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CHRISTMAS CHEER T FOR THE CANARIES

Shock at three vicious crimes

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ENERIFE and the Canaries are always considered safe venues, a big asset for holidaymakers, but three recent crimes here were still particularly shocking.

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HE Christmas lights are up, the festive trees are decorated and the sales campaigns will soon be underway. It’s countdown to the festive season in the Canary Islands and the prospects aren’t looking too bad for either traders or consumers. And remember, there are two Christmases here in Spain - UK-style on December 24th/25th and Spanish-style on January 5th/6th.

Latest spending figures suggest that despite another tough economic year, families don’t intend to scrimp on celebrations, gifts or food. They will still be prudent but anticipated expenditure in the archipelago will be above the national average, it has been reported, and there won’t be any cutbacks on last Christmas.

What shoppers will be doing, however, is to shop around for bargains and may

well wait until the last minute to buy Christmas presents.

Food shopping began as early as November to avoid panic or increased prices.

A survey by the finance site, Rastreator.com revealed seven out of ever y ten Canarians would be waiting for the sales. The cost of food per person is put at just over 45 euros with the other major spending being on gifts for the family. Canary families will spend an average of 331

euros, which is 56 euros above the national average and the second highest spending community.

Other essentials include the lotter y, Christmas Eve celebrations, New Year’s Eve expenditure and toys for children.

There’s also a big trend towards shopping local which will please all the municipalities in Tenerife who

have managed to keep festive decorations and activities at the same level.

None of them were connected and it was just a coincidence they happened within the space of a few days, one of them being a murder and the other two vicious attacks. However, each prompted major police investigations.

Tourists in San Eugenio were stunned when a knife attack took place near a local hotel complex.

A man aged 35 and of Russian nationality was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the chest. A security guard alerted the emergency services to the incident which happened at about 8pm on December 6th in Calle Alemania.

The injured man was stabilised before being taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Even more shocking was the horrible discovery of a murder victim who was found in a field with a bag taped over his head and gagged. The shock find was made by a dog walker in a well-known beauty stop.

The man who died was also a Russian who lived in the south of Tenerife in Los Cristianos. He was 52 years of age and had been reported missing by police two days before.

The body, said to have shown signs of an extreme beating, was found at Águilas del Teide and is believed to have been there only for a short time.

The murder prompted a major police hunt for a man known to the force and who had already jumped a road-block a few hours before the discovery.

On Gran Canaria, the third vicious crime saw a police officer very seriously injured after he answered a call-out in Las Palmas and was assaulted by a martial arts expert who practices MMA. He fell backwards hitting his head on the concrete and has been in an induced coma in hospital in a critical condition.

The policeman, who has worked in Tenerife, is married with a young son. The man accused of attacking him was arrested and remanded without bail.

Some comments on social network sites suggest crime needs to be better controlled in the south of Tenerife with better coordination of efforts.

Investigations are continuing and updates will be posted on the Tenerife News website of www.tenerifenews.org.es

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SPANISH NEWS

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OUR COLUMNISTS

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PET’S WORLD

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THE LOOKOUT

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TV GUIDE

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EATING OUT & ABOUT

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ENGLISH LIBRARY

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HEALTH MATTERS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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CLASSIFIEDS

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A-Z SERVICES

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CONTACTS

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C. C. GRAN SUR SPECIAL FEATURE

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ENGLISH LIBRARY

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Festive wishes from the Tenerife News team

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HE owner and staff of Tenerife News would like to wish all our readers and advertisers a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.

This edition is our three-week edition so we will return on January 1st although we will be out on the streets a day earlier than usual.

We would like to thank everyone for their support over the last year and look forward to 2015 with optimism and our continued pledge to bring you the best possible product.

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RESIDENT of the Canary Government, Paulino Rivero has accused Spain of “double standards” and “laughing” at the Canary Islands.

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He is furious that an official environmental report suggests that oil drilling in the gulf of Valencia should not be allowed because of the possible impact on marine life.

He says this is obviously the first step towards the application being turned down, yet the Canaries had raised the same issue about Repsol’s test drilling off the coast of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura but to no avail.

In his personal blog, he said there were double standards which were intolerable and unacceptable. He has accused the Popular Party of “mockery” which, he says, cannot be allowed.

The Canary Government is also against oil drilling in the Balearics, Valencia and Malaga but Sr Rivero says it is not fair if applications in these locations are turned down but approved here. Repsol is already undertaking tests in the ocean about 62 kilometres from Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The Canary president said if decision were taken not to allow oil drilling in the Balearics or Valencia, it was obviously to avoid conflict with party colleagues.

He criticised the attitude of “what is good for the Canaries is bad for the Balearics” and points to a latest report by the University of La Laguna which concludes that oil drilling would have a detrimental effect on sealife and protected species.

Man flees police checkpoint

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man stopped by police during road check in Valle San Lorenzo abandoned his car in the middle of the carriageway and ran away.

Police later found out why: he was found to have 13 kilos of hashish in his possession, together with 550 euros, three mobile phones and other effects.

The incident took place on the TF-28 but officers managed to catch the offender who was arrested for possessing drugs.

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EITHER the north or south of Tenerife will have a proper hospital in 2015, it has been claimed.

Members of the Popular Party say the complexes will not be finished because not enough money has been allocated by the Canary Government, despite hopes to the contrary by Tenerife Cabildo.

The PP has dismissed claims that the hospitals will be up and running next year and says local people deserve to know the reality of the situation.

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NGER is once again mounting in the south of Tenerife over cheap cut-price excursions and leaflets littering the streets.

Traders are calling for renewed action because they say the brochures are “ever ywhere” and give a bad image of the island.

They are blown around in the wind all over the pavements and also cause a danger to pedestrians who have been slipping on them, even more

so during wet weather.

Concerns have also been expressed about the quality of such trips and the possibility of “hard selling” during them to get people to buy specific products.

Business representatives say Adeje and Arona are the worst-hit area, with the

leaflets appearing each morning “like magic”, placed on top of walls, put in banks, glued to lamp-posts or lying on the ground. They get muddy and dirty and generally litter tourist areas.

President of Ashotel, Jorge Marichal has told the Spanish press that the situation is “shameful”.

Traders say the only way to deal with the problem is to get tough and fine them.

This has been tried before but to no avail but Ashotel believes the penalty of 700 euros is an insufficient deterrrent.

They point out that any company involved in such an activity should have a licence from the local authority and paid the appropriate fee. Consideration should therefore be given to withdrawing their licences.

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Sea of pink for Walk for Life

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HOUSANDS of people will be walking for life through Adeje and Arona on Sunday, December 14th.

This will be the tenth anniversar y of the hugely popular fund-raiser and the culmination of a celebratory programme which has seen various “For Life” events including a swim, conference, golf, yoga, radio marathon, wine and chestnuts and last Sunday, a cycle for life which started in La Caleta.

The grand finale is the 10th Walk for Life. This starts at the commercial centre “City Centre” in Playa de Las Americas at 10.30am with a very special finish in Playa de Fanabe with many surprises in store.

The charity event is once again in support of women and men affected by breast cancer.

For more information, do see: www.carreraporlavida.com and Facebook.

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T’S hard to believe but it’s nearly time for the annual Santa Cruz Carnival, a world-renowned event which attracts a massive audience, both in person and through the media.

The countdown to the main events begins on January 21st with the presentation of contestants for the Carnival Queens in its three sections.

This year, the selection of the Gala Queen will be shown throughout Spain thanks to a new deal secured by the city

council with leading TV channels.

The Mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez said he was delighted because “our fiestas have everything, the only thing we have to achieve is that we can also be seen outside our islands.”

HELICOPTER AIRLIFT

Alert as two walkers fall in Los Silos

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WO more hikers have been rescued by the emergency services after suffering injuries in the Los Silos area of Tenerife.

A man aged 70 needed treatment for a sprained ankle whilst a 42-year-old woman with him sustained a wrist injury. Neither was seriously hurt.

An alert was raised with the 1-1-2 emergency service that members of a hiking group out and about on the Camino de Erjos a Tierra del Trigo needed help.

It was in the late afternoon, about one and half hours before it started to get dark.

Firemen, police, the Civil Guard, the emergency rescue group and the Canary Urgency Service all went to the scene. Because of the difficulty of the terrain, it was decided to reach the two walkers by helicopter and they were dropped off by the pool in Los Silos before being taken on to hospital.

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WARNINGS REPEATED

Metal sheet kills man during latest bout of Canary storms Strong currents and high winds in the Canary Islands have continued to cause problems and led to at least one tragedy.

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HE archipelago has been experiencing intermittent bad weather, with rain, ice and even snow affecting some areas and once again leading to warnings to be careful and always heed warning signs on the beaches.

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HE National Crime Agency is appealing to the public to help find a suspected member of a Merseyside based organised criminal network that plotted to smuggle up to 40 tonnes of drugs into the UK.

Paul John Scott, aged 32, from Liverpool, is wanted for questioning in connection with the plot to import cocaine from South America hidden inside tins of fish and wooden pallets.

The Guardia Civil in Spain would also like to talk to Scott about the murder of British national Francis Brennan in Alicante earlier this year.

Scott is believed to be in Europe and has links to Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An appeal for information relating to Scott was to be broadcast on BBC One’s Crimewatch programme on Thursday 4th December at 21.00 GMT. Anyone in Spain with information can call a special freephone number - 900 555 111 - which will be answered in the UK by Crimestoppers’ call agents. A translation service is available upon request.

On Gran Canaria, there was a freak accident when a man and a woman were both hit by a flying sheet of metal which came loose from above their heads. It is not clear whether this was a sign or perhaps something from a building or construction site.

At first, the 1-1-2 emergency service reported that the man had suffered facial injuries of a less serious nature and the woman was midly hurt in the

accident in Las Palmas. Both were taken to hospital but the next day, it was announced that the man had died.

On Tenerife, the emergency services were called in to deal with a scare for three youngsters who had totally under-estimated the power of the sea.

The incident happened in Palm Mar at a time of massive waves and the boys, believed to be Spanish, were obviously

FIVE ARRESTS

Burglars posed as workmen on stake-outs

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EMBERS of a burglary gang pretended to be telephone technicians, from the gas board or even wine cellars to stake out their targets, say police.

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out at least 16 burglaries in various parts of Tenerife. They are aged between 20 and 54 and from La Orovata, Santa Cruz and Icod de los Vinos.

After becoming aware of a series of linked burglaries, police mounted an investigation. They were all carried out in semiremote or very remote areas of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, usually in the day-time when people were out or at work.

They would often knock on doors pretending to be from an authority or some other pretext to see if anyone was at home.

The gang would also use walkie talkies or mobiles to coordinate their movements and had a shop in the north which would accept stolen items without questioning where they came from.

A number of homes were raided which revealed stolen goods, gloves and a knife and knuckle buster.

tempted by the huge waves to go out surfing. Onlookers said police were none too pleased at their actions.

Two of the youngsters were airlifted to safety by the emergency helicopter whilst the third one managed to get back to land by himself. By good fortune, they avoided injuries.

In those areas which suffered heavy rain and strong winds, it once again left a major mopping-up operation for the local authorities and businesses.

After a weekend of blustery conditions, Arona Council reported on December 1st that

they had dealt with nearly 50 incidents of fallen trees, with some damage to vehicles. A number of road signs were blown down and one of them smashed a window in an office in the town hall.

This scene was reflected in Santa Cruz where Christmas decorations also took the brunt of the storms and there was a widespread problem with bits of masonry and debris falling from balconies and roof tops.

If the bad weather returns in the coming weeks, people are being advised to think very carefully about their safety and take no chances, especially in the sea.

HELICOPTER RESCUE

Hikers realise how cold Teide can be!

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IKERS are once again being warned of how cold it can get on higher ground and a rescue over the weekend proves the point.

Three walkers were out and about in the Teide National Park when one of them, a woman aged 50, slipped on some ice and hit her head.

The accident happened at 10.30am in the area of La Rambleta and though it might have been sunny in the south of Tenerife, the temperature here was plummeting.

Firefighters were called in to help with her rescue but were also unable to access the site because of the ice.

The rescue helicopter was brought in and she was stretchered to safety and then on to hospital for treatment to a head wound and multiple bruising.

The helicopter then returned to help locate the two other hikers from the same group who had become lost.

The 1-1-2 service said they were unharmed but did not have the appropriate clothing for the low temperatures.

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JEWELLERY DRAMA

MAYOR’S CONFIDENCE

Work on Puerto port should start in 2015

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fire in a top floor flat brought the emergency services to Buzanada in the early hours of the morning.

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N 82-year-old man turned into a would-be robber in Santa Cruz but ended up arrested and in hospital.

Police were called to a jewellery store in the centre of the city after an incident in which a female shop assistant was threatened with a hammer.

The man apparently went into the shop and asked to look at a tray of rings. He then

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ONFIDENCE is high that a work can begin on providing a new-look port for Puerto de la Cruz in 2015.

The new Mayor, Sandra Rodríguez says she is sure a blueprint can be submitted to the Canar y Government before the end of the specified period ie mid-January 2015.

It is her belief that work could start later in the year.

Her views were expressed

following a meeting involving the director general of the Canary Ports Authority, Juan José Martínez and councillor for planning, Sebastián Ledesma.

Once the plan has been delivered, the council expects the preparation of a

detailed project with all involved and then approval from Spain’s Coastal department.

A meeting was also held with the Fishermen’s Association and another meeting is being requested to involve Tenerife Cabildo, the Canary Government and Puerto council. It is hoped this will take place in the coming weeks.

tried to make his escape with the haul and during a struggle, took out a hammer from his clothes and tried to attack the woman.

However, a few metres from the front door, he is reported to have fainted and was taken straight to hospital.

The occupant raised the alert at 6.30am after spotting smoke coming from the loft of the property in calle Real.

The fire crew from San Miguel de Abona attended, together with the Civil Guard and police.

On arriving, they discovered the fire had broken out in a laundry room and originated from an electric boiler, causing extensive soot damage.

Major promotions planned for Puerto

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UERTO de la Cruz is to be represented at a series of major tourism fairs in 2015 as it bids to increase its profile.

A number of special workshops are also to be held to bring together representatives of the tourism industry.

Tourism councillor, Diana Morá said the main thrust of the campaign would be a

united approach in continuing to promote Puerto as a tourist destination. They would be looking for a “more innovative and forward-thinking” model and intended to link all players in the sector.

Different business meetings are planned with tour operators, accommodation, agencies and online companies.

The trade fairs will include Fitur, ITB Berlin and the World Travel Market in London where the “Puerto de la Cruz Xperience” will be the focal point.

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“Heart” campaign continues in La Orotava

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A Orotava has pledged to continue its quest to become a “heart” municipality which can help to save lives.

Since 2010, the local council has been acquiring defibrillators and it now has 12 in place in different locations.

The Mayor, Francisco Linares said three more would be purchased next year and he hoped that under any new administrative, this campaign would continue.

“It is a serious and clear commitment to help save lives and give greater peace and

security,” he said.

More than 50 people have completed a training course in the use of the defibs which can be found in the town hall, police headquarters, sports centres, Theobald Power auditorium and the Casa de la Cultura where the municipal schools of music, dance and art are based.

Director of Hospimédica Canarias, Salvador Rosell praised La Orotava council for

“Dangerous breed” dog owner arrested after scuffle

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ANTA Cruz has demonstrated its determination to take tough action against any dog owners flouting the rules.

its initiative as these defibrillators can make an enormous difference in the

initial treatment of people who suffer from a cardiac arrest.

Puerto street is pedestrianised

Last week, several calls were received from members of the public who complained that a dog which appeared to be on the “dangerous breed” list was running loose in a children’s playground.

Police who attended the scene in the Ofra district found the animal was indeed in the playground, without a muzzle and not on a lead. Its owner was sitting on a bench nearby.

There are strict rules governing dogs which are on

the “dangerous breed” list including the wearing of a muzzle in public, being kept on the lead, only walking one at a time and needing all the proper paperwork and licence in place.

Police said the man did not have the correct licence and as they attempted to confiscate the dog, he objected and was arrested for unruly behaviour after shouting insults and being involved in a scuffle.

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SPARKLING BAPTISM

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UERTO de la Cruz council says it has responded to local demands by pedestrianising Calle Mequinez.

The requests were said to have been made by a large number

of residents and traders for this popular street in the area of La Ranilla.

In addition, as a trial, a section of Pérez Zamora is to be made into a two-way traffic flow. The success or othewise will be monitored before a final decision is taken.

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Hindu community shows its solidarity

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HE Hindu Community of Tenerife Sur has made another very welcome donation, this time of baby food and products for babies.

More than 200 kilos were presented to the food bank at Adeje, being received by councillor for social welfare, Amada Trujillo Bencomo.

The items had an equivalent value of 3,000 euros and will be much appreciated by families in need.

The products included nappies, baby wipes, cereal, milk

and baby food.

Amada Trujillo thanked the community for its help and sensitivity and in response, its president Carlos Mirpuri said they were delighted to help. They wanted to show their solidarity and intended to continue to do so with similar donations.

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rather special “baptism” took place recently at the Valle de Guimar bodega.

The commercial winery was delighted to unveil its new sparkling wine and with all new arrivals, godfathers are necessary.

This honour for Brumas de Ayosa Espumoso 2014 went to the Association of Cooks and Chefs of the Canaries (Acyre).

The comparison with a “birth” is more than appropriate as fermentation takes at least nine months following the planting of the original “seed” and of course, the moment of birth when the first bottle is uncorked.

The bodega said it was delighted to choose the Acyre as “godfathers” because of the great work it does in spreading the message about Canary food and wine.

The ceremony was attended by a number of special guests, including from Tenerife Cabildo, and civic dignitaries.

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Iranian couple Volunteers turn arrested with out for clean-up false passports PALM MAR CAMPAIGN

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OLICE say investigations are continuing following the arrest in Tenerife of an Iranian couple who were attempting to fly to the UK with false passports.

OLUNTEERS are continuing their quest to improve the appearance of Palm Mar, near Los Cristianos, particularly in regard to dog mess.

The latest clean-up took place on November 30th, starting at the sea end of the village and then progressing up Avenida Palm Mar. Group chairman, Peter Clarke said he was extremely pleased with all the efforts of the volunteers, especialy Petra who was on holiday but has always supported the clean-up campaign.

The next clean up meeting will take place on Sunday,

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December 14th, meeting at El Pescaito bar at 10.30am.

“The reason for choosing this location is we would like to try and get some Canarians to join our group,” said Peter.

In the meantime, contact will again be made with the Enviromental Health officer for Arona Council to ask for more assistance in keeping Palm Mar clean.

Please note, Peter can be contacted on this email: pg.clarke@hotmail.co.uk

The two arrested are a man, aged 46, and a 30-yearold woman. They had been staying in an hotel near the south airport.

The investigation began after police became aware that people of Iranian and Iraqi origin were coming into Spain through the airports with their original passports.

They were then given different photo identification and documents which would

allow them to fly out of Tenerife into the UK. As a result of this information, the man and woman were arrested and were found to be in possession of fake passports in other people’s names but with their photos on them.

They had intended to fly out of Tenerife to Britain the next day and had apparently paid 30,000 euros for the fake passports and their tickets.

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Recycled clothing goes to good homes

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HE Red Cross of Puerto de la Cruz has received 300 kilos of clothing to help families in need.

The donation follows an agreement between the local council and the company Canarias Recycling for the collection

Child gets finger stuck in fishing reel

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IREFIGHTERS were called out to help with a rather unusual predicament last week.

A young child got their finger caught in a fishing reel and had to go to hospital for help!

The incident happened in Puerto Santiago and led to a call for the crew at San Miguel de Abona and volunteers from Santiago del Teide.

The 1-1-2 service was told that the youngster had been taken to a local clinic because one of his fingers had got caught in the reel.

Firefighters togethe with medical staff were able to release the unfortunate child.

of clothes in containers in the municipality.

Mayor, Sandra Rodríguez was at the presentation with councillor for works and public services, Ricardo Padrón, together with representatives of Canarias Recycling and the Red Cross.

The clothing donated is carefully selected as items have to be in perfect condition, washed and cleaned.

They will be distributed locally and particularly for children.

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INFORMATION SIGNS

Santa Cruz marks its history

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ANTA Cruz has been reinforcing its history with the installation of more information signs.

The project has been made possible through the help of the Friends of July 25th (Nelson Day) and highlight the involvement of famous people, landmarks and unique institutions of the city.

The Mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez attended the unveiling ceremony with the president of the Friends, José Manuel Ledesma and official historian of Santa Cruz, Luis Cola Benítez.

The new information boards are located in calle Ramón y Cajal, the plaza de Santo Domingo and in calle Valentín Sanz, next to the Hotel Príncipe Paz. Sr. Bermúdez thanked everyone for their help with a project which sought to “relive our past”, adding: “Our history helps us better understand the present and is something we should not forget. On the contrary, we must pass it on to future generations.”

This initiative adds to the extensive network of monoliths across the capital to mark its old defensive positions.

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Roberto proves his cocktail flair

Tegueste market “goes green” with special pledge

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EGUESTE market has taken yet another step in its quest to be the best. It has just joined a “sustainable business” network developed by Tenerife Cabildo which pledges a commitment to the new green economy.

A series of short and longterm projects will be undertaken to further improve products and services whilst consuming less resources and therefore less pollution.

Members will also receive specialist training and support for innovation in order to differentiate the market from others.

In addition to this, the market has signed a statement of intent relating to social welfare, education, equality, human rights, ethics and transparency, information and

the environment.

Priority will be given to the purchase of products and hiring of services that are kinder to the environment as well as the promotion of Fair Trade.

It will also contribute to energy improvement and reduction of emissions in order to reduce carbon footprints, in addition to the best possible waste management.

The Farmers’ Market and Artisan Tegueste celebrated ten years this summer and has achieved outstanding success.

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ENERIFE’S Hard Rock Cafe not only hosted the regional final to find their best bartender in Europe and Africa, it produced the winner as well!

Roberto Pantaleo beat 13 other Hard Rock contestants and will now go on to the world finals in January in Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Second prize went to Claudiu Duminica from Mallorca and third to Agnieszka Bochniak from Hard Rock, Krakow, Poland.

This was the second bartender competition in which there were originally hundreds of entrants. It was not only their skills and stunts put to the test but also their knowledge of the recipes, ingredients, speed, accuracy, style and talent as well.

ATTACKER ARRESTED

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woman aged 70 was injured after being robbed in the street in the centre of Playa de las Americas.

She was taken to hospital for treatment to an upper limb though the 1-1-2 emergency centre described her injuries as “of a less serious nature”.

