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Friday 20th February 2015

PET SHOP WOES PUPPY DIES BUT NO REFUND

By ALEX TRELINSKI A Villamartin woman is 765 euros out of pocket, as well as being emotionally drained, after going to a pet shop and buying a Yorkie puppy that lived for just six days. The Zenia Boulevard outlet, from where she bought the dog, refused to give her a refund and only offered her a swap, with the distraught owner calling in a solicitor to get her money back, but so far without success. Dearbhla Power went to the Dekkan Pet Shop at the Boulevard last November 20th and purchased a Yorkshire Terrier puppy who she named Macey. She paid 765 euros for the little dog, but within three days of getting her home, Dearbhla noticed that not all was well, and rushed Macey to the San Anton vets in Guardamar where the puppy(pictured under treatment) was diagnosed as suffering with the deadly parovirus that young puppies have only about a ten percent chance of surviving. Macey died on November 26th, despite a brave battle from the vets to save her, including being put on an IV drip. In the intervening period, Dearbhla returned to Dekkan and told them about the state of Macey, along with vet reports, as well asking the shop what they were going about the situation.

Dearbhla told The Courier:-“I asked for my money back but I was told and I quote”:“GO TO THE BOX AND PICK A NEW ONE, FORGET ABOUT YOUR DOG THAT'S DYING ,JUST TAKE A NEW ONE HOME NOW". After Macey passed away a few days later, Dearbhla returned to the shop and produced a death certificate for her pet, but despite that, they refused a refund but only offered a replacement dog. She has visited the store a number of times with her solicitor but to no avail, and besides being out of pocket for Macey, she has incurred medical bills and solicitor’s fees. The Courier contacted the Dekkan shop and spoke to a salesperson called Cristian, who told us that they were very well aware of Dearbhla’s story. When asked why she had not been paid back the money that she shelled out for Macey, his response was:“We are not allowed to give refunds. This is the law in Spain”. The question was repeated to him and the same answer was given, and he would not get into further specifics, though the country’s consumer law suggests something different . The Courier then asked to speak to the manager, but we were told that “there was no manager there”, and the phone was put down to terminate the conversation. “They have been so rude”, added

Dearbhla. “I would not even buy a goldfish off them in the light of the problems that I have had with them”. A number of social network sites have featured criticism from some people who have made criticism about the animals that have been sold and kept at Dekkan. In the interest of fairness, The Courier is more than happy to feature more of Dekkan’s side of the story and to speak with the manager. On a pleasanter note, Dearbhla is now the proud owner of a healthy and happy miniature Yorkshire Terrier called Miley that she bought from Petsworld in La Zenia, who she praised for their helpful, friendly and professional attitude.

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GET STUFFED!

Unions at San Javier airport have thrown a major spoke in the wheel in plans to shut down the facility transferring flights to Corvera at a future undeclared date. At a news conference yesterday (Thursday), angry union chiefs (pictured) said that they’d filed papers with the European Commission over alleged fraud affecting the public funding of the Corvera project. They also blasted Murcia President, Alberto Garre with the message that “nobody is ever going to move to his private airport”. The Courier reported last week of a protest by airport workers outside the Murcia Assembly building in Cartagena as part of their campaign to keep San Javier open, though President Garre responded during a debate that all their jobs would be safe and transferred to Corvera.

ABUSIVE OWNER

PROCESSIONARY WAR

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A dog owner whose pet died with a rope around it has been arrested by the Guardia Civil’s Seprona division. Officers were tipped off by people in El Mirador near San Javier after they’d spotted the animal with a rope hanging around its neck in a fenced off area of the village. It had been micro-chipped and the owner was tracked down and charged with animal abuse.

DEAD AND BURIED

Rojales’ new expanded cemetery is looking for clients to rest there after a 400 thousand euro extension has created an additional 116 final resting places which are being put up for rent. The facility at the Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary) de Rojales is offering 75 year concessions after which relatives must clear out the allotted spaces which will then revert to the ownership of the Rojales council. That timeline has been criticised by some people, with other municipalities not having such time constraints, with Rojales mayor, Antonio Perz, saying that he will now review the initial decision.

Elche council workers are literally shaking up palm trees to avoid the spread of the infamous processionary caterpillars which are a danger to pets and young children. The council had been injecting trees during the autumn of last year in an endotherapy treatment pioneered in Italy to stop the spread of the pest and are now removing their nests before they spread to the ground. The nests are white cone like structures that normally face south and inside the inhabitants can withstand winter temperatures as low as -12 Celsius, so the recent cold stretch would not have bothered them. Meanwhile in Dolores a political row has broken out over the caterpillars with the opposition Partido Popular accusing the ruling administration of not doing enough to stop them spreading around in certain parts of the municipality, which includes an area next to the mortuary.

LOAD OF RUBBISH

Garbage has been piling up in parts of the Orihuela Costa this week, as collection services have been slashed due to two of the four-strong refuse collection fleet being off the road because they have broken down. Complaints of overflowing bins have been received from a number of areas, with rubbish accumulating on roadsides. The council say the vehicles are in the process of being fixed but admitted that there was no actual budget for repairing the lorries which they’ve conceded as being “old”.

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Friday 20th February 2015

UNHEALTHY THE RUSSIANS AREN’T COMING PILE UP Health workers union, Inter Salut, claim that conditions in the ER department of Vega Baja Hospital are unacceptable, with beds piling up in corridors as a picture supplied by them shows. The union says that the blame rests squarely with the management and not with the staff, adding that pile-up's in the hallways happen almost daily which reduces the dignity of patients, with not enough people to look after them. Elsewhere, Torrevieja Hospital is reporting a 95 percent bed occupancy, which is the biggest figure since it opened eight years ago, whilst Murcia’s La Arrixaca hospital has had to postpone operations and ER patients have seen their beds in corridors like at the Vega Baja facility.

THE CARNIVAL IS OVER

Rich Russians are turning their back on Spain and the Costa Blanca after the collapse of the rouble, forced by falling oil prices and the Ukrainian crisis. It's a major blow to estate agents who were counting on Russian buyers to continue to bolster the early recovery of the property market. "Russians are not buying right now," said Ramon Riera, president of FIABCI Espana, a grouping of 120 property specialists. "What's more, some Russians are actually getting rid of their properties here in Spain. There were some deals that were about to go through but the Russians have disappeared." Purchases of properties in Spain by Russians were already declining steadily last

year, according to the College of Registrars. They fell from eight point eight percent of the total in the first quarter of 2014 to seven point five percent in the third quarter, according to its latest figures, and that was before the sharpest plunge in the rouble in midDecember. Riera also fears that amid the crisis, Russian authorities are encouraging their compatriots to stay in the country and buy holiday homes on the Black Sea. Meanwhile, the number of Russian tourists to Spain fell to one point four milllion in 2014, down ten percent compared to the previous year, according to figures from Spain's tourism ministry.

ROJALES BOOST

Several roads around Rojales are set to be resurfaced over the next few months thanks to a grant from the Alicante Provincial Council. 230 thousand euros has been earmarked for the work which will also see improvements to the pavements in various areas including Malecón del Carmen (pictured), and Calle Joaquín González in addition to makeovers for play and green areas.

Torrevieja's Carnival celebrations for 2015 came to an end last Saturday with a closing parade through the city. Over 30 groups took part in the evening event which was centered on Calle Ramon Gallud, and was more informal then the big procession on the previous Sunday.

HOT ROD

LOW FLIES HIGH

Low cost airline carriers flying to Spain reported a bumper start to 2015, with January producing one point six four million flights, up over 16 percent on the same month last year. Ryanair, Vueling, and Easyjet accounted for over two-thirds of the market, with UK travellers making up nearly a third of the journeys (up by 11 per cent on January 2014). With the large-British expat community on the Costa Blanca as well as holidaymakers, AlicanteElche airport took 14 percent of the national share of low cost flight users.

Almoradi firefighters had to deal with a car fire on the AP7 last Saturday afternoon. The Peugeot Partner vehicle was ablaze heading northbound close to the Orihuela/Benferri exit, but the passengers escaped uninjured.

Friday 20th February 2015

DRAINING SAN JAVIER ROUNDABOUT HONOUR WAY WORK

New drains to stop flooding during heavy storms on the CV905 road in Torrevieja should be completed by the end of next week. The 500 metres of work include building a new cycle path alongside the route in Altos de Limonar area. Some fifteen thousand cubic metres of soil is being excavated some of which will be used in the new park project for El Chaparral.

LIFE SAVERS Algorfa's local police is being equipped with defibrillators in their patrol cars. Officers have been put through paces in a number of training courses teaching them CPR techniques, as they are often the scene first in emergency cases ahead of the paramedic teams.

Passenger numbers may be down and the future seems certain to see its closure, but San Javier airport can put a smile on its face with the news that it has been given a top European honour, as being the best airport on the continent in the two million and under passenger category. The Airport Service Quality awards were based on interviewing travellers across 30-plus areas like the friendliness of staff; disabled facilities; and the quality of food. The honour comes as a timely lift to the facility which saw a big drop in user numbers last month, along with the continuing cloud hanging over its future with the empty Corvera Airport waiting in the wings to take over on a still as yet unspecified date.

The state of the roads around and linking to the Los Montesinos industrial estate has been slammed by the opposition Partido Popular in the town. Their leader, Maria Paredes, says access should be made safer by building a roundabout at the junction with the main road, which will improve safety, She added that the conditions of the roads and the plots on the estate itself needs urgent attention, as a number of companies are choosing other areas like Almoradi to base themselves in, as opposed to Montesinos.

HOMEWARD DOWNWARD BOUND SPIRAL

Prices in Spain fell by one point five percent year-on-year in January, according to official figures. It's the seventh straight month in negative territory, after a fall of one point one percent in December. The National Statistics Institute said the price drop was due mainly to falling oil prices and lower costs for food and non-alcoholic beverages.

NEW NUMBER OPEN PLAN

A British bank robber who has spent the last decade hiding in Spain, is in the custody of the Guardia Civil. The 60 year old man, who was living under a false name in the village of Real de Montroy in Valencia Province, had been sentenced in the UK to fourteen years behind bars for being involved in at least five violent bank robberies. He used somebody else's passport to get into Spain and kept his "new" name for the last ten years.

The Lo Marabu Health Centre in Quesada has a new phone number, namely 966 926 886. The primary centre opened its doors four years ago and caters for over eight thousand patients.

SMELLY MONEY

A 65-year-old woman has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than 37 thousand euros from Andorra in her trainers. The pensioner hid the 500 euros banknotes in the soles of her black sneakers, while also hiding notes in the car she was driving as she left the principality and entered Spain. The Guardia Civil caught the Madrid woman on during a vehicle inspection on a motorway near Lleida, Catalonia. She was allowed to keep one thousand euros as a “minimum necessity” while the rest of the cash was seized.

Two men were slightly injured when the roof of a house collapsed in the Playa Lisa area of Santa Pola on Sunday lunchtime. The two-storey building on Avenida Vicente Blasco Ibáñez was empty at the time but some debris hit a passer-by as well as Frenchman who was relaxing on the beach taking in the sun, but he only suffered a small cut. The building, which was constructed fifty years ago, is mainly used during the summer holiday period.

TIME ON THEIR SIDE

A Granada court has dropped charges against 11 out of 12 suspects in a clerical sex abuse scandal because the crimes fall within the statute of limitations. The court dropped charges of "sexual abuse with penetration, exhibitionism, and concealment of evidence" against nine priests and two laymen accused of abusing an altar boy, in a case that prompted an intervention by Pope Francis, when the grown up altar boy made contact with him. The court ruled that their accuser, now aged 25, should have brought a case within three years of turning 18. One priest, however, is still charged with the more serious offence of "continued sexual abuse".

PIPE UP

Gran Alacant is set to get approval for new water pumping system this month, after raw sewage seeped through breaks in the piping around the Cabo Santa Pola area last summer. Subject to ministry approval, a tender for the two million euro project is expected to be advertised in March by the local Santa Pola council.

DEMO OVER DEMOS

Protesters across Spain demonstrated last weekend against a government decision to stiffen penalties for unauthorized demos. Fines of up to 600 thousand euros and prison sentences are set to be introduced for certain offenses and organizing illegal rallies. The main march took place in Madrid, as protesters blew whistles and banged drums before marching towards a square in the centre of the capital.

Friday 20th February 2015

A LOT OF GAS

Work to bring natural gas supplies to San Miguel de Salinas has started with the Blue Lagoon area set to be the first to benefit. The project by the Gas Natural company is seeing ditches being dug to lay down piping from work that has already been carried out, whilst the main body of San Miguel will be hooked up with the existing pipeline at La Marquesa that already services Torrevieja,

BRITISH PRAISE

The Los Montesinos disabled association, Adism贸n, has received three thousand euros thanks to local fundraising from British groups. The money will be used to subsidise transport for ten youngsters who will be taken to other areas for speech therapy classes and other treatments that they cannot get in Los Montesinos. The grants were handed out to ten youngsters and their families in a special ceremony in the council chamber, with Adism贸n president Amparo Pizana praising what she described as a priceless contribution from the British community, adding that they hope to keep the grants going for many years.

COLLAPSED PYRAMID

The alleged ringleader of an Alicante Province pyramid scheme is set to face the music after 200 investors lost money in a company called Global Plus, where they were promised interest rate returns of 25 percent. Two directors were sentenced to jail at the end of last year, and now Adriana Mihaela M(pictured) faces prosecution calls for six years behind bars, with investigators believing that she still has access to money that disappeared, despite the police freezing the accounts. Adriana Mihaela M skipped the long arm of the law before being arrested in Elche in December, but has proved to the satisfaction of the judge that she has a home in London and a job in the UK. She will be required to return to Spain for any subsequent hearings and her trial.

A CRAWL TOO MANY

Two Romanian women who pretended to be prostitutes but then stole money and goods off their "clients" have been arrested by the National Police in Valencia City. The duo, aged 20 and 33, operated around the country including Alicante Province and Madrid, and would stop elderly men in the street, offering them sex, They would then embrace them, removing jewellery like chains, rings, and watches in the process, as well as resorting to violence to get what they wanted. The police nabbed them after they were driving in a very slow moving car in Valencia that was moving close to the curb on one of the city's main streets. A check found out that they were wanted in connection to a string of crimes across Spain.

Friday 20th February 2015

ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MASTERMINDLESS!

THE joint was jumping. The place was pulsating. How else can I explain the air of excitement crackling through the pub as we prepared for a cultural explosion. Andromeda Arkwright, our intellectual giantess, had arranged the first major test of our mental prowess. She was putting on a pub version of the celebrated television quiz Mastermind. An area around the bar had been cleared and standing (or sitting) in the middle was an ominous black chair which on closer inspection could be recognised as Dave the barman's seat from his back office. A powerful lamp had been installed on the bar. Its single unyielding beam of light would illuminate the contestants as they each sweated to answer questions on their chosen subjects. The pub was absolutely packed as questioner Andromeda called out: 'Can we have our first contender, please.' The hostelry door swung open as a solitary figure walked in from the street to the chair and seated himself on the black chair. 'Your name?' asked Andromeda. 'Fag Ash Bill,' replied the first contender. 'And your chosen subject?' asked Andromeda. Fag Ash Bill did not reply. He fidgeted a bit and scratched his head in apparent puzzlement. 'And your subject?' prompted Andromeda. Fag Ash Bill shrugged his shoulders. 'What do you mean by subject?' he asked. 'I was outside having a fag when someone standing behind me pushed me into the pub. Just what

the heck is going on?' Andromeda sighed. 'Do you mean to tell me that you are NOT the first contestant in our Mastermind contest?' By now, the pub audience was getting restless. 'Get him off!' came a voice from the shadows. 'Yeah, get me o f f ! ' pleaded Fag Ash Bill who w a s squirming with embarrassment in the b l a c k chair. 'You may go,' said Andromeda. 'You have no points and no passes. Now please may we have our second contender?' Fag Ash Bill was out of the door like a shot, sparks shooting out of his dimped cigarette as he relit it. A second figure then a p p e a r e d , walked to the black chair and sat down. 'Your name?' asked Andromeda. 'Fearful Phil,' replied Fearful Phil. 'But I'm actually the first contender not the second. I was extremely nervous about appearing on the show so I pushed Fag Ash Bill into the building ahead of me. The poor feller didn't even know about the

Mastermind show. I'm so sorry.' Andromeda sighed for the second (or third) time that evening. 'And your chosen subject?' Fearful Phil licked his dry lips. 'Look, can you do me a favour?' he asked.

