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GREENPEACE CALLS FOR Security in Veronicas: a new “NO MORE OIL DRILLING” problem or not?

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ALLS are being made for more police and CCTV cameras in the Verónicas area of Playa de las Américas amid claims it is a “blackspot” .

Flashback to one of the Canary oil protests

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REENPEACE is calling for a 100 per cent assurance that Repsol’s original permission to drill for oil in the Canaries IS now null and

void.

The environmental organisation says it is not convinced because by its calculations, the multi-national’s permit does not run out until 2017.

They are still very worried about the future protection of the ocean around Fuerteventura and Lanzarote where Repsol carried out unsuccessful testing in early 2015.

The company later said it had found no trace of oil and had abandoned its plans.

The issue was one of the biggest to hit the Canar y Islands in decades and led to massive protests, not only on local beaches but across the world with thousands of people signing a petition and dozens of g roups adding their weight to the fight.

Greenpeace wants this particular area to be given special protection as an international cetacean sanc-

CABLE CAR MAINTENANCE DATES

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ISITORS to Mount Teide should be aware of some important closure dates for the cable car to avoid disappointment.

Teleférico del Teide has announced non-operation on the following dates so that maintenance work can be carried out.

These are as follows: April 18 and April 19, 2016 From May 9 to May 12, 2016, inclusively May 26 and May 27, 2016 Further information generally on www.volcanoteide.com

tuary for its enormous natural value. This, they say, would totally ensure that no-one could come back and seek oil ever again.

Greenpeace alleges that Repsol had three permissions for surveys but claims it abandoned the operation when nothing was initially found because of “the enormous damage it did to their reputation”.

The Spanish Government, which gave permission against the wishes of the Canar y authorities, says the permits have expired.

However Greenpeace is

again querying this, believing the expir y date is 2017 because it was for three years.

They believe designation as an international sanctuary for whales as one of the few places in the world with the most mammals would alleviate fears for the future.

The Ministry of Industry says that technically, the permits have expired though there is a period of 60 days to wait and time for consideration of a possible ex t e n s i o n . H o w e v e r, i t insists that Repsol has already said it doesn’t want a renewal

Puerto cash dispute?

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HE Spanish Government is to leave the Consortium of Puerto de la Cruz which might present the pioneering group with a financial headache.

The committee was formed in 2010 to oversee the rehabiliation of the tourist centre with various projects such as hotel refurbishments.

The government has announced its intention to break away because of technical issues connected to the timescale and financing agreements.

That could put a question mark over whether 1.7 million euros has to be returned to the State but Cabildo and Consor-

tium president, Carlos Alonso says he is hopeful it can be resolved “in a friendly manner”.

Many people believe that the south of Tenerife cannot do without this small area of latenight bars and restaurants because it still plays an important role for a particular group of tourists.

But last week, there was widespread shock when a British man received a serious stab wound in the neck and nearly died from blood loss.

The attack happened outside a pub on the “strip”.

The 22-year-old needed 15 stitches to his throat and says he has absolutely no idea why it happened. He is reported to have told police he was simply having a quiet drink with a female friend when picked on at around 1am. (See story inside).

President of the Business Association of Playa de las Americas and Costa Adeje, Victor Sanchez says measures must be taken to step up security and to provide better reassurance for local traders and tourists. He claims they are suffering “insecurity ” every day and has described Veronicas as “one of the blackspots of conflict” in the tourist area of Adeje and

Arona.

He told Spanish newspaper El Dia that there were problems with drugs, prostitution, drunk tourists and theft in the area.

He is calling for CCTV cameras to be installed and a greater presence of Local and National police. These patrols, he adds, must definitely happen between 1.30am and 6am as well as at other times.

Sr. Sanchez says he is aware that some people will say he is being “alarmist” and could damage the image of the tourist destination but he feels it is right to raise the issue to improve security.

However, the local council is already suggesting there is no major problem in Veronicas and the knife attack was an isolated incident not connected to a robbery. They say the area has one of the greatest police presences in the district and various measures taken to substantially improve the situation which existed in the late 1990s.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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CANARY ISLANDS NEWS

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SPANISH NEWS

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BUSINESS NEWS

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PET’S WORLD

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TV GUIDE

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PROPERTY SUPPLEMENT

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THE LOOKOUT

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OUR COLUMNISTS

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EATING OUT & ABOUT

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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HEALTH MATTERS

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CLASSIFIEDS

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A-Z SERVICES

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ENGLISH LIBRARY

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LEISURE

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MOTORWORLD

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CONTACTS

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MASSIVE CROWD

Spectacular Easter passion play moves huge crowd to tears in Adeje

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Photos by Gerard Zenou

HOUSANDS of spectators headed for Adeje to witness the XX edition of La Pasión on the Calle Grande in Adeje.

Over 300 people took part in the staging of the last days and death of Jesus Christ.

The Mayor congratulated the amateur actors, singling out those who played Jesus and Mary, José Antonio Lopez and Ana Oneida.

“Today Mary moved me in particular, she always does, but today more than ever becuase she is a symbol of so many mothers who ask ‘why’, why their children have died, in an accident, or have been killed in Belgium, in Syria...

Today this is happening and this is something we need to think about,” he said.

He also paid tribute to all those who took part in the

event, actors, the director, operations and back-stage staff, security, communications, artists, sound, music, etc.

Rodríguez Fraga also wanted to say to those younger people, “you have to follow this, and take part again. It’s fantastic to see our young people involved in this collective event. Apart from the faith that each one may have, we are telling a story, something that had huge implications for humanity, a story that shows the pain of treason, of death, and of love and generosity.”

The mayor, accompanied by many local councillors, including Adolfo Alonso

Ferrera, head of the department of creative development, and Cristina Fuente Carballo and Desiderio Afonso Ruiz, who also took part in the street theatre, spoke of his immense pride and staging “an event of such importance”, which has now achieved international status.

The staging of La Pasión had a number of changes this year, including the addition of the two robbers “crucified”

alongside Jesus Christ in the final scene. There were also new costumes, dances and additional music and songs, all composed by members of the Adeje School of Music.

This event has been taking place annually in Adeje since 1996, and began with a small group of Adeje residents staging the representation. It has grown over the years into the prestigious staging that is today?

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

Youngster suffers broken leg

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teenager escaped serious injury after what could have been a much more serious accident after getting off a tram in La Laguna.

The youngster, believed to be around 17 years of age, was disembarking when he got his foot caught between the carriage and platform.

The scare happened in the early hours of the morning, at around 4am, in Avenida de los Menceyes.

The victim suffered fractures to one of his leg but they were described as “of a less serious nature”. He was taken to hospital in Santa Cruz for treatment.

SIGN UNVEILED

History explained in three languages

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ISTORY lovers will receive a helping hand when they visit Los Realejos.

The local council has put up a new information sign to explain the history of the Apóstol Santiago and it is in Spanish, English and German.

The text refers to the origins and significance of this church considered to be the first Christian church in Tenerife.

The plaque was unveiled in the plaza Viera y Clavijo at the initiative of the tourism department.

The temple dates back to the 15th century.

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REMOVAL CAMPAIGN

Warning over abandoned cars

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HE Mayors of the south of Tenerife are demanding answers and action over a second runway and new terminal at the Reina Sofia airport.

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AN Miguel de Abona has launched a campaign to get abandoned cars removed from public roads.

The local council says this is a growing problem which not only impacts on the environment but can present dangers for other road users as well.

The campaign is being coordinated by the department of public safety and civil protection and is being backed by the local police.

If cars are spotted after any length of time in the same place, they will investigate who the registered owner is and contact them.

They will then be given one month to remove the vehicle.

If not, action will be taken. This will include prosecution as well as removal and destruction of the car.

TENERIFE REQUEST

“Occupational therapy is vital” campaign

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ANTA Cruz is urging the Canary Government to make occupational therapy a must for all hospitals.

The city council says the service has proven benefits for those in need but it is falling short in the archipelago.

It points out that there are ten hospitals in the Canaries but occupational therapy is only offered in six.

The council says the service should be offered in every

hospital and outpatient speciality centres where “rehabilitation” is listed as one of their offerings.

Other councils across Tenerife, as well as the Cabildo and employers’ association such as Fecai and Fecam are being encouraged to join in the campaign

Tunnel needed to solve landslide dangers

TAMAIMO CALL

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ANTIAGO del Teide council is pressing for the construction of a tunnel through the area known as Vetita in the village of Tamaimo.

Members believe this is the only way to guarantee people’s safety on a road where landslides frequently happen, particularly during the rainy season.

It is hoped Tenerife Cabildo will study the proposal for the tunnel through the Herrero mountain.

The council points out that this long-standing issue has been a constant annoyance for residents of Tamaimo and Santiago del Teide and no other solution has come close to being acceptable.

They say it is “a miracle” that a more serious incident has not happened.

Last November, the actions were included in a list of eleven demands and they say these remain in force despite the passage of time.

The Tenerife south airport recorded 9,117,637 passengers in 2015, almost 59,000 flight operations and recorded 2,836 tons of goods, with a profit before tax of 73 million euros, establishing itself as the fifth most profitable airport in Spain and the fourth in terms of tourist traffic.

The mayoral gathering of

the south said it was pleased to see that the go-ahead had been given in principle to a second runway and new terminal but they were pressing for more concrete action.

They want a timetable for the work as they point out no money has been allocated as of yet in the draft budget.

They say the second runway must not be conditional on demand because Tenerife was totally dependent on connectivity as a worldwide

tourist destination.

The Mayors say part of the infrastructure at the south airport has become obsolete over the years so a new masterplan is needed.

They stress that urgent action and commitment is needed so that Tenerife gets security for its future plans for being known as a premier destination.

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ZERO TOLERANCE

ANNUAL FAIR

Animal abuse shocks New Generation in La Laguna

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OUNG people in La Laguna have warned they will not tolerate ill-treatment of animals and will take every action to prevent it.

This has been made clear by the”Nuevas Generaciones de La Laguna” which recently acted in the case of a specific animal abuse.

The animals were being kept on a local farm but often in crowded stone buildings.

They were said to be exposed to the wind and rain and were suffering from malnutrition and had clear signs of physical deterioration. Most of the animals had never visited a vet and lacked chips.

A horse had also been left to die of malnutrition. It was also alleged that they had been hit.

Veronica Alamo, one of the young New Generations of the Popular Party, promoted several initiatives aimed at

Capital bans circuses with animals

helping these abused animals, with the unanimous support of his party and its president Antonio Alarcó and the many residents who signed a petition.

After a long campaign, the animals were recently rescued and are being treated by vets.

New Generation has warned this cannot be allowed to happen again and will continue to collect signatures and other initiatives to make sure the owner in question is never allowed to own further animals.

The picture shows president of the NNGG-La Laguna, Carlos Morón holding a document detailing their case with Verónica Álamo.

Santa Úrsula backs fight against diabetes

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ANTA Cruz has joined the ranks of many other municipalities across Spain by banning any circus which features live animals.

The city council believes it is unethical to do so and is worried about the abuse the animals may suffer.

Many have been captured in their natural habitat and being kept in a circus “replaces their free way of life”.

The council also points out that many members of the audience are children who might not understand the mistreatment of the animals and it was the responsibility of adults to show them this.

The motion points out that today there are more circuses that do not use animals as ones that still do so it was worth campaigning.

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Pinolere becomes cheese capital of Canaries

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HE Pinolere district of La Orotava is to host the sixth edition of the Pinolere cheese fair on April 9th and 10th.

As well as the competitive element, the event will include tastings and the sale of cheeses from across the island.

There will also be a small kiosk offering goat’s meat, grilled cheese with mojo sauce and wines from La Orotava and elsewhere in the Canaries.

There will also be lectures, exhibitions, tastings and activities for children, a dog

show, exhibition of old photos, special breeds show and the traditional awards ceremony.

The fair takes place at the Pinolere ethnographic park whose manager, Jesús García stressed the importance of farming on the island and the excellent quality of the Canary cheeses which renowned nationally and internationally.

The fair opens at 10am each day.

WALKING SERIES

Spectacular views of Teide

ANTA Úrsula is holding a health week aimed at promoting diet and exercise as a way to combat diabetes.

Activities began on April 4th and continue until April 9th when there will be a fair and fiesta of health and the second DXT night race.

The World Health Organisation says diabetes can be prevented with simple lifestyle changes.

The Santa Ursula week is including workshops and lectures at different venues and in schools, aimed at all the population and with specific events for students.

The Mayor, Juan Manuel Acosta said the events were aimed at promoting health and the talks about physical exercise were particularly important, as were those related to nutrition and healthy cooking.

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HIS is the spectacular view enjoyed by 66 residents of El Rosario who enjoyed the third event in the new walking season organised by the council’s youth department.

This was a circular route from the visitor centre at El Portillo along the footpath of Siete Cañadas towards the Parador of the National Park.

Teide looked majestic in the distance with traces of snow still on it.

The next event is on April 24th which will follow the Baracán-Teno-El Palmar trail. Registration opens on April 11th.

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IMPROVEMENT PLAN

SPRING PARADISE

“Watch out for Adeje confirms all-systems-go floral thieves” for La Caleta, Playa Paraíso and Callao Salvaje appeal

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DEJE council has announced its plan for the modernisation, improvement and increased competitiveness of La Caleta, Playa Paraiso and Callao Salvaje has been approved.

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a Orotava has erupted in bloom and is encouraging visitors to come along and admire them.

The local council’s parks department has gone to great lengths to turn the muncipality into a spring paradise.

More than 3,000 season flowers have been planted to bring the centre alive and other decorative items such as pots placed in strategic locations.

The flowers include 1,860 petunias and other ver y colourful varieties.

La Orotava council has put out an appeal to local people

and visitors to be vigilant and help protect the beautiful floral displays in case thieves are tempted to steal them.

Councillor for town planning, José María Álvarez Acosta said this would allow plans for the tourist resorts to continue in order to rebuild infrastructure, tourist accommodation and associated facilities.

“The Plan opens up a range of possibilities to ensure that the municipality of Adeje remain a competitive destination both from a tourist point of view and from the perspective of enterprise development, which in Adeje enjoys very good health,” he commented.

Ultimately, he added, it would also benefit citizens.

The plan contains a number of proposals for renovation and improvement of public and private space.

Proposals include implementation of the promenade at La Enramada in La Caleta execution and conditioning of the promenade Las Salinas in Playa Paraiso and also of the coastal path in Callao Salvaje.

As for the improvement, conditioning and modifying of access to the coast, it is planned to intervene in sections 1 and 2 of calle Lava in the heart of Callao Salvaje.

There will also be work in the beach areas of Las Salinas and Las Galgas in Playa Paraíso; also in the area of calle La Lava in Callao Salvaje and varius issues in La Caleta and Playa Paraiso.

It is also intended to improve pedestrian access and conditioning in Playa Paraíso and in Callao Salvaje (calle La Lava and Playa de Ajabo).

The plan also provides for the improvement and upgrading of existing open spaces in La Caleta (Paseo de La Caleta, sections I and II) and in Callao Salvaje (landscape of Playa Ajabo); the implementation of open spaces in La Caleta (park); Playa Paraíso, (implementation of a viewing platform and lookout in the barranco de Las Salinas); in Callao Salvaje (execution Ajabo park) as well as a walkway in barranco Las Barandas, the Las Barandas park and a handrail.

It also provides for improvement actions, preparation and modification of the busy roads in the areas of La Caleta (calle Las Artes) and Callao Salvaje (calle El Jable)..

In the area of mobility, the plan provides for the implementation of the road that connects the sector of Iboibo with the core of Callao Salvaje.

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ISLAND’S SECURITY

BUSY STREETS

Busy time for Tenerife firefighters Icod’s invite to but safety message is hitting home craft fair with a

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ENERIFE Fire Consortium conducted a total of 4,114 interventions in 2015, representing a slight decrease in activity over the previous year, which recorded 4,543 services.

According to statistics, most of the services were attended by 3,502 professional firefighters while 612 other interventions were covered by volunteers.

In total, the Centre of Coordination for the Fire Service dealt with 16,720 calls from

citizens who sought the services of the Consortium.

Tenerife fire ser vice president, Florentino Guzman Plasencia said 2015 had fortunately closed without serious incidents.

The decline in the number of overall performance was

largely due to awareness of the importance of prevention and the spread of selfprotection measures and security, he added.

Overall, the most common incidents attended by the Fire Consortium for 2015 corresponded, as in previous years, to fires located in the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife-La Laguna, and declared during the weekend, more specifically on Saturdays and Sundays, between eight and ten o’clock in the evening.

As for the level of risk, 74 per cent of the total, were incidents of level 1 or low risk, while 25 per cent of the interventions were level 2 or moderate or severe risk, and only one per cent of registered incidents were classified level 3 or very serious risk to people or property.

During 2015, firefighters extinguished 1,919 fires in Tenerife, representing 47 per

cent of interventions and a slight increase over the previous year, in which 1,886 fire-related performances were recorded.

In this sense, stubble burning (25 per cent) and container (20 per cent) remain the main types of fires, followed by fires in housing and vehicles, which account for 16 per cent and 11 per cent respectively.

Of the rescues, 583 (14 per cent) involved people, a decline over the previous year.

There were also 166 animal rescues, 43 in coastal areas and 115 services in mountain areas.

There were 167 call-outs related to traffic accidents, 114 arising from damage to buildings, 53 connected to dangerous materials and 44 to incidents caused by water or adverse weather.

Volunteer firefighters saw their intervention increase on 2014.

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“ALFOMBRISTAS”

La Orotava honours the selfless work of its loyal “carpet” women

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OMEN’S Day came to a close with a ceremony in homage to the “carpet” women.

The event, chaired

by Mayor Francisco Linares and councillor for social welfare, Belen Gonzalez, had a large audience, including relatives of the honorees and friends and representatives of the muni-

cipality’s “alfombristas”.

They are the people responsible for creating La Orotava’s world-famous sand carpets which resemble huge masterpieces and attract thousands of people

every year.

During the ceremony, a video with the history and testimonies of some of the women was shown and proved very emotional.

The Mayor said he regretted that inequalities still exist today and congratulated the women on their constant sacrifice and selfless work they do for the love of their festivals and traditions.

The president of the Association of Alfombristas, Leopoldo Rodriguez, spoke about the histor y of this

tradition which still lives after a century and half.

He stressed the role of women in this stor y and ephemeral art. The president himself picked up the gift in tribute to the Monteverde family.

Mary Paz Padilla Hernandez received another distinction as a woman who has spent nearly 30 years working in the construction of the tapestry of the Town Hall Square. Cristina Concepcion de La Rosa received an award on behalf of all women alfombristas.

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F you would like to discover Icod de los Vinos, there’s an extra reason to do so on April 9th.

A fair with a difference is being held between 10am and 7pm in the streets of San Agustín and San Sebastián.

Organisers of “Ferarte” are encouraging people from all parts of the island to attend and enjoy a great day out, as well as being introduced possibly for the first time to the many attraction Icod de los Vinos offers.

“Ferarte” is a craft fair where the exhibitors have adapted with the times, as well as keeping the traditions of the Canary Islands alive.

Over the last ten years especially, these traditonal

artisans have put even more emphasis on such aspects as design, creativity and the incorporation of new materials.

“The buyer is looking for quality, originality and variety,” said a spokesman for the local council.

More than 100 artisans from different disciplines will be taking part in the event which has the support of Tenerife Cabildo.

The day will be supported by other activities and the chance to enjoy Icod’s gastronomy, open shopping area and rich cultural heritage.

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fire broke out in an abandoned property in Güímar and sent firemen rushing to the scene.

Full-timers from Santa Cruz joined the volunteers from Guimar to deal with the incident in calle Imeldo Serís in the midafternoon.

They were alerted through a 1-1-2 call and sent out to engines.

The small fire was put out and the building ventilated.

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Santa Cruz Mayor furious as he defends new tourist hotel plan

VITAL PROJECT

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LANS to build a new hotel near a beach in Santa Cruz have been strongly defended by the Mayor.

José Manuel Bermúdez said they were trying to do all they could to create jobs and feels the controversial project will be of enormous benefit.

It is planned to construct the new hotel, specifically aimed at tourists, near the beach of Las Teresitas in San Andrés.

The site is owned by the council and the Mayor says they cannot afford not to make use of it for the good of the municipality. He has also defended their rights to to create jobs in the tourism sector.

The land is designated as being available for tourist and hotel use in the General

Management Plan (PGO) which was approved by the full council in 2013. There were favourable votes from Coalición Canaria, Partido Popular and Partido Socialista Canario-PSOE. The Mayor said those who were raising objections now should stand up and explain why they wanted to stop a project which would provide many jobs during the construction stage and around 200 positions in the hotel when finished.

He said the sale of the land would generate muchneeded revenue which could be spent on other improvements, including on Las Teresitas beach, the construction of a walkway, upgrading of the kiosks and provide beach lighting and sanitation.

He queried what grounds anyone could possibly have to object and to oppose job creation in such difficult

times “in which we must seize ever y opportunity presented to us.”

The Mayor said it made him “feel sad” that the PSOE was making this a political issue whilst in other municipalities where they were dominant, such as Guia de Isora and Adeje, new hotel projects were endorsed.

He stressed the plot of land was NOT situated on the frontline of the beach.

“Santa Cruz can not afford to lose an investment opportunity as provided for in that plot,” said Sr. Bermudez.

The land extends to 40,000 square metres and the hotel would be able to offer around 200 double bedrooms.

He said that the construction of the hotel would take about three to four years as it would be necessary to have a development plan to establish special detailed planning.

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Student arrested for cyber attack after taking dead teacher’s identity

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RECORDS HACKED

OLICE have arrested a 26-year-old student who used the identity of a deceased professor to hack into computers and thousands of accounts.

The databases were related to the central university of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.

The hacker was a student there and managed to gain the right passwords and permissions to access the personal records of more than 16,000 users of the academic institution.

At his home, National Police found a laptop computer, mobile phone, six data storage devices and other documentation.

The investigation began when a university official lodged a complaint about suspected illegal access to several corporate servers where information was stored about students, staff and suppliers.

Computer experts later

found that the servers were being tapped into by an outside source and at odd hours.

A police spokesman said: “The cyber attack involved accessing more than 16,000 user accounts, which violated the secrecy of communications, personal documents and work, and opened the possibility of supplanting their identities in multiple administrative processes.”

It was then revealed that the person said to be accessing the information was a professor but he had died in 2013. A student had managed to access the accounts and transfer the data to hi own server.

The investigation remains open pending anaylsis of the seized computer media.

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TWO PROJECTS

New playgrounds suitable for disabled

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OS Realejos is creating two new playgrounds adapted for disabled users.

The council has already started construction of these two new facilities at El Lance de Icod el Alto and at La Ladera del Toscal.

Both projects are contained within the district plan and will include accesses adapted for the disabled as well as special play equipment.

The Mayor, Manuel Domín-

guez said that the council had been working on its accessibility plan since it was launched two years ago and was adapting all its playgrounds, as well as including the right facilities in its new ones.

The work is costing around 40,000 euros and will feature a swing with a large basket for sitting or lying in.

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Land signing deal brings Armeñime roundabout one step closer HE new roundabout on the TF-47 at Armeñime is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The deal for the land needed was signed last week by the owner with representatives from Tenerife Cabildo,

SERIOUS INJURY

police investigation is underway after a British man was stabbed in the neck in Tenerife.

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British man, 22, stabbed in neck in Playa de las Américas The 22-year-old man, who was not been named, was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the morning after some sort of incident in the south of the island.

It is not known if he was a tourist or a local resident.

Police were called to Playa de las Americas just after 1am following reports that someone had been injured in an altercation.

The incident happened in calle Francisco Andrade Fumero and brought members of the National Police squad and emergency medics to the scene.