The robbery happened in avenida Rafael Puig shortly after 1am and led to a call for medical and police assistance. Medics gave treatment to the woman at the scene before she was taken to hospital.

National police later reported that a man had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

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TENDERS INVITED

GERMAN GIFT

Attention at last La Laguna wins magical for Los Abrigos house and unusual playground blackspot

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HE dangers of trying to cross a busy road and barranco in Los Abrigos are nearing resolution after years of campaigning.

The 700,000 euro project has gone out to tender and will improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and the appearance of the area.

The Mayor of Granadilla, Jaime González Cejas said it had taken years of work to get to this stage but it was imperative that the blackspot was dealt with.

The work will improve the TF-643 and specifically the pathway which runs from the roundabout connecting the TF65 and the Barranco de Agua Dulce.

There have been problems with the design and safety of the road, the state of the pavement, the lack of paving in some areas, indiscriminate parking and the location of pedestrian crossings to get to the shops and bus stops. The road takes a significant amount of traffic.

The project will include wider pavements, an overpass, a new central reservation and proper parking zones, as well as a speed limit of no more than 50mph but 40mph being recommended.

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German company has chosen La Laguna for the installation of an unusual children’s play area, complete with a very magical house.

Spielart could have selected anywhere in Spain for this innovation which blends play equipment with nature.

However, the Plaza de la Junta Suprema won the honour because of the dedicated work carried out by Spielart’s representative in Spain, Portugal and Latin America, Isabel Toledo von Warburg over the last eight years. She comes from Tenerife and it was her express wish that the playground should be installed somewhere on the island.

Company owners, Manuela Schwabe and Ralf Werner visited Tenerife with Isabel and decided that La Laguna was the perfect place, especially as it is a World Heritage Site.

Spielart has designed and produced items for children’s recreation and adventure playgrounds since 1991 and each piece is unique.

For the new area in La Laguna, the company took into account the design of nearby buildings and trees.

The special house on the site is known as a Zwergenhaus and is designed with motifs of the animal world including a lizard, dragonflies, chickens and a ladybird. The space flows and encourages the child’s imagination.

The Mayor, Fernando Clavijo recently visited the site with councillor for municipal services, Javier Abreu.

FUNDING PLEDGE

Work begins on second phase of nursing home

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ORK has started on the second phase of a nursing home in Guia de Isora.

HIP INJURY

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Firefighters were called in to help rescue her from the area known as Torre Antigua.

The 1-1-2 control centre had received a call reporting that the woman had fallen into a hole several metres deep and had injured her hip.

She was rescued and taken to hospital, with injuries described as “less severe”.

This new project will provide a building of three floors over a total of 1,200 square metres.

The Mayor, Pedro Martín said this has been made possible through financing of 400,000 euros provided by the council and the Canary Government.

The deadline for this second phase is four months so it is expected to finish at the end of March 2015.

Sr. Martin said it would provide a centre for elderly folk to live permanently with medical and specialist care, especially for those with complex issues such as Alzheimer’s or senile dementia. It would also help keep older people nearer to their families in the locality rather than having to move away.

The Mayor said he hoped this investment would conclude the structure for the original plans and from there, there would be a third stage of around one million euros to open the centre for 60 people, rising to 75.

Vice-president of Tenerife Cabildo, Aurelio Abreu assured they would work towards securing the funding to complete the work.

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BARRANCO ACCIDENT

Granadilla plans Helicopter rescues injured paraglider new tourist route A tours

N off-duty firefighter helped to rescue a paraglider who crashed-landed in a ravine in south Tenerife.

The accident happened in a barranco in the area of Ifonche in the Adeje municipality in the mid-afternoon.

The 1-1-2 emergency control centre received a call to say a man had been injured whilst practising the sport and needed assistance.

Medics went to the scene, along with the fire brigade, Civil Guard, emergency rescue group and the emergency helicopter.

Because of the location, two rescuers were lowered down from the helicopter and gave assistance to the injured man before hoisting him back up on a stretcher. An off-duty firefighter and a friend also helped.

The man, described as a foreigner, was taken to hospital for treatment with a leg injury described as “of a less serious nature”.

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Arona forms new tourism forum

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Nuria Delgado Hernández with qualified guides who will conduct the tours

RANADILLA is planning to launch a unique new project which will offer guided tours in the three different languages of Spanish, German and English.

The local council says “Discover Granadilla de Abona” will be a pioneering scheme and the first of its kind in the south of Tenerife.

It is being organised through the tourism department headed

by Nuria Delgado Hernández who says it will start with three pilot routes. These will include the area from the coast of El Medano to Los Abrigos, as well as through the historic centre of Granadilla and stargazing in the hamlet of Las Vegas.

A meeting is planned for the coming weeks to involve entrepreneurs and all those interested to finalise details of the initiative and to prepare a programme.

The walks will be aimed at tourists and groups on request and contact has been made with the taxi association to arrange transport.

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RONA has a new “round table” forum in order to co-ordinate efforts to further develop tourism initiatives in the municipality.

Meetings are to be held every month and will involve representatives of numerous sectors, including members of the local government, tourism entrepreneurs, tourist industry associations and public administration entities.

The first session of the “Mesa Sectorial de Turismo” was chaired by Arona’s Mayor, Francisco José Niño, together with the councillors for tourism and economic promotion, Évelin Santos and Marcos Afonso Esquivel.

The forum is designed to bring together ideas and share information in order to co-ordinate actions to boost tourism and collaboration.

Arona officers say this will help with the transformation of tourist areas and the challenges therein.

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Sprucing up Guimar

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pledge has been made to improve the appearance of many areas in Guimar, including park areas and around the popular ethnographic park with its fascinating pyramids.

The local council is installing 100 new rubbish containers which have an increased capacity of 20 per cent over the original ones. The cost is just over 30,000 euros.

The aim is to site them in areas of the most demand, which are visited by local people and tourists alike and therefore enhance the genera look of Guimar.

The council has also promised weekly cleaning of various districts and a new location for containers for organic waste.

Python gives Drugs clients quite a hidden SHOP ALERT shock in cocoa

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LIENTS having their hair done in a Santa Cruz salon got a nasty surprise when they spotted a

snake!

It turned out to be a python about 130 centimetres in length which was slithering around the premises in the district of Somosierra.

Scared residents called in the police who alerted experts from the Neotropics Foundation who took over.

They assured that although the snake can bite, it is not poisonous though the one encountered was particularly aggressive as they tried to capture it.

They estimated it was about seven years of age.

This isn’t the first time a python has been found loose in Tenerife because of the illegal trade of importing exotic species.

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man and woman have been arrested in the harbour area of Los Cristianos for alleged drug trafficking.

Police stopped them at a checkpoint and a search revealed they had drugs in their possession, including six pieces of hashish hidden in two packets of instant cocoa and eleven doses of crack.

National police said the man was aged 26 and the woman was 24. Both were arrested and detained.

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IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey offers a great variety of events during Christmas SATURDAY’S APPETISER SESSION AND SUNDAY BRUNCH During this Christmas, IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey will continue to enrich and enhance its gastronomy with the Mencey´s Appetiser session and the New Gourmet Brunch.

The first of these initiatives will be celebrated every Saturday, between noon and 2.30pm, on the terrace of the Iballa Cocktail Bar. This is a different approach during which the customer can enjoy exquisite cuisine accompanied by a selection of champagne, cava and white wine.

And every Sunday, the Los Laureles Terrace will be the unique setting for the New Gourmet Brunch. From 11.30am and accompanied by the best live music, this brunch will be served to your table for only 27 euros per person.

NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA DINNER

The perfect way of seeing out 2014 will take place in the magnificent Tinerfe Room. Enjoy a delicious gala dinner designed especially for the occasion seasoned with touches of the finest avant-garde cuisine. Start this very special evening in the Plataneras Lounge, enjoying a magnificent cocktail reception to the magical sounds of live music. Then, the NEW YEAR´S EVE GALA DINNER will take place in the Tinerfe Room at 8.30pm.

MENCEY CHRISTMAS MARKET

On the 13th and 14th December, IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey is organising for the first time the Mencey Christmas

Market, an original Christmas market where visitors can find and purchase a selection of handicrafts, art and traditional confectionery. It will take place between 11am & 8.30pm. A large tent and the most welcoming Christmas decorations will serve as a stage to bring together more than 20 exhibitors with a selection of the best bakeries of Tenerife, specialty shops and the varied craft designers.

During the celebration of the market, the restaurant and bar teams will offer a special menu with a selection of tapas, roasted chestnuts, drinks, chocolate and sweets on the terrace of the Iballa Cocktail Bar. In addition, the Mencey Christmas Market will also feature a program of fun workshops for both children and adults: decorating Christmas tables, preparation of marzipan and chocolates, original wrappers or figures Christmas gifts for the tree, which can be accessed by prior arrangement. (hotel.mencey@iberostar.com / 922 609 900).

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER Experience a unique Christmas Eve at the IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey. Enjoy a delicious menu created especially for the occasion, paired with some of the finest contemporary wines in an exclusive setting and accompanied by the finest live music.

CHRISTMAS EVE MENU Wagyu beef tataki with cheese shavings, foie gras ice cream and thin crispy bread Sautéed scallops with quail drumsticks on a bed of sherry flavored celery purée and orange sauce Amberjack steak with warm tomato tartar and calamari noodles with demiglace sauce Truffled suckling pig on a bed of acid apple, chestnuts and winter vegetables Christmas log with vanilla and light buttercream on a bed of crumble Individual portions of sweets and pastries.

Pairing wines will be: Viña Zanata Marmajuelo D.O. Ycoden Daute Isora Marqués de Murrieta Reserva D.O. Rioja Freixenet Brut Barroco D.O. Cava Price is 95€ per adult, and it includes drinks.

Children aged 0 to 4 is free and those aged between 5 and 12 pay 40€.

Prior booking and formal dress is required.

(Tlf.: 922 609 900)

NEW YEAR’S EVE MENU Smooth cauliflower cream with anise blinis, sour cream and Iranian caviar Roast European lobster in salad-style with floral hints and vinaigrette ball Wild sea bass fillet on a bed of casseroled baby broad beans, cured Iberian ham and lemongrass sauce Spring veal steak with parsnip purée, cep and morchella mushrooms terrine Lime, cucumber and celery sorbet with green pepper aromas Mango and passion fruit ingot filled with vanillaflavoured white chocolate and red berry pearls The Pairing wines will be: Fillaboa Albariño White, D.O. Rias Baixas Chivite Colección 125 Reserva Red, D.O. Navarra Taittinger Brut Champagne, D.O. Champagne New Year’s Eve Party: Live music, open bar until 3 a.m, special party bag and early morning snacks Price is 255€ per adult, and it includes drinks.

Children aged 0 to 4 is free and those aged between 5 & 12 pay 60€.

Advance booking and formal dress is required.

(Tlf: 922 609 900) Special menus are available for children and vegetarians.

NEW YEAR ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE Get 2015 off to the best possible start with a stay at the IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey. Discover the delights of the deluxe rooms. Enjoy a delicious New Year buffet and pamper yourself at the Spa Sensation Centre.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Cocktail reception • Gala dinner • New Year’s Eve party and open bar • Accommodation in a deluxe room • One admission per person and stay to the SPA •

Sensations thermal circuit Breakfast and buffet lunch on New Year’s Day.

From 690€ (2 adults).

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Update from Accion del Sol and the romantic tunes from “ Tomas” will insure a fantastic evening. The cost per person is 27e . If you would like to make a reservation and to pay a deposit to secure your booking then please call the refuge on 922778630 for more information.

Exciting time for Wingate infants

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E had a lovely surprise when Mary Irving arrived at the refuge laden with her beautiful hand knitted dolls and toys for us to sell to raise money towards the care of the many dogs at Accion Del Sol. We would like to say a very big thank you to her for all her efforts and hard work.

It is very greatly appreciated.

If you would like to buy one of the many toys then please contact the refuge on the below number. Mary is also in great need of wool, old pillows and duvets so she can carry on making these gorgeous toys so again please contact the below number if you can help in any way.

Educational message We continue with our educational programme with

children from the many surrounding schools visiting the refuge to learn basic animal welfare and to care for our four legged friends in the hope that having a better understanding will help the dire cruelty situation here in Tenerife.

For Christmas With Christmas soon upon us we begin our festivities on the 19th of December which will be a piano concert by the London based Royal School of Music playing a variety of music from Beethoven, Mozart, K abalewsky, Schumann, Debussy, Chopin, Tchaikovsky

and Cervantes . This will be held at Capo Blanco Auditorium at 7.30 pm , a small donation of 3e per person will be charged on admittance all of which will be donated to Accion Del Sol. This is followed by our Christmas dinner on the 20th of December 7.30pm at Tasca Tierras Del Sur which is situated in the centre of Granadilla next to the church.

The evening will include a delicious array of fayre , local wines, beers and soft drinks

Please call 922778630 for more information or if you would like to help out in any way or maybe you have a little spare time to walk a dog or two, that would be very much appreciated by our four legged friends. The refuge is situated at Poligono De Industrial Estate, Granadilla, Exit 51 on the TF1, directly next to ITER the Parque Eolica where the windmills are and it is open to the public Monday, Tuesday ,Thursday , Friday 14.00-17.00pm and Saturdays 13.00-16.00 . The refuge is closed Wednesdays, Sundays and on Public holidays.

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LL Saints Church Puerto de La Cruz Carol Service of nine lessons and carols will be held on 19 December at 7 pm led by the Reverend Malcolm Exley who will be back with us once again with his wife Kathleen.

Our Christmas Services are as follows   

Wednesday 24th December 10 am Holy Communion Wednesday 24th December Midnight Mass 11.30pm Thursday 25th December Christmas Day 11am Holy communion.

All Saints Church will be holding an Epiphany Brunch at the Monasterio on January 11th at 1 pm . Please phone Wendy on 922320978 for more details Our next Car Boot will be on February7th do come along and join us from 11 am in the Church grounds, all the old faithfuls will be there feeling refreshed by the start of the New Year.

As All Saints Church is currently in an Interregnum our Locum Priest until December 16th will be Revd Allan Hughes followed by the Revd Malcolm Exley who will be with us until 7th January.

If you wish to contact the Priest please phone the Parsonage on 922384038 All Saints Church would like to wish everyone a joyous, peaceful and blessed Christmas

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ECEMBER is a busy month for most people, and for the Infants at Wingate School this is no exception. On Monday 1st December the children opened the class advent calendar with much excitement. Festive displays are starting to go up of snowmen, trees and snowflakes and the children have helped to decorate their class Christmas tree. Cards, calendars, crackers and other such Christmas activities are underway – Lots to do before the end of term!!

But perhaps one of the most exciting things at this time of year is our Christmas nativity play, where the children get to perform for mums and dads. This year we decided to do two shorter plays. The first – A Snowman at Sunset – involves the Year 1 and Nursery classes and teaches the importance of working together. There are some super narrators and actors, and a lovely duet at the end but I do think that our Nursery children will steal the show dressed as 12 tubby snowmen for their little song!

The Year 2 and Reception classes are portraying the traditional Christmas story through the eyes of “The Curious Sheep”. Once again we have some great speakers and actors, two lovely soloists, and even some dancing gospel angels!!

With a Christmas party on the last day of term, hopefully with a visit from a certain bearded gentleman in a red suit, it is a perfect way to end our autumn term.

The staff and children of Wingate School would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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S we move from autumn into winter, I would like to thank everyone, from the volunteers who help daily, to the people who stop by the shelter and find a new family member. It does make all the difference as we can see from the letter we received from Savanna who joined us in June and is now enjoying her forever home.

Dear K9, I’m writing to thank you for the wonderful care you gave to me while I was at the refuge. I was frightened I would never find a forever home, then last month at the K9 Open Day, it finally happened. I chose my new mum. She thought she chose me but it was really the other way round. Although it took a few days training, she learned quickly and in return, I let her know I recognise my name and come immediately I am called. I enjoy my walks and adore my food, so much that I have put on weight and needed a new collar. I was house-trained in a very short time, which is great as I progressed from the laundry room to the living room to my favourite place sitting on Mum’s lap... She is putty in my paws but then I am quite a looker!

Well, I’d better close as it’s time for me to sleep with mammy on her bed, she takes up a lot of room but I put up with it as I think it’s a security issue for her. Speaking of which she keeps looking at me and saying something I don’t understand. “Heaven on Earth.” Let me know if you can figure that one out. Please tell my friends back at camp that I said, “Hello” and try to find

them great homes too. Thank you again, you really helped to make my new Mum so happy.

She needed me. Savanna xx So one happy customer but still many that need a place to call home and until they do, you can help support our cause by visiting the K9 Shop in Alcala Plaza, open each day from 10am until 2pm, except Sunday. If anyone wants to donate something for the shop and it needs collecting, please contact either 611352881 or 646561035 to arrange collection.

We have a clothing stall at Alcala market each Monday and a second hand bookstall each Thursday at Fañabe Market. Both are mornings only, all monies raised go towards the care of the many dogs and cats at the K9 refuge.

‘Swallows’ can contact Jim on 600314712 and arrange to meet - he will bring a car full of books 1 euro each or 3 for 2 euros he also has DVDs at 1 euro a disc to help while away your winter months on the island.

Finally, K9 want to extend a giant heartfelt thank to our wonderful donors and volunteers, please know that we do appreciate your generous and selfless contribution.

The support we receive from

our community does not have to be financial, we appreciate your time in exercising the dogs or giving a bag of dog or cat food which can make a huge difference to the animals in our care.

This message is just a simple reminder that without YOU K9 Animal Refuge would not be possible. We always strive to do our best and see that every animal no matter how big or small will be loved and cared for both physically and emotionally until their forever home is found. If you would like to visit or have the time to walk a dog, the kennels are open EVERY day from 11am until 2pm. The number is 667638468.

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HE Second Edition of Boris & Friends (Boris y sus Amigos) written by local author Susan Dehmel, is now on sale at 8.50 euros. It is a bilingual book primarily for children to read, colour and to teach themselves Spanish and English. From 15th December it will also be available in Spanish & German.

It is described as an educational story about Friendship and Respect, to Read, Learn, Enjoy and Colour!

It can be purchased from: Libreria Redhound Bookshop on Calle Juan XX111 in Los Cristianos, Libreria Barbara Bookshop on Juan Pablo Abril 6 in Los Cristianos and Libreria La Cava Bookshop on Calle Piedra Redonda 54 in Adeje.

The printing of the book has been sponsored by K9 Tenerife animal refuge and Helping Hands in Tenerife, both local charities.

Sue Dehmel is one of the founder members of K9 and helps at the K9 shop in Alcala on a Wednesday. Why not pop along to the shop in Alcala Plaza and request Sue to sign a copy for you.

There will an official launch and book signing on Friday 19th December from 5pm at the Red Hound Bookshop in Los Cristianos.

If any other bookshops are interested in stocking this book, please get in touch.

For details of other outlets and for more information, please contact K9mikey@gmail.com who will try and assist.

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HE British School Art exhibition is again set to take place at the English Library, Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz. This is the fourth year that parents, friends and the general public will have the opportunity to see some of the stunning work that has been produced over the school year 2013-2014.

Headlining the event is prizewinning A-level student Alex Gunnarsson. Alex was awarded the Best in Spain Cambridge award for outstanding achievement last year. This year his work was shown in the prestigious The Artist magazine, along with an article he was asked to write about his work and technique.

The set of work that will be shown in this year’s exhibition gained him an A* at A-level achieving a score of 100% for his extraordinary artwork.

Alexander is presently studying Art at his chosen university in London. .

The AS work will also be on show showing a wide range of subject matter.

Emma achieved a grade A for her hilarious pinups which included burly rugby players doing the housework.

See below.

Denise was also awarded grade A for her portraits of adults and children, delicately drawn and painted in

a variety of media.

Lea’s colourful mixed media market paintings add a splash of excitement to the show. Here we see sacks of maize and peppers, piles of arabian cloth and spices on market stalls. Yet another grade A awarded!

There will also be an opportunity to see the winning artwork from the Starmus competition. Our joint winners; Josh and Andrea had the honour of attending the huge Starmus festival at the auditorium in Santa Cruz to receive their prizes and shared a stage with astronauts, cosmonauts and Stephen Hawking!

Hoping for even greater success this year some BST students’ artwork has been chosen to enter this year’s Saatchi competition for schools where it has already been uploaded to the Saatchi website.

The Librar y exhibition opens on December 10th and

runs until January 9th. The opening hours at the library are: Monday 3pm-5.30pm, Wednesday 10.00-1.00pm, Friday 3.00-5.00pm and Saturday mornings from 10.001.00pm.

Everybody is welcome and please do not forget to sign the visitors’ book when you visit, our students would be

delighted to read your opinions and comments.

Finally the Art department would like to thank The English Library for their kind collaboration on bringing the work of these talented young people into the public eye.

Annie Chapman, Art Teacher.

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Live Arico Pets Animal Welfare Supporters (PAWS)

Lions Club, Santiago del Teide

Hospivet Sur, Las Chafiras Cards and Gifts Shop, San Blas, Golf del Sur Wine Bar at the Harbour Club, Los Gigantes Auction Rooms, Los Abrigos

Live Arico’s BIG Xmas Raffle

Want to be in with a chance of winning a great prize?

Our Xmas raffle tickets are only 2 euros and we are going to make the draw on Golf del Sur on Boxing Day. 1st Prize Samsung Tab 4 2nd Prize Samsung S4 Mini Smart Phone 3rd Prize Samsung Tab 3 Tickets are now on sale in our charity shops, as well as directly from Sue or Eugenio, Vet Cesar Bertoldi, Hospivet Sur Las Chafiras, Vet Yaiza Perez, Admiral Insurance Los Cristianos, Beauty Within Los Gigantes, Don Perro Las Chafiras and more to be added.

You’ve got to be in it to win it! Don’t miss out.

Live Arico Shops Dog of the Week - Nacho Nacho is a cracking dog. Small to medium sized and a Tenterfield Terrier no less!! He is very playful and loving, but he really needs a home.

He is 4 years old, sterilized, vaccinated, chipped and is good to go.

Could YOU be his forever family? Call Sue on 629 388102 for more information. Adopt don’t shop, always the best option.

2015 Calendars Now on Sale …and very nice they are too. Produced by Eclipse Print, we think you will like them. Get yours for 5 euros at either of our charity shops, or :

NEWS! San Eugenio shop now open Sundays 12 – 3pm!

If you have QUALITY unwanted clothes, cds, dvds, shoes, household items or childrens clothing, call Siobhan now on 630 857626. And do come and see us, we have shops in Los Cristianos, Calle Revron near Churchills Bar, and San Eugenio opposite Hotel La Nina

by Amandas bar at las Carabelas complex. Both shops open from 10 – 4 Monday to Friday, and until 3pm Saturday and Sundays. Come and have a browse, bag a bargain and help the animals..

