The courier Week 39

Edition 39

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Ryanair will let us starve, say laid-off staff

PLANE CRUEL That is just not true,

BITTER: Our informant fears the sack if Ryanair discover their identity

insist budget airline

This is a file photo - neither of those pictured is our informant

A VICTIM of Ryanair’s slashing of services at Alicante claimed this week that staff have been put on compulsory unpaid leave for up to four months – and barred from working anywhere else.

And the contract worker, who fears the sack if he/she is named, told The Courier: ‘’We cannot apply for unemployment benefit or any-

By HAYLEY SIMPSON thing like that because we are still employed. ‘‘But Ryanair don’t care that we don’t have enough savings to pay rent and bills and buy food for months without any income.’’

However, Ryanair’s European Communications Manager Daniel de Carvalho refuted the allegation in a statement received as we were going to press. ‘‘All cabin crew are

And lights out, Alicante!

LASER lights sent into the sky by into the sky by Alicante nightclubs are a danger to local air traffic, according to AENA. The Spanish Airports Authority has written to Alicante City Hall asking

for more control on the beams.

Attention has also been drawn to laser beams directed at aircraft by some members of the public at night.

Although less powerful,

can still be a safety hazard.

It is understood there have been an increasing number of incidents lately which the Spain’s Air Safety Agency considers as serious and dangerous.

free to work elsewhere during periods of unpaid leave,’’ he insisted.

Ryanair predicted earlier this year that their decision to slash their base aircraft at El Altet from 11 planes to two, and cut half their 62 routes, would mean the loss of over 2,500 support jobs at Alicante.

Crushed And the morale of the company’s own contract staff has clearly been crushed by the cutbacks. Our informant, who contacted us after reading another employee’s grouses, also iclaimed that Ryanair… l Treat the staff ‘like rubbish’ l Provide free flights for pilots when they are not working but make cabin crew

members pay for both tickets and luggage l Don’t pay cabin crew for any delays during their scheduled work hours l Give preference to Irish and UK-based cabin crew over those based in Europe.

But Mr de Carvalho retorted: ‘’The claims are largely untrue and based on similar false claims which have circulated previously in the UK and been disproven by facts.’’

Our laid-off informant had maintained: ‘‘Every single year Ryanair make more and more money, have more passengers and open new bases, but they still they treat us like rubbish.’’ ‘‘When it comes to staff travel, we have to pay at

least €30 to €40 for a single flight plus €15 per bag to check in luggage. ‘‘And this on a STANDBY ticket, so if there is no seat available we get stuck at the airport even though we have already paid for our flight. ‘‘Pilots do not need boarding passes - they just get on board showing their Pilot ID, bring a few suitcases and everything is for free. ‘‘Of course, they have a more responsible job than cabin crew but during peak time, we get paid between €1,300 and €1,800 a month while a captain gets around €10,000 and first officers about €5,000 to €6,000. This is not fair at all.’’

Our informant also claimed people working for Ryanair in

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A FLYING SHAME from Page One

Ireland and the UK obtain work contracts considerably quicker than their counterparts in Spain, Italy and France.

And are paid a token amount, while those based in Europe get nothing.

Another grouse is the lack of promotion opportunities. ‘’In Alicante, if you want to get promoted to CSS (Customer Services Supervisor), you need to wait for a very long time, sometimes many years,’’ our informant added.

Then there are flight delays. ‘‘One hour, two hours, sometimes five hours – we don’t get paid extra money even though we are on duty, our informant added. ‘‘We are there on board with our passengers complaining and shouting -and they can get vouchers for food. We can’t.

No extra money, no food and drink and not even water for the pilot and cabin crew.’’

Mr Carvalho (pictured) said the claims were ‘’largely untrue’, dismissing the suggestion that pilots and cabin crew are treated diffficulty regarding off-duty travel. All Ryanair employees and contractors have free duty travel and leisure staff travel benefits apply to pilots and cabin crew equally,’’ he told us.

And regarding the claim that Irish and UK based staff obtain work contracts more speedily than their Euro-based colleagues, he said: ‘’That is untrue. Direct employees all receive basic pay and flight pa.y. ‘‘Third party contractor crew do not receive basic pay but instead receive a significantly higher hourly rate for their flight time.

This is irresepective of where crew are based.’’

Monday Rain High Temperature: 20°C RealFeel: 18°C

A new volcanic island has broken the surface just off the coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro. After months of seismic activity and underwater eruptions that have caused repeated evacuations of the port city of La Restinga, a volcanic cone has emerged from the sea. And we can reveal that at the time of going to press, it remained unpopulated…

Mystery of Brit’s pool death THE Guardia Civil has opened an investigation into the death of a 61-year-old British man who was found floating in the swimming pool of his home in Benissa.

Guardia officials in Alicante say the dead man was at his villa in Calle Vesc de Benissa, and with two others on Wednesday night, and, after dinner, went out to the pool area for a smoke.

When he failed to return, his friends

went out at 1am on Thursday to find him floating in the pool.

The Guardia Civil say their first hypothesis is that the man fell into the pool by accident.

The body has been taken to the Anatomic Forensic Institute in Alicante where an autopsy will reveal the exact cause of death.

Today Showers High Temperature: 18°C RealFeel: 15°C

Saturday Partly cloudy High Temperature: 20°C RealFeel: 21°C

Sunday Cloudy and rain High Temperature: 18°C RealFeel: 17°C

Tuesday Clouds and rain High Temperature: 21°C RealFeel: 20°C

Wednesday Partly cloudy High Temperature: 17°C RealFeel: 16°C

Thursday Rain High Temperature: 18°C RealFeel: 17°C

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MAB-ULOUS

Race for Life set to raise €5,000 plus SALLY BENGTSSON REPORTS LAST Sunday may have may have dawned slightly cloudy, but the cooler climes were ideal running conditions for MABS fourth annual Race for Life.

The quiet beach front of Los Alcazares is the ideal location for the three-kilometre route along the winding promenade, and the locals came out to cheer all 250 participants along.

Competitors came in all shapes and sizes, from babies pushed in prams to skaters, dog walkers to glamorous grannies - many donning fancy dress or bright wigs to add colour to the event.

Before the start, a minute’s silence was observed at 11 am in remembrance of all those who have fought and died for their country. The clouds then lifted, the sun peeped out and the Race for Life participants were sent on their way to walk, run or stroll along the stunning route, the Mar Menor lapping beside the racegoers.

People arrived from all around the Murcia and Valencia regions, some making it a family outing and bringing the dog along too. Many arrived in pink attire or fancy dress, including a rather fetching Spanish chicken, who arrived with her team of friends from Dolores de Pacheco.

Other teams included MABS Murcia NW volunteers from Cegehin, King’s College of La Torre, Gea y Truyols Slimmers from the Valle del Sol, Spangles Ladies’ Chorus from Los Alcázares, and the Running Wild team from La Zenia.

First man over the finish line was Marcus Fernandez, first lady was Ingrid Patterson, first child for the third year Travis Preston - and first young lady on rollerblades Zoe Bond, who has already raised over €150 in sponsorship.

Various pooches accompanied their owners and the first one over the line was Jake,, owned by The Courier’s Sally Bengtsson. Exite Radio and various stallholders helped to give the race finish area a festive feel and many stayed on to

enjoy a social drink and a chat.

“This is one of our main annual fundraising events,” said MABS director Lyn Baines “and we’re so grateful to all who have turned out to support us today. Everyone has made such an effort to arrive on a Sunday morning, create a great atmosphere and collect sponsorship money for us. Thanks also to all the MABS volunteers who have been here since the crack of dawn to organise such a great event.”

Sponsorship money will be coming in over the next 2-3 months, but MABS estimate that they will have raised around €5,000 from the day.

They would also like to thank the sponsors of the event: DFS Furniture and Time Out Sports Bar in San Javier, Xpress Print & Design of El Trampolin, and Construcciones Gallardo in Cehegin.

Scramble!

TV pirates are sunk THOUSANDS of Costa Blanca viewers have had the plug pulled on their pirated TV programmes – because their service has been scrambled by the legal providers of the pictures.

Scan Sat Network, a major supplier to the expat community, recently installed an encryption system, essentially scrambling most of the channels they provide.

Company spokesman Pete Whitaker told The Courier: ‘’The reason for installing this system is to crack down on ‘Pirate’ companies who are rebroadcasting the Scan Sat Network signals - and also people who are receiving the service without paying for it. ‘’Before we started the scrambling, we knew the number of people who could be affected would be in the thousands. ‘’It is impossible for us to know just how many people are affected. The affected areas are from Alicante to Cartegena, as well as La Manga and inland areas.’’

And he warned: ‘’Anyone who changes to another pirate, non-registered or illegal TV provider will probably have a Birds of a similar problem in the very feather: near future.’’

Spanish However, those whose chicken service has been scrambled and

by Scan Sat can easily get it friends restored. Says Mr Whitaker: ‘’The only legal and safe way to start receiving the channels on this system again is with a compatible Digital Decoder (Digibox) and the associated viewing card.’’

The mass blackout has sparked an extremely high demand for both items, which are provided free subject to a minimum-term contract and on a first come, first served basis.

Call Scan Sat Network on 966927325 or visit their Torrevieja office at Avda.

Delfina Viudes, 28, 03183

Licked ’em! Doggy race winner Jake with Oscar Ramirez

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Time to strike out at trade union law QUESTION: What makes British publicsector workers think they should be placed on pedestals and treated differently to people in the private sector who are indirectly paying their wages?

ANSWER: Because they have been allowed to get away with it for years.

Time after time, governments and local councils have caved in to union muscle, paid inflated wage demands and provided gold-plated pensions.

It was always said that a job in the public sector was a job for life with, at the end of it, a pension to allow you to live in comfort.

Well, no longer. The good times for the private sector were over at the very start of the recession. Redundancies, pay freezes and pensions switched from final salary to money purchase was the order of the day.

Even then, the private secWork ethic: tor was protected. Good old Britain in Labour ensured that. But it's simply not possible now and the 1940s at last public-sector workers must live in the real world.

Trade union leaders and their ultra left-wing supporters will never accept reality, but the rank and file must. OK, it's a bitter pill to swallow, to accept reduced pensions, a later retirement age and pay freezes.

But just look what's happening in mainland Europe, where people have woken up in the real world. Public-sector workers right across southern Europe have had to go along with it and British workers must as well.

What's needed is an urgent review to establish how much of a hit the private sector has had to endure and to persuade the public sector to accept similar cutbacks.

The only thing that will ultimately be acceptable is a pay and pension structure which is seen to be fair and equal to all, public and private alike.

Then, if some trade unionists try to use industrial muscle to get a better deal for themselves, they will be judged to be greedy and very quickly lose public support.

As I have said before, that fairness must also extend right through management to the boardroom.

The UK can overcome its economic woes if a bit of wartime spirit prevails. In the 1940s Britain showed how to lead the world out of a horror much worse than now.

It can do it again and the very last thing the nation needs is people going on strike to preserve a pay and pension structure which is unsustainable - and, in the process, dipping us into another recession.

But first there should be a new look at trade union law. It's crazy that a union can call a strike when many of its members have not bothered to vote.

Perhaps union members should be required by law to vote on a call for industrial action.

Then we would not be in a situation with union leaders able to call a strike with less than 50 per cent of workers actually wanting one.

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I WELCOME a ruling in the British High Court that the Roman Catholic church can be held liable for the wrong-

be donated as a gift and not an "asset of the state" - and that people should be encouraged more to donate.

His remarks have led to a wave of protests from people saying he's wrong. And if the clergy carries on in this way it will result in even more people turning their backs on religion.

Clergy should think much harder about what they do and say or they won't have a flock left.

On the subject of organ donation, I read one remark from someone who had signed to be a donor but was reconsidering because while he had spent his life caring for his body, he did not like the idea of donating his organs to someone who had abused his own. Now there's a thought!

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doings of its priests.

For so many years we have heard of appalling sexual abuse inflicted by priests upon children, seriously harming their lives.

It is an absolute abomination and it's time the church was made to pay for the wrongdoings and cover-ups by those more concerned with preserving the "good name" of the church rather than the well-being of children who were abused and ill-treated.

The church has always claimed it could not be held liable because there was no formal employment relationship between a Catholic priest and his bishop.

But the High Court has ruled that the professional relationship was sufficiently close to impose responsibility.

This could open the floodgates for countless people who were abused to claim for damages. Good - and perhaps for once, God will not provide a way out.

To help prevent abuse in the future, the church should allow its priests to marry. It's crazy to expect all priests to remain celibate and shun all sexual desires. They are human.

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I ALSO applaud Wales for bringing forward legislation to allow a presumed consent for organ donation rather than requiring people to opt to donate organs or seek permission of relatives – as in the rest of the UK. Spain has a similar presumed-consent policy and, as a result, has one of the highest percentages of organ donation in the world.

Wales will vote on a "soft" presumed consent, allowing people to opt out if they do not want to donate their organs and relatives would still be consulted.

Something needs to be done because people are dying while waiting for a new organ, simply because there are not enough donors.

It saddens me that the Archbishop of Wales has seen fit to oppose the Welsh move, saying that people's organs should

READERS who follow my rants every week will perhaps recall I wrote about the UK buy-to-let business - that speculators were buying up homes to let to tenants as a better investment than a traditional pension.

My point was that all this frenzied activity financed by banks prepared to give buy-to-let mortgages was artificially pushing up the prices of houses, making them unaffordable to first-time buyers and damaging the overall housing market.

I applauded the news that banks were running out of money to provide buy-to-let mortgages and as a result might bring about a bit more common sense in the housing market.

I was surprised to read that the EU in Brussels had just arrived at this same point of view and were considering restricting Britain's buy-to-let housing market (now wouldn't that be good if the EU were reading The Courier before implementing new policies - bring it on!)

The EU want to bring the runaway UK buy-to-let business in line with the continent and would put an end to landlords getting a mortgage based on rental income. Instead they would have to rely on their own personal income.

If enacted, there would be fewer homes bought, prices would fall and along with it the ridiculous rents being charged by landlords who have found they can get treble and even quadruple the income from letting a property than interest paid on investment accounts.

Landlords have been building up huge portfolios of properties being let on massive rents.

Bringing this business under control would be a good thing - reducing the price of housing and making a roof over people's head far more affordable.

Who knows, a three-bed semi might get down to the same price as that currently on the Spanish coast (around ÂŁ100,000) UK landlords are already screaming, as are estate agents who can see a reduction in business. I'm not sorry for them, but I am for those families who might find themselves in negative equity.

But for too long UK housing has been too expensive and a bit of common sense might be the medicine that's needed.

Friday, November 18, 2011

All at sea - that’s Andres, dedicated follower of fishing BOOBS come in many shapes and sizes - and sometimes arise from the least expected situation.

As I am one of the few expats who lives in Spain DESPITE the heat, I spent much of the summer in England and would speak to my husband Andres daily on the phone.

Andres is an avid (or should I say obsessed?) angler who fishes constantly but mainly unsuccessfully – due to the Mediterranean being fished out.

One day he called to tell me it was exceptionally windy and that the sea was so wild that the tide had come up to the walls in Urbanova near Gran Alacant.

This does not happen often and he was very excited as he loves nature at its wildest.

Three days later he called again, once more beside himself with excitement. He and his brother had been fishing and caught 13 decent-sized sea bass. This was his biggest catch here by far and the two of them

were so proud of themselves.

"We're not going to tell anybody where we caught them. This is going to be our secret," Andres insisted.

The next day they caught 20 more. A miracle! ‘’We've caught more bass than anybody we know," he exclaimed proudly, his peacock feathers visible to me even over the phone... "But we're going to stop for a while because we've got too many fish.’’

A few days later his brother called.

He'd just read an article saying the windy weather had damaged sea-bass farms four miles along the coast in Campello – and that many fish had escaped.

Let’s just say that Andres: the masses were virFishy tales tually queuing up to be caught!

Earlier this year, Andres bought an inflatable kayak as he realised that, escapees apart, there really are hardly any fish to be caught beach-casting.

He now paddles out to where the trawlers are and has a lot of success. However, his mobile phone isn't mobile at all. It invariably sits in the drawer while he rows out to mad depths and I sit at home going greyer and greyer.

I finally convinced him to take it with him, set it up and showed him how to answer it. Off he went and after about an hour I thought that I'd give him a ring. He didn't answer.

I tried three or four times with no luck – because I had unknowingly set it up only to vibrate.

The phone was in his fishing jacket pocket, resting on his stomach and when it started vibrating, it frightened the life out of him.

He came home straight away thinking his stomach was in turmoil.

More recently I called him during another of his sorties into the Med. Again no answer, and again he came straight home.

This time he had forgotten he had the mobile and when it rang, he thought it was an alarm telling him the kayak was deflating.

What is it about blokes and mobiles?

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Pomegranates may hold secret of everlasting youth HAVE Murcian scientists discovered the secret of eternal youth?

As well as preventing heart disease, relieving stress and boosting your sex life, experts now believe that pomegranate juice can slow the ageing process.

Researchers at the ProbelteBio laboratory in Murcia gave an extract of the whole fruit including pith, peel and seeds in capsule form - to 60 volunteers daily for a month.

They then monitored the activity of chemicals in their bodies compared with those

Runaway boy found at comic fair by his mum A JAPANESE comic fair in Murcia called El Salón del Manga was the scene of a curious encounter last weekend, when a runaway son was located by his mother.

The youth left his home in Tenerife four months ago, leaving no explanation of where he was going or why. The boy’s mother reported his disappearance to the police, who filed a missing person’s report. As he was 21 they did not treat the matter too seriously.

The youngster’s mother didn’t give up hope and carried on the search for her son. Last week she heard that he may visit the comic fair in Murcia, due to his interest in the Japanese comic characters. So she jumped on a plane and went to the fair, too.

She asked security guards for help, and although surprised by the request they were happy to help.

Mother and son were soon reunited and headed the police station to have the missing person file erased. What happened next is unknown.

who took a placebo. They found a significant decrease in a marker called 8-Oxo-DG in the participants’ urine tests. This is associated with cell damage, which can cause impaired brain, muscle, liver and kidney function as well as ageing effects on the skin.

This decrease is thought to slow down the oxidation, or ‘rusting’, of the DNA in cells, which naturally occurs over time.

Dr Sergio Streitneberger, who led the study, funded by Pomegreat PurePlus, said: “We are very excited about this study which

we believe demonstrates that regular consumption of this pomegranate extract can slow down the process of DNA oxidation.

“One way to look at ageing is to think of it as rusting, or oxidising, a damaging process. Being able to guard against this process would be a significant breakthrough.”

The power of the pomegranate has now been harnessed in a new pill, called Pomegrate PurePlus, which is made up of the inedible rind, husk and white pith.

RAJOY LOOKS UNSTOPPABLE

By SALLY BENGTSSON

WITH just two days until Spain elects a new government, the two major candidates for prime minister have been holding dueling rallies throughout the country.

At the same time the leaders of the smaller parties have been continuing to focus on trying to capture the votes of the undecided voters.

Socialist Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba warned supporters in Zaragoza last Sunday that new governments - especially those of the centre-right - do not bring an end to crises. “Changes of government are not the solution,” he said, adding that the country’s economic policies “need to be revised because they are not giving us the results we need right now. We need to formulate our next policies, we need to jump-start the economy. I will go to Brussels to fight and argue, not take notes like Mariano Rajoy Alfreo Perez will,” he said.

Rubalcaba: On the same day in Zaragoza Valencia, Rajoy was given a warning rousing welcome at a Popular Party (PP) rally held at the city’s bullring.

For the first time, the PP leader expressed his confidence that he will win Sunday’s elections, saying “I think that we are going to win the elections. In fact, I give them a chance.

“These elections are the believe it and I know it,” he last opportunity we have to said.

Polls agree, showing that change things in Spain. If we the PP may win by as much don’t act now, they will come as 15 per cent over the from outside of Spain to change the policies for us,” Socialists.

Carlos Martínez In Madrid, leaders from the said Union Progress and Gorriarán, the number two Democracy (UPyD) platform on the UPyD slate. called on undecided voters to The election campaign has seen controversial publicity on the internet, with some postings being banned or requests made for their removal.

The shutting down of Twitter account @nanianorajoy, a spoof on PP Mariano Rajoy’s own account, was seen by many Twitter users as pure censorship. The PP requested that Twitter close the

Mariano Rajoy: A rousing welcome to Valencia

Lottery fraudsters offer guilty plea account.

Copies of a controversial video made by the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) were also posted across internet sites, such as YouTube, after party officials decided to pull it. The spot shows a patient dying, and insinuates that their fate is directly linked to health cuts made by the Catalan nationalist CiU bloc’s government.