'I'm still petrified about this Mastermind business. Would it be possible for me to come back next week?' 'If you have to,' said a by now confused Andromeda. 'Please may we have our third or is it second or

indeed first contender.' Fearful Phil legged it out of the door -- and then TWO people walked in. They were carrying a stretcher on which was lying a third figure. The stretcher

w a s tipped over and the person it had contained slithered onto the black chair. At which point Andromeda Arkwright raised a hand. 'Ol' Red Eyes, I already told you at the auditions that I cannot allow you to take part in our Mastermind contest. Our

contestants have to be able to sit properly in a chair and not drop off to sleep every few seconds.' The occupant of the black chair, who was slowly

sliding onto the floor, opened one scarlet peeper and said in slurred tones. 'But I insist on taking part! As a former English teacher I probably know more about stuff than all of your other contenders put together. Now please get on with my two minutes of questions.' Unfortunately, Ol' Red

Eyes had already gone back to sleep and awoke only when the buzzer sounded at the conclusion of 120 seconds of snoring. 'Morning recess is over!' he croaked. 'Back to your classrooms!' The poor fellow was hoisted up by the stretcher bearers and carted off the premises. 'Please may we have our first, final, or is it penultimate, contender,' said Andromeda. 'Your name?' she asked the young lad who had plonked himself down on the black chair. 'My name is Daft Barry.' 'And your subject?' asked Andromeda. 'Cinema,' replied Barry. The audience cheered at the prospect of Mastermind actually getting started. 'You have two minutes on Cinema starting now,' said the question mistress. 'Name the character played by Harrison Ford in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.' Daft Barry shrugged. 'How the heck should I know?' Andromeda: 'Because you chose to answer questions on Cinema.' Daft Barry: 'No. I chose to answer questions on MY cinema -the Essoldo in the high street. I've memorised the name of every sweetie on sale in the kiosk and can tell you how many seats there are in the stalls. I also know the full names of all the staff. So fire away!' Andromeda turned ashen. 'As so much time has already been wasted, there will be no second round on general knowledge.' 'Aw, that's a shame,' said Daft Barry. 'General knowledge is my best subject.'

Friday 20th February 2015

STUBBED OUT

NICER AVENIDA

LOOSENING SHACKLES

Orihuela's local police have raided eight establishments in the area that were illegally selling cigarettes, seizing 400 packs, of which have half appeared to have been smuggled into the country without the appropriate official Spanish financial seal. The investigation started after the police were tipped off that cigarettes were being sold illegally to children.

Santa Pola’s Avenida de Salamanca is to have a major overhaul over 600 thousand euros, with most of the money (some 85 percent) coming from the Alicante Provincial Council. The road is one of the main thoroughfares linking to the beaches and has been in urgent need of improvement for some time, especially to the surface which has been breaking up due to a dry 2014.

Spanish banks are at last relaxing their loan-to-value criteria and becoming more prepared to offer 100 percent mortgages, according to brokers. In the past few years, the few lenders which were willing to provide home loans would only offer between 50 and 60 percent of either the purchase price or the value of the property based upon their own surveys whichever was the lower. Now, 80 percent mortgages are becoming more common and intermediaries predict that 100 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) finance is set to become a regular feature over the course of this year.

HIDING TO NOTHING

A drug gang that smuggled over 500 kilos of cocaine in cow hides have been brought before a Torrevieja judge, The eleven men, who are Spanish and Columbian, shipped the drugs over by sea from Columbia to Valencia City, and then transported the drugs in the animal skin to a warehouse on the Cabezo Beaza industrial estate in Cartagena, where the National Police were waiting for them. All of the gang members have previous drug related criminal records and were denied bail.

COUGH UP TIME

State-rescued lender Bankia has been given three weeks to pay up 800 million euros in relation to a number of scandals. Several former executives will have to contribute to the bill after thousands of small investors lost money when investing in the bank. A total of 86 former employees are accused of spending over 15 million euros on company 'magic' cards for personal expenses. Among those accused is former CEO Rodrigo Rato, who will now have to pay up.

PLEA DEAL

A 34 year old man has accepted an eighteen month jail sentence in a plea bargain over two arson attacks in the Torrevieja area in November 2013. One of the blazes was at his ex-girlfriend’s home at La Ceñuela where she escaped unhurt with her children. The Spaniard then set fire to their former shared home in San Luis, most of which was destroyed. Prosecutors originally wanted him to be put behind bars for four years but agreed to the deal which meant that the trial in Alicante did not go ahead. The man was also given a three year restraining order in connection with his ex-girlfriend.

Friday 20th February 2015

DISCRIMINATION: - METRO STYLE

An internal memo handed out to Madrid metro workers calls for "gays, musicians and beggars" to be more routinely checked for tickets than other passengers. The transport authority is investigating who is behind the leaflet after it was brought to their attention by metro employees. The memo stated that ticket inspectors should pay special attention to checking that “homosexuals, musicians, beggars and sellers” have valid metro tickets on them. “Our board of directors were immediately informed and have opened an investigation to determine who printed and handed out these deplorable leaflets so that they can be brought to justice,” said Madrid Metro director general Ignacio Gonzalez Velayos. The memo made no mention of how the inspectors could identify the various discriminated categories.

PENANCE TIME

An electrician who stole a priceless religious manuscript from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostella has been sentenced to ten years in jail. Manuel Fernández Castiñeiras was found guilty of the “theft of the century” – as it was dubbed by Spanish media at the time – for the stealing the 12th century tome from the safe at the pilgrimage site. The Codex Calixtinus is considered to be the world´s first guide book as it contains advice for walking the famous pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago as well as liturgies and reports on miracles performed by Saint James. The former handyman who had worked at the cathedral for 25 years before being made redundant admitted to stealing the precious artefact in 2011 after investigators discovered the tome wrapped in a bin bag and hidden in his garage beneath some rubbish. Police also found other valuable manuscripts that had been taken from the cathedral archives as well as more than 1.7 million euros in cash which they believe had been squirreled away over many years.

WHAT A BOAR!

Spain's airport authority says a wild boar that broke through a perimeter fence at Madrid's international airport caused runways to be shut briefly and two landings to be delayed. The beast set off security alarms last Friday and when cameras focused on the spot, operators observed it turning around and loping off through the hole it had made. The incident happened 100 meters from the nearest stretch of runway, delaying a couple of incoming flights. The captain aboard Iberia flight 3179 inbound from London told passengers that an animal had "surprisingly" forced him to abort a landing approach, resulting in a 20 minute delay. The hole was repaired later.

Friday 20th February 2015

LOCAL LOOK-IN

A POSITIVE RAY HELPING THE Jenni Ray, owner of Casa La Pedrera next to the lake at Torremendo was the special guest for February’s meeting of the Vega Baja Garden Club. It was a busy and well attended gathering at a new venue of Bar Trasgu at Forementera del Segura. Jenni talked about how she and her husband Derek built the house and planted the garden at the same time, with the property being featured on the Channel Four programme, Grand Designs. She said that the original planting remains untouched after ten years, and added that the best successes in Spanish gardening are achieved by using indigenous plants, which can survive and thrive due to their adaptations to this climate. Jenni also mentioned that her lifelong love of wild flowers began in her native South Africa, where she worked as a florist, which developed further during her time in England. If you are interested in gardening, then the club is always pleased to welcome new members. The next meeting will be held at Bar Trasgu, Calle Alicante 12, Formentera del Segura, on Monday March 2nd at 2.15pm. For more details, send an E-mail to vegabajagardenclub@gmail.com

SIGN OF THE COBRA

The area’s newest Rugby Union club has a new logo. The Costa Cobras RFC is on the look for more players ahead of staging some friendly matches to get more experience for the new squad. There are junior and senior training sessions at their Daya Vieja training ground, and that will be the venue as well on Saturday March 7th for a Fun Day, which will show people what the club is about. For more details of the training sessions, with people of all ages welcome, then call Dutch on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416.

NEEDY

80 people gathered recently for a charity lunch to help the needy of the village of La Puebla, near to Torre Pacheco. The event was organised by the HELP Murcia Mar Menor Friendship group and was staged at Galindas restaurant in La Puebla. Everybody who attended brought food that was going to be distributed by the Caritas charity around the area to families in need, and they representative Chari Gomez was overwhelmed by the generous response. Pictured are event organisers Doreen Sykes and Janneke Chambers from HELP along with Chari Gomez.

FIGHTING THE BOOZE

KEEPING A WATCH

If you or any of your family or friends is suffering with a drink problem, then talking about the issue with Alcoholics Anonymous may well help deal with the issue. AA is staging an Open Meeting next Friday lunchtime (February 27th) in Torrevieja for anybody to learn about what they do. The hour-long gathering in the Acequion area of the city at Calle San Miguel de Salinas 2, (Corner of Calle Santomera), starts at 1.00pm, and gives a chance for people to find out what AA’s work in helping alcoholic sufferers. There are more details about AA at their website, www.aa-costablanca.org.

The new chief of the Rojales local police will be attending the next meeting of the Rojales Neighbourhood Watch Group at the start of next month. The meeting, which will also include the AGM, will start at 11.00am on Monday March 2nd at Quesada’s Muncipal Centre. Anyone living in the 03170 postal area will be most welcome to come along and for more details, phone the secretary, Helen Tudor, on 966 717 582 or email: helentudor22@gmail.com

SPLASH OF COLOUR

The Mar Menor region celebrated big-time last weekend with a parade and carnival queen crowning in Santiago de la Ribera (pictured with the carnival queen Alejandra Samper) along

with week-long celebrations as well in Los Alcazares and San Pedro del Pinatar(parade pictured) which will run through till this Sunday.

Friday 20th February 2015

LOCAL LOOK-IN

PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE

Rehearsals are well underway for the Studio 32 production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma, which will be staged at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre in early June. Pictured are two of the new Studio 32 members who have two of the key parts:- Verity Jo Spencer Hall as Laurey and Rae Daniel as the young cowhand, Curly, who falls in love with her. News of ticket sales will be announced nearer the time.

MABS HAPPY ASS BOOST

The MABS Murcia Mar Menor cancer charity is better off to the tune of over 2,500 euros thanks to a group of generous campers and caravanners at La Manga. The Caravan and Camping Club Ralliers hold an annual winter rally in the area with around 200 British visitors soaking up the sun as well as raising money for a good cause. A variety of events including a panto and a race night were staged in aid of MABS, which was chosen as the beneficiary because two the Ralliers were diagnosed with cancer last year. Pictured are Grace and Alex Hill who have organised the race night for the last 12 years presenting the cheque of 2,580 euros to Janet Bell and Angela Oliver from MABS.

A donkey kept in dreadful conditions has a new home at the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. The donkey, as well as some dogs, was saved in a joint operation with the animal rescue group, Asoka, and the wildlife and environment branch of the Guardia Civil, Seprona. The donkey was in such a small yard that she could barely move, with her hooves severely are severely malformed and its right foreleg twisted almost 180 degrees after years of neglect. “Where she was kept was so small and full of rubbish that she was not able to move and her hooves have not been touched for years,” said Rescue Centre co-founder Sue Weeding. “She has now been trimmed as much as possible and we will monitor her over the next few days to see how she is moving and decide what to do for the best.” Police are now looking to prosecute the donkey’s owner. The rescue was complicated by ongoing problems with the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s aging trailer, which broke down early this month but it was temporarily repaired for the rescue, but the Centre is now urgently fundraising to buy a new one.

HARDY SOULS

Temperatures may have gone up in the last week, but that’s put into perspective some of the resilient petanca players that have braved the elements recently in some of the lowest temperatures witnessed for a long time on the Costa Blanca. Members of the teams for the winter season for the Sunshine Radio International Petanca League have shown themselves to be ready for action in all conditions, with the photo showing the Costa Knights team clutching their hot water bottles ready for the fray!

BETTER SIGHT

If you’ve an old pair of glasses that you no longer use, then don’t throw them away, because they will be used to improve the sight of needy people in India and Asia. The Torrevieja Costa Lions club is one of the Lions clubs around Spain that are asking people to donate their unwanted spectacles to the local branches of Specsavers in Torrevieja and Guardamar in a campaign that will run until the end of April. Over four thousand glasses were handed over in the last venture back in 2013, and the Lions will be looking for more of the same this time round.

Friday 20th February 2015

A PRAYER TO PONDER

A Dumped Dog's Prayer

Don't close the door! Don't push me away. Why are you leaving? Don't make me stay. Slow down the car, I can't keep up. This pavement is hot and my pads are cut. I've got to quit running or my heart will pop. Every muscle is aching. Why don't you stop? I'm so hungry and thirsty. Darkness is near. But I shouldn't leave, he will come for me here. Several weeks have passed, I am dead on my feet. They call me a nuisance because I eat off the streets. Every car that passes, I chase it to see If it's my master coming

DANI

for me. Though I approach those that come near With trust in my eyes and no sign of fear. With hate in their voices and a cold, heartless stare, They threaten to kill me they don't even care. Batter my body with rocks that they throw, I will not leave, he will come, don't you know? Overtaken with weakness, my body is numb. I'm sick and so lonely. Oh please, let him come! I will go back where he first threw me out. I'll wait for him there, he will come, no doubt. My thoughts are fading. My chest feels like lead. I'm sleepy, so sleepy - I can't lift my head. It's so quiet, so peaceful - all remains still.

There is my master at my home on the hill. Yes, I can see him, he's calling my name. His voice is so gentle, his hands are the same. He decided he wants me. Things will be fine. I really do love him, that master of mine.

My tail wags with pleasure. I can't catch my breath. He came in my dreams, but so did my DEATH!! Author unknown www.thedogyouneed.c om is a registered charity, where we rehabilitate the

most severely abused animals. Our charity registration number is 1157175. If you would be kind enough to donate anything to this special cause you can do by Paypal, where the account details are peter@thedogyouneed.com or to our Nat

West charity account, where the sort code is 6016-03 and the account number is 73754900. When donating via Paypal, can you please choose the option, personal payment or gift. Thank you sincerely from our hearts.

PETS CORNER : CAN YOU TAKE IN A HOMELESS DOG OR CAT?

Bella is a gorgeous, loving two year old Podenco cross, who lost her sight in her right eye while living on the streets but this doesn't affect her at all. She is good with other dogs and cats, sterilised and is ready for her forever home. Call: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

missing the comforts of home life; if you think you could give Frankie the love that he needs please call the kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

dog. To arrange to meet her please call 630 422 563 or 616 210850.

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PUPPIES

KEIRA

FRANKIE BELLA Frankie is seven years old and came into our care recently, together with his female companion, after their owner sadly died. He is a happy, affectionate and quiet little boy who is

Very friendly and affectionate, Keira was rescued by APAH when the homeless man that she was living with moved away from the area and left her on the streets on her own. She is in APAH's kennels, but really deserves a loving home because she is a wonderful

We have a group of seven week old puppies, who are all gorgeous and have five girls and three boys left from the litter. The mum is very sweet and has a lovely disposition and she is small medium and we think they will be small to small medium when fully grown so not very big. For more details on one of these beauties or any of our other puppies (We have 18 to choose from!),

APAH has many beautiful cats and kittens living in its Cattery like Rogan, many of them have never had a loving home, or have been abandoned by owners who didn't care enough to keep them safe. To visit the Cattery, please call 630 422 563.

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CALLINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ALLâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ANIMAL CHARITIES... Please send details of Dogs or Cats needing a home to office@thecourier.es We try to feature as many as we can each week. We also love hearing about the animals featured here!

Friday 20th February 2015

DO YOU HAVE AN INVESTMENT BUT NOT AN ADVISER? Mark Harrison Partner AES International

There are many clients in Spain that have an investment or a QROPS but no adviser to guide them. This can be for many reasons. It may be that you Financial Adviser has retired or that they have moved back to the UK. AES can help you. It's important to have an adviser that can guide you. We can also deal with the administrative part of your investment including withdrawals, income payments or simply keep you up to date with any news on your funds and provide valuations. If you do not have a Financial Adviser then please call or email us.

