young Hart spent time as hospital kitchen worker, bookbinder, civil servant, clerk and blacksmith, whilst teaching himself to play guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, melodeon and Appalachian dulcimer. In nineteen sixty-six, Tim began performing with Maddy Prior, whom he had met at St. Albans folk club.

They toured English folk clubs together, and their youthful zest and remarkable vocals guaranteed them bookings on the burgeoning folk circuit.

The duo recorded the Folk Songs of Olde England albums for the Teepee label in 1968 and 69. These were the days of uncomplicated recordings, with - as he remarked - the photoshoot for the album cover taking longer to complete than the album it decorated.

Steeleye Span was born when musician Ashley Hutchings left Fairport Convention to form a new band at the end of the sixties.

His search for daring folk musicians able to perform traditional folk songs with modern instruments led him to the HartPrior duo, and the rest is music history.

The name of the band was largely Tim’s choice. It came from the Lincolnshire folk song, Horkstow Grange, which was one of many such songs preserved by collector Percy Grainger at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The song features a character called John ‘Steeleye’ Span and Tim liked the name.

He and Maddy Prior were the backbone of Steeleye Span be-

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im Hart, long term La Gomera resident and founder member of electric folk band Steeleye Span, died of lung cancer on Christmas Eve at the age of sixty-one. His home was in Lomo del Balo, in the upper part of Valle Gran Rey.

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my life. We get on so well. I never dreamed a relationship could be so easy. She saved me.” Their wedding was an international, multi-cultural affair on an old wooden boat called the Siron, much enjoyed by all of us who were there to celebrate the big day.

Although press reports state that Tim ‘abandoned music altogether’ when he moved to the Canary Islands, this is not strictly true. When we met in 1988 in Valle Gran Rey, he often played guitar with local musicians. He was interested in the folk music he heard played here, and like any good musician, could turn his hand to accompanying local singers.

He also played with local musicians who had been influenced

by West Coast rock music, heard via Valle Gran Rey’s first foreign community, the North American draft-dodgers who holed up here for the duration of the Vietnam War. These budding local rock musicians were very impressed by Tim’s prowess on the guitar and delighted to have the chance to play with him. He hardly spoke Spanish back then, but the music said it all.

More recently, he got together with a group of musicians who had a repertoire of predominantly Irish folk songs and was often to be found, together with bodhran and fiddle players, belting out Irish standards in local, low-key venues. All a far cry from playing to packed stadiums, but musicmaking nevertheless.

Tim’s writing activity was initially concentrated on a loosely biographical account of the adventures of a famous music group, and he spent long days drafting and redrafting his book.

His ‘office’, as he called it, was Valle Gran Rey’s wild and beautiful Playa del Inglés. I was called in to help him with some editing, but it became increasingly obvious to both of us that his heart was not really in it.

His was not the ‘look at me I’m famous’ mentality. There was a distinct lack of ego, or desire to shock and titillate, and as these appeared to be the main prerequisites for the bestseller, tell-all blockbuster awaited by his publishers, he abandoned the project in favour of gentler activities. He wrote at least one beautiful poem, took lovely, sensitive photographs, enjoyed his Gomeran grandchildren Lucas and Jessica, and went fishing.

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tween 1970 and 1982. The band’s commercial peak was in the mid seventies, with tours around the world, most successfully in the United States and Australia. Their memorable Christmas hit, the haunting Gaudete, led to a collaboration with Wombles creator Mike Batt, who produced their eighth album, All Around My Hat, in 1975. The title track reached fifth place in the U.K. charts.

Expected further commercial success eluded the band and Tim felt that, as he put it, “...enough was enough”, resigning from Steeleye Span in 1983 after a farewell gig at the Theatre Royal in Norwich.

He was, by then, married to his first wife Benta, a Norwegian with whom he had son Kim and daughter Sally. His new role as father prompted him to release two albums of nursery rhymes on the Music for Pleasure label, featuring musicians from Steeleye Span amongst others, and he also produced an album called Eligible Bachelors with the rock band, the Monochrome Set. Tim’s spell in music management and record producing, together with the break up of his marriage, was inauspicious.

A subsequent first brush with cancer, although successfully overcome, left him debilitated by serious health problems and he felt the need to create a new, more peaceful life for himself.

In a press interview with him five years ago about this period of his life, he told me, “...I first escaped to La Gomera at the end of nineteen eighty-seven, and the highlight of that short visit was

All Around My Hat’s title track got to Nº5 in the UK charts a hair-raising bus journey down into Valle Gran Rey. An unforgettable place. A year later when the U.K. and I decided we’d had quite enough of each other, I returned for the good of my health.

“For the previous twenty odd years I’d wandered round the world making music, mostly with Maddy Prior and our band Steeleye Span. But all good things eventually fizzle out. Valle Gran Rey seemed like the right sort of place from which to contemplate my future - and I hadn’t been here long before I realised that I was already in it!

“I’ve lived here ever since.

I married again and built us a house and now spend much of my time writing, including the first English guidebook to this island, for which I also took the photos.”

Tim told me that his second wife Conny from Germany, whom he met through mutual friends in La Gomera, was, “...the love of

The guidebook Tim mentioned in the interview was published as the now popular, La Gomera: A Guide.. Painstakingly researched and written, with beautiful photographs, the book will continue to be a touching reminder of this unassuming, kind man.

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Museum lays off staff

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ne of Gran Canaria’s best-known museums is suffering the consequences of the cuts in public funding due to the recession.

The Canarian Museum in Las Palmas says it is forced to reduce staff drastically although it hopes the measure is only temporary. The museum, which receives thousands of visitors every year, including many researchers who study its valuable historical collections of documents (particularly old newspapers), filed recently for permission to lay off 14 of its 18 employees and its head is taking a 20 per cent pay cut to tide it over the current troubles. The downsizing means certain departments such as the library and archive will have to close for several months.

The private museum’s plight, caused mainly by the drop in funding from public institutions, has led to calls for it to be made part of the public museum network.

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Missing grandmother plea

One of Gran Canaria’s best known museums

he grown-up children of a woman who has been missing from her Las Palmas home for over a year have launched a fresh media bid to find her.

Cira Guillén has not been seen since Januar y 2009, when she left her home in Jinámar but never returned.

Her two children José and Dunia have gone public with a new plea for information which might resolve the mystery. Posters of the grandmother have been put up again on local buses in an attempt to jog memories of anyone who might have seen her.

In an interview with the

Canarias 7 paper, the brother and sister admit that the uncertainty is having a devastating effect on their respective families, particularly their young children who have not seen their grandmother since she handed them their Three Kings gifts last year.

It is believed the woman was seeing a psychiatrist for

Las Palmas

Authorities dismiss teacher deaths link

Both men, who were middleaged, taught the same subject and their unexpected deaths triggered speculation that the Mesa y López Secondary School had been hit

Cira Guillén has been missing for over a year

depression since the death of her husband some time before her disappearance.

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Swine flu scare

The deaths of two teachers from the same Las Palmas school within a few weeks of each other are ‘a tragic coincidence’, according to the Canarian Department of Education.

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by an epidemic of H1N1 flu. The mounting concern led the authorities to issue a statement denying any link between the two tragedies. “The deaths of the members of staff were unrelated and were not due to the flu. There is no cause for alarm and it is business as usual at the school” said a spokesperson. For its part, the school accused the media of stirring up concern unnecessarily among pupils, parents and staff.

Human rights activist

Haidar returns Saharan activist Aminatou Haidar returned to the Canaries last night, a month after she left Lanzarote following a five-week hunger strike at the island’s airport.

Haidar is believed to have travelled to Gran Canaria for a medical check up at a private clinic. She was met by local politicians who supported her during her tense battle with Morocco to be allowed back into the country in December. The human rights campaigner said she had no problems leaving Morocco yesterday and hopes there will be none on her return.

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News in Brief

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codemsa, the public ser vices administration company in Icod de los Vinos, has run up a debt of nine million euros.

The figure was revealed recently by the mayor, Diego Afonso, who blamed the previous local government for the debt. He said the socialist party’s disastrous management of council affairs was responsible for

95 per cent of Icodemsa’s debts. The current nationalist-conservative governing coalition has managed to reduce the annual loss in the last two years to €300,000 whilst the socialists were running up annual debts of €1.5 million. Like Pamarsa in Puerto de la Cruz, Icodemsa was formed by the socialist party. Far from benefiting their respective councils, both public companies have proved economic disasters

and a drain on town hall accounts. In fact Icodemsa has been expected to be dissolved since 2005. It still exists and seeps money from the council coffers because administrations have been under pressure to protect the jobs of the company’s 102 employees. To protect those jobs the council has to continually inject cash into Icodemsa. The current mayor has proposed selling off the council property development at Santa Barbara,

a project which he claims was also mismanaged by the previous administration.

He has also suggested that the administration of the town’s water supply should be privatised as it generated 63 per cent and 74 per cent of Icodemsa’s debts in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He warned those who were either not paying for water or actually helping themselves illegally that they would be traced and penalised.

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Maria Carmen Arregui Llabrés, a retired doctor from Tenerife, is almost certain to ask for the legality of the inheritance to be verified after discovering that she and her sister, the only sur viving relatives of the recently-deceased Ignacio Balada Llabrés, were excluded from his will, despite moving to the Balearic island of Menorca to be with their cousin during the last weeks of his life.

Balada’s fortune, estimated at 30 million euros, has been left to Prince Felipe, his wife Letizia, and the eight

Credit Phil Crean

he strange decision by a millionaire to leave all his wealth to the Spanish royal family looks set to cause a bitter legal battle.

The building covers nearly four thousand square metres on the old fishing mole and was originally built as a tuna canning factory in the mid1900s. A private concern now wants to develop the area as a shopping centre and leisure area for cultural activities such as a theme museum. The local mayor,

A member of the fairground attraction in Puerto de la Cruz was arrested at the beginning of January after a shooting incident.

It’s a tradition for the travelling fair to set up camp on the car park alongside the harbour every Christmas and reports suggest that the arrested person became enraged after his caravan had been moved without his consent. In fact the shooting occurred at between three and four in the morning when the man, a 29 year old from Jaén on the Spanish mainland, returned to his caravan and began a violent discussion with another individual.

He took out a revolver from his caravan and shot twice into the air before aiming the weapon at the other man. Witnesses said he was actually going to shoot when the revolver jammed. He then made off towards the plaza, threatening a woman on the way. The police gave chase and eventually arrested him close to the square and charged him, initially, with the illegal possession of a gun.

‘Over the limit’ mum A Tenerife woman who crashed her car with her year-old baby in the back could face jail for driving well over the alcohol limit.

The deceased was a great admirer of the heir to the throne

grandchildren of Spain’s King Juan Carlos. Half of the fortune is to be used to set up a charitable foundation

in Balada’s honour, administered by Prince Felipe.

Media reports say that the bachelor millionaire,

Leisure ideas A

Fairground shots

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novel idea to turn the abandoned banana packing shed on the old harbour in Garachico into a leisure centre has the backing of the local council.

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Ramón Miranda believes the development, together with the construction of the new marina at the other end of the seaside avenue, would revitalise a spot which has virtually been at a standstill for over thirty years. He hopes the project will be approved by the regional government because the future centre would also create 60 direct jobs. It is to be hoped that this time, unlike the hotel planned for the same spot, the project gets off the ground.

New plans for an old building

an only child, was a committed monarchist and a great admirer of the heir to the throne.

Police at the scene of the early-evening incident in La Victoria breathalysed the young mother and found her to be three times over the legal limit. The woman said she had lost control of her vehicle on a bend and crashed into a walled garden. The case has been sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tenerife for further action, given the driver’s reckless behaviour in drinking and driving with a baby on board.

The drunk mother was not the only strange case local police had to deal with that week. A one-armed man, who was also drunk and had no driving licence or insurance, was stopped at a routine check point on the road from Mt Teide to La Orotava a few days later.

Attacks

Swedish tourist raped in Verónicas A man has been arrested in Playa de Las Américas in connection with the rape of a young Swedish tourist earlier this month, the second in the space of 48 hours according to local residents.

A number of residents phoned police to report screams in a poorly-lit spot near the Verónicas centre and the distressed Swede was discovered shortly afterwards by a patrol. A Moroccan man matching the description given by the tourist was detained shortly afterwards and appeared in court the following day charged with the rape.

According to the El Día newspaper, another rape took place in almost exactly the same spot two nights earlier.

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MAYOR QUESTIONED

Credit: Gerard Zenou

Los Gigantes tragedy investigated

The investigations over the tragic events continue

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he mayor of Santiago del Teide has appeared in court to answer questions in the ongoing legal investigation into the rock-slide of 1st November which killed two people on the beach at Los Gigantes.

Juan Gorrín, who may face criminal charges over the tragedy, spent over two hours being quizzed by the public prosecutor over the steps taken by the council to prevent public access to the beach

following a previous incident a few weeks earlier. Relatives of one of the victims heckled the mayor as he arrived and put up posters saying the tragedy ‘was not an accident but a crime’.

The judge has named four individuals as being implicated in the case. As well as the mayor, others to make court appearances have included the town architect Celso González González, the head of the provincial coasts engineering department Carlos González

Pérez and they will be hearing from the local tourism councillor Nicolás Germán Jiménez León.

The courts have also heard witness testimony from a number of people who were in the vicinity on the day of the tragedy, and one of the most important facts that needs to be established is whether or not there was, on the day, adequate warning to members of the public not to bathe or sunbathe in certain zones of the popular beach.

Public transport

Arico bus A new service from TITSA island bus company is to link San Isidro with Abades, La Jaca, Las Maretas, El Río, Tajao, La Caleta and Porís de Abona.

The new route, 431, will leave from San Isidro at 7.15 and 11.45, returning from El Porís at 6.15, 11.00, 14.45 and 19.00. With the introduction of the new service the 130 will cease to operate as the connection between Granadilla and Porís de Abona is already covered by the 430.

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Golfer dies on course A golfer who suffered a heart attack while out on a course in Tenerife died shortly afterwards despite receiving prompt attention from a doctor.

The 62-year-old man was playing an early morning round on the course in La Caleta on Sunday January 24th when he collapsed at around 09.30am. A doctor who happened to be at the course at the time rushed to his aid and tried to keep him alive until an ambulance arrived but the golfer failed to recover and was pronounced dead a short time later.

Council worker convicted

Payslip fraud A computer operator at Santa Cruz council has been convicted of stealing over €230,000 from his employer by simply doctoring his own payslip to receive higher wages. The fraud was committed over several years and was detected only recently. The employee had full access to the Salaries Department computer and added extra money to his own paypacket, transferred the money to his bank and then removed all traces of the operation.

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he political climate in Puerto de la Cruz in Januar y continued to be as volatile as it was throughout 2009, with opponents being at each other’s throats or stirring up trouble in an effort to prevent efficient action whilst in bitter opposition.

The threat of strikes by refuse collectors and staff working at the municipal

bars, swimming pools and beach restaurants has been haunting the nationalistconser vative allies in government. The opposition socialists, still apparently unable to come to terms with their demise after the vote of no confidence last October, have been fanning the strike flames. In their effort to promote industrial unrest they accused the mayor, Marcos Brito, of creating a blacklist of employees working for

Tarajal, the refuse collection company contracted to keep the town tidy, who were socialist PSOE party supporters. In fact Brito was quick to remind the socialist leader, Lola Padrón, that 29 workers had actually accused her party of doing the very same thing last year.

To be fair on employees of both Tarajal and Ródano, the company contracted to run the cafes and restaurants, they were entitled to

be desperate and annoyed.

Both companies, initially contracted by the nationalists in 2007, have been in arrears with regards to paying salaries. The socialists appear to prefer to forget that massive

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debt problems at the town hall began years ago when their own party formed a company called Pamarsa to administer public ser vices. The nationalists tried to reduce Pamarsa debts by putting the administration of certain services into private hands. The PSOE socialist party have always been opposed to private companies running municipal services and are perhaps right to be critical of a hasty privatisation before they took over the council early in 2007.

The council is in serious danger of running out of money, even to pay staf f wages. The economic crisis has hit the town very badly but the nationalists openly blame the previous socialist council of exacerbating the problem by spending for the sake of spending on social events, especially to satisfy minority groups with, for example, the introduction of Puerto’s Gay Week festival.

They choose to forget the benefit of the pink pound and the possible tourist draw if the event becomes a success.

With regards to the threatened strikes, the council has been doing its best to reduce tensions and, above all, to negotiate with the two companies responsible for

the refuse collection and the public cafes and restaurants.

Tarajal has received an injection of funds, which the finance councillor, Sandra Rodriguez, worked hard to find. This made it possible to please the workforce and to avoid another rubbish strike for the time being. There also appeared to be some initial satisfaction regarding a package put on the table to protect jobs at the municipal beach cafes and restaurants.

The idea was for the council, to think again and to regain control of the beach cafes whilst Ródano maintained the administration of the Dinámico café on the main square. In fact the deal is not at all straightforward as it requires bank loans and guarantees and concessions to the owners of Ródano. Besides, as evidenced by the protests organised in front of the town hall in January, the unions, who back the ousted socialist group, were insisting that the package should also include the Dinámico or, in other words, that the nationalists should do a complete U-turn.

The unions proclaimed that the nationalist-conservative government did not care a hoot about the workers.

However in this climate it is inconceivable that anyone would not want to protect jobs as a necessary step to avoid fur ther strikes and political complications. At the same time, although the consequences of the current economic crisis make life almost impossible for the governing allies, many seem to feel this teething industrial unrest could have been avoided if the nationalists had not implemented privatisations back in 2007.

The affair could well become even more complicated in the coming weeks.

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Within days of the theft in the Playa de Las Américas area earlier this month, the owner received a ransom demand for €400 for the safe return of his vehicle.

However, instead of complying he contacted the local Civil Guard station and reported the bizarre extortion attempt. The car was later recovered without payment and the culprit charged with theft. It is not known whether the recovery was made as a result of a trap set for the thief or was located by police during routine investigations.

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CIT SUR LOYALTY AWARDS

News in Brief Tacoronte crime wave

Robbers caught Two individuals the police described as dangerous robbers were arrested in Tacoronte at the beginning of the year.

The northern town’s crime rate has been hitting the headlines in recent months, especially with local petrol stations being raided. However the captured men of 18 and 36 are thought to have been the same who threatened another man at a cash point with a knife on 19th December and got away with €600.

It was the description given by the victim, especially in terms of the clothes worn by his attackers, which enabled the police to identify the criminals. A jersey worn by the younger man was found in his home.

After questioning, he revealed the identity of his older colleague. Further investigations also revealed that the same men carried out at least one of the petrol station raids in August 2009.

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Stabbing attempt

Councillor attacked A man in Tacoronte, thought to be mentally unstable, tried to stab councillor Moisés Ramos early in January whilst he worked in the town’s Public Service offices.

It appears the man’s property was compulsorily purchased ten years ago and he was demanding that the council return belongings left behind in the property. After shouting at the councillor he took out a pen knife and tried to stab him. Although the councillor was not badly hurt he was taken to the University Hospital as a precautionary measure.

According to local sources this is not the first time his attacker, who was taken to the psychiatric ward at the same hospital, has behaved in such a way.

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Kerry, Ewan, Carmen Gloria, Eve and Sheila helping to fight the good fight

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et down to Eve Tennent’s stalls on Wednesdays in Playa San Juan and Sundays in Alcalá to find great deals for worthy causes.

Fewer people can be as dedicated as Eve Tennent and her team in helping to fight the good fight against breast cancer. She began her efforts in May 2007 in the London Moonwalk by raising €1,200 from sponsors. Soon afterwards she decided to get involved in the Nijmegen March in Holland, but she felt it was too soon to ask for more sponsors so she started running her stall in Playa San Juan in July 2007, collecting people’s unwanted items (“we’ll take anything”) and selling them at rock bottom prices from as little as one euro.

First efforts from the stall provided £1,750 for the Nijmegen March and a further €500 and €700 for Tenerife breast cancer organisation, Amate, in January and May 2008 respectively.

In October 2008, Eve was able to donate €700 to the southern Walk for Life which was divided between breast cancer projects in Tenerife for the Spanish association against cancer, AECC, and Amate. The following month she passed a further €2,000 to Amate.

