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iestas are a big part of summer in the Islands and there are very few neighbourhoods or towns which don’t schedule at least one of their annual celebrations during the hottest months of the year.

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summer fiestas The romería de San Roque

panish singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz brings his Paraiso Tour to Tenerife on August 28th, when he will perform at the football stadium in Adeje. Alejandro, who has sold more than 25 million copies of his discs worldwide, recently enjoyed a smash hit, Looking for Paradise, a duet with Alicia Keys. He has also picked up 15 Latin Grammys and two Grammys as well as Billboard, MTV and various other awards during his career. Continued on page 3

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One of the favourite elements of the celebrations for many are the romerías where hundreds, if not thousands, of people take to the streets walking, dancing or riding on decorated carts and dressed in traditional costume. Dancers, musicians, singers, bands and the occasional solo strummer entertain their family, friends and visitors and there is often a generous distribution of local food and wine among the spectators. Many of the fiestas have their own idiosyncrasies. The August 14 celebration in Candelaria with its romería and Guanche (island aborigine) ceremony are an island classic. One of the most popular romerías is San Roque in Garachico which takes place on August 16th and is noted for its cane wands with coloured ribbons. In the Fiestas de Las Nieves in Agaete on August 17, which last year drew 30,000 people, participants carry tree branches during the procession.

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Amate

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Motorway Santa Cruz La Laguna, Exit “Las Chumberas”. La Laguna, Tenerife. Tel: 922 62 79 00, Fax: 922 82 11 07

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amount was raised last year at the club and the excellent organisation and conditions of the course have made it a must do for many golfers and sponsors this year. Three time world champion John, the inspiration for the event, has been running an annual charity golf tournament here in Tenerife since 2005 and his kindness and humour, especially in asides with Eric, are as legendary as his dart’s prowess. However it is not widely known

that he is a wicked golfer, playing off a 16 handicap. Teams of four will start on the 18 tees at the same time with a shotgun start at 9am, with the three best scores out of the team counting towards the trophy. If you want to be matched up into a team of four or register your team, call the club at 922 730 319, fax 922 785 557 or email info@amarillagolf.es to book. The rate is just €50 per person and includes entry fees to the competition, the round of golf, a buggy and a barbecue

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We are happy to announce that both John and Eric will be revisiting Amarilla Golf Club on September 18th for a further fund raising event for the same charity and this time they will also be accompanied by Bob Anderson. This year’s Captain of Amarilla Golf Club, Mike Baker, has again chosen Amate as the Captain’s charity for this year and he is ver y appreciative that John and his colleagues have combined with the Club once more to make this a very special day. Their practical help and guidance has also been much appreciated. With pre and post event parties and the golfing day itself, a significant

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afterwards. If you want to go along and watch and join us at the barbecue (for just €10) or bid for the pleasure of playing with John, Eric or Bob please call David or Jean Hill on 922 737 288. There will be entertainment, a raffle and an auction so the barbecue will help make it a fun day for non golfers as well as the golfers. The golf tees can be sponsored for just €100, but there are very few left so call soon. Sponsors so far include Lloyds

Summer fiestas Continued from frontpage And on August 28 in the Santa Barbara ‘subida de cestos y bollos’ in Icod de los Vinos, fruit and vegetables are arranged in heavy displays and the women carry huge, wide baskets on their heads trailing coloured ribbons and multiple spikes topped with sugar figures. The fiestas are for everybody, residents and tourists alike, some, like San Roque, have even been declared of tourist interest. The full programme always includes special children’s workshops and entertainment as well as dances, shows and processions. Check out our What’s On column on page 39, or ask at your local tourist information office or town hall for the nearest free entertainment to you.

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fter last year’s stupendous fund raising result for Amate, the Tenerife based breast cancer charity, at Amarilla Golf with special guests and Legends of Darts, John Lowe and Eric Bristow, a The John Lowe Charity Golf Classic repeat performance was always on the cards.

TSB.es, Mercedes Benz Victoria S.L., Blevins Franks, Iceland, Goodfellows (Dinastía complex pool bar), Aqualux Pools and Spas, Canarias & British Aluminium, Tenerife Property Shop, South Beach Bar (Puerto Colón), Amarilla Golf Club, Homes & Away, Tenerife Insurance Services, Tenerife Golf Shop and Island Connections Media Group. If you would like to sponsor a tee call David or Jean on the above number. Amarilla Golf have once again made a superb effort in containing prices for this very worthy cause and grateful thanks are due to them and their wonder ful staff. Don’t miss the charity golf match of the year with cracking fun, a great course, a well-deserving cause, fabulous food and the chance to bid for some top prizes in the charity auction such as spa treatments and weekend breaks in some of the area’s top luxury hotels. And by the way, if you are a businessman or woman and are willing to chip in with a prize, all will be gratefully gathered in as the organisers have more events in the pipeline for Amate as well as this golf event and will need all the donations they can get. Once again contact Jean or David if you can help.

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Education Maxine Adassa Herrera

Sad loss

We are sorry to inform you that Maxine Adassa Herrera passed away earlier this month.

embers of the public in both the UK and here in Tenerife have been following Maxine’s b r a v e str uggle against ALS (amytrophic lateral sclerosis) and her fight to get the disease better known and into the public forum to force more aid for victims. Many people in both countries have been involved in fundraising activities on her behalf. Maxine lived and worked in Tenerife for over 12 years in various sectors and was a well known and well liked member of the ex pat community who will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. At the service in Tijoco, her mother, sister and niece expressed their pride in their, “beautiful and brave” daughter, sister and aunt. Maxine leaves a husband and young daughter.

Air traffic control

Strike cancelled

The holiday industry is breathing a sigh of relief after Spanish air traffic controllers called off an allout strike planned for the middle of August.

he Canarian government was set to take legal action against air traffic controllers over the strike action and regional president Paulino Rivero said that he would not allow the controllers to inflict further damage on the Canarian economy and tourist sector and reminded the controllers that they were a privileged sector earning over €200,000 at a time when there are four million unemployed in Spain. The tourism industry has welcomed the change of heart, although it says hotel bookings have already been affected by the uncertainty caused by the initial announcement.

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School closures

Alejandro Sanz concert

Paradise in Tenerife

deje is only the third stop on stage two of this tour which will travel all over Spain before heading off to the United States and Latin America. Fans in Lanzarote can see Alejandro on August 24th and those in Las Palmas on the 25th.

Twelve schools are to close

welve schools are to be closed as part of the Canarian Government’s belt tightening measures.

The closures are in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura and one new school is to be opened in Fasnia, Tenerife. Eleven are infants and primary schools and there is one secondary school, IES José de Anchieta in La Laguna whose pupils will be switched to the IES La Laguna. A spokesperson for the regional Government, Martín Marrero, announced that this does not mean that the number of school places will be reduced as the students will be integrated into other schools within the same boroughs. In Tenerife, children in CEIP Las Cancelas, Adeje will now attend the centre in Armeñime, pupils at the CEIP El Guincho, Garachico will go to the Colegio Antonio del Valle Menéndez, students in the CEIP Tena Artigas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife will switch to Buenaventura Bonnet and children in the CEIP Guajara, Fasnia will now attend the CEO Guajara. In Gran Canaria, students at CEIP Vega de Enmedio-Madroñal, Santa Brígida will now attend Juan del Río Ayala, the

CEIP César Manrique in San Bartolomé de Tirajana will close with pupils switching to the CEO Tunte and the students from the CEIP Tasartico in Aldea de San Nicolás will be integrated into the CEIP La Ladera. Lanzarote’s CEIP Teseguite in Teguise will close and their pupils will now attend the CEIP Doctor Alfonso Spínola and in Haría the CEIP Santa Rosa will close and students will switch to the CEIP La Garita. Fuerteventura children now attending the CEIP Los Estancos in Puerto del Rosario will be integrated into San José de Calasanz and those in the CEIP Durazno in Antigua will be switched to the CEO Antigua. Marrero claimed that the quality of the education would not be spoiled and that the moves were a rationalisation of services which would not produce overcrowding in the classes. Parents are advised to check out the new schools and parent teacher ratios for themselves and it would seem that with an enforced school move, if the new school is further away from the home than the one originally chosen, the Canarian Government may be liable to pay for free transport and school meals. Check with your local council or parent teacher association.

Concert-goers are promised a spectacular show with LED technology visuals which transfer the scenery into a different living scene for every song he performs. Alejandro will be backed by a multi-national nine-piece band directed by New Yorker Mike Cero which includes members from the USA, London, Spain and Cameroon. He will be alternating songs taken from his latest album Paraiso Express with his classic hits, so no doubt the audience will be treated to songs such as Corazón Partío, No es lo mismo, Pisando Fuerte as well as more recent songs such as Te lo agradezco, pero no, a duet he performed with Shakira. This concert is presented by the Ayuntamiento de Adeje and is sponsored by Heineken. It also has the cooperation of the Canarian Government, Tenerife Cabildo, Grupo Número Uno, Hyundai, Ceteca, Havana Club, Kuserv, CajaCanarias, Iberostar, Los 40 Principales and Fred Olsen, the official mode of transport of LM Producciones, promoters of the show. Tickets are now on sale at El Corte Inglés, Generaltickets (CajaCanarias), TickTackTicket, Cajatique at La Caja de Canarias and Discos Noda stores. In Santa Cruz, they can be purchased in La Camisoteca and in the south at Maya Department Store in Playa de las Américas, Todo Hobby shops and at the Adeje Cultural Centre. In La Gomera, the supplier is Viajes Trevisso. LM Producciones have also launched tickets for a preferential zone which is called Paraíso LG, which can only be purchased from Generaltickets and El Corte Inglés. This VIP area has exclusive accesses and services, and LG Electronics will be offering a very special Life’s Good experience to this section of the audience, giving them the effect of being in the front row. Equipped with the latest technology, the Paraíso Tour promises to be the concert of the year, and an unforgettable experience. Jump on board!