A Wingate winter workshop

Pic by Jesús Ferrer Suárez

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aturday November 8th saw Santiago del Teide Lions Club hold their first mixed doubles Tennis Tournament at Tipsy Terrace in Los Gigantes. The event was organised & run by Lion Jesus Ferrer Suarez to raise money for the local food help scheme operated by the Lions Club in conjunction with Santiago del Teide Social Services & local businesses.

The event proved to be a great success with the players & spectators alike & raised, through players entrance fees & a raffle, a total of 1600 euros all of which will go to helping local families in need.

Santiago del Teide Lions would like to thank the following for all their help & support both before & on the day.

Jesus Ferrer Suarez for organising & running the event.

Sally & Sarah - our wonderful hosts at Tipsy Terrace.

Staff at Tipsy Terrace.

Val Knibbs, El Marques & Las Rosas for raffle ticket sales.

Players & supporters - it wouldn’t happen without you.

The Prize Givers ( in no particular order ) as follows:Restaurante Asturias, Bazar Verde, Naluv, Perfumeria Safari, Bazar Rosmen, Santiago Rent a Car, Tipsy Terrace, Restaurante Jardin del Sol, Tapas 23, Supermercado Los Gigantes, Rent a Car Tamay & Veronica’s.

Another Tennis Tournament is being held at Tipsy Terrace by the Lions Cub in February 2015.

Busy time for senior choir

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INGATE students get with the festive spirit, organising a toy collection for local orphans. Year 12 students are particularly grateful to Ms Elaine Houghton, the owner of The Corner Shop in Bahiá Principe for donating a large amount of very good quality toys, making this year’s collection one of the best ever.

The students work with the Lions Charity annually for the benefit of the local community. ‘ We are ver y happy to have the opportunity to bring Christmas to the local children and give back to

our society ’, says Bhavika Hiranandani, the year 12 student in charge of the project. The Christmas spirit a r o s e a s t h e y e a r 12’s spent their time c o l lecting and wrapping presents.

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INGATE Senior Choir practising for the busy few weeks ahead.

The Wingate Senior School Carol

Concert will be on the 18th December and a Carol Service on 17th December at 19.00 hrs to be led by Pastor Bill from Tenerife Family Church, everyone welcome.

Mer r y Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you from all of us at Wingate School.

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Bentley names new car after Bentayga Gran Canaria is to be linked with the luxury car range Bentley and tourism chiefs are delighted

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HE Tourist Board has been told that a new model is to be called “Bentayga” after the historic landscape area of the island which has fascinated so many people.

The car will be on the streets of the world in 2016 and will cost between 164,000 and 204,000 euros. It is being aimed at the luxury and powerful SUV market and will be followed by a hybrid version.

Cabildo president, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna and tourism councillor, Melchor Camón said they were delighted with the news which would be a great promotion for Gran Canaria, linking one of the main symbols of the island with one of the most prestigious luxury car brands.

“It will be an honour for Gran Canaria and an excellent promotional platform,” said Sr. Camón.

The Cabildo is also making it very clear to Bentley that it will help in any way with future promotions of the vehicle linked with the island.

Island looks to new farm Woman tries double products Facebook scam JOB CREATION

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EW types of farming are to be encouraged on El Hierro under a plan which looks ahead to ten years.

The island’s Cabildo wants to see more fish farms, together with diversification into products such as olives, aloe vera and its spin-offs and organic poultry.

A series of initiatives is being planned to boost the island’s primary sector which will involve studies, trials, grant aid and modernisation.

The Cabildo hopes this will

complement traditional farming and the cultivation of figs, almonds and apples amongst others.

A phased business plan for 2014 to 2016 has been approved and it is hoped to recoup investments within a decade. The aim is also to safeguard and create new jobs.

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OLICE on Gran Canaria have arrested a 46year-old woman for attempting to carry out a double scam on Facebook.

The woman, described as “a foreigner”, used the bank account details of two other people to add money to a social network game.

In one case, she defrauded

2,574 euros and the rest of the amount on the other. Both genuine holders of the bank accounts noticed the deductions and called in the police.

In the meantime, the woman had contacted the police herself alleging that she too had been the victim of a similar scam and asking for help to get the money back.

The Civil Guard were helped in their investigations by the security department of Facebook.

Challengers pledge to “row our socks off” after Canary ocean drama

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WO groups of sailors are battling against each other and the elements this Christmas to beat a world record rowing time between Gran Canaria and Barbados.

The intrepid adventurers set out at 2159 hours from Puerto de Mogan on Monday, November 24th and have to reach their destination before 2159 hours on Boxing Day. The current speed record stands at 32 days and one of the boats, the “Toby Wallace” came very close on a previous attempt, just missing out by 22 hours.

They have encountered very rough conditions, including the period when the Canar y Islands were experiencing very bad weather and massive swells on the ocean.

One crew member, Oliver

Waite from Cornwall was involved in an emergency airlift to hospital because of concern over his asthma. A rescue helicopter had to reach him in a very remote location some 320 miles from Gran Canaria; it was such a distance that it had to stop at Mauritania to refuel.

All involved said they were very disappointed to lose “Ollie” but they continued their challenge and are looking forward to seeing him back in the UK, hopefully with the record until their belts.

The Toby Wallace originally had seven crew members and

their “rival” boat, the Oystershack has five.

This is the fourth Atlantic crossing for the Toby Wallace which completed the journey in 2012, 2013 and February 2014 and the third for the Oystershack (in 2007/2008 and 2011/2012).

The rowers come from the UK, New Zealand, Ireland and Denmark and include a

property developer, a bus company boss and even a former semi-professional fireeater and knife juggler!

Olive who was rescued runs the The Ship Inn, Porthleven with his family and was making his second Atlantic row in a year to raise money for the “Made for Life Foundation”, the Cornish cancer charity.

Skipper of the Toby Wallace, Simon Chalk said they were sorry to lose Ollie but intended to “row our socks off ”.

“At no time was there any danger and this was not an emergency situation – it was

in the best interests of Oliver’s welfare,” he stressed.

You can keep up to date with the progress of their two boats on www.oceanusrowing.co.uk

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BRITISH ARTIST CHOOSES LANZAROTE

Incredible underwater museum project will feature 300 seabed sculptures

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fascinating project which will create an underwater ocean museum in Lanzarote is one step closer to reality.

The Cabildo has recently signed a contract with multitalented Jason deCaires Taylor who is a qualified diving instructor, underwater naturalist, award-winning underwater photographer and in 2006, founded and created the world’s first underwater sculpture park off the coast of Grenada in the West Indies.

Now, he is planning to do the same in Lanzarote with the “Museo Atlántico Lanzarote: Biosfera, Arte y Naturaleza” or “Atlantic Museum Lanzarote: Biosphere, Art and Nature” which will host around 300 sculptures, all under the sea.

Jason deCaires Taylor was born in 1974 to an English father and Guyanese mother.

He grew up in Europe and Asia where he spent most of his early childhood exploring the coral reefs of Malaysia. He has a Bachelor of Arts in sculpture and creates works described as “unlike any other” as they flow and interact with nature and the coral reefs and are designed to encourage environmental awareness.

Critics who have lavished praise on his work over the years say words cannot do them justice and only seeing them for yourselves will show people how incredible they are. In due course, divers going to Lanzarote will be able to do exactly that.

Signing the agreement, Cabildo president Pedro San Ginés said the project would be “an extraordinar y promotion” of culture, tourism and the arts and a huge draw for diving clubs.

The ceremony took place on the esplanade of the Castillo de las Coloradas in Playa Blanca (Yaiza), the location for the museum.

Paperwork for the project has taken over a year and a half but now, the artist can press on with technical implementation which should be completed within a timescale of two years.

Those attending the ceremony went on to visit Jason’s workshop where they were told about the sculptures planned for the underwater museum.

Jason deCaires Taylor recently received an award in Washington after he was named one of the top 100 personalities who had “shaken the world” over the last year.

Pedro San Ginés said the new museum would link art and nature, a combination which had characterised the development of Lanzarote.

“It is a project which will generate life where none exists today,” he said.

Chief executive officer of the Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, José Juan Lorenzo described it as “a door to the sea” and one which would give the public a reason to visit the sea bed.

The British artist said he could have chosen anywhere in the world for the new museum but wanted Lanzarote because “it is a place where people are in love with nature and art”. Playa Blanca was especially ideal because it was sheltered from the strong currents, had a flat ocean bed and no animal or plant species to disturb.

He stressed there was no private business developer between the project which

Jason deCaires Taylor

would feature ten installations around a large botanical garden with native plants.

A public exhibition has just concluded as part of the consultation process and final details have now been submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture for the final go ahead. Financing has already been agreed.

The sculptures will be positioned between 12 and 15 metres below the sea so they can be visited by divers of all

levels and on some days, will even be visible from the surface.

The project is expected to

recoup costs in the short-term and two per cent of the revenue will be ploughed back into seabed research.

Some of our pictures are courtesy of http://www.underwatersculpture.com/ where you can read more about Jason deCaires Taylor’s fascinating work and see more photographs and videos.

El Hierro tackles dog mess problem FREE BAGS

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l Hierro may be a lovely island but it hasn’t escaped the proverbial problem of dog mess spoiling the environment.

Following repeated requests for action from residents, the Cabildo has teamed up with the local council of El Pinar to install half a dozen doggie bag dispensers around La Restinga.

These dispensers contain 5,000 bags which pet owners are being urged to use to clear up after their dogs and then deposit in a public bin.

The dispensers are bright red so people can’t miss them but the authorities have put out a renewed appeal to make sure they are used and the dog mess problem is controlled.

It is planned to extend the scheme to the main town of El Pinar itself and then to other municipalities across El Hierro.

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FRAUD HOTLINE

Tough new measures for expats who cheat the system

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ALLS to the benefit fraud hotline in Spain have doubled since the British Government launched a major advertising campaign during the last week of October to encourage the public to call the hotline if they suspect benefit fraud and to urge claimants to report changes in their circumstances.

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) benefit fraud hotline in Spain – 900 55 44 40 – has seen a surge in vital tip-offs that fraud investigators are now pursuing to verify if people are claiming benefits illegally.

Awareness of the campaign and associated media coverage among expatriates in Spain and their willingness to call the hotline, is helping investigators to reduce the waste of honest taxpayers’ money on fraudsters.

Work and Pensions Minister Mark Harper said: “Hard working taxpayers have had enough of fraudsters taking money which is meant for genuine claimants, which is why we’re seeing so many people taking action by calling the hotline. We know it’s a small minority who commit benefit fraud but I would urge anyone who has suspicions to call the free and confidential number or report them anonymously online.”

Worldwide, someone is reported to benefit fraud hotlines every minute of every working day on average, and in the last year alone nearly 60,000 fraud investigations have been launched.

The Government has recovered nearly one billion pounds of wrongly paid benefits in the last year, and has introduced a raft of measures to crack down on people who cheat the system - both abroad and in the UK – including: *Tough new rules so that 40% of individuals’ benefits can be taken to repay stolen cash - on top of any fine or custodial sentence handed out by the courts; *Increased penalties from £2,000 to £5,000, without taking a fraudster to court; * A new £50 civil penalty for claimants who negligently give incorrect information on their claims or fail to report a change in circumstances which results in overpayments.

If you suspect a benefit cheat, call the confidential hotline on 900 55 44 40 - open from 8am to 4pm every weekday in Spain - or report them online at www.dwp.gov.uk/benefit-thieves-spain

GAMBLING CLAMPDOWN

POLICE WARNING

Police raid illegal Dangers of sharing poker game intimate pictures

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OLICE have cracked down on illegal gambling in Spain with a raid on a Texas holdem poker game in Granada.

They said seven people were playing, including a minor, and chips worth nearly half a million euros were seized.

Officers carried out surveillance for a number of days before raiding premises in the north of the city.

The poker was described as “an illegal activity which violated the relevant regulations on gambling in Andalucia”.

At the time of the raid, the players were betting large sums of money previously changed for chips, of which there were thousands. One of the men was found to be in possession of an illegal weapon. Numerous decks of cards were also found.

Both the property owner and the poker players will all now face sanctions.

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OUNG people who send intimate pictures via mobile phones are once again being warned about how they can be exploited.

A recent survey indicated that teenagers in Spain see this practice as “quite normal” and frequently share pictures of partners in various states of undress and more, usually just between two or three consenting people.

In Zaragoza, however, one girl aged 13 found out to her detriment that private does not always mean what it suggests.

Police said she met a potential new boyfriend over the internet and sent him erotic pictures in various poses via WhatsApp. He then forwarded them to his friends without her permission which is an offence and thereafter it created a chain.

Following an investigation, officers arrested seven youngsters, aged between 14 and 17.

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Murder suspect Ebola survivor talks of her pain trapped by job and says: “This second life is offer not easy” BOGUS CALL

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OLICE used an unusual technique to capture a man wanted for murder. A job offer!

The suspect had been at large for well over a year following the death of a bar manager. It happened after a group of burglars broke into his premises and tied him up with string and aso gagged him. The victim suffocated.

Police knew who they wanted to find in connection with the incident through DNA tests but the man had evaded arrest by moving across Spain.

He was also wanted for other crimes in Spain and France but

did not spend more than a week in each area.

What they did discover, however, was that he often undertook casual work so on receiving information that he was in Seville, they laid a trap. He was tempted to apply for work collecting olives but did not realise that the person he spoke to was a member of the Civil Guard.

When he turned up for his appointment, he was arrested.

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EXCALIBUR HEARTBREAK

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HE Spanish nursing auxiliary who beat ebola but was forced to have her dog destroyed has spoken in detail for the first time about her heartbreak and pain.

Teresa May, who is seeking compensation of 300,000 euros both for defamation of character and the loss of “Excalibur”, was too upset to talk about her pet when she left hospital in Madrid earlier this month.

But now, she has opened up about her month in an isolation unit and fought back tears as she described the death of her ten-year-old rescue lurcher as “unnecessary, unfortunate and painful”.

She told the Spanish chat

programme “”Un tiempo nuevo” that she was also disgusted at how her home had been defumigated whist she was still in hospital and that 90 per cent of her possessions had gone.

“For me, this second life is not easy,” she said during an emotional interview.

Teresa, who is 44, and her husband Javier Limon who was also put into isolation in case he had contracted the virus intend to give part or all of the compensation to an

animal charity. They have already been told by lawyers that the Ministry of Health will fight their compensation claim in court as officials deny that her reputation has in any way been damaged.

Teresa says wrongful and hurtful claims were made about how she contracted ebola and how and when she reported symptoms. She says she followed procedures at all times. However, she now also faces the possibility of a counter-claim from one of the doctors who treated her.

“Excalibur”, their rescue dog, was destroyed on a court order just one day after her husband was taken into

isolation, even though in Dallas, the pet of ebola survivor Nina Pham was kept in quarantine until given the all clear.

Teresa has no children and says they regarded the dog as their child, their friend: “For me, he was more than a dog. He was my carer, my companion, my son.”

She contracted ebola whilst working in the same hospital where two Spanish priests died and at one stage, nearly lost her battle for life. Today, she says she is still weak and emotionally upset but once again thanked everyone who helped to save her.

Chocolate cake was “laced with Couple used hand-operated machine to peddle tobacco marijuana”

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IGHT young people were taken to hospital after eating a chocolate birthday cake laced with marijuana.

Police have been told the cake was made by the mother of one of the guests and an investigation was launched to find out if it was a deliberate act or a mistake.

The teenagers all fell ill whilst attending the private party in a pub in the city of Oviedo in northern Spain.

They showed signs of “intoxication” despite drinking no alcohol and became increasingly distressed and unwell.

They were taken to the emergency department at Asturias Central Hospital and the police were called in. Their anxious parents were alerted to the situation by other

children at the party who had not eaten the cake.

At first, police were unable to talk to the teenager of the mother who made the cake as she too was affected.

However, it later came to light that the woman had baked the cake using margarine laced with marijuana.

Doctors confirmed that all the symptoms clearly pointed to cannabis laced in the chocolate.

Some sources suggest cakes baked with marijuana is not as unusual as might be thought as this is how the common practice of taking the drug in Spain is “passed down from generation to generation”.

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HE lengths people will go to in order to smuggle contraband tobacco was demonstrated when police broke up an illicit manufacturing operation.

Described as one of the largest seizures of its kind in Spain, police found 2.8 tons of tobacco in a clandestine factory in Toledo.

Old machinery was being used by a couple who then distributed the tobacco to bars and buyers, not just in Toledo but throughout Spain.

Police said there were no health and safety checks in place and the product was sold in plastic bags without labels or any legal warning or registration.

They estimated that as many as 30 sales were being made each month because although the machines had

to be operated by hand, the man and woman had devised a system allowing them to produce vast quantities and quickly.

During the raid, police seized machinery, various chemicals, cigarette filters, scales and razors for rolling cigarettes.

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Home insurance in Spain

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AVING home insurance cover in Spain is not compulsory by law. However, at Linea Directa we highly recommend that you cover your buildings and their contents. Without insurance you will be fully responsible for footing the bill to any damages resulting from fire and water, a neighbour’s property, and you’ll be left unprotected against theft or damage from a wide range of potential mishaps.

Your property in Spain may be let out and treated as a holiday home or it may be your permanent residence. In all cases, adequate home insurance is a must; after all, your property will certainly be one of your most valuable personal assets, and you need to protect it as such.

When you take out a Spanish mortgage, one of the conditions from the bank will be compulsory buildings insurance from the lender to ensure that the bank loan is secured against risks to properties in Spain.

Linea Directa can provide online quotes for Spanish buildings insurance. Its quick and easy and we will help you find the best deal for the needs of your particular cover.

What’s at stake for uninsured properties?

Most standard building insurance policies in Spain cover the actual structure of the building as well as the fixtures and fittings. This includes the roof, walls, windows, kitchen, bathroom installations and fitted wardrobes. Individual items of furniture and any personal possessions are not included.

This requires a Spanish home contents insurance policy.

The common elements included in your building insurance will be for occurrences like subsidence, thirdparty liability and protection against damage caused by theft, storms, vandalism, fire and flood.

Home insurance with Linea Directa Linea Directa provides quality home insurance cover designed specifically for expatriates living in Spain. Whether you’re an existing home-owner or looking to purchase a property in Spain, our policies guarantee peace-of-mind at very competitive prices.

We hope the information provided in this article is of interest.

If you would like to contact Linea Directa please call 902 123 161. More information on Linea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

Hundreds of families come forward to reclaim an estimated £400 million from Spanish Government in overpaid Inheritance Tax

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N September 3rd, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Spanish Inheritance Tax contravened the European Community Treaty rules and that the Spanish government has overcharged thousands of Britons and other EU Citizens.

The Ruling has opened the door for thousands of British and other EU Citizens to recover their money back with an estimated 50,000 British citizens affected entitled to recover inheritance taxes they have paid in Spain.

The Ruling declared that Spanish inheritance tax laws as discriminatory for non-residents and against the EU Treaty. As a result any non-resident who has paid inheritance tax in Spain within the last 5 years can now file a claim and recover their taxes back.

Anyone that has been illegally overcharged by the Spanish Tax Authorities only have a short time to file a claim and get their money back so they need take action quickly before their case expires.

WHO CAN RECLAIM? Anyone who has paid inheritance tax as a non-resident in Spain within the last 5 years can come forward to make a claim.

Not only EU citizens can file a claim but also many other countries, such as USA, Switzerland, and Norway.

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Spanish Legal Reclaims are experts in similar EU Treaty Tax Reclaims as they set the legal precedent of the successful Capital Gains Tax Reclaim, recovering their money back for 1,000´s of EU clients.

Mr. Luis Cuervo CEO of Spanish Legal Reclaims (SLR) states that: “Many Spanish lawyers and tax advisors are referring their clients to us as they understand we have full knowledge and experience, which is absolutely necessary for succeeding in this international legal claim. We have the best specialists in European and Spanish Tax legislation working with us.

We urge anyone that may have been affected to contact Spanish Legal Reclaims and file a claim before their cases expire”.

HOW MUCH CAN BE CLAIMED Claimants can reclaim almost 100% of the amount paid plus legal interest, (4% compound interest). The average reclaim is £25,000 from statistics gathered from the client base at Spanish Legal Reclaims who are experts in claiming against the Spanish State.

HOW CAN YOU MAKE A CLAIM? Under Spanish Law you are entitled to a claim back from the Spanish Tax Authorities any excess taxes levied against you. As you can only make a claim once the wrong legal advice could ruin your chances of success. It is very important that you ask your tax adviser or lawyer if they are experienced in making claims against the Spanish State before asking them to file your claim.

For more information about making a claim visit: www.spanishlegalreclaims.com HELPINE: (+34) 936 804 563 (0845 680 3849 UK) or email any questions: info@spanishlegalreclaims.com

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How a special man encourages us all to be curious KEN BENNETT reports

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The recent Starmus Festival in Tenerife was a huge success but what about the untold stories behind it and the organisers?

UDDENLY, the giant concert hall is ignited by a guttural roar from the crowd.

The bearded student from Madrid sitting in the row behind me, screams deafeningly: “We love you Stephen, we love you.”

The multitude bay their approval and stand, like a giant wave, to welcome the man that is affectionately called “The Boss.”

Professor Stephen William Hawking, aged 72, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the

Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, had dropped by to listen to some music.

Not just any kind of music, you understand, but sounds conjured up by two learned masters of the musical universe, Doctor Brian May, astrophysicist and lead member of Queen and the wizard of the electronic keyboard, Rick Wakeman.

But for the moment, all

eyes are focussed on this slightly built, bespectacled figure cradled in a wheelchair surrounded by his ever-faithful team of helpers.

I, another 90 International journalists and 800 delegates, had spent a week sharing time and space with the professor and the galaxy of moonwalkers and assembled astrological talent at the Starmus Festival at the Abama Ritz Carlton hotel.

Now, in this interlude, I was to meet urbane Ashley Oulton, the festival’s general manager,

Stephen Hawking and organiser Ashley for an insight into their very special guest.

Ashley has lived on the island for 11 years and is a conference organiser, copywriter and marketing consultant running technology events in the UK from Tenerife.

“Starmus was the first event I have managed in Tenerife” ,he told me. “Although, I have spent many happy hours listening to my good friend Garik Israelian excitedly telling me about his plans to hold an event in Tenerife that would combine astronomy, space, art and music.

“He also said he wanted to invite Apollo Astronauts to speak - the rest is history.”

Ashley explained that despite Stephen Hawking’s illness - a motor neurone disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - the professor still has an impish sense of humour.