Defence Minister Carme Chacón, who is from Catalonia, asked that the video be taken down.

The PSC also demanded that CiU stop slashing away at the public health budget, which has led to a series of protests by health professionals at regional hospitals.

A MASSIVE lottery fraud trial, set to run until May next year, has become a little more manageable after 87 defendants pleaded guilty to the charges.

This brings the number to stand trial down to just 16.

The so-called Nile case centres on a large-scale swindle involving letters telling people they had won the lottery and asking for a fee to allow payment of non-existent prizes.

The vast majority of the defendants are of Nigerian origin.

The 87 who pleaded guilty face 23 months in prison and a fine of 1,800 euros.

Guardia Civil officers pursued the perpetrators for months after many people were robbed of thousands of euros after falling victim to the fraud.

The Provincial High Court of Málaga was only able to locate 113 of the 168 suspects, of whom nine failed to appear and are being sought. One is already in prison.

Charges of illicit association were dropped by prosecutors.

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Attacked with a razor in a hospital to die for I WAS ASLEEP when a chink of light in the doorway alerted me. A man had entered Room 114.

Glorious: The view from my hospital room

A 6am intruder! The last thing I wanted on top of the angina attack that had put me in Torrevieja Hospital for four days and counting. Particularly with only a flimsy regulation-blue hospital gown for protection.

As I lay on the bed, squinting blearily into the darkness, the glint of metal told me the shadowy silhouette was on a business call.

He sat down on the bed - and I realised he was brandishing two razors in his right hand.

My worst fears were confirmed. I was about to be shaved of my last vestige of dignity…by, of all people, the camp male nurse I had silently dubbed Dapper Diego.

I hadn’t the heart to protest as DD lifted my gown and, humming quietly, went to work. Donna’s pube train was at the sharp end of a potential disaster - and my only thought was that Diego might not mind the gap.

Five minutes later, the plucked chicken with the dicky ticker was ready for her heart-to-heart with the stentist later in the day.

More than 12 hours later as it happens. But of course, Torrevieja Hospital, like just about everyone in Spain, does everything manana.

Cackling Anyway, I eventually ended up at the mercy of the guy whose job is to ping balloons into clogged up coronary channels. It sounds like a children’s party – and it might as well have been from the way the medical team laughed and joked their way through the entire procedure.

There was I, lying there with a catheter invading half my body via a gaping hole in my femoral artery, and they were all cackling away in Spanish like kids playing doctors with a doll.

I certainly didn’t find it funny…though their trivialisation of it all did admittedly ease my own fears that my life was in danger.

Stentist? It was more like a dentist working upside down after administering laughing gas to himself and his staff.

That all happened last Wednesday – nine days ago. And you’ve only heard a fraction of the story.

The previous Saturday, my house guest Mike had to perform the old 112 and call the emergency services when I suffered an angina attack. Minutes later, I was in the back of an ambulance roaring down the N332 at 140kph with Vettel Mickey screeching behind in his rented Ford Ka. I was about to receive proof – if any was needed – that the Spanish health service leaves the NHS standing. Even if it does seem to work at half the speed.

Torrevieja Hospital is a magnificent building with magnificent facilities …a credit to Spanish medicine in the 21st century.

That was evident from the moment I set foot – or rather wheels – on the premises.

I was whisked through the emergency admission process in a matter of minutes…with a slight hiccup when doctors discovered the handful of different medications Mike had grabbed from my bedroom drawer weren’t mine!

Assessed and then herded into a 32-bed observation

ward, I shared the following eight hours with an array of characters of various nationalities in various states of discomfort.

Only an obligatory bland, salt-free apology for lunch eased the boredom. Plus the hope that I would be discharged later that day.

I suspect that is what the doctors intended because I was the only patient in the ward not to receive an evening meal.

Mind you, that changed big-time when the nurses got word of the poor starving waif in bed C-21.

They hunted around and unwittingly brought me a magnificent fully-flavoured meal that had clearly been intended for a non-coronary patient. Salt of the earth, those nurses!

Glorious For the next five days, home was a comfortable, modern en suite room of my own. And for me, Torrevieja is right up there with any British PRIVATE hospital - with the exception, of course, that you don’t pay five-star hotel prices.

You get a much better view, too. Tourists would pay good money for the glorious panorama from Room 114 across the salt lake. Picture postcard stuff, particularly at night when the glow of lights on the far shore flickered on the water.

And in Dr Piotr Chochowski, I had the most caring of cardiologists. I’ve lots more to say - but the main thing this week is that I’m not yet ready for my date with Golden Leaves.

And since the whole episode did not cost me a cent, I still have considerably more money than stents.

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Taking the Mastermind chair is a sore subject 'YOU never take me out for a meal any more,' Mrs S complained.

So I bundled her into the car, dropped her at our local burger bar and drove home to watch the telly in peace.

I was quite excited about tuning in to my favourite TV quiz, Mastermind.

I am loathe to boast about my overwhelming capacity for knowledge but there is no getting away from it. I invariably get most, if not all, the correct answers to the questions posed in that challenging programme.

And I'm not just talking about the general knowledge section. Again I hate to blow my own trumpet but the specialised subjects pose little problem for me.

Be it Routes to Anywhere in Mainland Britain by Road from Chipping Sodbury or The Federation of Wood Industries of Spain or even Blowing Your Own Trumpet, I can cope.

But it wasn't always like that.

In my youth I never had much academic knowledge to speak of because there simply wasn't room for it inside my head. Why? Because I LIVED inside my head.

True, I attended school every day and endeavoured to solve mathematical problems, conjugate sentences, learn French and do my best during games without sneaking off for a swift Woodbine.

But to be honest I was merely going through the motions.

In reality, or more appropriately despite reality, I was on a different planet from my fellow pupils.

Inside my head I was a famous film director or a first-rate footballer. Sometimes I was a prominent heart surgeon, although I hadn't a clue as to what a prominent heart was.

But it used to bug me, my apparent lack of intellectual prowess.

I mentioned my niggle one afternoon when I got home from school.

Mother was in the kitchen cooking rhubarb.

'What were you good at when you were at school, Mother?' I asked, dumping my satchel behind the mangle.

The bag contained homework assignments which would never get done. I had too many missions to accomplish inside my head.

'What was I good at during my schooldays?' Mother repeated. 'Pretty much everything, Son.' 'How about Dad?' I asked, gnawing the chocolate off a digestive biscuit.

'Oh, Dad was gifted, too. And so was your brother.'

Having removed all the cocoa covering from the biscuit, I returned it to the packet.

'So how do you honestly rate my scholastic abilities?' I asked.

Mother thought for a moment before replying: 'The rhubarb's just about ready.'

That was all so long ago, I mused, as I switched on the telly for Mastermind.

I parked myself in the black leather chair I had acquired from . . . well, that's another story which I shall tell you about

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Vibe FM will be there keeping the crowds entertained with some really great sounds and the LA Concert Band will play between 1pm and 2.30pm.

For those wishing to show off their own talents – or lack of them – there will be karaoke. And it has just been confirmed that Mickey and Minnie Mouse will be popping in to meet all the kids.

There will be a 5km fun sponsored walk, too, with sponsorship forms available at the bar.

It can’t be all pleasure, though, so the organisers have added a little pain with some men’s waxing. But it’s all for a good cause. All the money raised on the day will go to the Emaus Children’s Care Homes.

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some other time.

'Ready when you are, John Humphrys,' I said resolutely and waited for the first question . . .

I was quite surprised when Mrs S arrived home. 'I told you I'd pick you up after Mastermind.' I said. 'How come you got the bus?'

'The LAST bus,' she pointed out. 'It's nearly midnight.'

'Impossible,' I said. 'Mastermind started at eight o'clock. It's only on for half an hour and it's just finished. And by the way I answered nearly every question again tonight. Aren't you proud of your husband?'

Mrs S brought her face close to mine. I suspected she was about to become confrontational and I was right. 'You totally deluded slob!' she hissed.

'Anyone, even the village idiot, could answer the questions on Mastermind if they kept pressing the pause button on the TV remote control while they sifted through the set of encyclopaedias scattered around the black leather chair they stole from their best friend's workplace.'

'Borrowed,' I mumbled, 'not stolen.'

Mrs S pointed an accusing finger at me. 'You crept into the surgery of your best friend Eric the dentist while he was out at lunch and swiped his chair.

'Eric's patients had to stretch out on the floor to have their fillings and extractions done before he got a replacement.'

I blushed with guilt. 'I always meant to give the chair back but I made it to the Mastermind finals that year and then I felt I deserved to keep it.'

I thought it might be appropriate to change the subject.

'So how was your meal tonight?' I inquired.

'Basic,' she replied. 'But it was a welcome break from my domestic responsibilities -- namely you.'

'Well, er . . . you must do it again sometime,' I said. 'But I'm feeling rather vulnerable now and I need to know that you still care for me.'

Mrs S gazed into my eyes. 'I think I'll go cook some rhubarb.'

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THE UK NEWS

HOW TO BEAT ALZHEIMER’S Vaccine offers hope in brain disease fight

THE secret to beating killer brain disease Alzheimer’s lies in potent vaccines, scientists have discovered.

They believe that giving the jabs to patients before tell-tale signs set in could halt the terrible toll of dementia.

Preventing it from taking hold could one day even pave the way for the disease to be wiped out completely.

Research has found that to be effective, vaccines need to be given to sufferers in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s to stop it in its tracks.

Now the huge challenge facing scientists is to create an effective vaccine to slow down the progress of the disease, which can lead to memory loss and sufferers being unable to walk, speak or even swallow. ferers, destroying the vital Experts estimate that half links between brain cells. of the £17billion spent on Experts at Georgetown Alzheimer’s each year in University Medical Center in Britain could be saved if Washington DC used mice to patients developed it five test vaccines that are already years later than they do now. being administered in human This study adds to increas- trials. ing evidence suggesting that Mice with lower levels of an effective treatment for amyloid protein showed a Alzheimer’s disease will significant benefit from the need to be given early. vaccine.

The latest tests in the US Mice with higher levels found vaccines can help were more likely to experipatients with lower levels of ence side effects. Again the toxic amyloid protein that showing the need to adminisbuilds up in Alzheimer’s suf- ter vaccines early.

Daily Express

16 months jail - but Gilmour free after 4 THE jailed son of Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour walked free on Tuesday after serving just a quarter of his prison term.

Charlie Gilmour was jailed for 16 months in July for violent disorder during the tuition fee protests.

The Cambridge University undergraduate, 21, swung from a Union flag on London’s Cenotaph and jumped on the bonnet of Prince Charles and Camilla’s Jaguar car during demonstrations last December.

He was also part of a mob that ransacked Topshop’s flagship Oxford Street store, causing £50,000 worth of damage. He was seen kicking the shop’s window and wielding a mannequin leg.

Daily Mirror

Gilmour was also pictured trying to set fire to a pile of newspapers outside the Supreme Court.

Gilmour, who admitted violent disorder, was “out of his mind” on LSD, whisky and valium at the anti-fees protest.

He claimed he did not realise the significance of the Cenotaph.

C O R O N AT I O N Street actor Michael Le Vell has been rebailed over allegations that he sexually abused a schoolgirl.

The star, who plays mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV1 soap, was arrested in September on suspicion of committing an historic sexual offence.

The 46-year-old denies the charge.

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Now Freddie Starr eats a camel!

I'M A Celebrity’s Freddie Starr was rushed to hospital on Monday after eating the toe of a CAMEL. The comic — immortalised by The Sun’s Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster headline — collapsed following a Bushtucker Trial.

Pale Freddie, 68, collapsed with a severe allergic reaction to the food.

Roly poly Freddie only joined the series on Saturday — a day after the other celebrities — following an insurance hitch.

In the trial, Freddie ate a foul five-

The Sun course meal including the camel’s toe, a rotten egg, mealworms, mice tails, pig’s anus and turkey testicles.

But two hours later Freddie — who underwent serious heart surgery last year — complained of feeling unwell.

Medics rushed to the camp and called an ambulance.

Hospital octors monitored his condition over the next couple of days while show bosses decided whether he could return to the show.

Theresa May go as poor suffer in ongoing border fiasco THERESA May is fighting for her job after damning new documents fuelled the scandal of lax security at our borders.

Leaked emails showed that thousands of private jet passengers were allowed into the UK without immigration or customs checks.

They also revealed the Home Secretary relaxed checks at airports on at least

Daily Mirror 2,500 occasions over the summer.

And the Mirror can reveal passport applications are secretly subjected to a controversial new “postcode lottery” trial scheme.

The High Risk Applications scheme is based on fraud statistics. Staff were given a

list of postcodes to check against passport applications or renewals. Applicants in areas deemed to be higher risk face several weeks additional delay in getting their passports.

In London, the only areas which get virtually no checks are postcodes that begin with WC and EC – the most central and prosperous areas. Applications from women aged

50 and over are often waved through.

A source said: “It’s a classic Tory policy, and it discriminates against those they deem to be living in ‘poor’ areas.”

These revelations came on the day ousted Border Agency official Brodie Clark gives evidence to MPs on how he was pushed out

by Mrs May.

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SURVIVOR Left to die — dog stabbed 21 times

COPS are hunting thugs who stabbed a pet dog 21 TIMES after breaking into a teenage girl’s flat.

Dempsey, a ‘loving and gentle’ Staffordshire bull terrier, was tossed over a garden fence and left to die after the barbaric attack.

He was found just in time and rushed to a PDSA hospital for three-hour surgery, which saved his life.

Vets said injuries to his pancreas and diaphragm were the worst they had ever seen.

A FARMER has been killed Owner Claire Wilkinson by the pet hippopotamus (pictued with Dempsey) said he raised from the age of the dog had been staying five months. with her 19-year-old daughMarius Els, 41, was gou- ter Lauren at the time of the ged and bitten repeatedly attack in Bournemouth. by 188-stone Humphrey at She came home from a his farm in South Africa. night out to find her flat ranHis mutilated body was sacked with a trail of blood found in a river last week. leading through it and sixOnly this year he was pic- year-old Dempsey missing. tured happily riding on the Neighbours who heard the six-year-old bull. commotion helped search for “Humphrey’s like a son,” the dog and found him whimhe said at the time. pering in a nearby garden.

“There’s a relationship, Police were called and that’s what some people they sped him to his emerdon’t understand.” gency treatment.

Mr Els kept 20 exotic Dempsey incredibly pulled species, including rhino. through and is now recove-

Dail Mirror

GORED TO DEATH...BY 188-STONE PET HIPPO

The Sun ring at home with Claire, 38.

She said: “I just can’t accept that somebody could do something like that to such a loving and gentle dog.

“There was blood all over the place.

“They put him through this horrific ordeal - we didn’t think he would last the night.

“I look at him now and I can't help but think about how he must have suffered. I just can’t imagine the trauma he has been through.”

Uwe Holz, senior veterinary surgeon at Bournemouth PDSA PetAid hospital, said: “I have treated a small number of stab injuries previously, but this is by far the worst case I have ever seen.”

Lauren’s flat was trashed but nothing was stolen.

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A warning to benefit cheats

BENEFIT cheats who continue to claim whilst living abroad will be caught and prosecuted, the UK government has warned.

They have quoted the example of a 54-year-old Blackpool man who enjoyed life in Spain while living off UK income support, a non-exportable benefit, without telling the DWP that he had moved to Málaga. In total he fraudulently claimed over £15,000.

Having been caught, he pleaded guilty to benefit fraud at Blackpool Magistrates Court in September and was sentenced to a three-month curfew order, restricting his freedom to leave home - and of course he has to pay the money back.

Many assume that benefit fraud only occurs when someone receives a benefit, such as Job Seekers Allowance or incapacity benefit, and fails to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when they start working. But people who are in receipt of UK benefits have a responsibility to tell the DWP about any change in their circumstances, such as moving in with a partner, changing address, or going or moving abroad.

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IS RAJOY JOY AHOY IF SPAIN BAGS THE PP? JUST in case you have been hiding under a beer glass, Spain goes to the polls this Sunday to elect a new government.

And unless we get a sensational surprise akin to Spain’s Massiel beating Cliff Richard in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest by just one point, then you will see the Partido Popular back in power after eight years with Mariano Rajoy in charge.

According to a TV documentary for Channel 4 many years later, Sir Cliff’s defeat was down to General Franco bribing jurors in some of the Benlux countries, as he saw winning the competition to be vital to Spain’s interests!

Some 43 years on, not even the bribe of a free sangria for every voter this weekend would rescue the PSOE from humiliation, but at least that might have helped to have spiced up a lacklustre three weeks.

There’s been a complete lack of excitement in the election campaign with the PP having it in the bag for months, judging by some massive leads in the opinion polls. That’s meant they’ve actually not really bothered with the traditional paraphernalia of elections, that we saw everywhere in the May campaigns.

In Torrevieja, driving down my regular streets, there have been stacks of banners proclaiming the virtues of the incumbent PSOE administration, and mugshots of their new whipping boy, Alfredo Rubalcaba. I actually feel sorry for him, as the wretched Zapatero has run away, leaving him to carry the can for his administration.

It’s looking so bad for the PSOE, that some of their strongholds like Andalucia, are likely to tip into the PP camp for the first time since democracy was restored. It’ll be akin to Tony Blair’s massacre of John Major in the UK election of 1997.

Bolstered by opinion polls predicting an outright majority for Rajoy, the PP have wisely decided to save their money, and have been frugal in their poster displays. Perhaps they share my view that in my forty years of political activity in different guises, I have yet to witness any poster winning a sin-

Rajoy doesn’t exactly ooze charm, which is a polite way of saying that he’s as boring as sin, but at least he will have a very strong mandate to take tough decisions, as opposed to having to rely on smaller parties from some of the Spanish regions to cobble together a majority.

So if the opinion polls are right, we won’t have to put up with Basques or Catalans holding the rest of the country to ransom, and that’s got to be good news for a new administration that may have to take very unpopular decisions, sooner than later.

What of course we don’t know is what Mr. Rajoy and his party will do, once the weekend celebrations and bottles of Rioja have been guzzled down. He’s been coy on the vexed issue of taxes.

You don’t win elections saying you are going to put them up, but he says he wants to reduce them, contrary to what the experts say! How you do that, whilst cutting deficits will be interesting to see.

Ambiguity

gle vote! But realistically, they know that it’s a done deal, and that Rajoy will become the new Prime Minister. In my local town, I swear to you that there is absolutely no semblance of any campaign going on. My Spanish friends, who are PP supporters anyway, know the result is in the bag, but they are hardly predicting a brave new world after Sunday’s vote.

He’s been called a ’master of ambiguity’, and all he’s had to do over the last few years is to watch Zapatero and Co make a complete pig’s ear out of it all. Now the Zapatero will literally be on his foot, and he’ll have to tip more of his hand, and quickly!

The pragmatic Rajoy does have some principles that make sense, like a belief in a balanced budget, and on a personal level, there isn’t a whiff of corruption about him. One thing is certain. His political honeymoon period will be very brief with the ever-worsening situation within the Eurozone.

After so many years chasing the Premiership, I wonder if six months down the line, Mr.Rajoy will regret grabbing his hands on power at the worst possible time for his personal ambitions and for that of the Partido Popular? It may not all be gloomy, Tony Blair’s first year saw the UK win the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in ages.

Perhaps Mr.Rajoy’s election can bring us similar joys next spring or does he need a phone number for the Dutch or Belgian juries?

SOME CONSUL-ATION! Police hash bash nails ASKING for rock superstar Phil Collins' telephone number and checking on the Prince of Wales' shoe size are among the odd requests made to British consular staff abroad, it has been revealed.

Records also showed that staff in Spain were asked by a man to contact a dominatrix who had left him stranded at the airport.

A man rang the consulate in Sydney to ask what clothes he should pack for his holiday while a Briton in Sofia, Bulgaria, wanted the consulate to sell his house for him.

A woman in Moscow wanted embassy staff to visit her flat to get something done about a loud buzzing noise there, while a consulate in Greece were asked how to put a chicken coop up in a man's garden.

In Florida, a man called the consulate to report there were ants in his holiday villa and asked what he should do, while another hopeful caller asked consular staff in Dubai to meet his dog at the airport and help the pet through customs as he would be away when the animal arrived.

A caller asked staff in Malaga in southern Spain in mid-September where she could get a Christmas lunch as everywhere she had phoned was already booked up.

Staff in Greece were asked for tips on the best

fishing spots and where to purchase good bait.

The caller - to foreign office staff in Spain - who wanted Prince Charles' shoe size wanted the information so he could send him shoes as a present.