By March 2009, the stalls had produced another €2,000 for Amate and she then organised a charity dinner at the

Callao Salvaje

Beach news

The national department of coasts have made public the long awaited tender for the development of the beach at Callao Salvaje at a cost of €1.7 million.

Though long term residents will find it hard to believe, so long and so often have they been promised this development, according to the official BOE, the list of official state announcements, the tender is now public and work should take a year to complete. Land for development beside the beach has already been handed over by the Adeje council to the department of the environment, and with an expansion of the 4,700 m2 beach already planned.

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May 2009 found her once again in the London Moonwalk handing over £1,093.

The stall was going great guns and in June she was able to donate €2,000 more to Amate and during last year’s Walk for Life in December, Eve handed over €2,192 to be divided between Amate and the AECC. With the €2,000

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she recently passed over to Amate’s Vice President, Carmen Gloria at the stall, she has raised a total of €10,000 for this charity.

Eve is ably assisted by Ewan, her husband and some loyal helpers, that during our visit included Sheila and her daughter Kerry, over for a surprise visit to celebrate her mother’s birthday.

If you have any surplus items don’t hesitate to take

them along. Eve sells clothes in Alcalá and all other items at Playa San Juan. You can see what people’s generosity and Eve and her team’s dedication can achieve. However if there is a lot of surplus stuff, she may ask you to hang on to some of it until she has room to store it.

Get along to one of Eve’s stalls to donate, volunteer, join in and to bag a bargain for a good cause.

Guía de Isora

Romanian robbers

Civil Guard on the scent Four Romanians, residents of Santiago del Teide and Adeje were arrested recently in La Orotava for theft.

They were using special bags to avoid the alarms in a commercial centre in the area and were caught red handed taking perfumes valued at €760. Three of the four managed to flee the scene of their crime in a vehicle and were finally caught by officers of the Civil Guard from Tacoronte and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Inside the car the officers found the perfumes they had just stolen and a suitcase full of pieces of clothing, still with alarm tags, valued at €2,450.

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Guía de Isora Civil Guard recently arrested a 19 year old man accused of two robberies using forced entry.

f you’re planning to take part in the annual almond blossom walk with the council on Februar y 6th of this year why not take your camera with you.

The Santiago del Teide council are organising a photography competition for non-professional photographers of all ages and nationalities with the walk as the theme.

Entrants can submit up to three photographs, either in colour or black and white, and will have up until March 5th to present their entry.

The jury will be composed of professionals in the world of photography and members of the Santiago del Teide council, and the results will be known on March 12th.

Prizes of €300, €200 and €150 will be awarded for the top three entries. More information from Santiago del Teide council offices, 922863127 ext. 234. El Cardón environmental education company also have blossom walks on February 7, 13 and 14 (922 127 938).

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Viewpoints, rest zones, a wooden pathway and a kiosk are also due to be part of the new beach, maintenance of which will pass into the hands of the local council once the work is complete. Though considered an important part of the coastal network in Adeje, the Ajabo beach in Callao Salvaje has been neglected to a large extent, despite many promises over the years. Now, though, it would seem the patience of the residents of the zone is to be rewarded.

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he latest project to take people off the dole in Guía de Isora has seen 20 construction workers employed over a six month period working on improving footpaths and public access for those with reduced mobility in the borough.

With funding from both the local council and the Canarian Employment agency, the 20 construction specialists are working to upgrade over 50 different pedestrian/street points throughout the borough, to adapt previously inaccessible zones to suit those with mobility difficulties. According to local employment and development councillor Héctor Gómez, “persons with disabilities and/or reduced mobility are still a heterogeneous sector of society”, and have the right to expect the same access conditions as the rest of the population. With this project “as well as giving work to 20 unemployed persons, we are working to upgrade areas in a poor state of repair and create access where previously none existed”.

The first break in occurred in Playa San Juan where the robber broke various windows and forced the door to get into a home, without apparently stealing anything in the end. The second crime was in the same area, but this time the young man removed a digital camera, an underwater camera, a video camera, a computer and €800 in cash. The total haul amounted to a value of around €2,000, however the video camera and the digital camera were recovered at the time of the arrest.

Local police

New officers take up posts Santiago del Teide’s local police force has grown by six following the swearing in of new officers recently.

The six new members took up their posts formally and were shown off at a ceremony led by the town’s mayor. Now numbering over 20, Santiago’s police force has been in the headlines regularly in the past due to allegations of corruption and abuse. Last year a Norwegian tourist reported that she had been abducted by an officer. CCTV pictures of the incident appeared on TV at the time, triggering a major scandal and calls for an inquiry.

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Security

Police go slow The local police force in Tacoronte has been refusing to put in extra working hours for seven months.

According to their union representatives the action is in response to the council’s refusal to listen to demands for better pay and working conditions.

The local mayor has accused the police all along of just being greedy whilst there is growing evidence that crime is increasing in Tacoronte. Indeed another incident took place at one of the town’s petrol stations on 14th January.

An individual broke in to the bar at a petrol station in the early hours and emptied one of the slot machines. It’s the fourth similar robbery at the petrol station in recent months. Civil Guard officers have been investigating this and other thefts in Tacoronte. Ordinary folk are beginning to suspect that the increase in crime is related in some way to the lack of will within the local police force.

Bus station

Mystery fire Shopkeepers still opening their premises in the closed bus station building in Puerto de la Cruz got another fright on 14th January after another fire was declared inside the terminal.

The previous fire, more serious, occurred on New Year’s Eve and started all sorts of conspiracy rumours although the disused station is currently thought to be used by drug addicts and destitute people seeking shelter. Nevertheless, whether politically motivated or not, both fires were thought to have been started deliberately and shopkeepers accused the new administration of doing nothing to protect them.

Vehicle theft

Wanna buy a car?

Towards the end of last year, a resident in La Orotava decided to sell his expensive car and advertised it locally for €25,000.

Another man aged 34 answered the advertisement and arranged to view it. He seemed very interested indeed and asked if he could just try it out. Like any trusting individual the seller said he could drive it round the block. That was the last he saw of his expensive car. The buyer never returned. The Civil Guard caught up with the young pretend purchaser recently and he has been duly charged with theft.

Public health centre

Clinic anniversary The new public health centre at Las Dehesas in Puerto de la Cruz opened its doors a year ago.

Like most controversial projects in the town, it has become a resounding success. Figures released by the regional health authority coincide with the general public’s perception that the centre has led to more fluid attention to the public and less stress on personnel and the old health centre continues to cater for specialist cases. The new centre receives an average of 750 patients a day and is responsible for the health of nearly 20,000 people. The health centre was built on a plot provided by the town council at a cost of €2.2 million and a further €141,000 was invested in medical and other equipment. Although opponents warned there would be serious logistical problems surrounding the new centre it has greatly alleviated the pressure on the health centre and, with ample car parking facilities, is much easier to use.

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Corruption investigation T

he national prosecutor appointed to investigate cases of corruption is to study alleged corruption within the town hall in La Orotava as a result of accusations made against the governing mayor, Isaac Valencia.

According to legal sources the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, having studied the documentation presented

by IUC-LV, the left-wing and green opposition coalition group in La Orotava, has decided to investigate the matter. This will come as a blow to the council and especially to Valencia, after years of avoiding this kind of more serious investigation, but who have been under suspicion from the ordinar y public and opposition parties on a number of occasions. The

Valencia’s governing group is under investigation

alleged corruption reported

by IUC-LV concerned a sum of €17 million in extrajudicial agreements between 2003 and 2008. The council insists none of its councillors have

acted outside the law or have appropriated public funds. It also pointed out that many of the extrajudicial financial agreements were voted upon unanimously by all parties.

As the opposition IUC-LV group’s spokesman, Fran Baute, said, it will be for the anti-corruption prosecutor to decide whether to take the matter to court or not.

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n July 2007 people in Puerto de la Cruz were surprised with the news that a local resident, Roberto Flórez García, had been arrested and charged with espionage.

He goes on trial at the end of January in Madrid, charged with spying for the Russians.

Flórez is an ex- Civil Guard officer who was then recruited by the CNI, Spain’s National Intelligence Centre, for which

he worked between 1991 and 2004. He’s believed to have sold sensitive information to the Russians, especially concerning double agents working for Spanish intelligence, whilst destined as attaché to the Spanish embassy in Lima, Peru. Flórez moved to Puerto de la Cruz where he lived with his wife, herself a native of Puerto. It’s alleged he owned two apartments in Puerto as well as a garage where he kept boxes of DVDs with

the information he passed on to the Russians. If he is proved guilty of espionage and consequently declared a traitor, Flórez could spend between six and twelve years in prison.

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COUNCIL ECONOMIES

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he nationalist-run council in Garachico has agreed to a pay cut and councillors will receive five per cent less in their monthly pay-packet in 2010.

It’s regarded as a necessary step in the face of the economic crisis and the local mayor, Ramón Miranda, suggested it might also set

an example to other councils struggling for cash in the north of Tenerife. Although there is no doubt firms and ordinary folk are looking for ways to cut spending he also thought it might show the way to families and ordinary folk in how they should be economising. The five per cent cut in councillor wages amounts to €8,000 and will be used to back up public service

requirements and to provide assistance to people who need help from the Garachico authorities just for their day to day needs. The overall 2010 budget has also been cut by three per cent.

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Gran Canaria FIESTAS Until February 20, Carnaval, Las Palmas – for full programme of events, see pages 6 and 7 February 6 to 28, Carnaval, Agüimes February 2, Fiestas Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, Ingenio February 1 to 15, Fiestas de Almendro en Flor (almond trees in blossom), Tejeda

CLASSICAL MUSIC 26th Canarian Music Festival, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas: January 30, 8.30 pm, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria.

Tickets €15 to€50 February 4 and 5, 8.30 pm, Orquesta Nacional Rusa directed by Mikhail Pletnev.

Tickets €25 to €75. More information and tickets at www. auditorio-alfredokraus.com

MUSIC January 29, Flamencoencaja featuring Lolita. CICCA, Las Palmas January 30, 8.30 pm, Tingvall Trio, Rincon de Jazz, Sala San Borondon, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas

Arona International Music Festival 2010: February 12, 8 pm, Canarian Brass quintet, Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos

THEATRE January 29 and 30, Aniversario

by Camut Band. Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas February 5 to 7, Mundo y Final

by Ron Lalá. Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas February 5 to 7, Fedra with Ana Belén, Fran Perea, Chema Muñoz and Alicia Hermida.

Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas February 12, 8.30 pm, Los mares habitados. Auditorio de Teror. €10

CINEMA February 4, 8.30 pm (1960 version) and 10.30 pm (1998 version), Psychosis. Salon de Actos, Edf. De Humanidades Agustín Millares Carlo, Campus de Obelisco, Las Palmas. Entry free

EXHIBITIONS Until February 8, Tierra y Mar by Adnan Pozderoviv. Sala de Arte Hotel Neptuno, San Bartolomé

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Trekking: January 30, San Pedro, Lomo Berbique, Agaete. 8km, 3 hours, medium. €5 February 6, Carretería, Los Tilos, El Brezal. 9Km, 3hrs 30mins, medium. €5 February 12, Pinos de Gáldar, Lomo de Palo, Fagajesto. 5Km, 2hrs 30mins, easy. €5 deportes@teror.es Local councils in various areas of the island organise guided treks and other open-air activities.

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

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

Until January 31, guided tours in English of the Museum and Archaelogical Park La Cueva Pintada, Gáldar. Tickets from www.cajatique.com

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

Playa del Inglés: Every day except Sunday, 7.30 to 11.30pm.

Las Palmas Rastro: Sunday 8am to 2pm, bus station.

Tenerife FIESTAS Carnaval 2010, Santa Cruz and Puerto de la Cruz, for full programme of events, see pages 6 and 7 February 6, XIII edition Almendro en Flor (almond trees in blossom), Santiago del Teide.

THEATRE February 10 and 11, 9 pm, Fedra with Ana Belén, Fran Perea, Chema Muñoz and Alicia Hermida. Teatro Leal, La Laguna

February 5, 9 pm, pianist Miguel Ángel Castro, Teatro Leal, La Laguna

26th Canarian Music Festival, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz: January 31, 8.30 pm, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria.

Tickets €15 to €50 More information and tickets at www.auditoriodetenerife.com

LIONS CLUB EVENTS Tenerife Sur: The Lions’ shop in the Apolo Center is open Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm. The Costa del Silencio shop is open Monday to Friday 11am to 2pm. The shops welcome donations of clothing, books, bric-a-brac etc. Contact Ken Sadler on 670 647 765 The Costa del Silencio shop is looking for volunteer helpers to work a few hours. Contact Edna Goodall on 619 059 577 Santiago del Teide: February 6, Charter Night (the Club’s birthday) with Eagles tribute group, buffet and wine. €30 per person. Contact Jon (Secretary) on 627 386 648 Arona, Las Galletas, Costa del Silencio: Second Sunday of the month: barbecue with entertainment at Coral Mar Square Last Sunday of the month: buffet and entertainment at Habla Habla in Las Galletas. Contact Cath on 629 506 882 San Miguel de Abona: January 30, Burn’s Night at Westhaven Bay For more information, contact Ralph on 685 542 128 or Phil on 922 738 490

EXHIBITIONS Until February 21, Rojo como un tomate. El color de la vergüenza (Red as a tomato. The colour of embarrassment). Museo de Historia de Tenerife (Casa Lercaro), La Laguna Until February 21, Jerusalem, by Jaume Plensa. Espacio Cultural El Tanque (refinery), Santa Cruz Until April 8, La era de Rodín.

54 of Rodín’s works on display including The Thinker, The Kiss and the Bourjeois of Calais.

Espacio Cultural de CajaCanarias, Santa Cruz Until February 17, collective exhibition , Cultural Centre, ChoParque de la Reina Until February 3, photographs: Rincones de Cantabria from the Casa de Cantabria in Tenerife, Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos Until February 17, paintings: Lenin, Civic Centre, Cabo Blanco Until February 22, paintings: Fragmentos by Simona Sentieri, Arona Town Hall

Until March 7, La Colección 2: La densidad del aire, la levedad de la tierra: pictures, photos and videos by more than 30 artists.

Sala A, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA), Santa Cruz Until May 2, collective exhibition: Estancias, Residencias, Presencias, extracted from the collection Los Bragales. Sala B, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA), Santa Cruz Until April 11, sculptures and drawings by Carlos Schwartz.

Sala C, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA), Santa Cruz: Until end February, Celebración

by Alberto García. Área 60, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA), Santa Cruz:

SPORT &NATURE Failte fun walks Stretch your legs every Friday morning with Failte. The group meets outside the Hotel Gran Arona in Los Cristianos for a trek over Guaza mountain followed by refreshments. Wear stout shoes, meet friends and get some exercise. New faces are always welcome. More information from Tony on 628 689 306.

Tourist routes 922 127 938 Every Tuesday: Montes del Agua 1st Saturday of each month: Teide National Park 2nd Saturday: Masca ravine 3rd Saturday: Volcanic tube at Cueva de San Marcos 4th Saturday: Kayak trip off Los Gigantes cliffs, Punta de Teno Kayak routes Tours by kayak for all abilities which may be combined with snorkelling, hiking, climbing or potholing. More info on 922 127 938 or www.elcardon.com Surfing Learn surfing and body boarding.

North: Escuela de Surf y Body Board OAD La Laguna, for those aged 12 years and over. More information on 922 256 244 or wwwoadlaguna.com South: Escuela Oficial de la Federación Canaria de Surf K16 (Playa de las Américas). Groups or individual training for those aged seven years or over. More information on 922 798 480 or www.k16surf.com Hiking: Discover Arona. More information about trekking routes. 922 725 180 or www. arona.org All year round, guided walks for groups through the most emblematic buildings of the lovely northern town of Los Silos. Contact Oscar in their information office on 922 841 086.

Barranco del Infierno (Adeje): Mondays to Sundays from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm. No access allowed after 4 pm. Price: €3. Max. 200 people a day.

Free entrance on Sundays.

Information and reservations on 922 782 885.

Guided trails for the general public: The National Park’s interpretation service offers guided tours free of charge. You

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need to book in advance with the National Park Office (Tel. 922 290 129/922 290 183).

MISCELLANEOUS La Baranda Wine Museum A renovated 17th century Canary Island hacienda used by the Island Cabildo to promote local quality wines. Autopista Gral. del Norte. Km 21, (El Sauzal exit), 38360 El Sauzal, Tel.: 922 572 535 Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 8pm. Wine tasting and shop until 10 pm, Sunday and Bank Holidays from 11am to 6pm, closed Monday.

Castles Tours: Tenerife History Museum offers guided tours around the island’s castles for schools and groups. More information on 922 825 949 Masonic Meetings in the south of Tenerife. Visitors always welcome. Tenerife Craft, Chapter, Mark. For more information phone 922 794 502 or 922 732 386.

Ciudadanos Europeos (European Citizens Group). For more information contact the Secretary, Chris Stanyer on 922 751507 or the President, Harry Davies, on 922 781905. e-mail: ceten@fsmail.net The Wednesday Club This is your opportunity to meet people like you, ladies, gentlemen, couples or on your own. Come and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and cakes and a chance to make new friends and have good conversation with a bit of fun. 1st. Floor Apolo Center, Los Cristianos, Wednesdays 11 am to 1pm. For further information phone Edna on 922 732386 or 619 059577 K9 and Friends of the Animals K9 first Sunday of every month from 8am to 12 noon at Happy Days, Costa del Silencio. Nearly new sales are held on the second Saturday of every month outside Shimmers Bar, Callao Salvaje from 10am to 1pm. K9 also have a stall on the Playa San Juan market every Wednesday and at Alcalá every Sunday, from 10am to 2pm.

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

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

For more information call the kennels on 667 638468 or Pat the Cat on 608 121081.

English Library Calle Irlanda, Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz: Monday 3pm to 5.30pm, Wednesday 10am to 12 noon, Friday from 4pm to 6pm and Saturday 11am to 1pm.

Information: Julia Gaskell 922 37 25 79 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in the South: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.45pm, Friday at 11.45am. 1st Floor Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos (next to bus terminal). For more information call 630 478 448 (24 hrs).

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Constructing a Suspended Ceiling

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he entrance hall is taking shape, but the beams and blocks of the new roof are still visible. It needs a ceiling!

Pic 1 First, decide the height that you want your ceiling. Mark a level line around the wall.

Decide on the spaces between the joists. This will depend on the size and orientation of the

rectangular plasterboard sheets.

screws are best though. Delivery costs for this. You can get can add a lot to the price, them from any ferreteria. yet some places offer free delivery.

Pics 2 & 3 Robert notches the batten at the joints so that he has a level support for the sheets of plasterboard.

Pic 5 Now it’s beginning to look more like a part of the house and less like part of a building site.

Pic 4 Then fix 50mm by 50mm wooden batten as shown. Anodised steel

Many local ferreterias now stock plasterboard.

Robert fixes it with ‘dot and dab’ (mortero adhesivo). Shop around

Pic 6 When all the sheets are in place, apply a thin layer of gap cement (‘pasta para juntas de placas’) to the joints, followed by paper tape.

Then apply another layer of gap cement over the top. Leave this until it is

almost dry, then sponge over with a wet sponge.

This gives a slightly textured finish, which matches the rest of the plasterboard. It takes three or four hours to set.

If you have any questions about DIY you can call Robert on 922 814 073, mobile 605 469 352 or email rjmcalees@ yahoo.com.

Useful vocabulary Tape / cinta Batten / listón Plaster board / placa de yeso Screws / tornillos Delivery free of charge / entrega a domicilio gratuitamente How much do you charge for delivery? / Cuanto cobran por la entrega a domicilio?

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new plan is set to spend millions in developing a new kind of tourism for Andalusia.

Funded in the main by the Spanish Ministry of Tourism, the initiative wants to transform the local tourism industry. Two new projects and three programmes are designed to enhance business innovation in the area’s tourism industry. Services included are consulting, helping travel companies to design their product and innovate and advice on how to incorporate new strategies or processes into their existing activities.