Regular news on funds that you have invested in AES is known as a knowledge-driven, client-orientated business that is focused on helping you achieve the financial wealth, security and peace of mind that you desire. This is why so many expats and companies are turning to AES. We are a multiaward winning, diverse organisation with offices across Europe and in the UAE. Our head office is in London and we are fully regulated in the UK by the FCA. In Spain we are regulated by the Spanish regulator, the Comisi贸n Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)

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If you have an investment here or in the UK or a QROPS and feel at a loss because you do not have an adviser then please contact me and I can discuss further how we can help you. You can phone me on 965 704 338 or email me at mark.harrison@aesinternational.com. Our office hours are 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday but you can leave a message on our answer phone outside these hours.

Friday 20th February 2015

I’M ALL FOR HUMILIATION

The nut rage former executive of Korean Air, Heather Cho, got her comeuppance last week when she was jailed for a year. Excellent! This spoilt brat thought it acceptable to humiliate a steward on a plane in which she was a passenger because she was served macadamia nuts she did not ask for and which were still in a bag and not in a bowl. She ordered the plane to return to the gate in order to offload the chief steward. The incident demonstrates everything that´s bad about some employers who think their staff are little more than chattels. But it´s not the jail sentence which pleased me the most. It was what South Korea does with convicted criminals. She was made to walk in public past banks of cameras and onlookers and make a formal bow an act of complete humiliation. Just imagine the same thing happening over in Britain? Convicted people having to walk from court and in a public place bowing in humiliation. Do you think that might deter some people from committing crimes? I think it might be an excellent part punishment for convicted benefit cheats. Still on the subject of bad bosses, the news that some NHS top brass, faced with whistle-blowers highlighting bad practices, were more likely to bully and isolate the member of staff who put his or her head above the parapet rather than sort the problem out, made me extremely angry. NHS Trusts will now have to appoint a guardian to help whistle-

blowers, but what an indictment on appalling management within some of the Trusts! Bad practices in a private firm are only likely to damage that company, but when it comes to the NHS, it’s the patients who are most likely to be the victims,

with their pension rights as well. Hitting bosses where it will hurt them the most will exercise their minds and make it far more likely that they will put patients first. And the same should apply for care homes, hospices and everywhere else where

donors are on the list of those helped by HSBC of tax avoidance. And there are counter claims that Labour super-rich supporters are also in the HSBC tax protection. But can someone please explain to me how anyone who is super rich,

to the previous Labour administration who failed to act! If you are still looking for proof that a major overhaul of laws governing trade unions is long overdue, then the next story should satisfy you. London Underground

take strike action represented just eight per cent of their colleagues. Some unions get barmier by the day. Heaven help us if they ae backed up by an equally barmy future Labour Government supported by an even more barmy Scottish National Party, likely to be more than eager to go to bed with them. Heaven help Britain.

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and that is totally unacceptable. A review has found that too many NHS staff were put off speaking out because they "fear victimisation", while others did not raise concerns because they felt they would not be listened to. The review heard stories of staff that have faced isolation, bullying and counterallegations, and there were even some problems with some of the whistle-blowers who were discriminated against in their next job! How appalling is this? Not only should the law protect whistle-blowers, but it should also make it an offence for any manager to bully one: - and on pain of losing his or her job together

people are at risk. Anyone who has listened to the revelations over the past week that the HSBC bank has assisted the super-rich to avoid paying tax must be sickened by it. Here we go again with greedy bosses: - people who are paid ridiculous salaries and bonuses, whether they be bankers or footballers and then doing their utmost to avoid paying just a fraction of their wealth to help those less fortunate than themselves. In my book these type of people are suffering from some kind of illness - where greed has become an obsession. We´ve heard of allegations from Labour that Tory

and who goes to a bank to find ways of paying the minimum of tax can possibly be a Socialist supporter? Aren´t Socialists supposed to be people who help those less fortunate than themselves, or am I missing something? The word hypocrite comes to mind. Finally on the subject, it seems that in the encounter of who is worse in sucking up to tax-dodging super-rich political donors, it was Miliband who shot himself in the foot. He described David Cameron as a "dodgy Prime Minister surrounded by dodgy donors", in a row over party grandees with Swiss bank accounts - but then it transpired that tax avoidance was highlighted

drivers have voted to strike over the sacking of a colleague who failed an alcohol breath test. He was dismissed for failing two random breath tests, having gone through a full disciplinary hearing and appeals process, as well as a separate independent director's review. Banged to rights you might think, but not good enough for the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union who claim the type of breathalyser used did not account for people with diabetes. Members voted by 229 votes to 221 to take action, with the turnout just a mere 42 percent of the membership. The number of drivers who had voted to

trouble down in a graveyard in Leicester. It´s a multi-faith graveyard, where a gypsy great grandfather, aged 89, was buried last month. He was a popular figure in the Romany gypsy community and his family paid £2,500 for three plots so that tributes could be left. But it has upset a Muslim family who owned a plot next to the gypsy grave, and who complained to the council about their relative being buried next to a 'non-believer'. The gypsy family have vowed they will fight tooth and nail to prevent their relative´s coffin being moved. It’s yet another problem which has popped up in multi-cultural Britain. There is one good thing though about the influx of Muslims into the UK, namely the fact that number of young people drinking alcohol, going on binge drinking and taking drugs is being steadily reduced in some areas of the country.

Friday 20th February 2015

FIFTY SHADES OF CONCERN

It may seem strange at first to know that this week I am going to write about something I know almost nothing about, but it is something that I feel strongly enough about to put pen to paper, figuratively speaking. I am so affected by this that I’m going to cover this subject next week as well, so what am I writing about? Last weekend probably the most highly anticipated movie of the year(pictured) was released in cinemas both here in Spain and around the world, and it’s the film that many have apparently been waiting for. There was absolutely no coincidence that it was released for Valentine´s Day I´m sure was no mistake, and we’ve all read the hype and I´ve seen the trailer but for me, that´s as far as it goes for “Fifty Shades of Grey”. There are apparently three books in the ´Fifty Shades of Grey´ series and I have not opened one page of any of them, nor have I read much about them, so, apart from a basic knowledge that they

are fundamentally about s a d o masochistic sex, I am unfamiliar with the plot. A few of my students have read the books and were eagerly anticipating the film so I asked them to tell me why it was so interesting, and what was it about the book that fired the imagination. Apart from the obvious fact that it´s about sex, it is also apparently about love and how the main female character teaches the main male lead how to fall in love. So, in order to write this book I guess that the author, E L James has some experience of this sex world and on that point, I´m not going to comment. Everyone is entitled to live their lives as they wish, so long as they are doing it

with the full consent of everyone involved. However there are a few points that I wish to raise, namely the comments from the movie critics that there is not enough sex in the big screen adaptation. I won´t go into detail about the lack of detail in the film but it did make me wonder what exactly these experts wanted! If they are after hard core sado-

masochistic sex then maybe the way to go is in the direction of Soho, as I´m sure that there are plenty of movies that will satisfy their cravings! However the main point I want to make is about a worrying article that I read online about some of the phrases in the book. This is meant to be a story of love that in the end conquers all, but along the

way a young girl is introduced to a side of sexual relations she probably never imagined existed. All in all everything works out in the end for the best, as they fall in love and like a fairy tale, live happily ever a f t e r . Nevertheless, this is not exactly how this novel is written and I will give you some examples from the text to highlight my point that this is not a book to be read lightly, and how I hope these ideals were not carried over into the film. Firstly, as a bit of background study (of course), I have read a little about BDSM (a variety of erotic practices, the initials being taken from the words bondage, discipline, dominance and submission and

sadism and masochism). It is not something that I am particularly interested in but there are certain things that I guess we all know from watching films or TV programmes, especially the crime shows! The most important thing we tend to notice is that there are ´safe´ words, which are words that are used when the ´game´ is getting a little out of control or the person on the receiving end of whatever is being done to them wants to stop. ‘No’ should mean what it means however there may be those for whom ´no´ isn´t what it seems and therefore they chose another word, just to be on the safe side. BDSM should be safe and enjoyable for all, and of course part of that is dominance. There are though certain parts in the book that are not about BDSM but solely about the male character being in charge of the female. Next week I will explain the quotes that I have seen from the book and why I believe this isn´t just a light hearted piece of fiction, but have much deeper meanings.

Friday 20th February 2015

Spanish 160

¡Hola! Espero que hayas pasado una buena semana y estés preparando para mejorar tu español. Esta semana voy a darte algunos consejos para aprender español. Todo el mundo necesita hacer varias cosas todos los días. Una cosa que puedes hacer es leer. Hay muchos periódicos que se pueden leer, en internet o en papel. Se venden en los estancos y también puedes mirar en tu ordenador. Aquí es una lista de unos populares periódicos españoles con la página web donde se puede encontrar: ABC = abc.es, cadena ser = cadenaser.com, el mundo = elmundo.es, El semanal digital = elsemanaldigital.com, La Razón = larazon.es, Sur = diariosur.es. Empieza con ellos y ya verás como mejora tu español, cuanto más leas más entenderás y más podrás hablar y comunicarte. Otra opción para aprender español es escuchar la radio, no vas a entender todo lo que oyes pero cualquier palabra que cojas es mejor que nada, y poco a poco entenderás más y más. No es fácil escuchar la radio ni la televisión sin embargo hay que intentar, y verás que es más fácil entender las personas con quien hablas cara a cara que la radio o la televisión. Mucha gente me contaron sobre las dificultades en encontrar gente con quien hablar, es verdad que si vives en una zona llena de extranjeros va a ser más difícil hablar y aún más si tienes vergüenza para hablar en español. La cosa es que hay que encontrar cualquier oportunidad para hablar; si es con tu médico, un profesor del colegio, un oficinista, trata de hablar con ellos, y poco a poco tendrás la confianza para continuar. Para mí, un paso grande era cuando tenía que traducir para una amiga, fue hace quizás cuatro años y ella necesitaba ir a muchos sitos, médicos distintos, oficinas de seguro de salud y también a las oficinas de la seguridad social, entre otros. Fuimos unos meses por todas partes y siempre yo tenía que hablar y traducir. Yo me tenía que esforzar porque mi español era más básico y no sabía tanto como ahora. Pero cada día yendo a varios sitios fui aprendiendo más; más palabras, más frases y también

encontré la confianza para hablar, no había otro opción, ¡si no hablaba mi amiga y el doctor habrían estado en silencio! Entonces, cuando creas que tengas la capacidad de hablar con españoles, aunque sea un nivel intermedio, ofrece tus servicios a tus amigos para traducir. Ellos se pueden ahorrar el dinero y tú puedes practicar. Claro hay que tener cuidado con los médicos, etc. porque no hay que equivocarse, el mejor consejo que te puedo decir es: si no entiendes bien lo que han dicho tienes dos opciones – repite lo que piensas que la persona ha dicho o pide que te lo repita. Ya verás si encuentras la confianza para hacerlo una vez, lo verás cada vez un poquito más fácil. Bueno, ¿Que más puedes hacer para mejorar tu español? Por supuesto otra opción son las clases de español. Con esas, como he escrito anteriormente, hay que tener cuidado con buscar un profesor bueno, alguien que tenga ganas de mejorar tu nivel, no solo cobrar tu dinero. Hay muchas clases de español, desde clases individuales hasta grupos,

pero algunas personas me contaron que en los grupos hay niveles diferentes, por eso yo prefiero las clases de no más de cuatro personas. Con un grupo grande es imposible prestar toda la atención que necesitas. Por eso digo, a esos profesores no tienen tanto interés en cobrar que enseñar, sin embargo, es tu decisión con quien quiera aprender y algunas personas prefieran clases con mucha gente, ¡porque se pueden esconder en una esquina! Pero si estás pagando por una clase tienes que aprovechar todas las horas, si no, estás perdiendo tu dinero, y hoy en día nadie puede hacer eso. Hay muchos sitios donde se puede encontrar clases de español, en internet por páginas como Facebook, o buscar en Google. También se puede ver en las ventanas de tus locales, a veces gente anuncian por allí. Una buena opción es preguntar a tus amigos, yo tengo muchos alumnos nuevos porque han sido recomendados, y, como sabes, lo mejor publicidad son las palabras. Además puedes buscar españoles para una reunión de ´spanglish´ cuando para hablar la mitad en español e inglés. Hay muchos españoles que quieren aprender el inglés y necesitan todas las oportunidades posibles para mejorar. Eso costará no más que un café en tu cafetería. Entonces ¿cómo lo harás? Pues hablar con ingleses para ver si conocen a alguien, hablar con las escuelas de idiomas cercanas para ver si puedes poner un anuncio o si conocen a alguien, quizás se puede poner un anuncio en tu supermercado español y mientras estás hablando con el jefe él puede conocer a alguien que está interesado. Bueno, ya te dejo para pensar en que manera puedes aprender. Recuerda: Si has leído este artículo sin ver un diccionario tienes un buen nivel de español y ahora quizás necesites seguir hablando. Si has buscado algunas palabras en el diccionario pues has visto en cuales áreas necesitas mejorar y repasar. Te deseo suerte en tu campaña para mejorar tu español, sabes que no es nada fácil pero con las ganas y una buena mentalidad lo puedes conseguir. ¡Hasta la próxima!

Friday 20th February 2015

GIVING YOUR OUTDOOR FURNISHING A NEW LEASE OF LIFE! While we wait for the warm spring weather to arrive why not take advantage of the professional sewing service at Sarah's Curtain & Bedding Store. This fully insured service is carried out in store, specialising in the recovering of cushions, seat pads, sun beds, chairs, garden swings, pergolas and more. Whether you just want to recover existing pads or go for a whole new set, refurbishing your existing cushions and is an economical way of updating your set. With stunning multi coloured fabrics suitable for outdoor use here in Spain, you can update any style furniture set..... from plain fabric to stripes or florals .... there is something to suit any choice! Sarahs Curtain & Bedding Store also supply quality foam as well as any new framework for pergolas and awnings therefore offering the best and most competitive recovering service in the area. In addition to the fantastic recovering service, the sewing service can also take care of all of your home textile needs! Fabulous bespoke curtains, cushion covers and bedspreads to include just a few of the popular requests as well as a convenient clothing alteration, resizing and repair service.

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Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February 2015

TAKING THE MICHAEL...

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Last Weeks Answers (David’s): 1) Carradine 2) Lee Roth 3) Beckham 4) Duchovny 5) Schwimmer 6) Copperfield 7) Letterman 8) Hasslehoff 9) Tennant 10) Blaine 11) Jason 12) Livingstone 13) Coulthard 14) Bowie 15) Attenborough

TRELI ON THE TELLY SCORCHING SUMMERS

with ALEX TRELINSKI I’ve never ever seen so much promotion for just one programme namely Channel Four’s Indian Summers, which almost made me not want to watch it because of all the hype! Was this some kind of sub-standard drama that Four had wasted a record breaking £14 million quid on in what has been the biggest scripted commission in the channel’s 32-year history? Anybody casually viewing Channel Four, along with E4 and More Four would have been bombarded by the promos over the last three months, but mercifully they have been justified in advertising a cracking period drama. Set in the thirties, the series follows a group of British expats and Indian vil-

lagers during the holiday season in Shimla, a hill-station in the Himalayan foothills that was popular for breaks in colonial times (the actual location was Malaysia for the shoot!). The star is the wonderful Julie Walters in a terrific role as Cynthia, a London working class lady who runs the club, but that’s it for the known names, as we’ve got a cast of unknowns that after the ten week run, will have made a name for themselves. This is nothing like the old Raj stiff upper-lip stuff of The Jewel of the Crown some 30 years ago, but a tale of relationships involving the Brits and

Indians, with the most gorgeous settings. Dare I say this is like Downton Abbey, but with the heat turned up and a sharper script (sorry Julian Fellowes), in a fastpaced opening episode, which brought many strands and characters. A full and proper judgement cannot be

made without taking the ten episodes as a whole, but I very much liked what I saw and that came as a nice surprise. The producers want to do another four series leading up to India’s independence, and I suspect that will depend on the international sales for Indian Summers.

So far, so v e r y g o o d , w h i c h allows me to forgive Channel Four for what was a pretty p o o r 2014 for them. B B C Drama is in fine fettle at the moment, and whilst Indian Summers w a s launching last Sunday night, BBC1 kicked off a three-part dramatisation of JK Rowling’s bestseller, The Casual Vacancy to do with a battle in a West Country village for a parish council seat in a by-election. Politics, class and dark secrets fea-

ture in an idyllic setting, as the election is thrown into turmoil. You can’t quibble with the cast, but JK’s tale is a bit too clichéd and predictable, though pleasant enough. I suspect most folk will have watched it and Indian Summers, and it’s the tale from the sub-continent that will get most tongues wagging. ITV’s Saturday shocker of a schedule gets a much needed lift tomorrow night with the return of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Takeaway. Good luck to the guys in what is always a good fun show, but the horse has truly bolted away from the stable in the best ever series of The Voice over on BBC1, which has bested The X Factor for ratings and of course the quality of the singers. And what isn’t there to like about the lovely Rita Ora?