Consular Affairs Minister Jeremy Browne said: "We will always try to help where we can but there are limits to the support that we can provide. It is important that people understand the level of help we can offer.

"Our priority is to help people in real difficulty abroad and we cannot do this if our time is diverted by people trying to use us as a concierge service. We need to be able to focus primarily on helping victims of serious crimes, supporting people who have been detained or assisting people who have lost a loved one abroad."

top Euro traffickers

POLICE announced Tuesday that they arrested one of Europe's biggest hashish traffickers in Estepona, Málaga last August.

The detention of the suspect, who was identified by his initials A. S. A., was part of an undercover operation targeting a large organisation that was based in Huelva.

Authorities confiscated approximately 3,620 kilos of hashish and detained 12 other people.

The organisation reportedly imported the drug from Morocco by speedboat, using a port in the small island of Cristina in Huelva as an entry point.

The 32-year-old leader of the organisation has had an outstanding arrest warrant since last year.

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ACE OF DIAMANTE’S!

DIAMANTE’S Restaurant is a rare jewel.

Set just a stone’s throw from the beaches of El Mojón - a sleepy little town predominantly occupied by Spanish people for their summer holidays - it is unspoilt by commercialism.

You’ll find Diamante’s a couple of minutes’ drive from the N332 on the beach side of Pilar de la Horadada and San Pedro (call 965352947 for directions).

The proprietors, Terri and Karla, have created an ambience which is warm and welcoming The fabulous décor, soft Tiffany lighting and candle-lit tables, together with very attentive staff, give you a sense that it is a place that you are glad to have discovered.

The cuisine at Diamantes is second to none. Wednesday and Thursday 1pm till 8pm, is ALL DAY WINTER MADNESS with a two-course meal for only €5. YES, we did say €5.

Home made Soup followed by one of the following - Beef Stew & Dumplings, Lamb’s Liver & Bacon, Spaghetti Bolognaise, or Fish & Chips with Peas.

Saturday OFFER: Buy one, get one FREE (excluding Steaks or Lamb Shanks). Cut out the voucher and bring it with you.

Also on offer are Paella, Pizzas, menu del dia, Light Lunches & Homemade Soup and the Best Sunday Roast you’ll find anywhere, served 1pm till 8pm There’s a Sunday lunch group of people who said they have tried hundreds of different places for Sunday Roast and that OURS IS THE BEST BY A LONG WAY. If you can imagine tender Roast Beef just melting in your mouth, succulent Roast Leg of Pork with Crispy Crackling, Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon then oven-roasted, all served with homemade Yorkshire pudding, roasted and mashed potatoes and delicious gravy, then finished of with Bread and Butter pudding or Apple Crumble and Custard, ahhh! – that’s what Sundays are all about.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Closed Normal Menu Winter Madness 1pm till 8pm, Poker Lessons & Poker Tournament 8pm Winter Madness 1pm till 8 pm Cabaret Show with Dinner Buy one get one Free Traditional Sunday Roast served all day, 1pm till 8pm

Diamante’s Buy one Meal get the Cheapest also cater for people with one FREE VOUCHER Special Dietary needs. All our SATURDAY NIGHTS excluding food is prepared Xmas, New Year, Valentines or with the finest any other Special offers ingredients so you can be assured of the best quality and tastiest food you have ever eaten.

They now have their winter entertainment programme. As many of you already know, Diamante’s have created a fantastic Cabaret & Dinner Show, NOW EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT which includes a two-course dinner at only €10 per person. What fantastic value, to be able to taste the wonderful cuisine and be entertained by the best acts on the Costa Blanca in such an elegant restaurant.

The programme is varied with the BEST ARTISTS entertaining you from all over the world. Many of them have worked in Las Vegas, the UK, Germany and lots of other countries Now on to the festive season, which is heralded by a Christmas Fayre on December 3 from 12 till 4 pm. Here you can get your presents and cards, a fantastic outfit to wear and jewellery to go with it . Oh, and of course shoes to match!

Anyone interested in booking a stall, please call. There’s a great Party Menu to help you celebrate with your friends,

Diamante’s Friday Show Menu Grilled Chicken Breast with Pepper Sauce Sausage & Mash Lamb’s Liver & Bacon Braised Pork Chop with Mushroom Sauce Chicken & Vegetable Curry Spaghetti Bolognaise Poached Salmon with Asparagus Daily Vegetarian option available ****** Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce Apple Crumble with Custard Fruits of the Forest Pavlova families and colleagues - then the famous Diamante’s Christmas Party with Santa Claus himself giving out presents to all the children.

Then, on Christmas Day, there is a sumptuous fourcourse dinner at €35 which is very popular so early booking is a must.

For their New Year’s Eve Party Night, Diamante’s have pulled out all the stops and booked the amazing Mr Ricky Powell, one of the best entertainers on the Costa Blanca. So you can be assured of a wonderful evening of fun and cele-

bration and enjoy a three-course meal for €30-00.

Diamante’s also host the Ebony & Ivory Ladies Luncheon Club on the third Tuesday of every month. Here, you can enjoy a fabulous three-course lunch, including a glass of wine, while meeting some new friends - and help to raise funds for MABS Cancer Support charity This year the club have raised over €1000-00 with their monthly raffle.

The Christmas Luncheon is on December 13 so come along and support them and meet lots of new people.

Wednesday is winter madness with poker lessons between 2pm and 4pm and a POKER TOURNAMENT at 8pm. Plus lots more exciting new ventures.

The staff at Diamante’s are always look forward to seeing customers old and new.

RESTAURANT: Tel - 965352947.

Email: diamantesrestaurant@hotmail.co.uk

Friday, November 18, 2011

Café J’s Bar – Just the Job!

CAFÉ J’s Bar is in its third year of trading.

A family-run business, we doubled in size in March by taking on the unit next door.

Café J’s started out as "the local chippy", but is now looked on as a highly respected restaurant serving everything from tea and crumpets to three-course meals.

Our full rack of ribs and lamb shanks are very popular, as are the home-made soups and cottage pies.

Café J’s cater for private parties – and hold Quiz Nights throughout the year on Mondays and Fridays (9.30 pm), hosted by Darren James of TKO Gold Radio.

For entertainment, international vocalist Claire Daniels guests tomorrow (Nov 19), while Mr Bojangles appears on December 3 and Woody on December 6. At these evenings a set menu is available, with a choice of starters, main and dessert. Or just turn up for drinks to be entertained.

Our SPECIAL, all day every day is cod, chips, mushy peas, bread and butter- all for only €5.95. All year round.

You can be sure of a good time at Café J’s Bar – because customer satisfaction is very important to us.

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Alfonsa’s Recipes During the Spanish civil war there were thousands of casualties and consequently many children were left to fend for themselves. Alfonsa Ramirez Carmona was orphaned 76 years ago at the age of eight,

Traditional Spanish omelette (tortilla española) Serves approx 4 people 4 medium potatoes 1 large onion 2-3 eggs salt and pepper to taste Slice potatoes as thin as you can or use slicer or grater.

Fry in a shallow frying pan until soft and golden.

Fry onions separately until soft and golden.

Remove as much oil from potatoes and onion and transfer into a bowl.

Add beaten eggs and seasoning and mix well.

Heat oil in a good nonstick frying pan and when hot place in the mixture.

and left to care for five younger siblings and an ailing grandmother, single handed.

During the time with her ‘abuela’ Alfonsa learnt to cook many traditional and economical dishes. At

Turn down heat and cook on a low light with lid on making sure that the omelette doesn't stick initially.

When the mixture appears to be almost solid it will need to be turned over and cooked for a while longer.

The easiest way to do this is to slide the omelette onto a plate, cover with another plate, turn over and replace into pan.

Spanish potato salad (ensaladilla) 6 large potatoes 5 eggs Large jar of good quality mayonnaise 1-2 tins of tuna 100grams green olives 50grams of mixed continental pickles (sold finely diced in all the markets.

Dice potatoes and boil until soft. Leave on a plate to cool.

Boil eggs until hard.

Leave to cool.

the age of 11 the family was split up and she was put into service where she stayed until she married.

Whilst in service she cooked and cared for her wealthy employers and was taught many more deli-

cious Spanish recipes, which, to the delight of her now very big and hungry family, she still manages to produce at the age of 84.

Here are a few recipes she would like to share with Courier readers…

Halve a few olives and add to decoration.

Broad bean stew (delicious) (Habas)

Place cool eggs and potatoes into a mixing bowl.

Add tuna.

Finely chop the olives and add them to mixed pickles then add to mix. Stir.

Add finely chopped boiled eggs to mix and stir mix with mayo, until the consistency is to your taste.

Decorate with a fine layer of mayonnaise, and a sprinkling of tuna left from the recipe.

3/4 packet broad beans soaked overnight 3/4 Spanish cooking chorizo Good ham bone Sweet paprika pepper Salt and pepper to taste.

Add all ingredients to pressure cooker and cook for about 20 minutes or approx 1 hour in a normal pan.

Lentil stew (lentejas) 3/4 of a packet of small lentils (lentejas pardinas) 3 carrots 2 onions 2 tin tomatoes 5-6 potatoes 2 stock cubes Bacon ribs or ham bone or similar as long as it's meaty Spanish chorizo or continental cooking sausage. (amount that you prefer) Seasoning of preference.

The REAL guide to Spanish cooking Boil ribs, bone, sausage and carrots for about 1 hour.

In a frying pan fry onions and tomatoes.

Add both together with stock cube to meat and carrots.

Add lentils and potatoes.

Simmer for about 3/4 hour more or until potatoes and lentils are tender.

Season to taste

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editor@thecourier.es COURIER POSTBAG: YOUR VIEWS ON OUR NEWS

A Help At Home inspiration...

HELP AT HOME has received the following letter from a gentleman thanking us for looking after his partner.

We have been privileged to help and befriend the family and Elva since June.

She was so brave, and what an inspiration to all who knew her. Would it be possible to print this for us, as not only does it highlight the valuable work we do in the community, it may encourage other people to ask for help when needed.

LESLEY EBURNE, Founder, Help at Home

Dear Lesley, Re: Elva Fincham I would like to express on behalf of the whole family our sincerest heartfelt thanks for the support, care, compassion and friendship the Help at Home Team afforded Elva during her struggle and ultimate passing away due to cancer recently.

Though Elva was a brave, positive tower of strength

throughout the illness, you gave her invaluable support when she needed it most, both in her home and eventually in hospital in Cartagena.

We would particularly like to thank Lesley, Paul, Mary, Lynda, Brenda, Audrey, Evelyn, Meg and Sue for all their support.

Serious illness and death is never easy to cope with, especially away from your native

homeland.

Through the excellent work carried out by you and your team, Elva and her family were able to continue to keep going and ultimately face the end of her life, safe in the knowledge that your friendship, help, advice and support were never far away.

Love to you all.

STEVE SUTCLIFFE

The bank that makes people pay to invest BAND OF HOPE OF GLORY HEAD FOR TORREVIEJA

I AM writing to tell you about an incident that occurred in Bankinter at Los Dolces the other day, The owners of the shop at which I am employed have returned to the UK and I am now running the shop for them.

The other morning I visited the bank to pay in the week’s takings as instructed.

The cashierasked me if I, persona,ly, had an account with the bank. When I told her I didn’t, she said I would be charged €2 commission to complete the transaction!

I had take n identification to the bank with me, which contained the relevant account number and the account holders’ names.

Is it just me, or does this seem really strange?

LIZ KERSHAW, La Zenia

MANY thanks for the article in last week's Courier - we are hoping Big Band Dance Nights will take off in Torrevieja.

Swingtet trio have played on a weekly basis for the past few years - but from end of March to mid-June and then midSeptember to beginning of November - at Hotel Costa Narejos in Los Alcazares.

For the past two years we have held 'Big Band Dance Nights' with the big band sounds provided by 'Swingtet-Plus Big Band'. A total of seven special evenings.

It takes a long time to gain support for events like these and we are finally entertaining to full capacity with a very good following.

But as the hotel closes for the 'winter season', I have looked further afield for venues where we can offer the same live, musical entertainment for those people who like good music, and want to dance as well as listen.

So -the first of the big band nights is this Friday at 'La Rustika' in Torrevieja - the next will be in January, date to be confirmed next week.

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Strange, Liz? The ultimate in greed if you ask me.

A Bankinter spokesperson confirmed to my colleague Sally Bengtsson that if someone who is not a client makes a deposit into an account, they are charged two euros commission. And she didn't know if any other banks had policies.

So the bank makes money out of the investment...and also out of the person who invested it.

No wonder so many people mispronounce the word ‘bankers’. - EDITOR

Dancing

Band of gold: Swingtet in action

BONFIRE PARTY FAWKES OUT FOR NURSES Bonfire night at the Grand Designs house was a blazing success. More than 700 people partied around the fire and enjoyed the fantastic entertainment.

Los Pistoleros put on a flag and pistol display and staged a Wild West saloon bar brawl. Then everyone joined in the frontier mood with some energetic line dancing.

With the sun setting spectacularly over the lake, the bonfire was stoked and the Guys thrown to the flames and fireworks lit up the night sky.

The event raised more than €500 euros for Paul Cunningham Nurses and the charity thanked everyone for their generosity, especially By Your Side for donating the

raffle prize and Jenni Ray from the Grand Designs house.

A couple of the raffle prizes went unclaimed on the night, so if you hold 13 yellow or 192 orange, contact Susan Reader on 639 318 526 or email sueinthesun@hotmail.co.uk For more about PCN, visit www.paulcunninghamnurses.com

In the meantime 'Swingtet-Trio' will be entertaining at Restaurante Valle del Sol on the C3319 near Polaris, La Torre Golf. The second of these evenings will be on Thursday, November 24.

This will be a three-course Buffet Dinner Dance with music for dancing from 9pm to 11.30 pm.

I can be contacted for all the details and ticket reservation information (968 - 432 - 630) As with all of our events, there will be a raffle, with the proceeds here for HELP Murcia Mar Menor Cancer Support Group.

We are hoping that with enough support for both venues, the events will eventually be on a monthly basis.

So all of our events are threefold - to 'Keep Music Live', support local businesses and to support local charities at the same time.

Once again, many thanks for your support.

LEE MONKS, Valle del Sol, Murcia

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RICHARD CAVENDER

Bluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

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 four 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: Michael wanted to know more about AVG 2012 ADVICE: Martyn was having problems getting his and whether it was comparable with Microsoft Security German printer to talk to him in English!

Hi Richard, I have with a Brother Essentials printer I have just purchased. The Dear Richard... In the past I have used AVG 2012, SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes to protect my PC but I recently removed these and switched to Microsoft Security Essentials instead. Now I am hearing rumours that MSE is not as effective as AVG at detecting viruses, which leaves me wondering what to do for the best. Do I continue with MSE or go back to AVG? Your advice would be much appreciated.

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Hi Michael, my advice would be to stick with AVG 2012, its true that it requires more system resources (RAM) than Microsoft Security Essentials, however it does detect more virus’s and therefore protects your computer better, have a look at the chart below that shows most of the antivirus products available, you can see that AVG detects well over 90% of viruses, where Microsoft Security Essentials achieves just over 80%

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printer is DCP-J715W. I have uninstalled all my HP software and installed the Brother software. The problem is that the printer will only "speak" with me via the LCD display in German. I have to date uninstalled the Brother software and installed the latest version via a download from Brother, but all to no avail. We have had contact with Brother via Amazon from where we purchased the printer, but still their instructions do not work!

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Hi Martyn, the LCD language can be changed by using the screen of the printer, not through the software installed on your computer, you need to do the following…

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Menu the up and down keys to select Initial Setup OK the up and down keys to select Local Language OK the up and down keys to choose English OK Stop/Exit

…of course given that your printer is set to German, you will need to navigate this using the German language.

ADVICE: Peter was wondering whether he should allow Java to update on his computer.

Hi Richard, I have recently been getting a flashing icon appearing saying that Java micro auto systems wishes to make an update to the hard drive. It looks as if it's some type of security thing, but it's un-familiar to me, so I just wanted to check with you that it is genuine before I allow any changes. What do you reckon?? Kind regards, Peter

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Don’t forget you can follow me on twitter @bluemoonspain Alternatively why don’t you sign up for my newsletter. You can do this by going to:www.bluemoonsolutions.es and fill in the form that is on any page except the front page.

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Hi Peter, you are fine to run the update, Java is required for some websites to work, it should say it’s from Sun Microsystems and its fine always to update it.

office@bluemoonsolutions.es www.bluemoonsolutions.es Mobile: 655 044 970

Office: 902 906 200

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A dip in the Blue Lagoon

Viva – the hair salon that turns heads

THE talented team behind Viva Hair Design has been turning heads on the Costa Blanca for more than seven years. And it’s easy to see why.

Bringing together skill and experience, you’ll get a look you love from Viva Hair Design every time. Viva is so good that clients regularly travel to the salon from as far afield as Fortuna, Catral and the Mar Menor.

The friendly team is led by salon owner, Donna. She is assisted by Mel, Lauren and Roxy. All are experienced hairdressers and colour technicians.

Donna and Roxy are qualified barbers, too, so it’s not just the ladies that get a stylish new look at Viva.

Viva doesn’t only do hair, but offers

top to toe beauty. Sue, a qualified beauty therapist and chiropodist, can complete your look with a range of beauty treatments including waxing, facials, manicures, pedicures, lash and brow tinting and shaping.

One of Sue’s most popular treatments is the Shellac manicure. Say goodbye to chips, smudges and dry time with this revolutionary polish and gel hybrid and hello to long-lasting, glossy nails.

Nails stay perfect for around 14 days – although some clients have remained chip-free for four weeks.

So, what are you waiting for? Head on down to Viva Hair Design and discover a glamorous new you.

Hattons - your first sport of call

IF you love pub games, sport or simply relaxing in a sunny spot with a glass of wine, Hattons is the place to be. This friendly, family-run bar has it all.

Hattons offers a large games room with pool table and two internet stations. The more competitive types can join the bar’s pool and darts teams, which are working their way up the local leagues and having loads of fun in the process.

And when it comes to sport, Hattons is simply the best place to watch all those big games. There are four large screens and a projector screen, and the bar even provides free half-time snacks during football games.

If that’s all sounding a little too energetic for your tastes, retire to one of Hattons outside areas for a relaxing drink. Hattons has a large front terrace and secluded rear suntrap to choose from.

There you can chill over a glass of wine for only €1, sup a pint from only €1.75, or enjoy a spirit for only €1.50. Hattons can also cater for small functions at great prices.

There’s a chance to get even more value for your money at Hattons with the monthly Hattons

Hamper. With over €200 worth of gifts and services, Hattons Hamper is raffled off each month for just €2 a ticket. Lucky hamper winners enjoy hair vouchers, translation services, a meal for two and bottles of drink.

All proceeds from Hattons Hamper go to the Riley’s First Steps charity (www.rileysfirststeps.org), to help six-yearold Riley Murray who has cerebral palsy receive treatment he needs to help him walk.

Hattons customers have already raised €2000 for this great cause.

Hattons is open every day from 11.30am until late. Pay them a visit – you’re guaranteed a warm welcome.

THE NOOK…WHERE HEROES ARE IN THE HEART FAST gaining a reputation as one of the friendliest bars in town is The Nook, situated next to Viva Hair Design.

Manageress Linsay and her team – Michelle, Alison (Wee Alli) and Nigel – ensure everyone feels at home in this cosy venue, which came under new ownership last August.

Linsay promises her customers a good, friendly relaxed atmosphere – what more could you want?

Well, maybe a quiz or some bingo. The Nook’s got that covered, too, with a quiz every Tuesday at 9pm and bingo every Thursday at 1.30pm.

If you need more reasons to visit, what about the free WiFi, bar snacks, and sporting events shown on request.

On Fridays the bar holds its very popular meat raffle, which is drawn at 6pm.

The Help for Heroes charity has a very special place in Linsay’s heart as she has two sons serving in Afghanistan; Lee, 24, is with Black Watch and Sam, 20, is in the 5th Rifles.

Linsay will only get to see her sons for a few short days in January before they return to Afghanistan until March.

To do her bit, Linsay and the bar are holding a sponsored

walk for Help for Heroes on December 10. See www.thenookbar.weebly.com for details.

The Nook bar is open 10am to midnight, Monday to Friday, and 12 noon to midnight at weekends.

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IT PAYS YOU TO BUY WITH PEYSU Super-Continental – the one-stop shop FOR everything from fresh bread and newspapers to top-up phone cards and hardware, Super-Continental is the ultimate convenience store.

And of course, this handy one-stop shop is open every day of the week.