The first of the programmes, Research Lab is supposed to identify the needs of tourism business management, market research and technology. The first two strategic projects being operated by Research Lab have

already begun with funding from central government of €13.5 million. The Demo Lab will be launched later in the year. This initiative will allow tourist businesses to try out various technological solutions that are available in the current market that they may be able to use in their own companies to improve profitability.

There are also new programmes on E-Commerce to show companies how to promote themselves more ef ficiently and ef fectively on the Internet and a Consultancy Platform to provide tourism businesses with consulting services. In total there are 25 public and private companies which will be providing services to 5,000 companies to improve the standard and variety of Andalusian tourism.

Bully for them. What about the Canaries where

the level of unemployment is the highest in the country and the alternatives to employment in the tourism industry far fewer?

It is the only Spanish community with negative gross domestic product figures, closing the year at -0.4 per cent, a position of deflation.

In Spain overall a growth of 0.8 per cent was achieved, the lowest level of growth since 1962.

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ondon, Paris and Frankfurt are still the most popular destinations for business conferences and trade fair hosts according to the latest sur vey by Cushman Wakefield, European Cities Monitor.

The only change is that the gap between first placed London and second placed Paris has widened – the cheaper pound is probably a strong factor in this strengthening of London’s lead.

It is a sector of the travel business that takes around 10-15 years and a lot of dedication to develop.

The sur vey lists several issues which are taken into account by hosts: the availability of qualified staff, the standard of telecommunications and transport links and the reputation of the city. Whilst the Canaries could star in the first and last categories, the telecommunications and transport links remain poor and expensive in comparison with our northern Euro-

The latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Centre show poor results for the Canaries in 2009.

pean competitors. In the middle of the table Birmingham, Munich, Milan and Leeds are noticing a significant upturn in conference business (Leeds is the main base of Jet2.com). Whilst Birmingham has not had any significant changes since the Bull Ring shopping centre was built, they and Leeds are in the centre of the UK and as such a popular choice for UK hosts. This is a part of the travel sector that is of a great deal of interest to businessmen in the Islands. Business travellers spend more per head than ordinary tourists (usually as cynics point out because the cash they are spending is not their own). They will always choose a taxi over the bus and a top restaurant over fish and chips in a newspaper.

All 35 countries that enjoy visa waiver status with the USA including the UK will now have to fill in an online questionnaire at least 72 hours before they fly or face being turned back at the airport.

Once approved, the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), will last for two years and takes over from the old green card system. It can be used for multiple entries into the States. British Airways and American Airlines have both warned that they will not accept any passengers who have not got ESTA approval.

You are advised to complete the online form at least 72

hours before you are due to travel. ESTA is currently free, although a fee of $10 has been mooted.

Employment

Job creation The Canarian government’s Minister for Employment has promised 80,000 new jobs over the next 18 months.

Although a drop in the ocean of the depressing level of unemployment in the Canaries, it does at least hold out a little hope to some people.

Funds have been made available to the tune of €420 million, of which €60 million will be used in grants towards Social Security payments.

Home finance

New mortgage La Caixa are offering a new mortgage called Rompesuelo – groundbreaker.

Fixed interest at a much lower rate than many other banks is guaranteed for the first three years at 2.85 per cent (2.48 APR) followed by euribor plus 0.5 per cent.

These rates are offered irrespective of whether it is a new mortgage or a remortgage. In the second case La Caixa will pay the costs of the subrogation.

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Holiday Award

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oteliers should be on their guard as the number of Spanish hotels in HolidayCheck Award’s top 99 dropped from 31 in 2008 to 15 last year and six in 2010.

The travel opinion site sieved through over 300,000 online opinions to reach their final verdicts which show a drastic reduction of the Spanish element. No hotels on the Spanish peninsula are included in the six, the honours are divided between three in Gran Canaria (Lopesan Costa Meloneras

Resort Spa & Casino, Seaside Hotel Sandy Beach and Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa), one in Lanzarote (Hotel Las Costas) and two in Mallorca (Hipotels Hipocampo Playa and Blau Mediterraneo Hotel).

Hotel guests filed their opinions on over 81,000 hotels all over the world for the HolidayCheck Award ranking and the outstanding winner this year has been Turkey with 33 hotels winning prizes. Germany clocked up 14 mentions and Austria 13, with Egypt in fourth place with 10 hotels.

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hilst our regional politicians continue to argue about whether or not we should start a Canarian international airline and how much, if at all, we should be investing in and involving ourselves in the AENA airports, the folk in Catalonia have beaten everyone to the gun yet again.

The Generalitat of Catalonia have built and opened their own airport in LleidaAlguaire to boost their local tourism and the

economic activities of the immediate area.

The airport is expected to go to a private concessionary in the second half of this year and will create 60 direct and 900 indirect jobs in the area. It is estimated that it will mean an added 47 million euros a year of income to the local community.

The first flights began at the beginning of February by Vueling to Paris and Palma de Mallorca and Ryanair will start services to Milan and Frankfurt from April.

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Segregated travel

Women only travel business offering holidays only to women has been banned in Anew Australia.

According to the courts the business is in breach of equal rights legislation. Erin Maitland, a former tour guide, decided to start the company after conversing with many women.

Women are increasingly travelling more on their own and have become a major part of the tourist industry as their spending power increases. Women only services, taxis, hotels etc. are on the increase and many women according to Maitland refuse to go on mixed group holidays. Some have religious reasons, some have had experiences of domestic violence and others object to approaches by men or offensive remarks. The company is still hoping an exemption may be granted.

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High chair danger I

kea have withdrawn a popular high chair from their stores owing to safety concerns.

After a number of client complaints about the stability of the high chair model Leopard, where the seat and the structure of the chair are linked by broken or loose meshing, Ikea decided to withdraw the item from all of their stores worldwide. Anyone who has bought this model which was on sale in Spain from October last year, can get a full refund if they return it to their nearest Ikea. Apart from the risk of the chair falling from the supporting structure, consumer’s association Facua also warn there is a possibility that a child could choke on the loose pieces of linkage.

Binter

Transport time island air transport company Binter had good results in a recently pubInter lished flight statistics report.

FlightStats investigated 45 European companies for punctuality and found that Binter was fourth with an on time (less than 15 minutes delay) register of 79.01 per cent. Scandinavian company SAS was the most punctual with Barcelona based Vueling in second place.

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EXCHANGE RATES

Rocky pound T

here will be poor news this year for UK sterling and foreign holidays for UK residents according to two tourism experts at the recent Tourism Society Prospects 2010 event.

Both David Edwards, head of research and forecasting for VisitBritain and Worldchoice chairman, Colin Heal, believe that sterling will remain weak throughout this year. Edwards blamed current economic issues on the Continent including Greece’s continued problems. Heal added, “all the indications are that the pound is not likely to increase against the euro, indeed, if interest rates are raised [in the UK]

it is possible that it may even succumb to parity.”

In the UK, Edwards believes that the currency pressure could continue to drive British tourism. Last year, 20 million Brits took a domestic break, 12 million more than two years earlier. Heal pre-

dicted a decline in British visitors to the US, although he declared that both Turkey and Egypt would remain popular with British tourists. From a Spanish point of view, the position is almost directly opposite as the new monetary situation, together

with the crisis will squeeze tourist businesses even further. Despite numerous articles and investigations proving that better offers for sterling buyers can often be found in euro countries than non-euro countries, the exchange rate will continue to influence tourists’ choice of destination.

Bright spots on the horizon? According to the World Tourism Organisation, the number of tourists is expected to increase this year after the four per cent drop in 2009, which was lower than the forecast. There were 880 million international tourists last year the WTO stated, a number that is expected to increase by three per cent this year. In addition, the Canarian government’s finance minister believes that the economic recovery of the UK and Germany will begin to show in the tourist figures in the Islands in the second half of 2010.

HOLIDAYS AFLOAT

Cruising trends W

ith the economic crisis reaching a peak in 2009 it came as a surprise to most people that far from losing customers, the cruise industry had a mainly successful year, especially in the UK market.

The secret has been in knowing what the customer wants and marketing it well.

There were some amazing deals around last year for those who prefer their holidays afloat and this year looks set to repeat the bargains.

Book ahead bargains and free child place offers abound.

You need to know what you want and look carefully at the offers as regards day and night enter tainment, excursions and hidden costs

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such as gratuities.

Check carefully what is included in the price and check out offers from travel agents. They often have additional incentives such as shipboard credits. Your itinerary should also be carefully scrutinised, is a four hour stopover in a port really long enough to enjoy yourself when you bear in mind the

time necessary to disembark and return to the ship? Many cruises now offer additional time ashore in ports such as Barcelona for example, so that you can make the most of your visit.

Just in the UK, the business this year is expected to increase 6.5 per cent and there are some great new ships on offer in 2010 including the Nor wegian Epic.

NCL’s new ship has a water park, a circus and an ice bar to keep you occupied as well as the more standard fittings of numerous restaurants etc.

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Business in Brief

Statistics

Tourist arrivals The number of holidaymakers visiting Spain dropped last year to 2003 levels.

Thanks to a partial recovery in the last few months, the fall didn’t reach the forecasted 10 per cent, but it did drop by 8.7 per cent, the biggest reduction in tourism numbers since the information began to be compiled. The reduction is due to the deterioration in the main markets of Germany and the UK, whose citizens have seen their holiday budgets affected by the international financial crisis.

Accommodation

Star move You pay for what you get is an old adage, but how do you know what you are going to receive?

A five star hotel in Botswana is unlikely to offer you the same service as a five star hotel in Dublin. Seven European countries hotel industries have united to make sure that at least amongst their tourism offer, you will know what to expect. The Hotelstars Union is formed by Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland and they have agreed that the over 17,000 hotels within their spheres will be categorised using the same criteria.

Recycling

Broken treasure New jobs for old trash in La Palma as a new company has been set up to restore old furniture.

La Fundación Isonorte is right next to the recycling plant at Puntallana and once their work has been completed you can get a computer screen for two euros or a sofa for €15. The company also offer a door to door service to collect items that it is possible to recycle.

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Financial

Blevins Franks

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BANK CONFIDENTIALITY

Credit: Yann

Whistle-blowers undermine confidence

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

B

ank confidentiality suf fered another knock when it was revealed that a whistleblower obtained the names of 130,000 clients of a Swiss bank and passed them on to the French tax authorities.

An employee in the IT department of HSBC Holdings in Geneva stole data on the bank’s clients between late 2006 and early 2007. It now turns out that it was this stolen data that enabled the French tax authorities to get their hands on the names of 3,000 suspected tax evaders last year. It is thought that some €500 million has already been recouped from the unpaid tax. French Budget Minister, Eric Woerth, denied paying the informant who has since been given a new identity and is living under police protection in the south of France.

When the data theft originally came to light in early December, HSBC insisted less

than ten wealthy clients were involved. However later it was revealed that the French tax authorities actually have 130,000 names belonging to the bank’s clients from “many other countries”.

The list is thought to have been passed to France’s chief prosecutor for possible investigation into money laundering.

France can potentially pass the list on to the tax authori-

ties of the other countries whose residents appear on the list. Switzerland reacted angrily to the news and said it will suspend ratification of the double taxation agreement (DTA) with France, claiming that the names were illegally obtained. France is keen to complete the process, maintaining that it had not broken any French laws.

It subsequently said that it would hand back the infor-

mation, though Switzerland remained concerned over what the French tax authorities will do with the data, This latest whistle-blower revelation from France follows on from the controversial incident in February of 2008 when it was exposed that another former bank employee and informant sold stolen data from LGT bank in Liechtenstein to Germany and the UK, with many other

The leak came from an employee of HSBC Holdings in Geneva

countries also benefiting from information on their citizens evading tax through holding bank accounts in the tax haven.

In the US whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld supplied information on 19,000 suspected US tax evaders in 2007 which eventually led to the US forcing Swiss bank UBS to disclose names of 4,450 US account holders. The US has an official whistle-blower

programme in return for a portion of the revenue collected from the information given. Other countries may well consider setting up their own schemes for tax informers who can break through the barriers of bank secrecy and gain confidential information on account holders.

The global financial crisis fuelled governments with a determination to reap in unpaid tax from tax evaders to boost their exhausted treasuries. The days are numbered for offshore banking confidentiality.

There are various legitimate structures available to beat the taxman where people can place their money honestly and so have no fear of being ‘caught out’ by their tax authority. A specialist tax and wealth management firm such as Blevins Franks can advise you on how to reduce taxation and protect your assets for the future for you and your heirs.

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

Lack of staff

Doctor demand

healthytenerife@gmail.com

moisture back in the air can help your cough, but be careful not to overdo it.

Dear Doctor De La Flor,

• Remove irritants in the air. Perfumes and scented bathroom sprays may seem benign, but for some people they can cause chronic sinus irritation. The worst irritant in the air, of course, is smoke. Almost all smokers eventually develop the “smoker’s cough”. Unfortunately, second-hand smokers often pay the same price as well.

When steamy showers, hot teas, and cough drops don’t help, you can turn to over-thecounter medicines to ease your cough.

My dad died of colon cancer, what symptoms should I watch out for?

Do you recommend any testing to prevent it?

CHEERS, GRAHAM

Dear Graham, Not all cancers are created equal! Every type of cancer has its own distinctive traits and behavior when it comes to diagnosis, symptoms, genetics etc. Make sure your GP knows your family history so that both of you can act proactively if any symptoms or signs pertaining to colorectal pathology arrive.

If needs be you can turn to over-the-counter cough medicines to help

In its early stage, colorectal cancer usually produces no symptoms. The most likely warning signs include: changes in bowel movements, including persistent constipation or diarrhea, a feeling of not being able to empty the bowel completely, an urgency to move the bowels, rectal cramping, or rectal bleeding, dark patches of blood in or on stool; or long, thin, “pencil stools”, unexplained fatigue, loss of appetite and/or weight loss, abdominal discomfort or bloating, pelvic pain occurs at later stages.

Finding colorectal cancer early is essential.

There are many different tests used to screen for colorectal cancer as well as tests used to evaluate colon cancer.

Beginning at the age of 50 (earlier for some highrisk groups) everyone should be screened regularly for colorectal cancer.

The traditional screening routine was for the doctor to perform a digital rectal exam once a year and for you to collect three stool samples to be tested for traces of blood.

The current American Cancer screening guidelines for colon cancer in an average risk patient

begin at the age of 50 and include: testing of stool samples for traces of blood yearly, a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years, a double contrast barium enema every five years, and a colonoscopy every 10 years.

Dear Doctor De La Flor, I’ve got a persistent cough. What tips do you have to help sort it out?

SINCERELY, MARY

Dear Mary, Cold and flu season brings on hacking coughs that can leave your chest aching. But colds and flu aren’t the only problems that cause coughing.

Allergies, asthma, acid reflux, dry air, and smoking are common causes of coughs. Even medications such as certain drugs for high blood pressure and allergies can cause a chronic cough.

Tr y these tips to manage your cough at

home and hopefully you save a visit to your doctor.

• Stay hydrated. An upper respiratory tract infection causes postnasal drip. Extra secretions trickle down the back of your throat, irritating it and sometimes causing a cough. Drinking liquids helps to keep the lining moist.

• Try lozenges and hot drinks. Try a menthol cough drop. It numbs the back of the throat and that will tend to decrease the cough reflex.

Drinking warm tea with honey can also soothe the throat.

• Take steamy show-

ers and use a humidifier.

A hot shower can help a cough by loosening secretions in the nose. You can buy over-the-counter medication like SINUS (contains menthol, essence of eucalyptus and pine). This steamy strategy can help ease coughs not only from colds, but also from allergies and asthma. Humidifiers may also help. In a dry home, nasal secretions can become desiccated and uncomfortable. Putting

• Decongestants: Decongestants relieve nasal congestion by shrinking swollen nasal tissue and reducing mucus production. They dry up mucus in the lungs and open up the airway passages.

Overuse of decongestants can lead to excessive dryness, which can trigger a dry cough. Nasal sprays, if used for more than three to four days, can lead to ‘rebound congestion’.

• Cough suppressants and expectorants: If you’re coughing so much that your chest hurts and you’re getting a bad night’s sleep, consider a cough suppressant, such as dextromethorphan. Expectorants such as guaifenesin are useful when a person has a cough that is thick with phlegm.

Dr. De La Flor, G.P. is licensed in medicine & general surgery. He holds certificates in nutrition, medical exercise and human performance from the University of Berkeley in California, the American Council on Exercise and the U.S. National Strength & Conditioning Association. He is a strong believer in work/life balance and spends much of his time outside of his surgery on the tennis court or chasing his four kids around the neighborhood.

697.888.666

Don’t be taken aback if you have to wait to get a doctor’s appointment, a worrying 86 doctors positions are noted in the list of ‘occupations that are difficult to fill’ according to the latest Official State Bulletin.

Not surprisingly the Canaries are at the top of the list with a current need for 22 qualified doctors.

General Practitioners are in most demand overall, with six of the 21 currently lacking needed in the Islands.

Women and parents will also be unsurprised to know that paediatricians and gynaecologists are the specialists that are most lacking here.

The European Union and specifically the UK continue to tempt away qualified doctors with offers that the local market seems unable to meet as their own staff leak away to Canada and the United States.

It is expected that this is a situation which can only get worse if Barack Obama’s plans for a state national health system are finally passed, particularly as the country is apparently loath to spend federal funds in training more health service care providers.

Spanish National Union, CC.OO., claim that the latest listing is only a repeat of previous similar loggings of staff shortages and only reflects the necessity of creating a national register of health professionals to be able to define future necessities and design training and enrolment programmes accordingly.

Travel dangers

Virus by air A leading specialist in tropical illnesses in the Canaries, Basilio Valladares, claims that tourism and emigration are bringing infections to the West.

Cases of malaria, intestinal parasites, myiasis and Chagas’ disease have been recorded in the Western world, he affirmed. Talking to a reporter from the EFE agency, Valladares remarked, “today, tropical illnesses travel by plane” explaining that in 24 hours there are diseases that, “can pass from deepest Asia to Washington”.

In the Canaries the appearance of malaria and myiasis is increasingly frequent as are cases of rare insect and spider bites causing skin and intestine infections - all of which are beginning to cause important additional costs to the health system.

Valladares has started a new association to promote the investigation into tropical and emerging illnesses linked to poverty. It is a non-profit making association formed with the intention of developing projects in Africa, South America and the Canaries.

Court decision

Compensation The Canarian health service has been ordered to pay out a large sum to parents whose child was permanently damaged at birth.

The payment order was recently ratified in the sum of €765,090.68 by the Canarian High Court for a lack of assistance during the birth process which caused acute damage to the child due to foetal suffering. The child, who was born in the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in Tenerife, is now classed as severely disabled.

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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

Health DOCTOR DE LA FLOR Family medicine, home or hotel visits Calle Tinerfe El Grande 9, Adeje 697 888 666 (Doctor) 637 245 270 EXCELLENT MEDICAL Personalised medical service, more than 20 prestigious specialists, complete health & beauty care.

Tel: 922 737 560

HOSPITEN BELLEVUE C/ Alemania, 6 Urb. San Fernando.

Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 35 51 Fax: 922 37 03 12

DIAL 112 Emergency

HOSPITEN TAMARAGUA C/ AgustĂ­n de Bethencourt, 30 Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 05 12 Fax: 922 38 08 50

Mobility

HOSPITEN RAMBLA Address: Rambla General Franco, 115.

38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Tel.: 922 29 16 00. Fax: 922 29 10 88 HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS. Ctra. Gral. del Norte, 53. Santa Cruz.

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

ORTOPEDIA Specialist shop for orthopaedic needs.

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

Tel: 922 812 807

Hospitals

Emergency

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English speaking personnel Los Cristianos 922 790 563 Santa Cruz 922 275 488 BELLISSIMA Osteopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, reflexology, chiropody and holistic massage • Sports Centre Los Gigantes.

Tel: 922 867 343 • San Eugenio Alto (next to Roy’s Pizza) Tel: 922 719 355

COSTA ADEJE HOSPITAL

ZENZI Laser hair removal, and Beauy Centre

• Emergency &

CC El Camison, local 53, Playa de las Americas Tel: 922 798587

Ambulance

922 791 000

Single emergency line

Dental Surgery, Implants and Periodontics South: C/ Amalia AlayĂłn, 11, 1Âş D, Los Cristianos.