Bolero Nights

PLAYA DE LOS CRISTIANOS

AUGUST

21.30 BOLERO NIGHTS (seated show) José Manuel Ramos · Sergio Núñez · Chago Melián Nauzet · María José Cámara · Alma de Bolero · Alba · Beatriz Alonso · Alexis Miranda · Pepe Barrios Accompanied by 18 musicians, conductor - Pancho Delgado. Musical arrangements by Jeremías Martín and P. Delgado.

15.30 CLAVE DE SON (dance entertainment, no seats) Popular Cuban music concert. 21.00 OLGA CERPA – MESTISAY (seated show) Pequeño Fado and other love songs.

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CajaCanarias

Young dreamers

News from the Tenerife Cabildo Tenerife culture

Audience growth

The Auditorio de Tenerife has seen an increase in the number of visitors for the first seven months of the year.

rom August to December there are a range of activities available for 14 to 30 year old Canarian residents, grant aided by CajaCanarias under their scheme Jovenes con Sueños, youths with dreams. Included are courses, workshops, open air activities, competitions and various sports. The majority are free, although some car r y a symbolic €3 charge which will go towards social projects organised by the bank. The majority of the events will take place in the Espacio Cultural de CajaCanarias (so recently graced by the World Cup) near the Plaza Principe in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. One of the most popular courses is dog training which this year will take place between August 16 and October 28 with a limit of 12 places. Twenty people will have the chance to learn more about photography between August 16 and September 1 and there is a young business peoples’ meeting scheduled for October 20. Open air activities include ‘haciendo pico’, a chance to go up

A total of 122,793 spectators have attended the 135 functions organised in the various areas of this cultural centre, an increase of 13.7 per cent over last year. The Sala Sinfónica has on average been 74.96 per cent full and the Sala de Cámera almost 60 per cent. For Cristóbal de la Rosa, the cultural and historical heritage coordinator, “these results are good news for the cultural sector”. The Auditorio de Tenerife offers a diverse programme to suit all audiences from classical music to modern dance and pop. Environment

Clean sea It’s amazing what ends up in the ocean, which is why Tenerife’s island council organise a clean up each year.

Learn a new sport or hobby with CajaCanarias

Mount Teide and comprising various activities on October 16-17. The first step is to get to Teide by bicycle, walking up to the refuge where you spend the night before climbing to the top the following morning. The downward trip is by the cable car to board a bus to take you to Masca where you walk down to the beach

and climb into a kayak for a trip under the impressive Los Gigantes cliffs. T wenty people will get the chance to join the ‘Pack Gomero’ for a two day trip in early November to the Garajonay national park and various other Gomeran sites. The group will stay in Los Acebitos refuge and visit El Cedro in the

park as well as taking part in a kayak trip along the coast of the Valle Gran Rey. This year’s sports activities include kitesurfing and sports photography, activities for the disabled are also available and the full list of the proposals and details of how to apply can be seen on the bank’s website at www.cajacanarias.es.

Hoteliers

German flights fear T

he hotel and apartment sector in La Palma says it is, “ver y worried” at the prospect of drastically-reduced flights from Germany this winter. The local Ashotel association voiced the concern after it emerged that talks with two top airlines had failed to produce a change of heart. Air Berlin and Condor

announced a few weeks ago that they planned to cut flights by up to 50 per cent and divert their aircraft to other routes because they fear a repeat of the disruption that plagues La Palma airport during the winter months. The problems were particularly bad during the early part of this year due to the storms which closed the airport several times, forcing tour companies

to pay extra accommodation costs for holidaymakers. La Palma was the Canary island worst affected by the Icelandic volcano ash cloud also, say the airlines, which carry 65 per cent of all international passengers to the island between October and May. Ashotel has urged the government to come up with an imaginative solution to keep the airlines flying over the winter.

Now in its fourth year, the clean sea campaign started in Puertito de Güímar this year and the workers are mainly volunteers registered with the Oficina de la Participación at Ideco. The idea of the campaign is not only to clear up specific areas of the coastline, but also to make the public aware of the importance of protecting and conserving marine biodiversity. In addition to the clean up, there are information campaigns, various kids’ workshops are organised and, if there are any available, a release of turtles recovered from sickness or injury. The campaign will move to Candelaria on August 21 and San Marcos in Icod de los Vinos on September 4. Volunteers

When the going gets tough The number of volunteers within the Tenerife health and social services department of the island council has increased by 50 per cent. Over 400 people have visited the Oficina del Voluntariado of the IASS (Instituto de Atención Social y Sociosanitaria), thanks it would seem to an improvement in training and information. Of the 400 plus who came to the volunteers’ office, 140 have now joined one of the many NGOs (nongovernmental organisations) which operate in the island. The majority of the volunteers are young, although increasingly more middle aged and retired people are offering their services. It would seem that more people have time on their hands and want to help those most at need. It is also true that if you are without experience, unemployed and without prospects of work, helping on a voluntary basis at least gives you some work experience which may be of use to you should a vacancy become available.

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BritishConsul By Matthew Vickers, British Consul, Canary Islands

Hiking on the Canary Islands

The tranquil island, which tends only to feature in the news over education controversies (residents fought a successful campaign two years ago to have

a full school built for local children to save the inconvenience of crossing to Lanzarote), had to be visited by a judge from Arrecife before permission could be given to remove the body of the victim, a 42-year-old local man, to a morgue on the neighbouring island. Police say the man

Victims furious

iking routes on the Canar y Islands are among some of the most spectacular in the world. The scenery is magnificent, the views are unforgettable and the sense of adventure from exploring the islands is exhilarating. But you need to be prepared in order to enjoy hiking safely. Every year we hear of people in trouble whilst hiking or trekking on the islands, sometimes with serious consequences. Fortunately, many of these situations can be avoided by some careful planning. Using information provided by local authorities, here are some top tips to organising your adventure: 1. Don’t hike alone unless you are an experienced walker and are familiar with the area. 2. Always plan your trail in advance. There are many useful websites with well researched routes, e.g. www.rutasdetenerife.com, www.laguiadegrancanaria.com 3. Choose an appropriate trail according to your fitness level. 4. Take a map with you and don’t go off the trail. 5. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and length of your hike. 6. Take enough water and food. 7. Don’t forget other essential gear like sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat. 8. Inform someone of where you are going and when you expect to return. 9. Take a fully charged mobile phone with you. 10. Phone 112 if you urgently need assistance. The Island Councils’ Tourist Offices will have more information about exploring their area:

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Tenerife: www.webtenerife.com La Gomera: www.gomera-island.com El Hierro: www.elhierro.es La Palma: www.lapalmaturismo.com

La Graciosa

Fatal stabbing iny La Graciosa suffered its first serious crime recently in the form of a fatal stabbing.

ictims of what has been billed as the biggest ever child sex scandal in Spain are furious at a bid by the main suspect to seek legal protection for the name by which the case has become known in the media.

Fernando Baena is to be tried for almost 60 separate offences relating to events at

his award-winning karate school in Las Palmas. Baena, his partner and another instructor are said to have coerced young pupils into taking part in sex sessions with adults, some of them filmed on video, over a period of nearly twenty years. Details of the alleged offences have shocked the public both here and in the rest of Spain and anger grew even further when it emerged that Baena, who has been

died after receiving three stab wounds to the chest during an argument outside a cafeteria. A local man in his 30s, a cousin of the deceased, has been arrested in connection with the killing. Top Spanish daily El Mundo headlined the stabbing with the title La Graciosa Loses its Innocence.

Karate Case

on remand in prison since February, has applied to Spain’s Patent and Trademark Office to register the name ‘Karate Case’, with a view to licensing it for use in a film and/or book. The prospect of him cashing in on the sordid history has led a lawyer acting for dozens of alleged victims to ask the Spanish authorities to block the application.

TV series slammed

elatives of passengers killed in the Spanair plane crash in Madrid two years ago have slammed Spanish TV channel Tele5 for its lack of sensitivity in airing a mini-series to coincide with the second anniversary of the tragedy.

154 passengers and crew died when their aircraft crashed and burst into flames on

the runway of Madrid Airport. Many of the victims were Canarians returning home to Gran Canaria after their summer holidays. A preliminary investigation into the crash has pointed the finger at short-cuts taken during repairs to a faulty warning switch, which should have alerted the pilot that the flaps had not been deployed properly for take-off. Tele5, who are due to show the drama

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series (called Flight IL8714 and based on the Spanair crash) on 20 August, have been described as, “cruel and inconsiderate” by relatives. A spokesman for the families said they were considering legal action to block the airing of the programmes and called on the, “moral conscience” of the company that produced the series to pull it off at the last minute.