“Most people with ALS die

in two or three years of diagnosis. Stephen has lived for 50. He is almost entirely paralysed and communicates through a speech-generating device which he controls with movements of his cheek muscles.

“Consequently, with a rate of about one word every two minutes it is quite difficult to hold a conversation with him.

“The first thing I learned was to ask him a question he could answer with a “yes” or “no”, as that speeds up the process.

“However, he has a wonderful sense of humour and is capable of surprising you with an amusing comment at any time.

“He also uses his eyes very effectively to communicate approval or disapproval,” he observed.

Due to the possibility of overuse of his cheek muscles to communicate causing locked-in syndrome, the

professor is presently collaborating with researchers on systems to translate his brain patterns or facial expressions into switch activations.

Ashley revealed:” Stephen likes to eat everything and the only restriction is it must be gluten free. It has to be chopped into tiny pieces to enable one of his carers to feed him.

“He very much enjoyed tucking into the burger and chips at the Hard Rock Cafe but had to leave the bun as it is contained gluten.”

And Ashley recalls the public reaction when it was announced the professor, who had heard of Starmus through his friend Brian May, was coming to the festival.

“The phones and website went crazy and we received over 200 registrations from local Canarians in the space of two weeks, which was an

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“It was very gratifying so many locals supported the festival.”

Despite spending time with the professor leading up to the festival, Ashley says most of his opinions of Stephen were derived from understanding the different personalities of his carers, who come from many different backgrounds.

“Their professionalism and attention to detail was always apparent 24/7 and it was very clear they really enjoyed their work, whether liaising with the local hospital to have Stephen’s blood checked or accompanying him on stage to give his presentations at the Festival.”

His charismatic popularity was to manifest itself again at Hard Rock Cafe.

Says Ashley:”We were walking towards the entrance when we head frantic shouts from the street.

“A motorcycle policeman was shouting and gesturing, so we all stopped. My first thoughts were Stephen’s mini bus had been parked incorrectly.

“The policeman came running over tr ying to desperately get Stephen’s attention and as it turned out all he wanted was to have his photograph taken with him.

“The policeman was so excited that he forgot to remove his helmet for the first photograph!”

On his return to the UK the professor joined a very earthly community, Facebook, where he told the 1.3 million likes, how much he had enjoyed Tenerife, the festival and how he hoped to be invited back again.

His welcome post read prophetically: “I have always wondered what makes the universe exist.

“Time and space may forever be a mystery, but that has not stopped my pursuit. “ Our connections to one another have grown infinitely and now that I have the chance, I’m eager to share this journey with you.

“Be curious, I know I will forever be...”

Meantime, back at the Magma concert, we all savoured the joyous, one brief moment in time we were able to share quality time with a space prophet.

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Nostalgia as Los Gigantes loses plaza lanterns New for old?

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HERE is something very curious in the human psyche as to why we don’t actually miss something we take for granted ... until it disappears.

For years, the ornate, imposing, chandelier-like street lamps have been a feature of the plaza in the centre of Los Gigantes.

Only a few months ago, their proud columns, highlighted in a twisting weave of silvered fishes, were refurbished.

But then suddenly the sentinels of all things bright were removed as major works to revamp the square took shape, replacing worn, broken tiles with brand new concrete ones.

And here is where the curiosity kicks in: because initially, only a few of the more community-minded asked where the lamps had gone and, more to the point, when they would return.

The square has now been arduously restored and is almost (currently only almost) finished. And still no sign of the lamps.

But then, hey presto, as if by magic, lights returned to the plaza.

Not with the endearingly old fashioned, Liberace-style lamps, you understand, but tall, slim black-painted

columns, topped by flat lamps pointing directly downward.

“They are about as stylish as a car park at night,” winced one disgruntled ex-Pat. “Terrible, just terrible.”

Los Gigantes, I’m assured by illustrious local worthies, had waited five years for improvements.

Residents claim their

grievances over poor “character” of proposals were ignored.

One local fountain of architectural knowledge told me:” The lamps had a Spanish neo-historic flavour, which was appreciated by tourists — even though they were not genuinely old.”

He went on:”The new square is more open, but cheap and nasty. There are cheap concrete blocks, concrete steps, plain cheap lamp standards.

“Strange that, with all this public expenditure, the new square is a disgrace, and considered locally as inappropriate for the centre of the biggest tourist centre in the South-west of the Island.

“Perhaps local residents will reflect on what could have been done ... Meantime we all suffer, and mourn the ‘Al Hambra’beautiful lanterns that used

to adorn the plaza.”

As I write, and despite the new lamps being in position, they have still to be switched on.

Meantime, dear readers, perhaps you could throw some light as to what happened to the original lamps?

Or, like the plaza, are we to be kept in the dark...?

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Help make sure your dog has a happy festive holiday too the same roof.

Research has show that the number of dog bites can increase over the festive period – a study in Australia showed the peak number of hospital admissions for bites was over the Christmas break, with New Year’s Day the highest.

It can be hard to restore harmony to the home during this busy time but here is some advice to help make it a happy Christmas for your dog as well as you…

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HRISTMAS is a fun time for all the family but it can also send stress levels soaring – and not just for two-legged members.

For many dogs, their daily routine is suddenly turned upside down, with the kids

on school holidays, family and friends visiting and everyone cooped up under

Why do problems happen?

Even the most gentle dog – and child – can get stressed out when things get on top of them. At Christmas their daily routine changes and their natural environment can be

turned upside down. To set the scene, here are just some things that might be different to usual: Bad weather, time off work and school and family commitments keeps everyone indoors – it can be constantly noisy, hot and stuffy.

Your dog might get less exercise than usual.

The day to day routine is different.

Adults are preoccupied.

Adults have been drinking which means they behave differently and may not supervise as much as they usually would.

A combination of the factors above can lead to problems. Bored children can tease the dog and young visitors to the house, who don’t normally have much contact with animals, might

not know how to behave – hugging, dressing them up, chasing them around, telling them off or grooming them.

And, with the adults drinking and relaxing, there may not be the usual grown up watchful eye.

Dogs might find themselves constantly surrounded by people with no chance of escape when all they want is to be left alone.

With lots of people in the house they might also be fed the wrong food – or sneakily take a bite of something they shouldn’t when no one’s looking.

Ideas to help

There are a few things you can do to try to diffuse any potential situations over the Christmas period:

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The top ten dangers for your pet this Christmas

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HE UK-based animal charity Blue Cross is warning owners of the top ten dangers to animals over the festive season.

The hustle and bustle can be overwhelming for animals and there can be extra temptations around the home for inquisitive mouths.

Add to these dangers the freezing conditions outside and pets can find themselves in trouble. Some of these tips only apply to the UK where the weather is likely to plummet but it can hit minus degrees at the higher points in Tenerife as well where ice and snow does occur.

Following a few simple rules can mean the Christmas period can be as enjoyable for pets as for their owners. The

top ten Christmas dangers to look out for are:  Pets falling into icy ponds.  Cats climbing into engines to escape from the cold and suffering burns.  Swallowing tinsel or Christmas wrapping.  Eating Christmas chocolates – they can be poisonous to pets.  Chewing through fairy lights.  Eating or licking festive plants such as Poinsettia, lilies, holly and yew, which can be poisonous.  Eating human food – turkey bones can choke pets and a lot of Christmas treats are too rich for animals and can cause upset tummies.  Crackers, party poppers and champagne corks which can spook animals.  Christmas tree needles which can spike pets’ paws.  Freezing conditions which can leave pets with frostbite or hypothermia.

Give dogs their own space.

Dogs that lead quiet lives may not appreciate suddenly having to mix with lots of visitors and they’re probably happier being put in another room for much of the visit.

Make sure they ’re well exercised first so they can relax and leave them with a toy, like a kong, stuffed with food.

Make sure there’s at least one responsible, sober adult.

Ensure that dogs get time to exercise outside and away from children.

If there are visiting friendly dogs, allow them to play supervised for a while and then give your dog some quiet time alone.

Get the children to think up some rules that will make the dog feel happy at Christmas.

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Want to treat your pet this Christmas?

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IVE your pets a merry little Christmas this year and give them a gift they will really enjoy.

It doesn’t have to cost much and many pets will appreciate things that are totally free, like a favourite game, a special bit of fuss or an extra walk with your dog – which will help you to walk off some of the Christmas dinner too!

Why not join them in a game of hide and seek or teach them a new trick to impress everyone on Christmas Day? Money-saving presents are easy to make yourself. Use an empty cardboard box stuffed with used, torn wrapping paper for them to play with - turn it into a lucky dip by hiding their favourite treats inside.

Cats love to play detective and this simple game will fascinate and entertain them for ages. Place a favourite treat or small piece of de-boned turkey or tuna inside a screwed up paper ball and watch them work out how to retrieve the treasure.

Cats also love to play with cotton reels and old yoghurt pots.

Drag a piece of string along the floor or dangle it in the air for them to chase – but never leave them on their own with it as they could swallow it by mistake.

Don’t forget smaller or outdoor pets too – rabbits also love a game of hide and seek so leave cardboard boxes out for them.

You could make a tunnel out of them too.

Remember, some pets find all the visitors and excitement a bit too much so always make sure they have somewhere safe to go and hide if they want to.

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Cosmos images to light up Quantum Ensemble’s stunning concert

AVE you heard of Quantum Ensemble? Perhaps not but once the word begins to spread, this resident new group at the Auditorium de Tenerife in Santa Cruz will soon become a firm favourite.

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“Supermarket of art” showcases talent of young Canarians

These talented musicians have shown a great deal of potential but need to become better known across the island and beyond.

Perhaps you would like to go to one of their concerts and help to spread the word.

One of the founder members is Cristo Barrios who tells us that the 2014-2015 season incorporates six concerts and there will be eight in the next season.

They are accompanied by musicians from the mainland and foreign artists of great quality and the combined result promises excellent entertainment for those who love classical music.

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F you like art and perhaps would like to buy a painting for yourself or as a Christmas present, the Museum of History and Anthropology in La Laguna has the answer.

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December 18, 2014 (Debussy and Crumb) March 19, 2015 (Falla and Ravel) April 30, 2015 (Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich)  May 28, 2015 (Beethoven and Brahms) The December 18th concert, the third in the current season, promises to be especially spectacular as the group has teamed up with experts from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands so that images of the Cosmos can be projected to accompany the music.

The whole idea of Quantum Ensemble is to bring their type of music closer to the people in a more innovative way. They don’t want the classics to be stuffy or boring; they want to

Follow the mushroom tapas route in La Esperanza

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HERE’S a mushroom bonanza in El Rosario and if you love them in your food, plan a special visit between now and January 11th.

The municipality is holding its second “Ruta de la Tapa de Setas y Hongos” with 12 establishments taking part and other associated events.

The local council says the land around El Rosario and the climatic conditions are just perfect for the cultivation of mushroom and more and more people are going out and about to collect them.

They hope this passion will soon be reflected in local restaurants with even more mushroom-based dishes appearing on the menu.

During this second tapas route, restaurants and tascas will be serving some unusual creations at just 2.50 euros a dish, inclusive of a can of beer, glass of wine, water or fizzy drink.

This initiative is jointly organised by the council in association with Campamento Quimpi and Asociación de Amigos de las Setas de Tenerife (the Association of Friends of Tenerife Mushrooms).

The dishes will be

available ever y Friday, Saturday and Sunday in all of the establishments taking part and some of them will also be offering the mushroom tapas from Monday to Thursday as well.

Various talks have also been held about mushrooms, which ones are safe to eat and some tasting sessions. There has also been a mushroom walk.

The restaurants taking part are the tasca “La Bellota”, bar “La Esperanza”, tasca “El Enyesque”, bar “Casa Enrique”, bar “Los Teques”, restaurante “Las Cañadas”, bar “El Perenquén”, restaurante “Las Rosas”, “El Zarzal”, tasca “El rincón del Chazo” and bar “Casa Berta”.

They are all situated along the main road of La Esperanza , making it easy for the visitor to find the route.

Each establishment will display a poster with a QR code to show exact locations.

This can also be viewed on h t t p : / / www.ayuntamientoelrosario.org/ index.php/municipio1/ruta-dela-tapa

bring the music to life with new vitality and to capture a new audience.

Special attention is paid to the staging of the concerts to make that connection.

The nucleus of the group is formed by three musicians who have national and international reputations. They are Cristo himself on clarinet, David Ballesteros on violin and Gustavo Díaz-Jerez on piano.

Their programme features a contrast between Debussy and George Crumb, one of the most important American composers of the second half of the 21st century who was and still is a great fan of Claude Debussy.

The main focus of the evening will be Debussy’s “Music for a Summer Evening. Makrokosmos III”, a work for two pianos and percussion, complemented by his First Rhapsody and “Petite Suite”.

In addition, staying true to their roots, Quantum Ensemble are providing a platform for composer Dori Díaz-Jerez and the trio“El tiempo de la mar” for clarinet, percussion and piano. With the addition of those stunning projections of the cosmos, it should be quite a night.

The concert is at 8.30pm in the sala de cámara of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Tickets, with special discounts for students and unemployed, are on sale through the usual channels: telephone 902 317 327 and in the Auditorium box office and through internet www.auditoriodetenerife.com. They can also be purchased in Carrefour and Falcon Travel offices.

Tenerife Cabildo is very keen to promote art amongst the young and is staging the eleventh edition of Merkarte Supermercado del Arte. This opened on November 27th and continues until January 5th.

This “supermarket of art” turns the spotlight on the work of 47 young artists and all their creations are for sale at prices ranging from 20 euros to 400 euros.

The public can visit Merkarte from Tuesday through to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm and on Saturdays and Sundays in the morning only.

Councillor for youth, Miguel Ángel Pérez said the venture offered quality work at reasonable prices and in many cases, introduced young artists to the world of commercial selling for the first time.

“This is an activity in which they can publicise their work and earn an income from it,” he commented.

Councillor for museums, Amaya Conde stressed the importance of Merkarte taking place in the museum as it was an appropriate place for them to express their talent and

also gave a boost to the wonderful exhibits and displays within the building.

The social network is also being used to promote this rather special “supermarket” as www.merkarteon.com has been created as a digital meeting point for artists where they can display their work throughout the year and create a forum for discussions etc.

For the second year, there is also a “Me gusta Merkarte” through Facebook with four works by Canar y artists offered as raffle prizes. All you have to do is have a picture taken in front of some of the exhibited work in Merkarte and upload to Facebook. The draw will be held on December 24th.

During the 2013 event, there were more than 4,400 visitors and the artists gained around 16,700 euros in total.

The website of www.merkarteon.com hosted the work of 44 artists and received almost 60,000 visits whilst there were 1,388 Facebook participants and 54 Me gusta responses.

The Museum of History and Anthropology is in Calle San Agustin, La Laguna.

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Homage to Bach as Reyes Bartlet lights up Christmas

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HE Reyes Bartlet Cultural Association is paying homage to the renowned German musician with the second Puerto de la Cruz Bach Festival.

This popular event, which began on November 28th and carries through to January 11th, encompasses more than half a dozen concerts, a music course and an exhibition in various different cultural spaces.

The exhibition is open until December 20th at the headquarters of the Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos and looks at music during the Bach era and what Tenerife was also like during these times.

Members of the public are very welome to visit. It is open

Monday through to Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 20:00.

The musical interpretation course is already taking place (finishing on December 12th) and the first concert was held on December 7th.

However, there is still much to come, including a concert to celebrate the end of the course. This musical offering takes place at 8.30pm on December 12th when the Reyes Bartlet choir teams up with the Orquesta Barroca Tenerife Antigua to present

Christmas Day concert by Symphony Orchestra OPEN-AIR TREAT

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T might be difficult to make Christmas Day even more special but Santa Cruz will try its best to make the evening very memorable.

For the 21st time, a special concert by the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra will take place in the open air of the docks.

It has been organised in association with the Port Authority and starts at 8.30pm.

This is one of the most anticipated events of the Christmas period and brings together an audience of around 20,000 people who enjoy classical music.

This is an evening which will be full of surprises and emotion.

Don’t miss it at the Dársena de Los Llanos, Santa Cruz.

“Monográfico de Bach” under the direction of Jordi Casas.

The venue is the church of Peña de Francia.

On Saturday, December 20th, come and enjoy the Humboldt Ensemble in the Anglican Church of Puerto de la Cruz located in the area of Parque Taoro. This talented duo on cello and baroque violin will present the concert “Á uno e á due” with the music of Bach from 8.30pm.

One of the most popular concerts presented by the association is on December 21st with the traditional “Concert of the Nine Readings” (Nine Lesson Concert) with the participation of the David Goldsmith Youth Choir, the adult choir and the Reyes Bartlet Choir with Naira Marco on the organ.

This will be in the church of Peña de Francia from 9pm. As in all the previous editions of this highlight of Christmas, the readings will be in nine different languages to honour the diversity of nationalities who both live in and visit Puerto de la Cruz.

With a few days off to celebrate Christmas, the concerts return on December 26th with another popular feature “Bach Round Midnight” with the Reyes Bartlet vocal group, accompanied by Juan Carlos Baeza on base, Antonio Gutiérrez on drums and Ismael Perera on piano and also as the guest conductor. This time, the concert will be held at the new

venue of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Eduardo Westerdahl in Casa de la Aduana and it starts at 10pm.

Before Three Kings’ Night, the church of Peña de Francia hosts another festival concert, this time on January 4th at 8.30pm with a concert entitled “A la sombra de Bach” or “In the shadow of Bach” by the Academia de los Afectos.

This second edition of the Bach Festival will conclude on January 11th with the Orquesta Barroca Tenerife Antigua which will perform from 8.30pm, also in the church of Peña de Francia.

The festival organisers are delighted to have Jordi Casas as the guest director for this edition as his career has involved staging more than 3,000 concerts.

As always, the festival counts on the support and collaboration of the local authorities and sponsors and it is always well supported, creating a wonderful atmosphere, especially at Christmas time.

The main ticket office is at the CIT in Puerto de la Cruz but also at the Librería Masilva and one hour before each concert and at Teatro Timanfaya, the church la Peña de Francia, the Anglican church and the Museum of Contemporary Art. They are priced at 15 euros.

Seats can also be booked in advance by emailing mail@reyesbartlet.com or by phoning 922 386 974 and 696 227 636.

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Puerto looks towards a positive festive season

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UERTO de la Cruz is putting on around 100 activities this Christmas and the New Year as the town hopes for a change of fortunes.

All the indications suggest this festive season will be a good one for local traders as the tide turns towards happier times on the economic scene.

The local council wants to offer a warm welcome to local residents and visitors alike and has put on a packed programme without breaking the bank. The same applies to the Christmas lights and the festive decorations as the winning company, ELECTEN has managed to light up 25 streets, plazas and avenues.

“We hope this campaign will have positive results for the retail sector of our city,” said the Maor, Sandra Rodríguez. “After several years of decline, we hope 2014 will be positive, with the addition of a complete schedule of events designed to promote the whole of Puerto and attract visitors from all corners with a different

offering.”

Between now and January 6th, the aim is to bring together sport, music, culture and solidarity. Children are very much the stars but there are events for all the family.

The bulk of the activities are at zero cost to the public purse which the council feels is an important factor in today’s climate.

However, that doesn’t mean they will be any less fun and colourful, ranging from folklore on the streets, storytelling and the sale of Christmas cakes to concerts, Christmas craft markets and a charity toy collection.

The full programme is on www.puertodelacruz.es , just click on to the “Fiestas de Navidad” programme icon.

The official poster is by Agustín Perera whose aim was to feature the true meaning of Christmas.

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Comedy series about Ken, the proud father of a Midlands family, who is still dealing with the fallout of his daughter’s marriage to crazy hippy traveller Cuckoo. The Thompsons have to handle another impostor in the family nest when a mysterious figure from Cuckoo’s past arrives to mess up their lives that little bit more. When Ken’s old professor’s dying wish goes wrong, both Dale and Ken turn up at the funeral with issues to settle.

Starring: Taylor Lautner, Greg Davies, Helen Baxendale, Esther Smith, Tyger DrewHoney, Matt Lacey

CUCKOO (SITCOM)

13TH DECEMBER 13:55

17TH DECEMBER 20:00 MANNEQUIN (FILM)

Romantic comedy about a department store mannequin that comes to life when left alone with a young window-dresser. The young man discovers the dummy is the incarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess and the two begin an after-hours love affair. But her inability - or unwillingness - to reveal herself to anyone else causes him serious problems and puts him in numerous embarrassing situations.

Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James Spader, G.W. Bailey, Carole Davis

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16TH DECEMBER 23:35

WRECKERS (FILM) POSH PAWN AT CHRISTMAS (DOCUMENTARY)

In this Christmas Special, Prestige Pawnbrokers MD James shocks the team by offering free valuations for charity. Model and entrepreneur Caprice sells a designer dress for a worthy cause. A French mum is shocked when she learns more about a sparkling diamond-encrusted necklace she wants to sell to raise £20k for Christmas. Lawrence gets excited when a doting grandfather turns up with a signed Mannie Pacquiao boxing glove, wanting money to buy his grandchildren festive presents. And the staff get ready for their Christmas party with a surprise visit from a Secret Santa.

Britain’s favourite opinionated TV viewers share their sharp, insightful, passionate and sometimes emotional critiques of the week’s biggest and best shows.

Emotional drama. Dawn’s hopes for a new life and family in the country with husband David are disrupted by the arrival of his troubled younger brother Nick, who opens her eyes to how the pair’s past in the community has shaped present tensions.

Director: Dictynna Hood Starring: Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans, Peter Michael McDonald, Sinead Matthews, June Watson (STEREO, WIDESCREEN, SUBTITLES, 2011, 15, 3 STAR)

19TH DECEMBER 21:00 GOGGLEBOX (DOCUMENTARY)

INSIDIOUS (FILM) Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne star in this creepy psychological horror about a series of inexplicable events that take place after a couple’s young son falls into a coma. Renai and Josh have moved into a new home with their son Dalton. One day, Dalton is playing in the attic when he sees something that terrifies him - and the next day, Josh and Renai can’t wake him up. They’re told he’s fallen into a sudden coma, but the cause is a mystery. Three months later, they move him back into the house, and within days a number of strange happenings take place. A bloody handprint appears on Dalton’s bedsheets. Renai is almost attacked by a man in Dalton’s room, who then disappears.

Desperate to escape the spooky threat, they move house. But the inexplicable events continue.

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15TH DECEMBER 22:40 THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW (CHAT SHOW)

Jonathan’s guests this week are actor and comedian James Corden, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, London mayor Boris Johnson, Through the Keyhole host Keith Lemon and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos who opens up about a controversial year. There is also music from chartsmashing style queen Paloma Faith.