In addition to the phone cards (English and Spanish) and handy hardware section,

PEYSU’S main objectives are to make your buying experience a seamless process and to take away all the administrative chores – ‘‘saving you valuable holiday time whilst here is Spain" As specialists in property resale, they are keen to point out that they are careful with partnership deals and work only with a few chosen service

providers. That way Peysu can offer interesting new property developments and some of them are indeed very attractive and different.

If you want to know more, or maybe need some help to sell your property, the staff at Peysu would be pleased to arrange an appointment and elaborate on the extent of their services

Buying’s electrifying with Debbie and Bill DEBBIE and Bill have been lighting up Blue Lagoon since March 2010 Former employees of Real Domestic appliances Los Dolses, they have built up an excellent reputation for price, a good range of stock and decent customer service under the Euronics brand.

Anyone looking to renew or stock their new property in Spain should take a look at the store’s wide range of fridges, freezers, TVs, kettles, toasters, hobs and ovens, to name but a few.

As winter is upon us, the Electrical Shop are stocking portable gas fires and bathroom heaters, electric blankets – and are

you’ll also find an extensive range of fresh meats and frozen foods at SuperContinental.

With English brands available and plentiful, you’ll have no trouble finding goods to your taste. It’s also a fair bet they will have that obscure little item you need. Opening times are 9am to 2pm, then 4.30pm to 8pm

The Secret Garden –relaxing, beautiful and safe

now stockists of ultra-modern Neater Heater convector heaters, which are very cost effective.

Handy, too, is a photograph machine which prints pictures instantly off digital cameras.

With many people now opting for their own dishes, the Electrical Shop also supply TV Sat systems for individual houses and urbanisations.

They are open Monday to Saturday (10am-6pm) so if you are looking for electrical items, why not power yourself to the Electrical Shop Blue Lagoon? Debbie and Bill will be happy to see you.

RECENTLY re-opened, The Secret Garden is a beautiful place to sit, relax, and while away the odd hour without the usual traffic noise you hear at most places.

It’s a completely family orientated venue with a safe environment for children, where parents can relax, and without worrying about the kids too much! All the staff are friendly and the service is second to none.

We also show all major sporting events on our large screens.

The Secret Garden has two interior

rooms, one of which has its own bar, available for parties, meetings and wedding receptions.

You can play pool and darts, should you wish, but rest assured you will leave feeling refreshed after your visit!

Our newly refurbished kitchen is due to open soon, serving wholesome freshly prepared meals and bar snacks.

Sunday is bingo night with Open the Box and Lucky Seat!

Please come and join us.

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What to eat to beat winter weight gain

It’s a time when many of us eat, drink, be merry – and get fat as a result.

In fact, research has shown that we commonly pile on half our annual weight gain (half!) during the Christmas and winter period.

Stodgy food, mince pies and endless boozy gatherings the diet pitfalls are endless.

Over the winter months, it typically becomes harder to be active outside as the nights draw in and we are more likely to eat for 'comfort', socialise more, go to restaurants and choose higher calorie options, especially over the festive period.

With Christmas and New Year celebrations, we are more likely to indulge in 'treat' foods and increase alcohol intake, which is a hidden source of calories."

But plunging temperatures don't have to result in bulging waistlines; by eating the right winter foods, you can enjoy the festivities and arrive at the new year feeling great about your body.

'Tis the season to say no to weight gain - here's how to do it.

Get comfy with calories

When it's cold, wet and dark outside, many of us turn to stodgy comfort food to lift our mood. Unfortunately, this often means high in calories, high in carbohydrate and high in fat.

However, recent research suggests that we can still give ourselves a boost without turning to unhealthy snacks.

Serotonin is the chemical neurotransmitter in our systems which improves our moods, and serotonin is produced when tryptophan enters our brain. This can occur when we eat foods that are high in carbs and low in protein - typical of comfort foods. However, there is other evidence that suggests feelings of 'comfort' result from personal associations we have with food, so learning to link feeling comfortable with certain healthy foods can help prevent us from eating too many lardy meals. You can even bring non-food sources of comfort into play, such as running a hot candle-lit bath, giving yourself a manicure or browsing your favourite magazine.

Adapt to get your 'five-a-day' Many of us associate healthy eating with fresh fruit and salads, which isn't always what we want in winter. But this isn't an excuse to stop eating well; with cold and flu viruses rampant, you'll need those vitamins and minerals more than ever. There are so many ways to enjoy delicious seasonal produce. Don't forget that your 'five-a-day' can come in many forms, including fresh, frozen, tinned or dried. Substitute summer salads with steamed or lightly roasted root vegetables, soups, vegetable-rich stews and pasta sauces. Carrot and celery sticks with a low fat spicy dip can also replace lunchtime salads. You should also take advantage of gorgeous winter fruits, such as citrus fruits, pomegranates and dried cranberries. Finally, stewed or tinned fruit with a dusting of cinnamon or granola with low fat yoghurt makes a sat-

isfying yet guilt-free breakfast or dessert.

Support your diet Of course, avoiding winter weight gain isn't just about eating the right foods.

It's essential that you back up your balanced diet with other healthy lifestyle choices. Keeping weight off in winter stems from a rounded, healthy lifestyle. Make sure you keep well hydrated, follow a balanced diet with regular exercise, monitor your alcohol intake and ensure sufficient rest and relaxation. A well-rounded diet will give you the necessary intake of vitamins and minerals, while a vitamin C supplement will help fight symptoms of the common cold. Illness will stop you from exercising, so reach for the citrus fruits, kiwis and green leafy vegetables.

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI): Causes, symptoms and prevention Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a group of infections of the urinary tract. The urinary tract system is the body's filtering system for removal of liquid waste and consists of the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. The main causative agent is a bacterium: Escherichia coli. Although urine contains a variety of fluids, salts, and waste products, it usually does not have bacteria in it. When bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine, they cause a UTI. The most common type of UTI is a bladder infection which is also often called CYSTITIS. Another kind of UTI is a kidney infection, known as PYELONEPHRITIS, and is much more serious. While the majority of urinary tract infections or UTIs are not serious, they often cause severe symptoms such as pain and/or burning upon urination. Women are particularly susceptible to urinary tract infections or UTI. This is because women have a shorter urinary tract than men. About half of all women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime, while many women suffer through several infections throughout their lifetime. The good news is that UTIs can usually be quickly and easily treated with a short course of antibiotics.

Make healthy substitutions We all turn into grazers during winter, grabbing handfuls of nuts, crisps and Quality Street whenever we can.

Unfortunately, most of the treats on offer are full of fat - and not the good, monounsaturated kind. But don't despair, you don't need to abstain completely. Just make sure you make healthy choices,. Take care with nibbles," she says, "set ground rules over when you can snack between meals and what will fit within your healthy, balanced eating plan.

Substitute crisps for olives, mini quiches for crackers with salmon and low fat cheese, sausage rolls with smoked salmon blinis, mince pies with a handful of dried cranberries and almonds and chocolates with fresh fruit or nuts dipped in chocolate."

Cut back on booze Increased alcohol consumption is one of the primary causes of winter weight gain, though chances are many of you don't even consider it when totting up your daily calorie intake. There's nothing quite like a glass of rich, fruity red wine by the fire to keep the cold out, but be careful - booze is packed to the gunnels with empty calories, alcohol provides energy without the full range of vitamins, minerals and nutrients that we get from food. One 175ml glass of wine contains an equivalent number of calories as a bag of crisps.

The NHS recommends that men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units a day, and women no more than 2-3 units. Watch out for large measures when out with friends, pace yourself, set boundaries and reward yourself when you manage to stick to them.

Fuel your exercise regime It's not uncommon for our fitness plans to go out of the window during winter; short days and icy pavements make it near impossible to get out of bed in the morning to work out.

To put a spring back in your step, even when the mercury falls below zero, you need to pack away foods that keep your blood glucose levels steady throughout the day and give your body the fuel it needs to exercise. This is achieved through regular intake of food throughout the day, including carbohydrates like pasta, rice, noodles - the main dietary source of glucose. Slow release carbs like porridge are also great sources of energy. You should also try planning ahead and give yourself exciting new meals to take the edge off those early starts in the dark. Plan a special breakfast each day of the week, such as yoghurt with frozen berries and unsweetened muesli or scrambled egg on toast with salmon or mushrooms.

Skip the latte

You may feel like you need that morning cup of steaming hot coffee to jolt you to life (especially when it comes in one of those festive takeaway cups), but fatty lattes could be one of the main reasons why you consistently fail to hit your weight loss targets. A medium-sized, semi-skimmed latte can contain as much as 300 calories - much more if you supersize it or add full-fat milk or whipped cream. Switch to an Americano or, even better, herbal tea to cut out these stealth calories.

WHAT CAUSES URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS? The most common cause of UTIs is bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina, which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the urethra. Once these bacteria enter the urethra, they travel upward, causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract such as the kindneys or ureters. Sexual intercourse is a common cause of urinary tract infections because the female urinary tract being short can make women more prone to urinary tract infections. During sexual activity, bacteria in the vaginal area are sometimes massaged into the urethra. Another cause of bladder infections or UTI is waiting too long to urinate. This causes the bladder to stretch beyond its capacity, weakening the bladder muscle. When the bladder is weakened, it may not empty completely and some urine is left in the bladder. This may increase the risk of urinary tract infections or bladder infections. Allergies can also be a hidden factor in urinary tract infections. For example, allergies to foods can irritate the bladder wall and increase susceptibility to urinary tract infections.

Symptoms of UTIs include: stinging or burning when passing urine, passing very small amounts of urine, feeling the need or urge to pass urine frequently, feeling that the bladder is still full after passing urine, feeling pain low down in the abdomen or in the lower back or sides, and feeling unwell with nausea and fever. Diagnosis is made by examing the number of bacteria and white blood cells in a urine sample. A pelvic examination may also be needed.

WAYS TO PREVENT UTIs

Provide sufficient air circulation by wearing looser pants and cotton underwear, and sleep without underwear.

Wearing tight pants or nylons can make it easier for an infection to develop. In general, drinking lots of water helps. Drinking large quantities of unsweetened cranberry juice may make the bladder and urethra more acidic and therefore more hostile to infectious bacteria. Remember cranberry juice should be avoided if you are taking warfarin. Urinate frequently, emptying your bladder each time.

For women, change your tampons and sanitary napkins frequently when you have your period. Keep your genital area clean. This includes washing between any anal or vaginal contact, and wiping from front to back anytime you go to the bathroom.

Dr. Machi Mannu is a neuro repatterning Specialist.

Email contact@mindspa.es for any question.

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Youngsters’ church fiesta at La Siesta THE young people of La Siesta Church Youth Club displayed an amazingly rich and varied range of talents at a concert in the church last Friday.

Around 20 youngsters entertained an audience of more than 150 with a programme of singing, music, stand-up comedy, sketches and dancing.

And the show was crowned by a moving rendering of Hero dedicated to Remembrance Day and all our fallen heroes.

Members of the youth club, which meets weekly at the church, decided some time ago that they wanted to dis-

play their talents both to raise money and as a thank-you to the many people who support them throughout the year.

Youth leader Maggie Dew said: “We knew we had a lot of talented young people in our club but when we decided to put on the concert, we never imagined quite how much and what a variety of talent we had.

“At first some of the young people were reluctant to get involved, but as the weeks went on, more and more wanted to do their own act.

“In the end we put on an amazing show that the audience just didn’t want to end.”

GRAND FINALE: The La Siesta youngsters perform their moving version of Hero

RASCALS SPRING A SEASONAL SURPRISE

IT may be November, but spring is in the air for The Rascals.

The popular expat entertainment troupe is putting on a seasonal charity extravaganza as their Christmas offering for 2011.

Seasonal Showtime is the latest venture for The Rascals, a group formed in1993 to entertain and raise money for charity.

In those days shows were staged in local squares and it was not until 2004 that they performed for the first time in a theatre.

All the money raised by The Rascals goes to local charities and Seasonal Showtime is no different. It will be staged for the first time on Wednesday December 7 at the Virgen del Carmen, Torrevieja and you can book on line at www.servicam.com or call Sue on 966 784 874 or 693 042 771.

There’s a further performance at the School of Music and Culture in Los Montesinos on Saturday December 17. Both shows start at 7pm.

Call Sue at the above number to reserve tickets.

Seasonal Showtime opens with Spring, Spring, Spring, while Summertime and A Foggy Day in London Town introduce the summer and autumn elements of the show.

Free drinks and nibbles in the interval will prepare audience members for the winter season, which starts with a dance to the haunting music of Toccata and is followed by seasonal songs and Christmas carols.

On December 12,- the Rascals will put on their annual Christmas party for ALPE ( a school for physically and mentally handicapped children). It’s a particularly rewarding event for The Rascals, with Papa Noel giving out presents – and the kids dancing, singing and enjoying snacks, drinks and Christmas crackers.

The Rascals enjoy entertaining and helping the more vulnerable in the local community – and the elderly are not forgotten, with gifts taken to the local residential home for old folks and carols sung at the Age Concern Christmas lunch.

Rascals members at a previous Christmas party for ALPE kids and, below, the troupe take centre stage

Support K9 fayre as dogs not just for Xmas THE K9 Club is holding a Christmas Fayre on Saturday November 26 at AJ’s Bar in La Marina.

It promises to be a great day, with stalls full of gifts to solve any seasonal present dilemmas, Christmas carols from TABS to bring a little festive spirit to the occasion and a Buddy Holly tribute act.

Even Father Christmas will be attending the event, reindeers permitting.

The fun starts at 4pm and all the money raised will help the dogs in the K9 Club’s care.

Stalls at the event cost five euros, and stallholders can call Pauline on 660 934 615 to book their place.

So, why not go along, grab a few Christmas bargains and support this good cause at the same time.

As ever, K9 is looking for people to foster and adopt the dogs in their care. Call Pauline for details.

Meet Batman and Dobbin...

CAN you find a place in your home for Batman?

Batman is a six-month-old Jack Russell cross. The poor little thing was dumped by a bin and left to take his chances along with his two sisters and two brothers.

Thankfully, Batman found his way to Finca La Castellana Animal Welfare Centre, where he is well cared for and loves the company of the other rescue dogs.

But he now needs a loving home of his own. If you can help Batman, or any of the other rescue dogs at the centre, call Eleanor on 677 381 111.

The centre has dogs of all types, sizes and ages in its care, each with its own heartbreaking story, but all with one thing in common - the need for love and a home.

Meanwhile, the latest horse to arrive at Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales didn’t need a horse truck to pick him up. He was so tiny that he sat on the seat of the car on the way to the centre.

Centre workers say the miniature horse is smaller than a German Shepherd dog.

Said centre co-founder, Sue Weeding (pictured right): “He hasn’t grown from birth and it was a miracle he was still alive.” So they called him Miracle.

Miracle turned out to be about three months old, was severely malnourished, weak, full of worms and riddled with lice.

He was rushed to Alicante animal hospital and only able to return to the horse centre after six days of intensive care.He is now being fed formula mare’s milk every two hours around the clock.

Miracle can be seen at the centre on open days, Wednesdays and Sundays 1-4pm. People can also help Miracle by sponsoring him for as little as €5 a month.

Visit www.easyhorsecare.net or find Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre on Facebook.

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Celebrity motoring mishaps We've rounded up a whole herd of the rich and famous to examine their less-than-stellar histories behind the wheel.

Linford Christie

Ian Brown Lead singer of the newly reformed Stone Roses, Ian Brown, was fined £650 and received six penalty points on Monday 24 October 2011 after being caught speeding at

One of the most recent additions to our Celebrity Cars rogues' gallery is Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie. He was banned from driving for 15 months, fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after being found guilty of careless driving in July 2011.

The former 100m sprint star's Audi A8 was involved in a head-on collision with a taxi in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, on 8 May 2010. Linford was said to be driving his luxury saloon on the wrong side of the road when the accident, in which four people were injured, happened.

At the trial he apologised for his actions saying: "I wish to express my deepest regret to all concerned and sincerely apologise for any suffering caused."

105mph on the M6 on 25 April. He was represented at Chester Magistrates Court by celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, dubbed Mr Loophole for his ability to get his clients off serious speeding charges.

Frank Lampard Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard was banned from driving for 90 days and fined £850 at Staines magistrates court in March 2011. He had been caught

speeding at more than 90mph on the A3 near Claygate in Surrey.

Chris Klein American Pie star Chris Klein pleaded 'no contest' to a drink-driving charge in September 2010. The US court sentenced him to serve four years' probation and attend alcohol education classes for 18 months.

The actor was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in June 2010 in Los Angeles. He had previously been fined $1,800 dollars after admitting a drink-driving offence in San Diego in 2005.

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Katie Price

In court, the defence solicitor argued that Ledley's Mercedes CL was travelling at no more than 95mph but the Magistrate ruled that the speed gun was accurate, handing down the ban and ordering the Premier league star to pay an ÂŁ800 fine plus ÂŁ250 costs.

To add insult to injury, King was fined a further ÂŁ100 because the side windows of his luxury Mercedes coupe were too heavily tinted, allowing "insufficient transmission of light".

pended sentence, was banned for three years and given an alcohol treatment order.

George Michael

Kevin Pietersen

Katie Price managed to accumulate 13 penalty points on her licence and was banned from driving for six months in December 2010. The final three points were awarded after Katie admitted speeding at 83mph on the A23 in Sussex.

Ledley King Footballer Ledley King received a 56-day driving ban in December 2010. The injury-prone Tottenham defender was clocked at 105mph by a speed-gun-wielding cop on the A14 near Newmarket.

George pleaded guilty after admitting driving under the influence of drugs, having smashed his Range Rover into a Snappy Snaps store in London. He was sentenced in September 2010 to eight weeks in prison and banned from driving for five years.

Kevin Pietersen found himself in hot water with the Australian authorities after borrowing Shane Warne's Lamborghini in Melbourne. Fresh from his man-of-the-match display in the second test of the 2010 Ashes series, KP was caught in a speed trap allegedly driving the Gallardo at 75mph in a 62mph zone.

Gazza Gazza avoided jail time in December 2010 after being caught driving at four times over the drink driving limit. He received an eight-week sus-

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As the festive seasons approaches we have found some lovely party outfits for your little angels (or devils!).

Zippy Cargdigan 14.99€ Shirt 14.99€

2 - 24 months H&M 19.95€

Zara 15.95€

THE LATEST FASHION HEADLINES A selection of iconic jewellery belonging to late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor went on display in Geneva on Friday ahead of its auction in New York in December.

Among the pieces were a diamond tiara gifted to her by one of her seven ex-husbands, the producer Mike Todd, a diamond and platinum bracelet from her friend Michael Jackson and several necklace and earing sets decked with emeralds, diamonds, sapphires and rubies.

The total value of the sales could reach $30 million.

Zippy Dress 17.99€ Shirt 9.99€ Scarf 4.99€

2 - 5 years Zara 17.95€

H&M 9.95€

Zara 17.95€

Zippy Shirt 14.99€ Jumper 14.99€

H&M 14.95€

6 - 12 years H&M 12.95€

H&M 19.95€

Zara 10.95€

Zara 19.95€

Zippy Jacket 34.99€ Shirt 12.99€ H&M 19.95€

Zara 19.95€

Question Hi Freya I know belts are very fashionable but apart from holding my trousers up I’m lost with what to do with them! I see a lot of women wearing them around the waist, but I’m very self consious about my bulging stomach!

Can I wear belts as I have a fuller figure?

Julie, La Siesta

Answer

Hi Julie, As you have a fuller figure a belt can really help to draw attention away from your not-so-favourite bits!

As you are self consious about your stomach I suggest you wear a belt that is a medium width and part elastic so it doesn’t feel uncomftable.

It should be placed above your waist just under your bust for the best effect it will create an hourglass figure which is the most desired shape!

Experiment with different colours and details, a bright coloured belt against a light coloured top or jacket will make a really good statment piece which you can tie in with the same colour shoes or bag!

The most important thing is that you just have fun and experiment with different looks untill you find your perFreya fect look!

Talk about a win win collaboration in fashion.

Versace became the latest major European fashion house to collaborate with retail giant H&M. This Versace for H&M collection, which will retail in some 300 boutiques in the fast fashion, Swedish-based giant's worldwide chain of 2,300 stores.

Britain's advertising standards watchdog has banned a Marc Jacobs perfume ad, ”Oh Lola” starring actress Dakota Fanning, saying it seemed to sexualize a child.

Fanning was said to look under 16 years old and the styling of her image drew attention to her sexuality.

For anyone with $15 million (11 million euros) to spare, a dazzling 110-carat pear-shaped jewel known as the Sun-Drop Diamond will go to auction next week.