Holidays

Stay-at-home politicians S

enior Canarian political figures have opted to spend their holidays close to home rather than venture further afield this year. The region’s president Paulino Rivero says he will spend a few days in Lanzarote to unwind, as he has done for the last few years, but wants to be in Tenerife for the annual pilgrims’ walk to Candelaria on 14

August. His deputy José Manuel Soria, who is also the Canarian finance minister, is going to use August to relax ahead of the mammoth task of preparing the 2011 Budget in the autumn. Soria has decided to take a number of mini-breaks instead of a long holiday and will visit Lanzarote, La Palma, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. Social Affairs minister Inés Rojas is hoping to take a fortnight off to spend

time with the family in her native Tinajo (Lanzarote) but has already warned them that, “plans may have to be changed due to her workaholic boss”, Rivero. Only tourism minister Rita Martín is contemplating a trip abroad to be able to switch off totally and visit other holiday destinations for ideas, although as August began she had no plans finalised.

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EDITION 623 :: 13/08/2010 - 27/08/2010 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS Marcos and his family during happier times

he race against time is on as both Spaniards and Brits aim to raise £1,000 to ensure a young Canarian preacher receives vital cancer treatment in Houston.

Air transport

Look no hands By Barbara Belt

La Gomera’s airport enjoys the dubious privilege of becoming the first state run airport in Spain to operate without air traffic controllers.

Marcos Suarez Quintana, 37, was running an English-speaking church in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, but returned to his wife and children in Northern Ireland this year because of his deteriorating condition. He told Island Connections, “I’ve already had some surgery in Ireland, but have been advised to have further treatment in the States. We are trying to raise enough money to cover the surgery and flights.” His wife Jennifer, an Irish nurse,

Charity fundraising

Lanzarote solidarity By Ian White

is due to fly out on August 11, but they currently have nowhere near enough funds to pay for her tickets, but now worshippers at the Lanzarote Baptist Church have stepped in to offer both ‘spiritual’ and practical help. English ex-pat Ben Austin, 38, who is helping to lead the church in Marcos’ absence, said, “I have been deeply moved by the concern shown by everyone here for Marcos. It seems tragically unfair that a man of similar age and family situation should be struck with such a terrible illness. For years I abused my own body through drugs, yet Marcos has done none of this but has to contend with this awful cancer battle.”

Mr Austin, who has lived in San Bartolomé for about seven years, hopes to feature in a fundraising concert at the church, situated in the Marina Rubicon. He’s a drummer with popular ex-pat band, Los Rubarboos. Meanwhile, the church held a late night prayer vigil for Marcos earlier last month when he updated the congregation on his condition via a mobile phone link-up transmitted over the sound system. They cer tainly believe in miracles as Marcos was told 12 years ago that he wouldn’t be alive for the birth of his first child. Such was the severity of his brain tumour back then that Jennifer was induced ensuring their baby daughter was born

a month early.But Marcos’ tumour shrank after chemotherapy and he subsequently graduated at Belfast Bible College. They returned to the Canaries as he became pastor of his old church in Arrecife, where his Gran Canarian family had moved when he was 13. However, during his three years in the job he suffered what felt like a ‘massive migraine’. He recalled, “we both thought that this would be it this time, but after a couple of scans it proved there was no tumour any more. I was healed and believe this was a miracle of God.” They returned to Ireland to run a Free Methodist Church in Northern Ireland for four years before returning to Lanzarote again about four years ago. He became youth pastor

at the Baptist church before taking on responsibility for the new English meetings a year ago. Meanwhile, another pastor on the island, Alan Shaw, 76, has stepped down from most duties at his English-speaking church in Costa Teguise because of his own cancer battle. The charitable ex-pat community of Lanzarote has already displayed its metal by collecting more than €500 for Cancer Research UK in memory of a popular young waitress who lost her battle against the disease. Helen Stevens, from Nottinghamshire, was just 25 when she died in February, after being diagnosed for about a year. She worked at La Bocaina Restaurant, Playa Blanca, during her two years on the island.

As of the end of July, aircraft taking off and landing on the island have been guided by what AENA Canarias director Juan Jose Álvarez describes as, “the latest, safest technology... AFIS”. AFIS stands for Aerodrome Flight Information Service, and was originally developed in the USA by Allied Signal and Honeywell as a VHS, ground-based system for both ground-to-air and air-to-air communications. This satellite-based system, providing worldwide coverage and advertised as ‘internet in the sky’, was produced shortly after. The service is used all over the world. Airfields which are not busy enough to warrant full air traffic control, but need some form of service, increasingly use it. In the UK, airports using it are described as, “a halfway house between an uncontrolled and a controlled airfield”. There, as in La Gomera, specially licensed Flight Safety Information Officers use AFIS to advise the taxiing aircraft of other aircraft flying in the area, together with details of local weather and general conditions. The system is attractive because, once installed, it is far cheaper to run than a team of air traffic controllers, especially in Spain where they are among the country’s top earners. The disappearance of La Gomera’s air traffic controllers comes as no sur-

prise. Spain’s forty-eight state run airports are run by the national airport authority AENA, which last year clocked up losses of three hundred million euros. Spanish Minister for Development, José Blanco, announced that, together with other measures, satellite systems would replace controllers at the country’s twelve smallest airports, “in the near future”. La Gomera, with its two daily flights to Tenerife, was obviously at the top of his hit list. The island’s five air traffic controllers cost AENA eight hundred and fifty thousand euros a year. Even the innumerate amongst us can manage to do the maths. One hundred and seventy thousand euros each works out at fourteen thousand a month, per person, to supervise the arrival and departure of two small aircraft a day. What a job. Or are the fortunate five relieved to have escaped from the relative penury of earning less than average? The three women and two men now employed in their place at the airport, as information technicians, will save AENA nearly six hundred thousand euros a year and are, according to chief Macarena Tato, “relaxed, prepared and keen to get to work”. One of the new workers, Ramón Hermida, clarified the difference between his job and an air traffic controller’s. “We can’t authorise landings and take-offs. We can only give information about air traffic, weather conditions and the state of the runway. The decision about landing and takingoff, or not, always rests with the pilot.”

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Ryanair Migrant drownings

South west

Three Moroccan men who led an ill-fated crossing by African migrants to Lanzarote in February 2009 have been jailed for a total of 96 years by the Las Palmas Criminal Court.

Guía de Isora council has reclaimed public areas of land from builders on 21 sites in five of its neighbourhoods.

Council reclaim land

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he trio (two men who piloted the rickety boat and a third who organised the illegal crossing) received 25 years each for the manslaughter of 25 of the boat’s 31 occupants, plus another seven years each for human trafficking. The two pilots survived the capsizing of the boat off the Los Cocoteros beach but were identified by the four remaining survivors as being in charge of the six-metre boat, which the authorities said was, “totally unfit” for the perilous trip. The head of a mafia-type ring based in Morocco that charged thousands of euros for crossings was arrested some time later when he too travelled across to the Canaries. Two local youths who saw the boat overturn just yards from the coast dived into the water and swam to the aid of the stricken migrants. They managed to haul six of the occupants to safety with the help of ropes thrown from the shore by other locals, who were alerted by the screams from the water. The tragedy made the headlines worldwide.

New police force

Teething problems

The new Canarian police force is barely a month old and is already experiencing rumblings of discontent within its ranks.

ontroversially assigned to what were vaguely called, “support duties” in July due to a lack of clarity over their functions and powers compared to Spain’s National Police and Civil Guard, the new officers have already complained at long shifts and poorly-planned rostering.

he recently-created Canarian Police Union, which represents many of the hundred officers recruited to date, says its members are working around 60 hours a week and some have been obliged to turn out for five successive weekends. Critics of the force say the discontent is an inevitable outcome of the unprofessional approach taken by the regional government, which in its eagerness to get it off the ground this summer had to deploy officers to support crowd control at major events on a number of islands because they had no real work to perform. The union says the deployment was ill-prepared and senior officers are, “making it up as they go along”.

Charge angers Canaries R

yanair passengers to the Canary Islands will continue to pay higher baggage charges originally introduced as a temporary revenue-generation measure for July and August, even though the charges are being reduced in September for all other routes.

The airline announced on 30 July that checked-in bag fees for most routes would return to €/£15 per bag from September 1st, as opposed to the €/£20 charge imposed during the peak travel months, with the charge for heavier bags dropping to €/£25 from the summer tariff of €/£30. However, in a move which has been criticised by the holiday sector here, not to mention passengers affected, it has opted to maintain the

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higher summertime charges for international flights to the Canary Islands. A Ryanair spokesman said the impact would be minimal given that, “almost 70 per cent of passengers would not be affected as they did not check in baggage”. The claim is debatable, however, if one considers the long queues frequently experienced at the airline’s bag-drop counters at airports such as Tenerife South. A travel industr y insider said the decision to maintain the higher tariff for Canarian flights was unsurprising: “if any routes are going to have a higher hold baggage ratio it is the ones to the Canaries, given that stays tend to be longer and the islands are very popular with families. So with one fell swoop, the airline can generate

an extra €5 per head for around half the flight” he said. The move has caused confusion among passengers who have already booked flights post-September. A popular forum for ex-pats and visitors to Tenerife has received multiple posts from members expressing uncertainty about whether they need to contact the airline to pay the extra amount. Ryanair’s announcement coincided with extensive UK media coverage of its decision to charge three top musicians almost £1,400 to allow their priceless violins to occupy seats next to them on a flight to London from Frankfur t after ruling that the cases, which could have fitted in an overhead locker, were bigger than the permitted size - 55cms by 40cms by 20cms.