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

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00:45 AI: Artificial Intelligence 03:00 Skiing Weatherview 03:05 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under Revisited 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Countryside 999 12:45 Real Lives Reunited 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 A Question of Sport 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 EastEnders 22:00 The Musketeers 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 The Graham Norton Show

00:00 EastEnders 00:30 Family Guy 01:15 American Dad! 01:40 Bangkok Airport 02:35 Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers 03:05 South Side Story 03:35 Great Movie Mistakes 04:05 Bangkok Airport 05:00 Close 20:00 Great Movie Mistakes 20:30 EastEnders: 30 Years of Cliffhangers 21:00 Don't Tell the Bride 22:00 EastEnders 22:30 Uncle 23:00 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse

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00:15 Weather 00:20 A Cook Abroad 01:20 Can You Cure My Cancer? 02:20 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Countryside 999 08:45 Real Lives Reunited 09:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 The Big Allotment Challenge 11:00 Food & Drink 11:30 Map Man 12:00 South Africa Walks 12:30 Animal Park 13:00 The Password Is Courage 14:50 The World at War 15:45 Coast 16:45 Open All Hours 17:15 To the Manor Born 17:45 Hi-de-Hi! 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 Food & Drink 22:00 Italy Unpacked 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight

00:55 River Monsters 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Meridian Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Meridian Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Meridian Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:40 Cricket World Cup Highlights

00:05 The Romanians Are Coming 01:05 CCTV: Caught on Camera 02:05 One Born Every Minute 03:00 The Supervet 03:55 Food Unwrapped 04:20 Location, Location, Location 05:15 Kirstie's Vintage Home 06:10 Deal or No Deal 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 09:00 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada 12:30 Shipping Wars UK 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 The Simpsons 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Million Pound Drop 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 The Last Leg

00:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 The Hotel Inspector 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Police Interceptors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 A Deadly Encounter 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 21:00 Secrets Of 22:00 NCIS: New Orleans 23:00 NCIS 23:55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

00:00 Digging for Britain 01:00 Top of the Pops: 1980 01:40 Sounds of the 70s 2 02:10 Wallander 03:40 Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 04:40 Close 20:00 World News Today 20:30 Sounds of the Sixties 21:00 Daniil Trifonov: Piano Sensation 22:00 Status Quo: Hello Quo 23:20 Status Quo: Live and Acoustic

00:15 00:45 01:40 02:05 02:50 03:15 06:45 07:00 07:10 08:00 09:00 09:25 10:30 11:15 13:10 14:15 14:40 15:40 19:00 21:00 22:00

00:00 Trial & Retribution 01:05 Parenthood 03:20 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Fresh Fields 07:25 Hamish Macbeth 08:25 Heartbeat 09:30 Where the Heart Is 10:40 The Royal 11:40 Judge Judy 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 Where the Heart Is 16:10 The Royal 17:15 Fresh Fields 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie's Marple 23:00 Law & Order: UK

00:05 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 01:55 River Monsters: Untold 02:50 Minder 03:40 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 UEFA Champions League Greatest Goals 07:10 The Big Match Revisited 07:55 Magnum, PI 09:00 Minder 10:00 Ax Men 11:00 Hogan's Heroes 12:05 Magnum, PI 13:05 The Professionals 14:05 Motorway Patrol 15:05 Ax Men 16:00 The Car Chasers 17:00 Hogan's Heroes 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Europa League Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Counting Cars 22:00 Tango & Cash

Bear Grylls: Mission Survive SERIES 1 - EPISODE 1 22:00 - ITV

1/6. Eight celebrities embark on a 12-day expedition in the rainforest of Costa Rica, where they must learn to navigate difficult terrain, build shelters, make fire and eat the food that nature provides. From abseiling down ferocious waterfalls to crossing perilous rapids, the stars face a range of challenges and Bear himself eliminates one of them each week, leaving three in the final. Kelly Holmes, Mike Tindall, Emilia and Laurence Fox, Max George, Jamelia, Vogue Williams and Tom Rosenthal make up the team.

Cockroaches Two and a Half Men Dads Scorpion Life's Funniest Moments Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Dinner Date Catchphrase The Little Vampire Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Shaun of the Dead

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

SATURDAY

21st FEBRUARY

00:20 Bluestone 42

00:00 Weather

00:55 The Guardian

00:05 2001: a Space Odyssey

03:05 Weather for the Week

02:20 The Abominable Snowman

Ahead

03:45 Question Time

03:10 BBC News

04:45 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Breakfast

06:55 Father of the Bride

11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live

08:25 Summer Magic

12:30 Mary Berry Cooks

10:10 Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

13:00 BBC News; Weather

10:40 The Fred Dibnah Story

13:10 Football Focus

11:10 British Isles: A Natural

13:50 Saturday Sportsday

History

14:00 Live Athletics

12:00 Six Nations Rewind 13:00 Food & Drink

17:30 Final Score

13:30 A Taste of Britain 18:20 Pointless Celebrities

14:00 A Taste of Britain

19:10 BBC News; Regional

14:30 Talking Pictures

News and Weather

15:00 On the Waterfront

19:30 Now You See It

16:45 The Go-Between 18:35 The Great British

20:00 The Voice UK

Sewing Bee 21:25 The National Lottery:

19:35 Flog It!

Win Your Wish List

20:30 How We Got to Now

22:15 Casualty

with Steven Johnson

23:05 BBC News; Weather

21:30 Dad's Army

23:25 National Lottery Update

22:00 Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South

23:25 Match of the Day

23:00 Gambit

00:00 EastEnders

00:20 Acoustic at the BBC

01:30 Family Guy

01:20 Status Quo: Hello Quo

02:15 American Dad!

02:40 Status Quo: Live and

02:40 Family Guy

Acoustic

03:00 Uncle

03:40 Acoustic at the BBC

03:30 I Survived a Zombie

04:40 Close

Apocalypse

20:00 Natural World

04:30 South Side Story

21:00 A Very British Murder

05:00 Close

with Lucy Worsley

20:00 Great Movie Mistakes

22:00 Hostages

20:20 Top Gear

22:40 Hostages

21:25 Meet the Parents 23:10 Live at the Apollo 23:40 Family Guy

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T MISS

23:20 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe 23:50 Queens of Heartache

The World's Weirdest Weather 21:00 - CHANNEL 4

4/4. A look at weather at its strangest and fastest. A cloud envelops a supersonic jet, an invasion of tumbleweed swamps an entire town, apocalyptic black rain falls from the skies in Iceland, and an onlooker captures a rare fire rainbow on film. In Japan, a skier searches for legendary `snow monsters' on the slopes of a ski resort, while a storm chaser comes face to face with seven towering waterspouts in the Florida Keys. There's also a blood-red waterfall, and what explains the most otherworldly place on Earth, where there are two suns and no horizon?

00:40 Air America 02:35 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:35 Dino Dan 08:00 Canimals 08:10 Sooty 08:25 Signed Stories 08:30 Scrambled! 08:35 Nerds & Monsters 08:50 Adventure Time 09:30 Horrid Henry 09:50 Hulk and the Agents of Smash 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Meridian Weather 13:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 The Unforgettable 15:05 The Chase 16:05 Doc Martin 17:05 Big Star's Little Star 18:05 ITV Meridian Weather 18:05 ITV News Meridian 18:15 ITV News and Weather 18:25 You've Been Framed! 19:30 Planet's Got Talent 20:00 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 21:25 Take Me Out 22:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 23:40 ITV News and Weather 23:54 ITV Meridian Weather 23:55 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

00:05 Take Me Out 02:05 Cockroaches 02:30 Fake Reaction 03:05 Life's Funniest Moments 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Emmerdale 09:40 Coronation Street 12:15 Babe: Pig in the City 14:10 Richie Rich 16:00 Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium 17:55 You've Been Framed! 18:25 Back to the Future 20:45 Evan Almighty 22:40 Take Me Out - The Gossip 23:25 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 23:55 Reality Bites

00:10 Catastrophe 00:40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 01:10 Rude Tube 02:00 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 03:35 The Ricky Gervais Show 04:35 Location, Location, Location 05:25 Deal or No Deal 06:20 Face the Clock 06:45 NFL: Rush Zone 07:10 How I Met Your Mother 08:00 Trans World Sport 08:55 The Morning Line 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30 Frasier 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:25 Child Genius 14:30 Channel 4 Racing 17:15 Come Dine with Me 18:15 The Big Bang Theory 18:45 The Simpsons 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Homes by the Sea 21:00 The World's Weirdest Weather 22:00 Silver Linings Playbook

00:00 Trial & Retribution 01:00 Hamish Macbeth 02:55 The Royal 03:50 Judge Judy 04:10 ITV3 Nightscreen 04:40 Emmerdale 07:00 Judge Judy 07:20 Agatha Christie's Marple 09:20 Where the Heart Is 11:35 The Darling Buds of May 12:45 A Touch of Frost 14:55 Wycliffe 16:05 Carry On Again Doctor 17:55 Agatha Christie's Marple 19:55 Doc Martin 21:00 Foyle's War 23:05 Lewis

00:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Angelina Ballerina 07:30 Pip Ahoy! 07:40 The Mr Men Show 07:55 Chloe's Closet 08:05 Mio Mao 08:10 Olly the Little White Van 08:15 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:30 Make Way for Noddy 08:40 Paw Patrol 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:25 Wanda and the Alien 09:40 Zack and Quack 09:55 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 11:35 Chinese Food in Minutes 11:55 The Dog Rescuers 12:20 Ice Road Truckers 16:05 Columbo: How to Dial a Murder 17:35 Columbo: Murder, a Self-Portrait 19:25 NCIS 21:00 5 News Weekend 21:05 Law & Order 22:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:00 Live International Boxing

00:10 Sports Life Stories 01:10 River Monsters 03:55 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 Greatest FA Cup Finals 07:10 The Professionals 08:00 Hogan's Heroes 08:30 Bundesliga Football Highlights 09:35 UEFA Champions League Weekly 10:05 World Rally Championship Highlights 11:05 Counting Cars 12:00 The Big Fish Off 13:00 For Whom the Bell Tolls 16:10 Field of Dreams 18:20 Storage Wars 20:15 Storage Wars: Texas 21:10 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 23:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

SUNDAY

22nd FEBRUARY

00:50 The Football League Show 02:10 EastEnders 05:05 Weather for the Week Ahead 05:10 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:30 MOTD2 Extra 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 The Link 15:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Eat Well for Less? 16:45 Your Home in Their Hands 17:45 Lifeline 17:55 Songs of Praise 18:30 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 19:00 The Big Painting Challenge 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Call the Midwife 22:00 The Casual Vacancy 23:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 23:30 Match of the Day 2

00:20 Spider

00:05 Family Guy 00:25 Family Guy 00:50 Family Guy 01:10 Family Guy 01:35 Family Guy 01:55 Crims 02:25 Crims 02:55 Crims 03:25 Crims 03:50 Crims 04:20 Crims 04:50 Close 20:00 Great Movie Mistakes 20:05 Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 20:35 The Voice UK 22:00 Russell Howard's Good News 22:30 Russell Howard's Good News 23:00 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse

00:50 Queens of Jazz: The

01:55 This Is BBC Two 07:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 07:15 Great British Garden Revival 08:15 Glorious Gardens from Above 09:00 Countryfile 10:00 The Football League Show 11:20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:50 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 13:50 Live Cycling 17:30 The Wonder of Animals 18:00 Alaska - Earth's Frozen Kingdom 19:00 Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth 20:00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 21:00 Top Gear 22:00 Dragons' Den 23:00 Meet the Ukippers 23:50 Blackthorn

Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas 01:50 Top of the Pops: 1980 02:30 Sounds of the 70s 2 03:00 Natural World 04:00 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 05:00 Close 20:00 The Great War 20:40 Britain's Wild Places 20:50 Britain's Wild Places 21:00 Mark Lawson Talks To 22:00 Storyville: Love Is All 23:15 Mystery Road

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T MISS

Countryfile 20:00 - BBC ONE

The team explores how erosion has shaped the landscape in Suffolk. Matt Baker joins scientists using the latest technology to view the lost town of Dunwich - Britain's `Atlantis' - swallowed by the sea centuries ago. Ellie Harrison finds out how coastal erosion is helping to recreate important saltmarsh habitats and meets author Helen Macdonald, whose love of goshawks inspired a literary smash. Adam Henson watches the Gloucestershire fire service training to rescue animals and Tom Heap asks if the price of milk should be increased.

01:55 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:35 Dino Dan 08:00 Canimals 08:10 Sooty 08:25 Signed Stories 08:30 Scrambled! 08:35 Nerds & Monsters 08:50 Ultimate Spider-Man 09:30 Horrid Henry 09:50 Deadtime Stories 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:35 ITV News and Weather 13:39 ITV Meridian Weather 13:40 The Unforgettable 14:10 Mel & Sue's Best Bits 15:15 The Chase 16:10 Tipping Point 17:15 Octopussy 19:40 ITV Meridian Weather 19:40 ITV News Meridian 19:45 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Get Your Act Together 21:15 All Star Family Fortunes 22:00 Mr Selfridge 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:19 ITV Meridian Weather 23:20 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

00:25 Green Zone

Countdown

01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 10,000 BC 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make It Big 06:15 Angels of Jarm 06:40 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Angelina Ballerina 07:30 Pip Ahoy! 07:40 The Mr Men Show 07:55 Chloe's Closet 08:05 Mio Mao 08:10 Olly the Little White Van 08:15 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:30 Make Way for Noddy 08:40 Paw Patrol 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:25 Wanda and the Alien 09:40 Zack and Quack 09:55 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 11:35 The Dog Rescuers 12:00 Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 14:00 Innerspace 16:20 Stand by Me 17:55 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 19:45 WarGames 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Top Gun

00:35 Ibiza Weekender 01:35 The Invention of Lying 03:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 03:50 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Emmerdale 10:10 Coronation Street 12:45 Take Me Out 14:00 Take Me Out - Gossip 14:45 You've Been Framed! 15:10 Scorpion 16:05 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 17:35 Nanny McPhee 19:30 Jurassic Park 22:00 Ibiza Weekender 23:00 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 23:30 White Chicks

01:10 A Touch of Frost 03:00 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Judge Judy 07:45 Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure 08:45 Carry On Again Doctor 10:35 Heartbeat 12:40 Goodnight Mister Tom 14:50 Agatha Christie's Marple 16:50 Rosemary & Thyme 17:55 Inspector Morse 20:00 Lewis 22:00 Sunday Night at the Palladium 23:00 Birds of a Feather 23:30 City Lights

00:00 Plunkett & Macleane 02:05 River Monsters 03:00 Hogan's Heroes 03:50 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 The Professionals 09:00 Hogan's Heroes 10:40 River Monsters 11:40 The Car Chasers 12:40 Pawn Stars 15:25 Dunkirk 18:10 Police Academy 4: 20:00 The Big Fish Off 21:00 Premiership Rugby Union 22:00 Harry's South Pole Heroes 23:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights

02:35 The Last Leg 03:25 Hollyoaks 05:30 Location, Location, Location 06:25 Deal or No Deal 07:20 NFL: Rush Zone 07:45 How I Met Your Mother 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 15:25 Love Happens 17:35 Location, Location, Location 18:35 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 Four Rooms 21:00 The Auction House 22:00 Indian Summers 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

MONDAY

23rd FEBRUARY

00:40 The Super League Show 01:25 The Apprentice USA 02:50 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:55 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Countryside 999 12:45 Real Lives Reunited 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 WPC 56 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 New Tricks 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Waterloo Road

01:30 Countryfile 02:25 Holby City 03:25 This Is BBC Two 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Countryside 999 08:50 Real Lives Reunited 09:20 Wanted Down Under 10:05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 Click 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 14:05 Cagney & Lacey 14:50 The World at War 15:45 Africa 16:45 Open All Hours 17:15 To the Manor Born 17:45 Hi-de-Hi! 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 A Cook Abroad 23:00 House of Fools 23:30 Newsnight

00:20 Premiership Rugby Union 01:15 The Store 03:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:15 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Meridian Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Meridian Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 1000 Heartbeats 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Broadchurch 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Meridian Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:40 Cricket World Cup Highlights