The victim had been stabbed in the neck with a knife and was rushed to hospital in the south before

being transferred to another hospital in the capital of Santa Cruz. His condition was described as serious.

No further details were released but an investigation was opened to find out what happened.

A spokesman for the emergency services confirmed: “At 1.06am, the 1-1-2 control centre received a request for health care for a man wounded in the neck with a knife. We immedia-tely activated the resources necessary.”

“The man, aged 22 and British, was taken to the South Hospital and then to the University Hospital of Candelaria in the north. The wound was of a serious nature.”

Driver trapped in car

Adeje council and technicians of both authorities.

The roundabout is considered vital because of the

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IREFIGHTERS were called out to free a driver who was trapped in his car after it collided with a tree.

traffic flow on this busy stretch of road and the hold-up the present system leads to.

“The execution of the work of the roundabout at Armeñime is getting closer,” said councillor of Presidency of the municipality of Adeje, Carmen Rosa González Cabrera.

She said Tenerife Cabildo as the competent authority had recognised the long-standing need for the roundabout and this was appreciated, even though the timetable was not as they would have hoped.

Their priority now was to initiate the file to invite tenders for this work in the shortest time possible.

The TF-47 supports an intensity of almost 21,000 vehicles per day, of which 13,500 are long haul to access centres such as Playa San Juan and Alcalá and the munici-

palities of Guía de Isora and Santiago del Teide. This is one way of higher traffic density throughout the island but the road is considered sub standard and there have been recent incidents involving the safety of pedestrians.

The roundabout is also considered vital because of the road being use to get to tourism areas, such as Los Gigantes and to help with better access to the future projects of Puertito of Adeje and the future Fonsalía port.

The budget of the work amounts to more than 1.2 million euros to be paid 50 per cent by the City of Adeje and the Cabildo of Tenerife. It is expected that the work will last a minimum of eight months and a maximum of 12 though no start date has been announced.

The accident happened on the TF-38 through the municipality of Guia de Isora just after 7pm.

Police, the fire brigade, a Cabildo road crew and emergency medics all went to the scene.

The man was released from the damaged vehicle and taken to hospital suffering from injuries of a less serious nature.

Gas scare in La Laguna

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potential disaster was avoided after a neighbour of a property in La Laguna detected a strong smell of gas.

They called the fire brigade who found a leak which could easily have sparked an explosion.

The incident took place in a residential building in calle Luis Braille in the area of Padre Anchieta.

The fire crew used a gas detecting machine to measure the emissions which were high and located the source which was a gas cyclinder. It was turned off and the property made safe.

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Car plunges down ravine in Adeje

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Firefighters praised for saving the day in Guía de Isora blaze

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IREFIGHTERS were called out to deal with this car which can be seen wedged between the outside of a house and an adjacent wall after a steep drop from the road above.

Fortunately, it was only the vehicle they had to recover and not the occupants. They had apparently got out before the fire service arrived.

The incident happened in Adeje.

The fire crew from San Miguel de Abona and volunteers from Adeje received

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an alert at about 8am in the morning.

The car had plunged from a height of about ten metres from calle Alemania.

Firefighters cordonned off the area, disconnected the battery and then helped as a crane lifted the car away.

Police and emergency medics also attended.

WIFT action by firefighters avoided what could have been a potential disaster in Guía de Isora.

A local resident also helped to save the day after spotting a motorcycle on fire outside a house in El Pinillo. These properties in calle Isa are protected.

The incident started just before 10am on the morning of Wednesday, March 30th and led to a 1-1-2 alert.

Local police and volunteer

firefighters were alerted and the fire crew arrived on the scene in just seven minutes.

They were able to smother the flames which were already spreading to the window of the first floor of the adjacent property.

Guia de Isora council said their prompt action almost certainly prevented major

damage to the house.

The Civil Guard and fulltime firefighters also arrived and continued to smother the fire. The cause is not known but arson is suspected.

A council spokesman said there were no injuries because the neighbour had alerted the sole resident of the property, a young man who got out.

Luckily, a woman and her daughter who would normally have been inside were out at the time and a fourth man was

at work.

A resident living nearby suffered an anxiety attack and had to be treated at a local medical centre. The owner of the house also needed treatment later when the shock sank in. The property was closed off until it was inspected and deemed safe.

Local councillors offered their full support to those involved and a full investigation was launched.

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Students to study new use for old cinema in Arona

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TUDENTS from the University of La Laguna are to study the possibility of restoring the old cinema and improving the accessibility to Arona.

The Mayor, José Julián Mena presided over one of the first meetings and said he was delighted that the municipality had been chosen for the project.

The engineering students are in their fourth year at the ULL and will be looking at the schemes as part of their course.

They will be helped by technicians from Arona council.

Accessibility will come under the spotlight to see how it can be improved in the tourist areas and a comprehensive plan will be drawn up.

It is also hoped to restore the former cinema in the old part of Arona.

Santa Cruz to see more policing in south-west district

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HE Mayor of Santa Cruz has promised to step up the police presence in the south-west area of the city.

He says the council will also set up regular meetings between the local and national police and local residents as well as business owners.

José Manuel Bermúdez said they had looked at the crime data and could see that insecurity had increased in recent months. However, he felt this was probably due to a number of incidents which had involved “unusual violence”.

“From now on, residents will notice this increase in police presence throughout the district, but with special emphasis on controls in places

like Barranco Grande and avenidas de Los Majuelos and Las Hespérides.”

Different actions will be carried out over the next three months and their effectiveness will then be evaluated.

Councillor for public safety, Zaida González said a key point would be to increase communications between the various parties and give support on a daily basis.

There will also be safety and traffic campaigns, including speeding checks, in the south-west district and regular meetings.

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Roof collapses How you can help a very on two women

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WO women were injured after part of the roof of a house fell on top of them.

The accident happened in Chiguergue in the municipality of Guia de Isora.

A 56-year-old woman suffered head trauma and contusions of a less serious nature and was taken to hospital for treatment.

An 18-year-old girl received similar injuries and also had to go to hospital.

Medics went to the scene, together with the fire service and police. Measures were taken to shore up the building as a safety measure.

special man through Icod fund-raising appeal by Ann Goulden

Rescue at Masca barranco

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ET another tourist has under-estimated the tough conditions for hikers tackling the picturesque but difficult Barranco de Masca.

The emergency helicopter was called in to rescue the 57year-old Lithuanian man after he suffered a fall in the area.

He suffered a slight head injury and had to be airlifted to the heliport at Adeje before being taken on to hospital.

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HERE was drama in San Isidro when police arrested a man wanted by a court on the Spanish mainland.

The 38-year-old man was stopped by officers who asked him to identify himself and show his papers.

Becoming suspicious about the Romanian, they made a call to verify his information and

discovered there was a warrant for his arrest issued by a court in Valladolid.

The police had gone to the bar in San Isidro following reports that the man was causing a disturbance.

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LIVER Garcia Carmenatis lives in Santa Barbara in Icod de los Vinos.

When he was seven years old, he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy Duchenne a very nasty,degenerative and progressive disease, Now aged 23 years, he is in a wheelchair but always remains very cheerful, positive and active.

He was a well known rally car driver, now all he can do is attend as many rallies as he can, he was in Adeje last weekend talking to Domingo, a winning rally driver for Sin Barreras, who is also in a wheelchair driving an adapted car. He performs and sings in a group of Murgas in Icod, Ni Pa Tanto.

He receives very little or no help from the authorities. It is a continual battle.

He desperately needs to get

down to the municipal pool in Icod for rehabilitation three times a week, a taxi there and back costs 12 euros. The family has not got that money to spend and social services have refused to help.

More important, at the moment they have not got sufficient pressure in their supply of water, meaning they do not get hot water so the washing machine has burnt out, although I believe after threatening the Ayuntamiento with the press something is being done!

“Helping Hands” a fantastic Association in the south headed by Liz Montague, have bought a new washing machine for the family. It is ordered but we cannot install it yet.

“Helping Hands” also

bought a new wheelchair for Oliver last year. This was made especially for him in England, and the company Sunrise Medical are interested in sponsoring the lunch I am organising at the Italian restaurant in Playa San Marcos, “Italia in Bocca”, known as Guiseppes, on Saturday, 23rd April at 1.30pm.to raise money for Oliver.

If the problem with the water is resolved I want to look at the possibility of getting an adapted car for him, but he needs to do a test and get permission to drive first.

The lunch will be quite special. Guiseppe is making a very special Italian meal for us with various Italian tapas, a pasta dish, Pasqualini, tiramisu, wine etc all included in the price. There will be an opportunity for people to make donations, no raffle or auction, the entrances will be numbered for prizes. Hopefully we will have some live music and a surprise.

The restaurant terrace is situated in the center of the bay of San Marcos overlooking the beach and sea. It is a divine position.

A coach is being organised from Puerto de la Cruz, phone

Susan for details 922 36 80 88 and one will be coming up from the south, phone Stephanie 658086453 for details.

Anyone who would like to attend the lunch or make a donation, please phone Ann Goulden 922 810336/ 696911311. *Ann Goulden has lived in Icod de los Vinos for 34 years. She has raised thousands for the Asociacion San Lazaro, and all the Proyectos Martha, centres for people with cerebral palsy and related neurone diseases, which had to close three years ago.

She was also the promoter of the first Spaniards to row an ocean in the Atlantic Rowing Race 2001, Playa San Juan to Barbados. Pedro Ripol and Pancho Korff rowed their boat “Proyecto Martha Dos” in 61 days, coming 15th in a race of 33 boats, raising a fantastic amount for the centre. Their patron was HRH Prince Felipe now King of Spain.

Recently Ann has had to contend with ill health but knowing Oliver has rekindled her fundraising inspriation and she hopes readers will feel the same.

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Puppy love at Acción del Sol

Cats’ Welfare League Tenerife Summer weather forecast: Raining kittens We are now in the midst of the season where kittens are born. This will continue throughout the summer and is a very very busy time for us.

Despite the fact that Cats Welfare neuter many hundreds of stray cats every year, there are still too many kittens born. The easiest way to help reduce the overwhelming numbers is to have your own cat neutered and encourage others to do the same.

Unwanted cats and kittens, when not left on the street to fend for themselves, often results in emergency phone calls to us by concerned residents and holiday makers.

We are busy all year round but during kitten season our resources like food, money for vet bills, and foster space are stretched to the limit.

If you would like to join our foster care team please contact us, we always need more foster spaces. We provide food, litter, vet bills and find them permanent homes etc all your provide is the cuddles.

It’s not a problem if you don’t live in Tenerife permanently as most fostering is just for a couple of weeks so there is no long term commitment for you. If you would like to adopt a kitten or find out more about fostering. please call or Whatsapp Theresa on 680475500 (09.00-18.00 7 days a week) or message us on our website www.cats-welfare-tenerife.com/contacts

Seen a pregnant cat or found a kitten?

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E have once again experienced a high number of puppies, all of which needing four hourly feeds so we have had a very busy Easter period.

We are desperately low on puppy milk so if anybody would like to donate or help us with the many hungr y mouths to feed, then please call the number below for more information.

Germany bound

Many of Accion Del Sol’s dogs are sent to Germany for rehoming, especially the bigger dogs as they have a better chance there of finding new homes.

Marion is always looking for people travelling to Germany with Condor, Air Berlin or TuiFly who would like to help the dogs.

It doesn’t cost you anything except a little bit of your time at the airport whilst Accion del Sol staff check the dogs in. The reservation will be made and paid by the charity.

You will be met by Aktion Tier staff in Germany who will then transport the dogs to their destination. If you are travelling to Germany and

would like to help, then please call the refuge on 922778630.

Donations Please do call the refuge on 922778630 if you can help in any way.

We are always in need of tinned dog food for our older dogs as well as blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys and collars and leads. If you have any of the above to spare, they would be very much appreciated at the refuge, or visit Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 14.00-17.00pm and Saturdays 13.00- 16.00.

We are situated directly under the Eolica Parque exit 52 on the TF1 north bound which is after the after the El Medano junction . Head for the giant windmills on the coast and we are the buildings on the right hand side or email the refuge at teneriffa@aktiontier.org or visit our Facebook page ,action tier Acción del SOL.

please contact us immediately don’t leave it until the kittens are big and running around to ask for help for them. If we are informed early we can make a decision about the optimum time to remove them from where they are and home them.

If they are with a mother and safe we may well leave them where they are for a few days/weeks and monitor them. If they are in danger or not with a mother we may remove them immediately. That needs to be a careful decision though so please contact us as soon as possible.

Just as a cautionary note If you see a cat in the street with a little piece of its ear missing its because its been neutered as part of the Trap, Neuter, Return TNR scheme. So many times we are called to get a “Pregnant female” only to get there and they are a fat castrated Tom!! Our resources are scarce and we really need to prioritise where we go so PLEASE look at the cats ears before you contact us and if possible get a photo.

Spring clear out?

If you are having a spring clear out and have good quality/ condition items to donate please consider donating them to us for our charity shop. Smaller items can be dropped into the shop on San Blas in Golf del Sur (Behind Hiperdino). It is open 7 days a week 10.00 until 18.00 but Saturdays is 11.00 until 16.00. If you don’t have transport or have large bulky items such as furniture and household effects to donate please ring Mark on 636590557 and he will arrange collection from you.

Friends of Tenerife

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N Thursday March 3rd the AGM was held at the Teidemar in La Paz. Helen Jamieson agreed to remain as president for another year, with Jean Pennington as vice-president.

The rest of the committee were also re-elected. The meeting was well attended, and followed by a lovely buffet meal. Our thanks to the director and his staff for making us feel so welcome.

Also thanks to all those who attended the meeting and showed their support for the FoT. On Tuesday March 15th our

‘friends’ went for lunch to the Cafe Berlin (Casa Pablo) in Calle Venezuela. It was a new venue for the FoT which proved to be very popular with the members. The dining tables were beautifully laid out with fresh flowers, and the food was excellent. Adrianna and her staff, who speak excellent English, were very helpful and attentive during our visit.

Future Events Tues April 26th Coach Trip to Las Americas and Iceland.

Tues May 17th Lunch at the Restaurante Petit Los Angeles.

Tues June 14th Lunch at the Restaurante El Padrino, La Paz. Tues July 19th Lunch at the Bodeguita Algorrobo, La Paz. For more information or to book places at these events, please contact Maureen on 922 341 979 or Jean on 922 384 809.

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LL Saints Church has just celebrated one of the most important events in the church’s calendar Easter. Beginning on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, there were two very memorable and poignant Services led by Reverend Robin Lee. It was good to take part in the Services firstly Maundy Thursday joining in the Stripping of the Altar and on Friday everybody being given a stone on entry to the church and later being invited to take our stones representing our burdens, our betrayals, our pains, or sorrows and leave them at the foot of the cross.

The magnificent wooden cross in the Sanctuary was made

by John. Easter Sunday saw us all celebrating the Resurrection of Christ amid a beautifully decorated church. The flowers were magnificent thank you to Caroline, Cath, Karen and Anita.

Tuesday April 12th at 7pm in the church grounds sees the recommencement of the Inter Quizzes. This one will be hosted by ESTA ( English Speaking Theatrical Association). Come along and test your knowledge against our local teams.

All Saints Church will be holding a Saint Georges day Service in the church on April 23rd at 11am Following the success of our last Car Boot the next one will be on Saturday May 7th followed by the last one before the summer break on June 4th. Our Car Boots are

always extremely popular with long waiting lists for the coverted pitch in which to sell your wares so come along and join us gates open at 11.30am.

The Gospel Choir now rehearse in the church on Thursday evenings. For more information please phone Rayco on 699649454.

Sadly on April 13th we say goodbye to our current L ocum Priest Reverend Robin Lee and his wife Anita.

On April 15th we will be joined once again by the Ver y Reverend Michael Higgins and his wife Margaret. It will be good to see them both again.

The Locum Priests can be reached by phoning the Parsonage on 922384038 or 609559755

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Live Arico pets animal welfare supporters Raffle, Tombola and more.

Hosted by Derrick Lynes, you will be entertained by Suzy Q, Kerry Railton, Simon King, Suzi Moore, Steve Delsey, Emma Blacka, The Mighty Wadds, Uproar, Luke Towler, Jon Gibson and Indianna. We will also have some designer clothes on sale so bring your purses ladies. See you there.

Live Arico Shops: Charity Shop Chic At It´s Best Come and bag a bargain at:

Dogs of the Week: Nevada and her babies Nevada, 2 years old (the grey one on the photo) was dumped on us recently with her three babies. We already homed one of them but these girls need homes too, and of course so does Nevada. They are all lovely sweet dogs of medium size. Sadly, they are at the refuge at the moment which is not the best start in life. Please consider adopting one of them. You can have a week’s trial to see how things go. Call Sue for more information on 629 388102.

Thank you Top Square What a great night we had, raising a fab 560 euros! Many many thanks to entertainers

Aidy Evans, Steve Delsey, Nigel Walker, Colin Stevens, Jay Francis, Tanya Tevaro, Coco Page, and Debbie Diamond.

Also to Derrick Lynes & Vicki Lynes, Becky & John, and Cathy & Debbie for invaluable help with getting the money in!

To everyone who came and supported, once again you didn’t let us down and we hope we gave you a good evening.

See you at the end of June for the next one.

Upcoming events

Saturday the 7th May sees us at Amandas Bar, near our charity shop in San Eugenio, opposite Hotel la Nina, from 2pm. Come along and have fun in the sun and help raise much needed funds. There will be lots of top acts who will be singing for free and also a

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San Eugenio, opposite Hotel La Nina, at las Carabelas near Amandas Bar. Open Monday to Saturday 10 to 4pm Los Cristianos, Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and playpark.

Open daily 10 to 4pm Golf del Sur, Golf Park, just before the lottery kiosk, open Monday to Friday 10 to 6pm, Saturday 10 to 4pm, Sunday 10:30 to 3:30pm.

DON’T THROW THINGS AWAY! Call us on 629 388102, we can sell it to help the dogs.

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Couple rescued after being stranded on beach

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WO sunbathers in their early 20s had to be rescued from an inaccessible beach in Gran Canaria.

Dog in Tierra Blanca

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ERE is another gorgeous, black dog who deserves a chance to be happy.

Alex is a playful and loving medium sized dog. He is only 3 years old and is great with kids and other dogs.

He would love an opportunity to get out of the refuge and have a family of his own.

He would be a perfect family dog.

Alex can be found at the Centro de Proteccion Animal de Tierra Blanca. The refuge do not ask for adop-

tion fees, only a donation of food and photos to let them know how the dog is getting on in his new home. Call them on 606 500 171 or for English call Rachel no 629 031 273.

The refuge is located off

junction 15 of the TF1 motorway by the restaurant Los Chasneros, just 200m above the motorway.

Both the man, aged 23 ,and the 22-year-old woman were suffering from mild dehydration.

They had to be rescued by the emergency helicopter because of the isolated nature of the beach, Playa de Faneroque, in Agaete.

The 1-1-2 control centre received a call for help just before 2pm in the afternoon and alerted the police, Civil Guard, helicopter crew and medics.

They were told the couple, both of foreign origin, had managed to get to the beach but could not get out.

Their location was identified by the emergency helicopter and each was hoisted to safety. They were given treatment at the scene before being taken on to hospital.

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DUCATION chiefs on Fuerteventura have pledged to parents that no school trip on the island will take more than 80 minutes!

New arrangements for school transport were explained by the Minister for Education and Universities of the Canary Islands at a recent meeting.

The changes affect 748 students who have to catch the bus each day to the secondary schools of Gran Tarajal and

Vigán in the south of the island.

Depending on the route, journeys to these more remote areas will take a minimum of 20 minutes and a maximum of 80 minutes, it was explained.

Both schools are used by the municipalities of Tuineje and Pájara, except for the tip of the

island where students mostly go to Morro Jable.

Councillor for the area Soledad Monzón met with parents and explained that the new arrangements would mean a later start of 40 minutes for those attending morning classes from April.

There had been an exhaustive study of all possible routes along the coast and interior of the island before coming up with the final plan

in order to obtain the maximum efficiency.

It means that in some cases, children can leave at 7.40am, instead of 7am, saving a total of 80 minutes off their journey and meaning they could get more rest in bed.

The arrangements were described as “ver y complicated” given the number of places the buses had to go to and the number of pupils.

WO children had to be taken to hospital after a fire in a property in Gran Canaria.

One of them, aged 13, suffered mild burns to a hand whilst the other 14year-old had trouble breathing.

The fire broke out in the late afternoon in a house in Santa Lucía de Tirajana.

Fire crews rushed to the scene and found the blaze was in the first floor of a three-storey building. It had started in the living room.

Three people were inside at the time but only two were affected.

CANARY GIVE-AWAYS

Thousands of students to Women should receive free Canary medics have same fruit as part of deliver baby in chances in world health of sport as men back of campaign SPEEDY ARRIVAL

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HE Canary Islands will do all it can to eliminate any discrimination against women in sport.

mother and baby are doing well after failing to get to hospital in time for the birth.

The 1-1-2 Canar y emergency service received a call in their control room to say the woman had gone into labour at her home in Santa Cruz.

The person who made the call said the birth was imminent so was given instructions of how to help over the phone.

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HE Canary Government is to distribute free fruit and vegetables to 44,000 school children in order to encourage a healthier lifestyle and diet.

push!” said a spokesman for the SUC. Meantime, an ambulance was sent out to the address in El Sobradillo where the crew transferred the expectant mum to the vehicle with the intention of getting to hospital in time.

The baby had other ideas, however, and decided to enter the world there and then.

The little boy arrived without complications and was taken on to hospital with his mother.

This was pledged by the Canary Institute of Equality when representatives met with the Association for Women’s Sports.

This group has recently been formed and intends to launch a campaign to publicise its objectives.

Director of the Canar y Institute, Marián Franquet congratulated those responsible for working towards equality in fields such as sport and said “much needed to be done”.

She said the common link

was that women in many sports did not get the same opportunities as men.

She said it was essential to change this and to provide the same chances for all and pledged full co-operation for the aims of the new association.

Objectives include encouraging and supporting the participation of women in the Canary sports professions and promoting women’s access to different levels of sports administration.

The initiative was announced by the Ministeries of Health and Education and will involve 1.4 million rations.

The seasonal fruit will go to 169 schools across the islands from early childhood classes to the third cycle.

Fundinf for the programme during 2015/2016 is estimated at 450,000 euros and will take place on at least two days a week over 15 weeks.

“During this time, there will be two different fruits per week including banana, watermelon, tomato, melon, passion fruit, papaya, tangerine, orange, apricot, strawber r y, plum and nectarine,” said Director of the Canary Institute of Food Quality, Jose Diaz Flores.

The plan falls under the umbrella of the European

Commission which is keen to promote the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, including distribution in schools.

It is hoped to promote healthy habits and help prevent obesity and associated diseases.

Experts advise the consumption of a minimum of 400g of fruit and vegetables a day although figures for Spain show the number of people doing this is on the decline and the Canaries are towards the bottom of the table.

Studies also show that school-children don’t eat enough fruit and many don’t realise the benefits.

The distribution of fruit goes hand in hand with training information which can be taken home to parents. Teachers will also raise awareness.

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Police close Furious Civil Guard union down two illegal launches complaint over lack of betting shops soap and toilet paper!

DETAINEES SUFFERING

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EMBERS of the Civil Guard have lodged an official complaint because they say prisoners due before a judge have no soap, towels or even toilet paper in their barracks.

Their denuncia has been reported by the Spanish press, including Canarias7.es, although it is not clear if it just relates to Las Palmas on Gran Canaria or further afield.