Despite the stoppage of work on the sites some time ago, the construction companies continued to occupy public land with cranes, fencing, workmen’s huts etc. These have now been removed and council operatives are now working to replace the various missing or damaged footpaths, street lights etc., carrying away building rubble and rubbish and blocking up the partly finished buildings.

Retail parks

New shopping centres

Tenerife’s Trade Commission has authorised two new retail parks for the south of the island, despite stiff opposition from small shops in the area.

One of the shopping centres will be built near the Barranco de Las Torres in Adeje and the other next to Siam Park. Canarian trade official Arturo Cabrera said the new parks would be, “relatively small” (under 20,000 square metres) but local shops say they will lead to extensive closures throughout the Playa de Las Américas and Costa Adeje area. “For every job created by out of town shopping centres, four jobs are lost in traditional shops,” said a spokesman for the local businesses.

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Traditions

Northern crafts

Hand cut gold M

ore volunteer reapers than ever took part in the fourth meeting of hand reapers in Icod el Alto at the beginning of August. It’s one of the traditional activities orchestrated in the island to maintain traditions and the countryside which are becoming extremely popular and now enjoy the support of the island council and well as the increasing band of traditions fans. Representing the Cabildo was the island councillor for agriculture, José Joaquín Bethencourt, who must put in more weekend work than most of his peers as he never misses one of these colourful and entertaining events. The local agricultural department organised 45 volunteer reapers in the Finca de Las Cuchillas and it was staged as it would have occurred in the times of our forefathers. The reapers hand-cut the wheat with scythes and sickles, bundled it into stacks tied with wheat stalks and strapped the stacks onto a donkey. When the morn-

Fiesta fair

The north western town of Buenavista holds a crafts fair every year as part of their San Bartolomé celebrations.

This year the fair is to be held in the central plaza (head for the church) on Sunday, August 22. Many of the old crafts are still practiced by local men and women and younger blood has brought in new ideas. There are some great bargains and lovely merchandise to be had for early birds. Make a day of it and enjoy the local beaches and one of the cheap and cheerful restaurants in the town, La Cabaña near the square or Cruz de Toledo on the right heading towards Punta del Teno and the golf course.

The colourful events are becoming increasingly popular

Ryanair

European connections

Ryanair announced new connections to Rome in Italy and Marseille in France from November.

ing’s work was over the reapers used more stacks to create an eating area and cleared the centre with their scythes. Two women then appeared bearing on their heads in balayos (baskets made from cereal stalks), the food and drink for the labourers. Workers and watchers enjoyed a typical labourers’ feast of dried fish, potatoes, fruit, mojo sauces, gofio, corn on the cob, water

and wine. As Bethencour t declared, “traditions come from the past and belong to the future and to that end we continue to sow”. Further events organised for the near future are various meetings of arrastre de ganado – a competition with hitched oxen drawing a set weight over a given course. The normal time for these meetings is mid morning, but it would be better

to check with the local council’s agricultural department nearer the time. Dates set so far are, August 22, Santa Úrsula, September 4, Camino Tornero, La Laguna, September 11, Benijos, La Orotava, September 19, Casa del Ganadero, Avenida San Diego, La Laguna, September 26, Valle Tabares, Terrero Jacinto Báez and November 14th, Casa Del Ganadero, Avenida San Diego, La Laguna.

Miss Universe competition

Local beauty heads for US

Tenerife girl hoping to be crowned Miss Universe left for the United States early in the month to prepare for the competition.

Arona

Tourism spending

A number of public areas in Arona in tourism areas are to be renovated over the next four years with a budget of €22 million.

The funds are to come from the Cabildo, the local council and the Canarian and Spanish Governments to improve the destination and maintain its ability to compete in the tourist market. The first work to be undertaken is the renovation of the Calle Arquitecto Gómez Cuesta in Playa de Las Américas. Further plans in the pipeline are works in the Avenida Rafael Puig, a park in Los Cristianos, renovation of the Plaza del Pescador in Los Cristianos, Avenida Antonio Domínguez, the central Arona park, Calle Hércules in Costa del Silencio, Calle Noelia Afonso and the parking next to the Avenida Rafael Puig.

Santa Cruz

Woman trashes bar

Adriana Reverón, who is 24 and is nearing the end of her architecture studies, was selected as Spain’s representative a few weeks ago in a competition in Madrid. She lines up with 80 beauties from across the world in Las Vegas on 23 August for the contest, which will be shown live on TV. Adriana paid a visit recently to the Tenerife Cabildo, where its president, Ricardo Melchior, wished her well for her US adventure. She is the first contestant from Tenerife to take part in Miss Universe since 1977.

A Santa Cruz woman faces prosecution and a hefty bill for damage caused to a bar where staff refused to serve her a drink due to her drunken state.

The 32-year-old was arrested after an altercation in the bar, triggered by the waiter’s refusal to serve her a beer. Customers say she went berserk and, “smashed everything in sight”, causing damage estimated at €650. Police who were called to deal with the incident found her car parked in the middle of the road with the engine still running and driver’s door open.

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Volcano routes are to be created

Tourism initiative

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illions of euros are being pumped into new plans to exploit the volcanic nature of the Canary Islands and Tenerife has just announced its new project within these plans, Volcanoes of Life.

Tenerife is the only place in Europe where you can see all the volcanic processes and once the plans are in place the volcanoes will be another plus for our visitors, one which will distinguish us from all competitors and which no-one can copy. Island tourism councillor, José Manuel Bermúdez, explained, “this

way we are able to show the richness of the volcanoes in their natural environment and promote them as a tourism attraction”. He reminded those present at the launch of the project, “this project is to complement our sun and beach offer and differentiate the island from other competing tourism destinations which do not have the diverse amount of options we have”. Volcano routes are to be created and complementary services developed. Specific interpretative guides are to be trained and courses available for receptionists and businesses as well as tourist guides.

Ecotourism

Transport

The programme run by Adrián Hoteles to discover Tenerife is receiving increasing and well deserved fame.

Two new bus stops have been set up near La Atalaya crossroads in Adeje.

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ivaria Explora was launched two years ago to offer ecotourism activities to their clients and met with resounding success. According to the company, “the natural landscape of Tenerife offers great possibilities to spend an unforgettable holiday, while respecting the environment and supporting the local development.” Discovering the island on foot improves your health, lets you get close to some of the most beautiful spots in the world and doesn’t add to your carbon footprint. The programme also offers diving, cycling, kayaking, combined routes and personally designed activities. For more information visit our website: www.adrianhoteles.com

Offshore Bar

Lidl buses A

ccording to Tenerife bus company, TITSA, the new stops are to deal with additional demand in the area as they are sited near the new Lidl store. The routes affected are the 417, 446 and 473. One of the stops is on the downslope of the TF82 at the roundabout and the other in the Calle Barranco de Las Torres in the direction of Adeje. For more information see the website www. titsa.com or call the information number, 922 531 300.

Fund-raising for Historical heritage Kenya Powder magazine reopens On the first anniversary of the Offshore Bar in Fañabé Plaza many of their clients, friends and neighbours joined the owners and their children for a party.

t’s been a tough year for every bar in Tenerife, but owners, Ed and Natalie, announced that 10 per cent of the takings on the night would go to the Children of Watamu Charity, which helps an English woman, Sue Hayward run a school and a refuge for children in Watamu, Kenya. The bar’s drinks supplier kindly donated a case of wine for the event which was auctioned for the cause too. A total of €244 was passed to neighbours Clear Blue Skies Group who act as coordinators in Tenerife for the Charity.

One of Puerto de la Cruz’s most emblematic sites is to reopen after 12 years, the Polvorín or powder magazine.

ork to improve the area has already been carried out by the council and the new tenants are responsible for putting the old building into condition to open as a bar/cafeteria at a cost of approximately €8,000. The powder magazine is just 50 yards away from the 17th century fort of Castillo San Felipe which it served and is expected to open in its new role within the next few weeks.

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EDITION 623 :: 13/08/2010 - 27/08/2010 :: ISLAND CONNECTIONS Ermita Moreira and Juan Antonio Núñez Rodríguez at the conference

Museum

t a recent conference in the Centre for Tourism Development in Adeje over 40 business representatives and members of the public interested in setting up a new business came together to explore innovation in tourism.

Ermita Moreira, the councillor for local development, introduced a number of companies which have shown that the way for ward is through innovation, and hoped that their experience would show that “we’re not talking about really complicated developments as essential” to innovate. Instead, the companies taking par t had taken a simple idea and developed it into a skill and a business, creating employment in the process. She added that it was obvious that the tourism demand was not what it had been ten years ago and within the market it was essential to discover and evolve new employment opportunities. According to Juan Antonio Núñez Rodríguez, Tenerife’s innovation and development director, the conference was an interesting initiative on the part of Adeje council in a move to establish the basic objective of making people aware of the

Egyptian vases on show

A collection of Egyptian vases is making the short trip across Santa Cruz to go on show at the city’s Natural and Human History Museum.