Tel. 922 78 83 28

North: Plaza del Charco 6, 2nd floor, Puerto de la Cruz.

Tel. 922 38 13 47

Health TENERGIE CLINIC Aesthetics Medicine Dentistry.

Personalised Programmes.

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Los Cristianos Tel: 922 796 634 5ELEMENTOS Feng-Shui / Chinese Astrology / Nutrition.

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

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Emergency Phone Line (for Bank Holidays & Weekends): 687 744 225 C.C. FaùabÊ Plaza, Avda. Bruselas 2nd floor (in front of Hotel Jacaranda) Playa FaùabÊ , Costa Adeje, Tenerife Sur Tel: 922 714 225 • Fax: 922 724 130 • www.clinicadentalfanabeplaza.com

5 elements life coaching Daniela Herzberg & Roger Keller

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Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Nutrition, Qi Gong. On the spot consultations, holistic health checks, nutrition consultations, individua classes all using traditional Chinese methods.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) South: 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).

Specialist shop for your orthopaedic needs We speak English

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

• Specialist in implantology since 1980 • Founder member of the German Society of Implantology (DGI) • Highest quality combined with optimal aesthetics • Masters degree in Oral Implantology • More than 7500 implants inserted successfully in over 29 years

Dental

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Centro ImplantolĂłgico

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We look after your dental health and are offering free bacteria testing with painless elimination in only ten minutes (value â‚Ź100).

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• General Dentistry • Pediatric Dentistry • Hygiene and Cosmetic Dentistry • Implants • Dental Surgery • Orthodontics • Prosthodontics

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HealthNews

HealthExtra

USP Hospital Costa Adeje

Corneal blindness

Rehabilitation treatments

Restored sight

U

SP Hospital Costa Adeje has expanded its excellent rehabilitation ser vice with a new medical specialist as well as a multilingual team of physiotherapists.

Dr Carmen Martínez Soto tells us that the condition they see most frequently is lumbago, which affects almost the entire population at some stage in their lives.

USP Costa Adeje have boosted their rehabilitation service with the incorporation of a medical specialist who will offer medical cover to patients who require specific treatments.

For Dr Martínez one of the conditions suffered most by the general population is lumbago, defined by the pain that is present between the back’s lumbar region (between the last rib and the gluteal muscles). And has become one of the principal socio-sanitary problems in industrial nations. “Between 60 and 90 per cent of people we know suffer lower back pain at some stage of their lives, and it is the second highest cause of absenteeism, only topped by upper respiratory infections (catarrh, bronchitis...).”

In Spain, within industrial and the ser vices trades, a high number of people take sick leave as a result of lumbago, way ahead of those working in construction and agriculture.

Dr Martínez continues, “this illness generates an

enormous amount of lost work days and is the top cause of compensatory payouts by public bodies and work-related insurance companies”.

It is reckoned that lumbago is responsible for 20-25 per cent of disability benefit costs in industrialised countries, as a result of which it has become “a problem of the first order, as much for its medical as for its social and economic implications”.

There are circumstances which make it more likely you will sufferes from lumbago. “Back pain is more common among young men, youths, persons who have a below-par health profile, and those whose work involved heavy lifting or manual labour during which the spine is stretched or held in an awkward position. It can also be caused by vibration, and psychological-social factors are also relevant in that back pain is more frequent in patients who are not happy in their work or whose job is monotonous.

The rehabilitation specialist agreed that “fortunately the progression of lumbago is relatively mild and in the first month up to 85 per cent of lumbago suffers improve and only 10 per cent go on to develop chronic pain. In those cases it would appear psychological-social and work factors are key.

There is also secondary lumbago, when the pain is a result of infections, swellings or spinal tumours. Primary or mechanical lumbago is as a result of degenerative

conditions (arthrosis, slipped discs...) or trauma to the same (spinal fractures, contusions...).

In this regard the rehabilitation specialist plays a decisive role in the treatment of acute mechanical lumbago and the objective of the team in the USP Hospital Costa Adeje is two-fold. On the one hand relief treatment for the pain during the acute phase and on the other, preventing the pain moving into a chronic phase.

At the UPS Hospital Costa Adeje they offer a multitude of therapeutic tools and options in their rehabilitation programmes, “but some elements are standard and indispensable, such as keeping the patient informed (fundamental as they will be able to help themselves), the duration of rest prescribed (if it is too long it can prove more prejudicial than beneficial), training on how to avoid back

Many blind people in Spain have been given new hope by the investigators at the University Institute of applied Opthal-biology in Valladolid.

trouble, specific exercises (which have been proven to be highly instrumental in reducing the amount and extent of pain, including pain as a result of serious spinal injuries), electrotherapy (microwaves, ultrasound, analgesic currents, etc), Orthotics (girdles, corsets), spinal manipulation, pharmaceutical treatment and joint injections are the basic tenets of our therapeutic programmes.

So far they have tried a new treatment on nine patients with corneal blindness using stem cells with an 89 per cent success rate. Corneal blindness affects around 100,000 patients in Spain. The newly developed therapy is for those who have corneal blindness caused by damage or infections to the limbic system of the brain, for whom a corneal transplant is ineffective in curing their condition.

European investigation

Cancer hope A new study by the International Cancer Investigation Agency shows that people with high levels of Vitamin D in their blood have up to a 40 per cent less risk of contracting cancer of the colon.

The study is the result of the analysis of information from 521,457 people of whom follow up research showed 1,248 developing cancer of the colon. This kind of cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women and the third most frequent in men. The study based on patients from all over Europe backs up previous research done with North American populations.

However the authors of the study advise against taking Vitamin D supplements as the health risks of taking high concentrations of this vitamin are not known. They remind people that the best way of preventing this kind of tumour is stopping smoking, take more exercise, reduce obesity and stomach fat and limit the consumption of alcohol and red meat.

Accidents at work

Fewer injuries Almost 10,000 fewer workers were injured at work according to statistics released by the Canarian Department for Employment.

Work related injuries were down a massive 19 per cent last year to 28,434 accidents, 9,809 less than 2008.

There were 21 deaths, down 47 per cent and of those 21, 12 were not work related as such but heart attacks, strokes and similar. Although figures show a significant increase in the number of companies claiming to have carried out a risk evaluation survey in their businesses, up from 75.6 per cent in 2003 to 99.2 per cent last year, only 47.5 per cent of Canarian workers say that their employers have actively carried out measures to prevent work related accidents. Cynics may think that the huge drop in construction work last year also may have had a large part to play in the decrease as 95.1 per cent of workers in that sector are considered at risk.

El Hierro

Green island The smallest of the Canarian islands has made another giant step forward in environmental health.

Authorities in el Hierro, already world renowned for its plans to set up a system to supply 100 per cent of its energy needs by sustainable, green methods, (windmills, solar panels etc.), have now come to an agreement that within the next eight years all their farming, both animal and fruit and vegetable will be 100 per cent ecological. All the bars, restaurants, schools and hotels will only be serving ecological food and wine from that date.

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Living & Lifestyle Directory Useful Vocabulary

Describ Describing bing 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 l Mucho A little littl Poco Stabbing g pain pain 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

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All photos: Benetton

Fashion

01. Left: Denim effect cotton bra and Vichy check cotton shorts with drawstring waist Right: Denim effect cotton vest top and Denim effect cotton knickers Sizes: XS - L

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04. Man: Jersey trunks with all over print, sizes S – XL. Woman: Ribbed cotton vest top and Ribbed cotton culotte with lace details Sizes: XS - L

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Right: Cotton jersey pyjamas. Sizes: S – XL

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Valentine’s 1.

Gift ideas

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Best Love songs

Bianco Duo LOVE QUOTES

13 TOP ROMANTIC MOVIES

FOOD FOR LOVE

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Great Escape Hotel Jardín Tecina CHOCOLATE HEAVEN

Quote “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies” Aristotle

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For the lovebirds, our most romantic proposal: Up grade to Demi Suite Ocean View Lie in and enjoy our “Show Cooking” Breakfast Buffet, open till 11:00am on Sunday Recharge your mind and body with access to the YHI SPA circuit all weekend Cava and fruit in your room upon arrival Experience our “Balinese Beds” all weekend And on Saturday the 13th of February: A glass of Cava and Aphrodisiac appetizer before dinner Choose one of our 3 restaurants for a special romantic meal for two: Nami, Club Ocean or Calima (*) And as the sun begins to set behind La Gomera enjoy the perfect setting whilst we serve you Veuve Clicquot Champagne with Oysters Late check out till 6 pm One night’s accommodation with the Valentine’s Day package from €200 per person (*) The package with dinner in Calima from €215

And we’ll also give you a 300€ gift voucher to spend in our luxurious jewellery shop, Ideal Joyeros Supplements for our exclusive adults only RedLevel also available For reservations and information please get in touch with your local Travel Agent, call 902 14 44 44 or contact the hotel directly on 922 86 90 00 reservas.gran.melia.palacio.isora@solmelia.com (*) Offer valid from the 12th to the 15th of February 2010, local taxes included. (*) Drinks not included.

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St.Valentine “The hottest love has the coldest end” Socrates

BUDGET GIFT IDEAS St. Valentine’s Day is one of the most romantic days of the year, and each and every one of us has our own unique way of celebrating it.

ifts do not need to be expensive as long as they leave an unforgettable impression in the mind of your beloved. Use your own romantic and imaginative ideas and spend some time, instead of cash, on creating a gift which comes straight from the heart. Here are some ideas to get you started.

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food is fantastic, with all of the old favourites from the original Biancos and a few brand new dishes exclusive to Bianco Duo, including some great steak and fish additions to the grill menu.

Bianco Duo has Leon McCormack as resident musician, tickling the ivories at a baby grand piano playing acoustic versions of your favourite songs, every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with other top musicians playing similar music on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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here’s something new for lovers of good food in Los Cristianos, Bianco Duo.

Bianco Duo is now open and will not disappoint. Indeed there are many similarities with the original and excellent Bianco in the Safari shopping centre: the design is contemporary and predominantly white with a specially designed cocktail bar and lounge area as you enter the restaurant.

From the moment you enter Bianco Duo, located in the Passarella Oasis commercial centre, there is no mistaking

you are in an original Bianco restaurant. Exquisitely laid out with the familiar leather dining sofas down one side and floor to ceiling windows running the length of the restaurant with beautiful views across Los Cristianos and the ocean, this is the perfect place for that romantic meal for two or any other special occasion.

This inviting atmosphere is enhanced further by subtle features including backlit glass walls, baroque detailing and carefully arranged plants.

The service is superb too and what you have come to expect from Biancos, and the

The cocktail bar at Bianco Duo, affectionately known as the Long Bar, is a great place to meet. Stunning design, softly lit with professional and friendly mixologists creating the best cocktails in the south.

Bianco Duo has some great daytime promotions on at the moment. Between 1pm and 5pm there is a great daytime menu offering a choice of two courses and a drink for only €9.95 and then from 5pm to 7pm you can choose any two pizzas and two drinks for only €14.95. Both offers run Monday to Saturday and there is also a great kids’ menu offering all the kids’ favourite dishes.

Make it your next stop, the new Bianco Duo and Long Bar in the CC Passarella Oasis on the hill opposite Royal Palm. For information and reser vations call 922 788 872.

You could decorate his/her home with hearts, bows and ribbons.

Prepare a dinner for two and decorate the room with heart-shaped candles.

Write a romantic note asking him/her to be your valentine.

Send sweet love quotations.

Make your own Valentine’s Day card which expresses your feelings.

Create a scrapbook ‘memories collection’ and fill it with love letters, photographs, cherished mementos, etc.

Create a CD of his/her favourite songs or love songs.

Plan a special dinner for him/her in a garden.

Pot a plant that will grow and flower for her.

Spend lots of quality time with him/her and make clandestine visits to romantic places.

“If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden” Claudia Ghandi

Love Story Ghost Titanic Casablanca Brief Encounter When Harry met Sally Dr Zhivago African Queen Gregory’s Girl High Society /Philadelphia Story Roman Holiday An Officer and a Gentleman Now Voyager

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“The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he’s a baby”

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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...”

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Heart – Alone Luther Vandross – Always and Forever

Mariah Carey – Always be my Baby

Lobo – I’d Love You

to Want Me Nillson – Without You

Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind of Love

Carpenters – A Song for You

Extreme – More than Words

Celine Dion – All the Way

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“Can miles truly separate you from friends.... If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?”

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CUTTING EDGE

Heart cookie cutters.

CHILL OR BAKE Heart jelly and sponge mold.

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Hotel Tecina

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ometimes you need to really get away from it all together to show each other just how much you care!

There’s no better time than St Valentine’s weekend and the Hotel Jardín Tecina in La Gomera, the Emerald Isle of the Canaries, is offering a terrific series of romantic breaks for two. On arrival you will be greeted with a welcome drink and the package includes a room with a sea view, bathrobe and slippers and a massage treatment in the Club Buganvilla (book in advance with the PR department). You will also find a chilled bottle of Anna de Codorniz with strawberries and truffles awaiting your arrival, a bouquet of flowers in your room amongst other romantic floral decorations, and a ‘lovers’ gift for both of you. And if the way to your loved one’s heart is through their stomach then there’s no better place to romance them than the Club Laurel, serving a special Valentine’s menu at the sea’s edge.

Credit: Phil Crean

The St Valentine’s Day great escape

Chocolate Heaven In the Garden of Eden • Cheese and strawberry bonbons with a hint of jasmine • Belon oysters au gratin with champagne • Foie gras a la sal

The meeting • Flower of lobster and passion fruit • Caviar vinaigrette

Cupid’s arrow • Parsnip and coconut cream with ginger essence

Sensations • Local wreckfish with a Poseidon and Malvasia sauce

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iquid luxury for chocolate lovers – if you have a sweet tooth and want to plan a very special event for your other half, indeed adding a splash of colour to a chosen day or night, Chocolate Heaven is made for you.

Eve’s sin • Mango and lime twist bathed in Cava

Guests also receive free newspapers in the mornings during their stay and breakfast up to 12 noon in the Restaurant International.

Spark

An overnight stay on February 14th with all the romantic trimmings costs just €99 per person, a two night stay (13th - 15th) is €158 per person, half board, three nights (12th - 15th) €211.10 per person, half board and a four night stay (12th – 16th) €258,30 per person, half board. For more information and reservations, 902 222 140 / tecina@fredolsen. es / www.jardin-tecina.com or check with your local travel agent.

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• Pork fillets with an Eden saffron milk cap mushroom sauce • Chocolate mousse duo • Exotic fruit hearts with a raspberry coulis

Bodega Water, soft drinks Wines: White, Gran Fuedo Chardonnay, D.O. Navarra, Red, Ondarre reserva, D.O. Rioja, Moët Chandon

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Chocolate Heaven can provide a spectacular chocolate fountain for you to immerse your chosen fruit and sweet delights into an endless cascade of the finest heavenly Belgian chocolate. The fountain is several storeys high and has a large variety of chocolate choices. A Chocolate Heaven chocolate fountain is for all types of events or special occasions such as weddings, engagement parties, birthday parties, company launches, Valentine evenings and other similar events.

The people at Chocolate Heaven understand that no two events are the same,

so they deal with each individual enquiry personally and strive to tailor a package to suit each event’s requirements. Dips available include fresh strawberries, bananas, kiwis, grapes, marshmallows, fudge, though any special requirements can be catered for. The chocolate used is of the finest Belgian variety and is available in milk, dark, or white.

A chocolate fountain is rapidly becoming the ‘must have’ for any event, so don’t get left behind and make sure to book a sweet cascade for your next event. You can also avail of gift vouchers by calling or emailing the company.

Contact Chocolate Heaven now with your chosen dates and book early to avoid disappointment! Call Gemma E Smith on 648437020, make friends with her on Facebook, Chocolate Heaven Tenerife or email her directly on chocolateheaven1@ gmail.com.

Publish your special Valentine’s message by contacting our classifieds department classifieds@ic-news.com Island Connections Media Group Calle Francisco Feo Rodríguez 6 38620 San Miguel de Abona Tel. 922 750 609 • Fax 922 795 810 info@icmedia.eu

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Beauty / PART II

Stone therapy

By Nicola Roberts

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few companies in Europe and the USA are offering a form of stone therapy, one of these companies is La Stone which is based in the UK and the treatment was inspired by the use of hot stones to relieve the symptoms of a shoulder injury and cold stones to reduce swelling.

The company uses a number of stones which are placed on certain areas, for example the toes, and used in deep tissue massage. Their theory is that with the heat of the stones blood will be drawn into the tissue and muscle and cool stones push the blood away to aid relaxation and healing.

Also many of the companies claim that the client receives 10 normal massage strokes with one stroke of a hot stone!

On-site massage This is based on a traditional form of massage used in Japan called Anma, which literally means press and rub, a technique passed through the generations, which is now more commonly known as Shiatsu. Usually this type of massage is given on the floor but a new style has been adapted whereby clients can be placed in specifically designed chairs which help and support tired, tense muscles. Again with this treatment the client remains clothed and massage oils or creams are not used. The treatment can take as little as 20 minutes to perform and it is becoming more and more popular with stressed out office workers who enjoy the

massage in their lunch hours or coffee breaks. Unlike many other forms of massage the individual will feel refreshed and ready for life’s next challenge, rather than too relaxed to do anything.

Lymphatic drainage massage In the 1930s Dr Emil Vodder and his wife Estrid developed the concept of lymphatic drainage massage. They realised that when working in the south of France that many of their English clients whilst suffering from colds also had swollen glands in their neck.

Vodder developed a highly effective way of treating the lymphatic system to such a high standard that by using this technique even medical conditions such as lymphodema can be helped.

His massage system helps boost the functions of the lymphatic system, improving the circulation of the lymph, which in turn helps with fluid drainage from the cells, waste elimination and a general boost to the system. It is quite different from many forms of massage as it involves the use of small, light pumping movements which are constantly performed in the direction of the heart. Non medical conditions can also be helped with lymphatic drainage massage such as acne, fluid retention, swelling, cellulite and tiredness.

Massage is an ideal treatment for everybody, of all shapes and sizes. Always ensure that the practice you

decide to go to has fully qualified staff who make you feel relaxed, explain the treatment and answer any questions that you may have regarding the particular type of massage.

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.

San Eugenio Alto: • Mondays - free wash and blow dry or gents cut with any massage, facial or colour treatment • Wednesdays: all of these treatments €5 each; brow shape, lash tint, brow tint, underarm wax, bikini wax, upper lip or chin wax. Also half price spray tanning.

Playa San Juan: • Fridays - 25 per cent off all facials • Saturdays - half price massage

Los Gigantes: • Tuesdays and Fridays: half price Spa Aromatique body treatment (slimming, detoxing, relaxing) • Thursdays: half price spray tanning.

In all bellissima Hair, Health and Beauty salons: • With every new year special, receive a free Mavala nail polish worth €6.60.

• Manicure, file and polish on toes, eyelash tint and eyebrow shape (90 minutes) €49.

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This sweet young dog needs a home

Lovely Luna This lovely young dog was found wandering on New Year’s Day. She was given the name Luna and is now at K9 along with many other sad and rejected animals waiting for a new home. The lady who found her says she has a very sweet nature and at only 6-9 months old she has a lot of love to give to some lucky family.

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hose of us who love our pets would do anything for them, and when they are ill will go to any lengths to make them feel better and stay healthy.

However we don’t want to feel that we are being overcharged for the privilege. For our pets a visit to the vet when she or he is suffering is a stressful time for both. You want to be reassured that your pet will receive the best possible care and attention and medicines needed to make them better. However do take care when your vet is apparently insisting on the purchase of certain foods for your animal in the cause of their health.

A recent case in point was one reader who feels that she was (and is) at the mercy of the prescription diet manufacturers, via her vets.

And given that most vets stock only a very few product names (aka doctors and certain drug companies), it is assumed by many pet owners that there must be commission involved. This reader’s dog was suffering kidney stones, and after initial analysis and a treatment of antibiotics was given a fairly expensive dry food. Her dog, she was told, would have to stick to this food exclusively for at least three months.