(STEREO, PART 9, REPEAT, SHOWN SATURDAY, WIDESCREEN, SUBTITLES, SERIES 7, 3 STAR)

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The Morning Line Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose

Chef Glynn Purnell cooks a party menu including baked Alaska and exploding canapés. Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins is in the studio, as well as Tessa Peake-Jones and Morven Christie, and the stars of Channel 4’s Derek, Kerry Godliman and Brett Goldstein. Heston Blumenthal makes prawn cocktail and Angellica Bell tries out some of the best traditional Christmas toys on the market.

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Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Channel 4 Racing Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross Film Hope Springs Film An Officer and a Gentleman Film Q&A Hollyoaks Omnibus

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Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Wanda and the Alien Zack and Quack Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access World Strongman Championship Film Ice Age: The Meltdown Film The Christmas Bunny Film Angels and Ornaments Film Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan Film Mistletoe Over Manhattan My Crazy Christmas Obsession 5 News Weekend TV’s 50 Greatest Magic Tricks Super Casino

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Game Changers Soccer AM FL72 Live One-Day International Cricket NFL - A Football Life Darts Gold Live Ford Saturday Night Football SNF - Game of the Day SNF - Match Choice

Live One-Day Internat. Cricket Live European Rugby Champ. Cup Live IRB Rugby Sevens Live European Rugby Champions Cup One-Day Internat. Cricket Test Cricket Bumble! The David Lloyd Story Cricket Classics Bumble!

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SUNDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2014

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Fern Britton Meets...

Sunday Politics MOTD2 Extra BBC News Bargain Hunt Homes Under the Hammer Escape to the

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Lifeline Songs of Praise Pointless BBC London News Pointless BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Sports Personality of the Year 2014 BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 The Apprentice Film It’s a Wonderful Afterlife Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Match of the Day at 50 Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein Countryfile The Football League Show Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Rick Stein’s Christmas Special James Martin’s Food Map of Britain The Rockford Files Funny Lady Emma Sports Personality of the Year at 60 James May’s Toy Stories What Women Want Russell Howard’s Good News

The comedian continues to offer his personal perspective on stories dominating the media, whether on television, online or in print, as well as picking up on overlooked items that raise a smile.

Russell will also be joined by a guest with an amazing tale to tell 22:30

Mrs Henderson Presents

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Ultimate SpiderMan Text Santa: Little Helpers Horrid Henry Big Time Rush The Aquabats!

Super Show!

ITV News Dickinson’s Real Deal Murder, She Wrote ITV News and Weather Film Problem Child Tipping Point You’ve Been Framed!

The X Factor Film Death Becomes Her ITV News London ITV News and Weather Catchphrase The X Factor Results Show Film The Holiday ITV News and Weather Film The Holiday The Store Motorsport UK The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

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NFL How I Met Your Mother Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie’s Comfort Food Sunday Brunch

Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer host a chilled Sunday show with guests, previews and some tasty cookery. Jon Richardson talks about his latest DVD, Call the Midwife’s Helen George discusses the Christmas special, while Frank Skinner chats about his stand-up tour. Plus, music from Paloma Faith.

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The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons Film 10 Things I Hate About You Film Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Channel 4 News Britain’s Wildest Weather 2014 Homeland Film Insidious Alan Carr: Chatty Man NFL

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Paw Patrol Milkshake Monkey Little Princess The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Wanda and the Alien Mio Mao Zack and Quack Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access Police Interceptors Film Dear Secret Santa Film Deck the Halls Film Paper Angels Film A Christmas Kiss The ABBA Years Michael Buble’s Christmas Special 5 News Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs ABBA: Live in Concert

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The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Live Ford Super Sunday Live Ford Super Sunday Mighty Michael van Gerwen Goals on Sunday Mighty Michael van Gerwen Ford Football Special PL 100 Club

WWE: Afterburn The WWE Experience Sporting Rivalries Live IRB Rugby Sevens Live European Rugby Champions Cup Live European Rugby Champions Cup Live NFL

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2014

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Breakfast Operation Meet the Street Homes Under the Hammer Saints and Scroungers Oxford Street Revealed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show Fake Britain EastEnders Panorama Wild Weather with Richard Hammond BBC News at Ten BBC London News Have I Got a Bit More News for You Citizen Khan The Graham Norton Show

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Glorious Gardens From Above Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes Click BBC News BBC World News The Daily Politics Coast Ready, Steady, Cook The Great British Bake Off A Place to Call Home The World’s Most Photographed Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes The Perfect Morecambe & Wise University Challenge Only Connect Canterbury Railway Journeys

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel ITV News and Weather Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Tonight Coronation Street Bette Midler: One Night Only ITV News at Ten and Weather The Jonathan Ross Show All Star Family Fortunes Jackpot247 UEFA Champions League Weekly

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King of Queens 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie’s Festive Feast Channel 4 News Summary Heston’s Christmas Feast Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dogs: Their Secret Lives Skint Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage 8 Out of 10 Cats NFL 24 Hours in A and E The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

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Fireman Sam Toot the Tiny Tugboat Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy!

Milkshake Monkey Little Princess The Mr Men Show Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Toby’s Travelling Circus Bananas in Pyjamas Tickety Toc The Wright Stuff Film A Perfect Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Home and Away Film The Real St. Nick Film Mr. St. Nick 5 News at 5 Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Big Foot: The Missing Evidence Gotham Greatest Christmas TV Moments Super Casino

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Football Gold PL 100 Club Football Gold Mighty Michael van Gerwen FL72 Review Goals on Sunday The Fantasy Football Club Footb.Leag.Gold Football Gold PL 100 Club The Fantasy Football Club Soccer AM: The Best Bits

NFL Test Cricket Racing News Sporting Greats NFL Sporting Rivalries Test Netball Sporting Rivalries NFL Sporting Rivalries Test Netball IRB Rugby Seven World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event

TUESDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2014

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Breakfast Operation Meet the Street Homes Under the Hammer Saints and Scroungers Oxford Street Revealed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City The Missing BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Apprentice Film Wreckers Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Glorious Gardens From Above Antiques Roadshow Close Calls: On Camera HARDtalk BBC News BBC World News The Daily Politics Coast Ready, Steady, Cook The Great British Bake Off A Place to Call Home The World’s Most Photographed Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Alex Polizzi’s Perfect Christmas The Great British Bake Off The Choir Brian Pern Newsnight Posh People: Inside Tatler

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel ITV News and Weather Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ITV News at Ten and Weather Film Waterworld Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA ITV Nightscreen

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King of Queens 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie at Home Christmas Special Channel 4 News Summary Jimmy’s Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Supervet Black Mirror Gogglebox Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Pokerstars.Com Shark Cage KOTV Boxing Weekly Transworld Sport Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest

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Pip Ahoy!

Milkshake Monkey Little Princess The Mr Men Show Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Toby’s Travelling Circus Bananas in Pyjamas Tickety Toc The Wright Stuff Film Battle of the Bulbs 5 News Lunchtime Home and Away Film A Bride for Christmas Film Lucky Christmas 5 News at 5 Home and Away 5 News Tonight World’s Ultimate Strongest Team Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun Kids’ Hospital at Christmas Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole NCIS Super Casino

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Ford Monday Night Football FL72 Review SPFL Round-Up Ford Monday Night Football The Fantasy Football Club The Fantasy Football Club PL 100 Club Barclays Premier League Legends Football Gold Barclays Premier League Legends

Cricket Classics Live One-Day International Cricket Test Cricket Sky Sports Classics Ashes Memories One-Day International Cricket Test Cricket One-Day International Cricket The Ashes

WEDNESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2014

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Breakfast Operation Meet the Street Homes Under the Hammer Saints and Scroungers Oxford Street Revealed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show Waterloo Road The Apprentice BBC News at Ten BBC London News Live at the Apollo The League Cup Show Film 2014 The Apprentice Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Glorious Gardens From Above Great Continental Railway Journeys Close Calls: On Camera See Hear BBC News The Daily Politics Lifeline Coast Ready, Steady, Cook The Great British Bake Off A Place to Call Home The World’s Most Photographed Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two The 12 Drinks of Christmas MasterChef: The Professionals Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

Newsnight

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel ITV News and Weather Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Surprise Surprise Hit and Run ITV News at Ten and Weather Film Cliffhanger Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA ITV Nightscreen

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King of Queens 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas Channel 4 News Summary A Superscrimpers Christmas Celebrity Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Posh Pawn at Christmas The British Comedy Awards 2014 Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo Film The Selfish Giant Extreme Brat Camp Film The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

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Pip Ahoy!

Milkshake Monkey Little Princess The Mr Men Show Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Toby’s Travelling Circus Bananas in Pyjamas Tickety Toc The Wright Stuff Film Paper Angels 5 News Lunchtime Home and Away Film Angels and Ornaments Film Christmas Song 5 News at 5 Home and Away 5 News Tonight Living on the Edge: Blood in the Snow Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole Crazy Christmas Compulsives Kids’ Hospital at Christmas NCIS: Los Angeles Super Casino

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Capital One Cup Football Darts Gold Capital One Cup Football PL 100 Club Footb. Leag. Gold Football Gold PL 100 Club The Fantasy Football Club The Fantasy Football Club Footb. Leag. Gold Football Gold

Sporting Greats Live Test Cricket Sporting Heroes Cricket Classics Test Cricket Sporting Greats Ashes Memories Test Cricket Cricket Classics Test Cricket The Ashes

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THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2014

Breakfast Operation Meet the Street Homes Under the Hammer Saints and Scroungers Oxford Street Revealed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders DIY SOS The Big Build Panorama BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them This Week Skiing Weatherview BBC News

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Oxford Street Revealed Glorious Gardens From Above The Great Interior Design Challenge Close Calls: On Camera HARDtalk BBC News BBC World News The Daily Politics Coast Ready, Steady, Cook The Great British Bake Off A Place to Call Home The World’s Most Photographed Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Nigellissima MasterChef: The Professionals The Fall Newsnight Posh People: Inside Tatler

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel ITV News and Weather Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Tonight Emmerdale A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards ITV News at Ten and Weather A Night in with Olly Murs River Monsters Jackpot247 Tonight ITV Nightscreen

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King of Queens 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On Channel 4 News Summary A Superscrimpers’ Merry Christmas Celebrity Come Dine with Me Christmas Special A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 24 Hours in A and E Babylon Skint America’s Fugitive Family Embarrassing Bodies One Born Every Minute Dogs: Their Secret Lives

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Milkshake Monkey Little Princess Milkshake! Show Songs The Mr Men Show Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Toby’s Travelling Circus Bananas in Pyjamas Tickety Toc The Wright Stuff Film Mr. St. Nick 5 News Lunchtime Home and Away Film Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan Film Will You Merry Me 5 News at 5 Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show The Railway: First Great Western Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty Pothole Britain: Drivers Beware!

Big Foot: The Missing Evidence Super Casino

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Live Big Bash Cricket Capital One Cup Football Barclays Premier League Legends PL 100 Club Barclays Premier League Legends Capital One Cup Football PL 100 Club Barclays Premier League Legends Capital One Cup Football

Sporting Greats Sporting Heroes Live Test Cricket Big Bash Cricket Test Cricket Sporting Heroes NFL - A Football Life

A profile of Chris Spielman, who played as a linebacker for the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, and became a TV analyst after retiring from the sport

FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2014

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Operation Meet the Street Homes Under the Hammer Saints and Scroungers Oxford Street Revealed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show The Two Ronnies Sketchbook EastEnders Citizen Khan Have I Got 2014 News for You Not Going Out BBC News at Ten BBC London News The Graham Norton Show Cuckoo Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!

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The Great Interior Design Challenge Children’s Hospital: The Chaplains The Travel Show BBC News BBC World News The Daily Politics Coast Ready, Steady, Cook The Great British Bake Off A Place to Call Home Restoring England’s Heritage Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas Mastermind Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites Canterbury Cathedral QI Newsnight Weather

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning ITV News This Morning Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel ITV News and Weather Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Secret Dealers Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Text Santa ITV News and Weather Text Santa Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA ITV Nightscreen

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King of Queens 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Jamie’s Christmas with Bells On Channel 4 News Summary A Great British Christmas with Sarah Beeny Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Countdown Deal or No Deal Come Dine with Me Coach Trip The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gogglebox Alan Carr: Chatty Man The British Comedy Awards 2014 Film Martha Marcy May Marlene Film Because I Said So A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

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Toot the Tiny Tugboat Peppa Pig Milkshake Monkey Little Princess Milkshake! Show Songs The Mr Men Show Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Toby’s Travelling Circus Bananas in Pyjamas Tickety Toc The Wright Stuff Film Lucky Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Home and Away Film Dear Secret Santa Film A Christmas Kiss 5 News at 5 Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Ice Road Truckers Film Trespass Film Shoot ‘Em Up Super Casino

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Live Big Bash Cricket Ringside Sporting Rivalries Football League Gold Football Gold PL 100 Club Barclays Premier League Legends The Fantasy Football Club The Fantasy Football Club Football League Gold

Cricket Classics Sporting Greats Best of ICC WT20 Live Test Cricket Big Bash Cricket Test Cricket Tight Lines Barclays Premier League Preview WWE: Late Night Smackdown

SATURDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2014

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Nigel Slater’s Christmas Suppers BBC News Football Focus

Dan Walker and guests look ahead to the weekend’s football, including the latest round of Premier League fixtures. Saturday’s games include Manchester City against Crystal Palace. On Sunday Newcastle take on local rivals Sunderland and Liverpool entertain Arsenal.

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Saturday Sportsday Bargain Hunt Escape to the Country Film Kung Fu Panda Final Score BBC News BBC London News Pointless Strictly Come Dancing Atlantis The National Lottery Live Strictly Come Dancing BBC News Match of the Day The Football League Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Mouse & Mole Sarah and Duck The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas A Christmas Panic!

Marrying Mum and Dad Junior MasterChef Deadly Pole to Pole Deadly Pole to Pole Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Christmas Kitchen with James Martin The World’s Fastest Indian Flog It! Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom Nativity!

The Good Life John Le Mesurier: It’s All Been Rather Lovely Dad’s Army Christmas University Challenge QI XL Blackadder Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule The Young Ones Youth in Revolt

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Share a Story Sooty Mr. Bean Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H Horrid Henry The Looney Tunes Show Share a Story Columbo ITV News and Weather Surprise Surprise Film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home The Nation’s Favourite Christmas Song Film Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium ITV News London ITV News and Weather Celebrity Squares Film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather

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Everybody Loves Raymond The Morning Line Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose Frasier

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Niles prepares for a Valentine’s date, but a crease in his trousers leads to an escalating series of calamities. Meanwhile, Frasier spends the evening trying to figure out if he’s on a date or a business meeting, while Daphne and Martin wallow in their lack of a significant other.

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The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Channel 4 Racing Channel 4 News The Simpsons Film Mission: Impossible Rewind the Christmas Hits Film Four Christmases Film Wanderlust Film Devil Hollyoaks Omnibus Secret Eaters

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La Orotava goes festive with launch of Christmas contests

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A Orotava is encouraging people to get creative this Christmas.

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HRISTMAS has arrived in the municipality of Adeje, offering something for everyone this festive season.

Here are some of the events you might like to catch.

WEDNESDAY, 10TH OF DECEMBER 17:00-19:00 Traditional pastry workshop CDTCA 18:00 Blessing of the El Galeón Residents Association Nativity Scene.

Parque Jardín Botánico, Las Nieves.

THURSDAY, 11TH OF DECEMBER 19:00 Exhibition of Martial Arts with the Taekondo, Capoeira, Kendo, Judo, Kárate and Jiu Jitsu groups Plaza de España.

hermitage.

La Viña.

22:30h. Carol singing by the Adeje School of Folklore.

Calle Grande, Adeje.

FRIDAY, 19TH OF DECEMBER 18:00 Christmas Theatre.

Asociación San Juan 20:00 Christmas Unity Concert Participants: Adeje Muni-cipal School of Music, Borough Folk Groups, Adeje Municipal Band, and Ballet Beanky.

Plaza de España.

FRIDAY, 12TH OF DECEMBER 17:00 Blessing of the Armeñime Senior SATURDAY, 20TH OF DECEMBER Citizens Nativity Scene 20:30. Living Nativity Scene, Tijoya Armeñime Cultural Centre.

Residents 18:00. La Gomera Crafts Market.

Association Plaza de La Hoya.

Plaza de San Sebastián, La Caleta.

19:00 Mass in honour of Our Lady of SUNDAY, 21ST OF DECEMBER Guadalupe.

10:00-18:00 Arts and Crafts market.

San Sebastián Church, La Caleta.

Showcase and sale of crafts, food, 20:00 Homage to La Gomera. workshops, seasonal music…

Plaza de San Sebastián, La Caleta.

Centro Comercial El Mirador. Playa del Duque.

SATURDAY, 13TH OF DECEMBER 18:00 Christmas craft workshop for “Spending Christmas in Adeje” children.

17:00-24:00 ‘Degústame’ X-mas Special, Christmas Market, sports activities, Plaza César Manrique. La Postura. bouncy castles, storytelling, music, theatre, 19:00 Father Christmas visits La Postura.

20:30 Gospel Concert: The Latonius & The etc…

Star Calle Grande, Adeje 21:00 “Sabandeños for Christmas” concert Choir. Tickets 5 euros Adeje Cultural Centre Theatre.

Plaza de España SUNDAY, 14TH OF DECEMBER 11:00 Walk for Life/Carrera por La Vida, in association with the Spanish Breast Cancer Association and the Association of Women with Breast Cancer Departs from City Centre Commercial Centre.

MONDAY, 15TH OF DECEMBER 17:00-19:00 Workshop – Breads of the World (December 15th – 19th) CDTCA 21:00. Carol singing with the Armeñime Parranda Boleros.

Streets of Armeñime.

MONDAY, 22ND OF DECEMBER 09:00- 13:00 Christmas children’s camp (from De-cember 22nd to January 5th) Parque Jardín Botánico. Las Nieves 19:00 Carol concert Plaza de Salityen. Costa Adeje.

TUESDAY, 23RD OF DECEMBER 19:00 Carol service.

Callao Salvaje.

FRIDAY, 26TH OF DECEMBER 19:00 “Un regalo diferente” ( A different present). Theatre perfor-mance by Teatrapa company. Entry price: a toy.

Adeje Cultural Centre theatre.

20:30 Adult storytelling Exhibition hall Adeje Cultural Centre.

TUESDAY, 16TH OF DECEMBER 21:00. Carol singing with the Asociación SATURDAY, 27TH OF DECEMBER Cultural Imoque.

17:00-19:00 Children’s workshops Streets of La Postura.

19:00 “Clowneando”. Theatre performance by Reymala company.

WEDNESDAY, 17TH OF DECEMBER 20:00 ”De las posadas a los años nuevos: Plaza César Manrique Nuestra Navidad” (From the inns of yesterday to the times that followed: Our Christmas) with the Adeje School of Folklore group, with the participation of the Guía de Isora Samara folk group.

Adeje Cultural Centre Theatre.

WEDNESDAY, 31ST OF DECEMBER 23:00. NEW YEAR’S EVE, with the Wamampy, Sensación Gomera and Tejina Orchestras.

San Sebastián, La Caleta.

SATURDAY, 3RD OF JANUARY THURSDAY, 18TH OF DECEMBER 17:00-19:00 Children’s workshops 21:00h Celebration of the Day of Hope and 19:00 Puppet show “Pandilla de fuga” blessing of the Nativity Scene at the La Viña Plaza Cruz del Llano.

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CARDS AND CRIBS

For the 19th time, the local council has launched competitions to find the best crib scenes, the best Christmas cards and the best festive stories.

They are all a way of encouraging creativity and imagination during this very special season and giving other people the chance to enjoy the Last year’s winners results.

The Mayor, Francisco Linares said there had always been a fanstastic response to the various categories and called on everyone to once again give their support.

The nativity scene competition is divided into categories for those installed in public places such as residents’ associations, churches and businesses, as well as in shop windows and for cribs in private homes (by children in categories under 14 and over 14).

Entries can be made up until December 20th at the Department of Education and Culture and the jury will visit them on December 23rd. All entries must remain on show between December 20th and January 8th, 2015 inclusive.

The story contest is on a free theme but special consideration will be given to those with a Christmas slant. The idea is to encourage creativity and inventiveness. Entries must be made by December 20th.

The Christmas card competition is aimed at youngsters living in La Orotava in three age groups ie five to seven, eight to ten and eleven to 14. The deadline is also December 20th.

Anyone wishing to take part who requires further information can phone 922 32 44 44 (ext. 319 or email educación@villadelaorotava.org An awards ceremony will be held in the Town Hall in January.

These competitions are in addition to the historical research contest already launched by the council aimed at local students.

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HIS Christmas, La Orotava has it all”. This is the message from the local council as festive celebrations get underway with a promise of attractions and activities to suit everyone.

The local council is offering a wide cultural and recreational programme to bring a festive atmosphere to the municipality and a vitality which will attract local people and visitors alike.

They want people to see just how beautiful La Orotava is with its wealth of history but also with shops and restaurants to make Christmas shopping easy whilst having a festive treat at the same time.

There will be music, dance, theatre, entertainment, workshops, fairs, games and more, all designed in the words of the Mayor, Francisco Linares and his fellow councillors to “offer a unique experience this holiday season and one to share with family and friends.”

The nativity scene in the main plaza officially opened on November 28th and the programme to follow features more than 50 different

attractions.

Virtually of them are free of charge so that everyone can enjoy them and there has been tremendous help from groups and businesses because of the limited budget available to the council. The Mayor said he was very grateful to all of them.

Lots of hard work has gone into revitalising the shopping areas, not just in the main centre of La Orotava but the oulaying areas as well which is it hoped visitors will also take the opportunity to discover There will be music and entertainment on the streets and the San Silvestre Gastronómica on December 26th.

On January 4th, go along and have a slice of the 100 metre long Roscón Gigante de Reyes. There will be theatrical tours and a “Navilandia” toy library in the Plaza del V Centenario from December 20th where youngsters can play

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OULD you like to take part in some “Sweet Solidarity” in San Juan de la Rambla this Christmas?

to give their parents a breather.

To get a free hour, all they have to do is to show a proof of a purchase in a local store.

The council is also working with traders to get one free hour of parking.

The Christmas lights are on and the nativity scene features some 300 figures: on January 5th, there will be a live nativity play.

On December 28th, toys donated for needy children will

be collected by the Red Cross for delivery by the Three Kings and letters for them will also be picked up. This event is between 4pm and 8.30pm.

The council believes this full programme will help La Orotava to shine this Christmas and has extended a welcome to all.

The full programme is available on www.laorotava.es

The local council, through its social services department, always organises a collection in aid of needy families and this year is no exception.