The union, the Unified Association of Civil Guards, has filed the complaint with the “defensor del pueblo”, the Spanish equivalent of the local Ombudsman.

They point out that in November 2015, the Ministry of Defence established a

protocol for the treatment of detainees in custody.

However, the association says that four months on, the instruction is being violated in all the barracks of the Civil Guard in Las Palmas.

They point out that all the personal belongings of detainees should be sealed away in bags to avoid their loss.

However, this is not being done in the proper way. Instead, the Civil Guards are having to use trash bags.

“This damages the reputation of the body,” said Juan Couce, secretary general of the AUGC in Las Palmas who added that this did not guarantee the detainee’s personal items would not be tampered with or go astray.

The union says the protocol also established guidelines about hygienic material being available so they could wash etc before coming up before a judge.

Again, this was not happening and they were without such basic items as soaps, towels, a toothbrush or even toilet paper.

The guards told Cana-

rias7.es that there was even one occasion when they had to dip into their own pockets to go out and buy a woman sanitary towels because there were none.

In cases of emergencies, including when illegal immigrants arrived on the islands, the Red Cross also had to step in and donate items.

The union has raised other issues too, such as the lack of technical training in first aid and no fireproof blankets in cells and claim that four months after the new regulations, 99 per cent of the barracks do not comply.

Fish seized after being sold with incorrect labels and false descriptions

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ANARY police have signalled their intention to get tough on fish markets and restaurants which make bogus claims over their products.

QUALITY BREACHES

The warning to “follow the rules” comes after the seizure of over 40 kilos of fish which was either incorrectly labelled or sold as a different better quality type.

The raids on a restaurant and a fish market were carried out by the environmental group of the Canary police in San Bartolomé de Tirajana in Gran Canaria.

The establishments were both in San Fernando de Maspalomas who were deemed to be selling fish which failed to comply with minimum sizing and had irregularities and anomalies in the labelling and production information.

The inspections were carried out jointly with agents from the Fishing Service.

The offences related to sardines and mackarel as well as various species of bream.

As a result of the inspection carried out, it was discovered that there was deception in the information on the nature of the product for sale, announcing perch (a fish of low quality) as cherne which is of a higher grading.

The labels were also incorrect, failing to give the customer proper and full information, such as the commercial designation of the species, production method, name, area of catch or breeding.

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OLICE in Gran Canaria have raided and closed down two illegal betting shops.

Officers swooped on the premises, both in the south-east of the island, one in Santa Lucía and the other in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

The raids were carried out by the Operational Response Group, known as GROPE, in liaison with the Canary Government’s Games’ Inspection Service.

Both betting shops had been set up in shops and had been kept under surveillance for some time before police took action.

After identifying those responsible for running them, both were closed down for violating the gaming laws.

Man badly hurt in workshop accident

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man was seriously injured as a result of an accident in a workshop in Gran Canaria.

The fire service, police and emergency medics were all called out as a result of a 1-1-2 call.

They were told a man had become trapped under a car which had apparently fallen on him.

He suffered a chest trauma of a serious nature and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Three overcome by fire fumes

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HREE people had to be taken to hospital after a house fire in Gran Canaria.

One of them, a man aged 50, was seriously affected by smoke inhalation. Two women, aged 21 and 49, were also overcome by fumes but less so.

The fire broke out in the property in Telde during the middle of the evening.

Local police had to rescue one of the occupants before the arrival of the fire service who put out the flames and ventilated the building.

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Lanzarote “Boy in a suitcase” moves from discusses job Canaries to Spain as father creation faces prison SHOCKING INCIDENT

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little boy who touched the world when an Xray machine revealed him hiding in a tiny pink suitcase has started a new life in Spain, the country he was trying to reach.

Adou Ouattara, now ten, was discovered by border control officers in Ceuta last May, huddled up inside a small trolley dolly. He could barely stand up or speak, only managing to utter his name.

He had been left with his older brother in Africa after the rest of the family managed to get to the Canary Islands from the Ivory Coast in a boat full of migrants in 2009 and was trying to follow them by land.

Police said at the time that

he could easily have suffocated in his quest for a new life and described it as probably the most shocking incident of illegal people trafficking they had ever seen.

Adou, who later spent a month in a detention centre and had to take a DNA test to prove paternity, now lives in Madrid with his mother, father and sister but his ordeal is far from over.

His father, Ali is facing a prison sentence of up to three

years for alleged people smuggling together with the 20-year-old woman who tried to bring the boy through customs in a suitcase. She is still in prison pending the imminent court case and faces a longer sentence of six years.

After Adou was picked out by the scanner, his father was sent to prison but paid a 5,000 euro bond and was released on bail. The money was donated by a German family who had read the stories and felt sorry for them.

Adou’s father says he didn’t know anything about the suitcase plot and was not responsible for the illegal attempt. He has admitted paying a Moroccan 5,000 euros to get him into Spain but was unaware that it was going to be this way and would never have endorsed it.

“If I had known they were going to put him in a suitcase I would have flatly refused.”

He says his family applied properly to bring Adou to the Canaries but their salary did not meet the criteria, being short by just 41 euros.

After their arrival in the Canaries seven years ago, they could not be repatriated because of the war in their own country and managed to find jobs and a home.

Adou now goes to school, loves Spanish food, plays soccer and “dreams of being Messi”, Spanish newspapers are reporting.

Since being reunited, his family have moved from Fuerteventura in the Canaries to Madrid because of all the attention they were receiving and his constant nickname of “the child in the suitcase”.

“He couldn’t take it any more,” said his father who denies being a people trafficker.

The prosecution says the child’s life was put in danger and he entered Spain illegally.

Ali Ouattara says: “ I have not done anything wrong, I just tried to reunite my family.”

Human rights activists say this is just another example of the extremes people will go to in a bid to find a new life in Europe and how lives are being risked.

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USINESS leaders on Lanzarote have been meeting with the Cabildo to discuss ways of creating and preserving jobs.

Councillor for employment Manuel Cabrera met with members of the board of the Business Confederation of Lanzarote. Its president Juan de León said the aim was to look at all projects and their effectiveness.

Previously similar meetings have been held with the leaders of other employment bodies across

the Canaries.

Sr. Cabrera said the campaign was directed at unemployed people of all ages and would help to heighten awareness of the various courses available and apprentice contracts.

This would give those seeking work better skills and an improved chance of finding work.

AVOIDING COMPLACENCY

Visitor numbers up for all seven Canary islands as tourism chiefs urge more work

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ISITOR numbers in the Canary Islands hit another record in the first two months of the year but tourism chiefs have again stressed there is no room for complacency.

In February, the archipelago received 1,134,135 foreign passengers, 11.87 per cent more than in the same month of 2015.

So far this year, the Canaries have welcomed 2,251,898 foreign passengers, 203,991

more than in the same months of the previous year, an increase of 9.96 per cent.

The information has been provided by the Spanish airports authority AENA and show a good performance by all the islands but with

Fuerteventura as the star.

Minister of tourism for the Canary Government, María Teresa Lorenzo said: “All the islands have registered positive rates in February, with Fuerteventura registering the highest, with an increase of 13.06 per cent in the first two months of the year.”

Adding words of caution, she said: “Although there has been a new record in the first

two months of the year with 2,251,898 passengers, we must continue working to improve our competitiveness and strengthen our leadership.”

Deputy minister of tourism, Cristóbal de la Rosa said the increases on 2015 confirmed the forecasts of the Canary Government.

“Our work should focus on taking advantage of this excellent time to improve the quality of our tourism and socially extend the benefits of tourism, “ he said.

In Februar y, Tenerife received 410,783 foreign passengers, representing an increase of 12.71 per cent compared to February 2015 with 46,324 more foreign passengers. In the first two months of the year, the island received 818,484 foreign passengers, 10.65 per cent more than in the same months of 2015, with 78,797 more passengers.

Gran Canaria received 349,967 foreign passengers in February, representing an increase of 10.81 per cent, with 34,139 foreign passengers over the same month of 2015. With regard to the first two months of the year, numbers reached

715,507 passengers, 9.10 per cent more than in January and February 2015, ie 59,688 more foreign passengers.

Fuerteventura welcomed 174,683 foreign passengers in February, an increase of 24,276 foreign passengers, ie 16.14 per cent more than in the same month of 2015. As for the two first months of the year, the island was visited by 332,240 foreign passengers, 13.06 per cent more than in January and February 2015, ie 38,379 more foreign passengers.

Lanzarote received 185,281 foreign passengers in February, which translates into 15,153 more passengers than

in February 2015, with an increase of 8.91 per cent. This island received in January and Februar y 2016 a total of 359,550 foreign passengers, 8.08 per cent more, ie, 26,878 foreign passengers more than in the same period last year.

La Palma in February 2016 received the visit of 13,421 foreign passengers, an increase of 3.71 per cent over the same month last year, with 480 more foreign passengers.

So far this year, the island of La Palma was visited by 26,117 foreign passengers, 0.96 per cent more than in the same period last year, with 249 more foreign passengers.

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Hiker falls in barranco

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HE emergency helicopter was called in to rescue a 50-year-old woman who fell whilst out walking in Gran Canaria.

The accident happened in the mid-afternoon in the barranco de Los Cernícalos in Telde.

Police joined firefighters, medics and the Civil Protection team to locate her where abouts and because of the difficult terrain, the emergency helicopter had to stretcher her to safety.

She was taken to hospital suffering from a leg injury of a less serious nature.

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Cocaine gang used Lanzarote as stopping-off point before turning boat into fireball

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dramatic mid-Atlantic confrontation between the police and a dangerous drug smuggling gang has led to the seizure of more than half a ton of cocaine.

The clash saw two of the wanted men deliberately set fire to their boat in a bid to sink it.

Their plan went horribly wrong when it exploded into a massive fireball.

The two drug smugglers then jumped into the freezing water miles away from land in a bid to escape but had to be rescued by agents who dived into the ocean and pulled them to safety.

Later, 506 packages of cocaine were found stashed in the cabins.

The high-seas drama began in the port of Badalona in Brazil where the crew had several

meetings with a major drugs gang and agreed to smuggle the cocaine back to Spain.

Mid-way through their journey, they spotted the police and set fire to the inside of the drugs boat in a bid to hide the evidence. It was then that the boat burst into flames, forcing the two crew members to jump into the Atlantic.

Police had earlier received a tip-off from the Italian authorities about the drug smuggling and were told an assignment was going to be shipped from Brazil to Spain.

On the way out, the gang had made a stop in Lanzarote

before continuing their journey. “ When the two crew members were surprised by the police, they torched the inside of their boat, causing a huge fireball which led them to jump overboard,” said a spokesman for the Civil Guard.

“The agents jumped into

rescue them whilst others put out the fire, causing several of them to be injured with burns.”

The two crew members were arrested, together with four others when police carried out early morning raids. Three were in Italy and one was in an hotel in Barce-

lona where he had stayed after helping in the negotiations for the cocaine.

Police also seized a sailboat, four mobile phones, a portable radio transmitter, two laptops, cash, one highend vehicle and numerous documents.

Lanzarote to get tough on quad bike and buggies using wrong routes

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ANZAROTE has pledged to get to grips with a problem which has been affecting other islands too, the use of buggies and quads as a tourist sport.

The Cabildo says it is committed to finding a solution to problems which are arising because of their popularity.

This is mainly concerned with protection of the landscape and the environment although issues also exist with their use on roads and in tourist hotspots.

New councillor for the environment, Marcos Bergaz met with representatives of local businesses and the industry, as well as officers with the Civil Guard’s nature protection squad Seprona and a number of municipalities.

One of the major parts of the campaign will be to try and educate users more about the problems involved in order to “avoid practices which violate the landscape and contravene the regulations.”

The Cabildo also wants to improve the process for complaints from members of the public should they see buggies or quads going over unauthorised land.

Sr. Bergaz said it was essential to preserve the island’s landscape as 50 per cent of Lanzarote’s terrain was protected territory and should be used in a responsible way.

Most of the companies involved in this growing segment had the proper licences and organised routes over permitted areas. They did not stray onto prohibited land and shared concerns over those who did, not just because of the harm to the environment but the bad damage the minority gave to the majority.

Those who did flout the rule were mainly individuals, the Cabildo points out.

The meeting agreed to try and find ways the use of these vehicles as sports tourism could be reconciled with care of the island.

The information campaign will be aimed both at users and companies who organise the excursions and the areas they can and cannot use.

Seprona officers will also be stepping up their enforcement and inspections.

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Prisoner flew helicopters on cocaine runs whilst on weekend permits!

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OLICE who dismantled a Costa del Sol “narco flights” operation discovered the pilot was a prisoner who spent his weekend “leave” flying the helicopters!

The man was already serving a prison sentence but used his regular release permits to become one of the ringleaders of the gang.

When the helicopter wasn’t being used, its blades were taken off and various parts dismantled so it could be hidden inside either a box trailer or a warehouse and not be discovered.

Several members of the

network were caught redhanded as they waited for a helicopter to arrive in Estepona, near Malaga at the dead of night.

Police intercepted 750 kilos of hash which had just been unloaded from the aircraft and later stopped both the pilot and his accomplices as they returned to Seville.

The huge amount of marijuana were flown in on a

regular basis from Morocco to Spain.

In a number of co-ordinated raids, the Civil Guard searched 14 properties and arrested 20 people. They also found 1,500 kilograms of hashish and seized two helicopters, a lorr y, 220,000 euros in cash and other effects.

The operation, under the codename of “GRIVA”, was carried out in Guipúzcoa, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla and Cádiz.

“The network was well organised, with different people for different roles who

didn’t even know the existence of one another to avoid breaches of security,” said a police spokesman. “ When the helicopters weren’t in use, the blades were taken off and it was dismantled to hide away in trailers or in a warehouse. This also avoided detection.”

In Guipuzcoa, officers also found a cannabis farm under a warehouse with more than 1,000 plants, guarded 24 hours around the clock.

The drugs were distributed around Spain and elsewhere around the world.

Foreign contributors to Spain’s social security system hits record high

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HE body of a woman has been found sitting on the sofa of her home at least one year after she died.

The gruesome discovery was made after neighbours raised the alert with the police because they had not seen her for months and thought she had moved.

Her decomposed body was spotted on the sofa of her living room after police looked through the peephole of the front door.

The shocking incident happened in the Madrid district of Valdilecha, which has a population of around 3,000 people.

The woman, believed to have once been an estate agent, has only been identified as Angela G. G. who was 52 years of age.

Residents who lived next door said she appeared to have no family as there were

never any visitors. She had also fallen out with neighbours and had not spoken to them for two and a half years.

“We thought she might have moved back to her home village which she left about eight years ago,” one of them told Spanish newspaper ABC. “We weren’t surprised that she might have left without saying goodbye.”

Following an official alert to police, a court ordered that her home could be broken into.

A spokesman for the Civil Guard said: “The body, in an advanced state of decomposition, did not present any signs of external violence and the first results of the autopsy have determined that she died a natural death.”

Cocaine buried in sand was lost because of broken GPS FORMENTERA FIND

ROMANIANS FIRST

HE average number of foreign citizens registered with the Social Security system stood at 1,612,681 in February.

The increase in the number of foreign contributors stands at 11,859, representing a rise of 0.74 per cent. This monthon-month increase is in line with those posted in the last two years.

Compared with last year, the number of foreign workers

Woman found on sofa was “dead for at least a year”

rose by 5.52 per cent, in other words, 84,311 more people in work than in 2015. You have to go back to 2008 (up 9.04 per cent) to find a better year-on-year rate in the month of February.

The highest figures for foreign workers contributing

to the Social Security system correspond to Romania (291,697), Morocco (201,993), China (91,980), Italy (73,208) and Ecuador (66,408). These countries are followed by the United Kingdom (56,616), Bolivia (52,961), Colombia (49,743) and Bulgaria (52,008).

In month-on-month terms, the number of foreign National Insurance contributors rose in

all autonomous regions except Castile La Mancha (down 163) and in the Region of Valencia (down 2,552). In year-on-year terms, the number of foreign National Insurance contributors rose in all autonomous regions, with the exception of Extremadura (down 63).

The figures posted for February show that 941,023 of the total foreign citizens registered with the Spanish Social Security system are from countries outside of the European Union, while the remaining 671,657 are from EU countries.

The majority of foreign citizens are registered under the General Regime: 1,347,171 in total, a figure that includes the Special System for Agricultural Workers (199,688) and the Special System for Domestic Workers (200,433).

This is followed by the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (261,518), the Special Regime for Seamen (3,753) and the Special Regime for Coal Workers (239).

Of the total foreign citizens in the system in Februar y, 882,642 are men and 730,039 are women.

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OLICE in Spain believe a gang of drug smugglers lost four million euros worth of cocaine buried on a beach because the GPS left with it was not working!

The surprise discovery was made by a woman strolling along the shore on the picturesque island of Formentera which is next to Ibiza.

The 84 kilos of cocaine was inside three boxing punchbags and were hidden under mounds of seaweed.

Drugs squad officers have revealed they found a tracking device inside one of the bags but it had broken.

They believe neither the gang who were tr ying to deliver the drugs or the intended buyers could find the cocaine and it was not deliberately abandoned. “ We believe they were intending to go back for the haul but as the GPS wasn’t

working, they forgot where it was!” said a police spokesman.

The white sand beach of Playa Migjorn stretches five kilometres along the Formentera coastline so the task was likened to “finding a needle in a haystack”.

On the black market, the cocaine would have fetched at least four million euros.

Underwater divers and boats have been searching the area to see if more bags were lost. They say the area is wellknown for having contraband washed up or deliberately buried to await being picked up by a third party.

So far, there have been no arrests.

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Actor backs bid Bank sparks fury after putting up to get Valencia’s steel rods to ban homeless people Night of Fires officially listed A PETITION STARTED

major bank which prides itself on its customer service has come under fire for putting up 17 steel rods outside a branch to ban homeless people.

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HIS was the night parts of Valencia were deliberately set ablaze, only for hundreds of firemen to spend dozens of hours putting the flames out with water jets!

The annual Fallas festivities are the expression of a unique kind of art using large wooden structures covered with painted papier-mâché.

Recently, however, other materials are being used and because of the toxic fumes given off by polyethylene and white cork, the crews had to wear protective suits and masks.

The biggest fear every year is that high winds could spread the deliberate fires but on this occasion, spells of rain were the only obstacle.

Residents were also prewarned to take in their clothing from lines, as well as flammable objects from the terraces, close their windows and put their blinds down.

This festival is a satirical and ironic vision of local, provincial, national and even international problems and themes. That’s why this year’s statues included one of Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy and even Pope Francis.

The Fallas criticises almost everything and everyone imaginable, although they do so with tongue in cheek. Over 370 full-scale fallas and 368

children’s fallas are mounted throughout the city, and some of these reach extravagant heights, although they do not usually exceed 20 metres.

Every street corner has its own falla and fallas commission.

Valencia’s councillor for security, Sandra Gómez said there were no major incidents this year although three per cent of the injuries recorded were due to burns. There were 84 arrests for various incidents.

Some 440 firefighters and 138 vehicles were used to smother the flames on the main Night of Fire, together with an army of volunteers.

Throughout the whole of Valencia, there were about 500 “cremations” ranging from the Eiffel Tower to Concorde.

Organisers are striving to get the festival officially listed with UNESCO and the campaign has already won the support of Spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

He tweeted: “I’m sure UNESCO loves Las Fallas as much as I do. “ The festival draws in hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world and planning has already started for 2017.

“Let’s start with the principles” is one of the slogans used by Bankia which is one of the biggest banking enterprises in Spain.

But furious customers have slammed it for not practising what it preaches after a series of iron bollards appeared in front of cash machines.

A petition has now been started on change.org to get them taken away and calls on the bank to help the homeless instead by injecting some much-needed cash into finding solutions.

The bars at one of the main branches in Madrid have incensed Tiago De Oliveira De Oliveira who has already

gathered nearly 70,000 signatures on the protest petition.

He has criticised the move as “inhuman” and says the steel rods have stopped a number of homeless people using the area as their shelter at night.

“They deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, especially now that temperatures are extremely low at night,” he writes on the campaign site.

Tiago says it is not clear if similar bars have been put up at other branches or are planned but points out that there have been similar incidents in the UK, later rescinded because of protests.

He urges: “Sign this petition to tell Bankia that situations of

social exclusion such as homelessness are not solved with bars but with solidarity!”

In 2010, Bankia received a 20 million euro bail-out from the Spanish Government to avoid its collapse.

Furious supporters of the campaign say the bars are “shameful”.

“The principles and values of humility and solidarity are lost,” said one.

And another commented: “I have been a customer of Bankia for years and I am ashamed.”

A spokesman for the bank said it was an isolated case and though it did “look bad”, the action had been taken to stop people sleeping outside the branch in the day time. He claimed this had stopped people using the bank machines and was an inconvenience to customers.

Soccer player stabbed near heart by angry fan

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24-year-old footballer narrowly missed being killed after a frenzied fan ran on to the pitch after a match and stabbed him near the heart in front of the horrified crowd.

The rival club’s own coach was also slightly injured as he tried to save the soccer player from the attacker. He was stabbed in the leg.

The injured man was taken

to intensive care after receiving two stab wounds to his chest, one near the heart, the other in the sternum.

The incident happened during a match in Malaga just

after the ref blew the whistle for full time.

The player was part of the Alhaurín de la Torre B team visiting El Palo B in the new San Ignacio de Málaga stadium in a Third Division clash.

Police said the fan was one of a number of supporters who ran onto the pitch at about 9.45pm as the El Palo squad was celebrating their 1-0 victory. He stabbed him twice in the chest before the other coach intervened and then ran off.

The player, named only as Samuel GP, was taken to the ICU of the Regional Hospital of Malaga where he underwent open heart surgery.

According to officials, the match itself had been played in an exemplar y fashion

without incident.

Witnesses said the fans jumped over a barrier at full time and initially grabbed the team’s number four by the neck and tried to strangle him. One of them then pulled out the “big knife”.

“It’s not what you would expect to watch in a football stadium,” one shocked onlooker told Opinion de Malaga.

“We hope the appropriate action is taken.”

Others expressed deep regret that someone who was doing what he loved most, that is playing football, should have to pay such a price.

A statement from CD El Palo said: “We are very concerned about what happened and are repulsed by acts of violence like this in sport which we condemn,” they said.

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MEMORIAL CEREMONY

Spanish couple Rajoy talks of heartbreak after killed on way to Germanwings tragedy and Stones concert lessons to learn

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PAIN’S acting president, Mariano Rajoy has called for a “commitment from everyone” to avoid further events such as the Germanwings tragedy.

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young Spanish couple determined to be part of the historic Rolling Stones concert in Cuba were killed in a car crash whilst on their way to the gig.

The tragic husband and wife were driving to Havana and had left their five-year-old daughter in the care of a friend to be part of a night they wanted to remember for ever.

They died when their car collided with another vehicle, believed to be a bus, and never made the free night at the Ciudad Deportiva where the Stones played to probably their biggest crowd ever.

The husband and wife used to live in Spain and have been named as Javier Ramón Martínez Romero and Eva

Rodríguez Pérez.

Javier was 42 and was born in Oviedo. He was a qualified mining engineer and his work for a multinational construction firm took him first to Seville and then to Cuba.

Eva was 39 and was also born in Oviedo. She worked in law and moved permanently to Cuba only in January so she and her daughter could be with Javier on a permanent basis. They settled in Cayo Coco in central Cuba.

The couple were described as full of life and laughter.

One year on from the air crash, Sr. Rajoy was attending a tribute for the victims of Germanwings Flight 9525. As well as conveying his thoughts and condolences to the families of the victims, he highlighted the perfect coordination and fine example of collaboration that followed the tragedy.