Said to be the largest diamond of its kind, the gem known as a 'fancy vivid yellow pear-shape' was discovered in South Africa in 2010 and wowed visitors to London's Natural History Museum where it was displayed earlier this year Now the jewel approximately the size of a women's thumb is looking for an owner.

GOT A FASHION PROBLEM YOU CAN’T FIX? Maybe you have got a big event coming up and don’t know what to wear. Or you have recently lost a lot of weight and are not sure what clothes you can now wear Email all your problems to Freya at office@thecourier.es

If you’ve got a problem, Freya can fix it!

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MONDAY TO FRIDAY PROGRAMMING ON TKO FM 0800 - 1100 MORNINGS ARE FUN with ANDY JAMES

1400 - 1700 DAVY JONES’ AFTERNOON LOCK-IN

The perfect way to get you through your busy morning, whether you are at work or play. A fantastic selection of sounds that will be guaranteed to get you singing out loud!

Mornings just wouldn't be the same without Andy starting your day!

Lock yourself into the sounds of Davy Jones as he cruises through every weekday afternoon. Constant Total Knockout Hits and you can chat live with the chatterbox in the TKO Chat room or on Facebook.

1100 - 1400 AM to PM with DENNIS CHRISTIAN Turn on the AC and relax while DC entertains you with his wit and chill's you out with classic and new tracks. DC brings you music tracks and quizzes that will over heat the brain so turn up the aircon, relax and enjoy!

1700 – 2000 THE ULTIMATE DRIVE TIME SHOW with RACHEL ANGUS Join the bubbly and vibrant Rachel Angus as she gets you home with The Ultimate Drive time show. Bringing you old classics and new choons. She´s guaranteed to cheer you up every weekday evening!

MONDAY TO FRIDAY PROGRAMMING ON TKO GOLD 0800 - 1100 THE BREAKFAST SHOW with CHRIS ASHLEY Our Ex BBC & Talkradio presenter Mr Ashley will be waking you up with top tunes that will jog your memory, along with a daft joke or two & of course you can join in the fun...text, phone, or email Chris.

1100 - 1400 THE GOLDEN LUNCH with ALEX TRELINSKI Alex continues those feel good tunes and musical memories as well as inviting his friends from around the world to give you the inside track on all the latest news.

On Monday's, Paul Smith from "Soaplife" magazine gives you all the latest soap gossip, Tuesday's coming live and direct from Los Angeles, top showbiz reporter Linda Harris has all the Hollywood gossip and Friday's sees Paul Darby "The Feng Shui Doctor", the UK's leading Feng Shui expert giving you tips on how this ancient system of aesthetics can change your life

1400 - 1800 AFTERNOON TEA with DARREN JAMES Darren invites you to join him for a civilised and sophisticated 4 hours every weekday afternoon. Playing you some of the widest variety of both established and contemporary Easy Listening / Middle-Of-The Road music from Frank Sinatra to Will Young, Barbra Streisand to Katie Melua, ABBA to Take That, along with his notorious competitions, Spanish Lottery Results (and how to play them) The History of UK No1's, Tomorrow's News Today and much more, coupled with an innuendo or two slipped in for good measure!

Get out the Duraglit and polish up that Tea Service

2000 - 2300 Mondays only THE LOVE ZONE with LEE FOX Three hours of classic and modern-day love songs.

The perfect Monday night in.

2000 - 2300 Tuesdays only OLD SCHOOL DISCO with ANDY JAMES Let Andy take you back to those old school classics from the 70s and 80’s.

PLEASE NOTE

TKO FM

BACK ON 91.9

TKO GOLD

BACK ON 87.5 Let’s see if you can win youself a meal for two and a bottle of wine at Quesada Fish & Chips

POP QUIZ November 18 Welcome to the famous TKO Gold pop quiz! We sure did have some fun with last week’s questions.

All you have to do is take the first letter from each answer to find the name of a band or artist. Once you have found the key word, listen in to Chris Ashley´s show on TKO Gold, Saturday mornings 9am – 12pm 1. Carl wore the original pair of Blue Suede Shoes.

2. The surname of this jazz giant nicknamed Duke.

3. Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield better known stage name.

4. What type of love did Golden Earring have in

1800 - 2100 SUNDOWNERS with DAVE KNIGHTS Join Dave as he takes you through 3 hours of music guaranteed to help you recover from the stresses and strains of another hectic Costa Blanca day! With competitions, great feel-good music and a little of something to help you relax. Sundowners is the perfect cocktail every single day.

1973.

5. This key word goes with Neil & Rascals.

6. Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero had many hits under a different name.

7. A shorter word for an Artistic Musical Composition.

8. City of origin for the Inspiral Carpets.

9. Edwyn Collins (A Girl Like You) formed this 80s group.

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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, 10 represents T and 11 represents X, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

In this week’s Quickie crossword, all the answers are ANAGRAMS of the clue words: Down Across 2 Gamer (5) 1 Mite (4) 3 Tickler (7) 4 Meads (5) 4 Gets ID (6) 9 Angrier (7) 10 Phase (5) 5 Emirs (5) 11 Peaks (5) 6 Disease (7) 12 Reviles (7) 7 Bidets (6) 13 He'd met (6) 8 Teem (4) 15 Please (6) 14 Premise (7) 19 Dopiest (7) 16 Taverns (7) 21 Rinse (5) 17 Pernod (6) 23 Roost (5) 18 Itches (6) 24 A Gemini (7) 19 Toed (4) 25 Pests (5) 20 Poles (5) 26 Rite (4) 22 Limes (5) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Vapid, 4 Peak, 8 Undress, 9 Rifle, 10 Peace, 11 Atheist, 12 Suffer, 14 Gossip, 18 Garbage, 20 Sober, 22 Image, 23 Narrate, 24 Meet, 25 Sleet.

Down: 1 Vodka, 2 Precede, 3 Dismal, 4 Perch, 5 Affairs, 6 Rumpus, 7 Neat, 13 Furnace, 15 Observe, 16 Parcel, 17 Tennis, 18 Gain, 19 Adept, 21 Boast.

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 Have doubts about club’s upsets (7) 5 Five taken into care are cut up (5) 8 An opening of rice I made (7) 9 Advert contains strong emotion when shown on television (5) 10 Choose the Spanish city’s temperature (5) 11 Impress deeply the drunk avenger (7) 12 Someone who takes pot-shots at a bird, right (6) 14 Credit is double big trouble (6) 17 What the Poles wear that give them head colds? (3,4) 19 Get hold of a government file (5) 22 Musical passage will return in a fortnight (5) 23 Smoothing things out at the end of the day (7) 24 Fake sweetheart’s embarrassment (5) 25 Strangely, less sat for adornments (7)

Down 1 Copes with broken down range (5) 2 Prepare to be shot?

(5) 3 A long letter, sleep it off (7) 4 Waver first the entire evening’s terrible entertainment roster (6) 5 A loud noise in a Celtic language (5) 6 Readers re-order proofs (7) 7 Found weekend less like a conveyor belt (7) 12 Fairies’ drinks (7) 13 A tinier change of idleness (7) 15 Regrets swapping a casual shirt for a shilling, so goes back (7) 16 Sent as disguised approval (6) 18 Quarters a sailor and a poem (5) 20 Being lissom, I get a leg around (5) 21 Leaves attendants (5)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Range (5) 2 Beam (5) 3 Formal letter (7) 4 Move unsteadily (6) 5 Ringing sound (5) 6 Reads again (7) 7 Infinite (7) 12 Strong drinks (7) 13 Motionless (7) 15 Deteriorate (7) 16 Agree (6) 18 Home (5) 20 Nimble (5) 21 Sheets (5)

Across 1 Doubt (7) 5 Slice (5) 8 Opening (7) 9 Broadcasted (5) 10 Choose (5) 11 Inscribe (7) 12 Hidden marksman (6) 14 Emergency (6) 17 Polar coverings (3,4) 19 Hold (5) 22 Beginning (5) 23 Nightfall (7) 24 Humiliation (5) 25 Adornments (7)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Scared, 4/15 Adding machine, 9 Maestro, 10 Email, 11 Lathe, 12 Nastier, 13 Containment, 18 Agitate, 20 Cease, 22 Elite, 23 Chicane, 24 Tenets, 25 Delete.

Down: 1 Simile, 2 Avert, 3 Entreat, 5 Dress, 6 Italian, 7 Galore, 8 Coincidence, 14 Opinion, 16 Lament, 17 Revere, 19 Alert, 21 Aware.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

Lad 3 letter words Nay Ace Nor Add Pie Ado Pip Aft Rag Ape Rib Are Rig Ash Roc Ass Sac Bat Sat Din Set Dot Sop Eft Tam Elf Tee Ere Ten Foe Toe Got 4 letter words Ion

Aide Aria Brut Cola Cope Dare Foal Gran Horn Idol Loot Mane Nape Sari Spat Stag Stop Suds

Tons Trio 5 letter words Assay False Midst Taser 7 letter words Almanac Lasagne Steeple Tidings 9 letter words Analgesic Botanical Impatient Permeates

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

Across 1 Seguro (convencido) (4) 3 For (intended for) (4) 9 Eiderdown (7) 10 Ceiling (of room) (5) 11 Mediodía (4) 12 Shoemaker (8) 14 Serpientes (6) 16 Hervidor (6) 18 Restar (matemáticas) (8) 20 Abbot (4) 23 Muñecas (juguetes) (5) 24 Flores (botánico) (7) 25 Cobertizo (para animales, útiles) (4) 26 Motorbike (4)

Down 1 Deaf (unable to hear) (5) 2 Grosero (descortés) (4) 4 Day before yesterday (8) 5 Antiguo (civilización) (7) 6 Combs (for hair) (6) 7 Wave (in sea, lake) (4) 8 Little (not much) (4) 13 Behind (in or at the rear) (6,2) 15 Trees (7) 17 Mayor (de más edad) (6) 18 Silk (hilo, tela) (4) 19 Puño (costura) (4) 1 Heather (plant) (5) 22 Broken (object) (4)

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Friday, November 18, 2011 Across 1/6 Which Irving Berlin musical features the songs There’s No Business Like Show Business, My Defences Are Down and You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun? (5,3,4,3) 7 Which Swiss electronica band’s 1988 top 10 hit single was entitled The Race? (5) 8 Which American singer’s Here In My Heart, in November 1952, was the first British number one hit single? (2,7) 9 Which part of the human body is affected by Ménière disease? (3) 10 Which large low-pitched brass instrument, usually oval in shape, has a conical tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece and a usual range an octave lower than that of the euphonium? (4) 11 Which verse form of Italian origin consists of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme? (6) 13 Anaconda, python and boa are all types of which limbless scaled reptiles? (6) 14 What was the name of the butler who was played by actor Robert Guillaume in the US television comedy series Soap? (6) 17 What was the surname of the British graphic satirist who is best-known for his cartoons of the girls at an imaginary school he called St. Trinian’s? (6) 18 What was the surname of the actor who was best known for his portrayal of Hopalong Cassidy in a series of western films?

(4) 20 See 19 Down 22 Which American weekly magazine, famous for its varied literary fare and humour, was founded by Harold W Ross in 1925? (3,6) 23 By what nickname was the comedian Terence Alan Patrick

SUDOKU

Quiz Word

Sean Milligan normally known? (5) 24 What name is applied to the New Testament group sent out to preach the gospel and made up especially of Christ’s 12 original disciples and Paul? (8)

Down 1 Which nautical command means ‘to stop or cease’? (5) 2 Windhoek is the capital of which country in SW Africa? (7) 3 Which river in NE Spain flows 909 km from the Cantabrian Mountains into the Mediterranean? (4) 4 What was the surname of the American inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world record 1,093 patents? (6) 5 What name is given to frozen or partly frozen rain? (5) 6 See 1 Across 7 What was the surname of the four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War era (Cole, John, Jim and Bob) who were often allied with Jesse James? (7) 12 Which French painter, one of the greatest of the Postimpressionists, was viewed as a founder of modern painting? His works include The Bathers and The Card Players. (7) 13 What nationality was the five-time Wimbledon singles champion Bjorn Börg? (7) 15 What name is given to the breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer’s mouth and extending above the surface that allows the swimmer to breathe while face down in the water? (7) 16 In which 1966 film, starring David Hemmings, Sarah Miles and Vanessa Redgrave, does a London fashion photographer think he sees a murder? (4-2) 17 Damascus is the capital of which country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea on the south-western fringe of the Asian continent? (5) 19/20 Doris von Kappelhoff was the real name of which American singer and motion-picture actress? (5,3) 21 What is the nickname of Aberdeen FC? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH OCIO AL AIRE LIBRE - OUTDOOR LEISURE Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch.

(Answers below)

music QUIZ 1. In Which Year Did The Beach Boys Release 'Good Vibrations' & 'Sloop John B'?

2. Who played stand-up bass on Elvis' songs for Sun Records?

3. Which Lennon & McCartney Tune Was A 1966 Hit For Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers?

4. Planet Earth' Was Duran Duran's First Hit, But What Was Their First Top Ten Entry?

5. What was launched on September 30th , 1967?

6. Which Album Was The Follow Up To Thriller For Michael Jackson?

7. Who Was Lead Guitarist With Mountain?

8. Who Had A No.1 Huit In 1967 With 'Let The Heartaches Begin'?

9. Name Three Mebers Of The Boy Band Five?

10. With Which Boyband Did Mariah Carey Cover The Phil Collins Hit 'Against All Odds'?

11. Which Band Did Siobhan Fahey Form After Leaving Bananarama?

12. What song got to number 1 in 1993 by the 'Bluebells'?

1. 1966 2. Bill Black 3. Got To Get You Into My Life 4. Girls On Film 5. Radio One 6. Bad 7. Lesley West 8. Long John Baldry 9. Scott Robinson, Rich Neville, Abs, Sean Conian, Jason Brown 10. Westlife 11. Shakespeare Sister 12. Young At Heart

ANSWERS

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 McCarthy, 7 Blade, 8 Mayflower, 9 TNT, 10 Sett, 11 Aeneas, 14 Daphne, 17 Supper, 18 Bush, 20 Rap, 22 Lavoisier, 23 Tiara, 24 Gratuity.

Down: 1 Mumps, 2/13A Crystal palace, 3 Rill, 4 Hawser, 5 Darts, 6 Lettuce, 7 Braemar, 12 Scapula, 13 Pro rata, 16 Beaver, 17 Sprat, 19/15 Harry Houdini, 21 Fiat.

16. moto-acuática, 17. casco, 18. gafas, 19. velero, 20. mástil. a. mast, b. torch, c. flask, d. cooler, e. fishing, f. sailing boat, g. helmet, h. jet ski, i. wellies, j. goggles, k. camping stove,

E A QN QC J MQMB A L L OCE L A HCK CL U U OX QS Z R MI I T H J OMT T QZ T H X N E UT I GA QA CUDA DRL E F OUOE A CJ S B N Z MC MH D L D H A UF RA ROE P NF N T OE ODRCUE Z A I OT T V NA CS E P UV B OR I MR OD E D OC ME L P C A S C OY N H OL A NOGRB HI A R ON C A N T I MP L OR A UGP T I I J NE V E Soduko

A L T A I A E NM T T A E E L P RV QNE OA L RT E RQR A S O CJ Y J CA A WF RA M

Span - Eng

l. compass, m. tent, n. waistcoat, o. rifle, p. rucksack, q. pen knife, r. cartridges, s. sleeping bag, t. water bottle.

Answers: 1i, 2n, 3e, 4o, 5r, 6l, 7p, 8t, 9d, 10c, 11q, 12s, 13m, 14b, 15k, 16h, 17g, 18j, 19f, 20a.

1. botas-de-hule, 2. chaleco, 3. pesca, 4. rifle, 5. cartucho, 6. brújula, 7. mochila, 8. cantimplora, 9. nevera, 10. termo, 11. navaja, 12. saco-de-dormir, 13. tienda-de-campaña, 14. linterna, 15. hornillo,

BOTAS-DE-

MOTO-ACUATICA

HULE

NAVAJA

BRUJULA

NEVERA

CANTIMPLORA

PESCA

CARTUCHO

RIFLE

CASCO

SACO-DE-DORMIR

CHALECO

TERMO

HORNILLO

TIENDA-DE-

LINTERNA

CAMPANA

MASTIL

VELERO

MOCHILA Quizword

Fill It In

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Horoscopes

By Pandora

Aries March 21 - April 19 Mexican waves are to be avoided at all costs unless you are waving to a Mexican neighbour or restaurant owner whilst driving past them in your car, or on your bicycle, at under 60mph.

Left on the shelf Dear Rose. I’m nearly 31 years old now and last had a serious relationship 7 years ago with a girl I met through a friend. I have always struggled with my confidence especially around women. All my friends are now married with kids or in serious relationships and I feel left on the shelf. I so wish I could meet someone. I’m so scared that I will never meet anyone and to be honest I hate that thought. Can you help me with advice on how to meet someone and how to increase my confidence a bit? Thanks

Taurus April 20 - May 20 You will be drawn into a physically stressful argument over a small mammal with a child or young teen around the 17th.

Ensure a supply of fruit is on hand to console any small mammal which may overhear your hurtful, mammalist, prejudices.

Gemini May 21 - June 20 An old argument you once had with a school friend in the 1980's that you thought had been forgotten about, is set to annoy you once again this week (vinyl is better than cassette tapes?)

Cancer June 21 - July 22 This week you will decide on an exercise regime you had intended to try for years. Use this week, and the next one, to mentally prepare your body for the exertion by imagining your workout pattern. Then join the gym on the 1st January with everyone else in the world.

ANDY La Marina Hello Andy. It sounds l like you are a very nice guy. You must remember that other people are just as nervous as you with these first meetings. You can find people anywhere, anytime, anyplace.

Sometimes when you least expect it. The main thing is to greet them with a "hello” and a smile....always listen to what they have to say....go out, expand your surroundings, also, have you joined a dating site? A good one though, because a lot of people are not that serious sometimes on those sites...just be yourself, try to open up to others...it will come easily after a while...don't be shy!!!

Should I ask him?

Dear Rose. I recently started a new job and have strong feelings for a guy I work with.

Over the past 3 months we have spent a lot of time together as we work quite closely and he helped train me. He had not been instructed to train me but when I started he made an effort to train me and include me in the social side regarding lunch and coffee breaks.

Over this time I have developed strong feelings for him. I get on with him really well and spend a lot of time with him.

I just want to know how I can tell if he feels the same way. My friends think he does as he makes such an effort to include me (far more than any others I work with), he noticed I was wearing new glasses, he comes to my desk for chats, remembers little things I had previously told him about, always asks me if I want to go to the staff kitchen to get coffee or what I’m doing for lunch, he is always very polite to me etc. but I think this is just due to the fact he is a genuinely nice person.

I really feel a connection with him and we regularly have jokes about stuff that others wouldn't understand as they weren't there when the subject matter originally occurred.

I basically want opinions on whether he may like me, how to figure out if he does and if he does how would I go about making a move.

Thanks!

If you have a problem Romany Rose can help you with, email her at office@thecourier.es

the gas industry is not his speciality so it takes a bit longer for him.

He is starting to get annoyed with the situation because as they have not offered him a penny for doing this for them, he would be SARAH quite happy with a bottle of La Siesta wine and a thank you! Its not Hello Sarah. No one about the amount of money, can possible say for its the fact that he has sure but I reckon he does. worked very hard and saved Ask him if he wants to go them a lot of money, and he for a drink, if he acts all feels taken for granted. I don't know what to say to funny say just as friends. him! I've asked him to be Use that as a get out to patient as they have a lot on looking stupid. I personal- and may just not have menly think he will go and you tioned it yet, no normal percan grow things from there son pays for the work till its or find out what films he finished - its just the fact they likes and ask if he'll go with havn't mentioned it yet!

I know it probably sounds you petty but they are friends and it is awkward, does anyone have any advice on how to tackle this? My partner has been out of work for 9 months now, we have 2 chilDear Rose. My friends dren so they know how much have just bought themselves we could do with a wee bit a flat near my fiance and we extra money plus I have to offered our help when they arrange a baby sitter when were moving, as did many he is going up as I'm working.

ROSE other people.

Almoradi The problem is, my partner is a gas engineer, and they asked him to install a new Hello Rose. I think a litheating system for them, with tle straight talking is in them paying for the parts order here. It could be they needed. He agreed that he are oblivious as to how would do this for them, sav- selfish and unreasonable ing them around £2000 in they are being. Perhaps labour and materials..as he they don't realise how can get it at trade price. He much work and effort your got them a top of the range husband is putting in. Or boiler and all its components maybe they genuinely are with a 40% discount. selfish, demanding, cheapMy friend and her partner skates. have not offered my fiance a Whatever it is, don't sufpenny for doing the work, it is a massive job to do, all the fer in silence anymore. piping needed renewing and Perhaps your husband a whole new boiler, moved could suddenly find he has "other jobs" to be getting from the original position.