00:05 Moonrise Kingdom 01:50 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:40 The Million Pound Drop 03:30 Come Dine with Me 05:45 Deal or No Deal 06:35 Face the Clock 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 09:00 Frasier 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada 12:30 Shipping Wars UK 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 The Political Slot 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Food Unwrapped 22:00 NHS: £2billion a Week & Counting 23:00 Catastrophe 23:35 Bodyshockers

00:15 Young Guns 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 10,000 BC 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make It Big 06:15 Angels of Jarm 06:40 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:40 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 The Hotel Inspector 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Secrets Of 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 The Perfect Assistant 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:30 5 News Update 20:30 Car Crash TV 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 23:00 10,000 BC

00:00 Family Guy 00:25 Family Guy 00:45 Uncle 01:15 American Dad! 01:35 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 02:35 Bangkok Airport 03:30 South Side Story 04:00 Bangkok Airport 04:55 Close 20:00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 20:30 Don't Tell the Bride 21:30 Waterloo Road 22:30 Uncle 23:00 Cuckoo 23:30 EastEnders

01:10 Status Quo: Live and

01:50 Fool Britannia 02:20 Fake Reaction 02:55 Life's Funniest Moments 03:20 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 You've Been Framed! 07:25 Psych 08:10 Emmerdale 08:40 Coronation Street 09:40 Dinner Date 10:40 Catchphrase 11:25 Psych 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You've Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Through the Keyhole 23:00 American Pie Presents Band Camp

00:35 03:15 04:10 04:40 07:00 07:25 08:30 09:35 10:40 11:40 13:00 14:00 15:05 16:10 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:55 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

00:00 Tango & Cash 02:10 Derailed 02:55 The Professionals 03:45 Movies Now 03:55 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 UEFA Champions League Greatest Finals 07:15 Motorway Patrol 08:05 Magnum, PI 09:05 Minder 10:05 Ax Men 11:05 Hogan's Heroes 12:05 Magnum, PI 13:05 The Professionals 14:10 Motorway Patrol 15:05 Ax Men 16:00 Pawn Stars 16:55 Hogan's Heroes 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Minder 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Storage Wars: Texas 23:00 Ax Men

DON’T MISS

Acoustic 02:10 When Rock Goes Acoustic 03:10 Acoustic at the BBC 04:10 Sounds of the 70s 2 04:40 Close 20:00 World News Today 20:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 21:00 Natural World 22:00 Asylum 22:30 Bob Servant 23:00 Norman Wisdom: His Story

Africa 15:45 - BBC TWO

This lavish film about African wildlife, presented by David Attenborough, has some delightfully humorous moments tucked in among the more serious – and occasionally nightmarish – scenes. A young leopard dangles from a tree in an ungainly fashion, a flock of unbearably cute baby ostriches nervously trot behind their mother on a trip to the overcrowded waterhole.

The Portrait of a Lady Countrywise ITV3 Nightscreen Emmerdale Fresh Fields Hamish Macbeth Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Fresh Fields Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary & Thyme Long Lost Family Law & Order: UK

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

TUESDAY

24th FEBRUARY

00:45 The Graham Norton Show 01:30 Heist 03:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:20 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Countryside 999 12:45 Real Lives Reunited 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 WPC 56 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 The Gift 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Childbirth: All or Nothing

00:00 Family Guy 00:25 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:10 Family Guy 01:30 South Side Story 02:00 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 03:00 Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers 03:30 Uncle 04:00 Cuckoo 04:30 South Side Story 05:00 Close 20:00 Don't Tell the Bride 21:00 Don't Tell the Bride 22:00 World's Toughest Jobs 23:00 Uncle 23:30 EastEnders

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T MISS

00:15 Weather 00:20 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 01:20 Inside the Commons 02:20 This Is BBC Two 05:00 The Genius of Invention 06:00 Schools - The Bloodhound Adventure 07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Countryside 999 08:50 Real Lives Reunited 09:20 Wanted Down Under 10:05 Nature's Weirdest Events 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 14:05 The Super League Show 14:50 The World at War 15:45 Africa 16:45 Open All Hours 17:15 To the Manor Born 17:45 Hi-de-Hi! 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Wanted in Paradise 21:00 Natural World 22:00 Inside the Commons 23:00 Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience 23:30 Newsnight

00:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 UEFA Champions League Weekly 04:25 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Meridian Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Meridian Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 1000 Heartbeats 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Live UEFA Champions League 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Meridian Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:40 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time

00:40 24 Hours in A&E 01:35 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:25 After Lucia 04:10 Kirstie's Vintage Home 05:05 Location, Location, Location 06:05 Deal or No Deal 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 09:00 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada 12:30 Shipping Wars UK 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 The Political Slot 21:00 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 22:00 The Romanians Are Coming 23:00 Immigration Street

00:00 The Jackal 02:20 SuperCasino 04:10 Killer Psychopaths 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 The Hotel Inspector 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 The Boy Next Door 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Benidorm ER 22:00 Killer Psychopaths 23:00 10,000 BC

00:00 Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 01:00 Natural World 02:00 Wallander 03:25 Great Continental Railway Journeys 03:55 Asylum 04:25 Bob Servant 04:55 Close 20:00 World News Today 20:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 21:00 Digging for Ireland 22:00 Timeshift 23:00 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

00:55 01:50 02:30 03:15 06:45 07:00 07:25 08:10 08:40 09:40 10:40 11:25 12:20 13:10 13:40 14:40 15:40 19:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

00:00 01:05 02:10 03:00 03:30 07:00 07:25 08:30 09:35 10:40 11:40 13:00 14:00 15:05 16:10 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:55 20:00 21:00 23:00

00:00 Bundesliga Football Highlights 01:00 Rugby Union 02:00 Sports Life Stories 02:50 Minder 03:40 Movies Now 03:50 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 UEFAGreatest Matches 07:10 Motorway Patrol 07:55 Magnum, PI 08:55 Minder 10:00 Ax Men 10:55 Hogan's Heroes 12:00 Magnum, PI 13:00 The Professionals 14:00 Motorway Patrol 15:00 Ax Men 15:55 Pawn Stars 16:50 Hogan's Heroes 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Minder 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Sports Life Stories

The Gift SERIES1 - EPISODE 3 10:00 BBC ONE

3/4. Ten years ago, Andy Chaggar's trip of a lifetime ended in tragedy when the Boxing Day tsunami struck. His girlfriend lost her life and he only narrowly escaped with his thanks to three men who rescued him. Can The Gift find his heroes? Mel Giedroyc hears from Beverley Cox, whose expatriate childhood in Kenya was overshadowed by a turbulent relationship with her father. The family's domestic help stepped in and treated her like his own daughter, but he was left with nothing. Beverley wants to apologise, so Mel travels to Kenya to find him - but they don't even know if he is still alive.

Two and a Half Men Fake Reaction Royal Pains Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen You've Been Framed! Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date Catchphrase Psych Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed! Dinner Date Hell's Kitchen USA Ibiza Weekender

Wire in the Blood Wycliffe The Royal ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Fresh Fields Hamish Macbeth Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Fresh Fields Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law & Order: UK

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

WEDNESDAY

25th FEBRUARY

00:15 Have I Got Old News for You 00:45 Lay the Favorite 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:20 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under Revisited 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Countryside 999 12:45 Real Lives Reunited 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC London News 19:55 Party Political Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 Would I Lie to You? 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 22:30 Room 101 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 A Question of Sport

00:15 Weather 00:20 Dragons' Den 01:20 Film 2015 01:50 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Countryside 999 08:45 Real Lives Reunited 09:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Horizon 11:00 Great British Railway Journeys 11:30 See Hear 12:00 Map Man 12:30 Coast 12:55 Carve Her Name with Pride 14:50 The World at War 15:45 Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 16:45 Open All Hours 17:15 To the Manor Born 17:45 Hi-de-Hi! 18:15 Flog It! 18:55 Party Political Broadcast 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Alaska - Earth's Frozen Kingdom 22:00 Wolf Hall 23:00 Up the Women 23:30 Newsnight

00:40 Carry On Girls 02:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:45 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Meridian Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Meridian Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:25 Party Political Broadcast 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Meridian Weather 23:30 ITV News Meridian 23:40 Exposure

00:00 Kicked Out Kids 01:05 Poker 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:25 Trans World Sport 03:20 Dispatches 03:50 Jon Richardson Grows Up 04:45 Kirstie's Vintage Home 05:40 Location, Location, Location 06:35 Face the Clock 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 09:00 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada 12:30 Shipping Wars UK 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 The Political Slot 21:00 The Restoration Man 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00 Junk Food Kids: Who's to Blame?

00:00 The Ten Faces of Michael Jackson 00:55 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 01:55 SuperCasino 04:10 Age Gap Love 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:05 Milkshake! Monkey 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:10 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Britain's Biggest Primary School 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 In the Dark 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cowboy Builders 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 World's Biggest Hips 23:00 Erin Brockovich

00:00 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:05 Family Guy 01:30 Uncle 02:00 South Side Story 02:30 An Idiot's Guide to Politics 03:30 Bangkok Airport 04:30 Uncle 04:55 Close 20:00 EastEnders: 30 Years of Cliffhangers 21:00 Bangkok Airport 22:00 Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers 22:30 Russell Howard's Good News 23:30 EastEnders

00:00 Timeshift

00:05 Plebs 00:35 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 01:05 Two and a Half Men 02:00 Dads 02:25 Hell's Kitchen USA 03:05 Life's Funniest Moments 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 You've Been Framed! 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 You've Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Babe: Pig in the City 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 The Cube 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You've Been Framed! 21:00 Miss Congeniality 23:15 Ibiza Weekender

00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:05 Wycliffe 02:05 The Royal 03:00 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Fresh Fields 07:25 Hamish Macbeth 08:25 Heartbeat 09:30 Where the Heart Is 10:40 The Royal 11:40 Judge Judy 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 Where the Heart Is 16:10 The Royal 17:15 Fresh Fields 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 22:00 Billy Connolly's Big Send Off 23:00 Law & Order: UK

00:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights 01:00 Game of Death 02:50 River Monsters 03:45 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 The Big Match Revisited 08:00 Magnum, PI 09:00 Minder 10:00 Ax Men 11:00 Hogan's Heroes 12:05 Magnum, PI 13:05 The Professionals 14:05 Minder 15:05 Ax Men 15:55 Pawn Stars 16:50 Hogan's Heroes 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Minder 20:00 River Monsters 21:00 The Big Fish Off 22:00 Storage Wars 23:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights

DON’T MISS

01:00 Sounds of the 70s 2 01:25 Wallander 03:00 Digging for Britain 04:00 Timewatch 05:00 Close 20:00 World News Today 20:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 21:00 African Railway 22:00 Infested: Living with Parasites 23:00 Storyville

River Monsters 20:00 - ITV 4

The story goes that a woman was wading in the shallows of a Colombian river when she was attacked and killed by something in the water. When the woman’s body was found it had a single puncture wound which is an indication that her attacker was a stingray. But, Jeremy Wade reasons, it must have been a massive fish to have the strength to drag and hold a person down under the water, so he’s eager to try to land one himself. Wade has history with rays – they’re notoriously difficult to catch and it’s a heck of a battle trying to land this monster. But then disaster strikes – Wade’s rod breaks.

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

THURSDAY

26th FEBRUARY

00:15 Film 2015 00:45 Having You 02:20 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:25 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Countryside 999 12:45 Real Lives Reunited 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 WPC 56 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 DIY SOS 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Question Time

00:15 Weather 00:20 Inside the Commons 01:20 See Hear 01:50 This Is BBC Two 04:50 Schools - Matters of Life and Death 06:00 Schools - Same but Different 07:00 This Is BBC Two 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Countryside 999 08:50 Real Lives Reunited 09:20 Wanted Down Under 10:05 Pets - Wild at Heart 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 14:05 Cagney & Lacey 14:50 The World at War 15:45 Africa 16:45 Open All Hours 17:15 Three Up, Two Down 17:45 Hi-de-Hi! 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 Wanted in Paradise 21:00 The Great British Sewing Bee 22:00 Reinventing the Royals 23:00 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe 23:30 Newsnight

00:00 Perspectives 01:00 River Monsters 01:25 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Meridian Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Meridian Weather 14:55 ITV News Meridian 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Meridian Weather 17:00 1000 Heartbeats 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News Meridian 19:15 ITV News and Weather 19:45 Emmerdale 20:45 UEFA Europa League Live 23:10 ITV News and Weather 23:40 ITV Meridian Weather 23:40 ITV News Meridian 23:55 The Great War: The People's Story

00:05 Citizenfour 02:10 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:05 The Secret Millionaire 04:05 Boomerang! 05:40 Location, Location, Location 06:35 Face the Clock 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 09:00 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada 12:30 Shipping Wars UK 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 Cucumber 23:00 Gogglebox

00:00 Family Guy 00:20 Family Guy 00:40 American Dad! 01:05 Family Guy 01:30 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 02:25 Uncle 02:55 World's Toughest Jobs 03:55 I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 04:55 Close 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 World's Toughest Jobs 22:00 Bangkok Airport 23:00 Russell Howard's Good News 23:30 EastEnders

00:20 The Search for Life: The Drake Equation 01:20 Asylum 01:50 Bob Servant 02:20 Wallander 03:50 Picasso: Love, Sex and Art 04:50 Close 20:00 World News Today 20:30 The Sky at Night 21:00 Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines 22:00 Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 23:00 Timeshift

00:20 01:20 02:15 02:40 03:25 06:55 07:00 07:25 08:10 08:40 09:10 09:40 10:40 11:25 12:20 13:10 13:40 14:15 14:40 15:40 19:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 23:30

00:00 01:10 02:10 03:00 03:30 07:00 07:25 08:25 09:30 10:35 11:35 12:00 12:30 12:55 14:00 15:00 16:05 17:10 17:45 18:15 18:50 19:55 20:55 23:00

DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T MISS

Wanted in Paradise SERIES 1 - 3 20:00 - BBC TWO

3/8. Alan Springer has been yearning to return to his native Barbados for 50 years, but his wife Amanda has emotional ties at home in London, with key responsibilities for her elderly mother. During a weeklong trial in his Caribbean homeland, Alan tries to convince Amanda and his teenage son Sekani that a new life on a tropical island is worth the heartache.

Plebs Two and a Half Men Crazy Beaches Royal Pains Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen You've Been Framed! Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed! Dinner Date Catchphrase Psych Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed! Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Scorpion The Keith Lemon Sketch Reality Bites

Cracker Northern Lights The Royal ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Fresh Fields Hamish Macbeth Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Where the Heart Is The Royal Fresh Fields Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Foyle's War Law & Order: UK

00:00 Trauma Doctors 01:00 Emergency Bikers 01:55 SuperCasino 04:10 Britain's Biggest Primary School 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Fireman Sam 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 The Hotel Inspector 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Cedar Cove 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Classic Car Show 21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 22:00 Britain's Biggest Primary School 23:00 The Mentalist 23:55 Castle

00:00 Doom 02:05 Derailed 02:50 Minder 03:40 Movies Now 03:50 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping 07:00 Greatest FA Cup Final Goals 07:10 Motorway Patrol 08:05 Magnum, PI 09:05 Minder 10:10 Ax Men 11:05 Hogan's Heroes 12:10 Magnum, PI 13:10 The Professionals 14:10 Motorway Patrol 15:05 Ax Men 16:05 Storage Wars: Texas 17:00 Hogan's Heroes 18:00 Motorway Patrol 18:30 Europa League Live 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 The Chase 23:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights

Friday 20th February 2015

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February

CODE CRACKER

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 21 represents P and 1 represents Z, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

1 Residue (7) 5 Accept eagerly (3,2) 8 Film advertisement (7) 9 Push (5) 10 Impulsive (4) 11 Crash into (7) 12 Wager (3) 13 Play (5) 15 Brush (5) 17 Existed (3) 18 Trip (7) 19 Charges (4) 22 Chose (5) 23 Preserve (7) 24 Information (5) 25 Very drunk (7)

1 Stopped work (7) 2 Repasts (5) 3 Inactive (4) 4 Stern (6) 5 Sluggish (8) 6 Make available (7) 7 Fragment (5) 12 Caribbean island (8) 14 Relating to water (7) 16 Own (7) 17 Small carnivorous mammal (6) 18 Ridicule (5) 20 Obliterate (5) 21 Whip (4)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Bias, 4 Angler, 9 Bisects, 10 Shape, 11 Slash, 12 Suspect, 14 Future, 15 Canter, 18 Intense, 20 Taint, 22 Amble, 24 Barrier, 25 Banter, 26 Dank. Down: 2 Instant, 3 Saccharin, 4 Assist, 5 Gas, 6 Evade, 7 Ibis, 8 Better, 13 Scattered, 14 Friday, 16 Tuition, 17 Member, 19 Tibia, 21 Turn, 23 Eat.