As a nice twist, however, part of the campaign will be to hold a workshop to make sweets as part of the gesture to those whose Christmas will be cheered up by the donations.

The “Dulces Solidarios” or “”Sweet Solidarity” workshop will run between December 15th and 18th and will use the kitchens of the Baray Centre of the Third Age.

A backdrop of tradition in El Sauzal

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Those taking part will create typical Canary sweets or desserts such as shortbread gofio and orange rosquetes. They will also help make the packaging for the gifts which will be delivered to families in need on Christmas Eve. Anyone interested can ring 922360239, extensión 3 or pop in to the Oficina de Animación in the Social Services building.

Meantime, the solidarity campaign for toys is open until December 19th. Donations can also be made to Social Services.

MANY EVENTS

full programme of Christmas events opens in El Sauzal on Friday, December 12th, bringing colour and entertainment to the streets and plazas.

The festive lights are already on and highlights coming up include a special Christmas Eve mass and the majestic Three Kings Parade on January 5th.

El Sauzal is in the north of Tenerife and it’s yet another new place to visit and explore if you haven’t already done so.

The council has arranged its Christmas events with the backdrop of tradition, concerts, crib and card competitions, folkore and children’s activities.

On December 12th, there will be a concert by Los Sabandenos which will last 90 minutes. Tickets cost 15 euros.

The Gospel Shine Voices will entertain for free on December 14th at 12.30pm in the vicinity of the church of San Pedro whilst vocal group Carezza give a concert in the evening at 7pm in the municipal auditorium. Admission is six euros for residents and eight for non-residents.

Other highlights include a series of Christmas festivals in various locations.

The full programme is available on www.elsauzal.es (just click on to the Christmas programme icon).

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Under New Managment

Live Jazz at lunchtimes

Restaurante Terraza La Boheme

Restaurante & Bar El Corazon

Meson El Drago

Puerto de la Cruz

Chayofa

Tegueste

Restaurante Terraza la Bohème is a place to enjoy an unforgettable experience in atmospheric surroundings completely away from your normal routine.

You will find beautiful dishes prepared using fresh seasonal produce.

The restaurant is located in the centre of Puerto de la Cruz in Plaza del Charco, having been inaugurated in September 2014 and with superb decor by the designer Roberto Torres González.

It’s a restaurant where you can enjoy the best food, good service and above all, a different experience with the atmosphere created.

Closed Monday , Tuesday-Thursday: 19:00 to 12am Friday to Sunday: 13:00-16:00 & 17:00-12:00 Tel: 922 37 05 64 Calle Blanco nº5, Puerto de la Cruz www.restauranterraza-laboheme.com

This beautiful restaurant is part of the Chayofa Country Club but is accessible to everyone.

You will love its decor and the food is exquisite yet affordable, a place where “taste becomes pleasure”.

The emphasis is on Mediterranean cooking and antipasto is the speciality of the house. However, there are many options on the menu, spanning international and national cuisine. You will also find fresh fish dishes, salads, meats, pasta, pizza, delicious bread etc, all home-made using fresh produce. There is also a special menu for children.

The restaurant offers a daily menu and special offers.

This is a wonderful place to visit, no matter what the occasion and can cater for special events with a capacity of up to 70 people.

You might also like to enjoy Live Jazz on Sunday, December 1st from 2pm to 5pm.

Distinguished chef, Carlos Gamonal is passionate about food and he and his team aim to give the diner an experience to remember.

Restaurant Mesón el Drago looks beautiful but it is still affordable to all as you can tailor your choices to fit your budget. Carlos is a pioneer of modernist cuisine, using only the freshest of products grown in the region and cleverly combining ingredients to produce a unique taste.

Customers love his Canary dishes but they also offers an international menu and dishes of the day. The wine cellar is very extensive and the desserts are simply exquisite.

This is a lovely location for special celebrations, parties, weddings etc or just to eat an exiting meal. It is only open Friday, Saturdays and Sundays.

Monday to Saturday: 7pm to midnight Chayofa Country Club Calle Morro s/n, Chayofa

For reservations call 922 543 001 Calle Marqués de Celada nº2 Tegueste www.mesoneldrago.com

Restaurante Gom

Bushido

El Tejadico

Santa Cruz

Los Cristianos

Playa San Juan

This iconic restaurant in the heart of Santa Cruz is definitely a place to head for if you enjoy stunning decor and high-end cuisine but at prices you can still afford.

The food here is best described as a slice of home-made cooking with the taste and touch of nouvelle cuisine. The emphasis is on quality, freshness and naturalness where the raw product is the star, depending on what is available that day in the market.

They offers a special menu for celiac and can help create food for anyone with a specific allergy. Weddings, etc are also catered for and there is always a dish of the day.

You will find GOM within the Hotel Taburiente, located in front of Parque García Sanabria. Their opening times are Tuesday to Saturday from 13:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 23:00.

At Bushido we offer an explosion of tantalising tastes and textures, always true to our simple motto: Quality !

Our menu guides you expertly to richly exotic parts of the globe. Our enthusiastic Chef Gonzalo Tamames, is considered to be one of the “Masters of Creative Cuisine.” His vision is always bold and explosive- always provocative ! Then when night falls it’s time for “ Be Flat Jazz & Blues Club “ – our famous and authentic New York Jazz Club, offers you the best Jazz and Blues musicians every single weekend: Be Unique, Be You... Be Flat !

So why not treat yourself to a unique dining experience, relax in our comfortable surroundings then enjoy a little sophistication in our intimate jazz Club.

El Tejadico is a different place to visit, having recently opened and already proving a great success.

Why not try a new concept which is more and more popular every day: the tasting and purchase of 100 per cent Iberian products.

You can sit outside at the Playa San Juan square, relax and taste some of their delicious Iberian products, which range from a great variety of Manchego cheeses, one of which won the first prize world-wide during 2012: Queso Gran Reserva de los Llanos, to all kinds of Iberian hams and chorizos.

Why not enjoy together with all these delicious options their denomination of origin wines, which can be red, rose or white wines.

If you haven’t got time to sit on their terrace, you can always buy their products and enjoy them at home together with some friends.

For reservations call 922 276 058 Calle Dr. Guigou,29 Santa Cruz www.hoteltaburiente.com

For reservations call 922 719 705 www.bushidotenerife.com Vista Hermosa 4, Carretera General, Los Crisitanos Opening hours: Tuesday – Thursday: 13:00 -16:00 & 19.00 - 23.00 / Friday – Saturday: 13:00 - 16:00 & 19:00 - 24:00 / Sunday & Monday - Closed.

For reservations call 633 235 727 Plaza de San Juan nº1 zorbenito@gmail.com

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Bodeguita Algarrobo

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Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto Colón

Puerto de la Cruz

A family-run business with a long history of restaurateurs.

The cuisine served here is local Canary food with some surprisingly original features and the most exquisite flavours.

Piquillo peppers stuffed with mushrooms and prawns, hake mounted on a tower of perfectly cooked, seasonally fresh veg, Canary “wrinkled” potatoes with a twist, lamb estofado, an inside-out pie without the pastry, fig biscuit with chocolate sauce, pork steak with caramelised onions open sandwiches, stuffed leak with cheese and belly of pork fritters, piquillo peppers stuffed with mushrooms and prawns. These are just some of the dishes which have enchanted diners of all nationalities throughout the day and night.

Come and see Mark, Kerry and their team at this great pub in Puerto Colon, just down the steps near the taxi rank.

Something new to tempt you is hand battered cod with homemade chips every day. The food is great, with generous portions; try two starters for four euros or two “Traditional Favourites” for just nine euros total all day until 9pm. It’s always buzzing for Sunday lunch so best to pre-book. Food is served every day from 10am (noon on Sunday) so pop in for breakfast.

Sunday 3pm to 6pm is Ray Wilde’s Sunday Session, Free & Easy and Karaoke. You will also find some amazing drink offers during “Happy Hour” Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm.

Restaurante Magnolia has come a long way, starting life as a small intimate restaurant with an outdoor terrace to the finished article we see today, with the terrace now covered and well spaced tables inside.

The kitchen is open plan and creates the most wonderful national and international dishes with an extensive menu of fish, shellfish, lamb, steaks, pastas.

This venue is always busy and customers are full of praise for the Restaurante Magnolia as one of the finest places to eat on the island. The quality and service certainly stands out and the cost is very reasonable indeed.

They are open every day from 13:00 - 16:00 and 19:00 to 23.30.

For reservations call 922 714 231 Local 232, Puerto Colon Costa Adeje potterinn@outlook.com

For reservations call 922 385 614 Avda. Marqués de Villanueva del Prado s/n Puerto de la Cruz www.restaurantemaganolia.com

For reservations call 922 373 513 / 647 600 784 Carretera General del Botánico Puerto de la Cruz bodeguitaalgarrobo@gmail.com

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A place to excite your senses and a must to visit La Granja Verde - Finca Temática brings to you the traditional agricultural products and livestock of the Canary Islands.

HOW TO GET THERE Coming from Santa Cruz You can arrive to this new project by entering the first roundabout after leaving the highway, that leads to La Orotava through el Ramal (the entrance with flags) and once in the roundabout take the first right. After turning just follow the road and you’ll come to a big parking space that is part of the complex.

Coming from Icod - once you enter the roundabout go around and on the first turn that doesn’t lead to La Orotava you follow the road.

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ITH a large extension of land on their hands, the team is in the process of accomplishing a very interesting project. This involves combining the rural and culinary Canary tradition with a restaurant a la carte (Dula y Pipa), a restaurant for groups and events (Cordon de Uva) and a thematic agriculture and farmland (La Granja Verde - Finca Temática). These will also be the main source for the food served at the site; ie self-sustained.

If this project excites your senses and knowledge, it should be considered a MUST, because the array of possibilities that this new project La Granja Verde - Finca Temática (The Green Farm - Thematic Estate) has and is going to have on offer is extensive.

Apart from the groups and events, there’s the possibility of birthday celebrations for the small ones too and as explained by the Mâitre of the establishment; the idea is to present to the kids an agricultural experience. It’s also a cool surprise for the kids to have a ride on pony after lunch; right? Well it’s possible at this establishment.

As you can see there are many things going on at La Granja Verde, but before we go on any further, it must be pointed out that the whole project isn’t totally finished. The Green Farm Thematic Estate will be live in a matter of months, but you can still enjoy a great day-out.

CORDÓN DE UVA This is the first restaurant you will find when you enter the estate, with a beautiful open garden and terrace. Here you can enjoy light foods such as Papas Arrugadas with Mojo (boiled potatoes with abundant salt and typical canary sauces with a base of red and green peppers), Spanish omelette or croquettes. The speciality is the famous Rancho Canario (Canary Stew) that has ingredients such as chick peas, pasta, pork, pancetta, potatoes and vegetables. It is at Cordon de Uva and its terraces, gardens and wine cellars where the groups and events take place.

DULA & PIPA If you follow the path downwards you’ll arrive at Dula y Pipa, the restaurant a la carte where the managers invited us to savour the authentic flavours of the Canary cuisine. The restaurant is located where the “medianero” (farmer) lived and it’s been stripped down leaving a beautiful spacious interior with an incredibly high ceiling of tiles and beams. The walls are clean, adorned with artist exhibition pieces and a big round high table sits at the centre of it all.

Chef Norberto Betancor suggested the gourmet menu would provide us with an overall sense of the food served at Dula y Pipa. A seven dish menu, including dessert with a price of 38€ per person (drinks aren’t included), although they are quite substantial and a gourmet menu could be enough for two people, depending on the appetite you might have at the

time. Another important thing to have in mind when ordering the gourmet menu is, as the maître informed us, a “menú cerrado” (closed menu), meaning by this that it isn’t possible to order this menu for one of the commensals and the others order a la carte.

ADDRESS & CONTACT DETAILS:

Trasera Camino del Torreón, nº 2, El Ramal La Orotava Tlf: 922 33 35 09 Email: info@lagranjaverde.es Website: http:// lagranjaverde.es/

THE FOOD After having gone through the gourmet menu, is fair to say that the fundamentals in this kitchen is the Canary culinary tradition but presented in a contemporary way: We enjoyed this experience with the baked aubergine and goat cottage cheese with a surprising coffee sauce.

Chicharrones (boiled pancetta) with gofio as a starter.

The “pella/bola de gofio” (block/ball of corn/wheat flour) with a touch of spicy sauce resembled ginger buns.

We also tasted the Canary black pudding (sweet) rolled in crispy pastry and bedded on top of pineapple compote.

The sea came in the form of a boiled and slightly grilled octopus leg accompanied with chives and a sweet Brownie with chocolate potato puree/mash. mousse and chocolate The livestock sauce. savoured was the Pudding, drunk in mango famous “cochino and passion fruit sauce and negro” (black pig), syrupped vegetables. served with “papas panaderas” (baker ’s potatoes) and baby vegetables.

DESSERT

WINES A fine selection of Canary wine and a touch of mainland wine.

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Bistro Bolle

Tipsy Terrace

Mongolian BBQ

Costa del Silencio

Los Gigantes

Los Cristianos

Bistro Bolle is one of those lovely friendly restaurants which also offers great food at affordable prices and a very special atmosphere. What also makes it so special is the good location with stunning views and easy parking.

There is no formal menu, you simply choose from the blackboard or specials.

From June of this year, Bolle’s new chef Michel has added lots of new dishes to the menu and loves to be innovative so you will find many new suggestions and some delicious surprises.

All this makes Bolle Bistro a must place to visit as there is always something fresh to delight you whilst retaining its aim of keeping prices very affordable. As Patrick says, you will always find quality at a good price and always done with a smile.

Tipsy Terrace in Los Gigantes is described as one of the friendliest places around and you will see why when you visit.

You will find great home cooking and dishes to suit all tastes, from breakfast through to evening meals and everything in between.

Tap into their menu on www.tipsy-terrace.net and you can see all the choices for yourself, from Tipsy’s Ploughman’s and Rise and Shine sandwiches to wraps, jacket potatoes, burgers, crunchy salads, light lunches and much, much more. Tipsy Terrace also has a swimming pool, tennis, mini-golf and lovely gardens. It is easy to find as it is just by the coach and bus stops.

Mongolian BBQ is now under new management but has kept the essence of the restaurant. You can find a great variety of dishes featuring a flavour of China, Japan or even a touch of Russia.

There is a great selection of dishes. Specialising in a great variety of Sushi dishes, you can also enjoy their meat dishes or fish and also a wide range of fresh sea food and homemade desserts to finish off.

You can enjoy their buffet during evenings from 6 to 11:30 pm but for those who prefer a selected dish, the Mongolian BBQ restaurant also offers a menu a la cartê.

For reservations call 922 750 036 / 647 117 166 C.C. El Mirador, Avda. San Francisco, Local 3 Los Cristianos www.mongolianbbqtenerife.com

For reservations call 699 351 694 Parque Don José, Calle Hercules 7-8, Costa del Silencio www.bolletenerife.com Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

For reservations call 922 868 432 Los Gigantes Sports & Gardens Calle Hibisco 4, Los Gigantes www.tipsyterrace.net

Bar El Pincho

Dula y Pipa

Creativo -Gourmet

Las Vistas, Los Cristianos

La Orotava

Playa San Juan

At Bar El Pincho you can enjoy good prices, good food, good service and a fantastic view of the ocean.

They are winning fans because of the friendly staff you encounter and the delicious Spanish tapas.

They have a great offer, a combination of tapas for two for only 9.50 euros. There is also a wide selection of main plates, such as steak, chicken and fish, all cooked with love and the best ingredients they can find.

Every two weeks, you will find live music and do try the fantastic cocktails which they always try to improve. Try also the special dishes from the north of the island and the drinks.

Reservations can be done between 10:30 to 20:00pm

This lovely new restaurant is a commitment to quality local produce and somewhere you must head for to sample a very different concept in wining and dining.

It is run by chef, Seve Díaz with the expert gastronomic advice of Juan Carlos Clemente. It forms part of the new project known as “La Granja Verde” or “The Green Farm” and centres around fresh, locally-grown produce, offerings from creative Canary artists and a commitment to the local wines of the island.

Wednesday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 16:30 and also from 18.30 to 23.00 Friday and Saturday.

Creativo San Juan is a quality restaurant/ bistro offering the finest cuisine in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Creativo takes its name from the ambition of Chef Klaus to design and prepare for you , some of the most creative dishes you will find. Ranging from a 5 course set menu, or slow-roast shredded pork to a succulent chiken breast infused with Ginger and Lime. These are just some of the dishes, indivicually created to tantalize your taste buds.

Night or day, you have a choice from extensive menus accompanied by a wide selection of fine wines, all served by efficient and friendly staff.

You can also while away a lazy afternoon enjoying a cool drink or coffee, perhaps even one of Eva’s amazing mojitos on the beautiful sunlit Church square.

For reservations call 922 333 509 Exit 33 - TF-5. Back street of Camino del Torreón 2 La Orotava www.lagranjaverde.es / info@lagranjaverde.es

For reservations call 650 609 791 Playa San Juan, on the church square Open from 9am to 11 pm, closed on Tuesdays sanjuan-creativo@hotmail.com

For reservations call 649 431 110 Paseo Las Vistas, Los Cristianos www.barelpincho.com

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Rendezvous Restaurant/Bar & Bistro

Tressardi

Terrazas del Mar

Golf del Sur

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

The Rendezvous in Golf del Sur offers diners a double delight. By day and in the evening, you can enjoy a full menu with great prices and big portions at the Rendezvous Bar and Bistro, overlooking the bowling green at the Winter Gardens.

In the evening, you might opt for the Rendezvous Restaurant which is just above it and offers an extensive à la carte menu, fine wines and a relaxing night out to enjoy excellent cuisine at a leisurely pace.

The Rendezvous Restaurant has a lovely ambience and it’s a restaurant where you can sit back and enjoy. Booking is advised at the main restaurant because it is extremely popular.

If you want to seek out a really good Italian restaurant at an affordable price, look no further than Tressardi.

It offers a very varied menu including traditional Italian dishes, pizza and pasta with gorgeous fillings and sauces, meat dishes, fresh fish and crunchy salads. The desserts like tiramisu and panna cota are to die for!

So if you want a good Italian restaurant for a family meal, a romantic dinner, a quick lunch when working or take away, Tressardi is your restaurant. A friendly and homely restaurant that has quality products combining fast food and well elaborated dishes for kids and grown ups.

Depending on your choices the price can go higher but an average 15-16 Euros per person is what you can expect.

Sunday 21st:

Brunch Breakfast from 11 to 14 (Buffet) 18€ person, Reservations requested.

Christmas Menu Assorted Appetisers, Creme of watercress superfine, Cofit of Duck with Chestnuts and Vegetables in Orange Sauce and as dessert “Tarta de Turron”. Price 25 euros.

New Year’s Menu Welcome cocktail, Voulavent stuffed with migas of cod, Voulavent stuffed with cheese and crab, Canape of marinated salmon, Canape of caviar, Creme of Zuccini with sunflower seeds, Salmon in Bearnaise sauce and Brownie.

Additionally New Year grapes and party bag. Price 45 euros.Live Music. Reservations requested.

For reservations call 922 738 683 / 922 738 602 Winter Gardens Complex Golf del Sur San Miguel de Abona

For reservations call 922 382 056 Calle Aceviños, La Paz Puerto de la Cruz

For reservations call 922 371 518 Avda. Francisco Afonso Carrillo s/n Playa Jardin, Puerto de la Cruz terrazadelmar@gmail.com

Tasca Casa Paco

Restaurante Algarrobo

The Bar

Los Cristianos

La Orotava

Golf del Sur

This family run restaurant is situated in the well-known and much visited venue in La Orotava. The current owners are brothers Toño (front of house) and Cristóbal (head chef).

They have carried on the family tradition of offering top quality products at affordable prices whilst bringing the menu up to date.

There is a lively atmosphere here with some really unusual dishes to taste. All the dishes are fresh using vegetables from the market.

The cuisine is traditional with a modern slant without being too over elaborate.

They specialise in roast lamb and suckling pig and fish lovers have a huge choice. You will find Restaurant Algarrobo in Las Candidas just off the road between El Monasterio and La Orotava.

A great place for parties, communions, business meetings etc.

The Bar has become a firm favourite with many people since opening and it’s easy to see why.

This is more than a “pub”. It is trendy, comfortable, friendly, lively, featuring chic decor and furniture and with great food and entertainment. It’s a place where you can relax but also have fun whilst enjoying some really great food at affordable prices.

You can sit inside or out as there is a large terrace which has the benefit of full blinds if it is too cool, too sunny or too windy.

There is live entertainment every night with some great singers and tribute acts and a gastro-menu which offers really good home-made food. Sunday lunch is very popular from noon to 6pm. Sport is shown but it’s not intrusive. Special occasions welcome.

For reservations call 922 332 305 / 647 600 784 Carretera La Luz, Las Candias Urbanizacion Pedro Martin 9 restaurantealgarrobo@gmail.com

For reservations call 634 138 443 San Blas Square, Golf del Sur Food served Mon-Sat 11:30am to 8pm.

Open to 1am

“The best tapas ever!” is how customers describe this lovely little restaurant in the centre of Los Cristianos.

If you want a real taste of Spain and the leisurely way of life where you enjoy a drink and meal whilst socialising and chatting, this is the place to head for. You will Tasa Casa Paco not far from the cultural centre.

It’s a charming place wher you can sit inside or out. There are more than 30 dishes on the menu and a huge wine list. Founded by the late “Paco”, who was known as the singing guitarist, his values are continued by his son and daughter-in-law.

The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday 6pm to midnight, closed on a Sunday.

For reservations call 686 520 440 / 658 788 023 Calle Amalia Alayón nº16 Los Cristianos pokone@telefonica.net

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Restaurante El Cine

Sabor Canario

The Pink Parrot

Los Cristianos

La Orotava

Las Galletas sea-front

The regular sight of people queuing for a table will give you the best clue ever about this restaurant. The alley-way where people queue has been described as the most famous on the island and no-one seems to mind having to wait for a table.

This is very much a fresh fish restaurant, the only meat you will find are chicken. The menu, in extense: grilled cuttle fish, grilled hake fillet, fresh sardines, the fish of the day, grilled fresh herrings, all seven euros each. Tomato and onion salad, chips or Canary potatoes for 2.50 euros a bowl. Fried octopus, nine euros. Grilled prawns, eight euros. Fried chicken wings, seven euros.

There is one hour free parking at the dock for restaurant visitors.

Just request a ticket and this will be stamped at El Cine.

For reservations call 609 107 758 Calle Juan Bariajo, nº8 Los Cristianos www.barelcine.es / barelcine@gmail.com

If you haven’t yet discovered La Orotava, you must do so as it is the most wonderful town full of charm, character and Canary architecture.