Mr. Rajoy said that the moments that followed the Germanwings plane crash were “tough” and “difficult”.

He highlighted how he, the President of the Republic of France, François Hollande, and the German Chancellor,

Angela Merkel, “immediately” travelled to the site of the crash in the French Alps.

“United by shared grief, we had an opportunity to convey the affection and solidarity of three great European nations to the families of the victims who were at the site,” he said.

The President of the Government acknowledged that those days were not “easy”, although he did speak with “pride” of the “model” collaboration that took place between the three countries involved and within Spain (between institutions, police

forces, emergency services, volunteers, etc.). The local residents of that part of the French Alps also acted outstandingly well.

Mariano Rajoy expressed his gratitude to everyone by saying: “I believe we should thank them, as we did at the time, for their excellent work and also for their generosity and dedication shown during those very complicated days in which we were able to deal with a cross-border tragedy together and in a coordinated fashion”.

Furthermore, the President of the Government specifically praised “the fine example of integrity and dignity” shown by the association of victims of this Germanwings flight for its “tireless work in memory of those who lost their lives”.

As Mariano Rajoy recalled in his speech, the technical report drafted by the French authorities responsible for investigating tragedies such as those of the Germanwings flight was released a few weeks ago. “ We now know what happened a year ago,” he said and “the best way to honour the memory of the victims” is to call for a

“commitment from everyone to avoid further tragedies of a similar nature”.

Furthermore, the President of the Government added that “transport safety must continue being one of our top priorities”; we must “continue persevering” in spite of the “important steps” we have already taken.

Before concluding his speech, Mariano Rajoy referred to the attacks in Brussels, underlining the fact that “we are also thinking of those victims and their families”. He went on to add that “we once again reaffirm our resounding determination to end terrorism and ensure that the values of life, liberty and rights for all human beings prevail”.

Representatives from the police and emergency services, the Chairwoman of the Association of the Victims of the Germanwings Plane Crash, the French Ambassador to Spain and the President of the Regional Government of Catalonia also took the floor at the tribute that took place at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The event concluded with the unveiling of a plaque in memory of the victims and a floral wreath.

Joyriders steal hearse with coffin still inside!

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HREE joyriders got more than they bargained for when they jumped into a black limousine for a latenight joyride.

The luxury vehicle turned out to be a hearse and contained a coffin in the back!

Ironically, the trio’s little jaunt came to a deadend of its own when they were involved in a crash, causing more than 6,000 pounds worth of damage.

“Even in death, strange things happen!” observed one local resident.

The unusual theft happened in the Andalucian town of Olula del Rio in the early hours of the morning after the funeral director decided to get organised for the next day.

Unfortunately, after putting the coffin in the back of the hearse, he forgot to take his keys out of the ignition. It wasn’t made clear if their was a corpse inside or not.

The three joyriders, aged 15, 16 and 19, spotted the unattended car and took it for a spin on the road between Olula del Rio and Cantoria.

Several people living in the area said they heard the boys talking and one of them said: “Dude, you take it to Almeria or I will.”

Following an official report of the theft from the worried undertaker, police officers searched the area and eventually found the hearse abandoned and substantially damaged. The coffin was still inside.

The funeral director admitted he was so busy thinking about all the arrangements he had to do that he wanted to get to bed and totally forgot about the keys.

The youngsters made the mistake of leaving some of their personal items at the scene when they ran off in a panic and were later arrested.

The three now face prosecution for theft and driving recklessly, with two of them due to appear before a juvenile court.

The incident has caused a mixture of amusement and disgust in the local community.

“Some people have absolutely no respect for the dead,” commented one observer whilst another commented: “Bet the Civil Guard were dead chuffed to solve that one!”

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Porsche clocked at 295km was driven by one-legged man!

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OLICE got a double shock when they spotted the driver of a Porsche 911 giving it a road test on the outskirts of a busy city.

Not only did their radar gun register a top speed of 295 kilometres an hour, it turned out the man behind the wheel only had one leg!

He was using only one foot to control the pedals but still managed to flout the 120 kilometres an hour speed limit and his own driving restrictions.

Police discovered that his disability meant he was only allowed to drive at speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour and then only in a specially adapted vehicle.

Not surprisingly, the man was arrested but to get him out of the Porsche and back to the police station, the traffic cops

had to call for reinforcements in the shape of a wheelchair!

The bizarre incident happened on the R-4 motorway on the outskirts of Madrid.

The 36-year-old Spaniard was fined 3,600 euros and banned from driving for a year.

He was also ordered to pay costs.

The court heard the disabled man was test driving the silver Porsche after allegedly being interested in

buying it.

He was clocked at 295 kilometres in a 120km zone.

The driver was prosecuted for a crime against road safety and driving without permission.

Stunned members of the Civil Guard say they believe the 295 kilometre speeding offence is the highest in their records and definitely with a one-legged driver behind the wheel!

Police find three stowaways in one single car

EXTREME MEASURES

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OLICE trying to clampdown on illegal trafficking gangs who hide immigrants in cars continue to be shocked by the extreme measures taken.

On one occasion, they found three Moroccans squeezed into concealed places in just one vehicle.

One was impossibly squas-hed into the instrument panel and the other two were in false compartments under

the back seats.

“They had great difficulty in breathing and were so weak they couldn’t stand up,” said a spokesman for the Civil Guard.

Police say immigrants trying to get from Morocco to Spain are continuing to risk their lives and it is only a matter of time before a tragedy happens.

In the space of just four days, six stowaways were found in three separate cars as mafias continue to charge huge amounts for the promise of a new life away from Africa.

One of them was in the engine department and was suffering from heat exhaustion and near suffocation.

POLICE SURPRISE

Pensioners arrested for selling cocaine on Costa del Sol

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RUG squad officers were stunned when they went to arrest a couple of cocaine-pushers who turned out to be sprightly septuagenar-

ians!

The man, aged 79, was caught red-handed with 15 doses ready for sale, already wrapped in supermarket bags and stashed away in the glove compartment of his motorbike.

Later, they arrested his 72year-old wife for helping in the racket and seized more cocaine, together with a shotgun and pistol.

“The drugs were hidden in

various places around the house, including behind paintings and inside ornaments,” said a police spokesman.

The husband and wife were arrested on the Costa del Sol where they travelled around on a motorbike or car, deliving cocaine to order.

Most of their sales were carried out in Malaga and

their deals were done over the phone.

As well as the 15 doses of cocaine found on the motorcycle, police seized 95.2 grams of rock cocaine in the couple’s home, precision scales and 24,000 euros. This too was hidden around the house such as between the drawers of an old dresser.

Their nationality hasn’t been revealed but both face prosecution and a lengthy jail sentence for a crime against public health.

All six immigrants were found trying to get into Melilla from Morocco.

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OLICE investigating a drugs transportation network between Malaga and the Netherlands found marijuana and hashish hidden in incinerator ovens.

Seven machines with false compartments were found in a warehouse, together with “everything necessary for the preparation, concealment and delivery of narcotics masked among legal merchandise”.

Officers received a tip-off in mid-2014 that a gang of Dutch origin was at work, based in Benalmádena.

Following extensive research, raids were carried out

on a number of properties and 18 people arrested. They are aged between 33 and 53 and are of Dutch, Argentine, French and Spanish nationalities.

In addition, 242.7 kilos of marijuana was seized, together with 360 kilos of hashish, 130,000 euros in cash, machinery for packaging drugs as well as six vehicles and incinerators.

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firefighter died after plummeting from the roof of a warehouse whilst trying to rescue a bird.

He suffered a fractured skull and serious head injuries in the freak accident in the Costa del Sol tourist town of Benalmádena, near Malaga and was rushed to the regional hospital.

However, he never recovered and lost his battle for life.

The Andalucian emergency services had apparently

received a call about the trapped bird on top of an industrial unit in the area of Arroyo de la Miel.

According to municipal sources, the firefighter had climbed on to the roof to try and free it when he somehow slipped and fell to the ground, striking his head and shoulder.

The firefighter was aged 41

Spanish exports continue to show yearly growth

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PANISH exports of goods grew by a yearon-year 2.1 per cent in January 2016 to 18.27 billion euros.

This rate of growth is five points higher than that recorded in the same period of 2015, at -2.9 per cent. In terms of volume, growth was greater, up at 3.2 per cent, since export prices measured using Unit Value Indices (UVIs) fell by one person. In seasonally-adjusted terms, growth stood at 4.5 per cent yearon-year.

In turn, imports rose slightly by 0.8 per cent to 20.65 billion euros. In terms of volume, the increase was more significant, up at three per cent, due to prices falling by 2.2 per cent. In seasonally-adjusted terms, imports rose by 3.7 per cent.

As a result, the trade deficit in January amounted to 2.39 billion euros, 8.1 per cent lower than in the same period of 2015 and the lowest January figure since 1999.

In contrast to Spain, exports from the country’s main partners performed badly this month. Lower exports were recorded by Germany (-1.4%), France (-1.6%) and Italy (-3.5%). Exports from both the Eurozone (-1%) and the European Union (-0.9%) also fell. Outside the EU, exports fell in the United States (10.7%), China (-11.2%) and Japan (-12.9%).

and was a member of the Benalmádena fire service.

The Mayor of Benalmádena, Víctor Navas led an official one minute silence in his honour and expressed condolences to his family and friends.

“It’s a tragedy and the first time a public official has died in circumstances like this” he said.

“We are all very shocked.”

An official notice on the council’s Facebook site read: “Our sincere condolences and the support of the entire Corporation for the family and friends of the firefighter who died today in our locality.”

Shocked firefighting colleagues have also posted heartfelt tributes on their social network sites.

“We can find no words to describe what happened.

What we are sure of is that wherever you are, you will be met again with your loved ones, and a new illuminating star. DEP companion and friend,” said one.

“There are no ways to express our pain,” said another.

Tributes have also been paid by other Spanish fire brigades to a man who died following his duty, whether to man or animals.

shows visitors around Spanish network

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HE Ministry for Education, Culture and Sport has created a new area - called Spanish State Museums - in the museums section of its website aimed at making it easier to organise visits to the 16 museum institutions managed under the Subdirectorate-General of State Museums.

The new website contains all the necessary information for preparing and organising a visit to these museums, which are located in various cities throughout the country; cities that house important, diverse and unique heritage and culture, as well as being off the beaten tourist track.

The website offers the chance to book tickets,

choose new routes and purchase the new museum passes for enjoying a combined visit to museums located in the same city as often as you want during the period these passes are valid. For example, two museum passes have been created for Madrid: one for 16 euros entitling holders to visit eight museums in the city

as often as they like during a fortnight; and another for 8 euros that entitles holders to visit four museums in Madrid as often as they like during a period of ten days.

It is also possible to visit the State Museums in Toledo or Valladolid as often as you like during a period of three days for the price of 5 euros.

Furthermore, annual museum passes are on sale for the price of 36 euros, which entitle holders to visit all 16 State Museums plus the El Prado National Museum and the MNCARS - Reina Sofia Museum as often as they like over the course of a year.

Links have also been included to guides in all available languages, to the apps already developed by some museums and the schedule of activities at each location, containing a wide variety of activities, temporar y exhibitions, special opening times and all the news about the Spanish State Museums, in both Spanish and English.

POLICE ALERT

Orange suitcase stolen from car contained radio-active material

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thief who broke into a parked car and stole what looked like an ordinary briefcase could be in for a nasty shock.

For rather than having any money or items of value inside, it contained radioactive material which could prove harmful if the cyclinders are opened.

The Nuclear Safety Council issued a warning and asked people to look out

for the orange suitcase.

The theft happened in Seville when a opportunist thief homed in on a car-park.

The case was owned by an expert with Malaga’s Building Materials Study Centre and contained equipment for soil testing.

The radio-activity is classified at level four, with five being the least dangerous categor y, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Category four is listed as “unlikely to be dangerous for people” without a radiation risk because the sources are protected and in capsules.

The risk could arise if they

are opened or destroyed.

The CSN warns that anyone who finds the case should avoid handling the equipment and notify the authorities, police or emergency services immediately.

The orange case measures 80x50x50 centimetres and has a double safety lock.

Spanish people urged to “remain calm” in wake of Brussels atrocity TERRORISM FIGHT

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HE atrocious attacks in Brussels are “an attack against us all, against our way of life and our understanding of life,” says Spain’s acting Prime Minister.

After expressing solidarity with the people of Belgium, Mariano Rajoy called for unity from all to combat the terrorist threat and sent a message of calm and confidence in the State law enforcement agencies.

He said the atrocity evoked strong memories of the attacks last November in Paris and “are not all that different from what happened on that dreadful 11

March 2004” in Madrid.

He stressed that the attacks were a “blow to us all, against our way of life and our understanding of life and, above all, go against that which we hold most dear as human beings; life, liberty and our rights as people”.

The President of the Government said that terrorism must be fought “with great perseverance

and great determination, with great courage, without letting our guard down and with all available resources”.

He also called for political unity. “Complete unity, both within countries on a domestic level and solidarity between countries on an international level”, he said.

Mariano Rajoy stressed that “counter-terrorism collaboration is strong in Europe”, although “it is clear that we are never safe from events such as this taking place”.

In spite of everything, the President of the Government

told people to remain calm because “we cannot live any other way” and because the police forces are working “constantly”. “I have great confidence in our State security and law enforcement agencies, which have demonstrated their effectiveness on many occasions”, he said.

In this regard, the President of the Government highlighted the great effort made by Spain in recent months regarding the fight against terrorism, given that over 100 arrests have been made since June.

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OME people are mainly focused on the price when they look for a health insurance and they decide to contract the cheapest one, but… watch out!

Negotiating roundabouts HOW TO NEGOTIATE ROUNDABOUTS

If you are unsure about the correct way to negotiate roundabouts, here are some simple rules to help you enter and exit roundabouts safely and in the right lane.

APPROACHING ROUNDABOUTS

It’s important to remember to give way to traffic already on the roundabout. If the roundabout is outside urban areas of towns or cities, keep right.

If the roundabout is in a built-up area inside a town or city and the lanes are clearly marked, you should use the lane that best corresponds to the exit you need to take.

LEAVING ROUNDABOUTS

This causes the most confusion amongst drivers. Which lane to choose? Why do I get beeped at if I’m in the right lane?

Drivers must exit roundabouts from the right hand lane, because the only way to leave the roundabout is by turning right. This doesn’t mean we always have to enter the roundabout from the right hand lane. It depends on the exit we need to take. However this simple rule, in practice, can be more complex. Let us see some examples.

1st EXIT RIGHT

Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate and exit roundabout.

CONTINUING STRAIGHT ON (e.g. 2nd EXIT STRAIGHT AHEAD)

Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate prior to exit and leave roundabout.

TURNING LEFT OR CHANGING DIRECTION (e.g. 3rd OR FINAL EXIT)

Enter roundabout keeping to left hand side lane. Stay in lane until you have passed the exit before your turn off, then change lane by indicating right and giving other road users sufficient time to anticipate your manoeuvre. Don’t forget that drivers circulating in the outside lanes have priority, so use your mirrors to ensure you are not blocking them as you change lanes.

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

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ASSSA does not increase the price due to age, which means that the premium will remain the same age bracket that you contracted at the beginning. In the end you will pay a lower amount and your insurance will result cheaper.

A further point to consider is the written contractual guarantee of no cancellation.

If there is no guarantee and the Insurance Company cancels the policy, it may occur that contracting another insurance becomes complicated due to age or the development of some diseases.

ASSSA guarantees under contract that your policy will not be cancelled, therefore you can have the peace of mind of being provided with a lifetime coverage.

Health is the best investment we can ever make and as such should be treated, not as the purchase of the cheapest choice by the time of contracting. Other factors to consider are the solvency and experience of the Company, the customer service, easy access to medical assistance, medical network and coverage offered.

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Liberty Brokers…stars of the show!

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HE new Liberty Seguros press advertising campaign for 2016 has been launched and this year, the ‘stars’ of the campaign are the actual brokers and agents themselves!

It’s a nice ‘twist’ from Liberty who believes that their intermediaries (another name for agents and brokers) should be strongly featured in their marketing campaigns because they are at the core of the Liberty Seguros insurance business.

A specially created microsite was designed for the intermediaries to access, where they were able to vote for the ‘real look and feel’ of a true insurance intermediary. In this microsite, they voted for the person that they thought could represent the look of a real intermediary from a selection of photographic models. Two men and two women were chosen.

They also selected the look and style for the models. The results were very conclusive, with the winning choice being a smart but casual look.

Following the online

voting, the chosen models, two women and two men, were invited to a photo shoot and were dressed to fit the chosen smart but casual look and the shoot began!

The resultant images are now being used in the press campaign which will run, in different formats, throughout this year, including the current promo ads, where as much as 50 euros can be saved on car, home and life insurance.

As Iván Ortego, Intermediaries Experience Director, pointed out, “We value the amazing support that all our agents and brokers give to Liberty Seguros and, of course, to all our valued customers, who are insured

by Liberty Seguros. What a better way to get them involved in our business strategy for 2016? We would like to thank them for their

involvement in this project” Liberty Seguros currently has over 300 expat intermediaries in Spain, providing professional customers’ advice on any insurance matter, including car, home,

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Looking after your adult cat A

LTHOUGH considered independent pets, cats are reliant on their owners for food, shelter, veterinary care and companionship.

They can live for more than 20 years, so before you decide to give a home to a cat, please think about whether you are prepared for this commitment.

Settling in

For the first two days, keep your new cat in one room. This gives the security the cat needs and helps the animal get used to you and your home more quickly. When you go into the room, sit still and talk gently to the cat, but do not force yourself on the pet – allow the cat to come and investigate you so there are no feelings of being threatened. Make sure the cat has food, water and a litter tray, and allow time to settle in.

After a few days, begin to introduce your cat to the rest of the house slowly, one room at a time. Bolder cats will come out at once and immediately start exploring, whereas the more timid ones will take longer. During this time make sure doors and windows are kept closed as cats can get through the smallest gaps!

Diet There is a huge variety of cat food available in pet shops and supermarkets. The easiest way to provide a balanced diet is to feed a premium quality complete dry cat food. Never feed dog food, as cats and dogs have different nutritional needs.

Adult cats should be fed twice a day or, if you are feeding dry food, you may leave food available at all times. This is fine for cats that do not overeat, but if your cat starts to gain weight you will need to restrict their access to food.

Whatever you feed your cat, it is essential that there is an ample supply of fresh, clean drinking water constantly

available. Cats have no need for milk after they have left their mother – in fact, milk is not tolerated well by many cats and can cause diarrhoea.

When to let your cat go outside Your cat will need to be kept inside for at least three weeks to give sufficient time to bond with the people and other animals in the house. The cat should regard your house as a secure place before being let out, or you may find the cat does not return when you open the door.

Cats must have completed their vaccinations before being allowed outside, and kittens should not go outside until neutered (approximately five to six months of age).

If possible, choose a warm dry day to encourage your cat out for the first time and ensure the animal is hungr y by delaying meal time by a few hours. Take outside and let the cat walk around but stay in attendance, eventually taking the cat back inside to be fed.

Once confident, the cat will start to go off for longer periods and eventually you can give free access via a cat flap. Try to keep your cat in at dusk and dawn as these are the times that cats are at most risk of being run over and also when they present the greatest risk to wildlife such as birds. If you put a collar on your cat, make sure it is a safety collar that will pull off easily if the cat becomes entangled.

A microchip is a good way of permanently identifying your cat. This is injected under the skin and contains a unique number registered on a database. If your cat is lost and handed in as a stray, the chip can be read with a special scanner and the cat returned to you quickly.

Toys and scratching posts

Play is an essential part of your cat’s life and will encourage a bond between you as well as helping to keep your cat fit and healthy.

Many different cat toys are available from pet shops but most cats will play with anything that is light and small.

Toys filled with “catnip” hold a special attraction for many cats.

A scratching-post inside the house is helpful in protecting your furniture, even if your cat is able to go outside. These should be covered in material that is not found anywhere else in the house (for example, string rather than carpet) so that your cat does not learn to scratch other items such as your carpet.

Cats that live permanently indoors It is not really appropriate to keep a cat only indoors when the cat has previously been able to go outside.

However, some cats with disabilities may need to remain inside for their own safety.

Indoor cats will require less food than a cat which has outdoor access. You will also need to encourage the cat to exercise more by playing with your cat.

If you have a garden, you could provide the cat with a large enclosed run where the cat can exercise. This may also be a useful option if you own a timid cat that will not go outside through fear of encountering the other cats in your neighbourhood.

Scratching-posts are essential to the indoor cat,

otherwise the cat will use your furniture to clean and sharpen its claws. You should also ask your vet to check if the cat’s claws need clipping.

Grooming All cats need to be groomed regularly. This keeps fur and skin in good condition, enables you to check for any signs of ill health, and helps build the relationship between you.

Long-haired cats need to be groomed thoroughly every day to remove all tangles, otherwise they will quickly become matted. If your cat is not used to being groomed, this activity needs to be introduced gradually. Keep the sessions short until the cat

begins to accept it. Start with areas of the body where the cat enjoys being stroked and give food rewards for good behaviour.

There is no reason to routinely bathe your cat as this will cause distress and also may damage the coat.

Occasionally your vet may recommend a shampoo to treat specific skin problems – if you need to use a prescription shampoo, follow the vet’s advice carefully and use it only as frequently as recommended.

Veterinary insurance Animal welfare charities receive calls every day from people who cannot afford to pay their vets’ fees and who are asking for help. Charities have only a limited budget with which to provide that help.

It is easy to suddenly find yourself with a large and

unexpected bill if your cat is involved in an accident or requires an operation. It is advisable, therefore, to take out veterinary insurance before your cat becomes ill.

Vaccinations The three diseases that your cat should be vaccinated against are cat flu, feline enteritis and feline leukaemia.

Your vet will advise you on when these vaccinations should be done, and how frequently your cat needs boosters.

Worming Roundworms and tapeworms are the most common types of worms found in cats.

Routine treatment against these worms is essential to keep your cat healthy. Do not

be tempted to buy pet shop worming treatments. Instead, always consult your vet for advice.

Fleas Prevention is better than cure where fleas are concerned, so consult your vet about routine treatments to keep your cat healthy and free from fleas. Many owners find products to dab on are easier and less stressful to administer than sprays.

Shampoos to tackle fleas are not particularly effective and should be avoided unless prescribed by your vet.

If your cat has fleas, you will also need to treat your home to remove flea eggs and prevent new fleas hatching.

The cat’s bedding should be thoroughly washed or replaced and the floors and carpets of the house should be treated too. Your vet can

provide you with a spray for use around the house.

Ear mites

Ear mites are common in cats and can cause intense irritation, although often there are no symptoms. In severe cases the ear canal can become blocked and infection follows. The mites can also be passed on to other cats or dogs in your household so, if you have a dog persistently troubled by ear mites, your vet may want to check your cat’s ears as the potential source of the mites.

Neutering

A male kitten can be castrated from the age of five months. This is necessary

because a mature tomcat will spray your house (his territor y) with strong smelling urine to mark his boundaries. He will also get into fights and could be injured or become bitten and scarred. During long periods of time away from home your cat is likely to father many litters of unwanted kittens and is at risk of being injured on the roads whilst out looking for a mate.

A female kitten will need to be spayed at five to six months of age to prevent her from having kittens of her own. There is nothing to be gained from letting your cat have one litter of kittens before she is spayed. If you do so, not only will you have the worry of finding kind and caring homes for the offspring, but you will also be adding to the already massive problem of unwanted kittens and cats.