Innovation in tourism need to be innovative with the existing economic setting. Within the tourism industry in the Canaries, “innovation is essential”, he said. He added that this need for innovation was essential in all facets of the tourism market, from administrative decision making, to how they interact with tourist-based industry. Among the companies represented on the day were the

Historical heritage

Ocean’s Dream Factory, who operate out of El Puertito in Adeje, and are working on the creation of the first marine micro-reserve, self financed, and a submarine park which would operate within the realms of sustainable tourism. MadeinLocal was another company invited to share their experiences with those present. One of the creators, Cristina Acevedo, explained that this was a system of using social networks combined with geolocalisation, mobile phones and the internet (among other

Castle reopens

tools), dovetailing all the information to let people find out what’s going on in a place of their choice, where their friends are (in real time), rate bars and restaurants and places to visit, and arrange meetings (www.madeinlocal.com). One of the main problems she said she faced, despite international acclaim and business awards for their site, was the lack of help and understanding from Canarian institutions, this despite the fact that the creators were young Canarians, and to date they hadn’t received “a cent in funding from any public bodies”.

Road safety

Motorway darkness clarified

Island president Ricardo Melchior officially reopens the castle

he interpretation cen- building a subterranean gallery. tre in the Castillo San Until the flooding it had been visited by 161,255 people. The Cristóbal has reopened. Damaged by the heavy winter rains, the centre has been closed for almost six months, but good use has been put to the closure in making good the damage and improving the area, hopefully to prevent further weather damage. The remains of the castle were found in June 2006 during the remodelling of the Plaza de España and the architects Herzog & de Meuron decided to include the remains of this historically important building in the remodelling project by

exhibition shows: the system of defence available to Tenerife in olden times from the city to its furthest settlements and some of the history of the capital from the 16th century when the fort was built. It also now houses El Tigre cannon, previously on show at the Military Museum and which is traditionally credited with shooting off Admiral Nelson’s arm. Access to the Castle is free and it is open throughout September from 11am to 7pm every day except Tuesday.

he failure to switch on new lights on a substantial stretch of the TF1 motorway between Santa Cruz T and Arafo appears to be due to a dispute over who is currently responsible for the newly-renovated and widened road.

Motorists have long complained of the dangers of driving at night along the stretch of motorway, which was fitted with state of the art lighting some time ago. It has now emerged that until the section is formally certified as finished and handed over to the Tenerife Cabildo by the regional government, which carried out the work, the Cabildo will not take on responsibility for the sizeable lighting bill. According to the newspaper El Día, the corporation’s economic development officer Carlos Alonso is adamant his department will not pay the estimated €275,000 annual cost until it is satisfied that the road is fully completed and the appropriate completion reports have been issued by Cabildo engineers. Other sources say the Cabildo is holding out for an increase in road upkeep funding from the Canarian government before assuming the responsibility for the motorway lights.

The thirteen rare vases have been transferred under an agreement reached between the Tenerife Cabildo’s Heritage Department and their owners, Santa Cruz Council, which runs the Fine Arts Museum where they have been stored since arriving a hundred years ago. The vases, which all date back at least 2,500 years, were shipped to Tenerife almost exactly a hundred years ago from their former home in Liverpool Museum, whose curator offered them to Santa Cruz in exchange for Dutch ceramic roof tiles from the 17th century that caught his attention during a visit to a convent in the city in 1908. During World War II, most of Liverpool Museum’s remaining Egyptian Collection was destroyed by German bombing. One of the vases is nearly 5,000 years old and is believed to be the oldest Egyptian artefact held in Spain.

Culture

Guimerá Theatre to reopen

Santa Cruz’s history-steeped Guimerá Theatre is to reopen in September after extensive renovations.

The theatre, which doubles up as a concert hall, closed in March 2009 and should have been back in business by 1 April but has been hit by a spate of unforeseen problems, including flooding in February which forced much of the interior to be totally repainted. Cultural affairs councillor Maribel Oñate has set 3 September as the re-opening date and promises an interesting programme of performances and music for the remaining four months of 2010. The programme budget is €150,000 but Oñate hopes to recoup 90 per cent in ticket sales.

Granadilla port

Confusion continues

The future of the new port in Granadilla continues to be surrounded with confusion despite the decision by the Tenerife authorities to push ahead with construction work.

At the end of July, just when it appeared that the last legal hurdles had been cleared, the Canarian High Court issued a statement saying it had not lifted the temporary ban imposed in 2009 after opponents filed a legal challenge against the government’s decision to downgrade the conservation measures applicable to marine life species in the area in order to get around its own environmental legislation. However, the Court says that the new Protected Species List, passed by the regional Parliament at the end of May, is not the end of the matter and has given itself the first half of August to decide whether to forward the controversial modification of the previous List to the country’s Constitutional Court for a definitive ruling.

Granadilla de Abona

Wage cuts continue

Granadilla council has decided to impose a salary cut on elected officials for the second time in just over six months.

The town’s mayor Carmen Nieves Rivero secured approval from her colleagues for a fresh reduction of between two and three per cent, which follows the five per cent pay cut taken at the beginning of the year. “We decided to set an example back in January by imposing a cut on councillors even before Spain’s Local Government Association formally recommended the step as part of cost-cutting measures. Now we want to do a little more to save on costs at the council,” explained the mayor, who slammed the town’s PSOE councillors for opposing the cut for procedural reasons given that it did not feel the vote should be taken under urgent business.

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Statistics

Tenerife tourism

Visitors to the island in June increased by 11.36 per cent over last year. The island councillor for tourism, José Manuel Bermúdez, underlined that, “this is now three months on the run that the number of tourists staying in Tenerife has registered a year on year increase”. The number of tourists from the main markets of Britain and Germany in June rose 17.88 per cent and six per cent respectively and increases in tourism levels were registered both in the south (13.61 per cent) and the north (1.97 per cent).

Economy

Tourist spending

Spending by non-Spanish tourists in the Canaries may have fallen in recent times but holidaymakers continue to contribute a staggering amount to the region’s economy. Figures published by the Spanish Ministry of Tourism show that visitors holidaying here during the first half of this year spent a total of €4.3 billion, an average of €96 per person per day.

Credit

Squeeze “to ease soon”

Tenerife’s employers are predicting that banks here will soon relax their draconian lending rules as more ‘green shoots’ show signs of emerging, signalling a possible end to the economic crisis. The CEOE association says it has surveyed the major banks and savings banks in the Canaries and the majority are optimistic that loans and mortgages will become more readily available following around two years of tight restrictions introduced to minimise exposure to defaulters. “The prospect of access to credit will be a badly-needed breath of fresh air to the business sector across the board, but particularly to small firms” adds the CEOE, although it warns that business confidence still needs to be restored more fully before talk of a recovery is justified. A relaxation of mortgage criteria will bring a much-needed boost to the property market here also, according to local estate agents.

Phone charges

Holiday mobiles R

Switch off to avoid roaming charges

oaming charges, those imposed by mobile companies when you are using your phone in a country other than the one where the service was contracted, are still so high that it is recommended that you use your phone as little as possible when on holiday abroad.

If you have a state of the art phone and want to be able to use maps, GPS navigation systems etc. via the internet, it is advisable to buy a local prepaid card for your phone if you want to avoid a nasty surprise when your next bill arrives. A flat rate access to the web in Spain costs between €12 and €18 for up to 200 megabytes, but on roaming the costs can rise by up to €1 for each megabyte. Of course it’s not only online ser vices that are expensive, with some companies, such as Movistar, simply receiving a call or sms text from abroad is enough to activate a roaming ser vice with a charge of €1 a day (and as the conditions don’t mention whether receiving means answering or not, it is advised to have the phone switched off). Even having your mobile active and possible to locate will cost you €1 a day with Orange. Vodafone have cheaper offers, but you will be charged over a euro for putting through each call and €1.15 for each 20 minutes of conversation in received calls.

the nets and means that they have to increase the number of antennas which are underused the rest of the year. This means that their infrastructure has to be larger than necessary for average consumption. As this is an excessive expense they get the money back by charging tourists more to make their investment profitable.

landline number. If you get an unexpected call, it is better to contact the people by email or use VolP for mobiles in a wifi zone. • Choose apartments, hotels, restaurants and bars with free wifi areas so that you can download or upload archives, investigate or contact friends and family via messenger services

or VolP services such as Skype. If you make a routine of this in the morning and evening you can turn off the phone the rest of the time.

Why is roaming so expensive?

The operators claim that intensive use in the summer and at Christmas collapses

In 2007, the European Commission established limits to the roaming charges of a maximum of 49 cents a minute for calls made and 24 cents a minute for those received. The operators appealed but the European Tribunal upheld the Commission’s ‘eurotariff’ which has become law. However it only covers phone calls and not messages, sms, mms or web access which is where the operators increase charges to maintain profits.

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Recommendations for mobiles abroad: • Switch it off. • If you can’t avoid using it, study the various of fers before you travel so that you can choose something that suits your needs and organise it before you are obliged to pay for the imposed service which is usually more expensive. • When you arrive at your destination the local operator will contact you to activate roaming. Make sure you know the charges. • Never use the web access and if you can, deactivate it when you are abroad. • Deactivate the automatic webmail service. • Remind your family and friends not to call you unless it is an emergency and if possible give them an alternative

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Shopping

Tourist discounts

ne of Spain’s best kept shopping secrets is about to blow wide open with a special discount offer for tourists.