She calculated the cost to be €1.75 a day. Not cheap, but worth it for her dog’s health.

Three days later the clinic

Care but beware called and now said her dog needed, in fact, to switch to a canned product, by the same company, that would cost in the region of €4.50 a day, again for a minimum of three months. Taken aback she went on line, and certainly the English language website of the dog food manufacturers in question

Ask your vet all the questions you think are appropriate gave her little joy as both products promised the same thing – limiting the formation of the painful problem stones. She rang the clinic to ask them to explain the difference. They read out the label in Spanish on the

more expensive product, which did promise to do a lot more to assist her dog, in other words worked to eliminate them. However, on further discussion the clinic agreed that a three month minimum was a long time, and a compromise was reached, whereby the more expensive product would be fed to her much-loved dog for a month, and an analysis carried out to see if the product was doing or in fact had done ‘what is said on the can’.

It’s a small difference but an important one. Our reader almost didn’t complain as she didn’t want the vet to think she didn’t care for

her pet, or wasn’t willing to spend money on making him better – but isn’t that the very kind of psychological catch-22 the producers would love to exploit? The lesson, care for your pet, do all you have to do to make them live healthy long lives, but do ask all the questions you wish to ask before you hand over money for products that are ‘recommended’ by someone who should be an independent pet care provider.

We would love to hear from a vet on whether, in fact, they are paid to stock certain products only, and if there is a commission involved.

Many of the islands’ vets work on behalf of the animal refuges

K9 VOLUNTEER VETS

A thankless task?

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o you ever stop and think how those excellent charity and animal refuges get by with what are generally meagre resources, all of which go towards the care and well being of the animals in their care? With a lot of volunteer help.

There is a core of dedicated people who give time and love to these animals, some of whom we see out on the street collecting donations, or at the kennels themselves looking after the animals. But there are others too who give of their time and skills who

rarely get thanked, and one very important group of people are the qualified vets who help out. K9 have asked us to pass on their huge gratitude to those vets in Tenerife who work with them throughout the year. As Pat the Cat told us, “Victor and his staff at Alcalá (922 865505, 24 hours and 616366982), Pedro, César and Rafael at Hospivet Sur in Las Chafiras (922 736927) and Fernando in Los Olivos, Adeje (922 780088 and 667802873) go out of their way to help us and we would thoroughly recommend them to members of the public looking for medical help for their pets”.

Thanks and well done to all of them.

Pat adds that K9 are already beginning to work on Easter fundraisers, and will have Easter Baskets to raffle – anyone wishing to help/raffle a basket contact her on 608121081.

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Canarian Eurovision bid Canarian group Princesazul want to represent Spain in Eurovision

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group of young Canarians are hoping for Eurovision glory, and are calling on fans to vote for them and their song on Spain’s RTVE channel.

Currently showing in some cinemas is Hierro, filmed on the Canary Island of the same name. This terror movie features María who loses her son Diego on the ferry to the island for a holiday. He just disappears. Months later, returns to the island when she hears that the body of a child has been found. Sinister and disturbing stuff, great acting and local scenery.

Princesazul are made up of singer/ songwriter Amalia Martínez and twin dancers Charlotte and Jill Airoldi, and their Euro song hopeful is Mamá yo nunco lo haré (Mama I’ll never do it).

The trio are hoping to get enough votes to go onto the Spanish final and ultimately to Oslo in May to compete for the top prize. Of their name they say it refers to “feminism, anti-machoism, childhood innocence and above all the enormous belief in making dreams come true, the dreams of princesses”. Their song deals with how young people are letting go of their childhood illusions at too early an age, and the dark side of the night, alcohol and drugs, and the strange people who occupy the dark side.

Anyone can vote for the group or for any of over 300 songs on Spain’s

national television site, http://www. rtve.es/television/eurovision/, until February 5th. By the way, for those interested in the final, news from Oslo and the European Broadcasting Union

Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Tamala Jones Director: Jason Reitman Genre: Comedy/Drama Duration: 109 mins Rating: UK15

is that this year’s competition will see telephone lines open for voting from the start of the competition, so voters will be able to televote as the songs are being heard.

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yan Bingham (George Clooney), is a specialist in ‘career transition counselling’, working for MythTech, a mysterious management company which others hire to fire their employees. So he flies everywhere, living out of a suitcase. His main goal in life is to be the seventh person ever to get a million frequent flyer miles.

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ordana Burridge aged 15 from AMAE Music Academy and Estrellas Theatre School, recently came a well deserved third in the Islavision Junior Talent Competition!

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From Top Left (clockwise): Patty Barrera Jimenez, Jordana Burridge, Lucia Cardwell, Rosie Goddard, Jamie Sands and Harmony Scott (bottom left)

Then, Natalie (Anna Kendrick), a colleague, mentions to Ryan’s boss that it would be easier for them to fire people using video chat. This, of course, upsets Ryan, as this means he won’t be able to get his million miles. He tells his boss that he doesn’t think it’s a good idea and is then allowed to fly around firing people again, but this time, he has to bring her with him. Along the way he meets Alex (Vera Farmiga) who he falls for, but always dismisses that fact when Natalie pesters him to find somebody to love.

The finalists came from all seven of the Canary Islands and the event was held at La Piramide de Arona, the venue for the Carmen Mota flamenco shows on 20th December and later televised on Canarian television.

Jordana qualified for the event by singing her way to the top at the Tenerife final held at the Mare Nostrum Resort on 17th October. In both finals Jordana was accompanied by her beautiful backing dancers from Estrellas ballet school, Patty Barrera Jimenez, Harmony Scott, Rosie Goddard, Lucia Cardwell and the very talented young Jamie Sands.

More than 100 youngsters sang and danced their way through a wonderful show that was televised on Canarian television on December 26th and again during Reyes.

Sculpture exhibition 2. Buraka Som Sistema Kalemba 3. Lady GaGa Bad romance 4. Black Eyed Peas I got a feeling 5. A. Sanz/Alicia Keys Looking for paradise 6. Paulina Rubio Ni rosas ni juguetes 7. Milow Ayo technology 8. El Barrio Crónicas de una loca 9. El Canto del Loco Quiero aprender de ti 10. Alejandro Fernández Se me va la voz

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of one of the world’s foremost sculpAntorsexhibition has begun in Santa Cruz.

The CajaCanarias Cultural Centre is the venue for the itinerant exhibition of the work of Auguste Rodin, which has already toured 25 countries to great acclaim.

Comprising 54 pieces by the French artist, the display has already attracted hundreds of visitors in its first few days, numbers the organisers expect to increase dramatically by the time the event ends on 30 April. The pieces are

part of a much wider collection of 300 works by Rodin in Mexico’s Sousmaya Museum, whose director travelled to Tenerife for the opening.

Rodin, who died in 1917, is considered by many experts as the father of modern sculpture. Santa Cruz is the last stop on the international tour of the pieces, which weigh seven tons in all, before they return to their permanent home in Mexico.

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Ribs and potatoes This typical Canarian dish is very popular, especially in the colder months of the year FOR THE MOJO • Wine

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Salted pork ribs are added to or form the main ingredient of a number of Canarian dishes.

Fresh ribs will not give the same effect, but the bacon ribs available in the north of England are a good substitute.

The vegetables for the stock are an optional extra, but do add significantly to the end flavour and nutritional content of the dish. The stock can later be

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The programme is to be exclusively dedicated to the island and will show typical products such as almogrote (a spread mixed from a special grated cheese made of a blend of goats and sheep milk, hot pepper, garlic and tomato), guarapo (the raw juice taken freshly each day from the palm tree tops) and palm honey (the boiled down syrup of the guarapo). Local cheeses and wines will also be on the actors’ menu, as will a visit to the Garajonay National park and demonstrations of the unique whistling language, the silbo.

3. Meanwhile wash the ribs again, fill another saucepan with water and bring to boil. Turn off and drain. Cut into smaller chunks when cooled.

½ – 2 ½ hours.

7. Drain and serve with coriander sauce.

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Visitors to Mérida can look forward to trying food from all over Spain without travelling out of the borough.

The capital of Extremadura is to dedicate a week to the cuisine of each of the country’s 17 autonomous regions.

Kicking off with Asturias in January, the culinary offer will last until December when Cantabria is highlighted. Anyone visiting the area from the 21st to the 27th of June will be able to enjoy typical dishes, wines and liqueurs of the Canaries.

Gastronomic tourism

Cookery classes Tourists visiting the islands with Viajes Iberservice España are to be offered the opportunity to learn how to prepare some typical Canarian dishes.

Under an agreement signed recently with the Canarian government’s Minister for Tourism, Rita Martín, and the director of the above holiday company, Wilhelmus Patings, the cultural and especially gastronomic possibilities in the Islands are to be highlighted. The group of Canarian teaching hotels (Hecansa) will be offering Iberoservice clients workshops where they can learn in, “a fun, practical and simple way” how to make some of the, “most representative” dishes of Canarian cuisine.

Those who decide to take up the offer will also be given a certificate and a recipe booklet as well as enjoying a special lunch. Clients from Iberoservice cruises will also be able to opt for a gastronomic excursion on offer by the teaching hotel at Santa Brígida.

1. The real mojo needs a mortar

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2. Clean and peel the pumpkin, leeks, carrots, onion, marrow and chayote. Wash and trim the celery and cut all vegetables into large chunks. Place in a large saucepan with laurel leaves, bring to boil and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.

6. When almost tender, add corn cobs in chunks and potatoes in large pieces.

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4. Remove the cooked vegetables and add the ribs to the stock with chicken stock cube.

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overnight in the fridge in water to soak, changing the water after the first couple of hours.

used for a thick pea soup. The dish is typically accompanied by a coriander sauce (mojo de cilantro).

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1. Wash the ribs and place

ossibly the most famous exponent of this dish in Tenerife is Casa Tomás in El Portuezuelo, Tegueste near the northern airport (922 638007), but it is really very easy to prepare yourself, although somewhat time consuming.

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and pestle and a bit more work, but this cheat’s version is very tasty and works just as well as a coating sauce.

2. Wash and roughly chop the coriander and place in a blender.

3. Add a glass of olive oil, the flesh of half an avocado, half a glass of water, garlic cloves, cumin powder and squeeze of lemon if used and salt, pepper and vinegar to taste.

4. The sauce keeps very well in a jar in the fridge for a number of days and is a perfect complement to many strong flavoured fish and meat dishes.

Winter specialities

Spoon food Spanish cuisine is particularly rich in soups, potages and stews as was so beautifully demonstrated in the recent II Jornadas Gastronómicas de la Cocina de Invierno in the Oroval restaurant in the teaching hotel at the Casa de los Camellos in Aguïmes.

Concentrating on the intense flavours of winter available ingredients, the event offered soups, cream soups, pulses and vegetables, succulent meat stews and palm honey, citric fruits, dried figs, quince and chocolate.

Among the delights prepared by chef Cristo Sánchez based on local products were wheat potage, lentil casserole with Serrano ham, oxtail in red wine and the fish and vegetable stew, marmitako. Desserts on offer included a gofio (ground cereal flour) mousse with palm honey and fig pudding with caramel.

Keep an eye on the various teaching hotels and catering establishments around the islands, they always offer great food and are excellent value for money.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Dazzling debut

By Our Galloping Gourmet

Restaurant Las Aguas

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alentedCanarian, Braulio Simancas, took over from Salvador Gallego as head chef at the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque’s flagship restaurant, Las Aguas, recently and we were privileged to be there at the presentation of the new menu.

The tasting offered, of smaller than normal portions of some of the creations which will make up the gastronomic offer for the new season, was delicious, innovative and in some cases sur-

prising, with the emphasis on traditional Canarian cuisine and locally grown ingredients.

Nibbles to open the appetite included Canarian caviar - small, round, ‘black’ island potatoes - on this occasion, scooped out a little with a filling of chorizo and Canarian mojo sauce, round croquettes of smoked goats’ cheese from La Palma served with a tomato jam and cod scratchings – made from the skin and subcutaneous fat of the cod, slow baked in the oven until crunchy and topped with sea salt from Fuerteventura.

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To the table, and home made raisin and chorizo breads with herb butter and a beautifully and unusually presented starter of tuna in a spicy escabeche sauce with avocado, red onion and dusted with a powder of dried tomato. Mi

potaje be berros followed a creamy potage of watercress garnished with sweetcorn, slivers of tender onion, kidney beans and croûton sized pieces of gofio bread

and grilled, smoked belly pork. For the fish course we enjoyed tender chunks of grouper in a taste sensation seafish sauce with a crushed parsley sauce made in a pestle and mortar and dressed with seed sprouts.

The meat dish was meltin-the-mouth, marinated, pink loins of kid goat with tiny slivers of liver, a young aubergine grilled and a flavourful cream of ‘black’ potatoes.

For dessert we were served thinly sliced El Hierro pineapple marinated in fresh ginger accompanied by an ice cream made from palm tree honey and garnished with a confetti of edible petals and leaves and to round off, we

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The wines selected were Contiempo Selección Especial white from the Güímar valley, the Viña Norte Crianza from Tacoronte Acentejo for the red and a delightful finely chilled Mozaga muscatel to accompany the dessert and petit fours.

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Cooking for Kids HEALTHY AND FUN FOOD FOR ALL THE FAMILY. SWEET DUCKLING

Head waiters are to be given an opportunity to show their stuff at the 1st Canarian championship for Maîtres.

Ingredients • Fresh duck breast

Inscription in the competition has now opened and it will take place on February 24th in the teaching hotel at Santa Brígida in Gran Canaria. The winner will go on to take part in the Spanish national championship in Madrid in the middle of April.

• Orange blossom honey • Bitter mandarin marmalade

Market buyout

CHOCOLATE MARKET A full glass and a half of goodness in every bar was the famous Cadbury’s slogan in use for many years, but how long will the name continue if an American buyout is successful, is anyone’s guess.

Will we lose our Dairy Milk to the Hershey Bar name? The American giant has launched a counteroffer launched in reply to the offer by Kraft which Cadbury’s called, “laughable”.

Hershey have bid €11.670 for the British chocolate company.

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Spain is using their presidency of the EU to promote Spanish regional dishes and wine.

The opening shot in the campaign was during the inauguration gala of the presidency where 1,500 people from all over Europe sampled traditional dishes including croquettes, Castellano soup, Cordoba salmorejo casserole, chopped seafood salad, salted cod with garlic bread sauce, Serrano ham and a variety of superb Spanish cheeses.

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

A tasty treat, duckling is also highly recommended for anyone suffering from illnesses related to low iron levels

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in the blood as it contains a special type of iron which is more easily absorbed into the system.

If marmalade is not to your liking you could choose as alternatives any of the jams made from plums, blackberries or redcurrants.

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

• Olive oil • Fresh chives • Scented rice (basmati, jasmine etc.)

Preparation 1. Separate the skin from the duck breast with a sharp knife and cut into slices of approximately one centimetre in width.

Put to one side covered by the skin.

2. Combine equal amounts of the marmalade and honey and add a drizzle of olive oil. Blend well.

3. Heat a lightly oiled grill to a high heat and cook the duck breast for 10 seconds on each side to seal.

4. Remove the sealed breasts to the marmalade and honey mixture and leave to marinate for one hour.

5. Cook the rice with an equal amount of water and a pinch of salt for the recommended time for the variety chosen.

6. When the rice is ready to serve, return the duck to the hot grill and cook until tender adding the sauce at the end to heat through. Serve.

Nutritional values Vitamin B12: 3.31mg/100g RDA: 1.5-2mg/day Iron: 1.76mg/100g RDA: 9-12mg/day Sodium: 71.62mg/100g RDA: 225-250 mg/day

Restaurante

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there is a very comprehensive wine list to choose from which includes both French and Spanish wines.

Wine tasting A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Principality of Monaco, which has an estimated population of 33,000 people. Prince Albert the second is the head of State. The Grimaldis have ruled Monaco since 1297.

Despite being independent Monaco’s defence is the responsibility of France. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world, and is home to the famous Monte Carlo Casino, though you may be surprised to know that the citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble there.

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e are hosting a wine tasting on Februar y 25th,

2010.

Those of you who remember the wine tastings Vivienne and I ran up to five years ago will, I am sure, look back on them with fond memories.

Well the good news is that we will be holding another tasting on the 25th February at the restaurant La Muse Vin which is in Marazul Del Sur, Boca Cangrejo Bajo, Adeje.

As we used to do in the past, there will be a drink on arrival, followed by a meal, with the wine we will be tasting served during the starters, a half bottle of wine

per person will be served with the main course. The cost of this wonderful evening will be € 29. We will taste wine from different countries.

If we get enough enquiries we may be able to run a coach, from a number of pick-up points to Marazul and back. If you are interested in booking a place or getting a table together then please ring Vivienne on either 922 857167 or on her mobile 670014320. Numbers will be limited so it will have to be on a first come first booked basis.

The La Muse Vin restaurant is in a beautiful location

and has recently been taken over by Mariela, Catherine and Frederic. Mariela comes from Ur uguay, of ficially known as the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, it’s located in the South Eastern part of South America and is home to about 3.3 million people of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and it’s suburbs.

An estimated 88 per cent of the population are of European descent. The word Uruguay comes from the Guarani language and means ‘river where the painted birds live’.

Catherine comes from the

Puerto de la Cruz Hotel Botanico wine therapy

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t’s wonderful when two excellent service providers come together to create a new idea that benefits the public in some many ways.

The Oriental Spa Garden del Hotel Botánico in Puerto de la Cruz have just introduced a series of wine-therapy treatments in conjunction with the Tacoronte-Acentejo wine route and the Bodega El Lomo, promoting the multitude of benefits that can be gained from the wines of

the island. Wine therapy is already hugely popular in other wine regions such as France, Germany and in the

Spanish peninsula such as la Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Galicia, with many bodegas going a step further and installing spas to enhance the offer, but it is the first time it has been here in Tenerife.

Find out more by calling The Oriental Spa Garden on 922 389505.

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Frederic is from Paris, and as I am sure many of you have been to Paris on many occasions I will not attempt to go there now.

However whilst living in the city Frederic was an events organiser and worked with many big international companies organising all sorts of different promotions and marketing opportunities.

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They have employed as their chef Miguel González who comes from Barcelona.

Miguel has lived and worked here in Tenerife for more than twenty years and brings a wealth of international cooking experiences to the kitchen. The menus are European with wonderful flavours and combinations and also reflect the Spanish training he had as a young man.

The restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, however as they run a special Wednesday evening menu with entertainment, they close on Wednesday lunch time. The Wednesday evening specials include flamenco dancing, tapas and dancing, music with a specific theme etc., and all are accompanied with a set price dinner normally between €25 and €29. This price does not include wine or drinks but

One of the wines on their list comes from the Cigales region which is in the centre of the north of Spain, its an area where very few crops can grow because the summers are very dry and hot and winters are harsh and cold. Museum Real is made from vines that have an average age of seventy years.

When the great Rioja house Baron de Ley bought this property back in the 1990’s the vines in Cigales had never received any great level of investment.

Now that has all changed, Museum Real Reser va is made from the Tempranillo grape, called Tinto del País.

The vines are located at an altitude of 800 metres, and the wine is aged in new French oak casks for 24 months and a further 18 months in bottle.

Talk to Frederic about the wines they stock as I am sure he will be able to recommend one to suit your palate.

To contact the restaurant call either 922 740825 or mobile 638962024 or 636336154.

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International Medical Centre

International Medical Centre

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International health care

eeling unwell is bad enough, but being ill in a foreign country when you don’t have a full command of the language makes it so much worse, which is why Doctor Camelia Sasu’s international patients appreciate not only her excellent medical skills, but also her multilingual abilities.

Daughter and granddaughter of doctors and surgeons, Doctor Sasu came to Tenerife after gaining considerable experience in hospitals, and decided to open her own clinic at Playa de la Arena in Santiago del Teide to offer a multilingual medical service to holidaymakers and residents. That was 20 years ago and thanks to her expertise and dedication the clinic continues to go from strength to strength.