He has spent many hours, on with, which prevent him and a few full days there to going to their's all the get this done for them before time? He should just stop they moved in. They have being at their beck and pushed and pushed to get it call. done quicker, but this side of Don't be scared of

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Help for a friend

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offending them - they're not scared of offending you two!

Should I leave my baby?

Dear Rose. I'm a single parent, I'm 36 and my son is 8 months old. I had a very good job but was made redundant whilst I was pregnant. I am now at the point of deciding whether to try and find a new job and earn good money but I would have to leave my son, or to go on benefits.

I have a real problem with going on benefits, I want to provide for my son, I don't want him spoilt and I don't want to indulge him but I want him to be secure financially and for me not to worry about how I will pay all the bills am I being selfish?

I will be leaving him with my mum, but I'm trying to weigh up what is more important, obviously he is, but should I return to full time work as that’s what it will have to be or do I scrimp by on benefits, I have a lot of pride - His father is no help and a loser, so I will be working for me and my baby.

Please help me come to the right decision!!!!

CAROLE Los Dolses

Hello Carole. Whatever l you do is your decision, but know that the benefits are there to help people like yourself... people that truly need it! Your son will never be this age again and I think that for the first year/18 months children should get quality time with their mums. If you go on the benefit now, you can always come off again in a few months, and work on your career then.

Good luck!

Leo July 23 - August 22 This week you will be entertained by a 'murder most foul' classic crime mystery.

This will take the form of, either, a dinner murder mystery weekend, a compulsive television drama, or a dead body found under your stairs.

Virgo August 23 - September 22 A new baby, or a wild animal that likes nothing better than to scream at the top of its high, screechy, range, is about to enter your life in the most unexpected of ways. Stock up on baby food and dried animal pellets, always favouring products with banana or papaya in them.

Libra September 23 - October 22 Hallucinogenic drugs and smoked fish are this week's surprising bed fellows.

Avoid strong swear words, abbreviations of words which could be misconstrued as strong swear words and erotic arm movements until the 19th.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 A sonnet you wrote, but were embarrassed to show anyone, will become public on a daytime chat show on the 15th. It will, ultimately, cause one of the worst fist and chair fights in daytime television history for which you will be billed.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21 Mercury's moment of prenambulant hypertension suggests malarkey is well starred. Beware men in orange socks and bow ties not from a circus. You are in danger of a Jamie Lee Curtis type experience with a man wearing a hockey mask unless you floss daily.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19 Bending over with your bottom in the air should be avoided after the 12th, especially if you are wearing tight fitting skirts and have inquisitive house pets.

Beware argumentative dwarfs with a penchant for singing rugby songs and tackling below the knee.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18 Philosophy: Beware the floating bubble of the angry fish, especially if you haven't seen where the bubble has come from...

Camp fires are under a bad star confluence after the 13th now that Mars has learnt how to crack wood from afar.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 Leftovers from a chicken meal will cause one of the most bizarre arguments in your life this week, and may only be resolvable using professional arbitrators. Pluto's conjunction to the left of center will present itself to you as a humorous hat and coat.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

TRELI ON THE TELLY A comedy star of the future?

Keep one eye on Nelson

WHAT makes people laugh is down to personal taste, but I still think rubbish is rubbish whatever your comedic inclinations might be.

And there’s no doubting that the BBC are currently throwing everything bar the kitchen sink, to try to get you in a happy mood.

For example, ‘Live at the Apollo’ on BBC1 has become a great vehicle for new acts trying to break into the mainstream. Somebody called Michael McIntyre did that a few years ago, and the show is now a mixture of the established names and the new.

Headlining last week was a London guy called Lee Nelson, who already has his fans at the Beeb as he recently finished his first series for BBC3. I’ve never bothered catching his show before, and so he was new to me, and he made me laugh with some lines that were distinctly politically incorrect.

Good for him.

He was miles funnier than old hands Sean Lock and Ed Byrne who were on before him, and I think we may have a star in the making.

Just to prove I am trendy and do watch BBC3, I’ve been glued to the return of the comedy puppet show, ‘Mongrels’.

Characters include likeable cuddly-toy characters like Nelson the Fox and Marion the Cat uttering foul comments and indulging in all kinds of weird activities that would hardly get a viewing endorsement from CBBC! It’s hilarious stuff with cameo appearances from various personalities mixed in with the language of the sewer. It won’t

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win any BAFTA awards, but I treat it as one of my guilty pleasures.

In fact, I think the TV BAFTAs are no suitable guide to top programming. The winner of the TV situation comedy prize this year, which incredibly beat ‘Miranda’, was BBC2’s clerical series, ‘Rev’, and this crept back onto our screens for a second series last week.

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t comedy supposed to make you laugh or smile? Very little of that was present in the first run, and at least it has kept that consistency for the first two episodes.

Tom Hollander is very likeable in the lead role as Adam Smallbone running a parish in London, but that’s all it has going for it.

Critics have called it gentle and true to life. I’d call it boring and a complete waste of time, but I know that I may well be in a minority here. Derek Nimmo’s religious comedies over 40 years ago were far funnier, and that’s saying something!

Inexplicably, ‘Rev’ is being used by BBC2 on a Thursday night as a lead-in to one of the comedy Lee Nelson: events of the year, namely the latest series A big star in penned by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the making ‘Life’s too Short’.

Diminutive actor (note I avoid the use of the word ‘dwarf’), Warwick Davis stars as himself in this mock-documentary, as he runs a talent agency. There are many shades of ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’ in this, but I’m not complaining. This is writing and performing at its very best, and we’ve already had some hilarious comedy moments from Liam Neeson and Johnny Depp joining in the fun.

Why, then, is this not playing in a key slot on BBC1? It would be miles better than tonight’s offering as ‘Children in Need’ dominates the schedules for what seems like a million hours.

Much as I’m a big Terry Wogan fan and approve of the cause, this programme should have been buried 20-odd years ago, along with Pudsey Bear, in a very deep unmarked grave, filled to the brim with concrete. It’s a dreadful amateurish bit of tel-

American Horror Story: Totally insane but captivating

evision which I’ll be avoiding at all costs, as well as being annoyed that my Friday fixes of ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘Graham Norton’ have been pulled to make way for this garbage. Having said that, I would tune in if news leaked out that a million pounds was being pledged for Sir Terry to remove his wig!

There’s some real rough stuff being put out these days which even has me wincing. The other week on Sky Atlantic’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’, I saw the local Mayor literally beaten to death in a garage, whilst a few minutes later a man was scalped, Red Indian style, in his armchair.

Last weekend, a guy got his throat slit at the back of a butcher’s shop, whilst hanging upside down like a serrano ham.

Meanwhile ‘The Walking Dead’ on the Spanish and UK Fox channels has got into its stride in series two with a disembowelling as well as a zombie body being broken into a couple of pieces.

To top all that, the Fox channels have the newest series from the creators of ‘Nip Tuck’ and ‘Glee’, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk - but don’t expect any show-stoppers here in ‘American Horror Story’. The Harmon family move into a new dream house, which just happens to be haunted, and you can guess the rest. It’s totally insane but captivating and original, and does push the boundaries of taste to the extreme.

I wonder what that interfering old cow, Mary Whitehouse, would have made of all these shows if she was still alive? I’m sure she’d have stuck to picking up her dentures off the floor, wetting herself at the non-existent jokes on ‘Rev’!

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES U After a stressful summer, Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is eager for a return to school, so he might be reunited with tubby best friend Rowley (Robert Capron), and attempt to climb up the seventh grade social ladder. Taking a fancy to new girl in class Holly (Peyton List), Greg has his plan all worked out, but constantly finds his obnoxious and lazy older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) deflating his advances. With relations between Rodrick and Greg having hit an all time low, mother Susan

Rules” progresses, sparkCAST: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert ing effectively off the Capron, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris. DIRECTOR: equally sprightly Bostick.

David Bowers GENRE: Comedy, Drama RATING: 3/5 It’s simply pleasant to view RUNNING TIME: 96 min. a family orientated picture (Rachael Harris) insists the performers like Steve Zahn in which the children two spend more time (a scene-stealer as Greg refuse to be gratingly irritogether. Against all odds and Rodrick’s neurotic tating and the adults aren’t the brothers begin to bond, father) and Rachael Harris slumming for easy cash. finding joy in each other’s don’t take the script too The screenplay seems precompany through acts of seriously, whilst the greendominately fascinated with silliness, but eventually er participants make for the theme of brotherhood, things come crashing lovable protagonists. Lead neglecting the school subdown when Rodrick’s big Zachary Gordon grows in plots in order to focus on chance as an amateur confidence as “Rodrick Greg and Rodrick. There’s musician is threatened.

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a real charm in watching Bostick and Gordon reluctantly connect, the actors finding the correct amount of nuance to lace their relationship with a hint of believability.

Fans of the initial motion picture will enjoy “Rodrick Rules”, it hasn’t got a malicious bone in its body, and the jokes should stimulate giggles from youngsters.

Parents and babysitters really could do much worse.

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The Courier Friday TV

18th November

00:35 This Week 01:20 Holiday Weatherview 01:25 Inside the Riots - Panorama 01:55 Countryfile 02:55 Antiques Roadshow 03:55 Digging for Britain 04:55 Home Cooking Made Easy 05:25 Newsday 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 You've Been Scammed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Filthy Rotten Scoundrels 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Moving On 16:00 BBC News; Weather; Regional News 16:05 Junior Bake Off 16:35 Junior Bake Off Grand Final 17:00 Dennis and Gnasher 17:10 Deadly Art Children in Need Special 17:30 The Sarah Jane Adventures 17:55 My Autism and Me: A Newsround Special 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show: Children in Need Special 20:30 Children in Need 2011 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Children in Need 2011

00:20 00:50 01:35 02:15 02:50 03:00 03:30 03:45 04:00 04:30

Burnistoun Pan Am Pan Am Women!

Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report

04:45 Sport Today 05:00 Newsday 05:25 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Rastamouse 08:00 Project Parent 08:30 Trust Me I'm a Genie 08:40 Leon 08:45 Pet Squad 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Trapped Ever After 09:30 Iconicles 09:50 Dirtgirlworld 10:05 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:20 Something Special 10:40 Charlie and Lola 10:55 Zingzillas 11:15 Big Barn Farm 11:25 Louie 11:35 Baby Jake 11:45 Waybuloo 12:05 In the Night Garden 12:35 Every Girl Should Be Married 14:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 14:30 Britain's Killer Roads 15:15 Weakest Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Food Revival 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 Autumnwatch Live 22:30 Autumnwatch Unsprung 23:00 Children in Need 2011 23:40 Newsnight

00:35 The Choir That Rocks 01:30 The Zone 03:35 Waking Up to Insomnia: Tonight 04:00 ITV Nightscreen 05:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 Ade in Britain 18:00 Best Dish: The Chefs 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Wild Britain with Ray Mears 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Hellboy II: the Golden Army

CHILDREN IN NEED IN 2011 Terry Wogan, Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon present another bumper night of fundraising fun live from BBC Television Centre in London, with a host of celebrities doing their bit to support disadvantaged children across the UK. The lads from One Direction kick things off, and the cast of West End smash The Wizard of Oz perform live. Also, in what has become a Children in Need tradition, there is an exclusive sneak peek at this year's Doctor Who Christmas special

00:05 Random Acts 00:10 The Secret Millionaire 01:10 The Film Show 01:40 Professor Green Unseen: After Hours 02:05 Inputoutput 02:20 Inside SBTV: From Bedroom to Boardroom 02:45 4Play: Benjamin Francis Leftwich 03:00 4Play: Phoenix Foundation 03:15 Southland 04:05 The Silent City 04:10 Britain's Sex Gangs 05:05 Unreported World 05:30 St Elsewhere 06:20 Countdown 07:05 Channel 4 Presents - Lee Pearson 'The Dancer' 07:10 The Hoobs 08:00 Freshly Squeezed 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 09:55 The Secret Millionaire USA 10:55 Relocation, Relocation 11:55 The Renovation Game 13:00 Drop Down Menu 14:25 Carry On Up the Khyber 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Unreported World 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Come Dine with Me 22:00 Transporter 3

00:55 Inside Hollywood 01:00 SuperCasino 05:00 Chinese Food in Minutes 05:10 How Not to Decorate 05:55 Rough Guide to Journeys 06:10 Michaela's Wild Challenge 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Elmo's World 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Little Princess 08:10 The Mr Men Show 08:30 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:30 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 LIVE with Gabby 13:05 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Extraordinary People: Electric Human 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Law & Order 16:15 Living Proof 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 OK! TV 20:00 5 News at 7 20:30 Fifth Gear 21:00 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 22:00 Vacancy 23:45 Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl

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The Courier Saturday TV

19th November

03:00 Weatherview 03:05 BBC News 03:30 HARDtalk 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Click 04:45 Newswatch 05:00 BBC News 05:30 The Bottom Line 06:00 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers 12:45 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 13:00 Football Focus 13:30 Match of the Day Live 16:00 A Question of Sport 16:30 Outtake TV 17:00 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 17:30 Final Score 18:20 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 18:45 Children in Need 2011 Highlights 19:55 Strictly Come Dancing 21:15 Merlin 22:00 Casualty 22:50 The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws 23:00 BBC News; Weather 23:20 Match of the Day

00:10 The Review Show 00:45 The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 00:55 Later with Jools Holland - The Sound of 2011 01:55 The Triangle

03:15 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 Arthur 08:50 Dennis and Gnasher 09:05 Pixelface 09:35 Splatalot 10:00 Live 'n' Deadly 11:00 Who Let the Dogs Out? 11:30 I Want My Own Room 12:00 Deadly Art 12:15 Sorry, I've Got No Head 12:40 MOTD Kickabout 13:00 Coast 13:05 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 14:35 The Sky's the Limit 16:05 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 16:50 Great British Food Revival 17:50 Flog It! 18:20 Seven Years in Tibet 20:30 Dad's Army 21:00 Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story 22:00 QI XL 22:45 Pan Am

01:40 The Zone 03:45 Columbo: Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health 05:15 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Mini CITV 08:15 CITV 10:25 Coronation Street 12:45 This Morning: Saturday 13:35 ITV News and Weather 13:44 Meridian Weather 13:45 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 15:30 Free Willy 3: the Rescue 17:05 Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium 18:50 Meridian News and Weather 19:00 ITV News and Weather 19:15 The Chase 20:15 New You've Been Framed!

20:45 Harry Hill's TV Burp 21:15 The X Factor 22:30 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

23:30 ITV News and Weather 23:44 Meridian Weather 23:45 Deep Blue Sea

KNOWING Disaster thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne. When the opening of a time capsule at his son's school reveals a sheet of apparently random numbers, John Koestler soon realises the list is an encoded prediction of every global disaster of the past 50 years - plus three catastrophes that are yet to occur. Can he convince anyone else of the importance of his discovery before it's too late.

00:05 Rude Tube 01:05 Stand Up for the Week 01:55 Rude Tube: Epic Fails 02:55 Rude Tube: Animal Madness 03:55 Rude Tube: Ultimate Champions 04:55 Random Acts 05:00 On Track 05:30 St Elsewhere 06:20 Countdown 07:05 Channel 4 Presents - Oscar Pistorius 'Blade Runner' 07:10 The Hoobs 07:35 The Film Show 08:00 Freesports on 4 08:25 Extreme Sailing Series 08:55 The Morning Line 09:50 Smallville 10:45 Made in Chelsea 11:50 Inside SBTV: From Bedroom to Boardroom 12:20 The Saturdays: Album Chart Show Special 12:50 Freeze Festival 2011 13:20 The Big Bang Theory 13:50 The Big Bang Theory 14:20 The Simpsons 14:55 Channel 4 Racing 16:55 Come Dine with Me 19:25 Jamie's Great Britain 20:25 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 World War II: The Last Heroes 22:00 Knowing

00:45 Inside Hollywood 01:00 SuperCasino 05:05 Motorsport Mundial 05:30 Fifth Gear 05:55 Rough Guide to Bang for Your Buck 06:10 Michaela's Wild Challenge 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Fifi and the Flowertots 07:15 Fireman Sam 07:25 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 07:40 Castle Farm 07:45 Igam Ogam 07:55 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:05 The Save-Ums! 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 Hana's Helpline 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:25 Angelina Ballerina 09:45 Rupert Bear 10:00 Olivia 10:10 The Mr Men Show 10:20 Roary the Racing Car 10:40 Milkshake! Monkey 10:45 Animal Families 11:00 The Gadget Show 12:00 Highland Emergency 12:30 London: The Inside Story 13:30 Dangerous Drivers' School 14:30 McQ 16:35 5 News Weekend 16:45 Cahill, United States Marshal 18:50 The Searchers 21:15 An Audience with Ken Dodd 22:25 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 23:20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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The Courier Sunday TV

20th November

00:45 The Football League Show 02:00 Weatherview 02:05 BBC News 02:30 The Bottom Line 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Dateline London 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Our World 05:00 BBC News 05:30 Click 06:00 BBC News 06:30 The Record Europe 07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Country Tracks 13:00 The Politics Show 14:00 EastEnders 15:30 Bargain Hunt 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 Frozen Planet 18:00 Lifeline 18:10 Points of View 18:25 Songs of Praise 19:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 19:25 Countryfile 20:25 Strictly Come Dancing 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 Garrow's Law 23:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 23:25 Have I Got a Bit More Old News For You

00:05 Short Work 01:05 The Station Agent

02:30 Later with Jools Holland - The Sound of 2011 03:30 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 Arthur 08:50 Dennis and Gnasher 09:05 League of Super Evil 09:15 Jinx 09:35 Wingin' It 10:00 Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind Up 11:00 Something for the Weekend 12:30 Great British Food Revival 13:30 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 14:15 Flog It! 15:00 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 18:00 Rugby League 19:00 Frank Skinner on George Formby 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 How to Build a Super Car 22:00 Frontline Medicine 23:00 Match of the Day 2 23:50 Fast and Loose

01:40 02:35 04:00 04:55 06:30 07:00 08:15 10:25 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:10 11:25 11:40 13:05 14:45 14:49 14:50 15:50 17:05 19:05 19:15 19:30 20:00 21:00 22:00 Here!

23:30 23:44 23:45

The Cube The Zone Kojak ITV Nightscreen ITV Morning News Mini CITV CITV Monk Horrid Henry Horrid Henry Supernormal Supernormal Finger Tips Curious George Richie Rich ITV News and Weather Meridian Weather You've Been Framed!