Sales

Canny shoppers

ser vices specially designed for foreign customers such as VAT refund, interpreters in several languages, city maps and delivery of your purchases to the hotel or over to your home country. The card is valid for one day after issue for all the items bought on promotion in the fashion departments for women, men, youth, children and babies, home textiles, sports, fashion apparel and accessories such as jewellery, sunglasses, fans, leather goods, shoes, scarves or hats, and in the special souvenirs ‘From Spain’ department which now sports the Spanish tourism board’s logo.

Think of a mixture of Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, same style, same quality, but with prices at a more accessible level and you have El Corte Inglés. Don’t be put off by the name, it isn’t an English shop, although the best of British can certainly be acquired there. El Corte Inglés stock the best that their buyers can find from all over the world. On presentation of a passport or other valid identification, non resident foreigners (over 18) can now collect a card from any El Corte Inglés store to entitle them to a whopping discount of 10 per cent on purchases of over €50, in addition to other

Pick up your discount card for a shopping spree at your nearest El Corte Inglés

Employment

Prize draw

Equality funds T

he Spanish Minister for Equality has signed an agreement on employment with the Canarian Government during her official visit to Gran Canaria. The Minister, Bibiana Aído, and Paulino Rivero, the Canarian President, have signed an agreement to cooperate on training, developing female self employment, giving advice in business management and the creation of companies or work cooperatives, to fight discrimination and promote equality in the workplace. The agreement will be funded with €600,000, €400,000 from the central government and the rest

China break

Give the red card to abusers

from the Canarian Employment Service. The project is aimed at women with business initiatives and those in particularly vulnerable situations, immigrants, victims of domestic violence or sexual exploitation, the over 45s, the unemployed and those returning to the workplace after 10 years or more. The Minister made time to visit the Spanish national basketball team which is training in Gran Canaria and to join in a display of solidarity against domestic violence, Give the red card to abusers. The project is part of the overall plan against such abuse which includes the special abuse hotline 016.

Births, deaths and marriages

Tenerife academy A

It’s a new proposal from the Tenerife Tourist Board through their Convention Bureau and designed to show the wide possibilities offered by the island for congresses, conventions, incentive breaks and product presentations. Currently this kind

of tourism brings in about 80,000 visitors in 1,000 different events, but it is a huge market and the idea is clearly to widen the agents’ knowledge of what is on offer in the island in the hope that Tenerife will be the first destination to spring to mind when their clients ask them to organise something for them. The Tenerife Academy is split into two phases, theory and practical. The first

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Official documents

Tourist promotion

round 80 travel agencies from Madrid and Barcelona came to school in Tenerife recently.

Spanish consumers spend a third of their annual clothes budget during the sales. However the report by Avery Dennison and TNS shows that seven out of 10 also buy items they had no intention of purchasing, 76 per cent don’t set a limit for their spending in the sales and 72 per cent give up on buying something they had set their hearts on due to the long queues at the checkout. The majority say they would like to see the ticket show the original and sale price and not just a percentage discount to make it easier to calculate their total expenditure. Over a third, 37 per cent, don’t buy articles because they have a problem calculating the sale price.

part took place in Madrid and Barcelona at the end of June and the beginning of July with representatives of 15 Tenerife businesses accompanying the experts from Tenerife Tourism. The second phase was a familiarisation holiday in the island called the Ultimate Tenerife Experience. If successful the idea will be expanded to take in more of the Spanish peninsula regions and foreign markets.

The traditional Spanish Libro de Familia (family book) which registers births, deaths and marriages, is to be replaced by a certificate. The new civil registry certificate will be individual and show the history of each person from his or her birth. The replacement of the book, which has been in use since 1957, is supposed to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic procedures. Each child born will be given a personal citizen code of letters and numbers which may then be used for all the bureaucratic moves that an

individual has to make at the Civil Registry throughout his or her life. Many of the current work of the registry will be able to be carried out online.

Mortgages

Law rejected

A proposed new law to force mortgage companies to remove the floor on mortgage rates so that homebuyers can take full advantage of lower interest rates has been defeated in the upper house. The Senate voted against the modification in the Consumers and Users Defence Law. It is assumed that a report by the Bank of Spain on the negative impact of such a move on Spanish banks was vital in the senators’ decisions. Between 1.5 and 3.1 million people are affected by the rule resulting in additional charges per year which could reach €6,000. Those who are caught by the rate trap are advised to negotiate with their banks or find a new lender.

Tourism prize

Hotel award

British tour operator, Thomas Cook, has awarded the Club Hotel Riu Buena Vista in Playa Paraíso, Tenerife, their prize for excellence. The award is given every year to the hotels and apartments which exceed the expectations of the clients in all aspects from quality and service to the installations and food. Richard Calvert, Joint Managing Director of Thomas Cook Mainstream UK & Ireland, commented, “our prize is based 100 per cent on the opinions of the clients”.

Retirement

Pensions up

According to July statistics, the average retirement pension has increased by 3.5 per cent over last year to €884.97. Taking into account retirement, widow and orphan and incapacity pensions, the average is now at €780.25, 3.4 per cent more than the previous July with widows’ pensions increasing to €572.10, up 3.2 per cent.

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Crafts

Creating art Crearte is a new association which has been created with the support of the island council to help improve the competitiveness of Tenerife craft work. 35 licensed craftsmen and women have banded together to promote design, art, craft, investigation of theory, training and the defence and commercialisation of craft products.

Tourism

More Brits A second online booking agency has confirmed the popularity of Tenerife with its British clients this summer. After lowcostholidays.com announced a 300 per cent increase in bookings for the island this summer over 2009 figures, Trivago, a hotel reservation company has corroborated their findings. Their analysis puts Tenerife ahead of other popular destinations like Cyprus and Majorca. For local councillor for tourism, José Manuel Bermúdez, in both cases it is a sign that, “Tenerife is still a preferred destination, our vocational offer is one of the most solid in Europe and that the promotional activities that we are carrying out in this country are bearing fruit”. According to Trivago.com.uk, the top ten destinations for British clients this summer are, Tenerife, Cyprus, Majorca, Gran Canaria, Jersey, Madeira, Cayo Hueso (Florida), Hawaii, Lanzarote and Crete.

Adsl connections

iSLAND Broadband The first phase of the new Tenerife telecommunications ring has been presented by the island council. The project is to install a high capacity telecommunications network all over the island for the development of a better broadband system. Work should be finished by November this year, helping improve our communications with the rest of the world and limiting the effects of our geographical ultra peripheral status with respect to the rest of the European Union. The first phase will join the south of the island with the installations in the Canarian Institute of Astrophysics with two parallel systems to prevent cut outs in the service and the second phase will take the fibre optic to the north and south east. Eventually the network will also be joined to the NAP, Neutral Access Point.

Offshore banking

Further tax transparency Isle of Man and Guernsey to start to end banking secrecy By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

ew expatriates used to think twice about opening an of fshore account. They provide a means of keeping Sterling outside the UK; you can usually open and use them from anywhere in the world; interest rates were relatively attractive and they have been popular for ‘tax planning’ purposes. While the first two benefits still apply, offshore banks do not necessarily offer the same interest rate advantages that they used to, and from a tax planning point of view the situation is very different today, with more developments on the horizon. Following the collapse of Icelandic banks in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, savers also began to question how safe their savings were, even though the jurisdictions did then implement or improve depositor protection schemes. As a result of these changes, more savers today are considering alternative homes for their wealth. Offshore banks were often used by people to

hide money away from the taxman. The introduction of the EU Savings Tax Directive in 2005 served to change this. All Member States are required to operate automatic exchange of information on interest payments earned by EU residents. Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria were allowed to operate a withholding tax system with a view to exchange of information after a transitional period. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands also operate withholding tax – which effectively maintains banking secrecy - with the option for exchange of information. By this time next year this will have changed. In June the Isle of Man parliament agreed

that from 1st July 2011 it will withdraw the withholding tax option and only operate automatic exchange of information - there will be no more banking confidentiality for EU residents. This was an endorsement of the commitment it had made in June 2009, when it was the first offshore jurisdiction to do this. Then on 28th July this year, Guernsey announced that it will also introduce automatic exchange of information, thereby abolishing the option to pay a withholding tax and avoid disclosure. The Fiscal and Economic Policy Group has recommended that institutions should move to exchange of information from 1st January

2011, and no later than 1st July 2011. These decisions will impact on all expatriates who have not declared their Isle of Man or Guernsey accounts in their country of residence. Anyone affected by this will need to ensure that they have reported all their interest to their local tax authority … or bear the consequences. Other European jurisdictions which operate the withholding tax option, eg Switzerland, could now come under increased pressure to follow suit. In any case, the withholding tax rates jumps from 20 per cent to 35 per cent next July. Many of the advantages that offshore banks used to offer investors are gradually being eroded. There are investment structures available which can reduce tax liability, and offer the potential for capital growth and higher rates of return. Speak to an experienced wealth manager like Blevins Franks for the most suitable tax planning and investment strategy to meet your needs.

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Dear Dr. De La Flor Dear Dr. De La Flor,

Sincerely, June

Dear June,

The more risk factors you have, the higher the likelihood that a symptom means something is going on with your heart. People often don’t want to admit that they’re old enough or sick enough to have heart trouble. Putting off a treatment for other medical problems might not be so bad, but a serious hear t problem can mean sudden death. It’s better to go in and get it evaluated than to be dead. Here are some of a myriad of signs and symptoms that may signal heart trouble: - Anxiety is a tricky one especially considering some people’s pace of life!