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Comedy series following the ups and downs of three retired couples. Having separated from his younger wife Elena, Mick returns to Alan and Joyce’s, parking on their drive in his large campervan. Alan has a new job, with a manager who is clearly out to get him. Mick tells him not to stand for it and he quits. At the local fete Trevor is in a quandary as he has got a diary clash, having promised to be a clown at the same time as run the tombola for Carol. Alan comes up with a solution - do both! Meanwhile, Mick has put the fear into John about their routine relationship. Mick suggests role play, so John suggests it to Maureen.

Starring: Alison Steadman, Philip Jackson, Stephanie Beacham, Russ Abbot, James Smith, Paula Wilcox

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10TH APRIL 17:00

BEAR GRYLLS: MISSION SURVIVE (DOCUMENTARY)

LIFE IN THE AIR (DOCUMENTARY)

12TH APRIL 22:45 Bear Grylls presents the series in which celebrities face a 12-day survival mission in South Africa. It is day 11 and the remaining three celebs are on the final leg of their journey. They have endured and overcome everything that Bear has thrown at them, but who will prove to be his ultimate mission survivor? The day begins with Meg and Scott stripping back the celebrities’ kit - including rations. Just getting to their first mission is a test of nerve, traversing the rocky coastline. When they reach Bear, they embark upon a military commando crawl. Suspended 80 feet above the crashing waves, this pushes them to their physical limits. The tide is rushing in fast and the group have 20 minutes to forage in the shallows and remaining rock pools for seafood. On the final day, Bear presents them with two surprises to see how they react to adversity.

17TH APRIL 15:30 SPEED WITH GUY MARTIN (DOCUMENTARY) Guy Martin wants to know how far it’s possible to cycle during 24 hours of non-stop pedalling. With the help of bicycle brainiacs Miles Kingsbury and Mike Burrows, the man who designed Chris Boardman’s gold medalwinning Lotus bike from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he builds a revolutionary tandem and joins forces with his friend, endurance expert Jason Miles, to see how far they can push their bodies at the Extreme Environments Laboratory at the University of Portsmouth. In the build-up to the final record attempt at the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit, Guy also learns about the science of cooking for athletes with the Head of Nutrition at Team Sky, Nigel Mitchell, who instructs Guy to lose five kilos of weight and recommends a new diet regime. Guy also works out the best ways of relieving himself on the move to save vital seconds.

Documentary series setting out to discover how animals effortlessly beat gravity to master life in the air, with the help from animals from around the world. This episode looks at powered flight, revealing why peregrine falcons can top 200 miles an hour, how a hummingbird is a slave to its own rather manic lifestyle and that the albatross’s secret to flying for free is its nose.

Heavyweight beetles break the rules to find love, a devious sparrow-hawk uses agility to execute a lightning-fast raid on his prey and half a million mother bats dominate the sky above, and below, the ground with a dazzling display of aerial prowess.

Animated series about a little girl who lives with her dad in a beach hut and has imaginary adventures based around the different treasures she finds washed up on the shore. Lily finds a bow tie on the beach, which is just the thing for Salty to wear to the dance on Driftwood Bay! Salty is planning to ask Hatsie to come with him, but a terrible mix-up leaves him thinking that she already has a dance partner.

Espionage action marking Timothy Dalton’s debut as 007. James Bond is sent to aid the defection of a KGB general involved in a huge drugs deal with a crazed American arms dealer. When the Russian is later abducted, Bond follows the trail to Afghanistan where he joins the Afghan resistance in order to thwart the plan.

Director: John Glen Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d’Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Art Malik

(STEREO, WIDESCREEN, SUBTITLES, AUDIO DESCRIBED, 1987, PG, 3 STAR)

11TH APRIL 06:20 LILY’S DRIFTWOOD BAY (CHILDRENS)

(REPEAT, SUBTITLES, SERIES 1, EPISODE 42)

14TH APRIL 15:25 MY GAL SUNDAY (FILM)

Crime mystery. When their parents are kidnapped on their way to a high-profile event, a lawyer and her politician husband team up as sleuths to rescue them. They are convinced that they were the intended targets of the kidnapper, but why is the ransom demand for the release of a notorious hit-man from a federal prison?

Director: Kristoffer Tabori Starring: Rachel Blanchard, Erica Carroll, Elizabeth Higgins Clark, Cameron Mathison, Aaron Pearl, Jack Wagner

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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Call the Council Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors Think Tank Escape to the Country My Life on a Plate Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show MasterChef Secret Britain BBC News at Ten BBC London News A Question of Sport Boomers Live at the Apollo Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Gok’s Lunchbox ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Election Broadcast by the Green Party ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Big Star’s Little Star Grantchester ITV News at Ten and Weather UEFA Champions League Highlights Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Jackpot247 ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

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Countdown The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier The Big Bang Theory Shipping Wars Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Deal or No Deal Countdown Couples Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Too Many Cooks The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Supervet The People Next Door Raised by Wolves Gogglebox The Island with Bear Grylls Live From Abbey Road Classics Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Film The River’s Edge

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Countdown The Goldbergs The Morning Line Frasier The Big Bang Theory Shipping Wars Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Food Unwrapped Grand National Festival Four in a Bed Too Many Cooks The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Millionaires’ Mansions British Army Girls Alan Carr: Chatty Man Tattoo Fixers Sex Box The Last Leg Maggie and Me Dispatches Unreported World Location, Location, Location

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Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime The Gadget Show Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles Film Out of Reach 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies GPs: Behind Closed Doors Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

The Tube: Going Underground Police Interceptors Super Casino

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Barclays Premier League Review Sky Sports Boxing Gold Boxing Special La Liga World Fantasy Football Club - The Highlights Soccer AM: The Best Bits Barclays Premier League Review La Liga World Barclays Premier League Legends

Cricketing Yorkshire World Cup Cricket Classics Sporting Triumphs Cricket’s Greatest Ricky Ponting Masterclass The Ashes Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Triumphs Cricketing Yorkshire Ricky Ponting Masterclass Cricket’s Greatest Sky Sports Boxing Gold

THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 2016

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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Call the Council Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors Think Tank Escape to the Country My Life on a Plate Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders MasterChef How to Stay Young BBC News at Ten BBC London News Question Time The Vikings Uncovered Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Gok’s Lunchbox ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Election Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats ITV Evening News Emmerdale Tonight Emmerdale The Cruise Bear Grylls: Mission Survive ITV News at Ten and Weather UEFA Europa League Highlights Murder, She Wrote Jackpot247 Tonight ITV Nightscreen

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PL 100 Club Barclays Premier League Review Premier League Years Fight Night Countdown Barclays Premier League Review Fight Night Countdown Sky Sports Boxing Gold Fight Night Countdown

Cricket Classics World Cup Cricket Classics Bumble! The David Lloyd Story Cricket’s Greatest Adam Gilchrist Masterclass The Ashes Cricket’s Greatest Bumble! The David Lloyd Story Live Premier League Darts Fight Night Countdown

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2016

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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer Call the Council Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Think Tank Escape to the Country My Life on a Plate Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Would I Lie to You? EastEnders MasterChef Have I Got News for You Boomers BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Graham Norton Show Room 101 Film Bad Company Weather for the Week Ahead

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Flog it! Trade Secrets Call the Council Think Tank Sea Cities Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Chef’s Protege James Martin’s Food Map of Britain Pressure Pad Film Mrs. Miniver The Indian Doctor Coast Australia Bargain Hunt Eggheads Golf Women’s Football Two Doors Down Newsnight Film A Serious Man Question Time Inside Obama’s White House Land of Hope and Glory - British Country Life This is BBC Two

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Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Gok’s Lunchbox ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Election Broadcast by the UK Independence Party ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury Coronation Street Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America ITV News at Ten and Weather Film The Living Daylights Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote ITV Nightscreen

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How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Morning Line Frasier The Big Bang Theory Shipping Wars Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Food Unwrapped Grand National Festival Four in a Bed Too Many Cooks The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Food Unwrapped Travel Man Gogglebox Lookalikes First Dates Raised by Wolves Rude Tube Film Serpico Toast of London

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Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Film Fatal Memories 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show The Search for Atlantis Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids Access Super Casino

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Live Super Rugby Super Heroes Barclays Premier League Legends La Liga Show Barclays Premier League World Live Super Rugby Sporting Triumphs Sky Sports Boxing Gold Fight Night Countdown Sky Sports Boxing Gold The Gloves Are Off

Live HSBC Sevens World Series Cricket’s Greatest The Ashes Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Triumphs Game Changers Cricket’s Greatest Live Super Rugby Live First Utility Super League The Fantasy Football Club Barclays Premier League Preview

SATURDAY 9TH APRIL 2016

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live MasterChef BBC News Football Focus Saturday Sportsday Kelly Holmes: My Marathon Story

World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe meets up with her former Great Britain teammate Dame Kelly Holmes, who is running the London Marathon for the first time on April 24. In this special programme, Paula talks to the double Olympic champion about her life in athletics, her personal issues with depression and self-harmin.

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Golf Bargain Hunt Escape to the Country Final Score Now You See It BBC News Regional News and Weather Can’t Touch This The Voice UK Casualty The National Lottery Live BBC News Match of the Day Film Déjà Vu

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Film Sister Kenny Film Goodbye, Mr. Chips Homes Under the Hammer Titus - The Gorilla King Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul Film Henry V

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Flog It! Bake Off Crème de la Crème World’s Weirdest Events Tribes, Predators and Me Dad’s Army Golf Film The Mummy Film Stark Raving Mad This is BBC Two

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Mr. Bean Horrid Henry Nerds and Monsters Thunderbirds are Go The Tom and Jerry Show Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder The Chase Film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang ITV News London ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed!

Britain’s Got Talent You’re Back in the Room Film The Fast and the Furious ITV News and Weather Film The Fast and the Furious The Cube Jackpot247

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Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Saturday Show Live Police Interceptors Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits GPs: Behind Closed NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: New Orleans NCIS 5 News Weekend The Championship Goal Rush NCIS Super Casino

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SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 2016

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Homes Under the Hammer Secret Britain Escape to the Country Points of View Songs of Praise Life in the Air Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me BBC News BBC London News Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Undercover BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 Film The Hot Chick Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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This Farming Life An Island Parish The Beechgrove Garden

In this week’s programme, Jim admires the colourful Camellias which are conservatory confined to prolong flowering and fragrance, and George creates an inspirational winter-interest border on one of Beechgrove’s slopes.

Meanwhile, Carole introduces a new Beechgrove feature - Garden on a Budget. Meike and Jan Guijt and young family moved into their new home in Kennethmont just last year. Throughout the series, Carole will help new gardener Meike mould a garden out of almost nothing.

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Countryfile Saturday Kitchen Best Bites The Best Dishes Ever MOTD2 Extra Triathlon Gymnastics The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure Great British Railway Journeys Golf The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

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Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Sunday Brunch George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces The Big Bang Theory Film Bridge to Terabithia Film Rango

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Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy!

Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby’s Travelling Circus Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Championship Goal Rush The Gadget Show Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK Film Eight Below Film The Haunted Mansion Now That’s Funny!

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Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas 5 News Weekend Film The Town Film Hancock Super Casino

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Football Gold Barclays Premier League Legends SNF - Match Choice The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Live Ford Super Sunday The Masters - Live

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MONDAY 11TH APRIL 2016

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Breakfast Fake Britain Homes Under the Hammer The Sheriffs are Coming Thief Trackers Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Think Tank Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Panorama EastEnders Abused: The Untold Story BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Have I Got a Bit More News for You The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead

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Flog it! Trade Secrets Call the Council Think Tank Caught Red Handed Gardeners’ World Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Chef’s Protege Pressure Pad The Doctor Blake Mysteries The Indian Doctor Coast Australia Great British Railway Journeys Flog It! Eggheads Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan Grand Tours of Scotland University Challenge An Island Parish The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story QI XL Newsnight Workers or Shirkers?

Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits MasterChef The Celebrity Apprentice USA

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How I Met Your Mother Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Shipping Wars USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Fifteen to One Countdown Couples Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Too Many Cooks The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches The Food Chain The Island with Bear Grylls Sex Box 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown One Born Every Minute British Army Girls

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Footb. Leag. Gold WWE: Raw Ford Footb. Special Live ATP Masters Tennis Fantasy Football Club - The Highlights Soccer AM: The Best Bits Football League Gold FL72 Live Football League Goals SPFL Round-Up

Cricket’s Greatest The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football League Goals Spanish Football Highlights Ford Football Special Live Indian Premier League Live La Liga Football Indian Premier League

MORTGAGE NEWS: Euribor interest rate stays negative in March Eurozone mortgage base rates in March spent a second consecutive month in negative territory and uncharted water, though borrowers are unlikely to enjoy much benefit from negative interest rates (and savers certainly won’t). Where is this leading, and what does it mean for investing in real assets like Spanish property?

He talked to José María Roldán, head of the Spanish Banking Association, who said “It’s not healthy, it’s not sustainable, it’s mad.” Go figure.

Euribor has been below 1% since June 2012, but Euro interest rates were not always so low. Back in July 2008 they peaked at 5.393%, and in the decades before Spain joined the Euro, interest rates above 10% were common.

12-month Euribor – the rate used to calculate most mortgage repayments in Spain – came in at -0.013 in March, down from -0.008% in February, meaning another month of negative Euribor interest rates.

Nobody really knows where this leads in the medium to long-term, but in the short term it should mean that existing borrowers with an annually resetting mortgage (and no floor clauses) will see their mortgage payments fall by around 12 euros per month for a typical 120,000 euros loan with a 20 year term.

As I have no idea where this policy is taking us all I can do is repeat what I wrote last month, quoting Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (AEP), International Business Editor editor at the Daily Telegraph, who described the situation as “grotesque….devastating for banks….a calamitous misadventure”.

With negative interest rates resulting from quantitative easing (QE) on a mind-boggling scale, how likely is it that paper-money will retain its value over the longer term? I’m sceptical, and I see the price of gold has been creeping up (see below). Perhaps prime property in Spain bought cheap today (prices have bottomed out after seven years on the slide), with a 20-year fixed mortgage around 3% isn’t such a bad idea. At least it’s inflation proof, and has utility value.

Written by Mark Stücklin Mark Stücklin is a Barcelona-based property market analyst and consultant, and author of the 'Spanish Property Doctor' column in the Sunday Times (2005 2008). He can be reached by email on ms@spanishpropertyinsight.com.

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La Guancha

Puerto de la Cruz - Center

La Palmita

Very attractive central located studio on 6th floor in an apartment house with lift, 38 qm, kitchen, bathroom, wintergarden with large windows, completely renovated in 2015.

Dreamlike house directly at the coast of La Palmita with seperate apartment, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, new modern open kitchen, 184 qm, very comfortable & cozy furnitures, large pool, garden, plot 703 sqm, garage.

68.000 €

550.000 €

Wonderful Finca, 10.000 sqm, great view, completey renovated in 2013, every room absolutely nice designed, 2 bedrooms, 2 unbeatable bathrooms, extra studio, living space 140 sqm.

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Beautifully refurbished one bedroom apartment on the first floor, with stunning views of the ocean and Los Gigantes cliffs. Professionally designed, sold with all furniture, fittings and appliances. Teh complex is just 100 meters from Playa de los Gigantes and the Marina and has a great communal swimming pool.

INVESTORS! Impecable studio with terrace is strategically located in Playa de las Américas and a few minutes from Los Cristianos. Near to Playa de las Vistas, Golf de las Américas & Parque Santiago VI, Parque Santiago III, the shops, restaurants, bars and public transport. The complex has gardens and swimming pool, heated in winter. This beautiful studio is on the 2nd floor with elevator and is sold fully furnished.

Beautiful villa next to the beach in Playa de las Américas, part of the Parque Santiago II complex. The ground floor has an open plan lounge with American style kitchen plus a terrace leading out on to the promenade. On the first floor there are two beautifully appointed bedrooms, one with a sea view terrace and two bathrooms. This is a beautifully maintained complex in the perfect location, with communal swimming pool. Luxury!

This immaculate one bedroom apartment has 1 bathroom, living room and two terraces. The complex has great facilities including swimming pool and is just 400m from the beach. Perfect investment as a holiday rental.

This pretty whitewashed house in Costa del Silencio is on a quiet, well-kept complex with communal swimming pool. On the ground level is an open plan lounge, kitchen with breakfast bar and terrace. On the first floor there is a master double bedroom with lovely views over the pool, a second single bedroom and family bathroom.

This pretty two bedroom apartment in the smart Port Royale complex of Los Cristianos, with communal swimming pool, is just a short walk to the bars, restaurants and shopping centres, and just 10 minutes from the beach. This beautifully decorated property is sold with a fully equipped modern kitchen, shower room and good sized sunny terrace. This apartment is the ultimate in easy access, with ramps and grab rails throughout and would be perfect for anyone with limited mobility.

This stunning villa is the perfect property for those looking to spend lots of time outside or with a family; multiple terraces with a splash pool, sheltered lounge/dining space, even a mini putting green. Inside is equally spacious with three good sized double bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious lounge, dining room, fully fitted modern kitchen, plus a handy space currently being used as a games room but would also make a great office o guest room, plus off street parking.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! This beautifully renovated studio apartment with stunning ocean views has been cleverly designed to maximize the space. Located next to the prestigious Hard Rock Hotel and just 200m from the beach. This is a unique opportunity to purchase as investment property in an up and coming area. Priced to sell!

We have clients looking for property in all areas of Tenerife south.

Beautiful country house built on 3 floors in a modern but rustic style. It comprises of a large independent fully fitted and equipped kitchen, separate utility room, dining room, lounge with fireplace, TV room, two single and two double bedrooms, dressing room, 3 bathrooms and lovely terrace areas with great views. Outside there is a porch with sitting area, BBQ and al fresco diner, private heated pool, a large garden and garage. Coastal and mountain views.

Golf Hermitage is a wonderful development that is uniquely imaginative in Tenerife, fusing the best of modern design and materials. This three bedroom apartment is spacious, light and airy with uncompromising quality. Set within an idyllic triangle surrounded by fairways of Amarilla Golf, bordered by the yachts marina and glistening ocean to one side and views of mount Teide to the other.

Fabulous new build in a central location close to amenities and 10 minute walk from the beach. These townhouses have an underground carport and a roof terrace. It’s only a small boutique style complex with communal pool surrounded by lush gardens. They have 3 double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The separate kitchen will be fully equipped to the highest spec. These properties have been designed so they have terraces on both the front and the back. Affordable payment terms and mortgages in place by the constructor.

If you have a property and would like it sold fast, contact us now…

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Altos del Roque, Roque del Conde

AMG00398

LA01683

GOLF01350

Price: €133,000 APPROX. £104.700

Price: €129,950 £102.300

Price: £94.850 APPROX. €120,000 Comfortable 1 bed apartment with electronically controlled roller blind shutters on the patio doors to the lounge and bedroom keeping the apartment cool and secure. Being a townhouse/duplex type of property, you have no one below or overhead. The apartment faces directly over a golf green to the marina and out to the Ocean, offering stunning views from the patio and upper terrace.

Ocean Golf & Country Club, Golf del Sur

APPROX.

Situated in one of the most desireble areas, on the outskirts of Las Américas, this spacious 2 bedroom apartment is in pristine condition, with spectacular views over town & out to the ocean. Fully furnished, with a well fitted kitchen, this is an ideal home for a young couple. Based on a secure complex with pool and parking.

Aguamarina, Golf del Sur

This three bedroom detached villa is located on the exclusive urbanisation of Alamo Park. the property consists of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large conservatory sitting room, independant fully fitted kitchen, garage plus 2 car ports and a covered pool. Close to all amenities, the sea and golf course.

El Desierto, Granadilla de Abona

GOLF01334

OUT01064

Price: €139,000 APPROX. £109.400 This 2 bedroom apartment is the perfect lock up and go property for anyone who is seeking a carefree bolthole in the sunshine. Situated on the corner thus meaning you only have 1 neighbour and a good deal of privacy. The sunny terrace is perfect for al fresco. All local amenities within walking distance.

Vistahermosa, Los Crisitanos LC00351

Price: €165,000 £129.900

APPROX.

Village house is ideal for those who prefer the beautiful countryside of Tenerife rather than the bright lights of the tourist areas. The property has comfortable living areas, two double bedrooms and an independent kitchen as well as a fully fitted bathroom and additional shower room. A wood burner in the lounge is ideal for those winter nights.

Terrazas de la Paz, Golf del Sur GOLF00954

A RARE OPPORTUNITY !

This 1 bedroom apartment on the top (first) floor of a low rise complex is well furnished with a modern fitted kitchen and spacious terrace with gorgeous views of the golf course. This popular complex has 2 pools, landscaped gardens and is just a short walk to local shops, restaurants and the sea front promenade. Offered at an exceptional price, this is an ideal choice for bargain hunters and well worth viewing!

Price: €189,000 APPROX. £148.800

Playa Graciosa, Los Cristianos

3 bedroom apartment will pamper you. No expense has been spared in its sumptuous furnishings, wooden floors, air conditioning and many more features. Immaculate throughout, spacious & 3 terraces to enjoy its views of the ocean, mountain & Los Cristianos. Extra storage, parking & Sat TV make this a perfect home, within easy reach of town & beaches.

Duquesa del Mar, Golf del Sur GOLF01359

LC00541

Sunningdale Village, Golf del Sur GOLF01323

Stunning 3 bed penthouse apartment in a fantastic position with sea view. Spacious bedrooms all bright and airy. The main living has a lounge, sitting and dining area. This apartment has been refurbished to a high standard and is sold as seen including an underground car parking space.

Price: €495,000 APPROX. £389.700

Price: £219.500 APPROX. €278,700

Just released on the market a three bed detached villa has front and back terraces with views of the pool area and also a private roof terrace to enjoy the many hours of sun. There are three bedrooms, the master with an en-suite walk in shower, separate kitchen and spacious lounge and dining area.

Price: £229.500 APPROX. €291,400

Price: £78.895 APPROX. €99,950

3 bedroom penthouse apartment with excellent views to the mountains, sea & coastline. With a spacious lounge including / dining area which leads onto a large terrace, an independent fully fitted kitchen with breakfast area, a master bedroom with ensuite and two other double bedrooms & further guest bathroom and a large roof terrace which is private and enjoys all day sun.

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“THE ISLAND IS LIKE ONE BIG FREE MUSEUM”

Seeing art in Tenerife through fresh eyes and a new view of graffiti by Tom Strong

Percussion duo use buckets and ladders!

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N alternative percussion duo who create music by using everyday tools such as ladders, buckets, rubber balls and plastic bottles are on their way to the Canaries.

I’ve moved about 20 times in my life

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HEN I move to a new place, for the first year or two, I have tourist eyes, looking all around, observing and enjoying everything. Then after a while, I get into a routine.

The tunnel vision comes, I forget to look around, and eventually I start thinking about a new place to move to.

It’s not the place. It’s me.

So how to get those tourist eyes back?

Here’s a great way: take a new look at Tenerife as a giant museum, full of great art. First visit tenerifestreetart.org. It has a map.

Pick a town like Santa Cruz.

You’ve been there a few times, but what have you

missed? Go there, take out your cell phone, open the map, zoom in, and find the hidden treasures shown on the map.

Do this a few times: go to Puerto de la Cruz, La Laguna, Bajamar . . . pretty soon you’ve got your eyes trained. You’re looking around for the treasures wherever you are.

You may start to re-think the

question: what is good graffiti, what is bad graffiti. There are the artists, and then there are the “taggers”, who put the same scrawl wherever they can.

But it was actually this bad graffiti, the taggers of the 60s in Philadelphia and New York that got the movement started, leading to more artistic output in order to stand out in the crowd.

In the 80s, twenty-year-old Europeans with a close eye to what’s going on in AfricanAmerican culture, began creating (the newly labelled) “street art”. In the 2000s, City Halls around the world discovered that it’s more worthwhile to channel this artistic energy than condemn it.