The X Factor Midsomer Murders Meridian News and Weather ITV News and Weather Harry Hill's TV Burp The Cube The X Factor I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of ITV News and Weather Meridian Weather Quadrophenia

HOW TO BUILD A SUPER CAR How the McLaren racing team used Formula One technology to design and construct the MP4-12C road car, whose design features include a carbon-fibre safety cell and the first engine the company has ever built. The programme also reveals how the vehicle's sound was perfected in a recording studio, just like a pop song. Featuring contributions by Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

00:20 The Butterfly Effect 02:30 Padatik 04:10 Love Me or Leave Me Alone 04:25 Without a Trace 05:15 St Elsewhere 06:05 Countdown 06:50 The Hoobs 07:15 Adidas Terrex Coast to Coast 07:40 Freeze Festival 08:40 Channel 4 Presents - Liz Johnson 'Magic Numbers' 08:45 One Tree Hill 09:25 Battlefront 09:45 Hollyoaks 12:15 Professor Green Unseen 12:35 Live and Lost: Parade 13:10 The Simpsons 13:40 Shipwrecked: The Island 14:40 The Simpsons 15:10 Kirstie's Handmade Britain 16:10 Grand Designs 17:15 Deal or No Deal 18:20 Grease 20:25 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 River Cottage Veg 22:00 The Secret Millionaire 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man

00:15 NCIS 01:15 SuperCasino 05:00 Great Artists 05:25 Divine Designs 05:50 County Secrets 06:00 Hana's Helpline 06:10 The Milkshake! Show 06:35 Thomas & Friends 06:45 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Fifi and the Flowertots 07:15 Fireman Sam 07:25 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 07:40 Castle Farm 07:45 Igam Ogam 07:55 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:00 The Save-Ums! 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 Hana's Helpline 08:50 Little Princess 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:25 Angelina Ballerina 09:45 Rupert Bear 10:00 Olivia 10:05 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:20 The Mr Men Show 10:35 Roary the Racing Car 10:45 Animal Families 11:00 Inside Hollywood 11:05 Highland Emergency 11:35 The Hotel Inspector 12:35 Paul Merton's Adventures 13:35 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 14:35 Fairground Attractions 15:35 My Dog Skip 17:25 5 News Weekend 17:30 Yours, Mine & Ours 19:15 The Medallion 21:00 Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: the Cradle of Life 23:00 Heartbreak Ridge

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The Courier Monday TV

21st November

00:10 My Favourite Joke 00:40 Ruthless People 02:10 Weatherview 02:15 Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman 02:55 Question Time 03:55 Holby City 04:55 Sport Today 05:00 Newsday 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 You've Been Scammed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Filthy Rotten Scoundrels 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:40 Doctors 15:10 Only Fools and Horses 16:05 Barney's Latin America 16:35 Splatalot 17:00 Deadly Top 10 17:30 Blue Peter 18:00 Newsround 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Meet the Burglars Panorama 22:00 Young Apprentice 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 A Question of Sport

00:20 00:50 02:20 02:30 03:00 03:30 03:45 04:00 04:30 04:45

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Scenes of a Sexual Nature Newsday Reporters Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today

04:50 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Mike the Knight 08:00 Project Parent 08:30 Trust Me I'm a Genie 08:45 Pet Squad 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Copycats 09:30 Iconicles 09:50 Lulu Zipadoo 10:05 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:25 Something Special 10:40 Charlie and Lola 10:55 Zingzillas 11:15 Big Barn Farm 11:25 Louie 11:35 Baby Jake 11:45 Waybuloo 12:05 In the Night Garden 12:35 The New Pink Panther Show 13:00 Daily Politics 13:30 GMT with George Alagiah 14:00 Trash to Cash 15:00 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 16:45 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Heir Hunters 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 MasterChef: The Professionals 22:00 The Choir: Military Wives 23:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 23:30 Newsnight

02:05 The Zone 03:05 Motorsport UK 03:55 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 Ade in Britain 18:00 Best Dish: The Chefs 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Little England 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Real Crime with Mark Austin: Fallen Angel

BRITAINS GREATEST CODEBREAKER

Docu-drama about Alan Turing, the mathematician who was instrumental in the breaking of the German Enigma code during the Second World War, and was a pioneer of the computer age and artificial intelligence. Turing's achievements went largely unrecognised while he was alive, and he committed suicide in 1954 after being convicted of gross indecency with another man, at a time when homosexuality was considered a crime.

00:10 Cocktail 02:05 American Football Live 05:45 Freesports on 4 06:15 Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind: Golf 06:20 Countdown 07:05 Channel 4 Presents - Jonnie Peacock 'Hit the Ground Running' 07:10 The Hoobs 07:35 The Hoobs 08:00 Freshly Squeezed 08:25 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:00 The Secret Millionaire USA 11:00 Relocation, Relocation 12:00 The Renovation Game 13:00 Drop Down Menu 14:30 Channel 4 Presents - Lee Pearson 'The Dancer' 14:35 Avalanche Express 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Brave New World with Stephen Hawking 22:00 Britain's Greatest Codebreaker 23:20 We Need to Talk About Dad

01:35 The World of Stupid Criminals 02:05 SuperCasino 05:00 Chinese Food in Minutes 05:05 UEFA Europa League Football 06:00 Hana's Helpline 06:10 The Milkshake! Show 06:35 Thomas & Friends 06:45 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Elmo's World 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Little Princess 08:05 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 08:10 The Mr Men Show 08:25 Thomas & Friends 08:40 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Monkey 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 LIVE with Gabby 13:05 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Extraordinary People: The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Law & Order 16:15 The Family Recipe 16:20 Mystery Woman: At First Sight 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 OK! TV 20:00 5 News at 7 20:30 Celebrity Wish List 21:00 The Gadget Show 22:00 New Hotel Inspector 23:00 The Lost Orphan: Mirela's Story

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The Courier Tuesday TV

22nd November

00:05 John Bishop's Britain 00:50 Nothing to Lose 02:25 Weatherview 02:30 Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood 03:30 The Impressionists - Painting and Revolution 04:30 The Story of Ireland 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 You've Been Scammed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Filthy Rotten Scoundrels 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:40 Doctors 15:10 Only Fools and Horses 16:05 Driving Academy 16:35 Splatalot 17:00 Copycats 17:30 Blue Peter 18:00 Newsround 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Imagine: Vidal Sassoon - A Cut Above

00:20 00:50 01:50 02:00 02:30 02:45 03:00 03:30 03:45 04:00 04:30 04:45 05:00 07:00

Rev How to Build a Super Car HARDtalk Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Close Wibbly Pig

07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Mike the Knight 08:00 Project Parent 08:30 Trust Me I'm a Genie 08:30 Leon 08:45 Pet Squad 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Copycats 09:30 Iconicles 09:50 Lulu Zipadoo 10:05 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:25 Something Special 10:40 Charlie and Lola 10:55 Zingzillas 11:15 Big Barn Farm 11:25 Louie 11:35 Octonauts 11:45 Waybuloo 12:05 In the Night Garden 12:35 The New Pink Panther Show 13:00 Daily Politics 13:30 GMT with George Alagiah 14:00 Trash to Cash 15:00 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 16:45 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Heir Hunters 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 22:00 Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good 23:00 Later Live - with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 23:30 Weather

00:35 The Zoo 01:30 The Zone 03:35 Champions League Weekly 04:00 ITV Nightscreen 05:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 Ade in Britain 18:00 Best Dish: The Chefs 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 The Adventurer's Guide to Britain 21:00 High Stakes 22:00 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Gremlins

WHEN BANKERS WERE GOOD Ian Hislop reveals how many Victorian financiers were far from comfortable about their new-found riches, prompting them to give much of it away.

Among the characters he profiles are self-made millionaire George Peabody, a merchant banker who managed to overturn his Scrooge-like reputation with a surprising donation, and Samuel Gurney, whose wealth helped the work of his sister Elizabeth Fry, the prison reformer immortalised on today's five pound note.

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My Transsexual Summer Random Acts Late Night Poker Laid Off Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Flood Accidentally on Purpose Without a Trace St Elsewhere The Hoobs The Hoobs Freshly Squeezed Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier The Secret Millionaire USA Relocation, Relocation The Renovation Game Drop Down Menu Operation Petticoat Countdown Deal or No Deal Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News 4thought.tv The Food Hospital Jamie's Great Britain My Transsexual Summer

00:00 Identity 01:45 SuperCasino 04:55 Chinese Food in Minutes 05:10 Grey's Anatomy 05:55 County Secrets 06:10 Michaela's Wild Challenge 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Elmo's World 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Little Princess 08:05 Milkshake! Monkey 08:10 The Mr Men Show 08:25 Thomas & Friends 08:40 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Show Songs 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 LIVE with Gabby 13:05 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Extraordinary People: The Human Camera 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Law & Order 16:15 Lying to be Perfect 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 OK! TV 20:00 5 News at 7 20:30 How to Take Stunning Pictures 21:00 London: The Inside Story 22:00 CSI: Miami 23:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:55 CSI: Miami

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00:45 Away from Her 02:30 Weatherview 02:35 Mixed Britannia 03:35 My Life as a Turkey: Natural World Special 04:35 Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking 05:05 Newsday 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 You've Been Scammed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Filthy Rotten Scoundrels 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:40 Doctors 15:10 Only Fools and Horses 16:05 Driving Academy 16:35 Splatalot 17:00 Roy 17:30 Serious Explorers: Raleigh 17:30 The Owl 18:00 Newsround 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 That's Britain!

22:00 Frozen Planet 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 23:45 Who Do You Think You Are? US

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The Choir: Military Wives BBC News HARDtalk Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report

04:45 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Garth and Bev 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Mike the Knight 08:00 Project Parent 08:30 Trust Me I'm a Genie 08:45 Pet Squad 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Copycats 09:30 Iconicles 09:50 Lulu Zipadoo 10:05 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:25 Something Special 10:40 Charlie and Lola 10:55 Zingzillas 11:15 Big Barn Farm 11:25 Octonauts 11:40 Waybuloo 12:00 In the Night Garden 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 See Hear 14:30 Lifeline 14:40 Coast 15:00 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 16:45 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Heir Hunters 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 22:00 Your Money and How They Spend It 23:00 Life's Too Short 23:30 Newsnight

01:35 The Zone 04:05 Kojak 04:55 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 Ade in Britain 18:00 Best Dish: The Chefs 19:00 Meridian Tonight and Weather 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 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time

THAT’S BRITAIN! New series. Nick Knowles and Julia Bradbury are joined by guests to explore the best and worst of modern Britain. Actor Larry Lamb tries to bring back petrol pump attendants, and comedian Adrian Edmondson follows the journey made by luggage as it travels through the airport system.

00:05 Random Acts 00:10 True Blood 01:10 Channel 4 Presents - Oscar Pistorius 'Blade Runner' 01:15 UK & Ireland Poker Tour 02:15 Sailing 02:40 Extreme Sailing Series 03:05 Beach Volleyball 04:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly 04:25 Adidas Terrex Coast to Coast 04:50 Road to London 2012: That Paralympic Show 05:20 Triathlon 06:10 Scrapheap Challenge 07:05 Sali Mali 07:10 The Hoobs 08:00 Freshly Squeezed 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 09:55 The Secret Millionaire USA 10:55 Relocation, Relocation 11:55 The Renovation Game 13:00 Drop Down Menu 14:25 The Desert Fox 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Kirstie's Handmade Britain 22:00 Grand Designs 23:00 Chris Moyles' Quiz Night 23:50 Alan Carr: Chatty Man

00:55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 01:50 Inside Hollywood 02:00 SuperCasino 04:55 Chinese Food in Minutes 05:10 The Hotel Inspector 06:00 County Secrets 06:10 Michaela's Wild Challenge 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Elmo's World 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Little Princess 08:05 Milkshake! Monkey 08:10 The Mr Men Show 08:25 Thomas & Friends 08:40 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Show Songs 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 LIVE with Gabby 13:05 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Extraordinary People: The Million-Dollar Mind-Reader 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Law & Order 16:15 Rock the House 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 OK! TV 20:00 5 News at 7 20:30 New Highland Emergency 21:00 Dangerous Drivers' School 22:00 Soho Blues 23:00 Paul Merton's Adventures

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00:15 Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman 00:55 Donnie Darko 02:40 Weatherview 02:45 See Hear 03:15 Planet Dinosaur 03:45 Country Tracks 04:45 Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels 05:45 Panorama 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 You've Been Scammed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Filthy Rotten Scoundrels 12:45 Cash in the Attic 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:40 Doctors 15:10 Only Fools and Horses 16:05 Driving Academy 16:35 Splatalot 17:00 Copycats 17:30 The Sarah Jane Adventures 18:00 Newsround 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build 22:00 The Manor Reborn 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Question Time

00:20 Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good 01:20 Frontline Medicine 02:20 Newsday 02:30 Asia Business Report 02:45 Sport Today 03:00 Newsday 03:30 Asia Business Report 03:45 Sport Today 04:00 Newsday 04:30 Asia Business Report 04:45 Sport Today

05:00 Close 07:00 Wibbly Pig 07:10 The Large Family 07:20 Finley the Fire Engine 07:35 Little Charley Bear 07:45 Mike the Knight 08:00 Project Parent 08:30 Trust Me I'm a Genie 08:45 Pet Squad 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Copycats 09:30 Iconicles 09:50 Lulu Zipadoo 10:05 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:25 Something Special 10:40 Charlie and Lola 10:55 Zingzillas 11:15 Big Barn Farm 11:25 Louie 11:35 Octonauts 11:45 Waybuloo 12:05 In the Night Garden 12:35 The New Pink Panther Show 13:00 Daily Politics 13:30 GMT with George Alagiah 14:00 Trash to Cash 15:00 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 16:45 Hairy Bikers' Best of British 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Heir Hunters 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 22:00 Rev 22:30 Life's Too Short 23:00 Frank Skinner's Opinionated 23:30 Newsnight

00:35 Homes from Hell 01:25 The Zone 03:35 Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes 05:00 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 Ade in Britain 18:00 Best Dish: The Chefs 19:00 Meridian Tonight and Weather 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Coronation Street 21:30 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Piers Morgan's Life Stories: John Prescott

THE MANOR REBORN New series. Penelope Keith and Paul Martin present as a team of historians, experts, and volunteers set out to renovate 500-year-old Avebury Manor in Wiltshire. The project reflects on the story of Britain across five centuries, exploring a wide range of craft and furniture-making skills and the impact on how the way people live has evolved from Elizabethan times.

00:55 Random Acts 01:00 Live from Abbey Road 01:50 The Album Chart Show Introduces Labrinth 02:05 Live and Lost: Parade 02:30 The Album Chart Show: Spotlight 02:40 Kasabian: The Album Chart Show Special 03:05 4Play: Blood Orange 03:15 Goodbye Lover 05:00 Dish 05:10 Accidentally on Purpose 05:30 St Elsewhere 06:20 Countdown 07:05 Sali Mali 07:10 The Hoobs 08:00 Freshly Squeezed 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 09:55 The Secret Millionaire USA 10:55 Relocation, Relocation 11:55 The Renovation Game 13:00 Drop Down Menu 14:05 Donovan's Reef 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Beeny's Restoration Nightmare 22:00 Living with the Amish 23:00 The Joy of Teen Sex

00:00 Banged Up Abroad 00:55 Poker: The Big Game 01:50 SuperCasino 04:55 Chinese Food in Minutes 05:05 The Gadget Show 05:55 County Secrets 06:10 Michaela's Wild Challenge 06:35 Michaela's Wild Challenge 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Elmo's World 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Little Princess 08:05 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 08:10 The Mr Men Show 08:25 Thomas & Friends 08:40 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Monkey 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 LIVE with Gabby 13:05 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Extraordinary People: Real Wolf Kids 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Law & Order 16:15 An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:25 OK! TV 20:00 5 News at 7 20:30 New Highland Emergency 21:00 Fairground Attractions 22:00 The Mentalist 23:00 NCIS

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AWNINGS

ACCOMODATION Pensión La Oficina (The Black Bull)situated on the CV951, San Miguel de Salinas. Modern air-conditioned and ensuite rooms available, 35 € per night. Call 966 842 070 for reservations. (40)

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ACCOUNTANTS Bogged down in paperwork? Let us simplify things for you – accountancy, taxes, payroll services and more. We cater for companies and individuals. Established in 1984 on the Costa Blanca. Call us on 966 923 963 for your first consultation free of charge.(40)

ALARMS Protect your home with PROSEGUR Alarm Systems. Don’t have just any alarm ringing out to no one - get connected to the professionals.

Immediate connection to the police via our 24/7 control centre, with video surveillance included.

Don’t wait until it´s too late. For a free quote call 966 923 963 (40)

AIR CONDITIONING

Brand new clothing for Sale. 10,000 pieces of mixed childrens, ladies and mens wear. Ideal for market traders. Bargain price 1€ per item. Call now on 651 885 200. (38)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES EXCELLENT RECESSION PROOF BUSINESS WITH NO OVERHEADS AND ALL CASH. 5 COLD DRINK VENDING MACHINES €24,900. 25 PRINGLE MACHINES €14,900, ALL WITH GUARANTEED SITES. 619 307 318. (52) Bar for sale. Quesada area. Going cheap. For information pack, email: .

Tel: 688 800 960 (40)

BOATING LICENSES ARE NOW A LEGAL REQUIREMENT IN SPAIN Serenity Sailing RYA Training Centre, Competent Crew to Yachtmaster, VHF & ICC Own boat tuition on sail and power. If you have a yacht or powerboat get qualified and certified Contact Richard 0034 638 056 224 enquiries @serenitysailing.com/w ww.serenitysailing.com

CHURCH SERVICES International Christian Assembly. Calle Pilar de Horadada 5, Torrevieja.

Evangelical non-denominational. Sunday services 11:00am. Children’s Church 11:00am. House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier.

Ladies meeting Thursdays 11:00am.

Pastor, Rafael Restrepo.

All nationalities welcome 966 799 273 // 660 127 276.

Pilar Christian Community Church Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada.

Sunday Service at 11am, and Thursday at 5pm for Bible study and Prayer.

Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information contact Pilar Christian CommunityChurch@gm ail.com or contact Reverend Eddie on 966 7693 00 or 650 509 606.

Reg No:2009-SG/A

CARS FOR SALE Tata 4 x 2 2 litre TD EX 7 seater 2002, 86,000 km, fully serviced, alloys, aircon, bullbar side steps, CD etc, silver 3.450 euros Tel 600 726 221 965 687 976 www.fwreurocars .com Nissan Micra Cabriolet 1.4 90bhp 2006, 2 owners 84,000km, FSH, stunning car with solid power roof finished in

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metallic burnt orange, alloys, aircon, blue tooth etc etc 7450 euros Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 976 www.fwreurocars .com Mercedes!

Mercedes! good selection of Mercedes over 10 different models in stock new and used vehicles sourced Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 976 www.fwr eurocars.com Hyundai Atos 1.0 litre gls 5 dr, 2000 model, 73,000 kms, full service history, air con 2250 euros tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 976 www.fwreurocars .com Renault Kango van right hand drive 1.9 diesel nov 2000 long mot & tax 895 euros tel 600 726 221 965 687 976 Ford Focus Est 1.6 Vetec 9th month 2001, Black, Alloys, A/C, 3950 euros Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 967 www.fwreurocars.com Renault Cleo 2000 model 1.25 5 door, white, fully serviced 2950 euros Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 967 www.fwreurocars .com Nissan Almera 1.6gx 1998, A/C CD etc, matt burgundy 1200 euros Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 967 www.fwreurocars .com Opal Astra 1.4, 4 door saloon, 895 euros Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 967 www.fwreurocars .com Mitsubishi Carisma 1.6 RHD SPANISH REG, 1997 5 door hatch 1500 euros Tel 600 726 221 965 687 967 www.fwrceurocars .com RHD Pegeot 406 LX 2 LITRE HDI 12th month 2001, 76,000 miles MOT, TAXED, Met Burgundy 1650 EUROS Tel 600 726 221 - 965 687 967 www.fwreurocars.com

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FOR SALE Climbing frame with slide, fireman`s pole, climbing net ,etc ...900€ Double Swing...100€ ph 966 789 728 or 606 797 371 or email maria_cawley @hotmail.com Two orange gas cylinders. One full, one half full. 25€ each or 45€ for pair. Tel: 672192482.

Santiago de la Ribera.

Two single beds, both with foldaway beds underneath. 50 euros each or 90 euros for all four beds.

Tel: 672192482. Santiago de la Ribera. Buyer must collect.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Viva Villa and Vacation Services, For Short or Long Term Rentals visit: www.villaandvacation.co m or Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 TipTop Villa Care, for all your property needs. www.tiptopvillacare.com e-mail linda@tiptopvillacare.com Tel 667848582 (39)

PROPERTY FOR RENT FORMENTERA de la SEGURA. 2 bedroom apartment 350€/mth* Near to town, Pool. Linda 667848582 (39) Ref. 91, This lovely one bedroom apartment is on the fifth (top) floor of block one of the Miramar development - but don't worry about climbing the stairs, as there is a lift! A parking space is included in the key operated underground garage. €450PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397

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Ref: 112, Spacious 3 bedroom detached villa with its private pool is located on the El Raso urbanisation near Guardamar. Convenient for all amenities, shops, supermarket, restaurants and bars. Short or long term rental available. €800PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 63, Two bedroom 1st floor apartment situated in Monino Blanco. The property overlooks a superb communal pool area, in within walking distance of bars, restaurants and shops. Short or long term rental available. €P.O.A Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 155, Luxurious Three Bedroom Villa With Private Pool, in Quesada Close to shops

and restaurants within a five minute drive, and Guadamar Beach is within a ten minute drive.

Long term or Short term available. €795PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 709, A lovely 1 bedroom apartment in Aguas Nuevas, within a 5 minute walk of the beach.

There is a terrace outside with views to the sea.