- Chest discomfort. Pain in the chest is the classic symptom of heart attack, and the number one symptom that we typically look for. But not all heart attacks cause chest pain, and chest pain can stem from ailments that have nothing to do with the heart. Heart-related chest pain is often centred under the breastbone, perhaps a little to the left of centre. The pain has been likened to ‘an elephant sitting on the chest’, but it can also be an uncomfortable sensation of pressure, squeezing, or fullness. - Dizziness. Heart attacks can cause light-headedness and loss of consciousness. - Fatigue. Unusual fatigue can occur during a hear t attack as well as in the days and weeks leading up to one. And feeling tired all the time may be a symptom of heart failure. - Pain in other parts of the body. In many heart attacks, pain begins in the chest and spreads to the shoulders, arms, elbows, back, neck, jaw, or abdomen. But sometimes there is no chest pain - just pain in these other body areas. The pain might come and go. Men having a heart attack often feel pain in the left arm. In women, the pain is more likely to be felt in both arms, or between the shoulder blades.

- Rapid or irregular pulse. A rapid or irregular pulse especially when accompanied by weakness, dizziness, or shor tness of breath - can be evidence of a hear t attack, heart failure, or an arrhythmia. Left untreated, some arrhythmias can lead to ominous consequences. - Swelling. Heart failure can cause fluid to accumulate in the body. This can cause swelling (often in the feet, ankles, legs, or abdomen) as well as sudden weight gain and sometimes a loss of appetite. I like to recommend to my patients a heart check up at least once every five years after 40. Your GP can listen to your heart, check pulses, blood pressure and perform an electrocardiogram in just a few minutes! Your dad’s GP should be able to personalize my advice to your dad’s case.

Dear Dr. De La Flor, My doctor told me that my triglycerides are high. I have two relatives with diabetes. Should I be concerned about diabetes too? Do I need to take medication? Cheers, Michael

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Dear Michael, Simply put, triglycerides are fat. That is, they’re the major form in which our bodies store fat. Fat tissue is made up of cells that fill up with triglycerides. So triglycerides are bad, right? Well, not normally. In fact, we couldn’t live without triglycerides.

My father had a heart attack a few years ago. He now lives with me and sometimes I’m concerned about his aches and complaints. What symptoms should I look for to prevent a new episode?

One reason heart disease is so deadly is that often, hear t symptoms ar en’t always intense or obvious, and they vary from person to person and according to gender. Because it can be hard to make sense of heart symptoms, doctors war n against ignoring possible warning signs, toughing them out, waiting to see if they go away, or being quick to blame them on heartburn, muscle soreness, or other less serious, non-cardiac causes. That’s especially true for men and people over 60, as well as for people with other cardiac risk factors, such as high cholesterol or blood pressure, obesity, smoking, diabetes, or a family history of heart disease.

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What’s the problem with having high triglycerides? If triglycerides are fat, and fat is energy, aren’t we just storing more energy? Unfortunately, our bodies often can’t store that extra energy efficiently - and sometimes those extra fat cells can attract other cells that cause problems for your health. For one thing, fat cells tend to attract inflammatory cells. Certain inflammator y cells, called cytokines, compromise the body’s ability to deal with sugar and increase your risk of developing diabetes. Fat, in the form of triglycerides, also tends to spill over into other tissues, like the liver and the muscle. This seems to predispose these other tissues to not being able to handle sugar properly and thus, again, increases your risk of becoming diabetic. My advice to you is to tr y a combination of aerobic exercise and healthy eating habits for two to four months. Consider consulting with a nutritional coach who will be able to customize a dietary plan to meet your individual needs. If you are unable to reach the desirable levels (150 or lower), then and only after then, you should consider medication. Dr. De La Flor, G.P. is licensed in medicine & general surgery. He holds certificates in nutrition, medical exercise and coaching 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, jogging or chasing his four kids around the neighbourhood. You can reach the doctor and nutritional coach at 00-34697.888.666 to schedule a consultation in his surgery in Adeje or a medical visit in your home/business.

Living a heat wave

he increasing temperatures of Summer T can have adverse affects on your health if you don’t protect yourself adequately and take appropriate measures. Alejandro Silvera, the nutritionist for local bottled water supplier, Fuentealta, has put together a series of simple questions and answers to guide you on looking after yourself in high temperatures. Q: What defence mechanism is activated in the human body when there is a heat wave? A: Higher temperatures means that the body sweats more and therefore loses water and mineral salts which if they are not renewed, can cause health problems. Q: What steps should I take facing hot weather and what should I avoid? A: Drink water and other liquids frequently, without waiting for the sensation of thirst, unless your doctor has advised you otherwise. Avoid tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks or those with gas or lots of sugar. It is important to keep to the following guidelines: refresh yourself with a shower, or splash yourself with water; light meals which help to replace minerals lost by perspiration are better, salads, vegetables, fruit juices; seek shade and protect yourself from the sun covering your head, use good quality sunglasses with ultraviolet filters and apply the appropriate sun creams; avoid intense physical activity outdoors during the hottest part of the day; Fuentealta nutritionist, Alejandro Silvera

in the home it is advisable to keep the blinds down when the sun is shining straight onto the windows and not open the windows when it is hot outside; use air conditioning systems and fans carefully. Q: When should I drink water and in what quantities to alleviate the effects of the heat? A: You should drink all day long, especially when your physical activity is at its highest (walking, going shopping, walking the dog) or at the times of day when the temperature is highest (midday and the early afternoon). A healthy adult should be drinking at least 1.5 to two litres of water or other liquids a day which replace lost minerals. Q: What will happen if I don’t drink enough water? A: The loss of water and minerals which are produced when we sweat a lot can result in the following symptoms: • Cramps: muscular cramps in legs, stomach or legs, especially if you sweat a lot during an intense physical activity. • Tiredness: After several days of heat, the excess perspiration reduces body fluid and mineral levels resulting in weakness, tiredness, dizziness, faintness and feeling sick. • Heat stroke: This is a serious problem where the body is incapable of controlling its temperature, which increases rapidly. The main symptoms are: a red, dry and hot complexion, fast pulse rate, intense headache, confusion and loss of consciousness. Unsurprisingly, Silvera recommends that we drink Fuentealta as, “an excellent ally in replacing lost water and minerals produced by excess perspiration” combined with fruit juices, infusions, salads, fruit salads and other healthy nourishment with high water and mineral content. Fuentealta (high fountain) is produced in Vilaflor, the highest town in the Canaries at 1,400 metres above sea level. The waters that fill the spring come directly from Teide National Park.

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health directory

Health Directory Hospitals USP COSTA ADEJE HOSPITAL Urbanización San Eugenio, s/n, 38660 - Adeje Tels: • 922 752626 • 922 791 000 • 900 112 111 Hospital La Candelaria Carretera Del Rosario 145 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tel : 922 602 000 hospitaldelacandelaria. com Hospital Universitario Carretera Cuesta-Taco San Cristobal de La Laguna (Tenerife), Tel: 922 678 000 huc.es HOSPITEN SUR Playa de Las Américas Arona-Tenerife Tel.: 922 75 00 22. Fax: 922 79 36 18 HOSPITEN C/ Pescadores, Edf. Discovery, Carretera Gral. La Cuesta. Taco 38108 La Laguna Tel.: 922 626240 Fax: 922 614355 HOSPITEN BELLEVUE C/ Alemania, 6 Urb. San Fernando. Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 35 51 Fax: 922 37 03 12 HOSPITEN TAMARAGUA C/ Agustín de Bethencourt, 30 Puerto de la Cruz Tel.: 922 38 05 12 Fax: 922 38 08 50 HOSPITEN RAMBLA Address: Rambla

Physiotherapy

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

Gran Canaria

PHYSIOTHERAPIST / OSTEOPATH Officially registered Nº967 Philippe Hoogstoel Home visits Tel: 677 818 661 English, Spanish, French, German spoken

Emergency

Hospital Dr. Negrín

080 092 091 062 016

C/. Barranco de la Ballena, s/n. 35020 Las Palmas. Tel. 928 450 000 Fax: 928 449 100

Hospital Insular

Plaza Doctor Pasteur 35020 Las Palmas. Tel. 928 313 033

Materno-Insular

Avda Maritima del Sur 35016 Las Palmas. Tel: 928 444 500 Fax 928 444 288

Local Police National Police Guardia Civil domestic violence

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Health

Clínica San Roque – Sur

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

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

C/ Buganvillas 1 35100 San Agustín Las Palmas. Tel. (0034) 928 76 90 04 Fax: (0034) 928 76 12 48 Clínica Salus Las Palmeras

Fire Brigade

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

Gym Bfit 24 hour Gym Lose weight, get in shape and/ or build up muscles. info@bfit.es / 676 243 102

Lifestyle Choices

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Counselling

District Nursing Services now available at home. Cancer Care, Respite, long term care for your relative.

Login to www.counsellingandhealingonline.com Free e.book and half hour assessment 922 781 702 for appointment • info@choices.com

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

Chemist Farmacia de Guardia

24H Service

www.fefarcan.com The various chemists in the Canaries take it in turns in each area to make sure that there is access to medicine all over the islands. Enter the website of the Federation of Canarian Chemists: www.fefarcan.com and click on ‘farmacias de guardia’ at the top right of the page.