Scribble Pad

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 In the meantime, put ‘im under (7) 5 Decrees as a result of a broken wrist (5) 8 Crave to badly ham it up (7) 9 Avoid start of diet, orange drinks give energy (5) 10 Keep silent about mother’s accident (5) 11 Begin to broadcast outside (4-3) 12 Does change include copper coin? (6) 14 I vary a broken down barred enclosure (6) 17 Creeps call into church before Sunday (7) 19 Some native general back in the desert (5) 22 Drummer injured groin (5) 23 Reginald and I take on southern parts of the world (7) 24 Even now it’s necessary for the spirits (5)

25 Voyage to the East in a ship offers these lines (7) Down 1 Melted coins for pictures (5) 2 Greek letter seen in the tabloids (5) 3 Got to each, in colour (7) 4 Dog about to get some meat (6) 5 Triangular block on the west side of the city (5) 6 State goddess gets in first (7) 7 Believe in the new Serb way (5,2) 12 Calls for more or scene change (7) 13 I interrupt, and follow, the chant, it’s the wine (7) 15 Sour liquid made in grave (7) 16 Is, is or not exactly an Egyptian god (6) 18 Produce a half century with guttural sound (5) 20 Bracket together from Montenegro upbringing (5) 21 Gives power to undergarments (5)

STANDARD CLUES Down Across 1 Images (5) 1 Temporary (7) 2 Greek letter (5) 5 Court orders (5) 3 Arrived at (7) 8 Exaggerate (7) 4 Sheep’s flesh as food (6) 9 Avoid (5) 5 Golf club (5) 10 Break into pieces (5) 6 US state (7) 11 Alfresco (4-3) 7 Endorse (5,2) 12 Former Portuguese cur- 12 Bonus performances (7) rency (6) 13 Italian table wine (7) 14 Bird sanctuary (6) 15 Dilute acetic acid (7) 17 Shrinks back (7) 16 Egyptian deity (6) 19 Desert in Israel (5) 18 Guttural warning (5) 22 Beatles’ drummer (5) 20 Band (5) 23 Areas (7) 21 Sleeveless undergar24 Stationary (5) ments (5) 25 Chevrons (7) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Custard, 5 Fatal, 8 Resting, 9 Iliad, 10 Spied, 11 Athlete, 12 Target, 14 Miners, 17 Algebra, 19 Hocks, 22 Korea, 23 Curable, 24 Doses, 25 Potency. Down: 1 Carts, 2 Sushi, 3 Ariadne, 4 Dogtag, 5 Faith, 6 Trireme, 7 Ladders, 12 Thanked, 13 Regards, 15 Inherit, 16 Madcap, 18 Brass, 20 Cabin, 21 Seedy.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words At Be Is Me 3 letter words Age Ale All Ape Are Ave Baa Bee End Fen Get Gnu How

Ire Lea Loy Lug Odd Oft Ore Pea Ply Pun Red Sap Set She Tie Tog Urn 4 letter words Aloe Area

Babe Bars Bass Bent Case Cost Dead Elan Ewes Free Fret Held Hers Ions Lens Lilt Live Nose Oafs Onus Pass

Riga Roar Sale Salt Sand Sane Save Seat Sere Side Tent 5 letter words Event Fraps Geese Horse Inert Meant Opens Revue

Sales Sedge State Taboo 6 letter words Barrio Landed Seabed Settee Shield Tattle 7 letter words Bastion Seaside 8 letter words Reverend Sessions

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Detalles (7) 5 To quote (writer, line, passage, source) (5) 8 Más pequeño (7) 9 Pecho (5) 10 Tiendas (5) 11 Our (7) 12 Ears (6) 14 Tornillos (6) 17 Abuela (7) 19 Salta (5) 22 Flat (level) (5) 23 Degastar (tejido, moqueta, neumático) (4,3) 24 Sheep (5) 25 Gafas (para ver) (7)

Down 1 Escritorios (muebles) (5) 2 Cloth (for cleaning) (5) 3 Church (7) 4 Fuerte (6) 5 Ciclo (en hechos repetidos) (5) 6 Teatro (7) 7 Raciones (porciones) (7) 12 Pride (satisfaction) (7) 13 Emanar (7) 15 Waterfall (7) 16 Tijereta (insecto) (6) 18 Drug (estupefaciente, medicamento) (5) 20 Ídolos (5) 21 Mushrooms (flattopped) (5)

COURIER TV GUIDE - Friday 20th February to Thursday 26th February Across 8 What first name connects the husband of Queen Victoria and the character played by Buster Merryfield in Only Fools and Horses? (6) 9 What word of French origin is often used for a woman’s light dressing gown, typically made of a filmy fabric? (8) 10 Which light brown cane sugar takes its name from a region of Guyana? (8) 11 An icosahedron has how many plane faces? (6) 12 Which word completes the title of a UK Top 10 hit single by Patti Page: (How Much Is) That [What] in the Window? (6) 13 How many players are there in a rugby league team? (8) 15 Which adverb of French origin means ‘in a group’ or ‘all together’? (2,5) 17 Which fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet is the largest living bird? (7) 20 Which sheikhdom of eastern Arabia is the capital

of the United Arab Emirates? (3,5) 22 When Doves Cry, Purple Rain and Kiss were all UK Top 10 hit singles for which American singer-songwriter? (6) 23 Which record label was founded by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall in Jamaica in 1959? (6) 25 In biochemistry, what is the name of the main structural protein found in animal connective tissue, yielding gelatin when boiled? (8) 26 What name for ‘a meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters’ or ‘the campaigning associated with an election’ is derived from the Old English for ‘deliberative assembly’ or ‘council’? (8) 27 The name of which guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships means ‘flying fish’ in French? (6) Down 1 Which classic popular ballad, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in

SUDOKU (Medium)

Quiz Word

1934, has been covered by artists such as Billie Holiday, Dean Martin, Mel Torme, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Beady Eye, Frank

Sinatra, Julie London, Cliff Richard and the ‘doo-wop’ group the Marcels? (4,4) 2 What name is often applied to the region of

north-eastern United States comprising Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut? (3,7) 3 Which verb means ‘to attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane’? (6) 4 Historically, what title was borne by a daughter of the ruling monarch of Spain or Portugal, especially the eldest daughter who was not heir to the throne? (7) 5 What name is often given to ‘acts undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance’? (3,5) 6 What was the surname of the naive young bank clerk and Home Guard private in Dad’s Army and It Sticks Out Half a Mile, played by actor Ian Lavender? (4) 7 Which heavy tool with a rounded end, is used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar? (6)

14 The 1984 American science-fiction action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg sent back in time to assassinate Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), was entitled The [What]? (10) 16 In basketball, what name is given to a shot in which a player thrusts the ball down through the basket? (4,4) 18 Which bird standing upon a football is the emblem of Tottenham Hotspur F C? (8) 19 What name for a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church comes from the Latin for ‘district under a governor’? (7) 21 Which rich shellfish soup is typically made from lobster? (6) 22 Which fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consists of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone? (6) 24 Which musical part or section is higher than tenor and lower than soprano? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH LA POLITICA - POLITICS Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

el candidato

el referendo

el diputado

el voto

el gobierno

la dictadura

el golpe de estado

la libertad

el partido

la manifestación

el portavoz

la mayoría

el presidente

la minoría

history QUIZ

ANSEWRS: 1. Raisins 2. The First Airship Crossing, North Pole 3. Harvard 4. Colour Television 5. Steven Weed 6. News stories 7. Russia under the rule of Czar Nicholas 8. France 9. Houston 10. Apothecaries 11. George Fox 12. ITT 13. Two penny Blue

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Basement, 5 Arctic, 10 Furlong, 11 Opulent, 12 Evans, 13 Telescope, 14 Billingsgate, 18 Ash Wednesday, 21 Ruritania, 23 Scone, 24 Godwits, 25 Invoice, 26 Lessen, 27 Intranet. Down: 1 Buffet, 2 Scream, 3 Moonshine, 4 Night blindness, 6 Routs, 7 Teetotal, 8 Cat's eyes, 9 Polling station, 15 Stays over, 16 Madrigal, 17 Charades, 19 Potion, 20 Regent, 22 Twine.

el primer ministro Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el candidato, 2.el diputado,

13.la manifestación,

j.the president,

3.el gobierno,

14.la mayoría, 15.la minoría.

k.the dictatorship, l.the majority,

4.el golpe de estado,

m.the government,

5.el partido, 6.el portavoz,

a.the vote, b.the spokesperson,

n.the prime-minister,

7.el presidente,

c.freedom, d.the coup,

o.the referendum.

8.el primer ministro,

e.the minister, f.the candidate,

9.el referendo, 10.el voto,

g.the demonstration,

11.la dictadura, 12.la libertad,

h.the minority, i.the party,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

Answers: 1f, 2e, 3m, 4d, 5i, 6b, 7j, 8n, 9o, 10a, 11k, 12c, 13g, 14l, 15h.

1. In 1000 B.C. Israelites paid their taxes in what? 2. The Italian Umberto Nobile became famous in 1926 for? 3. What's the oldest college in the u.s.? 4. In 1953, what was successfully transmitted in the USA? 5. Who was Patricia Hurst with the night she was kidnapped? 6. What first appeared on Page 1 of the Times on May 3rd, 1966? 7. Which country was the first to abolish capital punishment in 1826? 8. Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler? 9. Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon? 10. Which society cared for plague victims after physicians left in 1665? 11. Who was the founder of the Quakers? 12. Who did Dita Beard work for? 13. The penny black was the world's first stamp, what was second?

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London-trained hair stylists, David and Karen run Cut and Co and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve established themselves in their premises in Calle Los Arcos in Quesada which they moved to last year. Both have over 20 years' experience in the hairdressing business and provide precision haircuts in a relaxed atmosphere with care and attention given to every client. David and Karen also have a team of specialists who work there during in the week, one of which has brought the concept of fusion healing to the salon with the fully qualified holistic health care provider, Thelma Judson. Fusion Healing is an eclectic mix comprised of

Scenar/Cosmodic, Osteopathy, Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Acupressure customised to enhance your health, wellness and balance. The blended therapies help in healing your physical and spiritual body, calming your mind and emotions. Each session and treatment plan will incorporate some or all of these therapies based on the professional recommendation of Thelma. The rest of the Cut and Co team include talented stylist Debbie who works on Mondays andÂ§ Thursdays, Becky who also works on Mondays providing Gel and Acrylic Nails, whilst Annette works on Tuesdays

and provides luxury manicures and pedicures and rejuvenating facials. Every Wednesday running very successfully is the Slimmimg Club that also offers alternative one to one sessions. On Fridays, Sheena the Beauty Therapist offers all kinds of beauty treatments including nails and pedicures. Wedding Packages are now available at Cut and Co that includes Hair, Nails and Full Make-up. You can find the salon on Facebook at Cut and Co and also Wedding makeup artist and Nails Costa Blanca. To book a hair or any other beauty appointment phone Karen on 648 879 654 or David on 699 409 433.

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WHAT IS SARCOIDOSIS?

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects several organs in the body, mostly the lungs. The resulting inflammation can cause the formation of lumps known as granulomas in the organs. This granuloma can affect the shape or function of the organ it is found in. Sarcoidosis may be with symptoms or without. Most of the time, it improves or clears on its own. More than half of sufferers have no symptoms after 9 years. Researchers are not exactly sure what causes Sarcoidosis. However there is very strong evidence to suggest that it arises from a malfunction of the immune system. In a healthy person, white blood cells fight infections and cause inflammation without any problem. But in those suffering from sarcoidosis, when white cells fight infections, they clump together into balls and form these granulomas. It is

also known that foreign particles such as toxins and microbes – viruses, bacteria, fungi may trigger these abnormal responses that cause sarcoidosis. Cases of Sarcoidosis have also been known to occur in recipients of donated organs i.e. heart, lung and bone marrow. The symptoms of Sarcoidosis are varied and largely depend on the organs affected. As the lungs are mostly affected, respiratory symptoms are the commonest. These symptoms may begin suddenly and also stop at any time. Others will show no symptoms even though organs are affected. Common symptoms may include: shortness of breath, persistent cough, reddish bumps on the skin, fever, weight loss, and night sweats. These symptoms are similar to those of tuberculosis. There may be visual problems, joint pain, hearing loss, depression and a host of other problems. One clinical study found that in people with Sarcoidosis, there is an altered response in their intestinal immune system. This abnormality was accompanied by sensitivity to

wheat protein. So it’s advisable for sarcoidosis sufferers to remove wheat from their diet. Enhancing the immune system also helps in managing the disorder. And there are a number of ways to do so. Adequate sleep is essential for maintaining a strong immunity. Regular exercises are also important. This can be taking a brisk walk for half an hour every day. Vitamins A, D and E are essential for a healthy immune system. The best source of vitamin D is sunlight. This is best in the early mornings when the intensity is not damaging to the skin. Commonly used herbs for improving immune function are: Echinacea and Reishi. Natural herbs stimulate the production of white blood cells and other immune cells. These immune cells can take a while to build-up in the body. Immediate results can be achieved with immunoglobulins that contain pre-formed antibodies and immune proteins. For A Full Body Diagnostic Scan Call: 965071745, 966189074

You may be shocked to discover that 2 slices of whole grain wheat bread will raise your blood sugar level higher than 6 teaspoons of pure white sugar. The story of the strain of wheat we now consume starts sometime in the 1970s. Scientists for good reason wanted to improve on the existing wheat plant, to improve on its yield and ability to withstand adverse weather. Before then, wheat was a different plant. This new strain of wheat was never tested for safety before it was introduced to us as food. We now know that the genetic changes in the newer strains of wheat accounts for their dangerously higher levels of tox-

ins. Wheat is a grain and generally grains are poor quality foods because they contain many toxic proteins including – Glutenin and Gliadin. Glutenin is like glue and gives wheat its doughy, twisty nature. Gliadin is the cause of coeliac disease. It is also an appetite stimulant, and the cause of obesity epidemic facing many societies. Wheat is also recognised as a major cause of heart disease. It increases levels of small particle LDL (low density lipoprotein) which inflames arteries. Recently it was discovered that gliadin protein in wheat plays an even more sinister role in the body by uncoupling tightly bound intestinal cells

to allow toxins into the body. Wheat also contains a weird complex carb known as amylo-pectin A, which causes unhealthy increases in blood sugar levels .So what benefits await us when we commence a wheat free diet? Well, without the appetite stimulation of wheat, most people notice dramatic weight-loss, especially a reduction in waist line. Diabetics will also notice that their blood sugar levels are better controlled and they require less medication. Joint pains vanish or ease off considerably. If you have a chronic illness, perhaps you should stop eating wheat for 3 months and see how you feel.

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Horoscopes Aries March 21 - April 19 A more easy-going, upbeat era in your social life begins this week, so do not let a recent misunderstanding with a friend or loved one colour the decisions you make now. Wednesday’s New Moon stresses the importance of being open to new people and ideas. It could also throw new light on someone’s hidden or unspoken feelings.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 You can, at last, begin to make real progress with a new creative project, so follow up on recent leads and enlist support from those who count this week. Because Wednesday’s New Moon marks a new beginning this is also the right time to reassess your long-term goals. Do not hesitate to cut loose from a situation that you have outgrown.

Gemini May 21 - June 20 What you really want long-term from someone – or something – comes up for review this week. If you stand back and try to see your options from a more detached perspective you could find your goals are changing. Do not be afraid to take the road less travelled, or to back your intuition and ignore advice this time around.

Cancer June 21 - July 22 What matters most this week are your longterm bonds with others, so make time to spend with those who really count. The New Moon on Wednesday also helps you reach a deeper understanding with someone you rely on. If you take advantage of the stars you can build firm foundations for the future, so do not let the moment pass you by.

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By Pandora Leo July 23 - August 22 Recent tensions ease this week, giving you much-needed time to catch up with old friends and socialise. A more relaxing and fulfilling era in your private life is now beginning, so turn the page and look ahead. If you take the plunge and ask a probing question later in the week, you could discover something that will help to dispel remaining doubts.