They also discovered that murals can attract tourists, So now street art festivals are blossoming, such as “Puerto Street Art”, bringing art back to the people. The more I dig, the more I realise it’s a true revolution in art. It’s no longer rectangles in the Louvre. The world is our museum now and the tickets are free.

Culture doesn’t bite!

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ORE than 30 theatrical activities are coming to Los Realejos this spring under the banner of “La cultura no muerde” or “Culture doesn’t bite!”

Various locations are being used, including the cultural space in the Casa de La Parra and the Teatro Cine Realejos.

The programme is organised by the local council and councillor for cultural promotion, Adolfo González said the idea was to continue the work started years ago to reflect the growing interest in culture in the municipality.

Highlights will include story-telling for children, shows, musical activities, cinema and puppetry.

All the full details are available on www.losrealejos.es

Some of the highlights on the Tenerife map include a ruin “re/formation” by German artist Eberhard Bosslet way back in the 80s, the blossoming of urban knitting in both Santa Cruz and Puerto de la Cruz, Anoniman’s weekly words of wisdom on the highway outside Puerto de la Cruz, a colossal ruin — Hotel Neptuno — in Bajamar, and Stoiko Gagamov’s “The 100 faces of the auditorium”, and of course ongoing mural projects in both Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz (don’t miss the arches under the bridge).

You’ll invariably find a work

by Sabotaje al Montaje at just about every Cultural Space on the island. And no one should miss Feoflip’s mural hallucinations all over La Laguna. The first mural of 2016 is huge: Iker Muro and 3ttman’s work at Pilar 45 in Santa Cruz.

So I’ll stay in Tenerife at least a few more years. I can’t leave until Santa Cruz’s two great cylinders are painted: El Tanque and the Plaza de Toros.

SPRING PROGRAMME

The Bloobloop Dúo will appear at the Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas on Sunday, April 3rd at a lunchtime concert, starting at noon.

This concert is part of the Young Performers cycle, which aims to give opportunities to new values of music in the Canaries.

The imaginative duo’s concerts are suitable for all the family and are full of good humour and a lot of rhythm and energy.

During the 2014-2015 season, more than 15,000 people enjoyed their performances held in several schools and during a summer musical course.

Adrián Vega and Saulo Valerón took six months to prepare the show and even had the help of a trainer and physiotherapist.

Tickets are seven euros and include a tour of the theatre.

See www.auditorioteatrolaspalmasgc.e for further details.

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FIRST SUNDAYS

Swedish painter aims San Juan de la to captivate with Rambla holds new art Canary paintings market to showcase the municipality

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Swedish painter who settled in the north of Tenerife will captivate the visitor with her latest exhibition.

Enie Karlsson has had many jobs over the years, including as a hotel receptionist in Stockholm and the Canaries, a water-skiing instructor, teacher, air hostess, figure skater, travel agent, entertainer and tour guide.

But living now permanently in Tenerife, her one true passion which she has dedicated herself to since 1990 is painting.

Her latest works can be seen at the Casa de la Cultura de San Agustín in La Orotava until April 20th.

The Swedish painter reflects the Canary way of life and its landscape, finding inspiration in simple things like dilapidated doors and windows, cottages, the harvest, the sea and other picturesque corners, every day scenes and fragments of nature.

Enie paints with oil on wood or canvas and uses energetic strokes to capture the light and colour to evoke multiple sensations. Her aim is to make sure no viewer is left indifferent by her creations.

The exhibition can be seen Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm and from 4.30pm to 8.30pm.

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OURISTS are being encouraged to discover the delights of San Juan de la Rambla by visiting a new attraction.

On the first Sunday of every month, there will be an art market known as “Arte Sano” aimed specifically at the visitor to Tenerife.

The idea comes from the local council’s tourism department, headed by Cayetano Silva, and follows the success of a pilot event in March which proved a great success and attracted a great turnout.

The council feels that by holding the art market once a month, it will serve as a gateway to the municipality and showcase local crafts and organic farming products in one location.

There will be textiles, decorative items, jewellery, ceramics and crafts, all at competitive prices and with special discounts.

In addition, there will be a space dedicated to agro-ecological products which will emphasise the good quality of local produce and help the area’s economy.

The market will be held in Calle Estrecha, one of the side streets which leads to the plaza Rosario Oramas de San Juan. This is an attraction in itself because it contains some of the area’s most emblematic buildings.

“The art market is not only an attraction in itself but also a reason for the visitor to enter the Villa through this approach and get to know the attractions of the historical centre. They can walk around a modern nucleos which still retains much of its past in its walls and balconies,” said Cayetano Silva.

The market will take place from 10am to 2m on the first Sunday of each month.

Any farmers or artesans are very welcome to join in and contact can be made via www.sanjuandelarambla.es

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL

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RONA’S annual Folk Fest has once again proved a great success but it is to be given a new look for the future.

The local council’s tourism department wants to give it more international appeal before it returns for its next edition.

The seventh festival has just come to a close after more

than three months of traditional music and dance, craft markets and tastings and sales of Canary products.

There have been performances in Los Cristianos, Las Galletas and Playa de las

Americas, courtesy of folklore groups.

In this edition, there were performers from I´Gara, Verodal, Punta Rasca, the Arona Municipal School of Folkore and Herederos de Chasna.

Their concerts have taken place ever y week since December on a rotation basis,

not just to entertain visitors and local people but to ensure Canary traditions are kept alive.

Councillor for tourism, David Pérez said work had already started on remodelling the Folk Fest to make it a direct tourism attraction and boost its international presence.

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Family walk and bicycle day form part of La Orotava’s Activa-T

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A Orotava is putting on a varied offering of sports and leisure activities during the latest “Activa-T” programme and there’s an open invitation to join in.

The fun has been arranged between April 10th and 23rd by the local council’s department which deals with the prevention of drug dependency but it has been designed to have wide appeal as well as hitting home important messages.

Participation in all these sports and leisure proposals is free, except for the Solidarity Race “x ti x ell @ s”. The registration fee for this is three euros which will go to charities.

The programme opens with a Bike Day on Sunday, April 10th with the slogan “Pedaleando por la Villa” (“Peddling for the Villa”). This will take place in the Plaza de la Constitución from 10am.

The circuit will be wellpoliced and there will be an exhibition of jumps, a bicycle fair and raffles.

From April 11th to April 17th, the El Mayorazgo sports centre will offer free access to activities in the morning, afternoon or evening to a limited number of people with prior reservations. This will allow those interested in the sports and activities on offer to get a free taster session.

On Wednesday, April 13th,

between 5pm and 7pm, there will be a talk in Spanish on health and nutrition in sport, followed by a training session with Aarón Hernández at the Gimnasio Valle Gym. At the premises of the Liceo de Taoro from 10am to 11am, there will be tennis initiation lessons in small groups, given by Damián Padrón and Raduán Sánchez.

The same day, at 5.30pm at the Clator athletics club (in the Mayorazgo sports centre), the athlete Mauro Rocío will give introductory lessons to athletics.

Sunday, April 17 will be one of the great days of the ActivaT programme. The fourth solidarity race “x ti x ell@s” will start at 10am on Avenida Emilio Luque where it will also finish. There will also be gym in the street and zumba amongst other activities.

On Tuesday April 19th, at 5.30pm, the Intersport shop in Centro Comercial El Trompo will host a functional training session by Alberto Hernandez

and Marcos Hernandez.

There will be further training at the Gimnasio Valle Gym on April 20th from 5pm to 7pm and further tennis tasters on April 21st from 10am to 11am, with a talk on motivation at 5pm in the Bahía gym.

The traditional family walk is on April 23rd to bring the programme to a close. It will start at 9am from a venue yet to be announced but preregistration is necessary as places are limited.

Those interested in participating in these activities can enter at the Municipal Office of Attention to Drug Addiction which is located at the Centre for Social Services at Calle Leon No. 19.

You can also request more information about programming, via email at drogodependencias@villadelaorotava.org or phone 922 34 11 922 32 96 and 44 44, extension 209.

Clock begins ticking down to “Crosses and Fires of May” BUSY MAY

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OS Realejos has started the countdown to its annual “ Cruces y Fuegos de Mayo” (“Crosses and Fires of May”) in the most visible way possible.

A clock has been installed on a new information panel outside the Municipal Tourism Office and will count down every day between now and the famous events.

In fact, it is not just hours which are counting down but also minutes and seconds.

Last year, the Ministry of Tourism received official

notification that the events had been declared celebrations of National Tourism Interest.

The Mayor of Los Realejos, Manuel Domínguez said they had been working since then to achieve from 2020 classification as “International Tourist Interest.”

Councillor for tourism,

Carolina Toste said they had already received international press interest from a number of countries, including Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Uruguay and Canada.

The Mayor said that over and above the symbolic countdown, the celebration of the Crosses and Fires of May would be nothing without the tireless work of an army of volunteers, the fiesta committees and local residents.

Councillor for celebrations, Isabel Socorro said the Cruces and Fuegos de Mayos would represent the start of a very busy month which would also see the Baile de Magos on May 14th, the Romería Chica on the 15th coinciding with the festivities of San Isidro, the Cattle Fair and Festival de las Islas on the 21st, the Romeria on the 22nd and Lunes de Remedios on the 23rd.

FAMOUS WORKS

Tenerife Opera unveils new programme with exciting additions

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ENERIFE Opera has unveiled its new programme for the 2016/2017 season which will offer well-known works as well as a wide range of linked attractions.

There will be an international singing contest, a symphonic choral concert and a tribute to Maria Callas which will once again provide an attractive package for local people and visitors alike.

Tenerife Opera is an initiative of Tenerife Cabildo with the support of the Canary Government and those present at the launch in the Auditorio de Tenerife included Cabildo

president, Carlos Alonso.

He was joined by the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of the Canary Islands, Aurelio Gonzalez; the insular director of Culture, José Luis Rivero; and the artistic coordinator of Tenerife Opera, Alejandro Abrante.

The new season starts in October with the comic opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti.

This will be followed by Bizet’s Carmen, the tragedy Norma by Vincenzo Bellini and The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach.

However, the agenda of Tenerife Opera goes further and offers this new edition a symphonic choral concert, a tribute to Maria Callas which includes an exhibition, a concert by Yolanda Auyanet and maestro Zappa and a cycle of conferences iethe IV Singing Contest Tenerife Opera, Opera Cycle and Spanish Lyrical.

Opera fans will be able to listen to the voices of Na’ama Goldman, Walter Fraccaro, Yolanda Auyanet, Lamia Beuque, Leonor Bonilla and Francisco Corujo among others, all complemented by the music of the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife.

Current subscribers can formalise their renewal now whilst the date for new subscribers starts on May 17th and single tickets for each show are available from July 1st.

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Old photos show Tenerife Walking Festival proves history of “El another outstanding success Lucas” tradition INTERNATIONAL APPEAL

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ENERIFE Walking Festival is going from strength to strength and is putting itself on the international map.

That was the verdict of all those involved in the 2016 edition of this hugely popular event which attracted walkers of all nationalities.

One of the new features

this year was the incorporation of a system for calculating the ecological footprint of each of the participants and their compensation through activities

that contribute to the conservation of protected areas of the island, such as reforestation.

The Tenerife Walking Festival has become one of the best and biggest hiking events in Europe.

As well as interesting walks, it featured presentations by adventurers and a great finale in Puerto de la Cruz.

Among the participants this year were hikers from countries such as France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Spain, as well as 20 journalists and tour operators specialising in nature activities.

The Tenerife Walking Festival is organised by the Cabildo through Turismo de Tenerife and its new sports brand Tenerife No Limits and in collaboration with Promotur-Canary Islands Government, Puerto de la Cruz council, Canary Island Federation of Mountaineering, Spanish Mountaineering Federation , European Asso-

ciation for Sustainable Hiking, Santa Cruz Sustainable and Agresta.

Various interesting talks took place in Puerto from adventurers and hikers on their adventures, safety etc many with spectacular photographs and videos of their expeditions.

The finale day was in the Plaza de Europa of Puerto de la Cruz with gastronomic spotlights and tastings, live cooking sessions, children’s workshops and exhibitions.

In just two editions, the festival has established itself as reference point for hiking with a philosophy of promoting respect for the environment and advocating the responsible enjoyment of our magnificent natural spaces.

The festival offered the chance to get to know up to 15 trails, which make up a selection of the most striking of Tenerife.

They were divided into three types: volcanic, coastal and green and included the Teno and Anaga rural parks and the Teide National Park.

All information on the festival can be found on the website: www.tenerifewalkingfestival.com

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fascinating exhibition which takes a look at an old tradition of Guía de Isora has been touring the district.

“El Lucas” is said to represent José Ferrera, the local parson in 1762 who embarked on a campaign to prevent immoral behaviour, especially during the carnivals.

However, he was accused by his parishioners of double standards and a figure depicting him and made of cloth and straw was burned each year.

The tradition ceased in 2009 but was revived in February, thanks to the work of local youngsters who studied its history.

An exhibition featuring old photos, as part of the project Enluk2.0, was recently held in the youth centre of Guia de Isora and now moves to the cultural centre in Chio.

The students were involved in extensive research and interviewed people who could remember the traditions. They also held a competition to find a rag doll to depict “El Lucas”.

The exhibition opened in Chil on April 5th and continues until April 14th Monday to Friday 5pm to 8pm.

Magical “Museum of Tales” opens its doors until May

STORY-TELLING DELIGHT

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fascinating “Museum of Tales” has opened in Los Realejos and will be enjoyed by more than 4,000 students.

The “Museo de los Cuento” will remain open until the first week of May and will include three open days on April 15th, 16th and 17th.

Over its history, around 35,000 people have visited this extra special museum.

It offers magic and fantasy, especially for children, with live stories, interactive cultural activities and films

in the Cultural Casa space of La Parra de Realejo Bajo.

The eleventh edition started on Wednesday, March 30th and runs until the first week of May to house more than 4,000 students.

The open days on Apri 15th, 16th and 17th will coincide “Once upon: the city of the stor y and the word” event.

The mayor of Los

Realejos, Manuel Dominguez, the councillors of Culture and Education, Isabel Socorro and Sandra Perez, respectively, and the promoters of the initiative and stor ytellers Colorín Colorado Cuenta-cuentos, Juan Carlos Toste and Mónica Hernández presented the programme. They also unveiled the official poster designed by local illustrator Samuel Hernandez.

The Mayor said it was more than a museum; it was a palace of letters and fantasy where the main objective was to encourage reading through storytelling.

Los Realejos, said Isabel Socorro, was a child friendly municipality and championed all sorts of events for the young.

Around 2,800 children from Los Realejos will be paying a visit, together with another 1,000 from elsewhere on the island.

However, parents and all others interested were very welcome to the open days.

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IS THE TOWN REALLY ON THE UP?

Puerto’s “changing image” needs a new promotional direction as well

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UERTO is on the up and up, it has turned the corner, the recovery is well and truly underway and there is a feel good feeling coming from the town hall and spreading throughout the town.

Have I been drinking? You might well ask, but no, I am stone cold sober, although, I am a bit lost for words, pondering, sitting here trying to justify what I have just written.

Where is the evidence?

Visitor numbers for January are 8.4 per cent up on last year, it has just been announced.

That is good news for the town.

However, one month doesn’t make a year and what of the figures for February; surely they must be available by now, perhaps they are not quite as favourable.

Statistics, don’t you hate them, it is so easy to manipulate them to portray whatever message you want to give, be it optimistic, realistic, or even for that matter, pessimistic. I would like to think my opinions sit firmly in the middle camp, but I am sure there are those who will disagree.

Here is one for you, one that has not been widely broadcast; Puerto’s overall visitor numbers for 2015 were less than in 2014. Not by much I have to say, a few thousand, an amount easily explained away as a ‘minor blip’ by those of an optimistic ilk. For me however, the drop muddies the water slightly, not quite the sustained growth from the all time low figure of 2012, we have been led to believe. (A pessimist would just see it as a negative figure).

There have been calls over the last few years for more and better equipped hotels. In fact, the state of the town’s hotels, many of which were described as old and tired, bore the brunt of the blame for the decline in visitor numbers.

Regardless of whether this blame was justified most of the hotels have undergone refurbishments, some more major than others.

Still, it seems, this is not enough and the cry is for more 5* accommodation. Is there a demand in Puerto? I am not convinced. However, we were told the former La Chiripa Garden had been bought by a German company and would open as a 5* after extensive refurbishments. Work was to commence early in 2015, but has yet to begin. Having second thoughts, do you think, or just the usual ‘red tape’ delay.

Then in January, right out of the blue, a ‘Brand New 5* Hotel’ was to open in Puerto, or at least, that is what the

press release implied. The reality couldn’t be more different, the Atlantis, a former 4* had changed owners and gained an extra rating in the process, or so it seems.

When it comes to 5* hotels Puerto will never be able to compete with the resorts in the south so should it even be trying too? I will use as an example the Atlantis press release which described the hotel as being right on the beach. It does conjure up an image of an idyllic setting.

What it omits to say is, you have to go out the back gate and cross the road, or that the beach has virtually no facilities and has been waiting for refurbishment for years. What I am trying to say is that 5* hotels need a 5* location not a 3* one.

The hotel industr y has played its part and with occupancy figures for 2015 of 63.6 per cent there is certainly plenty of scope for the increase in visitor numbers that the feel good factor are expecting to attract.

What has changed in the town, apart from the enthusiasm of those at the helm? The simple answer is not a lot. They will be quick to sing the praises of San Telmo, but that change is merely cosmetic, once shiny railings where a wall used to be is not a big selling point for the town.

I won’t bore you with a list of things that desperately need to be done, everybody knows what is on it and we have all heard every excuse by now for why it hasn’t been done.

To be fair most of the outstanding projects are dependent on support from outside the municipality and who knows when that support will be forthcoming, especially if it is coming from Madrid.

I have known Puerto for over 30 years, have experienced firsthand the so called heyday years the town enjoyed, but those days are long gone and let’s be honest, they are never coming back.

The resort was in the right place at the right time during the emergence of what was the European package holiday.

Traveller expectations have changed a lot over this time span, the days of lying in the sun to get that must have tan and of propping up the resort bars until late into the night have gone, at least, for the vast majority. Air travel became more affordable, long haul

became a realistic option and more exotics locations suddenly became far more attractive and adventurous holiday destinations. Closer to home bigger and better resorts opened up and Puerto’s visitors, quite literally, headed south. What did Puerto do?

Absolutely nothing; the town was living in the past.

So how do you sell a location which is probably past its best? That is the problem facing the current administration; thankfully they have had the sense to drop the all year round sun, sea and sand image the town had been plagued with for far too long.

What is the current marketing strategy? The town is not a family resort; visitors

tend to arrive as couples and are more mature in years.

What brings them here and how do you attract more.

Puerto is in the process of being rebranded as the location where you come to ‘live with the emotions’. I know, it is a bit of a tough one to get your head around and I am sure the message has lost a bit in translation, but translated it must be to attract foreign visitors . I think the message they are trying to convey is that the town is the ideal location for the visitor to immerse themselves into local lifestyles, tastes, traditions, cultures and its history, to see the town as though through the eyes of its citizens.

A bit ambitious isn’t it and

not really realistic, I’d rather they tried to sell the town as a great base from which to explore the north, the best part of the island. For history, there is a La Laguna and La Orotava, for charm, Icod de los Vinos and Garachico, for local lifestyles, where better than Tegueste, Buenavista or even Masca.

If it is scenery you are after you are spoiled for choice, Anaga to the east, Teno to the west and Teide to the south.

Likewise all are great destinations to explore on foot; there plenty of well marked routes for all levels of walkers.

All of this is just a short journey from Puerto by car, or a slightly longer journey on the local buses, for the more

adventurous.

Puerto is a great town to stay in and there are plenty of great restaurants to suit all tastes, but don’t put all your eggs in one basket, you will soon soak up the town’s atmosphere and tire of walking its pedestrian streets, there really is a need to be mobile to get the most from any holiday here.

Of course there is one other thought to take into consideration when planning any holiday, one which can probably account for the apparent increase in recent visitor numbers. Tenerife, and Puerto in particular is a very safe location and that is more than can be said for so many other popular destinations in recent years.

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THE HISTORY OF PUERTO LIBRARY

Membership, stalling tactics, troubled times, a typewriter and that “silence!” sign

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EFORE we continue on the trail of the development of the Orotava Library, it will be necessary to pause for a moment to consider the structure of these early days.

The membership consisted of between 23 and 25 people, as, to qualify for membership, the applicant had to reside in the Orotava Valley.

In addition to the members, subscribers (temporary members) were welcome.

Initially, this was to accommodate visitors and guests staying at the Hotel Taoro but was extended to anyone residing for a short period in the valley. Subscribers were subject to a different tariff. Their number could range from 30 to 40 visitors per annum.

In the year 1910/1911, there had been an upsurge of visitors to Puerto Orotava which resulted in a total of 92 subscribers. It was quickly pointed out at the AGM that the members were to regard this as an exceptional year as the island of Madeira had suffered a virulent outbreak of cholera and tourists had been diverted to Tenerife. This warning was borne out when, in the following year, there were 31 subscribers.

The rule of membership being restricted to residents of the Orotava Valley was frequently challenged both in committee meetings and at the AGM but nothing changed. At the AGM for 1911/1912 it was proposed that the British Consul be made an Honorary Member of the Library due to the importance of his position. This was vehemently opposed on the grounds that it would create a precedent – a stalling tactic still used to this day. In this case, the proposer resigned in protest.

By now, ten years after the excitement of its initial development, the Library had settled down, actually slowed down, to a routine whereby the Presidency changed year by year and the Committee met only once between AGMs. Several newcomers to the committee could be found in the pages of Burkes Peerage. They were all female. Another thing they had in common was a private income.

From 1907, the Misses Amy and Mabel Drummond-Hay had been keen volunteers during stock-takings and shelf cleaning and by 1913/14 Amy had been voted on to the committee. They were the daughters of James de Vismes Drummond-Hay who was the British Consul in Valparaiso, Chile, after previously being Vice Consul in Tangier.

The Honourable Muriel Devereux was the sister of Robert Devereux the 17th Viscount Hereford, the Premier Viscount of England. She married Mr Anthony Noel Denny,

barrister, and they lived in La Chiripa in the Taoro Park. In 1910, Mr Denny was voted on to the committee on which he served for many years.

Lady Goodenough, accompanied by her daughter Frances, first arrived on Tenerife in October 1903. Frances was 25 years old and in poor health.

They stayed at the Taoro Hotel and eventually rented a house in the vicinity. Frances joined the committee soon after her arrival but resigned in 1912 as she was too ill to attend the Library meetings. She died in 1924, aged 46 and is buried in La Chercha.

Countess Anna Kinsky was in her early twenties when she met Sir William Howley Goodenough who had just turned forty. He was Military Attaché at the British Consulate in Vienna and she was one of the many aristocrats who inhabited the glittering cities of central Europe. They married in 1874 and had four daughters in rapid succession. By the time of his death in 1898, Sir William, was the High Commissioner to Southern Africa.

It is possible that Lady Goodenough did not settle permanently on the island until the end of WW1 although she visited regularly as can be seen by the various passenger lists on steamships sailing from Southampton during the first part of the 20th century. Not only was she a Countess in her own right she was also a respected academic having translated from the Catalan into English, the Chronicle of Mutaner, a 14th century Spanish classic.

Amongst her other works, she wrote a charming little book, published in 1910, about the village of Guimar, entitled A Corner in the Garden of the Hesperides. The Library has no copy of this book.

In 1913, Harold Tennyson, grandson of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson was part of the crew of a training ship visiting Tenerife.