Doctor Sasu speaks eight languages which allows her to offer an excellent service to her patients from all parts of the globe. Her clients are mainly British and German tourists, but she also treats many residents from Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia and East Europe. This is someone who learned her dedication to her patients and her first skills literally at her father’s knee as she accompanied him on his various outpatient visits whilst still a child. Her love of her work is equalled by her love of the island which she lauds as having, “the best climate in the world”.

The clinic’s high quality service offers guaranteed satisfaction to all their patients based on dedication and professionalism. Doctor Sasu is only too aware how difficult it can be for for-

eigners who are hospitalised here, so her aim is to avoid that wherever possible. To that end the clinic offers a 24 hour emergency medical service and home or hotel visits as a matter of course. They also have their own laboratory for full blood spectrum tests etc., ultrasonic scanners, ECG tracers and full facilities for carrying out minor surgery on the spot.

The clinic can be found on the Avenida Marítima, Playa de la Arena in unit 25 of the Seguro El Sol commercial centre opposite the black sand beach. For more information, please call 609245024/671615813.

Submarine Safari

Submarine Safari

The adventure of a lifetime

By Clio O’’Flynn

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

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

Our guide first directs our attention to a safety video (similar to an aircraft, it’s good to know what to do if..). However unlike an aircraft as we are not in a pres-

surised cabin there are few restrictions on who can travel – passengers must be over two years of age and a minimum level of mobility is required (to be able to get up and down the steps) - and unlike a scuba dive, there are no restrictions on flights after this immersion.

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

Inside the levels of interest are much higher, as my apprentice is beside herself with excitement, eyes glued to the windows in search of sharks and octopuses, but just as happy with the smaller denizens of the not-sodeep who are alongside.

There’s also a camera on top of the sub feeding live images directly to the small TV monitors in front of each seat. Our well informed guide lets us know the names of the fish we are seeing – parrot fish, barracudas, damsel fish, trumpet fish, even a shoal of grunt fish and what’s nice is that he doesn’t talk too much, as people are happy to watch and chat among their own

cus custom built for tthe tourism industry – one of only 15 large commercial submarines in tthe world.

While you’re unW likely lik l to find yourself on The Hunt for Red October or stumbling across the lost city of Atlantis, you will find lots to keep you and the family enthralled and amused on your underwater safari, a highly recommended trip with a diving certificate for everyone at the end to take home.

groups – he explains to me that as they know in advance the nationalities of their passengers they adapt their chat/language choice to suit each group.

Visibility is good and as we’re not above the waves there’s no danger of any seasickness. And even though, in a sense, we’re the ones in the goldfish bowl, it feels perfect natural to be almost sitting on the seabed. Now we approach one or two boat wrecks, and suddenly there’s a diver outside, swimming with the sting-

rays, which seem totally at ease with her, following her around the submarine as she plays with them and feeds them, giving us the odd wave as she swims by. Cue even more shrieks of delight from young apprentice, who wants to go outside as well.

Up until now we have been asked to remain seated, but as the sub is stationary for a few minutes we can get up and move around a bit.

However as most of the action is taking place outside rather than inside, we are anxious to set off again, as

the sub turns and we begin our journey home. Given the excellent viewing windows all along both sides, everyone gets a chance to see the side of the ocean they missed on the way out. And as we approach the port once again, the strains of Yellow Submarine waft through the cabin, and voices young and old are happy to join in “....Sky of blue and sea of green, In our yellow submarine, all together now....”

The submarine itself is spacious and airy with no sense of being cramped, and is

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

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Island Interior Design

Island Interior Design

Quality flooring and illumination

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sland Interior Design have recently opened a showroom in the new commercial centre Los Muelles de Génova in Palm Mar, and as their name implies they specialise in interior design, focusing mainly on flooring and lighting.

As well as the sale and installation of Design flooring products, they are the exclusive suppliers in the Canary Islands for Searchlight Electric, a well established UK family-run business selling high specification light-

ing with a quality finish.

When you are choosing flooring for your home or commercial premises, you want something which looks and feels natural, is warm, elegant and quiet, durable, low maintenance, safe, hygienic, versatile, individual and yet still affordable. Design flooring is a new concept to Tenerife which fulfills all these needs and more, and that is why it is used on a large scale in commercial and public premises and large retail outlets in the UK such as Marks & Spencer as well as in homes across the

globe. The flooring is supplied in strips and replicates wooden planks in finishes including textured oaks, walnut, cedars, pine, driftwood, sycamore, beech, in fact there are too many textures and shades to mention.

The material is also available in square format replicating tiles, in finishes such as slate, classic stone, ceramic, marble, terracotta, granite, Italian mosaic and pebble.

To personalise your floor,

there is an ample range of borders to choose from as well as patterns and insets (these can be ready to use or created from your own design or company logo) which can form a focal point in your floor and make it truly individual.

You can literally design your own floor, as Island Interior Design has a design table on which you can lay out samples of your chosen finishes and colours, un-

til you reach the effect that you desire. Estimates are provided free of charge, and once your premises has been measured, a computer image can be created to show you exactly what your floor will look like when installed by qualified fitters. Design flooring is guaranteed, for 12, 15 or 20 years, so you know it is money spent well.

Many of the Searchlight Electric products are held in stock, but in the case that

an item has to be ordered, the waiting time is likely to be four to six weeks. The range includes crystal, pendant, wall, outdoor, floor and table lights as well as decorative and flush fittings, spotlights and recessed lights. There are also bathroom fittings, mirrors and a range of quality ceiling fans which are guaranteed for 10 years. Searchlight Electric includes the Illuma lighting solutions range for the commercial, retail and leisure sectors and all products come in extremely attractive state of the art designs and of high quality.

To complement these services, Island Interior Design can also offer all aspects of interior design including building work and bespoke furniture. You have to see this selection to believe it, so do pop in and see them, on the lower floor of Los Muelles de Génova in Palm Mar.

Dental Clinic Fañabé Plaza S.L.

T

he Dental Clinic Fañabé Plaza is located in the Commercial Centre Fañabé Plaza in Playa Fañabe, which has its own underground car park with direct access by lift and escalator for your convenience.

The clinic is popular with clients of many nationalities as they know that they will be attended to by a specialist who also speaks their language. This is essential when making technical decisions regarding your own dental health.

Appointments can be made in advance to suit you, and the clinic can provide treatments using the latest dental technologies such as dental laser whitening in only one appointment, ozone therapy, computer guided surgery with no incision and no stitches required, one day implants, high quality cosmetic dentistry, same day repairs in its own dental lab-

Dental Clinic Fañabé Plaza S.L.

Solutions with a smile

oratory, whilst ensuring that all treatments are carried out painlessly. In the case of an

emergency, staff will attend to patients without appointments being made, especially

if you have an urgent problem or are suffering pain.

This emergency service even includes weekends and bank holidays, all you have to do is call the emergency number, 687 74 42 25.

Although it is situated on the upper floor of this popular shopping centre, the clinic is completely wheelchair accessible. The staff realise that for some patients, visiting the dentist can be traumatic, so the clinic’s main objective has always been to offer high quality dental treatment which is totally pain free, ensuring maximum comfort for the patient.

Dental Clinic Fañabé Plaza opened in 2002 and now has a long list of satisfied pa-

tients. In 2003, the Dental Laboratory was created so that all kinds of prostheses could be made in-house, guaranteeing their quality and using the best materials available on the market.

Two years later, the clinic was expanded and more qualified dentists and specialists joined the team.

Today, there are seven dental chairs, an X-ray room, two sterilisation rooms which guarantee optimum disinfection and protection against all types of disease, two waiting rooms, four rest rooms, an office, four European dentists, an orthodontist, a dental hygienist, an oral surgeon and implant specialist, a receptionist and three dental assistants, all of

whom are multi-lingual.

No matter what your dental problem is, whether you have your own teeth, dentures or implants, problems with supporting bone tissue or other unfavourable anatomic conditions, Dental Clinic Fañabé Plaza will guarantee that a solution can be found with excellent cosmetic results which will restore your original smile.

Don’t forget their commitment to treat each patient by communicating with them in their own language and the facility for same day repairs to dentures. For your appointment, call 922 71 42 25: your first visit, diagnosis, estimate, intra-oral photography and radiography are free of charge!

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PROMOTION

Línea Directa

Ryanair

Línea Directa

A company designed to assist your needs L

ínea Directa is aware of the difficulties that a foreigner can experience when residing in Spain, such as, little or no knowledge of the language, Spanish legislation, legal requirements and procedures.

policyholders.

Working through a network of private medical practices, it guarantees that customers who have experienced personal injuries during a car accident, are offered a complete medical check-up.

This is a totally free service and at the disposal of both the driver of the insured vehicle and any passengers inside the vehicle at the time of the accident, irrespective of whether the driver is the innocent or responsible party in the accident.

For this reason, Línea Directa seeks to ensure that matters related to car insurance are made easier, particularly during the handling of an insurance claim.

As Línea Directa is based on a direct service without a middleman (intermediary), it is able to learn and understand first-hand about their customers’ problems and concerns and offer practical solutions to help address their customers’ requirements.

Thanks to the excellent service provided by Línea Directa, their customers can proceed to report an accident in a direct and simple manner, in English or German, and have at their disposal a breakdown vehi-

For more information on these services and insurance, phone Línea Directa on 902 123 104.

cle (tow truck), usually within one hour of the accident occurring.

Other interesting advantages that Línea Directa can provide to their clients, include: • Assistance to drivers under the age of 26. This gives free assistance for those driv-

ers under 26 years old, who have consumed alcohol, or find themselves indisposed to drive. It allows for their vehicle to be towed back to the driver’s house and a taxi provided for the driver back to his or her place of residence, at no additional cost.

This service is provided as long as the pick-up area

and the driver’s place of residence is located within a distance of 25 kilometres, and operates from midnight to 7.00 am, seven days a week.

• Integrated Medical Treatment: Towards the end of 2004 Línea Directa launched the Integrated Medical Treatment for all

Línea Directa is based on a direct

service without a middleman

Flight changes Ryanair see a 13 per cent growth in the number of passengers, whilst Aer Lingus has confirmed that they are cutting back the services they offer from Gatwick due to poor demand.

Love them or hate them, Ryanair must be doing something right as the number of passengers they carried last year rose by seven million to over 65 million last year. Just in December they carried five million passengers a 12 per cent rise’ on December 2008.

Last July they set a new monthly record by carrying over six million passengers for the very first time, a feat that was repeated in August, September and October. Their current record was reached last August with 6.9 million passengers.

A Ryanair spokesperson affirmed, “Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges and our number one on time performance, fewest lost bags and least cancelled flights continue to attract more and more passengers every year.”

Festive Tennis

British Games Club

Christmas cheer L

ate news has just arrived of fun and games at the British Games Club.

On December 10 the tennis section held their Christmas lunch and fun day. A match was held between Santa’s elves and Santa’s reindeer which the reindeer won by a short antler.

The games were followed by a traditional Christmas lunch, catered for fiftysix hungry players, members, guests and supporters, by

the fantastic Juan and his team. Special thanks to Jim Goodman,the team captain, to Maxine Self for her time spent organising the event, to Lorna {Nigella} Hamilton for making the Christmas puddings, bread sauce, stuffing and chipolatas, Lorna and Elaine Holland for wrapping fiftysix Santa gifts and Pam Squires for expertly organising the raffle. A special thank you to Santa for making the journey south in the middle of all his preparations.

After a very successful

raffle, liqueurs and coffee rounded off a great afternoon. Many thanks to Juan and his staff for a terrific meal and to Alvoro and family for lending a hand and enabling the event to go ahead.

The captain and committee of the tennis section would like to take this opportunity to express their gratitude to all their players and social members for all their support and generosity over the past twelve months and wish everybody a happy and successful New Year.

Santa’s elves and reindeer

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Rates Lineage classifieds: From 15.75 € Boxed Ads: Black& White 57.75€ Coloured 68.25€ Long Term: Ask for our special rates Island Connections Newspaper http://www.ic-news.com Daily News Site http://www.newscanarias.net Tenerife Office Tel: 922 750 609 Mob: 609 581 632 Fax: 922 795 810 Classifieds Section: classifieds@ic-news.com Sales Department: sales@ic-news.com Gran Canaria Office Tel: 928 353 279/ Fax: 928 359 744 grancanaria@ic-news.com

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Send CV + photo to kanimambo65 @gmail.com

Promotions company with more than 10 years experience in selling attractive, high quality products in Tenerife markets, 5 star hotels and superstores is looking for open minded full/part time promoters, which like to present and sell in live promotion. No selling experience is required. Contract + Social Security + fixed salary + commission is guaranteed. Feel free to contact us for further information. Office 922 781548, fax 922 781548, 629 493799

Sales Person required for a New Venture in Torviscas/Fañabé Area English - Dutch - German Applicants will be Self Motivated with a Professsional outlook and a desire to achieve high earnings An Excellent commission structure, spiffs and an initial bonus scheme are all included in the package offered For more information please call 922 718 210 Sun - Thu Genuine Applicants only need apply

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WANTED

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Even in the current economic climate we need extra help in order to fulfil our customers needs... We require the best in the marketplace. Have you got what it takes?

Our media group has traditionally led the field and will continue to do so by hiring the best and remunerating them accordingly.

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This is an autonomous position with excellent commissions and the successful applicant must have a car and a flexible attitude to work.

Call 922 715411 for an interview.

Languages and experience required.

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who represent

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For more details telephone 922 167 044

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If you would like to apply for any of the above positions, send your CV, two references, an up-to-date photo and covering letter to

Class. Info For personal and professional help in placing your classified in Island Connections all you need to do is pop along to our new offices in Las Chafiras and speak to Karen.

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Ring 922 750 609

Diamond Resorts International® is a hospitality brand committed to simplicity, choice and comfort.

Is looking for a REGIONAL DIRECTOR For the management of its 9 resorts in Canary Islands.

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CLASSIFIEDS / MOTORING / CONTACTS

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215000 kms. 1997. Diesel.

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Diesel. Doors: 4. Price: €3000.

Tel: 672091634

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170000 kms. 2000. Petrol.

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Adults’ Ballroom, Latin American, Tap or Freestyle Childrens’ ( 2 1/2 - 7yrs).

Introduction to Dance.

Many other classes in ballet, hip hop, modern, musical theatre for all ages.

At Vamos a Bailar - Let’s Dance. CC Perla Blanca, Callao Salvaje ¡ Ring 636 817 265 or 646 067 471

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Sanitary – Tiling – Electrician – Carpenter

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General Services

Adonis Sauna C.C. Salytien Playa de Las Américas pm

>>> bathroom renovation right down the line

>>> solar power plants

>>> sanitaries and heating systems

>>> pool reconstruction and service

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Mon - Thu 4 - 12 Fri - Sat 4 pm - 3pm Sunday closed

Klaus Dieter Weirich – German Sanitary Master & HSL-Technican Mob: 616 858 470 • Fax: 922 794 209 • e-mail: kdweirich@yahoo.de

FREE, no obligation survey & quotation

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.

Hola!

Niza Cars on 922 792 919 or Fax 922 793868

• Security Grilles • Gates • Railings • Steel Fabrication • On-site Welding Fully Qualified Legal Craftsman 27 years experience, 14 years Tenerife

Tel: 659 489 690 Property Secured, Quality Assured HOMESTYLE DIRECT S.L. QUALITY FURNITURE IMPORTERS

HOMESTYLE DIRECT Quality Furniture Importers.

Pol.Industrial Las Chafiras. Tenerife South 922 736 849

Car boot sale, El Trebol, Costa del Silencio. Every Sunday 11am-4pm for Help the Heroes. Contact 661 857 307. All stall holders welcome, 5€ donation

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

Tel. 677 799 475

Mobility scooter for sale Large 8mph model, up to 25 stone. Large Captains Seat with Headrest, lights and indicators etc with charger and manual. Price reduced, returning to UK. 600 euros ono.

Tel 600 647 072

Masonic Meetings: www.libertyseguros.es/ expatriates/en

Forget text books and school rooms, Carlos offers individual classes, one on one or in small group, in the comfort of your own home.

LEARN SPANISH IN AN INFORMAL AND Call for more details RELAXED SETTING 699 627 211

Tony the Welder

Real Bargain!!

500€ For the best car hire around ring

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.

Items For Sale:

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

ALL WELCOME

DO MORE THAN HOPE FOR THE BEST

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

ROTARY MEETING Every Monday at 8.20pm in the Hotel Conquistador. All visitors welcome

Horse sharing!

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

Interested?

Please call 609 929 278

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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

Callao Salvaje • Ref:CAL-D-11-2 2 Bed 3 Bath Duplex Situated on a very popular residential complex in Callao Salvaje. The property has been refurbished, is on three levels and briefly comprises of separate kitchen, spacious lounge with patio windows to a lovely terrace area, separate shower/wc. 2 bedrooms & garage. €198,000

Fañabé • Ref: FAN-V-11-4 4 Bed 3 Bath Stunning Villa in Fañabé. This property is situated in the popular area of El Madroñal and briefly comprises of lounge, dining room, separate kitchen, study or 5th bedroom, double garage & driveway & private heated pool. A must to view. €599,950

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

Fantastic Business Opportunities in the South of Tenerife Please contact us for more information

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

Callao Salvaje • Ref: CAL-A-22-3 3 Bed, 2 Bath Corner property on popular complex in Callao Salvaje. American style fully fitted kitchen, large dining area, spacious lounge with patio windows to extremely large terrace. Separate bathroom. Three good size bedrooms, master bedroom has en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath. Communal pool & gated car park. €230,000

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

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Villa Tagoro San Eugenio Alto

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Property Business Opps : For sale duty free, on international basis, exclusive Danish furniture to Gran Canaria province, as well as Las Palmas, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote with a possibility of a point of sale in Corte Ingles. We are already represented in 40 countries in the world in big cities like Madrid, Paris, New York and Shanghai. We can be reached by email at cartermillarltd@ gmail.com or telephone 650 086251

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

Port Royale

Residencial

Los Cristianos 2 bedroom apartment

La Duquesa Playa Fañabé

Wanted : Desperate to sell your property? We will buy your house or apartment for Cash, and complete within 28 Days.

We are not Agents. Call (0034) 922 720222 or visit www. tenerifehomebuyers.com Property wanted to buy or rent. 3 bed villa or penthouse apartment with garage. Area – La Caleta to Los Gigantes, private cash buyers, 629 911338 / 606 940064

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 Golf del Sur, pretty cottagestyle house in quiet position overlooking golf course, front-door parking, garden back and front (community maintained), heated pool.

No pets. Only 550 euros per month. 627 219 001 Chayofa – La Finca, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment, ground floor, patio and garden, nicely fur nished, large garden.

British TV, no pets, 699 euros inc bills, tel 630 343632 For rent in Chayofa.

Fur nished house, good neighbourhood, 2 bedrooms, terrace, garden, ocean views, security doors and windows.

Access to community pool.

Available from March 1st 2010 until December 1st 2010.

Cost per month 600 euros, phone 669 005745 Studio San Fernando 27.00m2 360€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Playa Paraíso 3 r ooms 2000€ Phone: 670242080 Premises Plaza Del Charco 133.00m2 2500€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Buenavista del Norte.

House for rent Single story, 2 bedroom, 120m2 traditional house for rent in February.

Old fashioned but very central. Large garden with fruit trees and garage.

400 euros per month plus electricity and water. One month deposit with contract.

660 731913 Views: mountain 166.00m2 3 r ooms 800€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment - Fañabé.

Location: outskirts 0.00m2 2 r ooms 795€. Phone: 922751064 Premises Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central 0.00m2 2000€. Phone: 922273239

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.

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, front and back garden, comunity pool. €425,000 Tel. 629 244 958 Excellent opportunity in Costa del Silencio

Reduced from € 270,000 to € 225,750 for a quick sale.

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

For rent.

Apartment 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Parque de la Reina, 550 euros per month (water and light included).

639 152766

Apartment Urb. paraiso 52.00m2 1 room 650€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment Puerto Viejo 54.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080 www.teneriffa-fincas.net Apartment Guargacho.

Location: Central. 1 Room 440€. Phone: 663805740

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.

Apartment Bajada Al Pris 59.00m2 2 rooms 450€.