Virgo August 23 - September 22 Your legendary gift for creating order out of chaos, and for seeing details others miss, gives you the advantage in a tricky situation. If you are thorough and determined, and play your hand with care, you can achieve great things this week, so focus on your current goal. It seems that it is now within easy reach.

Libra September 23 - October 22 The New Moon in your chart’s zone of adventure and romance sets the scene for some important changes in the weeks to come, so deal with work commitments and domestic chores to give yourself more freedom to manoeuvre. The emphasis is now on finding emotional fulfilment, and on doing things your way. Ignore well-meant advice this week.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 Reorganise your home routine to give yourself more time to focus on a very personal goal this week. It seems a certain situation is now due to work out in your favour, so adapt to unexpected changes and take full advantage of the stars. Wednesday’s New Moon also helps you overcome a recent problem and to set the scene for better times ahead.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21 A new phase in your home life begins this week, when the New Moon helps you to stand back and see your situation in perspective. If you are flexible about the future, you can leave recent problems in the past and usher in a more fulfilling era. Someone you would like to see much more of could also get in touch later in the week.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19 A personal goal may have seemed beyond your reach in recent weeks, but all that is due to change, so do not dwell on problems or misunderstandings. The New Moon in your chart’s communication zone gives you extra powers of persuasion. It could also help you find out something that will make you see your options in a very different light.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18 This week’s New Moon in your sign marks the opening of a whole new chapter, so let go of ideas you have outgrown and put broadening your horizons high on your agenda. It also seems that a new friendship could inspire you to branch out and break free from a certain situation. Follow your own star and let no one make decisions for you.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 Wednesday’s New Moon in your chart’s most creative zone is due to help you make the right decisions about something that concerns you closely. If you take decisive action now you can gain a new advantage, so do not wait until you are quite sure that you have all the facts. An unexpected sequence of events could soon prove you right.

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BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computer services at realistic prices and specialise in working with home users and small businesses.

Richard moved to Spain eight years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to (usually) sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Stan was having problems with AutoComplete in ADVICE: Ray was having some issues with Adobe Flash Internet Explorer player not playing well with his computer Hi Richard. Having trouble turning off autosuggest, I have even tried going into the preferences page and unticking the turn on suggestions box and saving which is ok until I close I.E and when I reopen it and I have to go through it all again how can I turn this off for good? Stan

Hi Stan, I w o n d e r whether you m e a n AutoComplete in Internet Explorer? In which case you need to do the following… 1. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2. Click Tools and then Internet Options. 3. In the Internet Options window click the Content tab. 4. Click the AutoComplete button. 5. Check or uncheck the options you wish to have or not have AutoComplete.

ADVICE: Sally had accidentally moved his task bar to the right of the screen and wanted to get it back to the bottom.

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I have somehow managed to drop my diary on to the mouse this in turn moved the begin bar at the bottom of the screen to the right side of the screen. Please can you advise on how to move the bar back to the bottom of the screen?

Hi Sally, in order to move the task bar you need to click and hold an area of it that is blank (i.e. an area that doesn’t have an icon to launch a program) when you click, hold and drag, you will move the task bar. So in your case, click hold and drag towards the bottom of the screen and you will move the task bar back; don’t worry if it doesn’t move as soon as your mouse does, as you drag closer to the bottom of the screen it will jump to dock in the correct place.

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Good morning Richard, I have just had an update to Adobe Flash Player version 11.3.300.271 which is causing problems, I have tried to uninstall but it won’t, maybe I have not got an uninstall program for this. If you delete the file in Windows System 32 would this remove it. I have disenabled it in add-ons for the moment.

Hi Ray, probably the best thing to do is to fully remove Adobe Flash player, you can do this easily by downloading and running the uninstaller for flash player, you can find it at this address…

http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe …with full instructions on how to use it at… http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-playerwindows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller …yes it’s a bit of a long website address, but I assure you that the information on the Adobe site is pretty helpful.

ADVICE: Robbie was having problems with his computer signing out Lately if I am sending e-mails or looking at my favourite’s etc. for no reason the screen goes blank. I then have to click the mouse and fined I have to sign in again in the owner’s box. This happens regular. Would you have a solution? I have Windows XP

Hi Robbie, it sounds like the screen saver is coming on and is set to lock the screen when its interrupted, you can check if this is the case by turning off this functionality, in Windows XP you can do this by right hand clicking the desktop and selecting properties, then click the screen saver box, you will see a tick in the “on resume display Welcome screen”, remove this tick and click OK.

Friday 20th February 2015

10 REASONS TO HOPE APPLE ISN'T REALLY MAKING A CAR Rumours of an Apple car may be premature but what would that future look like?

We have a new contender for most improbable Apple rumour. Long-time Apple commentator, Bryan Chaffin, of the Mac Observer, says he is “certain” the company is working on a car. Chaffin’s sources say that, even as Elon Musk’s electronic car firm Tesla Motors is stealing away record numbers of employees from Apple, the house the Steves built is hiring Tesla employees right back – and specifically, “the kind

of people from Tesla with expertise that is most suited to cars”. But could Apple really do it? The company is certainly in the business of making desirable hardware sold at comfortable margins, but that might not translate. After all, going by Apple’s track record, there are likely to be some speed bumps in the way. 1. The first model will crash, a lot Everyone knows the advice with Apple products:

skip the first generation. The iPod, iPhone, and iPad were all slightly lacklustre, and the first release of the software is generally crashprone. Fine in an MP3 player; not so good on a highway. 2. The antenna won’t pick up radio (but it’s all your fault) Are you sure you aren’t just holding the steering wheel wrong? But don’t worry, it’ll soon turn out that other car companies have exactly the same problem, it’s just no one reads their manuals. 3. Bono will be on the stereo, whether you like him or not You don’t understand, it’s a gift from Tim Cook. A gift which will have you frantically searching through user forums trying to work out how to regift it, and permanently afraid of shuffling

songs lest U2’s gentle croons assault you again. 4. It’ll cost twice as much as a Google car that’s also a bit bigger Meanwhile, people who actually prefer a more compact car will be left high and dry by the ongoing wars to sell the biggest car possible, as Silicon Valley forgets yet again that not everyone is like them. 5. There will be a social network to let you share your favourite drives It’ll be called “Vroom”. No-one will use it, it will fail almost instantly, and if you mention its name a few years later, even Apple will feign ignorance. 6. The built-in GPS will be Apple Maps Good luck! 7. After three years software updates will make it slow to a crawl Don’t say “planned obsolescence” though. And real-

ly you should be thankful – other cars don’t upgrade their operating system at all. 8. It’ll bend badly if you drive it wearing skinny hipster jeans In, like, three cases ever. But the media will be all over them. 9. You’ll be able to buy a solid gold version At least until the first drivers realise that such a car

would struggle to overcome its own inertia, and be unable to support its own weight, trapping the occupant inside an expensive, shiny coffin. 10. And of course … the battery will run out by 4pm every day But it’s fine, because you’ll be able to plug it into your in-car charger … um …

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Friday 20th February 2015

WHEN IS A PIE NOT A PIE?

A petition arguing that a pie with a pastry lid is really just a casserole has gained over 5,000 signatures. What do you think? When is a pie not a pie? As British Pie Week approaches, it’s a hot topic for lovers of all things pastry-encased. Pies recently hit the news when one incensed citizen launched a Government e-petition to “make wrongly describing a casserole with a pastry lid a criminal offence”. The petition currently has around 5,000 signatures, falling somewhat short of the 100K needed to be considered for a debate in Parliament. Yet, gathering by reactions the petition has had online and among pie makers, it’s clearly a topic many Brits take seriously. So, is a true pie one which is fully covered in pastry, with a base, sides and lid? The creator of the pie-tition, one ‘Bill T Wulf’, certainly thinks so. Wulf says the Oxford English Dictionary defines a pie as “a baked dish of fruit, or meat or vegetables, typically with a top or base of pastry”. However, my Sixth edition of the OED describes a pie as “encased in or covered with pastry”. The online version of the OED says a pie “frequently also has a base and sides”. Meanwhile, according to the excellent Oxford Companion to Food, the meaning of the word pie has evolved over many centuries and varies according to both country and region. These definitions make a hard-line stance harder to support – surely there’s room for a puff-pastry topped steak and ale, a fluffy cottage pie, or a sharp and sweet lemon meringue under the pie umbrella? Not if you ask the organisers of the British Pie Awards. Only pies with ‘a filling totally and wholly encased in pastry’ are eligible for the annual awards, which take place in Melton Mowbray on 22nd April 2015. Why don’t they allow other types of pie? “We had to stop somewhere otherwise any dish with a bit of pastry or potato

might have been entered,” says Matthew O’Callaghan, chairman of both the awards and of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association. “The awards are about celebrating the craft of pie making. It’s a lot easier to put a bit of pastry on top of a dish and call it a pie. A real pie encased in pastry means getting the ingredients right, making the pastry, and ensuring an even bake throughout.” O’Callaghan tells me that there’s never really been any serious debate about allowing in lattice tops, and I’m told by someone else involved in the awards that when the issue was raised a few years ago it was shouted down with cries of “we might as well let quiches in”. As for fish pie, cottage, shepherd’s or any other midweek favourite crowned with mash, they’re not allowed near the British Pie Awards either. “Potato-topped pies aren’t pies,” says O’Callaghan firmly. The awards were set up for similar reasons to the petition – to celebrate and distinguish artisan British efforts like the pork pie from ‘"pastry-topped casseroles" and to "rescue" the word pie from what purists consider to be decades, nay centuries, of misuse.

But if we’re not going to call our topless, bottomless or mash-topped efforts by the name pie, what on earth are we going to call them? O’Callaghan has a few suggestions. Puff-topped pies should be “pastry-topped casseroles”. Mash-tops are “potato-topped casseroles”. As for lemonmeringue and open-faced arrivistes from across the pond like pumpkin and pecan, they are not pies…but ‘tarts’. “We don’t want tarts anywhere near the British Pie Awards.”

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TIGER, NOT BURNING BRIGHT

The other week, we witnessed the all-too-familiar sight of Tiger Woods being carted off the golf course due to an injury. Now he is taking indefinite leave! In Woods’ past nine events, he has had six missed cuts or withdrawals and two last-place finishes. He hasn’t won a PGA Tour event in 17 months and hasn’t won a major championship in more than six years. Add an injury report that more closely resembles that of a Premier League footballer, as opposed to a professional golfer and combine that with what appears to be a case of the chipping yips, and it is easy to see why many experts are concluding that the Woods era has officially ended. But what happens once Tiger does leave the game of golf for good? This is a question that absolutely terrifies anyone that in any way depends on professional golf for earnings. Here are areas of the professional game that I think will be greatly impacted once Woods drives his golf cart off into the sunset. The decline in US television ratings at events where Tiger Woods is either not present or not in contention has been well documented through the years. Woods missed the 2014 Masters due to back surgery, and despite exciting storylines such as Jordan Spieth attempting to become the

youngest-ever Masters champion, Fred Couples attempting to become the oldest Masters champion

2014 U.S. Open were down a staggering 46 percent from 2013 and hit its lowest level since at least 1996.

and the long-hitting Bubba Watson looking to win his second green jacket in three years, the weekend American television ratings hit their lowest level since 1957, which was the year before Arnold Palmer won his first Masters. It is said that Woods typically contributes a 30-35 percent US ratings increase when he is in the field at the Masters. There was a study on Tigers impact on the Masters' television ratings since 1997, comparing events when Woods was within five shots of the lead to events where he was not in contention. This study concluded that Tigers draws an average of 1.2 million more viewers to the Masters' broadcast when he is within five strokes of the lead. The overnight American ratings for the final round of the

Despite Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler battling it out for the 2014 Open Championship, the ratings for the event decreased by 26 percent from 2013 when Woods was in contention. So why is this a big deal? Well, at least 99 percent of the viewers for any given golf tournament will tune in their television sets, whilst only about one percent (and typically less than that) of the total eyeballs focused on a Tour event will actually attend that event in person. So, any dramatic decrease in television ratings when Woods is not in the field or not in contention essentially mean that significantly fewer individuals are watching golf, certainly Stateside. Once Woods decides to leave the game for good, millions of viewers will probably leave with him, and this will have a negative knock on effect through every aspect of professional golf in America. Ticket prices will drop and air fares and hotels aside, if you have ever dreamed of attending something like the Masters in Augusta, but the ticket prices too steep, now is the time to make a move! When Woods announced that he would not be attending the 2014 Masters due to back surgery, ticket prices plunged by 22.5 percent the very next day. Once he decides to leave the game for good, ticket prices for

virtually all events will more than likely continue to decline, certainly in the States. This is, of course, good news for many diehard golf fans. Prior to Tiger Woods’ arrival on the PGA Tour in late 1996, the Tour handed out a total of $101 million in prize money. Between 1997 and 2008 (Woods’ prime years) the total prize money handed out by the PGA Tour increased by an average of 9.3 percent per year, bringing the Tour’s total purse to $292 million by 2008. The PGA Tour distributed $3.1 billion in prize money between 1997 and 2008. The financial impact Woods has had on professional golf

then and a subsequent loss of form, has seen purses decreased by 2.3 percent per year. It was a remarkable run, but one that now appears to be over. All signs are pointing to a rather steep decline in the game of golf in general, and particularly the professional portion of it. Tiger created a financial whirlwind over the past two decades, and in the process he made anyone that was in any way associated with the game more wealthy than they otherwise would have been. It will become increasingly difficult for companies to justify spending millions to sponsor sporting events that no one is watching.

eyes on golf broadcasts mean less value for sponsors that are currently paying large sums of money for players to use their equipment and wear their logos. Why in the world would any company continue paying golfers large sums of money to wear their logos when the sport’s audience has been cut in half? This article is not meant to serve as some kind of doom-and-gloom, end-of-days prediction for the game of golf. It has been played in a somewhat professional capacity for more than 150 years and great players have come and gone throughout the game’s history. It has survived world wars, globaliza-

is absolutely mind-boggling and had never really been experienced in any other era of the game, or within any other sport, for that matter. If Woods had been accounting for between 30 and 50 percent more viewers per PGA Tour event, one could only assume that the endorsement earnings of these other golfers were at least 50 percent higher during the Woods era than they otherwise would have been. Many believe that the Woods era officially ended when he struck that fire hydrant outside of his Isleworth home in November of 2009, since

Tournaments that Woods regularly attends are significantly more valuable for sponsors, because more attendees, more television viewers and more attention focused on the event all increase the value of the sponsorship. Events that Woods does not regularly attend will almost always receive far less attention and produce significantly lower television ratings, which, of course, diminish the overall sponsorship value. The vast majority of professionals will almost certainly see a decrease in their endorsement earnings in the years after Woods has quit the game. Fewer

tion, and financial recessions. Golf isn’t going anywhere, but there is a big difference between a sport that is surviving and a sport that is thriving. It has thrived over the past 20 years and reached a level of popularity that no one thought was possible for a “fringe” sport. The next 20 years will likely look a lot different for it, but golf will survive. Rory McIlroy may be the odds on favourite to win every major, but there are a crop of pros who will challenge his dominance in the most coveted events of the year. Woods giveth, and his exit from the game will inevitably taketh away.

KNOW YOUR RULES TITTER ON THE TEE QUESTION A player replaces his ball on the putting green, at the correct spot some 30 centimetres from the hole, and the ball stays at rest. As he is about to address the ball, it rolls into the hole. What is the ruling?

ANSWER He is deemed to have holed out with his previous stroke.

Two blokes in their mid-twenties were sitting at the bar. One of the blokes says to his mate: "You look tired." His mate says: “I’m exhausted. My girlfriend and I have sex all the time. She wants me three and four times a day. I just don't know what to do." A senior citizen, sitting a couple of seats away, overheard the conversation. He looked over at the two young men and with the wisdom of years says: "Marry her. That'll put a stop to that nonsense."

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BACK ON TARGET LEADERS BOOED SCHALKE 0 REAL MADRID 2

Cristiano Ronaldo ended a three-game goal drought as Real Madrid took control of their Champions League last-16 tie with Schalke in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday night. The forward's form was questioned before kickoff but he headed in Dani Carvajal's cross to

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open the scoring. He also created the second goal which arrived moments after Schalke's Felix Platte had smashed against the bar. Marcelo capitalised, driving into the top corner, and the holders will take a healthy lead to Madrid on March 10th.