ORTOPEDIA Specialist shop for orthopaedic needs. English spoken Ctra. Gral, Orotava-Icod 41º La Mancha. Tel: 922 812 807 MISS NAIL Manicure & Pedicure Spa Manicure Express 21€ Parque Santiago III Local 6, Playa de las Américas, Arona Open Daily Tel: 600 557 763

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

We look after your dental health and are offering free bacteria testing with painless elimination in only ten minutes (value €100). Please ask for Mandy to make an appointment.

Dental Surgery, Implants and Periodontics South: C/ Amalia Alayón, 11, 1º D, Los Cristianos. Tel. 922 78 83 28

North: Plaza del Charco 6, 2nd floor, Puerto de la Cruz. Tel. 922 38 13 47

DENTAL CLINIC FAÑABÉ PLAZA

FREE check-up and X-ray Emergency Phone Line (for Bank Holidays & Weekends)

687 744 225

Tel: 922 714 225 • Fax: 922 724 130

C.C. Fañabé Plaza, Avda. Bruselas 2nd floor (in front of Hotel Jacaranda). Playa Fañabé, Costa Adeje, Tenerife Sur www.tenerife-dental.com DOCTOR ON CALL 24 HRS

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HealthFitness

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Fabian Fitzner founder and chief trainer of Bfit 24h gyms and Bfit Personal training.

Power, flexibility, coordination, speed and resistance

Are you fit?

he Outside Magazine crowned Mr. Mark Allen as, “the fittest man on earth”. Let’s say this man who has already won the Ironman triathlon six times is the fittest man on earth. What about any professional decathlete or specialist in the Martial arts? Are they less fit? Even if they beat Mark Allen in power, speed, coordination, flexibility and also have good staying power? That brings us to the question of fitness actually is. Before continuing to read this column, think about how you define the word fitness. If we look back at the example above it should be clear what defines fitness. Fitness is a combination of power, flexibility, coordination, speed and resistance. These are the five motor skills we are able to change by training. The more skills you are capable of, the fitter you are. A distance runner has good resistance but tends to be bad in power, coordination and flexibility. A weightlifter is good in power, flexibility and coordination but has poor resistance and so on. In my personal opinion as an experienced personal trainer I would say a decathlete is much fitter than the holder of the Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Do you agree? If not let us look at another example. Let’s compare a bodybuilder to a swimmer. Who is fitter? The first thought will mostly be, ‘the swimmer of course’. However let us break down what these sportsmen or women need to train. A swimmer basically needs resistance. So that is what he or she trains for and a little a bit of power and speed for the sprints of course. Flexibility is not necessary, nor is coordination.

Cool, cool cotton No matter how hotthis summer is

ou can keep your youngsters comfortable in cool to touch, crisp looking cotton. Your local Benetton store, which you can find in most shopping centres in the Canary Islands, stocks a full range of fashionable, colourful and sensible clothing for kids, for the beach or leisure, to suit all ages.

The bodybuilder needs to train for power, coordination and flexibility. Speed and resistance are not his or her first choices. Do you see how difficult it is to say who is the fitter? Who is really fit then as we asked above, decathletes or mixed martial arts specialists? They have to be quick (sprints, punches), powerful (spear throws, judo throws), need a good coordination (10 different disciplines or three different martial arts), balance (jumps, kicks), a very good flexibility (high jumps, Jujutsu). To get fit you should try to practice different sports. Always try to get better each training session. Don’t focus on just one skill unless it’s your profession. If you play golf at a high level you would be surprised what happens if you do train in other sports disciplines such as weightlifting or an additional gym work out specially designed for your sport. You can gain more accuracy and length without the necessity of buying new clubs! If you want to become fit call us at 676243102 or write us an email at info@bfit.es

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Tenerife South

Abama Golf

Tenerife South

Golf del Sur Brian ferris

Golf Expert

esidents and visitors alike should consider themselves fortunate that in Tenerife they have such an array of wonderful golf courses to choose from.

On this occasion I am delighted to feature Costa Adeja, Golf Del Sur, Buenavista and Abama - all of which continue to improve both their playing conditions and facilities. I am extremely grateful to Beatríz Cantero, Executive Promoter of Asociacion de Campos de Golf de Tenerife for arranging my visits to the featured golf clubs and extend my thanks to the Abama Golf Management; Paul Sterck and Laly at Costa Adeje; Directora de Golf Martina Oppald & Head Receptionist Mar Hernández at Buenavista and Maca Rodríguez and Nely Patino at Golf del Sur for their kind hospitality. Brian Ferris

nother beautiful sunny day beckoned as we were welcomed by General Manager Maca Rodríguez.

The layout consists of three separate nine hole courses - North, South and Links - each unique in their own way and any two are combined to provide eighteen holes of very varied and enjoyable golf. We collected our buggy with its Prolink satellite navigation system and set off on the North course. The first hole is in pristine condition with a barranco on top of a hill forming a hazard across the fairway before dropping down to a green 100 metres below. This evidenced the re-modelling project which altered this hole from a Par 5 to a Par 4. Hole 2 provided me with my first par of the day, a straightforward Par 3 over a small valley to an elevated green guarded by black sand bunkers. Improvements to Hole 3 have lengthened it to a Par 5 (previously a Par 4) with a barranco running the length of the fairway to the extended green. This hole was previously Stroke Index one. Hole 4 presents an uphill Par 4 with a barranco jutting into the fairway from the right hand side and the green perched on top of a steep hill - nonetheless my second par of the day. Hole 5 is a long Par 5 extended a couple of years ago, now requiring three good strokes to reach the green within regulation. The Stroke Index one rating is now given to Hole 7 with its pond in front of the green requiring a really good tee shot to avoid having to lay up with the second. Hole 8 is a fairly long Par 3 which warrants the Stroke Index 2 difficulty, with the green guarded by a bunker along the entire front of the green. A straightforward Par 4 brings the North course to a satisfying close.

So, on to the Links with its very attractive first hole with elevated tee and fairway running steeply left to right with green waiting far below. Hole 3 has an attractive water hazard which your drive needs to carry, but then the fairway slopes downhill to the green for a Par 5 which low handicappers will reach in 2 shots. Hole 4 is now a challenging winding Par 5 with both a stream and a lake guarding the new green. Hole 6 is another hole which has changed for the better. Previously a Par 3 over a valley, you now drive from an elevated tee to a narrow target area and from there dog leg left to the green. My final par of the day was presented by Hole 7.

STAR HOLE North Course

: Hole 7

The Links

: Hole 4

South Course

: Hole 2

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13th August 7:00pm Emmerdale Leyla scatters her mum’s ashes

one 6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes under the Hammer 11:00 Living Dangerously 11:30 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News 1:30 BBC London News 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Murder, She Wrote 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Green Balloon Scrapbook 3:30 Funky Fables 3:40 Mortified 4:05 Trapped 4:35 Hounded 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 BBC London News 7:00 The One Show 7:30 A Question of Sport 8:00 EastEnders Peggy asks the universe for the Vic - will her voice be heard? Meanwhile Phil’s descent into crack oblivion takes an even darker turn when he hatches a chilling plan. 8:30 Celebrity MasterChef The four semi-finalists must cook their best two-course meal to impress three world-class caterers. The pressure’s really on as at the end of the show judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace decide which one of the celebrities must leave the competition 9:00 My Family The Harpers face a robbery and a simple case of mistaken identity, and are amazed at how quickly Ben can make new friends. 9:30 The Old Guys 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 BBC London News 10:35 Would I Lie to You? 11:05 The National Lottery Draws 11:15 Ransom Psychological thriller about a millionaire who decides to take matters into his own hands when his son is kidnapped.

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14th August, 1:55pm Channel 4 Racing Watch all the latest horse racing action

one 6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30 What to Eat Now Summer 12:00 BBC News 12:05 BBC London News 12:10 Weather 12:15 Football Focus A look ahead to this weekends football action with interviews, expert opinions and highlights. 1:00 Athletics London Grand Prix 2010. Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 4:30 Final Score 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News 6:10 BBC London News 6:15 Weather 6:20 Outtake TV Anne Robinson presents amusing outtakes from TV shows. 6:50 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Eight contestants put their nerve, general knowledge and dignity to the test in Steve Jones’ explosive Saturday night gameshow. 7:50 Tonight’s the Night 8:40 The National Lottery Saturday Night Draw 8:50 Casual More action from the A&E department. 9:40 John Bishop’s Britain Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop presents viewers with a mix of stand-up, sketches and real-life stories from members of the Great British public. 10:10 BBC News 10:25 Weather 10:30 Match of the Day 11:50 The Football League Show Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 1:10 Contagion An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the

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Stephen Mulhern hosts the live entertainment gameshow in which one lucky viewer could win up to 350,000 pounds. 8:50 30 Years of An Audience With... This episode looks back at unforgettable performances by Des O’Connor, Al Murray, Ronnie Corbett, Kylie Minogue and Michael Buble and includes interviews with Des, Al, Ronnie and many more 9:50 Ocean’s Twelve Danny Ocean has recruited a dozen cohorts for his crime caper. His victim from the first film, casino owner Terry Benedict wants his $160m back but the gang have already spent it. So Ocean and his partners decide to pull off a series of daring robberies in big European cities - Paris, Rome and Amsterdam- to get the money. 11:20 ITV News &Weather 11:35 Ocean’s Twelve 12:30 The Zone Our hosts guide you through The Zone, ITV1’s place to shop and play.

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15th August - 4.25pm Matilda

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