Phone: 670242080

Chalet Caleta Fuste.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 156.00m2. 3 Rooms 720€.

Phone: 605781981

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 Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central .

Views: mountain 85.00m2 3 r oom s 600€. Phon e: 922273239 Industrial La Laguna.

Location: outskirts 1050.00m2 6000€. Phone: 922273239 Terraced house Puerto de la Cruz. Location: outskirts.

P re m i s e s. L o c a t i o n : Central. 200.00m2. 5 Rooms 1100€. Phone: 686955971

3 Rooms 550€. Phone: 630257404 Studio. 35.00m2. 400€.

Phone: 670242080 Apartment Cabo Llanos.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 80.00m2. 2 Rooms 850€.

Phone: 922595965 Apartment El Centenero.

Location: Outskirts. Views: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 420€.

Phone: 615061610 Apartment. 56.00m2.

1 Room 600€. Phone: 670242080 Premises Cabo Blanco.

Location: Central. 100.00m2.

1 Room 0€. Phone: 687583862 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

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

Premises. 4 Rooms 800€.

Phone: 922382782

Chalet San Jose 70.00m2 2 rooms 550€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Bco. Grande.

Location: Central. 80.00m2.

3 Rooms 360€. Phone: 649319493

Terraced house Green Golf 150.00m2 3 rooms 750€ Phone: 670242080

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 Bajada al Pris 59.00m2 2 rooms 450€ Phone: 670242080

Terraced House Ayuntamiento 167.00m2.

3 Rooms 950€. Phone: 922248514

Apartment Guargacho.

Location: central 1 room 440€ Phone: 663805740

Apartment Playa Paraiso.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 60.00m2. 1 Room 320€.

Phone: 671193765

Studio Puerto de la Cruz.

Location: central . Views: sea 35.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Adeje.

Location: Central. Views: Sea 50.00m2. 1 Room 400€.

Phone: 922363570

Studio San Fernando 33.00m2 400€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Vistabella.

Location: Central. 60.00m2.

2 Rooms 650€. Phone: 607798406

Semi Detached House Parque De La Reina. Location: Central. Views: Mountain 68.00m2. 2 Rooms 490€.

Phone: 619080175

Apartment Santa Cruz.

Location: Central. 90.00m2.

Apartment Valle San Lorenzo. Location: central 60.00m2 2 rooms 495€ Phone: 922751064

Terraced house Las Candias 100.00m2 2 rooms 1000€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Urb. Paraíso 52.00m2 1 room 650€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment Santa Cruz De Tenerife. Location: Central.

65.00m2. 2 Rooms 500€.

Phone: 686853631

A p a r t m e n t Fa ñ a b é.

Location: outskirts 2 rooms 795€ Phone: 922751064

Apartment. Location: Outskir ts. Views: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 375€.

Phone: 922363570

Terraced House Durazno 166.00m2. 3 Rooms 800€.

Phone: 670242080

Apartment El Golete-la Caleta. Location: Central.

Views: Sea 60.00m2. 2 Rooms 360€. Phone: 630873360

Apartment Torviscas Alto. Location: outskir ts 45.00m2 1 room 550€ Phone: 922751064

Terraced house Puerto de la Cruz. Location: outskirts .

Views: mountain 166.00m2 3 rooms 800€ Phone: 670242080 Duplex Maritim 80.00m2 1 room 800€ Phone: 670242080 Studio La Paz 550€ Phone: 670242080

Apartment El Amparo 50.00m2 1 room 450€ Phone: 670242080 A p a r t m e n t E l To p e 75.00m2 2 rooms 650€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central 190.00m2 5 rooms 850€.

Phone: 922273239 Studio Puerto de la cruz.

Location: central . Views: sea 35.00m2 400€. Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 2 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080 Terraced house Green Golf 135.00m2 3 rooms 850€ Phone: 670242080

Sale : E l M é d a n o , dir ectly from the owner!!! New, precious detached house, 3 bedrooms, 2 moder n bathrooms, indep. kitchen, 3 terraces,bbq, luxury complex with 2 swimming pools, 42m 2 closed garage, ver y exclusive furnished. Quiet zone, Price: 330.000 euros, Tel: 650 792 742 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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Unbeatable value!

PP00091 – Apartment in Mareverde (Torviscas Bajo) Price £110,000 (Appx. €124,850)

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If you´re in the market for a steal, checkout this bargain 2 bedroom home with the potential to yield a great investment income. Tourists love this complex because of the 4 pools, cascades & because everything is on the doorstep: bars, restaurants, entertainment, bus routes & the beach is just a short walk. If you´re looking for a rental investment or holiday home for the family, snap this one up!

LC00427 – Studio in Castle Harbour (Los Cristianos) Price €78.000 (Appx. £68,722)

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Spacious studio apartment located on the very popular holiday complex of Castle Harbour in Los Cristianos. Enjoy a bottle of wine on your private terrace before walking to the local restaurants in Los Cristianos. The Complex has a great swimming pool, pool bar and restaurant. Great rental potential!

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This stunning 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom duplex apartment overlooks the fairways of Golf del Sur. There are terraces front and back and included in the price is a private lock up garage.

Original List Price €320,000

GOLF00950 Apartment Golf del Sur (Golf Park - Residencial). Price: €84,250 (Appx. £76,592) Generously proportioned 1 bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a popular complex with reception, poolside restaurant, supermarket & children´s pool in the heart of Golf del Sur just a short stroll to golf courses, shops, restaurants, sea front & new marina. Sold fully furnished, with a terrace with golf, mountain & partial sea views, ready for holidays or as a perfect fly to let investment.

LC00360 – Apartment in The Heights (Los Cristianos) Price €115.000 (Appx. £101,322)

Last remaining unit on this stunning development! Must Sell! Make an Offer!

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Based on a residential complex in a quiet location, this well proportioned 1 bedroom apartment has lovely views over town and out to the sea. Fully furnished and ready to move in. The complex offers a pool, pool bar & has good rental potential as it´s just a few minutes walk from Los Cristianos centre, shops, restaurants, bars and beaches.

A good choice for holidays or as a permanent home.

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LA01299 - Apartment in Las Brisas.

Price: €126,000 (Appx. £114,773) Ideally situated in the area of San Eugenio Alto close to the water park, with bars, restaurants and shops close to this spacious apartment.

Kitchen with breakfast bar, utility room, bedroom with en-suite bathroom and balcony, with a 2nd bathroom and 2nd sunny terrace off the lounge area - so you can choose where you want to relax! Nice complex with a large pool and sunbathing area - call now for viewing.

JUST REDUCED TO €89,950.

Current list price €295,000

Do you want to sell your property?

Are you prepared to sell at current market prices?

If so contact us today to advertise your property here!

Golf00937 This substantial building can easily be fitted out as a bar, restaurant or any other type of business. 1 lower and 2 upper floors of over 240m2 internally, incorporating a large 2 bedroom penthouse apartment plus various terraces and external ground. Located in a commanding position overlooking the San Blas nature reserve / beach, opposite a thriving commercial center. This is truly a real bargain: Must be viewed.

Sale value in 2008 2010 Price €600,000 Now only €295,000

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selection of properties for this month

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, very 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

STUDIO

Port Royale Los Cristianos Studio Pool views Price: 79.950 € Ref.: A0S12567

1 BED APARTMENTS

El Naranjal El Madroñal 1 bed 1 bath

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

Sea and pool views

Price: 185.000 € Ref.: A1B12411

Victoria Court I Los Cristianos 1 bed 1bath Pool views Price: £ 135,000 Ref.: A0S12587

Cheap properties, Adeje 3 bed apar tment, 65,000 euros. Chayofa, luxury villa, 4 beds, garden fantastic views, 330,000 euros.

Torviscas, each, one bedroom apartment by pool and beach, luxuriously furnished, 85,000 euros, info 629 300139

El Mirador Los Cristianos 1 bed 1 bath Views to the complex

Price: 159.000 € Ref.: A1B12580

Cristian Sur Los Cristianos 1 bed 1 bath Pool views Price: £ 154,000

Only 9,750 euros, 9 metre Liveaboard sailing yacht, four berth, minimum outgoings, tel 00-376-353-613 or 922 795995

Ref.: A1B12421

Apartments for sale,www. idealista.com+VC2040048, tel 618 622759

Playa Graciosa II Los Cristianos 1 bed 1 bath Pool views Price: £ 199,000

Canary Countryhouse El Salto - Granadilla

Ref.: A1B12307

2 BED APARTMENTS

San Miguel Rural House Sea views Price: 131.250 € Ref.: A2CP12647

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. 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

Royal Palm Los Cristianos 2bed 2 bath Sea views Price: £ 157,500

Finca (4,400m 2 ) with main house and outbuilding for sale. Various uses, ie tourism / agriculture. Tel 650 980719 Bargain apartment, 130.000 euros, La Concepcion, Las Chafiras, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, air con, furnished, lovely condition, tel 922 731138 Terraced house Los Frailes 184.00m2 3 rooms 335000€ Phone: 670242080 D u p l e x E l To s c a l 147.00m2 3 rooms 225000€ Phone: 670242080 Chalet Cruz Del Teide 262.00m2 2 rooms 495000€ Phone: 670242080 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 Apartment La Cuesta 70.00m2 2 rooms 146045€ Phone: 670242080 Apartment Los Cristianos. Views: sea 56.00m2 1 room 150000€ Phone: 606394368

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

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

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

Premier Properties Tenerife

Ref.: A0S12567

BUY IN STERLING AND FORGET ABOUT EXCHANGE RATES

T: 922 79 00 09

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Land 400 m2, built 230 m2, three bed, two bath, barbecue and wood burning stove, pool, garage for two cars, patio with planters, kitchen with pantry, fireplace, wood fitted ceilings, fitted wardrobes. €398,000.

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

A superb selection of properties for sale and long term rental.

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 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 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 Duplex Las Aguas 3 Rooms 167000€. Phone: 670242080 A p a r t m e n t L a Pa z 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 Apartment La Quinta 2 Rooms 216365€. Phone: 670242080 Terraced House La Quinta 3 Rooms 302910€. Phone: 670242080 Apartment Realejo Bajo 84.00m2 3 Rooms 145000€.

Phone: 670242080 Duplex Las Aguas 3 Rooms 167000€. Phone: 670242080

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Apartment El Toscal 64.00m2 2 Rooms 145000€.

Phone: 670242080

Contact Judith on Tel. 695 822 120

Terraced House Tabaiba Alta 186.00m2 4 Rooms 355000€. Phone: 670242080

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Phone: 670242080 Apartment San Luis 105.51m2 3 Rooms 176000€.

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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 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

Apartment La Laguna.

Location: outskirts 55.00m2 2 rooms 138200€. Phone: 922245178 Terraced house Aguamansa 190.00m2 3 rooms 200000€. Phone: 670242080 Premises Santa Cruz 125.00m2 2 rooms 540000€.

Phone: 922245178 Apartment 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 Apartment Sta Cruz de Tenerife. Location: central 157.00m2 3 rooms 235000€ Phone: 922273239 Apartment La Laguna.

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Motoring

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ersatile, elegant and loaded with unique features, it will set a new standard for automotive flexibility. The Meriva was first launched in 2003. With its revolutionary FlexSpace rear-seating concept, high seating position and roomy cabin, the Meriva was big on flexibility yet small in size.

Now, the second generation Meriva again raises the bar for affordable, on-board flexibility.

The FlexSpace rear seating system has been further developed, now it’s even easier to move the seats or fold them down. It also introduces FlexDoors, innovative rearhinged rear doors opening up to 84 degrees, much wider than conventional doors. Front passengers also benefit from the wide opening angle, as it is more convenient when stowing a jacket, a briefcase or an umbrella behind the front seat.

FlexDoors also provide more safety for young families as parents can reach into the rear easily to help with buckling up. When the front and rear doors are open at the same time, a safety zone is created and both child and parent can get out of the car without a door separating them, reducing the risk of children stepping out into traffic. FlexDoors add style to increased functionality.

This feature is supported by an array of patented locking systems designed to optimise safety.

The new Meriva features great interior storage

The new The second generation Opel Meriva will premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4th. space enhanced by a revolutionary concept of the flexible centre console, as well as the Opel-exclusive FlexFix system – the integrated rear bicycle carrier which is stored like a drawer under the luggage compartment.

The revolutionary FlexRail console system consisting of exchangeable storage units which slide on rails between the front seats provides convenient and adaptable storage. The generously proportioned seats are similar to those of the new Astra and Insignia, offering a classleading range of adjustment for optimum comfort.

The Meriva’s expressive exterior and interior styling carries forward Opel’s

award-winning new design language. Sculptural artistry meets German precision, with the same quality already seen on Insignia and the new Astra. The rear window graphic features a distinctive wave accentuating the FlexDoors, improving the view for rear passengers, particularly children. The interior is appointed with six levels of colour and trim, the widest choice ever offered on an Opel. The high standard of fit and finish of the textures and materials as well as the layout and decoration of the controls is typical of more expensive cars.

The new Meriva benefits from a longer wheelbase, wider front and rear

tracks, all contributing to improved handling and greater ride comfort.

The engine range features economical and efficient turbocharged units offering a power bandwidth from 75 to 140 hp. A particularly economical ecoFLEX version will also be offered. The Meriva will offer a choice of 5 and 6-speed manual transmissions as well as a 6-speed automatic gearbox.

Designed and developed at Opel’s engineering centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the new Meriva will be built in Zaragoza, Spain and is scheduled to go on sale this summer.

More information is available at www.opel.com

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Tenerife Sur

Football Oltra slams local critics

Winning ways pulled one back after the Sur defence failed to clear the ball properly, however 3-1 at halftime was a more than satisfactory score for the Blues. Sur only had 11 players, no subs, and early in the second half the Tango team, with their five

Dinsmore was in cracking form against Tango

Style and scoring

Oltra rounds on local critics Tenerife manager José Luis Oltra has slammed his critics on the island for being overly-negative about the team’s form and survival chances in the first division.

The under-pressure coach said recently that his colleagues on the mainland, not to mention the Spanish media, are full of praise for the playing style of Tenerife and attribute the side’s lowly position to bad luck. “The vibes I am getting from elsewhere are very positive and encouraging. People tell me we are a joy to watch and playing like we do we should have no problems staying up. What a contrast with what I hear in Tenerife, where it is gloom and doom at present” complained Oltra during a pre-game press conference.

Meanwhile striker Nino is convinced that Tenerife must remain faithful to their style and not try and change to a different system half-way through the season. “Switching now would be suicidal and we must persist with what we are doing, which will come good soon” insisted the forward. However, his remarks have done little to satisfy fans, who would rather the team won points by playing uglier football rather than hover dangerously close to the three relegation spots.

Football

Offloads

Las Palmas ‘stars’ disappoint Last summer’s summer signings at Las Palmas have proven to be much less of a success than originally anticipated, not least by coach Sergio Kresic.

Although arriving from higher division clubs, players such as Assmann, Lamas, Beranger, Josico, Guayre and Javi Guerrero have failed to command regular places in the Las Palmas line-up and there is a strong possibility that some might be offloaded during the current transfer window. Within the club, voices of discontent at the wage bill of the costly disappointments have been growing of late.

Beranger, who is on loan from Español, has played just 44 minutes during the first half of the season, while Josico’s injury problems and delayed clearance from Turkish side Fenerbahce have seen him play a very marginal part also.

Ironically, of the new incorporations, only defender Stephane Pignol, who was signed from then second division side (now promoted) Zaragoza, can be considered first-choice for Kresic.

Clear Blue Tenerife Sur A 1:0 San Martin

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enerife Sur went into this game hoping to break a disappointing run of results, against a San Martin team whose season has not really got going but who always provide formidable opposition.

Sur started without a number of their senior A team players who were either injured or unavailable, and had to defend stoutly for long periods of the game. However it was also evident that San Martin were more interested in not losing than making any strides forward, and the first half consisted mostly of both teams shadow boxing. The second half saw the play open up more, and Sur had B team striker Damien Dinsmore, who was playing in goal due to the unavailability of both of Sur’s usual keepers, to thank for two fine saves early in the half. Sur were now controlling the midfield, with Ryan Chorlton in particular showing no signs of his recent absence, but the most notable among the efforts was made by Jordan Stoddart, who chased down a one on one with the San Martin goalkeeper but was unable to convert the chance.

The deadlock however was broken with only a few minutes remaining with a moment of brilliance by talented midfielder Alan Clark, providing the Blues

with a welcome and well deserved victory. Winning the ball in the San Martin half, with one of his trademark slide tackles, Clark evaded the challenges of two San Martin defenders, and smashed the ball into the net from the edge of the eighteen yard box. Sur were jubilant, San Martin were distraught, and the three points were going to the Blues.

Tenerife Sur B 5:2 Tango Achaman

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ango may not be the team they once were, no longer playing at the highest level, but still a force to be reckoned with, and with Sur B still reeling from their 4-0 defeat at the hands of Ferralla Santana, they were going to have to be at their

best to get the desired result.

Only four points below the league leaders, Tango showed the body language of a team expecting to win so they were surprised to say the least to find themselves 1-0 down after five minutes. Keeper Paul Lee kicked a long ball in the direction of Damien Dinsmore, the Tango centre half failed to get on it, and Dinsmore clipped it over the advancing keeper.

Only five minutes later, John Parkes played a 1-2 with Jordan Stoddart who crossed the ball into the box, and Dinsmore made it 2-0 off the bar. Tango were spinning as Sur thrust forward, and Stoddart went from provider to scorer, beating three players and getting Sur’s third. Sur perhaps became over-indulgent, and just before the break, after Captain Ritchie Chamberlain had headed off the line, Tango

subs being employed to good effect using the local on/off rule started piling on the pressure, and their right winger turned Sur’s Rab Finney who had been having a great game, and drove the ball past keeper Paul Lee. With Tango in the ascendancy, Sur had to withstand constant pressure, and only a timely intervention in the penalty box by player/manager Alan Nicolson stopped Tango equalising. However all this pressure was creating openings at the back, and Dinsmore got his third and Sur’s fourth, followed close after by Stoddart dispossessing the Tango keeper to put the game beyond doubt, for what was probably Sur B’s best performance of the year.

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Helping hands

BASKETBALL

Charity Polish trip proves costly Bowls Day Tummy trouble

The side played well to beat Juventud

Gran Canaria’s Euro Cup trip to Poland was a resounding success in terms of the result but the visit proved costly in other ways.

Almost half the ACB basketball side came down with food poisoning shortly during the crucial visit, which saw Gran Canaria win to book a place in the last 16 of the competition. The players returned to Las Palmas with stomach problems and it

looked as if a formal request might have to be made to the league to call off the weekend fixture against Joventut in Barcelona.

However, coach Pedro Martínez preferred to go ahead with the game despite his depleted squad. The gamble paid off and James Augustine and Jaycee Carroll turned in storming performances to help Gran Canaria to a badly needed 89-79 win against the fifth Catalans. The ACB league, the best in Europe, is led by Barcelona.

FOOTBALL Troubled times

Fuerteventura fold Third Division UD Fuerteventura’s failure to show up for two successive games in January has almost certainly seen the team kicked out of the league.

The turbulent times at the club, which has been run by an emergency committee of late, came to a head just after Christmas when a large group of players decided not to continue after failing to receive assurances that they would be paid their wages.

The players, many of them professional, described an offer of €50 per game plus a

€50 win bonus as ludicrous.

Efforts to sign new players are believed to have been blocked by the Football Association due to the club’s failure to settle its debt with former manager José Juan Almeida. The no-shows against local rivals Pájara Playas de Jandía and La Laguna (Tenerife) look to be the final nail in the coffin and it is likely all the side’s results will be scrubbed from the record.

Despite the demise of the senior side, the club’s junior sides will continue to compete in their respective local leagues.

The Helping Hands in Tenerife charity are holding a Charity bowls day at Tenerife Green Bowls Winter Gardens Complex - Golf del Sur on Saturday 30th January 2010. Bowling starts at approx 1.30pm (Register at 1pm), and afterwards you can enjoy a finger buffet from 5.30pm. There will be a raffle, and table top and clothes sale, with entertainment provided by singer Andy Phillips.