This restaurant is located in one of the oldest buildings in the centre of La Orotava in a two-floor house of 800 square metres and two patios. Here you can taste the best of traditional Canary food with flair and innovation and wines from La Orotava.

Its style is home-made Canary food, with both conventional and creative dishes, always inspired by the best produce from the town. Prices suit all pockets.

For reservations call 922 322 793 Calle Carrera 17 La Orotava info@saborcanario.es

What better reasons could there be than to visit The Pink Parrot which is right on the sea-front, literally a metre away from the ocean with a panoramic view.

This is a family-run café offering a traditional English menu with daily specials and all home-made dishes. Specialities include cod, chips and mushy peas (delicious!), served only on Fridays, Sunday roast, jacket potatoes and a special combo platter for two people for only 8.50 euros. There is also a gluten free menu and delicious home-made desserts. There is also wifi.

The restaurant is closed on a Monday but open 9.15am to 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Friday 9.15am to 8pm (last fish and chip orders 7pm), Saturday 9.15am to 4pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm.

For reservations call 922 732 365 Paseo Maritimo, 12 Las Galletas mikeandbrenda@outlook.com

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HE English Library presents a talk by author John Hollands, “Around the World on a Lambretta” on Thursday 15th January 2015 at 12 noon. This , as usual, will be followed at 13.00 by a buffet lunch. Together with refreshments , all this for the price of 6 euros.

If you missed John’s brilliant talk last April, here is another chance to hear this wonderfully amusing speaker. This time, John will be telling us about his world travels on a scooter when he was young.

There are just a few places left for our Ladies’ lunch, so please hurry if you don’t want to miss this popular event. This is to be held at the Petit Los Angeles Restaurant on Thursday 8th January.. Enquire now, and you just might be lucky enough to secure a place.

We, at the Library should like to wish all our members a very Happy Christmas, and to those leaving to spend the festivities back home in the UK, or elsewhere, we hope that you have a safe and pleasant journey, and look forward to seeing you soon. ( The library is located in the Taoro Park, opposite the British School, and is open on Mondays and Fridays from 15.00 to 17.30, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.00 to 13.00.If you require further details, or more information about our forthcoming events, you may contact us on 922 38 30 98)

Eloise by Judy Finnegan After her best friend, Eloise, dies from breast cancer, Cathy is devastated. But then she begins to have disturbing dreams that suggest that Eloise’s death was not all it seems.

With Cathy ’s history of depression, her husband, Chris, a psychiatrist, is acutely aware of mental fragility. When Cathy tells Chris of her suspicions about Eloise’s death, as well as her ability to sense Eloise’s spirit, Chris thinks that she is losing her grip on reality once again.

Stung by her husband’s scepticism, Cathy decides to explore Eloise’s mysterious past, putting herself in danger as she finds herself drawn ever deeper into her friend’s great - and tragic secret.

monologues are driving Pandora and her husband Fletcher insane.

And it is only a matter of time before Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum, it’s him, or me.

With Shriver’s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother not only examines why we overeat, but asks just how much should you sacrifice for someone who refuses to be saved?

Gone by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Sweden, and in 1904, at nineteen, she sets sail for Australia in search of a better life. Jumping ship at the African port of Lourenço Marques, none of Hanna’s hopes - or fears - prepare her for what lies ahead.

Stumbling across what she believes to be a down - at - heel hotel, Hanna becomes embroiled in a sequence of events that lead to her inheriting the most successful brothel in town..

Uncomfortable with the attitudes of the white colonists, she is determined to befriend the prostitutes working for her, and change life in the town for the better. But then the distrust between blacks and whites, and the shadow of colonialism, lead to tragedy and murder.

A Walk In The Park by Jill Mansell

Big Brother by Lionel Shriver

Pandora has looked up to her brother Edison since they were children. Now she revels in the anonymity of her suburban Iowa life, while her brother basks in the limelight as a New York jazz musician. But when Edison arrives in Iowa, suddenly in need of a place to stay, Pandora literally doesn’t recognise him. The once slim, hip pianist has gained hundred of pounds. What ha p p ened ?

S o o n Ed i s o n’s appalling diet and know-it-all

LEISURE YOUR HOROSCOPE WWW.ASTROLOGY-ONLINE.COM ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Don’t invest too much of your own money. You may be experiencing emotional turmoil in regard to your mate. Your partner could make you angry if they steal your thunder or embarrass you in front of others.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) Don’t ignore any emotional issues that could be causing problems. Limitation could set in if you’ve been spending too much. Secret affairs will come back to haunt you.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Your ideas are right on the mark and your work commendable. Be primed to use your intellect in order to get what you want. Emotional situations could bring out your stubborn nature.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Organizations may cost you more than you can afford. You are ahead of your time, and trying to stay in one spot could be asking too much. Don’t push your luck with your boss.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Anger may cause you grief; control your temper and try to sit back and calm down. Take special care in any home improvement project you work on today, you’ll be glad you did. You can be sure that any dealing with large institutions should go well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Don’t allow colleagues to stand in your way. Pleasure trips will induce exciting and passionate encounters with those of foreign extraction. Be careful when dealing with superiors.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Take a look at your legal position. You’re eager to learn. A long, quiet walk alone may help you sort out your thoughts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Spend some time on yourself. Being unappreciated by your boss could make it hard to do your work effectively. You may be in love today, but who knows what tomorrow may bring.

When Detective Michael Bennett arrested Manuel Perrine, he thought that he had brought an end to the drug cartel boss’s reign of terror. But then, during the trial,Perrine escaped.

In a bloody shoot-out, Bennett killed Perrine’s wife. Now he wants nothing more that to make Bennet suffer, to make him pay.

The whole family are moved to a safe-house in California. But as Perrine’s attacks on US soil become more vicious and ever more daring, it’s clear that there is a war coming.

No one, anywhere, is safe.

A Treacherous Paradise by Henning Mankell Brutal poverty and punishing cold define Hanna Renstróm’s childhood in remote northern

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Confusion at an emotional level will cause you to make wrong decisions concerning your personal life. Make any decisions you have to in order to avoid feeling unsettled. You may have been trying to do too much, leaving yourself exhausted and open to colds and infections.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)

It’s 18 years since Lara Carson vanished into the night, leaving first love, Flynn Erskine with lots of questions - and no answers.

He is stunned by her return to Bath and can’t deny the spark between them. But is there something she isn’t telling him?

Lara’s childhood best friend, Evie Beresford, is thrilled to welcome her back - especially as she is about to marry her drream man, Joel. But life is never that simple. Things are about to change drastically for everyone involved. And it all starts on the morning of Evie’s wedding.....

Stomach problems could prevail if you haven’t been watching your diet. You can make career moves that will be prosperous. Sit back.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) You will be in the doghouse if you are being.

Overindulgence will be a problem if you are out in a social setting. Channel your efforts into achieving your goals.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) You may not get your facts correct today; double-check before making any statements. New romantic relationships will develop through group activity related to sports events. Don’t give your heart too readily.

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The risks of food poisoning and what to do

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OOD poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food. Most people get better without the need for treatment.

In most cases, food that causes food poisoning is contaminated by bacteria, such as salmonella or Escherichia coli (E. coli), or a virus, such as the norovirus.

The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin 1-3 days after eating contaminated food. They include feeling sick, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

Some toxins can cause food poisoning within a much shorter time. In these cases, vomiting is the main symptom.

Foods particularly susceptible to contamination if not handled, stored or cooked properly include raw meat and poultry, raw eggs, raw shellfish, unpasteurised milk and ‘ready to eat’ foods, such as cooked sliced meats, pâté, soft cheeses and pre-packed sandwiches Food can become contaminated at any stage during production, processing or cooking. For example, food poisoning can be caused by not cooking food thoroughly (particularly poultry, pork, burgers, sausages and kebabs), not storing food that needs to be chilled at below 5°C correctly, leaving cooked food for too long at warm temperatures, someone who is ill or who has dirty hands touching the food, eating food that has passed its ‘use by’ date and/or cross-contamination (the spread of bacteria, such as E. coli, from contaminated foods)

TREATING FOOD POISONING Most people with food poisoning get better without the need for treatment.

To help relieve your symptoms you should rest and drink plenty of fluids. It is best to avoid food until you feel much better. When you start

eating again, choose foods that are easily digested, such as toast.

It’s important that you do not become dehydrated because it will make you feel worse and lengthen your recovery.

Try to drink as much water as you can, even if you can only sip it, particularly every time you pass diarrhoea.

Oral rehydration salts (ORSs) are recommended for people vulnerable to the effects of dehydration, such as the elderly and those with another health condition.

ORSs help replace salt, glucose and other important minerals lost through dehydration. They are

available in sachets from pharmacies and you dissolve them in water to drink.

WHEN TO SEE YOUR GP It’s not usually necessary to see your GP if you have food poisoning. You only need to see them if your symptoms are severe and do not improve after a few days, you have a high temperature (fever) of 38°C (100.4°F) or over, you have symptoms of severe dehydration, such as sunken eyes and passing small quantities of dark, strong smelling urine, there has been an outbreak of similar cases of food poisoning linked to a possible source of contamination or you have a baby

with food poisoning.

Occasionally, food poisoning can have more serious effects on a person’s health, particularly if they are vulnerable to infection. For example, if you are over 65 years of age, or you have a condition that weakens your immune system, such as HIV or cancer, your risk of developing more serious symptoms is increased.

Babies are also at increased risk.

Signs that you may have a more serious case of food poisoning that requires medical attention include vomiting that lasts for more than two days, not being able to keep liquids down for more than a day, diarrhoea that lasts for more than three days or is bloody or fever.

Ten top tips to beat insomnia

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IMPLE lifestyle changes can make a world of difference to your quality of sleep.

Following these 1ten tips from The Sleep Council can help you have a more restful night.

1. Keep regular hours Going to bed and getting up at roughly the same time every day will programme your body to sleep better. Choose a time when you’re most likely to feel sleepy.

2. Create a restful sleeping environment Your bedroom should be kept for rest and sleep. Keep it as quiet and dark as possible. It should be neither too hot nor too cold. Temperature, lighting and noise should be controlled so that the bedroom environment helps you to fall (and stay) asleep.

3. Make sure that your bed is comfortable It’s difficult to get restful sleep on a mattress that’s too soft or too hard, or a bed that’s too small or old. If you have a pet that sleeps in the room with you, consider moving it somewhere else if it often makes noise in the night.

4. Exercise regularly

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The fright of sleep paralysis

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LEEP paralysis is a temporary inability to move or speak when you are waking up or, less commonly, falling asleep.

Although you are awake, your body is briefly paralysed, after which you can move and speak as normal. The paralysis can last from a few seconds to several minutes.

Sleep paralysis does not cause you any harm but being unable to move can be very frightening.

Some people experience it once or twice in their life, while others a few times a month or more regularly.

What causes sleep paralysis?

It is normal for your muscles to be paralysed at certain times when you are asleep. Sleep paralysis occurs when the mechanism that causes your muscles to relax during sleep temporarily persists after you have woken up.

It can sometimes be a symptom of narcolepsy. This is a relatively rare sleep disorder that causes a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedly, disrupting their normal sleep pattern.

Other things that increase your risk of sleep paralysis include sleep deprivation, irregular sleeping patterns and age (it is more common in teenagers and young adults).

Getting help If you have sleep paralysis, your GP may be able to suggest ways you can improve your sleep.

If your symptoms are linked to another sleeprelated condition, such as narcolepsy, your GP may be refer you to a sleep disorder specialist.

Treating sleep paralysis The symptoms of sleep paralysis can often be improved by altering your sleep habits and sleeping environment.

Sleep paralysis often affects people who are sleep deprived, so ensuring you get enough sleep may reduce the number of episodes you have. Most adults need six to eight hours of sleep each night.

Going to bed at roughly the same time each night and getting up at the same time each morning may also help.

If your sleep paralysis is particularly severe, see your GP. They may refer you to a specialist, such as a neurologist.

A short course of antidepressant medication, such as clomipramine, may be prescribed to treat severe sleep paralysis.

Moderate exercise on a regular basis, such as swimming or walking, can help relieve some of the tension built up over the day. Make sure that you don’t do vigorous exercise too close to bedtime, however, as it may keep you awake.

5. Less caffeine Cut down on stimulants such as caffeine in tea or coffee, especially in the evening. They interfere with the process of falling asleep, and they prevent deep sleep. The effects of caffeine can last a long time (up to 24 hours), so the chances of it affecting sleep are significant. Instead, have a warm, milky drink or herbal tea.

6. Don’t over-indulge Too much food or alcohol, especially late at night, can interrupt your sleep patterns. Alcohol may help you to fall asleep initially, but it will disrupt your sleep later on in the night.

7. Don’t smoke It’s bad for sleep. Smokers take longer to fall asleep, they wake up more frequently, and they often have more disrupted sleep.

8. Try to relax before going to bed Have a warm bath, listen to quiet music or do some gentle yoga to relax the mind and body. Your doctor may be able to recommend a helpful relaxation CD. 9. Write away your worries Deal with worries or a heavy workload by making lists of things to be tackled the next day. If you tend to lie in bed thinking about tomorrow’s tasks, set aside time before bedtime to review the day and make plans for the next day. The goal is to avoid doing these things when you’re in bed, trying to sleep.

10. Don’t worry in bed If you can’t sleep, don’t lie there worrying about it. Get up and do something you find relaxing until you feel sleepy again, then return to bed.

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The festive season, a time to enjoy for everyone with the right dental treatment

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HESE special festive days are much anticipated by some and dreaded by others as they approach.

Dates where, for example, the hardness of our traditional sweets or turrones means they can become an unattainable desire for many tastes.

Any time would be perfect to remember healthy habits in eating the right food to maintain, for the longer the better, the optimum dignity and health of our teeth and mouthDuring these festive holidays when families gather around the table and plates of food, it’s possible to decipher the almost inaudible comments following a bite which shows the dental health of our grandparents, our mothers, of us all.

For some, it is a time of punishment where they can only watch others enjoy an unlimited assortment of sweets, candies and shortbread but why settle for merely watching and teasing our salivary glands with cravings we can’t have?

Shouldn’t the desire for parties and fiestas be the same for everyone?

Let’s get to work to enjoy our Christmas one hundred per cent and achieve biting those hard sweets we love so much and avoiding those rather unseemly comments?

As far as health is concerned, everthing has a priority. A time to go, in this case, to a specialist to review our teeth.

The first results and treatment derived from this will be the first step to enjoying the Christmas holidays to the full.

Usually, these are simple things. The loss of the enamel that protects our teeth dentin when coming into direct contact with food, small cavities which can’t be seen by the naked eye, that after the breakdown of enamel has spread to other parts and so on. Small problems which nevertheless can present unbearable pain and be very uncomfortable.

There is, however, also a message to relay generally about looking after our teeth in relation to all of our eating habits.

Promoting sweets or gums without sugar, for example, or dark chocolate instead of the famous Halloween sweets or industr y-made baker y products to which we are all subjected.

Undoubtedly, the over-riding message this Christmas is to SHARE. Share with others our recipes which are suitable for all tastes and are the most healthy. Replace refined sugars with sweeteners, which are recommended by organisations such as the American Diabetes Association. These, together with saccharin, acesulfame K, Aspartame and sucralose, according to the EEUU Food and Medication Administration are safer for patients with diabetes and therefore can be used as part of a healthier diet.

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HELPFUL TIPS

Hangover cures are just a myth

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PLITTING headaches, sickness, dizziness, dehydration: anyone who has ever drunk too much knows the consequences of it.

Alcohol is a diuretic (meaning it removes fluids from the body), so drinking excessively can lead to dehydration. Dehydration is what causes many of the symptoms of a hangover.

Alcohol can upset your stomach and give you a bad night’s sleep. You may still have some alcohol in your system the next morning.

Hangover cures are generally a myth. There are no cures for a hangover. There are tips for avoiding hangovers and for easing the symptoms if you have one.

The best way to avoid a hangover is not to drink. If you decide to drink, do it sensibly and within the recommended limits.

To minimise the risk of future serious health problems, men shouldn’t regularly drink more than three to four units a day. Women shouldn’t regularly drink more than two to three units a day.

To avoid a hangover, don’t drink more than you know your body can cope with. If you’re not sure how much that is, be careful.

Know your units You can keep track of how many units you’re consuming using the desktop alcohol tracker, which is also available as an iPhone app.

A large glass of wine, for instance, contains around three units. In one evening, that can quickly add up to a lot more than you intended to drink. Here are some examples: a can of standard lager, beer or bitter – 1.8 units a pint of standard lager, beer or bitter – 2.3 units

a small glass of wine (125ml) – 1.5 units a large glass of wine (250ml) – 3 units a measure of spirits (25ml) – 1 unit Follow these tips to keep hangovers away: Don’t drink on an empty stomach. Before you go out, have a meal that includes carbohydrates (such as pasta or rice) or fats. The food will help slow down the body’s absorption of alcohol.

Don’t drink dark-coloured drinks if you’ve found that you’re sensitive to them.

They contain natural chemicals called congeners (impurities), which irritate blood vessels and tissue in the brain and can make a hangover worse.

Drink water or non-fizzy soft drinks in between each alcoholic drink. Carbonated (fizzy) drinks speed up the absorption of alcohol into your system.

Drink a pint or so of water before you go to sleep. Keep a glass of water by the bed to sip if you wake up during the night.

The NHS recommends: Men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day Women should not regularly drink more than 2-3 units a day If you’ve had a heavy drinking session, avoid alcohol for 48 hours “Regularly ” means drinking this amount every day or most days of the week.

The morning after If you wake up the next

morning feeling terrible, you probably didn’t follow this advice. Although there are no real cures for hangovers, there are ways to ease the symptoms.

Treatment involves rehydrating the body so it can deal with the painful symptoms (though the best time to rehydrate is before going to sleep).

Over-the-counter painkillers can help with headaches and muscle cramps. Paracetamol-based remedies are usually preferable, as aspirin may further irritate the stomach and increase nausea and sickness.

Sugar y foods may help you feel less trembly. In some cases, an antacid may be needed to settle your stomach first.

Bouillon soup, a thin vegetable-based broth, is a good source of vitamins and

minerals, which can top-up depleted resources. Its main advantage is that it’s easy for a fragile stomach to digest.

You can replace lost fluids by drinking bland liquids that are easy on the digestive system, such as water, soda water and isotonic drinks (available in most shops).

“Hair of the dog” (drinking more alcohol) does not help.

Drinking in the morning is a risky habit, and you may simply be delaying the appearance of symptoms until the alcohol wears off again.

If you’ve had a heavy drinking session, hangover or not, doctors advise that you wait 48 hours before drinking any more alcohol, in order to give your body tissues time to recover.

Sometimes, of course, a hangover makes that advice easier to follow.

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Sun bed solution Dear Editor, After reading about the frustration of your reader with the sun bed phantoms, it brought back a memory of a similar experience.

On a recent holiday in a five star hotel situated on a beach front, we met up with fellow scuba divers. They were Spanish, French, Belgian and Italian. As the week went by, our wives became more and more frustrated that, no matter what time they went down to the pool, the beds were always covered with towels.

One evening over a few beers, we divers devised a cunning plan. We donned our scuba suits and late one night approached the Hotel from the sea. Unseen we collected all the towels and carefully folded them. Later when we were all suitably dressed we took them to the Hotel Reception and informed them that we had found them on the beach.

Next morning…chaos…beds fully occupied by the non-towel owners. Needless to say no towels were left out at night from that point on. Wives, once again, were happy to let us go scuba diving.

Geoff Collins, Norfolk

Police stopping cars Dear Editor, When we originally booked our holiday in Tenerife, we did not appreciate that this is a crime free destination, but now I can understand why the police occupy their time stopping vehicles at check points.

I have been driving a new car here for two weeks and been stopped twice for no reason. It was at one time here in Tenerife that you were hassled all the time by time share tout, but they have now been replaced by the Police here in crime free Tenerife Jeff Jones, Bournemouth

Letting down Puerto Dear Madam As a frequent visitor to beautiful Puerto del la Cruz , it is such a shame that on departing after a lovely stay, visitors, locals tourist etc are left with a very bad impression when they realise that there are no toilet facilities for passengers waiting for a bus

WWW.TENERIFENEWS.ORG.ES to the airport or indeed any other part of the island.

The TItsa bus service is a excellent service , the staff are helpful , particularly the young ladies in the kiosk ,but the whole service is brought down by the lack of toilet facilities at what was susposed to be a temporary bus station but has been there now for several years .

What a terrible shame.

Kathy Foy Newman, Dublin

Oil survey doubts Dear Editor, Your front page of edition 514 carries a lead article with a message.

Part of this message, in paragraph 5, is most interesting: I quote: “A survey just carried out on behalf of the Canary Government by two universities concludes that 75.4% of local residents are against oil drilling. “ I should like to know when the survey was, how it was made, by whom, by which “two universities”?

I have personally called ALL my friends and acquaintances in these islands and not one was interviewed or knew such a survey was taking place.

I wonder if you could suggest that any reader of your excellent paper who was interviewed on the subject of prospective oil drilling should tell us through the medium of the newspaper. I find this bald statement by the Canar y Government impossible to believe and only to easy to invent.

Jeremy Taylor

Daphne Dinmore

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APHNE Dinmore, a long-time resident of Puerto de la Cruz, died peacefully in hospital in the early hours of November 23rd, just a week after her 87th birthday.

Daphne was born in Palmer ’s Green, North London, where her father, Sidney, was a teacher. She was one of three children, having a sister and a brother. The whole family was evacuated during the war, when the school where her father taught was moved to Essex for two years.

Very little is known of her earlier life, except that she married Bob Groom, a marriage which ended in divorce. In 1961 she travelled to Malaysia to visit her sister, whose husband worked for the Foreign Office there. She liked the country so much that she stayed, and, being already fluent in French, as well as knowing shorthand in that language, she secured work as a Personal Assistant in the French Consulate in Kuala Lumpur.

After some years in Malaysia, she returned to the UK but finding that the climate there was not good for her health, she moved to the Channel Island of Jersey. Some years later, she was living in Bermuda, where she met and eventually married her second husband, Roger Sherman. After a number of years, they moved to Tenerife.

Daphne enjoyed music and the stage and was very active in the social scene in Tenerife, becoming a member of choirs, as well as sports and dramatic societies. She joined The Tenerife Travellers, and group of British ex-pats. organised by the late Brenda Baraona, which visited Spanish schools performing short plays and sketches in English for children, aimed at helping them to learn the language.

It was with this group that she visited all of the islands in the archipelago.

She was a staunch member of ESTA for many years, performing in countless plays and sketches. Her last leading role was in “As Black as She is Painted” in 2006, and also performed monologues and poems in both French and English up until two years ago.