He wrote home to his mother saying that he and Prince Albert had joined the Captain in visiting the Orotava Valley. He mentions that they played croquet with Lady Goodenough and Lady Vincent. Prince Albert was to become King George V1, our Queen’s father. Alas, there’s no reference to them visiting the Library.

Sadly, young Harold was killed in 1916 when his ship struck a mine. He was 19 years old.

For the year, October 1913/ 14 it was the well-respected Mary Boreham who was elected President. She was the

first female to receive this accolade and her year of office passed without incident.

Naturally the outbreak of World War One made no immediate impact on Little Britain in the Taoro Park.

Mrs Boreham was succeeded by the latest incumbent at the Church, the Rev Thomas Walter who presided over the 1914/15 AGM. At this meeting we receive the first indication that the war was in full progress.

In submitting the report for the year ending 31st October 1915 the committee have to regret the serious loss of revenue and curtailment of the work at the Library occasioned by the war.

Whereby the membership remained stable at 22, the temporary membership fell drastically to six. In addition, income from lettings was nil.

At the first committee meeting, Mr Denny proposed that subject to the approval of the AGM and also subject to obtaining free carriage to England, a number of the least valuable books in the Library be given for the use of soldiers in hospitals. The proposal was received enthusiastically and passed unanimously. It was decided to act immediately without waiting for the permission of the AGM. The Secretary was instructed to write to Mr Bellamy to ask for free carriage of the books to Liverpool by a steamer of the Elder Dempster Company.

Mr Farrow Bellamy, a wealthy shipping agent and hotelier, living in Santa Cruz, would have had a quiet chuckle on receiving the request, especially as he was barred from becoming a member of the Library. However, he must have complied immediately because, at the committee meeting held in May 1916, the secretary read out a letter from The Honorary Secretary of the War Library, Marble Arch, London acknowledging the receipt of 421 books presented by the members of the Orotava Library for the use of our soldiers and sailors, which were conveyed free of freight by Messrs Elder, Fyffe and Co. A sign that all was not well at the Library during the war was that the AGM for Oct 1915/1916 was delayed for four months until March 1917. There must have been many uneasy moments between the British and German residents who were living in a surreal situation.

German U-Boats were patrolling the deep waters of the archipelago and in 1917 they had been instructed to attack and sink all enemy merchant and passenger ships that came their way. This resulted in no ships in, none out. Food was scarce. The British settlers were

trapped; prisoners, having no regular contact with home.

These hostile U-boat actions served to bring the United States into the war. From that moment on, the outcome was never in doubt.

During the year 1916/17 Thomas Miller Reid, a founder member of the Library, served his time as President. In October 1917, his youngest son, Guy Patrick Spence Reid, MC, aged 20, was killed in a flying accident but, unsurprisingly, there is no mention of condolence in the Minute Book.

As the war drew to an end, the Library seemed to gain momentum and the new members of the committee proposed innovations which resuscitated the dying entity.

The end of 1917 saw the redoubtable Lady Goodenough taking an interest and she was quickly voted on to the committee.

At the same time the new vicar the Rev. E. Redfern was co-opted into Library service and settled in immediately. He was a man of boundless energy and walked in the footsteps of founder member the Rev. Arthur Humphreys when in 1918 he married Library helper Mabel Drummond-Hay. There was no jealousy from Mabel’s sister,

Amy, who served on the committee with her new brother-in-law. Amy moved into the vicarage also.

At the end of the war the returning hero, Captain Noel Spence Reid DSO, MC joined the Library committee and added his youth and enthusiasm. Noel was the eldest son of T.M.Reid.

By 1920 the Library was open three days a week – Monday 10am-12.30pm, Wednesday 2.30-4pm and Friday 10am12.30pm. Also, after receiving a Goodenough spring clean, the Reading Room was re-opened.

The Rev Redfern, God bless him, proposed that the Library purchase a typewriter which would be a step forward in the presentation of the minutes and correspondence. It would also be a boon to future historians who would find some of the early minutes indecipherable.

In November 1921 the Librarian, Mrs Ashton-Johnston, announced that the Library had a total of over 10,000 books of which 2,700 were fiction. This seems to be seriously lopsided but it gets worse as Mrs AshtonJohnston added that in view of the number of useless novels with which the shelves are being encumbered we should subscribe to a book lending

service in Great Britain which would probably cost about £20 a year. This suggestion was tried but proved to be unworkable.

Earlier in 1920 Mrs Beevor, the sister of the late Mrs Boreham, donated to the Orotava Library the 4,000 books that remained in the library at San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Ashton Johnston carried out the monumental task of cataloguing and arranging the Library to take in the Boreham bequest. This took over a year of patient and careful work with the Librarian and her husband attending the Library most days. Some 770 duplicates were sent to the wife of the British Consul in Santa Cruz so that the Britons living on the other side of the island might form the nucleus of a library.

Once again someone had stepped into the breach to help the Library at a difficult time.

We now pass on to the 1920s.

Did they roar in the Orotava Valley? They got off to a good start.

In 1921, a notice requesting SILENCE came to be placed in the reading room. Before the war it would have been unnecessary. It remained in place until 2011 when it once again became unnecessary. The notice was being totally ignored.

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The “Picoteo” triangle

Donde Mario

El Calderito de la Abuela

La Bodeguita de Enfrente

Cuesta de la Villa

Cuesta de la Villa

Cuesta de la Villa

A great part of the fun of wining and dining in Tenerife is finding somewhere different and it’s well worth a trip out to Santa Ursula to the warm and inviting Donde Mario.

Though from the outside you might easily pass by it, the inside is elegant and captivating.

Restaurateur Mario Torres surpises us every day with his extensive use of produce in season, and his unbeatable experience with wines and cookery.

Just try his Cherne warm salad, a super-healthy Canarian fish soup, or his Lomo de Vaca Morucha. You will be surprised.

Why not try a touch of “picoteo”, the Spanish-style of eating where, as the name suggests, you pick a selection of dishes and share with your companions.

You will find “El Calderito de la Abuela” in Santa Úrsula and it offers a unique and homely atmosphere combining Canary cuisine with modern creativity.

This is already an award-winning restaurant and it’s not surprising that this year, it has again scooped a TripAdvisor accolade.

The exterior of this property belies what you will find inside as it is full of charm and carácter and there is an incredible view of La Orotava valley. “A gem” is how it is described.

Set in a series of old Canary houses, this restaurant is made up of a labyrinth of inter-connecting rooms leading off from the bar area in the centre.

The atmosphere is reminiscent of an English country pub with its low ceilings with wooden beams and warm décor.

The food is fundamentally Canarian. They grow most of their own produce at their allotment and only use olive oil to cook with. Their ethos is a simple one, only use the best, fresh produce and cook it with thought and care.

The menu is described as Picoteo, slightly more than tapas without reaching the full-blown three-course meal status. It’s delicious and affordable.

For reservations call 922 304 585 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 119 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.dondemario.net

For reservations call 922 301 918 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 130 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.elcalderitodelaabuela.net

For reservations call 922 302 760 Exit 31 TF-5, Carretera Provincial, 205 Cuesta de la Villa, Santa Úrsula www.labodeguitadeenfrente.net

The Oyster Catcher Los Cristianos It’s always nice to try a new experience when in Tenerife so pop along to the Oyster Catcher in Los Cristianos and enjoy some spectacular flambé.

The restaurant, on the thriving El Mirador strip, offers an extensive menu of British cuisine, using only the best of fresh ingredients at affordable prices, including homemade soups, daily roasts served with classic Yorkshire pudding and stock gravy, pastas, fish and fresh salads. All the main courses are served with a choice of fresh vegetables and potatoes. You can sit indoors or on the undercover terrace.

Flambés are the speciality of the house, with the steaks, king prawns , pork or chicken cooked right in front of you with delicious sauces. Follow up with a flambéed dessert such as crêpe suzette and banana flambé. Delicious!

For reservations call 922 788 038 Open daily C.C. El Mirador, Local 5 Avenida San Francisco, Los Cristianos www.oystercatcher.es - info@oystercatcher.es

Harriet’s

English Tea Room

Bobby’s Indian Tandoori

Los Cristianos (new) & Fañabé

Puerto Santiago, Costa del Silencio & Playa de las Américas

Very much a Tenerife success story, Harriets have opened a second Tea Room (with bar) in the heart of Los Cristianos.

With a big sunny terrace and beautifully designed interior, it is just a stone’s throw from the bus station at the San Marino building (ie turn left at the bottom of the bus station and it is 100 yards or so on your left, in premises formerly occupied by the Heritage bar).

You will find the most gorgeous food, all home-made and great British cooking, including all day breakfasts, mouthwatering cakes, salads, jacket potatoes, sandwiches and rolls, home-made burgers, pancakes, ice-creams, evening meals and numerous varieties of teas and coffees served in china pots and cups. There are also many gluten-free and diabetic options. Simply mouth-watering and a venue set to be a firm favourite with residents and locals alike.

If you love Indian food, you will find the very best at Bobbys Tandoori, now at three locations.

The food served here is absolutely superb which is why Bobbys is a firm favourite with local residents and visitors alike.

The Costal del Silencio restaurant is in the unusual octagonalshaped building on the corner of the main road through Silencio with Las Galletas.

The restaurant in Puerto Santiago is on Avenida Maritima, about 50 yards from the Los Dragos Hotel.

The Playa de las Americas restaurant is near the seafront on the second floor of CC Puebo Canario.

The food is great and affordable, as are the drinks.

For reservations call 922 712 791 Los Cristianos, San Marino building.

Open daily from 9am to 11pm.

Playa Fañabé,56 Central Commercial.

Open 9am to 10pm, closes 5pm Saturday and Sunday

Bobby's Playa Santiago (922 868 690) Open: 1pm-4pm, 6pm-11pm. Mondays evening only Bobby's Costal del Silencio (922 072 177 /610 864 241) Avenida Jose Antonio Tavio Open every day 2pm-11pm Bobby's Playa de las Americas (922 796 816) CC Pueblo Canario, second floor, local 204 Open 2pm to 11pm (Monday from 6pm)

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Bodeguita Algarrobo

Tipsy Terrace

Bar El Pincho

Puerto de la Cruz

Los Gigantes

Las Vistas, Los Cristianos

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.

For reservations call 922 373 513 / 647 600 784 Carretera General del Botánico Puerto de la Cruz bodeguitaalgarrobo@gmail.com

Bistro Bolle

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.

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.

Do try their 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

For reservations call 922 868 432 Los Gigantes Sports & Gardens Calle Hibisco 4, Los Gigantes www.tipsyterrace.net

For reservations call 649 431 110 Paseo Las Vistas, Los Cristianos www.barelpincho.com

Rendezvous Restaurant/Bar & Bistro

Costa del Silencio

Golf del Sur

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.

Bolle’s 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.

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.

For reservations call 699 351 694 Parque Don José, Calle Hercules 7-8, Costa del Silencio Bistro BOLLE Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

For reservations call 922 738 683 / 922 738 602 Winter Gardens Complex Golf del Sur San Miguel de Abona

Restaurante Algarrobo La Orotava How long has it been since you last ate at Restaurante Algarrobo?

OFFERS ON MENUS FOR 2

They now have a selection of four new tasting menus: 1st MENU: Cherne croquettes, homemade dumplings, “Stamped” eggs and range chicken stuffed with Mozarella and red peppers.

2nd MENU: Iberic ham croquettes, grilled cheese with Mojo sauces, homemade dumplings and garlic pork tenderloin 3rd MENU: Iberic ham croquettes, “Stamped” eggs, homemade dumplings and beef tenderloin with onions and apples 4th MENU: Sauteed sausages and mushrooms, Cherne croquettes, “Stamped” eggs and grilled cuttlefish with Canarian potatoes.

The prices range from 15,90 to 21 euros. They also include a homemade dessert but drinks are not included. These offers are not available on Sundays.

Tel.: 922 332 305 / 647 600 784 Carretera La Luz, Las Candias Urbanizacion Pedro Martin 9

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Sook

Mamma Rosa

The Potter Inn

Santa Cruz

Playa de las Américas

Puerto Colón

Seek out the ultra-modern Silken Atlántida hotel in Santa Cruz and you will discover a fantastic place to eat.

This striking hotel in Avda. 3 de Mayo has just reinvented its restaurant which is now called “SOOK”. The expert team here believes in moving with the times and presents the diner with a young and fresh approach in its beautifully-designed bistro.

The ambitious project has been created by the Silken School of Food and Beverage (ESAB) and chaired by award-winning Michelin star chef Martín Berasategui. The main objective was to refresh the previous concept, to innovate it and make it much more personal, blending the traditional harmony with the modern in a natural way.

The traditional mixes with haute cuisine at prices you can afford with the emphasis on fresh premium produce.

Mamma Rosa is one of the longest established restaurants in the south of Tenerife and has an extensive menu and a modern ambiance which appeals to all ages.

For more than 22 years, it has offered elegance, top-class cuisine, an excellent varied wine list and, of course, the service you would expect.

The cuisine is described as classical Italian and Scandinavian with Spanish and French influences, blended together and cooked in a modern style. Part of the new approach is to offer a very extensive fish menu. As with the meat, the restaurant tries where possible to buy local produce and support the islands’ agriculture.

Waiting to give you a very warm welcome are Mark, Kerry and their team at this great family pub, just down the steps near the taxi rank.

They serve traditional British food from 10am to 9pm every day including their famous Sunday roast served from midday on Sunday and also now available Wednesday evening from 5pm.

Choose from a selection of breakfasts all made with British products, hand- battered cod with home-made chips and real mushy peas and now...home-made Staffordshire oatcakes with a choice of fillings!

There’s also some fantastic offers on drinks during happy hour from 10am til 7pm Monday to Saturday such as a bottle of wine for 5 euros and two John Smith’s or Strongbow for 4 euros!

You can sit inside or out on one or two sunny terraces where you can watch your favourite soaps or live sport on a choice of five large screens in a relaxing background.

Avda. 3 de Mayo, 3 Santa Cruz Tel.: 922 294 500 www.hote-les-silken.com

For reservations call 922 794 819 Avda. Santiago Puig, Apartamentos Colón 2 Playa de la Américas www.mammarosa.com / mammarosa@mammarosa.com

Restaurante El Cine

Tressardi

Los Cristianos

Puerto de la Cruz

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

For reservations call 922 714 231 Local 232, Puerto Colon Costa Adeje potterinn@outlook.com

Restaurante Gom Santa Cruz

If you want to seek out a really good Italian restaurant at an affordable price with a lovely terrace, 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.

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.

Winter times: Monday to Friday: 15:00 -11:00 pm / Wednesday closed Saturday & Sunday: 15:00 - 12:00 pm For reservations call 922 382 056 Calle Aceviños, La Paz, Puerto de la Cruz

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

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Brunch every Sunday from 10:30am to 13:30pm

El Teatro del Puerto

Restaurante Magnolia

Dula y Pipa

Los Cristianos port

Puerto de la Cruz

La Orotava

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.

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, “Farm to table”.

It forms part of the new project known as “La Granja Verde” or “The Green Farm” and centres around fresh, locally-grown produce” and a commitment to the local wines of the island.

It runs with the expert gastronomic advice of Juan Carlos Clemente.

Wednesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 16:00 and also from 18.30 to 23.00 Friday and Saturday. Sunday Brunch from 10:30 to 13:30.

For reservations call 922 385 614 Avda. Marqués de Villanueva del Prado s/n Puerto de la Cruz www.restaurantemaganolia.com

For reservations call 922 333 509 Exit 33 - TF-5. Back street of Camino del Torreón 2 La Orotava www.lagranjaverde.es / info@lagranjaverde.es

If you love a location with a lot of atmosphere, head down to the busy port of Los Cristianos. There is always something to see here and it’s great to watch all the ferries coming in and out as you enjoy a coffee or meal amidst all the action.

Whether you are travelling to another island or not, seek out the cafeteria in the port terminal.

“El Teatro del Puerto” in the Estacion Maritima specialises in bread rolls, cakes and some really first-class coffees.You will also find a great selection of tapas, typical Canary products, ice-creams and more.

One great option is their daily menu which offer a first and second course, plus a dessert, with drinks paid separately.

A real bonus is that it is open early in the morning, from 7am every day, closing at 8pm.

For reservations call 609 107 758 Estación Marítima, Los Cristianos Port, Arona

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20th March 2016

Jeremy Taylor

It was with great sadness that we received the tragic news that Jeremy Taylor had passed away, just five months after his beloved wife Beatriz had died.

Jeremy will leave a void with his many friends in the Orotava Valley. We of course extend our deepest condolences to his three children, Hugo, Christian and Tyler.

Jeremy arrived in Tenerife in the early 1970s taking up a post as English teacher at the British Yeoward school in Puerto de la Cruz. Previously he had worked in Peru and prior to that had started his working life in the theatre world of the West End, befriending many well known actors such as Helena Bonham Carter and David Jacoby. On leaving the B.Y.S. he joined the only English language newspaper (at that time) the “Tenerife News” bringing his beautifully written, controversial articles to enrich Tenerife´s oldest English publication.

He wrote four history books on general world history, Jeremy didn´t need to sign his articles as one would know immediately that he had written it. His style was unique and always humorous. He also started off his famous trouser lunches with his many friends, meeting for lunch at different homes. This tradition will be continued and a toast will always be drunk to his memory.

R.I.P. good friend.

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Levying of Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax Dear Editor, It has taken me nearly 10 years to obtain parity for nonresident Spanish property owners in the levying of Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax by the Spanish Government, with the considerable assistance of the European Council and the European Court of Justice. If we leave the Community, the non-resident Spanish property owners will lose this protection and once again be at the mercy of the Spanish Government who seem to regard us as cash milch cows (perhaps because we have no representation) Arthur Stuttard, Burnley and El Sauzal

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The hidden toll of sugar in our everyday diet

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ROM cola, chocolate and ketchup to beer, yoghurt and soup, added sugar lurks in our diet.

“Added sugar”, such as table sugar, honey and syrups, should not make up more than five per cent of the total energy we get from food and drink each day. This is around 30g a day of added sugar for anyone aged eleven and older.

But the National Diet and Nutrition Survey reveals Britons are having far too much, especially children aged eleven to 18 years – 15 per cent of their daily calories are from added sugar.

If you want to cut down on sugar, get used to reading food labels, comparing products, and choosing lower-sugar or sugar-

free versions.

Here are the six main sources of added sugar in the British diet according to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Sugar, preserves and confectionery Britons have a sweet tooth. A large chunk of the added sugar in our daily diet (up to 27 per cent) comes from table sugar, jams, chocolate and sweets, with chocolate regularly voted Britain’s favourite sweet treat. Sugar

intake is highest among children aged eleven to 18 years.

Non-alcoholic drinks Perhaps the most surprising source, nearly a quarter (25 per cent) of the added

fat milks, and diet, sugar-free and no-added sugar drinks.

Biscuits, buns and cakes

Britain is a nation of “grazers”, preferring to fill up on something that’s quick and comforting, but often high in sugar and fat, such as buns, pastries, biscuits, and other cereal-based foods.

While cereal-based products, especially wholegrains, form part of a healthy balanced diet, tr y to cut down on varieties high in sugar and fat, which can increase the risk of tooth decay and contribute to weight gain if eaten in excess.

Alcoholic drinks Some people are unaware of the sugar content in alcohol and don’t include booze when calculating their daily calorie intake.

Alcohol contains more calories (7kcal/g) than

carbohydrates or protein (4kcal/g). A standard glass of wine (175ml, 12% ABV, 126kcal) can contain as many calories as a piece of chocolate.

Dairy products

Dairy products like cheese and yoghurt form part of a healthy balanced diet. But some dairy products, such as flavoured milks, yoghurts and dairy-based desserts like ice cream, contain added sugar.

Savoury food

Five per cent of our daily intake of added sugar Sugar is also found in surprisingly large amounts in many savoury foods, such as stir-in sauces, ketchup, salad cream, ready meals, marinades, chutneys, and crisps.

A study by Which? found some ready meals had more sugar content than vanilla ice cream.

Can happiness break your heart?

Joyful events as well as sad ones can cause heart damage

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HAT’S the finding of a study carried out to assess whether Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) – where negative emotional events, such as grief, cause the chambers of the heart to balloon – can also be triggered by positive emotional events, such as a wedding or a birthday party.

In TTS the heart muscle becomes weakened after a sad event, leading to the syndrome also being termed “broken heart syndrome”. The researchers seem to suggest it could also be called “happy heart

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sugar in our diet comes from soft drinks, fruit juice, and other non-alcoholic drinks.

The levels are even higher among children aged 11 to 18 years, who get 40 per cent of their added sugar from drinks – mainly soft drinks, such as cola.

A 500ml bottle of cola contains the equivalent of 17 cubes of sugar. Perhaps more surprising, 100 per cent pure unsweetened fruit juice is high in the type of sugars we need to cut down on. This is because the juicing process releases the sugars contained in the fruit, meaning they can damage our teeth.

That said, fruit juice still contains vitamins and minerals, so one glass (150ml) of unsweetened 100 per cent fruit juice counts as one of your 5 A DAY. To reduce the risk of tooth decay, fruit juice is best enjoyed at mealtimes.

Children should avoid sugary drinks and swap to water, lower-

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syndrome”, if following a positive event.

The study analysed data from 1,750 people with TTS and identified 485 cases which had a definite emotional trigger. Although the vast majority of these

events were negative, 20 patients (4.1 per cent) developed the syndrome after a positive event.

“The reliability of these findings is limited by the comparatively small number of people experiencing TTS after a positive event. Also, the study population was mainly female older adults so we cannot be certain the same results would be seen in other groups,” said a spokesman for the UK’s

health department.

The main finding here is the possibility that positive events can cause TTS in some people, though we do not know how or why this might happen.”

“This should not be taken as a reason not to enjoy positive emotional events, TTS is rare and its effects are usually reversible, so there is no real need for concern.”

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Laughing gas to overcome fear of the dentist

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How really can help you overcome your dread for good

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AVE you ever seen a dentist’s surgery and panicked? Surely yes.

In my case, the fear was produced by the size of the injection used for anesthesia.

The procedure and the feeling was always the same.

Eyes closed, banal conversation with the nurse or dentist to divert attention, irritating sting in the gum (sometimes more than one), shock and a bitter taste.

After many visits to the dentist, now my first thought upon entering any dentist is “Don’t look around!”

There is a condition already defined for this type of fear, Dentophobia, which as its name suggests is the fear of the dentist and their treatments.

In its description, some experts describe it as

“unjustified” or “exaggerated”. I could not disagree more.

What is a fact is that this distress causes many people to renege on a visit to a professional, with terrible consequences for oral health.

In the US for example, the American Dental Association says that more than 75 per of patients acknowledged having suffered it and about ten per cent of sufferers choose not to visit the dentist regardless of its consequences.

Until just a few weeks ago, I would have empathised with all ten per cent. One of ten per cent and why not?

Just before Easter, I had to undergo a minor operation in the Artedental clinic in Puerto de la Cruz.

In my head, one month in advance, I had prefabricated my memories and pains. And there I was, seated in the cabinet with a cyclinder and mask attached. I had been alerted that I would have conscious sedation but how mny among us believe the story that tey will not feel pain?

It turns out that this analgesic procedure is fairly widespread in the US and in some European countries, and is the inhalation of nitrous oxide and oxygen. Here in Spain the application is recent, and not all clinics have it. In fact, in the Canary Islands, the centres where it is offered, as in the case of Artedental, are scarce.

However, many of the official College of Dentists in Spain, after realising the advantages, have begun to offer training for use among professionals.

Popularly this formula is known as “laughing gas” and I was grinning from ear to ear as I had the routine anesthesia injection. And an absolute absence of pain, nerves or anxiety.