GUESS WHO?

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Real Madrid took a small step to restoring their pride after their derby thrashing by Atletico as they beat Deportivo La Coruna at the Bernabeu last Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's side made a nervous side to the game but took a 20th-minute lead through Isco (pictured celebrating), and then Karim Benzema sealed the points in the 73rd minute. Real stay top of the Primera Division thanks to the win but this was far from an assured performance from the European champions, who were booed by their own supporters on several occasions. Next for the champions is a Sunday night encounter this weekend at Elche.

BARCELONA 5 LEVANTE 0 Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in his 300th Primera Division match as Barcelona thumped struggling Levante last Sunday. Neymar opened the scoring, with Messi adding the second in the 38th minute as Barcelona looked totally comfortable against their lowly opponents. The Argentina striker added his second and Barcelona's third in the 59th minute as Luis Enrique's side continued to dominate the match. Messi then completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 65th minute before Luis Suarez(pictured celebrating with Messi) added the gloss with a fifth goal courtesy of a bicycle kick. Barca remain a point behind leaders Real Madrid, and they entertain Malaga tomorrow afternoon (Saturday).

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Elche boosted their Primera Division survival hopes after withstanding a second-half onslaught to win at 10-man Eibar last Monday night. Jonathas headed the only goal five minutes after the interval but thereafter it was Eibar on the attack, with Elche keeper Przemyslaw Tyton twice brilliantly denying Ander Capa. Federico Piovaccari was sent off with a little over 10 minutes remaining for Eibar, in a result that takes the Ilicitanos four points clear of the drop zone, but with an unfortunate next fixture at home to leaders Real Madrid on Sunday night.. Eibar's Javi Lara flashed a first-minute shot over the bar

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but Elche quickly responded, Jonathas shooting over before Edu Albacar's free-kick was saved by home keeper Xabi Irureta. Eibar's Eneko Boveda missed the target but Tyton had to save long-range shots from Raul Navas and Borja Fernandez before half-time. Elche took the lead when Albacar swung in a free-kick from the right and Jonathas won the header and found the bottom corner of the net. Tyton had to be alert to prevent Eibar equalising within three minutes, tipping Capa's shot around the post and then blocking Javi Lara's effort from close range.

Capa sent a 25-yard shot over the bar and Dani Garcia headed Lara's corner wide before Eibar were reduced to 10 men, Piovaccari receiving a straight red card for a bad foul on full-back Albacar. Capa had another chance from inside the six-yard box, but again the Polish international Tyton stood firm. He got fulsome praise from his manager, Fran Escriba, afterwards saying that his performance was crucial in securing the victory, adding that confidence amongst the squad has been growing since the start of 2015. Next itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that Sunday evening meeting with Real Madrid.

Friday 20th February 2015

TORRY’S DERBY FLOP ORIHUELA CF 5

Torrevieja’s terrible February continued with a thrashing at Orihuela witnessed by 600 fans, with all the Torry supporters left scratching their heads as to where the next goal is going to come from, but now the shaky defence is also coming under the spotlight. Without Jorge (suspended) and with Ruben and Alexis both injured, the back four was strange with Brani occupying right back; Vicente and Edi (pictured closing in on Antonio) in central positions; and only Berna in his customary left back role. Positively, Obele led the line and he was fast, competitive and eager. But he had to do too much on his own, with Cristian struggling to re-find his form and no Rafa Gomez or Carrasco available to supply him with opportunities It just might have been different in the first quarter of an hour, as Obele cracked a flying header against the post and a Cesar free kick (pictured) was headed off the goal line, both times keeper Emilio well beaten. However, the defensive frailties of Torry were soon evident and Orihuela exploited these mercilessly. Once Orihuela made the breakthrough on 16 minutes with a cracking drive from captain Fleky from the edge of

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the box, then Torry were second best. Two more thunderbolts from Tonino and Pico served up a 3-0 interval advantage for Orihuela from which the visitors could not recover. When Ernesto and Micro were introduced, Orihuela were fielding four former Torry outfield players and they thoroughly enjoyed this conclusive victory over their local rivals. It was all one way traffic in the second half and Torry did well to keep the score down to five! They’ve now dumped down from second place to eleventh in the table since the middle of January and given how compact this group is, should they continue in this vein, it will soon become a relegation battle! Scoring has become a dim and distant lost art, as had solid defending, so it is not whimsical to suggest such a proposition between now and May 17th?. On the other hand, could the return of Jorge, Alexis, Rafa Gomez, and Ruben and herald a return to form and confidence? This question could well be answered this Sunday when 2nd placed Levante B visit the Vicente Garcia stadium for a 5.00pm kick off.

FUN IN THE SUN

RACING PLAYAS DE ORIHUELA 1 Montesinos were somewhat unlucky to come away from their Sunday morning encounter with just a point against a team just above them in the table. There was also the added novelty for Monte of playing this “away” fixture on at Torrevieja’s Sports complex, with both teams boosted by a bumper turnout of around 500 spectators who enjoyed the sunshine and the entertainment. Monte started well kicking into the sun, with the ever improving Carlos coming close to grabbing the first goal in the fifth minute, as he shot just over the bar. Chances came and went as Vaz was continually under the spotlight from the Orihuela defenders with a series of fouls. The Monte striker though came close with a header from a Fernando ball which produced a great save from the Orihuela keeper. At the other end, Monte just managed to scramble the ball away for a corner before half-time after a mix up with their keeper, Lopez. After a first half that saw Monte the better of the two sides, they got the second period of play off to a corking start as Macan produced a run down the whole length of the field only for the Orihuela keeper to produce another great save, whilst in turn Lopez off his line was grateful for Fernando producing an amazing clearance off the line to keep the scores level. Orihuela turned the screw and Lopez was giving the Monte fans a steady stream of coronaries as he boobed again in the 58th minute by deciding to meander out of his area, with the Orihuela forward lobbing over his head with the ball hitting the woodwork! On the hour mark, the Monte keeper then dropped the ball like a hot potato after a shot on goal, but there was nobody close enough to penalise

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him for it. How the match has stayed goalless for so long was something of a mystery, and against the run of play, with 22 minutes remaining, Monte got a free kick which saw the ball kicking off the line no less than three times with the Orihuela keepers well and truly beaten! It looked though that Monte had snatched the winner with a quarter of an hour remaining as a throw out from Lopez found Fernando, who passed to Vaz, and then put through Carlos in a great move along the ground, as he beat Andres to put the visitors into the lead. But it wasn’t to be, as in the 86th minute, Lopez did his impression of a statue as not a muscle moved as an Orihuela free-kick found the back of the net to deprive them of all the points, that on the balance of the whole match, they deserved. Monte are back at home this Sunday afternoon when they entertain San Isidro.

WEEKEND RUGBY

In the latest round of Murcia territorial league rugby fixtures, ITV Orihuela Vega Baja lost their first division match, 20-6 at home to Albacete. In the second division, the Torrevieja Tigers won the local derby (pictured) against the San Javier Sharks by 15 points to 12 at the Nelson Mandela stadium. In the juvenile league, ITV Orihuela shaded a close encounter with Albacete, 24-22, and there was an easy win in the women’s league for San Javier as they bit through their away opponents Cartagena by 71 points to nil.

Friday 20th February 2015

Where do you stand on Man United? Work in progress? Van Gaal steadily getting there? Double Dutch disaster after Moyes? Lofty Louis must go? Probably if you asked any ten football followers you’d get ten different answers. Watching United’s stuttering 3 – 1 win over Division One hopefuls Preston in the FA Cup was puzzling, as usual. The Red Devils are a paradox of a team, a mighty club right at the crossroads, confused as to which direction they are going in – and you have to say van Gaal looks as mystified as everyone else. So far £156m has been spent to

bring so-called superstars to Old Trafford, which has righted the ship, sort-of resultswise since the imbalance and demise of the anticipated messiah David Moyes. First the good news: United have moved from an unsatisfactory seventh last year up four places to third today - and if they stay there, they’ll be in the Champions

UNITED WE STAND? League next season. Quite simply, United have to be there in the top tier of European football, expectation-wise. It’s financiallyessential and in United’s DNA to be there – that was Matt Busby’s dream and legacy. 75,000 loyal fans turn up every week and expect it at the Theatre of Dreams, so used to success were they with 28 years of it under Alex Ferguson! I always say league tables don’t lie – so only four defeats in 25 games tell their own story. Leaders Chelsea have lost twice and nasty neighbours Man City three times, so that’s not bad in comparison.

United’ s goal statistics are about right, scored 43, way behind the big two but the defence have only conceded goals in line with first and second, so here van Gaal has done well – although goalkeeper David de Gea’s safe hands have weighed heavily towards that statistic. Now the bad news: this ‘team’ doesn’t look up to it: -

they aren’t one really, as van Gaal continues to tinker away with his line-up, and yet he still appears no further forward. If United want to compete with the best, the tip-top two, then big Louis must sort out the midfield and his cringingly-expensive floundering forward line. The only real new success looks to be Daley Blind, who always gives everything, pops up all over the field, scores goals and looks a team player. Second in United’s and third in the Prem’s list of all-time goalscorers, Wayne Rooney, looks out of place playing in midfield. The Reds’ captain should be using his guile and craft just behind the main strikers where he has always been at his most effective. After a short initial burst of success Angel di Maria looks a shadow of the mighty man who came last summer from Real Madrid - just what the

Argentinian’s role at United is remains confusing. It’s sad, but Robin van Persie looks to be coming to the end of a great career: Robin Reliant-as-was has still got it - in flashes - but they seem to be getting more sporadic as injuries are slowing him down: the grey hair tells its own story and time is inevitably marching on for the Dutch striker. Radamel Falcao? ‘What a waste of money!’ chanted the Preston crowd in Monday’s cup tie, and it certainly wasn’t down to the Columbian that United won the match. Falcao’s miserable return of only four goals from 19 games and the striker’s seemingly indifferent attitude to playing for one of the world’s great football clubs reveals a master mercenary at work - if you can call it work, running round a field for a few hours a week kicking a ball for £265,000

per week: obscene. The man has only actually played a full 90 minutes four times in five months at Old Trafford. No shots against Preston, nor against Burnley last time out in the Prem, Falcao is easily marked out of the game, even by a Division One defence. After missing the World Cup through injury, Falcao looks a shadow of the man who has terrorised defences in France, Portugal and Spain. Even when he scores there’s no delighted fireworks, indeed all of United’s muted goal celebrations these days border on the ‘Thank God!’ reaction rather than the traditionally wild and ecstatic. Did you see West Brom’s Brown Ideye’s somersaults last

Everton. Apparently Marouane Fellaini was not wanted at all initially by van Gaal, and but for injury would have left Old Trafford early in the season. But it didn’t happen and now the big, hairy, feisty forward has become LVG’s plan B – which is being put into practice more and more until Fellaini is becoming a regular in United’s starting line-up. Surely young James Wilson deserves his chance to prove that United’s famous youth policy still works, and if played with Rooney upfront, that looks a better bet than toothless Falcao and clapped-out van Persie. Apparently the endof-season option price to buy the Columbian is £43.5m.

Saturday against West Ham? Sheer delight, and great for the fans too. Don’t United’s deserve better? One unexpected reason why United are still up there in third and still in the FA Cup is a wild-looking Belgian, David Moyes’ legacy from

Surely even United and van Gaal aren’t that stupid? So the £64m and a lot more questions: will United’s management stand by van Gaal as manager for next season - or will it soon be Lofty Louis’ last stand? Thirteen games to go – unlucky for some?

CONTROLLED EFFORT

Torrevieja’s Muncipal Pool hosted regional swimmers from 14 clubs who took part in last weekend’s fourth time control event of the season. Many of Torrevieja’s Club Natacion females found themselves competing against each other, like in the 400m Freestyle event (pictured) with Paula Garcia, Zoe Connolly and Piroska Rideg all up against each other, with Zoe being victorious. Zoe and Paula, along with Vicky Pigneur and Yuriy Lymar in a depleted male team, all notched up new Autonomico qualifying times for the Winter Regional Championships in Castellon at the start of March.

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‘Parking the bus’ took on a literal meaning on Tuesday evening as the Chelsea coach somehow got wedged in a gangway at Paris StGermain’s ground prior to the Champions League kick off. On the field, it took the Blues’ defence to show the attack how to do it, with Branislav Ivanovic’s header superbly putting the Blues ahead, courtesy of John Terry and Gary Cahill. But Edinson Calvani equalised for PSG in the second half, and then goalie Thibaut Courtois played a blinder to keep Chelsea in it and set up a belting second leg at Stamford Bridge next week. In the meantime here’s your algebra homework: If DL = 50, and DG = 32 + CF = 33, did PSG or CFC get the best value? See answer at bottom. Do they know what a ‘Gilet’ is in Birmingham? Sounds like an old Black Country farming implement but Brum Gents’ outfitters should stock up on this sartoriallysleeveless outdoor number for trendy touchliners, currently favoured by new Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood. If the ex-Spurs star gets it right, then the biggest club in England’s second city could be back in the big time. What an opportunity, to put the Villains back up where Martin O’Neill left off, i.e. a top six team, but where noone has succeeded since the Irishman departed. Despite some formidable talent at the club, Villa are now in the Dreaded Drop Department, with awful statistics. But now new life begins again – in a Midlands derby at home to Stoke on Saturday. The Potters will be smarting from their exit of the FA Cup at the hands of

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Championship side Blackburn, who now visit Anfield to play Liverpool in the sixth round. There’s no big Villa opposition until April, so temperamental Tim will have a good opportunity to bed himself in before the big tests start: his priority right now must be to get out of the DDD ASAP. Oh and handily, Villa are still in the Cup after putting away pit-of-the-Prem Leicester. How long has Nigel Pearson got left? Old Leicester boy Gary Lineker let out details of a farcical family fall-out where Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the chairman and billionaire Thai owner of the club, sacked Pearson after Villa’s cup win. Then his son Aiyawatt, the vice-chairman, is understood to have persuaded his father to undo Pearson’s sacking. Makes the Forest farce up the road look nothing, are the Midlands mafiosas missing the plot? Tim Sherwood’s trip up to the West Midlands all came a bit sudden after the Queerly Pratting Round fiasco at Loftus Road, where losing-the-plot owner Tony Fernandes failed to stun the media as promised with a fantastic new manager. In the end he merely meekly meted out the management mantle to temporary boss Chris Ramsey. Now on Saturday, the Hoops have a sixpointer away at unlucky Hull. The Rangers away hoodoo has been broken though, ‘Gers had their first away win this season last time out at suffering Sunderland. After the Black Cats’ FA Cup defeat by giant-killing specialists Bradford City, it’s not the bantams but the buzzards are circling the Stadium of Light. 4,000 angry longsuffering Sunderland supporters at Valley Parade vented their feelings against manager Gus Poyet. Tomorrow it’s to The Hawthorns to take on rejuvenated West Brom in another massive six-pointer. The Pulis Baggies are jubilant after putting four past West Brom to move into the

sixth round where they play - wait for it – Aston Villa – astonishing! West Ham? Hmm…. just when it looked like everything was coming right again, with Big Andy Carroll amongst the goals and looking good, the big Geordie gets another serious injury which will keep him out til next season. That seems to have quickly had a demoralising on the team with poor results seeing the Hammers beginning to slide down to mid-table obscurity. It’s really sad for Carroll, manager big Sam Allardyce and West Ham. But supporters are very fickle people, and after the 4 – 0 disaster at the Hawthorns the Hammers’ team boss got the ‘**** off, Sam’ chants from some of the 6,500 travelling supporters on the terraces. Joint owner David Sullivan also got similar dog’s abuse in the car pack from his own ungrateful supporters. As a nosey neutral, I think both Sam and the West Ham management have done a great job in the heat of the Prem. Delusions of grandeur, them ‘ammers fans, they don’t deserve to be ‘entertained’ at the Olympic Stadium. Turkish delight? Domestic drama? It’s a crucial 10 days for Liverpool, wack. Last night home to Besiktas in the Europa League, Sunday away to fourth-placed Southampton, next Thursday Euro return against Besiktas in Turkey, then home to reigning Prem champions Man City. Good Reds news - Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge are both back from injury, seriously key players at Anfield. *Algebra answer: Chelsea Football Club got the best deal – they sold David Luiz to Paris Saint-Germain for £50m, but paid out £32m for Diego Costa, and £33m for Cesc Fabregas - effectively £15m for two world class players.