Ticket price €9, with a separate bowling fee of €6 to be paid separately to Tenerife Green Bowls.

All proceeds will help towards the purchase of a specialised wheelchair to enable Disabled Bowlers to play at Tenerife Green Bowls.

For more information and ticket reservation contact Dot on 664 374 626.

Megabowl TENERIFE

10 pin bowling league results Compiled by Doreen Lemm

Tuesday Singles League Week 29 Jeff Lemm (3) Duncan Wallace (5) Jacquie Gibb (8) Allan Billing (0) Forfeit Dave Dixon (2) Miguel Rodríguez (6) A superb 229 for Jeff and a 225 for opponent, Duncan

Week 30

Derby day

Tickets on sale

No player (0) Jeff Lemm (2) Forfeit Martin Gronvall (2) Duncan Wallace (6) Steve Carter (8) No player (0) Forfeit No player (0) Miguel Rodríguez (8) Forfeit Jacquie Gibb (8) No player (0) Forfeit

Tickets have gone on sale for the big basketball derby between Tenerife Rural and Socas Canarias on Saturday February 6th at 7pm in the Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín.

The ticket desk is open from 9am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm, Monday to Thursday and 9am – 1pm on Fridays, but current season ticket holders can present themselves on the evening. Prices are relatively low – in fact even cheaper than the derby two years ago, with the best seats at €20 and €15 for adults and €10 and €5 for children who will need to have some proof of age with them on the day of the match.

Saturday doubles League Week 9 King Pins (0) Los Inflamantes (8) Stop + Shop (2) Nothing But Trouble (6) Megabowlers (6) Buccaneers (2) An excellent 224 for Ron (Megabowlers) and 202 for partner, Sue. Saturday International League Doubles League commences Jan 30th

Sunday Doubles League Week 26 Market Taverners (1) Rack ‘Ems (7) Him + Her (2) Buccaneers (6) Pinseekers (0) Nothing But Trouble (8) An excellent 225 for Dave Stell and a fine 204 for partner, Dave Dixon (Buccaneers).

Week 27

BASKETBALL Olympics

Barcelona bid for 2022 Winter Games Barcelona is to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, according to the Catalan capital’s mayor.

The city hopes the success of the 1992 Summer Games will persuade the IOC to award it the winter event, even though it has no snow or skiing facilities.

“The change in approach by the IOC, which is now more amenable to Winter Olympics being staged by big cities within reasonable distances of the slopes, as occurred in Turin, should work to our favour” said mayor Jordi Hereu. Leaked details of closely-guarded preliminary plans suggest

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To date no city has ever hosted both the Summer and the Winter Olympics, though Munich, where the 1972 Summer Games were held, is in the bidding for the 2018 Winter event.

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Monday Fun League Week 20 Dumb and Dumber (2) Megatramps (6)

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Ricky could face Márquez

Hatton v Márquez – Could be a belter Ray Mancini (Former World Lightweight champion) “since I’ve retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less”.

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enerife is like a second home to Manchester’s boxing hero Ricky Hatton who has, over the years, spent numerous holidays in the south of the island.

Only a few weeks ago I met up with him once again in the Garibaldi restaurant in Las Américas, which is a favourite eating place for him, especially when he’s over here with his lovely girlfriend. As usual he was very friendly with the customers who spoke to him or asked him for his autograph and British boxing is crying out for another really exciting star like him, a man of the people, with an all action style and a great sense of humour. Although I think it will be some time before we have another fighter who will pull in 60,000 to a fight in their home city, or be popular enough for 35,000 to follow him to Las Vegas, as they did for Ricky.

Many people in the boxing game have questioned the wisdom of

Hatton deciding to return to the ring after his seven months semi-retirement since his brutal defeat by the world number one fighter Manny Pacquiao last May. However, after watching a video of his dramatic loss to Pacquiao finally, only a few weeks ago, Ricky has decided that he had a really bad offnight, and wouldn’t want to leave the fight game like that.

Since his decision to do battle in the ring once again, a number of names have been banded about as opponents for his first return fight this summer, including Amir Khan, the Mexican, Juan Manuel Márquez and South African, Lovemore N’Dou. Obviously, a world title fight between Khan who is the W.B.A. light welterweight champion and rated number three in the weight division and Hatton, who is rated at number two in the same division, even though he doesn’t hold a world title belt, could generate something like £30 million, bring the UK

to a standstill and would be the one most people would like to see. But I thought at the time, this won’t happen, for Khan’s promoter at the time was Hatton’s former promoter, Frank Warren, who the Hatton’s have had differences with in the past.

However, things have changed over the past couple of weeks, for Khan has split from Warren and signed for Golden Boy, the company of former multiweight world champion Oscar De La Hoya, in a bid to breakthrough in America and is lined up for his U.S. debut against Paulie Malignaggi in May in Madison Square Garden, New York. So that’s put a Hatton-Khan fight on the sidelines for the time being.

But if Khan is successful in his debut in the States, which I expect him to be against Malignaggi, who was one of Hatton’s conquests, and Hatton were to have a good win, especially if it was against the Mexican idol, Juan Manuel Márquez, the current undisputed world lightweight champion,

then I can see the two Brits battling it out later in the year.

Márquez would be a tough nut for Ricky to crack, even though he may bea bit past his best at 36. But it’s only a few months ago that he went the distance with Floyd Mayweather and has twice been Manny Pacquiao’s worst nightmare losing one fight to the brilliant Filipino on a hotly disputed points decision and then fighting a draw. The two fights which covered 24 rounds were gruelling for both fighters.

Márquez’s performance against the two best boxers in the world at present may have surprised some people taking into account the fact that he was giving weight away. But Mexican fighters are tough by nature, in fact Márquez hasn’t been kayoed in his 56 contests to date and on occasions has even been mentioned in the same breath as the great Mexican icon, Julio César Chávez, the best fighter of his generation and one of the best of any era, who bowed out of boxing in

2004 after an unbelievable career.

In a professional career which lasted over 23 years, Chávez captured world title belts at junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight and amazingly won 94 fights on the trot before suffering his first loss. His success is without comparison in the modern era, adding the fact that he faced 17 world champions and enjoyed a lengthy stay in boxing magazines as the best pound for pound boxer of the day, and they nicknamed him J.C. Superstar. He was such a skilful and fierce fighter that it encouraged Angelo Dundee, mentor to both Muhammad Ali and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard and a bunch of other world champions to say of him, “the toughest fighter I’ve ever seen – bar none, especially his relentless hooking to the body, that is the foundation of his technique”.

For opponents, Chávez brought a quality of nightmare to the ring, pressing it so remorselessly, especially with his body shots and the intensity of his assaults. After 16 years as a professional he was well past his peak, and lost more than his title belt when he was stopped in the 4th round by the much younger Oscar De La Hoya on a midsummer night in 1996. The mystique of invincibility and his whole image was shattered.

Only last year, Oscar De La Hoya when being interviewed was asked which were his proudest moments during his successful career and stated, “I would have to say the first Chávez fight, the fact that I was up against a Mexican hero”. Even my family was asking, “why are you fighting him? He’s our hero. Until this day, my little sister asks me why did I beat her hero? It was a tough situation to deal with outside the ring. It was tough emotionally.

We grew up with Chávez, being a Mexican family, we idolised him. We always watched his fights when I was a youngster. It was one of those fights where I

Ricky could well be lined up against Márquez felt proud of beating him, but at the same time it hurt.

I felt resentment from the people, for the first time I was hearing boos.

“After I beat him, I was in the East Los Angeles Parade - probably about a million people watch it. I’m on the float, I feel proud and happy, but right from the start I’m hearing all those boos. I’m looking at all those people yelling.

Obscenities were flying all over the place and it was all because I beat Chávez.

People were yelling, ‘you’re not Mexican’, and I was thinking, what are you talking about? It’s funny now, but that was the first time I saw first-hand that so many people were angry”.

The fall from grace for Chávez however was a steep one, yet the famous ‘lion of Culiacan’ kept on roaring and two years later, after regaining his super lightweight title belt that he had worn so proudly for so long, 50,000 fans turned up to greet him as he stepped into the ring to face Miguel Ángel González, the young Mexican who many had anointed as Chávez’s successor. After gaining a draw against his young pretender the rejuvenated old warrior forgot all about retirement. Just a shadow of his former self, Chávez, mainly through tax problems, fought on for the next six years until his official retirement in 2004. During this period it was sad to witness him taking beatings from the new younger breed such as De La Hoya and Kosta Tszyu. He was still trying everything to win, but he had nothing left. There must be a lesson in there for someone.

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he very first Over 35s league with Soccer Experience has reached its final week with the title being decided with a week to spare. The legs might not be moving as fast as they used to and the backs may well be creaking throughout but despite this Daz and Dave’s Ironcraft side have prevailed as true champions.

OVER 35S LEAGUE SUMMARY Exiles Bar went into their second to last game knowing that only a win would keep their title ambitions alive and they knew they were up against it as Ironcraft also knew a win would wrap up the league for them with a week to spare.

From the offset Ironcraft took control with danger

Ironcraft take the title

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Ironcraft. L.A. Veterans have strengthened their squad over the last few weeks and with captain Shane ringing in the changes they’re sure to be in with a real shot in the next campaign.

Morfitt Rentals are another of the sides having had a great season with some great performances of their own and if gaffer Lee Morfitt can get some consistency in his side they also will look to put in a real

man Dave Cheetam soon adding to his ever growing goal tally giving Ironcraft a 4:1 lead at the break. Blair’s Exiles team rallied in the second half and drew level showing the true spirit in his side but Ironcraft finished much the stronger in the last 10 minutes and finally went out winners 7:4. L.A. Veterans are finishing with a great run of form as they beat a battling Taboo’s team to nip into second place behind

MASTER 7’S LEAGUES Winter 2009 Teams 1. IRONCRAFT 2. L.A. VETERANS 3. EXILES VETERANS 4. MORFITT RENTALS 5. TABOO’S 6. STRINGFELLAS F. C.

Played 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 11 10 9 8 2 1

D 1 0 1 2 0 0

L 2 4 4 4 12 13

GF GA 115 106 70 84 44 44

Points 59 46 50 76 120 109

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CHAMPIONSHIP 7’S LEAGUES Winter 2009 Teams 1. Villa Mitre 2. Cyril’s Creations 3. Tenerife Solicitors 4. I C Media 6. Rachaels Motors 5. Pueblo Torviscas 7. Dreamers Hotspur 8. Zurich Spartans 9. Direct telecom

Played 12 12 11 9 12 9 11 13 8

W 10 10 5 5 5 5 3 2 1

D 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0

L 2 2 4 3 6 4 7 10 7

GF GA 110 91 60 40 71 51 56 46 26

Points 57 43 61 41 78 51 82 71 53

30 30 17 16 16 15 10 7 3

MASTER 7’S LEAGUES Winter 2009 Teams 1. Hole in the wall 2. Taylor’s Masters 3. Exiles Masters 4. L.A. Masters 5. Hoops Rovers 6. Morfitt Masters 7. Tenerife Warriors 8. Dreamers United 9. Palms restaurant 10. Harleys American Diner

Played 15 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14 14

W 14 11 9 8 8 7 7 3 2 0

D 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1

L 0 2 5 6 8 6 7 11 11 13

GF GA 108 88 90 79 81 99 78 59 42 45

Points 44 45 87 52 86 80 75 111 104 101

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challenge for the title next time out. Big Phil-s Taboo’s team along with Stringfellas FC have struggled in their first season but have shown real improvements in the last few games and will look to build off that in coming weeks .

CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY José’s Villa Mitre side have led the championship from the get go and as we reach the half way point in the season they still hang on to top spot with another great victory over the ever improving I.C. Media team.

Hot on their heels are Cyril’s Creations who are closing in on them. With only a handful of goals keeping Villa Mitre top, Cyril’s Creations have gone from strength to strength in the last two weeks with a great victory over the leaders and a demolition of Zurich Spartans. Given such form it’s hard to see anybody stopping them.

With the top two relentless in their quest the chasing pack are struggling to keep pace with indifferent results across the board. Tenerife Solicitors have drawn the last two games dashing their

hopes of closing the gap and IC Media have made huge steps in recent weeks but have only managed to gain a point from their last two games. Lee’s Pueblo Torviscas team have picked up a win and a loss as have Rob’s Dreamers Hotspur side. The chasing pack all need a little consistency to have any chance of catching the run-away leaders but with some very experienced captains at the helms they are sure to do so.

MASTERS LEAGUE SUMMARY Keith Valentine’s Hole in the Wall side still sit top of the league and remain undefeated in what could be a record breaking season.

Do we dare say it – will they have an undefeated season? With only three games left, who knows?

Close on their heels are John Parkes’ Taylor’s Lounge masters who kept their challenge alive with a hard fought victory over Palms Restaurant narrowly winning 3:2. Blair and Callums’ Exiles Masters stay in third position despite losing a great game to Morfitt Masters 7:6 missing out on a chance to push for second spot.

A record breaking season for the Hole in the Wall side L.A. Masters closed in on a top three finish with another great victory over Lee Martin’s Tenerife Warriors winning a very tough game 4:3 despite a great fight back from Warriors. At the back end of the table, Rob’s Dreamers United managed a great win over Morfitt Masters, deservedly winning 4:2 despite their forward James missing an empty net with his head from little over two yards out - by far the best miss of the season !

Harleys American Restaurant finally got their first point of the season, long overdue to all that have seen them play!

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Tenerife tame Valencia in classy encounter

By Chris Todd

Tenerife claimed only their second away point this season against relegation rivals Almería. It could have been so much better though for the blanquiazules as the home side played the last twenty minutes with ten men.

Almería were looking to continue their positive start under new coach Juan Manuel Lillo, having beaten bottom club Xerez and drawn with Villarreal in his first two games in charge.

Each of the club’s 9,500 season ticket holders were given a free match ticket to help boost the crowd to create an intimidating atmosphere for this crucial game. But it was the visitors who started the better as Juanlu Hens gave Tenerife the lead with only two minutes on the clock after some good build up play

by Daniel Kome.

Almería responded by forcing a couple of corners, the first of which almost caught out Tenerife keeper Sergio Aragoneses but he recovered to tip the ball over the bar.

Almería looked the more threatening side as they searched for an equaliser and Aragoneses had to be alert again in the 19th minute to keep out Domingo Cisma’s shot. The home side came under pressure of their own making minutes later, though, when Diego Alves handled a back pass to give away a free kick 12 yards from goal. Fortunately for the keeper, Nino fired wide.

Tenerife began the second half on the offensive, with Nino testing Diego Alves with a shot from the edge of the box and Alejandro Alfaro firing over the bar. Sitting on a narrow 0-1 lead was not to be recommended with the reputation of Tenerife’s back four. Having said that, the return of Marc Bertrán from a four month lay off has helped stabilise the Tenerife defence. Almería were inches away from falling further behind in the 58th minute when Kome let fly with a stunning 20-yard volley that crashed off the bar. This was surely the key moment of the encounter, a 0-2 lead at this point even CD Tenerife would have not squandered! But it was the home side who equalised

Valencia’s goalie was hard pressed

on the hour mark as Goitom turned in Soriano’s cross from the left wing. Goitom should perhaps have done better than fire over the bar five minutes later from a decent opening, but the hosts found themselves a man down moments later thanks to a moment of madness from Piatti. The striker, who had been booked for a foul in the first half, kicked the ball away in frustration after being flagged offside and was duly given his marching orders. Disappointingly, Tenerife could not take advantage of the extra man during the rest of the game and you could not really tell which team had 10 and which had 11. In fact, Almería continued to look the side most likely to find a winner.

Nino did have a chance for Tenerife in the 88th minute but Diego Alves tipped his shot from Alfaro’s corner over the bar while substitute Richi picked up the visitors’ seventh booking in injury time. An away point is vital and very welcome but games like these could and should have been won.

24/01/2010 CD Tenerife 0:0 Valencia This was certainly going to be a tough test for the blanquiazules against an onform Valencia outfit riding high in La Liga. In fact ‘Los Che’s’ were the team with the most away points in all of Europe’s top football

leagues. With most other results going Tenerife’s way at the weekend a win would have been very welcome indeed but most fans felt that any point gained against one of the big four in Spain was a bonus.

Another sell out crowd in the Heliodoro Stadium witnessed a fine match played out in the winter sunshine and a kick off temperature of 22ºC. The attendance, put at 21,336, was a few hundred short of the stadium capacity but this was due to a number of season ticket holders not being present.

This must have been annoying for the scores of fans who turned up to find the ‘Sold Out’ sign on the ticket office wall.

These are heady days at CD Tenerife and it is so good to see the crowds returning to support the local team after many years of apathy.

Tenerife started the game with plenty of heart. Roman Martínez, taking the place of the suspended Ricardo, was out to prove a point after recent fan and media criticisms. The local side had the first real chance of the game in the seventh minute as Alfaro was clean through on goal only to see his shot well saved by César. It was a golden chance to take the lead. Soon after, Nino got into the box and found space but could not send his header into the net after goalkeeper César scooped the ball back from the line, it was a tremendous save from the man of the match. César is enjoying a new lease of life after his loan spell at Tottenham last season.

Tenerife continued to pile the pressure on. Nino was seemingly through on goal on 15 minutes but was foiled by the linesman’s flag as he just mistimed his run.

A couple of quick Valencia corners allowed Spanish International star David Villa to head the ball towards goal but his effort was blocked by a defender. The €30 million rated striker did not really have a sniff on goal all afternoon and was well marshalled by the excellent Luna and Manolo Martinez.

Tenerife were still in control of the game, and Nino hit a bullet on the 30 minute mark which César Sanchez had to get down quickly to save.

The start of the second-half mirrored the first.

Valencia were clearly playing the percentages game and were hoping that Tenerife could not keep up their fervent energy levels . The entire side were working hard.

They were pressing, hassling and getting stuck in, something that many said had not occurred in the last home game against FC Barcelona when the Catalans had a second half stroll.

Tenerife continued to press and were unfortunate not to find the lead when Román had an effort blocked just before the hour mark. In a rare attack by the visitors, David Villa missed with a class effort. The forward drifted to the left before cutting in and unleashing a rocket which just flew over the bar. The blanquiazules were showing no sign of letting their hearty football stop. The score should have been 1-0 when Nino

First Division 26/01/2010 CLUB

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1. Barcelona 2. Real Madrid 3. Valencia 4. Mallorca 5. Dptvo La Coruña 6. Sevilla 7. Getafe 8. Athletic Bilbao 9. Villarreal 10. Sporting 11. Osasuna 12. Racing 13. Atletico Madrid 14. Espanyol 15. Almeria 16. Tenerife 17. Valladolid 18. Malaga 19. Zaragoza 20. Xerez

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D 4 2 6 4 4 3 0 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 8 5 5

L 0 3 2 5 5 6 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 8 8 11 13

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PTS 10 14 18 21 19 21 24 24 27 21 21 27 31 26 29 36 35 26 41 34

49 44 39 34 34 33 30 30 26 24 23 23 23 20 18 17 17 17 14 8

Second Division 26/01/2010 CLUB 1. Hercules 2. Real Sociedad21 3. Cartagena 4. Villarreal B 5. Numancia 6. Gimnastic 7. Levante 8. Elche 9. Betis 10. Rayo Vallecano 11. Cordoba 12. Salamanca 13. Recreativo 14. Las Palmas 15. Albacete 16. Huesca 17. Celta Vigo 18. Girona 19. Cadiz 20. Murcia 21. Real Union 22. Castellon

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was clean through only to find his shot blocked yet again by César. The crowd really got behind the team as they smelt the chance of an achievable famous win but it was not to be. As 0-0 scorelines go this was a classic.

With the defence much improved and the spirit shown this was a very encouraging game for Tenerife’s Primera League survival.

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Next Sunday January 31st Tenerife host Real Zaragoza in Santa Cruz with a 4pm kick off. This relegation clash has been likened to a ‘final’ or a ‘six pointer’ in footballing terms. Zaragoza, complete with English player Jermaine Pennant arrive on the Island on Wednesday 27th and will be training at the T3 complex in La Caleta in the south of Tenerife.

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