Its administration also extends to other branches of medicine. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH, for its acronym in English), the group of institutions of the US government dedicated to research, it can be used in various minor

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surgical procedures.

The process is simple.

Inhale for five to ten minutes and wait. A feeling of wellbeing radiates through the body. To be honest, my feeling was the same as I experience after drinking several beers at a beach bar, maybe even better. Muffled laughter, inappropriate comments and absolute relaxation.

The first reaction was to ask whether I would be able to drive back home in that state or if I was going to get some sort of “hangover”.

According to Victor Cubillo, medical director of Artedental, “nitrous oxide is known for its safety in administration, rapid absorption, distribution and elimination; and low anesthetic potency “.

That is, the patient remains conscious throughout the procedure, the body rids itself of any remaining gas within minutes of completing the treatment and you are able to go home on your own, without any fear of running foul of the Civil Guard.

What happened next was an unusual experience on my next visits to the dentist. Grinning from ear to ear as I received my injection. And absolutely no pain during the operation, obviously because of the effect of analgesic and anesthetic.

This undoubtedly will mark a turning point in my future visits to the dentist.

Coping with the pain of mouth ulcers

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OUTH ulcers are painful round or oval sores that form in the mouth, most often on the inside of the cheeks or lips.

They’re usually white, red, yellow or grey in colour and are inflamed (red and swollen) around the edge.

Although mouth ulcers can be uncomfortable, especially when you eat, drink or brush your teeth, they are usually harmless.

Most mouth ulcers will clear up by themselves within a week or two. You only need to see your GP or dentist if the ulcer gets worse or lasts for longer than three weeks, or if you develop ulcers regularly.

The cause of a recurrent mouth ulcer is not always clear, but it’s likely to be a combination of factors including a genetic vulnerability and a certain trigger. Possible triggers may include feeling stressed or anxious, eating certain foods, hormonal changes and stopping smoking.

In some cases, recurrent mouth ulcers are a sign of an underlying health condition, such as iron deficiency anaemia or Crohn’s disease.

How common are mouth ulcers?

How to treat mouth ulcers

Mouth ulcers are ver y common, particularly in women and young adults.

Most people will have one or two a year.

However, some people have mouth ulcers that come back regularly. Recurrent mouth ulcers are estimated to affect about one in every five people in the UK.

What causes mouth ulcers?

Most minor, single mouth ulcers are caused by damage to the mouth, for example by accidentally biting the inside of your cheek while eating, or from a sharp tooth, food or filling.

Most mouth ulcers heal within ten-14 days without causing any lasting problems, although severe ulcers may last for several weeks and could potentially leave a scar.

If you have a mouth ulcer that is particularly painful or is interfering with your daily activities (such as eating), some self-help measures and medications may help.

These can include using a soft toothbrush when brushing your teeth, avoiding hard and sharp foods, and using a mouthwash, spray, gel or lozenge to reduce the pain and help the ulcer heal faster. Read more about treating mouth ulcers.

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HERE is to be a free showing of the film ‘The Lady In The Van’ in the library on Thursday 14th April at 2.30 p.m. Entrance is free , and refreshments will be available. (Sorry, members only). This is from the book of the true story by Alan Bennett, and stars Maggie Smith amongst other well known actors.

Here is an advance notice of the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations, which will be in the form of a street party in the library gardens on Saturday 11th June, giving you plenty of time to acquire your red, white and blue apparel ! There will be musical entertainment, bunting, flags, cake, champagne.....need I go on ?

Definitely not to be missed. Further details will of course be given in further issues.

We hope to hold another of our popular quizzes in the summer, so there are plenty of events to look forward to.

As the 23rd April is the start of International Book Week, a range of books will be displayed on the reading room table.

Please note : A volunteer is required to ASSIST with teas and coffees on Wednesday and Saturday mornings - why not come and join our happy band ?

(The Library is located in the Taoro Park, opposite the British School, and is open on Monday and Friday afternoons from 15.00 to 17.30 hours, and on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 10.00 to 13.00 hours.

We can be found on our website ‘theenglishlibrary.es’ and on Facebook and TripAdvisor.)

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The Forgotten Pyramid by John Lucas Caeruther We have often seen the great ruins of Ancient Eqypt on film, on documentaries, in magazines, books, and online. We have seen the temples of Luxor, Karnack, Abu Simbel, the Valley of the Kings, the remains of the pharoahs’ great palaces and the enormous and tiny statues of so many of Egypt’s kings, mummies and obilisks. But what we have seen more often than any of these are the great pyramids of Egypt. We know who built them, we know why they were built, we know how long they took to build and where the enormous stones came from with which these wonders of the ancient world were constructed. we even know quite a lot about about the workers who built them. But what we don’t know is why they were built in that pyramidal shape and covered in white Tura stone. This ancient truth is about to be revealed in this book. It is the forgotten truth about the forgotten Pyramid.

Read John Lucas’s interesting theory that the Pyramids may have been built to resemble our very own Mount Teide.

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The Janson Option by Robert Ludlum Reformed from his days of covert operations, Paul Janson has set a new mission for himself.

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The Kind Worth Killing

by Peter Swanson When his flight is delayed, Ted Severson meets Lily, a magnetic stranger, in the airport bar. In the netherworld of international travel and too many martinis, he confesses his darkest secrets about his wife’s infidelity and how he wishes her dead. Without missing a beat she offers to help him carry out the task.....

The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R.Carey

sharpshooter Jessica Kincaid, he rehabilitates disenchanted agents and helps them create new lives outside of the violent intelligence s e c t o r. H e a l s o t a k e s o n independent assignments - for a fee, he will use his skills to resolve international crises. But only those that he believes contribute to the greater good.

When oil executive Kingsman Helms begs Janson to rescue his wife, Allegra, from Somali pirates, Janson and Kincaid seize the opportunity. At last they can derail American Synergy Corporation’s scheme to subvert sovereign nations into wholly owned subsidiaries. But the pirates are the least lethal threat in the violent chaos of oil-rich East Africa and when Janson and Kincaid stumble into a bewildering storm of plots and counterplots, they begin to fear that the only way to escape would be to abandon the innocent Allegra.

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LEO (July 23-Aug 22) You might just as well let others do their own thing. Help those incapable of taking care of their personal affairs. Don’t let your anger consume you and don’t allow important matters go unattended to.

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LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Beware of colleagues who don’t have your best interests in mind. You will find that friends or relatives may not understand your needs. You may have a rather hectic day due to events that children are involved in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Make alternate plans just in case you need to make a career shift. Don’t believe everything you hear. Avoid too much discourse with colleagues today.

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Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class.

When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite. But they don’t laugh.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Enlist coworkers in order to get the job done on time. Try to accommodate them without infringing on your own responsibilities. Spend some time with the one you love. Pleasure trips will be satisfying.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Your partner’s a little jumpy. Oppor tunities for partnerships are present; but get every detail in writing. Heed the advice given by family or old reliable friends.

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Renegade is Jeep’s superhero

What to do when stopped by the police for a routine check

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HE security services throughout the world i.e. in Spain the Guardia Civil, Policía Local and Policía Canaria have to as part of their day to day duties, and in order to combat acts of terrorism, theft, driving offences, alcohol or substance abuse and vehicle inspections, stop drivers at various places or checkpoints. Sometimes these checks can be because of increased security and occasionally, although rarely, with regards to a specific threat they may have been made aware of.

We often feel daunted and frightened, although we have nothing to fear as everything is in order it is natural that an element of fear will be present at these times. The first thing you should do is to remember that these checks are primarily for your safety. Such road checks do however sometimes catch criminals, those drivers risking their own road safety or that of others, but in the majority of cases most people are permitted to go on their way without any fuss.

You should remain calm and respond to any instructions given to you, if they are given in Spanish and you do not understand calmly state clearly that you do not speak Spanish and you will normally find that most officers speak some English, hand signals often come in handy at this time although not rude ones!

You may be asked to exit your vehicle at a designated point as they may wish to check the contents of your car as well as both the documentation for the car and its driver. It is easier and simpler to let the officers to get on with their job and they will normally allow you to continue your journey as quickly as possible.

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Whilst we all like to warn other people of impending checkpoints it is not advisable to post such things on Facebook or Twitter as you may potentially be alerting criminals or those who have done wrong of the police’s presence, thus permitting them to take an alternative route. It is also illegal to warm other drivers of a police spot check location.

HE new blockbuster movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, has been receiving mixed reviews but will undoubtedly be a box office hit.

And sharing the film’s success will be a model that’s been a real superhero for Jeep.

The Renegade arrived in the UK just over a year ago and its popularity has seen Jeep sales soar.

It might be the smallest SUV in the Jeep stable but the Renegade has been a big star since launch.

The company smashed previous sales figures with a record-breaking 10,794 for 2015 – more than they sold in the four years of 2011 to 2014 combined.

Jeep was the fastestgrowing car brand in the UK last year with a huge 137.2 per cent increase on 2014 figures.

And the vehicle that attracted buyers most was the Renegade with 6,334 models leaving the showrooms.

UK motorists also bought 2,258 Cherokees, 1,624 Grand Cherokees and 575 Wranglers in 2015.

Jeep aims to build on this success during 2016 – its 75th anniversary year.

A partnership with Warner Bros Pictures included the Renegade being used to promote the new superhero movie.

And that brought the arrival of a new limited edition model

in March – the Renegade Dawn of Justice.

Just 500 are being sold with a choice of either the 1.6-litre E-torQ 110hp petrol or 1.6-litre MultiJet II 120hp diesel engine.

It is based on the mid-range Longitude model – but with an even bolder appearance.

Available in Granite Crystal, Carbon Black or Colorado Red, it features a host of polished black painted accents, including 18-inch alloys, fog lamp and rear light cluster surrounds, roof bars, seven-slot grille and Dawn of Justice badging.

Prices for these models – both two-wheel drive – are £19,495 and £21,195.

This is the second limited edition Renegade to appear this year, following the Night Eagle’s arrival in February.

Sales were limited to just 350 with two-wheel and fourwheel drive options and costing £21,595 and £24,095.

These special editions boost what is a strong Renegade lineup of Sport, Longitude, Limited

and Trailhawk models.

I attended a Jeep drive day last month and one of the models I sampled was a Renegade 2.0 Muiltijet II Limited.

Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to sample this 4x4’s off-road capabilities but they must be pretty good as the Renegade was crowned the 4x4 Magazine’s 4x4 Car of the Year.

I did drive it on some countryside and motorway roads in Yorkshire and it was a pretty pleasant experience.

There’s a surprising amount of space inside the Renegade with lots of head, elbow and legroom up front and in the rear.

All models come with a good standard spec and this top-of-the-range Limited had lots of luxury items.

These included leather upholstery, heated front seats and steering wheel, electric lumbar support driver’s seat, 6.5-inch touchscreen satnav and bluetooth, six-speaker

Do not be over alarmed if you notice more police presence on the roads and streets, this is not necessarily an indication of an increased threat level nor indeed any specific information held by the police. The Spanish Interior Ministry publish details of the current threat level of the country on their web site , www.interior.gob.es If you visit this site, you will find on the right hand side a green box marked NAA or Nivel de Alerta Antiterrorista i.e. levels of terrorist threats. If you then click on this you will see the level shown. The level has been at stage 4 high for some considerable time, since June 2015 to be precise, and all of this information is listed on the page for your information and peace of mind. Whilst all the information is in Spanish you can always use google translate if you wish to read it in full.

You should always stay calm act politely, follow the instructions and remember that provided you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. If you are unfortunate enough to receive a fine (multa) for an offence committed or missing paperwork etc., make sure that you act on this at the earliest convenient date, as often there is a reduction in the amounts payable within a certain time limit, although if there are points involved these cannot be altered.

In brief, drive safely, within speed limits, adhere to road markings, traffic lights and the rules of the highway code etc. and always ensure you have the correct paperwork for the car and for yourself with you at all times. Residents and Non-residents fall into different categories for personal paperwork, as do hire cars and personal or professional vehicles.

audio system, 7-inch instrument cluster display, privacy glass, cruise control, speed limiter and tilt/ telescopic steering wheel.

It also gets 18-inch alloy wheels, silver side roof rails, door mirrors and front grille, forward collision and lane departure warning, rear parking sensors, all speed traction control and start/stop system.

I liked the high seating position that allowed excellent all-round vision.

The 140hp diesel engine was ideally suited to this model, proving pacy right from the start with a time of 9.5 seconds from standstill to 62mph.

It was never too noisy going up and down a smooth sixspeed manual transmission and had good mid-range power when needed.

Road grip and agility were good on some tight bends and the suspension also coped well on some uneven surfaces.

Cruising at motorway

speeds, there wasn’t too much engine or road noise in this model that is capable of 113mph.

Fuel economy figures are also impressive – 55.4mpg combined, 47.1mpg urban and 61.4mpg extra urban.

Priced at £25,995, this model isn’t cheap but you get a lot of car for your money.

With its rugged yet stylish looks, the Renegade looks set to be playing a leading role for Jeep in its 75 Anniversary year and many years thereafter.

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Espíritu Triabona calls on entries for three categories for 2016

San Miguel de Abona hosts Mini Olympics

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AN Miguel de Abona has hosted a Solidarity Mini Olympics involving some 450 school children from the municipality.

The day was a celebration of sport, co-existence and solidarity and was held for the second year running.

The Mini Olympics were held in the municipal complex in Aldea Blanca and saw schools competing from CEIP Aldea Blanca, CEIP San Miguel Arcángel, CEIP Juan Bethencourt Alfonso, CEIP El Monte, CEIP Llano de las Naciones and the college of Armeñime by special invitation.

The Mayor, Arturo González

and councillor for sport, Víctor Chinea said the aim was to promote sport among the younger population as it helped them to learn various values, including discipline perserverance and effort.

Those taking part were encouraged to bring along a personal grooming gift item and the gifts were later distributed to families in need.

The games featured a number of sports, including running, jumping, long jump and shot.

LOYALTY THANKED

Puerto hosts major bridge festival for yet another year

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UERTO de la Cruz became the official headquarters of the International Bridge Festival which celebrated its 29th consecutive edition.

Of these, 27 have been held in the town and one in the Hotel Bahia del Duque, in the south of the island.

Thoughts have already turned to 2017 when the event

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RANADILLA’S sports department, in association with the athletic and mountain club Espíritu Triabona, has announced further details of its 2016 event.

This important test will bring together numerous athletes who will run through the most emblematic streets of the historic centre of the town.

The Triabona will be held on Saturday, June 4th, the week in which celebrations take place for festivities in honour of San Antonio de Padua and Ntra. Sra. del Rosario.

There will be three modes encompassing a race for children under the title of “Los Pequeños Solidarios”, a five kilometre race and another over ten kilometres.

All will have different categories, in addition to those for leading regional athletes.

La Espíritu Triabona 2016 is the first scoring test in the Tenerife road race circuit in the distance of five kilometres.

It has also recently won approval from the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, the fourth circuit in the Canary Islands to do so in the 10km mode.

The registration period is

now open up until May 31st.

The cost for the 5k is ten euros and 12 euro for the 10k.

Organisers say these fees are in line with the times, without skimping on the many products and services the runners will receive on the day. Sign up on www.triabona.com For children wanting to take part in the solidarity race, they are invited to bring along a donation of a kilo of non-perishable food. This will be distributed by the charity Caritas to needy families in the municipality. One euro will also be asked for and the proceeds will be donated entirely to the Canar y Solidarity Association.

The whole event will also be enriched with other attractions such as exhibitions and a raffle.

Sports councillor, Nacho Mendoza Morales and club president, Alexander Pérez González would like to encourage a good turnout to help continue the sporting success of this event which has become a reference point on the island.

will mark its 30th anniversary.

Hotel Turquesa received nearly 100 participants from March 27th to April 2nd.

Players from the Nordic countries made up nearly 90

El Rosario thrilled with 12 medals

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L Rosario’s municipal school of badminton was delighted to win 12 medals at the Cabildo Cup.

The event was held in the municipality’s El Chorrillo sports pavilion and attracted 90 players.

This occasion is one of the most important days in the school and club calendar.

The medals won by the municipal school were three firsts, four seconds and three thirds.

The clubs taking part were from C.B. Tenzul El Rosario, C.B. Granadilla Badsur, C.B. Santa Úrsula Badnor, C.B. Badfor El Sauzal and the School of Badminton Alcalde Bernabé de Santa Cruz.

per cent of the turnout.

The organisers said they were very proud of the success of the tournament and the tremendous loyalty shown to it. They thanked all the sponsors and supporters, including Puerto council, the Casino of Santa Cruz, the International Bridge Club of Puerto de la Cruz represented

by Karl Heinz Schrade and Hotel Turquesa.

If not for these, said Manuel Negrín of the Canary Bridge Association, it would not be possible to stage such a

prestigious event.

The programme included a welcome cocktails party, the rare opportunity of a “Couples Open”, team tournament and farewell dinner.

The Canary Bridge Association was warmly thanked for once again choosing Puerto for its location.

Those attending were not only able to renew old friendships but continue to enjoy the many delights the town offered including its good weather and excellent cuisine.

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Entries open for Pinolere Trail through picturesque mountain route

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unique sporting event takes place in La Orotava on Sunday, April 24th and organisers are expecting another fantastic response.

The “Pinolere Trail”, celebrating its third edition, is run over a circular mountain route. It is organised by the Orotava-CLATOR athletics’ club in collaboration with La Orotava council and Tenerife Cabildo.

The event has the backing of numerous sponsors and partners for which the organisers are very grateful.

The 2016 Pinolere Trail

departs and arrives at the Museum and Pinolere Ethnographic Park in the municipality of La Orotava.

It takes in various paths belonging to the PR TF-35, part of the Camino de Candelaria and several forest trails, crossing agricultural areas, ravines, laurel and pine forests and historic roads.

The race has two modes in this edition: 27km and 11km.

Photos by Delia Escobar The longer route goes between Pinolere and the Cruz del Dornajito in Camino de Chasna.

The maximum duration of the race, which will start at 9am, is estimated at six hours.

An additional attraction is a five kilometre walking route which is open to the general public. This will give people the chance to admire various points of ethnographic, historical and cultural interest in a

natural setting.

For the main event, the maximum capacity is 500 in both modes.

Those interested can sign up via club Clator, various points around Tenerife and on the website of www.pinoleretrail.com.

The fee for the 27km is 20 euros per person and 15 euros for the 11km. The registration deadline is Thursday, April 14th.

Lifeguard training helps with job prospects

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IFTEEN unemployed young people from Granadilla are being given new hope for the future as they receive training in lifeguard

skills.

The project “Socorrismo en Playas 2015” (“Lifesaving on Beaches 2015”) lasts for nine months and involves theory as well as practise.

The Mayor, Jaime González Cejas recently paid a visit to El Médano with fellow councillors to see progress and to talk to the

youngsters involved.

He said the youth unemployment rate in the Canary Islands was “significant” so projects like this were vital to provide training and help with future job prospects.

“The students who are doing this course may enter the labour market with lifeguard qualifications, a

much sought-after sphere given the dependency of our economy on the tourist

sector,” added councillor for employment, María Luz Fernández Martín.

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Scene set for “Santa Cruz Extreme” through Anaga Rural Park

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new edition of “Santa Cruz Extreme”, organised by the city council and the Santa Cruz Sustainable Foundation, is to be held on April

17th.

It will take place over the trails of the Anaga Rural Park and will include the three distances of 15, 21 and 46 kilometres.

Councillor for sport, Verónica Meseguer said the event had been a remarkable success in previous years and it was one of the best opportunities for athletes to enjoy a top test across spectacular landscape.

The trails are part of the World Biosphere Reserve of Anaga, said environment councillor Carlos Correa, and the race helped to promote the unique place across Europe.

Pre-race activities will be centre on the Centro Comercial 3 de Mayo with the distribution of bibs and race bags on April 15th from 4pm to 8pm and on the Saturday between 10am and 8pm. At 7pm there will be an informative technical talk at the Atlántida Silken, official hotel of the test.

The Extreme mode will have a distance of 45.8

kilometres, leaving at 8am from the beach of Las Teresitas.

The route will see its final stages along the pedestrianised avenida de Anaga and Francisco La Roche.

Runners will have up to six refreshment points and run to a height of 981 metres and dropping to 3,630 metres.

The 21.2 km and 15.1 km will leave at the same time of 9am from the plaza de España and will take a circulate route, up to 629 metres and dropping to 670 metres.

Those interested in participating may submit their registration until April 11th at a price of 55 euros (for the test of 45.8 km), 35 euros (for 21.1 km) and 30 euros (for 15.1 km).

The fee includes a number of benefits including refreshments, medical assistance, insurance, official test and runner ’s bag, commemorative photograph, meal after the race and massages in the recovery area.

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Las Galletas Half Marathon celebrates 20th year in style

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Students shine in Sports Games

HE 2016 Las Galletas Half Marathon proved another resounding success.

After several days of cool and cloudy weather, Sunday’s event was blessed with warmth and sunshine, though the runners might have appreciated the alternative conditions!

It did, however, encourage a huge crowd of onlookers who cheered the competitors on around the circular route from Las Galletas, El Fraile, Palm Mar, Guargacho, Las Rosas, La Estrella and back to Las Galletas.

The overall winners of the male and female categories

were Abderrahim El Jaafari and Aroa Merino.

This year was extra special for the event because it was celebrating it 20th anniversar y. As usual, on the Saturday, there was a sports fair and associated activities along the promenade of Las Galletas.

The race on Sunday also encompassed a 10.8km and was won by Álvaro Pasan Rodríguez and Delioma González Mesa.

The top 20 of the Half Marathon were:

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TENERIFE CAJACANARIAS

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Victor Luis CONCEPCION RODRIGUEZ

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Joaquim GOMES FORTES

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Elias DOMINGUEZ CABRAL

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Francisco CABRERA GALINDO

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Roberto Carlos VERA DIAZ

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Ruben VELAZQUEZ CASTRO

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Antonio Javier OJEDA GONZALEZ

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Francisco SANTOS HERNANDEZ

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Samuel FERNANDEZ PEREZ

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Francisco Jose RODRIGUEZ DE PAEZ

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Acaymo DEL ROSARIO ALEMÁN

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NEW CAMPAIGN

The event was held over two phases, the first in Playa San Juan and the second a fortnight later at the municipal football field in Guia.

Fifth and sixth-formers enjoyed various disciplines, including basketball, handball and athletics, culminating in a mass zumba session.

The days were designed to give the youngsters a great experience but also to teach the values of coexistence, fair play and sportsmanship.

Councillor for sport, José Rivero said the games increased in popularity each year and involved various schools from the municipality.

Arona introduces pioneering golf initiative for school students

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UNDREDS of students in Arona are to be introduced to the delights of playing golf.

Arona council’s sports department has teamed up with the Canar y Golf Federation to launch a new campaign. This follows the success of summer golf programmes.

More than 1,200 students in the fifth and sixth grades of 12 schools will be involved in the project which will also feature competitions.

The first wave of sessions will be held in April and May and the second phase in October and November.

The initiative is the result of the recent agreement between the Sports Board and the Canar y Islands Golf Federation.

Sports councillor Juan Sebastián Roque said it was part of their ongoing promo-

tion of sport, given the excellent conditions in the Canary Islands and the high demand for the summer courses in golf. He said this was a pioneering campaign in the islands and intended to bring the sport to youngsters in a fun way.

The golf will take place during school hours with a qualified instructor.

President of the Canary Golf Federation, Alvaro Alonso Lamberti said the course

“teaches many values such as respect, education and fellowship; for a long time, golf was considered an elitist sport, but this has changed and we are the third in number of federated in the Canar y Islands and the country. “ He also announced that the Federation will support those children who want to continue with the sport and is working to expand the project with the creation of a league of golf between schools.

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