Short or long term rental available. €300PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 708, A lovely two bedroom, one bathroom corner ground floor apartment in Algorfa, with a spacious patio & Residents off road parking. Communal pool near by. Short or long term rental available. €400PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 117, A Lovely 3 Bedroomed 1st floor apartment on the outskirts of Torrevieja (Mar Azul). The Apartment is in walking distance of the excellent beaches and a good selection of restau-

rants, shops and bars. €425PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 516, Well situated studio apartment in San Luis. The property has a balcony which has been glazed to create another room. Close to all shops and amenities, on a local bus route & 10 minutes from the beach. €250PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 702, A lovely 2 bedroom apartment in a quiet area of Torrevieja yet within walking distance to local beaches and amenities. It’s also less than an hour’s drive from both Alicante and Murcia San Javier Airports. €400PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 135, An outstanding two bedroom villa with one double and one twin room on the VillaMartin golf complex. There is a very pleasant terrace off the main bedroom and from the sun terrace on the roof the views are excellent. €400PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397

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Ref. 04, A 2 bedroom apartment one street back from the famous Cabo Roig strip. There is a selection of local shops, restaurants and bars on the doorstep with the shopping strip only 400 metres away. €450PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 92, A lovely three bedroom apartment on the ground floor of block one of the Miramar developments. A small balcony runs the width of the lounge area above the small private garden area at the front of the property. €450PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 104, Lovely 2 Bedroom Apartment in Torrevieja, within walking distance to the Friday Market, Town Centre and the beach. Close to the Habaneres Shopping Centre and Aquapark. €350PCM Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 151, Beautiful Family 3 Bedroom Villa.

Well equipped American kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom. A further 2 bedrooms, bathroom, large terrace with sun loungers, table and chairs, bbq, and beautiful sea view. Short or long term rental available. €P.O.A. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Luxury appartments, 2/3 bedrooms in San Miguel De Salinas. Floor heating, Elevator, Roof terrace with swimmingpool, from 385 euros/month

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Also holiday rentals and appartments in San Miguel de Salinas from 350 euros/month. 966 723 437 and 616 487 493

PROPERTY FOR SALE Detached villa with large oasis pool. Situated on first Urb. In Gran Alacant.

500m2 plot, electric gates, alarmed 3 beds, 3 baths, fully furnished.

Recently reduced for a quick sale Now only 260.000 euros Call 680 333 242 quoting ref 33 Altomar II in Gran Alacant Investment opportunity…

82.000 euros. 2 bed, 1 bath, lounge diner, ind.

Kitchen, Glazed in Galleria, S/Facing, extra storage Fully furnished, Private parking, Com pools Ring 627 711 155 to view.

Duplex in Monte y Mar, GA 2 Bed, 1 Bath, ground floor with views Fully furnished, A/Con, Heating, Ceiling Fans, English TV,

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garden, Communal pool, for apt please call 966 699 136 to view only 115.000 ono REDUCED Ground floor Duplex in Puerto Marino, Gran Alacant. Now only 99,500 euros. 2 bed, 1 bath, fully furnished Central heating, glazed galleria, grills, Mozzie nets, front garden, com pools, Private gated parking, walking distance to Shops bars restaurants etc. 627 711 155 Calling all serious Buyers. I have a 5 bed, 4 bath, 2 kitchens, 2 lounges, detached Villa with self-filling pool in Gran Alacant. Everything included in price, fantastic Alicante/sea views. As a starting price I am looking in the region of 265.000 euros Interested in making me an offer call me on 680 333 242 Mid Terraced Town house in Gran Alacant 2 Bed, 3 Bath, being sold fully furnished. Electrical Appliances included, large front and rear gar-

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Friday, November 18, 2011 den, choice of communal pools, Private secure parking and walking distance to GA Center.

140.000 euros ono. Call 627 711 155 for viewing.

Lovely well maintained terraced property situated in Mediterranea III in Gran Alacant.

2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, everything included in price. Large communal pool, tennis courts, established gardens Walking distance to shops, bars restaurants.

Very quiet location, over looks nature reserve.

Private parking, call 680 333 242 for more details.

133.000 euros Beach Front property opposite Carabassi Beach 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge diner, roof top solarium under ground secure parking, walking distance to beach Situated on local tram and bus route.

Being sold fully furnished. 4 communal pools, tennis courts, bar and restaurant with in urbanisation Please ring 966 699 136 after 6pm (english & spanish spoken) Now only 125.000 euros excellent value in Gran Alacant.

Quick sale needed.

199.000 euros ono Detached property in Puerto Marina. 3 Bed, 3 Bath, Immaculately furnished Alarmed, Central heating, Log fire, Hot & Cold air con, open fields to the rear, Private parking, Communal pools.

966.699.478 after 5 pm.

Don Pueblo, Gran Alacant 209,000 euros 3 Double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes 2 bathrooms, spacious kitchen with galleria Lounge complete with chimney, large under build, top

quality furniture and appliances inc. Com pools, underground garage, tennis courts To view call 627 711 155 Semi-detached villa in Gran Alacant 3 bed, 3 bath, lounge diner, independent kitchen, glazed in porch, large solarium with stunning views, Private Parking. A/Con Central heating, UK TV. Only 229.000 euros By appointment only call 966 699 136 Large detached villa, large pool with electronic solar cover, converted under build, roof top solarium with conservatory, panoramic views 545 m2 plot, part furnished, double glazed, A/con, alarmed, gas fire, est. irrigated gardens Call 680 333 242 for best price Ref 30 Close to Supavalue in Gran Alacant. Detached villa with pool on 640m2 plot. 3 bed, 2 bath, lounge diner, large roof top solarium, Porch, Outside WC, 2 built-in BBQ’s, Log Fire, Under build, Alarmed, Mature Gardens, Toldos blinds,

Garage, Electronic Gates. 260.000 euros 627 711 155 English & Spanish spoken.

Walking distance to all local amenities in GA Detached Villa with large pool. Decoratively tiled Garden, complete with BBQ. Est. palm & fruit trees. 3 bed, 3 bath, Fully Furnished including all electrical appliances.

Quick sale needed, 270.000 euros, but very negotiable. For appointment to view call 966 699 478 after 5pm Top floor duplex in Puerto Marina, G/Alacant 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lounge-diner, glazed-in porch, large roof-top solarium with views, Top quality furniture and appliances included.

Secure private parking, communal pools, 108,000 euros. If you would like to view call 627 711 155 for an immediate appointment.

LIMITED EDITION One of only a few bungalows in Gran Alacant. Top of the range furniture and appliances included. 3 bed, 2 bath, lounge diner,

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large kitchen, leading to galleria, huge roof top solarium with fantastic views of Alicante and mountains.

Electronic gates leading to garage, 500m2 plot, 10x5 pool with irrigated gardens By appointment only, ring 680333242 325.000 ono Large family Home in Izla de Izaro, G.A (bajo) 4 bed, 3 bath, stunning communal pool with Jacuzzi & water features.

Children’s play area and fantastic communal gardens. Very high standard throughout, Large converted under build & garage, elec. Gates Alarmed, A/con, outside kitchen and bathroom, 399.000 ono. To view call 966699136 after 5pm.

Monte Y Mar - Gran Alacant Detached Villa with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, lounge-diner, front porch, Large solarium with views. 400m2 plot Low maintenance irrigated gardens, Private pool & Parking. Tastefully furnished throughout and everything included.

Recently Reduced to 239.000 euros. For more details call 627.711.155 110,000€ PRICED TO SELL. SANTIAGO de la RIBERA. 3 bedroom 2 bathroom Villa 1km from beach 5 minutes from Dos Mares Shopping Centre. Linda 667848582 (39) Gran Alacant, corner semi detached 3 bedroomed, 2 bathrooms, large garden, enclosed terrace, fully furnished, private drive for 2 cars, on gated desirable urbanisation Monte Faro, many facilities priced for quick sale 185,000 Tel 680 333 242 Balsares, terraced 4 bedroomed house, 3 bath-

rooms, large underbuild, private underground parking direct to house, small gated urbanisation, directly over looking proposed new golf course opposite Gran Alacant, priced for quick sale at original off plan price 195.000 Tel 680 333 242 Gran Alacant, front line, 2 bed, 1 bath, downstairs toilet, fully furnished, roof terrace, walking distance to beaches, large communal and resturants, beach front property priced for quick sale 125,000 Tel 680 333 242 Viva Villa and Vacation Services are pleased to offer property sales for the Torrevieja and Oriheula areas of the Costa Blanca, Spain.

Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 or Visit : www.villaandvacation.com Ref: 513, €115,000. Two bedroom ground floor apartment, in Aguas Nuevas, close to all amenities including the beach. It has a good size lounge, kitchen and has off road parking facilities.

Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 521, €105,000. This comfortable bungalow is located in San Luis with a new roof and solarium tiles. It is close to supermarkets, bars, restaurants and is on the local bus route. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 520, €85,000. Two bedroom apartment in Dream Hills, with a fully equipped kitchen, large lounge, glazed-in terrace

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and a large solarium.

This property comes with a large communal swimming pool. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 30, €119,000. Two bedroom detached house with large front terrace. This villa is in the Punta Marina area close to Playa Flamenca , Close to amenities. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 78, €120,000. Three bedroom Quad in Jardin Del Mar VII. There is offroad parking and small storage shed in the enclosed garden area, communal pool nearby.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

The ABC of football TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME WITH OUR QUIZ WITH A DIFFERENCE WHICH A English league club’s town name is followed by a common boy’s name?

WHICH B was the shorter first name of HansHubertus, an ex-international stalwart and now manager of Azerbaijan?

WHAT I is the famous beach of Rio De Janeiro where visiting fans will hope to be spending some time at the 2014 World Cup? WHICH J qualified for the 2014 World Cup draw with a 10-1 aggregate win over ex-Chelsea stopper Graham Roberts’ Nepal?

WHICH R scored 45 games for Germany between 1976-1986?

WHICH S scored all four goals in beating Chile in a World Cup qualifier last week?

WHICH T is the northernmost top-level club in the world?

WHICH C was briefly hailed as the most exciting team at the 2010 World Cup on the strength of their first two games?

IN WHICH D state in the Caucasus is big-spending Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala based?

WHICH E is the first name of a former Manchester City player who won 82 caps for Israel?

WHICH K has followed his hero E (middle left), in the Celtic and Israel midfields?

WHICH LL are the current champions of Bulgaria? ...AND which nearby M state was represented in the current Champions League by FK Mogren?

WHICH NN squeezed three Scottish clubs between his four Spanish ones and is curretly at Sporting Gijon?

WHICH O in Spain’s premier league is not a place name, but means vigour in the Basque language?

WHICH U international side scored a controversial backheeled penalty in August, the scorer of which was killed in a car crash the following month?

WHICH V Christian name is shared by Messrs Moses, Anichebe and Valdes?

WHICH WW was the predecessor of Alf Ramsey as England manager?

WHICH X club are being bankrolled in this season’s Swiss Premie League by dodgy Chechen billionaire Bulat Chagaev?

WHICH F suffered their biggest-ever defeat when PSV put 10 past them last season?

WHICH G is the only league club in Kent?

WHICH HH scored Germany’s first goal in the 1966 World Cup final against England? ...AND which P, famous for a death-defying carnival, is the city in which the club is based?

WHICH name featuring a capital Q is shared by a famous film star, a fashion designer, an exScotland cap and a Sky Sports presenter?

WHICH is the only Y club in Japan’s J-League?

WHICH Z were put out of the current Champions League by Bayern Munich?

ANSWERS Accrington (Stanley); Berti (Vogts); Chile; Dagestan; Eyal (Berkovic); Feyenoord; Gillingham; Helmut Haller; Ipanema; Jordan; Beram Kayal; Litex Lovech; Montenegro; Nacho Novo; Osasuna; Pamplona; McQueen (Steve, Alexander, Gordon, Hayley); Karl-Heinz Rummenigge; Luis Suarez of Uruguay; Tromso; UAE; Victor; Walter Winterbottom; Xamax; Yokohama; Zurich.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Swan Leek is Fergie’s kind of music!

By STEVE BOTT MANCHESTER CITY’S table toppers take on surprise guys Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow in a mouth-watering preliminary to the weekend's top game - Chelsea v Liverpool just over 24 hours later at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United, meanwhile, face what is potentially a massive banana skin with a trip to Swansea City on Saturday.

Brendan Rogers: His Swansea side were tops last season

Swansea are a tough bunch and Brendan Rogers’ boys were my top team in the Championship as they made their way up into the big league.

They are strong at the back, organised throughout and like every other team would love to put one over Sir Alex Ferguson's multi-trophy winning side in front of their own

passionate Welsh support.

If Wayne Rooney plays and is on form it could be the other way around and the Swans might have their wings clipped and start LEEK-ING goals. But it's going to be a cracker whatever happens.

Back to Man City and Newcastle - and while the Geordies are currently third in the table after a marvellous start to the campaign that has got to be down to manager Alan Pardew, I think City will mullah them tomorrow and take another big step to what might be their first top league title in 43 years.

No doubt the talk prior to kick off at Stamford Bridge will once again centre around Fernando Torres and whether he can score a goal or two against his former club. Whether he does or doesn't the clever money will be on Chelsea despite the fact that if Luis Suarez performs as he has been doing Liverpool could quite easily walk away with all three points.

Vince the wince breaks the trend

Sir Alex Ferguson: His boys face a tough test at Swansea

Most people have the Scousers down as nearly men again though despite one or two assertions around Anfield that they have to be taken as serious title contenders again.

On Sunday they may have to settle for scuttling back up the M1 with some of their pride intact and less than two or three goals conceded against Andre Villas-Boas and his men.

At the bottom of the Premier League table Wigan take on Lancashire rivals Blackburn. A win for either side will still leave them rooted in those relegation berths, but another Red Rose team, Bolton Wanderers, could do themselves a power of good with a win against West Brom following on from their 5-0 thrashing of Stoke before the international break.

Lorca 17pts Torrevieja Tigers 11 TORREVIEJA’S veteran lock, ‘Invincible’ Vince Kirkham didn’t quite live up to his nickname in a bruising battle at Lorca –after having his nose broken in a crunching early tackle.

And the home team added to Tigers’ agony when their immense prop bullied his way over for an unconverted try following a penalty award. Lorca failed to make the conversion.

But Torrevieja hit back with a penalty by captain Lucas Rodriguez and after some strong running from Welsh centres Ollie and Teggy, another Rodriguez kick put the visitors in front at half-time.

But Lorca’s monster prop’s momentum took him over for another try, which was this time converted.

Lorca continued to piled on the pressure and when Torrevieja responded, the hosts exploited the overlap and scored in the corner. To stretch their lead to 17-6.

Tigers responded and a quick pass from No. 9 Julian saw Welsh winger James

Phillips score in the corner after forcing his way past three men.

On November 27 Torrevieja host local rivals Orihuela at the Nelson Mandela rugby stadium in. For more information about Torrevieja Rugby Club please http://torreviejarugbyclub.com/ or telephone 650892044 POOR tackling proved costly for ITV Orihuela in a 22-8 home defeat by Albacete.

But this was a far better game in all areas for Orihuela and closer than the score reflects.

ITV Orihuela’s juvenile team were pipped 8-7 by their Albacete counterparts – despite Gabriel’s well deserved try and Tirso’s conversion.

The club is training on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the Miguel Hernandez University for the juveniles and seniors starting at 20.30, while the juniors are on Tuesday and Thursday at 18.15. Call Garry on 692 767 242, and for the juniors contact Oscar on 600 871 606 (Spanish)

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Monday Night Fairplay Darts League DIV 2 Belushi 3 - 7 Liberty´s, Horacio B 3 - 7 Horacio A, Pablo´s 4 - 5 Pablo´s Diablo´s, Welcome Inn 3 - 7 Concierto Postponed Game from 31.10.11: Belushi 3 - 7 Pablo´s. High scores: 133 Carol Pickles (Belushi), 125 Brian Whyte (Pablo´s),123 Andy Edwards (Liberty´s), 121 Stewart Pickles (Belushi DIV 2 TABLE, WEEK 9: 67 Pablo´s Diablo´s 54 Liberty´s 48 Pablo´s 46 Concierto 41 Belushi 39 Horacio B 35 Horacio A 20 Welcome Inn Belushi - Horacio A will be played on 22.11.11 DIVISION 1 WEEK 8 - Evolutions 1 - 9 Molino Moles, Moores 2 - 8 Los Toros, Havana 6 - 4, The Park Whispers 6 - 4 Breakaways. High Scores: 121 - Martin Moore(Moores bar) Eddie Bendelow

Treble top for Edu CD Montesinos 6 - 0 Callosa Deportiva CD Montesinos stretch their unbeaten run to nine matches and are now joint top of the league with 21 points from those games.

It took 40 minutes for Monte to get going - Edu scoring and then almost doubling that lead on the stroke of half time.

But the second 45 minutes was one-way traffic with Edu doubling his tally within minutes of the re-start and adding his third five minutes later before being replaced by Chulo after picking up an injury. The stand-

ing ovation he received was more than merited for his performance. Chulo then added a fourth, Andres I made it 5-0 and then, with almost the final kick of the game, Macan scored completed the six-hit.

On Sunday. CD Montesinos make the short journey to take on Racing San Miguel.

Kick off is at 4pm. Visit www.cdmontesinos.com or email thefullmonte2011@hotmail.com. Or call 637 869 602

FEDERACION MURCIANA DE RUGBY

(Havana) 123 - Graham Dunning(Whispers) RESULTS: ITV VEGA BAJA 8 ALBACETE C.R. 25; C.R. LORCA 17 TORREVIEJA TIGERS Mickey Spicer(Breakaways) 125 - Amanda 11; SAN JAVIER SQUALOS 6 XV RUGBY MURCIA 25*; UNIVERSITARIO DE CARTAGESkinner x3 (Los Toros) 130 - Kevin Procktor NA 17 UNIVERSITARIO DE MURCIA UCAM 15 131 -Geoff Harvey(Moores bar) 133 - Martin Moore (Moores bar) Martin Hastings(Los Toros) 134 - Carl Wilkinson(Whispers) 135 - Jamie(The Park) David Stevenson(The Park) 138 - John Saunders(Moores bar) 140 - Kevin Procktor x2 (Molino Moles)Tony King (Moores bar) Alex Nikolov (Los Toros) Jim Scott (Breakaways) John Boden (Whispers) Jack (Evolutions) 146 - Jamie Mcgregor(The Park). High Checkout: 117 David Stevenson(The Park), 17 Dart leg by Jim Scott(Breakaways) DIV ONE TABLE, WEEK 8 Breakaways 53 Whispers 53 Los Toros 52 Molino 52 Moores 44 Havana 39 The Park 17 Evolutions 10

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WIN AND TONIC Swede bashers (from left) Leighton Baines, Kyle Walker and Gary Cahill

OK England, perhaps you CAN rule Europe SO England have made me eat my words. Victories against Sweden and World and European champions Spain have made them semi serious contenders for next summer's European football championships after being virtually written off.

Interest in the two friendlies

By STEVE played on Tuesday night and last Saturday at Wembley was minimal BOTT after their poor displays of late and the banning of Wayne Rooney at the end of the match in Montenegro.

But now with an appeal pending against Rooney's three-match ban and the wins in the bag against the Swedes and Spaniards it is game on again now for England and the talk is of them giving it a real go in that quest to end 45 years without a major competition win.

Indeed, England ended their 2011 fixtures unbeaten throughout the year and now if Rooney's ban is wiped out or reduced they will at least start as serious challengers in the Euro 2012 finals after several encourag-

ing displays from other squad players tried and tested by coach Fabio Capello.

If England do manage the impossible and win the tournament their may even be cries for Cappello to postpone his departure and stay on as boss - even though many are clamouring for an English manager to be given a chance again.

I have my doubts about the win over Spain. There was no Fernando Torres in the champs’ line-up and I wonder whether Spain were really giving it the full - or even half gun. But against the Swedes England looked more than competent and ruled the roost for the majority of the game. All that was lacking were a few more goals to add some extra shine to a polished display.

There is still seven months to go before the tournament kicks off so a lot could happen between now and then but if they can build on that performance against Sweden it can only do them a power of good. The defence played very well with Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill and Leighton Baines having fine games alongside reinstated captain John Terry.

Gareth Barry was a tower of strength in midfield and only had the glory for the goal taken away from him as the ball apparently took a touch off Celtic's Daniel

Majstorovic as it went into the net following Barry's deft flicked header in the 22nd minute.

Manchester United's Phil Jones appeared steady enough after being pushed up into midfield from defence. Jack Rodwell got forward well and had one or two shots on goal and the use of wingers Theo Walcott and Stewart Downing alongside Bobby Zamora up front worked well.

Capello switched to a 4-4-2 formation later in the game with Daniel Sturridge of Chelsea and Darren Bent coming on to form a two-man strike force as is the norm.

So now we await the draw for the group games and what we want to see are powerful performances from the off no matter who England are drawn against especially if the Republic of Ireland are placed in the same group!

People will now start taking interest again in England instead of declaring no interest in what many termed "meaningless" friendlies agianst Spain and Sweden. One of my football-mad friends did just that on the night of the Sweden game - but still walked out of the house with an England shirt on!

Patriot games eh?

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