She was always a tower of strength and encouragement, and always ready with help when needed, especially as an experienced prompter. She was also until recently a regular member of the ESTA quiz team, where her unfailing memory and wide-ranging knowledge were exercised to the full..

Daphne is survived by an elder sister, Margaret, and her nephews, Peter and Michael. She will be sorely missed and her influence will remain locked in the memories of those who were fortunate to have known her for many years to come.

Bus stop needed Dear Editor My friends and I from the UK use the Titsa bus here in Tenerife regularly and we find it provides an excellent service. Apart from one thing. There are too few bus stops.

I appreciate that this lack of stopping at ‘every hole in the hedge’ helps Titsa keep to their time schedule. However there is a need for recognition of the growing urbanisation in Los Cristianos out towards Guaza mountain. This area was originally barren land but now houses hundreds of apartments. These residents have a very long walk to the central bus station.

Could Titsa be made aware of this apparent lack of concern and provide a bus stop near the roundabout at Avenida Londres in the vicinity of Atlantida and Reveron apartments. There is already a perfect place for a bus-stop in front of waste ground there.

Only one small stop for Titsa but a giant solution for residents.

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FEATURE

A great day out for all the family!

Shops, restaurants, cinema, supermarket and more

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HEN the Gran Sur Commercial Centre in Costa Adeje opened in the summer of 2007, it was big, bold, pioneering, ultra-modern and set the scene for a new way of shopping and entertainment.

It was also a very brave move by the developers who had a great deal of space to fill but their concept paid off and how. Just look at the Gran Sur today!

It is always bustling with people, has all sorts of shops and restaurants, a late-night supermarket, multi-screen cinema which offers regular films in English, a vast free open-air car-park, is easily accessible and provides something for everything. In short, it is THE place to head for, whether you live here or are on holiday.

Many visitors often ask where the Gran Sur is and they might be surprised to learn it is on their very doorstep in the south of Tenerife.

If travelling on the

motorway, you take the Exit 30 off the TF-1 motorway and there it is. You can’t miss it. It’s an attractive grey building with the Gran Sur blue logo written on the side and surrounded by landscaped grounds.

The actual address is C.C. Gran Sur, Urbanización Fañabe, C\Lisboa which is on the righthand side of the motorway if heading towards Costa Adeje and of course on the left if travelling from the Los Gigantes/ Playa Paraiso direction. It is 30 seconds off the motorway exit and there is a big outside car park or you can go underground to the Mercadona.

If you are staying in the Fanabe/Torviscas/Costa Adeje area, you can also walk to the centre or it is just a short taxi ride away. See below for bus

routes.

The main feature of the Gran Sur is the great diversity of services offered. Until it opened, there was nothing like it in the south but it has become a real meeting point, always buzzing, always very welcoming, with the festive season adding an extra dimension.

There are nearly 50 shops which are ver y diverse, spread over three floors and accessed by lifts and escalators so it is accessible for all.

As you would expect, the centre is beautifully clean and tidy and it might surprise you that when you sit on the terrace of one of the restaurants or look through the huge picture windows, you can see the ocean beyond.

The shops include fashion for all ages (including for babies and little ones), luxurious underwear, shoes,

home textiles, sun glasses, an optician, bags and accessories, jeweller y, watches, cosmetics and perfumes, a sports shop, mobile telephones and telephony services, a hair salon, estate agency, sweets, a hugely popular toy shop, a sex boutique and more.

Many of the shops have been here from the very start but there are always newcomers, including a clothing alteration and dry cleaning service on the first floor. You will also find a key-cutting service and a car washing service, as well as little speciality “tiendas” dotted around.

The shops are a really fantastic place to wander around, either because you are looking for something specific, want to buy a gift or just want to be tempted! The benefit, of course, is that everything is inside so it doesn’t matter what the weather!

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Also, what makes the Gran Sur so special is its attractions, not least the range of restaurants where you can sit inside or out, in the sun or the shade. There is all sorts of food to enjoy, whether you fancy just a coffee and cake or snack or a lunch or evening meal. Just next to the centre is a McDonalds and inside you will find ever ything from Mexican cuisine to traditional Spanish, beer, pizzas, jumbo sausages, Asian food with noodles etc, cakes, ice-cream, Chinese, kebabs and interna-tional menus.

Apart from satisfying all taste-buds, you can tailor your meal to suit your own budgets.

This is also a great meeting point for friends or for informal business lunches.

On the top floor, you have the multi-screen cinema which again, is ultra-modern and very very comfortable and just like home from home.

English films are shown on one or two of the screens but you can even go to a Spanish film if you wish because it is quite easy to follow the plot if it is an action movie. There is a sweet shop just next to the main doors for some pick and mix and the usual sweet and drinks counter with popcorn inside.

It doesn’t rain that often in Tenerife but a trip to the cinema is a great way of filling a few hours if you can’t sunbathe for a change but really no excuse is needed! Ticket prices are also a very nice surprise.

The very spacious Mercadona is on the lower floor of

the centre, again totally accessible either by lift or escalator. It sells everything you could possibly want from a supermarket and now has new opening hours from 9am to 10pm Monday to Saturday.

It’s brilliant that the shops and restaurants in the Gran Sur are open on a Sunday as well as this is just the day when you want to spend some time with family and friends. You really can make a day of it.

At this time of year, the Gran Sur shimmers with Christmas lights and a massive tree and

is staging various festive events, including toy collections and carol concerts.

There are all the usual services like toilets and there are ramps at all the main doors to help those in wheelchairs or with walking difficulties. The car park is literally a few seconds away from the doors and with 500 places, there is always somewhere to park near the top or the access near McDonalds.

The Gran Sur is ALWAYS a place we head for and we hope

you do as well, time and time again.

Keep in touch with happenings on their Facebook and Twitter sites, which will also tell you about special promotions and offers and via the website of http:// www.ccgransur.com/ which is available in English. Here you will also find details and times of the English films, the latest notices and a map.

And do remember, Gran Sur is open 365 days of the year, including Sundays and fiestas.

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PART from all its attractions of shops and restaurants, visitors will find a number of special events during the run-up to the festive period.

On December 13th, the centre is delighted to host a similar appeal run by the Red Cross.

Volunteers will accept donations of toys throughout the day and there will also be activities for children.

On December 20th, there will be a Christmas Parade with Mickey and Minnie and a musical group. This event is between 6pm and 8pm.

There will be extra excitement on December 23rd when Santa pays a visit from 6pm to 9pm and then on January 3rd, it will be the turn of the Three Kings to make a stop at the commercial centre, again between 6pm and 9pm.

Watch out too for any further announcements about other activities taking place at C.C. Gran Sur.

You will find a collection point for toys next to the Christmas tree and it is hoped local people and visitors alike will support a solidarity campaign organised to donate the collected toys to local children in need.

Telephone:922 71 28 47 Fax: 922 71 36 69 Cinema: 922 71 38 58 C.C. Gran Sur, Urbanización Fañabe, C\Lisboa, (Exit 30 on the TF-1) 38660 Adeje, Tenerife Titsa Bus lines stopping at CC Gran Sur: 417, 418, 460, 467, 472, 473, 477

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Trafico’s system Hyundai’s perfect i10 is Scottish Car of the Year

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HE new Hyundai i10 got the thumbs up from me in a News motoring write-up back in February, shortly after its UK launch.

And after sampling another model from the range recently I wasn’t a least bit surprised when it received the Scottish Car of the Year award at the end of last month.

It was fitting that myself and fellow members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers welcomed almost 200 motor industr y representatives to the Fairmont St Andrews hotel for a glittering awards night – just

two days before us Scots celebrated St Andrews Day on November 30.

The i10 was tops in the Small Car sector and roared ahead of the other 12 category winners to gain the coveted top trophy.

It was no small feat for this Hyundai as it was up against other stunning models.

The past year has seen no shortage of new arrivals on our roads and the task of

selecting our trophy winners doesn’t get any easier.

Members vote for the individual categor y winner and then make their choice from these for the Car of the Year.

Other category winners were Mazda3 – Family; Citroen C4 Picasso – MPV; Lexus IS – Executive; SEAT Leon ST – Estate; Suzuki S-Cross – Crossover; Jeep Cherokee – SUV/4x4; McLaren 650S – Sports; Jaguar F-Type – Coupe; Audi A3 Cabriolet – Drop Top; VW Golf R – Hot Hatch; BMW 220d – Diesel; BMW i3 – Electric.

There are two other categories that are not eligible for the overall award – Design and Innovation and the newlycreated Used Car. Winners of these were the Jaguar XE and Ford Focus – the very first Scottish Car of the Year in 1998.

The new generation i10 is the first Hyundai to be crowned Scottish Car of the Year.

With prices starting at £8,595, the i10 offers excellent value and is a shining star in the small car sector with its impressive looks, quality materials and high-end features, including air conditioning and Bluetooth.

More than 110,00 previous i10 models were sold in the UK since its arrival in 2008.

And it continues to be a sales hit across the UK with over 22,000 of the New Generation model sold since it went on sale in January.

It is also Scotland’s favourite Hyundai model, achieving more than 2,200 sales so far this year.

ASMW president Alisdair Suttie summed up the winner: “Looking at the list of nominees and categor y winners, it’s clear it would take something special to win overall and the Hyundai i10 has everything.

“Great value, practical,

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RÁFICO are once again sending out letters about cars that are still registered to an individual and that are over 10 years old that remain registered on Tráfico’s system. This is causing quite a bit of panic as they assume that have to do something about the letters but that would depend on the circumstances that each individual find themselves in .

The letter is explaining that you are shown on their system as the registered keeper of a vehicle over 10 years old. It states the car details, along with your details and any relevant information that they hold with regards to the current ITV and insurance or the lack thereof. From here we have two different approaches, if the car is still in fact yours then all you need to do is to check that the details shown are correct, that would be as follows:  The expiry date of the current ITV is correct (check your Ficha Técnica for this).  Technical details of the vehicle  Registered keeper’s notification address, very important to ensure all future notifications are received promptly.  Registered vehicle address

If you notice any errors then the next step is to fill in the appropriate information update form, which can be obtained on Tráfico’s website and fill in the relevant section which relates to the information you wish to update. You would also need to have proof of identity, a copy of the letter you have received and supporting documents to prove the change or update of details; this would be a copy of the vehicles Ficha Técnica for the ITV or a certificate of Empadronamiento for the address change, or current Insurance receipt. The relevant documentation can then be presented in Tráfico, sent via post to Tráfico’s PO Box in Madrid or presented in your local post office, although I am unaware whether the post office will charge you or not for the presentation.

The second situation is when then the car is not yours for any of the following reasons:  The car no longer exists, i.e. written off after an accident.  It was lost/stolen and you do not know if it is still on the road.  It was handed into to a scrap yard years ago.  The owner is deceased.  It was sold some time ago and you assumed the new owner had transferred it.  It was never owned by the person whom the letter was address to.

If any of these apply then you would need to fill in the appropriate special baja form, and provide proof of identity along with a copy of the letter you have received and present it all in Tráfico for them to process the de-registration. If you however still have the car but wish to scrap it then the car would first need to be taken to a scrap yard and then de-registered in the normal way.

The special baja form can again be obtained from Tráfico’s website and would need to be filled in fully also explaining why the baja needs to take place, the options on the form are:  The car no longer exists  It is lost/stolen and there is no proof that it is still on the road  It was handed into a scrap yard  The owner is deceased  The vehicle was sold a while ago and the transfer was never carried out.  The vehicle was sold a while ago and the transfer was carried out.  The vehicle has never belonged to the person to whom the letter is addressed.  Other, please specify.

If you receive such letter and are at all confused or worried either call in to our offices or give me a ring and I will endeavour to help. affordable to own and hugely enjoyable to drive, it’s the perfect small car.”

Delighted Tony Whitehorn, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, said: “i10 has gone from strength to strength in 2014, impressing previous

generation owners whilst simultaneously attracting new customers in the 11 months it has been on sale.

“I would like to thank the Scottish Group of Motoring Writers for recognising i10 as overall Scottish Car of the

Year – it is a privilege to accept this award for the first time in the history of Hyundai Motor UK. “It’s a testament to the brand’s progress in the last five years and a huge boost at the end of a remarkable year.”

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Rafa reveals plans for major new New date for fun run tennis school CITY EVENT

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ACADEMY DREAM

AFA Nadal has announced ambitious plans to open his first tennis academy in 2016.

It will be based in his home town of Manacor on the island of Mallorca and will host 140 boys and girls.

“The most important thing is to train them as individuals,” said the Spanish ace as he laid the first stone of his “Rafa Nadal Acamedy”.

Due to open for the summer of 2015, it will have a floor area of just over 24,000 square metres, with 18 tennis courts, a school and a home for young athletes from around the world. It will employ 140 people and will incorporate the Rafa Nadal Foundation which is currently in Barcelona and a museum of national and international sport with donations made from top athletes.

The first phase will take 18 months to complete and there will also be three swimming pools, a padel tennis court, sports court and seven-a-side soccer pitch.

In addition, facilities will include a medical centre,

Puerto pledge over centre’s leaking roof

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OUNCIL leaders in Puerto de la Cruz have promised to rectify a problem which has plagued a local sports centre for 27 years.

Preparation work has started at the Miguel Ángel Díaz Molina pavilion in order to fix the leaking roof which has been a constant bone of contention.

The sports centre was recently closed for a short while for preliminary studies which will pave the way for the project in 2015.

Area councillor, Juan Carlos Marrero said he apologised for the three day closure but it had been “absolutely necessary”. He thanked Tenerife Cabildo for its help in addressing this historic problem which at winter, had often prevented the centre from being used to its full capacity.

shopping and leisure areas, plus 35 apartments for professional sports teams to come and train, such as cyclists or footballers.

Nadal said he wanted to help train young athletes for the future and it would be available for the people of the island to use as a meeting point and to practice a healthy lifestyle as a way of giving back something to the people.

The tennis champ said he intended to work in the school once he retired from his own career as sport would always be his passion at professional and amateur level.

Council leaders in Manacor said they hoped the centre would become a global benchmark and they thanked Nadal for his generosity. On December 1st, he received the distinction of “Son of the Island”.

Meantime, he has announced his comeback following an appendix operation on January 1st.

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ANTA Cruz council said it had to put safety first when making a decision to postpone a popular fun run.

The event should have been held on November 30th but organisers took the decision to call it off becaue of the very bad weather which brought torrential rain and gale-force winds to Tenerife, especially in the north.

Around 4,000 runners were expected so their well-being was paramount.

A new date has now been set for the 18th “Carrera Popular de Santa Cruz de Tenerife” and that is Sunday, December 14th.

The event is organised by the city council’s sports department in association with various other organisations and sponsors, including El Corte Inglés. The idea is to encourage young people to join in sport and take it up for a healthy life-style and exercise.

TWO DECADES

Mayor praises taekwondo club

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martial arts group in La Laguna has been congratulated for 20 years of success.

The Mayor, Fernando Clavijo welcomed youngsters from the Club Escuela Taekwondo. The club is directed by Encarna Expósito and is dedicated to the promotion of this sport in the municipality.

Accompanied by councillor for sport, Aymara Calero, the Mayor congratulated everyone involved with the

school for the work done and its many successes over the last two decades.

There are now around 60 members, from children through to adults. It is based at the Francisco Peraza sports centre but is also represented in many local schools and in the El Tranvia community centre in La Cuesta.

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Countdown to Formula One new season

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ETTING withdrawal symptoms now the Formula One season has come to an end?

Don’t despair, there’s not too long to wait until the cars are back out on the track. To help you plan your viewing or perhaps even a visit, here is the 2015 season race calendar.

SOLIDARITY EVENT

Entries open for third Night Race in new year

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Australia (Melbourne)

12 - 15 Mar

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Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

27 - 29 Mar

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Bahrain (Sakhir)

03 - 05 Apr

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China (Shanghai)

17 - 19 Apr

05

Spain (Catalunya)

08 - 10 May

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Monaco (Monte Carlo)

21 - 24 May

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Canada (Montréal)

05 - 07 Jun

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Austria (Spielberg)

19 - 21 Jun

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Great Britain (Silverstone)

03 - 05 Jul

10

Germany (TBA)

17 - 19 Jul

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Hungary (Budapest)

24 - 26 Jul

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Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)

21 - 23 Aug

13

Italy (Monza)

04 - 06 Sep

14

Singapore (Singapore)

18 - 20 Sep

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Japan (Suzuka)

25 - 27 Sep

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Russia (Sochi)

09 - 11 Oct

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United States (Austin)

23 - 25 Oct

18

Mexico (Mexico City)

30 Oct - 01 Nov

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Brazil (São Paulo)

13 - 15 Nov

20

Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)

27 - 29 Nov

UBSCRIPTIONS have opened for the third Carrera Nocturna de Santiago del Teide, the municipality’s popular Night Race.

Registration for the event on January 24th, 2015 is free as it is a solidarity campaign which involves bringing along 5kg of non-perishable food when collecting your number. These donations will go to the local food bank.

The test is organised by the local council’s sports department in collaboration with a number of hotel complexes in the resort and companies such as Physiorelax and Opticalia.

Anyone can join in, whether licensed or not, provided they are at least 15 years of age on the day of the race though permission may be required from parents if age dictates.

The route remains the same as before, through the centre of Puerto de Santiago, Playa la Arena and Los Gigantes over 7.5 kilometres of a coastal route. The start

and finish is in the plaza de L a Vigilia de Puerto de Santiago.

Registration is open until January 16th and can only be done online via www.deportesantiagodelteide.com.

The race starts at 7pm and numbers will be handed out between 5pm and 6pm in the plaza of La Vigilia.

There will be prizes for the first three finishers home for men and women, with categories for General, Sub. 25, Senior, Veteranos and Locales.

Councillor for sport Guillermo Évora Marrero said: “Once again we start the year with this solidarity athletic event that has been given such a great reception from the runners of the island and especially in the municipality. Again, it will benefit our families in most need.”

Sporting honours at Los Realejos award ceremony

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OS Realejos has formally recognised the sporting successes of groups and individuals during the last year and praised their achievements.

There were proud moments for the recipients of various awards at the third Sports Gala held in the municipal pavilion in front of guests, family and friends.

The Mayor, Manuel Domínguez presided over the ceremony with sports councillor, Benito Dévora, together with sports councillor for Tenerife Cabildo, María del Cristo Pérez.

They all praised ever yone involved in the sporting achievements and the daily work carried out, including by teachers, the athletes, coaches, parents, the media and not forgetting the hardworking janitors and cleaners. In this context, tribute was paid to Baltasar Suárez and Piedad

Polegre who had recently retired.

The gala had the theme of “Los Realejos with sport” and was attended by young athletes from the municipal basketball school.

A musical note was provided by Bárbara Acosta and Carezza.

The major award of best female individual sportswoman was won by table tennis player María Pérez Rodríguez for outstanding national success. The other finalists were gymnast Claudia Pérez Violán and Irene Gutiérrez Cherubino for her successes in fencing.

The best individual male athlete was Gabriel Yeray Vargas Hernández, with gymnast Joel Palmero and kick-boxer Elam

Ngor Gning Chávez joining him on the podium.

The most promising athlete of the municipality was Alberto Álvarez Alonso. Swimmer María Rodríguez Rodríguez and athlete Samuel Febles Luis were also finalists.

The rhythmic gymnastic team of Tazmania Realejos won best female team, with runners-up being the Realejos senior volleyball club and and the children’s basketball club.

The best men’s team went to Puerto Cruz-Realejos cross country athletics club, followed by Club Balonmano Andoan Realejos and the Cruz Santa soccer squad.

A series of special awards were also made to recognise contributions to local sport.

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AUSTRIAN PRESENTATION

Sports centre is Island’s motor circuit project spruced up goes to Vienna

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ENERIFE has been promoting the attractions of the island in Vienna for motor racing, promotions, training and winter camps.

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HE municipal sports pavilion at Granadilla has been spruced up with 70,000 euros of work and the local council hopes users will play their part in keeping it this way.

Various work has now been completed, including new teraces, lighting, fire arrangements and bicycle parking.

Councillor for sport, Marcos González Alonso said the pavilion had needed urgent upgrading as a result of the passage of time as well as extensive use for daily activities and events at local

to nationa level, as well as by local people and visitors generally.

The work has also included interior and exterior painting and landscaping.

Sr. González said he hoped people would enjoly using the centre and sought their co-operation to keep it in good order.

NEW PROGRAMME

Free sport sessions in Santa Cruz

The ambitious project to construct and run its first-ever Tenerife Circuit is currently out to tender, with bids invited by February 3rd, 2015.

There have been a number of expressions of interest and in Austria, the Cabildo presented the benefits of getting involved to representatives of leading organisations and businesses, including the country’s Automobile Club, TUW Racing, the Chamber of Commerce and the country’s largest construction company, STRABAG. Details of the tender and investment were explained, together with the attractions and advantages the island could offer to entrepreneurs. Also stressed was the potential for sports teams for training or tuning especially during the winter and for car or motor companies to perform tests and presentations of new models.

The new motor circuit would encompass an area of 1,268,694 square metres and would be the only European track operational 365 days a year. The site is situated near the Tenerife south airport.

Huge turnout expected for San Silvestre

LAGUNA RACES

The last sporting event of the year in the Canary Islands takes place in La Laguna on December 31st and there will be a great turnout

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HE 2014 San Silvestre has already attracted around 1,000 entrants. It starts from 6pm and takes in a 5,000 metre route through the historic centre of Aguere.

There is still time to enter as you have until 8pm on December 24th to do so at the shops of Deportes Natalia de La Laguna (Plazade la Catedral) and La Orotava (Centro

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ANTA Cruz has introduced new free sports sessions to encourage older folk in the city to take up a healthier lifestyle.

The programme is aimed at those over 55 years of age and up to 1,750 people are expected to take advantage.

The sessions will take place in all five of the capital’s main districts and will last for an hour each: half an hour on theory and another half hour for practice.

The Mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez and sports

councillor, Zósimo Darias said they hoped it would prove a great success and that participants would feel the benefit.

The scheme will run for three months. Registration is free and can be performed at each district office, in the council’s sports department, through the organisation Ansina or by ringing 667 269 183 in the morning.

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You can also formalise the process through www.oadlaguna.com by filling out the form and making the payment online.

The cost is eight euros which incudes a special top and there is a maximum limit of 3,000 entries. All those under the age of 18 must have written authorisation from their guardians.

There is also a special race for children being held for the second time. This starts at 4.30pm and will take the youngsters around the centre of Aguere, with various categories from six years upwards.

The same details apply for registration and there will be a limit of runners at 500.

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